The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF), a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the health of all dogs, announces the Kennel Club of Philadelphia (KCP) will direct their Champion Sponsor level gift to the AKC Canine Health Foundation’s 2019 Canine Cancer Research Initiative. This major gift will help support a new clinical trial to fight canine […]
We received the sad news that Ms. Linda More of Cary, North Carolina passed away today following a long battle with cancer. Ms. More was a highly respected AKC Judge of all Sporting, Hound, Terrier, and Herding breeds. Before embarking on her successful judging career, Ms. More was a breeder of Shetland Sheepdogs and AKC […]
So, you are sitting at ringside with your special watching the class dogs compete. As they trot around the ring, you are thinking about the rapidly approaching retirement from life in the conformation ring for the great show dog sitting beside you or snoozing at your feet. You hate the thought of consigning him/her to the boredom of being a couch potato whose days are only occasionally enlivened by some lady dog seeking a tryst, or by motherhood. But, there are so many different dog sports to choose from that it’s difficult to make a decision for a possible “second career.”
We have another fun #ThrowbackThursday photo to share with our readers on this Thursday from 30 years ago. Can you name the judge and handler pictured in this week’s throwback? Guess Who? Check back on Monday for the correct answer! This week’s throwback pictured Bob Urban and Dee Hutchinson. Don’t forget! Do you have a […]
We asked experienced AKC judges two questions about current issues affecting our sport. Here’s what they had to say…What positive suggestions can you offer to show chairs from your perspective as a judge?
Dog product vendors Don and Bobbi Davis, who most West Coast fanciers regard as an institution at their shows, are semi-retiring after nearly 50 years in the business. They still plan to attend some shows and help the new owner of their business with the transition. Don and Bobbi are active in many clubs out […]
Document to aide owners in foreign kennel club registrations The American Kennel club has launched the AKC Certified Export Pedigree. The document contains all of the information required to obtain registration with foreign kennel clubs. The AKC Certified Export Pedigree merges the information found on the AKC 3-Generation Certified Pedigree and the AKC Registration Certificate, […]
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has temporarily suspended the importation of dogs from Egypt, effective May 10, 2019. This suspension also applies to dogs originating in Egypt that are imported from or routed through third-party countries if the dogs lived in those countries for less than six months.
Sometimes we need multiple life lessons to teach us a valuable skill. In Dogdom, this is particularly true. I do not mean the best way to trim a Pomeranian, to use a Dremel for toenails, or to keep self-rinse in your grooming box. Nor, am I referencing which lead to use in the ring, where to make entries, or how to find a professional handler. What I am addressing is the etiquette that will take each of us so much further in our world than you could ever imagine. I have learned that it is easier to be kind.
We received the sad news that Mrs. Sari Brewster Tietjen of Rhinebeck, New York passed away on Saturday, May 11th. Mrs. Tietjen was a highly revered AKC Judge of all Sporting, Hound, Toy and Non-Sporting breeds. She judged at most premier shows in the United States, including Best in Show at the 2009 Westminster Kennel […]
