Dog News, December 10, 2010

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BY JOHN MANDEVILLE

BY RONALD MENAKER

BY MATTHEW H. STANDER

BY NICK WATERS

BY SEYMOUR WEISS

BY LESLEY BOYES

BY LETISHA WUBBELL

BY MATTHEW H. STANDER

BY DESMOND MURPHY

BY SHAUN COEN

BY ALLISON FOLEY

BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS

BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS & MATTHEW H. STANDER

BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS & MATTHEW H. STANDER

BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS

10 ♦ Editorial

14 ♦ Inside Out

18 ♦ The Chairman’s Report

22 ♦ Question Of The Week

26 ♦ Christmas Shopping At The Kennel Club In London

30 ♦ A Thought To Consider: What To Expect From An Icon

34 ♦ Bests Of The Week

38 ♦ Ten Questions

46 ♦ Thumbnail Sketches: Jack Simm

50 ♦ AKC/Eukanuba National Championship 2011 Judging Panel

54 ♦ THE National, “Dog Hair” And More

58 ♦ The Great Match In Bogota

62 ♦ Off The Leash

66♦ True North

86 ♦ The Gossip Column

94 ♦ Click – AKC/Eukanuba National Championship

98♦ Click – Hair ‘N Eggnog Classic

100 ♦ Click – The Way We Were

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Dog News Cover Story DECEMBER 10, 2010

We congratulate our 2010 Winners!

Best in Show:Australian Shepherd: CH. PROPWASH RECKONowned by Leslie Frank and Judy Harrington ofKensington, New Hampshire

The Group Winners:Sporting: GCH. RIPSNORTER’S MT VIEWLOOKOUT, a German Wirehaired Pointer owned

by Kiki Courtelis, James & Helen Witt and J.Wilkinson of Paris, Kentucky.

Hound: GCH. STARLINE’S CHANEL, a Whippetowned by Lori, Carey & Nicole Lawrence of Rancho

Santa Fe, California.Working: GCH. AVIATOR’S LUCK BE A LADY, a Portuguese Water Dog ownedby Victor Malzoni Jr., Jerson Valle and M & C Dugan of Shingle Springs,California.Terrier: CH. SLYFOX SNEAKS A PEEK, a Smooth Fox Terrier owned by JWSmith of North Collins, New York.Toy: GCH. PALACEGARDEN MALACHY, a Pekingese owned by Iris Love,Sandra Middlebrooks and David Fitzpatrick of East Berlin, Pennsylvania.Non-Sporting: GCH. SAKS HAMELOT LITTLE DRUMMER BOY, a Bichon Friseowned by Barbara Weidner, L. Darman, K. Griffin and C. Ruggles of Wichita,Texas.Best in Miscellaneous: CSG. STACKEM UPS BEST KEPT SECRET, a TreeingWalker Coonhound owned by Rebecca Lynn Geffs of Casey, Illinois.

Best Bred-By-Exhibitor in ShowGCH. KIMRO’S SOLDIER BOY, a Miniature Pinscher owned by Kimberly P.Calvacca and Linda & Richard Stark of Westbury, New York.

Other top dogs awarded during the two-day event included the following:Eukanuba World ChallengeThis international event featured top dogs from 43 countries and six continents.Argentina’s Doberman Pinscher CH. ALEX DE AKIDO SAN was awarded thetitle of “Eukanuba World Challenge Champion.”

Junior ShowmanshipIn the Junior Showmanship competition, Katie Mazurowski and her EnglishSetter “Lamont” was awarded the coveted title of Best Junior Handler, alongwith a $2,000 scholarship.

Agility and Obedience CompetitionsThe 2010 AKC National Obedience Invitational and the AKC Agility Invitationalwere held in conjunction with the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship.The two events demonstrated the highest level of training and teamworkbetween dog and handler and were the culmination of thousands of trials heldthroughout the year.

The new AKC National Obedience Invitational Champion is NOC OTCH. HighTimes Ris’n Above The Tide UDX7 OM9 RE, a Golden Retriever owned byKathleen Rasinowich-Platt of Papillion, Nebraska.

Five agility dogs and their owners – one dog/handler team in each of thefive height categories – were crowned at the AKC Agility Invitational, whichbrought together more than 470 dogs from across the country and beyond.

Placing first in their height division (8”, 12”, 16”, 20” and 24” respectively)were:

8”- “Popeye” a Pomeranian owned by Gena Zglinski of Houston, Texas•12”- “Lilly” a Poodle owned by Alicia Bismore of Hilliard, Ohio•16”- “Vixen” a Border Collie owned by Robin Kletke of Woodinville,•Washington20”- “Scarlett” a Labrador Retriever owned by Elisa Hirsch of Westlake•Village, California and handled by Kate Moureaux24”- “Booster” a Weimaraner owned by Steven Jenks of Covington,•Washington and handled by Jef Blake

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A Form Of DemocracySo anxious are the Delegates to have theirevery word published and consumed by thatsegment of the dog public interested in thegoings on at AKC that nothing is officiallyreported insofar as what happens at theForum held prior to the Meeting itself. Indeedthe question and answer period which takesplace between those running for the Boardand the Delegates is never reported at all!True it is that the official speeches given bythe Candidates will be reported verbatim inthe Secretary’s Pages but nothing else whichgoes on at the Forum will be so treated. Arepeople to be denied hearing that one candidatesuggested doing away with the JudgesDepartment as a means to save money? Didthis candidate actually say this? Who knows?Were any questions raised by the Delegatesabout the rumors that field rep jobs are beingphased out? Did anyone raise the question ofconsolidating the offices to either New York orNorth Carolina? Did someone ask about howto treat judges accused of animal abuse andwhat to do during trial periods? If they didshould not the general public be made awareof these questions? What else was discussedone must ask. Why are the happenings at theForum treated as non-reportable issues? Isn’tit time to open these proceedings so that theconstituents are kept abreast of what Delegatethinking really is--these pages think so for sure!

Microchipping And Pet InsuranceThe advantages of both microchipping and pethealth insurance seem to be gaining in publicfavor by leaps and bounds. Indeed the growthfactor in both these areas is tremendouswith AKC’s pet health insurance Pet Partnersleading the way. Indeed so far has this projectdeveloped that Pet Partners is the proudsponsor of Meet the Breeds as well as theAKC Humane Foundation’s theatre party theFriday before Westminster. This year’s show isSpiderman, which should be quite an excitingevent. The microchipping through CAR hashad new life breathed through and into it andremains one of AKC’s major accomplishmentstoday. It is amazing to think that when bothprojects were initially introduced to AKC majorobstacles and objections were placed in theirrespective ways. But fortunately those whobelieved in either or both of the two ideaspersevered and were successful in provingtheir points. Both organizations just seem tobe growing stronger with each passing day--something for which we should all be happyabout.

Beware The CostsAs Christmas approaches and the need and/or desire to own a puppy grows with thesentimentality of the season it’s time for peopleto be practical as well as sentimental and thinkabout the costs of owning a dog. Dogs can costfar more than people expect. And in what aretermed economic stumbling times these costscan become a burden to many people. Just howrealistic the general information given aboutthese costs are remain to be seen. For instance

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DOGNEWS EDITORIALthe ASPCA estimates the cost for a large dog to be$875 a year for food, medical expenses and a fewrelated expenses plus an additional $560 for first-year-set-up costs. That’s pretty low figures fromwhere these pages sit. City pets can be an evenmore expensive proposition between a dog walkerand kenneling for vacation trips the costs rise andrise and rise. Even for dogs outside the city wherecosts are lower a cushion should be provided forthose times when medical care costs increase.Having the compassion and commitment to own adog is truly not enough. You have to consider theexpenses as well and keep them in mind for sure.

Clarity On Vaccines And GettingAround DockingThe call for a better understanding relative thesubject of vaccines seems to be an on-going one.Some veterinarians are pretty well forward andup front about the down sides as well as thebenefits of vaccines. Some say yearly vaccinesare not necessary, others insist they are. Oneexpects a lot from the veterinarian one uses andthe fact that there is disagreement within theprofession on this issue is a positive sign ratherthan a negative one. Individual cases are alwayssubject to question since the variances withinsituations can result in different happenings.Primary inoculations and boosters are oft debatedand having faith in your vet’s decision is extremelyimportant. That the Internet can provide a hugeamount of information on the subject cannot bedenied but how much of the information is factualas opposed to conjecture is hard to determine.In the long run the advice of your trustedveterinarian is what must and should be thedeciding factor in any matter related to the healthof your dog. There is a new book on the marketfrom the UK entitled Veterinary Advice for DogOwners written by a Dick Lane which discussesthis as well as other health topics about dogs mostdelicately. It’s one of the best home referencebooks these pages have come across.

Thought For The WeekWell next year’s National will go to Orlando inFlorida in full competition with the traditionallyheld shows the “last weekend” of the year. Howit will fare competitively with these long standing,heavily supported local shows remains to beseen. This year, although in competition with afew of its own licensed shows, AKC/Eukanubadid extremely well with its American entry andsucceeded in furthering with the Europeanaudiences its World Challenge competition. Thatevent was not particularly pushed by Eukanubaor AKC in the States but these pages think thatposition will change next year as Florida is knownto have great appeal to the South Americanexhibitors, which should translate well for boththe AKC show itself, the earlier Orlando eventsand the World Challenge Competition. Long Beachwas a good venue and through the years maturedinto a very acceptable and usable site. Outsidespectators were not the strength of this venuewhich relied heavily upon the loyal and usualenthusiasts to insure a semblance of attendance.These pages expect a different mentality toprevail in Florida as both spectator attendanceand foreign participation it is predicted here willincrease tremendously for this show in 2011.

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Doing this column means being on the lookoutfor material. I’m constantly noting this, that, orthe other thing for column fodder. In my mind’s

eye this miscellany of unformed ideas and fleeting notquite thoughts are all terrific columns to be.

The reality is most such notions aren’t sufficientlybroad enough or controversial enough or of wideenough interest or are just plain too trivial to makecolumns. Here are two worth comment, but not a fullcolumn’s worth.

In October AKC’s Board briefly took up theproposal submitted by the Greater Collin KennelClub to amend Article VII, Section I of the Bylaws.That’s the Section of the Bylaws which limits directorsto “two consecutive terms on the Board” with theproviso, “This section does not preclude reelection ofany delegate to the Board of Directors after a one year(or greater) hiatus from Directorship.”

Greater Collin’s proposed amendment will“preclude someone from being re-elected to the AKCBoard of Directors for a full term of four years afterthey have served two consecutive terms.”

I like how AKC’s Board has handled GreaterCollin’s proposed amendment. In October theBoard postponed consideration of Greater Collin’samendment until November. In November theBoard postponed consideration of Greater Collin’samendment until January: So far so good.

Were it but possible for the Board to postponeGreater Collin’s amendment one or two months ata time, say, for the next several years… or better,indefinitely.

Unfortunately while the Bylaws expresslyprovide, “The Board of Directors shall review…proposed amendments and approve, disapproveand/or make recommendations,” the Bylaws do notpermit pocket-veto by taking no action, “In the eventthe Board does not approve or disapprove of theproposal within 6 months of receipt, the matter shallproceed forthwith…” through the required process ofpublishing notice of the amendment and then to voteby the delegates.

Meaning every member club can get any rule – orfor that matter Bylaw – amendment to the delegatesfor vote.

And also meaning specifically Greater Collin’sintent to require a two-term director be off the Boardfor four years will go to the delegates for vote so longas Greater Collin wants that to happen, no matterwhat AKC’s Board does or does not do: Democracy ofa sort in action. Ain’t it great? Especially if you favordecreased Board,…which is to say delegate,…powerand a concomitant increase in the staff’s sway. Beassured that inevitably results when Board membersare term-limited out.

That’s poetic justice or something akin to it.In case my opinion on term limits isn’t clear:

They’re a mindless, counterproductive, if not worse,means of assuring board turnover; just what’s neededwhen there are dozens and likely a great many morethan that delegate Board-wannabes. In other words,

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term limits are perfect for the club of clubs,delegate-centric AKC system.

Item two: The Board’s having voted to changethe basis for computing the championship pointschedules by reducing “the point schedulecomputations from a calculation using a 3-yearaveraging to a single year calculation beginningwith the 2011-2012 Schedule of Points, andto remove all independent and designatedSpecialties held by National breed Parent Clubs,as well as the local shows held three days prior tothe AKC/Eukanuba National Championship, fromthe data base used to make the calculations forthe 2011-2012 Schedule of Points.”

What’s the rationale for these changes?For certain it means the events held in

immediate proximity to AKC’s Invitational won’tdistort the point schedule in the regions whereAKC’s show is held. Parent club shows are out aswell. That’s reasonable.

As for computing points based on theimmediate past year as opposed to a three yearaverage – averages smooth change, whetherup or down. Meaning the potential for moreabrupt change – and even year-to-year yo-yoing– becomes greater when only the immediatepast year’s results are used for revising the pointschedule.

AKC should show the fancy whatthe point schedules would be for atleast the last three and better fiveyears when computed using thenew criteria. There’s no substitute

for letting the fancy see exactly what thecomputation change means in their breeds. Thatdata has to be readily available. How else couldthe Board have made its decision?

It would seem there’s a good chance when the2011-12 Point Schedule goes into effect an AKCchampionship will be cheaper than ever. Thiswill almost certainly be the case for every sex inevery breed where the number of dogs requiredfor points goes down. Heretofore the three yearweighting would’ve tended to slow change –whether up or down.

Ten of the eleven Board members presentvoted for the changed point schedule calculation.It is more than reasonable asking the Board fora thorough explanation. No platitudes – “It’sbetter” or “It’s fairer,” etc – acceptable; a hard,fact-based explanation only.

It’s also worth repeating: The point schedule’sprime determinant is the number of shows:Specifically, as close to 18%, not to exceed 20%,of shows are to be major, with the number ofdogs in competition adjusted to meet the targetpercentage. The more shows, the more majors,the more champions.

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TheChairman’sReport

New York, NY – As we wind down the year, I ampleased to highlight programs and initiatives wehave introduced in 2010. In April, the first agility,obedience and rally trials open to mixed-breed dogsin the AKC Canine Partners program were held. Sofar, 853 AKC-licensed clubs have hosted 2,968 tri-als, and nearly 600 mixed breed dogs have achievedmore than 1,200 titles. We received hundreds of posi-tive comments from dog owners who had been wait-ing years for this opportunity as well as clubs whowelcomed the increased entries in their trials. We’reexcited to welcome these dogs to next year’s AKCAgility Invitational and the AKC National ObedienceInvitational.

We also sent a team to the FCI Agility WorldChampionships in Germany and returned with manyplacements, including a Silver Medal for “Rush” andhandler John Nys. We hosted the successful 2010National Agility Championships in Tulsa, OK andcrowned 6 national champions in varying heightclasses.

We launched the Grand Championship program inMay. For the first six months of the program we haveseen a 9.6% increase in Best of Breed entries over thesame period in 2009. So far 3,420 dogs have earnedtheir Grand Championship in nearly every breed. Wefurther enhanced the program by launching a GrandChampion Ranking System that lists the top 25 dogsin each breed determined by the number of grandchampion points they have earned.

In addition to this new conformation title, wehave also created new titles in the companion andperformance arenas with Beginner Novice in obedi-ence and Endurance Earthdog, respectively. For re-trievers that pass the Master National Retriever testthree times we now have a new suffix title – MasterNational Hunter - as well.

For breeders, we instituted the Breeder of Meritprogram this year as a way to recognize, congratulateand thank AKC’s core breeders – the backbone of oursport - and to ensure the continued success of ourregistry.

We continue to welcome new breeds into theAKC registry as well. As of January 1, 2011, the Nor-wegian Lundehund, Entlebucher Mountain Dog andXoloitzcuintli will be our newest breeds. We continueto work with FSS and Miscellaneous breed clubs asthey strive towards full recognition.

As a new accommodation for Parent Clubs, we nowrecord parent club performance event titles if AKC doesnot provide a similar title. The Bloodhound Club of Amer-ica was the first to apply for title acknowledgment withits “man-trailing event” and most recently, we acknowl-edged the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever’s WorkingCertificate. Our Parent and Member clubs have also con-tinued to donate their historical documents to our newlyexpanded AKC Archives.

We reached out to the general public this year withour 2nd annual stand-alone Meet the Breeds event.Thanks to our partnership with the Cat Fanciers’ Asso-ciation and Pet Partners, Inc., we welcomed more than39,000 people through the doors and achieved nearly 500million media impressions. We also hosted AKC Respon-sible Dog Ownership Days with more than 550 eventsnationwide for the public to attend.

Our good works did not go unnoticed as the AKCHumane Fund Awards for Canine Excellence receivedunprecedented media coverage this year, with articles inPeople magazine, the New York Times, the Wall StreetJournal and New York Daily News. Among the canineheroes were dogs that worked in Haiti after the earth-quake, rode a surfboard in the ocean to raise money forchildren’s foundations, helped autistic children find ser-vice dogs and more.

AKC Companion Animal Recovery also donated morethan $400,000 this year to assist organizations across thecountry with Search and Rescue Grants and disaster pre-paredness.

Along the business front, AKC has added Lisa Gon-zalez to the newly created position of Vice President ofMarketing and Communications. In this role, she willprovide marketing leadership for the AKC to ensure thelong-term sustainability of the AKC brand recognition aswell as its future relevance. Her main focus will be grow-ing AKC registrations and Canine Partners enrollments,in line with AKC’s mission of promoting responsible dogownership.

The Board has taken other steps to ensure the futureof the sport with its September Board Planning Sessionthat generated many new ideas. And finally, in Novem-ber the Board formed the “Imagining the Future of AKC”committee to review the needs of the sport and the AKCin the future. The Committee, a blend of board membersand staff and chaired by Alan Kalter, includes myself,Vice Chairman Tom Davies, COO John Lyons, VP of Mar-keting and Communications Lisa Gonzalez and AVP ofRegistration Development Mark Dunn.

I hope you’ll agree that this year has been a very pos-itive year and we look forward to an even brighter 2011.

Sincerely,Ron MenakerChairman

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Michele BillingsPersonally, I thinkit is self-defeatingto do that, and Iwould never do it.It’s certainly en-tirely possible for ajudge to accept allthree assignmentsand put up totallydifferent dogs. Usu-ally, though, theexhibitors wouldnot understand that,and so to allay theirfears, I don’t think itis a wise practice.

Gloria ReeseI have no personalproblem with it,but I think it wouldmake exhibitors verynervous to have ajudge do that. Solong as the showsare not to close to-gether, it should beall right and presentno problem for thejudge.

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Do You ThinkA Judge WhoAccepts A NationalSpecialty ShowAssignmentShould Accept AWestminster OrAKC/EukanubaNationalAssignment InThe Same Year?

DorothyMacdonaldI have no problemwith that at all.The entries wouldbe entirely differ-ent—the Nationalsteeped with largeclass entries at ev-ery level, whilst theother two showsare Invitational innature.

Jane ForsythNo, I don’t think it’sa good idea to over-expose oneself inthat manner. True,most Nationalshave a six-monthrestriction—atleast—but I stilldon’t think it’s agood idea.

Keke KahnAbsolutely not. Italmost amountsto a conflict whichfor most exhibitorswould be over-whelming to ac-cept. Most judgesreally could handlethe situation, buthow the exhibitorswould perceive thisis another matter.

Ron MenakerI would follow therestrictions the Na-tional puts on judg-ing the breed, be it6 or 12 months intime. From a per-sonal standpoint,I think out of cour-tesy to the exhibi-tor, it is better notto do this than toopen doors for thatkind of criticism.

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There is a myriad of breeds on offer andin a variety of mediums. Those with deepestpockets may like to check out a pastel of aGolden Retriever by Gary Stinton (£3,750), agouache of an inquisitive Westie by PollyannaPickering (£3,475) or an oil of PyreneanMountain Dogs in their home environmentby Jessica Holm (£2,800). All three areestablished artists in the UK, Gary has hadfour solo exhibitions in London, Pollyannais synonymous with greetings cards withdogs on and Jessica, in addition to being anaccomplished artist, is a doctor of Zoologyand well known for her wildlife programmeson TV and also for hertelevision coverage ofCrufts.

More affordable at£725 is a watercolourof two Norwich Terriersby the Royal Instituteof Painters in WaterColours exhibitor PippaThew, or the pen, ink andwatercolour drawingsby Jo Campin (£400each), and even more

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The Christmas Art Fair at the Kennel Club inLondon is now in its fourth year and with pricesranging from just a few pounds for a print tofour figures for a picture, this year’s fair offers

a wide selection of gifts for lovers of affordable moderndog art, and for the first time the Kennel Club has joinedforces with a commercial gallery, the Stockbridge Gallery.Situated in the heart of the Hampshire countryside, nearthe New Forest, this is the only commercial gallery in theUK specialising in the dog in art.

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*Number Six overall Breed, Number Eight overall, All Breed, The Dog News Top Ten Lists

As with any other competitive en-deavor, the conformation dog sportincludes in its community a selectgroup of individuals widely consid-ered icons. We have iconic dogs,

iconic breeders, iconic handlers, iconic writers,and, of course, iconic judges. Icons have existedin the dog fancy since the dog fancy came intobeing, the only difference being that the iconsof previous generations are often no more thannames to many of today’s participants. However,the dogs and people that were household wordsin decades past did significantly impact thecontemporary dog fancy in ways too numerousto enumerate here. Suffice it to say that thoseindividuals had a major role in how we play thedog game today.

Many judges that qualify for icon status bycontemporary standards are approved for mul-tiple Groups or can pass on all breeds. Thesedistinguished members of the judging commu-nity have the potential to exert a tremendousinfluence on multiple gene pools through theirdecisions. A winning exhibitor can take a cov-eted laurel wreath and use it to attract bitchesto a winner’s stud paddock, advertise in the dogpress a little or a lot, or use an icon’s endorse-ment to give added impact to a dog’s power towin under other judges.

At this point it is necessary to say that a winunder “the little guy (or gal)” can be as telling asscoring under one of the fancy’s judging super-stars. Looking past the stats gives a clearer lookat a given dog’s worth or win’s worth. Wherea dog prevails and the level of the competitionpresent should factor just as strongly into theequation. This is nothing new, but in our tech-nology-driven culture so many dog people lookmore at the numbers than at the confrontationsthat spawned those statistics. If the officiatingjudge does not occupy the upper echelons on ourjudicial pecking order it does not mean that hisor her opinion should not be any less respected.After all, wouldn’t you agree that the points wonunder one judge are as good as those won underany other?

Iconic judges, like all others not intimately in-volved with the breed before them, typically lookfor aspects of soundness, condition and show-manship to find those dogs that most closely fithis or her interpretation of the standard of thebreed(s) they are judging on the day. Or per-haps, such a judge focuses on one or two specificaspects of a standard to reach decisions: headplanes, tailsets, size, pigment. The list can bevery long. However, the iconic judge, by reasonof great overall knowledge, can move a breedin a desirable direction. Wise participants in theconformation dog sport realize that the opinions

of the multiple breed/group judge and the breeder judge consid-ered in concert work to enhance the overall integrity of a breed.One without the other is less effective than both elements joined.

But what happens when the results don’t match the ringcraft?Not infrequently a high profile judge will render opinions thatcause widespread head shaking and eyebrow raising from thosewho have been around the block a time or twelve and are widelyconsidered to have paid their dues many times over. Probably theripple effect will not be felt that far afield as people will breed asthey had already intended with little interest in a dog that makesa big win. Admittedly, the holder of a highly coveted win can ap-pear more attractive than it may have been before a significanttriumph. But it is also important to consider the wisdom of a po-tential pairing because someone liked a given dog on a given day.An ill considered mating based on a win can resonate down thegenerations to the regret of the misguided breeder.

There is, however, a reason that an important assignment isoffered to a judge in the absence of substantial, intimate, docu-mented connection to a breed. All active members of a breed clubenjoy the privilege of nominating and later voting for judges forfuture specialties. This is, after all, a function of democracy. Unfor-tunately, not every member of a club will vote and some who dovote will not vote objectively. Many people will vote as directedby a friend or mentor and others will vote based on having wonunder a certain judge too many years ago to matter.

Some club members just don’t know one judgefrom another and will be comfortable with some-one who may be familiar from previous experi-ence or from a television appearance or for adozen different reasons. I once knew a person,no longer active in dogs, who referred to one ofthe most respected all breed judges in the historyof the conformation dog sport as long, tall Sally.Without too much of a stretch most of you erudite

readers will probably deduce who that oaf, let’s call him short, fatdummy, was referring to?

When specialty judges are selected by a vote of the club mem-bership and the successful candidates over an extended periodhave little or no real connection to the breed concerned, we mustrecognize a pattern and wonder about the direction the breed istaking. Ironically, many of the same people who consistently votefor the icons with which they are most familiar are just as likely totrumpet loud and long when a dog they are campaigning makeswonderful win under a celebrated “breeder-judge.” J’ever notice?

Our dog sport is as imperfect as every other segment of oursociety. Judges are human (yes, I keep telling you that), and everyhuman endeavor is subject to error. Any judge can make honestmistakes and the reasons for their decisions may make perfectsense to them but their logic can still escape some of us. Takingsomething at face value and putting one’s own spin on it oftenbecomes a foolish surmise. In the end, we can only do as muchas we can to give showing and breeding dogs as much integrityas possible. It’s our shared responsibility. If we don’t, who else isleft?

In closing, I want to wish you all every blessing for Christmasand every good wish for happiness and good fortune for the yearwaiting to be whelped and as always…

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A Thought to Consider:

WhattoExpectFromanIcon

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Ch.LexingtonDivine’sPutMeIn,CoachCh.LexingtonDivine’sPutMeIn,Coach

BillandandGiambiGiambi

Owners:Joe and Carla SanchezSOUTHPORT,EST.1982Co-OwnersMary De Lisa and EriciaTortorella

HandlersBill andTaffeMcFadden

LikehisfatherLikehisfather

“Sherman”beforehim,“Sherman”beforehim,

Giambi isaBESTINSHOWandGiambi isaBESTINSHOWand

BESTINSPECIALTYSHOWBESTINSPECIALTYSHOWWINNERWINNER

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Breeders:TheTortorella Family

Giambi...Giambi...America’sAmerica’s

Number OneNumber OneMastiffMastiff

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*The Dog News Top Ten List - Breed points

AKC/Eukanuba National ChampionshipAustralian ShepherdCh. Propwash ReckonJudge Mrs. Jean FournierOwners Leslie B. Frank & Judy A. HarringtonHandler Judy A. Harrington

Los Encinos Kennel ClubPekingeseCh. Palacegarden MalachyJudge Mr. Lawrence E. StanbridgeOwners Iris Love, Sandra Middlebrooks &David FitzpatrickHandler David Fitzpatrick

Savannah Kennel Club - SundayBoxerCh. Winfall Brookwood Styled DreamJudge Mrs. Barbara Dempsey AldermanOwners Debbie McCarroll, Mrs. Jack Billhardt &Sergio TenenbaumHandler Diego Garcia

Long Beach Kennel Club - FridayIrish SetterGCh. Shadagee Caught Red-HandedJudge Mrs. Betty-Anne StenmarkOwners Debra S. Burke and Nancy Lee ConnerHandler Adam Bernardin

Kennel Club of Beverly Hills - WednesdayBlack Cocker SpanielGCh. Loma Point 18K You Da ManJudge Mrs. Phyllis WolfishOwners Judy Bjelland, Terry Kelso and RenataDrummondHandler Marcelo Chagas

Savannah Kennel Club - Thursday & FridayIngham County Kennel ClubSmooth Fox TerrierGCh. J’Cobe Kemosabe Vigilante JusticeJudge Mrs. Ann HearnJudge Mr. Terry StacyJudge Ms. Sharol Candace WayOwners Howard & Sandra Hoffen & Phil & Amy BoothHandler Amy Booth

Edwardsville Illinois Kennel Club IStandard PoodleCh. Jaset’s SatisfactionJudge Mr. Dana ClineOwners C. Bailey, S. Tompkins, B. Harris & MJ WintersHandler Ann Rairigh

Lake Shore Kennel Club IIEdwardsville Illinois Kennel Club - SundayRottweilerCh. Cammcastle Friar TuckJudge Mrs. Susan St. John BrownJudge Mr. Norman KenneyOwners Vicky & Tony O’BrienHandler Holley Eldred

Beaufort Kennel ClubGreyhoundGCh. GrandCru Clos ErasmusJudge Mrs. Michele BillingsOwners Melanie S. Steele & Rindi GaudetHandler Rindi Gaudet

Kankakee River Valley Kennel Club IIAfghan HoundGCh. Majic Whatever I WantJudge Mrs. Chris WalkowiczOwners Karen Todd & Lisa BettisHandler Lisa Bettis

Imperial Valley Kennel Club I and IIYuma Kennel Club IIBoxerGCh. R&G’s Mystical DancerJudge Mr. Timothy CattersonJudge Ms. Debra ThorntonJudge Mr. Bernard McGivern Jr.Owners Roberto Bezerra, Richard Servetnick,Barbara Bachman, Carole Desmond, Gary Steele,Kimberlie Steele-Gamero, Gayann JonesHandler Kimberlie Steele-Gamero

Conroe Kennel Club - SaturdayDoberman PinscherGCh. Touchstone’s Good As It Gets SFJudge Mr. Robert ShreveOwners Janice and Roy KeithHandler Teresa Nail

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What isyourfavoritedog showmomentexclusiveof a win?

Whichtalentwouldyou mostlike tohave?

Whichwords orphrases doyou mostoveruse?

Who isyourreal lifehero orheroine?

If you couldchange onething aboutyourselfwhatwould it be?

OtherpeoplethinkI am:

How wouldyou describeyourself in apersonal ad?

What was yourmost embarrassingmoment at adog show?

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

What do you miss the mostat dog shows?

My first Westminster--it was a dream come true.

To be able to sing,but really well.

”Really??”

My Mother-Who did it all and raisedher four children and took care ofher Mother as well.

My weight.

People think that I amnice--I do not knowwhy but they do.

Loyal and happy andDEFINITELY willing tohelp others.

When after Sadie won at Eukanubaour seven year-old son Antoniograbbed the over sized check andbegan running around the ring withit. I was mortified and to this day stilldo not know how he managed to pullthat off.

Three people come to mind--Neoma Eberhardt, Mrs. Wanner andRic Chashoudian.

People don’t seem to take the time to talk openlyabout their dogs after a show is over--they seemreluctant to express themselves and let you knowwhat they really are thinking about the qualityof the dogs being exhibited.

Asked ofYvonne RangelBorn: Monterrey MexicoResides: Rialto, CaliforniaMarital Status: Happily married

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Multiple Best In Specialty ShowGCh. Zelicaons Butch Cassidy At Draco

“Elegant Toy dog of fine - bone structure.light, dainty and of lively action “

- from the breed standard

“Parker”“Parker”OwnerAnita WrightDraco Papillonswww.dracopaps.com

AKC reg. HandlersJohn and Tammie Wilcox

“Still the one”“Still the one”#1 Papillon Breed this entire year to date#1 Papillon Breed this entire year to date**

*The Dog News Top Ten List

JudgeMrs. June Penta

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“Chloe”

She’s All That And More!Group Judge Col. Joe Purkhiser

Owner & HandlerBeth Johnson

The Number One Golden Bitch*Just 22 months old and the winner of2 All Breed Best In Shows8 Specialty Best of BreedsWinner of the Top Twenty and thePeople’s Choice Top Twenty

One Weekend - Three Big Wins

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She’s All That And More!Owners

Dave & Carrie Noble

Ch. Summit’s Emery It’s In The Bag

*Number Five overall, Breed points, All Systems

Group Judge Mr. Donald Booxbaum

Group Judge Mrs. Jean Fournier

Growing up in the world ofdogs I remember sittingdown and listeningto stories of the past.Listening to people like

Eve Ballach (Evewire Wire Fox Terriers),Roy Holloway, Dr. Josephine Deubler,and Joan Read (Chidley Norwich andNorfolk) tell their stories of growing upin dogs and the moments in their lifethat made them into the great peoplethey were, have helped to shape whoI am today. It is so important for theyounger generations in dogs to listenand learn from the people that havehelped make the sport of purebreddogs what it is today. This is the firstin a series of articles about some of thegreat dog people.

Today if you picked up the phone and dialed668 you would get a computerized message tellingyou “please check the number and dial again.”However, 80 years ago that number would putyou through to a small home in Glen Cove, NewYork. The phone would ring in a home withouta television, where 4 young boys were “lucky toeven have a radio.”

A day before his 87th birthday, John “Jack”Simm reminisced about the home where he grewup with his three brothers, prize winning canaries,chickens, and cattle.

Jack was born November 24, 1923 in New YorkCity. Thinking that a big city was not the bestplace to raise children, Jack’s father moved hisfamily to Long Island. Outside of the city Jack andhis father were able to raise and show canaries,chickens, and cattle. “I was looking at cowtoplines long before dog toplines.”

His first experience in dogs came in 1945 whenhis father brought home a new addition to theirhome, a Smooth Fox Terrier bitch named “Flicka.”

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Jack’s father happened to know a man bythe name of Frank Brumby who told Jack’sfather that they had a very nice Smooth Foxwho should be a show dog.

Mr. Brumby showed Flicka for theSimms’ and in 1946 she went winner’sbitch the day before the Garden andthen Best of Breed from the classes atthe 1946 Westminster Kennel Club thefollowing day. By looking through a markedWestminster Kennel Club catalog from thatyear, I discovered she was bred by CecilH. Cullum and was out of Captain Kid andLady Godiva of Wissaboo. She finished in 6shows and was undefeated.

“She hooked me,” said Jack, and henever looked back. Flicka was not onlyhis constant companion but produced 9champions under his new kennel named“Kids Grove.” Flicka would meet him at thetrain station every other weekend whenCONTINUED ON PAGE 90

ThumbnailSketches:JackSimmBy Letisha Wubbel

Jack and his wife Jenny Simm

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GCh. Saravilla’s Sweet Misty Isle

Our appreciation to JudgeMrs. Barbara D.Alderman

Specialed by Joel Rosenblatt

BreedersMimi Kim

RebekahMursencavage

OwnersPaula SweetJohn LillistonMimi Kim

Multiple Group Placing

“Misty” Misty is the first Mantle GreatDane to become a GrandChampion! She is a perfectlymarked Mantle, who isstunning, sound, and square.

Misty Has MovedInto The Top 20*

Great Danes All BreedThank you to allthe Judges for

recognizing Misty!

*Great Dane Review

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THE PICKOF THE BUNCH

“JOEY”

In limited showingin the last six months

The Number One Affenpinscher All SystemsNumber Five* Among All Toy Breeds

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Owner Mrs. Zoila Truesdale Hi-Tech KennelsBreeder & Co-Owner Mieke CooymansHandler Ernesto Lara

BEST IN SHOWJudge Mrs. Barbara D. Alderman

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SPORTING GROUP:BREEDASSIGNMENTS:

Ms. Virginia LyneBrittanys, Pointers (German Shorthaired),Pointers (German Wirehaired), Weimaraners,Wirehaired Pointing Griffons, Spaniels(Welsh Springer)

Dr. Klaus AnselmRetrievers (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling),Pointers

Mr. Charles OlvisRetrievers (Chesapeake Bay), Retrievers(Flat -Coated), Setters (English), Setters(Gordon)

Mr. Miguel Martinez (Argentina)Retrievers (Golden), Retrievers (Curly-Coated), Setters (Irish), Spaniels (Clumber),Spaniels (Sussex)

Ms. Beth SweigartRetrievers (Labrador), Spaniels (Irish Water)

Mrs. Sari Brewster TietjenSetters (Irish Red &White), Spinone Italiano

Mr. James WhiteSpaniels (Cocker –ASCOB), Spaniels(Cocker – Black), Spaniels (Field), Spaniels(English Springer), Spaniels (AmericanWater), Boykin Spaniels

Mr. Francisco Chapa (Mexico)Spaniels (Cocker – Parti Color),

Dr. Tamas Jakkel (Hungary)Vizslas, Spaniels (English Cocker),

HOUND GROUP:BREEDASSIGNMENTS:

Dr. John Reeve-Newson (Canada)Afghan Hounds, Foxhounds (English),Foxhounds (American), Harriers, ScottishDeerhounds

Mr. Kent DelaneyBasenji, Black and Tan Coonhounds,Bluetick Coonhounds, Otterhounds

Mr. Jose Homem de Mello (Portugal)Basset Hounds, Beagles (Both Varieties),Bloodhounds, Petit Basset Griffon Vendéens

Mr. Francisco Chapa (Mexico)Borzoi, Whippets

Dr. Tamas Jakkel (Hungary)Dachshunds (All Varieties)

Mrs. Gayle BontecouGreyhounds, Norwegian Elkhounds, PlottHounds, Rhodesian Ridgebacks, Saluki

Mrs. Sari Brewster TietjenIbizan Hounds, Irish Wolfhounds, PharaohHounds

Mr. Charles OlvisRedbone Coonhounds, Treeing WalkerCoonhounds

WORKING GROUP:BREEDASSIGNMENTS:

Mr. Robert Gregory (UK)Akitas, Standard Schnauzers

Mr. Burton YamadaAlaskan Malamutes, Bernese MountainDogs, Giant Schnauzers, Great Pyrenees,Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs

Mr. Eric RingleAnatolian Shepherd Dogs, Black RussianTerriers, Bullmastiffs, Great Danes, Mastiffs

Mr. Norman KenneyBoxers, Doberman Pinschers, GermanPinschers, Samoyeds, Siberian Huskies

Mrs. Kimberly Meredith-CavannaCane Corsos

Mr. Jay RichardsonDogues De Bordeaux, Neapolitan Mastiffs,Newfoundlands, Rottweilers, Saint Bernards

Dr. Tamas Jakkel (Hungary)Komondor

Dr. Klaus AnselmKuvasz

Mrs. Patricia HastingsLeonbergers

Ms. Beth SweigartPortuguese Water Dogs

Mr. Donald M. BooxbaumTibetan Mastiffs

TERRIER GROUP:BREEDASSIGNMENTS:

Ms. Marcy ZinglerAiredale Terriers, American StaffordshireTerriers, Glen of Imaal Terriers

Dr. H. Scott KelloggAustralian Terriers, Scottish Terriers, WestHighland White Terriers, Soft CoatedWheaten Terriers, Manchester Terriers(Standard)

AKC/EukanubaNational Championship2011JudgingPanelBEST IN SHOW - Mrs. Robert (Polly) D. Smith - St. Stephens Church, VA

Judges for each of the seven variety groups are:SPORTING - Mrs. Judith Goodin– Leavenworth, KS.HOUND –Mrs. Lee Canalizo – Palm Harbor, FL.WORKING –Mr. Edd Bivin – Ft. Worth, TX.

TERRIER –Mr. Peter Green - Bowmansville, PA.

TOY – Dr. Anthony DiNardo - West Hartford, CTNON-SPORTING –Mr. Frank Sabella - Tampa, FL.HERDING –Mr. Robert Caswell - Alpine, CA.

MISCELLANEOUS CLASS - Mr. Hans T. Lehtinen - Finland

JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIPPRELIMINARY JUDGES:

Miss Charlotte Anderson - Lexington, KYMr. Michael Kennedy – Raleigh, NC

BEST JUNIOR HANDLER:Mrs. Kimberly Meredith-Cavanna -

Pleasant Hills, CA.

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AKC/EukanubaNational Championship2011JudgingPanel

Miss Maxine BeamBedlington Terriers, Border Terriers,Miniature Bull Terriers, Skye Terriers

Mr. Paolo Dondina (Italy)Bull Terriers (Both Varieties), Cairn Terriers,Cesky Terriers, Dandie Dinmont Terriers,Irish Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers

Mr. Geir Flyckt-PedersenFox Terriers (Smooth), Fox Terriers (Wire),Kerry Blue Terriers, Lakeland Terriers,Welsh Terriers

Mr. Robert D. BlackMiniature Schnauzers, Norfolk Terriers,Norwich Terriers, Parson Russell Terriers,Sealyham Terriers

TOYGROUP:BREEDASSIGNMENTS:

Dr. John Reeve-Newson (Canada)Affenpinschers

Ms. Beth SweigartBrussels Griffons, Pomeranians,

Mr. Hans Lehtinen (Finland)Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Japanese Chin,Maltese, Papillons, Pekingese

Mr. David Ojalvo (Argentina)Chihuahuas (Both Varieties), Chinese Crested,Havanese, Miniature Pinschers

Mrs. Michele BillingsEnglish Toy Spaniels (All Varieties),Poodles (Toy)

Miss Maxine BeamItalian Greyhounds,Manchester Terriers (Toy)

Dr. Roger PritchardPugs, Shih Tzu, Silky Terriers, Toy FoxTerriers, Yorkshire Terriers

NON-SPORTING GROUP:BREEDASSIGNMENTS:

Dr. Gerard C. PentaAmerican Eskimo Dogs, Chinese Shar-Pei,Lhasa Apsos, Löwchen, NorwegianLundehunds

Mrs. Patricia HastingsBichons Frises, Chow Chows, French Bulldogs

Mr. Kent DelaneyBoston Terriers

Mrs. Elizabeth Cate Cartledge (U.K.)Bulldogs, Finnish Spitz

Mrs. Marcy ZinglerShiba Inu, Keeshonden

Mr. Robert Gregory (UK)Tibetan Spaniels, Tibetan Terriers, Dalmatians,Schipperkes

Michele BillingsPoodles (Miniature), Poodles (Standard)

Mr. Francisco Chapa (Mexico)Xolo

HERDING GROUP:BREEDASSIGNMENTS:

Mrs. Patricia HastingsAustralian Cattle Dogs, Pyrenean Shepherds

Dr. Klaus AnselmAustralian Shepherds, Norwegian Buhunds,Pulik

Mr. Donald M. BooxbaumBearded Collies, Canaan Dogs, EntlebucherMountain Dog, Shetland Sheepdogs

Mrs. Kimberly Meredith-CavannaBeaucerons, Cardigan Welsh Corgis, PembrokeWelsh Corgis, Pyrenean Shepherds

Dr. Thomas DaviesBelgian Malinois, Belgian Sheepdogs, BelgianTervuren, Bouviers des Flandres, Briards

Mrs. Kathleen SteenCollies (Rough), Collies (Smooth), IcelandicSheepdogs, Old English Sheepdogs, PolishLowland Sheepdogs

Mr. Hans Lehtinen (Finland)Finnish Laphund

Mr. Francisco Chapa (Mexico)German Shepherd Dogs

Mrs. Elizabeth Cate Cartledge (U.K.)Border Collies, Norewegian Buhund,Swedish Vallhunds

The 2011 AKC/EukanubaNational Championship will markthe 11th event in AKC’s premiershowcase for dogs, which ispresented with Eukanuba.QUALIFYING DATES:

AKC/Eukanuba National Championship& Junior Showmanship:

October 13, 2010 – October 11, 2011AKC National Obedience Invitational &

AKCAgility Invitational:July 1, 2010 to June 30, 201

BEST BRED-BY-EXHIBITOR IN SHOW - Mr. James Reynolds, CanadaJudges for the seven Bred-by-Exhibitor variety groups are:

SPORTING –Mr. Frank Kane – UKHOUND – Dr. Jose Luis Payro–Mexico

WORKING – Dr. Carmen Battaglia – Roswell, GA.TERRIER –Mrs. Karen Wilson – Sperryville, VA.TOY –Ms. Elizabeth Muthard – Bristow, VA.

NON-SPORTING –Mr. Andrew Mills – Bonita, CA.HERDING –Mrs. Roberta Davies – Brimfield, MA.

Judges for the Eukanuba World Challenge are:Eukanuba World Challenge Winner:Mr. Enrique Filippini –Argentina

Section Judges:Dr. Tamas Jakkel – Hungary

Mrs. Barbara Muller - SwitzerlandMrs. Zena Thorn-Andrews - UKMr. C.V. Sudarsan - India

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MOREAND

THE National, “Dog Hair” And More...The busiest and most crowded day seemedto be Saturday but even then outsidespectators seemed to me to be in theminority. Even the Meet the Breeds area,which was extremely popular and jammedand I may add in several instances mostcleverly and intriguingly decorated bysome Parent Clubs, lacked the outsiders towhich this event is meant to appeal. That'salways been one of the problems withholding the National in Long Beach--it'sfailure to get a really large attendance fromthe surrounding communities. Hopefullythis will not be the case in Orlando for thenext five years. Certainly the Saturdayand Sunday night crowds who did cometo watch the Groups and other variouscompetitions were in the main judges andexhibitors, which, while impressive intheir numbers, hardly included the generalpublic. And perhaps since this show will betelevised nationally ABC on I think January27th attendance by the general public is notthat important but it would have been niceto see for sure.

I guess the way to report whathappened is to start with the first show, theKennel Club of Beverly Hills on Wednesday,and work through to Sunday's finale andthe Best in Show winner. I might add thatthe two biggest surprises for me were

We were in Long Beach for the five longdays consisting of the “Dog Hair ‘n EggnogClassic” (the three all-breeds) and thetwo days of the AKC/Eukanuba NationalChampionship events. Basically I thought

the five days were successful in the sense that the shows andthe attendant events were well supported by the constituentsof AKC and the hard-core show goers and enthusiasts.

CONTINUED ON PAGE 74by Matthew H. StanderPHOTOS BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS & MATTHEW H. STANDER

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Yogi Berra famously said, “It ain’tover til it’s over.” The St. Louisnative may have to amend that

statement if Missouri repeals PropositionB.

Remember the ballot initiativeknown as Proposition B that passed inMissouri back in November? The onethat would limit large-scale breedersto 50 breeding bitches in one facilityand limit the breeding of an animal tono more than twice in 18 months? Well,even though the measure passed, with51.6 per cent of voters in favor, licensedbreeders, the state’s agriculturalcommunity and others opposed to thestatutory amendment haven’t stoppedfighting the initiative and are in factseeking to overturn it.

Republican state senator Bill Stoufferfiled legislation last Wednesday —the first day that lawmakers couldintroduce bills before the legislativesession begins in January — to repealthe voter-approved law that creatednew regulations for dog breeders inMissouri, that in addition to the breedingrestrictions also include requirementsfor breeders of more than 10 bitches,mandating that dogs be fed daily,provided annual veterinary care and begiven unfettered access to an outdoorexercise area as well as sufficientindoor space. The referendum takeseffect January 1 and the next legislativesession begins January 5, so Missourianscan expect plenty more heated rhetoricthis holiday season, as animal rightsactivists urge officials to follow throughwith the initiative despite its narrowvictory and the outcry of politicians,some newly elected, who oppose themeasure that is damaging to theirconstituents.

Those in favor of Prop B arguethat the people have spoken and thelegislators must carry out their will.Citing statistics provided by the HSUSthat Missouri provides nearly 40 percent of all puppies in the country, withnearly 200,000 breeding dogs producingnearly one million puppies annually,supporters of the initiative argue thatoversight of large-scale breeders in thestate was ignored for decades, creatingproblems of overcrowding and abuse,and that such a measure is warranted toprotect dogs and to cleanse its image asa “puppy mill” state.

The case for repealing PropositionB is that the measure passed by the

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donations all the while, gave the stateof Missouri only six grants totaling lessthan $43,000 last year, despite taking inover $100 million, according to its filingswith the IRS. The HSUS has a reported$160 million in assets but doesn’t wantto give any of it to the Missouri sheltersystem, which is about to be besiegedby an onslaught of dogs relinquished bybreeders who will no longer be able toprovide for them under the new limits setforth by Prop B. And therein lies the ironyof a ballot initiative that was supposedlyintended to support animal welfare: it willlead to mass euthanasia.

Yet, repealing the proposition smacksof tyranny, the way the HSUS’s fundingof Prop B without providing assistanceto Missouri’s humane societies smacksof hypocrisy. Missourians are leftto clean up the mess that the HSUSdropped on them but trampling onvoters’ rights is dangerous territory tonavigate. Legislators must proceed withcaution, lest they make a mockery ofthe democratic process. Though Rep.Tom Loehner, in favor of repeal, arguesthat voters “just didn’t understand” theinitiative, Prop B received more votes thanany of the other four ballot initiatives andmore votes than any candidate that wason the ballot, with the exception of theU.S. Senate race that received just 9,000more. Prop B passed by over 60,000 votes.

Perhaps voters didn’t realize thatpulling the lever in the affirmative onProp B would unload an avalanche ofdogs upon the state’s shelters. And it’sdoubtful that Prop B will coerce thoselarge-scale breeders already operatingafoul of the law to suddenly have achange of heart and comply with the new,redundant regulations. There are lawsagainst prostitution in every state yetit remains known as the world’s oldestprofession for a reason. Likewise, drugdens, like brothels, continue to operateand thrive despite the long arm of the lawbecause they feed a demand. The public’sdemand for purebred puppies in Missourimay result in exorbitant prices shouldresponsible breeders be forced to closeup shop due to the new excessive andexpensive regulations, or maybe those inthe market for a puppy will snag one at aMissouri shelter before it gets put down,but I wouldn’t count on it. Or maybe theshady shelter business and the importingof puppies will finally be exposed as aresult, but I wouldn’t count on that, either.

It’s quite clear despite the electionresults that the fight over Prop B inMissouri is far from over because the livesof beloved dogs are at stake, as is thelivelihood of breeders. But if a compromisecan be met on the Bush tax cuts, then justmaybe a compromise can yet be met onProp B, too. But I wouldn’t count on it. Amajority of voters didn’t agree with theresults of the Presidential election in 2000but had to live with the consequences.Missourians may just have to live withthe consequences of what they voted forand who they elected (and re-elected) thispast November, however damaging theresults. •

narrowest of margins, and in fact failedin 103 of the state’s 114 counties,passing in only 11. Prop P has createda schism within the state, a rural-urban rift, as it failed in the rural areaswhere large-scale breeders reside, andpassed by substantial margins in urbanareas lacking such operations. But Sen.Stouffer believes voters were misledabout the state’s dog breeding rulesand that the approved ballot measurecould loosen some requirements andwould only affect responsible breedersthat are already in compliance with thecurrent rules and laws that addressanimal cruelty and animal welfare,such as those set forth in the AnimalCare Facilities Act, which became lawin Missouri on August, 1992. Stouffertold the Associated Press that Prop B“…does nothing to solve the problemof dog abuse. It only targets licenseddealers, and people that are ignoringthe law now are not affected by this.”

To that end, last year theMissouri Department of Agricultureintroduced Operation Bark Alert, ahotline where individuals could reportunlicensed breeders, and added twonew inspectors. As a result, Missouriissued 366 more breeder violationsthan the previous year and rescuedapproximately 3,700 more dogs, andput 180 unlicensed breeders out ofbusiness, according to economist.com. Prop B calls for further limitsand restrictions —many of themredundant—but doesn’t provide anyadditional funding to hire any moreinspectors to bring unscrupulousoperations into compliance.

Furthermore, Prop B threatensto drive animal agricultural businessout of Missouri and will cost the statean estimated $520,000 each year andan additional one-time cost of over$133,000 in the first year. A fiscalnote released by the state auditor lastDecember estimated the departmentwould need seven more inspectorsand one more administrative assistantto enforce the new law and thedepartment said it will decide whetherit needed additional training forinspectors at a later date, though thecost of that training wasn’t provided.At a time when some states are facingbankruptcy, where will that revenuecome from? Not from the HSUS, whichdespite pouring $2.18 million into thecampaign to pass Prop B and soliciting

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Well I guess that sums upthe general consensus ofwhat it is like up here inCanada during the winter,and truth be told mostplaces south of our border

do fair much better than us when it comes towinter weather.

As our dog show season winds to a close,there are only 9 days of shows left in our dogshow year. The travelling to and from showsgets more and more difficult. Snowstorms, icestorms and airline embargos make the lastfew shows of the year a little trickier to getto. The 2 major airlines here that accept dogsas excess baggage both begin their Christmasembargos on December 13th, which is theMonday after our second last weekend of theyear. That means that your flight has to haveleft its destination before midnight the last

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TrueNorth(StrongandFree)“And some places you been before are so great that you

don’t ever mind going back. Some places you been beforeyou don’t ever want to go back, you know, like Montreal in theWinter.” — Morgan Freeman

by Allison Foley

Ch Shelhaven Sweet Seduction currently #4 all breeds

day of the show and you can have no connectionon Monday. You have to hope for a decent judgingschedule and a red eye flight that leaves beforemidnight and not a minute after. Last year myflight was called off on final approach into my homeairport, I had to fly back to Toronto and leave thenext day. Luckily the airline allowed my dogs totravel with me that day, I have heard of otherswho were not as fortunate. All of these rules andscenarios can make for tricky travel arrangements!We do have shows that are December 27th 28th and29th, 2010. If you are entered here you either haveto drive or have a dog that you can take in the cabinwith you.

Shows between Christmas and New Years yousay? Is nothing sacred anymore? We have to tellour children and loved ones that we cannot enjoyBoxing Day Celebrations or shopping? (Boxing Dayis the day after Christmas and for us Canucks it isthe equivalent of Black Friday as far as the shopping

deals go). Well, this is a phenomenonthat we have had here for almost 10years now. One that I strongly disagreewith, yet somehow find myself enteredthere for the first time in the show’shistory. I live 3 provinces away fromthese shows (just a 2 hour flight but mydog is too big to travel in cabin); duringthe summer this would be about a 17-hour drive but with the Canadian winterwe are not sure how long it will take!Oh, the lengths people will go to for topdog status!

The top dogs this year in Canadaseem to be giving the airlines quite a bitof business. The top dogs have beenflying across the country in search ofpoints. With the advent of Canuck dogswe now have a day by day, show byshow tally of the top dogs. Best in showCONTINUED ON PAGE 107

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Thank You Judge Mr. James Frederiksen

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affordable, with prices starting at just £90, is the work ofJulie Stooks, a familiar figure at Crufts and other dog showspainting exhibitors’ dogs from life. She is showing her workat the Art Fair for the first time this year.

Those whose interest in dog art extends beyond the twodimensional representation of the breed standards shouldcheck out the pictures of hounds by Paula Vize (£995 each),or the watercolours by Ian Mason (£250 each). So little saysso much about the dogs they see. Equally well observed fortheir character, but in a much more detailed way are thesmall oils by Sue Diver with prices as little as £75 each, orpastels by Richard Ager which start at £185.

The work of Maria Heskins reached a wider audiencewhen her picture, ‘The Domino Effect’, sold at auctionwith Christie’s in London in 2005. A narrative picture, itreferred to the German anti-dog legislation. Her first love isa German breed, the German Shepherd, and it is this breedthat she is represented with in the art fair, a coloured pencildrawing of a dog sitting on a step (£2,500).

Three dimensional works include a selection of bronzesof Dachshunds by the American sculptress and Dachshundlover, Joy Beckner (£450-£2,500), life-size studies of gundogsin resin by Kate Denton (£1,995-£2,825), whose work isequally at home in a garden or making a statement in aninterior, a playful French Bulldog in resin by Rosemary Cook(£220), and Boxer, Bulldog and Pug headstudies in bothresin and bronze by French born Marie Ackers (£280-£1,150)who claims her work is inspired and influenced by the 19thcentury French Animaliers.

People often ask me if there is much difference betweenthe quality and detail of traditional bronze to resin bronze;compare Marie’s headstudies and all will be revealed.

‘The Christmas Art Fair’ runs until the 7th January andin keeping with the spirit of the season there is coffee andmince pies to enjoy whilst viewing the artwork. The KennelClub is situated in Clarges Street, just off Piccadilly, andcan be contacted on +44 20 7518 1064, or visit the websitewww.thekennelclub.org.uk/artgallery. •

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both of these Best in Show winners --theWednesday Black Cocker and the SundayAustralian Shepherd but more on that as Iprogress. In a rather sturdy Best-In-Showline-up, the not too often exhibited (I amtold) but exhibited enough to earn its GrandChampionship points, Loma Point 18 K YouDa Man upset all predictions by winning theSporting Group under Swedish judge DanEricsson and best in show under Canadianjudge Phyllis Wolfish. That foreign judgeswere all over the place the first three dayswas due in part to the Eukanuba WorldChallenge held in conjunction with the AKCNational. The effects of these judges be theygood or bad is debatable. I counted 8 foreignjudges at the National adjudicating upon 49different breeds with a total entry of 700 dogsout of the 2,600 dogs entered! That's a lotof foreign opinions for an American Nationaldog show although I must admit there wasno direct effect upon the eventual winner butindirectly many of the decisions, rightly orwrongly, stopped some top dogs from gettinginto the groups that was for sure.

Thursday was a fairly quiet day withthe Peke shown by David Fitzpatrick goingbest while Friday the Irish Setter Bitchshown by Adam Bernardin was awardedthe Best. There were various upsets withinseveral groups and breeds on both of thesedays in the sense that exhibits exchangedplaces as judges adjudicated upon the days'performances and not the reputations or thepast records of the dogs. One would certainlyhope that to be the case and in most instancesI think it was true. I do believe that certainforeign dogs came in with reputations andhypes which were undeserved, anywayson the days I saw them judged this wastrue and to the credit of many an Americanjudge they distinguished the wheat from thechaff. I know that I am pretty critical of ourAmerican judges system and hope that it ischanged radically in the near future but I canhonestly say that our better American judgeshold their own if not surpass many a foreignjudge particularly in breeds with which theyare familiar. I believe this to be true since the

gene pool of dogs seen by theforeign judge is so much smallerand more limited than what wesee in the States. Our judgesare open to more diversity bothin type and in numbers than onthe Continent for sure and SouthAmerica and Japan without adoubt. This does not precludethe possibility of a foreign judgebeing expert in his or her ownbreed but to give them all-breed

judging status based on what they havein their own country is truly detrimentalto our own system, dogs and exhibitors.

Friday's groups and best ended verylate for some reason or other. Off to theQueen Mary for us for the judges dinnerwhere the improvement in food wasgratefully noted. Seems they have a newchef there--too bad since the show is

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as I wrote about the World winner might as wellreport that Kim Pastella won the big prize underPolly smith with her Min Pins and walked homeall the happier with a check which totaled over$15,000!!!Wonder if she told Tony who was notthere. What do you think???

Sunday dawned too early as my feet werefalling off by now-- That concrete floor after twoor three days is just too much---Crowds wereless than on Saturday--intensiveness almost asgreat as the judging continued with many moreforeign judges adjudicating on Sunday than haddone so on Saturday. We returned to the eveningfestivities having missed the Herding Group andjust in time for the Eukanuba finals and thenthe terrier and working groups. Told you aboutKim's win, the group winners of the Breedersof the Year were announced and consisted ofsome of the most deserving winners to be sohonored in the short nine year history of thisevent--there have been ten shows though, twoin one year! I have written before and will writeagain I don't believe that one person should bedesignated Breeder of the Year-Notwithstandingthe worthiness of Debbie Butt as the selectedperson I think the award carries more weight byjust acknowledging the seven group winners.And of course and I think for the first time thebreeder of the year for the Herding Group LeslieFrank was the co-owner of the BIS winningAustralian Shepherd which is co-owned andhandled by Judy Harrington. What a night forthis breeder and her dog although it was notwithout some controversy as the dog itself hasnot been exhibited in the US since July 2009 I amtold but was shown in Italy instead. The otherfinalists consisted of some of the top winningshow dogs in America so it was unusual for acomparative newcomer on the scene to be soacknowledged. Some found it fitting others notso fitting--In the bred by group for instancethe exhibit managed a Group 4 so that the oldsaying that's what chicken salad for one personis chicken liver to another certainly applies here.I cannot say that I disagreed or agreed with thedecision but I would be less than candid to saythat I was surprised it got as far as it did bothon the Group and Best in Show levels but that'swhat dog shows are all about, aren't they!

The next two days were reserved forDelegate meetings which happily I had no partin. I will say I was shocked to see posted at theHyatt hotel agendas for Delegate CommitteeMeetings indicating that one and one halfhour meetings were to be held. For this eachDelegate gets a $200 expense check--come onat least meet for a respectable amount of time ifyou are collecting money which you should notbe collecting with which to begin. Also heardthere was some kind of motion to put termlimits on the length of time a delegate can bea Committee member but that the chairpersonwho was to report this information to the maincommittee "forgot" to do so. Betcha she wouldnot have forgotten to do so had it meant gettingon the Board or even better to become Presidentof AKC. Also the Delegates running for Boardgave speeches and answered questions from thefloor--how effectively and how meaningful allthis was is up to you to guess since there is noofficial report of the ’q’s and a’s’--or so I am ledto believe anyways. •MORE

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The 2010 AKC/EU-KANUBA NATION-AL CHAMPION-SHIP dog show isin the history booksand those who wa-ger on such thingscame up short asthe ultimate win-ner, an AustralianShepherd selectedby JEAN FOURNI-ER, was nowhereto be seen on theradar screen. A re-cent fall had JEANFOURNIER comeinto the arena in awheelchair but shemanaged to judgeunaided by a cane.So if you see JUDYHARRINGTON(AKA MRS. LES-TER MAPES) thatis a $50,000. smileshe is wearing.BEST BRED BYEXHIBITOR wasjudged by POLLYSMITH and herselection was abeaming KIM PAS-TELLA CALVAC-CA and her MinPin, co-owned byLinda and RichardStark. The other

big winner wasthe very well de-served BREEDEROF THE YEAR se-lection of DEBBIEBUTT of SportingFields whippets.That competition isjudged by severalmembers of theAmerican KennelClub. Their selec-tion comes fromone honoree fromeach variety group.The new EUKAN-UBA BREEDERSSTAKES final com-petition judged byBILL SHELTONwas won by thevery gifted Do-berman Pinscherbreeder MICHELLESANTANA. MAR-JORIE TUFF hadto cancel her as-signment owing toillness in the family.The new 2011 AKCJUDGES BOOK,that bible for everyshow chairmanand those who like

to make browniepoints, has beenpublished. In thisnew edition DR.ROBERT SMITHhas an asterisknext to his name,which means heonly judges a limit-ed amount of dogs.Unfortunately theasterisk was to beput next to DR.HARRY SMITH’Sname. So just don’tmention it to BOBSMITH’S wife POL-LY, who has beencounting asterisksinstead of sheepwhen she goes tosleep. The showwent off without ahitch, and now thekennel club packsup and moves itsshow to Orlandonext December.The new venueis big enough tohouse the wholeshow (whichmeans you won’tbe grooming in atent). So big is thevenue that MI-CHAEL CANALIZO

has purchased afour-wheel Seg-way to get around.The judging panelfor next year’sevent appears inthis issue of DOGNEWS. Speakingof getting aroundMR. PUG BARRY“SPANKEY”CLOTHIER is athome recuperatingfrom double hip re-placement surgerythat he underwentlast week. Alreadyup and around, hewill be sidelinedfor awhile as herehabilitates. Fol-lowing his speechat the Delegate’smeeting, CARMENBATTAGLIA suf-fered a heart attackthat resulted in hishaving heart by-pass surgery. Howblessed are DEE& DICK HANNAto have a grand-daughter likeMORGAN, who re-searched pancreat-ic cancer as result

of DICK’S illnessand has signedonto a 1,200 milerun to help raisefunds to battle thatdisease. Thosewishing to contrib-ute to MORGAN’SRUN PLEDGE cando so by makingyour check pay-able to the NationalPancreatic CancerFoundation, 3962South DelawareStreet, Englewood,Colorado 80110.Phone 303.305.9515or www.pancreaticcancerfoundation.com. ED WAT-KINS, Scottish Ter-rier breeder andlongtime delegatefrom the Catons-ville Kennel Club,has passed away.Our deepest sym-pathies to his wifeALICE, well knownterrier group judge,as well as severaltoy, non sportingand hound breeds,and her family.

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is over by 5 pm and by 6 pm thereis a new tally not only for the top100 dogs in the country but alsothe top 5 in each breed. (Thesetotals are based on competitionfrom group placements on up,they do not calculate breed pointsif you did not place in the groupand they do not include absenteesbut it is still a fairly accurate tallyof what is going on and who is topdog.)

The top dog race is indeedgetting interesting. The AfghanHound Ch Mijkelh Sikanni Procyonhas won 6 of the last 8 showsit has been entered at and hasput itself into the number oneposition, while the poodle ChClassique Scaramouche has won3 best in shows in that same timeframe but has also been plaguedby a couple of breed losses thathave cost him the number oneposition.

Let me get on with the results.As I said the Afghan Hound

won 6 of the last 8 shows itwas entered at, starting in theMaritimes at Moncton KennelClub he won both best in showsthere under Allan and ThoraBrown from Almonte, Ontario.Onto Ottawa he won anotherBest in show there under PhyllisWolfish, and then onto theCaledon Kennel Club showswhere he won all three best inshows. They were under Dr. JohnReeve-Newson, Michael Hill andNina Karlsdotter of Sweden.

In that same time frame thestandard poodle went best in

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show at the Georgina Kennel Club under Deborah Graffman, theOttawa Kennel Club under David Olavjo and he flew out west to theCalgary kennel and Obedience Club to win Top honours under JackIreland.

Other winners from across Canada included at the Georgina KennelClub the Toy Manchester Terrier Ch Sir Galahad de Divinty underMorley Thorton and the Australian Shepherd Ch Treestar Billion DollarBaby under Alan Bennett, I believe it was this dogs first best in show.

In Ottawa the remaining best in show went to the Westie ChBlythfell Fergus under Enrique Fillipinni. This little dog also won the44th Annual Show of Shows event. Congratulations to owners as wellas handler Crystal Murray.

Winning at the Calgary Kennel Club shows was once again the PugCh Xoe’s Oscar de la Hoya under Valerie Gervais. The Siberian HuskyCh Mistral de Ciukci went best in show the middle day under VirginiaLyne, this best in show moved the Sibe to within 60 points of the topten all breeds as well as the #1 working dog position.

The Shetland sheepdog bitch Ch Shelhaven Sweet Seduction wasat the Caledon shows on Friday and went Reserve best in show tothe Afghan who was at the time #2 all breeds, by winning this bestthe Afghan moved into first place. The Sheltie then flies to Calgaryand goes reserve best in show to the standard poodle who is nowin second place. What are the chances that you can win 2 reservebest in sows on the same weekend, to 2 different dogs, in 2 differentprovinces and both of those dogs are currently the #2 dog in thecountry? I don’t know what those odds are but I hope no one elseever finds out!

With 9 shows left, a lot of Canadian weather to contend with anda tight race for top dog I bring you the current top ten all breeds.(according to Canuck dogs Dec. 1, 2010)

#1 Afghan Hound Ch Mijkelh Sikanni Procyon#2 Standard Poodle GCh Classique Scaramouche#3 Pug Ch Xoe’s Oscar De La Hoya#4 Shetland Sheepdog GCh Shelhaven Sweet Seduction#5 Irish Setter GCh Captiva’s Turning Heads#6 Gordon Setter Ch Raggededge Joyride to Kerricreek#7 Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Ch Shirmont Rhapsody in Blue#8 Westie Ch Gailaurie’s Zoom Zoomzoom#9 Westie Ch Blythfell Fergus#10 Doberman Ch Royal Future JP Jast As I am

That is it for now from the True North, until next time follow meon twitter at www.twitter.com/salukitamer or read my blog at www.salukitamer.blogspot.com. •

#1 All Breeds AfghanHound Ch Mijkelh SikanniProcyon

Ch Xoe’s Oscar de la HoyaCurrently #3 all breeds

Ch Captiva Turning Headscurrently #5 all breeds

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