To those who are not really steeped in the intricacies of our sport, it may well be that “good movement” is a question of the fastest moving dog with the waggiest tail, but we all know that there is more to an outstanding example of a purebred in the show ring than this.
We received the sad news that on Sunday March 27, 2022, Ann Schwartz of New Orleans, Louisiana passed away at 84 years old.
The Purple Heart Foundation is honored to announce its partnership with Veterans Moving Forward, a Dulles-based nonprofit that provides Service and/or Emotional Support dogs to Veterans with physical and/or mental health challenges at no cost to the veteran or their family.
Crufts has on March 24th thanked supporters of its Ukraine appeal, launched at the event running from March 10-13, which has raised more than £151,000 to help pets and owners impacted by the conflict and desperately in need.
Did you guess the identity of the young dog show Handler in our last #ThrowbackThursday photo? It’s time to check your answer. Were you right?
Once middle age greeted me, I knew it was time to up my game. There was no longer any way I could keep up with breeding, showing, and judging dogs unless I got into better shape. Being on your knees, bent over the whelping box for hours, is not an easy task. Getting dogs ready to show, at a minimum, necessitates washing them, loading and unloading all the equipment to and from the vehicle to the show grounds, and then reversing the process. Next, comes driving home, cleaning everything, putting it away, feeding and settling the dogs, only to do it all over again the next time. That takes stamina.
People with congenital stationary night blindness (CSNB) are unable to distinguish objects in dim-light conditions. This impairment presents challenges, especially where artificial lighting is unavailable or when driving at night.
From the moment they confirmed a pregnancy, they had hopes and plans and dreams in their mind. They invested hours into research and committed to better the breed. They spent their hard earned money on the care of their animals, showing their animals, health testing their breeding stock, breeding, and preparation to welcome these new little bundles of joy. From the moment they took their first breath, they fell in love with each of them and promised to be there through every moment–good or bad.
Written by: Judge Hans Hilverda A SILENT BREED KILLER Did you ever notice how easily judges, exhibitors, and breeders get used to changes within a breed? In many cases, it even goes so far that these changes are gradually lifted to the level of required characteristics. It is mostly dogs of well-known breeders/exhibitors that start […]
The owner/handler has always been an awkward constituent in this sport. Theoretically, as AKC endlessly proclaims, everyone competes on equal footing. However, the holes in that idealistic portrayal have been apparent forever. Over a century ago Watson wrote: “A beginner when dogs are being judged, seeing that a good many of the ribbons go to a select number of those who are showing dogs, is apt to conclude that it is impossible to win against these successful showers. The disappointed exhibitor, chagrined at want of success, is apt to attribute it to the connivance on the part of the judge and the men who win so many prizes.”
