To honor the memory of my Dad, Sam Lampert, who was a New Jersey dairy farmer, Bolt, my 6-year-old, parti-color Cocker Spaniel GCH. Topaz Palm Beach Playboy CD BN RM CGCA TKE, and I attempted the AKC Farm Dog Certified Title (FDC) on Father’s Day weekend run by Burlington County Kennel Club at Ev-Ry Farm in Mount Laurel, New Jersey.
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Seeing so many brand new exhibitors enter the ring recently made me consider the way judges treat these newcomers and experienced exhibitors, too. What qualities are desirable in the ring to make everyone feel comfortable and to promote good sportsmanship? If we can encourage those traits in one another, we are bound to improve the sport.
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 Items found in a tack box that would seem odd to a civilian. Click here to watch on Canine Chronicle TV!
“…when you think like a judge, you’ll grasp why these twenty-seven steps facilitate a great day for you, the judge and for the sport.”
Wisdom from Jane Myers – in this episode Jane talks about medium and moderate in breed standards. If you have questions about dog show rules, please email Jane at jane.myers@caninechronicle.com with your questions. Click here to watch on Canine Chronicle TV!
The dog’s functional components consist of the forelimb and the hindlimb. The limbs are comprised of bones of many shapes and sizes. Some bones are long or short, and some are thick or thin. Some bones are straight, and many of them are curved.
You pay your entry fee, take your chances, and hopefully, the judge is well-educated in your breed. Your entry fee is the fee to evaluate your dog. You are paying for one judge’s opinion. What if you disagree? What if, in your opinion, the judge is way off base? When, if ever, is it appropriate to approach the judge about the placements?
Westminster is easy to take for granted—if you aren’t on the staff or show committee. Each year in February, mid-town Manhattan spends a week celebrating purebred dogs. The main event is, of course, the benched conformation show, where spectators could count on watching virtually every AKC-recognized breed compete. But there is much more to “Westminster Week”—the obedience and rally competition, the vendors—even the myriad other shows that precede it. Every year, it all materializes—the banners, the floral displays, the portraits of past winners, the purple velvet ropes and green flooring—certainly it must take a lot of effort, but somehow, each year everything reappears. Exhibitors might complain about the expense of attending, NYC traffic, and the inconvenience of schlepping dogs, tables, and tack from mid-town to the Piers for the breed judging; but for most, showing here was on a bucket list, if not an annual tradition.
Jane talks about the Top 5 Sporting Dogs. Click here to watch on Canine Chronicle TV!
