Around the Rings from Suwannee Valley Kennel Club of Florida

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Check out more Around the Ring Galleries in The Annual Issue of The Canine Chronicle. Follow us on Facebook @The Canine Chronicle

North America’s largest dog show to air on ABC through 2023

The things we do for dog shows! Like scores of other kids in dog show families, at 4AM, on government assigned mornings, I waited in very long lines…

The Next Gen series – Michael interviews young people who are leading the way for the next generation of exhibitors, breeders and judges in the sport of purebred dogs. They talk about how they were introduced to the sport, their favorite breed, their success stories and more.

In this must-see interview, Will talks dogs with respected AKC Judge Vicki Seiler-Cushman! If you would like to contact Will you can email him at dogshowtips@gmail.com or on Leadingedgedogshowacademy.com for Will’s grooming seminars.

February heralds only one thing for most dog lovers…the Westminster Show. And if there is one breed of dog that completely encapsulates the beauty, elegance, showmanship and sheer glamour that is required in a show dog, it surely has to be the Afghan Hound.

We have all heard this admonition, “You can’t have all your eggs in one basket.” No, you truly cannot. Life in the 21st Century has far too many demands for that to ever happen. I see the baskets lined up row by row in my own life. You must be seeing the same in yours. There are too many chores to do. The list of never-ending cleaning tasks competes with the attention needed for the financial details of our households. Meals necessitate planning, shopping, and cooking. Our families of humans and canines fill our days with obligations, organization, fun, and joy. It is all a balancing act. Yet, who can forget good old Humpty Dumpty? Eggs break.

This week, here in Florida, I was busy being an armchair quarterback, as the dog shows were being held roughly 25 miles away from my home. Due to an abundance of caution concerning the COVID-19 virus, I did not attend the shows. Thanks to The Canine Chronicle show results on caninechronicle.com, personal reports, etc. I had a pretty good idea of who the players were and how the new health rules were applied to all attendees.

Join the AKC Canine Health Foundation and VetVine for an informative webinar on Thursday, December 17th 2020 at 8:00 PM. Register for this webinar here. Speaker Wendy Townsend, DVM, MS, DACVO will be discussing Golden Retriever Pegmentary Uveitis. Golden Retrievers develop an eye condition that practitioners should know about – Golden Retriever Pigmentary Uveitis (GRPU). This […]

Although Leon Whitney was 15 years older than Ernie Hart their lifetime friendship ultimately produced two generations of innovative contributions to the dog world.
When Whitney moved his family to Orange, Connecticut in 1930 it was all about location. Then a tiny rural farming community, Orange was conveniently close to New Haven and Yale. It offered access to cutting edge research and space for his growing kennel. In his 2007 blog, son George describes one of his father’s most ambitious projects, which commenced soon after their arrival. “With the ever-growing numbers of dogs came the expense of feeding so many.