Editor’s Note: This article was written during the heated battle at AKC over the proposed move of their headquarters to Raleigh/Durham. We all know how it turned out, but the idea was not only brilliant but, in retrospect, something that would probably be beneficial to the operations of today’s American Kennel Club.
It is time to put your thinking caps on! For today’s Virtual Dog Show, we are asking our readers to be the judge and place the following Dachshund bitches First, Second and Third AND to tell us why. The complete AKC Official Standard for the Dachshund is available online here. As quoted from the AKC […]
Professional Dog Show Handler Jamie Clute shows us what’s for dinner at the his home.
If you would like to share your dinner recipes and what you are having for dinner for this series – please email Cheslie at cheslie@caninechronicle.com. We look forward to your participation!
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WHAT’S IN A WORD? – Dog Show Vocabulary Pt 7
“Eye Rim” with Handler Daryl Martin
Check out the seventh installment of our series that explains common dog show terms.
You know how you’re personally being affected by the current situation, but you don’t know what struggles someone else might be facing. Your thoughts and feelings about the health crisis are valid, but so are theirs.
Following an agreement between IFEMA and the Real Sociedad Canina de España, RSCE, later approved by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale, FCI, and the support of the main sponsor ARION, it was decided to postpone the FCI World Dog Show 2020, initially scheduled to take place from 23rd until 26th April, 2020 (first postponed to 9-12th July, 2020) to 17th-20th December, 2020 (Thursday to Sunday). The FCI World Dog Show will take place in the Feria of Madrid.
Percy was one of those handlers, as in the case of the Forsyths and numerous other leading handlers of that period, who was approved to judge Specialty Shows due to being a licensed handler. He did all-breeds under this ruling at various Specialties between 1937 and 1950, so he knew that he would enjoy a judging career prior to retiring from his importing and handling business, which had been so enormously successful, even before the time came to make a definite decision involving this change of activity.
The Oklahoma City Kennel Club, Mid Del Tinker Kennel Club and Lawton Kennel Club originally to be held Wednesday, June 24th 2020 – Sunday, June 28th 2020 in Oklahoma City, OK have rescheduled to October 28th 2020 – November 1st 2020. These shows are typically referred to as the Summer Canine Olympics, but now the […]
Below is AKC’s letter to Majority Leader McConnell, Minority Leader McCarthy and Minority Leader Schumer regarding Federal Pandemic Relief to 501(c) 3 Organizations: Re: American Kennel Club — Non – Political Non – Profits Generate Local Economic Activity — Need Same Federal Pandemic Relief Offered to 501(c) 3 Organizations Dear Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader McConnell, Minority […]
