That change finally arrived in the form of Ch. Tejano Texas Kid. The Kid wasn’t the first Chihuahua to score Best in Show wins. But there is no question that he made the breed a serious group contender with a show career fueled by 50 years of pent-up Chihuahua energy.
By Amy Fernandez On March 11, 1936 AKC crowned its first American-Bred dog of the year. Ironically, the honor went to a Borzoi, then known as the Russian Wolfhound, breeder/owner/handled by the French-born Louis Murr. His Romanoff Borzoi kennel in Spring Valley, New York produced decades of winners. But none equaled the fame of Ch. […]
“Lots of people talk to animals . . . not very many listen though . . . that’s the problem,” said Benjamin Hoff in “The Tao of Pooh.”
Today I celebrated summer’s late arrival with a walk in our local park. Apparently every Queens resident had the same idea. It was packed. Worse yet, most of them wanted to pet my dog.
It has been my sincere pleasure to reach out to Mr. Wendell Sammet of Dalmatia Dalmatians. For those in need of introduction, Mr. Wendell Sammet began his dog career immediately after the Second World War in 1946 with a Dalmatian who in 1949, won the first New England Ten Mile Road Trial.
From a legal standpoint, pets are property. Compensation is based on an animal’s monetary value. Even exceptional show or working dogs are seldom valued at more than $30.000. Infrequent cases that have scored non-economic damages were usually overturned on appeal.
? Do we, the younger generation of fanciers, really take the time to listen and learn from those who have been at this longer?
We never worried much about our belongings surviving the trip, but we most certainly worried about our dogs’ states of mind. We had a lot of friends and colleagues ask us along the way, “How are the dogs handing all the change? Are they OK?”
In case you haven’t seen the viral video of the moment, it’s security cam footage of a Pug’s rescue from a nearly tragic accident. The owner steps into the elevator of her apartment building, in the Russian city of Perm, Pug in tow. The doors close on the leash, the elevator starts moving…
For example, what happened to the value of winning Best of Breed? When did the emphasis shift to Group and Best In Show wins? How did the records get so totally out of this world? Who would have ever dreamed that the day would come when 100 Bests In Show would be an attainable goal for a top dog — yet the record is now well over 200! 275 to be exact! And 100 has become a bit ho-hum!
