What Does A Wagging Tail Really Mean?
A study published October 31 in Current Biology revealed new discoveries about tail wagging. Researchers observed dogs as they watched videos of tail wagging.
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AKC Canine Health Foundation’s Canines & Cocktails Celebrates our Canine Companions and Scientific Breakthroughs in both Canine and Human Health
The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF) will hold its annual fundraising event, Canines & Cocktails on Thursday, December 12, 2013 at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, FL.
OFA Board of Directors Commits $75,000 In New Canine Health Research Grant Funding
At its Annual Meeting the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) Board of Directors approved $75,000 in new canine health research grant sponsorships.
Information About Canine Circovirus
In spite of the recent and tragic deaths of dogs in Michigan, initial research shows that nearly 70% of dogs showing clinical signs of illness and found positive for circovirus were also infected with other viruses or bacteria known to cause disease.
Remembering Cecil Creech, CeBar Greyhounds
A great loss to the fancy this week was Cecil Knight Creech, 85, husband of Eleanor Tinkham Creech, of CeBar Greyhounds, Annapolis, Maryland.
AKC Judging Task Force Proposal Seeks Feedback From The Fancy
The AKC Judging Task Force (JTF) has published a draft proposal that is being considered and discussed by the AKC Board of Directors.
Spaying & Neutering May Lead to Increased Health Problems in Dogs
By Amy Fernandez For decades, spay/neuter has been widely advocated as socially responsible and beneficial to a pet’s health. Although these ideas are constantly reinforced in the media and endorsed within the veterinary community, there was no scientific evidence to validate them. That has changed over the past decade as researchers began reviewing lifetime health […]
Pistal’s Best in Show: Retirement Village Style
But, on a sunny fall day, in a New Jersey retirement village, surrounded by walkers and wheelchairs, GCH Dal-Mar’s Topaz Pistal, BN, CGC achieved one of his most rewarding titles: Best in Show-Retirement Village style.
Submit Your Puppy Photos to be Featured at the Pink Carpet Gala!
We are calling all to submit puppy photos to be featured in a “Name That Breed” contest during the Pink Carpet Gala, sponsored by Eukanuba and The Canine Chronicle, on Friday, December 13, 2013. The Pink Carpet Gala will be held from 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm at the Orange County Convention Center, Ballroom S230. […]
“He Got a Good Ribbing”
A truly, well-skilled judge is carefully feeling for the curvature or flatness of the ribcage, from the vertebral column down to the sternum. Ribbing is the narrow, elongated bones emanating from the vertebral column that form the chest wall.
