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.
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.
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.
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 […]
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, […]
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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 […]
By Amy Fernandez Jack London long ago faded off the charts as a popular author- except for dog people. Most of us avidly read his works as children, and more than a few of us continue to re-read his classics like Call of the Wild and White Fang. Recently, one of his letters was discovered […]
by Amy Fernandez In 1952, the Long Coat Chihuahua became the last recipient of AKC’s coveted designation of separate variety status. AKC hasn’t wavered from that policy for a half -century despite the convincing evidence many clubs have presented for their breeds. The fact that the Chihuahua Club of America attained this holy grail suggests […]
