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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 »
Well the AKC Grand Championship program is more or less off the ground and running but not before some rather astonishing things have been said about it on those notorious Lists in cyberspace and all sorts of arbitrary confusion has been publicly generated by the asking of singularly stupid questions and from lack of intelligence.
June 20th, 2011 | Posted in The Buzz | Read More »
Press Release: www.thekennelclub.org.uk Unfortunately, due to ill health, Mr Chris Bruton has withdrawn from his appointment to judge Bulldogs at dfs Crufts 2011, and has been replaced by Mrs Sheila Roberts. For more information visit www.thekennelclub.org.uk
February 28th, 2011 | Posted in The Buzz,World News | Read More »
96 – February, 2010 by Kimberly Silva What made you decide to become a judge? We handled dogs for twenty five years, and judging dogs was a natural progression. I always hoped to be able to contribute to the sport by judging. Who, if anyone, has influenced your style of judging? There were a number […]
February 21st, 2011 | Posted in In The Spotlight | Read More »
In 1954 a true Scotsman was born and little did his friends and family know then, but he was a star in the making and a true breeder, enthusiast and judge of our time today in which we are grateful. Born in East Kilbride Scotland in 1954 was Ken Sinclair, later known for the world famous Araki Tibetan Terriers. He became fond of the Tibetan Terrier after leaving school and becoming a full-time kennel boy for a kennel in Sussex for Anne Matthews (Hardacre), then aged 18 years old. Growing up as a child and with his family they did own a few dogs as pets including a black miniature Poodle called Pepe. It was the day he went along with his family to collect Pepe that he was mesmerized by the beautiful set up of kennels and grooming area of this place that Ken stood there and knew that this is what he wanted to have for himself. Before Ken owned Tibetan Terriers, he enjoyed great success at Championship shows with Afghan Hounds back in the day when the entry in the UK was in the 300 to 400’s, and it was from the experience, knowledge and understanding of having this breed that he had an idea of what to look for in a Tibetan Terrier.
November 19th, 2010 | Posted in In The Spotlight,Uncategorized | Read More »
The Steel Valley Cluster, otherwise known as “Canfield”, consisted of four all-breed shows with entries increasing from last year and reaching more than 3,000 dogs in the Saturday show.
November 19th, 2010 | Posted in The Buzz,Uncategorized | 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 »
