Some years ago my spiritual guru would, from time to time, announce to his audience that he was “in training to be nobody special.” By his own admission, this was quite a stretch because he had an incredible following, people sitting at his feet hanging onto each and every word that escaped his mouth. Ohhh, Ram Dass and ahhh Ram Dass, they would sigh.
I am interested, however, in the way people in our sport share information, how they learn, and where they get their information regarding breeding, showing, etc. Whereas I garnered most of my knowledge about the sport of purebred dogs from hands-on experience, talking to those I respected, and reading books and magazines,
The Multiple All Breed Best In Show & Best In Specialty Show Winning GCh. Pikkinokka’s Lightning Bug America’s #1 Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever* · #9 Sporting Dog* “FLASH” There are some dogs that have a special quality; one that endears them to everyone and makes a significant impact on everyone’s life they meet. […]
When someone or other, in referring to a particular purebred dog conformation judge, volunteers a rather cursory, somewhat off-the-cuff remark such as ‘oh, he (or she) always does his (or her) own thing’, and it happens, what is meant exactly?
The introduction of the poodle begins with Wendell illuminating the greatest misconception about the breed. The misdemeanor that the Poodle is a retriever, which is false. The Poodle himself is a companion dog whose origin for retrieving waterfowl did descend from the water dog but as the muddy marshes and ponds dried up due to civilization expansion, waterfowl and the hunting thereof decreased and the Poodle eventually became a companion dog.
Many breeds experienced radical transformations during the late ‘30s and early ‘40s. Dachshunds may top that list. In 1924 AKC registered 43 Dachshunds. In 1934, annual registrations exceeded 1200, a 3000% increase.
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.
