Gordon Setter Club of America 1 Lima, OH May 9, 2015 Judge: Ms. Marianne Reder Best of Breed: GCh. Saranac Toblerone Handler: Madeline Peterson Owner: Elizabeth & William Fisher Gordon Setter Club of America 2 Judge: Ms. Nancy Liebes Best of Breed: GCh. Saranac Toblerone Handler: Madeline Peterson Owner: Elizabeth & William Fisher
Midwest Bullmastiff Fanciers Saturday, May 2, 2015 Judge: Ms. Vicki Allenbrand Best in Specialty Show: GCh. Dal Primo In 7he Making Handler: Katie Martin Breeder/Owner: Crystal Corner Best of Winners/Winners Dog: Bastion N Del Toro’s Time of My Life Handler: Kayla Goodman Owner:Dan & Kayla Goodman & Lynn Spohr Breeder: Bob & Lynn Spohr […]
The ancestral Hungarian herding dog appears to have migrated with the Magyars and their livestock from the Ural-Altay region, between China and the Caspian Sea, to the Carpathian Basin around 800 AD. This dog most likely can be traced back to the herding/guard dogs (Tsang Apso, mistakenly called Tibetan Terriers by Europeans) originating from China and Tibet and were widespread in that region. This ancestral Puli mixed with French and German herding dogs around 300 years ago, as a result of livestock trading between Hungary with France and Germany. Livestock was driven on hoof to their destination and the dogs went with them. Some accidental or perhaps even intended breedings between the respective parties’ dogs took place as the Hungarian Gray cattle provided much of the beef eaten in France and Germany. From the German side, the contributors to the creation of the Pumi were the Pomeranian Schafspudel (Sheep Poodle, still in existence today in small numbers) and the Hütespitz (Herding Spitz) which was considered extinct as of 1935. Both these ancient breeds had been recognized since the Middle Ages.
We received the sad news that Vicki Fierheller of Ontario, Canada has passed away. Vicki Fierheller was a renowned breeder of Maltese under the Fourhall prefix. Along with her mother, Glenna Fierheller, Vicki bred over 100 Maltese Champions in both the United States and Canada, including many Best in Show winners. The Fierheller family is […]
Tickets for Canines & Cocktails are still available for $75 per person and can be purchased online. A raffle will also be held, with proceeds to benefit continued canine health research. Raffle tickets are $20 each or six tickets for $100. Raffle prize winners need not be present to win. Raffle and door prize items include: $1,500 Jewelry Gift […]
AKC Press Release Yesterday, officials with the Village of Moreauville, Louisiana, repealed their recently-enacted vicious breed ban. The law had classified Rottweilers and “pit bulls” as vicious, and required owners to surrender their dogs to local authorities for “disposition” or to move their dogs outside of the town. Further, officials had previously approved the use […]
by Merry Buckley When canine parvovirus first emerged in 1978, it caused a global pandemic in which hundreds of thousands of dogs are thought to have died. Since then, the virus has occasionally shown up in wild animals, but these were considered a result of small-scale spillovers from dog populations. A new study by Andrew […]
by HumaneWatch The 2013 tax return of the deceptively named Humane Society of the United States, which was just filed this week, tells a familiar story: While dogs and cats fill up HSUS’s ads, the organization gives little money to pet shelters while wasting a pretty penny. Only about 1%—one penny on the dollar—of HSUS’s $120 […]
Question:
What Do Some Kennel Clubs and the United States Government Have In Common?
Answer:
Neither of them knows how to work together for the benefit of their constituents.
