Comments on: Getting To Know Us – The Great Judge Mr. Alva Rosenberg

By: George Alston

George Alston — Sat, 13 Feb 2021 02:27:18 +0000

Alva Rosenburg was a guest in my family’s home many times. As a youth he taught me so much. I was able to use what he taught me in my career as a handler and later as a teacher. He had a insight into the sport that no one else has shown me. I hope I was able to give his gift to me to others. He was a great man.

By: Patricia A Clark

Patricia A Clark — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 17:27:03 +0000

I wanted to thank you for republishing this piece on Alva Rosenberg. I live quite close to where he had his final antique shop in Wilton Ct. Unfortunately, I was so young in my dog show life, I didn’t know that I needed to know him. When I realized it, he was gone. Let that be a lesson to us all. There is so much to learn from the people around us. The time is now.

By: Melanie D Williams

Melanie D Williams — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 16:16:52 +0000

This reminds me what I was exposed to in I think the late 60s. I was just getting interested in showing and a member of the Memphis KC. They had an historical show and the judging panel was full of the well knowns. I was given the opportunity (thanks to having an 8 seat van) of driving some of these judges to the airport. Percy Roberts judged BIS. The judges wanted to know why Percy did not put up the top winning dog of the year and he said “when they change (the standard) to include black dogs I will consider him” That one statement made me sit up, listen carefully and become an avid reader of standards, not just my own, and it continues to this day.