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How many exhibitors leave the dog show after losing the breed? How many exhibitors win the breed and do not place in the group? How many exhibitors will proclaim, “That judge doesn’t like hairy dogs, that judge only puts up his friends, or that judge doesn’t know my breed?” Well, here is the $10,000 question, how many exhibitors or handlers for that matter, have read every breed standard in their respective Group? Is it fair for the exhibitor of the Standard Poodle to pass judgement on the Bulldog? Or vice versa?
October 13th, 2021 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
The general public may never truly appreciate the esoteric knowledge required to breed great purebred dogs. It takes an incredible amount of time and effort to learn this stuff. However, there’s one aspect of purebred quality that they will instantly latch onto… MONEY!
October 13th, 2021 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
Dictionaries are rather precise when defining the word “intelligence.” Even so, many of us sometimes seem to misunderstand the word as it applies to dogs. For example, a dog appearing cute and alert might be mistaken for intelligent by thousands of pet owners.
October 12th, 2021 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
Tonya Jordan and Mike Formato certainly have the best of both worlds, whether it’s cruising around in the MGB with the top down or a day of 4 wheeling.
October 11th, 2021 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
We bitch endlessly about every aspect of this game. That’s a perfectionist mentality. And when you get a few thousand obsessive perfectionists in one place–well, it does not add up to perfect. That sort of demanding, overly critical attitude inevitably churns plenty of disagreement. However, it has also been responsible for creating the infrastructure of our sport. Think about it. Every cultural hallmark, rule, or ingrained habit is the result of someone deciding to do this right or to not do it at all.
October 11th, 2021 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
In asking this month’s contributors in which groups they currently find their personal strengths and challenges, you will find some similarities and diversity in their responses. Isn’t that truly what might be expected?
October 10th, 2021 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
The fancy lost two strong women last year: Iris Love and Sue Jeffries. They inhabited different spheres, but both contributed hugely to the fancy and its extended communities. They are remembered as inspiring mentors and teachers and as generous and beloved friends. In this first of two articles, we celebrate the incandescent Iris Love.
October 9th, 2021 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
Talk about extremes!!!! Take notice. I deliberately put exclamation points, not question marks, at the end of the sentence. Why? That’s easy. It is alarming to see so many extremes in our daily lives. Just think about the weather recently. Hurricanes have been barreling through like eighteen-wheelers on the interstate. Torrential rain, destructive wind, and tornadoes have hit places where they rarely ever go. Raging wildfires have not just destroyed countless acres of land, but record numbers of homes. All that smoke then migrates into the atmosphere where it spreads across the sky from coast to coast. At some level, we have been touched by one or more of these recent extremes. Correct?
October 8th, 2021 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
I have always been amazed by the number of Motor Heads in the dog world. Cars and motorcycles ranging from the classics to just plain funky are hidden in some of dogdom’s secret garages. Today, Kerry McComisky Boyd shares her 1969 Camaro and a little history with The Canine Chronicle.
October 7th, 2021 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
When was the last time you heard or saw something great about the conformation community? Heck, about dog fanciers at all?
October 7th, 2021 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
