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Contents

Contents Opinion

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December 2018

Personality profile

On my mind

Bill Moores looks back on 2018 and forward to the year to come

6 Viewpoint

It’s time for the dog world to present a united front, says Simon Parsons

News

5 Celebratingg the noble Otterhound The Otterhound Club marks its itts 40th anniversary an nniversary

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In conversation with the Blackburn-Bennett partnership

A family success story spanning three generations

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How this unique charity has grown since it was launched at Crufts in 1982

the London 25Olympia, International Horse Show

Catch the Christmas magic of this special show, featuring the Kennel Club Agility Stakes

Health matters

12 The inside story

How diagnostic imaging can provide the bigger picture

Special features

14 A great year for the ladies!

The Blackburn-Bennett partnership

22Hearing Dogs for Deaf People

Judges’ choice

26The Miniature Schnauzer

The breed standard, hereditary and genetic conditions and breed experts pick their three favourite dogs

The remarkable Princess Sophia Duleep-Singh — dog lover, suffragette, and civil rights campaigner

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JJudges’ Jud dges’’ ch choice hoic

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The annual working trials championships

Pam Wadsworth reports on a memorable event

animal sculptor 18 Award-winning Nick Mackman The world-renowned artist on why animals are her passion

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Cover photo: Retriever (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling) Macdreams Trent from Cashel Vale JW Bred by Mrs H Van Der Hamsvoord and owned by Mrs Y Titovets and Mr S Eremin.

Sired by Multi Ch Delongstar Diamond Dream and Multi Ch Red’s Mackenzie from Cashel Vale Yulia told us: “He is an amazing versatile true example of the breed, successful both in the show ring and working out in the field. He is the naughtiest puppy at home but a complete professional competitor in the ring no matter what the discipline.

He is the first dog in the breed to pass the Show Gundog Working Certificate on birds and the first dog in the breed to qualify for the Junior Warrant competition final at Crufts 2019.”

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On my mind

The view from here A look back on 2018 and what’s to come in 2019

By Bill Moores, Chairman of the Kennel Gazette Editorial Panel Photo: ©Rebecca Goutorbe/The Kennel Club

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just take a look at the Crufts Genting Arena when the heelwork to music is entertaining the crowd or when obedience is in full swing in Hall 5. In February we previewed for you, the members, the many significant women in dogs who had had a great impact on our world ahead of the special exhibition in the Kennel Club Art Gallery.

Miss Girling viewing the Significant Women exhibition at the Kennel Club Art Gallery

The visual arts, too, did not escape our attention, with articles and space dedicated to the popular Dog Photographer of the Year competition and also the world famous Thomas Fall photography archive in partnership with Mary Evans Picture Library.

The latter has also enjoyed a dedicated exhibition in the art gallery.

The new year will bring new challenges but you will be pleased to know that the panel has already secured its article ideas list for the spring; that it is planning for Crufts 2019 including a feature on the Eukanuba World Challenge which returns for another Genting Arena spectacle, and that it looks forward to providing Kennel Club

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s we approach the winter solstice, a new year and, perhaps a time for reflection, it falls to me to give Kennel Club members an update on our activities as a panel.

On one of the warmest October days for years, we reviewed the cover of the magazine in your hands! It was hard to consider a snow scene in those circumstances but we hope you approve of our final choice.

Just as challenging was the prospect of semi-technical veterinary articles for the season ahead. What would breeders and exhibitors want to read and what topics would be of broad interest?

These are some of the questions which, month by month, we tackle as a team.

Sometimes there is great debate; on other occasions, through contacts and the wider interests of panel members, they are quickly resolved.

From time to time they demand greater research and then we are fortunate to have probably one of the best canine libraries in the world available to us. The key is drawing out the facts, presenting them in a concise, readable format, and relating them to the present to maintain readership interest.

Over the past year, we have also endeavoured to feature articles touching on all the disciplines. Breed rescue, too, was of special interest in September, a subject close to many people’s hearts. In the same issue we gave readers an insight into the intricacies of becoming a veterinary nurse and what it entails.

Four months earlier, in May, on the crest of the post-Crufts wave that breaks on the shore of a new show season, we not only gave you great pictorial show coverage but also the work of breed health co-ordinators was highlighted as was its positive impact on the well-being of pedigree dogs.

This year will be remembered for many things relating to women who, it is fair to say, make up the majority of enthusiasts across all the disciplines. Indeed just under 60 per cent of Kennel Club members are ladies —

An honour for Crufts to be the setting for the return of the Eukanuba World Challenge

members each month with an informative, entertaining magazine.

It doesn’t matter if you are ‘just an exhibitor’ remember that once more the Kennel Gazette will be covering obedience, rally, field trials and working trials as well as covering items of specific interest to dog owners. Look out for our forthcoming Brexit Update column and if you are interested in canine art, in spring next year Chatsworth House, home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, is to host an exhibition and this will be previewed. ● The International Canine Awards 2019 It is not too late to nominate a researcher or scientist whose work has had a positive impact on the health and well-being of dogs for these leading canine health awards, run by the Kennel Club Charitable Trust.

Vernon and Shirley Hill, founders of Metro Bank, have kindly donated a prize fund totalling £66,000 and the Kennel Club Charitable Trust is encouraging people to nominate themselves or their peers by 30th January, 2019. The awards are being held on 30th May, 2019 within the International Partnership for Dogs (IPFD) conference, and the Kennel Club is one of the founding members.

The four canine health awards are: International Prize in Canine Health, Lifetime Achievement Award, UK Student Inspiration Awards (split into undergraduate and postgraduate), and the Breed Health Co-ordinator Award.

For more information about each award and previous winners please see the website below.

All nominations should be made via the online application form on the Kennel Club website before 30th January 2019 at www.thekennelclub.org.uk/ICHA If you have any queries regarding the application process, please contact Andrea Harris at the Kennel Club via icha@thekennelclub.org.uk

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Celebrating a rare breed — the noble Otterhound

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here was a weekend of celebrations on Saturday and Sunday, 29th and 30th September, for the Otterhound Club’s 40th anniversary. Judith Ashworth arranged a splendid packed programme including Otterhound flyball, which made everyone smile as Otterhounds are not particularly well-known for their agility, speed, or obedience!

Robin Bell-Irving gave a talk on the history of the Dumfriesshire Otterhounds; Chris Neal and Ivy the Otterhound also gave a talk on the breed’s involvement in search and rescue and carried out a demonstration encouraging others to have a go.

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General informat ion According to the Kennel Club stat istics, the rarest and most endangered nativ e British breed. There we re only 24 puppie s born last year and there ar e less than 400 in Britain and 700 worldwi de!

Appearance Large shaggy do g. They have a do uble coat to keep out the wind and weather and webbed feet for swimmin g.

Nature They have a lova ble, friendly natu re and have a clown-lik e sense of humou r — they just make you wa nt to smile.

One of the attributes of the Ot Otterhound tterhound is its nose can even track through ugh h water.

Otterhounds have evolved from m their th i otter-hunting origins to search and rescue, e e, pets in the home, mascots for the army, and n nd Pets As Therapy.

The Otterhound Club Championship Show took place on Sunday morning in Coventry, and was well attended and supported with overseas visitors from America and Europe. Supporters from Holland and Belgium made a special commemorative cake, (pictured). The committee are now planning the Club’s 50th anniversary! For more information, please visit www.otterhoundclub.co.uk The Otterhound Club committee with club president Poul Seier-Sorensen

Master of the Hunt is the Club’s chairman Richard Griffiths and he has the only working pack in the UK

Fusilier George, was until recently, a military mascot

All photos courtesy of the Otterhound Club

From left to right: Best puppy Olphae Clayton, Best in Show/Best bitch/Best veteran Ch Keepcott Florin and Best dog Ottaryx Marshal. Also pictured is the club president Poul Seier-Sorensen and Daryl Brotchie

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Viewpoint

Viewpoint

By Simon Parsons

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s I write in early November the Kennel Club is, I fervently hope, just beginning to recover from the biggest internal crisis in its entire history. There have been accusations, rebuttals, rumours, stories in the national press, resignations and a great deal more unpleasantness.

To a degree the Special General Meeting a few days before this is written may have acted as some sort of safety valve, bringing some of the relevant issues out into the open.

If only we can all, on whatever ‘side’ we may have positioned ourselves, follow the advice given at the meeting by our new Chairman Steve Croxford, to put the past behind us and to concentrate on the future.

Recent years have proved that under modern circumstances the chairman’s post is something of a poisoned chalice and we all devoutly wish Mr Croxford and his Vice Chairman Tony Allcock MBE the very best of luck in restoring harmony and goodwill.

So, where do we go from here? I am sure that we all have our individual thoughts about what the Club’s priorities should be. For what they are worth, here are a few of mine, which I discussed in more detail recently in my social media column.

Ideally, of course, I’d love to see the Kennel Club become more inclusive of those it governs. A couple of recent chairmen have made valiant efforts to open things up, with some success, most recently through the end to the entrance fee. But there is far further to go and the Board has to be able to take the existing membership with it to get more radical changes through.

Secondly, I’d hope for an end to secrecy and an opening up of communication with everyone the Kennel Club governs.

Again, in spite of what some say, there has been progress under the last chairman, with the re-establishment of the second annual meeting and with regular letters to members, but for me I’d like the Kennel Club to accept that its actions affect not only its membership but everyone who competes with, registers or transfers a dog.

So let’s hope for an end to all the ‘private and confidential’ stuff. Surely all dog people should be free to discuss, in talk, print or online, what’s happening, and true openness in this respect would kill the often ludicrous ill-informed or even blatantly untrue speculation that we see so much of today.

As I suggested last month, there surely needs to be some form of rapprochement with the surviving dog paper, with a change in attitude on both sides.

How can we get show entries on the up again, by improving exhibitor satisfaction?

Is it time for a long hard look at whether the current show scene is fit for purpose, rather than just tweaking the detail?

Recent events have highlighted once again the new Judges Competency Framework which continues dramatically to divide opinion. Perhaps it’s time for a pause in its development to collect opinion about what tweaks are needed for the future.

In addition, it seems that many people feel

the current judges approval process (which will become redundant within a few years), needs to be clearer and more transparent so that everyone knows exactly where they stand.

Should the Kennel Club Board and judges committee members be allowed to judge, or at least to be passed for new breeds during their period of office? Should Board members be able to exhibit during that time, or to hold positions of major influence in other canine societies? Would any changes on these lines improve the perception of fairness, or on the other hand discourage good people from being willing to serve?

The failure of some to provide critiques has been brought to attention recently.

Should the Kennel Club be seen to take a firmer line with persistent offenders, however influential?

The Club’s disciplinary process is another bone of contention. Might one way forward be to insist that its members are not themselves currently involved in the competitive dog world?

Far more important than all these internal aspects are the real challenges facing serious breeders. The new regulations which have just become official are a big worry to many. How about a Kennel Club advice service for worried potential breeders? And for the Kennel Club to monitor carefully how the new regulations are enforced by different local authorities?

The new chairman and the Board, which we can only pray unites itself behind him, face a tough time. Let us hope that the membership, and indeed all ‘dog people’, can in turn unite themselves around the leaders of the only organisation that represents their interests. ●

SIMON PARSONS Simon Parsons has owned a variety of breeds but his first loves are the Corgis.

He worked for Dog World newspaper for 39 years and awards Challenge Certificates in 13 breeds. In 2014 he instigated the revival of the Kennel Gazette

Photo: ©Laura Kolbach/The Kennel Club

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Personality profile

In conversation with the Blackburn-Bennett partnership covering three generations

Photo: ©Alan V Walker

By Bill Moores

How did it all begin? Let’s start with Stargang Dachshunds “The start of the family becoming a successful show kennel was way back in the mid-1960s when Ellen purchased two Cockers from one of the leading kennels at the time with a view to showing them. They were not very successful, probably due to lack of handling and grooming skills. Help was on hand from Miss Helen Harriman of the Vienda Dachshunds, who had previously shown Cockers and who volunteered to teach these skills. This resulted in falling in love with the Dachshunds and subsequently buying one, which soon became a few.

“The first CC won by us was with Vienda Coffee Liqueur, Zoe. It was awarded by Bill Siggers at Manchester in 1969, nine weeks before Joanne was born. Zoe, a Miniature Smooth Haired Dachshund, was mated to Stargang Pink Pill of Cumtru (a Miniature Wire Haired Dachshund, as it was permissible back then, who was also a CC winner), to produce Ch Stargang Moonshine, the first Stargang champion.

The rest is history. Curiously both Joanne, and, 19 years later, Heather both attended their first dog show when they were just two weeks old; both shows being Leeds Championship Show.”

Photo courtesy of Blackburn-Bennetts

Stargang Dachshunds

Miniature Wire Haired Dachshund Ch Kanix Hilda at Stargang, winner of the Purina Pro Plan Pup of the Year 2005 handled by Joanne with judge Ann Ingram

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Ellen and family: “Simple, I live on Garstang Road East and Stargang is an anagram of Garstang. Little did I know then how many ‘stars’ we would own and breed.

Heather, Joanne and John all are co-owners of the kennel name Stargang.”

Joanne: “I have three kennel names: one is Stargang and one is Shardagang for the Dachshunds. Shardagang came about as my husband John’s parents had the very well-known Shardaroba kennel name and many Standard Long Haired Dachshund champions so we decided to combine both kennel names, but we rarely use Shardagang as we found that too many people were confusing them both. Kanix is the famous kennel name of Kari and Sigurd Wilberg with whom we became big friends when they imported a Miniature Wire Haired Dachshund that we used and then they had dogs we bred and we had others from them.

When Sigurd fell in love with a Pointer, Breeze, from New Zealand and had him over here, Kari suggested I handled him. I had owned various gundogs and just lost our German Shorthaired Pointer and so Breeze came to live with us. He won 20 CCs in the 18 months he was in the UK including a BOB at Crufts. At this time both, John, and I became joint owners of the Kanix kennel name.”

Who were the greatest influences in your lives in dogs, and from where did you draw your experience?

Ch Sandanca Silver Lady at Stargang, believed to be the only silver dapple Miniature Smooth Haired Dachshund champion in the UK

kindness of Helen Harriman I might have ended up as a disillusioned beginner who got nowhere and given up. Joanne and Heather were born into a successful hobby and the benefits of all the lovely people I had become friends with in Dachshunds.”

Joanne and Heather: “The friendship with Kari and Sigurd (they have been a huge influence in our lives) introducing us to other people in other breeds and groups and, of course, the import of Breeze; Sh Ch/Multi Ch Chesterhope Lets Be Serious at Kanix from whom is descended Sh Ch Kiswahili Martin at Kanix, the current male breed CC record holder and Martin’s daughter Sh Ch Kanix Chilli

who thrilled us all this year when she was Reserve Best in Show at Crufts. Many great Pointer people offered help and advice in the early days, including Steve Rose of Ridanflight, Ron Tywman of Bracendown, Malcolm Lesley and John Sheridan of Wyndsmoor.”

How many champions both at home and abroad have you bred?

Ellen: “Dachshunds, well between the three of us, and including the ones bred under Joanne’s second kennel name of Shardagang, there have been 73 UK champions made up to date. Some homebred others owned by us but bred by friends from Stargang breeding.

I don’t know exactly how many champions abroad but certainly there have been many in South Africa, USA, Russia, New Zealand, Australia and also in Finland and Sweden, where they have won sufficiently in the ring to be champions but the owners didn’t do

Photo by Karolina Hedstrom

Photo courtesy of Blackburn-Bennetts

Ellen: “To some extent this question has been answered because without the

Photo courtesy of Blackburn-Bennetts

How did you choose your kennel name?

Miniature Wire Haired Dachshund Ch Stargang Moonshine, Ellen’s first Stargang champion in 1973

Ellen with Ch Sonderbar Billie Jean at Stargang, the Miniature Smooth Haired Dachshund bitch CC record holder

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the working tests with them so they didn’t achieve the champion title. As we only export to friends/people we have met and liked, or people recommended by friends we seldom do sell abroad.

“Pointers, Kanix have owned/bred 10 UK champions and many in other countries and many on CCs.”

Crufts Reserve Best in Show 2018 winner Sh Ch Kanix Chilli with Joanne and Heather

Photo: ©KS Wilberg

Ellen: “It’s very hard to answer this question; obviously the record holders like Ch Sonderbar Billie Jean at Stargang, who is the Miniature Smooth Haired Dachshund bitch CC record holder. We bonded immediately when she flew into Heathrow from Bill Hardie in Australia.

She just showed her heart out for me becoming a champion in her first half year of showing. She still knows she is my princess and expects cuddles every day.

She was also Dachshund of the Year in 2013 (an honour shared with Ch Bardachs Santa Cruz to Stargang in 2004 and Ch Stargang Cherry Berry in 2017). This was only the 14th time this event has been held. Billie Jean was also awarded the very prestigious Jackdaw Trophy awarded to the outstanding dachshund of each year.

“You always remember fondly the first champion, Ch Stargang Moonshine in Miniature Wires and Ch Stargang Wurlitzer in Miniature Smooths who went to Bill Hardie in Australia after winning in the teens of CCs here and was never beaten on his way to becoming an Australian champion but is also several times in an extended pedigree behind Billie Jean. Other specials are too numerous to list after over 50 years of showing. Joanne and Heather will list their own favourites.”

Joanne: “In Pointers I would have to choose three and all are three generations.

“Breeze: Sh Ch/Multi Ch Chesterhope Lets Be Serious at Kanix. He was a pleasure to show and gave us so much. His son, Sh Ch Kiswahili Martin at Kanix. We did not have bitches of our own at this point.

I remember going to see him at Royston and at the late Caroline Walkling’s house he was such a full-on chap and up to no good all the time. To us all he stood out and then Royston rung my mother to ask whether he should offer him to Sigurd and then he came to live with us, totally a combined effort. It would later be seen that he never lost that full of life character and was a clown in the ring. I almost felt like a flag on the end of the lead at times. He just was a pure showman.

Known to everyone for his bouncing up and down in the ring and the dog with the biggest

Photo: ©Yulia Titovets/The Kennel Club

You have had some famous winners.

Which favourite dogs, past or present, would you choose and why?

Sh Ch/Multi Ch Chesterhope Lets Be Serious at Kanix, Breeze, the first Pointer to be shown on loan for 18 months

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Sh Ch Kanix Chilli winning Best in Show at the Setter and Pointer Club in 2014 with Heather

personality. He is now in retirement at the age of 11. He is the dog breed record holder, winner of groups and Best in Show at SKC in 2012, winner of five Eukanuba Champion Stakes qualifiers and World Winner to add to his titles.

“Then the love of my life: Sh Ch Kanix Chilli, the one that was like a good wine, she just got better and better. She got made up young but was not shown as much as many of my others until later life due to having others in the ring. She has always been at one with Heather, also, although I have handled her mainly and feel I have a special bond with her. To think this little girl broke her leg at four months and now, wow, can she move.

She is so wonderful to show as long as she has her wages (titbits, prefers sausages but anything will do). We decided to retire her at seven and a half after winning BOB, the group and Reserve Best in Show at Crufts 2018. What a swansong. She stood like a mannequin and moved around the ring like a Spitfire. She owned the ring that day and was a red hot chilli pepper! Fabulous movers all three and so willing to please like good gundogs should be.

“In Dachshunds, Miniature Wire Haired Ch Kanix Hilda at Stargang. This girl was so beautiful winning a Hound Group at SKC and Purina Pro Plan Pup of the Year in 2006.

Again full of character, she chose when she wanted to show and was a real challenge but a challenge I revelled in. Then her nephew Ch Stargang Malachite, aka Crinkles — what a character, I have never had a dog that if he got bored he would bark at me in the ring constantly and had to have bait or toys. He won two Best of Breeds at Crufts and Hound Group 3 and to keep him quiet was a real challenge but, wow, he gave me fun. When

I said ‘show’ to move around the ring he was on fire. He had 17 CCs and the sire of one of the greatest Miniature Wires being shown at the moment, Ch Ridanflight Ricardo.

Crinkles now lives in Australia and has sired lots of champions both here and there.

I swear I can still hear him barking from there for attention. Finally, the little girl I am showing right now — a little red — Ch Stargang Catch the Rainbow. She is so pretty and so well constructed and a joy to show. I love good heads and correct dark eyes; the soul of the dog.

“Then in Miniature Smooths, again I choose dogs that have spark and character and type. Ch Shardagang Memphis Belle — I loved this girl inside and out. She always gave and was adorable, so too are her great great grandchildren, who love to show: Ch Stargang Star Anise and Ch Stargang Cherry Berry, winner of Dachshund of the Year 2017. I choose both these two on their pure Dachshund type, correct heads and bone; they look like hounds.

Heather: In Pointers, I love showing Chilli.

Just before her Reserve Best in Show at Crufts, Chilli and I went to the Southern Pointer of the Year in February and won Pointer of the Year 2017. She gives all the time. She is so well-constructed and with precise, true movement.

“In Miniature Smooth Haired Dachshunds Ch Lokmadi Sea Holly at Stargang, aka Holly, given to me by my grandmother, Ellen, as second pick of the bitches but she and I proved them all wrong.

Holly was always the number one, lightly shown, she still won 17 CCs, 13 CCs in one year, making her top Miniature Smooth Haired Dachshund. With an alert expression and great carriage moving, she was my own little super model.

“In Miniature Wire Haired Dachshunds, mine has to be my dumb blonde, Ch Stargang Czarina. I loved her as she was perfectly put together, super sound, correct head with dark almond eye, nothing exaggerated and always a great mover.”

As successful breeders and exhibitors what advice would you give to any youngsters or novice breeders who want to show?

“I would say research your chosen breed to make sure it fits into your lifestyle, then attend as many championship shows as possible to sit and watch the judging from start to finish, preferably with someone knowledgeable in the breed, who isn’t too busy to spend time with you, as they may have several dogs to show. After watching at many shows you will have formed an opinion of the kennel whose dogs most appeal to you, so talk to them, see if they have anything available. Don’t expect to buy a puppy guaranteed to become a champion. Firstly, puppies do not always fulfil early promise but also if it was possible to think a puppy was good enough to hit the heights it would be unlikely to do so with a novice handler; not because as some say; ‘you have to serve an apprenticeship in a breed’ but actually

Photo by JB-B

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Sh Ch Kiswahili Martin at Kanix and Joanne winning Best in Show at the Scottish Kennel Club in 2012.

He is the current male breed CC record holder

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Kanix Pointers frolicking in the water. From left to right, Kanix Kestrel, Kanix Obi at Stargang and Kanix Naughty Nancy

because you yourself have to perfect the art of handling and presentation. This is what makes the top kennels stand out from the rest.”

Joanne: “You can’t buy your way to the top. Look at what you like, and from which kennel, and stick with the advice from the few people whose dogs you admire. It takes time and dedication. Remember it is just as hard, if not harder to stay at the top. Find a breeder whose dogs you like who you feel at ease talking to. Some people don’t want the competition or cannot be bothered to help, so avoid those breeders.”

If you could invite anyone to dinner who would be on your guest list and why? Also which dogs would you like to join the party?

Ellen: “From the past I would have my late husband, Fred, because without him none of this would have been possible. I would have to invite Helen Harriman, as without her generous help and support I would probably have ended up a disillusioned beginner falling by the wayside. I would also like Bill Siggers, who awarded me my first Miniature Smooth CC and was also a witty and knowledgeable person, Alf Hague of Limberin Dachshunds, who awarded me my first Miniature Wire CC, both of these when

I was an absolute beginner. When I thanked Alf his reply was: ‘Don’t thank me, thank your dog’ proving he judged the bottom of the lead not the other end.

“My present day guests would include Simon Parsons, such a fount of knowledge and what he doesn’t know he researches, and his partner Glen Dymock, who awarded Billie Jean the CC that gave her the bitch record, and Jeff Crawford who gave her first CC and BOB. Hans Van Den Berg, another judge I have a great respect for, and with whom I love to chat. Last but not least Terry Thorn, such a big personality, always a smile and a hug but also when he judged our Dachshund Garter competition at LKA Heather and I won it. The list goes on because I also agree with the ones Joanne is quoting.”

Joanne: “Gosh, I would need St Paul’s Cathedral! Of course I would invite lots of my friends, especially Kari and Sigurd and his family, Lief Wilberg and the Wilberg clan, but I would like a number from the past too, such as my father, Bill and Cath Pinches, who are so polite and knowledgeable, Meriel Hathaway, a lovely lady who really made me laugh with her dry humour, Betty Munt of Pipersvale; a dachshund person who has a very colourful personality, I love her and she introduced

me to the world of drinking. Betty Farrand and husband Geoffrey — I would have loved to know what they thought of the way dogs and dog showing is heading. I would have to include some of today’s all-rounders because they are just good fun: Albert White, Liz Cartledge, Stuart Mallard and Rod Oldham and Tomas Jakkel whom I find so interesting.

“The dogs and people I would invite would be Margaret Anderson and her late fabulous Ch Zentarr Elizabeth, as she and Sh Ch Kiswahili Martin at Kanix loved each other. Who would think a Pointer and a Lhasa Apso could be such great friends?

She would wag her tail as soon as she saw him and he would try and impress her by bouncing in the air.”

Heather and Joanne: “We would also invite many dogs and I think there would be a lot of chaos at the table, too! But if we had to narrow it down the litter sisters Sh Ch Kanix Chilli and Kanix Cara Anne, aka Pig, Heather’s soulmate in a dog and lost too young at seven and a half years — very special girls.”

Ellen, Joanne and Heather thank you so much for sharing your stories and memories with the Kennel Gazette and we wish you luck at Crufts 2019. ●

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The inside story How diagnostic imaging can uncover the sometimes surprising truth

By Philippa Weston BVSc MRCVS and Andrew Parry MA VetMB CertVDI DipECVDI MRCVS

Conventional radiography (X-ray) — how it works The patient is placed on a table top, on top of an X-ray film. The X-ray beam is then directed to the patient. The X-rays either

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Ventrodorsal radiograph of a dog that had eaten a pair of diamond earrings. You can clearly see the stems of the earrings but the ‘diamonds’ are apparently invisible. Diamonds are radiopaque (they show up on radiographs), but glass and plastic do not. In this case, the ‘diamonds’ do not appear to be made of diamond. In medicine there are many stories of radiographers X-raying their diamond rings, to ensure that their spouses had not been stretching the truth as to their value!

All photos courtesy of Willows Referral Service

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iagnostic imaging is an expanding field in both human and veterinary medicine and centres around four key modalities: conventional radiographs (X-rays), computed tomography (CT), ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Most first opinion veterinary surgeries can offer X-rays to their patients and these can often be busy in the post-Christmas period, as unusual things find their way into a pet’s mouth, then fail to exit in the usual manner.

A seriously unwell cat, booked for an X-ray, was found to have a stomach full of pine needles from the Christmas tree. Another owner had a less welcome revelation when the ‘diamond’ earrings her dog had swallowed proved not to be diamonds at all, as only the settings showed on the film.

Left lateral radiograph of the abdomen of a cat that presented with vomiting. The stomach is filled with foreign material (arrows) that was later identified as pine needles from the Christmas tree

travel through the patient’s tissues, are absorbed by the tissues, or are scattered (reflected) by the tissues. This creates an X-ray ‘shadow’ on the X-ray film, which is then developed to produce an image (a radiograph). The ability of the body’s tissues to scatter or absorb X-ray particles depends on the tissues’ chemical composition (atomic number if you like chemistry), density, and thickness. Metal is very dense, and therefore attenuates the beam fully — this is a solid white area on the radiograph. Soft tissues and fluid (for example the heart, large vessels and abdominal organs) cause a moderate beam attenuation and are seen as a grey area on the radiograph. Air does not attenuate the beam at all, so is a black area on the radiograph.

Ultrasound scanning — real time imaging in detail Ultrasound uses sound waves to obtain an image. These waves are emitted and received by a transducer, which is held against the patient during an ultrasound scan. Ultrasound waves pass into the patient and are reflected back to the transducer from different organs. A transducer interprets the received ultrasound waves, which are analysed by a computer to produce a ‘realtime’ image. The majority of ultrasound scans are of the abdomen but it also enables examination of parts of the body that

are not easily seen on X-rays, such as the internal structure of the heart and eye and the muscles in the limbs. It provides superb detail of the internal structure of organs, without the need for any contrast to be injected into the patient, unlike X-ray or CT. Ultrasound allows differentiation of fluid from solid tissue and so is invaluable when there is abnormal free fluid (called ‘ascites’) within the abdomen. In addition, ultrasound allows assessment of movement in real time, so stomach and gut movement can be seen. Sampling of the different tissues and fluids within the abdomen can be done with increased safety if it is performed under ultrasound guidance, rather than being carried out ‘blind’.

Unlike radiation, sound waves cannot pass through air, and cannot penetrate bone or metal. Because of this, ultrasound is less useful for the examination of lungs or bones.

CT scanning — a fuller picture and fast CT scanners also use X-ray radiation, but spin around the patient to create a 3D image as hundreds of image slices are built up by a computer. It is good for looking at bones, air containing structures (like noses, throats and lungs) and soft tissues. In addition, a contrast agent can be injected into the bloodstream of the patient to visualise blood vessels better. This can be very useful

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for certain diseases such as cancers or liver shunts (congenital abnormalities of the liver vessels). CT scanning is particularly useful for looking at complex joints (those that are difficult to fully assess with normal X-ray) and is used extensively to evaluate the elbow joint, which is notoriously difficult to assess by radiography. It has also largely replaced X-ray for looking at diseases of the nose. This is because X-rays often miss the disease that is present, and, even worse, can often suggest disease is present when it is not. Nasal cancer is often assessed by CT, in addition to a host of other diseases including fungal infections and cysts.

Although a CT scan records thousands of images, it can be performed within only 15 seconds. While CT is fast and can provide highly detailed 3D images of the patient there are disadvantages. These include the financial costs as CT machines are large, complex and expensive to run. Patients also receive a larger radiation dose with CT than with conventional radiography. Finally, CT

Dorsal multiplanar reformatted image of the elbow (looking down from above). There is a failure of development of the elbow joint causing a small fragment to be present, a disease called osteochondrosis (arrows)

is less useful for looking at certain regions of the body, such as the brain and spinal cord, which is where MRI supersedes CT.

MRI scanning — the nervous system in detail MRI scanning provides excellent detail and contrast of soft tissue structures. It is predominantly used to look at the central nervous system (including the brain and spine), nerve roots and occasionally joints.

MRI is therefore very useful to diagnose brain tumours, infarcts (strokes) or inflammation.

Unlike radiography and CT, which use X-radiation to produce an image, MRI scanning uses the magnetic properties of atoms to produce an image.

The MRI scanner is composed of a large magnet creating a strong magnetic field.

When a patient is placed inside the scanner this strong magnetic field will displace the components of water molecules in the body. Radiofrequency pulses are then applied to the patient. The magnetic field and radiofrequency pulses used to make the images can be changed to obtain different sequences. These sequences can allow better visualisation of fluid (oedema) or bleeding (haemorrhage) as well as structures within the body. The interpretation of these multiple sequences then allows clinicians to achieve an accurate diagnosis of the disease observed.

In contrast to a CT scan, the acquisition of multiple MRI sequences takes time. Indeed, each sequence can take approximately five minutes to run, meaning that a total scan time can take between 30 minutes and one hour. However, MRI does not produce radiation and is therefore safer for the patient, despite a long acquisition time.

The quality of the images acquired with

MRI, as well as the time taken to obtain these images, is dependent on the strength of the magnet. Generally, the stronger the magnet, the better the images. Again, the downside can be the astronomical cost of the scanner which will have to be upgraded over time.

With the exception of X-rays, most diagnostic imaging will be done at a referral clinic on the advice of the patient’s regular vet as part of a treatment plan by a specialist there. While the imaging is constantly improving, so must the skill of the person interpreting them to achieve a correct diagnosis. Not only are specialist radiologists (those that interpret the images) obliged to undertake continuous professional development in order to maintain their specialist status, and to become a specialist they must complete a residency and pass certifying exams, the fact that they are producing and evaluating images all day and every day, gives them an unparalleled wealth of experience. At Willows Referral Service, for example, the team performs more than 1,000 radiographs, 1,500 CT and 700 MRI a year. (And that is not counting any gifts of jewellery they might want to evaluate!).

To get the bigger picture, it is vital to see the detail. â—?

PHILIPPA WESTON Philippa is from Suffolk and studied veterinary medicine at the University of Liverpool where she developed a love of diagnostic imaging. Philippa is now undergoing a residency at Willows to achieve specialist status in diagnostic imaging.

Philippa enjoys walking her family dogs, Archie and Charlie, alongside running and travelling

ANDREW PARRY RCVS specialist in veterinary diagnostic imaging, EBVS European specialist in veterinary diagnostic imaging, Andrew graduated from the University of Cambridge too many years ago to mention, and after several years in mixed and small animal practice, he completed a residency at the Royal Veterinary College.

Andrew is Head of Radiology at Willows Referral Service, working with a team of specialists in multiple disciplines.

He lives with his wife, noisy six-monthold daughter, and much less noisy Labrador, Coco

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A great year for the ladies!

The Punjabi princess who joined the suffragettes and adored her dogs

By Bill Moores

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t is now one hundred years since women were granted the vote after years of action by the suffragettes; forty years since a legal case funded by Mrs Florence Nagle persuaded the Kennel Club to accept ladies as full members. HM The Queen allegedly wore the colours of the suffragette movement at Harry and Meghan’s wedding last May but, to top it all, the photograph from a national newspaper of ‘Suffraducks’ — launched on the pond at Portcullis House to promote parliament’s ‘Voice & Vote’ exhibition in the autumn — says it all for the suffragettes!

For more years than I care to remember, I commuted into central Manchester often driving down Plymouth Grove and Nelson Street, which led to the office in Oxford Road. Passing numerous large houses in a poor state of repair, there were two (Numbers 60 and 62) which remained Photo courtesy of Charles Lane’s ‘Dog Shows and Doggy People’/The Kennel Club©

HH Princess Sophia Duleep-Singh with her toy Pomeranians

HH Princess Sophia Duleep-Singh

boarded up and fenced as others around them disappeared in the wake of hospital and university campus development.

Without knowing it, most days I was passing by the former Chorlton-on-Medlock home of Emmeline Pankhurst. It was also the first office and birthplace of the famous Women’s Social and Political Union and the group’s non-violent militancy extended to organised rallies and the publication of the newsletter ‘Votes for Women’.

In the 1980s, it became the Pankhurst Centre and this month, the City of Manchester unveiled a statue of Emmeline Pankhurst to commemorate her efforts on behalf of women all over the world. She is only the second woman to be celebrated in this way in the city -— the other being Queen Victoria.

Imagine now, if you can, being born into a royal family in exile, from a foreign land recently over-run by an imperial power.

A country so acquisitive on a worldwide scale that the sun never set on its empire.

As a young boy of 15, the Maharajah Duleep Singh, heir to the Punjab and Kingdom of the Sikhs, was brought to England where ultimately he lived in exile. Five years earlier, he had been removed from his palace and placed in the care of an English lord and a doctor, whose job it was to gain his confidence and ensure his mental health.

In exile he became a firm favourite of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert and with the considerable wealth of the ‘Indian office’ he rented country houses and estates.

Along with his wife, the Maharani, he was often guest at Osborne House, the queen’s residence on the Isle of Wight.

Interestingly, it was the life and times of his daughter, Princess Sophia Duleep-Singh, which touched the world of dogs. Raised on the stunning Elveden estate in the 1890s, she lived a privileged life, was presented at court and regularly photographed wearing the latest western-style fashions for the society magazines of the time. She also had the distinction of having Queen Victoria as her godmother.

Sadly, with this privilege came a restless soul, as Sophia sought to right the wrongs she saw around her and those she learned of through the media of the time. Top of this list was the suffragette movement but, in addition, she fought with merchant ship owners to better the lot of Indian Lascar sailors so often abandoned to fend for themselves at the docks in London after voyages from the Far East.

During the First World War, she also ensured that soldiers from Indian regiments were well looked after, particularly those injured in battle. Enlisting as a Red Cross nurse, she served in Brighton at The Pavilion,

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Indian troops could not believe that one of the nurses caring for them was a Punjabi princess! All the nurses who served there with her were selected from those returning from India with the appropriate language skills.

It was through her wealthy connections, her love of horses extended into dogs and dog shows. Along with her sister-in-law, Lady Anne Coventry, she attended shows and saw the magnificent Borzois in the show ring, many from the Imperial kennels in Russia.

After seeking out the best sires and dams she soon had her own and enjoyed exhibiting.

Before long, the photographers of the day had a new and interesting subject to fill the society pages. The once shy and retiring princess fitted easily into the role of model posing with dogs.

The press also latched onto the great story of an Indian princess competing against the English gentry in the show ring and beating them! Her fashion sense and natural elegance shone through and in Charles Lane’s ‘Dog Shows and Doggy People’, published in 1906, she is portrayed with three black Pomeranians. It was one of this breed, Joe, which was her constant

companion and which even travelled to India with her when she defied the British government who had forbidden her and her family to return there. It was no surprise that she had inherited her love of the breed from her late godmother, Queen Victoria. We also learn from the book that her Borzois won well in the show ring as far afield as Paris.

Sophia became so involved in the suffragette movement she even took to promoting it outside her grace and favour apartment at Faraday House, opposite Hampton Court Palace, once more offering the newspapers a great photo opportunity.

This enraged King Edward VII so much that he demanded of officials ‘. . . if anything could be done to stop her’. Realising the importance of celebrity and high-profile activists, Pankhurst ensured that Sophia was involved in any London-based protests, including the famous Black Friday meeting at Caxton Hall on 18th November, 1910.

It was after this famous meeting that the suffragettes clashed with police in violent disorder and Sophia and many others were arrested.

History records the success of the suffragettes and this story is just one small part of it. Sophia never forgave the British

for annexing India and for the way her father had been treated. She went on to campaign for the country’s independence and lived long enough to see this happen at great cost to many human lives in the Punjab region which was torn in half.

Princess Sophia Duleep-Singh passed away in August 1948 just one year after the Indian Independence Act saw the end of the British Raj and the creation of the two dominions of India and Pakistan. ●

With special thanks to Anita Anand author of ‘Sophia: Princess, Suffragette, Revolutionary’ published

by Bloomsbury

The Trefoil family gathering: Following on from the Kennel Gazette’s October edition, featuring the Rough Collie, Maureen Timmins, of All Ireland Collie & Sheepdog Society, sent us news on the recent event celebrating Trefoil, one of the foundation and original collies born in 1873 and owned by non-other than Sewallis Shirley who founded the Kennel Club.

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ewallis Shirley and 12 gentlemen founded the Kennel Club in April 1873. Volume 2 of the Stud Book records a ‘Rough Coated Colley/Sheepdog’ named Trefoil — bred by Sewallis himself in March 1873 — at his estate in Lough Fea, Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan, Ireland. It wasn’t until 1867 that classes were scheduled for ‘Collies, Colleys and Scotch Sheepdogs’.

The Fanciers Gazette of 1874 reported that, ‘Trefoil himself is a dog of great intelligence, and with a most beautiful temperament.’ He was used extensively at stud and today every pedigree Rough Collie and indeed Smooth Collie can be traced back to this one dog through the male tail lineage. It is a very unusual phenomenon for a breed’s roots to be traced back to a single dog.

Now, 145 years later, the All Ireland Collie & Sheepdog Society decided to celebrate the legacy of this great dog. Our interest began with the writings of Iris Combe, who extensively researched Trefoil and wrote in the 1980s of ‘The Irish Ancestry of the Rough Collie’.

At the time Iris interviewed Sewallis Shirley’s grandson, Major John Shirley. Today, his son, Philip Shirley, is in residence at Lough Fea House.

One of our honorary members, Paul Battigan, formulated a plan

Photo: ©Noel Beggs

an All Ireland Collie & Sheepdog Society ‘back to roots’ experience

The Trefoil family gathering — An All Ireland Collie & Sheepdog Society 'back to roots' experience

to bring together as many descendants of Trefoil as possible. Philip Shirley was agreeable and, indeed, he was very interested to hear about the dog that all Rough Collie owners revere.

Philip graciously invited us to hold a gathering with photo shoot, walks and a picnic at Lough Fea. The Irish Kennel Club issued a licence for this event.

On 23rd September, 2018, 40 collie lovers, 29 Rough Collies and three Smooth Collies, gathered together at the very place that the pedigree breed began. The dogs attending on the day were between 40 and 45 generations descended from Trefoil by male tail lineage. The Shirley family took part in our celebration and Philip Shirley can be seen in the above photo holding a commemorative plate, with his aunt (granddaughter of Sewallis Shirley) holding a family picture of her grandfather.

The All Ireland Collie & Sheepdog Society are proud to have been able to facilitate this historical occasion, with the support of the Smooth Collie Club of Ireland.

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Nosework - Three hour old strangers track

By Pam Wadsworth, Secretary of North West Working Trials Society

Pursuit and Detention of Protected Steward

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n October the North West Working Trials Society hosted this year’s Kennel Club Working Trials Championships at Lower Withington, under the large, watchful eye of Jodrell Bank telescope. Three days of beautiful autumnal weather spent in the lush pastures of the Cheshire plain could not have been better conditions for both competitors and spectators.

Judged by Richard Musgrave there were 12 qualifiers in the Tracking Dog (TD) competition, but in spite of winning his first CC, sadly Jayne Lewis decided Rhys (Rhynston Rhys) health was not up to him competing.

On the Thursday there were six TD tracks to watch, all on flat, well-grown pasture, which was not as easy as it appeared, as not all obtained a qualifying score. All these are the crème de la crème dogs at tracking, and have proved it by qualifying for these championships as it is an invitation only event for CC winners.

Friday, with the withdrawal of Rhys, made it five TD tracks, and the start of the Patrol Dog (PD) competition with five tracks for them. Again not all qualified in TD with the three-hour-old strangers track, but there was one hundred per cent success for the PD competitors with their two-hour-old track.

Base was the parish hall where the dog quiz and ‘Northern Night’ entertainment were held on the first two nights, before Saturday’s presentation dinner at the Chimney House Hotel.

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The annual working trials championships

Working trials news

All photos: ©Richard Warren

The dogs must jump the obstacles in a controlled manner on command of the handler

Three foot clear jump Tracking Dog winner, WT Ch Just Arran Over Trentvalley CDex-TDex with owner Margaret Robinson and judge Richard Musgrave

Nine foot long jump

Patrol Dog winner, WT Ch Fly By Night Lad CDex-TDex, PDex with owner Alan Bexon and judge Tracey Park

Over the three days, the kitchen helpers cooked 40 pounds of bacon to put on barm cakes (sorry — bread rolls for the southerners), so considering there were also beef burgers, baked potatoes, sandwiches and every type of cake and biscuit imaginable available, it gives some idea of the old-fashioned socialising that took place.

Saturday, and it was all to Astle Park which is a select, privately owned land, ideal for spectator parking as this is where

the Traction Engine Rally is held, so if it can support them, spectator vehicles had no chance of getting stuck, even if we had encountered rain — and it can on the plain, not only in Spain!

PD started with Control and Agility (C/A), where only one competitor didn’t achieve a qualifying score, followed by a nail-biting finish to the TD stake with their C/A, the winner a delighted Margaret Robinson with WT Ch Just Arran Over Trentvalley CDex-TDex. Margaret is a long time competitor who has had a number of champions over the years, but this was the first time she has won the Kennel Club’s championship and was naturally delighted.

Second, was the most prolific winner of the past 12 months with six CCs, Pat Herbert with WT Ch Glenalpine Fen CDex-TDex. Tracey Park judged the patrol round

Six foot scale jump

to decide the winner of PD, which was the only qualifier Alan Bexon with WT Ch Fly

By Night Lad CDex-TDex, PDex. He is no newcomer as he has won the Kennel Club’s championships before. Second was Lauren Marlow with WT Ch Jotunheim Eli CDexTDex, PDex. The luckiest person at the trial was qualifier Sheila Tannert who was brokenhearted at losing an expensive diamond earing, because it had great sentimental value. She had no idea where it had come off.

At the end of the day, as the treasurer’s wife was helping to sweep up she caught a glimpse of something in the dust. She put it on the windowsill, and low and behold it was the missing earring, and no need to call on the services of any of the dogs! ● A special thanks to Richard Warren for taking these splendid photographs.

The Kennel Club sponsors the annual Kennel Club Working Trials Championships, hosted by a different working trials society each year. The championships are the most prestigious of working trials events, featuring the most successful dogs from trials in the previous 12 months, and are the equivalent of the obedience and agility championships held each year at Crufts, (the need for large tracts of suitable land makes it impractical to stage the championships at Crufts itself).

For more information and results please see www.thekennelclub.org.uk/activities/working-trials/working-trial-championships/

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Award-winning animal sculptor Nick Mackman On capturing the essence of wildlife and beloved pets

By Philippa Gilbert

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hen you hear the name Nick Mackman, you may be surprised to discover that Nick is female but not just your average female. From the suburbs of York, where she grew up with her brother, school teacher mother and accountant father, Nick has evolved into the world renowned, award-winning, extraordinarily creative sculptor of animals.

So, where did this remarkable talent stem from, how has it developed, and which avenue will it take her to next? At the age of eight, the family got their first dog, a Springer Spaniel, and thus Nick’s lifelong

Nick aged eight with her first puppy

love of dogs began. An artistic flare (passed down from her grandpa who was a master at icing wedding cakes) saw Nick enjoy drawing as well as sports, especially, swimming, and cycling. TV favourites such as Blue Peter and the late Johnny Morris narrating Animal Magic may have also sown the seeds of her future career.

While still at school Nick worked as a kennel maid at the local boarding kennels.

She loved everything from walking the dogs to cleaning their kennels, all of which enabled her to give them lots of attention.

From this interaction she gleaned a sense of the animals’ personalities and the different traits between breeds and groups, such as terriers and gundogs.

Her inspirational art teacher, Mr Oxley, encouraged her to take art seriously, so much so that she started selling her pencil drawings.

The realisation that her The life-size art could make people cheetah happy was very inspiring recently installed on for the young Nick. It a property wasn’t until she saw the on Rhode public’s reaction to her Island art college show (both visually and in sales), that she felt confident enough to turn her passion into a career.

“Initially I aspired to be an art teacher,” she tells me, “but I soon realised

my heart lay in creating and working full-time as an artist”.

While studying for her BA honours degree in ceramics at Cardiff she secured a summer placement as a rhino keeper at Chester Zoo. A local campsite was the only accommodation she could afford but this was a small price to pay for being able to interact with animals including elephants, leopards and cheetahs.

Her parents instilled in her a strong work ethic, always supporting and believing in her.

However the only time they challenged her was when she acquired her first Irish Water Spaniel while still at art college. It wasn’t the most practical arrangement as a student, but she simply couldn’t imagine life without a dog at her side.

Nick is a very driven person, believing that you should work hard and do the very best you can. In the beginning she started supplying a number of galleries and supporting herself financially by working part-time at Bettys famous tea room in York.

It was a couple of years until she was selling enough works (especially meerkat sculptures) to be able to focus on sculpture full-time.

Living for the last 15 years in West Devon

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When Nick took on a pet commission of ‘Ghost’, pictured, she said “It’s not just a case of modelling a Greyhound and capturing a generic example of the breed. It’s about capturing the essence, her unique features, character and idiosyncrasies

Nick with Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla Rufus and German Wirehaired Pointer Bella

and overlooking Dartmoor is inspirational, she tells me. Like Nick, her husband works from home and between them they share the child care duties of their teenage twins.

Her husband is also her photographer, maintains the website and executes a lot of her administrative and publicity work.

As a family they enjoy nothing better than walks in the countryside with their Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla and German Wirehaired Pointer.

She is a very keen cyclist, belonging to a West Devon ladies’ cycle group — Widger Spoke Easies. In fact she takes part in a number of ‘sportives’, which give her time to explore and enjoy the local countryside and its wildlife for possible future subjects. If not cycling or walking, she can usually be found working on the family’s vegetable patch.

Nick is always busy in the studio with gallery and commission works but twice a year she runs a three-day animal sculpture workshop in the village. She really enjoys teaching. “I find it very gratifying seeing students thrive under my tutorship”.

Taking it one step further, she also hosts art safari holiday workshops most years.

In November 2019, the group will be returning to Zambia, which, she says, provides some of the best wildlife viewing in the world. Combining game drives with

animal sculpture workshops and extra excursions to the local town craft workshops is inspiring for everyone.

She has sculpted a couple of human portraits at art college; however, her focus is animals, especially dogs, both wild and tame.

Animals are her passion and she clarifies this by stating: “I just don’t get the same buzz out of modelling people!”

At present she is enjoying the challenge of making life-size bronze animal sculptures and would like to continue in this direction, while still developing her ceramic sculptures. “I’m currently testing some new glazing techniques, which offer new surfaces — all very exciting” and this is apparent from her enthusiasm.

As to subject matter, I ask Nick what are the hardest animal sculptures she has undertaken? Without a second thought

she comes back with pet commissions! adding: “It’s not just a case of modelling a Greyhound and capturing a generic example of the breed. It’s a case of portraying the essence of a specific dog, like with ‘Ghost’, and her unique features, character and idiosyncrasies. This takes a lot of careful observation and very precise, detailed modelling. I don’t consider a pet commission complete until the client confirms that I’ve captured the essence of their beloved pet.”

“When a commission comes through I discuss with the client what pose would best characterise their pet. I then either set them photography homework, or if the client brings the dog to the studio to photograph I mostly do the photography because I know the angles I’m looking for.

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One of Nick’s commissions, ‘Darwin’ a five year old rescue Saluki/Greyhound cross, pictured shows work in progress at various stages and positions until finally, when coloured.

His owner, Jackie Larkin, wanted a piece of art that would be personal to her

three dimensions and not just from a single viewpoint. She says: “Once the pose is agreed, I slab-build using a fortified type of porcelain. The sculpture is then stuffed with newspaper, which provides structure when modelling, but combusts in the firing leaving a hollow.”

The initial rough modelling is relatively quick, and the sculpture begins to take shape in the first few hours. However, the final sculpture will take up to 50 hours to complete with larger sculptures taking longer still.

Nick with a recently completed life-size sculpture of Thistle, a Gordon Setter

“I recently completed a life-size sculpture of Thistle, a Gordon Setter, which is due to be cast in bronze. It took me about a month to sculpt and I kept the clients up-to-date with regular photos so they could check on progress and feedback any comments as work progressed.”

“When the client is happy with my work, it is bisque and glazed fired (ceramic) or sent to the foundry for casting (bronze).

I always use a specialist art courier to ensure safe delivery of the finished sculpture, there would be nothing worse than damage at this stage.”

Another one of Nick’s commissions

was Darwin a five-year-old rescue Saluki/ Greyhound cross. His owner, Jackie Larkin, wanted a piece of art that would be personal to her and when she saw the sculpture of Ghost and how life-like it was, she knew that having Darwin sculpted would be the perfect answer. “The detail is so amazing, you can even see the hairs between his toes!” says Jackie and continues “3D art is very tactile and the care Nick has taken to capture Darwin is just jaw dropping — I smile and pat him every time I pass him by.”

Long-haired dogs are the hardest to model due to keeping track of how the hair is parting and falling; it takes a tremendous amount of concentration Nick confesses, whereas smooth-haired dogs also have their challenges, but with these animals it’s all about the musculature and physiology.

“I don’t often depict running animals, because the ceramic medium will only tolerate certain limits in terms of the weight that can be supported on thin legs. However, movement is something I am very interested in exploring in bronze, which opens up many more structural possibilities.”

She posts on social media every day so anyone can see her animal sculptures come to life, plus she enjoys the interaction and feedback. One such student, Kelly K, asked via Nick’s blog “What do you think is your most important contribution to the art world?” To which Nick replied: “I would hope that, through my animal sculptures, people view the subject with fresh eyes; animals they might not have liked or deemed ugly are seen in a new light.”

Nick has been involved with the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year, where she made trophies based on the animals featured in the winning photos. She also donates sculptures to wildlife conservation charities, which auction the works to raise funds.

In 2015 Nick won Wildlife Artist of

the Year, an international art competition which raises funds for the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation.

So what advice would she give a person considering a career in sculpture?

“Follow your passion and do your research. Find your own style and be respectful to your subject, never anthropomorphise. It takes dedication and a thick skin to make it in the art world but you are rewarded with a wonderful life combining all your passions.”

Finally if she had her life over again would she choose a different path?

“I love my work and can’t imagine doing anything else and I hope to continue sculpting animals well into my old age,” she says, finishing with: “Why would I stop doing what I love?” Why indeed?

For more information on Nick Mackman and commissioning a dog sculpture, which would make an ideal gift, visit www.nickmackmansculpture.co.uk ●

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Christmas gift guide

Bow Wow Meow Christmas ID Tags Why not treat your pup to one of these popular Christmas ID tags this festive season?

A silver, gold, green or red eZeClip will make it easy to attach and remove it from the collar.

Order online here today, using Promo Code KCXMAS18 for 25% off. www.mybowwowtag.com/kennelclub

Pet Munchies: Buffalo Dental Chew New premium, dental chew made with 100% natural human- grade grass fed Buffalo. Infused with salmon oil which promotes good skin and coat, joint mobility due to the rich levels of Omega 3. Long lasting to support good oral health. Grain and gluten free. Low in fat.

For more information visit www.pet-munchies.com

Scruffs® Snuggle Winter Wonderland Blanket A reversible soft-plush / short-pile blanket with hollow fibre core ideal for those cold snuggle days!

Size: 110 x 75cm (43in x 29.5in), machine washable. RRP: £21.99 www.petslovescruffs.com – 0161 702 5060

Dogs just wanna have fun!

By Cheryl Murphy (Hubble & Hattie) An ideal Christmas present for any dog lover that will guarantee to turn a frown upside down. This picture book captures dogs being themselves, enjoying and delighting in natural behaviour and most importantly, having fun!

Foreword is provided by well-known dog photographer Andy Biggar.

Photos courtesy of Hubble & Hattie/www.hubbleandhattie.com

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Hearing Dogs for Deaf People The growth of a unique charity

Puppy training in progress

N Founding member Gill Lacey and Hearing Dog’s first dog trainer, Tony Blunt, with hearing dogs, from left to right: Gemma, Favour and Lady. Lady became the first hearing dog to be matched with a deaf person in the UK

estled in a Buckinghamshire valley you’ll find an amazing renovated complex of an old farmhouse, its outhouses and new builds, which, since the end of the 1990s, has formed the main home and training centre for Hearing Dogs for Deaf People.

From here thousands of dogs have been trained and partnered, saving deaf people from isolation, giving them independence, confidence and a loyal companion who potentially could save their life if need be (for example fire alarm and so on). It’s hard to believe that a puppy of only a few

All photos: ©Hearing Dogs for Deaf People

By Philippa Gilbert

weeks old, would be capable by 18 months of making a monumental difference to the life of a deaf person, but they can and do.

The incredible journey a puppy goes through to become a fully fledged hearing dog is only possible due to the dedicated team who fine-tune the training, enabling the pup to be ready for their final assessment and thus their placement.

The Charity was launched at Crufts in 1982 as a three-year pilot scheme by Bruce Fogle and Lady Beatrice Wright, with help from audiologist Gill Lacey and dog trainer Tony Blunt. The following year the UK’s

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HRH The Princess Royal, patron of Hearing Dogs for Deaf People opened The Grange Restaurant and Gift Shop on 9th March 2018

On 9th September, 2018, thousands of visitors and their four-legged friends arrived at The Grange for a fun-filled afternoon at the Great British Day Out. Long-time Hearing Dogs ambassador Pam St Clement officially opened the event, which included a number of fun dog classes, and demonstrations from the Hearing Dogs display team

first dog, Lady, was matched with a deaf person after having been trained in Gill’s front room. By 1986, over 20 dogs had been successfully paired and the scheme had a waiting list for a further 26. In this year full charitable status was granted and Hearing Dogs set up in Oxfordshire.

The Charity doubled in size over the next four years and placed its 100th hearing dog.

Royalty joined the team when, in 1992, HRH The Princess Royal agreed to become Royal Patron, (a title which she still holds today), and one of her first duties was to open the Beatrice Wright Centre in Yorkshire. In 1996 the Charity changed its name to Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, and entered the world of the web and emails, thus creating more awareness of its important work. Founder member Lady Wright was awarded an MBE. The wait for an assistance dog can be anything from a year upwards, depending on the complexity of the persons’ requirements, lifestyle, age and health factors. However, once a commitment has been made it’s for life, therefore a special bond is made between not only the dogs and their deaf partner but with the team and the Charity itself. The average retirement age for a hearing dog is 11 and it is quite usual for them to be kept as a pet by the deaf partner, along with the new assistance dog.

All this incredible training and support does not come cheap, as each hearing dog costs around £40,000 throughout its lifetime. At present there are over 14,000 ‘friends’ of hearing dogs; these include volunteer home carers, walkers and monetary supporters, who enabled the charity to support the 965 dog partnerships during 2016/17.

In the spring of 2018, the opening of The Grange Restaurant and Gift Shop, located in Saunderton, to the wider public marked

One of the Charity’s puppy training instructors asking her puppy to sit using the Charity’s own signal (hand moving upwards with the palm facing up)

Hearing Dog puppies begin to learn impulse control from a very young age. It starts with learning to ‘wait’ for their food. When the puppy sits patiently, the food gets placed in front of them and they get lots of praise when they successfully resist the treats

The incredible journey a puppy goes through to become a fully-fledged hearing dog is only possible due to the dedicated team who fine-tune the training

The dog agility course attracted the crowds at the Great British Day Out

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a new chapter for Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. Accessibility and acoustics were foremost in mind when this restaurant and gift shop was designed. A state of the art hearing loop, acoustic flooring and sound clouds mean everyone’s listening experiences are enhanced. The restaurant offers a mouth-watering variety of food all day and boasts a milk-warming station for babies, while the gift shop offers original and stylish presents for the home and the two and four-legged visitors.

Michele Jennings, chief executive of Hearing Dogs for Deaf People and Hearing Link, said: “We are delighted to be able to offer such a unique and welcoming new eating experience for local people and visitors to Buckinghamshire. The Grange also gives us a fantastic opportunity to raise awareness about hearing loss and deafness, as well as the life-changing work of our Charity. Every penny of profit goes to Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, providing us with an ongoing means of ensuring we can train more dogs to change the lives of deaf people”.

The Charity organises open days and supported events that all help to promote its invaluable work. Looking forward, chairman Faith Clark confirms plans for a children’s safe play area, a dog agility course, dog grooming and training lectures. The Kennel Gazette will update readers on the progress of this work in an upcoming edition. ●

To find out more about Hearing Dogs for Deaf People and meet the deaf partners the Charity’s hearing dogs help, visit www.hearingdogs.org.uk

Photo: ©Philippa Gilbert

“The wait for an assistance dog can be anything from a year upwards, depending on the complexity of the persons’ requirements, lifestyle, age and health factors”

Partially deaf Gerry Whitbread visiting the centre with her Labrador, Silky

Accessibility and acoustics were foremost in mind when The Grange Restaurant and Gift Shop was designed. A state of the art hearing loop, acoustic flooring and sound clouds means everyone’s listening experiences are enhanced

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The perfect Christmas treat for agility enthusiasts

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his December, the country’s most talented agility dogs and handlers will be heading to Olympia, the London International Horse Show, to battle it out in the Kennel Club Agility Stakes. Every year these talented dogs and handlers vie with each other in qualifying heats at agility shows across the country to gain a coveted invitation to compete at the Olympia finals. Combining top class canine and equestrian competitions, with thrilling displays and a sprinkling of Christmas magic, Olympia is the perfect day out for all the family.

Join in the excitement, cheering your favourite dog and handler to victory as you witness these quick-thinking and fast as lightning athletes test their skills over the complex obstacles and jumps of the agility course, from Wednesday 19th – Sunday, 23rd December. Dog agility enthusiasts will be able to see an agility grand prix during the afternoon and agility finals in the evening on each of the five days.

There will be a range of quality competitions across the week, and particular highlights include: • Large ABC (Anything But Collie), Grades 3 – 7 on Weds 19th Dec • Medium Agility, Grades 3 – 7 on Thurs 20th Dec • Large Novice Agility, Grades 3 – 5 on Fri 21st Dec • Large Senior Agility, Grades 6 – 7 on Sat 22nd Dec • Small Agility, Grades 3 – 7 on Sun 23rd Dec As well as all the canine action, you can enjoy thrilling entertainment from the Osborne Refrigerators Shetland Pony Grand National. These able young jockeys, dressed in their colourful silks, with their fluffy Shetland ponies come together in a fiercely competitive mini Grand National. This race takes place every performance, so you won’t miss them.

The first of the international displays comes all the way from Azerbaijan, where fast-paced acrobatics and traditional culture come together in a dynamic performance that showcases the unique abilities of Azerbaijan’s native Karabakh horse. The daring ‘Land of Fire’ display will not only incorporate action-packed riding, but will also include an exhilarating, Cossack-style element, demonstrating the exceptional bond between horse and rider.

La Garde Républicaine, a famous branch of the French gendarmerie, and their 12 proud chestnut horses, will perform a stunning routine including a combination of balletic dressage movements with speed and precision. This is one of the most technically difficult pieces of group riding you will ever see.

Take a break from the displays and visit the Olympia shopping village where there is no better place to purchase some Christmas treats for yourself or others. With over 250 shops, selling a range of goods from everything you need for your four-legged friends, to fashion, jewellery, wines and gifts, there is something for everyone. As the evening comes to an end, Father Christmas himself will make an appearance in the Christmas finale supported by The Hilton London Olympia as he ends the performance with a traditional carol that will get everyone feeling the spirit of Christmas.

Kennel Gazette subscribers receive an amazing 30 per cent off tickets for the Thursday afternoon and evening, Friday afternoon, and Sunday evening performances. Offer excludes top price. Booking fee of £2.75 applies.

Book your tickets online at www.olympiahorseshow.com/ using the promo code KENNEL2018 or call the box office on 0844 995 0995 (calls cost 7p per minute plus network extras).

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Miniature Schnauzer breed standard

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Miniature Schnauzer breed standard

Breed standard

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he original Schnauzer has been known in Germany from at least the 14th century. It is thought that the miniaturisation was brought about by the infusion of Affenpinscher blood. The miniature variety was first officially recorded in 1888. Despite the reduction of size, there is no reduction in spirit — and they are hugely popular as companion dogs.

● GENERAL APPEARANCE Sturdily built, robust, sinewy, nearly square, (length of body equal to height at shoulders).

Expression keen and attitude alert. Correct conformation is of more importance than colour or other purely ‘beauty’ points.

● CHARACTERISTICS Well balanced, smart, stylish and adaptable.

● TEMPERAMENT Alert, reliable and intelligent. Primarily a companion dog.

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● HEAD AND SKULL Head strong and of good length, narrowing from ears to eyes and then gradually forward toward end of nose. Upper part of the head (occiput to the base of forehead) moderately broad between ears. Flat, creaseless forehead; well muscled but not too strongly developed cheeks. Medium stop to accentuate prominent eyebrows. Powerful muzzle ending in a moderately blunt line, with bristly, stubby moustache and chin whiskers. Ridge of nose straight and running almost parallel to extension of forehead.

Nose black with wide nostrils. Lips tight but not overlapping.

● EYES Medium-sized, dark, oval, set forward, with arched bushy eyebrows.

● EARS Neat, V-shaped, set high and dropping forward to temple.

● MOUTH Jaws strong with perfect, regular and complete scissor bite i.e. upper teeth closely overlapping lower teeth and set square to the jaws.

● NECK Moderately long, strong and slightly arched; skin close to throat; neck set cleanly on shoulders.

● FOREQUARTERS Shoulders flat and well laid. Forelegs straight viewed from any angle. Muscles smooth and lithe rather than prominent; bone strong, straight and carried well down to feet; elbows close to body and pointing directly backwards.

● BODY Chest moderately broad, deep with visible strong breastbone reaching at least to height of elbow rising slightly backward to loins.

Back strong and straight, slightly higher at shoulder than at hindquarters, with short, well developed loins. Ribs well sprung.

Length of body equal to height from top of withers to ground.

● HINDQUARTERS Thighs slanting and flat but strongly muscled. Hind legs (upper and lower thighs) at first vertical to the stifle; from stifle to hock, in line with the extension of the upper neck line; from hock, vertical to ground.

● FEET Short, round, cat-like, compact with closely arched toes, dark nails, firm black pads, feet pointing forward.

● TAIL Previously customarily docked.

Docked: Set on and carried high, customarily docked to three joints.

Undocked: Set on and carried high, of moderate length to give general balance to the dog. Thick at root and tapering towards the tip, as straight as possible; carried jauntily.

● GAIT/MOVEMENT Free, balanced and vigorous, with good

reach in forequarters and good driving power in hindquarters. Topline remains level in action.

● COAT Harsh, wiry and short enough for smartness; dense undercoat. Clean on neck and shoulders, ears and skull. Harsh hair on legs.

Furnishings fairly thick but not silky.

● COLOUR • Pepper and salt – shades range from dark iron grey to light grey. Hairs banded dark/ light/dark. Dark facial mask to harmonise with corresponding coat colour.

• Pure black.

• Black and silver — solid black with silver markings on eyebrows, muzzle, chest, brisket, forelegs below point of elbow, inside of hind legs below stifle joint, vent and under tail.

• White.

Good pigmentation essential in all colours.

● SIZE Ideal height: dogs: 36cm (14in); bitches: 33cm (13in). Too small, toyish appearing dogs are not typical and undesirable.

● FAULTS Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree and its effect upon the health and welfare of the dog and on the dog’s ability to perform its traditional work.

Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.

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Hereditary and genetic conditions

By Chris Ellingworth, Miniature Schnauzer Health Co-ordinator

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he Miniature Schnauzer has two known hereditary conditions and one genetic disorder for which there is a DNA test. The results for the DNA test are recorded and published if owners submit their results to the Kennel Club along with the KC/BVA Eye Scheme.

Hereditary eye conditions Congenital hereditary cataracts (CHC), hereditary cataracts (HC) along with generalised progressive retinal atrophy (GPRA), occur in the Miniature Schnauzer.

All three UK breed clubs: the Miniature Schnauzer Club, Northern Schnauzer Club and Schnauzer Club of Great Britain, along with the Kennel Club Assured Breeder Scheme (ABS) recommends breeders follow the KC/BVA scheme and litter screen all puppies between six – eight weeks of age for CHCs. The clubs also recommend their members follow the KC/BVA Eye Scheme and screen, both sire and dam, for HC and GPRA annually and that there is a current, unaffected screening certificate in place at the time of mating. This is also a mandatory requirement under the Kennel Club’s ABS. Identification of either HC or GPRA requires annual examinations as these conditions both develop later. HC and GPRA can only be diagnosed from about six months onward and sometimes even later than aged two years. Therefore all

Table 1: Miniature Schnauzer Eye Testing Adults: HC and GPRA The BVA release results annually of the Miniature Schnauzer Eye Testing Scheme for adults HC and GPRA and CHC litter screening and are shown here:

Adults Tested 2017 : 1018 2016 : 1018 2015 : 1040 2014 : 973 2013 : 1022 2012 : 958 2011 : 985

(% of tested dogs affected) (3 affected – 2 HC & 1 GPRA) 00.29 (2 affected - GPRA) 00.20 (7 affected – HC) 00.67 (7 affected – HC) 00.72 (2 affected – HC) 00.20 (2 affected – 1 HC & 1 GPRA) 00.26 (5 affected – 3 HC & 2 CHC) 00.50

Seven-year average breed incidence in tested dogs: 0.4%

CHC: Litters Year 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

No. of KC Litters Eye Litters reg. Screened 1056 787 1030 734 1071 748 1053 671 1101 705 1140 713 1205 688 1163 646 1072 515 1114 n/a 1065 n/a 902 n/a 872 n/a 716 n/a

Litters No. of Pups % litter Affected Affected Screened 1 1 74.5 3 3 72.1 3 3 69.8 3 3 63.7 3 3 64.0 7 3 62.5 3 6 57.0 5 9 55.5 5 11 48.0 2 n/a n/a 2 n/a n/a 1 n/a n/a 1 n/a n/a 2 n/a n/a

No. of Av No. Puppies per litter 5,520 5.23 5,437 5.01 5,420 5.06 5,327 5.06 5,584 5.07 5,797 5.08 5,924 4.92 5,651 4.86 5,231 4.88 5,333 4.79 5,152 4.84 4,396 4.87 4,122 4.73 3,347 4.67

Sources: Eye test stats: BVA; Litter registrations: Kennel Club; compiled AMD (JMSEF/SCGB) 26.04.2018

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Miniature Schnauzers should be eye-tested again by the age of 12 months and annually afterwards.

PRA may not appear until two years of age upwards, but may be detected in some breeds at any point between six months and six years or sometimes even older.

The earliest reported case in Miniature Schnauzers was in a three-year-old. So, all Miniature Schnauzers in breeding plans should be eye-tested annually.

The three breed clubs associated with the Miniature Schnauzer formed a fund-raising group, the Joint Miniature Schnauzer Eye Fund (JMSEF), which has been working closely with the Animal Health Trust (AHT) since the early 2000s. In 2013 we saw the first CHC whole genomes scan. Unfortunately, the researchers were unable to identify any region of DNA that showed a strong association with CHC from the 16 affected dogs and the 16 control dogs (the set of controls were either unaffected full siblings identified at litter screen or, where there was pedigree information, were a parent of the affected dog).

The second phase of the AHT’s study of CHC in the Miniature Schnauzer commenced in 2016, covering the second whole genome scan and a possible whole genome sequencing of a CHC case or unaffected first-degree relative. This second genome scan will involve data collected from 26 dogs in total. The first genome scan will be merged with this one for the main analysis. From this, the best-case scenario is that the AHT researchers will be able to identify a region of the genome associated with CHC. This will hopefully lead them to a successful outcome.

the disease, but may be a carrier and may pass the gene on to any offspring.

A carrier can still be bred from, but must only be mated to a clear or ‘hereditarily’ clear dog, otherwise there is a risk of producing affected puppies.

All three breed clubs, in line with the American Miniature Schnauzer Club, strongly recommend that all breeders and owners of Miniature Schnauzers have their breeding stock MAC DNA tested prior to mating. ●

Breeding outcomes Results are expressed as ‘normal’, ‘carrier’ or ‘affected’ (an ‘affected’ result can also be for a Miniature Schnauzer that’s showing no signs of the condition i.e. ‘asymptomatic’).

Clear male

Carrier male

Affected male

50% chance of clear Clear female

All puppies will be carriers

All puppies will be clear 50% chance of carrier

50% chance of clear

25% clear

25% affected

50% chance of carrier

Carrier female

50% chance of carrier

Mycobacterium Avian Complex (MAC) MAC is extremely rare but fatal, affecting the immune system, which leads to an overwhelming systemic infection in affected dogs. MAC is a zoonotic disease, which means it can be transmitted from animals to humans and vice versa. An ‘affected’ Miniature Schnauzer can present problems to the very young, the very old and to those humans with compromised immune systems such as cancer patients. There is no effective treatment for infected Miniature Schnauzers and the age range for affected dogs is one to six years.

MAC is an autosomal recessive condition.

This means that a dog must inherit two copies of an abnormal gene (one from his mother and one from his father) before his health is affected. A dog that inherits only one copy of the abnormal gene (from his mother or his father) will have no signs of

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Breed health

50% chance of carrier

50% chance of affected

50% chance of carrier Affected female

All affected puppies

All puppies will be carriers 50% chance of affected

The above shows the results of how potential puppies would be affected by certain breeding decisions. With ethical breeding, there is no need for any future dogs to suffer from this disease. Health tests are an invaluable tool for breeders to continue to improve the health of the breed. The Kennel Club and breed club list the recognised health tests and results on their websites; please see page 33 for these details.

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Miniature Miniature Schnauzer Schnauzer judges’ judges’ choice choice

Betty Fletcher ■ Arbey/Arbeybuffels

Paul Scanlon ■ Whitecliff, Ireland

I met my first Miniature Schnauzer while working at Tycroit Airedale kennels. Miss Jenkinson imported a Miniature Schnauzer bitch and I was hooked. I decided that one day I would own one. A number of years later, we purchased our first Miniature Schnauzer and the Arbey kennel started. Years later, in partnership with Janet Callow, we imported a male and female Miniature Schnauzer from the Suelen Kennels and Arbeybuffels was born. Between us we have made up 34 champions all homebred apart from four. My first judging appointment was CCs in 1978.

I have been involved in Miniature Schnauzers since 1988 as a handler and I became a co-owner in 1989. I have owned and co-owned 12 champions in Ireland including five all-breed BIS winners, including Ch/Int Ch Risepark Favorite Fella (Crufts BOB 1999), Ch/Int Ch Hideki Who’s That Guy with Risepark (Crufts BOB 2003), Ir Ch/Int Ch Whitecliff Achtung Baby, Ir Ch/Int Ch Whitecliff Champagne Trail and Ir Ch/Int Ch Nujax Johnny Cash.

I have also co-owned and campaigned three champions in the UK including Ch/Int Ch Clarkmar’s Freddie Star (Crufts BOB and Group 2 in 2001).

o U.S To o You ou 1Ch Travelmors From

2Ch Castilla Linajudo

3Ch Nortonchase Look n’Fabulous

Bred and owned by Ronni Tierney, this girl was my BIS winner at the Miniature Schnauzer Club Championship Show in 2015 when I awarded CCs for the first time. A fantastic headed female with cracking front assembly and super shaped body.

Superbly presented by Amy Manser in a great, well banded pepper and salt coat on the day and handled by Jaxson Manser, she had a classic profile on the move and she had a mind of her own when it came to putting in the effort, but a beautiful top-level female.

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My third choice is Ch Fearnought of Fernery owned by Tom Fernyhough. He was not shown extensively and this was a shame.

He was an eye-catching male and very similar to Ch Castilla Linajudo; very short and compact, excellent pepper and salt jacket, a masculine head, dark eye near ear carriage, a lovely flow of neck into good shoulder placement and moved with drive. I think he could have proved a good asset to the breed.

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3Ch Fearnought of Fernery

One of the best dogs I have ever judged, this black and silver male from Anne and Janicca Wallin’s Fixus Kennel in Sweden was my BOB at the Norwegian Winner Show w in 2012. An outstanding dog with a super profile on the move, he was so eye catching. He was top drawer in all points with superb colour, exceptional head, great action and just simply nothing to dislike about him. I had previously awarded top honours to his dam, Multi Ch Fixus Three Wishes in 2006 at the Swedish Schnauzer Pinscher Club at Högbo Bruk.

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My second choice is Ch Castilla Linajudo, bred/owned by Fred and Phyll Morley. He was a top winning male, gaining 31 CCs and Reserve Best in Show at Crufts in 1980, including numerous top awards. He was a square, compact male with good depth of body and forechest. He had an excellent head d and a lovely dark eye and neat ears, lovely flow of neck into well placed shoulders. He moved with drive, and had a harsh pepper and salt jacket. He was so well presented and he commanded attention in the ring.

Anne and Janicca Wallin’s legend, Uffe. I was lucky enough to get my hands on him m when I visited Sweden in the mid-2000s, a magnificent dog with a personality and attitudee which made him know that he was a special boy. A most perfectly balanced head and spectacular eye which was onlyy equalled by that superb body — blackest of black harsh coats by his t which hi h was nurtured t db hi talented t l t d owners. His list of achievements was fitting for a legend of the breed worldwide — an easy top pick for me.

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My first choice is the US import Ch Travelmorss From U.S To You, owned

by Dori Clarke and Pam Radford. She was the top winning bitch that year with 19 CCs and numerous us BOBs. She was a bitch thatt owned the ring, with a very feminine head, good ear set, lovely flow of neckk into lay of shoulders, a good depth of body with a harsh h h pepper and d salt lt jacket, j k t very well ll presented, and moved well. She would still compete well today.

Please note that judges are asked to make sure that all information supplied is factually correct.

This information is again checked when submitted, but please note that unfortunately errors may still occur.

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Miniature Schnauzer judges’ choice

Ann and Tony McDermott ■ Lichstone

Albert Wight ■ Sharval

Ann: I’ve had Miniature Schnauzers all my life; my father bought our first from Peter Newman. The Lichstone Kennel was formed in 1956 so I grew up helping my dad with showing and breeding. I first awarded CCs in 1996 and Tony in 2004. Since then we’ve also judged all three sizes in Russia and Australia.

I’m fortunate to have seen and judged a number of outstanding Miniature Schnauzers, but reducing that to just three is nigh on impossible! Next week I could list three others.

Ch/Am Ch Repitition’s Kiss ss Thiss

Close behind is Ch Denbrough High Flyer. I gave this bitch her third CC, with BOB, at BUBA in 2000. I found her exquisite. Her head and expression was all that the standard asked for and in perfect proportion. Like Kiss This, she was so balanced, everything was in proportion; nothing exaggerated. She had a lovely strongg neck, neck well-laid well laid shoulder, shoulder compact body; she moved really well with profile movement outstanding. Sadly, she lacked the real animation that Kiss This had, but as an example of a Miniature Schnauzer, I think she was outstanding.

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2Ch Denbrough High Flyererr

3Ch Ashencruz Allegiance to Denbrough

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3Ch Ashencruz Allegiance to Denbroughg

Tony’s choice is his CC and BOB winner at Richmond in 2007. Great head, ears and expression, lovely arched neck, strong topline, good curve of stifle, moved at a proper pace showing his correct movement. He was a super dog, and a pleasure to go over him. He was top Miniature Schnauzer three years running, taking a Group 2 and Group 4 at Crufts and amassing 26 CCs. He sired Ch Alborzs Helena at Rocksville (Imp Bel) and Ch Holmsley Our Amazing Grace plus a couple of other CC winners. The breed looks to be in a strong position at the moment; movement always needs to be closely monitored and presentation may count for too much!

By and large health is good, most responsible breeders making real efforts to follow the clubs’ health recommendations, especially in respect of eyes and DNA testing.

The Morleys’ Ch Castilla Linajudo was another which just j blew me away for sheer type, shape and having that instant ‘you must look at me’ appeal, which, again, just can’t be put into words. A pepper and salt he was a major contender against all breeds and was hugely successful as a show dog, amassing quite a large total of CCs and groups, including one at Crufts where he went through to RBIS all breeds. Yes, a schnauzer of absolute class, class a real memorable head turner of infinite charm.

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2Ch Castilla Linajudo

Coming more up-to-date, I fondly recall awarding Group 2 at Crufts in 2007 to Ch Ashencruz Allegiance to Denbrough g g and the Group 1 winner went through to BIS! Again, a pepper and salt with bags of swank, attitude to burn and that almost arrogant demeanour as he went around d the ring with a ‘who’s gonna be second’ look! He had a stunning head, and eyes with an expression which was almost wilful. Ever alert, he used his neck to great advantage which added to his appeal as my eyes flowed over that classic outline. His controlled profile action was balanced and, with his other attributes and sheer style, made him such an outstanding champion.

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I gave this dog his third CC, with BOB, at Bath in 2008. He went on to win RBIS. My notes said he was ‘absolutely spot on’, which says it all. He was so completely balanced; length of head, neck, body, leg, all complemented each other, as did the depth of chest. Lovely head and expression; movement true, and with drive behind, plus that ‘X’ factor — he was such a showman! He sired a striking pepper and salt bitch, Ch Nujax Look at Me Now at Nortonchase, and is behind most of our black and silvers, great-grandsire of Ch Lichstone Midnite Fernando, the youngest black and silver male champion. We both believe Kiss This — and others of course — helped us form a sound, healthy and pleasing line of black and silvers.

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However, my first choice can only be the utterly fabulous Belgian-bred, Swedish owned black lack male Ch Ulf Van De Havenstad.

Our paths crossed when he won the Finnish Champion of Champions contest under me, beating a galaxy of outstanding show dogs. Not only did he appear to be the standard come to life with his presentation and superb movement, but it was that almost magical aura that great examples of anythingg have that gave me such a treasured d memory. On O reflection, fl i I think hi k he must be one of the best dogs of any breed that I have ever judged.

Photo courtesy of Anne Wallin

1Multi Ch Ulf Van De Havenstad

In conclusion I must acknowledge the wonderful contribution made to the breed by the judicious importations, particularly of US-bred dogs, by the Risepark authority Peter Newman. Their influence has been invaluable.

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Crufts BOB Winners Miniature Schnauzer 1984 – 2018 1984

CH TRAVELMOR’S U S MAIL

2002

CH AWESOME’S IN THE MOOD WITH RISEPARK

1985

CH BRYNSMOR APOLLO OF DARNINA

2003

CH HIDEKI WHO’S THAT GUY WITH RISEPARK

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GILDORWIL GHOST BUSTER

2004

BEAUTY VAN DE HAVENSTAD FOR TOOSUM

1987

CH LUKE LIVELY AT DEANSGATE

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CH RISEPARK STRIKING FELLA

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CH LUKE LIVELY AT DEANSGATE

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MAC LINK’S ABSOLUTE DELIGHT

1989

CH DENECLOUGH COCKATRICE

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CH ASHENCRUZ ALLEGIANCE TO DENBROUGH

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CH SAMAVAI STEPS OUT

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CH ASHENCRUZ ALLEGIANCE TO DENBROUGH

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CH ICCABOD OLYMPIC GOLD

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CH ZAKMAYO WIZARD OF AWES

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CH SAMAVAI STEPS OUT

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DJAKARTAS ISN’T IT

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CH SONSHEA CALL ME MISTER RISEPARK

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CH ARBEYBUFFELS IN MY OWN TIME AT MUSONERI

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CH MAID FOR GOLD WITH ARMORIQUE

2012

CH UIREDA EVERYONE’S AT IT WITH JENNAYR

1995

CH BEAULEA BLUE PRINT

2013

CH STARBOUND STRIKE IT RIGHT AT JASTALLA

1996

CH MAID FOR GOLD WITH ARMORIQUE

2014

CH VICTORIOUS STAR FACE TO FACE WITH CASKAYD

1997

CH SKANSEN’S TOYBOY AT CASKAYD

2015

CH SAREDON BORN A STAR FOR RISEPARK

1998

CH MINIVALE MYSTIC MEG

2016

CH ALBORZS JAZZ FOR ASHENCRUZ

1999

CH RISEPARK FAVORITE FELLA

2017

STEADLYN AVANT GARDE

2000

CH ZAKMAYO AS GOOD AS IT GETS AT CHEINAMOUR

2018

SWEETSCHNAUZERS GLADIATOR

2001

CH CLARKMAR’S FREDDIE STAR

Championship Show Judges Miniature Schnauzer 2018 British Utility Breeds Association

Mrs KM Bradbury-Hall

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Ladies Kennel Association

Mr FA McDermott

M

Manchester Dog Show Society

Mr J Horswell

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Crufts

Mr PA Rowlatt

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Schnauzer Club of Great Britain

Mr E Engh

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West of England Ladies Kennel Society

Mrs EJ Longdin

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Birmingham Dog Show Society Ltd

Mr V Kumpumaki

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Scottish Kennel Club

TBC

Bath Canine Society

Mrs RM Hole

Southern Counties Canine Association

TBC

Three Counties Agricultural Society

Mrs Tracey J Searson

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Border Union Agricultural Society

Mrs JC Harrison-Smith

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Blackpool & District Canine Society

Mr KA Nathan

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Windsor Dog Show Society

Mr TD Mather

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This information is correct at the time of going to print, however appointments may change due to unforeseen circumstances

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Assured Breeder Scheme Further information can be obtained from the Kennel Club Health and Breeder Services Department Email abs@thekennelclub.org.uk or call 01296 318540 Breed-specific requirements and recommendations, including health screening for the Miniature Schnauzer under the Assured Breeder Scheme: Breed

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Breed clubs and societies take the welfare of their breeds very seriously and work tirelessly to provide help, support, and homes for dogs in need.

For advertising opportunities within Judges’ Choice please contact andrea.walters@warnersgroup.co.uk

Mrs AP Kidd - Tel: 01785 760557 miniatureschnauzerclub@gmail. com www.theminiatureschnauzerclub.co.uk

Miniature Schnauzer Club Rehome & Rescue Mrs C Wareing

caskayd@blueyonder.co.uk The Miniature Schnauzer Rehome And Rescue

Northern Schnauzer Club Miss C Ellingworth - Tel: 01909 591291

doncleve@me.com www.northernschnauzerclub.co.uk The Northern Schnauzer Club

Northern Schnauzer Club Rescue Mrs P Ciceri - Tel: 01751 475605

Schnauzer Club of Great Britain Mrs E Kelly - Tel: 01245 357333

scgb@live.co.uk www.schnauzerclub.co.uk

Schnauzer Club of Great Britain Rescue Mrs H Lockyer - Tel: 01992 892881

Breed Education Co-ordinator for the Miniature Schnauzer Mr C Clay Tel: 01785 255925 Email: clay171@btinternet.com For further information of breed rescue contacts in your area, please visit www.thekennelclub.org.uk/services/public/findarescue or contact Anita Tabrett, the relationship manager – welfare & breed rescue on 01296 718154 and anita.tabrett@thekennelclub.org.uk

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Jastalla

Miniature Schnauzers Jastalla Born Leader (Buster) 2 CCs with best of breed, 3 RCCs, best puppy in show, South Wales and 8 best puppies

CH MALENDA MAHONIA JW One of the 18 Malenda bred UK Champions

Jackie Hood - 01977 796623

Karebal Miniature Schnauzers Bred for good health and temperament.

Pups available occasionally to approved homes.

Glenys Allen Tel: 01795 842229 Email: glenys@malenda.free-online.co.uk

Marnimica Mix ‘N Match First breed club show won at just 9 months of age ❒ Best Dog ❒ Best of Breed ❒ Best Puppy Dog ❒ Best Puppy ❒ Reserve Best In Show ❒ Best Puppy In Show ❒ Best Opposite Sex In Show ❒ Numerous Puppy Group Wins Owned by Mr & Mrs Kay Cherryman Breeder of Bitch Mrs Chris Johnson - Marnimica Owner of Stud Dog - Mrs Kay Cherryman

Kate Woodsford 07777 639 445

Kennel Club Breed Rescue calendar 2019

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Beagle called Ralph who ended up in rescue due to his behaviour towards other dogs has been helped to overcome his issues and has now won a competition to become the cover star of the Kennel Club Breed Rescue calendar 2019.

Ralph, who came into Beagle Welfare in March 2017 due to being very reactive to other dogs was slowly introduced to the resident dogs and over time he began to interact in a positive manner. Karen Purdon from Beagle Welfare said: “One of our volunteer dog walkers started taking Ralph out on more and more walks and found that he started to respond amazingly to other dogs and became much better at meeting and greeting different dogs. We were delighted that he improved so much that we could rehome Ralph where we understand he has continued to go from strength to strength.”

Proud owners Susan and John Maher, said: “Ralph is amazing, we could not be happier with him. He is such a happy little dog and

Dexter – Westie Rescue Scheme

Ella – Brittany Club of GB Rescue When Ella came into rescue she was very timid and wary of everyone. Ella needed to learn how to trust people, as she evidently felt unwanted and unloved.

Since being rehomed she has grown in confidence daily and is now loyal, energetic and, above all, makes people smile. Ella and her new family are perfectly suited as they enjoy the outdoor life together. But when she gets home, she just adores a cuddle…..the ideal dog!

Dexter came into rescue in January 2018 when he was one year old. Fortunately he was soon successfully rehomed and now leads a very full life. He is well known in his new home town, meeting up with doggy friends in the park, and going to work with his owner. Dexter is an excellent and very enthusiastic receptionist, tirelessly welcoming all visitors. When he is not at the office he will excitedly watch and wait at the window for his owners’ return, and then greet them with the unconditional love that he brings to their home.

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everyone who meets Ralph falls in love with him, and if they don’t, he soon makes sure they do! We were so delighted to hear that Ralph had been chosen to be the new cover star of the Kennel Club Breed Rescue calendar, it is much deserved!”

The calendar features images of rescue dogs that were submitted

by Kennel Club Breed Rescue organisations for a competition run by the Kennel Club to find worthy models to illustrate each month of the year. The 2019 calendar also features the following breeds: Chinese Crested, Bedlington Terrier, Bearded Collie, Whippet, Golden Retriever, French Bulldog, Irish Setter, West Highland White Terrier, Greyhound, Akita and Brittany. The calendar is on sale for £5, all money goes to the Kennel Club Charitable Trust. For further information go to www.thekennelclubshop.org.uk/products/breedrescue-calendar

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You can make a difference for dogs...byy giving them healthier and happier lives

Jacqueline Ferris-Woods / The Kennel Club Š

The Kennel Club Charitable Trust (KCCT) provides grants to various canine organisations nationwide, many of which are involved in the rescue and welfare of dogs. In 2017, the KCCT gave grants totalling nearly ÂŁ675,000.

Your support is essential to us and by giving whatever you can afford, you can help make a difference for dogs.

The KCCT has three objectives, the funding of: Science - research into diseases and other health conditions in dogs Support - The training of dogs to help humans Welfare - The rescue and re-homing of dogs which need help

Registered Charity Number 327802

For further information and to make an online donation, please visit:

www.kccharitabletrust.org.uk

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