Dog News, March 4, 2011

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Editorial

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Inside Out

BY JOHN MANDEVILLE

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Inside The Sport

BY PATRICIA TROTTER

Contents MARCH 4, 2011

22 Question Of The Week

BY MATTHEW H. STANDER 26 Brace Yourself

BY ANDREW BRACE 30 Bonhams’ Auction: The Dog Sale In New York

BY NICK WATERS 34 Bests Of The Week 38 Ten Questions

BY LESLEY BOYES 42 The Upside Of The Seesaw

BY SHARON ANDERSON 46 Service Dogs Unleash Life’s Possibilities for Disabled Veterans

BY SHARON PFLAUMER 50 The British Scene

BY GEOFF CORISH 54 ABYThought To Consider SEYMOUR WEISS 58 Westminster Kennel Club Photo Essay

BY CHET JEZIERSKI 68 Westminster Journal

BY SHARON SAKSON

144 dog show calendar 150 handlers directory

72 The HSUS In Its Own Words

BY PATRICIA GAIL BURNHAM

152 subscription rates

76 All In The Family

BY CHARLES ROBEY

156 advertising rates

80 Heelwork To Music: Sports Crossover

BY RICHARD CURTIS 84 Off The Leash

BY SHAUN COEN 88 The IKC, Being Fair To American Judges & More

BY MATTHEW H. STANDER 96 The Gossip Column

BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS 100 Click – Westminster Kennel Club

BY KIM LANGLANDS 112

Click – Blackhawk Kennel Club

BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS

124 Click - The Way We Were 1996

BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS 132 Click - The Way We Were 1997

BY MATTHEW H. STANDER 141 4 Dog News

Letters To The Editor

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Editorial

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Inside Out

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Inside The Sport

BY PATRICIA TROTTER

Contents MARCH 4, 2011

22 Question Of The Week

BY MATTHEW H. STANDER 26 Brace Yourself

BY ANDREW BRACE 30 Bonhams’ Auction: The Dog Sale In New York

BY NICK WATERS 34 Bests Of The Week 38 Ten Questions

BY LESLEY BOYES 42 The Upside Of The Seesaw

BY SHARON ANDERSON 46 Service Dogs Unleash Life’s Possibilities for Disabled Veterans

BY SHARON PFLAUMER 50 The British Scene

BY GEOFF CORISH 54 ABYThought To Consider SEYMOUR WEISS 58 Westminster Kennel Club Photo Essay

BY CHET JEZIERSKI 68 Westminster Journal

BY SHARON SAKSON

144 dog show calendar 150 handlers directory

72 The HSUS In Its Own Words

BY PATRICIA GAIL BURNHAM

152 subscription rates

76 All In The Family

BY CHARLES ROBEY

156 advertising rates

80 Heelwork To Music: Sports Crossover

BY RICHARD CURTIS 84 Off The Leash

BY SHAUN COEN 88 The IKC, Being Fair To American Judges & More

BY MATTHEW H. STANDER 96 The Gossip Column

BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS 100 Click – Westminster Kennel Club

BY KIM LANGLANDS 112

Click – Blackhawk Kennel Club

BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS

124 Click - The Way We Were 1996

BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS 132 Click - The Way We Were 1997

BY MATTHEW H. STANDER 141 4 Dog News

Letters To The Editor

154 classified advertising

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EXPOSING THE THERAPY DOG SITUATION

The front page of the Wall Street Journal’s February 24th issue exposed nationally what these pages have been writing about for years, which are the inequities of the federal law that protects people with service animals from inquiries about the nature of their disability and the advantages people take in abusing this law as they pass well-behaved companions and show dogs off as service dogs!

The ability to buy service-animal credentials and clothing on the Internet in this report was based primarily about pet owners and lovers who have taken advantage of this situation but those of us acquainted with many a show dog know only too well how people within our sport play the same game flying dogs to and from shows at will as service dogs. Fortunately the WSJ ignored that in its story.

Nonetheless this trend among show goers must be stopped. Fearing a backlash against service dogs, advocates for the disabled last fall successfully lobbied the Department of Justice to narrow the definition of service animals. Beginning March 15 the Americans With Disabilities Act will only recognize dogs as service animals. Heretofore even iguanas had been so recognized. The Department of Transportation too tried to crack down on dubious service animals on planes but were somewhat thwarted in their attempts. The new rules allow animals that aid people with physical disabilities to board a plane freely. The only question airline personnel are allowed to ask is how the animal assists the person. But passengers who want to board with psychiatric or emotional-support animals must contact the airlines 48 hours before departure and submit a letter from a licensed mental-health professional that documents mental or emotional illness. Mental health advocates, according to the WSJ, are outraged, claiming everyone with a service dog should be treated equally. It’s a risky situation for anyone to deny access to people accompanied by service dogs even if they are pretending to be disabled as civil penalties for violating a person’s civil rights could ensue. Sometimes it is hard to distinguish what is going on as the various uses for service dogs have expanded so tremendously in recent years. Why, some dogs are even used to remind psychiatric patients to take their medicine—nonetheless the violators within our sport must be urged to stop their illegal practices forthwith. Certainly a case where AKC should be advised of these illegal activities and regulations passed to punish those violators.

A NEED FOR STATE REGULATION

The growing business of bringing dogs in bulk from state to state should be apparent to all. Why, there is a private transport service that claims to have transported over 10,000 dogs from state-tostate since 2004! One of the problems with this new business is that very few states have in place any rules and/or regulations for dogs brought in bulk from other states. What are the health conditions of the dogs brought in to be sold or euphemistically ‘adopted’? In New England, where it is the understanding of these pages not one such regulation exists, the Massachusetts SPCA reports that close to a dozen dogs, mostly pups, were brought in illegally carrying highly infectious diseases. Normally some sort of quarantine is established but in this instance it was not and the dogs paid the consequences.

Similarly these pages have been informed by a highly respected veterinarian that heartworm was brought into Suffolk county by dogs brought in from out-of-state and that the possibility of mosquitoes spreading the problem on the Island is something about which dog owners should be concerned. In many situations proper health care is given to the dogs involved but usually this is done voluntarily. As this business of intra-state bulk shipping of dogs continues to grow and become more and more an accepted part of our lives it behooves all involved to require an implementation by State and Local authorities about the health and welfare requirements prior to these bulk shipments being made.

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WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO...

The Smith Committee formed for Judges approvals--Judges fees to help reduce Event Costs--and Reformation of the Group Alignments?? Seems to these pages the quiet about all three is deafening! Judges approvals remains the albatross it always has been. Talk about a moratorium--that’s where one is really needed. Just not on approving new shows but judges, too, until the current status is reformed. And if Steve Gladstone gets re-elected back to the Board, which some people consider very likely, his known positions in this area are anything but encouraging to those who favor total reformation. Supposedly he wants to open it all up and let people judge whatever they want to! Yikes is our reaction. As to the Judges fees, of course some kind of fee must be implemented but it looks as though the Board is waiting until after the election for a change to rule on that one. When it comes to anything controversial these annual Board elections stand in the way of progress, that’s for sure. It is the months of May through August that action is taken since the other months are too preoccupied with election reverberations. What a system! And as the new breeds are brought in month after month and some groups swell to record and difficult numbers to evaluate upon does anyone really believe that there should be what amounts to an automatic approval of these breeds for all judges within the group affected? Whatever happened to the concept of the breed specialist? Is that too gone with the wind as the groups expand willy-nilly and the judges expand their repertoire just as fast?

AT LEAST 15 HEALTHY BREEDS

Last week’s Question of the Week asked all Garden judges who adjudicated upon the 15 Breeds singled out by The Kennel Club (in the UK) as being in need of a veterinarian’s examination prior to being awarded their breed at Crufts or a championship in the future what they thought of the health of the dogs in their ring. Outlining specifically what the Judge in the UK was asked to look for not one American adjudicator found a single health problem in any of these breeds! Indeed one was a veterinarian himself. Now it turns out the Netherlands is imposing similar but not the same documentation but not from a veterinarian but from the judge themselves. Approximately 40 breeds are involved and the judges asked based on a Scandinavian model with a heavy emphasis upon exaggeration problems which could have a negative effect on the breed with one interpretation stating it is “the task of the judge to consider the dogs as potential breeding dogs for future generations!” What’s going on in Europe and in the UK? If our judges were correct and there is little room to doubt any one of them is it the case that our breeders are so advanced over those abroad that we have conquered those problems? Or is it that the dogs being exhibited in America have been bred for years with health and welfare problems always in mind such that we have avoided the extremes elsewhere. It certainly will be interesting to hear the reaction of Professor Sir Patrick Beeson as well as Jemima Harrison at the upcoming purebred dog conference to the words of Francis Smith of the AKC’s canine health and welfare committee as well as the representative of the AKC’s CHF to many of their spurious claims and representations about the health and welfare of purebred dog breeding, won’t it!

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

Crufts is upon us with its over 21,000 entries and its record number of foreign dogs. While the entries are overall down a very small percentage, some of which drop is attributed to refusing any dock tailed exhibits at an event for which a fee is charged, the fact is this is an extremely large and impressive entry. Of course with Paolo Dondina being the Best-in- Show arbiter there as he was at Westminster, one can be assured of an impeccably run Best-In-Show ring and decision maker. For his sake we trust the quality of the dogs he has in Birmingham is equal to that which he was sent at the Garden. Crufts does have a reputation particularly in certain groups for the better dogs to advance as far as they should. Let’s hope for Mr. Dondina’s sake this is not the case this year and that the cream will totally rise to the top at the NEC this year.

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he closest thing to guiding principles this column has had from the first are: It’s important to take dogs seriously, but not so seriously you lose perspective.

No matter what, always keep your sense of humor.

And always remember it’s about the dogs.

That’s the good stuff.

Then there’s the aggravation of actually writing a column. Who remembers outlining sentences? I no longer get cold sweats over that form of torture, but I clearly remember the string of teachers who from fourth grade through high school DEMANDED grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, etc. be done RIGHT. That agony aside, I remain a slave to two points drummed into me all those years ago: First, put aside what you write and come back to it later. That is virtually mandatory when writing opinion pieces such as this column.

I have consistently tried to do that. Still all that is, is me reviewing what I’ve written. Therefore, point two: Have someone else look at what you write. Pam reads these columns before I submit them. She has consistently caught what I thought were clever insights – too bad they only made sense to me – plus all the usual muddled sentences, poor usage and other faux pas which plague writers.

At DOG NEWS a succession of editors, currently Shaun Coen, have eyeballed what I write to good effect and Matt always scrupulously reins in my wilder and crazier tendencies, something largely accomplished in many entertaining conversations over the entire time I’ve written this column. Meaning Matt has been able to live with what I’ve submitted, even when he disagreed with me, and has only occasionally specifically objected to some point or another I raised.

Over the years I’ve done a number of columns purely for laughs that both satisfied me and seem to have entertained readers. I wish I could have done more. It turns out the well-known observation about humor being difficult to write is true. The bookend to my having done too few humor columns is having done too many that are AKC centric – and I won’t suggest that’s because AKC’s a joke or that I do snide fairly well.

True though it is, if there’s anything in dogs that can use a dose of lightening-up it’s AKC – let’s make that, in Billy Kendrick’s priceless characterization, “the Great American Kennel Club.”

If I’ve written too many columns about AKC there is one aspect of AKC’s doings I wish I had written more about.

That’s AKC’s seminal role in funding health research, something dating back to the early 1950’s. It’s worth

repeating in the late 1970’s AKC funded the work of Dr. Leland Carmichael at Cornell, which produced the modified-live Parvo vaccine still in use; that was when Parvo seemed another distemper nightmare in the offing.

AKC also funded the pioneering research in freezing canine semen, work which ultimately led to the breakthroughs in chilling canine semen, the most important development in purebred dog breeding in the Twentieth Century.

And, of course, in the mid-1990’s AKC created the Canine Health Foundation, endowed it with $1,000,000 and then provided an additional $1,000,000 contribution annually. That is one of AKC’s greatest accomplishments and arguably the most important action ever in support of canine health research.

When I started writing this column in April 1998 I had no thought on how long it would last. I was just delighted Matt had asked me to write it. If anyone had said I would be writing the column 10 years hence, let alone 13 years later, I would have been astonished and thought it highly unlikely. But that’s how long it’s been.

If the preceding has read like the preface to saying this is my last column, it might have been.

I called Matt to say I thought it was time to stop.

He instantly said there is no reason to, suggesting I continue writing when I think there is something worth commenting on. That is a great idea, which had not even crossed my mind.

So that’s what I’m going to do. Hopefully not being committed to a weekly column will make finding worthy subjects really focusing on the dogs easier.

It’s always seemed to me not enough can be written about the people I most respect in dogs.

That I haven’t done so is nothing more than the mistaken notion praising specific breeders, exhibitors, handlers, and other contributors could/ would be misconstrued as favoritism.

The fact is we all know people – many not well known throughout dogs – who deserve high praise and recognition. Then there are the people in dogs who are visible – many widely so – in one way or another, who are making big contributions in other ways; I am especially thinking here of handler(s) who also happen to be great, great breeders and people who when not doing dogs have fascinating lives away from the sport.

There really are endless great stories in dogs.

So, thanks to Matt and Gene for having me write for DOG NEWS. I’m looking forward to making a continuing, somewhat different, and less regular contribution.

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THERE’S ONLY ONE Happiness is a Hound winning BIS at Westminster!

Hooray for the Scottish Deerhound GCh. Foxcliffe Hickory Wind, hooray for the owners Sally Sweatt, Cecilia Dove and Dr. R. Scott Dove, and more hoorahs for her handler Angela Lloyd.

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n the 135 years of the Westminster Kennel Club tradition, Hickory became only the 5th Hound to win the top honor. Two great AfghansShirkhan and Pepsi, one whippet - Fleetfoot, and Uno the Beagle were the previous Hound winners at the Big Apple’s famous dog event, where terriers frequently excel.

For Angela it was a great moment to win the highest honor in the same arena where she gave a perfect performance as a youngster by garnering the Best Junior honors. For Hickory, it was a comeback from a serious illness last spring that took her out of the ring for months.

For Tom Bradley and Peter Van Brunt and their sterling committees of hard-working Westminster gentlemen as well as operations director Florence Foti, it was an unprecedented victory over the elements of construction and repairs taking place in America’s most renowned sports arena-Madison Square Garden. Proper efforts including forewarning of exhibitors and the rearrangement of benching/set-ups and concessions proved once again-There’s Only One-the rightful slogan of the Westminster Kennel Club.

The famous show survives decade in and decade out in spite of sometimes ferocious weather, garbage strikes and other disruptions and participants knowing in the midst of winter there’s a good chance they’ll go home with the flu. Why? Because it’s like no other. Its alluring mystique is a rare combination of tradition, social sophistication, super competition, good theatre and camaraderie that draws thousands to its ringside every year.

And millions more flock to their television sets to watch the show on Monday and Tuesday night-staging “Super Bowl” type parties and appreciating from afar what ringsiders are enjoying up close and personal. The rest of the country gets to enjoy Dave Frei and his colorful crew broadcasting the event while benefitting from the arena description of the breeds by Mike LaFave. As well as being a most prestigious sporting event for dogs, Westminster has become a media event enjoyed by dog lovers all over the world.

Robert V. Lindsey was this year’s honored recipient of the revered Sensation Award named after the famed Pointer that is the emblem of

“...millions more flock to their television sets to watch the show on Monday and Tuesday night-staging “Super Bowl”type parties and appreciating from afar...”

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The “topic du jour” on the Delegate E-Line is a discussion to eliminate majors as a championship requirement. Certain Delegates want just an accumulation of 15 points to fulfill the championship requirements.

What do you think of this idea?

Thom Parrotti WHY? Majors are a critical aspect of our of champion process. In my opinion eliminating the two major requirement would only add to more ‘cheep champions’. As a Delegate and AKC Judge, I personally am NOT in favor of this nor do I feel this is worthy of discussion.

Eric Liebes While no longer a Delegate, I’m happy to comment on this topic. I’m not in favor of cheapening the Champion title by removing the 2 major requirement. In our various campaigns we have finished about 100 champions. During that period we’ve had four, in three different breeds, who could not garner 2 majors. All had more than 15 points when we gave up. One of them won a bredby class at a specialty which was large enough to be a major, but then was awarded reserve. She was the only one of the four who we used in breeding and she produced several champions. In retrospect each one of these animals had real reasons for failing to finish. The lesson of trying and failing guided our improved breeding plans. This is the system working as it should. The argument that majors are somehow political, or reserved only for handlers is a poor one. That would be a judges education problem, not a rules problem. One change I think would be positive is to award a 3 point major to the reserve winner in any 5 point major entry, especially at Nationals.

Diana Wilson I think that eliminating the requirement of majors would drastically lessen the meaning of the word “champion”. It seems so easy in most breeds to win points on dogs by defeating only one other exhibit of that breed. When a dog has to defeat multiple exhibits is where it’s often determined if that dog is worthy of its championship.

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Marjorie A. Tuff This is senseless! What would be the purpose of a dog show? In some breeds one could be awarded a point if there was only one other dog in competition. The whole idea of major points is to have a good number of dogs in competition. I am a Delegate and I am definitely not in favor of this whole idea. Don’t we have enough cheap champions ?

Deborah J. Cooper While I applaud the AKC for trying to increase interest in the sport of pure bred dogs and AKC sponsored activities by making certain “titles” or goals more achievable, I am also extremely concerned about the dilution of such titles by making them easier to achieve. Anyone can finish a championship on a dog by dragging around two class animals of the same sex and same breed, and Championships will be achieved in this manner if the requirement for major wins is lifted.

Some of us have worked for many, many years to have quality dogs to exhibit and are proud of the champions that we finish. To make this title easier to achieve, the AKC is diluting the title, and in my view that is not good for the sport. I believe the same holds true with the Grand Championship title. A champion of record can be beat by class animals yet still be awarded select and get points toward a grand championship. If, in the judge’s opinion, that champion was not worthy of beating a class animal, why is he or she worthy of receiving a Grand Championship? In my opinion, the current practices dilute the achievement.

I would like to suggest that what AKC needs to contemplate is teaching the allbreed clubs how to educate the public about the sport of pure bred dogs and give them the tools necessary to attract the public. AKC should provide resources to educate the clubs how to educate the public and come up with tools and material to help them do so: THIS is what we need to do to save the sport and get more people involved.

Janet Allen Coming from the viewpoint of a breeder/exhibitor as well as judge, I opine that elimination of majors as a requirement for Championship would only further dilute the meaning of the title and be a disservice to the breed. The perception by those involved in the sport as well as the general public would not be well served by this proposal-in that an exhibit holding the title would not necessarily have earned the distinction of being an outstanding or even good example of the breed.

It could mean only that the exhibit has been shown at a number of shows. It would not necessarily serve to recognize the exhibit that stands out in the breed, or even is a good example of the breed. This is not to say that all “major” competition has stellar dogs- as most of us have had the unfortunate position seeing a major entry where none of the exhibits are “worthy of championship points on this day”-and this is where withholding ribbons is important.

Nor does it say that a dog earning a championship without major points was not worthy. By defeating a substantial number of other exhibits, it theoretically states that the exhibit rises to the top of the group of exhibits that will include a number of dogs which meet the parameters of the standard; rather than only defeating a few exhibits which may not meet these parameters. Calling an exhibit a Champion when the latter is the case is a disservice to the breed standard. I believe the current system has satisfactorily served to “protect” the integrity of the Champion title as well as the intent of the breed standard and should not be changed to eliminate the required majors.

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BRACE YOURSELF

Welcome to Crufts!

Is it the biggest? Arguably, though the organisers of some recent world shows would say not. Is it the best? That depends on your perspective. Certainly Crufts Dog Show is iconic within the fancy and is the one dog show that is engrained in the consciousness of the British public. Its founder, the great promoter and showman Charles Cruft, lives on forever.

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ow settled at the huge National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, the show runs over four days and spread throughout five cavernous halls. You may have to search hard to find rings full of dogs, but you will be overwhelmed by concessions selling everything from space-age blasters to floor mops.

This year the entry has only suffered a decrease of 2.4% which is truly remarkable when you consider the economic uncertainties facing so many people in so many countries at the moment.

However, the number of overseas entries at Crufts has reached an all-time high this year. The total is 1,231, with first-time entries from Israel and Bermuda.

The largest number comes from Ireland, followed by the Netherlands. Ireland’s entry is 160, followed by Holland with 153, and 110 each from France and Italy. Others are Russia 104; Germany 90; Belgium 76; Sweden 63; Denmark 52; Spain 42; Norway 39; Czech Republic 37; Finland 36; Poland 28; Hungary 24; Switzerland 22; US 19; Austria ten; Slovakia seven; Malta nine; Croatia and Slovenia five; Greece, Portugal, Romania and Ukraine four; Canada, Estonia, Latvia and Luxembourg two; and Belarus, Bermuda, Gibraltar, Israel, Lithuania and Mexico one each.

Strangely for the first time in five years there are no dogs from Japan.

Kennel Club spokesman Caroline Kisko is quoted as saying, “We are delighted to have attracted even more overseas competitors to Crufts 2011 than ever before. We believe that this once again demonstrates the truly international nature of the show and highlights the great esteem in which Crufts is held around the world.

“It is interesting to note that the number of Russian entries has broken the three figure mark for the first time on the back of the success of the Russian dog who took reserve best in show at last year’s event.”

For American visitors – especially those who will have been studying their favourite breed at Westminster – the size of the breed entries at the British show must seem mind-boggling.

The Golden Retriever has the highest entry with 491 dogs

and bitches taking part, taking the top spot from the Labrador after its entry dropped from 507 to 481. Overall, the biggest increases in the number of dogs entered are Tibetan Terriers, up 59 from 138 to 197 dogs; Rhodesian Ridgebacks, up 47 from 160 to 207; Whippets, up 47 from 390 to 437; and French Bulldogs, up 40 from 126 to 166.

Proportionally, the breeds with the largest yearon-year increases for their breed include the German Pinscher, up 162.5 per cent, from eight to 21 dogs; the Chesapeake Bay Retriever, up 123 per cent from 26 to 58 dogs; and the Coton de Tulear, up 78.9 per cent from 19 to 34 dogs.

On Thursday, Golden Retrievers will have the top entry not only in the group but the entire show and of course there are two judges for that breed, both of whom will have a very heavy day ahead of them.

On Friday, Rottweilers top the lot in the Working Group, and American visitors should be prepared for full tails as the younger classes will be populated by undocked dogs.

In Pastoral, Border Collies soar ahead of the list with an amazing 396 dogs entered. They could herd quite a lot of sheep between them!

On Saturday, not surprisingly, Staffords are top of the list with 328 dogs – the breed remains a firm favourite with British exhibitors and public alike, especially in the Midlands where the show is to be held.

While in Hounds, Whippets are way ahead of the field and this is one of the few breeds to have an overseas judge officiating.

On Sunday, Cavaliers are again the most popular breed and as is now custom the parent club holds its Championship show the previous weekend so this often represents a two-weekend holiday for many Cavalier fanciers from overseas. While in Utility (Non-Sporting), the highest entry is a bittersweet achievement for Christian Bruton, British specialist who has for some years lived in retirement in Spain. Chris was looking forward hugely to the highlight of his judging career but sadly is critically ill in hospital. His many friends will be thinking of him.

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his year Finnish Lapphunds will be awarded Challenge Certificates for the first time, and the honour of awarding them goes to Toni Jackson, a young lady who has taken the breed under her wing and helped establish it in the UK. In view of our Kennel Club’s regulations none of the beautiful dogs that she herself has bred will be able to be shown, which in CONTINUED ON PAGE 104

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BONHAMS’ AUCTION

The Dog Sale In New York Bonhams sale of dog art is now firmly established in the calendar of events around Westminster which all go to make the Westminster New York experience unique.

This year there were over 200 lots on offer, ranging from books and jewelry to important pictures.

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n the current climate and such a narrow market, we were well pleased with the result,” was how a Bonhams spokesman summed up this year’s sale. The final outcome being 72% sold by lots, 63% by value, giving an overall premium inclusive of just over $808,000.

As with all specialist sales the buyer base was mainly private and this year successful bidders were well scattered around the world.

A notable failure was John Emms’ important canvas of eight Fox Terriers which carried a hefty estimate of $200,000 – 300,000. “Most of the less pricey Emms managed to get away but not with the same enthusiasm as would have been the case in the past,” remarked Bonhams spokesman. They hovered around their lower estimates, including a gamekeeper resting with his spaniels - two Clumbers and a Springer - bought by the UK trade for $24,400 and a Scottish falconer with his birds and Setters that went to a Belgium collector for $7,930.

With the failure of the Emms terriers the way was left clear for Maud Earl’s magnificent canvas of the Labradors, Peter of Faskally and Dungavel Jet. Peter was one of the cornerstones for the breed and is behind every Labrador in the UK. The picture received a lot of pre-sale publicity and was the one selected by Bonhams to promote the sale. It was taken to just over estimate by two determined bidders, a UK institution and a Scottish collector with a personal interest in the picture who had viewed it in London and was bidding over the phone. Scotland was triumphant at $103,700, making it the second highest price at auction for a picture by Maud Earl, the record being held by another gundog picture, a Pointer.

British pictures of hounds and the hunt are perennially popular as long as there’s no death or blood. They are evocative of a past lifestyle when the countryside was a very different place. A picture of hounds on a bench in a kennel painted by John Sargent Noble achieved the second highest CONTINUED ON PAGE 116

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BESTS of the WEEK Park Shore Kennel Club Smooth Fox Terrier GCh. Slyfox Sneak’s A Peek Judge Dr. Robert Smith Owner J.W. Smith Handler Edward Boyes

Rockland County Kennel Club - Saturday Greyhound Ch. GrandCru Clos Erasmus Judge Ms. Rita Bell Owners Melanie Steele and Rindi Gaudet Handler Rindi Gaudet

Greater Hattiesburg Kennel Club II Pharaoh Hound Ch. Northgate’s As You Like It Judge Mr. Jerry M. Watson Owners Jennifer Mosing, Jenny Hall Handler Brian Livingston

Silver Bay Kennel Club Affenpinscher GCh. Tamarin Top Banana Judge Mrs. Terry Berrios Owner Myrna Kahlo Handler Jorge Olivera

Silver Bay Kennel Club Whippet GCh. Starline’s Chanel Judge Mr. Larry Sinclair Owners Carey & Lori Lawrence Handler Lori Wilson

Ochlockonee River Kennel Club of Florida - Sunday Standard Poodle Ch. Hightide Eclipse Judge Mrs. Lee Canalizo Owner Missy Galloway Handler Christian Manelopoulos

International Kennel Club of Chicago - Sunday Black Cocker Spaniel GCh. Casablanca’s Thrilling Seduction Judge Mr. Carl Gene Liepmann Owners Bruce Van Deman, Carolee Douglas, Mary Walker, Linda Moore Handler Michael Pitts

Meri-Miss Kennel Club II Boxer Ch. Winfall I Dream Of Style Judge Dr. Steve Keating Owners Keith & Cheryl Robbins, George & Barbara Adkins, Tina Porter, Lee Stanton and Jorge Pinson Handler Michael Shepherd

Greater Hattiesburg Kennel Club I Old English Sheepdog Ch. Lambluv’s Gambolon Blue Thunder Judge Mrs. R. Ellen Fetter Owner Kay Richardson & Jere Marder Handler Jere Marder

Plum Creek Kennel Club Chinese Shar-Pei GCh. Vaje’s Miss Jayne Hathaway Judge Mrs. Ann Hearn Owners Jeff & Vicki Mauk Handler Clint Livingston

Blackhawk Kennel Club International Kennel Club of Chicago Standard Poodle GCh. Jaset’s Satisfaction Judge Mr. Colin Hamilton Judge Mrs. Betty-Anne Stenmark Owners C. Bailey, S. Tompkins, B. Harris & M. Winters Handler Ann Rairigh

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10 QUESTIONS ASKED BY LESLIE BOYES OF:

Doug & Mandy

Carlson

Born: Mandy: Winnipeg, Manitoba Doug: St. Cloud, Minnesota Reside: Savage, Minnesota Ages: Doug - 39, Mandy -32

What year did you start showing dogs and what breeds were they?

Doug: 1977 Weimaraner Mandy: 1985 Collie

Which dog no longer being shown would you liked to have shown or owned?

Doug: I would like to have shown the Pointer Bee’s Knees and to have shown any dog Clay showed so I could yell at HIM when he lost!

Mandy-Ch. Dawin High Falutin the Standard Poodle shown by Allison Alexander/Foley.

Why do you think most people want to judge?

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Doug: I would hope to pass on their knowledge.

Mandy: I think most people want to judge to continue their involvement in the sport and to give their opinion as well.

Who are your non-dog heros or heroines exclusive of immediate relatives?

Doug: Alexander Graham Bell-Where would we be without phones even land ones!

Mandy: Anyone who can entertain a toddler--our children specifically.

If you could change one thing about your relationship what would it be?

Doug: More time to do things together Mandy: I would get Doug to help me brush the shih tzu more often

How would you describe yourselves in personal ads?

Doug: Outgoing, loves to laugh, active.

Mandy: Quiet, hard-working person who loves her kids, her shih tzu and her husband.

Do you think there are too many dog shows?

Doug: Yes Mandy: Yes

Which are your three favorite dog shows?

Doug: Montgomery, Chicago International and the Oklahoma City KC. Mandy: Westminster, Cambridge MN KC, American Shih Tzu Club

Do you think there should be a limit on the number of times a dog may be exhibited in a year?

Doug: No Mandy: No

How do you react to people flying in and out of shows on the same weekend?

Doug: The top dog will always be the one that fits under the seat or has its own plane or is an illegal service dog!

Mandy: I suppose if it isn’t too stressful for the dog it’s okay--I could never do it!

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AKC Agility has taken technology to the next level!

For one I cannot wait to watch the new system unfold that has been put into place for the AKC National Agility Championship. Steve Herwig, computer wiz kid aka AKC Agility Rep, has collaborated with the agility staff to prove how ahead of the game they are.

U PSIDEOFTHESEESAW B e sure to make use of this technology on April 1-3, 2011. This is how it will go, the exhibitor at check in will receive an exhibitor badge to be attached to their leash. When they step into the competition ring they will scan the bar code on the badge. The result of this scanning will be instant information transmitted on this dog’s run to the scoring computer, Twitter and Facebook. Here are the links to connect with: simply follow one or all of the rings on Twitter: www.twitter.com/AKCRing1, www.twitter.com/AKCRing2, www.twitter.com/AKCRing3, www. twitter.com/AKCRing4, www.twitter.com/ AKCRing5. Followers will be able to see each dog’s score and time within minutes of the run and exhibitors will be able to quickly check where each ring is at in the running order. Once a jump height has concluded its round of competition, a complete list of results will be posted on both Twitter (http:// www.twitter.com/AKCNACResults) and on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/ American KennelClub). The AKC website (www.akc.org) will of course still be updated daily and pictures posted for all to view as well. There is no other venue at AKC or any other agility organization that could match this incredible new system. The agility staff perfected the electronic scribe sheet at last year’s National but this year will be in the history books for this electronic accomplishment. Scanning should reduce any chance of human error regarding input and will provide instant information in today’s, I want to know immediately, demanding public. Agility has been ahead of the curve throughout its history. One can only wonder what the next new idea they will produce to improve communication and contact with the public for agility.

One of the first additions made by the new Agility Director has proved very successful in the communication area as well. It is an

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emailed exhibitor newsletter called “In the Zone”. This direct contact with exhibitors will keep them informed and in touch with AKC agility. The quick approval by the Board of Time2Beat, a new class, should be an exciting addition for clubs to offer and will increase entries and income. One of the long time criticisms of AKC agility was the option first of only one class to enter, then the option of Standard and Jumpers with Weaves Classes as two classes to enter in a day, has been laid to rest.

There now are many classes and titles to equal any venue. The recent agility trial held of a different flavor offered five different classes one dog could enter in a day and the trial was unlimited. The entry looked large on paper but then you looked around the room and you realized how few dogs were entered in the trial but were running five times in a day. Many clubs still must hold limited trials due to the very large number of first entry dogs in the AKC venue. One judge can judge 330 dogs and that is a very full day and this is the right number assigned for the limit and it still is a very profitable situation for clubs.

With the Crufts Dog Show just a few weeks away, the AKC agility representative Daisy Peel and her Border Collie, Solar, are definitely in top condition to compete. She is a past World Team member and National Agility Champion which has given her the experience needed for the difficult trip with a dog to England and handling the huge crowds of 160,000 people expected to pass through the gates. My description of walking with a dog at Crufts to get to your ring is to be patient, allow a lot of time and shuffle along. Crufts is an outstanding example of educating the public with demos and ability to register your dog on the spot. They target the youth in their country with their one ring devoted to juniors only and the Youth Kennel Club. This ring offers agility, obedience, canine good citizenship and conformation.

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he expanded number of registered breeds has included a new dog, Norwegian Lundehound. The de-

scription on this dog fascinates me for the agility world; it has the ability to tip its head backward until it touches its backbone and has six toes. I for one cannot wait to see this breed compete in agility; the visual picture of it makes me wonder if this is an advantage in balance or disadvantage. It is commonly said it is a disadvantage for a docked tailed dog and its balance in running and jumping but I must say the world team dogs that have been docked such as a wonderful black Cocker Spaniel or the Pyrenean Shepherd or Australian Shepherd certainly seemed totally balanced to me.

Most of the exhibitors that have an eye on making the World Team no longer are purchasing docked tailed dogs as it is not allowed in most European countries and it is getting harder for the FCI to get the exception in the country hosting the World Championships. The USA has to play by the rules of the event so any personal opinion we may have on the subject does not count. The World Agility Championships will be held in Levin, France for a second time in October. They will allow docked tails on any dogs. Another new breed moved into the Miscellaneous Class is a long time outstanding agility dog in Europe and that is the Pumi. This breed caught my eye at the first World Championship in Switzerland as it placed in the large dog (26”) category even though it is a medium sized dog. I am told a Pumi is an easy to live with breed with drive and love of running and jumping. I expect this breed will catch on quickly in the agility community.

It is almost time for the AKC National Agility Championships to be held in Virginia. Flying into this area is not easy but the fun side trip could be to fly into Raleigh and visit the AKC offices and then drive 3 hours to Virginia to enjoy the top dogs in the agility world compete. It will be efficiently run by the agility staff without a doubt and the number of volunteers for this event is always plentiful and one of the reasons why agility continues to grow and flourish. The hotels are full and the entry larger than ever, 1,136 runs per class. The first few months of statistics show that entries and number of trials are once again increasing at a steady rate.

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Service Dogs Unleash Life’s Possibilities for Disabled Veterans

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lexis Courneen served 2-1/2 years in Coast Guard Homeland Security during the Gulf War Era. While serving, she suffered a blunt trauma injury to her head and spine that resulted in nerve damage and a fractured pelvis. Today, she is ambulatory most of the time but she still has periods when she’s wheelchair bound.

She says her life was pretty sad before she got her Service Dog, Sooner, a 3-year-old Yellow Labrador Retriever.

“I wasn’t able to go places or be home alone because I’m a high fall risk,” Courneen says. “If I fell when no one was around, I’d just lay there—sometimes for hours--until my children came home from school.

Now, that I have Sooner, I’m able to be home alone again because he can retrieve the phone if I need to call for help.”

Sooner also helps Courneen maintain her balance during daily activities.

She holds onto the handle on the harAlexis Courneen and ness he wears as he walks by her side. She her Service Dog, Sooner. says he’s more reliPhoto by Winthrop able than a cane or Handy/Winthrop Studios. a walker.

“I was very independent until I was injured. I knew that getting Sooner would help me be that way again. I didn’t realize the impact he’d have on my children, however, until my daughter phoned me one night when I was away from home attending a 2-week training session for Service Dog clients. Although she was crying because she missed me, she told me she was happy that I was getting Sooner. She said she knew I’d be safe, now, when she went to school. Even though she was only 6-years-old at the time, she was burdened with worrying about me.”

Thanks to Sooner and the dramatic effect he’s had on her life, Courneen is an inspiration to others with disabilities when she speaks at veteran and disabled community events.

“I tell them there’s hope for the future and that everything happens for a reason—that good can come from bad. It still can be frustrating at times but there’s more good than there is bad,” she says.

Sooner was placed with Courneen by NEADS (Dogs for Deaf and Disabled Americans). It’s a 35-year-old, 501c (3) non-profit organization, which began as a provider of Hearing Ear Dogs for people with hearing loss. Hearing Ear Dogs alert their owners to sounds such as a telephone or doorbell ringing, alarms or sirens going off, etc. In subsequent years, NEADS expanded its program to include the training of Service Dogs for individuals suffering from a wide-range of physical disabilities, i.e., those who are wheelchair-bound, have missing limbs or partial paralysis, etc.

Service, independence and companionship ervice Dogs become an extension of their owners; affording them the security, freedom and independence others take for granted.

These extremely well-trained canines accomplish the above by performing a multitude of tasks for their owners: they retrieve and carry objects; press buttons that open doors; turn lights on and off; provide support on ramps and stairs, move laundry from washer to dryer; assist with dressing and undressing, etc. (They’re custom-trained to meet any special needs of the individual with whom they are placed.) Service Dogs also relieve the social isolation, which many disabled individuals experience, by acting as a companion and social bridge to interaction with others.

“Six years ago, NEADS began its Canines for Combat Veterans Program which provides Service Dogs to veterans,” says John Moon, NEADS Chief Communications Officer. “An invitation from Walter Reed Medical Center was its catalyst. The occupational therapists there invited us to demonstrate the tasks that Service Dogs can perform. Since its inception, our Canines for Combat Veterans Program provided Service Dogs to 35 veterans at no cost to Scott Chapman and his Service them.”

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The British Scene Gundogs dominated the top stud dog competition and it’s the same for the brood bitches with the first three placing all being gundogs.

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his year’s winner is the black Cocker Show Ch Canigou Classic Rock, owned and bred by Tricia Bentley. The progeny who have won her this award come from her first two litters which are both sired by Show Ch Asquannes Gillespie, the overall runner-up in the top stud dog competition. Herself the winner of 10 challenge certificates and a group placing and she is sired by Sh Ch Claramand Rock-N-Roll with Molkara ex Sh Ch Canigou Classical. In her first litter there were just two puppies but one, Sh Ch Canigou Rock Chick, won her title and became the UK’s first undocked show champion.

A great show bitch who has proven her worth as a brood is the German Wirehaired pointer Sh Ch Bareve Biwindi. Bred and owned by Barbara and Sharon Pinkerton, she is the UK’s only general championship show BIS winning GWP, held the breed cc record and is still top cc winning bitch. She was mated to another of Sharon’s team, her German import Ch/ Dutch Ch Freddy vom Kapellenhof at Bareve, the dog who took her record!!

As l previously said the competition is dominated by gundogs especially the setters and hunt-point retrieve breeds and so third is the German shorthaired Pointer and another with its Dutch title Ch Isara Kurzhaar Chatline of Kavacanne, owned by Sue and Peter Rose and bred by the late great Fio Roberts and sired by Show Ch Stormridge Moonraker of Bessalone ex Isara Kurzhaar Jakobine. Fio Roberts was not only a great GSP breeder but also of Giant Schnauzers’. I handled her Ch Isara Diablo to win the breeds first ever BIS at a general championship show in the UK. In the fourth spot is from the herding group and is the Groenendael Ch Ebontide Lady in Black owned and bred by the Clifford’s and another with a Dutch imported sire Dutch Ch Gydo v’t Belgisch Schoon at Ebontide ex Belgian import Sultane de l’Ouchenee.

Topping the terriers is Jennie Griffiths West Highland White Terrier Ch Karamynd Paws for Applause, bred by her also and sired

by Ch. Hopecharm Willie Makeit at Karamynd ex Hopecharm Full of Deelite at Karamynd.

In recent times one of the most

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spectacular dogs in the ring has been the US imported tri Basenji Ch/Us Ch Klassics Million Dollar Baby at Tokaji owned by Dee Hardy/ Trish Hallam with her American breeders Sue Kite and Jeff Gillespie. During 2010 she not only achieved the breed record for the breed but also her fifth consecutive BOB at Crufts. If that wasn’t enough, in 2010, she also topped the hound group top brood with her 4 puppies in her first litter and was a previous top hound winner in the top dog competition as well. A very remarkable bitch indeed.

Two bitches share seventh place: one of them is the Ibizan hound Nordic Ch. Rosenhills Dwarf-The Fairy Zita at Benjique, owned by Grant Carter and Steve Donnaby and bred in Norway by Eli-Marie Klepp by Frontrunners Felipe ex Norw/Swedish Ch Rosenhills Unique Evita.

Level-pegging is the Field Spaniel Sh Ch Tayowen Touch of Dreams, bred and owned by Howard and Sheila Taylor by Sh Ch. Dubidee Knight of the shire ex Sh Ch. Tawowen Touch of Satin.

We had a Belgian shepherd in fourth place and in ninth is another variety the Tervueren Ch Corsini Millennium owned and bred by Amanda Maclaren, by the French import Ch Magnum de la Clairiere aux Louves ex Ch Corsini Distinction.

The Greyhound Ch Sobers Hannah is in 10th place, owned by Maggie Holder and Claire Boggia and her Italian breeders Bitte Ahrens and Pierluigi Primavera.

She is from Swedish-bred parents Int/Sw/Italian/ Slovakian Ch Epic Brave at Sobers and Int/It/Sw/Norw Ch Sobers Cadelia. All her winning progeny were sired by the top hound stud dog for 2010 Ch Boughton Benvoluto.

The working group is led by the Great Dane Vanmore in the Wing with Merribox. She was bred by Lawrence Morgan-Evans and owned by Michael von Bruggenburg-Rothschild. She is sired by Ch Vanmore diplomat ex Castleon Chorous Girl at Vanmore. One of her progeny, Ch Merribox love Struck, was top Dane and a group winner during the year.

Topping the toys is the Japanese Chin Shantallah Kayuki at Nisyros, owned by David Anderson and David Watt. And sired by a Russian import Ch Hinsatori Yahoo Homerbrent ex Shantallah Mitsu.

Second generation group leaders are rare but one such is the Boston Terrier Ch Mathio Shining Example for Antrix. Her dam, Helen Mathias Jayrock Anastasia, took the non sporting group trophy more than once, while her sire, the American import Ch/Am Ch Bo-K’s Little Deuce Coupe for Antrix is a former top stud dog in the group.

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A Thought to Consider Entitlement ~ Since When?

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ust recently I had the pleasure of chatting with a lady who needed some biographical information on a fancier who is no longer with us. She thought I might have such information and so requested my help. As it developed, I did have the bio she needed and sent it within moments along the information superhighway.

Ain’t technology grand?

During our telephone and ensuing email conversations my friend observed that in her view, too many contemporary dog fanciers appear to demonstrate a sense of entitlement that is presumptuous to a fault.

She told me she felt that such an attitude is not in keeping with the true spirit of the dog fancy. I hasten to add at this point that my friend and I both qualify as dog fanciers of a certain age (read “geezer” if it makes you happy). With the above vignette as background you might think I am about to launch into a nostalgic wallow about the simple charms of an earlier time and you can skip to the next Dog News article. But I’m not, so please keep reading.

I actually began thinking about the prevalence of this feeling of entitlement among many of our peers. While I agree that we see too much of this thinking today, we also saw too much of this thinking in the so-called good old days. There is a great deal of truth in the saying “The more things change, the more they remain the same.”

Now, as in years past, there is a continued influx and progression of new people into the dog sport. In any given year, catalogs are filled with names no one ever heard before and many belong to people anxious to make their mark in this intriguing world they have discovered for themselves. Many newbies will go on to become movers and shakers for everything good in the dog game; others not so much.

One thing seems obvious and that is it takes time to learn this stuff

to the point of becoming an effective positive force. Sadly, many people conduct themselves as though they already knew everything they needed to know after having been in dogs for an unreasonably short interval. Would that it were only that easy. Our larger society constantly undergoes an ever-increasing demand for instant gratification in all things. We see this dramatically in the dog sport today and this same instant gratification spurs people to achievement but without a solid understanding of why we breed in a certain direction, or train in a certain direction or groom in a certain fashion. Sometimes it appears that so many of us are all tiny islands floating disjointedly in a sea of never ending one-upmanship.

Even though we operate in a spreading network of clubs, have numerous educational opportunities for all aspects of husbandry and training skill in a variety of disciplines and can acquire worlds of essential skills via personal mentorship and the internet, are we showing enough concern for each other in the communal sense? Or are we operating in more of an adversarial mindset; do we sometimes resemble the interstate during rush hour – everyone for themselves.

If we think that dog people cared about each other more in decades past, remember that saints and curmudgeons always coexisted. Spare a moment to remember that in those so called good old days, there was no Take The Lead or increased numbers of scholarships or so many other initiatives which directly benefit today’s dog fanciers in need. The good old days could be as wild and woolly as any frontier saloon of the 19th Century. We just never thought of how much better things were going to get.

Proudly raising the banner for my fellow geezers everywhere, I think it is a commendable trend that aspiring members of the fancy are now being encouraged to turn to those who can mentor them, helping them hone their skills and preparing them to take the reins for the leadership of tomorrow. However, not everyone who can is openminded enough to teach and not everyone who could benefit from the reservoir of life experience to be found in the dog fancy is open-minded enough to learn. Many a well-intentioned fancier with lessons to teach has taken a newcomer under his or her wing only to end up with a “badly inflamed wing pit!” Getting burned by someone you were trying to help can be a devastating experience. Conversely, cultivating someone for personal gain only to drop them when someone thought of as more potentially valuable appears is unforgivable.

The sense of entitlement is also seen in some well-heeled pet owners who burn to succeed in competition but never relinquish the pet owner mind set. These are those who cannot bear to send little “Muffin” off to a handler or to Muffin’s breeder to be prepared for an important, upcoming show. For them everything is about being “serviced” as they believe is their right. There are dedicated breeders who regularly give as much as they can to pet people who show their breeding short of neglecting their own serious contenders. It is not unheard of for relations between breeders and owners to deteriorate completely

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when the owner doesn’t get what she wants and believes she deserves. Ironically, many of these same people will turn to a handler and only then do they learn that, like all the other clients, they will be assigned a place in the queue. So much for entitlement.

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once knew a lady who participated in the fancy for some years, and hit on everyone she knew for everything she needed dogwise.

Statistically she was a successful exhibitor and breeder but throughout her tenure she was spoon fed every step of the way. She always used handlers, so never developed any ring craft or meaningful ability to groom to a competitive level in her coated, high maintenance breed. Her breedings always evolved at the suggestions of others. She couldn’t whelp her own puppies or grade them. It seemed as though she acquired a new mentor every few years and every time she switched horses, she got more confused.

Ultimately, she withdrew from the dog sport, but I heard that she recently resurfaced to ask a former colleague to groom her geriatric pets. When asked why she didn’t do her own grooming, she said that she found the work boring. Does this raise entitlement to an art form? You tell me.

The conformation area is not the only segment of the sport in which we can encounter the excesses of entitlement. Now, before the obedience people begin warming the tar and the agility folks start off-loading the bags of feathers, please understand that I realize performance affords many opportunities for numerous good people and wonderful dogs to add their influence to the rich tapestry that is the American dog sport.

Because of performance, many dogs perhaps lacking the qualities needed in the conformation ring can still achieve success in competition and bring the pleasure of another side of the sport to their rightfully-proud owners. Performance opens a door to dogs that have made their mark in the show ring and happily work to add titles to follow their names. Those who work to achieve this deserve the respect of the entire fancy. After all, it is by the efforts of performance enthusiasts that the original purpose of each breed remains relevant. Every effort directed to burnishing the image of the companion dog in our current society helps us all.

However, it must be said that some do flirt with the deep end; some go off it. A lady who was showing at our national specialty told me that a performance enthusiast informed her that her dog was too low on leg. Why was this dog too low on leg? According to the performance lady, the dog’s height on leg gave it a disadvantage in certain of the performance events. The dog being discussed was well along to finishing at the time, so how lacking could it have been? Do we then want to look at breed standards that have stood the test of time with an eye toward changing them in ways that do not serve the breeds or the fancy? Entitlement? Again, you tell me.

We are all here for the sake of the dogs and the breeds we love. Regardless of our major thrust, we are a community and realizing that each of us merits only the entitlement we have worked for and deserve.

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Westminster Journal The blond woman in the stylish grey coat paused to fish in her tan Michael Kors roadie handbag for Giorgio Armani eyeglasses. She adjusted them to her nose and scanned the benching area at Madison Square Garden. She sighed. “How can I find the Pomeranians?” she asked.

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ou can’t,” MBF superintendent Henry Odum told her. He smiled sympathetically and explained that due to construction at the Garden, there wasn’t enough room to put up the customary benches and signs.

There were no neat aisles separating Pembroke Welsh Corgis and Polish Lowland Sheepdogs from Pekingese and Poodles. The only way to find a Pomeranian was to cruise the crowded aisles and stumble upon one. Which she set off to do.

Backstage at Westminster this year looked strangely similar to backstage at any big show.

Molded plastic airline crates and easy-set-up wire crates were arranged in haphazard fashion. Yellow tape marked off aisles between Hound and Herding, Toy and Non-Sporting. But once in the group area, there was no designation to find your breed.

Because of that, there were far more questions than other years, at the superintendent, at the Westminster club booth, at the AKC booth, even at the Owner Handlers Association table. Vicki Glickstein said, “We were positioned at the dividing line between the group benching and the handlers, so people thought we were the ‘Information’ booth.

We spent the whole day helping people who thought they were lost.”

Fortunately for anyone with a question, the OHA are friendly, accommodating folk and handled all the queries.

Forced to live cheek to jowl, most exhibitors made the best of it. A friendly atmosphere pervaded. Usually, the benching area is ringed with vendors, who take up a lot of room. This year, vendors were aligned on the mezzanine, and entry to the dog show was only possible by snaking through their booths. So potential customers could linger over jewelry, collars, oil paintings and dog treats without getting in the way of exhibitors going back and forth to the rings. That felt like an improvement.

There also wasn’t room for the many sawdust doggy-do-yourbusiness areas of previous years. Chainlink pens had been set up for this purpose in one location, and there was always

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a line, reminiscent of the line you see outside a busy ladies’ room at a stadium or nightclub.

“Isn’t the weather great?” a Vizsla owner in the doggy toilet queue asked a woman with a Golden Retriever. They nodded heads. Nature sent sunny, clear skies to New York this time. It was a wonderful change from last year’s waist-high snowfall.

The Garden was sold out again, although, unlike the past two years, there were still seats available in the higher levels. However, tech savvy people didn’t need to be there to know what was going on. Susi Szeremy and Terri Cude kept everyone completely updated through Facebook and Twitter.

Patsy Barber handed in the card for her Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Champion Chesabar’s True Grit. This was her 30th Westminster, she said, and fourth time winning the breed. Only one thing would be different tonight.

“I won’t be handling. Ernesto Lara is going to take him in the group for me. I’m just too exhausted to run in the group ring.” Patsy is fighting breast cancer, and had a scheduled chemo treatment that morning. It sapped her energy, of which she has a considerable amount. “He is always breederowner handled,” she said sadly. “But not tonight.”

Greg Siner of Clifton, NJ, was back with his 19th breed win at Westminster with one of his Poole’s Ide Irish Water Spaniels. Ch. Poole’s Ide Got Water, RN, went on to a Group 4 handled by Stacey Duncan of Woodinville, Washington, who also holds the distinction of being a winner at Westminster; she was Best Junior in 1993.

A Mastiff bitch sat like a queen in one of the aisles, accepting the “oohs” and “ahhs” of the crowd like royalty. Ch. Lazy D’s Bonnie Blu was a pro at Westminster; her third visit to this show, her second Best of Breed, and she’s only three years old. She clearly enjoyed being petted by her fans, a great ambassador for her breed and for all large purebred dogs.

Keith Pautz of Las Vegas was turned out handsomely for the group, no thanks to his Weimaraner, Ch. Silhouette’s Life in the Fast Lane. Keith was locked out of his hotel room earlier, with Jimmie inside. When he called the front desk for help, the clerk who showed up argued that someone must be in the room because the deadbolt had been fastened. Keith assured him there was no one in the room, just a dog, so they both went away shaking their heads. Later, it happened again. Conclusion: Jimmie had taught himself to turn the deadbolt.

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Ch. Kenro’s Fleeting Moment Special Thanks to Judge Mr. Ralph Lemcke for awarding Enya Group Second at Clearwater Kennel Club show!

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Group First Judge Ms. Peggy Beisel-McIlwaine

The Number One Norfolk Terrier All Systems

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The HSUS In Its Own Words As Interpreted by Patricia Gail Burnham

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What I was really looking for in the HSUS Annual Report was its financial information.

What I found was a single page of financial information and endless pages and references to its activities that were designed to stimulate the reader to donate to it.

he HSUS states its mission as, “We strive to create a humane and sustainable world for all animals – a world that will also benefit people. We seek to forge a lasting and comprehensive change in human consciousness of and behavior toward all animals in order to prevent animal cruelty, exploitation, and neglect and to protect wild habitats and the entire community of life.” (Emphasis mine.) So its mission isn’t to save animals from abuse. It is to change our human consciousness and behavior. This is to be accomplished by advertising, education, legislation, and brain washing.

How does The HSUS accomplish its goals?

“We seek to achieve our goals through education, advocacy, public policy reform, and the empowerment of our supporters and partners. We do not engage in or support actions that are illegal or violent or that run counter to the basic principles of compassion and respect for others.” That is nice, but it certainly doesn’t have compassion and respect for us, or for farmers, or pet owners, or meat eaters.

What does the HSUS say that it does?

“We work for animals every day by providing direct care and response during natural and man-made emergencies, educating

the public about animal issues, working in the halls of Congress to create laws to protect animals, and caring for thousands of animals at our direct care centers across the country.

We also work through our major campaigns to target large-scale cruelties such as dog fighting and cockfighting, puppy mills, factory farms, unsporting hunting practices, and the fur trade.”

That sounds good, but farther on it says, “we raided 16 puppy mills in 2009 and saved more than 3,000 dogs in the process. But even if we managed to double or quadruple the number of raids, that would not be enough to solve the broader problem. We estimate there are more than 10,000 mills in the United States, and that’s why it’s critical that we pass laws to crack down on these operations and also raise awareness with consumers so they don’t purchase dogs from the puppy mill supply chain.” This makes plain its usual split between hands-on help and legislation. It raided 16 puppy mills? Out of 10,000? Give me a break. It isn’t about saving puppy mill dogs. It’s about legislating puppy mills out of business. And with its campaigns for mandatory spay and neuter, non-puppy mill breeders are already being targeted.

Its Financial Operations Report for 2009 (The 2010 report isn’t available yet) states its total revenue as 127 million dollars. Its largest single expense was 30 million for fundraising. So it’s spending nearly a quarter of its income for fundraising. No wonder we see so many HSUS ads on TV. Its next largest expense was 26 million for “public advocacy”, which I presume means lobbying for its legislative programs. In 2009 that bought it 121 state laws to further its agenda. It even got one passed in California that banned CONTINUED ON PAGE 136

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Dogs LawsThe Busy Body Syndrome.

Every heard the old cliché, “I’m from the government, and I’m here to help you”? Have you ever sat in on a local governmental meeting as a pending dog law was discussed?

Well, if you want your eyes opened to justice at its best, or worst, do just that.

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rowing up in rural America, we seemed to have made it just fine without all the newfangled governmental regulations. And, the same holds true, with respect to the dog world. In the “good ole times” we humans as well as our dogs were very happy. Looking back now, I wonder how we made it without the government holding our hand.

As a practical dog lover, I am very concerned about the increased trends with respect to the various local, state and federal dog laws being passed to control the dog environment. These laws seem to center around two main factions, that of dog population control and dog behavior.

Oh “my-my” let’s get real and use some common sense, an approach that apparently the governmental controlling bodies know very little about. There has never been a government birth control pill to decrease the dog population. Nor have any laws ever been enacted to make dogs behave. Crude remarks here, but more truth than fiction. It’s not the helpless animals but people that need to be taken to the “old fashioned” woodshed.

It even appears that the dog laws draw more response than laws that affect humans. For the most part, these various laws seem to result from a papery of feelings rather than facts. And they are hurriedly enacted to appease certain factions of the population or to support certain fads.

So, why so many sudden dog laws? Well, simply put, I call the dog law explosion, “the busy body” syndrome. Definition: “a person who meddles or pries into the affairs of others.”

Dog laws, as any other jurisdictions laws, are centered around two governmental factions. That being federal and local laws. The federal laws are national in scope while the local laws are based on the various local community needs or control.

NATIONAL LAWS AFFECTING DOGS AND DOG BREEDERS.At the federal level, the US Department of Agriculture, Animal Welfare Act (AWA) regulates commercial breeders, kennels and brokers, who sell dogs through wholesale channels or to pet stores. And, in 2002, a proposal to allow federal oversight of breeding and socialization practices in regulated kennels was added to an agriculture bill in the US Senate but not the House of Representatives. However, the Amendment was dropped from the final version of the bill. Now, the current AWA basically only applies to commercial kennels selling to pet stores. And what industry predominantly furnishes

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puppies to the pet stores? Why, it’s none other than the infamous ‘puppy mills”.

LOCAL LAWS AFFECTING DOGS AND DOG BREEDERS-Some state laws parallel or exceed the AWA standards, while other localities have the so called “lemon law”, designed to protect the buying public if the puppy acquired is sick. Some other local and state laws range from prohibiting dogs riding in pick-up trucks to regulating dog kennel and puppy litter population.

Sad to say, a substantial number of local and state laws are sponsored and passed as a result of some local interest or breeder squabble. And one cannot always blame the animals, for often times many of the local and state dog legislation results are due to the so-called dog lover disagreements, with little or no research being given to the legislation itself.

In addition, the nonprofit proponents of dog control have probably done more to regulate unrealistic government dog control than any other entity. These organizations urge the adoption from shelters instead of buying from a reputable breeder while also calling for an end to pet breeding and ownership.

It’s understandable that too many dogs die in shelters each year. However, it’s been my experience, as a Field Inspector, that there is no positive connection between the breeding of a healthy litter of purebred puppies and the death of a stray shelter dog. Responsible breeders research and sell their puppies to good homes and take back puppies that buyers cannot keep.

Also, responsible breeders are always ready to help the new owners train and protect the new puppies.

Unlike the do-gooder nonprofit organizations, the professional breeders are always a part of the solution, rather than the problem. So, breeders should not be penalized by the increasing governmental laws. Nor should the breeders be penalized or taxed, as the problem.

Again, it has been my experience that governmental dog restrictions, as a part of the solution of animal control, tend to ignore the real reasons dogs often times are left to abandonment.

Those being behavior problems, poor breed choice, moving or a change in living arrangements, local dog number limits, or an owner’s sudden illness. Some of these conditions may be altered by education. However, none of them can be changed by government legislations. Proposing such make-shift laws only fosters a lack of individual dog care responsibility.

Dogs and dog owners face more discrimination than ever before. Often times we quote the old cliché, “Dogs are man’s best friend”. Yet we seem to be held hostage to the fears and politics of the special interest groups. Dog fanciers, as well as all dog lovers, must take a stand. Not only must dog lovers stand in for the dogs, they must up live up to their responsibilities to obey nuisance laws, keep their dogs at home, and train the dogs to have good manners. These steps will go a long way in reducing the overabundance of restrictive laws that are making things worse, not better.

DOG LOVERS ALERT- GET INVOLVED AND LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD IN THE COMMUNITY.

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He’s Number One Among All Cavaliers*

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Sports Crossover

We all tend to get very engaged with our chosen dog sport but it’s amazing how skills that you teach for one discipline can transfer to another. I think everyone knows that no matter which dog sport you compete in it is always best to have a good basis of obedience with your dog.

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certainly place more emphasis when my dogs are young on their obedience as I find it pays dividends for their later work to have a good foundation of these control exercises.

Some dog sports have always had a certain amount of crossover. For instance, there has always been people who train obedience that also compete in agility. In the early days of HTM there were certainly more obedience handlers who had a go at a bit of HTM as a bit of light relief for their dogs. In recent times I have seen a transfer of HTM back into obedience with some handlers using certain moves to motivate their dog. Obedience can get a little repetitive for the dog so just teaching the dog some of the moves I have found really helps to keep the dogs interest in its training.

Some handlers are now using these moves as a reward in the obedience ring or to excite the dog during exercises.

A few of my friends who do agility have also made use of some of the moves which we might teach in freestyle.

One train of thought for teaching the young dog to turn left and right after going over an obstacle is to teach the dog a twist i.e. a spin on the spot in both directions. The handlers I have seen using this tend to use the commands left and right rather than the commands like twist we might use in freestyle.

If I was using this method I think my worry would be that the dog would do a spin in the middle of the course, but I expect that after the initial training of these spins it is then put into the situation of turning after a jump.

Other moves which a freestyle handler might teach that are useful for the agility handler is moves which make the dog aware that it has a back end. In agility the handler might want the dog to stop on the contact with its back feet. A move such as the elephant step is an ideal one to start a new dog with as it helps the dog realise it has a back end. This move is basically where the dog places its front paws on a box

Above: Pogo showing how her circling skills taught in freestyle transferred to herding work.

Left: Teaching the agility dog to use its back end by getting it to pivot on a box

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and then moves sideways around the box. In the early stages the handler can stand in front of the dog and move sideways around the box with it. Another move which helps to get the dog to think about its back end is getting the dog to place its back feet onto the box. This can be easily achieved in only a few minutes with a clicker and some food. I have seen dogs become very good at this move and be able to tell with their back feet that they have reached the box.

Of course with an agility dog it is important that the dog is warmed up correctly and this is where the freestyle moves can come in useful. If you have ever been to an agility show you will see long queues of handlers waiting to run in a ring. You might have warmed your dog up when you joined the line but it may take a while to get to the front and be in a position ready to work.

Many of the moves I teach for freestyle do not require a large space to practise. So when handlers get to the top of the line they could use a few legs weaves or even a jump through the arms to warm up their dogs. Of course something that is essential when teaching an agility dog a leg weave is to use a different command to the one you will use for the agility poles, as it could be very dangerous having a dog running towards your legs rather than the poles !

So as you can see some of the HTM moves can really help with other dog sports. One sport though which you would not think would benefit from any of the freestyle moves I have taught my dog would be sheepdog training, but as I found out some of the moves did. Just over a year ago I took one of my collies on a sheepdog training taster day as I have always wanted to have a go but not having land and sheep I have never got started.

This first day was all about seeing if your dog was interested in the sheep and Pogo who I was using, had never seen sheep before so I was not sure of her reaction.

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s we worked in the training ring with the sheep I was very pleased that I had done that early obedience training with Pogo. She already had a down command and would wait so it made control a little easier. Even though she was a little older then is ideal to start a collie, she started to show the circling behaviour. I knew she could circle as I had already trained her to go in a big circle round me in both directions as a freestyle move. So I started to tell her the commands which I had used in the park to get her to go in a clockwise big circle. If you bear in mind up until that point she had only ever run around me in a circle on command and not a bunch of sheep, she quickly adapted to circling them and me.

The sheepdog trainer who was running the day was convinced that we had done some training before and that this was not Pogo’s first time on sheep. Later on in the day we were allowed out the ring into the field where of course there was more space for things to go wrong. I was very pleased with the way Pogo worked and it meant that I have become hooked on this new challenge.

So as you can see you don’t have to compete in HTM to make use of some of the things that we teach the dogs. No matter whether its breed, working trials, agility etc even if you have no obvious use for the moves, I always advise people to teach some for fun as through the time spent training the moves it helps you to develop a closer bond.

If you have any questions about freestyle of heelwork to music please email me via my website www.caninefreestyle.co.uk

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Off The Leash The American Kennel Club’s Government Relations Department reports that as of mid-February of 2011, it has been tracking over 800 new and pre-filed state bills that deal with potential issues of interest to dog owners.

To put such a dramatic increase in perspective, consider that the AKC’s GR Department tracked 800 bills for the entire year in 2009.

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ll dog owners should be concerned with those numbers, and they should familiarize themselves with the machinations of the Humane Society of the United States and other such organizations that bill themselves as animal rights groups, if they haven’t already. The AR zealots are behind much of these legislative pushes and even if it has become easier to identify their tactics and agendas, they are no less troublesome when newly elected legislators are uninitiated to their ways. When the AR extremists fail at passing legislation at the state level, they reconvene and attack on the local level, where it is often more difficult to monitor and easier to pass. It has never been more important for dog owners and breeders to unite on all levels – particularly the local level – to counterattack these legislative movements that threaten our rights to own and breed dogs. If such a proposal arises in your municipality or county, alert the AKC’s GR Dept. at doglaw@akc. org and spread the word to your local clubs.

Sheila Goffe, Director of AKC Government Relations, writes in the most recent Taking Command newsletter, “Without your vigilance, we’re not likely to hear about many measures at the local level. Once we know about these issues, we can provide you with customized assistance, including issuing analyses, talking points and contacts with local clubs and breeders.”

In addition to the plethora of bills introduced at the local levels, other legislative trends Goffe cites are attempts to issue bills that purport to have no fiscal implications but actually include unfunded mandates that cash-strapped local and county governments must fund; measures that impose new and expensive breeder fees for licensing and kennel inspection fees that would fail to cover the cost of such initiatives; efforts to establish loosely-defined and poorly–trained humane and non-profit groups to conduct kennel inspections; and vague or poorly defined definitions of animal hoarders.

Some fanciers know about these all too well, as they have already seen these bills crop up in their own towns, counties and states.

This past week the state of West Virginia House Judiciary Committee passed a strict breeder bill that defines anyone who maintains 11 or more intact dogs over one year of age and is engaged in the business of breeding animals for direct or indirect sale as a commercial dog breeder. Only those who hold an occupational permit and have registered a greyhound kennel name with the West Virginia Racing Commission would be exempt from this bill; those licensed by the USDA would not be exempt. All licensees would be subject to inspection twice a year, but at least five days notice would be given prior to inspection.

Current West Virginia law makes it unlawful for anyone to withhold proper sustenance, protective shelter and medical treatment from their dogs. So why the need for such a bill? It’s well documented that arbitrary limits are ineffective. Even one dog in the hands of an irresponsible owner is one too many. But this bill will punish responsible breeders that take excellent care of their animals.

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be? While HB 2883 will limit breeders to owning 50 intact dogs over one year of age, it only gives breeders 30 days to comply.

What’s going to happen to all those dogs over the limit? They will descend upon local shelters in fiscally challenged towns and counties and many will be euthanized at taxpayers’ expense.

Other provisions in the bill are cause for concern, too. HB 2883 establishes breeding age limits, stating that a dog may only be bred if it’s between the ages of 18 months and 8 years. While we rely on our elected officials to make well-informed choices for the general good of the people in the land they govern, the government simply does not belong in the whelping box. Decisions for breeding dogs are best left to those with knowledge in the area: responsible breeders and veterinarians.

There are other requirements and standards in the bill that will be very costly for West Virginia breeders. New engineering standards and requirements for commercial breeding kennels laid out in the bill are unnecessary and would be such an economic burden that many breeders would be forced to close up shop or move their operations out of state. Current law already addresses animal cruelty in the state of West Virginia, making HB 2833 superfluous, causing unnecessary expense on responsible breeders, while doing nothing to enhance the well-being of dogs. Enforce existing laws before requiring burdensome standards that will result in greater expense for both taxpayers and responsible breeders.

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est Virginians would do well to learn from their neighbors in Pennsylvania. In 2008, Pennsylvania passed overly restrictive breeder legislation that required breeders to adhere to expensive standards and regulations. Now the Keystone State’s House Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee is considering House Bill 89, which would require the Joint State Government Commission to study and review the economic impact of those laws. Contained in the resolution are statements that estimate that the new laws have resulted in millions of dollars in economic losses for small businesses, recognition that the laws and regulations have resulted in the loss of numerous jobs and recognizing the substantial investments that breeders have made in land, buildings and veterinary care amongst other expenses that benefit local economies. West Virginians should note this as they respectfully urge its Agriculture Committee to reject HB 2883. As Sheila Goffe pointed out in a letter to Speaker Richard Thompson and Members of the West Virginia House of Delegates, “In 2010 alone, West Virginia purebred dog owners generated over $9.6 million in revenue for local communities on dog shows, veterinary services, and other dog needs. Responsible breeders are models for their communities. They raise healthy dogs and work to ensure that puppies are placed with responsible owners.” These owners, in turn, also pump money into the local communities.

While there are some provisions in HB2833 that deserve support, such as instituting a cap on the licensing fees to ensure it will remain reasonable for responsible breeders to comply, there are too many provisions within the bill that are damaging to responsible owners and breeders. HB2833 must be rejected, for the benefit of the dogs, the owners and breeders, and the taxpaying citizens of West Virginia.

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he four day weekend of shows in downtown Chicago at the huge McCormack Center Hall proves that dog events can be held in large cities in major complexes which cost a lot of money to rent out.

Indeed this very weekend Detroit will further the point at Cobo Hall where again huge crowds of spectators are expected to attend the event, weather permitting of course. In Chicago it is an established fact (over and over again) that Chicagoans and their neighbors turn out in record numbers for the dog show--this year was no exception. The crowds were massive thereby ensuring a good gate which combined with entries of over 2,300 dogs and concessions all over the place to say nothing of the great support of Purina combine to make a financial and psychological success for the four days.

Now then it certainly is a fair question to ask why Chicago and Detroit can do something neither Boston, Philadelphia nor Los Angeles for example can do. That is rent out the expensive complexes available downtown and turn them into financial successes. I believe the major differential is the fact that both Chicago and Detroit are proprietary shows--that is basically privately owned. The incentive to succeed just as it is at Golden Gate in the Cow Palace in San Francisco (also privately owned) is to make a real buck out of the show. Now then making the dollar is not the only incentive of course--there is the pride and determination to prove success as with anyone’s dog show and to gain recognition from one’s peers as well but this can be accomplished at the smaller shows as well. Just look at Greenwich on the East Coast, Grass Valley on the West Coast, Palm Beach in Florida and virtually most of the comparatively smaller Minnesota shows to say nothing of other successful shows and events throughout the country too numerous to name. But Chicago and Detroit are real money makers. As importantly, they serve as great diplomatic venues to show off the virtues of AKC and the value of owning and showing and breeding purebred dogs to the general public.

And if it takes proprietary shows to succeed in doing this in the larger cities than I am all for changing the rules in this area and permitting these types of ownership to expand in the larger metropolitan areas for sure.

Of course what would Chicago be without Louis Auslander and Susan Olsen one must ask. Well Lou has announced his retirement this year with a good portion of his family stepping in to take over his role. Those will be hard shoes to fill but with the combination of the aforementioned Sue Olsen and her hard-working members I feel pretty confident it will be a continuing success. One other now fixture at Chicago of course is the input of Onofrio led by the James brothers, Tim and Terry. Onofrio has settled as the Super here now after several years of chaos in that area and together with all involved really do a fabulous job. I have never seen McCormick Hall set up so well and they had the good sense to add THE CREW headed by Sergio Brown to work at setting up and assisting at the show! Sergio does many of the California shows, particularly the Egg Nog and the AKC/Eukanuba events, and I have

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The All-Time Top Winning White Pekingese & Currently #5 in Breed Points*

Breed Judge: Ms. Terri Lyddon Group Judge: Mr. Darryl Vice

Best In Specialty Show

GCh. Windemere’s Different Shade of White With Back-To-Back Group Firsts Silver Streak may be a Pekingese of a different color but he is proving that he can hold his own in any competition.

As always, it is quality that counts!

Breed Judge: Mr. Darryl Vice Group Judge: Ms. Terri Lyddon

Thank you Judge Mr. Carl Yochum for the Group Placement in excellent competition at the Cyclone Country Kennel Club of Ames.

Superbly handled by his good friend Ruth West.

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the Westminster Kennel Club, originally a gundog club for dedicated bird-dog sportsmen. The longest standing president in Westminster’s history, Lindsay’s contributions to the club and purebred dogs in general was recognized by a vote of the club and the announcement of President Van Brunt acknowledged his more than a half century of service. “He is a gentleman of class and dignity, and we are happy to honor him appropriately for all that he has done.”

Lindsay and his beloved late wife Nancy raised Basset Hounds and Bloodhounds under the Lime Tree kennel name and exhibited with success for years. A respected hound authority and judge, Mrs. Lindsay presided over the Westminster BIS in 1982 and the Hound Group in 1990. Lindsay joins Chester F. Collier and William F. Stifel as winners of the coveted Sensation Award.

New York has an energy and beat like no other city. It’s not only natural to spend hours visiting with friends you have not seen for a long time, cluster around rings to see the best of the best collected in a rare head-on but also to wear yourself out in general as you try to crowd as much into the time you have there as possible. The Westminster Week has a way of wasting everyone with all its activities. And you’re saddened when you hear of something you didn’t know about that you missed! Consider the Hound Show that Karen Mays and Joan Goldstein so graciously filled me in on. Even though I knew about the Sporting Dog shows, Toy Shows and Knickerbocker Dachshund traditions, this show completely escaped me and I missed the opportunity to experience it.

The most poignant moment of the Westminster Weekend occurred for those of us who so loved Corky Vroom when he was installed posthumously in the Hall of Fame. Set in the splendor of the Grand Hyatt ballroom, the event came to a tearful standstill for all as his lovely widow Sue Vroom graciously accepted the award on behalf of her late husband. Memories of Corky were shared by those who agreed this man had been a most special person in their collective lives. Who can forget the picture of ever-youthful and always athletic Corky winning multiple groups at Westminster with the Greyhound, Bouvier, Doberman and Pointer?

In addition to honoring Amy Rodriguez Booth’s Smooth Fox Terrier as Dog of the Year All breeds, the other six group honorees also received Winkie Awards for being tops in their categories. Four bitches-the Irish Setter, the Whippet, the Boxer and the black Standard Poodle-joined the Pekingese dog and Bearded Collie as respective group achievers along with the Terrier for 2010.

Dorothy Macdonald was voted Judge of the Year with professional handler honors for 2010 going to Bruce Schultz. German Shorthair breeder Robin Remondi won owner-handler honors and Debbie Butt breeder honors for both her lovely Whippets and outstanding Border Collies. Both of these ladies are second generation dog people who themselves have been “in dogs” all their lives. Montgomery County Kennel Club was honored as the top Dog Show of the Year.

Congratulations to Jeff Pepper on his dual honors in New York as the prestigious Dog Writers of America for best single breed book for his excellent book on the Golden Retriever as well as the best book honors of the Association of Purebred Dog Writers. Jeff spends his life involved in educational activities on behalf of Golden Retrievers in particular and purebred dogs in general.

Westminster itself continues to be an ongoing education no matter how many times you attend. The reconstruction at the Garden necessitated the Dog Judges of America canceling their annual New York two-day program of continuing education for judges and aspiring judges. Other adjustments at the Garden were implemented by Westminster personnel as well as attendees. When all is said and done, you might return home tired and weary wondering how you will pay all the bills on your credit card, but you always know in your heart you’ll be back. There truly is “only one” and there’s always next year.

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ne of the few grandfathered privately owned kennel clubs approved by the American Kennel Club, The INTERNATIONAL KENNEL CLUB OF CHICAGO, has officially taken down the ‘for sale’ sign. The show was for sale officially and unofficially for some time.

The show will remain in the AUSLANDER FAMILY now that LOU AUSLANDER is handing over the show to his son and daughter-inlaw CARTER & MERYL AUSLANDER and his daughter and son-in-law SINDY & CHARLES SCHNEIDER and their son LEE SCHNEIDER. LOU was doing some future planning, but he isn’t going anywhere (we hope). Who was it that said the sins of the father are passed to his children? Fortunately, the AUSLANDER FAMILY has SUSAN OLSEN at the helm as show chairman. The show was held in memory of longtime club member BOB CONDON, who passed away several months ago. It seemed strange not to have BOB at the gate welcoming everyone to the show. Sadly, MICHELE BILLINGS received word while judging in Chicago that her husband, CAPTAIN BILL, had succumbed following a long illness. All of us at DOG NEWS send MIKE and her family our deepest sympathies. The family has requested that those wishing send a contribution in his memory to Take The Lead. INTERNATIONAL weekend also celebrates the gift giving of the PURINA DOG FOOD COMPANY to the AKC Canine Health Foundation, through its Purina parent club partnership program. This year’s check was in the amount of $221,498. A second check was also presented to the AKC

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Canine Health Foundation from the International Kennel Club of Chicago and Purina for $12,800.

That amount is calculated by the entry of dogs at the show. Most athletes go to Disneyland after a big win, but LINDA PITTS took another route. Following her Westminster victory, she had her knee replaced. Currently at home recuperating, she will be sidelined for several weeks. CONSUELO VANDERBILT EARL, great-great-granddaughter of COMMODORE CORNELIUS VANDERBILT, passed away on February 21st at the age of 107.

Some might remember her as MRS. N. CLARKSON EARL, JR., owner of the Iradel Skye Terrier kennels. Her Skyes were top winners of her day and some of the better known names that were employed by her include WALTER FOSTER, JAMES EDWARD CLARK and STEVE SHAW. The family has requested those wishing make a contribution to the Animal Medical Center, 510 East 62nd Street, New York, New York 10021. Another longtime member of our community, Boxer handler ED HOFFMAN from Long Island, has passed away.

More than 1,000 dogs are expected to compete at the 15th American Kennel Club National Agility Championship in Lexington, Virginia on April 1st through 3rd. Birthdaying…JANE FORSYTH, DON DAVIS, ALEX WHEELER, MATTHEW PERCHICK, MICHELLE LEWIS, TOM GIACOMO, TRAY PITTMAN, JANET YORK, DAVID BOLUS, TAYLOR JOHNSON, TARA MARTIN ROWELL, LEONARDO GARCINI, LUKE BAGGENSTOS, SUSAN LOWDER and the very youthful PETER KUBACZ.

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Ch. Sweet Apple Cameo Multiple Best In Show Winner and Number One English Cocker Spaniel in Canada - 2009 and now here in the U.S. for a new career, starting off with a GROUP SECOND under Judge Ms. Joy S. Brewster

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Carly is three weeks into her specials career and already has Multiple Best of Breeds, Multiple Group Placements and Best of Opposite Sex at the 2011 Westminster Kennel Club Show!!!

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long been a fan of his and his team. The idea of their going national is as I understand a “James” idea and a darn good one at that. I strongly suggest you contact them if you need assistance in setting up your show wherever it may be.

Blackhawk and Park Shore are the first two days, which were won by the Garden Smooth and the Black Standard poodle dog from Kentucky, which also won Chicago’s Saturday show whilst the Garden Black Cocker won the Sunday show. I was asked to do best Puppy and found a lovely Weimaraner to put up. I will follow its career with interest.

I must say two exhibits were sent to me with what I considered to be very questionable eyes. You know with all the fuss in the UK about judges being concerned about health problems I don’t know if I was overreacting or not but I must say that long prior to the fuss in the UK, I expect, I would have reacted to these two exhibits the same way today as I would have ten or twenty years ago! And that was not to use them at all.

On Thursday I think it was a very presentable, seemingly capable young man who was not American who judged the Hound Group. I am told he was 22 years old and that last year at 21 he judged a group in the States as well! Here we go again-the matter of permitting a foreign judge to adjudicate here merely because he or she is approved in their own country. I ask you--does it seem fair to set up the long and difficult standards we do for American judges to get their approvals and then permit someone with what is apparently a much lesser background and experience in dogs to get the same sort of assignment? I think not. Now then I am sure I will hear how this person from age 10 had been involved with dogs--but really can you take pre-teen and teen devotion and compare it to years of hard work in your 20’s and 30’s and upwards and then equate them on the same basis? Just recently there was a major furor over a person who was breeder of the year not even getting his own breed due to some question about paper work. And yet just because someone is approved in his own country we automatically give them approval here. It just isn’t fair to the American judge who must follow our system so assiduously. I don’t know if and whenever we’’ll hear from the Smith Committee on judging approval changes but this is certainly one topic they should take up. Those committee members right now are playing it too close to the vest to my liking except for one member who is willing to talk somewhat about it. How about it boys and girl, when are we going to hear from you as to what your committee is going to propose?

Letters To The Editor CORRECTION We inadvertently left off the winner of the Ascob Cocker Spaniel and owners from list of Westminster Winners--the dog was Ch. Locsot N Gina’s Rocket Man, Owner: Isabelle Haskell Detomaso, awarded best of variety by Judge Dr. Bob G. Smith.

A DEFENSE STATEMENT To All of My Dear Friends and Colleagues: I have been authorized by my attorneys to make the following statement. I regard the recent action by AKC as mistaken, without merit and ill-motivated.

My personal reputation and service to the AKC and the sport of purebred dogs for decades speaks for itself, along with my family’s for nearly a century.

There has never been a question regarding my character as a judge, or my integrity. I have engaged one of the nation’s largest law firms, Drinker Biddle & Reath in New York City to represent and advise me concerning the alternatives available to me in regard to AKC’s recent actions and AKC has been so notified. At my attorney’s direction, I am not able to describe all of the events and circumstances at this time, but they will be known in due course. Unfortunately, there is no assurance that the ultimate resolution of this serious and unfortunate issue will be resolved in time for me to meet many of my near term commitments to the clubs I am scheduled to judge.

It is impossible to adequately thank all of you who have sent me private messages, cards and emails and those who have shared their thoughts publicly. From the bottom of my heart, my family and I thank you.

Sincerely, Skip Herendeen San Antonio, TX THE KENNEL CLUB AND HOAX CALLS The Kennel Club is concerned to have received several reports of people having received unsolicited calls from individuals claiming to be representing the Kennel Club or companies affiliated to the Kennel Club. Some calls have been received from a company offering supported website services and it has been suggested that this has been endorsed and sanctioned by the Kennel Club.

We would like to assure anyone receiving a call that the Kennel Club and its marketing partners will only contact people regarding related services or offers if they have given permission for us to do so. If ever in doubt as to the authenticity of the approach, please contact us in order that we can verify.

Anyone receiving a telephone call from someone claiming to be from the Kennel Club, should ensure that they do not give out any of their personal details or online account information, as these would never be requested during a genuine call from the Kennel Club itself. People should also be cautious about making any immediate purchase from an unsolicited call without checking the credentials of the caller.

If in any doubt, ask for the person’s name and extension number and advise that you will call them back through the main Kennel Club number - 0844 4633 980. The Kennel Club also welcomes reports of any such calls on this same number or via email to web.registrations@thekennelclub.org.uk.

We have been in touch with Trading Standards and the advice is that anyone receiving a call which gives them cause for concern or complaint

should report the matter to Trading Standards directly via the contact details below: Consumer Direct – 0845 404 0506 You will then be directed to the local Trading Standards Office during that phone call. Or email via the Trading Standards website: www.consumerdirect. gov.uk Go to the ‘Contact Us’ section and post your email as directed.

Trading Standards will be able to advise you further and will then be able to investigate directly – but they need your individual reports in order to do so.

Laura Quickfall London, England PURINA PRO PLAN HELPS FEED THE GARDEN If you have shown at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, you’ve experienced the hassle of either carting several days’ worth of dog food for every dog in your care, or worse, trying to find your favorite brand(s) of dog food in Manhattan. Fortunately, for Pro Plan loyalists, feeding the dogs is as easy as ordering carry-out. All you have to do is place the order.

For the past 10 years, Pro Plan has provided, free of charge, enough Pro Plan to feed your dogs at the Garden. Beginning months before Westminster, Purina employees are busy talking with exhibitors about their “Feed the Garden” program and accepting orders for any Pro Plan or Pro Plan Selects formula. Exhibitors simply e-mail their orders to one of four Purina Breeder-Enthusiast Area Managers, specifying how much and what formula they will need to cover their days at the Garden.

Once in New York, Purina staff is available from Thursday before the Garden until Tuesday of the show so exhibitors can pick up their orders. The food is stored at the Hotel Pennsylvania Pavilion and is available for pick up from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. In 2011, Purina shipped over 3,000 pounds of Pro Plan to New York for the Westminster weekend, enough to cover the 100-plus exhibitors who requested food. Several lucky exhibitors who had forgotten to place their orders were even able to pick up some emergency rations. Over the last several years, Pro Plan has fed most of the Group winners at the Garden, including all seven winners the past two consecutive years.

Pro Plan’s “Feed the Garden” program is just one of many ways that Purina supports dogs and their breeders, owners and handlers. Purina also sponsors dog shows and other canine events, donates to health research and rescue, and provides education to breeders. In a nutshell, Purina supports, promotes and enhances the sport of purebred dogs. So, the next time you see a Purina representative, thank them for all they do for our dogs.

Robert Elke St. Louis, Missouri NESTLÉ PURINA PETCARE AND THE INTERNATIONAL KENNEL CLUB SUPPORT CANINE HEALTH RESEARCH For the ninth year in row, Nestlé Purina PetCare representatives have presented a check to the AKC Canine Health Foundation at the International Kennel Club of Chicago Dog Show representing half the earnings from the 2010 Purina Parent Club Partnership (PPCP) Program. This year more than $220,000 was given to the Foundation. Since the program began in 2002, nearly $4 million has been raised for canine health research, with half the earnings going directly to the AKC Canine Health Foundation.

The same evening, a $12,600 gift from the International Kennel Club (IKC) of Chicago and Purina was also presented to the AKC Canine Health Foundation. This marks the 13th year for the combined donation, which came from the IKC and Purina each contributing $5 per full-priced entry for a total of $10 per full-priced entry in the February 26th IKC Dog Show.

Both gifts - totaling over $230,000 -- were presented February 26th at the Purina Invitational Ball held during the IKC Dog Show Cluster.

Read the full story of Purina and IKC’s support at http://support.caninehealthfoundation.org/site/R?i=NmSXH78LNI06d6Wdfvkqzw.

Ann Viklund, Purina Director of Conformation, Sporting and Breeder Marketing accompanied by Connie Wagner, Senior Manager, Breeder/Enthusiast Group and Lou Auslander, IKC President, presented the donations to the Foundation’s Chairman, Cindy Vogels and CEO, Dr. Terry Warren.

Learn how you can start raising money for your breed’s health through the Purina Parent Club Partnership Program. http://support.caninehealthfoundation.org/site/R?i=hgUwsT9CbmZtGeqshsF3dw.

Or show your support by making a donation to fund research today. http:// support.caninehealthfoundation.org/site/R?i=8o_s-J6cCr75lQEG_WyYnA. Terry Warren Raleigh, North Carolina Dog News 141

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Dog Show Calendar APRIL 1 - FRIDAY NC Concord (I) COLUMBIA KENNEL CLUB, INC. Cabarrus Arena and Events Center 4751Highway 49 North CLOSES: MARCH 16 MB-F Inc., SUPT Judges And Their Assignments BEST IN SHOW Mrs. A. S. Bolus SPORTING Group: Ms. M. Martorella Mr. E. Blake: Pointer, Ret-Gold, Span-AmW, Vizs, Weim, Wirehair Ptg Grif Mrs. A. S. Bolus: Brit, Span-Clum, Span-Ckr, Span-Eng Ckr, Span-Eng Spr, Span-Fld, Span-Irw, Span-Suss, Span-Wel Spr, Spin Ital Mr. J. R. White: Balance of Sporting Breeds HOUND Group: Mr. E. Blake Mrs. S. A. Krogh: Bgle, B & T Coonhnd, Bloodhnd, Bluetick Coon, Dach, Eng Fox, Nor Elk, Otter Ms. M. Martorella: PBGV, Pharaoh, Plott, Redbone Coon, RhoRidge, Saluki, ScotDeer, Whip Mrs. J. Quiros-Kubat: Balance of Hound Breeds WORKING Group: Mrs. A. B. Schoen Mrs. J. Quiros-Kubat: AnatolShep, Kom, Kuv, Nepltn Mastiff, Portuguese, Sam Mr. D. Bolus: Balance of Working Breeds TERRIER Group: Ms. B. Dale Mr. J. R. White: All Terrier Breeds TOY Group: Mrs. S. A. Krogh Ms. B. Dale: Affenp, Cav KC Spans, Chin Cr, Hava, I Greyhnd, Eng Toy Sp, Malt, Pap Mr. E. Blake: Balance of Toy Breeds NON-SPORTING Group: Mrs. J. Quiros-Kubat Mrs. S. A. Krogh: Norwegian Lndhnd, Pood, Schip, Shiba Inu, Tib Span, Tib Ter, Xoloitzcuintli Ms. B. Dale: Balance of Non-Sporting Breeds HERDING Group: Mr. D. Bolus Mrs. A. B. Schoen: All Herding Breeds MISCELLANEOUS Group: Mr. J. R. White Mr. J. R. White: All Miscellaneous Breeds JR SHOWMANSHIP: Mr. D. Bolus NE Mitchell* (I) SCOTTSBLUFF KENNEL CLUB Scotts Bluff County Fairgrounds Event Center Bldg 13th & 22ND Ave CLOSES: MARCH 16 Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C., SUPT FEE: $26.00-1st/ $20.00-2nd Judges And Their Assignments BEST IN SHOW Miss D. M. Macdonald SPORTING Group: Mrs. J. G. Kay Mrs. J. G. Kay: All Sporting Breeds HOUND Group: Mr. J. C. Walton Mr. J. C. Walton: All Hound Breeds *Pending: Whip WORKING Group: Mrs. J. Fournier B. Lee: Rottw Mrs. J. G. Kay: Dobe, Grt Pyr Mrs. J. Fournier: Balance of Working Breeds TERRIER Group: Mr. J. C. Walton Mrs. J. G. Kay: All Terrier Breeds TOY Group: Mrs. J. Fournier B. Lee: Pood Toy Mrs. J. Fournier: Min Pin, Toy Manch, Peke, Pug, Shih Tzu, Silky, Yorks Miss D. M. Macdonald: Balance of Toy Breeds *Pending: Pap, Pom, Toy Fox Terrier

NON-SPORTING Group: Mrs. J. G. Kay Mr. J. C. Walton: Fin Spitz, Lowch, Norwegian Lndhnd, Xoloitzcuintli B. Lee: Balance of Non-Sporting Breeds HERDING Group: *Pending *Pending: All Herding Breeds MISCELLANEOUS Group: Mrs. J. Fournier Mrs. J. Fournier: All Miscellaneous Breeds OBEDIENCE TRIAL CLASSES Ms. S. B. Bluford: Nov A, Nov B, Begnr Nov A, Begnr Nov B, Grad Novr, Open A, Open B, Grad Openr, Util A, Util B, Grad Verr JR SHOWMANSHIP: Mrs. J. Fournier NY Syracuse* (I) ONONDAGA KENNEL ASSOCIATION, INC. New York State FairgroundsNew York State Fairgrounds Center of Progress Bldg Horticulture Bldg CLOSES: MARCH 16 Jim Rau Dog Shows, Ltd., SUPT FEE: $30.00-1st/ $23.00-2nd Judges And Their Assignments BEST IN SHOW Mrs. R. Smith SPORTING Group: Mrs. B. G. Speich Mrs. B. G. Speich: Ret-Ches, Ret-Curl Mrs. A. Cuneo: Ret-Nova Scotia T, Weim Ms. R. S. Walker: Pointer, Set-Eng, Set-Gord, Span-Ckr Mr. J. G. Pepper: Pntr-GS, Ret-Flat, Ret-Gold, Ret-Lab Mr. J. Tacker: Balance of Sporting Breeds HOUND Group: Mr. J. Tacker Ms. H. Nietsch: Bluetick Coon, Plott, Redbone Coon, RhoRidge, Saluki, ScotDeer, Whip Ms. S. Anderson: Balance of Hound Breeds WORKING Group: Dr. R. D. Smith Ms. R. S. Walker: Akita, Blk Russn Terrier, Bullm, Grt Dane, Grt Pyr, Gtr Swiss Mtn Ms. H. Nietsch: Alas Mal, AnatolShep, Berns Mtn, Boxer, Cane Corso, Leonberger Mrs. R. Smith: Dobe, Kom, Kuv, Mast, St Bern, Tibtn Mastiff Mrs. B. G. Speich: Balance of Working Breeds TERRIER Group: Ms. S. Anderson Ms. S. Anderson: Sealym, Skye, Soft Coated, Staf Bull, Welsh Ter, Wst Highlnd Dr. R. D. Smith: Balance of Terrier Breeds TOY Group: Mrs. L. C. Hutchinson Mrs. L. C. Hutchinson: Bruss Grif Dr. J. V. Ioia: Peke, Pom, Pug, Pood Toy Mr. J. Tacker: Affenp, Shih Tzu, Silky, Toy Fox Terrier, Yorks Mr. D. Rogers: Balance of Toy Breeds NON-SPORTING Group: Mr. D. Rogers Dr. J. V. Ioia: Boston, Bulldog, Pood Mrs. R. Smith: Schip, Tib Span, Tib Ter, Xoloitzcuintli Mrs. A. Cuneo: Balance of Non-Sporting Breeds HERDING Group: Mrs. A. Cuneo Mrs. R. Smith: AustrlShep Mrs. A. Cuneo: Card-WC Ms. R. S. Walker: Beard Coll, Bel Mal, Bel Shp, Bel Terv, Pemb-WC Mrs. L. C. Hutchinson: Balance of Herding Breeds MISCELLANEOUS Group: Ms. H. Nietsch Ms. H. Nietsch: All Miscellaneous Breeds OBEDIENCE TRIAL CLASSES Mr. J. D. Landis: Nov A, Begnr Nov A, Begnr Nov B, Open A Mrs. P. Broderick: Nov B, Grad Novr, Open B, Grad Openr Mr. R. J. Squires: Util A, Util B, Grad Verr JR SHOWMANSHIP: Ms. H. Nietsch

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d n C u o l a H s s e i h c T Back-To-Back Hound Group Shows And Sweepstakes APRIL 16-17, 2011

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op hounds from across the country are expected to gather in Orange County California as the Western Hound Association again presents the Hound Classic Weekend. Hound specialist judges from Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands and the United States will make their selections from major entries in many breeds. With last year’s entry of almost 1400, this is a must weekend for future judges wishing to apply for the hound breeds.

Preceding the weekend, Friday April 15th, specialty shows will be held at the Park by the Afghan Hound Club of California, Pharaoh Hound Club of America (Western Regional Specialty), Orange Coast Rhodesian Ridgeback Club (Silver Anniversary Show), Southern California Whippet Association (back to back shows) and the San Angeles Saluki Club (at a nearby location).

Freeway close and minutes from John Wayne Airport (SNA) in Orange County, the Classic

offers access to California’s famous beaches and destinations such as Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm and other attractions of the area.

Exhibitors will have many lodging and restaurant options, as well as on-the-grass parking for RVs. Exhibitor Hospitality Hotel: LaQuinta Inns & Suites, 2721 Hotel Terrace, Santa Ana, CA 92705. Telephone: 714-540-1111. When calling for reservations, mention Western Hound Dog Show for the special rate of $79.00/night with NO DOG DEPOSIT. Members of the Boy Scouts of America, Wiatawa Lodge, Order of the Arrow will again be on site to provide assistance to our exhibitors.

Entries close noon Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Jack Bradshaw, Supt. (3230 727-0136 or www.jbradshaw.com. For more information, contact Lou Guerrero, Hound Classic Show Chairman, 11240 Muscatel, Oak Hills, CA 92345.

Phone (760) 956-3852 or www.LMGX6@aol.com.

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APRIL 2 - SATURDAY GA Newnan (O) NEWNAN KENNEL CLUB Coweta County Fairground 275 Pine RD CLOSES: MARCH 16 Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C., SUPT FEE: $26.00 Judges And Their Assignments BEST IN SHOW Mr. W. Cunningham SPORTING Group: Mrs. R. S. Forsyth Mrs. P. A. Mowbray-Morgan: Vizs Ms. J. Roppolo: Balance of Sporting Breeds HOUND Group: Ms. J. Roppolo Mrs. P. A. Mowbray-Morgan: All Hound Breeds WORKING Group: Mr. R. D. Sharp Mrs. R. S. Forsyth: Dobe, Grt Dane Mr. W. Cunningham: Balance of Working Breeds TERRIER Group: Mrs. R. S. Forsyth Mr. R. D. Sharp: Am Staff, Border, Scotti, Staf Bull Mrs. R. S. Forsyth: Balance of Terrier Breeds TOY Group: Mr. F. C. Bassett Mr. W. Cunningham: Cav KC Spans Mr. F. C. Bassett: Balance of Toy Breeds NON-SPORTING Group: Mr. R. D. Sharp Mr. R. D. Sharp: All Non-Sporting Breeds HERDING Group: Mrs. P. A. Mowbray-Morgan Mrs. P. A. Mowbray-Morgan: Shetld Mrs. M. A. Kurz: AustrlShep, GSD Mrs. R. S. Forsyth: Balance of Herding Breeds MISCELLANEOUS Group: Mr. W. Cunningham Mr. W. Cunningham: All Miscellaneous Breeds JR SHOWMANSHIP: Mrs. M. A. Kurz IA De Witt (I) CLINTON IOWA KENNEL CLUB (S) Clinton County Fairgrounds CLOSES: MARCH 16 Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C., SUPT Judges And Their Assignments BEST IN SHOW Mrs. S. B. Tietjen SPORTING Group: Mr. T. Alexander Mrs. S. B. Tietjen: Span-Boykin Mr. T. Alexander: Balance of Sporting Breeds HOUND Group: Dr. R. I. Spritzer Dr. R. I. Spritzer: All Hound Breeds WORKING Group: Mr. R. M. Lemcke Mr. R. M. Lemcke: All Working Breeds TERRIER Group: Mrs. D. Hansen Mrs. D. Hansen: All Terrier Breeds TOY Group: Mrs. M. A. Tuff Mrs. M. A. Tuff: All Toy Breeds NON-SPORTING Group: Mr. T. Alexander Mrs. S. B. Tietjen: All Non-Sporting Breeds HERDING Group: Mr. J. W. Maloney Mr. J. W. Maloney: All Herding Breeds MISCELLANEOUS Group: Mrs. M. A. Tuff Mrs. M. A. Tuff: All Miscellaneous Breeds JR SHOWMANSHIP: Mr. J. W. Maloney SWEEPS PUPPY: Ret-Lab Stacy Sellers SWEEPS PUPPY: Bgle (13 Under) Rose Arnold

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SWEEPS VETERANS: Bgle (13 Under) Rose Arnold SWEEPS PUPPY: Bgle (Over 13) Rose Arnold SWEEPS VETERANS: Bgle (Over 13) Rose Arnold NC Concord* (I) GREATER MONROE KENNEL CLUB Cabarrus Arena and Events Center 4751Highway 49 North CLOSES: MARCH 16 MB-F Inc., SUPT FEE: $27.00-1st/ $22.00-2nd Judges And Their Assignments BEST IN SHOW Mr. L. Brown SPORTING Group: Mr. G. E. Marquis Mr. E. Blake: Span-Ckr, Span-Eng Spr Ms. C. F. Steinmetz: Ret-Lab, Vizs, Weim Mr. G. E. Marquis: Balance of Sporting Breeds HOUND Group: Ms. C. M. Gonzalez Mrs. J. Quiros-Kubat: PBGV, RhoRidge, Saluki, ScotDeer, Whip Ms. C. M. Gonzalez: Am Fox, Bluetick Coon, Greyhnd, Harr, Ibizan, Ir Wolf, Pharaoh, Plott, Redbone Coon Mr. E. Blake: Balance of Hound Breeds WORKING Group: D. Thornton A. M. Dunn: Boxer Mr. L. Brown: Dobe Mrs. J. Quiros-Kubat: Grm Pinscher, Gtr Swiss Mtn Mr. B. C. Dunn: Berns Mtn, Bullm, Grt Dane Mr. G. E. Marquis: AnatolShep, Blk Russn Terrier, Dogue de Brdx, Kom, Kuv, Leonberger, Nepltn Mastiff, Tibtn Mastiff D. Thornton: Balance of Working Breeds TERRIER Group: Mrs. J. Quiros-Kubat Mr. G. S. Hains: Min Bull Terrs Mrs. M. E. Klingler: Bdlgtn, Fox Ter (Wire), Manch Ter, Norwich Dr. A. A. Kramer: Cairn, Fox Ter (Smooth), Norfolk, Scotti, Sealym, Staf Bull, Wst Highlnd Ms. M. J. Carberry: Balance of Terrier Breeds TOY Group: Mrs. M. E. Klingler Mrs. A. F. Benko: Pom Mrs. M. E. Klingler: Cav KC Spans, Eng Toy Sp, J Chin, Toy Manch, Toy Fox Terrier Mr. M. E. Moore: Balance of Toy Breeds NON-SPORTING Group: Mrs. A. F. Benko Ms. C. F. Steinmetz: Dalm Mrs. M. E. Klingler: Pood Mr. B. C. Dunn: Boston, Fr Bull Mrs. J. Quiros-Kubat: Bichon, Bulldog, Shar-Pei, Shiba Inu, Tib Span, Tib Ter Mrs. A. F. Benko: Balance of Non-Sporting Breeds HERDING Group: Mrs. J. Quiros-Kubat Mr. L. Brown: Card-WC, Pemb-WC, Shetld Mrs. A. F. Benko: Balance of Herding Breeds MISCELLANEOUS Group: Mr. E. Blake D. Thornton: Treeing Walker Coon, Russel Terr Mr. E. Blake: Balance of Miscellaneous Breeds OBEDIENCE TRIAL CLASSES Mr. R. P. Wood: Nov A, Nov B, Grad Novr, Open A, Open B, Grad Openr Mrs. S. M. Mayborne: Begnr Nov A, Begnr Nov B, Util A, Util B, Grad Verr JR SHOWMANSHIP: A. M. Dunn

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Entlebucher Mountain Dog Finnish Lapphund Briard/Beauceron Comparison Norwegian Buhund Swedish Vallhund Pumi Puli Bergamasco/Komondor Comparison

Irish Wolfhound Blue Tick Hound/ Red Bone Hound Comparison Bloodhound Basenji

Italian Greyhound Cavalier King Charles/ English Toy Spaniel Comparison Toy Fox Terrier Havanese Yorkshire Terrier

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NE Mitchell* (I) SCOTTSBLUFF KENNEL CLUB Scotts Bluff County Fairgrounds Event Center Bldg 13th & 22ND Ave CLOSES: MARCH 16 Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C., SUPT FEE: $26.00-1st/ $20.00-2nd Judges And Their Assignments BEST IN SHOW Mr. J. C. Walton SPORTING Group: Mrs. J. Fournier Mrs. J. Fournier: All Sporting Breeds HOUND Group: Miss D. M. Macdonald Miss D. M. Macdonald: All Hound Breeds WORKING Group: *Pending R. V. Horn: All Working Breeds *Pending: Akita, Alas Mal, AnatolShep, Berns Mtn, Blk Russn Terrier, Boxer, Bullm, Cane Corso, Dobe, Dogue de Brdx, Grm Pinscher, Giant Schn, Grt Dane, Grt Pyr, Gtr Swiss Mtn, Kom, Kuv, Leonberger, Mast, and more TERRIER Group: Mrs. J. G. Kay Miss D. M. Macdonald: All Terrier Breeds TOY Group: Miss D. M. Macdonald Mrs. J. G. Kay: Affenp, Bruss Grif, Cav KC Spans, Chin Cr, Hava, Eng Toy Sp, I Greyhnd, Malt Miss D. M. Macdonald: Balance of Toy Breeds *Pending: Chihua (Long), Chihua (Smooth), J Chin NON-SPORTING Group: Mrs. J. Fournier Mr. J. C. Walton: Bulldog Mrs. J. G. Kay: Pood, Shiba Inu, Tib Span Mrs. J. Fournier: Balance of Non-Sporting Breeds HERDING Group: Mrs. J. Fournier Mrs. J. G. Kay: All Herding Breeds MISCELLANEOUS Group: Miss D. M. Macdonald Miss D. M. Macdonald: All Miscellaneous Breeds OBEDIENCE TRIAL CLASSES Mr. M. R. Stanley: Nov A, Nov B, Begnr Nov A, Begnr Nov B, Grad Novr, Open A, Open B, Grad Openr, Util A, Util B, Grad Verr JR SHOWMANSHIP: R. V. Horn NV Las Vegas* (O) SILVER STATE KENNEL CLUB Dog Fanciers Park 5800 E Flamingo Rd CLOSES: MARCH 16 Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C., SUPT FEE: $28.00-1st/ $24.00-2nd Judges And Their Assignments BEST IN SHOW P. J. Green SPORTING Group: Mrs. K. Meredith-Cavanna P. J. Green: Pointer E. Sweigart: Ret-Ches, Ret-Lab, Span-Irw Mr. C. E. Trotter: Balance of Sporting Breeds HOUND Group: Mrs. C. K. Steidel Mrs. K. Meredith-Cavanna: Whip Mrs. C. K. Steidel: Balance of Hound Breeds WORKING Group: Mrs. P. V. Trotter E. Sweigart: Portuguese, Sam Ms. M. S. Dobkin: Akita, Alas Mal, Dobe, Grt Dane, Grt Pyr, Gtr Swiss Mtn, Newf, Sib Hky, Std Schn Mrs. P. V. Trotter: Balance of Working Breeds *No Classes: St Bern TERRIER Group: Mr. C. E. Trotter Mr. C. E. Trotter: Glen Imaal P. J. Green: Balance of Terrier Breeds TOY Group: Ms. M. S. Dobkin Dr. J. L. Payro: Pood Toy E. Sweigart: Affenp, Bruss Grif, Cav KC Spans Ms. M. S. Dobkin: Chihua, Chin Cr, Hava, Eng Toy Sp, I Greyhnd, J Chin, Malt, Toy Manch Mr. C. E. Trotter: Balance of Toy Breeds 148 Dog News

NON-SPORTING Group: Dr. J. L. Payro Mr. C. E. Trotter: Norwegian Lndhnd, Xoloitzcuintli Dr. J. L. Payro: Balance of Non-Sporting Breeds HERDING Group: Mrs. K. Meredith-Cavanna Mrs. M. Bittner: Austrl Cat Dg, AustrlShep, Bouv, Card-WC, Coll, GSD, Pemb-WC, Shetld Mrs. K. Meredith-Cavanna: Balance of Herding Breeds MISCELLANEOUS Group: Mrs. K. Meredith-Cavanna Mrs. K. Meredith-Cavanna: All Miscellaneous Breeds OBEDIENCE TRIAL CLASSES Ms. J. L. Ostby: Nov A, Nov B, Begnr Nov A, Begnr Nov B, Grad Novr, Open A, Open B, Grad Openr, Util A, Util B, Grad Verr JR SHOWMANSHIP: Mrs. K. Meredith-Cavanna NY Syracuse* (I) FINGER LAKES KENNEL CLUB, INC. (S) New York State FairgroundsNew York State Fairgrounds Center of Progress Bldg Horticulture Bldg CLOSES: MARCH 16 Jim Rau Dog Shows, Ltd., SUPT FEE: $29.00-1st/ $22.00-2nd Judges And Their Assignments BEST IN SHOW Dr. R. D. Smith SPORTING Group: Ms. R. S. Walker Mrs. B. G. Speich: Set-Irsh Mrs. R. Smith: Vizs Mr. J. Tacker: Ret-Lab, Ret-Nova Scotia T Ms. S. M. Petermann: Brit, Pntr-GS, Ret-Ches, Ret-Curl, Ret-Flat, RetGold, Weim Mr. J. G. Pepper: Balance of Sporting Breeds HOUND Group: Mr. J. G. Pepper Mr. J. Tacker: Otter Mr. J. G. Pepper: Greyhnd, Harr, PBGV Dr. R. D. Smith: Basset, B & T Coonhnd, Bloodhnd, Bluetick Coon, Ir Wolf, Plott, Redbone Coon Ms. R. S. Walker: Balance of Hound Breeds WORKING Group: Mrs. B. G. Speich Mr. J. Tacker: Nepltn Mastiff, Sib Hky Ms. M. M. Shaw: Akita, Alas Mal, Berns Mtn, Newf Mrs. B. G. Speich: AnatolShep, Kom, Kuv, Tibtn Mastiff Ms. H. Nietsch: Dobe, Grt Dane, Mast, St Bern Mrs. R. Smith: Balance of Working Breeds TERRIER Group: Mrs. L. C. Hutchinson Mr. D. Rogers: Airdle, Cairn, Dandie, Glen Imaal, Sealym Ms. S. Parsons: Am Staff, Border, Bull Ter, Min Bull Terrs, Scotti, Skye, Staf Bull, Wst Highlnd Mrs. R. Kramer: Balance of Terrier Breeds TOY Group: Mr. D. Rogers Mr. J. G. Pepper: Cav KC Spans Mr. D. Rogers: Pood Toy Mrs. R. Kramer: Bruss Grif, Chihua, Min Pin, Toy Manch, Pap Mrs. L. C. Hutchinson: Balance of Toy Breeds NON-SPORTING Group: Mr. J. Tacker Mr. J. Tacker: Shar-Pei, Fin Spitz, Xoloitzcuintli Dr. R. D. Smith: Am Esk Dog, Boston, Bulldog, Chow, Dalm, Fr Bull Mr. D. Rogers: Balance of Non-Sporting Breeds HERDING Group: Mrs. R. Smith Mr. J. Tacker: Entlebucher Mnt Dog S. M. Feret: Coll, GSD, Shetld Mr. D. Rogers: Nor Buhund, Pol Low Shp, Pyre Shep, Swed Vallhund Dr. R. D. Smith: Austrl Cat Dg, Beauceron, Brdr Coll, Bouv, Briard, Canaan, Icelandic Shpdg, Pulik Mrs. B. G. Speich: Balance of Herding Breeds MISCELLANEOUS Group: Mr. D. Rogers Mr. D. Rogers: All Miscellaneous Breeds OBEDIENCE TRIAL CLASSES S. T. Podejko: Nov A, Nov B, Begnr Nov A, Begnr Nov B, Grad Novr Mr. R. J. Squires: Open A, Open B, Grad Openr Mr. J. D. Landis: Util A, Util B, Grad Verr JR SHOWMANSHIP: Ms. S. Parsons

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Handler’s Directory Jessy & Roxanne Sutton

Robert A. Fisher Kaki Fisher

Professional Dog Handlers

Specializing in Terriers and Working Dogs

Professional Dog Handlers Frakari Kennels 194 Quivey Hill Road/P.O. Box 204 Middle Granville, NY 12849 518.642.9225 KNL • 440.813.6388 c 12.09 kakifisher@earthlink.net 12.11

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RR 5 Box 5918 • Golf Course Rd, Saylorburg, PA 18353

Diana Wilson

Show Dogs Beautifully Presented

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ALL BREED PROFESSIONAL HANDLERS

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Great opportunity for a Handler, Breeder or just an Entrepreneur.

An established 30-year kennel with an unlimited kennel license, 24 indoor/outdoor covered runs, 8 turn out paddocks, upgraded electric, newer septic and a grooming business all on 5 fenced acres. Property includes a 3 bedroom remodeled guest or managers cottage, a four car garage with a tractor bay, a four stall barn, run in shed, paddock and fenced pasture. All the property is surrounded by farm land preservation. The vintage 1840 center hall colonial has a front to back foyer, two stone fireplaces, an elegant living room and dining room, all remodeled kitchen with granite and much more. There is an inground pool to complete this stunning property. To view this beautiful property or to receive a brochure please contact carol Comerford @ Coldwell Banker 908-534-4085 X 147 or my cell 908-581-6206.

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Louisville-Cincinnati-Indianapolis Area Over 150 shows annually within 350 miles.

Four Bedroom, 3 bath 3,000 sq. ft. Cedar/Rock Home with 16 Mason Fence Indoor-Outdoor Runs. Features include Large Heated Training Room, Feed Room, Grooming Room, Indoor Parking with Electric and Sewer Hookup for up to 42’ Motorhome. Multi Indoor Storage Areas. Large One B/R Townhouse-type Apartment In Kennel Building, plus another full B/R Apt. in Home. All this on 15 Acres with 7 Fenced Grass Paddocks for Dogs to Exercise.

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1995 GMC Box Truck V-8 400 • 6L Diesel

New engine with less than 10,000 miles under warranty Coleman 15,000 BTU roof A/C unit with heat strip also under warranty Onan Genset generator with less than 200 hours New tires, Carefree awning, rubber floors, tie-downs, three storage bays, expen rack, mounted mirror, three side vents, roof vent All bookwork and most maintenance receipts included.

161k on previous engine $12,500 or best offer Located in Raleigh/Greensboro North Carolina area Contact Jen or Maripi @ 336-213-6084 or 1784 Dog News 155