Click here to read the complete article 66 – March, 2024 By Wayne Cavanaugh When trying to understand the ever increasing shift in what it takes to win at American dog shows, I keep coming back to the same bunch of questions. If dog shows are about evaluating breeding stock, why must a dog “nail [...]
Newborn puppies will often wrestle and roughhouse with each other. More often than not, it all results in good fun. But one such incident with 6-week-old Kailana indicated to her owners John Hartmire and spouse Christine Pobanz-Stelter that there could be something seriously wrong with their golden retriever. Immediately following being pulled down by a [...]
Show Name: Greater Clark County Kennel Club Inc Location: Ridgefield, WA Show Date: Friday, November 28, 2025 Total Entry: 1048 Best In Show Judge: Mr. Joao Machado Show Photographer(s): Elaine Russell Rushton • Website: www.photosbyelaine.com Dog Reg: GCHP2 Hallmark Jolei Out Of This World [Dog] Breed: Shih Tzu Handler: Luke Ehricht Owner: L & D [...]
Show Name: Yuma Kennel Club Location: Yuma, AZ Show Date: Friday, November 28, 2025 Total Entry: 511 Best In Show Judge: Ms. Shelley S. Hennessy Show Photographer(s): Bettina Bienefeld • Phone: (509) 548 – 4499 Ken O’Brien • Website: www.kenobrienphoto.com Dog Reg: GCHP Tokie Time After Time [Dog] Breed: Pomeranian Handler: Curtiss Smith Owner: B [...]
Show Name: Willamette Toy Dog Fanciers, Inc. Location: Ridgefield, WA Show Date: Friday, November 28, 2025 Show Photographer(s): Elaine Russell Rushton • Website: www.photosbyelaine.com Toy Judge’s Name: Ms. Carol Pyrkosz Total Entry: 140 #1- Dog Reg: GCHP2 Hallmark Jolei Out Of This World [Dog] Breed: Shih Tzu Handler: Luke Ehricht Owner: L & D Ehricht [...]
Show Name: Kennesaw Kennel Club Location: Perry, GA Show Date: Friday, November 28, 2025 Total Entry: 1313 Best In Show Judge: Ms. Carolyn A. Herbel Show Photographer(s): Bryan McNabb • Website: www.mcnabbphotos.com Dog Reg: GCHP Ta Sen Westgate Jingle Juice [Dog] Breed: Lhasa Apso Handler: Susan Giles Owner: S Giles, C Sehnert & M Wolverton [...]
Show Name: Michigan Hound Association Location: East Lansing, MI Show Date: Friday, November 28, 2025 Hound Judge’s Name: Mr. Jean G Tremblay Total Entry: 132 #1- Dog Reg: GCHP Averson Rock N Roll FDC BCAT [Dog] Breed: Portuguese Podengo Pequeno Handler: Lisa Arnett Owner: S Carter & S Souza Breeder: S Souza #2- Dog Reg: [...]
Show Name: Houston All-Terrier Club Location: Conroe, TX Show Date: Friday, November 28, 2025 Show Photographer(s): Ellen & Pete Melia • Website: www.meliaphotography.com Terrier Judge’s Name: Mr. Robert E. Hutton Total Entry: 85 #1- Dog Reg: GCHG Sheep Creek Malbec [Bitch] Breed: Kerry Blue Terrier Handler: Paul Catterson Owner: J Rees, J Schaefer & J [...]
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Join us for an interview series where we get to know some of our most successful breeder-owner-handlers in purebred dogs. How did you get started in the sport of purebred dogs, and did you have any mentors? My best friend showed Pomeranians. I bought by first bench English Setter who already had a few points, [...]
