The Sanctity Of Standards

My introduction to the sanctity of breed standards began in 1990.

Pictured above as a young puppy, this Miniature Schnauzer was the #1 Miniature Schnauzer Breed in 2024. He is a Multiple All-Breed Best In Show Winner as well as the 2024 American Miniature Schnauzer Club Roving National Specialty Winner. Hint: You can find this puppy in our magazine and on our website! Can you name […]

Guess Who? Are you ready for this week’s #ThrowbackThursday? Who do you recognize in this photo? Check back on Monday for the correct answer! Don’t forget! Do you have a fun photo that you would like to share for #ThrowbackThursday? Email Liz Powell at showresults@caninechronicle.com with your photos!

As we were wrapping up the February issue of The Canine Chronicle and readying it for print, my thoughts turned to preparation for Westminster and our trek to New York City for the show.

We want to see our readers’ funniest or most embarrassing photos from a dog show to be shared on The Canine Chronicle in good fun! Thank you Stacie for sharing this funny photo of your Boston Terriers attempting to take a Stud Dog photo! It isn’t easy to get 3 dogs and 5 people ready […]

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Heart disease is common in dogs, and a substantial proportion of affected dogs suffer from congestive heart failure as their disease progresses. Veterinary medicine has seen significant advances in the understanding of and treatment of congestive heart failure in the past few years and the future is bright as we look to novel ways to […]

All dog breeds were bred to perform a specific purpose. We want to see our readers’ dogs doing the work they were bred to do to be shared on The Canine Chronicle! Thank you Sheri Irion for sharing this Form Follows Function photo of your Standard Schnauzer dam, “Izzy,” GCH Hanlon Isabella Bird RATO, with now […]

Winter is quickly approaching and it won’t be long before the roads, sidewalks, and driveways are covered with chemicals used to melt ice (ice melts). If dogs aren’t eating them, they are at least walking through or playing in them! Ice melts pose a problem with both oral ingestion and dermal contact. There are many […]

This winter’s weather seems to be raising hell all over the country! Folks in Ocala, Florida braved nearly freezing temperatures this past weekend while the Charleston Kennel Club had no choice but to cancel their shows due to weather-related conditions at the fairgrounds. I give all my friends who showed in Brooksville and Ocala credit. We […]