The American Kennel Club continues to encourage each of its 5,000 clubs to adhere to federal, state and local restrictions pertaining to minimizing the spread of COVID-19. As states gradually begin to reopen, we strongly urge clubs to follow every regulation for large gatherings.
You know how you’re personally being affected by the current situation, but you don’t know what struggles someone else might be facing. Your thoughts and feelings about the health crisis are valid, but so are theirs.
Percy was one of those handlers, as in the case of the Forsyths and numerous other leading handlers of that period, who was approved to judge Specialty Shows due to being a licensed handler. He did all-breeds under this ruling at various Specialties between 1937 and 1950, so he knew that he would enjoy a judging career prior to retiring from his importing and handling business, which had been so enormously successful, even before the time came to make a definite decision involving this change of activity.
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Nat Geo WILD, the network that brought “Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet” to Westminster last year was back again for 2020. This year, the lines at their booth were even longer as “The Incredible Dr. Jan Pol” and his wife, Diane Pol, greeted fans with hugs, signed pictures, and posed for selfies.
Rumor is something that goes in one ear and comes out through the mouth. A gossip is one who makes up in suspicion what he or she lacks in knowledge: who is a fact-mangler and misinterpreter; who likes to shake things up for the sake of shaking things up, not for constructive purposes; who puts two and two together and makes five; and who acts, almost always, with spiteful intent.
After 58 years in the sport of purebred dogs, I can express myself as one:
Perry and Little Perry will happen back-to-back in June, heralding the renewal of the dog world and dog sports. Nine days of dog shows begin on June 11 and run through June 21. Monday the 15thand Tuesday the 16th will be open dates, though no one will have to move their motorhome. The Georgia National Fairgrounds is being very accommodating to the dog show world, and to the Atlanta, Valdosta, Macon and Southeast Alabama Kennel Clubs in particular.
If there’s one consistent theme running through this pandemic horror show it’s the critical need for inspired leadership. Nobody knows what the hell to do, how to do it, when or why. Essentially, at times like this, when hope and confidence are understandably hitting a low ebb we need to believe that things really will get better.
People are drawn into the dog world from every corner of the universe. Within their myriad back stories there’s one common denominator.
In this case, that game included outright bribery. However, MacKay didn’t simply bribe judges; he put them onto the company payroll. Better yet, he paid himself to do it. Interesting revelations in MacKay’s business expenses included over $400,000 in fees to his personal executive recruitment firm that hired outside consultants and new employees.
