French Braid – Tying Together More Than A Little Hair
When I started in showing dogs, it was considered impor- tant to have your hair secured so that it did not get in your face when you were moving or stacking the dog.
“Author Archive”
Alamo Great Danes – Casting a Giant Shadow on the Sport
The role of money in this game is undeniable. Equally true is the somewhat underrated fact that it only gets you so far. That perpetually underestimated piece of the equation is the only way to explain the endless track- record of spectacular derailments proving its limitations. People never seem to stop trying.
Breed Priorities – The Bernese Mountain Dog
The Bernese Mountain Dog is one of four Swiss Mountain Dogs or Sennenhunds, also including the Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, the Entlebucher Mountain Dog, and the Appenzeller Sennenhund.
Looking Around With Lee – A Discussion About Papillons
COMMENTS FROM THOSE WITH A LIFE DEDICATED TO THE PAPILLON
Sociology of Dogs – Victimization
We all have those dark, difficult days when struggling through seems to take an eternity, and we’re stuck in our most desperate moods.
The Mastiff – Lessons From History
‘And Caesar’s spirit, ranging for revenge, Shall in these confines with a monarch’s voice Cry ‘Havoc,’ and let slip the dogs of war!’
PCA: The Greatest Poodle Show On Earth
Former U.S. president Thomas Jefferson believed that the nation’s future depended on its westward expansion for both growth and economic expansion and this year the Poodle Club of America took a page from history and moved from the east coast to Purina Farms in Gray Summit, Missouri.
Old Railroads – Hunting Railroad Right-of-Ways
These rail lines once carried tons of grain, livestock, lumber and other commodities out to markets and, in many cases, the basic necessities of life into the tiny communities that were served by these spurs. Now they serve as home to dozens of different feathered and furry creatures, some of which are very tasty game birds.
Meet the Europeans – Denmark’s Native Breeds
Many of today’s breeds originated in Europe. They were principally developed in Great Britain, Germany and France, but it would be hard to find any European country without a national dog breed. Meet the Europeans will explore the history of breeds on an old continent full of fanciers.
Why The Turnover In Our Sport?
Way back when, when I was a novice, the talk was that the average time in the sport for a novice destined to drop out was five to seven years. Re- cently, I have heard it said that the average tenure of a fancier who begins exhibiting in the sport of purebred dogs now is only between three and five years.
