Early negotiations produced a tentative agreement to move MSG across Eighth Avenue into the old Farley Post Office. A combination of bureaucratic inertia and economic downturn stalled that plan in 2008. As a result, MSG’s owners proceeded to upgrade the 45-year-old arena. That project was completed last January, just as its 50-year land-use permit expired.
That change finally arrived in the form of Ch. Tejano Texas Kid. The Kid wasn’t the first Chihuahua to score Best in Show wins. But there is no question that he made the breed a serious group contender with a show career fueled by 50 years of pent-up Chihuahua energy.
As the task force moves forward it will study bringing along new judges, enhancing ongoing education for judges seeking new breeds, utilizing exhibitor surveys, and exploring new tools and technologies for assessing judging performance.
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To their dismay, Westminster’s three judge panel placed him reserve to the Airedale bitch, Ch. Briergate Bright Beauty, handled by Alf Delmont.
By Amy Fernandez On March 11, 1936 AKC crowned its first American-Bred dog of the year. Ironically, the honor went to a Borzoi, then known as the Russian Wolfhound, breeder/owner/handled by the French-born Louis Murr. His Romanoff Borzoi kennel in Spring Valley, New York produced decades of winners. But none equaled the fame of Ch. […]
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of Jimmy Dwyer on July 11, 2013. Jimmy was a popular handler based out of Sanford, Florida. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Mary Dwyer, as well as his friends and family. He will be sorely missed. Donation information and memorial service arrangements […]
by Pilar Kuhn Recently in the social media channels, a video on YouTube by Sherry Chevalier shows her using cosmetic sponges and formula to supplement her neonate puppies. She does a very good job clearly demonstrating how to prepare the sponge, the puppy, and we all watch the little one nurse away as if the […]
The American Kennel Club® (AKC) and the Virginia Veterinary Medical Association (VVMA) have today issued statements to highlight their vehement disapproval of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)’s apparent policy of euthanizing animals frequently at its shelter in Norfolk, VA. Furthermore, the AKC has called for the PETA shelter to take steps towards balancing […]
Living with a Bouvier is often amusing, routinely challenging and occasionally confusing. The Standard describes the Bouvier as agile, spirited and bold, yet serene and well behaved. That doesn’t come close to telling the whole story.
