-Family-Friendly & Education Event Returns For its 16th Year- NEW YORK, NY - The American Kennel Club® (AKC®) invites you to celebrate the human-canine bond at the 16th annual flagship AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day in Raleigh this September. Owning a dog has endless pleasures and rewards, but it’s important to know what kind of commitment a canine […]
The Hickories Circuit (Susque-Nango Kennel Club and Tioga County Kennel Club) to be held in Apalachin, New York this week, Thursday August 16th through Sunday August 19th have been cancelled due to heavy rain, flooding, and unsafe conditions of the show grounds.
We wish a happy 46th wedding anniversary to Doug and Michaelanne Johnson. You two must have been married when you were in grammar school!! May you have many more years of health, happiness and love!
Southwest Airlines Co. today announces changes to its policies for trained service and emotional support animals. The changes are designed to provide clearer guidance to Customers traveling with service animals and will go into effect on Monday, September 17. “We welcome emotional support and trained service animals that provide needed assistance to our Customers,” said Steve Goldberg, Senior […]
Historically the conformation sport has been the primary venue used by breeders and exhibitors to observe stud dogs, brood bitches and the results of breedings along with the progress and development of their breed.
To follow are the Best in Show Results from the 2018 World Dog Show in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Congratulations to all! 1. Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen – Frosty Snowman Owner: Gwen Huikeshoven 2. Bouvier Des Flandres – Family Flight Fine Chanel Owner: Irina Meshcheriakova 3. Bulldog – Cappelli Bulls-Argentina Rodo Owner: Jinwoo Lee 4. Italian Pointing […]
By Caroline Coile Ph.D. Meet Jake. He gave up on a dog show career because he won’t let the judge touch him. He’s so afraid of the vet that he has to be held down and muzzled to take blood. But at home he’s a great dog. Too bad nobody else ever gets to see […]
By Caroline Coile Ph.D. “I’m sorry, dogs.” These were my last thoughts right before slamming head-on into a concrete interstate barrier at 65 mph. This being my first try at high speed collisions, I wasn’t sure if I would live, but I was sure my loose dogs would not. Yes, I knew they should have […]
Junior Showmanship is the hardest thing at the dog show to judge! And arguably the most important! It behooves those of us tasked with this responsibility to take it very seriously. We study hard to become licensed to judge the various breeds. Our juniors deserve our best efforts at educating ourselves and pursuing excellent judging.
