Participants in this sport have become conditioned to gauge everything by the numbers. Obviously, statistics provide a clear determination of the facts. Problem is that they never tell the whole story. To make my point, I would like to recap the life of a dog that hopefully rings a bell for every CC reader–even though his glorious show career spanned the 1950s AND he didn’t grab the record in question.
We received the sad news that Lee Herr of Mesa, AZ has passed away at 70 years old.
Every couple of years there is a hearing of a Congressional Oversight Committee where they address the concerns of average American taxpayers with representatives of the Internal Revenue Service. One of the concerns has always been the amount of time it takes the average person to complete their individual 1040 tax return. And, almost always, the Commissioner or one of their deputies responds, “On average, the ordinary individual can complete their tax return in about twenty minutes.”
Question of the week: What is the only breed of dog to have a height and a weight disqualification? Did you guess right?
Three years before the great terrier man George Ward passed away in 2004, I was interviewing him for Animal Planet’s broadcast of the Cleveland shows. I asked him what the biggest change was from when he first started in dogs. He didn’t miss a beat, a classic one-word George reply: “Electricity!”
Are you ready for this week’s great #ThrowbackThursday photo? Can you name this young dog show handler pictured in this week’s Throwback?
In nearly every issue of The Canine Chronicle, we feature an article or two about great dogs, great handlers, or great breeders from the past.
LendingTree®, the nation’s leading online loan marketplace, released its study exploring pet ownership across the U.S.
Empathy is inseparable from our sport which defines our lives. Without that fierce love for another species, this whole game falls apart.
Question of the week: What is the only breed of dog to have a height and a weight disqualification? Do you know?
