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Benson Ray

Meet the Judges

Interview with a Toy Group Judge Benson Ray

Interview with a Toy Group Judge Benson Ray – I grew up on a farm in South Carolina and I had my first Pom at 11 years old. I have bred many

April 5, 20223 min read

Sandy Walker

Meet the Judges

Insights from a Toy Group Judge Sandy Walker

Interview with a Toy Group Judge Sandy Walker – I live in Stow, Massachusetts, where I was born into dogs. My parents had Bedlington

April 4, 20223 min read

Insights from Toy Group Judge Page Lloyd

Peggy Lloyd

Meet the Judges

Insights from Toy Group Judge Peggy Lloyd

Interview with Toy Group Judge Peggy Lloyd. 1. Where do you live? How many years in dogs? How many years as a judge?

January 29, 20223 min read

Mark Kennedy

Meet the Judges

Interview with Toy Group Judge Mark Kennedy

Interview with Toy Group Judge Mark Kennedy. Where do you live? How many years in dogs? How many as a judge?

January 19, 20223 min read

Judy Thompson, OHA

Toy Group

Can Toy Dogs Be Prey ?

Can Toy Dogs Be Prey ? Dear reader, as you check out this photo you are probably thinking that I am the most irresponsible dog owner

January 17, 20223 min read

Shelley Hennessy

All About Judging

Judging the Toy Breeds

Just like a child in a toy store searching for the perfect toy, judges when judging the Toy breeds are also searching for the perfect Toy!

January 14, 20225 min read

Darryl Vice

Meet the Judges

Meet Toy Group Judge Darryl Vice

Interview with Toy Group Judge Darryl Vice – How many years in dogs? How many years as a judge? I started in dogs in the late seventies.

January 11, 20225 min read

Sharon Masnick

Toy Group

Toy Dog Shows at Westminster

Toy Dog Shows Westminster | The Westminster Kennel Club is scheduled to be held on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, January 24, 25 & 26, 2022.

January 11, 20222 min read

Pat Bullard

Toy Group

The Second Time Around In The Dog World

What would you change if you could go second time in the dog world? I imagine I’m not the only one who has been given a second chance.

June 15, 20216 min read

Lisa M. Curry

Toy Group

Contracts for Show Prospect Puppies

The sale of a show prospect puppy is a matter of contract, even if never put in writing. An oral (unwritten) agreement, to exchange something of value.

June 15, 20217 min read

Bonnie Guggenheim

Toy Group

Toy Talk | Looking Back, but Loving 2021!

Looking Back, but Loving 2021! Your first show dog was probably not one you would show today, but you learned from that experience with excitement, frustration, sometimes anger, and on occasion, the big thrill of victory.

June 14, 20213 min read

Pomeranian | Start in Whelping Box & Not In The Show Ring

Sharon Masnick

All About Judging

Pomeranian | Start in Whelping Box & Not In The Show Ring

My name is Sharon Masnick and I have owned a Pomeranian since I was 18. I began to be interested in the entire Toy Group when, for 17 years

May 1, 202114 min read

Insights from a Toy Group Judge Madeline Miller

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Insights from a Toy Group Judge Madeline Miller

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Interview with a Toy Group Judge Benson Ray

Insights from a Toy Group Judge Sandy Walker

Insights from Toy Group Judge Peggy Lloyd

Interview with Toy Group Judge Mark Kennedy

Can Toy Dogs Be Prey ?

Judging the Toy Breeds

Meet Toy Group Judge Darryl Vice

Toy Dog Shows at Westminster

The Second Time Around In The Dog World

Contracts for Show Prospect Puppies

Toy Talk | Looking Back, but Loving 2021!

Pomeranian | Start in Whelping Box & Not In The Show Ring