AKC Humane Fund ACE Award Winner – Search and Rescue Dog: Lincoln – Jonathan Izant
Interview with Jonathan Izant, handler of a Search and Rescue Dog known as “Lincoln,” the 2022 AKC Humane Fund ACE Award Winner.
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The Flat-Coated Retriever is a gundog of relatively recent origin. Happy, self-assured, and willing to please, a good Flat-Coat will retrieve a duck or a show ribbon with equal aplomb.
Interview with Jonathan Izant, handler of a Search and Rescue Dog known as “Lincoln,” the 2022 AKC Humane Fund ACE Award Winner.
Comprehensive look into the rich history of the Flat-Coated Retriever, including the breed’s beginnings and its original function.
In-depth explanation of what the head and silhouette of the Flat-Coated Retriever (referred to as the Flat-Coat) should ultimately look like.
Top breeders spend their free time thinking and breathing Flat-Coat Retrievers. That commitment to our breed has protected it from harm.
I have written about the Flat-Coated Retriever Dog Breed before and have referred to it as the “un-generic” retriever. I will again.
Dan Sayers is the Editor-in-Chief of SHOWSIGHT digital and print publications. He received a B.S. from Drexel University where he studied interior architectural design. His professional career has allowed him to develop his planning, problem-solving, and project management skills, which were employed in the office, educational, and financial sectors. While working as a project manager, he earned a Graphic Design Certificate from the University of the Arts and began creating ads for many of America’s top-winning show dogs. Through this work, Dan became Editor-in-Chief of the nation’s first online-only dog show publication. His current role expands on this experience and broadly extends to cover the sport of dogs in Companion and Performance events as well as all aspects of Conformation.
Dan is a long-time member of the Irish Water Spaniel Club of America and is the organization’s current AKC Delegate and Archivist/Historian, as well as a club-approved Breed Mentor. From 2000-2010, he was the club’s AKC Gazette Columnist. He breeds Irish Water Spaniels under the Quiet Storm prefix and has judged the IWSCA National Specialty Sweepstakes twice. Dan is a member of the Morris and Essex Kennel Club as well as the Dog Writers Association of America, which recognized his illustrations in the award-winning canine compendium, the Encyclopedia of K-9 Terminology.
The best way to ensure a long and happy relationship with a purebred dog is to purchase one from a responsible breeder. Not sure where to begin?
Contact the National Parent Club’s Breeder Referral Program, which is listed on the AKC Breeder Referral Contacts page.
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