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Dr. Don Sturz of Brooklyn, New York, will judge Best in Show at the 146th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show presented by Purina Pro Plan® at Madison Square Garden on January 26, 2022. The superintendent of the Valley Stream 24 School District in Long Island, New York, Dr. Sturz brings a lifetime of experience as a breeder, exhibitor, and judge to the most prestigious judging assignment in the sport of purebred dogs. Anchoring Westminster Week, this iconic annual dog show has been held continuously since 1877.
September 14th, 2021 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
The AKC Museum of the Dog is excited to collaborate with the Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation for the “Art of the Dog” fundraiser. The event will take place Thursday, September 23rd from 5:30PM- 7:30PM at the AKC Museum of the Dog. It will honor the German Shepherd Dog (GSD), a breed Fidelco trains and breeds exclusively. The event will highlight […]
September 13th, 2021 | Posted in Featured,The Buzz | Read More »
Don’t Forget! Entries close for a special event, the 31st Exhibitors Morris & Essex Kennel Club All Breed Dog Show on Friday, September 17th 2021 at 12:00 Noon with MBF. Entries are limited to 4455 dogs. The Morris & Essex Kennel Club Dog Show will be held in Colonial Park in Somerset, NJ on Wednesday, […]
September 13th, 2021 | Posted in Breaking News,Featured | Read More »
For this month’s IMHO, members of the judging community share their report cards defining what is working and what needs some thoughtful reconsideration. When you are reading their responses, see if you agree. Then, add your own ideas. Let’s get the conversation going.
September 13th, 2021 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
Teeth. The judge has got to see them, so the handler needs to know how to show them. And often, the dreaded dental exam is where inexperienced and/or lazy handlers show off their lack of attention to training. Sure, it’s more fun to train the gaiting – the dog loves that part best – but in order to present your dog properly, you’ve got to get great at showing the mouth.
September 12th, 2021 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
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September 11th, 2021 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
Charisma! That’s an often-used word in top show dog circles today. If a champion show dog has this indefinable essence, its chances of making it to the heights of the show world are greatly increased. As glamorous as dog showing has become, it’s easy to understand why modern fanciers might believe that they invented the word charisma but, of course, they would be wrong. If we could travel back in time some eighty-odd years ago to the 1930s dog show scene, we’d hear the word being used liberally and with enthusiasm–when discussing a big red setter named Milson O’Boy. In his blood O’Boy carried forward the age-old flame of breeders’ passion for elegant red setters and through him that flaming red torch burns brightly to this day.
September 10th, 2021 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
GAINESVILLE, Fla. —In an effort to support the owners of equine athletes and other animals visiting Ocala’s new world-class World Equestrian Center, the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine has embarked on a strategic alliance with the center to provide leading-edge patient care in a new 40,000-square-foot hospital facility located on center grounds. The […]
September 9th, 2021 | Posted in Featured,Health & Training,The Buzz | Read More »
We’re all familiar with the risks and complications that inevitably occur when a breed is commandeered by celebrity endorsements. It’s treacherous territory–end of story. (Of course not.) That gigantic, multifaceted danger zone is just one side of the deal. Because, once in a while that little shove into the limelight literally becomes a breed’s lifeline. So, let’s talk Irish Terriers.
September 9th, 2021 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
Many breeds have an epigram that defines them. That short, distinctive line or quote that instantly gives you a mental picture of the breed’s essence. That little something maybe a breeder, judge, or exhibitor mentioned or a sentence from the breed standard.
September 8th, 2021 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
