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“If the United States has a cold, Mexico has pneumonia,” said Jose Payro, president of the Mexican Kennel Club during an interesting conversation I had with him while I was judging in Mexico City.
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Mt Baker Kennel Club – May 18, 2014
Show Name: Mt Baker Kennel Club Location: Lynden, WA Show Date: May 18, 2014 Total Entry: 819 Best In Show Judge: Mr. Alfred Ferruggiaro Dog Reg: GCh. Windy Hill God of Fire RN JH CGC Breed: Flat-Coated Retriever Handler: Tony Carter Owner: Ken Johnson & Cathy Johnson & Robert & Sonja Rickert Reserve Dog Reg: North [...]
Onondaga Kennel Club – Thursday, March 27, 2014
Onondaga Kennel Club – Thursday, March 27, 2014 Edit This Post Show Name: Onondaga Kennel Club Location: Syracuse, NY Show Date: March 27, 2014 Total Entry: 1190 Best In Show Judge: Mr. Timothy Robbins Dog Reg: Ch. Tashtins Lookin for Trouble Breed: 15 Inch Beagle Handler: Will Alexander Owner: Eddie Dziuk, Lori & Kaitlin Crandlemire & [...]
A Visit to a human Behaviorist
I know you have a lot of other dogs coming to you seeking help in understanding why people behave the way they do and what they can do to correct human behavior problems. Although we’ve been living together for ten years, for the life of me, most of the time I can’t figure out what makes my human tick.
Puppy Spectacular
Show Name: Superstition Kennel Club Location: Scottsdale, AZ Show Date: March 3, 2014 Total Entry: 1816 Best In Show Judge: Col Jerry Weiss Dog Reg: GCh. Bugaboo’s Picture Perfect Breed: Old English Sheepdog Handler: Colton Johnson Owner: Ron Scott, Debbie Burke, C & H Johnson & D & M Johnson Reserve Dog Reg: GCh. Claircreek [...]
The Canine Cost of Living
Putting aside from the occasional heart-palpitating, cold-sweat-inducing contact with the IRS, owning a dog is a major league drain on the budget. Not only are the dogs themselves a significant expense but the equipment needed to outfit them is at least as expensive as having two kids as youth hockey goalies.
Celebrity
Sometimes the best things that can happen to us in this world of dogs don’t directly involve a dog at all.
Cao de Castro Laboreiro
Situated in the farthest southwest corner of Europe, Portugal borders Spain, the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The country has eight national breeds; all of them were, or still are, used for work such as herding, guarding and driving cattle, and hauling in nets for the fishermen. Some of them are companion dogs as well. The names of these native breeds all derived from their geographical origin. It can be a chain of mountains (Estrela Mountain Dog), an island (Cão de Fila de São Miguel) or a village (Cão de Castro Laboreiro).
The AOH…What is That?
The Amateur Owner Handler class, put in place in January of 2009 by AKC, was implemented to increase interest in showing by those owner-handlers who have never been a professional handler, thus, the “amateur” nomenclature; nor can the entered dog be a finished champion. Who is entering in these classes? Was the effort and staff time to create and implement this concept worth it? It may be too soon to have answers to these questions. A cursory examination of show catalogs produces limited, if non-existent entries in the AOH class.
Benched Shows
I have just attended three wonderful benched shows in a row, all with different characteristics –?Golden Gate, Westminster, and Chicago. However, they all had one feature in common, they all attracted the general public with what we call “great gates.” Detroit is coming up after I write this, and I anticipate that they will also have a fantastic gate.
