Just when you thought flying with dogs couldn’t get any worse well it has. The new TSA ID requirements go into effect just in time for that annual grueling trek to Westminster. Specifically, beginning January 22, 2018, ID requirements at those delightful TSA airport security checkpoints will be stepped up. A detailed list of TSA acceptable forms of ID can be accessed at tsa.gov.
Here is another fun photo to share for this #ThrowbackThursday. Can you guess the respected AKC judge that is pictured handling a Cocker Spaniel in 1970? Guess who? Check back on Monday for the correct answer! Thanks to everyone for their participation – the correct answer is Mr. Terry Stacy. Do you have a fun […]
The title of this month’s article is in response to unexpected things now occurring at a dog show. It could also be titled, Prepare for the Unexpected.
A note to all my friends: This is the right thing to do when you are ill. Please! If you have the flu or a related illness, stay home until you are well. Do NOT go to dog shows. We have lost several fanciers to the flu already this year. This year’s outbreak is the worst in years. Do your part, please! If you are sick, STAY HOME!!!!!
The Judging Program for the 142nd Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is available online now! Click here to view all the information regarding this prestigious event. The 2018 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show will be held on Monday and Tuesday, February 13th and 14th. All Hound, Toy, Non-Sporting, and Herding breeds will be judged on […]
As I was growing up, Sunday nights were spent as a family watching the Ed Sullivan Show on television. Live from the Ed Sullivan Theater in midtown Manhattan, wholesome entertainment filled the hour.
Exhibitors are reminded that postal entries for Crufts closed on Monday 8th January (postmarked) and online entries on Monday 22nd January. The Working and Pastoral groups will be shown on Thursday 8th March; Hounds and Terriers on Friday 9th; Utility and Toys on Saturday 10th; and Gundogs on Sunday 11th. This year for the first time the winner […]
Can you pick a perfect bracket? More than 2800 dogs compete to be named Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, presented by Purina Pro Plan. But you only have to correctly pick the 7 Group Winners and the Best in Show Champion for a chance to win $1 Million. And just […]
Anyone who asserts that breeding and showing dogs is exclusively about dogs and not related to the ego of the human is naive. Competition is a constant and inseparable part of human life.
The World Dog Show 2017 was held in Leipzig, Germany on November 9 through November 12. Every year, a different member country of the FCI (the Federacion Cynologique Internationale) organizes the World Dog Show; every member country may choose to compete for the right to hold the World Dog Show, and the voting by all member countries is held annually, 4 or so years in advance.
