Dog News, May 10, 2013

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Contents 10 Editorial

50 Off The Leash: “Today Show” Fallout BY shaun coen

14 Inside Out: What Next?

54 A Week To Forget, Bucks and Trenton, The World Show And More

By john mandeville

18 Babbling: Honesty - Would It Work?

BY matthew h. stander

56 English Cocker National Specialty 2013

By geir flyckt-Pedersen

22 Question Of The Week

BY pat howard

64 2013 Sheltie National Specialty

By Matthew H. Stander

26 Irving’s Impressions: World Show in Budapest, Hungary 2013

By linda moore

74 Great Dog Men and Women of the Past and Present: The Liz Cartledge Legend

By ronnie irving

30 Inside The Sport: Never Say Never!

By Yossi Guy

By paT trotter

78 The Gossip Column

34 Bests Of The Week

BY Eugene Z. Zaphiris

38 Ten Questions Asked Of Gary Doerge

84 Click - Poodle Club of America BY leslie simis

42 Don’t Cry For Me Argentina!

90 Click - Bucks County Kennel Club

by vince hogan

44 Poodles In Paradise!

PCA’s 81st National Show

by Del dahl

46 The Fancy Speaks: Hidden Gem of the Plains

BY eugene z. zaphiris

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96 Click - The Way We Were BY eugene z. zaphiris

105 Letters To The Editor

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THE TODAY SHOW FIASCO That AKC was waylaid and made to look the fool by the rogue producer of the TODAY SHOW is indisputable. Both NBC and the Show itself should apologize not only to AKC but to each and every constituent involved with AKC. Shockingly unfair and inaccurate in reportage from the start to the end the intent was to mislead and deceive the general public and to condemn AKC and its breeders. And this from NBC an organization thought by AKC to be friendly towards AKC itself but which Producer and Show were obviously not so inclined. It is unclear as to how AKC was hornswoggled into this position with which to begin. Even if past experiences with NBC and/or the TODAY SHOW were positive in nature who at AKC would permit anyone to appear and be interviewed for any program which was to be edited at will by the Producer without any input form the interviewee?

Better to have not shown up or appeared than to give in to that sort of arrangement. Past history and past Boards have in similar situations demanded either live interviews, simultaneous taping of the interviewee by their own camera in order to record what was actually said or else deny the request and do no interview under the circumstances as requested. It’s not as though there is no past precedent for this kind of reaction. When challenged by the producers May of Pedigree Dogs Exposed who demanded similar prerequisites as did this producer when AKC’s demands were denied AKC refused to appear and totally defused an explosive situation. Furthermore, where was the Rubenstein PR firm in advising AKC in this matter? Was their expertise even sought out? By accepting without challenge the terms of this producer AKC opened the doors to the ax job it received and these pages believe the Fancy is entitled to know who made this decision.

The answers received by these pages seem to indicate that the PR Department made the decision to appear on its own account. Well if one believes that these pages know of a bridge in Brooklyn for sale for the Board members to purchase, that’s for sure!!! So far the silence from both Staff and Board has been deafening in accepting responsibility for the follies of its ways. Indeed the policy of being uncommunicative with the Fancy which seems to be followed by this Board certainly needs to be revisited in several areas not only this PR debacle alone.

Why just look at the Financial report printed in last week’s DOG NEWS directly from the Board Minutes itself. Under that heading not one dollar figure is reported of any sort whatsoever in a financial report!!! What’s going on here everyone is rightly asking and getting very few printable or acceptable answers whatever the situation maybe.

to judge a greater number of breeds and groups. In addition, those judges that have displayed inabilities or challenges in their judging will be identified and addressed in an efficient manner. This results in either the removal of their problem breeds or through the restriction of their advancement that is afforded through the elimination of the one for one policy”.

How in the world will masking enable this to happen? It will result in the approval of all people for everything, which is the goal of a small minority on the Board determined to destroy distinguishing between those who can judge a breed and someone who cannot. And it is pretty well known that the Judges Organizations want the doors opened to as many of their members as possible their ability to judge being secondary to their membership and the attendant dues received by them.

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WORLD DOG SHOW ATTRACTS OVER 18,000 DOGS The total number of dogs entered for this year’s FCI World Dog Show to be held in Hungary’s Budapest is 18,030. The dates are from May 16th to May 19th. There are a number of additional entries at the various other shows to be held 10, 2013 before, after and around the event such as the Hungarian native Breeds Show, the Budapest CACIB Show, the Interra Terrier Show and the Euro Sighthound Show. DOG NEWS will be found on the OUR DOGS stand in Budapest, which is the FCI World Dog Show ‘s International Media partner. The largest number of entries for any breed is Dachshunds, which has over 717 dogs in three different varieties. followed by Am Staffs with 419, Miniature Schnauzers 401, Great Danes 354 and Cane Corso 318. Best in Show Judge will be the well known Hungarian Tamas Jakkel, who is also running for the Presidency of the FCI what with Hans Muller finally retiring. Also running to replace Mr. Muller is Kari Jarvinen of Finland and Rafael De Santiago of Puerto Rico to name a few. Mr. Santiago is said to be the favorite in the election but it would not surprise these pages for a compromise to be reached in order to keep the power base European in nature.

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THE JUDGING APPROVAL FIASCOES Well these pages were not too far off when it predicted that Edd Bivin would react to the masking implementation instituted by the Board. He resigned from the Judges Review Committee!

Dr. Indeglia did not and remained on--so these pages were 50 on 50 off. However as the result of Mr. Bivin’s resignation the Committee did not meet in May with only two voting Board members waiting for new voting appointees. Let’s hope it will not be a member or officer of one of the Judges Organizations, which will only open new doors for potential conflict of interests.

The entire masking concept of an application is too absurd to even discuss particularly in light of the STATED POLICY of the Board when it originally adopted the new judging approval processes. This is from the Board Policy paper “THE JUDGES REVIEW COMMITTEE WILL DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF BREEDS APPROVED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS BASED ON THE QUALITY OF THE PREPARATION AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE COMPETENCE DEMONSTRATED IN ALL PREVIOUS JUDGING EXPERIENCES AS INDICATED BY PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS”. Furthermore it is stated that the purpose of this policy is to “improve the overall quality of the judging community, benefiting our breeders and exhibitors.

Achievements will be recognized through the advancement of those judges that have displayed a higher level of competency at AKC events. This will create a larger pool of judges approved 10 Dog News

OPEN SHOWS NOW FOR FSS STOCK ONLY In a major reversal and set back for its proponents the Board has changed those dogs which may participate at Open Shows. It is now restricted to FSS stock only. The response to these shows was minor among the Fancy and the shows themselves and basically drew very small entries. Furthermore the shows were being used to compete at all-breeds in close proximity to other shows. For instance at Trenton an open show was held on the same day as Bucks only a few miles away.

These pages questioned the wisdom of this move but AKC at the time condoned the situation. Now at least this kind of competitive situation is avoided and ruled null and void. Why the proponents of these type events did not anticipate this sort of reaction is difficult to understand but at least the situation is now rectified.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Has CAR ever collected from Hunte the over $300,000 owed to them? Has AKC underwritten for CAR this amount even though CAR has written the monies off? What steps is CAR taking to collect these monies? These issues were raised during the Board elections but dropped the minute the elections were over. Were they raised merely to attempt to defeat a singular candidate or were and are these legitimate issues? Another topic the Board and Mr. Kalter refuse to discuss publicly.

Which Board member if any replaced Tom Davies on the CAR Board--who is the new head of CAR--are these to be public announcements?? Have these pages missed that or is it on the AKC Web site, which is in the opinion of these pages even more difficult to maneuver than ever before.

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Sometimes, but not always, the obvious needs to be repeated. Maybe frequently. The importance of breeders can never be overstated. We need to be particularly concerned about identifying, encouraging and doing everything possible to persuade more people to become breeders.

WHAT NEXT?

By John Mandeville

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his is especially true for newcomers to the sport and perhaps doubly so for younger newcomers, which I used to think were people who had yet to reach their thirtieth birthday. Maybe yesterday or the day before I upped that to not having reached their thirtyfifth birthday… my definition of “younger” gives every indication of my getting older… something else I can do nothing about.

There’s no question AKC knows the importance of new breeders.

How much they understand let alone what to do about it is something else. That’s less intended to be criticism of the powers that be at AKC, than it is a comment on AKC’s history from its earliest days until the Twenty-first Century, if not a few years into it. Meaning for its first 116 years, say from 1884 until 2000 or thereabouts, AKC took registration for granted. It was what it was.

This was made especially easy in the boom years following World War II. Purebred dogs’ popularity surge was astonishing.

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in and year out by the 1970s with the single year record set at 1,442,690 in 1992. That seven-fold growth obviously benefitted AKC’s coffers enormously. Amazingly it occurred with no overt effort by AKC. Nada. Nothing.

Not one single thing. That’s some deal. Do nothing and have the American public turn your operation into a cash cow of virtually inconceivable magnitude without your lifting a finger.

Yet that’s exactly what happened.

The bad news is it left AKC unprepared to cope with significant negative impact on registration. Worse having no competition combined with a secure revenue source bred inadvertent arrogance – to be kind. This directly resulted in AKC’s arguably all-time stupidest decision: The Frequently Used Sires Program.

Cloaked in the sanctity of protecting the registry’s integrity AKC ended the Twentieth Century by decreeing sires producing their seventh litter were required to have a DNA profile on record at AKC at the owner’s expense. Commercial breeders would have none of it. AKC virtually laughed when commercial breeders decided to boycott their registry. Bad decision. Worse commercial breeders created their own “registries” to provide papers.

In a twinkling AKC’s monopoly of the purebred dog “paper” business crashed. It turns out the public does want papers for their purebred pets. AKC papers are fine. So was anything else called “papers” as long as they came with their puppies.

Goodbye AKC monopoly on purebred dog registrations… and, of course, with it the millions in easy dollars. Just think: making no decisions established AKC’s solid financial foundation. Making two decisions helped ruin it.

AKC deserves major kudos for preserving its financial security in the face of a twothirds collapse of its overwhelming income source. Former Board Chairman Ron Menaker and President Dennis Sprung deserve special credit for maintaining and strengthening AKC’s finances.

Were it my magic wand – or more to the point my bankbook – I could gladly spend a considerable amount of AKC’s funds to understand as completely as possible who is breeding AKC registered dogs today. That is certainly doable with the optimistic outcome being sufficient understanding about new breeders to make it possible to create programing that would make/bring more breeders into the fold.

If you ask me how successful such an effort might be, I am not sanguine. Meaning all things come to an end. Maybe the evidence already says AKC’s day as the mass registry of America’s pets is over and it’s not coming back: Rather than handwringing about the past it’s time to start building a better future.

That future would center on a registry in partnership with parent clubs committed to the best breeders can do by our dogs. DNA identification of every registered dog required.

Test results and certifications as specified by parent clubs for the sire and dam of every litter in order for it to be registered. Further elaboration of the whys and wherefores of such an undertaking will await another time.

For now suffice it to say of course moving in such a direction will cause screaming and yelling and take time. Better to confront the naysayers head-on than to continue down the current path with its inevitable dire consequences at the hands of those who would see the end of breeding as we know it.

So, who thinks we’re doing enough to be the best we can be?

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By Geir Flyckt-Pedersen

Honesty- Would It Work??

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suppose those of us who have been dog breeders and exhibitors for many years and bred generation after generation from the same blood lines, have a lot of information and experiences we have decided to keep to ourselves?

Some of these “secrets” are well known to most breeders of the breed or breeds concerned, but simply never discussed or talked about!

You might suspect the problem you just came across is common in the breed, but not being quite certain, you don’t want to be singled out, so just keep it to yourselves. And if you ever dared to discreetly ask the breeders from where you had either purchased your foundation or the owners of the stud dogs used, it NEVER failed: They had never even heard of this condition or problem before.

A long time ago we were introducing a new breed to the family and we were lucky enough to purchase a winning “couple” who together had produced a big winner and record holder in its country!!

Of course we repeated the breeding with the highest of hopes, but the result was more than a surprise and a let down. A huge litter, half of them seemingly perfectly healthy and OK, but the rest had heart-, testicles-, teeth- and tail problems in addition to a number of other things.

To make things worse, one of the seemingly healthy ones dropped dead at the age of 4 months.

We were of course devastated by all

this, but when going back to the breeders of the parents they had never had anything like this happening to them ever!!! Which to us seemed weird as the sire and dam of the litter was closely line- and homebred.

Although not admitting to having any problems, the next litter bred by the breeders was a complete outcross- so the “problem” was by no means ignored by them…

Anyway, we decided to give the bitch another try. Used a male totally unrelated and had a great result, but because we had so much “knowledge” of what the bitch had produced previously, we decided to discontinue the line and start from scratch, which we did very successfully.

But we decided not to share our bad experiences from the first litter with the world, partly due to some kind of loyalty to the bitch’s breeder, but also because these bloodlines were spread all over the worldand we did not think the consequences of this information would benefit the future of the breed.

I know that many of the “old time” breeders were of the opinion that their problems were their own- as long as they bred selectively from apparently healthy dogs. Totally ignoring if any siblings had any problems…

I also know that many of them did not really worry about problems that could be identified at birth, as these puppies were simply eliminated.

I remember visiting a breeder who had kept five 7 months old puppies of a large breed. When visiting the kennel again a few

months later only 2 of them were still there.

Asking what had happened to the other 3, the answer was: “They’re just down the road.”

Which meant the Vet’s office….

Another of the breeds we were involved with had gone through a tough time with eye and kidney problems, which we had successfully stayed clear of.

Then we used a stud dog who was a great producer of countless top winners and champions- and the result was amazing. Probably the best and most promising litter we had ever had.

Decided to keep 4 at the age of 8 weeks for further observation and let 2 go as pets!

The first puppy was sold with the normal health papers, etc., but due to running eyes the new owner had taken the puppy to an eye expert who issued that this puppy had 2 sets of eye lashes, one growing into the eyes and would cause life long pain and discomfort. Could be removed, but would most likely re-appear. It was not diagnosed as entropion.

We then had the entire litter checked and they all suffered from the same condition!

A phone call to the owner of the sire was met with: “That’s rather common. No problem, just do the small operation…”

Well, we decided to move in a different direction, but hopefully the condition after an operation did not come back.

An American friend had imported a dog of a terrier breed. Extremely promising and of top quality, but after a couple of shows too many people commented on his rear movement, so time for an X-ray was booked. Diagnosis: Leg Continued on page 58

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Marianne (Tuni) ClafLin requested that i use the following Question of the Week, which i am passing on to you to answer:

What and how should the Philadelphia Kennel Club, whose event is used by NBC after the Thanksgiving Day Parade, request of that station in order to present a more accurate account of the activities of the AKC, in light of the biased and unfair recent reporting on the Today Show by that organization?

Wayne Ferguson, President Kennel Club of Philadelphia The Kennel Club of Philadelphia has hosted the National Dog Show, presented by Purina and produced by NBC Sports, for the last eleven years. This popular show has been successfully televised by NBC Sports on Thanksgiving Day and has provided an excellent opportunity for the public to learn about pure bred dogs, our sport and activities of the American Kennel Club. It is most unfortunate that this inaccurate, incomplete and misguided reporting by a rogue reporter was irresponsibly aired on the Today Show by NBC News, another component of NBC Universal.

It is quite apparent that this segment was developed with a focus on showing only a negative side of the story and discrediting the American Kennel Club.

The Kennel Club of Philadelphia strongly supports the dedicated and successful efforts of the American Kennel Club in “being the dog’s champion”. We will continue to promote this objective in our interaction with NBC Sports and the production of the National Dog Show. We encourage the fancy to communicate with NBC News and express their total displeasure over this Today Show segment. Hopefully, they will receive enough feedback to prevent such an occurrence from happening again in the future and I can assure you that the Kennel Club of Philadelphia will be a major part of this effort.

exists for AKC with its limited powers but state authorities and departments of agriculture with enforcement capabilities. Often responsible owners, breeders and farmers are caught up in the hysteria with damaged reputations but, where there truly is a problem, animals continue to suffer. AKC’s response is very thoughtful but will be ignored by the media, which is sad. Had this “journalist” or HSUS even come to AKC with evidence that certain requirements had been overlooked, then perhaps those kennels supposedly inspected could have been reexamined. It’s a shame HSUS and the “journalist” did not, because animals continued to be housed in poor conditions. Realistically, the most AKC can do is take away registration privileges with the kennel club; that limited authority does not stop an unscrupulous entrepreneur who will continue to sell boutique mixed breeds. I was on the Board when we adopted versions of the care and conditions policies and was a champion for their inclusion in policy, because it was and still is the right thing to do. Lys Higgins had been a pioneer in proposing these policies the year before I got elected. They are policies that go a long way towards alleviating poor conditions. Too bad the journalist and HSUS did not see fit work with AKC. I suspect donations are more important.

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By Matthew H. Stander

James Phinizy Of course, it would be excellent were The Philadelphia Kennel Club to work with NBC to present a more balanced picture. Do I expect NBC to be even remotely interested in doing so, not really. In reality, the network should be working with AKC to provide a reasonable rebuttal, not just Philadelphia. Responsible journalism seems to have gone the way most programming at that network, to the bottom with the poorest ratings possible. The story that was aired is a classic “chop job” meant to be sensational and with little thought given to objective reporting. It is no wonder that many state legislators out of frustration have introduced and, in some cases, have had passed legislation aimed at having the proper authorities provided copies of videos taken of cruel treatment or poor conditions. It is even less surprising that self-styled animal rightists refuse to assist the authorities or even AKC, which really does not have powers of enforcement, deal with cruelty by providing evidence. These “advocates” would rather build a case over time in order to advance a legislative agenda or even solicit more contributions from a gullible public than help the animals. This problem not only 22 Dog News

Kimberly Meredith I would propose that the management of the club meet with the producers and ask for a special interest/promo segment highlighting the positives of the AKC. I think that many of the talking points that were sent to everyone by AKC could be used.

I feel the most important would be $24 million to canine health research and make sure that it is emphasized in the segment that many of these studies are eventually discoveries for human health cures. The second most important is that the purebred rescue groups they referenced are actually AKC breed parent club groups and affiliates that make up the largest dog rescue group network in the country. I do not think that JQP understands that the reason there are very few purebred dogs in the shelters is because the purebred dog people are pulling them and finding them homes.

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IRVING’s impressions

By Ronnie Irving

Fci World Dog Show Budapest Hungary 2013 – 18,030 Dogs Entered

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he FCI World Dog Show is to be held in Budapest, Hungary, from May 16 to 19. The number of dogs entered for this year’s event is announced as 18,030. A number of other shows are, as usual, held around the same dates in the same area. These include a large show for Hungarian native breeds, Interra World Cup Show (the international society for terrier breeds), a Euro Sight Hound Show, ATIBOX a large specialty event for Boxers and another all breeds championship points show called the Hungarian Grand Prix with around 5,500 entries. It is estimated that the total number of entries over the five days of the circuit will be around 28,000.

OLYMPIC COMPARISONS? Before going into the detail of this year’s FCI World Dog Show (WDS) entry it might be sensible to explain that these big annual events such as the WDS and the FCI European Winners Show move around from country to country. They are not in fact organised by the FCI itself but are instead put on by individual FCI member countries which are ‘franchised’ by the FCI to manage and operate the event. To that extent the way that the FCI deals with its annual show is rather similar to the way in which the International Olympics Committee deals with the scheduling of the various OIympic Games. The member countries apply many years in advance and votes are cast by member countries at each annual FCI General Assembly Meeting.

In that context the stories told about how deals are struck among the various bidding countries seems to mimic the International Olympics shenanigans very closely. You vote for us for the WDS and we’ll vote for you for the European Show! We Brits and Americans as countries which are not members of the FCI, can only stand back and watch all of these manoeuvrings with a mixture of amazement and curiosity!

But in the past there has been one significant difference between the International Olympics Committee (IOC) and the FCI. That is that the IOC seems to have applied much more rigorous quality control rules over how the events have to be staged than the FCI has in the past. In recent years however the FCI seems to have begun to realise that the FCI World Dog Show is a ‘brand’ and that its brand has to be protected. The IOC, just like McDonald’s, regard their brand as highly important and valuable, and they go to extraordinary lengths with their franchisees to protect its quality. After the occasional badly organised FCI event in the past, the FCI in the last couple of years seems to have taken this brand concept on board much more. It seems to have become rather more prescriptive on who can organize these events and how they must be carried through.

Next year the host for the FCI WDS will be Helsinki, Finland. The following year in 2015 it will be Milan, Italy and in 2016 it will be Moscow, Russia.

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HUNGARY – GOOD TRACK RECORD The Hungarian Kennel Club (MEOE) has a good track record of running such events and put on a very successful FCI European Winners Show in 2008. Considering the economic situation in Europe these days, this year’s entry of just over 18,000 dogs compares favourably with last year’s WDS in Salzburg, Austria of around 19,000 and the FCI Centenary WDS in Paris, France in 2011, which attracted a huge entry of over 21,500 dogs. One of the countries that is boosting entries at FCI Shows in Europe these days is Russia. Last year’s WDS in Austria boasted 2286 dogs entered from Russia, which was second only to its neighboring country Germany, which provided 2,631 of the dogs entered. We do not yet have details of the entries from various countries at the Budapest Show.

TOP TWENTY BREEDS The detailed entry statistics in Budapest make interesting reading.

Shown below are the top twenty breeds. Of those Dachshunds which under FCI Rules are spread over a total of nine varieties - and indeed even have their own separate Group – number 717 at this year’s show.

Miniature Schnauzers too are separated into various different colors for showing purposes as are Boxers, Dobes and Great Danes. The top twenty breed entries are as follows: Dachshund 717 American Staffordshire Terrier 419 Miniature Schnauzer 401 Great Dane 354 Cane Corso 318 Boxer 276 Golden Retriever 271 Dobermann 251 Labrador Retriever 242 French Bulldog 229 Bernese Mountain Dog 214 Beagle 211 Siberian Husky 201 English Cocker Spaniel 199 Jack Russell 190 Pug 181 Chinese Crested 178 Dogo Argentino 177 Bulldog 172 Yorkshire Terrier 172 Continued on page 66

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Inside The Sport Never Say Never

By Pat Trotter Even though I had hoped the previous column would be my last on the subject of the Judging Approval Process for a while, I feel compelled to respond to the volume of sincere responses I have received to that particular column. Perhaps the lesson learned is “never say never” or you will be forced to eat your own words!

As I attempt to continue clarification of the approval process to the best of my ability, please know that I believe the board and staff are doing all they can to respond to the collective concerns of the fancy at a time when they are also burdened with many other serious issues. No matter what decisions they make regarding the process, those decisions will not be well received by all. It seems each individual would like a custom-made format that would suit his or her specific needs. Nonetheless, on-going attempts to get it right are still part of the AKC equation. And yes I am sensitive to the response from a judge who said, “The more they mess with it (the system); the more they mess it up!”

Because any one person’s judgment is based on the total experiences of one’s lifetime, it would be folly for judges and aspiring judges to discontinue their pursuit of quality education at seminars and institutes because of their personal disillusionment with the system. This would be akin to one stopping breeding because of breeder disappointment with judges’ decisions! The basic question is one of whether or not you truly want to learn or do you just want to get a paper resume?

Just as breeders want to satisfy themselves by producing correct specimens of the breed, shouldn’t judges want to learn enough to appreciate those correct specimens?

Furthermore, AKC considers your collective past experiences in evaluating your readiness as a judge to advance. When sending your “letter of synopsis” be sure to include copies of all pertinent certificates as originals will not be returned. Accredited seminars and institutes now administer versions of breed standard tests under the current process rather than AKC. Organizations providing 30 Dog News

these services send lists of students to AKC’s judging operations department, and these become part of one’s permanent records. Still it is a good idea to send your own copies as things can slip through the cracks. AKC will continue mailing breed standard tests for new breeds entering a judge’s groups.

Judges have the option of using the form provided on AKC’s web site under “downloadable forms” or can use their own original paperwork to write the letters of synopsis as long as they include their name, judge’s number and the breed on each letter. A letter of synopsis can be what the individual judge would like it to be as long as it deals with essentials of the breed which I will describe later. Such a letter does not necessarily have to include quotes from the standard or lists of disqualifications, as all of these topics are addressed in other areas.

This column applauds the board for taking a moratorium on “Rapid Advancement” until the kinks can be worked out. Two of the people I respect most in dogs were each offered 29 breeds but declined that number, accepting fewer so that they could become truly expert in judging those new breeds before moving on. The abuse of the letter writing process involved with “Rapid Advancement” became a concern for all. I will stick to my belief that anyone writing such a letter should have to fill out a detailed questionnaire validating their own credentials to determine the worth of their letter of endorsement for another individual. This would identify such an individual as authentic. An area causing consternation for many is the concept of “masking” each application so that the reviewing personnel have no idea who the applicant is. This is another one of those decisions that has potential unintended consequences.

Synopsis letters can be written by ghost writers able to produce a professional document far superior to the capability of the individual applicant. Furthermore, such a concept while appearing to be fair could very well penalize some of our best dog people. In my many years in horses, the best individual horseman I ever worked with was a kind of Marlboro Man with little formal education and less polish.

Yet he knew more about the legs and feet of horses than the farrier; more about the total

well-being of each horse than the veterinarian and totally understood the conformation of each equine that allowed it to work best at its job description.

In masking applicants there is as much potential for error as in identifying applicants in my opinion. Not everything one learns about a breed can be contained in a synopsis. And if an evaluator is knowledgeable enough to participate in this process, shouldn’t that evaluator have the right to know the overall picture? In other words, wouldn’t “masking” indicate a lack of trust in the evaluators? In addition, how do the evaluators deal with this potential massive workload-both staff and volunteers?

Yes, the system should be fair and equally open to all. However, that doesn’t assure that each applicant brings the same expertise to the table.

Equal opportunity is one thing- equal ability is another. And always we want the really good dog people to get a fair chance. More information on the process can be found on AKC’s web site in two areas: conformation judges and the judges newsletter.

The essentials of the breed are those traits that make the breed itself and not just any breed.

Dogs became useful to man thousands of years ago. Breeds evolved into different forms in order to perform different job descriptions. When you look at Olympic athletes, even a casual observer can enumerate the differences in the build of a heavyweight lifter and a gymnast or in a marathon runner and a sprinter. So too can the judging of dogs present a similar situation.

The build of the animal projects its individual aptitudes and this look is called type. Type is the result of contour, configuration and characteristics that best enabled each to excel in a specific task.

It is the sum total of all the elements that differentiate one breed from another. Type is the form in the form and function equation as well as the accumulation of attractive characteristics such as head properties. Type also includes breed character and behavior.

Soundness is what allows the typey animal to tolerate exercise while performing his work efficiently and easily-and to do so well into his later years. It is assumed that any applicant to judge dogs would have a basic understanding of functionality made possible by correct anatomy, running gear and soundness of mind and body. Understanding the breed specific traits is mandatory to good judging.

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Grand Island Kennel Club II Seward Kennel Club II Spirit of the Heartland Kennel Club Jefferson County Kennel Club of Missouri Kuvasz Club of America National Specialty Gold GCh. Szumeria Wildwood Silver Sixpence Judge Mrs. Keke Kahn Judge Mrs. Paula Hartinger Judge Mrs. Houston Clark Judge Mr. John J. Madieros Judge Mr. Jozsef Juhasz (Hungary) Owners Mercedes Vila, Lynn Brady, Connie Townsend, and Claudia Muir Handler Diana Wilson Olympia Kennel Club I & II Standard Poodle GCh. Brighton Lakeridge Encore Judge Mrs. Lisa R. DeRoulet Judge Mr. Dana L. Plonkey Owners Toni and Martin Sosnoff Handler Tim Brazier Bucks County Kennel Club - Saturday Portuguese Water Dog GCh. Claircreek Impression De Matisse Judge Mrs. Keke Kahn Owners M. Lint, P. Helming, D. Gottdenker Handler Michael Scott

Trenton Kennel Club II St. Bernard GCh. Jamelle’s Aristocrat V Elba RN CGC Judge Ms. Marjorie Tuff Owners Ed and Linda Baker Handler Melody Salmi Heart of Iowa Kennel Club - Sunday Great Dane GCh. Longo Miller N Lore Diamond Lil Judge Mr. Dana Cline Owners Tootie Longo, & Jay Miller & Lorraine Matherly & Col. Chuck Crawford Handler Laura L. Coomes Rio Hondo Kennel Club II Miniature Schnauzer GCh. Allaruth Just Kidding V Sole Baye Judge Ms. Christine Salyers Anderson Owners Ruth Ziegler & Yvonne B. Phelps Handler Bergit Kabel Sandemac Kennel Club Clumber Spaniel GCh. Nexus Total Eclipse Judge Mrs. Edna Gammill Owners Dr. Chip and Shelley Miller Handler Robin Novack Caddo Kennel Club of Texas - I Pointer Ch. Chesterhope State Of T Art Judge Mrs. Paula Hartinger Owners Jennifer Mosing & Jordyn O’Neill Handler Brian Livingston

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What person do you most look forward to seeing at the dog shows?

The treasurer of the club.

What is your greatest extravagance?

Cars.

What do you dislike most about your appearance?

My weight.

What dog person would you like to see on ‘dancing with the stars’?

“Hello Brucie”.

Questions

If you were forced to get a tattoo, what would it be?

No, no never. I hate needles.

If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you?

Cell phone, Dimple Pinch Scotch and a good pillow.

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Gary Doerge Born: Houston, TX Resides: Jackson, TN Marital Status: Taken.

When and where are you the happiest?

In the ring judging great dogs.

Other people think i am...?

Unapproachable?

What did you want to be when you were growing up?

A physician.

What would be your last request?

That people remember me fondly as a decent dogman.

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As soon as the word Argentina is mentioned in general conversation, someone usually bursts into song with a refrain from the great musical about Evita Peron, with apologies to Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber!

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ell for me, this trip was more of another suitcase in another hall as I had hardly time to recover from Crufts before I was bound for the airport and the ultimate destination of Buenos Aires for an Argentinean version of a Horse and Hound show!

Entitled (in English) OUR DOGS and OUR HORSE the show ‘borrowed’ a format from the German Kennel Club (the VDH) which has organised a successful Hund & Pferd show in recent years at the impressive show ground in Dortmund each October. The popular President of the Kennel Club in Argentina, Miguel Angel Martinez, has judged in Dortmund and clearly has a great love of horses as well as dogs.

So based in the stunning show ground of La Rural near the heart of Buenos Aires we had an international dog show running side by side with a magnificent horse event which featured every aspect of horsemanship and riding.

Miguel had put to-

Paula Heikkinen-Lehkonen from Finland was the judge for the first Best in Show, the Pomeranian, seen here with the group judge Mr Petru Muntean from Romania.

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Argentina!

The organising committee kept smiling all through the four days of the show!

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The Poodle Club of America’s 81st National Show

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Like A Darn Good Soup...

By Del Dahl PHOTOS BY LESLIE SIMIS, JOHN CARELLI & JOHN ASHBEY

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he 81st rendition of the Poodle Club of America’s national specialty show lived up to everyone’s expectations—just as it has year after year for some time.

In many circles it is referred to as “the greatest Poodle show on earth”. That’s what club members and Poodle exhibitors who attend call it as well as foreign visitors from throughout the world. But you also hear the expression from judges, AKC officials, vendors, and breeders and exhibitors of other breeds who stop by just to see what’s going on.

Year after year, the show has a WOW factor that is hard to believe. The Wicomico Youth and Civic Center in Salisbury, MD is a perfect fit for the show. The center serves as headquarters and the site of conformation, agility and obedience competitions. It is also home to a variety of activities such as judges’ education

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The Fancy Speaks

By Emelise Baughman

Hidden Gem of the Plains Here is a secret only known by a few hundred people worldwide. It’s about a show you’ve probably never heard of, but one that boasts everything you could want. Some shows are immediately recognizable, and you know without thinking what type of venue you’ll be in and whether you’ll be crowded, hot, cold, or fighting for electricity. You know how far away you’ll have to park and how much you’ll have to pay for the privilege. But you won’t recognize this one, so when you discover Grand Island, Nebraska, you will be in for a very pleasant surprise.

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he Grand Island Kennel Club was established in 1959 and has put on over 50 shows. So why isn’t this show one of those automatic choices for Midwestern exhibitors? It could be because they are located in mid-Nebraska, a little over 2 hours from Omaha, 5 hours from Kansas City, and 7 hours from Denver.

Or it could be that the club took a 5-year hiatus from shows to reorganize their membership activities, and just resumed their long-time show-giving tradition in 2012. But for whatever reason, this show is an undiscovered treasure that needs a lot more attention!

Their current show date is in April, which is generally a beautiful time of year in mid-Nebraska. Weather can be a surprise anywhere, but it’s usually mild then and you might even see the end of the sand hill crane migration, for which this region is famous. Since this in AKC’s Region 6, lots of breeds find it easier to make up majors, which is always a plus.

But there are two things that make this show well worth the trip, and one of them is the facility. A few years ago Grand Island became home to the Nebraska State Fair, with the resulting major renovations in the existing fairgrounds. The show is now housed in a spacious, sparkling new Exhibition Hall that would be the envy of any show-giving club.

The Hall is so big that there is no end to the amount of grooming space available, which is surrounded by even more space for vendors, spectators or just walking around visiting. The finished concrete floors keep feet clean and the set-ups smoothly situated. A chronic problem in some venues is crowded aisles, but this is not a problem here. There is plenty of room all around the rings to walk with dogs and to wait until your class is called, which is

a real asset to this show. All this space is clean and new, brightly lit, and climate controlled for the comfort of people and dogs no matter what the weather. Exhibitors also appreciate how the building is well equipped with plenty of electrical outlets spaced throughout the area.

Good food is available on-site for a reasonable price. The building has big, clean restrooms for exhibitors and the club provides public indoor ex-pens for the dogs. The vast parking area allows for nearby parking and easy unloading, all for free. It is difficult to overstate how great this building is for a show.

The other aspect of the GIKC show that makes it worthy to add to your calendar is the friendliness of the people. Everyone involved in this club seems to want to make this a great experience for their guests, from the detailoriented show chairman to the cheerful hospitality chair to the genial president. The raffle was top-notch, sporting an ex-pen, collectible art objects, a mountain of high-end dog food, and baskets stuffed with items worth the price of several entry fees. Club members sponsored beautiful rosettes for all group placements and many breeds, custom-embroidered grooming towels for group wins, coveted Talyn shears and large rosette for BIS, a cash prize and large rosette for RBIS, and even great prizes for the juniors. Word is that next year’s show will be even better, studded with cash prizes for the top winners.

Access is even easy, as Grand Island is located right off Interstate 80 and the showgrounds are located right off a main street into the city. Motels, restaurants and shopping abound nearby. Entertainment after the show is right across the parking lot at Fonner Park, with live thoroughbred horse racing to enjoy and evening concerts or comedy shows. When you drive into Nebraska, the sign marking the state line states, “Nebraska, the Good Life”, and these Nebraskans take it to heart. After you experience this show, you’ll agree!

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scar-winning screenwriter Frank Pierson wrote, “What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate,” a line of dialogue that first appeared in the film Cool Hand Luke and has been repeated in many subsequent films and in the Guns ‘n Roses song Civil War. This line also applies to the present-day American Kennel Club.

By now, the hatchet job performed by Jeff Rossen on NBC’s Today Show report last week has made its way around the dog show scene and beyond. While many are firing off angry missives to the station, one must understand that television news programs are ratings’ whores. NBC wants to have it both ways, airing family friendly fare such as dog shows and parades on national holidays like Thanksgiving, but then opting for more sensationalistic programming that will be as eye-opening as a cup of coffee to catch the attention of the stayat-home moms and dads and retired folks watching during the weekday a.m. rush hours. Smash cuts of Westminster Kennel Club purebred dogs parading around the ring at Madison Square Garden juxtaposed against diseased and distraught dogs being rescued from deplorable conditions have a jarring effect. It’s a page right out of the HSUS playbook, designed to tug at the heartstrings and open the purse strings of viewers, which hover around the five million vicinity each day for the Today Show. The segment condemned the AKC and promoted the HSUS agenda, using footage provided the HSUS, offering further proof that fair and balanced falls by the wayside in the grab for splashy headlines, viewers and advertising revenue. The morning news programs are ruthless in their pursuit of numbers, with entire books dedicated to the backbiting that goes on between anchors of the same show, not to mention the battle amongst competitors. In that respect they’re not unlike dog shows and animal rights organizations but it’s become abundantly clear that the AKC is losing its battle against the HSUS and other animal rights organizations in the fight for positive publicity.

It’s difficult to grasp why the AKC would put itself in such a position to be ridiculed on a national scope. If it’s not prepared to counterattack what it had to have suspected was going to be a hatchet piece why agree to be interviewed and supply ammunition for the agenda of the HSUS? The AKC must learn the hard lesson that not all publicity is good publicity. While it may not have been aware that NBC was going to air footage supplied by the HSUS, the AKC quickly and clearly realized the subpar performance of its Communications Director (to put it mildly) was no match for the highly polished, wellpracticed spiel from HSUS President Wayne Pacelle. Indeed, it did know that the piece would show the AKC in such negative light that it once again scrambled into damage control mode. It sent an email blast to its 1.7 million constituents warning them of the biased piece that was to appear the next day on the Today Show, asking them to get ready to post replies online and to email executives at NBC. It’s not known how many of those emails landed in spam filters, as did mine. By the time my quarantined email was delivered, the Today Show clip had already aired and gone viral. Once again, it was a case of too little, too late.

The AKC has been burned by portrayals in the mainstream media far too often, most recently by the New York Times this past February, to coincide with one of purebred dogdom’s most prestigious events, The Westminster Kennel Club. These attacks have become de rigueur, even expected, but they can no longer be shrugged off the way the NRA deflects its detractors and fails to publicly acknowledge them. The AKC can’t afford that type of arrogance lest its responsible breeders leave in droves the way substandard breeders did when kennel inspections were instituted and the commercial breeders did following the implementation of DNA testing and the Frequently Used Sires and Dams Program. The AKC needs to enter a new phase of more proactive public relations, rather than the stock, reactive, damage control modes it repeatedly finds itself in.

The repercussions of mainstream media attacks on the AKC are deep and farreaching, affecting the registry and dog owners on many levels. In addition to threatening to further reduce the number of dogs breeders and owners register with the AKC, these attacks also leverage the yeoman’s work performed by the AKC’s Government Relations Department, which has been instrumental in supporting our rights to own and breed dogs. A bill is being considered today (5/8) in North Carolina that seeks to regulate owners of “large commercial dog breeding facilities,” which are defined as those who own 10 or more female dogs regardless of whether or not they breed or sell any dogs. How does one think that the Members of the North Carolina House Judiciary Subcommittee who watched the Today Show footage supplied by the HSUS will vote on that one? The

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lack of “pro-purebred dog” and “pro-responsible breeder and owner” public relations efforts makes the AKC’s Government Relations battles much more difficult to win.

The time has come for the AKC to tap those “rainy day” reserve funds – in excess of $60 million – and get proactive. It’s raining, it’s pouring, and the AKC Communications Department has been snoring. Address the gorilla in the room that is the HSUS and the animal rights’ extremists and take the message to the masses. The AKC has done many admirable deeds over the years, from the $24 million that it has donated to canine research, to educating the general public on responsible dog ownership, to enlightening lawmakers on fair and effective canine legislation. The public needs to know, the same way it needs to know that there are no “AKC Registered Operations” or “AKC Registered Breeders” and that breeders voluntarily use AKC’s services. And responsible breeders need to know that the AKC will continue to protect them in matters of legislation and promote them in areas of public relations.

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nfortunately, NBC’s Jeff Rossen didn’t respond to my request for an interview before this issue went to press, nor did the AKC’s Director of Communications, Lisa Peterson, reply to a series of emailed questions in time to be included in this issue. I posed these questions to AKC’s Chairman, Alan Kalter: • What’s your reaction to Wayne Pacelle’s suggestion that the AKC “should be helping the Humane Society in its efforts to crack down on awful breeders”?

• What can the AKC do to prevent negative attacks against it in the mainstream media?

• Should the AKC reconsider the role of traditional media outlets for getting its message across to the general public?

• Does the AKC plan on tapping the reserve funds to engage in PR? • How does the AKC respond to those breeders who were angered by the broadcast?

• Will the AKC increase the number of inspectors to investigate breeders’ facilities?

• The AKC seems well practiced in “damage control” mode; should it focus on a more proactive publicity campaign as opposed to a reactive one?

• The HSUS has positioned itself as the voice for animal welfare in the mainstream media; how can the AKC position itself as the voice of the purebred dog and responsible breeders and owners?

• Anything that you would like to add or comment about the Today Show piece?

Chairman Kalter provided the following response to my questions: The TODAY Show segment was based on untruths, half-truths, and innuendo – with complete disregard for the facts. Some of the top facts NBC ignored are on the front page of the AKC website with the link “The Facts the TODAY Show Didn’t Tell You.” We expect better from a respected news source like NBC and when they fail so miserably to uphold their journalistic integrity, it angers those who know the truth. The groundswell of support for the responsible breeders so unfairly disparaged, and for the American Kennel Club, was heartfelt and inspiring.

While in the past, we have been somewhat reticent to respond to unfounded and ignorant attacks, that is no longer our position. The unfortunate reality is the unpleasant and untruthful attacks will continue. Our responsibility is to anticipate, monitor and respond quickly and forcefully by addressing the facts and the lies. We are doing so and we will never again let an inaccurate story go unchallenged.

While our ability to respond is so necessary, it is not where our path to success lies. The real conversation must be about the good things we do (the Parent Club rescue network, AKC kennel inspections, AKC CAR, AKC CHF, and our collective commitment to improving the health of dogs); the facts about purpose-bred dogs and the desirability of owning a well-bred purebred as the family dog; and the passionate commitment of breeders who register with AKC to protect, preserve, and improve purebred dogs. We will do that through a combination of an aggressive public relations strategy utilizing every media opportunity imaginable (traditional media, online media, proprietary media, and social media) to get our story told correctly and in its entirety. As you know, we now have an expert in social media, which gives us the ability to tell the narrative of the AKC throughout the world of social media. In addition, we are committed to significantly amplifying our PR efforts in a proactive and likeable manner, not to criticize others, but to emphatically tell the good inherent in all we do for dogs. For the first time, we will have a constant and consistent program to reach the general public.

While the cost to have a day-in and day-out public outreach program and an immediate response program is significant, we can afford it. In fact, we can’t afford not to have it.

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GCh. Majestic Sweet Apple French Martini

“Jolie” Black is beautiful!

Group Third - Detroit Kennel Club Thank you to Judge Ms. Dyane Baldwin!

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he last days of April and the first days of May were anything but happy ones for AKC as well as for those of us who have spent our lives supporting that organization and the purebred dog. Fortunately at least the dogs shows on the East and West Coasts were positive and happy events which helped us all restore our faith in both our sport generally and the AKC specifically. But the problems created by the Board and Staff in the Judging Approval areas and in Public Relations as a result of the handling of the interview on the TODAY SHOW remained uppermost in the minds of most constituents of AKC. Let’s hit the positive first-- Bucks of course is perhaps one of the great shows on the dog show circuit while Trenton in its own right contributes mightily towards encouraging people to own dogs and AKC registered ones at that. When the weather is good and it was magnificent this past weekend nothing is as beautiful as the drive along Route 32 to Tinicum Park and the attendant atmosphere and attitude at the Bucks County Kennel Club event cannot be topped. This is an exhibitors’ and breeders’ paradise with comparatively few outside spectators, certainly as compared to the thousands of people who attend magnificent but spread-out Trenton. True it is the grass at the Park needed attending Continued on page 80

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English Cocker Natio

By Pat Howard

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he annual English Cocker Spaniel Club of America National Specialty moved to the “left coast” this year, namely beautiful San Diego and nearby locations. The hosting club, the ECSC of Southern California, managed to convince the Kona Kai Resort, an attractive hotel with balconies off every room and marina located on the water, to host our show and festivities during the week of April 22-26.

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For obvious reasons our annual hunting, tracking and agility events were held elsewhere from April 19-21. The Prado Dam area, which is a distance north in Chino, was the site for the parent club Working Test, and AKC Spaniel Hunt Tests as well as a set of TD/TDX tests. Agility was held at an obedience training facility in Escondido.

Temperatures in the 89-90 degree range were a challenge, but regardless two dogs qualified in the Working Test open to English Cockers only. The Hunt Test had drawn an entry of 19 with an assortment of Eng-

lish Cockers, English Springers, Clumbers, Sussex and American Cockers entered.

With 15 qualifying dogs, legs on Junior and Master levels were attained by talented English Cockers. In the tracking tests, open to all breeds the two TDs passed and no dogs qualified for the TDX – none were ECs. The two Agility trials, held Saturday and Sunday April 20-21, drew a small group of dedicated West Coast devotees whose dogs accounted for 101 runs overall and some nice scores and times. And after

tional Specialty 2013 the Sunday test, everyone gathered at a member’s home for refreshments while several ECs took advantage of a cool-off swim in the pool!!

Because the entry was not as large as usual, everyone attending the show had ample time to go shopping, sightsee, do harbor cruises and so on. When the weather is lovely who can resist just driving around to see the sights?

Except as one quartet learned, maximum attention to detail and directions must be adhered to, especially when in a

new city – even more so if you were one of our foreign visitors. These stalwarts come every year from all over the globe to attend the ECSCA National, and you’d think they were no longer “innocents abroad”.

But San Diego is at the bottom of California and somehow four of our visitors found themselves in Mexico. Which was fine until, after the U turn, and pulling up to the US Customs and Border Control, that, to get back into the good old USA, you really did need a passport! Three of the quartet were properly documented but the fourth was

not - and there was no getting back in!

Until the friends drove back to the hotel, retrieved the passport, drove back into Mexico, made the U turn – again – and delivered the missing document! Moral of this tale – always wear your passport on a cord around your neck!

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Honesty- Would It Work??

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perthes disease! Quite a blow, but a phone call to the breeder had the following response: “What? Can you spell that for me, please?

Never heard of it!”

But I happen to know that the breeder took this into consideration and did what he could for this to never happen again…Although he would never admit it!

line- and his ambition was of course to get rid of it (if at all possible) himself.

Having just purchased a great grandson of this male, we hurried back, x-rayed him, found him just border-line, but placed him in a pet home. Where he lived a happy life as a sound moving dog until his death at nearly 13 years old…

Having spent many years of our lives in Sweden, which in many ways pioneered Health schemes and breed specific health tests, we were used to these lists of dogs affected by hip problems, eye problems, etc. but in countries like England, Scotland and Wales the information about dogs’ health, until recent years, was never made public and was information belonging to the owner of the dogs.

We have probably all heard the story of the famous Hound sire who became a champion, totally blind. Could have been due to an accident or injury, nobody seems to know, but kept a secret until many years after his death, I believe, because the owner considered the dogs’ other virtues so outstanding that she would not have him eliminated due to this one problem!!!!????

A questionable decision? Maybe, and I am sorry that I cannot give you a follow-up on what was the cause of his blindness or what happened to his progeny. But as far as I know, it did not in any way negatively affect the future of this particular line of which he is and was an important ingredient.

As I mentioned initially: After breeding generations along the same lines, we are all bound to have information we don’t particularly like, but that we take into consideration when planning our future.

Why don’t we want to share this with the world??

Because it is often taken out of context, blown up out of all proportions and made into a negative for ourselves and the future of our breed. Just quietly trying to, through a well planned breeding program, eliminate or correct whatever is wrong. I still think that’s the way to go.

And when it comes to the world today: You just “cough” something bad about your own lines-or worse, somebody else’s - and it is known worldwide in seconds, without a chance to put things right or into the right perspective.

Then occasionally you come across people that give you nearly too much information.

As a youngster I visited a famous kennel that had been instrumental in bringing one of my breeds to a new level. The owner’s pride was one dog in particular, who was and is behind every top dog of this breed. He mentioned what a lovely brood bitch the dam of this male was- and how well she looked after her puppies- even the last litter which was born after she had both hip-joints removed to relieve her pain when moving!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I think it is a worldwide phenomenon that some people who have tried their luck in breeding and winning with their dogs, but failed miserably, left with the conviction that the world of show dogs is nothing but crooked…

They stop showing, but continue breeding.

Now as health freaks and trying to police every successful person in their breed- as of course one of the bi-products of success is envy and RUMOURS about yourself, your dogs and your life!

These fanatics can prove to be really hazardous for the future of their chosen breeds!

Bad news are seemingly always greeted with support and enthusiasm by the press and the media- and as we have experienced recently even in this country- it is of utmost importance that the organization represent-

ing our sport appoints spokespeople who know how to handle the tough questions they have to face. And have the intelligence, facts and knowledge to maintain control of the situation without completely losing face!

I wrote about cloning a few weeks ago- and the one person I would love to clone and convert into an enthusiastic supporter of our hobby is of course my idol, Maggie Thatcher.

She was a genius when it came to turning unpleasant questions in a for her, more comfortable direction- and at the same time make the interviewer forget what the original question was.

We just have to accept the fact that our hobby, breeding and showing quality pedigree dogs, will always be the subject of analysis and criticism from a variety of people and socalled charitable organizations- and those in power have to make certain it is met with well informed and competent arguments.

I have said it so many times: During my life I have met so many wonderful breeders who have sacrificed so much in order to improve health and at the same time the looks of their chosen breeds, to the best of their ability. But many of them died with so many secrets. Secrets they kept to preserve the breed and protect it from what would and could have happened if this information had come into “wrong hands”!

And although I am curious and would love to know more about it, I salute them.

I find it rather hurtful to always have to defend this sport and all those people actively involved in it- but I understand that “the outside world” questions why an organization like the AKC will have anything to do with commercial breeders and puppy mills.

A change in this area would definitely improve our image. A puppy purchased with an AKC registration certificate should feel like a safe deal!

As safe as buying any animal can ever be.

But Honestly: Do you believe complete Honesty would ever work?

I am not so sure.

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Marianne (Tuni) ClafLin requested that i use the following Question of the Week, which i am passing on to you to answer:

What and how should the Philadelphia Kennel Club, whose event is used by NBC after the Thanksgiving Day Parade, request of that station in order to present a more accurate account of the activities of the AKC, in light of the biased and unfair recent reporting on the Today Show by that organization?

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conditions it is reported to federal, state and local authorities which is how the “raids” the animal rights groups act on are discovered! I think being negative towards HSUS is a waste of valuable time. Use this segment to stress positive issues of the AKC and purebred dogs. Living in California, the effect of the animal rights people is frightening.

When I am walking my purebred dogs on the trail daily, I actually get dirty looks. There has never been a more important time for the AKC to hire marketing experts and educate the public.

DARYL MARTIN I think the biggest point the AKC needs to clarify to the public is the difference between breeders of dogs whether for show or pet, as opposed to puppy mills that produce dogs like factories for reselling. They need to let the public know we are just as shocked and horrified and want to ban those types of operations.

Then let the public know how much money “true breeders” spend to produce dogs that are healthy, and live long lives. I also think they need to know that good breeders care what homes their dogs go to so they don’t end up in the shelters or rescues....... somehow AKC needs to let the public know that the “shelters and rescues” are big business, not just the kindness of one’s heart. They also need to let the public know that the monies the “other organizations” are using are to get their laws passed just like the tobacco people, or the drug people.

by point. This needs to be done in an organized fashion, and needs to be done NOW - waiting until the dog show in November is much too late.

I have done “disaster management” as is labeled in the P/R business, for years, and have done so for the International Kennel Club and other dog related organizations for years: I welcome the opportunity for an interview as I can help to set the record straight. What needs to be done by the clubs that have formal P/R functions is to seek interviews on local and national tv programs: I plan to seek out ABC 7 as I have done work with them for years. Each individual that has any P/R or media contacts needs to reach out to the contacts and call in favors: ask for interviews. We need to have an organized template of what we want to address. If anyone has media contacts and is not media trained or comfortable speaking with the media, please contact me: I am happy to do as many interviews as necessary. We need to coordinate a template of issues to address and present a unified position.

Question Of The Week

Glen Lajeski Dogs are a sport of great passion. Why else would exhibitors spend lifetimes improving their breeds and spend countless hours with their dogs? The AKC has sponsored many programs to fulfill and support those passions. Would it be possible to do fillers in between some of the breeds/groups interviewing some of the stalwarts of the sport showing AKC’s beneficial programs? The AKC Humane Fund, Meet The Breeds, Take The Lead, Breeder Of Merit, etc. We have many qualified, successful spokespersons that could elaborate on each of these programs. Show a breeder of merit and their kennel and history, a veterinarian to talk about the inroads donations from AKC have contributed to the health of all dogs. And, this is not just a sport of conformation, what about obedience, agility, hunt, etc. and the relationships those involved have with their dogs and the enjoyment and dedication the dogs get with their owners. Let’s focus on all the positive in short, one-minute interstitial fillers.

Deborah Cooper As Roz so articulately stated in her Fancy Speaks article last week, the AKC P/R person totally missed the boat on this. What needs to be done on a regular basis to get the message out is an educated, articulate individual in the sport of pure bred dogs needs to address the inaccuracies presented in the piece presented on the Today Show point 62 Dog News

Gary Sparschu The Club could request that several short purebred dog / AKC promos be used during the broadcast, especially targeting the areas of previous negative press. A good opportunity to enhance the purebred dog image with an interested audience.

HELMA WEEKS There isn’t much that the Kennel Club of Philadelphia can do to influence the broadcast of its show on NBC. KCP doesn’t edit the content, that’s done by the production company. KCP could request that a short piece be produced featuring what AKC does for dogs and aired during the broadcast. But there is no guarantee that the production company would agree to this. AKC should advertise during this broadcast to take advantage of the large audience.

GEORGE WRIGHT There should be time set aside - 4-5 minutes airtime (throughout) to show all facets of dogs. Not just the breeding and showing aspect.

Rally, obedience, earth dog, sled dog, plain old companion dog, etc.

Show that the dogs aren’t just show dogs but have full lives. Quite a few of my clients do earth dog and obedience with their terriers.

Yes - a few breeders should speak and perhaps the president of the AKC (someone I consider a “dog person”) to explain that breeders do comply with record keeping, health tests and kennel inspections. (I can say we most certainly do here in NJ not only have we had 3 kennel inspections in the last 10 years from the AKC but we have a yearly county health inspection for our kennel license.) Stress that people in pure bred dogs are complying with health tests via their breeds and no breeder ever, ever wants to sell a dog with a problem. Puppy mills and internet “breeders” try to pass of the fact that their dogs are not inbred therefore healthy when there is absolutely no evidence to back that up.

And most of the pictures are Photoshopped from real breeders’ web pages. And please no more AKC PR people doing any interviews. It came off badly. No one cares like the people directly involved.

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he American Shetland Sheepdog Association (ASSA) held its 2013 national specialty in Albany, Oregon over the week of April 20-27. The week actually kicked off in Washington State, with the Herding Trial in Battle Ground, where High in Trial on both ducks and sheep was the multi-titled Classic Parfayt Knyght, owned

by Trish Rohner and Melinda Galt, who handled him. Meanwhile, exhibitors and dogs arrived further South in Albany, Oregon at the Linn County Expo, a site last used by ASSA for its 2007 national when the theme was “It’s Raining Shelties.” That would not have fitted this year’s beautiful sunny, warm weather!

Monday

April 22 featured the Obedience and Rally classes and in the evening an educational symposium on health issues. The Agility trial was on Tuesday, and in the Conformation ring, the Futurity commenced at noon. Our Futurity judge this year was Judy Decker, a breeder from British Columbia.

Some readers may actually have seen Judy without realizing it, as some years ago she and her blue merle Sheltie Monroe played a role in the movie “Best in Show.” Judy’s career in film was short, but Monroe went on to become an influential sire. After working Continued on page 76

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It is also interesting to note of course that the FCI recognises around 400 individual breeds as compared to the AKC’s approximately 180 and the UK’s 210 breeds recognised. This means that the FCI has quite a large number of breeds which we don’t have and others which we have only recently recognised. Listed above even in the top twenty are four breeds that we don’t recognise at all at TKC in the UK – namely American Staffordshires, Cane Corso, Dogo Argentino and even Jack Russells!

Some other breeds which we don’t have, but that have turned out well for Budapest include various types of Ovtcharka with over 200 entries, and Dogo Canaria with 116.

Black Russian Terriers number 132, Dogues De Bordeaux 143, Swiss White Shepherds 125, Australian Shepherds 148 and American Cocker Spaniels 146

80th year anniversary of becoming the member of the FCI, and now we can celebrate it together with our friends and colleagues visiting us from all around the world.

I have been honoured in many countries through the five continents where I could choose the Best in Show winner, the most beautiful dog of the show, however this Sunday is the most significant moment of my judging career, as I can choose the best dog in the FCI World Dog Show 2013.

I truly hope that this event is going to be an extraordinary experience for all of you, as so many people made so many efforts with their very best!

Dr. Tamás Jakkel - Best in Show judge of the World Dog Show, Member of the FCI General Committee and President of the Judges’ Board of the Hungarian Kennel Club.”

HUNGARIAN BREEDS With both the World Show competition and the Hungarian Breeds Specialty being held in their home country, the local Hungarian Native breeds have turned out well for these events. Apparently they have scored world record entries as follows:

THE AMERICAN PARTICIPATION The American judges on the slate at the WDS in Budapest are to include Scott Kellog (American Staffordshires - Males, Champions and BOB), Peter Green (Kerry Blue Terriers, American Cocker Spaniels – Intermediate, Open, Champion and BOB, and Interra Terrier Show Best in Group, Frank Sabella (American Akitas Males and BOB, Standard Poodles - Black, White and Brown, Afghan Hounds - Males and BOB, and Breeders Group on Day 1), Ron Menaker (American Akitas Females, American Water Spaniels, Chesapeake Bay Retrievers and Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers).

Statistics are not yet available as to how many American exhibits will be present at the show.

65 Komondor 76 Kuvasz 123 Mudi 68 Magyar agár 61 Erdélyi kopó 149 Puli 125 Pumi 157 Short-haired Vizsla 70 Wire haired Vizsla The event will also be the occasion of the FCI Obedience World Championships, which has attracted a record entry of 100 individual competitors.

Also the FCI Junior Handler World Championships will be held over the four days of the show.

JUDGES We are told that there will be a total of 220 judges from five continents officiating at the event. Best in Show is to be judged by FCI General Committee Member Tamás Jakkel, who is a well known and frequent Hungarian visitor judge to the USA. The Best Junior in Show will be judged by the Chairman of the Hungarian Kennel Club (MEOE) Andras Korozs.

Dr Jakkel is sending the following message to everyone attending the show: “Dear Ladies and Gentlemen!

I greet you on behalf of the participating judges to the FCI World Dog Show 2013.

I am proud that the most beautiful dogs of the globe are competing in Hungary and I can welcome the most of world-known judges in my home as well.

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FCI PRESIDENT TO RETIRE The FCI General Assembly will also be held in the two days leading up to the various shows on the FCI World Dog Show Circuit.

At that Meeting Mr Hans Müller, long term President of the FCI, will be retiring from that office. Hans Müller from Switzerland has been a member of the General Committee (Board) of the FCI for thirty years and was appointed to that body in 1983.

It is not yet known who will be elected to succeed him to the post, but those eligible are the six elected members of the FCI General Committee. These will include three members who do not have to stand for re-election this year and three who will be elected this year.

The three automatically eligible are the current Vice President Rafael de Santiago from Puerto Rico, Kari Järvinen from Finland and Stefan Stefik from Slovakia, all of whom have terms which go forward into next year. Three others will also be eligible. These will come from those elected from the six people standing for election to the three committee positions this year. They are Tamas Jakkel from Hungary and Gerrard Jipping from the Netherlands who are already General Committee members and are hoping to be re-elected. Also standing for election to the General Committee this year will be Carla Molinari from Portugal who is a former FCI General Committee Member and former Treasurer - along with Peter Friedrich who is the current President of the German Kennel Club (VDH) , Christian Stefanescu President of the Romanian Kennel Club and Peter Rub President of the Swiss Kennel Club (SKG).

With many able candidates eligible for its Presidency let’s hope that we can look forward to the FCI embarking upon a new phase in its history - and perhaps a new strategic direction?

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Don’t Cry For Me Argentina!

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Judges including Tamas Jakkel (BIS Judge for world show) promoting the next World Show in 2014 in Helsinki.

Portuguese judge Rui Oliveira gets up close to the cowboys!

Vince Hogan outside the main entrance.

gether a top team of International judges to go over the entry of just under 700 dogs per day with groups each day for juniors, puppies, and the adult groups and ultimate best in show; same format each day, four separate BIS winners but with no super BIS as is often seen at events like this. From France, the well known Jean Jacque Dupas, himself an organiser of Douai show in October, the popular Rui Oliveira from Portugal, Petru Muntean from Romania fresh from the European dog show in Bucharest, Paula Heikkinen from Finland, also a recent visitor to Crufts in her journalistic role, Tamas Jakkel from Hungary just before his big event in Budapest for the WORLD DOG SHOW where he is also judging BIS and finally, the indefatigable, knowledgeable and always entertaining Frank Sabella from the States, still going strong whatever age he now is!

Most of the party arrived on the Wednesday prior to the show and other arrivals included members of the FCI Scientific and Breed standards committees who were meeting this week and using the same venue, hotel and facilities. This brought Renee Sporee Willes into town from Sweden even though she is also working her way through two new books and a host of FCI committee tasks!

Having endured a very long flight from various points in Europe, most of us enjoyed an afternoon siesta although one or two hardy types started to explore the city centre from our well positioned hotel. One way or another, it was an evening meeting in the lobby to then visit the HQ of the Kennel Club in Buenos Aires, and what an eye opener that proved to be.

Behind a traditional frontage in downtown BA, a modern office set up unfolded before us with marble hallways, excellent office facilities (staff working until 9pm!) a library and terrific lecture hall. Posh offices upstairs for El Presidente and top quality board room but then the big surprise down to the basement where a never ending corridor housed a couple of dozen ‘club rooms’ for some of the constituent clubs that form the FCA (Argentinean Kennel Club).

As we strolled down the passageway various club meetings were taking place behind glass frontages which carried displays from the breed clubs who are all based there right underneath the FCA headquarters. Miguel introduced us to many of the club organisers who were in using the facilities.

So no crying for Argentina at all, here was a very well organised HQ with clubs and breeders well catered for and also, as we soon found out, excellent dining in the well appointed rooms upstairs.

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The Standard Poodle Ricmart Live Now Pay Later caught the eye of Tamas Jakkel (Hungary) for day 4 BIS; also pictured with the President Miguel is the owner, Ilaria Bondia Ciabatti with Vince Hogan of OUR DOGS.

Big rosettes and prizes for the national breed, as the Dogo Argentino wins day 3 BIS under Petru Muntean from Romania, seen here with Miguel and Augustin Farias, FCA.

Claudio Pellegrini Junior is seen here handling the Spanish Water Dog from the Ubrique breeding of Antonio Garcia in Spain. Pictured here is the BIS judge Day 2, Jean Jacques Dupas from France, with Miguel Martinez and Claudio Pellegrini (Senior!)

Vince Hogan with Frank Sabella (USA) and Enrique Fillipini (Argentina) pictured in the main ring.

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the dog show was getting started, he could not resist showing the visitors and judges around the horse event, stopping at many of the well appointed trade stands in the horse arena to admire hunting knives, ornate silver wear and leather goods which are famous at these events.

The whole event was held in an area known as La Rural which boasted superb large air conditioned indoor arenas, married up with a traditional buildings outside used for horse sales, stables, riding areas and a main outdoor arena which was used for a number of horse based events which were big attractions for the many visitors over the four days. The whole set up made for quite a sight especially set off against a background of more modern high rise buildings in the background.

The OUR DOGS stand was being seen in South America for the first time and was by the dog show of course, but at the meeting of two halls, the second being the main indoor arena for the horse events, carriage riding, dressage etc. OUR DOGS Annuals were snapped up as was the information we had taken over to promote Crufts in 2014 for both exhibitors and visitors to the UK. Many people were aware of the show and were keen to read the weekly paper with all the Crufts results.

There was something happening all the time.

For children and families, as well as the visual feast there were plenty of hands-on activities; one ring with highly socialised dogs also featured a miniature pony and a sheep, all mixed in together and then exposed to the children (under supervision) in an enclosed and safe ring. Great for getting the children used to the animals. This ring was busy non stop for 4 days and was a fabulous example of how to engage young people. Another activity ring featured a great group of mainly girls under the leadership

Miguel pictured with Marcia Guttner part of the show organisation.

of Marisol Rey and the dog training group Patita Patita, based in Buenos Aires. Their ring was another source of entertainment and instruction for the many young people attending.

The show proceeded without a hitch each day with all the rings connected to a ‘back area’ for the handlers and owners; this was a protected area with security at either end and also allowed the general public to view the preparations from outside the compound. In the evening the ring divisions were removed to make one big ring for the finals.

Everything was well organised and Miguel had a great team with show manager David Ojalvo, Vice President Nestor Frascino, and the super efficient Marisa Outes to name but three! It was also good to see support coming from Uruguay in the shape of Adrian Landarte and Jorge Nallem who had made the shorter trip over the River Plate to be at the show for the period.

By the time each day’s judging was completed, it was dark outside but pleasantly warm in the Buenos Aires evening and each night the judging panel and guests appreciated excellent Argentinean steak ( what else?) and on one night the famous Tango show, not that any of us joined in!

A visit to Buenos Aires is worthwhile on its own, but in July later this year the Federacion Cinologica Argentina will be hosting the FCI Americas and Caribbean show, four International Shows over four days. This show may well attract entries from the USA. On the evidence of this show that should also be a great event and our thanks and congratulations go to Miguel Martinez and the FCA for their hospitality and excellent show at La Rural.

Vince Hogan is the Editor in Chief of OUR DOGS the UK based weekly dog paper.

Miguel Angel Martinez and Vince Hogan meet one of the locals!

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Best of Breed Great Pyrenees Club of America 2013 National Specialty

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Breeders: Karla Smith Calurian Judith Cooper

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Great Dog Men & Women of the Past and Present:

The Liz Cartledge Legend How do you begin to describe a person like Liz Cartledge? She is the epitome of a British lady but is actually Swedish. A very prim and proper person with a wild sense of humor. A respected breeder and world renowned judge who never intended to be a judge.

Story and photos by Yossi Guy

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had heard of Liz Cartledge a long time before I met her at the World Winner show in Amsterdam in 2002. As president of the Israeli Herding Dog Club, I wanted to invite her to judge a show but didn’t know how to approach such a distinguished personality, so I asked a mutual friend to introduce us. It was a short time after the events of the Intifada that had taken a lot of lives and had put off many judges.

“Would you mind coming to judge in Israel?” I asked cautiously.

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her way through an entry of 101, minus absentees, Judy’s choice for Best in Futurity was a tricolor dog from the 12-18 month class, new Champion Belmark Thriller, bred and owned by Bella Thompson of Ohio.

Runner Up to BIF was a blue merle bitch from the 6-9 month class, Trilliant Emmaline, bred and owned by Becky Thompson and Stephanie Trautman-Riley from Illinois.

Tuesday

evening a well attended Welcome Party was held with a buffet dinner and a tasty selection of terrific Oregon pies…..peach, apple, chocolate and best of all in the opinion of many, marionberry. If you have not been to Oregon you have probably not had the pleasure of tasting marionberry pie……or ice cream…..or jam…… And this assortment of pies was available throughout the week at the Expo Center food concession.

Patti Strand from the National Animal Interest Alliance (NAIA) attended and spoke on NAIA’s many efforts to help protect all animal breeders from hostile legislation.

Wednesday

the regular Conformation classes started with Puppy Dogs. Our Dog classes this year were judged by Jo Virden, a breeder of longstanding from Arizona. Like many of us, Jo and her husband started with Shelties in obedience and then discovered the conformation ring. Following the 12-18 month sable dog class Jo turned the ring over to our Bitch judge, Yvonne DeFreitas from neighboring Washington. Yvonne also started in the obedience ring with her first Sheltie and like Jo, numerous years and champions later found herself judging at the national. The Wednesday classes ended with the 12-18 month sable bitches.

That evening was the ASSA Annual Meeting.

Years ago, our national was judged by one judge in one day but as entries grew the club turned to using two judges, one for dogs and the breed and the other for the bitch classes with two rings going simultaneously. Many of the nationals were on outdoor sites and often in conjunction with all-breed shows, for example, the Ladies Dog Club outdoors in 1970, and the Detroit KC at Cobo Hall in 1973. Many of us still recall the 1975 national held outdoors in New Jersey before the Bucks-Trenton weekend, which ended with the rain soaked, deep in mud Trenton show from which the majority of vehicles had to be towed. We are sure that grooming implements and other dog show gear may be found centuries from now by archaeologists digging the site! One of our

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clever exhibitors made herself a raincoat from a large black Hefty bag, a fashion statement appropriate for the day, and hot soup was the beverage of choice. I don’t believe we’ve had an outdoor national since. The club also went to scheduling a longer, multiday national with only one conformation ring so that all who went could see all the dogs, and it has remained that way. Sometime in the 90’s it was decided to allow the top vote getter on the balloting for judges to choose which classes they preferred to do, generally BB and dogs, though for the 1997 show this writer opted for bitches and the breed. A few years later we went to electing three judges and that is how it is done at present.

Every evening

a buffet supper was available at reasonable cost in the Expo Center lobby for all who wished to partake, and this was especially welcome to those with either no transportation to local restaurants or those with little time to spare. Offering an evening buffet has become a tradition at the ASSA national and the Expo food concession was more than up to the task.

Thursday

the judging resumed and proceeded through all the regular classes except both Open sable classes, with dog classes once again in the morning while the girls had the afternoon.

Thursday was also the Judges Education seminar and workshop followed by ringside mentoring in the afternoon. In another area of the bleachers, ASSA also offered ringside mentoring by experienced breeders for newer breeders and fanciers. Thursday night was the very popular Visiting Hours, a longtime ASSA National tradition.

During Visiting Hours exhibitors put their dogs on display at their setups in the grooming area, on tables and in expens, for everyone to see and enjoy. Setups are often colorfully decorated, with photos, pedigrees, and stud cards set out, as well as assorted snacks.

Lots of chocolate! The Judges Education group took advantage of Visiting Hours to examine many Shelties under the guidance of JE Committee mentors.

Friday

the Open Sable dog class was first on the schedule, and then at last it was time for Winners Dog. Jo Virden narrowed her selections down and finally chose from the Americanbred class, the sable Wistwin Shalamar Ricochet, bred by Dianne Hawes and owned by Susan Beacham and Lyn Leininger of Spokane, WA. For Reserve, Jo’s choice was from the 9-12 Sable Puppy Dog class, Ridgewood Lynphil Harry Winston, bred and owned by Rita VonPusch and Crystal and Phil Wendling. Next on stage were the Open Sable Bitches followed by Winners Bitch. Yvonne DeFreitas brought her favorites out onto the center mat and eventually picked the Open Blue bitch Paray’s Luminous, bred by Raymond Pittman and owned by Brenda Christenson of Grande Prairie, Alberta. Reserve Winners Bitch went to the Open Sable class winContinued on page 101

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By Eugene Z. Zaphiris

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nce again the American Kennel Club is put on the defensive, with the latest broadcast attack televised on the Today Show.

Put to the wall by reporter JEFF ROSSEN on the kennel club’s inspection of kennels proves once again how the public views them as an inhumane, uncaring, money-hungry organization.

Representing the kennel Club was LISA PETERSON, who was unprepared for the questions put to her. Of course no one is to blame but the American Kennel Club for retirement of handlers BRYAN & NANCY MARTIN their its non-existent public relations. While animal assistant DANIELLE GOODLAND has gone out on her own rights organizations come down on our and has inherited the MARTIN clients. We wish her the best sport, the kennel club concerns itself with of luck. Congratulations to HAYLEY QUINN CAVANAUGH, insular issues like creating grand champions, the daughter of CHERYL & WAYNE CAVANAUGH on her reserve best in show winners and approving graduation from college. HAYLEY will be attending graduate the clustering of shows so that the public is all school at Northwestern University for her doctorate in but squeezed out of attending any dog show physical therapy. Celebrating 70 years of marital bliss GENE events. So that they see less of us and more & JACKIE GOTTLIEB will entertain family and friends at their of the animal rights supporters. The fact that Sedona, Arizona home the end of this month. All of us at the public has been brainwashed that shelter DOG NEWS send our best wishes and our disappointment dogs and mixed breed dogs are the only dogs that we can’t be with you to celebrate this wonderful to own proves just how inept the kennel club occasion. Afghan hound breeder and professional handler is at handling the public image of itself. When WALTER GREENE, part of that dynamic duo team with his did it become a sin to own and breed a pure life partner CARL SANDERS, passed away last week. CARL & bred dog? Does anyone outside of the fancy WALTER, blessed with good looks, talent and Texas charm, know about the good works the kennel club enjoyed great success in the ring. Not so active recently, did during Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm they were a force to be reckoned with and I have fond Sandy or the establishment and support of memories of my trips to Texas watching them in the ring. the Canine Health Foundation that provides All of us at DOG NEWS send CARL and WALTER’S families monies for animal health research or that our deepest sympathies. A memorial service will be held they have no legal authority to close a kennel later this month. Word just in from England confirms the only to withhold registering dogs? Judging death of a fine gentleman and multiple group judge, ELLIS by the Delegate’s reaction to the expose HULME. ELLIS was a popular judge worldwide and was in on the Today Show, one has to wonder just high demand throughout the U.K. Highlighting his judging how informed they are as well. One would career would be the many times he judged at the Crufts dog have thought with the election of ALAN show. In 2000, he judged best in show at Crufts, awarding KALTER as Chairman, whose professional the top winning Kerry blue terrier Mick (in England and the life was in advertising, that this would have U.S.) handled by MICHAEL COAD & GEOFF CORISH in the been addressed a long time ago. With the U.K. and BILL MCFADDEN in the States.

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to and the magnificent floral arrangements so long associated with the show were missing but the long term potential shadow facing this event is that Dr. Jo’s mentor Helma Weeks is retiring as show chairperson and is to be replaced by a man with little if any experience at Bucks. I don’t know him but understand he is presently show chairman of a show in a County just north of New York City. Hopefully he not only will be able to retain the mystique associated with Bucks but appreciates those traditions so long associated with the event. Time will only tell- The winner here in a really nice line-up was the PWD shown by Mike Scott. I did see what I considered to be a lovely class OES from Canada and the Pap from Texas was there which is a charmer and a half. Had not seen either exhibit before. As I said the grass was high for most dogs but the little Norfolk which won the Terrier Group trooped right through it as to their credit did most of the Toy dogs-loved the Colored Bull Terrier bitch which had such a great weekend a few weeks back and again this was the first time as I recall I had seen this exhibit too. Saw a young pup, a son of the PWD--only six months or so which was sheerly adorable. Made you want to take him home as did a Boston in the Group but I am partial to that breed for sure.

Did not attend Trenton as I had family obligations but heard it was packed, packed, packed with spectators which bodes well as families looking at dogs is interpreted by me as a sign of continuity for the sport and for breeding as well. The only complaint I hear about Trenton is how spread out it is. Well placed signage should help in that area for sure. The Welsh was awarded Best here after a spectacular weekend on the Cherry Blossom. The next day at Trenton “2” I understand the Saint Bernard was the victor. All in all a really nice weekend with a myriad of Specialties on Friday for sure--perhaps Thursday too with reports on them to follow hopefully next week from people who were in attendance.

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proval fiasco--that masking bit is just absurd. It is said it was put through due to a judge who was turned down per the Board Minutes who eventually got all she applied for from the Board’s Review Committee. It is said that there was nothing in her application nor comments from field reps which was negative nonetheless the Approval Committee turned her down. Others tell me there was negativity in her folder. Who knows what is true but for one person to allegedly be the cause of an entire policy change is absolutely absurd whatever the circumstances may be. The Judges Approval Committee did not meet in May primarily due to the fact that Edd Bivin’s resignation (over the masking implementation I believe) left the Committee with only two voting members. They are waiting for at least one new voting person to be named.

Let’s just hope and pray it’s not going to be someone from any of the judges associations as this would open the doors to a potential conflict which even the Board members must recognize. I still believe this was a backdoor move on the part of those determined to let anyone judge whatever breeds they want and based on some of the judging decisions I have seen of certain Board Members who adjudicate frequently they would fall into the do not meet expectations category were I to have been the evaluator--perhaps that’s why they want to be masked so no one knows who they are--on paper anyways.

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s to the more important and basic problem of the TODAY SHOW interview there are so many questions to ask it is mind-boggling.

My first question is who decided to permit an AKC individual to be interviewed on the terms of a rogue producer at NBC? Why did not the Board or Staff--since no one seems to be willing to take the blame- set up the pre-requisites set up by Ron Menaker and Dennis Sprung and that Board and that Staff when the Pedigree Dogs Exposed controversy hit us Stateside?

Not a live interview--AKC will not appear--not an unedited script--AKC will not appear--not permitted to tape the original interview--AKC will not appear!! Instead someone--Lords know who, for they are not telling, gave this production a ridiculous carte blanche for which we all paid and deeply. Forget about the qualifications of the individual interviewed. She was dead before she started--who put her in that position?--I would certainly like to know that answer.

Why Dennis or Alan did not appear directly mystifies me totally. I cannot accept the rhetoric given me that this was that department’s job and that’s why the representative was chosen.

Would they react the same way to the next interview one may ask? Hopefully someone has learned their lesson and will set parameters which at least make AKC an even competitor in these matters and not subject to such ridicule. After all AKC has on retainer--small though it may, be one of the top PR firms in NYC, which was used extensively in the PDE incident, the Rubenstein firm. Were they even consulted here or was an effort to pinch the penny made in an area where pennies cannot and must not be pinched? The whole matter was and remained disjointed, confusing and unacceptable and will remain that way until some kind of explanation is offered by AKC, that’s for sure.

In the matter of the World Show this weekend the FCI will probably be electing a new President. I understand the candidates to be Kari Jarvinen of Finland, Tomas Jackal of Hungary and Rafael De Santiago of Puerto Rico with the later the odds-on favorite unless the Europeans get together and make a deal to prevent a non-European from taking the helm.

Should be an interesting few days in Budapest for FCI followers one would think.

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GCh. Kaela’s Cinnamon Toast Sire: Ch. Kaela’s Captain Crunch

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for the two of 35 entries before absentees. High in Trial was the blue roan bitch, Ch. Sunbreak Lady Be Good CD RE OA AXJ owned and handled

by Kathy Honegger, which scored 195 from the Novice Class B. The main ring was indoors in the Kona Kai ballroom with that wonderful non-slippery plastic covering the carpet. You look at the photos and gasp at no mats, but with this neat stuff you don’t need mats. And there have been no reports as yet of anyone running into the white pillars that were in the ring! Grooming was partly near the show ring, and partly in a special tent just outside the door.

Our two conformation judges came from the east coast. Mrs. Elizabeth Neff from Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania took on the two sweepstakes, while Mrs. Karen Whitfield of Salisbury, Massachusetts did all regular classes as well as juniors. Both ladies are respected long-time breeders, and were delighted with their invitations to judge, even though they usually could be found at the end of a lead or helping out at our Nationals over the years.

The Sweepstakes for youngsters six months and under 18 months drew an entry of 67 with 11 old timers in Veterans. Judging young dogs is a treat for any breeder and Mrs. Neff was obviously enjoying herself. She found two littermates, both blue roan and tan, for her Best and Best Opposite honors, and a Canadian visitor for the Reserve honor. Best in Sweepstakes went to Berridale’s Olympic Dream, from the 6-9 Puppy Bitch class, with her litter brother, Berridale’s Dreaming of Gold, from 6-9 dogs as Best of Opposite Sex. These two are bred, owned and handled by Sue Dwelly of Spartanburg, SC, and obviously were whelped during the Olympics last summer. We offer a Reserve Best too, which is chosen before BOS, and this was the blue roan bitch, Carnaby Between Friends from 12-15 Bitches, bred and owned by Ernest, Shirley and Kerri Brangers of Markham, Canada, with Kerri handling.

Mrs. Neff’s choice for Best in the Veteran Sweepstakes was the red dog, Ch. Dawnglow Ebonwood’s Whirlaway from the 9 year and under 11 year class, bred by Sandra LaFlamme, owned by Patty Janzen and Jean Kaul from Colorado. He was, as always, handled by Patty.

Reserve Best was Lynda and Robert Gall and Lenora Matter’s blue roan dog form 7-9, Ch. Lynann’s Ace To Keep, with Best of Opposite Sex to Ch. Winfree’s Champagne on Ice, a light orange roan from the 7-9 bitch class, bred by Lisa Ross and owned and handled by Bruce Barrett DVM. Mrs. Whitfield started her regular class as86 Dog News

signment Wednesday with all the dog classes as well as the Special 4-6 month Puppy competition. Winners Dog came from the 12-18 class, the blue roan and tan dog, Barkshire’s War Games, bred by Lisa Schinker and Jane Collen and owned by Lisa from Muskego, Wisconsin, with Reserve WD to Carnaby Collaboration, a light orange roan from the Bred by Exhibitor class, bred and owned by Ernest, Shirley and Kerri Brangers, with Kerri handling him. The ECSCA had opted to offer the Reserve Winner the three point major assuming the entry met the requirements, which it did, so he too went home with a major!

After the excitement of the Winners class, Mrs. Whitfield judged for the Veteran Dogs and then enjoyed the challenge of the eleven 4-6 youngsters, finding her Best 4-6 was the baby bitch, Vintage Whoopsie Daisy bred and owned by Marilee Rianda of King City, CA. Best of Opposite Sex 4-6 puppy was Tatrin’s Bottled Down Under bred and owned by Melissa Olivas of Ephrata, WA.

Thursday was given to the ladies with Mrs. Whitfield sorting out all the bitches.

Her final choice for Winners Bitch barely missed the 4-6 class as she came from the large 6-9 Puppy Bitch class, the light blue roan baby, Winfree’s It’s Raining Men, bred, owned and handled by Lisa Ross of Gloucester, VA. Reserve again came from the Bred by Exhibitor class, a dark blue, Foxwoods Inspire, bred and owned by Deborah Mauterer DVM of Covington, LA, and Kristin Lyons from Crozet, VA, with Krisin handling.

The ECSCA Annual Awards Banquet was held Thursday evening – a delicious Luau held outdoors where the club’s annual awards for 2012 were presented and followed by a spirited auction of interesting doggy items.

Our final day traditionally comprises Junior Showmanship Best of Breed and the non-regular Stud Dog, Brood Bitch and Brace classes – sometimes a Team, but not this year. Mrs. Whitfield judged the nine Juniors and awarded best to Sarah Marie Dwight of Scottsdale, Arizona, handling GCh. After Hours Look Who’s Talking.

The Parade of Titleholders followed and then it was on to Best of Breed competition with 53 in contention.

Our breed seems to be one that ages well and over the years a number of older dogs have won the top honors and put themselves firmly in our collective memories. This year our judge

rewarded yet another veteran – Mrs. Whitfield’s choice for Best of Breed was the almost ten-year-old red dog, Ch. Dawnglow Ebonwood’s Whirlaway, bred

by Sandra LaFlamme, and owned by Patricia Janzen and Jean Kaul and handled

by Patty. Best of Winners was the precocious youngster, Winfree’s It’s Raining Men, bred and owned by Lisa Ross, with Best of Opposite Sex to the light blue bitch, GCh. Hartsong Kabree High Hopes, bred and owned by Sharon Hartshorn (who handles her) and Kathy Moore, with Gail Folan as co-owner. The two Selects were GCh. Indigo’s Quintessential Solution, blue roan dog, bred and owned by Mike and Linda Dobbins (who handled) and Carrie Bono and GCh. Edgewood Casino Celebrity, blue roan bitch bred

by Bonnie Threlfall and owned by Karen Florentine, Larry Cornelius and Marcelo Veras, handled by Larry. Two Awards of Merit were on offer and Mrs. Whitfield presented them to GCh. Oldwest Change of Hue, orange and white bitch bred, owned and handled by Christine Dooley, and GCh. Dawnglow Strawberry Wine, bred by Sandra LaFlamme, Beth Hendrick and Celie Florence, owned by Kurt Anderson, Marla Doheny, and Sandra LaFlamme, who hand led her on this occasion.

Following Best of Breed Mrs. Whitfield moved on to the non- regular Stud Dog, Brood Bitch and Brace classes. Taking the honors in the Stud Dog class was Ch. Gwynllyn On Point Sporting Fields, black and white dog, co-bred and owned

by Carol and Dennis Collins of Gwynedd Valley, PA. Brood Bitch was awarded to Ch. Winfree’s Purple Rain, black, white and tan bitch, bred and owned by Lisa Ross and Taylor Ross. Our Brood Bitch winner was the dam of the Winner Bitch/ Best of Winners early in the week. Brace went to the winning team of Ch. Golden Gait’s Getting Groovy and Ch. Golden Gait’s Dance to the Groove, a black dog and black bitch, bred and shown by Debbie Owczarzak of Cedar Lake, IN. As the show grew to an end we all packed our bags with memories of beautiful dogs and a super location. Many thanks to our host club, the ECSC of Southern California, for their hospitality.

As one exhibitor said, “One word sums up this year’s experience – WOW!”

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and affiliate club council meetings and serves well for dinner meetings. But the general Salisbury area also provides excellent sites and facilities for the tracking, junior hunting, and working tests.

If the theme is going to be “Poodles in Paradise,” the Wicomico Center and Salisbury are the place to be. And local resident PCA member Barbara Furbush is the person to have chair the show and prepare for the final rush to the finish line.

And let me tell you, when Brad Odagiri and his crew hit the ring with his magic touches, you felt you were in Paradise for real. All that was missing was the National PCA Hula competition. PCA’s only member from Hawaii brought all the touches from home to decorate the rings, and the massive displays of antherium, bird of paradise, and other exotic plant material were a high-impact creation on the green grass rings. And for those who don’t know, the PCA indoor rings abound with green sod, freshly laid and watered daily.

And yes, the Poodles that arrive are just what you’d expect in Paradise. This year more than 750 dogs were in Paradise making up about 850 entries and they fully justified the week-long show starting on Friday, April 19 and continuing through Best of Breed judging on Friday, April 26.

The conformation judging panel included Doris Cozart, Toys; Scott P. Wolfe, Miniatures; James G. Reynolds, Standards, with Jack MacGillvray judging the inter-variety competition. The top winners are named in an accompanying box.

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history are almost devastating. In others? Absolutely invigorating. And the latter is the case with PCA. In fairly recent times, the club has had to endure the loss of two nationally renowned leaders. The deaths of Dr. Jacklyn Hungerland and Annie Clark ended a long era of service and leadership from these two in various capacities. Doris Cozart ended a long term of service as PCA president. And a battle with health concern ended the long and successful career of Glenna Carlson as show chairperson.

Such critical losses could very well have set “the greatest show on earth” back on its heels. But it hasn’t worked that way. The current Board of Directors under the leadership of Board President Dennis McCoy has hung tough through all those evolutions and has managed to find way to help both the club and the show not only continue but grow. And the “gajillions of volunteers” necessary to make the show a success? It is an amazing and complementary blend of the experienced (that’s a little different from just “old”) and the new.

Having missed the last two shows for a variety of unimportant reasons, I was a bit taken back to see so many new people—and young people—in a variety of important roles.

Volunteers are immensely important to a large undertaking such as the PCA national show. Literally as many as 200 people lend a hand to make it a success. The experienced volunteers seem to offer their counsel and guidance. The newer ones bring their enthusiasm, energy and new ideas, and the blend seems to produce a new version of something good—that may be not only a little bit different—but a little bit better.

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Soup? What about soup?

Something about the PCA national show reminds me of ordering one of my favorite soups…one I’ve enjoyed for a long time.

And when the soup comes to my table, it looks like the soup I’ve always enjoyed. But at the first taste, I know it is all different and my enjoyment hits an all new level. Something’s different. It’s a spice. And I mentioned the “WOW factor” affecting the national show. I can’t put my finger on it, but despite the changes in recent years, PCA continues on with its development and high standards.

PCA’s chemistry is right to make good things happen—just as a right amount of spice makes a good soup extraordinary.

PCA president Dennis McCoy and the Board really set the tone and seem to be working well together. Dennis’ passion for Poodles started when he was a teenager showing the white Miniature, Ch. Ralann’s Mr. Smart. His career continued and he and Randy Garren had an extended successful run as a handler team with a parade of well-presented top winners. Next came the start of what has grown to be a most successful judging career.

As a result, Dennis came to the presidency having seen the sport from a variety of perspectives. His experiences and sensitivity to people’s needs and interests serve him and PCA most effectively. And together, he and the board have created an openness and relationship with not only the PCA membership but the entire fancy that bodes well for the future.

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judged the competition that gathered a really good gallery of spectators. The entry and acceptance by spectators suggests the committee will be fine-tuning the practice and it will be a part of future shows.

Another new feature was the Juniors’ Education program that many view as a really good step in building an educational base for both new breeders and future judges by starting them young. To me this seems much akin to the 4-H and FFA efforts that have long resulted in “home grown” knowledgable breeders and judges. The first session met at the Hunting Test Grounds and focused on the many ways Poodles function. A later session at the beginning of the Judges Education program helped the juniors understand the basics of Poodle structure.

Gina Wiser will continue working with this group in the future.

And another new feature came compliments of the Wicomico County Tourist and Visitors Bureau—a welcome party Tuesday night, the evening before conformation judging started. The party served as dinner for many of us, and also gave us as reason to take a break, sit down, and talk to people who had just arrived. It was new—and nice! It was also another reason to appreciate Salisbury and the Wicomico Center.

Ducks cut into the Poodle scene in Paradise as PCA launched a “Chuck-A-Duck” Contest to provide support for the Take The Lead program. Designed as a fund-raiser, the program was particularly successful when the serious right-armed chucker—Janet Lange Moses—donated her winnings to Take The Lead as well.

Those were the new features of this year’s show, but some other unique features continued to play an important role.

The hospitality center—primarily targeted at foreign visitors-

-continues to be an excellent feature of the national shows. International participation continues to be high, and in more recent years, we’ve seen a growing number of international entries in the competition.

This year the Best of Breed winner—an America-bred dog with a handler from Sweden— is a good example. The Japanese Toy entries continued their strong performance, and the Winners Dog in Standards was from England—and came equipped with a full-length tail. That happening (particularly the tail) generated a few circles of discussion and will probably be a topic of future discussions of both breeders and judges.

Obviously, Poodle breeders throughout the world see the PCA National Specialty Show, as one of the “places I want to go,” and PCA works hard to make certain International visitors feel welcome and are comfortable so that they spread the word when they get home. And this show was certainly a success on that front.

Unique—and an absolute part of the fabric of the national show.

That’s how you describe the contributions of Purina and Oster, our two major and marvelous official sponsors. Nothing is better than stumbling into the Civic Center at six in the morning to exercise dogs and seeing the Civic Center crew busily setting up the breakfast table for all early risers.

When all is well with the dogs, it is a short walk to the table ready with coffee, juice and a really nice breakfast sandwich that is really the topper to help start the day.

And, of course, the Purina Hospitality Party at the Headquarters Hotel is just the right setting for people who have been absorbed with Poodles and their catalog all day to finally get to visit with the people they really hoped they’d get to see at PCA. Purina also provides a host of prizes in the classes, and having a tote bag for your entry is a nice little touch you appreciate when you pack to go home and can’t find a place for everything.

Check page 40 of your show catalog, and I promise you’ll be impressed by the prizes Oster offers in classes that begin with the hunting and agility classes, include obedience, and junior handling, and continue all the way through each variety to the best of breed offerings. And along the way they offer clippers as raffle prizes in some competitions.

Purina and Oster? Part of the fabric of the national show.

Another uniqueness is the attention to health concerns of the breed that are addressed during the week-long event. The PCA foundation is building a continuing history of successful undertakings to provide for support for research to solve heritable disease problems. In recent years success has come to help deal with problems such as progressive retinal atrophy and dwarfism.

The Foundation met during the week to continue its long-term efforts, but in addition, the program listed hours when Poodles could be brought to an on-site location for Texas A& M Heart Screening for Atrial Septal Defects in Standard Poodle, and another where staff conducted blood draws for Optigen PRCD-PRA testing.

And in a somewhat related area, facilities were available on Tuesday of the week for AKC Canine Good Citizen Testing, another front effectively addressed during what used to be just a specialty show.

Parades have long been a part of the national show—but initially, they were just for Champions. The conformation champions still have their parade, but now—so do the performance champions. And the most recent parade to make the agenda is that of rescue dogs. The PCA Rescue program has an amazing network established that includes PCA affiliate clubs throughout the nation. And this year’s parade had 20 entries. It is really heart-warming to see these much-loved Poodles who have had such challenging times in their lives enjoying their owners and their current lives in the vary same ring where the national winners are recognized.

During opening remarks on Wednesday, President McCoy asked the gathering to pause and silently remember those Poodle people who had passed away during the past year. The show was dedicated to the memory of long-time PCA member Arlene Scardo,and Doris Berensen and Bill Cunningham. Particular attention was given to Bill’s recent passing as he was currently PCA’s First Vice-President, and for many years had headed the judges’ education program for PCA. Two other PCA members were recognized during the week. Those at ringside were asked to gather and grab a champagne glass to honor one of our breed’s best-known and most –loved members… Wendell Sammet. Wendell, who was back in the ring again this year—for how many consecutive years?—was toasted for his many years in the sport of dogs and his dedication to the breed of Poodles.

Long-time Miniature Poodle breeder, Leslie Newing (Random Wind Poodles) was awarded the AKC’s Outstanding Sportsmanship Award.

In addition to her credentials as a breeder, Leslie has made many contributions as a talented photographer and especially as the editor, publisher and end-all, be-all of the Poodle Papers, a quarterly publication of the Poodle Club of America. Unfortunately, Leslie was not able to be at the show because of her mother’s continuing health problems, but we all know Leslie, her mother and a small gathering of Poodles and perhaps a Doberman or two were with us in spirit.

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“But aren’t you afraid of what they show on the news on TV?” I continued, just to be on the safe side.

“I always turn the TV off when the news is on,” said the lady, implying it would be all right in her wry humor.

We then approached the question of an appropriate date, when I was told she would be available in 2007 – five years later. To which I answered that I don’t even know how to record dates that far away.

However, the line had been opened between us and after meeting her several times at the Crufts' international junior handling competition which she organizes, I managed to book her one year in advance for January 2011.

During that visit, I came to know a fascinating person, intelligent, curious, with a penchant for life, a fantastic sense of humor that includes herself and a glint in the corner of her eye even when she puts on her serious face.

Liz Cartledge (nee Henricson) was born in Sweden and her first name actually is related to England since she was named after Queen Elizabeth due to her mother’s fondness for the English royal family.

Her encounter with dogs began at an early age, as she recalls: “My dad was very interested in obedience, had Boxers and Dobermans. We lived in an apartment in Gothenberg. He would take a dog in and train it. I would sit and listen to what he told those people. When we went shopping and tied our dog outside the store, I would watch our dog. If there was another dog tied next to it, I would give the dog a 'temperament test'.

I would then tell the owner – 'you have to teach your dog some manners'…”

She entered the show ring as a child and also got her first dog early on. “My father forced me into junior showmanship at the age of 9. I was quite shy at the time and didn’t want to go.

My father fell ill and when I was about 12 I wanted a dog but they said it would have to be a small dog. My father said we should get one that has the temperament of a large dog.

“I saved money and got my own Corgi. I would go to shows all over Scandinavia. I then took a stewarding course. I would travel to the shows by coach. Stewards got paid for travel, and since I was a student it helped with the expenses.”

Her English chapter opened in the early sixties, as she recalls: “In 1963, I came to England for the summer to a small hobby kennel that bred Corgis, Bassets and Beagles. It was a lovely cottage in Kent – the garden of England. I fell in love with the place.

“I went back to Sweden and worked as a secretary but kept thinking of living in England. Dog World were situated in Bradford then and relocated to Kent. I wrote to them offering my services. I speak, English, Swedish and German. They offered me a position as sub-editor. I looked up what it was and thought if they think I can correct other people’s spelling – it’s good with me. I worked there for 5 years.

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Joe, my future husband, wrote a weekly column for them.”

She became even more English due to her relationship with Joe Cartledge. “I got married in 1971 to Joe and lived in a village called Binfield in Berkshire. He had been there for quite a long time, running a boarding kennel and grooming salon. He won BIS at Crufts with an Airedale Terrier in 1961, long before I knew him.”

Tell me a bit about your dogs.

“Joe got me my first Corgi in England, she lived with him and I would come to visit Joe and Gussy. I have about 8 Pembroke Corgis and 3 Lancashire Heelers now. When I married Joe I thought I should have a terrier. Since I loved the Norfolk, we got one for our wedding as a present. I showed her and have bred the breed since 1973 and owned or bred 6 champions. That was pretty good for someone who had done it for the fun of it. At first people who saw her asked me when I would show her, but after she got 8 CC someone asked me when I was going to stop showing her. Joe said if you don’t enjoy it, don’t do it, but don’t moan about it if you do. I had a dog named Here Comes Trouble. A Norwegian handler friend saw him and asked what I had done with him. I told him the dog had never been shown and he insisted he would show him. He trimmed him and showed him in 4 shows where he got 3 CC’s. I felt I had made a point with him.

“In the last 10 years I’ve bred some very nice Corgis. I exported some that are doing well. There’s one in Iceland and another in the USA. I still breed only for a purpose. I also imported the first Swedish Valhund and Japanese Spitz into England. “ What do you like about the Corgi?

“I think the Corgi’s personality is fantastic. You can train them to do many things. They have a long life expectancy. The secret is to keep them not overweight and they are pigs. Mine are kept very strictly in line. At the moment, I have one blind Lancashire heeler in the house.

She’s nearly 15 and doesn’t like to have young animals running around her. When she goes, I will bring another Corgi into the house.

If I’ve been away, she keeps very close to me for the first couple of nights. I could not live in the house without a dog.”

How did you become a judge?

“Working at Dog World, meeting Joe, I sat and did some stewarding for him when he was judging. My first appointment was an accident.

He judged Finnish Spitz and the Corgis were in the Spitz group at the time. He judged in a garden at an open show. A horrible dog won the class. Thick set and looked like a Chow cross. I almost shouted “no!”

The audience went up to me and I was quite embarrassed. A famous breeder asked me why I had shouted. I explained that Finnish Spitz don’t look like that. She said you are quite right, do you judge? I said no. Joe thought it was very funny.

“The following week I got a letter from the Maidenhead club to judge four classes of Finnish Spitz. I didn’t want to do it but Joe said I should.

“I prepared by reading the standard and sat every weekend watching Joe judge. When I went into the ring I was nervous, I concentrated so hard that if Queen Elizabeth was at the ringside I wouldn’t have noticed her. And then they started to invite me to very small shows.

“Once we were married they would invite us to judge together. I know I was in the right place at the right time and that is what life is about.”

What was your most satisfying judging appointment?

The most prestigious was BIS at Crufts in 1999.

There were famous shows in America including Santa Barbara and Westminster. A really good breed club specialty show is lovely. When I started, open shows were very big in England. Practical learning was on large numbers of dogs. Now open shows are half dead. There were big kennels in those days to which we could go and learn.

“Shows used to be so different. Everything has become ridiculously expensive, even traveling to a show with the price of petrol. People helped each other more. If they don’t win, they stalk out. I think you learned a lot by sitting next to an old-timer listening to them talk about the dogs in the ring.

Nowadays, the fact borders have opened and people can go to Europe, broaden their gene pool and breed with different top quality dogs. I certainly don’t think it’s altogether good.

Which figure in the dog world has influenced you most?

“It was definitely Joe and then Leonard Pagliero, a Beagle and GSD man, was a good friend of mine.”

Liz Cartledge has been organizing the international junior handling competition at Crufts for a long time now, another legacy from her late husband, who initiated the competition. The most prominent aspect of this event is that the national representatives are not allowed to handle their own dogs and have to show their ability with a dog provided by one of the local breeders Liz is in touch with.

“Junior handling at Crufts gives me a lot of pride seeing a lot of the young ones breeding and handling, I stay in contact with quite a lot of them. The international competition has been a big step up for them. They stay in touch with the person who lent them the dog and with each other.”

She summed it up her experience in one sentence: “Every year, I lose sleep worrying something would go wrong, but it never does.”

However, you win some and you lose some, but once you catch the dog show “bug”, it doesn’t let go. Or as Liz Cartledge remarked when asked whether she would continue to organize the event: “I will continue as long as they will have me.”

Joe died in the 80’s but Liz continued with the family dog related business (quarantine kennel, dog shipment) and breeding. Strangely enough, although she is the epitome of a British lady, Liz still uses her Swedish passport.

“I didn’t want to change my nationality when my mother was alive, and in 1983, after Joe’s death I got a bunch of forms and they included all sorts of information I

didn’t know. I got the number of his divorcee, I phoned her and asked for their wedding date. 'It’s not a date I want to remember,' she said and hung up. So I decided to keep my Swedish nationality.”

Sussie Wiles, another Swede married to a British man, and a friend of Liz tells about her acquaintance.

“I first met Liz when I moved to the UK in 1987. Being a fellow Swede with similar interests, outlook on life and sense of humor meant we soon became friends. I must admit I was a little scared of Liz when I first came over thinking this big famous all rounder would never notice me - how wrong I was.

“Liz is always herself - never puts on an act. I believe Liz’s honesty and knowledge earns her a lot of respect. Liz studies every breed she judges extremely hard and she is very pleasant to both dogs and owners while judging - making everyone feel special. Liz is also a very thoughtful person and never forgets a name or face.”

Neil Allan provides Liz with dogs for the junior handling competition. “We met Liz through showing but got to know her better when we started to supply dogs for the International junior handling,” he says. “I also had one of my early reserve CC’s from her late husband with the old English sheepdogs guessing I would say early 1980’s.

“Liz is so professional in the ring and always looks like she is happy and enjoying what she is doing. She has a great knowledge of all breeds and a great rapport with exhibitors and also a good sense of humor. Even on the most taxing days of the international junior handling with some of them not speaking much English, Liz always seems to find them in the huge Halls of the NEC and gets them into the main ring on time; her energy never gives up. We are so proud to say that we know this special lady.”

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inally…a uniqueness that results in a lot of nice touches. Several years ago a Fund Raiser Auction was instigated. It is not a charge for grooming space. Anyone and everyone can enter the show, find comfortable and accessible grooming space for their charges, and never pay a penny.

But national specialty shows typically do not make money. Instead, they are a sizeable expense to the parent club. And in many cases, clubs have been forced to scale back some of the niceties that fall somewhat short of being essential.

Through the years, PCA has worked diligently to avoid such strategies and to maintain the many elements that work together to make the PCA national specialty show what so many call it “the greatest show on earth”. And so the winners get gold, sterling and bronze medallions. The International hospitality room is well-stocked with food and beverages for our visitors. The rings with the grass and floral displays (and white Poodle cornerstones that I missed this year) provide a marvelous setting to showcase our prospects, our current winners, and those great dogs that come to be remembered and recognized in the Parade.

We like it that way.

We seek trophy and other donations from members and breeders.

We stage raffles and sell Poodle T-shirts and sweatshirts to make money. And that helps. But so does the Fund Raiser Auction. The auction deals with only 25 grooming spots. And people are offered an opportunity to assure that they choose (they aren’t defined or set by show officials…they are totally the bidder’s choice) their spot next year by submitting the winning bid for one of those 25 spots.

Typically, those 25 spots raise between 10 and 20 thousand dollars, and that money goes a long way toward helping assure that our national show continues to be viewed as one of the great ones.

The winning bid doesn’t get you a defined “prime spot”. Instead, it gets you the right to enter the building early and choose your spot. Some people prefer to be ringside where they can see the judging. Others prefer to be out of the way so they can get their jobs done. Others like to be near the doors to easily get to vans and exercise pens. A winning bid lets you get to choose.

The PCA national show? It started more than 80 years ago as a little “garden party” with owners, their families and kennel managers being part of a regular all-breed show.

And at noon, they broke out their wicker baskets filled with watercress sandwiches, linen napkins, special beverages desert finger pieces.

It was elegant then, and it remains elegant today. It is, indeed, the Greatest Show on Earth!

Poodle Club Of America National Specialty Winners Intervariety Competition

Best of Breed Ch. Adelph American Idol, owned by Elizabeth Brown and Paula K. Morgan. Charlotte Sandell, agent. Standard Best of Opposite Sex to Best of Breed GCh. Brighton Mikimoto, owned by Robert McL Smith III. Kaz Hosaka, agent. Standard Best Puppy Jaset From Transylvania Hills, owned by Rebecca Shostak.

Daniel Chavez, agent. Miniature Best Bred-by Exhibitor Clarion Camelot Convergence, owned by Deann Winslager & Katherine Kennedy & Ann Kennedy. Shown by Katherine Kennedy. Miniature Best Veteran GCh. Parade Exploration, owned and handled by Nancy Thorvilson. Miniature Best Stud Dog GCh. Jaset Satisfaction, owned by Michele Molnar and Jamie Danburg. Ann Rairigh, agent. Standard Best Brood Bitch GCh. Dawin Spitfire, owned by Linda Campbell. Sarah C. Perchick, agent. Standard

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Toys BOV: GCh. Smash JP Sakura, owned by Ron Scott and Debbie Burke BOS: GCh Makays Cowboy Touch, owned by Kadie Bonds, Tanya Bobst & Mickey Kern WD: Baliwick Behold and Believe, owned by Ianthe Bloomquist and Mark Waldrop WB: Smash JP GB, owned by Yukiko Owada

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BOV: GCh. Durandel Bella Donna, owned by Rene Wagner BOS: Ch. Karadale Clarion Born This Way, owned by K. Kennedy Virgil & J. Hackett & M. Watson & S. Rosa Dulski & P. Rellihan WD: Clarion Camelot Convergence, owned by Deann Winslager & Katherine Kennedy & Ann Kenedy WB: Mipar Rebellious, owned by Michael Parks & Henry Ellis

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ner, Paray’s Tradewynd Dreamsicle, bred and owned by Tray Pittman and Marcia Bittner.

After a short lunch break came the Veterans Classes with the usual large supporting audience. Shelties as a breed generally retain health and soundness to advanced ages, and in fact, at least 5 or 6 nationals have been won by veterans though some have done so from the regular Best of Breed class, rather than from Veterans. This year, Jo Virden’s choice from the 9 Years and Under 12 Years class was Ch. Braeleen Let Freedom Ring, sire of the Winners Dog, so it was a doubly fine day for this sable dog owned by Kathleen Brown. From the 12 Years and Over class came Ch. Winterset HyVerta Razzle Dazzle CDX HT OA OAJ, owned by Pamela Strametz and Susan Ferroni-Keleher.

Next came the senior ladies, with the sable Ch. Starphire Ollietta, owned by Katie Grohowalski and Nancy Ager, getting the nod from Yvonne DeFreitas in the 9 to 12 Year Class. On Saturday Ollietta would stay in the BB competition all the way to an Award of Merit. From the 12 and Over class Yvonne chose Ch. Penelane’s A Promise Kept UD, making her owners Linda and Michael Bianco very happy.

Stud Dog and Brood Bitch classes wound up the canine competition for the day, but the afternoon also featured another sort of competition – the 50-50 Chuck-A-Duck. Contestants clutching rubber ducks spread out along the “fowl line” and tossed their aerodynamically challenging birds towards a wading pool. The intense rain of ducks was followed by a tossoff among the hurlers whose yellow missiles had landed closest to the target. Later that afternoon was the annual Juniors clinic, followed by a pizza party in the evening just for the juniors.

Friday evening for the adults there was a wine tasting with snacks, which proved very popular. The Willamette Valley, where Albany is located, has become noted for its wines, the Pinot Noir in particular. Tasters had a choice of 6 Oregon wines – 3 red and 3 white – and after sampling, could purchase a glass or bottle of their favorite(s!). After mellowing a bit the crowd took their seats for a presentation

by Tom Coen titled “Westward-Ho – A Tribute to the Shelties and Breeders of the Western States.” With slides and comments from a large panel, Tom took us through the start of Western Shelties in the 30’s – years later than on the East Coast – to the more recent past by focusing on notable dogs and breeders.

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morning it was our Best of Breed judge Marjorie Tuff’s turn. Marjorie is not only ASSA’s delegate to the AKC, but in every other year she is also our national specialty Chief Steward – or as some might affectionately dub her, Sergeant Major. Marjorie started with the five Junior Showmanship classes. A great supporter of Juniors, Marjorie ran the JS classes with kindness and thoroughness before choosing for this year’s Best Junior, Rachel Robertson.

Now it was time for Best of Breed, for which there were 109 entries plus move-ups, the Veterans and WD and WB. Marjorie worked her way through 5 groups of Specials Dogs, making three cuts in all before turning to the Bitches. She made two cuts in all from three groups of Specials Bitches and then brought all the last cuts from both dogs and bitches back into the ring. After another final cut and more deliberation, BB went to the tricolor dog Ch. Jesstar Nirvana, multiple specialty and all-breed BIS winner, breeder-owner-handled by Jessica Starbuck and co-owned by Rita VonPusch, Tampa, FL. Best Opposite at 10 years young was the sable bitch Ch. Neahm’s Kiss Me Kate, bred and owned by Walt and Mary Christensen and V. Robinson of Westland, MI and handled by Julie Desy. Select Dog was the sable Ch. Paray’s Preferential, also a multi all-breed BIS winner, bred by Tray Pittman and Paul Flores, owned by Kim Furlong of Medina, OH, and co-owned and handled by Tray Pittman.

Select Bitch was the black and white Ch. Mistybrook’s Fiora, owner handled by Shannalee Michalsky, Rigby ID, and bred by Jan Williams.

Awards of Merit went to Ch. Blue Heavens Champagne on Ice (bitch), Ch. Starphire Ollietta (bitch), Ch. Mystic Ava Gardner (bitch), Ch. Homespun Casual Blues PT NA OAJ NF, Ch. Coastal Wintercreek Storm Warning, Ch. Serenity’s Walk in the Park, Ch. Laureate Cold Play, Ch. Thunderhill’s Apple Bottom Jeans (bitch), Ch. Sea Haven Kelev’s Keepsake (bitch), Ch. Kensil’s Circus Carousel (bitch), and Ch. Suncrest Cerulean (bitch).

In 2014 the ASSA National is again in April, at Purina Farms in Grey Summit, Missouri, which also hosted the 2011 specialty. This time, we would prefer to do without the tornado that roared through the St. Louis airport in 2011! Information on ASSA nationals can always be found on the club’s website, www.assa.org.

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What The Today Show Didn’t Tell You

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he AKC is extremely disappointed that The Today Show was given all of the information below but chose not to include any of it in their segment this morning. We met with the producers for an hour prior to the taped interview — which also lasted nearly an hour — and we provided them with supporting documentation, and they chose only to include less than 1 minute of airtime for AKC. They disregarded important facts that should have been told. In fact, we requested to receive a copy of the tape of the entire, unedited interview with Jeff Rossen so that we could show you all of the information we gave them, but their lawyers refused to provide the footage to us.

Here are some top facts that The Today Show didn’t tell you: They didn’t tell you that no other organization does more to protect dogs than the AKC and that “being the dog’s champion” means, among other things, donating more than $24 million to canine health research, conducting kennel inspections, and offering more educational programs for responsible dog owners than any other organization.

They didn’t tell you that when an AKC inspector finds substandard kennel conditions they must immediately report it to the appropriate federal, state and local authorities to take action.

They didn’t tell you that, in many instances, the highly publicized raids for which animal rights groups take credit in the media have come about as a direct result of AKC’s reporting to law enforcement.

They didn’t tell you that, as we explained to Jeff Rossen and his producers numerous times, there are no “AKC Registered Operations” or “AKC Registered Breeders” and that breeders use AKC services voluntarily.

They didn’t tell you that less than 5% of AKC’s registration revenue comes from commercial breeders or that the AKC is a not-for-profit organization whose total revenues are less than the total marketing budget of the HSUS. They didn’t tell you that AKC saw substandard breeders leave the registry in droves in the mid-1990’s when we instituted an inspections program. We did it anyway, even though it affected our bottom line negatively, because it was the right thing to do for dogs. And, more breeders left when we began DNA testing.

They didn’t tell you that when AKC has concerns with legislation, it publicly puts legislative alerts on its website where anyone can learn about how a bill may potentially affect responsible breeders and dog owners’ rights and not do anything to protect dogs.

They didn’t tell you that AKC works to ensure the enforcement of cruelty and neglect laws, as well as the provisions of the federal Animal Welfare Act. As a result, AKC has a productive working relationship with local animal controls, state and local law enforcement, state departments of agriculture throughout the country, as well as the USDA. They didn’t tell you that AKC is well respected by lawmakers who consider us credible experts on dog issues, and rely on our thoughtful and considered advice when it comes to legislation that will impact dogs and their breeders and owners.

They didn’t tell you that the purebred rescue groups they referenced are actually AKC breed parent club groups and affiliates that make up the largest dog rescue group network in the country.

They didn’t tell you that The Today Show’s Natalie Morales made a TV public service announcement in conjunction with the Ad Council and the HSUS. Please send your comments directly to the Producer of the Today Show Don Nash don.nash@ nbcuni.com and the President of NBC News Phil Griffin phil.griffin@nbcuni.com.

Watch the segment on the Today Show website and then go to Rossen Reports and Today.com and NBCNews.com to post your comments in support of AKC and all the responsible dog owners and breeders in this country.

AKC Press Release

AKC/CHF Committed To Cancer Research

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ave you been impacted by cancer? Has a close friend or family member been diagnosed with cancer? Have you been forced to face a maze of medical options, unsure of the best course of action?

Sadly, these questions can be applied to our best four-legged friends, as well as to our twolegged friends.

Dogs, like humans, can spontaneously develop cancer. This has proven to be beneficial in the study of oncology, since some treatment options can first be utilized for dogs before moving into human trials.

But learning your furry best friend / family member has cancer can be just as devastating as when a human friend / family member is diagnosed.

The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF) is committed to funding canine cancer research.

Currently, we are funding 41 oncology grants, and to date we have invested more than $9 million in canine cancer research. Canine cancer consistently ranks as one of the top concerns among dog owners and CHF is working diligently with researchers to find methods for more accurate diagnosis and better treatment options that give you and your dog good, quality time together.

May is Pet Cancer Awareness Month and now is a great time to join in the fight against canine cancer.

You can help CHF raise valuable funds for canine cancer research by creating a “Heroes for Health Research” page.

These fundraising pages are a way for you to share how you’ve been personally impacted by canine cancer and to bring awareness to the strides being made in canine cancer research.

Creating a page is free and easy. Follow the simple steps in our personal fundraising pages tutorial or start right away.

Once it’s set up, you can share your page with your family, friends, and colleagues so that they have an opportunity to be a part of helping all dogs live longer, healthier lives.

Thank you for your continuing support!

Terry. T. Warren, Ph.D., J.D. CEO and General Counsel

Dog Shows Are Community Affairs

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here are times when I am reminded that dog shows are a community of friends, as well as a competitive sport. Last week at the Irish Setter Club of America national specialty, this was readily apparent to me.

Thursday morning when dog judging was to begin, Peter woke me at 5am in tremendous pain, and could barely stand.

It was evident that his back was severely affected. At 5am I texted Katie Shepard and asked her if she could drive Pete’s truck to the show site with his assistant Lydia Rogers, so the dogs could be taken care of. Katie didn’t hesitate to help.

One of the ISCA board members is a neurologist, Dr. Christine Boutwell, and fortunately she came to examine Peter at 6am, shortly after I texted her my concerns. He was having back spasms in several areas of his back, and Dr. Boutwell said it was not possible for Peter to show dogs on Thursday and likely not Friday either. She said he had to remain in bed on medication on Thursday, and she would re-assess him twice a day to determine what he could do.

This was such a relief to Randy and me that Peter had such incredible medical attention, not just at the hotel on Thursday and Friday, but on Saturday and Sunday when he was allowed to show dogs again.

The dog show community stepped forward to help us.

Katie Shepard and Lexi Ditlow were wonderful about driving the truck to the site, and helping Lydia in every way.

It was clear that I could not cover all the dogs myself. Katie helped cover dogs for Peter, as did Loran Morgan and Adam Bernardin. Mark Bettis offered his help in any way needed, as did Ken Wall. It meant so much to me, and to Peter, that they all did what they could. Mariette O’Malley helped Lydia in the setup. Peter’s clients were incredibly understanding and supportive, as were Irish setter fanciers in general. I was also grateful to Pat McGarry and members of the ISCA board for taking over my parking duties so that I could focus on Peter’s clients and dogs.

Needless to say once a mother always a mother, and I was a wreck for most of Thursday, but having the help and support of so many people made such a difference to me. The Irish setter community is an incredibly special group of people, and I wanted to thank them publicly for all the encouragement and help we received.

Sincerely Anne Marie Kubacz Jackson, NJ Dog News 105

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