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AKC Chairman’s Report
– The True Essence of AKC Breeders – New York, NY – Eleven years ago, Ron Menaker, Dennis Sprung, and the good folks at Eukanuba created the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship and made celebrating our breeders an integral part of the event. In 2003, they added the Best Bred-By-Exhibitor competition and every year since then, many […]
Michael Canalizo – The Man Behind The National Championship
The AKC/Eukanuba National Championship is less than two days away and dogs from all over the world are converging on Orlando, Florida.
Oh The People You’ll Meet!
Julian could have achieved the same experience by going into the field with his dog. For the woods (and the fields and the marshes) are full of people (and their dogs) that meet the description “unusual” and “colorful.”
Clarification About Overseas Dogs That Can Compete In New Crufts Classes
The Kennel Club would like to clarify the list of breeds that overseas exhibitors are able to qualify for Crufts and apologise for any confusion that has been caused. This clarification follows the announcement that overseas exhibitors are now able to compete in AV Imported Breed Classes from Crufts 2013. […]
Tell Me Again, Why Are We Doing This?
Albert Einstein is credited with having said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Whether Einstein actually made this statement or, as some have suggested, it came from Benjamin Franklin or neither of these renowned gentlemen ever said any such thing, it sounds a lot like something that easily could have come from the mouth of frustrated dog owners trying to finish a title on their pooch.
Class Discrimination
One would expect that the number of puppies entered that day would double but, from my observations, this is never the case. Also, consider the same club in the middle of the circuit that decides to lower their entry fee by one dollar. Again, my observations show the increase in entries is negligible and, in fact, the club may be throwing away over $1,000 dollars, or more, depending upon the size of the entry.
A Certain Competence Level
There have been cultural changes and the manner of preparation has undergone alteration. A compromising of that which is substantive is frequently evident. Preparedness clearly differs a great deal and hence the resulting level of competence. Learning curves do, of course, vary considerably and the ability to effectively and intelligently apply acquired knowledge obviously differs among individuals.
