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Stories written by AnthonyA
A few weeks ago we noticed that Maxine, our sixteen year-old ruby Cavalier known as Max, started slowing down. She was sleeping longer and deeper, requiring greater effort going up the two steps leading to the dog suite, and eating her food without the usual delight. If she needed to go outside, her strident plea required a fast response. Once she was in the courtyard, she speedily attended to her needs and demanded to come in “now!” A big change was that she came in with wet skirts. A recent difficulty supporting her back legs was becoming obvious. Her sixteen happy, healthy years was truly starting to show.
October 23rd, 2019 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
I was sitting around a few days ago with some non-hunting pals of mine and one asked me what I found most dangerous or annoying when I was hunting or training the dog. Bears, he suggested? Nope. Haven’t seen a bear since I quit hunting ruffed grouse in the northwoods 30 years ago. Snakes, maybe? Not in my part of the country. All the snakes here are benign. Mud? Nah, that’s just something you deal with. “Well, what then,” he asked? The answer is simple. Bugs! There are things out there whose thirst for human blood transcends mine for fine wine and medium rare Chateaubriand or Maine lobster.
October 21st, 2019 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
Like it or not, football season is upon us. Here in New England (humbly known as “Titletown”) it’s a very serious endeavor, and it’s common to see handlers sporting Patriot’s jerseys under their suit jackets on Super Bowl Sunday. At least during the years the Patriots are in it. Which is most of them. (Sorry, not sorry).
October 17th, 2019 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
Has he been tested for DM?” Degenerative Myleopathy testing is the newest “gotta-have” DNA test in the dog world. And it’s the perfect example of genetic testing gone wrong.
October 15th, 2019 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
Cat videos…I index that stuff in the “Unfortunate Addiction” category, and don’t intend to explore the rest of it here. Anyway, whether or not you care, you were abundantly notified about the sad demise of Grumpy Cat on May 14, 2019. She (and this cat was a SHE), formally named Tardar Sauce, succumbed to complications from a urinary tract infection.
October 11th, 2019 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
We asked experienced AKC judges two questions about current issues affecting our sport.
1. Describe how judging a large entry at a specialty is different than judging at an all breed show.
2. Explain how you make your “cuts” when you judge large entry specialties.
Here’s what they had to say…
October 9th, 2019 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
Have you ever tried to guess what someone is thinking? Psychology, positive psychology and psychiatry are all in the business of studying what people are thinking, and scientists are in the business of studying how our brains work when we’re thinking. As an author and speaker who works mainly with veterinarians and their staff to improve communication and create a sense of wellbeing in their hospitals, I’ve spent years studying both aspects of the thought process, and the most important thing I’ve learned is…
October 1st, 2019 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
The Shih Tzu (meaning Lion Dog) began in Tibet and became a treasured dog of royalty in China. Some suggest it may have been the product of other Chinese/Tibetan breeds such as the Lhasa Apso and the Pekingese. The breed arrived in the United States from Europe in the mid-twentieth century. It currently ranks 20th in AKC registrations.
September 30th, 2019 | Posted in Current Articles | Read More »
Back in the early days of television, before pay-per-view, one of the more popular programs was the Gillette Cavalcade of Sports also known as the Friday Night Fights. For many of the title fights, Arthur Mercante was the third man in the ring as the referee and, in those days, the referee always wore a black bow tie. On way too many occasions, it seemed like I should have been wearing that same black bow tie because for some strange reason, throughout my life as a hunter, dog owner and dog trainer, I’ve been nearby when two dogs have decided to try tearing each other limb from limb. Males and females alike are all too frequently more than willing to settle disputes whether it be over territory, food, toys or, in the case of sporting breeds, birds, with a frenzy of teeth.
September 24th, 2019 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
A year ago we had a vendor selling hemp products at our show. It was met with some horror by our older members. Last week we went to another show. They had two hemp vendors, and they seemed to be doing a bang-up business. In fact, their customers included one of our older members!
September 23rd, 2019 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
