#TriviaTuesday – Do you know the answer to this Dog Show question?
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Crufts 2023 Qualifications for Entry of Dogs
Crufts 2023 will take place on the 9 – 12 March at The NEC, Birmingham. Groups are scheduled as follows: Thursday 9 March – Gundog Friday 10 March – Working & Pastoral Saturday 11 March – Terrier & Hound Sunday 12 March – Utility & Toy Qualifications are unchanged from the 2022 show with the […]
#ThrowbackThursday – Guess Who? – Check Your Answer!
Did you guess the identity of the young dog show Handler in our last #ThrowbackThursday photo?
AKC Joins the CVMA & the AHI to oppose CA Bill AB1881
The American Kennel Club® (AKC), world’s largest purebred dog registry and leading advocate for dogs, has joined with the California Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) and the Animal Health Institute (AHI) in making a joint public statement opposing the proposed California Assembly Bill 1881.
More Dogs Needed for Project to Improve Canine Lifespan
A short-legged, long-tailed dog greeted 12-year-old Jinnie Strickland when she stepped off the school bus.
The Well-Connected Spaniel
An oft-quoted saying (which contains more than a grain of truth) is, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know”.
The American Kennel Club Crowns 2022 National Agility Champions
New York, NY – The top Agility dogs in the nation were crowned from an overall combined entry of more than 1,300 competitors at the AKC National Agility Championship, brought to you by presenting and official sponsors YuMOVE and The Farmer’s Dog. The high energy competition was held April 1 – 3 at the World Equestrian Center in Ocala, FL.
Sporting Breed Conformation Champions Should Also Be Good Field Dogs
Dogs with conformation championships and field titles are of immense importance to the future of virtually every sporting breed. “Nonsense,” say the people whose canine world begins and ends with the show ring. “Baloney,” is the snort from those folks whose philosophy is, “If a dog is a good hunter, who cares how it looks.”
Breed Priorities – Clumber Spaniel
“Elderly gentlemen’s hunting companion” was a description I heard of Clumber Spaniels long ago and which I like, although I didn’t see it on the parent club’s web site and so it may be politically incorrect. The history of the breed has many theories, but is not well-documented. The name was derived from Clumber Park, an estate of the Duke of Newcastle in Nottinghamshire, England. The Duke’s gamekeeper is credited with developing Clumber Spaniels over two hundred years ago.
