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Dog News Contents • January 30, 2015 10 Editorial 14 Inside The Sport: Golden Gate Kennel Club: Where Have All The Benched Shows Gone? By Pat Trotter 18 Irving’s Impressions: Encouraging Signs By Ronnie Irving 22 Question Of The Week By Matthew H. Stander 26 Connie’s Comments By Connie vanacore 30 New Dog Breeding Standards By Carlotta Cooper 34 Bests Of The Week 38 Ten Questions Asked of Remy Smith-Lewis 40 Biblical Dogs: The Canaan Dog By MJ Nelson 42 Dogs In Show And Field

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44 Westminster Week Preview By David frei 52 Off The Leash: Canine Legislation Heats Up By Shaun Coen 54 The Big Show In Town: Manila, Philippines 2015 By vince hogan 56 A ‘New’ AKC, Ocala, Logos, TV And More By Matthew H. Stander 76 Click: Michigan Winter Classic By kim booth 80 Click: Super Bowl Picks - Orange Empire Dog Club By the basenji sisters 82 The Gossip Column By Eugene Z. Zaphiris 84 Click: The Way We Were By leslie simis 86 Letters To The Editor 88 handlers directory • 90 subscription rates • 92 classified advertising • 94 advertising rates DOG NEWS (ISSN 0886-2133) is published weekly except the last two weeks in December by Harris Publications, 1115 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10010. Periodical Postage paid at New York.

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…Off To The “Best” Start in 2015!

BEST IN SHOW or Reserve Best In Show Every Weekend Shown!

Team Gus thanks Best In Show Judges Mr. Robert Vandiver and Mr. James White, and Group Judges Dr. Steve Keating and Ms. Beverly Capstick for these prestigious wins.

TOP WINNING SWISSY IN AKC HISTORY

H The Number One Swissy, Breed & All Breed H The Number 8 Working Dog *

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GCh. Derby’s Toast With Gusto Owned By: Rick & Sue Copeland Richmond, Texas

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Her First Time Out Ella Won The Breed From The Classes And Onto A Beautiful Sporting Group Second Under Judge Mr. Michael Faulkner!

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Editorial The initial airing of the insulting and demeaning GODADDY ad originally scheduled to be a commercial during the Super Bowl was on THE TODAY SHOW. Immediately the uproar began as these pages began receiving numerous copies of e-mails to the GoDaddy site cancelling relationships with them for running this ad. For those unfamiliar, the dramatized spot shows a breeder hauling her Golden Retriever puppies in the open back of a pick-up truck, causing one to fall off and get lost. Upon the puppy’s grand return, the breeder announces that she has sold him over her GoDaddy website and promptly shoves the puppy in the back of a delivery van. An unprecedented out-cry from dog-lovers everywhere caused GoDaddy to pull this Super Bowl ad. Not only was it a misrepresentation of the attitude of hundreds of thousands of responsible breeders but it ignored the love and devotion from breeders for their dogs and their get. Some of the comments on social media also turned into a field day for anti-pure bred dog sentiment. That AKC played a part in arousing public criticism of the ad is good to learn but these pages are somewhat skeptical at the PR Director’s remarks sent out to all the Delegates that due to the overwhelming criticism directed at GoDaddy from AKC, our constituents and dog lovers everywhere the commercial will not be aired. It takes a village for sure in these kinds of instances and one party or organization should not try to take all the credit concerning the overall and general response to this ad.

THE GODADDY CONTRETEMPS

This week’s Question of the Week was sent only to approved all-breed judges. It was our thinking that they had the least to lose by answering truthfully and answer without pulling strings did all of them who responded. All believed Directors should not get nor apply for additional breeds while sitting on the Board and that basically it is a perceived if not actual conflict of interest for people who judge to establish a Judges Approval system. Pretty astounding to get that sort of unanimity in opinion from people known to not always be in agreement on so many topics. Years ago before Haworth Hoch broke the sanctity of directors vis-a-vis judges which philosophy was expanded by Bob Berndt the issue was cut and dry. No mixing of the two positions---let’s think about returning to those days for sure.

AN INTERESTING DOG NEWS SURVEY

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The Monday morning quarterbacking about the TV ratings for the AENC already has begun. Certainly one fact is for sure the figures released by AKC will have to be checked and double-checked. Whether it’s the Meet the Breeds attendance figures at the Javits Center, or the size of the spectator crowds at the AENC, or the number of nighttime live streaming or the daytime live streaming there is little to check against to determine the realities of the numbers reported. Indeed these pages have asked for and never received any figures for this year’s AENC event. Perhaps it’s because too many people don’t even know what AENC stands for!! They know Invitational (which it is not anymore), they know Eukanuba but AENC forget it. AKC may have a Director of Public Relations and a Manger of Public Relations as well - one would hope they would be devising a scheme whereby people refer to the event as the AKC show and not the Eukanuba!!

THE MORNING AFTER

It is extremely difficult to explain much less understand the inter-reactions among AKC and its various affiliates. The most obvious conflict is when one asks the powers that be at AKC how they can hold and run an event such as the AENC against licensed sponsored member and non-member clubs within the organization. Does it appear that AKC competes rather than cooperates with other affiliates as well? For example, why does AKC develop competing products, like tracking devices that seemingly are in competition with AKC Reunite! Why does it donate money to theriogenology programs rather than to cooperate with its own AKC-CHF to develop grants and research related to breeding? Should and could these relationships be improved and if so how? Similarly how do products such as Reggie Box and Woof Tag benefit the organization and further its mission and why has the organization made a decision to DIRECTLY PRODUCE such products rather than enter into licensing agreements? Perhaps these are some good questions to raise to those running for the Board in March--you think?

AKC AND ITS AFFILIATE

Thought For The Week

These pages are curious as to what research has been conducted or if there is any evidence that Woofipedia, social media, or new products have succeeded in getting younger people involved in AKC sports or interested in purebred dogs. And while we are analyzing that thought please advise with evidence given how Woofipedia has benefited AKC and how the millions of Facebook followers the AKC has have helped the AKC to advance its mission and message? Just thinking out loud are we!!!

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Number One Bouvier All Systems 2014

Thank you to Judge Mrs. Robert Smith Mulitiple Best In Show, National Specialty Winner & Top Twenty

GCh. Stonepillar’s Steel Blu Blu & Elaine Are Looking Forward To 2015!

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Presented by Elaine Paquette Breeders Diane & Bruce Ham

Elaine and Louise Paquette

“Quiche Bouviers”

We Are Honored By The Recognition Of The 2014 Winkie Breed Award And Winning The Eukanuba Breeders Stakes

“The winning three are very consistent in breed type.

They share common qualities for their breed, strong dogs, very functional, compact square, good strong backs and loins.”

— Judge Mrs. Patricia Trotter We are humbled to have our breeding program singled out by Judge Mrs. Trotter, one of the most successful breeders in the history of the sport!!

Thank you to Derrick Beatty ,and Nicole Munneke for showing Quiche Bouviers.

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GOLDEN GATE KENNEL CLUB: WHERE HAVE ALL THE BENCHED SHOWS GONE?

By Pat Trotter

photos by NorCal Bulldogger

Whenever you want to recapture the spirit of the “good old days” at a dog show put the Golden Gate Kennel Club on your bucket list! It’s been two decades plus since I last exhibited at this benched show, and what a wonderful experience! It was truly a wake-up call to what dog shows are lacking today-that camaraderie that develops between those sitting with their dogs on the bench and the general public who want to know more about the dogs.

Most of us simply aren’t able to connect with spectators at ringside in the stress of those few moments before entering the ring competition. We nervously try to fix each hair, get the dog’s attention, and brush stray hairs off our own clothes and take care of those last minute details we address at show time. It simply doesn’t lend itself to chatting with strangers. Ah! Once we are back on the bench-win, lose or draw-we happily talk to those who come by to visit.

These visitors include those who had your breed in the past and are old friends from yesteryear as well as people who have never even owned a dog but are now interested. Thousands of spectators from all over the San Francisco Bay area attended this well-publicized show to meet dogs and dog people. For every person in the huge arena watching the judging, there were tens of people in the benching areas connecting with dogs and dog people from all walks of life. The message is that the general public is more interested in the dogs themselves than in the actual showing and judging.

Children, their parents and their grandparents were amongst the many who had an on the site introduction and dog education this past weekend in the City by the Bay. Under the auspices of Mike Stone and his assistant chairman Ralph Price, the Golden Gate Kennel Club is flourishing while others may flounder.

Once a two-day single all-breed show on the weekend, it now consists of two shows over the weekend, allowing those who lack time to be on the bench two days to opt for just one of the two shows. The entry indicated most exhibitors went the two-day route. After all, where can you socialize so much with all your good friends as well as extol the virtues of your own breed to anyone who would listen? Oh how we miss that interaction these days. I am indebted to Charlotte McGowan for her insight into this very thing in a recent conversation.

Her dedicated interest to our sport started when she was a child going to an Eastern Dog Club benched show! How exhilarating was it to a kid to see a given dog win and then visit it on the bench!

The loss of the benched show is certainly easier for all the players in the sport. But is it in the best interest of the sport? To my knowledge Golden Gate is the last benched show west of the Mississippi and Westminster and Chicago International are the only ones anywhere else. (Ed. Note: Four clubs — Golden Gate KC, Westminster, IKC of Chicago and KC of Philadelphia—currently hold six benched shows in one form or another a year, with Golden Gate and KC of Philadelphia holding back-to-back benched shows). To lose this opportunity to reach the public may be one of our sport’s biggest failures.

Should we figure ways for benched shows to be available to the public on a rotating basis? Should the powers-that-be address this subject of encouraging clubs to hold benched shows from time to time?

A new feature for Golden Gate was the concurrent exhibition of rare breeds sponsored by the Kooikenhondje Club of the USA. This Open Show drew an astounding entry of 30 Foundation Stock breeds and Miscellaneous Breeds.

Judged by Paullet DeLong, these breeds interested judges, other exhibitors and spectators alike. Paulett’s Best Foundation Stock group winner was the Kooikerhondje Rabouz Baltazar, which has wonderful agility credentials as well as pioneering for the breed in conformation. Runner-up was the athletic Bracco Italiano bitch reminiscent of the World Challenge winner at EuContinued on page 60

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Starts the New Year with a Bang!

Six Best In Shows On The Florida Circuit!

Number One* Among All Terrier Breeds Number Three* Among All Breeds

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Judge Mrs. Francine Schwartz

handled by larry cornelius marcelo veras owned by victor malzoni, jr. *The Dog News Top Ten List

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Judge Mr. Walter Pinsker

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Irving’s Impressions

By Ronnie Irving

ENCOURAGING SIGNS The final positive comment in my analysis of events in the UK in 2014 published two weeks ago, was that overall entries for the major British championship shows in 2014 had experienced an increase of 1.1%. This improvement followed reductions of around 2% - 3% per annum over the previous few years.

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here may perhaps be some other encouraging signs for the future of dog showing here in the UK which have become evident in the first few weeks of January 2015. These are that the first two major championship shows of this year have attracted good increases in the number of dogs entered. Boston Show, which is the smallest of our general championship events, increased its entry by 9% from 3,987 dogs in 2014 to 4,350 dogs this year. The second show, Manchester, went up by nearly 8% from 8,611 dogs in 2014 to 9,283 in 2015.

WORKING PARTIES AND AD HOC COMMITTEES

The reasons for these increases are not yet totally clear. Were they due to the fact that more people had realised this year that these two shows now qualify dogs for entry to Crufts? Or was it perhaps the 20% reduction in fuel prices that we have experienced here in the UK over the last few months since September. Fuel prices, though not by any means cheap by American standards, are nevertheless now at their lowest here since 2009.

The entry at Crufts in March when it is known, will no doubt be a clearer sign as to whether or not entry trends really are on the up, or whether these first two shows are just a flash in the pan.

However the show scene here in the UK has a great deal going on at the moment and at TKC there are a large number of major working parties and several ad hoc committees looking to the future. Some of these Continued on page 64

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Question of the week

By Matthew H. Stander Do you think it is a real or merely a perceived conflict of interest or no conflict at all for Directors who judge to vote on matters related to judging approval while serving on the AKC Board and for those people to apply for additional breeds as well while serving on the Board? Please explain your answer whatever stand you may take. (Asked of All-Breed judges ONLY).

Joe Gregory

I didn’t have enough time to respond after receiving email. Glad you had approached us with this question though. Will be anxious to hear what everyone else has to say.

KeKe Kahn

Thank you for asking me as I feel it is WRONG for any director to apply and/or get breeds while serving. First of all, they get paid to serve on the board and secondly, who is ever going to turn them down?????? In the past people considered it an honor to serve on the AKC board and never would have ever applied for new breeds. It is an unfair playing field. Most people care very much about their breeds and want to help improve them by breeding good dogs and then go on to judging. It is a natural progression. Some people are well-suited for this job and others cannot take the pressure.

Most of us who have spent a lifetime in dogs know quickly who can do the job and who cannot. To give service is wonderful for those who do it well but it does not mean that they can adjudicate. Thanks for listening.

Charlie Olvis

In my opinion, both instances are definite conflicts of interest, and self-serving (selfserving defined as “a person or action done only for one’s own benefit, sometimes at the expense of others”, adj. serving one’s own selfish interest”).

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Jane Forsyth

It sure is a conflict of interest. Might as well open the door to the hen house so the fox can get in. There is no reason members of the board that are approved to judge should have any say in judges approval, nor should they be allowed to apply for more breeds while on the board. The procedure as it is now set up leads to the buddy system of, I rub your back you rub mine.

Joe Purkhiser

May I begin by saying that I think we have honest and fair-minded Board Members, but to answer the question: Not too many years ago, one of the things successful Board candidates had to give up was acquiring new breeds. Why? It is a simple conflict of interest and has always been recognized as such until the Board a few years back decided that applying for 8 breeds at a time shouldn’t be considered such a bad thing. I have no idea how many they can apply for now. I do know that those at the top end of a process that is administered by those under their supervision have somewhat of an advantage when report cards are handed out. Talking to a Board member a few years ago, I was told that there was no worry about evaluations because that little lapel pin was really an immunity badge.

The Approval Committee, that is now in place, was a giant step in removing Board influence

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Ch. Brimar’s Spirit of A Storm Introducing

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By Connie Vanacore

ill Alexander, a Canadian professional handler who spends a good many show weekends south of the border in our “lower 48” states, has written a barely fictionalized story of his life with dogs, For the Love of Dogs. It takes young Will from a schoolboy in a rural town in Canada through his introduction to dogs by way of a neighbor’s Irish Setter. It follows his journey as a kennel boy, an apprentice and finally to his calling as a professional handler both north and south of the border.

Along the way Will was fortunate to meet and work for some of the great breeders and handlers in the sport. That was a time when an aspiring professional was welcomed into the company of breeders and handlers who educated and taught them the value of their dogs. Apprentices were expected to care for their charges as if they were their own dogs. They learned to groom, bathe, feed, train and finally show at a real dog show.

The thing about this book is that it takes the reader into the life of a young boy, who became enchanted, first with the Irish Setter, and through his love of that dog and the encouragement of its owner, was able to mold his life around that experience.

This book was especially meaningful to me for a couple of reasons. I have known Will for years through my association with Irish Setters, but equally important to me was his association with one of the truly great Irish Setter breeders, E. Irving Eldredge. His friends knew him as Ted. He was a gentleman and a breeder of a long line of Irish Setters who had great influence on the breed over for over 50 years. Ted was an important part of the Irish Setter

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community, but he was also influential in the sport as a member of the AKC Board of Directors, representing the Irish Setter of Club of America as its Delegate for many years.

My own memories of Ted span many years. I recall visiting his farm in Virginia, seeing the beautiful red dogs romping in his fields or lying comfortably in his kitchen, each on its own pillow, or following him as he made his rounds of the kennel each day. There was nothing bombastic about Ted. He liked to consider himself a farmer, and despite the fact that he was a very tall, distinguished gentle man, he was a man of simple tastes with an impeccable eye for a dog. Once he had established his line from a combination of bloodlines from the United States and England, his dogs were easily identified as Tirvelda dogs.

It is all too easy to forget those who were truly influential in their breeds. I suppose there are those breeders and owners in the dog fancy today who do not recall where their own lines originated.

If they do, they may consider it unimportant now, or that their breeds have evolved into newer models, sort of like the latest version of an automobile.

When Will describes the characters in his book, there is no mistaking who he is referencing. There was only one Ted, and no matter how many breeders have come after him, there has never been another who could take his place. I am grateful to Will for bringing back to me memories of my own lovely days at Tirvelda and I am happy for him to have had some of them in his life, as well.

(For the Love of Dogs, Will Alexander, S.G. Bennett Marketing, Inc. 861 Marion Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba R2J OK6 Canada, www.sgbennett.com.)

Book reviews are not my favorite subjects to write about. To tell the truth, part of the reason is that aside from some of the classics, such as the Albert Payson Terhune books about his life with Collies in the 1940’s, many are cloying, too cute or maudlin.

So it was with some trepidation that I ventured into a recently published memoir by a person I have known since he was a young boy.

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New Dog Breeding Standards?

By Carlotta Cooper

Just when you thought the issue of dog breeding standards was settled with the publication of the APHIS rule – and the subsequent dismissal of the Associated Dog Clubs of New York State lawsuit challenging the legality of the rule – there is a new study being conducted by Purdue University that could impact dog breeders. The project is funded by the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC), the Pet Food Institute, and the World Pet Association. Additional support is being provided by the Science Fellows program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the USDA-APHIS Center for Animal Welfare – our good friends at USDAAPHIS. Candace Croney, an associate professor of animal sciences at Purdue University and director of its Center for Animal Welfare Science, is in the process of conducting a twoyear research project that will collect data and test current nationwide dog breeding standards. The purpose of the study is to create a uniform standard for dog care and well-being in all 50 states.

“There are lots of breeders who are not doing the best for their dogs, and they don’t know that they could be doing better,” Croney said. According to Croney, many breeders ignore certain unique and complex challenges such as genetic characteristics and behavioral and physical sciences. She cited breeds such as French Bulldogs and Pugs as examples which required litters to be delivered by caesarean section, saying that the constant surgery is harmful.

Croney said she will also study several other factors that affect dog welfare, such as housing.

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Croney said that her goal is education, not enforcement. “We’re not trying to police people,” Croney said.

“We want to give them a tool to assess and improve the quality of life of a dog.”

However, Croney said that the study will include tools that could help consumers and governments. Most of the data collected will come from sites in Indiana and other midwest states because they are “perceived to be the hotbed of problems of the commercial breeding of dogs,” she said.

Croney said her research will address many current problems in dog breeding. She said that she hopes it leads to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which is a consultant on the project, updating its guidelines (the Animal Welfare Act) — which would effectively create a national dog breeding standard.

When the standards are finalized, the Purdue Center for Animal Welfare Science will develop education programs for breeders.

“Using this approach will ensure the production and proper vetting of the standards developed to improve voluntary compliance with best practices,” Croney said.

Croney said the approach will also: * Help breeders make informed choices about participating in voluntary dog welfare assurance programs. * Create a mechanism by which to address public concerns about commercially bred dog welfare. * Demonstrate the pet industry’s willingness to assume its ethical obligation to regulate its animal care practices.

Croney said the standards could

also be adapted to enhance the care and welfare of dogs in shelters, laboratories and other commercial venues.

“It is imperative that the U.S. pet industry demonstrate commitment to animal well-being and to broad social responsibility by facilitating efforts to improve the welfare of breeding dogs,” Croney said.

“Capitalizing on the center’s expertise in animal welfare science and ethics will help the pet industry ensure that all dogs are offered the quality of life they deserve.” http://www.kennelspotlight. com/ICAW_Fall_2014_Newsletter.pdf A final draft of the project has supposedly been written. Data collection is due to begin this spring, and the study is supposed to be complete by 2016.

Croney said, “We don’t want to write really good standards that no one could live up to. And we don’t want to write low standards that impacts the quality of life for dogs.” You can listen to an interview with Dr. Croney on the Trent Loos radio program here: http://ruralrouteradio. com/affiliates/friruralroute.mp3 Croney was awarded both the HSUS Animals and Society Course Award, and the Outstanding New Professor Award from the College of Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State in 2003 for her teaching on Contentious Issues in Animal Agriculture and Ethical issues in Animal Agriculture. She has also been an animal welfare adviser to the American Humane Association. http://www.humaneheartland.org/our-standards/scientific-advisory-committee/item/candace-croney Some dog breeders have applauded the project but it could present problems for several reasons. Don’t we already have what are supposed to be science-based standards with the USDA’s Animal Welfare Act? The USDA is consulting on this project and Dr. Croney would like to see them use the results to update their dog breeding guidelines. How much more government intervention is acceptable in dog breeding? Should the USDA/ APHIS and the Animal Welfare Act tell breeders whether or not their bitches can have caesarean sections or make other breeding decisions for them?

One-size-fits-all standards are never appropriate for dogs. With over 180 recognized AKC breeds (and more breeds with other registries, as well as intentionally crossbred dogs); in a country as large as the United States with varying climates; and dogs bred and raised for different purposes – is one national dog breeding standard really possible, Continued on page 72

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Best In Specialty Show Am. GCh. Best in Show, Best In Specialty Show Can.

GCh. Quiet Creek’s Double or Nothing for Heather

Breeders/Owners: Susan LaCroix Hamil • Quiet Creek Bloodhounds, Laguna Beach, CA. USA Heather Whitcomb, Heathers Hounds, Thetford Mines, Quebec Canada Handlers: Graeme Burdon & Emily Burdon

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BESTS WEEK St. Charles (MO) Kennel Club Saturday Greater Swiss Mountain Dog

GCh. Derby’s Toast With Gusto

Judge Mr. Robert L. Vandiver Owners Rick & Sue Copeland Handler Scott Sommer Chain O’Lakes Kennel Club English Springer Spaniel

Ch. Telltale American Ride Judge Mr. Edd E. Bivin Owners Beth Fink, Celie Florence, Robin Novack, Kathy & Dave Vanvorst & Delores Streng Handler Robin Novack Alexandria Kennel Club Baton Rouge Kennel Club Doberman Pinscher

GCh. Dezperado’s Hallelujah Judge Mr. Arley Hussin Judge Mr. Robert Hall Owners Alan & Jacquie Wendt & Hillary Zimmerman Handler Linda George

Middle Peninsula Kennel Club of Virginia - Saturday Welsh Terrier

GCh. Shaireab’s Bayleigh Maid of Honor

Judge Mrs. Betty-Anne Steinmark Owners Keith Bailey, Sharon Abmeyer, T Lee & X Xie Handler Luiz Abreu Lake Eustis Kennel Club Boxer

GCh. Mephisto’s Speak Of The Devil Judge Mr. Jim C. Briley Owners Mrs. Jack Billhardt and Sergio Tenenbaum Handler Diego Garcia

Greater Lowell Kennel Club Saturday Airedale Terrier

GCh. Joval Sweet Time

Judge Mrs. Cindy Vogels Owners Lisa Bryan & Valeria Rickard Handler Adam Bernardin

Orange Empire Dog Club - Saturday Keeshond

GCh. Skyline’s Unit Of Measure

Judge Mr. Jon Cole Owners K C & S Cullen, J Gauchat-Hargis & J Hargis Handler Jean Gauchat-Hargis

Charleston Kennel Club - Saturday German Shepherd Dog

GCh Autumn’s Stone Ridge Mojo

Judge Ms. Rita Biddle Esq. Owners C & J Shaver Handler Lenny Brown Lake Eustis Kennel Club I Chinese Crested

GCh. Kaylen’s Kahlua

Judge Mrs. Joy Brewster Owners Virginia Dorris & Kay Peiser Handler Kay Peiser Chain ‘O Lakes Kennel Club — Friday German Shepherd Dog

GCh. Lockenhaus’ Rumor Has It v. Kenlyn

Judge Mr. James G. Reynolds Owners Pamela McElheney, Deborah Stern, & Kent Boyles Handlers Kent Boyles & Liz Oster

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Remy Smith-Lewis

BORN: OAKLAND, CA RESIDES: SUISUN CITY, CA MARITAL STATUS: SINGLE ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: SAGITTARIUS

When did you start showing dogs, with what breed and how did that first show go?

I first started showing dogs with my English Springer in 1999-I placed second in Novice junior (Showmanship) and was hooked!

How difficult was it to finish your first champion?

Not at all. I actually did it from the BBE class with a Portuguese Water Dog from my first litter.

Other than your own breed, which breed would you like to own?

Another English Springer-preferably Ch. Salilyn’s Condor. Even though he was before my time, the pictures and videos of him are breathtaking!

Which canine person of the opposite sex would you be?

Patti Keenan.

How do you feel about AKC’s role in our sport?

It’s great AKC is trying to get the public excited about dogs. However, AKC also needs to get on the same page with the fancy in the trenches.

How many shows do you attend a year, and which three are your favorite ones?

Well, I was attending about 150 shows a year until I got a full time job with Enterprise and now it’s about 100. Westminster Kennel Club, The Portuguese Water Dog National and the Harvest Moon Cluster.

Who from dogs would you like to see on the television show “Duck Dynasty?”

Eddie Boyes.

What things in the world of dogs bring you the greatest joy?

The way the sport brings people from all backgrounds and races together with a common interest. It’s amazing.

What characteristics do you admire in others and strive to emulate?

Loyalty, honesty and integrity-they make me strive to be a gentleman.

If you could afford to host an elegant catered dinner party, name at least three dog people you would like to invite.

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My second family-the entire McFadden Crew-as well as bring back two people from the past. Mrs. James Edward Clark to share her plethora of knowledge and Bill Trainor to hear his stories of PWDs and get his opinion of the breed today.

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THE CANAAN DOG

By M.J. Nelson

Biblical Orela (Ch Orela Me Shaar Hagai RA MX MXB MXJ MJB OF), Dan and Julie Haddy’s Canaan Dog, display’s the breed’s athleticism over a broad jump.

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here are about forty references to dogs in the Bible and while many of the citations are derogatory, it is also clear that dogs were an accepted and valued part of life in Biblical times. They were used as shepherds and as guardians of the flocks and homes with dogs viewed as very important in their role as sentinels alerting the community to the presence of strangers.

There is good reason to believe that the dog of Biblical times was the Canaan Dog, the only breed truly native to the land of Canaan which, for those not Biblical scholars or familiar with Middle East geography, is now the modern State of Israel. Tomb drawings and rock carvings dating back to more than 2000 years before the birth of Christ depict Canaan-type dogs and the discovery of a dog cemetery, which dates back to the 5th century BCE near Ashkelon, a coastal city in the southern district of Israel, provides additional evidence of the importance of dogs in this region. The more than 700 dogs in this cemetery were all interred individually and were clearly buried with great care reflecting the strong bonds between dogs and people that existed even in these ancient times.

The description of the Ashkelon dogs matches that of the modern day Palestinian pariah dog or as they’re known to the kennel clubs around the world, the Canaan Dog. The Canaan Dog is one of the small group of rare and disappearing breeds that are referred to as primitive breeds, a group that includes ancient indigenous breeds found mostly in Asia and Africa. In genetic type, they are the closest to the original dog–the dog that was the ancestor of all the modern breeds. These breeds have been around for as many as 150,000 years and have survived by being willing to be partners with humans but capable of living on their own if necessary. While Canaan Dogs are recognized

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Della (Kol Tuv Jochebed RE BN RATI CDCA-HC CGC), one of Carrie FranzCabrera’s Canaan Dogs, checks the rat tubes for the one holding the rat on a barn hunt.

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Dogs In Show I always like a picture

By Nick Waters

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with a good story attached to it. In the early years of his career Richard Ansdell completed a picture of two King Charles Spaniels. An appealing work with the dogs on a red drape, a green curtain to one side and an atmospheric landscape beyond. It was paintings like this of domestic dog portraits that helped to launch Ansdell on to greater things. Fast forward nearly 150 years to the 1980s and the picture is in the collection of the British born socialite of German and Danish ancestry, Claus von B端low and his wife Sunny, the American ex-wife of Prince Alfred of Auersperg.

& Field However Von Bülow fell from grace when he was accused of trying to murder his wife by administering an insulin overdose.

In 1985 he was acquitted in a retrial of the charges. His stepchildren though brought a civil action against him and he was forced to sell this and other pictures as part of the settlement of a lawsuit. The Ansdell along with the others appeared at auction with Sotheby’s, New York in 1988 and achieved the highest price at auction (£101,809) for a work

by Ansdell.

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$80,000-120,000 the picture is now the star lot in Bonhams annual ‘bash’ which virtually brings down the curtain on the Westminster season of which the great show itself is the main attraction.

Dogs in Show and Field is at Bonhams Madison Avenue galleries on the 18th February with viewing over the preceding four days with catalogues available on line at www.bonhams.com.

It gives me pleasure to know that I introduced the talented and versatile artist, Richard Fath, to dog art enthusiasts in countries beyond his native France.

This year Bonhams are offering a number of pieces by him, mainly plaster and terra cotta head studies, with estimates that range from $600 to $1,800.

Fath was working at a time when many breeds now popular worldwide were virtually unknown and rarely seen outside their native locale, breeds like the Bouvier, Briard and Dogue de Bordeaux.

A terra cotta head of a Dogue de Bordeaux is among the Fath items in the sale ($600-800).

The demand for work by American sporting artists is unique to their native country. They established a ‘school’ of artists who captured the light, colour and atmospheric purity of upland game shooting on a Fall day with the summer fading fast. They deserve to be more appreciated elsewhere. Bonhams always offer a selection of their work and this year is no exception. Percival Leonard Rosseau’s English Setter backing a Gordon Setter ($20,000-30,000); Arthur William Tait’s quail shooting ($30,00050,000) and John Martin Tracy’s two sportsmen with their English Setters beside them, discussing how the day’s shooting is going ($25,000-35,000) are just three.

Works by lesser American artists known today more for their etchings than their original work are also well represented, artists like Marguerite Kirmse and Bert Cobb. Their etchings show a number of breeds, among them the Labrador, Springer Spaniel, German Shepherd, Scottish Terrier and Wire Fox Terrier. Estimates are more affordable ranging from $400-2,500.

The success of these specialist sales rests largely on established and well respected late 19th century, 20th century British artists, names like Maud Earl, Arthur Wardle, John Emms, Lilian Cheviot, Reuben Ward Binks and Henry Crowther.

Their work in Bonhams sale includes a picture by Maud Earl of Welsh Springers owned by A.T. Williams who helped get recognition for the breed by the Kennel Club ($10,00015,000); a very decorative picture of two King Charles Spaniels by Wardle with expectations of $25,000-30,000; a typical and ever popular subject by Emms of Foxhounds and a hunt terrier in a kennel, one of the sale’s leaders at $30,000-50,000; A Scottie and Westie

by Lilian Cheviot, a popular subject for this artist ($6,0008,000); Binks with a Chesapeake Bay Retriever, probably painted when the artist was in America doing work for Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge ($3,000-5,000)) and Crowther with two portraits in his unmistakable style of Wire Fox Terriers from the O’Groats kennel ($1,5002,500 each).

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Westminster Week Preview Hotel Pennsylvania • January 21, 2015

Press Conference Participants 139th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show New breed: Cotons de Tulear Chanel and Burberry and owner Justine Romano from Montville, NJ New breed: Wirehaired Vizsla Falko and owner Anton Sagh from Montreal Special exhibitors: The Rogers Sisters (11-year-old twins Faith and Emma and their 17-year old sister, Sophia) from Columbus, NJ, all entered with different breeds • Sophia (17) and Erik, a Whippet • Emma (11) and Joy, a Great Dane • Faith (11) and Bobby, an American Foxhound

The Rogers Sisters and their dogs make a nice picture.

2nd Annual Masters Agility Championship at Westminster

Lynus, Border Collie, with owners Arthur and Janyce Selkin of Rhinebeck, NY, entered in both the dog show and agility Peak, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, and owner Kristine Schmidt of Shirley NY Hailey, All American Dog (mixed breed) and owner Karen Profenna of New City, NY Maggie, Standard Poodle, and owner Marge Yonda of Ridgefield, CT Continued on page 89

The team picture: a nice event for all.

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All American Hailey demonstrates the agility tire.

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Question of the week

Do you think it is a real or merely a perceived conflict of interest or no conflict at all for Directors who judge to vote on matters related to judging approval while serving on the AKC Board and for those people to apply for additional breeds as well while serving on the Board? Please explain your answer whatever stand you may take. (Asked of All-Breed judges ONLY).

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over the process, but, it too, seems doomed in the not too distant future. This discussion is not about honesty, it is about judgment and power.

Chuck Trotter

People who have spent decades breeding, showing and working with dogs should be approved to judge if their qualifications are valid and meet the criteria. Also, those board members who seem qualified to approve or decline approval for others should be competent to assess their own qualifications and abilities to judge as well. This is assuming they are objective. Otherwise they lose their credibility. In other words, the main thing is being qualified to judge whether a board member, delegate, judge, breeder, handler or exhibitor it should make no difference.

Perhaps a five-person committee of board members and/or staff or even other respected dog experts picked randomly would be ideal in determining approval--discarding the high and the low responses-and averaging the other three. However I would have more confidence in board members’ collective decisions if more of them attended more shows and actually studied the judging.

We need good judges and a person’s position with the kennel club or lack of same should not help or hinder them in the process. Each judge should become the most realistic evaluator of his/her personal ability to judge a breed and continue to learn and grow as their judging career progresses. With proper feedback from those in the know about each breed, one’s ability to judge should continue to improve. Perhaps this is overly idealistic, but I have seen too many truly good dog people not judge because they didn’t want to go through the complicated process. That’s a shame.

Clint Harris

The Board of Directors are members of the Delegate Body. If they are elected to the Board, they should be REQUIRED to resign judging until they complete their time or are voted off. While on the Board, if the subject of Judges, Reps, Handlers or the hiring of Staff, is brought up, the Member (previous judges) should recuse themselves from the discussion. Leave the subject to the Staff.

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Steve Hubbell

I do feel that it is a conflict of interest for Directors who are judges, to vote on matters related to judging approval and additional breed applications while serving on the AKC Board. I also feel that directors who are judges should not judge while serving on the Board. I don’t know that this would influence their decisions voting for applicants but if possible the situation should be avoided.

Bob Smith

The AKC By-Laws provide that the Board of Directors determine who shall be approved to judge and what breed(s) they will be approved to judge. The Board exercised that power throughout the 20th century.

Early on in the 21st century, the Board delegated that authority to the “staff,” with one exception. The Board, through a committee thereof, hears the final appeal of approval decisions. While I was on the Board in the late 90s, I took the position that the Board should not delegate the authority granted to them because the Board was an identifiable group of individuals who could be blamed or lauded for their decisions.

The staff, on the other hand, is an amorphous entity with no individual identity. I do think the current policy and practice presents the appearance of a conflict of interest, and I do not think sitting Board members should be allowed to apply for and receive approvals.

Even though the conflict may be more appearance than real, the Board should avoid even the appearance of conflict.

Polly D. Smith

I feel that Bob answered the question very well. I will say when the rule was changed where spouses could apply for additional breeds many were opposed to the change. I believe I was the first to be granted breeds under the system and I do remember there was great opposition in the judges groups that I was given breeds. I think whatever the board does is looked on by some as a conflict of interest.

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hile much of the Northeast continues to dig out from Winter Storm Juno, the avalanche of canine legislation rolls on. Thankfully, this January saw some positive legislative steps taken to further protect dogs in several areas.

In New Jersey bills were proposed in the Assembly and the Senate that would allow service dogs on school buses. Current New Jersey law allows students with disabilities to bring service animals onto school grounds and into classrooms but in an apparent oversight, dogs were never expressly allowed onto school buses.

These tandem bills seek to rectify that oversight and both were expected to be heard and passed this week.

Also in New Jersey as this issue of Dog News goes to press, the Senate Economic Committee was to consider Senate Resolution 102, sponsored by Senator Jeff Van Drew, that would endorse the American Kennel Club’s Canine Good Citizen Program and support its efforts to promote responsible dog ownership. This would be of tremendous benefit to the AKC as well as to residents and canines of the Garden State. Kudos to the AKC for implementing this program and for its efforts in seeking out legislators to endorse it. This program is mutually beneficial to the registry and the human and canine population in various ways. It helps to grow the AKC brand, brings more dog owners under the AKC umbrella by making it aware of all it has to offer by way of its events and in areas of canine health research, and it brings attention to other lawmakers who may come to recognize the AKC as the authority on a whole host of canine legislation issues on every level – local, state and federal. The AKC CGC Program recognizes and rewards well-behaved dogs in the community. Nobody wants to deal with unruly dogs in public but everyone loves a well-mannered dog. The AKC CGC Program stresses responsible pet ownership for owners and basic good manners for dogs, and getting a dog designated as a Canine Good Citizen often serves as an entranceway into other dog related and AKC sanctioned activities and may encourage dog ownership. This is just one example of an AKC program that has proven very successful and one hopes that Sen. Van Drew and this reso-

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By Shaun Coen

lution will receive the support it deserves.

New Jersey’s dog owners certainly support this measure and are appreciative of Sen. Van Drew’s efforts. Hopefully the AKC can encourage more legislators to take up this worthy cause.

Another bill worthy of every dog owner’s support was being considered in Montana. This week the Montana House Agriculture Committee was to consider a bill that would make it illegal for a humane shelter or its employees to engage in activities at an animal facility without the owner’s consent. However, it should be noted that it would not apply to lawful activities of a government agency or its employees carrying out their duties under law.

As always, there were also some canine legislation issues that cropped up this month that are cause for concern. In Louisiana, for instance, a measure is being considered by the Jefferson Parish Council that attempts to address issues of animal cruelty but it includes some language that may be misconstrued. In an effort to crack down on ‘roadside’ type sales of pets, it seeks to prohibit any person from placing “any animal on public display for the purpose of sale, offer for sale, barter or giveaway upon any street, sidewalk, parking lot, shopping center walkway or other public place.” While this may very well have been steeped in good intentions, this may be very problem-

atic for shelters and rescues that hold adoption type events that are regularly held outside of pet shops or the “Pet Fest” event which is held annually at Louisiana’s Lafreniere Park.

Other wording in the measure designed to protect dogs may also prove problematic and overly burdensome in some situations. Specifically, a subsection “will require that no animal shall be left inside a vehicle or in a crate/ carrier while unattended.”

While it must be stressed to always err on the side of caution, this may be taking the matter a bit too far. Unfortunately, every year we hear of dogs dying inside of hot cars so attempting to address this matter is appreciated, but there are instances - emergency situations for short periods of time - where it may be in the dog’s best interest to be contained in a crate/carrier. Would this wording make it impossible for dogs to be transported via airplane in a carrier? Or left in a crate or carrier for any period at a dog show? Perhaps it would make more sense for the wording to make reference to some sort of reasonable containment and monitoring and ensuring appropriate temperatures at all times.

All eyes should be on Kansas as well, where changes in the Kansas Pet Animal Act, the state’s breeder laws, are being considered that may increase the number of those who must be regulated. In addition, it also seeks new requirements of those involved in rescue as well as those who keep at least four dogs during any week for training or boarding in return for compensation. If this sounds like déjà vu, that’s because a very similar measure was introduced in 2014 but it didn’t pass thanks to the hard work of many concerned dog owners. Additionally, there will be increases to all licensing fees with these proposed changes. Hobby breeders can expect an increase from $95 to $200, USDA-licensed breeder license fees that used to be capped at $200 would be increased up to $400, nonUSDA licensed breeders – defined as those who have 30+ dogs or dogs from more than six litters – would see their limit increase from $405 to $725, a rescue network manager would be required to purchase a license for up to $125 and any training or boarding premises where four or more dogs or cats are kept in any week would require a license of up to $250. Those who fall under more than one of these categories (i.e. a hobby breeder and/ or boarding facility or rescue manager) would have to obtain a license for each category.

Stay tuned, even as the weather remains frigid around much of the country, the canine legislation front is surely heating up.

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SHOW IN TOWN! A View From Asia And The Far East

By Vince Hogan

With the visit of Pope Francis to the Philippines timed to coincide with the PCCI Dog Shows in Manila it was an exciting time to be in downtown Manila!

Whether the 12 All breed championship dog shows were on the Pope’s agenda or not, we certainly had a busy time at the SM Mega Mall, in Pasig City, Manila, venue for this year’s Philippines Circuit Shows.

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his was my second visit to this country, a contradiction like so many, of rich and poor. The whole country seemed to be enveloped in Pope Fever as the many T Shirts proclaimed, “I am Pope Ready!”

The dates of the show had in fact been adjusted to take into consideration the Pope effect…with hotels being full and many restrictions at the airport particularly on the Thursday after the show when the Pope arrived…and I was due to fly out!

Millions of people were on the streets waiting for hours ahead of the Pope’s cavalcade; and I thought they had put the flags out for me!

TWELVE SHOWS The set up this year differed to 2014.

Last year there were a different set of rules applying from the FCI. Following a heated meeting at the FCI gathering in Geneva last year, it was decided that clubs could not longer organise clusters whereby you could stage a show from Costa Rica in Manila or whatever. So the ball game changed…. the Philippines Canine Club Inc (PCCI) adjusted therefore to still offer a cluster of shows, but all based on the Far East and their own winner shows plus four main FCI international events. Shows such as APAC or Asia Pacific Section shows; it clearly worked as they drew entries of over 6000 for the events from a base of about 650 dogs. The venue is the top floor of a massive shopping complex known as SM Mega Mall; mega it is with a huge department store, supermarket, hundreds or shops and a large Catholic church on the fourth floor. Then on the fifth floor, an exhibition hall where the show is set up with reserved and guarded areas for local exhibitors and a special section for ‘foreign’ exhibitors who had come from as far afield as Dallas and Finland!

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Usa Judges Included Steve Gladstone And Jan Ritchie As Well As David Powers

Vince Meets One Of The Locals!

Organiser and President of the Philippines Canine Club Dinky Santos pictured during the National anthem

91St Fci All-Breeds Championship Dog Shows January 10, 2015 Judge: Mr. Francesco Cochetti (Ita) Best In Show Dq Of Kang Yi Shi Shang Kennel (Fci) (Chn) Poodle (Miniature) Breeder/Owner: Kang Yi 2nd Best In Show Phil Hof Mugen Poms Believe In Dreams (Phl) Pomeranian Breeder: Noralyn S Radam Owners: Francisco Willie Suarez & Noralyn S Radam 3rd Best In Show Phil Ch Cleo Di Casa Massarelli (Ita) German Shepherd Dog Breeder: Massarelli Libero Owner: Pablo R Olivarez

92nd Fci All-Breeds Championship Dog Shows January 11, 2015 Judge: Mr. Rafael De Santiago (Puerto Rico) Best In Show Int. Euro Swiss/Th Gr Ch United Joe’s Angel Pharunga Roonlpg (Tha) Thai Ridgeback Breeder: Vipas Taweekittikul Owner: William Thio 2nd Best In Show Phil Ch Cleo Di Casa Massarelli (Ita) German Shepherd Dog Breeder: Massarelli Libero Owner: Pablo R Olivarez 3rd Best In Show Dq Of Kang Yi Shi Shang Kennel (Fci) (Chn) Poodle (Miniature) Breeder/Owner: Kang Yi 93rd Fci All-Breeds Championship Dog Shows January 12, 2015, Judge: Mr. Warner Cespedes Arias (Costa Rica) Best In Show Am Gr Ch Honeypot’s Poetry In Motion (Usa) Beagle Breeder: Cindy Williams Owner: Jed Chua, Ann Wolf, Aaron Go & Eugene Tan 2nd Best In Show White Sunday’s La Cinquette (Kor) Siberian Husky Breeder / Owner: Ryu, Sung-Keun 3rd Best In Show Phil Hof / Am Ch Loral’s Xcalibur (Usa) Rottweiler Breeder: Loretta Pyeatt & Allen Pyeatt Owner: Mark Jefferson G Chiu 94th Fci All-Breeds Championship Dog Shows January 13, 2015 Judge: Ms. Yana Gavrilova (Russia) Best In Show Jpn Ch Vogue Zero Messenger To The Future Cd1 (Jpn) Saluki Breeder / Owner: Shuichi Suda 2nd Best In Show Phil Ch Cleo Di Casa Massarelli (Ita) German Shepherd Dog Breeder: Massarelli Libero Owner: Pablo R Olivarez 3rd Best In Show Phil Hof/Jr/Az/Mn/Mol/Cr/Bgr/ Pak Ch. Mishka Gammy Jerome K.Jerom (Kaz) Breed: Fox Terrier (Wirehaired) Breeder: N Kuzmina Owners: Christopher Pandi & Sabrina Peregrino

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By Matthew H. Stander

Photos by Kasey (Twinnie) O’Brien

This past weekend we were in Ocala, Florida to go to the shows and the great Take the Lead party held at the home of Larry Cornelius and Marcelo Veras as well as to attend the dual mass celebrating the lives of Marjorie and Jim McTernan in their adopted hometown of Punta Garda some threehour drive away. The celebration of the lives of the McTernans was sad but inspirational as well.

I was disappointed that there was no representative from the Montgomery County Kennel Club there however some of the current dog people who were there were Barbara Miller, Henrietta Lachman, Desmond Murphy, Patty Keenan, Larry Cornelius, Ann Thomas and Linda Meyers. I never did make it to the shows at the newly redone Ocala Showgrounds but all reports were extremely positive. I came down with that flu-like bug and spent the better time of my trip in bed in the motel room. The theme for this year’s TTLParty was Heroes and Villains and the entertainment and food pretty spectacular. It was a mite chilly so the order of the night was coats at times but the large crowd seemed to enjoy themselves tremendously. I have heard the Virginia shows did a TTL party as well which Continued on page 87

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“No doubt about it, the Golden Gate Kennel Club is doing everything in its power to bring quality dogs and an adoring public to the Cow Palace, San Francisco’s remaining grand old sports complex.”

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kanuba some years ago. The Bracco’s historical resume pre-dates guns as a helpmate to man in his multiple efforts to trap birds with nets. The diverging planes of the head are not unlike that of the Spinoni. The Berger Picard Francesca Nobel Picard was Best in Open Show. This breed is catching on with the support of many prominent dog people in the U.S. and enters regular AKC status in the Herding Group in July.

The sponsoring Kooikenhondje Club’s members had a number of these orange red and white tolling dogs competing, and it was a first for breeds designated as AKC’s Foundation Stock at the Golden Gate Show-an added attraction if you will and indeed-a show within a show. This rather unpronounceable name Kooikenhondje actually translates to Duck Trappers Little Dog or Duck Decoy Dog and the breed works in a similar way to the Nova Scotia Duck Toller. Both breeds are able to seduce ducks into watching their flagging tails and lure them into shore. In the old days this Kooikenhondje luring resulted in ducks swimming up canals and waterways into catching pens for market hunters.

Also competing were the Jindos from Korea, the German Spitz, Biewer Terrier and Mudi. Judges of FCI shows around the world have had these dogs appear in their rings, but to most at Golden Gate these breeds were a first time experience. Just knowing the passion these people have for these potential AKC breeds is inspiring. When one peruses the AKC web for the requirements for eventual regular AKC status, it makes one appreciate that 100 households must have membership in the parent club to get from Miscellaneous to regular status.

Three hundred to 400 dogs must be registered with a three-generation pedigree in the trek to regular status.

Breeds recognized by the FCI are eligible for FSS (Foundation Stock Service) status and clubs stage open shows prior to aspiring for Miscellaneous Classification.

Judge DeLong’s enthusiasm while judging these rarer breeds was

contagious and she stated she totally enjoyed the experience.

Meanwhile the regular AKC show went on with the lovely blue merle Australian Shepherd bitch GCh. Wind Spirit Rod’s Amazing Grace taking home both BIS Rosettes. In addition Grace earned a $500.00 prize each day under judges Eva Berg and Janet Lobb. Bred by Carlos and Marcia Bertero, she is co-owned by Marcia and handler Megan Hof. In addition to the $1000 weekend for Grace, other cash prizes were abundant and went to Best National Owner Handled Dog, Best Puppy in Show, Best Bench Decoration and All Breed Fashion Show.

No doubt about it, the Golden Gate Kennel Club is doing everything in its power to bring quality dogs and an adoring public to the Cow Palace, San Francisco’s remaining grand old sports complex. The Golden Gate Kennel Club has evolved a system of unloading and parking that is very user-friendly, and the venue lends itself to plenty of growth.

To me personally, it was a trip down Memory Lane. In 1965 my parent club staged its National Specialty at Golden Gate Kennel Club with 122 Norwegian Elkhounds benched and exhibited to Norway’s famous master breeder Miss Gerd Berbom. A humongous Viking ship was erected by the Northern California Host Club and could be seen above all the benches at the Cow Palace. Most Elkhound exhibitors had decorated their benches with Norwegian flags and pictures of the breed at work. After the Saturday morning judging Miss Berbom visited all the dogs and their owners on the benches. Her words of wisdom when speaking later that night at a dinner in Brisbane had a tremendous impact on the breed in America. Her legacy and Golden Gate are linked forever in my mind. And so I will continue to return to this marvelous event-perhaps in search of my own youth but also with an eye to the future encouraging others to come to our world! At the same time I can’t help but ask-where have all the bench shows gone?

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groups were set up years ago and have yet to come forward with concrete proposals and others have been created more recently and still have a good deal of work to do. It is to be hoped that during 2015 the dog scene will start to see some benefit from at least some of these projects.

SHOW PROMOTION WORKING PARTY

One of TKC’s groups, the Show Promotion Working Party, was set up in the Fall of 2013 with the objectives to: “ensure further decline in dog show entries is halted – including a review of the show regulations, numbers of shows currently licensed by the KC, organisation and management of shows and the allocation of Championship Status.” It was also asked to: “identify ways in which the dog show experience can be improved for all existing exhibitors, show societies, judges and others involved in staging a dog show and to identify ways of attracting more dog owners to KC licensed shows.”

Well, the drop in entries does seem to have halted already at least at the championship shows and that’s before any recommendations from this group have been introduced. It is to be hoped that the other recommendations of this Group are put in to operation rather more efficiently than the first. It was that what is called ‘the beaten dog rule’ (an unfortunate term!) should be suspended.

Here in the UK, as well as having breed classes, groups and best in show, we also have what are called ‘Any Variety Stakes Classes’ in which dogs of various breeds can be entered and compete against one another. The ‘beaten dog rule’ used to say that if a dog was defeated in any class at a show (including these Any Variety classes) it would no longer be eligible to compete for Best in Group or Best in Show. The Show Promotion Working Party suggested, and TKC Board agreed, that this rule should be suspended from January 1st this year. That meant that from that date even dogs that competed and were defeated at a show in a Variety Stakes class could still go on and compete, for and even win, Best in Show at the same show.

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At Boston Show some defeated dogs competed and gained Group placements but at Manchester Show, on the first day, TKC had pronounced that because entries had closed before January 1, beaten dogs would not be eligible at that show – only to reverse this decision just after the Terrier Group had been judged. Thus for the other six groups the rule was again suspended and defeated dogs were eligible for best in show.

CANNOT BE RIGHT

Whether or not you agree with the concept that such moves are either right or will do anything to attract more dog owners to TKC’s licensed shows, it cannot be right to have introduced the new concept in this clumsy way.

The cynics are saying that the reason why this rule was suspended rather than rewritten, is because it is so difficult to write logical rules for a concept that is of itself fundamentally illogical – but I couldn’t possibly comment on that.

The other thing that the Show Promotions Working Party has so far proposed is that more shows should have championship points for all breeds and that the number of championship points for breeds should be increased overall. Precisely how this is intended to attract more people into the world of dog showing is not entirely clear. Has such a policy helped show entries in the USA? Anyway we can look forward to further details of how all of this will make the dog showing scene in the UK more popular. We will hopefully later this year also learn how these moves will help the struggling open show scene here in the UK. It is that open show scene that most people believe is the place where new people can and should best be introduced to the dog fancy.

COAT TESTING WORKING PARTY

Another of TKC’s working parties whose proposals we still await, is the group set up in May 2011 to review the random testing of dogs at shows for the presence of substances that might change the natural color or texture of a dog’s coat when it is being exhibited at a show. TKC’s rules still state that anything other than water must be removed Continued on page 68

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The Big Show In Town!

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The judging panel remained high-powered and very international including Steve D. Gladstone and Jan Ritchie from the USA plus David Powers, resplendent in daily different dickie bows! FCI President Rafael de Santiago and Roberto Velez Pico from Puerto Rico were on the panel plus judges from Australia, Japan, Portugal, Russia, Croatia, Hong Kong, Malaysia et al. A veritable international cornucopia of judging talent and expertise!

MEDIA PARTNERS The President of the show is one Augustus Benedictos Santos the Third….or Dinky to his friends! (A childhood nickname). Dinky has done so much to raise the profile of the Far East and Asia section of the FCI since he became section president. His links with Media Partners OUR DOGS and now HOTdog from Russia, Asia Dog World and also Australia have meant the fame of the show has spread…judges are now lining up to enjoy the whole experience.

I talked to one of the judges, Gopi Krishnan who is from Malaysia but sounds British, following a university education in the UK. In fact his words in a speech at the after show party at the Manila Polo Club encompass many peoples’ thoughts on the development of this show and of the way the Far East is now coming to the fore.

Gopi also told me, “This was a fun and enjoyable weekend in Manila Philippines, thanks and congratulations to Dinky S. Santos and the entire Board of Directors of the PCCI and all the hardworking PCCI staff. I know what it takes to organise a show of this magnitude

and for it to have run so smoothly, effortlessly and on time every day, is a reflection of all the hard work and planning that had gone into making this event a huge success.

The team should all be very proud of their efforts, as they has truly raised the bar in Asia and have successfully hosted a world class event and put the PCCI on the world map and in doing so have put FCI APAC on the map too! Social media was abuzz (and still is) about their show and rightly so.”

He added, “They have a great inspirational and innovative leader in Dinky; he dreams big and has shared this big dream with all of us. Dinky & the PCCI have fostered a spirit of camaraderie and goodwill amongst all Asian countries and the testament is in the largest number of Asian foreign exhibitors at a fellow Asian show. The number of foreign exhibitors from other parts of the world and also media coverage from the top photographers & media partners from the UK, Europe, Asia and Australia is why this show is the talk of social media!”

Gopi and all the judges were full of praise for the background team as well.

As The Pope Was Coming To Manila The Explosive Sniffer Dogs Were Out! Our Intrepid Reporter Vince Hogan Went To Meet Them!

Usa Judge David Powers Seen Here With Organiser Dinky Santos And His Wife Trish

Your Dog News correspondent in MANILA.... can you spot him with the organisers?

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That’s a goodbye from the judges and sponsors in Manila with a signed banner from everyone.

Manila Panel”

1 Rafael Santiago 2 Roberto Pico 3 Warner Cespedes 4 Francisco Cochetti 5 Yana Gavrilova 6 Niksa Lemo 7 Luis Catalan 8 Steve Gladstone 9 David Powers 11 Franki Leung 12 Gopi Krishnan 13 Marie Merchant 14 Lesley Chalmers 15 Hiroshi Kamisato 16 James Burt 17 Julie Oates 18 Jan Ritchie 19 William Rodriguez

Do not think for one moment that this was any third world effort. The boys and girls of the club team are efficient and knowledgeable and mega friendly!

On behalf of all the judges, Gopi went on to say, “I also want to thank Trish Villanueva (Dinky’s wife) for being the perfect first lady and hostess. She made sure that we judges wanted for nothing and were perfectly taken care of the entire time. The hospitality for the judges and foreign exhibitors was really second to none and far exceeded what we expected. You certainly lived up to the slogan ‘It’s More FUN in the Philippines!’ and it certainly was heaps of fun!”

American judge David M Powers also commented, “What a wonderful experience! Twelve shows in four days and everything worked! We started on time, had very few short unexpected delays and finished in good time on the first day and even earlier each succeeding day! There were seventeen judges and everyone finished in good time. The hospitality all of the time was exceptional and the friendliness of the members of the committee, exhibitors and employees was without exception wonderful.

Top marks to Dinky Santos and his charming wife, Trisha, the Board Members and staff. I would recommend to everyone that if you can attend this circuit, then do so! I don’t think that you will regret it.”

GET THE PICTURE? So with the judge’s words, you begin to get the picture. Everyone seems to come to the event with a sense of adventure and also fun. Adventure because like Anne Wolf from Dallas it was a step into the unknown, amply rewarded with a Best in Show win at the FCI shows; many of the ‘foreign’ exhibitors get a deal at a special hotel and transport is laid on by the club to ferry them to and from the show.

Everyone speaks English so no need to worry on that count; the shows get moving from about 10 am and run through to about 8pm at night so there is always something going on.

Local TV attend, there were a number of booths for shopping, when not at the shows you have shops and restaurants a plenty.

What’s not to like? Well having all the airspace closed down on my departure day was ‘interesting’; but I did get to see the Pope flash by in the cavalcade out of the airport!

It was all great fun and I hope this article whets your appetite and gives you a flavour of showing in the Far East.

Wishing you all continued success and a bigger and better circuit show in 2016 (if that is possible!)

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Irving’s Impressions Continued FROM page 64

from its coat before a dog goes into the ring.

They also say that random coat testing can be carried out at shows but this part of the rule was suspended by TKC nearly four years ago to allow a Working Group to come up with proposals which would allow such monitoring to be done better and more efficiently in the future.

Little detail has emerged from TKC on this apart from a few broad brush statements.

One such was made at TKC’s Annual General Meeting in May 2013 and that confirmed that the review would in the end result in the introduction of additional testing, a more robust testing regime, more advice to judges on presentational issues and the changing of some breed standards to make different styles of presentation possible.

TKC MEMBERSHIP WORKING PARTY

Yet another Working Group was announced in May 2014 and that was said to be examining the whole structure of membership of TKC. At the moment there are around 1300 KC Members only, with a maximum permitted of 1500. That is double the number that existed ten or so years ago and membership is no longer confined to those proposed and second by two existing members. Nowadays people can apply for membership of TKC without being promoted by existing members. But many believe that with at least an estimated 100,000 people actively involved in dog activities controlled by TKC, the membership opportunities should be widened considerably. There is also a belief that the cost of membership should be considerably reduced and that those who want to use TKC’s social club and lunching facilities should have to pay an additional membership fee for the privilege.

We all await the recommendations from this group who are probably behind a long survey form that has recently been sent to KC members for completion with the statement that TKC has commissioned a research project to find out what the ‘dog community’ thinks of it. The plan is to extend the survey to non KC Members in due course.

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THE KENNEL GAZETTE WORKING PARTY

Like the AKC, TKC’s Board abandoned the printed version of the Kennel Gazette as from January 1, 2014 on cost grounds. Only TKC actually abandoned its production altogether and introduced in its place a very much cut down version entitled TKC Journal. KC members took exception to this at the club’s Annual General Meeting in May 2014 and demanded that the Kennel Gazette be brought back. A working group was set up to organise this re-birth. However it was announced at the end of November that four members of that panel of eight set up to supervise the re-launch had resigned amidst strong criticism of TKC’s Board. The acting chairman of the group said that the Board had: “Given the panel no guidelines, no financial parameters, and no meaningful information regarding the past accounts appertaining to the Kennel Gazette.” He added that other members of the Panel felt “demotivated, hurt and insulted” by the Board’s response to their plans.

That seems to have been a temporary glitch in proceedings and the remaining members of the panel are still working with TKC’s Board to resurrect the Kennel Gazette in a printed form and, as requested by the Members, a printed form that is in the shape of a publication which is: “a quality, monthly, printed Gazette containing items which will appeal to all seriously interested in the activities governed by the Kennel Club.”

Again we await news of progress with anticipation.

THREE OTHER WORKING PARTIES

Apart from the four panels outlined above, other working groups whose decisions we are yet to have revealed to us include those set up to: • Decide precisely how various parts of the KC’s £12 million property windfall will be spent in the interests of dogs and dog people.

• Finalise reciprocal arrangements with the FCI about the recognition of their judges • Alter the ways in which judges are trained and approved.

So, one way or another, there should be no shortage of news emanating from TKC during the coming year on which we can all report.

Let us hope that these recommendations will all go down well with those who use the various services that TKC provides and that they will add to the current feeling of optimism that some dog show organisers at last seem to be starting to experience.

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New Dog Breeding Standards?

“Any changes in dog breeding standards that are adopted by the USDA in the future can impact many de facto show and hobby breeders.”

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or even desirable? No one in their right mind would raise sled dogs for the Iditarod the same way someone would raise Chihuahuas intended to be pets. There are often good reasons why dogs are raised differently.

PIJAC is one of the groups funding this study. They represent a number of commercial dog breeders and brokers and it’s likely that they are interested in finding ways to fight back against the ordinances that have been banning the sale of pets in pet stores in various cities.

One way would be to be able to claim that their commercial breeders meet voluntary blue ribbon standards of care. http://animallaw. foxrothschild.com/2015/01/17/ purdue-standards-may-rescuepurebred-dog-sales/ “Many involved in the breeding and sale of purebred dogs are understandably concerned about the torrent of ordinances and statutes recently adopted which essentially or outright ban the sale of purebred dogs. But hope may be on the waynamely, Purdue’s animal care standards.

“These standards are uniform “science-based, nationwide animal care standards for the commercial breeding and raising of dogs” that will exceed those currently required by the Animal Welfare Act (“AWA”)...

“According to Andrew Hunte, president and CEO of The Hunte Corporation, a USDA licensed animal dealer, ”[a]nimal rights organizations spend millions of dollars annually to promote negative messages about pets sold at retail, even though the facts do not support their claims. While they tout adoption as an ‘alternative’ to purchasing a pet at retail, their ultimate goal is to make sure that adoption isn’t just an 72 Dog News

alternative—it’s the only option available to consumers. Groups that once were considered mainstream are now promoting adoption as the only responsible path to pet ownership. As a result, dozens of responsible, well-regulated, tax-paying pet businesses across the country have been forced to close.”

The article closes by saying, “Hopefully, when the Purdue Standards are published and adopted, the public will feel assured that dogs raised, bred, and housed according to those standards receive proper care.”

Mr. Hunte has even stated that some of the commercial breeders that supply puppies to his corporation will participate in the breeder pilot program.

While it might sound like a good idea for commercial breeders to “raise the bar” and try to silence their critics, organizations like HSUS will never be satisfied. Breeders could breed and raise puppies in palaces and HSUS would still find something to criticize.

Aside from trying to please animal rights groups, the first problem with this study is that it is using data from what is perceived to be “the hotbed of problems of the commercial breeding of dogs” to try to create a national standard for breeding dogs. I do not want to speak ill of any breeders but they are intentionally looking for problem breeders to use in their study. What about all of the great breeders who far exceed any rules and regulations that USDA-APHIS could imagine? There are some excellent commercial breeders. There are incredible show and hobby breeders who breed dogs beyond anything Purdue could come up with in their guidelines. But they aren’t using this data in their study. Doesn’t that mean the study is skewed from the start and that it won’t be helpful to good breeders? Yet good breeders could also be forced to follow the rules that are created by this study, even if it means a reduction in quality.

Secondly, if the “Purdue Standards” are used as some kind of seal of approval, what would that mean for a small breeder who does not breed commercially or sell to pet stores? If that breeder did not (voluntarily) follow the publicized and touted Purdue Standards, would puppy buyers believe that their puppies were inferior? You might breed show quality puppies in your home but if you don’t follow these allegedly voluntary Purdue Standards, would a puppy buyer prefer to buy a commercially-bred puppy from a pet store?

Third, whether or not the Purdue study comes up with guidelines that could ever be applied to hobby breeders, we need to remember that, thanks to APHIS, many former hobby breeders are now classified as “commercial” breeders by the USDA. Any changes in dog breeding standards that are adopted by the USDA in the future can impact many de facto show and hobby breeders. While Dr. Croney may hedge and use the term “voluntary” with regard to the standards, she has also mentioned having the USDA adopt the standards in place of the current Animal Welfare Act, so they would affect all breeders.

The AVMA has previously tried to create a model law for dog breeders that included behavioral, exercise, and enrichment guidelines. It didn’t go far but it didn’t have this kind of backing.

All this boils down to the fact that while the Purdue study on dog breeding may sound good in concept, it is loaded with potential pitfalls for small breeders. Like every other attempt to regulate some breeders, the results often blow back and affect all breeders. Keep watching for updates about this study and how it may affect show and hobby breeders in the future.

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THE CANAAN DOG Continued FROM page 40

by all the world’s kennel clubs and in various nations they are a herding breed, family companion and pet, the breed still exists as a wild or semi-wild dog in Israel.

“Canaan Dogs are very adaptable,” said Denise Gordon, who owns or has owned several multi-titled Canaan Dogs including “Wolf” (UCDX Ch Ze’ev Midbar CD HIAs RN NA NAJ CDCA-HC HS VX AHBA HTDI-s HRDII-s ASCA-STDs APDT-R1CX ICDCA-VCh TDI CGC,) the first Canaan Dog to earn an AKC herding or agility title and the number one Canaan Dog herding and agility dog in the world. “Unlike many breeds, Canaan Dogs were never selectively bred for any purpose. They evolved over millennia in the desert where intelligence and adaptability were the main keys to their survival. They also had to move and be agile enough to capture prey and elude danger. Canaans have long been used by people for many different tasks throughout the history of the breed and participation in multiple organized dog sports is just the latest aspect of their natural versatility. But, although they are incredibly quick learners, they are also very, very independent. This does not make them popular with trainers of the more biddable breeds who want dogs to do everything they command the instant they command it. Those of us who do performance competition with Canaan Dogs often say that if a dog in one of the more popular biddable breeds is ordered to jump off a cliff they will gladly comply with that command whereas

if you order a Canaan Dog to jump off the cliff, the dog’s response will be ‘you first.’ You have to understand the breed’s independent nature when you are training a Canaan for anything. You have to convey an attitude of ‘let’s try it’ rather than ‘you will absolutely do this or else.’

While you must maintain an alpha leadership role in your relationship with a Canaan, you should never force them to do something they are quite unwilling to do. A Canaan will forgive but they never forget.”

Carrie Franz-Cabrera who owns Ziva (Ch Sufat Sheleg Ziva bat Ash RATI CDCA-HC CGC) and Della (Kol Tuv Jochebed RE BN RATI CDCA-HC CGC) added, “One of the hallmark traits of a Canaan Dog is versatility so they are able to do many different activities and do them well. They are very intelligent, they have moderate structure and they are keenly aware of their surroundings.

They are incredibly quick to learn new things and they seem to really enjoy the partnership with people. But, they are also quite wary in new situations and this can create attentiveness issues. It can be a challenge sometimes to get and keep their attention in new situations. One thing I do is try to acclimate the dog to new surroundings. This often means get-

Orela, who Julie Haddy readily acknowledges is actually Dan’s dog, runs with her special friend on an agility course.

Ziva (Ch Sufat Sheleg Ziva bat Ash RATI CDCA-HC CGC), Franz-Cabrera’s other Canaan Dog, confronts an aggressive goat at a herding trial.

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ting to an event two hours or more before our class is scheduled and walking the dog around the area so they feel comfortable.”

Julie Haddy said that this is a breed that quickly figures out whatever game you want them to play but then you have to give them a good reason to want to play it. Haddy, who with her husband Dan, owns Ch Orela Me Shaar Hagai RA MX MXB MXJ MJB OF (“Orela”) although she acknowledges that Orela is actually Dan’s dog, said that Canaans are more independent and distracted than Boston Terriers, their other breed, but they are also athletic and intelligent. “Sometimes too much. They definitely have minds of their own and they are a very ‘what’s in it for me’ breed. Once you show them what’s in it for them, half your battle is over.

We’ve had some issues with focus in rally because they don’t seem to view this as a highly motivating activity.

We have found that a lot of positive reinforcement–also known as COOKIES–has been a big help in training for this sport.”

The breed’s problem with boredom created issues for Gordon in obedience. “When I was first starting in obedience, it was really difficult, not because of learning the commands–Wolf mastered those within a couple of attempts with ease–but because of the repetitiveness of the exercises during the weekly lessons.

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THE CANAAN DOG Continued FROM page 74

until we walked into the obedience ring.

I soon discovered that Canaans, like any intelligent creature, can easily get bored with doing the same thing over and over and will shut down mentally by ignoring or refusing to follow through on a command or activity in order to avoid being bored.

Wolf taught me this lesson in a very public way. When we were doing novice obedience, he began to lag on the off-lead healing, a sign he was bored and starting to shut down. So at a trial at the onset of the off-leash healing exercise, he decided enough was enough and he stayed seated at the start line while I did the rest of the pattern, much to the amusement of the onlookers, and blithely ignored my repeated commands to heel. To top it off during the group sit-stay exercise, he decided to alleviate his boredom by vising the neighboring dogs. What I learned to do was once a dog knows the command being taught, we stop and do something else such as another command or trick as long it is fun for the dog. Then, we resume the class lesson for a while before stopping again. Food, upbeat vocal tones and making the training seem like a game rather than work gives better results with my dogs these days than the seriousness with which I approached things in my early years. In herding, the greatest issue was finding instructors who did not lump Canaan Dogs into the ‘one-training-methodfor-all-dogs’ as well as recognizing that

Smudge (UKC altered Ch U-R01 Ch Madriver Samara Desert Star Dawn CD BN RAE CDCA-HCX VX), one of Denise Gordon’s Canaan Dogs, which she co-owns with Cynthia Grupp and Pamela Stacey Rosman, on a rally course. (Tom Woolf, photo) while some basics are general for many dogs, each dog’s personality should also be taken into account.”

The Canaan Dog is a rare breed ranking near the bottom in popularity on the AKC’s list of popular breeds and this has created some serious issues for Canaan Dog lovers. “Canaans are a relatively unknown breed,” said Haddy. “One of the reasons we do several activities with our dogs is to get the breed some exposure and show people what they are capable of doing. But, we have a major issue within the breed maintaining genetic diversity in a

Wolf (U-CDX Ch Ze’ev Midbar CD HIAs RN NA NAJ CDCA-HC HS VX AHBA HTDI-s HRDII-s ASCA-STDs APDT-R1CX ICDCA-VCh TDI CGC), another of Gordon’s Canaans, was the first in the breed to earn either an AKC herding title or an agility title. (Carol Delsman photo) 78 Dog News

small population. We have to make sure we don’t ‘dry out’ the genetic pool.”

Gordon, who is a biologist in “real life,” agreed. “We probably have fewer than 2,000 Canaan Dogs in the world today and of these, there are less than several hundred that are kept intact as brood stock for the next generation world-wide. While trying to maintain conformity of type, we can easily breed ourselves into the proverbial corner, if not outright extinction, if we are not careful. It’s important to remember that concentrating solely on breeding for a glamorous dog can be as detrimental as knowingly breeding genetic abnormalities into a bloodline. I’ve seen quite a few dogs of several breeds in the show ring that I didn’t think could make it either in the field or performance ring much less reflect the original purpose for which they were bred. Currently, Canaans are relatively ‘new’ in this country and not yet imperiled by injudicious breeding practices. But, with a small gene pool, we could easily fall into this trap and find ourselves in a similar predicament of beauty and no brains.”

“We have to avoid the pitfalls of too much politics resulting in factions and cliques forming within the breed,” said Franz-Cabrera. “With our small gene pool, we don’t have that ‘luxury.’ We would do well to subscribe to the Native American way of looking forward seven generations when considering things that impact the breed and working together to ensure that this fascinating breed, essentially designed by nature, continues to exist.”

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This past Saturday night LARRY CORNELIUS and This week MARCELO VERAS hosted their annual the annual Americostume gala to benefit Take The Lead. This can Kennel Club field year’s theme was Heroes and Villains and the cosrepresentative meeting tumes were outrageous. As if the visuals of the costumes took place in Raleigh, North weren’t enough GREG BROWN of HARDRIVE PRODUCCarolina. All 14 reps headed TIONS has his performers entertaining the crowd. Among the

by PATTY PROCTOR are in almost three hundred guests, some that were recognized in or attendance from SANDY out of costume were MARI-BETH O’NEILL, DENNIS MCCOY, D’ANDREA to DIANA JEFF PEPPER, CINDY & DAVID VOGELS, PATTY KEENAN, THE WILSON. O’BRIEN TWINS KASEY & KRISSY, LAURA COOMES, JACKIE BEAUDOIN, EVIE & DIEGO GARCIA, DESI MURPHY, NANCY SHAW, AMANDA GILES, LINDA SOHN, ANGELA PICKETT, Last Thursday, HEIDI & HOWARD HUBER, RACHEL MURPHY, JAMIE CLUTE, friends and family of the PEGGY & GUY HAUCK, MICHELLE & ELLIOTT FEDERMAN, late MARJORIE & JIM MCMARIETTA SINGLETON, DAVID STOUT & KRISTYN MCTERNAN gathered in Punta GorCARTNEY, MAUREEN JEWETT, SHARON SAKSON, da, Florida for a memorial service KATHY MINES, KARAN AURELIUS, GREG for the couple that passed away just BROWN, JAMES HALL. months apart. Among those attending Glad to were DESI MURPHY, MATT STANDER, report that terrier The recent unBARBARA MILLER, HENRIETTA judge KATHY FERRIS is expected passing of dog LACHMAN, LINDA MEYERS, ANN home and on the mend folshow superintendent JERRY THOMAS, PATTY KEENAN lowing the diagnosis of an JORDAN has left his many friends and LARRY CORNELIUS. undetected heart attack stunned and saddened. JERRY and his she suffered several wife TANYA, superintendents for the MBF months earlier.

Dog Show organization, were fixtures at the Sad, sad news Florida dog shows. A college fund has been MATTHEW GROVES, established for his son TAYLOR. For those the 46 year-old son of Great wishing to contribute to the fund the adPyrenees breeder JEAN BOYD dress is LERRY LEE TAYLOR MEMORIAL Toy group tragically lost his life in an automoCOLLEGE FUND TRUST, c/o Suntrust, and multiple breed bile accident. Driving alone, his car 1 East Jefferson Street, Brooksjudge JULIE HOLM has hit a guardrail and overturned. He is ville, Florida 34601. passed away. She was half survived by his wife CHURCHILL and of the popular sister judges three children, his mother, father and along with her sister the stepfather WAYNE BOYD. All of late JOAN FRAILEY. Our us at DOG NEWS send our deepest sympathies to deepest sympathies to the her family. entire family.

BETTY ROBERTS, of Tolland, Connecticut well known and successful breeder of Saint Bernards and then later in her showing career Bloodhounds under the Shagg Bark prefix, passed away on January 18th.

Her love of dogs was passed along to her daughter PAM GILLEY, who is so closely associated with the Mastiff breed. Our deepest sympathies to PAM and her family.

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By Eugene Z. Zaphiris

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CH. THAON’S SANJAYA Sandy Finished With 4 Majors -All Under Breeder Judges Or Hound Specialists Barbara Alderman, Rafael De Santiago, ELIZABETH Muthard, Audrey Sutton And Finishing Under EUGene Blake Owned by Helen Stein, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Sandy will be handled by Afghan Hound Specialist Mr. Harry Bennett at Select Shows Dog News 83

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Letters to the Editor OMISSION FROM GEOFF CORISH’S THE BRITISH SCENE ARTICLE This photograph was intended to be included along with Geoff Corish’s column in the January 9, 2015 issue of Dog News.

THE REAL ORIGINAL AKC LOGO Actually, the original logo was quietly changed sometime in the early 2000s. The image I have attached was pulled from the DogsNY book published in 2002.

I’m sure I could find the exact date of change if I pulled more books and magazines off the shelves.

It is subtle, but the Star of David was replaced with a 5-pointed star.

Anne Hier Atlanta, MI CORRECTION In the January 16, 2015 issue of Dog News it was incorrectly reported that Dr. Robert D. Smith awarded Best In Show to the Skye Terrier GCh. Cragsmoor Good Time Charlie at the Pasco Florida Kennel Club. The judge who awarded the BIS was Dr. Bob G. Smith. We regret this error.

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said: “Responsible Dalmatian breeders have been testing their dogs for years, and we are pleased to be able to offer a means of centralising the data obtained through this testing.

“The more results that are recorded, the clearer the picture will be as to the hearing status of Dalmatians in the UK. This can help owners to identify if their dog may need special care or training requirements and could help to develop tools to enable breeders make sensible breeding decisions in the future.”

Results for dogs tested, which meet the approved programme criteria, can be recorded now and owners are encouraged to submit copies of the certificates directly to the Kennel Club. The programme criteria and process are as follows: NEW HEALTH PROGRAMME FOR DALMAFor publication, all participating dogs will TIANS APPROVED BY KENNEL CLUB need to be Kennel Club registered and microThe Kennel Club has approved a new health chipped (prior to screening). testing programme for Brainstem Auditory The microchip of individual dogs will be Evoked Response (BAER) testing for deafness scanned prior to screening to verify that the corin Dalmatians, following consultation with the rect dog is being screened.

Dalmatian breed clubs.

The actual screening protocol will be deterFor a number of years, many responsible mined by the individual screening centre which will Dalmatian breeders have screened their litissue its usual veterinary certificate for the tested ters using BAER testing to ascertain the heardog. ing status of the puppies in a litter. There are As soon as possible, individual centres will send a number of specialist centres in the UK that copies of all test certificates directly to the Kennel offer this screening and each dog screened is Club for addition to the tested dog’s registration issued with a veterinary certificate stating the database. dog’s hearing status BAER test certificates as: normal, unilateral can be sent to Health & hearing loss or bilatBreeder Services, The Keneral hearing loss. nel Club, 1 – 5 Clarges The Kennel Club Street, Piccadilly, London, has been working with W1J 8AB or scanned and the Dalmatian breed emailed to hbs@thekenclubs to establish an nelclub.org.uk. official BAER testing The Kennel Club continhealth programme for ues to work alongside breed the breed, with the clubs and breed health cooraim that the individudinators, in a collaborative al testing centres will effort to improve the health eventually forward of pedigree dogs. The Kentested dogs’ results nel Club is happy to accomdirectly to the Kennel modate a club’s request Club. This will see them to add a new DNA test or recorded on the testhealth testing programme to ed dog’s registration its lists and would normally record, making them need a formal request from available for publithe breed’s health coordication via the Kennel nator or a majority request Club’s Health Test Refrom the breed clubs. sults Finder.

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Hi Everyone, We just wanted to share a little teaser video, that we will be using in our market ing for the television show on Lifetime next week: http:// vimeo.com/117623452 We will be using this and other short-form videos on social media and in our emails this week to alert people to the show. We may need to make an audio edit as we used U2 for this cut (My Irish Brethren) but it is fine to circulate to our constituents.

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was successful too but not without its problems too which were resolved eventually. Why there is such a preoccupation in certain circles about having drag as entertainment is too passe to even write about but it does raise the hackles for some doesn’t it! Returned home a day early thank heavens to a major storm where we live anyways as the City was virtually closed down on Tuesday. Despite the rash of criticisms about over-reacting particularly in NYC itself I’m from the school that says better to err on the side of caution than to be sorry afterward. Can you imagine the reaction had the Mayor (who is not one of my favorites) and the Governor sat on the sidelines and done nothing and the storm had not veered those few miles Eastward? We live on the Island so we did get buried but not that far East to be totally crippled by the storm--blizzard.

Now the question is being raised is this the extent of the publicity AKC is doing on this program and what about the language used in Ms. D’Amato release of January 26--talented pooches will bark their way onto TV--is that what the AENC was all about, talented pooches barking their way onto TV? I think not. It is with great trepidation that I now think about what this program is going to say and how it will be produced for airing. If the mind-set is that of the social media people now developing this area for AKC is one of pooches barking their way onto TV can you only imagine what the mind-set of the producers hired by them will be!

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here are several areas within AKC that now proactively answer what it considers to be mistakes or errors or disagreements with statements made in the dog press. This is extremely positive I believe but truly if the Marketing and Communication Department head Chris Walker is going to do this he should be 100% positive about that which he says. For instance in last week’s issue there was a note to DOG NEWS printed in the Letters to the Editors column in which he states “I just wanted to clarify about the logo, we have not changed the AKC Logo, the current logo remains in use and will be the main logo going forward.” Yet the Board Minutes states “this version of the logo (the new one) is to be phased in for use in all AKC printed matter.” Those are two pretty conflicting statements and since the Board Minutes are the official recording of what’s going on we are forced to ask, what is going on??? Are the Minutes correct or is Mr. Walker--one would trust and hope that the one hand knows what the other may be thinking or doing!!

There has been considerable concern in certain circles that AKC has not done enough advanced publicity for the TV show about the AENC, which is to be aired on January 31. This concern comes from both the time of the airing (9 am EST) and the Cable Channel Lifetime, which is not exactly the most premiere of Channels. The time of course of the airing is obtuse in my eyes anyways--Suddenly on Friday the 23rd of January a Director posts the following on-line: From: Christopher Walker [mailto:cxw2@akc.org] Sent: Friday, January 23, 2015 7:33 PM To: AKC Board Cc: Dennis Sprung; Gina DiNardo; Hillary Prim; Michael Canalizo Subject: AKC Celebrates Dogs

Hi – hope you’re doing well!

Thousands of talented pooches will bark their way onto TV screens across America this January with the airing of AKC Celebrates Dogs. The two hour broadcast of dog-filled fun and competition will appear on Lifetime on Saturday, January 31st at 9AM EST and re-air on LRW at 2PM EST. The broadcast will include competition and showcases that took place in Orlando, Florida on December 13 and 14, 2014 – during what is the largest dog show in the country. Highlights include dogs racing against the clock in the AKC Agility Invitational, fearless canines splashing down for distance and height in the AKC/NADD Diving Dogs Competition, and youngsters putting their best foot forward in the Junior Showmanship Finals. Attached is more information.

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The Westminster Kennel Club presents AKC Meet the Breeds brought to you by Purina Pro Plan A “Queen Elizabeth”-themed demonstration booth featuring Pembroke Welsh Corgis Rebecca, Reese, Liam, and Jordan, and owners Bobbe Lord (Queen Elizabeth) and Cindy Savioli (Lady-inWaiting) in costume.

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Maggie and Marge are ready for the competition.

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Westminster Week Schedule 2nd Annual Masters Agility Championship At Westminster Saturday, Feb. 14 Pier 94 New York, NY Preliminaries: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Championship Finals: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Televised on Sunday, Feb. 15 – FOX Sports 1 Network 12-2 p.m. ET The Westminster Kennel Club presents AKC Meet The Breeds brought to you by Purina Pro Plan Saturday, Feb. 14 Pier 92 New York, NY 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Westminster Kennel Club 139th Annual All Breed Dog Show Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 16-17 Breed Judging and Benching Piers 92 / 94 Monday and Tuesday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

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Queen Elizabeth and her Corgi inviting you to Meet the Breeds.

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Televised live on CNBC 8-11 p.m. ET / 5-8 p.m. PT Junior Showmanship Finals Sporting, Working and Terrier Groups, Best In Show Madison Square Garden Tuesday 7:30 p.m.-11 p.m.

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