The Gossip Column: December 15, 2023
If you are thinking about exhibiting a dog or just attending the upcoming CRUFTS DOG SHOW in March, stop by the DOG NEWS booth, where SUE SAMSON will be available to answer any and all questions you might have about the show. SUE is a walking encyclopedia of information about the ROYAL KENNEL CLUB, until recently the ENGLISH KENNEL CLUB. The name change was thanks to a royal nod from the recently crowned KING CHARLES III. ...
The 2024 AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB JUDGES DIRECTORY is now available. The BUD BUCCONE cover brings back lots of memories of judges long gone. Among the judges depicted are LANG SKARDA, BILLY KENDRICK, ANNA KATHERINE NICHOLAS, PERCY ROBERTS, HENRY STOECKER, GERALDINE ROCKEFELLER DODGE, and KAY & TOM GATELY. The black-and-white caricatures are in the style of the famous artist AL HIRSCHFIELD, whose drawing of celebrities are still in large demand long after his passing. HIRSHFIELD’S drawings were famous for containing his daughter’s name, NINA. He would put a number after his name, and that was the number of times NINA was hidden in the piece of art. Then you could spend an hour or two trying to find the written name. ...
For those of you attending the KENNEL CLUB OF PALM SPRINGS WEEKEND, NANCY BATTAGLIA and RUTH RUIZ are organizing an evening of wonderful music with trumpeter JOE GRANSDEN, piano player EDDIE TOBIN, and jazz and blues singer HOPE DEANS. The event will be held Thursday, January 4, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Palm Desert Greens Country Club off Country Club Drive in Palm Desert. To purchase tickets, visit www.purplepass.com/Trumpeter and then click on “Buy Tickets.” ...
Don’t forget that starting out the new year, MEET THE BREEDS returns to the Javits Center in New York City on Saturday and Sunday, January 27 and 28. Tickets are $30 per person. Visit www.etix.com/ticket/v/27121. ...
Celebrating Birthdays … The on-the-cusp-of-retiring MARY DUKES, ANDY LINTON, TERRY HUNDT, HANS KABEL, JOHN REEVE-NEWSON, DAVID HARPER, CHARLENE MASCUCH, HELEN INGHER, MIKE BOWSER, NANCY SELF, LINDA GEORGE, CARLOS PUIG, ADRIAN GHIONE, KENNETH LESION and ROBERT CHAFFIN. ...
Well, this column brings 2023 to a close. On behalf of everyone at DOG NEWS, we thank you for your continued support. I hope you enjoyed a good year and that the coming year will be even better. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and the best of health and happiness in the coming year. Peace.