October 2011 Volume 128, Number 10 Table of Contents AKC News 2 President’s Letter • 3 Updates • 7 Times Past • 8 Dog People •42 Secretary’s Pages Breed Columns Sporting Working 9 Brittanys 25 Akitas 9 Pointers 26 Alaskan Malamutes 10 German Shorthaired Pointers 26 Anatolian Shepherd Dogs 11 Chesapeake Bay Retrievers 27 Bernese Mountain Dogs 11 Curly-Coated Retrievers 27 Black Russian Terriers 12 Flat-Coated Retrievers 28 Boxers 12 Golden Retrievers 28 Bullmastiffs 13 Labrador Retrievers 29 Cane Corsos 13 Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers 30 Doberman Pinschers 14 English Setters 30 Dogues de Bordeaux 14 Gordon Setters 31 German Pinschers 15 Irish Setters 31 Giant Schnauzers 16 Irish Red and White Setters 32 Great Danes 17 American Water Spaniels 33 Great Pyrenees 17 Clumber Spaniels 33 Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs 18 Cocker Spaniels 34 Komondorok 19 English Cocker Spaniels 34 Kuvaszok 18 English Springer Spaniels 35 Leonbergers 20 Field Spaniels 36 Mastiffs 21 Irish Water Spaniels 36 Neapolitan Mastiffs 21 Sussex Spaniels 37 Newfoundlands 22 Welsh Springer Spaniels 37 Portuguese Water Dogs 23 Spinoni Italiani 38 Rottweilers 23 Vizslas 39 Saint Bernards 24 Weimaraners 39 Samoyeds 24 Wirehaired Pointing Griffons 40 Siberian Huskies 40 Standard Schnauzers 41 Tibetan Mastiffs * Links to AKC Parent Clubs appear following Secretary’s Pages * BREED COLUMNS SCHEDULE Sporting and Working Hound and Terrier Toy, Non-Sporting, January, April, July, February, May, August, and Herding and October and November March, June, September, and December GZ PRESIDENT’S LETTER ast month, the fifth AKC National Tracking Invitational L(NTI) took place at the Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest, in Clermont, Kentucky. A record 46 Champion Trackers entered, and in late August entries were drawn for the 10 tracks at the Invitational. Congratulations to the two dogs and their owners who passed the test this year: CT Eastern Waters’ Sea Zephyr, VCD3, RE, MXJ, NF, a Chesapeake Bay Retriever owned by Doreen and Gary Palmer, of Columbia, Connecticut; and CT Montage Surfs Up, VCD1, CDX, PT, a Belgian Tervuren owned by Maura Hogan and Kathryn Madden, of Syracuse, New York. We were pleased to see so many tracking enthusiasts and supporters come out to watch and volunteer their time and skills. We had a large crowd following the dogs as they navigated scent trails across a variety of surfaces. Our dedicated and talented judges Herb Morrison, Carol Ruthenberg, Roy Fair, and Sally Diess were there every step of the way. I’d also like to thank Holly Leale, of Argus Ranch; the Mid-Kentucky Kennel Club and Greater Louisville Dog Training Club, who provided members to help manage the event; and Susan Ritter, the marketing and communications officer of Bernheim Arboretum. Without their support, we could not have held the NTI. Our AKC Companion Events staff members were also instrumental in the execution of the event, especially Curt Curtis, assistant vice president of Companion Events; Pam Manaton, director of Obedience, Rally, and Tracking; Lisa Strickland, AKC project administrator and NTI event secretary; Diane Schultz, AKC Obedience/Rally/Tracking field rep and NTI Event Chairman; and Caroline Murphy, AKC manager of Coonhound Events for designing the artwork for the commemorative event souvenirs. My thanks to them. For more details and photos of the NTI, please visit akc.org/events/tracking/national_invitational/2011. Sincerely, Dennis B. Sprung Y H President and CEO P A R G O T O H P Y E B H S A © : P O T AKC GAZETTE • 2 • OCTOBER 2011 GZ EDITED BY BUD BOCCONE Five Heroes Win ACE Race The AKC Humane Fund has announced that five dogs have won its 2011 Awards for Canine Excellence (ACE). ACE owners and dogs receive $1,000 and an engraved sterling-silver medallion, to be presented at the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship on December 17. 2011 ACEs Category Companion Mini-bio Hunter and Monahan, of the ACE Tugg (Bull Terrier) L.A. County Fire Department, were Owners Blake and Kim Ovard (Cleburne, deployed to Haiti after the devastating Texas) 2010 earthquake. Hunter alerted to live Mini-bio The Ovards, animal-control human scent while searching the debris of officers, found the 4-month–old Tugg a four-story collapsed building. As a result, staked to the side of the road. He was near three girls were pulled from the rubble death, with demodectic mange covering alive. 80 percent of his body. The Ovards took Bonus point Hunter was 2010’s Tugg home the day before his scheduled LACFD Firefighter of the Year. euthanization and began the long process of saving his life. Tugg is a certified therapy Category Service Dog dog, working with children and helping to ACE Bingo (Labrador Retriever) raise money for charity. Owner Konrad Feldmann (Liberty Bonus point “The ACE is the equiva - Township, Ohio) lent of a person winning the Congressional Mini-bio Since late 2006 Bingo has been Medal of Honor. It’s the highest award that the service dog of 14-year-old Konrad, a dog can win.” —Blake Ovard who has cerebral palsy. Teaming with Bingo greatly improved the quality of Category Law Enforcement Konrad’s life. Schoolmates and neighbors ACE Blue (German Shepherd Dog) are quick to befriend Konrad, thanks to Owner Suffolk County (New York) the attention-getting black Lab who is his Police Department, handler John Mallia constant companion and helper. Mini-bio While searching for the body of Bonus point Bingo is a graduate of a missing woman at Gilgo Beach, Long Canine Companions for Independence. Island, Mallia and Blue found the remains of four other women, thought to be vic - Category Therapy tims of a serial killer. Police have since dis - ACE Miki (Pomeranian) closed that a total of 10 bodies have been Owner Tricia Baker (Plainsboro, New discovered along the desolate beach. Jersey) Bonus point “Through some combi - Mini-bio After Kenny Baker committed Watch Tugg, nation of tenacity, luck, canine sensory skill suicide, Miki provided comfort for the Blue, Hunter, and mathematical probabilities, Officer troubled young man’s loved ones. Kenny’s Bingo, and Miki Mallia and his police dog have played a mother, Tricia Baker, and her family receive ACE medallions pivotal behind-the-scenes role in the founded the organization Attitudes in during ABC’s search for a serial killer and perhaps other Reverse. Tricia makes suicide-prevention coverage of S R E killers.” — New York Times presentations, where those who have AKC/Eukanuba, N W O February 4. Blue struggled with mental illness pet and hug Y S and Miki will be E Category Search and Rescue her lovable Pom. T R at AKC Meet the U O ACE Hunter (Border Collie) Bonus point AKC Canine Good C Breeds in New S O Owner Captain Billy Monahan Citizen Miki is Tricia’s assistant at her dog- York next month. T O H (Tehachapi, California) training classes at their local PetSmart store. P AKC GAZETTE • 3 • OCTOBER 2011 GZ FROM THE CHAIRMAN his November 19 and 20, AKC Meet the Breeds will return to New York City for its third spectacular year at the Jacob K. Javits TConvention Center. Sponsored by PetPartners, Inc., Your Partner in Pet Health Care, AKC Meet the Breeds is one of our largest public- outreach opportunities of the year. During last year’s record-setting event, we attracted more than 39,000 visitors and achieved more than 700 million media and ad impressions. This year, we have a bigger space— 160,000 square feet—where we hope to welcome an even larger crowd of dog and more than 100 dog and cat lovers. We will also be joined by our cat products, including new partner, the International Cat Music My Pet, which will Association (TICA), the world’s largest showcase classical music specifically cre - tremendous success. If you belong to a genetic registry of purebred cats. In addi - ated to calm pets; LG Electronics USA, parent club that has not signed up yet, we tion to our 160 dog breeds, TICA will features a line of special vacuums for pet encourage you to do so soon. You’ll want showcase 50 breeds, ranging from the owners, great for the coated breeds in to be included in the ever-suspenseful Bengal, appearing this year at AKC Meet attendance; and the Fine Arf collection, breed-booth contest, where last year we the Breeds for the first time, and the the finest silver dog-themed jewelry for saw Toto the Cairn Terrier and friends Toyger, a “mini” tiger with the sweet people. recreate The Wizard of Oz, while the nature of the domestic cat, to the queen of England and her Pembroke Peterbald and Pixiebob. What’ll They Think of Next? Welsh Corgis garnered “Best Breed Booth The larger space will also help us Thank you to the many parent clubs in Show.” We look forward to this year’s accommodate enhanced breed booths and that have already signed up to participate. surprises! more dog and cat activities, favorites as Your support over the past two years has The public truly enjoys seeing our well as new events. The current lineup of been instrumental in making this event a breeds, whether family favorites or dogs activities includes demonstrations of they’ve never seen before. This is a won - agility, obedience and rally, disc dogs, and LAST CALL: derful opportunity for our parent clubs to flyball. Board Seeks Fancy educate the public about their breeds and We’ll see Beagles, Belgian Malinois, and responsible dog ownership. other breeds of United States Custom and Feedback Please invite your family and friends. Border Protection show off their skills at The AKC Board of Directors seeks We look forward to seeing you there! detecting narcotics in suitcases and boxes.