Anyone who follows my writing or has had conversations with me will surely remember the words: “Trust your Breeder Instincts.” They just might be the most important four words in the lexicon of the sport of purebred dogs. Every success or defeat can be traced back to how one used those words
A few days after the procedure my dog progressed into irreversible renal failure.
From near and far, a potpourri of fashion has been collated to remind us all that style can be achieved in myriad ways.
The New Yorker magazine celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.
Judging is complicated. It requires walking a fine line between two clear directives.
Dr. Stephen R. Covey, author of The Seven Habits of Highly-Effective People, taught leaders to “put first things first.” Or, as he put it more memorably: The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
Not like a picnic. Not like a lazy Sunday. Here, fun is the charge in your chest when the judge points to you, the sharp focus of a perfect down-and-back, the knowledge that the dog beside you could win but today yours did.
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! Will Alexander has an in-depth conversation with Anders Rosell. Click here to watch on Canine Chronicle TV!
If you’ve been around long enough, you’ll remember a time when you had no idea what your long-time friends in the sport did for a living, and you sure didn’t know or care what their religious or political preferences were. The reasons were simple. We were too busy talking about dogs. We were dog people, and that’s what mattered most in our lives. Unfortunately, that central part of our sport, that camaraderie, has begun to shatter as national politics has taken over the conversation.
It is important that the sport has confidence in the objectivity and fairness in the AKC discipline procedures.
There appears to be considerable belief among the sport that such is not the case now.
