It is with great sadness we share the loss of James Mitchell. Jimmy started his career in dogs as a young kid in a grooming shop, eventually leading him to work for Bill Trainor and Anne Rogers Clark. As a very active member of the dog community, Jimmy worked for the Foley Dog Show Organization [...]
It is with great sadness we share the news that Mr. John Ronald of Umatilla, Florida passed away. John was an AKC judge, Samoyed breeder and active participant in the sport of purebred dogs for 55+ years. John began successfully exhibiting and breeding Samoyeds under the Seadog prefix in the 1960s. He and his wife, [...]
It is with great sadness we share the loss of Dachshund breeder, handler & judge, Howard Atlee at the age of 97. Howard was best known for his Dachshunds, bred under the kennel name ‘Penthouse’, which he began raising on the rooftop of his New York City apartment. Howard later moved outside of the city [...]
We received the sad news that William Berry, known to his friends as Bill, recently passed away. Bill bred Scottish Terriers under the name Motherwell. BIll’s friends remember him as a great friend and mentor to many. Bill was the breeder of Miss Beazley, the Scottish Terrier owned by President George W. Bush and Laura [...]
It is with great sadness we share the news that Mr. Kenneth “Chip” Rayner Jr. of Hamilton, New Jersey passed away. Chip was an AKC judge and active participant in the sport of purebred dogs for 60 years. Chip was a second-generation dog show fancier; he was born into a dog family following in his [...]
The American Kennel Club® (AKC®) is pleased to announce the judging panel for the 2024 AKC National Championship Presented by Royal Canin to be held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida on Saturday, December 14 and Sunday, December 15, 2024. The 2024 event will showcase the top canine athletes and will also [...]
It is with great sadness we share the news that Mr. Mark Cocozza of the United Kingdom passed away Sunday, January 14, 2024. Mark was an international judge and active participant in the sport of purebred dogs for 40+ years. He successfully bred and owned English Champions across six Hound and Utility breeds including many [...]
The Swedish Vallhund Club of America (SVCA) is proud to announce the 2024 National Specialty, to be held the week of May 20 in Fletcher, North Carolina. The event, which had succumbed to cancelation during the COVID-19 pandemic, is making its return as a national event for the first time since the National Specialty was [...]
by Buris R. Boshell, M.D. Originally published: August 1993 Wake up man, you’re dead! This is the kind of shock I had when my physician said, “You have cancer of the colon” in May of 1993 and after two bouts of quick surgery, one in Birmingham and a final one (I hope) at MD Anderson, I [...]
It is with great sadness we share the loss of Staffordshire Bull Terrier breeder Zane Smith. Zane was involved in breeding Bullseye Staffordshire Bull Terriers for 50 years after owning a Bulldog and Keeshond as a young man. He became involved with the Staffordshire Bull Terrier the year the AKC granted full recognition to the [...]
