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Morris & Essex is different – it’s dedicated to Geraldine R. Dodge’s memory and to dog shows as they should be. There were relatively few “non-dog” spectators at Colonial Park in Somerset, New Jersey for its third revival on October 7. It was a Thursday and the outdoor show only happens every five years. The atmosphere was different, too – in a way that is hard to describe. It felt like a celebration of purebred dogs and dog shows – created as a gift to the fancy. It was a day to remember just why we breed and show purebred dogs.
July 9th, 2011 | Posted in Dog Show History,Remembering Our Past?,The Buzz | 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 »
Shepherd fanciers are a different breed of cat. We know we have the greatest breed of dog in the world and generally we prefer specialties to all-breed shows. Specialties are where we find the tough competition—where the rubber meets the road. German Shepherds certainly have made their mark at all-breed shows though.
February 23rd, 2011 | Posted in Dog Show History,Remembering Our Past? | Read More »
The Pekingese Club of America ended 2009 on a high note as we celebrated our 100th year with the Regional and National specialties in Indianapolis, Indiana at the Wyndham airport hotel. The PCA was formed in 1909 in New York City by a group of socialites who appointed JP Morgan as the first honorary President. We’ve come a long way from the days when our National was a posh society event in the ballroom of the Plaza Hotel on Central Park South in Manhattan, but this parent club still holds its privileged past in high regard.
February 22nd, 2011 | Posted in Dog Show History,Remembering Our Past? | Read More »
It is important to teach younger people, if they are truly interested. I do my best to do this and so do many others. Young people cannot or should not be forced to learn about our sport. There are a few young people who truly want to learn. They will be the backbone of our sport in the coming decades. It is important for young people to have the talent to look at a dog and evaluate them in their mind with the picture of what this breed should look like, and not be afraid to discuss this with experts in this breed.
February 22nd, 2011 | Posted in Remembering Our Past? | Read More »
I knew of Denny long before I ever met her as she was a legend in the German Shepherd breed as a great handler and a successful breeder.” She and her husband Les reared their family (David and Peter) in the mid-west and no matter where she went she carried a strong and true Midwest demeanor. In dogs she didn’t shoot from the hip on anything. She told it like it was and never gave it a second thought if she believed in what needed to be said.
February 17th, 2011 | Posted in Dog Show History,Editorial,Remembering Our Past? | Read More »
Many stories describing the history of a breed proudly start with: “This breed was known in Roman times” or “The ancestors of this breed can be seen on Egyptian tombs.” We could start the history of the Kromfohrländer with: “This breed is by far the youngest breed in Germany” or “This breed is the result of a meeting between two neighboring dogs shortly after the Second World War.” And indeed this breed is the result of a chance hit with two leading actors, a French pointing dog – probably a Grand Griffon Vendéen – and ‘Fiffi’, a black-and-white female Fox Terrier without a pedigree. It is not sure whether the Griffon was purebred or not. If nothing had happened afterward, the puppies would just have been mongrels, and if they were lucky, they might have found good homes. End of story.
August 26th, 2010 | Posted in Remembering Our Past? | Read More »
The original Morris & Essex Kennel Club Dog Show was the realization of one extraordinary woman’s vision. Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge set a standard for shows in the first half of the twentieth century. She had the influence and resources to craft a show to her own specifications. However, when Mrs. Dodge could no longer orchestrate the show, Morris & Essex ended. Only memories remained and a treasure trove of catalogs, pictures and memorabilia were forgotten in an attic at St. Hubert’s Giralda, the shelter established on Mrs. Dodge’s Madison, New Jersey estate after her death.
August 22nd, 2010 | Posted in Dog Show History,In The Spotlight,Remembering Our Past? | Read More »
Showing dogs today is rarely glamorous. Aside from the moments in the ring and a chance to catch up with friends, there’s a lot of back-breaking work and too little time. Too often, exhibitors leave a show with no idea of what happened in the groups, much less which dog went Best In Show. It’s understandable – most dog fanciers have jobs, families and responsibilities waiting for them at home. And most have never experienced the grandeur and scope of the great dog shows of the past.
July 20th, 2010 | Posted in Dog Show History,Remembering Our Past? | Read More »
