According to CBS Sacramento, while Jutta Kulic was traveling to the Italian Greyhound Club of America National Specialty in Sacramento, she stopped in San Francisco to ship an Italian Greyhound, Larry, to a pet home in Canada through the airline, Air Canada. Kulic zip tied the crate and gave instructions to not open the crate […]
It is with great sorrow that we report the passing of Mr. Walter Goodman, of Skye Terrier fame, on the afternoon of Sunday, October 6, 2013. Mr. Goodman was a judge of Best in Show and the Terrier group, and was also known for his great success with Skye Terriers. There was an announcement of […]
The American Kennel Club® (AKC) is pleased to announce that Connecticut State Senator Clark J. Chapin has been named AKC Legislator of the Year for his work protecting Connecticut dog owners from harmful legislation.
Marge & I plan to mount an awareness campaign informing owners of our puppies and others about the potential damage that objects of this nature cause, the veterinary costs to remove and rehabilitate, or worse, the inevitable death that may happen.
The premium list for the much anticipated 2013 AKC Eukanuba National Championship is available online. The premium list consists of forty pages of all the information that exhibitors and spectators need to know about the AKC Eukanuba National Championship, held on December 14th and 15th in Orlando, Florida. The premium list also includes details on […]
The Arapahoe Kennel Club is looking forward to hosting its All Breed shows this weekend on September 21 and September 22, in spite of the devastating extreme flooding that has destroyed surrounding areas of Denver, Boulder, and Greeley. The club reports that the show site, the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds, is wet due to last week’s […]
New York, NY – Highlights from the September 10-11, 2013 meetings of the AKC Delegates and AKC Board of Directors are as follows. Full details on these actions, as well as other actions taken, are included in the minutes for the meetings, which will be posted on the AKC website. Delegate Meeting An amendment to Chapter […]
On September 10, 2013, U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA/APHIS) finalized new federal regulations that narrow the “retail pet store” exemption which has historically exempted many small/hobby breeders from regulation under the federal Animal Welfare Act. Their purpose is to bring internet-based pet breeders and sellers under the regulation of the Animal […]
The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) is working with animal health experts to determine the cause and origin of a series of dog illnesses in the state.
“We are dismayed by the rule. It is overly broad and will do more damage than good. The federal government has missed an opportunity to introduce a smarter, more effective rule to deter unscrupulous breeders and sellers by imposing a regulation based on the number of dogs sold, not the number of dogs a person […]
