Looking Back with Lee – The Start Of It All
This week is the 45th anniversary of my first “official” AKC point show assignment! The show was the Summer Harrisburg Kennel Club show, and my assignment was Afghan Hounds.
“Author Archive”
Will’s World – Top 10 Reasons We Like 7 Day Dog Shows
Will Alexander Drops Some Knowledge About What’s Happening in the Sport of Dogs. It’s Deep… It’s Humorous… It’s Provocative… It’s Will Unfiltered! This week Will gives us Top 10 Reasons We Like 7 Day Dog Shows. Click here to watch on Canine Chronicle TV!
The 2022 Westminster Kennel Club Judging Panel
Dr. Don Sturz of Brooklyn, New York, will judge Best in Show at the 146th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show presented by Purina Pro Plan® at Madison Square Garden on January 26, 2022. The superintendent of the Valley Stream 24 School District in Long Island, New York, Dr. Sturz brings a lifetime of experience as a breeder, exhibitor, and judge to the most prestigious judging assignment in the sport of purebred dogs. Anchoring Westminster Week, this iconic annual dog show has been held continuously since 1877.
IMHO – Changes and Congress in the Judging Community
For this month’s IMHO, members of the judging community share their report cards defining what is working and what needs some thoughtful reconsideration. When you are reading their responses, see if you agree. Then, add your own ideas. Let’s get the conversation going.
Acing the Dreaded Dental Exam
Teeth. The judge has got to see them, so the handler needs to know how to show them. And often, the dreaded dental exam is where inexperienced and/or lazy handlers show off their lack of attention to training. Sure, it’s more fun to train the gaiting – the dog loves that part best – but in order to present your dog properly, you’ve got to get great at showing the mouth.
Discussing The Latest Revision to AKC Judging Guidelines
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The Great Ones – The Red Torch
Charisma! That’s an often-used word in top show dog circles today. If a champion show dog has this indefinable essence, its chances of making it to the heights of the show world are greatly increased. As glamorous as dog showing has become, it’s easy to understand why modern fanciers might believe that they invented the word charisma but, of course, they would be wrong. If we could travel back in time some eighty-odd years ago to the 1930s dog show scene, we’d hear the word being used liberally and with enthusiasm–when discussing a big red setter named Milson O’Boy. In his blood O’Boy carried forward the age-old flame of breeders’ passion for elegant red setters and through him that flaming red torch burns brightly to this day.
The Irish Terrier
We’re all familiar with the risks and complications that inevitably occur when a breed is commandeered by celebrity endorsements. It’s treacherous territory–end of story. (Of course not.) That gigantic, multifaceted danger zone is just one side of the deal. Because, once in a while that little shove into the limelight literally becomes a breed’s lifeline. So, let’s talk Irish Terriers.
The Shape of Things That Hunt
While I wish I had coined the phrase “Long, Low, Liver-Lookers,” full attribution goes to the late, great Richard Beauchamp. While the phrase, unfortunately, applies to an assortment of breeds for which it should not apply, it can be especially dreadful in sporting breeds. Only two sporting breeds are supposed to be long and low. (None of the sporting breeds are required to be liver-lookers).
Will’s World – Top 10 Reasons a Dog Show Makes a Good Vacation Destination
Will Alexander Drops Some Knowledge About What’s Happening in the Sport of Dogs. It’s Deep… It’s Humorous… It’s Provocative… It’s Will Unfiltered! This week Will gives us Top 10 Reasons a Dog Show Makes a Good Vacation Destination. Click here to watch on Canine Chronicle TV!
