What education does your parent club offer? Chances are, they have an active Judges’ Education Committee. That’s the committee everyone wants to be on, because it’s the one that wields power when it comes to influencing future judges. But judges aren’t the only ones seeking information. What does your club offer for prospective and new owners, or even breeders?
When I began to write “A New Ranking System” (Part One) for last month’s Canine Chronicle, I had no delusions of it being the answer to all the sport’s issues. Instead, I hoped the idea could start conversations about easing the pace of “the race” and more. I was pleasantly surprised.
“So, who would you give your own, hard-earned money to buy a dog for you?”
That was the conversation starter between a group of successful dog men and women who were sitting around a big table and sharing a meal after a long day of showing dogs.
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September 9, 1950 – August 3, 2026 Rick Baggenstos of The Dalles, Oregon, was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and mentor, as well as a highly respected member of the dog show community. Rick devoted much of his life to dogs and the sport he loved. In addition to his accomplishments in the sport of […]
By Amy Fernandez Dogs give us hope at the times we need it the most. For most of us comes in terms of moral support to survive a life crisis. It’s a different story in Venezuela right now. We all know about those two devastating Venezuela earthquakes that hit the news in late June. Technically, […]
Watch the breed rings at any dog show and you’ll see them people who’ve spent good money entering their dog, yet they look like a hot mess in the ring. Maybe you know this person, or maybe you are this person. Read on for the top five mistakes owner-handlers make and how to help your friend (or you!) not make them.
If you’ve spent any time in the dog show world, you’ve heard them. You know… ‘them’ or ‘they’. The mysterious, all-knowing voices who hand out “rules” about winning as if they were carved into stone tablets somewhere at the AKC headquarters in New York City.
Shaggy coated sheepdogs with hairy faces have been found in Scotland for centuries. Bearded Collies were also called the Scotch Sheepdog, Mountain Collie, Highland Collie, or Hairy Mou’ed Collie. Dogs resembling Beardies can be seen in paintings by Gainsborough and Reynolds and others. It is possible that the Polish Lowland Sheepdog and Komondor are behind the Beardies, mixed with other native sheepdogs in Scotland.
