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66 - Sealyham Terriers BY MISSY WOOD
112 - Wire Fox Terriers BY SUSAN CARTER NOWICKI
113 - Irish Terriers BY JUDI MCMAHON
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BY JOHN MANDEVILLE
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10 ♦ Editorial
14 ♦ Inside Out
18 ♦ Let Your Dogs Make The Statement
22 ♦ Question Of The Week
26 ♦ Jumbo’s Collection
30 ♦ The European Dog Show: Harvey Strikes Again
34 ♦ Bests Of The Week
38 ♦ Ten Questions
42 ♦True North
46 ♦Atlanta Kennel Club: Ignore The Economy
50 ♦ Off The Leash
54 ♦ Losing A Cell Phone, It’s The Judges, Stupid, And More
58 ♦ From Greyhounds To Terriers And Everything In Between
62 ♦ Chinese Shar-Pei Club of America National Specialty
70 ♦ Racing To Mediocrity
79 ♦ Montgomery County Kennel Club Photo Essay
86 ♦ The Gossip Column
92 ♦ Click – Kennel Club of Riverside
100 ♦ Click – The Way We Were
111 ♦ Letters To The Editor
114 dog show calendar • 118 handlers directory • 120 subscription rates • 122 classified advertising • 124 advertising rates
All advertisements are copyrighted andowned by DOG NEWS, Harris Publications,unless received camera-ready. Permission toreprint must be requested in writing.
DOG NEWS (ISSN 0886-2133) is publishedweekly except the last two weeks inDecember by Harris Publications,1115 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10010.Periodical Postage paid at New York.
CONTENTSNovember 5, 2010
POSTMASTER:Send address changes toDOG NEWS,1115 Broadway,New York, N.Y. 10010
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66 - Sealyham Terriers BY MISSY WOOD
112 - Wire Fox Terriers BY SUSAN CARTER NOWICKI
113 - Irish Terriers BY JUDI MCMAHON
66Montgomery
2010Round-Up
PART III
BY JOHN MANDEVILLE
BY SEYMOUR WEISS
BY MATTHEW H. STANDER
BY NICK WATERS
BY YOSSI GUY
BY LESLEY BOYES
BY ALLISON FOLEY
BY SHARON SAKSON
BY SHAUN COEN
BY MATTHEW H. STANDER
BY DESMOND MURPHY
BY DEB COOPER
BY GERALD SCHWARTZ
BY PETER ATKINSON
BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS
BY KATHY BELIEW
BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS
10 ♦ Editorial
14 ♦ Inside Out
18 ♦ Let Your Dogs Make The Statement
22 ♦ Question Of The Week
26 ♦ Jumbo’s Collection
30 ♦ The European Dog Show: Harvey Strikes Again
34 ♦ Bests Of The Week
38 ♦ Ten Questions
42 ♦True North
46 ♦Atlanta Kennel Club: Ignore The Economy
50 ♦ Off The Leash
54 ♦ Losing A Cell Phone, It’s The Judges, Stupid, And More
58 ♦ From Greyhounds To Terriers And Everything In Between
62 ♦ Chinese Shar-Pei Club of America National Specialty
70 ♦ Racing To Mediocrity
79 ♦ Montgomery County Kennel Club Photo Essay
86 ♦ The Gossip Column
92 ♦ Click – Kennel Club of Riverside
100 ♦ Click – The Way We Were
111 ♦ Letters To The Editor
114 dog show calendar • 118 handlers directory • 120 subscription rates • 122 classified advertising • 124 advertising rates
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Missouri Proposition B Narrowly PassesThe HSUS sponsored and pushed bill to limit dog breedingin the state of Missouri passed by a vote of 51% to 48.5%.Missouri now becomes the 5th State to place a limit onthe number of sexually intact dogs a breeding facilitycan own. Virginia, Washington and Oregon along withMissouri limits the number of breeding dogs to 50, whileLouisiana has a limit of 75. But the new law, which onpaper is aimed at the sub-standard puppy farmer, pertainsonly to breeders who have 10 or more breeding femaleson premises with a proviso that the intent is to breedthem. How enforceable that language may be is morethan questionable it is downright debatable. It also limitsthe breeder to two breeding cycles every 18 monthsattempting to ensure a rest period for over used bitches bythe unscrupulous puppy breeder. AKC along with a myriadof reputable organizations were in firm opposition to theselaws primarily on the basis that there should be no limitto the number of dogs an individual should be allowedto own. The fact is that as usual the motives of HSUS aredoubly suspect as it is believed in many circles its ultimategoal is to do away with breeding of dogs totally. That’salways the problem in evaluating the merits of theseattempts to stop the sub-standard puppy producer. Mosteveryone is against any form of animal cruelty whatsoeverbut it’s the method of enforcement and the motives ofcertain groups of people that comes into play. First andforemost we all must be concerned for the health andwelfare of the dog. Along with the Amish puppy farmersthe state of Missouri has long been associated with sub-standard puppy operators known in the common lexiconas puppy mills and it is fairly safe to say Missouri is thehome of a great many such undesirable operations. Andthese are what most people want stamped out. Where thecommercial breeder who operates a healthy environmentalkennel fits into the picture depends upon one’s ownstandards and philosophies. The New York Times in anarticle written before the Missouri vote wrote about whatsounded to be a perfectly fine commercial Newfoundlandkennel in Missouri which reported a sale of 100 Newf andother puppies a year. How many of these puppies wereNewfoundlands and how many were other breeds wasnot specified. Nonetheless one must wonder in shock andawe at the numbers of puppies this enterprise actuallyproduces if it reports sales of over 100 per annum. Howmany do they breed and how many dogs do they keepone must ask and exactly what are the conditions of thekennels? That’s what this piece of legislation purportsto find out and investigate. That can’t be all bad, can it?Of course now HSUS has announced that its corporatesubsidiary, the Missourians for the Protection of Dogs,which was a leader in the fight to pass this propositionand was formed originally to promote the ballot initiative,will remain intact to “educate breeders” and to make surethe new laws are enforced. Does that frighten you morethan the proposition itself? It does these pages for sure!
Two More In The HopperAt least two more Delegates have filed petitions torun from the floor in the March Board elections. Theyare John Ronald, who ran unsuccessfully twice before,and Dan Smyth, who has never officially run from thefloor or been nominated by a Nominating Committee.Certainly both men are longtime devotees of the sportand strong supporters of matters AKC. It is also saidthat a female delegate from the Far West, who isheavily connected, has requested a petition but has notyet filed it. With the deadline for filing November 15ththe time to do so is fast approaching. Hopefully one ortwo others will take up the cudgels as well to ensurea broad and well-qualified field. Both Nina Schaeferand Carmen Battaglia are rumored not to be runningagain. Mrs. Schaefer, originally bounced by the termlimits, had one year off and was not renominated bythe Nominating Committee, nor was Mr. Battaglia,who was affected by term limits in 2008, ran from thefloor in 2009 and was defeated. It would appear manyof the delegates will be on the horns of a dilemma
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DOGNEWS EDITORIALinsofar as voting for Mr. Marden is concerned. He of coursewas legitimately nominated by the Nominating Committee thisyear and this new term would be his second consecutive termserving on the Board. Nonetheless he is in terms of years thelongest sitting Board member. If when one adds up his yearsprior to his defeat of five or so years ago when he went off theBoard and then re-ran successfully in total he has served over25 years as a Director. Of course, he was President of AKC toofor a short period of time as well. If its new faces the Delegateswant Mr. Marden certainly does not fill that bill, as popular ashe may be in certain circles. Steve Gladstone, another formerBoard Member who also was forced off the Board for a year andthen re-ran unsuccessfully, was nominated by the NominatingCommittee as well as Mr. Marden. Gladstone though is afresher face than Marden in terms of longevity and perhapsmore controversial as well. In any event these pages stand foursquare against term limits, particularly in the business world!Those who push for term limits usually do so in governmentalsituations and term limits may be more acceptable in thoseinstances. But to apply this concept to the corporate worldis self destructing. Now there is even a motion to extend thetime of the term limit to the full four-year term instead of therevolving one-year term. Which is a worse idea is hard toevaluate.
‘Vapor-Wake’ CaninesAt a time when security officials are dealing with falloutfrom cargo and letter bomb plots in Europe and elsewhere,the NYPD has announced it will bring a new type of bombdetection dog to patrol the subways and other high profiletargets. The so-called “vapor wake” dogs, which constantlysniff the air for bomb chemicals, will be deployed at the endof November with the NYPD emergency services unit andthe transit police. Vapor-wake canines were developed bythe College of Veterinary Medicine at Auburn University inAlabama. The dogs, usually from the sporting breeds, are putinto the program at birth and learn to “detect an explosivesvapor-wake, after a person has transited an area, and followthe vapor-wake to the explosive source according to thewebsite of that school. Not only are these dogs particularlyuseful in detecting suicide bombs they may turn out also to beused as a great method for cargo inspection. Will the wonder ofthe dog ever cease to amaze us!!!
Rethinking Recognition For ForeignKennel ClubsIt is very difficult to get a straight answer as to which Boardin which year established the policy for recognizing foreignkennel clubs. Even more difficult it is to get a straight answeras to the number of years a kennel club must be in existenceto be recognized by AKC and if indeed there is such aprerequisite. And then try to find out the number of dogs thesekennel clubs must register in order to be recognized and againis there such a number. With the break-up of the SSR’s andthe increase in the showing of dogs in Russia the situation hasbecome even more confused. And as Brazil, Korea and Chinajoin the fray in varying degrees it’s time for AKC to reconsiderand re-evaluate not only its stance towards these nationsbut our attitude towards FCI. FCI is not a kennel club in thetraditional sense of being a registering body. It registers nodogs at all! Aside from the shrinking world situation travel andcommunication ways the impact on foreign kennel clubs affectsthe dog show exhibitor tremendously in this country. Foryou see once we recognize a kennel club every judge in thatcountry no matter his or her experience is permitted to judgethe same breeds they judge here as they do at home. And whoamongst us has not seen some of those results!! Is not it timeto take this matter up here before it runs away with itself if ithas not done so already.
Thought For The WeekDOG NEWS is updating its Dog News Calendar for the year2011. It will be printed within the next two weeks but beforeit is done please, if you know of any calendar date changespending or approved with AKC that are different than 2010,please contact our offices immediately. All in the interest ofhaving as accurate a calendar as possible. Thanks in advance.
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But I need to cover a major oversight: Meet theBreeds is great because its sponsors enableAKC to do an outstanding job. Not enough
good can be said about them; most especially thePresenting Sponsor, Pet Partners. Pet Partnersprovides the major financial support essential formaking Meet the Breeds possible.
Pet Partners in particular and all of Meet theBreeds’ sponsors deserve as full a measure of thanksand support as it is possible for the fancy to givethem.
This week’s ruminations:Seldom is it possible to cite a specific action
on a specific date which overturns long standingaccepted practice, especially at AKC where changeis decidedly evolutionary… entirely expected for aregulatory entity such as AKC.
The only cut and dried, clearly abrupt changefrom what had always been to something decidedlydifferent coming readily to mind is permitting womento become delegates in the mid-1970’s, some 90years after AKC’s founding.
And I won’t even toss off any gratuitouscomments attempting to be funny on how that’sworked out.
AKC’s Board decision on October 19, 2010concerning judges’ soliciting and advertisingsuddenly and definitively ended what had beendefined Board policy since 1972 and officially lookedsuspiciously at since 1939. While there are numerousjudges active who predate 1972’s definitive Boardpolicy decision AKC’s long looking askance atsoliciting predates all active judges.
Times change: Today we’re offering assistanceto judges entering the new world of open solicitationand advertising, not asking what makes October2010 the right time to allow what’s long beenverboten by Board policy.
Maybe one caveat: AKC’s Board approves thepolicies by which judges are approved. As such itis inappropriate for a Board member judge to takeadvantage of any change they have approved untilthey leave the Board. Besides it hardly seems Boardmembers need a boost getting assignments.
To an extent AKC deciding, “effectiveimmediately (October 19, 2010), judges [will] nolonger be prohibited from… soliciting assignments”is little more than recognizing what’s going on, albeitsurreptitiously – not counting the Delegate Meetings’Assignment Swapping and Barter Bazaar. I didn’tjust say hypocrisy reigns, did I?
Of course I did.Judges advertising, eh? I don’t picture any
great rush of judges buying pages in DOG NEWStouting their availability “with discounts for specialtyassignments” or “half fee charged for my latest
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SOLICITING ASSIGNMENTS
Last week I extravagantly praised AKC’s second Meetthe Breeds held October 16 and 17 at New York City’sJavits Center. Were I writing that column today Iwould be every bit as laudatory.
breeds.” That will be done on the Q.T., mano-a-mano. Likewise for all other printed matter, includingspecialty publications.
The Internet is another story. The day aftertomorrow a substantial percentage of judges will havepersonal websites. Why not? It’s the easiest, fastest,most cost effective means for someone to let the worldknow they’re available… not counting Facebook, et al.And how soon the Tweet, “Look for me on the ballotfor the 2012 Flugel Hound National?”
Maybe we should start a pool, not on who are thefirst judges attempting to advance their careers viapersonal web promo pages, but on who is the first toquote an impressed fancier, “I watched Judge (Blank)do major entries in both sexes and was stunned by thequality of his judging. I never saw Alva judge, but I’msure he would have been impressed,” or words to thateffect. You think that’s only for laughs?
And, by the way, concerning new media, judgeshad better learn to let the less than complimentaryInternet commentary on their judging of Flugel Houndslast weekend roll off their backs. What’s happeningtoday is nothing compared to what’s coming:
Mad Fancier in NJ, “You won’t believe what thatmoron JM did in OES on Saturday.”
Madder Yet in Seattle, “Yes I would. You should’veseen what he did out here. Never, ever hire that guy.Pass it on!”
And so on, except the Internet distributes suchcomments everywhere, instantly. It’s only a questionof when some clever, mocking and cruel dissection ofa judge’s performance, accompanied by photos goesviral; meaning spread over the entire Internet, not justbeing cross-posted on the relatively small amount ofserious online dog stuff.
We don’t know what the impact of AKC no longerprohibiting solicitation and advertising will be. Shortterm judges are well-advised to be circumspect. It’sone thing to ask someone you know – make thatsomeone you are on a first name basis with – to helpyou out with your new breeds; it’s something else toovertly solicit people you scarcely know let alone don’tknow at all.
Remember, show chairs and everyone connectedwith deciding judging panels carry all the baggage ofhaving always operated when soliciting assignmentswas prohibited. Don’t bet anyone you don’t knowwill welcome your solicitation. Judges should keepfirmly in mind because you’re a judge you’re alwaysgoing to be treated cordially and with respect – toyour face. Count on it, if you offend a chair he or shewill badmouth you far and wide, with each retellingmaking you an ever pushier, overbearing, throwing-your-weight-around jerk.
So, anyone think permitting judges to solicit istasteless, if not worse? •
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By their nature, dogs are wonderfully self-effac-ing beings. You never see a dog call attentionto its turn of stifle or eye placement to earn thepositive attention of the people who it consid-
ers special in its life. Even the most magnificent showdogs do not concern themselves with the nature of theirown physical and temperamental attributes.
It is we who have determined purpose for our dogsand to that end have formulated standards to whichwe breed them to conform. Of course, the degree ofthat conformation is largely up to us. If we succeed inachieving the attributes we want, we consider ourselvessuccessful breeders. If we fall short we can either startall over with new stock or we can work with the animalswe have, striking out in a different direction to reach ourdesired results. In our optimism, we hope taking a newtack will bring about the results we’re after.
Remember when you were first attracted to the dogsport and began going to shows? At that time your eyewas probably drawn to certain dogs in your chosenbreed that somehow stood out from their rivals. Thosedogs seemed to have a special quality that gave them awinning edge. You may not have been able to put yourfinger on it then, but as time went on and you grew inthe fancy you became able to see what separated theswans from the geese.
Eventually, you came to understand the specialingredients that went into the making of a great showdog. You also learned that the truly great were few andfar between to be sure. With every show you attendedand every experience you had, your eye became increas-ingly more sophisticated. In time you developed the abil-ity to identify dogs belonging to specific families, andyou did so without any special effort. It became naturalto you like being able to spell the word D-O-G.
While all this honing and sophistication was goingon you were also polishing your hands-on skills withthe dogs you bought, bred or both. More and more yourdogs reflected your talent and commitment. Commit-ment? Absolutely, because without commitment todeveloping fine dogs, no serious advancement towardan ideal is possible.
Every time one or more of your dogs are shown itis a reflection on you. Will it be a positive reflectionor otherwise? Will your dogs clearly reflect the breedstandard or will they display regrettable mediocrity orglaring faults? You may turn a blind eye and forgive theshortcomings of your dogs, but judges and the fancy asa whole are unlikely to do the same.
When your dogs are shown, are they in competi-tive condition – really competitive condition? Are they,honestly? This point is not just directed at those show-ing coated breeds. Whatever the breed, a dog enteringin the ring must absolutely be immaculately clean. Anyjudge can attest to the number of times they have hadto put their hands on filthy, patently neglected animals.
This is not only an insult to the judge; it’s an insult to the entiredog sport. No dog should enter the ring bearing dried eye or fecalmatter and there is never an excuse for tartar build up.
Aside from issues of hygiene, there is the matter of muscletone. It is a pleasure to put one’s hands on a dog with rock hardglutes, strong, tight feet and reflecting the joy of living that radi-ates from its superb condition. There is no place in the show ringfor fat dogs, dogs with soft, flabby flesh or dogs that obviouslyhave difficulty getting around a ring. In view of the fact that thereare so many wonderful ways to exercise dogs, there is no reasonfor a dog exhibitor not to have some sort of regimen. Not uncom-mon at a cluster is the sight of someone riding a bicycle with a dogtrotting happily alongside. It is a credit to the people behind suchdog that this kind of dedicated work and training goes into it. Andthe dogs usually reflect this attention both physically and mentally.I can never remember seeing a dog dragged behind a bike or oth-erwise resisting such a routine. Of course a dog must be trained forbike work, but I have to think the dogs genuinely enjoy it. Certainlythe ones I have seen seem to be having fun. Many fanciers usemechanical joggers or treadmills to help condition their dogs, andthese are also very effective.
Actually, bicycles, treadmills and joggers are not even neces-sary to properly condition a show dog. Walking is one of the bestforms of conditioning exercise. The regular rhythm of a good longwalk over hard ground continued over a long term basis workswonders for a dog’s tone. It also strengthens the human/ animalbond and has health benefits for you as well.
As central as they are to dog showing, crates can have a downside as we are all aware. Too much crate time is too much of a goodthing. Unreasonably long hours spent confined to a crate lead toboredom, potential coat damage and the development of an atti-tude that is totally wrong for any dog, show competitor or not. Wehave all seen the shocking images in TV news of dog hoarding andhave been shaken by the irrefutable evidence that some of our owncolleagues have been found to engage in this heinous practice. Wecan never say NIMBY or assume that everyone like us is indeedsqueaky clean. For some it can be too easy to keep just one moredog; if someone can’t take care of the dogs they already have, theyshould not add to their numbers.
Just as we want our dogs to make the statementfor us, we need to be sure that the statement theymake is thunderously positive. At this critical pointin our history, when we are being scrutinized bythose who would curtail our rights it is imperativeto show our best face to the world. In the publicarena, it is our shared responsibility to demon-strate all the advantages that come with the own-ership of fine purebred dogs. While the adoption of
shelter dogs is unquestionably admirable, the fruits of our breedingprograms will also need homes. At the present time we are chal-lenged to breed responsibly and place puppies in the most suitablehomes possible. When we meet those challenges we can probablybe assured that we have given our dogs the power to make thestatement on our behalf. At the current time we and our dogs mustall be considered ambassadors for the community of the fancy. Andwe all stand to gain.
Thank you for reading. •
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Gale YoungI think they did so inorder to be able tocharge us a yearlyfee for being listedas an AKC approvedjudge.
Sally YanceyA fear of a lawsuitwith the impending“Judges Fee”.
Ellen M. CharlesProbably becausethey (the board)couldn’t enforce theban.
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Why do youthink the Boardlifted the banon solicitationof assignments?Was it a fearof being suedor because somany peoplewere ignoringthe ban or fortotally differentreasons?
Howard YostI don’t think AKCis afraid of beingsued. I am “guess-ing” that it is aneffort on the partof the administra-tion to build a bet-ter case for theproposed judingfees. I have lived bythe no solicitationpolicy for over 25years. I think it is agood policy. I don’tlike what I thinkis going to be theimpact. I hope theadministration willreverse this.
Jeri PollerMost likely for otherreasons. The out-come of the judg-ing will probablyremain the same,whether or not theassignment was so-licited.
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Sir Jocelyn died in 1980 and the Hon. Mrs. Plummer in1986, by which time there were a number of Lucas Terriersspread across the UK and a few in the USA. In 1987 aninformal club was formed by Mrs. T. Irwin and Miss Anne(Jumbo) Frost to help promote the dogs and assist Lucasowners who wished to breed from their dogs. At the timeof her death in 2009, Jumbo was president of the club andfrom its formation she had devoted a large part of her lifeto the breed. Her first Lucas Terrier was Frost’s Tippytoesand the first dog she exported to America was Frost’s OliverMeriwether Lewis.
A colourful and infectious character who oozedenthusiasm, for years Jumbo hosted a show for the breed inher local village hall, paid for out of her own pocket. No-one who went to the show could forget the hospitality;Bloody Marys offered around noon, lunches prepared bythe Queen Mother’s chef, baskets of sweets around thering for the children and Roger and Gallet soaps in thelavatories.
Away from the dog world she was passionate about
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Sir Jocelyn Lucas had always had a passion forgame, sporting terriers, so on his return to Englandin 1919, after spending some time as a prisonerof war in Holland, he set about building up a
suitable pack. To this end he purchased a quantity ofsmall Sealyhams. Later with his business partner/kennelmanageress, the Hon. Mrs. Enid Plummer, Norfolk Terrierswere added and through cross breeding the two breeds,the Lucas Terrier was born.
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The ten group winners at theEuropean Winner Show en-tered the ring one by one ac-cording to the different FCIgroups: the Komondor, theNeapolitan Mastiff, Dandie Din-mont Terrier, Standard ShortHaired Dachshund, Samoyed,Basset Hound, Gordon Setter,Lagotto Romagnolo, StandardPoodle and Saluki. Slovenianjudge, Mrs. Marja Kavcic,
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HarveyStrikesAgainThe European Winner Show in Celje, Slovenia,was headed to a bad start, so ran the rumors.Not enough entries, wrong judges, even theweather was ominous and rains flooded thecountry the week before the show. But then thesmall city of Celje sprang to life with dogs andtheir owners, over ten thousand of them, andthe show ran extremely smoothly.
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The EuropeanDog Show:
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Queensboro Kennel Club - SaturdayBulldogCh. Kepley’s Showbiz Razzle DazzleJudge Mrs. Susan CarrOwners J. Fisher, R. Speiser, B. WolfeHandler Phoebe Booth
Kennesaw Kennel ClubPekingeseCh. Palacegarden MalachyJudge Mr. James G. ReynoldsOwners Iris Love, Sandra Middlebrooks& David FitzpatrickHandler David Fitzpatrick
Sacramento Valley Dog FanciersBasset HoundGCh. Blossomhil’s Momma MiaJudge Ms. Sharon R. LyonsOwner Sukey ShorHandler Mike Stone
Sacramento Valley Dog FanciersAssociation - SaturdayAustralian Cattle DogGCh. Carben Copy’s If The Shoe FitsJudge Miss Joan E. LunaOwners Joyce Rowland, Dee McNeil &Kelli WatkinsHandler Kim Griffith
Sioux Empire Kennel ClubTibetan MastiffGCh. Seng Khri Bartok of DawaJudge Mrs. Doris CozartOwners Zane Smith, Dan Nechemias,Lois ClausHandler Ed Thomason
Queensboro Kennel Club - SundayAmerican Staffordshire TerrierCh. Castle Rock’s SbigStaff MadAbout YouJudge Mrs. Sue GoldbergOwners Genoa Brown, Ruth Sampson,Dayna PesentiHandler Kim Rudzik
Delaware Kennel ClubGiant SchnauzerGCh. Skansen’s Sir August BrigsJudge Mr. Jay RichardsonOwner Mary & Mark WilliamsHandler Vicki Seiler
Griffin Georgia Kennel ClubMiddleburg Kennel ClubIrish SetterCh. Shadagee Caught Red-HandedJudge Mrs. Kathleen SteenJudge Mr. Michael FaulknerOwners Debra S. Burke &Nancy Lee ConnerHandler Adam Bernardin
Vancouver Kennel Club IIIrish Water SpanielGCh. Poole’s Ide Got WaterJudge Mr. Laurence J. LibeuOwners Stacy Duncan, ColleenMcDaniel, Cathy Shelby and Greg SinerHandler Stacy Duncan
Travis County Kennel Club - SundaySilky TerrierGCh. Snow Glen’s Tesoro Cover StoryJudge Mrs. Ann D. HearnOwners Diane Adamcik, Debra Caselliand Pam LaperruqueHandler Pam Laperruque
Kennel Club of Riverside - SaturdayBasenjiGCh. Jasiri-Sukari Bucking The TrindJudge Mr. Lowell DavisOwners James P. Taylor,Julie & Kathy JonesHandler Julie Jones
Sioux Empire Kennel Club -Friday & SundayNorwich TerrierGCh. CH Skyscot’s Poker ChipJudge Col. Joe PurkhiserJudge Mrs. Murrell PurkhiserOwner Caroline DodwellHandler Brenda Lee Combs
Cornhusker Kennel Club of Lincoln,Nebraska - SundayAmerican Manchester Terrier ClubNational SpecialtyGCh. Ch. Medley’s War HuntJudge Mrs. Mildred K. BryantJudge Mrs. Thomas (Alane L.) GomezOwners Ed and Jeanette ToniniHandler Jenell Tonini-Zanotto
Delaware Ohio Kennel ClubLong Haired DachshundGCh. Sunteckel Samuel IIJudge Mr. Donald MartinOwners Sharon Lutosky & Terry AbstHandler Lorene Hogan
Ponce Kennel Club - ThursdayKerry Blue TerrierCh. Everglory’s The Sultan of SwatJudge Mrs. Patricia MorganOwners Nancy & Lynn Westbrook,Shawn Clute, Joan LambertHandler Shawn Clute
Caribe Kennel Club - Saturday & SundayPembroke Welsh CorgiGCh. Tallyrand Halo ChaserJudge Mr. Joe TackerJudge Mr. James E. FredriksenOwner Betty M. CookHandler Sherri Samel Hurst
Travis County Kennel Club - SaturdayPetit Basset Griffon VendeenCh. Jodell’s Boogie Back to Texas ofMNMJudge Mrs. Patricia HastingsOwners Donna Moore & Janice HayesHandler Janice Hayes
Kennel Club of Riverside - SundayMiniature PinscherCh. Brackley He’s My WarriorJudge Mrs. Isabell StoffersOwners Mary Henricks, Gary Wittmeier,Wendy BoyetteHandler Gary Wittmeier
American Lhasa Apso ClubGCh. My Thai Ta Sen HalleluiahChorusJudge Mr. Neil W. GravesOwners Susan S. Giles & Mary D. VadenHandler Susan S. Giles
Alaskan Malamute Club of AmericaNational SpecialtyCh. Sno Klassic Back Door ManJudge Mrs. Shilon BefordOwners Patricia Peel & Martin PeelHandler Patricia Peel
American Wirehaired Pointing GriffonAssociation National SpecialtyCh. Fireside’s SpontaneousCombustionJudge Ms. Pluis DavernOwner Joan CoughlinHandler Michelle Scott
American Sealyham Terrier NationalSpecialtyGCh. Cepage C’est La Vie deDunnvilleJudge Mr. Raymond BayOwners Karen & Kenneth Haugland,Cheryl Jennings, Margaret A. BrowneHandler Margaret A. Browne
To report an AKC All Breed Best In Showor National Specialty Win Call, Fax orEmail before 12:00 Noon TuesdayFax: 212 675-5994Phone: 212 462-9588Email: [email protected]
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Who isyourreal lifehero orheroine?
If you couldchange onething aboutyourselfwhatwould it be?
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Which judge, no longer alive orjudging, do you miss the most?
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The First time l set foot on Amblerfor MCKC. The atmosphere waselectric, for a terrier person it waslike visiting Mecca.
To be able to paintwatercolors.
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My mother and fatherfor making me who l am.
To relax more.
Unapproachable.Polite and friendly,willing to help others.
Couldn’t possible tell!! Joe Braddon (UK)Winifred Heckman (USA)
The ‘get togethers’ where peoplespoke openly about dogs withoutbeing castigated.
Asked ofGeoff CorishBorn: Southport. West Lancashire. UKResides: Preston, LancasterMarital Status: Very happily partnered
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BACK-to-BACK GROUP FIRSTSFor the Big and Strong Team
BreederDr. Valerie Seeley
Exclusive HandlerGreg Strong, PHA
& Team
OwnersMark & Josephine Stiles
Top 10*Great
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Our appreciationto Judges
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We don’t have a Tornado Alley, but neither dowe have the sandy beaches that adorn both ofyour coastlines. We don’t have places that growPalm trees (which is very sad) but we do haveWhistler and our ever popular Canadian Cheer.We didn’t invent Starbucks, but we’ll invite youfor a “Timmie’s”.
When it comes to our dogs our shows aresmaller but you only have to look to the top 10dogs in the US to know we have big winnerseverywhere.
Comparisons have always been madebetween the AKC championship and the CKCchampionship. We need only 10 points and one 2
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TrueNorth(StrongandFree)Ah, those pesky Canadians, they just won’t go away.
They live in that land to the north, some think of it asthe 51st state, some don’t think of it! Rest assured we arehere, and the comparisons between us will never go away!
by Allison Foley
A mural on the side of a building in Old Quebec.
The Chateau Frontenac as viewed from lower Quebec.
GCh. Shelhaven Sweet Seduction, nowthe all-time best in show winning sheltie.
point major to complete our championship. We haveone point scale that covers all breeds and all zonesbut we still make it work. Comparisons are alwaysmade in which championship is harder to get. I willagree that in many breeds it is much quicker to getyour CKC Championship than the AKC. Where you arecompeting with your dog and what breed it is certainlyaffects the amount of competition you have to defeat inorder to get your championship where here where youlive and what breed you have has no bearing at all onhow long it will take you to get your championship.
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Gun’s A BlazinThank youJudge
Mr. Charles Olvis!
Thank youJudge
Mrs. Priscilla Gabosch!
Breeder/Owner/HandlerSusan Watts
Upper Black Eddy, PA
Co-Breeders:Diane, Kandice & Andrew Kostic
Brandy Station, VA
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Ch. Slyfox Sneaks A PeekBreeders
Joan & Mark Taggart
Multiple All Breed Best In Show & Specialty Winner
OwnerJ. W. SmithAbsolutely Smooth Fox Terriers
HandlersEdward & Lesley BoyesGrass Valley, California
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America’s Number One*Smooth Fox TerrierNumber Two**
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Last Weekend
Best In Show
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Owners frownedand inwardlygroaned. Thathigh lift seems tobe the default gaitfor IGs when theyare excited; theyare literally “ontheir toes.”
“They areself-destructing,”commented Carol
Harris, veteran breeder of Bo-Bett IGs. “They are notdoing themselves any favors.”
Carol’s young 9 to 12 month puppy bitch, Prissy,had just won her class with her handler, JustinSmithey, and she didn’t have an entry in this classof Open Bitches, so there was time to watch thecompetition.
As each bitch came forward for examination,each put on a little drama, cringing, acting fearful,refusing to stand still, or dropping its belly to theground. If they hadn’t paid $35 to enter this show, itwould have been comical.
“They’re having a bitch meltdown,” Justinobserved, which cracked up a non-dog showspectator sitting by the ring. That spectator textedthe funny phrase to her teenage daughter whoposted it on Facebook. By the time you read thisarticle, ‘bitch meltdown’ will probably appear asnew lexicon in Webster’s Dictionary.
Judge Polly Smith made her way through the
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AtlantaKennelClub:IgnoretheEconomy
The Italian Greyhounds pranced into the ring, almostall of them lifting their front legs too high, like Five-Gaited Saddle Horses or Storm Troopers in a fancyparade. The ringside spectators at the AtlantaKennel Club smiled, even those who knew that anexaggerated high lift is not the trademark “highstepping and free” action called for in the standard.
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GCh. Saravilla’s Sweet Misty Isle“Misty”
Thankyou JudgeMr. Roland L. Peland
Specialed by Joel RosenblattBreedersMimi Kim
RebekahMursencavage
OwnersPaula SweetJohn LillistonMimi Kim
The First and OnlyMantle GrandChampion.
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Owner Mrs. Zoila Truesdale Hi-Tech KennelsBreeder & Co-Owner Mieke CooymansHandler Ernesto Lara
Best In ShowJudge Mrs. Barbara Dempsey Alderman
The election results are inand it looks like the biglosers in the long run maybe dog breeders acrossthe country and the peoplewho love purebred dogs.
Proposition B in Missouri, which willlimit the number of dogs one can ownand breed, narrowly passed with 51percent of Missouri voters approvingthe measure and 48.5 percent votingagainst. Make no mistake, therepercussions will be felt not only inMissouri but across the nation in duetime.
Proposition B is a victory for theHumane Society of the United States,which pumped more than $1.2 millioninto the effort to get it passed, all thewhile soliciting for more donationson the backs of dogs to refill its $100million revenue stream and get similarlegislation started elsewhere. Whileless than one half of one percent of thatrevenue goes towards the hands-on careof animals in shelter facilities, the HSUShas somehow managed to successfullyspin its message and dupe voters intosupporting a measure that delivers acrushing blow to reputable, responsiblebreeders and does little or nothing toimprove the wellbeing of purebred dogs.
It’s tough to admit to a loss, whetherin battle, on the ball field, in the courtsor in at the ballot box. But when allthe rhetoric and smoke clears, losersmust pick themselves off up the carpetand move forward. The temptation isoften to reach across the aisle and workwith those now in charge or succumbto the voice of the people, but fanciersmust resist and proceed with caution.(Remember the PR fiasco that wasthe AKC’s attempt to partner withPetland because of its losing battlewith competing registries and decliningregistrations?) If the voice of the peoplewere one of reason, it would be mucheasier to tolerate and concede, butin this instance doubt remains as towhether or not the measure is practical.Somewhat surprisingly, some prominentbreeders and fanciers have voiced ifnot support of Proposition B, then atleast suspicion of who exactly we areprotecting when opposing it. Indeed,the ballot initiative of Proposition B(along with the legalization of marijuanainitiative in California) has received theattention of breeders and owners (andsmokers) across the country. Those
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for Proposition B won’t take effect untilNov. 2, 2011, so breeders like Mr. Millerwill have a year to come into complianceor close up shop and get out of Dodge –um, Missouri.
There are estimates that Missouriprovides the nation’s pet stores withsome 30 to 40 percent of their puppies,some one million dogs per year. Approvalof Proposition B makes Missouri thefifth state to place a limit on the numberof sexually intact dogs a breedingfacility can own. Virginia, Washingtonand Oregon currently limit facilitiesto 50 breeding dogs, and Louisianalimits breeders to 75, according to theHSUS. Missouri’s new regulations arelimited to dog breeders with 10 or morebreeding females. Once a number isestablished, however arbitrarily arrivedat, it can always be lowered. What if the“stop puppy mill” movement targetssmaller states without a large numberof dog breeders, say Rhode Island,and decides that only one dog perhousehold is enough? In the hands of ananimal abuser one dog is too many andshouldn’t be tolerated. But animal crueltyand abuse laws are on the books in everystate. They need to be enforced ratherthan implementing further, superfluouslegislation that harms compliant breederswhile doing little or nothing to corralthose who will continue to operateoutside the realm of the law.
On the financial side of theequation, in addition to drivinganimal agriculture and therevenue it provides out of
the state, Prop B will cost Missouri anestimated $520,000 each year and anadditional one-time cost of over $133,000in the first year. A fiscal note released bythe state auditor in December estimatedthe department would need seven moreinspectors and one more administrativeassistant to enforce the new law andthe department said it will decidewhether they need additional training forinspectors at a later date. A cost for suchtraining wasn’t provided, but it won’t befree. We’re all for job creation in theseturbulent economic times, but not at theexpense of dogs’ lives.
There has been little talk of whatthe passage of Prop B will mean to theshelters of Missouri, or of what coststhey will have to incur and where thatfunding will come from to take care of theflood of animals that will be relinquishedby breeders who will no longer be able toafford to keep them or bring their kennelsinto compliance. “The prediction is thata lot of people will have to give up theiranimals,” said Alan Allert, executivedirector of the Central Missouri HumaneSociety. “I don’t know how many of themwill be brought here.”
Or how many of them will be putdown, and therein lies the irony ofsupporting a bill disguised as one toprevent cruelty to dogs: the passage ofProp B will kill dogs. Could that possiblybe the ultimate goal of the HSUS? Buckup, losers, it’s time to get off the mat andcontinue to fight this movement, which israpidly spreading across the nation. •
opposed to Prop B wonder what thosewho support it are smoking and viceversa. But to step back and logicallylook at the issue, it still doesn’t makea whole lot of sense for purebred doglovers and breeders to accept such ameasure.
The New York Times reported onProp B and mentioned the lifelongcattle-rancher Dave Miller, who hadturned to breeding dogs in his 60sbecause they were easier to handle.He invested $180,000 to properly outfithis kennels to meet federal and staterequirements, such as those outlined inthe Animal Care Facilities Act, whichbecame law in Missouri on August28, 1992. The purpose of the ACFAwas “to ensure that all dogs and catsreceive adequate food, water, shelter,health care and proper socialization”and its mission was “to promote properand humane companion animal carein licensed facilities in Missouri.”However, some irresponsible breederscontinued to run afoul of the law andoperated substandard kennels. Inreaction to that, last year Missouriintroduced Operation Bark Alert, aDepartment of Agriculture hotline thattargeted unlicensed and unscrupulousbreeders. In addition, the Departmentadded two new inspectors. As a result,Missouri issued 366 more breederviolations than the previous year andrescued approximately 3,700 moredogs, according to a report on stltoday.com. Yet, rather than enforcing existinglaws such as these, the HSUS decidedto bankroll Proposition B, which callsfor further restrictions and limits butdoes not provide the funding to hireany more inspectors to bring theseoperations into compliance.
The passage of Prop B may forceMr. Miller and others like him to investtens of thousands of dollars more orto forego the business altogether.Mr. Miller reportedly sells some 100puppies per year. Some questionhow anyone can properly look after100 puppies or what the motive ofsuch a breeder is other than makingmoney. It’s a valid question. But not allbreeders are purely profit driven. Theones that aren’t, such as responsiblehobby breeders, will have to pay higherfees or quit their avocation of providinghealthy purebred puppies to carryon champion bloodlines that are trueto the standards. The regulations
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by Matthew H. StanderMOREAND
Losing A Cell Phone, It's The Judges, Stupid...
Photos of the Dachshund Club of America by Sydney Stafford
Last week,Wednesday to beprecise, I finisheda conversation in ataxi headed for PennStation with JaneForsyth and promptlyleft my cell phone insaid cab never to be
retrieved again. It's been a full week nowand I have not officially replaced it andyou know something I have not missedit one bit. Truth is it's been a delight notto have it! I know at some point I'll haveto get a new one but in the meantime Ilook at all these people busy talking ortexting away and think of how fortunateI am not presently involved with theseinstant communications. Are they reallynecessary? I think not except in the caseof an emergency. Do I really have to siton the train and listen to how someoneforget to call their mother or how
someone's child did not do his orher homework--ad nauseum. I longfor the days of comparative privacyand the mystique of hearing
about something two or three daysafter it happens instead of immediately.Watching judges and exhibitors andmyself on the cell at shows learningwho did what an hour ago is absolutelyunnecessary--What real difference does itmake to hear that someone's dog won agroup five minutes ago?
Just recently something mostquestionable was written on a dogperson's Facebook. Let me tell you Ihave nothing to do with Facebook but ifpeople want to do it that's their business.What was written was basically totallyfalse and inaccurate if not downrightslanderous but was picked up anddisseminated on the Internet as gospelby an organization holding itself out asa media outlet, what a joke and farce.Naturally, as only it can, the so-called'dog world' buzzed with the story asthough it were true. Fact is it was notat all a valid report. How do we preventthese kinds of injustices from happening?Gossip is gossip and has affected livesCONTINUED ON PAGE 96
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As a result of Taffe McFadden’s recent surgeries and the monumentalhospital bills that are building, the friends of Taffe McFadden are planning
to hold a silent auction and raffle on the three days preceding theAKC/Eukanuba dog show at the Kennel Club of Beverly Hills,
Los Encinos Kennel Club and the Long Beach Kennel Club dog shows onDecember 1st thru 3rd in Long Beach, California.
For those wishing to contribute money or to donate items for theauction (some items already include bronzes, paintings and other
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The Greyhound Club of Amer-ica held its Eastern Specialtyon October 6th, 2010. Thiswas the start of a very longand great weekend. Thefollowing day was the fa-mous Morris & Essex show,followed by Hatboro, Devon,and ending Sunday withthe wonderful MontgomeryCounty all-Terrier show.
This was the 69th Spe-cialty show and for many years the only specialtythe Greyhounds had before California and Texas alsowere set up by the parent club to host specialties forGreyhounds. This year the show was dedicated tothe memory of Sue Lemieux of Gaia Greyhounds. Suepassed away very shortly after the specialty last year.Sue was a past President and wrote “The Book of theGreyhound” and her breeding has influenced breed-ers in just about every corner of the world today.
My entire life, up until I was 20 years old, wasthis breed, as I was raised at the Greyhound andWhippet kennels of Mrs. George Anderson of “Mar-dormere” fame. Because of this, Greyhounds have avery special place in my heart. Since I find steward-ing to be more difficult than judging, the only time Iever do it is at the Eastern Greyhound show. Havinga large voice it is my job to call out the placementsfor the ringside to mark their catalogues. Upon arriv-ing at the show early, the first Challenge Trophy that
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jumped out at me was one in memory of Mrs. An-derson and the “Mardormere” Greyhounds. Thisimmediately started my mind down memory lane.Some of the other trophies also brought back greatmemories of so many great dog people the sportlooked up to. The names read like the “Who’sWho” in the sport of dogs. Just to mention a few:the Brainards, the Farrells, the DuPonts and on andon. This year a book that the club did in 1989 wasfinally reprinted and unveiled at the show. Thefirst printing was limited to 500 and has become agreat collector’s item. Now the second edition of500 will shortly also become a collector’s item. Ittruly is one of the finest books that has ever beenput together. As I was reaching in my pocket topurchase two copies my cash was in a silver mon-ey clip that was a trophy 51 years ago. There isnever one day of my life that this money clip doesnot bring back great memories.
It is one of the most interesting standards sinceit is composed of barely 200 words. Everyoneknows they have been a coursing animal for about5,000 years and movement is not even mentionedin the standard.
At the last minute Sheila Grant took over theduty of judging the sweepstakes. Sheila has hadthe great fortune to have bred 5 generations ofDual Champions. Dr. John Reeve-Newson judgedthe regular classes. John and his partner, RichardMeen, established the “Kishniga” kennel in 1971and the kennel has been one of the great sight-hound kennels of modern North America. The twofamous Borzoi brothers, “Moustache” and “Dal-garth”, are still two of the top winning hounds inAmerican history. In 1985 a grandson of “Mous-tache”, formerly known as “Ch. Kishniga’s DesertSong”, won BIS at the World Show in Mexico City.Deerhounds and Whippets have also been part ofthe “Kishniga” sighthound fame. Although Johnis a respected all-breed judge around the world itis his opinion on sighthounds that is greatly trea-sured.
Being a very small number of Greyhound fanci-ers in the Northeast the vast majority of the workis done by June Matarazzo, who is also the clubPresident and her partner in the breed, Patti Clark,acts as Chairperson. Mary Trubek acts as assistantand does a lot of the mechanics of the show. JoanGoldstein, who is no longer a member, still helpsas the liaison to the judges. Joan got her firstGreyhound from the Mardormere kennel roughly50 years ago. In 1981 I awarded her great “Vicky”bitch BOB at this show.
The entry had 69 dogs in the regular show,which is very good for Greyhounds. Since every-one knows the results immediately I will not elabo-rate on the placements. What was interesting wasCONTINUED ON PAGE 98
FromGreyhoundstoTerriersWithEverythingInBetween
By Desmond J. Murphy
Ch. GrandCru Clos Erasmus Best in Specialty 2010Greyhound Club of America Eastern Specialty
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The Holiday Inn Convention Center,Lawrence, Kansas was the venue forthe 33rd National Specialty of the Chi-nese Shar-Pei Club of America Monday,October 10, 2010 through Saturday,October 16, 2010. With the exception
of one day of rain, the weather was perfect and thefacility was very decent for a national.
The event kicked off on Monday with a regionalspecialty hosted by the Chinese Shar-Pei Club ofTampa Bay. As has been the practice for the pastcouple of years, the regional does not hold sepa-rate sweepstakes and most non-regular classesdue to time constraints. Linda Tilka, of MadeiraBeach, FL judged all regular class dogs and bitches– there were 49 dogs and 84 bitches entered. Win-ners dog went to Asia’s Peiday I’m the Patron (newchampion), from the Open Brush Coat Dog class –owned by David Williams, Lisa Myers and KatrinaWilson, bred by Lisa Myers and Olga Navarro andhandled by David Williams. Winners bitch went toBlackwitch Chantilly Lace from the Bred By Exhibi-tor Bitch class – owned and bred by Denise Beagle.
Best of Breed and Veteran Dog and Bitch wasjudged by Ms. Judith Goodin of Leavenworth, Kansas.There were 15 Veterans entered and 66 in Best of Breed (33dogs and 33 bitches). Ms. Goodin awarded Best of Breedto GCH Chaoyang Chick Magnet at Asia owned by BonnieBernie and Helga Kamp, bred by Lisa Myers and Linda Co-sier and handled by David Williams. Best of Opposite Sexwent to GCH Chaoyang Best of My Love at Asia, who is therepeat breeding of the Best of Breed dog, owned by LisaMyers and Chris Ann Moore, handled by Chris Ann Moore.Select Dog was awarded to CH Firetown’s Out of the Blue,owned by Marge Calltharp, and bred by Olga LaChapelle.Select Bitch was awarded to GCH Elite’s By Design, ownedby Sandra Woodall and bred by Jerry Doka and SandraWoodall. Awards of Merit were awarded to GCH ChaoyangTake It To The Limit at NuStar, CH Jokuba Miranda Rules,CH Forever’s Secret Rumors of the Wind, CH Lucky WunTimeless, CH Asia’s I’m the Cuervo Gold, CH Tabird’s IssacNewton and CH Stoney’s Take To The Max. Best Bred ByExhibitor went to Blackwitch Chantilly Lace and Best Vet-eran went to CH Forever’s Secret Rumors of the Wind. BestJunior was awarded to Nicole Keys of Florida.
The National Specialty began on Tuesday with obedi-ence judging followed by futurity and maturity. The eve-nings events included a welcome reception and a juniorsdinner and meeting. Sweepstakes competition was held onWednesday followed by the general meeting and then thepopular annual raffle and silent auction. Regular Class dog
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judging occurred on Thursday followed bya health seminar conducted by Dr. LindaTintle then followed by the Top 20 Invi-tational. Friday was the day the RegularClass bitch judging occurred followed bythe rescue parade, the continuation of thehealth seminar, including the progress re-port of the research project being conduct-ed by Dr. Linda Tintle then followed bythe Jr. handling seminar, judges educationseminar and finally the awards banquetand auction. The final day, Saturday wasthe Best of Breed Competition and JuniorShowmanship Competition.
As has been the case for the last sev-eral years, Terry Faulkner, of the AnimalWellness Center in Gordonsville, TN pro-vided blood draw services for the very im-portant research projects being conducted,and also provided reproductive services,which has been a well received service atthe national specialty.
Mr. Rick Garvin of Manhattan, Kansasofficiated over the Obedience and RallyTrial. There were 13 dogs entered in theobedience trial, which is a good showingfor Chinese Shar-Pei. The Rally trial in-CONTINUED ON PAGE 108
ChineseShar-PeiClubofAmericaNationalSpecialtyStory and Photos By Deb Cooper
Breeder/OwnerSheri Smith
HandlersMichael &Michele Kemp
“Chewy”“Chewy”
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Multiple Best In Show WinningGroup First • Judge Mrs. Elaine Mathis
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Sealyham TerriersBY PATSY WOOD
To quote Rogers & Hammerstein, “Oh whata beautiful morning, oh what a beautifulday!” Just put it in the plural – oh what awonderful FOUR days…Morris & Essex onThursday, Hatboro on Friday, Devon on Sat-urday and then all-terrier Montgomery onSunday.
Thursday was the Morris and Essex show, which risesfrom the mist every five years, like Brigadoon. Any resem-blance to the old M&E held annually in May was hard toperceive. Titanic-sized motor homes, ladies in “My FairLady” hats and men in plastic bowlers, which, by the way,did not exist in the old days!
Some clubs chose to hold puppy sweepstakes classes,and the American Sealyham Terrier Club was among them.Mrs. Carita Natunen passed on an entry of six puppies inSweepstakes, finding her Best In Sweeps in Efbe’s WebBowser at Goodspice, owned by Michael McNeely and Mar-gery Good. Best Opposite in Sweeps went to Thunder RdBetty Davis Eyes, owned by Sarah Hawks.
Kathy Ferris, a terrier person from a terrier family,judged the entry of 15 Sealys in the regular classes. Efbe’sWeb Bowser took the 3-point major, with Dunnville DonJuan in Reserve. He is owned by Karen and Ken Haugland,who made the trip with several dogs from California. Inbitches, the points went to Thunder Rd Betty Davis Eyes,with RB to Thunder Rd Fly’N High at Goodspice, owned bySharon Jones and Margery Good. Best of Winners ultimate-ly went to the dog. With four specials in competition, Bestof Breed went to another California contender, CH CepageC’est La Vie de Dunnville, owned by the Hauglands alongwith Peggy Browne and Cheryl Jennings. Best Oppositewent to CH Cepage Catch Me If You Can, owned by SusanPowell, Michael McBlane and Karen Montgomery. Ms. Fer-ris’ Select Dog was CH Crownshire Kings Ransom Enzo,owned by Gloria Cuajao & Bob Cuajao, with Select Bitch go-ing to CH Efbe’s Goodspice Easy Money, owned by MargeryGood, France Bergeron and Sandra Middlebrooks.
Onward from the New Jersey show site to the ever-delightful Hatboro Kennel Club show – a lovely countrygrange setting. With all the lovely green grassy outsiderings, the Sealys again were stuck inside where the lightwas bad, and where it is hard to evaluate the true move-ment of the dogs. Mrs. Marian McPherson was in centerring, and found her Winners Dog and Best of Winnersin Web Bowser, with Reserve to Dunnville Don Juan. In
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bitches, the points went to ShenandoaSheherazade, owned by Sharon Yard, withReserve to Thunder Rd Betty Davis Eyes.This time, Best of Breed went to CH Efbe’sGoodspice Easy Money, with Best Oppo-site to CH Thunder Rd Hollywood Nites,owned by Hope Browne. Select Dog wasagain awarded to CH Crownshire KingsRansom Enzo, with Select Bitch going toCH Cepage C’est La Vie de Dunnville .
On to Devon at Ludwigs Corner to setup for the next day’s show, where BetsyDale judged an entry of 18 Sealys. Winnersdog on this day was Snowbob MischiefMaker, owned by Donald Gartenlaub, withReserve to Efbe’s Web Bowser at Good-spice. Winners Bitch and Best of Winnerswent to Slyfox Fly’N High at Fanfare,owned by Joan and Mark Taggart andLaurie Prather, with Reserve to ShenandoaSheherazade. It was CH Efbe’s GoodspiceEasy Money in the Best of Breed spot, withBOS to CH Thunder Rd Hollywood Nites.Ms. Dale made the multi-titled CH SlyfoxSin City at Witzn RE NA NAJ her SelectDog. He is owned by Sandy Schneider andCONTINUED ON PAGE 112
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KHANDIGCh. Michaleen’s Song O’Morningstar
Montgomery WeekendDevon Dog Show Association
Best of Opposite SexJudge Ms. Betsy Dale
Soft Coated WheatenTerrier Club of AmericaNational SpecialtyAward of Merit
Judge Mrs. Sue Goldberg
OwnersHarvey & Doreen Gordin
Patricia Weir
BreedersMargaret Shanerand Patricia Weir
HandlerAllison Sunderman
*Number Four overall, The Dog News Top Ten List
Khandi is theNumber One*Soft Coated
WheatenTerrier Bitch
All Breed
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This, one would suppose, is a reasonableassumption. Another reasonable assumption ismore participation will help the bottom lines ($)for show giving clubs, professional handlers, showphotographers, the American Kennel Club and amultitude of others.
Are there or might there be disadvantages tosuch a program, you, my loyal readers, wonder?The answer is, at least in my thinking, a resoundingand without question a clear and absolute definitemaybe! Let us explore as they say the whole“enchilada”. The justification for this program isnot a mystery. It is to keep those “bottom lines” inthe black and the blacker the better. A noble goalindeed! The next question to be considered is atwhat cost to another noble goal that of improvingthe qualities of A.K.C. registered pure bred dogs?There are already in place rules and regulationsthat make it possible for a dog to acquire aChampion title without ever defeating a dog ofits same sex (Best of Winners). Over many years Ihave observed many dogs competing in many Bestof Breed rings that “makes one wonder”. Those“makes one wonders” are now eligible to becomeGrand Champions never having won in Best ofBreed competitions. The owners of those newlytitled G.C. may take them home and bask in theglory of that new title. Absolutely nothing wrongwith that!
Another option for those owners would be tobecome amateur for profit (oxymoron) breeders(puppy sellers). A dark side of the G.C. program
is the ability of those “puppy sellers” toadvertise their “makes one wonders” inlarge black letters, For Sale AMERICANKENNEL CLUB GRAND CHAMPION’Spuppies! To some (me) it seems inA.K.C.’s efforts to maintain a healthy“bottom line” it is in fact racing towardsmediocrity!
The following are suggestions forA.K.C.’s consideration in its effortsto stimulate participation in theconformation ring. How about a ReserveChampion title, which of course wouldnicely fishtail into a Grand ReserveChampion title? In as much as everyoneenjoys winning, if only a ribbon, why stopwith the awarding of four class ribbons?What could possibly be detrimental topassing out an attractive burnt cinnamonfifth place or a vivid pumpkin orange sixthplace? The possibilities are never ending.
In an even more serious vein a verydisturbing aspect of the program isthe apparent pressuring that judgesaward G.C. points without regards orconsiderations as to the qualities ofthose in competition. This unwrittenpolicy makes a mockery of the GrandChampion title! SARCASM Alert!! Ratherthan spending all of the time, effort andexpense to attain that (not so) covetedG.C. title allow the owners of those“makes one wonders” to send a check forX amount of $ plus shipping and handlingto the American Kennel Club AwardsDepartment. Upon the check clearing ahandsome finely embossed personalizedG.C. certificate, rolled not folded, suitablefor both framing and advertising bemailed to the proud owner. Makes aboutas much sense as the entire program! •
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by Gerald Schwartz
JerrySpeaks
Racing to Mediocrity
After reading about and talking to a number of interestedparties in regards to the recently implementedGrand Champion title competitions, I question itsadvantages. The American Kennel Club explains that
this new competition will increase entries by re-igniting theinterest of owners’ of retired dogs that had already completed therequirements to gain their Champion title.
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Multiple Best In Specialty Show,
AM & CAN CH. Bella del Conte Rissoso, TTOS Westminster, 2010, Multiple Group placing Bitch.
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went over the dogs, a very nice lineup so theyseemed from the sidelines, and then the dogswere asked to go back to the collecting ring.The announcer called the second runner-up, theKomondor, a crowd-pleaser with its unique coat,supported by its fans from neighboring Hun-gary. He then summoned the first runner-up, thePoodle, an impressive dog from Sweden. Whenhe called the Best in Show dog, the Saluki, thehouse came down with applause – the judge haddefinitely agreed with the audience this time.
The winning dog, so it turned out, has Ameri-can roots, says Swedish owner Nicklas Eriksson:“Harley (SHIRAZ CALIFORNIA DREAMIN`) wasborn in the USA. He was bred by our friendsMike & Elena Edwards & Valerie Nunes Atkin-son in Temecula, California. Harley’s sire is myfirst import from Australia, Multi BIS Multi ChWW-98 Baghdad Globetrotter...so he is a studpuppy. I went to California to pick him up in May2007, when he was about a year old.”
“He was Sweden’s top-winning dog of allbreeds in 2009 and he was number 2 all breedsin 2008,” continued Eriksson. “We believe hehas won more all-breed Best In Shows than anyother dog in Sweden. This year he has only beento four shows, and two of them were in Slovenia.He also won BIS at the Sighthound specialty theday before breed judging at European WinnerShow. He was Sweden’s representative at Eu-kanuba World Challenge last year and he wasplaced as Runner up in that event. I am going toCalifornia with him for a few shows next weekand then we are going back again to compete inthe Eukanuba World Challenge in December.”
“I was honored to judge the BIS becausethis is a special show,” noted BIS judge MarjaKavcic. “When I saw the lineup I was elatedbecause the dogs were perfect. But I needed tofind the top three winners. I started to look forsomething extra. The Saluki was a dream. Sight-hounds are special to me and he was sound ofmind and body. His expression was fantastic.”
“When I approached the Poodle it happilylooked directly at me. It was perfect in body. Allthe judges shared my opinion. The Komondor ishard to breed, especially in mind. This bitch wasan excellent mover and in show condition, whichis quite an achievement. I look for healthy dogs,not artificial. We need to look out for the futurebecause society is sometimes ignorant of dogs’health.”
After the Saluki, the most prominent Amer-ican-owned dog was a Bernese Mountain Dog,GHOST RIDER FROM ORSINA`S LAND, ownedby breeder Darja Kozameli of Slovenia in partner-
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ship with Robin LeClair of the USA. This dogwent BOB, Junior European Winner and runner-up Best Junior in group 2 at the tender age of16 months. It turns out Darja has a flourishingrelationship with American breeders: “Thisfriend of mine has already two of my puppiesand the male Ferrari Porsche F.O.L. won Bestin Sweepstakes at the National Specialty inPortland. Ghost Rider`s sister Glowing Moon isstaying with her currently. As you see I alreadyhave a few dogs of my breeding in the USA,and this year the president of BMD club ValerieHorney also got my puppy Indian IvanHoe ( heis only 4 months now ). Rider will finish somechampionships here including the World DogShows and maybe then he will go for a visit tothe USA.”
The exact number of entries was 10,089,comprised of dogs from 341 breeds. The mostpopular included American Staffordshire Ter-rier (196), Golden Retriever (190), Cane Corso(163), Labrador Retriever (163), Siberian Husky(149), Yorkshire Terrier (138), Chinese Crested(140). On the other hand, several breeds, suchas the Romanian Carpathian and BukovinianShepherds, Danish Pointing Dog, HannoverScenthound, Icelandic Sheepdog, Austrian Pin-scher and others had an entry of one dog only.
The largest entry, numerically, at the showwas from neighboring Italy (2,206 dogs belong-ing to 1,257 owners), followed by Russia (1,701dogs, 1,088 owners). The host country was onlyfifth in order, but considering the fact that theentire population of Slovenia is only 2 million,that is to be expected. There were 21 dogs en-tered from the United States as well as a hand-ful of dogs from Latin America and the Far East(Argentina, Australia, Iceland, Japan, Malta andMexico – 1 dog each).
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Championship Titles. I believe the AKC Grandchampionship was introduced in about May of thisyear. And as I understand it, it is wins at the breedlevel, by specials only, based on the AKC pointsystem for that zone, the wins have to come fromat least 4 different judges. Sounds good, hopefullyis helping boost entries and giving those that wishto show their champion more something to do.
So I would now like to tell you about the CKCGrand Champion title. It was introduced by theCKC in January of 2007, although dogs shownbefore 2007 can still receive the title if they getjust one component after that date. Like theAKC grand championship the dog must alreadybe a champion before it can start earning pointstowards its grand championship, but that is theonly similarity. To earn a CKC grand championshipyou must earn a minimum of 100 points, whichmust include one Best in show or Best of breedat a National Specialty (where a minimum of tendogs have competed) or a Best in Multiple BreedSpecialty with at least five breeds represented;plus 3 group firsts or 3 Breed Specialty wins mustbe earned at Conformation shows.THE GRAND CHAMPION POINT SYSTEMGroup 1 or Best in Specialty Show: 5 Points • Group2 or Best of Opposite Single Breed Specialty Show:4 Points • Group 3: 3 Points • Group 4: 2 Points(Note: no points are acquired if no other dog ispresent in the group.) • Best of Breed: 1 Point(To earn the breed point, at least 5 dogs must beshown at breed level) • Best in Show or Best inNational Specialty Show or Best in Multi BreedSpecialty Show: 10 Points.
Only the highest points earned at a single showare carried forward. For example, a dog that winsGroup 1 and then wins Best in Show, earns 10points, not 15.
Additional Requirements: The dog must havebeen awarded a title from any CKC event, otherthan Conformation, or awarded a Canine GoodNeighbour Certificate.
The title of Grand Champion shall not beawarded retroactively, but a dog shall be eligible tobe awarded this title if the dog gains some pointstowards the title or completes any additionalrequirement after January 1, 2007, which meansthat most people who have a dog that met allrequirements before 2007 generally earn a CanineGood Neighbour Certificate on their dog to qualifythem.
Now I am not sure if this is something that willhelp boost entries at shows or encourage ownersto show their champions more but it certainlyseems grand doesn’t it!
TrueNorth(StrongandFree)
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Now onto the winners from across the country.In the prairies at Battleford Kennel Club we sawthe Doberman Pinscher Ch Royal Future JP Jast AsI am go best in show under judge Chris Neilson.This best in show propelled her into the top 10 allbreeds for the first time this year. The Boston TerrierCh Waylins Aurora Borealis win top honour underAmerican Arley Hussin and rounding out the threewinners under judge Jean Bateman was the GermanWire Haired Pointer Ch RLB Drakkar’s Tom Foolery.
In Ontario we had the #2 dog in the country tryto gain some ground on the #1 dog by winning twobest in shows. The dog is Afghan Hound Ch MijkelhSikanni of Procyon under the husband and wife teamof Charles and Letitia Bett. The other best in showwinner under Ann Ingram was the West highlandwhite terrier male Ch Bythfell Fergus.
The final show of the week was held in historicQuebec City. The original settlement on thissite was established by Jacques Cartier in 1535but abandoned in 1536. He returned in 1541 butabandoned the site again. Samuel de Champlainestablished a permanent settlement on July 3–4,1608. It was the only completely garrison-walledcity north of Mexico. Quebec, for all its history andculture, is a truly wonderful place to visit. “OldTown” Quebec still has cobble stone streets andthe restaurants there are terrific. One definitely hasto visit old town while there for a dog show! Thewinners at the Mouvement Canin Quebecois showswere, under Kristi Francis the English Cocker Spanielbitch Ch Nonnies Dressed for Success. The CavalierKing Charles Spaniel Ch Shirmont Rhapsody in Bluewon back to back honours under Wendy Paquetteand Richard Paquette. And rounding out the fourshow weekend the sheltie bitch GCh ShelhavenSweet Seduction went Best in show under DavidMarkus. This best in show was the 24th for her thisyear and also marked a milestone as she is now theall time top winning best in show sheltie in CanadianHistory.
So with those results in the top 10 dogsin Canada according to Canuck dogs ( www.canuckdogs.com) as of Oct. 27, 2010#1 Standard Poodle GCh Classique Scaramouche#2 Afghan Hound Ch Mijkelh Sikanni Procyon#3 Shetland Sheepdog GCh Shelhaven SweetSeduction#4 Irish Setter GCh Captiva’s Turning Heads#5 Pug Ch Xoe’s Oscar De La Hoya#6 Gordon Setter Ch Raggededge Joyride toKerricreek#7 Westie Ch Gailaurie’s Zoom Zoomzoom#8 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Ch ShirmontRhapsody in Blue#9 Doberman Ch Royal Furure JP Jast As I am#10 PBGV Ch Soletrader’s Bjorn Borg
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GALA BY THESEA…the annualevent hosted bythe AMERICANKENNEL CLUBCANINE HEALTHFOUNDATIONheld at the HyattGrand Regencyin Long Beach,California on Fridayevening, December3, 2010. The nightbefore the start ofthe two-day AKC/EUKANUBA dogshow. This hugelypopular and well-attended eventraises money forthe Health Foun-dation to aid infunding researchprojects to helpimprove the healthof dogs. Tickets forthis worthy causeare $100. per per-son, full tables andsponsorships areavailable. There’salso a raffle that in-cludes prizes suchas a trip for two tothe CRUFTS DOGSHOW in Birming-ham, England, wonlast year by MAU-RIE SUDOCK andANN MASTROI-
ANNI, advertisingin DOG NEWS, aweekend at theGRAND HOTEL inMackinac Island,Michigan, a winepairing dinnerhosted at the homeCANINE HEALTHFOUNDATIONpresident CINDY &DAVID VOGELS,PET PARTNERSINSURANCE andPURINA PROPLAN DOG FOOD.You do not have tobe present to win.To obtain ticketsor for further in-formation contactthe Foundation atwww.caninehealth-foundation.org orcall 888.682.9696.The same Fridayevening of theHealth Founda-tion dinner, theAMERICAN KEN-NEL CLUB hosts itsfull house Judge’sDinner aboard theQUEEN MARY,the famed retiredocean liner per-manently berthed
in Long Beach.The evening givesa chance for themany landlubbersto visit one of thegreat ships of yes-teryear. You neednot be invited tothe judge’s dinnerto come aboard;the ship is a popu-lar restaurant andhotel destination.You can contactthem at www.queenmary.com.The New York offic-es of the AmericanKennel Club haveput aside an ad-ditional 500 squarefeet of space tohouse the ar-chives, collectionsand other histori-cal material giventhem by parentclubs. The twentyparent clubs thathave donated theirmaterials to theAmerican Kennelclub include someof the biggest tosmallest by mem-bership. They in-clude AMERICANWATER SPAN-IELS, BEDLING-TON TERRIERS,
BULL TERRIERS,CHIHUAHUAS,SHAR PEIS, DAN-DIE DINMONTS,DOBERMAN PIN-SCHERS, GERMANSHEPHERD DOGS,GIANT SCHNAU-ZERS, GREY-HOUNDS, IRISHSETTERS, KEE-SHONDEN, LAB-RADOR RETIERV-ERS, LOWCHENS,MASTIFFS, NEW-FOUNDLANDS,OTTERHOUNDS,PEMBROKEWELSH CORGIS,PORTUGUESEWATER DOGS,SCOTTISH DEER-HOUNDS, SCOT-TISH TERRIERS,SKYE TERRIERSand the POODLECLUB FOUNDA-TION RARE BOOKCOLLECTION.DAVE BARN-HART, Great Danefancier, has passedaway. All of us atDOG NEWS sendour deepest sym-pathies to his fam-ily GLORIA, BJ,
DOREEN, JEANNEand grandchildrenPATRICK & DANE.LISA WEISS hasreturned from judg-ing a LabradorRetriever specialtyin Germany. Birth-daying….TOMNATALINI, PETERGREEN, MADISONWEEKS, JOHNMCCARTNEY,PAM SAGE, SALLYSASSER, MELISSAPILLOW, DORO-THY INGAMELS,CHRIS WORNALL,BETTY ANNESTENMARK,BOBBIE DAVIS,LINDA CLARK,ANDREA MONT-GOMERY, SUSANOLSEN, NANCYBOSHOVEN, ES-TEBAN FARIAS,DAVID WILLIAMS,RON JARAMILLO,MELISSA TURN-ER, LORAINEBOUTWELL,PEGGY BROWNE,KARIN ASHE,CAROL MURRAY,LINDA WILSON,SCARPO SISTERSand JIM HALL.
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from time immemorial but theInternet has made these kindsof happenings all the easierto communicate worldwidewithout little if any ways toprevent it. Nonsense I say--make these people who spread
these lies as truths liable underthe same rules and laws thatapply to the print media. Enoughcoddling of these people underthe false premise of freedom ofspeech. Think back to the greatChief Justice of the Supreme Court
Oliver Holmes, who refused theconcept of calling out fire in amotion picture house. Thesepeople so intent upon makinga name for themselves must beheld to the same standard ofreportage that the print mediais held to. If not what does thefuture bode?
Does it appear to you thatthere is a major over-reaction on
the part of the entire dog show communityto anything which is done with regard tojudges? It does to me. Really one would thinkthe world has come to an end regardingthe lifting of the ban on solicitations or forcharging judges a judging fee. Why is thejudge who is technically a judge for theday only considered so sacrosanct as to beabove the rest of us? I am personally moreconcerned about the rights and happeningsof the breeder, the exhibitor and the handlerthan I am about the “poor” judge. The judgeis paid a fee on top of expenses and travelsthe world wide and is treated as though hisor her opinion is so meaningful above allthe rest. Consider my philosophy--the titleof judge is a misnomer in today's society forthose who evaluate dogs. It is my belief a newtitle should be looked for for these people.The word judge implies a wisdom above therest--how many people do you know whofall into that category? Or are many of themmerely pointers and/or people who upholdopinions of their brethren? I think the time islong overdue to really reconsider the role ofthe judge in the life of the competitive side ofthe dog world and realize that what we aregetting is an opinion for the moment, whichhas little lasting effect. Why canonize thesepeople I guess is my question to one and all. •MORE
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Best In ShowJudge Mrs. Catherine S. DiGiacomo
Thank You for this Honorand to Group Judge Mr. Richard Paquette
Always Breeder/Owner/Handled ByMatthew A. HoaglundDivine Miniature Poodles
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a 9 to 12 puppy dog took Winners Dog and he wasout of the Sobers Galathea at Grand Cru, who domi-nated the specialties just a couple of years ago. Thislittle baby puppy dog captured the breed at Hatborotwo days later and placed in the highly competitiveHound Group. I cannot recall a Greyhound puppymale ever receiving this kind of recognition. TheWinner’s Bitch was a black bitch that many thoughtwas one of the nicest black bitches we have seen inmodern days. The BOS was another black dog thatgot a lot of attention. He was BOS last year and alsoat Westminster. On all three occasions he has had tobow to “Era”, who won the breed last year at a veryearly age under Michele Billings. Shortly afterwardsshe won the Hound group at the AKC/Eukanubashow and also placed in the group at Westminster. Atthe height of an extremely successful campaign herbreeder/owner/handler had the good sense to breedher. This is something rarely seen in the sport today,since records seem to overpower our goals of breed-ing. This bitch came back to win the specialty again,having had eleven puppies who were still very young.I believe Greyhound breeders agreed that the breedis in good shape. There were several youngsters thatshowed a lot of promise. A very young bitch madeher debut and was Reserve Winners Bitch. Thisyoung bitch from the “Epic” kennels captured BOB ather second outing the next day over 47 Greyhoundsat the great Morris & Essex show. It will be interest-ing to see some of these young hopefuls with a year’smaturity on them at next year’s show.
After the Greyhound show it wasoff to the Morris & Essex judgesdinner. It was hard to believe thata dinner for over 200 guests couldbe so sumptuous. Torie Steele andRoy Loomis have to be thankedfor enabling Morris & Essex to puton a dinner of this caliber. Mrs.
Dodge would have been very proud. This show cer-tainly has to be one of the most impressive shows inthe world today. This was the third time for the showsince it was revived after being retired for 43 years. Iam fortunate enough to have attended the last showstaged by Mrs. Dodge in 1957. I can still remembermy father winning the Hound group with the Whippet”Ch Laguna Lucky Lad”. Thank God Wayne Fergu-son and some of the old timers had the good sense torevive this classic event.
Holding it only every five years adds to the mys-tique of the show and gives the committee a lot oftime to plan the staging of an event of this magni-tude. Having it on the same weekend as Montgom-ery adds greatly to the success of the show. It givesthem a captive entry of Terriers. This year the over1,000 terriers accounted for roughly one-third of thetotal entry. The handlers that bring all these Terriersalso bring dogs from different groups. I do not thinkMorris & Essex would enjoy the entry they do if itwas held any other weekend of the year. M & E is apiece of living history. It shows to newer people someof the history of the past. Not all shows fifty yearsago were classic events, but certain shows had thegreat fortune of presenting great style and taste. Itdid take the fortunes of Mrs. Dodge, Ernie Ferguson& Dave Upright along with the likes of Mrs. Ellis andthe Stevensons to present shows like M & E, Interna-tional, Harbor Cities, Beverly Rivera, Santa Barbaraand several others.
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Arriving on the showgrounds around 6:30 AM,you could feel the excitement all around. TakeThe Lead put on a wonderful breakfast for allstarting at 6:00 AM. This was all possible due tothe kindness of Janet Lange, Kiki Courtelis andCarolyn Koch. These three ladies have alwaysbeen such wonderful supporters of Take TheLead. What other show in the world today canprovide a box lunch for over 3,000 exhibitors. Thiswas accomplished through the generosity of RuthPiereira & Donnie Fontenelli. Toni Sosnoff hasto be congratulated on sponsoring and arrang-ing a judges lunch that is not seen anywhere inthe world today. It is hard to believe this couldbe done on such a large scale at an outdoor dogshow. Gayle Bontecou and Ceil Ruggles pooledtheir resources and talents to make the show abeautiful floral garden.
By group time there were wonderful refresh-ments for all under a beautiful tent because ofthe thoughtfulness of Bill and Tina Truesdale. Inthis age of dog shows struggling financially mostshows have stopped giving judges gifts. KarenLeFrak, Ellen Charles and Glen Lajeski suppliedover 100 judges with a beautiful Tiffany & Co sil-ver box that will remind all the judges of a cher-ished assignment.
This year Bob Forsyth judged BIS and it madethe whole show so touching since this was hislast judging assignment. Chapters and chapterscould be written about the life of Bob and his suc-cesses in the sport. I have looked up to Bob forwell over 50 years. The handling team of Bob andJane is something we will never see in the sportagain.
I felt very privileged to join close to 100 otherjudges to be part of this traditional event. Theweather Gods were with the show and the restof the weekend. The temperatures were exactlyperfect for all concerned, which added to thegreatness of the day. After a very emotional trib-ute to Bob, seven great dogs entered his ring forthe final competition. Bob had before him sev-eral dogs that hold the record in their breed. Butwhen he evaluated seven great dogs, the Pekewas awarded BIS. This dog “Malachy” becamethe first Peke to ever capture M & E. How won-derful it was that his co-owner, Iris Love, wasthere to witness the great win. I only wish hisother owner, Sandra Middlebrooks, could havebeen there. David Fitzpatrick said it was the thrillof all his years in dogs. Just shows dreams docome true.
Wayne Ferguson, Michael Scott, Dave Helm-ing and so many other committee members have
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Multiple Best In Specialty ShowGCh. Zelicaon Butch Cassidy At DracoOur sincere appreciation to all the Judges who have recognized this elegant boy —
Keeping him consistently the #1 Papillon breed* this entire year
“Parker”
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John and Tammie WilcoxAKC reg handlers
AmericasNumber1*PapillonAmericasNumber1*Papillon
*The Dog News Top Ten List - Breed points
Thank you Judge Mr. Charles Trotter for this Group Second award
to be congratulated and thanked for staging this greatclassic event. Before we know it the ladies will be outbuying their hats for the next show. Many of the hattedladies were truly memorable.
Friday was the Hatboro show and they have to bethanked for allowing M & E to have the Thursday date,which belongs to Hatboro Kennel Club. Hatboro hasearned its place in the sport as a top notch event. BobBlack has been show chairman for 23 years now andalong with a wonderful committee sees to details thatother shows miss. The venue is not a glamorous site,but the club dresses it up to where the show has a lotof charm. Great thought goes into making it the mostpossibly convenient for handlers and exhibitors. Thereis an overseas tent with refreshments with a wonderfulbreakfast supplied. The food for sale to the public is verygood. The judges luncheon is one of the best we see atshows today. Bob always has a large portion of the topinternational Terrier judges on the panel. It is alwaysgreat to run into so many of the great Terrier breedersand fanciers from around the world and every corner ofthis country.
Ihad the good fortune this year at Hatboro ofjudging 111 Kerry Blues, around 30 Skyes, a fewToys and the Toy Group and the Terrier group.Judging is really a comparison of dogs againstother dogs of their own breed. I had neverjudged the winning Skye against other Skyesuntil Hatboro. After judging so many Skyes itmade me realize just how good he really is. I am
sure this was going through my mind when I placed himsecond to the top winning Smooth in the group. Thisalso held true for the Kerry bitch after comparing her to110 other Kerry Blues. I appreciated the young WhiteBull Terrier bitch I have judged several times before, butafter having judged her at a very competitive breed levelthe day before at M & E, I appreciated her quality evenmore. Because of every top Terrier handler being thereit also added to the depth of quality in the Toy group.After placing the Peke first and second to the wonderful“Smash” Toy Poodle, I had three more super dogs leftshown by Terrier handlers. Ernesto Lara, Bill McFad-den and Jenny Wornall were all present because of theTerrier weekend. This also carried over to some of theother groups. When it came time for Jane Forsyth tojudge Best, she had five of the top dogs in the country inher line-up. Most years, Best goes to a Terrier, but Janiefound the Peke the most to her liking. She had earlierawarded this wonderful dog one of his very first Bests.Having judged 175 dogs and two groups at Hatboro andthe lack of sleep for four nights, I treated myself to sleepin the morning of Devon until 7:30 AM.
Devon loses a lot of the Terrier entry because many ofthe parent clubs use this day to hold their sweeps or fu-turities at different locations. The American Fox TerrierClubs hold their sweeps right on the Hatboro groundsthe same day as Hatboro. This way they do not miss aday of big majors. Hopefully more clubs will considerthis idea. Due to the Ludwigs Corner show grounds nothaving as much available space as years gone by thingscan get very congested. This makes for much more plan-ning for the layout of the show.
Charlotte McGowan had another wonderful line-upfor Best. This night the nod finally went to a Terrier.This being the wonderful Irish Terrier who two years agodebuted and was winning the breed from the classes.This is a very international dog – bred here in the states,but is co-owned by Tony Barker from England and Victor
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Malzoni, Jr from Brazil, who also saw his co-ownedSkye capture a placement in the group. Over thefour days Victor won five group placements and thebreed in Cairns with a homebred on several days.It makes us realize how many dogs that are cam-paigned in this country today are foreign owned.
If one is a Terrier fancier, Montgomery Countyis the greatest show in the world to them. Thatis why Terrier people come from every part of theglobe. The reason Montgomery is so successful isthat it is a show made up of Nationals from nearlyall the Terrier breeds. Actually Montgomery is anall-breed show, but limits it to just hold classes forTerriers. Years ago Westbury also just had classesfor Terriers. Mrs. Dodge at M & E also did not offerclasses for all of the breeds. When the weather isgood it adds to the success of the show. What canbe more perfect than seeing the Terriers on beauti-ful grass with the natural light of the sun? When itis not too hot it makes it easier for the judging. Thedogs can be brought out to the center of the ring forcomparison, while the ringside can evaluate theirvirtues against each other. We all remember yearsat Montgomery where the showing and judging be-came very difficult due to being ankle deep in mud.
Nobody realizes the complexity of organizingthis show. It is the only show in the world thatis the culmination of over 21 National Specialtiesplus 7 supported entries. The Montgomery Coun-ty Community College in Blue Bell, PA has beenthe showsite since 2005. The Ambler Campus ofTemple University had been the previous site for 32years. Due to added building on this Ambler siteit just did not allow enough room for the show. In2009 here at this location the layout of the showhad to go thru changes due to building. This yearagain due to construction additional changes wererequired. Ken Kauffman, along with Bob Black,take painstaking efforts to utilize every inch pos-sible. Trying to make so many National Club happyplus the handlers and exhibitors is no easy task.This year due to the construction the Mini Schnau-zer and Soft-coated Wheatens had to be moved toanother part of the showgrounds that was a bitseparate from the rest of the rings. It takes 17 largerings to accommodate this many dogs. I never didsee where the Schnauzer or the Wheaten ringswere. At most shows Specialty clubs like beingoff in their own private section. The problem herewas it became very difficult for the handlers to getto those rings. Also most spectators did not geta chance to see these two breeds being judged.Hopefully in the future a solution will be availableto bring them back to the main part of the show.
This year the total entry was 2136, which was135 less than last year. This was due to the factthat last year there was an entry of 208 Am Staffs,because of it being their National. This year theentry was only 11. That difference of 197 entriesmade for the slight decrease in the total numbers.Quite a few breeds were actually up this year.Hopefully in the future the Am Staffs will considerhaving their National at Montgomery again. Sincethe Am Staff breed attracts so many entries fromaround the world it gives the foreigners four chanc-es to get points towards their American Champion-ships. When I judged their National in Texas justa few years ago, WD, RWD, WB and RWB wereall from foreign lands. Also being at Montgomerygives the Terrier fanciers from all around the globea chance to see and study this wonderful breed. Itis one of the few breeds in the world that is trulyan American breed. This American breed is evenmore popular in some foreign countries than hereat home. I have had the good fortune of judgingthe breed in many different countries, including theSpanish National last year. It is amazing that thebreeders have taken our stock and have improvedon what we have sold them. No matter where
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