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By Desmond J. Murphy lthough the World Show in Paris was very disorganized and poorly run, I enjoyed it greatly. I had planned to attend the World Show this year in Salzburg since I knew it would be a wonderful show full of great dogs that I have never seen before. I did not accept any assignments in the States so I would have the dates free to attend the World Show. I was dragging in making the reservations and finally the day I figured I had to at least book a hotel in the area an invitation arrived to judge in Osaka, Japan the same weekend. It did not take me very long in choosing to go to Osaka or Salzburg. I had already decided I would be going to the World Show in Budapest in 2013. Going to the show in Austria would cost thousands of dollars and Osaka would cost me nothing. Our World Challenge enabled me recently to see a lot of the great foreign dogs and in another six months Eukanuba would be taking place again where I will see so many friends from around the world. I figured the money I saved going to Austria will pay for my trip to Budapest in 2013. Quickly making the decision to accept the assignment in Osaka, I immediately got my travel plans arranged. Surprisingly, out of Newark United does not have any direct flights to Osaka. The best offerings of connection showed connecting through San Francisco. This would be my fourth assignment in Japan and all of them have been enjoyable and memorable. Yukari Miyagawa, who extended this invitation, is a young lady who had me judge in Osaka four years ago. She and her father, Takahiro Miyagawa, put on wonderful shows and this assured me of looking forward to a wonderful weekend. Yukari is very familiar with the American dog show scene for a long time. She used to live in California several months of the year arranging for the manufacturing of dog food Continued on page 88
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