About 40 years ago, I got my first dog. My husband had been to a gallery in Chicago’s Gold Coast, and he met a Shar-Pei. It was the first one he had ever met “live”, and he could not talk enough about this cool dog when he got home. The International Kennel Club of Chicago […]
Across the country, American Kennel Club conformation clubs are under strain. Rising costs and shrinking venue options are part of the story, but behind the scenes, most clubs are fighting a quieter, more personal battle: people problems.
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At some point, many people who enter the dog show world without history or connections ask themselves: do I really belong here?
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President Donald Sturz said that in recent years, the focus of the club has been on “stories”. It’s a way of sending the message that Westminster’s history is not just in its data.
Predictably, Westminster presented an event worthy of this historic occasion. It wasn’t hard to do. This club has such a rich, fascinating history.
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Westminster reached another milestone this year, staging its 150th show. We’ve heard all about that fun fact. Fanfare and spectacle are well-established Westminster trademarks. So, how did the club mark its fiftieth show a century earlier?
