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Contents

Editorial

Irving’s Impressions

The Lighter Side Of Judging

BY RONNIE IRVING

JULY 1, 2011

BY MICHAEL FAULKNER

22 Question Of The Week BY MATTHEW H. STANDER

26 Learning About AR’s In Their Own Amusing Words BY PATRICIA GAIL BURNHAM

30 Dogs Sniff Out Ovarian Cancer BY SHARON PFLAUMER

34 Bests Of The Week 38 Ten Questions

122 dog show calendar 130 handlers directory 132 subscription rates 134 classiﬁed advertising 136 advertising rates

BY LESLEY BOYES

42 Weimaraner Club of America National Specialty BY JUDY COLAN

44 All In The Family - Selling Your Product: Marketing 101 BY CHARLES ROBEY

48 The Keys To Kees In Performance BY MJ NELSON

50 2011 Colonial Rottweiler Club & American Rottweiler Club Combined Specialties BY ROBIN RADEMACHER

52 Judges’ Choice: The Pharaoh Hound COURTESY OF THE KENNEL GAZETTE

54 AKC/CAR Honors The Connecticut Search And Rescue Team At Cabela’s BY PEGGY WAMPOLD

56 Off The Leash BY SHAUN COEN

60 One Reaction, Wimbledon Nonsense And More BY MATTHEW H. STANDER

62 Growth Of A Russian Dog Show BY SHARON SAKSON

94 The Gossip Column BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS

102 Click – Great Western Terrier Association BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS

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Click – The Way We Were BY VICKI HOLLOWAY

129 Letters To The Editor

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Contents

Editorial

Irving’s Impressions

The Lighter Side Of Judging

BY RONNIE IRVING

JULY 1, 2011

BY MICHAEL FAULKNER

22 Question Of The Week BY MATTHEW H. STANDER

26 Learning About AR’s In Their Own Amusing Words BY PATRICIA GAIL BURNHAM

30 Dogs Sniff Out Ovarian Cancer BY SHARON PFLAUMER

34 Bests Of The Week 38 Ten Questions

122 dog show calendar 130 handlers directory 132 subscription rates 134 classiﬁed advertising 136 advertising rates

BY LESLEY BOYES

42 Weimaraner Club of America National Specialty BY JUDY COLAN

44 All In The Family - Selling Your Product: Marketing 101 BY CHARLES ROBEY

48 The Keys To Kees In Performance BY MJ NELSON

50 2011 Colonial Rottweiler Club & American Rottweiler Club Combined Specialties BY ROBIN RADEMACHER

52 Judges’ Choice: The Pharaoh Hound COURTESY OF THE KENNEL GAZETTE

54 AKC/CAR Honors The Connecticut Search And Rescue Team At Cabela’s BY PEGGY WAMPOLD

56 Off The Leash BY SHAUN COEN

60 One Reaction, Wimbledon Nonsense And More BY MATTHEW H. STANDER

62 Growth Of A Russian Dog Show BY SHARON SAKSON

94 The Gossip Column BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS

102 Click – Great Western Terrier Association BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS

114

Click – The Way We Were BY VICKI HOLLOWAY

129 Letters To The Editor

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What Is The Rationale?

The recent announcement about AKC forming an “Open Show” type competition failed to give an explanation as to what the idea behind the actual concept really is. Calling the competition “Open” is truly both misleading and incorrect since if there is one thing about the shows which is detailed in the presentation it is the fact that they are anything but “Open”. There are stated limitations as to who may handle and what dogs can be shown at these events making the shows anything but “open”. Nonetheless that does not take away from the concept presuming one was told what the concept actually is! Left to a guessing game one must presuppose this is an effort to both stimulate an interest in the showing of dogs on the AKC level and to perhaps replace the faltering Match Show event. If that is the case this could be a good idea although right now dog show entries seem to be more than holding their own nationwide. This does not however ignore the fact that the sport of showing dogs seems to be attracting fewer younger people on the hobby level. Whether or not the so-called “open show” will serve this purpose remains to be seen but candidly these pages do not believe this is necessarily the only way to appeal to the younger crowd. AKC has to take major and innovative steps to interest younger people to get involved with our sport. The Junior Showmanship programs developed so far are very traditional in nature and horribly under ﬁnanced to be of any great success. What is needed in addition to what is already going on is to permit those in charge of these programs to creatively expand methods of appealing to the younger set and giving them an adequate budget with which to advance their causes. Just look to the Junior Kennel Club in the UK and the programs in place there as an example of success in that area. Since our Junior Showmanship falls into the Regulations area this is strictly a Board area of operation although both the Parent Club Delegate Committee and the All-Breed Delegate Committee have, we are told, been involved peripherally with the subject. Certainly Staff under the leadership of Mari Beth O’Neill has been as pro-active as permitted in the Junior ﬁeld but no one has truly given anyone a real latitude to expand the program. What these pages would urge is a concentrated effort to expand the duties and operations of Junior Showmanship in an effort to get more younger people involved in the sport. The “open show” concept is hardly the solution to that problem for sure.

The Field Rep Conundrum

There is at least one Board member who is and has remained vocally in favor of doing away with the role of the Field Rep entirely. He has a number of allies who think similarly on the Board. On the other hand there are also firm supporters on the Board and elsewhere who strongly believe in the need for the Field Rep. Practically right now the West Coast in particular and the Northwest specifically are operating basically without assigned people in many of those areas. And candidly some people miss them while others say things run as smoothly or more so than when they are present. These pages believe in the concept of the Field Rep at shows but the problem has usually revolved round the job duties and a set definition of what their job entails. Different reps in different parts of the country seem to interpret their roles individually although most of us seem to think of these men and women as the “voice” of the AKC at the shows. Their rulings are pretty well accepted when disputes arise and their interpretation of the “r and r’s” usually taken as gospel. The problems seem to come about when they are used as evaluators of judges or when they decide to enforce unpopular rules without Staff or Board approval. Of course the fact that no real job description is made public makes it more difficult for the average person to really understand what the Field Reps job is at the shows. They are as much a psychological plus factor as they are a physical presence and this counts for a lot in many a quarter.

The Rinderpest Is Conquered

On July 5th in a ceremony in Rome the United Nations is ofﬁcially declaring that for only the second time in history, a disease has been wiped off the face of the earth. The disease, a global livestock killer for centuries, is only the second, after smallpox, ever to be eradicated. The disease is rinderpest, which is an epizootic animal disease. The name means “cattle plague” in German, and it is a relative of the measles virus that infects clovenhoofed beasts, including cattle, buffaloes, large antelopes and deer, pigs and wart-hogs, even giraffes and wildebeests. The most virulent strains killed 95 percent of the herds they attacked. But rinderpest is hardly irrelevant to humans and has been blamed for instance for speeding the fall of the Roman Empire amongst other things. One of the reasons this conquest should be of interest to the readers of DOG NEWS is that this long but little-known campaign to conquer rinderpest is a tribute to the skill and bravery of veterinarians (big animal vets), who fought the disease in remote and sometimes war-torn areas--across arid stretches of Africa bigger than Europe, in the Arabian desert and on the Mongolian steppes. “The role of veterinarians in protecting society is unappreciated,” said Dr. Juan Lubroth, chief veterinary ofﬁcer of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

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“We do more than just take care of fleas, bathe mascots and vaccinate Pooches” to which these pages raise our voice in agreement. This great victory for the veterinarians shows what can be accomplished when people combine scientific advances and new tactics into one. In 1761, the first school of veterinary medicine was founded in Lyon, France specifically to fight rinderpest. In 1924 a new and divesting outbreak was the impetus for creating the World Organization for Animal Health, the veterinary equivalent of the World Health Organization. The whole campaign from 1945 to the present cost $5 billion but in the long run the results for the veterinarians and the human race as a whole was well worth it. Keep this in mind on your next visit to your Vet, that’s a thought for sure.

Now A ‘Sanctuary’

Michael Vick’s former home in Surrey County, Virginia has been purchased by the Dogs Deserve Better organization. The purpose for the purchase is to rehabilitate abused dogs according to newspaper reports. The Dogs Deserve Better group was formed and dedicated to free the chained dog and bring the dog into the home and family. It is considered the voice of chained and penned dogs “whose sadness speaks only through the eyes”. The chaining and penning of dogs has long been debated and certainly any of the two practises done in excess is unacceptable. However, there are cases in which penning and chaining maybe necessary if conditions are tolerable, necessary and for short periods of supervised times. Just as some people are unalterably opposed to any crating of dogs there are the extremists who are against any penning. There are obvious cases where crating is not only a necessity but where a dog enjoys the security of its crate as its some time home. Chaining a dog for life is obviously not something anyone wants to see done but to pen a dog on occasion and under proper supervision is a fact of most dog owners’ lives. Using the Vick home for the abused dog is an admirable thing to do but let’s hope it takes in more than a dog occasionally penned or chained for whom the overzealous do-gooder transfers feelings of guilt from themselves to the dog itself.

Thought For The Week

Summer is here and the cries of ‘dog in trouble in a car’ resound throughout some show grounds. Let’s not be the guilty party in those horrible cases. But it’s more than at show grounds stories abound about dogs in trouble in over heated cars. Look at the shopping malls and any place where people congregate and leave dogs in cars. The interior heat becomes intolerable and the dog the easy sufferer. Show giving clubs must take necessary steps to immediately relieve the dog in trouble while the campaign to educate the general public not to leave their dogs in cars seems to be an ongoing task whose lesson is not learned until tragedy strikes.

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An Occasional Column by Ronnie Irving

IRVING’S IMPRESSIONS It must have been very pleasing for the AKC Board to be able to announce, as it did recently, that entries at shows were up by 51,000 in the ﬁrst year of the Grand Champion title, and that 5,800 dogs had already managed to achieve that title. The increase in entries was, of course, in Best of Breed ‘Specials’ Classes.

Grand Champion Title Increasing Entries

Let us first of all look at some statistics to put things in perspective. Assuming my figures are reasonably accurate, 51,000 entries would seem to me to be a contribution which amounts to just over 3% of overall AKC annual show entries. That’s if you take total entries at all-breed and specialty shows as the base. Because the first year of the Grand Champion project was undoubtedly a period during which the effect of the new title was just starting to build up, we can assume that the success of the new award in terms of its contribution to show entries will end up at a much higher level when it settles down. Equally we should probably also expect the annual number of Grand Champions themselves to be even greater in a normal full year – unless the first year benefited from a certain amount of start up boost. Whether the introduction of the new levels of Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum is a step too far is another question. I can see the attraction of the move but the Board might have been better to let the system bed down and find its level before tampering with it at this early stage of its development!

Some Comparisons

For some years the reputation of the ordinary AKC champion title has not in some quarters been regarded particularly highly outside the USA. Many breeders and exhibitors in the UK and in various parts of Europe have been surprised by how apparently easy it is in some breeds to finish a champion in the USA. Whether this view is in any way justified is not for me to say. However it may be of interest to make some statistical comparisons between the AKC’s Grand Champion title in the USA, and the Kennel Club’s champion title in the UK (i.e. the UK Kennel Club’s ordinary champion title - not grand!) When you make this comparison you discover that while in the USA there were 5800 Grand Champions during the award’s first year, in the UK the total number of ordinary champions which were finished in 2010 was 1039. That is less than a fifth of the USA Grand Champion figure. Since the number of entries at championship shows in the UK is just less than a fifth of the number of entries at such shows in the USA with points, we can therefore reasonably assume that it is roughly as easy (or difficult if you prefer) to finish a Grand Champion in the USA as it is to finish an ordinary champion in the UK. To the extent that the Grand Champion title now exists and is more difficult to achieve than the old plain vanilla AKC 14 Dog News

champion title, this means that an increase in show entries is not the only beneﬁt that the introduction of the award has provided. It has hopefully also improved the standing of AKC titles generally around the world, and has made them much more meaningful. That must be a good thing for the American dog fancy.

Has The AKC Champion Title Become Devalued?

Has the ordinary plain vanilla AKC champion title become devalued in some breeds? Those who answer ‘yes’ to this question have put forward several reasons. Firstly of course there is the Best of Breed or ‘Specials’ Class whereby all champions are conventionally removed from the regular competition at shows. This means that once they are ‘finished’ all AKC champions move on and points become immediately available for other dogs to gain. Those other dogs are not necessarily of the greatest merit and, in my experience when I showed dogs in the USA, judges who should be the people to sort that matter out, seldom withheld points. (As an aside it was a great surprise to me when I discovered that the moving up of champions from competition in the regular open classes is purely a convention. Apparently there is nothing in AKC Rules which says that this must be so. Champions are actually permitted, under the rules, to enter in the regular open class. They rarely, if ever, do. Indeed, even if they do so in error, their owners are often regarded as being rather unsporting!) In the UK there is no equivalent of the Specials Class. Champions, even after being finished, can and normally do continue to compete in the regular classes and some amass large numbers of Challenge Certificates – the equivalent of championship points. This makes it more difficult for the dogs knocking at the door to become champions and it also makes for quite a high level of competition at most shows. There is another reason put forward as to why the reputation that the ordinary AKC champion title has gradually come to be a less strong indicator of quality than it should be. That is that the number of ‘points shows’ in the USA has steadily increased over the years. I understand for example that in the ten-year period up to 2010 the number of all breed shows increased by about 12% while the number of entries at these shows reduced by about 14%. The entries per show therefore fell from 1209 to 929. This is a drop of about 23%. The fall at Specialty Shows was about the same at 21%. Assuming that there is at least some link between the number of dogs in competition and the quality of the winners, then this explosion of shows and championship points is bound to have had an adverse effect on the quality of the average champion.

UK – The Contrast

In the UK the showing system is very different. We only have about 40 multibreed championship level shows a year and the average entry at these shows is about 9,000 dogs. Dogs need to win three KC Challenge Certificates (CCs) under three different judges to gain the title of champion. That may sound very easy but when you realise that Challenge Certificates are very strictly rationed – yes I use the word ‘rationed’ without any qualms – then you find out that it is not as easy as it sounds. Even in the biggest and most popular breeds such as Labradors or Golden Retrievers, there are only just about 40 KC Challenge Certificates available annually for each sex for the breed. In the smaller breeds there may be as few as seven sets of CCs available. The number of sets available is strictly controlled according to the average size of show entries. This means that breeds which achieve an average of say around 200+ dogs entered at each show will have 40 sets of CCs available to it annually. At the other extreme, breeds with an average of say 18 dogs per show or less, only receive seven sets of CCs a year. The number of CCs for each breed is allocated according to a sliding scale from an 18 entries average up to 200. Of course it has to be conceded that the quantity of a breed at shows does not always mean that the quality of that breed is proportionately higher – or on the other hand that smaller numbers necessarily mean poorer quality. Having said that, the contention is that the rationing of CCs, along with the fact that champions can and do continue to be shown and to gain multiple CCs, does tend to help to keep up the quality of the champion title.

A Great Success

Having said all of that, it seems to me that the introduction of the Grand Champion Title in the USA was a very clever move on behalf of the members of the AKC Board. At one stroke they have managed to help to at least slow up the inexorable reduction in show entries, and at the same time to enhance the relevance of AKC champion titles generally. Whether instead the Board would have been better to tackle the fundamental problem head-on by making the basic AKC champion title more difﬁcult to attain is a subject for another day. Perhaps that would not have been the American way! Meantime the Grand Champion project looks, from my side of the Atlantic at any rate, to be turning out to be a great success for which the AKC should be congratulated.

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The Lighter Side of Judging MARY-LOU By Michael Faulkner

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r. Faulkner! Once again, thank you for judging our show. I am not sure who will be picking you up at the airport. However, someone will meet you with a sign displaying your name. Safe travels and we will see you soon.” Pushing #9 on the dial pad I choose to save the message in the event I need to confirm there will be an individual, whom I do not know, whom I probably have never seen before, holding a large sign bearing my name, retrieving me from the airport. Knowing the entire airport is going to be on alert of my arrival makes this trip even more special. These unique moments of recognition, such as a large sign with my name on it---proudly displayed in a public space---is like getting your first huge pimple on your forehead in middle school. I depart the house for the airport in great anticipation of judging a Small Town Rural American Dog Show. My mind swirls with the image of a small group of dedicated breeders, putting on a charming show topped off with a potluck lunch prepared in volunteer club members’ kitchens. I’m comforted knowing there is usually one sweet, very neat old lady who will invariably inform me which dishes are safe to eat and which ones to avoid at all cost. The endless line of single entry photographs with everyone telling me their dog received their first points today and spending the day teaching ring stewarding 101 to the volunteers, who have never been to a dog show, add to the enjoyment and suspense completing my creative mental exercise. “Let’s see, I could have taken the weekend off. I could be with Big Michael on our boat exploring the Rappahannock River along with a glass of my favorite wine. What was I thinking when I signed the contract?”, I ask myself while the security-bar at Long Term Parking Lot B slowly rises, welcoming me to the start of my Small Town Rural American Dog Show judging weekend. The first leg of my flight is on a Canadian Air Regional Jet through Cincinnati, Ohio. I personally find these particular planes to be efficient and very comfortable. So far so good, 18 Dog News

everything going as planned. We land at the Comair terminal on schedule. With over an hour to wait for my next flight to my Small Town Rural American Dog Show destination, I choose to treat myself to a mango, strawberry, peach, yogurt smoothie, enhanced with gingko, soy protein and energy. Buying all the extra powder supplements comforts me in knowing I’m making the best possible healthy choice. I watch as Latanya, the yogurt girl accessorized in every neon color possible, with hair resembling lacquered holiday ribbon candy, swirls my drink in the blender and pours two thirds into my medium glass and dumps the remainder down the drain. “What the hell! Just dump it down the drain instead of giving it to me to consume in a larger glass. So much for customer satisfaction,” I mumble. I find a seat near my departure gate, number twenty two. A large Family of Four (I do not mean numbers), plops down directly in front of me. Dressed in summer wear that is way too small for all their flesh, the Family of Four begins pushing a tray of twenty-four Cincinnati Chili Dogs into their faces, while little pieces of onion and drops of mustard fall in every direction. I am totally hypnotized and in awe by the synchronization of taking a big bite with one hand, immediately followed by a slurp of Diet Coke from the other. Special moments like this, when I am in public, force me to have an out of body experience (OBE) to fully grasp the complex behavior of mankind. This was no exception. Having stared for way too long, I look the other way and meditate on the image of this particular Family of Four not getting on my flight in fear of having to give up half of my seat to make room for their extra girth, not to mention the chance of flatulent activity due to their dining indulgence. With luck, the ground agent calls flight 286 to ????????? (of course, I cannot name the town as it would give away the club) to board and Family of Four does not budge from their Chili Dog Festival. Relieved, I quickly proceed down the hall, through a series of tented walkways, and climb eight steps into the smallest commercial plane I have ever seen. Immediately, visions of every possible air disaster come to mind. The seats actually fold for my convenience, and I feel more like I shall be riding a bicycle than sitting in an airplane. With the rubber band wound and the propeller turned, we slowly lift into the air towards our rural destination. Within no time, we are instructed to prepare for landing. Strapped in, sucking on my

knees, I brace for what I imagine to be a stressful event, leaving me tense, bruised and in need of emergency medical attention. Other than a high-pitched whining noise, our landing proves to be uneventful. We quickly glide to the terminal. The plane suddenly appears much larger in comparison to the tiny, two-gate regional airport. Our cabin steward, named Geoffrey (he made it perfectly clear upon takeoff that his name was not spelled with a J), welcomes us to our destination, informing us a gate agent will greet us in the event of making a connection. Needing to have another OBE, I try to understand why anyone would be making a connection on anything other than a John Deere tractor. Grabbing the narrow railing attached to the tiny steps, I lower myself onto hard ground and walk to the small terminal building. Once inside, there is one sign reading exit and baggage. Alan (yes, I read name tags), TSA security guard---approximately sixty-five years old with his trousers belted at his armpits---welcomes me as I proceed through the double doors. I am always baffled by men who choose to restrict their crotches in such a manner and wonder why? Forcing this OBE to come to an end, I immediately come face to face with an unfolded, used cardboard box hanging in multiple directions with my name boldly printed in red marker. OMG, I think to myself. With no time for an OBE, I am pounced upon by a very eager, sweet, simple woman who seems way too excited by my arrival. “Judge Faulkner, Judge Faulkner, is that you?” she asks. It’s one of those moments when I wish I was Harry Pinsky, the pig farmer from Paducah, KY. We exchange pleasantries and Mary-Lou, (that’s her name} escorts me to baggage claim as a team of five individuals follows closely behind. Trying not to be too paranoid, I assume the closely Following Five are on their way to claim luggage or a family friend. My travel bag appears on the only claim belt in the terminal. I follow Mary Lou out the front door of the airport. “Where is your car parked?” I ask. Pointing directly in front of me, she confirms my worst fear – a 1978 maroon and white Monte Carlo is my chariot-inwaiting. Popping the trunk, I toss my luggage next to an assortment of personal treasures as the Following Five climb into the 1978 Monte Carlo. Mary-Lou, along CONTINUED ON PAGE 64

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A handler, who requests anonymity, wrote in and asked me to ask the following question: WHAT ROLE, IF ANY, DOES THE SHOW SUPERINTENDENT HAVE IN TELLING A JUDGE WHAT HE OR SHE IS ALLOWED TO DO IN THE RING?

Jay Hyman The only time we have seen the supt have anything to say is when they were asked if a "handler" in sweeps was an owner on a dog. The sweeps did not allow a handler on a dog unless it was an owner. Jim Crowley The responsibility and authority of judges and for superintendents are deﬁned in the rules. The judge has complete authority in the ring, and may order any person or any dog from the ring to facilitate judging. However, Chapter 9 of the Rules applying to dog shows stipulates: SECTION 10. Event committees and superintendents of dog shows shall be held responsible for the enforcement of all rules and regulations relating to shows and must provide themselves with a copy of The American Kennel Club rules and regulations for reference. Thus, if a superintendent becomes aware that a judge is actually acting contrary to the rules, e.g. starting a breed before the scheduled time, making placements before all of the dogs have been examined, etc. the superintendent not only has a role, but a responsibility to advise the judge that he or she is not allowed to do that.

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Mike Buckley The Show Super has no role in telling a judge what he or she is allowed or not allowed to do while judging. AKC judges have full authority to make any decisions without inﬂuence from others as long as they follow AKC rules and guidelines. The only interaction with Supers while judging is if the Super is called by the judge to clarify or correct an entry or error in the judges book. Any superintendent who tells a judge what he or she is allowed to do in the ring should be reported to the AKC ﬁeld rep. Bob Forsyth I can think of no instance whatsoever where a show super should have any input in telling a judge what to do or even suggesting to a judge how to conduct his or her ring or in the decision making area as well unless of course the super is aware of a rule a judge may be breaking.

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LearningAboutTheAR’s In Their OwnAmusing Words If you have ever tried to discuss animal issues with an AR person you may have found it as frustrating as I have. I was once debating an AR person on-line.

hen I brought up a quote from Pete Singer’s book Animal Liberation, she said that she had never heard of the book. Since the book founded the modern animal rights movement back in 1975, I felt that arguing for animal rights without knowing about Animal Liberation was rather like trying to defend Christianity without knowing anything about the Bible. I have found that many AR folks are not familiar with history, both their own movement’s history and animal history. In one debate with them about raising dog license fees, our opposition was startled when I said that the original purpose of dog licensing was simply to provide a way to prove that dogs were vaccinated against rabies. Licensing was a rabies control measure. My argument was that anything that discouraged rabies vaccination (like having vets report vaccinated dogs to animal control, or very high license fees), was counter to the purpose of dog licensing. I don’t know what the AR folks thought the purpose of dog licensing was but they expressed surprise that it was rabies control and not mandatory spay and neutering. They have a very short term view of the issues. It helps to understand our opposition. And also I thought you might enjoy a look at AR’s in their own words. These folks aren’t crazy. They just are divided into the mislead true believers and the greedy ones higher up who may not believe but use AR as a self-serving fund raising technique. One of the Journal of Social Issues articles was titled, “The Movement Is My Life: The Psychology of Animal Rights Activism” by Harold A. Herzog, Jr. of the Psychology Department of Western Carolina University. Mr. Herzog spent three years interviewing in-depth twenty-three grass roots animal rights activists. He wound up with 400 pages of transcription and some of my favorite AR quotes:

LOGIC VS. EMOTION

When Herzog asked if their devotion to AR was based in logic or emotion, one participant said, ”I would say that it always stems from the emotional. But a lot of times I have the feeling that I have to ﬁnd an intellectual rationalization for my emotional reactions; otherwise I can’t sway people or defend my position.” And later she said, “A lot of this has an emotional basis for me. There is a literal pain-the kind of pain that you might feel about hearing that someone has died. I feel that way when I hear about animals that are suffering in

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laboratories.” Does she want to sway people or defend her position? Oh yes. Herzog says that “one of the most common themes in the interviews was an intense desire of participants to spread their message. Usually this was couched in terms of the need for education. The activists commonly assumed that the major cause of the abuse of animals was public ignorance rather than indifference. . . . they enthusiastically discussed their views and lifestyle with anyone who would listen-friends, relatives, co-workers, and even strangers encountered on the street. One woman said, ‘I want to try as gently as I can, and objectively-which is hard- to teach people the reality of the animal problem that we have. I think the animal rights people who are enlightened need to try to teach the rest of the world. Anytime I talk to someone new I always bring up the issue. I’m usually wearing a button when I go out. People always ask me about it. Of course, my car is covered with every kind of animal rights sticker in the world. People ask me about that. I just want to teach. I just want people to learn’.” To spread their message all but one of the participants were members of animal rights groups, and two were dues-paying members of over 30 animal rights, animal welfare, and environmental organizations. When the spouse isn’t also an AR supporter, there can be conﬂict. Fran said of her husband, “We have arguments about the animal rights issue constantly. He is a meat-eater and thinks that people who wear fur are not any worse than the people who eat meat. And that really isn’t true. Over the three years we have been married it has gotten worse. For the past two years he has thrown my mail away because I send so much money to animal organizations.” Herzog interviewed a nurse who had been forced to declare bankruptcy because she and her husband had given almost all of their money to animal protection organizations. She said, “Becoming involved in the animal rights movement requires a great deal of soul searching. It will change your life-really for the better.” I wonder if she considers bankruptcy for the better.

RELIGION & MORAL SUPERIORITY

Herzog said, “while traditional theology played a relatively minor role in the thinking of most of the activists that I interviewed, there are several parallels between involvement in the movement and religious conversion. First, most activists experienced a change in fundamental beliefs, shifting to a worldview which several of the participants referred to as a ‘new paradigm’ Second, dramatic lifestyle changes (mainly activism CONTINUED ON PAGE 68

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Best In Show & Best In Specialty Show

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CANINES PARTICIPATE IN A STUDY TO SNIFF OUT OVARIAN CANCER No one knows when he or she may be called to serve. BY SHARON PFLAUMER

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ogs have been saving our lives almost since the beginning of time. In the past, they defended us from predators. They warned us of armed intruders. They alerted us to fire. And they towed us from the water of raging rivers. Now, they’re warning us of less obvious but no less potentially fatal threats. Anecdotal evidence has long suggested that dogs could detect the presence of cancer in their owners. One such account appeared in a 1989 issue of the medical journal, The Lancet. It described how a dog discovered a malignant skin tumor on her owner’s leg. According to the report, the woman insisted doctors examine a mole on her leg after her Border Collie/ Doberman Pinscher crossbreed kept sniffing it. A biopsy of the mole confirmed the presence of melanoma. The dog was credited with saving the woman’s life because she was able to seek treatment when the lesion was still thin and curable. In 1994 a dog made life-saving, medical history. At the request of dermatologist, Dr. Armand Cognetta, Duane Pickle, a retired police K9 handler, trained his Standard Schnauzer, George, to detect skin cancer in tissue samples. Dr. Cognetta made the request after viewing a televised tracking demonstration done by Pickel and his dog. Specimens were put in test tubes on a 20ft rack, with some containing cancerous tissue samples and others containing distracters. Out of 451 “searches,” George’s ability to detect cancer was 99.7 percent accurate. George later was trained to detect lung cancer in breath samples collected in a Ballard 1500 Filter, a simple tube containing fibers that capture the scent in exhaled breath. As amazing as all that sounds, it’s really not that surprising when one considers the incredible scent detection ability of the canine nose. It’s estimated that a dog’s nose is 10,000 to 100,000 times more sensitive than a human’s. The dog’s ability to sniff out cancer caught the attention of Michael McColloch, Ph.D., the Director of Research at the Pine Street Foundation in San Francisco, CA. The Pine Street Foundation is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit, charitable organization. Its mission is to help people with cancer reach more informed treatment decisions through education and research.

Tessy closes in on which breath sample was given by a woman with ovarian cancer. Prior to this, Dr. McColloch conducted a variety of studies related to the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. He was so intrigued by the prospect that dogs could detect its odor—and the ramiﬁcations that might have for its early diagnosis--he expanded the focus of his research to include this lifesaving possibility. CONTINUED ON PAGE 70

“BRUMBY” From Down Under

Flash Group First Jud Mr. El ge liott W eiss Taconi c Hills Kenne l Club

To Up Top!! Thank you so much Judges: Mrs. Robert Futh - Best In Show Mr. Jeffrey Pepper - Group First • Mrs. Patricia Murphy - Best of Breed Owner Gayleward Kennels Gayle Bontecou

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BESTS of the WEEK Electric City Kennel Club - Sunday Smooth Fox Terrier GCh. Slyfox Sneak’s A Peek Judge Mrs. JoAnn Dutton Owner J.W. Smith Handler Edward Boyes Conewango Valley Kennel Club Olean Kennel Club Pekingese Ch. Palacegarden Malachy Judge Mrs. Ann D. Hearn Judge Mrs. Helen Lee James Owners Iris Love, Sandra Middlebrooks & David Fitzpatrick Handler David Fitzpatrick Shawangunk Kennel Club - Friday Mid-Hudson Kennel Club - Saturday 15” Beagle Ch. Langrigg Star of the Stage Judge Mrs. Carole Beattie Judge Dr. Daniel Dowling Owners Torie Steele & Eddie Dziuk Handler Robert Fisher Virginia Kennel Club I & II Boxer GCh. Winfall Brookwood Styled Dream Judge Mrs. Jean Fournier Judge Mr. Joseph E. Gregory Owners Debbie McCarroll, Mrs. Jack Billhardt, & Sergio Tenenbaum Handler Diego Garcia Electric City Kennel Club- Friday Pharaoh Hound GCh. Northgates As You Like It Judge Mr. James G. Reynolds Owner Jennifer Mosing Handler Jenny Hall

Pocatello Kennel Club Eagle Rock Kennel Club Five Valley Kennel Club I & II Standard Poodle GCh. Brighton Lakeridge Encore Judge Mr. Clay Coady Judge Mr. George D. Boulton Judge Mr. G. Timothy Doxtater Judge Mrs. Judy Webb Owners Toni and Martin Sosnoff Handler Tim Brazier Macomb Kennel Club - Sunday Maltese Ch. Scylla’s Small Kraft Re-Lit Judge Mr. Kenneth Rayner, Jr Owners Ron Scott & Debbie Burke Handler Tara Martin Powell Clackamas Kennel Club - Sunday Whippet GCh. Starline’s Chanel Judge Mrs. Anne Fleming Owners Carey & Lori Lawrence Handler Lori Wilson Lewiston-Auburn KC I & II Penobscot Kennel Club Newfoundland GCh. Mooncusser Follow The Fleet Judge Mr. Roger R. Hartinger Judge Mrs. Keke Kahn Judge Mrs. Paula Hartinger Owner Suzanne S. Jones Handler Norman Grenier Echo Hills Kennel Club II Standard Poodle GCh. Jaset’s Satisfaction Judge Ms. Christine Salyers Anderson Owners B. Harris, C. Bailey, S. Tompkins & M.J. Winters Handler Ann Rairigh Anoka County Minnesota Kennel Club Grand Traverse Kennel Club I, II, III Black Cocker Spaniel GCh. Casablanca’s Thrilling Seduction Judge Ms. Beverly Capstick Judge Mrs. Robert S. Forsyth Judge Mr. James E. Frederiksen Judge Mrs. Pat A. Mowbray-Morgan Owners Bruce Van Deman, Carolee Douglas, Mary Walker, Linda Moore Handler Michael Pitts CONTINUED ON PAGE 127

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10 QUESTIONS ASKED BY LESLIE BOYES OF:

Dennis & Katey

Brown

Born: Dennis: Fairbury, NE Katey: Orangeburg, SC Reside: Rincon, GA (near Savannah, GA) Married: 7 years

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

Dennis: A Dalmatian at the age of 14 (1994). Katey: I showed our Min Pin at the age of 4 (1984) in a fun match!

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

Dennis: It is truly a toss-up between the two Bichons, Ch. Sterling Rumor Has It and Ch. Special Times Just Right! Katey: Jamaica the Shepherd bitch.

Why do you think most people want to judge?

Dennis: I would hope they do it to put up the best dog. Katey: I can’t answer for other people, but when I judge it will be to find and reward the best dog, regardless of the dog’s breeder or handler or owner or connections...

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

Dennis: Bobby Flay! My cooking idol! Katey: Princess Diana.

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

Dennis: Not a thing. Katey: Can’t think of anything I’d change.

How would you describe yourselves in personal ads?

Dennis: Hard worker, loves animals and the outdoors. Hates being hot! Katey: Homebody that loves her Pointers and sweet tea and hates being cold!

Do you think there are too many dog shows?

Dennis: No. Katey: No.

Which are your three favorite dog shows?

Dennis: Eukanuba, Westminster and Montgomery County. Katey: Eukanuba, Westminster and Perry, GA.

Do you think there should be a limit on the number of times a dog may be exhibited in a year?

Dennis: No. Katey: No.

How do you react to people ﬂying in and out of shows on the same weekend?

Dennis: I don’t have a problem with it. Katey: More power to them if they, and their dog, can handle flying well.

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Weimaraner Club of America 2011 National Specialty

By Judy Colan

This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Specialty was held at the Roberts Centre in Wilmington, OH and co-sponsored by the Greater Cincinnati Weimaraner Club and the Weimaraner Club of Columbus. This was the ďŹ rst time we have used an inside venue and prior to the show there were rumblings of discontent because it was not being held outdoors. The weather dispelled any desires to hold the show outside. It was cold and rainy for the majority of the week. The inside show site was fantastic. A huge room for the conformation judging which accommodated a 75 X 75 ring left ample room for seating, vendors and crating. The Obedience and Rally were set up next door with more than adequate area for ring and spectators. The entire staff of the hotel was wonderful. Everyone from desk clerk to the Assistant Manager went above and beyond to accommodate our needs. All in all it was a wonderful experience.

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he week began on Saturday, May 14th with a WCA Novice Field Day at Cherry Bend Pheasant Farm in Wilmington which introduced novice dogs and handlers to bird work. In Sharonville, OH the WCA hosted an All Breed Agility Trial. High in Trial at this All Breed Trial was a Weimaraner, Marshall of Whispering Woods AX AXJ bred by Michael & Lou Ann McLees and owned by Jennifer Kroll. There were 40 Weimaraner runs at this trial with 21 qualifying runs. Sunday was a full day with a WCA Hunt Test and a WCA Shooting Dog Rating Test hosted by the Greater Cincinnati WC at the Cherry Bend Pheasant Farm. At the Hunt Test there was an entry of 19 in the Junior Hunt Test with 13 qualifying. There were no entries in Senior but in Master Hunter there were 7 entries with 3 qualifying. The WCA Rating Test drew an entry of 16 in Novice Shooting Dog with 10 qualifying. In Shooting Dog there was an entry of 2 with no qualiﬁers. Shooting Dog Excellent drew an entry of 6 with 5

qualifying. A very impressive showing for our breed. At Caesar Creek State Park in Wilmington, the WCA Tracking Tests, TD (2 entries) & TDX (2 entries) were held followed by VST Tracking (2 entries) at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, OH. There was one TD passing score. Also on Sunday was another All Breed Agility Trial in Sharonville, OH with 33 Weimaraner runs and 12 qualifying runs Meanwhile, back at the Roberts Centre while the Cincinnati Club was busy handling the ﬁeld events, the members of the WC of Columbus were busy setting up the mats and rings for breed and obedience judging and setting up the Rafﬂe Room. Last, but not least, was a Welcome Party in yet another large ballroom hosted by the Greater Cincinnati WC & WC Columbus at the Roberts Centre. Monday, May 14 the conformation and obedience events began at the Roberts Centre. Also back in Sharonville was the WCA Weimaraner Only Agility Trial judged by David Hirsch. There were 70 runs with 35 qualifying runs. High in Trial was Regen’s CONTINUED ON PAGE 72

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SELLING YOUR PRODUCT-MARKETING 101

A recent survey by Hartz Mountain Pet Food found that 60% of those polled would prefer to adopt a dog from a shelter while 10% indicated preference from a registered breeder and 4% for a pet shop. So, how does the professional breeder change these stats?

ave you ever entered one of the big box stores and noticed how the merchandise is arranged, especially around the store entrance? Or, have you visited your local cafeteria, only to grab that nonnutritious dessert, located at the front of the line, on your way down to the more stable nutritious food items? Well, this is what is called “marketing strategy”. These stores go to great psychological lengths to impress and persuade the customers to buy certain products. So, why should this same principle, of education and publicity, not apply to the dog business? In other words, the kennel should be made so attractive that prospective buyers would want the available product, that being first class puppies. With so many inferior breeders, kennels and sub-par not-for-profit animal shelters now in the world, an inviting first class operation not only stands superior to the fly-by-night operations but the challenge is certainly present. If these Hartz Mountain Pet Food stats are true, then the professional breeders basically have only one way to go, that being up. I’ve visited many kennels, in the course of my tenure, as an Inspector with the AKC, and, I have seen them all, from what I call the “lean-tos’” to the most elaborate kennels. So, making an inviting kennel doesn’t have to cost an “arm and a leg”. It just takes good common sense planning. Think of the Goldilocks and the three bears approach, not too big, not to small, but just right. A real estate representative once told me in order to sell a house, the entrance way was the all important feature. It’s called “curb appeal”. One must have a good attractive front door, no faded or chipped paint please, which then carries the appeal on into the kennel itself. Additionally, the kennel should have a nice visitor area, where the customers can sit, talk and play with the puppies. 44 Dog News

By Charles C. Robey And, it certainly helps to sell your wares. Displaying achievements, such as framed pictures of your prize winning dogs, framed copies of your last good kennel inspection report or framed reference letters from satisﬁed customers, is a relatively quiet way of showing off an operation. One need not mention the walled sales pitch, as the prospective customer will certainly pick up on the accomplishments. A small refrigerator crammed with soft drinks and a bag of cookies goes a long way to increase the customer rapport, especially with children. An attractive marketing brochure should also be available, in plain view, on the end table by a chair or couch, in a “Take One” holder. Be sure and do this marketing tool up right, as some customers may leave with only the brochure in hand, only to return after having studied the brochure and the beneﬁts of buying from a professional kennel. Some other items that work well on the table are issues of various dog magazines and attractive dog books like “The AKC Complete Dog Book”. An attractive web site, showing pictures of your kennel, and especially your visitor area, is always a very good marketing tool, as well. And, needless to say, don’t forget to give the prospective customer your business card. For it has that all important contact, your telephone number. Oh yes, don’t forget and overlook the kennel proper and always be prepared to show off the kennel, including having the dogs well groomed. For often times, the prospective customer will demand a tour of the facility and want to see the puppies’ Mom and Dad. Furthermore, if you have a kennel staff, make sure they are clean and well dressed. A nice lab coat or dog apron does wonders to one’s memory. Moreover, always make sure the kennel staff is well versed on customer etiquette, as well as the care of animals. Customers are careful to observe if the staff actually cares about the dogs. Often times, customers will test a staff member

when you are not looking by asking reactionary questions. Remember! Unfortunately a good reputation often times is hard to come by in the dog business, as there is very little legislation to force breeder good-will and protect the customer, when visiting unethical breeders or sub-par animal shelters. Conversely, a good reputation will last a life time. So, remember, just like your home, your kennel should have a lived-in effect. After all, the kennel is home-sweet-home to the Moms, Dads and the prospective puppies. And, never say anything negative about your competition. You really need not do so, as their customers will accomplish this feat for you. Author’s Note: A recent Dog News “Question of the Week” addressing the concern of promoting the purebred dog over shelter dogs and the article, in the same issue, entitled “The HSUS Efforts To Brainwash the Public” is somewhat disturbing to an old street smart purebred dog inspector, such as myself. I realize the economy, being what it is, tends to foster a cheaper way of satisfying one’s desire for that perfect animal companion. However, from experience, I’ve seen the comparison of the purebred dog verses the shelter dog ﬁrst hand in the real world. Which includes, the proper planning and breeding, the proper care and treatment, the proper health concerns, the proper socialization, the proper training and the proper placement of the puppies. What is the deceptive objective of the various animal rights groups? Simply put, these groups’ main objective is to lobby for laws that take away the rights of responsible dog owners and dog breeders, for advocating mass euthanasia of shelter dogs, and continuing to oppose No Kill shelters. This is their justiﬁcation for saying that if you buy a purebred dog, you kill a shelter dog. So, the “Question of the Week” solution is correct. That being 1)education and 2) publicity.

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THE KEYS TO KEES IN PERFORMANCE That Keeshonden can be versatile is not exactly a Netherlands’ state secret despite the fact that the breed was never used to hunt, herd or for any of the other specialized forms of work that so many breeds were developed to do. In fact, the Dutch consider the breed to be the ideal companion dog precisely because they have no desire to hunt.

hat Kees have earned titles in such performance sports as obedience, rally and agility is probably not surprising in view of the breed’s history as a “barge dog.” In order to stay on board the small barges on the Rhine River, Keeshonden had to be agile. In addition, riverboat captains, like all of their waterborne brethren whether they command a monster like a Nimitz-class carrier in the U.S. Navy or a pint-sized tug in the New York harbor are the world’s last remaining absolute monarchs and as such demand a certain amount of obedience from anyone serving under them. In the case of the skippers on the Rhine, that even included the barge dogs. But herding or tracking? Those seem like a stretch for a breed that, for its entire history, has not had to accept training for any speciﬁc purpose. Still, since the American Herding Breeds Association admitted Keeshonden to its herding program, a few Keeshonden have even been successful in this demanding sport and there are some Keeshonden with AKC tracking titles. The breed descends from the same ancient Arctic breeds that produced the Samoyed, the Norwegian Elkhound, the Finnish Spitz and the Pomeranian. In fact, the Keeshond seems most closely related to the latter and there is some speculation that the Pomeranian was produced by selective breeding of the Keeshond. It is a breed that has changed very little in the last two centuries as old paintings and drawings show dogs that are nearly identical in appearance to the Keeshonden of today. So, what are the keys to having success with Kees in performance activities since historically they were never intended to be true working dogs? “A Keeshond is intelligent and willing to please but their abundance of energy makes them challenging as well as fun to train. They also can be sensitive so the key is to carefully balance your corrections and praise. They have a nice medium size which has made them quite versatile. They can turn on a dime which helps in both agility and obedience and they are quite food motivated which is a big help in training,” said Jean Munger, who owns Ch Keepsake Firestarter CDX TD VCD1 RA OA OAJ OF (“Flint”), a Keeshond that has a tracking title which would seem a bit out of place considering the breed’s historical purpose. Munger did admit that tracking is not the easiest for the breed. “I do tracking with my Keeshonden but that seems to CONTINUED ON PAGE 76

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Joan and John Malak’s Keeshond Toni (Majikees Chocolate Mystic Mint RN NA NF CL-1 HCT JHD HTADI-s) does therapy work with Agility Angels, an organization in Toledo, OH that pairs agility trained dogs with autistic children.

Toni is one of a few Keeshonden that have taken advantage of the American Herding Breeds Association’s decision to permit the breed to participate in herding.

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Hosted by the Colonial Rottweiler Club • Lancaster Host Resort, Lancaster, PA

2011 Colonial Rottweiler Club and American Rottweiler Club Combined Specialties By Robin H. Rademacher • All Photos Courtesy of JAG Photography

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could jump right in with the details of the American Rottweiler Club’s (ARC) 2011 National Specialty and have plenty to say, but that would be neither fair nor right. For Rottweiler fanciers, the Pennsylvania Amish country, and particularly Lancaster, is a familiar destination. Each year for more than half of a decade, the Colonial Rottweiler Club (CRC) has held its annual specialty show in/near beautiful eastern Pennsylvania. First in 2006 and again in 2011, the CRC stepped up to the plate with proposals to host its annual specialty and the National specialty back-to-back. This is an undertaking of near epic proportions, but the CRC once again managed to get it all done and make it look easy. Show CoChairs Sheila Moretz and Laura Wells, bolstered by an amazingly patient and energetic show committee, managed to build in a maximum amount of activity tempered with just the right amount of fun. Conformation competition started on May 9th with CRC’s Sweepstakes and it ran right through the ARC’s Best in Specialty Show judging on May 14th. This included one Futurity, two Sweepstakes (Puppies and Veterans), two Junior Showmanship competitions and two full Specialties. It might not sound incredibly daunting

when put that way, but strategically nestled in front, behind and in between the conformation events were: multiple Herding, Carting, Rally, Agility, Tracking and Obedience trials; a Puppy Match; Health Clinics; ATTS Testing; CGC Testing; two sets of club meetings; a Rainbow Bridge Tribute; an Awards Banquet; a presentation by Dr. Waters; Judges’ Education; a Top Twenty Competition and Top Dog Night; a two-day Sieger style Conformation show; and one heck of a party … for those not too wiped out to surf on in. The CRC’s efforts were rewarded with good, solid entry numbers, and people and dogs traveled from all over the country to participate. Attendees were rewarded with an organized and action-packed dog show adventure!! For me, this was a big adventure for a number of reasons. I moved from the East Coast to the Chicagoland area in 2007 and had not attended the CRC show since the move. I was thrilled to be able to get back to Pennsylvania to catch up with old friends, hopefully make some new ones and take part in such an exciting set of events. On top of that, I was jazzed about taking along my own male puppy and a female littermate belonging to my friends Shelley and Billy Walker. Shelley shared the ride, which was a 14-hour CONTINUED ON PAGE 78

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Judgesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Choice Pharaoh Hound

Reprinted with permission from The Kennel Gazette

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

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America’s Number 1* Yorkshire Terrier Best In Show, Multiple Best In Specialty Show Winning

GCh. Stratford’s Diamond Jim, rom

Honored to be the winner of Best In Show All Breed Two Best Toy In Shows 10 Best In Specialty shows Top Winning Yorkshire Terrier YTCA 2010 Top Sire YTCA 2010 Owner: Barbara Scott

*2011 All Systems

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AKC/CAR Honors the Connecticut Search and Rescue Team at Cabela’s By Peggy Wampold • Pictures by Fred Comstock and John O’Connell

The American Kennel Club/Companion Animal Recovery Support & Relief Fund awards grants each year to specially selected Canine Search and Rescue teams around the country. This year it was decided that the local kennel club would be asked to present the check person to person, so to speak. The Connecticut Search and Rescue Team was selected to receive a two thousand dollar grant from AKC/CAR.

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his team went into New York for 9/11 and worked for days, they also went down to Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina. They participated in the search efforts on Cape Cod when John Kennedy’s plane went down. South Windsor Kennel Club was selected as the club to present this grant. When contacted, the members of the club were most honored, but decided that in this very negative legislative time, it might be better if the Connecticut Dog Federation (CDF) actually made the presentation. CDF is made up of forty AKC dog clubs in the State of Connecticut and is very instrumental in ﬁghting bad legislation. (Connecticut being a very small state, that is a lot of clubs and voters and we want to publicize this to the governing body of the state.) CDF was most happy to do this, so we began to plan what we could do to honor the dogs and handlers of the search and rescue team in a memorable manner and to publicize the award of the grant to the public. South Windsor Kennel Club and CDF had already accepted an invitation to do a weekend of public education at Cabela’s in East Hartford and this seemed to be the ideal venue. The management of Cabela’s was very enthused about the project. Now we had a well known public place large enough to accommodate a public ceremony. “The First Company Governor’s Foot Guard is the oldest American Military formation in the United States with an unbroken lineage” and is a much respected organization in our state, having been originally formed in 1771. They also hold CONTINUED ON PAGE 104

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Off The Leash By Shaun Coen

It’s hard to believe that the Fourth of July weekend is already upon us. It seems the older we get the faster the months fly by (for this writer at least). While we revel in our nation’s independence over the extended weekend —and keep our dogs cool and away from fireworks in the process— there’s no better time to reflect on how truly blessed we are to enjoy such freedoms in this country and to be able to share them with our dogs.

ut let this weekend also serve as a reminder of how, as a nation, we had to fight for those freedoms and how we have to remain vigilant to protect them. The battles to own and breed dogs responsibly continue to rage on all across the country. Despite the recently failed attempts to enlighten lawmakers in Texas, where HB 1451 was signed into law by Gov. Rick Perry last week, 2011 has seen a fair share of successes on the legislative front for concerned dog owners and breeders. Already midway through the year, dog owners and breeders have been victorious in fighting legislation on behalf of their dogs from coast to coast and beyond, if not quite from A to Z, from Arizona to Wyoming, Virginia to California, and as far away as Hawaii. From unfair licensing laws to breed specific legislation to breeding and ownership limits, dog owners and fanciers have seen and heard practically all there is in the realm of anti-dog owning and breeding legislation. Club members, owners, breeders, fanciers, and the American Kennel Club—particularly its Government Relations Department— deserve a hearty round of applause for their efforts in defending the rights of dogs and dog owners throughout the first half of the year. Here are but a few of their victories so far: Perhaps most notorious was the decision to repeal Prop B in Missouri, the ballot initiative that passed by the slimmest of margins in November 2010. The passing of SB 2821 eliminates the 50-dog ownership limit and removes the restrictions on breeding ages, now stating that female dogs may not be bred more than what is recommended by a veterinarian, while also establishing the crime of “canine cruelty,” which addresses those who repeatedly violate the state’s animal welfare laws and pose substantial risk to the health and welfare of animals. In Michigan, the Chairman of the House Committee of Regulatory Reform refused to hear a bill that would’ve ultimately banned “pit bulls” in the state due to an onslaught of opposition from concerned dog owners. House Bill 4714 proposed that after one year, no one could breed or sell one of these breeds and after four years, all of these breeds 56 Dog News

would have to be spayed or neutered and after ten years ownership would’ve been banned completely for American pit bull terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers or a dog displaying the majority of physical characteristics of any of these breeds. Also banned under the proposal would’ve been “Dogs displaying ‘distinguishing characteristics’ that ‘substantially conform to the standards established by the American Kennel Club or United Kennel Club for any of these breeds’.” So basically, anyone who owns a terrier, a working dog or a dog with a big head or a thick skull (those ubiquitous shelter “Lab mixes”) can breathe a sigh of relief thanks to the handiwork of the AKC GR Dept and all those opposed to it. In California, the City of Cypress will not go forward with the proposed ordinance to require the mandatory spay/neuter of specific breeds, while Hawaii lawmakers apparently were enlightened by the AKC’s GR Department, which conferred with the state veterinary association, sent letters of concern and put Hawaiian clubs and breeders on high alert about bills that would’ve imposed a 50-dog ownership limit and required licensing for anyone who sells 25 or more puppies per year or owns 20 intact female dogs or 30 intact dogs of either sex over the age of 6 months. The bill was held in conference committee, as those opposed argued that it’s not the quantity of dogs in one’s care it’s the quality of the care that matters. One dog being neglected is one too many and mustn’t be tolerated. An agreeable solution was arrived at Wyoming, where the state legislature attempted to address issues of “hoarding” and “puppy mills”. Senate File 100 sought to define these terms by the number of dogs owned and other arbitrary terms. Instead, the House of Representative approved an amendment that deleted the original language and defined “household pet animal cruelty” as anyone who keeps pets “in a manner that results in chronic or repeated physical harm” or “confined in conditions which constitute a public health hazard”. This solution avoids establishing a threshold and instead establishes reasonable and enforceable standards of animal care and welfare. Arizona dog lovers were introduced to a twist on the plethora of ownership limit laws sprouting up, as the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors

was considering a proposal that would limit dog ownership to four dogs per acre, with a maximum of 20 dogs on a private property regardless of the size of the estate. Thankfully, that proposal was removed from the agenda and hopefully it won’t crop up anywhere else, as those who live in close quarters or cramped apartments wipe the sweat from their brows. Hobby breeders had to sweat out several proposals early in 2011. In Colorado, an attempt to place an ordinance on the Fort Collins city ballot to define a hobby breeder as anyone who sells less than two litters per year and to prohibit the sale of ALL pets in pet stores failed to gather enough signatures to qualify. Colorado’s dog owners also dodged another potentially troubling piece of legislation when Senate Bill 11-009 was pulled by a sponsor in the House Agriculture Committee after it has passed the Senate. This bill sought to make changes to impoundment laws and would make it difficult for owners to get their animals back if they were seized during a cruelty investigation. SB 11-009 proposed that hearings be changed from civil to criminal court and would require that the person charged with cruelty pay for the costs of caring for dogs seized and if the person failed to do so, they would lose the right to challenge the costs and ownership rights in the trial. The bill also stated that a warrant alone was sufficient cause for impoundment. Dog owners can thank the AKC, local club members and the Colorado Federation of Dog Clubs for helping to defeat the measure and restore some common sense to the search and seizure procedures in that state. A similar measure was defeated in Montana. Senate Bill 421 would’ve allowed Montana courts to order the forfeiture of animals seized based on alleged acts of animal cruelty unless the defendant pre-paid 30 days of animal care costs. A far-reaching BSL measure was also defeated in Montana, when the Butte County-Silver Bow Council of Commissioners voted to table an ordinance that would’ve required “pit bulls” (in this instance, outrageously defined as American Pit Bull Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, Dogo Argentina, Presa Canario, Cane Corso, American Bulldog or any other dog displaying the majority of physical traits of any one or more of these breeds!) over the age of six months to be muzzled in public and their owners to provide proof of $100,000 of liability insurance. Thankfully, the requested ordinance was denied, because with a definition like that, nearly half the dogs in Montana would have to be muzzled and insured. These are but a few of the victories so far in 2011, and if anyone is keeping score, the mid-term report card is pretty impressive for concerned dog owners, clubs and the AKC. Be sure to check your own local and state legislatures’ agendas to see what anti-dog owning and breeding legislation may be surfacing in your own backyard, remain vigilant and keep communicating with likeminded dog owners and enlightening those who are unaware of the animal rights extremists and their efforts to trample the rights of U.S. citizens to own and breed dogs responsibly.

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here is a men’s store in the West Village in New York City called JOHN BARTLETT that sells some of the most unusual and ‘with it’ clothes. I frequented this tiny boutique store in hopes of ﬁnding that piece which would suit my age and body since it truly is a shop for the younger, lither men and boys of the world. And on occasion I would be lucky and ﬁnd something but I did enjoy just looking, too. The owner and designer is a man named John Bartlett and he is a very talented men’s designer who also was and may still be the men’s designer for Liz Claiborne. This store is a side-line occupation, I guess, which looks somewhat successful but again somewhat limited in appeal in that the selection therein is comparatively small. But something happened which has stopped me from going there altogether. Sometime ago the owner, John Bartlett, who owns two dogs that he apparently got from the North Shore Animal League (hereinafter referred to as NSAL), began tying in his Saturday work days with a program to get dogs from NSAL. I let him know of my personal unhappiness with NSAL and I must say Mr. Bartlett responded in defense of the organization and offered to put me together with some of the people there. This never did get to pass but through no fault of Mr. Bartlett. I was unhappy with the emails about these mutual tie-ins but received nothing to truly totally upset me until just last week. After all just because we disagreed about NSAL did not mean I would not or could not buy some clothes from the store that is until I received his announcement that he was holding one of his NSAL days which ended with the words ‘ADOPT ONLY’--and then paraphrased was the statement “do not buy your dog” implying

from a breeder!! That I could not accept-if Mr. Bartlett wants to push NSAL that’s his privilege but if he is telling the world only to adopt a dog and never to buy that I cannot accept and I let him know precisely how I felt and that he would and in fact has lost me as a customer because of that attitude. His response to me was to take it up with NSAL

and my response to him was that I felt that his message was in the extreme and that he is responsible for his own actions and that I personally would not spend my discretionary income with him until he changed his mind. And I must tell you as long as he works for Liz Claiborne also I will not spend any money on her clothes for

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The Elite Kennel Club of St. Petersburg

By Sharon Sakson â&#x20AC;˘ Photos by Maria Novoseletskaya

The tan Audi rumbled across the bridge and made a sharp right turn onto the highway that ran alongside the Neva River. The darkhaired woman at the wheel glanced in the rearview mirror and was dismayed to see that the tourist bus sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d hired to transport the dog show judges did not follow her. The bus driver zoomed straight ahead; at a speed, she hoped, indicated that he was absolutely sure of where he was going.

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here are two ways to get there,” Julia Lobova, show chair of Elite Kennel Club in St. Petersburg, Russia, sighed. “This way is shorter. Let’s hope he knows that way better.” Ten minutes later, she was parked at the ice hockey stadium in downtown St. Petersburg. She stood at the bus stop at the side entrance, nervously tapping her foot. Julia’s dark hair cascaded over her shoulders. Her bright, dark eyes were smiling, as always. She was dressed in the latest fashion, with a bright pink cashmere sweater under her black suit, and four-inch black heels trimmed in pink that lifted her ﬁve-foot-seven frame to eye level with even tall men. Most women wouldn’t know that pink was the color for spring until the next issue of Glamour magazine announced it. Julia’s wardrobe was already full of just the right shade. Her husband had whispered to me last night that he was buying her a MacAir laptop computer for her birthday, but was delaying the purchase

until the Apple Store had a pink case for it. He seemed to regard an annoyance like that a small price to pay to be married to a fashion icon. Julia took a quick call on her cellphone, soothing the worries of a vendor who complained that someone else had taken his booth space on the second floor. She told him he’d been moved a few feet closer to the stairs because that was a better spot than the one he’d asked for. Everyone had to enter by coming up the stairs, she said, and this way, his collars and dog beds would be the first ones they encountered. She hung up and speed-dialed her husband, Vadim Retzsov, club secretary and in charge of vendors, and warned him about the complaint. He said he was on the second floor and would get over there to sort it out. Then she spied the bus. “Thank heaven,” she said, in Russian. She loosed a torrent of instructions to Natalia, a short, black-haired woman who had been functioning for years as her loyal assistant. Then she smiled and waved as twenty judges clambered off the bus and followed her into the building. Among the judges were Max Magder from Canada, Jorge Nallem and Adrian Landarte from Uruguay, Guido Perosino, Salvatore Tripoli, and Antonio di Lorenzo from Italy, Henric Fryckstrand from Sweden, Peter Harshani from Hungary, Ramon Podesta from Chile, Robert Paust and Sharon Sakson from the US. In the private lounge, other club members were on hand, offering the judges strong coffee and tea. Plates of pastry adorned every table, along with chocolates in gold CONTINUED ON PAGE 118

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with a gentleman her own age and a woman who appears to be her mother, fill the front. I am pushed in the middle of the back seat between Bubba Joe, Missy Sue and Little Leroy. I attempt another OBE but there is no room to move. Mary-Lou introduces me to her boyfriend, Floyd – driving the car, Mama, her brother Jimmy, sister in law Sally and Little Henry riding on her lap. I can’t help myself and I ask Mary-Lou, “Why did you all come to the airport?” Brother Jimmy gives me a slight hug while saying: “We ain’t never been to the airport before, let alone meet someone famous.” I immediately regret my dog show judging fame and wish I had the wiggle room to free myself from the possible pending ‘Deliverance’- style situation. Brother Jimmy’s arm continues to linger around my shoulder as Mary-Lou asks if I would like to see a picture of her Blonde Cocker Spaniel. The transition to canine conversation allows an escape from Brother Jimmy’s affection. I take the Polaroid from Mary–Lou’s hand and sitting there framed within a narrow white border is a small blonde dog, looking like something between a Cocker Spaniel, Poodle and Beagle with a Mohawk. Passing the photo back to Mary-Lou I ask: “Very nice! What is her name?” “Buffy”, they all reply. O.K., this conversation is quickly going nowhere and I do not have the energy to process the “Buffy Story”. I immediately switch the conversation and ask: “How long have you been members of the kennel club?” No response comes from the car. Mary-Lou chimes in: “Well, we ain’t members of the kennel club – I’m the chamber maid at the Days Inn where you will be staying. No one from the club could get off work to come to the airport to pick you up so, they paid me fifty dollars and I was thrilled.” I am totally speechless! “Have you ever been to a dog show?” I finally blurt out, knowing full well the answer was, “No.” The maroon and white Monte Carlo pulls up to the Days Inn. The entire family gets out of the car to say goodbye; Brother Jimmy gets my luggage, Little Henry hugs my legs, Mama gives me a warm smile, while Floyd firmly shakes my hand. I give Mary-Lou two judges passes to the dog show as my guest. “Thank you for the offer Judge Faulkner, but I have to work right here and make sure your room is perfect when you get back,” she responds. Swallowing hard, I give Mary-Lou a quick hug and proceed to check in. An arrangement of silk flowers in mauve and powder blue welcomes me to the counter. “You must be Judge Faulkner,” speaks Brenda the desk clerk. The juxtaposition between the early eighties flower arrangement and Brenda’s bleach blonde mullet hair cut is more than I can handle at this point in the journey. Taking a deep breath, I smile

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and hand Brenda my ID and credit card. I sign the necessary registration form, requiring the year, model and tag number of my car. For my own pleasure I quickly jot down – 1978 maroon and white Monte Carlo – see Mary-Lou for more details. Brenda hands me my electronic room key while letting it slip that she is so excited a famous dog show judge is staying at the hotel. I continue to smile, nodding my head while Brenda tells me she is certain she has seen me on Animal Planet and could she have an autograph to add to her collection. Quickly I scribble on a small pink sticky note and turn towards the elevator. WOW! I think to myself I am now part of a unique collection of famous people who stayed at the Days Inn along with the sister of the mother of the driver for the hit seventies duo Captain and Tennille. Life does not get any better than this! The room is clean, simple and serviced with pride. I unpack my clothes and order a pizza. Chris from Angelo’s informs me it will be thirty minutes until my medium veggie pizza with hot peppers will be delivered, guaranteed fresh or the next one is free. Suppressing the need for another OBE, I try to make sense of this novel marketing strategy and choose not to. Taking off my traveling clothes, I put on a pair of lounge pants, a t-shirt, turn on the television and pull down the bed spread. I watched a show on Dateline several years ago where they used a florescent light in random hotel rooms across the country, exposing unbelievable findings attached to hotel bed covers and I have never been able to sit on one since. While climbing onto the bed, I spy a piece of wrapped mint candy and a small note card fall from the top of the pillow. I lift the card. It reads: Have a nice evening Judge Faulkner. If you need anything in your room please let me know and I will do my best. Thank you….Mary-Lou. I am deeply moved by Mary-Lou’s attention to detail (she actually folded the first three sheets of the toilet paper roll into something resembling a carnation / Chinese fan) and her genuine desire to make my stay the best possible. There will be other opportunities to go boating and drink wine with my partner, and there will be other dog shows to judge. But I know one thing for sure – there will never be another Mary-Lou and it is comforting knowing she is taking care of me while I judge a wonderful Small Rural American Dog Show. In the future, I think the American Kennel Club should require all clubs to hire the hotel cleaning staff to pick judges up from the airport. The driver always knows the directions to the hotel, a prior relationship is established---making it easier to ask for extra towels, extra soap, extra packets of regular coffee---and it saves the kennel club from sending an individual, who is all too eager to retrieve you in hopes of clearly describing their dog, who will be handling it, and how many points it needs to complete its championship.

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and vegetarianism, pgb) accompanied this shift in thinking. Third, there was an evangelical component to the involvement of almost all the activists-a passion to spread their message. Fourth, many activists seemed to experience a sense of sin. . . they seemed to experience a kind of collective guilt that stemmed from the ascendancy of 20th century technology. They spoke of the evils of intensive agricultural practices, diseases that result from unhealthy (i.e. animal fat) diets and lifestyles, and of the hubris of modern science. Finally, as with religious fundamentalists, many of the activists were quite convinced that their perspective was correct and their cause just. They had discovered Truth.” Brian said, “Sometimes I laugh at myself, and I feel like I know how a “born again’ probably feels. I don’t doubt that their feeling of heaven is very similar. Just like me, their beliefs affect every aspect of their lives. I don’t think there should be a division between emotional and philosophical issues. You are one person. You are an emotional, thinking person. It’s a combination of the two. There’s nothing wrong with being emotional about something you believe in.” We should remember this quote especially that last sentence when people accuse us of being emotional about dogs. There’s nothing wrong with being emotional about something that we love and believe in. When Herzog asked the activists if they ever felt their views and behavior put them on a higher moral plane than the rest of us, eleven of the activists replied afﬁrmatively. Lucy said, “Yes, I do feel that way. To be candid about it, I kind of view it in the sense of Jesus on his mission. I have deﬁnite ideas of how the world works and I’m willing to lay down my life for it. And I’m willing to give up a lot. The difference is that Jesus didn’t beat people over the head with it. He just tried to live an example and show them that his was a better way to live. I guess that’s the way I feel about it. So here I am –Jesus walking on the Earth with my message.” And she wasn’t the only one to mention Jesus being on their side. An activist with a history of involvement in civil rights said, “There hasn’t been much of a (traditional) religious aspect to my activism in animal rights, but, just as in my work on civil rights and women’s issues, I have grown to respect Jesus in a very different way. I think that if Jesus were alive today, certainly he would be a vegetarian. I think he would be an animal rights activist.” When asked how much the animal rights

movement was in her life, one participant replied, “It is my life.” For those of us for whom dogs are our life, we need to understand the intensity of our opposition. The animal rights believers form a cult. One of Webster’s definitions of cult is A: great devotion to a person, idea, object, movement, or work (as a film or book (like Animal Liberation)); especially: such devotion regarded as a literary or intellectual fad B : the object of such devotion C: a usually small group of people characterized by such devotion Animal rights believers are a small group when compared to the numbers of the pet loving public and that is fortunate because when AR proposals come down to a vote of the public, they are a voting minority. And, yes, I still try to educate AR folks but I no longer get frustrated when they aren’t persuaded. At a protest against mandatory spay neuter at the California Capitol I was talking to one of the opposition when she turned away and said scornfully, “Oh, they are just hunters and breeders.” As if hunters’ and breeders’ opinions had no value. It was the first time I had heard those words used as swear words but they obviously were to her. They have turned up as AR invective since. I used to start public presentations defensively by saying that I had been a dog fancier for 50 years but had not bred a litter in eleven years. That seemed to take me out of the dreaded “breeder” category. (But three years ago I raised a litter which deprived me of the ability to use that lead in.) So now I stand proudly as a breeder-who knows more about dogs than the AR folks ever will. On the other hand, they aren’t too interested in debating us. On the Animal Liberation Front web site one writer says, “Debating with opponents of AR--This will frequently begin with someone asking for information. You might as well spend your time talking to yourself. In 15 years the only folks who approached me with an attitude and then actually listened and discussed issues, were folks who calmed down immediately when presented with a cool response. If they remain argumentative and don’t care about your first several answers, they won’t change. Even if one did, it is not a statistically reasonable way to allocate your time. Your knowledge of AR is a valuable resource. Don’t waste it. I question his final statement. But knowledge of AR can be a valuable resource for us, the folks who oppose it and are threatened by it.

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Canine Detection of Breast and Lung Cancer “Our first study using dogs involved breast and lung cancer and whether we could teach dogs to detect these two types of cancer.” Dr. McColloch says. “The study’s results provided compelling evidence that cancers hidden deep within the body can be detected simply by examining the odor of a person’s breath. The fact that cancer was detected by dogs does not detract from the significance of these findings. The dog’s brain and nose are among the most sophisticated odor detection devices on the planet. It still remains to be seen whether chemical analysis and technology can rise to meet the level of the dogs’ scent detection ability.” Sniffing Out Ovarian Cancer Dr. McColloch’s next study will test the dogs’ ability to detect epithelial ovarian cancer, the fifth leading cause of cancer death in women. Early diagnosis is the most important step toward reducing the disease’s morbidity and mortality. Ovarian cancer when metastasized has a fiveyear survival rate of less than 10%, compared to over 90% when detected early. Although some women with early stage ovarian cancer experience symptoms, research has shown that early signs may be misleading. Currently, the best method to test for ovarian cancer is a combination of a blood test called CA-125 and ultrasound of the lower abdomen. Unfortunately, neither is an accurate indicator of early-stage disease. The Study’s Methodology In the study, there will be 60 healthy women in the control group; 39 women diagnosed with ovarian cancer; and 30 women diagnosed with some other type of reproductive problem that has inflammation associated with it, i.e., polycystic ovarian syndrome or endometriosis. “The third group was included in the study so the test results will not be confounded by signs of inflammation, and thus we can say more confidently that it’s cancer we’re detecting.” All of the women will provide samples by breathing into a disposable “rTube”.The rTube is a handheld device similar in shape to a snorkel and is connected to a commercial grade air purifier. The breath samples will be stored in a subzero freezer at -40 degrees until they are tested by the dogs and later analyzed by Dr. Solouki’s laboratory. (See below.) To ensure the accuracy of the

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study’s results, the following factors will be controlled for the women participating in it: their family history, age and diet. An air purifier will be turned on while breath samples are taken to ensure the background air is very clean. Breath samples will be taken before the start of conventional treatment because chemotherapy alters body odor. Chemical Analysis Up to this point, research has been unable to determine exactly what it is that dogs smell when they detect cancer. (Dr. McCulloch believes it’s likely that different types of cancer have different odors.) It’s hoped the study will determine what’s different in the exhaled breath of a woman diagnosed with ovarian cancer from the exhaled breath of a healthy woman or one suffering from an inflammation related disorder such as endometriosis or polycystic ovarian syndrome. If it does, it could lead to a new, noninvasive screening method for the disease. To that end, the study is being conducted in collaboration with Professor Touradj Solouki, Ph.D., a chemist at the University of Maine. Canine scent detection will be used to distinguish epithelial ovarian cancer patients from those in the control groups. Then, chemical analysis of the specimens will be performed by Dr. Solouki. He will isolate differences between those taken from healthy women and those with ovarian cancer. “Dr. Solouki will use a mass spectrometer to analyze the specimens. A mass spectrometer is a very sophisticated, sensitive instrument used to detect unknown chemicals and identify what they are.” Dr. McColloch says. “While a mass spectrometer can’t determine if cancer is present in a specimen as a dog’s nose can, it will provide a comprehensive list of the chemicals in it. That will enable us to compare the chemical analysis of the breath of cancer patients to that of healthy persons and patients with inflammation related disorders like polycystic ovarian syndrome and endometriosis.” The Dogs Used In The Study A different set of dogs is used in each of Dr. McColloch’s studies. The selection criteria for the dogs used in the ovarian cancer sniffing study calls for dogs that are friendly, easily trained, eager to respond to commands and scent motivated. i.e., they primarily explore their environment with their nose. The five dogs participating in the ovarian cancer study will be trained

to indicate the cancer patient samples by alerting to them, i.e., the dogs will alert by sitting directly in front of a cancerous specimen. They will sniff but ignore the other samples taken from healthy study participants. The method used to train the dogs to detect ovarian cancer will be similar to that used to train dogs to detect drugs or explosives. “We’ll start by dividing all of the breath samples into two groups. The ﬁrst group will be used as a training set. We’ll use it to teach the dogs to detect the scent of ovarian cancer and alert to it. Then, we’ll expose the dogs to the second set of samples, which they won’t have been exposed to until then. That will allow us to determine if the dogs can detect ovarian cancer accurately on the basis of the training.” Study participants and the cancer snifﬁng dogs will not interact. The breath samples will be collected. Then, they’ll be presented to the dogs for testing at a different location. After that, they’ll be sent to Dr. Solouki for chemical analysis. The Ultimate Goal “We hope to take what we learn from the dogs about the odor of cancer and apply it toward the development of a diagnostic Breathalyzer®-type device. However, we don’t yet know how much the dogs ultimately will remain involved. That’s because we don’t know yet know which is going to prove more effective at cancer detection: the dogs or the chemistry analysis,” Dr. McColloch says. There still are opportunities for women diagnosed with ovarian cancer to participate in the study. There also are opportunities for dogs to participate if their owners live within 20 miles of the 94960 zip code. Dogs do not need to be trained in scent detection already. In fact, Dr. McColloch would prefer they aren’t. Ninety-two percent of the Pine Street Foundation’s funding is provided by individual donors. Donations are needed to continue this important research. Those interested in making a donation, becoming a study participant or having their dog participate in a study, may visit http:// pinestreetfoundation.org/ for more information. Note: The results of two other recent studies add new weight to the evidence for dogs being able to detect cancer. A study conducted in Sweden proved that dogs could detect ovarian cancer. Another study conducted in Japan proved they could detect colorectal cancer.

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Thank you Judges: Mrs. Nancy A. Dinkfelt, Dr. Ronald I. Spritzer, Ms. Charlotte McGowan, Ms. Carolyn A. Herbel, Ms. Bonnie L. Clarke and Mr. Norman B. Kenny for the Group Firsts. Owner: Laurie Edel Handled By: Mary Norton Augustus AKC Registered Owner/Breeder: Terry Litton, James Augustus Dog News 71

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Anduril Forged By Fire, CD, RN, JH, MX, MXJ, XF, NSD, NRD, V bred by Judith Voris, Lori Barbee & Anne Tyson and owned by Sheila J. Cook. At the Roberts Centre the day began with the Greater Cincinnati WC Sweepstakes entry of 46 and 10 Veteran Sweepstakes entry judged by Sandy Selander. Best in Sweepstakes from the 18-24 month Bitch class was GCh Unity’s Bzyfeet Laverne DeFazio bred by Greg McLogan & Amy Tourond and owned by Vicki Ruiz, Amy Tourond & Greg McLogan. BOS in Sweepstakes, also from the 18-24 month class was Silkwind’s Boy Wonder bred and owned by Kelly Whitney. In the Veterans Sweepstakes the Best Veteran nod went to the winner of the 11 year & Older Bitch Ch Nani’s Tattletail, JH, NSD, BROM bred by Christine Grisell and owned by Suzette Jett & Christine Grisell. BOS Veteran was the 7-9 year Dog, Ch CT Nani’s Cool Your Jetts, JH, NSD, NRD, VX2 bred by Teresa Borman & Christine Grisell and owned by Suzette Jett & Christine Grisell. Following the Sweepstakes judging the Greater Cincinnati WC Specialty entry of 132 began, judged by Chris Walkowicz. Her choice for Winners Dog from the BBE Class was Silkwind’s Boy Wonder bred and owned by Kelly Whitney. Reserve Winners Dog was the 9-12 Dog, Ansons Tarmis Roger That bred by Nancy Lillehamer & owned by Nancy Lillehamer & Janice Lowe. Her choice for Winners Bitch was the 12-18 month bitch Nani’s Bee-Jewel-Edd bred by Christopher & Stephanie Meyer and owned by Christine Grisell, Marcin & Marie Glodowski. Reserve Winners Bitch was the BBE bitch, Simpatico Muy Caliente bred & owned by Jennifer Martin. This ended the judging for the day.

uesday, May 15 Chris Walkowicz began the Best of Breed judging. Her choice for Best of Breed was the bitch GCh Kolata’s Moving Violation, JH, NSD bred by Lauren Austin, Gregory McLogan & Amy Tourond and owned by Robert & Donna Hilgenbrink & Christine Grisell. Best Opposite Sex was GCh Silhouettes Lifeinthefastlane bred & owned by Bruce & Cindy Cassidy. Best of Winners, Nani’s Bee-JewelEdd. The Select Dog was GCh Win’Weim’s It’s My Grey Goose and Select Bitch was GCh Rissana Hillwood’s Just Plain Perfect. Awards of Merit: Ch Nani’s So What, GCh Win’Weim’s Take A Gander & GCh Pikes Peak Rocky Mountain High. Following the Cincinnati Specialty, judging the WC of Columbus Sweepstakes entry of 54 and 12 Veteran Sweepstakes was Lou Schnegelberger. Her choice for Best in Sweepstakes was the 6-9 month

bitch Poet’s Silberkamm’s ChaChaCha bred by Nancy Lillihamer and owned by Nancy Lillehamer & Anne McCulloch. Best Opposite in Sweepstakes was the 12-18 month dog, Ch Nani’s So What bred & owned by Barb Shepard & Christine Grisell. In the Veterans Sweepstakes the Best Veteran nod went again to the winner of the 11 year & Older Bitch Ch Nani’s Tattletail, JH, NSD, BROM bred by Christine Grisell and owned by Suzette Jett & Christine Grisell. BOS Veteran was the 7-9 year Dog, Ch CT Nani’s Cool Your Jetts, JH, NSD, NRD, VX2 bred by Teresa Borman & Christine Grisell and owned by Suzette Jett & Christine Grisell. Following the Sweepstakes judging Rosemary Shoreman began judging the Specialty classes. Winners Dog from the Bred by Exhibitor Class was Jewel’s One Wild Night bred and owned by Christopher & Stephanie Meyer. Reserve Winners Dog was the second place Bred By Exhibitor Dog, Doc’s Burn Notice In Camelot bred by Duane Stewart, Mary Ann Romain, April M. Stewart & Autumn Stewart-Zimmerman and owned by Duane Stewart, April Stewart & Autumn Stewart-Zimmerman. That completed the judging for the day. A Breeders Seminar was held that evening. Wednesday began with the judging of the Bred By Exhibitor Sweepstakes by Norman Fargo. Best BBE in Sweepstakes was GCH Rissana Hillwood’s Perfect Crime bred by Ellen Charles, Alessandra Folz & Judy Colan and owned by Ellen Charles & Alessandra Folz. BOS BBE Sweepstakes was GCH Rissana Hillwood’s Just Plain Perfect bred by Ellen Charles, Alessandra Folz & Judy Colan and owned by Ellen Charles & Alessandra Folz. Following the Sweepstakes Charley McMaster judged the 1 Junior Showmanship entry. Best Junior Handler was Cyneen JacoleTye. Judge Rosemary Shoreman then began judging the 48 class bitches. Her choice for Winners Bitch was the American Bred Bitch, Colsidex Seabreeze Beyond Words bred and owned by Judy Colan, Marge Davis & Debbie McCray. The nod for Reserve Winners Bitch went to the Open Bitch Davora’s Wicked Game bred by Debora Lynch & David Kuehl and owned by Colleen S. Zuba, Stephen Molnar, Debora Lynch & David Kuehl. Her choice from the 47 Best of Breed entries for Best of Breed was GCh Win’Weim’s It’s My Grey Goose bred by Dr. Dana Massey, Susan Line, Michael & Amy Anderson and owned by Dr. Dana Massey & Susan Line. BOS was GCh Northwoods Send CONTINUED ON PAGE 74

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Money Honey bred by Christie Majors & Heidi Warren and owned by Heidi Warren, TJ Palmer & Phil Warren. Best of Winners was Colsidex Seabreeze Beyond Words. Her choice for Select Dog, was the Veteran Dog, Ch CT Nanis Cool Your Jetts, JH, NSD, NRD, VX2 and Select Bitch, Ch Northwoods Take It T’ The Limit, CD. Award of Merits: GCh Silhouette’s Lifeinthefastlane, GCh Unity’s Bzyfeet Laverne DeFazio, GCh Kolata’s Moving Violation, JH, NSD, Jewel’s One Wild Night & Ch Grayharts Purple Haze, JH, NA, NAJ, NSD, V. Next door the WCC entry of 24 in Obedience was judged by Catherine Thompson with 9 qualifying. High Scoring in Trial, from the Novice A Class, was Stoneham’s Regal Luther bred by Nathan Weeks & owned by Cathy Westbrook, with a score of 197. Following Obedience Catherine Thompson judged the 11 Rally entries with 9 qualifying. At 5:00 PM the Top 20 entry of 21 entered the ring. Ofﬁciating were Ron Spritzer, Group Judge, John Archibald, Breeder Judge and Lou Schnegelberger, Handler Judge. The winner of the Top 20 was GCh Kolata’s Moving Violation, JH, NSD bred by Lauren Austin, Gregory McLogan & Amy Tourond and owned by Robert & Donna Hilgenbrink & Christine Grisell. Judges Select, in alphabetical order, were: GCh Ch Nani’s Crosswinds First Look, bred by Christine Grisell & Sarah Mae Barker and owned by Derek Beatty, Christine Grisell, & Autumn Stewart-Zimmerman, GCh Ch Pikes Peak Rocky Mountain High bred and owned by Lou Novasad, DVM and GCh Ch Win’Weim’s It’s My Grey Goose bred by Dr. Dana Massey, Amy & Michael Anderson & Susan Line and owned by Dr. Dana Massey & Susan Line.

hursday morning the judging of the 38 WCA Futurity entries began with Michael Shoreman ofﬁciating. His choice for Best Dog in Futurity from the Junior Dog Class was Colsidex Pennywood Call to Liberty bred by Judy Colan, Marge Davis & Debra McCray and owned by Bob & Jackie Chalifoux, Cheryl Lent & Judy Colan. His choice for Best Bitch in Futurity was the Intermediate Bitch, Silkwind’s Tangled Up in Gray bred & owned by Kelly Whitney. Following the Futurity judging 28 Maturity entries were judged by Mr. Shoreman. His choice for Best Dog in Maturity was GCh Rissana Hillwood’s Perfect Pitch to Nani, JH, NSD bred by Ellen Charles, Alessandra Folz & Judy Colan and owned by Christine Grisell & Alessandra Folz. His choice for Best Bitch in Maturity was GCh Northwoods Send Money Honey bred by Christie Majors & Heidi Warren and owned by Heidi Warren, TJ Palmer & Phil Warren. Following a break for lunch, Judge Paula Nykiel judged the WCA National dog classes with an entry of 38 regular class dogs and 4 Veteran dogs, some of the bitch classes & the 4 Junior

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Showmanship entries. Her choice for Winners Dog was the 6-9 month puppy RoseWin BenelliBringOnThe Birds bred by Donna Alarie and owned by Julie Aune. Reserve Winner Dog from the BBE class was Simpatico Blazing Hot bred and owned by Jennifer Martin. Best Junior Handler from the Open Senior Class Cyneen Jacole Tye. Also on Thursday was the judging of the 24 Obedience entries by Tamara Woodrow with 9 qualifying and the 9 Rally entries with 8 qualifying by Barbara Beebe-Arthur. High Scoring in the Obedience Trial, from the Novice B class with a score of 195 was Ch Nimble’s Maine Line to Eden, AX, OAJ, NRD, V bred and owned by Noa Safra & Stephanie Horner. Thursday evening the Membership Meeting was held prior to the Awards Banquet. Following the meeting everyone gathered in the Banquet room which began with cocktails followed by a delicious dinner served in the hotel ballroom. Futurity/Maturity judge Michael Shoreman presented the coveted pewter dog statues to the owners of the sires and dams of the Futurity and Maturity winners. President, Barb Shepard then presented the awards for Top Tens in Breed, Obedience & Agility as well as the Top Producing Sire & Dam, inductees into the Hall of Fame as well as the Lifetime Achievement Awards. Friday morning Judge Paula Nykiel judged the remainder of the 48 class bitches as well as the 6 Veteran bitches, 1 Versatile bitch, 57 Best of Breed entries and 1 Stud Dog. Her choice for Winners Bitch was the BBE bitch, Unity’s Color Splash bred and owned by Greg McLogan & Amy Tourond. Reserve Winners Bitch, also from the BBE class was Rissana Hillwood’s Perfectly Tuned bred by Ellen Charles, Alessandra Folz & Judy Colan and owned by Ellen Charles & Alessandra Folz. Best of Breed was GCh Silhouette’s Lifeinthefastlane bred and owned by Bruce & Cindy Cassidy. Best Opposite Sex was GCh Northwoods Send Money Honey bred by Christie Majors & Heidi Warren and owned by Heidi Warren, TJ Palmer & Phil Warren. Best of Winners, Unity’s Color Splash. Select Dog, GCh Ch Pikes Peak Rocky Mountain High bred & owned by Lou Novasad, DVM and Select Bitch from the Veteran Bitch Class, Ch SmokyCity Devil May Care, NSD. Awards of Merit: GCh Kolata’s Moving Violation, JH, NSD, Ch CT Nani’s Cool Your Jetts, JH, NSD, NRD,VX2, GCh Unity’s Bzyfeet Laverne DeFazio, GCh Ch Win’Weim’s It’s My Grey Goose , Ch Bowbent Carousel Midnight Sun & Ch Win’Weim’s Piccoli Principi Do It Better. Best Bred By Exhibitor, Unity’s Color Splash. Stud Dog: GCh Ch Win’Weim’s Its My Grey Goose. This concluded a long but very enjoyable week.

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be more difﬁcult for them than obedience or agility. I’m not sure why because they have great noses and their coat doesn’t seem to be a problem in the brush most of the time. Sticker bushes can snag them once in a while so that may be part of it but I suspect it may be that they don’t have a working dog mentality. Still, I’ve managed to put tracking titles on eight of my ten Kees.” Joan Malak, whose dog Toni (Majikees Chocolate Mystic Mint RN NA NF CL-1 HCT JHD HTADI-s), which she owns with her husband, John, is one of the Keeshonden

Kees mung track - Jean Munger’s Keeshond, Ch Keepsake Firestarter CDX TD VCD1 RA OA OAJ OF (“Flint”) is one of eight Keeshonden that Munger has titled in tracking.

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with a herding title, said that with her dogs the key to success has been good treats, positive, upbeat training and a sense of humor. “It is also important to avoid too many repetitions because Kees tend to get bored and when they get bored, they get creative. Keeshonden can be extremely attuned to their trainer and so a negative attitude or harsh corrections can be very distressing to them. They often react by losing all enthusiasm for what you want them to do. They will work slowly with a very lackluster attitude or even refuse to work at all. However, if you have fun training them using treats and other rewards in a positive way you’ll likely end up with a dog that is a joy to watch and a joy to work with. It is especially helpful that the majority of Keeshonden live to eat so good treats can be invaluable in most training programs. But, you must keep in mind that Keeshonden are really smart and if you’re not careful you could be rewarding the wrong thing. On the other hand, you have to know your dog and realize the difference between a dog that is making mistakes because they don’t understand what you want them to do and a dog that has totally learned what you want but has decided that they know a better way. In the ﬁrst case, more training is necessary. However, in the second case, it’s time to insist that you know best with a correction geared appropriately to the dog and then a huge amount of positive feedback when the dog does the exercise the way you want instead of the way they want. Often, you can avoid that situation by not being overly repetitive in your training. As far as succeeding in herding is concerned, the dog has to have some instinct for herding and then that has to be molded by positive training. I’ve been pleasantly surprised that Toni’s herding instinct is so strong that the only reward she needs is the chance to continue to herd along with some praise. In other activities, their desire to please and their love of food usually is a winning combination in training. Overall, they truly seem to love being with and working for their owners. They are extremely light on their feet and very agile which helps in all of the performance events.” The unwillingness of Keeshonden to tolerate a lot of repetition has created some problems for Kathy Gray and her dog Razza (Ch Kidkees Extra Credit RN NAJ) in obedience. “Off-lead obedience has been a real challenge for us as evidenced by the lack of a CD after Razza’s name. I’ve worked on the exercises at home but

competitive obedience is very rigid and Kees get bored with too much repetition. A Keeshond gets creative to keep things fun for themselves and what they decide to do is deﬁnitely NOT fun for the owner in the ring. A Keeshond owner has to have a considerable amount of patience and a great sense of humor to compete in any of the performance sports. But, Keeshonden are capable of success in many different sports because they have a natural desire to be active with their owners and please them. They are smart, fun-loving dogs that learn quickly with consistent, frequent lessons.” The breed’s highly agile nature has also caused a few problems in the agility ring for Munger. “Contacts in agility have been a problem and I think most of this issue is my training weakness, not the dogs. They are very agile and that makes them prone to just jumping over the contacts in agility. However, to be perfectly candid, I think if I had spent more time training them better, we probably wouldn’t have this problem. While we are still trying to overcome this issue, Flint is getting much better about hitting the contacts.”

ven though it requires a considerable amount of work and commitment, Malak said it is really important for the breed as a whole that as many as possible earn a variety of titles. “While conformation titles demonstrate that the dog meets the standard, performance titles are an indication that the dog has the mental and physical attributes that personify the breed. Keeshonden were all-around farm dogs as well as being watch dogs and companions on the barges. This means that they needed to be able to do everything that their owners asked of them and herding, obedience and agility titles show that they still have those abilities. Being able to compete in these sports throughout their lives also shows they are structurally and mentally sound. All of these attributes are as important for dogs in pet homes as they are for dogs in show and performance homes.” Gray added, “While many Keeshond people focus on only a single activity with their dog, multi-titled dogs are very important to the breed. They show what capable dogs Keeshonden are and I ﬁnd dogs with titles at both ends of their names much more meaningful to the breed than one with just a conformation championship. Keeshonden are not only pretty to look at but they are also very intelligent and they can learn just about anything you take the time to teach them.”

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jaunt of hysterical laughter, due in part to the “app for that” taking us the wrong way to everywhere and also due in part to us continuing to believe the woman that lives in the phone cared whether or not we actually arrived at our destination. Eventually, two women, three dogs and a van crammed full of girl stuff, dog stuff and just stuff made it to Lancaster. The ﬁrst couple of days were a little blurry because we, for some reason, thought it would be a good idea to enter the shows at Bucks and Trenton AND commute back and forth from Lancaster. Silly, silly girls! I think a rundown of CRC events and results is in order here … mostly because it is really not possible to extract one show from the other effectively. Otherwise, the story would seem somehow incomplete and needlessly lopsided. By the time I get you through to Wednesday, you will probably understand what I mean. The CRC Specialty started on Monday, May 9th with Veteran Sweepstakes followed by the Puppy Sweeps. The entries were 123 puppies and 33 veterans. Impressive! These judging assignments were shared by Ms. Rebecca Carner and Mrs. Denise Gross. Ms. Gross started with the Veteran Sweeps dogs followed by Ms. Carner with the Veteran Sweeps bitches and the Intersex competition. It was nice to start with the veterans. The dogs and people were all fresh, and it was joyful to see so many icons of our Rottweiler breed still looking healthy and strong into their “mature” years. When all was said and done, Ms. Carner chose CH Von Roxmar’s Intimidators Reﬂection from the 10+ bitch class as her Best in Veteran Sweepstakes. Best of Opposite Sex to Best in Veteran Sweepstakes went to the everhandsome CH Goldshield’s Feature Presentation CD from the nine year-old veterans’ class. The puppies came next. With this entry, Ms. Carner judged the dogs and Mrs. Gross took on the bitches and the Intersex competition. The smallest class entry in puppy sweepstakes was nine and the largest was 30! After exciting competition, Mrs. Gross selected the fair and very entertaining Braeside’s Braemar Von Bach as her Best in Sweepstakes and the young, handsome Gamegards Captain America as her Best of Opposite Sex. Ironically, while these two youngsters have different breeders and dams that differ greatly in pedigree, they share the same sire, CH Gamegards Trick or Treat. Tuesday’s regular class judging started early since the schedule for the day included all of the regular class and veteran class judging. Mr. Jay Beyda, looking as dapper as always, shared a couple of private moments with the crowd and then moved straight away into judging dogs. A lot of dogs – 96 male entries, to be exact. After carefully examining and considering each individual, Mr. Beyda chose the 12-18 month dog, Nighthawks Limited Edition, owned by Jodi and Terry LaBombard and handled by Lynda Hylton, as his Winners Dog. The Reserve Winners Dog,

Nighthawk’s Livin’ La Vida Loca, came from the Bred By Exhibitor class with owner/handler Daviann Mitchell on the lead. He is co-owned by Sarah Janner. Not only do these two handsome boys share a kennel name and breeder, they are littermates! How is that for consistency? Mr. Beyda was not through yet, though. He still had the Veterans and the Working Class to adjudicate. From an impressive class of 14 veteran dogs, CH Apollonia Anything Goes, went to the head of the class. This nine year-old, bred by Lisa and Roger Keye and owned by Valerie McGraw, continues to show well and enthusiastically. From the Working Class dogs, CH Pfeffer-Schloss On the Town UDX RAE, owned by Pat Crawford took the ﬁrst placement. If you are unfamiliar with the Working Class, it is pretty intuitive, eligible dogs must have recognized working titles. It is a nice way to showcase a dog that has had jobs other than just looking pretty. With all morning to get their beauty rest, the girls hit the ring rested and sassy. Ms. Pat Laurans had an entry of 133 bitches and a combined total of 19 Stud Dogs and Brood Bitches. Once all was said and done, she chose the Open Bitch winner, Ecko Ridge’s Cookin’ With Gas, owned and bred by Patrice McAllan and handled by Lynda Hylton, as her Winners Bitch. The Reserve honors went to Redyre Extra Spicy from the Bred By Exhibitor class with owner/handler Rebecca James on the leash. The Veteran Bitch winner was CH Falcon Crest’s Bridget Bardot CD RE, bred and owned by Stuart and Sue Larsen and handled by Perry Payson. The Working Class bitch winner was Edlik’s Giddy Up V Woodrott O’Baar HSAS, NJP, NAP, NFP, RN, HT, PT. This working girl is owned by Rebecca Forry, Peggy Wood and Marti Kemper. To round out a very full day, the Stud Dog class was awarded to GCH D’Oro Solido’s Feliciano Uno and his offspring. “Lucky” is owned and bred by Deborah Cabe and is expertly handled by Michelle and Michael Scott. The large Brood Bitch class was won by CH Halo’s Angel With an Attitude CD. She’s owned by Kathryn Lovan and Beth Hoffman. This takes us to Wednesday morning, where the schedule for CRC includes the Junior Handler Competition followed by the Best in Breed competition. Mrs. B. Patricia Hess awarded Mr. James Knoll the prize as Best Junior Handler and turned the ring over to Mr. Beyda for his Specials entry. Once everyone was checked in and the groups set, Mr. Beyda went about the serious business of ﬁnding the cream as it rose to the top. After very careful examination, he made the following awards: Best in Specialty Show: GCH Regal Seas America’s Most Wanted (D) Best Opposite in Specialty Show: CH Gamegards Rhythm of the Rain (B) Best of Winners (D): Nighthawk’s Limited Edition (D) AKC Select Dog: GCH D’Oro Solidos Feliciano Uno AKC Select Bitch: CH Gamegards Working Girl Award: GCH Chancellor’s Flirts Hi Flyin Gladiator (D) Award: Marlo’s Orvieto Jazz (B) Award: CH Apollonia Anything Goes (D) Award: GCH Von Wilhelms Make My Day (D) Award: CH Loral’s Number One Caesar (D) Award: CH Von Hoffman’s Antsy Prance (B) Award: CH Falcon Crest’s Bridget Bardot CD RE Award: GCH Baar’s Luna De Miel V Woodrott (B) Best Bred By Exhibitor (D): Nighthawk’s Livin’ La Vida Loca (D) CONTINUED ON PAGE 80

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Well, now. It is now after lunch on Wednesday, so what are you going to do with the rest of the day? AHHH! Here is where it gets interesting. Very smoothly, while everyone else handed out congratulations and queued up for photos of their wins, the show committee made a swap of décor, personnel, trophies, ribbons, swept the leftovers from the ring, etc. and announced the commencement of the 2011 American Rottweiler Club National Specialty. It was time to grab the Futurity puppies and head back to the ring. I like Futurities. It is like a special little club to which any breeder can belong and showcase their puppies, but it is also a no lose situation. I do not breed frequently, but when I do, I make sure to nominate the litters before they arrive, and then I individually nominate all the puppies myself. The Futurity is supported by Purina, and as a result, they generously donate prizes, including the Pro Plan Futurity Alliance Trophy. Furthermore, based on litters and puppies nominated, Purina contributes funds back to the ARC to be used for health research and education. When a Futurity nominated individual finishes its AKC Championship, there is an additional contribution! Even if your puppies do not make it into the ring for the Futurity classes, they are still paying back to the breed. WINNING! But there was other winning to be done. Ms. Judith Schmidt had an entry of over 70 Futurity nominated puppies to examine. By the time she had gotten through them all, I was a nervous wreck. My puppy dog had won his class and his sister had won hers, and they were getting called back into the ring to compete for Best Junior in Futurity. For just a moment, I was overwhelmed by the magnitude of what transpired to get me to that place. There was a flashback all the way to my first Rottweiler in 1985. Purchased from a local breeder who ran an ad in the paper and was selling her on consignment (Oh! What I did not know back then!), she was neither pretty nor sound, but she hooked me on Rottweilers forever. There was a deep and full appreciation for my mentors and the many calm and reassuring words of wisdom that they have shared with me along the way. There was happiness and pride for Shelley and her little girl because they’d both worked so hard to do their best to get to this place. I was thrilled for Holley Eldred, our handler, because it is always nice to see a smile on her face, and these puppies are from a select group of litters sired by her treasured multiple-BIS winning Special (and comical traveling companion) from last year, GCH Cammcastle’s Friar Tuck (“Tux”). I was ecstatic for Tux’s owners, Vicky and Tony O’Brien, because they’re just the nicest people and are always so supportive of everyone. They are great stud dog owners who throw themselves fully behind (and fall hopelessly in love with) each puppy. At the same time, I was also humbled because these 6-9 month kids were in great company, competing with beautiful puppies from all over the country. I share all of this not with the intent of blowing my own horn but in hopes that each of you will recognize in your own endeavors that no matter what you might achieve in one moment, there are many events, decisions, challenges and obstacles that have to be overcome to get you to the place you want to be. If you’re not there yet, keep trying. In that one moment as I watched the Junior Futurity competitors (winners of the 6-9 mo. and 9-12 mo. classes) file into the ring, every tear shed, every heartbreak, every sacrifice made to get to the vet, training, dog show, etc. became well worth it. And for heaven’s sake, please remember to enjoy the mo-

ments! This is a hobby and a sport … both of which should be enjoyed. In tough competition, I am happy to add that Spinoff’s Bring It On, owned by Billy and Shelley Walker and bred by … well … me (and my husband) was awarded the title of Best Junior in Futurity. The competitors for Best Senior in Futurity (12-15 mo. and 15-18 mo. class winners) then came back into the ring. From these class winners a very lovely boy from the 15-18 mo. Senior dog class, Baar’s Nuff Said V Qualicum, bred by Aubyn Stelmach and Ann Callahan and owned by Aubyn Stelmach and Danna Wineland, was chosen as Best Senior. All that remained was for Ms. Schmidt to choose her Best in Futurity from the Junior and Senior winners. I did not envy her in that moment. To my eye, the future of the Rottweiler breed was well represented. The next thing I knew, there was cheering, hugging, tears and awards. Little Miss “Tara”, Spinoff’s Bring It On, had won the Futurity!! I’m still on cloud nine, and the Pro Plan Futurity Alliance trophy is my prized dog show possession. But Wednesday was not ﬁnished with us yet. We still had the ARC Veteran Sweepstakes and Sweepstakes dogs to get through before we could cut loose for the Fun Night party. The Judges for these classes were Ms. Roberta Martin for bitches as well as the non-veteran Intersex competition and Mrs. Karen DiCicco for males as well as the veteran Intersex competition. There were 33 veterans divided among nine classes in sweepstakes with the oldest being in the 12 years and older class! PLEASE let this be a good indication that we are ﬁguring out how to keep our dogs healthy longer into their senior years. From the Junior Veteran classes, Mrs. DiCicco chose CH Rogo’s Lock N Load CDX as her Best Junior in Veteran Sweepstakes. Best Senior in Veteran Sweepstakes and ultimately Best in Veteran Sweepstakes was awarded to CH Rottihaus No More Mr Nice Guy CD RN from the 11-12 year males! He was bred, co-owned and handled by Holley Eldred. He was also bred by J. Wehner and is owned by Mrs. Pat Baker and Mr. Baker. After all of the tears had a few moments to dry, everyone shifted gears yet again to get the puppy dogs into the ring. Mrs. DiCicco started on her assignment, which was gratefully continued over to the following day. As you can imagine, CONTINUED ON PAGE 82

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it was getting pretty late in the day and there were dogs to be fed and exercised … and the Fun Night to attend. CRC always has the best parties! As usual, there was music, food, adult beverages, dancing and a variety of contests. I would tell you more, but what happens at the Fun Night (mostly) stays at the Fun Night. Too soon, it was Thursday morning and there was still a considerable amount of dog show to go! Mrs. DiCicco dived back into the Sweepstakes dogs. She was followed in the ring by Ms. Roberta Martin with the Sweepstakes bitches and the Intersex competition for Best in Sweepstakes. After individually examining all of the male class winners and reviewing her own bitch class winners, Ms. Martin awarded Best in Sweepstakes to Gamegards Ladyhawk. This little lady was bred by Victoria Weaver, Karen Raymond and Pamela Marsh and is owned by Victoria Weaver, Pat Coates, Pamela Marsh and Vicky O’Brien. Best of Opposite Sex to Best in Sweepstakes went to Loral’s Sure Bet for Highwood, a very handsome guy, bred by Lorretta and Allen Pyeatt and owned by Loretta Pyeatt and Alexandra Vorbeck. At the conclusion of the Sweepstakes, it was time for the regular classes to start. Respected Breeder Judge, Mrs. Karen Riddle worked her way carefully through the nearly 90 regular class dogs. After all the cuts and placements were made, she brought back in her class winners for the selection of her Winners Dog and Reserve Winners Dog. It was a great lineup! Winners Dog was Nighthawk’s Livin’ La Vida Loca from the Bred By Exhibitor class. This guy was RWD at CRC just a couple of days before with breeder/owner/handler Daviann Mitchell. The Reserve Winners Dog was Gamegards Captain America from the 6-9 month puppy class. He was Best of Opposite Sex in CRC’s sweepstakes and is a littermate to the ARC’s Sweepstakes Winner. “Captain” is owned by Scott and Marcia Coyne. Mrs. Riddle still had two age groups of Veteran dogs and the Working Class dogs to judge. The individual winners from these classes are eligible to compete in Best of Breed. The two Veteran winners were CH Apollonia Anything Goes and CH Rottihaus No More Mr Nice Guy CD RN. They are both exceptional representatives of the breed and their inclusion in the Best of Breed competition was well-deserved. The Working Class dog, in a repeat performance of his CRC win in the same class, was CH Pfeffer-Schloss On the Town UDX, RAE. This concluded the regular judging for the day; however, there were more big plans for the evening. It was the ARC’s Top Twenty Competition and Top Dog Night. To its credit, the ARC keeps tweaking this event in order try to get everything in, but there is just too much to see! There are so many people doing great things with these working dogs, that just getting through the demonstrations and awards can take up a full evening, and that is not counting the Top Twenty competition! This year, while the individual examinations of the Top Twenty entries were conducted in one ring, the performance demonstrations and presentations were going on in another ring. Once the working performances concluded, the Top Twen-

ty competitors moved to the ring for the evaluation of movement. This year’s judges were: Ms. Linda Berberich (All-Around); Ms. Denise Nardini (Breeder); and Ms. Chris Ann Moore (Handler). They were delivered into the ring via Rottweiler-drawn carts! They and their well-organized stewards all dressed to the nines, and they worked smoothly and efficiently through their examinations. Due to the format, the time required to get the final tallies was short. The competitors were called back in to get their Top Twenty ribbons, and there was barely enough time for spectators to make one last visit to the lovely hors d’oeuvre table and the adult beverage station. Without any further ado, the winner was announced … drum roll, please … and the winner was … GCH Cammcastle’s Friar Tuck!! “Tux” was bred by Suzan Guynn and Angela Payne. He owns and loves Tony and Vicky O’Brien. He was handled to perfection by his friend and partner in crime, Holley Eldred. What a great way to cap a show dog career!! Friday. Friday belonged to the bitches. Don’t go there! By this time, I will admit that the days and the dogs were starting to get blurry. Yet, the show committee members were still bouncing around taking care of the necessary items looking all fresh and happy. I was a little bitter, and I wanted some of what they were having!! Fortunately, Ms. Karen Sims, another respected Breeder Judge, arrived with a fresh eye to take a look at the girls. The bitch entry was almost half again as large as the dog entry was! Undaunted by the task at hand, Ms. Sims worked her way through, class by class. There was a lunch break, which in itself is not all that remarkable, but it was the first day that I could remember having time to actually go grab something to eat and sit and enjoy it. THAT is an action-packed week … and there was still a lot yet to do! The Winners Bitch lineup was strong! From the impressive group, Ms. Sims awarded Winners Bitch to the Bred By Exhibitor entry, Bernkastel Down Under, bred/ owned/shown by Elisabeth Aldinger. Liz has been in this breed a long time and is one of the nicest people you could ever meet. I love watching people win from BBE! The Reserve went to the American Bred bitch, Ivoss Walking on Sunshine, bred by Diane Voss DVM and owned by Laura Morsut. The Veteran Bitches that made their way into the Best of Breed competition by winning their respective classes under Ms. Sims were: CH Woodrott’s Hats Off CDX, RE, AX, AXJ, AXP, AJP, NF, HT, PT, bred by Barbara Klotz and Peggy Wood and owned by Rebecca Forry and Peggy Wood; and CH Cammcastle’s Quantum Leapyear, bred and owned by Suzan Guynn. The Working Class bitch winner was CH Neu-Rodes Happy Hour CD RE, bred by T. Woodward, T. Bradley and C. Huestis and owned by T. Bradley and T. Woodward. Still to come to finish the day … Stud Dog and Brood Bitch! The Stud Dog class went to CH Nighthawk’s Born For Highwood and his kids. Oz was bred by Daviann Mitchell and Alexandra Vorbeck and is owned by Ms. Vorbeck. From the large Brood Bitch class, Ms. Sims chose CH Mustangs Classic Gem of Stone RN and her offspring as her winner. She was bred and is owned by Carolann and Bryan Cagnan. The ARC Annual Awards Banquet and Meeting took place in the evening. For attendees, it was a long extension to a long day and a long week, but there is always important business that needs to be attended to. I hear CONTINUED ON PAGE 84

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the discussion was lively, and it will be interesting to see how things settle out in the long run. Saturday morning was reserved for Junior Showmanship and the Best of Breed competition. Once again, Mr. James Noll was chosen as Best Junior Handler. His family is very involved in the Rottweiler community, and it is always nice to see the kids involved. This cleared the ring for the one final main event for the ARC National: Best of Breed! Counting the Veterans, the Working Class entries, move-ups and Winners Dog and Winners Bitch, there were over 90 individuals expected! The check-ins went smoothly, and the judging began. Mrs. Riddle runs her ring well, and she knows the Rottweiler breed. It was a pleasure watching her judge. In fact, I enjoyed watching the judges all week. Each has their own connection to the breed either directly or through long association, and I hope the smiles they displayed during their assignments were a true testimonial that they were finding things they like about what the Rottweiler breeding community is doing. For no matter how much we like what we are doing, if it does not compare favorably to the standard sufficiently, it is possible that we have missed the mark. It was clear from the quality in the ring that there are a lot of folks doing things right! After examining and moving the dogs and bitches through several cuts, Mrs. Riddle brought her final group back into the ring. Of course, it is statistically impossible for everyone to love all of the same dogs as we all have styles that we prefer, but it was just a lovely lineup! Mrs. Riddle’s selection for Best of Breed was the gorgeous bitch GCH Gamegards Rhythm of the Rain. “Cadey” was bred by Victoria Weaver and Pamela Marsh. On paper, Cadey has four mommies, but in reality, she has only one. She is loved, adored, doted upon and clearly obsessed over by Ms. Cheryl Krown of Vashon, WA. Cadey was handled to absolute perfection by Jessy Sutton. Going Best of Opposite Sex was CH Loral’s Number One Caesar, bred by Lorretta and Allen Pyeatt, owned by Thomas Spiece and expertly handled by his longtime friend Kimm McDowell. Best of Winners and Best From Bred By Exhibitor class honors went to Winners Dog, Nighthawks Livin’ La Vida Loca. No separate competition was needed for Best BBE because both winners came from that class! The full lineup of winners looked like this (and check out that girl power!!): BISS & ARC Select 1: GCH Gamegards Rhythm of the Rain (B) BOSS & ARC Select 1: GCH Loral’s Number One Caesar (D) AKC Select Dog & ARC Select 2: GCH Cammcastle’s Kore Elements AKC Select Bitch & ARC Select 2: CH Gamegards Working Girl ARC Select: GCH Baar’s Luna De Miel V Woodrott CD RA HT (B) ARC Select: GCH Gamegards Little Miss Sunshine (B) ARC Select: GCH Cammcastle’s Quite The Charm V Eis Haus (B) ARC Select: CH Baesides Bramer Von Bach (B) ARC Select: GCH D’oro Solido’s Feliciano Uno (D) ARC Select: CH Esmond’s V T Lombardi VanStone RA (D) ARC Select: GCH Von Hoffman’s Antsy Prance (B) ARC Select: Ecko Ridge’s Cookin’ with Gas (B)

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The Best Puppy in Regular Classes was Alpha and Omega’s Am I Too Sexy. From the 6-9 month class, she was bred by Alpha & Omega Rottweilers and is owned by Jacquie Prentice and Glen Hoffart. That’s a nice little ﬁnishing touch to a great show! But. But. But. That’s not really all. You didn’t really think that would do it, did you? Starting shortly after the close of the 2011 ARC National Specialty was the start of the 2011 ARC National Sieger show. The show committee of Leslie Fried, Juan Griego and Amanda Hoskinson just moved everyone down the road to a beautiful park along the river and set up camp through the end of the day on Sunday. The judge for the event was Kate Pinches, UK Kennel Club – England. I had the pleasure of sitting in on a couple of classes before I had to hit the road for home, and I found myself wishing I could stay longer. The setting was perfect, except for the occasional dropin serpent. Other than that, everyone seemed to have relaxed and gotten a welcomed second (or third) wind. Ms. Pinches was thorough yet entertaining. I am fairly certain that no one left with any questions about what her impression of their dog was, and like it or not, that’s the beauty of this type of show. The results of the show are: V1 - Sieger and Most Beautiful Male: Falcon Crest Diamond in the Ruff V1 - Siegerin and Most Beautiful Female: Gamegards Rhythm of the Rain V1 - Youth Sieger: Bel Canto’s Just Jokin V1 - Youth Siegerin: Abraxus Gina VP1 - Best Puppy Male: Blackwood French Connection VP1 - Best Puppy Female: Marlo’s Ava of Quarterwoods V1 - Judges Award for Best Veteran MALE Thundervly’s Legend Von Mitternadt V1 - Judges Award for Best Veteran Female Von Hill Jade By the time this actual, ﬁnal event wrapped up, Shelley and I were at home with our ribbons and loot. It was a long week, but our puppies had done very well and placed consistently under a number of different judges. Now, we have set new goals and plans as we move forward from here. I cannot possibly predict whether or not next year at Purina Farms will be quite as action packed as this year’s combined CRC/ARC offerings, but I can predict this … I’ll do my very best to get there, take good dogs with me, wear my big girl sportsmanship underoos and have a laugh or 100 with some of the smartest, supportive, entertaining people I know. I hope to see you all there!

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Ch. Jerseys Hattie Belle窶認irst in Group Trumbull County Kennel Club, May 27, 2011 Special Thanks to Judge Mrs. Diane Young McCormack Owners: John and Ann Magenau Breeders: Jinnie-Ann Stora and Debra L. Rezendes Presented By: John Magenau (owner) and Julie W. Parker (AKC Registered Handler) *The Dog News Top Ten List - All-Breed Competition

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he very fabulous and perfect PAM BEALE, who only has one character flaw, she’s a RED SOX fan, will be throwing out the first pitch at the July 6th RED SOX baseball game at FENWAY PARK, when the RED SOX will host the TORONTO BLUE JAYS. I’m told PAM’S first attempt at a pitch was 10 feet, now she is up to 45 feet, sounds like a RED SOX. So on behalf of your YANKEE fans, have a great day and go TORONTO. This past weekend the GREAT WESTERN TERRIER ASSOCIATION, held at the bow of the berthed QUEEN MARY in Long Beach, California, is without question one of the most picturesque dog show venues. Unfortunately, with the switching of show dates, now that GREAT WESTERN is a backto-back event by itself, the competition is not quite up to the standards of years past. Too bad, as it was at one time nearing the prestige of MONTGOMERY COUNTY but that comparison is no longer valid. While the dog competition was not what it once was, the biggest void at the show was the absences of one of the founders of the club, the wonderful and very missed MAGGIE RENIHAN. Moving further up the California coastline, the largest entry dog shows in California, SKYLINE & DEL VALLE, operating under the HARVEST MOON CLASSIC moniker, will have their entries close one week earlier than usual. The dog shows weekend is as follows: Thursday and Friday, October 20 th & 21st, SKYLINE KENNEL CLUB all breed show, obedience and rally; Saturday, October 22nd, Independent Specialties; and Sunday & Monday, October 23rd & 24th, DEL VALLE DOG CLUB all breed show, obedience and rally. The closing date will be Noon, Wednesday, September 28th MBF Superintendents. Best wishes to handlers CHRIS MANELOPOLOUS & RACHEL

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CORBIN, who have moved into their new home/kennel and can now be found at 3901 Best Trail, Haw River, North Carolina 27258. Greyhound fancier MAUREEN LUCAS is contributing to the new motion picture THE WEDDING that is being shot in Stamford, Connecticut. Her contribution is her automobile’s license plate featuring Pugs. It seems there is a character in the film that is a Pug Fanatic and they want the license plate in the background of several shots and they needed her release to legally use them. Celebrating wedding anniversaries, PAT & DON RODGERS and LAURA & CHARLIE COOMES. MARY ELLEN THOMAS gave herself and her handler MARIE SOMERSHOE a wonderful birthday gift…a DOG NEWS cover. Also celebrating birthdays are…MARIPI WOOLDRIDGE, BRUCE SCHWARTZ, KATHY MCINDOE, TERRI GALLE, TRACY SZARAS, JOSHUA DESROSIERS, BOB SHARP, PHYLLIS WRIGHT, DELORES BURKHOLDER, LINDA ROWELL, CHRIS BAUM, MARK THRELFALL, CANDY CARSWELL, MICHELLE STELLE, LAURA KING, JENNIE WORNALL, BILL DOTY, JIMMY BETTIS and his son MATTHEW BETTIS. All of us at DOG NEWS, especially me, send our deepest condolences to SUSAN & DENNIS SPRUNG and family on the passing of SUSAN’S beloved mother HENNY BASS. Poodle breeder and exhibitor MARY ELLEN PARDEE has passed away. She and her late husband bred Standard Poodles under the Meledee prefix. She was a lifetime member of the Poodle Club of America, where for many years she sang the national anthem every morning of the national specialty show.

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Lark recently won his 7th and 8th Specialty Best of Breeds At his last All Breed shows he won Group First and Group Second awarded by Judges Mr. Charles Trotter and Mrs. Patricia Trotter “He is only 3 years old and he’s terriﬁc”

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