Life wasn’t looking too bright last year for Cyrus, a 10-year-old German shorthaired pointer (GSP). Not only had he lost his home, he was also losing his sight. Living in a shelter, Cyrus was suffering from corneal endothelial dystrophy (CED), a disease in the eyes that causes premature degeneration of endothelial cells, which are critical […]
The Premium List for the prestigious 2015 Westminster Kennel Club is now available online here. The 139th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show will be held on Monday and Tuesday, February 16th and 17th with Breed judging and Breed benching at Piers 92 and 94 and Group Judging and Group benching at Madison Square Garden. […]
Kent Delaney’s family would like to extend a sincere thank you for the many cards and well wishes to Kent during his recovery. They would like to update the fancy. Kent is making progress after his double bypass heart surgery on July 10th. However, just this week, Kent returned back to the hospital for additional […]
New York, NY – The American Kennel Club’s (AKC®) groundbreaking Canine Good Citizen® program is proud to announce its 25th birthday! Long considered the gold standard for dog behavior in communities across the country, CGC® is getting #social to celebrate with its human and canine friends across the country. The two-part training program, which stresses […]
by Pilar Kuhn This past spring, we sold one of our Bouvier puppies to a family that came to us via our bitch’s breeder. The eleven year-old daughter had been undergoing treatments and physical therapy to recover from a brain tumor over the past year. She and her mother had met a therapy Bouvier at […]
Debra Lampert-Rudman is well known as a ceramic artist and owner of champion show dogs, now one of those dogs has inspired her first venture as an author and illustrator. Iris the Architect is a delightful story for ages 3 and up, beautifully illustrated with Debra’s own watercolours. The book tells the tale of Iris, […]
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The Eukanuba World Challenge announced that the 2014 event will be available online through live streaming video. Eukanuba will provide live streaming video of the Amsterdam Winner show as well. The live streaming video will begin on December 13, 2014 at www.eukanuba.co.uk/ewc. The Eukanuba World Challenge Finals will be held December 13-14, 2014 in the Netherlands.
By Peri Norman The inquiry in my mailbox sounded vaguely familiar. The woman’s story was a sad, but not uncommon one. In this challenging economy; a family illness, a lost job and a series of moves had forced them to give up their two beloved Belgian Tervuren. Now, she told me wistfully, they were resettled […]
The Chattanooga City Council is considering a restrictive animal ordinance that would redefine “kennel” under city code, require largely unobtainable $300 annual permits and unlimited inspections for “kennels” and “dealers”, and establish problematic provisions for any person who sells or gives away a cat or dog. Under this proposal, home-based hobby breeders could not offer for […]
