Masked Monday!

Can you name the talented breeder and judge pictured at the Greater Ocala Dog Club this fall?

Can you name the talented breeder and judge pictured at the Greater Ocala Dog Club this fall?

Thank you to Marc Sabo for sharing this sweet photo of Greater Swiss Mountain Dog puppy, Clyde, celebrating his first Christmas at home in California. He is adorable! 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.

Welcome to this exciting series on Canine Chronicle TV called Next Gen with Michael Hill. In this episode Michael talks to Kristyn Stout! The Next Gen series – Michael interviews young people who are leading the way for the next generation of exhibitors, breeders and judges in the sport of purebred dogs. They talk about how they were introduced to the sport, their favorite breed, their success stories and more.

The Bichon Frise is one member of the Bichon family of dogs that also includes the Bolognese, Coton de Tulear, Havanese, Mal-tese, Löwchen, and Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka. All are small and friendly, with long hair that mostly doesn’t shed, drop ears, short muzzles, and with tails carried over their backs when moving. The Bichon Frise is unique in the family with the curly coat.

The Glam Cam is Here! Closet Confidential with Elaine Lessig: “Glam Cam Episode 1” Click here to watch on Canine Chronicle TV!

There are actually people in this country who don’t hunt birds with a dog. I have to confess that I’ll never understand those folks.

What is cuter than a puppy under the Christmas tree? How did you spend your holiday with your favorite canines? 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.

Let us pay tribute to our foreign and American breeders of the past. The men whose painstaking work for generations helped to create our breeds of today.

Today we find ourselves in a catch 22 situation. AKC guidelines say we judges should not speak to exhibitors except for the usual pleasantries – good day, yes, it is a hot one, etc…This makes it kind of difficult to sneak messages under the table to inform the exhibitor of our honest opinion of their stock. I believe we need to inform the exhibitors better, or we will continue to see a decline in show entries and breeding stock.

The station manager, hearing suspicious sounds emanating from the supposedly vacant restroom, summoned the police to report a burglary in progress. Well, they barged in, weapons drawn, to find Butch zonked out and snoring away as only a Saint can, completely oblivious to the mayhem.