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Kroger Recalls Dog and Cat Food
Posted: December 20, 2010, 12:58 p.m. Press Release: The Kroger Co. issued a recall on Saturday of select varieties of dog and cat food sold in some of its stores, mostly in the South and Midwest, because the products may contain the toxic chemical aflatoxin. The affected product includes certain Pet Pride, Old Yeller and [...]
Differences of Opinion
by Peter Baynes There is a saying that has been around dog shows for a long time that if we all thought alike, there would be no more dog shows. This infers that if all the judges put up the same dog, it would be a waste of time for exhibitors to enter other dogs, [...]
Going Where Knowledge Leads Us
by Gretchen Bernardi Volume 36 Number 2 February, 2011 Page 114 Temple Grandin, professor of animal science, bestselling author, consultant to the livestock industry, inventor of animal handling devices, and renowned speaker, appeals to many people for many different reasons. That she is a high-functioning autistic and successful academic is one such reason, but the [...]
The Canine Cost of Living
Putting aside from the occasional heart-palpitating, cold-sweat-inducing contact with the IRS, owning a dog is a major league drain on the budget. Not only are the dogs themselves a significant expense but the equipment needed to outfit them is at least as expensive as having two kids as youth hockey goalies.
Celebrity
Sometimes the best things that can happen to us in this world of dogs don’t directly involve a dog at all.
Cao de Castro Laboreiro
Situated in the farthest southwest corner of Europe, Portugal borders Spain, the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The country has eight national breeds; all of them were, or still are, used for work such as herding, guarding and driving cattle, and hauling in nets for the fishermen. Some of them are companion dogs as well. The names of these native breeds all derived from their geographical origin. It can be a chain of mountains (Estrela Mountain Dog), an island (Cão de Fila de São Miguel) or a village (Cão de Castro Laboreiro).
The AOH…What is That?
The Amateur Owner Handler class, put in place in January of 2009 by AKC, was implemented to increase interest in showing by those owner-handlers who have never been a professional handler, thus, the “amateur” nomenclature; nor can the entered dog be a finished champion. Who is entering in these classes? Was the effort and staff time to create and implement this concept worth it? It may be too soon to have answers to these questions. A cursory examination of show catalogs produces limited, if non-existent entries in the AOH class.
Benched Shows
I have just attended three wonderful benched shows in a row, all with different characteristics –?Golden Gate, Westminster, and Chicago. However, they all had one feature in common, they all attracted the general public with what we call “great gates.” Detroit is coming up after I write this, and I anticipate that they will also have a fantastic gate.
Morris & Essex Redux
Shepherd fanciers are a different breed of cat. We know we have the greatest breed of dog in the world and generally we prefer specialties to all-breed shows. Specialties are where we find the tough competition—where the rubber meets the road. German Shepherds certainly have made their mark at all-breed shows though.
