Tune in to the Somerset Hills Kennel Club Dog Show, this Saturday 9/6! Groups and Best in Show will stream live from North Branch Park in Bridgewater, New Jersey starting at 3:15pm ET on Saturday, 9/6, 2025 Commentary by Bill Ellis and Kelly O’Donnel. Stream on ESPN+ or AKC.tv on your web browser or the mobile app.
“The New Yorker in Dog Years” Open Now at AKC Museum of the Dog The American Kennel Club® Museum of the Dog is thrilled to announce its newest exhibition, The New Yorker in Dog Years: 100 years of covers from a private collection. The exhibit will run from September 4th – December 7th, 2025. AKC Museum […]
There are few things in our sport that are more contentious than the AKC judging approval process for conformation judges. It’s been changing since the beginning of dog shows to keep up with shifts in our sport and the societal norms in which we live. In each iteration there seems to be a quest for fairness that involves more tests and point systems, and less human input and flexibility. We live in a world where everyone expects a participation trophy–a world that assumes that fairness is always fair. Has hyper-focusing on fairness erased too much flexibility, too much human input in the judging approval process?
Pictured above as a baby, this Kerry Blue Terrier is a Multiple All-Breed Best In Show winner and Multiple Reserve Best In Show winner. She is the winner of 10 All-Breed Best In Shows, 65 Terrier Group First wins as well as Best Of Breed at the 2024 AKC National Championship! Hint: You can find […]
Are you ready for this week’s #ThrowbackThursday? Do you recognize these dog fanciers? 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!
AKC Canine Health Foundation invite you to join us for an important Canine Health Discovery Webinar on drug-resistant hookworms in dogs. Current diagnostic tests can take up to 14 days to deliver results, and researchers are working to better understand how to improve speed and accuracy. Speaker: Dr. Jeba Jesudoss Chelladurai Date/Time: Tuesday, September 23, […]
Sportsmanship. That elusive quality that is inherent in some fortunate individuals and sadly lacking in many others. There is more to being a good sport than congratulating a competitor after they’ve beaten you. No, being a good competitor and practicing good sportsmanship goes much, much deeper than that.
Check out this week’s weather forecast! Unpredictably Predictable 09/03/2025-09/07/2025 Click here to watch on Canine Chronicle TV!
By Pat Cruz, Delegate – Heart of the Plains KC This motion by Doberman Pinscher Club of America, to increase the time off the Board after two terms, was proposed to the Board six months ago. The Board refused to endorse this motion or discuss compromise. With their refusal, the Motion becomes a Demand, a Read this […]
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 Cindy Frederiksen for sharing this fun blooper photo with us and giving us all a good laugh! Cricket is quite the jokester! Cindy says, “Cricket sits and waves on […]
