A friend and I were discussing upcoming shows, entries and points. In the course of the conversation, she bemoaned the fact that entries are down in her breed at all the shows because no one had any puppies last year.
Mrs. Betty-Anne Stenmark of Woodside, California has been chosen to select the Best In Show winner at the 142nd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, which will take place Feb. 12-13, 2018.
“I try not to look at the gloom and doom,” she says. “There will always be dedicated breeders who want to show dogs.” With luck, many of them will be like Meredith-Cavanna—dedicated to learning and growing in the sport, and as interested in giving back as accumulating ribbons. Not everyone can start a phenomena like Woofstock, or become a sought-after judge, but every fancier can contribute somewhere, and Kimberly Meredith-Cavanna has set a great example to follow.
When the Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen joined the AKC hound group in 1991, they came in a variety of shapes, as I remember seeing them. Their casual appearance was emphasized, and sculpting of the coat forbidden. The outlines have become more uniform,
As an English man I’m allowed to say the English can be a pretty peculiar bunch! I grew up in a working class area of North London in the 1980s and one of the most coveted things for the working man to own back then was a holiday home by the sea.
Throughout the ages, due to its inherent elegance, grace and beauty, the Greyhound has been depicted in prized art and decor from paintings and porcelain sculptures to bronzes, ivory whistles and even carved heads on walking sticks.
Just got another request for an image from a show with the comment “No Photoshopping”.
The shortage of dogs needed to protect the security of our airports and our borders is now reaching a critical level.
I was so happy to hear that Johnny Shoemaker is out of the hospital and doing better! We truly missed his presence at PCA this year where he was supposed to steward for the esteemed Poodle expert, Judge Frank Sabella.
These days fake news is well…all over the news. Thank- fully, there’s never any need for that nonsense in the dog world. The real stuff is way too good. Helen Haas has seen this sport from every angle for 70 years. Bored? No way!
