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  • The Official Newsletter of The American Whippet Club
  • April 2013

AWC: The Official Poop

My Audrey

In thIs Issue

2012 National Specialty info The Wrap Report
Award of Versatility Winners 2013 – Correction

The AmericAn WhippeT club

Tableof contents

OFFICERS

David Samuelson, President

President’s Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Editor’s Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 AWC: The Official Poop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2013 National Specialty information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 The Wrap Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

My Audrey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Award of Versatility Winners 2013 – Correction . . . . . . . . . 18

651.454.4174, [email protected] Lisa Costello, Vice President 815.695.1930, [email protected] Gail Boyd, Treasurer 919.362.4427, [email protected] Cindy Scott, Secretary 719.594.9974, [email protected] 3655 Cragwood Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80907

BOaRd OF dIRECtORS

Henry Heil, 619.445.1777, [email protected] Christine Hopperstad, 206.322.5872, [email protected] Karen Lee, 610.932.4456, [email protected] Crystal McNulty, 309.579.2946, [email protected] Cindy Scott, 719.594.9974, [email protected] Harold “Red” Tatro, 817.297.2398, [email protected] Class of 2013: Henry Heil, Christine Hopperstad, David Samuelson Class of 2014: Lisa Costello, Cindy Scott Class of 2015: Gail Boyd, Karen Lee, Crystal McNulty

aWC COMMIttEE CHaIRS

Archives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bo Bengtson, 805.646.3151

On the cover: Ch. Courtenay Fleetfoot of Pennyworth taking his ease after becoming the first, and so far the only, Whippet to go Best In Show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, February 12, 1964.

Futurity. . . . . . . . . . . . Rhonda Gifford, 480.710.3536, [email protected] Health. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Connie Austin, 217.498.8661
Dr. Connie Brunkow, [email protected]

tHE WHIPPEt NEWS

Christine Hopperstad, Newsletter Editor 130 34th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98112 206.322.5872, [email protected]
Dr. Lisa Costello, [email protected]
Judge’s Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Samuelson, 651.454.4174 Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jackie Hubble, 719.272.7037 Parade of Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alice VandenBussche, 315.945.2672 Performance Events. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Lisa Costello, 815.695.1930 ROM Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gail Boyd, 919.362.4427 Show. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cindy Scott, 719.594.9974 Top Twenty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linda Waggoner, 541.347.2171
Kirsten Hopperstad, Associate Editor 206.325.7743, [email protected] SuBSCRiPTiONS One-year (the monthly newsletter and printed annual): Online-only newsletter: $25. Printed newsletter (plus online access): $45 Foreign subscribers: online-only newsletter $25. Printed newsletter (plus online access): $60

aWC SHOW CHaIRS

National . . . . . . . . . . . . Cindy Scott, 719.594.9974, [email protected]
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aWC BREEdER REFERRalS

Mary Downing, [email protected]

tHE WHIPPEt NEWS aNNUal

Wendy Clark, Annual Editor 614.777.0124, [email protected] 5088 Breckenhurst Dr, Hilliard, OH 43026

INdEPENdENt WElFaRE ORGaNIZatIONS

Whippet Health Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Beth Arthur, 414.355.4776 Whippet Rescue, WRAP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Barbara Henderson, 301.490.6598
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aKC dElEGatE

Bo Bengtson, 805.646.3151 [email protected]

aSFa dElEGatE

Claudia Miller, f/k/a CJ Foxx, 303.589.9238

Applications for AWC membership may be obtained either on request from Membership Chair Jackie Hubble, 719.272.7037 or on the AWC website: www.americanwhippetclub.net
The American Whippet Club and The Whippet News assume no responsibility for statements or claims made in the letters to the editor or advertisements that appear in its publications.

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president’s message

GREEtINGS MEMBERS

Is this spring? As we plan for our National Specialty this month, much of the country is still dealing with storms that make this month feel more like winter than spring, it is hard to believe this is April. I’m praying to the dog show gods that the weather will change quickly to allow all of us to make it safe and sound to Eugene, OR.
I presented our breed in Louisville, KY last month to 31 eager students at the Hound Institute Seminar and we have 15 signed up for the national judges education seminar!

This month also marks my retirement from the AWC Board. It has been my pleasure to serve as the AWC Treasurer for eight years and my final year as President. It is with gratitude I thank the membership for their trust in me and my fellow board members for their confidence in electing me as the AWC President.
I’m so looking forward to catching up with old friends and meeting many of you for the first time. Don’t forget to attend the breeder discussion on Friday evening at 7pm. It is free and open to everyone.
Sincerely,

Big congratulations to member Yvonne Sovereign! Yvonne’s entry “Whippet Waiting“ was judged Best in Show at Art Show at the Dog Show. Yvonne’s painting was chosen from over 80 entries from around the world. The Art Show at the Dog Show is held with the Sunflower Cluster in Wichita, KS. Wichita Kennel Club member Joe Miller conceived the Art Show at the Dog Show more than 25 years ago and served as the chairman for the first 10 years. Joe also serves as the AWC accountant for all our election ballot counting.

David Samuelson

AWC President
The winning art piece is purchased by the Sunflower Cluster and donated to the AKC Dog Museum.

As I switch positions in the club from President to Judges Education Coordinator, I am happy to report there are many prospective judges interested in judging our breed and more importantly willing to seek out educational opportunities.

editor’s notes

A note of correction from Lynne Underwood about the picture on the back page of the March Whippet News – “The photo caption is wrong as Topper was a dirty fawn with a black mask (dirty fawn means black and fawn hairs mixed together.) The dog in the picture in the #2 blanket is CH Madcap Dusty Roads. The other dog is US/Can Ch Sing’n Little Girl Blue (Shelly), Breeder Paul Sykes, 24 lbs and 19 1/2 inches.”

dEaR REadERS~

NEW SUBSCRIBERS Candice Gore, Irvine, CA; John Martino, Kensington, CT; Karen Schoenrock, Eau Claire, WI

WELCOME BACK Martha Cardassi, Canastota, NY; Robert Gentry, Springfield, MO, Charles Koval, Pittsburgh, PA; Ellen Lambiris, Raleigh NC; Sydnae Steinhart, Charlestown, RI

TIME TO RENEW Sheryl Bartel, Bebe Berkoff, Shirley Boelter, Lynne Burns, Janet Busch, Erin Campbell, Karen Cosgrove, Crimsonark Kennels, Lois Dabbraccio, Glenda Durance, Donna Evans, Neale Gordon, Julie Negri, Elena Nicholls, Anna Skowronska-Kociecka, Nancy Soyster, Rebecca Zaun

Another correction: In last month’s article about Crufts on page 24 the photo caption is correct when it identifies Ch. Shalfleet Simply A Lord although his name is incorrect in the text above when he is mentioned as Ch. Shalfeet The Lord.

Christine

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AWc: TheOfficialpoop

AWC North Central Specialty – Lake Elmo, MN

‚ Fri 8/23 - AWC Specialty – Sweeps: Cynthia Unger
(Talisman); Breed: Harold Tatro
‚ Sat 8/24 - St. Croix Valley KC – AWC Supported
Entry – Sweeps: Scot Northern; Breed: Russell McFadden (Timbrel)

aPPlICatIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP

Comments regarding applicants may be mailed to AWC Membership Chair Jackie Hubble, 5472 Spoked Wheel Dr., Colorado Springs, CO, 80923, or emailed to [email protected] and should be sent no later than 30 days after the applicant has been published

in The Whippet News.

‚ Sunday 8/25 – St. Croix Valley KC - Breed: Scott Pfeil
(Wynsor Afghan Hounds)

aWC SHOW CalENdaR

AWC National Specialty – Eugene, OR

‚ April 21–27 – Breed Judge Mrs. Mary Beth Arthur,
Futurity Judge Debbie Davenport;

www.awc2013.com

AWC Southern Specialty – Atlanta, GA

‚ Sat 10/19 – Atlanta Kennel Club – Breed: Clyde Morris;
Sweeps: Leile Anichini

AWC South Central Specialty – Tulsa, OK 4 DAYS = 5 SHOWS

‚ Fri 5/24 – Seminole Kennel Club – AWC Supported
Entry – Sweeps: Destinie Langford (Chapleton); Breed: Dana Cline
‚ Fri 5/24 – SKC – AWC Specialty (Concurrent) –
Sweeps: Vickie Smith (Heartland); Breed: Randy Tincher (Tripletime)

SHOW CHaIR REPORt

EUGENE

The entry is small this year but think of all the time you have to spend with friends, looking at dogs, going to the mall and eating!!

The schedule is easy and we should all have a great time enjoying the beautiful Valley River Inn.
‚ Sat 5/25 – SKC – Breed: Wendy Gay (Grand Prix) ‚ Sun 5/26 – Mid-Continent Kennel Club –
Breed: Desmond Murphy
‚ Mon 5/27 – Mid-Continent Kennel Club –
Breed: Jerry Watson
If you are there Monday morning around 9 am come to the ballroom and watch Rally followed by Obedience to see some very talented Whippets and their owners.

A new thing this year is wine tasting by the fireplace on Thursday evening before the Top 20 which should get you ready for the awesome event.

NEW LOCATION – NEW DATE!! AWC Western Specialty – Long Beach, CA

‚ Fri 6/28 – AWC Western Specialty – Sweeps: Carol
Harris (BoBett); Breed: Wendy Paquette (Wenrick)
‚ Sat 6/29 – AWC Supported Entry – Kennel Club of
Beverly Hills – Sweeps: Curtis Freeling; Breed: Sandra Frei
‚ Sun 6/30 – AWC Supported Entry – Long Beach Kennel
Club – Breed: Nicholas Frost
See you all soon.

2018 NATIONAL

Yes, I said 2018. Mary Alderman is working on a contract to take us back to Saw Mill Creek, Ohio, the great resort that we had last year.

AWC Supported Entry – Waukesha Kennel Club

‚ Sat 7/27 – Sweeps: Alexandra Rogers;
Breed: Connie Alexander

Cindy

WHIPPEt HEaltH FOUNdatION

‚ Sun 7/28 – Breed: David Samuelson

RECENT DONATION

Kellee Livingston – $100.00 in memory of the Milescross dogs lost last year.

AWC Midwest Specialty – Canfield, OH

‚ Thur 8/1 – AWC Support Show – Ft Steuben Kennel
Association – Sweeps: Harry Mlynar (Mlynarz) Breed: Ann Billups (Bob’n)
‚ Fri 8/2 – Columbiana KC – Breed: Judy Newton ‚ Sat 8/3 – AWC Midwest Specialty – Beaver County
Kennel Club – Sweeps: Cindy Hatcher (RayBar); Breed: Allen Odom (Phil-Allen)
‚ Sun 8/4 – AWC Support Show – Mahoning-Shenango
KC – Breed: Kerrie Kuper (Karasar)

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2013 National Specialty | American Whippet Club

2013 nationalSpecialty information

Tentative Schedule of Events

SATURDAY, • AWC Agility Supported Entry held in conjunction with the Willamette Valley

APRIL 20

English Springer Spaniel Agility trial. Details on page 15.

SUNDAY, APRIL 21

• AWC National Specialty ASFA trial in Junction City, OR Driving directions on page 15.

MONDAY, APRIL 22

• Cardiac Echocardiogram Clinic: Mon. April 22nd through thurs., April 25th,
10:00AM-4:00PM
• 9:00AM - Rally Competition • 10:00AM – Obedience Competition Begins • 4:00PM – Versatility and triathlon Conformation judging

TUESDAY, APRIL 23

• Cardiac Echocardiogram Clinic, 10:00AM-4:00PM • BAER Hearing Clinic • 10:00AM – Obedience judging concludes • triathlon and Versatility top 10 presentation follows Obedience • 2:00PM – Futurity Judging • 5:00PM – CGC testing in the ballroom

WEDNESDAY, • Cardiac Echocardiogram Clinic, 10:00AM-4:00PM APRIL 24

• 7:30AM – AWC Board Meeting • Eye Clinic –1:00PM-5:00PM • 9:30AM – Dog judging begins • 2:00PM – Stud Dog, Brood Bitch, Extended Stud Dog & Brood Bitch, Brace • 7:00PM – Veteran Sweepstakes

THURSDAY, • Cardiac Echocardiogram Clinic, 10:00AM-4:00PM

APRIL 25

• 8:00AM – AWC Annual Meeting • 10:30AM – Bitch judging through Bred-by-Exhibitor
(one hour break at the judge’s discretion)
• 3:00PM – Altered competition • 6:00PM – Wine tasting by the fireplace • 7:30PM – top 20 Competition

FRIDAY,

APRIL 26

• 10:00AM – Bitch judging continues, through Winners Bitch • 1:30PM – Lure Coursing Dogs, Lure Coursing Bitches, Race Dogs,
Race Bitches, Veterans
• 4:00PM – WRAP Meeting followed by 9 Parade of Rescues • Parade of Honors • 7:30PM – FREE discussion panel on the new Illustrated Standard

SATURDAY, • Judges Education Seminar APRIL 27 • 9:00AM – Jr Showmanship competition

• 9:30AM – Best of Breed Dog Judging • 1:00PM – Best of Breed Bitch Judging
Followed by Best Puppy – Best BBE – Best Veteran, Best Performance Dog
• Vendor Breakdown • 6:30PM – Cocktails • 7:30PM – Annual Awards Banquet

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TheWrapreport

By Jean Riganati

WINStON & WallaCE

I first became aware of Winston & Wallace in December of 2011 while I was scouting Craig’s List. I answered the ad, just at first looking for pictures. When I received the pictures, my heart just sank. One of the boys, the black and grey one, you could see every one of his ribs. They had such a look of desperation on their faces, it was so sad. I immediately emailed back again to try to get further in touch with the poster. I did get to actually talk to him and at first didn’t mention Rescue, but that I was interested for me. After talking to him, I thought, “I’d better be honest, honesty is the best policy, right?”

Well, not so sure of that here. As soon as I mentioned Whippet Rescue, he just about hung up on me. He had all kinds of excuses to hold me off and didn’t want anything to do with Rescue. I knew I had lost him. I got in touch with Mimi Dygert in NY and just about everyone else in New England to try to get a response from the poster. Everyone was involved trying to get some kind of communication with the man. He did respond to a couple of the volunteers, but in the end, unfortunately, we had lost him. The Whippet boys were on my mind for a very long time and I kept going back to different websites looking for them.

Then, lo and behold, in the beginning of the summer, I got a call from an IG person in CT that had helped me with another rescue. She was in her feed store and there was a flyer with pictures of the boys looking for a new home, saying their owner had died. She immediately called me, very upset. She didn’t know anything about the back story, so I asked her to read the flyer to me and describe the dogs to me. I knew it was the same two. It was the same area, same two black dogs that were brothers. She answered the ad and tried to get the dogs but her phone calls were unanswered. I tried to call, also, and again, nothing. How frustrating it is when you know there are dogs out there that need us and we can’t get to them, for some reason or another.
How many applications do I get that say “color doesn’t matter.” Well, in this case, color DID matter. No one wanted a black Whippet.
So, back to all the volunteers in my area to see what we could do and

to give everyone a heads up as to what was happening. Miraculously, a couple of months later at the end of the summer, the dogs were turned over to WRAP volunteer Holly Wells in CT. We all discussed and tossed back and forth, were these the same dogs that were on CL or were there two other black dogs out there? After Holly had the dogs for a couple days, she decided it would be best for the dogs to come to me, so I was excited and happy to have them! I picked them up and surprisingly, they came with a huge folder of records. Turns out, the owner had died, unexpectedly, and the dogs were turned over by the sister. I communicated with the sister for a little bit, to try to find out, still, if these were actually the same two dogs on Craig’s List almost a year ago. When I mentioned to her the man’s name that I talked to, she confirmed that was her sister’s boyfriend that was helping her try to place them back then, but unbeknownst to the sister. Phew! We were all relieved to know these were the same two boys.
Well, that was OK with me. Here they’d stay until the right home came along. After several months of no interest, I decided maybe I’d try to re-list them and change their bios to say they could be split up. I got a little bit of response, but nothing that I was comfortable with, so I took them down from the website for most of the holiday season and put them back on the website after the New Year. I got a couple more applications, but again nothing that I was comfortable with.

These boys were not your typical Whippets. I wanted to be up front with everyone. Even though they were very affectionate, they were extremely nervous dogs and when I first got them, it took me weeks to finally get them to eat a decent meal. These two boys are so sensitive and so in tune to what’s happening around them, they will drop weight if things are not the normal routine they’ve been used to.

Another month and a half went by, then I received a phone call from a very nice woman in NY, very interested in both the boys. She was sighthound experienced and had a fenced-in yard. She lived a very quiet lifestyle and lived alone. Wow, could this be a dream? This seemed like the perfect applicant for these boys. She told me she was going on vacation for about 10 days. I asked her to fill out the application and I’d do the processing while she was gone. I didn’t
They were in pretty good shape when they were turned over, decent weight and health. I took them Labor Day weekend and knew the placement would be hard, because I wanted to place them together. They were litter brothers and together since birth. Not only was the double placement a hard sell, their color was against them, as well.

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TheWrAp report

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get my hopes up, as I thought she’d probably go away on vacation and I’d never hear from her again. Big surprise for me! I processed the application and everything checked out perfectly. When she got back, she called me right away asking for the boys. We talked several times before she made the trip to me and every time I talked to her, I was more and more convinced this was the perfect home. She had to take the Ferry from Long Island to CT and then over an hour drive to get here.

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    Qualified for Crufts 2019 at the Benelux Winner Show in Amsterdam 9th August 2018 Breed DogName ChipTattoo Gender Owner Australian Kelpie Yaparoos Arramagong Taz 528140000622424 NHSB 3013958 M Marielle Van Der Heeden Australian Kelpie Didaktic's Omg 978101081715689 FI 39682/17 F Marika Lehtonen Belgian Shepherd Dog, Groenendael Revloch Figo 956000008566119 IKC Z48074 M Jean Lawless Belgian Shepherd Dog, Groenendael Revloch Karma Of Woofhouse 941000017117451 IKC Z84192 F Pamela Mckenzie-Hewitt Belgian Shepherd Dog, Laekenois Ruby Rivers Tristan 968000005743426 VDH SE53174/2011 M Karl Strugalla Belgian Shepherd Dog, Malinois Alcosetha'S Jalco 528140000572448 SE 46836/2014 M Ylva Persson Belgian Shepherd Dog, Malinois Boholdt Gloria Gaynor 208250000102703 DKK 18423/2017 F Annelise Sindalsen Belgian Shepherd Dog, Tervueren Glimbi S El Ninõ V. Ginger 208210000413061 DKK DK07707/2013 M Erik Breukelman Belgian Shepherd Dog, Tervueren Ketunpolun Kiss Me Kate 978101081395539 LSVK BST0051/15 F Marciukaitiene Asta Schipperke Slavjan Al Capone 643094100436648 RKF 3977884 M Maria Spiridonova Schipperke BEACHVIEW'S TIL DEATH DO US PART 1653392 AKC NP33073101 F Lindsey @ Joanne Mclachlan Czechoslovakian Wolfdog My Kayden De La Legende Du Loup Noir 250268500976212 LOF 4004/0 M Regis Haydo Czechoslovakian Wolfdog Arimminum Yasmeen 380260010336510 ROI 15/155486 F Scaglia Laura German Shepherd Dog, double coat Omero Haus Dando 804098100057016 UKU 0182383 M Kholodna Ievgeniia German Shepherd Dog, double coat Adele Da Soc Port 620098100741122 LOP 507637 F
  • Capt. John Owen Tucker-Edwardes and the Sealyham Terrier Most Dogs Were Developed After Hundreds of Years of Evolution and Lengthy Selection by Breeders

    Capt. John Owen Tucker-Edwardes and the Sealyham Terrier Most Dogs Were Developed After Hundreds of Years of Evolution and Lengthy Selection by Breeders

    Masterminds by Ria Hörter illustrations courtesy Ria Hörter Sealyham House Capt. John Owen Tucker-Edwardes and the Sealyham Terrier Most dogs were developed after hundreds of years of evolution and lengthy selection by breeders. However, some breeds owe their existence to just one person. t’s no coincidence that almost every dog family had been connected to Pembroke- Ibreed creator descended from a military shire for more than six centuries. or noble family. These families had the time, John Owen Tucker-Edwardes’ father money and opportunity to develop a breed was William Tucker-Edwardes, Esq. (1784- and work the dogs. John Owen Tucker-Ed- 1858) of Sealyham, High Sherrif of Pem- wardes (1808-91) was no exception. brokeshire and representative of the mon- It is said that the first Tucker travelled arch in that part of Wales. to England with William the Conqueror in John Owen’s mother, Anna Martha Phil- 1066. Around 1356, when Thomas Tucker lipps (1788-1878), was the second daughter was a captain in the army of King Edward of George Phillipps, Esq., of Cwmgwilli and III, the king gave him land in Sealyham, Istradwrallt, Member of Parliament. Wil- Pembrokeshire (Wales). Thomas and his liam and Anna Martha married in Novem- descendants became known as “the Tuck- ber 1807; their eldest son, John Owen, was ers of Sealyham.” born in 1808. Capt. John Owen Tucker-Edwardes John Owen and his brothers and sisters Family grew up at Sealyham (also “Sealy Ham”) The Edwardes family was one of the oldest and wealthiest in Estate, located between Haverfordwest and Fishguard, on the Wales.
  • There's Something About Mary

    There's Something About Mary

    THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY by Sue M. Copeland FROM A DOGLESS CHILDHOOD TO BREAKING RECORDS IN HER BREED, VETERINARY NEUROLOGIST AND AKC CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBER DR. MARY O. SMITH’S LIFE HAS BEEN FUELED BY HER PASSION FOR ANIMALS - AND A THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE. was 1980. A 22-year-old veterinary dad didn’t think our schedules would be fair student at University of Edinburgh to a dog. But I always wanted one. It (Scotland) sat glued to her T.V. “In 1981, after I’d graduated veterinary screen. The Crufts Dog Show was being school and joined a mixed practice (large- aired live. British-born Mary Smith couldn’t and small-animal) in England, I thought long take her eyes off the Flat-Coated Retriever, and hard about getting a dog,” she says. “But Ch. Shargleam Blackcap, as he floated I knew I still didn’t have the time.” around the ring on his way to Supreme After several years in veterinary practice, Champion (Best In Show) with breeder/han- Mary decided to pursue a neurology spe- dler Mrs. Pat Chapman. cialty. “I’d had an interest in neurology when “I’d never seen a ‘Flat-Coat’ before,” I was in vet school,” says Mary. “When I was says Mary (now Dr. Mary Smith, BVM&S, in the mixed practice, I found it fascinating. PhD, DACVIM-Neurology). “I fell in love I finally asked myself, ‘What’s still going to with the breed right then. I knew one day be of interest in 35 years?’ The answer was I’d have one.” neurology.” Little could she know that her quest for ad- In 1984, she had the opportunity to meet vanced knowledge in the veterinary world the late Dr.
  • When Good People Think Strange Things About Dogs

    When Good People Think Strange Things About Dogs

    When Good People Think Strange Things About Dogs Patrick Burns I am thrilled to be here today among all you canine professionals. You see the folks in this room are more than dog trainers. You talk dogs, sleep dogs, write dogs, and debate dogs. You’re not just dog trainers.... You are also dog debaters, dog listeners, dog commentators, dog bloggers, dog list-serv managers, dog authors, dog newsletter editors…. and yes … even dog conference presenters. You are the people who shape – or could shape – a great deal of dog culture in this country. Dog culture. How many of you have thought about culture in the world of dogs? Perhaps we should think of that more because, I will argue, it is culture that is responsible for the fact that so many good people think strange things about dogs. 1 Strange Things To start, look around. How many people in this room are non-white? A strange question, eh? You thought this session was about dogs, didn’t you? The point is that for most of the world, this discussion is strange. In much of Africa, Asia, and Latin America, dogs are not allowed indoors. Who lets an animal indoors that may have fleas and ticks, and that may eat its own feces? Who allows such an animal on the bed? Who lets it lick a child in the face? No one! So, to put a point on it, this obsession with dogs that we have is, for the most part, a European cultural affliction. Most of the world, believe it or not, does not have this affliction.
  • Statement from the Kennel Club Chairman

    Statement from the Kennel Club Chairman

    APRIL 2020 CORONAVIRUS In this issue COVID-19 INFORMATION 7 STATEMENT SEMINAR DIARIES 8 KC FILE FOR APRIL 11 FOR THE MEMBERS 12 FROM THE KENNEL KCAI 13 KCCT DONATIONS 13 JUNIOR WARRANTS 14 CLUB CHAIRMAN KC DOG 18 KENNEL NAMES 19 During these difficult times where there is no question ASSURED BREEDER SCHEME 21 that the health crisis will affect each and every one of us in some way, it is paramount that the dog-loving FEES 22 community, just like any other, stays calm and looks to the future. APRIL ere at the Kennel Club, we In response to the crisis, the are not underestimating Kennel Club Charitable Trust KENNEL Hthe seriousness of the has announced that, where it current situation brought about can, it will help support those GAZETTE by the spread of coronavirus. Our in the community which require thoughts go out to those who emergency funds in order to The April issue have been affected thus far. prevent the unnecessary suffering of the Kennel In recent weeks, many regional of dogs. Gazette includes and national canine events have In parallel, the Kennel Club special features been postponed or cancelled, Educational Trust will also be on how to keep while businesses setting up an your dog cool and employees emergency fund at home and abroad as the temperature across the UK As an organisation, to help support rises, guest writer Del Richards introduces are already we have taken the training clubs a fun and new activity that many dog feeling the affected by owners are trying - Mantrailing, we talk effects of travel necessary steps the negative to Alex Paisey who started showing as a restrictions and consequences hobby and joined the Young Kennel Club, reduced incomes.
  • The Challenges of Pedigree Dog Health: Approaches to Combating Inherited Disease

    The Challenges of Pedigree Dog Health: Approaches to Combating Inherited Disease

    Edinburgh Research Explorer The challenges of pedigree dog health: approaches to combating inherited disease Citation for published version: Farrell, L, Schoenebeck, J, Wiener, P, Clements, D & Summers, K 2015, 'The challenges of pedigree dog health: approaches to combating inherited disease', Canine Genetics and Epidemiology, vol. 2, no. 3. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40575-015-0014-9 Digital Object Identifier (DOI): 10.1186/s40575-015-0014-9 Link: Link to publication record in Edinburgh Research Explorer Document Version: Publisher's PDF, also known as Version of record Published In: Canine Genetics and Epidemiology Publisher Rights Statement: © 2015 Farrell et al.; licensee BioMed Central. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. General rights Copyright for the publications made accessible via the Edinburgh Research Explorer is retained by the author(s) and / or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing these publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. Take down policy The University of Edinburgh has made every reasonable effort to ensure that Edinburgh Research Explorer content complies with UK legislation. If you believe that the public display of this file breaches copyright please contact [email protected] providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim.
  • The SOUTH WEST Whippet Club

    The SOUTH WEST Whippet Club

    The SOUTh WeST WhippeT ClUb Patron: lady clifford Schedule of 26 claSS + 2 Jha + 2 SPecIal aWaRdS unbenched SInGle bReed nInTh chaMPIonShIP ShoW (held under Kennel Club Limited Rules & Regulations) at WellSPRInGS leISuRe cenTRe cheddon Road, Taunton, Somerset Ta2 7QR SundaY, 18th febRuaRY 2018 Show opens: 8.30 am Judging: Bitches 9.30 am; Dogs 10.00 am Judges: Dogs: Mrs Jackie White (Baldrey) Bitches: Mrs linda Jones (Welstar) Referee: Mrs ann Snelgrove (Huntinghill) Special Awards: Mr Tony allcock Mbe (Sleepyhollow) Guarantors to the Kennel club: Mrs M. Rigby (Chairman), Burcombe Farm, Ottery St. Mary, Devon EX11 1PU. Mrs A. Prowse (Secretary), Yewkridge, Yarnscombe, Barnstaple, Devon EX31 3LU. Mr W. Dyball (Treasurer), The White House, 33 Sandford Road, Wareham, Dorset BH20 4DQ. Mrs C. Lawrence, 14 Colman Road, Taunton, Somerset TA1 4NQ. Miss S. Hunt, 2 Red Lion Hill, Brixton, Plymouth, Devon PL8 2BT. Mrs L. Pearce, 113 Lancelot Close, King Arthurs Way, Andover, Hants SP10 4BZ. All Judges at this show agree to abide by the following statement: “In assessing dogs, judges must penalise any features or exaggerations which they consider would be detrimental to the soundness, health and well being of the dog.” hon. Veterinary Surgeon (on call): Deane Veterinary Centre Wellington New Road, Taunton TA1 5LU. Tel: 01823 275060 or 01823 333722 Postal entries close: SaTuRdaY, 6th JanuaRY 2018 (Postmark) On-line entries can be made up until midnight on Sunday, 21st January 2018 at www.fossedata.co.uk Postal entries and fees to be sent to the Hon. Secretary: Mrs a. Prowse Yewkridge, Yarnscombe, barnstaple, devon eX31 3lu.
  • Michael Worboys Inventing Dog Breeds: Jack Russell Terriers

    Michael Worboys Inventing Dog Breeds: Jack Russell Terriers

    H U M a N I M A L I A 10:1 Michael Worboys Inventing Dog Breeds: J ack Russell Terriers Today Jack Russell Terriers (JRTs) are among the most popular dogs in Britain and are seen to have long history, dating back to the fox terriers bred by Parson Jack Russell in the early and mid-Victorian period. Yet, JRTs are the dog breed most recently recognized by the British Kennel Club, only being allowed to enter dog shows and to be registered in the Club’s stud book since 2016. This essay explores this paradox. It tells a story of struggles between different groups over the physical form and cultural meaning of this particular type of dog, but similar histories of the contested and contingent creation could be told of every dog breed. Modern dog breeds were invented materially and culturally in the Victorian era, first in Britain before being spread around the world. Then and since, the conformation of individual breeds has been subject to continual reimagining and reinvention by dog fanciers, along with the proliferation breeds to produce the 344 breeds now recognized by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI). History shows that breed could have been differently conceived and specific dog breeds differently made. What makes the recent controversies over JRTs particularly interesting is the sharpness and duration of the disputes over breed status, and their resolution in the existence today of at least five versions of the breed. At its simplest, the clashes were over whether JRTs were to be defined by their function or their form .