I am heading home from beautiful, sunny Palm Springs, California where I once again had the privilege to attend the Kennel Club of Palm Springs dog shows and Specialties at the lovely Empire Polo Grounds. This is my 8th year attending this show and I must say I have never experienced more phenomenal weather! The […]
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Joan Lambert of Sarasota, Florida. Joan passed away on January 3rd 2020. Joan was the founder of Friendship Kennels, a small kennel in Florida that placed importance on temperament, health, conformation and working ability. Joan was an active and successful breeder and owner of […]
What’s going wrong with judges’ approval these days? Since AKC isn’t talking, speculation is mandatory.
Granted, the entire subject has always been kind of messed up. I mean the mere idea of objectively evaluating a subjective process seems predestined to fail. In that sense, the fact that it EVER works seems rather marvelous.
The Westminster Kennel Club welcomes 204 breeds and varieties among 2,630 entries from 49 states and 19 other countries to its expanded three-day dog show featuring the top three breeds per day—Dachshunds, Poodles, and Golden Retrievers—at Pier 94 in New York City from Sunday to Tuesday, Feb. 9-11, 2020.
National Champion is First Toy Group Winner in the History of the Show GCH CH Pequest Wasabi, a Pekingese known as “Wasabi” triumphed over more than 5,200 competitors to earn a $50,000 cash prize and the title of Best in Show at the AKC National Championship Presented by Royal Canin, held December 14-15, 2019 in […]
Happy New Year!!!! I cannot believe that another year (decade, in fact) has passed! As we enter 2020, may your year be filled with pleasant dreams, goals achieved, new friendships made and old friendships rekindled. Many of my friends will be saying goodbye to canine friends that they have spent the past year or two […]
Shows are dying left and right, and some say the whole game’s on a deathwatch. Tell me something I don’t know. That might be how Sacramento Kennel Club seems to be beating the odds.
There’s no better way to ring in the new year than with North America’s largest dog show. The AKC National Championship presented by Royal Canin returns to Animal Planet as a three-hour special on Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at 6pm ET/PT. Hosted by sportscaster Mary Carillo, and featuring play-by-play with AKC Executive Secretary Gina DiNardo and […]
- Barbet and Dogo Argentino Gain Full Recognition – The American Kennel Club (AKC®), the world’s largest purebred dog registry and leading advocate for dogs, announced today that the Barbet and Dogo Argentino will receive full recognition and become eligible to compete in their respective groups on January 1, 2020. These additions bring the number of […]
We received the sad news that Sally Vilas of San Lorenzo, California passed away at her home on December 27th 2019. Mrs. Vilas was a respected AKC Judge of all Toy and Non-Sporting breeds. Mrs. Vilas was a devoted fancier of the sport of purebred dogs. She had been intimately involved in the sport for […]
