We are in debt; we don’t spend our extra dollars on ourselves, and we are often exhausted. We give every ounce of ourselves to these dogs, and to the sport that furthers the existence of dogs for all to enjoy. Most of us have, at one time or another, rescued dogs. We have re-homed dogs from bad situations. We took in dogs that nobody else would want. And yes, we still have our “perfect show dogs” in addition to our rescues and re-homes.
Today’s Judge will be Ferelith Somerfield – Judging The Working Group
“It is always an honour to be invited to judge a group, and especially so at Crufts. This time there is another reason for it to be special, as I am retiring from judging at the end of the year; this will be my last Crufts…
However, many handlers persist, sometimes in vain, to replace dog’s feet in positions that the dog has already decided were uncomfortable. Immediately after a correction, many dogs will then go on to move their other feet.
Professional Handlers are essential to the survival of our sport! They are needed just as much as Amateur Owner Handlers, breeders, and exhibitors with limited breeds in their string.
Today’s Judge will be Mr. Ben Reynolds-Frost – Judging The Hound Group
One significant change from this past year affected many more entrants. The highly regarded Westminster Award of Merit was discarded this year in favor of the Select award for Grand Championship points. Several exhibitors commented that some breeds had strong representations of one sex over the other, but without Awards of Merit, judges could not recognize the strong and very deserving entries.
“Please tell everyone that we are still operational and we will be at all of the upcoming shows on our schedule,” he said. “We will still be sending photos to our customers and we will do our best to help anyone in need of files to be emailed as well.”
Dog breeders tout health testing as one of the utmost important aspects of our decisions for which stock to use for future. We have fought endless fights to eradicate certain diseases and issues, but we now have incredible tools to help us with wise breeding decisions.
Show Name: First Company Governor’s Foot Guard Athletic Association Location: Hartford, CT Show Date: Sunday, February 17, 2013 Total Entry: 868 Best In Show Judge: Col Joe Purkhiser Dog Reg: GCh Larkspur Acadia Save Me A Spot Breed: Lakeland Terriers Handler: Robert Carusi Owner: Anthony Barker, Susan Fraser, Maria Sacco Reserve BIS Dog Reg: [...]
Show Name: Hendersonville Kennel Club Location: Greenville, SC Show Date: Sunday, February 17, 2013 Total Entry: 1718 Best In Show Judge: Mrs. Barbara G. Pepper Dog Reg: GCh Kiarry’s Pandora’s Box Breed: American Foxhounds Handler: Lisa A Miller Owner: Ellen M Charles & Lisa Miller Reserve BIS Dog Reg: GCh Claircreek Impression De Matisse Reserve [...]
