Are You Showing The Judge A Polished Picture?
When you sit and watch Groups, do you pay attention to the basics of presentation? How the dog is presented is the first impression the judge gets, and often it’s not a great impression.
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#ThrowbackThursday – Guess Who? – Check Your Answer!
Did you correctly answer this week’s #ThrowbackThursday? Answer: Curtiss Smith showing CH C & R’s Tuff Guy of Isabella, Judge Mr. Bud McGivern. Don’t forget! Do you have a fun photo that you would like to share for #ThrowbackThursday? Email Liz Powell at showresults@caninechronicle.com with your photos!
Striking A Balance For Success In The Juniors’ Ring
We are rapidly approaching the back-to-school season, and it comes at the same time that many of our young people are looking forward to their favorite fall show circuits. This is a time for new opportunities to compete in the juniors’ ring, and a renewed focus on academics.
Letters Of Note – Dogs
Shaun Usher’s website: https://shaunusher.com/, describes him as “Professional Letter Nerd.” He has earned that title honorably. In 2009, he established a “Letters of Note” website to explore and share his fascination with other people’s letters which, he explained, consisted of “correspondence deserving of a wider audience.” And he gave them one—the site has been visited over 100 million times. This was a period in which much of life was still material, not digital, and Usher obtained letters from families, archives, books, museums, and other collections. Then he lovingly posted facsimiles to his site.
Afghans At Westminster – So Many Greats Through The Years
The ‘aristocrats’ of dogdom, Afghan Hounds have a distinguished history at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, with the breed’s first and most notable Best In Show victory coming in 1957. They are known for their elegance, aloofness, exquisiteness, and wildness. Throughout history, they have been a significant status symbol, captivated aristocracy, and have been not only a pet, but a muse to the painter Pablo Picasso. If a specimen of another breed is to take on one in the show ring, it indeed takes a truly outstanding dog to be a worthy peer.
Bandwagon Judging – New Twists On An Old Problem
After finishing my assignment in Ring 4, I walked over to my next ring, Ring 8. The judge in Ring 8 finished his last breed for the day, marked his book, and on the way out, saw me waiting and started a conversation. Quite excitedly, he asked if I agreed with his breed winner. I did. Well done.
#ThrowbackThursday – Guess Who?
Are you ready for this week’s #ThrowbackThursday? Who do you recognize in this week’s Throwback Thursday? 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? Email Liz at showresults@caninechronicle.com with your photos!
Why We Keep Coming Back
There was one weekend when I drove nearly across the country for a big dog show. I was excited. Optimistic. I thought we had a real shot. I had imagined how it might feel if everything came together after a dry spell.
Weekly Weather Report 5/06/26 – 5/11/26
Check out this week’s weather forecast! Unpredictably Predictable Click here to watch on Canine Chronicle TV!
From The Publisher
The hot topic around the rings these days seems to be, as usual, the quality of judging. Big surprise, huh? Unfortunately, this subject has been beaten to death for longer than I have been alive and it seems to be a problem that just won’t go away. However, the lack of quality judging seems to have become a bigger problem as of late.
