The Shiba Inu is the smallest of the native Japanese breeds. It shares many features with the Akita, also from Japan: triangular eyes, erect triangular ears that tilt forward following the arch of the neck, the high-set tail carried over the back, and clear and rich color. (Note: The Shiba is not and should not look like a little Akita.) The Shiba has distinct breed type characteristics.
Closet Confidential with Elaine Lessig: Episode 14 “Shopping Finds”, Click here to watch Episode 14 on Canine Chronicle TV!
Exhibit runs from September 8, 2020 – January 31, 2021 The AKC Museum of the Dog is excited to re-open its doors and also to announce its next exhibit. The “Presidential Dogs” exhibition will be on display beginning September 8th and will run through January 2021. A sneak-peek into this exhibit will be available upon the Museum’s re-opening […]
Will 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 his Top 10 Reasons Wayne Cavanaugh Should be Reinstated.
Every once in awhile, thanks to fate or faultless timing, a book arrives at an almost prescient moment, when everyone seems to be seeking expert guidance to light the way forward. Ann Seranne’s classic, The Joy of Breeding Your Own Show Dog, was one of those books. The title certainly sets the timeline, but, at least in this quadrant of the universe, sex wasn’t the only big discovery going on at that moment. The sport was riding an unprecedented and seemingly endless crest of popularity. Those spiking numbers represented legions of fanatical novices entering the game. They provided energy and enthusiasm that would power the sport to previously unimaginable heights. Annual registrations topping a million; shows topping 5,000 entries. New, wildly successful kennels sprouted like weeds in the ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s. Many spawned bloodlines that endure to this day.
We have another fun #ThrowbackThursday photo to share with our readers on this Thursday. This throwback photos features one of the most knowledgeable men in the sport of purebred dogs, who also happens to look a little like Danny Partridge as a young man! Check back on Monday for the correct answer! The correct answer […]
Can you named the masked handler at the Friendship Cluster of Dog Shows in Smithfield, Ohio this weekend?
After a great deal of deliberation, the Executive Committee of The Eastern Dog Club has decided that their 2020 shows on December 5th & 6th at The Eastern States Exposition Center must be cancelled. We feel that this was a necessary decision to avoid any situation that might increase potential spread of Covid -19 to our exhibitors, […]
It is nearly as certain as death and taxes that if you do enough performance or field activities with enough dogs, sooner or later you will have a dog that seemingly has developed an unsolvable problem in that sport. Sometimes that issue will be so serious as to cause the dog to be unsuccessful in that activity. When that happens, if the dog is willing to keep trying, it is important to not give up on the dog because somewhere, somehow there may be something that will enable you and the dog to overcome that obstacle and succeed.
Over the past 20 years our knowledge of the canine species has exceeded all of the cumulative information amassed in the previous two centuries. Researchers have improved tools and protocols, along with far more efficient ways to glean significant facts from the resultant mountain of data.
