Bob Vetere, president and CEO of the American Pet Products Association (APPA), is pleased to announce overall spending in the pet industry for 2013 exceeded early estimates coming in at an all-time high of more than $55.7 billion, a 4.5 percent growth over spending in 2012. Continuing to demonstrate its resilience, the pet industry is [...]
The New York Times Article by John Schwartz LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas enjoys its reputation as a Sybaritic town, with its heady blend of sparkle, sex and money. It celebrates its history of organized crime with a Mob Museum championed by a former mayor. But lately, Sin City has been transfixed by puppies — 27 of [...]
The New York Times highlighted a new video monitoring system that can be used for pets called Dropcam. Dropcam allows dog owners to easily monitor pets while away on their smartphone through high definition video streaming. It is easy to use and the home camera works off of a local Wi-Fi network. Dropcam also has [...]
An Emmy award winning production company based out of New York City is casting dog show breeders, owners, and handlers for an exciting new television show! The production company is specifically looking for individuals with big personalities, who are proud and passionate about their work and dogs. Do you own a show dog? You could be [...]
Jacinta Rosewarne brought her Maltese, Charlie, into the Animal Accident and Emergency in Melbourne, Australia with a case of Ethylene Glycol poisoning. Ethylene Glycol is a sweet tasting liquid that is often found in radiator and brake fluids. When ethylene glycol is ingested it causes kidney failure. In Australia, alcohol is the only medicine given [...]
Molly, a Cocker Spaniel from Benfleet in Essex, and her owner, Lucy Watts were the special stars of Crufts tonight as Molly was announced as thewinner of the Crufts Friends for Life 2014 competition. Molly and twenty year old Lucy were voted the most deserving winners out of five shortlisted finalists by the British public. Lucy [...]
Eukanuba announced that they will be hosting an inaugural and exciting event at the Kentuckiana Cluster! The Eukanuba Puppy Spectacular is an all breed futurity that is open to all breeds. This event will be held immediately following Best in Show judging on Saturday, March 15th, in Louisville, Kentucky. Entries will be taken the day [...]
Friends of Take The Lead have organized a tournament within the very popular CBS Sports Bracket Games Teams for March Madness. There is a suggested donation of $10 per bracket, with all proceeds benefiting Take The Lead. Brackets will be made available on March 16th and must be completed before the start of play. The [...]
The first five people to respond correctly to the following items will receive a free Canine Chronicle apron. All answers can be found on the Canine Chronicle Events Calendar. Please respond with your answers to Cheslie@caninechronicle.com. Enjoy! On Saturday, March 15th, which three kennel clubs are offering Owner Handler Competition? On Sunday, March 16th, which [...]
by Neal Goodwin, President Flat-Coated Retriever Society of America “Whatcha gonna do on the planet today ?” is the opening line of a song from the early ‘70s by the New Riders of the Purple Sage, and it describes perfectly the look my Flat-Coats give me when I awaken in the morning. And it doesn’t matter [...]
