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Michael and Cathy Dugan

All About Judging

The Seven Secrets of Show Success: Great Handler

Michael and Cathy Dugan share tips on how to be more successful in the dog show ring, with today’s topic being professional handlers.

November 6, 202211 min read

Terence Farley, JEC - The Havanese Club of America

All About Judging

Whose Fault Is It: Breeder, Handler or Judge?

“Dog People” come in three main categories; breeders, exhibitors, & judges. All three seem to have opinions about the ailments of the breed.

October 29, 20226 min read

Dr. Gerry Meisels

All About Judging

Conformation Dog Shows Have Changed

Dog shows have changed, indeed, but so has almost everything. What are the changes, what caused them, and how have they shaped the sport?

September 17, 20224 min read

Susan Thibodeaux

All About Judging

Removing the Mystery of Judges Breed Education Seminars

Have you attended breed-specific judges education seminar? If you have, you know how valuable they are to getting insight into your breed and

July 14, 20228 min read

Dog Show Life - On the Road Again - Judging the Sinatra Way

Westminster Kennel Club

Dog Show Community

Dog Show Life – On the Road Again – Judging the Sinatra Way

This crazy journey that we call dog show life is filled with many memories as well as numerous defining moments. For those of us who are

July 13, 20229 min read

Dan Sayers

Dog Show Community

Let’s Go to a Dog Show | A Poem by Dan Sayers

Let’s Go to a Dog Show, a Poem by Dan Sayers – “Morning breaks softly and all is quiet,Except for the dogs that pace to and fro,

April 5, 20223 min read

Morris & Essex Kennel Club donates $10,000 to animal-related charities in Ukraine

Morris & Essex Kennel Club Show

Dog Show Community

Morris & Essex Kennel Club donates $10,000 to animal-related charities in Ukraine

With the terrible tragedy unfolding in Ukraine, the Morris & Essex Kennel Club has made donations to two certified, well-established organizations that care for pets in that war-torn nation.

March 23, 20221 min read

Lee Whittier

Dog Show Community

Has the Pursuit of Being Elite Led to Elitism in the Sport of Dogs?

I recently had an experience that left me with lingering thoughts and reflections about the endemic elitism in the sport of dogs.

February 12, 20227 min read

Decades In Dogs | Memories With Our ‘Best Friends’

Barbara Andrews

Dog Show Community

Decades In Dogs | Memories With Our ‘Best Friends’

Memories With Our ‘Best Friends’ – Do your non-doggy friends find it strange that you mark time and remember holidays by

December 14, 20214 min read

Greater Atlanta AKC Cavalier club

Dog Show Community

Waukesha Kennel Club | Mary Ellen Meyer

Mary Ellen Meyer has been a member of the Waukesha Kennel Club since 1966. She’s served on the board and has chaired various committees

September 24, 20214 min read

Dog Show Parking, Grooming, and Human Behavior

Walter J. Sommerfelt

Dog Show Community

Dog Show Parking, Grooming, and Human Behavior

Dog Show Parking, Grooming, and Human Behavior | I don’t know about you, but whenever I turn on the TV and watch just about any news channel

August 24, 20218 min read

What Would You Do? A Learning Experience — hopefully

D. Jay Hyman

Legislative Alerts

What Would You Do? A Learning Experience — hopefully

Would You Do? A Learning Experience — hopefully | Co-Owner “Barbie” who bred the bitch (“Penny”) and made a gift

August 24, 20215 min read

Through the Eyes of a Junior Member – Taylor Del Duca

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Through the Eyes of a Junior Member – Taylor Del Duca

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The Seven Secrets of Show Success: Great Handler

Whose Fault Is It: Breeder, Handler or Judge?

Conformation Dog Shows Have Changed

Removing the Mystery of Judges Breed Education Seminars

Dog Show Life – On the Road Again – Judging the Sinatra Way

Let’s Go to a Dog Show | A Poem by Dan Sayers

Morris & Essex Kennel Club donates $10,000 to animal-related charities in Ukraine

Has the Pursuit of Being Elite Led to Elitism in the Sport of Dogs?

Decades In Dogs | Memories With Our ‘Best Friends’

Waukesha Kennel Club | Mary Ellen Meyer

Dog Show Parking, Grooming, and Human Behavior

What Would You Do? A Learning Experience — hopefully