Pictured above as a baby, this Bernese Mountain Dog is a Multiple All-Breed Best In Show winner, Multiple Best In Specialty Show winner and Multiple Reserve Best In Show winner. He is currently America’s #1 Bernese Mountain Dog All-Breed and a Top 20 Working Dog. Hint: You can find him somewhere on The Canine Chronicle […]
Guess Who? Are you ready for this week’s #ThrowbackThursday? Who do you recognize? Check back on Monday for the correct answer! Don’t forget! Do you have a fun photo that you would like to share for #ThrowbackThursday? Email Liz Powell at showresults@caninechronicle.com with your photos!
Time flies. I vividly recall my first AKC judging assignment 34 years ago. I awarded my first Best of Breed to the English Springer Spaniel, Ch. Salilyn’s Condor, a young dog at one of his first shows as a special. And I can easily remember the first dogs I showed in the classes when I was eight: an orange roan English setter and a black-blanketed beagle. But when I tried to recall the last time I showed my own dog, I drew a blank. After a quick check through the file cabinet, I realized that, while a few handlers showed some of my dogs in the years between, it had been 21 years since it was just me, my dog, and a Resco.
We want to see our readers’ funniest or most embarrassing photos from a dog show to be shared on The Canine Chronicle in good fun! Thank you Erin Foreman for sharing your blooper photo series with us and giving us all a good laugh! Erin and Anthem, the Rottweiler, and Lizzie and Charm, the […]
By Peter Baynes Orignally Published May 2009 To the uninitiated, explaining how a dog becomes an American champion is sometimes very di?cult, especially to those from another country, who regard our points system as being rather bizarre. Unfortunately the AKC explanation contained in every show catalog does not coverevery situation. Even if it does cover […]
All dog breeds were bred to perform a specific purpose. We want to see our readers’ dogs doing the work they were bred to do to be shared on The Canine Chronicle! Thank you Bree Elizabeth for sharing this Form Follows Function photo of your Border Collie, “Hope” (Neecabe Designed With Hope SPRD HT), doing what […]
In the world of purebred dogs, we pride ourselves on precision, planning, and passion. Yet lately, the dog show calendar reads more like a cautionary tale from a business textbook than a roadmap to breed excellence. The hard truth? We are facing a classic economic imbalance: too much inventory, and not enough buyers.
My early June cross-country tour has begun! This journey begins in Kansas City with my team from Purina for several days of learning and connecting. From there, it’s off to Vallejo, California for three awesome days of Peace, Love, and Dogs! As promised by the hard-working volunteers of the Contra-Costa Kennel Club, the only change to the […]
We want to see our readers #NextGeneration photos to be shared on The #CanineChronicle! Thank you Deborah Bell for sharing this adorable photo of Gunnar Alfinda and his Rough Collie litter. Gunnar already enjoys helping out at dog shows walking and playing with the “woof woofs” as he calls them! Gunnar calls all of the puppies […]
BLAST FROM THE PAST Who is your favorite Sealyham Terrier? Tell us about your favorite SEALYHAM TERRIER of all time. Your answer MUST be a DECEASED dog from the past. Please include registered name, call name, and the reasons why you believe this particular dog was the very best example of its breed. Bonus points […]
