We found eleven breeder-judges and several mentors to invite to take a survey on their breed’s priorities in conformation. Nineteen agreed to participate, and we received twelve completed surveys by the deadline. Those who contributed have been in the breed for nearly twenty-eight years on average.
Recently, it seems that whenever a report on the sport of purebred dogs appears in the news it is often negative. A post on the Warwick Watch Facebook page showed a good samaritan reporting and filming the rescue of several fully groomed show dogs which were being taken out of their dog show van by the police. The van, with dogs inside, was left outside a mall in Warwick, Rhode Island. It was a hot day and the windows of the van were closed.
Ordinarily my monthly contribution to the Canine Chronicle looks at the lighter side of dog ownership. But, this month, the topic is deadly serious. For in August and September, certain grasses that can be fatal to your dog begin to ripen and go to seed in many areas of the country.
The daredevil Irish Terrier has most certainly made a place in our hearts. There are few breeds more genuinely loved and adored by those with the sufficient experience and knowledge to make the comparison.
It has been some 35 years since an amazing group of canine reproductive biologists reported the whelping of the first litter from the artificial insemination of a bitch using frozen semen. Since then, the technology of semen freezing, thawing and insemination has evolved tremendously.
Mount Etna – 10,922 feet (3,323 metres) high and with a circumference of about 93 miles (150 kilometres) – is known for its violent eruptions.
Cindy Vogels grew up in Rockville Centre, Long Island with parents divided on the subject of dogs—her mother loved them, and her father did not. Jackie Gottlieb prevailed, and the family had acquired a back- yard-bred poodle bitch when Vogels was very young. “When she passed away, I was in junior high, and my father agreed that we could get another dog,”
Click here to read the complete article 70 – August, 2017 by Amy Fernandez We’re closing in on ten years since our sport went over the cliff and it’s getting kinda hard to blame the 2008 financial crisis for dwindling entries, revolving door exhibitors, and all the rest. No breed has been spared but those [...]
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BREED EXPERTS ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE IRISH SETTER
