Dr. Gerda Maria Kennedy 1919 – 2013
Gerda was famous for never ever getting dirt on her clothing (very often a white suit) or having her hair messed by the wind. It seemed that the rain would part to keep her dry while everyone else was soaked.
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Christopher Walker Hired as Assistant Vice President, Social Media Outreach/Communications
New York, NY – The American Kennel Club® (AKC®) is pleased to announce that Christopher Walker has been hired as Assistant Vice President (AVP), Social Media Outreach/Communications, effective March 4, 2013. He will oversee the expansion of AKC’s digital marketing efforts via social media and other channels. “Chris brings a broad marketing and digital marketing […]
Crufts 2013 – Be there and avoid the jetlag!
Lisa, Carrie and Lisa Bridges will be keeping everyone in the loop on our facebook page like they did from the Garden this year. Get the insider views and tips on the world’s largest dog show from the trenches. If you are at the show send LisaCroft-Elliott or Carrie Russell-Smith a PM to let them […]
Westminster KC Issues Statement Regarding NY Times Dog Poisoning Article
Responding to the article in the New York Times that speculated about the supposed poisoning of a dog at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show on February 13, 2013, the club has issued a statement regarding the report. The statement from David Frei reads: We have never, to our knowledge, had an incident at our show […]
Reducing Animal Overpopulation
By Lisa Dubé Forman Numbers are regularly tossed around like pennies into a fountain as to the quantity of dogs and cats entering US shelters each year. As claimed by the World Society for the Protection of Animals there are 6 to 8 million dogs and cats that enter shelters in the United States. Additionally, […]
Electrochemotherapy – A New Way to Treat Tumors in Horses
Common methods include surgical removal, chemotherapy to shrink the tumors, and autogenous vaccines. Dr. Kelly Farnsworth (Washington State University) is using a new method called electroporation (electrochemotherapy) that is proving to be very successful for these types of growths.
Our Dogs are Beloved Companions 98% Of The Time
We are in debt; we don’t spend our extra dollars on ourselves, and we are often exhausted. We give every ounce of ourselves to these dogs, and to the sport that furthers the existence of dogs for all to enjoy. Most of us have, at one time or another, rescued dogs. We have re-homed dogs from bad situations. We took in dogs that nobody else would want. And yes, we still have our “perfect show dogs” in addition to our rescues and re-homes.
Crufts 2013 – About The Judges
Today’s Judge will be Ferelith Somerfield – Judging The Working Group
“It is always an honour to be invited to judge a group, and especially so at Crufts. This time there is another reason for it to be special, as I am retiring from judging at the end of the year; this will be my last Crufts…
