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What a terrible week March 14-21 was for our dog show family. This is being written as our world is faced with the expanding threat of a Pandemic. As we prepare to deal with whatever that will bring… events in our lives still march on seemingly oblivious to the pandemonium. Three of our lifelong friends have left us. One was very painful for the Afghan Hound fancy. Floyd Gale passed away on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. His loss shouldn’t be overlooked. He represents so many in our sport that gave much for their chosen breed. I write this for him and those like him we have lost.
May 17th, 2020 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
The FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale), the World Canine Organization, includes 87 member countries and contract partners (one member per country). Each issues its own pedigrees and trains its own judges. The FCI ensures that the pedigrees and judges are mutually recognized by all FCI members.
May 17th, 2020 | Posted in Current Articles,Editorial,Featured | Read More »
The Boxer is the most popular working breed based on AKC’s registrations. And they are often one of the larger entries at dog shows. And the quality often has one or more individual dogs competing successfully at high levels.
May 17th, 2020 | Posted in Current Articles,Editorial,Featured | Read More »
Lately, there’s lots of talk about the AKC’s judges’ approval process. What else is new? They’re constantly revamping and debugging the system. Even people going through it admit they can’t keep up with the endless barrage of policy changes. But we can agree that for awhile now mentoring has been a major aspect of it.
May 16th, 2020 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
The Papillon is named for its ears which resemble a butterfly – “Papillon” is the French word for “butterfly.” Its origin is considered to be the Continental Toy Spaniel seen in paintings beginning around 1500. There are two types which are based on ear carriage.
May 16th, 2020 | Posted in Current Articles,Featured | Read More »
Fourteenth-century engravers, 18th-century painters and yesterday’s photographers all show us dogs as seen through their eyes. Their work is an enlightening way to follow the development of breeds and how they were seen in the eyes of the artist.
May 16th, 2020 | Posted in Current Articles,Dog Show History,Featured | Read More »
My pick pups will be pups that can do what they were bred to do and then I will go on from there.
May 16th, 2020 | Posted in Current Articles,Dog Show History,Featured | Read More »
What’s in a WORD? Pt 10. – Dog Show Vocabulary
Elizabeth Salewsky explains the common dog show term – “Bait”
Check out the tenth installment of our series that explains common dog show terms.
May 15th, 2020 | Posted in Featured,Videos,What's in a WORD? | Read More »
New York, NY — Mrs. Patricia Craige Trotter of Carmel, California, will judge Best in Show at the 145th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden in February 2021. Mrs. Trotter brings extensive experience as an exhibitor and all-breed judge to the most prestigious judging assignment in the sport of purebred dogs. She […]
May 15th, 2020 | Posted in Breaking News,Featured | Read More »
