Breeding
Pat Trotter posing with the Hound Group ribbon at Westminster 2009. She returned this year to judge Best in Show.
The author congratulates Best in Show-winning breeder-owner-handler David Fitzpatrick. Photo by Christina Frausini, courtesy Westminster Kennel Club.
Chat Reynders, David Haddock, David Helming, US News, Westminster Kennel Club, Breeding, Judging, Exhibiting, Patricia Trotter
Best in Show judge and Dog News columnist Pat Craig-Trotter reflects on the appointment of a lifetime.
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The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind ...
True (GChb Laurelwood’s True Bearing BN RN SH), Laurea Griggs’ Chesapeake, is currently the number-one Chesapeake female and number-one NOHS Chesapeake. She is also working on her Master Hunter title. (McCall Photographic Designs photo)
American Chesapeake Club, Angela Boeske, Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Irene Pawlisch, Laurea Griggs agrees, Lorrie Johnson, Lynda Barber-Wiltse, M.J. Nelson, Sonia Cunningham, Tom Martin, Tom Pawlisch, Breeding, Performance
The Chesapeake Bay Retriever is also awash in versatility.
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Their original job of chasing away predators and rodents has made many German Pinschers enthusiastic coursing dogs.
Foxhounds in a 19th-Century kennel.