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EDITORIAL
Town Hall Meetings
The Kennel Club in the UK has within the last year or so established s series of meetings with its members throughout Great Britain to enable dog enthusiasts to ask any questions, share thoughts and ideas and encourage dialogue about how everyone can work together to promote dogs in a positive light. The KC is about to hold its 18 such event called “Question Time.” Panel Members from the KC include their Chairman, Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary and two other members of Staff. This would be an extraordinary exercise for AKC to start nationwide using various Board members and Staff in the form of Town Hall Meetings held on at least a quarterly basis throughout the country. Years ago this was attempted under both the Feldman and Smith Board leadership with varying degrees of success. These pages believe it is time for the Board and the Staff and indeed the Delegate Body to return to the grass root elements which comprise its constituencies and make everyone feel as though are a part of the AKC processes. Indeed cleverly devised this could make an ideal forum to increase registrations for AKC. If by using these Town Meetings the general public could be invited as well what an ideal opportunity to expound upon the advantages of AKC registration for a persons dog. These sessions could offer the opportunity for anyone to air their views to senior AKC representatives. They could be used to fight the extremists within the animal rights movements and properly developed increase the strength of AKC in all legislative fields as well. Now is the time for creative, positive and expansive thinking. Sitting back and resting on past laurels or bemoaning the prospects of the future accomplishes nothing. A strong and active AKC headed by Senior representatives going to the public and presenting our case boldly and with spirit and concern for the welfare of all dogs must be an immediate task of those at the top in both New York and North Carolina.
Origins Of Dogs Now Put In Middle East
Borrowing methods developed to study the genetics of human disease, researchers have concluded that dogs were probably first domesticated from wolves somewhere in the Middle East, in contrast to an earlier survey suggesting dogs originated in East Asia. This finding puts the first known domestication – that of dogs – in the same place as the domestication of plants and other animals, and strengthens the link between the first animal to enter human society and the subsequent invention of agriculture about 10,000 years ago. This has enabled geneticists to reconstruct the entire history of the dog, from the first association between wolves and hunter gatherers some 20,000 years ago to the creation by Victorian dog fanciers of many of today’s breeds. A research team led by Bridgett vonHoldt and Robert Wayne of UCLA has analyzed a large collection of wolf and dog genomes from around the world. The archaeological evidence supports the idea that the earliest dog remains have been found in the Middle East dating 12,000 years ago. (the only earlier doglike remains occur in Belgium, at a site 31,000 years old, and in western Russia 15,000 years ago. Dr. Wayne believes that wolves began following hunter-gatherer bands of humans to feed on the wounded prey, carcasses or other refuse. At some stage a group of wolves, who happened to be smaller and less threatening than most, developed a dependency on human groups, and may in return have provided a warning system for humans. He believes people began intervening in the breeding patterns of their camp followers, turning them into the first “proto-dogs.” One of the features they selected was small size, continuing the downsizing of the wolf body plan. A colleague of theirs Elaine Ostrander gathered much of the dog DNA by persuading owners at dog shows to let her take a scraping from inside the check--this per Dr. Wayne. The dog genome has been decoded twice:at the Broad Institute where the boxers genome has been sequenced and by Craig Venter, a pioneer of DNA sequencing who decoded his poodle’s genome.
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The Effects Of The Study
Dog domestication and human settlement occurred at the same time, some 15,000 years ago, raising the possibility that dogs may have had a complex impact on the very structure of human society. Dogs could have been the sentries that let hunter gatherers settle without fear of surprise attack. They may also have been the first major item of inherited wealth, preceding cattle, and so could have laid the foundations for the gradations of wealth and social hierarchy that differentiated settled groups from the egalitarianism of their hunter-gatherer predecessors. Dr. Carlos Driscoll of the National Cancer Institute further concludes that notions of inheritance and ownership by humans may have been prompted by the first dogs to permeate human society, laying an unexpected track from wolf to wealth! What fascinating ideas don’t you think.
The Board And Term Limits
The Board is expected to vote at its next meeting on the proposal to do away with term limits. It is expected they will vote in favor of the proposal and it will come before the Delegates in June with a final vote in September. The very difficult two-thirds vote must be achieved to do away with the existing amendment which is said to have passed last time by just one vote over the two-third margin. With the make-up of the Delegate Body considerably different than when the term limit provision was passed it’s difficult to predict what will happen. But one thing is for sure – those seeking Board seats or high positions within the Board itself are working very hard to ensure the Amendment benfits their personal goals. While those seeking to retain seats or to continue their Board seats are working equally as hard to see it pass to their advantage. It’s too bad that this is turning into a power play instead of a philosophical discussion, isn’t it! Philosophically these pages have always been against the concept of term limits. A decade or so when the idea of term limits was at its height in popularity particularly as it pertained to municipal elections many State legislatures took stances in favor of the concept only to regret these stands as the term limit concept proved to be a self-defeating one. Many municipalities have turned to other means to ensure differences in representation while assuring continuity in operation. The same philosophy should apply to AKC--term limits for Directors only is farcical in nature as Delegates represent clubs for over two or three decades and fail to attend meetings in the altogether! If some kind of rotation is needed on the Board it should come from both within that Body itself as well as from the Delegates’ ability to vote for new and what they believe are more deserving individuals to represent them. Not from a By-law which prevents continuity for the life of the corporation just for the sake of it.
Thought For The Week
These pages have questioned the Grand Championship theory since it was introduced, to little or no avail. It whizzed through the Board and the Delegates even though the establishment of the standards for running it were never clearly stated. Finally last week a DOG NEWS writer has stood up and asked the most pertinent question which admittedly we have raised as well. Who is to determine the Grand Championship title? What are the qualifications of the judges doing this--AKC judging approval makes all judges equal. Points given by Judge X approved for 22 years, having judged well over a 1,000 dogs a breed at more than 100 shows is no more valuable opinion than the provisional judge or judge having been approved for only two or three years. Should all judges be entitled to award the Grand Championship title? These pages think not!!!•
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Unintended Consequences
InsideOut by John Mandeville
Unintended consequences can come back b k to bite you. Never more so than when they’re the byproduct of good intentions. Meaning you – that would be me and you as well as, say, AKC – better know what we’re doing and pay attention to business. Obviously every time something new is undertaken extra vigilance is needed. When your pocketbook is involved, extra special vigilance and then some had better be so much a part of how you operate that it’s irritating. The most devastating blow AKC has ever suffered is the unintended consequence of its own actions: The well-intended effort to do more to assure the studbook’s accuracy, specifically, the Frequently Used Sires DNA requirement. Would the Missouri Breeders Association have boycotted AKC if AKC had absorbed the cost of processing frequently used sires’ DNA profiles? We’ll never know because AKC requires owners of frequently used sires to pay for their dogs’ DNA profiles. The Missouri Breeders Association said, “Not us” and declared their boycott of AKC’s registry. AKC’s action and the Missouri Breeders’ response is a defining moment in AKC history. It is not a happy one. This is a story of stupidity wrapped in arrogance. AKC viewed the Missouri Breeders Association boycott with contempt, if not a badge of honor… while almost instantly the boycott taught commercial breeders they did not need “AKC papers” to sell their dogs. Game changer and disaster for AKC; at least, if you believe, as I do, that an AKC which is no longer the registry of America’s pets is diminished and that’s bad for serious breeders. Think about that. In less than a decade AKC has gone from being the registry of America’s pets to boutique status serving the fancy, some backyard breeders and a sprinkling of commercial breeders. And it ain’t over yet. Short some unforeseen miracle AKC registrations will continue falling by many tens of thousands – and likely a good deal more than that – before they level off. Make no mistake: AKC’s highest level decision makers approved and implemented Frequently Used Sires with no plan for closely monitoring its impact and worse no contingency bailout plan in the advent of problems. What leadership. Worse, no one at AKC has ever been held accountable for a decision that has been a leading factor in reducing registrations – which is to say AKC’s basic revenue source – by more than 50% with no end in sight. Nice system that: No accountability and, obviously then, no penalty for colossal mistakes. How is that possible? In the bigger scheme of things rescue’s 14 Dog News
unintended consequences may be more intriguing, if unavoidable, than Frequently Used Sires. Read no further if you think rescue is a synonym for saintliness or if you think commercial breeders are in league with the devil. In practical terms rescue is a support service for commercial breeders. Got it? The backbone of what AKC’s all about, its breed clubs and their members, provide bailout service to commercial breeders who don’t even bother registering their dogs with AKC. Of course it’s noble to save dogs that would otherwise be euthanized. That doesn’t change the vast majority – approaching 100% in a startlingly high percentage of breeds – of dogs we rescue are produced by commercial and backyard breeders. Rescue contributes to the complete blurring of any distinction between what we are about and commercial breeding for cash or for that matter stupid, uninformed backyard breeding, a muddle making the fancy’s efforts to stop anti-breeding legislation that much more difficult. That last paragraph’s intent is not to say the fancy should or can abandon rescue efforts for dogs bred by commercial/backyard breeders. It is saying rescue is a damned if you do/damned if you don’t conundrum, which inevitably raises questions about whether in today’s world serious breeders and commercial breeders have more common cause than not. Does that mean we (read: AKC) should be talking to commercial breeders – something that is going on? Yes it does and that is not selling our souls to the devil. From the perspective of protecting our right to breed there is a compelling case we have common cause with commercial breeders – however anathema that may be to many in the fancy.
It would certainly be beneficial for AKC’s coffers were commercial breeders to again registertheirdogswithAKC. Presentevidence is commercial breeders don’t need AKC to sell their puppies and have neither need nor interest in returning to AKC’s fold. AKC is left holding the bag, having created all the value for purebred dogs which commercial breeders reap, with increasingly little to show for it. As far as the rescue equation is concerned there is a clear link between serious breeders (read: the fancy) and commercial breeders because commercial breeders produce the pets the public wants and the dogs the fancy rescues … the former being something it is impossible for serious breeders to even remotely accomplish. Because they boost AKC’s efforts to limit all legislation intending to regulate breeding, serious breeders provide commercial breeders with more/better influence on anti-breeding legislation than they might otherwise have ever had… and so on, meaning commercial breeders benefit enormously from AKC without contributing much to AKC’s bottom line. That’s as good a deal as can be gotten. So, is this one that calls for a Board-delegate-fancy study committee? •
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Judges’ Applications:
APersonal History by Robert Berndt
One should not talk too much about one’s own life and experiences in the newspaper because it is usually just not that interesting to other people. From time to time an urge nudges you to share something personal because it just might be of interest and have some value to others. The judging application process and the system for earning additional breeds has been a perennial challenge for the American Kennel Club almost since its founding. An article appeared in the Gazette back in 1923 in which one of the Directors complained that the awarding of breeds to judges took up more time and caused more anguish than any other order of business for the Board of Directors. I guess nothing really ever changes. I started in purebred dogs in the mid 1950s and eventually got hooked on dog shows in 1961. Life was truly much easier and much more relaxed in those years. In the calm and quiet Midwest (as opposed to the more frantic East or far West) the life of dog people was easy and non-stressful. Shows were small and were always standalones. Two day circuits did not become popular until the end of the decade. Entries ran mainly between 300 and 500. There were exceptions as in the International, Detroit, Kansas City, and Louisville shows fot example. Entry fees were frequently $4.00 and you could find a Holiday Inn for $9.00 if you were lucky. The judging panel was small and the same 15 percent of the judges did 85 percent of the judging. Only occasionally did some individual apply for judging privileges. There was no pool of frantic individuals waiting to be approved to judge. The same thing can be said for individuals who wanted approval for additional breeds. Things were very easy going. At that time there was only one requirement to gain initial approval. This was the apprenticeship program. An individual was required to apprentice under well-established judges three times for each breed. It was a formal
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program and arrangements were made well in advance of the shows. The program worked well, but in the late 1960s it was dropped. No explanation was ever offered and no new program was substituted for it. It was just another blip in the judging approval program that occurred.
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applied to judge in 1969. At that time all that was needed was to write a letter to the secretary of the American Kennel Club asking to be approved to judge breed “X.” If the letter was received in the office by the third Tuesday of the month it would be acted on at the Board meeting the second Tuesday of the next month. You did not need to explain anything about your experience in dogs or why you wanted to judge. The Board would either approve the application or reject it. If it was approved the individual was happy and moved on. If it was rejected that was the end of the line at least for some lengthy period of time. No explanations were offered. There was no such thing as an appeals process so that was the CONTINUED ON PAGE 66
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The “Prancing Pony”
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here is little doubt that the Chinese Crested is an unusual looking dog. The breed has been described as a prancing pony or fawn-like. It has been called merely a “show ring freak.” What it has not been called is an athlete. This, according to the people who have explored the dog’s athletic ability in performance events, is a significant oversight. “While everyone notices when Stella (Ch MACH M T O Stella by Starlight XF CTC TDI) is in the agility ring. She is usually the only hairless Chinese Crested but she is also very fast and very good at what she does. People who haven’t seen her work might just dismiss her as a ‘frou frou’ dog when they see me carry her to the line. But when she starts her run, they can immediately see she is a good working dog,” said Frank Gilmer. “Chinese Crested are outstanding athletes,” said Wendy Ryan DVM who owns Ch Paradice’s Mystic Element RN CGC TDI (“Teddy”) and two others that have titles in rally or are working on agility titles. “They are built like tiny racehorses and so they can jump, turn and race around as well as any breed. Because they are so light, jumping is quite easy or them.” Ch Chaparral Windstar CDX RAE OA OAJ OF (“Windy”), Shelley Hennessy’s powderpuff Crested didn’t have to stay home after finishing in the show ring.
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“They have an almost cocky attitude in the performance ring,” said Wendy Wallace who owns Can Ch Crestar’s Couldn’t Rezist PCD TD RA Agn AgnJ FDN FDNT CDN2 and Can Ch Wavecrest’s Heart and Soul PCD RN CDN1 CGN. “They truly are a large dog in a small package. The hairless are so sleek as they prance along looking like little ponies. They are very eye-catching. But, they excel at agility which seems to be a sport that is perfect for these little athletes.” Agility would seem to be a natural fit for a breed that had, as one of its initial purposes, control of vermin aboard ships. But whose ships? This question is at the root of the breed’s origin. Was the Chinese Crested a breed that was developed in China, as its name suggests or did the Chinese get the dog from an area of Mexico? Certainly the breed has been included in written Chinese history as far back as the 13th century and probably existed long before these written records. British, French and Portuguese seamen found hairless dogs in ports-of-call frequented by Chinese CONTINUED ON PAGE 74
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Can’t Always HaveIt YourWay by Seymour Weiss
Talk to almost any active dog fancier and you may soon learn something disquieting regarding personal priorities. Each of us has our own preferences in dogs. Just as certain judges place a premium on size or coat or movement, those who breed and show those dogs also place stress on features that matter most to them. Up to a degree, this is perfectly fine. There is, however, a point at which fanciers can find themselves on a shaky limb that might not allow a retreat to a safer spot. A breed standard is not a buffet menu. No one has the luxury to place a premium on certain features and completely ignore others for whatever reason and still expect to win under discerning judges who comprehend standards and faithfully apply them. We all know that a breed standard is a word picture of the perfect dog. We also know that such a dog can only exist in a written description or in an artist’s graphic rendering; even the most wonderful dog alive carries some tiny flaw. Our collective challenge is to draw as near to it as possible even though we know the challenge will never be fully met. And that is the fascination of the dog sport. In breeding and showing, we are all reaching for the gold ring. It lies just beyond our grasp and we will never succeed in accessing it. The point is if we set out to breed and show fine animals, we must try to embrace perfection throughout – from beak to butt – and the quest for perfection cannot be localized. No one from column A and two from column B. Of course, in certain standards some features are given greater importance than others. You have only to look at a standard that features a scale of points to be aware of this. But to the extent that even minor features count toward the whole, they too must be honored by everyone involved in the breed on any serious level. It has always been true that the most well-written breed standards allow for wiggle room and a degree of personal preference. It often comes down to interpretation and in that sense standards are not unlike scripture. You can put any spin you wish on a breed standard, but the ultimate question is: “Does the individual dog being evaluated meet the standard closely enough to be competitive?” The dogs from a truly successful breeding program will share a common stamp – a look. There will be a definite family resemblance from dog to dog and from litter to litter. You don’t even have to be involved in a breed to realize this. All you have to do is to look at the dogs that mirror this truth. However, the truly successful breeder knows enough to breed for the entire picture and for a level of consistency from one generation to the next. Why, one might ask, would anyone put inappropriate importance on a given feature? Well, for some of us, certain features are easier to comprehend than others. Coat and color are two obvious examples that come immediately to mind. There have been situations in which breeders have completely rejected wonderful dogs only because those breeders may have objected to the individual’s color. And this involved colors that were within the breed standard without preference. Of course, anyone can decide for themselves what their preferred color in 30 Dog News
a breed is, but if you prefer fawn Danes to brindles and the best puppy in your newest litter is a brindle, will you sell it for a pet based on its color? You might want to rethink that before breaking out the spay/ neuter agreement. Coat is another feature upon which many fanciers put an inordinate amount of emphasis. Coat, like color can be quickly evaluated. A dog’s coat is tangible; by touching it, we can determine specific characteristics about it. It can be easier to make determinations of a dog’s worth based on its coat than, say, its layback of shoulder or rib spring or rear angulation. Even in standards that speak to the particular importance of coat as a feature, coat is only one part of the overall picture. First there must be a sound dog upon which to drape even the most perfect coat. A beautiful coat on an unsound dog that cannot move correctly is a feature wasted. This, of course, would be as true for all the component parts of any dog. When fanciers appreciate what each part of a dog contributes to the whole, they can better appreciate why ignoring one part and focusing on another can be a toxic buffet for all concerned. If we accept that all parts of a dog are interconnected and dependent one upon the other to achieve an efficiently functioning organism we can better appreciate the integrity of the complete package. And then there is the proposition that if a little is good, shouldn’t more be even better. It should be obvious that in grading canine conformation you really can have too much of a good thing. It is a debate that has raged on from the inception of the sport, and still there are those fanciers who choose to honor excess only because they like it. Sadly, if certain judges didn’t see things the same way it is less likely that the too big, the too hairy and the too you fill in the blank would not spend much time in the ring, let alone on having its photo taken. Does it ever happen that dogs displaying obvious, even serious, shortcomings but also with some obvious excellences prevail over more evenly balanced rivals. Of course it does, but that should never deter us to breeding toward all the assets the standard asks for in the dogs of our chosen breeds. There is always going to be a good reason that a given feature should assume a given character. It remains for us to understand each physical and temperamental aspect of our chosen breeds and incorporate those features into our breeding. To neglect to do so will result in the development of dogs that are ultimately unable to fill their intended purpose because some of what those dogs need to do their jobs is just plain missing. It all comes down to a balanced whole.
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he next time you watch your breed being shown or are casually observing your own dogs at home, think about what is before you and try to decide which of the dogs you are seeing could best perform the tasks for which they were bred. Even in our digital society our dogs should look and act like functional beings. And they could not do this if they didn’t have every sinew and synapse to do their jobs. It matters little whether or not we use our dogs today in their traditional roles. Our implied commitment is to produce and present dogs that could do the jobs they were bred for if called upon to do so. If we aim for dogs that fail to present the complete picture, we do a disservice to our breeds, indeed the entire purpose of breeding for conformation. Hopefully, everyone should consider this before preparing to cut lumber without recourse to a saw. Thanks for reading. •
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Santa Cruz Kennel Club San Mateo Kennel Club Smooth Fox Terrier Ch. Slyfox Sneaks A Peek Judge Mr. Robert Ennis Judge Mr. Chuck Winslow Owners J. W. Smith Handler Edward Boyes
Tanana Valley Kennel Club Samoyed Ch. Polarmist War Admiral Judge Mr. Robert Slay Owner Laurie Olsson Handler Nancy Martin The Progressive Dog Club - Thursday Toy Poodle Ch. Smash JP Moon Walk Judge Mrs. Grace Moran Owners Ron Scott and Debbie Burke Handler Kaz Hosaka Raleigh Kennel Club Pekingese Ch. Palacegarden Malachy Judge Mrs. Helen Lee James Owners Iris Love, Sandra Middlebrooks & David Fitzpatrick Handler David Fitzpatrick New Brunswick Kennel Club - Saturday Bronx County Kennel Club - Sunday Bearded Collie Ch. Tolkien Raintree Mister Baggins Judge Mr. William Shelton Judge Mrs. Patricia Mowbray-Morgan Owners Ellen M. Charles, Larry & Angela Stein, Susan Ross, Robert Lamm & Lesley Woodcock Handler Clifford Steele New Brunswick Kennel Club - Friday Standard Poodle Ch. Hillwood Dassin DeLovely Judge Mr. Charles L. Olvis Owners Ellen M. Charles, Karen LeFrak, Wendell Sammet, Glen Lajeski, Joseph Vergnetti Handler Joseph Vergnetti Fayetteville Kennel Club - Sunday Boxer Ch. Winfall Brookwood Styled Dream Judge Mr. Burton Yamada Owners D. McCarroll, M. Fagan, Mrs. Jack Billhardt, S. Tenenbaum Handler Diego Garcia Ft. Worth Kennel Club I Pekingese Ch. Franshaw Hear Me Roar Judge Mrs. Jane G. Kay Owner John Shaw Handler Hiram Stewart Canada Del Oro Kennel Club II Welsh Terrier Ch. Bayleigh Shaireab’s Super Hero Judge Mrs. Anne Savory Bolus Owners Marilyn Jacobs, Keith Bailey & Sharon Abmeyer Handler Jorge Olivera 34 Dog News
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Dubuque Kennel Club II American Foxhound Ch. Kiarry’s Foolish Pride Judge Ms. Peggy Beisel-Mcllwaine Owners Beverly Wyckoff, and Harry and Lisa Miller Handler Dylan Kipp Canada Del Oro Kennel Club Smooth Coat Chihuahua Ch. Lugari Holiday Rocco Judge Ms. Judy A. Harrington Owner Ivan Lugo Handler Paula Murray Alaska Kennel Club Rottweiler Ch. Parisans Helo of RiverRidge Judge Mr. Dana P. Cline Owners Rod Ramsour, Todd Johnston & Suzanne J. Eikanger-Stoops Handler Todd Johnston Maury County Kennel Club of Tennessee I Shih Tzu Ch. Hallmark Jolei Austin Powers Judge Mr. William Usherwood Owners Joe and Bobbi Walton Handler Luke Ehricht Peninsula Dog Fanciers Club Affenpinscher Ch. Tamarin Top Banana Judge Mrs. Barbara D. Alderman Owner Myrna Kahlo Handler Tiffany Skinner Maury County Kennel Club of Tennessee Bernese Mountain Dog Ch. Alpenspirit’s Lion King Judge Mr. James Noe Owners Dawn Hitchcock and Mylene Turbide Handler Dawn Hitchcock Durham Kennel Club - Friday Smooth Coat Chihuahua Ch. Ayrwen Star Kissed Delight Judge Mr. Thomas Bradley Owners Gloria & Art Johnson Handler Gloria Johnson Fort Worth Kennel Club - Sunday Golden Retriever Ch. Glengowan’s Great Balls of Fire Judge Mr. Donavon Thompson Owners Richard and Patti Caldwell and Rebecca Gear Handler Rebecca Gear Oakland Kennel Club Standard Poodle Ch. Penndragon Masaniello Judge Ms. Margaret A. Reed Owners Rick and Kim Bates Handler Kim Russell
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undreds of pets are killed each year and thousands more are injured by products intended to treat dogs and cats for fleas and ticks, according to a report released last week by the Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA has outlined plans to make the products safer by requiring stronger warning labels on the products, and will develop stricter testing and evaluation requirements for the treatments, which are applied to the pet’s skin. If deaths and illnesses don’t decline, the EPA will consider banning the products. Owners of dogs and cats have been complaining that popular over the counter “spot-on” products have caused adverse side effects from skin irritation to neurological problems to death. Cats and small dogs between 10 and 20 pounds have been the most vulnerable to the treatments, partially due to receiving doses intended for larger animals. But can human error be entirely to blame? As Steve Owens, the assistant administrator of EPA’s Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances said, “These are products designed to kill fleas and ticks – and they do their jobs.” Unfortunately, these poisons are so effective that they’re allegedly killing unintended targets, too – namely the pets that they’re supposed to be protecting from disease and bacteria carrying fleas and ticks. The EPA has been monitoring topical flea and tick products since last April, due to an increase in the number of bad reactions being reported. The EPA received over 44,000 complaints of harmful reactions in pets in 2008, up from almost 29,000 in 2007 - an uptick of 53 percent. Reactions ranged from minor to severe - skin irritations such as burns and welts, excessive drooling, uncontrollable shaking, loss of control of limbs and other neurological problems, vomiting and diarrhea, seizures, and about 600 deaths. A 2009 study by the American
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals reported that the majority of the illnesses linked to proper use of topical flea and tick products were mild, and that cats were more susceptible than dogs, due to misuse of the products. Among the breeds of dogs where problems most occurred were Chihuahuas, Shih Tzus, Pomeranians, miniature poodles and dachshunds, according to the EPA. These problems are believed to have occurred when these small breeds received treatments intended for use on larger breeds. The EPA is expected to call for strong warnings on the packages of these treatments that specifically say not to use products intended for dogs on cats, and not to use products intended for large breeds of dogs on smaller breeds of dogs. But will these warnings be enough? These products are widely found on the shelves of pet shops, supermarkets and hardware stores and owners don’t need or often seek their veterinarians’ advice before administering them. The Center for Public Integrity said in a press release last week that it reported serious problems with spot-on treatments to the EPA 15 months ago. The CPI’s December 2008 investigation focused on treatments that contained active ingredients from the pyrethroid family of chemicals, which are synthetic relatives of pyrethins that are extracted from the chrysanthemum plant. According to the CPI, the EPA received more than 25,000 reports of adverse reactions to these products over a five-year period, with at least 1,600 pet deaths related to spon-on treatments containing pyrethroids. However, the authenticity of the reports cannot be confirmed, nor does the EPA investigate such claims from consumers. For owners that are devastated by guilt for administering products that resulted in the illness or death of a beloved pet, it’s easier to blame the manufacturers than themselves. But the manufacturers and distributors of these products
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contend that they are safe when used properly. So, who’s to blame, the producer or the user? And what does the responsible pet owner do to protect their dogs and cats without harming them or the environment? The simple answer would be to consult your veterinarian before administering any pesticides. Granted, these products do not require a prescription and in these tough economic times, everyone is looking to save a buck. But bypassing your licensed veterinarian’s opinion on these matters may have consequences pet owners aren’t prepared or expected to deal with. Alternatively, some pet owners may want to consider a more organic approach to flea and tick control.
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r. Shawn Messionnier, DVM, who hosts a weekly radio show and sits on the advisory board of the Journal Veterinary Forum, offers up some tips for owners that may be concerned about the use of chemical pesticides. He suggests “using a more natural, integrated approach to pest control can provide many of the same benefits as a chemical approach without the potential for side effects. Proper flea and tick control must be directed at three places: the pet, the inside environment, and the outside environment.” For the pet, he recommends regular bathing with organic shampoos and applying herbal sprays and powders. For the indoor environment, he proposes regular vacuuming, steam cleaning, and the use of borate-containing products for the carpet, as well as the use of citrus oil sprays, which are effective against fleas and ticks. For the surrounding outdoor environment, he said, “…the outside environment is best treated with beneficial nematodes, microscopic worms which kill the cocoon stage of the flea life cycle, which is resistant to all known chemical insecticides.” The consensus seems to be that there is a very casual attitude towards using these “spot-on” treatments and that consumers don’t take the warnings seriously enough. There needs to be a change in the mindset of consumers, as well as to the labels on these products. If using any spot-on treatments on your pets, consult your vet, read the directions carefully and do not over apply them. And never, ever use products intended for dogs on cats, or those intended for larger dogs on smaller dogs. If any adverse reactions occur, be sure to report them to the EPA. •
Ch. Evergreen’s Go Get ‘Em Frogtown
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By Karl M. Stearns
Robert J.Moore
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Thank you all for the vast numbers of cards, calls, and other messages. There is no way that I could reply to all. I HAVE LOVED THE DOGS, THE DOG SHOWS, AND THE PEOPLE. In my physical condition I could not do justice to the judging. I love you all and wish for the AKC’s future.” — Bob Moore
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his note, sent out recently by Bob Moore, stunned the dog world. A recent bout of very difficult health problems left Bob at the point where he had to accept the fact that judging was no longer possible for him. There are many pleasant memories about Bob – and plenty of good stories to tell. There are, of course, scores of people who recognize his name, as well as some who don’t know his story. It’s a good one! Bob Moore is one of only a handful of judges who can be called “all-rounders,” judges who can judge all breeds, all groups, and Best in Show. He reached that status in 1990 after judging for almost 30 years. Out of approximately 3,000 judges, only 23 are designated “all-rounders,” according to Ines Maldonado of Judging Operations at AKC. It is truly an enormous accomplishment. Bob started his judging career in 1960. “It took me 30 years to reach all-rounder status”, he told me recently. “I never thought about judging when I started showing. One day, AKC Rep Billy CONTINUED ON PAGE 78
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he biggest surprises of the past week revolved around both Westminster and Crufts. First of all, Westminster unexpectedly released its panel for 2011 a full two months earlier than usual. Heading the panel is an Italian judge, Paola Dondina, of world judging renown who coincidentally also heads the Crufts 2011 panel. I cannot recall when the same person was so honored before.
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It is true that the late William Brainard adjudicated Best at Crufts and at Westminster three times before, falling into a similar category as Mr. Dondina except for the fact that Mr. Dondina is doing those honors in the same year. Mr. Dondina is no stranger to these shores as he has judged in the States many times including doing Best at Montgomery in 1995. As far as I can ascertain, this is his first assignment at Westminster, which of course is another surprise since past “policy-practice” dictated that the Best in Show judge had previously judged at least a group there. My how times are changing. Another surprise insofar as the Westminster panel is concerned is the drop in the number of judges invited. Last year 41 judges were invited to judge. This panel has been reduced to 32 – that’s nine fewer judges by my count anyways. As to Crufts surprises, the rumored suspension of the Vizsla’s co-handler was the talk of certain people within the circles of that organization, which led many to believe that Mrs. Foss would stay away from the Vizsla. Which of course and to her credit she did not take into consideration. Similarly it is said the Scottie’s Reserve win is under investigation due to a question as to whether it was properly entered. I could not find its name in the
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The Number One* Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier
Ch. Doubloon’s Salt of the Earth
Group First Thank you Judge Dr. David O. Harris for this fantastic win. Bred, Owned & Shown By Elena Landa Doubloon Wheatens • Bothell, Washington Special Thanks to Earl Davies & Family for all their help Co-Breeder Ann Nelson *The Dog News Top Ten List - All Breed
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A New Way to Celebrate St. Patrick:
TheCeltic ClassicCluster By Sharon Sakson
Celtic Circuit photos by Jeri Poller
Very little is known about the early life of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland who died in 461 AD. What we need to know is whether or not he had a dog, or even liked dogs. St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated every year on March 17 in cities across the nation with big parades. Chicago dyes the river green. People of Irish descent wear the color green to proclaim their Irishness, and shamrocks appear in restaurants and newspapers and on walls. St. Patrick is toasted in bars and pubs throughout the world. And now he is celebrated with a cluster of dog shows in York, Pennsylvania. The Celtic Cluster is two years old. This year, the three clubs, York County, Lancaster County, and Delaware County, expanded to five days, which is a lot of dog shows. Their motto is “Cead Mile Failte,” which means “One Hundred Thousand Welcomes!” in Celtic. In each of the past two years, they had over 7,000 entries over the long weekend in Conformation, Obedience, and Rally. Whenever I drive into York, the first thing that comes to mind is “Shopping!” There are miles and miles of shopping malls with every imaginable store. This is a city of 40,000 residents. It is only the 14th largest city in Pennsylvania. So, what are they doing with all these stores? It must have to do with being at the crossroads of Interstate 83 and Route 30. There is a never-ending stream of huge cargo trucks pouring through York at all hours. Our hotel was only five minutes from the show site, but because the trucks made it so difficult to get onto Route 30, we figured out a winding course through residential neighborhoods that had my GPS screaming at us to turn around. And you know how hard it is to disobey your GPS. The York Exposition Center is an airy, bright, and roomy indoor location. About a dozen breed CONTINUED ON PAGE 84
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Ch. Evergreen’s Lavish Looks
Judge: Mrs. Houston Clark Owner: Jean Robotham
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Italy’s Paolo Dondina To Make History As Westminster’s Best In Show Judge In 2011 by David Frei
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EW YORK – Paolo Dondina of Monterchi, Italy, will become the first Italian ever and the first person from outside of North America since 1930 to judge Best In Show at the legendary Westminster Kennel Club’s Annual All Breed Dog Show when he takes on that assignment in 2011. One of the world’s most accomplished purebred dog fanciers, Mr. Dondina will make the ultimate selection at Westminster’s 135th annual event on February 14-15 at its show at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It is his first Westminster assignment. Mr. Dondina has had a number of breeds, and has bred Beagles, Basset Hounds, English Springer Spaniels, Lagoto Romagnolos and Jack Russell Terriers. He has had great success as an exhibitor, including as the co-owner of Brookwire Brandy of Layne, the Wirehaired Fox Terrier that captured Best In Show at the famed Crufts Dog Show in the United Kingdom in 1975. One of his Beagles was the top dog in all breeds in Italy in 2005. He has been recognized as an all-breed judge by the Federacion Internationale Cynologique (FCI) since 1985, and has judged all over the world. A lawyer by profession, he lives in a converted farmhouse in Tuscany. Previously, Midgely Marsden (1914) and W.L.McCandlish (1930) of the United Kingdom judged Best In Show, as did Canadians Dr. Carleton Ford (1929) and James Reynolds (2006) Mr. Dondina heads a panel of 32 judges from 16 states and three foreign countries who will preside over the dog world’s most prestigious event. All seven Group judges have previously judged Best In Show at Westminster. They are James Reynolds (2006 Best In Show judge) of Nepean, Ontario, Canada 58 Dog News
(Sporting); Dr. Robert Indeglia (2007) of Naragansett, RI (Hound); Mrs. Dorothy Collier (1997) of Wellington Beach, FL (Working); Mr. Edd Bivin (1999) of Fort Worth, TX (Terrier); Mr. Frank Sabella (1990) of Tampa, FL (Toy); Mr. W. Everett Dean, Jr. (2002) of Richmond, VA (NonSporting); and Mrs. Lynette Saltzman (2005) of Westport, CT (Herding). Mrs. Linda Pitts of Knoxville, TN will judge the Junior Showmanship finals. With six new breeds eligible for Westminster for the first time in 2011, there will be 179 breeds and varieties in competition. The 2011 Westminster Kennel Club judges panel: SPORTING BREEDS AND VARIETIES (30): Mr. Peter Baynes, Lyman, SC: Curly Coated Retrievers, Vizslas, Weimaraners, Wirehaired Pointing Griffons. Mrs. Marsha Hall Brown, Tustin, CA: Brittanys, Flat Coated Retrievers, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers, Irish Red & White Setters, Field Spaniels, Irish Water Spaniels, Sussex Spaniels, Welsh Springer Spaniels. Mr. Douglas Johnson, Bloomington, IN: English Setters, Gordon Setters, Irish Setters, Boykin Spaniels, English Cocker Spaniels, English Springer Spaniels. Ms. Marjorie Martorella, Millstone Township, NJ: Pointers, German Shorthaired Pointers, German Wirehaired Pointers, American Water Spaniels, Clumber Spaniels, Spinoni Italiani. Dr. Bob Smith, New Orleans, LA: Cocker Spaniels (all Varieties). Mrs. Cindy Vogels: Chesapeake Bay Retrievers, Golden Retrievers, Labrador Retrievers. CONTINUED ON PAGE 95
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By Charles C. Robey
I never had a policy; I have just tried to do my very best each and every day. — Abraham Lincoln
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ennel inspections! Are they effective or are they just pleasing the Fancy? You be the judge. Aside from government inspections, such as the USDA and some state and local programs, very few dog registries conduct field inspections. Does your club engage in kennel inspections? And if so, what is the track record with respect to the integrity of the Fancy? Kennel inspections rely heavily on the integrity of the breeders and are based on three basic audit categories: 1) Records review; 2) On dog identification; and 3) dog and kennel conditions. And most registries use one of two inspection formats, that being unannounced inspections and scheduled inspections. Scheduled inspections, where the appointments are made in advance, give the breeders an opportunity to clean up their act in advance of the scheduled inspections. Whereas the unannounced inspections take place without advance notice, giving the inspector a true picture of the breeders day to day activity. Obviously the unannounced inspections give a truer picture of what’s going on. There are a lot of misconceptions concerning the accuracy and the justification of kennel inspections. At best, as already mentioned, the success of any kennel inspection program is simply the breeders integrity. Any registry is only as good as what the registry has been given. If the breeder’s records match the inspectors account of the records, as submitted to the registry, the records will probably pass inspection. Likewise, if the on-dog identification matches the records, the identification will also probably pass inspection. For example, if a breeder has a champion stud dog who has stopped producing, and he has another stud dog matching the characteristics of the champion stud dog, what’s to stop the breeder from breeding the active dog then switching the identification tags to mislead the inspector. The identification is matched to the records and the dogs pass inspection. Only DNA testing would catch such a maneuver, and most registries do not submit all litters to DNA testing. The same holds true with the breeder’s records. If the breeder enters the wrong stud dog on a litter application when the application is sent to the registry, then when the breeder is audited by the inspector, who has copies of what was submitted to the registry, both records will match and the records will probably pass inspection. Matching records with the dog DNA could certainly work here as well. And what happens during the interval between inspections? Believe me, unscrupulous breeders are not dumb. They have their registry figured out and know about how much free time they have 62 Dog News
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between inspections and will conduct business accordingly. There have been many cases whereby a breeder has been arrested for animal cruelty a short time after the breeder passed the last inspection. So why not double back, on occasion, and surprise them. As previously mentioned, probably the most important factor with respect to the accuracy of the inspection, to come along in recent years is the inception of the field DNA testing. This testing is conducted on the dog family packs such as the Sire, Dam, and puppies, to confirm the litter parentage. There again, this procedure only works on surprise inspections. So what’s the answer if the breeder’s records and dog identification can be easily compromised? Basically, the registries should rethink the inspection process and move into the 21 century by doing more DNA testing, matched with a sophisticated DNA database. The dog registries are likened to the analogy of the traffic cop. The cop cannot catch every speeder but the more cops that are on the road, the better chance you’ll have of getting caught speeding. If the registries did not conduct field inspections, guess what; the speeders (breeders) would probably not get caught. Dog registries, as well as kennel inspections, have been exposed to the structured courts, as well as the courts of public opinion for years. The old cliché exclaims, “If the shoe fits, wear it.” In other words, if these thoughts apply, take them to heart. So, are you a member of a good reputable dog registry? That’s good! And if not, why not? Editors Note: Charles (Chuck) Robey is a retired Executive Field Agent, with the American Kennel Club. Mr. Robey is proud to have served and played an important role in their efforts to improve the health, safety, and welfare of dogs and kennels under their purview. And, at the same time protect the integrity of the registry by verifying ownership and breeding records, on dog identification, inspecting the kennels and dogs, and the collection of DNA. His extensive 14 year career, in the dog care industry, enables him to give a practical and common sense approach to the care and treatment of the family dog. •
BEST IN SHOW AND MULTIPLE GROUP WINNING Am. & Can. Ch. Meadowlake Whistler at Amberly
“Whistler”
Best In Show
Judge Dr. Lee Reasin
Best In Specialty Show Judge Mrs. Cindy Vogels
Sire: Sire: C Ch. h M Meadowlake eadowlake D Devil evil B Brew rew Owner and Handler Louise Leone P.O. Box 992 Franktown, Colorado 80116 Phone 303-618-2008 Email - rightlyso@msn.com
Dam: Meadowlake Masterpiece Co-Owner and Breeder Karen Fitzpatrick Meadowlake Border Terriers
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end of the line at that time. No one knew what the future would provide. With your newly awarded breed you could accept only three assignments. If you accepted a fourth assignment you were in trouble. When you completed your third assignment you had to write to the secretary stating that you had completed the assignments and asked for regular status. After this step you were in no man’s land for there were no more formalized rules as to when you could apply for a second breed. You could do three more assignments and apply for another breed and be turned down or approved. Calling the office for clarification got only, “You need more experience.” When asked, “How much more experience?” the answer was usually, “Enough.” In those days it was mainly “whom you know” and “who knows you.” The dog shows in the 1950s and 1960s were very different from those of today. Things were smaller, calmer, and friendlier. This was in the days before the motor home ruined the scene. Up until that time everyone set up in the grooming area and learners could move from set-up to set-up and watch dogs being readied for the ring. You could talk to the breeders and to the handlers and find answers to your questions. It was an informal education system but it worked. With the arrival of the motor home the situation changed. The dogs stayed in the rigs and the willingness of handlers to help new individuals diminished. It was a different ball game. This caused clubs and other organizations to offer a more formal format for learning about new breeds. The Ozarks Kennel Club put on a day-long seminar in the late 1970s. We had an earlier version of “hands on.” Mel Downing went over several dogs and gave a critique of each individual dog. Then Braxton Sawyer, who had been out of the room, did the same thing. Then they came together for a wrap up. That part of the symposium really was exciting. We also had Rachel Paige Elliot on the panel and she presented her program on anatomy and gait. There were other well-known presenters, but I can no longer remember who they were. The seminar was well attended and well received. We did a second one a decade later. The Ozarks Kennel Club presented three breeder-panel shows to give new judges an opportunity to judge in the Midwest. On the first panel we had 47 provisional judges, two obedience judges and Mel Downing did all Group, Best-in-Show, and breeds for which we could find no provisional judges. The next time we had 53 provisional judges, two obedience judges and Len Carey did the Groups, Best-inShow, and the odd breeds. For the third show the
club had to work around the new rule that one judge could not judge the same dog three times at a show. We hired Emil Klinckhardt to do the Groups and Best-in-Show and Miss Dorothy Nickels to do the odd breeds. There were 55 provisional judges and two obedience judges. We also presented a seminar on various aspects of judging and judging applications for the captive audience of provisional judges. There are no longer large private kennels breeding quality dogs. It is just too expensive to maintain these establishments. They were valuable teaching assets.
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ver the next 25 years I applied 15 times for additional breeds. With one exception each application was different from the last one. Only once could you use the last form as a pattern. Early on if you were applying for four breeds and you owned one of these breeds no explanation was required. On one application you were required to give a written synopsis of each of the assignments you had in your last new breeds. This had never been requested before and no one had kept notes so we worked from hazy memories. For the next time I kept meticulous records on each new breed and, of course, they did not want them. I sent the 100+ pages in with the new application but the office never acknowledged it. The applicant would guess at some magic number of new breeds. He would apply for six breeds – three with entries and three with few or no entries. Then he would worry that he was asking for too many and would apply for four. For years there were no written rules as to the number of additional breeds for which an applicant could apply. The Board finally established this number as 12. Immediately applicants began applying for 12 breeds. A Board member who endorsed this number complained that this was only for outstanding judges and not for everyone. He was asked: “What judge does not thick that he is not outstanding?” Breed standard tests finally came in but you could not take these at a show as the reps were “too busy.” The first tests were written by all the reps and many of the questions were very bad as many of these individuals had no training in test preparations. The tests improved over the years. You had to go in a day early and take the tests in the reps’ motel room. When the rep was a smoker it was a real problem for those allergic to smoke. The breed tests were the out for the kennel club when questioned about a judge’s competence. The office could say that the judge had the necesCONTINUED ON PAGE 70
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As the word spread through the halls of the CRUFTS DOG SHOW that its 2011 best in show judge PAOLO DONDINA from Monterchi, Italy was also the 2011 WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB best in show judge, it made no sense for the WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB to keep its judging panel under wraps until the traditional Memorial Day weekend release. So here we are in March devouring the list of judges for the 2011 show. PAOLO is an all breed FCI judge and wellknown breeder of Beagles and co-owner of a Wire Fox Terrier that was a CRUFTS best in show winner. He judged in this country before and was a very popular judge on
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the international show circuit. He is the fifth best in show judge following MIDGELY MARSDEN and W.L. MCCANDISH of Great Britain and DR. CARLETON FORD and JAMES REYNOLDS from Canada, who does not hail from the United States. This rare trend by Westminster is taking the tone of the AKC/ EUKANUBA NATIONAL INVITATIONAL in using foreign judges in the top judging positions. What makes PAOLO’S judging appointment so unusual is that he has never judged at the Garden before, whereas in the past best in show judges started with breed judging assignments and then went onto a group judging
assignment before the big invite. The seven group judges are all previous WESTMINSTER best in show judges starting with the Sporting Group judge JAMES REYNOLDS, the Hound Group judge DR. ROBERT INDEGLIA, the Working Group judge DOROTHY COLLIER, the Terrier Group judge EDD BIVIN, the Toy Group judge FRANK SABELLA, the Non Sporting Group judge EVERETT DEAN, JR. and the Herding Group judge LYNETTE SALTZMAN. And a girl who knows a thing or two about showing dogs, handler LINDA PITTS, will judge the junior showmanship finals. PAOLO DONDINA joins
other first time Westminster judges, including Norwegians ESPEN ENGH and AGE GJETNES, recently retired American Kennel Club field representative whose judging career is certainly on the fast track ROSALIND KRAUS KRAMER, DOUGLAS JOHNSON and DR. BOB SMITH (not to be confused with DR. ROBERT SMITH who is also on the panel). One DR. ROBERT can be found with POLLY (who is also a first-time WKC judge) and DR. BOB can be found with LEE CANALIZO. A complete judging panel appears in this issue of DOG NEWS. Celebrating wedding anniversaries… starting their next
fifty SHARON & DAVID KROGH, RON & LINDA MATTSON, CHERYL & WAYNE CAVANAUGH and JOSEF & PATRICIA ULLOA. Birthdaying… BETH SWEIGART, TIM THOMAS, JANE KAY, C.R. BOYES, CHRIS JONES, BRIAN PHILLIPS, DON RODGERS, KEN MURRAY, JANE FLOWERS, KEVIN CHESTNUT, SALLY GEORGE, GWEN DEMILTA, DEE HUTCHINSON, CARLA SANCHEZ, RON SCOTT, JOAN LOGAN, DAVE FREI, MADELYN GOSS and saving the youngest for last MAKENA TARA MARKEY.
BRODNY/SCHOOLHOUSE DACHSHUNDS...
CH. BRODNY SCHOOLHOUSE IN A ZIP... “ZIP”...
Pictured with Judge Mrs. Barbara Rupert winning Best of Opposite Sex at Westminster Kennel Club the day after winning Best of Breed at the prestigious Knickerbocker Dachshund Club’s Specialty under Judges Mr. Edd Bivin and Mrs. Mary Castoral.
Zip keeps zip-ing along! SCHOOLHOUSE Judy Anderson Shadow Hills, California 818 353-3017
Breeder • Owner • Handlers Fred & Carol Vogel
BRODNY Fred & Carol Vogel Pomfret Center, Connecticut 860 963-2247 Dog News 69
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sary knowledge because he had passed a written test on the parent club’s standard. Hands on testing was introduced and put in place too quickly before the quirks could be eliminated. It gave the appearance that it was to reward friends and punish those who were not friends. This program folded before it matured because of numerous complaints. There was a second type of hands on but it died very quickly. Seminars and educational programs became the standard. Unfortunately there was little or no supervision of the presenters. Programs were very uneven. I attended two seminars at the Spaniel Club one year. The Sussex was presented by a man and it was the best seminar I ever attended. For the other breed there were two presenters. The one individual had never bred a litter but was the self-declared expert. The other presenter was a breeder. They argued most of the time and never did agree on what the novice needed to know. This seminar was so bad it almost subtracted from what you already knew about the breed. The observer program was introduced sometime around 1980. It had promise but had a major flaw built into it from the beginning. The judge was not allowed to talk to the observer in the ring. This was the most educationally unsound requirement that could possibly have ever been created. When judges and observers decided to ignore the rule things improved greatly. This was a very worthwhile program and should never have been dropped. Nothing of this quality has been offered as a substitute since. After 15 applications there were finally no more new breeds to apply for so this monumental task disappeared. As new breeds are continuously being added there are still tests to be taken but they do not require an application if you are already approved for the group. If we keep adding a dozen or more breeds every year there will probably never be new All-Breed judges as no one will live long enough to keep up. Well presented seminars are very valuable and are worth attending. Those that fall in this category are in the minority. Poorly presented seminars are inexcusable and should not be tolerated. Parent clubs have great responsibility in maintaining quality control. The Judges’ Education Department of the American Kennel Club needs to take a more active role in regulating these seminars if they are to be a requirement for advancement, I think that the single most important element in the education of a judge should be the
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Apprentice program. It truly did work in the distant past and there is no reason to believe that it would not work again under support and supervision by the Judges’ Department. The mentor should have long years of experience in the breed and should be encouraged to discuss individual exhibits with the apprentice. After all this one-to-one relationship between mentor and pupil is what Rousseau championed in the XVIII century and no one has ever proved him wrong. Certain individuals criticized the Observer program and said it was only used by applicants to get points for advancement. The same thing can be said about seminars or any other educational program. The system was abused when no advanced arrangements were made between the judge and observer. I always quizzed my observers about the standard and if they did not know the answers I did not allow them in the ring. It is their responsibility to come book trained so the knowledge they gain in the ring has some place to hang. The program was allowed to become too casual for its own value.
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eminars are a valuable teaching device but only if the presenter is knowledgeable and has the ability to speak in public. Often they lack the ability to prioritize the elements of the dog thus compromising the information. Public presentation is different from a one to one discussion. The speaker must have experience and confidence. Working with skeletal drawings and silhouettes of the breed are valuable assets. There should also be videos of the dogs moving and being evaluated by approved judges and breeders. One of the editors of DOG NEWS believes that judges with years of experience should be allowed to advance more rapidly. This is because their past experience gives them more places to hang new knowledge and to assimilate it. Canada has a similar philosophy in that when a judge first applies he is approved for one half of the group. For the first three groups he proceeds at one half a group on each application. Starting with the fourth group he advances a full group at a time. Canada has about four times the number of All-Breed Judges as we do because their shows are small and frequently can only justify two or three judges. It is simply a matter of economics for them. Perhaps to solve the perpetual dilemma of judges’ advancement we should all first time applicants as all-breed judges and then take away ten breeds each year. This would make the decisions automatic and eliminate person prejudices. It would also eliminate older judges and give younger judges an incentive. •
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seamen and traders. In the 1500s, however, Spanish explorers found a hairless dog in Mexico and in Central and South America. So, did the Chinese get the dogs from the area of Mexico or did the Chinese bring the Chinese Crested with them when they traded with the Indians of Mexico? Vermin hunting dogs need to be able to think for themselves and the Chinese Crested is no exception, according to Marie Lundbom who owns Ch ReeCreat’n Great Glory RN CGC (“Glory.”) “These are NOT push button dogs. They will try you. I had trouble with Glory with ‘stays’ and in agility with her going through the tunnel and the chute. She learned the stays but then decided she didn’t want to do them. She absolutely would not do the go throughs in agility until the day we were to be evaluated and then she just sat and waited for eye contact before she went flying through each one of them. She knew how to do it and she showed me that she did but it was on her terms. She frequently outsmarts me as she knows when she is at a trial and I can’t make her redo something or correct her.” “Most Cresteds love to jump but some do not like some of the other agility obstacles,” said Shelly Hennesssy who owns group winning Ch Chaparral Windstar CDX RAE OA OAJ OF (“Windy”), and Ch. Chaparral Star Struck CDX RAE NA NAJ (“Striker.”) “Some don’t like the teeter-totter and it takes more time to get them comfortable with it. You have to take the time to get the dog comfortable with each new agility obstacle. I’ve found that keeping them on a leash for a long time and rewarding them with a favorite treat helps. But, it is important that they have something to do after they finish their championships. When a dog finishes, they don’t want to just stay home so obedience or rally or agility are ways for them to go along when the other dogs are going to a dog show. Cresteds are a very athletic breed. They can jump incredible heights for their size. However, they are easily bored so obedience can be a challenge.” According to Christina Potter who owns Ch Snowcrest’s Morgan at Makara OA AXJ CGC (“Morgan”), Chinese Crested are easily trained but you must exercise considerable care in correcting them. “Cresteds are easy to train but they are quite soft and need to be gently persuaded with positive
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Crested stella - Ch MACH M T O Stella by Starlight XF CTC TDI (“Stella”), Frank Gilmer’s Crested may have table issues but jumps are no problem.
reinforcement. They become very concerned if they believe they did something wrong. In training, you have to make them believe they are doing well. They are loving, obedient, happy, eager-to-please dogs.” Susan Cicone agreed. She owns U-CD Gemstone’s Wudnshu Polaris NAP NJP NA NAJ RE CL1-RCL1-H CGC TDI (“Moby”) who has also nearly finished his championship. “I’ve enjoyed the incredible experience of training agility, rally and obedience routines with my dog. Chinese Crested are not often seen in these performance events and it is really a thrill to be able to show people how smart and versatile the breed really is. They seem to attract lots of attention just because they have not been ‘out there’ participating in performance events. While they are smart and easy to train, I would categorize them as ‘soft.’ They seem to want constant feedback that they are doing well. There are some that respond better and are more motivated by your voice and touching them than they are by food or toys so you have to find out what works best with each individual dog.” While the breed may be easy to train, that does not mean there will not be troublespots along the way. “We really have had a problem with the table in agility,” said Gilmer. “I’ve lost more qualifying scores on the table than I care to count. Stella will do it in practice but at a trial, she gets so jazzed up that I couldn’t get her to sit or down. She’ll get on the table okay just not want to sit or down. I’ve tried various methods all of which worked for awhile and then she would backslide. I pulled her from the table and did the ‘walk of shame’ a couple of times but all that did was make her avoid the table. We eventually worked out a deal involving ice cream which means I get a proper table response most of the time. However, I hope the AKC goes to a no-position table because sitting or laying on that surface can be very uncomfortable for the short-haired and hairless breeds.” “Weave poles have been the most challenging obstacles for my dogs,” said Ryan. “It is not a natural movement for a dog to do. In the wild, they jump and climb over things, crawl under things but they never have to weave back and forth 12 times over a straight course. I think some dogs think it is stupid and pointless and therefore do not take to it as willingly as a tunnel or a jump. I have used more treats and encouragement and more repetition to help overcome this resistance. However, I will say that Cresteds may be the smartCONTINUED ON PAGE 76
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est dogs I’ve ever trained. They want so badly to please you that it hurts their feelings if they think they’ve let you down.” One of the more difficult performance events for a Chinese Crested seems to be obedience, particularly at the higher levels an d not just because of the boredom factor. “The most difficult thing for my dogs has been advanced competitive obedience,” said Wallace. “I think this may be because they tend to be very intelligent free-thinkers who do not take kindly to being told what to do. Training has to seem to them like it is their idea. While they are quick to learn, they are also just as quick to come up with their own variation of the exercise and it is sometimes not easy to convince them that their interpretation is not the correct one. In addition, many Cresteds seem to be on the shy side and this can be a big problem in any dog sport. Your approach to training always has to be positive with this breed. The wrong correction will cause a Crested to shut down and it can take weeks to overcome. I’ve also found that methods that work for some other breeds don’t always work with Cresteds. For example, repetition does not work with a Crested so training sessions tend to be short and frequent. While they are ‘soft’ dogs, they can also be quite stubborn. Exercises have to be fun or they lose interest and that’s when their stubbornness comes into play.” While the breed ranks about mid-pack in popularity, there is some concern that this may change as puppy buyers begin to recognize the breed’s many attributes. “This is a small dog with a gentle and generally quiet demeanor that could be ruined by irresponsible breeding. Because they are nonshedding and small, my concern is that the breed will become quite popular once people begin to find out how delightful they are,” said Ryan. “I see overbreeding by irresponsible breeders who lack the knowledge to breed intelligently but simply hope to cash in on the appeal of the breed’s uniqueness as a major problem,” said Wallace. “These breeders tend to feel their responsibility ends when the check is cashed. Another serious problem is owners in a disposable society who toss the dog aside when the novelty wears off. These people tend to not have researched the breed and are often unprepared for its special needs. Hairless
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Christina Potter’s Crested “Morgan” (Ch Snowcrest’s Morgan at Makara OA AXJ CGC) matches her owner’s description of an obedient, happy eager-to-please dog.
dogs can have skin problems while the puff coat requires frequent brushing to keep it mat-free. The breed is often difficult to housebreak. There are health problems in the breed. Above all, they need to be treated as dogs and not coddled or they can wind up being very shy or in the worst cases, fear biters.” “My biggest beef is fads,” said Lundbom. “There are people who want to win in the conformation ring more than they want to have a good dog and they are overgrooming it to be something it is not. These dogs are so much more than a ‘pretty face.’ They are very, very smart and I wish more conformation breeders realized that. Dogs ought to be able to show they can do more than be beautiful.” “Purebred dogs should represent the breed standard,” said Gilmer. “A well-bred dog is a work of art that is a pleasure to look at. But it is also important for a dog to be mentally and physically sound. Sporting and working breeds should be able to do the tasks they were bred for and I have always admired those who earn dual championships. But, toy dogs are also smart and athletic. Most champions have a relatively short career in the show ring. You can do performance sports with your dog for many years.”
U-CD Gemstone’s Wudnshu Polaris NAP NJP NA NAJ RE CL1-RCL1-H CGC TDI (“Moby”), Susan Cicone’s Crested convinced her that the breed is very smart and easy to train but they need constant feedback that they are doing well.
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Lang and I were talking at a show. I had been showing a Miniature Schnauzer bitch, and Billy was watching ringside. We were good friends, Billy and me. He asked me, ‘What’s wrong with your bitch’s rear end?’ I replied, ‘Nothing.’ I showed him where the coloring on her rear made her look cow-hocked. Well, that impressed him because he realized I knew what I was talking about. He asked, ‘Have you ever thought about judging?’ Then he handed me an application and told me to fill it out. He observed me at 3 or 5 shows, told me to apply for more breeds. I got the Terrier group first, then went on from there.” Bob told me that he would listen to his reps, apply for more breeds when they told him, and cooperate. “They were all good to me,” he said. “Sometimes I’d want to apply for a breed, and I was told ‘not yet,’ so I just put in for the breeds they felt I was qualified for and things just kept moving along.”
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ob’s start in the sport was actually by chance. A young man during World War II, he was stationed outside Chicago. “Every day while I was on the train, I would see the most beautiful Boxer,” he told me. Moore was hooked—he wanted a Boxer. When he was discharged the first thing he did was look for a Boxer. “Well, that was a tall order,” he said. “A good Boxer cost more than I made in a year.” Finally, he found a deal. A family was forced to sell their Boxer because they had to move and couldn’t take the dog with them. “She was terribly undershot – not a good specimen,” Moore recalls. He suddenly started receiving phone calls from people he didn’t know, urging him to enter shows with his Boxer. Moore chuckles at the
Bob placing Helarry’s Cleopatra WB and BOS at the St. Louis Specialty in about 1963. Larry Downey handling. 78 Dog News
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memory. “They were using me to build points, although I didn’t know it at the time.” That was 1949, and he was hooked on dog shows. His humorous story reminded me of Bob’s reputation for always liking a good joke. Always ready to hear one, and never without a good one to tell, everyone knows Bob was always ready for a good laugh. I found out why. “I was a traveling salesman in the food industry,” he told me. “I worked for Kraft foods selling private label shortening, oil, and non-dairy creamer. I had dog friends everywhere.” He used his circumstances to learn, listen, and help. In his 36 years being on the road, he helped form several all-breed clubs in various parts of the country. Moore started his job with Kraft in 1951. As a young, new employee in his first week of work, he was shaken to receive a call to report to the senior vice president’s office. “I was certain I did something wrong and was going to be fired,” he recalls. “To my surprise, the senior VP wanted to talk about dogs!” The VP had heard Moore was breeding Boxers and wanted to purchase one from him. That resulted in the establishment of Arekay Kennels, named after the boss’ wife Ruby Kirby. Working with the Kirby’s, Moore helped with breeding their dogs. “I got a call one time to get a bitch bred in Michigan for the Kirbys. I didn’t have the time to go up there”, Moore said. “So, I knew of a stud dog in Jackson, not too far away. I took her there and did the breeding.” It turned out to be quite a decision. From that breeding to Ch. Turney’s Whizzaway, son of Bangaway, came Arekay’s Jack of Hearts, a Best In Show winner. While he assisted with Arekay’s Boxers, Moore had now become infatuated with Miniature Schnauzers. “I saw them early on when I started showing Boxers, and I was CONTINUED ON PAGE 93
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catalogue and the number given to it was a particularly unusual one – that’s not the first time that a foreign Scottie’s entry has been investigated though – is it!! Another rumor which abounded at Crufts and which has subsequently been proven true was that of Mr. Dondina’s Westminster assignment. It would not surprise me to learn that the reason for the early release of the Big W slate was caused by the rumors at Crufts. Onto our shores where we attended the New Brunswick weekend, which has added the Bronx County KC to its lists of show giving clubs. That’s closer than Springfield, Massachusetts in terms of miles but in terms of geography just as confusing to me anyways. Entries were way up reaching over 2,000 on Saturday. Mrs. Charles’ dogs swept the three all-breeds with the Bearded Collie winning two and the Poodle co-owned with Karen Lefrak the first BIS winner. The site is more than adequate – parking can be a problem as there is some walking involved but nothing too extraordinary. There were two bad biting incidents both of which should have been controlled had the participants used better judgement from what I hear anyways. The food concession is terribly wanting. There should be a way to improve on that part of the show but considering the competition with the Tarheel this set of shows more than holds it own – it exceeds expectations. Charlie Garvin has taken great exception to things I had inferred about him in the Editorial of two weeks ago. His letter will be printed in the Letters to the Editor of this week. Sorry, Charlie but as I told you when we spoke about the term limits matter you HAVE changed your position from what you originally stated, and I believe this change is motivated by your design to become Chairman of the Board. With term limits continued or extended out goes Menaker and quite probably in goes Garvin as Board Chair. Just as you should recuse yourself from matters concerning Dalmatians when they come to the Board in matters where there is even a hint of a conflict of interest you should recuse yourself as well. It’s bad enough what the Smyth and Daniels Delegate Committees are up to in pushing their own candidacies but you should be above it all – or so I believe anyways. As to what you said or did not say at the Forum we can only rely on what we hear since what is said at the Forum is not reported anywhere.•
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HOUND BREEDS AND VARIETIES (28): Mrs. Lee Canalizo, Palm Harbor, FL: American Foxhound, Basset Hounds, Beagles (both Varieties), Black & Tan Coonhounds, Bloodhounds, Bluetick Coonhound, English Foxhound, Harriers, Ibizan Hounds, Plotts, Redbone Coonhounds. Mr. Michael Dougherty, Escondido, CA: Basenjis, Dachshunds (all varieties), Norwegian Elkhounds, Otterhounds, Petit Bassets Griffons Vendeen. Mr. Espen Engh, Lier, Norway: Borzoi, Pharaoh Hounds, Rhodesian Ridgebacks, Salukis, Whippets. Mr. Age Gjetnes, Lier, Norway: Afghan Hounds, Greyhounds, Irish Wolfhounds, Scottish Deerhounds.
TOY BREEDS AND VARIETIES (23): Mr. Espen Engh, Lier, Norway: Brussels Griffons, Chihuahuas (both Varieties), Chinese Cresteds, Italian Greyhounds. Mrs. Paula Hartinger, Cincinnati, OH: Affenpinschers, English Toy Spaniels (both Varieties), Havanese, Japanese Chins, Toy Fox Terriers, Toy Manchester Terriers. Mr. Dennis McCoy, Apex, NC: Papillons, Pekingese, Pomeranians, Toy Poodles, Pugs. Mr. Leonard Reppond, San Leandro, CA: Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Maltese, Miniature Pinschers, Shih Tzu, Silky Terriers, Yorkshire Terriers.
WORKING BREEDS (28): Mr. Espen Engh, Lier, Norway: Portuguese Water Dogs. Mr. Roger Hartinger, Cincinnati, OH: Bernese Mountain Dogs, Cane Corsos, Great Pyrenees, Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs, Komondorok, Kuvaszok, Rottweilers. Mrs. Polly Smith, Stephens Church, VA: Boxers, German Pinschers, Giant Schnauzers, Great Danes, Mastiffs, Neapolitan Mastiffs, Tibetan Mastiffs. Dr. Robert Smith, Stephens Church, VA: Doberman Pinschers, St. Bernards, Samoyeds, Siberian Huskies, Standard Schnauzers. Mr. Burt Yamada, Blue Jay, CA: Akitas, Alaskan Malamutes, Anatolian Shepherd Dogs, Black Russian Terriers, Bullmastiffs, Dogues de Bordeaux, Leonbergers, Newfoundlands.
NON-SPORTING BREEDS AND VARIETIES (18): Mr. Gary Doerge, Jackson, TN: American Eskimo Dogs, Boston Terriers, Bulldogs, Chinese Shar-Peis, Chow Chows, Finnish Spitz, Shiba Inu. Ms. Betty Regina Leininger, Frisco, TX: Bichons Frise, Keeshonden, Lhasa Apsos, Lowchen, Schipperkes, Tibetan Spaniels, Tibetan Terriers. Mr. Dennis McCoy, Apex, NC: Dalmatians, French Bulldogs, Miniature Poodles, Standard Poodles.
TERRIER BREEDS AND VARIETIES (28): Mrs. Rosalind Kraus Kramer, Leesburg, VA: Airedale Terriers, Cairn Terriers, Smooth Fox Terriers, Wire Fox Terriers, Lakeland Terriers, Scottish Terriers, Sealyham Terriers, Welsh Terriers, West Highland White Terriers. Mr. Ken McDermott, Newburgh, NY: Australian Terriers, Border Terriers, Miniature Bull Terriers, Miniature Schnauzers, Norfolk Terriers, Norwich Terriers. Dr. Robert Smith, Stephens Church, VA: American Staffordshire Terriers, Bedlington Terriers, Bull Terriers (both Varieties), Dandie Dinmont Terriers, Glen of Imaal Terriers, Irish Terriers, Kerry Blue Terriers, Parson Russell Terriers, Skye Terriers, Soft-Coated Wheaten Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, Standard Manchester Terriers.
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HERDING BREEDS AND VARIETIES (24): Mrs. Barbara Dempsey Alderman, Moon Township, PA: Australian Cattle Dogs, Beauceron, Belgian Malinois, Belgian Sheepdogs, Belgian Tervuren, Border Collies, Bouviers des Flandres, Pembroke Welsh Corgis. Dr. H. Scott Kellogg, Knoxville, MD: Australian Shepherds, Collies (both Varieties), German Shepherd Dogs, Shetland Sheepdogs. Mr. Robert Stein, La Quinta, CA: Bearded Collies, Briards, Canaan Dogs, Cardigan Welsh Corgis, Icelandic Sheepdog, Norwegian Buhunds, Old English Sheepdogs, Polish Lowland Sheepdogs, Pulik, Pyrenean Shepherds, Swedish Vallhunds. JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP PRELIMINARIES: Mr. Douglas Johnson, Bloomington, IN and Dr. Bob Smith, New Orleans, LA. •