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BY NICK WATERS
BY SHARON ANDERSON
BY MATTHEW H. STANDER
BY SEYMOUR WEISS
BY SHARON PFLAUMER
BY LESLIE BOYES
BY DESMOND J. MURPHY
BY GEOFF CORISH
BY STEPHANIE ABRAHAM
BY SHAUN COEN
BY MATTHEW H. STANDER
BY BARBARA MURRAY
BY KARA HAMMOND
BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS
BY LESLIE SIMIS
BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS
10 EDITORIAL
14 BONHAMS JULY
18 THE UPSIDE OF THE SEESAW
22 QUESTION OF THE WEEK
26 A THOUGHT TO CONSIDER
30 HOPE IN A BOTTLE
34 BESTS OF THE WEEK
38 TEN QUESTIONS
42 YOKKAICHI ALL BREED CLUB DOG SHOWS
46 THE BRITISH SCENE
50 CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ - CAVALIER K ING CHARLES SPECIALTIES
54 OFF THE LEASH
58 ARE SHOW G IVING CLUBS REALLY LOSING MONEY?, THE U.K. AND MORE
60 SCHIPPERKE CLUB OF AMERICA NATIONAL SPECIALTY
68 HOW THE WEST WAS WON - DOGUE DE BORDEAUX NATIONAL
84 THE GOSSIP COLUMN
92 CLICK – THE M ISSION C IRCUIT
100 CLICK -THE WAY WE WERE
107 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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102 handlers directory
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ContentsJUNE 3, 2011
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BY NICK WATERS
BY SHARON ANDERSON
BY MATTHEW H. STANDER
BY SEYMOUR WEISS
BY SHARON PFLAUMER
BY LESLIE BOYES
BY DESMOND J. MURPHY
BY GEOFF CORISH
BY STEPHANIE ABRAHAM
BY SHAUN COEN
BY MATTHEW H. STANDER
BY BARBARA MURRAY
BY KARA HAMMOND
BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS
BY LESLIE SIMIS
BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS
10 EDITORIAL
14 BONHAMS JULY
18 THE UPSIDE OF THE SEESAW
22 QUESTION OF THE WEEK
26 A THOUGHT TO CONSIDER
30 HOPE IN A BOTTLE
34 BESTS OF THE WEEK
38 TEN QUESTIONS
42 YOKKAICHI ALL BREED CLUB DOG SHOWS
46 THE BRITISH SCENE
50 CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’ - CAVALIER K ING CHARLES SPECIALTIES
54 OFF THE LEASH
58 ARE SHOW G IVING CLUBS REALLY LOSING MONEY?, THE U.K. AND MORE
60 SCHIPPERKE CLUB OF AMERICA NATIONAL SPECIALTY
68 HOW THE WEST WAS WON - DOGUE DE BORDEAUX NATIONAL
84 THE GOSSIP COLUMN
92 CLICK – THE M ISSION C IRCUIT
100 CLICK -THE WAY WE WERE
107 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
All advertisements are copyrightedand owned by DOG NEWS, HarrisPublications, unless received camera-ready. Permission to reprint must berequested in writing.
DOG NEWS (ISSN 0886-2133)is published weekly exceptthe last two weeks in December byHarris Publications,1115 Broadway,NewYork, N.Y. 10010.Periodical Postage paid at NewYork.
POSTMASTER:Send address changes toDOG NEWS,1115 Broadway,NewYork, N.Y. 10010
98 dog show calendar
102 handlers directory
104 subscription rates
106 classified advertising
108 advertising rates
ContentsJUNE 3, 2011
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Best In ShowJudge Mr. Roger Hartinger
Owned by Cecelia Ruggles • High RidgeTexana Top Dogs, LLC, Barbara Weidner, Laurie Darman & Kim Griffin
Breeders Sandra & Keith Hanson - Saks • Shirley & Richard Hamilton - HamelotHandled by Scott Sommer • Associates Adam Peterson & Klayton Harris
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Underwriting TheDelegatesIs it truly the job and or in the spirit of AKC tounderwrite Delegate lunches and break-fasts to the tune of close to $400,000 at thefour Delegate meetings held annually? Is itthe job and or in the spirit of being a Del-egate for AKC to pay over $80,000 to Del-egate Committee members who run for aposition to which they know they must turnup a day early and then ask for reimburse-ment of that alleged expense? What doesit entail to agree to become a Club’s Del-egate? The long history and tradition of thisposition is honorary in direction. The Del-egate Body is not equitable to the legisla-tive arm of a government. Decisions whichaffect the day to day running of the AKCare not within the realm of the powers ofthe Delegate Body. Indeed the formationof the Delegate Committees which nowseem to control proposed changes forthe operations of AKC were intended tobe advisory only in power. Instead theseCommittees have usurped and attemptto run the organization as though by fiat.This is neither constitutional nor appropriateaction on its part. Unfortunately the Boardin many instances led by certain individu-als encourages these actions which hashad the effect of preventing the majorityon the Board to perform its fiduciary obli-gations. The fact of the matter is that untiland unless there is a radical change in themake-up of the Delegate Body to includedog oriented individuals as well as peopleto serve on the Board with strict businessbackgrounds the pandering to the Dele-gates in formof financial and other rewardswill continue to obstruct the operations ofthe corporate functions of the AKC.
Prospective BoardMembersThere is a distinct possibility that two if notthreeDelegateswhowere terminated fromtheir positions as AKC employees and whoalso collect substantial retirement benefitsfrom AKC (well-earned one may add) areconsidering running for the Board itself inthe 2012 elections. The question must beraised as to whether people whose jobswere terminated by AKC should be permit-ted to run for Board positions. This is not aneasy thing to answer since there are thosewhobelieve they should not havebeen ter-minated with which to begin. How to drawthe distinction one must ask and how pureare the motives of those now seeking thesepositions given the fact they were let go
from the very organization they now wantto operate. And in a similar vein comesthe disturbing prospect that certain seat-ed Board members may in fact be seek-ing Staff positions. While a one-year hiatuswas approved by the Board and possiblythe Delegates as well to prevent this fromhappening directly a little creative think-ing on the part of a Board member or twocould do away with that obstacle as well.This history of Board members promotingthemselves to paying positions has in factan historical basis which as some of youmay recall virtually brought “the ship’s op-eration to a halt”. Let us not fall into thattrap again by planning for a secure futurenow.
A Critical LetterLast week Winnie Stout’s Letter to the Edi-tor made the point that in the battle todisseminate information both breedersand AKC have been “outmanned, outvo-calised, outfounded and outspent” by in-fluential entities which promote and leadthe general public to shelters rather thanto breeders too. She writes, “Reputablebreeders would benefit from the kind ofquality marketing, PR and publicity avail-able to shelters and other such organiza-tions. It would be splendid if AKC, or aneffective fancier-based lobbying group,could support advertising and public-ity that would identify and promote theethical breeder, as well as finding a wayto lobby effectively against rampant an-ti-breeder legislation”. Pie in the sky????Not as far as these pages are concerned--all it takes is money and creativity too toaccomplish these goals. Could the moneybe sitting there waiting to advance sucha project? Well very possibly by invadingone of the funds as suggested by a sittingDirector or two. The idea is anathema tomost—almost robbing Peter to pay Paul—but in the long run could it save registra-tions, increase them even and promoteour causes at the same time? Worth inves-tigating but carefully, most carefully, if theidea can be accepted at all.
More Funding FromCARFor the last two weeks these pages havelavished praise upon AKC CAR’s opera-tion for funding various tornado related ef-forts in both Alabama and Missouri. Nowcomes the latest act of largesse from CARto the U of P Veterinary School in the areaof SAR funding. One can’t fault funding
at any level when it come to help-ing dogs and people in emergencysituations. And this $110,000 grantadded to the $70,000 of last year forthe same effort on paper appearsmost worthwhile. Our question is howappreciated is it by the University ofPennsylvania Veterinary School? Justhow committed is its faculty in pro-moting the purebred dog or is thefaculty so critical of we breeders thatthey offer little in the way of positiveand constructive advice and go outof its way to constantly criticize andfind fault with those associated withthe breeding of the purebred dog.No one advocates in funding a tit fortat type response but is it unreason-able to expect some form of supportand encouragement for the fundingefforts made in the name of AKC asopposed to the constant carpingand complaints as those which comeout of certain departments within theU of P’s Veterinary School.
Thought For TheWeekRemembering the military dog whichwas part of the unit that carried outthe raid on Osama Bin Laden wasone of the highlights at Fort Campbellwhen President Obama honored andmet with the units which carried outthe operation. Dogs have not alwayscome home and been so honored.This past Memorial Day, initially knownas Decoration Day, began shortlyafter the Civil War. Today’s dogs areraised to be in the military but whenthe program of dogs in themilitary firstbegan dogs were pets recruited fromfamilies. Of the 559 dogs who were inthe Marine Corps at the end of WorldWar II, 540 were discharged to civilianlife. Only four could not readapt. To-day all branches of our Armed Forcesuse military dogs to patrol air bases,military compounds, ammunition de-pots and military checkpoints. In theMid-East alone today there are over600-700 such canines. In our own fam-ily of dogs we remember with grati-tude how Bob Forsyth, Carol Simondsand the late Henry Stoecker to namebut a few served so gallantly withthese animals in the US Army duringWW II. Our eternal gratitude to thedog in war and those who servedand trained with them is our thoughtthis Memorial Day Holiday.
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Two such lots feature in sales at BonhamsNew Bond Street saleroom in London inJuly, the first with connections to a secretunderground Masonic lodge in Germa-ny and the second with connections toone of the leading pioneer dog breed-ers in Britain.
Through various concerns for thepower Freemasons could have in centralEurope, Pope Clement XII, a member ofthe all powerful Medici family, decreedthat Freemasonry was not compatible
with the Catholic religion. In his encyclical, ‘In Eminenti’, in1738 Clement XII says: “We have resolved and decreed tocondemn and forbid such societies, assemblies, reunions,conventions, aggregations, or meetings called eitherFreemasons or known under some other denomination.”
The excommunicated Freemasons, themselves Cath-olics, concealed their identity and continued to func-tion in an underground way congregating in hiding. Theychose as their insignia the then fashionable Pug – or Mopsby which the breed was known and still is today in somecountries. The Pug was chosen as it symbolised loyaltyand reliability.
Members of the secret ‘Order of the Mops’ or ‘Mop-sorden’ pretended to be dogs as initiates were blindfold-ed and led around a symbol-filled carpet nine times whilethe assembled ‘Pugs’ barked loudly and yelled ‘MementoMori’ (‘remember you shall die’).
Heinrich, Count von Brühl, had been appointed presi-dent of the treasury board that had control over the Meis-sen factory and he and his family were enthusiastic Pugowners. It was von Brühl and Meissen’s master modeller atthe time, Johann Joachim Kändler, who were responsiblefor the greatMeissen Pug tradition andwho created someof the Pug models that came to symbolise Freemasonry.
Other factories would have been influenced by Meis-sen, among them Schrezheim, and it is a very rare snuffbox from this factory that Bonhams are selling on the 5thJuly with expectations of £12,000 to £18,000. It is in the formof a naturalistically modelled and coloured Pug wearinga gilt-edged purple collar lying on top of the box menac-ingly chewing on a bone. Measuring just 9.3cm across itwas created in the middle years of the 18th century andpainted by Johann Andreas Bechdolff, resident housepainter at the factory. Inside it is decorat-ed with a landscape depicting a figurefacing a building across a gully.
Such exceptional and exquisite ob-jects were considered the pinnacle of re-fined 18th century court culture at its mostluxurious. This box is one of eighty snuffboxes being auctioned from the Helmut
Anyone with an interest in the dog in art will be familiar with the nameBonhams. They were the forerunners in specialist sales of dog related art,
starting as long ago as 1983, and whilst others have emulated them over theyears, Bonhams are the only one to have stayed the course. It is though notjust at their annual dog art sale in New York that they sell doggy treasures but
selected lots appear at auctions throughout the year.
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Joseph collection, without doubt the greatest collection ofporcelain snuff boxes assembled in the 20th century.
The second lot, this one being sold on the 13th July withexpectation of between £3,000 and £5,000, is a painting oftwo Clumber Spaniels by Maud Earl which was the originalfor plate number 19, ‘Surely, Surely, Slumber is more sweetthan Toil’, in her portfolio ‘Hounds and Gundogs’ producedin a limited edition of 500 in 1902 by the Berlin PhotographicCompany.
The dogs are Ch. Rose of Hardwick and Brave of Hard-wick and were owned by Her Grace, Kathleen, Duchess ofNewcastle (under-Lyme), whose husband’s family are cred-ited with developing the breed at the family seat, ClumberPark. Rose, who won four CCs, was the most famous of herClumbers. Born in 1897, bred by a Mr. Woodrow, she wasout of his unregistered bitch, Welbeck Blossom, and sired byMarshland Shot.
Rose’s sister, Bess of Hardwick, was mated to her sire andbred the winning bitch, Rollick of Hardwick, the last of theClumbers from Clumber Park in the Kennel Club Stud Book.
The last of the ‘Newcastle strain’ to have an impact onClumbers was Brave of Hardwick, the other dog featuredin the picture. He was also by Marshland Shot out of an un-registered bitch of the Newcastle’s named just Rose. Stockleft by Brave included Sandringham Lucy who was out of abitch named Sandringham Blossom. Although Lucy was by
no means the first Clumber bred by Ed-ward at Sandringham, she was the firstin the Kennel Club Stud Book after hehad ascended the throne as King Ed-ward VII.
The Duchess of Newcastle is bestremembered in the dog world for herBorzois – she owned 11 of the first 21British champions – and Wire Fox Terri-ers – Ch. Cackler of Notts was her firstWire champion and is considered theancestor of every show Wire since.
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The exhibitor was given a scan card thatwhen placed under the laser beamreader the competitor was identified inthe computer and all the calls from thejudge were put directly in the computer
by the scribe and scored immediately. Afterthe team left the ring all they had to do was usetheir scan card to see their score, standings inthe competition which included the individualruns as well as the progression of their scores tosee their status for combined scoring. This newtechnology proved reliable the entire weekendand now can be used for the Invitational andthe Nationals. The large projected screen alsoshowed all results and standings immediately.This event was also broadcast live by Agility Visionfor anyone in the country or world to purchasethe rights to watch in real time. This video isstill available on the AKC website for anyoneinterested. The courses were designed by thejudges from Germany and England that will beused in Levin, France in October for the WorldAgility Championships. They were extremelychallenging and it will require the team a lot ofpractice to prepare for what is to come. Thejudges for the Tryouts were Tom Slattery and DanDege, AKC Agility judges. At the end of Saturdayjudging the first team member for each heightwas chosen by combining their scores from thefirst three courses ran. Then Sunday the secondteam member was chosen by combining allfive scores. The team members that earnedtheir way onto the team outright were; Small:Barb Davis (Wa) and her new young ShetlandSheepdog, Sketcher and Janet Dunn (Ca) andher Papillon, Tantrum; Medium Team: Karen Holik(FL) and her veteran Shetland Sheepdog, Sizzleand Maureen Waldron (Pa.) with last years teammember Mickle, Shetland Sheepdog; Large:Daisy Peel (Wa) with Crufts winner Solar, BorderCollie and the very athletic Terry Smorch (Mn)and his young Border Collie, Presto. Now thedifficult decision had to be made as to how to fillout the final team members to bring the numberup to four per team. The scores from the AKCNationals and the Tryouts are then consideredas these are the only two events that pit thedogs in head to head competition on the samecourses with the same times. The team was filledout with Dee Anna Gamel (Ga) and Kelsi, formerfour-time team member and Marcy Mantell
UPSIDEOFTHESEESAWAKC/USA World Agility Championship team selected for France. Agility’s finestmet in head to head competition and it was the ultimate excitement in agility.The World Team Tryouts were held in Hopkins, Minnesota and once again SteveHerwig’s technology was taken to the next level to make the customer happy.
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I can also see some readers not re-subscribing simply because old habits(paper-based reading materials) diehard. The upside to going electronicis that folks with smart phones, iPads,iPhones, other electronic readers, etc.can read the Gazette when and wherethey want without carting around pa-per. For other folks, reading the Gazetteelectronically at their laptops or desk-tops would be another option. Eitherway, the AKC Gazette is going to beeasier to access.
Joy S. BrewsterI realize it is expensive to print andwould assume this is a cost savingmeasure. However, without know-ing what will be included on the webversion it is difficult to answer. Thereare sections I always look at when theGazette comes and feel it was greatlyimproved from past years. I know I pre-fer to pick up a magazine rather thanread articles on the computer. I spendenough time on the computer as it is.Will the breed columns be dropped?Some of those contain very good infor-mation that we may not know or haveforgotten we once knew. Personally, Iwill miss it. This appears to be anotherstep the AKC is taking to separate itselffrom the serious "Breeder and Exhibitor"while embracing the all-encompassing"Individual Pet Owner".
Joe WaltonThis action seems inevitable. It has tobe a cost savings measure. I assumethat a cost analysis was performedcomparing the cost of the print versionversus the electronic. Most likely, overthe last few years, increasingly fewerpeople are subscribing to the print Ga-zette. With fewer subscriptions, the costof the hard copy Gazette has to go up.In many areas of our daily lives, we areasked, by businesses whose serviceswe use, to "go green", and eliminatethe duplication of both electronic andprint reports. I seldom read the hard
Toni LinstedtI do not like it. I use the Internet exten-sively in looking up shows,etc, but I still use the Gazette calen-dar of events when Internet is notavailable and I do not like to readarticles online.
Beth Sweigart & Peter GreenPeter and I as well as everyone withwhom we've talked are utterly dis-mayed by this latest cost cuttingaction taken by the kennel club.They have messed with the formatin recent years and at last it seemedthey realized the Gazette, especiallythe calendar and secretary's page,are invaluable tools to have at hand,on a shelf, in the van on the way todog shows, or even in the bathroomto look at upcoming shows and newjudges, not to mention the breedcolumns. We seriously hope the boardwill reconsider this hasty decision andleave the Gazette in its present form,real hard pages to turn.
Jane MyersMy initial response would have beenthat it is presumptuous for AKC to as-sume that everyone has a computer.That being said, and after seriouslythinking about, I think everyone doeshave a computer or access to oneand it's a great way to reduce ourcarbon foot print. The question is, willwe still have to pay for a subscription?
Greg MyersWho wants to take their iPad 2 to thebathroom?
Celeste M. GonzalezIf the AKC Gazette content remainsthe same, the pdf format wouldbe no different than what we cur-rently get in paper form, except thatthe postal service wouldn't have achance to tear it up! However, if thecontent changes, that may causesome readers to not re-subscribe.
What is your reaction to the decisionof the Board to eliminate THEGAZETTE as a print publicationand to have it as a PFD documenton the AKC web site ONLY?
copy Gazette, and rely on the electronicversion. The monthly reports are availablemuch faster "online". I hope there will noteventually be a fee imposed for access-ing the electronic Gazette.
Karen FitzpatrickPersonally, I think it's a money saver andalso a great way of going "green" andprobably a smart move for the AKC. ButI will miss having it on my coffee table toread anytime. I won't go on line eachmonth to read it I'm sure, and I do read itwhen it comes in the mail religiously. I willmiss many great articles. I do have somefriends who honestly don't have a com-puter and they will certainly be devas-tated, but I guess that's the price we payfor technology moving forward. It doesn'tbenefit everyone!
Barbara FinchThis is the age of technology. The deci-sion of the AKC to eliminate THEGAZETTE as a print publication and tohave it as a PDF document falls rightinto this current way of thinking. I must ad-mit that I have always enjoyed taking thecurrent issue of THE GAZETTE to my reclinerand with my newly acquired "readers"leafing through the articles and the EventsCalendar. But, I will be able to copy andprint any part of the issue and GAZETTESwill not stack up under my coffee table.Way to go AKC!!!
Alessandra FolzI do completely appreciate the AKC'sneed to cut expenses. That being said, Iam a person who likes to hold books andnewspapers. I strongly believe that thereis a different gravity people give to thingsthat have physical weight. How manytimes has someone ripped out an articlefor you to read, or cut out a picture togive to you? And that just means more tome than an email ever will. I think as anyorganization disposes of more and moreof its physical "trappings" in this increas-ingly digital age, it just seems more theo-retical to me. But I'm not someone whowill ever grab her nook and run off to thecoffee shop.
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decide that certain features areso important to them that theymake an obvious, concerted ef-fort to select for certain features injudging. Upon encountering thesefeatures in one or more exhibits,they may decide to reward thembeyond all proportion to the dogs’overall quality or how they com-pare to other dogs in competition.
There once was a judge, nowlong deceased, who would seri-ously penalize any dog with anyaccumulation of tooth tartar. Hewould kick dogs with dirty teeth towhatever degree to the curb as amatter of course. Now, it’s fine tobe a stickler for dental hygiene forour show dogs, but when it resultsin worthy animals being elimi-nated from competition for lesserdogs with “pearlier” whites, thatsounds like a judge with skewedpriorities.
By its nature, the conforma-tion dog sport is not a hospitableclimate for secrets. We tend topick up very quickly on judges’preferences as well as on theirpet peeves. Astute dog exhibitorslearn the type of dog to bring tocertain judges and you can seedogs in competition under thesejudges that might not come outto play under certain others. Ofcourse, this also assumes that thejudge in question can and will stickto type when afforded the oppor-tunity by the nature of the entry.
Some judges take upon them-selves the mantle of a crusader,believing that their selections willbenefit the breeds and the sportor simply make them look good.Maybe they will, maybe not. Itis always wise to remember thatmany judges of newer vintage willhave a far shorter track recordthan some of the exhibitors whowill be showing to them.
In breeding, showing or judg-ing, taking up the cudgels for acause has the potential of givingthe high-minded crusader a nastybump. Even if one’s cause is per-fectly valid, it is always wisest toproceed with caution.
Thank you for reading.
Pejoratives abound in thedog sport and any fancierblessed with a facility forlanguage can, with littleeffort, cobble some real
zingers. Time honored epithets like“tooth fairy” or “size freak” are a partof the vernacular. It is a given thatthe terminology will grow becomingeven more colorful with the passageof time. But is it just name calling oris there some measure of substanceinvolved? And if the last is true,what is the potential for damage byexhibitors and by judges who mayhave taken up a particular cause,pushing things beyond the realm ofword games? In other words, when isobjectivity replaced by one person’sindividual crusade for change, war-ranted or not?
For the most part, these labels aretaken from how judges and fanciersrespond to our breed standards. Aswe all know, the standards lay outall the particulars that effectivelygive individual identity to a particularbreed. And it is important that we allremember that no breed is fully iden-tified by one feature only. Distinctivefunctionality must be joined to physi-cal efficiencies common to all dogs.For example, a Bulldog has an un-mistakable headpiece, but he mustbe able to get from point A to pointB to do that for which he was bred.Even though the Bulldog’s functionno longer exists (we hope), a correct“sourmug” should be able to grabthat bull’s nose with both efficiencyand courage. There are numeroussuch examples.
Now, it often happens in thecourse of a dog person’s develop-ment that he or she becomes veryenamored of one specific feature. Sowhat happens? A person conductinga breeding program might decidethat upper arm or topline is really avital issue; and it is. But it’s only onefeature among many. Over time abreeder so motivated might comeup with a whole progression of dogsexhibiting the trait that this personvalues so highly. Actually that’s okay
AThought toConsiderObjective Judge or Crusader Rabbit?
so long as other elements of breed type and overallsoundness are NOT ignored.
We have all seen examples of dogs that are read-ily identifiable by certain specific physical and some-times behavioral aspects. Granted, not everyone whoobserves these dogs will realize that they carry certaintraits typical of certain families. Generally it will be themore experienced who can “tell the players without aprogram.” However, over time reasonably perceptivepeople make the appropriate connections.
As one develops as a breeder, others begin torealize that from their efforts one can expect to seecertain features on a consistent level. Some families willshow better hind angulation than others. Certain dogs,based on their background, will excel at movement oreye color, or... you name it. It all works toward the rec-ognition of a particular family and with it, a breeder’sefforts. We also hope that in the process of developinga distinctive family, the breeder has been equally suc-cessful in producing dogs that conform to the standardof their breed.
I believe that a well-written breed standard is notunlike scripture. It is possible to attach any interpreta-tion to what is being read and absorbed. Terms like“moderate” and “approximately” permit all kinds ofleeway and flexibility in the conformation of dogs andhow those dogs are evaluated by the fancy and judg-es alike. Generally, as long as dogs maintain a reason-able approximation of the standards to which they areexpected to adhere, a breed can successfully maintainits integrity and move forward in a healthy manner.
A successful breeder moving on to judging maysometimes appear conflicted when faced with dogspossessing features she prefers but not being the equalof others in competition not so endowed. One mightsimply say, “Just judge the dogs.” That, however, canbe an oversimplification. Judges are only human afterall and can easily lean toward personal preferences.(Really, would I mislead you?).
What can be said about those who aregranted approval to judge a breedwithout ever having owned or bredany examples of that breed? In the con-temporary climate of the American dog fancy, it wouldbe unreasonable to expect large or even moderatenumbers of judges to be intimately conversant with thefeatures of all or most breeds. We make up for this bya network of mentors that stand ready to help aspir-ing judges better understand the breeds they wish tobecome approved for. Hopefully, the guidance soprovided will result in better informed, more effectivejudges that can help breeds maintain quality and cor-rect type.
Some judges, in or outside of certain breeds, may
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Dr. Dodman is a Diplomate of theAmerican College of VeterinaryBehaviorists, Professor, and Program
Director of the Animal Behavior Section in theDepartment of Clinical Sciences at CummingsSchool of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts Universityin North Grafton, MA. He’s also the best-sellingauthor of several books about the treatmentof problem behavior in dogs and cats. In thefollowing interview, he discusses aggression andthe drugs used to treat it--including a new onecalled Clonidine.
What are the different types of aggression seenin dogs?DODMAN: The two most common types are
fear-based aggression and owner-directedaggression. Fear-based aggression is a dispersivekind of aggression. It’s designed to drive awayand is a proactive form of defense. Owner-directed aggression, which used to be calleddominance aggression, is inwardly directed insidea family unit.
Other types of aggression include territorialaggression, which is designed to protect territorialassets; sexual aggression between intact male
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In the past, aggressive dogs often were destined for euthanasiabecause their owners were unable to cope with them.
Now, thanks to pioneers like Dr. Nicholas H. Dodman, BVMS,who specializes in the treatment of aberrant behavior,
these dogs have been given a new leash on life.
TREATING AGGRESSIONWITH DRUGTHERAPY
Dr.NicholasDodman,Professor andSectionHeadandProgramDirector forAnimalBehavior at theTuftsCummings Schoolof VeterinaryMedicine, photographed at the behavioral studiesclinic inNorthGrafton,Mass. onNov. 18, 2010.
Photo:KelvinMa/TuftsUniversity
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JUNE 3, 2011To report an AKC All Breed Best In Show or National Specialty Win Call,
Fax or Email before 12:00 Noon TuesdayFax: 212 675-5994 • Phone: 212 462-9588 • Email: [email protected]
Illinois Valley Kennel Club of Peoria - FridayBorder TerrierGCh. Meadowlake Simply SinfulJudge Mr. Douglas R. Holloway, Jr.Owners Kiki Courtelis, Karen Fitzpatrick, JoyceWilkinson, David Fitzpatrick, DVMHandler Karen Fitzpatrick
San Gabriel Valley Kennel Club - SaturdayKuvaszGCh. Szumeria Wildwood Silver SixPenceJudge Mr. Sam Houston McDonaldOwners Mercedes Vila, Lynn Brady, ConnieTownsend, and Claudia MuirHandler Diana Wilson
Langley Kennel Club I & IIGloucester Kennel Club of VirginiaPekingeseCh. Palacegarden MalachyJudge Mrs. Ann D. HearnJudge Mrs. Carol Kniebusch NoeJudge Mrs. Karen C. WilsonOwners Iris Love, Sandra Middlebrooks & DavidFitzpatrickHandler David Fitzpatrick
Cincinnati Kennel ClubSkye TerrierCh. Cragsmoor Buddy GoodmanJudge Mrs. Mareth KippOwners Carolyn Koch & Victor Malzoni, Jr.Handler Larry Cornelius
Cincinnati Kennel Club - MondayDoberman PinscherGCh. Protocol’s Veni Vidi ViciJudge Mrs. Kimberly Meredith-CavannaOwners Jocelyn & Kevin MullinsHandler Jocelyn Mullins
Coeur d’Alene Dog Fanciers - Monday and TuesdaySmooth Fox TerrierGCh. Slyfox Sneak’s A PeekJudge Miss Dorothy MacdonaldJudge Mr. Richard BeauchampOwner J.W. SmithHandler Edward Boyes
Laurel Highlands Kennel AssociationMiniature PoodleGCh. Surrey Sugar BabyJudge Mr. Mark KennedyOwners Ron Scott & Debbie BurkeHandler Kaz Hosaka
Seminole Kennel Club IPointerGCh. Chesterhope Sharp AsJudge Mrs. Patricia Leakey BrennerOwners Jennifer Mosing & Paige O’NeilHandler Brian Livingston
Gloucester Kennel Club of VirginiaBoxerGCh. Winfall Brookwood Styled DreamJudge Mr. W. Everett Dean, Jr.Owners Debbie McCarroll, Mrs. Jack Billhardt & Sergio TenenbaumHandler Diego Garcia
Trumbull County Kennel Club - SundayBichon FriseGCh. Vogelflight’s Honor to Pillow TalkJudge Mr. James FrederiksenOwners Ellen M. Charles, Matt and Paula Abbott, Kathie VogelHandler Lisa Bettis
Corn Belt Kennel ClubStandard PoodleGCh. Jaset’s SatisfactionJudge Mr. Jerry M. WatsonOwners B. Harris, C. Bailey, S. Tompkins, M.J. WintersHandler Ann RairighCONTINUED ON PAGE 109
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What year did you startshowing dogs and whatbreeds were they?
Which dog no longer beingshown would you liked tohave shown or owned?
Why do you think mostpeople want to judge?
Who are your non-dogheros or heroines exclusiveof immediate relatives?
If you could change onething about your relation-ship what would it be?
How would you describeyourselves in personal ads?
Do you think there are toomany dog shows?
Which are your three favor-ite dog shows?
Do you think there shouldbe a limit on the number oftimes a dog may be exhib-ited in a year?
How do you react topeople flying in and outof shows on the sameweekend?
Jeff: 1960 with Dobermans.Melissa: 1998 with Dobermans.
Jeff: Standard poodle...Command Performance.Melissa: Ch. Legends Extravaganza v Deco “Chaos” ...Doberman.
Jeff: To better the breeds and to fulfill ego demands.Melissa: To better the breed.
Jeff: Benjamin Franklin and General Douglas MacArthur.Melissa: Amelia Earhart.
Jeff: Nothing.Melissa: Nothing.
Jeff: Likes the beach, dog shows, and thoroughbred horses.Melissa: Homebody that likes people and loves dogs.
Jeff: Definitely Yes.Melissa: No.
Jeff: Bucks County, Garden, DPCA National.Melissa: Brooksville, Perry, any DPCA National.
Jeff: Yes, I think it is dangerous for the dog and exhausting for thehandler to be shown an excessive amount of times.Melissa: No.
Jeff: I don’t like it. (but I don’t like flying dogs).Melissa: Their decision.
10 QUESTIONS ASKED BY LESLIE BOYES OF:
Jeff & MelissaBrucker
Born: Jeff: Chicago, IllinoisMelissa: Grinnell, Iowa
Reside: Belleview, FloridaMarried: 10 years
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*Number 11 overall, CC Breed points
“The Maine Man”GCH. FOURSQUAREOwners &AKC Breeders of Merit:
Dr. David Johnson DVM & Judith JohnsonFOURSQUARE PUGS
“McGee”What better thrill than winning Best In Show underPug Breeder-Judge Mrs. Charlotte Patterson...
Vacationland Dog ClubGroup Judge Mrs. Elaine Lessig
Sire: GCh. Tupelo Shoboat Tu China Tu
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“The Maine Man”I’LL BE A SHOSTOPA TU Handler
Jason BaileyDam: Ch. Foursquare Hannah’s Song
“McGee”
York County Kennel Club of MaineGroup Judge Mrs. Charlotte Patterson
Winning Best In Show the next day, forback-to-back victories under Judge Mr. Jay Richardson.
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My friend informed me that his clients would becoming to Santa Barbara in a few days andwould hand deliver the contract and details.Upon their arrival I quickly realized with thelanguage barrier, the details, other than the
hand written contract, would be a bit sketchy. By early fallStephanie Swoll, an American living in Japan, called andmade all the details clear. Stephanie aids the committeewhen English comes into play. I had met Stephanie abouttwo years ago while judging in Osaka. Being that Stephaniewould be my liaison I knew my arrangements would gomuch easier.
Just before Westminster, my travel agent Stacy Davischecked on flight options. At that time it would be a bigdifference on the return from Narita to Newark. It would bearound five hundred dollars if I did not make a connectionin Chicago. Stacy said we should look at it later in Februaryand most likely the direct flight from Narita would be aboutthe same as with the Chicago connection. Since I alreadyhad to connect from Narita to Nagoya and vice versa, I reallywanted to avoid one more connection, but was willing to doit since I hate giving the airlines an extra $500. By early Marchthe price came down to the same price without having tomake the extra connection.
At some point last year in August I got a call from a friendasking if I would bewilling to go to Japan. Reaching formy calendar I was delighted to see I had April 29, 30 andMay 1st available. I immediately screamed –YES.
By Desmond J. Murphyphotos courtesy of Nakamura andChizuru Kadowaki
After the drastic earthquake ravagedparts of Japan friends kept saying you willnot be going to Japan. I knew Nagoya wasfar south of the affected area. Still friendskept saying this is not the time to go toJapan. Here in the states people watchingthe news do not realize the major part ofJapan was not damaged.
The first day of judging was Fridayso this meant leaving home very earlyTuesday morning in order to have a dayto recuperate from the long trip. With thetravel time to Nagoya door to door beingabout 24 hours and the clock being 13hours ahead I would not reach Nagoya untilWednesday night. It does seem strangeleaving before dawn Tuesday to judge onFriday.
Flying to Asia and most countries theflights are generally not full. Surprisinglythis flight to Narita had a larger crew thanpassengers. It does make it nice when youhave a whole row to yourself, especially ifyou sleep better stretched out over threeseats. Also it is more convenient when youcan use the seat next to you to lay out anybelongings you haveonboard to useduringthe flight. Upon checking in I was happy tolearn the flight was pretty empty and wastold I had an entire row to myself. Not thatI do not like youngsters and babies, buton a 14-hour flight as a neighbor they canbecome bothersome when trying to sleep.
Settling in for the first segment ofthe 14 hours to Narita I had verymixed emotions. I felt so badthat I would be missing PoodleClub, but I would see lots oftop dogs in Japan. On previoustrips to Japan I have always
had wonderful dogs to judge. Judging asection of the World Challenge recentlyI sent a Borzoi representing Japan to thefinals and it became runner up to Best. Justlast weekend in Perry, Georgia a lady fromJapan brought some stunning Chihuahuasand a Yorkie. The first day I awardedher Smooth dog winner’s dog and BestOpposite Sex over the Specials. The samewith her Long-Coat bitch. The followingday the same lady won the breed in Yorkieswith a class bitch. I learned this bitch waswinners bitch at the National in New Yorkunder Mike Billings. In so many breedsrecently at our Nationals the Japanesedogs have enjoyed a great presence. AtPoodle Club of America and their regional,Tochi from Japan nearly always wins it all.The last time I judged in Japan he went Bestwith a White bitch that a year to the daylater, I gave Best to at the big Internationalshow in Milan. Knowing I would have gooddogs to judge in Japan overshadowed mymissing Poodle Club. This must have put me
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As with its title the show is heldat the permanent Three CtsShowground., home to the
famous agricultural show. This yearthe show coincided with the RoyalWedding of Prince William and MissKate Middleton, and so the club hadtelevision screens situated at variousparts of the showground so that no-one would miss this special day. Thefront of the catalogues also includedan illustration of a pair of goldwedding rings along with Kate andWilliam’s initials. Weather-wise it couldnot have been better and everyonewas in a party mood. No one in theworld can stage an event such aswe do in Great Britain, and what asight of the horse drawn carriagesflanked by members of the HouseholdCavalry in their finery. It was not a State occasionand as such was more a family day. All themembers of the Royal Family were there of courseand easily spotted. It was quite a day, though lmissed seeing Prince Mathew and Prince Eugenethere, but then l had dogs to show and couldeasily have missed them !!
And so back to the dog show itself, and witha total entry of 9,067 that was only down 180 fromlast year. This is a very popular show with exhibi-tors and l think after the dreadful winter everyonewas delighted to be back out again in the warmsunshine. Top breed entry again were the GoldenRetrievers with 240 dogs.
In Cavaliers they were celebrating the 80thbirthday of Diana Schilizzi of Chacombe fame.Diana has been associated for as long as l canremember and if anyone has experienced her
The first outdoor show of the UK dog scene is the W.E.L.K.S,or to give it its full title, The West of England Ladies Kennel
Society. This year was its 80th anniversary show.
TheBritishScene
wonderful hospitality at Cha-combe Priory, then they willknow what l am talking about.Judith Caruthers of Irish WaterSpaniel fame has imported anew male from the USA and thiswas his first show he was attend-ing. Well it couldn’t have beenbetter for him as he took thebreed and then went group 3.Am. Ch Whistlestop’s Elementsof Magic has only been in thecountry for 5 weeks and is agrandson of her famous ShowCh Fynder Freethinker.
All the groups and best inshow were judged by the UK’stop all round lady judge, Mrs.Zena Thorn Andrews.
In the hound group it wasthe tri Basset Hound Ch. Ribbleriver Show Me Off atSedonia, sired by the German Ch Woferlow SamuelPickwick. The working group by the American-bredBouvier I’m Special Inessence Movado at Kanix,sired by Am Ch I’m Special Every Move I make exAm Ch Praxters Jenni.
The Non-sporting by the brown Toy Poodle Stu-ane Burnt Oak, owned by Stuart Plane and DavidGuy. Probably better known for their Scotties andGriffons, he was handled by Angela Corish. Trium-phant in the herding group was ex-US resident LisaCroft Elliott with Dutch bred Cardigan Corgi Slova-kian Ch. Floatin Helen Heilin who is co-owned byHanno Dijkhorst. This was her third and crowningcertificate and now adds her UK title to her alreadyEuropean title. This is only the second time a Cardi-gan has won a UK championship show group. Thetoy group was won by Michael Coad’s well knownBichon Frise Ch Pamplona Bring Me Sunshine, han-dled by myself as always. He remains top dog allbreeds at the present time and has won every toygroup he has attended this year including Crufts.Michael bred both his parents, and he is a grand-son of Michael’s famous Ch/Am Ch Paray’s I ToldYou So. And so to the final two of BIS and reserveand both American imports. At his second show inthe UK and Best in Show was the Irish Terrier Am. Ch.Fleet Street Fenway Fan, owned by Tony Barker andVictor Malzoni. In reserve was the black AmericanCocker bitch Show Ch. and Am. Ch. Silverhall Shan-grila owned by Amy English and Jaxson Manser. Shehas had a glittering career up to now with severalgroup wins plus nine challenge certificates.
By Geoff Corish Photos by Carol Ann Johnson
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MULTIPLE BREED WINNER AND GROUP PLACING
GCH. VALHALLA’S ASCENT AT ROCHFORDOwners:Lourdes Carvajal and Janet QuickBreeders:Darlene Bergan and Sarah Wooten
Presented by:John Gerszewski
Thank you BreederJudge Ms. Jane Gray
andWorking Group
Judge Ms. Marcia Feld.
The Breeder Judge’s choice......The Breeder Judge’s choice......The Working Group Judge’s choice!The Working Group Judge’s choice!
Sierra and JohnSierra and John
Owner Mrs. Zoila Truesdale Hi-Tech Kennels Breeder & Co-Owner Mieke Cooymans Handler Ernesto LaraOwner Mrs. Zoila Truesdale Hi-Tech Kennels Breeder & Co-Owner Mieke Cooymans Handler Ernesto Lara48 Dog News
Ten years afterTen years afterour firstour firstAffenpinscherAffenpinscherCh. YarrowsCh. YarrowsSuper NovaSuper Nova wonwonBest In ShowBest In Showat Trentonat TrentonKennel Club...Kennel Club...Best In Show - Judge Mrs. Lydia Coleman HutchinsonBest In Show - Judge Mrs. Lydia Coleman Hutchinson
History Repeats Itself!History Repeats Itself!
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Joe is Cosmo’s great nephew - keeping it in the family!!Joe is Cosmo’s great nephew - keeping it in the family!!
Best In Show - Judge Mrs. Barbara Dempsey AldermanBest In Show - Judge Mrs. Barbara Dempsey Alderman...Our newest star Joe repeats the win!...Our newest star Joe repeats the win!
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Near the shores of the blue Pacific this year,in San Jose CA, the 16th annual AmericanCavalier King Charles Spaniel Club National
Specialty was held in the grand ballroom of thehospitable Doubletree Inn. With 224 dogs and 339entries, these numbers were strong despite thedubious economy and the dismal fact that it nowcosts us $250 round trip for the privilege of carryingour cavaliers under the seat in the cabin of mostcommercial airlines!From the National week of May 2-5, followed
immediately by the specialty of the host club,the Bay Area CKCSC, breeders, exhibitors, andenthusiasts were treated to the best of the bestinside and out of the show ring—the finest dogs,the most interesting lectures, and of course, CA’scooperative sunny weather—with opportunitiesto take tours of the nearby wine country or visitbeautiful San Francisco or just sit by the pool andwatch the palm fronds sway in the breezes.The show ring layout was a bit problematic
due to some support posts, but Joanne Nash,Show Chair, and Rick Alexander’s OversightCommittee designed the ring artfully so as toavoid most issues for judges and exhibitors alike.Just outside the doors was the exhibition of BOBwinner photos from all our Nationals—inspiration tous all. The National Anthem was sung ‘live’ two ofthe days by talented CSNE member Anne O’Reilly.The dramatic silver trophies and the perpetualtrophies just waiting to be retired made a suitablebackdrop, and added some extra “bling” to thedécor. Each day Lu Dunham and Helen Jessepresided over a silent auction, and a shiny redtrolley had everyone’s mouths watering as it, too,waited for the high bidder to take it home.Stepping into that beautiful setting on Monday
the 2nd, Cindy Huggins (Courtlore) from CA hada strong entry of 73 Sweepstakes hopefuls. Aftercarefully evaluating, sorting, and making reluctantcuts, her winners were:Best in Sweepstakes—Prestwickcourt Picasso at
TEXT & PHOTOS BY STEPHANIE ABRAHAM
The 16th Annual American Cavalier King Charles SpanielClub National Specialty & The Bay Area Cavalier King CharlesSpaniel Club Regional Specialty
Cottfordcourt, a 9-12 Puppy Dog bred by KarlaSchramm & Pam Todd and owned by Sue Millerand Gwenn Crawford from Ontario, CA.Best Opposite Sex in Sweepstakes—Tea Time
Black Diamond, owned and bred by BetsyClagett from WA. From the 15-18 Bitch class, andone of the few Black & Tan entries at the show.
Best in Veteran Sweepstakes, from 11 andOver Bitches, was the ever young and lovely ChRinghill Angel in the Morning , age 11 ½, bred byHank & Carol Williams and owned by Verlynn &Julia Johns, Washingtonians all.Best Opposite Sex in Veteran’s Sweepstakes,
from 7-9 Dogs, was Ch Ringhill Heir to the Throne,bred and owned by Verlynn & Julia Johns.
On Monday afternoon, the 3rd Futuritystakes were judged by Breeder JudyGates (Tansy Hill) from Rhode Island. A
true breeder showcase, this event is undoubtedlyone of the most respected and competitive ofthe conformation events. The winners were:Best Puppy, from 6-9 Bitches: San-Di’s Huntress,
owned and bred by Sandra Harrison. She alsotopped the 6-9 Puppy Bitch class in the regularclasses—of 18 entries!Best Senior—The Tri Orchard Hill Buy Me a Pony,
all the way from PA, owned and bred by Erica
and Rachel Venier. From 15-20 Mo. Bitches.To Pennsylvania’s delight, the older girl was
Grand Prize Futurity winner on the day, just edgingout the appealing puppy.On Monday evening, all in attendance at
the show were urged to attend the WelcomeParty (The Inbox) hosted by BACKCSC, wheretags not only proclaimed our names, but also ourregional club affiliations. A clever “Bingo” gamewas held, requiring us to answer unique questionsthat required communication with our fellowenthusiasts—so that a convivial note was struck atthe very beginning of the week.Tuesday and Wednesday, the Obedience and
Rally contestants took center stage. Tuesday’s Highin Trial, with a score of 193.5 from Novice B, wasRockyrose Sweet Dreams Josephine RE. Owner:Jean Brauner & Anne Fredrickson & Donna Porria.,Sparks, NV 89432. Breeder: Jean Brauner & AnneFredrickson. HIT honors on Wednesday, from NoviceB again, was Rradac Freedom, with a stunningscore of 196. Owner: Dr. Catherine Darr from Ohio,
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Multiple Group, Best In Show and Specialty Winning
Ch. Winfall I Dream Of Style
OwnersKeith & Cheryl RobbinsGeorge & Barbara AdkinsTina PorterLee StantonJorge Pinson
BreedersTina PorterLee Stanton
HandlerMichael Shepherd
Assisted By Dottie James
American Boxer ClubPeople’s Choice AwardTop Twenty Winner
forthe second year in a row!
Judge Mrs. Bridget BrownJudge Mrs. Kay Palade PeiserJudge Mr. Joseph Gregory
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Style...It’s Not Just A Fashion Statement,
It’s A Way Of Life
“Macey”
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While the bill was intended tocorral large-scale breeders intocompliance with standards
of care and regulations, in actualityit would require anyone who owns 11intact females or sells or offers to sell morethan 20 puppies a year to be licensedas a breeder. Small hobby breeders orsportsmen— of which there are manyin Texas— that produce as few as oneor two litters a year may be lumped inwith large-scale commercial breedersaccording to such a definition. Inaddition, the bill sets minimum standardsthat would be impossible for the home-based breeder to comply with. Institutingthese standards would force Texans in themarket for a locally bred purebred puppyto either go the pet shop or commercialbreeder route or to purchase a dog ofunknown quality, origin and lineagefrom a shelter instead. These standardsand limitations will surely drive manyresponsible, reputable purebred breederseither out of business or out of state orboth.
The state of Pennsylvania recentlyinstituted regulatory changes that aspokesperson for the American KennelClub estimates “to have driven 75% ofthe small breeders out of business, costthe state tax revenue, and negativelyimpacted veterinarians and other animal-oriented businesses.” The results weresimilar in Wisconsin, which also passeda similar law. The fiscal impact report inWisconsin states that such a law will “addcosts or limit operations for many dogsellers.” Despite warnings from breedersand owners who decried the law,Wisconsin expected to license betweenone and two thousand breeders; it hasreceived applications from only 600.What would the fiscal impact be in Texasshould HB 1451 be signed into law byGovernor Perry? The AKC estimates thatspending on purebred dogs generatesover $90 million dollars annually within theTexas economy.
Since outcries that HB 1451 willdo absolutely nothing in the way ofimproving the welfare of dogs in Texasand that it will place unnecessaryburdens on responsible breeders fell ondeaf ears, perhaps ringing the alarm bellthat purebred dog owners and breeders
Off The LeashOff The Leash
and their far-reaching constituentsspend a lot of money in the state willfinally resonate with the Governor andpersuade him to veto such a damagingpiece of legislation that harms a greatnumber of people who, if they aren’theard now, will certainly be heard comeelection time — if they haven’t packedup shop and left the state. Texans areurged to fax their respectful comments toGov. Bell at 512 462-1849 or phone theiropinions to 800 252-9600.
On an up note, it was wonderful tosee recognition bestowed upon
the courageous and irreplaceable rolethat the dog has played in our nation’smilitary operations during MemorialDay remembrances last week. Longoverdue, military dogs are finally beingformally recognized for the roles theyhave played in saving countless humanlives —Americans and others— sinceWorld War II, when official programs totrain and use dogs were put in place.Acknowledgement of the dog’s rolein wartime has been heightenedsince Osama bin Laden was killedby a group of Navy SEALS who wereaccompanied by Cairo, the caninebrought along on the mission to warn ofenemies approaching or escaping thecompound. Since the May 2 raid on thebin Laden compound, more than 400adoption applications for retired militarydogs have been received, exceedingthe estimated number of 300 retired U.S.military dogs that are put up for adoptioneach year.
Decades ago, due to the erroneousassumption that dogs that had beentrained to fight and protect could notbe returned to live with families, dogsreturning from serving in war were ofteneuthanized. Thankfully, that’s no longerthe case, due in large part to the work ofWilliam W. Putney, a Marine Corps Officerin WW II with a degree in veterinaryscience who established a multi-stepdesensitizing process to retrain the dogsto live with families. Of the 559 dogs thatserved with Marines in WW II, 540 weredischarged to civilian life while only fourcouldn’t adapt. The others had to beeuthanized for health reasons. As Putneyrecounts in his book Always Faithful,
the desensitizing process sadly wasn’tmaintained, and military dogs continuedto be euthanized, though Putney remainedan advocate. After the Vietnam War, manyof the 4,900 war dogs were abandoned,given to the South Vietnamese andeuthanized, with only 204 of them returningto U.S. soil. It took until 2000, when PresidentClinton signed a law permitting handlersto detrain and adopt their dogs once theirmilitary duties were over, for the practiceto end. After 9/11, the role of the dog inSearch and Rescue work greatly expandedand its usefulness was further recognizedand honored through programs such asthe American Kennel Club’s DOGNY andthe AKC CAR Canine Support and ReliefFund, which just last week announced a$110,000 donation to fund a Detection DogDNA Bank and Healthy Registry that willhelp search and rescue organizations, lawenforcement, breeders and handlers toidentify factors contributing to the successof these vital dogs. The database will bepart of the recently established Penn VetWorking Dog Center.
There are an estimated 3,000 militarydogs safeguarding U.S. bases andembassies as well as 600-700 patrolling theMiddle East, protecting military personneland civilians with courage, loyalty andhonor in Kuwait, Afghanistan, SaudiArabia and Iraq. When their work is done,prospective adoptive owners must foot thebill to carry the dogs home on commercialflights, at a cost of $1,000 to $2,000. (The U.S.War Dogs Association values each militarydog at about $40,000 to $50,000). Militarydogs are considered equipment andputting retired dogs in crates on militarycargo flights is not permitted. However,a movement is afoot to have the dogsreclassified as “canine veterans”, whichwould take an Act of Congress. Hopefully,these dogs’ days will come, and such anact would guarantee that these goodsoldiers are never left behind.
The role that dogs play in soldiers’ livesafter they return from war has also beenreceiving increased notoriety. Back in July,2009, the Service Dogs for Veterans Actwas signed into law, which established apilot program working in partnership withnon-profit service dog agencies to pairservice dogs with veterans with physicaland mental injuries and disabilities,including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD). To further help veterans with PTSD,a new campaign called Dog Bless USA hasbeen announced. Organized by Explore.org, a philanthropic group founded byCharles Annenberg Weingarten, and theIraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America,the campaign aims to place up to 100service dogs with recent veterans. Anyonewith access to a computer who has anaccount on the social media behemothFacebook.com can help with this program.All one has to do is visit the Dog Bless YouFacebook page and click on the “like”button. For every 5,000 “likes” received,a veteran gets a service dog. Kudos andthanks to all involved for such a generous,innovative and inclusive idea that will bea major life-changer for many deservingveterans while raising awareness about theamazing contributions these dogs make inour lives.
By Shaun Coen
Late last week it was announced that Senate amended HouseBill 1451 also passed the Texas House of Representativesand will now proceed to Governor Rick Perry for his approvalor veto. All responsible breeders and owners in the Lone StarState are urged to contact the Governor in a last ditch effortto have him veto the bill, which could be detrimental to hobbybreeders of purebred dogs.
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BY MATTHEW H. STANDER • PHOTOS OF THE MISSION CIRCUIT BY LESLIE SIMIS
ANDMOREARE SHOW GIVING CLUBS REALLY LOSING MONEY?,THE UK...
Are show giving clubs reallylosing money? Or are theycrying poor mouth in ordertotakeadvantageofwhathavebeendeemed “hard
economic” times. So far in 2011 entriesare reported to be up considerablybut so have expenses gone up aswell. The clever show chairman doesas did AKC go far afield to find othersources of income while many othershow giving clubs have found a way toreduce expenses. I recently heard ofone show held on a Sunday that had25 concessionaires whilst on the sameweekend a sister show only had 3! TheSunday show had a nice gate while
the sister show had virtually none.The Sunday show had perhaps 5 to 7judges, the sister show 12 to 15! Andthen comes the problem of judges’fees and expenses, which eat into abudget without exception but whatabout a comparatively small showin the mid-west which had 500 moreentries this year than last! One of thebiggest expenses at shows is of coursejudges’ fees. For the traditional oneor two-day event it behooves manya club to use either Delegate/Judgesor provisionals to save money. Thesharing of judges may cut down onsome expenses but when one readsof a 6 or 700 entry show on the EastCoast having judges from California,Canada, Australia and the UK, one
can be somewhat taken aback bywhat this must cost fees aside! Thereis a move afoot to require judges tolist in the Judges Directory what feethey charge in addition to expenses.This proposal can be argued pro andcon but when the size of many acluster judges’ checks are totaled upthe amounts can be mindboggling.Whether listing the fee would be adeterrent to some clubs in hiring theexpensive judge remains to be seen.I believe what the market can bearthe market should pay certainly inthe case of the one or two-day showbut I am not too sure when it comesCONTINUED ON PAGE 96
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Story & photos by Barbara Murray
Sunday, April 10, began with35 runs in the Agility Trial,judged by Jean Munger. TheAgility Trial was followed bya regional specialty hosted
by SCA on Monday, April 11, and aregional hosted by Illiana SchipperkeClub on Tuesday, April 12. Both regionalspecialties offered Sweepstakes,Obedience, Rally and regular breedclasses.
The morning of Wednesday, April13, dawned with long time breeder,Kathy Gaul-Montgomery, KleingaulSchipperkes, ready to judge a lovelyentry of 43 puppies in the Futurity. Mrs.Montgomery chose Hobbiton’s It IsAll About Me, owner Laura Gilbert, asher Best in Futurity and BOS in Futuritywent to Raffinee Feel’N Hot Hot Hot,owner Virginia Larioza. After a lunchbreak, Mrs. Montgomery began the
Schipperke Club of AmericaSchipperke Club of AmericaNational SpecialtyNational SpecialtyThe Schipperke Club of AmericaNational Specialty was heldat the fabulous OlympiaResort & Conference Centerin Oconomowoc,Wisconsin.A great venue that is bothdog friendly and hospitableto humans, there is plenty ofroom for all events to be heldindoors. The Show Chair, Dr.Mary Kraus, and her committeesaw to all possible needsandwants of the attendees.Trophies were unique andwellreceived by the winners.
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2011 American Boxer Club Nationals Select Bitch2010 American Boxer Club Nationals Reserve
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(Ca), past Gold Medal winner and Wave, both ShetlandSheepdogs for Small. The Medium team was completedwith Ashley Deacon (Ca) and his outstanding PyreanenShepherd, Luka and John Nys (RI.), last year’s individualsilver medal winner, Rush, Shetland Sheepdog. The Largeteam has so many outstanding dogs to choose from butthe winners were Laura Jones (Ca) with Border Collie, Kepand Tori Self (FL) with Border Collie, Rev. Both of thesedogs and handlers are new to the World Championshipcompetition. Two alternates were chosen that will attendthe team practice but will not attend the competitionunless a dog is unable to travel to France. Heidi Vania(Alaska) small dog team and large dog team wasBelgian Tervuren, Wings handled by Rob Michalski (Ca).Interesting facts on the dogs on the team are that six ofthem are past AKC Agility National Champions and onehas a CDX and another UD in obedience. The coach willbe working with the medium team of all veteran handlersand on small and large will have two veteran handlersand two new handlers on each team. Of the overalldogs and handlers that tried out for the team spots; 8were past National Champions, 2 were breed champions,one dog was a MACH 10 and another MACH 21. Therewere 40 Shetland Sheepdogs, 36 Border Collies, 3 PyrSheps, one each of Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, CockerSpaniel, Labrador Ret., Min. Schn., Papillon, Poodle,Pumi, Staff. Bull Terrier and Belg. Terv. The two states thathad the most exhibitors were California and Washingtonfollowed by Texas, R.I. and Ohio.
These dogs and handlers now mustprepare for France. The coach, NancyGyes, will send homework to them forpractice in their locations but two teampractices are very important as well.One of the highlights of the weekendwas the presentation of donations bythree different clubs and one individualto the team in order for them to holdtryouts, practice and for their travel torepresent the USA. I strongly urge kennelclubs and agility clubs to also donate
to the team. They have lost their sponsor and now mustrely on the dog community for support. The donors atthe event were John Peterson, (individual), the North-star Working Group of Minnesota, the Greater Twin Cit-ies Golden Retriever Club of Minnesota and the SouthJersey Agility Club of New Jersey. I know there are manyother clubs out there that donate to many good causesand I hope they also will consider donations to the team.Contact Carrie DeYoung, Agility Director, if you wish tomake a donation ([email protected]). Donors are listedin two places for recognition of their generosity, www.USAgilityteam.com/support/sponsors and the AKC web-site. The supporter shirts are now available to the public;please order one now in support of the team. You canorder from the AKC website: www.akc.org/events/agility/worldagilitychampionship.
Mark your calendars for Oct and think of travelingwith the team or watching it live via video from Agility Vi-sion. All information will be listed on the AKC website.
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HOPEINABOTTLEdogs competing for a female; andmaternal aggression, through whicha mother dog protects her pups.
Pain-induced aggression, alsodescribed as a form of irritableaggression, may occur, for example,if you try to lift a dog in pain afterbeing hit by a car. He might bite youin this circumstance even though hewouldn’t do that normally.
Aggression can be enhancedby learning. For example, if a childrepeatedly falls on a dog sufferingarthritis pain, the dog learns to showaggression to the child wheneverhe or she approaches too closely.The dog may continue to aggresstoward the child even after hisarthritis pain has been alleviated bymedication because he remembersthat it hurt when the child camenear in the past. The dog doesn’tknow it won’t hurt again in thefuture.
There also are some breedsof dog that originally were bredto be aggressive because thatcharacteristic was valued whendefending flocks against predators,guarding property or fighting withother animals. Genetic factorshoned in this way may cause somedogs to have a greater than normaltendency to be aggressive.
Infections in the central nervoussystem causing encephalomyelitis,most notably rabies, also maycause aggression. Brain tumorsoccurring in certain parts of thebrain may cause a dog to becomemore aggressive. It’s possible thatmetabolic endocrine disorders likehypothyroidism may contributeto aggression in some dogs. Inaddition, while not proven, it may bethat an already aggressive dog maybecome more aggressive whensuffering a severe bout of allergies.That might fall under the generalheading of “irritable aggression.”
Nutrition seems to impactaggression as well. We’ve shownthat high protein diets enhancecertain types of aggression. Theremay be other yet-to-be explorednutritional elements that alsoincrease aggression. Certaintoxins may cause aggression. Forexample, elevated lead levelscause neurological signs thatmight include aggression. Complexpartial seizures occurring in thoseareas of the brain with executivefunction over aggression seemto cause an unusually explosive
type of aggression. And finally,portosystemic shunt or other liverdisease can cause high levelsof blood ammonia which leadto hepatic encephalopathy. Itssymptoms include irritability andaggression.
Which drugs are most effective attreating aggression?DODMAN: Aggression in dogs isprimarily treated with Reconcile®, aveterinary form of Prozac®; and adrug we recently pioneered for thisuse called Clonidine.
Please tell me about Reconcile first.DODMAN: The former Dean ofour veterinary school, the lateFranklin Lowe, D.V.M., Ph.D., said“Reconcile is to animal behaviorwhat Ivermectin is to parasitology.”Ivermectin is effective against abroad spectrum of animal parasites.Veterinarians need only reach forit when treating a dog for worms.Dr. Lowe likened Reconcile toIvermectin because Reconcileeffectively treats pretty much alltypes of behavior problems: owner-directed aggression, fears andphobias, compulsive disorders andurine marking. If a veterinarianknew nothing else about behavioralpharmacology other than how touse Reconcile, that would stand himor her in pretty good stead.
Why is Reconcile effective?DODMAN: Reconcile is a SelectiveSerotonin Reuptake Inhibitor(SSRI) that increases the level ofserotonin in the brain. Serotonin isthe central player in aggression.If an aggressive dog is givenReconcile, the serotonin level in hisbrain increases. That dampens anyaggression, reduces impulsivity andactually fortifies self-confidence.
According to mycolleague, Dr. Klaus Miczek, apsychopharmacologist andTuft’s professor, the rule is prettysimple. “When serotonin goes up,aggression goes down. And whenserotonin goes down, aggressiongoes up.”
What about Clonidine?DODMAN:We were the first toexplore Clonidine’s use to treatvarious forms of aggression. Mostnotably, we’ve reported on its use infear-based aggression--a conditionwhich doesn’t respond as well to CONTINUED ON PAGE 70
SSRIs as other forms of aggression.
How does Clonidine work?DODMAN:When dogs feelthreatened, they get into “fight orflight” mode. Noradrenaline, a.k.a.norepinephrine, is the hormonemost instrumentally involved inthis response. [For example,]when a German Shepherd Dogis flashing his teeth and trying tobite, he’s in the fight or flight modeand his norepinephrine system iscompletely switched on. Clonidineworks by attenuating the releaseof norepinephrine in the brain. It’san alpha-2 agonist drug. Alpha-2drugs bind to alpha-2 receptors and,in so doing, reduce the release ofnorepinephrine.
How effective is Clonidine?DODMAN:We used Clonidine to treatdogs with various fearful conditionslike thunderstorm phobia, separationanxiety and fear aggression andwe found that it’s very effective.We’re publishing a paper on its usein the journal Veterinary Behavior.Nowadays, when you surf veterinarybehavior websites where there’sdiscussion of the pharmacologicaltreatment of fearful or aggressivebehavior in dogs, the word Clonidinealways crops up as it has nowentered the behaviorists’ lexicon.
While the success rate for eachindividual dog varies, we have foundthat 70 percent of dogs with fear-based aggression respond well whengiven Clonidine. Occasionally, wesee more dramatic improvement.One dog, who was aggressive to allother dogs and couldn’t be taken toa park, let alone run around off-lead,became a completely different dogwhen given Clonidine 1-hour beforegoing to the park. After receivinghis pre-park Clonidine, he’d runaround and play with all of the otherdogs. He’d lost his fear--caused bythe norepinephrine surge--and thatmade him calm enough to interactwith other dogs.
Are Reconcile and Clonidineprescribed separately?DODMAN: Clonidine and Reconcilemay be prescribed separately butalso can be used together. Justyesterday, I put a client’s dog onReconcile as a background moodstabilizer with Clonidine “as needed”to control acute situations.
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Judge Mrs. Lois Sanford
OwnersJohn & Cynthia Neet& Rose Hielscher
Handledby Joel Rosenblatt
BreederVeronica Heikkila
GCh. Crowbay’s Wind in the USA
Windy blew into the East Coastand swept the 3 days with 3 Best of Breeds and2 Group Placements including a supported entry
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Even before the crowd ofexhibitors and enthusiastsgathered on April 10, 2011at the University of PhoenixStadium in Glendale, AZ for the2011 DDBSA National Specialty,
many were wondering just who wouldtake home this year’s crown. Would itbe a west coast dogue or an east coastdogue...or, maybe, something altogetherdifferent?
Early on, two dogues positionedthemselves as front runners for thebreed’s highest honor: GCH Evergreen’sRub My Belly at Rising Star “Buddha”(bred by Angie Reed; owned by JenniferRoberts) and GCH Mount Sinai’s CrusaderSt Amand (bred/owned by Paula Duvall).Buddha lives with his owner in CO;handled by Michael Brantley, Buddhacan mostly be found at shows from theRockies westward. Crusader hails fromKY and he, along with his handler KentMacfarlane, has become more of afixture in the Northeast circuits.
With males averaging in the 150 lbrange, the Dogue de Bordeaux is notthe easiest, or most economical, doguewith whom to travel; combined withthe fact that most Bordeaux are owner-handled, there are only a few shows ina given year that host dogues from allover the country: Eukanuba, Westminster,and the DDBSA National Specialty. Indramatic fashion, Buddha and Crusader
split the honors as Best of Breed winners atEukanbua and Westminster respectively.It would seem the stage was set for a realshowdown in Arizona.
But of course, all fans of truly greatdrama know it’s the added twists thatmake for the best storyline.
The arrival of two high-profile Europeandogues, one of whom won the covetedFrench Club Match in 2007, had Bordeauxcircles abuzz with “what ifs” and “what doyou thinks.”
Combine all of this with the first timeappearances of some fantastic youngadult dogues and we had ourselves acompetition.
First time DDBSA National Specialtyjudge Jurgen Sauer held court over theentry of 64 dogues. From the first dogueto enter the ring to awarding Best inSpecialty, Judge Sauer’s placements weretrue to standard. The winning dogues inevery class had it all: substance, balance,correct structure, and great head type.
The first big win of the day went toBritish import, and 2007 French Club Matchwinner, Rozeldogue’s Templeson (bred/CONTINUED ON PAGE 105
American-made vs. Germanengineering, L.A. Lakers vs.Boston Celtics, Tupac vs. Biggie. Allgreat rivalries involve some sortof territorial bragging rights.So it’s no surprise that the Dogue deBordeaux would find itself involvedin its own turf battle of sorts.
at the University of Phoenix
ven before the crowd ofexhibitors and enthusiastsgathered on April 10, 2011at the University of Phoenix
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Can aggression be controlled withmedication alone?DODMAN: Yes. We did a study todetermine how well Reconcile workedin isolation. It showed that it works verywell on its own to treat owner-directedaggression. The results of the study werepublished in the AVMA Journal. One ofthe dogs in that study was a Dalmatianwho was biting his owner 43 times aweek. Reconcile reduced his aggressionlevel to zero without any behaviormodification.
Does that mean behavior modification isunnecessary?DODMAN: No. Behavior modificationplays an important role. It helps improvecommunication between the dogand owner. If the dog is afraid of aparticular person or situation, then, wetell the owner to listen to their dog andeither stop exposing him to whateverhe’s afraid of or implement a plan todesensitize the dog to it. If the ownerchooses to desensitize the dog, we showhim how to do it gradually. While fearsdon’t go away entirely, you can supplantthem with new learning and therebyreduce the dog’s reactivity.
We also teach owners avoidance. Incases where dogs exhibit owner-directedaggression, we advise owners about howto avoid getting bitten. For example, if adog bites whenever someone puts theirhand in his food bowl, then, we tell theowner not to put their hand in the dog’sbowl.
The goal of behavior modificationis to teach the dog and the owner tointeract in a new way, where the dogrespects the owner and therefore doesn’tshow aggression toward him or her.Medications like Reconcile and Clonidinefacilitate that process. We always tryto get to the point where medicationis no longer needed--where the dog’sbehavior has changed enough that theowner can manage without it.
Are there instances where medication isgiven long-term?DODMAN: Some dogs do well with acombination of medicine and behaviormodification and don’t need to bemedicated after new learning takesplace. Despite some owners’ best effortsto implement an effective behaviormodification program, however, theproblem comes back after medication isdiscontinued. In those cases, medicationis continued, sometimes indefinitely.Many patients of mine have been on itfor many years.
Medication isn’t something trainersshould immediately think of every time
they see an aggressive dog. It shouldbe reserved for severe cases only orones that are unlikely to respond tobehavior modification alone. I prescribebehavioral medication more often thanmost vets because I see the worst of theworst. By the time owners reach me, theyare at the point of giving up. The samepeople come back a year later and tellus the dog they were thinking of puttingdown is no longer acting out and is nowtheir good buddy.
Do the drugs have side effects?DODMAN: There are some temporary,minor side effects in a certain percentageof dogs. With Reconcile, 20 percent ofdogs have a slightly reduced appetite oract overly calm. If these side effects aremore intense, we tell the owner to stopthe drug for a few days, then, restart it ata lower dose. By the time the dogs reachthe 4th week of treatment, most of themare showing no side effects at all.
With Clonidine, there can be somesedation if too high a dosage is used.If a dog is sensitive to either drug andappears overly tired or sedate, we cutback on the dosage.
Are other medications used to treataggression?DODMAN:While I prefer to treataggression with Reconcile and Clonidine,there are other medications that are usedsometimes. These include beta blockerslike Propranol®. We also sometimes useanxiety reducing, Valium-type drugslike Xanax®. When aggression is moreorganic in nature and linked to seizures,we treat it with anticonvulsants likephenobarbital, bromide, gabapentin orKeppra®.
More recently, we’ve begun usingdrugs that block N-Methyl-D-aspartate(NMDA) receptors. They block aneurotransmitter called glutamate.Glutamate is the main excitatoryneurotransmitter in the central nervoussystem. Attenuating the action ofglutamate has been shown to relievesocial anxiety in humans. A lot ofaggression in dogs stems from socialanxiety. Drugs like amantadine ormemantine are NMDA receptor blockers.
[As you can see,] there are a numberof different causes of aggression and anumber of different drugs can be usedto palliate them. Drugs can be usedalone to treat it or they can be used incombination.
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Yokkaichi All Breed Club Dog Showin a good frame of mind, because just beforetaxiing out the pilot announced we had aflat tire. He expected it should not take morethan an hour to change it. Knowing I had a4-hour connection in Narita I was not worriedabout getting the plane to Nagoya.
With this segment going to be expandedto 15 hours I looked at the positive. Onemore hour to sleep, read or watch the latestmovies. Where else in life does one get aperiod of 15 hours without any pressure tofulfill a time schedule. The first thing I did wasgrab the new issue of Dogs in Review to seewhat was happening in the sport aroundthe world. Reading comments by PeggyHelming reminded me of a super Newf I hadgiven Best to in Japan years ago. Which inturn reminded me of a great Newf when Iawarded him Best in Mexico to become thetopwinning dog ever in one year. These dogswere bred by David & Peggy Helming, whohave influenced the breed in every corner ofthe globe.
Arriving in Narita I was pleasantlysurprised just how easy the connection was.Immigration went so quick, except I hadforgotten to get an address where I wouldbe staying in Nagoya. The name and phonenumber of my contact in Nagoya got methrough immigration. My connection was onANA and checking in was very close and fastmoving. I was escorted into a lovely loungewith good food and drink. Having a smokingroom right in the lounge was an especiallyadded treat for me. The gates and securitywere real close by and the security checkwas done in less than one minute. Nextto the gate while sitting in a smoking roomannouncements were constantly made inregard to boarding.
The short flight to Nagoya, which is thethird largest city of Japan, went very quicklysince I slept nearly all the way. When I got offthe plane in Nagoya I realized it had been 24hours since I pulled out of my driveway. Anadded treat came when a young man, EricBeglar, grabbed my luggage and informedme I was staying at a hotel right at the airport.I had images of a two-hour car ride in Japan’straffic. The short distance from the airportto the hotel in Moscow recently averagedtwo and a half hours for most. Often in thestates clubs use hotels close to the airport,but it usually means waiting at least half anhour for the van to arrive and we have allwaited at times an hour or more, sometimesstanding out in the freezing cold along withrain or snow.
Sincemy arrival was scheduled to get intoNagoya at 7:30 PM, I told my hosts I wouldopt for dining on my own in the hotel. Sincethey will have to entertain me and the otherjudges for the next five days, this would beless of a burden to them.
The hospitality for judges is greatlydifferent in foreign countries thanthe way it is handled generally inthe states. For many shows now inthe states sometimes the judgesnever meet a club member. Thehotel van picks the judges up atthe airport and the hotel provides
transportation back and forth to the dog show.Our stewards pass on our luncheon tickets andoften the superintendents give us our checks. Thisis not a bad thing since it allows the few membersmost clubs have today to attend to the duties ofputting the show. But in foreign countries judgesare a tremendous responsibility to the club. Itnearly always means meeting them at the airport,transporting them to the show, entertaining themover late dinners for four or five nights and usuallyarranging tours for one or two days in the citywhere the show is. Sometimes in foreign countriesit is embarrassing that the few members go to somuch trouble to make our visit so memorable.Often it also means having a translator for theEnglish speaking judges. While inMoscow recentlyone morning my translator for the critiques wasdelayed. Thismeant thatoneof theorganizers hadto step in and take over this duty while overseeing61 other judges. One has to remember that inforeign lands they do not have superintendents.The show giving club is responsible for the entireorganization of the show. I cannot think of anyclubs in America today that could put on a showjust by the efforts of its members. That is probablythe reason why most clubs no longer put on amatch show.
It is hard for Americans to comprehend howshows work in most countries. Usually you do notknow what breeds you will be judging and sometimes you do not even know if you will be judgingjust one day or two. At least here in Nagoya Iknow I am judging a Golden Specialty on Fridayand two days of all breed shows. Japan usestwo different systems for shows. One is the FCIsystems and the other the Japanese Kennel Clubsystem. Over the course of a weekend each daycould be a different system. Going to other lands Ireally am never concerned about the mechanicsor procedures for judging. If you have a goodsteward you only have to judge the dogs and theywill assist with theprocedures. Havinga stampwithyour signature makes it go so much easier, sincethe stewards will usually then sign all the paperwork for you, which literally could save an hour ormore. The one thing to remember when judgingin foreign countries is to go with the flow. There isan old saying “when in Rome, do as the Romansdo”. Cultures are different everywhere and weare invited guests so try and make it as easy aspossible for our hosts. They go to a lot of effort andgreat expense to bring foreigners to their shows. Ihave never judged a foreign assignment where Ifelt I was not treated properly or felt they did notmeet my needs.
Some places even go to the trouble of
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supplying your wants. We do not use a lot offoreign judges in the states, but we should tryand make an extra effort when we do. Whilein Moscow I overheard some English speakingforeign judges saying what little hospitalitythey encountered in the states. Keeping up atradition set by Ann and Tom Stevenson, SantaBarbara always uses some foreign judges. Extraefforts are taken to ensure their comfort. Lastyear exhibitors came from Russia, China, Japan,Italy, Brazil, etc. They were made to feel aswelcome as possible, along with East Coastexhibitors that are not familiar with the area.During the Montgomery County weekend withsomanypeople fromaround theworld, Hatboroand Montgomery have a hospitality area set upfor overseas exhibitors. I am not aware if ourother big shows like Westminster or the AKC/Eukanuba do it also.
Thursday morning Luis Pinto Teixeira arrivedfromPortugalearly in themorning. AftermeetingLuis, Stephanie and I checked out of the hotelat the airport and drove about an hour to wherewe would be staying for the weekend near theshow. I realized then that Wednesday night wasjust a layover before going to the show areain Nagoya. I felt bad when I learned her sonEric rode on a train for 4 hours one way just tomeet me and get me checked into the hotelconnected to the airport.
Stephanie, Luis and I arrived at our lovelyhotel late morning and checked in beforemeeting Mr. Kadowaki for a fabulous lunch ata steakhouse of Japanese style. After lunch weopted for a short rest before venturing on somesightseeing. A short walk to the train station wewere bound by train to visit a famous castle.Upon boarding the train we were informed wehad purchased tickets for the local train andnot the luxurious express train. This only entailedpaying the difference in price to the conductorand we were ushered to our assigned seats.After reaching our stop for the castle we tooka short cab ride to the castle itself. Because ofit being around 5:15 PM the castle was closedso we just walked around the beautiful area forsome time and hailed a cab to a wonderfulhotel which had a rooftop bar and restaurant.The cab ride turned out to be only two shortblocks. We enjoyed several drinks whilewatching a glorious sunset and the city comingto life with its very decorative lighting. This was amagnificent view and we hated to leave whenit was time to catch a train back to where wewere staying. Upon arriving back at the hotelwe were quickly whisked off to a wonderfulKorean type barbeque style place where wecooked all kinds of great meats on a pot of hotcoals, in the middle of the table. It was a veryrelaxing way to end a long day, especially forLuis, who had only arrived in the morning.
Friday composed of only a Golden RetrieverSpecialty judged by me and a ChihuahuaSpecialty judged by Luis. He had about 75Chihuahuas and I had 55 Goldens. Saturday
Luis has 20 Goldens and on Sunday I judge Goldensagain, but only have 16. I imagine the Goldenpeople only want to pay for my opinion one timeover a three-day period. It is interesting in Asia thatone judges the same breed twice on the sameweekend.
Friday the Specialties were just a very shortdistance outside of the city. They were held in avery nice building that was well lit and a very goodsurface for the dogs without using mats. Becauseit was “Golden Week”, which is a major holiday inJapan, many exhibitors had major traffic delays. Westarted the judging at 12:30 PM instead of noon. Theoverall quality was very good. I had only Americantype Goldens. Several of the bitches were of topquality, with several major awards being a very closecall. The only negative was several of the Goldenshad questionable temperaments. Hopefully thesedogs will not be bred from. Although Japan is an FCIcountry, they prefer the American type of Golden.
Luis Pinto Teixeira, from Portugal, judged Goldenson Saturday. The entry was only 20 and I supposemany exhibitors did not want to show to a Europeanjudge. This was foolish on their part since only oneEuropean type Golden was shown and did not win.The judging of Luis was so very similar to mine. Hemight prefer the European type, but judged theAmerican dogs to their best advantage.
Friday evening Luis, myself and thecommittee were joined for a lovelydinner by the Japanese judges whowere judging Saturday. It was nice tomeet new fellow judges and renewacquaintances with old Japanesefriends. It gave an opportunity to meetfamous breeders from Japan.
SaturdayandSunday the showswere inadifferentlocation. It was estimated that the drive would bebetween one to one and a half hours from the hotel.Extra time was allowed because of the concernholiday traffic might be bad. We departed the hotelat 7:45 AM and it only took one hour so plenty oftime was spent having coffee with our Japanesecounterparts. On Saturday I only had about 60 dogsto judge so I spent a lot of time watching Luis judge.Saturday I had the pleasure of judging all the Bests.This encompasses, Best Baby King, Best Baby Queen,Best Puppy King Best Puppy Queen, Best Adult Kingand Best Adult Queen. It is not until the end of theshow that a male or female compete against eachother. Only for Best Baby, Puppy and Adult do thesexes compete for the three top awards of theshow.
Pembrokes are a very strong weekend in Japan.Both my Baby King and Queen were litter matePembrokes. In adults my Best Kingwas a tri Pembrokeand Reserve Queen to a very lovely Pembroke also.A lovely Golden puppy dog was Best Puppy in showa lovely young Golden bitch won the final Best. Afterthe end of the show, I had a tremendous amount ofphotos to be taken. Because of it being the end ofa long day some of the youngsters were quite tiredfrom being in the ring so many times and it takes
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longer to get a good picture of them.
Arriving back to the hotel we only had lessthan ten minutes before we were picked upfor dinner. We were going back to the samewonderful Hibachi style restaurant for dinner, butthe menu was seafood instead of beef from theprevious evening.
The judges that were judging on Sundaywere a different crew of Japanese judges fromthe Saturday panel. This gave Luis and me theopportunity to meet more fine Japanese judges.As tired asweall were fromalong late dinner,mostof us opted to have a nightcap when we arrivedback at the hotel to talk the universal languageof dogs.
Knowing the traffic would not be as bad andknowing exactly how long it would take to driveto the showgrounds, it was a treat not having toleave the hotel until 8:45 AM. The extra sleepingtime was appreciated by all.
Upon arriving at the showwewere asked if wecould judge as fast as possible since the showwaslarger and the club only had the venue until 5 PM.Groups cannot start until all the breed judging isfinished. Starting at 10 AM and having 160 dogsI knew I would have to move quickly to be doneby 2 PM. It meant judging 40 dogs per hourand some time slots a few more. It was helpfulto have already judged the Goldens on Fridayand several other Sporting breeds the previousday. Like other Asian countries it is hard for us tocomprehend that we are allowed to judge thesame breeds two days in a row. The rationale isthat the dogs need two sets of points, but theycan be awarded by the same judge. It also helpstime wise that three dogs are placed in a classnot four.
Finishing at 1:50 PM allowed for the groups tostart even earlier than had been expected andwe could meet the 5 PM deadline. Luis Teixeirahad the pleasure of doing all the Bests Sunday.He chose a beautiful white Toy Poodle for BestKing and a super Giant Schnauzer bitch as BestQueen who pressed the Poodle hard, but thefinal nod went to the King. The Golden bitchthat went Best on Saturday was not shown thefollowing day, because of the owners beinginvolved with the Sunday club. And on Saturdaythe Giant Schnauzer did not make it to the finals.I did get the pleasure of seeing her up close andwas extremely impressed by her quality. Herowner went Winners Dog at the US Regionallast year and is taking this bitch this year to ourNational. I would be very surprised if she is notvery competitive against our best.
Special mention has to be noted for a GreatPyrenees that was not judged by Mr. Teixeiraor me. Luis is a much better authority than I inregard to the breed, but this was a Pyrenees thatcaptivated both of us greatly. This dog, bred inJapan, could compete very favorably in anyWorking group in the states today. He is fairlyyoung, but I am sure he will have a great winningcareer in Japan.
After the show Sunday we retreated back to thecityand stoppedat thekennels ofMr.&Mrs. Kadowaki.We got to see a lot of wonderful Chihuahuas ofdifferent ages. There was one young smooth pupthat really captivated both of us. Mr. & Mrs. Kadowakialso hope great things for this rising star. I am lookingforward to seeing or judging him here in the states inthe future. The Kadowaki always do so well here inthe states and I am sure this youngster will win big allover the world.
On Monday Luis, Stephanie, meand Mr. Kadowaki drove off to aneighboring city to see one of thegreat temples of Japan. Being itwasthenationalholidayofGoldenWeek the crowds were enormouseverywhere we ventured. It wasamazing to see so many people
at a wonderful old village with their pets. I could notget over seeing so many people carrying or walkingChihuahuas with themost beautiful heads. We had tostand on a long line to be able to enjoy a traditionalJapanese lunchof special soups. After lunchwedroveto the ocean area to see lady divers retrieve oystersin hopes of them containing fabulous pearls. Then wevisited the Pearl Museum, which was very fascinatingto learn the history and the making of cultured pearls.The last stop of the day was the wonderful shop ofthe famous Mikimoto Pearls. Luis and I were asked tojudge a class of beautiful sets of tie bars and cuff links.Our choice of the class became a gift from our host.
Tuesday morning when Mr. Kadowaki andStephanie drove Luis and me back to the Nagoyaairport I was so saddened that I could not be stayinglonger in Japan. It was a week of great company,food, drink and wonderful dogs. When saying goodbye, my only thoughts were looking forward to seeingthe Kadowakis and Luis shortly at the World Show inParis.
When Iaccepted the invitation to judge inNagoya,I never imagined just what awonderful experience layahead of me. Because of the clubs using StephanieSwoll to helpwith all our arrangements, it added to thetrip running so smoothly for us. Stephanie is a directorof ICSB, which is the International Canine Semen Bankof Asia. So she connects top breeders from all aroundthe world. We certainly saw her efforts playing animportant role to the sport in Japan.
Departing out of Nagoya I had to connect throughNarita. I did not realize I would have to go throughsecurity again and also go through immigration. Iwould suggest allowing at least two hours for thisconnection. I only had an hour and fifteen minutesand barely made the connection. When I clearedimmigration a Continental agent was holding a signsaying Newark and we literally ran fast to the gate,where upon my arrival the door to the plane wasclosed behind me. I could not help but think thata small souvenir Mr. Kadowaki bought for me at thetemple would really bring me luck. I was so glad thatI had it in my pocket.
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Yokkaichi All Breed Club Dog ShowCONTINUED FROM PAGE 78
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BREEDER/OWNERBREEDER/OWNER
JENNIFER YOUNG-JOHNSONJENNIFER YOUNG-JOHNSON
SHIDA CHINESE CRESTEDS & XOLOSSHIDA CHINESE CRESTEDS & XOLOS
OWNER/HANDLEROWNER/HANDLER
CANDRA LOUTZENHISERCANDRA LOUTZENHISER
KOUNTRYTYMEKOUNTRYTYME
CH. SHIDA MIGHTY JOE YOUNGCH. SHIDA MIGHTY JOE YOUNG
THREE IN A ROWTHREE IN A ROWFORFOR JOE THE XOLO!JOE THE XOLO!
Thank you for these wonderfulThank you for these wonderfulBack -to -Back -to-Back Group PlacementsBack -to -Back -to-Back Group Placements
GROUP THIRD - LAKE MATHEWS KENNEL CLUBGROUP THIRD - LAKE MATHEWS KENNEL CLUB
JUDGE DR. WANDA V. SPEDIACCIJUDGE DR. WANDA V. SPEDIACCI
GROUP FOURTH - RIO HONDO KENNEL CLUB (SATURDAY)GROUP FOURTH - RIO HONDO KENNEL CLUB (SATURDAY)JUDGE MS. CHRISTINE SALYERS ANDERSONJUDGE MS. CHRISTINE SALYERS ANDERSON
GROUP THIRD - RIO HONDO KENNEL CLUB (SUNDAY)GROUP THIRD - RIO HONDO KENNEL CLUB (SUNDAY)JUDGE MS. SANDY WHEATJUDGE MS. SANDY WHEAT
• JOE IS THE #1* XOLO• JOE IS THE #1* XOLO
*The Dog News Top Ten List - Breed points
californiadreamin’in the room increased. Finally, to great popularapplause, he pointed to the Winners Dog,Orchard Hill Charismatic, as his Best of Breed!What an amazing achievement for an animalso young, just over 15 months of age. BOS toGCH Grantilley Here Comes Annie, owned byLana Adair & bred by Rita Bidgood, shown byElaine Mitchell. Select Dog was the UK bredCh Lanola Santiago, owned by CrizwoodKennels and bred by Stephen Goodwin.Select Bitch to Ch Revelry’s A ChelseaMorning, bred and owned by Barbara Bond& Erin Neale-Rolstad and shown byPenny Freberg.The coveted Awards of Merit, in no
particular order, were:GCH Full of Malarkey Miles of Aisles,
a former National BOB winner (2009).Bred and owned by Patrick Kelly &Tamara Kelly of WA.
GCH Kavalor Fenway Park, bredby Karen and Ronnie Galipeault fromMA and owned by Karen and RonnieGalipeault and Cheryl Barnes.GCH Bekenhall
Jailhouse Rock. Bredand owned by FrankieHall of TX and shown byBrian Livingston.Ch Aranel With Love.
Our only female AOM atthe show. Bred in the UKby Rick Aldous & MarkSmith and owned byJennifer Flowers Foster inCA.
The Best Puppyrosette was won thisyear by PrestwickcourtPicasso at Cottfordcourt whotopped the Sweepstakes as well.Quite a debut for this youngster.Best Bred by Exhibitor honors wentto Fleet Street String of Pearls, just13 months old, bred and ownedby Carol & Hank Williams andshown by Carol. Happily, therewas a Brace competition this year,and the Best Brace in Show waswon by the two look-alike rubys,Storeyland Golden Ransom andGCh Amantra Lady Macbeth,shown by a smiling Jan Gallagher.The Thursday evening awards
banquet and Charitable Trust dinner offeredsomething for everyone—dazzling Cavalier-related items to bid on—in both a silent anda live auction run by the redoubtable DavidFrei, “The voice of Westminster” (and a proudowner of his very own Cavalier). In total, over$21,000 was raised on this gala occasion, mostof it going to cavalier health research and the
Trust that sponsors this essential work. Therewas hardly a dry eye as David showedus his film of all the amazing good deedsperformed by Therapy Dogs in his Angelon a Leash program. The important ROMawards were handed out to our newqualifiers—7 dams and 4 sires--with suitablephotos and biographies on dual screensin the hall. As an aside, the dam of theGrand Prize Futurity winner and the BOBwas among those taking a ROM plaquehome, Ch Orchard Hill Never Grow Up. Theultimate award acknowledging a producerof ROMS is the Legion of Merit—this year it
went to the bitch, Ch Bramble Royal HeritageROM LOM. And as a notable accent to theevening, a tearful Helen Jesse from GA wasacknowledged for all her dedication and efforton behalf of the Trust, the 4th winner of thePatricia L. Kanan Award for Outstanding Service.Cavalier people are nothing if not “stayers.”
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Schipperke Club of America National SpecialtyCONTINUED FROM PAGE 99
Then time for the Premier event of theannual SCA National Specialty – the Schip-A-Thon!! Fran Keyes has been the creativegenius behind this event since its inceptionseveral years ago and outdoes herself yearafter year with a little help from her friends.Schip fanciers dress themselves and theirdogs in wonderful costumes, performing in avariety of skits, each one demonstrating thepatience our dogs have with their belovedowners. During the “Brood Bitch” class,dams and their get were judged by ErinRoberts. The grand finale is always a skit thatFran herself has developed, guaranteedto bring the crowd to tears of laughter. Thisyear was no exception as John Penatello,Fran’s cohort in fun, dressed in a rednegligee, brought the house down duringhis performance.
Judging of the bitches commenced onFriday morning. With 50 bitches present,Mr. Stanbridge had good depth of qualityfrom which to choose. Winners Bitch wasawarded to DeLamer Teeny Weeny BlackBikini, owner Krista Nuovo. Riptide’s I ToldYou So At Dideb, owner Debbie Studwell,received the nod for Reserve Winners Bitch.
Friday night brought the Top Twentycompetition with the opportunity to seesome of the top winning Schipperkes inthe country and visit with friends we seeonly once a year. The winner was GCHSandevel’s Light My Fire, owner Sandra King.The week was almost overwith the final competitionfor Best of Breed thefollowing day.
The Best of Breed
competition began with 37 dogs, 14 bitches, 2 veterandogs, 3 veteran bitches, Winners Dog and Winners Bitch,a total of 58 Schipperkes all vying for the top awardat the 2011 SCA National Specialty. Mr. Stanbridgesystematically worked through them all and in the endstood 12 Schipperkes all looking like they were cut fromthe same mold, so similar in silhouette were they. Thefinal results were as follows:BOB - CH DeLamer Pink Flamingo, owner Carol FalkBOW – DeLamers Teeny Weeny Black Bikini, owner KristaNuovoBOS – CH DeLamer’s Just Wait and Sea, owner KristaNuovoSelect Dog – GCH De Lamer Point Break, ownerNanciEllyn LazarowitzSelect Bitch – CH Bonchien Little Miss Sunshine, ownerRonald RollinsAwards of Merit, in no particular order:CH Dideb’s Le Johnny Be Good, owner Debbie StudwellGCH Bonchien Cedric The Entertainer, owner KristenHenryGCH Sheradin’s Secret Spirit, owner Tina WillifordGCH Dante’s Fire When Ready, owner Michael JamesonGCH Sandevel’s Light My Fire, owner Sandy KingGCH Dante’s All Fired Up, owner Dr. Mary KrausMardeck’s The Sorcerer’s Son, owner E. Marlene LayngBest Puppy - Mardeck’s The Sorcerer’s SonBest Bred By Exhibitor – Riptide’s I Told You So At DidebBest Veteran – GCH Dante’s All Fired Up
Our awards banquet was Saturday night, and the2011 SCA National Specialty was over. Time to go backto our everyday lives until we meet again…..May 14-19,
2012 in Lancaster, PA!
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