Exhibitors are reminded that postal entries for Crufts closed on Monday 8th January (postmarked) and online entries on Monday 22nd January. The Working and Pastoral groups will be shown on Thursday 8th March; Hounds and Terriers on Friday 9th; Utility and Toys on Saturday 10th; and Gundogs on Sunday 11th. This year for the first time the winner […]
Can you pick a perfect bracket? More than 2800 dogs compete to be named Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, presented by Purina Pro Plan. But you only have to correctly pick the 7 Group Winners and the Best in Show Champion for a chance to win $1 Million. And just […]
Anyone who asserts that breeding and showing dogs is exclusively about dogs and not related to the ego of the human is naive. Competition is a constant and inseparable part of human life.
The World Dog Show 2017 was held in Leipzig, Germany on November 9 through November 12. Every year, a different member country of the FCI (the Federacion Cynologique Internationale) organizes the World Dog Show; every member country may choose to compete for the right to hold the World Dog Show, and the voting by all member countries is held annually, 4 or so years in advance.
Judging is not an entitlement. Judging becomes a farce if the person pointing has less experience in the breed than most of the other people in the ring. Judging, and specifically lack of breed-specific knowledge, is the #1 source of complaints from exhibitors.
Here is another fun photo to share for this #ThrowbackThursday. Can you guess the judge that is pictured handling an Afghan Hound at the Mad River Kennel Club in Urbana, Ohio? This picture is from the late 1970s! Guess who? The correct answer this week is of course, Barbara Alderman. Thanks to all who participated! […]
- Nederlandse Kooikerhondje and Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen Gain Full American Kennel Club Recognition -
I have returned from what I believe is one of the prettiest shows in the country. The Kennel Club of Palm Springs, with two days of specialties and two days of all breeds, never disappoints! This year’s entry at the all-breed shows was 3500-plus making this show one of the largest in the country. The […]
We’ve all done something that causes our canine friends to question our intelligence. they don’t speak english, they just give us ‘The Look’.
Wayne Smith and his nine-year-old canine sidekick “Buddy” have logged in a lotta years and miles together. Since relocating from Florida they have become a familiar sight in the neighborhood as has Smith’s grocery shopping routine, which commenced as usual that fateful afternoon.
