Written By: Emily DeAngelo Photos by: Clicking to Capture with Annie Miller All five of my children, ages 7 down to 2, got to experience the excitement of the dog show at Durham Kennel Club’s Pee Wee Show September 5th, but for one of my little girls, that day meant something much bigger than a […]
submitted by Toni Hyland on behalf of the Mastiff Club of America ICON defined: “a person widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere” 1998 – PHA Handler of the Year 2003 – AKC Hound Breeder of the Year 2008 –AKC Lifetime Achievement Award 2011 – MCOA Brill Award Recipient […]
For decades, Marion’s life was intertwined with German Wirehaired Pointers. Together with her longtime companion, the late Dr. Robert “Bob” Wickes, Marion became closely associated with Wirewick German Wirehaired Pointers, producing and supporting generations of dogs that left their mark both in the show ring and in performance competition. Marion and Bob’s story together began, fittingly, through […]
My Irish grandfather was a true rapscallion, a loveable rogue who spent a lot of his time ‘wheeling and dealing’ around East London’s (in)famous street markets at Petticoat Lane.
HEAD: The Stafford is NOT a head breed. But, as in most breeds, it is certainly important to breed for type. It seems that we have changed the head from the Founders original intent with either incorrect interpretation, or exaggeration of the Standard. The word Bull and Terrier lets us know the breed is a mixture of these two. How much of each and which–Bull Dog and Terrier–is not mentioned. However, by researching the Terriers, and the Bull Dog of that time (1930-1935), we can create a good basis for the Founders understanding. Below are the earlier Terrier heads that they were comparing their new breed to at that time.
Due to weather and NYS closing the venue, all events are cancelled for Saturday & Sunday, September 26 & 27, 2026
A long-time breeder, who was a chain smoker, reported the untimely death of his young, multi-champion Cavalier. A necropsy report of his dog revealed lung cancer with metastasis to vital organs. In an attempt to curtail his smoking addiction, he switched from nicotine cigarettes to vaping. He reports near constant vaping during working hours which primarily includes the indoor grooming and training of his Cavalier puppies and young dogs. He reports the development of a chronic cough occurring in his best structured Cavalier whom he plans to aggressively campaign in the conformation show circuit.
The Facebook post read: “So, recently I’ve seen posts by two people proudly calling their dogs Best In Show winners. One in my breed and one in another. The accepted meaning in the United States is that you have won an AKC Best In Show. Or if you are Canadian, a Canadian Best In Show. It is deceptive and disingenuous to call your UKC or IABCA win a Best In Show without designating it as such. It is not at all the same level of competition.”
When it comes to sports, all of us have heard someone talking about winning. It always comes up and usually leads to someone who says, yes… winning is everything. Well, it may be central to all sports and competitive activities, but is it everything or is there something more? No one says it better than Lee Corso, a football sports announcer who became famous for his phrase “Not so fast my friend.” He would often use this phrase during his regular Saturday morning TV shows. With a panel of his peers, Corso would discuss and analyze the performance of different teams and players. The winners and the losers. This usually involved everyone, and it included their opinion and reasons for a team’s win or loss, and how a players’ performance made a difference. Corso’s quick observation and unique understanding of the sport made him famous when he would counter an opinion or conclusion about a team or player with, “Not so fast my friend.” Then he would follow with his perspective and analysis. His phrase during the Saturday morning weekly shows attracted a large and diverse audience who soon developed a taste for Corso’s observations and analysis. Since Corso was rarely wrong, his ideas about winning being everything also attracted national attention because he looked at things as having more than two sides.
