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Hi there and welcome to the newest edition of The Frenchie Fancy! This edition marks the beginning of the show year, full of promises from our whelping boxes, and also wraps up 2015. It was an amazing year for Frenchies, and we can’t wait to make a tribute to all of the top Frenchies of the World then!
This edition is simply great, with some of the dogs you can expect to see at the yearly New York specialties, followed by the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, one of the most prestigious dog events in the world. We will be there bringing the scoop for you next edition so stay tuned! We had a great interview with Darren Friend from the British kennel KingFriend. You get to take a look at some of his thoughts and check out some of his beautiful pictures. Lori Hunt, as always, writes about health and this time it is sure to make you rethink some of your concepts. And we also have the coverage for the 2015 FBDCA National Specialty, with exclusive write ups from the Independent Specialty judge, the Sweepstakes judge and the National Specialty judge. You cannot miss it! This edition, our cover dog is the up and coming Catatumbo who finished his American Championship in record time and did very well at the FBDCA National week as well. We can’t wait to see him in action again! The Frenchie Fancy is a worldwide publication dedicated to all things
French Bulldogs. We believe that there are no borders nowadays. Breeders are able to find ways to combine their efforts no matter the distance, and we encourage this collaboration. You can order your Frenchie Fancy magazine hard copy online, or purchase a full year subscription with a special price! For more details, please access our website: www.FrenchieFancy.com Our next issue will be our post Westminster / NY Specialties edition, so don’t forget to reserve your pages! Sit back, relax and enjoy some of the very best French Bulldogs of the world! See you all soon,
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Matthew Dover (East) Fernanda Barlow (West) Vivianne Mello (South)
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Ana Jagtiani (Spain) Anna Denisova (Italy) Bitten Oldereide (Norway) Magnus Berglin (Sweden) Sarah Ventham (UK) Jakko Broersma (NL) Toni Saira (Finland) Daniela Akkad (Austria) Tove Rasmussen (Denmark) Mourning Chang (Taiwan) January 2016
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FANCY advertisers ARGENTINA CICCALE, Romina (CIMABULL) ......... 10, 11, Back Cover
PERU BEHR, Isabel (Trésor B Boule) .............................. 57
BRAZIL BORGES, Monik & Sergio (SM CHEROKEE) ........... 40 41 SLAVIERO, Augusto (SLAVIERO BULL) .......................... 50
RUSSIA KOZHEVNIKOVA, Elena (IZ PALEVYH BULDOGOV) ..... 19 YAROVAYA, Vera (STITCH STYLE) ................................ 18
BULGARIA KOSTADINOVA, Gergana (FRENCH MAFIA) ..................... 69
SPAIN HERNANDEZ, Francisco J (Senorio de Carthago) ... 94, 95
CANADA CRAM, Karen (KARENDON) ......................................... 56 MAINGOT, Linda (EL TORRO) .................................. 90, 91 MCINTYRE, Anne (FOXMOOR) .................................... 51 ROCKFORD, Richard (ARISTOCRAFTS) ........................ 62 ST JOHN, Shelley (ROBOBULL) ............................... 7, 9
MEXICO KUECHEL, Erwin (KUVIBULL) ................................ 16, 17
UNITED STATES ANDERSON, Bev (TIMEPIECES) ..................................... 52 AVILES, Paulette ......................................................... 80 BARLOW, Fernanda (CARAMURU) ........................... 98, 99 BERRY, Pat (PETITE CHERIE) ......................................... 51 BROTT, Karen (CHAMBORD) ................................... 38, 39 COVALUCCI, Billy (CAMPCOVO) ................................ 88-93 DALTON, James (FABELHAFT) ........ 7-9, 53, Back Cover DOVER, Matthew (BELA LUNA) ............................. 88-93 FAGIN, Teddy ......................................................... 33, 34 FORGIONE, Karen (DIAMOND RIDGE) ..................... 70, 71 HAMMAN, Blake (LA BÊTE) .................................. 12, 13 HILSMAN, Roxanne & Dr. Gray (HILSMAN) ............. 74, 75 HULICK, Marion (SHORE) .............................................. 71 HUNT, Lori (ASSISI) ..................................................... 87 JOHNSON, Carol & Randy (IMAGINE) ..................... 54, 55 KOTT, Jody (GYPSY CANYON) .................................... 68 LEGER, Sheree (BYDEZYNE) ......................................... 72 LOOKER, Robert ......................................................... 7 MATTINGLY, Debra ............................................... 98-101 MELLO, Vivianne (VIXBULL) ..................................... 98, 99 MIKLOS, Jana (LIONHEART) ...................................... 70 MILLER, Stephen (PECHE MIGNON) ....................... 98-101 NORRIS, Jane (FULLA BULL) ............................... 32, 33 PETERSON, Carrie (TIKIBULL) ................................ 76, 77 PHOTOS, Peter (LA BÊTE) .................................... 12, 13 RAFFIO, Bill (SANS PAREIL) ................................... 80, 81 RAMOS, Jennifer (DOLCE) ..................................... 60, 61 SCHOTT, Debra ........................................................... 81 SCHOTT, Monica (HOTSCHOTT) ..................................... 64 SHAW, Patricia Hearst (DIVA’S) ................................. 12, 13 SMITH,Robert (PECHE MIGNON) .............................. 98-101 THOMAS, Kim ......................................................... 66, 67 WOLFINGER, Linda (LWOLFRANCH) .............................. 63
NEW ZEALAND LOVEL, Loretta & Scott (TITAN) .......................... 58, 59
VENEZUELA CELIS, Diego (MOKAODC) ................ 7, Cover, Back Cover
CHINA HUNG, Liao Chung ............................................. 82, 83 LUO, Viva & Ng Roy (OVERTOP) ........................... 14, 15 COLOMBIA GALVIS, Jairo (VILLA GLORIA) .............................. 34, 35 SANTOS, Luis Felipe (ADABAR & RAPEMO) .............. 78, 79 ZULUAGA, Walter (LEON GEROME) ......................... 78, 79 COSTA RICA YIN, Siben (SAINT HONORE) ................................ 36, 37 ECUADOR SOTOMAYOR, Juan Carlos (SECUTOR) ........................ 65 ENGLAND FRIEND, Darren & Natalie (KINGFRIEND) ......... 28, 29 CLUBLEY, Ben (FRABULL) .................................. 30, 31 IRELAND CROARKIN, Kevin & Lisa (KESASONAS) .................... 28 JAPAN YAMANAKA, Kazumi (COCO VIALATTE) .................... 66, 67
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the ancy talk interview with daren friend kingfriend french bulldogs - uk The United Kingdom is often overlooked for their contribution to the world of French Bulldogs. In recent years however, these breeders have gotten world wide attention: Darren and Natalie, from KingFriend French Bulldogs. You can see their winning dogs in many parts of the Europe, Asia and South America, and now you get to hear from Darren in this exclusive interview.
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FANCY TALK - Darren Friend “KingFriend”
Tell us a little bit about your start in the breed. Did you come from another breed? Did you have a mentor starting out? Who was your first French Bulldog? Growing up at home, I always had dogs. I had Staffordshire Bull Terriers, and they were always part of the family. When Natalie and I brought our first home at 19, we also had 2 Staffies to make the home complete. It was years before we finally got our first Frenchie, the idea had been there for a very long time, when Natalie first saw one on a TV Commercial. I then researched and contacted various people who warned they were full of health problems and not to entertain the idea. Our first French bulldog was from English lines, and was a female bred as a father to daughter mating. (which at the time was not against KC rules). Our second was an import from France and was very poor quality and was spayed. We looked further afield and started to research more and more into the breed, and we then approached De La Parure in Belgium. It was from here with Friend & Flirt De La Parure that the passion really began. We imported them into the UK together, and they spent 4 ½ months in quarantine, as at that time that was the law of the UK. We would visit them 5 days out of 7, until they came home to us. The owner of the quarantine kennels were a lovely old couple who were Great Dane breeders/judges. The minute they saw Friend, they said he would be special.
Do you see a difference in quality today from when you started out? Yes, very much so. The quality has changed. The biggest impact being since the quarantine rules were relaxed in the UK in 2012. Any dog can now enter 21 days after rabies vaccination. People are importing and breeding for ££’s as they can obtain pups so cheaply from abroad and no research has been done. There are now Many Many unrecognised colours, and they are still being registered with no checks. The breed is now flooded, and so is the frenchie rescue. When we first started to show there was between 30-70 dogs at the very most. It is now approx. 150 at every show. There is now a huge variation of ‘type’ and some very big dogs, that are not of correct size/weight.
Many people say our breed is a head breed. Do you agree? I think in former times it was very much a ‘head’ breed. But now it seems the emphasis is on the dog as a whole. It shouldn’t just be on the head, and drag it’s back-end around the ring. I think you need the complete package.
Our mentors are of course De La Parure. After first contact, we have always remained in contact, building a friendship with Dimitry & Chantal. We wanted to make them proud of the pups they had trusted us with. They have always offered help and advice along the way, and we value this very much.
Back then, what were some of the lines or French Bulldogs that stood out the most? There was many ‘lines’ in the UK that made an impression on us especially ‘Nokomis’ (Gill Keates), but at that the time there was no availability. The ultimate for us was De La Parure in Belgium, and that is what we wanted the most, and fortunate to get. We wanted the best and was happy to travel any distance for this.
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Which dogs bred by you are closer to your ideal type? A dog we bred and lives with us is our ‘one-eyed’ princess Miss Lambie. She is a daughter of Mr Wow and a MokaoDC/Robobull Fabelhaft Miss Minie. In my opinion, she fits the standard well, because, she has a fabulous outline, beautiful head, expression, ears, and extremely sound. She is my ideal type and we love her very much.
If you had a chance to suggest something to be changed in our standard, what would it be? That we all adhere to the same standard – not UK, US, FCI – just to make everything universal.
In your opinion, what is the single worst mistake that a French Bulldog breeder can make?
Do you think that the UK / FCI standards should include the “cream” color? (American Fawns) Why/Why not?
To keep repeating the same breeding for safety, and become stale. Don’t be scarred to do something different. You can only learn from trial and error, but you also need honesty from others to ensure a healthy breeding programme.
Yes, I don’t see why not. We have travelled across the world to see a variety of frenchies, and I personally like the creams, and would prefer universal rules.
What is the most difficult characteristic to “breed out” when breeding French Bulldogs? My opinion would be a bad front and bad ears. Ears to be correct are a ‘must’ for me , as are ‘fronts’.
You have been to many shows in your country and abroad. What would you say that breeders in the United Kingdom should be working on as a group to improve in their breeding programs? Type – The UK has lost consistent type, and they also need to pay attention to size. Years ago, there was a ‘type’ e.g Nokomis/Tommyville/ Birique – They all had a type and you could tell which kennel had bred which dog. This no longer exists. 22 frenchiefancy.com
How do you choose a stud dog to your bitches? When planning a breeding, do you place more importance in type or in pedigree? Type. Pedigree will always come into it, but the type I want is very important. Choosing a dog to compliment and enhance what our bitch may lack.
Tell us about your process to evaluate a puppy for its show potential. In the early days, Natalie & I would always evaluate the pups. We like to watch them grow, and see how they develop and never rush to make a decision. Now as the children are older, they like to input too and learn. Alexis now takes over with helping me by moving the pups, and has a fantastic eye. She now plays a huge part with the training and the evaluation process, before Natalie and I make a final decision. As the children have got older, it has become a ‘family’ thing.
In your years of breeding, what has been your favorite litter so far? Our most current litter is certainly our favourite so far – Mr Chow x Miss Lambie. It is a half brother/half sister mating for Mr Wow. A double up of Friend DeLaParure & Wham v Fivelzight & also includes Daulokkes Renoir le Blanc. Three of our most pre-potent stud dogs. We believe it is the best of what we own and bred, and we are excited to watch their developments.
Do you have any exciting upcoming litter plans that you could share with us? Miss World x MokaoDC Robobull Fabelhaft Eraseunavei. Multi BIS Miss World has been one of the top winning bitches in the UK in 2015. We are excited to see what this will produce.
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If you could breed to any dog in the world, dead or alive, which French Bulldog would it be? Omar Shariff De La Parure – The father to the legend Colonel Trusardi. Robobull Fabelhaft Inferno, a dog renown for producing quality and type. However last year we were fortunate to bred to Multi Ch Videe De La Parure (born 1998), which was a fantastic opportunity for us. From this 8 pups were born and reared, 3 of which we still own. Mr McLovin is currently in the Philippines with our friend Frederick Tan, and will be back in the UK early 2016 to continue his show career. He will be handled by Geoff Corish & Michael Coad, who also handled Videe DLP to his UK Championship some 15 years ago.
With breeding and showing Frenchies, we find some great people that sometimes become our dear friends. What would your advice be for breeders who wish to successfully partner with other breeders and combine their efforts in their breeding programs? We owe so much to Dimitry & Chantal for their time & knowledge of the breed, and helping us to learn, which in turn it has made us some successful friendships. We are very lucky to work with 5 people in different countries around the world, with the same passion and drive – Fred (Philippines), Mourning (Taiwan), Cesar (Mexico), Kevin (Ireland), & Jeep(Thailand). They are a great team, who we trust and we all think the same. It is great to share our dogs and they have all been very successful with No.1 ranks in all their countries. Without having the help of Dimitry and Chantal from the beginning and gaining there trust, there would be no success from KingFriend. You need to all ‘talk’ and share ideas to make it work, and all be focused on the same goal.
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FANCY TALK - Darren Friend “KingFriend”
What do you think is the signature look of the KingFriend French Bulldogs? Consistency in (head)type, size and conformation all this combined with a great character and temperament.
What has been the biggest honor or achievement in your breeding life so far? Without a doubt Friend De La Parure, is/was Top Stud in Breed 09,10,11,12,13 & 14. Top Utility Stud dog 2010 & 2012. & 3rd in Group 2011. He had already retired from showing in 2008. He is the top producing dog in the history of the breed in the UK. He is ‘The dog behind the dogs’. He has been superseded in 2015 by his son ‘Mr Wow’. There have been many huge honours we are blessed for – Daulokkes Renoir Le Blance - Reserve BIS at British Utility Breed Association 2011, to our knowledge it has never been done before. Over 2000 dogs were entered on the day. Mr Wow - 2012 in Thailand. Natalie and I went to watch, and he dominated the ‘Impact’show. First French Bulldog to go BIS ever. He was multiple all breed BIS over the 4 days of shows.
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FANCY TALK - Darren Friend “KingFriend�
In 2013 Mr Wow was No.1 in Philippines, No.2 in the UK & No.3 in Thailand. Carrying on with his record breaking ways, he was the first Frenchie to go BIS in South Korea in 2014. These achievements we are extremely proud of, but make no mistake, success is no accident. This is our hard work, perseverance, learning, and a huge sacrifice. But it is for the love of the breed and the passion we have to strive to improve the breed and do the very best we can.
What is next for Kingfriend, do you think about becoming a French Bulldog judge or will you continue to only focus on your own dogs? Continuing to enjoy our dogs, and travel the world with them. Even though I have had many offers for some prestigious shows, and I am very grateful for this. Judging is not for me. This has now been my breed for 11 years, and I think I have served my apprenticeship by this time, but prefer to keep my opinions to myself. the past several years, it has been both an honour and a privilege to be asked to judge French Bulldog Sweepstakes in the United States and All Breed Puppy Sweepstakes in Canada.
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french bulldog club of america 2015 national specialty week
october 5-9, 2015 - Louisville, Ky, usa
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judged by mr. paul pearce written critique by judge MR. paul pearce - hetana french bulldogs - uk
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or many years I have visited the Nationals in the USA, watching the judging, admiring the quality of the French bulldogs exhibited and appreciating the sheer grandeur of this whole event, so it was with surprise and delight that I was asked to judge in Louisville, I was over the moon when told that my entry was a large number and in fact a record. Thanks to everyone that entered and made the long journeys to bring your precious frenchies under me for my opinion. Although I knew my judging task would be long, I made sure that every dog was going to get an equal and thorough going over, to make sure I found the exhibits that i felt fitted your standard best, I was not disappointed with my placings and my overall winners. As with all large entries there is always a varied mix of quality but the overall quality was very good, I found breathing to be very good with very few pinched nostrils and general soundness when moving was on the whole very good. There were some points that i noticed that could do with improvement, these were, low set ears which could be better and lighter eyes, this spoils the expression, as well as its general character. Quite a few needed to improve their muscle tone, otherwise the overall shape and appearance can look unbalanced. A lack of muscle especially upper arm and shoulder as well as feet, showed in some exhibits as loose and erratic front movement, this could be improved, this breed should be exercised and have a good covering of muscle. Having made those observations, there were some outstanding examples, with some classes, having to make very trivial decisions between the placing as the quality was so high. Ultimately I was very happy with all my class winners and all of my major awards, it was also pleasing to see some extremely promising youngsters being shown.
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On the first day my best of winners was the dog, winning overall, on maturity against a very pretty brindle bitch. Both were very nice shape, good bone and muscle all contained in a compact size, lovely expressions and sound movement, stars of the future, but the male had the day on being that little bit more finished, but was very close decision. The second day was very interesting to see and go over so many finished Frenchies, my final choice for Best in Speciality show was a very pretty brindle bitch (MBIS MBISS GCH Qazara Ti Amo - pictured above), she has so much quality, I really couldn’t miss her, showing all the time, an absolute delight to go over, super dark pigmentation, lovely square head, very feminine, correct ears of size and shape, lovely overall shape of body, good bone and the right amount of muscle tone without being course, she was a very worthy winner ahead of a quality line up of merit award winners. This was an extremely enjoyable show for me, I enjoyed judging the dogs and thanks all the show officials and committee, who helped to make this experience so memorable.
INDEPENDENT SPECIALTY RESULTS BEST OF BREED
RESERVE WINNERS DOG
GCH CH QAZARA TI AMO
ELTORRO´S BEAU ESPRIT LIBRE
Bred by Diane Burvee Owned by Diane Burvee
Bred by Linda Maingot Owned by Diego Celis
BEST OF WINNERS & WINNERS DOG
RESERVE WINNERS BITCH
GOLDSHIELD’S DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME
KARENDON’S IT’S ALL ABOUT ME
Bred by Perry Payson & Shelley St John Owned by Betsy Phelan, P Payson and Alexandra Vorbeck
Bred by Karen Cram Owned by Karen Cram
BEST OF OPPOSITE SEX
BEST OF VETERANS
CH MOKAODC ROBOBULL CATATUMBO
CH SHORE LOOKIN’ GOOD
Bred by Diego Celis Owned by James Dalton and Diego Celis
Bred by Barbara Orr & F Sakayeda & M Shirabayashi Owned by Barbara Orr & Marion Helick & A Rosenstein
SELECT DOG
BEST PUPPY
CH COCO VIALATTE LAST SAMURAI
MOKAODC IXORA ROBOBULL FABELHAFT
Bred by Kazumi Yamanaka Owned by Kazumi Yamanaka
Bred by Diego Celis Owned by Diego Celis
SELECT BITCH
AWARDS OF MERIT
CH TRILOGY’S CELESTIAL FASHION FORWARD 2 GOTHAM C
GCH CH CHAMBORD’S I’LL NOT BE A GENTLEMAN
Bred by Susan Cooper Owned by Susan Cooper
GCH CH FABELHAFT ROBOBULL TRESOR NOIR
WINNERS BITCH & AWARD OF MERIT ROBOBULL FABELHAFT BUN FIRE
Bred by Shelley St John and James Dalton Owned by Shelley St John and James Dalton
GCH CH RICKLY’S COPEN’S PLAY OR PAY CH BELLA RIDGE IMPERIALE SHADY HARBOR’S FIRE FLY
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udging the Sweepstakes at our 2015 Nationals was such a wonderful experience. I was thrilled to be asked but then when I heard the numbers of entries I was panicked, thinking, “Oh my God, how in the world am I going to judge almost 150 puppies and seniors in less than 8 hours?”. The show Chairperson assured me I could take as long as I wanted. But having shown in Sweeps in the past, I know it is not what you want to do all day, especially when important health and breeding seminars are being offered in the afternoon! My strategy was to know the standard dead on, to not dilly dally and make people go around a million times, not keep looking at one or two and making them do various gyrations, if I could help it. Basically, I wanted to get my first impressions (outline and balance) and from there study the structure and movement of each puppy or dog presented to me and be decisive from the get go. Make my decisions and go with them! Since I was judging puppies with such a wide variation of ages, I knew that I needed to judge them on how they looked that day… Not on what I thought they might be in the future. We all know that puppies offer challenges to us as breeders regarding how they will grow up and we don’t have the luxury of having a crystal ball. Overall, I was VERY pleased with the quality of the puppies brought to me. Some of the things I saw which made me not choose some over others were traits that can be attributed to them being puppies, but that still had to enter into the decisions on that day. There was great variation in toplines and balance -- again, a lot probably due to still being immature. Many toplines appeared quite flat. I am not a proponent of exaggerated toplines but I still want to see a hint, a promise of a nice roach and rise over the loins, even as a puppy. Also many seemed to paddle in the front to varying degrees, also likely attributed to being immature, not having achieved balance of angulation and stride front to rear. But there were many who did have correct toplines and balance and movement which pleased me to no end. Head structures overall were correct with generally good ear sets, layback, depth of muzzle, pleasing eyes, and upturn of jaw. Some heads were lacking squareness, again possibly due to immaturity. Bites were very good with excellent progress away from any wry jaw problems, in fact I only saw one! I was amazed when my final lineup was in the ring (as were many of my close friends, I found
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out later). They were not all brindle and black masked red but a very nice representation of all colors with cream/fawn being predominant! It was not premeditated, just a result of focusing on the attributes of the dog, not color! My Best In Sweepstakes, Mokaodc Ixora Robobull Fabelhaft (pictured), knocked my socks off from the moment she walked in the ring in the 6-9 puppy bitch class! But I have to say all of my placements in that class were lovely girls! It was a tough decision but once made, it was pretty much cemented in my mind that she was THE ONE. And although there were many worthy and beautiful bitches as well as dogs, she just was it for me that day! Then to decide Best Opposite in Sweepstakes. Where did all these beautiful boys come from? What a tough decision that was! All very worthy! But there was no denying my 12-15 month dog, ElTorros’s Beau Esprit Libre! Magnificent type, substance, balance and what a showman at such a young age! It is always validation when you are new to judging to find that your selections have been recognized by seasoned and respected judges. I was thrilled to find out that Ixora had been breeder judge Paul Pearce’s Best Puppy the day before at the Independent Specialty. And my BOS, not unbelievably at all, is a Canadian Champion who had earned a BIS in Canada before going to his new home at Makaodc! Yeah, I will take that kind of validation!!! Any day!! Then came the REALLY hard part of Sweepstakes! Veterans!! I swear that most of the veterans shown to me could walk in the ring today and walk out winners. I just couldn’t get the smile off my face seeing so many older gorgeous kids
BEST IN SWEEPSTAKES - MOKAODC IXORA ROBOBULL FABELHAFT (left) BEST OF OPPOSITE SEX IN SWEEPSTAKES - ELTORRO’S BEAU ESPRIT LIBRE (right)
in such fabulous condition! In the end I was once again swept away by a bitch, CH Shore’s Looks R Everything from the 7-9 class, bred and owned by Barbara Orr. Just stunning! And Best Opposite was CH Suirac’s Deal or No Deal, also from the 7-9 class, bred and owned by Debbie Ecarius. I had decided beforehand that when and if it came down too close to make a truly objective decision, that my heart would enter into it and I would ask, “Who would I love most to take home with me?” Nope, not in the standard, but my own personal “tie breaker”! So James and Diego, just know that if you EVER need to rehome one of those beauties, “mi casa es su casa”! I am so grateful to the members of FBDCA for the opportunity to judge such outstanding puppies and veterans as my first judging assignment. It will be one of my fondest memories! -- Joyce Mitchell
SWEEPSTAKES RESULTS BEST IN SWEEPSTAKES
MOKAODC IXORA ROBOBULL FABELHAFT Bred by Diego Celis Owned by Diego Celis
BEST OF OPPOSITE IN SWEEPSTAKES ELTORRO’S BEAU ESPRIT LIBRE Bred by Linda Maingot Owned by Diego Celis
BEST VETERANS
CH SHORE’S LOOKS R EVERYTHING Bred by Barbara Orr Owned by Marion Hulick & A Rosenstein & B Orr
BEST OF OPPOSITE IN VETERANS CH SUIRAC’S DEAL OR NO DEAL Bred by Debbie Ecarius Owned by Debbie Ecarius
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TOP TWENTY WINNER
GCH Highwood’s Guilty Pleasure Bred by Sheryl Baird and Alexandra Vorbeck Owned by Sheryl Baird
BEST OF OPPOSITE SEX TO TOP TWENTY WINNER GCH Escada del Veintisiete at Qazara Bred by Julian Colorado Ramirez Owned by Diane Burvee
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
GCH Peche Mignon Elementary My Dear Bred by Robert Smith and Stephen Miller Owned by Kenneth & Debra Mattingly, Robert Smith and Stephen Miller January 2016
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NATIONAL SPECIALTY RESULTS BEST OF BREED
GCH CH JCRV-KLASSE WARRIOR RAISING THE BANNER Bred by Jim Crandell & Lila Crandell Owned by Nancy Shaw
BEST OF WINNERS & WINNERS DOG & BEST OWNER HANDLED & BRED BY KARENDON’S ENVIABUL
BEST PUPPY
RICKLY’S WONTON KANDU IT TO BAYOURIDGE Bred by Kenneth Sumner & William Pohlmann Owned by Rick Ly & Mary Klein
BEST OF VETERANS
CH SHORE LOOKIN’ GOOD Bred by Barbara Orr & F Sakayeda & M Shirabayashi Owned by Barbara Orr & Marion Helick & A Rosenstein
Bred and Owned by Karen Cram
RESERVE WINNERS DOG
BEST OF OPPOSITE SEX
GCH CH IACTA ALEA EST DE LA BETE Bred by Blake Hamman & Peter Photos Owned by Patricia Hearst-Shaw & B Hamman & P Photos
EBONYHILLS I AM IRONMAN Bred by Tara Boyle Owned by Tara Boyle & Kim DeRossett
RESERVE WINNERS BITCH
SELECT DOG
CH BELLA RIDGE IMPERIALE SHADY HARBOR MAFIA CAMPCovo Bred by D & J Neidig & J & V Imperial& L & L & V Schettino Owned by Billy Covalucci & Jill Neidig & Lorene Schettino
PEACH HILL’S SPARKELLA DIAMOND Bred by Rhonda Waller and Lisa Gulas Owned by Rhonda Waller
AWARDS OF MERIT
SELECT BITCH
GCH CH LIONHEART’S FORTUNE FIVE HUNDRED
Bred and Owned by Fran Nemet
GCH DK’S KINDLE ON FIRE
GCH CH MYSHADOW’S SILK N’ WHITE SUEDE
WINNERS BITCH
CH COCO VIALATTE LAST SAMURAI
SIMPHUNI LES PECHES ET A LA CREME
GCH CH ROBOBULL GOLD SHIELD JUSTADREAM
Bred by Desmined Simpson & Billy Hunntington Owned by Sandee White & Desmond Simpson
GCH CH QAZARA TI AMO
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judged by mrs. janice pardue written critique by judge MRS. JANICE PARDUE - USA
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t was an honor and privilege to Judge our French Bulldog National. The venue was really nice. The Hotel was wonderful. The Hotel staff was very accommodating. I would like to thank our Show Chair, Donna Stoffer and her committee members for doing a spectacular job. My excitement started with my first Puppy Dog Class and never stopped. The whole day was more than anyone could expect. All of my Dog Classes were filled with quality. When my Winners returned they they were all the same size and all the same wonderful outline. Well balanced, compact, lovely to look at. My Winners Dog was a beautiful Black Faced Fawn from the Bred By Class (pictured). He was very balanced, compact Dog with heavy bone and nice pear shaped body with a low set tail. He had a large square head, dark eyes,bat ears, undershot bite. He move with wonderful reach and drive. Never losing his topline. His ring presence was wonderful. Such a stand out.
My Best of Winners was my Winners Dog. The beautiful Black Faced Fawn. He was wonderful in every way. My Best of Opposite Sex was a very lovely Brindle Bitch. Large square head, very expressive eyes, alert, curious, undershot bite, bat ears, heavy bone, over all balance. She had a pear shaped body and low set tail. Neck into shoulders fit nicely. She was good down and back and great sidegate. She had wonderful ring presence. My select Dog and Bitch were very nice. Again with great ring presence and overall balance. Good movement down and back and good sidegate. My Award of Merits were all lovely to look at and all were great movers. With overall balance and great ring presence. What a wonderful assignment. Thank you, Janice G. Pardue
My reserve Winners Dog was also a very compact Dog, good balance, large square head, bat ears, and undershot bite. Pear shaped body correct low set tail. Great movement both down and back and side gate. When my Specials came in it was a Spectacular sight. I couldn’t wait to get my hand on them. Going through these Dogs and Bitches I found such quality, it was very impressive. After making all my cuts it was time to bring them all back in my ring. That was a wonderful sight. The Specials were all so beautiful. For my Best in Specialty I chose a very handsome Cream Dog. Lovely large square head beautiful soft expression, correctly set on Bat Ears. His under jaw was deep, square, broad, undershot, and well turned up. His arched thick neck fit nicely into his shoulders and on to his correct topline and heavy boned pear shaped body with low set tail. His gate was so correct both down and back and wonderful sidegate. He moved with great reach and drive, free, vigorous, unrestrained. He entered the ring with such presents. Letting everyone know he was very special. He was undeniable.
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To Breed or Not to Breed… the hot debate over back-to-back breedings written by LORI HUNT, DVM . photography by REDDOGFOTO.ru
The
breeding
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bitches
on
back-to-back
seasons has always been a hotly debated subject.
It is also an issue that has many sides and often times causes name calling and finger pointing among fellow breeders/kennels. I am not here to debate the ethics of how many litters is too many or not enough… But I am here to present some information that will hopefully clarify things and shed some light on this debate regarding the health and physiological state of our beloved bitches.
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Let’s get started with a hormonal approach to the bitch and her cycle… When a bitch comes in season, she experiences a rise in progesterone. It starts out
slowly and then spikes on the day of ovulation. Regardless of whether she is pregnant or not, her progesterone level will stay very high for about 9 weeks. Essentially, the uterus prepares for and attempts to maintain a pregnancy whether or not puppies are present. In effect, the bitch is experiencing the same risky exposure to progesterone heat after heat, pregnant or not. So the more heat cycles a bitch has, the more damage that her uterus sustains. Progesterone is a very tough hormone on the bitch. It causes wear and tear on the uterus and is the hormone responsible for setting up the proper conditions for cystic endometrial hyperplasia (CEH). CEH is an abnormal response of the bitch’s uterus to ovarian hormones, i.e., progesterone,
the more heat cycles a bitch has, the more damage that her uterus sustains. causing an abnormal accumulation of fluid within the endometrial glands and uterine lumen that can and usually does progress to pyometra (sometimes referred to as the CEH-pyometra complex). Pyometra is a very serious uterine infection and can have deadly consequences if not treated appropriately. CEH results from repeated exposure of the endometrium (uterine lining) to progesterone in diestrus, the period of the bitch’s cycle that immediately follows estrus/standing heat. The occurrence of the CEHpyometra complex increases significantly with age of the bitch and, in some instances, bitches that have never been bred have proven to be at a higher risk for CEHpyometritis. If a bitch contracts pyometra after her heat and she is successfully treated, then it is imperative that she either be bred on her next season or spayed. If she has another heat and does not get pregnant, she will almost invariably have pyometra again, as the CEH part of the complex is not reversible and puts her at an increased risk
of developing pyometra on every subsequent heat cycle. It is necessary to be aware that only a non-pregnant bitch is at risk for pyometra. Pregnant bitches can also contract uterine infections, but they are usually post-whelping, therefore, occurring in the absence of progesterone, and are the result of different circumstances than the CEHpyometra complex. The moral of this story is that every heat cycle a bitch goes through puts her at an increased risk for infection. Or worse. Besides uterine infection, intact bitches are at a higher risk for mammary cancer than their spayed counterparts. Some studies state that intact bitches are four times as likely to develop mammary tumors in their lifetime as a spayed bitch. There is significant evidence to support spaying a bitch prior to her first heat cycle. A bitch who never goes through heat has a less than 1% chance of developing mammary tumors in the future. One heat cycle raises that to 8% and after 2 heat cycles, the incidence increases to approximately 26%. Spaying a bitch after 4 years of age does little to lower the risk of mammary tumors in her future. Obviously the fewer heat cycles a bitch has, the lower her likelihood of developing mammary tumors.
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A bitch is at her breeding prime between the ages of 2 and 5. Before and after that range, conceiving and whelping are more difficult, especially for the older brood bitch. It is not uncommon to see her litter size and lactation decrease with age. Dystocia, or difficulty whelping, is much more common in the older bitch, and the need for intervention via drugs and c-section increases.
Spaying a bitch after 4 years of age does little to lower the risk of mammary tumors in her future.
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Now we get to the part where I stick my neck out and give my opinion on back-to-back breedings. I base my opinion on the reproductive health of and the effects of the estrous cycle on the intact bitch and from my standpoint as a small animal vetenarian interested in the reproductive well being of my own and my client’s brood bitches. My back-to-back breedings are healthiest for the bitch (from the uterus’ point of view). If a bitch is worthy of multiple litters and bounces back well from her litters, i.e., easily gains her weight back from post-whelp, tucks up nicely, stays healthy and has good milk supply while she is in the box, then it is in my opinion, best for that bitch to be bred back-to-back on each season. I would rather see a bitch have 2 or 3 litters in a row between 2 and 5 and then be spayed, instead of watching a 7 or 8-year-old bitch struggle to whelp her litter. It is healthier all around for her to have her litters while in her prime and
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then be spayed while still young and not be subjected to repeated hormonal assaults on her body. In French Bullldogs, where c-sections are the norm, we also have the added concern of deciding how well our bitch recuperates from a section. A normal healthy uterus should heal at the point of incision within 2 to 4 weeks. It will then continue to involute (the process by which the uterus returns to it’s non-pregnant state) as any normal bitch’s uterus would within 6 to 8 weeks. It is therefore safe to breed c-sectioned bitches back to back as well, provided there were no complications with healing or anesthesia. However, when considering whether or not to breed your bitch on back-to-back seasons, you need to consider other things besides her reproductive health. This is where common sense and one’s personal ethics come in. If you do not have the time or room for puppies when she comes in season, then don’t breed her. If you are unsure about the quality of her offspring, then wait while they mature and you are more satisfied with your knowledge of her production capability. If she had a hard time recouping from her latest litter, skip this season. Or in the case of our precious frenchies, if she had trouble with the anesthesia or her her c-section last time, give her some extra time to recuperate. If she has had several litters already, does she really need to have that “just one more” litter? These are questions that each breeder has to answer for himself or herself… While I am not able to answer these ethical questions for you, as these are up to each individual as a breeder. I do hope I have shed some light on the pros and cons of back-toback breedings in regards to the health, particularly, the reproductive health of your brood bitch.
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french bulldogs at the eukanuba national championship
december 12, 2015 - orlando, fl - usa
photography by THE DOG SPORT PHOTOGRAPHERS judged by Dr. Robert A Indeglia
EUKANUBA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS BEST OF BREED & Best Veteran
GCH CH Lebull’s New Hope Wooly Bully
BEST OF WINNERS & WINNERS BITCH Evergreen Bella Ridge Vera
BEST OF OPPOSITE SEX & Best Bred By GCH CH Bella Ridge Imperiale Shady Harbor’s Fire Fly
SELECT DOG
GCH CH Jcrv-Klasse Warrior raising The Banner
SELECT BITCH
GCH CH Iacta Alea Est De La Bete
WINNERS DOG
Fabelhaft Wild At Heart For Pinnacle
AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
GCH CH Veritas’ Unassailable Titan GCH CH Azar’s X Tres Chic Fortunate Son GCH CH Counterpunch Grandslam Homerun GCH CH Lionheart’s Stock N Bonds Fortune GCH CH Ironton Just Keep Swimming
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