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The ‘aristocrats’ of dogdom, Afghan Hounds have a distinguished history at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, with the breed’s first and most notable Best In Show victory coming in 1957. They are known for their elegance, aloofness, exquisiteness, and wildness. Throughout history, they have been a significant status symbol, captivated aristocracy, and have been not only a pet, but a muse to the painter Pablo Picasso. If a specimen of another breed is to take on one in the show ring, it indeed takes a truly outstanding dog to be a worthy peer.
May 9th, 2026 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
After finishing my assignment in Ring 4, I walked over to my next ring, Ring 8. The judge in Ring 8 finished his last breed for the day, marked his book, and on the way out, saw me waiting and started a conversation. Quite excitedly, he asked if I agreed with his breed winner. I did. Well done.
May 8th, 2026 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
There was one weekend when I drove nearly across the country for a big dog show. I was excited. Optimistic. I thought we had a real shot. I had imagined how it might feel if everything came together after a dry spell.
May 7th, 2026 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
The hot topic around the rings these days seems to be, as usual, the quality of judging. Big surprise, huh? Unfortunately, this subject has been beaten to death for longer than I have been alive and it seems to be a problem that just won’t go away. However, the lack of quality judging seems to have become a bigger problem as of late.
May 6th, 2026 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
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May 5th, 2026 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
by Peri Norman Our world is filled with advice on breeding dogs and much of it is very good. Examples include, “pick a stud dog who will improve your bitch’s weak points.” Or, “find a stud dog whose faults will not overpower your bitch’s attributes.” “Never double up on a fault,” is another common bit […]
May 4th, 2026 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
By Amy Fernandez You’ve probably heard the phrase “reinventing the wheel”, which essentially means taking the long way around to what seems to be a fairly obvious conclusion. That concept applies to plenty of stupid stuff, but in our case it falls within the context of dogs. Life with dogs is standard procedure for us. […]
May 3rd, 2026 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
The U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, also known as the Farm Bill. This measure reauthorizes key U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs for five years and addresses federal priorities for numerous animal related issues, including animal welfare provisions in the federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA). The […]
May 2nd, 2026 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
By Amy Fernandez The cultural divide between humans and canines has been growing for well over a century. There are many reasons for that; starting with the economic shift away from an agricultural lifestyle, which severed that daily interaction with domestic animals that had defined humans since prehistory. That trend likewise phased out most of […]
May 1st, 2026 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
By Amy Fernandez I will preface this by saying I love the New Yorker. Its reputation for literary excellence is longstanding and well deserved, and the mainstay of that status has always been its gold standard fact-checking. On the other hand, fact-checking goes out the window when mainstream media encounters purebred dogs. Still, I honestly […]
April 30th, 2026 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
