By Lisa Dubé Forman The majestic Irish Wolfhound breed is seeking immediate financial aid! Many readers may not be aware of the massive rescue that recently took place. The Houston SPCA raided a Texas property and over 140 animals, including over 70 Irish Wolfhounds, were rescued from hell. You can read more on this in […]
One of the virtues of getting old is that you get to sit back, put your feet up on your desk and pontificate. Sometimes the folks in your vicinity are even polite enough to listen to what you have to say. In this pontification, I’m going to offer some advice to those of you who are new to field work on how to not waste your entry fees and when you should. Since you get what you pay for and this advice is free, you can attach whatever value to it that you choose. However, I do have some credentials to support this advice.
By Amy Fernandez Purina held its second Better with Pets summit in midtown Manhattan this week. From one point of view, it’s a smart marketing ploy. After all, reinforcing the importance of our pets translates into a bigger customer base. The event’s baseline theme emphasized the interspecies bond. Purina explored every angle of this phenomenon […]
When dog owners and handlers leave an unsatisfactory exhibiting partnership with each other they often feel either anger or relief about the termination. Common reasons for termination are:
• The handler was not meeting expectations
• The owner was not paying the agreed-upon fees
• Individually, either were too demanding
It is no wonder that purebred dog fanciers have been under assault from animal rights activists and humanitarians. Truly, the extent of abuse and exploitation in recent abuse cases is shocking and nearly inexpressible. One such new case involved the Houston SPCA raiding a Texas property and over 140 animals, including over 70 Irish Wolfhounds, were rescued from hell. Yes, you read that correctly, over 70 Irish Wolfhounds.
Tinsel exemplifies all that a Chinese Shar-Pei should be. A once in a lifetime dog, she continues to make us proud and proves to be the ultimate ambassador for our breed. When one looks at Tinsel, they see the illustrated standard for our breed.
While enjoying dinner with some doggie friends the other night, the topic of judging found its way into our conversation. (surprise, surprise!) However, this wasn’t the typical discussion about how the merits, or lack thereof, of today’s judges. This conversation was about the reasons people choose to judge dogs.
By Amy Fernandez Every laundry routine includes that perennial search for disappearing socks. They go in two at a time and, via some sort of hocus pocus, they return alone. That probably explains how a 3-year-old Great Dane in Portland, OR successfully munched a few dozen socks before his sock proclivity caught his owner’s attention. […]
By Peri Norman A recent experience got me thinking about when I was a child in dogs… I got my first show dog in 1971. There were matches almost every weekend at a local park; Magnolia Park in North Hollywood. There were no matches around Christmas or New Years, no matches on Easter and no […]
Brussels Griffon lovers had ample reason to celebrate in 1940 when Rosalind Layte’s owner/handled bitch, Ch. Burlingame Hellzapoppin, triumphed in the Westminster group. A few weeks earlier AKC had awarded her Best American Bred Toy of 1939. After decades of uncertain fortune in America, this double victory confirmed that Griffons had beaten the odds.
