Have you ever sat outside a ring and watched an unfamiliar breed? Have you looked at the outline, coat or size and wondered what is correct for the breed? Or while judging, have you felt like you needed a quick reference? This week we have the skeletal overview of the Welsh Springer Spaniel provided by the Welsh Springer Spaniel Club of America.
Yes, Dogs are our life, and we love our dogs, but we all have some sort of a side passion. A little something, we do to otherwise occupy our minds.
CLARIFICATION OF THE 2022 QUALIFYING PERIOD & INVITEES
Cars and motorcycles ranging from the classics to just plain funky are hidden in some of dogdom’s secret garages. This week we have a “Special” ride sent to us by Claire Wisch-Abraham.
As of late, there seems to be a barrage of Breed Standard revisions. Many of these changes are for clarification purposes, but these revisions may also include new disqualifications. Changing a breed standard should not be taken lightly and does come with consequences.
This 1969 Chevy Camaro convertible with the original burgundy red paint, belongs to Carol Curlee.
How many exhibitors leave the dog show after losing the breed? How many exhibitors win the breed and do not place in the group? How many exhibitors will proclaim, “That judge doesn’t like hairy dogs, that judge only puts up his friends, or that judge doesn’t know my breed?” Well, here is the $10,000 question, how many exhibitors or handlers for that matter, have read every breed standard in their respective Group? Is it fair for the exhibitor of the Standard Poodle to pass judgement on the Bulldog? Or vice versa?
Tonya Jordan and Mike Formato certainly have the best of both worlds, whether it’s cruising around in the MGB with the top down or a day of 4 wheeling.
I have always been amazed by the number of Motor Heads in the dog world. Cars and motorcycles ranging from the classics to just plain funky are hidden in some of dogdom’s secret garages. Today, Kerry McComisky Boyd shares her 1969 Camaro and a little history with The Canine Chronicle.
Arthur Fredrick Jones was somewhat addicted to melodrama, but he wasn’t exaggerating about the pervading sentiment leading up to M & E 1952. Noting that America had just endured WWII, the Korean War and was gliding into the Cold War era “To be sure, Morris and Essex does not wipe out all the troubles of the world, but it does mute them down to the point where life has some bounce again.” Jones acknowledged that Americans were justifiably tired and cynical by 1952 (which sounds a lot like the general mood of 2021.) By then, M & E was sustaining its global status in the sport. Entries hadn’t yet returned to those glory days like 1939 when almost 4500 dogs competed on the polo fields, but the 1952 gate was a record breaker. Dog lovers truly were seeking a “purebred doggy holiday”. Attendance far exceeded 25,000 as seen in past years, and halfway through the show vendors ran out snacks, drinks, everything.
