“Author Archive”
As I began working on this week’s column, I learned yet more troubling news on the AKC front: When they “furloughed” nearly 1/3 of the AKC staff with barely 24 hours of notice, in addition to the majority of the Executive Field Representatives, they also let go all but one field investigator. The field investigators are the individuals that visit kennels to ensure that records are in order, and animals are being cared for in an acceptable manner. I have to ask: What could be more important than the records and welfare of the dogs? Plus, according to many reports, the sales of puppies during this crisis is off the charts. Registrations are up, so aren’t the investigators’ services needed now more than ever?
July 15th, 2020 | Posted in Featured | Read More »
Professional handler and dog enthusiast Brittany Cipriotti was severely in a motorcycle accident that occurred in early July.
July 13th, 2020 | Posted in Breaking News,Featured | Read More »
The Laekenois, which entered Miscellaneous in 2011, has become our 196th recognized breed.
July 13th, 2020 | Posted in Breaking News,Current Articles,Editorial,Featured | Read More »
The Mid-Florida Sporting Dog Association is holding an A match August 8 at 6 PM. at the Ocala Dog Show grounds. There will be classes for 6-9, 9-12, Bred-by, American-Bred and Open.
July 13th, 2020 | Posted in Breaking News,Featured | Read More »
I have been actively handling dogs for 16 years, and for the last 3½ months I, amongst others, have not been able to work at or do what we love. Due to the fear of the CoVid-19, a lot of shows have been canceled or rescheduled for future dates which has caused so many in our sport significant hardship.
July 13th, 2020 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
It’s believed Danish and Norwegian Vikings who organized marauding expeditions to the British Islands from the 8th till the 11th century took Mastiff-like dogs home with them to Scandinavia, as stolen goods. A dog skeleton found by archaeologists in an old Viking village on the Island of Fyn had the form and shape of the Broholmer dog of today. Because local dogs in that time were far smaller and of a Spitz type, the theory about the ‘Viking dogs’ is considered correct. Additional proof is the so-called ‘Dalbo dog’, also a Mastiff type. This type of dog lived in Sweden until the end of the 19th century – another reason the Broholmer is considered a distant descendant of the dogs the Vikings took home with them ages ago.
July 10th, 2020 | Posted in Dog Show History,Featured,Remembering Our Past? | Read More »
It’s 30 years and counting since a breeder/owner/handler worked that magic. According to Westminster spokesman David Frei… “Will it ever happen again? I believe it will …” We’ll find out on February 17th. See you there!
July 10th, 2020 | Posted in Dog Show History,Featured | Read More »
One thing I can say for this dog, he has good taste, wandering onto the grounds of the presidential palace where the guards immediately befriended him. That didn’t last long. He soon caught the attention of Brazil’s president, who is none too popular these days.
July 8th, 2020 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
By Deborah Wood It’s the most famous story in the history of dog shows. It was Westminster in 1969. New York was in the grip of a horrific snowstorm. The streets had grown icy as the weather had gotten colder. Walter Goodman was stepping carefully through the ice and snow outside the brand new Madison […]
July 5th, 2020 | Posted in Current Articles,Dog Show History,Featured,Remembering Our Past? | Read More »
“A judge new to any breed is unable to recognize that the current winners may be of a far different type than those of another era. . . . Frequently today we hear exhibitors and judges say a certain dog is the greatest living example of that breed. Unfortunately, this dog may be very showy and sound but is not, in reality, the true type of this breed as were the winners of 20 or 30 years ago.
Many breeds today have lost their true type. . . We must realize that true type is the quintessence of any breed. A healthy farm dog trotting down a country lane has all the attributes that are found in most standards of most breeds – all it lacks is type!”
July 3rd, 2020 | Posted in Current Articles,Dog Show History,Featured,Remembering Our Past? | Read More »
