Dog News, January 15, 2016

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January 15, 2016

The Way It Is: Time To Recalibrate By Sari Brewster Tietjen

18 The Lighter Side of Judging: Dog Show Ukulele By Michael H. Faulkner 22 Question Of The Week By Matthew H. Stander 26 Irving’s Impressions: Even More New Breeds And Designer Dogs By Ronnie Irving 30 Delta Airlines Changes Its Pet Policy By Sharon Pflaumer 34 Bests Of The Week 38 Ten Questions Asked of Sandy Walker 42 Board Surprises, Long Distance Judging Approvals, R. William Taylor And More By Matthew H. Stander Photos of KC of Palm Springs by Remy Smith-Lewis

44 A Handler’s Perspective On Choosing A Handler

By Frank Murphy

48 Off The Leash: Back To Work! By Shaun Coen 54 The Badger Corgi State: Pembroke Welsh Corgi National Specialty in Wisconsin By Kathryn Brandt 56 Pumifest! The Hungarian Pumi Club of America National Specialty By Chris Levy 60 Malamutes Amass In Massachusetts For The National Specialty By Ron Pohl 62 Caledon Kennel Association & The Breeder’s Classic 72 The Gossip Column By Eugene Z. Zaphiris 76 Letters To The Editor

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The Editorial Legitimate Rescue Versus Retail Rescue

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any people attribute the coining of the phrase “RETAIL RESCUE” to the former Board Director Patti Strand, who of course is a co-founder of the NAIA as well as that organization’s President. The Rescue/ Adoption situation has been expanded from a movement that began as a legitimate attempt to help animals in danger of being euthanized into a moneymaking operation by all too many unscrupulous individuals. One of the biggest problems most people are faced with is how to distinguish between legitimate shelter operations and those that are mere moneymaking scams. Unfortunately there are very few regulatory restrictions placed on these operations although the states of Connecticut and Illinois seem to be leaders in tackling the issues which revolve round the illegal importation of dogs into its boundaries. Indeed most of New England is way ahead of those States where these problems persist however even Illinois was unable to prevent the importation of those dogs from Sochi Russia alleged to cause the terrible outbreak of influenza which spread to other parts of America as well. Between temperament problems introduced by the introduction of feral dogs into American society and the health problems upsetting the balance of preventable diseases such as heartworm and parasites being imported into states which had these diseases pretty much under control to the introduction of rabid dogs into clean areas of America these foreign importations of dogs - be they domestic from state to state or from foreign countries to America - must be challenged. No one is desirous of seeing any dog or other animal die unnecessarily. That’s a given but at the same time we have an obligation to protect our own livestock, too. More aggressive regulations whether they are on a federal, state or local level must be introduced to prevent retail rescue of animals from destroying all the good works of the past 50 years or so in these areas.

The Aenc

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he acceptance of the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship Show (hereinafter after referred to as the AENC) by the Fancy cannot be denied. Despite its various name changes and objective changes as well through its 15th year of presentation the event has only become stronger and stronger.

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What a great credit to Ron Menaker who originally came up with the concept and to those others within AKC who carried on with promoting the event as well. As for the Eukanuba participation both Jason Taylor and Vicki Seiler were outstanding representatives as they succeeded in branding what should have been referred to as the AKC show into most participants call “the Eukanuba show”. With the purchase of Eukanuba by the Mars Corporation two years or so ago many people wondered whether the AENC would be continued under its present sponsorship. It has been pretty well confirmed that in February an announcement will be made that Royal Canin, another Mars owned food company, will replace Eukanuba as the sponsor of the event. Hopefully that sponsorship will indicate the return of the Mars Corporation to supporting purebred dog shows again through Royal Canin. Pedigree, of course, another corporation owned by Mars, dramatically withdrew its support of the purebred dog and its shows several years ago.

As for the AENC 2015 it had many, many pluses and some minuses as well but the overall event has turned into a foundation and rallying point for the purebred dog and its advocates, which hopefully will continue through the years to come. Certainly in the area of getting our message out to the general public about the advantages of purebred ownership it needs much greater emphasis. For the past several years the TV coverage has been virtually non-existent and in the opinion of these pages for sure the event should be held other than in a limited type spectator city such as Orlando.

A stand-alone presentation in competition with neither other AKC events nor for basically 7 days in one building would be improvements happily greeted by many with the Fancy.

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Judges Distance Learning Program

et another new phrase developed within AKC with which the Fancy must contend! When we inquired of a senior Staff member at AKC of its meaning this was the response—“It is what we initially referred to as the Canine College, which involves taking courses and tests on the Internet as opposed to doing so in person.” So these pages conclude that without any announcement (for a change) AKC has dropped the term Canine College and now the computer generated approval system making the art of judging the purebred dog into a science (which of course it is not) is being further pushed by the Board of Directors at the AKC. Believe it or not certain judges under this program will never have to touch nor see a dog of a particular breed

to be approved to judge it. That’s what these pages were told and what these pages find totally unacceptable! Apparently the program has not been totally developed yet but this is what these pages have been told. “Leslie Fetzer, as AKC’s Education Project Manager, will be responsible for the leadership and promotion of the AKC’s online Judges Distance Learning (DL) program.

She will work closely with staff and in the development, scheduling, delivery and evaluation of DL courses. She will be responsible for the AKC’s DL infrastructure and providing technical support for staff and users. In addition, Ms. Fetzer will perform a wide variety of technical, production, support, and liaison functions. Ms. Fetzer will collaborate with subject matter experts to collect the necessary materials and information to create any online education courses. Subject matter experts will include parent clubs for breed specific courses (god help us on that one) and department heads and staff for courses another potential content such as judging procedures, judging junior showmanship, canine anatomy and measuring/weighing procedures. The intent is to offer education for all areas of the AKC not only conformation. It will also provide a more efficient means to deliver and complete any mandatory tests related to judging approval and recertification for those sports that require them for their judges.” From where these pages sit any program of approval that does not require a hands-on program and relies in whole or part on computer imaging should be disbanded immediately-thank you very much!!

The Chf

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espite attempts to find out if the CHF reached the $500,000 summit to gain AKC support the best answer these pages could get was that the figures are still being counted!

What happens if the figure is not met is another question these pages asked to which no reply whatsoever was forthcoming. Nor has there been any announcement about the resignation of the latest person to head the CHF, Susan Lilley. Mrs. Lilley was in full attendance at the AENC and resigned approximately one week later. When these pages learned of her resignation several people at CHF asked us not to write about it until it was officially announced. It is now almost four weeks since her resignation and still no official announcement. That CHF has had problems in keeping and hiring CEO’s is just a fact. Who will be the next lamb one must unhappily wonder.

Thought For The Week

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ell still no organizational chart has been made public by AKC. A plethora of Executive Vice Presidents named with announcements coming only after pressure or constant requests were made to AKC by certain individuals. One announcement of a rumored hiring in October made on January 3rd and another December 31 announcement made on January 12 but still no organizational chart!

Who’s running the place people are beginning to ask and who reports to who? Are those legitimate questions to ask or are they too invasive and none of the Fancy’s business? What do you think?

the way it is

By Sari Brewster Tietjen

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TIME TO RECALIBRATE

s we enter the New Year, it is time for reflection: should we take steps to recalibrate and rethink our past year or should we just merely charge onward with nary a thought as to the errors of our ways?

What specifically am I referring to? Too many shows, too many judges being advanced too quickly without knowing the breeds they are already approved for, too many dogs being shown to “fill in the gaps” caused by too many shows and ignorant judges – from there one could go on and on.

The too many shows factor with shows falling on almost every day of the week has multiple ramifications:- unless one hires a handler and lets their dog spend the better part of weeks on end on the road means that the dog will not be competitive in any of the rating systems (if one is looking to have a “ranked” dog) or perhaps even a champion. Too many shows also dilutes the number of “showable” dogs – note emphasis on showable. It sometimes seems as if anyone is willing to show anything today!

This then leads to the judge issue. With AKC needing more and more judges who can officiate over more and more breeds/groups to handle all these shows with generally decreasing entries who need fewer judges to adjudicate over more breeds (whew!), it is no wonder that there has been a broad based encouragement for judges to advance at a faster pace than seen in the past.

Added to this is the fact that many judges are more than eager to grasp at that chance even though they have no idea as to what they are doing with the breeds they currently judge. These are the judges who look for the generic show dog, who follow advertisements, who just go along with what another judge did on the circuit, or who merely put up whatever a well-known handler has in the ring while ignoring everyone else.

On top of the above is the problem of every dog being a show dog. Well, every dog is not a show dog.

Unfortunately, too many of today’s breeders have discovered that they can get lots of dollars by selling their puppies as “show dogs,” or with strings attached that they be shown in order to get ROM, etc. on the parents, or something back or whatever the game plan is. Neophytes who have not done their homework, studied a breed – much less read the breed’s standard – are easily taken advantage of in this regard. Then there are some of the handlers, may or may not know better, may or may not have read the breed’s standard, who are willing accomplices in that they will show any dog regardless of its quality or lack thereof as long as they get paid.

Given all of the above, which by the way is but a tip of the proverbial iceberg, do we recalibrate or just go on our merry way?

Those of us who are longtime dog fanciers, who are

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diehard active participants in the conformation aspect of purebred dogs hope we can recalibrate; we hope that things have not gone too far astray that something cannot be done to set things on a different course.

First, we have to acknowledge two things: there have always been dogs being shown that were not necessarily show dogs (just not in the numbers seen today) and there have always been judges who did not have a clue as to what they were doing in the ring – just putting up names and faces (again, not so many nor as ignorant as today).

So, with the above in mind and with a magic wand – let’s have fewer shows or designate certain shows as point rendering “A” events (shows where a dog can acquire points towards titles, rankings), then, on the subject of rankings, either eliminate them entirely or totally revamp the systems to reflect a percentage of times a dog is shown over-and-above a “floor” figure (say 5 or 10 times).

Let the judges judge any breeds at all other shows than the “A” shows; for those “A” shows the judges must be AKC approved/licensed for those breeds/groups. This is an important distinction because the “A” shows are to be the point-shows; whereas, the rest of the shows will be non-point acquiring events. This will give those judges who want to judge all breeds the chance to do so without any ramifications on the title responsibilities.

By distinguishing “A” shows from all other shows, we will be able to place emphasis on those events that will have a true impact on the principal purpose of dog shows:- a comparison of breeding stock with the outcome resulting in equal or improvement of quality for future generations. The remaining shows will serve as training grounds for exhibitors, judges and handlers – learning, practicing and generally having a good time without the pressures that come with a point/ranking, etc. event.

Of course, the hard part of the whole recalibration is going to be in designating the “A” shows. Some sort of criteria will have to be established. Clearly all National Specialties should be “A” events, but what about those back-to-backs? Or Regionals? Or just all Specialties? And then for All-breeds? Based on number of entries the previous year? If so, what should be the floor? Should there be an average over a three-year period? Should special consideration be given for a region of the country?

As far as judges are concerned, most active fanciers know who the good judges are – those with the valuable “eye” for a dog and those who just “fake” it. Give the good judges whatever they want. Let them go in the ring and prove themselves; once they have done that advance them to the “A” level of competition for those breed(s)/ groups.

The above is but one idea put in basic, bare bone terms as to how we can recalibrate our sport to preserve it for the future. It is clear that something has to be done.

To continue as we are is to fail in all we have pledged to preserve and protect for the future.

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DOG SHOW UKULELE

By Michael H. Faulkner

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ourteen years ago, BIG MICHAEL and I traveled to Hawaii for a little island fun and for the judging of a collection of Sporting Dog Specialty shows, held at Thomas Square in Honolulu. This was my first island experience and a return visit for BIG MICHAEL, who had traveled extensively throughout Hawaii prior to meeting me in 1999.

The long journey from Virginia, to Georgia, to California and then on to Honolulu provided ample time for my creative, wandering mind to fantasize about ecstatic romance, exotic dances, and exciting music, all in the world’s lushest paradise. Oh, and not to mention Chadwick Gates (channeling Elvis Presley on a lovely island evening), barely dressed, strumming his ukulele while singing Blue Hawaii.

After a full day of judging several Sporting Dog Specialty shows, and presenting an after-show Golden Retriever seminar, BIG MICHAEL and I took great pleasure in our second day on the island, strolling the waterfront, sucking down creative island libations featuring many little paper umbrellas in a profusion of colors, snarfing down Kalua pig, and listening to the enchanting musical sounds of the island. Little did I know, at the time, that I was being bitten by a contagious bug, called the “jumping flea”, better known as a ukulele. Everywhere we went during our brief trip, the small four-string instrument followed, leaving me, like any other first-time tourist, with the need to buy a ukulele as a souvenir of my Hawaiian Dog Show Judging adventure.

BIG MICHAEL took charge through interest-based inquiry.

In a matter of minutes he navigated a path to the premier ukulele shop in the area. Thank God for my island-intoxicated state of mind --- I was able to agree with everything BIG MICHAEL suggested, leaving the shop with a rather expensive, handmade ukulele---a “jumping flea” that would have certainly made King Kalakua proud.

When boarding the flight to return to Virginia, my only carry-on luggage was a rather impressive black-ballistic–nylon case, with handle, shaped like a stringed instrument that I knew nothing about.

The long journey home from Honolulu to California, to Georgia, and then to Virginia provided ample time for my creative, wandering mind to fantasize about why in the hell I spent way too much money on an instrument that I did not know how to play, and one that I was certain that I would never learn to play, because of my busy schedule, and way too many other interests.

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“Damn it! The dog show experience alone, coupled with wonderful hospitality and natural beauty of Oahu, should have been sufficient,” I said to myself.

In January of 2015, while planning for the annual Rotary fundraiser – “Strings to the Heart”, I had the pleasure of contracting, through a mutual friend, a talented young lady by the name of ANGIE BROOKES, who plays and teaches people how to play, the ukulele. Needless to say, upon our first meeting, I attempted to impress her with my Hawaiian dog show, handmade jumping flea story and purchase. “Michael, it is only worth the price, if you allow yourself the pleasure learning to play and then playing.”

Throughout the year, 2015, ANGIE and I crossed paths numerous times --- Farmers Market, Wine on the Water, mutual friends, etc. Each time ANGIE asked the same question, “So, MICHAEL how is that fancy Dog Show Ukulele of yours doing? Has it learned to play itself?” I would smile and lower my head in shame and respond, “It is doing well, thanks for asking.”

During the festive pre-Christmas day dinner planning period, I managed to forget about not having snow, a roaring fire, and the smells of a traditional Christmas day, through channeling my Hawaiian Dog Show Judging Experience, and the Hawaiian music coming from DROID NEXUS with the black-ballistic-nylon case, shaped like a stringed instrument, safely stored upstairs, in the corner.

The day was perfect!

The following week, in preparation for ringing in 2016, I once again struggled to find the perfect New Year’s resolution. A New Year’s resolution that involves a goal, an achievement, creative energy and a gift to others--“No, another ten pounds and another long distance run was not going to meet my personal unknown goal of 2016.” I quietly said to myself at 10:45 AM, December 28th, 2015. “That’s it! Perfect!” I grab NEXUS DROID, click the Facebook icon, enter ANGIE BROOKS, and send her a personal message: “Hi Angie! Would you consider giving me private ukulele lessons?”

“Hi friend! Yes, of course. I’d be happy to. When were you thinking you’d like to start and do you have a ukulele?” ANGIE replied.

“Yes, I have a beautiful one that I acquired while judging a dog show in Hawaii.”

“Oh, right! I remember you telling me that now.

Because, I remember us having a conversation about whether the ukulele had a name (smiley face).”

“That’s right. I would like to start in the New Year, and stay on schedule. My personal goal for 2016!”

“Okay, sounds good!”

ANGIE and I continue to text back and forth until all details are shored up. We are to meet January 14th, Thursday at 4:00 P.M. Each class will be an hour long, and classes will run every other week to start.

January 7th – 11:05 AM. ANGIE sends a text message. “Hey there! I will have “handouts” for you to take home……sort of. We will go through a lesson on my computer and generally I email that to my students. If you would prefer that I print the material for you, I’d be happy to do so, otherwise, I will send it to you in pdf.

Also, have you thought of any songs you’d like to work into learning?”

I reply: Thank you. Email is great. Song: “It’s a Wonderful World.” It’s BIG MICHAEL’s favorite song.

Oh, by the way, I am so excited to bring my dog show judging memories alive, through music in 2016. The only thing left to do before our first lesson is to name my ukulele --- I am strongly leaning towards CHADWICK GATES. HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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Question the

Of the week

By Matthew H. Stander

Currently AKC ANNUALLY enrolls close to 60,000 spayed/neutered socalled CANINE PARTNERS dogs which are all crossbreeds and which can compete in AKC Agility, Obedience and Performance Events. Additionally the database for AKC Reunite, the pet recovery service, is over 400,000 pets of every variety imaginable including cats and birds. The question of the week is--SHOULD AKC EXPAND ITS ROLE IN ACTUALLY REGISTERING THE CROSSBREED DOG?

Zane Smith My answer,

without hesitation: ABSOLUTELY NOT. The AKC has already gone too far and ruined the entire meaning and purpose of what it should be all about. Ridiculous.

Lisa Knock Yes, they

should be allowed to compete in all performance events!!

Joseph Kinnarney

AKC should NOT register crossbreed dogs. Their role is maintaining the integrity of the breeds.

Crossbreeds should be allowed to compete in AKC Agility, Obedience and Performance Events.

Michael Canalizo The

AKC continues to grow in the public’s perception of almost “All things Dog”….the core purebred enthusiasts understand the importance of a reliable registry but I think they also embrace any dog: Pure-bred or not! Who amongst us hasn’t owned or homed a dog that never had “papers”? The fact that the Canine Partner can com-

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pete, fills a space for an owner.

Being “Registered” helps bolster their role as having successfully trained in one of the disciplines and often that “protects” them in the eyes of some jurisdictions that include a level of training for insurance coverage. I firmly believe that once an owner of a Canine Partner is exposed to the benefits of the Pure-Bred Dog: they will eventually acquire one that suits their lifestyle. And that’s good for everyone! So… I guess my answer would be …

YES!

Polly Smith No.

I think it is fine to list them for competing in obedience and agility. Beyond that AKC should concentrate on promoting PURE BRED dogs for conformation and field events.

Timothy Reese While

my local Kennel Club, of which I am the president, does NOT support the Canine Partners being allowed to compete in our local shows, I respectfully disagree with that decision. I think that the AKC should actually expand its role in getting those individuals who have crossbreed dogs to

register their dogs in the Canine Partners program. Involving more people in any activity supported by the American Kennel Club can have nothing but positive consequences. It can expose those individuals to the world of purebred dogs and help destigmatize our sport in their minds. In addition, the AKC Reunite involves a large population group who may have no other exposure to the American Kennel Club. What harm can possibly come from that?

Janet York

AKC is all about purebred dogs. Let’s keep it that way! Enrolling mixed breeds is fine but not registering them!

Janet Hartmann

Register the crossbred dog only if it competes in Agility, Obedience and Performance events.

The registration number is used to keep track of points and awards for these types of events.

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EVEN MORE NEW BREEDS AND DESIGNER DOGS

Irving's Impressions

By Ronnie Irving

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ews has just reached us here in the UK that the AKC has now accepted yet another two breeds – the American Hairless Terrier and the Sloughi. This takes the number of AKC recognized breeds up to 189. That number does not seem quite so many when compared to TKC’s 210 breeds acknowledged in the UK, but then we recognize breeds such as Dachshunds as six separate breeds. But both the AKC and TKC have a long way to go before they eventually reach the FCI’s staggering number of breeds. It recognizes nearly 400 breeds overall.

What appears to some people to be a mad rush over the entire world to recognize more and more breeds, is perhaps a natural consequence of the fact that these days communications are so much easier than they used to be and it has become less and less expensive to move dogs from one part of the world to another. Fashion too plays a major role in the popularity of some new breeds, and can explain the feeling that there is a constant need for the introduction of new types of dog. Also the main uses to which breeds are put has changed over the years as we have all become much more urbanized than in the past, and thus less involved with country pursuits. To survive, the kennel clubs of today must surely adapt to take account of these changes.

For example nearly one hundred years ago the number of breeds accepted by TKC was only 72, just over a third the number we have today. Of those 72 breeds, 13 were Hounds, 16 were Gundogs (Sporting) and 16 were Terriers - a total of 45. That means that nearly two thirds of the total number of breeds recognized then were directly involved in some kind of sporting work. Of the remaining 27 breeds 12 were registered as Toydogs and the other 15 were named ‘Non-Sporting’. Even of that 15, over a third were still involved in some kind of herding or guarding work. Today on the other hand there are far fewer dog breeds around which are still involved in the work for which they were originally bred. Nowadays the number of breeds still directly involved with their original work is very much smaller.

There are many people these days who resent the number of new breeds being imported and introduced to the UK. Their view is that TKC should concentrate on protecting the existing purebred British breeds which it has spent time developing in the last one hundred and fifty years or so. These people complain about the number of new breeds being introduced and therefore being encouraged, at the expense, they would argue, of traditional British breeds.

XENOPHOBIC Fortunately none of those who take this view to support only British breeds, is quite as xenophobic however as Major Harding Cox who, in the early 1920s, just after the Russian revolution and the 1914-18 War, wrote a book about his time in dogs and his career as a dog judge. It was titled ‘Dogs and I’.

In it he took a line very much against the importing of ‘foreign dogs’ and wrote: “It always gets my goat when I see a Borzoi no matter how perfect he may be – placed over a good, honest Retriever or Spaniel, in a class or section devoted to ‘Sporting Dogs’. In fact, when the duty devolves upon me to make awards in such, I stoutly refuse to recognize the Bolsheviki and the Huns as having any sort of right to pride of place – despite the Kennel Club’s classification of them as sporting breeds.” He goes on to be even more biased, and extreme against both foreign dogs and Toydogs, and extremely sexist as well. He describes how, when he is judging best in show with two other judges (that was the norm in the UK right up until the 1950s) if he has set his heart on putting up a Cocker Spaniel he “puts his powers of persuasion into practice.”

“After all,” he pleads with his fellow judges, “Borzois are Russian, and today Russia as represented by the wild and woolly Soviets, is not popular with the majority of our countrymen. – Toys! Their very name discounts their value.

What is a Toy compared with a Spaniel? It may bring joy to the withered heart of a woebegone spinster, and who shall begrudge her love of even a little dog? But look at these Cockers, they have beauty as transcendent as that of the Borzois; they have love, loyalty and devotion, equal to that of the most pampered Peke or Pom, and they are priceless performers in the field, bringing joy and content to the heart Continued on page 52

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Delta Airlines Changes Its Pet Policy

By Sharon Pflaumer

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ffective March 1, 2016, Delta Airlines will no longer accept pets as checked baggage.

After the change becomes effective, bringing allowable pets as a Carry-on in the passenger cabin will remain a travel option as will shipping them as freight via Delta Cargo,” says Ashton Morrow, Corporate Communications, Delta Airlines, Inc. Members of the military with active transfer orders are the only exception to the change and still will be allowed to transport pets as checked baggage.

Although American Airlines allows pets to travel as checked baggage, other major U.S. carriers such as Southwest, United and Virgin America also no longer allow the practice. The change in Delta’s pet policy is likely due to criticism resulting from the number of pets that died or went missing. MarketWatch, a financial information website, reported 74 pets died and another 14 went missing while in Delta’s care in the past 10 years. According to Department of Transportation figures, there were 302 pet deaths on major U.S. carriers during the same period. Delta accounted for the most of any airline with the 74 mentioned above.

Delta has made policy changes in the past to improve pet safety. Three years ago, the airline stopped allowing pets to travel as checked baggage during the summer months and also stopped allowing snub-nosed dogs and cats to fly as checked baggage any time of the year.

“Many of us at Delta are pet lovers and . . . know they are important members of the family,” said Bill Lentsch, Senior Vice President Airport Customer Service and Cargo Operations. “This change [in our policy] will ultimately ensure that we have a high-quality, consistent service for pets when their owners choose to ship them with Delta Cargo.”

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Shipping as cargo According to the airline’s website, shipping via Delta Cargo provides safe, reliable, year-round transportation for pets that’s designed to address the special needs of all warm-blooded animals. When shipped as cargo, pets are monitored closely by customer service teams during travel. They remain in temperature-controlled, pressurized environments during flights and are handled in temperature-controlled holding areas and vans when at airports. If overnight stays are required, Delta Cargo enlists professional kenneling services for them.

Shipping pets via Delta Cargo is more costly. Prices range from $193 to more than $1,400 depending on the kennel size and destination. In addition to increased cost, customers shipping pets via Delta Cargo should make note of the following.

A separate booking from their own flight itinerary is required if the customer is traveling as well. Delta does not guarantee a pet would be shipped on the customer’s same flight or even on a similar flight schedule. A pet shipped domestically via Delta Cargo cannot be booked until 14 days prior to departure. Additional fees and charges may apply.

Shipping a pet requires dropping it off at a Delta Cargo location at least three hours before departure time at a separate location from passenger check-in. Likewise, a pet should be picked up at a Delta Cargo location.

Delta Cargo will only accept international pet shipments from International Pet and Animal Transportation Association members. International customers should visit ipata.org to find an approved member to assist them with transportation requirements.

Carry-on Pets As already stated, allowable pets-dogs, cats and household birds--still will be able to travel with their owner in the cabin as a Carry-on with some restrictions. Carry-on pets are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Customers should call Delta in advance at (800) 221-1212 to arrange to bring their pet on board. A one-way fee is collected at check-in.

To ensure the comfort of all passengers, Delta limits the number of total Carry-on pets per flight based on Ticket Class: First Class - 2; Domestic Business or Domestic Delta One - 2; International Business or International Delta One - 0, and Main Cabin - 4.

Carry-on pets are allowed to and from the following destinations: United States; Canada; Virgin Islands; Puerto Rico; Outside the U.S.; and Brazil. With the exception of service and emotional support animals, all pets must travel as cargo and are not permitted in the cabin on flights to or from South Africa, Hong Kong or the United Kingdom. They also are not permitted to travel in the cabin on flights to Hawaii.

Note: Delta will continue to accept service and emotional support animals in the cabin when their owners comply with federal regulations, which include providing proper documentation.

Additional restrictions The pet must remain inside its kennel with the door secured when onboard the aircraft, in a Delta boarding area (during boarding and deplaning) and in a Delta airport lounge. The kennel in which the pet travels must be leak proof and ventilated on at least two sides. The pet must be small enough to fit comfortably inside of it without touching or protruding from the sides. And it must be able to move around inside the kennel.

The kennel must fit under the seat directly in front of the customer owner’s. The maximum Carry-on kennel dimensions are determined by each flight.

Customers should contact Delta Reservations in advance to determine the appropriate kennel size for their particular flight.

The kennel counts as one piece of Carry-on baggage.

The pet must be at least 10 weeks old for Domestic and International travel. Only one pet is permitted per kennel with the following two exceptions. First, one female dog or cat may travel with her un-weaned litter if the litter is a minimum of between 10 weeks and 6 months old, i.e., there is no limit on the number of animals in the litter. And second, two pets of the same species and size between the age of 10 weeks and 6 months may be allowed to travel in one kennel if they are small enough to fit inside one kennel and are compatible. In that event, they still will be charged as one pet.

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Judge Mrs. Sue Ellen Remple Owner C. Florence, D. Strong, B. Fink, R. Novack & D. & C. Van Vorst Handler Robin Novack Land O’Lakes Kennel Club - Sunday Irish Setter

GCh. Tramore Notorious Judge Col Joe Purkhiser Owners Larry & Susie Hassler Handler Doug Carlson

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Judge Mr. Lawrence Terricone Judge Mr. Lawrence Terricone Owners James Dalton, Suzanne Neill & Jamie Souza Bartlett Handler Alicia Morrison Jones Columbiana County Kennel Club – Friday Rubber City Kennel Club - Saturday & Sunday Puli

Ch. Cordmaker Mister Blue Sky

Judge Mr. Terry Stacy Judge Mrs. Barbara D. Alderman Judge Mr. David Miller Owner J. Beaudoin, L. Pitts, P. Kelly & S. Huebner Handler Linda Pitts

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Ten Questions asked of

Sandy Walker

Born: New York City, NY • Resides: Stow, MA Marital Status: Married For 16 Years • Astrological Sign: Aquarius

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When did you start showing and how did that first show go?

My first time in the ring was in obedience with a Bedlington. I was 12 years old and it did not go very well.

How difficult was it to finish your championship?

However, in 1980 with a Papillon obtained from Pearl George after doing my homework and waiting for years to get her, things got lots better. The bitch finished in five shows and the next day I won my first group with her!

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Other than your own breed, what other breeds do you like?

I also own Bernese Mountain Dogs-so those and the Paps work for me.

Which dog person of the opposite sex would you be?

Tough call but how about Jim Ham or Bradley Jenkins?

How do you feel about AKC’s role in our sport?

I have mixed emotions-sometimes AKC is wonderful and sometimes they miss the boat. They don’t always listen to their constituency. Still, they are the only game in town.

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How many shows do you attend a year, and which three are your favorite ones?

About 25 to 30 a year. Eukanuba, all specialties and most obedience trials.

Who from dogs would you like to see on the television show “Duck Dynasty?”

Tom Baldwin.

What things in the world of dogs bring you the greatest joy?

A new puppy!

What characteristics do you admire in others and strive to emulate?

Honesty and dog sense.

If you could afford to host an elegant catered dinner party, name at least three dogs and/ or people you would like to invite.

From the good old days: Anne Marie Silverton, Jean Fournier and Betty Trainor.

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Board Surprises, Long Distance Judging Approvals, R.William Taylor ...

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By Matthew H. Stander

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I live to be a hundred (which I trust will not be the case due to the aches and pains seemingly associated with old age) I will never and I mean never understand certain happenings at AKC. This past week saw a Board Meeting held for 6 or 7 hours on Monday and perhaps a full hour (from 8:30am to 9:30am) on Tuesday.

Attending the sessions both days were the 2 new executive vicepresidents of AKC-the publicly announced on January 3rd new Executive Vice-President and Chief Growth Officer (this a revenue type producing individual) Alexandra Aleskovsky, as well as the newly hired effective December 31, 2015 SENIOR Executive Vice-President and General Counsel for AKC Jay Waks, Esq. but not publicly announced until today, Wednesday, January 13th. My first question of course is why is one exec VP announced publicly and the other not?

These selective announcements about who and when AKC hire new personnel are ridiculous. Candidly I believe that had I not been so persistent in asking for an announcement about Mr. Waks none would have been made! I mean Mr. Basone was hired to be head of IT-this was announced publicly as I recall and within 6 months an ad is put on AKC’s web site looking for a new head for IT. Was Basone gone I asked-no, is the reply he is now working on a new yet to be announced project, which I guess is that potentially highly successful or potentially sky-in-the pie dog collar thing

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AKC has allegedly committed if not spent millions on already. What dog collar thing you ask--no comment from anyone at AKC notwithstanding the fact that for months under (and dare I mention his name) the great virtuoso of the Internet and marketing Chris Walker for AKC induced the general public for months to take part in a lottery to win this yet to be developed collar, which lottery to this day has yet to be held. One can only imagine Mr. Waks’s reaction to that situation! But I digress for a change. Let me go to my second question about the 2 new people sitting in on entire Board meetings. Unusual I would say as John Lyons whilst COO (a position not yet filled as I understand the situation) and Margaret Poindexter sat in at times when matters that affected their departments were being discussed. Perhaps the Board decided to use this meeting as an orientation for the 2 new people or is one of the other of them to be groomed for even higher positions within the AKC? That’s the 64-dollar question--not whether the Dog News Questionnaire to the candidates was 64 questions, which seemed to be a topic of discussion by the Board Members, which by the way it is not--the Questionnaire is 20 in-depth questions--but is someone being groomed to take over AKC’s presidency? If it is Mrs. Aleskovsky her dog background and knowledge reads basically as being nil. Nice she has enrolled her household pet in Canine Partners All American dog program but historically non-dog people have had no success in filling upper-echelon jobs at AKC. The only exception to that rule was perhaps 70 years ago when Bill Stifel, who owned a purebred Scottie, was hired as a part time typist at AKC and eventually matured into the Presidency decades later. Perhaps Alexandra (I have taken the liberty of calling her by her first name without having met her) will break the mold and fit in. Certainly her business accomplishments read incredibly well-she could be a ground setter that’s a possibility. As for her counterpart, Mr. Waks, he with the word SENIOR in front of his executive vice-presidency, is no stranger to AKC nor to the dog world. While hardly an active participant within the sport on any level he has been outside Counsel to AKC and greatly respected, admired and liked I am told by all who have come in contact with him for 19 years now. After 19 years strange I have never met him. Have you? From what I understand at this stage in his life and career the last thing in the world he would be interested in is the Presidency of AKC but one never really knows-stranger things could and are happening in the real world of American politics that’s for sure.

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A Handler’s Perspective On Choosing A Handler

by Frank Murphy

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ecently at a show I was delighted to run into an old friend. He told me during the conversation that he just turned 75 years old, and I have probably known him for thirty. During our visit he told me a story that had him break down and ball like a baby. It seems he had a young Rottweiler that he thought highly of, and when he was mature he sent him out with a handler as a special. Just getting started, he didn’t win any breeds but he was select everyday. One day the handler got home and left the van in the driveway with the generator running, the air conditioner on, and went into the house and went to sleep. When the handler awoke the van was hot and the dog was dead. I don’t blame my friend for crying knowing what an awful death that is for a dog.

Why did the handler leave the dog in the van in the hottest climate in the US? Not because of absolute laziness, but because there was no temperature controlled facility for the dog to go to. How do I know this?

A woman gave me a dog to take home, condition, train and show at Eukanuba. She asked me before she left the dog with me if my kennel had blue tarps for shade. At first I didn’t understand what she was getting at, so she explained. She left a dog of a different breed with a handler whose kennel consisted of runs on a driveway with blue tarps for shade. It was the same handler to whom my friend gave his Rottweiler only to have it die ten days later.

When I was just starting in this business and didn’t have the kennel I have now, I would listen to the older handlers complaining about the younger ones who weren’t set up as well as they were. I listened to that at the time, but I promise, I never took anyone’s dog without a safe place to keep them at the show or at home. I have always had dogs of my own that lived and traveled with me and all the dogs have been cared for in the exact same manor.

I often think, when I see a handler at a show, what is it about that person’s vehicle, crates, attire and demeanor that makes a client say, “I want my best friend to live, travel with, and be presented by that person”? I would like everyone spending their own hardearned money having their dog shown by someone else for profit to ask themselves the following questions:

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Is my dog going to live as well or better then it does at home?

Does my handler have new assistants frequently?

Is my dog going to be cool, or warm, and safe at this person’s facility?

What is the age and experience level of the assistant that will have quite a bit of my dog’s daily attention?

Is my handler or competent help with my dog 24-7 when at home or does my handler go to work at another job?

How many hours a day is my dog in his run?

How many hours a day is my dog in a safe exercise yard?

How far away from the place where my dog sleeps is the nearest human sleeping?

Does my dog get bathed and trimmed in a climate controlled kennel before it goes to the show every week?

Is there a jog-a-dog at the facility?

Could my handler’s facilities at home and at any show pass AKC’s registered handler’s requirements?

On the road does someone sleep in the same space as the dogs?

Does someone use soap and water every day to clean every crate in truck/motorhome whether they look clean or not?

Does my handler have too many dogs and not enough help?

How many hours a day at the show is my dog out of his crate?

Does my handler exercise my dog at the shows?

At a long indoor circuit, does my dog spend all day and all night for the entire circuit in the building, in his crate (except to go to the ring or an x-pen)?

Does my handler have liability insurance?

Can my handler afford to pay for emergencies?

How many weeks a year does my handler’s vehicle break down?

Does my handler show dogs that are not of the same caliber of my own?

Does my handler genuinely appear to enjoy and interact with each dog he or she shows?

If you are not concerned with any of these questions, then you make me very nervous. They say that greyhound racing is not for dog lovers, and thoroughbred racing is not for horse lovers.

I never want to think that showing dogs is not for dog lovers. I know a breeder with a ‘holier-than-thou’ attitude who gave a dog to a handler a few years ago. After a period of time, she took the dog back and trashed the handler to me because she found out that the handler lived in a motorhome. This handler didn’t have a home for humans or a kennel for dogs to unwind at. How do you send a dog to live full-time with someone and not know that?

Because the handler had a backer, and the breeder didn’t have to pay. Would you send your child to a daycare without inspecting it first? Owners should extend the same courtesy to their dogs.

Greyhounds. Race horses. Show dogs?

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Group First Del Monte Kennel Club Judge Mr. Walter Sommerfelt

Group First Richmond Dog Fanciers Judge Mr. Robert Caswell

Group Second Prestigious Santa Barbara Kennel Club Judge Mr. Dana Cline

Just getting started in a handful of shows, Cooper has quickly become A Top Ranked Sheltie Owners Tamara Schrupp Sally Hill

Breeders PaRay Tray Pittman Paul Flores

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Off The Leash

By Shaun Coen

Back To Work!

2015

saw a record number of canine legislation proposals with the American Kennel Club’s Government Relations Department tracking 1,764 federal, state and local bills, the most it has ever tracked. Now that the holiday season is behind us, it’s no surprise that canine legislation issues are already being considered and with all but four state legislatures in session (Montana, Nevada, North Dakota and Texas are not) this year, 2016 could see those totals surpassed. So, it’s back to work for the AKC’s GR Dept., if it ever had a chance to actually take some time off, as it was already tracking a number of bills that were pre-filed for 2016.

Two bills were pre-filed in Virginia that address the issue of dogs being left in cars.

2015 saw a plethora of tragic cases involving dogs being left in hot cars and many of them succumbing to the high temperatures. Highly publicized cases of 11 police K9s expiring in hot cars brought much attention to these dangers and resulted in over a dozen states introducing legislation that would prohibit dogs being kept in cars under certain weather conditions. Sheila Goffe, AKC’s Director of AKC’s GR Dept., said, “Some, like Delaware Senate Bill 22, were supported by AKC GR. This bill stated that law enforcement, animal control officers and firefighters could enter a vehicle if it is believed that it is a temperature such as to cause severe injury or death to the animal. It also allowed a warning for a first offense. AKC GR expressed concern with others, such as Wisconsin AB 308, which would remove any liability for private citizens to enter a vehicle and remove a dog if they felt the dog was in danger. (As originally introduced, that one read like an open invitation to vandalize a vehicle and/ or steal someone’s dog).”

This trend appears likely to continue in 2016, as in addition to the two pre-filed bills in Virginia, the Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee is scheduled to consider a bill next week that would allow private citizens to remove a dog or cat from a vehicle if they believe that the animal’s health or safety is in danger. Current Maryland laws only allow law enforcement officers, firefighters, and specific animal

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officers as defined by law to do so. What’s problematic about this provision is that there is no recourse for the owner for damage incurred when the animal in the car was not in danger. Furthermore, the person removing the dogs doesn’t have to stay with the vehicle, call the police or leave any kind of message as to who removed the animal and where it was taken. Sounds like carte blanche for anyone interested in stealing or flipping a dog. The AKC’s National Pet Theft Database has been tracking these incidents since 2008 and has seen a dramatic increase in recent years, with a 4.5 % increase in pet theft in 2014 over the previous year. Senate Bill 36 must be amended to take these concerns into consideration.

A bill being considered in Wisconsin this week is also drawing dog owners’ attention, as it would make several changes to current law regarding animals taken by shelters and local humane societies. Of particular concern is a new provision that would require those accused but not convicted of any “crime against animals” to post for the animal’s care while they are being held or forfeit ownership forever. This provision would allow the organization or person contracted to care for the animal during a court case to send requests for payment to the owner no more than every 14 days. The owner would have 30 days to pay or they would permanently lose their animal – even if charges are dropped or they are ultimately found not guilty of any crime!

This is the latest in a string of proposals that Goffe identified as trending upward in 2015 and one that dog owners everywhere must be on the lookout for in their areas. Warned Goffe, “Bond for care, seizure of animals what I call ‘guilty until proven innocent, at which point your dogs may already be gone …’ continues to be a significant issue with over a dozen bills introduced [in 2015] that would require owners accused (not convicted) of cruelty to pay for the care of the animals seized during an ongoing trial, and if they miss a payment, they permanently lose their dogs. We’ve noticed that the proposals are getting increasingly draconian. An extreme example is LB 360 that passed in Nebraska, which stated that if the court finds there is probable cause (not a conviction) of a violation that poses a threat to the dog, the court may order “appropriate disposition”, including sale, adoption or euthanasia. This is all prior to any court hearing.”

Another wrinkle in the Wisconsin measure would decrease the holding period for stray animals from 7 days to 4 days and after that period the dogs may be euthanized or given away. AKC Reunite, which has helped recover over 450,000 lost pets with

their rightful owners, reports that one in three pets gets lost at least once in its lifetime. Accidents happen, and sometimes a dog owner may not be in the vicinity while a dog is at large and it may take longer than four days for the animal to be found. Efforts should be made to increase the likelihood of reuniting lost pets with their rightful owners, not on shortening the amount of time before putting down or giving away an at-large dog.

Right here in New York State, home to the AKC, the Westminster Kennel Club, Dog News and over 5.7 million dog owners (according to the U.S. Pet Ownership & Demographics Sourcebook by the American Veterinary Medical Association), the New York Assembly is expected to vote soon on a bill that would ban debarking in the state unless it is medically necessary to treat an injury, illness or congenital defect.

The bill passed the Assembly in 2015 but was held in the Senate Agriculture Committee and is expected to move quickly. When performed by a qualified veterinarian using anesthesia, debarking or ‘bark softening’ can be an effective, last-ditch effort by a responsible owner to keep a dog in a loving home and should remain an option for the owner in consultation with his veterinarian.

Remember, 2016 is an election year so many legislators will be going home to their districts to campaign, but bills will be introduced and could move very quickly. Hopefully, dog owners and breeders are well rested and ready to come out fighting in 2016 for their beloved canine companions in what very well may be another record-setting legislative year.

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of the man (or woman) with the breechloader! Result (in most cases) : ‘The Cockers have it!’”

I hope that he was just joking. If not I imagine that his judging career, especially with the increase in the number of women taking part in dog showing by that time, must have been coming to an imminent demise.

A PROBLEM FOR KCS The question is however, if fashion is a major issue when it comes to the popularity of breeds how, other than by importing new breeds or by allowing new or crossbreeds, do kennel clubs these days keep abreast of public opinion and keep in touch with the average member of the dog owning public. If they don’t do that they will surely wither and die It was the Victorians in the last half of the 1800s who in the UK eventually developed the many traditional breeds that we know today and then in the last couple of decades of that century closed the registers and stopped, in theory at least, the crossing of breeds. They were able to ‘invent’ many new breeds in a way that is much more difficult to achieve today. Their attitude towards the culling of puppies was a major factor in enabling them to do this in a way that we would find very difficult in modern times. They had no qualms about crossing dogs to get what they wanted but then euthanizing those puppies that didn’t fit in with their idea of where they were trying to take the breed. Today that attitude would be quite impossible and would be regarded as politically incorrect and socially unacceptable. In modern times, if you set about creating a new breed you must be sure that you have a market for the puppies that you want to discard from your breeding program because they are outside the limits of acceptability of what you are seeking to achieve.

OUTCROSSING So the invention of new breeds which are not just F1 crosses, is a much more difficult thing to achieve today than it was a hundred and fifty years ago. On the other hand the use of certain traits in one breed to counteract a perceived problem in another breed, is not impossible as long as you do have an outlet for those puppies that do not fit in with your plans. Two historic examples come to mind – the first is the use in the 1970s of a Pointer in an attempt to produce Dalmatians with lower uric acid levels than the norm.

The second was the work done in the UK by geneticist and Boxer enthusiast Dr Bruce Cattanach starting in the 1990s. He wanted to see if he could produce Boxers with naturally bobbed tails when the docking ban came into effect in Scandinavia and when it looked more and more imminent in the UK. In that case TKC gave its permission to the registering of pups produced by the mating of naturally bobbed Pembroke Welsh Corgis to Boxers.

After four generations Boxers were being produced and Dr Cattanach was able to write: “In conclusion, although these pups may not fulfil everyone’s idea of show quality Boxers, I think it is fair to claim that the original primary objectives of the project have been achieved; a gene has been successfully transferred

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from one breed to another, and I have my bob-tail Boxers which do not need to be docked.” But again there were many puppies produced that did not fit the overall objective and had to have homes found for them and only an expert and enthusiast such as Bruce Cattanach could even think of embarking on such a project.

DESIGNER DOGS Equally, at the moment, there is the issue of the so called ‘designer dogs’ such as Labradoodles or Cockapoos. TKC here in the UK has a dilemma in that it wants to talk for all dogs. To be credible in so doing it can hardly pretend that the so called designer dogs do not exist. They do exist and are becoming quite popular. Some KC members find the whole idea of recognising the existence of non purebred dogs an anathema. Others think that the KC ought to try to find some way of bringing these crossbreeds into the fold.

TKC has therefore created a working group to look at this whole issue.

In reporting to members at the recent KC Special General Meeting the chairman of that working group said: “There are a wide variety of views regarding to what extent crossbreed breeders should be engaged with. As an organisation TKC is concerned with all dogs – this is part of TKC’s constitution and has been since its formation and is mentioned in the very first Stud Book from September 1874 which includes the first Rule as follows: ‘The Club shall be called the Kennel Club, it shall endeavour, in every way to promote the general improvement of dogs, dog shows and dog trials’.

“The KC, if it is to represent all dogs and have credibility with Government and the wider public, must consider the cultural shift and large increase in crossbred dogs over the last few years; the issue cannot simply be ignored, especially from a health standpoint. The KC’s outlook should be to ensure it is involved in all aspects of dogs, whilst continuing to strongly promote pedigree dogs.”

THINGS HAVE CHANGED We all have to accept that things have changed since the days when TKC and the AKC were originally founded. Fashions have changed. Lifestyles have changed. The purposes for which dogs are bred have changed dramatically too. Many more dogs are today simply companions. Some breeds still do their traditional work, but new duties for dogs have also been invented. What would the Victorians have made of assistance dogs, guide dogs, rescue dogs, therapy dogs or service dogs? How would those who competed in field trials or dog shows in the 1890s take to the obedience, agility, or heelwork to music (dancing) dogs of today?

Yet these uses and activities for dogs are all direct descendants of the activities of the pioneers of those who set up the kennel clubs in the latter half of the 19th century.

If the KCs of today want to keep up with the fashions of the time and keep in step with modern thinking by the public at large, they simply have to recognise the existence of new breeds and cope with the reality of new activities for dogs. And now also, they probably even have to see that the crosses that the public seem to want, do have to be accommodated in some way and cannot be totally ignored.

To ignore such trends will simply, in the long run, put such intransigent kennel clubs on the road to oblivion, or alternatively turn them into minor boutique organizations only of interest to the old fashioned minority of dog owners.

2015 Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club of America’s National Specialty

Corgi

The Badger State

By Kathryn Brandt

Photos by K. Brandt, L. Dossett, & S. Dickerson

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ur brilliant little herding breed was front and center in the heartland of milk and cheese at the end of September, as the 2015 Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club of America’s National Specialty was held in the bucolic [defined as “relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life”] setting of the Olympia Resort and Conference Center in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. The wholesome “cow and cheese” theme was everywhere – from the logo (created by our beloved Art Smith, who passed away shortly before this event), to the decorations both indoors and outdoors, from the ring decorations to the costume party. Show Chair Marlene Rosenberg and her team planned and executed a flawless 8 days of non-stop events that showcased all of the abilities and attributes of our sturdy little dogs.

Performance events began the week with both Herding and Tracking being held on Saturday and Sunday. Tracking this year offered all 4 possible tests: TD,

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TDU, TDX, and VST utilizing areas of the South Kettle Moraine State Park for TD/TDX and the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater for TDU/VST. Plotting and charting tracks took all day Saturday with a full compliment of volunteer track layers and our three judges. Very early Sunday morning the exhibitors arrived to the most perfect Fall day for tracking – overcast, damp with dew, almost no wind, and mild temperatures. It doesn’t sound great to the rest of us, but for Tracking it could not have been more perfect! Judges Connie Austin, Ule James, and Terri Everwine had a full contingent of Corgis to follow and there were two passes on that day: Judy Kinney and her 7 month old Pem Minnie [Kantishna Bright Lights... now TD] passed the TD on her first-ever test track; and Mary Bratt and 9 year-old Merlin [Ch. Elfwinkle’s Luv That Merlin, VCD1 UD GO VER RE THDN VC…now TDX] passed their TDX on a very wellhandled track that had the gallery holding their breaths for a pass. Unfortunately there were no TDU or VST passes on that day, but there was some very good tracking going on nonetheless.

The Herding event was held both Saturday and Sunday at Shannon Wolfe’s Magic’s Legacy in Genoa City, WI, the site of many herding trials and tests in that area. Watching Pembrokes do what they are bred to do always gives one chills and more than a few misty eyes from the observers. Sheep, goats, and ducks were available for tests and all were utilized. Herding Chair Ellen Gerwin was incredibly organized with lunches available both days for exhibitors. Judge Susane Hoffman was very complimentary of our sturdy herders and the awards went to: Day 1 – High in Trial[ducks]:

Cibola Rhapsodi’s Ewe Can Say that Again, HSASD (Ellen Gerwin/ Cindy Traylor); Reserve High in Trial[sheep]: Cir MJ’s Just a Squirt of Kola, RN NAP NAJ PT JHD TG3 TSAD UAGH (Mary Wroth); High Scoring Breed Champion[sheep]: GCH Sua Mah Beach Boy HSAS HIADS HIBD (Mary Ann Wehmueller). Day 2 – High in Trial [sheep]: Tanqueray’s Spring Camellia UDX5 OM4 BN GN GO VER RAE2 HSASM (Sherie McCormack); Reserve High in Trial [ducks]: Cibola Rhapsodi’s Ewe Can Say That Again HSASD (Ellen Gerwin/Cindy Traylor).

Monday was all about Agility. About 30 min east of Oconomowoc is Think Pawsitive, a firstrate agility venue in New Berlin, WI. A warm and friendly Agility Committee chaired by Mary Matejcek welcomed exhibitors with their dogs and mats and crates to a large 2-ring arena building with plenty of parking and crating space for all. For all the joking about Corgis and their short legs, they are fast and fierce agility competitors, and Judge Ronda Bermke created really wonderful courses that let our Pems fly.There were some spectacular blazing fast and awesome runs and then there were some comical runs that all Corgi owners recognized as “Corgis being Corgi clowns”…..and we all laugh as one!

High In Trial and winner of the first perpetual “Ceri Trophy” was the amazing Keebler, MACH7 Keebler’s Elfin’ Magic, owned by Dr. Roger O’Sullivan, from the 12” class. This is the first year we offered a High In Trial-Preferred award and it was won by Jess, MACH Crosswynd’s Detail Decision, CDX RA MXS MJB MXP MJP2 T2B, owned by Elizabeth Woodman, from the 4” class. A new MACH was earned by the team of Mary Beth Continued on page 64

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The Hungarian Pumi Club of America National Specialty

By Chris Levy

Photos ©2015 Krista Droop

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he Hungarian Pumi Clu America’s club show b of an gathering has been ca d annual lled Pumifest since the ve ry first one was held in 2007 with a and a herding instinct show tes grown a lot in the 9 su t. It has bsequent years wi popularity of the Pumi th the growth in Foundation Stock Serviand AKC allowing AKC licensed events. ce breed clubs to offer Ea more events and activ ch year has added ities and we’ve gradua from a 2-day event to ted 4 year to offer AKC agilit days. This was our first y trials (2 of them) and an AKC herding trial.

Until this year we had only held AKC tests, bu dog can achieve point t not a full trial where a s towards their herding championship.

The Puli Club of Am them this year to help erica asked us to join pay the expenses for a wonderful conferen ce center/hotel, with Eukanuba Hall, a part of the conference cente developed just for do g events. They set up r the rings and provided all of a part of the cost of the the agility equipment as of grassy areas for the facility. There were lots dogs and a large fence area so a few dogs co d uld run just a bit and chase balls to work off some energy.

The first event was but most everyone be on Thursday, October 13, ga or Wednesday. Thos n arriving on Tuesday e arriving early helpe d put goodies in the Welco me who attended Pumifes Bags for each family t. On Thursday, every checked in at the reg istration desk and we one re Continued on pag e 58

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Vidam Kertesz Gyongy CM2 NW2

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Abiqua Pumik

Chris and Tom with their

TH (Tom) & Chris Levy Salem, OR www.abiquadogs.com/pumi

2014 World Winner and Best of Breed (Finland) in an entry of 47 dogs, 2014 National Specialty Best of Opposite PHOTO: AKC

Dogs bred and owned by Abiqua have won:

PHOTO: Jumoke Photography

FCI 6 World Winner Titles 2 European Winner Titles Best of Opposite at Hungarian National Specialty Champions in many countries American Rare Breed Association Over 30 Bests in Show

FCI International, Hungarian, Polish, Finnish, Argentine, Mexican Champion, four time World Winner, European Winner, four time National Specialty Best of Breed Winner Galla-Hegyi

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Gömböc CM PT CA

PHOTO: Vavra Photography

PHOTO: Don Meyer

AKC 79 Bests in Miscellaneous 105 Bests of Breed 13 Certificates of Merit Performance 9 Agility titled dogs 3 are MACH dogs including a MACH10 and another on the European Open Agility Team Multiple Titled Dogs In Herding, Coursing Aptitude, & Nose Work

Pilisi-Kocos Jeles ▼ CM2 CAA

▼ Abiqua-owned or bred dogs won Best of Breed at every National Specialty show 2005-2014.

Iharos CM2

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And our new upand-coming star:

Abiqua Matyas CM PHOTO: Randy Roberts

We strive for maintaining and improving on the quality dogs we’ve been able to import from Hungary, Finland, and Sweden.

2014 National Specialty Best of Breed Abiqua

Matt has 10 Bests in Miscellaneous and has not yet turned a year old.

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given their Welcome Bag. That day there were 2 agility trials, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.

There was a good turnout, with 17 Pumik in 41 runs in the morning and 16 Pumik for 38 runs in the afternoon.

We had lots of help from the club members with course changes.

Top Pumi in the morning trial was Scirpasta Chili UD OA OAJ NF CGC (Nyirsegfia Cipo – Scirpasta Pillango), bred by Sari Siekkeli and owned by Taru Parvin. Top Pumi in the afternoon was MACH4 Greenfarms AC Bristol Cobra T2B3 (Greenfarms Velocity & Greenfarms Tapestry Trace), bred by Mary Reardon and owned by Kellie Verrelli and he was also the top winner over both agility trials.

That evening we had a Welcome Party with the Puli folks and then the Pumi people went out to dinner in town to meet and get reacquainted.

The obedience and rally trials were held in the mornings

of Friday and Saturday. High Scoring in both obedience trials was OTCH Greenfarms Wright Stuff UDX3 OM1 (Greenfarms Velocity – Greenfarms Tapestry Trace), bred by Mary Reardon and owned by Lucille Berninger.

The winner in both of the Rally trials was Danbaroh Getredi Here I Come BN CDX RE (Zujero Magic Moment – Ludas Matyiegres) bred by Jerome Podell and owned by Danetta Owning.

Friday afternoon Stacy Lehman conducted a series of 3 agility training seminars for different levels of experienced dogs (and owners). At the same time, Karen Trial held workshops in Nose Work and Meir Ben-Dror presented an Introduction to Herding. Attendees could choose a total of 3 seminars to attend. After that Karen Tria, the Health Committee Chair, talked about health testing and then Chris Levy talked about techniques for maintaining a Pumi’s coat. It was a very busy afternoon! That night the

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The Hungarian Pumi Club of America National Specialty

Puli club had a speaker on sports medicine which some Pumi owners chose to attend, while the rest of us relaxed at the hotel’s restaurant.

Saturday morning we held the second obedience & rally trials and in the afternoon was the show. There were 54 Pumik entered in the show, 24 more than the previous biggest show! Jesper Ravn, a Puli breeder from Denmark judged the classes and Melanie Williams, a herding judge from Florida, judged the puppy sweepstakes classes (a separate event where the winning puppies take home part of the entry fee money). Best in Sweepstakes was Abiqua Malna (Mariell de Marque Fabel Fylgia Barn CM – Nyirsegfia Fuge CM), bred by Tom & Chris Levy and owned by Heather Stimson.

Best of Opposite Sex in Sweepstakes was Blueridge Vista Derus (Cuidado Ultimate Urak – Blueridge Vista Aproka), bred and owned by Nancy & Meir Ben-Dror.

In the regular classes, Mr. Ravn awarded Winners Dog to Blueridge Vista Count Pushkin (Bohemia Vivace Ash CM CDX BN RE HSAs AX MXJ OF CA – Cuidado Upbeat Ugro CM BN RN CA), bred by Nancy & Meir Ben-Dror and owned by Aida & Robert Dungan.

Reserve Winners Dog was Kemences Barita Aranygaluska (Csunyatelepi Jobarat – Pasztortuz Csillaga Irma), bred by Balazs Fodor and owned

by Debra Thornton.

Winners Bitch was the Best in Sweeps winner, Abiqua Malna, and Reserve Winners Bitch was Catskill Bazsajgos Borsika (Nyirsegfia Perge – Felallo-Fulu Friuska) bred by Ildiko Repasi & Laszlo Sulyok and owned by Stacy Lehman.

There were 12 champions in the Best of Breed competition (we allow any Pumi with a champion title from any type of show), plus the winners of the veterans and herding classes. In the US, we don’t have a Champion Class - the Winners Dog and Winners Bitch, winners of Veterans and Herding Titled classes, plus the champions, all compete in the Best of Breed competition.

It was interesting to note that 5 of those 12 champions had already successfully competed at shows in Europe. Mr. Ravn chose the Winners Dog, Blueridge Vista Count Pushkin, for Best of Breed. Best of Opposite Sex went to Csunyatelepi Kincses CM (Csunyatelepi Almos – Csunyatelepi Orgonavirag), bred by Csilla Puskas and owned by Ginger Butler.

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aturday night was our annual banquet, awards ceremony, and auction, with 60 people attending.

Dogs earning a title in 2014 were presented with a certificate from the HPCA. Meir BenDror, the HPCA Versatility Chair, presented 6 Pumik with HPCA versatility titles (a new program this year). All year long, members had been buying up great Pumi things to donate to the auction to raise money for the HPCA, and there were some wonderful things! Auction Chair, Twylla Smith, rounded up all the donations and posted photos of the articles on the internet, so everyone came with goals on what they wanted to bid on. Auctioneer, Tom Levy, and his sidekick, Ginger Butler, kept the bidding going and in the end raised almost 3.000 USD to help us continue to have a better and better Pumifest.

Sunday morning was clear, but -3 degrees! The herding facility was about 45 minutes away and we all drove there early in the morning, still tired from Saturday night. The facility owner was not able to get as many sheep as needed, so many HPCA members did not compete with their dogs.

The sheep took one look at the Pumik and Pulik and decided to leave! Many of them ran into the fences when the dogs got closer than about 10 meters. For breeds that instinctively work close, it was very difficult for the dogs. The herding instinct test worked well, and 9 Pumik out of 14 passed the tests, but not one Pumi passed the higher tests or qualified in the trial. We learned a lot about sheep this year and will make sure we have better sheep in future years. On the first instinct test of the morning, the judge slipped and fell on the grass and hurt her leg. She stayed and judged all day from a chair, and it wasn’t until she went to the doctor the next day that she found out she had broken her leg!

Everyone had a good time and it was wonderful to see Pumik competing in all the different things that they can do.

Everyone is already planning for next year, October 13-16 in Texas. This year Mark Walley from the UK was the only visitor from Europe – maybe next year we will see more!

Catskill Pumi Kennel Delhi New York

Unleash The Natural

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omeone always had a Pumi in my family when growing up in Transylvania. I remember playing with them at my aunt’s farm during my vacations. Who can forget those cute ears, wiggling curly tails and happy barks. My husband, Laszlo, still holds a grudge against his family’s Pumi, which allegedly stole a half chewed bagel out of his hands while he was posing for his toddler photograph in their Budapest apartment back in the mid 1960’s. It is hard to defend the mischievous dog, when his action is captured on a fiftyyear-old black and white photograph.

Fast forward four decades…or more…

When we started our fiber farm, GoatSheepShop, in upstate New York, we also wanted an honest hard-working herding dog with affection and great temperament.

In 2008 we got our first Pumi. It was love at first sight that soon turned into border line obsession. Soon I realized the difficulties to find serious written records on the Pumi. Records have primarily been available in Hungarian, my native language.

In 2010 we got our second Pumi and the third one arrived from Hungary in 2012. During

the 2013 World Dog Show in Hungary, my Kaffogo Agyag pretty much “cleaned house” in Junior Class. “Junior World Winner of Hungarian Breeds,” “Junior Budapest Grand Prix Winner,” “Hungarian Club Winner” twice, “2nd Place in Junior class at the World Dog Show” and she also earned her “Hungarian Junior Champion” title. Also, both of my Pumis, Kaffogo Agyag and Felallo Fulu Fruska, earned their “FCI - international traditional herding title.” It was an exciting start for my breeding plans for the future. Since then Catskill Pumis have earned many CM (Certificate of Merit) titles in Miscellaneous Class, herding and novice agility titles.

Being a native of Transylvania has enabled me access to some important breeders who opened up their private archives documenting the Pumi’s history in Hungary. Speaking the language and understanding the culture is a beneficial tool to interpret the fine details that comes with the official story of the breed.

Since then, I return every year to meet breeders and see Pumis that have never been shown and are living in remote countrysides of Hungary. These bloodlines are significant for the future of the breed.

I’ve also traveled to Finland several times to learn about Finnish Pumis (Finland has the second largest Pumi population after Hungary). I also I became a contributing writer to the Finnish Pumi Club’s quarterly Magazine, “Pumit.”

I closely collaborate with my Hungarian and Finnish mentors and I am able to use this wealth of information in my breeding plans. In addition to breeding “pretty and sound dogs,” my search abroad for lesser known lines helps me to contribute to a more diverse and healthy Pumi population here in the U.S. In my breeding, I put major emphasis on health and temperament. Temperament is a crucial aspect of the Pumi that is often characterized as shy. This statement is a far cry from the Pumi’s real temperament! Shy Pumis simply have incorrect disposition.

Of course dog breeding is more complicated than described here. The element of surprise is always there especially a breed with an open stud book, like the Pumi in Hungary. Consequently, no one is exempt from setbacks, including me.

However, I believe that responsible breeders have to take calculated risks for the good of their breed regardless of the outcome in the show ring. Stepping off of the beaten path is necessary sometimes for a healthy and diverse population, especially for a new breed in the AKC, like the Pumi, that will debut in the Herding Group July 1, 2016.

Catskill Pumi Kennel

http://CatskillPumi.com • 917.375.7029 • 917.488.1015

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Malamutes Amass in Massachussetts Alaskan Malamute Club of America National Specialty

By Ron Pohl

photos by Patty Peel

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nother AMCA (Alaskan Malamute Club Of America) National Specialty has come to pass. Catching up with longtime friends and putting faces to names of new ones, great times , great memories. This year the 2015 AMCA Regional and National Specialty was held November 8th through the 15th in Sturbridge, Massachusetts and with a bit of luck we even managed to have great weather in the late fall of beautiful New England. Our venue was the lovely Sturbridge Host Hotel and Convention Center. This site has been host to many breed clubs Nationals and is the second time the AMCA has been their week long guests. The accommodations, grounds and staff are top notch.

Our week’s event began with a Regional Specialty on Monday and Tuesday with breeder judge Laurie Wells of Windrift Alaskan Malamutes presiding over the puppy and veteran sweepstakes competition with breeder judge Illona Chu of Chupak Alaskan Malamutes for regular conformation judging.

Some of the top accolades for the Regional Specialty judging went to : BOB - GrCh. Spritrun’s Cool Ride BOS - Ch. Ice Crystals Top Gun BOW - Uyak Peconic Pete WB - Aeon Mytuk’s Pheonix Rising For the National portion of the week, Joyce Delay of Kaviak Alaskan Malamutes had the honor of judging puppy and veteran sweepstakes, while breeder judge Joe Hug of Adair-N-Hug Alaskan Malamutes garnered the regular conformation classes.

The top honors being awarded to the following: BOB - BIS MBISS Am/Can GrCh. SnoKlassic Nanuke Life’s A Dance BOS - Ch. SnoCreek’s Offer U Can’t Refuse BOW - Aeon Mytuk’s Phoenix Rising WD - Howling Pines Plays Spiritrun This years National week also had a couple of extra events that were very well received, the 4-6 Beginner Puppy competition and the Tournament of Veterans. These were wonderful additions to the week-long event and well attended by all, in particular the Tournament of Veterans which was well represented with an entry in excess of thirty veterans. This was a fantastic event to showcase and celebrate our incredible veterans, as well to boost our Regional and National veteran entry to a record level. Each veteran also received a beautiful personalized commemorative trophy.

One of our evening events was the prestigious Top Twenty competition, of which I also had the honor and pleasure of being this years breeder judge. The event was beautifully executed by Brenda Manus and her committee. This years deserving Top Twenty winner was: GCH Kassan Snokist Ropin ‘N’T’ Fortune.

And very importantly our performance sector also had a record turnout as well this year, including events of weight pulling, agility, rally and the Working Dog Showcase.

Some of the performance highlights included: Best In Working Dog Showcase (with 24 entrants) - Ch. Istari’s Th’Ta’Veren Tanist WWPDX High In Trial for 1st Regional Trial - MACH4 Arcticdawn’s Boots R’ Made for Mushin’ UDX5 OM5 RE MXS2 MJS2 TQX WTD WLD WWPDX with a score of 193.5. There were 3 qualifying scores in the regular classes and 7 in the Pre-Open, Pre-Novice, Beginner Novice and Veteran.

For the National trials: High in Trial awarded to: MACH4 Arcticdawn’s Boot’s R Made for

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Mushin UDX5 OM5 RE MXS2 TQX WTD WLD WWPDX with a score of 195.5. There were 4 qualifying scores in regular obedience classes and 8 in the Pre-Open, Pre-Novice, Beginner Novice and Veteran.

Beowulf takes top honors of most weight pulled for both the Regional and National with 2800 lbs. pulled!

Aside from a record entry for these performance events, they were also well attended by spectators and breeders supporting their own and the sport itself.

The week was rounded out with a Judges Education seminar, a Breeders Education workshop presented by breeders with 150+ years in the breed collectively, a health seminar, a Parade for the Rescue Mals, CGC & CGCA testing, the annual AMCA meeting, annual auction and to wrap up the busy week our banquet celebration on Saturday evening. And not to exclude, much visiting, fine New England dining and camaraderie in general throughout the week!

What a nostalgic and ingenious idea to tie into this years theme of a celebration of the AMCA’s past heritage of dogs and members all ensconced in a beautiful fall décor and related trophies.

The decorations, hospitality, special events, banquet, specialty logo, historical homage, beyond beautifully unique and artistic trophies and all the other grand details that I’m failing to mention here right down to the awesome live feed of the rings in the ballroom to the grooming room were all over the top fantastic. None of this memorable week could have happened without the seasoned expertise, guidance, diligence and countless hours and months of planning without the Specialty host and chair Ruth Levesque and her co-chair, Kristin Levesque - Morrison, their families, volunteers and committee members. Another great National for the memory book.

THANK YOU to all involved for an incredible week and a toast to you folks for an endless and thankless job WELL DONE! See everyone next year! Colorado Springs or Bust!

Our most recent successes include

Tycho & Skye

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2014 NOHS #1 Alaskan Malamute and NOHS Finals Group First Winner.

Multiple Group Winner and Placing

2012 Canadian National Specialty Best of Breed and AMCA NS Select Bitch and affiliated Regional Specialty Best of Breeed Winner (as a Veteran).

MBISS OHBIS AKC Siver-GCH. U-BIS U-RBIS Multi-BIMBS U-GRCH Can.,

Multiple Group Placing MBISS AKC Bronze-GCH. U-GRCH. Can.,

Ch. Samaljankan’s I’m The One at Nyrakym

Ch. Nyrakym’s Skywalker Samaljankan ROM

We are now looking forward to our next generation of quality Alaskan Malamutes coming out in 2016.

Nyrakym & Samaljankan Alaskan Malamutes – producing Best In Show, Best In Specialty Show, Multiple Best In Multiple Breed Show, Champion and Grand Champion Alaskan Malamutes for over 25 years (FCI, CKC, AKC, UKC).

Consistently producing quality dogs that can show, work and play Always Owner/Breeder Handled by Karyn Colman/Jari Nirhamo of Nyrakym And Samaljankan Alaskan Malamutes. www.nyrakymsamaljankan.com *The Dog News Top Ten List - Breed points

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Caledon Kennel Association & The Breeder's Classic

By Desmond J. Murphy

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Photos courtesy of Rosemary Shoreman and Lynda Torrance

he got fairly close to me I was yelling out "What are you doing here?" en days before Thanksgiving I had finished judgAndy explained that he came with three other friends with a Chow in ing in Columbus, Ohio when a message came in hope of gaining a Canadian Championship and heard it was a wonasking if I could judge in Toronto over our Thanksderful show. Just about a year ago, I had seen this beautiful Chow in giving weekend. They had lost a judge and I was China. Standing in and outside the hotel, I started to see many people not going to say no to my good friends Rosemary arriving from the West Coast of Canada and the US. Needless to say, and Michael Shoreman. the West Coast people had flown in, but several others told me it was I never think of Canada as being a foreign land since I live so an 18 hour drive for them. I very quickly learned that nearly all the top near the border. However, I am so unfamiliar with the dog show dogs of Canada would be competing. scene in Canada. I have been judging for 40 years, but this was It was Thanksgiving Day for we Americans, but turkey was not only my fourth assignment ever in Canada and only my second offered on the menu. I was very thankful that I got to have dinner with all-breed show. I only do three full groups and some breeds in all good friends. seven groups. Since most of the Canadian shows are so small Saturday at 7:15 we gathered in the lobby to make the very short they really need an all-rounder to judge their average shows. drive to the venue at the International Centre. Upon entering the venThe Caledon Kennel Association has become one of the ue, I immediately saw several friends that were up from the states. For premier shows of Canada. The President is Judith Orsi, Vice some of these handlers it was a short drive and even President - Carol Stubbs and Rosemary Shorefrom New York City, the people from China drove up in man is Show Chair and Treasurer. less than eight hours.

The venue is the International Centre right I was doing Friday Terriers and Toys mostly and near the Toronto airport. This very costly venue none of the breeds had very large entries. My largest can only be used through the generous sponsorentry was in Westies, with 9 plus 1 baby. The quantity in ship of Royal Canin.Quite a large spectator gate these breeds was small, but had some very high qualand large entries are also required to make ends ity. In the Terrier group, I had a couple of dogs that I meet. Finances have become the major concern did not place that could win groups at some shows in with nearly all dog clubs anywhere in the world the states. First went to a wonderful Staffie Bull. This today. dog was my BOS over the Montgomery weekend, but The entry for the Caledon show on Saturhe did win the breed several days over that weekend. day was 626 plus the Specialties had 129 and Second was a Cairn who has enjoyed a very sucSweeps 34. This was a total of 789 entries. The cessful campaign in the states. Third was a Border Friday show, which was quite a bit smaller did Desi Murphy & Michael Shoreman Terrier that drips in type. Fourth was a very handhave an entry of 47 baby puppies. This class is some Westie from the West Canadian Coast. It was a stronger group similar to our 4 to 6 month puppy competition. than some shows I have judged here in the States.

The show had a very International panel of judges. This inI only judged 8 of the Toy breeds, but had some excellent dogs so sured that the judges would not be not overly used from previous I knew with all the other breeds the group would be strong. I only had 3 assignments. The panel was Mr. S. Sinko from Slovenia, Ms. J. Pekes. One puppy dog that shows a great deal of promise and is bred Quiros-Kubat from Argentina, Ms. W. Willhauck, Ms. D. Thornton in the States. He is sired by a dog owner handled down South and and me from the US. Debbie Thornton and I were replacing Ron has done well. I really believe this pup will grow into a top quality dog.

Menaker who had to cancel. John Reeve-Newson of Canada There was only two specials, but both are top quality. One of the dogs was judging all three days. Michael Shoreman and Mr. J. Lobb had won our National last year under "Mr. Peke", David Fitzpatrick. So also filled in for a few breeds. The Royal Canin Breeders Classic this dog has great credentials and has been a big winner. The other took place midday on Saturday and had $4,300 in prize money. dog which I had never seen before I found to be full of virtue with no The Junior Showmanship Finals also took place here. shortcomings. He was of beautiful type with great head and expresWhen I received the message asking if I would judge, I sion, four great legs and in perfect condition in coat and mussel. I later was sitting with the native Canadian born Jody Czarcini. She found out he is a half-brother to the dog from Thailand that won the informed me that it was one of the most prestigious shows in breed in Milan at the World Show. Its sire I have judged in Bangkok Canada. Thursday afternoon around 4 PM I was standing in front and was very taken by. of the hotel and off quite a distance was a young Asian gentleWhen the Toy group entered the ring, I knew I had some tough man waving in my direction. My initial reaction was that he was decisions to make. I had not judged Poms, but into the group marched waving to someone behind me. Looking to see if someone was a very stunning Pom with Christine Heartz. It brought back memobehind me and not seeing anyone, I presumed he thought I was ries of about 25 years when I awarded her Best Puppy in Show at someone else. While he was walking closer I was so shocked the Eastern Dog Club with a sensational young male. She and her to realize it was my good friend Andy Gong from China. When "Chriscendo" Poms have done so much for the breed in every corner

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of the globe for so long. Terry Bernier had a lovely Pap possessing great type, four great legs and super showdog. Bob Whitney had a beautiful type Cavalier that I see is from the famous "Miletree" Kennel. This kennel has sent over very many good ones to the states.

The group also included a wonderful Affenpinscher bitch, a very nice Havanese, Min Pin and a top quality Yorkie. There were several top quality Toys that went without a ribbon. I was torn between the Peke and the Pom. It went to the Peke because it is so rare to get a Peke with this much virtue. Second was the stunning Pom, who Stephan Sinko awarded first to on Saturday. Third was the wonderful Cavalier and fourth the Papillon.

The BIS ring had seven wonderful dogs to choose from. In Canada it is up to the individual clubs if they want to offer Reserve Best or not. The Caledon Club does not offer the award. I wished that I had the award to offer. I had the Peke do a small circle again and the Standard Poodle circle the entire ring. I wanted the ringside to see just how highly I thought of the Peke and chance to watch the stunning Poodle once again in motion.

In forty years of judging this was one of my most memorable assignments - being able to judge the Standard Poodle, Afterglow Maverick Sabre, known throughout the world as "Ricky". It was just about two years ago that I first saw this super dog at the AKC/Eukanuba show in 2013 in Orlando. He was representing England in the World Challenge. He was the buzz of the shows the entire long weekend.

After his victory at Crufts he was sold to the ever-gracious Mrs. Ilaria Biondi De Ciabatti and went to live in Peru. "Ricky" is a great example of what the legendary Bea Godsol always said "The Great ones blind you to their faults". I could not find any shortcomings and people I have the greatest respect for feel the same way. Judging can be full of hardships at times due to terrible travel experiences, bad weather conditions, unpleasant exhibitors etc. etc. All judges will agree that when we get to judge memorable dogs it overshadows any negative experiences.

The Caledon Club hosts the Breeder's Classic and it was judged at noon on Saturday and I was only sorry I could not get to watch it. This year it was won by Jenny McCartney and her McCartney Whippets. The Runner-up was Judi Elford with her Vanderbuilt Samoyeds. Jenny walked off with $2,500. I asked Rosemary Shoreman why it was not judged after regular judging of the show. Rosemary explained that when they did it in the evening that nobody stayed to watch. Several years ago at the Rose City Classic I stayed after the show to watch the Eukanuba Breeders Sweepstakes. I was surprised that I was about the only one who was not exhibiting or judging that stayed to watch. I am sure this is part of the reason that Eukanuba abandoned the

Best in Show Friday, Saturday & Sunday, Afterglow Maverick Sabre

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that it was the same bitch. Will also had a cream male Special for the same breeders and was of wonderful quality.

Stefan Sinko Wendy Willhauck Saturday I judged the Sporting group and it was a strong series in the States. The Breeder's Showgroup. Several very nice dogs case at Santa Barbara enjoys a very large went without a ribbon. First was a audience. The key to this being a sumpWirehaired Vizsla which I had tuous complimentary dinner and wine of- Jacqueline Quiros-Kubat judged over the M & E/Montfered to everyone. gomery weekend. This dog is teaming with Saturday my assignment consisted of 147 quality. He is actually on the second one I have dogs and the Sporting group. The largest two judged of top quality. I was told later he has breeds were 24 Havanese and 23 Goldens. The won at some of the biggest shows in Europe. overall quality in Havanese was very strong, with Second was a Nova Scotia Duck Toller. This several different winners each day. Goldens, like all bitch is as good of one as I have ever judged. around the world today, were a very mixed collecI believe her type is exactly what the breed tion. They come in so many different shapes and should look like. She is a perfect mover and a styles. An Open Dog became my very easy BOB great attitude. Third was a Short Hair bitch that winner. A lovely Open Bitch became BOS. The could compete well in the states. Fourth went breed winner was a very pale shade of gold so I to the handsome Barbet. suspected he was European breeding. I found out Saturday evening we were taken to a later he, like me, was born in Scotland. wonderful restaurant and we were able to I had 16 Barbet to judge. This certainly was a have a private dinning room. The food was very interesting experience since I had never seen fabulous and the company was great. This one in the states. We do not even have them in was my last night in Toronto and I greatly enMiscellaneous. I quickly learned they come in many joyed the evening knowing I would only be sizes and shapes. The grooming is also from being having a very ordinary meal by myself at home shown very natural to being very sculpted. There the following evening. was one dog competing that appeared very much I did not have to be to the airport until one like a Black Russian Terrier in type. Having never o'clock so I had a couple of hours for lunch seen a breed before we can only try to interpret a and visiting with some friends. Upon leaving standard. It then becomes very much an emphasis Canada back to the states you clear US Cusplaced on movement and balance. toms and Immigration before leaving Canada.

There were only 4 Border Terriers entered, all This makes for not having to go through the champions. All four of them were of top, top quality. hassle here in the states. I believe it was the So much more depth of quality than we would see same way in Ireland. I wish it was the same in in large entries in the states. The four could have all countries. been argued four different ways on the given day.

If anyone has read this far they have realThe Frenchies were my last breed of the day. ized just how much I enjoyed my ThanksgivOnly 10, but nice depth of quality. Canada has ing in Toronto. The accompanying pictures will some of the best Frenchie breeders in the world vouch for the quality of the dogs. Remember today. Two weeks earlier Marcelo Chagas had a last year what huge presence Canada had at very nice cream bitch that was WB and BOS over Westminster. Now I am very thankful that I did several bitch specials in Ohio. Here Will Alexander not have a quiet Thanksgiving at home. I am came in with a bitch that looked so similar and I confident the Caledon Kennel Association will imagined they were closely related. It turned out only continue to grow each year.

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Evans and MACH12 Sandfox Scram Jet, and Deb Schneider was awarded a PACH along with her teammate PACH2 Double Doc Tegan.

Now we are all back at the Olympia Resort for the rest of the week’s events.

While the Board of Directors of the PWCCA were in meetings all day Tuesday, the Obedience and Rally rings were busy with competition in adjoining rings all day. A testament to the superb training of these dogs, they didn’t seem bothered by the activities going on in the ring right next to them. Again, there was brilliance and there was “comic relief” when our beloved Corgis find themselves trying to entertain the audience rather than follow their handlers, much to the dismay of the latter. We’ve all been there!

Rally Chair Walter O’Brien and Obedience Chair Pati Wiedel kept the rings moving well all day. Rally Judge Cindy Pischke and Obedience Judge Julie Cepulis were very complimentary of the working ability of our breed. The Obedience competition aspect culminated in Judge Cepulis awarding High in Trial from the Novice B class to Irresistible Oliver Twist and Carol Sescourka.

After the serious competition was finished, it was time for the ever-popular Team Obedience. Teams consist of 4 dog/handler teams – in costume, of course – performing obedience patterns called out by the judge, all in perfect synchronicity… well, they try for that part.Our two teams this year were the Lowriders, to the music of revving motorcycles, and the Cows, with handlers and dogs dressed in spotted cow costumes along with their “milk maid”. The highest scoring team was the Lowriders, but fun and laughter was had by all.

Outdoors from the exhibit hall where the show ring is located, the Olympia Resort has a permanent big white party tent, which is used for weddings and banquets and such. Tuesday night it became the place to “Party ‘Til the Cows Come Home” at the annual Welcome Party. Cohosts Yolanda Lininger and Janet Bodin created a “Tailgate Party” theme with everyone wearing the jersey of their favorite sports team. The food also followed this theme with the Wisconsin staples

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of bratwurst, sauerkraut, and local craft beers…it’s a “Wisconsin thing.” No one really knew what the entertainment for the evening was going to be, but with the reputation of our party co-hosts [think a very rousing evening of Karaoke a couple years ago] we knew it was going to be good. What a wonderful surprise to see the Milwaukee Pipe & Drum Band come marching into the tent with bagpipes piping in full kilt array! There was hardly a dry eye in the house (or maybe that was just me) as they played tune after tune – bagpipe lovers were overjoyed! What a way to get the heart pounding to start the show!

From Wednesday through Saturday it was all about conformation. Sweepstakes Judge Mrs. Nancy Oehlhof (“Springmill”) started Wednesday morning with a lovely entry of puppies, and found Best in Sweeps from the 12-15 month bitch class - the lovely Jorash Corgard Sunset Key, owned by Kandy Boll, Ellen Schusterson and Michele Pohl. From the 9-12 puppy dog class, Best of Opposite in Sweeps was the darling Sandfox Golden Whistler, bred and owned

by Dr. Vicki Sandage, DVM. Of course the Veteran Sweeps classes brought out the boxes of tissues, especially when Judge Oehlhof gave 8 year old GCh. Happiharbor Saddle Lane Ty the Best Veteran in Sweeps award and his owner Andrew Carter the ribbon. Best of Opposite in Veteran Sweeps went to 10 year-old Ch. Sandfox Touch Gold, TDX PT and breeder/owner Vicki Sandage.

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seminar on the Pembroke Welsh Corgi and how it should be evaluated. Then there was opportunity to hands-on examine a number of Pembrokes and evaluate movement. Certificates of attendance were given to those who are following the process to become judges of Pembrokes.

The boys were front and center in the show ring on Thursday, and Judge Mrs. Tammy Johnston (“Riverun”) had a wonderful entry of male Pems. From the Bred-by Exhibitor class, Winners Dog was Lininicorgi’s Don’t Stop Believin’, bred/owned by Yolanda Lininger.

Reserve Winners Dog & Best Puppy was Sandfox Golden Whistler – who was also Best of Opposite in Sweeps the day before – bred/owned by Vicki Sandage.

At the conclusion of the Thursday night PWCCA General Membership Meeting, it was a night for reflection and remembrance around a blazing bonfire as friends new and old gathered to share memories of Art Smith – beloved Corgi man, incredible artist, and friend to all of us worldwide – who sadly passed away shortly before this National Specialty. The show was dedicated to Art because he was always there with all of us – whether selling his beautiful paintings in his booth, telling wonderful stories of his life and travels, cheering on his wife Pat showing their dogs in the ring, or just giving out his very best hugs, whether you needed one or not. Corgi events will not be the same without Art there.

Friday morning was the moment for the girls to shine, and Judge Dianne Connolly (“Llandian”) brought the cheeky baby girls into the ring. Two new champions were crowned with the awarding of Winners Bitch to Riverside Tea for Two at Hillcrest (breeders/owners Kevin Lord and Deb Shindle) and Reserve Winners Bitch with Heronsway Comedy

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Central (breeder/owner Anne Bowes) – what a marvelous way to finish!

A very special treat awaited at the Friday Night Peer Education seminar. Another Wisconsin tradition – the Friday night fish fry – was provided to attendees and it was actually very good for hotel buffet! Both the fried and baked fish were very good, along with potato pancakes and vegetables. The highlight was more than the food, however - it was the presentation by “our own” Pembroke breeder/PWCCA member Dr. Marthina Greer, owner of Veterinary Village & Int’l Canine Semen Bank-Wisconin in Lomira, WI.Dr. Greer is a well-known reproduction specialist and her lecture on “The Top 10 Things Breeders Can Do To Improve Fertility and Neonatal Outcomes” was very informative to those who are new to breeding as well as those who have been breeding for decades. Dr. Greer is such a marvelous resource, especially for those of us who are in the upper-Midwest area.

So we arrive at the big day: the crowning of Best of Breed. What has worked very well in the past is to divide the entries into dogs and bitches, with only the dogs to appear in the ring at 9:00am, while the bitches didn’t need to appear until 12:30pm – the exhibitors are appreciative of this. Judge Tammy Johnston first brought in all the dogs at 9:00am and made her cuts and sorts; at 12:30pm she brought in the bitches, cutting and sorting. The anticipation mounted and it got very quiet in the room….and then the big ribbon went to the 18 month-old Winners Dog, Lininicorgi’s Don’t Stop Believin’ – whose grandmother, Ch. Linincorgi Northwynd Everlasting, won the National in 2011. Breeder/owner/handler Yolanda Lininger was predictably in total shock. Best of Opposite Sex went to the always effervescent veteran MBISS GCh. Greenwoods Moonlight Melody, who was also Best Veteran. Select Dog was MBISS GCh. Heartsong Brynlea Pavarotti (Vicki Sandage/Brenda Stiles/ Denise Hartley/Carolyn Staup) while Select Bitch was MBISS GCh. Aubrey’s Moon River (Vincent & Cindy Savioli).

Back in the big white party tent, the post-show banquet and silent auction was a wonderful conclusion to a week of perfect weather, great hotel/show site, extremely wellrun event by the entire Show Committee, and a celebration of Corgis with great friends from all over the world.

Next year will find us in Mesquite, TX at the Hampton Inn & Suites – Mesquite Convention Center October 8-15, 2016. See ya’ll there!!

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et’s get back to the nitty-gritty of things--It looks as though the so-called Canine College has had its name changed to Long Distance Judging Approvals. People in certain instances applying for new breeds who may have a group or two as I understand it may in the future be able to get new breeds through computer imaging of dogs on the Internet! You may, as I understand the process, never have to touch a breed nor even have seen the breed in person and be awarded an approval to judge them. If that isn’t the scariest idea I have ever heard of I do not know what is! What in the world are we doing throwing out the very concept upon which any animal husbandry has been developed through the ages to appease and coddle those who want more and more breeds so they can get away from their homes and families and go to more and more dog shows. This is the craziest concept to come down the pike and this Board is spending your good money developing these kinds of practices to ruin our sport totally. Why even hold a dog show--making the sport of judging dogs into a science instead of the art of breeding and comparing breeding programs this destroys every foundation upon which the conformation world has been developed. But this Board is so intent upon opening the doors for everyone to have what they want--not what they have earned or deserved they have lost sight of what our sport is all about. These are not improvements these are dangerous ideas being implemented by an individual with no dog experience at all! The comparison of breeding stock forget it!--No standard is built in iron--no breed club should interpret for the breeder his or her interpretation of how a dog looks or moves. Set a guideline for sure, which is what a Breed Standard is intended to do--set guidelines which breeders interpret. To establish a computer image for every breed and have this as the only basis for determining whether or not applicants get approval of a breed without ever having seen the breed much less understand a breed’s temperament or having even touched the animal is purely destructive to the sport and must be rethought forthwith. Ask those running for the Board how they feel about this new provision and if they support it at all instruct your Club to tell your Delegate not to vote for anyone who does!!!

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The Death Of Bill Taylor at 88 (he would have been 89 on the 26th of January) was particularly difficult for me to write about as his passing brought back all too many memories about my personal and my dog relationships with Bill and his longtime companion Nigel Aubrey-Jones. Bill’s funeral was in Quebec this past Saturday the 9th and Pam Bruce sent me a copy of the eulogy she was to give for Bill, which covered many aspects of their life together in the form of reminiscences from friends who knew both men quite well. I met Nigel way before Bill--which was in the mid-60’s-- and we became immediate friends. Bill and Nigel were a “bit” estranged at the time but that eventually passed and when Bill re-entered the picture their relationship returned to the topsy-turvy world of which so many of us were a part. Bill seemingly the correct and courteous gentlemen of the two, whilst Nigel the more flamboyant and out-going of the pair. They were so called “partners” during a period of time when it was hardly accepted the way in which it is today. Theirs was what I like to call a “no strings” relationship. The thought of two men marrying probably never even occurred to them then and I doubt it would have occurred to them today either.

Nonetheless the ties that kept them together lasted through over at least a half-century of living together if not more. It seems as though it was only yesterday that we celebrated a 40th Anniversary party for them in a quaint Welsh Inn near Abyerneathy something or other, which was attended at least by the McTernans, Andrew Brace, Gene and I with my being asked to head the talk with a group of other dog friends as well. It lasted until the wee hours as one can imagine and little was left untouched about their lives together. As a dogman no one could touch Bill’s honesty as a judge nor his ability to understand both the Pekingese and their beloved Griffons nor for that matter any breed in which Bill became involved. There is little doubt in my mind that Bill was a better judge than Nigel and I always told them that but NiNi a more all-round dog person insofar as art and the history of dogs was concerned. Unfortunately there is no one around today to even touch these two guys and the dog world is all the more at a loss for this while yet another longtime friend has left us for good.

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wo new appointments at the American Kennel Club: ALEXANDRA ALESKOVSKY has been hired as an executive vice president, Chief Growth Officer (a newly created title), that as the press release states, “will lead the strategic development of current and new initiatives as the AKC looks to further expand its relevance and offerings to all dog lovers…” JAY W. WAKS is the new senior executive vice president and house counsel for the kennel club. His press release comes with endorsements from both AKC president DENNIS SPRUNG and board chairman RON MENAKER. As of January 1st, the American Kennel Club has added two new breeds to the roster of recognized breeds to 189. Competing in the terrier group is the American Hairless Terrier (it comes in two coats, hairless and a coated variety) and competing in the hound group is the ancient sighthound the Sloughi. The American Kennel Club recently recognized 2015 Breeder of the Year By Sport. They are rewarded for dedicating themselves to improving the health, temperament and performance of dogs in a given sport. Pointing Breed Field Events MARK & CHERYL BRENT, Retriever Field Events DR. MARY TATUM, Spaniel Field Events RUMI & MIKE SCHROEDER, Hound Field Events GARY BROWN, Herding MOLLY WISECARVER, Lure Coursing LAURIE SOUTAR, Earthdog TERI BEVERLY, Coonhounds CECIL CARLEE, Agility MICHELLE WEESE, Obedience JACKIE MERTENS, Rally JUDY & DAVID GUARALDO and Tracking KARLA NIESSING. Best wishes to

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those Briard Babes, TERRY MILLER and DOMINIQUE DUBE, who were married over the holidays. Services were held for the late R. WILLIAM TAYLOR and fellow dog lover PAM BRUCE spoke on behalf of the dog community that so loved and respected him. Without question the most respected and revered judge to come from Canada. His opinion on dogs was sought worldwide. There was no finer gentleman and his passing leaves a void never to be filled. His ashes are to be scattered on the same hillside in Wales where we (ED JENNER, LUC BOILEAU, ANDREW BRACE, BETH SWEIGART, PETER GREEN, MATT STANDER and this writer) scattered the ashes of the late Welsh native NIGEL AUBREY-JONES, BILL’S life partner. The success and tales of NIGEL & BILL are legendary.

Volumes would have to be written to do justice to the wonderful life they shared. I was lucky and honored to be their friend and witness first hand their successes, which were many. MARYANN BISCEGLIA, breeder of top winning Giant Schnauzers, has passed away. MARYANN combined many bloodlines to establish her line and with great success. The top winning Giant, Spirit, handled by TAFFE MCFADDEN, is testament to her skills as a breeder. Celebrating Birthdays…

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Letters to the Editor Breeder Bashing I am writing in the hope that you might have an interest in an ongoing story that has already been featured in British Dog World: http://www.dogworld.co.uk/product.php/126834/. It is the story of British breeder Maggie Dawson and her fight to get a dog she sold with a return contract. The dog in question is Pomelo Gideon a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who was sent to auction. Maggie Dawson tried desperately to get her dog back both pre and post auction. She notified all rescue agents that were attending that she was sending a representative to the auction with funds to buy the dog. All groups agreed in email that they would not bid against her. One group not only bid against her but raised prices to levels never before seen. They took this dog and many others home with them and notified Maggie Dawson that Gideon was in a foster home and that after vetting and neutering he would be placed with her representative. They not only went back on their word but posted threatening messages on social media and mocked her efforts.

Ms Dawson hired an American attorney and began the legal process of reclaiming her dog. She has a court date set for October and with the backing of a huge national and international following of breeders, exhibitors, and pet owners providing new financial support, she will have her day in court. The case is being heard in the state of Alabama and is case number USA case #CV-15-903096 against Cavalier Rescue USA, Cavalier Rescue of Alabama, Amanda Johnson and Angie Ingram and Terry Easterbrooks. Please visit the Facebook page Justice Fundraising at https://www. facebook.com/groups/JusticeForSeven/?fref=nf to see the tremendous fundraiser currently in progress.

Gideon and Maggie’s entire story can be found at the Facebook page Justice For Gideon at https://www. facebook.com/groups/1572517666329969/.

With the current number of HSUS backed retail rescues doing everything in their power to destroy dog breeding and dog sports it’s imperative that we work together as a cohesive unit to save the sport we all love.

Please feel free to contact me for further information or clarification of facts.

Regards, Chris Meager Hatfield, PA The Akc Canine Health Foundation (Chf) Funds Grant To Research Cancer The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing, treating, and curing diseases in all dogs, is pleased to announce the funding of an exciting grant which aims to better understand and prevent hemangiosarcoma, an aggressive form of cancer in dogs. Three groups whose dogs have been affected by this cruel disease -- the American Boxer Charitable Foundation, the Golden Retriever Foundation, and the Portuguese Water Dog Foundation -- are taking a unique, collaborative stand against cancer by pledging $432,000 to support this research effort.

Dr. Jaime Modiano, VMD, PhD, professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine and the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota will be leading a team of researchers on this project entitled, “A Novel Approach for Prevention of Canine Hemangiosarcoma,” which aims to pair two novel technologies consisting of a patented test to detect hemangiosarcoma cells in blood samples, and a treatment that attacks the cells that establish and maintain the disease.

According to Dr. Modiano, “Hemangiosarcoma is the cause of death for an estimated one out of every five Golden Retrievers in the United States. Portuguese Water Dogs and Boxers also have an especially high risk for this disease which is devastating for all dogs.” Dr. Modiano continues, “Hemangiosarcoma is incurable partly because the cancer is detected at a very advanced stage when it is resistant to conventional therapies. Thus, an unconventional approach to improve outcomes for hemangiosarcoma patients will involve effective methods for early detection and for disease prevention.”

“The Golden Retriever Foundation is honored to partner with the American Boxer Charitable Foundation and Portuguese Water Dog Foundation to magnify the effectiveness of all of our donors’ contributions through the power of collaboration, said Collette Jaynes, president, Golden Retriever Foundation. “We are particularly proud to continue our commitment to making meaningful strides against hemangiosarcoma.”

This project will create tools to guide further development, licensing, and deployment of new paired technologies against cancer, specifically hemangiosarcoma, with an ultimate goal for disease prevention in all dogs.

“The Portuguese Water Dog Foundation (PWDF) is honored to be included in this unprecedented collaboration. The PWDF played a role in supporting Dr. Modiano’s 2005 research to develop a diagnostic test to detect hemangiosarcoma, and we are happy and proud to help take this research to the next level,” said Carol Mattingley, PWDF president.

“This novel approach to a particularly aggressive form of cancer in dogs has the potential to eventually change the landscape and improve outcomes for all dogs diagnosed with this terrible disease,” said Dr. Diane Brown, CHF chief scientific officer.

“The unprecedented collaboration between these three breed club foundations and their dedication to canine health has really driven this project forward – together they are making a significant difference for all dogs.”

CHF supports the funding of this effort and will oversee administration of funds and scientific progress.

For more information about this grant, or to learn about the work of the AKC Canine Health Foundation, visit www.akcchf.org.

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The American Kennel Club Appoints Alexandra Aleskovsky as EVP, Chief Growth Officer. Proven Innovative Business Builder and Successful Leader Joins AKC’s New York Office The American Kennel Club (AKC®) has appointed Alexandra Aleskovsky as Executive Vice President and Chief Growth Officer.

In this new role, Aleskovsky will lead the strategic development of current and new initiatives as the AKC looks to further expand its relevance and offerings for all dog lovers – including dog owners, breeders, sport participants, providers who support and care for dogs, and the 5000plus clubs that comprise the AKC. She will report to Dennis Sprung, President & CEO of the AKC. “We’re thrilled to attract such high-caliber talent to the AKC,” said Sprung. “Alexandra is an excellent choice to help ensure we are wellpositioned to ultimately drive strong growth, now and for the future. We couldn’t be more excited to welcome Alexandra to the AKC team.”

As EVP & CGO of AKC, Aleskovsky will oversee the development of growth strategies based on insights, research, innovation, and marketing.

In addition, her role will include formalizing the company’s strategic-planning processes, forging new working relationships and synergies across the organization, and establishing greater transparency and accountability for those people carrying out AKC’s mission.

With over 20 years of experience growing consumer products and digital consumer brands, and leading the growth of new digital companies, Aleskovsky has established herself as an industry thought-leader and innovator. Most recently, she has been running a consultancy advising companies across industries on digital strategy and transformation, positioning, customer acquisition and retention, monetization opportunities, and execution of the vision for growth.

Aleskovsky has significant experience in driving new growth areas for iconic brands. As the president of eScholastic, a division of Scholastic, she created the vision, strategy, and execution that doubled revenue in three years. As the general manager of WeightWatchers.com, she established the roadmap and priorities for success, including launching new products for new customer segments, creating a new online end-to-end customer experience, and new marketing programs. Her efforts profitably doubled the global online business for WeightWatchers. com.

During her career, she found herself at the convergence of media and culture in launching and growing brands. Among others, her experience at ClubMom.com and iVillage overseeing strategy, marketing, content, ecommerce, and subscriptions yielded strong revenue and reputational growth.

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NOTE: HOW NEW S DATES These shows are dedicated to the memory of Donald Booxbaum, a great dog man All-Breed Shows Featuring: Saturday & Sunday 4 & under 6 Months Puppy Competition

Palm Beach County Dog Fanciers Association Saturday & Sunday, March 12 & 13, 2016 South Florida Fairgrounds All Judging & Grooming Will Be Held Indoors In Air-Conditioning

Supported Entries - Saturday & Sunday

Saturday Friday March 11, 2016 AKC National Owner- 6 Specialty Shows: Handled Series • Southeast Florida Boxer Club (2 shows) • Cocker Spaniel Club of Southeastern Florida, Inc. Saturday • Florida East Coast Dachshund Club (2 shows) Puppy Spectacular • Doberman Pinscher Club of Florida, Inc. (2 shows) Sunday • Everglades Golden Retriever Club Bred by Exhibitor • Gulfstream Rottweiler Club (2 shows) Competition Friday 6:00 P.M PBCDFA All-Breed AKC Sanctioned B Match

Two Group Shows: • Everglades Terrier Club • Toy Dog Club

General Info: http://www.palmbeachdogshow.org/ www.facebook.com/groups/797063510348939/

All-breed sanctioned match with $50 cash prize for Best in Match

Supported entries: Saturday: Nova Scotia Duch Tolling Retriever Club (USA) • Cocker Spaniel Club of Southeastern Florida, Inc. • Florida East Coast Dachshund Club Doberman Pinscher Club of Florida, Inc. Gulfstream Rottweiler Club • Toy Dog Club

Closing Date: Wednesday - February 10, 2016

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panies forward by combining astute thinking and insights with rigorous performance metrics. The creation of the chief growth officer role ensures that growth remains at the forefront of our overall strategy.”

Aleskovsky’s appointment comes at a time when the AKC is seeing growth in a number of areas. Dog and litter registrations have increased over the previous year for the first time in almost 20 years; financial results continue on a positive trend; and public outreach through AKC.org and Facebook has grown to 8 million unique visitors a month.

“It’s an extremely exciting time to be joining the American Kennel Club,” said Aleskovsky. “It’s an organization with both a great history and a great future. I believe the opportunities for AKC’s growth are limitless.

As a dog lover with an AKC Canine Partner All-American dog as part of our family, I look forward to contributing my skills, ideas, and energy to further AKC’s mission as The Dog’s Champion.”

Brandi Hunter, AKC Director of PR and Communications New York, NY

Concurrent Specialties: Saturday and Sunday Shetland Sheepdog Club of Southeast Florida

Appropriate Handling Of Dogs By Judges Examining Bite And Dentition It has recently been brought to the attention of the Kennel Club Judges’ Sub-Committee that some judges are examining the bite and dentition of dogs in ways that are generally regarded as unacceptably intrusive and, as such, may increase the risk of eliciting undesirable responses from dogs being examined.

The Judges’ Sub-Committee therefore wishes to remind all judges of the need to show an appropriate degree of caution and empathy when examining the bite and dentition of dogs in the show ring.

Whilst judges can expect all dogs being exhibited at dog shows to have good temperaments and be able to be examined without any cause for concern, judges do have a duty of care to ensure that they examine the bite and dentition in ways which are not unnecessarily intrusive to the dog, show a clear understanding and respect for the history, intended function and behavioural characteristics of the breed being judged, and may be regarded as acceptable to both the handlers and ringside audience.

Whilst judges are expected to assess temperament and react accordingly to any displays of inappropriate temperament, as part of the overall judging process, it is absolutely necessary for judges to ensure

that their approach to going over dogs presented to them in the ring is empathetic to the dog and considered reasonable and appropriate by all parties concerned.

In particular, the approach to examining the bite and dentition of any breed which is aloof or reserved in character, and which may have the potential to react unpredictably to overly intrusive handling, must always be conducted in a way which minimises the risk of antagonising or alarming the dog. It is recommended that when judging such breeds, judges are positive in their approach to the dog and may wish to consider speaking to the handler (to ask age, for example) as a way of assurance to the dog, and ensure that they do not over handle the dog.

Whilst it is understood that the majority of judges do adopt a sensible and generally acceptable approach to the examination of the bite and dentition of the dogs they judge, it is however of concern that reports are received regarding judges who are consistently disregarding the need to exercise appropriate sensitivity in this respect.

The Judges’ Sub-Committee will therefore continue to monitor and evaluate such reports and, if necessary, will recommend to the General Committee that approval to judge such breeds be withheld in the case of judges who persist in the use of methods of examination that give rise to concern.

Laura Quickfall London, England Dog News 85

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