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CONTENTS June 18, 2010
14 ♦ Inside Out BY JOHN MANDEVILLE
18 ♦ True North (Strong And Free) BY ALLISON FOLEY
22 ♦ Question Of The Week BY MATTHEW H. STANDER
26 ♦ Inside The Sport BY PAT TROTTER
30 ♦ Craigie And His Bedlingtons BY NICK WATERS
34 ♦ Bests Of The Week 38 ♦ Ten Questions BY LESLEY BOYES
46 ♦ Shuffle Off To Kokomo BY SHARON SAKSON
50 ♦ The K-9 College Raises $7,500 For Canine Health Foundation BY KATIE MARKLEY
54 ♦ An Interview With Espen Engh BY PEKKA HANNULA
58 ♦ Off The Leash BY SHAUN COEN
62 ♦ Greenwich, The World Dog Show, FCI And More BY MATTHEW H. STANDER
90 ♦ The Gossip Column BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS
96 ♦ Click – Greenwich Kennel Club BY MATTHEW H. STANDER
104 ♦ Click – The Way We Were BY MICHAEL GROSSMAN
106 dog show calendar • 110 handlers directory • 112 subscription rates • 114 classified advertising • 116 advertising rates All advertisements are copyrighted and owned by DOG NEWS, Harris Publications, unless received camera-ready. Permission to reprint must be requested in writing. 4 Dog News
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10 ♦ Editorial
CONTENTS June 18, 2010
14 ♦ Inside Out BY JOHN MANDEVILLE
18 ♦ True North (Strong And Free) BY ALLISON FOLEY
22 ♦ Question Of The Week BY MATTHEW H. STANDER
26 ♦ Inside The Sport BY PAT TROTTER
30 ♦ Craigie And His Bedlingtons BY NICK WATERS
34 ♦ Bests Of The Week 38 ♦ Ten Questions BY LESLEY BOYES
46 ♦ Shuffle Off To Kokomo BY SHARON SAKSON
50 ♦ The K-9 College Raises $7,500 For Canine Health Foundation BY KATIE MARKLEY
54 ♦ An Interview With Espen Engh BY PEKKA HANNULA
58 ♦ Off The Leash BY SHAUN COEN
62 ♦ Greenwich, The World Dog Show, FCI And More BY MATTHEW H. STANDER
90 ♦ The Gossip Column BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS
96 ♦ Click – Greenwich Kennel Club BY MATTHEW H. STANDER
104 ♦ Click – The Way We Were BY MICHAEL GROSSMAN
106 dog show calendar • 110 handlers directory • 112 subscription rates • 114 classified advertising • 116 advertising rates All advertisements are copyrighted and owned by DOG NEWS, Harris Publications, unless received camera-ready. Permission to reprint must be requested in writing. 4 Dog News
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DOG NEWS EDITORIAL Delegate Attendance And Costs
Approximately 230 of the over 600 Delegates bothered showing up for the last Delegate’s meeting held in Atlanta Georgia. The June meeting is the meeting usually held in a different part of the country each year and attendance is usually extremely low at these meetings. Better to change the By-Laws and hold only three or even two meetings a year so long as Delegate meetings must be held at all, wouldn’t you think? Of course the even more interesting figure to consider is that of those in attendance close to fully 80 of these Delegates were people on elected Delegate Committees. You know those Committees which hold its meetings the day before the official meeting. That’s fully one-third of those in attendance but here’s the rub on those committee members. Each and every Delegate Committee Member gets reimbursed $200 for attending the meeting!!! That’s $16,000 spent to reimburse Delegates for what is alleged to be voluntary work. There are a total of approximately 99 elected Delegate Committee members. What a coincidence that there is an 80% turn out of these people as opposed to less than a onethird turn out of all Delegates. How much a part do you think the $200 reimbursement plays in getting these people to attend. Of further interest of course is that one Committee met for all of one half hour––$200 reimbursement nonetheless. That’s not a bad return is it? Two hundred dollars for a half hours “voluntary” work.
The World Show
The World Show is coming up shortly without an American or British judge on the panel. That’s truly not the doing of the FCI since the host kennel club invites the judges and for sure the Danish Kennel Club was making its own sort of statement in excluding judges from these two non-FCI aligned countries. That both the American Kennel Club and the Kennel Club in England are two of the most powerful and influential registering bodies in the world certainly seems to have not impressed the Danes. That’s their business though, isn’t it? What is our business, however, is the report that the Danish government recently banned, effective July 1, (immediately after the show is held) 14 breeds of purebred dog 13 of which are recognized by the FCI! It is said, despite denials by the Danish Kennel Club that it tacitly supported these bans which require the neutering of any of these breeds kept as pets once the ban goes into effect. Breed discrimination in itself in any form is totally unacceptable. But for a national government to establish this kind of precedent is morally wrong and should be declared legally unconstitutional. Certainly the explanation of the stand taken by the Danish Kennel Club in this matter was anything but strong and the FCI insofar as these pages have been able to ascertain has remained totally silent––for a change––in this crucial matter. BSL cannot and must not be accepted on any level and for a so-called World Show to be held in a country enacting such laws makes a farce out of the very meaning of the words dog show!
Seems To Be Catching On
Well it certainly looks as though many exhibitors are getting caught up in the rush to earn Grand 10 Dog News
Championship titles.After an initial and very short wait and see period of time it said that some handlers have trucks filled with dogs looking for these titles only. Financially this should make the AKC and the show giving clubs happier and filter down to the photographers and magazines as well. What the title itself proves in the long run however remains to be seen.The “select” designation appears to be little more than a glorified award of merit––is there still a need for an award of merit––if there ever was one with which to begin. Practically is it possible to foresee in the future a show for Grand Champions of record only? Does this new title have the effect deliberate or not of cheapening the Champion title originally offered by AKC? Should AKC have instead of creating a new championship title shored up and strengthened the present requirements to become a champion. Under present AKC rules it is frequently said that any dog can be made up to earn its championship in America. It only takes time, location and perseverance to accomplish this today, many people opine. Right now and for the short term AKC seems to be succeeding in its goals of increasing revenues for most in the sport, including itself by implementing this new title. But in the long haul will it make the sport stronger and strive for better breeding practises and result in a more meaningful interpretation of what it means to earn the title of AKC Championship for your dog? These answers remain up in the air and are unpredictable insofar as these pages are concerned but in the long run we would have to answer our own fears with a very unhappy NO––the Grand Championship award neither solves nor alleviates any of the existing problems and only will re-emphasize the need to win mentality at any cost, which presently is so prevalent today.
An Increase In Blood Banks For Dogs
Pet owners in growing numbers are both donating their pets’ blood and relying on animal blood banks to provide it when their pets fall ill. The concept of blood banks for animals began in the early ‘90s and in recent years has really taken off. As the level of patient care increases more people are likely to do whatever it takes to make their pets better. One of the oldest banks is the Eastern Veterinary Blood Bank in Severna Maryland although it is said the concept originated in California. In addition to being healthy enough to donate blood donors must meet criteria which seem to vary from bank to bank Age and weight are usual considerations and in addition to the well-known blood bank at LSU in Baton Rogue there are ones located in Maryland, California, Michigan, Texas, Arizona and Colorado according to the Association of Veterinary Hematology and Transfusion Medicine. Some of these are strictly voluntary while others pay for getting the blood. An easy analogy can be made between human blood banks and those for dogs, wouldn’t you think.
Thought For The Week
The announcement that an actual committee headed by Bob Smith to include Bob Forsyth, Edd Bivin, Roz Krause-Kramer, and Jan Smith among others to reevaluate the existing judges approval processes was greeted happily by most in the Fancy. There were the usual discontents within the Delegate Body who objected primarily because they were not included on the list. The people named above could and will be trusted by most to study and reform the existing policies to a level heretofore not achieved in the years past. Our hopes and hats are riding high on their reports. Along with the rest of the Fancy we anxiously await the early-on signs of the direction in which they will be heading. •
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The Big Guy
InsideOut by John Mandeville
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hatever the enterprise, walk of life, or what-have-you “The Big Guy” always takes the heat. It goes with the territory. “The Big Guy” in our world is, of course, AKC… and yeah, I’m about as public as is possible about AKC’s, er, “shortcomings.” Trust me, guys, that’s a lot different than any number of those people telling you one thing and me something altogether different, but then a sizeable chunk of people are prone to saying one thing to someone’s face and something altogether different behind their backs. Be that as it may, the list of things AKC does well is long, almost all of which are taken for granted. That’s a good thing, in the sense that AKC goes about its business of operating the registry and supervising the sport smoothly and virtually trouble free – no kidding. Something our Canadian brethren have well reminded us, especially of late regarding financial management. AKC’s is first rate. And it’s long been such. Assertions AKC is rolling in dough are understandable; they might even be true depending on your definition of “rolling in dough.” For certain AKC – even in these trying economic times – is financially secure. Good for AKC. And good for us. Seriously: I want to continue enjoying the sport as I have. This requires AKC to be financially stable. So keep up the good work. You’ll get no grief from me. Not to throw cold water on AKC’s financial security, but the traditional basis of that security, registrations, remains in freefall. AKC is now too embarrassed to make public the monthly numbers documenting registrations’ ongoing collapse. Meaning AKC’s short term ability to produce impressive financial results without resorting to onerous fee increases has been notable. How much longer that will be possible remains to be seen. Short evidence to the contrary – of which there is none – registrations will continue to decline. At some point that will necessitate AKC getting more money from us for our participation in the sport. Unless, of course, the impressive fiscal management AKC has exercised continues to make it possible for non-event revenue to support shows to the extent we have long been accustomed. Let’s hope so… but don’t count on it. The show subsidy is a part of AKC’s 14 Dog News
long history worth preserving… for one reason, if no other: When participating in the sport costs such the number of new people coming in is significantly affected – if that isn’t already the case – we will be in dangerous territory. AKC needs to do far more to understand how and why the new people coming into the sport have joined us. The worst disaster AKC ever experienced was 2003’s meltdown of its new registration system. The rebound from that horrendous episode has been impressive. So much so we have again for years taken AKC’s Information Services’ area for granted. There’s no bigger compliment. We don’t care who’s in charge or what the technical whys and wherefores are. We want our registrations processed quickly and correctly; obviously the same for show results and confirming titles, only more so. AKC’s willingness to put adequate resources into their Information Services area in the aftermath of 2003’s disaster is commendable, if no surprise. All the latest and greatest in hardware and software won’t get the job done without good people. AKC’s North Carolina staff deserves major credit for running their operation such that we can take it for granted – as I say, there’s no bigger compliment. This most especially means Vice President and Chief Information Officer Charlie Kneifel and his staff. They are easily the best IT personnel running the best techie op in AKC’s history. And as much as it pains me, next year is the fortieth year I have been observing AKC closely – virtually AKC’s entire history with computerization. AKC’s support of research benefitting dogs is at the very top of its most important accomplishments. Beginning in the early 1950’s AKC made substantial contributions to the James A. Baker Institute at Cornell. When the deadly menace of parvo came out of nowhere 30 years ago, it was at the Institute with principal funding from AKC that Dr. Leland Carmichael and his team created the parvo vaccine, still in use and still funding Cornell research through royalties In that same timeframe AKC supported the pioneering frozen semen research of Dr. Michael Seager. Today semen from untold numbers of the sport’s greatest producers has been frozen. The ultimate value of frozen semen may be incalculable. Chilled semen, a direct off-shoot from frozen semen work, has revolutionized serious purebred dog breeding. AKC gets neither the credit it deserves nor does it reap the financial rewards it could have if its leadership had been more farsighted concerning frozen and chilled semen. AKC’s founding of the Canine Health Foundation – to say nothing of the millions it has contributed year in and year out – may be its all-time most important accomplishment. Time will tell. For today it’s enough to say the sport owes AKC untold thanks for the Health Foundation – and for all their good work usually so taken for granted. And, no, I’m neither turning into Pollyanna nor applying to judge, but AKC really doesn’t get the credit it deserves for the many great things it does in furtherance of the sport. So, what tops your list of AKC’s best accomplishments? •
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True North (Strong and Free) by Allison Foley
Am/Can GrCH Backcountry Hemmental, DD, CGN (Hemmi) Best of Breed at the Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America 2009 and dam of this years Best puppy at the BMDCA Backcountry Live Laugh Love (Liv)
Backcountry Live Laugh Love (Liv) Best puppy Specialty at the 2010 Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America, daughter of the 2009 BOB winner
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ere in Canada dog shows are in full swing, and although parts of our great land were snow covered on June first, the great summer show season is upon us! There are many misconceptions about Canada. Contrary to popular belief not all of our police men and women are riding horseback (but many are), and we all don’t end every sentence with “eh.” (Oops, I just did.) We do, however, love our dogs and the sport of dogs in general. When attending a Canadian dog show there are differences that you will notice. We pick up our armbands at a central location, not at ringside and we keep them for the duration of the weekend. Almost all dog show “clusters” (we don’t call them clusters we call them weekends) are hosted by the same kennel club. Therefore, your armband is good for all days. We usually judge the breeds in more or less group order and then judge the group right after. Often you will be showing in the group by 11 a.m. at least once on a weekend and it can make it hectic for handlers of multiple breeds to not only be handling breed judging conflicts but group/breed judging conflicts at the same time. We always have best puppy in breed, best puppy ingroup, and best puppy in show and these are judged by the same judge, as does the adult judging. As dog show entries have declined somewhat in the past few years and some Canadian dog shows are being held in areas of low population, you will find certain shows that have two dog shows in one day! In Atlantic Canada most of these shows are judged one show in the morning and one show in the afternoon. You can win Best in Show by 11:30 a.m. and have to start all over again by lunchtime. In most other areas of Canada if there are two shows in one day they run both shows at the same time and do Best in Shows back-to-back at the end of the day! Imagine the scheduling horror then! But we Canadians are good at chaos so it all works out in the end. Another big difference that I would like to point out is Junior Showmanship. Here in Canada it is called Junior Handling. You do not have to be licensed to judge Juniors, this in itself is a big mistake as far as I am concerned but that is for another debate! The other noted difference is that the Junior does not have to enter by the entry closing but an enter up to one hour before Junior Handling is to begin. Juniors do not have to own or co-own the dog they are going to show and this is a rule I like as it allows and encourages the Junior to try different breeds as most Canadian exhibitors are more than willing to lend a dog to a well meaning Junior. We do have Regional and National competitions with our National winner competing at Crufts each year. The first Canadian to win Best Junior at Crufts was Taryn Hamilton who won in 2008 so the Junior handling program here in Canada is alive and well. In other Canadian news at the Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America National Specialty, best puppy CONTINUED ON PAGE 66
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BY MATTHEW STANDER
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of t he Week In the matter of term limits, if you believe in them for Board Directors do you: 1) Believe they should apply to Delegate Committee Members as well? 2) And then should they also apply to the Delegate BodyAt-Large?
NOTE: I sent email requests to the following Delegates–– All Members of the Delegate Advisory Committee as well as several Delegates who have come out in favor of the concept of term limits.
CARL ASHBY III United States Kerry Blue Terrier Club No response. DICK BLAIR Huntingdon Valley Kennel Club No response. WHITNEY COOMBS Catocin Kennel Club No response. JUDITH V. DANIELS Mt. Baker Kennel Club No response. WILLIAM DANIELS Antelope Valley Kennel Club He wrote back, ”Judi is out of town taking care of her mother and cannot answer.” I wrote back to him that as a Committee Member he too is included in the query - No response.
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JIM DOK Gig Harbor Kennel Club No response.
DAN SMYTH Burlington County Kennel Club No response.
CHARLES GARVIN Marion Ohio Kennel Club No response.
MARJORIE TUFF American Sheltand Sheepdog Association No response.
MERLYN GREEN Del Monte Kennel Club email bounced
BURT YAMAD Orange Empire Dog Club No response.
GERRY MEISELS St. Petersburg Dog Fanciers No response.
(Does one conclude from the total failure of these people to respond that their support of term limits is a way to pave their own election to the Board and at the same time permit committee members (themselves) to stay on a committee without term limits? This ensures their power status to continue. -- MHS)
HARRY OTTMANN Fort Worth Kennel Club No response. JOHN RONALD Samoyed Club of America No response. JANE RUTHFORD Havanese Club of America No response. ED SLEDZIK American Lhasa Apso Club No response.
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Four Days of Peace, Music and Dogs
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f you ever want to go searching for your youth, try the Woofstock Cluster in Vallejo staged by the Contra Costa County Kennel Club and the Lake County Kennel Club of Northern California. What a hoot! Woofstock definitely has something for everybody––music, decorations, beads, funky clothes, costume contests, barbecues, and concerts and, oh yes, four great dog shows. And guess what else? Ever increasing entries topped out this year at 2,000+ dogs with entries of 7,553 for the four days. Conceived by the innovative Kim Meredith-Cavanna and embraced and expanded by President Phil Freilich, treasurer Ken Berg and secretary Eva Berg along with their fellow club members at Contra Costa, Woofstock has caught on with Northern California dog folk like iPads have with the techies. Kim and her supportive crew wanted to do “something different” with their shows, and indeed they have. Because it’s so much fun, it’s become the in place to be in California in June. The upbeat music provided by Bob Birdwell, the “Music Man,” keeps everyone energized, tapping their feet and singing along with the sounds. So specialized is Birdwell that each day he plays specific songs suited to each of the group and BIS judges. Exhibitors, spectators, judges and even some of the dogs were sporting tie dye and psychedelic fun attire because Woofstock is so infectious! There was no problem if you came on the scene unprepared for this wacky world. Club members and vendors were selling T-shirts, sweatshirts, aprons, and Woodstock, oops. Woofstock items to make you feel at home. Furthermore, beads with peace symbols were everywhere. It was hard not to participate and all seemed willing. The idea of love and peace was so fulfilling even the losers happily took it in stride. Kudos to winning hippies Bill McFadden, Ed Thomason, Mike Stone, Jeff Heim and others for sparking up the costume contest. McFadden’s Jimi Hendrix outfit went so far as to include
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neofBritain’smostpopularandrespective figurative artists, Craigie Aitchison CBE, RA died recently at the age of 83.
He was known and admired for his flat, almost twodimensional forms and simple icon-like compositions and his distinctive subject matter consisting of still lifes, landscapes, portraits, nudes, crucifixions, sheep, and his beloved Bedlington Terriers, all rendered in vibrant, luminous colour. His abbreviated and delicately drawn Bedlingtons are instantly recognisable. His death was featured in the Daily Telegraph, which said, “He conformed to no school or fashion but earned critical esteem and public popularity as an artistic loner; his spare but powerfully evocative style remained more or less unchanged for 50 years ... “At first glance his paintings could appear childlike, but it was precisely that quality of innocent spontaneity that admirers so like in him – as seen, for example in Wayney Going to Heaven, in which one of his beloved Bedlington Terriers floats skywards under a new moon.” Craigie Aitchison was born in Edinburgh in 1926 and studied at the Slade School of Fine Art from 1952-54. In 1954 he was one of ‘Six Young Contemporaries’ at Gimpel Fils Gallery and the following year was awarded a British Council scholarship to study in Italy. He fell in love with the country and eventually bought a farmhouse, Montecastelli, near Siena. On one occasion when he and the dogs were staying there, two were stolen. Christmas escaped immediately while they were trying to load them into the car and made her way back to the house. The other, Honey, was dumped on the motorway 25km away and found by someone who took her to a rescue vet in Montevarchi, who then notified Craigie by phoning his London telephone number obtained by scanning her as she was microchipped. His first one-man show took place in 1959 at the Beaux Arts Gallery in London. In 2003 he was honoured with a retrospective exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts; Craigie CONTINUED ON PAGE 70
CRAIGIE ANDHIS BEDLINGTONS by Nick Waters
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The Bests oftheWeek
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Taconic Hills Kennel Club - Thursday & Friday Bulldog Ch. Kepley’s Showbiz Razzle Dazzle Judge Mr. Kent Delaney Judge Mrs. Dorothy Collier Owners J. Fisher, R. Speiser, B. Wolfe Handler Phoebe Booth
Lake County Kennel Club Of Northern California Tibetan Mastiff Ch. Seng Khri Bartok of Dawa Judge Mrs. Doris Cozart Owners Zane Smith, Dan Nechemias & Lois Claus Handler Ed Thomason
Colorado Springs Kennel Club - Sunday Whippet Ch. Starline’s Chanel Judge Mr. Edd Embry Bivin Owners Lori and Carey Lawrence Handler Lori Wilson
Asheville Kennel Club I & II Welsh Terrier Ch. Bayleigh Shaireab’s Super Hero Judge Mrs. Barbara D. Alderman Judge Dr. John Shelton Owners Marilyn Jacobs, Keith Bailey & Sharon Abmeyer Handler Jorge Olivera
Lake Minnetonka Kennel Club American Foxhound Ch. Devlon’s Fame And Fortune Judge Ms. Jane Roppolo Owners Don and Kelly Leonard Handler Stan Flowers Lake County Kennel Club of Northern California Weimaraner Ch. Silhouettes Life in the Fast Lane Judge Mrs. Paula Nykiel Owners Bruce & Cindy Cassidy Handler Keith Pautz Paducah Kennel Club - Saturday Pomeranian Ch. Char’s I Wanta Talk About Me Judge Mr. Walter J. Sommerfelt Owner Charlotte Meyer Handler Lynn Meyer Calcasieu Kennel Club - Saturday 15” Beagle Ch. Torquay Midnight Confession Judge Mrs. Lesley E. Hiltz Owner Mr. & Mrs. Marco Flavio Botelho and Marcelo Chagas Handler Marcelo Chagas Mount Pleasant Michigan Kennel Club Saturday & Sunday Smooth Fox Terrier Ch. J’Cobe Kemosabe Vigilante Justice Judge Mr. Robert Slay Judge Mrs. Evie Sullivan Owners Howard & Sandra Hoffen and Phil & Amy Booth Handler Amy Booth
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McKinley Kennel Club - Sunday Border Terrier Ch. Meadowlake Overnight Celebrity Judge Mrs. Meredith Johnson-Snyder Owners Ray & Ginger Scott, Tom Bradley & Karen Fitzpatrick Handler Ray Scott Flagstaff Kennel Club Smooth Coat Chihuahua Ch. Lugari Holiday Rocco Mrs. Tomas Gomez Owners Ivan Lugo and Paula Murray Handler Paula Murray Paducah Kennel Club - Sunday Smooth Collie GCh. Sunland’s Grand Entrance Judge Mr. Gary Doerge Owners Blair Mullin, Marie Mullin, Diane P. Steele, and Sue Ellen Miller Handler Diane P. Steele Contra Costa County Kennel Club - Saturday Norwegian Elkhound Ch. Vin Melca’s Voyager Judge Mr. Elliott Weiss Owner & Handler Patricia V. Trotter Silky Club of America National Specialty Ch. Baghdads Be Still My Heart Judge Mr. Jean Louis-Grunheid Owners Lyndell Ackerman, P. Bockman-Chato Handler Don Rodgers
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Trouble & Giambi
’ n i l e e F y v o o r G Best In Specialty Show at the Redwood Empire Mastiff Club Specialty this past May 23rd, which was in conjunction with the Pug National
Trouble - All Breed Best in Show, Multiple Best in Specialty Shows, Group Winning And One of America’s Top Pugs
Ch. Winsome’s Trouble At Coral Bay
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Trouble the Pug, would like to congratulate his big buddy, Giambi the Mastiff for his “very boss” wins at Woofstock, we are soooo stoked! Group Third & Best of Breed Judge Mrs. Sulie Greendale-Paveza Best of Breed Judge Mr. Bob Busby Best of Breed Judge Mrs. Paula Nykiel Group Fourth Judge Mr. Charles L. Olvis Oh, and a special Congratulations to you Bill, for winning the Woofstock Costume Contest for the second year! You were a perfect Jimi Hendrix
Yes, we are Feelin’ very Groovy Baby...
Giambi, Best in Specialty, Group Winning and Multiple Group Placer and One of America’s Top Mastiffs
Ch. Lexington Divine’s Put Me In, Coach Handlers Bill and Taffe McFadden Breeders Valerie and John Tortorella, Erica Tortorella Owners Joe and Carla Sanchez, Mary Delisa, Erica Tortorella
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“Yes.” Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
If you could Learning to relax. change one thing about yourself what would it be?
To be better coordinated Which talent would you most like to have?
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Sue Vroom Who is your real life hero or heroine?
6 7 Other people think I am: Obsessive and determined
How would you describe yourself in a personal ad?
Selective
8 9 What was your most embarrassing moment at a dog show?
Knocking down the camera crew in Portland while working for Bruce Schultz, running to make the Samoyed ring.
Which judge, no longer alive or judging, do you miss the most? Judy & Pat Doniere
10questions What do you miss the most at dog shows? Corky Vroom––He was a legend, a dear friend, a great mentor, and an Era. I will miss him.
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Asked of Tiffany Saxson Born: San Clemente, California Resides: Fallbrook, California Marital Status: Single
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a Hendrix look-alike guitar, and he was both the crowd’s choice and judges’ choice for top honors. A Nancy Sinatra outfit truly represented her 1966 top hit, “These Boots Were Made For Walkin” and won the ladies’ competition. Another great outfit was a Mama Cass clad gal which makes one speculate, should there be a pair division of this contest? After all, weren’t Mama Cass and Hendrix a togetherness team at one time? Costume judges Peggy BeiselMcIlwaine, Doris Cozart, and Florence Males studied the entrants just as carefully as though judging dogs while mistress of ceremonies Kim Meredith-Cavanna kept the event moving like a pro. Every ring was adorned with colorful flags and decorations. Golf carts to transport judges were done up equally well and a retro van was “out of sight” with little kids and BIS judges alike signing their names on this historical artifact! The schedule and execution of transporting judges from one ring to another so that most breeds could be in the same ring every day was organized by Celesta and Norm Deter. This was especially helpful to specialty clubs. Group ribbons and photography backdrops were done in the psychedelic theme and lava lamps were awarded for BIS. The Tibetan Mastiff Ch.Seng Khri Bartok Of Dawa, the Weimaraner Ch.Silhouette’s Lifeinthefastlane, the Norwegian Elkhound Ch. Vin-Melca’s Voyager and the Portuguese Water Dog Ch. Aviator’s Luck Be A Lady took home the lava lamps for their fortunate owners.
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aturday night’s barbecue for 310 hungry Woofstock groupies was a great success thanks to Eva Berg, Keven Birdwell, and Terry Kelso. Attendees sat on the grass with their spreads of yummy St. Louis ribs and great BBQ chicken enjoying the live music of the “Blues Healers” in a simulated Woodstock environment sans the smoking. Hard working show chairpersons Leslie Puppo and Phil Freilich were truly everywhere seeing to it everything ran smoothly. Danielle Green’s hospitality committee provided outstanding group time appetizing edibles for judges inside their special enclosure and exhibitors nearby. For four days exhibitors were able to enjoy complimentary treats while groups were judged. Hospitality chair Danielle Green’s husband, Chaise, was the head organizer/caterer of the food-related CONTINUED ON PAGE 74
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Here’s how my weekend started. The Homeland Security officer bellowed, “Whose bag is this?” Everyone in the security area waiting to be screened was startled, including me, thinking, “Oh my gosh, there’s a terrorist in here!” Then, I noticed she was holding my maroon wheelie bag. Sheepishly, I raised my hand. All the other travelers took three big steps in any direction away from me. The offending item was an 8 x 11 inch decorative metal photo frame. The officer waved it at me, so I could see how, in a pinch, a terrorist might be able to rush a pilot or stewardess and threaten them with its artistically carved sharp edges, if you were a terrorist and thought about things like that. My idea had simply been to offer the frame as a prize for Best of Breed to whichever Saluki won the breed at the Kokomo Kennel Club dog show in Indiana. It was a nice way to celebrate my fifth provisional assignment judging this breed, I thought. Violent trouble had been far from my brain. While I was researching my book, Paws to Protect, K9 handlers told me they were training dogs to sniff unobtrusively through airport lounges, looking for likely terror suspects. Every minute of every day, humans slough off dozens of dead skin cells, a naturally occurring process that keeps our skin fresh. But for emotionally charged humans, the process is ramped up. Instead of dozens, hundreds and even thousands of skin cells start to go, and dogs can smell this. The K9 can point out the suspect. But would a terrorist about to bomb a plane slough off cells in a manner different from, say, a woman who had just broken up with her boyfriend? Both would be emotionally charged up. That hadn’t been worked out yet, which is why you don’t see Belgian Malinois and Labradors at your gate just yet. CONTINUED ON PAGE 78
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Ch. Mariel’s Harvest Moon WE ARE ALL SMILES AS HARVEY RECEIVES HIS 6TH GROUP FIRSTTHANK YOU JUDGE MR. DEL RICHARDS
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The K9 College Raises $7,500 for Canine Health Foundation by Katie Markley
The Canine Health Foundation recently announced the receipt of a donation in the amount of $7,500 from the K9 College. The donation represents the proceeds raised from the Dog Show at Sea, a fundraiser conducted during the 6th annual K9 College Cruise. The K9 College Cruise is an educational event sponsored by the Lancaster Kennel Club, Lancaster, PA, and Nestle Purina. You may have recently heard a lot of barking about the K9 College Cruise around doggie circles. So what exactly is it? Well, it’s probably the best kept secret in the dog world today! It’s a one-of-a-kind canine educational experience aimed at breeders, exhibitors, trainers, judges, and serious dog enthusiasts. The unique venue features a week-long canine educational adventure unlike anything Pat Hastings conducts puppy evaluation seminar. available anywhere else, on land or at sea. Think...a week of total immersion in all things dog! During K9 College days at sea, cuttingedge canine seminars are conducted by a faculty of world-class experts. The everchanging faculty offers the very latest in canine education on a broad range of topics. Fourteen to eighteen different seminars are featured during the K9 College Cruise every year. All of them are geared toward providing practical knowledge that students can apply to their breeding programs, training regimens, relationships with dogs, and to their dogs health and well-being. During the 2010 K9 Cruise, Karen Sanders, Silken Windhound breeder and 5-year K9 Cruiser from Oregon, recounted how she was able to save a litter of 14 premature puppies as a result of techniques she learned during K9 Cruisers chat with repro specialist Dr. Robert K9 College seminars. It’s experiences like this Van Hutchison, during K9 Cocktail Party that keep many K9 cruisers coming back year after year. Another veteran cruiser writes, “My head was literally bursting at the seams by the end of the cruise. There was just so much information to absorb. Many things I thought I knew turned out to be a myth! The speakers were awesome and presented information based on the latest research. I’ll be back!” CONTINUED ON PAGE 86
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Saturday - Best of Breed - Ms. Christine Erickson Group First - Mr. Darryl Vice, pictured Sunday - Best of Breed - Mr. Darryl Vice Group Fourth - Mr. Norman Patton Our sincere appreciation to these judges. Owners: Clay Coady Duane and Karin Lewis
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AnInterview With EspenEngh by Pekka Hannula, translated by Marjo Nygård taken from “Keep To The Topbreeding”*
Things we can learn from dogs: When it’s in your best interest, practice obedience. What is your background with dogs? My mother got involved with dogs when she bought her first Greyhound in 1955. She was very active for a long period of time showing Greyhounds. For many years she concentrated totally on males; at the time she was not able to breed so that’s why it made sense. And I think males actually provide a good training ground. It’s wise to start with males, to train them and show them. Learning and graduating from males, you can later buy a bitch and start your own breeding. For us it was a good way to approach breeding. As a norm people will buy a bitch and start breeding her, no matter how good or bad she is. But if you train first on males, as my mother did, you should become very critical when you try to find a bitch to breed with. She had males for 20 years before we started to breed. Our first litter was born in 1975. When people ask how I got my first dog, I usually answer that I didn’t get my first dog, the dogs got me – because the dogs were there before me! I was born into a family with Greyhounds. My mother and I started breeding together after getting our foundation bitch. We found her from Sweden. My mother was judging and saw some excellent dogs from a litter which was bred by the Gulds kennels of Ann Gustafsson. The combination was a total outcross, but since there were so many excellent dogs in the litter, the breeder decided to repeat it. We were lucky. Our bitch from the repeat mating became a real star; she was Runner Up Dog of the Year in Sweden 1973 and in Norway two years later. She gave us an excellent start for breeding. CONTINUED ON PAGE 98
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EspenEnghpicturedwith(fromlefttoright):Int.Ch.Jet’s Something in the Way U Smile, Top Dog All Breeds in Norway 2003, Int.Ch.Jet’s It’s All Up To Me, Int.Ch.Jet’s Once Upon A Dream, Top Dog All Breeds in Norway 2001, and Int.Ch.Jet’s Once Upon A Dark Night. All four are BOB-winners from FCI World Shows and BIS-winners.
Back-to-Back Group Firsts
Judges: Ms. Betsy Dale and Ms. Linda More
Ch. Coleraine’s Mandalay Royalty Curry is the breed’s only Group Winner, Multiple Group Winner and consistent Group Placer. She is also undefeated in Breed competition in 2010. Royalty Glen of Imaal Terriers Owned and always-handled by: Bruce Sussman
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SIRE: BEST IN SHOW & BEST IN SPECIALTY SHOW WINNING CH. TEMPO’S EASY RIDER, SDHF
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esponsible, law-abiding dog owners and breeders were dealt a serious blow this week when the City Council of Riverside, California voted unanimously to pass a dubious “animal protection ordinance”. Dog owners and breeders are constantly finding themselves up against measures that seek to establish licensure restrictions, mandatory spay/neuter laws, microchipping mandates or limitations on the number of dogs one can own or breed. Somehow, the ordinance passed this week by the Riverside City Council managed to include all of these. If fanciers can take anything positive away from its passage, at least the council compromised on some of the initial provisions but this is clearly a defeat for dog owners and breeders. The original proposal called for the spaying or neutering of any dog or cat for even a minor violation of the animal control ordinance, would mandate pet owners to microchip all their animals, and will would force anyone with more than four dogs (or nine cats) to obtain a residential kennel or cattery license. One hoped that Riverside City Council members would get an earful before their scheduled meeting on June 15th and come to their senses by either dropping the ordinance altogether, tweaking it so that fair and realistic measures were adopted instead or changing some of the vague language so that responsible owners and breeders would know exactly where they stand. But reportedly only about forty people attended the meeting, most in opposition, claiming the ordinance unfairly targeted legitimate breeders, low-income animal owners and people who help abandoned animals. As with many of these legislative proposals, one has to wonder what is the actual intent behind it? California is one of the 46 states in which animal cruelty is a felony. If the object of this ordinance is to crack down on issues of abuse, then prosecute those who engage in such criminal activity to the fullest extent of the law. If the impetus of the ordinance is to keep tabs on dangerous dogs or dogfighting activity, again, stricter enforcement of current licensure and cruelty laws should address those problems. What makes anyone believe that those who already operate outside the realm of the law will suddenly comply with these new restrictions? Efforts should be made to educate and enforce, not to legislate and coerce. It seemed as if those behind the ordinance were swinging for the fences in the hopes that if not everything on the
agenda got through then at least some of the proposals would stick. This ordinance is really an amalgamation of all the anti-dog owning and anti-dog breeding proposals that fanciers are fighting all across the country. The “intact animal license” has become the item du jour for the animal rights extremists’ agenda. Of course, whenever this idea is bandied about, a cost for such a license is rarely presented. Even if a price is established, we all know costs go up and rarely if ever go down. The cost of being a responsible dog breeder or owner continues to escalate in these turbulent economic times, which threatens dog ownership and can lead to an increase in abandoned animals, contradicting one of the implied purposes of the ordinance. Of course, proponents of such a bill want to eliminate breeders and owners altogether – a goal that actually seems possible with the passage of such an ordinance. Perhaps the most alarming and exasperating proposal in the original version of the ordinance was that any animal picked up at-large would be required to be spayed/neutered prior to being returned to the owner. In fact, in its original form, any violation of the animal control ordinance could require that the animal(s) be sterilized, including failure to posses a current rabies vaccination, failure to license, leash law violations, animals left unattended in a car and failure to provide adequate care. Any animal picked up by animal control – even on a first offense – would be sterilized. In addition, if an owner had one intact license revoked, all of their intact licenses could be revoked. Is sterilization of all pets a rational penalty for being a day late on a rabies vaccination? (See sidebar for more on a raging rabies vaccine debate also going on in California) What if the babysitter, the cable guy or a delivery person accidentally leaves a door or a gate open in the home of a responsible dog or cat owner and the pet is momentarily, technically, “at large”? Does that pet or its owner deserve sterilization of a valued family member? Such a measure is extreme, unfair and totally unreasonable, to put it mildly, and in language suitable for a family newspaper. At the hearing on June 15th, it was reported, “enforcement of the spayneuter provision is secondary, which means animal control officers won’t actively look for unaltered animals. For example, if a dog escaped, officials would then check that it was licensed and altered.” Somehow such a claim is hardly reassuring to responsible owners and breeders who know the true agenda of
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those behind such legislation. There was no budging by the council, however, when it came to requiring that all owners of more than four dogs and nine cats apply for a residential kennel or cattery license, which, needless to say, will come at a hefty fee. (Current pet owners are grandfathered in for 20 years with their existing pets.) Those who apply for the license will have to allow animal control inspectors complete access their homes. These visits wouldn’t be predicated on noise complaints or reports of abuse, mind you. The Riverside City Council also unanimously approved a rule that will require most cats and dogs to be microchipped and spayed or neutered once they’re seven months old. Mandatory spay/neuter laws have proven to be ineffective wherever they have been adopted, resulting in more dogs being euthanized and turned over to shelters, and fewer dogs being registered and vaccinated. Low-cost and voluntary spay/neuter, on the other hand, has proven effective, with over 75% of dogs in the U.S. being altered. Fanciers must also consider the effect such an ordinance would have on breeding stock. The choice to breed dogs still remains with the responsible breeder and owner in this country, though proposals such as this one seek to put an end to that. Microchipping has its benefits and its supporters (and I’m a proponent as long as it’s deemed safe by a veterinarian) but it may not be right for every dog or cat. It’s a choice best left to the owners, who may prefer to properly identify their pets with tattoos or collars, and shouldn’t be mandated by the government. As we go to press the consequences from the passage of this ordinance haven’t fully been digested, but fanciers have one last chance to voice their opposition. The ordinance must pass a second reading on June 22 and would then go into effect July 23, though the city plans to offer a dog license amnesty in July and August, when fees for expired licenses will be waived and licensing is free if a dog is vaccinated, altered and microchipped. What are the odds that irresponsible owners will jump on that proposal? Rabies Vaccine Debate in California (On a related note, California pet owners are also facing opposition to the medical exemption legislation proposed in Molly’s Bill California AB 2000, which grants rabies medical exemption to dogs who are in the care of a licensed veterinary for acute or chronic health conditions Monica Wagoner, the Deputy Director of the California Department of Public Health, has stated that “There is no evidence that canine rabies vaccinations are associated with severe or a high rate of vaccination reactions,” though the National Association of National State Health Veterinarians has stated that “there is no medical basis for redundant vaccination” and “requiring rabies vaccine more than necessary is ineffective in attaining the public safety goal of herd immunity.” Those in favor of Molly’s Bill, who believe that requiring pet owners to pay for medically, ethically or legally questionable rabies vaccinations are being urged to show their support of the exemption to overcome the Health Department’s opposition to it.) •
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Ch. Glennhaven’s Danny Boy O’Donnybrook
Sire: Best In Show, Best In Specialty Show Winning Ch. Donnybrook’s George
Dam: Glennhaven’s Autumn Mist
Best of Breed at the Valley of the Sun West Highland White Terrier Club Specialty Our thanks to Judge Mr. Clay Coady
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he Greenwich Kennel Club holds but one all-breed show a year––no back to backs, no cluster––indeed it is a standalone event surrounded on Thursday and Friday by Taconic Hills Kennel Club held in Yorktown, New York (Northern Westchester) and Longshore-Southport, a Connecticut area show which elects to join Taconic in Yorktown on Sunday. Nonetheless, Greenwich held on Taylor Farm Park in East Norwalk is the top draw by far of the weekend, exceeding last year’s entries by about 50 dogs for a total of close to 1,300 entries, with I believe nearly 30 majors offered in various breeds. Additionally, the special features offered by the club for the dog-loving community are diverse and far-reaching enough to set a standard for many a show giving club hoping to lure in spectators for the day. These include a “Meet the Author Day,” Meet the Breeds, and various other demonstrations, tests, and tours. The rings are large and spacious and basically well manicured, although I did think some of the short legged toy breeds could have had rings a bit closer cut. The Group and BIS trophies are unusually lovely and useful while the overall attitude and atmosphere at this show makes it an outstanding event to my mind at any rate. The team of Peggy Reed and Joy Brewster are basically the backbone responsible for making this all possible, and quite frankly, if they were so inclined they should set up a business offering their services to other clubs as to how to make a dog show more than just a dog show but a day’s outing for the entire family. That’s how impressed I am by the efforts of those two dog people and the club members generally that I make that sort of suggestion. Best in Show in a very nice lineup was the Vizsla (which breed, I may add, had the largest entry at the show of 84) owned by Natalie Russo and shown by Alessandra Folz Ch. Kezdet’s Grand Mark Gedeon. At both Taconic Hills shows the Bulldog of Joan Fisher’s shown by Phoebe Booth returned to action sweeping those shows while the Sunday show was awarded to Ellen Charles’ Bearded Collie shown by Cliff Steele. Both of those exhibits were in the Saturday lineup as was a lovely Smooth Fox terrier bitch, the BIS Black and Tan
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in specialty was the Canadian puppy “Liv” or Backcountry Live Laugh Love, this is remarkable as her mother, Hemmi or Am/Can GrCH Backcountry Hemmental, DD, CGN was Best of breed at the 2009 BMDCA National specialty and the littermate sister to Hemmi “Hilde” or Am/Can GrCH Backcountry Hildegarde, CGN, RN was Best of breed at the 2008 BMDCA National specialty! For three bitches to receive such honors in consecutive years is truly remarkable. All three bitches were co-owned and bred by Wendy Bennett. Hemmi and Liv are owned and handled by Bonnie Galbraith who also co-bred Liv. Not to be outdone, the Top Dog in Canada for 2009 the breeder-owner-handled Am Can Ch Avatar’s Try Try Again was Award of Merit just months after recovering from major emergency surgery. Congratulations all! The third weekend of May is the long weekend here in Canada. We celebrate Victoria Day and this is when the summer dog show season really starts. As far east as you can get, the Avalon KC hosted four shows in scenic Newfoundland. The winner of all four Best in Shows this weekend was the sheltie bitch, the nation’s top Herding Dog, Am Can BIS GCh Shelhaven Sweet Seduction. Judges awarding her these Bests were David Eadie, Dr. John Reeve-Newson, Cecilia Ringstrom, and Butch MacDonald. Still in Atlantic Canada another sweep of four all-breed Best in Shows went to the black Pomeranian Ch Finch’s You’re So Special NBLK, this stunning dog also won the American Pomeranian National this year. The judges awarding these best in shows were James Reynolds, Michael Hill, Bob and Elaine Whitney. The following weekend in Bathurst NB, the Chaleur CA hosted four all-breed shows with the Best in Shows going to the Bullmastiff, Ch Leatherneck Just as Requested, under Sharon Derrick. Under Pom breeder Carol Graham we have the black Pom Ch Finch’s You’re So Special NBLK again. Under Donald Duncan the Standard Poodle Ch Vetset Happy Days and the last best in show under Cheryl Meyers Egerton was awarded to the English setter bitch Ch Wingset’s Shared Dream. Onto Quebec, the long weekend saw three all-breed dog shows put on by Hochelaga KC. These shows drew a nice entry just outside of Montreal, QC. The Toy Manchester terrier Ch Sir Galahad De Diventy under Michael Woods and Ricardo Saldana won two of the three shows. The third best in show awarded by Pamela Douglas went to the Siberian Husky Ch Innisfree Manawa. In Ontario, the three all-breed shows hosted by the Kitchener-Waterloo KC were noticeably down in entries as these shows are usually among the largest in Canada at this time of year. The Great Pyrenees Ch Pyrview Solan Warrior King under Thora Brown won the first Best in Show. The second best went to the Golden Retriever Ch De La Vega Goldensports Vegas under Michel Bouchard. The last best went to the MS Dachshund under Janet Lobb, Ch GrandGables Wee Mr Red Thorn. Also this weekend is the annual Terrier Breeders Association Specialty, which is the Canadian version of Montgomery County, this year they were thrilled to have Terrier expert Peter Green judges Best in Specialty with the coveted award going to the Top Terrier in the country the Westie Ch Gailaurie’s Zoom Zoom. Onto the Prairies where there were two sets of shows over the long weekend. Starting with the Regina K & OC 66 Dog News
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four day event in Regina SK the Best in Show winner under Ray Smith and Jose Mendiola was the PW Corgi Ch WindsorCastle Made From Legends. Under Larry Kereluke was the record breaking Pug Ch Xoe’s Oscar De La Hoya and lastly under Mel Saranchuk we had the English Setter Ch Sevenoak’s Casablanca Royale.
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he other set of shows in the Prairies was the Fort Garry KC, with three all-breed shows this event drew a smaller entry on this weekend. The winners there for Best in Show under John B Ross we had the American Cocker Spaniel Ch Southern’s Red White & Blue, under Connie Guitierrez-Otero the Sheltie Ch Glamoor’s Love Unlimited and under Edgar Bajona the Sibe Ch Oakhollow’s Simply Irresistible. Onto Vancouver Island, we have now made the trek across Canada results wise, and have made in from as far east as we could go to as far west! The Vancouver Island Dog Fanciers Association hosted four all-breed shows. Winner of two Best in Shows was the Afghan hound ch Polo’s the Aviator; these were under Afghan Breeder Avery Gaudin and Hound expert David Markus. Winning Best in Show under Doug Gaudin was the Westie Ch Gailaurie’s Zoom Zoom and completing the list of winners under Leslie Rogers was the Karelian Bear Dog Ch TsarShadows I Dream of War. Again the top Ten Dogs all breeds has not changed much and your Top Ten as of June 7 2010 according to Canuck Dogs are; #1 Standard Poodle GCh Classique Scaramouche #2 Irish Setter GCh Captiva’s Turning Heads #3 Gordon Setter Ch Raggededge Joyride to Kerricreek #4 Siberian Husky Ch Mistral de Ciukci #5 Cavalier KCS Ch Shirmont Rhapsody in Blue #6 Westie Ch Gailaurie’s Zoom Zoom #7 Pug Ch Xoe’s Oscar de la Hoya #8 Sheltie GCh Shelhaven Sweet Seduction #9 PBGV Ch Soletrader Bjorn Borg #10 Afghan Hound Ch Mijkelh Sikanni Procyon That’s it for now from the true north. •
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Aitchison: Out of the Ordinary. There he was photographed with his dog Sunday standing beside one of his Bedlington paintings, Dog in Red. Craigie first saw Bedlingtons on a visit to Crufts and liked the fact that they were small and sheep-like and bought his first, Wayney, in 1972. Over the years others followed; Sleepyhead, Dusty, Sunday, Candy, Honey and Christmas. All except one were bitches. His Bedlingtons were a very major part of his life, he believed that dogs become one of you and ask for nothing and give everything in return. Candy was his shadow, would follow him everywhere and was always at his side. A great supporter of the breed, he regularly visited the Bedlington Terrier Association shows when he spent more time in England and bred the occasional litter when he wanted another dog. For years he and his dogs, often three in tow, travelled by train from London to Sheffield for the dogs to be trimmed by Bedlington breeder Pat Hall. They would be met at the station by Pat’s husband, Brian, who would take them home, the dogs would be left and Craigie would visit a friend near Harewood House, a familiar name to those who show dogs as it is the home of Leeds Championship Show. The following day he would collect the dogs and return to London. There were times when Brian would drive down to London to collect the dogs and then return them, sometimes very late the same day. Pat remembers times when the dogs arrived with paint all over them from spending much time in the studio. His dogs brought him a huge amount of happiness and companionship and he painted them so many times because they were always at his side. He once said that he hoped he had immortalised them in his paintings. •
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events while still finding time to help the good of the order with parking duties and assorted odd jobs. No doubt the entire Lake County/Contra Costa group slept like babies when all was said and done! When clubs work together and have fun doing it like Lake County and Contra Costa, truly good things happen. Lake County Showchair Leslie Puppo was assisted by Celesta Deter and Darlene Serpo. Darlene and her adorable granddaughter Madison Serpa did the work of five people with their ring hospitality chores. Also vital to the cause was Sylvia Jerran and others doing a variety of tasks. Contra Costa’s Terry Kelso and AKC delegate Barry Cavanna carried more than their share of the work load. Barry was the first person I saw helping with parking at 6 a.m. Thursday, and he worked hard everywhere all weekend doing jobs others couldn’t get to. German Shorthaired Pointer breeder Robin Remondi organized health clinics to the tune of non-stop music throughout the cluster. Eva Berg and Mireille Kennedy are the movers and shakers behind the specialty shows and supported shows held over the four days. With a total of nine regional specialties and 68 supported entries over the four days,
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entries were strong across the breeds with 82 Vizslas leading the list. It truly is a “retro” California show with big entries like that again. Maybe the theme-oriented dog show is a concept that has come of age. Certainly the Country Music Cluster in March in Nashville has attracted the largest entries in that club’s history. Like the Wolfstock scenario it is very user-friendly with free meals, country music events and other attractions both judges and exhibitors find inviting.
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atching Jamie Souza Bartlett judge Irish Wolfhounds was a joy. Jamie was still in juniors when I left for Nashville in 1994. Now this thirdgeneration dog lady is the mother of what we all hope will become two fourth-generation dog ladies. Mentor Martha Fielder was justifiably proud of her contribution to Jamie’s dog education. Several of the judges were truly “into” the Woofstock theme with Charles Olvis sporting a great tee shirt stating “If the music’s too loud, you’re too old.” One lovely lady at the Saturday night BBQ looked like a movie star flower power beauty. Many ladies sported flowing dresses and skirts in incredible arrays of color. Outfits were intriguing and appropriate. In our modern setting of economic hard times, declining entries and other negative influences on our sport, such positive activities are a breath of fresh air for the average CONTINUED ON PAGE 92
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But I’m hoping they get there soon. In the meantime, only my wooden picture frames were allowed on board. The metal one would presumably be tossed. It made me sad to think of it in a trash can. It would be better for the officer to take it home and give it to her husband with a photo of the two of them catching a trout on vacation. But I knew enough not to mention that, given Homestead Security officers notable lack of humor about these things. The club member who picked up me and Judy Goodin at the airport informed us we would skirt downtown Kokomo, as it is a city known for a proliferation of traffic lights. However, the show catalog carries the slogan, “City of Firsts.” Kokomo, it turns out, was home to the FIRST automobile in America! Who knew? Detroit gets all the credit, but in fact, Elwood Haynes of Kokomo invented the lightweight metal alloys that made it possible for cars to be massproduced. He named his company “Haynes-Apperson,” which doesn’t roll off the tongue quite as trippingly as “Ford Motor Company.”
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ther Kokomo firsts: first pneumatic rubber tire; first stainless steel; first Howitzer shell; first tomato juice; first transistor car radio. Often first among the 181 areas analyzed for affordable housing opportunities. Furthermore, home to the world’s largest steer carcass, 4,700-pound Old Ben. I couldn’t find any mention of canine firsts, but clearly, this is a city of inventors so there may be some. The next morning as we were leaving the Hampton Inn, the button on my tan Jones New York slacks popped off. I asked the clerk for a safety pin, which she did not have, but Toy judge Carl Yochum gallantly stepped up and offered me his miniature travel sewing kit. I remain deeply in awe of people like Carl, who travel prepared for any emergency. For that matter, judges and exhibitors should take a lesson from Judy Goodin, Sporting, Working and Herding Group judge who keeps her bag packed at all times. “On Mondays, I clean everything up and put it right back in,” she said. Anyone who has ever rooted through their suitcase looking for left-behind toothpaste can see the wisdom of that plan. Show chair Jim Hupp waved us into the Howard County 4-H Fairgrounds. The show was held mostly indoors in the shade of an aluminum-roofed building, with bleachers along one side providing seating. Trophy Chair Julie Howard looked puzzled as I explained about the confiscation of the picture frame, which was certainly understandable. Later, strolling through the booths, a display of gorgeous crate pads were on sale. The CONTINUED ON PAGE 82
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Wow! Maverick had a fabulous weekend in New York Group First - Judge Mr. Desmond Murphy Group Second - Judge Mr. Chuck Winslow, Group Third - Judge Ms. Marjorie Tuff
Poodle Club of America, Award of Merit Breeder-Judge J. Mrs. Andrena Brunotte Group Second as a puppy, Back Mountain Kennel Club - Judge Dr. Anthony DiNardo
Owners: Barbara Conley Pat Lorenz
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vendor informed me that she stitched them together from remnants of couch upholstery and moving van mats. Jim Hupp and Julie Howard agreed they made an adequate substitute for the frame, and I got a nice thank you note from Karen Frost, who won it with her Saluki, Dual Champion Karob Parmenides At Elea. The Central Indiana Siberian Husky Club had a “Meet the Breeds” type booth, with plenty of huskies on hand, tended by club members in bright red teeshirts. It wasn’t a specialty, just a club who enjoyed getting out and supporting their breed. They were rewarded by Working Group 1 both days by Ch. Dynasty’s Husky Dream Girl. On the Judging Program, there was a new breed listed, the “GIT,” with an entry of 11. Turns out this is how you abbreviate “Glen of Imaal Terriers.” We all thought it was a specialty with that big entry, but it was just a group of exhibitors getting together to make majors and relax with their GITs. Spectators and judges crowded around the ring to watch Betsy Dale sort through the entry, as 11 GITs are a rare sight. Ch. Coleraine’s Mandalay Royalty was Best of Breed and Terrier Group 1 both days, owned by Bruce Sussman, Robert Shuter and Maura High. Elegant Gene Blake judged three varieties of Poodles in his ring, judging them in much the way he judges Afghans and Salukis, rewarding graceful carriage and light movement. In the Hound Group, he gave my Best of Breed Saluki bitch a Group 2, which made me proud because Gene Blake is a connoisseur of Salukis who has shown some of the great ones. The bitch was Ch. Karob Sappho of Corjalin, JC, owned by Linda Lee. Group 1 went to the happy and outgoing Scottish Deerhound, Ch. Lehigh Dunedain of Greymorn owned by John Dillberger and Paula Pascoe, who is the breeder. We are living in an era of quality deerhounds, with group winners popping up in several parts of the country.
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t dinner, Toy and Non-Sporting judge Dana Read spoke of her Lowchen, Joanie, a dog so intuitive that she recognized that Dana has trouble hearing certain sounds and took it upon herself to become a “Hearing Dog,” notifying Dana if an alarm is going off or someone is at the door. She has become a necessary part of Dana’s life, traveling with her as a Service Dog; always alert in case there is something Dana needs to know. My heart is touched by the devotion and work ethic Joanie embodies. Best in Shows at Kokomo went on Saturday to the Standard Poodle, Ch. Jaset’s Satisfaction, owned by Sandra Tompkins and Christi Bailey, and on Sunday to the Old English Sheepdog, Ch. Lambluv Gambolon Blue Thunder, owned by Jere Marder and Kay Richardson. On the way home, sans picture frames, Homeland Security decided I was no threat at all to pilot safety. They even have those neat new body scanners at Indianapolis Airport, which means an officer hidden in another room can see on an x-ray type scan that the metal detected on your person is your titanium double knee implants and not a mysterious weapon. That’s a relief. • 82 Dog News
CH.VAJE’S MISS JAYNE HATHAWAY NUMBER ONE WHERE IT COUNTS THE NUMBER ONE* CHINESE SHARPEI ALLBREED 2009 & 2010
Multiple Best in Show Multiple Best in Specialty Show National Specialty Winner Top 25 Invitational Winner 2010 Top 10* Non Sporting Dog
Group Judge Mrs.Robert D.Smith Breeders & Owners: Jeff & Vicki Mauk New Albany, Ohio 614 855-3095 vickimauk@aol.com *The Dog News Top Ten List, All Breed
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Evenings aboard the K9 College Cruise feature more canine activities, including the Judge/Exhibitor Workshop, Breeder’s Symposium, K9 Cocktail Party, K9 Fashion Show, and the event’s fundraiser, the Dog Show at Sea. The Judge/Exhibitor Workshop always raises some thought provoking questions (and often some eyebrows as well!) during an open exchange between an international panel of judges and K9 cruisers who participate in conformation, obedience, and rally competition. It’s a no-holds-barred discussion that’s enlightening to both judges and exhibitors. The Breeder’s Symposium, chaired by the K9 College faculty of experts, specifically addresses breeder’s questions and problems. Breeders benefit by receiving direct advice from the experts Dr. Carmen Battaglia presides over BIS judging as well as learning from the experiences of other during the Dog Show at Sea breeders. The K9 Fashion Show can best be described as “Fashion with a Flair!”. Count on some hysterievent. The Dog Show at Sea is done with photos cal highlights as faculty members and K9 cruisers model of participants’ dogs. Photos of all the dogs are Canine Caribbean attire. This NOT-for-women-only event displayed on the ship throughout the week. K9 showcases doggie clothing and accessories for people. cruisers “vote” (with money) for their choice of Fashions are provided by Wendy Engel of B-Unique, whose BIS (that’s Best-in-Ship!). At the end of the week, popular line of custom-made crystal-embellished clothing everyone gathers in the ship’s large theater to can be found on display at some of the world’s most prestiwatch their dogs dance across the giant screen gious canine events, including Westminster and Crufts. in a fabulous photo presentation. Then the ofK9 cruisers love the seminars and other activities, but ficial “judging” takes place. AKC, CKC and intermany would tell you that what they like most about the K9 national judges preside over the group judging. College Cruise is the unique opportunity it offers to meet Winners are announced and ribbons are awarded and mingle with faculty members and fellow K9 cruisers based on the dollar amount of votes for each dog. from all across the United States, Canada, and abroad. UnSo, although the judging process is questionable like traditional seminars, the speakers don’t go home when at best, it serves the purpose of raising funds to the seminars are over! Instead, they’re held captive on the benefit dogs as well as providing a fun-filled event ship for an entire week, offering K9 cruisers many opporfor K9 cruisers. tunities to speak with them one-on-one. Lucy Jakubowski, The owner of the BIS dog receives a beautiful a Doberman exhibitor from New York writes, “Where else hand-made Amish quilt, typically valued at over do you ever get a chance to have so many experts in one $1,200 and has the honor of designating the Caplace at one time? All of the faculty members were availnine Health Foundation research project to receive able throughout the cruise, both inside and outside of the proceeds from the fundraiser. This year, the classrooms, to discuss personal problems. I must say, they BIS honor was awarded to Archie, a Westie owned gave me 100% of their time if I met them in elevators, dinby Margaret and Bob Payne. The Paynes, along ing rooms, hallways... we would just stand there and talk. with fellow Westie enthusiasts Patti Romigh, The entire experience was wonderful. The K9 College is a Kay McGuire, Donna Hegstrom, Bonnie West, MUST for the fancy!” and Faith & Tim Houck, designated the current The K9 College Cruise sails to different ports-of-call CHF research project for the study of Legg-Calveeach year, so there is always a myriad of sunny new isPerthes Disease to receive the total of $7,500 lands to explore. K9 Cruisers look forward to exciting collected from the Dog Show at Sea debilitating shore adventures at the ports-of-call, or just an opportunity developmental disease that affects small breeds of to relax on a tropical beach and “rest their brains” after a dogs, particularly terrier breeds. grueling seminar schedule. Still, whether on-board the ship 2010 marked the first year that the K9 College or on-shore, the main topic of conversation continues to be has aligned their fundraising efforts with the Ca“all things dog!”. nine Health Foundation. In explaining this deciThe week-long whirlwind of activities culminates sion, K9 College founder Katie Markley stated: with the Dog Show at Sea, the K9 College’s fundraising CONTINUED ON PAGE 94
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The MORRIS & ESSEX KENNEL CLUB, the charity based dog show held every five years, is adding a competitive art show to all the other festivities that go along with this event. Artists are invited to submit work of purebred dogs. The competition will be divided into each of the seven variety groups, with one winner from each group vying for the coveted best in art show award. The winning work of art will be displayed at the WILLIAM SECORD GALLERY in New York during the WESTMINSTER WEEK. BILL SECORD will be the judge of this event. All entries must be received as jpeg images by September 1, 2010. Full details and entry forms 90 Dog News
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are available by emailing MorrisEssexArt@ aol.com. The art show proceeds will benefit the AKC Canine Health Foundation, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center, Take the Lead and the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. While we are on the subject of artworks, the ENGLISH KENNEL CLUB will be opening a new show at its art gallery on July 5th featuring the Pointer. Organized with the Pointer Club, it will include works by artists GEORGE EARL,
THOMAS BINKS and REUBEN WARD BINKS. CARL GOMES and GEORGE MURRAY are off to judge in Beijing, China, while KAY RADCLIFFE and KARIN ASHE are off to judge in Taiwan. RICHARD & KAREN LEFRAK took a quick trip to London. The Chairman of the American Kennel Club, RON MENAKER, has appointed a committee to review the current judging approval system and to see if any improvements could be made. The committee will be headed by board of director BOB SMITH, joined by fellow board member TOM DAVIES, along with DARRELL HAYES, ROBERT FORSYTH, EDD BIVIN, JIM
CORBETT, JIM SMITH and ROZ KRAMER. One would hope that not only will the entire process from approving individuals their first breeds and onward be reviewed but an endnote in how to “unapprove” a judge of breeds (take away breeds sounds too negative). So with this committee, and the furor in the last weeks made over charging judges fees and the soon to be inaugurated taking away of breeds from unqualified judges (I think unapproval is a softer word, after all judges are approved to judge, not licensed)…those judges’ websites and chat rooms must be buzzing. Happy birthdays to JARRETTE &
JANE BURNSON. The MORRIS ANIMAL FOUNDATION has donated more than 1.2 million dollars to the NORTH CAROLINA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE for 12 different areas of study. They have also funded research in partnership with the COLLIE CLUB OF AMERICA to address prevention and treatment in areas such as bloat, seizures and autoimmune skin disorders and lymphoma. The research will be funded for $50,000. per year for two years.
Ch. Marjetta Rave Review, J.H. Sire: Ch. Cookieland itsa Wonderful Life
Dam: Ch. Marjetta Millennium Moon
Rosie returns to the ring after having a litter in February.
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Group Second ~ Long Island Kennel Club ~ Mr. Norman Kenney Group Second ~ Monmouth County Kennel Club ~ Mr. Richard Beauchamp
Best of Breed ~ Wilderness Pointer Club Specialty ~ Charlottesville Kennel Club: Group First ~ Dr. Bernard E. McGivern Supported Entry ~ Wilderness Pointer Club ~ Ms. Carol Brown en route to Group Second ~ Mr. Thomas Alexander Rosie is beautifully presented by Ashley Cuzzolino. Marjetta, Registered marjetta@optonline.net
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exhibitor. In discussing ways to increase dog show participation with AKC field representative Anne Katona, her idea of a “pee-wee” class for puppies under six months seems like a fabulous one. At any given dog show there are always youngsters in need of such an experience and there are so few matches anymore to provide their pre-school education. Breeders always dream that one of their puppies coming on is “it” and getting them into a non-regular peewee class would create the same sort of welcome for the under six-month puppies as does the Grand Championship pursuit for the mature dogs at the other end of the spectrum. And the more exhibitors can achieve on any given weekend, the better. Indeed, such activities make it easier to entice possible newbies who have your puppies and the general public at large to come to the dog show. The actual Woodstock Festival held at Bethel, New York in August of 1969 was an outdoors musical happening like no other in history. The organizers anticipated around 150,000 people would attend and prepared accordingly. When a half-million people turned up to hear the likes of Creedance Clearwater, Janis Joplin, the Grateful Dead, Santana, Jimi Hendrix, Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez and 26 other cult musical groups over a threeday period, it was nothing short of a miracle that peace and love prevailed. With food and water supplies in short demand and sanitation facilities strained beyond their limits, the good will and laid back atmosphere of the event enabled it to come off as a turning point in the history of music in general and rock music in particular. Baez was my neighbor in the Carmel Highlands in 1962 when one of my elkhounds ended up at her Halloween party. But that’s another story! As for Woofstock, it is its own turning point when it comes to having fun at dog shows. Kim and the entire team have truly added a very special weekend to the dog show calendar. Although the half-million participants in the original Woodstock would be over the top, look for more and more exhibitors to enjoy this fun-filled cluster. Be sure to put a flower in your hair! •
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“The goal of the Dog Show at Sea as a fundraiser is to support an organization that directly benefits dogs. While there are certainly many fine charities from which to choose, I think the Canine Health Foundation is one that everyone can embrace and be proud to support. The foundation is the largest non-profit funder of exclusively canine research in the world, and I think the fact that they’ve received a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator for five consecutive years is significant. What’s more, the diversity of CHF research provides our BIS winner the opportunity to “personalize” the donation. I’ve only been involved with Archie - 2010 BIS Winner. Westie breeders dogs for 7 years, but three years ago, I lost a 15 designated $7,500 donation to the study of month old Swissy to lymphoma, so it would be Legg-Calve-Perthes disease. easy for me to take personal satisfaction in channeling funds toward lymphoma research. I currently have a 5 year old Swissy with chronic renal failure, so any studies in nephrology would also be near and dear to my heart. And, my dog’s chronic renal failure was caused by Lymes Disease, yet another research topic that would be very personal to me. Many of the K9 cruisers have been involved with dogs all their lives so I know there’s sure to be a CHF research project that they would take personal satisfaction in designating as the recipient of the K9 College fundraiser.” Next year, the 7th annual K9 College Cruise will sail from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida aboard Holland America’s Ms Westerdam, departing February 18th, returning February 25th, with ports-of-call at Half Moon Cay, Aruba, and Curacao. As usual, an all-star faculty will be on-board to present a variety of challenging, thought-provoking seminars: Dr. Carmen Battaglia - Managing Puppy Development to Maximize Potential- Pedigree Analysis for a Better Breeding Program Lisa Curry, Esq.
- Law for Dogs: A Primer for Breeders and Owners
Dr. Jill Cline
- Immunology and Nutrition: Keeping the Immune System Strong - Probiotics
Pat Hastings
- K9 Structure in Action - Tricks of the Trade
Dr. Robert Van Hutchison
- K9 Reproduction - K9 Pediatrics
Dr. Anita Oberbauer
- Genetics in the 21st Century - Genetic Tests: Want to Earn an A?
Mary Ray
- Ask Mary: Agility, Rally, Obedience, Flyball, Freestyle
Turid Rugaas
- Preparing the Dog for a Mentally & Physically Healthy Life - The Emotional Lives of Dogs . •
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How did you become an active breeder? I’ve always been keenly interested in the aspects of breeding. For me it gives a chance to use my brain, because breeding is an intellectual challenge, but also to use one’s artistic sense, because breeding is also much like art. Breeding is, simply said, fascinating! I wasn’t even 13 yet when my mother and I bred our first litter. We started out from that foundation bitch, who was not only an outstanding Greyhound but also had traits we later came to recognize as really good brood bitch traits. She was strong, she was sturdy, she had a leg in each corner and she stood well on the ground. There was nothing overly refined or weedy about her, no nonsense. We have later learned to appreciate those traits in a brood bitch, sometimes even at the expense of some fancier traits. This is the kind of a brood bitch you should start out with. We were very lucky to get her, but it was also part of a plan: we chose her from that repeated breeding. We didn’t take as much of a chance as we otherwise might have. I would probably recommend other people to buy a grown-up bitch, because then you know what you get – and that’s important. Bitches are gold! A really, really good foundation bitch is absolutely key to success as a breeder. It’s much better to start at the top than to strive for generations to get where you could have started in the first place. So for us it made sense to base our breeding on that excellent bitch. Then we chose the best possible stud dogs for her. At that time we had an English import who was the top winning Greyhound in the entire Scandinavia. But looking at the bitch we thought that he wasn’t the most suitable match for her, so we mated her with another dog who was not quite as spectacular but whom we considered to complement the bitch. There were two or three things in her that we wanted to enhance, to improve on. We had to find a dog who could do that without losing too much of what she had. So we didn’t breed her to our big star, but with the other dog that in our opinion suited her better. That was a good combination: the quality of the litter was outstanding. We got a puppy which grew up to be the top bitch of all breeds in Norway. But we were still amateurs in breeding and repeated that combination. Nowadays we don’t do that. We breed on a small scale, and the Greyhound is a breed that has quite a lot of puppies per litter, normally 9–10. Either we get in the first litter what we hoped for, in which case we breed on from those, or we are not pleased with the litter, in which case there is no reason to repeat it. So I see no reason to repeat what you have already done. You either got what you wanted in a combination or you will never get it. Breeding is also about progressing and getting somewhere. Standing still and repeating is very unchallenging and uninteresting. What is so lovely in your breed, the Greyhound? They have absolutely great characters. If you want a dog who lives with you as a companion, the Greyhound is
wonderful. They are very faithful animals and dedicated to the owner. But as a kennel dog the Greyhound is not good, they don’t enjoy being in crates or restricted areas, and it shows in their behaviour. They are also very beautiful animals. From a breeder’s point of view they have a very long tradition, so they breed very true. If you breed outstanding and complementing greyhounds with each other, you generally get something outstanding. That’s not the case in all other breeds. The Greyhound has a history of a thousand years’ breeding for the same purpose, and their pedigrees can be traced all the way to the late 1700s, which is longer than any other breed. They are very purebred. That’s why we don’t get any terrible surprises, like one gets in some other breeds I know. The essence of our breed is the overall picture. It’s a combination of substance and elegance, not getting too much or too little of either. Greyhound is also about proportions, a combination of being upstanding with generous proportions, meaning good length – a dog with a large frame. Very important are also the shape and outline, the right curves in the right places, and for us side movement has also been extremely important. Those are things we believe we have been successfully breeding for; and if you breed for the same traits for many generations, those traits are what you tend to get. As we are focusing so much on the total picture, I will never sacrifice the overall impression. And of course there’s health and soundness. Movements can never be sacrificed for anything, but I could sacrifice just about any detail. Almost anything else than that total picture you can compromise with; a little loose in the front, big ears… whatever, as long as it doesn’t interfere with the overall impression. Why do think breeding is so difficult? I’m not sure that it’s quite as difficult as some people claim it is. In a breed that generally breeds quite true, you don’t get any total shocks. I think that the key to successful breeding is to be very selective and critical of your own dogs. Make sure to select the best ones at all times, and then breed them with the very best. If you do that generation after generation, breeding shouldn’t be as difficult as people say. There are several ways to improve your chances. Many people make their breeding difficult through lack of accurate selection. For example, when breeders get a litter of puppies, they tend to select their one and only favourite at birth, which is absolute nonsense (Yes, I know that many breeders disagree with me) or at the age of four to eight weeks. Then the breeder probably is not likely to end up with the genetically best bitch, but maybe just the third or fourth best. And that will still be the one they will breed on from. That’s not how we do it. We keep all the best CONTINUED ON PAGE 100
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The Multiple Group Winning Bitch from California Proves once again that miracles do happen... OVER... AND OVER...
Thank you Judge Ms. Peggy Beisel-McIlwaine
Thank you Judge Dr. Harry Smith
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Ch. Regency’s I Believe in Miracles
Thank you Judge Mr. Peter Green
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Thank you Judge Mr. Robert Sharp Thank you Judge Mrs. Chris Levy
Thank you Judge Mr. Robert Shreve Bred, Owned, Handled and Loved By
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beta-bitches for outcrosses, to produce males we can breed to. We usually have to find these outcross males from other countries. The problem these days, compared to when we started 35 years ago, is that there are hardly any strains left. At least in most breeds there are not, there are just a few people who keep breeding their own line, generation after generation. When we started out, there were kennels in England, USA and also in Scandinavia which were owned by real breeders. You could recognize their dogs from the moon. That is unfortunately now a thing of the past. Nowadays people are breeding just one generation and some other breeder breeds the next one. It’s very hard to find the right kind of outcrosses because the dogs mainly just represent themselves. Very often they are the odd dog out from their litter and from their family. They don’t really represent their family – because there is no family, no line. It’s really, really hard to find dogs to use for outcrosses who can give you what you want. The dogs may have it, but their siblings don’t have it and their parents don’t have it, and that way you are not going to get it. I miss the days of the big breeders, when you actually could predict their results and visualize their dogs just by hearing their kennel name. You knew their faults, but you knew their virtues and strong points as well. So we usually go to other countries for outcrosses. We have bred our dogs in England, Italy, and America and just about everywhere, if we believe we’ll find there what we need for the beta-bitch. I think breeding has become harder because there are so few families left. We are one of those few. Usually the males have not had any offspring when we start using them. It would be clever to use a dog who already had progeny, then you could see what he is likely to produce. But in the real world, very few Greyhound males actually ever have puppies. So you often cannot wait for that. Mating within a strain, within our family, it’s usually the male’s first litter. But since we are then line breeding closely to our own family, the results are usually quite predictable. Why do you think you have been so successful in your breeding? The key is selection. We don’t let ourselves be fooled into thinking that the dogs are any better than they really are. You must be absolutely objective about your dogs. Don’t overestimate them, but you shouldn’t think that they are worse than they are, either. Put your dogs in the right perspective and see them as they are: recognize what is good about them, what is not good, and what you can improve on in the next generation and further down the line.
Far too many breeders, the vast majority, are quite kennel blind and choose to turn a blind eye to their dogs’ imperfections. That does not work. Also, be willing to do all the work. Keep those dogs that you need for your breeding. Don’t be lazy about it. To me it sounds really lazy if you sell all your puppies and rely on someone else to raise them. Invest in your own dogs. Keep the ones that have the potential to be bred from, and do the work yourself. No one can do it as well as you! We did something which gave us invaluable information in the start: we bred our foundation bitch back to her son. I can’t advocate everybody to do that, but it taught us a lot. Our bitch had a certain set of qualities, and yet some of those qualities disappeared completely in that combination. For example, she had an absolutely stunningly beautiful head. Her son had an equally beautiful head, but several of the resulting puppies had really ugly heads. And the fronts went all wrong. That gave us an indication about what we had to work with in generations ahead. Fortunately there were no mental or health problems in that inbred litter, so the basic things were solid. But there were some recessive genes we had to be careful with: we had to watch the fronts and the heads. The front was the most difficult, and it’s a problematic area in almost every breed. We learned where to be careful for many generations to come. Combining our key dogs like this was good, to investigate what their genetic makeup was. It was very much a learning experience. Generally we stick to line breeding, aunts to nephews, half-siblings or cousins. We do that most of the time in every generation, so it has become a very tight family. We do the outcross with the beta-bitch, but we don’t take risks by outcrossing into our main bitchline. We are very careful not to put all our eggs in the same basket. We keep our main bitch line inbred, at all times. Not once in a while – at all times. And we do the outcross with that second best bitch of the generation. The tail bitchline always has to consist of the best possible bitch of her generation. If you have a bitch line where the mother is the best of a generation, and her mother too, and also the grandmother and the great-grandmother, every single bitch in the bitchline is not just good but superb. Then you have a bitchline which you can line-breed to at any time, and for as long as you want. Our current litter has our bitchline 18 times in the pedigree. Let’s face it. First, who else in the world is going to breed dogs for me? They are breeding for themselves, with their own priorities. Nobody in the world is working for my needs. I might be lucky and they breed something I need, but it’s more likely that I’m not that lucky. It’s not their focus to breed the dogs that I need. The second thing is, just how honest is everybody else with you? Are they going to tell you that their dogs have mental problems? Monorchids? Heart problems? When you make an outcross, just how much information CONTINUED ON PAGE 111
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When is it time to give up some of your own breeding lines? I have watched some people breeding when they have lost the quality – and that’s terrible. There might be a time in any breeder’s life to realize that this isn’t working. When the quality has gone down, it’s always time to stop. Another reply to the question is this: if you come to a point where you have got something really bad and you cannot get rid of it, it’s time to quit that line. Right now we have this new problem (neuropathy) with Greyhounds, and we just have to face it and do something about it. We cannot live with the fact that many puppies are dying. We have been lucky with it in our own breeding, with no sick puppies for generations. It’s also about not putting all your eggs in just one basket. If you have one beautiful bitch, and you breed her when she is seven years old and the litter is all wrong, then what? Whereas, if that beautiful bitch is bred to outstanding males three or four times, how unlikely is it that you won’t get at least one excellent bitch from those litters? It’s a matter of planning ahead. You make yourself vulnerable if you are lazy with your breeding. You can’t take a few years’ nap and then start all over again. Breeding must be kept going all the time. It’s like with children. If you have a years’ pause in caring for them, you are living very dangerously. Are there mental problems in your breed? In general, not really. But there are Greyhounds that can be nervous, and you have to select them away. I think that’s very important, and it’s becoming even more important in our current society where aggressive dogs are not tolerated. So the mentality is important in any breed. Besides, dogs that are afraid of their own shadow are really a big problem for themselves; it’s a question of animal welfare. I think that a dog deserves a good life. They probably live to the age of 12, and if they are afraid of their own shadow all those years, it’s torture! It goes without saying that you have to be selective on mentality. Sound temperament and health have to be high on your priority list, no matter what breed you have. That being said, we don’t have many mental problems and only moderate health problems in Greyhounds. That’s why we have been able to breed more for type, beauty and movement. But if temperament were a problem, you’d have to put it high on the priority list. The same goes for health. You can select just a few traits at a time. If you try to select 20 traits, you won’t get progress in any of them. You have to figure out what is the most important thing. If mentality and health are in order you can concentrate on other traits; if they are not, you cannot.
What do you ask your puppy buyers? A lot! I ask them to take care of the puppy in the best possible way, whether it’s just a pet or a show dog. I ask them to be sure that they feed and rear it properly. If it’s a show quality dog, I ask them to invest in training from an early start: a puppy will never develop into a show dog if it isn’t well taken care of. So we have had to say “no thank you” to quite a few people that we don’t think will provide the best possible home to a puppy. I expect the dog to be in perfect condition, and to be kept in the house. We don’t sell our puppies to kennels, period. This is a breed that doesn’t thrive in a kennel. The dog is miserable, and the owners are miserable because the dog becomes stupid and unclean. The owners hate the dog and it hates the owners. So a Greyhound has to live in a house. Period! It’s also very important to match the quality of a puppy with its home. It’s a very stupid thing to sell all your best ones to pet homes that don’t show them or promote them. And selling pet quality puppies to show homes gives you the worst possible publicity, because they’ll be showing bad dogs. It’s important for any breeder’s success that the dogs find the right homes. Which are the highlights of your career? Actually the highlights are every time a litter is born! That is when you harvest the fruits of your brain and your artistic eye. It’s the same when judging dogs: it’s a combination of your brain and your heart. You watch as those puppies grow and you see how they fit in the bigger picture, in the puzzle of your breeding. Did you get what you wanted? Did you improve those traits you tried to improve? There is never an absolute match, but did you get closer to what you have been trying to achieve for so many years? That’s a real highlight! There’s a certain thrill in going to dog shows, too. Watching Åge win BOB at Westminster with a totally unknown home-bred bitch was something special, and also winning BOB at Crufts wih another home-bred. Winning BOB at several World show in a row, and going Reserve BIS at the World Show in Dortmund was really fun, just being in that big ring with a big moving dog. The BIS at the Helsinki Winner Show and at Stockholm International have been great experiences. We have bred more than 30 individual BIS-winners and have had almost as many National Specialty BOBwins – always a thrill. I must admit, and I’m not even ashamed of it, that in order to go on year after year I’m inspired by the successes. I don’t see anything wrong with that; you need a little reward every now and then. There are breeders who keep on breeding generation after generation and then come out with something great. Good for them! But I’m so simple minded that I need some rewards at certain frequencies. It keeps me going, and it gives me feedback that I’m going in the right direction. • *This interview is taken from a book to be published in the summer by Pekka Hannula. It contains interviews with over 20 breeders from the U.S., Russia, and Scandinavia and is over 300 pages and is titled, “Keep To The Topbreeding.” It is published by CottonmarkOY@gmail.com.
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English Toy Spaniel, and a very nice Whippet and Boxer as I recall. So you see I am not exaggerating in the least when I write this was a very very nice lineup indeed! The World Dog Show to be held in Denmark is almost upon us. We will not be going this year for a number of reasons, not the least of which is my unhappiness with the fact that a show calling itself a “World Dog Show” is devoid of a single American or British judge on the panel. Furthermore and even more to the point is the breed ban of I believe 14 breeds instituted by the Danish Government with at least the tacit support of the Danish Kennel Club. At the very least the DKC, which hosts this event, should have condemned this edict which I cannot find them to have done. This is despite their denials that they endorsed the ban––I still see nothing which says they fought against it. As for FCI there is no sense in expecting them to take a stand as they keep quiet about most anything controversial or so it seems to me anyway. Their main interest it appears is to assure the fact that the same judges appear at all the shows of importance and to continue the exchange of assignments upon which these clubs and countries seem to feed each other’s egos. But one thing I guess FCI rules do stipulate is that a dog sired by a breeder-judge may not be shown under that judge. How convoluted is that? I thought this game was about breeding stock, not judging or winning. I guess some Americans will be taking similar stances now as well, but doesn’t that seem to be carrying things just a bit too far? I think so. I was recently sent a biography about the fine Finnish judge Kari Jarveneen who many of you know. It has received critical acclaim in the Scandinavian countries where I suppose being written in Finnish it would be so greeted. It was written by Pekka Hannulen, and while I could not understand a word of it the pictures were interesting enough for those on the International scene to make the purchase of it. It is published by Cottonmark OY if you are interested. •
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