We want to see our readers #NextGeneration photos to be shared on The #CanineChronicle! Thank you Nathalie Bearden for sharing this adorable photo of your daughter, Florence, awaiting her Beagle ‘s litter. This is the first litter Florence will assist with; they found her napping in the whelping box! Too cute. Do your children train the [...]
What breed of dog am I? I am a breed in the Hound group; one of six hounds developed by American settlers. I am a medium-to-large hound dog whose muscles undulate beneath a sleek and stunning red coat. My overall impression is that a master sculptor carved me from blocks of the finest mahogany. My classically houndy [...]
Several recent experiences occurred causing me to review and change my mind about things that were always considered to be true. It all happened because of three well-known problems that were being included in a new book I was writing. My research uncovered information that was contrary to some of the long-accepted truths that had been told and accepted by breeders in the dog world. These events reminded that when the information you have seems to be overwhelming and convincing, it can still be wrong. And so it was, with each of these topics despite their acceptance by experienced breeders and owners.
Did you correctly answer this week’s #ThrowbackThursday? Answer: CH Charkay’s Grand Marnier O’Palm shown by Ken Murray for owners, Kathy Lee Porter & Mauricio Tuck Schneider. Judge, Derek Rayne at the International Kennel Club of Chicago in 1984. Don’t forget! Do you have a fun photo that you would like to share for #ThrowbackThursday? Email [...]
The basic size and shape of the dog’s ear was, obviously, inherited from its wild ancestors. Nature designed and developed the dog’s ears for hearing and their sense of hearing is about four times more acute than humans. Their ears can move independently and that makes it easier for dogs to pick up sounds and determine the direction from which sounds come.
A wedding was held at the dog show on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Baltimore County Kennel Club in Timonium, Maryland! Because of the warm weather, it was held outside of Ring 19 after the completion of Best In Show. The wedding was also available livestream for anyone that could not attend. Of course, their [...]
The wildfires that devastated Maui last August provided incredibly graphic documentation of an unfolding catastrophe. And dogs were front and center of the story–on both sides of the equation. Heartbreaking images of residents fleeing their homes clutching pets reinforced the notion of “most prized possession.” Frequently, the speed and ferocity of the blaze permitted no time to think or plan as they escaped the encroaching deathtrap. Those heartbreaking scenes were rivaled by the pleas of desperate owners hoping to find their missing animals.
By Sharon Albright, DVM, CCRT Manager of Communications & Veterinary Outreach, AKC Canine Health Foundation Many diseases can alter thyroid hormone levels, even though they do not directly involve the thyroid gland. Kidney, gastrointestinal, and orthopedic diseases, and even cancer, can temporarily lower these hormone levels in the bloodstream – a phenomenon known as euthyroid [...]
I recently got back into show dogs, Labrador Retrievers specifically, after 40 years. Things have changed, and I keep hearing about it being a graying sport with trouble eliciting newcomers. I thought it might be useful with respect to recruiting new people, to share how I got involved in showing dogs in the first place–and how I got re-engaged in the dog show world again.
