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When talking about a breed, fanciers usually have a purebred dog in mind. However, most of our modern breeds share their history with other breeds of the same type. In the past, they belonged to a general group of dogs – like terriers or spaniels – with more or less the same characteristics. It was not until the 19th century that people became more interested in dogs as purebreds and the different types were separated and named, and their appearances recorded in breed standards. Unfortunately, some types disappeared, either because their number was too small, or through human selection.
September 23rd, 2014 | Posted in Current Articles,Editorial | Read More »
Pure and simple; the state of affairs for what appears to be a majority of AKC Judges is grim and frustrating. For many, it is reminiscent of the Len Brumby days of patronage advancements, a time that many judges are familiar with or were on the periphery — all because of the judges pool central tendency for advanced age. I do not wish to be disrespectful or scornful, but just restating a fact.
September 20th, 2014 | Posted in Current Articles,Editorial | Read More »
For those of you reading this article, raise your hand if you are able to do one thing at a time to completion? Impossible? I am not so sure, but we believe we must multi-task to get everything done in a day. However, it does take commitment to remain completely focused on a project from start to finish.
September 19th, 2014 | Posted in Current Articles,Editorial | Read More »
The American Kennel Club® is pleased to announce the judging panel for the 2014 AKC National Owner-Handled Series Finals (NOHS), held in Orlando, Florida in conjunction with the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship (AENC) events. Breed and Group judging will be held Friday, December 12th, 2014, with Best In Show decided in the main ring on Saturday evening, December 13th.
September 18th, 2014 | Posted in Current Articles,Editorial | Read More »
by Pilar Kuhn This past spring, we sold one of our Bouvier puppies to a family that came to us via our bitch’s breeder. The eleven year-old daughter had been undergoing treatments and physical therapy to recover from a brain tumor over the past year. She and her mother had met a therapy Bouvier at […]
September 18th, 2014 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
Remembering
‘Papason’
September 18th, 2014 | Posted in Current Articles,Editorial | Read More »
Debra Lampert-Rudman is well known as a ceramic artist and owner of champion show dogs, now one of those dogs has inspired her first venture as an author and illustrator. Iris the Architect is a delightful story for ages 3 and up, beautifully illustrated with Debra’s own watercolours. The book tells the tale of Iris, […]
September 17th, 2014 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
The Multiple Best In Show & Multiple Best In Specialty Show Winning
Gold GCh. Telltale American Ride
America’s #1 English Springer Spaniel* · A Top Five Sporting Dog*
September 17th, 2014 | Posted in Current Articles,Editorial,Featured | Read More »
The hot topic around the rings these days seems to be, as usual, the quality of judging. Big surprise, huh? Unfortunately, this subject has been beaten to death for longer than I have been alive and it seems to be a problem that just won’t go away. However, the lack of quality judging seems to have become a bigger problem as of late.
September 17th, 2014 | Posted in Current Articles,Editorial | Read More »
By Peri Norman The inquiry in my mailbox sounded vaguely familiar. The woman’s story was a sad, but not uncommon one. In this challenging economy; a family illness, a lost job and a series of moves had forced them to give up their two beloved Belgian Tervuren. Now, she told me wistfully, they were resettled […]
September 16th, 2014 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
