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contents JUNE 15, 2012
10 editorial
14 the chairman’s report / alan kalter
90 handlers directory
18 inside the sport / pat trotter
92 subscription rates 94 classified advertising
22 question of the week / matthew h. stander
96 advertising rates
26 irving’s impressions / ronnie irving
30 all in the family: kicking the can down the road / charles c. robey 34 bests of the week
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38 ten questions asked of amy kiell-green 42 rare breeds of the world: english toy terrier / agnes buchwald 44 pyr’n around the great pyrenees national / karen justin 46 mt. palomar kc’s private dog show for elementary school / kit rodwell 50 a travelogue report of the world show / sharon sakson 52 the gordon setter national specialty / cindy fitzgerald and laura bedford 54 off the leash / shaun coen
58 greenwich, a ca change of heart and more / matthew h. stander 60
american shih tzu club national specialty / jo ann white
70 the gossip column / eugene z. zaphiris 74 click -greenwich kennel club/ eugene z. zaphiris 81 letters to the editor
82 click - the way we were / eugene z. zaphiris
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contents JUNE 15, 2012
10 editorial
14 the chairman’s report / alan kalter
90 handlers directory
18 inside the sport / pat trotter
92 subscription rates 94 classified advertising
22 question of the week / matthew h. stander
96 advertising rates
26 irving’s impressions / ronnie irving
30 all in the family: kicking the can down the road / charles c. robey 34 bests of the week
All advertisements are copyrighted and owned by DOG NEWS, Harris Publications, unless received camera-ready. Permission to reprint must be requested in writing.
38 ten questions asked of amy kiell-green 42 rare breeds of the world: english toy terrier / agnes buchwald 44 pyr’n around the great pyrenees national / karen justin 46 mt. palomar kc’s private dog show for elementary school / kit rodwell 50 a travelogue report of the world show / sharon sakson 52 the gordon setter national specialty / cindy fitzgerald and laura bedford 54 off the leash / shaun coen
58 greenwich, a ca change of heart and more / matthew h. stander 60
american shih tzu club national specialty / jo ann white
70 the gossip column / eugene z. zaphiris 74 click -greenwich kennel club/ eugene z. zaphiris 81 letters to the editor
82 click - the way we were / eugene z. zaphiris
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THE JUNE DELEGATE MEETING Held in Raleigh with close to 230 present of the close to 600 Delegates who could have attended the meeting, this continues to be the least attended meeting of the four scheduled throughout the year. The big surprise was of course the reported withdrawal by the Delegate By-Laws Committee headed by former AKC President Judi Daniels of its request to have Staff presence re-introduced to help out the existing Delegate Committees. This presence was reduced considerably under the Menaker Board as a budget-reducing factor, which the Kalter Board continued to support. Nonetheless Ms. Daniels challenged later on in the meeting, it is reported, the Board’s RIGHT to establish policy with regards to Show Giving Club’s establishing charges for grooming space. In an emotionally presented statement, Ms. Daniels contended that Clubs have the right to do as they please with regard to this matter and that the Board has no RIGHT to interfere. Well one supposes a legitimate argument could be presented by both sides in this matter. The fact is that charging for grooming space has become a financial burden for the exhibitors, which in the opinion of these pages should not be passed onto them at all. The Board has compromised the situation by establishing a 50/50 split of the area involved and permitting the clubs to charge as they will in half the space designated for grooming. From where we sit there should be no extra charges for grooming space whatsoever as those fees have traditionally been built into the entry fees. As these pages understand it, the Board policy remains in effect notwithstanding the complaints and grumbles of certain Clubs that want free reign to charge all exhibitors for any space designated for grooming. The Board compromise is too wishywashy but better than what many of the Clubs seem to be proposing. THE AKC PETITION Certainly we must all support AKC in its attempt to respond to the USDA’s new proposed regulations, which definitely will create harsh and probably unintended consequences for the responsible small hobby breeders of America. Indeed these pages have been urging our readers to write directly to the USDA for weeks now and we strongly believe in AKC’s stand and its concerns, which are all of our concerns as well. Absolutely join with AKC in signing its petition at www.akc.org/petition and do it now. But a word of advice if we may, ALSO write directly to the Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service, which is a part of the USDA. A date through July 16th to express your concerns directly to them has been established. It is possible that petitions received may be treated as a single individual letter rather than a massive protest. Under the requirements of this organization individual letters ARE REQUIRED and while trying the petition approach is both challenging and easier to accomplish than individual letters, the effectiveness of this type of communication may be questioned. Therefore, due to the importance of changing this proposal for all of us, why not do both--sign AKC’s petition and write to APHIS at the address we pro-
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vided in the May 25th Editorial. If you have misplaced the address here it is again--PPD, APHIS-Station 3A-03.8--47oo River Road Unit 118--Riverdale MD 20737-1238. Mark it attention Docket No. APHIS-2011-003-Regulatory Analysis and Development. If you need help in composing your letter try the NAIA site, which has sample letters, or check our web site and read Charlotte Cooper’s article in Issue 21, which will give you some good ideas of how to express yourself as well. Do both-sign the petition and write directly--better safe than sorry is our stance--this proposal is too important to ignore and will damage our hobby/sport immeasurably unless changed immediately. CLEANING UP AFTER The waste problems that can be associated with dogs are being overcome nationally through of all things a complex DNA analysis “of who left the poo”. Property managers nationally seem to be turning to PooPrints, a division of BioVet Pet lab, which developed a process in which DNA samples are collected from dogs and used to determine which dogs are leaving the waste behind! The company, based in Knoxville, Tennessee, markets the service to property management companies, apartment complexes, condos and homeowners associations. It has clients in 28 states, Israel and Singapore. Clients collect samples which show more than that a certain dog breed or mix of dog has left the unpicked up pile, it will actually “be the dog in Apartment 3A which left the waste”. Sounds awfully big brother to us but effective it seems to be!! Waste problems almost disappear and fines of up to $150 have been imposed on guilty owners. Getting the DNA sample is $29.95 per dog and each sample test is $49.95--the client determines the policy governing the fines!!! CANINE ALLIANCE REVERSES POSITION The latest Press Release from the British based Canine Alliance organization indicates a considerable change in heart, which may negatively affect those in America who have been so supportive of the organization. CA now seems to be “welcoming” vet checks under what they call a revision of the guidelines to makes these checks. It seems now that TKC has clearly stated its opposition for the vets making these checks to use any “outside diagnostic aids” the CA people are less reluctant to oppose and in fact support these checks. Of the 95 vet checks at shows in the UK so far only 7 dogs failed and of those 7, 6 WERE AT CRUFTS!! Based primarily on eye checks without the use of additional aids the vets seem to be reaching the same conclusions as the Judges. Of course one could forcibly argue that the additional diagnostic aids were NEVER intended to be used by those who presented this idea with which to begin. Lots of food for thought here as the objection of breed discrimination--choosing 15 of nearly 200 breeds-seems to have been totally forgotten or ignored. How will the Americans so philosophically opposed to the very concept of questioning a judge’s opinion or a breeder’s get react to this announcement contained in this week’s Letters to the Editors pages? Only time will tell!! THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK Well Chairman Kalter seems to be making some ground breaking decisions certainly in the communications area. Will he eventually get around to the dog press as well one must wonder as the ban on press meetings after wither Delegate or Board Meetings continues. One would have hoped that for a man so willing to be so open in his communication skills that this largess would have spilled over to the Fourth Estate as well. Maybe it will in the future, dear friends, maybe it will!!!!
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Chairman’s Report Join With the AKC to Protect Responsible Small Breeders
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ew York, NY – Outside the Johnson County Courthouse in Warrensburg, Missouri, stands a statue dedicated to a Foxhound named Old Drum - commemorating a famous trial held there in 1870. Old Drum was shot and killed when he wandered onto the neighboring farm. His owner’s only recourse was to sue the neighbor. A young attorney – George Vest, who later became a United States Senator – was retained by the owner. Senator Vest’s closing argument at the trial was just 400 words, eloquently in support of the value of a dog and included this thought: “The one absolutely unselfish friend that man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous, is his dog. He is as constant in his love as the sun in its journey through the heavens.” Shortly after he spoke, the jury found for his client and awarded him the maximum allowable damages of $50 – which was a lot of money back then. In addition, Vest’s speech established the phrase “man’s best friend is his dog.” We all know firsthand the devotion Vest spoke about – it is a large part of what makes us ardent supporters of dogs. But today, there are forces at work that do not look at dogs like we do. And there are those who think breeding should be controlled to the point of extinction.
I believe the greatest characteristic we possess is our unyielding dedication to the preservation of each of our unique breeds. It is through a combination of our responsible breeders committing to a never-ending quest to produce dogs true to type and healthy in body, mind, and spirit, coupled with all of you personally committing to always do what is best for the dogs, that has allowed the people associated with the American Kennel Club to claim the mantle of the dog’s defender from Senator Vest for the last 128 years. When we come together like this, we always have much to discuss – some about our sport, some about business, and some about our governance. All of those are good and valid topics that require discussion and will only serve to strengthen our organization. I believe there is no unsolvable problem if we face it wisely, creatively, and courageously. But we know our calling is for much more than the job of simply overseeing our business – it is most importantly, the responsibility we each embrace to, and for, the dogs. By recognizing that, we can together establish a beachhead of cooperation to create new initiatives that grow ownership of purebred dogs, grow our ranks of participants and supporters, and grow our voice in all things pertinent to the preservation of our breeds. We must act quickly and with great purpose to accomplish all of that. And we must start right now. While we are faced with many challenges, none is more immediate than the proposed federal regulation of our responsible Fancy breeders. Undoubtedly you have heard about the proposed rule changes to the Animal Welfare Act, which regulates the selling of puppies in the United States. Currently, our Fancy breeders – like you and I - are exempt, but the new regulations would treat each of us like a large-scale business. What does that mean for you? Breeders who maintain more than four females biologically capable of having puppies and who sell a puppy to just one person at a distance, would now be regulated as commercial breeders under USDA regulations. Think of the impact that would have on the preservation of our low-number breeds. Our AKC Government Relations team met with the USDA on our behalf to get clarification regarding the language in the pro14 Dog News
posed rule that we will use to help shape our comments. We have identified dozens of critical issues that must be addressed by the USDA before they act. There are strong forces supporting these onerous regulations, making it more imperative that we create not a new balance of power, but a new understanding that the public wants the breed of dog they want, and those dedicated AKC Fancy breeders must be afforded the protection to not only survive, but prosper. Without our Fancy breeders, it will only be a matter of time before our breeds that have been preserved for hundreds of years, will become extinct. While that might be perceived as an unintended consequence of overzealous government regulation, I believe it is a quite intended consequence sought by the groups that challenge dog ownership every day. Because we are the AKC, the USDA will pay careful attention to our comments. But we can maximize their attention through our individual support. Each of you can help achieve that. We have the opportunity now to unite our forces and clearly communicate a single, positive message for change. We have created a petition in support of the comments on the proposed regulations we will be submitting to the USDA and placed it on the AKC website. I ask that all of you join in and sign the petition. And then I ask that each of you circulate the link to every person you can think of to rally support for a most necessary outcome. As Ronald Reagan said, you and I have a rendezvous with destiny. I believe it will be the one we make and not the one some others make for us. The most important single characteristic that defines a great organization is the desire to succeed that overwhelms all obstacles. I know we have that desire. To those who believe we cannot come together and accomplish that, I say: “You don’t know us.” To those who doubt our voice, I say: “You will hear us.” And to those who love dogs as much as the jurors in Old Drum’s case, I say: “You must join us.” Sincerely, Alan Kalter AKC Chairman
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UNSUNG HEROES BY PAT TROTTER
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ave you ever considered the unsung heroes of our sport? A recent judging assignment at the spring cluster in Lewiston, ID reminded me of the great ones in purebred dogs who go unnoticed by the powers that be even though they are the backbone of our sport. Although much appreciated within their breed, the sport in general does not honor them with national attention because they are known mostly in one area, do not fly dogs all over the country and do not spend a fortune on advertising. Such a person is Sharon Gerling of My-Ida-Ho Cocker Spaniel fame, who has bred innumerable champions, specialty winners and all breed BIS dogs as did her mother before her. Moreover, she has networked to ensure the well-being of the Cocker Spaniel by working with droves of people to keep the breed alive and well in the Pacific Northwest starting as a child with her mother Dorothy Christensen more than half a century ago. Sharon’s continued passion for the breed is so infectious that a bevy of Cocker breeder/exhibitors teaming with her resulted in 50 Cocker Spaniels leading breed entries at this Idaho all breed cluster where the total entry was one thousand dogs. Furthermore, these quality individuals were shown in superb condition displaying the merry Cocker temperament that reminds us of the elements that made the breed so popular in its heyday decades ago. Sharon grew up in Lewiston where her mother purchased a Cocker for a family pet in the late 1940s when Sharon was a small child. Soon the pair was attending dog shows and Sharon started “borrowing” dogs to show in Children’s Handling (now Junior showmanship) because in those days a child didn’t have to own a dog to show one in the handling class. Junior judges (usually professional handlers) often asked youngsters to exchange dogs in the ring so they could evaluate the child’s skills on more than one dog and/or breed. Needless to say, the world was not so litigious in those days! In time the mother-daughter team acquired their own Cockers of show quality, began breeding on a regular basis under the My-Ida-Ho kennel prefix
and became a force in the breed at western dog shows. They were so attached to their family of dog friends for decades that when Dorothy suffered failing health a few years ago, Sharon’s friends helped care for her at many dog events. And it is no wonder others pitched in for her because Sharon welcomes newcomers with open arms, does all she can to help anyone in need and guides them in the right direction with their breeding programs. Furthermore, since she does all her own socializing, training, grooming and showing, she is the perfect teacher to help others learn these skills. One of her favorite evolving Cocker experts right now is good friend Cindy Durham’s 13-year-old son Quinton, who missed the Lewiston cluster because of school. The My-Ida-Ho Cocker Spaniels have always represented the sporting type of the breed and have been retained in the breeding program only if they had sound running gear. Correct Cocker movement is a must at My-Ida-Ho, but so too is correct type and headpiece. When Sandra Bell, of San Jo Cocker fame, was considering mates for her beautiful BIS bitch Ch. San Jo’s Playin To Win, handled by Michael Pitts, her focus turned to the West Coast and Ch. My-Ida-Ho Look N’ Good. Sandy studied two years before determining that this strong gundog line of correct type would produce well with her stock down from Ch. Empire’s Brooklyn Dodger. The result was the stunning Ch. San Jo’s Born To Win, the tricolor also handled by Pitts, that became Top Sporting Dog in the US in 2003 with the accumulation of 42 all breed BISs. Patrick was the only three-time winner of the American Spaniel Club since before World War II, and won his 3rd victory from the Veteran’s Class. His textbook head helped draw the fancy’s attention to the fact that a Cocker should have sufficient length of muzzle to carry a game bird rather than morphing into a short muzzled breed. Although Sharon makes only about 60 shows a year and rarely travels out of her home area in the Pacific Northwest for shows other than occasional specialties, she is rightly proud of My-Ida-Ho’s contributions to the breed both at home and abroad. She is currently working
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with a lady in Russia who is using her line for foundation stock as well as others around the world. Sharing her dogs with others is a large part of her modus operandi and her willingness to help all is a refreshing part of her charm. She mourns the fact that in today’s world it is very difficult for people to house lines of dogs because of society’s restrictions, thus making it all the more important for breeders to work together to benefit the breed. Her personal all time favorite was the black and white Ch. My-Ida-Ho’s Diamond Jim, sire of 40+ champions. He is behind most of her younger stock, dogs representing up to 25 generations of the My-Ida-Ho line. Because of her love for the breed, Sharon takes the grueling work associated with long time breeding programs in stride and continues to enthuse over each newborn. Her current love is a puppy that was a litter of one which resulted in the lone baby becoming quite spoiled-hence she is named Hush Puppy! Hopefully she will grow up to take her rightful place in this master breeder’s plans for the future. People like Sharon Gerling bring much to our way of life. The recent Lewiston, Idaho shows were greatly enhanced by the numerous Cocker Spaniel exhibitors participating in and obviously enjoying their dogs and our sport. At their set-up convenient to the ring, there was great camaraderie and shared purpose. Such motivators as Sharon are my heroes and our sport’s treasures. May their ripple effect continue to inspire others to contribute to the sport and make possible the salvation of all that we hold dear.
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izarre fact of the week: PETA paid OCTOMOM $5,000 to endorse birth control (spay/neuter) for dogs and cats even though she herself has 14 children! The strange story of Nadya Suleman and payoffs she has received was reported by the Associated Press in a story May 4 by John Rogers.
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JUNE 15, 2012 What special formula are you willing to share with the readers of DOG NEWS which you use for your dogs? For example, to have them lose weight, special products whilst in whelp, private shampoo formulas, individual food or home food recipes and the like!
Sue Woodle I have had only one litter in the past 15 years and it required nothing special. I have 3 pet Pomeranians and 1 pet Australian Shepherd so I’m not conditioning anything.
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Sandy Frei I know I am not unique in using them but I have found that green beans help with weight loss and help bitches who are in a false pregnancy.
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BY MATTHEW H. STANDER
Ed. Note: Due to receiving only two answers to this week’s Question, we are also repeating below the Question and answers received to the June 24, 2011 Question of the Week.
In the UK right now there is a major debate about the Kennel Club’s stance on the so-called testing of dogs’ coats at dog shows with regard to the use of foreign substances in the coats. Do you think this is a problem in the States and should AKC get more involved with the issue or continue its present course of basically ignoring it?
Mareth Kipp I’m not sure it should be AKC’s “job” to get involved in this issue. I believe that should be left up to the judges to decide if there is foreign substance on the coat or not and if the judge feels there is, he/she has recourse by excusing the dog. We know it happens – however I don’t believe it changes the texture of the coat , except for excessive hair spray. I can’t imagine the hassle it would create if a sore loser wanted to “call” coat testing on a particular dog. I think it takes up to 6 months in the UK to get a ruling now, and by then prob-
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coat until it looked good enough for the show ring. If the dog did not have the proper coat color with a silky texture it looked like a woolly bear. Today you see most of the dogs in the ring with all kinds of products in their coat. Color to make them dark steel blue, gold to make the tans a better shade. However they forget the head color is supposed to be three shades of Golden Tan and you cannot get this out of a bottle or with chalk. Today we have products to make them shine, to increase volume and make the coat feel like a silky coat. You can buy hair color in any store and use perfume to take away the smell of the hair color...Unless you are a longtime breeder or a Judge who remembers how they used to be, a new person cannot tell the difference. However it shows up in the whelping box. Margo Klingler Ignore it----!
ably most of the exhibitors have forgotten all about it. I think AKC has enough on its hands now and doesn’t need to get in the middle of this one. They are short now on Reps – who would ultimately be responsible at a show where no AKC Rep was in attendance? The old adage is – “If it doesn’t come off on your hands, it isn’t colored”, so my feelings are “forget about it”. Kathleen Kolbert As a Yorkshire Terrier Breeder you asked the wrong person about this problem. In 1963 when I started to show, you washed your dog on Friday as we did not have irons or hair dryers to do the coat for the Saturday and Sunday shows. We used a bristle brush with a couple of drops of hair conditioner in the water, sprayed and brushed the
Ellen Cottingham I do not feel that AKC should go any further than they do at the present. If a judge feels the handler has over stepped the bounds it is their place to excuse a dog from the ring. There are so many coat textures and colors of coats in the breeds that proving it has been enhanced would be difficult. Some breeds that carry a double coat and are required to have an oil in that coat might be taken for a foreign substance as an example.
Dorothy Dalton I really don’t consider this a major problem in the ring. Who would do the so-called testing? Vets? Chemists? Or would AKC have to hire a foreign substance expert to be in attendance at every show? Who would make the call to have a dog tested, the Judge, another exhibitor, the AKC Rep.? Sounds time consuming and expensive to me.
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he training, development and approval of judges is often written about and is often quite controversial. But less discussed is the way that judges are actually selected to be part of a judging panel by show scheduling clubs. Of course this varies from one country to another and from one show to another. The size of shows is bound to make a difference to the way that judges are selected, with the smaller shows requiring judges who are approved for a greater number of breeds than the larger shows. I am by no means expert in the way that judges are selected in the USA but I imagine that this principle applies there. I assume that where a cluster of shows exists, financial considerations regarding travel costs mean that those who judge more breeds have an advantage over those who judge fewer. I also guess that those who judge more groups have in their turn an advantage over those who judge just one single group. So depth and range of experience must be a prime factor in selecting judges in the USA. In the UK – where points shows generally have rather bigger entries - many of the breeds have such large entries as to require a judge entirely to themselves and in some cases even need two judges to be able to get through the high number of dogs entered in a day and in time for the group competition. In these cases one would think that a
Impressions great deal of trouble and effort would be spent by the show committee making sure that the right judge is chosen. Unfortunately this is not always the case. In the UK more than half of the breed assignments go to single breed specialist judges and in some breeds even as many as 80% or 90% of assignments are carried out by specialists. For the show committees whose job it is to choose judges, this can be a very difficult task especially if they don’t have in their number anyone who knows much about the particular breeds concerned. So, getting “the right judge” is not always an easy task.
IS THE RIGHT JUDGE ALWAYS THE BEST JUDGE? But what is “the right judge”? For any individual show society presumably “the right judge” is the person who will attract the biggest entry of dogs. Sadly, however, “the right judge” under this definition may not always be the person who actually makes the best job of judging the dogs. Sometimes ‘unknown quantities’ or ‘loose cannons’ attract bigger entries because of their unpredictability, while judges who are known to judge well and consistently, attract poorer entries. This is because those with a dog of a somewhat different type to that normally winning, know that it is hardly worth entering under the consistent judge. In our household there are several categories of judge some of whom we will enter dogs to Continued on page 62
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All In The Family KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD
By Charles C. Robey
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re we transporting our dog problems across the country? The clandestine transportation of adoptable dogs throughout the country is a growing and virtual unstoppable business. However, it’s a business that should be and must be reduced, for the sake of the dog industry survival. Growing up in the 50’s had a lot to be desired, compared to today’s youth. One form of entertainment, which seemed to come natural for us boys, was kicking the old can down the road. And, we would do this until we got tired or the can became completely destroyed, whichever came first. So, how can we dog fanciers compare the can kicking to the ever increasing dog adoption transportation industry? Simply put, kicking the can down the road is defined as “to procrastinate” or put off. Are we contributing to that idiom? Consequently, why does the dog shelter population seem to be increasing? And, what do we dog fanciers do about it? In other words, why are puppies and dogs increasingly being transported over long distances across the United States, under the ploy of “animal care and concern”? This pretext is due mainly to the demand of social interest. It’s the result of the old cliché, “supply and demand”. Here are some reasons why this industry has grown: • Basically, a shortage, or perception of a shortage, of certain types of dogs, creates a demand for these dogs in other areas of the country. • Sometimes, by virtue of miscommunication between the local shelters or municipal facilities and the opportunity of adoption may occur, causing the need for dog transportation. • Or, maybe it’s just that the type of dogs available for adoption, such as the larger, energetic dogs do not meet the customer demand. • Then there may be that “misplaced shelter dog over the purebred dog” syndrome, as an individual may feel strongly
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about rescuing a dog rather than purchasing one. We know that dog relocation has diffidently increased as a result of Hurricane Katrina, which greatly affected Mississippi and Louisiana. As a result of this major crisis, we suddenly had more dogs than we could care for. Shelters as far away as Oregon and New England stepped up to the plate. And sad to say, many so called not-for-profit dog activist groups and organizations used this opportunity to lay the ground work to develop lasting interstate contacts. I experienced this unfortunate development first hand, as I was a part of the AKC disaster recovery team in Mississippi. As a side bar to this misfortunate act of nature, one well known not-for-profit group in particular, had nothing to do with the AKC representatives. In addition to, and as a result of, the Katrina developments other programs have emerged, moving dogs freely around the country. Some of these groups have retained good intentions, while others capitalized on the commercial aspect of the transportation, by selling puppies under the pretext of adoption. In order to intelligently campaign against the inhumane transportation of these puppies and dogs, we must first get a handle on how the dogs are carried through the country. These modes of transportation range from informal, mislead private individuals, to full blown commercial transports to even small or large aircraft. Obviously, these diverse modes of transportation make it virtually impossible to track. I remember once, while with the AKC, investigating a large transport truck crammed full of dogs, which had broken down in one of our metropolitan cities. As a consequence, the dogs were trapped with no air conditioning. Fortunately for the dogs, the situation worked out and the dogs were adopted out. So, how do we as dog fanciers help reduce this problem of loosely transporting dogs around the country? Basically, it’s all a Continued on page 66
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JUNE 15, 2012 Lake County Kennel Club Of Northern California Contra Costa County Kennel Club Wire Fox Terrier Ch. Afterall Painting the Sky Judge Mrs. Shirley D. Limoges Judge Col. Joe B. Purkhiser Owners Victor Malzoni Jr. & Torie Steele, Mary & Scott Olund & Diane Ryan Handler Gabriel Rangel Contra Costa Kennel Club Riverside West Kennel Club of Greater New Orleans German Wirehaired Pointer GCh. Mt. View’s Ripsnortersilvercharm Judge Dr. Anthony DiNardo Judge Mr. Tom Hale Owner Victor Malzoni, Jr. Handler Phil Booth Lake Minnetonka Kennel Club English Springer Spaniel GCh. Wynmoor Champagne Supernova Judge Mr. Brian Meyer Owners C. Florence, B. Fink, E. Kerfoot, K. Goodhue-McWilliams, and D. Streng Handler Robin Novack Longshore-Southport Kennel Club - Sunday Rhodesian Ridgeback GCh. Whirlaways Ida Belle’s A Ringing Judge Ms. Angela Porpora Owners Lynn Fitzgerald, Jennifer Lozowski, Christine Kitsch Handler Michelle Scott Acadiana Kennel Club I Black Cocker Spaniel GCh. Casablanca’s Thrilling Seduction Judge Mrs. Barbara Dempsey Alderman Owners Bruce Van Deman, Carolee Douglas, Mary Walker, Linda Moore Handler Michael Pitts
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Calcasieu Kennel Club - Saturday & Sunday Lakeland Terrier GCh. Hi-Kel Terrydale Fortune Forward Judge Mr. Thomas Touzel Judge Mrs. Beth Speich Owners Terrydale Kennels, K. McIndoe, C. & B. Dowd and C. Ruggles Handler Scott Sommer Paducah Kennel Club I Standard Poodle GCh. Jaset’s Satisfaction Judge Mr. James E. Frederiksen Owners Michele Molnar & Jamie Danburg Handler Ann Rairigh McKinley Kennel Club - Sunday Cardigan Welsh Corgi GCh. Aubrey’s Tails of Mystery Judge Mr. Roger R. Hartinger Owners Cynthia & Vincent Savioli Handler Sherri Hurst Paducah Kennel Club II Great Dane GCh. Longo Miller N Lore’s Diamond Lil Judge Mrs. Keke Kahn Owners Tootie Longo, David J. Miller, Lorraine Matherly, Col. Jeff Crawford Handler Laura Coomes
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ASKED OF AMY KIELL-GREEN
Questions
What person do you most look forward to seeing at the dog shows? Parking attendants that give me a good spot. If you could change one thing at the dog shows what would it be? Quality not Quantity.
What is your greatest extravagance? Too many motorhomes.
Born: PLAINFIELD, NJ
What do you dislike most about your appearance? I bite my nails.
Reside: FLEMINGTON, NJ Married: MARRIED TO ANDREW GREEN
10 What dog person would you like to see on ‘Dancing With The Stars’? Jessy Sutton or Chuck Winslow. If you were to have a tattoo, what would it be of? My mother would never allow it!
When and where are you the happiest? Outside watching the dogs play.
If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you want to have with you? N.Y. Yankees, Boston Red Sox and a whole lotta beer.
Other people think I am? Hopefully, a good dog person.
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What would be your last request? I’ll have another, please.
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Multiple Best In Show Winning
GCh. Whistlestop’s Riley On Fire Back-to-Back Group Firsts and a Best In Show Judge Mr. Norman Kenney
Judge Mr. Dana
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The Number One* Irish Water Spaniel All Breed and A Top Twenty** Sporting Dog
Judge Mrs. Paula Hartinger Our appreciation to the Judges Owned By: Gregory Siner - Poole’s Ide Irish Water Spaniels Owned By: Tom and Bethany Urban - Issaquah, Washington Handled by: Rick and Jenny Krieger, PHA Assisted by Joann Thibault *The Dog News Top Ten List **C.C. System
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Rare Breeds of the world by Agnes Buchwald
THE ENGLISH TOY TERRIER (BLACK AND TAN) – ENGLAND
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he Olympic Games are here again. This year England will be the host, and I am sure that we will have a great time following the games. It is interesting to note that England was the host to the world’s first ever modern Olympic Games, and not Athens as it is popularly said. The first modern Olympic Games were in Much Wenlock Shropshire, 1850. The Olympic Games in Athens were held in 1896, almost half a century later. All the sports lovers around the world - I am sure - want to wish the best to all competitors with the Olympic motto; Citius, Altius, Fortius, which is Latin for “Faster, Higher, Stronger! This is a marvelous occasion to focus on England, and its Rare Dog breed, the English Toy Terrier. Continued on page 68
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Introducing Don’s New Pug
GCh. Sycamore’s Blonde Ambition
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Pyr’n Around The Great By Karen Justin photos by Angella Aleksa and joe Cirincione
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n Tuesday, April 24th through Saturday, April 28th, the Great Pyrenees Club of America, held its 77th National Specialty. This year’s National Specialty was hosted by The Garden State Great Pyrenees Club, of which I am the President and Show Chair. Victoria Coffman and I were the show chairs for this year’s National Specialty – a first for both of us. We decided to incorporate a Regional Specialty with the National Specialty this year to help increase our entries. The Garden State Great Pyrenees Club held the conformation classes of its Regional Specialty on Sunday, April 30th, and the obedience/rally trial on Wednesday, April 25th. It took approximately three years of planning and organizing to put together this event. We have a whole new respect for anyone who chairs a National. A lot of work went into what we hope was a great time for everyone. We tried to make our attendees feel welcome and we created a party atmosphere to celebrate our wonderful breed. The site was The Best Western Inn at Hunts Landing in Matamoras, PA. This was a first for this venue and I am sure any club that would like to hold its National at this picturesque site would be welcome and would enjoy working with the staff of this hotel. They were happy to have us and the service and food were great. It is located between the Delaware River and the Pocono Mountains near High Point, NJ – where New York,
New Jersey, and Pennsylvania meet. There are plenty of green areas to walk your dogs, many local attractions, and the food was excellent. If anyone would like more information about this venue, please contact me at impyrial@aol.com and I would be happy to help organize your event with the hotel. I would highly recommend this site to clubs looking for a place to hold a National in this area of the country. There were plenty of restaurants close by and lots of shopping within a short driving distance. Victoria and I would like to thank the entire show committee for helping to put on a memorable specialty! We would also like to extend a personal thank you to Donna Coffman for flying up from Florida to help get our dogs ready, Tammy Martin for traveling all the way from Australia to help us wherever she was needed, to Bob and Sherry Young for their hard work all week, and a very special thanks to Penny Kretchmar, who worked the entire week from morning until night. The National would not have been a success without all the people that stepped up and helped out. We could not have done it without you! This year’s National was dedicated to the memory of three long-time fellow Pyr fanciers we lost last year: Linda Weisser, Charlotte Perry, and John Hannum. Each of them contributed greatly to our breed and they will all be missed. On Tuesday afternoon, a Draft Dog test was held with four entries. One dog passed – Glory CD RA, AXP, OJP, AAT&A, VAE, owned by Martha Davis. Tuesday evening, Cheryl Grimshaw, along with GSGPC members, hosted a Welcome Party that was a huge success! With lots of good food and drinks, everyone had a great time as the excitement was building for the Specialty to begin! We included back-to-back Obedience trials on Wednesday morning, followed by back-to-back Rally trials, which had a great turnout. These events were judged by Pat Scully, a local favorite who is not only an AKC Board of Director but has also won the AKC Lifetime Achievement Award. The National Specialty High in Trial went to China Lace, owned by Jean-Anne Polichetti. She also won High in Trial at the Regional Specialty, with scores of 177 and 185, respectively. On Wednesday afternoon, the conformation part of the judging began. This year’s entry was one of the largest entries since 1997! At the National, there were 201 dogs entered with a total entry of 311 with 15 in rally. The Regional Specialty drew 112 dogs with a total entry of 114. A great entry! Futurity judging began in early afternoon, judged by Mrs. Maryann Gentzel. Maryann first Continued on page 84
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MT. PALOMAR KENNEL CLUB CELEBRATES READING ACHIEVEMENT AT LR GREEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITH A PRIVATE DOG SHOW By Kit Rodwell
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n a recent Monday, the Mt Palomar KC members and local breeders staged a dog show in Escondido, California for the LR Green Elementary School. Each year the school selects a theme with appropriate rewards for the students. This year the theme was dog related and Cherry Moore, Literacy/ English Learner Coach, contacted Mt Palomar KC to see if we would agree to put on a dog show as one of their rewards for students who qualified. Students were challenged by Principal Susan Freeman to read 185,000,000 words! If students reached that goal, she said she would dress up as a dog for a day and eat dog food! With that kind of incentive, students reached their goal May 25th. The sporting group was represented by a Chessie handled by Ric Plaut; the hound group by a Rhodesian Ridgeback owned/ shown by David Hayek; working group represented by a Bullmastiff owned/handled by Tracy Ferrick, a Dobie shown by Moe Miyagawa, and the Great Dane shown by Betty Jo Costantinidis; the toy group by a Chinese Crested handled by Tammy Miyagawa; and the herding group was the Australian Cattle Dog shown by Kim Griffith. All these dogs are Best of Breed dogs and several are Best In Show dogs. AKC licensed judge Marion McPherson demonstrated the procedure that goes on in the ring as Lea Plaut announced each dog and gave a brief description of the breed and its history. The two top winners from the school, Mathis
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Wouters and Daniel Weisner, had the honor of choosing from the finalists who would win BEST IN SHOW at this show and after much discussion, going over the dogs and watching them gait around the ring, pointed to the Doberman. Cherry Moore said the school was all buzzing with doggie talk the following day and debate on which dog “should” have won. From the kids being able to pet the dogs before the show started and learning that big dogs are not “scary”, the school felt this was a wonderful way to reward their readers. Mt Palomar KC was delighted to be able to provide the community with a positive experience regarding dogs.
IT’S A FACT “JACK’S” A CLASS ACT
Group and Best In Show Winner in Ireland
Am. Ch. & Irish Ch. Class Act By Hallsblu
Best In Show at Garden State All Terrier Club under Breeder-Judge Mr. Bertram Tormey Thank you Mr. Tormey and Thank you to Judge Mr. Peter Green for Best In Show at the All Ireland Terrier Show
Owners Mr. WJ Berry and Mrs. AF Austin “Motherwell” and “East Fields”
Hallsblu Kerry Blues Mr. John Weatherhead Thank you John for a lifetime of breeding outstanding Kerry Blues
Importer Agent - Handler Mr. George Wright 270 Locktown - Sergeantsville Road Stockton, NJ 08559 908 996-3024 Dog News 47
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Ed. note-The report of the World Dog Show appeared initially in the May 25th Issue written by Yossi Guy of Isreal. This is Sharon’s interpretation of certain aspects of the show and is not intended to be a full report.
A Travelogue Report of The World Show By Sharon Sakson
PhotoS BY Svetlana Valoueva, Sharon Sakson, AND ÖKV
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he blue-gray Peugeot Partner rolled cheerfully through the Bavarian Alps, headed for Salzburg. The scenery was incredible. All around, mountains soared to great heights, and while it was warm here in the valley, the peaks were totally snow-covered. Salzburg, or “Salt City,” is named for the ancient salt mines that even today provide economic prosperity for the region. Town after little town was full of adorable chalets and restaurants welcoming us to dine on their open-air balconies. But we weren’t here as tourists. We were on serious business. We were headed to the World Show. The World Show is to FCI exhibitors what Westminster is Continued on page 72
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Four Time National Specialty Winner 2012 GSPCA National Specialty Winner from the Veteran Dog Class Thank you to Breeder-Judges Mrs. Karin Ashe & Mrs. Suzanne Dillin for this historic win!
Am., Can., & Int. GCh.Fieldfines Back In Action JH ,CGC ,ROMX • Youngest Dog to win the GSPCA National at 14 months • Only dog to win NSS Best in Futurity , Best in Sweepstakes & Best of Breed in the same year . • GSPCA National Specialty Best of Breed 2005, 2009 ,2011 and 2012 • 2008 GSPCA Top 25 People Choice Award Winner • 2006 #1 GSPCA Show Dog of the Year and Top 20 Sporting Dog • 2009 #1 GSP All Systems • 2008, 2009, 2010 GSPCA Show Sire of the Year • 2009 Sporting Sire Of The Year • 2011 GSPCA Tracking Sire of the Year Multiple Best In Show Winner • Winner of 23 Best In Specialty Wins • Sire of 62 Champion Offspring Special Thank You to Breeder-Judges Mr. Kenneth & Mrs. Susan Clemons and Sporting Judge Mr. Michael Faulkner for awarding Ace the Three previous National Specialty Show wins that helped him achieve this History Making Win! Breeders : Dom & Claudia Orlandi & Dot Simberlund • Owners: Dot & Bill Simberlund & Dorothea Hand Fieldfine Kennels Registered ~ Established 1969 Home of Multiple Best in Show Winners & Top Producers • (252) 456-3134 • www.fieldfinekennels.com Dog News 51
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The Gordon O Setter National
BY Cindy Fitzgerald & Laura Bedford
Photos by Barb Meining, Cindy Fitzgerald & Laura Bedford n May 5, 2012, the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick, RI, scene of a plethora of national and regional dog club specialties, was invaded by a caravan of committee members with one task in mind…to make the 2012 Gordon Setter Club of America’s National Specialty an event to remember. Exhibitors, spectators, and admirers of our black and tans from all over the US and Canada, as well as Germany, Finland and Australia, gathered together for a week filled with Gordons, Gordons, and more Gordons. The show committee started the week on Sunday, May 5th, by turning the Grand Ballroom at the hotel into an obedience and rally venue where our breed showed the ‘brains’ part of our ‘Beauty, Brains and Birdsense’ Continued on page 88
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any efforts at canine legislation are of the “kitchen sink” variety, where complete overhauls of existing laws and animal control code are attempted. These are usually comprised of efforts to address dangerous dogs (oftentimes including breed-specific legislation), breeding and ownership limits, new definitions for ‘kennels’ and ‘breeders’, and a whole host of regulations and requirements that are aimed at reducing the numbers of dogs, their breeders and owners in a community. Not quite an ‘all or nothing’ approach, it’s more of an attempt by the AR extremists to throw everything at the wall to see what sticks. Such a proposal has been introduced in Porter County, Indiana but dog owners everywhere should be aware of it, as similar efforts have been sprouting up across the country and it’s best to prepare a counterargument in the event it happens in your community (if it hasn’t already), as oftentimes these proposals are rushed to a vote and fail to allow for proper input from those opposed. The American Kennel Club issued an alert on the Porter County proposal on June 7, but it may be considered as early as June 19. As the month of June is always crammed with other social engagements such as graduations and weddings, and the dog fancy, which is usually at the forefront of counterattacking canine legislation, spends many hours en route to or partaking in circuits and specialties, there’s not a whole lot of time to rally the troops in these fights. A brief, well-informed, respective and sincere missive, email or phone call to members of the Porter County Commission expressing concerns with the proposal as currently written could go a long way in protecting the rights to own and breed dogs responsibly in Porter County, Indiana. There is confusing if not conflicting language in the proposal in regards to defining a “breeding kennel”. The beginning of the proposal defines a kennel as those who own 10 or more intact animals, but later states that anyone who owns at least 5 intact animals must obtain a ‘breeding kennel’ permit. One wonders if this is an honest oversight or a contrived effort to reduce the ownership threshold. Perhaps we’ve become jaded with the onslaught of canine legislation, but it’s best to err on the side of caution when
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dealing with the AR agenda. The Porter County Board of Commissioners needs to clarify this language in the proposal, which also defines a ‘breeding kennel’ as anyone who produces one or more litters in a year from domestic pets that they own or harbor. It doesn’t address the situation of owners of stud dogs, but it does include those who own 5 or more intact animals of the same species. Again, one must wonder if such verbiage is intended to confuse or if it’s being drafted by those without knowledge of hobby breeding programs and the common use of stud dogs by sportsmen and those involved in the conformation dog show world. It’s up to those with experience in these areas to address the Board and enlighten them. Under the proposal all those who meet the definition of “breeding kennel” must obtain a license, comply with numerous (and some overly burdensome) requirements and be subject to periodic inspections. There is no mention in the proposal of how much this license will cost, but one can expect it to be prohibitive, given the extreme nature of the rest of the ordinance. Porter County also plans to adopt USDA regulations as the standard “for operation and inspection of kennels” should this ordinance pass. Hobby breeders must take issue with this proposed item. USDA regulations are intended for large-scale commercial operations and not for the oversight of small-scale hobby breeders. Additionally, bordering on the absurd, the requirements in the Porter County proposal for kennel permit holder or hobby breeders are significantly more burdensome than the state requirements for commercial breeders. All dog owners can find something upsetting in this proposal, not just hobby breeders. Within the proposal is a requirement that all owners of intact animals obtain a breeder permit and reapply for it annually. The reason for this is purportedly to allow the owner of such a permit to sell, trade and receive compensation for one litter per year, but the proposal also requires owners to register the litter with animal control and obtain a county number prior to the sale of any puppies. Anyone who owns intact animals or qualifies as a breeding kennel and
does not have the proper permit or cannot produce the permit upon request from law enforcement would have their animals impounded. Responsible dog owners that choose to own intact animals for myriad reasons shouldn’t be subjected to registering for what could serve as a ‘hit list’ of sorts for law enforcement officials to spot check without probable cause or reason, especially if it can result in such a dire consequence as the forfeiture of their animals. Further on the matter of impoundment, the proposal also sets up some questionable provisions. Owners whose dogs have been impounded have five days to claim them but if the animals are part of a litter and not old enough to have developed natural immunity or to have been vaccinated, ownership rights are forfeited and the puppies may be adopted after three days. Nobody wants to see young puppies in a shelter, but there may be valid reasons why an owner can’t claim them within 72 hours and they may be too young to be adopted. The health of the puppies must be of the utmost concern in these instances, but that wouldn’t necessarily be the case with such a provision. Nor is giving animal control the ability to deny a kennel or breeder permit or to refuse to allow an owner to reclaim an animal from a shelter for “any…good and sufficient reason” even though no such reasons are defined in the proposal. For good measure, the proposal also tackles the issues of sterilization and dangerous dogs in one fell swoop, by creating three designations of dogs acting aggressively: potentially hazardous, dangerous and vicious. While these distinctions may be useful and appropriate in properly identifying those dogs that were involved in a minor, isolated incident and those that are truly a threat to other dogs and the community, there are problems with how the proposal is written. Dogs classified as “dangerous” must be sterilized within 30 days of receiving the designation, even though the proposal allows for the owner to appeal to have the designation removed if there have been significant, positive changes in the animal’s behavior. It’s almost as if a loophole were built in to deny the owner the opportunity to seek help for his dog’s behavior. If the dog can be rehabilitated and the owner is willing to take the proper behavior modification steps, these may take longer than the allotted 30 days. If the designation can be removed, then sterilization should not be mandatory. It’s unknown how many dog owners and breeders are among Porter County’s population of 164,343, but it’s hoped that they all make their opposition to such a far-reaching proposal known. The opposition shouldn’t be limited to just Porter County residents. All fanciers and dog lovers intending on observing or partaking in the Popcorn Cluster of dog shows later this month (June 20-24), which boasts over 150 breeds in conformation and performance competitions taking place at the Porter County Expo Center are also encouraged to let the Board of Commissioners know how they feel about participating in an event being held in a county that is considering such a drastic and misguided proposal. Members of the Valparaiso Kennel Club, Michiana Kennel Club and Berrien Kennel Club that comprise the Popcorn Cluster have undoubtedly had this proposal in their sights and they can use all the help they can get from the dog community in seeing to it that they can continue to own and breed dogs responsibly without such irrational and unreasonable interference from the local government. For a list of names and contact information of the Porter County Board of Commissioners, log on to: http://www2.porterco.org/home/ departments/commissioners/.
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BY MATTHEW H. STANDER
photos of GREENWICH KENNEL CLUB BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS
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f there is one thing written in stone it is that you cannot get lost going to the Greenwich Dog Show. You may be trapped in traffic on 95, which makes the LIE seem free of vehicles, but you’ll never get lost going to a Joy Brewster run show. Once off of 95 the dog show signage is as per usual unparalleled, which is merely a preamble to what is overall one of the best run shows in the country covering varying and diverse aspects of the dog show world to satisfy every taste imaginable. The venue is country in nature on the Beach in East Norwalk and is reminiscent of Connecticut shows of old when Polo Fields and private estates were the norm upon which to hold these type events. There is almost too much going on during the day and Joy is known to be a tough taskmaster who succeeds in directing and putting on a letter perfect event. There are three other shows held sort of in conjunction with Greenwich, one from nearby Longshore-Southport and New York’s Taconic Hills Kennel Club, all of which are held in Putnam County, NY. Indeed there is talk that Longshore-Southport may be disbanded for next year, which I hope is not true but which may become an eventuality. Hopefully someone or something will come up with a solution to the problems facing L-S, which excludes Springfield. I know what I am going to suggest goes against the grain of many but this is an example of where I think AKC should intercede and help “bail-out” the situation. Greenwich drew close to 1,400 dogs with the Affenpinscher being awarded Best in a line-up of some very deserving exhibits. I was particularly taken with a Boston bitch that won the Non-sporting Group, which I am told goes back to some breeding of Michael Wolf’s. He did breed some lovely Bostons didn’t he!! There were a number of dogs I had not seen before that were very eye-catching and I took this to be a good sign for the sport generally. I must say that I believe one of the most difficult things in our competitive dog show situations is to explain the diversity in results on given weekends. How do you explain to the uninitiated the decision of a judge on one day as opposed to the next where they look to totally contradict the results of the day before? And it becomes even more confusing for the uninitiated and perhaps the initiated as well when a judge seemingly reverses his or her own decisions of the day before by awarding an exhibit defeated in the breed a Group the following day. Of course it is always easy to fall back on the old retort that an exhibit did not show as well today as Continued on page 80
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American Shih Tzu Club National Specialty
By Jo Ann White
Photos by Lorraine de Salvo & DFranklin Photography
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he 40th ASTC national specialty show, held at the lovely Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport in Burlingame, California, was enjoyed by all. The hotel was very welcoming and accommodating, and transportation to and from the airport and into San Francisco and Burlingame was readily available. A special “thank you� is due our hosts this year, the Golden Gate Shih Tzu Fanciers, especially show chair Sally Vilas and assistant show chair Pat Thomas. The entry was a bit smaller than usual, as is normal for specialties held west of the
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Rockies. Why are exhibitors on the west coast willing to fly to nationals with their dogs, while those from other parts of the country often come to specialties out west without dogs? In any case, the quality of the dogs was high, especially in the specials ring. A number of our entries came from outside the United States. Canada provided the largest contingent of foreign entries, including the puppy that went Best in Sweepstakes. The Best of Breed was Brazilian owned and bred, the Select Dog had a Taiwanese owner, one Award of Merit Continued on page 95
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- others of whom we would not enter to under any circumstances. Some we enter to because we respect and value their opinion – win or lose. Others we may enter under simply to win. Others, who have shown themselves to be either biased or incompetent in the past, simply go on to a black list of people whose opinion we either don’t value or know with a good deal of certainty will be biased against our dogs. How good is democracy at choosing the best judge for an assignment? Many breed clubs use a ballot of members to choose specialty judges. Is this always the best way? Do judges in such circumstances simply become chosen in a kind of popularity parade? “Oh – he (or she) is a very charming person – let’s vote for him (or her).” That is not always the best way to choose the best judge but it may be the best way to choose the judge that will get the biggest entry. Sadly, in the UK, because of the fact that a number of show organisers or committee members are also aspiring judges, there are sometimes occasions where a ‘you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours’ syndrome appears and this can have a very detrimental effect on show entries. This is not necessarily done intentionally or with malice aforethought. Sometimes it happens quite innocently just because of friendships between judges and show committee members. Exhibitors are however very quick to pick up on such ‘arrangements’ whether they are accidental or deliberate. Shows which work in this way or which don’t take great care over the selection of judges, do in the end suffer poorer and poorer entries. 62 Dog News
OPTIMAL CRITERIA What then should be the optimum criteria when it comes to the task of clubs choosing judges to officiate at their shows? There are obviously several. Knowledge, integrity, efficiency, lack of bias, and decisiveness all come to mind. But who should be the judge of those things and how should they go about their task? These are very difficult questions. In my view those who select judges for shows need to work hard at the job. If they are to invite judges who will get them good entries for their clubs, they need to sound out lots of exhibitors about the competence of various judges. They would also do well to keep very good records of whether judges appear consistently to get good entries or poor entries. This, from a show’s point of view, is especially important for the numerically larger breeds. For example in the UK the difference between a good entry of Labradors at a show, or a bad entry, could be as much as 100 dogs. In a breed like Sealyham Terriers with average show entries in the teens, the difference between a good and bad entry is probably as small as about five dogs. So really strong attention to the bigger breeds, the taking of soundings with exhibitors and the keeping of good records are all, in my view, prerequisites for getting good judges on board. The situation in the USA is, I imagine, slightly different. Presumably judges have to appeal both to owners and professional handlers if they are to be selected to be part of many judging slates. But does the opinion of the professional handler fraternity count for too much when show organisers are planning their show panel? This is certainly something that has been said to me in the past – namely that if you don’t, as a judge, make sure that you favor the professional handler then you won’t get invited to judge very often. That is probably an unfair overstatement but undoubtedly the professional handlers will have as good an idea as anyone, who is a good judge of a breed and who is not.
WESTMINSTER AND CRUFTS I see that Dog News’ recent Editorial has commented that a large proportion of the Judges on next year’s Westminster Panel have never judged there before and this that must be some sort of record. The Editorial says that this “indicates a willingness to experiment and bring in new faces at the premier show in America and reflects what can only be described as an open attitude heretofore missing from the Big W.” So, how are the judges chosen for Westminster? Crufts has long been criticised for waiting too long before asking judges to officiate there. The result certainly used to be that too many of the judges there were too old. The old expression “See Naples and die!” is often translated by dog people into “Judge Crufts and die!” This was certainly the case at one time and I know that my grandfather had to wait until the age of 78 before he was first invited to judge the Border Terriers there. I, on the other hand, judged the breed there when I was only a little over 30. Certainly in my later years at the Kennel Club and as a committee member of Crufts, I worked hard to persuade the Committee there that the show should try to choose judges with at least a nationally respected reputation and if possible an international reputation. This was not always a popular approach by many of the breed clubs some of whom seem to think that seniority in judging should be the main criterion for choosing Crufts judges. I cannot tell you the number of times we were attacked at our KC Question Time ‘Town Meetings’ for choosing Crufts Judges on merit and not just those whose turn had come up in the seniority rotation! One way or another, the whole question of judge selection is not an easy one to get one hundred per cent right. And when you think about it the selection of judges if probably one of the most important, if not the most important task of any organising dog club. It is important for the future of the breeds involved to get judges who will do the breed justice and it is important to the future of the show organising club to invite judges who will attract good entries. Let us hope that those who do the selecting at most shows, seriously take account of both of those responsibilities because the longer term future of the dog fancy surely depends on them doing a good job.
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GCh. Stelor’s Royalty Remembered 2011 German Shorthaired Pointer Club of America Best In Futurity 2011 German Shorthaired Pointer Club of America Best of Opposite Sweepstakes Multiple Breed Winner from the Classes Group Winning, Multiple Group Placing, Multiple Specialty Show Winner at just 2 years old! A sincere “Thank you“ to Mr. Vandiver and all the Judges and Breeder/Judges who have recongnized “Roy” Owner: Dee Stelmach stelor@ptd.net
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KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD Continued FROM page 30
matter of “education”. If the demand is reduced, then the supply will dwindle. We dog fanciers must increase our education “soap box”, in all aspects of the dog world, from our contact with prospective puppy buyers to the government’s legislative proposals. We must educate against those stealthy newspaper advert words such as custom bred, tea cup, registrable, very gentle, from selective breeding, tiny apple head, beautiful designers, cute and sassy, full of spunk, home raised, etc. We must also educate against those internet ads, notorious for flipping pups. One need only search the internet to find any number of dogs for sale and even ones to be given away, by just paying the shipping. Remember, “if it’s too good to be true, it’s probably not true as advertised”. Once, during the course of my tenure as an AKC Inspector, I made contact with an energetic puppy entrepreneur who actually charged a certain fee for simply locating the right puppies to fit the shopper’s needs. Thus, the puppies were never physically passed through the individual’s hands so no tangible laws or registry “chain of title” policies were violated. Unfortunately, because a number of puppies and dogs are transported around the country under the pretext of adoption or rescue rather than for sale, these dogs are not particularly regulated by the Animal Welfare Act (AWA). This makes for no federal oversight of the conditions with which the dogs are transported. However, animals transported by interstate subject to a USDA license or regulation, must be accompanied with a valid veterinary health certificate issued within 10 days of the transport. Nevertheless, with law enforcement budgets being strapped throughout the country, who is going to patrol the dog transportation industry? Especially when the dogs are clandestinely taken over back roads at night. Good programs do not transport dogs that pose a risk of carrying infectious diseases to the destination facility or pose a public health risk because of aggression or zoonotic disease. And, whose welfare will likely suffer during the process (e.g., those that are heavily pregnant, injured, or arthritic, or that have especially nervous dispositions)? Also, the better transportation programs screen puppies and dogs at their origin for infectious diseases and aggressive behavior. Vaccinations, treatment and prevention for parasitic infestations, and medical treatment for other infectious conditions are provided before dogs and puppies are allowed to travel. 66 Dog News
In addition, a well-run transportation program should reclaim animals for re-homing, if the original placement did not succeed and work with adopters if infectious diseases or behavioral problems become apparent soon after relocation Sad to say, however, the originating shelters will always benefit from the dog transportation business by reason of: • The increased cost savings of the live dog release rate. • Reducing the vet bills, of housed dog deceases. • Reducing the number of dogs that have to be euthanized locally due to overpopulation. • Freeing up resources (financial and staff time) to facilitate improved care for the dogs left behind in the shelter. • Allowing more spay and neuter outreach to the community to assist in addressing the community’s overpopulation of dogs.
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e should not give up on this growing problem of surreptitious pet transportation, as help is coming, ever how slow it may be. Some states have enacted legislation to prohibit the sale of animals in parking lots, or to regulate the relocation of animals to their state. It is unclear, however, what the lasting effect these laws might have on reducing the dog transportation, given the very real limitations (both opportunity and resources) inherent to enforcing such laws. Efforts to prohibit the interstate rescue of surplus community puppies and dogs, could, however, contribute to worsening the welfare of these animals as the activity moves underground. And, to save dogs from euthanasia, many individuals will readily continue to violate the law and an underground railroad for dogs is likely to continue to thrive. In addition, federal lawmakers have introduced the Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act (PUPS; H.R. 835, S. 707), which would close the loophole in the Animal Welfare Act that allows direct internet sales of puppies and dogs to consumers without regulatory oversight. Author’s Note: The PUPS bill was introduced and referred to community February 28, 2011. The bill is still pending, as it has not yet been reported by the Committee, passed by the House, passed by the Senate or signed by the President. And the prognosis is that the bill has a 4% chance of being enacted, due to a number of majority party verses minority party sponsors. The nation’s premiere dog registry, AKC, has a number of serious concerns with this bill as introduced and does not necessarily support the measure. These concerns are due to certain definitions within the bill (Please see the AKC web site legislation watch).
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England is a powerhouse of great writers, artists, actors, sportsmen, physicians, scientists, queens, kings, and so forth, so it’s totally impossible to point out one person or item without mentioning the other. Studying England’s History we may elect a favorite personage or a favorite event - mine are Henry VIII, Queen Victoria, (she was famous for loving, and positive influence on dogs), Shakespeare, Lord Byron, Disraeli, and Churchill (of course), and yes – two movie actors - the great, and only Peter Sellers (his hilarious Inspector Cluseau in the film Pink Panther, is a classic), and “The man of a thousand faces” the incredible Sir Alec Guinness (loved him as Obi Wan Kenobi, and as Col. Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai). As always there is a list of thousands more. The language we call English was first brought to the North Sea coasts of England in the 5th and 6th centuries A.D., by seafaring people from Denmark and the northwestern coasts of present-day Germany and the Netherlands. These immigrants spoke a cluster of related dialects falling within the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family. Their language began to develop its own distinctive features isolated from the continental Germanic languages, and by 600 A.D. had developed into what we call Old English or AngloSaxon, covering the territory of most of modern England. Colonization of new territories by the newly united Kingdom of Great Britain spread English to the far corners of the globe and brought cargoes of still more loanwords from those far-flung places. At this point English began to develop its major world dialectal varieties, some of which would develop into national standards for newly independent colonies. By the 21st century, as the language of international business, science, and popular culture, English has become the most important language on the planet. (Suzanne Kemmer) Early humans (hominids) had been living in most parts of the world including England about four million years B.C. The development was slow, and around 15,000 BC people already were living in caves and made tools from animal bone and stones, and clothes from animal skins. These early people survived hunting wild animals in a land covered with forests which spread across England. It was at pre-historical times that England was cut off from Europe. A group of hunters lived at Star Carr in Yorkshire (around 15.000 B.C.), who hunted for deer, wild cattle, pigs and elk. They also ate birds, fish and shellfish. There is archeological proof that those hunters had also domesticated dogs. In 2,500 B.C, the farmers made circular monuments called henges. At first they were simple ditches with stones or wooden poles erected in them. The most famous henge is, of course, Stonehenge, which is a prehistoric monument located in the English county of Wiltshire. It began as a simple ditch with an internal bank of earth. Outside of the entrance stood the Heel Stone. The famous circles of stones were erected hundreds of years later. Stonehenge was altered and added to over a thousand year period from 2250 BC to 1250 BC before it was finished.(www.ask. com)
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The written history of England really began in 55 BC when Julius Caesar led two expeditions to the country. Both times he defeated the Celts who were living in England, and finally the Romans withdrew after the Celts agreed to pay them an annual tribute. AD 410 Britannia is part of the Roman Empire, and is in turmoil facing invasion by the Saxons, the Roman citizens of Britain appeal to the Emperor Honorius for help but Honorius refuses telling them that he had other and greater problems, and they must ‘look to their own defences’. With these words, Rome’s official ties with Britain are lost. Finally the Saxon occupied England, and the Roman civilization slowly disappeared. The Celts returned to live in hills protected by forts. When the 7th century began nine kingdoms governed what is now England, which two more centuries later was divided into just four kingdoms.
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n 596 Pope Gregory sent a party to convert the population, and from then on slowly but steadily all England was Christianized. The seafaring Vikings raided, and tried to conquer the country, and took Northumbria. King Alfred the Great won over the Vikings creating a fleet of ships – the first English Navy – which attacked, and annulled the Danes. Finally at 871 King Alfred defeats the Danes, but recognizing their expertise in several fields, allows them to settle in Eastern England. During the centuries hundreds of important facts happened but the Magna Carta is perhaps one of the most important. The English baron’s patience was exhausted with the despotic rule of King John, and in 1215 civil war broke out. The king was forced to accept a charter known as Magna Carta at Runneymede. The charter obliged to stop the abuses, and declared that the rights and privileges of the church should be upheld. It protected the rights and privileges of the aristocracy and merchant (ordinary people were not mentioned). The most important principle was that English kings could not rule arbitrarily, and the English laws and customs were the same for every man. No free man could be arrested, imprisoned or dispossessed without judgment, and without due process of law. (Not that the king ever took the chart seriously). The War of the Roses were dynastic civil wars fought between two rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet: the houses of Lancaster and York (whose heraldic symbols were the “red” and the “white” rose, respectively) for the throne of England. They were fought between 1455 and 1485. The final victory went to a remote Lancastrian claimant, Henry Tudor, who defeated the last Yorkist king Richard III and married Edward IV’s daughter Elizabeth of York to unite the two houses. The House of Tudor ruled England and Wales for 117 years. Let’s jump some centuries, and talk about Henry VIII – because of his six wives maybe the most talked about English king. Henry VIII was an intelligent and strong young man, very clever he spoke Latin and French fluently. He loved to compose, and perform music, was a great sportsman, and
enjoyed hunting, hawking, and was excellent in archery. This multitalented king was an ego centered man, and considered himself above the law, using it at his convenience, eliminating (physically) who ever contradicted his wills. His many marriages and violent temperament irritated five successive Popes who lived during Henry VIII life time. England and the Popes of Rome were slowly cut. Finally the king rejected the Pope Clement VII’s authority, and in 1534 the Act of Supremacy made Henry the head of the Church of England, and dissolved the Roman Catholic monasteries. Later Henry passed the Act of Six Articles, which laid down the beliefs of the Church of England, and made his friend Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury. However as soon as appointed Becket refused to submit to the king’s wishes, in rage Henry declared; ‘will no-one rid me of this turbulent priest?’. Four knights took his words a request, and killed Becket in Canterbury Cathedral. Time was flying by and at the 19th century during Queen Victoria’s reign a saying became popular: “The sun never sets on the British Empire,” meaning that the British Empire conquered so many parts of the globe that it was always daylight somewhere in the empire. The British Empire was the largest ever in the history of mankind; it spanned 13,000,000 square miles. The whole history of the world is summed up in the fact that, when nations are strong, they are not always just, and when they wish to be just, they are no longer strong. (Sir Winston Churchill) I can not finish this “résumé” without a world of love toward my teenaged favorite literature of King Arthur the 6th. Century’s British king and mighty warrior. Few historical records of Arthur remain, and there are doubts that the records are real or he ever existed, but his heroic life and deeds defending Britain against the Saxon invaders is marvelous. Sir Lancelot, Sir Galahad, a whole army of knights at legendary Camelot, the Saint Grail, and Excalibur the miraculous sword - lived in my dreams. When a bit older, I sadly realized that all was a legend, and that the history may have developed from Celtic mythology. Many rebellions, fights against invaders, the cruel or good ruling of dukes, queens and kings have tons of books preserving their lives and deeds. Kings and princes were crowned, sanctified, captured, and killed, the crusades, the Napoleonic war, treasons, fratricides, unions, dissolutions, losses and wins succeeded while England was building its magnificent, and almost unparalleled history. From 55 B.C. when the first written registry of England began until after WWI and WWII modern and dynamic England remains one of the greatest pillars of the world’s history. As the Olympic games are close to beginning and all of us will watch, please take your time to watch also a little English - a noble member of the dog court, The English Toy Terrier (Black and Tan). There are records that Terriers have existed in England as early as 16th century (possibly even before). We can see black and tan little Terrier like dogs in many paintings of that era. These dogs used to hunt with the large Fox Hounds, and the hunters on horse back carried their small dogs in special pouches. Hunting Terriers generally had the task to flush out the fox from bushes and burrows. In fact small Terriers were firstly selected to be “ratting machines”. They could be seen “cleaning” houses, barns, shops, coal mines and ships of vermin. These little dogs were highly valued for their performance in rat pits - a popular sport in Victorian England.
The game required the dog - placed in a circular pit with a number of rats – to kill the most rats in the shortest time, and bets were placed on the chosen dog. The winning record was in 1848, and belongs to Tiny, a 5 pound black and tan terrier who killed 300 rats in less than an hour. (I wonder how the promoters collected so many rats?).
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uring the early 1800s, these small dogs were known as Black and Tan Terrier, Old English Terrier or simply English Terrier. When England prohibited rat baiting pits the breeders crossed some small hounds to refine the breed. Due the new and improved appearance, the dogs were upgraded from rat pits to show rings. At the early shows the dogs were classified by color (black and tan or white). Later on the English Terriers were classified by weight. The next division separated the dogs into Manchester Terrier and the small Black and Tan Terrier. The selection of a dog with the ability to execute the original functions was forgotten. In 1962 fanciers changed the breed’s name from Miniature Black and Tan Terriers to English Toy Terrier (Black and Tan). The Black and Tan English Toy Terrier is considered to be one of the rare breeds of dogs in England, and they are hard to find in other countries. Presently The English Toy Terrier (Black and Tan) belongs to the toy dog group. To create the breed a variety of Black and Tan smooth coated terriers were used. Owning small dogs became fashionable during the Victorian era so the smaller specimens of Manchester Terrier were bred to develop a yet smaller breed of dog. These small dogs (According to the English Kennel Club, the English Toy Terrier should be 25–30 cm (10– 12 in) in height and 2.7–3.6 kg (6–8 lb in weight)) were registered as the English Toy Terrier (Black and White) and recognized as a separate breed in 1938. As the name suggests the only permitted coat color for English Toy Terrier is black and tan. This elegant dog has a thick and glossy coat that is predominantly ebony black with well defined tan coloring that is likened to a rich chestnut. The distinct coat colors as well as the cleanly built and well balanced conformation gives the English Toy Terrier a compact and elegant appearance. This breed has a long, narrow head, a flat, wedge-shaped skull and a slight stop. Compressed lips hold the upper and the lower jaws tightly together. Level and strong teeth meet in a complete scissor bite. Dark to black small almond shaped eyes are obliquely set. Nose is black. Candle flame shaped ears with slightly pointed tips are carried erect. This breed has a long and slightly arched graceful neck. The back is slightly curving up into a rounded rump. The narrow and deep chest has well sprung ribs. Loins are well cut up and the buttocks are gently rounded. Straight forelegs are fine boned. Set low, the tail that is thick at the root and tapers to a point does not reach below the level of the hocks. Neat small feet have well arched toes. An English Toy Terrier’s gait is described to be similar to the extended trot of a horse. An English Toy Terrier (Black and Tan) is a sleek and cleanly built dog. The smooth glossy coat of well defined black and tan coloring gives the dog an elegant appearance. This is an affectionate breed that forms a strong devotion to its family. (From the standard) Our dear readers can find the full standard at FCI, Group 3 -Section-4, and at the English Kennel Club’s Breed pages.
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HAMRICK have purchased a new multi acre home to start their new lives together. MARY will continue to work as a field representative and all of us at DOG NEWS send them our very best wishes. A former American Kennel Club field representative, LEE WHITTIER, who moved to the Pacific Northwest for that position and chose to remain in that area after that position ended, has indeed found a happy ending. LEE has returned to judging and is getting married this weekend (the 17th) in Vancouver, Washington to WAYNE GRESH. We send them our best wishes. Celebrating wedding anniversaries, LINDA & JOHN KRUKAR and BARBARA & DICK RUPPERT. We were saddened to hear that ED SEMENSCHIN has passed away following a two-year battle with cancer. ED was the husband of Poodle breeder and non sporting judge INGA SEMENSCHIN. Their love of pure bred dogs was passed along to their daughter KIM RUSSELL, a successful handler in her own right. All of us at DOG NEWS send our deepest sympathies to the entire family. KAREN LEFRAK is celebrating her birthday with a trip to London and Paris. Celebrating Birthdays…DOTTIE COLLIER, KAREN WILSON, RANDY MCATEER, JEFFREY PEPPER, MICHAEL KEMP, FRANCIS FOSTER, CLAY COADY, BILL PACE, VICKI SEILER, JOHN MURPHY, BOB BUSBY, LEE ARNOLD, JEANNE KERNAN, LISA WEISS, RACHEL CORBIN, JIM FREDERICKSEN, ELLIOTT FEDERMAN, MICHELE MOLNAR, BOBBI WALTON and SHARON TURNER.
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ALAN KALTER, Chairman of the American Kennel Club, has alerted the fancy of a proposed regulation by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) that would adversely affect hobby breeders. You can find his letter and a website address at www.akc.org/petition and click “Sign Here Now!” This important petition must be signed by July 16th; a moment of your time can ensure our future. For those of you who may have questions about the proposed rule change you can contact the Government Relations Department of the American Kennel Club at 919.816.3720. A copy of his letter appears in his Chairman’s Report in this issue of DOG NEWS. This September the American Kennel Club will celebrate its 10th anniversary of the creation of Responsible Dog Ownership Day. Clubs and organizations hold events promoting responsible dog ownership and offer attractions such as Good Citizen Testing, My Dog Can Do That, Rally courses and Agility. The main American Kennel Club event will be held on September 22nd at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. Clubs are encouraged to contact STEPHANIE SMITH at the American Kennel Club at communications@akc.org for information. Congratulations and best wishes to American Kennel Club field representative MARY DUKES on her marriage to MILES HAMRICK this past week. The newly wed MR. & MRS. MILES
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GCH. VINLA’S RIGHT RECIPE FOR DELUXE
Bred by Kevin Brooks, Vinla
Photo by Diane Larson, DDL Photography
Our appreciation to Judges Mrs. Helen Lee James, Mr. Terry Stacy (pictured), Mrs. Frances Colonna, Mrs. Sharon Krogh and Mrs. Judy Webb for Basil’s recent Variety wins and Group Placements!
■ Loved and presented by Julie & Ron Lux, Deluxe Hounds ■ www.deluxehounds.com Basil is the AKC’s first Grand Champion Beagle Dog News 71
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to Americans; the big show you dream about all year. The best male and best female in each breed win the special title, “World Winner,” and proudly display it every time the dog’s name is written from that moment on. It’s a big deal. It was 7:30 a.m. when we reached the outskirts of Salzburg, which seemed early for a ring time of 10 a.m. But Vicki Thompson had urged the early start the night before. “I have a feeling we’ll need time to get in and get settled,” she predicted. Which turned out to be prescient in the extreme, as latecomers reported being tied up in hours of traffic jams. We joined the line in front of the Messezentrum exhibition halls. Despite having attended hundreds of dog shows, I find my heart rising anew with a sense of wonder at all the beautiful dogs. Vicki’s Whippet, a native of France, stopped to bump noses with a fellow Whippet who traveled here from Croatia. We showed our tickets and the Whippet’s health passport and flowed inside with the river of trundling crates, tightly leashed Afghans, waddling Basset Hounds and various breeds with names I can’t pronounce hailing from countries I couldn’t find on a map with a gun to my head. At rings 57 & 58, we greeted Whippet friends from around Europe, among them Italians, Poles, Russians, Danes, Brits and Belgians. The welcoming procedure is a light kiss on both cheeks; I wonder what these people think when they travel to the US and we grasp them in a hearty bear hug? Do they find our welcomes brutally over the top or exuberantly enthusiastic? Two terrier exhibitors, meeting in person for the first time after a longtime Facebook acquaintance, were speaking hesitantly about their dogs. One was from Croatia, the other from Italy. Listening to the unfamiliar accents, I was startled to realize after several minutes
that they were speaking English! People from the United States are lucky that breeders have settled on English as a common language, much the same way air traffic controllers and coffee bean wholesalers have. But since they are not hearing this language on a regular basis, they stressed and accented different syllables. Our homophones were a particular problem, ‘rain’ and ‘reign’, and ‘to’, ‘two’, and ‘too’. Or how about our antagonyms, words that can mean the opposite, such as clip, meaning attach to, and clip, meaning cut off from? Throw in morphemes and allomorphs and it’s enough to make you get down on your knees and thank your past lives for depositing you into a cradle where English was mumbled to you from birth so you never had to study it. Wandering through the rings, I was struck by the high quality of the Irish Wolfhounds. In years past, the phrase “sound Irish Wolfhound” was often an oxymoron, like “military intelligence” or “airline food.” But in Salzburg, class after class of IWs flowed effortlessly around the ring, then went down and back with every footstep strongly placed. There were several classes with five or six contenders for first, the kind of class a judge longs for. Espen Engh awarded Best of Breed to Baloo dei Mangialupi, a champion owned by Marcello Poli of Italy. This show was heavily attended by mountain breeds, Bernese Mountain Dogs, Appenzellers, Great Pyrenees, Entlebuchers, Saint Bernards, Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs and others. Clearly, the Sennenhunds are popular here in the Alps. As last year, one of the big stories of the World Continued on page 76
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Show is the emergence of the Russian breeders. Interesting to peruse the World Show figures. Of the 18,000 dogs entered, the largest entry was from Germany, with 2600; followed by Italy, with 2500, and then Russia, with 2300. Germany and Italy are neighbors of Austria, but the Russian border is more than one thousand miles away! That’s like driving from New York to Orlando. Only 1200 of the dogs entered were Austrians. 45 dogs crossed the Atlantic from the US to be here; 11 from Canada; 9 from Costa Rica. In all, 55 countries were represented, which includes one dog each from Azerbaijan, China, South Africa, Kazakhstan, and Iceland. (There is an excellent report on the World Show by Yossi Guy in the May 25 issue.) The most highly placed of the Russian dogs was Reserve Best in Show, the Pembroke Welsh Corgi champion Andvol Pinkerton owned by Olga Shilova. He was bred in Russia by Marina Volkova. He was shown here in the US in 2010, representing Russia in the Eukanuba World Challenge at Long Beach, where he was a finalist in his division under judge Desi Murphy. Then, with the lights dimmed and the crowd silenced, the judge, Hans Müller of Switzerland, announced Best in Show -- the Saluki owned by Nicklas and Ingunn Eriksson of Sweden! Multi Int. Ch. Shiraz California Dreamin.’ Harley was bred in California by Mike and Elena Edwards and Valerie Nunes-Atkinson. He is an example of the wide-ranging international crosses that are possible today. Mike, Elena and Valerie bred their bitch, Am. Ch. Enchanted Shiraz Dreamcatcher, with 10-year-old frozen semen from Nicklas and Ingunn’s Int. Nord. Am. Ch. Baghdad Globetrotter. A litter of seven was born on May 15, 2006. Nicklas and Ingunn picked Harley as their stud puppy. Harley’s record is phenomenal. At two years old, in 2008, he became the Number 1 Saluki, Number 1 Hound and Number 2 among all breeds in Sweden. In 2009, he was Sweden’s top dog, Number 1 of all breeds. In December of 2009, he came to the United States to represent Sweden in the Eukanuba World Challenge, and
was Runner-Up BIS under judge Frank Sabella. He was shown only twice in 2010, and then ten times in 2011 – but those ten times were enough to make him Sweden’s top dog for the year and all time record holder of Bests in Show. Think about it – an American dog goes to around ten shows a month, probably 100 shows a year, to become Number One. In Sweden, Harley the Saluki went to ten shows in the year and became Number One. We can’t all move to Sweden to give our dogs a break, but we could look at reforming our points system so that our dogs don’t have to be so overworked and exhausted. Maybe, say, count only ten shows a year towards the points. You could go to 100 shows, but only 10 will count. That would even the playing field between the rich exhibitors whose dogs can go to every show and the middle class or working class exhibitors, who only take their dogs to shows on the weekends. Nicklas and Ingunn had their chairs set up in front of Harley’s canvas crate while waiting for Best in Show, with no plans to move so they wouldn’t disturb him. “He sleeps very deeply,” Ingunn said. “He comes out of the ring, curls up on his cushion, and totally relaxes.” She demonstrated by flopping her arms to her sides. “He is so asleep it would be hard to wake him up,” she said, which they did not plan to do. That reminded me of the anecdote about the famous US racehorse Seabiscuit, the dominant winner of the 1930s. His owners had no trouble shipping him by rail car from track to track because once he stomped down his straw, he lay down and slept soundly for the whole trip. They thought some of the credit for his speed and stamina could be laid to the fact that he slept so soundly. It is a thrill to watch this dog circle the ring. When asked to gait, he moves right out in front of Nicklas and leads him around the ring, all the while maintaining a perfect, balanced stride. Photo after photo shows man and Saluki with legs at matching angles, hovering over the ground as though they are flying. They are precision teamwork in motion. Continued on page 80
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So I was surprised when Nicklas said, “He is a very difficult dog to show.” “But it looks effortless!” I protested. “Believe me, it is not,” Nicklas said solemnly. “He has a very independent mind. He only wants to do things his way – that’s it. He does not like to be touched. He does not like to be told what to do. His idea is, he will tell me what to do, not the other way around.” This was a surprise, because if I were limited to one word to describe the pairing of Nicklas and Harley, I would say harmony. They simply make music together. “When Harley was young, from the first time I showed him, he wanted to go out in front of me. It was strange. I never had a dog do that before. But I thought, ‘Okay, let him.’ I just held the lead and followed him around the ring. “In the beginning, he would sometimes weave and cross the ring, and judges would yell at me, ‘Get that dog under control!’ I smiled and nodded, but I didn’t do it. I knew he would resent me if I tried to make him do it my way. So I let him, because I thought that eventually, he will find his way. He will figure out to go
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all the way around the ring in a big circle. And he did. It took about a year. But I never corrected him, and now he is paying me back for that by doing it exactly right. But it was his idea.” If you want to see this wonderful performance, go to YouTube, and search for “Best in Show World Dog Show 2012 Salzburg, Austria.” Go to 5:20, and delight in the movement of dog and handler. The camera lingers on their feet, showing every step. After the show, we parked in town to stroll along the Salzach River. Many of the dog show people had the same idea, so we were in a parade of Pomeranians, Chinese Cresteds, Tibetan Spaniels and Bernese Mountain Dogs. The views were awe-inspiring. You felt you were in the middle of The Sound of Music, with Julie Andrews as Maria singing in the hills of in front of the Von Trapp mansion. Since most of the movie was filmed here, this was apt. We strolled in front of Schloss Frohnburg, Nonnberg Abbey, and Residenzplatz, recognizing scenes from the movie at every location. Old town is wedged between the Salzach River and a staggering mountain wall, at the top of which sits the vast, immense Hohensalzburg fortress. Mozart was born here, and the town is proud of it. Buildings are marked so you know where he grew up, studied, and played the piano. All the rooms in the city were completely booked, but our clever friends had found rooms available in the monastery. One of our non-dog show friends had discovered a free concert at the Mozarteum Music School. The lilting classical music took away the traffic jams and parking problems and nestled us right into a royal court of the 18th century. Afterwards, we strolled to an outdoor restaurant at the foot of the cliff. Salzburg was easy to love. The mountain views, ancient buildings, graceful statues, and abundant gardens were peaceful. Old town stores were full of Tyrolean tourist necessities like chocolates, marzipan, busts of Mozart, playing cards, ashtrays, and liqueurs. The hills were alive with the sound of music, with songs they have sung for a thousand years… and here came another parade of dog show exhibitors, with German Shorthair Pointers, Vizslas, Pugs, Leonbergers and King Charles Spaniels. As Maria would sing, “These are a few of my favorite things.”
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it did yesterday or that the quality varied and the like. Sort of like writing a critique when judging in a foreign country. Pick out the best positive things from a Standard and write them as your observations whether or not they truly apply. I recently read a critique of an American judge who adjudicated in a foreign country who was lambasted from front to back by the exhibitors but when you read the critique of this person you’d never have guessed the judge was anything but right on in the decisions made. And then there is the ability of a judge to discover a new exhibit. Some can and others will not for basic fear of upsetting the ‘apple cart’. Others just would never go out on a limb for fear of not knowing a breed well enough to be that creative. At Greenwich one of the more interesting booths I came across was the Animal Cancer Foundation. An organization founded to “Unite Pet & Human Research for a Cure” is its trademark and its goals since 1999 read most admirably. It is an organization that reads as though it has great goals, which I am sure it does and has hopefully accomplished great successes in extending the lives of dogs suffering from cancer. Certainly it is not the only organization so oriented as we all know. The question arises when and to which do we support--the AKC/CHF, Morris Animal Foundation, ACF and a multitude of others? It occurred to me what would happen were these organizations to unite and form a front together to fight cancer in dogs? Is that a doable theory or a pipe dream on my part or just unnecessary? I did write Lee Arnold, the President of AKC/CHF, about this idea and am curious to hear his reply. I have read Bill Shelton’s passionate argument against what is going on in the UK insofar as breed testing is concerned and see his point of view. I do not necessarily agree with all he writes particularly in light of the Basset Hound photo of the winner of the Monrovian Show being in such stark contrast to the Basset Hound photos and exhibits we see in the States. Here is a breed which in Europe and even in the UK where in my opinion the breeders have exaggerated the breed with the encouragement of their judges such that they look from their pictures incapable of performing the duties for which they were bred. This is not overall the case in the States for sure. Why are the judges’ decisions so sacrosanct that they cannot be questioned by outside health authorities? We are fortunate in the States to have AKC and breed clubs which for years have been at the forefront in promoting form and function into breeding programs. I believe too many breed clubs in the UK and certainly in Europe as well have ignored far too long these necessities and must be forced into action. The latest press release from the CA is in this week’s issue in the Letters to the Editor section. I see where they now seem to be willing to accept the new format of testing for the 15 breeds involved! This based on the discontinuence of outside instruments being used by the vets in these procedures. As I have been writing from the beginning these were never intended to be used by those who originally introduced the concept and was an unnecessary and ill-advised addition for sure. What does this new support for the concept due to those Americans so opposed? Interesting to hear their reactions for sure!!!
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Ed. Note: See Press Release 2 on this subject in this week’s Letters to the Editor. Veterinary Checks Kennel Club Listens To Concerns he Kennel Club has written to judges and breed clubs about the revisions that have been made to the veterinary check process that was introduced at Crufts 2012, and to underline the important role that judges and breeders play in helping to improve the health of the high profile breeds. At the Kennel Club AGM, it was agreed that the Kennel Club will listen to views regarding the vet check processes introduced at Crufts 2012. The Kennel Club particularly wants to ensure it fully informs and engages with both judges and breed clubs on this important matter, as they are an integral part in the continuing improvement of health for these breeds. The Kennel Club has sent letters to all CC judges and breed clubs for the high profile breeds to communicate changes that are being introduced, provide information on the reasons why the checks are necessary and provide feedback on the results so far. Kathryn Symns, Kennel Club Canine Activities Executive, said: “We want to reassure all involved that we have been listening and from feedback received from club officials, judges, exhibitors and veterinary surgeons, we have reviewed the advice and guidance given to the veterinary surgeons appointed to undertake the examination of the dogs. For example, the guidelines now clearly state that the veterinary surgeon is not expected to use any diagnostic aids. “After analysing the reports on each dog which has so far failed its veterinary check it would seem there is work to be done to ensure that eye health is improved. In the guide sent to high profile breed clubs and judges, the eye disease section has been significantly expanded and we are also planning seminars for early summer to review the issue of healthy eye conformation.” The format of the veterinary examination was first proposed in 2011 and recently modified following consultation with breed clubs and veterinary surgeons. The primary reason for the veterinary checks is to prevent dogs with visible conditions such as eye disease,
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REQUIRED READING he article, Being a Breeder Today, by Bill Shelton in Dog News, June 1, 2012 should be required reading worldwide in the purebred fancy. It should be translated into many languages - in order to let the worldwide fancy know how The Kennel Club sold out the fancy. This long time reaction by TKC needs to be known, so fanciers around the world can defend themselves from the onslaught of legislation that is resulting from this capitulation. Ron Irving has been duped, what is sad is he does not know it and continues to defend the indefensible. Pat Trotter is correct and so is Bill Shelton. Thank you for printing their truths. Also printing Ron Irving’s defense of the indefensible provides what we in the fancy have been and are up against. Pogo stated it the best - “We have met the enemy and he is us.” Ed M. Gilbert Jr. Paradise, CA
lameness, skin problems and respiratory distress associated with exaggerated conformation competing in the group ring. The veterinary examination is intended to identify visible signs which give cause to low level pain and discomfort for the dog. Kathryn continued; “At the Kennel Club we expect judges to be able to recognise clear visible signs of exaggerations that are resulting in problems of pain or discomfort for the dog and make informed common sense decisions, based on their extensive experience. “We will continue to review reports and if it becomes apparent that more guidance is needed then further educational events will be considered. “Out of 95 vet checks so far this year only 7 dogs have failed, this is a great result and one we should all be very proud of. We are now working towards providing a clear process for accepting applications for removal of breeds from the high profile list, and part of the information - although not the sole information – we will use when looking at the applications will be the number of dogs that have passed the veterinary check.” The Kennel Club acknowledges that much work has been done by the breeds to move away from exaggeration in a remarkably short time and aims to remove breeds from the list when the breed has shown demonstrable health improvement. It encourages breeders to not withhold from challenging for the Best of Breed, as this inhibits the ability of breed clubs and the Kennel Club to collect information to demonstrate improvement to breed health. The revised guidance notes for veterinary surgeons can be seen here http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/ download/12708/SH102HPvetsurgeoninfo.pdf Laura Quickfall London, England CANINE ALLIANCE PRESS RELEASE 1: INVITES KENNEL CLUB CHAIRMAN TO AN OPEN MEETING he Canine Alliance has issued an invitation to the Kennel Club Chairman to attend an open meeting of its members. At the latest meeting of its steering committee it was felt that in view of the outcome of the Kennel Club’s Annual General Meeting and the subsequent comments made my Professor Dean, much could be gained by his meeting with members of the Alliance. The letter points out that this is a very real opportunity to meet with the grass roots of our hobby. Questions will be invited from the floor and will not be submitted in advance. The meeting will ensure that as many people as possible are able to offer their views in a responsible and dignified manner. The Canine Alliance shares the Kennel Club’s goal of healthy show and breeding stock, but firmly believes that the veterinary checks in their present format are far from ideal. In particular, the singling out of the same fifteen breeds at every show is not the way forward. Alliance Secretary Robert Harlow said, “The Canine Alliance wishes to work with the Kennel Club but believes that the views of the breeders and exhibitors
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fell in love with Great Pyrenees in 1972 and since then has finished more than 60 Champions under the Aneto prefix. With an entry of 18, she chose as Best in Futurity from the 9-12 month dog class: Tip’N Chip’s Clipper Freedom bred by Judith Cooper and Michael Costa, and owned by the breeders, along with Tally Mahanor and Laurie Gottschalk. Best of Opposite in Futurity was from the 6-9 month bitch class: Impyrial’s Red Velvet, bred by Karen Justin, Victoria and Donna Coffman and Carolyn Moore, and owned by the breeders. There were several meetings held in the afternoon with the anticipation of the Top Twenty and Puppy Invitational being held that evening.
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t 6:30 p.m., everyone gathered in the ballroom for the black tie-optional Top Twenty and Puppy Invitational. This is the second Top Twenty and third Puppy Invitational held in the history of the GPCA. We were fortunate to have Amy KiellGreen as the Chairperson of this combined event. Amy’s involvement in the dog world is great. She is a breederowner-handler of many top winning Samoyeds, is on the Board of Directors of Take the Lead, and, together with her husband, Andrew Green, runs a successful professional handling and grooming business. We want to thank Amy for putting on a great event. Our Judges came from far and wide. Lynn Gomm, from Texas, represented the breeder judge. Lynn’s involvement in the breed dates back to 1971 when she got her first Pyr. She has been breeding and showing Great Pyrenees since that time under the kennel name Summerhill, with over 100 Champions. Karen Bruneau, from California, represented the handler judge. Karen has shown many of the top-winning Great Pyrenees of all time including Fame, the only Great Pyrenees to win the working group at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show. Our working group judge was Helene Nietsch, from Connecticut. Helene is a veteran breeder of Bullmastiffs, starting first with the kennel name Bandog and then moving to Banstock. She has produced approximately 100 Champion Bullmastiffs including Top Producers and 20 Registry of Merit dogs. We were honored to have such an esteemed panel of judges. The winner of the Top Twenty was GCh. Calurian Ailo Mountain Sage RA, DD, CGC, TDI, HOF, bred by Karla Smith and Laurie Gottschalk, and owned by Nancy Wood Taber. The winner of the Puppy Invitational was Guardenia’s Splish Splash, bred and owned by Victoria Coffman, Karen Justin, Donna Coffman and Carolyn Moore. For those of you not familiar with a Puppy Invitational, the dogs that were invited were the winners of Best in Puppy Sweepstakes, Best of Opposite in Puppy Sweepstakes, Best in Futurity, and Best of Opposite in Futurity at the National Specialty and all Regional Specialties during 84 Dog News
2011. During the event, there was a cash bar and hors d’oeuvres. It was great to see everyone come out in their best for this event celebrating our top winning dogs for 2011!
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arly Thursday morning, Puppy Sweepstakes began. Our judge was Mrs. Barb Dillon of Ohio. Barb started with our breed in the 1990’s and has owned one ever since. Her first bitch was bred twice and qualified for the Hall of Fame producers. She chose Rivergroves Bon Apetit, RN as her Best in Puppy Sweepstakes from the 12-18 month Bitch class, bred by Amy Stonehouse and Jean Boyd, and owned by Russell Morton and Jean Boyd. Best of Opposite in Puppy Sweepstakes was Cherlyns Andrew Wyeth to Pyrfection from the 6-9 month dog class, bred by Frances and Cheryl Grimshaw, and owned by Janet Weymouth. Later in the morning, the Veteran Sweepstakes dogs entered the ring. This year’s judge was Ms. Peggy Watson from Arizona. Peggy got her first Great Pyrenees, a rescue dog, in 1990, and trained him in obedience. Under the kennel name Framboise, she has been raising Great Pyrenees and Staffordshire Bull Terriers in a “cactus forest”. Not only does she show in conformation, she is involved in carting, obedience, agility, and tracking. She has bred/ owned over 40 Champions to date. Peggy chose GCh. Impyrial’s Home Run Matsui from the 7-9 year Dog Class, bred by Karen Justin, Victoria Coffman, Donna Coffman and Carolyn Moore, and owned by Amy Kiell-Green, Charlene Mascuch, Karen Justin and Victoria Coffman, as her Best in Veteran Sweepstakes winner. Her Reserve Best Veteran in Sweepstakes winner, from the 11 year and older Dog Class, was Ch. Pyrview IsThatYourFinalAnswer, bred by Cindy Miccio and owned by Cindy and Chris Miccio. On Thursday afternoon, the Regular Dog classes began. Our judge was Ms. Ellen Vanden Avond from Wisconsin. Ellen grew up with Great Pyrenees. Her family bred dogs under the Pyr Haven kennel name for many years. In 2005, Ellen established the Elridge Kennel name and has been breeding and showing dogs with this prefix since. With 41 dogs entered in the Regular classes, she chose from the 9-12 month Puppy class, Tip’N Chip’s Clipper Freedom with breeders/owners above. Reserve Winners Dog was from the Open class: Cherlyns PogiOgie Shadow Box, bred by Cheryl Grimshaw and Lynn Gomm, and owned by Joseph Tomala. The rest of the day was filled with meetings, and in the evening there was a health seminar on Animal Stem Cell Regenerative Therapy, which is a fascinating new procedure using stem cells harvested from the animals’ own fatty tissue, administered to accelerate healing of damaged muscles and joints. The basic procedure involves taking fat from the dog, extracting stem cells and injecting those stem cells back into
the dog. It helps animals suffering from osteoarthritis, hip dysplasia, ligament and cartilage injuries and many other degenerative diseases. The process does not involve embryonic stem cells and the procedure was endorsed by the AVMA in 2006. The speaker for this well attended seminar was Dr. Brian Voynick, DVM, CVA, who has performed the first one-day stem cell transplant in New Jersey on a two-year-old Great Pyrenees suffering from a torn ligament and arthritic right knee.
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n Friday morning, the bitches entered the ring. There were 60 entered and Ellen chose from the Open class: Tanimara’s Ozark Mountain Sassasfras, bred by Jackie Wood and owned by Jackie Wood and Todd Franklin. Reserve Winners Bitch went to the Bred by class winner: Oneida’s Autumn Sun, breeder/owners Brigitte Doxtator and Angella Aleksa. After the Veteran Bitch classes were judged, everyone – and we mean everyone – was invited to an Annual Awards Luncheon hosted by the Garden State Great Pyrenees Club. The GSGPC treated all the attendees to lunch while we rolled out the red carpet (literally) to all the top winners for 2011. This luncheon was attended by over 200 people and it made the Annual Awards even more special as we honored our top winners for the previous year. After lunch was the annual meeting. On Friday and Saturday nights, the hotel offers an all-you-can eat lobster buffet, which many of our attendees participated in. It is a well- known attraction, and people come from all over the tri-state area to enjoy this wonderful buffet! Later in the evening, the 2013 National Specialty Kick-off party was hosted by the Dallas Fort Worth Great Pyrenees Club. The group served desserts, which was the perfect follow-up to the lobster buffet. The evening was filled with fun and socializing, and from what I understand, there wasn’t a marshmallow that survived the night! Once again, after a long day, we were looking forward to some rest, and the anticipation of Best of Breed in the morning filled the air. On Saturday morning, the Juniors entered the ring. Ellen chose Lauren Hull as her Best Junior from the Master class. Lauren is local to us (New York) and we have seen her showing her Pyrs at the local shows. She does an excellent job and will one day be a great handler (actually she already is)! This is a repeat performance for Lauren as she went Best Junior last year in WI too. After Juniors, Best of Breed judging began. Best of Breed was GCh. Pyrless No-Brainer, bred by Valerie Seeley and owned by Rebecca and Sean Garvin. Best of Opposite was GCh. Rivergoves Coco Mademoiselle, bred by McKee Cox and Jean Boyd, and owned by Jean Boyd, McKee Cox and Marcia Stewart. Select Dog was GCh. Calurian Ailo Mountain Sage, breeder/owners listed above, and
Select Bitch was Ch. Rivergroves Star Sapphire, bred by McKee Cox, Jean Boyd and Marcia Stewart, and owned by John & Joan Hanover and Jean Boyd. The Awards of Merit were given to GCh. Beren’s Hope of Thornhill, breeder Pat Ramapuram and Susan Tucker, owner Jackie Wood and Todd Franklin, GCh. Impyrial’s Home Run Matsui, breeders Karen Justin, Victoria Coffman, Donna Coffman & Carolyn Moore and owners Amy Kiell-Green, Charlene Mascuch, Karen Justin & Victoria Coffman, GCh. Rivergroves Trump This (who was also Best Veteran), breeders McKee Cox, Jean Boyd and Marcia Stewart, and owned by Jean Boyd, Ch. Tip’N Chip Let Freedom Ring, bred by Judith Cooper and Judith Roman-Royer, and owned by Laurie Gottschalk, and Ch. Monark Abbeyroads Molly Malone, bred by Sabrina Simard and owned by Tina Duncan, Sabrina Simard, Maxim Hudon and Graeme Burdon. The Brood Bitch class was awarded to Ch. Tip’N Chips Love and Inspiration and the Stud Dog class was awarded to Ch. Rivergroves Trump This. On Saturday evening, the Awards Banquet was held. Tom Meade was great as the auctioneer and sold many beautiful, hard-tofind items.
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right and early on Sunday, we held the conformation classes of our Regional Specialty. Mrs. Kimberly Meredith-Cavanna, from California, judged for us. Her Best of Breed was Ch. Rivergroves Coco Mademoiselle, owners/breeders above, and Best of Opposite Sex was Ch. Sanchor’s Gamblin Downtown Boy, breeder/owner Susan Tocher. Winners Dog was Cherlyn-Rvg’s Playboy Run for T’Money, bred and owned by Cheryl and Frances Grimshaw and Reserve Winners Dog was Monark Nobody’s Fool, bred by Sabrina Simard, Maxim Hudon and H. Marcoux, and owned by Sabrina Simard and Maxim Hudon. Winners Bitch and Best of Winners was from the Open Bitch class: Tanimara’s Ozark Mountain Sassafras, owners/breeders above, and Reserve Winners Bitch was Guardenia’s Splish Splash, owners/breeders above. Select Dog went to GCh. Calurian Ailo Mountain Sage, and Select Bitch was Ch. Rivergroves Star Sapphire. Overall, the National this year was a lot of fun but exhausting. You get a completely different perspective as the co-chair of the event. As always, it was fun to catch up with friends across the country and see so many beautiful dogs in one place. Congratulations to all the winners and a big thank you to the entire GSGPC 2012 National Specialty show committee for bringing us together for this memorable event. Next year I will get another completely different perspective. I have the honor of judging the National Specialty and am looking forward to officiating over our beautiful breed! “See ya’ll in Texas!”
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motto. Judge Elizabeth ‘Tibby’ Chase, one of our all time favorites, handed out well deserved Q’s with our High In Trial going to Ch Timbaray’s Blackhawk CD, JH. The show continued into an early evening Veteran Sweepstakes where long time owner/breeder Gordon Chambers, dressed in his formal best, had the privilege of judging our veterans, who did us proud. They flew around the ring amid thunderous applause to prove that age is truly a ‘state of mind’. Always a celebration of our elders, this evening proved to be no different. After a hard fought battle, Am Can Ch Sassenach King Of The Castle and Ch Windcrest Some Kind Of Wonderful took the Best and Best of Opposite in Veteran Sweeps crowns. Then it was time for everyone to join together and renew old friendships at the Welcome cocktail hour with appetizers and a delicious ‘Specialty’ cake baked by one of our talented members.
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onday morning, with the sun shining brilliantly and the peaked white tents practically glowing, our youngest generation had its turn to amaze us during Puppy Sweepstakes. L. Alison Rosskamp had to curb her smiles as our pups cavorted in the cool morning. It would appear that our breed is in good shape if it is being judged on the depth of quality she saw that morning, ultimately awarding Best in Sweeps to Valley View Elvira and Best of Opposite in Sweeps to Trilogy Sastya Flight of the Falcon. That afternoon, a small but dedicated contingency headed out to the Indoor World of Sports in N. Smithfield, RI to participate and support at the Gordon only Agility Trial with Judge Debra Carlson. Although the entry was small and the Q’s hard to come by, the crowd and committee were treated to 26 animated runs, proving again that a sense of humor is a prerequisite to owning a Gordon Setter. There were only four qualifying runs, a ‘hat trick’ by Blackhurst My TNT and a single from her kennelmate Gordon Hill Southern Sky, but the afternoon proved to be one with high entertainment value. Back at the hotel, a professional and productive Judges Education seminar was in progress for the half dozen or so prospective judges. After dinner, a seminar on “Progressive Retinal Atrophy“ given by Dr. Jerold Bell was extremely well attended. Extra chairs had to be sent for as concerned breeders crowded into the room, anxious to become more aware of this disease. With a full two days behind us, it was hard to believe that Regular class judging was yet to begin. Overcast skies may have made the day appear gloomy, but Mr. Dana Cline’s efficient and gentlemanly ring procedure made everyone forget that the sun had gone into hiding. Our Gordons seemed to love the cooler temperatures, making for an entertaining start to Regular Class judging by Mr. Cline. The youngsters prevailed this day as Winners Dog, Bynbar Tamarack Sonic Boom, came from the Junior Dog 12 months to 19 months class and Reserve Winners Dog, Stargazer Finnish Line, from the 9 months to
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12 months Puppy class. RWD also garnered the Best Puppy award after Breed judging the next day. Continuing with the Non-Regular Dog and Stud Dog and Brood Bitch classes, Mr. Cline continued having to make tough choices. And then they got tougher still as Junior Showmanship was soon to start. Proving their worth, and their talent, our juniors showed grace and poise in their handling skills with Best Junior Handler ultimately going to Ashley Scott and ‘Kayla’. Although Mr. Cline may have been done judging for the day, we were not finished. Senior Handling was soon to begin. Senior Handling is a fundraiser for the AKC Canine Health Foundation Gordon Setter Donor Advised Fund and is always a fun and entertaining afternoon. Junior handlerat-heart Greg McCarthy and our Best Junior winner, Ashley Scott, had the formidable task of putting all our entrants through their paces. Breaking the entrants into two age categories, they proceeded to drill down to the winners by asking for intricate gaiting patterns (‘E’s and ‘W’s, dress your dog and the ever popular egg in spoon). But the entrants got even as well, with pairs of Scotties, a stuffed flamingo, the black and tan mini Dachshund/Gordon Setter brace, bribing money tied into Gordon Setter ears and the cross dressing ‘Queen and her Corgi’. It was a great start to a continued evening of fun and frolic with the MidWeek Dinner and inaugural BINGO evening. The dinner pulled big numbers, the hotel provided delicious meals, and our Bingo caller extraordinaire, Veteran Sweeps judge Gordon Chambers, led a spirited night of fun, silliness and prizes as shouts of ‘BINGO!’ peppered the evening. Unfortunately, the rain did not hold off for Wednesday’s judging, but Mr. Cline pushed forward and continued his in-depth judging for our Regular Bitch classes. The spectator tents lining the ring helped keep people dry and the dogs relished the weather and never let the rain dampen their enthusiasm. Mr. Cline’s pick of the day for Winners Bitch came from the Open class, Firethorn And SpringRun’s Truth Or Consequences, while his Bred By Bitch class winner, Bit O’Gold Technique, was his choice for Reserve Winners Bitch as well as Best Bred By. Strong Non-Regular Bitch classes forced Mr. Cline to continue to make tough decisions. Even with the not-so-perfect weather, our Best of Breed class was spectacular, and each animal deserved its spot in the line up. With his smooth ring procedure, Mr. Cline slowly narrowed his field down to his final choices, working both dog and handler until the very end and finally pointing to his Veteran Dog, GCh Firethorn & Sandpiper’s Easy On the Eyes, for Best of Breed with his Winners Bitch taking Best of Winners and GCh Holly Hunt Take A Chance On Me for Best of Opposite. Select Dog and Bitch were Ch Firethorn’s Eye Deal and Ch. Woodsmoke Ten Cents A Dance, CD,JH (from the Hunting Bitch class) and Award Of Merits were distributed to AmCan Ch Sassenach King Of The Castle, GCh Sastya’s Eleven Eleven, GCh Wildwood’s Whirlaway and GCh Gilnockie’s Seven Strong. Our time in Warwick was winding down but the conclu-
sion of our ‘gi-normous’ General Raffle and spectacular Silent Auction made sure that there were even more winners to the day. Gathering for a “Thank You For Coming Pizza Party” in the hospitality rooms allowed everyone a chance to wind down, share some special moments and make plans for next year. But wait, the saga continued with a short drive the next day to the Markover Game Preserve in Danielson, CT where the G.S.C.A. National Hunt Test was being held. The weather was crystal clear, the grounds spectacular and the lodge comfortable. Cabela’s sponsored a sumptuous brunch for our attendees and our capable and gracious set of judges; Walter Cruz, Paulette Peckol, Gail Ryan and Jim Dwyer proceeded with their duties. Two Master Hunter legs earned, quite a few Junior Hunter legs and many extremely satisfied bird dogs made it a successful test and perfect ending to a wonderful week of celebration of our breed. After safe trips home and 11 months of rest, we will all be ready to do it again…Chattanooga, TN here we come !
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AMERICAN SHIH TZU CLUB NATIONAL specialty Continued FROM page 60
was Peruvian bred and owned, and another (plus the Best in Bred by Exhibitor classes) was owned by South Africans. In addition, the dog that went Best of Winners at both of the Golden Gate Shih Tzu Fanciers specialties earlier in the week was Japanese bred and owned. The top winners at the national, under judges William Cunningham (dogs) and Wendy Paquette (bitches and intersex) were as follows: Best of Breed─Ch. BR Pepper’s Crazy Girl, bred and owned by Leonardo Pimenta Best of Winners and Best Puppy—Jazzie’s Pop Princess, bred and owned by Vicki Carder Best Opposite Sex—GCh Amitzu China’s Got the Look, bred and owned by Therese & Mike Forman and Taffe McFadden Winners Dog and Best Bred by Exhibitor—Xeralane’s Faith Under Fire, bred by Xeralane Kennels and owned by Chris & Erna Aucamp and Xeralane Kennels Select Dog—GCh Symarun’s Love T’Look, bred by Carol and Carrie Randle and owned by William Lee Select Bitch—GCh Foxfire Pocket Edition, bred by Trisha Fox and owned by Trisha Fox & Kathy Bilicich Awards of Merit went to: GCh Xeralane’s On With the Music, bred by Xeralane Kennel and owned by Chris & Erma Aucamp and Xeralane Kennels GCh Ista’s Hurricane Chaser, bred by Gregory & Tammarie Larson and owned by Debora Wheeler & Gregory Larson Ch Ming Dynasty’s Samurai, bred by Gloria & Jim Blackburn and owned by Linda Davi Ch Julian de Maloso, bred by Victor Malca, Ana Osores, & Sandra Malca and owned by Victor Malca Xeralane’s Starfire Angel in Disguise, bred by Xeralane Kennel & Kelly Norrish and owned by Xeralane Kennel, Kelly Norrish, Teresa Gaczol & Pat Keen Fernandes Puppy sweepstakes, judged by Don Watson, went to Symarun’s Look Alike, bred and owned by Carol and Carrie Randle; BOS in Sweepstakes went to Zephyr Red Hot Summer, bred and owned by Dan Haley.
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n addition, for the first time, we offered “cut down” sweepstakes, also judged by Don Watson. Best in “cut down” sweepstakes was Ch. Ista’s Beach Party, owned by Greg and Tammarie Larson; BOS went to Ch. Hana Kinsa Bad Boy, bred by Bonnie Prato and owned by Bonnie Prato, Coragene Savio, and Elizabeth Takimoto. Because so many owners cut down their Shih Tzu once they have completed their titles, this was a great opportunity to see dogs we might otherwise know only through photographs. It was especially helpful to the individuals who attended the ASTC Judges Education Seminar and received ringside mentoring both days of the National, helping them to see what to look for beneath the curtain of hair. Highest scoring dog in trial at the 30th ASTC obedience trial and 7th rally trial went to Foxhollow’s Ogre at the Door RE CD NJP, owned by Valerie Schroeder and Jose Rodriguez. The judge for both trials was Cathy Dutra. Unfortunately, circumstances prevented the holding of ASTC agility trials in 2012, although they will resume at next year’s National. Mark your calendars for this event, which will be held in Annapolis, MD, hosted by the Shih Tzu Fanciers of Greater Baltimore, the week of April 29 to May 4, 2013. In conversation with some of the week’s judges, they felt that the overall quality of the breed was high, although some dogs lacked bone and substance and/or others the round head, wide set eyes, and soft expression that are so uniquely Shih Tzu. The biggest problem they observed was low set or flat tails, rather than the desired teacup-handle tail carried well over the back. At the awards banquet, in addition to the annual awards for the top winning, top producing, and outstanding performance Shih Tzu for 2012, attendees selected Luke Ehricht as this year’s winner of the Paquette Award for Good Sportsmanship. Loree Levy, longtime chair of the ASTC rescue committee, received the AKC Good Sportsmanship Award. She also raised money for Shih Tzu rescue by organizing the raffle held during the National. Adrian Agard was a most successful auctioneer at the awards banquet auction, which raised money for the ASTC Charitable Trust. For more information, including health research funded by the Charitable Trust and an opportunity to win a stay in a suite at the San Francisco Ritz Carleton (the latest rescue fund-raiser) go to the ASTC web site, www.americanshihtzuclub.org. Show chair Lorraine de Salvo hopes to see you all next year in Annapolis. Dog News 95
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who keep it in business should be listened to. We look forward to his acceptance and to what should be an informative and positive meeting. We have asked Professor Dean to nominate a date as we realise how busy he is and have requested that he agrees to a midlands venue so that the meeting is accessible to as many of our members as possible. “The dog world at large is facing many problems at the moment and we believe that the ultimate aims of the Kennel Club and the Canine Alliance are far more similar than some would have us believe.” Andrew Brace Gwent, Wales CANINE ALLIANCE PRESS RELEASE 2: CANINE ALLIANCE WELCOMES REVISION OF VET CHECKS he Canine Alliance has noted that in a press release dated 12th June the Kennel Club claims “We want to reassure all involved that we have been listening and from feedback received from club officials, judges, exhibitors and veterinary surgeons, we have reviewed the advice and guidance given to the veterinary surgeons appointed to undertake the examination of the dogs. For example, the guidelines now clearly state that the veterinary surgeon is not expected to use any diagnostic aids.” The Alliance notes that of 95 vet checks so far only
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7 dogs have failed, and of these 6 did so at Crufts. In the Alliance’s opinion this proves that the initial vet checks held at the Kennel Club’s own show must have been somewhat over-zealous, especially as the judges at this show are by definition some of the most experienced in the world. It is concerned that most of the failures have been down to eye-related problems and that in the most recent guide sent to veterinary surgeons it lists “scarring or pigmentation indicating previous conformationrelated damage to the cornea (the transparent front of the eyeball)” as a problem. Responsible exhibitors allow their dogs to lead as normal a life as possible; this means playing with other dogs, free exercise in all manner of environments and consequently eyes do occasionally sustain mild injury resulting in permanent scarring. It is further concerned that some dogs with minor scarring on the eye caused by injury have allegedly initially failed the vet checks, only to have the failure overturned when the vet involved has been challenged by the owner/handler. Those who have not challenged the vet’s decision may have had their dogs failed unfairly. The Alliance believes that, just as no judge would penalise a dog for the result of an external injury that does not affect its ability to function, the veterinary surgeons involved should be equally understanding in their deliberations. Andrew Brace Gwent, Wales Dog News 97