The Eukanuba World Challenge, one of the world’s most truly renowned and international dog show events, will pause for 1 year and come back in 2019 to celebrate its 11th edition @ Crufts 2019. Supported by the world’s leading canine organizations, ‘Federation Cynologique Internationale’ (FCI) and ‘The Kennel Club’ (UK), the ‘Eukanuba World Challenge’ is […]
This week’s Throwback features two past judges and Terrier icons, specifically in the Skye Terrier breed. Can you guess the two that are pictured this week? Check back on Monday for the correct answer to this week’s throwback! The correct answer is of course Walter Goodman and Sandra Goose Allen, two late icons in our […]
Vanya was her name. I remember her vividly. She was a puppy from Guide Dogs for the Blind. My siblings and I raised nine of them. While they all did not become Guide Dogs, they did all go on to lead lives of extraordinary service to humans.
There is never a dull moment in the world of purebred dogs! The Houston Cluster started off with a “bang” when the fire alarm was set off from kitchen smoke. The entire building was evacuated. Congrats to the show committee and all the exhibitors for executing the evacuation in an orderly manner. Many of those […]
The Penn Ridge Kennel Club Charitable Foundation Presents “An Evening In The Wild Wild West” on Saturday, August 12, 2017 at the PA Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, PA following Best in Show judging. Admission is a $75 donation. It includes a buffet dinner, “funny money” for games of chance, and 15 raffle tickets. The […]
Here in Dogshowlandia, the home of fair play and equal op- portunity there are a couple unspoken truths, A: certain breeds win way more than others, and B: professional rep- resentation tends to have a beneficial effect moving things along in that direction.
The White Swiss Shepherd Dog will become the 219th pedigree dog breed recognised by the Kennel Club with effect from 1st October 2017. The breed will be classified in the Pastoral Group on the Imported Breed Register. The breed, as its name suggests, is a type of herding dog developed in Switzerland in the twentieth century. It […]
There is a saying that ‘All Dogs Go to Heaven’. That makes sense since all dogs actually come from heaven.
There is no other explanation when you really observe how much happiness dogs bring into the world.
But let’s face it at this point purebreds need all the positive publicity they can get. And it can’t always be about rescuing Timmy from the well. So maybe we should keep this momentum going. Think about it. “Dalmatian Follows Fire Truck”, “Husky Pulls Sled”, “Mastiff Confronts Intruder”, “Pointer Finds Bird Under Bush”. The possibilities are endless.
This week’s Throwback features a past judge showing an Afghan Hound. Can you guess the judge? Thanks to Daryl Martin for sharing this great photo with us. Check back on Monday for the correct answer to this week’s throwback! The correct answer to this week’s Throwback is the late Kent Delaney. Thanks to all who […]
