130 – May, 2013 By Bob G. Smith This is the first of two parts of a story of bravery and valor and the relationship established between a young Marine and his Canine partner during the Iraq war. The first part of this series contains graphic descriptions of the war in the Battle of Fallujah, […]
My world away from dog showing is a complex one. Most frequently I navigate as “production staff” or “talent” for large-scale events for various companies and lately these types of jobs have kept me quite busy.
Once again the ax has fallen on the American Kennel Club. The NBC Today Show has aided in turning the dog owning public against the AKC by featuring a very incomplete and misrepresented report on the work that the kennel club does for the welfare of dogs.
Fine-tuned by millions of years of evolution, the canine olfactory system qualifies as a work of art
Today, AKC is focused on expanding its consumer base and staking claims on new areas of the dog world. Back in 1950, the major concerns stemmed from the unprecedented growth of America’s dog game after WWII.
“If the current trend continues and dog registrations decline to 250,000 over the next several years, AKC will face an annual revenue shortfall of $40 million.
The theme this year, Poodles In Paradise, transported us to Hawaii, thanks to club member, Bradley Odagiri, who was in charge of the ring and floral design. Bradley, a native Hawaiian, personally arranged for thousands of dollars in blossoms and buds from his island state to be flown stateside
At one time, in the not too distant past, the Irish Water Spaniel was frequently the dog of-choice among waterfowl hunters in the United States. Within a few years after the first Irish were imported to the U.S. in 1870, they became the nation’s third most popular sporting breed
A week before my flight, I came down with a virus so virulent, my fevered brain began to wonder if those persistent “zombie apocalypse” rumors might have something to them…I had recovered enough to fly in, and my dear friend picked me up at the airport. The first words out of her mouth were, “I have something to tell you…and you probably won’t like it. You might have to explain to everyone that you weren’t attacked by a chimpanzee.”
Dogs have been a major part of the entertainment world since the early 1900s. There is much more to this article and many great movies to see.
