Progressive had a couple strikes against it before judging started at Westminster weekend’s kickoff event. It took the brunt of New York’s weather drama, which translated into a drizzling leak of melting snow through the ceiling of the Penn Top Ballroom. Then, to top that, half of the judging panel was missing in action. It was a no-go for both Luc Boileau, coming from Wisconsin, and Norm Patton, trying to get out of Arizona.
After the show concluded on December 18, the canine chronicle asked the group and best in show judges to comment on their groups and placements. we also asked a simple question with many answers: dog show judging is rarely as glamorous as it seemed to be in orlando. why do they continue to devote their time and passion to judging?
One of the hallmarks of a preservation breeder is the excellent level of care provided to their dogs. Our dogs have tremendous value to us. Each individual has a contribution to make.
One of the most difficult things for a handler to deal with is when “their” dog finishes their career and goes home. With Westminster week comes a lot of this scenario
Our sport is not one which has been blessed with a great many young competitors, at least after these young peo- ple age out of Junior Showmanship.
Click here to read the complete article 346 – The Annual, 2016-2017 By Chris Robinson Back when I was a university student, sometime around the end of the second ice age, every major in the college of liberal arts began with a required introductory course– Journalism 1, Introduction to the Theater, Freshman English, French 1, […]
For many decades, the prevailing advice to bitch owners about selecting a stud dog involved picking a mate that had the phenotypic attributes called for in the breed standard.
One of the body building coaches that I follow wrote us all an inspirational note at the beginning of the year. I thought it applies to our sport as well. Every January, we see what we call “Temporaries” at the gym. These are the people that have made a New Year’s resolution to get in […]
Second-generation fancier Gail Miller Bisher has been on her own Road to Westminster ever since she was a junior handler showing Bearded Collies with her parents.
Best wishes to Pat Jones, her daughter Chris, and family. Pat is fighting the good fight against cancer and this lovely lady deserves all of our best wishes. Pat always has a smile on her face, and I always enjoy seeing her Facebook posts (vbg!).
