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As we were wrapping up the February issue of The Canine Chronicle and readying it for print, my thoughts turned to preparation for Westminster and our trek to New York City for the show.

As we were wrapping up the February issue of The Canine Chronicle and readying it for print, my thoughts turned to preparation for Westminster and our trek to New York City for the show.

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 Stacie for sharing this funny photo of your Boston Terriers attempting to take a Stud Dog photo! It isn’t easy to get 3 dogs and 5 people ready [...]

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Heart disease is common in dogs, and a substantial proportion of affected dogs suffer from congestive heart failure as their disease progresses. Veterinary medicine has seen significant advances in the understanding of and treatment of congestive heart failure in the past few years and the future is bright as we look to novel ways to [...]

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 Sheri Irion for sharing this Form Follows Function photo of your Standard Schnauzer dam, “Izzy,” GCH Hanlon Isabella Bird RATO, with now [...]

Winter is quickly approaching and it won’t be long before the roads, sidewalks, and driveways are covered with chemicals used to melt ice (ice melts). If dogs aren’t eating them, they are at least walking through or playing in them! Ice melts pose a problem with both oral ingestion and dermal contact. There are many [...]

This winter’s weather seems to be raising hell all over the country! Folks in Ocala, Florida braved nearly freezing temperatures this past weekend while the Charleston Kennel Club had no choice but to cancel their shows due to weather-related conditions at the fairgrounds. I give all my friends who showed in Brooksville and Ocala credit. We [...]

We want to see our readers #NextGeneration photos to be shared on The #CanineChronicle! Thank you Emelise Baughman for sharing these awesome photos of you granddaughters, Brynn and Clara McGuire, and their Chesapeake Bay Retrievers. Brynn, 11 years old, is pictured with “Eve,” (GCHB Coppercast’s Change Of Command JH CGC, who she raised, trained and handled [...]

BLAST FROM THE PAST Who is your favorite Labrador Retriever? Tell us about your favorite LABRADOR RETRIEVER 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 [...]

Dear AKC Club Presidents, Secretaries, and Delegates, We are writing to inform you of an upcoming change to the event service fee, which will take effect on October 1, 2025. The current fee of $3.00 per entry will increase to $4.50 per entry, while the $0.50 recoding fee will remain unchanged. This adjustment, the first [...]