NBC’s Thanksgiving Day special, “The National Dog Show Presented by Purina®,” will crown one of America’s great purebreds as its 2018 champion on Thanksgiving Day, bringing canine competition and family entertainment to America’s viewers for the 17th year.
What??? Thanksgiving is tomorrow! In just a couple of weeks thousands of fanciers from all over the world will be heading to Orlando, Florida for the 2018 AKC National Championship week. In case you have not heard, the entry for this show is over 5,000 dogs! It is hard to believe that another year […]
Moving through our lives in Dogdom is an organic process. We start at one place, acquiring a dog. Over time we morph. We may get another. Perhaps we decide to show our dogs in a single event, a few, or many.
Dogs from 49 States and 21 Countries will Vie for Best in Show
First, I want to thank AKC for the National Owner-Handled Series (NOHS), and encourage all Owner-Handlers to show their dogs in the NOHS. The NOHS is a wonderful opportunity to showcase your dog, improve your skills, exhibit, and increase your confidence in the sport.
Click to check out The Canine Chronicle NOHS Calendar http://www.onlinedigitalpubs.com/publication/?i=543162&ver=html5
MBF and Westminster Kennel Club have released a list of dogs that will receive an invitation to pre-enter the 2019 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. They note that all exhibitors wishing to submit entries for this event may begin doing so now. Exhibitors of invited dogs do not need to wait to receive their invitations […]
The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF) announces the recipients of their 2018 awards, recognizing leaders in canine health. The Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) will receive the 2018 AKC Canine Health Foundation President’s Award. This award is given annually to a person or organization that has made an exceptional contribution to advancing canine health. The 2018 AKC […]
For most of us, it has been decades since our initial pure bred breed was recognized by the AKC and introduced to the Fancy. Imagine, for a moment, you were one of the pioneers in your initial breed working diligently to organize, creating your breed’s parent club, drafting its standard and, ultimately, having your breed recorded in AKC’s Stud Book. This Herculean task is occurring now for almost eighty breeds.
We asked 3 experienced AKC judges 2 questions about current issues affecting our sport. Here’s what they had to say…
