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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Gareth Morgan-Jones holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Nottingham, England, and a Doctor of Science degree from his alma mater, the University of Wales. He carries the title of Distinguished University Professor at Auburn University, where he has been a member of the faculty for thirty-eight years. He is approved by the AKC to judge Best in Show, the Hound and Toy Groups, six Sporting breeds, and Pembroke Welsh Corgis. He can be reached at morgangj@charter.net.
March 22nd, 2011 | Posted in Editorial | Read More »
Good morning to all of you. For those who have not attended any of my previous seminars designed to help you turn your naughty, ill-mannered human into a wonderful, loving companion, my name is Bob. I won’t try to kid you. Training a human can be a long and exhausting job. They have minds of […]
March 13th, 2011 | Posted in Current Articles,Editorial,Health & Training | Read More »
March, 2011 by Dr. Gareth Morgan-Jones As I was in the process of choosing the subject and title for this month’s essay my good friend and fellow judge, Howard Yost, readily came to mind. I could just hear him say: ‘oh no, not again’. A somewhat reluctant connoisseur of big words though he may be […]
March 13th, 2011 | Posted in Current Articles,Editorial,Featured | Read More »
by Peter Baynes There is a saying that has been around dog shows for a long time that if we all thought alike, there would be no more dog shows. This infers that if all the judges put up the same dog, it would be a waste of time for exhibitors to enter other dogs, […]
February 27th, 2011 | Posted in All Breed Show Results,Editorial | Read More »
by Gretchen Bernardi Volume 36 Number 2 February, 2011 Page 114 Temple Grandin, professor of animal science, bestselling author, consultant to the livestock industry, inventor of animal handling devices, and renowned speaker, appeals to many people for many different reasons. That she is a high-functioning autistic and successful academic is one such reason, but the […]
February 27th, 2011 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
Putting aside from the occasional heart-palpitating, cold-sweat-inducing contact with the IRS, owning a dog is a major league drain on the budget. Not only are the dogs themselves a significant expense but the equipment needed to outfit them is at least as expensive as having two kids as youth hockey goalies.
February 24th, 2011 | Posted in Editorial,Uncategorized | Read More »
Situated in the farthest southwest corner of Europe, Portugal borders Spain, the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The country has eight national breeds; all of them were, or still are, used for work such as herding, guarding and driving cattle, and hauling in nets for the fishermen. Some of them are companion dogs as well. The names of these native breeds all derived from their geographical origin. It can be a chain of mountains (Estrela Mountain Dog), an island (Cão de Fila de São Miguel) or a village (Cão de Castro Laboreiro).
February 24th, 2011 | Posted in Editorial,Remembering Our Past?,Uncategorized | Read More »
The Amateur Owner Handler class, put in place in January of 2009 by AKC, was implemented to increase interest in showing by those owner-handlers who have never been a professional handler, thus, the “amateur” nomenclature; nor can the entered dog be a finished champion. Who is entering in these classes? Was the effort and staff time to create and implement this concept worth it? It may be too soon to have answers to these questions. A cursory examination of show catalogs produces limited, if non-existent entries in the AOH class.
February 23rd, 2011 | Posted in Editorial,Uncategorized | Read More »
I have just attended three wonderful benched shows in a row, all with different characteristics –?Golden Gate, Westminster, and Chicago. However, they all had one feature in common, they all attracted the general public with what we call “great gates.” Detroit is coming up after I write this, and I anticipate that they will also have a fantastic gate.
February 23rd, 2011 | Posted in Editorial,Uncategorized | Read More »
After much observation over the course of my quarter century I can only describe what is happening as a transformation of our sport.
February 23rd, 2011 | Posted in Current Articles | Read More »
