Breed Essence With Jane
Many breeds have an epigram that defines them. That short, distinctive line or quote that instantly gives you a mental picture of the breed’s essence.
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The Big E – Easy? Hardly!
I am in the middle of judging a breed of toy dogs, when a lovely exhibitor very timidly says, “This is my first day showing a dog. I am not sure what I am supposed to do.” I assure her that she has come to the perfect ring. “You have nothing to worry about here,” I say in a gentle voice.
Seasoned Campaigners – Landon Livingston and Nancy Shaw
Among the junior handlers showing this year was Landon Livingston, 10-year-old son of respected handler Clint Livingston—who was sidelined by health issues in June and was unable to make it to Westminster—and handler Karen Livingston.
In Their Own Words
The 145th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show was held at Lyndhurst in Tarrytown, New York on June 12 and 13. We asked the seven group judges and Patricia Craige Trotter, the Best in Show judge, to talk about their assignments and placements.
What They Were Meant To Do?
Several years ago, while I was judging a master hunt test for pointing breeds, a simply stunning Irish Setter came to the breakaway. Although smaller than the behemoths that were fashionable in the show ring at the time, the dog was absolutely correct in every way including having proper angulation instead of the extreme angulation that was also the show ring fashion. When sent to hunt, the setter lived up to his physical appearance when standing as he simply flowed through the field finding, pointing and retrieving several birds. While he didn’t point with the pure twelve o’clock tail that field trial judges want to see, it was close enough so that every time he went on point, it made a very pretty picture and it definitely was a pleasure watching this handsome dog do the work the breed was intended to do.
Father’s Day Farm Dog Adventure
To honor the memory of my Dad, Sam Lampert, who was a New Jersey dairy farmer, Bolt, my 6-year-old, parti-color Cocker Spaniel GCH. Topaz Palm Beach Playboy CD BN RM CGCA TKE, and I attempted the AKC Farm Dog Certified Title (FDC) on Father’s Day weekend run by Burlington County Kennel Club at Ev-Ry Farm in Mount Laurel, New Jersey.
All Revved Up!
Cars and motorcycles ranging from the classics to just plain funky are hidden in some of dogdom’s secret garages.
IMHO – How Judges Encourage Newcomers to the Ring
Seeing so many brand new exhibitors enter the ring recently made me consider the way judges treat these newcomers and experienced exhibitors, too. What qualities are desirable in the ring to make everyone feel comfortable and to promote good sportsmanship? If we can encourage those traits in one another, we are bound to improve the sport.
Think Like a Judge
“…when you think like a judge, you’ll grasp why these twenty-seven steps facilitate a great day for you, the judge and for the sport.”
Breed Essence With Jane
Many breeds have an epigram that defines them. That short, distinctive line or quote that instantly gives you a mental picture of the breed’s essence.
