DNA Tests, Citizen Science and You
Many of us remember the bad ol’ days, when we knew enough to know that certain conditions were hereditary, but not enough to know how to prevent them–at least kindly.
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The AKC DNA Program: Past, Present, and Future
by Claire Wiley VMD, DACVIM, Executive Director, AKC DNA Program and Mark Dunn, Executive Vice President Registration Management From: akc.org The AKC DNA Program, established in 1996, has the world’s largest canine DNA database with nearly one million samples. Harnessing the power of genotyping technology, the AKC DNA Program was established to ensure the integrity of […]
The Corporate Takeover of Veterinarians
Successful dog breeding requires the painstaking coordination of countless moving parts.
#ThrowbackThursday – Guess Who?
Guess Who? Are you ready for this week’s great #ThrowbackThursday photo? Can you name this current professional hander? Check back on Monday for the correct answer! Don’t forget! Do you have a fun photo that you would like to share for #ThrowbackThursday? Email Liz at showresults@caninechronicle.com with your photos.
147Th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Names 2023 Best In Show Judge
2023 BEST IN SHOW JUDGE Geir Flyckt-Pedersen, world-renowned judge and breeder, has been chosen
to award America’s Dog
The International Kennel Club of Chicago: The Phoenix Rises
The International Kennel Club of Chicago: To anyone who’s been around awhile, it’s one of the Big Ones, the ones you plan for, travel for, and wait for all year. It’s one filled with excitement, tradition, innovation, prestige and numbers. It’s one that was for years the largest show in the country. It’s one that was subsequently almost lost forever. And now, like the phoenix rising from the ashes–it’s back!
The Queen’s Corgis
Even Americans have been enthralled by the spectacle of Britain’s farewell to their beloved queen. The pageantry and ceremony kind of takes your breath away. Although every stage of this carefully choreographed occasion was incredibly dazzling, nothing compared to the sight of her beloved horses and Corgis lined up for their final goodbye to their owner.
Table Talk · November 16, 2022
As a breeder, I took great pride in my efforts to improve my breed. People could stand ringside or look at photos and say, “that must be a NuStar dog”, or at least have my dogs behind it somewhere. It took me a long time to learn that part of my responsibility as a breeder was to […]
AKC National Championship Presented By Royal Canin Draws Entry Of More Than 5,300 Dogs In Its 22nd Year
Canine Athletes from the 50 States, Washington, D.C. and more than 20 Countries Will Vie for Best In Show The AKC National Championship presented by Royal Canin has a new record-breaking entry. Five thousand three hundred eighty-five (5,385) dogs will compete for the title of America’s National Champion on December 17 and 18, 2022 in Orlando, […]
Remembering Ron Menaker
Paying tribute to Ronald Menaker in just a few pages is a daunting task. When he passed away in Jupiter, Florida on February 16, he had accomplished much in his 77 years—in our sport, his career in business, and through his generosity as a philanthropist. All well-documented in the business and dog world. To his family and friends, he was a brilliant, kind, and “utterly charismatic” individual. To others he was a “genius” who combined his honed business and people skills with vivid vision. Lorna Hastings Menaker remembers her husband of eight years as “very witty, a great raconteur, very humble—he was Ron, truly one of a kind—unique.”
