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Dog News Contents • February 6, 2015 10 Editorial 14 The Lighter Side Of Judging: Camo By michael H. faulkner 18 Babbling: The Father, The Son Or...Maybe Just Doing Things Your Own Way By Geir Flyckt-Pedersen 22 Question Of The Week By Matthew H. Stander 26 You And Your Vet By Dr. Merry Fitzgerald 30 Marxisms: A Judge’s Weekend By Sid Marx 34 Bests Of The Week 38 Ten Questions Asked of Shari Lee 40 Bite Of The Apple By Matthew H. Stander 42 Whoa, Daddy!

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46 Rare Breeds Of The World: Sarkangik Shepherd - Uzbekistan By Agnes Buchwald 50 Your Dog’s Horoscope By cerise fairfax 52 2015 Westminster Kennel Club Judging Panel 54 True North By Allison Foley 58 Unveiling AKC’s New Website By chris walker 62 Off The Leash: The Canine Legislation Hits Keep Coming By Shaun Coen 64 International Partnership For Dogs By sharon pflaumer 76 French Bulldogs, Bulldogs And Pugs In Stuttgart By nick waters 88 What TV Show?, Three Books And More By Matthew H. Stander 100 The Alaskan Malamute Club of America National Specialty By kitten rodwell 152 The Gossip Column By Eugene Z. Zaphiris 160 Click: Park Shore & Chain O’ Lakes Kennel Clubs By kim booth 164 Click: Cherokee Rose Cluster By Robert skibinski 166 Letters To The Editor 168 Click: The Way We Were By leslie simis 170 handlers directory • 172 subscription rates • 174 classified advertising • 176 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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Contributing Editors Sharon Anderson • Andrew Brace Agnes Buchwald • Patricia Gail Burnham Shaun Coen • Carlotta Cooper Geoff Corish • Michael Faulkner Merry Fitzgerald, DVM • Denise Flaim Geir Flyckt - Pedersen • Allison Foley Yossi Guy • Ronnie Irving • Roz Kramer John Mandeville • Sidney Marx Linda More • Demond J. Murphy M. J. Nelson • Sharon Pflaumer John Shoemaker • Kim Silva Matthew H. Stander Sari Brewster Tietjen • Patricia Trotter Connie Vanacore • Carla Viggiano Nick Waters • Seymour Weiss Minta (Mike) Williquette Dog News Photographers Chet Jezierski • Perry Phillips Kitten Rodwell • Leslie Simis

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Editorial The crown jewel of Westminster Week is undoubtedly the show itself where some of the greatest dogs in the world compete for the ultimate prize of Best in Show. Séan McCarthy its President and Thomas H. Bradley,3rd the Show Chairman are helping to continue a legacy that started with the show in 1877. Continuing a legacy is one thing but continuing this legacy and updating it as well is apparently what these two gentlemen have in mind as last year’s Westminster event added the Masters Agility Championship at Westminster, bringing this exciting sport and its great canine athletes to the show and this year will herald for the first time Westminster’s presentation of AKC Meet the Breeds brought to the public by Purina Pro Plan. While it’s the 6th annual edition of Meet the Breeds this is a first time partnership for Westminster. Both events will be at New York’s spacious Piers 93/94 on Saturday while the breed competitions will take place there on Monday and Tuesday the 16th and 17th while the Groups will be held at Madison Square Garden those same evenings. The USA Network will as usual televise the Groups at the Garden live as Fox Sports 1 will televise the 2nd Masters Agility Championship as well. Millions of people watch Westminster on TV making it one of the highest-rated shows on USA and cable television every year. It is the only dog show carried live with the entire six hours broadcast aired in two nights in prime time! Computers and other personal viewing devices through the Internet have expanded the Westminster reach to millions more in about 200 countries round the world. What an amazing story as these pages join with Westminster in welcoming you to our extraordinary City that we are proud to call our mutual home New York City.

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TV airtime was purchased by the American Kennel Club to air some of the events of the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship Show held in Orlando on December 14 and 15 in Orlando, Florida. The stated intent of AKC was to use this TV time to supplement the evening live streaming of the AENC to provide the general public with an opportunity to watch a dog show as well as to educate them about other areas in which AKC is involved. A production company was selected (by bid or otherwise) and eventually the time of the airing and the Channel AKC selected were announced. Allegedly the best offer or deal came from Lifetime and the time of the airing set for 9am January 31th. Whether or not Lifetime was the best Channel to air the program is and remains debatable but the timing of 9am caused many an eyebrow to be raised and which eventually may have caused the entire project to have failed if not in its entirety certainly in its stated original goals. The production company and whoever else was responsible for putting the program together did a very adequate job in what was obviously a shoestring budget situation. (Just compare the Puppy Bowl televised on January 31st sponsored

by Pedigree and you’ll understand those differentials). The PSA’s used by AKC were ancient and there was hardly a paid commercial to be seen.

Candidly the program itself came off quite well for those who saw it.

And that’s the key question--who did watch the AENC on TV? When these pages attempted to get viewership ratings it was expressly stated “there are no ratings of cable shows of these types before 11am and as to the 2pm rebroadcast on a subsidiary channel it just can’t be found.” Well no matter how much the AKC spin makers such as Mr. Amen and Mrs. Laurens enjoyed the show it was truly not directed at them. It was intended for the general public and right now and unless proven to the contrary with firm evidence it certainly appears very few of them had the opportunity to see it much less knew about its existence at all.

TV AND THE AENC

One wonders how much monies have been expended by AKC in its marketing emphasis and why it seems as though AKC has tilted against licensing agreements and instead has decided to develop many products on its own. AKC’s successes in selling products on its own have been less than stellar. And in selecting new products and new ideas has the Bob Smith policy and philosophy of extending bids before signing contracts been withdrawn and the old Bob Maxwell theory of personal decisions by managers been reinstituted and why is the relationship between AKC and its affiliates coming across as being competitive rather than complimentary? The most obvious example being whatever is going on with WOOFTAG and its various GPS devices as a computer collar and AKC REUNITE. Chris Walker in this issue writes of how AKC has updated its website, which of course was a much needed thing to do. Certainly everyone is happy to hear that news for sure.

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First of all these pages are still trying to find out why there was no Chairman’s Report for January--no one is replying with an answer! Secondly we are pleased to say we have 4 of the 5 answers in for the Board Questionnaire that is to appear next week with the 5th promised to be on the way. It’s not crucial to read these answers but they should certainly help you in telling you how to instruct your Delegate to vote in the March election.

And fourthly let’s hope and pray the weather of the past two weeks is gone and over with so that WESTMINSTER WEEK WILL BE JUST A-ONE PERFECT WEATHER WAYS.

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CAMO • In the face of employment that exposes me to continuous public scrutiny for the public’s personal enjoyment, I relish the opportunity to pack my man-bag, head to the airport, and leave periodically to judge a dog show. The period of time between leaving Holly Springs and arriving at the dog show affords me an incognito experience, allowing me the opportunity to be creative, to recharge my energy, and to reinvent myself.

Traditionally, when I leave the house during the winter months for my personal incognito journeys, I choose clothing in shades of black and grey to accessorize my Levis, coupled with sunglasses, baseball cap, and black slip on boots. This standard outfit for travel provides the perfect cover for those who know me, for those who are seeking friendship, and for those who, despite their best efforts, cannot keep silent no matter who they are sitting beside. Yes, I do whatever I can to maximize the opportunity to get lost in my thoughts in the middle of nowhere, and to go an entire day, traveling to dog shows without talking to anyone.

Now, trust me, this ideal travel situation--that I consistently aspire to create---is seldom the norm. Between DROID, social media, TV monitors everywhere, PA By systems, and the frenetic energy created by the modern human being’s need to know everything as soon as it happens, I am forced on this particular trip to Brooksville, Florida to add a BOSE noise-eliminating headset to the ensemble, with the hopes that I cannot hear a thing.

Airport counter check-in is uneventful. I generate only “Good morning!” and “Thank you!” The journey through TSA is just as effortless and stress free, due to TSA PreCheck status.

There is only a slight internal struggle when I ponder what expression to display to the agent as she looks up, peering over the top of her bifocals, to compare my expression to the one on my Virginia driver’s license.

I choose a big, bold grin. Nothing is

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said. I breeze through the security screening with eighteen minutes until boarding the flight to Charlotte and then to Tampa.

Having not received a First Class upgrade for the segment from Charlotte to Tampa, I take my assigned aisle seat, exit row, for the second leg of my “Get Lost in my Thoughts, Talk to No One” trip. The seat provides plenty of leg room, due to the large size of the plane and the configuration of the emergency exit. Next to the large exit door---one seat to my right, facing me---is a jump seat for the flight attendant working our section of the large plane, along with the PA system hand set mounted on the wall. The flight attendant is a woman appearing to be in her early sixties, despite her attempt to look thirty. Her nametag is flipped over, not allowing me to have gander at her name. “If the overhead bin doors are closed it means they are full. Do not open them.”

Faulkner She repeats in a monotone every three minutes, between saying, “Please take your seats as quickly as possible.”

There is nothing warm and welcoming in her voice, so I choose to drown her negative energy with the BOSE headset. My head falls onto the back of the head-rest. I shut my eyes, stretch out my legs, and take comfort in the ability to control the element. There is a slight nudge of pressure on my right foot. I choose to ignore it. Another wave of pressure is applied, and this time with more vigor. With eyes open, the flight attendant with no name (I quietly refer to her inside the avenues of my mind as B#$&*%.) lifts her hands from her ears in an upward fashion to the top of her head. “Sir, excuse me, you will have to remove the headset for take-off and I will need access through this space. You will need to pull your feet in,” she barks stridently---in a most unprofessional Continued on page 66

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THE FATHER, THE SON or…. maybe just doing things your own way?

By Geir Flyckt-Pedersen When we were still very much in the thick of things, breeding and showing dogs with all the enthusiasm and ambition in the world, discussions with fellow breeders exchanging experiences or picking their brains to get some new ideas are aspects of this hobby that I personally miss.

And by reflection: So many useful thoughts, but many absolutely silly ideas seemed to be accepted. It might seem like something from the Stone Ages, though I suppose you all heard the theory that if a pure bred bitch ever had a “mixed marriage,” she could never produce pure bred dogs again!!! I think there were people who actually believed that.

But more seriously :One advice I got from a very experienced breeder early on was: If you see a male you want to use for breeding, try his sire!

I could never understand that way of thinking, as all my early mentors stressed unanimously the importance of a strong bitch line, a theory I think we in this household have found is working!

I must admit that in one of my breeds I never paid much attention to pedigrees, unless I knew they were really authentic, as I was aware there were lots going on behind the scene.

In this breed we had a lot of success by just doing complimentary breeding, based on looks plus temperament and showmanship. To pursue this method successfully you of course have to look at your own dogs without any sentimentality- and also judge other breeders’ dogs objectively!

Not always so easy!

In other breeds, where the paperwork was more trustworthy, we seriously studied pedigrees when planning new combinations. And again with a fair amount of success.

Traveling through the UK during our annual crusades it was always exciting to spend time with other, often famous, breeders. Listen to their philosophy and how they had achieved what they had achieved, plus anything from how to select your stud dogs to how and when to make your pick of the litter, how to train and socialize them and also at what age the bitch should be when bred for the first time.

The answers varied from breeder to breeder, but what

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was wonderful in those days was of course that it was up to the breeders to make such decisions. And they were and are naturally the ones with most competence and knowledge in this field. I find it so sad and disturbing that in many countries there are rules and regulations that make it impossible for breeders to follow their own head or intuition.

I think in most European countries today, a bitch of any breed has to reach the age of two years before any romantic liaison can take place. For some breeds this must be rather tragic, as I know that due to special breed features, the earlier they were bred the better for the dog and the owner.

We have had many famous breeders of various Spaniel breeds among our friendsand it was very common to have a litter from a bitch early, normally ok if she were over a year old, before starting campaigning her on a serious level. For a variety of reasons.

One being that if she “took off” in a big way and the owner decided to keep her in the ring for a few years, it very often seemed to affect the reproductive side of life!

And how many Top Winning bitches of many breeds haven’t we witnessed never producing anything worthwhile, if anything at all?

My favorite mentor aka my English Mum was the one and only Ada Bishop of Laund Collie fame. Her father of course the one and only W.W. Stansfield who bred the only Rough Collie to so far win Westminster- a couple of years ago - 1929 I think. And who supplied the Belhaven Kennels over here with a number of well-known dogs.

Anyway, Mrs. Bishop herself never had a large kennel. Breeding Rough Collies only, always a Smooth Collie (Champion of course) from her friend Kay Alexander of Peterblue fame as a housedog. She taught me so much about raising puppies and how to get them adjusted to the outside world.

And at times you could find her sitting in the middle of a nearby, busy roundabout with a youngster to get him/her used to the hustle and bustle of traffic and I think she was the one who told me that whatever work you put into a puppy before four months of age would benefit you for the remainder of the dogs life.

And after having a spell with problems in this area, this was exactly the policy we followed. Remarkably if you did the work at this stage, you could be pretty sure that things would work even if you thereafter left them to their own devices.

One of Mrs. Bishop’s rather different points of view was regarding the age to breed from a bitch. She was convinced that a young, healthy animal would produce healthier puppies than an older bitch.

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Question of the week

By Matthew H. Stander

What was your reaction to the AENC telecast of January 31st on the Lifetime Cable Channel?

Bill McFadden

I was not aware of the broadcast. The first I heard of it was your report in Dog News that I read Sunday night after the Super Bowl.

Tuni Claflin

We didn’t watch...too many Super Bowl preparations ......sorry...but what a game Patriots Super Bowl Champs!

Andy Linton Didn’t watch it.

Amy Kiell-Green

While I was pleasantly surprised that all of the breed winners were televised, my biggest disappointment was the AKC logo that was used. It was unrecognizable and simplistic. I also felt this would have been a very good opportunity to use graphics with each breed to post where the public could find more information on the dog and/ or the breed.

LATE ANSWER TO LAST WEEK’S 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.

Joe Tacker

I have been out of touch about anything concerning the AKC for years. No, I don’t think Directors or any of the executives should be judging anything anywhere while they are managing the American Kennel Club. The big reason they wanted to judge was to get foreign assignments. When I was judging in Peru years back the guy who was running the show asked me why I wasn’t running for AKC offices. I told him I was not a politician.

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Our somcere appreciation to Judges Mr. Houston Clark, Mr. Carl Gene Liepmann.

Mrs. Houston Clark and Mr. Eugene Blake for an outstanding weekend!

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By Merry Fitzgerald, DVM.

I had an accidental breeding. What can I do?

There are several factors to consider before starting any kind of drug therapy to prevent an unplanned pregnancy. The first is to determine if your bitch is actually in heat, and if she is, where she is in her cycle.

A vaginal smear will show if she is in estrus and a progesterone blood test can determine whether she is close to ovulation. If the bitch is very early or very late in her cycle, the chance of pregnancy can be minimal.

Did you actually witness the tie?

If the dogs were together for only five minutes, there is little chance that a mating occurred. Natural breedings usually take 20 to 30 minutes. Your veterinarian can check for sperm in the vaginal smear. The presence of sperm indicates that a breeding has definitely taken place, however, the absence of sperm does not rule it out.

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are still showing or will be bred in the future. In this case, waiting to determine whether the bitch is pregnant is probably the best choice. Ultrasound examination for pregnancy can be done as early as 16 to 18 days after the first day of diestrus (end of season). The “Witness� Relaxin test is a blood test, similar to a home pregnancy test, and is reliable after 35 days of pregnancy.

There are some drugs that can be given after mismating to prevent or terminate a pregnancy. It is important to understand that they all have some side effects and can endanger the fertility of the bitch. Whelping a litter has some risks as well, but can be considered to avoid potential permanent alteration of the bitch’s reproductive system.

Estradiol cypionate (ECP) is an estrogen drug commonly used in the past for mismating. ECP affects the transport of the fertilized eggs in the oviduct and uterus and prevents implantation.

It is rarely used today because of the high risk of serious side effects. ECP can cause cystic endometrial hyperplasia, which is the thickening of the uterine wall that

leads to a life-threatening uterine infection, or pyometra. Dangerous bone marrow suppression is also a possibility after an ECP injection. This treatment has been deemed too toxic and veterinarians are advised not to administer it.

Prostaglandins can be used to terminate a pregnancy. The prostaglandin product Lutalyse is the most commonly used product in dogs. Typically, this drug is used to treat open pyometra cases, but daily injections given a week after diestrus (end of season) have shown to be about 80% effective at inducing abortion. Side effects of prostaglandins include vomiting, diarrhea, rapid breathing, excessive salivation and low body temperature. There is also the possibility of the bitch going into shock after the initial injection, so it is important that an intravenous catheter is in place and IV fluids are given to manage the shock.

The side effects usually resolve within 30 minutes. Prostaglandin therapy may cause some bitches to come back into heat within 2 to 4 weeks.

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arxism M s This Judge’s Point Of View

A Judge’s Weekend I have had exhibitors ask me what a judging weekend is like, so I decided to share this with you. I just got back from judging two very nice shows in Massachusetts. I always feel it is an honor when a club asks me to judge. I have not lived on the East Coast for more than forty years, and going back there gives me the opportunity to see some old friends. I must say they are all aging gracefully, while I, on the other hand, have not aged at all. How does that happen?

The judging trip starts when I awaken at 3:30 AM to get ready to head to the airport. I am one of those people who must be at the airport two hours ahead of time, and I constantly feel hurried until I am on the plane. I usually book an early flight going to the show so that I can take the next one in case something happens to the first flight. Well, I turn my phone on and there is an alert from the airline that my flight has been cancelled, and I have been automatically booked on another flight TOMORROW. My blood pressure instantly skyrockets.

The United representative and I spend some panic time together on the phone. There is no second flight because Chicago has been closed down by weather. I struggle to keep from screaming at the United rep on the phone, since to my knowledge, she does not control the weather.

I finally get an itinerary worked out so I will get there in time for my judging assignment. Of course, it now means that I need to change planes three times and run to catch a connection, but I will make it work. Now I have 15 minutes to get dressed and on the road. Needless to say the trip has now started out stressfully.

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PM so I can meet a judge friend of mine for dinner, I get there near 8 PM. There is not a restaurant at the motel, and nothing really in walking distance.

The motel will take me someplace in their van, but by now I am exhausted and just want to get to my room. Thankfully, this club has graciously supplied a “welcome bag,” and the water, crackers and cheese, and Three Musketeers becomes my dinner. It’s ok – I can afford to lose a few pounds.

The next morning comes quickly and starts with a nice breakfast shared with other judges on the panel. We swap travel nightmares and share stories about what is now all over Judges-L: how to improve the judging approval process and AKC Reps. I have been a judge for more than 40 years, and the feeling that many judges have of Us (Judges) against Them (AKC) has never been worse. I have had my disagreements with the judging approval process (just wait, it will change again), and I share my opinion that I think the AKC Reps are an important part of dog shows, and (1) the problems that some judges have had is not a fault of the Rep System – it is rather a problem of some of the people (reps and judges) involved and (2) to be honest, maybe some of the “untouchable” judges should be observed more.

Obviously mine is not the majority opinion.

The shuttle driver was supposed to leave with us at 7:15 to get to the show site on time, and at 7:25 I go ask him about it. Oops.

Seems he was waiting for us to ask, and we were waiting for him. We pile in

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and still manage to get to the show just in time. The very capable Show Chair was a nervous wreck looking for her judges, but it all works out. Now comes the fun part for me – the dogs.

As I think back on the shuttle, I am reminded of another shuttle trip. I was judging in Australia, and the panel consisted of judges from all around the world.

Needless to say, we did not know everyone. The morning of the first show, we piled into the hotel van that had been hired to drive us to the show site which was about 45 minutes away. After we had been riding for about a half hour, the passenger in the front seat asked the driver, “Aren’t we at the airport yet?” He was not one of the judges, and I am afraid that poor guy missed his flight that morning.

It is a mid-week show, but it is a holiday weekend and as part of a cluster there is a good entry and some very good dogs. Many people have said to me, “it must be hard to make a decision when you have so many good dogs.” Actually, there are not that many breeds in which there is consistent high quality from which to choose. It is far more difficult to judge dogs of lesser quality than dogs of high quality.

I have a nice mix of Hound breeds and Sporting breeds, and find some good dogs. Early on I am presented with an entry of German Shorthaired Pointers and Vizslas with some quality Best of Breed entries. I had to excuse a class dog in Shorthairs because I could not examine him. As I would find out over the next two days, there are more dogs in this area that need more socialization. I wonder if there are match shows or

other opportunities for these dogs. By the way, I do try to examine nervous or shy dogs - even asking the exhibitor for bait and trying to relax the dog with bait.

But, I would rather excuse a dog than push it too hard and either ruin it for future shows or get it so scared that it bites and must be DQ’d.

I was very pleased with the quality of the English Springer Spaniels, and it is always a pleasure to judge a good group of dogs.

There are also some nice Whippets, which is another breed I enjoy judging. I judge the Hound group on this day. My Group One is an Irish Wolfhound that I have not judged before. He is in wonderful condition, very correct, and presented beautifully. I believe that when a breed as large as this is in great condition, of good breed type, and pretty sound, it needs to be rewarded. Group Two is a Norwegian Elkhound.

I remember my mentor in this breed telling me they are “losing leg.” This is a very nice dog, presenting a square profile and yet has some leg beneath him.

Group three is a PBGV. I like the proportions and head on this dog and he is presented in correct tousled appearance without being over-groomed. Fourth goes to a Pharaoh Hound that is correctly sized and balanced.

After Best in Show judging, we wait for the hotel van to come pick us up. At the end of a pretty full day of standing on concrete and doing a lot of bending, I am ready to get off my feet.

Well, the van never shows up.

Again the Show Chair jumps in and takes care of her judges. A friend of the club President has volunteered to take us back to the hotel since she is not exhibiting.

We have her take us directly to the restaurant instead. I love living in Colorado, but I do miss the great seafood I had when I lived near the shore. Marjorie Underwood went to the Maine Seafood Restaurant the night before and recommends it. Good Continued on page 98

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10 Questions ASKEDOF...

SHARI LEE

BORN: SILVERTON, OR RESIDES: BATTLEGROUND, WA MARITAL STATUS: MARRIED ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: CANCER

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

1985, Rottweiler – Pretty Good.

How difficult was it to finish your first champion?

Very difficult, I owner-handled Ch. Pen-kens Tiz Magic. Silky Terrier.

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

Neapolitan Mastiff.

Which canine person of the opposite sex would you be?

Andy Linton.

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

It should be more user-friendly and have a more inviting atmosphere for new perspective judges.

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

150 plus. Helena, Montana; Laramie, Wyoming; and South Dakota.

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

Curtiss Smith.

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

Huge family atmosphere. Back-up other professionals give you when you are in need.

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

Exhibitors who take good care of their dogs.

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

Johnny Shoemaker, Rex Linn & Cheryl Candice Way.

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I’ve decided to write the BITE OF THE APPLE a bit differently than in the past for a number of reasons. Practically the new size of DOG NEWS truly does not lend itself to an over expansive writing style. The article could take up the entire magazine!

Secondly I really was tired of the format after all these years and thirdly I never really was totally convinced about the impact THE BITE had on our readership. I know that certain people did rely heavily on it for their visits to New York but candidly many of those people have passed onto to greener fields while the computer and/or Facebook has made every-

one into a food critic (or a critic of every topic under the sun) whether or not they are qualified. All opinions are in all too many situations given equal airings and unless you know and respect the people involved how does one know really what to believe or think? So the following is what I have devised in the way of restaurant recommendations for the Fancy--like it or not this is how this year’s BITE is being presented and I am not giving any addresses nor phone numbers either--Google them!

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ertainly two of the most discerning foodies in the dog show world are CINDY and DAVID VOGELS so I would suggest they try BÂTARD, which is the former location of the now defunct Montrachet. Food critics love it and it is hailed as the best new restaurant in NYC. The wine list is said to be amazing and who would know better than David?

Personally I found the food a bit pretentious and the portions on the small size although the service was precise and caring.

Certainly worth the visit if you can get in there.

Then there is BETONY on West 57th Streetbe sure to eat upstairs where you could easily find SEAN and TAMMY McCARTHY open for lunch and dinner- it is a fabulous addition to that Street not known for the best of restaurants.

Portions decent sized and food very American and beyond delicious and priced not too o u t r a g e o u s l y.

For ABBE SHAW and her Santa BETONY Barbara crowd of sophisticates I would suggest a place called of all things THE UPLAND. Supposedly inspired in some ways by the cuisine of their home state California there is a “five lettuce” Cesar salad, which is as refreshing as they get. SHUKO is one of the newer sushi places with an omakase option, which is incredibly good, while its kaiseki tasting menu is wildly

BÂTARD

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Why this controversial Super Bowl ad should really disturb purebred dog breeders

Whoa, Daddy!

By Denise Flaim Once upon a time, Super Bowls used to be about football. But in recent years, it seems all we talk about are the commercials – and even more recently, the ones starring dogs.

There’s a good reason for that: Four-footers are dependable heartstring tuggers. And that’s all you need to know to understand the appeal of the Budweiser “Best Buds” commercials, starring a very precocious yellow Labrador Retriever puppy that gets

bailed out of jams by a coterie of snorting Anheiser-Busch Clydesdales. In this year’s Super Bowl spot, “Buddy” climbs into a visiting truck by mistake, gets jostled out into traffic when the driver stops short, and then encounters railroad tracks, pelting rain and even a snarling wolf before those draft horses clip-clop to his rescue, the lights of the barn twinkling in the distance.

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In one of my errands having to use a cab, the company sent to pick me up an elderly lady driver, this was supposed to be a short drive, and when in a taxi I like to travel in the front seat. I had no packages just my purse and an issue of the Dog News in my lap.

The traffic was heavy and we got stacked for some time - time enough for the driver take note of my magazine. ”Aha, this is a dog magazine, so you like dogs,”

she exclaimed. Short explanation and conversation (about dogs of course), the lady told me that she was

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from Uzbekistan (now this is different I thought) and that her patriotic parents had a big dog known by the locals as a Sarkangik Shepherd, (she pronounced Charkanjik), loved and pampered by the whole family.

The dog was free to circulate not only around the house premises but inside the house as well the kids beds included. We really had a nice talk, and needless to say that as soon as I arrived home, went to look after, and to research about the strange named breed (I had to take note of the name, as strange and rare as the breed itself). Thank you Mrs. Agnieszka (from all the names) for introducing me to the breed and consequently Uzbekistan - where –if not for this casual conversation - I would never have gone.

The Uzbek Republic, in Central Asia, is a presidential country. The capital, and largest city is Tashkent, the official language is Uzbek (a Turkic language related to several other Central Asian languages, which are also spoken in western China). It is important to note that each country has its own dictionary, and do not believe that all of them speak the better known Russian/Slav language. Uzbekistan has an area of 447,400 square kilometers and according to the latest census the population is of 27,865,738 inhabitants.

Humans’ habitation in the country can be traced back from 55,000 to 70,000 years.

When the 1st millennium BC arrived, Uzbekistan was already divided in powerful states. Before the Christian era old cities as Samarkand, Tashkent, and Bukhara were established, and turned into well known resting places along the great Silk Road*.

The first known civilization was the Sogdian Empire conquered by Alexander the Great.

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YourDog’s Horoscope First Two Weeks of February 2015

Aries

March 21-April 19 Your Aires dog will be sleeping more than usual. They will be dreaming a lot more as well which means they will be sleeping deep and that is very good for the most active Aries dogs.

Plus with the extra sleep your dog will be super rested to focus on training and winning.

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Gemini

May 21- June 20 If you are trying your Gemini dog on new food, you might want to watch their stool. New foods at this time will affect their digestive tract and quite possibly cause loose bowel movements.

Leo

July 23- August 22 They guys will take it easy this month, but not too much. They will still over achieve.

Virgo

Taurus

April 20- May 20 All breeds of Taurus will be uber sensitive this week and next. They may want to cuddle closer to you, or tend to be a little lackadaisical, however, at the end of the day they will more loving than usual.

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Cancer June 21- July 22 Smaller types might get themselves into a little trouble by not paying attention to training, however, with a little extra treat they will smarten up in no time. The medium and larger types will not need a treat, but they will need a little inspiration i.e.: love and affection.

August 23 September 22 Virgo dogs will most definitely surprise you. They will take on a little bit of a newer personality which might make you raise an eyebrow thinking what is going on. This will not last for too long, and they will be back to their same old self.

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The 2015 Westminster Ken BEST IN SHOW JUDGE:

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By Allison Foley

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s 2015 opens up in the True North there is only one dog show in the entire country in the month of January. With Canada being the second-largest country in the world one has to imagine what all those dog people are doing! Are they holed up in their homes?

Are they waiting out the latest blizzard? Or is it just that we like to hibernate and in the True North this is how things start…

Even though 2015 starts out slowly it does start out with a great dog show run by a great Canadian dog club.

The Alberta Kennel Club dog show held in Calgary, Alberta at the very famous Spruce Meadows equestrian grounds is a wonderful way to start the year. Dog show enthusiasts from coast to coast show up for this event, making the first dog show of the year also one of the most competitive that we will see for months….

Alberta Kennel Club is one of those clubs that knows how to hold the dog show. They make sure they have a diverse judging panel and they really know how to treat the exhibitors.

The weekend starts out on Thursday night as exhibitors unload into the benching area a free light supper is served. As well there is a sanc-

tion match put on by the club. With about six weeks since the last dog show in this region of the country it is a great, economical way for people to get their young dogs into the ring before the official shows start the next day.

Spruce Meadows is a gorgeous venue and is the same venue that they have their summer classic dog show at.

Although in the summer you can wander the grounds and look at all the fabulous horse statues that adorn the property. This isn’t as much fun when they are under three feet of snow!

This year Spruce Meadows/Alberta Kennel Club will again host the Purina National at their Summer Classic dog show, this would be a must see event for all so come and check it out, full details will be available soon at www.canuckdogs.com.

Getting back to the recent shows there was only specialty there, the Alberta Shetland Sheepdog and Collie Association. Winners there were Ch Tamaron’s Viva Las Vegas (Smooth Collie), Ch Tallywood’s Motivation (Rough Collie), and Ch Miqelon Perfect Storm (Shetland Sheepdog). Winner of all three of the all breed best in shows was the Standard Poodle bitch Ch Adessi Elemental Afterglow.

The sport of dog shows is obviously thriving in Alberta. However, over the weekend we were saddened to hear that newly elected Alberta Director Dennis Sumara had to resign his post before the first board meeting due to the sudden and serious health matters concerning his partner. Our thoughts and prayers go out to them.

The Top Dogs as of February 2, 2015 according to Canuck Dogs: 1 Standard Poodle

Ch. Adessi Elemental Afterglow 2 Portuguese Water Dog

Ch. Claircreek Lusitano Oceano Atlantico 3 American Cocker

Ch. Kman’s Golden Treasure 4 Giant Schnauzer

Ch. Lowdown Remys Girl V Aerdenhout 5 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

Ch. Melrose Gold for Bonitos Companeros 6 English Setter

Ch. Sevenoaks Casablanca Royale 7 Shetland Sheepdog

Ch. Cermel Hatfield Mirror Blue 8 Pomeranian

Ch. Valcopy Jamel Sir Crystalton 9 Newfoundland

Ch. Seabrook Perfect Storm Pouch Cove 10 Australian Shepherd

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Unveiling AKC’s New Website

By Chris Walker, VP of Marketing and Communications, AKC The website for the American Kennel Club has been a point of continued debate since it originally launched in the late 1990’s. Who does it serve?

Are the site’s masters the core constituents of the American Kennel Club, and, if so, is it providing the information that these individuals need? Or should the site target every dog owner in America in a way that convinces them the AKC is the dog’s champion? Is the site acting as an educational resource and a gateway into the world of dog sports and competition? The truth is that the AKC needs to be somewhere in the middle.

The website has and always will be for our core. We must provide a resource that allows our constituents to receive important information easily and in real time.

We love the thought of growing and expanding our core content.

Similar to the successful NFL.com model, we envision providing information on events, video ondemand, and stories and images from dog competitions across the country. One day, we would love to allow each of our clubs to have their own page on AKC.org to promote their events and share historical content.

AKC.org must also appeal to the new and inexperienced dog owner. We have become a point of reference for the everyday dog owner - in fact, only ten percent of our traffic comes from core AKC. We must provide the nearly 75 million dog owners in America with the best possible content, convincing

them to build a life-long relationship with the AKC. This duality made the most recent AKC.org redesign a challenge, but we approached it considering three audience levels. Our people are professionals, and the general public are consumers. Somewhere in the middle is what we all once were - “prosumers,” or consumers striving to become the dog experts. We determined the site had to serve all three audiences and provide equally exceptional experiences to each.

We admit that AKC has failed at times in recent years to provide the highest

desired standards, and we have given none of the three audiences an ideal, complete experience.

The quality has been masked by the growth. We have doubled our audience since the start of 2013, but the true measure of success lies in the emails we receive from constituents. We knew, as you did, that we could do better. In chaos comes opportunity, and we went back to our core for feedback.

We spent time with our Delegate Committee, in particular, who outlined for us every issue with the website and where improvement was necessary. These conversations led to the launch of WOOFipedia.

We developed WOOFipedia as a sandbox so that we could learn what the three audiences truly wanted out of AKC’s digital presence. We gave it 12 months and, within that time, we grew WOOFipedia to over one million users a month using organic, no cost/low cost tactics.

The lessons learned were simple and allowed us to know what needed to be part of the new AKC.org: • AKC.org must have mobile ability. Our site’s audience has grown significantly, as has the amount of people trying to access the site from a mobile or tablet device. These mobile users now account for almost 50 percent of our traffic. It was imperative that we create a site that worked very well on mobile and tablet.

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If anyone had any doubt whatsoever that there has been an increase in canine legislation issues in recent years, look no further that the American Kennel Club’s Government Relations Department’s January newsletter and absorb the sobering statistics included therein. In 2014, the AKC’s GR Dept. tracked some 1650 bills. In 2012, it tracked 1500, in 2010 it tracked 1200 and in 2008 it tracked over 600.

In just six years, the number of bills introduced that affect dogs, their owners and breeders has nearly tripled.

Almost 300 of the 1650 bills monitored on the state and federal level in 2014 dealt with animal cruelty and/ or dog fighting. Eleven per cent of the bills tracked dealt with Breeder/Kennel/Care Regulations, while bills concerning Animal Control/Shelters/Rescues made up 10 per cent, as did bills concerning Military/Police/Service Dogs. Somewhat surprisingly, Breed Specific/ Dangerous Dog legislation only accounted for 4.9 per cent – a number that is actually an increase over previous years.

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Perhaps these issues garner more media attention, as champions of the bully breeds that are so often the target of these bills have a vast, vocal support group that carefully monitors such bills, which are often kneejerk reactions to high-profile dog attacks in local communities that call for action.

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The International Partnership for Dogs

Who are IPFD’s founding members?

By Sharon Pflaumer

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he International Partnership for Dogs (IPFD) is a new organization dedicated to the enhancement of canine health, well-being and welfare through a collaborative partnership between all of the major international players in the dog world: national kennel clubs and health registries, veterinary researchers, pet health insurance companies, non-profit organizations, dog industries, etc.

In the following interview, IPFD’s CEO and developer, Brenda Bonnett, BSc, DVM, PhD, provides an overview of the factors that led to the organization’s founding as well information about its mission and scope, short- and long-term goals, and the role played by its new website.

When was the new organization founded?

Bonnett: Officially, IPFD came into being on August 28, 2014 at our first board meeting, which was held in London. The concept for the development of the organization has been a long time coming, however, but didn’t begin to come together until Fall 2011 unofficially.

What factors led to IPFD’s founding?

Bonnett: During the preceding years, there was a lot of media attention focused on issues in purebred dogs and dogs in general. Many national kennel clubs have been extremely active in the last decade building resources to address health and breeding and developing collaborations. There also was activity at the international level when the Fédération Cynologique Internationale [FCI] created a task force to look at broad issues related to canine health.

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Personally, I had a long history of working with the Swedish Kennel Club and a Swedish animal insurance company called Agria International. We published numerous research papers based on insurance data concerning various aspects of canine health that included breed specific articles. In addition to the scientific publications, we also developed breed specific statistics in conjunction with the Swedish breed clubs.

Given all of this, it became clear there was a need for an Internet platform on which to post all of the information collectively and thus make it available to the general public on an international level. This is important because many of the same issues in dogs are of concern around the world.

At the same time, many kennel clubs were saying we need to work more with breeders in other parts of the world.

So, movement toward the establishment of IPFD just sort of started happening.

What were you personally trying to achieve by establishing the organization?

Bonnett: It was my hope to bring together all of the international stakeholders in the dog world and not just kennel clubs and breeders. So, we presented the concept at the Strategies for International Collaboration session at the Dog Health Workshop held in Stockholm in 2012. All agreed that what was needed was not just a web platform upon which to post information collectively but an organization that would bring together a broad range of stakeholders into one independent, non-political body.

Bonnett: The founding partners are the national kennel clubs in the United Kingdom, Finland, Norway, France, Germany and Sweden. [An invitation was sent to the American Kennel Club as well as many other national kennel clubs around the world.] The founding partners also include The Orthopedic Foundation for Animals in the United States and the Agria Animal Insurance-Swedish Kennel Club Research Fund in Sweden. Together, the founding partners volunteered to provide the seed money needed to create the organization and launch and expand the website.

In 2012 and 2013, FCI also provided seed money for the organization and thus became an initiating patron.

What is the new organization’s mission?

Bonnett: It is a nonprofit organization registered in Sweden tasked with facilitating the collaboration and sharing of resources with the goal of enhancing the health, well-being and welfare of pedigreed and all dogs. In that role, we hope to bring together all of the main stakeholders in the dog world: the kennel clubs of the world, veterinary authorities, corporate sponsors, nonprofit organizations, researchers, and breeders.

Will the IPFD website, DogWellNet.com, be like Google® for dogs?

Bonnett: Although our vision is to create an enduring global collaboration dedicated to sharing the collective knowledge, information and resources among all the stakeholder groups, it’s not going to just be Google for dogs. We intend to add expert evaluation and commentary. The experts might be breeders or geneticists for example, who help people find the best information. The goal is not just to provide information but also to interpret it in order to provide guidance and facilitate action.

What kind of action?

Bonnett: An example of a specific action the organization would support would be international breed-specific health strategies/programs.

Why is this action needed?

Bonnett: In the countries of all of our founding members, the breed clubs already have ongoing programs to evaluate the current health status of their breeds. These programs identify issues and lay out the requirements for registration whether it's hip dysplasia or any other evaluation. In many pockets around the world breed clubs are independently looking at health, to a greater or lesser degree. Many of these groups have initiated international working groups because they realize dogs are not just bred within their neighborhood or even within their own country. Instead, breeders are exchanging dogs and their genetic material internationally. That means a broader view is needed.

Which breed clubs are already attempting to do this at the international level?

Bonnett: Quite a few. The Bernese Mountain Dog Club is one good example of a breed with an international breed specific program that’s primarily focused on health. A former professor in Sweden, Berndt Klingeborn, participated in this work by sharing the Swedish breed statistics. Other breeds with international organizations include rarer breeds like the Icelandic Sheep Dog and more common ones like German Shepherd Dogs.

How would IPFD enable other breed clubs to develop an international presence in this context?

Bonnett: Again, our plan is to bring together a panel that would provide an expert perspective based on their experience with international breed specific strategies; then, make them available as an advisory group for those clubs interested in developing an international presence. We also would collect and collate resources and links to the websites of existing international groups.

What is an international breed-specific strategy?

Bonnett: Take the Bernese Mountain Dog for example, which has significant health issues wherever these dogs are bred. The Bernese people have realized this for a very long time. As a result, they began saying let's take an international approach to breeding because it’s not just about the health issues in our local population but the international population of dogs. This is especially true for breeds like the Bernese Mountain Dog because you don't have to go very far back in any pedigree, regardless of which country a dog was bred in, before for you start finding some of the same dogs listed as ancestors. Thus it’s not enough for us to look at what is required to breed healthier dogs in any one country. We also need to consider what's going on throughout the rest of the world in the breed population.

How would a breed’s health status be evaluated internationally?

Bonnett: One of the most important things to do is to evaluate the health problems that exist in a breed in a particular region; then, ask are these same issues found in the breed in other parts of the world?

For example, the Golden Retriever has an extremely high incidence of certain cancers in dogs bred in the United States that are not seen in the Goldens bred in Europe. As a result, we must ask why is that?

By taking an international approach toward health issues, we can learn something about the disease which might reveal how it can be prevented. And that’s the ultimate goal. IPFD intends to provide a hub where people can meet virtually for advice and support that would enable them to develop international programs that would help them make this possible.

Who would provide the advice, support and information?

Bonnett: They will be provided by a variety of sources. For example, Agria, the Swedish insurance company I mentioned earlier, has extensive statistics on health issues in 130 breeds. In Sweden, 80% of the dogs are purebred and 80% of all dogs have health insurance. Agria provides coverage for 40% of the dogs insured, which includes mixed breeds.

These breed profiles were designed for use directly by the breed clubs in

Sweden, and much of the information is relevant to a wider audience. Agria has offered to make them available to the general public. In addition, we will build a resource of breeding strategy documents from various countries that include information about specific disease issues in the breed. The documents also make recommendations for genetic testing that should be done before breeding.

What other sources would provide advice, support and information?

Bonnett: A lot of research has been done in many parts of the world and that would be included as well. Likewise, many breed clubs have done health surveys; and there is data based on veterinary research; which is good but not really population-based.

There’s also a new development in the United Kingdom called VetCompass, a website developed by the Royal Veterinary College that is being expanded through collaboration with the University of Sydney in Australia. These efforts will bring out veterinary practice data that can, among other issues, focus on breed specific information. In order to get the best understanding of health and disease, we intend to pull all of these sources together.

What else will be posted on the website?

Bonnett: Under the Welfare and Legislation topic heading for example, issues like dangerous dog legislation will be addressed. There are many groups looking at this issue currently who may not be integrating information from all of the other places where this issue was dealt with already. On topics like this one, the website will provide a place for individuals to learn how the issue was handled elsewhere and if the action taken by others was successful. In that way, the website hopefully would help prevent repetitive efforts while, at the same time, promote people getting together.

We think this will prove to be true in the area of education as well. For example, Lithuania has put together a phenomenal DVD on responsible dog ownership for public school children. For the most part, responsible dog ownership is the same the world over even though there are some specific cultural differences in each locale. Many national kennel clubs have developed educational resources and are willing to share them. Again, this would help eliminate redundancy.

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manner. A gentleman takes the seat next to me. He is a businessman, early forties, not chatty, and appears to value the same privacy that I seek. The only form of communication that transpires between the two of us is a gentle nod.

B#$&*% finishes her obligatory safety presentation, pushes her way through my stretched legs and plops down on her stoop facing the two of us. “I have been in this industry for thirty-two years and you would think people would learn to listen. What part of ‘Do not open the closed bin doors can’t you understand?’” she shares with the gentleman next to me. “Maybe it’s time you close your own personal life-bin and retire,” I mumble to myself as the gentleman seated next to me takes the opportunity to begin a mindless, extensive, and painful travelogue with the B#$&*%. I keep my mouth shut and wait patiently for take-off and also wearyingly wait for the opportunity to BOSE-block the both of them.

It works. I am left alone for the duration of the flight to Tampa. Channeling my “Get Lost in my Thoughts, Talk to No One” attitude, B#$&*% manages to leave me alone during routine cabin service. After which she stays seated, playing Candy Crush until preparing for landing. Perfect! I managed the entire trip without speaking and without stimulating some worthless diatribe. No delays. We arrive fifteen minutes ahead of schedule, we pull to the gate and the bell signals it is safe to collect our personal belongings, to stand, to prepare to exit and for B#$&*% to rise from her thrown and start complaining to the gentleman to my right. “I work eighteen straight days and I’m sick of it. In two weeks I’m taking a vacation.” “Where are you going?” he asks. “Oh, I never go on an actual vacation. I use my vacation days to housesit my daughter’s Golden Doodle so she and her husband can have a holiday. Yep vacation for me is spending time with the dog. See right here.” She pushes her small laptop computer into gentleman to my right’s lap. The two of them scan through several photographs featuring a

CAMO dog that is called a Golden Doodle. “Oh, he the most wonderful dog ever. He is so sweet, he does not shed and he loves to retrieve.”

Hearing her pontificate about the virtues of owning a Golden Doodle, the woman in the middle seat in the row directly in front of us leaps from her seat, turns. “OMG! I have a Golden Doodle too! They are the best…mine is a female. Her name is Bubbles. We bought her from the top Golden Doodle kennel in the country. She is from Champion bloodlines.” Immediately, dueling Golden Doodle images are being passed from iPad to iPhone. Suppressing the urge to give an entire and profoundly informed lecture on designer dogs to the crew and passengers, I instead take a deep breath, place my baseball cap on my head, grab my man-bag, and exit the plane to the sounds of B#$&*% asking Middle Seat Lady if her Golden Doodle is a standard or a mini. “God help us all!” I blurt.

Having dressed in layers, I strip off select items of monochromatic grey/black apparel in preparation for glorious Florida weather, while walking first to baggage claim and then to collect the Enterprise Car Rental. Black t-shirt, jeans, black boots, black sunglasses, and a baseball cap---Incognito---feeling great about not talking to anyone.

Unfortunately for me, the weather sucks. I manage to put two layers back on before climbing in the White-Malibu-with-23,461miles and before the start of the one-hour journey north to Brooksville, Florida. DROID’s navigational system efficiently guides WhiteMalibu-with-23,461-miles out of the airport terminal and toward my Hampton Inn destination. No sooner do I get on the interstate than I begin to forget about being incognito. I begin to look forward

to talking and sharing with people I care about and with whom I share a common interest. But most importantly, I look forward to connecting with, LOVELYLEE, a member of the Pasco Florida Kennel Club, artist, and allaround wonderful lady.

Fifteen minutes into the trip, DROID alerts me of an alternative trip that will save me ten minutes. I accept the notice and listen intently for the new directions. White-Malibu-with-23,476-miles-miles exits the motorway. Winding through several local roads, she guides me to a toll road. From what I can visually identify on the screen, the road is a direct shot to Brooksville. The road is clear of heavy traffic and the trip is made with relative ease, other than having to stop every ten miles to pay a toll.

Trusting the inner workings of DROID’S navigational system, I think nothing of WhiteMalibu-with-23,527-miles’ ability to effortlessly guide me to the Hampton Inn. I am wrong! WhiteMalibu-with-23,532-miles sporadically spins a circle within the center of Brooksville. A small bead of sweat runs down my forehead, across my nose, and lands on my upper lip.

My I’d-best-be-aware-of-what-isaround-me-radar jumpstarts in my brain. I look around for a location to stop and ask for directions. My inner voice tells me not to get out of WhiteMalibu-with-23,541-miles. There is a strange mix of horror, drama, comedy and superstition surrounding me and my current location. It’s as if Rod Serling is introducing me to Brooksville. Hmm…is everything here dissolving into black and white??? Droid sends me left, right, in a circle and then crashes. Signal lost…..”OMG! I am in the Twilight Zone. Not knowing where the hell I am or where I need to go, I mindlessly drive into the unknown. And, I am convinced that Rod is sitting next to me with an invisible hand on the steering wheel.

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He’s Not Just “Still Kidding” He Means Business!

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anic mode begins to subside. I pull White-Malibuwith-23,582-miles to the right side of the road and park with my turning signal engaged. DROID is re-booted with the hope and a prayer for a signal. I am in luck. I quickly tap the necessary information into the screen to bring the navigational system back to life. I am informed that WhiteMalibu-with-23,582.4-miles is exactly 47.3 miles from the Hampton Inn and 47.3 miles off course. What was no more than an hour’s trip to the hotel is not turning into a three-hour adventure.

White-Malibu-with-23,583-miles heads south. Nine miles down the road, we come to a four way stop. Through the intersection and to the right a large man dressed in wife-beater camouflage cargo pants and boots is tending to his mobile roadside barbeque stand.

White-Malibu-with-23,592miles veers to the right, twenty feet from the mobile barbeque. Still wrapped in several layers of clothing, due to the cool weather, I am amazed at how Mr. BQUE can stand the elements. Upon further examination, it occurs to me that the copious amount of fat evenly distributed throughout his body act as natural insulation and protection from the unseasonable cool weather. I also note that it is probably bringing him great pleasure. He grunts a bit as I walk towards him followed by “What can I do for you?” when I am within speaking distance. Not wanting to be ungrateful, and not wanting to get killed along the side of road and turned into mystery meat, I immediately order a sandwich with no intention of consuming it. “Also, sir---I am trying to get to the Hampton Inn, Brooksville on Cortez Boulevard. Can you tell me if I am going the right direction?” Mr. BQUE looks at me for an extended period of time before responding. “I don’t know nuthin’ bout no Hampton Inn. Keep agoin’ down this road for about six miles. Turn right. That will take you

CAMO to Cortez,” he offers in his personal version of polite communication.

Quickly—and alertly---I return to White-Malibu-with-23,592.3miles, start the engine, and pull away, forgetting the small brown bag containing my barbeque sandwich.

White-Malibu-with-23,691.7miles, along DROID’s assistance skillfully maneuvers onto Cortez. I drive for what seems forever before being instructed to make a U turn. White-Malibu-with-23, 723.8-miles swings to the left, makes a U-turn while simultaneously, DROID speaks… “Your destination is on the right.” White-Malibuwith-23,724.1-miles turns right and glides to the entrance to the Hampton Inn. Upon entering the hotel, I am pleased to see long-time friend MISSPK sitting in an overstuffed chair facing the front desk, where DONNA the hotel clerk is ready to great me and to assist me with my check-in.

MISSPK and I warmly embrace.

Her room has not yet been serviced, and from what I can gather, I will have to wait, too. “No big deal, the company could not be any better,” I say to myself.

MISSPK and I continue several sidebar conversations while I check in. “Hello! The name is FaulknerMichael. I am with the kennel club.

I have a reservation for one night, King bed, no smoking. DONNA taps away at her computer for several minutes, before looking up in frustration. “I am so sorry sir, but we do not have a reservation for you.”

“Well, I am 100% sure I called and made the reservation, I quote her the date the reservation was made, the price quoted.” But, still no luck.

In the meantime, MISSPK is laughing her ass off at my expense. “Hey, the last time we were together, it was a good thing we were in front

of bullet proof glass!” MISSPK announces to the world. Simultaneously, DONNA appears to duck for cover.

“Sir, I am really sorry, but there is no reservation under your last name. Could it be under a different name?” Knowing that the Hampton Inn is a Hilton property, I wonder if, yet again someone at corporate creatively changed my last name to Fu#%er like they did in Atlanta. “Try Fu#%er.” I spell it out to the hotel clerk’s shock and to MISSPK’s pleasure.

“OMG, they did not!” DONNA blurts. “Oh yes they did,” I respond. “Nope, it’s not under that name,” she offers. “Wait, I received an email confirmation. Let me get DROID, look it up and give you the reservation number.” exit the hotel, return to White-Malibu-with23,724.3-miles and extract DROID from the car. “O.K., here it is,” I say while walking through the lobby, back to the counter. MISSPK continues laughing. I read the number to DONNA. “Nope, nothing. Read me the number one more time please.” Again, I offer the number. “Oh, I see……………….. interesting. Yes, you certainly do have a reservation Mr. FOLK.” DONNA, in perfect unison with MISSPK, repeats my new last name for their listening pleasure. “At least it’s getting better,” I add.

“Sir, if you will take a double room on the second floor, I will be able to check you in now.” I welcome the news, and before going back to WhiteMalibu with 23,724,3-miles to collect my personal items I ask, “Oh, is there a lounge here or somewhere I can purchase a Continued on page 78

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French Bulldogs, AndPugs

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hen Nagel Auctions in Stuttgart sold the French Bulldog collection of Prince von Ratibor und Corvey in 2000 it was the first major collection of French Bulldog art seen at auction anywhere. The Prince was descended from a branch of the House of Hohenlore, itself with a French Bulldog connection. A brindle Frenchie attended both the engagement and wedding of Alexandra von Edinburgh-Saxe-Coburg to Ernest von Hohenlore-Langenburg. Ratibor started his French Bulldog kennel in 1954, becoming one of the most prominent breeders of French Bulldogs on the Continent. Over the years he had the breed he amassed his collection and with the provenance of a royal connection the sale attracted interest from Frenchie collectors around the world.

Forty-five years ago Swiss nobleman Lothar Ritter im Feld, adopted his first French Bulldog from Prince Ratibor. Ritter im Feld comes from a family with a long tradition of collecting in a great variety of fields. He himself, among other things, has been collecting French Bulldog, Bulldog and Pug art objects from the day when the first Frenchie appeared in his life. He amassed some 350 pieces but has finally stopped and with some multiples - six sitting identical Rosenthal Frenchies for example - has decided to sell.

He too has entrusted Nagel Auctions, which have split his collection into some eighty lots to be included in their sale in Stuttgart on the 25th February.

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Estimates range from 60 Euros for a mixed lot of two Bulldogs and a Frenchie made in Japan, to 800 Euros for a rare Bergmann Vienna bronze sitting Frenchie.

For anyone thinking of forming a collection there are some interesting lots to be had without spending too much money. Seven porcelain and pottery Pugs (100 Euros); seven glass Frenchies, probably English (150 Euros); a mixed group of seven porcelain Frenchies (150 Euros) and nine ceramic and porcelain Bulldogs, including Royal Doulton and Beswick (150 Euros) are just four examples.

Estimates on the whole are sensibly pitched. Two rare Weiner Werstätte Frenchies (300 Euros); a brindle Royal Copenhagen standing Frenchie sold with two others (400 Euros); a Meissen Bulldog (150 Euros); two Meissen Pugs (450 Euros); two small Bergmann bronze Frenchies (500 Euros), and an interloper that has crept into the collection, an exquisite Rosenthal Italian Greyhound (80 Euros).

In common with most serious collectors of Frenchies, Lothar Ritter im Feld added some plush toys to his collection from the two most celebrated manufacturers, Steiff and

Schuco and a mixed lot of four carry an estimate of 350 Euros.

One of the strengths of the collection are walking canes and umbrellas that range in estimates from 300 Euros for an umbrella with a carved ivory Frenchie head knob with an articulated jaw to carry a pair of kid gloves, to two gold banded walking canes both carved with Frenchie heads, one in ivory the other horn at 600 Euros. There is a treble interest here; those who collect canes generally, those who collect ones with dogs’ heads on and those who collect breed specific, so this always pushes prices up.

What this collection lacks, unless they have all been retained, are pictures, the most interesting of two being a group study of five Frenchie heads (300 Euros).

Fully illustrated catalogues are available and can be viewed at www.auction.de.

It will be interesting to see if fifteen years down the line there is still the same enthusiasm for collecting Frenchie art as there was when the Ratibor collection was sold. On that occasion there were 242 lots on offer and all but forty-two got away and some of those were sold privately by the Princess after the sale.

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glass of wine?” MISSPK’s expression tells me that I was a fool to even assume such a thing. “Well, MR.FOLK, I mean FAULKNER, the closest thing you are going to get next to a glass of wine is buying a bottle with a screw top down at the Winn Dixie. Turn left, go down two lights and it’s on your right.” “Well, that will do just fine at this point.”

I quickly take my things to the room. Without changing before leaving, I proceed to search for wine at Winn-Dixie. DROID’s navigational system is not activated due to the wonderful directions provided by DONNA the hotel clerk. White-Malibu- with23,726.1-miles is parked on the far side of the Win-Dixie parking lot.

When traveling alone, I intentionally park far away from the store entrance. This gives me an opportunity to exercise, comforts me knowing that my White-Malibu-with-23,726.1-miles is less likely to be crashed into, and allows me to feed my slight OCD. This particular Winn-Dixie is somewhat dated in appearance.

Like all grocery stores I enter, I walk through the doors and gravitate to my right. Usually, I travel through the produce section first, which also, for some reason unknown to me, houses the wine selection, too. I am correct! I choose a Chardonnay with a screw top (as if I had a choice), a small round of brie cheese, along with a box of rice crackers. I wait in the express line, twelve items or less to pay the cashier and leave. “Damn it pisses me off to no end when people with more than twelve items abuse the system,” I mumble to myself while the two ladies in front of me place their last of nineteen items on the belt. I say nothing due to the fact I’m afraid someone will pull out a shotgun and shoot my frustrated ass. I am genuinely thankful for my dark glasses and baseball cap, when a well-known dog handler enters the Winn-Dixie as the grocery attendant

starts to ring up my items. I lower my head in hopes of staying incognito. It works. He walks on by, without a look. “Sir, do you have a Winn-Dixie Reward Card?” “No!” “Well, would you like to apply for one?” “No thank you! You see, I do not live where there is a Winn-Dixie.”

“Oh, my. I can’t imagine not living somewhere that does not have a Winn-Dixie. How do you manage?” Instead of explaining and comparing the virtues of Winn-Dixie to Whole Foods and Wegmans, I offer, “It’s difficult, but I manage. Thank you anyhow.”

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hite-Malibu-with23,728-miles, along with a bottle of screw top chardonnay, a small round of brie, and a package of rice crackers returns to the Hampton Inn. DONNA smiles as I walk by the front desk. MISSPK no longer sits waiting for her accommodation, and I take comfort in my cozy room, with libation and snacks before meeting LOVELYLEE for the Pasco Florida Kennel Club host reception and dinner on the first floor. Even though I will not be able to stay for the dinner, due to dietary issues, I welcome the opportunity to visit with friends.

After two glasses of wine and several crackers topped with brie, I shower and dress before meeting LOVELYLEE--tan slacks, black loafers and a black cashmere sweater complete the outfit. Simple, yet respectful.

The room hosting the reception is on the first floor. Upon entering, I am warmly greeted by several members of the club,

including LOVELYLEE. I pour myself a glass of wine, sit and visit with LOVELYLEE. I am always seduced by not only her charm, but by her sense of style, and her creative energy.

As a fellow artist, I can sit for hours and discuss the evolution of her work, her jewelry, and her personal creative journeys. I’m over the moon when she offers to escort me to her room for a viewing of one of her latest paintings that she brought with her to give to the new owner. The work is bold, dramatic, architectural, and colorful---not unlike LOVELYLEE. I am thrilled to be part of the viewing and thrilled for LOVELYLEE’s newfound popularity and artistic respect. No one deserves it more!

Quietly, and after several more judges enter the reception, I exit for my personal search for food. DONNA once again directs me to a Chinese Restaurant that is located next to the Winn-Dixie. “Perfect!

Having the keys to White-Malibu-with-23,728-miles in my pocket, I go directly to CHINA WAHON to place my take-out order. Again White-Malibuwith-23,729.2-miles is parked in the far end of the parking lot. CHINA WAHON is a very small restaurant with three tables and very little space for waiting. There are four people in front of me waiting to order and waiting to pick up their call-in orders. The energy in the small space is less than desirable. Keeping my composure, I focus on the menu and the full-figured, attractive black women, dressed in tight leopard print tights, red shoes, and a black top. She stands to Continued on page 82

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my left. “Hello, do you eat here often?”

I ask of her. “Yes, about once a week.

I hope you called in your order, or you will have a long wait,” she replies. “No, I did not. I guess I will wait.” “Here, you go in front of me and place your order.”

“How sweet of her” I think to myself.

“What you like?” The lady asks from behind the counter. She is obviously over-worked, underpaid, and understaffed. “Singapore noodles, with chicken only, extra spicy, no soy sauce.”

She turns, verbalizing my order in Chinese to the two other workers in the restaurant. “Twenty minutes.” I pay and choose to wait in the White-Malibu with 23,729.2-miles until the food is ready.

I peruse the Huffington Post via DROID for fifteen minutes and return to CHINA WAHON to collect my food. The second time I enter, I become more acutely aware of my surroundings and the other individuals occupying the space. My friend in the leopard stretch pants no longer waits. There are five other individuals all waiting for their Chinese food---two females and three males.

One female sits along the far side of the restaurant to my left, chair turned facing the center of the room. To the left of the entrance door, sitting at a small table, are two men in their early thirties.

To the right of the door, sitting against the wall, are an older man and what appears to be his wife. They, too, have their chair turned to the center, waiting for the signal that their Chinese food is ready.

I choose to stand. I move to the left side of the counter, making sure I do not block the view of the man and woman, who are not a couple. The three glasses of wine I consumed prior to purchasing Chinese food does little to calm my discomfort. I am a bizarre, foreign creature among six other people. Every one of them is wearing some form of camouflage. I try not to stare. The only thing I have in common is we all are going

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to eat Chinese food from CHINA WAHON and we all are going to wait a long time for it to be prepared. This does little to comfort me. The older gentleman across the room sitting next to his wife looks like the Grandfather to the elder from Duck Dynasty. Long, stringy hair, a long dirty beard that I’m sure has remnants of his last visit to CHINA WAHON lingering deep within.

His attire is camouflage from head to toe.

His boots, too! His outfit also includes the phrase, “Once you know my name, you will be screaming it with pleasure!” across the front of his dirty t-shirt. The lady seated to his left smiles, exposing an upper line of smooth skin with three teeth missing. She is adorned in a camouflage t-shirt, camouflage shorts, camouflage socks, and what were once white shoes.

The two younger men seated at the table appear to be a bit more outdoorworthy in their collection of camouflage gear. The other two, just like Grandpa Duck Dynasty and his wife, are nothing more than ridiculous looking. “This fashion trend has me totally perplexed. If you are not in the wild hunting or being chased in the jungle by someone trying to kill your sorry ass, you should not be wearing anything camouflage,” I quietly whisper to the universe. “Camouflage must be outlawed in heaven,” I muse.

Forty-five minutes pass. No food as of yet. The two camo men get their orders and leave. A Hispanic couple enters. Thankfully she is not dressed in camouflage. He is.

They place their order and occupy the two seats left by the two camo men who have now obviously gone back to hunting, or at the very least running through the woods.

“Excuse me. How much longer?” I ask. “Five minutes, five minutes,” I am told----the same thing that was shared fifteen minutes ago.

The single lady dressed in what appears to be an attempt at “high camo fashion,” sitting in a chair, near where I stand, smiles broadly and winks. Thank God she has all her teeth. I nod politely and turn, Continued on page 86

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trying to extinguish the flame. DROID is activated. I call BIG MICHAEL in hopes of calming my nerves. “Hello! Yes….yes….no… you have no idea. Well, let’s put it this way. I have been waiting for over an hour and I feel fortunate to still be alive. OK, yep you, too. Talk later.”

With DROID still in the palm of my hand, I text the following to my Facebook page: I am in Brooksville, Florida waiting for my Chinese takeout, and I am the only one of six waiting that is not dressed in camouflage. Needless to say, I’m a bit concerned. The comments roll in, keeping me entertained while my wait continues.

• Get a bag of Redman Chew and hang it out of your top pocket. You’ll be fine.

• I think I ate there last year! LOL • LOL! • You mean you didn’t even bring your gator snatcher!

• Guess we’ll have to get you some camouflage to keep you safe!!

• LOL! It was QUITE the experience there!

• You must of missed the call to tell you what the attire was.

• I don’t usually wear camouflage…But when I do its pink for flamingo hunting.

• Been there, last week!

• How can u see them if they are wearing CAMO????

• You’re not blending in.

• Oh noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooo!

• Michael….When I was there this afternoon…Many men from the “campground” were there. It thought I was in Boystown!!!! Timing is everything.

• Last week in Starkville Miss. even the babies were in camo.

• Stay out of the woods.

• I sense a storyline for an upcoming column!

• DOGSHOW DYNASTY. • Run very fast and don’t look back.

• How do you know the others are really there?

The list continues to populate with numerous other quick witted, catchy phrases and comments.

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I silently wonder if people truly wear camouflage in public in an attempt to hide their figures. Is it a personal shame issue? I get it that camouflage has a purpose. Hell, look at Cabellas success in catering to the needs of the sportsmen. However, being fashionable is not a purpose that comes to my mind. Seriously, I personally do not find anything attractive or sexy about camouflage. A person attempting to secure a mate would have better luck rubbing deer musk behind their ears than luring someone in with camouflage attire.

“Mister, mister your food ready.” I quickly grab the white plastic bag displaying a large yellow smiley face and quick step back to White-Malibu-with23,729.2-miles.

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ne hour and fortytwo minutes later, I have my Chinese food from CHINA WOHAN and I return to my room for dinner and an additional glass of Winn-Dixie-screwtop chardonnay. White-Malibu with 23,731.1-miles is parked for night. Before exiting WhiteMalibu-with- 23,731.1-miles my head falls onto the headrest. I shut my eyes, stretch out my legs, and take comfort in the ability to control the elements within the confines of the car. “Please world, rid yourself of camouflage in any environment where it does not serve a purpose.”

And I remembered that the next day when I adjudicated at the dog show.

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What TV Show, Three Books...

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By Matthew H. Stander

Of course most if not all of you are aware or have been affected by the crazy type weather we have been having in parts of the Northeast. In part this was the reason we decided at the last moment to cancel our trip to Chicago’s International (another partial non-happening of the weekend--this one too partially caused by the weather) and stay home to watch the airing of the AENC at 9 am the Saturday morning of Super Bowl weekend on the Lifetime cable channel. Let’s get the facts established before I review the show itself. The main and basic reason AKC championed a TV production and by AKC I emphasis the Board Chairman Alan Kalter and his alter ego Bob Amen, who claims to have spent so much time as I recall and is the self-acknowledged AKC guru working with Edelman and on oh so many projects exclusively as AKC’s representative was to get the airing of the show out to the general public as a means to promote the purebred dog. Something which had been dropped by Eukanuba last year due to the cost with the public approval of these two same men Kalter and Amen and certain Staff Members at AKC and then have both Kalter/Amen turn around and push for public tv this year after the Fancy uproar against the decision. The importance of public reaction and the apparently favorable reaction to the Westminster and Purina/Philadelphia shows being instrumental to the Fancy in its desire to wanting the AENC to continue with a public airing no doubt playing a considerable part. SO IN MY OPINION THIS DECISION TO TELEVISE WAS IN LARGE PART DONE TO REACH JOHN Q PUBLIC was instrumental in the Kalter/Amen decision to televise the show!

I am sorry to say insofar as I can tell and insofar as the Resources which I have been able to contact

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are concerned this main goal is most probably a definite failure. This does not mean that what was finally aired was not an acceptable TV production (not a wonderful nor a triumph or a turning point for AKC) but an acceptable production of a low budgeted, shoe string production, which probably succeeded in warming the cockles of the hearts of the constituents who did watch it but failed to be seen by the people it was originally intended to reach-John Q dog loving and owning public. So when those laudatory letters appear on the Delegate e-line and other groups ask yourself the key question, are these the people the program was intended to hit and persuade or was AKC merely preaching to the choir? And Mr. Amen I must ask about your reaction of lauding AKC for making the program available on the AKC web site-how does this enable John Q Public to find out about the show much less see it when it was your (AKC’s) stated goal to get the production in front of the fancy itself.

Oh yeah, I have seen spin doctors at work before but the letters from Amen and Laurens, which were posted and sent to me and Mr. Kalter’s personal letter to Staff, go beyond being spun by spin doctors they just ignore the results and are Pollyanna in their thinking--for me anyways.

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know from my own vested interest in the airing of the showing I was delighted with its basic format. All breeds were given their moment in the sun unlike the Thanksgiving show, which was aired oh so more professionally and with much greater attention to the needs of the general public with many colorful and up-todate vignettes shown. True the portions that were devoted to the service dogs were extremely moving for those who watched it but the PSA’s were as old as the hills. There is a vignette of one Staff member’s son who was four years old when produced-he is now 16 years old!!! Does that give you an idea as to how far back AKC had to dig to find materials and not spend money for PSA’S!!! And the ending PSA’s as I recall were made by the Kalter advertising firm prior to his even becoming a Board Member!

The CHF PSA’s were numerous but all the same as I recall which makes me think these were the only PSA’s available since NONE of the other affiliates were even mentioned and paid commercials--forget that as a source of income as I was told was going to be the case. Zilch, nada--maybe one but I doubt it truly. Obviously AKC was so happy with Eukanuba’s role in the TV production that the word was treated as though it was Ebola, as virtually no mention was made of its role until the very end when the checks

were being handed out. The many hats of AKC sports were shown but who saw them? I have tried to get the viewership ratings from at least three different sources so far. The most important and accurate source which a friend of mine has influence with claims that they have been unable to even find a mention of the showing any ratings system which bodes badly or could mean that in its contract with Lifetime one of the two parties agreed not to make the figures available. Indeed no ratings for paid cable shows prior to 11 am. If and when AKC makes figures available they had better sign off with a verifiable company to go back to check out the figures because if you think I would believe any figures about anything coming out of AKC you have another thing to dream about.

Three recent books were published about the dog world I should like to write about. The first of course is the AKC’s own NEW COMPLETE DOG BOOK 21st Edition with profiles and standards for 200 Breeds. It is a heavy book to carry around so I would suggest ordering it from AKC although it is available from at least the AKC Booth where one may have the opportunity to talk to those two lovely and delightful booth workers, Barbara and Pat. They make going to the shows for those of us who have to and are not showing dogs a much more pleasant endeavor. The book itself is a must buy and the fall apart editions are no more so you are absolutely safe in making the investment, which is a hearty $50 bucks plus postage I would think. If you have not yet heard about Will Alexander’s move into writing there is his new, barely fictionalized tome of his life in dogs, called FOR THE LOVE OF DOGS. I would strongly suggest you get a copy. It takes the profession of professional handling to a new level and a level to which it can belong. Will is just that sort of an unusual guy and so is his book. The third is from Finland and is the Second Volume of KEYS TO TOP BREEDING. This book can be a very valuable tool if used properly in fighting the animal rightists so opposed to any form of breeding whatsoever. It is an international collection of stories which can go a long ways in helping not only the uninformed but those who are so biased against breeders about the merits of this, what can be and is a grand and respected profession.

Cotton Mark are the publishers and Pekka Hannula my contacts if you want to learn more about how to own this tome.

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So ideally would prefer not to breed from the bitch after four years of age!!

Many will come up with arguments against this theory, but to me it kind of makes sense.

I don’t think that many of the breeders who created the breeds we have the benefit of owning and breeding today had much knowledge about genetics. They probably worked by “fingertip feeling,” intuition and common sense. And in private dealt with any problems they were faced with. No publication about any defects anywhere and if ever discussed at least I never heard about it. Today I definitely think there is a tendency to overcomplicate the entire process and I am soooo impressed with all those experts who know the Latin name for every part of the dog’s anatomy. You could of course blame some of those early breeders for ignorance and for putting their heads in the sand, but I assure you most of them knew exactly what they were doing and WHY. If they had been trying the same “tactics” today, many rules of modern ethics would have been broken, which could have caused them serious penalties and classified them as irresponsible.

How many breeds were not created and later improved by close, close inbreeding?

Which today in most countries would have been totally illegal, but the breeds would never had the looks they have today!

Growing up in a little country where each breed had maybe two or three serious breeders, it was commonplace to import a new stud dog for each generation. Of course some of them were rotten reproducers and were quickly eliminated, while the good ones were often responsible for an entire generation of a breed.

Could of course be risky, but normally it worked- and based on what the actual sire produced, the sire for the next generation was selected.

Most breeders had very limited financial resources and even space, particularly after WWII, so this was the only way. But this system would never work today. In some countries, based on annual registrations, a dog is only allowed to sire a small number of litters – and if lo- and behold the inbreeding coefficient is too high, which it can often be worldwide in numerically small breeds. Maybe not at all!

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have a tendency to glorify the past, is there anything wrong in hoping that common sense in this area might one day return?

Rules or no rules, breeding dogs will never be an exact science - but somebody will find in their sleep “things” that will give others sleepless nights!

Or is it luck, just like winning the lottery?

Example: A short history of unplanned success within one of my own breeds: Mr. X comes to Miss H to breed his bitch to her famous Crufts winner. Miss H did not consider the bitch a worthy partner for her superstar, but lets him use one of his “understudies”, a son. Result: One very plain, but well built male, who eventually becomes an English Champion.

Then Mrs. Y who lives in London plans to breed her pet bitch and she has been recommended a very suitable male in Yorkshire. The snow sets in and her husband gets involved: Stupid to go all the way to Yorkshire in this weather when there is a champion male just down the road. The plans were changed and the above-mentioned local male had a visit.

A year later an extremely handsome animal from the litter appears in the ring, some handler gets his hands on him and they have the most fantastic couple of years together. The dog making himself and his owners rather famous- and was eventually sold to the US for record figures according to reliable rumours…

But for those of us who for years had tried so hard to come up with the perfect animal it was of course more like a tragedy…These people achieved in their first litter what we had been aiming for a lifetime!

Sadly there is no next chapter to this story as the chance bred dog never reproduced anything near his own superior quality-and the owners/breeders whose impression of themselves as extremely talented – eventually woke up when no more miracles happened in their world. Probably believed that their lack of continued success was based totally on envy and corruption so lost all interest in this game.

To brighten the story a little: Another dog sired by Mr. X’s plain champion also happened to end up in the US and can be found in thousands of pedigrees all over the world.

Could it be that the importance of an excellent bitch line actually had some truth, even if the girl in question was in no way a superstar?

I happen to think so!

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Dexamethasone is a corticosteroid that will result in abortion or resorption of fetuses. At 30 days of gestation, or pregnancy, intramuscular injections are given twice daily for 10 days until signs of pregnancy have disappeared.

Ultrasound confirmation is recommended, since treatment failures can occur. Normal litters have been born after this treatment. Side effects include temporary increased thirst and urination that subside when the treatments are stopped.

Prolactin is a hormone necessary to maintain pregnancy.

Drugs that act against the hormone, or prolactin antagonists, will cause abortion. Bromocriptine mesylate given orally for 5 to 6 days at 35 to 40 days of pregnancy will cause abortion in 3 to 5 days. Bromocryptine can cause vomiting and loss of appetite. It is uncertain what effect this drug has on the long term health of the reproductive tract. Cabergoline is another oral prolactin antagonist. It is given daily for 5 days in the mid to late stages of pregnancy and causes abortion in 3 to 94 Dog News

5 days after treatment with minimal side effects. Both of these drugs will shorten the interval between seasons and prevent mammary gland development.

It is true that Interceptor is coming back on the market?

Yes, it is. Elanco Animal Health, a division of Eli Lilly and Co., recently announced the purchase of Novartis Animal Health, the company that originally manufactured Interceptor. Under the new ownership, the once-a-month tablet that protects dogs and cats against heartworm and intestinal parasites should be available in the spring of 2015.

Three years ago, production problems at Novartis pushed Interceptor off the market and Novartis then cancelled the brand.

In 2013, Novartis resumed production of Sentinel, their heartworm, intestinal parasite and flea control tablet, but chose not to resume production of Interceptor. Elanco’s reintroduction allows renewed availability of this safe, effective and affordable prod-

uct. In acquiring Novartis, Elanco did not acquire Sentinel. That line was sold to Virbac Corporation.

The formulation will be the same as before. The active ingredient is milbemycin oxime. The drug is designed to protect dogs from heartworms, roundworms, hookworms and whipworms; and cats and kittens from heartworms, hookworms and adult roundworms.

The exact release date depends on the U. S. Food and Drug Administration, but Elanco anticipates shipments to start in early spring of this year.

Can any veterinarian write a health certificate for travel?

That depends on the destination.

When traveling or shipping a dog, especially out of the USA, it is important to check the requirements of the place of arrival.

Some countries require certification by a USDA-accredited veterinarian. These veterinarians have completed special training in exotic disease recognition and have been approved by the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the State Animal Health Official (SAHO).

Don’t assume all veterinarians are able to provide you with the appropriate paperwork for international travel. If you need the services of an accredited veterinarian, ask your veterinarian in advance if they are accredited.

If they are not, they should be able to refer you to a veterinarian that is qualified. Or you can contact your local NVAP Coordinator by emailing nvap@aphis. usda.gov.

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enough for me. I order a lobster roll and lobster bisque, and I am in heaven.

We watch the storm outside while we enjoy our meal.

The last time I ordered a lobster roll was when we attended the Eukanuba show held in California. I couldn’t wait, and my mouth was watering as I saw the waitress approaching with our order. When she set my meal in front of me I was shocked. It was SUSHI! Ugh! Well, I don’t eat raw fish, so one of our friends that was eating with us got to have an extra meal.

Most exhibitors wonder how much judges talk about the dogs they have judged.

Probably not as much as you would think at the shows. If we know another judge will be judging the same breeds the next day, we actually try not to say too much. If we fell in love with a dog we may say something about that dog or compare it to another dog we have seen elsewhere in the country, but we do not identify the dog yet to be judged. If we found something we think is special, we may say, “there was a dog I really liked in the Spoiled DOG Breed, and I would like your opinion after you judge them.” Very, very rarely have I ever heard a judge “pimping” another one. As a matter of fact, I know of judges who will walk away if others start talking about a breed or specific dog. Two very close friends may talk about dogs or breeds, but not if they are both judging them that weekend. For example, my great friend, Marjorie Underwood, was on this panel. She is approved for three groups, and is interested in moving into the Sporting Group soon. I will talk to her about Sporting dogs I have judged or point out strengths and 98 Dog News

A Judge’s Weekend weaknesses to her when we sit outside the ring.

When my wake-up call comes through at 5 AM the next day, I think back to the time I would yell to my Mother, begging for just “five more minutes.” But that was many decades ago so I jump out of bed and try to remember where I am.

After a while all motel rooms are alike, and it takes a few seconds to remember what State I am in – maybe it is just me. At breakfast we are joined by another friend of mine who will be judging some of her “permit” (used to be called provisional) breeds, and would be observed by the AKC Rep. Like many relatively new judges she was nervous about this. I told her to just relax and enjoy the dogs, and she would be fine. We talked about one or two minor procedural points, and she knew exactly what to do, but my telling her to relax just wasn’t going to make it happen.

After breakfast, two of the judges had cars with them so we all pile in and are off. Truth be told, we kind of took the scenic route, but again arrived just in time.

I have good competition in Gordon, English, and Irish Setters. I had some tough decisions based on priorities to be made in English Cockers and FlatCoated Retrievers. I found a Clumber Spaniel puppy that I think has a nice future so that was fun. The highlight of my day and toughest decision was in Brittanys.

There was a young dog that I think is a wonderful representative of the breed, and one of the best I have seen in a very long time.

Unfortunately, either he has not been socialized or the noise in the building had him somewhat spooked

and nervous. I would have liked to give him BOB (I did give him BOW), but do not believe BOB can be awarded to a sporting dog that is exhibiting shyness.

(Note: the breed standard states: “A happy, alert dog, neither mean nor shy.”)

I called the owner back into the ring and told her how good her dog is, and suggested she work on his socialization. I sincerely hope she does so. This dog would have done very well in the Sporting Group I was judging if he were not shy. Finding a dog like this really makes my whole trip worthwhile, although I am disappointed he was shy and I could not do more for him.

In the Sporting Group, I could have used more ribbons. I made a cut as I usually do, and included the very nice Clumber puppy (the owner-handler was very excited). Too often the “less popular” breeds seem to be ignored, and I usually make a great effort to recognize quality in these breeds. Group 1 went to an English Setter I have put up before. He is a very correct representative of the breed.

A very close Group 2 was the English Springer that I have also rewarded before. Group 3 went to a Chesapeake Bay Retriever that is very correct for the breed and a strong, easy mover. And Group 4 went to a typey English Cocker.

After the show this day, the club President is driving us back to the hotel. We find out she is going to the same seafood restaurant, and we decide to just go there with her. I thoroughly enjoyed her company, and we were joined by the Best in Show judge and two other members who are Yorkie breeder-owners (I even learned something about

the breed). I again had my lobster roll but changed it up a little by having clam chowder. I have had my seafood fix for a while. The conversation is enjoyable as we talk about “the good old days.” These are very nice people and I would be happy to judge for them again.

I must admit that even though I enjoy judging, I do not like being away from home. I miss my wife and our dogs, and worry too much when I am away. Since we still have four dogs at home, and we still show, it is often very hard to find a house/ dog sitter. For this reason, Shelly had taken our dogs with her when she drove to judge an Irish Setter specialty. I wanted to get home as quickly as possible so I had booked a 6 AM return flight. It was difficult sleeping through the heavy storm that was the precursor to the hurricane, so I worried all night whether I would catch my flight home. I lifted my head every hour to check the clock, and finally just gave up and got out of bed at 3 AM. Luckily flights were ok. Only one change of planes this time. I’ll bet if you add up the times I have spent in airports, a good percentage of my life has been there.

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hen I got home, Shelly was not there yet. She was still driving back from Texas. Of course the topper to the weekend was when she got home and our four dogs greeted me as if I had been gone for a year. After getting “hugs” from all the dogs, Shelly was able to push through and also welcome me home.

Another weekend was over.

My legs will ache for another day or so, then I will be ready to go again. The travel is tiring and stressful, and I don’t enjoy being away from home (which is one reason I don’t judge every week), but I love seeing the dogs and maybe finding the next great one – and that is why I continue to judge.

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to the fact that the dog was sold online (and that he was transported unsafely). But boiled down to its essence, the objection of many others was that the dog was sold at all.

Listen to the language that GoDaddy used to explain what happened to the actual puppy featured in the ill-fated commercial: “ … rest assured, Buddy came to us from a reputable and loving breeder in California.

He’s now part of the GoDaddy family as our Chief Companion Officer and he’s been adopted permanently by one of our longtime employees.”

Buddy wasn’t adopted, he was purchased. But that is not what the GoDaddy detractors want to hear.

In an email to the delegates that called the Super Bowl spot “offensive” and “distasteful,” American Kennel Club public-relations director Hillary Prim lauded purebred fanciers for expressing their outrage at this “unfair representation,” and suggested that the ad was pulled because of “overwhelming criticism” expressed by “AKC, our constituents and dog lovers everywhere.”

But was the American Kennel Club really at the vanguard of GoDaddy’s change of heart? If you spent any time reading the comments on GoDaddy’s Facebook page or the Change.org petition, you’d come away with an entirely different idea.

Here’s a sampling: “Thank you but I still find it disturbing you mention the dog you got from a BREEDER. WHY? When so many shelter pets die?”

“There is NO such thing as a responsible breeder!”

“Preach on!!! Breeders are vile creatures - get overpopulation under control then look at breeding - until STOP.” “The problem is the emotionless dog breeder part of the commercial. Dog overpopulation is a huge problem in this country, there is very little that I agree with PETA on but this is one of them.”

And, finally, from activist Helena Yurcho,

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when it hits a bump, this puppy – also named Buddy – wends his way home, too. And once he gets back to that familiarlooking barn, his breeder scoops him up, and announces excitedly that she’s glad he’s back because she’s sold him online on her GoDaddy web site.

Apparently, the satire was lost on most viewers, who presumably will not be reading Jonathan Swift any time soon.

Not long after the commercial was previewed on television and YouTube, a Change.org petition went up. A handful of hours and some 42,000 signatures later, the video was pulled, and GoDaddy commenced groveling.

“The responses were emotional and direct. Many people urged us not to run the ad … The net result? We are pulling the ad from the Super Bowl,” the company announced in a statement.

To be sure, the privately held GoDaddy – founded by a Marine veteran who in 2001 got into hot water with his video of hunting “problem” elephants in Africa and then leaving the “protein” for local peoples, all to the tune of AC/DC’s “Hell’s Bells” – has made a cottage industry out of provocative Super Bowl ads. Some, like the company’s 2008 spot, called “Exposure” and featuring GoDaddy Girl Danica Patrick and animatronic beavers (double entendre alert), was too racy to be aired on prime time. But apparently, the sexual objectification of women has nothing on treating a puppy poorly.

Monday-morning quarterbacking being what it is, the brouhaha created by the GoDaddy commercial proved it to be anything but a smart play: The company’s Facebook page was littered with posts from animal lovers who had terminated their service as a result of the ad (and who were unmoved by the fact that it had been yanked). Viewers simply didn’t make the connection with this being a parody of the Budweiser commercial. Over and over, they focused on one theme: a cute, innocent puppy returns home, only to be sold by a money-hungry breeder. Most reputable breeders who saw the ad objected

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who created the Change.org petition: “Whether or not this was meant to be satirical, it’s offensive. Essentially, GoDaddy is encouraging private breeding/puppy mills while shelter animals wait patiently for their forever homes or worse – to be euthanized.”

With this reductionist thinking, reputable hobby breeders differ from puppymillers only in terms of degree. “Adopt, Don’t Shop” has taken an inexorable hold, fanned by anthropomorphic ideas about how dogs should be viewed and treated – as fully fledged family members, not beloved companions over whom we humans still have dominion.

In this dewy-eyed view of the world, there is no room for animal husbandry. One Facebooker described puppymills as places where dogs are “manually hyper-sexualized and forced to mate.” I am not sure what “manual hypersexualization” is, but it sounds like artificial insemination to me. If that’s unacceptable, what are we to do about concepts – some arguably controversial in our own ranks – such as cropping and docking, test breedings, “growing out” a puppy, surgical semen implantation, the rehoming of retired brood bitches and culling (not just for health but also cosmetics)?

Here’s one more Facebook ex-

change that shows what we are up against: “Sup Go daddy IM NEVER GETTING STUFF FROM YOU AGAIN!!!! U r like so mean. That little puppy just wanted to go home and u sold him I hate u.”

“It’s not real, moron,” another poster shot back.

“I don’t care and I’m not a moron.”

As debatable as that final statement might be, the GoDaddy debacle shows us that logic has no place in the evolving argument about dog breeding. We as purebred dog breeders need to be able to answer the often accusatory question “Why breed?” in a way that appeals to hearts as much as minds.

I don’t know what breed you breed, but I suspect your answer is similar to mine: I breed because I think the world would be a poorer place without Rhodesian Ridgebacks in it. Instead of talking about such important but ultimately intellectual factors as health screenings, spay-and-neuter contracts and breeding to a standard, we need to speak to the emotion of why we breed: That we have fallen in love with our breeds as deeply as any honeymooner.

That they are repositories of our heritage, living reminders of where we came from and how we used to live. That we are their conservators, their preservationists. Nothing tugs on heartstrings like families, and that is what they are to us. Every dog has a heritage, and we are lucky enough to know ours.

How nice it would be if reputable breeders – whatever that adjective means to you – could have led the GoDaddy discourse. Sadly, I hardly think we were. Maybe with new messaging, new voices, we can explain that purebred dog breeding has nothing to do with money, and everything to do with emotion as pure as any of those “Adopt, Don’t Shop” Facebook posts.

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S AR K AN G I K S H E P H ERD – U Z B E K I S T AN ers were in fact employees of the century CE was occupied by the government.

Arabs who implanted Islam in Today Uzbekistan is the the country. Centuries later the world’s fifth largest producer Mongol hordes of Genghis Khan and exporter of cotton. invaded the area destroying citThe land is hostile, especially ies and towns. In 1363 the Timurs at the Gobi desert region, which (aka Tamerlane) occupied Uzhas a harsh climate. Some of the bekistan expulsed the Mongols, highest mountains in the world established in the city of Samarsuch as the Himalaya, Karakokand and modified its appearrum and Kunlun ranges form the ance imposing their particular natural barrier separating Cenarchitectural style and introductral Asia from the Indian subing their style of art work. The continent. Only a few slippery Timur Empire retained the power and narrow passes cross these from 1363 to 1506. ranges considered as the most By 1920 the Russian Red difficult to cross in the world, they Army was beginning the revoare mostly over 5000 meters in lution, and in 1924 the leader altitude, and are dangerously Stalin took over, and divided narrow, with precipices dropping “Soviet Turkestan” creating the into deep ravines. A great part Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic. of Uzbekistan is taken up by the Uzbekistan became a part of Taklimakan desert. The climate the union and was cooperating is cruel; in the summer daytime temperatures go with Russia growing, and delivering cotton and permitfrom 110 to over 130 degrees or above, and in ting the installation at the most isolated regions for the the winter the temperatures drop below minus 20 Soviets to test their nuclear devices. degrees. The passages The Uzbeks never were totally satisfied with the crossing these mouncommunist politics and in August 31, 1991 Uzbekistan tains had given a lot of declared independence from the Soviet Union. Since problems for the courathis date until today Islam Karimov is the President of geous travelers of the Uzbekistan. The « after Soviet » government created past. many small farms to produce agricultural goods, but Uzbekistan is also the land itself was owned by the state, and the farmmember of The Region Initiative (TRI). TRI is a Tri-regional Umbrella of Tourism related organizations. TRI is functioning as a link between three regions----South Asia, Central Asia and Eastern Europe.

The tourists traveling to this gelid country will be amazed by its peculiar beauty, and impressive landscape. Uzbekistan, situated on the ancient Great Silk Road between Europe and Asia, invites travelers to visit the marvelous cities of Bukhara and Samarkand, famous for their architectural richness and once a trade and cultural center. The History Museum of the People of Uzbekistan is a must-stop for anyone looking for the locale’s history. Khiva has the Museum of Applied Arts. It exhibits fine woodcarving and metalwork of Uzbek and Turkmen artisans. Tashkent’s most famous farmers market exhibits tons of spices, sacks of grains, candy, dairy products and bread, interminable rows of pomegranates, melons, and other fruits of the season. Looking for a souvenir one will find colorful sitting mattresses, various incredibly beautiful tapestry, caps, cloaks, and metal objects.

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S AR K AN G I K S H E P H ERD – U Z B E K I S T AN working dog, and older than the Rusand obedient, yet serious sian breed. Uzbekistan has been freand mostly for their impresquently used by travelers, explorers, sive appearance intimidatand merchants since the 4th century ing guard and watchdogs.

B.C emerging as the locale of the faDue to their size and temmous route from Europe to Asia, named perament (also for being

by Marco Polo as the “Silk Road”. The naturally defiant with other shepherds of Uzbekistan have trusted dogs) early socialization their indigenous large dogs to protect and responsible handling their herds from predators for more is of great importance. This than 3000 years. They never interhealthy and resilient breed fered with the selection or ever conrequires a certain amount of trolled the dog’s natural breeding. exercise, and likes to have Probably descending from the Alabai, some task to be occupied the Sarkangik had also influence of with. other breeds as for instance the PerThe ears and tail can sian Mastiff, the Mongolian Shepherd, be seen either cropped or and the Russian Ovcharka. These dogs in their natural state in Uzcertainly enforced their resilience and bekistan. The dog is slightly courage. Other outcrosses contributed longer than tall. The ribs are for ensuring the preservation of the well sprung and let down to, best working qualities of the breed. or slightly below, the elbows.

The Sarkangik is one of the most valued dogs of The chest is broad and deep. The line of the back declines the country because it has reliable temperament, very slightly downward from broad, muscular, prominent is smart and intelligent, and is well-adjusted to the withers to a strong, broad back with a straight upper line. harsh temperatures of the locale.

The loin is short, broad, muscular and slightly arched. The The Uzbekistan Shepherd Dog is separated croup is broad, long, muscular, and slightly sloped. Tuck-up in two types according to the duties they perform. is moderate. The skin is thick and elastic.

The one called Torkuz is a heavier, enormous mastiff The coat is fairly short, but very thick and densely unwhose head is broad, the bones and muscles are dercoated, usually a bit longer during the winter months. very strong and are used as guard and defense Many colorings exist, but most dogs are either whitedogs (unfortunately as ring fighters as well). The othbased with patches of darker shades or mostly black, er type is not as tall or as heavy as the Torkuz, but is brown, grey or fawn with white markings. Average height as strong and powerful as the other, and its duty is to is around 32 inches, although smaller shepherds, as well as drive and defend the herds, seldom used for fighttaller mastiffs, can be found. ing. Crosses between the two types are frequent but Our dear readers can find the complete Standard at regardless of the differences the Uzbekistan Shepthe United Kennel Club breeds section under the Central herd Dog is an impressive Mollosser, appreciated Asian Sheepdog title. for its calm temperament and gentle ways around *The Silk Road was a network of trade routes formally people, proving themselves established during the Han Dynasty of China as excellent family partners which linked the regions of the ancient world for selected, strong and pain commerce. As the Silk Road was not a single tient owners. thoroughfare from east to west, the term ‘Silk Instinctively territorial Routes’ has become increasingly favored by and alert toward strangers, historians, though ‘Silk Road’ is the more comthese enormous dogs are mon and recognized name. Both terms for this not vicious or aggressive, network of roads were coined by the German instead they are trustable geographer and traveler, Ferdinand von Richthofen, in 1877 CE, who designated them ‘Seidenstrasse’ (silk road).

The network was used regularly from 130 BCE, when the Han officially opened trade with the west, to 1453 CE, when the Ottoman Empire boycotted trade with the west and closed the routes. (Ancient History Encyclopedia).

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Capricorn

You will see a big smile on your Libra dogs face.

Just take one look into their eyes and you will also see the gleam of happiness. This type of attitude will get them far, and very much noticed by handlers, trainers and judges.

December 22- January 19 Capricorn dogs will do what it takes to get noticed. All a trainer or handler has to do is give the command and bam! No matter the breed, size or gender Capricorn will be on the ball.

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October 23- November 21 If you live in a relatively cold climate you will need to watch out a little extra for your dog’s paws. As a matter of fact it is wiser to be safe as opposed to sorry, so put some shoes on your dog and this will comfort them while they are taking their brisk walk. The larger dogs as well.

Sagittarius November 22- December 21 These little dears will be hugging and kissing everyone! For the next two weeks their main intention will be to give love and love and more love.

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January 20- February 18 Rough around the edges will describe Aquarius for the next two weeks. They will have a few mood swings and they will not go out of their way to get along. You will notice how much they will expect others to cater to them.

Pisces

Feb 19- March 20 Action packed Pisces will show you a side of them that will prove how much of a competitor they truly can be.

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expensive. It’s a perfect place for the AMY/ANDREW GREEN crowd and their contemporaries. It’s near Union Square and the crowd is hip and with it and if you like no adore Sushi a visit here is a must. Now then if you are looking to see MR. and MRS. MENAKER I would suggest your going to the new chophouse THE BOWERY MEAT COMPANY. The rib-eye cap is unbeatable, highly marbled and super succulent making this a meat experience for a steak lover beyond compare. If it’s New York Deli you hanker join “THE PURINA LADIES” at the legendary KATZ’S DELI, where the pastrami and corned beef sandwiches can’t be beat except perhaps at SARGE’S much further uptown but don’t expect the excitement and crowds as you’ll find at KATZ”s. On the other hand you might find these “girls” at the ultra swank and sophisticated ARMANI RESTAURANT located in the store itself with a private entrance off of 5th Ave. This is quite the posh place with prices to match! Now then

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if I were DAVID FREI I would probably be found in the more gracious and lovely NOMAD restaurant in the NOMAD HOTEL, which has one of the most beautiful bars in NYC--remember THE BOWERY MEAT COMPANY if you can’t get a reservation the chic thing today in New York City is to sit at the bar and eat although the new POLO RESTAURANT and BAR, which is as hot a place to go as there is in NYC today, still won’t even let you in the room as the bouncers there are truly firm about thisjust ask CHUCK WINSLOW. Even he couldn’t talk his way in this new “gentleman’s Club sic restaurant” -- Bradley Cooper could I betcha! If it’s large Italian portions in Little Italy you are keen to try CARBONE where FLORENCE FOTI is likely to hang out at and probably does. The baked clams can’t be beat and there is a giant sized veal schnitzel that overwhelms even the hardiest.

It’s sort of like going back in time to the Italian gangsta films of yesteryear. It’s just not the pizzas which would drive the LINT/ HELMING Crowd to the new Danny Meyer’s MARTA - the wood burning ovens are spectacular as are the lamb chops and other dishes but believe me when I tell you the pizza is the thinnest, most delectable you have ever eaten.

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the breed pages. This is no doubt a result of the three most common dog searches: what is the right breed for me, where can I find a breeder and what can I do with my dog. We decided to significantly build out the breed pages to take advantage of this opportunity, and will be working closely with Parent Clubs to keep them fresh. We expanded these to be shareable and give the public the ability to interact. Our new breed pages should act as a funnel to finding a breeder, finding a club or finding a meet-up to get active with your dog.

• AKC.org must become the number one destination for all things dog - be it for education, finding a puppy or discovering things to do with your dog. We truly believe our people are the absolute experts, and our 130 years of knowledge provide us credibility that we must now take advantage of in the digital space.

• AKC.org must have a newsroom flow of continuous content. We have seen great success with WOOFipedia articles “going viral.” Our 2.5 million fans love sharing and commenting.

It was critical that our website also used these tactics and allow AKC content to reach the general public frequently and across media they are using. This allows positive stories on purebred dogs to reach many more people in real time.

• AKC.org must be fluid.

We must be able to add and alter pages in near real-time to give our constituents the best possible user experience. The digital world is a fast-paced one and we must be ready for the challenge.

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experience and heritage with the new, fast paced digital world and put special attention on breeders, the art of breeding, the benefits of the purpose-bred dog and the sport of dogs. We must take our message and mission and make it digestible to the everyday dog owner. When we take on our adversaries at their own game, we let the message dictate the winner. The light will always overcome the dark.

So with this information and knowledge at hand, we set to building the new AKC.org Twelve months and many long nights at 260 Madison Avenue were spent building in the background, testing, pushing, learning. We reached out to our friends in the sport for advice. We previewed the site to Mars and Purina. We asked Facebook and their staff to review and give feedback. The website is mission critical to everything we do.

It is the one project that touches all elements of AKC governance and staff structures. It has to be right and it has to be an improvement.

As we complete the final days of testing and approach launch, we want to let everyone have a voice in the future direction. Once the site is live mid-February, we want you to try it out and then contact to us with ideas for improvements. We want you to be involved in owning this entity.

The bar and standard for AKC. org will now be very high. We will all work together to make this the absolute best dog website in the world. Failure is not an option, and in this competition there are no points for finishing second. This represents the first step in the new AKC, allowing more people than ever to take part in our organization. We hope it represents you well.

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on BSL, as several localities rejected these measures, the state of Maryland overturned a ruling that declared all pit bulls inherently dangerous and two more states – Utah and South Dakota – adopted legislation that prohibits local governments from passing breed-specific ordinances. Eighteen states in the union have now adopted laws outlawing BSL (Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Texas, Nevada, Colorado, Utah and South Dakota). However, the National Canine Research Council estimates that some 300 cities and counties currently have BSL in force. So, while significant strides have been made, there is much more work to be done in the areas of educating the general public about responsible dog ownership, enlightening elected officials about the problems inherent with such discriminatory legislation and the nearsightedness of BSL, which does nothing to protect the public from the actions of irresponsible owners and proves to be costly to communities and taxpayers without protecting them.

Veterinary Measures figured in 6.5 per cent of bills tracked in 2014, with Spay/ Neuter Requirements being mentioned in 1.8 per cent. Some bills, of course, encompass several issues and are included in more than one category, and the ones that crop up in owners’ localities are the ones that they remember because they would be directly affected, while other bills that fail at the state level often surface on the local level, from mandatory spay/neuter to breeder regulations.

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f f O e th e lsa h “The effort to place regulations on pet sellers is definitely a growing trend in canine legislation, a new method in the arsenal for AR extremists to halt the sale and breeding of dogs.”

purchased and others requiring inspections of all home-based breeders. Right here in NYC, home to Dog News and the AKC, a measure was passed by the New York City Council late in 2014 and enacted in January 2015 that mandates the sterilization of all dogs sold at pet shops or by breeders who sell more than 25 pets a year—regardless of the age or health status of that animal.

The effort to place regulations on pet sellers is definitely a growing trend in canine legislation, a new method in the arsenal for AR extremists to halt the sale and breeding of dogs. Not only was the effort made in NYC, but from coast to coast and in the heartland, in cities in Florida, California, Illinois, Wisconsin and elsewhere.

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o, what does this snapshot mean for 2015? Many bills have been carried over from 2014 or will be reintroduced so dog owners must remain vigilant and informed. The majority of states and many local governments held elections in 2014, so there are many new lawmakers in position to potentially help or harm dog owners and breeders.

A concerted effort must be made to reach out to those officials and enlighten them on the real agenda of the animal rights extremists and to educate them on canine legislation issues that can have far-reaching, dire and unintended consequences. Clubs, if they haven’t already done so, should contact their representatives and invite them to participate in dog shows and inform them about responsible dog ownership and breeding practices, and suggest recognizing those “canine good citizens” in the community. It’s abundantly clear that dog owners need all the help they can muster to stave off damaging legislation that threatens their rights to own and breed dogs.

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Will the website serve a purpose beyond being a platform for posting collective information and making it available for sharing?

Bonnett: The website is not just about providing and sharing information but is intended to be a place for communication and cooperation. Its software is designed to enable the building of community. That means we can have group forums where members meet to discuss things like breed specific strategies. This part of the website would enable groups to post information, have discussions and work on projects together privately.

The rest of the website would be open to the general public.

What are your priorities for the website initially?

Bonnett: The first priority is to work on health and breeding and thus provide support for the breeding community. Welfare and education research issues will follow fairly soon after that.

When will the website be launched?

Bonnett: On February 15, 2015 during The 2nd International Dog Health Workshop. The workshop is being held by the German Kennel Club, VDH, in Dortmund on February 1415, 2015.

Will IPFD take political stands on various issues?

Bonnett: It's written into the organization’s mission and vision statements that IPFD is a politically nonpartisan, open, transparent, and inclusive organization. Although some of the stakeholders may have contentious issues, I believe that in terms of the health, well-being and welfare of dogs we all share a common mission. Although IPFD will give stakeholders an organization and a platform, it will not take a stand on any issue such as which breed standard should be used for judging show dogs. In that case, it only would highlight breeds where there is anything in the standard that relates to health and then provide expert commentary on it.

In the case of the dangerous dog legislation example, the website would have links posted that provide information about the experience of others in handling this issue.

But, again, IPFD would not have an organizational agenda about the topic.

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So, no commentary in the form of opinions would be expressed?

Bonnett: There would be opinions coming forward from the expert panel groups that we intend to develop.

For example, an expert panel will be created to look at the use of genetic testing in breeding dogs. That expert panel might make recommendations for which tests should be used and how they should be used. The recommendations would include disclaimers, however, because it’s difficult to assemble a panel of experts who don't have some affiliation to some other entity in areas like genetic testing.

Would the recommendations made by expert panels become the official views of IPFD?

Bonnett: No. They only would be the combined opinion of the expert panel.

IPFD is not looking for one “right” answer. We accept that there may be a lot of controversy and are not looking to eliminate it. In that regard, IPFD seeks only to facilitate people's ability to make their own decision based on the best information available.

In addition to the founding members, who else might be asked to join the organization?

Bonnett: IPFD is an international organization made up primarily of other organizations and is not trying to exclude anyone. It was started by a motivated group that has the will and resources like funding and information to share. In the future, we intend to seek the participation of other cynological organizations, corporations, research professionals/ institutions and other nonprofit organizations.

Some of the organizations that we would like to have join IPFD may not be capable of making financial contributions. Instead, they may commit experts to participate in the work. Others, like corporate sponsors, may not want to participate as a member but provide funding instead because they think it’s a great idea.

What role would be played by non-profit, humane organizations?

Bonnett: Their input would consist of expertise on welfare issues.

Once again, I would like to stress that anyone who comes into the organization has to make a commitment to non-partisan collaboration and cooperation in order to move things forward. Although some organizations may differ in their views about certain issues, when they come together at IPFD, it is all about the good for dogs-and to support human-dog interactions. No organization is here to advance its personal agenda.

How is the organization governed?

Bonnett: IPFD is set up with a board structure, which means it will be governed by its board of directors rather than individual member organizations. Board members are not present to represent their particular organization or advance its agenda. Instead, they must support and help advance IPFD’s mission, vision and goals. Other partners and members will contribute through an Advisory Council.

Brenda Bonnett, BSc, DVM, PhD, a formerly tenured Associate Professor at the University of Guelph in Canada, has been a consulting epidemiologist for the past 10 years. She is an internationallyrecognized expert on breed-risks of disease in dogs; issues of health and welfare in companion animals; human-animal interactions; petoverpopulation; general epidemiology and study design; and is a workshop facilitator and lecturer.

In 2010, she was Lead Scientist, helping to initiate the Morris Animal Foundation’s Golden Retriever Lifetime Study. She is an author of more than 70 publications in referred journals and several book chapters; and has advised numerous graduate students in Canada and Sweden.

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Tizziani! There’s something new in NYC a good if not great Mexican restaurant!!! You’ll find LESLIE BOYES there hopefully next year, as there is nothing Les loves better than Mexican food except perhaps Sushi but if you are Mexican food oriented certainly this is the best in New York City-called COSME (THEY ARE CLOSED SUNDAYS) but it is more than just good Mexican food it is an overall highly sophisticated dining emporium.

RUSS & DAUGHTERS, long a favorite of mine for take-out ethnic New York Eastern European Jewish food for sure, the new and very modern sit-down branch would offer the REISSMAN SISTERS a great place to entertain or to be entertained at.

While the lower East Side probably has an overabundance of places to eat anyways this one just feels as though it belongs and will catch on for years to come. And on the exact opposite end of the scale on the SIMONE

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Upper East Side in a sedate townhouse with waiters in vests and tightly knotted neckties is the SIMONE, probably New York’s least trendy restaurant. Where old-fashioned niceties (even signs asking employees to wash hands after using the facilities are acceptable) you will find some of the best and most classic French cooking in the world! That’s a pretty broad statement but I am sure the SHAWS - NANCY and MIKE- would happily entertain there. Ask the owner’s wife Ms. Vaughn to pick out the wine for you and with a minimum of fuss and a minimum of “winespeak” there’s no doubt in my mind it will be done exquisitely. If its a prime rib you hanker you may find JOHN SPURLING at CHERCHE MIDI where the considerable portion served with pommes soufflés and a nothing fancy salad will warm this Brit’s heart and where the prices are comparatively reasonable not like the thinly disguised attempts at pickpocketing, as is the case with all too many restaurants specializing in this kind of food in the city.

And if it’s a French Onion soup you hanker on one of those cold winter nights we have been being treated to of late everything you

ever wanted in that kind of soup plus a marrow bone speared with a spoon and plunked in the middle of the bowl can be found at M. WELLS STEAKHOUSE where no doubt you’ll find LINDA LOW with one of her kids on one of her rare trips out of Scottsdale to the City she loves and in which she should be living. As we all know the City is thick with Italian restaurants but there is one standout when it comes to unusual selections of Italian wines, which is ALL’ONDA. A Venetian restaurant in Greenwich Village explores some of Italy’s less-traveled wine provinces and will test the mettle of MARTIN SOSNOFF (husband of TONI) as to what he learned on his trips to the wineries in those provinces.

It is said that there is a 2011 Vesppaiolo from Contra Soarda for $67 that is a revelation, intense yet graceful, while for bubbles fans, the selections of prosecco and Lambrusco are superb.

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admit to being one of the original Food Hall Junkies of all time. The first thing I try to do when visiting a foreign country is to seek out the Food Halls or Farmers markets, which they turn out to be say in Nice. These bounteous markets are not new to the City: MACY’S opened its Cellar nearly 40 years

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ago. In l997 the former Nabisco factory was transformed into CHELSEA MARKET on West 15th Street, setting off the modern proliferation of indoor markets with restaurants in the City. One of the latest to open is HUDSON EATS on the second floor of Brookfield Place, formerly the World Financial Center. It has magnificent views of the Hudson with 600 seats for Num Pang sandwiches, Umani Burger, Blue Ribbons sushi to go and Black Seed Bagels. Here’s a list of some of the best--my favorite of course is EATALY, which is right next door to our offices. They are planning at least one or two more Halls in the City alone, which I hope will not dilute and take away from the original. Like Danny Meyer’s emporium they are all over the country or will soon be for sure.

Here all things Italian are under one roof and some of the finest produce in the City is to be found.

The incredibly excellent and stocked fish market, as well as the cheese and meat markets, are well worth the trip just to stare at the well-stocked shelves. LA PIAZZA is the only restaurant here without long lines (there must be 4 or 5 restaurants within the complex), which is in the center of the

bustling market that supplies its menu. Snack on cheeses, charcuterie, seafood and vegetables with wine at stand-up tables. Very New Yorkie--very KAREN LEFRAK (i.e.)--I love grabbing a bite there with her. Then there is the PLAZA FOOD HALL, which has improved tremendously, as has the remade and stunning new PALM COURT, which is now so updated it actually has a bar today!!! The soaring palms and the mirrored tables make this room an ideal place for daytime entertaining where no doubt VICTOR MALZONI and his stunning bride SUSAN would easily be found.

And let’s not forget the GRAND CENTRAL MARKET, which serves many of the commuters to and from the City. Upscale but disjointed for me--I am subject to the Penn Station doldrums commute-- I suppose if those of us subjected to the Penn commute had what they have in Grand Central we would be jumping for joy. Nonetheless it is a bit disjointed weaving in and out of the Grand Central Food markets.

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That’s it for the BITE of 2015

I trust you all will have a great time enjoying the City and that you all do well at THE BIG W and come back for more in 2016.

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GCh. Wild Turkey d’Lux Dag Hammarskjold, JC

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Dam: GCh. Foxcliffe Islay Trilogy d’Lux

Thank you Judge Mr. Terry Stacy Owned By Dr. Cindy Marriott

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Number Three American Foxhound All Systems Continuing In The Winning Ways Of The Hounds Of Devlon, Both In The AKC Show Ring And The National Foxhound Association Bench Shows.

Thank you Judge Ms. Pamela Peat

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GCh. Devlon’s American Trilogy Sire: GCh. Devlon’s Fame And Fortune Owned and Bred By: Donald & Kelly Leonard Hounds of Devlon

We would also like to thank Judge Mr. Robert Frost for our Group First at Richland County Kennel Club, Dr. Ronald Spritzer for Group First at the Lafayette Kennel Club and Judge Ms. Kalen Dumke for our Group First at Holland Michigan Kennel Club, and all the other Judges who gave Glory her many Group Placements her first year out as a Special.

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The WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB week is nearly here and hopefully all the snow that has fallen on New York will be long gone, when everyone starts to arrive. Starting the week-long string of events is the American Kennel Club Board of Directors meeting taking place on Thursday and Friday.

One of the things to come out of last week’s field representatives annual meeting was the firing of field rep LINDA STEBBINS HURLEBAUS. She was a former professional handler with her ex late husband BOB STEBBINS and then a judge.

Multiple group judge DONOVAN THOMPSON is recovering from a broken hip.

CRUFTS has drawn an entry of 21,427 dogs over the four-day show. Included in that entry is 2,995 foreign dogs. Griffon Fauve de Bretagne and the Portuguese Pointer are the two new breeds that will be exhibited for the first time. Televised live, like the Westminster Kennel Club, the English Kennel Club knows the value of this medium, unlike the American Kennel Club, which believes that the Internet is the most powerful avenue to promote itself. However, the WALL STREET JOURNAL reported that NBC television had over 114.4 million viewers for the Super Bowl. The National Football league also streamed the game live, at no charge, and had 1.3 million viewers. Point made!

PATRICIA SCULLY, longtime Pug fancier and obedience judge, who went on to become a director of the American Kennel Club, has passed away. She was part of the trio of PATS on the board along with PATTI STRAND & PATTY HAINES. Among the many hats she wore, was as an officer of the Tuxedo Park Kennel Club.

Birthdaying… MARCELO CHAGAS, BERGIT KABEL, LARRY CORNELIUS, JANE MYERS, JOY QUALLENBERG, LORI KAUTH, R.C. CARUSI, BRYAN BOYES, JOAN FISHER, JEAN FANCY, JOHN KRUKAR, SUSAN CARR, AMBER LAMBIE, SIOUX FORSYTH, KENNY WHITE, KRISTIN KARBOSKI, JOANNE SCHULLER, JAN RAY, ROGER PRITCHARD, BRUCE SHAYNE, NEIL RITTER, KIP KOPATCH, TONIA HOLIBAUGH, KERRY KUPER, CAROLYN HERBEL, THE HOUSE TWINS STEPHANIE & LAUREN and ROBERT ROBERTSON.

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The fifth biggest snowstorm to hit Chicago this weekend played havoc with the exhibitors at the International Kennel Club of Chicago.

Those exhibitors who stayed for the whole weekend were especially put out.

LOU AUSLANDER has tried several innovative things to keep its entry and its latest innovation was this change of date. Sadly, this was a bust all the way around.

Word circulating is that there has been an offer made to purchase International. Time will tell.

Whippet fancier JOHN SHELTON, who became a popular multiple group judge, has passed away following a long illness.

Happy Anniversary to NANCY & BRYAN MARTIN, CONNIE & KEN WILLIAMS, ROSALIE & CARL ANDERSON and TONI & MARTIN SOSNOFF.

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Letters to the Editor CONTROVERSIAL GODADDY SUPER BOWL COMMERCIAL Dear Delegates, As many of you know, the Twittersphere was abuzz yesterday regarding the distasteful GoDaddy Super Bowl commercial released this week. 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.

What resulted was outrage from breeders and dog lovers across the country. The ad was an unfair misrepresentation of the hundreds of thousands of responsible breeders providing happy, healthy puppies to families across the country. You can read AKC’s response via WOOFipedia HERE. We are happy to report that,

due to the overwhelming criticism directed at GoDaddy from AKC, our constituents and dog lovers everywhere, the commercial will NOT be aired.

We thank you for all you do for dogs, and encourage you to continue to stand strong and loud.

Hillary Prim AKC Public Relations Director New York, NY AKC JUDGES’ CONFLICT OF INTEREST Isn’t it interesting how much emphasis the AKC puts on judges to not make the wrong impression on exhibitors. Don’t talk to exhibitors when you are judging (other than giving instructions related to them showing), don’t acknowledge people you know at a show you’re judging, don’t go to parties where exhibitors will be, don’t accept any gifts from exhibitors, don’t use a groomer for your own dogs who may show to you one day, etc. But yet, it is okay for them to go for additional breeds and judge all while sitting on the board. I have no problem with them getting a

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stipend for being a board member since this is the norm in the corporate world.

I was so pleased to see how many of the judges responses were in agreement that this is definitely a conflict of interest, good for them!

Honi Reisman Baldwin, NY RE: GEIR FLYCKT-PEDERSON ARTICLE ON “VETERANS” You recently printed an article in Dog News recommending that we leave our veterans at home instead of dragging them to a show when they are past their prime. I would like to give you my viewpoint and comments on this concept. I agree with you that it is sad to see an elderly dog being forced to show.

But consider this: The AKC pretty much forces us to show our dogs as veterans when they are spayed or neutered because they have a “policy” that unaltered dogs over the age of seven may not be shown EXCEPT AT INDEPENDENT SPECIALTIES. My bitch was spayed at an early age because of pyrometria. But she is a beautiful dog. She is only three years old and I would like nothing better than to take her to a show and show her off.

But I can’t. She is not yet seven so I can’t enter her at an independent specialty. And she has been spayed so I can’t enter her at a regular show.

I am caught between a rock and a hard spot.

But I have a proposal which would solve both problems and that is to have the AKC create a non-regular class for altered dogs.

Dogs in a non-regular class would not compete with other dogs for points. However, they would be eligible to compete for Best of Breed.

If you agree that this is a good idea, perhaps you could address the concept in a future article.

Sincerely, Patricia Ulloa (AKC Judge and owner of a beautiful Borzoi bitch.)

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KENNEL CLUB WELCOMES PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE TO STAMP OUT PUPPY FARMING

The UK’s largest dog welfare organisation, the Kennel Club, welcomed today’s (Thursday 4 September) parliamentary debate on the sale of puppies and kittens in pet shops, and the government’s clarification that local authorities have the right to clamp down on pet shop puppy sales.

Rob Flello, MP for Stoke on Trent South, led the debate, which was triggered after campaign group Pup Aid’s e-petition to ban the sale of pups and kittens when their mum is not present, received more than 110,000 signatures.

The debate took place during the Kennel Club’s Puppy Awareness Week, which raises awareness about the perils of buying a puppy from a disreputable source and the essential dos and don’ts of buying a puppy.

The dog welfare organisation’s Puppy Awareness Week research found that 16 percent of people claim to buy their puppy in pet shops, despite the fact that one in five pet shop pups contract parvovirus within six months, a disease common in pups originating on puppy farms.

The Kennel Club research also found that 31 percent of people buy a puppy without the mother being present, a common sign of a disreputable breeder. Furthermore, one in five people surveyed by the Kennel Club say that they spent a lot more on vets’ fees than they anticipated when first buying a dog this number is more than a third (38 percent) when the pup came from a pet shop.

Caroline Kisko, Kennel Club Secretary, said: “The parliamentary debate today marks a real milestone in protecting the health and welfare of puppies and kittens that are being needlessly exploited for the purposes of making money.

“Puppies in pet shops are frequently separated from their mothers at a young age and are often bred on cruel puppy farms. We are glad that the government has confirmed that Local Authorities have the power, under existing legislation, to restrict the sales of puppies in pet shops.”

The Kennel Club is also calling for better regulation of dog breeders, who under existing legislation require a local authority licence for dog breeding if they breed five or more litters in a year, or if they breed commercially, but local authorities often lack the resources to carry this out effectively and are rarely aware of the need to

licence commercial breeders who breed less than five litters a year. The Kennel Club established the Kennel Club Assured Breeder Scheme in 2004 in order to help puppy buyers more easily identify responsible breeders, and it is the only scheme in the country that sets standards for and regularly inspects dog breeders. The Kennel Club has UKAS accreditation to certify breeders on the scheme and as such it was recognised in the debate by Shadow Defra Minister, Angela Smith.

Caroline Kisko continued: “We need to work together to tackle this barbaric trade from all directions and continue to recommend that people always insist on buying a puppy from a responsible breeder, such as a Kennel Club Assured Breeder, or a rescue home, both of which were highlighted in the debate today. The Kennel Club Assured Breeder Scheme is the only scheme in the country to set standards for and inspect dog breeders and we developed this to help puppy buyers distinguish between good and bad breeders. We applaud the government’s commitment to making local authorities aware of their responsibility to license any commercial breeder, regardless of the number of litters they breed, but hope that they have the resources to carry these inspections out effectively.

“We are pleased to see so much emphasis on public education, which is why we host our annual Puppy Awareness Week, as only by cutting the demand for poorly bred pups can we truly starve the puppy farmers of their oxygen.”

MPs also highlighted in the debate the importance of making sure that pups were properly socialised in the early years of their life, in order to protect their welfare and to reduce any potential for dangerous or anti-social behaviour later in life. The Kennel Club and the Dogs Trust have worked with Kennel Club Accredited Instructor, Carolyn Menteith, to develop the Puppy Socialisation Plan, which gives breeders, rescue homes and new puppy owners a step-bystep online guide to socialising their pups.

The Pup Aid campaign was founded by TV vet Marc Abraham. More information can be found at www.pupaid.org.

For more information on the Kennel Club’s Puppy Awareness Week, visit www. thekennnelclub.org.uk/paw.

Laura Quickfall London, England

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