We are in debt; we don’t spend our extra dollars on ourselves, and we are often exhausted. We give every ounce of ourselves to these dogs, and to the sport that furthers the existence of dogs for all to enjoy. Most of us have, at one time or another, rescued dogs. We have re-homed dogs from bad situations. We took in dogs that nobody else would want. And yes, we still have our “perfect show dogs” in addition to our rescues and re-homes.
Today’s Judge will be Ferelith Somerfield – Judging The Working Group
“It is always an honour to be invited to judge a group, and especially so at Crufts. This time there is another reason for it to be special, as I am retiring from judging at the end of the year; this will be my last Crufts…
However, many handlers persist, sometimes in vain, to replace dog’s feet in positions that the dog has already decided were uncomfortable. Immediately after a correction, many dogs will then go on to move their other feet.
Professional Handlers are essential to the survival of our sport! They are needed just as much as Amateur Owner Handlers, breeders, and exhibitors with limited breeds in their string.
Today’s Judge will be Mr. Ben Reynolds-Frost – Judging The Hound Group
One significant change from this past year affected many more entrants. The highly regarded Westminster Award of Merit was discarded this year in favor of the Select award for Grand Championship points. Several exhibitors commented that some breeds had strong representations of one sex over the other, but without Awards of Merit, judges could not recognize the strong and very deserving entries.
The AKC Judging Operations Department has written to inform all judges, approved and permit, of a modification to the requirements for regular status as defined in the Judging Approval Process. As a result of the February 2013 meeting of the Board of Directors the following modification is effective immediately: If a judge on permit status […]
Eukanuba will be holding a Breeders Stakes at the Kentuckiana Cluster, March 15 & 16. The following information outlines the entry, ring and judging procedure for the Eukanuba Breeder Stakes. Eukanuba Breeders Stakes Overview In the Eukanuba Breeder’s Stakes, the judge will evaluate the overall quality of the breeder’s program • Evaluating the breeding program […]
Professional handler Don Rodgers along with his wife Patricia and their assistant Debra Carter, were involved in an accident on the way home from this past weekend’s shows in San Jose, CA when their motorhome collided with the rear of a semi truck on northbound Interstate 5 in Washingston state. The cab of their vehicle […]
“Please tell everyone that we are still operational and we will be at all of the upcoming shows on our schedule,” he said. “We will still be sending photos to our customers and we will do our best to help anyone in need of files to be emailed as well.”
