So many breed historians make fanciful claims of ancient lineage for their respective breeds but for the Italian Greyhound such boasts could well contain more than a grain of truth. This little dog can claim a common ancestry with the greyhound and the mummified body of a ‘miniature greyhound’ has been found in the tomb of a Pharaoh.
Michael Hill is with Katie Bernardin for the Breed Reveal of one of the Canine Chronicle TV favorites Guadalupe Bernardin. Stay tune to find out more.
The Canine Chronicle has yet another great photo to share this week for #ThrowbackThursday. Can you name the dog folks pictured in this throwback from over 50 years ago? Guess Who? 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? […]
A comprehensive engagement with purebred dogs has always been the core concept of this sport. We want to show them off, admire them, study them, reward them and preach our devotion to the world. The perennial problem has been devising some realistic, contextual platform for this grand idea. I don’t think I’m overstating the case to say that this ongoing vision inspired the AKC National Championship. Likewise, there’s no denying the fact that it has endured a really bumpy road.
That old adage ‘it takes a village” has been demonstrated in large and small ways all across the country since the advent of COVID-19 early in 2020. The Canine Chronicle wanted to celebrate some of those who have acted to reimagine and reclaim the fancy so that it’s future is assured even as we continue in an uncertain world. In this third installment of a series, I spoke with two self-appointed movers and shakers.
Last week, a bill was introduced in the California Assembly to regulate all who breed a dog in the state. Assembly Bill 702 can be scheduled for a committee hearing beginning March 19. No hearing is currently scheduled; however, this is an opportunity for all who breed dogs in the state to join the AKC in […]
Woofstock has rescheduled their groovy cluster from their regularly scheduled dates of June 10-13, 2021 to November 4-7, 2021. The new dates were approved by AKC yesterday. The show will be held at their regular venue at the Solano County Fairgrounds in Vallejo, California.
Here is the statement put out by the Woofstock Cluster Team on Facebook yesterday:
Several of you have asked for clarification regarding the Junior Coordinator role. The AKC Delegate Junior Showmanship Sub-Committee has defined the role as follows: The Junior Coordinator will be charged with raising awareness to Juniors and the development of Junior membership.
Catherine Carey of Buttonwood Cocker Spaniels for sharing this beautiful photo of her snow bunnies – her Cockers love the snow! If you have a photo or video you would like to share for Canine Chronicle’s photo of the day, email Cheslie at cheslie@caninechronicle.com.
The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF), a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the health of all dogs and their owners, celebrates its 26th anniversary with more than $535,000 in new canine health research grants awarded this year. CHF was founded by the American Kennel Club as an independent, 501c3 non-profit organization in February 1995 to focus […]
