The Boxer Ring - Issue for March/April 2010

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Boxer Ring

Volume VI Issue 6 March/April 2010

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Studio Boxer’s Presents Our Newest Champion

Zeus Zeus went Winner’s Dog and finished his American Championship at the Pasco Florida Kennel Club with a 4 point major Zeus finished his championship by winning three majors

Expertly handled to all his wins by handler Jack Brown Owner: Keith Carter - Pensacola Florida E-Mail: spectrumpro@live.com Phone: 850-384-7414 Co-Owner/ Breeder Mike & Trina Ahlers E-Mail: 6722ah@bellsouth.net Holter Monitor Clear ARVC Negative

Watch for Zeus in the Breed Ring at ABC with Handler Jack Brown

CH Studio’s Heatbeat of Shadigee Sire: CH Summer’s Blackjack of Shadigee SOMA SOMC Dam: CH Raineylane-Studio Cezanne

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Paige MBPIS CAN CH Uppercuts One Last Punch

Paige received her Canadian Championship at an early age by the end of her 7th month.

As you can see she is following in her sire and dams footsteps.

Sire - Blackjack, BISS Am/BPIS Can. Ch. Summer's Blackjack Of Shadigee SOMC, SOMA Dam - Rose, BPIS Can CH Uppercuts April Fourth Rose “Watch for Paige in the 12-18 month class with owner Jim Gillanders” at ABC Paige “Uppercuts One Last Punch” is top boxer puppy for Canada 2009 and she is # 29 Boxer in the adult group!

Congratulations Lee & Mary Jane Nowak on Blackjacks American Sire of Merit.

A very special thanks to Mary Jane & Lee Nowak for allowing us to breed to Blackjack.

Breeder/Owner/Handler: Uppercut Boxers Jim & Francine Gillanders Thank you Judges: Sharron Derrick, Brian Taylor, Fred Dewsbury & Fred C. Heal

Ch. Berlane's Corporate Image, SOM and Ch. Berlane's Wild Thing Stella, CD, DOM would like to congratulate their son,

Am. Can. Ch. Summer's Blackjack at Shadigee, Am. Can. SOM on achieving his Sire of Merit!

Am. Can. Ch. Berlane's Causin An Uproar, CDX, Am. Can. SOM, Am. Can. LOM Sabre

Gone but not forgotten. The legacy carries on.

Frozen semen available to beautiful, health tested females.

Berlane Boxers http://berlane.net

Sharon and Ron Berry berlaneboxers@gmail.com

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Ch. Kristmyth N Summers Brief Encounter (BISS Am/BPIS Can. Ch. Summer's Blackjack Of Shadigee SOMA SOMC X Krismyth Echoed In The Breeze)

Joey

Joey is proudly owned and loved by Fred Hyer who handled him to all of his single points.

He was shown to back to back majors under Judges Mr. Robert Shreve and Ms. Judy Doniere at the Bismarck KC by Handler Nancy Savage.

Owner: Fred and Sam Hyer Breeders: Kristi Shlquist & Carlos Puig Email: fred@hyerluv.com

Can.Ch Valley’s Bold Knight NA,NAJ,OA,OAJ,AX,AXJ,CGC BISS Am/BPIS Can. Ch. Summer’s Blackjack of Shadigee SOMA SOMC X Magic In Paradise AX,AXJ CGC

Kid

We are very proud of our boy “Kid”. He was in the top 25 Agility Boxers for 2008-09. He was echoed dopplered clear, by Board Certified Cardiologist Dr. Kate Muers. His holter was 0 VPC’s, and 0 runs. His offspring out of Can. Ch. Bayridge’s High Society, are making their mark in the show and obedience rings.

Currently, Kid is working on his Master Excellent, and Master Excellent Jumpers agility titles.

Kids next litter is expected sometime the end of March.

Valley Boxers is very honored to congratulate BISS Am/BPIS Can. Ch. Summer’s BlackJack of Shadigee SOMC on his SOMA award. He is an awesome producer, and passes on his wonderful personality, looks and intelligence.

Thanks to Lee and Mary Jane Nowak for allowing us to breed our girl “Zoom”, to such a awesome dog.

VALLEY BOXERS Owner/Breeder: Rosemarie Right Springboro, PA 16435 Email: rright168@hotmail.com (814) 587-3415

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Ozzie made his show debut on the FL circuit where he placed every day. Words cannot express how proud we are of this boy and how much he is loved.

Ozzie

Fanta-C's Custom Blend

Sire: BISS Am/BPIS Can. Ch. Summer’s Blackjack Of Shadigee SOMA SOMC Dam: Erhaben's Princess Attina ARVC Negative

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Handled Watch for for Ozzie Ozzie in in the the ring ring at at the the ABC ABC in in the the 12-15 12-15 mo mo class. class.

Watch Owner/Breeder Christie Waite Fanta-C Boxers www.fantacboxers.com boxermom@mailmt.com

Sarah

Tradonalee's Classic Memories

Ch Summer's Blackjack Of Shadigee X Ch Tradonalee Stars Of Vannassau Breeders: Cora Verhulst, Eng Hong Teoh, Benny K.C. Oh, & Rob Bertrand Owners: Cora Verhulst, Eng Hong Teoh, & Benny K. C. Oh Handler: Cindy Crawford-Gorath - 253 582-0435 E-mail- tradonalee@shaw.ca

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American Boxer Club Annual Awards -Restructuring In late 2009, The ABC Annual Awards Restructuring Committee consisting of Linda Abel, Bobbi Compton, Rhonda Epley, Susan Finley, Jill Hootman, Wendy Morawski, Ginny Shames and Laurie Travis reviewed the current Annual Awards and proposed the following changes to the ABC Board of Directors. All changes were unanimously approved and will take affect calendar year 2010.

Discontinue the following awards • Most Puppy Dog Wins • Most Puppy Bitch Wins • Kennel With the Most Puppy Blues • Most American Bred Dog Wins • Most American Bred Bitch Wins • Most Best of Opposite Sex Dog Wins • Most Best of Opposite Sex Bitch Wins • Kennel Making The Most Champions Revise the following awards • Most Best of Breed Wins – revised from Most Best of Breed Dog Wins and Most Best of Breed Bitch Wins.

This Issue March/April 2010

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Features -ABC Annual Awards restructuring

Linda Abel

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-Breeder Bookshelf-Review of: The X Factor, What It Is and How to Get It Liz Sullivan

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-The Boxer Event 2010-UK

Tim Hutchings

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-Purebred Dogs-A Master Race?

Chandra Johnson

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Hill’s makes two dental diets. One is Science Diet Oral Care, marketed through pet stores. The other, Prescription Diet TD, is sold by veterinarians. The large biscuit-like chunks of Oral Care and TD have a fibrous matrix that holds the food together while it’s being chewed, which mimics the cleaning action of a natural diet. Although the products are similar, TD chunks are larger, making them a little more effective. All Iam’s and Eukanuba adult dog and cat foods contain an additive that increases the friction of chewing, which results in about forty percent less tartar formation.

Hextra chews (best chew treat for most dogs) Hextra chews are a newer product from the company that makes CET chews. Instead of blocking tartar formation with enzymes, which is very helpful, Hextra controls mouth bacteria (and bad breath) with chlorhexidine, an antibacterial. Drinking water additives (highly recommended) Aquadent is a drinking water additive that controls plaque and tartar formation by reducing the bacterial population in your pet’s mouth. Plaque, that soft gooey stuff that forms on teeth, is mostly bacteria. It’s bacterial action that turns plaque into tartar and tartar that wedges itself up under your pet’s gums and makes the teeth fall out.

Aquadent also helps prevent tooth decay, an important concern in many cats. In a recent feline study Aquadent reduced plaque and tartar formation by more than 50%. That’s huge, especially for a product so easy to use.

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American Boxer Club Annual Scheudle of Events Obedience:

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Sunday, May 9, 2010 Judge: Fred Buroff Richard Strong Agility:

Monday, May 10, 2010 (All Breed) Tuesday, May 11, 2010 (Boxers Only)

Queen City Dog Training Website: http://www.qcdtc.org Judge: Victoria MacVicar

Futurity:

Monday, May 10, 2010 Tuesday, May 11, 2010 Judge: Clifford Steele

American Boxer Top Twenty:

Regular Classes:

Monday, May 10, 2010

Judges: All Breed: To Be Announced Breeder: To Be Announced Handler: To Be Announced Tuesday, May 11, 2010 6 to 9 Months and 9 to 12 Months Dogs Judge: Jack Ireland Wednesday, May 12, 2010 Balance of Dogs Judge: Jack Ireland

Wednesday, May 12, 2010 6 to 9 Months and 9 to 12 Months Bitches Judge: Tom Perret

Thursday, May 13, 2010 Balance of Bitches Judge: Tom Perret Friday, May 14, 2010 Junior Showmanship Judge: Clay Haviland IV Intersex and Awards of Excellence Judge: Jack Ireland

• Most Group 1 Wins – revised from Most Group 1 Dog Wins and Most Group 1 Bitch Wins.

• Most Best in Show Wins – revised from Most Best in Show Dog Wins and Most Best in Show Bitch Wins.

New annual awards effective calendar year 2010 – • “Unsung Hero Award”: Current members of ABC and members of member clubs submit names of people or Boxers who have contributed in an extraordinary way such as those who volunteer and work tirelessly in Boxer rescue, or countless other ways. An example of a Boxer who would be eligible for the Unsung Hero Award would be a Search and Rescue Boxer, such as the one who worked at Ground Zero after 9/11, or a certified Therapy Dog who adds so much joy to peoples’ lives.

Submissions would have to be in the hands of the Annual Awards Chair no later than January 1st each year starting in 2011 for the first award for 2010. The Annual Awards Chair would then share the submissions with the current Restructuring Committee members and determine the winner/winners.

• “Top Producing Dog & Top Producing Bitch”: This award would be given to a Sire or Dam of Merit who has also produced titled performance get in any AKC recognized venue (Agility, Obedience, Rally, Tracking, etc.).

Again, as with the Unsung Hero Award, the ABC Awards Chair and the current members of this committee would determine the recipients each year.

Breeder Recognition on Annual Awards effective calendar year 2010 All Annual Awards will be inscribed with not just the current owners, but the breeders.

Further, it was approved that all ABC members or members of member clubs owners and breeders listed on the award be given copies of the award paid for by ABC. The current practice is for the first owner to get the “paid for by ABC” award and any other owners have to pay for an additional copy. No award is offered to the breeders. Effective with the 2010 awards, all listed owners and breeders will be given copies of the award at no extra charge.

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The Breeder Bookshelf

Review of: The X Factor, What It Is and How to Get It

by Marianne Haun Liz Sullivan

The sub-title of this book reads “The relationship between inherited heart size and racing performance.” It was copyrighted in 1997 and published by the Russell Meerdink Company, Ltd., 1555 South Park Ave, Neenah, WI 54956, (414) 725-0955.

This book basically relates the experience of the author’s (a well known writer on Thoroughbred horses) pedigree research in looking for a possible genetic factor that caused some of the greatest race horses to be so successful.

“About the Author: A member of the National Turf Writers Association, Marianna Haun has covered the racing industry for [sic] a number of years, first as a staff writer for the Thoroughbred Times for two years, and [sic] later as a free-lance writer for the Associated Press for [sic] two years, while working on The X Factor project and book.

Haun has a long association with Secretariat. Like many people, she cried as she watched him win the Belmont on television in 1973. She later photographed him in 1987 and was on the farm the day he died in 1989. Her first story, ‘Great Heart,’ which appeared in the Thoroughbred Times in April 1993, led to the quest to understand the meaning of Secretariat’s enormous heart. Nearly a year later, after months of intense pedigree research, she discovered a genetic link from Secretariat’s mighty heart to Eclipse’s great heart through the mare Pocahontas on the X chromosome trail. This link is called the X Factor.

This was the discovery that led to the ongoing research to prove the sexlinkage of the characteristic and to find a genetic marker.”

At this point, you may be wondering why I would recommend such a book to Boxer breeders. There are a couple of reasons why I think it can help serious breeders better understand genetics and breed better dogs.

First of all, understanding as much as we are able about genetics does help us make better decisions in our quest to do a better job as breeders—and concurrent with that, I have found that reading on breeding theories espoused by successful breeders of other species can help our overall understanding.

That is one reason I also recommended a book written about the attempt to save heritage livestock breeds in a recent Breeder’s Bookshelf column. Just as very successful dog show judges have often recommended studying many different breeds in order to develop your “eye for a dog,” which will help you evaluate specimens in your own breed, studying successful breeders of other species can also help us better understand what is actually happening when we choose to mate a particular bitch to a particular stud dog.

Secondly, even though this book is about Thoroughbred horses, it shows

What Happens…When You Die? There’s a question that none of us really wants to think about. We never do but it will happen to each of us. Stop and think how much of a difference your Boxers have made in your life. Think of the goofy looks, the laughter, the unconditional love and pride we have had in each of them. Most of us have had them in our lives for many years and wouldn’t give any of those years up.

But, how many of us have remembered our beloved Boxers in our Wills? These wonderful dogs that are a part of our lives and our families…what happens when we die? Is someone else going to care as much about the future of this breed as you do? Will they support the Foundation the way that you do? What will happen when you are no longer here to provide support for the wellbeing of the breed that has given you so much during your lifetime? What will happen to the items you MEANT to leave to the Foundation but just haven’t gotten around to?

This is a case where “size doesn’t matter!” You don’t have to be rich to leave something to the Endowment. You may simply want to leave your memorabilia. It’s always so sad to hear that someone who has always loved their Boxers has died and their family put all of their Boxer treasures on eBay or gave it to Goodwill. Let’s face it--in many cases, our families are not as enamored with our collections as we are. Let’s be sure that they count for our Boxers.

By mentioning the ABCF Boxer Legacy Fund in your Will, you will be assured that when you die, something will go to the Fund to provide health research funding for our Boxers in perpetuity. Any amount left to the Fund will be placed in the Endowment and the corpus will never be spent. Only a portion of the income will ever be spent, thereby ensuring perpetuity of the support for our beloved breed. And remember, when the Foundation funds research grants, the AKC Canine Health Foundation matches that money. What a wonderful legacy to leave for our Boxers.

Some may want to leave cash, a percentage of their estate, a retirement fund, life insurance or stock to the Fund.

Any of these are wonderful ways to keep giving to the breed that has given us their all.

It’s very simple to make provisions in your Will for the Foundation. You just need to be sure that your attorney has the following information.

American Boxer Charitable Foundation Boxer Legacy Fund PO Box 8667 Spokane, WA 99203 Information - Sharon Fosseen 509 998-6122 Tax number ABCF TAX ID 91-1166044

EIN 38-3233119

Some who have already made provisions in their Wills for the Boxer Legacy Fund are: Joyce Baker Brown, Susan Bell, John Connolly, Sharon Fosseen, Wendy Morawski, Audrey Schnell, Dr. and Mrs. William Truesdale, Estate of Dr.Wendy Wallner If you have mentioned the American Boxer Charitable Foundation Endowment in your Will, please let me know so I can add your name to this list. IF not, please consider The ABCF Boxer Legacy Endowment. Sharon Fosseen 509 998-6122 or email at hiview@mindspring.com THE BOXER RING

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how to do effective pedigree research—which every breeder, regardless of what species they are working with, needs to know. But more importantly, this book is very readable and clearly shows the genetic trail followed to find this exciting discovery inThoroughbred horses.

It includes numerous photographs of great race horses that were found to have carried the “great-heart” gene. But how can that help us as Boxer breeders--aside from increasing our overall knowledge of genetics? It can do so because it appears that not only was there a true genetic component to this enlarged and more powerful heart which allowed many of the most famous race horses to succeed, but that there was also a strong similarity of conformation connected to this factor.

Now obviously, race horses have *quantifiable performances* which is not true of Boxers in the breed ring, because breed judging-by its very nature-is the subjective opinion of the judge. However, since there appeared to be a “connected” specific type of conformation— which actually helped researchers identify and genetic test for the gene marker for this “super heart” in Thoroughbreds—I feel we can look at the conformation of our most successful dogs and theorize that we may also find there is a connection, passed down in the bitch lines, which indicates there is also what I call a “Super X” gene in the Boxer breed. Allow me to quote a passage from The X Factor which mentions this intriguing aspect of the research done for this book.

“One of the most important things we have learned is the importance of the dam in producing an outstanding racehorse. While following the large heart along the heart lines in the pedigrees of the horses measured, going from sire to dam to daughter and son, it appeared there might be something else happening along the X chromosome.

In many cases there seemed to be a body type that passed from sire to daughter to son. The outstanding broodmare sire, Princequillo, gave certain physical characteristics, besides a large heart, to his daughters.

In comparing conformation pictures of Princequillo with daughters of Somethingroyal and Key Bridge, there is an amazing similarity. Besides the overall conformation likeness, there are certain physical characteristics that show up as well, including unusually small ears and a flat broad face at the top of the skull, that is eerily reflected in daughters of Moscow Ballet and in himself, a maternal grandson of a Princequillo daughter, Milan Mill.

They are the same physical characteristics found in Secretariat. When Penny Chenery, owner of Secretariat saw the picture of The Last Red, a twin daughter of Moscow Ballet, which is being used in a breeding experiment for the project because of her large heart, she said, ‘Why those are Secretariat’s ears!’

Following her recognition of certain physical characteristics in the twin filly, a photographic comparison was made and those small ears and wide flat forehead, along with sloping shoulders and chest and neck similarities were found to go back to Princequillo and Weekend Surprise, the similarity, especially in the front half of the two horses is very striking.

Genetic studies at Cornell University have now found that in the forming of the horse, theY chromosome is responsible for the uterine environment and the X chromosome is responsible for the forming of the body of the individual.”

Ms. Haun goes on with numerous examples from other species (including human beings) which show similar traits are manifested in other species. This leads me to believe that the same thing happens in dogs—and this may give us an important tool in our attempts to breed better dogs. I truly feel many breeders will find this interesting and very readable book helpful in their quest to become better breeders.

2010 AKC Point Schedule Effective: May 12, 2010

Division 1 is comprised of: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont.

1 POINT 2 POINTS 3 POINTS 4 POINTS 5 POINTS Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches 2 3 8 12 13 20 17 25 25 34 Division 2 is comprised of: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania.

1 POINT 2 POINTS 3 POINTS 4 POINTS Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches 2 2 7 9 12 16 15 21

5 POINTS Dogs Bitches 26 31

Division 3 is comprised of: District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia.

1 POINT 2 POINTS 3 POINTS 4 POINTS 5 POINTS Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches 2 2 13 14 24 25 31 32 43 45 Division 4 is comprised of: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina.

1 POINT 2 POINTS 3 POINTS 4 POINTS 5 POINTS Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches 2 2 12 13 22 24 27 30 35 40 Division 5 is comprised of: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio.

1 POINT 2 POINTS 3 POINTS 4 POINTS Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches 2 3 12 14 21 25 26 31

5 POINTS Dogs Bitches 35 42

Division 6 is comprised of: Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Wisconsin.

1 POINT 2 POINTS 3 POINTS 4 POINTS 5 POINTS Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches 2 2 9 11 15 19 19 24 25 32 Division 7 is comprised of: Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas.

1 POINT 2 POINTS 3 POINTS 4 POINTS Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches 2 2 8 11 14 20 19 26

5 POINTS Dogs Bitches 29 37

Division 8 is comprised of: Oregon, Washington.

1 POINT 2 POINTS 3 POINTS Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches 2 2 11 12 19 21

4 POINTS Dogs Bitches 21 25

5 POINTS Dogs Bitches 29 33

Division 9 is comprised of: California.

1 POINT 2 POINTS 3 POINTS Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches 2 3 10 11 18 19

4 POINTS Dogs Bitches 23 28

5 POINTS Dogs Bitches 32 44

Division 13 is comprised of: Idaho, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming.

1 POINT 2 POINTS 3 POINTS 4 POINTS 5 POINTS Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches 3 3 10 10 12 12 17 17 22 22 Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico point schedule can be found at www.akc.org/events/conformation/point_schedule.cfm

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Expertly handled by Danny & Vanessa Sanchez vandaskennel@hotmail.com

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Everlong’s Little Inferno

Dante

Watch for Dante in the ring February 2010 with his co-owner Kathy Adorjan Breeders: Christine, Ray & Justin Burton www.everlongboxers.com everlongboxers@hotmail.com Dam: Can. Ch. KG N Everlong’s Rocketeer Sire: MBIS MBISS Am/Can Ch. KG Halycon Fire King ( Can. SOM)

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RWB twice at JKC Boxer National WB at FCI Tokyo International Dog Show Our young star.

AM.CH.TUROS MIDNITE MASQUERADER ADULT OF WORTH JP ROMANCE OF WORTH JP Sire: JAP.CH.ESQUIRE OF WORTH JP AM.CH.MOON VALLEY FIRE BOSS BEAUTY OF WORTH JP ROUGE OF WORTH JP

AMCH.LAUREL HILL'S EVENING STAR, SOM AM.CH.BARBARY LANE DARE BE BOLD AM.CH.SIRROCCO'S FAR MORE FAIR, DOM Dam: DONNALOU JP DARKSTAR JAP.CH.BUFFALLO OF PRETTY CARROT JP EDOICHI WINNERS JP BENNETT CONCERT TUROS SIREN

Owner Ruriko Izaki Tokyo, Japan

Breeder/Handler Kanako Ishigami Donnalou Boxers Saitama, Japan info@donnalouboxers.com

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Owner/Breeder/Handler Kanako Ishigami Donnalou Boxers Saitama, Japan

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Chattanooga TN (AP) A pit bull mix in Tennessee has been sentenced to obedience training after his dogged attack on a local police car.

Winston didn’t bite anybody, but he mauled a Chattanooga police car in what might have been a confused attempt to take a bite out of crime. The persistent pooch managed to tear off a section of the front bumper and damage the tires.

The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that a judge ruled that Winston had been a very bad dog. He was sentenced to obedience and canine good citizen classes, and he’ll have to wear a tag that says he is “potentially dangerous.”

Northolt, UK (SKY) — A week-old cocker spaniel was the subject of an emergency rescue after being accidentally flushed down his owner’s toilet.

The tiny pooch was trapped in a waste pipe for almost four hours after four-year-old Daniel Blair decided he “needed a wash” in the loo and pulled the chain.

Frantic attempts to find the flushed puppy began, but all efforts by the fire brigade and the RSPCA at the house in Northolt, Middlesex, failed.

The ‘plumb’ job landed to drain experts Dyno-Rod, who used specialist camera gear to locate the crying pet in a pipe 20 yards away from the Blairs’ home.

Neighbours were warned not to flush their toilets to prevent him from being pushed into the main sewer and an engineer from the firm was called.

Will Craig, 22, from Harrow in Middlesex, said he was initially reluctant to nudge the pup towards a manhole cover, “because I was scared of hurting (him)”. “But the RSPCA said I was his only hope,” he told the Daily Mirror.

“Eventually I pushed him far enough for the firemen to grab.”

Cheering broke out as the pet was plucked out of the manhole to complete the rescue. The young dog is recovering well after his draining experience and has been named Dyno in tribute to his rescuers. Distraught Daniel said he was “so, so sorry” about flushing Dyno down the toilet, vowing: “ I won’t do it again”.

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A Poquoson man who said he fell after stepping in dog feces at a PetSmart store has filed a $1 million negligence lawsuit against the company. Robert Holloway alleges in his lawsuit in U.S. District Court that he badly injured his back, struck his head and knocked out four teeth when he slipped in January 2009 at a Newport News PetSmart. He alleges that PetSmart and its manager should have protected him from a hazardous condition created when they allowed animals to defecate on

the floor. In court documents, Phoenixbased PetSmart denied the negligence allegations.

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- If you’re a dog lover, you’ll understand why Elizabeth Todd cradles her chihuahua “Poppy” like a baby.

“Poppy’s just my heart,” said Todd.

“They become part of your family, part of your life.” “It tore my heart out to think something had happened to him.”

Her 9-year-old son Tim remembers hearing something awful on Monday.

“It was a terrible yelp,” said Tim. “Real loud and we heard wings flapping and we looked back and Poppy was flying right up there.”

Some kind of large bird had picked up the 3-pound chihuahua. “It kind of looked like he was in both of his talons and the bird was flying up and he was looking down and whining,” said Tim. The family spent hours searching the nearby streets and neighborhoods for Poppy, but they couldn’t find him. That made it hard to get to sleep. “When I went to sleep, I lost a little hope,” said Tim. After a night of tossing and turning, relief showed up right at the front door as Todd’s dad was leaving for work. It was Poppy, running to Todd’s arms.

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The Boxer Event 2010 Tim Hutchings

The Boxer Event is the most significant occasion on the UK Boxer calendar, taking place on the weekend before Crufts.

Three of the premier breed clubs work together to stage the day which consists of the Mancunian Boxer Club’s National Puppy of the Year (in its ninth year); the Cotswold Boxer Club’s National Dog of the Year (in its 25th year) and the British Boxer Club’s “Boscars” awards dinner which has been going since the 1980s. Originally all these events were held separately but 10 years ago the three Clubs decided to work together on one special annual event. The formula works and each year we get rave reviews.

The competitions kick off proceedings at 1.30pm and with the gala dinner in the evening everything runs through until the early hours of the following morning when the last revellers leave. Around 200 Boxer enthusiasts attend each year and we always welcome a good number of foreign visitors as well as guests from other breeds. Keeping us on track, the Master of Ceremonies is always the well known international all-rounder Andrew Brace, a very good friend to the Boxer breed.

Dog of the Year Ch Ir Ch Winuwuk Lust at First Sight

certainly the format in 2010 when the judges were Knut-Sigurd Wilberg (from Norway, but English resident for the last 30 years where he is much in demand as a judge of many breeds); Edna Woods (who breeds under the Sandyne kennel name) and Paola Watten ( the renowned Italian expert).

Curtin. Third was the up and coming Jimbren Romance in the Dark for Galicar handled by breeder Brenda Groves who coowns her with Steve Hare and Jo Cairns.

At the Boscars awards dinner it was a clean sweep for three kennels. Winuwuk won Champion of Champions, Top Boxer and Sire of Merit; Walkon were Dam of Merit and Top Puppy and Berwynfa were Top Kennel and Top Breeders. Every other year there are voting awards at the dinner as well, but this was our year off so it was quickly onto the disco so the assembled

Best Opposite Sex Ch Roamaro First Issue by Walkon Over the years the competitions have been judged by a wide range of breed, all-breed and international talent. Ginny Shames was the last American to judge in the same year that she went on to win the American version of the contest with Sedona.

This year the Pup of the Year was judged

by Clare Coxall, a well known English all-rounder who is a legend in the Poodle world. She is the only person to have had the distinction of winning Best in Show at Crufts with a Miniature Poodle (in the 1950s), breeding a Standard who went BIS (in the 1980s) and then judging the top award herself in 2008. We all love Clare!

Her winner was Yvonne Miller’s Walkon Atomic Rooster.

Dog of the Year for a record third time was Marion Ward-Davies, Julie Brown and Tim Hutchings’ Ch and Irish Ch Winuwuk Lust at First Sight; second placed male was Yvonne Miller’s Ch Walkon Made’n Issue and third was Marion, Julie and

Pup of the Year Walkon Atomic Rooster

company could dance the night away.

Dog of the Year is judged by a panel of three – usually one all-rounder, one breed specialist and one overseas judge. This was

Second placed bitch Ch Shiloh Danish Pastry Tim’s Ch Lichdel Uncle Silas to Winuwuk. In bitches Ch Roamaro First Issue by Walkon was Best Opposite Sex for Yvonne while Ch Shiloh Danish Pastry was second, handled by Helen Banks for owners Stuart Lockwood-Brown and Tony

Second placed dog Ch Walkon Made’n Issue

The reputation of the Boxer Event grows by the year and 2011 promises to be particularly special as its 10th anniversary. 6 March 2011 is the date, so if you fancy a trip taking in both the Boxer Event and Crufts a few days later then it’s time to start planning.

Full details can be found at www.boxerevent.com

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PUREBRED DOGS -The Master Race?

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n 2006, breeder Carole Wilson’s mahogany St. Bernard, Ace, was voted the best example of his breed in the United States. It was a great victory — one that took Wilson 42 years of breeding to achieve. “It takes generations to do that and identify problems and overcome them,” Wilson said. “Breeding and showing has been great. We did it as a family and my daughter still shows dogs.” It used to be that the standards of her breed were all Wilson worried about when showing her dogs, but for the past seven or eight years, Wilson says her attention at dog shows has been divided because she worries more than ever about her dog’s safety.

“It makes me angry. It amazes me how these people just don’t think,” Wilson said. “Why should they be the ones to decide what dogs we have? What they don’t realize is, if we don’t breed dogs, there won’t be any. Some of these people are nuts.”

That’s because more and more, animal rights groups like People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have taken to protesting at dog shows on the grounds that purebred dogs amount to the equivalent of “master race” philosophies among purebred owners and breeders.

Worse than that — many activists are going to violent extremes to get their points across. Wilson — who is the president of the Belleville, Illinois Kennel Club — was present at a show March 7th when a pink substance believed to be antifreeze was found in a show dog’s dish. Owners were instructed to be on watch.

“These people are absolutely terrorists,” Wilson said of the potential poisoning. “We knew to be on watch from the beginning, though, when someone said they saw a truck with PETA bumper stickers outside.

They’re sick and we have to fight them by continuing what we’re doing.”

the pure bloodlines. Labrador Retrievers, one of the most popular breeds, suffer from hip dysplasia and cataracts,” Fort said. “Discriminating against a dog that isn’t of ‘pure’ blood is related to what the KKK stands for. There are millions of mixed-breed dogs that die in shelters every year because they couldn’t find suitable homes.”

While Fort extolled the virtues of keeping shelter dogs alive, records released March 8th by the Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) indicated that PETA killed more animals than it saved in 2007 — exterminating 97 percent of the animals in its care.

David Frei, director of communications at Westminster, says activists like those who work for PETA are completely misguided.

“I can’t imagine why anyone would feel that way. It’s not an elite definition, it’s about finding the right dog for your lifestyle,” Frei said. “With our dog show, we educate people about responsible pet ownership of any dog.”

Until groups like PETA stop their war against the breeding and show industries, Wilson says, the best thing pet enthusiasts can do is keep breeding responsibly and never stop showing.

“You have to be more careful now, but it’s worth it,” Wilson said. “I’ll never stop showing and breeding because of it.”

Chandra Johnson is a full-time newspaper reporter based in New Mexico. She has covered animal issues for various publications over the years.

“more studies are showing that mixed breed dogs and purebred dogs have similar problems,” At another recent show in Franklin, Tennessee, protestors were believed to have planted broken glass in the center ring where dogs were shown, though the Nashville Kennel Club’s website says it was never confirmed that protesters were responsible. Nevertheless, law enforcement intervened to ensure the safety of the animals.

While PETA spokeswoman, Virginia Fort, said that PETA “absolutely does not” condone the sort of attempted violence at the Franklin and Belleville shows, she would not comment on the PETA disruption of the Westminster Dog Show in February — though PETA’s website claims responsibility.

At Westminster, PETA demonstrators stood outside the Madison Square Garden distributing their literature — dressed as KKK members. Some PETA demonstrators also worked their way onto the show floor carrying signs that read, “Breeders Kill Shelter Dogs’ Chances.”

Fort, who says she attended the Westminster protest, said that PETA objects to professional pure breeding on the grounds that it is not in the best interests of dogs.

“It’s proven that pure bred dogs have health problems bred into them along with

“These people are completely uneducated about breeding and showing. Pure breeding isn’t elitist. And more studies are showing that mixed breed dogs and purebred dogs have similar problems,” Frei said. “The thing about purebred dogs is their predictability. If you get a certain dog, you can expect certain things because of pedigree. It’s not to say mixed breeds are bad, they’re just less predictable.”

Both Frei, who bred Afghan Hounds for more than 30 years, and Wilson agree that a purebred preference does not mean a mixed breed prejudice.

“Westminster runs a mutt show and we’ve supported the ASPCA for years. Our first show ever in 1877 went to build the animal hospital here in New York City, so we’ve always supported all dogs,” Frei said. “Again, it’s predictability. If a dog grows up and you’re surprised, that’s a dog that’s more likely to wind up in a shelter. You’re more likely to know what you’ll get with a purebred.”

In the wake of the Westminster disruption, the New York Times posted on its blog — Room For Debate— (http://roomfordebate. blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/17/feelingguilty-about-your-purebred-dog/) that many dog owners were feeling “guilty” for owning purebred dogs. Frei says that mindset is silly.

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DPI stands for dots per inch, which indicates the resolution of images. A dot is a single point, the smallest identifiable part of an image. Printers and monitors for example, create characters and images by printing patterns of dots.

The more dots per inch, the higher the resolution. The industry standard for photos in print advertising is 300 dots per inch. At this resolution the dots in the photos are just small enough that they are barely detectable with the naked eye.

Industry Standard for the web is from 72 to 90 dots per inch. In print

at this resolution, the dots are clearly visible. In this case the image is said to be pixelated. Pixelated, describes an image in which individual pixels are apparent to the naked eye.

When you “do the math” it becomes clear that in images with 300 dots per square inch, the dots will be smaller and more condensed than imagines with 72 dots per inch. These smaller more compact dots give us an image with more “information” per inch. We then come to the answer of why we cannot pull photos from your web site.

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Ch. Greenfields Politically Incorrect

Sire: A/C Ch. Garnsey’s Mad Max, SOM Dam: Greenfield’s Schemes N Dreams

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Houston is OFA Certified Heart, Hips-Excellent, Elbows and Thyroid; Holter 0 PVC’s.

Houston congratulates his son Ch. Fuerst’s Don’t Mess with Texas on his Championship and his son Justa’s Plain Wicked, WD, BW first time out!

Winner of the 2004 ABC National and ABC Regional Open Fawn Dog Class See Houston in the 2010 ABC Veteran Class!

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Central Indiana Boxer Club 100th Specialty Show and 86th Sweepstakes Feb. 10, 2010

Sweepstakes Judge - Mr. Robert S.(Steve) Fox Regular Class Judge - Mr Lawrence (Larry) J. Sinclair

Best Junior and Best In Sweepstakes : McCoy’s Merry Heart Owners: Wendy Gram & Larry McCoy

Best of Breed Ch Can-Cia’s Stand Up & Deliver For West Shore Owners: Karen J Mott & Gladys Kanwischer & Sherry L. Canciamille

Winners not picutred Best Puppy - GC’s N Raineylane’s The Beat Goes On Owners: Cindy Yeager & Bridget Brown Best of Opposite - Ch Aracrest Marksman Owners: John & Michele Keil & Michelle Rocca & Donna Galante

Winners Bitch: Bluemoon’s Because I Can At Home Place Owner: Kathleen Nygren

Best Veteran : Ch Benchmark’s Hot Topic Owner: Ellen Ellerman

Winners Dog: LattaLane’s Reflection of Maestro Owners: Thomas & Carol Latta

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You’ve heard about this “second-place ribbon” thing, but really don’t ever plan on getting one. Not a chance. Highly competitive, you keep one eye on the Best in Show prize and one on the rest of the pack, making sure you’re always at least one paw ahead.

You love your family and enjoy the company you keep, but you’d trade all of them in a heartbeat for a corner office and some meaty stock options. When you’re not licking your professional coat, naked skydiving and triathlons keep you entertained. You idolize the top dog and will do so until you sniff out a way to take over the company and do a little “restructuring.”

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Your family is what makes you tick, and you never “flea” from an opportunity to hang out with the whole gang. A family picnic complete with hot dogs, deviled eggs and a refreshing swim in the lake is hard for you to stray from. Your sparky temperament and dogged intelligence mean you are not only a blast to hang out with, but great to work with as well. Your close pals appreciate your patience and forgiveness, knowing you’d rather let sleeping dogs lie than dwell on the mishaps of the past. Your dashing good looks may one day lead to a modelling career, if only you can tame the unfortunate clumsiness that sometimes causes you to go flailing from the catwalk. Learn more » FAMOUS LABRADOR RETRIEVERS: Bill Cosby, Jackie Onassis, Dr. Phil, David Beckham LIKELY PROFESSIONS: Doctor, Sales Executive, Teacher

MARCH Champions 2010

NEW SIRES OF MERIT 1. CH HARLYNLS BEE-VEE REGAL HEIR 2. A/CCH SUMMER’S BLACKJACK OF SHADIGEE NEW DAM OF MERIT 1. CH DENBAR’S DOLCE VITA

Our “NEW CHAMPIONS” sectionSturlene Arnold provides these results as a courtesy to the fancy. She does not get paid or reimbursed for her time to provide these results to the magazine for publishing. Also the results are complied from the AKC Awards record. While the AKC has gotten better about updating this list (remember when it was several months behind), it is still delayed. The month in the magazine does NOT correspond to the actual month your dog finished. A number of you have become upset that your dog was not included in the monthly new champions list that corresponded to the month your dog finished.

New Champions are listed in the month the dog was PUBLISHED by the AKC as a new champion. So if say, your dog finishes in the month of January, you will not appear in the list of January New Champions but more likely March.

New Champions

March USA Champions

1. CH ABBY-ROSE’S IRISH FLAIR 2. CH BARBILOC’S COME N GO WITH ME HAPPYTAILS 3. CH BREHO HOT WHEELS 4. CH CHEROKEE OAKS CIMARRON TRAIL 5. CH EAGLECREST’S CALYPSO BY WHITE PINE 6. CH ENCORE ANOMAR LEGION 7. CH ENSIGN’S AMORE DI VITA 8. CH ENSIGN’S WOODS END MESMERIZED 9. CH FANFARE’N LEGACY’S ANYTHING GOES 10. CH HARMSON N STANDING-O’S LOGAN 11. CH HYDE PARK’S REMEMBRANCE 12. AM/MEX CH JAMIESON’S TEQUILA 13. CH. KELLY’S ILLICIT AFFAIR 14. CH KENON’S WINNING HAND 15. CH LIBERTI’S NATIONAL TREASURE 16. CH MAXL’S EVERAFTER OF DREAMWEAVER 17. CH MOON VALLEY FOOLPROOF 18. CH OCEANVIEW ALL THAT GLITTERS 19. CH 0LYMPIC’S SOFTLY SPOKEN 20. CH PARASOLCINDERELLA MAN 21. CH PHEASANT HOLLOW’S KRYPTONITE 22. CH PHEASANT HOLLOW’S MUCHO MACHO 23. CH PHEASANT HOLLOW’S ALL TIME HIGH 24. CH. R AND G’S ENCHANTRESS AT DESERT 25. CH RAYPAT’S JOY TO THE WORLD 26. CH A/CCH REMEMBER ME LAST MAN STANDING 27. CH ROSEWOOD’S I’M THE BOSS AT SUNCREST 28. CH RYNWARDS SMOOTH OPERATOR 29. CH SASSY’S SEA SMOKE OF FOXEN 30. CH STUDIO’S HEARTBEAT OF SHADIGEE 31. CH TRAIL’S END COOKIN WITH FIRE 32. CH VALLEY HIGH’S NELLS SON 33. CH WALBRI ROMEO’S TUNE ON ICE

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If you are designing your own ad or having a graphic designer creating it for you, here are a few things to keep in mind: ÂŹsÂŹÂŹ"LACKÂŹANDÂŹWHITEÂŹADSÂŹAREÂŹONLYÂŹPRINTEDÂŹINÂŹONEÂŹCOLORÂŹnÂŹBLACK sÂŹ ÂŹÂŹ#OLORÂŹADSÂŹAREÂŹPRINTEDÂŹINÂŹ#-9+ÂŹnÂŹCYAN ÂŹMAGENTA ÂŹYELLOWÂŹ and black inks. sÂŹ ÂŹÂŹ7HENÂŹCREATINGÂŹYOURÂŹAD ÂŹBEÂŹSUREÂŹTOÂŹWORKÂŹINÂŹAÂŹGRAYSCALEÂŹ COLORÂŹSPACE ÂŹ9OURÂŹPHOTOS ÂŹCLIPARTÂŹANDÂŹOTHERÂŹRELATEDÂŹGRAPHICSÂŹ must be saved in a grayscale color space as well. sÂŹ ÂŹÂŹ)FÂŹYOUÂŹWOULDÂŹLIKEÂŹTHEÂŹIMAGESÂŹINÂŹYOURÂŹADÂŹTOÂŹTOUCHÂŹTHEÂŹEDGEÂŹ of the page, you must add at least one-eighth of an inch of bleed. This means you need to pull the images off the edge. sÂŹ ÂŹÂŹ7HENÂŹSUBMITTINGÂŹYOURÂŹAD ÂŹBEÂŹSUREÂŹTOÂŹSUBMITÂŹEITHERÂŹ0$&ÂŹ ďŹ les, JPEG ďŹ les, or TIFF ďŹ les. When exporting these ďŹ les, make sure you export it as a high resolution image. 300 dots per inch is the minimum accepted.

Checklist R Original photographs, labeled with return information and dog’s name. Or if electronically submitted a resolution of 300 dpi at the size that they will appear in your ad.

R Ad copy, typed or clearly printed. Include all the information you would like to have appear in your ad.

R Special instructions for backgrounds, fonts or colors.

R Address, phone number and e-mail address so we may contact you if we have questions.

R #ORRECTÂŹPAYMENT R If you are including a ranking for your dog, include the source of the ranking.

R A note if your ad is to appear in special section of the magazine.

Special features If your ad is to appear in a special feature section (breeder tribute ad, stud dog page, national winners, etc.) please make sure to indicate that in your materials.

Allowance for bleed – .125"

Safe design margin – .375"

Live area of design – 7.75" x 10.25"

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Directory Alerissa Boxers

of Clayton Haviland IV

15863 76th Trail North Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33218 clay@garnseyboxers.com

www.garnseyboxers.com

Charles & Rebecca Kunz 563 650-6596 or 563 381-2321 alerissaboxers@aol.com www.alerissaboxers.com

S an

Temperament, Type & Quality

d y H i ll B o x e r s

Stud Service, Puppies Brindlefawnmamma@Bellsouth.net Harry & Susan Sanderford 6465 Applewhite Rd. • Wendell, NC 27591 919-366-0996

COVE’S

EDGE BOXERS David & Deborah Cronk 147 Calls Hill Road Dresden, ME 04342 207-350-0538

SHELTERWOOD BoxerS

Buzz & Maribess Johnson Box 848 • Truckee, CA 96160 530-587-4451

CherKei Boxers — Home of — CH JuBar’s Flash of Glory Barry and Judy Hendley 223 Forestroad Dr. Danville, VA 24540 434-836-5076 • Cell: 434-441-0704 jubar@gamewood.net www.jubarBoxers.com

“Where Quality Knows No Borders” Marjorie Ross Cheryl & Keith NS, CANADA Robbins GA, USA www.canineartistry.com

Nancy & Tessie

Savage

309-758-5180 2177 E. Locust Ln. • Table Grove, IL 61482

Nantess_95@yahoo.com

A Tradition

of Quality

Verena Jaeger 6482 Bloomington Rd. Stouffville,Ontario Canada L4A 7X3 905-642-1388 Verena@Jaegerhouseboxers.com www.Jaegerhouseboxers.com

Breeders & Handlers Katrina Leung and Richard Sun

Kari Hammer-Phillips & Jeff Phillips Members: American Boxer Club Miami Valley Boxer Club Central Ohio Kennel Club

9700 U.S. Hwy 22 East Stoutsville, OH 43154 • 740-474-3929 email: loganelmboxers@aol.com www.loganelmboxers.com Breeders and exhibitors of quality, health-tested Boxers since 1991

Joleena and Mack Young RR3 Box 265 Sullivan, IL 61951

www.SoleilBoxers.com SoleilBoxers@gmail.com Emeryville, CA • (510) 795.1583

streamlineboxers@yahoo.com Home of Ch. Garnsey’s High Tide

Kerry Rodgers

Georgetown, Texas 512-930-0625 www.rocketboxers.com brodg@texas.net

Korvette Kennels Inc Jason Starr and Page Conrad Professional Handling/Training/Pet & Show 403 Day Lily Cir. Hoboken, GA 31542

Jason’s Cell - 772-528-2310 Page’s Cell - 772-370-9075

www.Korvetteboxers.com korvetteboxer@yahoo.com

Debbie Struff

www. raklynboxers.com raklyn@aolcom

Tami Mishler “Handling With Style” 7505 Jingo Rd. Fairview, TN 37062 615-799-2269 615-403-4967

AKC Registered Handler

(h) 860-643-9839 (c) 860-573-6218

Always “A Head” Above The Rest!

Stud Service Puppies Occasionally

Breeder-Owner: Pamela Shaw-George 422 Chebacco Road So. Hamilton, MA. 01982 (978) 468-6119

W6320 Hwy 144 • Random Lake, WI 53075 ph: 920/994-9155 Fax: 866/642-6653 email: TADD@Mail.com • www.TADDBoxers.com

Heart Acre Boxers Stud Service 20 Minutes from the Columbus Airport Dr. James & Priscilla Kilman 4231 Jackson Pike Grove City, Ohio 43123 614-875-6570 THE BOXER RING

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Directory Tybrushe Boxers perm reg’d

of Jack I. Brown

Showing & Breeding Boxers for the love of theHandler breed!

Professional

Sheila McAvoy & Darren Lovely

sheila@tybrushe-boxers.com www. tybrushe-boxers.com Dewinton, Alberta, Canada • 403-983-1885

Arriba-Talisman Boxers Ted Fickes & Ginny Shames 6804 Ridgeway Dr. Springfield, Va. 22150 703-569-0705 Arribatali@aol.com

Michael Shepherd 2631 Sherri Lane Flower Mound, TX 75028 972-539-2090 AKC Registered Handler

310 Cherokee Trail Pelham, Alabama 35124 205-987-0067 jackeye@bellsouth.net

BOXERS Brenda Stuckey 224 Murlene St. Jonesboro, LA 71251 318-259-9222 Hm • 318-548-9922 Cell BrehoBoxers.com breho@bellsouth.net Life Member ABC • Boxer Club of Louisiana

Marylou Hatfield

Bred by: JJ & Rita Lloyd Wales, UK Expertly handled by: Marcelo Chagas

Professional Handler

8101 Forest Hill Drive, Ellicott City, MD 21043 410 465-6251 mlhboxers@comcast.net Boxer Puppies Quality, Champion Bloodlines Boxer Stud Service Boarding Bob & Linda Gasper 6014 Lance Rd. Medina, Ohio 44256 (330)723-4933 www.WhitePineBoxers.Com

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Hi Jinx Boxers

************* Dwight & Bette Jo Nunn Fallbrook, CA www.hijinxboxers.com

Joyce Baker Brown Potomac, Maryland 301-983-4070 boxers@bakerbrown.com www.bakerbrown.com/Dewi

WOODS END BOXERS

WOODS END ROAD NEW CANAAN, CONNECTICUT 06840 (203) 966-5147

MRS. JACK L. BILLHARDT

Breeders & Handlers Wendy & Ed Morawski

707-644-7327

htpp://members.aol.com/skidoobxrs/index.html

Pat & Rhonda Epley

Special “K” Boxers

Agent #5391 Agent #6203

Professional All-Breed Dog Handlers Specializing in Boxers www.liottoboxers.com www.ivylaneboxers.com

est. 1980

www.specialkboxers.com

E Wilmor Boxers Kan-To Boxers Jane Wilkinson Kathy Frohock 413-733-8452 978-777-2375

www.jenburBoxers.com/

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225-964-2049 225-270-8356

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BREEDERS OF LOVING, HEALTHY jenburBoxers@aol.com Boxers

Ike Liotto Tina Starr

25502 Yale Avenue Shell Rock, IA 50670 319-885-4924

JENNIFER CRANE & BURTON I. WEINSTEIN

847-251-5383 124 LAUREL AVE. WILMETTE, IL 60091

Ivylaneboxer@aol.com

Margie & Charlie Burton 9291 Navajo Trail Morongo Valley, CA 92256 1-760-363-7303 email: Espirit@mindspring.com website: www.EspiritBoxers.com

DUSTY ROAD

BoxerS

Occasional Show & Pet Placements

Breeders & Exhibitors of Quality Boxers

Thomas & Carol Latta

24094 E. HIGHWAY AA Corder, MO 64021

(660) 394-2275 Fax (660) 394-2599

Boxers@lattalaneBoxers.com http://www.lattalaneBoxers.com

Tenebo Boxers Christopher Baldasaro 541-410-3471

Liz Cloonan 603-380-2990 www.teneboboxers.com/Tenebo.html

Breeding Top Quality Boxers, Improving health, head and body structure, pigmentation, character, and personality. www.boxermania.com.mx

CAROL HOBBS & MARLO PARSONS PO Box 247 Wakeeny, KS 67672 785-769-4669 785-769-4774 EMAIL: ho_paboxers@yahoo.com WWW.NWKSPUPS.NET

Randy and Judy Pasbrig 18175 Murphy Rd. • Peyton, CO 80831 719-749-2904 • Boxerranch@aol.com http://hometown.aol.com/Boxerranch/ index/html

Professional Handling, conditioning and training available Stud Service Available Puppies available occassionally

John & Lavon Wilkinson

Coppell, TX 75019 Lavon@belmontnet.com (972) 393-5811 THE BOXER RING

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Directory of Advertisers ABC Parade of Champions and Titleholders……………………………………………….52 Adorjan, Kathy…………................................……………………………………………………31 Ahlers, Mike & Trina………………………………………………………..8 American Boxer Charitable Foundation………………………………………………..23, 45 Balzer, Marianne…………………………………………………………………………………..49 Berry, Ron & Sharon………………………………………………………………….……………9, 11 BoxerHaus.Com…………………………………………………………………………………47 Bracchetti, Dr. Gloria………………………………………………………………………………….9 Bradley, Ellen (Persnickety)……………………………………………………………………..24 Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard (Dog Genome Project).43 Carter, Keith…………………………………………………………………………………………….8 Central Indiana Boxer Club…………………………………………………………………...50, 51 Christiansen, Eric & Livvi…………………………………………………………………………..9 Clark, Annette………………………………………………………………………………………..34 Custance, Gavin & Eileen…………………………………………………………………………….9 Davis, Sharon……………………………………………………………………………………………6 Gibbs, Kevin & Lisa…………………………………………………………………………………….4 Gillanders, Jim & Francine……………………………………………………………………….10 Gilmour, Dave & Patti………………………………………………………………………………….7 Hyer, Fred & Sam…………………………………………………………………………………….12 Ishigami, Kanako……………………………………………………………………………………..33 Izaki, Ruriko…………………………………………………………………………………………..32 Lovely, Darren……………………………………………………………………………………….34 McAvoy, Sheila………………………………………………………………………………………..34 Mellender, Vicki (Canine Artist)…………………………………………………………………46 Murray, Diane……………………………………………….…………………………………………29 Nowak, Lee & Mary Jane…………………………………………………………………………2, 3, 4 Oh, Benny K. C…………………………………………………………………………………………15 O’Reilly, Josie………………………………………………………………………………………….5 Perry, Dr. Ernest………………………………………………………………………………………..9 Pancoast, Angie……………………………………………………………………………………….30 Purina ProPlan……………………………………………………………………………………….63 Right, Rosemarie……………………………………………………………………………………13 Schafer, Donna………………………………………………………………………………………….6 Seeley, Deb……………………………………………………………………………………………..30 Teoh, Eng Hong……………………………………………………………………………………..15 Verhulst, Cora………………………………………………………………………………………….15 Waite, Christie……………………………………………………………………………………….14 Williams, Bob & Sandy………………………………………………………….Cover, 27, 28, 29 Young, Mack & Joleena…………………………………………………………………………….64

Directory of Advertised Dogs A/C CH Berlane’s Causin An Uproar A/CSOM……..........................………………….11 Berlane’s Designer Girl……………….......………………………................…………………..9 Berlane’s Dream Warrior of Vineen…….........………………................………………….9 Berlane’s Imagination………………………….........………………................………………….9 CCH Berlane’s Wild Thing Stella CD DOMC A/CPOM…................……………5 A/C CH DC’s Precious Gem of Shadigee CGC………………................…………..6 A/C CH DC’s Turn On The Sunshine……………………………................……………6 Jap.CH Donnalou JP Make It Happen…………………………................…………..32 Jap.CH Donnalou JP Margot of Donna………………………................……………33 A/C CH Ensign’s Futura Vita of Tybrushe…………………................…………….34 Everlong’s Little Inferno…………………………………………................……………..31 Fanta-C’s Custom Blend…………………………………………................……………..14 CH Greenfields Politically Incorrect…………………………................…………….49 CH Krismyth N Summer’s Brief Encounter………………................……………..12 A/C CH Rikar’s Renegade Law Man…………………………................……………..30 CH Sabo’s Majestic Provocation ………………................…………..Cover, 27, 28 Sabo’s Sweet Destiny………………………….............................………………………………29 Sabo’s Sweet Destiny of Callie………………................………………………………29 CH Sabo’s Sweet Sensation……………………................……………………………..28 Sabo’s Sweet Serenade…………………………................……………………………..29 Sapphire’s Violet Sky in Vegas at Streamline…................………………………64 A/C CH Shadigee’s Lady Luck…………………………................………………………..2 A/C/UKC CH Shadigee’s Let It Ride…………………................………………………..4 CH Studio’s Heatbeat of Shadigee…………………................…………………………8 A/C CH Summer’s Blackjack of Shadigee A/CSOM……................……………..3 Tradonalee’s Classic Memories…………………………....... ………................……………15 CCH Uppercuts One Last Punch…………………………………................……………10 CCH Valley’s Bold Knight……………………………………………................……………13 A/C CH Zaracon’s Rais’n The Stakes…………………………................………………7

Answer to GUESS WHOVera Kollar and sister

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s Violet Sky Sapphireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in Vegas at Streamline

Breeder: Shelly Williams

Watch for Christa and Zoey ABC Futurity 2010

Owners: Mack & Joleena Young