Twenty minutes of focused training (on stacking, baiting, or gaiting, etc.) will be a far better use of time and will make training more sustainable. It will also serve to dramatically increase your handling proficiency. Additionally, it will be much easier to keep your ring partner interested and focused with shorter sessions.
By Amy Fernandez Among other things, Westminster 2018 was a nice antidote to those dire predictions about the future of this sport. In addition to the sold out crowd packing the Garden Tuesday night, a crop of young dogs added quite a jolt to the week. That started Friday when Ch. Pequest Feel The Burn, […]
Possibly, receiving the cue from ongoing economic down- trends, some longtime breeders and relative newcomers find themselves employing a unique accord to produce their next generation of champions.
Fourteenth-century engravers, 18th-century painters and yesterday’s photographers all show us dogs as seen through their eyes. Their work is an enlightening way to follow the development of breeds and how they were seen…
By Amy Fernandez “I was doing it on a fairly regular basis but so many times we got hit by a blizzard, I started thinking I was jinxing the show so I stepped down as show chairman.” DALI president and longtime Dachshund breeder Diane Poranski had justified reasons for getting superstitious. The Dachshund Association of […]
The skillful handling of dogs can’t be learned from books. Knowledge is gained from mentors and observation; skill develops with practice and experience. To have a career as a professional handler requires much more than handling skill and rapport with the dogs—it requires the ability to build trust with clients, as well as the business acumen to turn what is a hobby for many into a livelihood.
Osteosarcoma is the most common primary bone tumor in dogs. The prognosis for long-term survival is poor, with less than 18 months survival even with tumor removal and chemotherapy. Now a new vaccine used in conjunc- tion with these therapies appears to significantly increase survival time.
By Amy Fernandez As much as we hear that purebred dogs are headed for obsolescence, they keep popping up in the damndest places. They’re a routine feature at public events, airports, and mass transit systems. Over the past few years they’ve also become a familiar presence in hospitals, restaurants, and quite a few other previously […]
Christmas day of 2016 started as an ordinary day in sunny Florida. Hot coffee, gifts opened and some relaxing down time on Facebook.
As usual, there was no shortage of heavyweight specials in attendance.
