Dog News, April 1, 2016

Dog News The Digest Volume 32, Issue 13

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April 1, 2016

10 Editorial 14 Babbling: Paranoia...Part Of Our DNA? By Geir Flyckt-Pedersen 18 Is The Zika Virus A Threat To Our Dogs? By Sharon Pflaumer 22 Question Of The Week By Matthew H. Stander 26 Not Suitable For Studio Apartments Or Postage Stamp Sized Yards: The Great Dane By MJ Nelson

30 Marxisms: What Do Judges Talk About? By Sid Marx 34 Bests Of The Week 38 Ten Questions Asked of Sara Lopez 40 China Kennel Union - Shanghai Part One By Desmond J. Murphy 44 Celebrating 125 Years Of Crufts Part Two

By Barbara Lounsbury Anderson

48 Off The Leash: The Ever-Expanding AKC: Ship Of Fools? By Shaun Coen 50 Crufts Winners Through An Artist’s Eyes By Nick Waters 64 The Gossip Column By Eugene Z. Zaphiris 66 Click: Country Music Cluster By Booth Photography 70 Click: The Way We Were - The Florida Circuit 1992 By Eugene Z. Zaphiris 77 Letters To The Editor

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PUBLISHER APRIL 1, 2016 • Volume 32, Issue 13

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The Editorial AKC’S REACTION

The North Carolina Gay bias law has drawn a sharp backlash from most businesses within that State.

Indeed American Airlines, which has its second largest hub in Charlotte along with other companies with operations in the state, including Apple, Dow Chemical, Pay Pal, Red Hat and Biogen issued statements critical of the new sweeping law eliminating anti-discrimination protections for all lesbians, gays and bisexuals and barring transgender people from using bathrooms that do not match the gender with which they were born. The legislation passed at a special session hastily called has drawn battle lines in a bitterly divided state. This kind of issue is something that DOG NEWS basically steers clear of but since AKC has one of its two main offices in Raleigh and is thinking of further extending at least a portion of its lease there one would expect some kind of reaction from someone at AKC about this very disturbing turn of events. For you see what the legislature’s action accomplished was not only a passage of a denial permitting transgender use of public bathrooms that correspond with their gender, they expanded the law to prevent cities from protecting gay and bisexual people against discrimination generally. AKC SHOULD BE HARD PRESSED NOT TO AT LEAST REACT NEGATIVELY TO THIS KIND OF THINKING. These pages have confronted various people on Staff and on the Board and as of this writing have received the following answer only: In my opinion AKC should take a stand, which I am sure we share. With the Board’s recent decision to not consolidate our offices I do not think there will be any consideration of moving out of North Carolina.

As you know under NYS Not for Profit law real estate decisions may only be made by the corporation’s Board of Direct--SIGNED

BY THE PRESIDENT. And as we go to print we received the following announcement from the head of 10 Dog News

AKC’s PR Department Brandi Hunter: “The American Kennel Club is deeply concerned about the recently signed LGBT Law. We do not support legislation that promotes discriminatory practises or exclusion of any group of people. Our company encourages diversity and respect and is disheartened that the North Carolina government has passed the anti-LGBT legislation. We have communicated our strongly held concern to state officials.”

APRIL IS THE LAUNCH DATE

No April Fools Message is the announcement that the launch date to make contributions to the American Kennel Club’s Political Action Committee (AKC PAC) will start today on April 1st. The AKC PAC is asking for people’s individual support as well as your AKC-affiliated club’s president to attain 100% club member participation to achieve its goal of $100,000 in one-time and recurring gifts. Through this support AKC’s PAC can help elect candidates who share our love of dogs.

And should one help PAC to identify candidates who understand responsible--not oppressive dog policies--we can all work together to protect our dogs and our sport. Please consider this: by making a recurring donation of $30 a month-just the usual dollar a day bit--you’ll join the list of Platinum contributors. Or make a contribution of $250--one time and you are there already. These contributions help PAC reach its goal to support the campaigns of dog-friendly candidates and in this crazy year of political campaigns as never seen before we sure do need as many dog friendly politicians as we can find!! Join this PAC it’s really a worthwhile project and cause.

UPDATING THE FCI

The new group charged with bringing the FCI “into the 21st century” has reportedly begun addressing some of the proposals. This could mean some radical changes according to FCI president Rafael de Santiago. The recently formed Working Group for Reconstructing the FCI (WGRF), chaired

by Jorgen Hindse, intends to modernize the FCI and make it more pro-active. It’s meeting took place in Madrid recently in what was reported as a “very open and friendly atmosphere”. Different important points were thoroughly discussed with the most important items covered being the role to be played by the FCI in terms of welfare for dogs, the efficiency and transparency of the federation, the composition of the FCI sections and the voting system. The WGRF was formed at the request of the European Section and the group is to hold a second meeting in April to finalize proposals that will be submitted to the next FCI General Assembly presumably in Moscow. The group

itself comprises representatives of the General Committee, the FCI sections, and the national kennel clubs although which ones specifically were not stated. The original unrest boiled over following the announcement of the World Show to be held in China. Six kennel clubs joined forces demanding the changes--the Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian and Swedish clubs, which are the greatest contributors in terms of money to the FCI based on entries taken from their shows. It sure will be interesting to see what comes out of all these manipulations--you think!

HEARING FROM FIDO TV

Just as these pages were beginning to write a paragraph lamenting the fact that FidoTV has seemingly disappeared, in comes an announcement, which landed in spam for some unknown reason, of the following-

Series purpose is to help people determine best dog breed for their families Denver, CO, March 28, 2016 — After months of tracking down some of the top canines and breeders in the country, FidoTV Channel has announced its new original series, “Which Woof’s for Me?” will premiere Thursday, March 31st. Each episode profiles the characteristics of specific breeds and provide the viewer with complete A to Z information on the breed, including history, traits, exercise, care tips for the breed and how to best go about finding a dog. Viewers will see everything from Corgis herding ducks to Boston Terriers doing agility to English Mastiffs providing therapy at senior living homes.

How good to hear and these pages for one look forward to these programs and FidoTV’s expansion into other areas AKC.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

Don’t forget this is a modified April Fool’s Issue with the GOSSIP COLUMN, OFF THE LEASH and the QUESTION OF THE WEEK totally directed in that area--have fun in reading some of the proposals and ideas--Happy April Fool’s Day!!!

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By Geir Flyckt-Pedersen

PARANOIA – PART OF OUR DNA?

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ight seem a weird question to ask, but by “our” in this case I do refer to those of us who exhibit our wonderful dogs in conformation competitions…

Having shown dogs most of my life, it is an observation that very rarely do you hear comments from a losing rival that your win was well deserved, but even if no word is spoken you can at times leave the ring with your blue ribbon filled with intense discomfort caused by the expressions or attitudes of your fellow competitors. At times it can be very hurtful.

And it wasn’t really your fault!!!

If you are a serious breeder you exhibit your dogs to get an honest and accurate assessment of your product, which might be of help to make you improve and move forward with your breeding program and next generations.

That was – and is- the attitude in this household.

We could of course at times be blinded by hopes and illusions of a young dog’s quality and potential. Often based on personality and showmanship as it was displayed at home, but reality is of course that you will never know for sure until you bring that “hopeful” into the show ring, meeting real competition. But because you are inside the ring with the dog yourself, it is impossible for your to get a fair impression of how he or she compares with the opponents. So your picture when you leave the ring is the same as when you watched you starlet run around your backyard...

While the reality might be very different.

I hate to admit it, but I have been in that kind of mood and situation many times in my life. Then of course blaming it all on friendship, favoritism,

relationship or even at times nepotism. Because there was no way my dog, if the world was fair, should be beaten by that crap!!!

The most exciting stages to me as a breeder was of course initially, and at an early age, how the dog behaved naturally on a leash and responding and connecting with me. Then came the excitement when after removing all the puppy fluff (we’re talking terriers and English Cockers here) for a while believing you have just been uncovering and discovering something sensational: Another Superstar!

This picture might actually stay with you until you first enter the ring, so it will be very hard to then objectively look at your opposition.

Of course you are totally aware of the fact that the judge who either overlooked you or beat your dog is a complete and total idiot in addition to being corrupt and in some way having some kind of relationship with the handlers placed ahead of you.

I have no count of the number of times I was driving home from a show, feeling I had been “screwed“ by some ignorant idiot.

Just to find out when later watching photos or videos from the scene of the crime that his/her decision was plausible and could be understood!!

Hard to swallow, but that you were wrong, so easily forgotten!

It might sound a little conceited, but I would normally without any problems accept being defeated by a better individual- and I also think that with our own dogs I was often critical to a fault. But then you have this moment of rage, where you observe a dog placed in front of you that nearly makes you sick.

So even if it is my intention to congratulate any winner (as said: it isn’t really their fault) it has at times happened with clenched teeth!!! And a not very warm smile.

And I think it is important to always remember:

“I have no count of the number of times I was driving home from a show, feeling I had been “screwed” by some ignorant idiot. Just to find out when later watching photos or videos from the scene of the crime that his/ her decision was plausible and could be understood!!”

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Is the

Zika Virus a Threat to Our Dogs?

By Sharon Pflaumer

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n recent weeks, there have been televised reports about the complications associated with the Zika virus for pregnant women who contracted the infectious disease. No doubt, this has left many breeders and owners wondering if their dogs are at risk of contracting the Zika virus and, if so, what they can do to prevent that from happening. Presently, owners and breeders can rest easy because the Zika virus does not pose a threat to dogs in this country according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

No threat “At this time, there have not been any reports of pets or other types of animals becoming sick with the Zika virus in the United States. Animals in the US are not at risk of becoming sick with the Zika virus. There have been no reports of other animals becoming sick with Zika and being able to spread Zika to people or other animals. Animals do not appear to be involved in the spread of the Zika virus. The Zika virus is transmitted to people primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito: A. aegypti and A. albopictus. They are the same mosquitoes that spread the dengue and chikungunya viruses,” says Candice Burns Hoffmann, Press Officer, The National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, CDC. Edward J. Dubovi, PhD, a Professor of Virology at Cornell University School of Veterinary Medicine, has a bit more cautious view.

“Although there is scant evidence in the literature of animals contracting the Zika virus other than non-human primates (orangutans) and rodents, it may be because other animals cannot contract the virus or because there has been very little effort put into detecting Zika virus infections in other animals in the countries where humans have been infected,” he says. “The focus of the informa-

tion released to the media about the Zika virus in those countries has been on its impact on the human population.

A year from now, I suspect there may be a number of individuals looking at other mammals in those countries to see if the infection can be detected in them. In that event, the process could be complicated by the fact mammals can have infections without any clinical signs. That means there might be animals out there that are infected with Zika but don’t appear to be sick. It also might be a case where the disease the Zika virus could produce in animals might be very rare.

That also would make it very difficult to detect.”

Hoffman counters by saying, “Although there hasn’t been extensive dog testing for the Zika virus, we know some other flaviviruses—viruses that are closely related to the Zika virus [such as the dengue virus]--do not pose a threat to dogs.”

Capable of replicating Dubovi’s more cautious view stems from the fact some of the viruses in the flavivirus family are capable of replicating in most animals that the mosquito will bite. That’s important because the Zika virus has entered a totally non-immune human population in the same way as the West Nile virus.

(Although the West Nile virus is in the flavivirus family, it is less closely related to Zika. While dogs are susceptible to West Nile, they don’t develop high levels of viremia when infected. So, it is unlikely that mosquitoes would become infected from biting a dog infected with West Nile.)

“If a mosquito carrying the Zika virus were to bite a person in this country, it could initiate the infection,” Dubovi says. “Then, the virus could be further propagated by another mosquito feeding on the same person. Even if the second mosquito weren’t initially infected, it would be after it bit the infected person and could transmit the Zika virus to another person when feeding on them. The infection would have the Continued on page 56

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Question the

Of the week

By Matthew H. Stander

Since this is a “modified” April Fool’s Issue DOG NEWS is inquiring of AKC Board Members (past and present) and present and past Staff Members the position they would apply for at the AKC’s new Doggy Day Care Center should it open in NYC in September - dog walker, dog trainer, dog groomer or other?

Rosalind Kramer I would want the same position as I had previously!– “Poop Scooper”.

Robin Stansell Dog walker! I could use the exercise!.

Mari-Beth O’Neill I am very happy with my current position!

James Phinizy

Stanley Saltzman

Bob Smith

I wish to apply for the position of book-

The position I would apply for is Ca-

keeper at the Doggy ​Day Care Center.

shier. I want to see just how much

That might allow me to finally find out

money this thing takes in and how

what something really costs. If that po-

much goes out.

sition is unavailable I would accept the position that I filled throughout our dog

Linda More

showing career. Crate boy.

I enjoy a good walk with my dog,

James Covey

so I guess dog walker would do.

For the obvious reasons I absolutely

Peter A. Gaeta

I am going to have to think really hard about this

need the pooper scooper. Extra large,

I’d like to run (preferably own) the

but I just might have to apply for Doggy Day Care

please.

company that provides the uni-

Center Greeter! After all I have been a perpetual ramp committee member at Westminster- I have experience.

Thomas M. Davies

Harvey Wooding

forms for the employees. Considering the employee turnover rate the

What an opportunity. I am highly quali-

center is likely to experience, there

fied and would apply for the position of

is a fortune to be made designing

“Scoop Artist”. After 44 years of scoop-

and manufacturing uniforms.

I believe I would apply for the LMO position (Last

ing poop at home and 3+ years of

Man Out)... As such, my responsibilities would be

identifying and scooping virtual poop in

Charlie Garvin

twofold; turn out the lights and lock the door.

the Boardroom I am imminently quali-

Obviously - Assistant Pooper Scoo-

fied. Can’t wait to be paid for some-

per.

Karolynne Mcateer I am applying for the role of meeter greeter. The “welcome to the best dog experience ever” person.

Margaret Poindexter First, I am not remotely qualified for any of those jobs, and second, would find each of them incredibly stressful. Leave me something easy to do, like, lawyer work.

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thing I have been doing for free all of these years.

A. M. Hier I think I’ll pass on this question, thanks.

John Mandeville Poop scooper…altho’ I suspect there will be plenty qualified for that job!!

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Not Suitable for Studio Apartments or Postage-Stamp Sized Yards

Lava (Ch PCH It’s What’s Shakin OA AXJ OAP OJP CGC TDI TT), Suzanne Kelleher Duckett’s Great Dane, stops on the table at the national specialty agility trial..

By M.J. Nelson

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ou might add that Great Danes are not for fastidious people or those without a sense of humor to the above headline, according to the people who own them. They also don’t seem to understand that they are much too big to be lapdogs, as they love to sit on or lean against their owners.

All of which makes this gentle giant working breed an interesting and wonderful companion. But, what a significant number of people do not understand is that Great Danes can also excel at many different dog sports. They regard the breed as one that just drools and lumbers around the house.

“There is this misconception that Great Danes are just big, lazy dumb dogs and that’s just not true.

They are big, that’s true, but they are also smart, athletic dogs that have a natural willingness to want to please their owners. This makes them very trainable and capable of being successful in a wide variety of dog sports. Let’s not forget that they are a working breed.

They can excel at any sport. I know Great Danes that have done very well in agility, obedience, rally, tracking, flyball, dock diving and barn hunt,” said Suzanne Kelleher Duckett, whose dog Lava (Ch PCH It’s What’s Shakin OA AXJ OAP OJP CGC TDI TT) is a member of

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the Great Dane Club of America’s Hall of Fame.

“Great Danes are very smart and capable of a lot more than most people give them credit for. A well put together Dane is a very graceful jumper that captures the audience’s attention whether working obedience, flying over obstacles in agility or just simply doing basic moves in rally.

There is even one that has a freestyle (dance) title. But, with their size, you have to keep in mind that they can’t sit or turn as fast as smaller, more agile breeds,” said Gayle Smith, who owns Tilly (OTCH MACH2 Sterlings Lady Days Chntly Lace UDX6 RE MXG MJC OF), and Fonzarelli (OTCH Lady Days Rock Around the Clock UDX4 OM5), both GDCA Hall of Famers, and Dottie-O (Lady Days Hooked on a Feeling UDX2 OM3 RN MX MXB MXJ MJB MXF.) “Great Danes are driven more by love than ‘drive’ in the sense they will do anything they can for their owners. They just love to please you. I’ve had Danes I’ve bred compete successfully in everything from herding to dock diving. They are really great obedience dogs and the breed has a long history of being trainable even if they are not today Continued on page 58

Lava contradicts the idea that Danes are just big, lazy, dumb dogs.

Tilly (OTCH MACH2 Sterlings Lady Days Chntly Lace UDX6 RE MXG MJC OF), one of Gayle Smith’s Great Danes, does the teeter on an agility course.

Fonzarelli (OTCH Lady Days Rock Around the Clock UDX4 OM5), another of Smith’s Danes, had an issue with the article search in utility until Smith put away his traditional articles, went to baseballs and beer cans instead and changed his commands.

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arxism M s This Judge’s Point Of View

By Sid Marx

What Do Judges Talk About?

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ince I still show my own dog, I often hear - or overhear - comments from exhibitors that perhaps other judges do not hear. One of the frequent discussions for exhibitors centers around whether judges advocate, push, or “pimp” certain dogs to other judges. Exactly what do judges talk to each other about? “I’ll bet the conversation at dinner or lunch is really interesting. I’ll bet Judge X has been pushing that dog he put up in the group to the other judges.”

Well, you might be surprised. First of all, there really are two “groups” of conformation judges; the newer judges and those who have been judges longer and who judge much more often. Many of the newer or provisional judges approach breakfast or lunch hesitantly and try to be unobtrusive. It has been a while for me, but I am sure it can be a bit intimidating for a newer judge.

More often than not, an “older” judge will invite the “newbie” to join the table where most of the judges are sitting.

After all, it may be a very limited club membership, but we are not ogres.

So what do we talk about? Are you ready? I’ll bet less than fifty per cent of our conversations are even about dogs - and less than that about current show dogs. Many of the more experienced judges have known each other for a long time, and have become friends. Often conversations about family, health, travel, and the latest foibles at AKC are the topics of conversation.

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I recently mentioned to other judges that I am now reading an interesting book called, Trend Setters, written by two AKC judges about three early Irish Setter breeders.

Sometimes the conversation is just an alert. I remember at one of my wife’s first assignments at an all-breed show, one of the judges noticed what breeds my wife was judging and warned her, “Be alert when you judge the Wiffenpoofs.

One of the young ones was very unsteady and spooky.”

Is that talking about dogs?

It certainly is not “pushing” a dog.

Every now and then someone makes a mistake.

I remember being on a panel with Jane Forsyth in Missouri quite a few years ago. At lunch, a relatively new judge joined us and began talking to us about the “wonderful Greyhound” she had just judged in the breed. And, she said, “You really need to look at her.” Both Jane and I were judging the Hound Group that weekend, so Jane quickly put this woman in her place. She told her that we really didn’t care about her opinion, and that since we would be judg-

ing the Greyhound, she should not be discussing this with us. The chagrined woman stopped talking and moved to another table. Jane turned to me and asked, “Did she really think we needed her help?”

Jane was not always the diplomat, and she would not suffer fools.

Like many others, I miss her.

At a recent show, a wonderfully eclectic group of judges went to dinner together. Many of us had been on numerous panels together, and we were very comfortable with each other. Barbara Alderman and I spoke about a National Specialty I had recently judged, and she judged the breed the day after. After group conversations about travel problems, family, and the new proposed judges approval system, we did indeed talk about dogs. Edd Bivin, Elliott Weiss and I reminisced about the wonderful English Setter, Guys N’ Dolls Annie O’Brien, the Best of Breed Winner at the National in the mid 1970’s. Talking about some of the greats we have seen in many breeds is a discussion we all enjoy. Edd and I even talked about a fine point in the standard of a sporting breed, and ... I owe Edd a dinner!

At another show, one of my favorite people, Gene Blake, told wonderful stories about a friend of his called “C.L.” Gene shared his memories of “C.L.,” and I could see he enjoyed telling the stoContinued on page 62

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Paducah Kennel Club – Saturday Jackson Tennessee Dog Fanciers Association Sunday English Springer Spaniel

GCh. Cerise Blindside

Judge Mr. David Haddock Judge Mrs. Charlotte Patterson Owner Dorothy Cherry Handler Howard Huber Jr. Suwannee Valley Kennel Club of Florida Saturday & Sunday Welsh Terrier

Shaireab’s Bayleigh Daenerys Stormborn

Judge Mr. Desmond Murphy Judge Mrs. Nancy Liebes Owners Keith Bailey and Sharon Abmeyer Handler Luiz Abreu Durham Kennel Club Raleigh Kennel Club Puli

Ch. Cordmaker Mister Blue Sky Judge Mr. John Reeve Newsom Judge Mrs. Dorothy Collier Owners J. Beaudoin, L. Pitts, P. Kelly & S. Huebner Handler Linda Pitts

Paducah Kennel Club - Thursday Jackson Tennessee Dog Fanciers Association Friday Bulldog

GCh. Wilson’s I’m Your Handyman Judge Mr. Gary L. Doerge Judge Mr. James M. Brown Owner Dave Berry & Jay Serion Handler Jay Serion

Clinton Iowa Kennel Club - Saturday & Sunday English Springer Spaniel

GCh Seaviews Notorious

Judge Ms. Louise Palarik Judge Mrs. Kathy Forbes Owner Beth Fink, Tracey Monahan, Don Snyder & Dave Van Vorst Handler Robin Novack

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Oakland Kennel Club - Saturday & Sunday Saluki

Gold GCH Starlite’s Made of the Best Stuff on Earth

Judge Dr. Ron Spritzer Judge Mr. Jon Cole Owners Tina J. Turley-Kocab & Mark S. Kocab & Sandra Middlebrooks Handler Erin J. Roberts Herding Group Association of New Jersey Briard

GCh Deja Vu Popsakadoo It Is What It Is Judge Ms. Mary Murphy-East Owners Terry Miller & Dominique Dube Handler Dominique Dube

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Multiple Group, Best In Show, & Best In Specialty Show Winning

GCh. Kellyglen’s Twilight Affair

Our sincere appreciation to Judge Mrs. Polly Smith for this very exciting Group Win in a beautiful line up of Sporting dogs

Ella is owned & loved by Marilyn Title Carolyn McKenzie Patricia Kudla & Suzanne Walker Presented by Greg Strong, AKC reg’d (410) 822-2187 Assisted by Ariel & Sarah Cukier Dog News 35

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Ten Questions asked of

Sara Lopez

Born: Denver, Colorado • Reside: Yucca Mesa, California Marital Status: Very Happily Married to Anthony • Astrological Sign: Sagittarius

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

My first dog show was a Match (remember those!) circa 1983, with my Stardust bred English cocker. I won best Peewee Junior at the age of 9.

How difficult was it to finish your championship?

My English cocker was not destined to be an easy finish (Bobby Sutter stepped in to help get that CH). In the meantime my mother began breeding and showing Dobermans. This was when Dobermans were in their heyday... I was 13 and my red male Merlin and I had worked for two years until we finally beat all those famous handlers to receive our Championship

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

I love all dogs. They wake up everyday just to love us and be loved. We silly humans need to remember that simple fact.

Which dog person of the opposite sex would you be?

Easy... Edd E. Bivin.

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

The AKC is losing focus on families in this sport. Children and young people are the future of this sport. I believe they are helping Fracture our sport by trying too many “get rich quick” schemes.

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

I went to 120 shows last year. Palm Springs, Scottsdale and any show within an hour of my home!

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

Duck what???

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

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A Veteran dog of any breed having fun and strutting their stuff... Watching a kid and dog bond and work together...

A hard working breeder with a new young litter full of possibilities.

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

Honesty, compassion and like our dogs, to be loyal.

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

Mrs. Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge, Peggy Adamson with Dictator and Irene Bivin with her beloved Boo. Hats and gloves required!

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China Kennel Union

Shanghai

By Desmond J. Murphy

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n the big world of dog shows, the sport is relatively very young in China. I believe the first dog show was held in China only about twenty years ago. I have been fortunate to have witnessed how the sport has grown at a very fast pace. It was about twelve years ago that I first judged in China. Back in those days, often dog lovers would sponsor a dog show and hire someone to organize the show. The first couple of times I judged the shows were organized by a gentleman who would hire several college students to assist with all the organization.

My first experience judging in China was a truly unique experience. Two judges came from Taiwan as my assistant judges to help me judge at any point they or I felt I needed a rest. The next couple of shows I judged in China I brought an assistant judge with me from the States. These shows were not held under an actual organized kennel association.

About ten years ago, I was hired to judge a show by Andy Gong for the China Kennel Club. Back in these earlier days, there were three main governing bodies in China that were putting on shows. The three main organizations

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were The China Kennel Club, NGKC and the China Kennel Union, which was affiliated with FCI. Also the government organized some shows. Several years ago the AKC signed an agreement with NGKC to register dogs through Global Services. This partnership between NGKC and AKC has recently been terminated. Several years ago Andy Gong resigned from the China Kennel Club to work for the China Kennel Union. Although the China Kennel Club put on a great many shows after the resignation of Andy, they pretty much discontinued holding dog shows. This left just two major organizations in China, The China Kennel Union and NGKC. Several years ago the AKC recognized NGKC as the governing body of China. Very shortly after, FCI made the China Kennel Union a full member of FCI. This caused tremendous problems with the sport in China. All FCI countries of the world recognize China Kennel Union

as the sole governing body. The only country in the world that recognizes NGKC is the United States. This has led to tremendous problems between the sport in China and the United States. As of right now, AKC only recognizes the registrations of NGKC and not the FCI governing body. AKC recognizes two governing bodies in Puerto Rico, the AKC group and FCI group. So far AKC has refused to do this in China.

The problem is that I belive most breeders and exhibitors have aligned themselves with the China Kennel Union, the FCI group. If these exhibitors show at an NGKC show, they can be banned from all FCI shows. We have to remember every kennel club of the world is FCI with the exception of the US, Canada, England, Australia and New Zealand. With the exception of AKC these other non-FCI countries are either affiliate members or have a strong working agreement.

Just about a year ago, AKC put

a ban on the FCI judges from all Asian countries. (Ed. note: This ban was initiated by the Asian Division of the FCI. AKC reacted to defend the American judges.) Luckily there was a tremendous outcry within our country and the ban was quickly rescinded. (Ed. note: on both the part of the FCI and the AKC.) China has become a major force in the American dog show scene. Many Chinese exhibitors and breeders campaign their dogs in the States.

Recently the number one and two Border Collies hailed from China. At our last AKC/Eukanuba show the Non-Sporting group was won by a Chow that was bred and owned in China. Several years ago all four days over the Eukanuba weekend BOB went in Chows to four different dogs visiting from China. As a Chow person, I have to state that China is the leading country of the breed today. China also has great depth of quality in many, many breeds.

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Celebrating

125 Years of Crufts

By David Frei

PART TWO

Story and Photos By Barbara Lounsbury Anderson additional photos by Barbara Miller

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riday evening featured, among the usual agility and flyball, a very entertaining gundog demo by Philippa Williams whose sense of humor and wonderful dogs kept even the most jaded of us entertained. But what was of special interest to me was the finals of the Kennel Club Native Vulnerable Breeds competition.

The UK has identified nearly 30 British and Irish breeds as vulnerable, defined as having fewer than 300 dogs registered in the year, and the list includes some surprising members such as the Gordon Setter and the Rough Collie. My interest stems from the fact that I have three of the breeds on the list: Dandie Dinmonts, Sealyham Terriers and Cardigan Corgis. Dandies and Sealys are also near the

bottom of the registration numbers in the U.S. so those of us who love these breeds are rightfully concerned.

Saturday it was the turn of the Working and Pastoral/Herding groups. And another controversy. Many lovely dogs had won BOB in both groups. Soundness used to be a major issue with the Working dogs, but things have improved quite a bit over the years. Some breeds are very different from our version, including the Danes, which are much more substantial than ours and the Boxers, who differ drastically in balance and head. It used to be de rigueur for Boxer exhibitors to carry with them small bath mats which they flung under the dog’s hind end when it came to a (very over-angulated) stop. This bizarre practice has seemingly died out – at least at group level.

Or perhaps they’ve discovered Tacky Paw. Group contenders enter the ring one by one, with the announcer identifying the breed as they make their way around the perimeter. What we don’t hear is the TV announcing which, of course, has more detail than the in-ring commentary. As the German Shepherd came motoring out of the entryway, there was an audible gasp. It was strung up in front, as some GSD handlers are wont to do, but this dog’s front feet hardly ever touched down and its movement was, to say the least, disturbing. You could, for a few days, find the dog on YouTube and judge for yourself. YouTube has since taken the video down. While GSD movement is often the subject of discussion among fanciers and onlookers, this dog was shocking.

How ironic that such a dog topped an entry of 141 at a show that features “Celebrating healthy, happy dogs” on the cover of its catalogs. I remember thinking “well, perhaps she’s happy” but this was apparently not true either. When I later took a look at the live TV coverage, the judge was never able to properly go over the dog as she shied away and shrunk from the judge’s approach. I was told that Mr. Hall found a similar GSD in both sexes. He was reportedly unavailable for comment, having become “unwell” over the weekend. Just when TKC seems to be getting past the animal rights criticism about show dogs who are not “fit for function,” along comes a judge who puts up a dog who unequivocally isn’t. Amazingly, she did pass the “vet check,” being certified as healthy and sound by someone with a degree in veterinary medicine, thereby indicting both the judge and the vet. TKC later stated that “the ultimate sanction would be to remove the breed from competition.”

Each day there are vendors in the lobby hawking the “Official Crufts Show Guide” which contains lots of information for the spectators about the judging process, the history of the show, etc. The Press Office kindly gives each of us a copy when we check in. Am I the only one who noticed, on page 116 a full page ad for Labradoodles placed by “Britain’s Premier Breeder”?

Really???

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Off The Leash

By Shaun Coen

The EverExpanding AKC: Ship of Fools?

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t’s tough to keep up with all the changes happening at 260 Madison Ave. and 8051 Arco Corporate Dr. in Raleigh, NC and soon to be 1-5 Clarges Street in London. In an unprecedented move, the AKC, whose Board Members secretly met during the opening weekend of March Madness to discuss whether or not to consolidate its two stateside offices or to continue operating in both NYC and NC, they came to the unlikely conclusion to expand its operations internationally and have acquired a satellite office in The Kennel Club’s (UK) new digs on Clarges Street. The registry has reportedly hired an Oxford-educated internet entrepreneur and avid football fan with no dog background whatsoever as the VP of International Growth Opportunities, LLCs, Gadgets, and Branding Strategy and granted him unchecked power and an open checkbook to hire as many underlings as deemed necessary to splash the AKC logo on licensed products and spread its name.

An official announcement is expected on April 1st, but one Board member speaking off the record confirmed that the sport is seeking to take a page from the NFL playbook, as it has in recent years expanded to include several annual games in London and Mexico and also plans to play in China. It’s hoped that the international audience will deem the sport of purebred dog shows more genteel and civilized with fewer concussions amongst its participants in addition to expanding the pool of breeding stock available. While on assignment covering the action in Crufts, international frequent flyer judge and Dog News contributing editor Desi Murphy visited the area set aside for the AKC’s satellite London office, a large corner booth in the well-stocked bar area, and reports that it comes equipped with perfectly serviceable pub fare, top-shelf liquor and a quality wine list, along with a comfy vibe for Board meetings where members can try to figure out how, if over 160,000 people attend a dog show in Birmingham, England, can we best prop up shows in urban areas of America?

Exciting new breeds have also been approved, circumventing antiquated bylaws and allowing for immediate inclusion in AKC-sanctioned events. Instead of jumping through hoops and keeping detailed records, it’s been decided that Wikipedia searches will

suffice when it comes to breed origin, size, temperament and standard. All of those amazing Rare Breeds of the World reported on by Dog News contributing editor Agnes Buchwald will now be eligible to compete at all breed shows in the newly formed eighth group: the Miscellaneous Group.

For those concerned with how the graying of the sport will further complicate the recognition of all those new breeds, fear not, for changes have also been made to the judges approval process. Remote mentoring will now be permissible, with open Internet access testing. Judges logging onto the AKC’s website and figuring out how to navigate it in under eleven minutes to study up on the newly recognized breeds will then be eligible to take an online exam in which they are free to Google, Skype, Facetime or text with mentors to find the best possible answer or the closest alternative. Those who are technologically challenged or social media averse can alternatively become eligible to receive new breeds by watching 300 hours of FidoTV. In lieu of any programming featuring dog shows other than the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship, repeated viewing of Air Bud: Golden Retriever will count towards those hours. Additional credit hours will be awarded if judges can convince their cable providers to carry the FidoTV network. The possibility of remote judging using cell phones and tablets will be considered at the next board meeting.

The AKC has retained the services of Judge Judy Sideline (not to be confused with TV reality court Judge Judy Scheindlin, who was deemed too expensive) to arbitrate any cases in which it still cannot be decided if an applicant should or shouldn’t receive more breeds to judge or if FidoTV is not available in the applicant’s hometown.

The AKC has come up with an alternative in its constant battle to stop mandatory spay/neuter laws from passing local and state legislatures. In order to provide some much-needed relief to its overburdened Government Relations Department, it has partnered with one of the nation’s largest prophylactic makers to bring to market an unbreakable canine condom emblazoned with the AKC logo to prevent unwanted litters from the unaltered pet community. A press release stated, “Let’s face it, it would

“Exciting new breeds have also been approved, circumventing antiquated bylaws and allowing for immediate inclusion in AKC-sanctioned events. Instead of jumping through hoops and keeping detailed records, it’s been decided that Wikipedia searches will suffice when it comes to breed origin, size, temperament and standard.”

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take a lot of money to proactively take on the animal rights zealots on every front.

Sure, we have a dog in this fight by why not make some money on it, too? These industrial strength condoms will not only prevent unwanted litters but will protect against sexually transmitted canine diseases (STCDs). They come in sizes to fit every breed from Chihuahuas to Great Danes and will be rolled out this fall in the Lovers Lounge wings of the Purebred Palace and Mutthouse kennels in the new AKC doggy daycare facility on the West Side of Manhattan.” No word yet on whether vendors will carry them to help showdogs relieve some pent up frustration and tension before entering the ring.

The AKC has formally endorsed Donald Trump for President, based on a recent New Yorker article in which he stated that he loved poodles, and on his admission that the only regret he has with his campaign is that he wasn’t available to greet this year’s Westminster winner the following day, as has become the norm.

He promises to be “terrific” for dogs and will ensure that Westminster will never again coincide with Trump Day, formerly known as Presidents Day. He will also earmark a National Dog Appreciation Day that’s “gonna be huge” and will increase the number of dogs that will patrol our nation’s borders, which “is going to be tremendous.”

Next year’s Take The Lead Theatre Benefit has been announced, marking another first for the registry: My Big Fat AKC: The Musical. Following its recent entree into the television network and petcare facility business, it was decided to embark on a full-blown Broadway musical comedy to preach the merits and message of the AKC. The book was written by screenwriter of the My Big Fat Greek Wedding films, Nia Vardalos, and will star Lainie Kazan of the same films, returning to the boards alongside Harvey Fierstein. Music is by Glen of Imaal breeder and Broadway veteran composer Bruce Sussman. Unfortunately, the show has a limited run of one-night only and tickets are by invitation, yet another missed opportunity to bring its message to the masses.

And lastly, due to all the complaints that pesky Directors Questionnaire published in Dog News each year receives from those running for the board, we have decided to eliminate the multifaceted, in-depth questions in favor of those blue comment cards utilized by Dave Frei to provide a brief background of the Westminster entrants on telecasts.

But remember to get those comments in early, as Dave will now be reading them on the Thanksgiving Day broadcast of the National Dog Show, provided he doesn’t take up the offer to run as Trump’s running mate or as his campaign’s Director of Communications. That’s all for now, Happy April Fool’s Day.

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Crufts Winners Through An Artist’s Eyes Paul Doyle’s meteoric rise is one of the success stories in the published art world and he is one of the world’s best-selling published canine artists with a worldwide following of collectors.

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Images supplied by Sally Mitchell Fine Arts © Paul Doyle.

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e has well over a hundred limited edition prints to his credit and over half have sold out. One print limited to 500 copies sold out within four days after it was released.

It is said that a good title is half the battle to a good picture becoming a success and Paul combines both a narrative to his art with humour and a play on words to the title. His idea for a series of dogs drinking beer, starting with ‘The Three Must Get Beers’ (the Border Terriers that sold 50 Dog News

within four days), proved to be the start of something unparalleled.

His titles and narratives are typical of the individual character that makes Paul Doyle. Perhaps only he would create a local landmark of a huge mural of two badgers on the side of his previous house in a Warwickshire village for which he obtained the blessing of the other villagers and the council’s permission.

Paul trained as a draughtsman designing computer graphics.

Constant pressure, deadlines and travelling the world producing promotional graphics at sales and marketing conferences for many well-known companies started to get

to him and the result was a nervous breakdown.

His first love had always been painting and at school he would while away the hours in the art room to which he had his own key. Shortly after he left school he lied about his age so as to have his work entered in the over 18s Open Exhibition held at Coventry’s Herbert Art Gallery. His deceit paid off, as out of three paintings submitted he had two accepted, one of which was singled out for high praise from the then Lord Mayor of Coventry.

Following the breakdown Paul returned to his childhood love of painting and a picture framer who saw his work suggested he take a

portfolio and show it to the exhibitors at the Spring Trade Fair held at the NEC outside Birmingham, home to amongst other events Crufts dog show.

He was introduced to Sally Mitchell, who is one of the largest art publishers in Europe. He showed her a tiger, a turtle under water, a motorbike and a painting of Hector, a black Labrador from John Halstead’s famous field trialling Drakeshead line whom Paul knew from his walks with his own dogs in the countryside near his home.

Hector was portrayed sitting, watching expectantly in an old wood with the trees dressed in the colours of fall.

Hector was the type of picture Sally Mitchell Fine Arts published and from that chance encounter Paul has never looked back. Within three years of becoming a professional artist he reached the finals of the Fine Art Trade Guild Award for Up and Coming Published Artist of the Year and in 2003 he reached the shortlist for Published Artist of the Year.

As well as an enviable list of published prints, Paul also accepts commission work and it was from an enquiry for one such commission at Crufts that the seed was sown for a picture of three Chow Chows that was presented to the Kennel Club in 2004.

More recently in 2013 Paul was commissioned by the Kennel Club Arts Foundation to paint the Crufts Best in Show winner for three years. The foundation has the original of each picture with the first two prints from a limited edition run being presented to the owners of the dogs. The presentation of the original picture to the foundation’s chairman takes place one evening in the ‘big ring’ at Crufts.

It was Paul’s idea as to how each picture would look but he wanted to get away from the flat, lifeless show stance and bring in a narrative to each picture.

The 2013 winner was the Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen Jilly – Ch. Soletrader Peek A Boo – owned

by Sara Robertson and Wendy Doherty. Paul had the luxury of getting to know Jilly, her ways and nuances and took his own photographs. He completed two pictures, one of Jilly running along in a woodland scene, his preferred picture, and one of

her standing on a log, Gavin and Sarah Robertson’s choice and that is the picture presented to the Arts Foundation.

Amongst Jilly’s other great wins was Best in Show at the Winners Show in Amsterdam, but perhaps more importantly she has helped or inspired the raising of £75,000 for various charities and through the Peek A Boo Trust that figure is growing.

In 2014 the winner was the black Standard Poodle Ricky – Ch. & Am. Ch. Afterglow Maverick Sabre – owned by Jason Lynn and John and Sandra Stone and bred by Mike Gadsby, handler and breeder par excellence. At the time of his big win Ricky was living in the seaside town of Blackpool and Paul’s idea was to capture the fun side of the Poodle with Ricky running along the beach.

However, when he came to paint the picture Ricky was far away in South America.

With good photographs not forthcoming Paul decided on a rather Chic picture of a black show-dog coming out of a black background but it just did not work. Sitting on a riverbank, his dogs beside him, contemplating his next move, the idea came to him of a headstudy against a wonderful cloud-scape with a hint of Blackpool beach at the lower left of the picture. The air bright and crisp, the clouds having a silver lining and the picture a play on the word ‘Afterglow’.

Paul considers this picture the best he has ever painted and many agree with him.

The 2015 winner, Knopa – Ch. McVan’s To Russia with Love – owned by K.L. Khenkina also presented Paul with a challenge for the dog lived in Russia. Time went on, Christmas was approaching and the photos he was shown to work from were all copyright, so again he had to give it some serious thought. As the picture was to be presented in the 125th Anniversary Year of Crufts, Paul decided on another head-study, this time with the dog beside the impressive Keddell Trophy for Best in Show.

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PARANOIA – PART OF OUR DNA?

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The judge is the one to blame. The winner should be given the pleasure of enjoying their moment without any negativity from the losers.

I think it was young Andrew Brace in one of his columns who many years ago told the story about this lady in England showing a very successful young dog, evidently unbeaten through the entire season, until one day she was placed SECOND! Still with typical British show of sportsmanship politely congratulating the owner with the addendum (within earshot of the judge I suspect): “I didn’t know he was cow-hocked, but then I have never seen him from this angle before!”

British class will always show through! And when you were told off for doing a bad job “over there” it was normally done with a certain amount of style and sarcasm!

But to return to the Paranoia: I think in many ways the world has changed. Fewer and fewer judges of most breeds have enough knowledge – or at times even sadly, interest – in the breeds they are judging, for their opinion to be of huge value.

Just the basic fact that in other parts of the world many breeds are judged mainly by breed experts- and for my own group of terriers- most terrier judges of the old school took a considerable interest in nearly all terrier breeds- it was of huge value to have their approval of the direction in which you were heading!!

As a judge you are supposed to follow your own head and make your choices based on, hopefully, well informed knowledge about each and every breed. I happen to have a great respect for any breed I judge, based on the insight and knowledge I expect people I show my own dogs under…

I also know that I have hang-ups! Maybe at times clinging to things some breed expert taught me about other breeds a hundred years ago, but as an all-rounder it must surely be difficult to know every little detail that makes every breed special.

If you as a judge then choose to go by construction and movement you might at times end

up with well-known handlers- and suffer the pain of being classed as a “face judge”.

Despite the halos above our heads, we have been there done that.

It doesn’t matter how honest and straight you try to act during judging. There will always be someone somewhere who is upset and annoyed.

There was actually a time in my life when I think Paranoia played an important role which reduced the enjoyment of dog showing: When I had shown a dog with extreme success one year, then launching a new (in my opinion) Superstar, being beaten by another inferior dog followed by judge’s comment: “Well, this one is not as good as the one you showed last year. “ So in other words you had to beat your own previous winner in absentia before defeating others, regardless of the opposition.

Could be a case of paranoia, but that was my own perception of the situation. And of course I am normally right!?

Personally I have been informed that I am infamous for being harder on friends than others, which if true, is probably not much better than the other way around.

When I claim “The day I take into consideration anything else than what I see in front of me!” you may wonder. Is it at all possible to ignore all information you know about an animal’s history?”

Don’t really know, but you should try.

I think criticism is an important part of life. Selfcriticism even more so, but if it is possible to totally objectively judge yourself or your own dogs?

Probably not.

But whether paranoid or not: I think there will always be discussion about what judges do and why- and as long as their decision is based on genuine knowledge and made for the betterment of the breed concerned without any ulterior motives, I think we have to accept it.

Even if we will always wonder: WHY???

Judges will always have to accept that whatever they do will be criticized, scrutinized and discussed- but hopefully all are prepared.

If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen…..

“It doesn’t matter how honest and straight you try to act during judging.

There will always be someone somewhere who is upset and annoyed.”

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Is the Zika Virus a Threat to Our Dogs?

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potential to spread rapidly because there’s no immune wall to stop it.”

In order for the above to occur and for the Zika virus to possibly affect dogs in that event, if indeed it has the potential to do that, the following would have to happen.

“First, the virus would need to become endemic in the US mosquito population,” Dubovi says. “So far, no mosquito species in the US have been found to carry the Zika virus. But, if one did carry it in the future; then, it would become a question of would the particular type of mosquito carrying the Zika virus ever feed on a dog.”

(Not all mosquitos feed on dogs and even when they do, feeding preferences change. The West Nile virus infects birds in early spring, for example, but there are cases of West Nile in people and horses in the fall. That suggests mosquitoes look for feeding opportunities in other mammals after birds migrate out of the area.)

“If it did turn out that mosquitoes infected with the Zika virus would feed on dogs; then, the next question would be how good of a host would the dog be for the virus--Would the dog replicate the virus and, if it would, would the dog show any clinical signs of illness.

“It might well turn out that the virus could infect humans but not infect dogs. Then, it would be somewhat species restricted, as is the case with other viruses like canine herpes which does not infect horses. Of course, it’s unknown if any of these scenarios would occur in the future,” Dubovi says.

Surveillance is still important While he would concede that it may be unlikely dogs would be infected and deleteriously affected by the Zika virus, Dubovi says he still would suggest that surveillance for Zika infections in species other than people be on someone’s “to do” list. To that end, active surveillance is underway in the southern part of the US to detect if the Zika virus has crossed over from the affected countries in Central and South America.

“If the Zika virus does come across from the Caribbean region; then, that would be the first warning sign. Should that happen, veterinary virologists in Florida would begin collecting serum samples from various species [of mammals] to see if they have become infected,” Dubovi says.

For those concerned about learning if the Zika virus crosses over and becomes endemic in the US mosquito population in the future, they can rest assured information about it would be widely publicized by the media due to the health risk it would pose to pregnant women.

The bottom line Fortunately, there is no risk to dogs in the US at the present time and most authorities are confidant dogs will remain at low risk for the Zika virus in the future. That’s good news because if the virus did become endemic in the US mosquito population and, in the unlikely event it could infect dogs, there is no vaccine for the Zika virus to prevent it. That means nothing could be done about it.

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The Zika Virus is carried by the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquito species; more commonly known as the yellow fever and Asian tiger mosquitoes respectively. The former is native to Africa and the latter to subtropical regions in Southeast Asia. Both spread around the world as a result of human travel and the shipment of goods from one region to another.

The yellow fever mosquito is found in the far southern regions of the United States, while the Asian tiger mosquito is found in most of the southeastern half of the U.S. plus Louisiana and Texas. Both mosquito species can carry other viruses in addition to Zika. They also are 2 of the at least 70 mosquito species that can serve as intermediate hosts for Heartworm. (The Aedes, Anopheles, and Culex species are the most common acting vectors in the case of Heartworm transmission.)

Although dogs in this country are at no risk of contracting the Zika virus at present and most likely won’t be threatened by it in the future; owners and breeders still would be wise to take steps to limit the mosquito population on their property because mosquitoes can carry other viruses to which dogs are susceptible; not to mention Heartworm. Because mosquitoes breed in stagnant standing water, pooling rainwater and wading pools should be drained. Objects that collect water such as birdbaths, buckets and tires should be taken inside. Gutters should be cleaned so water doesn’t collect in them. And pipes should be repaired to prevent any pooling from leakage.

To limit the risk of being bitten, dogs should remain inside rooms with window and door screens as much as possible. During peak mosquito biting times—dawn and dusk--outdoor activities should be avoided.

Heartworm preventative should be given. And owners and breeders should check with their veterinarian about the advisability of using an insect repellent appropriate for dogs.

Note: Never apply DEET or any insect repellent formulated for humans to dogs.

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he Zika virus was first discovered in 1947 and is named after the Zika Forest in Uganda. In 1952, the first human cases of Zika were detected. Since then, outbreaks of Zika have been reported in tropical Africa, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands. By 2007, at least 14 cases of Zika were documented. However, other cases were likely to have occurred but weren’t reported because the symptoms of Zika are usually mild and are similar to those of many other diseases. In May 2015, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) issued an alert regarding the first confirmed Zika virus infection in Brazil on Feb 1, 2016.

The following are the most common symptoms of Zika Disease caused by the Zika virus: fever; rash; joint pain; and conjunctivitis. Symptoms may last for up to one week after being bitten by an infected mosquito. People usually don’t get sick enough to go to the hospital and very rarely die of Zika. For this reason, many people may not realize they have been infected.

Zika has been linked to a serious birth defect of the brain called microcephaly in babies of mothers who contracted Zika while pregnant. Some authorities believe there also may be a link between Zika and Guillen-Barré Syndrome, a rare disorder where the immune system attacks the nerves and causes paralysis of the body.

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seen as a ‘traditional’ obedience breed. A lot of Danes have good noses so things like tracking and nose work are good sports for Danes. Many like to lure course and they also are superb therapy dogs. But, you have to keep their size in mind in everything you want them to do. Dog sports in general aren’t created with the idea that a 150-pound dog that’s three feet tall at the withers will be competing. There are a lot of people who just don’t see a Great Dane as a competitive breed in dog sports. So, while some are delighted to see a Dane compete and do well, there is often skepticism they will be athletic enough or have enough drive to succeed,” said J.P. Yousha, who owns Pirate (Ch BISS Chroma Thief of Hearts CD RA OA AXJ NAC TDIA CGC), also a GDCA Hall of Fame member.

“Great Danes are working dogs and working dogs should WORK,” said Teresa LaBrie, whose Danes are Fang (Am/Can/Int’l Champion LaDoguerie Flashback v WYSIWYG CD RAE AX MXJ NF CGC), Steel (GCh WYSIWYG’s Rapt In Steel RN CGCU Eukanuba AOE), Ilsa (WYSIWYG’s Die Hexe Von WYSIWYG RA BN NA OAJ OF CGCU) and Troy (Am/Int’l Ch WYSIWYG’s Trojan Horse CD RE CGC TDI.) “I have trained some of my Danes in obedience, rally, agility, tracking, weight pull, barn hunt and lure coursing. They are open to learning just about anything you have the patience to teach them.

They are such people dogs and they are so willing to please. This makes them a great breed to work with.

However, one word of caution. Because they are such people dogs, they tend to be a very clingy breed so activities that require them to work at a distance from you can be a challenge. You have to build their confidence before asking them to perform away from you. So some dogs will not be as good at things like lure coursing or agility event such as FAST that require that they work some distance from their handler. But, on the whole, a well-bred Dane should be athletic, sound, strong, confident and friendly. Again, however, a caution is needed.

Early socialization and training are essential because this is a giant breed and most will hit 100 pounds long before they are even close to mature. An untrained, unruly Great Dane is no fun to live with and probably one of the top reasons they end up in rescue.”

There are some sports that pose more of a challenge than others for the breed. Agility proved to be difficult for Duckett. “Doing agility with a giant breed certainly poses a unique set of challenges due simply to the size of the dog. Getting a big dog like a Dane to run through a tunnel with any enthusiasm can be an issue. I had a Dane on the smaller size that loved tunnels and running through them was never an issue for her. But with my larger female, getting herself through the tunnel was not easy and she started refusing to enter them during her runs. It took some time to figure out but I found that once I removed her collar and started training and running her without a collar she quit refusing the tunnels.

Apparently she didn’t like her collar rubbing against the top of the tunnels as she ran though them. What I did was if she ran through the tunnel the first time with enthusiasm, I celebrated big, rewarded her and that was it. No more tunnels for that training session. They get bored with repetition especially on obstacles they find difficult. If I had asked my dog to run the tunnel over and over, it would have become a chore that was no longer fun and she would have lost interest. Where some breeds can do the same exercises over and over with the same excitement and drive, Danes are happy to do it a couple of times 58 Dog News

Dottie-O (Lady Days Hooked on a Feeling UDX2 OM3 RN MX MXB MXJ MJB MXF), another of Smith’s Danes, negotiates the A-frame in agility.

Pirate (Ch BISS Chroma Thief of Hearts CD RA OA AXJ NAC TDIA CGC), J.P. Yousha’s Great Dane, displays the breed’s loving temperament in his role as a therapy dog.

On the days he’s not providing love and comfort to anyone who needs it, Pirate is also a darned good agility dog.

but start to shut down if they are asked to repeat an exercise too many times. It’s as if they think they’re doing the exercise wrong because they’re being asked to do it again and again.”

“Agility can be tricky with Great Dane simply because of the size of the dog. It’s sort of like driving an 18-wheeler around a packed parking lot. So, it’s important to think ‘outside the box’ when what worked for smaller dogs doesn’t work with a Great Dane. Rally and freestyle–dancing with your dog–were two sports I found that were easy to do with a Great Dane. Agility and obedience at the advanced levels were the hardest Continued on page 60

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for me and my dogs. Occasionally I’ve had them get ‘stuck’ in one sport or another. When this happens, I just take a break, think about what’s happening and talk with other trainers.

Most of the time, I’ve found that it’s been more me that had the problem and not the dog. A fresh start with a different look at the situation has usually gotten us moving again,” said Yousha.

Smith seeks an OTCH on her dogs but that goal in itself has posed more than a few difficulties. “In obedience, accuracy and attitude are very important. Every half point counts in obedience and we need to place over all breeds to get any OTCH points. So, when I start training for something new, I try to train every day on the new exercise or the new obstacle they are learning although I’m also always Fang (Am/Can/Int’l Champion LaDoguerie Flashback v WYSIdoing little things with them to keep the boredom factor to a WYG CD RAE AX MXJ NF CGC), one of Teresa LaBrie’s Great minimum. We may go for a walk and incorporate some trainDanes, does a jump on an agility course. ing or visit an assisted living facility and do some exercises with the distraction of having people watching us. And, yes, I have had dogs get sour on obedience now and then. With the same as a smaller dogs but they are capable, willing to Fonz, he was stressing out over doing the scent article exerlearn and may just need a little more creativity in the traincise in utility. That made me decide that if he was going to ing process. I should add that this attitude is not just limited to get his OTCH, we had to do something different. So, I traded trainers. Breeders, owners and the general public often remark in his old style articles for baseballs and beer cans. Then I that Danes won’t, can’t or shouldn’t participate in some of these changed all his commands for that exercise. My preparatory activities. Thankfully, there are owners and trainers that have command became ‘Where’s the stadium?’ When I sent him proven them all wrong.” for the baseball, it was ‘Play ball.’ When he needed to pick “You have to be an advocate for your dog,” said Duckout the correct beer can, it was ‘Go drink.’ It made doing the ett. “If your trainer or training facility does not believe your articles a lot more fun and took the stress off both of us. I also dog can do whatever sport you are trying, how committed are got baseball shirts and put his #53 on them with a baseball they likely going to be to your success and the success of your saying. It really lightened up the mood of everyone when we dog? You can’t accept failure as an option solely based on went in the ring and he completed his OTCH.” your breed of dog. That said, it is important that your dog LaBrie noted that there are always ways to work around have the conformation needed to do these sports and we are the limitations of the dog or the handler. She said, “When I beginning to see weak, one-dimensional dogs that could nevwant to work on distance training in agility, I use target trainer work or at least couldn’t work without breaking down in ing. This encourages the dog to go out to the target to get the breed. There is also the issue of the divide between show a reward. By placing the targets in different areas you can people and performance people and while there is a growing teach the dog to leave you on comnumber of people who do both, it is mand and go to a specific location or still very small in comparison to those complete certain obstacles between who do only conformation or perforyou and the target. By starting slowly mance. It’s been said a thousand times, and rewarding for small improve‘Form equals function.’ They are not ments you can build the dog’s confiindependent of each other. When we dence and eventually work up to the don’t truly believe this or make form distances you need. Training yourself and function equally important when as a handler, however, is a totally difit comes to making breeding decisions, ferent story and can be the most difour breed as a whole suffers. Our ficult obstacle you have to overcome. standard calls the breed the ‘Apollo This is where classes, seminars, training of dogs.’ Shouldn’t the Apollo of dogs buddies and all the other aids that are be able to do it all and do it well?” available are a must. So many misLaBrie added, “Given the size takes in the ring are the result of poor Troy (Am/Int’l Ch WYSIWYG’s Trojan Horse of our breed, it is important that they or improper handling or training. You CD RE CGC TDI), another of LaBrie’s Danes, be well socialized, well trained and can’t expect a dog to understand all does a heeling exercise at the Great Dane capable of showing a true working the ‘rules’ of a performance activity if National Specialty. capability as well as portraying the you don’t fully understand them. What noble and majestic look required in this means is that whatever sport you our breed standard. There are many choose to do with your dog, it’s very beautiful dogs who are not capable of important to find a good trainer and learn all you can from moving out of their own way let alone maneuver through an that person. Then it’s the same as the old joke about how do agility course. There are stunning examples of the breed that you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice. Howhave such poor temperaments that you would never want them ever, finding a good trainer who believed that Danes CAN next to one of your dogs in an obedience sit/down stay. There DO whatever sport they wish was one of the most difficult are top winning champions that cannot be walked in public on obstacles I encountered. My first agility instructor was always a loose lead. We should be breeding for proper conformation saying ‘Well the Dane can’t do this but the rest of you...’Or as well as proper temperament. We need both in order to be my heelwork-to-music instructor who said, ‘The Dane won’t be able to show off the unconditional love and versatility of this able to weave through your legs.’ Danes may not do things wonderful breed.”

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ries - and remembering C.L. - as much as I enjoyed hearing them. After hearing about the “character” that was C.L., I shared one of my Laddie Carswell stories with Gene. Laddie had the greatest dry sense of humor. There was the time that we showed at an all-breed show, and then were going to drive all night to get to an English Springer specialty. Laddie was driving and we were going along the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The conversation turned to people we considered to have been significant in Spaniel history. Laddie started talking about a woman in England.

“We had a lot of conversations about Springers,” he said. “I used to talk to her almost once a week. I don’t talk to her very often anymore though.” There was silence as we traveled for another five or ten miles, and then Laddie said, “Not since she died.”

Again, there was a discussion of dogs with Gene - of course these were his three month old puppies that he had on a video. Yes, even judges love our puppies. And, yes, some of us are still breeding and showing dogs. After all, isn’t that where we all started?

After this same show, while driving to the airport motel, Steve Keating, Don Sutton, and I talked in general about the quality of dogs we see at most shows. We agreed that it is great to have Judges Education, but we also need to have 62 Dog News

Breeders Education. There are also judges that I have been friends with for a long time, and “talking about the good old days” is usually the topic of conversation for us.

At International shows, judges from all over the world share travel stories very similar to those we have here in America. We have even traveled a great distance to become friends with someone that lives not too far from us.

At our last judging assignment in Australia, it was fun to watch my wife and Bill Shelton - who had never met each other before - have some very animated discussions about breeding, showing, structure and function, and dogs in general. These are two people who are both very passionate about our dogs, and it was great to be a witness to their exchange of ideas. If more people in our sport had their passion, our dog show world would be in better shape.

What about when judges sit in those “special seats” at the group ring? Do we talk about the dogs then? Do we critique each other if we “put up” different dogs? My “brother from another Mother” judged the Sporting and Hound groups one day and I had them the next. I have a great deal of respect for this judge, and usually I agree with his choices, and I understand why he is putting up specific dogs. On this weekend, our

priorities were different and so were our placements. Did we discuss them? Of course not! Will we in the future? No, again. We respect each other enough to understand that there is very seldom only one absolutely correct decision on that day.

When sitting ringside sometimes judges will talk about the general quality of each group, but most often talk is about flight schedules, where to go for dinner, and how the hotel was the night before. So there you have the great secret of how we judges “pimp” for other dogs.

Of course, from time to time there may be a discussion of some top dogs compared to those we have seen in the past.

I am not quite that naive to believe that “pimping” a dog NEVER happens, but it is very seldom, and not by the more reputable judges.

Sure, I have very close judge friends with whom I may discuss a dog or a breed now and then, but I don’t believe I have ever influenced their decisions, and I know no one has ever influenced mine. Of course, we may have favorites, and will reward their excellence when shown to us, but why would I think that I should - or could - influence another judge? Thankfully, there is more than one show a year.

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ots of news coming out of the American Kennel Club this week. Kudos….finally, finally the American Kennel Club has decided to take on the animal rights people and start promoting pure bred dogs and their breeders. First they will hire well-known celebrities who own pure bred dogs to do PSAs (public service announcements). The advertising campaign will include promotions about the AKC Canine Health Foundation, and its mission to find health defects in all breeds. They intend to buy advertising space on all the major television networks, popular cable channels and radio. In a drastic change of heart the real estate committee overseeing the potential move of the American Kennel Club offices has decided to move the back office to Kuala Lumpur.

Chairman RON MENAKER was quoted as saying the expense of moving several boxes of floppy disks containing all the registration material was an inexpensive FedEx bill, plus the cheap labor would save thousands of dollars that would go to the directors’ monthly fee increases. When pushed by this writer the real reason for the move was twofold: it was far enough away to earn 20,000 round trip bonus miles and they really loved the sound of an exotic name like Kuala Lumpur. American Kennel Club president DENNIS SPRUNG suggested a short list of people he thinks could relocate to Malaysia. Among those mentioned were CARL ASHBEY, BETTY-ANNE STENMARK and PAT LAURANS. In another major innovation (though some

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will not be happy) the American Kennel Club will open its first pet shop for pedigreed dogs on the tourist friendly Times Square. It will only sell pure bred puppies from breeders in its Breeders of Merit program (an inducement to join that program).

The sale price will include a paid AKC registration, health insurance and no fee for their first appearance in the new from womb to three-month class. Upon hearing of the soon to open pet shop, former board member DAVID MERRIAM has decided to run for the board next year. Board member STEVE GLADSTONE is the new face of the metrosexual male, since his dramatic weight loss of 200 pounds, following a month at an undisclosed spa out West. His wearing of tight leather pants and only ordering a green salad at the dinner the night before the board meeting has fellow board members scratching their heads, not to mention the restaurant purveyors of lobster and steak. Having earned the HOLLBROOK AWARD for holdouts, SYDNEY GOOD is retiring from the American Kennel Club as a field representative. She wanted to give her replacement her parchment paper maps that she used to get to the shows but was stunned to learn about GPS. In a reversal long coming, TOM DAVIES will move the Springfield Kennel Club from Springfield, Massachusetts to New York. Asked why, he cited overcrowding of all those out of town dog shows at the Big E. One more thing, Happy April Fool’s Day!

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breeders aligning themselves with FCI, it has affected the entries at NGKC, which continue to get smaller and smaller. Many Americans judge for the NGKC, which depends on American judges because judges from FCI countries cannot judge their shows. I, myself, have never judged an NGKC because I will not judge a non-FCI show in a recognized FCI country. Also several friends had terrible experiences while judging at an NGKC show.

(Ed note: Our experience judging NGKC shows a number of times was incredibly good. Additionally, we have no intention of letting FCI tell us where and where not we may accept assignments! It's none of their business and is probably a violation of U.S. Federal anti-trust laws.)

Hopefully in the near future the existing problems between AKC and the FCI, China Kennel Union, will be resolved. If the registrations and entries continue to drop with NGKC, I imagine the owners will disband the organization. In most countries, non-FCI organizations have never gotten off the ground or have had very little success. Hopefully now that AKC no longer has a financial gain from NGKC, a better working relationship with the China Kennel Union will be put in place. China, like so many Asian countries, plays a major role in the sport in America. Two of the groups at Eukanuba this year were won by dogs from Asia. The Reserve Best at Westminster this year hails from Japan. Just two days ago, I awarded this Borzoi bitch BIS at a show in California. The entire sport is getting closer and closer all the time.

When I received the invitation to judge here in Shanghai, I was so pleased that I had the date available. I have judged about a dozen times in China, but never in Shanghai. I always enjoy going to places I have never been or experienced before. Every show I have ever judged in China has been a wonderful experience for me. I have made many, many wonderful friends in China and have the greatest respect for what so many breeders in China are accomplishing to advance their breeds worldwide.

Many friends ask how I endure some of the long

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flights. I returned home Monday night from judging four shows in California.

Having an early morning flight Tuesday did not allow for much rest. I actually enjoyed the fifteen-hour flight from New York to Shanghai. Being able to sleep well on planes is a great comfort to me.

Having fifteen hours of not having to go or be anywhere allows for catching up on much needed sleep. One can have several drinks without worrying about driving, etc. The only drawback is the airline cuisine. I always have a good meal before boarding also at times take some enjoyable food with me. A good meal and a few drinks help to sleep more easily. I hate connections.

Luckily United out of Newark goes direct to every major city of Asia, Europe or South America. I have to admit when I go to Jakarta, Korea, etc., it does become a long haul. After a fourteen-hour flight to Tokyo or Hong Kong, it makes for a hard day after a layover to fly on another five or six hour connection.

Because of the international time change, I departed New York at 10:55 AM on Tuesday, but did not arrive in Shanghai until around 2:00 PM on Wednesday.

China has exactly a twelve-hour difference in time, so one does not need to change their watch or clocks.

When leaving China one arrives home around the same time as they depart because of gaining nearly a full day.

Arriving around 1:30 PM on Wednesday in Shanghai, I was greeted by Rita and Daphne, who work for the China Kennel Union. Daphne escorted me to the Holiday Inn by a car that was waiting for us. Rita stayed at the airport for the arrival of Karl Reisinger from Austria. Kay Elred and Aramis Joy Lim arrived later in the evening.

Karl had an hour delay because of a lot of snow and ice leaving Munich. Around 7:00 PM, Karl, Andy Gong and I enjoyed a sumptuous dinner right in the hotel. It was a treat to enjoy great food and wine after a long traveling day. Karl Reisinger judged Best at our very first AKC/Eukanuba World Challenge. He is a past President of FCI and has a tremendous background in so many breeds. It was a pleasant evening of catching up on so much of the Asian/European news of the sport.

It is four days of shows. Starting on Thursday through Sunday, Karl and Kay are the judges for the first two days and Aramis and I judge on Saturday and Sunday. This allows for us to enjoy sightseeing on Thursday and Friday. Having been to China about a dozen times, I have never had the opportunity to sight see in Shanghai.

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lovely Border Collie Ger/Int/Aust CH Simaro Cold As Ice WW owned by Mrs. Adelsperger. Sound as a dollar and a wonderful free mover. Second place under the legendary Frank Kane was the Pyrenean Mountain Dog/Great Pyrenees multi-titled Vi’Skaly’s Harlem Shake owned by Miss N. Danielson. Third in Group was the Sheltie Ch Windcrest Stylish Move (another multi-titled dog) owned by Mrs. C. Akesson. One of the most heart-warming moments took place when Frank chose for Group 4 a lovely Samoyed piloted by a very poised and talented nine year old girl!

This is apparently the youngest group placing handler in Crufts history. He is CH/SVK CH Smiliesam Strike Home owned by Mrs. J. Fulirova. During the photo op Mom was standing nearby rattling off instructions to her daughter (“Move his right foot back. Stand closer. Get his attention”) but, on her own in the big ring, this little handler managed just fine. It’s gratifying to see so many young people (perhaps a bit older than nine!) competing at high levels with many breeds in the U.K. It speaks well for the future of the sport in Britain, and makes me even more concerned about the future of dog shows back home.

Kari Jarvinen judged the Working Group giving the top spot to the Bouvier CH Liskport Lord Of The Rings owned by Mrs. Fiona Lambert. Lots of folks thought that he might go all the way on Sunday night. Second place went to the Bullmastiff Angale’s Phoenix The Devil’s Advocate from Italy owned by Mrs. F Pavesi, with third to the first American placer, the Bogaert & Gorsuch’s Newfoundland USA/Lux CH Cypress Bay’s The One That I Want For Bear In Mind. In fourth was CH Chayo My Prerogative owned by Sue Ellis who has become very successful with her lovely Malemutes (which the Brits pronounce “MalA-Moot”).

Sunday was “my” day, featuring terriers and hounds.

The group pairings remain the same each year; terriers & hounds are always on the same day.

What does change is which groups are shown on which days. Each year, the schedule moves forward by one day, so that the groups exhibited on Day One this year will be judged on Day Two in 2017, and those shown on the final day will begin the show next year. This is the day on which I usually see most of the visiting Americans, as well as many American dogs and handlers. While there were some American dogs shown, I saw very few American visitors compared to previous years. Missing from this year’s show were the Dog News guys Matt Stander and Gene Zaphiris, who had been travelling extensively in the run-up to Crufts and decided to trade their usual trip for a visit to National Terrier next month. Last year’s Best In Show-winning handler Rebecca Cross won the breed again in Scotties, this time with a wheaten Scottie from Russia.

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were a number of entertaining things going on in the arena including the Midlands Police dog training exhibition and the amazing Mary Ray with another awesome heelwork to music display. This was the last performance of her famous dog Levi and so it was at the same time both fun and poignant. Levi has been the star of her act for many years and, as Mary waved goodbye and they walked out of the ring together, I’m sure that a few folks were wiping their eyes.

Taking center ring for the Terrier Group was legendary Scottie breeder Dan Ericsson from Sweden. His Raglan dogs are in many U.S. and British pedigrees and he produces a lovely, correct type. He chose for first place a popular favorite, the West Highland White Terrier CH Burneze Geordie Girl, no doubt a nod to owner Marie Burn’s Northern England residence.

Devon showed her heart out and was, to my mind, the clear winner. Second place went to the Border CH Brackenfell Bok To Bach owned by Mr. Hall and Miss Ellis.

Third place was the lovely IR CH Kerry Irisblu Jack of Diamonds owned by Mr. and Mrs. Harold Quigg, put through by my BFF Carol Ramsay, breeder of the immortal CH Torum’s Scarf Michael. Di Jenkins piloted her Norfolk CH Kinsridge Top Tip to the #4 spot.

Hounds were in next under hound expert Jeff Horswell and he put up the Whippet bitch CH Nothing Compares To You At Crosscop. She is owned by the Morris, Waddel and Donaldson team, or more later. Reserve Best of Group went to the Wire-haired Dachshund CH Silvae Solo owned by the McCalmonts, with third to the Farleighs’ Ridgeback CH Kinabula Bin There Done That. Mr. Horswell is himself a Dachshund guy and so found another Dachsie, this time a standard long-hair to take the fourth place spot. This one hailed from the U.S., CH Pramada’s Xavier With Jorddachs owned by M. Peat. In England, Dachshunds are not only split by coat, but also by size, there being six varieties in the group ring.

Best In Show always begins with a fanfare from the band of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines Collingwood and it does set the stage for the final competition. Each dog enters the ring in the order in which the groups were judged during the previous four days. The priceless Keddell Memorial trophy for Best In Show sits prominently on a pedestal in one corner of the ring, but this year someone dropped the ball (but thankfully not the trophy) and he was seen running full-tilt along the side of the ring with the large, heavy trophy clasped tightly in his white-gloved hands. I can imagine that the show organizers forgot to breathe until

he settled it on its stand without incident!

Derek Smith did this year’s honors. He has been a successful collie breeder/exhibitor and started judging in 1964. His first challenge certificate came in 1967 and his last only two years ago.

After giving everyone ample opportunity to show their stuff, he walked up the line one last time and extended his hand to the owner of Devon, the Westie. She actually jumped up and down with joy! Reserve went to 19 year old Charley Donaldson with the whippet making her the youngest RBIS winner in Crufts history. I managed to snap a photo of the two of them in a congratulatory hug that, to my mind, represents all that is good in the world of purebred dogs. There is a YouTube video of Marie Burns and her Westie arriving a few days later at their local dog training club in Co. Durham where they were met with applause, cheering and a cake! The Supreme Champion danced around on the end of his lead, sharing in the celebration.

Ordinary people who love dogs celebrating an extraordinary win by one of their own, a crowd favorite that TV presenter Clare Balding described as “just divine”! In spite of the inevitable controversies, conflicts and disappointments, Marie and Devon are there to remind us what this sport is all about: good breeders, good dogs and good friends.

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Letters to the Editor CORRECTION In the March 11th 2016 issue of Dog News, my article about the History of the Westminster Group Winning Dogs contained an error. I mistakenly wrote that Valerie Atkinson was a co-breeder of Carlee. She was a co-owner of Carlee. I apologize for my error in reporting this. Hopefully this error will be printed in Letters to the Editor. Thank you, Desi Murphy.

(Ed. Note: According to The AKC, The breeders of record for Ch Kan- Point’s VJK Autumn Rose were Lindsey Coonrod, Lucretia Coonrod and Judy Parietti. The dog was sired by Valerie’s dog Ch. Minado’s Parade Drum Major. Valerie is listed as an owner of the dog from 10/13/1999 with Carol Cronk until 9/22/2001. On 9/22/2001 Linda and Richard Stark were added to the ownership.)

THE FAILED BYLAW AMENDMENT For clarification, after the larger bylaw amendment that addressed delegate eligibility proposed by the Delegate Committee on Bylaws failed to pass, we carefully analyzed the results and saw that the only part that had any chance of passing was the part allowing delegate judges to charge a fee. The amendment that the committee then sent to the board allowed a delegate judge to charge “a nominal fee.” Since the board has the power to set the amount of several other fees, we felt that if that amount needed to be adjusted ever, it was foolish to require another amendment to do so.

The board disagreed, saying that the word “nominal” was too vague and approved the amendment with the $150 that was sent to the delegates.

Gretchen Bernardi Edwardsville, Illinois RE: D ANNUAL ARTICLE ON ZENA THORN ANDREWS The interview of Zena Thorn Andrews, which was part of the “D” article about her, was conducted by Simon Parsons and was first published in a Dog World report.

ZIKA VIRUS AND DOGS I am an avid reader of Dog News and have become somewhat dependent on Sharon Pflaumer to keep us informed regarding viruses (and other health issues) that can affect our dogs. I’m aware that Merck has come out with a vaccine for the second influenza (H3N2) virus but have not been able to determine if they claim this vaccine also covers the H3N8 influenza virus. Would also appreciate her input regarding how prevalent these viruses may still be.

I have not found any mention of wheth-

er or not other mammals (such as dogs and horses) can contract OR be carriers of the Zika virus. I live in the Southeast and along with my own dog activities I also have a boarding kennel so this issue is of considerable concern to me. Since a number of the fancy travel to South America for shows I expect they would want to know if they need to be prepared to protect their dogs as well as themselves. Hopefully the horse people planning on exhibiting at the Olympics this summer are all over this question. Shelter dogs coming in from Puerto Rico are also of serious consideration.

Thank you in advance for whatever information can be provided in Dog News.

Note: I heard back from the GA Dept. of Agriculture that there is no evidence at this time that Zika can be transmitted to other animals except non-human primates. (fingers crossed…)

Margaret Shappard Fayetteville, GA

(Ed. note: See Dr. Merry Fitzgerald, DVM’s You And Your Vet column in last week’s issue and Sharon Pflaumer’s article in this issue for further information on this topic).

AKC CHF AND NESTLE PURINA PARTNER FOR CANINE HEALTH The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF) is pleased to announce more than $220,000 has been donated by Nestlé Purina PetCare Company to support canine health through the Purina Parent Club Partnership (PPCP) Program.

“The long-standing partnership between Nestlé Purina PetCare and the AKC Canine Health Foundation is a perfect match as we are both passionately committed to the mission of helping dogs live longer, happier lives,” said Ann Viklund, Director of Conformation for the Breeder/Enthusiast Group at Nestlé Purina PetCare and a member of the CHF Board of Directors.

More than 190 national parent breed clubs participated in the PPCP Program in 2015, resulting in a contribution of $220,088 to CHF. The donation to CHF represents half of the total 2015 PPCP earnings. An equal donation is shared among the participating parent clubs.

Established in 2002, the PPCP Program enables Purina Pro Club members who participate in the program to designate a breed of dog and submit weight circles (similar to proofs of purchase) from qualifying Pu-

rina brand dog foods. An annual donation based on the value of the submitted weight circles is split equally between the national parent clubs’ Donor Advised Funds at CHF to support canine health research, and the parent clubs for education, research and rescue efforts.

The PPCP Program has raised more than $3.07 million for canine health research in important areas such as cancer, epilepsy, cruciate ligament rupture, bloat, exercise-induced collapse, tick-borne disease, and more.

The research made possible through the PPCP Program impacts not only the health of specific breeds, but also translates to veterinary and human health more broadly. For example, in 2015, CHF helped fund research resulting in an important new publication that adds to a growing body of evidence to substantiate the genetic and prognostic similarities between human and canine cancer.

Also in 2015, CHF awarded a continuation grant to the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine to complete a long-term medical surveillance study which has, for the past 14 years, monitored the health and behavior of search and rescue dogs deployed following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Results from this canine study will be important to compare to health studies on the human first responders. Additional research is ongoing across the spectrum of important canine health issues.

Support for these important areas of canine health research is made possible because of the partnership between CHF, Nestlé Purina PetCare, and the parent clubs that participate in the PPCP Program.

In addition to PPCP Program funds, Nestlé Purina also supports the CHF mission with an annual corporate gift of $150,000.

Since 1997, Nestlé Purina Petcare Company has invested nearly $12 million in the health of dogs through CHF by supporting canine health research to benefit all dogs.

“The AKC Canine Health Foundation values the partnership we have with Purina,” said Dr. Diane Brown, Chief Executive Officer of CHF. “The support we receive goes far beyond the dollar value. Each member of their team truly invests in our shared vision for the well-being of all dogs. With this investment from Purina, we are able to extend our outreach to improve the health of dogs and their human companions.”

AKC CHF Raleigh, NC

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Best In Mini Ways!

Multiple Group, Specialty And Now All-Breed Best in Show Winner

GCh. Danfour Avalon As If “Aftin” Scottsdale Dog Fanciers Association Best In Show Judge Mrs. Faye Strauss Non-Sporting Group First Judge Mrs. Christine Martinez Breeders & Owners Daniel Chavez Brian Cordova

Beautifully Presented By Daniel Chavez

Owners James Moses Janet Moses