Show: Vizsla Club Of Metro Atlanta Location: Perry, GA Date: Sunday, April 13, 2025 Judge: Mr. Doug Johnson Dog: GCHS Solaris 5Starr I’m Just Hare For The Gossip Handler: Amy Kobal Owner: A Kobal, K DeVito, B Kirven & L Starr Breeder: B Kirven & L Starr
Show: Irish Setter Club of the Pacific – S.F. & Irish Setter Club of Central California Location: Lodi, CA Date: Saturday & Sunday, April 12 & 13, 2025 Judge: Cindy Vogels & Lorraine Bisso Dog: GCHS Jamond’s Pagani Riviera BCAT, CGC, TKA Handler: Caitlyn Glick Owner: C Glick DVM & L Limbird Breeder: J & [...]
Show: Bedlington Club of America Western Specialty Location: Lodi, CA Date: Friday, April 11, 2025 Judge: Cindy Vogels Dog: GCHS First Class Delta of the Raptor Squad Handler: Andrea Rich Owner: J Fogel & A Rich Breeder: J Fogel & A Rich
Show: Afghan Hound Club of California #1 & #2 Location: Silverado, CA Date: Friday, April 11, 2025 Judge: Richard Souza & Ken Tippie Dog: GCHP2 Sunlit’s King of Queens Handler: Alicia Morrison Jones Owner: A Morrison Jones, J Souza Bartlett & T Richardson
Show: Sacramento Kennel Club NOHS Location: Lodi, CA Date: Sunday, April 13, 2025 Judge: Carolyn Taylor Dog: GCHS Rivercity Money Ball Breed: Basset Hound Handler: Patti Palmer Owner: P Palmer, R Smits & K J Vitaich Breeder: P Palmer & R Smits
Show: Great Dane Club of Maryland #1 Location: Reistertown, MD Date: Sunday, April 13, 2025 Judge: Cathy DeLaGarza Dog: GCH Chanoz Crafty Rascal Handler: Amanda Green Owner: A Green
Show: Sacramento Kennel Club NOHS Location: Lodi, CA Date: Saturday, April 12, 2025 Judge: Mr. Charles Olvis Dog: GCH Golden Gait’s Dancing Queen Breed: English Cocker Spaniel Handler: Hillary Arnaud Owner: D Owczarzak, H Arnaud, & L Pinson Breeder: D Owczarzak, T Heinz, & G Plott
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Show: American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club National Location: Hyannis, MA Date: Thursday, April 17, 2025 Judge: Miss Tanya Ireland Dog: GCHG Forestcreek Just Right [Dog] Breed: Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Handler: Mike Pitts Owner: Dr. K Cline & J Marshall Breeder: Dr. K Cline
Solving problems using Citizen Science is not new. It builds on a community of people who work together on topics of mutual interest. Traditional research was always considered the purview of the university. This belief effectively ruled out other kinds of good science and the motivation of others to become involved. Today, there are many Citizen Science projects that involve monitoring the Chesapeake Bay, astronomy, environmental science, climatology, hydrology, neuroscience and genetics. In the dog world, it shifts the restrictions imposed by laboratory controls and allows breeders to participate in dog studies like the Morris Animal Foundation that has been studying Golden Retrievers, and the Dog Aging project at Texas A&M. Other on-going studies are being used to shed light on problems of a specific interest. Citizen Science efforts can also mirror a successful concept used by the American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation called the “Acorn Grant” . These are small seed grants (studies) designed to determine the viability of an approach to a specific subject or to a problem area. In this case, breeders and their clubs could use the Citizen Science approach to study how Form and Function might be interconnected with helping the growing problems of breeds that use Crop and Dock techniques.
