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10 ♦ Editorial

14 ♦ Inside Out

18 ♦ Inside The Sport

22 ♦ Question Of The Week

26 ♦ Brace Yourself

30 ♦ 2010 Montgomery County Winners

34 ♦ Bests Of The Week

38 ♦ Ten Questions

42 ♦ Interview With J.W. Smith

46 ♦ The Upside Of The Seesaw

50 ♦ All In The Family

54 ♦ The Santa Barbara Kennel Club - Part II

58 ♦ True North

62 ♦ Off The Leash

66 ♦ Four Quality Days...And More

78 ♦ The Gossip Column

90 ♦ Click – Morris & Essex Kennel Club

96 ♦ Click – Hatboro Dog Club & Devon Dog Show Association

102 ♦ Click – Montgomery County Kennel Club

105 ♦ AKC Launches New Breeder of Merit Program

108 ♦ Click - The Way We Were - Hatboro, Devon & Montgomery

115 ♦ Letters To The Editor

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Go Figure!!!The reports reaching these pages is that nineDelegates originally submitted requests to theNominating Committee to be considered asnominees to run for the Board in the coming Marchelection. One person withdrew their name prior tothe final consideration so that eight were in finalconsideration. Three people were selected by theNominating Committee, which indicates that thedispute over the number of nominees was resolvedand the usual number of three was chosen. The threepeople are Robert Amen, an obedience judge fromStamford, Connecticut who has never before run forthe Board. He is the Delegate of the Port ChesterNY Obedience Club. Steven Gladstone, who hasnot served on the Board for the last two years, andKenneth Marden, who is a former President of AKCand probably is the longest sitting Board member interms of years (not necessarily consecutive), werealso nominated. The only really new face (which theDelegates apparently wanted to see based on theircontinuation of the existing term limits Bylaw) is thatof Mr. Amen. Technically both Messrs. Gladstoneand Marden are legal and legitimate nominees basedupon the existing term limit. Bylaws as adopted andreconfirmed by the Delegates at their latest meeting.Whether their nominations meet the spirit of whatthe majority of clubs and/or delegates voted upon inlooking for new faces may be debatable but certainlythe Nominating Committee had the right to nominatethese two people. Whether or not a nominationassures election is another matter as we all know.Two of the Delegates who were not renominatedhave been quoted as saying they would not run fromthe floor--of course they could change their mindsin this matter for sure. These pages would be verysurprised were Carmen Battaglia, John Ronald andWhitney Combs NOT to run from the floor. Hopefullyother people will make similar decisions not the leastof whom is David Helming, who these pages wouldbe delighted to see make such a run. In any event itwill be interesting to see if the Delegates vote all newfaces or only selective new faces or no new faces atall.

Reexamining The Parent ClubsToday more than almost ever before the question isbeing raised as to whether parent clubs are underthe direction of people too inexperienced to qualifyas experts in their breed. Many breed clubs for yearswere guided by master breeders who dedicatedtheir entire lives to that one breed. Today in verymany breeds it would seem that some very goodintentioned people may be making decisions that inthe long run may not be for the overall good of thebreed nor the health of the concerned breed. Thesharing of information as provided by the recentParent Conference was a positive step but were thosein attendance truly the people with the worthwhilebreeding programs implementing programs topositively influence their breeds? Indeed the ParentClubs own and maintain their breed’s standardunlike the UK where the Kennel Club actually ownsthe standards and has the right to change them atwill although they invariably consult with the ParentClubs prior to making any changes. One example atthe fore right now with regard to Parent Clubs hasto do with the Dalmatian Club and the registration ofcertain dogs. Whether one agrees with the Dalmatian

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DOGNEWS EDITORIALClub’s position or not the fact is that registration is aBoard problem and not a parent Club problem totallywithin the purview of AKC’s Board. Nevertheless,input from the parent Club and other sources iscertainly desirable. What is not desirable is the factthat two prominent members of the Dalmatian Clubare on AKC’s Board voting rather as Dalmatian ownersand breeders than as AKC Board Members. Whatevertheir stand they should have and must recusethemselves from this vote--which they will not do!This is just downright wrong and must not and shouldnot be allowed.

Meet The BreedsThe annual Meet the Breeds sponsored by PetPartners, AKC pet insurance company, will havebeen held at the Javits Center by the time most ofyou read this column. If last year’s attendance is anyindication it will be a tremendous success once again.The only blemish of course is for the local New Jerseyshows which are being held on the same weekend. Itseems to have interfered with them in various waysbut the reality of the matter is that in the long runthe advantages provided by this event far overridethe inconveniences caused to these shows. In anideal world Meet the Breeds would not compete withany shows but practically it cannot be helped andin the long run the entire world of the dog benefitsimmensely from this major and important event as itinforms people about purebred dogs and opens thedoors to the general public in the most positive wayimaginable.

Some Four DaysAnyone who attended the four days of shows in NewJersey and Pennsylvania this past weekend had to beimpressed by the quality of the shows, the dogs andthe people involved with putting them on. This wasour dog world at its very best. This is our answer tothose who demean breeders and breeding. A seriesof quality shows showing off the breeder in the bestlight possible is what these shows succeed in doing.More than in the past revivals of Morris and Essex theambiance and electricity was so prevalent as to trulyremind one of what the Morris and Essex held duringthe days of Mrs. Dodge most probably exuded. Theshow, nay the entire week-end, was a testament tothe purebred dog and the people who live their livesby and with them. It was a weekend to remember,cherish and to be thankful for.

Thought For The WeekThe way some people are using chat rooms andthe Internet must cause us all to sit back and thinkabout how American culture must be readjusted tomeet the demands of these new media technologies.The information system gives us more data thanever before and it is faster than ever before. Butwe don’t seem to have the wisdom in place to helpus deal with it. The worst of the partisans will gettheir comeuppance and technology will evolve tobetter expose the fakers and liars. Let’s face it, weare complex beings: no one is all good or all bad.Understanding that no one can be defined by asingle paragraph or sound bite or decision we willall be wiser and a more forgiving culture when weare better able to handle the truth about people, notrush to judgment as we seem to being doing only toorapidly these days. •

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1. AKC’s Charter and Bylaws stateAKC is dedicated to:a) All dogsb) A good timec) Thoroughbred/purebred dogsd) Dog shows

2. The number of possible Agilitytitles is:a) More than 20b) More than 35c) Who knows?d) More than 50

3. The judges’ associations:a) Make an important contributionb) Aren’t as important as they think theyarec) Could be betterd) All of the above

4. If a judge asks you how he/she didin your breed:a) Lieb) Have a sudden attack of diarrheac) Say, “I’ve seen worse.”d) Remember honesty isn’t all it’scracked up to be

5. AKC stopped publishing itsmonthly registration numbersbecause:a) You would too, if you were thatembarrassedb) Hopefully no will noticec) No one wanted to tell the front officehow bad things ared) Predictions are the future is evenbleaker

6. The “Grand Championship” is:a) The greatest thing since sliced breadb) Somewhat less than thatc) Needs timed) Bites

7. The judges’ groups think AKCcharging them a per breed/annual fee:a) Bitesb) Is a necessary evilc) Sucksd) Will go away, if we stamp our feet

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8. AKC needs two locations because:a) Like you’d want to go to BoardMeetings in Raleigh?b) NYC is the communications center ofthe worldc) Newark Airport is a great place forDelegates Meetingsd) A consultant says it’s okay

9. AKC needs a celebrityspokesperson because:a) Everybody needs oneb) Something’s gotta workc) There’s tens of millions in the bankd) It couldn’t hurt

10. The celebrity rumored to becomeAKC’s public spokesperson is:a) Tom Cruiseb) Lady Gagac) Mel Gibsond) Brittany Spears

11. Okay, the real candidates are:a) Phyllis Dillerb) Tony Martinc) Stan Musiald) Betty White

12. The Amateur Handler Class:a) Was a bad ideab) Ain’t workingc) AKC will never admit thatd) Is a terrific idea

13. AKC giving commercial breedersfreebies and discounts:a) Can’t be trueb) Is a mistakec) Huh?d) We must be really hard up

14. The number of people cominginto the sport:a) Is holding its ownb) Is decliningc) Should be a major priorityd) Needs thorough on-going research

15. The AKC competition with thebleakest outlook is:a) Agilityb) Conformationc) Field Trials/Hunting Testsd) Obedience

Multiple Choices

Dedicated as we are to observing the passing scene,too often we overlook one of the most importantrequirements of this column’s Mission Statement,“to educate and provide appropriate tests of sucheducation’s effectiveness.” Accordingly herewith amultiple choice test, the first in quite some time:

16. Show sites have:a) Improved over the yearsb) Gotten more costlyc) Achieved perfection when I wind) Need a tad tighter regulation

17. Good sportsmanship:a) Is impressively highb) Does bad-mouthing judgescount?c) Shouldn’t be taken for grantedd) Helps the sport – especially withnewcomers

18. The quality of judging is:a) What it isb) Improvingc) What planet are you on?d) Always subject to complaint

19. The fancy thinks recentlycirculated salaries of AKC biggiesare:a) Appropriateb) A jokec) Obscened) Exaggerated

20. The reason AKC does nothave its own building withgrounds for specialties is:a) Shortsightednessb) Politicsc) Can’t be done in NYCd) More than a century in NYC isn’tnearly long enough

And for bonus points: AKC’smost noteworthy achievement is:a) Surviving for 126 yearsb) Permitting women to becomedelegatesc) Creating the Canine HealthFoundation and contributing tens ofmillions to itd) Promoting and protectingpurebred dogs

Eighteen or more right is an A; 13 orfewer right is an F.So, how many Board members doyou think pass?

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When columnists find themselvesinvolved in presenting wellconsidered opinions oncontroversial subjects, theyhope to serve as a forum for an

intellectual public. We traditionally think of a forumbeginning in Ancient Rome as an arena for thediscussion of public matters. There the wetlandsbetween two hills were drained where The Forumwas constructed, and the area was to becomethe center of activity around which the Romancivilization developed.

Of course central to a productive forum isthe understanding that those who participate insuch a forum have knowledgeable information toshare. Our current issue concerns parent clubsand the decisions they make impacting the futureof the breed. One of the major problems affectingparent clubs today is the lack of knowledge of somany of those who govern these organizations.The vote of the Pomeranian club to disqualifya blue eye or an eye with blue flecks while notdisqualifying the merles that bring these traits tothe forefront is an interesting example of the well-meaning voters not knowing all the facts. Votersnot knowing all the facts are nothing new in theworld of dogs or anywhere else for that matter. Itis my understanding that the Pomeranian peoplehope to clarify such a contradiction with a re-ballot,which is a positive step to correct the situation.Undoubtedly, some of the major conflicts withinparent clubs revolve around changes or lack ofsame in breed standards.

Just how many parent clubs are under thedirection of rather inexperienced dog peopleis not known. Some decisions certainly makeknowledgeable dog people scratch their heads!Although it is true that in “the good old days”parent clubs were often guided by experts in thebreed such as Mrs. Clark and Dr. Hungerland inthe Poodle Club of America, few of today’s clubshave that caliber of expertise in their membership.Furthermore, the fast forward life most people livetoday does not allow time for the accumulation ofbreed knowledge the way it once did.

When one considers that the clubs’ leaders arevolunteers who may not dedicate their entire life toone breed the way master breeders once did, it isclear that decisions are sometimes made by well-intentioned people that may not be for the goodof the breed. One is encouraged by the guidancebeing offered by the Parent Club Conferencesunder the leadership of Pat Laurans, chairman ofthe AKC Committee which recently held its fourthconvention. The sharing of information from parentclubs, the opportunity to see the inner workingsof AKC, and the collective learning experiencesall point toward better understanding within thesport.

Nonetheless, the world today offers so manymore elements that drain the focus and energyof each individual away from the breed. Many of

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Another Look At Parent Clubsthe leaders of today’s parent clubs are not breeders in theusual sense and often house only a dog or two of the breedwhose future they are directing. In the past the moversand shakers of most parent clubs had worthwhile breedingprograms and kennels that produced sires and dams for thegood of the breed. Their influence in the breed lasted fordecades or a lifetime and beyond.

One longtime Saluki breeder recently reminisced to meabout the thousands of hours she spent learning, “I waslike a sponge soaking up everything” having to do with thebreed. Unfortunately, as much as we benefit from moderntechnology there is no substitute for those days when greatin-depth dialogue took place along with hands on teaching.And certainly there is no substitute for the benched showwhere one spent long hours in close proximity with breedexperts. Many exhibitors today are of the “show and go”mentality. Although we need these people too, we arecompelled to ask ourselves: How are such people preparingthemselves to become leaders of the breed’s parent club?What can parent clubs do to shore up their breed in everyway while striving to bring compromise to the opposingviewpoints within their organization? And how do wemotivate young people to prepare themselves for suchleadership roles?

Many times parent clubs fall into disarray because ofa lack of interest. Because qualified people are unable orunwilling to take on the important jobs for varying reasons,anyone willing to run for the office is elected-whetherqualified or not. Even though parent clubs are usually ableto pull together and stage successful national specialties,many simply don’t have the personnel to direct the futureof the breed. In most cases national specialties are judgedby true experts in the breed, and at least neophytes alongwith everyone else benefit from this once a year learningexperience.

But what happens when national specialties get judgedby people with little or biased knowledge of the breed?Because the national is an accredited stage and somepeople go to few shows other than nationals, the influenceon those attendees would certainly leave something tobe desired. And pity the expert breeder-judges in thementoring area struggling to educate provisionals andothers while attempting to remain diplomatic about thedisastrous judging job taking place before their eyes?

It is not now and never will be a perfect world.Everywhere we look-within dogs and outside-things are happening beyond our control. It isa time when all of us-world citizens, Americanpatriots and dog lovers-need to ask ourselves: Dowe have more things in common that could serveto bring us together than we do things that pullus apart? Or are we so hard-nosed about those

differences we will not compromise even if it contributes tothe disappearance of the things we love?

It seems the Romans had to “drain the swamp” to buildThe Forum and their beautiful city that spawned one ofthe most influential civilizations in the history of the world.When you think about it, maybe that’s a message we needto heed. Our forum welcomes intellectual input from thosewho continue to work for the good of the order in theirparent club. •

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Thomas H. Bradley 3dIn truth, I called Peter VanBrunt on Thursday morningand said to him - “If West-minster ever decides thatwe want to do an outdoorshow, we need to come toM&E first and see how itshould be properly done.”To the gentlemen greetingus at the entrance to theclosing, it was spectacular.Many thanks to all of thosewho worked so hard topresent this show.

Dennis B. SprungThe 29th Morris and EssexShow was an unqualifiedsuccess. The Committee’splans were well made andthe execution was first-rate. This Show was a tes-tament to AKC’s traditionsand our dedicated breedersand exhibitors. All of theClub’s volunteers deservethe gratitude of each oneof us. The educationalopportunities provided bythe University of Pennsyl-vania School of VeterinaryMedicine, St. Hubert’sAnimal Welfare Center, theAmerican Kennel Club, theMorris and Essex HistoricalBooth, and Take the Leadgraciously welcomed thepublic to our sport. Con-gratulations to everyone!

Geir Flyckt-PedersenAs you know this was myvery first M&E, which I hadbeen looking forward tofor a long time. I think thecommittee did an incred-ible job and I enjoyed every

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What DidYou ThinkOf LastWeek’sMorrisAnd EssexShow?

moment. My only disap-pointment was the timeyou had to spend in lineto get something to eat,but they have of course5 years to make sure thisnever happens again!What of course made thisshow extra special forNenna & me, was that thiswas Bob Forsyth’s finaljudging appointment- andas he along withJane in our opinion-makeup the greatest couple indogs ever, we were notsurprised to see a numberof teary eyes during theshort ceremonyprior to his judging of Bestin Show. Fortunately Janehas decided to keep judg-ing as long as she possiblycan, which of course is ablessing for the game! Iwas never lucky enough(or possibly not oldenough) to attend any ofthe original M&E- so can-not compare-but in thishousehold we alreadylook forward to the nextone ! To the Organizers:Congratulations and WellDone !

Doug and Rita HollowayBoth my wife Rita & my-self thought it was abeautiful venue, espe-cially when the top qualityanimals come together tocompete in each breed andyou get the dogdom publiccongregating to watch, tobe topped off by a perfectweekend of weather. The

one complaint I heardfrom many people wasthat there were no con-cessions for drinks orfood, which I’m sure wasan oversight when put-ting on a large venue .

Ernesto LaraIt was a celebration. Agrand statement for thedog world and its people.The amount of work anddetail for finesse pairedwith a stellar panel,the farewell for RobertForsyth as a judge, theculmination of his careerin a revived classic whereeverybody contributedto stamp the ideal of thesport in a single day —even the weather par-ticipated! And of coursethe dogs ... They were allthere! Hats on for M&E.

Dave HelmingTo effectively host aclassic show such as thehistorical Morris & Essexevent for the fancy’s en-joyment, especially whenit may turn out to be thelargest outdoor show ofthe year, is a monumen-tal and challenging task.Through the dedicatedefforts and generosity ofmany members, I feel ourclub was successful inthis endeavor as it pro-vided a most memorableshow. However, the truemeasure of our effortswill only be fairly deter-mined by the response ofthe attendees. •

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London and New York traditionally adopt a some-what cynical approach to the FCI giants – the Worldand European shows – metaphorically patting themon the head but never quite taking them seriously. FCIon the other hand and all its member countries attachgreat store to these shows and those who populatetheir boards and assemblies look forward to the annualmeetings, and the more exotic the location the better.

There are differing viewpoints as to the worth andfunction of FCI. Some see it as a valuable coordinatingbody that helps establish uniformity and consistency indog shows and breeding practices across its membercountries. Others see it as a money-making machinewhere its main reason to be is keeping a few privilegednotables in a position of authority. There are those whobelieve that with its international involvement it couldexercise far more political clout when it comes to stand-ing up for the rights of dogs, their owners and breeders,but in this respect it is generally perceived to be some-thing of a toothless dragon.

In simplistic terms, those whose first loyalty is toFCI and its principles usually create the impression thatthey are much more serious about their dogs. They willtalk to you endlessly about the integrity of breed typeand often ridicule the way breeds (usually in the USAand sometimes the UK) have drifted away from the FCIcountry-of-origin ideal. I have had many very heateddiscussions with some of my FCI friends on this subjectand seldom is a satisfactory conclusion reached, eachparty preferring to agree to differ.

The 2010 FCI European Show was held in Slove-nia, a small country with a chequered history and untilrecently part of former Yugoslavia. It is no secret thatmuch lobbying for his country to host this show wascarried out by Denis Kuzelj, who was President of theSlovenian Kennel Club in 2008, and many are of theopinion that the country getting the European showwas largely due to Denis’ efforts at various levels. Twoyears ago invitations were sent out from the host ken-

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nel club, signed by Denis, its then President. Many ofthese were accepted by the recipients who were laterconfused when they received a communication fromthe Slovenian Kennel Club stating that Mr Kuzelj wasno longer President and that the invitations previouslysent for the European show were null and void. A newjudging panel under the new presidency of Blaz Kavcic– also a major figure in the country’s real government– was to be formulated and invitations issued after the2009 Euroshow in Dublin.

As you can imagine, this caused major discontentwith those involved. Judges who were on the originallist but not included in the revised panel were far fromhappy. It was said that any invitations officially issuedshould be honoured regardless of the personalities inoffice in subsequent times. Some of us did better onthe new panel than the old, but whatever the pros andcons the run-up to the show began under somethingof a cloud.

The entries for the Euroshow tallied more than10,000 ... some say more were expected, but this isthe real figure for the actual big show. On top of thosemany dogs were also entered for breed and groupspecialties, and in the past these multiple entries havebeen used to inflate entry figures in the interests ofpublicity.

From the judges’ standpoint I have to speakas I find, and I cannot compliment too highlythe organisational skills of Lidija Oklesenand her team. Judges were met at the air-port when they arrived, were checked into

a superb hotel and from the start the hospitality wasof the finest. All meals and drinks were covered bythe club, and hopefully no judges felt obliged to abusethat fact. We have all met colleagues who only everdrink water ... until they discover that alcoholic bev-erages are paid for by their hosts and then they turn

Despite the fact that we are constantly hearing that we are allone big happy family ... the American Kennel Club, the FCI

and the London based club that still refuses to be known by anyname other than THE Kennel Club ... there remain fundamentaldivisions and differences that seem to ensure that all three willcontinue as very much individual organisations. That said, thereis always the obligation to pay lip service to the idea of mutualrespect and admiration.

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2010MontgomeryCountyKennelClubWinnersPhotos By Peter Atkinson

TERRIER GROUP:

1st: American Ch. Castle Rock’s SbigStaff Mad About YouOwners: G. Brown, R. Sampson, D. Pesenti

2nd: Irish Terrier Ch. Fleet St Fenway FanOwners: A. Barker, Victor Malzoni, Jr.

3rd: Smooth Fox Terrier Ch. Slyfox Sneaks A PeekOwner: J.W. Smith

4th: Scottish Terrier Ch. Lomondview ClementinaOwners: D. Eggert/J. Eggert

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Stone City Kennel Club - SaturdayTibetan TerrierCh. Ri-Lee’s Stellar PerformanceJudge Mr. George VukichOwners Barbara Bruns, WolfgangStamp & Nikkie KinzigerHandler Bryan Martin

Greater Humble Area Kennel ClubBorder TerrierGCh. Devon Lady Semper FiJudge Ms. Shelley HennessyOwners Sandra Middlebrooks, LeslieMiller, Allison MillerHandler Erin Roberts

Greater Venice Florida Dog ClubCavalier King Charles SpanielGCh. Mondrian VH Lamslag OfPiccadilJudge Ms. Chantal AndrewOwner and Handler Janet York

Beaver County Kennel ClubFort Steuben Kennel AssociationSmooth Fox TerrierGCh. J’Cobe Kemosabe VigilanteJusticeJudge Mrs. Kathleen GrossoJudge Mrs. Evie SullivanOwners Howard & Sandra HoffenandPhil & Amy BoothHandler Amy Booth

Devon Dog Show AssociationIrish TerrierGCh. Fleet St Fenway FanJudge Ms. Charlotte Clem McGowanOwner Anthony Barker & VictorMalzoni, Jr.Handler RC Carusi

Hot Springs National ParkKennel Club - SaturdayBeagle Club of America NationalSpecialty Show15” BeagleCh. Torquay Midnight ConfessionJudge Mr. Donovan ThompsonJudge Mr. Steve AllmandOwners Marcelo Chagas, MarcoFlavio and Alessandra BotelhoHandler Marcelo Chagas

Morris and Essex Kennel ClubHatboro Dog ClubFulton County Kennel Club of OhioPekingeseCh. Palacegarden MalachyJudge Mr. Robert S. ForsythJudge Mrs. Robert S. ForsythJudge Mr. Robert D. EnnisOwners Iris Love, SandraMiddlebrooks & David FitzpatrickHandler David Fitzpatrick

Chaparral Kennel ClubSalukiGCh. DC. Shahtani Ivory MoonJudge Mr. F. M. MacDonaldOwner Lori MayHandler Gerry Thornton

Wright County Kennel Club -Saturday & SundaySiberian HuskyCh. Antara’s Put On The Red LightJudge Mrs. Joan ScottJudge Mr. James FrederiksenOwners Tedi Devlin, Erin BrandonHandler Erin Brandon

Northwest Arkansas Kennel Club -Sat.Pharaoh HoundCh. Northgate’s As You Like ItJudge Mr. Jay RichardsonOwners Jennifer Mosing, Jenny Hall& Annica LundqvistHandler Brian Livingston

Donner Trail Kennel Club - SundayShetland SheepdogCh. PaRay’s Cirque Du SoleilJudge Mrs. Sue Ellen RempleOwners Tray Pittman,JoAnn Wixson & D. Ann ClabbyHandler Tray Pittman

Northwest Arkansas Kennel ClubBichon FriseCh. VogelFlights Honor toPillowtalkJudge Mr. Dennis McCoyOwners Matt and Paula Abbott,Kathie Vogel and Lori KornfeldHandler Lisa Bettis

Orchid Island Dog Fancier ClubKona Coast Kennel ClubShih TzuGCh. Xeralane’s Eye Of The StormJudge Mrs. June PentaJudge Mr. William UsherwoodOwners Chris & Erna Aucamp &Xeralane KennelHandler Adrian K. Agard

Chihuahua Club of AmericaNational SpecialtySmooth Coat ChihuahuaGCh. Ayrwen Star Kissed DelightJudge Mr. Eugene BlakeOwner & Handler Gloria Johnson

Scottish Terrier Club of AmericaCh. Lomondview ClementineJudge Mr. Richard PowellOwners John & Daphne EggertHandler Ernesto Lara

Norwich Terrier of AmericaNational SpecialtyCh. Itsy Bitsy TroubadourJudge Dr. Andrew KramerOwners Tonnie & Gerrard WillrichHandler Betty Bossio

Skye Terrier Club of AmericaNational SpecialtyCh. Cragsmoor Buddy GoodmanJudge Ms. Sandra Goose AllenOwners Carolyn Koch & VictorMalzoni, Jr.Handler Larry Cornelius

Otterhound Club of AmericaNational SpecialtyCh. Scentasia’s Shake Rattle AndRollJudge Ms. Denny MounceOwner Cathy GlennHandler Kathy Gindler

Montgomery County Kennel ClubAmerican Staffordshire TerrierGCh. Castle Rock’s Sbigstaff MadAbout YouJudge Ms. Peggy Biesel- McIlwaineOwners Genoa Brown, RuthSampson, Dayna PesentiHandler Kim Rudzik

Portuguese Water Dog Club ofAmerica National SpecialtyDonner Trail Kennel ClubIntermountain West Working GroupClub IIGCh. Aviators Luck Be A LadyJudge Mrs. Karen ArendsJudge Col. Joe PurkhiserJudge Mr. Jay RichardsonOwner Victor Malzoni, Jr., JersonValle, Mike and Cathy DuganHandler Amy Rutherford

To report an AKC All Breed Best In Showor National Specialty Win Call, Fax orEmail before 12:00 Noon TuesdayFax: 212 675-5994Phone: 212 462-9588Email: [email protected]

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questionsquestions

What isyourfavoritedog showmomentexclusiveof a win?

Whichtalentwouldyou mostlike tohave?

Whichwords orphrases doyou mostoveruse?

Who isyourreal lifehero orheroine?

If you couldchange onething aboutyourselfwhatwould it be?

OtherpeoplethinkI am:

How wouldyou describeyourself in apersonal ad?

What was yourmost embarrassingmoment at adog show?

Which judge, no longer alive orjudging, do you miss the most?

What do you miss the mostat dog shows?

Poodle Club of America.As a kid it ranked secondto Christmas. I got out ofschool a week early everyJune. Been to every onesince 1984.

Playing the piano.

“SHUT UP!” &“KNOCK IT OFF!”

My grandparents. Hardworkers who never gaveup their dreams evenwhen others thought theywould fail. Ran a largedairy farm into their 80s.

Grow an inch or two.

The quiet churchmouse. It’s just a front. Easy going. Always

making a joke of things.If you don’t like dogs,you are not going tomake it with me.

When my pants split at BoardwalkKC. I also happened to run out ofunderwear that morning. I don’t thinkanyone noticed but I sure lookedfunny, carefully walking back to theRV to change.

Annie Clark. She was the first judge I re-membered as a kid. It meant a lot to mewhen she complimented my grooming on astandard poodle. She was a knowledgeabledog person and had a great sense of humorhiding under her serious facade.

Smaller weekend shows with occasional large circuitslike the old Tar Heel and Cherry Blossom circuits.Now almost every weekend is 4-5 days and there isno down time. I miss the relaxed atmosphere and notbeing nickel and dimed for grooming space, electric-ity, etc. I think we forget that it’s about the dogs andnot the wins and festivities. I even forget that at timeswith the fast pace of everything.

Asked ofPaul ClasBorn: Sykesville, MDResides: Thurmont, MD.Marital Status: Bachelor

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The Official 2011Westminster Kennel ClubDog Show Poster

Owner-Handled By:Owner-Handled By:Jackie BeaudoinJackie Beaudoin

Bred By:Bred By:Cordmaker PuliCordmaker Puli

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2PulikPulikMorrisMorris& Essex& EssexWeekendWeekendWas AsWas AsSimple AsSimple As1-2-3...1-2-3...

3Group 1Group 1Devon Dog Show AssociationDevon Dog Show AssociationJudge Mr. Jon ColeJudge Mr. Jon Cole

Group 2Group 2Morris & Essex Kennel ClubMorris & Essex Kennel ClubJudge Mrs. Jean FournierJudge Mrs. Jean Fournier

Group 3Group 3Hatboro Dog ClubHatboro Dog ClubJudge Ms. F. Susan GodekJudge Ms. F. Susan Godek

Ch. CordmakerCh. CordmakerRumpusBumpusRumpusBumpus

““ZiggyZiggy””

Co-Owned By:Co-Owned By:Sue HuebnerSue Huebner

Franco LicciardiFranco Licciardi

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It’s expensive, even for a family with one dog.At this point the hook is in too deep. I ought togo to gladiolas or guppies. But it’s too late!”

said Jim Smith, of Absolutely Smooth Fox Terriers.Smith’s comment probably echoes loud to

many an exhibitor. Recently, he shared somethoughts about his love of dogs, his love of thesport, and what he thinks would improve thefuture of what we do. We were joined by LesleyBoyes, wife of Eddie Boyes.

The world of dogs is not new to Jim Smith. Asunobtrusive as his name is, so is the man. Indeed,

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during this interview he never once mentioned he had beenthe Chairman of the Board of the American Kennel Club. Heeschews the limelight, doesn’t feel comfortable with publicdisplays. Indeed, to conduct this interview, at his requestwe had to find a private place in Madison Square Gardenduring the Westminster Kennel Club show. It tells you a lotabout the man and his friends the Boyeses, who are also hishandlers. They love their dogs, they love the sport, and theylove to win. But they don’t possess rock star mentality. Theyjust go about what they do and they do it very well.

Smith started in dogs in 1956 with Dalmatians. “My fatherfound someone to take me to dog shows so he didn’t have togo. That fellow’s breed was Wire Fox Terriers, which startedmy interest in Terriers. I first had Wires, but they were toomuch work. So, when I got out of college in 1962, I got myfirst Smooth Fox Terrier.”

Along with the Boyeses, Smith has certainly made hismark in the breed. It’s the result of a lot of work, carefulstudy, and a willingness to learn and share with others. Smithcommented: “We want the breed to be ‘right’ and wantto win the breed when we show. We like to think we arebreeding with the ideal SFT in mind. Everyone has their ownvision of what it should be. We’re not trying to improve thebreed as much as we’re trying to make it ‘right’, and preserveit. We want to keep it healthy. Fortunately SFT are relativelyfree of many of the things other breeds are afflicted with. It’sinherent in the breed.” Lesley Boyes added: “If we don’thave healthy dogs, they’re of no value to a breeding programOR to a pet person who naturally wants a healthy pet.”

With a background stretching over50 years in dogs, and the wealth ofexperience his handlers possess, thereis certainly a lot of advice to share withothers. What do you tell someone 10 or20 years in dogs that would help them

progress? “Hang in there. Perseverance. It’s this, that, andthe other thing--and it all adds up to 10%. 90% of it is luck.You can do all the right things, best parents, best food, itstill boils down to luck--what happens in the moment,” saidSmith. CONTINUED ON PAGE 74

“Every time I go to a dog show I ask myself,‘What the hell am I doing?’, because if youshow dogs you have to be somewhat crazy.

InterviewwithJimSmithBy Karl M. Stearns

With James A. Farrell Jr.: Associated Terrier at the Armory1966. Bob Fisher won the Variety with Watteau Musical Box.

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best in showjudge mr. elliott weiss

a clean sweepmontgomery county weekend

morris & essex kennel clubbest of breedbreeder-judge mr. walter goodman

hatboro dog clubbest of breedgroup secondjudge mr. desmond murphy

devon dog show associationbest of breedjudge ms. charlotte c. mcgowangroup fourthjudge mr. david alexander

skye terrier club of americanational specialtymontgomery county kennel clubbreeder-judgems. sandra goose allen

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The event that is the most challenging, excitingand recognized worldwide has come and gone.The 15th World Agility Championships held in

Reiden, Germany on Oct 1-3, 2010.The AKC/USA World Agility team can return

to the USA with their heads held high due to theiroutstanding performances. There were 33 countriesrepresented from Monaco to South Africa to Japan, with31 Large dog teams (26” jump height), 28 Medium dogteams (18” jump height) and 27 Small dog teams (14”jump height).

AKC coverage this year was outstanding. It wasprovided by Carrie DeYoung, Senior Agility Rep. viathe AKC website and Facebook. The photos are cour-tesy of AKC and Carrie DeYoung. Agility has trulymoved into the modern era with live video coverageof the entire event provided by Eric Larson of Agil-ity Vision. His services were used by people all overthe world. The live chat room during all filmingwas great with every language being typed in fromJapanese to Russian.

The coverage started on Wed. with the videoavailable of the supporter dinner and the draw-ing of raffle tickets. As a fund raiser, World Teammembers sold tickets before they left the USAfor world team clothing, tunnel bags, dufflebags and hats. Two of the winners were pres-ent to collect their prizes. Also included in thefun was “Andy Dawg,” a tradition startedin Oklahoma with a stuffed dog given by the AgilityNationals Committee to Agility Director, Andy Hartman.Andy Dawg has since traveled to many trials, AKCoffices and now Europe. Many fun pictureswere posted of his adventures. He certainly rep-resents the fun-loving side of agility handlers.The award for best supporter went to Bob andLee McKowen, who have attended all 15 WorldChampionships.

Thursday started with a very stringent vetcheck of all dogs entered. Paperwork reviewed,

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USA TAKES SILVER Go USA – this was beingFacebooked, Twittered, Chat Roomed andcheered by the supporters in the stands.

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Can you picture a teenager co-owning a shinny convertible carwith a friend? Who would get the car on that all importantSaturday night date? And, if one of them were to be involvedin an accident, which one would stand to face criminal or civilaction?

What about dog co-ownership? Can you draw a parallel to the abovesetting? Yes you can. For, co-owning a dog is the same as co-owning anyother property. Who will maintain the dog? Who will breed the dog? Whowill show the dog? And, most importantly, along with co-ownership comesco-responsibility.

Simply put, dog co-ownership is an agreement between two, or more,parties, whom jointly own a dog, or dogs. This setting takes on the con-notation of “pro” or “con”, depending on your situation. Co-ownership isprobably a good arrangement for some and not so good for others. Howev-er, one needs to be aware of the rules of co-ownership, which vary depend-ing on the particular registry.

Co-ownership is based on one of two legal criteria. First, the co-ownersmust adhere to their registry’s co-ownership policies. And second, theco-owners must abide by the individual co-ownership contracts, which mayvary according to the co-owners’ agreements.

If the dog is co-owned with a friend or family member, by simply regis-tering the dog in the name of all parties, then all registered owners may beco-equal in status without having the benefit of a co-ownership contract.However, a contract could also be added, secondary to the RegistrationCertificate, giving additional privileges, such as a brief stud service con-tract.

The type of co-ownership can vary and become very complicated, de-pending if a comprehensive contract is given, at the time of the dog sale,or the co-owners are basically registered, as co-owners, with a registryrecognizing co-ownership.

Co-ownership contracts usually state that the dog purchaser and thebreeder will own the dog together, according to a breeders purchasingagreement. This purchasing agreement may include such specifications as astud service agreement, limited registration agreement, vet care agreement,room and board agreement, show ring agreement, or personal referencesto eliminate shady buyers or puppy mill advocates. And, the contracts mayalso include an expiration period.

As a reminder, experience has shown that all too frequently, severeand complicated problems may occur from disputes over conditional sales,conditional stud and co-ownership contracts or any contract or agreementrelating to restrictions or limitations placed on the dogs.

So, basically, how do the various registries address the co-ownershipissue?

One prestigious registry dictates that co-owners are all equal in status,as there are no primary or secondary owners. All co-owners must obey theregistry’s dog ownership, breeding and dog identification policies and both

parties must keep the required records, unless living inthe same household.

Another leading registry recognizes the nature of aco-ownership as either an “AND” or an “OR” partner-ship. An “OR” partnership means either the Owner or theCo-Owner can sell, transfer or register a litter out of thedog. This means either the Owner or Co-Owner may signthe paperwork. An “AND” partnership means it will takeboth the Owner and Co-Owner, to sell, transfer or registera litter out of the dog. This means both the Owner and Co-Owner must sign the paperwork.

When registering a dog in co-ownership you will beasked to indicate the nature of the co-ownership on theregistration application, which confirms whether or notthe signatures of both the owner and co-owner will berequired to sell, transfer, or register a litter out of the dog.

(Please contact your particular registry, for a detailedco-ownership policy).

To get you thinking about the sorts of problems thatcan arise in co-ownership, consider these real life exam-ples:

• One breeder, who co-owned most of her dogs with afriend across the country, happened to fall prey to a badfield inspection, in which the friend failed. All co-owneddogs, with both parties, were immediately placed on hold,pending further investigation. Eventually, the breeder’sco-owner friend was suspended for ten years and finedone thousand dollars, to be paid upon reinstatement tothe registry. Since all co-owned dogs were suspended,the legitimate breeder’s reputation and dog business wasvirtually destroyed.

• In another situation, after a field inspection, a co-ownerbreeder’s privileges were temporarily placed on hold,until the breeder could obtain identical records from theco-owner friend, living apart from the breeder. This damp-ened the breeder’s career.

• In another situation, a breeder had all pending litterproduced puppy registration applications canceled, dueto a co-owner’s privileges being suspended. This causedthe legitimate breeder to be legally hassled, when manypuppy buyers were informed their puppies were no longereligible for registration.

• In another situation, a breeder would have the puppypurchasers sign a contract stating the breeder retained co-ownership and certain breeding rights, of dogs purchased.The breeder so happened to get suspended, thus all co-owned dogs sold were also suspended.

• And lastly, a breeder was not allowed to register anexpensive co-owned stud dog that was transferred fromoverseas, due to the dog not having the proper microchipidentification.

These types of hurtful situations could have beenavoided, if only the co-owners had been familiar with theirregistry’s co-ownership policies.

In conclusion, a number of well known registries donot encourage dog co-ownership. However, co-ownershiphas been proven to be good, as well as being bad, de-pending on the anticipated purpose for co-owning the dog.Just like the old adage, “Buyer Beware”, when agreeing toa contract, the breeder and the breeder’s contract shouldbe checked out before making the purchase, as the termsof co-ownership may vary and should be stated in a con-tract so each person knows their responsibility, expenses,and legal rights.

Remember! Many a loyal friendships have been lost,due to co-owned dogs. Don’t forget to do your homeworkand check your registry’s co-ownership policy, as how itcompares to your purpose. And, don’t forget the all seeing“breeder grapevine”, when considering a co-owner-breed-er. Talking to the local Vet won’t hurt, either. One can’t betoo cautious when their livelihood is at stake. •

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AllInTheFamily

By Charles C. Robey

CO-OWNERSHIP- PRO OR CONAre You For Or Against DogCo-Ownership?

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GCh. Saravilla’s Sweet Misty Isle“Misty”

Thankyou JudgeMrs.WendyWillhauck

Handled by Joel RosenblattBreedersMimi Kim

RebekahMursencavage

OwnersPaula SweetJohn LillistonMimi Kim

Is StillThe Only MantleGrand Champion

Multiple Group Placing

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The Toy group waswon by Min Pin’sof the “Brackley”kennels of WendyBoyette. This ladyhas consistentlyproduced topMin-Pins. Gary

Wittmeier is campaigning one ofthese dogs to top heights currently.It does seem strange to see Garyshowing a dog without a lot ofcoat. The last time we saw Garycapturing a big win at SBKC wasin 1999 when he went BIS with hishomebred Toy Poodle, Ch. TreberShortstop. Just two years earlierhe had also gone Best with anotherToy Poodle. The Cashin BrusselsGriffons scored second in the groupthis year. This pair outdid her pair that receivedthe Award of Merit last year. Last year Feliciawas honored, along with Carole Ross, as theToy Group Honoree. Most people forget Feliciaworked for Rick Chashoudian back in the dayswhen Rick and his wife Evone showed the greatGriff “Ch. Baremere Mighty Man’ in the 60’s.

Books can be written about the third placewinner in the Toy Group. The “Bo-Bett” farmof Carol Harris is the like of what we mostly willnever see in this country again. Her winningIG’s represent over 70 years of her involvementin the sport. She has bred hundreds andhundreds of champions mostly in Whippets andItalian Greyhounds. While doing this she alsobred one of the greatest Quarter Horses ever,the incomparable “Rugged Lark” – the onlySuper Horse to also sire Super Horses. Howfitting Carol and “Bo-Bett” were honored this

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year at SBKC as the Hound Group honoree. Atthe Dogs in Review dinner in New York in 2010Carol was voted by the entire fancy as Breederof the Year. This year at the AKC/Eukanubashow Carol is being honored as the Toy GroupBreeder. Having known Carol since I was aninfant, I cannot think of anyone more deservingof all the recognitions bestowed on her fromboth the dog world and the horse world. She isthe only person that in over sixty years I havenever heard a negative comment about. Kathy& Tom Patrick have to be congratulated onplacing fourth in the Toy group with Havanese,a relatively new breed. Their handler, DavidMurray, has bred Tibetan Terriers that wereReserve Best in the Showcase last year. Davidhas been a driving force the early days ofTibetans and most likely will do the same inHavanese. CONTINUED ON PAGE 92

TheSantaBarbaraWeekend

By Desmond J. Murphy

PART TWO

Owners:Joan L. FisherRobert D. SpeiserBarbara Wolfe

Handler Extraordinaire!Phoebe J. Booth

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It is the summer season when dog showsare at their peak in Canada. Many longcircuits, especially in Ontario, make for a lotof changes in the top dog standings. As wellout west, where they don’t have the numberof shows but they make up for it by havingnumbers at their shows!

The Albert Kennel Club held its annualsummer shows over the August longweekend. (Here in Canada that is the firstweekend in August). The shows boast oneday of specialties and limited group showsand then 3 all breed shows. As well theyhave a best of the best competition with the

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TrueNorth(StrongandFree)Well it was a long hot summer here in the Great

White North. More heat then we are used to inmany places, but hey, at least it didn’t snow!

by Allison Foley

Ch Gailaurie’s ZoomZoomzoom Currently#8 All Breeds

GCh Shelhaven Sweet Seduction currently #3 Allbreeds, shown here winning Best In Show under JamesReynolds

3 best in show winners competing for the ultimateprize. This year the show changed venue andwas held at the world famous horse venue, SpringMeadows. All in all the shows are Canada’s largestoutdoor shows and the event went very smoothly.The record holding Pug Ch Xoe’s Oscar De La Hoyawon all 3 best in shows! Thereby making the bestof the best competition redundant for the first timeever. At this point it also catapulted the pug from#12 all breeds to #2 all breeds. As usual Oscar wasowner handled by Elyse Fernets. Recently this duoalso won the Pug Association of America nationalCONTINUED ON PAGE 100

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CAN. CH. & AKC GCH., CH. & CKCSC USA CH.Mondrian V.H. Lamslag of Piccadil RE

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Always shown naturallyby

Owner-Handler Janet York

National Specialty Winner 2010Number 1 Cavalier All Systems 2009, 2010

With 14 Best In Shows!And 60 Plus Group Firsts!

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Greater Venice Florida Dog Club

Thank you Judge Ms. Chantal Andrew for this Best In Show Win!

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FlashArcadia ClusterThree Group Firsts

JudgesMrs. Houston ClarkMr. Houston ClarkMs. Arlene Czech

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BEST IN SHOWMs. Chantal Andrew

One would think that byhaving offices in thestate of North Carolinaand New York thatthe American KennelClub would be able

to staunch damning legislation andordinances before they come to avote in those states. That it has beenunable to do so speaks more towardsthe sneaky fashion in which anti-dog owner and breeder legislationmovements operate than the AKC’sdiligence in monitoring thesesituations.

By the time the AKC issued apress release last Tuesday, October5, calling for responsible dog ownersand breeders to contact membersof the Guilford County Board ofCommissioners in Greensboro,North Carolina to voice oppositionto a proposed ordinance it was acase of ‘too little too late’. It wasquite obvious that the GuilfordCounty Board was hell bent onconsidering changes to its animalcontrol ordinance at a work sessionand committee meeting and that itdid not want public comment. Whythe need for secrecy? If there’s notransparency at the county boardlevel what hope is there for opengovernment at higher levels? Andwhy wouldn’t the members of theGuilford County Board seek theinput and expertise of members ofthe largest, oldest, most reputableregistering body of purebred dogsthat works and resides right inits home state? Does such a snubsuggest that the opinions of AKCofficials carry no sway with the locallegislature? Or does it suggest thatmembers of the Guilford CountyBoard were trying to slip somethingpast the AKC and its constituents?Either way, it’s cause for concern andquite apparent that dog owners andbreeders — as well as the AKC — areup against a formidable opponent inlegislative matters everywhere, on alllevels.

The Guilford County Boardof Commissioners attempted toinstitute changes to its animal controlordinance by keeping the verypeople that would be most affectedby the changes —dog owners and

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per year. A previous draft of theordinance contained an exemptionfor those breeders and retailers whopassed AKC’s kennel inspectionsbut this new draft removes thatprovision. The new proposal alsorequires an inspection by the GuilfordCounty Animal Control Department,meaning that those who meet thedefinition of a “High-Volume DogRetailer” would have to allow animalcontrol access to their homes andproperty without a warrant, norproof of any wrongdoing, neglector cruelty. Does the Guilford Boardmean to insinuate that AKC’s kennelinspectors aren’t as qualified as astaff it will have to hire and train toconduct its own inspections? Wherewill the money come from to educatesuch inspectors? Perhaps the GuilfordBoard could consult with or evenhire the AKC’s inspectors? If sucha scenario seems too preposterous,consider then which breeder wouldset up camp in Guilford County ifsuch invasive provisions were putin place. ‘Big Brother’s Kennels’,perhaps?

Such provisions are uncalled forand unfair. There are proper channelsalready in place in which to stopanimal cruelty and neglect. Indeed,in the very same Guilford County, asubstandard kennel was in operationjust last year. When complaintswere made they were investigated,the kennel was closed down, andthe owner was indicted on crueltycharges. The proper enforcementof existing laws shut down andconvicted an irresponsible breeder.Now, however, comes the knee-jerkreaction to amend the animal controlordinance, which places furtherrestrictions and excessive costson reputable breeders while doingnothing for protecting the welfare ofanimals. This ordinance only hindersthe good breeders; bad breeders willcontinue to run afoul of the law.

However, concerned owners andbreeders have been given anothershot. The ordinance did indeed passat last week’s Guilford County Boardof Commissioners meeting, by amargin of 8-3. But since the initialvote was not unanimous, there willbe a second reading and vote at afuture meeting. This vote will notneed to be unanimous; it needs justa simple majority to pass. Expect theordinance to be revised somewhatand expect others like it to beadopted in your neck of the woods.Concerned owners and breedersneed to overturn just three of thosevotes to protect their interests andthose of their beloved pets. For alisting of members of the GuilfordCounty Board of Commissioners,along with their phone numbersand email addresses, log on tohttp://www.akc.org/news/index.cfm?article_id=4214. •

breeders—completely in the dark.Included in the unofficial draftobtained by the AKC in the hoursleading up to the meetings wereprovisions that defined a “High-Volume Dog Breeder” as anyoneowning more than 7 intact femaledogs, regardless of how many —if any at all—are bred in a givenyear. These breeders wouldhave to pay a fee (which has yetto be determined) and prove toanimal control that they have metstringent requirements for housing,food, behavior, health and staffingbefore being issued a permit. Byhaving such a permit, breederswould then be subjected to yearlyinspections conducted by animalcontrol without prior notice.

Reputable breeders object toany proposal in which the numberof dogs allowed is established,simply because that number canbe subsequently lowered underfuture provisions, until the numberreaches the ultimate goal of theanimal rights extremists: zero.Such a provision begs the “qualityvs. quantity” question. It’s not thenumber of dogs owned or bred, it’sthe quality of the care those dogsand puppies receive. In the wronghands, one dog, bitch or puppycan be too many. But for reputable,knowledgeable breeders withthe means, know-how and spaceto properly provide, care for andsocialize the dogs, this arbitrarilyarrived at number handcuffs theirability to pursue their avocation.Why would the Guilford Boardtake to clandestine meetingswithout seeking public input orthe opinions of experts to force anagenda onto reputable breeders?Could this possibly be an effort toinstitute a “breeder’s tax” of sorts?Will reputable hobby breeders beforced to pony up exorbitant fees orclose up shop and high tail it out oftown?

In addition to the “High-VolumeDog Breeder” provision, anotherchange to the animal controlordinance would seek to definea “High-Volume Dog Retailer”as anyone who sells, resells ortransfers more than 50 dogs

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by Matthew H. StanderMOREAND

Four Quality Days..

Photos of Morris & Essex, Hatboro, Devon & Montgomery County Kennel Club by Eugene Z. Zaphiris


The East Coast was blessed withincredible dog show weather thispast weekend to which those whoattended the Morris and Essex,Hatboro, Devon and Montgomery

shows can attest. But it was much more thandelightful autumnal days that occurred here.These were some of the finest dog showevents to be put on in the country led thisweekend by the first of the shows which ofcourse is held only once every five years,that being Morris and Essex. The other threeshows hardly pale in comparison-each in itsown way contributes mightily to continuingand perpetuating quality of competition atits events but the extra flourishes of M&Ecannot be overlooked nor denied. Not thatMontgomery, the greatest terrier show in theworld and at times for me the most importantand valuable gem of the American dog showworld, faltered in any perceptible way. It’s justthat the electricity and excitement generatedby and at M&E was at a level equal to if notsurpassing, to my mind at any rate, the SantaBarbara’s of old. And I say this without havingbeen the greatest fan of the idea of revivingM&E, much less on a five year basis. For methis year’s M&E proved me totally wrong andconverted me to a major for sure.

First of all the Premium List originallysent out for the show portended greatnessproviding of course the Fancy was going tosupport the show — which it did in recordnumbers for a Thursday event. The Committeeof M&E is a power-packed bunch of dog showenthusiasts and believers in our sport whoobviously worked long and hard hours to putthis show over. And you know the old saying,the fish smells from the head! Well if it smellsexquisitely then the leader takes his due andthat credit must go to Wayne Ferguson forhaving the fortitude and ability to coordinateand get his Committee to perform as nearlyas perfectly as it did. Let’s start in order andif I have left something or someone out pleaseexcuse me, it was not done out of malice butignorance. Friday night was the judges andofficials’ dinner given thanks to the generosityof Torie Steele and Roy Loomis. It was alovely get together and a nice way to startthe entire weekend festivities. Colonial Parkin Somerset is the venue of choice and DavidHelming and Mike Scott do one hell of a jobin setting up the grounds. And speaking ofMr. Helming, how about thinking of him asa Board Member for AKC? I know he did notsubmit his name to the Nominating Committeebut a groundswell effort to get him to runfrom the floor would be a great idea--I thinkanyways. Thursday am was an open Takethe Lead breakfast of gigantic proportionsthanks to Janet Lange, Kiki Courtelis andCarolyn Koch, while the overall hospitalitywas engineered through the same caterersfound by Toni Sosnoff, who of course providedone of the most elaborate luncheons ever tobe served at any kind of open-air event muchless a dog show. The exhibitors were all givenbox luncheons kindness of Purina overseen byConnie Butherus, whilst the marvelous Grouptastings, which were open to all, were donethrough the largess of Bill and Tina Truesdale.Many other people contributed heavily bothfinancially and spiritually and most of those

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into unspeakable lushes. Transport arrangements werefine-tuned to such an extent that every minute of eachindividual judge’s carefully personalised programmewas adhered to. Blaz Kavcic obviously runs a tight shipand although he has limited manpower around him, hehad delegated to experts.

I had four busy days. The first day gave me 80+Shar Pei where my BOB winner was a dog bred in theUSA but living in Holland. Friday saw me judging mybeloved Beagles and although the depth wasn’t thereI ended up with a dog and bitch I would happily havesmuggled home. So keen was I to get photos of thesethat did them justice, I set them up for the picturesmyself! The breed bitch was a French Champion whocombined Finnish, Australian and American lines and Ihave since discovered that she is to be campaigned inAustralia next year, later returning hopefully in whelpto an Australian stud. On Saturday I was judging atthe evening Toy specialty – Cavaliers and Papillons. InCavaliers I found one of the most exciting Cavaliers Ihave seen in years. For head, expression, carriage anddeportment, this dog could not be bettered. He wasstill a young dog so I was surprised yet thrilled to learnlater that he already has an all breeds BIS under hisbelt from my good friend Frank Kane and also topped ahuge European specialty under the Ricksbury boys. Hewas bred in the Czech Republic but sired by a Miletreedog from the UK. My final breed was Cocker Spanielmales (I refuse to call them “English”!) along with allthe Bests for that breed. Here I ended up with two lit-ter brothers battling it out, bred in Norway but siredby a Bitcon male from the U.K. I preferred the bitch forJunior and Veteran but my males for Puppy and Breed.

On the Friday I also had to judge Best Veteran inthe big ring. Here I had some splendid golden oldiesbattling it out but from the start I was enthralled by aMiniature Smooth Dachshund bitch that had teeth thatwere stronger and whiter than many a yearling. Shewas bred in Russia but comes down from D’Arisca linesin the UK. She was pushed all the way by a strikingDanish Scottie and handsome Austrian Skye.

The big ring had as a backdrop a mock-up of CeljeCastle, this being the town hosting the show, and thering personnel, many in national costume, createda wonderful atmosphere. Each evening the big ringprogramme was ambitious and lengthy ... it is alwaysdifficult at this size of show to get it right. You wantenough to give the public something to watch, but youdon’t want to bore the serious dog folk. Slovenia got itjust about right.

The show had further problems in that in theweeks before the country had suffered devastatingfloods that affected the whole infrastructure. Thenjust before the show Customs officials, police and theveterinary profession all went on strike. At least thatgot rid of endless queues of dogs being vetted in each

morning! Background hiccups were not really that obviousto those attending and generally the impression I had fromthose I spoke to was that they were all impressed, andpleasantly surprised, at the slick organisation.

One of my acquaintances had noticed an organisedgang of pick-pockets at work as the crowds came out ofgroup judging arena, but it was generally felt that thecrime rate was far lower than that experienced at similarshows.

By the time Sunday evening came around, we all feltwe had been in Slovenia for a week and many were gettingweary, however the Slovenians are the kindest of hosts andobviously proud of their country. As the big ring scene wasset at around 1600 on Sunday, handsome white-gloved but-lers began pouring champagne in the VIP boxes and eventhe most flagging rallied and regained wild enthusiasm!

Obviously there was the customary handing over of theEuroshow FCI flag – this year from Slovenia to next year’shost The Netherlands – which involved a fascinating butthankfully not over-long dance routine.

Eventually we got to the major awards. Stefan Sinko,possibly Slovenia’s best known all rounder judge, awardedJunior BIS to a beautifully prepared Australian Silky fromFinland with a beautiful Labrador bitch from Italy standingsecond and a Vizsla from Hungary – where else? – in Third.

Finally we approached the climax, but not before aspecial presentation was made to President Kavcic to com-memorate his birthday in the presence of his and his wife’stwo elderly Samoyeds.

The ten group winners came into the ringone by one and each had its supporters,however from the start it was clear thatone dog had the vocal encouragement ofWestminster proportions and that was theCalifornian-bred Saluki from Sweden. Hewent out on a long leash, yards in front of

his handler, floating around the ring and the crowd wentwild. At the time I did think that if Maria Kavcic had notgiven this dog Best she would have risked being lynched!He put on a performance second to none and CaliforniaDreamin added another Best to his growing list. Many ofyou will have seen him representing Sweden in the WorldChallenge at Long Beach last year. Second was a Stan-dard Poodle bred in South America but another presentlyresiding in Sweden, Diego de Maya, and he too had fansaplenty. Maintaining the honour of the Europeans was theHungarian Komondor who stood third.

Once photos were completed the BIS ring was trans-formed into a huge running buffet and everyone savouredthe hospitality till after ten.

And thus ended an exhausting few days - the cynicsmay have wondered how the Slovenians would have pulledoff this mammoth event, but they did it ... and with enor-mous style and professionalism. •

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Ch. Terrydale HK Icepond Spin AgainOwner: Linda Buonauro

American Staffordshire Terriers

Ch. Castle Rock’s SbigStaff Mad About YouOwners: G. Brown/R. Sampson/D. Pesenti

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Ch. Wismiss Aussome Sturt PeaOwners: Kerry Bryan & Carol Sazama

Bedlington Terriers

Ch. Tiffanie’s Blast From The PastOwners: Darlene & David Smith

Border Terriers

GCh. Tyrolian Eight Belles At MeadowlakeOwners: Karen E. Fitzpatrick & Thomas H. Bradley III

Bull Terriers (Colored)

Ch. Glentom Lebeouf’s Countess Singing CloudOwners: Lynn Cash & Glenna Wright & Fred Schneider

Bull Terriers (White)

Ch. Madcap When In RomeOwners: Jane Killion & June & Irvin Krukenkamp MD

Cairn Terriers

Ch. Cherbo Harwood Steele At HarmonyOwners: Kari & Jack Loken & Cheri Eagleson

Dandie Dinmont Terriers

Ch. Pennylane Professor HillOwners: Linda Glick & Jerold Glick

Fox Terriers (Smooth)

Ch. Slyfox Sneaks A PeakOwner: J.W. Smith

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Ch. Jadee-Connacht Just You WaitOwners: Joyce M. Diehl & Lisa Manning & Kathleen Reges

Glen of Imaal Terriers

Ch. Rainbow Springs DermotOwners: Laura Gilbert Trainor & Margaret Carty

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Ch. Fleet Street Fenway FanOwners: Tony Barker & Victor Malzoni, Jr.

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2010MontgomeryCountyKennelClubWinnersCONTINUED FROM PAGE 30

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Lesley adds: “There’s a lot of prep work thatgoes into having that 2 minutes in the ring. That’sall you get. You better have that dog looking right.It’s sometimes hard to achieve that.” I added myreference point: “Kind of like painting--90% is theprep work. 10% is brushing the paint on.” Bothagreed with the analogy.

Smith continued: “Advice to a newcomer isprobably easier to give than to tell someone who’sbeen around a while--they’re not always interestedin sound advice. People who regularly congratulateme when I win, wish they could breed dogs like webreed, but then go and breed an inferior bitch to aninferior dog. If they think I’ve won fair and square,then they should try to copy what we do. Very fewhave. Many keep producing ‘OK’ dogs, but notsuperior.”

“Are there roadblocks to doing this?” I asked.“There are always personality roadblocks. There arepartnerships, and informal partnerships that occurand they can move you forward or impede you,”said Smith. Lesley adds: “Europeans tend to havea different mind-set. They may hate each other’sguts, but if you have a better dog they need to use,then they’ll pay the stud fee and use your dog. Theymight still hate YOUR guts, but that’s not the issue.The issue is to try to get a better dog. Often here inthe US the attitude becomes ‘I’m not going to givehim the satisfaction of knowing his dog is better, soI’m not going to use his stud dog’. The thinking ofbreeding better dogs gets lost in the process.”

We turned to a discussionof “dog people”. Whatdoes that mean tosomeone who is hardcore,a superior breeder wholives and breathes dogs?Smith told me: “Oneof the problems with

the sport today is the number of people involved atall levels who do not qualify as true ‘dog people’.They don’t grasp the understanding, the eye, thetemperament, the inner core. If you don’t have that,you’re not a dog person. You can have the money topull it off, the charm, the pull, the connections, andyou’ll have some success. But you’re still not a dogperson. It’s not unlike a great pianist or sports star--it’s something you’re born with. You can tell theminute a person puts their hands on a dog if they’rea dog person. Some judges handle dogs like they’repetting puppies in a shopping mall. They don’tknow what they’re looking for; they don’t know whatthey’re doing. You can tell it by the way they standand look at the dogs. This sport has too many non-dog people running the show.”

Lesley commented, “Studying books, studyingpictures, doesn’t make a great dog person. Mostpeople with a bit of an eye can tell a good dog froma bad one, but that doesn’t make them a dog person.Sometimes you’ll see what these kinds of judges pick

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go all over the place--there’s no consistency to what they’redoing. But if I can see the Best of Breed sired the Best ofOpposite bitch, and so on, then I can say for instance, ‘well,he doesn’t appreciate great heads but he was consistent withwhat he picked’.”

Jim continued: “When I started in dogs, it was very rarethat an American Fox Terrier breeder was not judging ourspecialty shows. Today, it’s very rare that a Fox Terrierbreeder is ever judging our shows. There are very few whocan. Too many of our top breeders are not judges. I used tobe a judge, but I gave it up. I judged for over 25 years. I did6 breeds: Dalmatians, Smooths, Wires, Irish, Lakeland andWelsh. I never applied for more. I reached a point where Ididn’t enjoy it. People thought I had issues with AKC andthat’s why I quit. That wasn’t it at all. I just stopped enjoyingit and I knew it was time to quit. I quit June, 1990 andwent back to breeding and showing. I find it a tremendousenjoyment. There’s nothing more satisfying than watchingfor hours with your dogs doing what they want in a big run.Being able to watch your 6-month-olds playing and movingaround in a large area, assessing them, observing them, is ajoy. It’s more fun than dog shows, even though I enjoy showsand I enjoy winning. The thrill is in seeing the young ones

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Judging Dalmatians: The day following the Dal Club National 1987 atFort Collins, Colorado. I took the WD thru to BB and he went on to BIS.

With Edward McQuown: 1957 or 1958, cannot recall whereand the bitch.......?????? Had to have been showing her forsomeone else.

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and the old ones put on their own show in the run. SmoothFox Terriers can be turned loose in a run without being doneup for the show ring and you can just enjoy the show. I wantto see them just the way they walk in the ring.”

Smith’s comment on judging prompted me to ask hisopinion on the judging approval process and the judging ofdogs in general. Has this contributed to the lower entriesat shows? This has become a hot topic for many exhibitors.At one time there were shows with big, big entries, lotsof participation and now we see clubs struggling to holdshows. Complaints from exhibitors are pandemic. Is theresomething wrong with the judge’s approval process? Hasit become the matter of the process that people have to gothrough to become judges that affects the quality of judges?Smith said, “Yes. The AKC makes it an onerous process.It’s a rigorous, time-consuming process that accomplishesabsolutely nothing. For example, you can go to a seminarbut if you spend the whole time at the seminar with yourhead on the table you’re still marked as attending theseminar. There are all too many judges who are alreadyknow-it-alls, so they’re not willing to listen to anyone,no matter what their expertise is. AKC has appointed acommittee to look into it, and hopefully it will improve andchange.”

Iknew I lit the fire for both Smith and Boyes.Here’s the real passion they feel, and it’s true andgenuine. It’s a lesson for all of us. I asked, “Whatdo you think will improve things?” Jim replied:“Theoretically all men are created equal. Butwe KNOW we are NOT equal. We are CREATEDequal, but we don’t remain so. There are somewho can judge some breeds but they cannot

judge others. There has to be and there is a very simplesystem of evaluation. ‘You--Charlie, Fred, Pete--are notgood judges and we are NOT going to give you any morebreeds’. It’s that simple. At the same time, ‘Bob--you dohounds spectacularly and we think you would be a greatTerrier judge so, here--you have all the Terriers now becauseyou’ve proven yourself’. It could be a committee, a group--there has to be a better way than filling out checkmarks on aform, adding them up and saying ‘OK, I’ve got 60 points so Ican apply’”. Lesley chimed in: “It’s gotten to the point thateven an idiot can go through the process and get approved.That’s scary. It doesn’t make sense.” Jim added, “I’d like toknow that the AKC rep can ask a judge why they did whatthey did on that day and get a knowledgeable answer, notjust that they filled all the boxes on a form.”

Smith continued: “When you’re given new breeds, youhave 5 provisionals and have to be observed on I think 3 ofthem. When you judge, you approach the rep and tell themyou want to be observed. However, you can also tell the repyou want an assignment to be ‘practice’ instead of havingit count as an observation. Excuse me? You want to beallowed to award championship points while you ‘practice’on us exhibitors? That’s AKC policy--most people don’tknow that. A provisional judge can say ‘Today’s practice.You can get me the next time’. Tell me where we’re goingwith that?”

Is the problem a lack of passion? I injected this thought,based on my own ‘other life’ experience--the automotive

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industry. In the automotive industry there are many peopleat GM, Ford, Chrysler who are not ‘car guys’, they’rebureaucrats who don’t make decisions based on theirpassion for cars. Their decisions are based on what’s goodfor their careers, what protects their interests.

Smith responded, “That’s a great analogy, perfect.However, I would have to say that today in the AKC thereare more dog people than there were 10 years ago. They’vedone a good job of bringing more real dog people on board.Ten years ago, they had no one at the VP level or higherwho was involved in the sport of dogs. They were finance,development, all sorts of things. But the American KENNELClub, which should be all about dogs, had no one at theVP level or higher at that time involved in the sport. Therewere people no higher than assistant vice-presidents whowere dog people and that was it.”

So, I asked, “Are we then reaping the results of thatkind of management?” Lesley said, “Yes, and it takes along time for it to get switched around.” Jim concurred:“Yes. It’s been about six, eight years now that we havedog people running the ‘dog part’ of the AKC. We have apresident who is a ‘dog person’. There’s still hope.”

What are his views of the future and what makes usall keep going? On the future, Smith offered this: “Thereare some wonderful young people in this sport--under 30years old. They’re real dog people. There are others whoare all about winning and nothing else. That’s the wrongaspiration in this sport.”

He added, about what keeps us going: “Ten years ago,one of our stud dogs sired a litter. We sat and watchedthe 4 puppies at 4 months old. We were certain we hadfour Best in Show winners on our hands. They werespectacular, in our opinion, beyond anything you couldimagine. What were we going to do with them? It was anexciting afternoon of contemplation. By the time they wereall 8 months old, they were all gone as pets. But on THATafternoon, they were incredible.”

Smith, and the Boyeses, have a lot to offer people wholove this sport. Many times, you read in these pages acomment repeated over and over about what people missmost about the sport. So many say they miss spendingtime at shows talking with knowledgeable people aboutthe sport, about dogs, and about their breeding programs.When you meet people like Jim Smith and the Boyeses, yourealize it hasn’t left--we just aren’t serious about lookingfor it. Track them down. Learn from them. Our sport will bebetter for it. •

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With Desmond Murphy, Fox Terrier Club of New England 1975;the dog was owned by Mrs. Simmons. Gunther Behr showed it toWinners and then went on whatever special, but I gave the classdog the VARIETY. Jim Farrell very pointedly told me he did notmuch care for my judging.

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By Eugene Z. Zaphiris

MORRIS &ESSEX startedthe weekend withits judges’ dinneron Wednesdayevening. Thanks tothe generous cashdonations made byseveral members,the judges’ dinner,judges’ luncheonand exhibitor boxluncheon, judges’gifts, flowers,and everythingelse right downto the group timerefreshments forthe exhibitors werecovered. The showwent off withouta hitch, not badwhen you considerthe last show wasfive years ago, andeverything wasperfect includingthe weather.Judging for thelast time, BOBFORSYTH receiveda standing ovationfrom the crowd, athank you tributeby board chairmanRON MENAKERand a gift from theclub. Later thatevening, JANEFORSYTH hosteda surprise dinnerin honor of BOBthat was attended

by daughterSIOUX, CLAIRENEWCOMBE,MARY & BOBINDEGLIA,MATT STANDER,LESLEY & EDDIEBOYES, CEILRUGGLES, BETHDOWD, KAKI &BOB FISHER,BETH SWEIGART,PETER GREEN,AMY & ANDREWGREEN, ELLENROBERTS, GEIR& NENA FLYCKT-PEDERSEN,JACKIEBEAUDOIN,FRANCOLICCIARDIand LINDA &MICHAEL PITTS.The next twodays HATBORO& DEVON heldtheir events, whichwent according toplan. Then cappingthe weekendwas the SundayMONTGOMERYCOUNTY KENNELCLUB, the all breedclub that onlyoffers classes forterrier breeds. Itis hard to describea dog show that

hosts 21 nationalspecialties and7 supportedentries. I mustsay that for thefirst time I noticedthe absence ofseveral high profileterrier people notin attendancefrom foreignerslike HARRYO’DONOGHUE,KIRSI SAINIO(who had to cancelher M&E judgingassignment due toillness) and all theboys from Wales toCAROL SIMONDS,FORBESGORDON, MARIPIWOOLDRIDGE,LIL SCHWARTZ,DEE & DICKHANNA, CLAYCOADY, ZANESMITH and ofcourse the ladyin the overseasvisitors’ lounge,MARJORIEMCTERNAN. Alland all, a greatweekend. That trioDENNY MOUNCE,PEGGY LLOYD,CLAIRE JOHNSONis judging in SaoPaulo, Brazilalong with fellowjudge MICHELEBILLINGS.

DOTTIE COLLIERis in Italy for amonth’s holidayjoined in part byFRANK SABELLA,DOROTHYDALTON, andKIM & TONYCALVACCA,while JOAN &KLAUS ANSELM,KAREN WILSON,MATT STANDER,ANDREWBRACE, and KARIJARVINEN are offto judge in Beijing,China. We recentlylost a 15 year-olddog and our vetDR. RUSSELLFREDERICKSmade a donationin the dog’s nameto CORNELLUNIVERSITY,COLLEGE OFVETERINARYMEDICINE,BAKERINSTITUTE FORANIMAL HEALTH.What a thoughtfultestament to herlife. For thoseinterested indoing the same,the address isBaker Institute forAnimal Health,

Memorial GiftProgram, Collegeof VeterinaryMedicine, CornellUniversity, Ithaca,New York 14853.Don’t forget thisweekend is MEETTHE BREEDS atthe Javits Centerin Manhattan.All of us at DOGNEWS weresaddened to hearof the tragic lossof LCPL SCOTT A.LYNCH, who losthis life at the ageof 22, defendingour country inAfghanistan.SCOTT wasdeployed onlythree monthsago. He was theson of RhodesianRidgebackfancier TAMMYLYNCH. We sendour deepestsympathies tothe entire LYNCHFAMILY and thefancy joins me inthanking SCOTTfor his braveryin defendingour country. Ourthoughts andprayers are withyou at this sadtime.

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GCh. Pepper TreeZorroV.MorgenwaldBest In Show Winning

Presented byJody Paquette &Leonardo Garcini

Owned ByPenny DuffeeBred by Earl & Arden Holst

Jody + Leonardo + Zorro = A WINNING TEAM!!

A BIG THANK YOU to ALL thejudges for making

#1 STANDARD SCHNAUZER*#11 WORKING DOG**

Multiple BEST IN SHOW wins -as well as:

Multiple Regional SpecialtyBest In Specialty Show2010 Standard Schnauzer Clubof America National SpecialtyBest of Breed2010 Westminster Kennel ClubBest of Breed2009 AKC/Eukanuba NationalChampionship Best of Breed

*All Systems **C.C. System

OwnersKen & Nancy AlmgrenDrewlynn Bouviers

BreedersKathy Wise-Steiner & Nancy Wilder

GRCH.WiseChoiceGeliatoHandlers

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Back to Back Group Firsts

In her limited showing, lovely LOLA has accumulated:Championship 11 months, November 2008

Best In Specialty Show 18 months, June 2009Group placement and win, 20 months

Canadian Ch., 21 monthsBest of Opposite Sex - Westminster 26 months, February 2010

Litter April 2010Best In Specialty Show, June 2010

Grand Champion, July 2010

Watch for LOLA to start her special’s career full time in 2011

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Thank you Judge Mrs. Terry DePietro

Thank you Judge Mrs. Arlene Benko

measuring in of dogs for the medium and smallteams, tattoo and microchip checked to make surethe dog was clearly the one entered and a physicalcheck by a vet to make sure the dog was sound. Asigh of relief is always given at the end of vet checkand then you are sent off to do your practice on theequipment and flooring to be used for the competi-tion.

The judges, Nalle Jansson from Sweden andSabine MacNelly from Germany, presented theteams with challenging courses, very technical withfour obstacle straight line run as fast as you canand then straight up and down jumping with verylittle ground speed. The courses certainly tested alltypes of handling skills. The first day the large dogcourse was nothing but discrimination obstacle af-ter another with only two countries going all threeteam members without a fault, Spain and Sweden.Thank goodness it was followed up by more doablecourses for the rest of the day. At the end of Fridaythe standings were USA Large Team 21st, USA Me-dium team 4th place and Small team 2nd place.

The final run on Friday was the Large teamsecond run of standard course, again very difficultbut the three team members, Shannon Fosty withIcon, Terry Smorch with Presto and Ann Braue withScream, all Border Collies, remained in first placeuntil the final runs and ended up second place inthat round and a very outstanding overall place-ment of seventh place. First was Sweden, secondwas Spain and third was Russia. Again only twoteams ran without fault, USA and Sweden. It wasinteresting to note that a recheck of a dog’s microchipwas done to match the number to the dog/numbergiven at the vet check time on Thursday.

Saturday started off with the Individualcompetition for Small Team with goodvibes from Marcy Mantell and Wave,who was in 7th position, which sether up for placement if a clean runon Sunday. The other two individualrunners of Dee Anna Gamel and Kelsiand Anne Stocum with Breeze both

suffered a wrong course which is a disqualificationin FCI. The final round for Medium team was heldon Saturday. The USA was in perfect position offourth place and the standard course was challeng-ing but doable. The lead off dog Rush with John Nysran clean and fast, the second dog Mickle with Mau-reen Waldron had a wrong course to dash the hopesof winning, the third dog, Sizzle with Karen Holikmissed a down side dog walk contact, this movedthem to a final combined score for seventh place.To be in the top 10 teams at the Championships isoutstanding. The winning team was from Belgium,

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the only team to run the standard course with all threeteam members clean and second place went to Finland,who boasted two cocker spaniels on the team with aShetland Sheepdog, and third place went to Francewith the fast Pyrenean Shepherds. No team in mediumhad clean rounds in both the standard and jumpingcompetition; this is a testament to how difficult it isto win at the Worlds. The medium teams were notdominated by Shetland Sheepdogs this year, the widevariety of breeds included Brittney Spaniel, AustralianCattle Dog, Kelpie, Border Terriers, Fox Terrier, Mudi,Welsh Terrier, Pumi, Beagle and the Estonia team ofMiniature Poodle, English Cocker and Manchester Ter-rier, who proved very solid dogs in the competition. Thecontroversy certainly raged on the chat room lists overthe fact the British team had two Border Collies on it.The measuring process is very strict at the Veterinarycheck on Thursday before the competition; three judgesmeasure all dogs to verify they are in the correct heightcategory. You must not measure more than 16 .78inches to be in the Medium competition, 13.75 for theSmall dog category.

The final competition on Saturday was the Smalldog team. The first jumping round was so impressivewith all three running clean and fast. The trophy was

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