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Mrs. Kramer brings a lifetime of experience as a preservation breeder, professional dog handler, American Kennel Club Executive Field Representative, and judge to the most prestigious assignment in the sport. As a child, Mrs. Kramer started in the sport showing her Wire Fox Terriers. She later worked for a top Scottish Terrier breeder after school and on weekends, to learn animal husbandry, and gain more experience showing dogs. Later she apprenticed under a prominent professional dog handler and eventually became a highly successful top handler herself while continuing to be a preservation breeder. Mrs. Kramer has bred National Specialty and All-Breed Best In Show winners, and numerous top-ranked dogs. She handled top-winning Terriers and Toy dogs setting
August 22nd, 2023 | Posted in Breaking News,Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
A simple blood test may predict the risk of progressive heart and kidney disease in people with Type 2 diabetes and kidney disease, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association’s flagship journal Circulation. “High levels of certain biomarkers are indicators of heart and kidney complications and may help predict future risk of disease progression,” [...]
August 22nd, 2023 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
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August 22nd, 2023 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
Were you able to correctly guess this week’s #ThrowbackThursday? Who could you name in this photo? Answer: Ch. Ale Kai Mikimoto On Fifth owned by Karen LeFrak & Wendell J. Sammet, handled by Wendell under judge Ms. Betty Regina Leininger in 2004. Don’t forget! Do you have a fun photo that you would like to share [...]
August 21st, 2023 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured,The Buzz | Read More »
Another day of unremitting rain continues to fall on the wilds of Western New Jersey. For more than a week, we have been under continuous flash flood alerts. I am looking out the large windows in front of me, as I sit at the kitchen island, and all I can see is the water dripping from the canvas cover over the dogs’ large pen. Beyond that the foothills of the Appalachians are obscured by the mist and rolling fog. The windmill which pumps water on this farm property is enjoying a rest from the many battles it has fought when the strong winds have blown through relentlessly. It is a relic of the 1940s, but still in good working condition today.
August 21st, 2023 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
If you have a Dachshund or small terrier, you may have already discovered that they are prone to digging up the back yard or a garden bed. Maybe you have seen your dog chase a squirrel across the yard and up a tree, or it could be that they caught a mouse, chipmunk or some other rodent and left it partially eaten by the back door.
August 20th, 2023 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
As responsible dog owners and exhibitors, we do so much for our dogs. Training, veterinary care, grooming – the list goes on. One of the best things we can do is work together as club members, breeders, and handlers throughout the state to be a united federation in support of our dogs and our sport. [...]
August 19th, 2023 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured,The Buzz | Read More »
Walking into the exhibition hall of The Big E in Springfield, MA, to meet the handler for the first time, I knew or even understood very little about the sport of purebred dogs. While my dog is currently off traveling with his handler, I still know very little, and yet I know more than I thought I ever would. Until 2018, I knew nothing of the breed ring outside of watching Best in Show which came out in the early 2000s. I wasn’t aware of the prestigious honor it was to be at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Have you ever seen the movie Karate Kid that came out in 1984? Have you heard of the World Open Martial Arts Championship (WOMAC) held each year in New York? I am most comfortable with Martial Arts and the hype of the Karate Kid franchise. Much like the martial arts industry and competitions, more is happening at a dog show behind the scenes that media platforms only sometimes present. Below are five concepts of competing in martial arts that have made the transition into the dog world easier and enhanced my team’s place in the martial arts venue.
August 19th, 2023 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
Congratulations are in order! Sarah Montague has been awarded a Maxwell Award in the 2022 Dog Writers Association of America Annual Writing Competition in Category 11 “Magazine Article – Art or Any Other Topic.” Her acclaimed article, “Southern Comfort – Remembering Sue Jeffries,” was published in the December 2021 issue of The Canine Chronicle. Established [...]
August 18th, 2023 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured,The Buzz | Read More »
The American Kennel Club (AKC®), a not-for-profit organization, the world’s largest purebred dog registry and leading advocate for dogs, is excited to announce that the AKC Agility Premier Cup presented by YuMOVE, is set to premiere on ESPN on August 20th at 3pm ET. This year’s AKC Agility Premier Cup took place on July 8th at the Historic Crew Stadium [...]
August 18th, 2023 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured,The Buzz | Read More »
