New York, NY – The American Kennel Club (AKC®), the world’s largest dog registry and leading industry authority and advocate for dogs, is pleased to announce that ten exceptional students from nine states have been awarded the American Kennel Club Junior Scholarship for 2022. The scholarships are offered to high school and college students, this year […]
Here are some Around The Rings Photos from the Peach Blossom Cluster. They were taken by our friend and outstanding dog photographer, Lisa Croft-Elliott.
The American Kennel Club is pleased to announce the annual election of officers.
On April 6th AKC Event Operations published a clarification of the NOHS guidelines as follows:
Professional handlers, household members, and current assistants to professional handlers in conformation are not eligible to exhibit in this competition. A professional handler is defined as any person that belongs or has belonged to a professional handlers’ organization, distributed rate cards, or otherwise advertised or represented themselves as handling dogs for pay within the last five years. A current assistant is defined as anyone employed by a professional handler on a full-time basis or assisting a professional handler at the show or any show during the cluster/weekend. Unpaid assistants would not be eligible for NOHS during the cluster/weekend they are assisting the professional.
Neither Aristotle nor a circus clown have anything on the Poodle. Gay, lively creatures, Poodles will lift your spirits and gladly solve any computer crisis if only given the opportunity and a set of opposing thumbs. But their most endearing gift is the love and admiration they bestow on those lucky enough to share their lives with such marvelous members of the canine race. So adored are they by the people who know them well that everyone who is about to step beyond the line marked “Poodles” is given fair warning, “Give your heart to a Poodle and you’ll never get it back.”
Question of the week: Which medical condition affects dogs the most?
New York, NY- The American Kennel Club (AKC®) is excited to announce that the AKC National Agility Championship will air on ESPN2.
Did you guess the identity of the young dog show Handler in our last #ThrowbackThursday photo? It’s time to check your answer. Were you right? The correct answer is 12 year old Klayton Harris with his Norwegian Elkhound, “Petra”! How many of you knew that was his original breed??? The judge? Mrs. Sally Berger. She […]
Will Alexander Drops Some Knowledge About What’s Happening in the Sport of Dogs. It’s Deep… It’s Humorous… It’s Provocative… It’s Will Unfiltered! This week Will gives us 10 Questions in 60 Seconds. Ep. #16. Click here to watch on Canine Chronicle TV!
“All the world loves a winner and has no time for a loser.” This quote is attributed to Knute Rockne, the indomitable head coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and member of the College Football Hall of Fame. This may very be true, but over the last few years I have developed a theory that, in actuality, “everybody loves a loser.” Someday, I have promised myself to take a poll, but it is my firm belief that a lot of us–including many long time, highly successful breeders–have had a pretty sad specimen of the breed wandering aimlessly somewhere in our early beginning. I freely admit it.
