The negative response from the fancy to the NBC Today Show attack piece regarding AKC’s inspection of breeders has been deafening. Very rarely does one event bring those within our industry together to form a unified response. This report had that effect. There have been some within the sport calling for [...]
The Kennel Club has welcomed the commitment to improve dangerous dog law in the coming year’s legislative timetable, announced during the Queen’s Speech today. The Kennel Club supports the general principles cited of encouraging responsible dog ownership and strengthening the law for tackling dogs that are dangerously out of control, and hopes to see improved [...]
by Pilar Kuhn Modern technology has allowed many of us to keep certain stud dogs available for breeding long after the dogs have lived their lives with the ability to freeze and thaw semen. Whether the facility stores collections as straws or pellets, one thing is consistent – the inconsistency with clinic policies on ownership, [...]
Westminster has done their best to make the place look like home. The club’s colors and logo define the territory the moment you arrive at the Piers. Even so, long time Westminster exhibitors better brace themselves for a shock when they enter this big, rambling show site. Overall, you will probably come away from the [...]
Lynn H. Butler Going to the Dog Show 11 January – 23 February 2013 Opening reception: Thursday, 10 January, 6 to 8 PM Book signing and special opening February 9th 1 to 5 PM Her images, reflect her deep concerns for the protection of the landscapes and animals that are her artistic canvases. Dogs and their [...]
– A Commitment to Serving Our Customers – New York, NY – Shortly after the end of World War II, a family purchased a dog and registered it with the American Kennel Club in their daughter’s name. That registration decision was certainly a nice way of saying to their daughter, “This dog is yours [...]
102 – The Annual, 2012-13 by Kerry Rushby During the warm UK summer, I had a very exciting trip to undertake. The opportunity to travel to the Emerald Isle otherwise known as Ireland to exhibit my dogs presented itself and I jumped at the chance. Let me tell you a bit about the ‘Munster Circuit’. [...]
144 – Annual, 2012-13 By Fran Reisman photo by Steve Surfman Many years ago, I think it must be at least 30 by now, my sisters and I went to the then-“must-go-to-show” – The Kennel Club of Philadelphia. Accompanying us was a surprise visitor from California and his famous Borzoi who was entered at the [...]
260 – The Annual, 2012-13 By Chris Robinson One crisp fall morning a few years ago, hunting upland birds on my late partner’s conservation reserve program land in central Nebraska, I was tuned in to the tinkling of the melodious Swiss sheep bell on my Brittany. The bell was a necessity because the cover in [...]
