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Editorial Inside Out BY JOHN MANDEVILLE Inside The Sport BY PATRICIA TROTTER Question Of The Week BY MATTHEW H. STANDER FEBUARY 11, 2011 Brace Yourself BY ANDREW BRACE Veterinary Topics BY CONNIE VANACORE Bests Of The Week Ten Questions BY LESLEY BOYES Director’s Questionnaire COMPILED BY JOHN MANDEVILLE & SHAUN COEN Bite Of The Apple BY MATTHEW H. STANDER The Juniors Speak BY KIMBERLY SILVA GARRETT An Interview With Séan McCarthy, Chief Ring Steward & A VP of Westminster KC BY KARL M. STEARNS The 10th All-Breed AKC/Eukanuba National Championship BY DESMOND MURPHY The British Scene BY GEOFF CORISH The 2011 Westminster Kennel Club Judging Biographies COMPILED BY DAVID FREI The Disappearance of Animal Husbandry BY CARLOTTA COOPER Life’s A Blast Whatever We Do BY MJ NELSON Rare Breeds of the World BY AGNES BUCHWALD Changing Lives: Hearing Dogs for Deaf People in the UK 378 dog show calendar BY LAURA BESANT Stunt Dogs Perform Tricks That Amaze And Inspire 390 handlers directory BY SHARON PFLAUMER All In The Family 392 subscription rates BY CHARLES ROBEY 394 classiﬁed advertising Off The Leash: Wild, Wacky & Wonderful Westminster Stories BY SHAUN COEN 396 advertising rates Judges Development Programme for Group Judges In The UK BY LAURA QUICKFALL 2010 Westminster Kennel Club Revisited All advertisements are copyrighted A PHOTO ESSAY BY CHET JEZIERSKI and owned by DOG NEWS, Harris Honoring Deborah Lawson: Will You Be My Valentine? BY DEBORAH LAWSON Publications, unless received cameraThose Answers And More ready. Permission to reprint must be BY MATTHEW H. STANDER requested in writing. The Fancy Speaks BY D. JAY HYMAN Golden Gate Kennel Club DOG NEWS (ISSN 0886-2133) BY PATRICIA GAIL BURNHAM is published weekly except The Dog News Top Ten List - Final 2010 Statistics the last two weeks The Dog News Top Ten Best of Breed List - Final 2010 Statistics in December by Harris Publications, Judges’ Choice: The Lhasa Apso COURTESY OF THE KENNEL GAZETTE 1115 Broadway, Westminster Best In Show Winners 1907-2010 New York, N.Y. 10010. COMPILED BY DAVID FREI Periodical Postage paid The Gossip Column BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS at New York. What Does Your Dog Say About You? BY RUPERT ULOTH (COURTESY OF COUNTRY LIFE, UK) POSTMASTER: Click – Sawnee Mountain, Conyers & Lawrenceville Kennel Clubs BY MARCELO VERAS Send address changes to Click – Livonia & Oakland County Kennel Clubs DOG NEWS, BY BOOTH PHOTOGRAPHY 1115 Broadway, Click – The Way We Were BY PHOEBE BOOTH New York, N.Y. 10010 Letters To The Editor

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DOG NEWS COVER STORY - FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Welcome to the 135th Annual Westminster Kennel Club All Breed Dog Show

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or many of you, it is “Welcome back.” You have become a part of this wonderful annual celebration of the world’s greatest show dogs and the dogs in our lives. And for those of you who may be joining us for the ﬁrst time, we welcome you with the hope that you will become part of that tradition, too. Our legacy goes back to 1877 when our very ﬁrst show was held at Gilmore’s Garden, a few blocks from here, the forerunner to Madison Square Garden. In the ensuing years, we have become ingrained in the history of New York City as we have grown into America’s Dog Show and the greatest dog show in the world. *

The Westminster Kennel Club is proud of its role in promoting the great family sport of showing dogs, but even more, we are proud of all that we do to protect our dogs, in promoting the importance of responsible ownership and responsible breeders. Westminster is America’s oldest organization dedicated to the sport of purebred dogs, and our show has become the secondlongest continuously held sporting event in this country. Our show has been seen by millions of viewers on live television since 1948, and now we are joined each year by millions more from around the world via the Internet. There is only one Westminster, and now, you are a part of our legacy. Thanks for being here. Peter R.Van Brunt, President Thomas H. Bradley, 3d, Show Chairman 6 Dog News

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THE WORLD OF WESTMINSTER

This is the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show and as most of you know, it’s the second-oldest, continuous sporting event. The Kentucky Derby holding the distinction of being the first. Westminster is considered the most prestigious dog show in America if not the world. Other shows internationally may be larger in terms of numerical entries but Westminster defines itself as a show place for quality type and breed dogs and holds the distinction of being a show of “champions only” in competition. Due to the remodeling construction under way at Madison Square Garden, Westminster has instituted an alternative benching format for this year. All exhibitors will be assigned to a specific area that will be reserved for dogs according to their Variety Groups. There will also be Multi-Breed space available for those persons meeting the requirements to be in that space. Certainly for the long-term spectator this may prove confusing and perhaps for the exhibitors as well. Be patient and cooperative is our message to all concerned. This is a unique and hopefully onetime situation, which should have no direct effect on the grand exhibition hall at MSG. The legacy of Westminster is a proud and continuing one, which epitomizes and promotes the great family of showing dogs. The anticipated inconveniences anticipated by this construction pale in prominence considering the major role Westminster plays in protecting the health and welfare of the dog generally and in promoting the importance of responsible dog ownership and responsible and concerned breeders. New York welcomes all of you to Westminster and its home in New York City, the hometown of DOG NEWS as well.

THE ROLE OF THE RESPONSIBLE BREEDER

The animal rights extremists have been taking their one-sided messages to the general public with great results for years now. It is imperative that responsible breeders and owners of the purebred dog specifically and the dog generally do the same since we are facing an uphill, ever-expanding battle with nowhere near the resources the “ARers” have at their disposal. The so-called adoption campaigns used by the various private humane societies including but not limited to HSUS are of course some of the most deceiving and duplicitous ideas to be have been perpetuated upon American society. HSUS for instance gives less than one-half of one percent of its $100 million dollar budget to hands-on pet shelters while socking away over $2.5 million of Americans’ donations into its own pension plans! Furthermore they have helped turn the pet shelters into businesses which sell the dogs put up for adoption at a price of $200 to $300 dollars each! Now then, who amongst us is against the idea of finding a home for every stray possible and to prevent the euthanization of any dog possible? No one it is safe to say. At the same time why do these people attempt to prevent the responsible breeder from breeding dogs? Today the networking and transportation of stray dogs across state and country lines is a major business operation. With the use of the Internet transport arrangements are refined and earning serious moneys for pet agencies without any health regulations involved are the norm. Dogs from the Midwest and the South are transported to the Northeast, particularly by the North Shore Animal League almost on a weekly basis--and placed for sale or as the

pet shelters say “for adoption” to help these organizations continue to stay in business. That the dog lovers in this country have made so much progress in the pet surplus battle is something to celebrate. Although shelter intakes have fallen in the more sophisticated areas of the country and the puppy millers in the States are discouraged daily have not these extreme animal rights organizations in fact turned pet shelters into a form of a new American puppy mill? Just study the reports of the inter-state marketing between and among shelters and learn what exactly is going on in these areas. You will be shocked and amazed for sure.

THE AKC JUDGES DEPARTMENT AND FACEBOOK

Best be careful of what you as a judge may write on Facebook--the AKC’s Judging Department may get after you! A series of letters from the Judging Department to individual judges has been sent to our oﬃces, which depending upon one’s point of view, may or may not be questionably dictatorial but the most recent letter concerning a judge’s comments on Facebook raise a new possible intrusion upon a person’s right of freedom of speech heretofore ignored. While the judge’s remarks were strong and questionable at the least--calling the Department “corrupt and unethical” on Facebook-does the Department have the power to demand an explanation from the writer to explain his position? Does this form the basis for an explanation when it was not made directly to the Department itself? Certainly it would be interesting to know why the Judge wrote what he wrote but without a public hearing in the matter--which is not the wont of AKC-- is this too onesided a situation or is anything written personally or on Facebook open to scrutiny by the Judges Department at the American Kennel Club?

THE DELEGATES QUESTIONNAIRE

The John Mandeville 20-page Question and Answer exercise for those Delegates running for the Class of 2015 appears in this issue of DOG NEWS. DOG NEWS thanks publicly all the candidates for answering this Questionnaire although one protested that in fact this was too detailed a Questionnaire requiring “speculative” answers. He asked that the “policies surrounding these answers and the questions being asked be reviewed”. Well we have conducted this exercise for over 20 years now and never before have the motives of the questions been put in doubt. Certainly the integrity of Mr. Mandeville is well known throughout the Fancy--one may not always agree with him but to question his ethics or integrity is shocking to these pages at any rate. Sort of reminds these pages when emails ﬁrst began of a Delegate who used his daughter’s email to ask a question, without the daughter having any idea he was using her email, to ask how DOG NEWS arrived at its editorial conclusions. In any event this annual rite hopefully will be continued for years to come and the candidates will answer them with the forthright answers they usually do. For your information, the answers also appear on our web site and will remain there.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

Whatever happened to the December move demanding the resignation of HSUS President Wayne Pacelle? Pacelle was quoted, and he claimed out of context, as saying that he believed that Michael Vick would “do a good job as a pet owner”. Wayne claimed he was speaking hypothetically. His comments sparked a controversy amongst HSUS supporters prompting thousands of comments on its Facebook page in just a couple of hours. Indeed the Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) took out a full page advert in THE NEW YORK TIMES on December 19 condemning Mr. Pacelle and his comments. Whether or not HSUS lost a signiﬁcant amount of pledges due to those comments are unknown but certainly the $50,000 check the Philadelphia Eagles gave to HSUS after signing Vick when he was released from prison are monies which could have been spent more prudently by this professional football team, don’t you think!

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ENHANCING SHOWS

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f the proposed additional Group placements and adding a “second place” Best in Show award have caused much of a stir, I haven’t noticed it. It remains to be seen whether that means the proposals for fifth and sixth placements in Groups and a Reserve Best in Show have been well received… or the fancy hasn’t paid attention as yet… or the naysayers haven’t got much to say and/or haven’t figured out what annoys them about the proposals. In recent years AKC has made two other significant proposals impacting the show system. One caused a war – or at least a major ruckus – the other sailed through Delegate approval and most certainly has been a big success since it went into effect last May. The 2009 proposal to increase the number of Groups to ten was highly contentious, despite the recommendation having come from a highly qualified special committee appointed by AKC’s Board. Could AKC have done a better job selling ten Groups to the fancy and especially the Delegates? Possibly. The idea was certainly not well-received.

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was actually implemented and has been a great success. AKC has reported 2010 entries in the Best of Breed class were up 30,000 from 2009. That increase is even more impressive because AKC had projected a 9,000 entry decrease in the Best of Breed class. If you think as I do the Grand Championship is the only reason those entries increased so impressively, even better is that the Grand Champion title did not go into effect until May 12, 2010. Meaning 2011 will be the first full year the Grand Championship title can be earned. Expect a continuing boost to Best of Breed entries. Anyone thinking there’s something wrong with that is delusional. Adding fifth and sixth Group placements and a Reserve Best in Show won’t have much, if any, impact on entries. The Grand Championship is Complaints were particularly leveled a title – what exhibitors want. Does that mean at ten Groups taking more time and costing a plethora of other show titles should be in our more. Both points are true. The extent to future, a la Agility in particular? Count me out, which they’re valid is debatable. Ten comalthough I admit I could probably buy into some petitors in for Best in Show would not presort of junior/puppy title - nah, make it a “cersumable have cost more per se – balanced tificate,” not that anything comes readily to mind against potentially increased entries and on what the requirements for it should be. especially if the 1996 policy for eligibility to As for two more Group placements and Rejudge Best in Show remains in place: Judges serve Best in Show: Count me in. have to be approved for a Group and have I don’t think they’re game changers, but on judged it five times satisfactorily at which the premise they could do some good, they’re point they can make the virtual pro forma fine by me. Giving two more exhibitors a chance written request for approval to judge Best in to take home Group placement ribbons may be Show. Whether Best in Show judges should impetus enough to keep a few more new Grand be approved for more than one Group is grist Champions competing. Good. for another time. Reserve Best in Show is a bit different. Who Would there have actuthe judge thinks is second best “The reality is ally been any additional exwill now be known. I’m good pense beyond the ribbons for with that as well… although AKC continues the three additional Groups? the crack a friend made about That’s moot because the pro- to recognize more Reserve Best got a chuckle posal to add three Groups out of me, “the judge should new breeds. That’s use both hands when pointnever went anywhere. The reality is AKC contining to the Reserve Best, if ues to recognize more new exactly right as far they’re close together it was a breeds. That’s exactly right decision; if they’re wide as I’m concerned. close as far as I’m concerned. I apart…” You get the idea. believe our best interests I also think AKC deserves I believe our best are best served when “new” full credit for all these proposinterests are best als. It shows a commitment breeds become AKC breeds. If a breed has sufficient folto the notion the show system served when “new” lowing such that its fanciwill benefit from “enhanceers are capable of forming ments,” for wont of a better breeds become a parent club meeting AKC’s word. Call it building on a requirements, I’m in favor model of minimal cost impact AKC breeds.” of making them part of our for clubs, potential increased world. entries and sustaining involveWhether that also means it’s inevitable ment in the sport… the model the GCH gives all there will be too many Groups that are too indications of proving out. large is debatable. My bet is that’s a lock, at There is a lot to be said for that. These are which time adding additional Groups will be not our grandfathers’ times. Identifying and a “necessity.” trying ideas must be lauded. The second recent change to the show So, what else should be done to boost system – adding a Grand Championship title – shows? Let me know.

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Calling All Puppies Inside The Sport

With the blessings of all across the sport, AKC’s new pilot program to include puppies four to six months of age in dog show competition is off to a successful start. January trial runs for the new activities represented close to five per cent of the total entry at Dog Fanciers of (Portland) Oregon and the Oakland MI Kennel Club shows.

ecause the program is strictly voluntary for kennel clubs at the present, interested kennel clubs will have to plan ahead to participate in the program. Since participation in the activity qualiﬁes as a major activity for the club, this is an idea that has come of age-no pun intended. When one considers that usually there are any numbers of pee wee puppies on a show grounds, why not give these beginners an opportunity for a wonderful learning experience that is stress free? After all, they will be judged by volunteer judges who want to gain experience and component credentials while hopefully enjoying the memory of puppy breath the way breeders always do. The fact is that nothing in the world is better preparation for the future of a potential winner than the gentle judging hand of someone who cares. Such judges can be judges of other breeds as well as professional handlers, not necessarily one on the regular slate. I personally like the fact that exhibitors will open their babies’ mouths because the mouth of teething puppies should be handled with a tender touch. Puppies with undescended testicles will not be excused even though the condition will be recorded in the judge’s book. Since puppy“AKC is using its computers friendly judges need judge only to best advantage in priming 20 dogs per hour, there is ample time for misbehaving babies to the pump for this new have more than one chance to get it right! endeavor by sending actual Billed as a “special attraction” invitations to compete to this event is also open to pee wees from the Miscellaneous new puppy owners.” class and Foundation stock aspirants. Miscellaneous winners will be eligible for Best Four-to-Six month Puppy in Show as well as the winners of the seven groups-a healthy start to the eventual adding of more groups to accommodate the various new breeds. All puppies must have a litter registration number. The breeds will not be judged in the same ring or by the same judge as the regular breed judging on the day. So far 20 kennel clubs have opted to include these new special attractions with more to come as clubs become more aware of the program. In addition, AKC is using its computers to best advantage in priming the pump for this new endeavor by sending actual invitations to compete to new puppy owners. Whereas the Grand Champion program introduced last spring appealed to seasoned fanciers with older dogs that were already champions, this program may very well serve to induce pet-owning newcomers to become part of our sport-even eventually working to delay neutering a little as they test the waters. The invitations are from both AKC and the local kennel club with pertinent contact information available to assist with all

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This question is directed to people in their role as primarily being a judge--next week the same question will be directed to people primarily as breeders:

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Don Sturz Of course the first references to consult are the breed standards. I judge 16 breeds in which a docked tail is the norm. However, the standards for these breeds differ greatly with regard to how they detail or emphasize the feature. Only one of these standards indicates that the tail “must” be docked. Most indicate that the tail is docked. A few allow for both a natural or docked tail with varying degrees of detail. And for one breed which is traditionally docked here, the standard does not mention docking at all. My position is that the dock is a humanly imposed feature that, in the breeds I judge at breed level, is mainly for esthetics. Although I prefer having the option to dock as a breeder because of the esthetic I like to produce as a final product of my efforts, as a judge I tend to not find an issue with natural tails. I place greater value on the set and carriage of the tail. Those involved in breeds where the dock is for functional reasons given the work the breed was originally meant to do opens up a different conversation which I will leave to those experts. The world is a much smaller place and it benefits the breeding aspect of dogs for us to be able to import dogs from countries where docking is not permitted, have them exhibited, and enhance awareness of the qualities a breed’s gene pool in other countries has to offer. In actual experience, I have only been confronted with the issue a few times as a judge in breeds that called for only a docked tail here but are undocked in other parts of the world. Honestly, there were features of much greater value to me on those given days that made the presence of a natural tail inconsequential.

Bob Stein You just train your eye and evaluate the dog as previously. You of course would check the set and carriage of the tail. Karolynn McAteer What a great question, and particularly relevant for me having just watched numerous formerly “only docked” breeds at Spaniel Club. As a judge, my role is to judge with a mind to breeding stock. As such, if my hands and eyes are pleased with a dog right up to the moment it reaches the correct croup and tail set, then I consider I have had my hands on a good dog. I will consider the tail a fault if I must, but surely a tail that could be legally corrected at birth or anytime thereafter, is minor when compared to no forechest, a straight shoulder and/or long hocks. As we import dogs to strengthen our gene pools, we surely have to take into consideration the diﬀerences we will encounter along the way and remember that the “get” of undocked sires or dams can be remedied in early puppyhood. As long as no AKC approved standard calls for disqualiﬁcation, for me it’s a minor cosmetic fault. Margo Klingler I will defer to the American standard as it is written at the time of the assignment. If non- docking is written in to a revised standard, I would consider the exhibit. Marilyn Spacht First, you need to know how the “tail” is addressed in the Standard of the Breed being judged. If a particular tail is called for then you are obliged to judge in ac-

cord with the written Standard regardless of your opinion to this increasing problem. If the written wording is “to be docked” or “docked” then I would examine the dog/bitch and then excuse, writing- “Tail, does not conform to Breed Standard”. The problem of the long tails being shown should be addressed by the Breed Club effected for clarification. Cindy Vogels You asked for my opinion as a judge, but I had to include a second answer, too, as my opinion as a breeder affects my opinion as a judge. No breed for which I’m approved lists a non-docked tail as a disqualification and, when judging, I consider the whole dog. I believe that tail set-on and carriage are far more integral to breed type than length. I have rewarded many un-docked dogs from traditionally docked breeds. In fact, last weekend in California, I carried a beautiful full-tailed Swedish English Cocker to BOB over specials. The rest of the story... The Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Club of America asked the judges’ education committee to come up with wording to change the SCWT standard to allow for an un-docked tail. The three of us (Gay Dunlap, Gary Vlachos and myself ) were very much in favor of the revision, sighting the importance of including nondocked European dogs in the US show ring. We also added verbiage which describes the carriage and set of the tail, recognizing the importance of those characteristics in Soft Coated Wheatens over tail length. The revision was approved by the membership and is reflected in the current standard. Dorothy Macdonald Any dog that comes into my ring is judged according to the breed standard. CONTINUED ON PAGE 150

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Breed Type Seen in Context

Brace Yourself Recent years have seen the sport change in many ways that we would rather not have ever anticipated. What was once perceived as a helpful and constructive method of comparing livestock owned by stockmen, landowners and gentlefolk, is now seen as a hobby indulged in by brutal eccentrics who care little for their animals’ welfare and relish in procreating the bizarre and unnatural.

hanks to the efforts of cleverly organised bodies that would see the end of our sport in a perfect world, that is how a large percentage of the general public now view us and the sport we hold so dear. Sadly many of the moves that have been made by governing bodies – notably the Kennel Club in London – to merely instill responsible breeding practices have been perceived by the outside world as attempts to control ruthless fanatics who hold little regard for their dogs’ health

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and welfare. Much of the knee-jerk reaction to the television programme that now needs no further reference than its initials – PDE – was deemed unnecessary and ill timed and many breeders feel that their ruling body could have done more to get the message across to the pet-buying public that the vast majority of people who breed and show dogs are genuine, dedicated dog lovers. Pure and simple. The attempts to appease those who criticise the sport have now reached a highly emotive situation where a veterinarian is required to verify the fact that a dog is sufficiently sound and healthy if it is a) to receive its Championship title having won three Challenge Certificates, or b) compete in the group having won Best of Breed. That is, of course, if the dog happens to be one of fifteen “high profile” breeds, the criteria for which seems to be as vague as it is mysterious. The Kennel Club Chairman Ronnie Irving has already apologised publicly for using the word “normal” when referring to breeds such as his own Border Terriers, thus by inference suggesting that some breeds were “abnormal”. This may have been an unfortunate slip of the tongue but when you are treading on toes you have to be ultra-careful that every word is measured. Either way the decision to bring in veterinarians to basically check on the work performed by people with a lifetime’s

experience and the approval of the governing body to create Champions has not sat easily with many. The mood of the moment, whichever country you happen to be in, is that we are inhabiting a world that is under close scrutiny and the target for a cleverly and subtly organised network of extremists who will stop at nothing to achieve their own ends. These are not relaxing times. One of the biggest dangers of the fit-for-function mania is not that healthy dogs will win; that has been the aim of any self respecting judge for years. The danger is that dogs will be selected for major awards by virtue of qualities that may not in any way be related to their breed. Of course we want our Best of Breed winners to be happy, healthy, fit and long-lived, capable of withstanding heat and cold and capable of enjoying an active day whatever the situation. But we also want them to look like their breed, proudly wearing a badge of honour that says to the world they are outstanding examples of their particular race; the result of years of discerning and thoughtful breeding practices. We cannot allow ineffectual judging to be explained away in the interests of pursuing political correctness whilst at the same time turning our backs on the generations of breeding that defined a breed with all its characteristics, most of these characteristics being function-related. Down-faced Boxers, flat-topped Whippets, nosey Pekingese, scissorbite Bulldogs and straight-tailed Pugs lack TYPE. They fail to display features that are essential in creating the very look of a breed and whilst they may be happy and healthy, do they have a place at the top of a winning line-up at a conformation show? Yes of course we must remind ourselves about the nuts and bolts of the dogs we choose. But we must also remember the responsibility we have to maintain these breeds as they have been handed down to us. This is all about having our cake and eating it! We should tell ourselves this every single day, whilst at the same time thanking our lucky stars that we are not in charge of security at either Westminster or Crufts. That is a job no sane person would seek with the mood of moment. Be on your guard.

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Veterinary Topics Guardians or Owners

The discussion about the terminology concerning pets and people has been a topic of controversy among animal rights groups, veterinary groups and legal entities for several years. The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) has issued several papers and warnings on the consequences to veterinarians should laws in their individual states include guardianship as the term legally used to describe the relationship between pets and people. Guardianship arose in the law as a means of protecting children from abuse or neglect. Until the first state to pass a “guardianship” law for animals, little was thought about it. Rhode Island instituted a “guardianship” clause in its animal welfare legislation about ten years ago. In that state the terms guardianship and ownership are used interchangeably. However, since then, several other states and cities within states have passed “guardianship” laws. AVMA has taken a firm stand against the use of this term to describe the relationship between man and domestic animals. Specific instances could arise if the relationship between people and animals change. Suppose a dog needs a medical procedure which the owner cannot afford to pay, or does not believe it is in the animal’s best interest. The owner under most laws has the right to make decisions on behalf of the animal. If the owner is considered the guardian of the animal, who then makes the decision concerning its welfare? Does it become the veterinarian, some neighbor down the street who chooses to interfere? Or some animal rights group with an agenda? Ownership is clear. It has been part of Western culture for centuries. Guardianship has a nice ring to it, but could lead to fuzzy thinking which could be damaging to the animal, to the person in charge of the animal and to the veterinarian who treats the animal. If the animal is no longer considered property, then the owner becomes the guardian, who becomes the client? What role does the veterinarian play in this scenario? One more insidious thing to look out for in your local and state legislative proposals. (DVM Newsmagazine, January 2011)

AVMA Revises Veterinary Oath

AVMA has taken a rarely used step and created new language for the veterinarian’s oath. The revised section of the oath, taken by all veterinarians upon graduation, includes a new phrase on animal welfare. The new section reads: “Being admitted to the profession of veterinary medicine, I solemnly swear to use my scientific knowledge and skills for the benefit of society through the protection of animal health and welfare, the prevention and relief of animal suffering, the conservation of animal resources, the promotion of public health, and the advancement of medical knowledge.” The previous oath made no mention of animal welfare, and was proposed by AVMA’s Animal Welfare Committee and passed by the Executive Board last November.

New Procedure for GDV Prevention

Gastric dilatation-volvulus (GDV) is a deadly disease aﬀecting mostly large and giant breed dogs. It is characterized by sudden onset, swelling and twisting of the stomach. Symptoms often start suddenly and progress rapidly into life threatening situations. Some owners of large breed dogs take preventive measures by surgically tacking the stomach to the intestinal wall in a procedure called gastropexy. This may be done either with open surgery or laparoscopy. A new technique is being developed, called endoscopy assisted gastropexy. According to the scientists involved in researching the procedure, it is minimally invasive, reliable and much quicker. Further studies are needed, but it is a technique which could prevent many cases of GDV from ever developing. (Veterinary Medicine, January 2011) CONTINUED ON PAGE 154

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BESTS of the WEEK Sahuaro State Kennel Club I & II Bichon Frise GCh. Saks Hamelot Little Drummer Boy Judge Mrs. Ann Savory Bolus Judge Mr. Roger Hartinger Owners B. Weidner, L. Darman, K. Grifﬁn, C. Ruggles Handler Scott Sommer

Boardwalk Kennel Club Samoyed GCh. Mcmagic’s Candied Ham Of Pebble Run Judge Mrs. Lydia C. Hutchinson Owners Amy & Andrew Green & Patty McAllen Handler Andrew Green Southeast Arkansas Kennel Club I & II Maltese GCh. Ta-Jon’s Just Being Silly Judge Mrs. Houston Clark Judge Mrs. Keke Kahn Owners Tim Lehman & Tammy Simon Handler Tim Lehman Hobbs New Mexico Kennel Club - Sunday Cavalier King Charles Spaniel GCh. Mile Tree Northern Star At Shermont Judge Mrs. Jo-Anne Paulk Owners Dr. Bruce and Shirley Henry and Betsy George Handler Clint Livingston Conyers Kennel Club of Georgia Lawrenceville Kennel Club Pug GCh. Caper’s Sirius Endeavor Judge Mr. Raymond V. Filburn Jr Judge Mr. Robert J. Whitney Owners Phillip & Carol Fisher Handler Linda G. Rowell Abilene Kennel Club Rough Collie GCh. Gentry’s Braveheart Judge Mr. Bart Miller Owners Patti Gordon, Dr. Gerard Nash, Laurie Jeff Greer Handler Laurie Jeff Greer Golden Gate Kennel Club Welsh Terrier Ch. Bruhil’s First Lady Judge Mrs. Mareth Kipp Owners Bruce Schwartz, Richard Berg and Samantha Curran. Handler Wood Wornall

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10 QUESTIONS ASKED BY LESLIE BOYES OF:

Maripi Wooldridge & Jennifer Stevens Born: Maripi...San Maripi San Juan, Juan Puerto Rico Jennifer...Newport, Rhode Island Reside: Mebane, North Carolina Ages: M-53 J-44

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What year did you start showing dogs and what breeds were they?

M: Scottish Terrier “Toby” 1967 clipped with a #7 blade J: 1988, my own Doberman ‘Holly’ Shartasia’s Hooray for Hollywood

Which dog no longer being shown would you liked to have shown or owned?

M: Torn between the Irish Water Spaniel Ch Oak Tree’s Irishtocrat (Dugan) & the Kerry Blue Ch. Torums Scarf Michael J: Any Marienburg Doberman

Why do you think most people want to judge?

M: Free lunch ? J: I think there are a number of reasons but I do think that deep down most people who judge do so because they love the sport of purebred dogs and want to stay involved and to contribute beyond their handling and/or breeding years.

Who are your non-dog heros or heroines exclusive of immediate relatives?

M: Barack Obama J: Eunice Kennedy and Florence Nightingale

If you could change one thing about your relationship what would it be?

M: I plead the 5th J: OMG, where do I start

How would you describe yourselves in personal ads?

M: Certiﬁable J: Unavailable

Do you think there are too many dog shows?

M: Way too many or not enough good dogs and quality judges to go around J: I do indeed.

Which are your three favorite dog shows?

M: Montgomery, Westminster, any National. Dog shows are so diﬀerent nowadays, exhibitors do not want to compete..... most would rather get a “win” than truly show side by side against the best in their breed or group. I long for outdoor ‘Santa Barbara-like’ shows where everyone shows up no matter who is judging, or who is winning.... you just have to be there. J: Westminster, Montgomery County, Crufts

Do you think there should be a limit on the number of times a dog may be exhibited in a year? How do you react to people ﬂying in and out of shows on the same weekend?

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M: You cannot legislate common sense, not all dogs or handlers are the same. J: I agree with Maripi...there is no single number that applies to all dogs.

M: This is complicated, it has become a numbers game. Judging panels are mind blowing on a regular basis. Between the unknown “new” to an amazing number of foreign judges to the known “not” good judges (yes we have them), handlers have to do what they get paid to do.... WIN. The accumulated totals are most important, Top dogs have to go to 180 plus shows a year now to be in the running...... Whether it is BIS at International or Umpqua KC makes no diﬀerence in the stats. I’m so glad I’m retired!!!! J: I think it is dangerous and puts people and dogs at unnecessary risk.

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Editor’s Note

THE DOG NEWS annual questionnaire for the Directors running for the Board Election, which will take place on March 15th for the Class of 2015, is presented for your ediﬁcation. This QUESTIONNAIRE, which has been conducted for at least the last twenty consecutive years, is intended to provide the concerned members of AKC’s constituents an insight into the thinking and philosophies of all the candidates seeking Board positions. DOG NEWS cannot guarantee nor certify the accuracy of the an-

swers nor the positions taken by any one individual. The purpose of this exercise is, as it always has been, to educate the Fancy about those running for the Board and the positions they take on issues vital to the survival of AKC speciﬁcally. Any other interpretation is clearly intended to cast doubt upon the legitimacy of this exercise which your Editors and the author of this questionnaire loudly and strongly decry. Those running are the three Delegates nominated by the Board’s Nominating Committee--Robert Amen, Steven Gladstone and sitting Director Kenneth Marden. From the ﬂoor are Dr. Carmen Battaglia, Karen Burgess, John Ronald and Daniel Smyth.

Director’s Questionnaire Robert Amen Delegate Port Chester Obedience Training Club

Education: Stuyvesant H.S. – 1954 grad. City College of New York – 1960 grad. Columbia University, Graduate Faculties (New York State Regents Fellowship) Business Experience: I started my career in 1960 as a News Assistant in the business news department of the New York Times; moved on to Bell Telephone Labs (A.T.&T. research lab), writing for the employee newspaper and magazine. Moved on to U.S. Industries, Inc. (New York-based industrial conglomerate), where I worked in Washington D.C, as their “Washington Representative”, primarily as liaison with Kennedy administration; promoted to vice president— public affairs. During mid-1960’s and 1970’s, was public and investor relations executive for General Time Corporation; then was hired by D.F. King & Co., Wall Street advisory firm as a vice president; moved to Combustion Engineering, Inc., a major manufacturing firm ($3 billion annual sales), responsible for internal and external communications (public affairs, investor relations, employee info…etc), and eventually, corporate marketing (1969-1975), as corporate vice president, marketing and communications. I was hired by Gulf & Western Industries (owner of Paramount Pictures, Simon & Shuster publishing…); and then moved on in 1977 to Norton Simon, Inc. (diversified conglomerate comprising Hunt & Wesson foods, Max Factor Cosmetics, Halston, Avis and Canada Dry beverages). In 1980, started Amen & Associates financial public relations firm headquartered in Greenwich, CT. Major clients included Gerber Products, GTE Corp., A.T.&.T., Campbell Soup, New Zealand Telecom, Church & Dwight (Arm & Hammer). All of these clients were seeking to broaden their impact on key audiences (investors, media, and general public. I sold the firm in 1992 to Ketchum Public Relations (later sold to Omnicom Corp., a major advertising agency), one of the top public relations firms in the U.S. I was soon elected a Partner and President, Global Corporate Practice, responsible for activities worldwide in 13 offices. Clients included FedEx, Campbell Soup, Genentech, A.T.

&.T. I retired in December, 2002, but continued as a consultant to the firm. During this period, I was elected to the Board of Directors of the National Investor Relations Institute, a national professional (over 3,000 members) not-for-profit organization, and served for four years. I was elected Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive in 1988/89. Dog Experience: I acquired my first purebred dog, a Scottish Terrier, some 45 years ago, but was not able to focus on any activities with my dogs because of my busy schedule. My serious efforts in the dog world began in the 1990’s, when I acquired my first Australian Shepherd, a bitch that I trained for obedience competition. She eventually earned an AKC and Australian Club of America (ASCA) Obedience Trial Championship. Since then I have earned an OTCH on three other dogs, two Aussies and a Golden Retriever. One of the Aussies, OTCH Beau Geste Saranade in Blu UDX8, is ranked #5 in OTCH all-time in points within the Australian Shepherd breed. I train my dogs in tracking and agility, and my young Golden Retriever competes is Dock Diving. During this period, I also became an AKC Obedience judge through Utility. I have qualified for the AKC National Obedience Invitational, held in conjunction with the Eukanuba National Dog Show, for seven years in a row; in one of those years, I qualified with two Aussies (ranked as the #1 and #3 Aussies in the country in OTCH points). I have also shown in conformation with an Aussie (Ch OTCH Arboretum’s Andropogon UDX2), Golden Retriever and an Afghan. The Afghan also competed in lure coursing, and earned her Senior Courser title in 2008. I served on the Board of Directors of the United States Australian Shepherd Association, a member club; and the Board of Directors of the Port Chester Obedience Training Club, White Plains, New York, with over 300 members. As the club’s Obedience Training Director, I taught a number of competition classes, and was responsible for its seven paid instructors. I stepped down from that post in 2006, to become the club’s Delegate; in that same year, I was appointed a member of the Delegate’s Standing Committee on Obedience, Tracking and Agility. In that time, I have written two articles on obedience subjects for Perspectives. I also am on the editorial board of Front & Finish magazine (obedience trainers), and a columnist for that publication. I also wrote the Obedience column for two years for the U.S. Australian Shepherd Association award-winning publication, The Journal. In

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What with the cold and snowy weather which has plagued most of the Midwest and Northeastern States and with more “wintry” conditions predicted this year’s BITE OF THE APPLE will be geared towards staying closer to home!

ome being THE GARDEN and environs, which of course is not the most pleasant of thoughts since that area of town is anything but a gourmet’s delight. But I will stretch that notion out to include parts of SOHO, nearby theatre district and the Flatiron district, thereby including some of the top new places in the City to enjoy. Keep in mind of course that those three areas are comparatively easy to travel to if you are at hotels in the Garden area and in many cases more than walkable if you are in the mood and the weather is cooperating. As an aside for those of you so anxious for an advanced reading of THE BITE I have asked Chris King, our computer guru, to put THE BITE on our web site as soon as it is ﬁnalized. That’s the best I can do so that hopefully it will be on the web February 3rd or 4th at the latest. Sorry but that’s the best I could do this year at any rate--Here we go again-MOST CONVENIENT TO THE GARDEN ell as prosaic and to me as boring a place too but the most convenient and with the best food of course is NICK AND STEF’S STEAKHOUSE right within the Garden. The steaks are good, service more than adequate and an easy winner-that is if you want to people watch the same people you have been competing against all weekend to say nothing of all year. Reservations a must 212-563-4444. Only a few blocks from the Garden is KEENS STEAKHOUSE-one of the oldest in the City and still one of the best! Try the Pub Room there. Start with an Old Overholt rye, stirred 100 times-never shaken-- then dig into the best clams ever followed by mutton chops, prime rib hash or even the steak tartare-at 72 West 36th Street 212-947-3636. Then of course there are the two hot, hot restaurants at THE ACE HOTEL-THE BRESLIN BAR AND DINING ROOM and THE JOHN DORRY OYSTER BARaddress is 1196 Broadway on the corner of West 29th Streetboth are great for lunch or dinner but I warn you neither take reservations. A young, ‘with-it’ crowd at both but the waits can be intolerable at times. The Onion and Bone Marrow soup at the Breslin is a meal unto itself while the oysters at John Dorry, if you are an oyster lover, can not be beat as is all

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uniors SPEAK

Name: Shayna Garrison Age: 15 years old Hometown: Fowlerville, MI

How did you become involved in the sport? My Mom and my Aunt Ellen have bred and shown Australian Shepherds for many years under the Thornapple name. I grew up with the dogs and have attended dog shows since the time I was born. When I was a toddler, I had a collection of stuffed dogs of many breeds I would take to the shows. I had my own “set up” which had a tiny grooming table & arm along with a small stool. I also had my own tack box filled with brushes, spray bottles, powder and a blow dryer. My mom tells me I spent hours grooming and showing my “exhibits.” I guess you can say I was born into the sport! What is your favorite dog show moment? Isn’t every moment at a dog show something to remember? My favorite moment would have to be when I was 8 years old. I showed my 9 month old Aussie puppy, Jayde, to best of breed over specials and also won a group 3 at the Mt. Pleasant, Michigan dog show! Do you have a mentor or someone you look up to in the sport? There are many people who have helped me throughout my dog show career. My Mom and Aunt Ellen have made the biggest impact on my dog show life. Another big influence is my “dog show” mom, Vikki.There are also many professional handlers I have had the opportunity to help with grooming and handling.They have given me advice and wonderful opportunities to experience different breeds. What is the best advice you can give to current and potential juniors? Don’t ever give up! The show isn’t over until the ribbons are handed out. Keep a positive attitude. Win or lose, good sportsmanship is the best policy. If you have a bad day just remember there is always another dog show. Learn from your mistakes. And no matter what, enjoy and love your dog! What would you like junior judges to know most when judging juniors? Always remember that we are the future of the sport. Do not judge us in a rush.The junior handling ring is where we learn and grow into good handlers. Judge how we present our dogs, not how our dogs free bait or how well they meet the breed standard. If a dog is challenging us and we are able to control and present him to the best of our ability, we should be judged for it.The ability to show a difficult dog should be considered good handling skill. Not all breeds/dogs are push button.

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Do you have any plans once you age-out? I plan on attending college to study business. After college graduation, I would like to become a professional handler & continue breeding Australian Shepherds. I want to carry on the Thornapple Aussie tradition. I do know that my future will in one way or another involve purebred dogs! Do you compete in any other AKC events? If so, which? At this time, I do not. I have always wanted to do Obedience, Agility or Rally and admire those who do. I ﬁnd myself too busy with conformation events & school to ﬁnd time for any other activities. I am sure my Aussies would love to do herding. I hope in the future I will be able to participate in other events. What, if anything, have you learned from competing in junior showmanship? I have learned good manners, good sportsmanship and punctuality! I have learned to act independently, take care of my responsibilities and to plan ahead. It has helped me with ring procedures and how to be professional. I have learned it is important to present my dog to its very best and to present myself to my very best not only in the ring but in my everyday life. I also learn a lot by watching my fellow junior handlers show different breeds which will help when I become a professional handler.

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Handler Extraordinaire! Phoebe J. Booth 203 938-0226 Dog News 51

Back-To-Back Group Firsts Multiple Group, Best In Show and Specialty Winning

Ch. Winfall I Dream Of Style

Judge Mr. Arley Hussin Owners Keith & Cheryl Robbins George & Barbara Adkins Tina Porter Lee Stanton Jorge Pinson 52 Dog News

Breeders Tina Porter Lee Stanton

Handler Michael Shepherd Assisted By Dottie James

“Macey” Style... It’s Not Just A Fashion Statement, It’s A Way Of Life

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AnInterviewwith

SéanMcCarthy

ChiefRingStewardandaVicePresidentofWestminsterKennelClub

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think you need to know why you’re doing Member of the what you do in dogs. The people who Westminster Board of Govare in dogs for a long period of time do ernors, Séan it because it’s not about the winning—it’s McCarthy about the dogs. Your goal should be to make better dogs. I think there’s something to be said about reminding oneself that it’s not about the ribbons, it’s about making the dogs better. You hear people talk about the 5-year horizon in dogs. It’s because some people get frustrated after they’ve won all the ribbons they want—that’s what it was all about for them. There’s a ‘career path’ in dogs, a life path if you will, that surrounds the fact that you’re trying to make better dogs and enjoy being part of this fraternity or community of people who love dogs. If it’s the ribbons you’re after, ultimately you’ll have an itch you can’t scratch.”—Séan McCarthy I had the distinct honor and pleasure to sit in Séan’s office in Manhattan in December to have rushing everywhere with things to do, cabs running down an inspiring interview. Séan is the CEO of Assured pedestrians who are trying to beat the lights. Here, on the Guaranty, a firm that guarantees bond issues. It’s a 28th floor, you are surrounded by glass, wood, and beauty. prosperous company and Séan has done very well Wonderful contemporary art hangs on the walls. It’s quiet. for himself. What’s remarkable is that I’ve thought about this place a lot since I was there. It’s a he’s used some of his success to make place for great thinking. If I ever want to sit sometime and a mark in the dog world with the aim of have great thoughts, this would be the place to do it. bettering every breed he’s been involved The receptionist directed me to a comfortable spot to wait for “Mr. with. McCarthy”. I wandered over to the floor-to-ceiling windows and looked When the elevator doors open out toward Rockefeller Center. This part of Manhattan has always on the 28th floor of 31 West 52nd energized me. There are lots of exciting places in Manhattan, but here Street, one is ushered into a different in midtown is where the heart pumps and the blood courses through world. Down below, there is the usual the veins. Looking down on it heightened the feeling. Behind me, an chaos of midtown Manhattan. People open staircase led up to the next floor. I never saw what was there, but

I’ll bet the view is magnificent. I hope I can go back one day just to visit the floor above. Maybe it will inspire even greater thoughts…. Séan McCarthy bounded around the corner of the receptionist’s station. I’ve known Séan for a while—certainly not decades, but a short time. Every time I’ve seen him he’s wearing a huge smile that lights up everything around him. He’s not only a happy person, but a positive thinker with a clear sense of direction. He’s an inspiring person, someone who moves you to want to leap onto the high road with him. He makes you feel as if there’s plenty of room to join him. You’ll find Séan’s name in the Westminster catalog, listed as the Chief Ring Steward of Westminster Kennel Club. He is also a Vice President of WKC, as well as a member of the Board of Governors. In the dog world, clubs are often scrounging to get stewards for their shows. It’s quite different for Westminster. “Our waiting list is very long,” he told me. “We try to give assignments in the fairest way possible”. Indeed, a stewarding assignment at Westminster is a big honor. CONTINUED ON PAGE 268

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The Tenth All Breed AKC/Eukanuba National Championship In the short span of one decade it is amazing how the show has become the premier dog event of the world today.

t the inception of this event even Ron Menaker and the American Kennel Club most likely never realized just what this event would become in such a short span of time. Each year it continues to get better and better. Many, many dog people from every corner of the globe say it is their favorite show in the world today. The reason that it appeals to so many people is that it encompasses so many different areas of purebred dogs. It does not rely on its already proven laurels, but continues to add and improve itself. It is hard to conceive what this event might be like twenty years from now. All of the existing components are refined and improved each year. Most of us only look at the big picture and do not realize all the different events that go into making up this total dog show. Besides the regular part of the regular show it has reached out and concentrated on so many aspects of the fancy that we do not realize. It now is the Invitational for both the National Obedience

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and Agility shows of America. The Meet The Breeds has become a major part of reaching out to the public. Here they can come and talk to breeders from just about every breed and learn if a particular breed will meet their lifestyle. Not only does it encourage people to buy a purebred dog, but it prevents them from making the mistake of buying the wrong breed. When the public goes to a pet show they sometimes buy a cute little puppy on impulse without realizing just how much care this breed will require as an adult. So often these impulse buyers ended up placing these mature dogs in a shelter. While visiting at the Maltese booth, I witnessed a young man that was enamored by the beauty of the Maltese in spectacular show condition. It was very carefully explained just how much time, eﬀort and years of expertise has to go into keeping the dog looking like this. When I mentioned that he most likely would want to keep the dog clipped down, his reply was that he wanted the dog because of the beautiful hair. He inquired if he would have to brush the hair every week to keep it looking like the one he was viewing. This is just one example of why the Meet the Breeds is so valuable to educating the would be owners of dogs, whether from a breeder, pet shop or shelter.

he AKC Humane Fund Awards for Canine Excellence (ACE) are awards given in the five different areas of Search and Rescue, Service, Exemplary Companion, Law Enforcement and Therapy. These awards are only given to AKC registrable breeds. This helps educate the public to the value of purebred dogs and what an intricate part dogs play in the lives of so many people. These awards act as a reminder to the diehard exhibitors just how much good these dogs do. “Cassius”, a German Shepherd, received the Search and Rescue award. This wonderful German Shepherd is also a certified therapy dog. Cassius has worked in the devastation caused by Katrina, Ivan and he gave much needed comfort to both the volunteers and victims during the disaster in Haiti. Cassius and his owner have been recognized with a Congressional Commendation for their exceptional work. This is just one example of the great works these ACE recipients do for all of mankind. Even our own renowned “Rufus” has done so much more than we realize. During the great career culminating with being crowned BIS at Westminster, we all know what a great example he has been for anti-specific breed legislation. He continues to work very hard as a therapy dog. Nobody within the sport will ever realize just how many lives Rufus has touched. The first time I ever saw this dog I was confident he would be a great winner. I would never have been able to comprehend what a great “star” he would be outside of the dog show world. His real value in life is just how many people he has touched outside of the show world. But it was his great career that opened many doors for his valuable therapy work and ambassador for legislation. It is a great shame that we cannot reach out to more of the public just how much good dogs do for mankind as a whole. CONTINUED ON PAGE 274

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The British Scene I don’t think I can ever remember the award of Top Dog All Breeds 2010 being as close as it was last year. Even more so when you consider that it was two bitches that have been in contention for the whole year, no rival coming anywhere close to these two remarkable animals.

t was a case of one would win one week and then the next and sired by the Japanese imported Ch/Jap Ch Drakesleat JP the other would and take the lead. The end result could have Trier Winshoten ex Ch Drakesleat Ethics Girl. been very difficult if l, the Kerry’s handler, hadn’t been judging In fifth place and topping the working group, and for the at the final two shows of the year. But hindsight is a great thing, second year in succession, is the brindle Boxer male Ch/Irish and who would have guessed three years ago, when l accepted Ch Winuwuk Lust at First Sight. Recently taking the breed’s cc to judge, that l would be put in that position. record, he was bred by Marion Ward Davies/Tim Hutchings and My last report l gave the LKA and so you would already also his handler Julie Brown. It was a great loss to the breed know that ‘Nora’ the Chinese Crested won the final points to when Marion died during 2010. Another that is homebred give her the title. Ch Vanitonia Unwrapped is owned by Lee Cox by two Winuwuk’s Ch Lust at First Sight ex his granddaughter and Tom Isherwood. The famous Vanitonia kennel was founded Story Book. in the 1960’s by the late Roger Stone and Graham Thompson Two dogs share sixth place and one of them is Victor Maland now carried on by Le & Tom. ‘Nora’ is homebred, her dam zoni’s Brazilian owned Wire Fox Terrier Ch Travella Starlord. Ch/Swedish/Norwegian Ch Vanitonia Tickled Pink, who after Bred by Bill Brown-Cole and handled by Richard Allen, he is gaining her UK title spent a year in Sweden and when she rebred from a long line Travella’s by Bills father. W.Brown Cole turned to the UK was in whelp to, a little shown, Sun-Hee’s Ty(snr) son, of which Nora is one of the two resulting puppies. In joint place with the Wire is John Cullen’s imported GerWith just 3 points behind her is Phil Davies Kerry Blue Ch man Shepherd Dog Ch Elmo vom Huhnegrab. He was bred in Perrisblu Kennislans Chelsey, usually handled by myself. She Germany by Heinz Scheerer and is by the Crufts BOB winner was bred by Brendon Laing and from two Perrisblu’s, Zamp vom Thermodos, who also won the seiger title. His dam Perrisblu Emperor and Perrisblu Miss Ele. This is the is Ofi vom Huhnegrab. And Elmo is always handled by Steve Cox. second time Phil has won the top terrier award, the He won two championship show best in shows during the year, other being Ele’s dam and Emperors sister, the fathat is quite a while since the last GSD did that in the UK. mous Ch Perrisblu Royal Fern. The first time she was Topping the utility breeds is the American imported Shar pei shown was the National Terrier and l was the judge Ch/Am Ch Asias Red Marsh Whip It Good. The first time a Shar of the puppy stakes and l liked her as soon as l saw Pei has topped this group. He was bred in the US by Lisa Myers, her and won the final on the day. In 2008 she won Russella Wilkerson and Olga Olpihant and is sired by American her first certificate as a puppy and she qualified for Ch Asias Excalibur Roamns Eight ex American Ch Excalibur Vive the final of Pup of the Year in 2009. I took over the La Reine. He came to the UK in 2008 and is co-owned by his US handling at Crufts in 2010 when she won the breed breeders and UK’s Tim Ball and Joy Bradley. under Geir Flyckt Pederson and group 3 under Jack Watson. She then went on to take the National Terdog that was third overall in 2009, and once again in the rier BIS award from Stuart Plane, every terrier man’s top ten, at number nine, is the Newfoundland male Ch/ dream. Very much like Montgomery in the USA!! Irish Ch Fairweather’s Knockout with Brooklynbear. He was With a toy being top dog you would not think bred in Switzerland by Georgio and Loredana Salina and is by that another could be as close as third. Well I am dethe American bred Darbydales Smart Alec ex American Ch Fairlighted to say my partner Michael Coad’s Bichon Frise weather’s Fine Fellow from Salina. He was imported into NorthCh Pamplona Bring Me Sunshine did just that. ‘Eric’ ern Ireland by Willie and Amanda Dobbin and is the second Swiss as he is known at home is homebred and sired by Newfoundland to be campaigned successfully by them. Pamplona Harry Potter (a son of former Top Dog Ch/ The top gundog for the year and at number 10, and at nine Am Ch Paray’s I Told You So, bred of course by Paul years of age, is the Scottish owned Flat Coated retriever Show & Tray in California) ex Pamplona By Request. At the Ch Vbos the Kentuckian. He is bred and owned by Jim Irvine and East of England show we achieved a remarkable, if sired by The Sorcerers’ Apprentice from Jaeva ex Show Ch Vbos not unique achievement in that the Kerry Blue was Lady from Louisiana. He has won his certificates of a period of BIS and the Bichon reserve, believed to be the first seven years, but then Flat Coats are a slow maturing breed, and time ever in the UK that two partners have achieved so this boy is now at his prime!! this amazing double. Next time its those all important producers the stud dogs The top hound and the fourth placed dog is Zena and brood bitches, makes interesting reading. Thorn-Andrews Ch Drakesleat Win A Lot, owner-bred Till next time. •

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(1/12/11) Northern Neck Kennel Club of VA Group First - Judge Mrs. Joan Anselm (1/13/11) Northern Neck Kennel Club of VA Group First - Judge Mrs. Mary White BEST IN SHOW - Judge Mr. Charles Olvis (1/14/11) Greater Fredericksburg Kennel Club Group First - Judge Mr. Houston Clark (1/15/11) Greater Fredericksburg Kennel Club

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TheDisappearanceof AnimalHusbandry Animal husbandry has been practiced for thousands of years; it’s been practiced ever since humans began domesticating and keeping animals.

et today there are many people who don’t know what animal husbandry is. Recently the editor of a book on farming asked me if husbandry meant breeding or mating, which is a sad reflection on our educational system and her own knowledge. Just to clarify, animal husbandry is the practice of breeding and raising animals. The term is often applied to agriculture and livestock but it can be applied to all of the animal sciences which relate to domestic animals. Thus, I would say that breeding dogs is an animal husbandry practice. Cleaning your dogs’ ears on a regular basis is good animal husbandry. Practicing good grooming falls under animal husbandry, and so on. Recently in Virginia (December 2010), a woman named Jean Cyhanick was convicted of cruelty to animals largely due to the fact that several of her dogs needed to have their teeth cleaned. I am not making this up or exaggerating it. You can read accounts of the woman’s trial on the Internet. <http://www.newsleader.com/apps/pbcs. dll/article?AID=201011300316>. It was stipulated at the trial (both sides agreed) that most of Ms. Cyhanick’s dogs were in good condition. There was no seizure or raid in this case. However, Virginia law contains a provision that defines emergency veterinary treatment in the following terms: ... veterinary treatment to stabilize a lifethreatening condition, alleviate suffering, prevent further disease transmission, or prevent further disease progression. § 3.2-6570. Cruelty to animals; penalty. A. Any person who: ... (ii) deprives any animal of necessary ... emergency veterinary treatment ... is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. A Class 1 misdemeanor is the highest misdemeanor in Virginia law and is punishable by up to a year in jail and/or a fine of up to $2500. The next step up is a felony. This is the law that was applied to Ms.

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Cyhanick’s dogs and their teeth, making tartar build-up into a veterinary emergency leading to animal cruelty. There were several other charges. Ms. Cyhanick was a commercial breeder of small and Toy dogs. She had fewer than the 30 dogs allowed under Virginia law. However, because she had two relatives living with her, their dogs were also counted in her total, putting her one bitch over the limit. She was also charged with animal cruelty because two old dogs had old, healed eye injuries. And, she was charged with improper record-keeping and for selling two underage puppies. She sold a puppy that was six weeks old; Virginia law requires puppies to be seven weeks old. The original puppy sold was returned by the buyer. She asked him to choose an older puppy from another litter. He refused and insisted on getting another puppy from the same litter. After he did so, he turned her in to the authorities. As a result of her convictions, Ms. Cyhanick will never again be able to sell dogs. She is facing several thousand dollars in ﬁnes, plus court costs and attorney fees. And, she must get rid of all but four of her dogs. Virginia law also requires that commercial breeders obtain a pre-breeding vet approval before each bitch is bred. Ms. Cyhanick did not obtain those approvals. It was obvious to observers that Ms. Cyhanick was railroaded in court on these dubious charges because she was a commercial breeder and the locals wanted

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to put her out of business, despite the fact that she had a very clean and well-run establishment. However, what interests me here is the role that veterinarians are increasingly playing in determining who can breed dogs and who can’t. Instead of allowing breeders to rely on traditional animal husbandry methods to determine when a dog’s teeth need to be cleaned; how to care for dogs with an old, healed injury; and to make decisions about breeding; it seems to have become necessary to consult with veterinarians on virtually every aspect of breeding and raising dogs. For instance, when did it become necessary for a breeder to have pre-breeding vet approval before breeding a dog? How and why should such a provision be part of a state law? Why should veterinarians be breed wardens? And, in what world is tartar on a dog’s teeth a life-threatening condition making someone guilty of animal cruelty? It seems we should ask the American Veterinary Medical Association about some of these recent changes. Under ﬁre from animal rights groups, the AVMA has moved further and further toward AR positions on many issues. Just recently they have changed the oath that CONTINUED ON PAGE 276

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Life’s A Blast Whatever We Do “Whatever you ask a Golden Retriever to do, they’ll have fun doing it,” said Alison Desmarais. She ought to know.

ne of her Goldens owns four different championships— conformation, obedience, tracking and agility. The other, Ch OTCH CT Can Ch Highmark Mirasol Once a knight FCD4 UDX3 JH MX JXJ WC VCX (“Yogi”) holds three different championships plus field and agility titles. The only championships that Ch OTCH CT MACH VCCH Mirasol’s Femme Fatale UDX OM2 NJP OF WC VCX OD OBHF Can CDX (“Nikita”) doesn’t have are an FC and AFC. But, according to the Golden Retriever Club of America, only two dogs in the breed have achieved American dual champion status since 1960, which means that it would have been difficult indeed for Nikita to have earned either of these highly competitive championships in addition to her four other championships. (It should be noted that in 2006, a Golden Retriever completed the Canadian Kennel Club’s equivalent of a dual championship. Can Ch. FT/AFTCH Firemark’s Push Comes to Shove WCX QFTR*** became the first Golden Retriever to earn both a conformation championship and a field championship in North America in more than 20 years. He added an OTCH to his resume in 2009 making him a true triple champion.) “Performance activities are fun for the dog and for me,” said Desmarais. There is something just glorious about watching a talented dog work and knowing the challenging level of training and commitment that it took to get there. It’s far more rewarding to me

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Bobbie Sevier’s Golden Retriever Loretta (Ch MACH Easthill Broxden AllStarr CD TD RA SF) is a member of the Agility Dog Hall of Fame

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he New Year has begun and I do not see any better occasion to talk about a breed I wanted to, awaiting a good opportunity to show up.What is better than beginning the New Year singing? Who can better sing to us dog breeders than a singing dog? So here it is; the New Guinean Singing Dog. It is amazing how much information one can collect when researching this breed. I believe that the reason is (above its strange way of communication) that this is one of the oldest of the hundred existing dog breeds.The severe isolation also should have caused these factors, for being Papua/Guinea an island that required a long time to be explored. The first inhabitants of New Guinea were Papuan, Melanesian, and Negrito tribes, who altogether spoke more than 700 distinct languages. The country was first explored by Spanish and Por“The first inhabitants of tuguese explorers in the 16th century. In 1828, the Dutch New Guinea were Papuan, formally took possession of Melanesian, and Negrito tribes, the western half of the island. 1885, Germany formally anwho altogether spoke more than In nexed the northern coast and Britain took similar action in 700 distinct languages.” the south.In 1906,Britain transferred its rights to British New Guinea to Australia, and the name of the territory was changed to the Territory of Papua. Australian troops invaded German New Guinea (called Kaiser-Wilhelmsland) in World War I and gained control of the territory. New Guinea and some of Papua were invaded by Japanese forces in 1942. After being liberated by the Australians in 1945, it became administered by Australia. The territories were combined and called the Territory of Papua and New Guinea (PNG). Autonomy in internal affairs came nine years later, and in Sept. 1975, Papua New CONTINUED ON PAGE 284

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HearingDogs for DeafPeople intheUK H

earing Dogs for Deaf People in the U.K. was cofounded by veterinary surgeon Doctor Bruce Fogle soon after he ﬁrst learned of dogs assisting deaf people at a symposium in the USA. On his return, Doctor Fogle contacted Lady (Beatrice) Wright of the Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID) and together they launched Hearing Dogs for Deaf people as a three-year pilot program in the UK at the world famous Crufts dog show in 1982. Today, nearly 30 years on, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People is a growing national charity and a world-class centre of excellence in the training of hearing dogs to alert their deaf recipients to important household sounds and danger signals such as the alarm clock, doorbell and smoke alarm – providing a life-changing level of independence, conﬁdence and security. Since its inception, the Charity has created more than 1,600 partnerships between hearing dogs and deaf people, helping to take away the lack of independence, isolation and loneliness that deafness can bring. The organisation has two Training Centres,The Grange in Buckinghamshire and the Beatrice Wright Training Centre in North Yorkshire, and currently has over 750 working partnerships in the UK. Says Bill King, deputy chief executive of Hearing Dogs for Deaf People:“The Charity has successfully established itself as a world-leader in training hearing dogs with organisations as far and wide as China visiting us to observe our practices and procedures.” Hearing dogs are trained to alert deaf recipients to se-

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lected household sounds by touching with a paw or nudging with their nose (dependent on the size of dog and/or preference of the recipient). The recipient then asks‘what is it’with a voice and/or hand command and the dog then leads the person back to the source of the sound. For sounds such as the smoke alarm or fire alarm the dog will alert in the same way, but will then lie down to indicate danger. It is then up to the recipient to decide a course of action,having been alerted to the potential danger. As well as a hearing dog’s practical soundwork assistance, the therapeutic and companionship benefits are also extremely important to recipients. Many comment that whereas once they may have avoided social interaction and leaving the relative safety of their home environment, now with their hearing dog by their side they are confident to get out into the world and enjoy meeting people. CONTINUED ON PAGE 291

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hether your dog is young or old, athletic or lazy, and quick-witted or dumb as a rock, he’s your dog and his success need only be measured in your eyes. I hope this show inspires you to not only teach tricks but to do more with your dog.” So says Kyra Sundance at the conclusion of each of her stunt dog performances. Her Weimaraners, Chalcy and Jadie, have amazed audiences worldwide with acrobatic feats that combine precision jumping, body vaulting, ﬂag twirling and speed hoop diving. They performed their “World’s Smartest Dog” routine, where they demonstrate their ability to read numbers, on Ellen, ET, Worldwide Fido Awards, Animal Planet, Showdog Moms & Dads, and The Tonight Show. They starred in Disney’s® Underdog stage show. They did a command performance for the King of Morocco in Marrakech. And they’ve performed during NBA, AFL/NFL and MLB/MILB half-time shows. Sundance is a former gymnast who began training Chalcy 10 years ago for dog sports competitions like obedience, agility, dock diving, freestyle and hunting. (Her dogs are nationally ranked in competitive dog sports.) Her career as a performer began with an appearance in an episode of Animal Planet’s Pet Star program. In 2002, she and Chalcy appeared on the show and won the competition in the episode. That led to an appearance on the Pet Star’s $25,000 Championship episode where they placed third and won a bronze metal. “After that, I began getting calls asking me to perform on television shows and at various events. Over time, I gradually worked up an act,” Sundance says.

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Although she enjoyed dog sports competitions, she ﬁnds performing more rewarding. “I love dog sports competitions because they give you a goal to work toward. That’s very motivating. But competition sports have a down side. You’re only allowed to give your dog one command for each exercise, for example, at an obedience trial. If he doesn’t do it, you’re left standing there feeling pretty awful,” she says. “While there’s a set routine for each sport that your dog must do in competition, performing isn’t so rigid. It allows you to be more collaborative with your dog. You can develop a routine that plays to his strengths. If you have an idea for a trick but your dog isn’t getting it, you can change it so it’s easier for him to do. That kind of collaborative training is very rewarding. ” Chalcy jumps In terms of method, she through a hoop relies heavily on marker trainthat Kyra holds ing. It’s the same as clicker training over her back. with one exception. She uses a word like“yes”instead of the clicking sound of a clicker to mark a desired behavior. “Marker training is an incredibly clear form of communication between you and your dog that speeds up the training process. It allows you to pinpoint the exact behavior your dog did correctly. That way, he knows exactly what he did that earned him a reward. If you don’t use a marker, that’s more diﬃcult to CONTINUED ON PAGE 294 CONTINUED ON

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THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF BUILDING YOUR OWN KENNEL: (Over my 14-year tenure as

ave you ever experienced building a new home? If so, building a new kennel is similar to planning and building your home, only on a much smaller scale. You have your cost factor, your planning stage, and then the task of building the actual structure. Certain decisions need to be determined up front, before moving on with your project. Are you going to do the work yourself, are you going to partially do the work, or are you going to completely rely on a contractor? Generally speaking, a good dog breeder will also have a good kennel facility. And by the same token, a bad kennel arrangement generally indicates a lack of dog concern. So, if you anticipate going into the dog breeding business, planning a good kennel facility will certainly pay off. In my many years as a Kennel Inspector, I have probably seen about every kennel configuration known to man. Some very good, some middle of the road and some very bad. Yes, the preverbal dog kennel pendulum swings from the right to the left but mostly down the middle. I have seen the worse and the best housing arrangements, from upside down bathtubs, old truck campers, to what I call are lean-to’s, which I doubt would withstand a small cough. Conversely, I have been fortunate to have inspected some of the nicer, more elaborate, million dollar kennel facilities in the country. Along with the bad kennels, I’ve seen dogs confined by about every means possible, from being chained in the open environment, to being stacked in multilevel rabbit cages. I once found a large dog so cramped in a raised rabbit pen that the dog could not actually stand up. The dog’s entire life, up until found, was standing with his legs spread out. Kennel construction is usually built considering one of two general standards, a performance standard or an engineering standard. A performance standard is one in which

an Executive Field Agent (Inspector) with the AKC, and having inspected over 5000 dog kennels, I have probably seen it all, from the Taj Mahal kennels to the backyard lean-tos. And, I stand amazed at what some breeders classified as a professional kennel. The following article serves as an introduction to the attached sample kennel design. I trust that the article, along with the sample kennel design, will prompt you to put on your thinking cap, if you are ready to move to an upscale operation.) a governing agency directs regulated parties to reach a result but does not lay down specific requirements, allowing regulated parties to reach the result using their own discretion in a variety of ways. In contrast, an engineering standard is one that requires adherence to very specific requirements that are declared by the governing agency to be the only way or ways of acceptable behavior. An example of a performance standard would be a regulation stating that dogs must be kenneled in pens that provide enough room to move around and to engage in a wide range of normal behaviors. An example of an engineering standard would be a regulation that requires cages to be of a specified material, length, width, and height. Dog registries, unlike government controlled factions, are volunteer compliance agencies and usually adhere to the performance standard, rather than the engineering standard kennel facility. My registry, AKC, took the performance kennel approach. The standards were such that the kennel owners had lead way in choosing the right facility in the protection of the animals, whereby the USDA took the engineering standard, by requiring certain measurement standards. The problem with the USDA engineering standard is that there is no common sense guidance. When building your kennel it is very important, from a cost perspective, that you don’t over build or under build. However, from the same cost factor, it’s best to build with the anticipation of expanding your operation. With this brief synopsis in mind, are you ready to start building your kennel? The attached kennel diagram is given for your review. It is not drawn to scale nor is it a perfect kennel draft. However, maybe you can use it to glean some ideas for your kennel. Included with the diagram are some general kennel specifications.

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elcome to New York, home of the Westminster Kennel Club, and all it has to offer. Hopefully no fanciers were injured as they took in the American Kennel Club Humane Fund’s Theatre Beneﬁt of Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark and they’ll be able to enjoy all that this great show and city makes avail-

able to them. Unfortunately, there are those who like to intrude upon the good time had by all at the second-oldest continuous running sporting event in the country. Let’s clear up some misnomers, misstatements and rumors that are circulating around the Internet and alternative media outlets. First off, a new section of city ordinances was passed by the New York City Council on January 18, 2011 that would prohibit the tethering of animals outdoors for longer than three continuous hours within a 12-hour period. The measure was also amended to prohibit “for any amount of time” (e.g. temporarily) the tethering of an animal on a choke or pinch collar or other devices. Although this measure falls within a section of city ordinance specifically designed to address tethering, not the section of city ordinances that govern leash laws, the American Kennel Club has voiced its concern about it, contacting New York City officials and issuing a press release stating that it believes that all New Yorkers would benefit if the regulations were clarified so that it is in no way intended to affect the walking or showing of dogs on traditional choke/slip collars. In its press release issued Saturday, February 5th, the AKC assured fanciers that it “is in contact with New York City officials on this issue, and we will be working with them to clarify the regulatory language in an upcoming rules hearing on this issue.” Furthermore, to further dismiss any notions that may be misconstrued or misinterpreted, the AKC vehemently states, “Residents should be aware that this ordinance will not go into effect for 90 days and will not impact the upcoming Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.” So, regardless of what some fanciers may have heard or what the animal rights extremists may be hoping, this ordinance will not – repeat, will not! - impact Westminster. Rest assured that New York City is very dog friendly. Mayor Michael Bloomberg has even written a letter welcoming “everyone to the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden!” Bloomberg goes on to write, “On behalf of the City of New York, I commend the Westminster Kennel Club for continuing to host this event in the Big Apple. This premier dog show has become a great tradition in our City, and we are once again delighted to welcome the nation’s very best owners, breeders, handlers, and of course, dogs! Please accept my best wishes for an enjoyable and memorable event.” With the backing of the Mayor, what further evidence is needed? Sure, there’s bound to be a publicity-grabbing stunt by an adversarial group — namely PETA— but should anyone pay attention to an organization that likens purchasing a purebred dog from a reputable, responsible breeder to killing a shelter dog? The most recent commercial campaign by the extremist group with the ulterior motive of putting an end to all pet ownership states, “If

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you buy a dog, what will you do with the shelter dog you kill?” The accompanying footage shows a woman jogging while dragging a body bag meant to portray a dead dog within it behind her. It gets worse. Children play with the bags, which litter backyards, parks and ball fields, dangling toys and throwing Frisbees at them, before the commercial spot ends with a bag blowing in the wind as it hangs out a car window. (If you must, the commercial can be viewed in its entirety at: http://www.peta.org/tv/ videos/companion-animals/637694100001.aspx). Actress Jane Lynch, currently of Glee fame and one of the ensemble members of the film Best In Show that spoofed dog shows, has sent a letter to the USA Network on PETA’s behalf asking that it air the commercial during its Westminster telecast. PETA bills the spot as “darkly humorous”. It’s about as humorous as a cancerous tumor and unfortunately, its erroneous message can quickly metastasize and be fatal. Dogs aren’t free in shelters; there is an adoption fee. Purchasing a dog from a shelter may actually feed a somewhat shadowy business and perpetuate the problem of unscrupulous, unregulated and unlicensed backyard and large-volume breeders funneling the system. Certain breeds of dogs are in demand in different parts of the country, such as here in New York City, where small breeds such as the Yorkshire Terrier are the most popular due to the number of owners that wish for a small dog that can be kept responsibly in an apartment and walked or carried around town.The Bulldog and French Bulldog are also in NYC’s top five breeds, following the Labrador and German Shepherd. Many shelter dogs are now even imported from overseas to feed the demand that these irresponsible campaigns that organizations like PETA and the Humane Society of the United States promote. There’s no health guarantee with shelter dogs that come from an unknown origin. Endorsing these campaigns supports bad breeding practices. If you are in New York to attend Westminster or to research a specific breed of dog, talk to the breeders of the purebred dogs in attendance. Find out firsthand where these dogs come from and the amount of time, care and money producing beautiful dogs from healthy bloodlines demands. Research and talk to representatives from the AKC and you will discover that it’s the only registry that inspects kennel facilities, battles for the well-being of the dog on the legislative front, promotes responsible dog ownership and breeding practices, and provides millions of dollars to ensure the future health of dogs through many initiatives, including its Canine Health Foundation. Westminster should be a time to celebrate purebred dog shows and the human-canine bond. Lost in the attention-grabbing publicity stunts is the fact that AKC entries were over the three million mark in 2010. Agility entries were up nine per cent. The new Grand Champion title provided an increase of over 40,000 entries in Best of Breed competition, which equates to more than $1.2 million in additional entry fees for Conformation clubs. The AKC continues to seek ways to grow the sport, such as introducing a new 4-6 month puppy class. While some debate whether dogs of that age are mature enough to handle such rigors, it must be noted that in 1929 a nine month-old Rough Collie walked off with the Best In Show ribbon at Westminster. That’s the type of constructive conversation that should be taking place during Westminster week. Hopefully, the focus can remain on the dogs and how best to ensure their health and safety as we continue to grow the sport and the negativity and smear campaigns will take a backseat to the real storylines. (For Wild, Wacky and Wonderful Memories from Westminsters past, please turn to page 296)

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A Judges Development Programme For Group Judges

Purpose: The programme is to develop Kennel Club approved Group and multi-breed judges’ experience of breeds in the relevant Group(s) particularly for those breeds in which they do not currently award Challenge Certificates. The Programme aims to provide advanced coaching in the assessment of all breeds at a post graduate level. It also seeks to grow the number of qualified and approved Group Judges to ensure sufficient judges for all future Championship Dog Shows. Eligibility to attend a Judges Development Programme, Breed Seminar and Breed Assessment. A person must have: Previously awarded CCs to at least three breeds within the relevant group (i.e. the same group as the host Group), or previously awarded CCs to at least two breeds within the relevant Group and one CC in another Group, or been previously approved by the Kennel Club to judge a group at Championship Show level. When did the JDP start? The first seminars took place on 19 and 20 March 2002 at the Canine Academy,Tollerton Nottinghamshire organised and hosted by the Hound Association for breeds in that group. The remaining six groups Gundogs,Terriers, Utility,Working, Pastoral and Toy followed in quick succession and are currently planned by the following organisers: Gundogs Terriers Utility Working Pastoral Toy

National Gundog Association Headed by Mr. Ronnie Irving Richmond Dog Show Society North East of England Working and Pastoral Breeds Society Manchester Dog Show Society Headed by Ms. Annette Oliver

The seminars are focused on providing a Breed Talk which lasts just over an hour and is presented by a person who has credibility of their knowledge in the breed. The speaker will use at least one dog to go over outlining key points during the talk. This is followed by hands on coaching with a minimum of four dogs. Then follows an assessment with ﬁve fresh dogs that are

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ideally selected to provide a clearly outstanding dog, three good quality dogs and one which is clearly not show quality. There are four assessors; two appointed by the Kennel Club are policy judges, meaning they are passed to give tickets in 75% of the breeds in the given group. Two will be recognised breed experts to ensure the breed specifics are addressed. All four assess the dogs at the same time as the candidates. This involves the dogs being moved around the ring in the same way they do at a show and also moved individually, going and coming and in profile. The candidates and assessors will also ‘go over’ the dogs individually. The candidates are provided with paperwork to note the merits and demerits of the assessment dogs to assist with placing the dogs and completing critiques to show their understanding of the Breed Standard, Breed Type and justifying their placing of the dogs. Measures of success This has not been done scientifically other than feedback forms from the organisers, assessors, observers and the candidates themselves. This is ongoing and provides the Kennel Club Training Board with information on where to improve the procedural elements and make any alterations needed to the Code of Practice for running the events. The results of the assessments on average run between 30-70% success rate which accounts for the varying degree of knowledge any one candidate will have on the breed standard, how many dogs they will have previously judged and how much time they have spent around the ringside with breed experts and breeders. Very often when candidates are more successful when they return to study and be assessed on the breeds a seond time around having fulfilled some CPD in the interim. The Kennel Club General Committee agreed that if judges gain a credit through the JDP, they should be exempt from the usual Open Show requirements and be allowed to do any number of classes at Open Shows and Championship Shows without CCs with immediate effect. This would only apply to those breeds in which a JDP credit pass had been obtained. Judges who have gained a Breed Credit at the JDP are listed in Kennel Gazette until such time as they have been approved and delivered the CC for that Breed.

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ow then I certainly do not believe that a decision to support or not support any one individual should be made on one document or one idea or philosophy. And perhaps one may conclude not to support anyone at all based on the qualiﬁcations of the people running, what you may know personally about any one of the seven people or what they have written. I have thought for awhile that this is not the strongest list of people running, particularly based on what I have heard about them and what I know about them since three of them have been pretty visible through the years, having either run for the Board, been or still on the Board, and have in one instant that I know of applied for a job with AKC. There are two people running, Mr. Amen and Mrs. Burgess, with whom I am totally unfamiliar and thus must rely on what they have written to make comment. First of all and most surprising to me is that I thought the best, most reasonable, and nicest answers came from the unknown to me Karen Burgess. She sounds as though she would be a thoughtful and pleasant person with whom to work on the Board. Her answers were direct and straightforward and progressive enough to show a desire to have AKC be competitive both as a registry and a business entity. Geographically she represents an area in need of representation and the fact that she is a woman, too, is a much-needed component for this male dominated Board. Do not forget both Patti’s have been forced off the Board due to term limits! As to Mr. Amen, his business credentials read the best of anyone’s, in my opinion. His answers are somewhat pat and pedantic insofar as the Questionnaire is concerned, but not entirely off-base. What concerns me about him is that his immediate reaction to events with which I am familiar seems offbase. I refer to both his Delegate remark about the National as well as another incident about which I wrote before. Certainly it would be interesting to hear him answer unprepared questions to see him in action extemporaneously. If it’s a new face you want, a vote for him may be your cup of tea. Now then as for Dan Smyth, I thought his answers and entire attitude towards the Questionnaire to be totally out of line. If those answers represent his general demeanor it is no wonder he was turned down by two different Presidents of AKC in his efforts to become CONTINUED ON PAGE 316

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The FANCY Speaks It Could Happen To You

n Pennsylvania, two well-known members of the dog fancy were charged with animal cruelty; one may have been coerced into surrendering some of her dogs to the local dog warden; in Maryland, two dogs were seized from their owner’s kennel yard, and she was charged with animal cruelty, while she was at a dog show; and again, in Pennsylvania, the owner of a pack of hunting Basset hounds was charged with twenty-two counts of animal cruelty. What do these incidents have in common? The charges were basically unfounded; none of the individuals involved was found guilty of cruelty! And in each case, the charges were filed by overzealous animal control officers who, as a matter of principle, oppose breeders—and in at least one case, were former employees of the Humane Society of the United States. These are not isolated incidents—similar incidents are occurring all over the country. Breeders and exhibitors need to recognize that they could be next; and must be aware of their rights under the law. Each of the individuals in these cases incurred thousands of dollars in legal expenses— and it could happen to you. Mimi Winkler (Bichon Frise) and James Deppen (Neapolitan Mastiffs), both long-time members of the fancy and AKC judges, had a hobby breeding kennel in Pennsylvania. In December 2009 the local Dog Warden (“the Warden”) visited their kennel, as he had semi-annually for the previous five years. He found no violations. He returned in April 2010 with two other wardens when Ms. Winkler was alone and claimed there were numerous violations—for example, that some of the Bichon Frises had mats in their hair. The Warden told Ms. Winkler that she could avoid criminal prosecution only by surrendering her dogs. Unaware that state

law gave her 72 hours to correct any problems, she tearfully allowed the Warden to take her beloved dogs.The wardens also alleged that some of the Neapolitan Mastiffs owned by Mr. Deppen needed veterinary care for eye problems—apparently because they did not know that exposed haws are normal for the breed--and left a notice to have them examined by a vet. Interestingly, the Warden did not want to seize the Neos—just the small dogs!

n June 2010 Pennsylvania filed dozens of charges under the animal cruelty section of Pennsylvania law: specifically, depriving the dogs of “adequate veterinary care;” there were no allegations or charges that the dogs were ill-treated, abused or neglected. In July the Warden filed an additional five charges against Winkler and four against Deppen. Thus there were at least 60 charges against Winkler and Deppen. Mimi Winkler has bred Bichon Frises for more than twenty years; her dogs have won National Specialties, won multiple Bests in Show and Group wins at all breed shows, including owner-handled wins at Westminster Kennel Club. Dogs she bred have won at the Garden and Eukanuba. Her dogs have been exported and shown to wins in Sweden and Japan. Winkler was President of Longshore-Southport Kennel Club for 4 years, and president of the Nonsporting Group of the Garden State for six years. Jim Deppen is one of the pioneers of Neapolitan Mastiffs in the U.S., at the forefront of the introduction and admission of the breed to AKC registration. He has always been regarded as a knowledgeable handler, breeder and judge. In his career he bred or handled top-ranked Neos, Shar-Pei, Havanese, Mastiffs and Newfoundlands. He has Best of Breed wins at National Specialties and Westminster. The charges against Winkler and Deppen were CONTINUED ON PAGE 330

BY D. JAY HYMAN 118 Dog News

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Best In Show Winner Multiple Specialty Best In Show Winner Multiple Group Winner The First Grand Champion Titled Yorkshire Terrier Top Producing Sire 9 Champions My appreciation to all of the judges who have found Jimmy to be deserving of these wins and to Diane & Handled by Luke for their exceptional Diane & Luke Ehricht love and care of Jimmy.

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107th and 108th shows January 29-30, 2011

GoldenGate KennelClub

n the old days, all dog shows were benched. The dogs had to be on display in the benching area for most of the show day. Now we “show and go,” only needing to be at the show while our dogs are being judged. Many exhibitors have never been to a benched show. There are ﬁve remaining benched shows in the USA. Golden Gate Kennel Club is the only one west of the Mississippi. The other four are the Detroit Kennel Club, Westminster Kennel Club, the Kennel Club of Philadelphia and the International Kennel Club (in Chicago). Exhibitors and spectators both love Golden Gate, and Show Chair Mike Stone, Club President Richard Behrendt, Secretary Dr. Helen A. Hanson, and the rest of the Show Committee do a ﬁne job of putting on an iconic dog show. San Francisco is considered to be one of the great tourist cities in the world. So it makes sense that its kennel club should still be putting on a show that is a unique spectator event. The Golden Gate KC Show is only incidentally about showing dogs. It is about showing dogs off. It is a huge meet and greet at which exhibitors bring their dogs to be settled on decorated benches for seven hours a day while thousands of San Franciscans visit with them.

Even dog fanciers that don’t want to bench their dogs, come to this show as spectators and shoppers. And the shopping is world class; with more than ninety vendors selling everything from artwork to dog supplies to free samples of more kinds of dog food than you knew existed. Purina gives out logo items for each Best of Breed dog and for the spectators this year they gave out huge plastic bags with which the spectators could drag home both free samples and purchased goodies. Experienced visitors bring folding carts to haul away their loot. I also saw spectators toting Great Dane size dog beds out to their cars. There are more than a dozen breed and rescue booths manning tables that are spaced around the benching halls. The Greyhound Friends for Life Rescue group always has a rescue booth there but they are not allowed to bring in dogs so the only way that the spectators can meet live Greyhounds is if we enter them in the show so my friend Sheila and I usually do that. Many years ago I took two dogs to Westminster. After years of showing at Golden Gate I was struck by the differences. I expected to see lots of dogs and world class shopping. I was disappointed. There were hardly any vendor’s booths at Westminster. With a few exceptions, Westminster is essentially a handler’s show. Before 2005, when Golden Gate required two days of benching for a single competitive show, it was not popular with handlers-which made it very popular with breeders and owner handlers. Golden Gate has about three times the benching area of Westminster. Westminster’s restricted benching led that club to ﬁrst, only bench half the breeds each day, and then to only CONTINUED ON PAGE 336

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FINAL 2010 STATISTICS

The Dog News Top Ten List lists Best In Shows, Group Firsts and ALL Group Placements. ompetition petition titi TOP TEN IN GROUP • Based on All-Breed Competition

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Working Group

1 GCH CH Shadagee Caught Red Handed 72168 Setters (Irish) D Burke/N Conner 2 GCH CH Casablanca’s Thrilling Seduction 44542 Spaniels (Cocker) Black L Moore/B Van Deman/C Douglas/M Walker/C Cassidy 3 GCH CH Ripsnorter’s Mt View Lookout 42832 Pointers (German Wirehaired) K Courtelis/J Witt/H Witt/J Wilkinson 4 GCH CH Fireside’s Spontaneous Combustion30119 Wirehaired Pointing Griffons J Coughlin/E Hunsicker 5 GCH CH Firethorn And Sandpiper Easy On The Eyes 19686 Setters (Gordon) D Coller/P Coller/M McLoughlin/C Kirby 6 GCH CH Poole’s Ide Got Water RN 17653 Spaniels (Irish Water) S Duncan/C McDaniel/C Shelby/G Siner 7 GCH CH Silhouettes Lifeinthefastlane 17068 Weimaraners C Cassidy/B Cassidy 8 GCH CH Star K’s Mile Hi Valentine 16102 Pointers (German Wirehaired) R Stark/J Stark/V Malzoni 9 GCH CH Cerise Tender is The Night 14637 Spaniels (English Springer) D Cherry/C Blaine/F Sunseri 10 GCH CH Rush Hill’s River Road Payoff 12479 Retrievers (Golden) T Struble/M Struble/K Dunn

1 GCH CH Winfall Brookwood Styled Dream 56319 Boxers D McCarroll/J Billhardt/S Tenenbaum 2 GCH CH Cammcastle’s Friar Tuck RN 29414 Rottweilers A O’Brien/V O’Brien 3 GCH CH Aviators Luck Be A Lady 28371 Portuguese Water Dogs M Dugan/C Dugan 4 GCH CH Duba-Dae’s Who’s Your Daddy 24831 Boxers C Vose/W Bettis/L Jansson 5 GCH CH Nakodo’s Reign Of Glory 21050 Akitas K Venezia 6 GCH CH Seng Khri Bartok Of Dawa 18518 Tibetan Mastiffs Z Smith/D Nechemias/L Claus 7 GCH CH Protocol’s Veni Vidi Vici 16505 Doberman Pinschers J Mullins/K Mullins 8 GCH CH Catanyas Latin Lover 15556 Alaskan Malamutes P Kendrick/A Martinez/A Syar 9 GCH CH R And G’s Mystical Dancer 14371 Boxers R Bezerra/B Bachman/R Servetnick/G Steel 10 GCH CH Pepper Tree Zorro V Morgenwald 13219 Standard Schnauzers P Duffee

1 GCH CH Starline’s Chanel 43733 Whippets L Lawrence/C Lawrence/N Lawrence 2 GCH CH Torquay Midnight Confession 24606 Beagles (over 13 in.) M Chagas/M Botelho/A Botelho 3 GCH CH Sporting Fields Bahama Sands 22513 Whippets D Butt/J Cooney-Waterhouse 4 GCH CH Grandcru Clos Erasmus 20900 Greyhounds R Gaudet/M Steele 5 GCH CH Foxcliffe Hickory Wind 20222 Scottish Deerhounds S Sweatt/C Dove/R Dove 6 GCH CH Genesis Silverado 19549 Afghan Hounds J Shaw 7 GCH CH Northgate’s As You Like It 18113 Pharaoh Hounds J Hall/A Lundqvist-Hemstrom 8 GCH CH Soletrader Donald Duck 12344 Petits Bassets Griffons Vendeens D Gau/G Robertson 9 GCH CH Silver Ridge Showtyme At Windbourne 10744 Black and Tan Coonhounds S Campbell/L Schermerhorn/S Skinner/T Sk 10 GCH CH Thaon’s Mowgli 10255 Afghan Hounds J Hafford/J Blanchard/A Sterner

THE DOG NEWS TOP TEN LIST is a monthly listing of the Top Ten Dogs All Breeds and the Top Ten Dogs in each Group. There is also a listing of the Top Ten Dogs in Each Breed. All of these statistics are based on All Breed competition. The American Kennel Club compiles these ﬁgures from the AKC licensed and member club shows. These ﬁgures will be printed monthly in DOG NEWS by Annual Awards Rating System. These are the most current statistics available to the fancy.

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Terrier Group 1 GCH CH J’Cobe Kemosabe Vigilante Justice Fox Terriers (Smooth) S Hoffen/H Hoffen/A Booth/P Booth 2 GCH CH Slyfox Sneak’s A Peek Fox Terriers (Smooth) J Smith 3 GCH CH Cragsmoor Buddy Goodman Skye Terriers C Koch/V Malzoni 4 GCH CH Fleet St. Fenway Fan Irish Terriers A Barker/V JNR 5 GCH CH Skyscot’s Poker Chip Norwich Terriers C Dodwell 6 GCH CH Castle Rock’s Sbigstaff Mad About You American Staffordshire Terriers G Brown/G Brown/R Sampson/D Pesenti 7 GCH CH Bayleigh Shaireab’s Super Hero Welsh Terriers M Jacobs/K Bailey/S Abmeyer 8 GCH CH Sherwood’s King Arthur Airedale Terriers L Bryan/S Bryan 9 GCH CH Dalriada’s Mystic Fox Terriers (Wire) C Campbell/M Doleski/C Ruggles/B Dowd 10 GCH CH Devon Lady Simper Fi Border Terriers S Middlebrooks/A Miller/L Miller

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Toy Group

1 GCH CH Palacegarden Malachy Pekingese I Love/S Middlebrooks/D Fitzpatrick 2 GCH CH Hallmark Jolei Austin Powers Shih Tzu J Walton/R Walton 3 GCH CH Smash Jp Moon Walk Poodles (Toy) R Scott/D Burke 4 GCH CH Franshaw Hear Me Roar Pekingese J Shaw 5 GCH CH Banana Joe V. Tani Kazari Affenpinschers Z Truesdale/M Cooymans 6 GCH CH Ayrwen Star Kissed Delight Chihuahuas (Smooth Coat) G Johnson/A Johnson 7 GCH CH Powerpom High Performance Pomeranians P Pongsak 8 GCH CH Marlex Classic Red Glare Miniature Pinschers A Angelbello/L Monte

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9 GCH CH Mountain Crest U Don’T Own Me Pomeranians D Gilstrap/C Gilstrap 10 GCH CH Mondrian V.H. Lamslag RE Cavalier King Charles Spaniels J York

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Non-Sporting Group 1 GCH CH Dawin Spitﬁre 39706 Poodles (Standard) L Campbell 2 GCH CH Jaset’s Satisfaction 21819 Poodles (Standard) C Bailey/S Tompkins/B Harris/M Winters 3 GCH CH Kepley’s Showbiz Razzle Dazzle 21310 Bulldogs J Fisher/R Speiser/B Wolfe 4 GCH CH Saks Hamelot Little Drummer Boy 18960 Bichons Frises B Weidner/L Darman/K Grifﬁn/C Ruggles 5 GCH CH Brighton Lakeridge Encore 17042 Poodles (Standard) T Sosnoff/M Sosnoff 6 GCH CH Dante Fire When Ready 12691 Schipperkes A Gossman/S Middlebrooks/M Jameson/P All 7 GCH CH Vaje’s Miss Jayne Hathaway 11807 Chinese Shar-Pei J Mauk/V Mauk 8 GCH CH Chaoyangs Take It To The Limit 9275 Chinese Shar-Pei D Cooper/R Cooper/L Teitelbaum 9 GCH CH My Thai Ta Sen Halleluiah Chorus 9149 Lhasa Apsos S Giles 10 GCH CH Highwood’s Big Shot 7766 French Bulldogs A Vorbeck

Herding Group 1 GCH CH Tolkien Raintree Mister Baggins 40138 Bearded Collies E Charles/A Stein/L Stein/S Ross/L Woodc 2 CH Bugaboo’s Georgie Girl 25787 Old English Sheepdogs C Johnson/H Johnson 3 GCH CH Avalon Frontier Sleepnlady Webber 20391 Bouviers des Flandres J Mcconnell/S McDaniel/J Guido/L Fenner/S Garcia 4 GCH CH Lambluv Gambolon Blue Thunder 19333 Old English Sheepdogs K Richardson/J Marder 5 GCH CH Kridler’s Nutmeg V. Signature 17657 German Shepherd Dogs R Dickson/J Moses/S Moses

GCH CH J’Cobe Kemosabe Vigilante Justice Fox Terrier (Smooth) S Hoffen/H Hoffen/A Booth/P Booth

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GCH CH Palacegarden Malachy Pekingese I Love/S Middlebrooks/D Fitzpatrick

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GCH CH Shadagee Caught Red Handed Setter (Irish) D Burke/N Conner

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GCH CH Winfall Brookwood Styled Dream Boxer D McCarroll/J Billhardt/S Tenenbaum

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GCH CH Casablanca’s Thrilling Seduction 44542 Spaniel (Cocker) Black L Moore/B Van Deman/C Douglas/M Walker/C Cassidy

GCH CH Starline’s Chanel Whippet L Lawrence/C Lawrence/N Lawrence

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GCH CH Ripsnorter’s Mt View Lookout Pointer (German Wirehaired) K Courtelis/J Witt/H Witt/J Wilkinson

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GCH CH Tolkien Raintree Mister Baggins Bearded Collie E Charles/A Stein/L Stein/S Ross/L Woodc

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GCH CH Dawin Spitﬁre Poodle (Standard) L Campbell

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10 GCH CH Slyfox Sneak’s A Peek Fox Terrier (Smooth) J Smith

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6 GCH CH Mysharas Dream Girl Australian Shepherds S Fontanini 7 GCH CH Paray Cirque Du Soliel Shetland Sheepdogs T Pittman/J Wixson/D Clabby 8 GCH CH Enchanted’s American Thunder German Shepherd Dogs J Bates/S Espejo 9 GCH CH Shoal Creek’s Sangria V Barick German Shepherd Dogs E Farrell/B Stamper/L Jewell/G Middei 10 GCH CH Gentry’s Braveheart Collies (Rough) P Gordon/G Nash/L Greer CONTINUED ON PAGE 134

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The Dog News Top Ten List

Sporting Group

Brittanys 783 GCH CH Willowick Talltean C Fitzgerald 628 GCH CH Mich’s Mt Ready Aim Fire L Rickard/J Eiene/D Peek/J Davies 575 GCH CH Gourley’s Dﬂ 99 Carat Diamond G Stern/C Gourley 566 GCH CH Magic Read My Lips K Hanson/B Hultgren/N Otterson 552 GCH CH Vem Country Mile G Manifold/N Redick/H Manifold/R West 543 GCH CH Shelttany’s Against All Odds R Tomasi/H Glick/E Ewart 520 GCH CH Melridge Stir N It Up D Bingham/F Bingham 423 GCH CH Triumphant’s Saviour Machine M Russell/S Russell/L McCartney-Roy 394 GCH CH RJ’s Sierra Edition SH J Wire/R Wire 318 GCH CH Carrollton’s Count Lancelot L Martin/W Wijaya/G Hartman Pointers 499 GCH CH Tahari’s To Wild To Be Serious L Cayton/D Ying/F DePaulo 480 GCH CH Bookstor Inherit The Wind K Spey/E Reisman/B Reisman/H Spey 248 GCH CH Solivia’s A Walk In The Clouds J Herrera/D Brown/K Thompson Brown/S Tho 232 GCH CH Penpoint In Dress Blues L Stagg 223 GCH CH Marjetta Rave Review JH M Marjetta 179 GCH CH Seasyde Dobe’s Den In Fashion J Pahl/D Pahl/H Medeiros 131 GCH CH Solivia’s Frostproof J Deeming/D Brown/S Thompson 128 GCH CH Creeksyde’s Witches Promise J Walton/G Grifﬁn/K Rath 116 GCH CH Solivia’s Successor J Deeming 78 GCH CH Brackenmoor The Duchess JH J Pullan Pointers (German Shorthaired) 1308GCH CH Kan-Point’s Leading The Chase R Stanley/L Stanley/L Coonrod 680 GCH CH Dogwoodcreek’s Hot Money L Duncan 604 GCH CH Markann-N-Kk’s Hot Topic K Kohlmeyer/K Jeglum 531 GCH CH Autumn’s Stardust And Roses J Stark/R Stark 491 GCH CH Shortales N Cahoots W Irondale JH L Estes/W Bettis/M Bettis 454 GCH CH Crk In The Fast Lane JH M Farone/W Farone 376 GCH CH Ehrenvogel It Amazes Me A Lester/M Juch/M Lara 370 GCH CH Robin Crest Great Expectations R Remondi/R Remondi 289 GCH CH Robin Crest Spectacular Bid JH J Hasart/R Remondi 277 GCH CH Khrispat-Garbonita Archy E King Pointers (German Wirehaired) 284 GCH CH Afterhours Reece Have Gun Will Travel F Neuwirth/C Whitmore/A Johnson 237 GCH CH Ripsnorter’s Mt View Lookout K Courtelis/J Witt/H Witt/J Wilkinson 191 GCH CH K-S-Tzarr-Balkanoff Vom Sepp K Sunda/B Stroh 132 GCH CH Star K’s Mile Hi Valentine R Stark/J Stark/V Malzoni 99 GCH CH Reece Afterhours The Buck Stops Here M Johnson/A Johnson/C Whitmore 61 CH Aspendel’s Pale Rider JH B Watkins/R Perry/S Ferraro 45 CH Tagalong’s Cherry Bomb M Marley 42 GCH CH Weidenhugel Abby V Jessie C Heiller/K Boyd 40 CH Star K And Hampton Court’s Bye Bye Birdie J Stark/R Stark/V Malzoni 35 CH Scotian The Man In Black JH MX MXJ MXF S Rainwater/J Rainwater/L Reeves Retrievers (Chesapeake Bay) 526 GCH CH Chesabar’s True Grit R Barber/P Barber 327 GCH CH Mudcreek Red Moose D Lentz/L Lentz 184 GCH CH Desert Winds Moroccan Sand L Schisler 176 GCH CH Pond Hollow More Mischief M Stump/D Baldwin 165 GCH CH Irish’s Master Jake J Soulliere/G Irish 155 GCH CH Quailridge’s Top Dee O Gee Maximilian C Macina/C Macina 155 GCH CH Cabin Ridge’s Mega Margarita C Meyer/J Martin 152 GCH CH Cal-I-Co Hialeah J Colvin/J Colvin 146 GCH CH Silvercreek Casbar’s Cheers J Silver/D Ammerman 120 GCH CH Double-R’s Eye Of The Hurricane K Fox/R Kirwan

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Retrievers (Curly-Coated) 176 GCH CH Down Datrail Hunting Thrills CD S Macre/D Akins 162 GCH CH Kurly Kreek Sherlock Holmes M Shifflett/S Shifflett 118 GCH CH Kurly Kreek Artic Express S Shifflett/M Shifflett 94 GCH CH Clarion’s Blackberry Bramble J Gentry/P Gentry 75 GCH CH Riverwatch Frozen Assets G Meek/M Meek 58 CH Dryfork Curly Moe RN L Rush 50 GCH CH Manawanui Blackberry Jack H Stout/R Alley 42 CH Kurly Kreek Shooting Starr I Andre 30 CH Boyerie’s Thomas Robert H Hames/J Hames/G Cooper/Y Cooper 30 CH Summerwind’s Delight Of Thunder RN K Hayes/D Hayes/D Hayes

Setters (English) 732 GCH CH Wyndswept’s Encore R Mockoviak/S Mockoviak 629 GCH CH Kaska’s Capture The Moment L Kuhn/L Gancer 492 GCH CH Esthete’s Claudette Monet JH L Matter/J Warren/V Nunes-Atkinson 400 GCH CH Set’R Ridge’s Exclusively Gold E Biles/S Biles/S Alexander/M Newman 357 GCH CH Honeygait Wilsonlake On The Rocks M Raisor/A Duncan 282 GCH CH Willglen’s To The Max P Canino/T Williams 281 GCH CH Cobblestone Summer Sunshine JH A Harlow/M Anderson 260 GCH CH Hemlock Lane Flying Colours G Perry/R Yuhasz 252 GCH CH Horizon’s Rag’s To Riches T Callo 226 CH Chebaco Blames It On Trabeiz D Coller/P Coller/E Hackett

Spaniels (Boykin) 337 GCH CH Sunseeker Pirate’s Code L Knudsen 96 GCH CH Pocotaligo’s Swamp Fox SH G Parker/K Parkman 68 GCH CH Hollow Creek’s Jagger Meister G Copeland 36 GCH CH Carolina’s Jamaica Me Crazy P Knudsen/L Pitts 36 GCH CH Texas Trace Kelley G Copeland 34 CH Sc’s Who’s Wearn’ The Pants Now RA L Plott/K Heinz 32 GCH CH Hollow Creek’s Kingﬁsher C Thomas/P Watts 23 GCH CH Thornhills Ring That Jezebelle L Kern 19 CH Sunseeker Kiss My Britches Beekauz RN SH S Kauzlarich/D Kauzlarich/K Kauzlarich 17 CH Hollow Creek’s Woody Watts V Grice/P Watts

Retrievers (Flat-Coated) 679 GCH CH Blacklace Magic Mocha Sapphire C Johnson/K Johnson 444 GCH CH Quillquest Etched In Stone RN JH OA AXJ S Mclean 423 CH Rowansgaard Rosa Mundi S Ware 387 GCH CH Valhala Born On The 4th Of July J Pinto/M Doheny 324 GCH CH Bay Creek I’M All For That R Rickert/S Rickert/L Selof/M Bettis 226 GCH CH Blacfriar A Stitch In Time CDX RE JH OA R Hill/J Parker 204 GCH CH Glenwan’s Sidney On Lanier BN JH NAJ W Jacobson/C Pullian 187 GCH CH Quillquest’s Living Legend D Sickles/L Zimic/G Impey 171 GCH CH Wind Dancer’s Along Came A Spyder K Forni 167 GCH CH Beachcliff John Wayne C McDowell/D Edwards

Setters (Gordon) 695 GCH CH Firethorn And Sandpiper Easy On The D Coller/P Coller/M McLoughlin/C Kirby 297 GCH CH Sastya Raggededge Peer Review M Leonard/W Leonard/C Mayers/M Grill 184 GCH CH Glen Oaks River Breeze Shiraz M Wetzel/G Godding/M Devalt 158 GCH CH Blazen Mackhyber’s Cosmic Voyage M Dorward 149 CH Sassenach King Of The Castle J Brown 142 GCH CH Lennox Blazi’Ns Courageous H West 128 GCH CH Sandpiper’s Shore Enough D Grant/J Beattie/P Reilly 125 GCH CH Taliesin Allure Of Magick P Engler 111 GCH CH Black Diamond’s Midnight Cowboy B Bjerkestrand/D Bjerkestrand 106 GCH CH Windcrest Take It To The Limit D Sweeney/S Scovil/V Sweeney

Spaniels (Clumber) 309 GCH CH Clussexx See You Later Alligator B Dowd/T Garvey/G Drucker/J Haverick/K H 236 GCH CH Nexus Dark Horse P McCune/T McCune 84 GCH CH Moonrysn Critter James Dean J Sutherland/J Friis/C Sutherland 72 GCH CH Whidbtrue’s Tullamore Dew H Lapole/M Wiltse/K Wiltse 70 GCH CH Casmir Guns N Red Roses V Lovins/M Gundlach 67 CH Casmir Creswick Sgt Pepper B Patterson/L Connell/L Wickwire/V Lovin 57 GCH CH Cajun’s A Change Is Gonna Come P Holman/M Cole/R Froman 52 GCH CH Clussex Dutch Treat G Yager/C Yager 51 CH Moonrysn’s Moon Dawg P Holman/M Cole/J Sutherland 48 GCH CH Slyfox Gunsmokes Marshall Matt L Watt/R Watt

Retrievers (Golden) 2430GCH CH My Buddy’s Boppity-Bop Blue Moon RN L Chew/J Andras/A Andras 2291 GCH CH Tempo’s U’Ve Got What Gets Me C Meddaugh 2256 GCH CH Summits Emery Its In The Bag B Johnson 2008 GCH CH Rush Hill’s River Road Payoff T Struble/M Struble/K Dunn 1858 GCH CH Gaia Of Yoshida Enterprise K Oshima/L Jordan-Fenner 1840 GCH CH Sunjoie ‘N Woodland Anyway U Slice It S Shilkoff/J Davis 1406 GCH CH Dalane Doizaki Buckingham’s Pride H Doizaki/J Jensen 1005 GCH CH Goodtime’s I Rest My Case K SMITH/L Fernandes 900 GCH CH Eldorado’s Promises D’Best H3x J Inman/C Browning 838 GCH CH Hillock Honeybear’s Purple Pizzazz T Tomlinson/K Shufﬂbottom

Setters (Irish Red and White) 113 GCH CH Redbranch Radiant Sunset At Nyastar K Miller/S Hazen/J Holt 77 GCH CH Mizen Duchas Dilis JH J Baumgartner 65 CH Rossmore Ruanard JH H Hazen/B Hazen 36 CH Moonstone Darcy D Cournoyer/P Cournoyer 32 CH Dalriach Alchemy JH A Jones/L Robinson 29 GCH CH Hammonia’s Hascan JH C Phillips/S Pikell 29 CH Tymaran Masterful L DeRosa/S DeRosa 26 CH Afﬁnity Honey Bun R Schwiegerath/R Schwiegerath 26 CH Shireoak Caniscaeli Windsong G Harrison/L Harrison 22 CH Allard Aristokrat JH R Cornum/C Mika/R Webb/J Webb

Spaniels (Cocker) ASCOB 672 GCH CH Shaman’s No Doubt About It J Stamm/J Fehring 412 GCH CH Broken Ridge’s Wild At Heart D Rismyhe 311 GCH CH Carbert Arikara Magic Touch C Shute/P Nazarko 266 GCH CH Creekridge Eye Wanna Be A Rock Starr C Bredenbeck/F Bredenbeck 247 GCH CH Winelights Symphony J Bruce 234 GCH CH Nickleby’s Shine On Me J Eggers/M Walker 198 GCH CH Sunhaven’s Premier Package C CHAND/A Lawrence 176 GCH CH Mardi Gras Strut The Stage R Logrie 174 GCH CH Windsong All Kidding Aside K Toner/A Toner 159 GCH CH Mei-Hardt’s Shining Quasar J Meister/S McAlister

Retrievers (Labrador) 2341GCH CH Danbridge Henry J M Meewes/K Meewes 1941 GCH CH Robnie Home For The Holidays T Jerman/B Anthony 1802 GCH CH Casbar’s Hart To Hart D Ammerman 1086 GCH CH Rosewater 24 R Harkow/L Harkow 872 GCH CH Willcare To Fly Under The Radar RN S Willumsen 840 GCH CH Ridge View’s Magician M Hendricks/D Bloom-Schwartz/D Reece 829 CH Blackwing Superﬁne L Hamilton/M Hamilton 647 GCH CH Arlon’s Indy Anna Jones G Baba 637 GCH CH Signal Hill Joey B Thompson 583 GCH CH Bandalier Alakazam Of Woebegone A Mook/L Janke/N Janke

Setters (Irish) 1916GCH CH Shadagee Caught Red Handed D Burke/N Conner 712 GCH CH Greengate Buzz Lightyear J Killam/B Elliott/M Killam/L Morgan 548 GCH CH Greengate The Boss At Beaubriar RN N Fiacco/R Fiacco/M Dechambeau/B Elliott 518 GCH CH Kaerdon’s Just Tickled Pink JH S Kinney/J Kinney/L Graham/W Graham 432 GCH CH Herihunda’s Table For One J Young/K Young 384 GCH CH Antares Amelia Earhart M Goeke/P Goeke 379 GCH CH Greengate Bells N Whistles B Watanabe 366 GCH CH Kenora Eyema Stinker J Brodersen Watson/R Gear/C Tye 364 GCH CH Heatherwood’s Sweet Tart C Deslauriers/E Deslauriers/K Kazee 346 CH Jewelset’s Up Up N Away S Reilly/J Waters/K Velletri/J Arch

Spaniels (Cocker) Black 1085GCH CH Casablanca’s Thrilling Seduction L Moore/B Van Deman/C Douglas/M Walker/C Cassidy 433 GCH CH Markann-N-Kk’s Charlotte’s Winning Web K Jeglum/K Kohlmeyer 413 GCH CH Lehi’s Crystal Ball At Bluriver H Armour/B Guyer/N Guyer 289 GCH CH Bracon’s Leapin Lilly Pads H Sullivan 246 GCH CH K-J & Coldry Sherman Tank J Pruitt/K Pruitt/C Grimes/A Grimes 211 GCH CH Hillside’s Black Miracle X Larson/R Larson 198 GCH CH Hartlines True To Bear M Hart/K Brown/K Weaver/J Stern 166 GCH CH Royal Guardian’s That’s My Boy Kr Y Shin 154 GCH CH Buckinghamhill Bird Of Paradise M Smoller-Phillips 144 GCH CH Lomapoint 18k You Da Man J Bjelland/T Kelso

Retrievers (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling) 477 GCH CH Littleriver’s Brynwood Celtie CD E Boryczka 381 GCH CH Javahill Steal My Heart RA JH A Soderman/P Soderman 267 GCH CH Lennoxlove Susqudilla’s Mini Cooper R Haskin/J Merred/P Campanella/M Waterst 172 GCH CH Honeyrun Simply Amazing D Gibbs/J Gibbs/K Lawless 75 GCH CH Seastar’s Dark’N Stormy Kelty Fife M McGrath/J Folkman 72 CH Cyon’s Calamity Jane S Rodgers/R Beard 68 GCH CH Foxvale Foxbrooke Dare To Cruise K Lawless/J Lawless 62 GCH CH Littleriver Shoot For The Moon L Hettinger/J Jeffery 60 GCH CH Manitou’s Catch A Maserati CD JH C Lindemer/G Lindemer 48 GCH CH Jetstream’s Drummer Boy C Siﬂinger/L Siﬂinger

Spaniels (American Water) 63 GCH CH Kei-Rin’s Honeyweiss K Kozak/P Kozak 61 GCH CH Waterway Game Crk Hot Diggity J Hattrem/L Hattrem/P Boyer 37 CH Mountain Star Aspen Charger B Randle/C Curtis-Dihel 37 GCH CH Waterway Game Crk Ralphie Boy-How D Hancock/L Hattrem/P Boyer 30 GCH CH Nissop’s Joki Koira SH D Possin 24 CH Beavercreek’s Chance Of A Life Time L Thorsness 16 CH Beavercreek’s Secret Celebration L Mcgrath/L Thorsness 13 CH Beavercreek’s Blossom K Steinke/L Thorsness/W Steinke 12 CH Aspen Springs Northern Star RN D Parker/F Parker 12 CH Carolina’s Cow Creek Pirate W O’Neal/T O’Neal

Spaniels (Cocker) Parti 501 GCH CH Tri-Pod’s Feel That Fire D Podratz 440 GCH CH Showcase Medicine Man S Forbes/B Rapoport 310 GCH CH Pbj’s Gimme All Your Lovin B Pruitt/J Pruitt 276 GCH CH Windsor 18k Rolls Royce J Bjelland/T Kelso 252 GCH CH Pbj’s Keeper Of The Stars B Pruitt 245 GCH CH Conquest’s Legend Of The West M Torres-Young 192 GCH CH My-Ida-Ho Lucky Strike S Gerling 169 GCH CH Sherwood’s Orion’s Star M Santos/B Santos 159 GCH CH Jems Unanimous Decision J Stamm 139 GCH CH Che-Lee’s Southern Detor C Brown/V Rosado

Spaniels (English Cocker) 1061GCH CH Nonnies Deja Vu L Munro/V Umplely/G Sprague 419 GCH CH Lynann’s Touchstone L Gall/R Gall/D Deane 312 GCH CH Ragtime Zane Grey K Wyckoff/S Peterson 303 GCH CH Carnaby Shades Of Summer E Brangers/S Brangers/K Brangers 258 CH Sweet Apple Sir Prize N Sweet/M Benson 247 GCH CH Beowulf’s King Charles 1st C Hedrick/G Hedrick 246 CH Larkspur Milestone Flyby J Lindheim/B Lindheim 242 CH Majestic’s Keeping The Drama S Johnson/K Belter/D Belter 233 GCH CH Especially Magic Happens P Harris/S Moss/M Bartholomew 176 GCH CH Barrister Hocus Pocus S Burch/S Rosenthal Spaniels (English Springer) 1497GCH CH Cerise Tender is The Night D Cherry/C Blaine/F Sunseri 1412 GCH CH Wil-Orion’s Twenty Twenty L Green/E Johnson/E Jesseman/J Johnson 1115 GCH CH Otein Cap’N Jack Sparrow G Ryser/R Nieto/J Ryser/L Nieto 929 GCH CH Cerise Signature Of Telltale CD RN D Cherry/R Fugit 573 GCH CH Windmoor Superstition B Fink/C Florence/D Streng/K McWilliams 517 GCH CH Darkover Don’T Dream It’s Over S Pelissero/C Pelissero/B Daniel 484 GCH CH Capulet’s Innovation L Myslinski 416 GCH CH Tagalong’s Boy Oh Boy S Kraft 408 GCH CH Otein’s Tommy Bahama L Nieto/R Nieto 405 CH Cerise Jesse James D Cherry/R Fugit Spaniels (Field) 364 GCH CH Tamarack’s Race You To Calico S Thornhill/B Hirschy 227 GCH CH Killara’s Riders On The Storm G Elliott/K Balinski 104 GCH CH Northaven’s Call Me Al S Stebbins 85 GCH CH Killara’s Grand Idea RA A Eley/K Balinski 84 CH Capriole’s Normandy Commander CD RA K Wiechmann 68 CH Bitterblue Here Comes Da Judge K Sullivan/H Howard/L Finney 60 CH W-Haven’s Traces Of Gold S Strong/S Douthit/A Winters 59 GCH CH Promenade Perfect Alibi J Chopson/J Schildman 54 GCH CH Freedoms Playing With The Gang J Jernstrom/J Thibault 42 CH Calico’s Guitars And Cadillacs SH J Amundsen/M Finnegan Spaniels (Irish Water) 325 GCH CH Poole’s Ide Got Water RN S Duncan/C McDaniel/C Shelby/G Siner 146 GCH CH D’Locks St. James’s Gate CD JH R Rubin 66 CH Taras Water’s My Middle Name CD RE JH K Kezer/J Kezer 51 CH Poole’s Ide Bonnie Brook S Lewis/L Macdonald 34 GCH CH Tara’s Water Baroness CD RA S Ensign 29 CH Saracen Blue Thunder On The Marsh CD JH S Sarracino/R Deihl 22 CH Folly’s Lone Star Ace At Carlenn C Randel/G Randel 22 CH Coomara’s Emerald Isle Warrior P Price/H Brunlees 21 CH D’Locks Evenstar Of Beauﬁeld B Kvarnlov/L Musgrave 18 CH Stanegate Supertramp T Ufkes/H Gervais Spaniels (Sussex) 246 GCH CH Seamist On A Windward Tack RN P Peterson/T Peterson/A McGloon/S McCull 65 GCH CH Remedi’s Maritime Stern Star A Morris/K Booth 62 GCH CH Remedi’s Fastrax Heart O’Gold J Haenszel/C Drake 51 GCH CH Companionway Sutton Young Turk A Merriman/J Merriman 40 CH Three D Vansan Rumor Has It J Toebben/D Duffy/V Koolhof/S Ezersky 39 CH Erinhill Cpnwy Mr Fuzzywrinkles C Curtis/C Holt-Grenier 31 CH Remedi Maritime Criminalintent A Morris/K Booth 13 CH Three D Ziegfeld Folly D Duffy/M Meador 11 CH Remedi’s Mouawad Magic T Launder 11 CH Primetime American Idol RN L Erb Spaniels (Welsh Springer) 201 GCH CH Heatherstone’s Jopa Blue K Sinclair-Dunn 200 GCH CH Statesman’s Corinthian M Riese-Bassel/S Riese 180 GCH CH Rolyart’s Full Of Grace JH S Traylor/C Ford 139 GCH CH Holly House Empres Josephine A Legare/S Roth 114 CH Rock SPGS Hawk Of The Battle K Goodrich 112 GCH CH Harmony’s Welsh Fanfare B Wegner/K Wegner 105 GCH CH Royaile’s Man For All Seasons R Burgess/S Burgess/N Carlton 101 GCH CH Saga’s Sweet Sherlock J Cooley

97 GCH CH Statesman’s Winners Circle A Grant/V Gill/M Helms/P Gilson 85 GCH CH Royailes Hollywood Legend N Carlton/G Carlton Spinoni Italiani 230 GCH CH Spinfandel Mariah’s Storm JH M Faeth 229 GCH CH Klondike’s Frederico Ilario S Moen/C Sheridan 98 CH Couchﬁelds Fare Salti Di Gioia L Perham/P Perham/M Brustein/D Brooks 93 GCH CH Lake Desires Princess Isabella J Wiseman/C Wiseman 71 GCH CH Busy B’s Elliott Ess MH A Costello/J Costello 68 GCH CH Couchﬁelds Maximus Del Mucrone M Brustein/D Brooks/W Carucci 57 GCH CH Bela’s Presto Change-O RN P Miller/L Miller/K Miller 56 GCH CH Kala’s Qualcosa Parlare Di S Coates/K Hamaker 56 GCH CH Vericool Leggenda Del Mare JH S McGregor/S Acquistapace 52 GCH CH Quattro Zampe Martini Bianco P Folz/D Folz Vizslas 1414GCH CH Renaissance Girls Gone Wild L Durham/G Durham 1073 GCH CH Artisan Grouse Point Pink Panther JH C Miklos/S Lonabaugh/R Bernstein/J Toepk 863 GCH CH Annian’s Gone With The Wind JH V Mcarthur/C McArthur/S Towne 752 GCH CH Kezdet’s Grand Mark Gedeon N Russo 570 GCH CH Cinnabars Aldebaran Epiphany D Becker/A Becker 436 CH Jakra’s Vivid Morning Glory RN JH M Lembke/J Lembke 394 GCH CH Poquito’s Oro Jag In Pursuit RN JH NA G Fleming 380 GCH CH Mehagian’s Sleepy Hollow The Beat Goes R Mather/S Olivera 374 GCH CH Jen’s Penny Matra Baci’s Boogie Fever M Stratford/N Guarascio/L Durham 335 GCH CH Artisan’s Vladimir The Imperial M Spoor/J Toepke Weimaraners 1458GCH CH Silhouettes Lifeinthefastlane C Cassidy/B Cassidy 835 GCH CH Northwoods Send Money Honey H Warren/T Palmer/P Warren 601 GCH CH Rosewin Clasic Schwin Of Anson P Sage/A Sage/M Gearhart/W Gearhart 479 GCH CH Doc’s Seven Ships Of Acadia A Stewart-Zimmerman/A Stewart/M Stewart/ 465 CH Harline Win’Weim It’s My 2nd Martini S Line 443 GCH CH Win’Weim’s It’s My Grey Goose D Massey/S Line 372 GCH CH Kolata’s Moving Violation R Hilgenbrink/D Hilgenbrink/C Grisell 316 GCH CH Smokycity Nanis Dbl Silhouette C Cassidy/B Cassidy 268 GCH CH Monterra’s Best Bet MH E Krupinski/T Bintner 238 GCH CH Ivette Imperium Star C Herbold/E Lenaerts Wirehaired Pointing Griffons 373 GCH CH Fireside’s Spontaneous Combustion J Coughlin/E Hunsicker 131 GCH CH Flatbrook Ace’s I’M So Vain J Lockhart/K Rogney 76 GCH CH Snowybrooks Pr Pointing Boy Floyd R Rodriguez/B Keller/V Rodriguez/A Kelle 72 GCH CH North Lake’s It’s A Bug’s Life D Peterson 60 GCH CH Bear Hug Cee Barry Rockbridge JH K Boehner 60 GCH CH Butte View’s Pranqster Gal S Edginton/L Edginton/B Van Kleeck 58 GCH CH Kyloe’s Trekking Kb Amstel JH J Resler/J Riederer 58 GCH CH Ear Mountains Outlaw Kid Curry JH G Curtis/R Byrne 53 CH Fireside’s Dot Dot Dash RE JH M Thompson/K Krautz 45 GCH CH Fireside’s Keep On Truckin’ JH E Hunsicker

Hound Group Afghan Hounds 1186GCH CH Thaon’s Mowgli J Hafford/J Blanchard/A Sterner 701 GCH CH Genesis Silverado J Shaw 476 GCH CH Majic Whatever I Want K Todd/L Bettis 419 GCH CH Har-Lou’s Gorgeous Jorge N Wisher/D Schellhorn/D Golden/L Hedstro 400 GCH CH Xenos Jimlet W Slowe 331 GCH CH Suliman Incendio D Rogers/J Fertitta 319 GCH CH Wynsyr China Doll D Pfeil/W Pfeffer/D Rogers/J Rogers 269 GCH CH Shekinah Jakar Raising The Bar D Jensen/G Jensen 268 GCH CH Stormhill’s Sweet Dreams Of Rafﬁca G Games/S Games/S Frei/T Vanderezee 245 GCH CH Mahali Rustic Ringmaster E Wolfe/N Gardner/L Schanzle American Foxhounds 272 GCH CH Kelly Mt. American Idol J Rea 240 GCH CH Kiarry’s Walkin On Sunshine C Koenitz/C Koenitz/M Echols/L Miller 56 GCH CH Devlon’s Fame And Fortune K Kendall/D Leonard/K Leonard 50 GCH CH Kiarry’s Foolish Pride H Miller/L Miller

25 GCH CH Kelly Mt First Lady J Rea 20 CH Kiarry’s Walk This Way W Sommerfelt/C Sommerfelt 18 CH Hewly Camilla S Petter/R Urban/G Shultz 11 CH Devlon’s It’s Now Or Never D Leonard/K Leonard/K Kendall/S Leonard 9 CH Brazos Remmington C Petrick 8 CH Kiarry’s Foolish Pleasure P Rally/H Miller/L Miller/D Grant Basenjis 539 GCH CH Meisterhaus Dazzle ‘N’ Daze A Brooks/J Hurt 470 GCH CH Jasiri-Sukari Bucking The Trind J Taylor/J Jones/K Jones 456 GCH CH Wakili Signet Dooney T Curry 398 GCH CH Ab-Rafiki The Icon Of Cool W Pooley 397 GCH CH Emerant’s The Navigator B Hart/L Hart 309 GCH CH Ahmahr Nahr’s Harlequin Cassanova Jack J Behles/R Holt 218 GCH CH Signet Meisterhaus Gossip Girl E Johnson/B Cassell/A Brooks/S Middlebro 215 GCH CH Tazamisha’s Critical Mass V Cortez/J Cortez/N Cortez 201 GCH CH ‘Tis-A Arubmec’s Circle Of Life J Hughes/P Cembura/F Hughes 193 GCH CH Reveille Push Button D Bolte Basset Hounds 1010GCH CH Splash’s The Professor J Nolan/B Nolan/J Nolan/S Ponsart 852 GCH CH Topsfield-Sanchu American Express C Orlandi/C Steidel/S Frischmann 767 GCH CH Blossomhil’s Mamma Mia S Shor 365 GCH CH Barnyard Legends Of The Fall P Harder/B Mercer/S Smyth/M Harder 244 CH Showtime’s Shock And Awe H Haskell/B Haskell/M Chrysanthis/S Chry 217 GCH CH Topsfield-Sanchu Pop Art O’Bridi C Orlandi/C Steidel 201 GCH CH Craigwood Ol’ South’s U Can’T Touch This R Opeka/K Hutchinson/K Joiner 199 GCH CH Morningwood Luciano B Keene/D Keene 192 GCH CH Symphony’s Debonair Crooner K Whelan/D Whelan 160 GCH CH Touchstone Hurricane Camille S Vick/M Vick/M Hawley Beagles (13 in. and under) 418 GCH CH Del Rey Roosevelts Rough Rider R Hilton/D Lipari/E Brandt/J Catz 360 GCH CH Roirdan Lanbur Motor City J Herrera/D Kirby/P Lipani/J Woodring/C 235 GCH CH Lomapoint Huckleberry C Long 207 GCH CH Shadynook’s You Lite Up My Life R Werlein 177 GCH CH Skyline’s Dream Big K Forbes/J Forbes 176 GCH CH Irish Coffey Shadows On The Shannon P Coffey/B Coffey 96 GCH CH Windkist Branston Talk About Me C Stahle/L Bertagnolli 90 GCH CH Van-Mar What Happens In Vegas C Wambaugh/H Wambaugh 79 GCH CH Barrister’s Match Point B Manifold/B Tague 72 GCH CH Werff’s Apple Of My Eye A VanderWerff Beagles (over 13 in.) 806 GCH CH Torquay Midnight Confession M Chagas/M Botelho/A Botelho 471 GCH CH Belcanto Flags A’Flyin R Willett 391 GCH CH Lovelyn The Wright Revolution M Nolan/M Nolan 375 GCH CH Shoreviews The Blues Brothers B Tague/S Swanson 363 GCH CH Shadynook Mcdreamy At Rk Tooker B Kidwell/R Kidwell/C Mcelroy 339 GCH CH Langrigg Star Ofth Stage T Steele/E Dziuk 308 GCH CH Skyline’s Big Wheel K Forbes/J Forbes/C Conger/S Todd 283 GCH CH Cabaret Come Chase The Dream T Olson/J Simpson/C Stone/P Ivett 214 GCH CH Rockwoods Milo Tipster J Hubenak/S Moore/S Hubenak 203 GCH CH Barrister’s Eclat De La Foudre B Manifold/S Robblee Black and Tan Coonhounds 215 GCH CH Silver Ridge Showtyme At Windbourne S Campbell/L Schermerhorn/S Skinner/T Sk 171 GCH CH Windbourne Every Hand’s A Winner A Mitchell 62 GCH CH Kennisaw Mt Londerry Heir J Doran 57 CH Southwind’s Walking In Memphis R Reynolds/S Lowthian 53 CH CSG Clover Creek Big Daddy CD RE K Winn/J Carr 25 CH Windbourne Bently S Campbell 23 CH Briarhunt’s She’s A Chinnook Eh L Fey 18 CH Windbourne Words Of Love V Redditt/M Owens 18 CH Windbourne Dr Watson L Seabrook/R Seabrook/S Campbell 17 CH Designer R Stout And Ale B Wall/K Settle

Bloodhounds 377 GCH CH Flessner’s International Harvester B Flessner/C Flessner 268 GCH CH Quiet Creek’s Windfall K Hansen/M Hansen/S Hamil/L Burch 199 GCH CH Heathers A Little Night Music E Befus 172 GCH CH Quiet Creek’s Kiss And Tell S LaCroix/H Whitcomb 91 GCH CH Legend’s Nutrageous Hamlet M Zitek/S Anderson/S VanCamp/C Thomas 85 GCH CH Huggables Blue Lace Agate T Wirth/K Wirth 83 CH Ingenium Gamester For Rosehill A Miller 81 CH Orion’s Legend’s Timeless Diva D Johnson/S Anderson 66 GCH CH Churchils Treasured Moon J Walker/J Kano/M McKinney 42 CH Churchils Improvisation Of Pinetone S Green/N Forrest/D Forrest Bluetick Coonhounds 58 GCH CH Live Oaks My Name Is Mike S Lloyd 45 CH Black Knights Balu Power D Crump/A Heiser/A Alexander 38 CH CGCH So. Flame Blame It On The Rain C Grooms/G Black 21 Regal-C He’s Blue All Over Again D Gunter 21 CH Rr Touchdown Tennessee K Smith 8 Mt. Dale Valley Bounce N Cook 6 Hardtree’s More Bigtime Trouble J Earp 5 Regal-C Blue’s Lacey J D Gunter 5 CH Live Oaks Got Beat By A Girl S Lloyd 4 Regal-C Savage Sam D Gunter/J Gunter Borzois 633 GCH CH Aashtoria Wildhunt Hidden Agenda R Riel/C Riel 380 GCH CH Majenkir A King’s Ransom K Horn-Janek/R Janek 317 CH Reﬂections I’M The Lucky One R Glenn/F Murphy 311 GCH CH Mechta Grandiloquent Regulus S Mcgraw/M McGraw/B McGraw 308 GCH CH Blackmoor Samwise At Konza K Cassella/P Cassella 254 GCH CH Avalyn’s Magnum Force L Bennett/B Benjamin 240 GCH CH Majenkir Ringmaster At Raynbo R Zucker/J Zucker/K Staudt-Cartabona 228 GCH CH Raynbos Run For The Roses J Zucker/R Zucker 193 GCH CH Greyhaven Wizard’s Crystal F Vogel/M Polsfuss/C Vogel 185 GCH CH Jubilee-Katushka Ebel C Gredys Dachshunds (Longhaired) 1679GCH CH Sunteckel’s Samuel II S Lutosky/T Abst 1217 GCH CH Leoralee’s American Gangster Sl D Amiel/M Singleton 749 GCH CH Goldidachs Veronica Kiki E Goldin 710 GCH CH Homar’s Solo Aviator Sl C Puig/W Jones/M Jones 685 GCH CH Pramada’s Living Legend L M Peat 678 GCH CH Rose Farm’s Red Rum Ml V Diker 482 GCH CH Xeralane’s Supersonic M Vila/Xeralane Knl 434 GCH CH Serenity’s Steel Magnolias W Snyder/B Snyder/C Werner/D Abrams 422 GCH CH Add-Sim’s Scout Of Mt M Taylor 288 GCH CH Beacon Hill Tequila Manhattan L C Heitzmann/N Turner/N Froy Dachshunds (Smooth) 954 GCH CH Brownwood Legacy V Laddland Ss W Cunningham/J Cerasini 629 GCH CH Isledox Tractor Tug F Overdahl/M Mader 615 GCH CH Brodny Schoolhouse Dixie F Vogel/C Vogel/J Anderson/N Eby 418 GCH CH Hialeah’s Cinnabar V Lucene S Lutosky 408 GCH CH Grandgables Ms Stripey Brown I Love/S Middlebrooks/G Jeavons/M Housto 348 GCH CH Dynadaux Little Bit Of Life Ms C Senff/G Sutton/S Summers 304 GCH CH Pawprints Add Sim’s Sahara Ms F Simones/R Addison 304 GCH CH Kochana’s Hiswill Ain’T Misbehavin D Poranski 228 GCH CH Barkerville Why Not T Brunner/K Brunner 219 GCH CH Lucene’s Merlin J Sudinski/M Stall Dachshunds (Wirehaired) 905 GCH CH Treis Pinheiros Starbarack Kent M Heywood/C Pedoros Neto 879 GCH CH Raydachs Playing With Fire V S Ray/M Sakoda/J Sakoda 539 GCH CH Leoralee’s Dancing With The Stars Mw S Steele/M Singleton 395 GCH CH Gleneagle’s Who’s Famous Now A Bischel/C Erickson 331 GCH CH Verdon’s Devil In Disguise Mw S Snyder/S Henderson 287 GCH CH Wire Me Twinkle Little Star Mw C O’Neil 262 GCH CH Vschwalbes Last Romance Mw R Schwalbe/J Schwalbe 236 GCH CH Jake’s Desperado Sw J Mayhall/K Jensen/D Maloney CONTINUED ON PAGE 370

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THE DOG NEWS TOP TEN LIST PRESENTS THE

TOPTENDOGS FINAL 2010 STATISTICS

Based on All-Breed Competition

Sporting Group Continued from page 127

B. I. S. GP1 GP2 GP3 GP4

Brittanys 1 GCH CH Willowick Talltean C Fitzgerald 2 GCH CH Shelttany’s Against All Odds R Tomasi/H Glick/E Ewart 3 GCH CH Gourley’s Dfl 99 Carat Diamond G Stern/C Gourley 4 GCH CH Magic Read My Lips K Hanson/B Hultgren/N Otterson 5 GCH CH Vem Country Mile G Manifold/N Redick/H Manifold/R West 6 GCH CH Mich’s Mt Ready Aim Fire L Rickard/J Eiene/D Peek/J Davies 7 GCH CH Melridge Stir N It Up D Bingham/F Bingham 8 GCH CH Star Flight Jumpin Jack Flash RN OA OAJ J Ceres 9 GCH CH RJ’s Sierra Edition SH J Wire/R Wire 10 GCH CH Carrollton’s Count Lancelot L Martin/W Wijaya/G Hartman Pointers 1 GCH CH Solivia’s A Walk In The Clouds J Herrera/D Brown/K Thompson Brown/S Tho 2 GCH CH Tahari’s To Wild To Be Serious L Cayton/D Ying/F DePaulo 3 GCH CH Bookstor Inherit The Wind K Spey/E Reisman/B Reisman/H Spey 4 GCH CH Seasyde Dobe’s Den In Fashion J Pahl/D Pahl/H Medeiros 5 GCH CH Marjetta Rave Review JH M Marjetta 6 GCH CH Penpoint In Dress Blues L Stagg 7 GCH CH Coralwood Wynot Step Up To The Plate D Plonkey/R Davis/K Shorter/S Barton 8 GCH CH Solivia’s Frostproof J Deeming/D Brown/S Thompson 9 GCH CH Creeksyde’s Witches Promise J Walton/G Griffin/K Rath 10 CH Dobe’s Den Point Zapata J Wornall/D Breim Pointers (German Shorthaired) 1 GCH CH Autumn’s Stardust And Roses J Stark/R Stark 2 GCH CH Kan-Point’s Leading The Chase R Stanley/L Stanley/L Coonrod 3 GCH CH Robin Crest Great Expectations R Remondi/R Remondi 4 GCH CH Fieldfines Pure Gold B McNeill/G McNeill/D Simberlund 5 GCH CH Dogwoodcreek’s Hot Money L Duncan 6 GCH CH Robin Crest Spectacular Bid JH J Hasart/R Remondi 7 GCH CH Crk In The Fast Lane JH M Farone/W Farone 8 GCH CH Shortales N Cahoots W Irondale JH L Estes/W Bettis/M Bettis 9 GCH CH Ehrenvogel It Amazes Me A Lester/M Juch/M Lara 10 GCH CH Robin Crest Champagne Wishes R Remondi/R Remondi

134 Dog News

TOTAL

2 15 6 7 3

7461

0 6 6 5 5

3474

0 5 4 9 4

3116

0 3 5 9 6

2988

0 4 2 6 5

2420

0 0 5 7 4

2259

0 6 6 6 4

2081

0 4 5 6 5

1948

0 1 1 5 7

1701

0 2 3 3 3

1486

2 7 10 8 11 4823 0 3 6 5 12 4677 0 3 6 7 3

3836

0 4 3 3 1

2678

0 2 5 2 6

1889

1 2 1 3 5

1651

0 1 1 2 6

1196

0 0 0 5 3

940

0 1 2 3 0

699

0 1 1 0 2

611

3 19 6 6 5

7378

1 10 7 12 6

3906

0 6 9 4 3

3078

0 8 12 9 4

2769

0 2 2 1 2

1426

0 1 2 5 3

1368

0 0 2 5 2

1156

0 1 0 5 0

1062

0 5 7 3 3

1022

0 2 3 3 0

910

Pointers (German Wirehaired) 1 GCH CH Ripsnorter’s Mt View Lookout K Courtelis/J Witt/H Witt/J Wilkinson 2 GCH CH Star K’s Mile Hi Valentine R Stark/J Stark/V Malzoni 3 CH Aspendel’s Pale Rider JH B Watkins/R Perry/S Ferraro 4 GCH CH Afterhours Reece Have Gun Will Travel F Neuwirth/C Whitmore/A Johnson 5 GCH CH Drakkar’s Rlb Celtic Private Eye J Boyd/M Boyd/J Wilkinson 6 GCH CH K-S-Tzarr-Balkanoff Vom Sepp K Sunda/B Stroh 7 CH Rlb’s Got Moxie At Drakkar MH E Shupp 8 CH Tagalong’s Cherry Bomb M Marley 9 CH Mountain View National Acclaim N Paduch/P Paduch 10 CH Heywire ‘N Highﬁeld’s Hey Look Me Over P Kincaid/L Kincaid

Retrievers (Chesapeake Bay) 1 GCH CH Mudcreek Red Moose D Lentz/L Lentz 2 GCH CH Sandbar’s Stock Exxchange D Baker/F Konrad/G Gearhart/A Gearhart 3 GCH CH Chesabar’s True Grit R Barber/P Barber 4 GCH CH Double-R’s Eye Of The Hurricane K Fox/R Kirwan 5 GCH CH Chesabar’s Anyone Anyone T Dennis/D Glasser/K Corcoran 6 GCH CH Quailridge’s Top Dee O Gee Maximilian C Macina/C Macina 7 GCH CH Cal-I-Co Hialeah J Colvin/J Colvin 8 GCH CH Cabin Ridge’s Mega Margarita C Meyer/J Martin 9 GCH CH Alibi ‘N’ Royals Heiress S Grasso/R Plaut 10 CH Sandbar’s Three Wishes D Baker/F Konrad Retrievers (Curly-Coated) 1 GCH CH Down Datrail Hunting Thrills CD S Macre/D Akins 2 CH Dryfork Curly Moe RN L Rush 3 CH Pizzazz Trigger I Andre/S McDowell/C McDowell 4 GCH CH Clarion’s Blackberry Bramble J Gentry/P Gentry 5 GCH CH Kurly Kreek Sherlock Holmes M Shifflett/S Shifflett 6 GCH CH Riverwatch Frozen Assets G Meek/M Meek 7 GCH CH Manawanui Blackberry Jack H Stout/R Alley 8 CH Jangio’s Gotta Fly L Walton 9 CH Summerwind’s Delight Of Thunder RN K Hayes/D Hayes/D Hayes 10 CH Boyerie’s The Intimidator G Cooper/Y Cooper/G Caudill Retrievers (Flat-Coated) 1 GCH CH Blacklace Magic Mocha Sapphire C Johnson/K Johnson 2 GCH CH Quillquest Etched In Stone RN JH OA AXJ S Mclean 3 GCH CH Valhala Born On The 4th Of July J Pinto/M Doheny 4 GCH CH Almanza Totally Supersonic A Lima 5 CH Petersfield Famous Amos JH S Stilwell/P Debree/S Stilwell/D Edwards

B. I. S. GP1 GP2 GP3 GP4

TOTAL

28 105 25 11 4

42832

3 45 31 13 7

16102

2 5 8 7 3

2413

0 2 2 1 1

1044

0 0 6 8 6

984

0 1 0 1 4

672

0 0 1 1 1

376

0 0 1 0 1

359

0 1 0 0 0

255

0 0 1 0 1

176

0 6 8 9 8

3655

1 4 4 7 6

3187

0 1 2 5 1

1888

0 2 6 3 5

1336

0 3 2 4 2

1226

0 0 1 4 1

839

0 1 0 2 3

815

0 1 1 2 3

669

0 0 2 1 3

626

0 1 0 2 1

534

0 3 2 4 2

1635

0 0 1 5 4

1610

1 5 5 2 4

1360

0 1 5 4 5

1306

0 1 0 5 3

841

0 0 1 2 1

561

0 0 0 2 3

377

0 0 0 0 1

291

0 0 0 0 1

194

0 0 0 1 0

147

0 1 8 8 4

3526

0 2 3 4 4

3055

0 0 2 4 3

1357

0 0 0 1 1

720

0 1 0 2 2

635

6 GCH CH Wingmaster’s History Repeats CDX RE JH A Schultz/G Murtonen 7 GCH CH Gamekeeper’s The Sportster RN D Knapp/J Knapp 8 GCH CH Heirborn Told You So M Jonas/P Jonas/C Jonas 9 GCH CH Feathurquest Moonlight Sonata P Briganti/R Morrill/R Baggenstos/D Bagg 10 GCH CH Beachcliff John Wayne C McDowell/D Edwards

Retrievers (Golden) 1 GCH CH Rush Hill’s River Road Payoff T Struble/M Struble/K Dunn 2 GCH CH My Buddy’s Boppity-Bop Blue Moon RN L Chew/J Andras/A Andras 3 GCH CH Gaia Of Yoshida Enterprise K Oshima/L Jordan-Fenner 4 GCH CH Dalane Doizaki Buckingham’s Pride H Doizaki/J Jensen 5 GCH CH Summits Emery Its In The Bag B Johnson 6 GCH CH Tempo’s U’Ve Got What Gets Me C Meddaugh 7 GCH CH Sunjoie ‘N Woodland Anyway U Slice It S Shilkoff/J Davis 8 GCH CH Glengowan’s Great Balls Of Fire R Caldwell/P Branch/R Gear 9 GCH CH Goodtime’s I Rest My Case K SMITH/L Fernandes 10 GCH CH Gemini Fallchase The Butler Did It J Herrera/Y Herrera/M Roxby/C Metcalf Retrievers (Labrador) 1 GCH CH Casbar’s Hart To Hart D Ammerman 2 GCH CH Robnie Home For The Holidays T Jerman/B Anthony 3 GCH CH Danbridge Henry J M Meewes/K Meewes 4 GCH CH Gingerbred Celestial Thunder JH A Leitao 5 GCH CH Whisperingpines Simon Of Eagleville P Tyler/A Tyler 6 GCH CH Rosewater 24 R Harkow/L Harkow 7 CH Ghoststone’s Otterly Fantastic Hollywood Kid F Craver/G Craver 8 GCH CH Willcare To Fly Under The Radar RN S Willumsen 9 CH Sounder’s Slate Of Cedarbrook B Demille 10 GCH CH Ridge View’s Magician M Hendricks/D Bloom-Schwartz/D Reece Retrievers (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling) 1 GCH CH Littleriver’s Brynwood Celtie CD E Boryczka 2 GCH CH Lennoxlove Susqudilla’s Mini Cooper R Haskin/J Merred/P Campanella/M Waterst 3 GCH CH Javahill Steal My Heart RA JH A Soderman/P Soderman 4 GCH CH Honeyrun Simply Amazing D Gibbs/J Gibbs/K Lawless 5 GCH CH Manitou’s Granturismo JH C Lindemer/G Lindemer 6 GCH CH Kd’s Tens Are Wild CD J Knight/D Nichols 7 GCH CH Foxvale Foxbrooke Dare To Cruise K Lawless/J Lawless 8 GCH CH Honeyrun’s Lord Of The Dance R Beckstead/M Beckstead/C Beckner 9 GCH CH Fionavar Javahill Topgun CD L Fitzmaurice/M Noreen 10 GCH CH Seastar’s Dark’N Stormy Kelty Fife M McGrath/J Folkman

B. I. S. GP1 GP2 GP3 GP4

TOTAL

0 0 0 3 1

546

0 2 1 1 1

480

0 0 0 2 2

480

0 0 3 1 0

454

2 18 18 7 2

12479

2 15 26 8 2

9881

4 16 15 12 3

9734

3 16 5 13 3

7638

2 16 14 6 4

5842

0 1 2 3 0

620

0 6 8 6 10 4695 0 5 10 3 10 4190 2 5 3 5 4

3721

1 5 9 6 3

3157

1 2 2 3 4

2515

0 2 6 8 4

4290

0 0 6 4 8

2882

0 0 1 2 4

1323

0 0 2 0 3

975

0 0 1 2 2

910

0 0 0 3 4

812

0 0 1 1 2

778

0 0 0 1 6

768

0 1 1 2 0

705

0 0 2 3 4

702

0 5 7 11 10 5106 0 2 4 7 11 3957 1 5 2 4 6

3550

0 0 1 7 3

1270

0 0 0 0 1

341

0 0 1 0 1

335

0 0 0 2 3

318

0 0 0 0 1

258

0 0 0 0 2

231

0 0 0 0 2

180

Setters (English) 1 GCH CH Kaska’s Capture The Moment L Kuhn/L Gancer 2 GCH CH Set’R Ridge’s Exclusively Gold E Biles/S Biles/S Alexander/M Newman 3 GCH CH Oakley’s B’Dazzled D Jenseh/G Jensen/E Strickland/J Strickl 4 GCH CH Wyndswept’s Encore R Mockoviak/S Mockoviak 5 GCH CH Esthete’s Claudette Monet JH L Matter/J Warren/V Nunes-Atkinson 6 GCH CH Honeygait Wilsonlake On The Rocks M Raisor/A Duncan 7 GCH CH Country Squire Rockette S Jordan/D Jauron 8 GCH CH Hemlock Lane Flying Colours G Perry/R Yuhasz 9 GCH CH Esthete’s The Mountain King L Mowery/J Warren 10 CH Colthouse’s Genuine Draft G Perry/A Carswell/A Laurier

2 11 6 15 6

7714

0 6 6 3 1

3428

1 6 2 0 1

2997

0 1 2 11 1

2661

0 2 1 7 2

2079

0 2 6 7 1

1719

0 5 4 0 1

1715

0 3 4 3 1

1315

0 0 1 4 2

1136

0 0 1 1 1

1025

Setters (Gordon) 1 GCH CH Firethorn And Sandpiper Easy On The Eyes 6 D Coller/P Coller/M McLoughlin/C Kirby 2 GCH CH Sastya Raggededge Peer Review 0 M Leonard/W Leonard/C Mayers/M Grill 3 GCH CH Sandpiper’s Shore Enough 0 D Grant/J Beattie/P Reilly 4 CH Gilnockie Grtlnd Th 1 Ur Ma Warnd U Bout JH 0 J Bryan-Dolsby/S Armstrong 5 CH Edgewater’s All Eyez On Me 0 V Radonis/J Radonis/S Montgomery/P Scott 6 CH Portree’s American Dream JH 0 E Dinets/A Pickrell 7 GCH CH Glen Oaks River Breeze Shiraz 0 M Wetzel/G Godding/M Devalt 8 GCH CH Windcrest Take It To The Limit 0 D Sweeney/S Scovil/V Sweeney 9 GCH CH Birch Run Full Moon Fever JH 0 S DePottey/T DePottey 10 GCH CH Leadra’s Leading Lennox Lad CD RE 0 S Nicoll/S Nicoll Setters (Irish) 1 GCH CH Shadagee Caught Red Handed D Burke/N Conner 2 GCH CH Greengate Buzz Lightyear J Killam/B Elliott/M Killam/L Morgan 3 GCH CH Greengate The Boss At Beaubriar RN N Fiacco/R Fiacco/M Dechambeau/B Elliott 4 GCH CH Kaerdon’s Just Tickled Pink JH S Kinney/J Kinney/L Graham/W Graham 5 GCH CH Courtwood Always Bailey D Denny 6 GCH CH Windntide Mr. Sandman P Mcgarry/C McGarry 7 GCH CH Marlyn All About Magic M Title/C McKenzie 8 GCH CH Kenora Eyema Stinker J Brodersen Watson/R Gear/C Tye 9 GCH CH Greengate Bells N Whistles B Watanabe 10 CH Militza’s Somethingroyal T Mcneal/R Mcneal/J Fisher/K Wall Spaniels (American Water) 1 GCH CH Waterway Game Crk Hot Diggity J Hattrem/L Hattrem/P Boyer 2 GCH CH Waterway Game Crk Ralphie Boy-How Sweet D Hancock/L Hattrem/P Boyer 3 GCH CH Nissop’s Joki Koira SH D Possin Spaniels (Boykin) 1 GCH CH Sunseeker Pirate’s Code L Knudsen 2 CH Thornhills Carolina Scribe Jake L Kern 3 GCH CH Thornhills Ring That Jezebelle L Kern 4 CH Hollow Creek’s Woody Watts V Grice/P Watts 5 Red Cliff Peacemaker Colt 45 R Ludwig/M Ludwig Spaniels (Clumber) 1 GCH CH Clussexx See You Later Alligator B Dowd/T Garvey/G Drucker/J Haverick/K H 2 GCH CH Nexus Dark Horse P McCune/T McCune 3 GCH CH Cajun’s A Change Is Gonna Come P Holman/M Cole/R Froman 4 CH Moonrysn’s Moon Dawg P Holman/M Cole/J Sutherland 5 GCH CH Clussex Dutch Treat G Yager/C Yager 6 GCH CH Casmir Guns N Red Roses V Lovins/M Gundlach 7 CH Clussexx Hoosier Daddy T Slater/D Slater 8 GCH CH Nexus Locksley Point Of No Return K Hamaker/C Fankhauser 9 CH Avalea The Pumpkin King W Schernekau/J Schernekau/A Lefebvre/R T

39 29 16 8

19686

1 3 3 3

1423

0 1 1 0

298

1 0 1 3

293

0 1 0 0

278

0 0 1 0

275

0 1 0 1

212

0 0 1 0

195

0 1 0 0

169

0 0 1 2

166

43 123 18 5 3

72168

1 8 8 3 3

4215

2 8 5 0 2

3687

0 5 4 6 4

3657

0 5 10 10 5

3145

2 2 0 4 2

2833

1 6 8 2 8

2763

0 1 7 4 3

1586

0 2 3 2 1

1423

2 2 0 0 0

1329

1 3 4 3 3

2254

0 0 0 0 3

206

0 0 0 0 1

120

0 0 1 1 2

592

0 0 3 0 2

426

0 0 0 0 1

0 13 24 13 17 8983 0 5 6 2 9

2041

0 1 3 3 6

865

0 1 0 4 5

725

0 0 3 2 4

655

0 0 1 3 1

533

0 0 1 0 0

368

0 0 1 0 3

344

0 0 1 2 0

338

10 CH Clussexx Last Lion M Jacobs/J Donnelly-Schoffstall

B. I. S. GP1 GP2 GP3 GP4

0 0 1 1 0

Spaniels (Cocker) Black 1 GCH CH Casablanca’s Thrilling Seduction 23 96 L Moore/B Van Deman/C Douglas/M Walker/C Cassidy 2 GCH CH Bracon’s Leapin Lilly Pads 0 13 H Sullivan 3 GCH CH Lehi’s Crystal Ball At Bluriver 1 8 H Armour/B Guyer/N Guyer 4 GCH CH Markann-N-Kk’s Charlotte’s Winning Web 1 5 K Jeglum/K Kohlmeyer 5 GCH CH Touchstone’s O Solo Mio 3 8 R Young/K Rigsby-Young 6 GCH CH Lomapoint 18k You Da Man 1 1 J Bjelland/T Kelso 7 GCH CH Royal Guardian’s That’s My Boy Kr 0 2 Y Shin 8 GCH CH Hartlines True To Bear 0 1 M Hart/K Brown/K Weaver/J Stern 9 GCH CH K-J & Coldry Sherman Tank 0 3 J Pruitt/K Pruitt/C Grimes/A Grimes 10 GCH CH Hillside’s Black Miracle 0 0 X Larson/R Larson Spaniels (Cocker) ASCOB 1 GCH CH Mardi Gras Strut The Stage R Logrie 2 GCH CH Shaman’s No Doubt About It J Stamm/J Fehring 3 GCH CH Broken Ridge’s Wild At Heart D Rismyhe 4 GCH CH Winelights Symphony J Bruce 5 GCH CH Carbert Arikara Magic Touch C Shute/P Nazarko 6 GCH CH Creekridge Eye Wanna Be A Rock Starr C Bredenbeck/F Bredenbeck 7 GCH CH Sunhaven’s Premier Package C CHAND/A Lawrence 8 GCH CH Nickleby’s Shine On Me J Eggers/M Walker 9 GCH CH Blondheim’s That Was Easy S Blondheim/B Blondheim 10 GCH CH Mei-Hardt’s Shining Quasar J Meister/S McAlister Spaniels (Cocker) Parti 1 GCH CH Showcase Medicine Man S Forbes/B Rapoport 2 GCH CH Windsor 18k Rolls Royce J Bjelland/T Kelso 3 GCH CH Pbj’s Gimme All Your Lovin B Pruitt/J Pruitt 4 GCH CH Pbj’s Keeper Of The Stars B Pruitt 5 CH Keda’s Hellz A Poppin’ D Sutliff/K Neal/C Gray/J Gray 6 GCH CH Dal-Mar’s Topaz Pistal D Lampert-Rudman 7 GCH CH Tri-Pod’s Feel That Fire D Podratz 8 CH My-Ida-Ho N Jems Admiral E Ross/S Gerling 9 GCH CH Dalin’s This Is It! L Donaldson/D Donaldson 10 GCH CH Mario’s Grand Slam Playa J Hanlin/M Ragusa/P Ragusa Spaniels (English Cocker) 1 GCH CH Nonnies Deja Vu L Munro/V Umplely/G Sprague 2 GCH CH Tevershall Texas Jack B Van Meter/T Van Meter 3 GCH CH Shambrio’s Virtual Reality S Morgan/J Smith 4 GCH CH Lynann’s Touchstone L Gall/R Gall/D Deane 5 GCH CH Kabree Ragtime Espresso T Deyette 6 CH Larkspur Milestone Flyby J Lindheim/B Lindheim 7 GCH CH Nonnies No Doubt J Gerrish/V Umpleby 8 GCH CH Brasswinds Remember When L Fusco 9 GCH CH Especially Magic Happens P Harris/S Moss/M Bartholomew 10 GCH CH Ragtime Zane Grey K Wyckoff/S Peterson Spaniels (English Springer) 1 GCH CH Cerise Tender is The Night D Cherry/C Blaine/F Sunseri 2 GCH CH Wil-Orion’s Twenty Twenty L Green/E Johnson/E Jesseman/J Johnson 3 GCH CH Cerise Signature Of Telltale CD RN D Cherry/R Fugit 4 GCH CH Otein Cap’N Jack Sparrow G Ryser/R Nieto/J Ryser/L Nieto 5 GCH CH Darkover Don’T Dream It’s Over S Pelissero/C Pelissero/B Daniel 6 GCH CH Capulet’s Innovation L Myslinski

TOTAL

330

21 18 3

44542

12 6 4

4964

13 9 7

4256

4 5 5

3815

6 4 5

2832

3 2 2

2671

0 6 3

1358

2 2 2

904

2 6 4

862

1 1 4

831

1 10 8 7 7

5497

0 4 3 6 11 4829 2 13 4 10 16 4607 0 1 0 2 4

1538

0 2 2 2 5

1200

0 1 0 2 7

904

0 0 0 3 2

857

0 0 2 6 4

733

0 0 0 0 2

489

0 0 0 3 1

337

0 1 4 2 4

1667

0 2 3 1 4

952

0 0 2 1 3

599

0 0 0 0 4

592

0 2 0 1 2

401

0 0 0 0 1

335

0 0 1 1 2

326

0 0 0 1 0

242

0 3 0 1 1

238

0 0 0 1 1

234

1 8 8 8 10 5739 0 3 3 3 3

1877

0 1 1 8 7

1498

0 2 3 2 3

1378

0 2 0 2 1

1041

0 2 2 3 5

911

1 3 2 2 1

894

0 1 1 1 2

888

0 1 3 3 6

807

0 0 0 0 5

794

3 23 24 12 16 14637 1 12 15 15 12 8525 1 8 14 17 8

7719

1 14 13 11 9

7261

0 6 17 13 10 5243 1 5 17 12 6

4895

7 GCH CH Windmoor Superstition B Fink/C Florence/D Streng/K McWilliams 8 GCH CH Tagalong’s Boy Oh Boy S Kraft 9 CH Cerise Jesse James D Cherry/R Fugit 10 GCH CH Otein’s Tommy Bahama L Nieto/R Nieto Spaniels (Field) 1 GCH CH Tamarack’s Race You To Calico S Thornhill/B Hirschy 2 CH Gooseberrys Nite On The Town T Hike 3 GCH CH Killara’s Riders On The Storm G Elliott/K Balinski 4 CH Bitterblue Here Comes Da Judge K Sullivan/H Howard/L Finney 5 GCH CH Killara’s Grand Idea RA A Eley/K Balinski 6 CH Wicksfords Nessie Kenmare G Perry 7 GCH CH Winfarthing Pride & Prejudice RN SH S Haskell/J Zachow/G Kofron 8 CH Gooseberrys Red Sky At Night K Salerno/S Ward Fernau 9 CH W-Haven’s Traces Of Gold S Strong/S Douthit/A Winters 10 GCH CH Northaven’s Call Me Al S Stebbins Spaniels (Irish Water) 1 GCH CH Poole’s Ide Got Water RN S Duncan/C McDaniel/C Shelby/G Siner 2 CH Poole’s Ide Bonnie Brook S Lewis/L Macdonald 3 GCH CH D’Locks St. James’s Gate CD JH R Rubin 4 CH Stanegate Supertramp T Ufkes/H Gervais 5 CH Saracen Blue Thunder On The Marsh CD JH S Sarracino/R Deihl 6 CH Whistle Stop’s The Wind On Fire G Siner 7 CH Coomara’s Emerald Isle Warrior P Price/H Brunlees 8 Poole’s Ide Corteo Du Tidemark D Patterson/G Siner 9 Mallyree’s Contessa At Pooles Ide G Siner/E Pikul 10 CH D’Locks Evenstar Of Beauﬁeld B Kvarnlov/L Musgrave Spaniels (Sussex) 1 GCH CH Seamist On A Windward Tack RN P Peterson/T Peterson/A McGloon/S McCull 2 GCH CH Remedi’s Fastrax Heart O’Gold J Haenszel/C Drake 3 CH Castles Gift Of The Wizard TDX K Marshburn/R Marshburn 4 GCH CH Companionway Sutton Young Turk A Merriman/J Merriman 5 CH Three D Vansan Rumor Has It J Toebben/D Duffy/V Koolhof/S Ezersky 6 CH Companionway-Sutton Mandolin Wind L Carver/R Carver 7 CH Erinhill Cpnwy Mr Fuzzywrinkles C Curtis/C Holt-Grenier 8 GCH CH Remedi’s Maritime Stern Star A Morris/K Booth 9 CH Three D Vansan Wolverine K Welch 10 CH Three D Tickled Pink S Taube/M Taube/D Duffy Spaniels (Welsh Springer) 1 GCH CH Clussexx Rolyarts Payola S Marx 2 GCH CH Royaile’s Man For All Seasons R Burgess/S Burgess/N Carlton 3 GCH CH Rolyart’s Full Of Grace JH S Traylor/C Ford 4 GCH CH Royailes Hollywood Legend N Carlton/G Carlton 5 GCH CH Saga’s Sweet Sherlock J Cooley 6 GCH CH Statesman’s Corinthian M Riese-Bassel/S Riese 7 GCH CH Holly House Empres Josephine A Legare/S Roth 8 GCH CH Heatherstone’s Jopa Blue K Sinclair-Dunn 9 GCH CH Harmony’s Welsh Fanfare B Wegner/K Wegner 10 CH Rock SPGS Hawk Of The Battle K Goodrich

0 4 9 8 4

2655

1 5 7 3 4

2623

0 3 3 2 1

2046

0 3 3 2 4

1899

0 8 18 9 17 7060 0 0 1 2 3

1492

0 0 0 2 4

1045

0 3 6 3 4

926

0 0 2 1 6

541

0 0 0 0 1

464

0 0 2 0 0

456

0 0 2 1 0

321

0 0 0 0 2

256

0 0 1 1 0

228

7 23 18 7 3

17653

2 6 0 0 1

3326

1 4 5 4 5

2900

0 1 0 0 1

407

0 0 1 0 2

324

0 0 0 1 0

226

0 0 0 1 1

224

0 0 0 1 1

208

0 0 0 1 0

166

0 0 0 1 0

143

0 9 7 9 17 6015 0 2 2 1 8

1443

0 0 0 1 3

729

0 0 0 0 3

224

0 0 0 0 1

167

0 0 0 1 1

137

0 0 0 1 0

117

0 0 0 0 1

101

0 0 0 0 1

0 6 7 6 5

3007

0 1 5 3 4

1509

0 1 4 3 4

1474

0 1 3 3 5

1383

0 0 0 3 4

1290

0 0 4 5 2

1283

0 0 2 1 5

1120

0 0 2 0 0

564

0 0 1 1 0

504

0 0 1 2 0

335

Spinoni Italiani 1 GCH CH Klondike’s Frederico Ilario 0 2 1 3 4 S Moen/C Sheridan 2 GCH CH Bela’s Presto Change-O RN 0 1 1 2 2 P Miller/L Miller/K Miller 3 GCH CH Spinfandel Mariah’s Storm JH 0 1 1 2 2 M Faeth CONTINUED ON PAGE 360

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Judgesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Choice Lhasa Apso

Reprinted with per permission from The Kennel Gazette

We asked a number of Championship Show judges to select their three greatest Lhas Apsos of all time. The dogs could be from the past or the present and from anywhere in the world. We have asked our judges to avoid choosing dogs with which they have been closely associated. However, they can make reference to them if they are signiďŹ cant.

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BEST IN SHOW WINNERS 1907-2010

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GCh. Glennhaven’s Danny Boy O’Donnybrook Sire: Best In Show, Best In Specialty Show Winning Ch. Donnybrook’s George ROMX

Dam: Glennhaven’s Autumn Mist

Multiple Group Wins and Placements in 2010 and 2011!

Our Appreciation to Judges Mrs. Mary Jane Carberry, Mr. David J. Kirkland and Ms. Peggy Beisel-McIlwain for Danny’s outstanding wins at the Hickory and Forsyth Kennel Club Shows.

Dr. Fred Askin and Blaire Miran

Churchwarden Westies

Baltimore, Maryland Special Thanks to Claudia Tuttle, Danny’s Breeder 144 Dog News

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Calling All Puppies Inside The Sport

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questions. The one I read (jointly extended by AKC and the Plum Creek Kennel Club (CO) pointed out the advantage of socialization at an early age and acknowledged the support of the AVMA for the program as well as defining vaccination protocols. I first encountered the “training-wheels” class of baby puppies while judging in Australia and it brought back fond memories of the huge matches we once enjoyed in California. Thousands of puppies participated in matches in Daly City, Santa Ana and other such venues throughout the state in the 1960s and 70s. My memory bank recalls the day a baby 13” Beagle puppy took BIM at such a huge show and within the year was winning BIS at regular all breed shows. After being measured out at 13” plus, Ch. Page Mill Trademark then went on to win BIS as a 15” exhibit, a rare feat that few if any others have accomplished! Separate match shows are almost non-existent these days. Therefore, the opportunity to legalize those scores of babies already on the show grounds at most shows while getting them started on their kindergarten lessons is a good one indeed. Although some have voiced the concern that perhaps babies would be pushed too hard by too many shows, certainly seasoned breeders and exhibitors ought to know when enough is enough. New puppy owners with beginning skills themselves would most likely never think to “campaign” a baby puppy by over showing it. Hopefully they would get just enough of a taste for “good life” that they would soon become “Sometimes we need to think about our regulars themselves. By that time their puppy the wisdom of some of our great would no longer be in the four to six-month Furthermore, when novices observe leaders and Kennedy comes to mind class. experienced exhibitors being compromised by with this paraphrase.“Ask not what an energetic untrained puppy having fun at the owner’s expense, it serves as a relaxing message AKC can do for you,but what you can to know all are being tested by the process. And if by chance the experienced one presents a do for the good of the sport.” well-trained puppy, something most difficult to do in my breed, it could serve as an inspirational motivator for newcomers. Accumulating wins for beginning dogs will serve to encourage newcomers to continue in our sport and will be open to Miscellaneous entries as well as FFS animals. The idea is to give a measure of success that invites continuing participation. Of course it is the responsibility of all of us who love our sport to welcome these participants with open arms. Encouraging newcomers is perhaps the most important aspect of all in the dog show world today as we struggle to keep our sport afloat and seek winwin combinations for the good of the order. Sometimes we need to think about the wisdom of some of our great leaders and Kennedy comes to mind with this paraphrase. “Ask not what AKC can do for you, but what you can do for the good of the sport.” If you are actively breeding you are already contributing. We need to consider the fact that those already in the sport often seem more interested in judging or handling than in breeding! What’s wrong with this picture? If our sport lacks sufficient animals to fill the card, where do we go from there? Although we acknowledge that the economy has taken its toll, those in the know think the problem is far wider reaching than just that. So let us welcome this new idea and continue on our own to be as hospitable as possible to every novice. After all, there was a first time in the ring for every one of us, and we need always to keep that in mind. It’s been more than a half-century since this writer won her first point, but she has never forgotten the kindness of the courtly judge Frank Downing, father of the late Melbourne Downing. Who knows when such a welcoming hand is extended if it will reach to another who might be in the sport long after we are gone? 146 Dog News

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This question is directed to people in their role as primarily being a judge--next week the same question will be directed to people primarily as breeders:

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With a greater influx of undocked tails appearing in the rings in Breeds that were previously docked how as a judge are you handling this new dynamic?

While a docked tail may be desired by the standard so are many other features that may be wrong on the dog in question ( color of eyes, layback of shoulder, size of ears etc. etc.) All good and bad features are taken into my evaluation. I judge tails primarily on placement and carriage and this applies to both long and docked tails. Walter Sommerfelt I believe that in most of the docked breeds the visual of breed type in that specific breed is a direct result of the tail being docked. However, as a judge we have a responsibility to evaluate the entire dog, and in doing so we must recognize that the docking of tails is a “cosmetic alteration”. It truly depends upon the breed. Some standards say “must be docked”, or “tail docked”. On the other hand many standards simply say “should be docked”. With that being said, I have tried to judge according to that breed’s particular standard and have awarded points in some breeds where the tail was not docked. The practice of docking tails in many breeds has been in existence for hundreds of years. The early pioneers of these breeds had very specific reasons for establishing the practice and it has served the breeds well over time. Unfortunately the U.K. and other countries have now banned this practice as they find it “barbaric” while at the same time the incidents of injuries to tails has now reportedly doubled since the practice was adopted. As judges it is our job to evaluate the “total” dog in relation to the standard on a given day. We try not to penalize a very good dog with a poor handler or reward a mediocre one with superb handling. It would seem tragic therefore to penalize an outstanding specimen with a tail and reward a lesser one without a tail except in those cases where the standard specifically calls for it to be docked. Doug Johnson I have been fortunate enough to have had judging experiences overseas and am familiar with the look of dogs with full tails. I am personally shocked to see quality dogs penalized by judges because they have a natural tail. In fact I totally disagree with this. Dogs are to be judged based on their virtues, not dismissed for having a full tail. If one is to take such a stance, I fail to see how judges can put dogs up with other examples which deviate from the written word in the standard. For example if a breed standard calls for a scissor bite, why would you not excuse all exhibits who have level bites? Or if a breed calls for well laid back shoulders and the exhibit is straight in front...why would this dog not be excused? I recently saw a dog excused from the ring because she had a tail, yet dogs with worse faults were allowed to compete and place highly because their tail was docked. This seems hard to justify. The world is changing and we are a global community of dogs. It is 150 Dog News

important to open your mind and train your eye to these exhibits. Many of our breeds are suffering and we can all benefit from cooperation across borders. David J. Kirkland Since a breed standard describes ideal qualities, if a particular breed is to be docked and it isn’t, my policy has been to treat it like a deviation from the standard and judge the exhibit accordingly against its competition. Also, a docked tail is man-made and is not an inheritable condition and therefore has no relevance if we are evaluating breeding stock. However, I would consider it a more serious fault if the parent club has issued a formal statement stressing that their breed “must be docked” (e.g. based on it’s original function) or if the breed standard itself states “must be docked”. Bonnie Threlfall If there isn’t guidance in the standard as to how to deal with an undocked tail, I will follow any guidelines or directives put forth by the Parent club on the matter. In absence of any of the above, I consider an undocked tail to be a man-made fault. Prioritizing by virtues first and factoring in faults last, a man-made fault to me is insignificant when compared to faulty shoulder construction or an atypical head and expression, for example. The difficulty for me in judging an undocked dog is to make my eye look at the section of tail which would have been left had the dog been docked, in order to discern correct carriage, I am used to evaluating the dog as a whole moving from the side and not focusing on parts and pieces. Robert Indeglia I have tried to handle the issue of the recent “influx” of undocked tails as objectively as possible. Ideally, it should be approached according to the wording in each breed’s individual standard. Of course, I have become so used to the overall appearance and “balance” of breeds whose standard state tails should be docked that it is sometimes difficult to consider the undocked tail as a fault of the same degree as any other implied fault. In breeds where an undocked tail is considered a serious fault the thought process is clearer. I recently had the opportunity to judge a Rottweiler entry of about 35 in Ireland where the ratio of docked to undocked was nearly 50:50. I found that I was trying to visualize each dog as if it were or were not docked and how the tail affected the appearance especially of the croup and overall topline. I suspect as time goes on the entire judging community will become more familiar and receptive of the undocked dog. This does not, however, speak for my absolute personal disagreement with rules and laws banning docking—a subject for another day.

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School for Global Animal Health

Washington State University School of Global Animal Health has received a $26 million gift from Paul G. Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, Inc. Previously the school had received a $25 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The school focuses on detection of emerging diseases, development and deployment of vaccines and control of disease transmission from animals to humans. In June 2010 the school began construction on a $35 million research building, partially funded by the Gates grant. Part of the new Allen grant will provide money to complete the facility. The school has eight research scientists, 12 aﬃliated faculty who hold positions in other WSU departments, and ﬁve adjunct faculty at institutions outside the United States. The Allen gift will help the school add more than 20 research scientists and increase the number of graduate students to more than 100. (JAVMA, February 1, 2011) Isn’t it great to have friends with the ability to change the world for the better?

Canine Health Foundation President’s Award

Cindy Vogels, Chairperson of the AKC Canine Health Foundation, announced that Dr. Bill and Tina Truesdale have received the organization’s 2010 President’s award for signiﬁcant contributions to canine health. This award is presented to individuals, clubs or organizations who demonstrate excellence in advancing the health of purebred dogs. The award was presented to the Truesdales at the Foundation’s premiere fundraising event, The Gala By the Bay, in Long Beach, California, in conjunction with the AKC Eukanuba Championship show in December. Dr. Truesdale is a small animal veterinarian and reproductive specialist in Massachusetts. He joined the AKC CHF Board in 2002. He is also the founder of the American Boxer Charitable Foundation. He and Tina are members of the Founders Society of AKC CHF. She has been tireless in her support of Foundation events, volunteering at many annual Galas and at events during the Westminster festivities in February. Mrs. Truesdale, in an interview in the winter edition of Discoveries, the AKC CHF publication, said that, “We are responsible to help create a healthier life for our beloved dogs; that is our driven mission. I cannot think of a better purpose in our lives, but to work with diligence towards the cause of good canine health.”

Joint Replacement

In the era of the bionic man and woman, there is certainly room for the bionic dog or cat. The New York Times reported on January 17, 2011 about a total hip replacement on a 9 year old Pug who had been injured by years of competition in agility. Hip and elbow replacements are not new in veterinary medicine, but new techniques have made the procedures more reliable, though no less expensive. The average cost of replacement surgery is about $5,000. A new technique, developed from research on human implants, involves micro-surgery using the same materials and tools as those used in human replacement parts. The breakthrough ability to replace worn hips or elbows was pioneered by Dr. Melvyn Pond of New Haven, Connecticut. So far, hip replacement using the new technique is best accomplished on small or medium sized dogs. Elbow replacements are now able to be successfully performed on dogs up to 80 pounds. The new methods and tools have enabled dogs to resume normal activities, whereas until now, the success rate for hip and elbow replacements was limited. More research will be needed to determine how long the new prostheses will last under the normal pressures of activity.

Treating Osteoarthritis in Older Dogs

An interview with Ronald McLaughlin, DVM, DVSc, Dpol.ACVS, professor and chief of Small Animal Surgery at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University and head of the Department of Clinical Sciences, discussed the current treatments for osteoarthritis in geriatric dogs. Dr. McLaughlin said that there is increasing evidence that Non steroidal Anti Inflammatories (NSAIDs) and nutraceuticals do help control inflammation and reduce the signs of osteoarthritis. A combination of treatments works best. A good approach would be to combine NSAIDs for anti-inflammatory properties, analgesics for pain, nutraceuticals for comfort and to preserve cartilage, proper nutrition including an Omega 3 based diet, weight control and physical therapy. Owners and veterinarians should be aware not to combine two NSAID’s at the same time. Dogs on these palliatives should have regular blood work done to avoid renal and gastrointestinal problems. Dr. McLaughlin said that the earlier owners recognize this disease and begin to correct for it, the better the outcome of treatment. Dogs who begin to slow down, experience discomfort, begin to favor one leg over another, or lose their zest for normal activities may be signaling that they are in pain. (DVM Newsmagazine, December 2010)

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Spring Checkups

Although most of the country is buried in snow and ice, it won’t be too many months before all that frozen slush turns into water. It’s a good idea to have your dogs checked for heartworm disease before the mosquito season starts. All those ponds will make fertile ground for the next crop of water-loving parasites. The heartworm society is already warning owners to be prepared for a bumper crop of heartworm larvae to hatch this year. Heartworm disease is not just a local warm-climate phenomenon any more. Especially with the number of dogs now living in northern states, who formerly came from the Gulf coast, heartworm is an ever present threat nationwide. Don’t forget the tick problem, either. It’s a good idea to get ahead of those pests. And, of course, the ever present ﬂea which thrives in warm, moist areas. The battle of the bugs can’t be fought too soon.

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2007, I was a ﬁnalist in the Annual Writing Competition of the Dog Writers Association of America. The AKC public relations department asked me to appear on NBC’s Today Show and CBS Morning News with one of my Aussies to demonstrate obedience. This past year, I demonstrated competition obedience with my Golden Retriever, at “Meet The Breeds” in New York City’s Javits Center, and at the Hartford Pet Expo, along with the South Windsor KC.

Dr. Carmen Battaglia Education: I have earned a BA, MS and PhD from Florida State University. Business and professional experience: I have held faculty appointments at DeKalb College and the University Of Tennessee Space Institute. I began professional career as assistant Dean at Emory University. From there I became the Regional Administrator for the US Department of Education then, the president of a consulting firm and finally, the owner of three proprietary schools. Dog experience and interests: In the sport, my experience is broad. I am a breeder/owner/researcher with more than 30 years of participation in: conformation, obedience, herding and tracking. During that time I wrote 4 books and 50 articles. Since 2001, I have bred 7 champions. Last year, my study on the First Year of Development (puppies) was published in the Journal of Veterinary Behavioral Science. This year, my research on Bloat and Risk Analysis will be published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. My club experience and involvement: It continues to be extensive. I serve on the boards of AKC/CAR and the AKC Museum of the Dog. Currently I am the President of the Dog Writers Association of America and past President of the German Shepherd Dog of America Inc., and the German Shepherd Dog of Atlanta and a member of the Atlanta and Lawrenceville Kennel clubs. Through the years I have given more than 50 seminars to all-breed and specialty clubs. My judging experience: I judge all of the herding and working breeds and a few sporting breeds plus the Chinese Shar-Pei. I have been a judge for more than 30 years and have officiated at nine National Specialties (German Shepherd Dog, Australian Shepherd, Australian Cattle Dog, Chinese Shar-Pei, Bouvier des Flandres, Canaan Dog, Swiss Vallhund, Puli, and Alaskan Malamute). My committee experience: One of the signs of a strong committee is its ability to bring significant ideas to the surface that work, and in doing so, energize the activities of the organization. I am especially proud of my committee accomplishments as an AKC board member. My first assignment began as chair of the Committee for the Future which resulted in our highly-valued DNA program. Since we began DNA testing we have added gender markers, and in the not too distant future we should have breed-specific mark-

ers. When combined, these technical breakthroughs will further strengthen the AKC DNA testing program. My second Board assignment was to chair the Business and Planning committee. Out of that assignment came the recommendation to place lap top computers in the hands of all field reps and to retire the old main frame in Raleigh. Our recommendations included re-engineering the computer system and the development of our new AKC website. Today breeders can register litters and dogs on-line, order pedigrees, find show wins and use many of the other services offered. The AKC website is the most visited site of any dog organization in the world. My last board assignment was as chair of the Planning and Operations committee. Much of what we did impacted the overall planning and operations of the AKC. One of our recommendations was to support the Parent Club Conference, the first of which was held in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was a great success and demonstrated the need for these conferences on a regular basis. Their success has been a hallmark of the educational offerings available to our clubs. One of my proudest achievements was my 10 years as president of AKC’s Companion Animal Recovery Program which enrolled over 3 million animals and became the largest notfor- profit recovery center in North America. Delegate experience: I have served as chair of the Delegate Health committee and have served as the AKC board liaison to several delegate committees (parent club, health, by-laws and HEC). From these experiences I learned that the board works best when ideas are openly discussed and we use the collective thinking of the delegates, the delegate committees and the staff. We need to continue that process.

Karen Burgess Education Graduate of Western Washington State University with a degree in Business Administration. Focusing on accounting, marketing, advertising, promotion and human resources. Business experience Employed as a Financial Manager for a multi-site retail company where I was responsible for all purchasing, marketing and promotion, Human Resources, business accounts and taxation. Dog experience and interests Western Director and National Specialty Coordinator for the Chinese Shar-Pei Club of America; Delegate, Ofﬁcer and Show Chair for Greater Clark County Kennel Club; President and Show Chair for Willamette Toy Dog Fanciers; Director and Show Chair for Cascade Northwest Bullmastiff Club and Columbia River Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club; Show Chair for Lower Columbia Siberian Husky Club. CONTINUED ON PAGE 162

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Delegate experience Delegate for Greater Clark County Kennel Club since 1999. I currently serve on the Parent Club Committee, served on the Parent Club Conference Committee and was appointed to the Group realignment Committee. I have served twice on the AKC Nominating Committee. I have moderated the Delegate Caucus and mentored new Delegates. I have submitted occasional articles to Perspectives. Any special expertise for serving on AKC’s Board; please cite all other Boards, for-proﬁt and not-for-proﬁt you have served on. I served as Assistant District Administrator for Little League Baseball Inc. as part of the governing body, responsible for overall operations.

Steven Gladstone For many years I melded together my law practice (Juris Doctorate Degree, University of Pennsylvania) and dogs by representing folks concerning their disputes with AKC. I learned much about AKC, its history and its operations from those experiences. I served as General Counsel and Executive Vice President to a major resort developer in the Pocono Mountains with annual sales of well over $200 million. I literally wrote the book on government regulation of the time share industry in The Law and Business of Timesharing. I am fully familiar with and comfortable with AKC’s role as the regulator of our sport. I have been an independent real estate entrepreneur for my entire career. As such I have a tremendous amount of experience in making sound, practical business decisions. Marieann and I started our Aragorn line of Cardigan Corgis in 1974, having bred dogs which have earned hundreds of AKC titles in every discipline offered for our breed. I judge 3 Groups regularly, including many international assignments. Learning of dog show cultures around the world and discussing dog issues with our international colleagues is of great beneﬁt to governing AKC. I am the Delegate for and a member of my local club in Florida, The Greater Naples Dog Club. I am President of the Cardigan Welsh Corgi Club of America, having been a member since 1974. I also belong to the Penn Ridge, Reno and Pocono Mountain Kennel Clubs, having served each of them in many capacities. I serve on the Delegate Parent Club Committee.

than 1500 GSPs passed through our system. I became Delegate for the German Shorthaired Pointer Club of America in 1974 and have held that position ever since. I was appointed to the AKC Board in 1986 and have been reelected by the Delegate body every four years since, with the exception of year 2005. My marketing and communications expertise, plus my experience in Performance and Companion events, has and will continue to be of value to the AKC Board. I am chairman of the Association that for the past 18 years has put on the prestigious AKC Pointing Breed Gun Dog Championships. I also serve as a Director of the National Animal Interest Alliance (NAIA) Board, and the Maine Long Term Care Ombudsmen Board, both of which are not-for-proﬁt organizations, as well as the AKC Dog Museum Board.

John Ronald Education • B.A. Marquette University; Graduate Studies, University of Colorado, Business • Certiﬁed Retirement Services Professional • U.S. Naval Ofﬁcer

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Professional Background: • Bank Executive – Vice President, Head of Institutional Trust Department for what is now Comerica Bank • Experience in Management, financial analysis, investments, employee benefits, Not-forProfit corporations • Managed a unit administering not-for-profit corporations. Sat on Boards of Trustees, participated in asset allocation decisions. • Led staff of 75 managing assets over $25 billion; implemented successful customer retention program

BIO: Graduated from U. of Maine with a BA in Marketing. Business experience included 20 years in surgical product marketing with Johnson & Johnson, followed by eight years as vice president of a Philadelphia advertising agency, and three years as president of the American Kennel Club.. Since 1962, my wife, Judy, and I have bred, trained, and personally handled our German Shorthaired Pointers while successfully competing in AKC conformation, ﬁeld trials, hunting tests, and obedience trials under our Crossing Creek banner. I also ﬁnished my Whippet as a lure coursing champion.For nine years, I assisted my wife, the Eastern GSP Rescue Director, with evaluation and training of German Shorthaired Pointers rescued from Maine to Florida. Over the nine year period, more

Purebred Dog Background: • 4th generation Purebred dog fancier • Served in elected positions for Samoyed Club of America - 35 years • Board member / Treasurer, American Dog Show Judges – 6 years • Judge - Working & ½ of Non-Sporting Groups – 23 years • AKC Breeder of Merit • Successfully owner-handled and bred BIS & BISS Samoyeds & Tibetan Terriers. Top owner-handler in Samoyed breed history • Recipient of SCA Lifetime Achievement Award 2010

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Delegate Background • Delegate, Samoyed Club of America - 23 years • My motion created the Delegate Committees • Chaired Special Committee for the Future Nature of the Delegate Body • Current member of All Breeds Committee • Former member: Board appointed Bylaws Committee. • Former member: Coordinating, Strategic Planning, Parent Club Committees •Edited Perspectives – 6 years Important Assets: My professional experience in management, finance, customer retention, employee benefits and administration of non-profit organizations gives me a unique skill set to contribute as AKC’s Board manages the current decline in AKC’s financial health. My management, Delegate and purebred dog experience will complement the existing Board in its decision making in a collegial and consultative manner.

Daniel J. Smyth, Esquire Burlington County Kennel Club

Biographical Information I am honored and humbled to be a candidate for the Board of Directors of the American Kennel Club. Over my entire 36 year career as an attorney, and more so during my 18 years of consistent Delegate service, I have led with integrity, passion and reason. My path to this point with the AKC is a story of someone who entered into the sport as a no one, fell in love with it, and have worked hard to get to a point where I can make a difference on behalf of all clubs and Delegate members. I currently reside with two Champion PBGVs in Mount Laurel, NJ, and run my law practice out of Moorestown, NJ. I also have a second home outside Boulder, Colorado, giving me both Eastern and Western experience, and making it easy to meet potential constituents in two diverse areas of the country. I attended college at Rutgers- the State University where I earned a B.A. in Sociology. I continued my educational pursuits and attended law school at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas. At St. Mary’s, I earned a Doctorate in Jurisprudence. I returned to New Jersey to begin practicing law. Soon thereafter an interest in Basset Hounds developed and Old York Kennels was established. Breeding and showing of Basset Hounds started in 1976. After developing a line of Champion Bassets I became interested in PBGVs in 1986. L’Avocat PBGVs was established and I became an active breeder and exhibitor of this breed also. I became interested in the fledgling PBGV parent club and was instrumental along with other initial members in gaining breed recognition by the AKC in 1992. I became the clubs first delegate in 1993 and remained in that position for 6 years. .As a member of the Board of the PBGVCA, I was active in assisting the club to get through the initial years start-up challenges. In 1997, I decided to enhance my education and attended Temple University School of Law where I earned an LL.M in Trial Advocacy. I remain a trial attorney in my own firm, a business that I have managed for 36 years. A substantial percentage of my practice is business clientele who experience a myriad of business problems that often result in litigation. For the last 20 years I have had dog law as a component to my practice, and have handled the intricate and varied legal issues of our dog community. Also, in 1997, I became a member of the Delegates Advocacy and Advancement Committee (previously called Strategic Planning Committee) and became its chair in 2001. As chair to this day, I have led the 166 Dog News

committee through a 10 year transition during which it developed into the effective delegate empowerment committee it is today. Additionally, in 1997, I began a 13- year membership on the Perspectives Editorial Board and, a few years later, became assistant chair. I was honored in 1998 by being appointed to the Northeast Trial Board by the Board of Directors. In 1999, I became the delegate for the Burlington County Kennel Club after having held several major club offices, including President. I have been BCKC’s show chair for the past 10 years, and now chair a cluster shared with two other clubs. In 2003, I was appointed Chair of the Northeast Trial Board, a position I maintain until today. This very serious side of our self-governance has exposed me to cases of about every nature in the sport, and has allowed me to utilize my vocation as a lawyer to help maintain the sense of professionalism for which the AKC is known. A side benefit of this position is that I got to know and frequently interact with the office of legal counsel for the AKC. As Chair of DAAC, I have served 10 years on the Coordinating Committee where I started out as Secretary, and in 2007, became Chair for a three year period. During my chairmanship, we hammered out an accord between the CEO and the Delegate Body as to how proposals are to be submitted to the Board, This compact came with a guarantee that proposals would never be lost in a proposal limbo again. Over that 3 year period, I met with CEO Dennis Sprung every quarter at the New York office, to discuss ongoing issues. During those visits I was often able to spend time discussing related issues with both Exec. Secretary Jim Crowley and CFO Jim Stevens when available. I believe I retain a comfortable professional relationship with all of these corporate officers. During this period of time delegate/staff relationships eased and became much more cooperative in nature. They remain that way until today. Additionally, in 2007, I was elected Chair of the Perspectives Editorial Board, and worked closely with the current editor to see the periodical through a period of change. I held that position for three years and am proud of the changes the committee made which have resulted in the excellent publication currently being produced. Having maintained 4 chairmanships at one time on delegate/ AKC committees, I have learned many of the angles of the issues facing the current AKC Board of Directors. I would appreciate the opportunity to bring that knowledge, experience, and passion to the boardroom table.. But, my love for this sport doesn’t stop there. I was first approved to judge Bassets and PBGVs in 1994, becoming a Hound Group Judge in 2005. I am a member of judges’ organizations and from that participation, understand the ongoing issues facing the Judge/AKC relationship. Over the past 10 years, I also have been instrumental in forming the Mid New Jersey PBGV Association where I served as President for 6 years. I helped create the Central New Jersey Hound Association, a group club, where I was one of the drafters of their constitution and served as Vice President and Show Chair for several years. I have served on the PBGVCA Health and Rescue Foundation, as well as the Burlington County Bar Association Foundation – both non-profit organizations. I gladly maintain my membership in the Basset Hound Club of America, PBGVCA, Delaware Valley Chinese Crested Club, Mid New Jersey PBGV Association and Central New Jersey Hound Association. As a proven advocate for delegate empowerment and an experienced agent of change management, I am seeking to be a part of the team which will effectively return our organization to its’ proper place in the eyes of American dog fanciers. CONTINUED ON PAGE 170

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Questionnaire Questions 1. Why are you running for the Board?

the fact that I am a relative “fresh face” as one person put it, with no agenda.

AMEN: I am running for the Board because a number of delegates familiar with my background asked me to submit my CV to the Nominating Committee. After reviewing the situation, I feel that my business experience can help strengthen the Board.

BATTAGLIA: 1. Knowledge about AKC and the sport of purebred dogs 2. A background in dog breeding 3. My business skills and business experience

BATTAGLIA: I think, based on my long experience in the sport, on the AKC board and in business that I can contribute. BURGESS: To make a difference: to help insure that the American Kennel Club that has given us so much and meant so much to each of us survives for future generations of dog lovers. GLADSTONE: My past experience of 8 years on the Board prepared me to continue to serve AKC in these challenging times. I am fully familiar with AKC governance requirements and budgetary needs. I previously served as Chairman of both the Board’s business committee and its independent Audit Committee. As Chairman of AKCCAR I started it on the road to profitability with its new product, AKCCAR Microchips. I would like to return to AKCCAR and help make it the industry leader in microchip assisted pet recovery and a financial success. MARDEN: AKC is entering a new era, with new challenges requiring a new business model and I want to be a contributor to this effort. It is important for the Board to have as a knowledgeable member one who understands the culture and has competed for years in Performance and Companion events which in 2009 represented 47% of the 2,600,000 entries in AKC events. No present Board member or candidate has my combined experience in conformation, field trials, hunting tests, obedience, and lure coursing. RONALD: AKC is facing big challenges. Registrations, entries and core business revenues are down and have been trending downward for years. If we don’t turn AKC’s business around, we won’t be able to turn over the sport we’ve enjoyed to the next generation of fanciers and their dogs. I am running because I believe I can help AKC reverse this trend. With my business background in management, finance and investments, I know that I bring some unique skills to help address these issues with long term planning from both a business and a dog viewpoint. I think my experience and perspective will greatly help me as a member of AKC’s Board. I am passionate about the sport of purebred dogs. Because AKC is critical to the long term success of the sport, I feel we must all do what we can to ensure its success. SMYTH: I am a natural volunteer where I see good reason and purpose. I have always loved the sport of dogs and have been involved for 35 years. During that time, a natural progression has occurred. I started at a basic level with dog ownership and club membership and have been involved with almost every aspect of the sport, slowly using my talents to contribute through the leadership levels of our organization. I have in depth knowledge of and very keen experience with many of the issues that the Board handles. Because of this coupled with my 36 years as an attorney, I feel I am prepared to offer my leadership, team oriented approach, passion for the sport, and learned talents to the AKC, which is much in need of new thoughts and insight as it struggles for survival in a now aggressively competitive market. 2. What are your three most important qualifications for serving on the Board? AMEN: My three most important qualifications are: 40 years business experience, most of it at the highest levels of management in “Reputation Management” (public relations, government relations, investor relations, crisis management and media relations); over 30 years of work with purebred dogs in conformation, obedience, tracking and lure coursing; and last,

BURGESS: First (and perhaps most importantly) my activities and experience in the sport. This includes my passion for and love of purebred dogs and the AKC. Secondly, my education and non-AKC related business experience. The desire to contribute to the future of our organization and activities. GLADSTONE: a) My legal and business education, training and experience. b) My ability and willingness to ask tough questions and help evaluate the answers given to them. c) My sense of equity in treating people fairly. MARDEN: Marketing and advertising experience, plus intimate knowledge of the segments of the sport of purebred dogs that represent almost 50% of our business. RONALD: My three strongest credentials for serving on AKC’s board are first, the successful credentials earned as a banking executive throughout my career. At one point during my career I managed a department solely dedicated to administering notfor-profit companies and trusts. My duties required that I sat on some boards of trustees and contributed to the successful administration of these trusts. I understand what sitting on AKC’s Board requires. Second, I’ve gained a deep understanding of AKC through my 23 years as a delegate and judge and the fact that I am essentially a “Dog Person”. Third, and most important, I am the 4th generation of my family to have participated in the sport with Samoyeds. My wife, Kathy, and I have been successful exhibitors and breeders for all 40 years of our married lives. I know AKC and its customers. These customers often offer input to me. I can bring these perspectives in a collegial and consultative manner if elected to the Board. SMYTH: The three key qualifications I possess are: 1. Vast AKC Experience – I have fully participated at all levels with multiple AKC clubs and the AKC Delegate body. In other words, I’ve been a “jack of all trades” for my clubs as well as the Delegate Body. I have successfully worked to better my clubs and the Delegate Body, their activities and the American Kennel Club as a whole. 2. In depth business financial experience which includes running a successful law practice for 36 years, representing many business clients and being a founding member and leader in several AKC clubs. 3. Proven integrity and leadership that embraces rational clear thinking and the mission of the organization as demonstrated by my 18 years as a Delegate for a Parent Club then an All-Breed Club which has culminated in my Chairing the DAAC committee for the last 10 years, Chairing the Coordinating Committee for 3 years. Chairing the Perspectives Committee for 3 years and Chairing the Northeast Trial Board for 8 years. CONTINUED ON PAGE 174

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3. Board meetings have been reduced to eight times a year: should the number of Delegate Meetings also be reduced? Might the number of Board meetings be further reduced? AMEN: I think that the Board should hold at least eight meetings each year at this crucial “inﬂection point” in the AKC’s history, especially since it has the authority (article VII, section IV) to call other regular and “Special” meetings as needed. I support having fewer Delegate meetings – reducing them to three a year; given the bleak economic outlook, I think it is a strain on our members to have to pay for four meetings/trips a year. We may ﬁnd that the attendance increases if we have three meetings with longer agendas. Obviously, we would have to amend Article XVIII, Section 1. BATTAGLIA: No, not unless a better system is developed for delegates’ meetings. BURGESS: Four Delegate meetings seem appropriate. The networking opportunities made available (committee meetings, the Delegate caucus, the Forum) to discuss issues face-to-face are valuable to the Delegate body. From Board minutes that are published, it appears that based on the amount of business and the timeliness requirements of many issues, the number of Board meetings is appropriate. A reduction might have a negative effect on AKC. GLADSTONE: The number of Delegate meetings should not be reduced. The Delegates accomplish much in spending time in each other’s presence and interacting with each other. That is the real value of our Quarterly meetings and they should remain. There is nothing wrong with the current Board meeting schedule. The content of Board meetings, however, is inappropriate. The Board spends the vast majority of its time wearing its Regulator hat – meaning it endlessly deals with issues arising under the AKC’s regulatory function. Club disputes, standard revisions, rule amendments, event regulations, discipline, and the myriad of requested exceptions from all of our rules and policies take up the vast majority of Board time. Little time is actually spent on setting global policies; review of current policies and procedures or on business guidance and implementation review. The Board wastes too much of its “face time” on regulating rather than formulating policy and guiding its implementation. MARDEN: No. Absolutely no. RONALD: AKC is an unusual corporate structure. It is a club of clubs. AKC’s corporate shareholders are its member clubs. That is why the representatives of the shareholders, the Delegates, are included in certain aspects of AKC’s governing process. Delegates must vote to approve changes in AKC’s Bylaws and its Rules. I recently stated at a Delegate meeting that, as shareholder representatives, it didn’t make sense to me that we should be less involved at a time when AKC is facing these alarming declines in its business. AKC needs our feedback and support more at a time like this, not less. I’m not against less frequent Delegate meetings, just not at this time. As to less frequent Board meetings, I will defer to the current Board’s assessment. If they feel more or less meetings are necessary, they know better than anyone if this is the case. Once I am on the Board, and see the agenda, I will have a better idea of the right number of meetings necessary. 174 Dog News

SMYTH: Perhaps a different view of meeting days and actual work time needs to be considered. It is not the number of Delegate meetings that matters, it is the use and quality of the time that does. If our meetings were 3 days instead of 2, and 3 times a year instead of 4, the actual number of days, and time in which we gather to conduct AKC business increases. As long as we make this work time more coordinated, reducing the number of meetings might actually make the Delegate body more productive and less costly for all. With the use of new technologies, perhaps it is time to investigate the use of video conference calls, versus traditional meetings to carry out some of the business of the Board of Directors. However, most organizations’ by-laws require a certain number of traditional Board Meetings. Sure, we “might” reduce the number of traditional Board meetings, but depending on the business environment of a particular year it might be prudent to increase them also. Speculating on the correct number of traditional Board meetings is careless. The most important aspect is the successful conduction of AKC Board business. So is it really a number we are looking for? The Board needs to perform its duties in the best way possible, keeping the best interest of the organization in mind. Handcufﬁng the Board into a reduced number of meetings will do no good, particularly at this difﬁcult time in our history. 4. How is continuity and stability assured in the Board’s conduct of business given that term limits in effect substitute for performance reviews? AMEN: I don’t understand your linking “continuity and stability in the Board’s conduct of business” and the supposition that “term limits…substitute for performance reviews”. “Staggered terms” complement term limits in that it requires the Board to think about how it will function to sustain continuity as the departing “Class” steps down. Performance reviews are entirely separate, and a management function that should be ongoing and integral within the AKC operating organization, and less formally, as part of the Board process. More importantly, the Board’s performance is reviewed continually by the Delegate body and the way it responds to the Board’s proposals and ideas. BATTAGLIA: One year off the board hardly meets the test of what was intended by “term limits”. Our current “term limit” is a rotation system. True limits causes turnover. Four years off the board or a life time limit of 2-4 terms would be a better system than the current one year off the board. BURGESS: As I have said on numerous occasions, term limits are an affront to my rights. Every Delegate should have the right (and has the responsibility) to elect those Board members who best serve the needs of the American Kennel Club. Term limits take away that right. The answer to your question is - they (continuity and stability) are not assured. GLADSTONE: Term limits are the antithesis of continuity and stability. MARDEN: Obviously I am not in favor of term limits, but I don’t think it is a threat to Board continuity or stability to have three good members who have served well for eight years sit out for a year. CONTINUED ON PAGE 178

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RONALD: Term limits are a reality of AKC’s Board. They exist because the Delegates believe that the talent pool from which the Board is selected has not been sufficiently utilized. Given the recent vote to retain term limits, we will continue to have them for the foreseeable future. The current limits don’t seem to work, and I expect the Delegates will try to amend the rule in the coming year so that they do. The “class year” method of staggered terms for AKC’s Board ensures that a majority of the Board continues at any given time, thus allowing continuity. As to term limits hurting continuity, I trust in the Delegates to review the credentials of the candidates carefully to select the candidates with the necessary professional credentials and dog related experience to step onto the Board and contribute. For instance, I have been in the sport my whole life. I have been a delegate for 23 years. I have known many of the AKC Board for decades. In preparation for my AKC Board candidacy, I have studied the issues on the table and discussed them with many on the Board. I do not believe the fact that we have term limits necessarily means that there will be a lack of experience, knowledge or continuity. SMYTH: The assumption that term limits substitute for performance reviews is naive and unjustified. In actuality, term limits are the only way to keep in check a runaway Board member or group of members that circumvent the AKC mission or fail to be able to fulfill their fiduciary relationship to the AKC. Our Delegate Body is diverse and well educated. We will never have an issue in finding qualified candidates willing to serve at a high level, to provide stability and continuity in carrying out the mission of the organization. As long as we elect those with in-depth AKC club/delegate body as well as professional experience, we will ensure continuity and stability regardless. The AKC is a group of clubs, and no one person or persons should ever hold that much power over our entire organization for an indefinite period of time. We are not an adult fraternity, and we certainly are not the old boys club from the 1950’s anymore. In addition, over time as all members term out, there will be times when no director terms out or perhaps only 1 or 2 will term out. Giving the procedure time, the terming out of a director will not be systematic in numbers but rather random as to when they were elected. The change of one or two members on the Board will not affect continuity or stability but may reenergize the organization with new thoughts and perspectives. 5. Would AKC benefit from having non-delegate Board members? AMEN: No. But the Board might benefit from an “Advisory Board”, comprising experts selected to assist the AKC Board in very specialized areas. BATTAGLIA: No. We have successfully used consultants for many years with good success. We do not need nondelegates on the Board. BURGESS: The AKC Board has the option of engaging the services of expert consultants in any area as the need is determined by the Board and Staff. Historically, this is how the Board has functioned. Adding “expert” non-delegates to the Board in order to cover all potential contingencies would result in a rather large Board.

GLADSTONE: Given the current governance structure, no. AKC can hire all the experts and consultants it needs to advise a Board. MARDEN: No. RONALD: Having the whole world as your talent pool is better than any smaller pool. But, the reality of AKC’s corporate structure is that it cannot have non-Delegate candidates serving on its Board. It is spelled out in AKC’s Bylaws. The premise of the question suggests that the talent pool of the Delegate body is insufﬁcient for AKC’s needs. As I stated in the previous question, we have term limits because the Delegates believe they haven’t had an adequate opportunity to use the full talent pool available in the Delegate body. Until that perception changes, I doubt that the Delegate body will change the Bylaws to allow non-delegate Board members. SMYTH: No. As a club of clubs, we are a unique non-profit organization, and we differ from most other non- and for-proﬁt corporations. While some issues like “Operating Costs” are quite universal, the complexity of our organization and it’s make up lead me to believe that only Delegates are appropriate for Board membership. Additionally, the fact is that our By-laws require Directors to be Delegates. Delegates are vetted by each club that appoints or elects them. Board members are vetted by the Delegates. A change of this nature would only dilute and weaken further the importance and empowerment of the Delegate body and the individual AKC clubs themselves. 6. What is your number one priority if elected and can it be accomplished under AKC’s existing structure and Bylaws? AMEN: My number one priority, if elected, would be to spend as much time as possible studying the Board’s past actions, interacting with other Board members, and learning about this Board’s processes and procedures, while working on issues such as “Reputation Management.” BATTAGLIA: Business management which includes marketing, public relations and new ideas. BURGESS: Building the AKC Brand. Making the American Kennel Club the “go to” source for all things canine would lead to improvement in all of our activities, from registration to legislation, and all in between. GLADSTONE: Replacing lost registration income with income from other sources outside the Fancy is of the highest importance if we are to continue having all of the AKC services and support we have come to expect. MARDEN: To make sure that Performance and Companion events, and possible new events, are supported and made an integral part of our business plan. Yes. RONALD: As I stated earlier, AKC faces big challenges. Its registrations, entries and core business revenues are in decline. If this trend isn’t stabilized and reversed, the sport of purebred dogs we have enjoyed will not be the same for the next generation of breeders, exhibitors and dogs. My priority is to contribute to reversing this declining trend with a long-term plan designed to rejuvenate the sport. CONTINUED ON PAGE 182

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The second part of the question asks if this can accomplished under AKC’s existing structure. Definitely, yes with an integrated long-term strategy. One key part of any plan to improve AKC’s declining trend in registrations and entries would be to implement a strong marketing and public relations effort which tells the public our side of the story. We are for all dogs and support their healthy, fulfilled lives. The public needs to know that AKC’s breeders are the solution, not the problem in issues like overpopulation and health. Increased use of technology can reach a myriad of potential AKC customers and more can be done to bring young people into the sport. SMYTH: I am not a one issue candidate. We are hurting in several areas. However, there is one issue that encompasses a whole litany of changes that the AKC needs to make in order to compete and succeed today and beyond. The priority is to re-position the AKC in a light that brings our name, breed integrity, and services to the forefront of the American dog ownership conversation. We need a make-over. It isn’t just about fixing our reputation, or becoming more accessible in the media, but about working club by club, and region by region to engage the public, the politicians and the dog owners to know, appreciate, and utilize the AKC for all its’ services and knowledgebase. Doing this should be the priority of the next Board and it can be done under our existing structure and bylaws. We need a Board that has the foresight and strength to do all that is necessary, regardless of traditional thought. We have some very hard decisions to make. Change is required from the top down. Change needs to start with this election. 7. Are there any specific items in AKC’s Bylaws you think should be revised? AMEN: I think that the Bylaws section on the Nominating Committee (Article VIII, Section I) should be changed, to make the committee a permanent body. I also think that the section on the annual “Audit” should be amended to remove the language that the books should be audited by an outside auditor OR by an auditing committee. I think that the AKC’s financials must be audited and certified annually ONLY by a professional audit firm BATTAGLIA: Governance. BURGESS: There are two sections of the By-laws that I think need revision. They are Article VI, Section 5 relating to Delegate eligibility, and Article VII, Section 1 relating to term limits. Both issues have been dismissed by the Delegate body in the past. GLADSTONE: Our governance system does not adequately represent the wide variety of AKC event fanciers that are our core customers. As I wrote more than 15 years ago, we should seek to include more of our fancy by creating a mix of individual members and continuing with our Delegate representation of our member clubs. The AKC should hold an Annual Convention for all individual members, organized by every event venue that AKC governs. The Board should be a mix of members elected by the Delegate body and of members elected by the individual members at the convention. Such a restructuring would not require geographical components. MARDEN: Only if necessary to implement a new business plan. RONALD: At the present time, I don’t think the Bylaws require amending. In the past, when I felt changes were necessary, I proposed changes. For instance, Parent Clubs control their standards because of a change in the Bylaws I proposed about 20 years ago. We are able to have Delegate meetings in con182 Dog News

junction with the Eukanuba/AKC show because of a motion I made to the change the Bylaws allowing meetings to be held outside of New York City. SMYTH: Yes, and as all are aware the Delegate Committees as well as the Board of Directors are constantly reviewing these matters. The term limit period of exclusion being only one year should be reviewed along with the rules regarding Delegate/dog show judges. In addition, we need to seriously look at the bylaws as they reflect on the future of non-conformation clubs that seek membership. Change needs to come faster within the AKC to enable us to meet the swift challenges of 2011. 8. Would AKC benefit from a comprehensive review of its Constitution and Bylaws, e.g., a “constitutional convention”? Please specifically comment on whether there should be a geographic/state component to AKC’s organization. AMEN: I think we should consider having an external expert review the AKC’s corporate governance structure and processes. It may be that under the current structure (Board, Management, Delegates), the AKC is unable to keep up with the many quick decisions and/or reactions that must be made, if it is to effectively respond to outside forces. We have to find other ways to stay in front of the “competition”, instead of responding to events after the fact. I do not believe there should be a geographic/state component to the AKC’s organization; we need more unanimity of purpose and direction, not dispersion. BATTAGLIA: Yes, periodically all successful organizations should take the time to revisit their constitution and Bylaws. Geographic and state components could be added to the mix of ideas for input to the delegate body. BURGESS: I think that it could be beneficial. There are governance issues that could be addressed. In the previous look at a review of the By-laws, changes were presented, but the delegate body rejected them all except the ill-conceived term limit amendment. A governance system based on event type with each component addressing its specific issues would be a thought, rather than the all-encompassing system we now have. Decisions reached on a regional basis might be difficult to implement on a national basis. GLADSTONE: See 7 above. MARDEN: No. And to try and work with state elements of AKC would be a disaster. Clubs are better off working with their state Federations, particularly when battling anti-dog legislation. RONALD: Several years ago I served on a Special Committee whose mission was to make a complete review of AKC’s Constitution and Bylaws. Some of the recommendations coming from that committee were passed, others not. At this time, I don’t think another “constitutional convention” is necessary. It’s too soon. As to AKC reorganizing geographically, there is currently a sub-committee operating under the chairmanship of Dr. John Ioia examining the best future structure for the Delegate body. Their recommendations will be announced in the near future. 17 years ago I chaired a Special Committee titled, The Future Nature and Structure of the Delegate Body. When the Committee proposed a more inclusive Delegate body, the potential growth in size made a regional approach the only sensible approach. Dr. CONTINUED ON PAGE 186

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Ioia’s committee has incorporated the report from that committee into their discussions. At this time the Delegate body is not so large as to require that sort of change. Also, the costs for a regional restructuring of AKC don’t make sense to me at this time, given AKC’s financial situation. SMYTH: A constitutional convention is overkill at this point. The result could be disastrous. If a geographic/state component should exist it needs to start immediately in the area of legislation. This is a big country when one realizes that every state is experiencing legislative anti-dog attacks. The problem has already grown outside the realm of our New York based organization. Dividing the country into regional defense and education areas under a separate specific department of the AKC would accomplish the immediate response often needed to legislative initiatives as well as allow regional educational efforts to be controlled effectively in an attempt to cure the cause of anti-dog legislation which is ignorance and misunderstanding. 9. Do you think AKC having split office locations is a plus or a minus? Please be specific, citing facts including costs and benefits. AMEN: I see no long-term benefit in the current split-office structure. The cost structure is a critical factor, but there may be extenuating circumstances relating to the length and structure of a real estate lease (such as in New York City) that might negate taking any action at this time. BATTAGLIA: One office makes administration, management, supervision and cost effectiveness better. It would reduce travel and man hours now spent maintaining two offices. BURGESS: The presence of AKC in the media/marketing center of the country (NYC) is a distinct plus. While I am not privy to the details, it is my understanding that the long-term site arrangements for both the New York offices and the Raleigh operations center are very financially advantageous to the organization. In today’s environment of instantaneous communication, I know of no operational disadvantage to the two location concept. GLADSTONE: Ultimately AKC should have one office. However, AKC has made significant investment in the leasehold improvements in NY. It makes no financial sense to leave the NYC offices mid-lease and abandon the remaining book value of the office improvements there. MARDEN: Most people know that when I was AKC president, I initiated the move of segments of AKC to North Carolina, and that it was my dream to eventually have an AKC campus with areas for national dog shows, national agility and obedience trials, administration, conference and education center, plus the Dog Museum. However, that didn’t happen and since we are locked in to our Madison Avenue facility for many years to come, discussion of the pluses and minuses serves no purpose at this time. RONALD: AKC is not that large a corporation when compared to other companies. There are no branch offices, manufacturing facilities, or distribution centers like many other corporations, which might recommend a separate main office model. AKC has an executive suite in New York and its operations center in Raleigh. It doesn’t seem sensible to follow a large corporate model with separated locations. While my preference would be for a consolidated office, there are other factors to consider.I have asked Board members and

some staff whether analyses have been done evaluating the practicality and cost-effectiveness of the current arrangement. I have been told there have been. However, I have not been given any documents or data comparing alternatives. What I have been told is that the New York office is about the same cost per square foot as Raleigh and that the lease would be difficult and costly to break. There was concern raised that if the New York offices were closed and moved, many of our New York staff would leave the corporation rather than relocate. It would not be prudent to make a move without considering the loss of this valuable intellectual capital and experience. Until I can review the actual data and consider their conclusions, I simply have hearsay statements from others. I would prefer to review the data before making assumptions. SMYTH: I think it is a minus. Combining our HQ/ Executive Office with our Operations Office should yield a greater synergy between the Executives and the employees, in turn making the operation of our organization more cost effective and fluid. Something I believe we would all like to see in action. Like most others, I am enticed by the Madison Avenue New York corporate location, but what real benefit do we derive from it? Officers and employees in our corporation are paid by the standard of pay in the locale where they are located. One does not need to be an economics major to realize that there are fundamental differences in salary and rental rates between New York and North Carolina. Most major non media, financial, or technology related companies once located in the Big Apple have long moved their Headquarters or Executive offices outside of New York City proper. Lower executive salaries and preferable rental rates would yield large cost savings for the AKC. Modern technology affords us limitless communication opportunities, allowing for video conferencing for pennies of what it used to cost. A New York location is an expensive luxury reminiscent of the old days in our history. This may need to be one of our very hard, yet very logical and necessary decisions. 10. In light of AKC’s declining revenue (6% through 10 months) and $1,000,000 operating loss, AKC has reduced its contribution to the Canine Health Foundation 50%, e.g. $500,000; do you think that was an appropriate reduction? AMEN: I do not have sufficient information on the CHF to determine how much the AKC should have reduced its contribution. BATTAGLIA: In tough times with reduced budgets, income and gift giving, the pain should be equally shared. If during the next six months the finances improve, this decision should be revisited. BURGESS: It is unfortunate that it has been necessary to reduce AKC’s contribution to AKC/CHF. GLADSTONE: No. The AKCCHF is one of the brightest stars in AKC’s galaxy. We should continue our support of AKCCHF and economize elsewhere. Further, if AKCCAR were a thriving business selling microchips and enrollments, AKCCAR could replace AKC as a AKCCHF donor with no tax consequences. MARDEN: Yes. The Canine Health Foundadtion, to be CONTINUED ON PAGE 190

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truly effective, should be scrambling for funding sources far in excess of the $500,000 they no longer get from AKC. That’s why they have a Board and staff. RONALD: Yes. AKC has consistently been the Foundation’s principal funding source. If AKC were growing and profitable, I would recommend they continue funding the Foundation as they have done. However, AKC is financially struggling, so it is appropriate that they marshal their capital to support their core business. I believe AKC will always support the CHF to the extent they are able. SMYTH: Although no one is happy about it, the answer to this question is probably yes. Much depends on the facts presented to the voting Board members at the time the decision was made. Answering this question as presented would require conjecture as insufficient information has been presented. As a Board member, I would never weigh in on an issue without obtaining an in-depth and thorough understanding of the issue at hand. I am sure this question can be answered more soundly by those Board members who were in attendance at the meeting and are again running for the Board. An operating loss is quite serious, and again I would think the right decision was made, but I would like to have much more sufficient information before making a hasty opinion. 11. How effective do you think delegate committees are? AMEN: I think that the several standing committees that I have interacted with are very effective. As a member of the Obedience, Tracking and Agility committee, I believe that it makes important contributions to Companion Events activities. BATTAGLIA: Delegate committees provide a good way for each club’s delegate to meet, share ideas and come to an agreement on matters pertaining to the AKC. Many good ideas have come from these committees. BURGESS: The Delegate Committees are a good way to discuss and vet issues facing the Delegate body and the fancy. The ultimate decision on any issue, however, rests with the entire Delegate body. The Committees are advisory only. GLADSTONE: Most of the Committees have been highly effective in helping to analyze and evaluate various proposals put forth by Delegates and the Board, and in recommending improvements in their sphere of influence. Others have simply existed with little impact. MARDEN: As Board liaison to both the Field Trial and Hunting Test Committee and the Herding, Earthdog and Coursing Committee, I can tell you that both of these committees are active, no nonsense organizations that make important recommendations that eventually reach the Board and are acted upon. For example, the Field Trial Committee has initiated a study of dog injuries caused by “mean seeds”. When planted in CRP areas, with the blessing of the Department of Agriculture, these seeds are inhaled by field trialing or hunting dogs with often fatal consequences. The objective is to provide so much evidence of the “mean seed” danger to dogs that the Dept. of Agriculture will forbid the planting of such seeds in CRP areas nationwide. The successful Delegate committees have one thing in common...a strong chairman and members who want to contribute worthwhile recommendations, not just make-work “stuff”. RONALD: Given that it was my motion that created the delegate committees almost 20 years ago, it is no surprise that

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I think the delegate committees are effective. At the time the committees were created, the delegates were afforded very few opportunities to communicate effectively. To help the situation, the newsletter, Perspectives, was formed. That’s why I served as its editor for 6 years. That is also why the late Bob Kelly and Diane Albers formed the Delegates Caucus about the same time. The committees were intended to create a means by which Delegates could communicate about the specific topics each committee represented. They were also created as a conduit for the Board, Staff and Delegates to communicate. I believe the Committees are serving their purpose. The fact that so many Delegates attend the Committee meetings at their own expense demonstrates the success and importance of the Delegate Committees. Delegates can play a vital role through their involvement in the Delegate Committees. We need better teamwork between AKC’s Board and the Delegate body. Advising the Delegates of developing programs creates an opportunity to gather valuable input before implementation. It also allows Delegates to prepare their clubs for coming changes and advocate for AKC’s programs. The Delegate Committees are an excellent conduit for this cooperation. SMYTH: Delegate Committees have been the best thing to happen to the Delegate Body since removing the restriction on women becoming delegates.. The Delegate committees have increased Delegate empowerment many times over. The ability of the committees to organizationally create changes in policy and procedure, with the participation of both Committee members and non-committee members, has allowed the Delegate Body to rightfully claim its position as one-third of the governance of the AKC. 12. Should there be term limits for serving on delegate committee? Should delegate committee members be paid $200 per committee meeting? AMEN: There should be term limits, but they should be for a sufﬁcient number of terms, given the complexity of many ongoing issues at the committee level. Delegate committees are not “paid” per committee meeting, as I understand it. The honorarium is to offset the cost of the delegate’s expenses in coming to the meeting for an extra day/night at the hotel. Furthermore, the amount is up to a maximum of $200, and the delegate may seek less. BATTAGLIA: Term limits are not needed on these committees. There is already considerable turn-over. AKC should reimburse committee members for their out of pocket expenses. BURGESS: The popular election process is the most effective method for limiting terms. I think that by-law mandated term limits remove the people’s choice inherent in the democratic process. Since service on a Delegate Committee requires an additional day of attendance, I support a Committee member stipend, but only if it is properly administered. GLADSTONE: No term limits. Yes, expense reimbursements up to $200. CONTINUED ON PAGE 194

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MARDEN: No. Yes, to encourage attendance at their committees. Delegate attendance is costly and many clubs don’t even partially cover expenses. If the $200 fee helps an effective committee member to continue to attend, it’s well worth it. RONALD: The Delegate Committee structure and rules are governed by Ad Hoc Committee Report for Delegate Committees. If the Delegates want to put term limits on Committee members, all that is necessary is that a motion to that effect receives a simple majority changing the Ad Hoc Committee Report. I have no problem with such a change if that’s what the Delegates want. I believe a review of the reimbursement rule for Committee members would be in order. When the Committees were first formed, many Delegates were from the northeast, and meetings were mostly held in New York. This meant that most delegates came into New York the day of the meeting. With the prospect of Delegate Committees meeting the day before the actual Delegate meeting, it was thought only fair that reimbursement for the added expense of staying an extra night in a New York hotel and the added meal expense was appropriate. It was thought that AKC should reimburse the committee members because the business being discussed was primarily AKC’s business, not the member clubs’ business. In the early years only Committee members attended the meetings. Now, it is not unusual for Committee meetings to have more than 100 Delegates in the audience participating in the discussions. The Delegate meeting has essentially now become a two day event for all Delegates. Who reimburses them for their extra day attending Committee meetings? I’m suggesting that the reasons for instituting Committee meeting reimbursement have changed. The appropriate place to discuss this problem and make a proposal for change is at the governing Delegate Committee level, the Coordinating Committee. SMYTH: First of all, Delegates who are members of a committee have the opportunity to receive reimbursement for incurred expenses, up to $200, if they so choose. This question is erroneous and skews completely the integrity and intention of the reimbursement. We should not penalize Delegates or their clubs for participating and offering their services to the AKC at the committee level. Nor, should we create an elitist group where only those Clubs or Delegates with financial means can participate. The $200 reimbursement in most cases doesn’t even meet the cost of a second night’s lodging at the meeting hotel. More importantly, there should be no term limits on volunteers to serve on a committee. The Standing Rule governing Delegate Committees is clear, and requires that each member of every Committee run for the position every three-years. These are committees with certain special focuses, allowing Delegates to match their interests and abilities with committee charges, further empowering the Delegate Body and deepening the understanding of many complex issues our organization faces. Limiting volunteer participation would be injudicious. In situations where committee members do not fulfill their attendance obligation, the Committee has the ability to dissolve one’s committee membership and replace a member with another Delegate. A large number of Delegates attend the committee meetings and are able to observe and gauge the performance of the committee and its’ members. Delegates can and do respond through the election process. There is enough turn over

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and interest that there is no need for term limits when it comes to the management of Delegate Committees. Since we are a member driven organization however, and if the Delegate Body deems it necessary, I would support any initiatives in this regard, approved by a vote of the majority of Delegates. 13. Should all delegates’ votes be recorded; e.g., comparable to the recording of director votes at Board meetings? AMEN: Delegate votes of “yes” or “no” can be recorded, without identifying the voter. BATTAGLIA: Yes, when the cost to rent or purchase the equipment becomes affordable, AKC should explore using it. BURGESS: I have no problem if votes on general issues are recorded except for the time required to account for and tabulate them. Since many issues are settled by a huge majority, I am not sure of the need to record the individual votes. Any Delegate has the right to call for a “recorded” vote, if they so desire. The Board minutes do not include the individual votes of the directors on issues involving certain personal issues. Selection of our leaders (whether it be President of the US, or member of the AKC Board) have always been by secret ballot, and should remain so. GLADSTONE: No. Most votes are not of a nature that recording is necessary or appropriate. Robert’s Rules provide for the ability of the Delegates to record their vote when needed. Perhaps those rules ought to be invoked more often than they are. MARDEN: No. RONALD: I see no reason for votes not being recorded. However, in meetings with upwards of 350 or more Delegates, it becomes unwieldy to record all votes taken. We have talked about an electronic voting system for years. I know that technology would cost money, but if it were decided to record votes, I would strongly recommend that we install the electronic voting capability ﬁrst if it’s cost effective. Otherwise, the meetings would devolve into vote tabulations and move away from debate and decision. SMYTH: The general meetings of the American Kennel Club are conducted under Robert’s Rules of order, an established method of orderly conduction of business. The results of all Delegate votes at each meeting are recorded and minutes are made. Equating the voting of Delegate matters to that of the Board of Directors which is small in numbers is an extremely slippery slope. We all understand the vast difference between the two bodies. Many of the Delegate votes are taken on issues which do not require a counted vote or a roll call vote. In most cases, to do so, would only create an undue burden to the running of the meeting. Any vote can have a counted vote or a roll call upon application by any voting member club and following a vote on the motion by the Delegate Body in attendance at the meeting. This is done on issues that are of major importance to a divided Body. Our current meeting operating procedures function well to serve the needs of recorded voting. CONTINUED ON PAGE 198

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