A decade into his serendipitous career, Wendell was handling for Hollycourt, regularly picking up new clients, and obviously doing something right. He hadn’t followed a traditional roadmap, but he knew he was on the right track. As Seneca noted a few thousand years earlier, “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity”. And he was in for the opportunity of a lifetime.
Breeding for a desirable trait and away from a fault has always been the goal of every breeder.
The canine pancreas is an oddly-shaped, boomerang-looking, organ situated next to the stomach and near the initial section of the small intestine. The pancreas has two primary functions: the production of insulin and storage of digestive enzymes. These enzymes are normally stored in an inactive form while in the pancreas. After a dog eats, the digestive enzymes become active when released by the pancreas into the small intestine.
Many types of people fall under the “dog breeder umbrella,” ranging from small hobbyists to large commercial kennels and everything in between. Invariably, these individuals can have very different breeding practices, ethics, and purposes from each other. For years, conformation and performance breeders struggled to define their identity and effectively differentiate themselves from other breeders in the eyes of the general public.
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 Paul Wilson. Click here to watch on Canine Chronicle TV!
Name some significant moments in history–go on, you know: The Trojan War, The French Revolution; the American Revolution, World War I, World War II.
When we hear about the canine flu striking dogs at shows we often compartmentalize: those shows were in another state, those dogs were from other breeds. So when reports came of an outbreak of canine flu that seemed to center around the Golden Retriever National in Oregon in September, a lot of people from other breeds and other places ignored it. They shouldn’t.
I recently returned from St. John’s, Newfoundland. The most eastern point in North America; it’s as close to Shannon, Ireland, as it is to St. Louis, Missouri. Newfoundland is an island made of rock and great people. So is Manhattan, NYC, but Newfoundland is a much different rock. And of course, there are many more people and dogs in Manhattan. We don’t get to see the dogs from Newfoundland often because of its location and the logistics of getting dogs to shows elsewhere.
The Australian Terrier was initially developed in Tasmania before spreading to other parts of Australia to combat and control rodents including mice, rats, and snakes. It was developed by settlers using dogs they brought from the British Isles, including the Dandie Dinmont, Scotch Terrier (not the current Scottish Terrier), short-coated Skye, Norwich, Cairn, and Yorkshire Terriers.
I was emailed this story entitled The Marbles and Mr. Miller recently. It was written by W. E. Petersen and published in the October, 1975 Ensign magazine. I thought it was worth republishing for our audience. I hope you enjoy it.
