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KENNEL AND BENCH FEBRUARY 2019 2019 Tattoo Letter is “G” From our archives: This issue of Kennel Gazette was published in February 1900. Follow US! • Announcing Canada’s Top 10 Most Popular Dog Breeds of 2018 • Canadian Dogs at the AKC National Championship 2018 • Dog and Litter Registrations Report for 2018 PLUS MORE ... A MONTHLY INFORMATION SUPPLEMENT KENNEL AND BENCH FEBRUARY 2019 CONTENTS What’s New HEAD OFFICE 200 Ronson Drive, Suite 400 2 Announcing Canada’s Top 10 Most Popular Dog Breeds Etobicoke, Ontario of 2018 M9W 5Z9 GENERAL INQUIRIES 2 CKC Pays Tribute to Past CKC Board Member Tel: (416) 675-5511 James (Jim) Malcolm Campbell MEMBERSHIP SERVICES Tel: 1 (855) 364-7252 3 CKC Remembers Phyllis Wolfish E-mail: [email protected] PREMIER TOLL FREE 3 Canadian Dogs at the AKC National Championship 2018 Tel: 1 (855) 880-6237 6 Executive Director Disciplinary Report ORDER DESK Tel: 1 (800) 250-8040 E-mail: [email protected] 7 Dog and Litter Registrations WEBSITE www.ckc.ca FAX Monthly Features Head Office: (416) 675-6506 Shows and Trials Division: (416) 675-9368 2 Notice Board HOURS 10 Kennel Names Switchboard/Office Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. KENNEL AND BENCH published monthly online. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Editor/Production Coordinator Chair of the Board Ontario North Ontario Central Alberta, NWT and Nunavut Steven Foster Joan Bennett Richard Paquette Peter Laventhall – Wolfish Sharon Derrick PO Box 640 2 Sandringham Drive 60 Riverview Cl SE Nova Scotia and 411 St Agnes Street Toronto ON M5M 3G3 Calgary AB T2C 4C4 Graphic Designer Newfoundland and Labrador Azilda ON P0M 1B0 Tel: (416) 802-4707 Tel: (403) 236-7280 Stacey Sambury Lendra Barker Tel: (705) 983-2630 [email protected] [email protected] 98 Meadowbrook Drive [email protected] www.peterlaventhall.com Beaverbank NS B4G 1E2 British Columbia Southwest Tel: (902) 865-9783 Ontario East Manitoba Joan Bennett HONOURARY POSITIONS [email protected] Thomas Nesbitt Corinne Walker #418-5735 Hampton Place Honourary Patron 255 Cunningham Rd PO Box 338 Vancouver BC V6T 2G8 Her Excellency the Right - New Brunswick Gananoque ON K7G 2V4 Warren MB R0C 3E0 Tel: (604) 731-2394 and Prince Edward Island Tel: (613) 382-1123 Tel: (204) 383-5264 [email protected] Honourable Julie Payette - Paul Oslach [email protected] [email protected] Governor General of Canada 2353 Route 490 www.preludekennel.com British Columbia Ammon NB E1G 4R6 Saskatchewan Interior and Yukon Honourary Chair Tel: (506) 204-8355 Ontario West David Gilmour Lynne Bruce [email protected] Dr. Paul Eckford PO Box 76 Station Main 579 Testalinden Pl MJ (Joey) Nattrass 1993 Lonsdale Road 6 Federal Drive Oliver BC V0H 1T1 Quebec Breslau, ON N0B 1M0 White City SK S4L 5B1 Tel: (250) 572-2206 Honourary Vet Linda St-Hilaire Tel: (226) 887-9388 Tel: (306) 781-2135 [email protected] 2330 St-Clement [email protected] [email protected] Dr. John Reeve-Newson Québec QC G1E 3W8 website: www.tinybearpoms.com Tel: (418) 821-0318 [email protected] www.lindasthilaireckc.weebly.com KENNEL AND BENCH | 1 NOTICE BOARD ANNOUNCING CANADA’S TOP 10 As CKC member and established Portuguese Water Dog MOST POPULAR DOG BREEDS Breeder Donna Gottdenker states, “Portuguese Water Dogs OF 2018 are a breed full of character, humour, and have a very playful spirit. It should be remembered they are a working dog that New breed makes its way onto the list while top 4 stay strong needs mental stimulation, socialization, and training. With this done you will have a wonderful companion!”. Our own Prime • Portuguese Water Dog makes Top 10 list for the first time Minister can attest to this fact, with the addition of Kenzie the ever recorded Portuguese Water Dog to their family in 2016, following the • French Bulldog reaches Top 5 example set by the former-US president Obama’s family who • Labrador Retriever, German Shepherd, Golden Retriever, and have two famous PWDs as well, Bo and Sunny. Poodle maintain their Top 4 spots Without fail, every year the release of the Top 10 Most Popular Toronto, January 18, 2019 - It’s that time of year again; The Dog Breeds roster brings joy and excitement to dog lovers Canadian Kennel Club (CKC), Canada’s primary registry for across the country. This list shows how dogs continue to be a purebred dogs, is excited to announce the Top 10 Most Popular big part of the Canadian life style. CKC dog breeds of 2018. “Dog’s are an integral part of our families and our lives,” says It is of no surprise to dog lovers everywhere that yet again Lance Novak, Executive Director, Canadian Kennel Club. “It is this year’s list of Most Popular CKC Dog Breeds is topped by our pleasure to continue to help Canadian dog owners on their the Labrador Retriever. This immensely popular indigenous journey to find a dog that fits their family and lifestyles. From Canadian breed has been leading the pack for over two decades. choosing a breed to raising your dog, the Canadian Kennel Club Close on its tail for the past six years running are the German is here to help every step of the way.” Shepherd Dog in the #2 spot, the Golden Retriever in 3rd, and the Poodle in 4th. The underdog in years past, the French Bulldog has muscled its way up into 5th. These dogs have become increasingly popular due to their small stature and minimal grooming needs, making them the perfect sidekick for urban lifestyles, though they still love a great romp in the outdoors. “The French Bulldog is comical, entertaining and dependably amiable,” states David Berrey, French Bulldog Fanciers of Canada President. “The first French Bulldog is the dog who gives you so much that the first is often the reason for the second French Bulldog. French Bulldogs are the smallest things to take up the most space in your heart and fills an emptiness you didn’t even know you had.” New this year is the addition of the Portuguese Water Dog to the list. Just barely squeaking by the Miniature Schnauzer to nab the number ten spot, this is the first time this breed has been featured on the top ten list as far back as our records CKC PAYS TRIBUTE TO PAST CKC go. With their addition to the BOARD MEMBER JAMES (JIM) list, Portuguese Water Dogs MALCOLM CAMPBELL have shown they are not shy of the spotlight, or a little The Canadian Kennel Club regrets to announce that James (Jim) Malcolm Campbell of Kamloops, BC, passed away on the night ©Catherin Arsenault hard work. Portuguese Water Dogs are known for their of January 4th. A well-loved figure in the Canadian dog fancy, stamina and intelligence, as well as being affectionate, loyal Jim had been a CKC member for 57 years, serving as Director of family members. Zone 12 (British Columbia, Interior, and Yukon) for three terms from 2003 to 2011. During this time, Jim was also Chair of the 2 | FEBRUARY 2019 NOTICE BOARD Breed Standards Committee and Chair of the Retriever Field CANADIAN DOGS AT THE AKC Trial Committee. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 Jim had a varied career—as a jockey, to being in the Navy, and Canadians impressed at Orlando! at Canada Customs—and on weekends he worked alongside professional handlers. Licensed as a professional all-breed The AKC National Championship returned to The Orange handler by the AKC in 1971, Jim showed many top winning County Convention Centre in sunny Orlando, Florida on dogs across Canada, the United States, South America, and December 15th and 16th, 2018. The event showcased the top Europe. After retiring from handling, Jim began the successful American and international canine athletes. The show also Western Dog Shows show secretary business in partnership included popular attractions such as the Best Bred-by-Exhibitor with his late daughter, Kim Campbell, in 1989; each year, they competition, the AKC National Owner-Handled Series Finals, represented the majority of clubs in British Columbia. AKC Meet the Breeds and the NADD/AKC Dock Diving National Championship. Returning this year was the AKC In honour of his years of dedication and contribution to the Royal Canin National All-Breed Puppy and Junior Stakes, which CKC, and the dog fancy in general, Jim was recognized with had a very successful inaugural competition last year. The show a Judge Emeritus license at the December 2011 Board of also took place alongside the AKC Agility Invitational and AKC Directors’ meeting. CKC Board Chair Joan Bennett fondly Obedience Classic, both which had Junior events in each sport. recalls: “I have many memories of Jim, from lively discussions on rule interpretations to an unconventional drive to the Calgary The AKC National Championship Presented by Royal Canin is February shows, sitting on an orange crate as the “loaner” the largest dog show in North America and, in its 18th year drew van only had one seat, and that was for the driver—and no a record number of entries. An entry of 5,003 dogs competed winter tires. Some years later I was returning from an eastern for the title of National Champion. Combined with the other Washington circuit. When I reached the border in the middle weekend events, the overall show totals topped 9,023 entries, of the night, I was told to report to the office—only to find Jim, which made the AKC National Championship the largest dog who had had to leave the last show early in order to report to show held in the United States since the AKC 1984 Centennial.