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By dr. roBert smith, judges approval process committee

By pat trotter

By matthew h. stander

By connie vanacore

By sharon pflaumer

By lesley Boyes

By dr. & mrs. samuel peacock

By sharon newcomB

By karl donvil

By dave frei

By elliott weiss

By mj nelson

By pam peat

By shaun coen

By matthew h. stander

By cheryl zappala

By karolynne mcateer

By eugene z. zaphiris


By jeri poller


10 Editorial

14 Open Letter To The Fancy

18 Inside The Sport

22 Question Of The Week

26 Connie’s Comments

30 Dogs Make It Big In Show Biz

34 Bests Of The Week

38 Ten Questions

44 Great Dog Men and Women of the Past: Henry Stoecker

46 The Fancy Speaks: The Eight Hundred Pound Gorilla In The Room

50 The European Dog Show

52 19 ‘Enthusiastic’ Dogs In WKC Hunting Test

54 A Tale Of Two Right Brained Women

58 Tundra Dogs And A Lot More: Siberian Huskies

60 Affens With ‘Altitude’: Affenpinscher National Specialty

62 Off The Leash

66 Delegates Committees, Dog Shows And More

68 The St. Bernard Club of America National Specialty

80 Give Me Moore! (Moore County Kennel Club, That Is!)

106 The Gossip Column

110 Click – Santa Ana Kennel Club

116 Click – West Volusia Kennel Club

124 Click - The Way We Were

129 Letters To The Editor

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130 handlers directory

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The Smith Committee LetterThe extraordinary reaction of the Mem-bers of the Smith Committee to the ac-tions of a single Board Member’s attempt to establish a personal website totally without authority and entirely on his own in the matter of Judges Approval is docu-mented in this issue on page 14. Last week these pages reacted similarly in our con-demnation of the actions of Board Mem-ber Gladstone. Throughout the week this outrage has continued to build and while we believe that the Committee is abso-lutely correct in expressing its sentiments we remain confused and shocked at the silence of the overall Board in this matter. Whether, as did the majority of the Board vote for a 21-day postponement of action or you voted for immediate approval the fact remains no individual Board mem-ber was authorized to invade the domain site of AKC and establish his own site in obvious conflict with AKC’s. This was and remains outrageous action bordering on the edge of a coup d’etat, which must not be permitted to be continued. The Board’s silence itself is as unacceptable as were the actions of the single member Gladstone. Indeed this silence implies a form of acceptance of his actions, which the Board should unanimously be in op-position to. While the Smith Letter is a step in the right direction it is the Board itself which must speak up as one in order to protect its own integrity, respect and power as the ruling body of the American Kennel Club.

Hurricane NewsIt’s pretty well accepted in AKC circles that exhibitors can continue not to expect reimbursement of entry fees for shows cancelled due to weather or other Acts of God. Even football, which has tradition-ally been played in rain, snow and what have you, has altered its policies and has begun to delay or postpone games due to lightening and other weather related fac-tors. But now comes an interesting sort of letter to the editor, which is in this week’s issue, from someone who enjoys

going to both UKC and AKC shows. She advises that at all UKC shows which are cancelled due to weather the exhibitor is given the choice of having the entry fee refunded to them or to have it applied to-wards next years shows! So incredulous were the facts contained therein that these pages contacted Wayne Cavanaugh, Presi-dent of UKC, to be told that yes indeed that was the case and has been the case for the last 10 years! Of course one is really not comparing apples to apples here since in very many cases UKC not only owns but puts on the show frequently without the use of an outside show super, which of course is not the case with AKC licensed shows. Nonetheless there are comparisons to be made between the shows run by the differ-ing registry agencies and certainly room for AKC and its show-giving clubs to at the very least consider altering its present policies with regard to reimbursements for exhibitors.

National Specialty TimeMontgomery is upon us--sooner than most would like but it is here shortly nonethe-less. Of equal importance are the number of Breed Specialties that have been taking place for the past two weeks and will con-tinue throughout the month of October. The importance of Montgomery to the world of the Terrier cannot be denied and it is prob-ably thought of as the most prestigious if not important all-terrier show in the world. And as critical to the world of the terrier as is Montgomery it also establishes itself on an annual basis as being one of the last vestiges for shows that rally the true dog enthusiast to show their colors. It is unfor-tunate that AKC has not taken advantage of the situation and established seminars and conferences to coincide around these events, which deal with National and In-ternational discussions about the dog. Here we have a built-in and existing clan of dog lovers who may be and are attending na-tional meetings without there being a soli-tary unifying event or topic. What an ideal place for the U of P to hold a seminar or AKC to reach out to the international and national visitors as a unifying meeting place. Just a thought but an interesting one to these pages for sure.

Dogs Detecting CancerThe fact that dogs can be used to reli-ably detect lung cancer has been re-ported by researchers in Germany. This sort of information has been reported before but in the European Respiratory Journal it was stated that they had found that trained dogs could detect a tumor in 71% of the patients. However, these scientists do not know which chemical the dogs are detecting, which they said they need to find out in order to develop a screening program. That seems to be a long way off but it is known dogs can detect some cancers such as those of the skin, bladder, bowel and breast, such as those trained by the charity Cancer and Biodetection Dogs. It is thought tumors produce a “volatile” chemical that a dog can detect. The problem in most of these studies is that the dogs cannot commu-nicate the biochemistry of the scent of cancer although as a result of this work these researchers are now working on ‘electronic noses’, which would be able to detect the same chemical as does the dog. What an amazing world we live in--at times--isn’t it!!!

Thought For The WeekGet involved with AKC’s new cam-paign “Good Things We Are Doing”. Highlighted in Shaun Coen’s column this week, AKC has wisely and finally gotten on the stick to proclaim its own virtues. Whether they have acted timely enough or not remains to be seen but at least some kind of effort is being made. Hopefully all of those who are interest-ed in seeing AKC continue and survive throughout the 21st Century will sup-port AKC in getting its various mes-sages across. These pages still strongly believe in enforcing a Code whereby all Parent Clubs encourage if not require all members to register each and every pup born in a litter. What a financial bo-nanza that would be for sure!

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Open Letter tO the Fancyfrom

Dr. Robert D. Smith Judges Approval Process Committee

deemed to be competent to judge. Conversely, the privilege is withheld or removed from those that are not deemed capable of competent judging.

All changes, deletions and additions to the existing judging approval policy were designed to improve the quality of judging, use merit as the sole basis for deciding whether a person should judge and what breeds he or she should be approved for, simplify and streamline the application process, increase the number and quality of group judges and make it easier for clubs to fill their pan-els.

We realize that transitioning to a new system will present chal-lenges. Whenever a new system is started there is always some disruption of continuity. But we believe that the proposed judging approval process will, in the long run, improve the quality of judg-ing and make the application pro-cess less complex. We assumed that the Board would accept, modify or reject the proposal and were extremely disappointed that 7 of 13 individuals decided to send the proposal out for public comment, which would only delay implementation.

However, the committee reluc-tantly accepted this decision of the seven members of the Board, as the anticipation was that the fancy would take this opportunity to examine this proposal based upon its merit and if they chose, would supply comments and/or suggestions based upon their own individual interpretations. We were astonished when after the committee’s proposal was posted on the AKC website for comments, that one member of the Board of Directors set up his own personal website without the

We, the members of the Com-mittee to Revise the Judges Approval Process, believe

that everyone in the Fancy should un-derstand the circumstances relating to the proposal that we submitted to the AKC Board of Directors.

Most importantly, the committee did not work in a vacuum. Before even starting our deliberations, each member of the committee talked with dozens of breeders, exhibitors, handlers, new and longtime judges, superintendents and show chairmen to get their ideas on what was wrong in the old system and how it might be changed. Throughout our deliber-ations several lengthy proposals and suggestions were received, digested and discussed as we moved through the process.

Armed with this extensive input, the committee worked diligently for a full year to construct a compre-hensive plan that would eliminate the problems of the old system and create a system that is simpler and more streamlined than the current one. This plan emphasized refocus-ing the application process to be based on advancement on merit, rather than on generically check-ing boxes on a form. It is fair and as objective as possible to all ap-plicants while recognizing that fair-ness does not equate with equality. MERIT is the important factor to be considered, as opposed to longev-ity and simply checking boxes. This recognizes experience, knowledge, talent and the ability to judge and then rewards these factors. Above all, we wanted to, and we believe we did create a system that would im-prove the quality of judging at AKC dog shows.

The committee recognizes and endorses the long held AKC policy that judging is a privilege that is bestowed on individuals that are

Board’s knowledge or approval in an obvious attempt to influence comments that would coincide with his own. This is transparent as this rogue site did not simply direct individuals to the posting on akc.org to read the proposal and comment, but tarnished any objectivity through the personal opinions and propaganda supplied within it, thus corrupting the integ-rity of this exercise.

We the committee must ques-tion the inspiration behind the vote of these seven members. Even more so, we question the one member who felt it necessary to totally disregard the committee’s work and interject his personal opinions without the research our committee did to prepare this process. Without doubt, these actions indicate an evident lack of confidence in the board appointed Smith committee, of which we are insulted and offended.

As with judging dogs, what is paramount is to evaluate this proposal on its merit as a whole and not become lost on individual concerns relevant to ones own circumstances. The Committee sincerely hopes that its proposal will be viewed favorably and that we can expeditiously implement a new judging approval process that is superior to the one currently in place.

Chairman: Dr. Robert D. Smith

Members:Dr. Thomas M. DaviesMrs. Rosalind Kraus KramerMr. James S. CorbettMr. Edd E. BivinMr. James W. SmithMr. Robert S. ForsythMr. Darrell L. Hayes

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The first time I ever heard of FACEBOOK was when I received an e-mail asking me to be a “friend of Corky Vroom.” Since

I knew nothing of the process, I immedi-ately phoned Corky and said “I thought we were already friends!” He laughed and explained it all to me and accepted that my regret at not taking him up on it was due to two things: 1) I am still not truly in the 21st Century and 2) I couldn’t handle all the things I was already trying to do on the computer.

So Corky and I stayed in touch on the telephone and when he surfaced at Texas dog shows where wife Sue was the AKC representative. Corky’s idea of FACEBOOK was the good will it envi-sioned and the concept of keeping up with and in touch with many people in an easy format. If Facebook is operat-ing in the great beyond, I know Corky is communicating with all his friends in the greatest dog shows not on Earth. And now the recent death of Ric Chashoudian takes another of dogdom’s best out of our world and to another.

Ric was a consummate dogman who enjoyed breeding good dogs as well as handling them. His expertise at identify-ing potential prepotency in young sires and developing them into world class producers was extraordinary. Four of the dogs that proved his well-known success with sires were the Lakeland Red Baron, the Smooth Fox Terrier The Bratt, the Wire Fox Terrier Special Edition and the Airedale True Grit.

Ric piloted the Lakeland Ch. Jo-Ni’s Red Baron of Crofton to BIS at West-minster Kennel Club in 1976 and greatly respected the tail male sire line behind the dog. Thanks to Ric’s management, Red Baron became the sire that regener-ated the breed in America during the last decades of the 20th Century and went on to stamp generations of red Lakelands with his quality. Ch. Ttarb The Bratt sired 137 champions and is a huge factor in the pedigrees of most of the winning Smooth Fox Terriers we see in the rings today, including last year’s Top Dog All Breeds-Ch. J’Cobe Kemosabe Vigilante Justice.

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Sylair Special Edition to his outstand-ing BIS record before the dog ended up with Ric managing his stud career. This dog went on to break all Wire re-cords just as the Bratt did in Smooths. Ch. Bravo True Grit was an excellent Airedale with great breed character and type he threw to his progeny. At last count he was tied at the all time siring record for the breed with one of his own sons! And the list goes on, for few if any have ever had better instincts than Ric Chashoudian when it comes to predicting which dogs will have a great future as a sire. The influence Ric had on many of the terrier breeds will be felt for generations to come.

Many were the California dog shows in the good old days where Corky and Ric as well as others who are fortunately still here with us on Earth “duked it out.” Both were great pro-fessionals and dogmen in body, mind and spirit. Both respected their peers and those who bred quality dogs. They represented an era of outstanding com-petition that raised the bar for all who would take them on. Most of all, they were lasting inspiration for the young people that worked for them over the years. Plans for a memorial service at Montgomery County Kennel Club on October 8 are in the making.

FACEBOOK certainly serves a pur-pose when it allows us to know about such losses as well as when it brings good news. Otherwise one might not learn in a timely fashion to attend ser-vices or send a sympathy card. FACE-BOOK can be a closed network for the dog fancy or any other vested interest group and provides the advantage of instant communication for those within that given community. That’s all well and good. Like any other vehicle that serves as an information network, FACEBOOK can be abused.

Recent reports about the chatter on FACEBOOK ranging from indict-ments of judges to trashing one’s competition in a semi-public forum are quite disconcerting. Unfortunately, responding to such slams is not an op-tion most of the time, so the recipient must take comfort from the old adage that there is no such thing as bad pub-licity as long as your name is spelled correctly. Nonetheless, I am appalled at

some reports about such things that are in such bad taste. They do not reflect the sporting game that dogs should repre-sent. And certainly gossip is not gospel. Please, fellow fanciers, use such tools as FACEBOOK for positive purposes rather than trash talk. We don’t want dog people to make it into FACEOFF!

THIS AND THAT: Last weekend’s Gig Harbor Kennel Club shows in Shelton, WA were truly an outstanding experience in spite of the second day’s somewhat rainy weather. This club pays absolute attention to every detail imaginable. Consider that the paperweights that held the judging table together in very strong winds were personalized with the club’s name on them. Not only were all judges provided boutonnieres, but there were flowers everywhere including the ladies’ restroom! Group placements were marked with flowers of the color of your placement-blue, red, yellow and white!

The superb examples of Pacific North-west culinary delights served at the lunches included Dungeness crab along with other delicacies. During the group judging cheeses, fruits and clams from show chairman Richard Byrd’s own Puget Sound property were enjoyed by show officials, judges and ring stewards. Ring stewards are the unsung heroes of dog shows and contribute more than most realize to the judging process. This group was fabulous and it seems we have been blessed with such exceptional ring stew-ards most of this year.

The only fly in the ointment was the absence of Nancy Byrd, whose back prob-lems continue to test both Nancy and her specialists as they speculate about sur-gery. Fortunately, show co-chair Cassan-dra de la Rosa and husband Raul came to the rescue of an overburdened Ric Byrd and left no stone unturned to make the show picture-perfect. Hopefully Nancy will be back in action soon.

The Gig Harbor club is blessed with a good-sized hard-working membership and is becoming a premier show of the region. Located at fairgrounds in close proximity to a small airport, the show allows all to enjoy the spectacle of sky-divers by the dozen right next door. Sat-urday’s BIS went to the Taffe McFadden-handled English Setter with Tim Brazier and the white Standard Poodle going BIS on Sunday.

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Question oftheWeek

To answer the question: I don't think Staff has any business at-tending Delegates' meetings. If research is needed by staff, an electronic request can be made to a designated staff member and the answer promptly returned from HQ during the meeting. A few staff members, several in NYC and in Raleigh should be able to handle committee questions without a physical presence at the meeting. My complaint for years has been is the necessity of four Committee and Delegate meetings. Confer-ence calls and E mail can prove far less expensive than all the travel, reimbursement and rubber chicken lunches.Join the twenty-first century and give it a try.

John RonaldAKC is not obligated to provide staff to the Delegate meetings. If AKC provides staff support for the Delegates, it should be because the benefits in doing so justify the costs. That being said, I do believe a case can be made for having staff at the Delegate meetings. Given that the Delegates represent the member clubs who represent the fancy, their quarterly meetings offer AKC an excellent opportunity to present and promote its future policies and programs. Having the expertise of senior staffers and others like Robin Stansell, Darrell Hayes, Curt Curtis, Mike Liosis and Charley Kniefel provides an excel-lent resource for the Delegates as they review projects and propos-als. Further, Sheila Goffe’s pres-

Dr. Patty HainesI do not believe that Delegate commit-tee members should receive any re-muneration from the AKC. This support should come from the member clubs they represent, as they are serving a role representing that member club. In addi-tion, I believe there's an urgent need to address a complete restructure of our governing body before this antiquated structure's failures result in the demise of not only the AKC but also the sport of purebred dogs.

Stanley SaltzmanThe presence of a staff member at each Delegate committee meeting was origi-nally initiated by the Board. It was not requested by the committees. Sometime after the assignment of staff members to each committee, a Board member was assigned to each committee. Presum-ably this was because so many Del-egates began to attend the committee meetings; the Directors felt the need to participate in order to increase their ex-posure to the Delegate body and keep abreast of what was going on. Certainly the AKC is not obligated to provide staff support to the Delegate committees. However, many of the committees have become dependent upon a staff person to do the work that many of the commit-tees used to do on their own. In my opin-ion most committees can and should be run without an AKC staff member pres-ent.

Bud McGivernI've been a delegate since 1972 and served on ad hoc AKC committees prior to the initiation of Standing Committees. I've also served on at least three Stand-ing Committees as well as the Perspec-tives editorial Board.

The Delegate Committees have petitioned the Board to reverse its decision to no longer have AKC Staff Members attend their meetings and do research work for them. To reduce the costs of these services AKC provides to these Committees the Delegates have agreed to reduce their "fees" for working on these committees by $50 each-from $200 each person, each meeting, to $150 each person, each meeting. The QUESTION is: Do you think AKC is obligated to provide these kinds of Staff services to the Delegates for their Committees?

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ence at the Legislative Committee is critical. She shares vital informa-tion about AKC’s efforts around the country in the fight against anti-dog legislation and coordinates a united approach to local efforts. As we have seen in recent years, in addition to presenting new pro-grams, staff members also answer questions and share their expertise with the Delegates. Having these staff members at Delegate meet-ings lets AKC and the Delegates communicate in a concentrated, centralized manner. This stream-lines the Delegates’ understanding, improves feedback and enhances buy-in. This is also far more efficient than having staff take questions from individuals when back in their AKC offices. That takes valuable time from the staffs’ schedules in Raleigh and New York and lacks the same reach to the fancy. If AKC wants to save money, per-haps the number of staffers sent could be based on the pressing issues at the time of the meeting. However, I think staff presence is worth the cost.

David H. HopkinsI am sending this letter to you, as I was one of the individuals to whom you directed an e-mail yesterday afternoon, one in which you pre-sented a question concerning services the AKC provides to the Delegates Committees. Actually, I am somewhat reluctant to ad-dress such a question as the AKC Board is currently in the process of considering a proposal submitted by the Delegates Committees and CoNtiNueD oN page 70

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BY CONNIE VANACORE

Connie’s CommentsIt appears that the more tinkering the Board of Directors

of AKC does with the rules and guidelines, the more fuss is stirred up, both by members of the Board and the Fancy.

It will be interesting to see how well those additional assign-ments sit with the Board. It will also be fun to watch Board members give extra work to the staff based on those requests. Ostensibly the restrictions placed on staff members by the Board were to save both ex-penses and valuable time which staff had to devote to these so-called onerous extra duties.

The Committee heads at their general meeting follow-ing the regular sessions on Monday prior to the general AKC Delegates’ meeting in Sep-tember, offered to reduce the sum which has been allotted to the committee members for expenses. The savings would have paid for staff members to attend the Delegates’ meetings. This offer was never formally acknowledged by the Board, according to this writer’s in-formation. Too bad, another missed opportunity for com-munication between Board and Delegates.

Then we come to the pot stirrers on the Board who are not content to let their own Board members complete an assignment without muddying

for the committee to tackle. Why do we need 3 Poodles, 2 Beagles, 3 Cocker Spaniels, and so on? Why wouldn’t it be more practical to sort out one Best of Breed for these multiple entry breeds. It is done by the Poodle Club of Amer-ica for its National Specialties, so it must be a valid way to recog-nize the best of the best. If the standards are the same and the only differences are coat color, coat type and size, why not sort them out in advance of group judging? Sending one representa-tive of a breed, rather than two or three, would certainly save some time in the more populous groups.

With the results of the term limit bylaw still in place, it will become very evident in the up-coming March elections just what folly the Delegates have inflicted on themselves. With both the Chairman and Vice Chairman forced off the Board of Direc-tors the skirmishing over who will take their place has already begun with full force. This writer predicts that many loyal, long term and knowledgeable staff members are planning their re-tirements or are polishing their resumes in advance of an up-heaval on the Board.

One can hope that the Nomi-nating Committee has been able to identify some competent, rea-sonable and foresighted people to step up to serve. This year would have been a good time to test one of Chairman Ron Mena-ker’s wishes, that is to add some non-dog people to the AKC Board of Directors. It is past time for Directors to step up for the good of the organization, and not for their own advancement. If such people cannot be found within the Delegate body, then they must be found elsewhere. That, of course, takes a constitutional amendment. Lots of luck with that!

the waters. We refer to the topic of realignment of the breeds. There was plenty of opportu-nity the first time this subject came up before the Delegates for everyone to express their opinions. Many did and a newly formed committee set to work to revamp the existing system of groups before some of them became totally unmanageable.

As long as AKC is going to welcome new breeds into the registry at a rapid rate, there is no question that some different means of assigning breeds into groups had to be found. Now we hear griping that AKC shouldn’t be accepting so many new breeds into the registry, because if there weren’t an influx of dogs from other countries, we wouldn’t need to do anything.

That’s a pretty interesting concept, considering that aside from the first breeds entered into the registry, every one of the more than 100 breeds already in, had to come from somewhere!

It seems to this writer that one of the more obvious means of controlling the numbers was ignored altogether. This was probably way too controversial

First we have the dictum that no staff members will be assigned to sit in on Committee meetings, which take place the day before the quarterly AKC general meetings. That created quite a stir among the Delegates both before the last general

meeting in September and on the Delegates’ chat lists. The discussions in which staff participated at individual committee meetings will now be directed to the Board members who are assigned to attend the committees.

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husband are on the set during filming to make sure everything goes smoothly and help get the shots needed that day.

“For the DOGS 101 shoots, I want-ed to present the best examples of the breed that I could find,” Wolfe says. “Most of the dogs I used were the No.1 dog for their breed in the country.”

(Purebreds have the advantage in the business. Movie dogs need a double in case something happens that keeps them from performing, i.e., they develop a limp. That means they must be easily matched in appearance with another dog. It’s much easier to get a double for a purebred than it is for a one-of-a-kind mixed breed.)

Networking with Trainers Nation-wide

Although Dogs 101, Cats 101 and Pets 101 episodes are primarily filmed at a studio in New York City and the shows about farm and exotic animals are filmed in a large studio in Philadel-phia, Wolfe provides talent nationwide.

“We provide animal talent for media and live events across the country. For example, they wanted the Miller Lite® Girls to be holding some Dalmatians on leashes at an event held in Dallas a few years ago. I wasn’t there personally but my agency provided the dogs.”

Wolfe networks with professional trainers across the country and is cur-rently seeking more who are interested in working in the business. If a photog-rapher or production company needs to shoot or film somewhere other than on the East Coast, she asks one of her pro-fessional trainers in the area to handle the animal that her agency provides.

Training Is KeyWolfe does 20-minute presentations

explaining how owners can get their animal into show business. Her presen-tations are followed by live auditions where owners can audition their animal.

“That gives me the opportunity to see the animal, what it can do and deter-mine if it will do it for me and not just the owner. It’s really important for an animal to be able to perform for someone else.”

Everybody thinks their dog is cute. But cute won’t get it into the industry—training can according to Wolfe. While there are instances where a dog only needs to be able to walk on a leash, usu-ally more is required. Thus, the more trained behaviors the animal can per-form, the more marketable it will be.

“If I need a dog capable of perform-

Professional dog trainer, Dawn Wolfe, bought a Jack Russell Terrier in 2001 with idea of training it to appear in movies. Some friends of Wolfe’s, who ran an animal

talent agency in New Jersey at the time, hired her dog for several assignments.

“My dog, Miss Hope, got so much work that I needed a double for her in case she became ill and couldn’t per-form,” Wolfe says. “I bought Nikita, an-other Jack Russell Terrier, with that idea in mind a year later. Niki was offered even better assignments than Miss Hope. For example, Niki appeared in the movie, First Born, which starred Eliz-abeth Shue.”

Wolfe’s love of the industry motivat-ed her to start her own national online animal talent management firm in 2006. Her Pawsitively Famous Animal Actors Agency provides talent for movies, tele-vision, print, stage and live events. Her clients include Animal Planet®, Johnson & Johnson, Target®, Aflac®, Treasure Island Resort & Casino™, etc. Animals registered in her database appeared in movies like Motherhood starring Uma Thurman, New York starring John Abra-ham, and My Darling Is a Foreigner star-ring Mao Inoue.

The inner workings Show BizFor owners interested in getting

their animals assignments in print or commercials, Wolfe explains how the process works.

“Companies hire an ad agency to promote their product. The ad agency comes up with the concept for a print shoot or commercial. The ad agency then either contacts a photographer to do the print shoot or a production company to film the commercial. The photographer or production company, in turn, contacts me with a request for the animal talent they need—dogs, cats or whatever. I review the animals reg-istered in my database to determine which ones would be suitable for the assignment and send the photographer or production company a pick list of the animals available at their location.”

In the case of television shows, mov-ies, theatre productions, etc., the pro-cess is similar. After Wolfe is contacted, she provides a pick list of available animal talent. For example, Dawn and her husband Glenn provide the animals for the “white cyc” part of the DOGS 101, CATS 101 and PETS 101 television shows. That’s the part of each episode where the animals are filmed against an all white background. Both she and her

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Dogs Make It Big in Show Biz

Wolfe’s agency provided all of the dogs that appeared in the PetZoom™ Loungee upholstery cover commercial. One of them is pictured here. Photo courtesy of Pawsitively Famous Animal Actors.

BY SHARON PFLAUMER

Do you dream of seeing your

dog on a movie theater screen or featured in a television show? If so, read on and you’ll learn how one owner not

only got her dogs into “Show Biz”

but went on to run her own animal talent agency.

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Valley Forge Kennel Club - Saturday & SundayMiniature PoodleCh. Surrey Sugar BabyJudge Mr. Larry KerelukeJudge Mr. Warner CespedesOwners Ron Scott & Debbie BurkeHandler Kaz Hosaka Heart of the Plains Kennel Club - SundayBichon FriseGCh. Saks Hamelot Little Drummer BoyJudge Mrs. Carolyn HerbelOwners B. Weidner, L. Darman, K. Griffin, C. RugglesHandler Scott Sommer

Gig Harbor Kennel ClubStandard PoodleGCh. Brighton Lakeridge EncoreJudge Mr. Richard CamachoOwners Toni and Martin SosnoffHandler Tim Brazier

Butler County Kennel Club - SundaySiberian HuskyCh. Kontoki’s A Bend in the RoadJudge Ms. Peggy Beisel McIlwaineOwners N. Wisniewski, Dr. J. Guin, M. DePalma &T. OelschlagerHandler Tommy “O” Oelschlager

Northwestern Kennel Club - SundayStandard PoodleCh. Hillwood AleKai AnthonyJudge Mrs. Linda KrukarOwners Ellen M. Charles and Wendell SammetHandler Joseph Vergnetti

Arapahoe Kennel Club - Sunday Chinese Shar-Pei Club of America National SpecialtyCh. Vaje’s Miss Jayne HathawayJudge Mr. William Potter IIJudge Mrs. Patricia HastingsOwners Jeff & Vicki Mauk Handler Clint Livingston Heart of the Plains Kennel ClubWire Fox TerrierGCh. Steele Your HeartJudge Mrs. Jane G. KayOwners Torie Steele & Mary Ann RomaHandler Gabriel Rangel

Heart of the Plains Kennel ClubPharaoh HoundGCh. Northgates As You Like ItJudge Mrs. Keke KahnOwners Jennifer Mosing & Jenny HallHandler Brian Livingston South Shore Kennel Club - SaturdayAmerican Staffordshire TerrierCh. Castle Rock’s Sbigg Staff Mad About YouJudge Dr. Alvin KrauseOwners G. Brown, R. Sampson, D. PesentiHandler: Kim Rudzik

Santa Ana Valley Kennel Club - SundayGCH. Quiet Creek’s Kiss and TellJudge Mrs. Marsha Hall BrownOwners Susan LaCroix Hamil & Heather WhitcombHandler Bruce Schultz

Butler County, Pennsylvania Kennel Club IGreyhoundGCh. GrandCru Clos ErasmusJudge Mr. Douglas JohnsonOwners Melanie S. Steele, Rindi Gaudet, and Rose TomlinHandler Rindi Gaudet

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

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

Why do you think most people want to judge?

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

If you could change one thing about your relation-ship what would it be?

How would you describe yourselves in personal ads?

Do you think there are too many dog shows?

Which are your three favorite dog shows?

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

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

Pam: Started in 1991 with Norfolk Terriers.John: Same.

Pam: Willum the Norwich Terrier.John: Mick the Kerry Blue Terrier.

Pam: Because they love the sport and want to give back. John: Because they want to share their knowledge and help newcomers.

Pam: Anyone that gives of their time and resources to help others.John: Doctors in search of a cure for any terminal illness.

Pam: I wouldn’t change anything even after all these years.John: Ditto.

Pam: Fun, hard working, loves dogs and other animals.John: I never needed a personal ad.

Pam: No.John: No.

Pam: AKC/Eukanuba Show, Westminster & Montgomery.John: Montgomery, Westminster & Eastern (of course).

Pam: No.John: No.

Pam: As long as the dog is safe and well cared for I have no objection.John: I understand why handlers do it so I don’t object, however, I feel that you have to consider the dog before you make your plans.

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On a beautiful day in mid-April, we drove

over to Holmdel, NJ to have lunch with Thekla and Henry Stoecker. The Stoeckers live in the lush estate country of New Jersey not far from the show grounds of the Mon-mouth Country Kennel Club in which they have both been very active for many years.

As we turned into their driveway, the familiar logo of Pillicoc Kennels caught our eye hanging on the signpost in the front. The Stoecker house is a charming 200-year-old farmhouse with the kennel building some distance in back. One of these now func-tions as Henry's shop where he indulges his hobbies of machinist, plumber, electrician and general gadgeteer. He does essentially all the maintenance on the place, including the mowing of his fields and lawn, repairing the roof and painting his house. He also does

By Dr. & Mrs. Samuel Peacock

HenryStoecker

This is the second in our seriesof Great Dog Men and Women of The Past.

Next week's issue will feature Johnny Murphy, written by his nephew, Desmond Murphy.

If you'd like to contribute to the series, please contact the Dog News offices.

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OF THE PASTMen and Women

Thekla & Henry, "The Newlyweds".

most of the service on his Mer-cedes and Thekla's Rabbit . All of this at the age of 86 after bilateral hip replacement surgery a few years ago.

Sitting in their charming liv-ing room after lunch, we found ourselves literally surrounded by poodle history. A large portrait of Ch. Pillicoc Rumpelstilskin - "Curly" hangs over the fireplace, Ch. Snow Boy of Fircot over the sofa and a large oil by Tom Frelinghuysen – a collage of many poodles romping in the formal gardens of the Frelinghuysen Es-tate hangs opposite the fireplace. There is a marvelous bronze cow, also by Frelinghuysen. A very handsome large bronze of a standard poodle in show trim presented to Henry at the "Henry Stoecker Roast" held this past January stands on the coffee table. There can be no doubt of the Stoecker's love and involvement in poodles.

We asked Henry how a young master plumber, electrician and sheet metal worker from Germany came to this country and became one of the outstanding dog men of our time. The story that unfolded is one of the American dream in every sense. After a brief hitch in the German Army just before the end of World War I, while still in his teens, Henry became a master plumber, electrician, and a supe-

rior sheet metal worker. He was so proficient at the latter that he won local and national competi-tions, finally being selected to represent Germany at the Inter-national competition in Milan. Following this competition, he was to go to work for Krupp on the Trans-Siberian Railway. But none of this ever materialized because what Henry really want-ed was to come to the United States but he had been unable to get a visa. By a fortunate com-bination of circumstances, he was visiting his father who had staying with him a friend from the States. This man was able to help him secure a visa and young Henry left for the States very shortly thereafter.

Arriving in New York five days late on the ship

"America" he was met by the "vultures" at the gangplank who offered immigrants jobs for "peanuts". He had $8.00 in his pocket and no job - a require-ment of his visa at that time - so he accepted a job for $5.00 a week plus room and board working in a delicatessen in Brooklyn. Working there for ap-proximately six months, he even


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Thekla & Henry late 1980's. Bill Kendrick & Henry at Holmdel.

managed to save some money.On a trip to Asbury Park, he hap-

pened to be on the spot when a man fell from a ladder injuring himself and Henry was offered the man's job. This started him in the candy busi-ness. He worked extremely hard at this time, 20 hours a day, seven days a week, to the point where he lost 32 pounds. He still wanted to get back into the sheet metal trade but after a brief visit to California and a rest, he was persuaded to return. He remained with this company for six years, eventually becoming the man-ager of a new factory.

When asked how he first got in-volved with dogs, he said that he had been raised with dogs. His father had two fox terriers, a boxer and an Aire-dale and on the day of his birth, a fox terrier was whelping a litter under the kitchen table in the same house. One of these pups was the first dog he ever showed at age seven! Henry had always wanted a Doberman but his father would not allow one on the place. He and his father attended many shows and matches where there were oral critiques and this is where he got much of his early training.

Once in this country, as soon as he could, of course, he bought a Doberman. He also wanted to breed boxers and eventually asked a knowl-edgeable friend of his in Germany to acquire for him a boxer bitch of the best bloodlines possible. He registered this bitch in the United States and had her bred in Germany

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THE EIGHT HUNDRED POUND GORILLA IN THE ROOM

By SHARON NEWCOMB

ally aggravates the pig. The gifted dog judges with an eye should not be forced to go at the rate of the least talented. Those people with the real talent should be allowed to fast track. The rest of us will just have to plug along to the best of our abilities. It is ridiculous to hold everyone to the same rules and time schedules.

Be suspicious of judges that you never heard of until they did their first group. Where were they all those years that dog people were hanging out waiting for the groups and talking dogs? Where were they when we were up all night whelping bitches, grading litters at a rest stop on the side of the road, finishing and special-ing “our good ones?”

Almost all of us know who is knowledgeable and who isn’t. Pick up a premium list and read it out loud at the dog show. It is either met by, He is great, yeah, he’s OK, I don’t know who that is, or OMG, idiot. We all pretty much know. It is not a mystery.

Then you get to the question, “who is going to decide who can advance.” This is where the dis-cussion deteriorates.“ “What if it is “PICK A PERSON” that de-cides? He is an idiot. He hates me. He is stupid. Etc, etc. THIS IS THE EIGHT HUNDRED POUND GORILLA!!!!!

The field reps are out there all the time. They hear everything. Good and bad. They watch, they see. They KNOW. They absolutely KNOW. They can’t know every breed but they know who can judge.

The Reps are already in place. Let them talk about it and de-cide. Give them plenty of room

I just finished reading the Smith Committee Report. I chewed on it all day and parsed it with seven of my friends. At the end of the day, after much discussion, I came to the conclusion that

it was written by dog people, for dog people. Is it perfect? What is? Will it be infinitely better? Time will tell. Checking boxes didn’t work. I will give you a “Poster Child” (children) for what was wrong with checking boxes.

This (these) multigroup judge (judges) (been judging about eleven years.)

1. Had other people raise and fin-ish a few dogs for her. (Them)

2. NEVER FINISHED A DOG HER-SELF. (Themselves)

3. Never learned to groom the breed she (they) profess to “be an authority in.” (And we are not talking about a trim breed.)

4. Lies about her (their) education and work history.

5. Goes to Seminars and checks in, leaves, and comes back and gets the certificates. If she (they) sit in class, she (they) play on her (their) phone.

6. Merrily calls herself (them-selves) “The Fourteener” as she (they) get fourteen breeds every time.

7. When you question how some-one with this kind of history can advance this quickly, the answer is, “her (their) paperwork is impecca-ble” and she (they) have “friends.”

I rest my case. Checking boxes doesn’t work.

We aren’t all artists. We aren’t all movie stars. We aren’t all opera sing-ers. We aren’t all judges. I don’t care how much you try to teach a pig to sing. It is impossible to do and it re-

to make decisions and make them accountable for who can and can’t advance. Give them power to take away breeds.

Who would I put in charge in the field? No one wants to say a name. I almost did say a name and then I thought, truthfully, most of the Reps could do it. We have a very bright group of Reps at this time. They are very capable, rich in dog knowledge, hard working, old time dog people. Can we just get out of their way?

Please let’s not make this more and more complicated. We need to get down to basics. Can people judge or can’t they? That is the bottom line. Please make it simple.

1. Can they judge?2. How many do we give them?3. How do they appeal?4. How do we take away

breeds?This is all we need. PERIOD.There is not a doubt in my

mind that AKC has tried hard to get a system that works for every-one. They kept trying to make it better and the more they chewed, the bigger it got. We need some-thing entirely different and what we start with may evolve in the next few years, as some things work and some things are tried and discarded. It can be fine tuned as needed.

A lot of us are frustrated and very critical of the system as it stands. In reading the Smith Com-mittee Report, I think it was a tre-mendous amount of work and ef-fort. I would ask you to read it and consider giving it your support.

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“Magnum” is pictured being awarded his second consecutive National Best in Specialty Show title at the

2011 Canaan Dog Club of America National Specialty Show under Judge Mrs. Monica Canestrini

Owners Pamela Rosman and Richard Vulliet DVM • Handlers Bruce and Tara Schultz

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The European Dog Show 2011 at Leeuwarden, the Netherlands was only 7 weeks away from The World Dog Show in Paris. While

Paris was subject to a lot of discussion and painful critiques, the European Dog Show in Leeuwarden was in many ways the opposite. The short time in between both shows is said to be the most important reason why only 7239 dogs were entered for the European compared to the massive number of entries at Paris. But the fact that Leeuwarden is hardly known and has less accommodation facilities is another reason not to be underestimated. Paris is a metropole and capitol of one of the most known cities in the world, while Leeuwarden is only the capital of a province in Holland. If it would have been in Amsterdam, it would certainly have been different. But the fact that the committee had chosen for Leeuwarden must have had other reasons. The halls for the event were convenient and the price must have been a deciding factor. As Leeuwarden is close to the border of Denmark the committee must have focused on the Scandinavian countries and indeed those countries were ranking pretty high, along with Germany. However, Russia was country number two with no less than 1039 entries! The Netherlands had the most with 1797 entries, which is logical. Forty-seven countries were represented and that is very good. There were entries from as far as Thailand, Peru, Japan, India, Kazakhstan, Malaysia and CoNtiNueD oN page 86

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19 ‘Enthusiastic’ Dogs In Wkc Hunting Test

“We had a beautiful day and enthusiastic dogs and hunters,” said Hunting Test Committee Chairman Steven M. Bedford, “I imagine that things were not all that different from those

early days of Westminster.”Of the eight dogs earning qualifying scores, one of them,

En Parker J of Hickory Run, a Brittany owned by John and Lorrie Sorenson, finished its Master Hunter title. Three Senior Hunters and four Junior Hunters earned qualifying scores, also.

Westminster was begun as a gentlemen’s sporting club, with its primary activity being bird hunting with pointing breeds. Beginning in the late 1800s, Westminster gradually began to shift its focus to the dog show ring. There, they could show their own dogs and also help dog fanciers exhibit their own dogs for the world to see. But at the same time, the original intent of the club’s forefathers was firmly evident: protect and promote the purebred dog and its abilities to do what it was bred to do.

In 1986, the American Kennel Club created a Hunting Test and in 2008 Westminster became the first all breed club to host a Hunting Test.

Results (qualifiers):Entries: 19. Judges: Andrew Campbell, Bronx, NY and

Debra Freidus, Harwinton, CT, Master/Senior Hunting; Frank Luksa, Jr., Windsor, NJ and Lauren Friedman, Milford, CT, Junior Hunting.

MASTER HUNTER: En Parker J of Hickory Run, Brittany, owned and handled by John Sorenson (to finish his Master Hunter).

SENIOR HUNTER: Mondai's Soar' Precious Tawny Heart JH, Vizsla, owned and handled by Deborah Field; Bajo's Teddy Redboy JH, Vizsla, owned by Lance and Susan Morrow, handled by John Boyles; Ch. Suzu N Aristotle's Sisi JH, Vizsla, owned by Susan and Yugo Nakamura, handled by Jim Dillon.

JUNIOR HUNTER: Cookieland X-Files of Blackthorne, Pointer, owned and handled by Debra Freidus; Chocolate Pixie's Candy, German Shorthaired Pointer, owned by Bob and Janet Breen, handled by Bob Breen; Halcyon Rock RIdge Vertex JH, Gordon Setter, owned by Phil Bodganovitch and Laura Bedford, handled by Phil Bogdanovitch; Barba Bagnata Compimento Del Sogno RN, Spinone Italiano, owned by Ann Harvers and Tamara Morgan, handled by Ann Harvers.

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The Westminster Kennel Club held its fourth annual Licensed Hunting Test for Pointing Breeds on Sunday, Sept. 25, at Tamarack Game Preserve in Amenia, Ny. Returning to the activity that led to the formation of the club in the 1870s, Westminster hosted 19 dogs in the competition, with eight dogs earning qualifying scores.

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The first is a breeder from the United Kingdom and her name would not be as familiar to us as the second.

But all who admire the classic look of a quality Pointer owe much to this woman and her breeding program. About twenty-five years ago Cecily Robertshaw judged our Pointer Na-tional. A few days after that, I had the pleasure of joining her for dinner. That evening we had a conversation that has greatly impacted my thinking regarding both the breeding and judg-ing of dogs.

Cecily was the daughter of Mrs. Walter Edmondson, who bred Point-ers under the Crookrise prefix. She created the look of the Pointer as we know it today. Anyone who admires a quality Pointer with that classic chiseled head and bee sting tail has Crookrise to thank.

Cecily asked me this question that evening; “Do Americans breed for a pedigree?” I answered by saying; “Be-fore I answer your question, I would love to hear what your mother did?” She responded by telling me that Mother never looked at a pedigree. Her mother from the beginning had created a picture in her mind of what she wanted her Pointers to look like. She would breed the dog and bitch closest to that picture and after a few generations had created her own pedi-gree. I wonder how many breeders

A Tale Of Two Right Brained Women

Traveling around the country judging dog shows gives a person the opportunity to see and feel the pulse of the dog world today. I was

recently engaged in a conversation in that regard that led me to remember two remarkable women. Both were icons in our world of dog

shows and both are legends in their own breed. The method of how they achieved that position is worth thinking about.

today have a picture in their minds of what they are striving for.

The second woman has a name many of us who have been around a while will recognize. A large per-centage of Gun Dog fanciers and most all Springer Spaniel people will know her name. She is Julia Gasow of Salilyn Springer Spaniel fame. She alone created the breed as we know it today on this continent. You would be hard pressed today to find a Springer Spaniel without some Salilyn behind it.

Julia, like Mrs. Edmondson, did not put much weight in the printed pedigree. She too told me that early on she developed a picture in her mind of what she wanted to cre-ate. Salilyn, like Crookrise, went on to create its own pedigrees. Both these remarkable woman did their due diligence. They were right brain thinkers and had a picture in their mind of what they wanted to create.

Let me explain myself regarding a right brain thinker. The last twen-ty years have been years of discov-ery regarding the human brain. We now know that the left side of the brain controls our mechanical think-ing. Looking at, examining, weigh-ing and measuring each part of a whole. The right side of our brain is our artistic side, our creative side. The right side is where we would create a total picture. Yet the major-

ity of dog people never seem to cross over to the right side of their brain to evaluate their dogs. However, in their defense, we are conditioned to use the left side of our brain and not the right. Ever since the industrial revolution, our education system has stressed math and science. We are taught how to evaluate things by measuring and weighing all the parts. All those are left brain tasks. We are not taught art, which is a right brain function.

Think of the new comer to our dog world. They first learn to evalu-ate dogs by their parts that could be better, their faults. Indeed the first terms they learn to identify involve the description of faults. Their vo-cabulary starts with, cow hocked, east west fronts, close behind and terms like fiddle front. They will make state-ments like, “How can the judge place that dog first, when the one behind it has a better hindquarter?” They don’t see nor can they describe the overall symmetry or the total picture, a right brain function.

Our outstanding breeders and judges have managed to make that jump from left to right. Indeed those that I have admired as having an eye for a dog have been right brain people. Alva Rosenberg, Bill Kendrick and Annie Clark never missed seeing a beautiful dog whether in or out of

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Pictured: Mia with Laura King& Judge Mr. Dana Cline

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Ch. Sweet Apple Cameo

Handled by: Robin Novack/Laura King

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“I really have to thank that obedience instructor,” said

Tetrault. “She actually inspired me to do just that and I ultimately was able to achieve a CDX on that first Siberian, Irlocon Eric’s Little Erika CDX CGC TDI. It made me want to show the world that a Siberian Husky CAN do obedience, agility, rally, film work, therapy dog work, etc, etc. It also caused me to start my own dog training school with a friend of mine which has been in business for more than 25 years and I ‘broke into’ the entertainment industry with Erika. Since then, my dogs and I have done greeting cards, advertising campaigns, movies, commercials, public service announcements and TV shows. If it hadn’t been for that first silly Siberian and the negative obedience instructor, I can’t imagine how different my life would be. So many people say ‘Oh, you can’t do THAT with a Siberian.’ Well, yes you can. You just have to think like a Siberian and make it fun FOR A SIBERIAN. Siberians can and are successful in many different activities. They want to work WITH you. They don’t need a heavy-handed ruler. They need someone that takes the time to understand the breed. They have loads of energy to channel into dog sports besides sledding. They are,

It is no secret that Siberian Huskies are superb sled dogs. But, it is still pretty much of a secret that the breed can also excel in many other dog sports. For

many people in performance activities, the attitude of an obedience instructor encountered by Pat Tetrault, who owns Am/Can Ch Stoli’s Spirit in the Night RN CGC TDI (“Jordie”), Am/Can Ch Stoli’s Malinka Volchista CD RN CGC TDI

(“Linka”) and Can Ch. Khetaqua’s One Hundred Proof CD TT CGC TDI (“Stoli”), is the prevalent notion about Siberians. The instructor said, “I don’t know why

you bother. You will NEVER put an obedience title on a Siberian.”

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after all, a working breed.”

Suzi Norton-Kirkpatrick had a similar experience. “Years ago, when I first got started in dog training, someone made the comment to me that if I really wanted to be successful in obedience, I needed another breed of dog. I was so ‘green’ back then that I took it as an insult to my dog that was sweet and smart. She ultimately earned CDX and several agility titles but she was very much a pet-quality Siberian and it became obvious to me that her limitations were due to several health and conformation problems. This headed me toward the show ring to look for my next dog in an effort to find a Siberian that had the proper conformation to do the things I wanted to do with my dogs. This is a very versatile breed. I know there are a lot of arguments about what was the original historical job for Siberians. Was it sledding, racing or an all-purpose dog. Actually, the answer to that is probably ‘yes.’ The real truth is that Siberians are athletes and they are one of the most versatile canine athletes available.” Norton-Kirkpatrick can speak with some authority on this subject as among her past and present Siberians are the first champion UDX2 in the breed (Ch Olympus Seminole

U-UD U-ATCH Ch Olympus Seminole Wind UDX2 OA OAJ (“Breezie”), one of Suzi Norton-Kirkpatrick’s Si-berians demon-strates that the breed is more than capable in agility. (Xpress Photo)

“Birdie” (Ch. Echaota’s Semynol Winddancer CDX RA A AXJ NF) slices through the weave poles on an agility course. (Furry Fotos)

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The accommodations for the “big rigs” are amazing with curb side parking and grass for

X-pens. It has a reputation as one on the most versatile complexes in the nation and is a part of Colorado’s booming Front Range region. Kathie Timko, specialty chairman, planned an outstanding venue for the 3 days of “Affens with Altitude”. There were great trophies all three days and the Metro Mile Hi KC and Evergreen KCs were generous hosts.

The Events Center is home to many of the Colorado Kennel Clubs shows. It has 60,000 sq. feet of versatile unobstructed floor space – perfect for showing dogs! The host kennel clubs generously provided reserved grooming for the Affenpinschers near

their designated rings, which allowed oldies and newbies an opportunity to get acquainted. The Clarion Hotel, in charming old downtown Greeley, provided great accommodations for both Affens and their families. It has an on site restaurant with a buffet breakfast and large banquet room that provided lots of atmosphere for the ACA banquet and auction.

Thursday evening started the festivities with a casual “meet and greet” in the Clarion dinner lounge. All the Affen fanciers chatted away with guests and foreign visitors from Canada, Sweden, Australia and New Zealand who came to see our unique, funny little monkey dogs.

Stephanie Hill, who has owner handled her own Affenpinscher to Best In Shows,

Beautiful Island Grove Regional Park was the host location in Greeley, CO for the 2011 Affenpinscher Club of America National Specialty. Island Grove Park is 145 acres that borders the Poudre River and is a mass of spacious picturesque lawns, ancient trees, and excellent event centers.

By Pam Peat • Photos by Doug Wolfe

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put on a dynamite grooming seminar. Telling everyone, “if I can do it, you can too”, she left no brush unturned. From start to finish she took the “Affenpinscher look” from street urchin to BIS dog. Questions were many and fanciers said that “it was the best ever grooming seminar”.

Friday was a supported entry at the Metro Mile Hi KC. The combined all toy sweeps saw Monica Canestrini awarding Best in Sweeps to Ferlin’s It’s All About The Journey, a 6-9 month BBE owned by Linda Ferris. Gene Blake had an entry of 36 Affens and after watching lots of monkey business, his WD from the BBE class was Gizmo’s Sharp Dressed Man, owned by Kathie and Katie Timko. His Winner’s Bitch was also from the BBE class, Xela’s Party

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Hat, owned by S. Jones, S. Hill and A. Romero and co-bred with Pramada Kennels Reg. and David Peat. Mr. Blake selected GCH Banana Joe V Tani Kazari from Holland for Best of Breed. Joey is bred by Mieke Cooymans and owned by Zoila Truesdale and Ms. Cooymans. His Select Dog was GCH Tamarin Top Banana and the Select Bitch was Ch Tamarin Terrabella. BOW and BOS went to the BBE bitch, Hatti. Mr. Blake awarded the Affenpinscher, Joey, BIS to start the weekend off with a bang.

That evening Affenpinscher Rescue hosted a cocktail party and auction with marvelous donated items. The proceeds help to fill the coffers for a very active Affen Rescue organization.

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of America designated the classes of the Evergreen Colorado KC as the National Specialty Show. The Judges’ Education seminar started early Saturday morning while the exhibits were being prepared for the ring. ACA President Jude Daly unveiled the first ever Illustrated Standard of The Affenpinscher, illustrated by Anne M. Heir. It was over one year in the making and received accolades from judges and members in attendance. Using the Illustrated Standard as a guide, Jude explained the Affenpinscher, how to judge it and what unique characteristics are so important in this old Toy Breed. After a spirited question and answer session the group moved to ringside

where mentoring by breeder judges was available.

Longtime breeder Nancy Baybutt, of Sienna Gold Affens, was honored with a Sweepstakes entry of 11 puppies and 1 veteran. Because of an ACA by-law and date change, the Sweeps was divided into Junior Sweeps, 6-9 and 9-12 month puppies and Senior Sweeps,18-24 month old entries. Nancy’s Junior Winner from the 9-12 bitch class was Nthanda v Tani Kazari, bred by M. Cooymans and owned by Cyndy Monk. Her Senior Winner was the WB from Friday, Xela’s Party Hat. The Best Veteran in Sweeps was Ch Ferlin’s Epic Endeavor bed and owned by Linda Ferlin.

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‘Hallelujah,’ ‘it’s about time’ and ‘the best defense is a good offense’

were my initial reactions after reading about the American Kennel Club’s new advertising campaign. Titled “Good Things We Do,” the campaign will focus on the AKC’s not-for-profit status and all the beneficial services that the AKC and its affiliates do in support of all dogs. My next thought: ‘what took so long’? Why did it take more than a decade of declining registrations for the AKC to finally take a proactive stance triumphing all the valuable work that it’s done on behalf of the wellbeing of all dogs everywhere?

As it announced on its e-newsletter to breeders just days ago, the AKC is finally going to blow its own horn a little bit in an effort to increase its visibility amongst the general public – both dog owning and non dog owning alike – and to increase registrations. Name brand recognition is vitally important for the survival of any company, particularly in these stagnant economical times, and the AKC is no exception. With such well-funded and well-publicized campaigns targeting purebred dogs and breeders

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and championing the adoption of shelter dogs instead of purebred dogs, the future of the sport and of the AKC faces serious challenges. The plethora of anti-dog breeding and owning legislation, from the local to the state to the federal level, is also a daunting challenge that the AKC must face head on. While its Government Relations Department has proven to be skilled and effective in fighting many of these measures, these battles require competent staff members and a steady stream of resources. The current administration has shown a savvy knack for investing and growing surplus funds but with term limits forcing the ouster of its Chairman, Ron Menaker, and the possible upheaval of the Board with upcoming elections in March of 2012, it remains to be seen how the AKC will continue to fare on these fronts in the future if registrations continue to decline. In such an uncertain economy, if gas prices continue to increase, will entries start to decline, too? Can the AKC continue to pass costs onto exhibitors and thrive, grow, or stay afloat? One thing is for certain, the anti-dog owning and breeding legislation movements will continue, so it’s well past time that the AKC decided to go on the offensive.

The AKC’s business is the

campaign that Pedigree saturated across the airing of the Westminster Kennel Club’s television broadcasts of recent years. It was almost embarrassing to watch the second oldest continually running sporting event in the history of the country, which champions the purebred dog, being supported by Pedigree’s advertising dollars espousing the values of the shelter dog. Can’t recall any glue factory commercials airing during the Kentucky Derby. Now that Purina has come on board as the major sponsor of Westminster, it’s hoped that this will no longer be the case. Perhaps they can help build on the “Good Things” campaign.

The AKC should be proud of these Good Things it has accomplished and the general public would be also — if only it were aware of them. For far too long the AKC has remained silent on these accomplishments except when it’s been necessary to point out to politicians and legislators that certain laws would result in a loss of revenue for their towns, cities and states should dog shows and breeders no longer be allowed to do business there. Elected officials and those who elect them tend to understand that money talks. Let them also consider these numbers: puppy and litter registration fees have provided some $20 million to fund scientific research that prevents, treats and cures canine disease through the AKC’s Canine Health Foundation, which was only founded in 1995. The AKC Companion Animal Recovery program, also founded in 1995, has enrolled over four million pets of 35 different species in its database, offering low-cost, high-quality microchips identified by the universal ProScan 700 reader that has led to over 400,000 lost dogs being reunited with their owners. The AKC CAR Canine Support and Relief Fund, founded in response to the 9/11 attacks ten years ago, has donated more than $3 million to K-9 Search and Rescue and disaster relief and preparedness efforts. The numbers of these programs are impressive to all, as are their benefits. So is the fact that the AKC is the only registry that inspects thousands of kennels each year to ensure that its breeders comply with its standards of wellbeing and provide healthy dogs.

Kudos to the AKC for finally thumping its chest with a campaign to entice newcomers to register their purebred dogs while enlightening them that the benefits of doing so are myriad and far-reaching. It’s most welcome, if long overdue.

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betterment of purebred dogs but is John Q. Public aware of that? You can bet your ashes the general public knows all about PETA and the Humane Society of the United States, though not necessarily what those organizations are truly about. Likewise, the general public —potential generations of dog owners, breeders, and exhibitors— doesn’t necessarily know what the AKC is all about, either. Hopefully, the “Good Things We Do” campaign can effectively enlighten them. The $20 puppy registration fees have helped amass some $30 million dollars that has helped the AKC and its affiliates to support Canine Health Research, Search and Rescue, Lost Dog Recovery and Kennel Inspections, the four key areas to be highlighted in the new campaign.

These pages have long been singing the praises of the AKC in these areas but nobody hears the voices singing to the choir. With such visible AKC-sanctioned events coming up in the near future — Meet The Breeds at the Jacob Javits Center in Manhattan in November, the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship in Orlando, Florida in December, etc. — it’s hoped that the “Good Things We Do” campaign will be a focal point of its advertising. At the very least, it’s hoped that the “Good Things” will trump the Shelter Dogs Rule

The AKC’s new “Good Things We Do” advertising campaign.

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BY MATTHEW H. STANDER

And MoreDElEgATE coMMiTTEES, Dog SHoWS...

There are some fascinating responses to this week’s QUES-TION OF THE WEEK. The

amazing thing to me are the dif-ferences in opinion from many longterm and responsible mem-bers of the fancy. To my mind the most surprising was the for-mer Board Member’s response who stated she does not believe any fees should be paid directly to Delegates by AKC and that the Clubs they represent should pay them, if any fees are due at all. I could not agree with her more and wish that while she served on the Board she publicly had so stated. It is very possible she did and I missed it or alter-natively these were non-public statements which occurred in Executive Session and could not be made public. In any event her opinion is well worth mention-ing. Similar is the distinction Bud McGivern made very sub-tly, perhaps not that subtly, be-tween the attitude of those serv-ing on permanent committees and those who served on spe-cially appointed Committees. I never thought to make that kind of distinction before but Bud’s point certainly should be well

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taken. What if any difference is there between the Commit-tee jobs and why should one type of Committee be reim-bursed and the other not? The fact is that neither should be reimbursed any expenses nor fees as this is in my opinion a sort of public volunteer work. Who offers their services in the volunteer segment of society and then expects to get paid for doing such? Admittedly I was completely opposed to the formation of these permanent type committees for the Del-egates from the start. The idea was truly David Merriam’s and was introduced by John Ronald—I always thought they would turn into power grab at-tempts and certainly I believe this has more than occurred with the result anything but beneficial for the corporation. Furthermore it is used by many of the Chairpersons as a means to gain recognition to run for the Board or to attempt to influence Board policy both di-rectly and indirectly. The best thing for the Committee heads is that many act within the confines of their own cocoons and the general public includ-ing the clubs have little or no idea what they are up to.

One other point I would like to make which is worth

noting is that certain smaller shows entry ways seem to be developing into shows pre-dominately for specials. Such that coming up soon is an all-breed with approximately 315 or 350 entries excluding Obedience and Juniors. Fully 35% of the dogs entered are Specials. Where are the Spe-cials of the future to come from when fewer and fewer class dogs seem to be being entered? Now then this could be an exceptional situation but isn’t it something we should be considering?

As for the Gladstone at-tempt at a coup d’etat at least the Smith Committee had the nerve to stand up and speak out against it with regard to his attempted takeover of the judging approvals situation. I do not know how many people were foolish enough to answer him directly. How in the world can a person who is an outspo-ken critic of any kind of judges approval system be a modera-tor in this kind of forum and who in the world established his role but himself!! No one requested nor authorized him to so act so again I ask, why and how is he getting away with these kinds of actions?

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This huge hoTel, while hosting many conventions as well as ski groups in the past, had never had a dog show there. I must say that they were very accommodating to we weary and often demanding dog people with our special needs throughout the week. To welcome us, the show committee had several huge, full color banners greeting us at the front of the hotel and in the lobby when we all checked in. These not only featured the show logo but the logos of the local specialty clubs which participated in this National, too.

Our show committee, headed by Glenn Radcliffe, Laura Weiland and George Valko, worked well with them for the last two years to provide us with everything we needed or wanted. The staff was very helpful and

the grounds were spacious, lush and green, providing a wonderful ambiance for our breed and festivities. The food was excellent, especially the unique Celebration Luncheon complete with champagne on Saturday following breed judging.

On check-in everyone was provided with a 25% off discount card, called the “Slobber Card”, with a very typey Saint Bernard on it, of course, which could be used anytime in most of the food venues. Prices were already very reasonable and this nice surprise negotiated by the show committee was greatly appreciated by all the attendees. Every day the bar had special drinks with dog themes too, so of course there was lots of imbibing!

The week started off with a parade of about a dozen Saints and carts in the center

This year it was held at the beautiful Peek’n Peak Resort and Spa in Clymer, New York,

appropriately Swiss themed and nestled amongst the tree lined ski slopes in the surrounding rolling hills.

By Cheryl Zappala

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of town, arranged by Rick and Sherri Boldt, who had driven across country from Washington along with Dana and Celeste Gregory, not only with all their own dogs, but with numerous carts to share with everyone. Rick custom makes all kinds of carts, and also very nice grooming tables, one of which he brought to donate for a raffle – it brought in a thousand bucks for our Juniors program! Back to the parade - there was a big turn out and local townspeople also participated with their own dogs, so there were many other breeds there too. This was followed by several regional specialty shows over the four days prior to the start of the National. The local clubs did something different this year – each had three different specialty judges for their show with one for dogs, one for bitches and one for breed judging. This gave the exhibitors

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a wider choice for entry decisions and while each club chose their own judges, they all shared equally in the expenses and income.

Special events during the week included The Preakness, run like a Sweepstakes but the spectators sponsored their favorites and had a chance to win money. There were eight judges, all Saint breeders and exhibitors selected by a random drawing for each of the classes, and then all eight participated in choosing Best in Stakes and Best of Opposite in Stakes.

Seminars included Doppler Echocardiograms arranged by our own David Trachtenberg, DVM and Chair of our SBCA Health Panel. About twenty Saints were able to receive a university level cardiac evaluation at over a 50% discount from two leading experts at Cornell University. The results will be entered into

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a confidential database which will help improve our knowledge of heart disease in our breed. This testing accompanied a lecture on common heart issues also. Bev Nosiglia, our Education Chair, organized multiple smaller seminars covering a wide range of topics from the history and function of the Saint Bernard, to conformation training, conditioning dogs, international Saints, trait improvement, whelping, weight pull and rally, building a kennel, judging and a breeder’s panel to answer questions. All these were presented by qualified Saint breeders and exhibitors with snacks and beverages available and limited registration. These were all well received as were the three big seminars featuring Pat Trotter, “Understanding the Notion of Motion”; Claudia Orlandi,

“The ABC’s of Dog Breeding”; and David Smolensky, DC, “What Chiropractic Is”. All fees included either dinner or refreshments.

Throughout the week we also had weight pulls and a draft test, as well as obedience and rally. One of the highlights of the week was “Casino Night”. Cheryl Barber and Debbie Marsland handled this fun evening with a Saint trivia game, an auction and several card games such as Blackjack, Craps and Texas Hold ‘em, where the big winner was Carmelo Zappala, who promptly gave all his winnings to Rachel Ertle, one of our Juniors. All winnings were turned into raffle tickets and Rachel went “all in” for a draft cart raffle ….and she won! Our surprise entertainment was an Elvis impersonator who really rocked the crowd – just ask CoNtiNueD oN page 114

since I would prefer to await the Board’s response. Nevertheless, as one of the nine Committee Chairs who joined together to submit such proposal to the Board, I feel some degree of responsibility to address your question. Accord-ingly, I would respond as follows: The extremely legalistic question presented – whether the AKC “… is obligated to provide these kinds of staff services [i.e., attendance at meetings and research work] to Delegates for their Committees?” – is beyond the scope of the issue that has recently arisen. Neverthe-less, such question can be ad-dressed, as set out below. It should be noted first that, at the September Delegates Meeting, the nine Committee Chairs (each authorized by his or her Commit-tee) joined in a proposal to the Board to reinstate the single core staff liaison assignment to each Committee and attendance by such staff liaisons at quarterly Committee meetings, in exchange for a $50 reduction in the reim-bursement amount. This proposal, which does not address numerous other related matters, rests on the strong belief of the Committees that face-to-face discussions be-tween Delegates and core liaison staffers at Delegates’ Meetings is in the overall best interests of the AKC, especially in terms of effi-ciency. Moreover, on the basis of estimates, the proposal is intended to be revenue-neutral; and it is viewed by the Committees as an appropriate compromise, one that reasonably takes into account the increasing need for financial pru-dence. As to the legalistic question posed, again the current variance in views between the Board and the Committees simply doesn’t encompass such question. Nev-ertheless, AKC By-Laws, its existing standing rule on Committees, and practices of the Board for over a decade collectively demonstrate that the answer to such question is affirmative: Yes, there is a basic obligation of the AKC to provide a

degree of staff services of the indi-cated types. Corroboratively, even the Board’s recent pronouncement acknowledges such obligation, as it seeks to channel all requests for such services through the Board liaisons, not terminate the right to submit them. The true question that exists is how – not whether – such services are to be provided. The approach recommended to the Board by the Committees entails a balance between past successful practices and the increasing need for fiscal restraint. Hopefully, the Committees’ proposal will be ac-cepted. I trust, Mr. Stander, that the above response is helpful to your analysis.

Patricia W. LauransIn answering this question of the week I am going to break it down into several sections: You have stated that: RE: “The Delegate Committees have petitioned the Board to reverse its decision to no longer have AKC Staff Members attend their meetings” To clarify your question: - What the Commit-tee Members have requested is that each committee’s ONE Staff liaison position be reinstated. Since 1997 each committee has been provided a staff liaison who has a history, knowledge and/or expertise that corresponds with that particular committee’s charge and work prod-uct. The Staff liaison appointments have generally been assigned by the President of AKC. In proposing to reduce each Committee member’s “EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT” (which is not to exceed $200) by $50, the committees’ proposed saving is equal to, and may even exceed, the amount of monies spent on behalf of that liaison to assist the respective Delegate Committee. RE: . . .” and do research for them” A policy has been in place for many years whereby if a committee wants research done the request goes to the Coordinating Committee and if approved to the AKC President for final approval. The new memo of August, 2011 channels the requests

through the Board Liaisons assigned to the Committees by the Chairman of the Board. Board Liaisons have also been in place since 1997.RE: “. . . do you think AKC is obli-gated to provide these kinds of Staff services to the Delegates for their Committees? “ Yes, I do… I firmly believe it is important that some AKC Staff is made available to converse with and work with the representa-tives of its member clubs. These clubs and their volunteers provide the AKC with people who staff their events, provide volunteers for AKC’s PR ac-tivities and legislative efforts, and are great supporters of AKC and its goals. We must all work together and sup-port one another if our sport and our AKC is to survive. The spirit of work-ing together that comes as a result of staff and Delegate interaction at Delegate and Committee meet-ings and elsewhere has increased communication and has enhanced everyone’s ability to work together to achieve the Goals of AKC and its member clubs for the betterment of the future of our Sport.

Carol Kearney YES.

Paula DempseyAlthough I don't have experience with Delegate Committee meetings, I have talked to several Delegates and have done some additional research and have come up with the following: Considering that the Delegates who are currently sitting on committees have unanimously agreed to lower "their" fees in order to still be provided the AKC staff members availability for research that they might need to be more informed to make better decisions on issues within the AKC, shows their commitment to do a thorough job. I also think that the idea brought up at the Delegate's Meeting in Septem-ber to use the technology of Skype could also cut the costs significantly, keeping in mind that there are peo-ple who are elderly and might not be savvy with all the new technol-ogy available. But, like the old say-ing, we all know that old dogs can be taught new tricks, that applies to humans as well! The Delegates' roles in these committees is the only way for the dog fanciers to have a voice to the Board of the AKC. Any method available to keep these devoted people in our sport updated, in my opinion, should be very important and SUPPORTED by the AKC.

The Delegate Committees have petitioned the Board to reverse its decision to no longer have AKC Staff Members attend their meetings and do research work for them. To reduce the costs of these services AKC provides to these Committees the Delegates have agreed to reduce their "fees" for working on these committees by $50 each-from $200 each person, each meeting, to $150 each person each meeting. The QUESTION is: Do you think AKC is obligated to provide these kinds of Staff services to the Delegates for their Committees?

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“If a dog only needs to be walked on a leash in the background of a TV commercial, the owner might get paid $100. But, if a dog must perform mul-tiple behaviors in a row, it might get paid as much as $400/day. Niki’s per-formance in the movie First Born is a good example. She had to walk across the room and poke her head inside a purse lying on a chair. Then, she had to walk back over to Shue and follow her into the bathroom. Next, Niki had to come out of the bathroom, retrieve a pregnancy test off of a coffee table and run away with it. Later, in the movie, she had to bark repeatedly until Shue put her in the basement. In the last scene, she had to pretend to be dead after eat-ing rat poison.”

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tered in Wolfe’s animal talent database: dogs; cats; birds; horses; reptiles; ro-dents; farm animals, etc. There is no charge for registration. Once listed, the animals aren’t exclusive to Wolfe. Their owners may solicit work for them elsewhere on their own. While not a re-quirement for listing an animal in the database, owners have the option of upgrading their animal’s listing so it in-cludes a link to their animal’s website for a $75 yearly charge. The fee is paid to AgencyPro, the company that oper-ates her online database.

Wolfe receives a finder’s fee for negotiating any deals with photogra-phers or production companies. In the case of a trainer with whom Wolfe net-works, he would receive a percentage of Wolfe’s finder’s fee for handling a media event or evaluating an animal’s ability to perform. For more informa-tion, visit http://pawsitivelyfamousani-malactors.com/.

Dogs at Work in the IndustryThe following are two examples

of commericals in which Wolfe’s own dogs appeared: Band-Aid Brand Bandages (I’m stuck on Band-Aid Brand ‘cause Band-Aid’s stuck on me.’) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxgBXJM6zJ8); and Treasure Island Resort & Casino http://icarus-films.net/page6/page14/files/page14-1003-pop.html.

To view one of the many DOGS 101 Episodes for which Wolfe’s agency pro-vided dogs, go to: http://animal.dis-covery.com/videos/dogs-101-season-one/ Then, scroll down the page and click on “Poodle.”

All of the dogs in the PetZoom® Loungee upholstery cover commercial were provided by Wolfe’s agency. To view the video, go to https://www.pet-loungee.com/?gclid=CNeyq9muuKsCFQjCKgodCwIpbw

ing several behaviors, I pick one that has a Utility Obedience title on it. A director on a set may say something like, ‘I know it’s not in the script, but do you think the dog could pick up a particular item and run away with it?’ If the dog has a solid retrieve, that’s not a problem,” she says.

“Trick training is another asset--but the tricks have to be unique. For ex-ample, three of my dogs will hump legs on command. That’s a very marketable trick because there aren’t a lot of dogs trained to do it. Other marketable tricks include waving with their paw, touching their nose with their paw and scratch-ing like they have fleas. More traditional type tricks like a dog weaving between his owner’s legs when the owner walks or jumping through a hoop aren’t mar-ketable.”

Trick Dog vs. Studio Dog“While trick training can be a plus,

there’s a big difference between a trick dog and a studio dog,” Wolfe says. “You might take a trick dog to a nursing home to perform a series of tricks while it’s close to its owner. But a studio dog can perform a string of non-trick type be-haviors at a distance from its owner. For example, it could be directed to go over to the couch, look this way, lie down, put its head up and then speak.”

In addition to holding animal acting classes at her 9,000-ft movie dog training facility in Philadelphia, Wolfe presents seminars at the request of dogs clubs and training centers across the country. Attendance at her seminars or classes is not a requirement for listing an animal in her database.

“However, I do encourage owners to get as much training as they can for their animal in order to make it more market-able. If not from me, then, they should get it from someone else.”

Before negotiating a deal for an ani-mal, Wolfe verifies that it can perform the behaviors required for the job. If Wolfe has a dog in mind for a big job that’s not on the East Coast, she asks the owner and the dog to meet with one of her pro-fessional trainers, who is located in the area where filming will take place. The trainer verifies the dog can do what’s necessary for the assignment. If no train-er is available in the area, Wolfe asks the owner to videotape their animal.

“I ask the owner to take his dog out in front of a busy convenience or depart-ment store and videotape it performing in public,” Wolfe says. “Videotapes shot at home in the owner’s living room don’t cut it.”

EarningsThe compensation earned by studio

animals varies greatly depending upon the type of media or live event they ap-pear in and the number of behaviors they perform.

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This dog model/greeter, at a Target® Brands live event held in New York City, was provided by Pawsitively Famous Animal Actors. Photo by Dawn Wolfe.

Dawn Wolfe’s dog pictured on a Zyrtec® display in a store. Photo by Dawn Wolfe.

Dawn Wolfe’s dog, Niki, with Stephanie Marie Hanvey in a theater production of The Wiz. Photo by Pawsitively Famous Animal Actors.

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Four Best of Breeds. Thank you to Judges Mr. Carl J. Anderson, Dr. Mauro A. Alves, Dr. H. Scott Kellogg and from Victoria, Australia, Mr. Darren Bowey for this wonderful weekend

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before she arrived. He thus became the breeder of the first boxer champion whelped in America. He was actively showing under his kennel name of Stoeckersberg at this time while running his own candy store. We asked him how many dogs he had at this point and his reply was "More dogs than dollars!"

It was about this time that he joined the Camden, New Jersey Kennel Club and although he had shown under Bill Kendrick a num-ber of times he had not really known him socially until then. Kendrick was a member of that club and after their first meeting a group of them went to a speakeasy to have a few drinks and to talk dogs. "I was amazed," Henry said, "that such a young man could know so much about all the different breeds. I knew four or five breeds but Billy knew them all." This was in 1932. "I got many notes from Billy ask-ing about boxers. They were not well known here at the time." This was the beginning of a lifelong friendship.

This area of New Jersey had a number of large ken-nels at that time. Among them was the Pillicoc Kennel of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Er-langer. Many of these people were impressed with the way Henry presented his dogs, es-pecially the way they looked at him and so as his reputa-tion grew, Mrs. Erlanger wanted Henry to manage her kennel and when he refused, she asked him to at least train one of her dogs. He agreed to do this and when it came time to pay him, he said he wanted a poodle in payment. Tom Frelinghuysen had a litter of puppies out of his cham-pion bitch Qiroflee of Misty Isles bred to an Erlanger

dog, Ch . Cadeau de Noel. The 10-week-old litter was at Pillicoc and Henry was given his choice. He picked a black male, which was reg-istered in Henry's name and became the famous Cham-pion Pillicoc Rumpelstilskin. The Erlangers continued to urge Henry to join Pillicoc and finally he accepted. "Curly" was then shown under the Pillicoc banner but he remained Henry's dog and Henry became totally involved with the Pillicoc poodles. His relationship with the Erlangers was that of a member of the family and he masterminded most of the breedings in the ken-nel at that time.

At various times, other kennels tried to lure him

away. These negotiations were usually initiated by Tauskey as intermediary. However, Henry did not feel he could nor did he want to leave Pillicoc. The Pillicoc dogs had become very im-portant to him and as he put it, "Money is not everything you know and when you plan the breeding of a pup, the day it is born, you want to stay and see how it works out, see? Alright, so I stayed and I showed for them all later."

He remained with Pil-licoc from 1935 until 1942. In 1942, joined the Army and was in charge of training war dogs. For a time these war dogs were housed at Pillicoc, many of the Pil-licoc dogs having been sold to other kennels. Only a few



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poodles remained for during the war they had to cut back radically.

While at Pillicoc, Henry met his wife, Thekla. They were both attending a party given by some mutual friends. Thekla loved to dance and when the music stopped, Henry took over on the accordion. He plays several instruments, "Anything I can sing, I can play," he said. After the party these friends arranged for him to take Thekla home and so began the courtship which lasted three years and during which Thekla spent a year in Germany. When she returned, they were married and given a big wedding reception by the Frelinghuysens. Henry says with a twinkle in his eye, "She caught me! Best thing I ever did in my life!" And after 50 years of marriage, this is still very apparent. However, the mar-

riage almost floundered before it began when Henry brought home a black miniature puppy as a wedding present for Thekla, which was all she needed with sixty-some dogs in the kennel at the time! The puppy was a real escape artist and was accord-ingly named "Houdini".

He was shown to group wins by Thekla, who was a great help with the dogs and especially good with the puppies. It was a most suc-cessful partnership and continues to be.

After the war the Er-langers de-cided not to go on with

the dogs and Mr. Erlanger offered Henry instead a position in his business in Erlanger, North Caro-lina and an impressive salary as well, but Henry wanted to be on his own and he and Thekla opened a boarding and show kennel and were most successful, showing for almost all the big kennels at the time. Salmagundi was one of the first clients and the first dog he

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Give Me Moore! Moore County Kennel Club that is!!

The repercussions from Hurricane Irene and the continuing poor weather shut down shows in the

Northeast, but the Field Trials in Delaware where I actually was, continued on fairly decent ground conditions. The well trained dogs held their birds and dealt with the sometimes watery conditions, those not so well trained grabbed wet quail and enjoyed a quail burrito. More evident than the dogs however were the number of American flags

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The dog events of September 9-September 18, 2011 all seemed to be held in the shadow of 9/11. For those of us who actually lived that dark day in NY, DC or Pennsylvania, we will never forget the turmoil and emotion around the country. We also remember vividly how important it was for all of us to be together and for those of us in the dog world we truly appreciated the normalcy of getting together on weekends for dog events. And that is just how it was these days 10 years later.

flying from vehicles and RVs on the grounds, and on Sunday, September 11th, almost everyone was wearing some form of clothing with an eagle or a flag on it. Ten years ago, when I was at this event and we were only 48 hours from the towers coming down, I remember trainer Jim Basham standing on the hood of his truck, and flying a HUGE older flag off the old flagpole outside the clubhouse. Again, as we reflected on the past 10 years, we

were glad to be together doing what we love most, being with friends and our dogs.

The theme of 9/11 continued at the AKC Delegate meetings in Newark, as the opening remarks by President Dennis Sprung were accompanied by an extensive presentation of the events of that day a decade ago, including fabulous slides of the search and rescue dogs at work at Ground Zero, photos of the many friends and staff associated with the AKC that threw their collective shoulders to the wheel to see that things happened to protect and assist the dogs. Stories were told that until this Delegate Meeting had not been revealed. Deliveries of x-ray machines to the site to help the animals, accompanied by a police procession to get through, dog food, general animal goods, and on and on. The stories were a clear reminder of how our “family” works together in crisis. The most visual and uplifting recollections were the DOGNY statues flashed on the screen, now with stories of their own, who painted them, and where they now reside. It was hard to focus on the business of the day after that emotional start!!

After the Delegate Meeting adjourned I headed down to my friends Anne Marie and Randy

BY KArolYNNe MCATeerWin photos courtesy of David McCurley • Roving photographers Elaine and Arthur Greenwood


showed for them was Ch. Lucite of Salmagundi. With this dog he won the Interstate specialty his first time out under the English judge Mrs. Boyd. He also showed for the Ensarr Kennels of Peggy Githens and later on for Blakeen, Sunstorm and many others. Henry was also becoming very involved in breeding, having done selec-tive black to white breeding at Pillicoc in an attempt to improve white type. The whites at that time tended to be quite heavy in bone with short muzzles and ear leath-ers. Both Pillicoc Pearl and Pilli-coc Pegasus had a black grandsire Pillicoc Avenir, a son of "Curly". Henry, who had been given the Pillicoc kennel name by Mrs. Er-langer, now owned Pearl and bred her to Ch. Lucite of Salmagundi and this breeding produced the famous Best In Show winners Ch. Ensar Glace and Ch. Salma-gundi's White Queen.

Henry was showing a lot for the Githens' and felt that their stock could be improved. So he called Mrs. Githens one day and asked her to come over and look at a puppy he had which he felt she should buy. She came and was dismayed to see that it was white. She said, "Henry, how could you do this to me. You know that I don't like white dogs." "You'll like this one," he said. "The puppy was all over her. He would go to anybody, alright! She is there in her mink coat and the puppy was all over her. 'He loves me! He loves me!' she said. They left, drove about half a mile and came back - she was crying - they took the puppy and I showed him for her and won 5 points going best of winners at Morris and Essex under Mrs. Putnum." This was "Glace" and the rest is history. This litter contained several best in show dogs, among them was Ch. Salmagundi's White Queen, who was eventually purchased by the Tally Ho Kennels of Mrs. Bonny.

Shortly after this, Henry bought the white bitch Ch. Cartlane Coquette" from the Cartlane Kennels of Miriam Hall specifically to be bred to "Glace". The bitch was to be leased by Mrs. Githens for the breeding and then bought back by Henry after the breeding and whelping were completed. He felt that such a breeding would improve the Githens' stock. The breeding resulted in the well known Ch. Ensar Cyne and Ch. Ensar Lace. Soon after this Henry began his judging career and the decision was made to close the show kennel.

We asked Henry which he considered the best poodle he had ever seen and he answered without hesitation "Reverie,

(Ch . Pillicoc Reverie) and she still is today the best one." This bitch was shown only seven times and was five times Best In Show, having been defeated only once in the breed.

In answer to our question about the dogs of the 40's and 50's and how they would stack up against the dogs of today he said, "I think the breed-ers today can be very proud of themselves but there is one thing I never agreed with and that is the tail question." "What about the tail question?" ""I grant you the tails have gotten longer and the longer you leave them the more likely they are to curl. We must look for a one o’ clock tail. Now the standard just says that the tail should be straight and be carried up." He feels that too little attention

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is paid to correct tail set and carriage and suggests requesting the AKC to send out a letter on this.

Getting back to the changes in the varieties in the past 40 years he said, "The miniatures were terribly long in body, soft coated and flat footed. We still have some of that. The toys now really look like poodles.”

We asked him if as a breeder he liked the German

system of committee approval of breed-ing stock. His answer: "Yes, I do for this reason . You have your standards to go by. Now if you have a dog that has done a lot of winning that approval is almost auto-matic, see? Alright, now if you have one

that can't be shown because of a broken leg or something that is not transmitted, if it con-forms to the standards they will approve it for breeding. This would work for judges too. In Germany the judge is given a card with the dog's parts on it. The judge marks the dog's points on the card giving each part a specific grade or mark. Alright, if you apprentice under me, you do

the same thing, see. Alright, and the cards are compared for the score. Then you can say that this judge knows something about soundness and maybe this judge doesn't know heads and so on and so forth."

On the subject of small versus large kennels, "We only had a few dogs. They all had personalities. That is what is the problem in the big kennels. Sometimes we had four or five in our bedroom. Each one had its own pillow. If it was hot they could lie beside the pillow. That brings out the personality. Individual attention."

There is no question that Henry Stoecker exerted a profound influence on our breed through his influence with the great foundation kennels of the pre-and immediate post-war era. He is an endless source of dog history. We wish he would write a book - it would be well worth read-ing. We drove home lost in our thoughts of the glamour days of the old kennels, Pil-licoc, Salmagundi, Blakeen and the rest.

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“SONNY”

GCh. Belgar’s Desert Sand

It’s Still All in the Family

First Miniature Schnauzer to achieve the GOLD award

“Rosie”GCh. Belgar’s Desert Rose

“Sonny” Best of Breed and daughter

“Breeze”Winners Bitch, Best of WinnersBelgar’s Desert Breeze

Rosie is the FIRST Miniature Schnauzerto win a Group First in 2011.

Thank you to Judge Mrs. Kathleen Grosso

and to Jordan Olivera for showing Rosie

Best of Breed & Group First Arapahoe Kennel Club September 24Best of Breed & Group Second Arapahoe Kennel Club September 25Winner of the Breeders Showcase with his daughter, GCh. Belgar’s Desert Rose

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group First - Judge Mrs. Christina hubbell

group First - Judge Mr. Arley hussin

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The European Dog Show

Canada. The United States had 22 entries, Ireland 16 and the United Kingdom 98; 324 Different breeds were shown and that is very good. The show took 4 days, from 1 to 4 September. The first 3 days there was the CAC show “Raad van Beheer” (the Dutch Kennel Club). For this show 3526 dogs turned up, which brings the total number of entries for this event to 10,765, which is less than half of Paris.

Small is beautiful goes the saying and that certainly counted for Leeuwarden. Arriving in the north of the country where everything is so flat and where water is plenty, there was no sign that there would be a big


International Dog Show. Wasn’t that one of the complaints about Paris too? The halls were situated at the outside of the city but on walking distance from the centre and the

railway station and close to the highways. Traffic was no problem at all. As I was told that all hotels were full at the time I planned to book for a room it proved so and I was forced to look for bed and breakfast accommodations in the neighborhood. Funny it was to find out that at most places they were not aware there was a big dog show going on in town. Later it seemed that there were similarities with Celje, where most hotels did reserve rooms for the show and told people who wanted to book directly and not via the show organization’s travel agency that there were no rooms available. I was thus forced to book a room in Groningen, one hour driving away. Later Mr. Jippling, the show president, told me that there were still so much rooms left in the surrounding hotels of the town. Maybe this service should be revised. It could be a solution to announce the number of rooms available and the prices of the rooms and keep them up to date. This can be programmed on the website nowadays. This way people can better compare. Probably this has added to the disappointing number of entries. A lot of people wait till the very last moment to enter their dogs and start looking for a place to stay at that time, too. If they find out that they are forced to drive a few hours extra each day, it makes the whole trip more expensive. If this cumulates

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The European Dog Showwith the high entry fees for this show, then it is understandable that they finally decide to skip this show.

The show itself was an example of how a European or World Show should be. Everything was carefully planned and the information via Internet and e-mail was carefully followed up and well in time. The parking area was OK except for a small part that had no tiles. The parking security was efficient, probably because they knew English and most people understood English. There were not so many visitors either and that causes not the stress we encountered in Paris. The weather was

excellent, almost too good. Unfortunately we know the sun can cause serious problems for our dogs. I was told after that a few dogs died in parked cars while others were saved. I don’t know the rules in Holland but in Belgium people are allowed to smash the windows if the dogs are in trouble.

The catalog was in Dutch and English and this time it was bad luck for the French and the German. Maybe it would be a better idea to force the organizing countries of European and World Shows to use at least the 4 official FCI languages. Not everything needs to be translated, only the information in the front should. Anyway English is much more understood worldwide. Judging took place in 4 halls. One hall was completely reserved for the commercial trade stands. Was this a mistake or not, it is hard to tell. Fact is that the trade stand holders complained about the lack of visitors and the poor result after the show, notwithstanding several announcements over the intercom. Seeing is buying and if you don’t need anything you don’t go to a separate hall to buy. In Paris the flow of people was constantly passing the trade stands and the result was good. If you see something new or something you

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The Penn Ridge Kennel Club and Harrisburg Kennel Club extend a

sincere Thank you to everyone who helped make the Keystone Cluster

one of the best summer show weekends in the country!

See you all next August!!!

Proudly Presents

Judges Mr. John Ronald & Mr. Bernard Schwartz

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Laredo...Group First

Judge Mr. Ronald Menaker

Group First

Judge Mr. Paul Willhauck

Group First

Judge Mrs. Roberta Davies

Jacquet BoxersOwners

David Sparks & Nance Sparks

GCh. Jacquet’s Laredo El Encanto

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HandlersCarmen SkinnerGerard Hughes

Breeder & Co-OwnerLinda Casella

Laredo... A Top Ranked Boxer All SystemsIn Group After Group Laredo’s “The One”!

Group First

Judge Mrs. Robert D. Smith

Group First

Judge Dr. Robert D. Smith

could use, you stop and buy it; that is one of the oldest marketing rules. The main ring was situated behind huge curtains alike in France and alike we saw at Crufts before the main ring moved to the arena. It was one of the most correct main rings so far. It was large enough to hold most groups and had stairs on two sides, and a VIP area on one of the long sides. The Podium side was kept simple, with logos in the background and decorated with lots of tulips. The podia were comfortably large and not too high. Any dog should feel at ease on it as the handler could be on the podium too. The Press was situated beneath the VIP area. The security in the ring was very efficient, but friendly and nobody except the press was allowed in the main ring to take photos. This worked fine for everyone

and everything went so smoothly that the time schedule was never in danger.

Every day except Sunday started with the finals of the CAC Show. The first day the lights in the main ring were not perfectly directed. Every morning there was a briefing and there was a follow up of all the small corrections that were done day after day. That was very efficient and that is in my opinion why Leeuwarden is such a good example for other and future shows. It was clear that there was a good hierarchy and the delegating of jobs worked very efficient. The second day the problem was solved. All the judges and the press were informed in advance how things were

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The Penn Ridge Kennel Club Charitable Foundation, Inc., would like to thank all who participated in the success

of this year’s Viva Las Vegas Casino Night at the Keystone Cluster. Through your generosity, significant donations were made to the AKC George Ward Scholarship Fund and Take the Lead.

It is impossible to list here the names of all who helped sponsor the event, donated prizes, who sold raffle tickets, helped out in any way, and everyone who attended the evening...

The support of so many is, indeed, gratifying, from those who helped financially so that we could plan the event to those who helped take down the decorations afterwards, each and every contribution is most sincerely appreciated.Hope to see you all again in 2012!!!!— The Penn Ridge Kennel Club Charitable Foundation, Inc., A 501©3 corporation

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planned for the main ring and they were asked to follow these guidelines strictly. All dogs were judged in the very same way, not like in some shows where every judge was allowed to do as he liked, resulting in chaotic situations. It was not mentioned how many judges were invited but due to the rather low number of entries it was clear they were never overloaded and the show could have been done with less judges. Unfortunately it‘s impossible to predict this and I can imagine that this influenced the financial balance of the show for the worst. Moreover, the judges’ panel of an FCI European Dog Show should be very international as one of the highlights of the year and in this case of the century. Best in Show judge was Hans Van den Berg. As he didn’t judge the previous days, his group winners were all new to him. “It was funny,” he told me, “I have never had so much friends like

this weekend. They were all so nice to me, probably they found out that I was going to judge BIS.“ Hans has humor in his eyes but behind that friendly face is a keen, well-trained eye and a clever brain. After he examined all dogs carefully they disappeared again behind the curtain for the ceremonial part, the handing

over of the FCI flag to Romania. His 3rd place went to the 4 year-old male Champion wire-haired Dachshund “Alpheratz The Boss”, owned by L. Terruzzi from Italy. He got his BOB ticket from Mr. Evgeny Kuplyauskas and was the choice of Mr.Andras Korozs to represent Group 4 in the finals. Another winner of day one was the runner up to BIS, the Fox Terrier wire-heared “Crispy Legacy “owned by A. Åström from Sweden. He CoNtiNueD oN page 100


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was judged by Mrs.Paula Heikkinen. This male was entered in Champion Class and is also 4 years-old. Mrs. Heikkinen also judged the group in the main ring and gave him the ticket to go to the finals on Sunday. It was the Afghan Hound “Agha Djari’s Unplugged Version” that won Best In Show. It is a dog from Germany, owned by K. Hesseling. This dog was judged by Peter Landarte, who gave him his BOB certificate. Later Mr.Rafael de Santiago made him Best of Group. This was on Friday.

On the BIS podium I saw 3 beautiful dogs, 3 happy handlers, a pleased BIS judge and a very satisfied and proud President. Leeuwarden has made history and sets a new standard. It was not perfect and there were shortcomings like in all shows. I later spoke to a Dutch exhibitor who was not so happy, which was strange. She told me the show was not better than the one in Paris, the size of the show taken into account. To me it was clear that Paris CoNtiNueD oN page 102

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R Y K ERBest In Specialty Show Winning

GCh. DRD’s The Revelation

Best In Specialty ShowGreat Dane Club of Louisiana

August 2011Judge: Mr. Larry Dewey

Owners: Barbara Hainline and Cari JensenBreeder: Cari Jensen

Handler: Doug Toomey

had underestimated the show and the organization resulting in chaotic situations during the show. Leeuwarden, on the other hand, had underestimated things before the show, resulting in a low number of entries but was almost perfect with regard to organization and in that respect far out the best European Dog Show ever organized. I hope Romania will equal this result. It is to be expected that they can count on many dogs from Eastern Europe and thus a huge entry.

There is still one FCI Centenary show to go, the “Champion of Champions Show” in Brussels on November 12. Most of the dogs we have seen in the main ring in Brussels 2010, Dortmund FCI-Europasieger, Paris WDS and Leeuwarden EDS will be back in the ring to compete for the supreme title. I wonder if it will be one of the BIS winners or a completely different dog. I also hope the organization of this show will also be close to perfection. There is only one way to find out…be there to watch or to compete.

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Turning Heads The Multiple Group and Specialty Winner

Owner-handled by Whitney PerryCo-Owners:Suzann Hoesman – Lil’Itch Sara Lopez

Breeders:Trudy Haines – Wedigit

Steve and Evelyn Laughlin

Group First • Judge Mr. Frank WashabaughThank you to the many Judges for continuing to recognize his presence in the show ring

Pretty Boy FloydGCh. Lil’Itch Wedigit

Sire: Ch. Lil’Itch Game On Dam:Ch. Wedigit Sunlyn Centerfold

A Top Five Smooth Fox Terrier All Systems

A Tale Of Two Right Brained Women

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their ring. Upon close examination they might not be able to give it an award. Or upon a hand examination they might even find a disqualifying fault. But they never missed seeing and appreciating the overall beauty of that animal.

When I answered Cecily’s ques-tion regarding how Americans plan a breeding program, I did not place a pedigree as a first priority. I told her that most of the people I have ob-served breed to correct a weakness or a fault. They look for a mate that is strong in that area first and foremost and are most often unaware of the overall picture. Or more often than not, they just breed to the current top winner in their breed. The two women I mentioned above would have looked at the total picture first. Of those that met that picture they would have chosen one that was not weak in that area. They used their right brain first and then moved to their left side.

I had asked Julia what was the dog of her breeding whose picture was closest to meeting her goal. I was surprised at the time that her choice was not one of her top win-ning dogs. The dog closest to her goal was weak in a spot that held him back from being a top winning Sport-ing Dog. However he is prominent in the pedigree of many. Both Mrs. Gasow and Mrs. Edmondson had a mission statement, a picture in their mind that was their goal. I do wish our dog world had more people who thought like these two women.

We all are comfortable taking the course of least resistance, and we have been conditioned to measure and understand mechanics. Because of this we are most comfortable un-derstanding the mechanics of move-ment. A large percentage of breeders and judges alike will evaluate a dog predominantly by moving it up and down. People are afraid of making a mistake and feel safe saying, “It is

a really good mover.” It is something they can see and point a finger at. It gives one a just reason, even though the dog in question may greatly lack the details that make up beautiful breed type.

I think many breeders today “fear breed”. They breed just to dodge health concerns. It is a very important consideration, but it is the first and sometimes the only concern they have. They will not use a dog because six generations back a dog in the pedigree had a health problem. So rather than breed for virtues, they chose a dog that is wrong for the bitch, or has absolute-ly no breed type. I can assure you that these two women, who made such an impact on the dog world, did not think like that.

I don’t have a formula for turning on the right side of our brain. But I do believe the first step is awareness. I will recommend a few books that might turn a person in the right direc-tion. The first two are by well-known breeders; McGuffin & Co, by Robert Oppenheimer and Advanced Labrador Breeding, by Mary Roslin Williams. After reading their books, I know they are right brainers. I wish I had the op-portunity to meet these two people.

A book that will lead one to make a personal evaluation and tweak the right side of a person’s brain is: Solv-ing the Mysteries of Breed Type, by Richard G. Beauchamp. This book presents an outline to get the reader into looking at the whole picture first. It offers a program to shift one’s think-ing to the right side of the brain. It gets one to appreciate the sum of the details that make up that picture called breed type. Reading these three books will help a person do their due diligence in seeking to appreciate the beauty of breed type.

In closing, I will share a quote from a woman named Annie. “A sound dog that lacks breed type is worthless in a breeding program. A beautiful type dog that is sound is priceless.”

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The venue of the HATBORO DOG CLUB, the first two days of dog shows on the

MONTGOMERY COUNTY weekend, suffered severe damage to its grounds as a result of the recent storms that ravaged the East coast. According to show chairman BOB BLACK, the show committee moved the show to the back of the regular site on the grange property in order to find grassy areas for their outdoor rings. The back of the grange property is where the motor homes are parked behind the buildings. The indoor rings remain the same. The club is doing everything in its power to minimize the inconvenience. It wouldn’t hurt to arrive a little bit earlier than usual to avoid any delays. The American Kennel Club has announced the winners of the 2012 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS. In the area of Conformation the recipient was JEAN FOURNIER of Calhoun, Georgia, longtime Siberian Husky breeder who has gone on to become a multiple group judge and one of the country’s most popular judges. In the area of Companion events the recipient was PATRICIA SCULLY of Suffern, New York. A Pug breeder for over 50 years, she is well known in obedience circles as an exhibitor and judge. She is currently serving in her fourth term as a Director of the American Kennel Club. In the area of Performance the recipient is ROBERT FLUERY of North Stonington, Connecticut. Involved with Brittanys for over thirty years, he has competed at 35 field championships and been awarded over 700 placements in that time. He has judged the stakes classes of numerous specialties and has won numerous awards for his work in the field. Congratulations all. A lost opportunity

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for all you single guys, that talented and good looking money manager/dog handler TIFFANY SAXON has become engaged, on September 13th to longtime friend ANTHONY BATTAGLIA. LARRY FENNER is now back as a full time professional handler, which I’m sure is a great relief to his wife LAURIE. KEN MCDERMOTT is on the Isle of Skye, judging the Skye club show. Chow fanciers PHIL CAPOZZOLO and JOHN MIKSA will be exchanging marriage vows at the Bourne Mansion in Oakdale, New York on December 4th…our best wishes. Well the Garden might be a bit tighter this year, but the food is going to be a lot better. Part of the $850 million dollar major renovation and upgrading of the Garden includes a new and improved food service. Among the new catering names are ANDREW CARMELLINI, JEAN-GEORGES VONGERICHTEN, DREW NIEPORENT, and JEREMY MARSHALL, plus sandwiches from the CARNEGIE DELI, kosher food from CARLOS & GABBY, and gluten free food and desserts from the MAGNOLIA BAKERY. Tragic news that one time professional handler AUDRA SNYDER was killed in an auto accident while driving to New Jersey. Our deepest sympathies to her husband DENNIS and their four children. Birthdaying…PAM BEALE, ANDREW GREEN, ROBERTA LOMBARDI, ROZ MINZ-FUSCO, ALYSA SYAR, SYDNEY STONE, ALAN LEVINE, FRANZ NEUWIRTH, DAMARA BOLTE, ANN SCHWARTZ, JOEL ROSENBLATT, BRUCE SCHULTZ, JACK SECREST, MARIE FALCONER, J.R. ALCANTARA, BETSY DALE, TOM SQUICCIARINI, KATHLEEN STEEN, ANNE CATTERSON, JOE BREEN, BRYAN TIMBY, RICHARD LASHBROOK, MANDY CLEVENGER, VALERIE ATKINSON, PAT CRUZ, LINDA PITTS, JACKIE ADAMS and GLORIA LEWIS.

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Wind UDX2 OA OAJ NAJ NAJP that had a 10th place finish in the 2002 AllStars Competiton), Echota’s DonJuan UDX RAE NA NAJ NAJP, which retired the Siberian Husky Club of America’s perpetual obedience trophy and her current dogs Ch Echota’s Semynol Winddancer CDX RE AX ASJ Naf and Echota’s Sheza Wild One CD GN RA OA OAJ that is currently also pursuing a conformation championship.

Siberians’ success in performance activities has not lessened the breed’s ability to star in its traditional role as a sled dog. Anne and Brian Palmer run their conformation champions in sled dog events. “Although dogs from our breeding compete in many activities, we try to focus our breeding on conformation and running, the foundation of Siberian Huskies. Well-built dogs with exceptional running ability will also be able to succeed in other activities such as obedience, agility, working pack dog and more. We are always thrilled when one of our dogs excels in one area and we couldn’t be prouder of their successes but our goal is always to produce multi-purpose Siberians that can succeed in a number of areas. Running is very important to us. You can tell how a dog is built by looking at it and putting your hands on it but the only way we know if they can do the traditional work of a Siberian Husky is by seeing the dog in harness. We have found that building a sledding team that will work for you brings out a natural selection of the most desirable traits. Our dogs have won the Lombard-Norris Award, the top


sledding award for Siberian Huskies, three times and dogs that were part of those teams have won top honors at our national show specialty. It shows you can have top sled dogs that are also really good show dogs. We need to recognize that the traditional job of a Siberian Husky is one of the most difficult that a dog can do, demanding both innate drives and absolute obedience. If we trivialize, simplify or ignore the complex set of traits that make up these running dogs then we can’t expect the rest of the dog world or our society to understand our dogs’ value. Dogs of many breeds make good family pets but few breeds can do the work of Siberian Huskies. If we don’t cherish and preserve the traits that make up these dogs, both physical and mental, I fear we will lose them,” said Anne Palmer.

Despite the successes of these folks with their Siberians, it doesn’t mean that training is always a smooth process. “Trusting my dog during off-leash portions of training and showing was difficult for me,” said Tetrault. “Anyone that has owned a Siberian knows that heart-pounding feeling of a loose Siberian headed for the hills at top speed. I believe that our nervousness about having them off-leash is the major issue here. They sense our fears and lack of confidence and wind up doing just what we are visualizing them doing, RUNNING. Once you get comfortable with your dogs, your training skills and methods, you can be more relaxed about having

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an off-leash dog and you can be more relaxed about performing off-leash.”

“Siberians can be a challenge for a beginner if they don’t have a good instructor,” said Norton-Kirkpatrick. “Too often, beginners don’t understand that training is fluid and never ending. They open up the door and expect the dog will be there when they get back or that the dog will always come when called. After all, they just spent a lot of money last month working with that expensive dog trainer and the dog ought to know what ‘come’ means. The dog must be stupid! What they don’t realize is that Siberians like to bend the rules and more often than not, they find a way to bend them. Siberians aren’t a breed that thrives on doing the same thing over and over. If you nag them too much on things like fronts or finishes, it kills their attitude. I firmly believe in ‘picking your battles’ with a Siberian. I think a lot of people wait too long to start training a Siberian. They are usually very cute, adorable puppies, which leads people to spoil them horribly at a time when they should be training them. If you wait until they are seven or eight months old and they’ve already gotten away from you two or three times, you have a much harder time. That doesn’t mean that an older Siberian can’t be trained because they can but there are some things that are much easier to accomplish with a puppy. I think people also get locked

Anne and Brian Palmer have shown that Siberian Huskies can be both outstanding sled dogs and highly successful in the show ring.

Anne Palmer with her team of champion Siberian Huskies on a snow covered trail.

into one technique or theory and then they are lost if they come up against a dog with a different idea of things. A wise man once told me with regard to horses, ‘If God had meant for there to be only one way to train a horse, He would only have made one horse.’ The same applies to dogs. Siberian Huskies can go as far as you are willing to take them.”

Even a traditional activity like sledding can pose some challenges. “You have to ensure the dog’s temperament matches the work you are asking them to do,” said Palmer. “Some dogs will not stay in front of the team leading you down a trail where others will. Finding those special dogs is a challenge. The best leaders have the best bond with the musher. For example, our leaders look us in the eye. I mean really look us in the eye. They want to know what to do. You also have to be careful bringing a young dog into the team as you can overrun them when they are matched with more experienced team members. Recognizing some of the limits a dog can have and working within those limits raising the performance level slowly is a big key. Not recognizing a dog’s capability can destroy a dog with potential.”

“The multi-titled Siberians are wonderful ambassadors for the breed. They show that the breed can do many things. But, they need to have their energies channeled into positive directions. A Siberian Husky is a dog that is intelligent enough to see all of the options available and independent enough to act upon them,” said Tetrault.

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Ch. Aned’s Le Rocher Noir

Thank you to Judge Mrs. Ruth H. Zimmerman

Owner: Judy WellsBreeder & Handler: Ed Simanek

Breeder & Owner: Maryann Simanek

The Multiple Best In Show Winning

“Stoney”

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Affenpinscher owner, had an entry of 44. For WD he chose an open dog from Canada, Ceterra’s Good Thing I’m Cute bred and owned by Sherry Galagan and Lorna Spratt. RWD was the AmBred Coachlight SCF I’m Finally Ten bred by Sheila and Monte Wymore and Olga Burgos and owned by Jason and Elizabeth Eckert. Again Xela’s Party Hat, from the BBE class, was WB and BOW. A beautiful entry of specials was narrowed down to the #1 and #2 Affenpinscher for 2011. Mr. Stein chose GCH Tamarin Top Banana for Best of Breed, bred by Tamarin Kennel Reg., Tracy Kahlo and Susy Stremel and owned by Myrna Kahlo. BOS was Ch Coachlight Aff-Ter A Bad Hair Day breeders and owners M. and S. Wymore and Olga Burgos. GCH Banana Joe V Tani Kazari was Select Dog and GCH Coachlight’s Afternoon D’Lite At Black Forest was Select Bitch. Award of Merit was GCH Ferlin’s It’s All About Me and Best Puppy went to Nthanda V Tani Kazari.

ACA members and guests enjoyed a buffet lunch as the ACA Annual Meeting was called to order. Unfortunately a majority of the officers and board members were not in attendance and reports by absentee board and committee members were read by President Jude Daly. A terrific presentation for the 2012 ACA National was made by Susie Stremel and Tracy Kahlo extolling the many attributes for Puyallup, WA where Affen lovers will gather in early June 2012. During the meeting, a motion was made to change the way in which judges are selected for the Specialties. This matter will be addressed at the Board and returned to

the members for a vote in the future. After voting for the location and judges for 2013 the club adjourned to support the Affenpinscher in the group. Top Banana, with Jorge Olivera handling, was awarded a Group 1st by Anne Katona.

Saturday evening found the Affen folks gathered back at the Clarion Hotel for the Awards Banquet and a Powerpoint presentation of the first Affenpinscher yearbook. Kathie Timko took on the awesome task of producing a yearbook of past and present Affens, winners, producers and rescue dogs. She contacted owners and breeders with the idea to have a slide show at the Banquet and a presentation of live dogs and electronic exhibits then produce a book to be available with the ACA National winners, pedigrees, pictures and to also include dogs their owners wanted highlighted. The idea was well received and currently Kathie is in the final stages of the first yearbook preparation.

The main attraction at the ACA Banquet is the annual auction. Doug Wolfe and Carol Duran, co-chairs of this

event, worked diligently to assure all the Affen fanciers that unique items were available for the silent auction as well as the live auction. President Jude acted as the auctioneer and contributions were generous as usual. The beautiful one-of-a-kind ring markers featuring “Affens with Altitude” were a big money maker. Art work is always popular and one of the special items was a bottle of “Gorilla Snot” guaranteed to make “hair stand up”. This was purchased by the owner of a puppy girl who refused to walk or even stand up in the ring in hopes this would “stiffen her spine” and get her moving on Sunday. This auction is the main fund raiser and income producer for ACA and always provides good entertainment with competition among the bidders.

On Sunday, Linda Meng had the fun of 12 Affens in Sweeps and 1 Veteran sweeps entry. She found the same Junior, Senior and Veteran Sweeps winners as on Saturday. Peggy Beisel-Mcllwaine had an entry of 37 Affenpinschers to

pick from. Peggy is a long time Affen lover and showed them successfully in the past. This was reflected in her examination during judging with smiles, gentle hands and even laughter with the antics the dogs showed after three days in the ring. Her WD was the RWD from Saturday, Coachlight SCF I’m Finally Ten, breeders Wymores and Burgos and owners J. and E. Eckert. For WB she selected BBE Xela’s Party Hat who made it a “hat trick” - three in a row to finish and 2 Best in Sweeps. This made her breeder-owners Sandra Jones, Stephanie Hill and Alex Romero and co-breeders Pramada Knl. Reg. and Dave Peat put on their party hats to celebrate. Hattie went on to BOS and BOW to make her the big winner for the weekend. Not bad for a girl with three 10 weeks old puppies at home. Peggy awarded BOB to GCH Banana Joe v Tani Kazari. Her Select Dog was GCH Tamarin Top Banana and her Select Bitch was the BOS from Saturday, Ch Coachlight Aff-Ter A Bad Hair Day. The AOM went to GCH Coachlight’s Afternoon D’Lite at Black Forest, the SB from Saturday. Handler Ernesto Lara and Joey went on to Group 1st under Gloria Kerr and Doris Cozart awarded him BIS to top off the weekend for Affenpinschers.

As everyone was packing up and exchanging e-mail addresses, talking about upcoming stars and planning litters, the marvelous Affens with Altitude started for home making plans to meet up again in Washington in June 2012.

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Nancy Demory Harrison or Sandy Lane!

The Top Twenty, chaired by Donna McPhate, was a little different this year and well attended as usual. The new format was well received, calling it “The Event”. There was a lot of applause and many teary eyes throughout the evening. The judging was conducted earlier in the day with the dogs being presented and the winner announced in the evening in a more formal venue. As always the judges are secret until the last minute and this year they included Clyde Rogers from New Zealand, William Sahloff from Ohio, and Carmelo Zappala from Washington. Each dog was highlighted with a personalized video presentation on a large screen and a narrative by Bill Hinchman. The deserving winner this year was GCh, Ch. Summerlyn’s Keeping It Real from California, owned by Jackie Schart, William Buell, III, Karin Brunette and Nancy Boman, bred by Jackie, and Mario Pierce, and handled by William.

The Event also honored the year’s Best Junior Showman (Kristen Scott), the Top Stud Dog (GCh. Ch. Alta Vista’s Billion Kilowatt, CD, RN, CGC, TDI, HF, PE), the Top Brood Bitch (Aribus Faith, HF, PE), Highest Achievement in Obedience and Highest Achievement in Agility (WDCh. Snowy Pines Hummer, UD, GN, GO, VER, RAE, OAP, AJP, OFP, TDD), and several Highest Weight Pullers including Empty Keg’s I-C-U-N-V Me, RN, WPS; Subzero Jagermeister, WPS; Ch. Skydancers Man of Steel for Vicdory, RN, WPS and Ch. Montanamtns’s Alaskan Kodiak, WP.

A special addition to the festivities included honoring our Saints in Service – Opdyke’s Lady Godiva, Cornerstone’s General Patton, Ch. Vicdory’s Manhattan Transfer, RE, CGC, WPS and Skydancers Penthesileia. All these dogs also had video presentations and a narrative by Bill, and received certificates of

recognition. Bill had an extra job during the week too – he kept our website updated with gorgeous pictures of the classes and winners on a daily basis so those at home could enjoy the events as much as we did.

The photo contest, various auctions including a beautiful piece donated by Lladro, and raffles brought in a lot of funds to support our health, education and juniors endeavors. There were plenty of vendors to keep us busy with our wallets. Our photographers, Bill Buell Jr. and Diane Radcliffe, took well over a thousand photos during the week, and ShowDog VideoPros were there daily, creating a complete show DVD for purchase. We had unique trophies once again including a custom crafted wood piece displaying a gold coin to commemorate the 100th National for the SBCA.

Karen Rupert and Barry Roland oversaw the Draft Testing with our recently updated rules with 5 entries. GCh. Ch. Vicdory’s Lump ‘O Coal, CD, CGC, RE, WPS, TDI passed and now has the title of Draft Dog. Coal is owned by Ken and Vonna Cowen, Nina Scott, and Vicki Graves, and is from Washington state. Jann Hayes judged the National’s Weight Pull with an entry of 18. GCh. Ch. Skydancers Man of Steel for Vicdory, RN, WPS, also from Washington, owned by Vicki Graves, Dotty Jaeger and Nina Scott pulled the largest amount of weight – 3,556 pounds! Obedience judge Jeff Showman judged our trial and the rally events – High in Trial was Barry Roland’s Eastgate’s Freckled Baroness, CD, RA, from Georgia.

Art Shook from Michigan judged our Sweepstakes where we had an entry of 44 lovely and lively puppies. These 4-legged kids are always so much fun to watch. His choice for Best was Alpine Mtn. Romulus, from Minnesota, and bred/owned/handled by Christopher Whiting. Romulus was sired by our Best of Breed winner. Art’s Best of Opposite Puppy in Sweeps went to Subira’s Willow Tree, from California,

bred and owned by Erin Hines, Wm. E. Buell and Robert Bonito, handled by Erin. Claudia Orlandi judged our Junior Showmanship classes with an entry of 5. This group of kids, both the 2- and the 4-legged, are also fun as well as interesting to watch. Claudia’s Best Junior went to Rachel Ertle, Pennsylvania, from the Open Senior Class with Ch. St. Havensts Thunder and Lightning.

Michael Braysher from England judged the Bitch classes with an entry of 79 in the tough competition, awarding Winners Bitch to Cornerstone’s Feature Presentation, bred/owned/handled by proud mama, Marilyn Balikowski. Co-breeder was Paul Boorsma, and the bitch was the litter brother to the Winners Dog. Another litter mate, Cornerstone’s Chasing Time was Reserve Winners Bitch, owned by Marilyn, and Joan Wurst, with Joan handling. Michael also awarded their dam, Ch. Scandia’s Freya Best Veteran Bitch (over 7 yrs), as well as Best Brood Bitch. The sire of the litter, Ch. Wild West’s To Tell the Truth, received Best Stud Dog, also judged by Michael.

The Dog classes as well as Best of Breed were judged by Bob Sykora, Illinois with a very nice entry of 56 in the classes and

42 for Breed. Winners Dog and Best of Winners went to Cornerstone’s O Henry, now a new Champion and owned/bred/handled by Marilyn Balikowski. Henry was also Best In the Bred By Exhibitor Classes. Reserve Winner’s Dog was Ch. Woodhaven’s I am Legend v Cretan, bred and owned by Sherry Cole-Sykora and handled by Franky De Tandt. Bob’s Best Veteran Dog was GCh. Ch. Forever Kryskara Ace RN, bred by Terry and Sara Temple, and owned by Carole Wilson and Kara Wilson, handled by Carole.

And drum roll please…………...Ch. Melon City Capone, a gorgeous longhair male was BEST of BREED, bred and owned by Jeff and Darcy Petersen, and handled beautifully by Darcy, from Iowa. BEST OF OPPOSITE SEX went to a very nice shorthair bitch from New York who had just

finished her championship a couple days earlier, Ch. Opdyke’s Your Place or Mine, bred and owned by Carolyn Cataldo Trachtenberg and Glenn Radcliffe and expertly handled by Carolyn.

It was thrilling to watch the Breed judging, with Bob lining them up and making the cuts. Quite obviously, not an easy thing to do with all the beautiful Saints. His two Grand Champion Selects and Award of Merit winners included GCh. Ch. Kings Mill Lombardi from Wisconsin, bred and owned by Roy and Lacey Wilson, aptly handled by Lacey. Lombardi was also last year’s BOS winner. The Wilsons were also the repeat winners of our prestigious National Breeders Achievement Trophy presented at our Celebration Luncheon. The other Grand Champion Select was a shorthair bitch, Ch. Benbaron’s Taboo of Yondo, last year’s Best of Breed winner, bred by Tony and Brian Beninger, owned by Bill and Nancy Boman, handled by Marty Glover.

The other Awards of Merit went to GCh. Ch. Jamelle’s Aristocrat v Elba bred by Michele and Jack Mulligan, owned by Ed and Linda Baker, and handled by Melody Salmi; Ch. Kings Mill Favre, bred and owned by Lacey and Roy Wilson, handled by Connally Shields, and Ch. Hamlet Van’t Hof Ten Eynder, bred and handled by Franky De Tandt, owned by Sherry Cole-Sykora. Best Puppy was awarded to the 9-12 Puppy Dog, Wild West Turbo Man, bred by Dale Hassel and Laura Weiland, owned by Jean Fonshee and Sharon Finnell, handled by Sharon.

Somehow during the busy week, we were able to conduct our annual Board meeting as well as the annual General Meeting where it was announced that the 2013 National Specialty week will be held in September, 2013, in South Sioux City, NE. Meanwhile, mark your calendars for Sept. 21-30, 2012 to join us at the Homestead Resort in Midway, Utah. We invite you to join us watching the Saints go marching in!

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Kubacz in Jackson NJ to “reclaim” my Irish Setters that had stayed there during the meetings. I have to admit they looked a good deal better than when they arrived, now freshly trimmed by Peter Kubacz and looking like “pure breds.” I headed directly down South to Pinehurst, North Carolina, which I now call home, to attend the Moore County Kennel Club (MCKC) two-day all breed show and to witness the much anticipated appearance of the marine’s Military Working Dogs from Camp Lejeune.

The Moore County weekend begins on the Friday, this year with two independent specialties, the Central Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club, and the Carolina Terrier Association. The day was cold and seemed a bit dreary to spectators, but the dogs loved it! At the end of the day, two winners stood center stage, Judge Ms. Rhonda Banks from Lincs, England chose for Best of Breed the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Ch. Rattlebridge Cyber Dawn bred and owned by Meredith Johnson-Snyder and Sherri Meyer and handled by Meredith. In the terrier ring, judge Peggy Mickelson chose the Airedale for Best Terrier, Joval On Angel’s Wings, owned by Dr. Valeria and John Rickard. As I was leaving the grounds I could not help but think what a great location and day this would be for additional specialties. The rings are set up for you, every amenity is within reach, multiple dog friendly hotels and great restaurants in the Village, all within a mile or two of the site. For those of you looking for a specialty location, this Friday in September might be

your answer. For more information contact Board member Beth Dowd at 910-695-9005. By now judges for the weekend had all arrived and were treated to a great evening of hospitality hosted by Beth Dowd. A welcoming treat for all.

Saturday dawned misty and cool, so unusual for September in North Carolina. A few slickers were evident, many wool sweaters, but again the dogs loved it and the mist lifted to a pleasant day. It always amazes me that on Thursday these grounds are a harness track, but under the guidance of President Steve Watson, with Board Members Bob Forsyth, Bill Pace and member and grounds chief Blaine Rowland, it is reinvented into a stunning dog show site. The show committee of Janet Dalton (Chair), Jane Forsyth and David Kirkland were on the scene in the dark, arranging last minute details and club members were evident in all positions. Your first encounter would be with Charlie Cook, who manned the parking, quite a feat dodging the massive polo pony rigs coming in at the same time for their competition on the back grounds! Lisa Schrank and Christiane Rowley were posted outside the hospitality tent selling catalogues with all proceeds to benefit the club’s War Dog Fund and directing the public to the rabies clinic and Nona Burrell’s microchip clinic. You could not help but pause and admire Terry Cook’s trophy table, groaning under the weight of the crystal. The best laugh of the day was David Kirkland dragging his childhood red wagon, replenishing rings with water, soda, and whatever! Gwen Wells had taken off her Cavalier hat of the day before, and replaced it with Chief Ring Steward attire. The biggest change from previous years was the erection of a second 200-foot tent to house the vendors together and set at one end a wonderful resting, lounging, area set with clothed tables and

chairs. This tent and its doings were the brainchild of member Elaine Greenwood. I must say I sat there for some of the groups on Saturday and it was like a good seat in the orchestra section of a theatre. I was mildly distracted by the gorgeous Land Rovers on display at the end of the tent. Almost made me want to have an accident in my Chrysler so I could have something new to drive!

Adjudicating over the two days and 1,396 dogs were Edd Bivin, Dana Cline, Jim Frederiksen, Desi Murphy and Jim Reynolds. I hopped in and out a few times to fill in on a few breeds, Mari-Beth O’Neill did the Cavalier sweepstakes on Saturday and Anne Eckersley did the Sunday Cavalier supported entry. Best

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Ch. Snow Wolf’s Great Expectations

“Dickens”

Parson Russell Terrier Association of America Breed Standard:

Gait: Movement or action is the crucial test of conformation.

A tireless ground covering trot...

Breeders:Tim Bernard & Mary Strom-Bernard

Owners: Diane Nunn, Craig Nunn, and Mary Strom-Bernard

Puppy on Saturday was judged by Mandy Mulligan and Best Bred by on Sunday was judged by Rhonda Banks.

The special event of the Military Working Dogs from Camp Lejeune was greatly anticipated, again right in the shadow of 9/11. The parking lot suddenly had a flourish of activity at about 11:30AM as local residents came to see these two teams demonstrate their proficiency in drug and bomb detection and general obedience. The judging had been scheduled to end just prior to 12 noon, so everyone could witness the fine work of these military dog teams.

Moore County Kennel Club’s liaison to the military is club member Maryann Phillips, who reported that there had been an in-house competition among military dog teams for who would get the chance to come to Pinehurst – so seems like the competition at the Moore County Dog Show started well before the entries closed! The teams were introduced by Bob Forsyth, himself a WWII veteran and one of the Marine’s original dog handlers, then referred to as the Devil Dogs. He and Maryann appeared in the ring, outfitted in tee shirts bearing the photo of our two visiting dog teams. It was an emotional moment to think of Bob standing some sixty-five years later, on the same ground as these two twenty-first century warrior teams. As I looked through my camera lens I saw 4-5 deep around the rings watching Corporal Wesley Stampler with his 8-year old Belgian Malinois, Arzan and Corporal Nathan Mullins with his 4-year old German Shepherd, Lim. The dogs concentration was immense and after each successful find, they were rewarded with some ball throwing time to relax. To the amusement of the crowd, Corporal Stampler pointed out that his dog was a sergeant and therefore Arzan outranked him!!! And indeed, as you looked at the dog’s working harness, there were his stripes. After the demonstrations were completed, the crowd was treated to an afternoon of meet and greet with the

Corporals Stampler and Mullins, Lim and Arzan. While we all looked forward to the groups and Best In Show, I think it’s safe to say, these two teams were the highlight of the day for the community in general.

Judging resumed and at the end of the day seven group victors entered the ring. There was a great crowd outside enjoying Beth Dowd’s ringside cocktails and “goodies” reception (such a return to graciousness) and watching the very high quality line up. Jim Reynolds ended the day by pointing to the greyhound GCH Grand Cru Clos Erasmus, owned by Rindi Gaudet, Melanie Steele and Rose Tomlin, and handled by Rindi.

Members Bill and Patty Pace treated the judges and committee to an outstanding evening at their home. How they had the strength to put on such a gracious evening, after all they’d done to this point, is a mystery to me, but it was just more Southern Hospitality (even with Bill’s quick trip to the ER to stitch up his finger!! )

Sunday was clear and cool and a perfect dog show day. Polo ponies hot walked past us all day, going in and coming out of McMansion styled horse rigs. It added quite a flavor to the dog show. Suddenly it was group time on Sunday, and we were sitting ringside anticipating what would be the close of a very successful weekend of shows. Again the “magnificent seven” entered the ring, and the show closed with Edd Bivin pointing to the Miniature Pinscher GCH Marlex Classic Red Glare owned by Leah Monte and Armando Angelbello and handled by Armando. Continuing on the gracious Southern vein, all judges were transported back to the airport by Mari-Beth O’Neill, with a stop at her house for a sumptuous farewell dinner. It just doesn’t get much better than that.

But it’s not over yet. Monday 30 golfers teed off in Bill Pace’s Benefit Golf Tournament, proceeds to go toward MCKC’s scholarship for Vet Techs at Central Carolina Community College. The cooler temps served these golfers well, and I understand that all mulligans allowed were used!

Moore County Kennel Club is not a club that holds shows for two days and then is gone for the rest of the year. The club is an involved member of the community with scholarships, rabies clinics, microchip clinics, visits to schools to discuss animal responsibility and assistance to local shelters. The club holds handling clinics, and annually has both obedience and agility trials. The Carolinas are states with numerous military bases and Moore County Kennel Club supports The Military War Dog efforts as part of the club’s community responsibility. So, stay tuned for “Moore news” as plans for 2012 emerge!

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West Volusia Kennel Club I & IIMiniature PinscherGCh. Marlex Classic Red GlareJudge Mrs. Robert S. ForsythJudge Mrs. Carol D. DuffyOwners Leah Monte & Armando AngelbelloHandler Armando Angelbello

Gallatin Dog Club - FridayHelena Montana Kennel Club I & IIBlack Cocker Spaniel GCh. Casablanca’s Thrilling Seduction Judge Mrs. Debbie CampbellJudge Mr. William P. Shelton Judge Ms. Beverly CapstickOwners Bruce Van Deman, Carolee Douglas, Mary Walker, &Linda MooreHandler Michael Pitts

Gallatin Dog Club - ThursdayCardigan Welsh CorgiGCh. Mariel’s Harvest MoonJudge Mr. Raymond BayOwners Marian Mizelle, Jeannette BruceHandler Kelly J. Shane

Sheboygan Kennel Club - SaturdayTibetan TerrierGCh. Ri Lee’s Stellar Performance Judge Mr. George MarquisOwner & Handler Nikki Kinziger

Licking River Kennel Club - SundayIrish TerrierGCh. Sugarbush’s American GirlJudge Mrs. Joan Schurr KefeliOwners T. & D. MillerHandler Allison Sunderman

American Chesapeake Bay Retriever National SpecialtyGCh. Double Coat’s Christmas JoyJudge Mr. Elliott WeissOwners Catharina & Kaj LindstromHandler Diane Baker

National English Springer Spaniel Club SpecialtyGCh. Wynmoor Champagne SupernovaJudge Mr. Carl LiepmannOwners Celie Florence, Beth Fink, Ken Goodhue-McWilliams, Erin Kerfoot, Ph.D., Delores StrengHandler Robin Novack

Field Spaniel Club of America National SpecialtyCh. Marshfield’s Boys’ Night OutJudge Mr. Dana Cline Owner Arlene Cohen Handler Ashley Schafter

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MID-OHIO NOVEMBER CLUSTERNOVEMBER 17, 18, 19, 20

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SD Sioux Falls* (I)SIOUX EMPIRE KENNEL CLUB, INC.W H Lyons FairgroundsCLOSES: OCTOBER 12 Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C., SUPTFEE: $26.00Judges And Their AssignmentsBEST IN SHOW Mrs. J. WebbSPORTING Group: Mr. N. B. KenneyMrs. J. Webb: All Sporting BreedsHOUND Group: Mrs. M. CanestriniJ. E. Gregory: Amer English CoonMrs. M. Canestrini: Balance of Hound BreedsWORKING Group: J. E. GregoryJ. E. Gregory: Boxer, Dobe, Grm PinscherMrs. M. Canestrini: Akita, Alas Mal, Sam, Sib HkyMr. R. Lashbrook: Balance of Working BreedsTERRIER Group: Mrs. A. D. HearnMrs. A. D. Hearn: All Terrier BreedsTOY Group: Mr. N. B. KenneyMr. N. B. Kenney: All Toy BreedsNON-SPORTING Group: J. E. GregoryMrs. M. Canestrini: Boston, Shar-PeiMr. J. E. Noe: Bulldog, Dalm, Fr Bull, PoodJ. E. Gregory: Balance of Non-Sporting BreedsHERDING Group: Mr. J. E. NoeJ. E. Gregory: AustrlShepMr. J. E. Noe: Canaan, Entlebucher Mnt Dog, Fin Laph, Icelandic Shpdg, Nor Buhund, Pemb-WC, Pol Low Shp, Pulik, Pyre Shep, Swed VallhundMrs. J. Bendt: Balance of Herding BreedsMISCELLANEOUS Group: Mr. J. E. NoeMr. J. E. Noe: All Miscellaneous BreedsOBEDIENCE TRIAL CLASSES Mrs. B. W. Selton: Nov A, Nov BMrs. L. C. Botko: Begnr Nov A, Begnr Nov B, Open A, Open B, Grad OpenrMs. V. Kinion: Grad Novr, Util A, Util B, Versatility, Pre-Novice, Vet-eranJR SHOWMANSHIP: Mr. J. E. Noe

TX Austin* (O)TRAVIS COUNTY KENNEL CLUBTravis County Exposition Center7311 Decker LaneCLOSES: OCTOBER 12 Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C., SUPTFEE: $25.00Judges And Their AssignmentsBEST IN SHOW Mrs. S. S. HedgepathSPORTING Group: Mrs. D. Y. VerdonG. Lynch: Ret-LabC. C. Lane: Span-Eng CkrMrs. D. Y. Verdon: Balance of Sporting BreedsHOUND Group: Mrs. M. MartinMrs. E. J. Arthur: ScotDeer, WhipMrs. M. Martin: Balance of Hound BreedsWORKING Group: Mr. B. E. VoranV. E. Allenbrand: BullmMr. R. D. Sharp: Grt DaneMrs. J. Voran: MastMrs. C. B. McKenna: RottwMrs. J. H. Robinson: Sib HkyMs. M. J. Carberry: Std SchnMrs. D. Y. Verdon: Akita, SamMr. B. E. Voran: Balance of Working BreedsTERRIER Group: Ms. M. J. CarberryMs. M. J. Carberry: All Terrier BreedsTOY Group: Mr. R. D. SharpMr. R. E. Hall: Chihua (Long)Ms. M. J. Carberry: Toy ManchMrs. S. S. Hedgepath: Chihua (Smooth), Pom, PugMrs. M. Martin: Bruss Grif, Malt, Pap, PekeMr. R. D. Sharp: Balance of Toy Breeds

NON-SPORTING Group: Mr. R. E. HallMrs. J. H. Robinson: Am Esk Dog, Shar-Pei, Chow, Dalm, Fin Spitz, Schip, Shiba InuMr. R. E. Hall: Balance of Non-Sporting BreedsHERDING Group: Mrs. J. H. RobinsonMr. B. E. Voran: AustrlShep, Bouv, GSD, Swed VallhundMs. K. Lanam: Beard Coll, Bel Shp, Briard, ShetldMrs. J. H. Robinson: Austrl Cat Dg, Icelandic Shpdg, Nor Buhund, OES, Pemb-WC, Pol Low Shp, Pulik, Pyre ShepMrs. S. S. Hedgepath: Balance of Herding BreedsMISCELLANEOUS Group: Mrs. J. H. RobinsonMrs. J. H. Robinson: All Miscellaneous BreedsOBEDIENCE TRIAL CLASSES R. N. Ayres: Nov A, Nov B, Begnr Nov A, Begnr Nov B, Grad Novr, Open A, Open B, Grad Openr, Util A, Util B, VersatilityJR SHOWMANSHIP: Ms. M. J. Carberry

VA Leesburg* (O)MIDDLEBURG KENNEL CLUB (S)Oatlands PlantationRoute 15 SouthCLOSES: OCTOBER 12 MB-F Inc., SUPTFEE: $31.00Judges And Their AssignmentsBEST IN SHOW Mrs. M. AlstonSPORTING Group: Mr. W. J. SommerfeltMs. B. L. Abraham: Pntr-GSMr. R. Cone: Ret-LabT. L. Rose: Ret-LabMs. S. R. Griffiths: Set-IrshT. Dennis: Span-Eng CkrMrs. J. Fournier: VizsMrs. M. Alston: Ret-Gold, Span-Wel SprMr. W. E. Dean, Jr.: Pointer, Ret-Ches, Ret-Curl, Ret-Flat, Span-Fld, Span-Irw, Span-SussMr. W. J. Sommerfelt: Balance of Sporting BreedsHOUND Group: Mrs. G. BontecouMr. W. E. Dean, Jr.: PlottMrs. M. Alston: Am Fox, Basenji, Basset, Bluetick Coon, Greyhnd, Nor Elk, Redbone Coon, RhoRidge, SalukiMrs. G. Bontecou: Balance of Hound BreedsWORKING Group: Mrs. J. FournierMrs. H. L. James: LeonbergerMrs. J. Fournier: Grt Pyr, Sib HkyMr. W. J. Sommerfelt: AnatolShep, Grm Pinscher, Kuv, Portu-guese, Rottw, Sam, Tibtn MastiffMrs. M. Alston: Blk Russn Terrier, Cane Corso, Dogue de Brdx, Kom, Nepltn Mastiff, St Bern, Std SchnMs. B. A. Finch: Balance of Working BreedsTERRIER Group: Ms. B. K. KnealeMs. B. K. Kneale: All Terrier BreedsTOY Group: Mrs. H. L. JamesMrs. H. L. James: All Toy BreedsNON-SPORTING Group: Mr. W. E. Dean, Jr.Y. Ferguson: ChowMr. W. E. Dean, Jr.: Balance of Non-Sporting BreedsHERDING Group: Mrs. H. L. JamesN. S. Coen: AustrlShep, Coll, ShetldMrs. J. Fournier: Beauceron, Entlebucher Mnt Dog, Fin Laph, Ice-landic Shpdg, Nor Buhund, Pemb-WC, Pol Low Shp, Pyre Shep, Swed VallhundDr. H. Kellogg: Balance of Herding Breeds*No Classes: GSDMISCELLANEOUS Group: Ms. B. K. KnealeMs. B. K. Kneale: All Miscellaneous BreedsOBEDIENCE TRIAL CLASSES F. Cardillino: Nov A, Nov BMr. D. A. Levinson: Open A, Open B, Util A, Util BJR SHOWMANSHIP: Ms. B. L. AbrahamSWEEPS VETERANS: Pntr-GS Christine TuckerSWEEPS PUPPY: Pntr-GS Christine TuckerSWEEPS PUPPY: Set-Irsh Linda Acquavella

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SWEEPS VETERANS: Set-Irsh Linda AcquavellaSWEEPS PUPPY: Span-Eng Ckr Elizabeth NeffSWEEPS PUPPY: Vizs Ms. Libby O’Donnell NaimoSWEEPS VETERANS: Vizs Ms. Libby O’Donnell NaimoSWEEPS PUPPY: Basset Cheryl A. WintersSWEEPS VETERANS: Basset Cheryl A. WintersSWEEPS VETERANS: Borz Dora McDonaldSWEEPS PUPPY: Borz Dora McDonaldSWEEPS PUPPY: Newf Laura Vande VenSWEEPS VETERANS: Newf Laura Vande VenSWEEPS PUPPY: Pemb-WC Pam DentSWEEPS PUPPY: Pointer Georjean McDermottSWEEPS VETERANS: Pointer Georjean McDermottSWEEPS PUPPY: Ret-Lab Jodi Martin

WA Ridgefield* (I)VANCOUVER KENNEL CLUB (S)Clark Co Fairgrounds17402 NE Delfel RdCLOSES: OCTOBER 12 Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C., SUPTFEE: $27.00-1st/ $22.00-2ndJudges And Their AssignmentsBEST IN SHOW Mr. G. M. VukichSPORTING Group: Mr. D. L. EvansJ. G. Reynolds: Spin ItalMrs. H. Glendinning: Span-Clum, Vizs, Weim, Wirehair Ptg GrifMr. D. L. Evans: All Pointers, Ret-Ches, Span-AmW, Span-Boykin, Span-Ckr, Span-Eng Ckr, Span-Eng Spr, Span-Fld, Span-IrwMs. D. L. Malenfant: Balance of Sporting BreedsHOUND Group: Dr. J. C. SheltonMs. D. L. Malenfant: BloodhndJ. G. Reynolds: Basset, Ir WolfDr. D. D. Simmons: Amer English Coon, Am Fox, Bgle, Dach, Eng FoxDr. J. C. Shelton: Balance of Hound BreedsWORKING Group: Mrs. C. WalkowiczJ. G. Reynolds: Alas Mal, Newf, Sib HkyMrs. H. Glendinning: Cane Corso, Grt Dane, Leonberger, Mast, St BernMr. A. P. Holabach: Berns Mtn, Blk Russn Terrier, Grm Pinscher, Gtr Swiss Mtn, Kom, Kuv, Tibtn MastiffMrs. C. Walkowicz: Balance of Working BreedsTERRIER Group: Mrs. L. M. MyallMs. C. I. Alexander: Manch TerJ. G. Reynolds: Border, Staf BullMr. D. L. Evans: Airdle, Am Staff, Austr, Bull Ter, Lakelnd, Min Bull Terrs, Norwich Norfolk, Parson Russell, Scotti, Skye, Welsh Ter, Wst HighlndMrs. L. M. Myall: Balance of Terrier BreedsTOY Group: Ms. D. L. MalenfantMs. D. L. Malenfant: Toy ManchMrs. L. M. Myall: Pood ToyJ. G. Reynolds: Malt, Toy Fox TerrierDr. J. C. Shelton: Affenp, Bruss Grif, Hava, Eng Toy Sp, J ChinMrs. S. L. Swanson: Chin Cr, Peke, Pom, Shih Tzu, YorksMs. C. I. Alexander: Balance of Toy BreedsNON-SPORTING Group: J. G. ReynoldsDr. J. C. Shelton: Dalm

Mr. G. M. Vukich: Kees, LhasaDr. D. D. Simmons: Chow, Norwegian Lndhnd, XoloitzcuintliMrs. L. M. Myall: Boston, Bulldog, Shar-Pei, Fr Bull, PoodJ. G. Reynolds: Balance of Non-Sporting BreedsHERDING Group: J. G. ReynoldsMrs. H. Glendinning: GSDMrs. C. Walkowicz: OES, ShetldMr. G. M. Vukich: Balance of Herding BreedsMISCELLANEOUS Group: Dr. D. D. SimmonsDr. D. D. Simmons: All Miscellaneous BreedsOBEDIENCE TRIAL CLASSES Mrs. S. Cox: Nov A, Begnr Nov A, Begnr Nov B, Grad Novr, Versa-tilityMr. J. Cox: Nov B, Open B, Util AMrs. C. S. Wray: Open A, Grad Openr, Util BJR SHOWMANSHIP: Mr. S. B. ArnoldSWEEPS PUPPY: Ret-Flat Tom LamsSWEEPS VETERANS: Ret-Flat Tom Lams

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he was as consummate as he was as a long time friend. When I last talked with him only a few weeks ago, the intellect and humor were fully intact. I will miss him dearly.

Richard WhitehillAtascadero, CA

CLARIFICATION OF THE OPERATION OF THE KENNEL CLUBSOCIAL MEDIA POLICY

Following the recent publication of the Social Media Policy as part of the introduction of its new Code of

Conduct, the Kennel Club would like to clarify the intended operation of this policy in relation to the use of social media.

Within the Kennel Club Code of Conduct is a separate section entitled “Use of social media”. This section is intended as a general guidance policy with a simple message reminding users of social media that they should treat other people with the same courtesy as they would wish to be treated. There is a minority who currently use the distance and/or anonymity of online interaction to insult or offend others. Some of the complaints received have given us an indication of how a small minority is hurting all of us by indulging in what can only be described as spite-ful, time wasting and very disappointing conduct.

However, the Kennel Club, along with many other companies and governing bodies, has no direct remit or authority to censor material on the internet, or to censure those involved. It is presently unable to intervene directly, except in certain serious circumstances, where the person involved holds some official capacity recognised by the Kennel Club such as an approved judge, and their conduct is considered to incompatible with their standing.

Breed clubs may feel able to apply the social media guidance to offi-cials and members at club level and through their own internal procedures, and request that inappropriate con-tent be removed and not repeated. Through this option, it is hoped that peer pressure might prevail within individual breeds as to what is and is not acceptable when discussing either people or dogs online.

If necessary, and in appropriate cases a complainant may need to seek the advice and protection of the law, particularly in cases of extreme harass-ment or defamation.

Ultimately the most effective and practical way to deal with offending material is simply not to read it and to remove those seeking to offend or insult from Facebook pages or groups and never to engage in exchanges which you feel are inappropriate either to yourself or dogs in general.

Fern HowardLondon, England

Letters To The EditorKENNEL CLUB REMINDS BREEDERS ABOUT NEW LITTER LIMITS

The Kennel Club would like to remind breeders about the new litter limit rules, which will be-

come effective for litters born on or after 1st January 2012.

From 2012 onwards, the maxi-mum number of litters which the Kennel Club will register from any one bitch is four. The Kennel Club will no longer register any further litters from any bitch which has previously had four litters unless there is good and justifiable reason for breeding a further litter. These applications will be assessed on a case by case basis.

In addition, breeders are also reminded that, from 1st January 2012, the Kennel Club will no longer register any puppies if the dam has already had two caesareans, except for scientifically proven wel-fare reasons.

Laura QuickfallLondon, England

A SPECIAL GUY

Walt Shellenbarger was a very special guy. In the early 70s, Walt and Jo took

me under their wings. I had a lovely yellow Lab which I was attempting to show myself, and doing a worse than miserable job. Walt was in the ring with me one day, I think at Ventura in 1972, and took pity on me. That night, on the grounds, still the Polo Club, of the Santa Barbara Kennel Club, he showed me the basics of handling. I watched he or Jo every time I could and after about 10 months won our first BOB and Santa Ana with Walt watching and silently coaching. The dog was Ch Shamrock Acres Benjamin, who went on the be BOB at Westminster in 1974 and 75, BISS at the Lab na-tional in 76, an all breed BIS as well as many other groups 1s and other placements, also BOB Santa Bar-bara in 73, 74, 75 and 76. Our big-gest helpers were Walt and Joyce, our biggest hindrance Traveler, the great shorthair who rightfully had a seeming monopoly on most sport-ing group 1s.

As couples, we became good friends and spent a lot of time at their home in Costa Mesa. Both Walt and Joyce were people of keen intelligence and varied interests far beyond the boundaries of dogland. Walt also had a fine business mind and an inventor’s creativity.

Walt had a keen sense of humor, sometimes cynical but he was not a cynic. He feelings and loyalties were deep and his humor covered his sensitivity. As a handler

SHOW CANCELLED DUE TO HURRICANE

The United Kennel Club also had shows planned during the Hurricane and anyone who did pre entries,

were giving the choice of having their money returned or moved the entry to the new date. As I had already paid for my AKC shows that was being held the same new show date for UKC. I asked for my money back and received it. This would never happen at an AKC show.

Helen AtkinsonVirginia Beach, Virginia

Ed note: The United Kennel Club show was to be held in Courtland, Virginia.

CANCER IN DOGS LOOKED AT FOR 2011 BREEDERS’ SYMPOSIUM

For anyone interested in dog health, and more specifically, the issue of cancer in dogs, this year’s Breeders’

Symposium is a “must attend” event.The Kennel Club and the Pet Food

Manufacturers’ Association are hold-ing the symposium - the theme of which this year is cancer in dogs - at the Royal Veterinary College, North Mymms, Hertfordshire,on Sunday 27th November 2011.

Following the success of previous events of its kind, the symposium is specif-ically designed to give all breeders - and anyone with an interest in dogs - an op-portunity to openly discuss breed health, as part of the Kennel Club’s ongoing efforts to improve the health of pedigree dogs.

Discussions on the day will be led by experts who are at the top of their field and will include:

A clinical introduction to the topic Immunotherapy for treatment of dogs with cancer; New treatments for dogs with cancer; Identifying molecular mark-ers for cancer in dogs.

Speakers at this year’s event include Sue Murphy, BVM&S MSc (Clin Onc) DipECVIM-CA(Oncology) MRCVS Euro-pean and Royal College Recognised Specialist in Small Animal Oncology, currently Head of the Oncology Unit at the Animal Health Trust; Brian Catchpole BVetMed PhD MRCVS, a senior lecturer and researcher at the Royal Veterinary College; David Berlato MSc (Clin Onc) MRCVS, an oncologist at the Animal Health Trust; and Mike Starkey BSc PhD MSc(CCI)(Open), Head of Molecular Oncology at the Animal Health Trust.

This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone with an interest in dogs to join the discussion on the current state of dog health and to find out what develop-ments are in place to improve it.

The Breeders’ Symposium costs 32.50 per person and includes a buffet lunch, including tea and coffee. To book a place please contact the Kennel Club Health and Breeder Services team on 0844 463 3980 or download the booking form at

http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/doghealth/index.html.

Laura QuickfallLondon, England

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