By Peri Norman It is that time of the year. We buy gifts for family and friends. We go to parties with gift exchanges. And who doesn’t buy a gift for themselves amidst all the other shopping. Three relatively new books offer good choices for the dog lovers on your list. The Dogist by Elias [...]
The National Dog Show Presented by Purina® will introduce seven new American Kennel Club (AKC) breeds to the American public on Thanksgiving Day – the Bergamasco, Spanish Water Dog, Miniature American Shepherd, Lagotto Romagnolo, Berger Picard, Cirneco dell’Etna and Boerboel. With these additions, a total of 40 new breeds have been introduced to the competition since the show’s debut [...]
NBC’s Thanksgiving Day special, “The National Dog Show Presented by Purina®,” will crown one of America’s great purebreds as its 2015 champion on Thanksgiving, bringing canine competition and entertainment to America’s viewers for the 14th year. The holiday special (noon-2 p.m. in all time zones) follows the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade® on NBC and is watched annually by a total of [...]
Dr. Cindy Otto and her team at the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Vet Working Dog Center have monitored the health and behavior of the search and rescue dogs involved in the 9/11 rescue and recovery efforts in New York City and Washington DC since October 2001. The long-term medical surveillance study, funded for the past 14 years [...]
Calling all terrier-lovers! Hiram College announces the Terrier Scholarship: a one-time $1,000 scholarship awarded to five incoming Hiram students who have – or love – a terrier. To apply for the scholarship, students should take a picture or a 15-second video of themselves with their terrier, or a terrier they love. Creativity counts! Submissions should [...]
Best In Show the pop culture phenomenon movie celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. The movie holds a special place in the hearts of dog show enthusiasts, dignitaries and experts, especially David Frei the host of the National Dog Show presented By Purina. In fact, it was this movie that inspired the creation of The National Dog show. David [...]
MBF and Westminster Kennel Club have released a list of dogs that will receive an invitation to pre-enter the 2016 Westminster Kennel Club. They note that all exhibitors wishing to submit entries for this event may begin doing so now. Exhibitors of invited dogs do not need to wait to receive their invitation before submitting [...]
New Content Includes 2015 Breed, Group & Best in Show Videos Plus Info on Seven New Breeds and Show Info for 2016 An extensive free update to the Westminster 2015 App, featuring last February’s 139th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show and 2nd Annual Masters Agility Championship at Westminster, is now available on the App [...]
Today, the Petco Foundation announced nearly $300,000 in grant funding to provide service and support dogs to our nation’s veterans with physical and emotional disabilities. Through its annual Helping Heroes campaign, the Petco Foundation’s investments will support the training and placement of dogs supporting veterans with hearing, vision or physical disabilities, or emotional disabilities – including PTSD. The first eight [...]
Among the many activities at the 2015 AKC/Eukanuba National Championship, AKC and EUKANUBA™ Dog Foods will offer the first-ever Canine Breeder Excellence Seminar, powered by Royal Canin and the Theriogenology Foundation. Attendees will receive cutting edge information on a variety of reproductive topics straight from the veterinary experts. All breeders are welcome. When: [...]
