We need to start using judges that never or rarely get the opportunity to judge so that our judging base has merit. There need to be more judges/breed education seminars and maybe even parent breed clubs need to review and revise their standards to fit what is in the ring today.
The study began with the goal of detecting a panel of viral and bacterial pathogens in horses, including those that cause severe respiratory illnesses similar to those presented in COVID-19
Morris & Essex Kennel Club wants to make sure everyone knows that they DO NOT have plans to cancel their show. The cluster of Devon, Hatboro, Montgomery County and Morris & Essex is still scheduled to occur as planned. I can’t wait to see you there!
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Not even the prefix on the top breeding kennel in any breed in the registered name of your dog is a guarantee of show quality.
There has, in recent times, been concern expressed about the direction which the sport of pedigreed dogs is currently taking, with a seemingly shifting emphasis and focus occurring away from the pursuit of meaningful breeding practices. A rather oddly rhetorical, and in some ways slightly nonsensical, question has been asked as to the relative and respective importance of judging versus breeding. As if the two could be divorced from one another, as if there was no connection between them. Don’t the two belong together; are they not intricately intertwined? You cannot, after all, have the one without the other and the breeding part surely has to come first. This is the anchor, which keeps the ship from drifting and ultimately ending up on the rocks. There are, of course, various layers and levels to this but the evaluation of stock going forward cannot meaningfully occur in the absence of purposeful and successful breeding. If the latter falters the whole sport will inevitably come apart, for its very essence, the development, perfection and preservation of breeds, is betrayed. Our dogs will seriously suffer as a consequence.
Ch. Tarahill’s Everybody Duck with Handler Chris Jones
by Herman L. Fellton From the archives of The Canine Chronicle, March, 1996 Editor’s Note: Although this article was written 24 years ago, parts of it still apply to the sport of purebred dogs today. We still seem to be discussing the same problems. This article refers to some solutions that, unfortunately, never came to [...]
Trust me, handlers should not be seen. It’s all about the dog at the end of the lead.
What you don’t know is that Doug also has the entrepreneurial spirit of an inventor, too! He has designed a dog door that he uses in his kennel. Doug says this door is not only attractive, but also incredibly durable. He should know since he has his own testing grounds to prove it.
