The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF) announces an ongoing matched funding opportunity for their Hemangiosarcoma Research Initiative. In 2018, the American Kennel Club (AKC) has matched donations made to CHF’s hemangiosarcoma research initiative up to $250,000. Thanks to the generosity of many dog clubs and individuals who share CHF’s passion to beat this deadly disease, CHF […]
We received the sad news that Clint Harris passed away this week. Mr. Harris was a well known judge of All Breeds. He was also a highly successful handler prior to becoming a judge. Notably, he piloted Ch. Chinoe’s Adamant James to Best in Show at Westminster Kennel Club in 1971 and 1972. The Canine Chronicle […]
Here is another fun photo to share for this week’s #ThrowbackThursday. Can you guess the respected AKC Judge that is pictured in this week’s Throwback going Best in Show at the Wisconsin Kennel Club in 1986? Guess who? Check back on Monday for the correct answer! The correct answer this week is Mr. Ken Murray. […]
We received the sad news that AKC Judge Mrs. Joyce Geshwiler of Columbia, Tennessee has recently passed away. Mrs. Geshwiler and her husband Bill were AKC Judges and English Cocker Spaniel breeders, with Joyce judging the Hound Group, various Sporting and Herding breeds as well as Best in Show. Joyce and Bill were intimately involved […]
I took a drive up to Waukesha, Wisconsin to check in on my friends from the Midwest this past weekend. These are shows I used to attend with great regularity when I lived in the greater Chicagoland area and they were always very well run by Esmae and Al Treen and their club members. I […]
I sit in the waiting room with my dog, Luna. She is hyperventilating and shaking. Another dog lunges toward her and she tries to get away, but slips on the floor. We wait. She pants. We wait. She shakes. I question whether she would have been better off had I just tried to treat her at home. And I wonder when she started to be so frantic about going to the vet. Sadly, there are many candidate experiences. Way too many.
The Theriogenology Residency Program sponsored by the American Kennel Club (AKC), AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF), and Theriogenology Foundation (TF) is a collaborative effort to increase the number of trained practitioners in companion animal theriogenology (reproductive health) and clinical genetics. The funders, AKC and CHF, and their partners at the TF announce that the University […]
Here is another fun photo to share for this week’s #ThrowbackThursday. Can you guess the respected judge and successful breeder that is pictured in this week’s Throwback handling a Chow to Group First at the Bexar County Kennel Club dog show? Guess who? Check back on Monday for the correct answer! The correct answer to […]
By Amy Fernandez No matter what’s crashing down or blowing up here in NYC, dogs always own the headlines. That was apparent last Tuesday night when MTA tweeted a resounding and regrettable remark instructing subway riders to notify police if they spot a dog onboard a train that’s not confined to a carrier. Anyway, here’s […]
It is with great sadness and regret that we report the passing of AKC Judge Mrs. Glenda Dawkins of Altoona, Florida. Mrs. Dawkins was a longtime popular and respected AKC Judge of all Terrier, Toy, and Non-Sporting Breeds, as well as Best in Show. She, along with her husband Pete Dawkins, were professional handlers prior […]
