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Stories written by AnthonyA
The mother-daughter relationship begins the moment a little girl is born. It blossoms each year more and more. One year they are doing Pee Wee. Too soon they reach the age to go into the ring as a Junior Handler. Their mothers, all well-respected handlers, watch as their daughters go on to do great things in the sport. The bond from sharing their experiences becomes stronger and stronger. Before they know it, that little girl becomes a handler, too. It’s a lifelong passion. From cradle and beyond, here are the amazing mothers enjoying time with their much-loved daughters. It’s obvious!
September 19th, 2026 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
Another day, another Facebook outburst from an exhibitor, this time raging about judges who twice awarded a class dog Best of Breed over the Champions. The scandal? The dog allegedly paced during Best of Breed, though even the critic conceded it trotted in class judging for Winners. The exhibitor poured their frustrations online, blaming this incident for the shrinking number of dog show entries and dramatically predicting the sport’s imminent demise.
September 18th, 2026 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
William Penn is credited with saying, “Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.”
September 17th, 2026 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
My, how things have changed in our world. Perhaps you have noticed this as well. Daily tasks which were easy to accomplish seem to have become more complicated than ever. Every promise that new and better ways to do simple tasks are helping us is far from the truth. Confronting larger issues creates even more difficulties. There does not seem to be a day that goes by without some issue–or more than one–which befuddles us. With the new tech developed and continuing to be created, the premise was it would make our lives easier, save time, and make us more productive. My question to you is does it?
September 16th, 2026 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
Every generation in the dog fancy believes it is living in a pivotal moment. But some moments truly are different. Some moments ask more of us than nostalgia, tradition, or personal success. They ask us to look honestly at who is coming in, who is leaving, and what kind of future we are actively shaping.
September 15th, 2026 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
Spend enough time in the conformation world and you learn a great many things.
September 14th, 2026 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
Call it an addiction, call me crazy, you can call me obsessed. I would not fight you over any of those descriptions. I am passionate about our sport. I love how every day and every show is different.
September 13th, 2026 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
When I look back at my early years showing dogs, there is an air of fascination and wonder for the sport that permeates every memory. I vividly recall watching expert handlers as they handled dogs with such skill and precision, but also the dedicated assistants who perched ringside, ran back and forth between rings, and diligently cared for dogs. At that time, ringsides were full of assistants carrying bags, fans, and coolers, or bringing up dogs for the next group. More recently, I flew home to Florida to work a show and looked around…Where did they all go? This experience, coupled with recent discourse, has left me considering the role of assistants and their future in our sport.
September 12th, 2026 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
The Huon Valley is a particularly beautiful part of the island of Tasmania (it’s that little heart shaped piece that is slightly detached from the right-hand bottom corner of the huge continent of Australia) and is very reminiscent of my England birthplace; acres of green pastures and miles upon miles of apple and cherry orchards, and it is dotted with little villages and characterful houses that certainly wouldn’t look out of place in Cornwall, Devon, or Dorset.
September 11th, 2026 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
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September 10th, 2026 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
