Several months ago, on a blisteringly hot day, we headed to a place I’d always wanted to visit – Hanging Rock. It’s the setting for Joan Lindsay’s novel, Picnic at Hanging Rock, and is a breathtakingly beautiful and fittingly mystical place.
If you have not had the opportunity to read the article, The Fancy Is Full But Are We Letting People In in our July issue and also online at https://caninechronicle.com/current-articles/the-fancy-is-full-but-are-we-letting-people-in/, I encourage you to do so. The article, authored by Matthew Stroud–who returned to the sport as an adult after participating in Junior Showmanship–gives a great perspective about […]
We want to see our readers #NextGeneration photos to be shared on The #CanineChronicle! Thank you Emilea Byrum for sharing this photo of your son, Levi, and his Smooth Collie. Emilea says, “Levi participates in AKC Conformation and Rally with our three Smooth Collies. When he isn’t completing his farm chores, he’s working with them and […]
BLAST FROM THE PAST Who is your favorite Great Pyrenees? Tell us about your favorite GREAT PYRENEES of all time. Your answer MUST be a DECEASED dog from the past. Please include registered name, call name, and the reasons why you believe this particular dog was the very best example of its breed. Please share your […]
What if the ring was–one day–full of clones of a previous top dog? It’s not totally a crazy question. Argentina’s top polo player, Adolfo Cambiaso, has been known to play entire matches on as many as six clones of Cuartetera, a mare previously honored as the best polo horse in history. Is this legal? Yes. Is it fair? I guess. Is it widespread? Yes and no. Should it happen in dogs?
There will be a celebration of life for Brian Meyer on Tuesday, July 15th from 4pm – 7pm at the Bricks Event Center, 125 Walnut Street, Cherry Valley, Illinois. A pasta buffet will be available. A pet food drive will also be held so if you are able to attend, please bring an unopened bag […]
Did you correctly answer this week’s #ThrowbackThursday? Answer: Ryan Wolfe 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!
Canine form and function has been a hot button issue since the start of competitive conformation. That’s mainly because the straightforward facts are inevitably overshadowed by loud, misguided, subjective opinions. First off, it’s undeniable that so many of the breeds we cherish would not exist today without kennel club intervention. Dog shows and formal registries, (which evolved in that order), provided both the motivation and the means to revive and preserve breeds that had essentially become obsolete in their original roles. The classic example of this is the Bulldog, which was actually banned in nineteenth-century Britain. After that, this breed truly existed on the wrong side of the law. That little obstacle didn’t prevent dog people from finding a way around that development. Bulldogs did not die out, and they remain one of our most beloved breeds. But crucial facts like that are dismissed within this political messaging.
Sometimes there’s value in starting a conversation that finishes on another day. There’s worth in open discourse, and ideas that are supposed to sit with you for a while. And often, the toughest questions are the ones most worth finding answers to. So, under the heading of “for what it’s worth”, I offer a topic which hits rare breeds particularly hard: The need to communicate well within our own breed and with our fellow breeders. In breeds that may see between two and ten litters born each year, there’s no space to find your small band and work within it. Maybe there are five active breeders in your breed. Maybe there are less. When you’re preserving a rare breed, you set favoritism and pride aside; it’s the only way.
From AKC Canine Health Foundation Summer brings long days of sunshine and outdoor adventure and for many dogs, that means backyard play, long hikes, training sessions, or athletic competitions. But with rising temperatures comes a real danger: heat injury. Just as you might crave air conditioning and ice water after time outside, your dog can […]
