Looking Back… April 2002
Ah-h-h-h . . . the “good ol’ days” of dog shows past! – Thank you Bernadette Cox for the Memories! Back in the 1960′s and 1970′s . . . there was great interest in purebred dogs and dog shows in Los Angeles. I routinely contacted the television KTLA weather girl, Kelly Lange, who, at the [...]
- Thank you Bernadette Cox for the Memories! Around 1978, when the K.C. OF BEVERLY HILLS was still at the SPORTS ARENA . . . . Joseph Wambaugh came to the dog show to sign copies of his book . . . THE BLACK MARBLE. He was there because this story was all about OLD [...]
We found this AKC video about dog shows from 1954 and for those over 50, like me, it was reminiscent of The Wonderful World of Disney movies and television shows we used to watch on Sunday night. This 1/2 hour video reminds us why we all began to show dogs and, at the same time, [...]
Remember When… Sometimes we forget that our favorite judges actually showed dogs just like the rest of us before they took their spot in the center of the ring. Can you identify the handlers in these photos who are now AKC judges? Photo A) Photo B) Photo C)
Del Monte show chair Hap Sutliff sent us the photo of Miss Macdonald at his shows held July 13-14 at Carmel Middle School, Carmel, CA.
It is with great sadness that I inform you of Rosalie Anderson’s passing on December 3rd from natural causes, surrounded by her loving family. Rosalie dedicated over 60 years to the Sport of pure-bred dogs, having bred and exhibited Cocker Spaniels and an approved AKC judge for close to 35 years, judging Sporting, Terriers. [...]
He was a leader, a mentor and a friend to so many people in the sport of dogs.