Highway near Doswell, Virginia, which a cluster of Pennsylvania shows is no longer calling home.
The Gossip Column: July 28, 2024
There is no doubt that the pandemic played havoc with the dog-show calendar. Shows moved dates, locations and even moved to different states to try and keep the sport alive. But things have calmed down considerably, and shows are returning to where they were, or at least close to it. A prime example is the KEYSTONE CLUSTER, consisting of back-to-back HUNTINGTON VALLEY KENNEL CLUB and PENN RIDGE KENNEL CLUB shows that were held in Doswell, Virginia. Now, they are returning to their home state of Pennsylvania and moving to a new location, the Lebanon Valley Expo Center and Fairgrounds on August 10 through 13. ...
Love is where you find it, or somewhere between the Hound and Working breed rings. At least that’s how it worked for Saluki breeder-judge VALERIE HAMILTON and all-breed and Doberman handler extraordinaire ANDY LINTON. A couple for some time, they have announced their engagement. All of us at DOG NEWS send our very best wishes for a long and happy life. ...
DENISE FLAIM just returned from a family holiday to Italy and Germany to visit relatives. ...
We were saddened to hear that professional handler ELLEN COTTINGHAM’S husband BILL COTTINGHAM passed away from the dementia that had robbed him of the last two years of his life. Staying close to home these last two years, we have missed seeing ELLEN. Until she is back among us at the shows, all of us at DOG NEWS send our deepest sympathies to ELLEN and her family. ...
Rottweiler fancier and professional handler JANE HOBSON has passed away. The lady with the hat that piloted large Working breeds like they were Toy dogs succumbed to the cancer that she battled silently and bravely. Funeral services were held on Wednesday. All of us at DOG NEWS send our deepest sympathies to her husband RUSS and family. ...
Celebrating Birthdays in early August … LISA MILLER, MERRY JEANNE MILLNER, JEFF HANLIN, RENEE POPKEY, CONNERY COLE, KAREN SPEY, GUSTAVO MOLINARI, MARETH KIPP, CINDY VOGELS, WOOD WORNALL, LORENE HOGAN, NORM KENNEY, LISA BETTIS, ANNE MARIE MOORE, GLEN LAJESKI, ROZ KRAMER, DEVON KIPP LEVY, JUDY VANDERLIP, WENDY PINTO, VICKY COOK, BILL SAHLOFF, LYNN MEYER, NIKKI RIGGSBEE, DAVID FITZPATRICK, SCOTT KELLOGG, TOM WEIGAND, KENNY SAENZ and TONY DINARDO.