Today is National Purebred Dog Day! National Purebred Dog Day was created upon the discovery that no day of recognition exists for purebred dogs even though National Dog Day, National Rescue Day, National Mutt Day, and even National Poop Scoop Day do. The day is to honor the contributions of purebred dogs created to work [...]
We would like to wish our friend Dr. Anthony DiNardo a very special happy birthday! Dr. DiNardo is a respected judge of Best in Show, all Sporting, Hound, Working, Toy and Non-Sporting breeds. He will be celebrating his birthday today, May 1st.
The Board solicited comments from the general public and the AKC Staff on a published proposed Judges Approval Process in October 2014. 750 email responses were received. Dr. Carmen Battaglia coordinated the coding and analysis of those responses and presented those findings to the Board. The Staff of the AKC was also solicited for comments [...]
The following letter has been sent to all AKC conformation judges. Dear AKC Judge, As you may be aware, there has been a recent increase in reported cases of Canine Influenza. In consideration of this fact, and for the safety and welfare of our dogs, Judging Operations strongly advises that all judges should ask the [...]
Delta Air Lines Inc. will offer what it says is the first pet-tracking device to reassure passengers who are separated from their beloved furry companions during flights. Starting Wednesday, Delta customers will be able to monitor their pets in real time, with data on the surrounding temperature and whether the animal is right-side up or [...]
NY Times article by Andrew Jacobs BEIJING — There once was a time, during the frenzied heights of China’s Tibetan mastiff craze, when a droopy-eyed slobbering giant like Nibble might have fetched $200,000 and ended up roaming the landscaped grounds of some coal tycoon’s suburban villa. But Tibetan mastiffs are so 2013. Instead, earlier this year [...]
The Canine Chronicle would like to wish all our friends who celebrate a birthday this week a very Happy Birthday, including Brian Livingston, Joan Scott, Kim Halcom, Tiffany Skinner and Barbara Cantlon!
NY Times Article by Jan Hoffman Those big brown eyes gaze at you, deeply. Your heart leaps. You caress, murmuring sweet nothings. And as those big browns remain fixed on you, the tail wags. Devoted dog. Besotted owner. That continuous loop of loving reinforcement may begin with the dog’s gaze, according to a new report in [...]
The Canine Chronicle would like to congratulate Kaz and Roxanne Hosaka following their recent wedding on Monday, April 13, 2015. We wish the happy couple all the best for a long and happy life together! Congratulations!
Eukanuba has announced that the Eukanuba Puppy Spectacular will be held at the 2015 Woofstock Cluster in Vallejo, California. This will be the first time this competition has taken place at Woofstock. The Eukanuba Puppy Spectacular is an all breed puppy futurity which crowns Eukanuba’s Future Star. All puppies between the ages of 4 months [...]
