The CC Non-Sporting Dog Hall Of Fame
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“Author Archive”
Around The Rings – European Dog Show – Stockholm
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Does Your Dog Have DEPOH?
It was a simple neuter, and the dog seemed to recover as readily as any other dog. Two days later, his scrotum was the size of a softball, filled with blood. Four days later, he died from uncontrollable blood loss. What happened?
AKC Rule Enforcement – One Size Does NOT Fit All Infractions
In the wake of tragic and preventable canine deaths at recent shows, the AKC’s response has thrust the sport’s disciplinary system into the spotlight and exposed its most urgent flaw.
Closet Confidential — Somerset Hills Kennel Club
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The Wolf In Your Living Room…And The Coyote On Your Lap
We all acknowledge that our dogs descend from wolves, and we assume some breeds are more closely related to them than others. But until recently, no one had quantified which breeds are really undercover wolves versus those that had shed as much of their wolf heritage as possible.
You’ve Shown Dogs For 20 Years. Have You Ever Stewarded?
How many dog shows have you attended? Fifty? Five hundred? Enough that you can identify the sound of a grooming table collapsing from three buildings away?
The Spaniel From The Roof Of The World
I’m sure, just like me, you’ve been horrified by the scenes recently coming out from the Nepalese/Tibetan border; truly apocalyptic scenes of terrifying flash floods that look as if they had been plucked from a disaster movie, but were sadly all too real.
Are We Rewarding The Right Dogs?
“When style begins to outweigh substance, we risk rewarding dogs for how they appear rather than for what they truly are.”
