Today, everything seems to be “iconic” and the word is so overused that it should probably be retired. However, there is no better word to describe the Morris & Essex Kennel Club Dog Show. It’s a gift to the dog fancy from the dog fancy—a day when we remember what a dog show can be in its purest form.
Somerset, NJ, September 6, 2015 – Group winners of the Morris and Essex Kennel Club Art Show have been selected by Juror William Secord in anticipation of awarding the first-ever $1,000 “Best in Show” prize at the prestigious Judges’ Dinner preceding the M&E Kennel Club Dog Show on October 1, M&E Kennel Club President Wayne [...]
By Debra Lampert-Rudman “It becomes one of those events that people ask “Did you go? Were you there? M&E has it all – atmosphere, ambiance, ladies and gents in their finery, and the world’s best dogs all together at the same time in a glorious outdoor setting. Everybody in the sport will be there and [...]
SOMERSET, NJ - The limited edition, hardcover coffee table book, The Golden Age of Dog Shows: Morris & Essex Kennel Club 1927-1957, by Debra Lampert-Rudman, with Foreword by William Secord, is available now through the “Shop” on the Morris & Essex Kennel Club website www.morrisandessexkennelclub.com and will be available for sale at the upcoming Morris [...]
By Debra Lampert-Rudman “To reach a high standard of perfection requires painstaking effort. And once that standard has been established, it becomes increasingly difficult to raise it, periodically, to even higher planes. Yet such a thing has been happening, yearly, with the great Morris and Essex Kennel Club Show.” Somerset, NJ – The quote above [...]
The prestigious Morris and Essex Kennel Club Dog Show has opened entries for its second juried fine arts competition, to be judged by William Secord, of William Secord Gallery in New York. Artists whose work depicts purebred dogs are invited to enter. Award winners will be invited to the exclusive Judges’ Dinner on September 30, [...]
Every five years, a very special dog show appears, and we are transported to a gentler time honoring the heritage of one of the dog show world’s most devoted benefactors and the Show’s founder, Mrs. Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge. Somerset, NJ – For the first time in its long and illustrious history, the Morris and Essex [...]
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, [...]
The Morris & Essex Kennel Club will hold its annual Match Show on Sunday, September 21, 2014 at the Green Village Volunteer Fire Department, 529 Green Village Road, Green Village, NJ with entries beginning at 10am through 12:30pm, Judging begins at 1pm. Match show entry fee is $10.00 per dog, with no charge for Junior [...]
At first glance, the poignant Bloodhound and sprightly Dachshund seem an unlikely pairing.
