Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Premium List 2022
Entries open Friday, March 18, 2022, and close at 3:00 p.m E.D.T., FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2022. The limit of Conformation entries for this show is 3,200 AKC Conformation Champion dogs.
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The AKC Canine Health Foundation Receives $60,000 Gift from the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals
RALEIGH, NC (March 1, 2022) – The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the health of all dogs and their owners, announces a $60,000 gift from long-time corporate partner the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA).
Update about Exhibitors from Russia at Crufts 2022
The Kennel Club as organizer of Crufts condemns the invasion of Ukraine by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
An Update on the AKC Efforts for Ukraine
The AKC Staff has been able to contact Nestle´ Purina. Contrary to a number of social media posts, they do not have a factory in Ukraine, but we learned today they do have factories in Poland and Hungary.
Embark Discovers Mutation Associated with Breed-Specific Hearing Loss
BOSTON, MA — March 2, 2022 — Embark Veterinary, Inc., a global leader in dog genetics, today announced that it has made the first-ever canine health discovery using commercial testing genetic data. Embark scientists determined that a genetic mutation in the EPS8L2 gene is associated with early-onset adult deafness (EOAD) in Rhodesian Ridgebacks.
Table Talk · March 2, 2022
Several years ago, the judge voted in to judge the Best of Breed class at my national specialty had a known relationship with the dog/owners of an actively shown special. They travelled to shows together regularly and had a close relationship: They bred dogs together and had a close friendship. They were not members of the same household, and did not co-own the dog in question, so they were not breaking any rules. Sadly, I fully expected this dog would be exhibited to this individual–after all, there was no rule against it, right? As expected, the dog was shown, and won the Breed. In my opinion, the entry for the Breed class at this national would have been larger if this conflict of interest did not exist. Further, in my opinion, in this situation the win was tainted by the facts at hand.
Will’s World – Top 10 Breed Abbreviations that Breeders Dislike Part 2
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 Top 10 Breed Abbreviations that Breeders Dislike Part 2. Click here to watch on Canine Chronicle TV!
The Eyes Have It
Eye color. Much is made of it but a majority of fanciers have no idea why their breed’s eye color is defined in the breed standard. Other than the cosmetics being the dark eye is considered by most as attractive, many breeders just “do as they are told.”
Official American Kennel Club Statement on Ukraine Crisis
The American Kennel Club formally and strongly condemns the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation. We are devastated at the ongoing horrors, and our hearts go out to the Ukrainian people.
The Iconic Old English Sheepdog Comes Off The Kennel Club’s List of Vulnerable Breeds
The Old English Sheepdog, one of Britain’s most recognizable breeds, saw a boost in popularity last year according to Crufts organizers, The Kennel Club, having been listed as ‘vulnerable’ for the first time in 2020.
