The phrase “real dog person” is frequently bandied about in this sport. Possibly, the highest compliment to bestow on a fellow fancier, that vague reference requires no explanation within our world.
So…recently while musing through the requisite reading of doggie headlines… my eye caught a snippet on The Canine Chronicle website announcing
Improving the breed is an often-quoted motivation for breeding. In the world of purebred dogs this rationale is offered up primarily by show-oriented breeders.
In 2004, I traveled to the Spanish Canary Islands and visited four of them – Gran Canaria, La Gomera, Lanzarote and Tenerife – not to lie on the beaches for hours or to swim in the almost-forever blue sea, but to experience the old Spanish culture and unspoiled islands.
In 1965, Sammy Cahn wrote the lyrics “One day you turn around, and it’s summer, next day you turn around, and it’s fall and the springs and the winters of a lifetime, whatever happened to them all” for the music Jimmy Van Heusen composed for Frank Sinatra.
Colors, shapes, arrangement and the variation of all these determine the first impression we make. The creation of a unified design is a complex task, especially if we wish to make an impression.
Mainly, as an appendage, the tail aids in the maintenance and recovery of equilibrium, it supports locomotion and also helps round off physical balance.
How we interpret difficult events or conversations dictates the impact on our response to them. Will we flow peacefully or swirl in conflict? One old adage states,
We are relative “newbies” in the dog show world and our lives have taken a turn we never expected. Here’s what the AKC NOHS has brought to our lives.
