114 – Annual, 2012-13 By Gay Dunlap Some weeks ago I found myself once again facing the agonizingly grim task of putting one of my beloved dogs to sleep. If a bitch can be called a lady, Mikaela was that. She never once lost her temper. Sharing her life with me for over 16 years, [...]
144 – Annual, 2012-13 By Fran Reisman photo by Steve Surfman Many years ago, I think it must be at least 30 by now, my sisters and I went to the then-“must-go-to-show” – The Kennel Club of Philadelphia. Accompanying us was a surprise visitor from California and his famous Borzoi who was entered at the [...]
260 – The Annual, 2012-13 By Chris Robinson One crisp fall morning a few years ago, hunting upland birds on my late partner’s conservation reserve program land in central Nebraska, I was tuned in to the tinkling of the melodious Swiss sheep bell on my Brittany. The bell was a necessity because the cover in [...]
306 – Annual, 2012-2013 text and illustrations by RIA HORTER The FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale), the World Canine Organization, includes 86 member countries and contract partners (one member per country). Each issues its own pedigrees and trains its own judges. The FCI ensures that the pedigrees and judges are mutually recognized by all FCI members. [...]
336 – Annual, 2012-13 by Kimberly Silva Garrett What made you decide to become a judge? I started to judge matches and sweepstakes back in the early ‘80s. I found I enjoyed learning about new breeds and searching through an entry for the one that really pleased me. Who, if anyone, has influenced your [...]
354 – The Annual, 2012-13 by Peter Baynes When we travel by air on vacation, or for pleasure, our arrangements are usually pretty fluid. In fact, despite my wife’s panicky looks, I have been able to negotiate some great deals by volunteering to skip an overbooked flight. Even if a flight is delayed, I sometimes [...]
498 – Annual, 2012-2013 by Amy Fernandez By now, you’ve probably heard more than enough about Superstorm Sandy. Even so, it’s hard to envision the surrealism of Monday, October 29. This incident might bring this disaster into focus. At the height of the storm, a little bar in Mill Basin, Brooklyn was ripped from its [...]
580 – Annual, 2012-13 by Kerry Rushby Photographs by Svetlana Valueava Against a background of economic recession, social network disagreements and a campaign to stop people going to Romania, the organizers of the 2012 European Show came through with flying colors to surprise many detractors with a show that grew in stature over its four [...]
98 – The Annual, 2012-13 By Dr. Gareth Morgan-Jones As we approach the end of yet another year, the twentieth in which I have contributed monthly essays to The Canine Chronicle, perhaps some further reflections upon certain aspects of our sport are in order. Within the firmament of our pedigreed-dog indulgence there exist so many [...]
120 – The Annual, 2012-13 By William Given When I was considering the topic of “Winning Strategies,” I seized the opportunity to put some of my colleagues on the spot by asking them about the strategies that have helped them achieve a great deal of success in the ring. Almost all said they really didn’t [...]
