The Combined Danish and Nordic Winner Show In Herning, Denmark
A total of over 5000 dogs were entered each day and a panel of close to 70 judges from at least 15 different countries were present.
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Norway
The Norwegian Winner Show 2012 is organized in Lilleström, a town conveniently situated near the border of Sweden. We were fortunate that this year’s winter has been very mild so there is no snow or ice on the curvy little roads.
AKC Chairman’s Report
– Celebrating Grassroots Efforts by AKC Clubs — New York, NY – Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland made four very successful movies together from 1939 to 1942. Interestingly, each movie – starting with Babes in Arms – followed pretty much the same overarching storyline. In order to put a spotlight on some worthy […]
The AKC Canine Health Foundation Hosts Canines & Cocktails
The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF) invites all dog-lovers to Canines & Cocktails on Friday, December 14 at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Florida. This event, held on the eve of the AKC National Championship dog show, celebrates our canine companions and the scientific breakthroughs made by CHF-funded researchers in both canine and human […]
New DNA Testing Scheme For PRA In Golden Retrievers
At the request of the Golden Retriever Breed Council, the Kennel Club has recently approved a new official DNA testing scheme for Progressive Retinal Atrophy (GR_PRA2) in the breed. This test is offered by the Animal Health Trust and further details can be obtained from them at dnatesting@aht.org.uk. As an agreement is already in place […]
Dog Treats
AKC judges are invited to officiate in China at shows run by one of the official Chinese Kennel Clubs. They travel to this country where they never would have dreamed of going not that long ago.
“Old English Sheepdog Could Risk Extinction” Warns the Kennel Club as Discover Dogs comes to London
The Old English Sheepdog has been put on the Kennel Club’s ‘At Watch’ list because it is hovering on the brink of vulnerable status ‘Handbag’ dogs suited to urban life and fashionable exotic breeds on the rise The Kennel Club urges people to research the very different dog breeds before they buy to prevent dogs […]
AKC Chairman’s Report
– Preserving and Protecting Our Breeds – New York, NY – In describing his 1889 trip to Idaho, Theodore Roosevelt noted “a certain half melancholy feeling as I gazed on these bison, themselves part of the last remnant of a doomed and nearly vanished race. Few, indeed, are the men who now have, or […]
Westminster Kennel Club – The 2013 New York Academy of Art Poster Contest Winner
The 2013 New York Academy of Art Poster Contest Winner By David Frei - Westminster Kennel Club The Westminster Kennel Club and the New York Academy of Art have selected the winning artwork to represent the 137th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. A collection of oil-on-porcelain miniature portrait paintings by Robert Clark and Richard Moss […]
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. […]
