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Gossip column The Next Generation arrived last Monday, August 2nd with the birth of ISABELLE VOGELS, weighing in at 7.2lbs., daughter of MEGAN & PHILLIP VOGELS, who is the son of DAVID & CINDY VOGELS, who is the daughter of GENE & JACKIE GOTTLIEB… you get the picture… so a big family group hug to all and our love and congratulations. Imagine having JACKIE GOTTLIEB for your Great Grandmother, what a lucky little girl. Now if ISABELLE can only keep up with her!!! Holidaying at DAN & AMELIA MUSSER’S very grand and tranquil Grand
92 Dog News
By Eugene Z. Zaphiris
Hotel on Mackinac Island were BOB & JANE FORSYTH, GEIR & NENA PEDERSEN, BETH SWEIGART & PETER GREEN. I’m sure that there was a lot of golf, except for BETH & PETER and JANIE, who has just started hitting balls again following her recent shoulder surgery. According to the US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, in the last five years CONTINENTAL AIRLINES had the most deaths of dogs and cats on their flights than any other airline. The five-year
period, which ended in May of this year, claimed the lives of 41 animals. Mark your calendars for Saturday & Sunday, October 16th & 17th for the second stand alone MEET THE BREEDS, a joint venture of the AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB and the CAT FANCIERS ASSOCIATION, the pedigreed cat registry. Last year’s event drew over 36,000 people and this year with a larger advertising budget a larger crowd is anticipated. Also, last year some parent clubs were not in attendance, which totally misses the point of the event. Hopefully, this year every breed will have a presence and
be represented. Just imagine all recognized breeds by the American Kennel Club joined by all the breeds recognized by the CFA under one roof. If any parent club has yet to sign up for booth space at this event, contact GINA DINARDO at 212.696.8350. The event is underwritten by PET PARTNERS, the pet insurance company used by the American Kennel Club. Pet insurance in this country is catching up in popularity as it is in England, where a great percentage of dogs are insured. DANNY DUNLAP, the
longtime assistant to retired handler KYLE ROBINSON, passed away at the age of 46. After calls to his home went unanswered, DANNY was found dead by a friend. When KYLE retired, DANNY went out on his own as a handler for a brief period and then went to work for DENNIS MCCOY & RANDY GARREN. Our deepest sympathies to his family. KYLE, of course, for those one or two of you who didn’t know, works as the ace travel agent for ONOFRIO DOG SHOWS ticketing judges, handlers and most of the dog traveling public.