OCTOBER 20 17 VOLUME 134, NUMBER 10 INNER W BEST PRESIDENT’S LETTER AKC UPDATES DOG PEOPLE ONLINE MAGAZINE 2 016 BREED COLUMNS FEATURE Sporting Group TALKING PICTURES AKC Brittanys Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Field Spaniels WEEKLY Lagotti Romagnoli Retrievers Sussex Spaniels SECRETARY’S Pointers English Setters Welsh Springer PAGES German Shorthaired Gordon Setters Spaniels WINNERS Pointers Boykin Spaniels Spinoni Italiani * Links to AKC Parent Clubs Chesapeake Bay Clumber Spaniels Vizslas GALLERY appear following Retrievers Cocker STpOanYiel s GROUP Weimaraners Secretary’s Pages Curly-Coated Retrievers English Cocker Spaniels Wirehaired Pointing SEPTEMBER 2017 Golden Retrievers English Springer Griffons * Labrador Retrievers Spaniels “RINGSIDE” Working Group TERRIER HEAVEN: MONTGOMERY COUNTY Alaskan Malamutes German Pinschers Newfoundlands Anatolian Great Pyrenees Portuguese Water Dogs M Shepherd Dogs Greater Swiss Rottweilers A E B Bernese Mountain Dogs Mountain Dogs St Bernards A D N Y L Boxers Komondorok Samoyeds IS YOUR Y S E Bullmastiffs Kuvaszok Siberian Huskies T R U Doberman Pinschers Leonbergers Standard Schnauzers O BREED C / R E Dogues de Mastiffs Tibetan Mastiffs I A VICTIM OF R R E Bordeaux Neapolitan Mastiffs T E R I H FAKE NEWS? S BREED COLUMNS SCHEDULE D R O F Sporting and Hound and Terrier Toy, Non-Sporting, F A Follow the T and Herding Groups S Working Groups Groups N GAZETTE on January, April, July, and February, May, August, March, June, September, A C I and November issues and December issues R Facebook ! October issues E M A How to download or print the AKC GAZETTE : At the upper left of this screen, press either Download or Print icon, then open and print the pages you need from your print dialogue box. MASTHEAD AKC GAZETTE , the official journal of the sport of purebred dogs since 1889 Popular on Facebook: A Boy and His Dog managing editor BUD BOCCONE senior editor ARLISS PADDOCK senior designer KATE MCCROARY publications director RUSSELL BIANCA senior graphic designer CHRIS ESPIRITU FREE AKC GAZETTE SUBSCRIPTION advertising & circulation administrator VENUS RODRIGUEZ vxr@akc.org 212-696-8260 Photographer Rhonda Cassidy shot this heartwarming sequence at the Oklahoma City Summer Classic. When a junior handler got love-tackled special section sales by his exuberant Icelandic Sheepdog puppy, he did what any good handler would do: He hugged his dog, got up, and kept on showing. ANTOINELLE SZWED The boy’s mother, Alysha Anne Towell, commented on GAZETTE Facebook, “I just can’t stop smiling every time I see it.” Neither can we, Alysha, ars@akc.org neither can we. Join the conversation at AKC GAZETTE Facebook . 212-696-8219 Photos ©Rhonda Cassidy, all rights reserved advertising representatives J.L. FARMAKIS, INC. 48 Topfield Road Wilton, CT 06897 203-834-8832 bill@jlfarmakis.com Write to the editors at gazette@akc.org On Our Cover: Chow Chow photo by David Woo ©AKC; “Is Your Breed the Victim of Fake News?” by Maria Arechaederra, of the Kuvasz Club of America, begins on page 57. AKC GAZETTE 2 OCTOBER 2017 WHERE CHAMPIONS BECOME SCHEDULE OF EVENTS DECEMBER 12 – 17, 2017 ROYALTY Visit akc.org/events/national-championship for updates. THE 17TH ANNUAL AKC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP If you attend only one event this year, this is the one! Orange County Convention Center | North-South Building Orlando, Florida | December 12-17, 2017 TUESDAY, DEC. 12TH FSS/Miscellaneous Breeds Open Show Orlando Dog Training Club Obedience and Space Coast KC of Palm Bay Dog Show A Celebration of Breeders, Breeding & Breeds. Rally Trial NADD/AKC Diving Dogs AKC Junior Agility Competition AKC/DJAA Advanced Judges Institute for ACTIVITIES Working and Herding Groups AKC National Owner-Handled Series Finals – Breeds and Groups AKC National Championship AKC Agility Invitational TH WEDNESDAY, DEC. 13 NADD/AKC Diving Dogs Best Bred-By-Exhibitor Competition AKC Junior Agility Competition Brevard Kennel Club Dog Show AKC/DJAA Advanced Judges Institute for AKC/Royal Canin National All-Breed AKC Breeder of the Year Awards Working and Herding Groups Puppy and Junior Stakes Orlando Dog Training Club Obedience and AKC Humane Fund ACE Awards Rally Trial TH AKC NOHS Finals SATURDAY, DEC. 16 AKC Meet the Breeds® NADD/AKC Diving Dogs AKC Junior Showmanship Competition AKC National Championship Dog Show NADD Diving Dogs Competition AKC/DJAA Advanced Judges Institute for (Daytime and Evening Events) AKC Obedience Classic Working and Herding Groups Specialized Vendors for the Fancy AKC Agility Invitational AKC Juniors Classic FSS/Miscellaneous Breeds Open Show Judge and Breeder Seminars AKC Obedience Classic THURSDAY, DEC. 14TH GENERAL INFORMATION AKC Juniors Classic – Obedience Central Florida Kennel Club Dog Show Reduced entry fee for Puppy, Bred-By-Exhibitor and Veteran classes in all breeds AKC National Owner-Handled Series Finals – Orlando Dog Training Club Obedience and Best NOHS In Show (Evening Event) Special “New Champion” rosettes for dogs completing their Championship or Grand Championship at ANC Rally Trial NADD/AKC Diving Dogs Complimentary unloading and show assistance is available at the Royal Canin Breeder Concierge Center NADD/AKC Diving Dogs AKC Meet the Breeds December 15th offers a full day of specialties and National All-Breed Puppy & Junior Stakes AKC/DJAA Advanced Judges Institute for Hotel room blocks are open—see official hotels at akc.org/events/national-championship Working and Herding Groups SUNDAY, DEC. 17TH AKC Canine Health Foundation Canines and ENTRY INFORMATION AKC National Championship Dog Show Cocktails Reception (Daytime and Evening Events) Official entry form and a complete premium list will be online on or about 9/20/17 at: www.akc.org FSS/Miscellaneous Breeds Open Show AKC Agility Invitational The ANC closes on: November 15th, 2017 at Onofrio Dog Shows,either online at www.onofrio.com or PO Box 25764 Oklahoma City, TH OK 73125. The Orlando Cluster Shows close on: November 22, 2017 at MBF Dog Shows either online at www.infodog.com or PO FRIDAY, DEC. 15 AKC Obedience Classic Box 22107, Greensboro, NC 27420. Specialties close on: November 22, 2017. Check the AKC event calendar for entry information. National All-Breed Puppy & Junior Stakes AKC Juniors Classic – Rally For more information, please contact: Michael Canalizo at MLC@akc.org Specialty Shows / Group Shows NADD/AKC Diving Dogs AKC Meet the Breeds © ROYAL CANIN® SAS 2017. All Rights Reserved. Proud Sponsor of © ROYAL CANIN® SAS 2017. All Rights Reserved. the events during National Championship week. PRESIDENT ’S LETTER ast month, the American Kennel Club held its 15th lannual Responsible Dog Ownership Day at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh, on September 9. Our family-friendly event celebrates the human-canine bond and helps educate first-time and potential dog owners about the responsibilities of dog ownership through a Meet The Breeds educational experience, dog sports, demonstrations, AKC title testing (such as CGC and Trick Dog), games, raffles, and more. AKC RDO Day hosted approximately 5,000 people and hundreds of dogs throughout the day. The 2017 RDO had the highest number of AKC Canine Good Citizen ® tests ever given, and AKC My Dog Can Do That! runs. A raffle was held, raising over $1,000 to support AKC Pet Disaster Relief. There was also a record number of children who participated in the scavenger hunt (Y-Guides). A fun and educational time was had by all. Thank you to the North Carolina Fairgrounds, ization that provides financial assistance to domestic abuse AKC staff, and all of the participants that came out to learn shelters that accept pets. These grants make it easier for about how to be responsible dog owners. women’s shelters to welcome pets and help break the cycle of October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the domestic abuse. For several years, this fund has helped shelters AKC Humane Fund has launched a crowdfunding campaign nationwide and we want that work to continue and grow. Now to raise funds for its domestic violence shelter grant program. is the perfect time to join us in this effort of keeping pets and Nationwide, studies have shown that over 70 percent of bat - their owners safe. Learn more about The AKC Humane Fund tered women reported that their abusers had harmed, killed, or or donate to the effort by going to www.akchumanefund.org . threatened their animals. Pets are often the silent victims in C K We’d love to hear from you about what you A © these situations. The AKC and The AKC Humane Fund A C think about our organization and our staff. N A I believe in the power of the animal-human bond and that a vic - B L Please write to us at feedback@akc.org. L E tim should never have to choose between their safety and their Dennis B. Sprung S S U pet. The AKC Humane Fund is proud to be the leading organ - President and CEO R AKC GAZETTE 4 OCTOBER 2017 SLIDESHOW Love Dog Sho ws? You Must Se e This. Dog-show photographers didn’t make the switch to color film until the 1970s. We there - fore always assumed that the AKC Archives contained no color photos of pre-’70s shows. Imagine our delight, then, when a packet arrived at the GAZETTE desk along with this note from AKC Archivist-Librarian Brynn White: “This is the latest donation from Gail Waller. As a child, she received these 35 mm slides from her neighbor, Mr. and Mrs. Cook, novice dog show enthusiasts who lived in Michigan. The donated slides are primarily from the 1942 Toledo and Detroit dog R shows.” E G G O D These ultra-rare slides were digitized, color- L L U B corrected, and restored by Publications L A C R Director Russell Bianca. Here, for the first O N , N A time anywhere, are scenes from a World War H A N A II–era benching area in glorious Kodachrome I D T S E color.