Table Talk – January 3, 2018

I was disappointed (as I am sure the competitors were) that they did not televise all four group placements.

I was disappointed (as I am sure the competitors were) that they did not televise all four group placements.

The subtleties of color and the visible landscape that dominate perception in the human world are genuinely substituted with scent in the ca- nine panorama. To understand what is going on in the world around them, dogs smell everything.

Effective January 1, 2018, Top Dogs points will be awarded to the Reserve Best in Show at Canadian Kennel Club Conformation Events. Reserve Best in Show Top Dog points earned will be the total number of dogs minus the number of dogs defeated in the group from which the Best in Show winner was awarded. […]

The judge points, the crowd cheers, the handle poses with the big ribbon…the owner or backer gets congratulated. Later that night, somebody may remember to call the breeder — you know, the person who created the dog that made it all possible? Without breeders, the handlers would be trotting around with those invisible dogs on the ends of their leads.

The Canine Chronicle wishes everyone a happy and healthy New Year with all the BEST that 2018 has to offer! What is your New Years Resolution?

Don’t forget! Tune in to watch the AKC National Championship Presented by Royal Canin on Animal Planet on Monday, January 1st 2018 at 7 PM EST and 11 PM EST (re-air). Check your local listings for further information. Agility, Obedience, Rally, Best Junior Handler, Bred By Exhibitor, and National All Breed Puppy and Junior Stakes […]

The first and second place scholarships are generously offered by Carolyn and Gary Koch in memory of GCHP Hill Country’s Let’s Get Ready to Rumble. Third and fourth place scholarships are offered by the AKC National Junior Organization.

Happy New Year to all. May each and every one of you follow your dreams and have a year filled with success, health and love.

Dogs have long been called Mankind’s best friend, but a major new scientific study now indicates that a dog may also be a family’s best friend in times of their greatest need. Following seven years of pioneering research, American Humane, the country’s first national humane organization, revealed the results of its long-awaited “Canines and Childhood […]

Campaigning a dog is a a roller coaster of emotional highs and lows; nothing is ever guaranteed, and anything can happen –– that’s the only thing that is certain.