Doug Johnson
AKC, American Kennel Club, Barbara Burns, Clarence Gelwicks Joe Purkhiser, Delegates, Diane Landstrom, Doug Johnson, Edy Dykstra-Blum, J. Randall Tincher, Neville Ward, Sue Bauman, Susan Kwiatkowski, Sylvia Arrowwood, Term limits, Question of the Week
The AKC delegate body has once again voted down the board’s suggestion to eliminate term limits for its board of directors. Your thoughts?
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Zagreb Fair, venue for the 2024 World Dog Show in Croatia.
AKC DOGNY PAW OF COURAGE AWARD, Doug Johnson, GERALDINE ROCKEFELLER DODGE, INTERNATIONAL SPRING DOG SHOW, JAMES DONAHUE, MORRIS & ESSEX KENNEL CLUB, Scott Pfeil, WAYNE FERGUSON, World Dog Show, Gossip, Eugene Z Zaphiris
World Show bows in Croatia, Morris & Essex preps, AKC honors two police dogs.
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Wendy Culbertson's Irish Setter, Gypsy, lived to the ripe old age of 16.
Age, Barb Dillon, Barbara Burns, Beverly and Martin Cabral, Bill Shelton, Carl Grotton, Cheryl J. Vencel, Diana Smiley, Diane C. Stille, Dora Wagoner, Doug Johnson, Eric Liebes, Heather Peters, Jan Leonard, Janet Cupolo, JANET YORK, Jeff Bazell, JULIE LUX, Karen Irazabal, Kathleen B. Kolbert, Kathleen M. Quinn, Len Reppond, LESLEY HILTZ, Linda Tilka, Mary and Scott Olund, Mike Macbeth, Pam Coblyn, Pat Rock, Pat Trotter, Patti Clark, Rhonda Pacchioli, Ricky Adams, SUSAN GILES, Susan Shephard, TERRY MILLER, Tonnie Willrich, Wendy Culbertson, Question of the Week
What’s the oldest dog you’ve ever owned?
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Some feel the loosening of the rule should only apply to low-entry breeds, like the Curly-Coated Retriever.
Barb Ewing, Barbara Didjurgis, Betty J.Abbott, Bill Stebbins, Bo Bengtson, Bobbie Wood, Dawn Zack, DESI MURPHY, Doug Johnson, E. L. Sanders, Inge Semenschin, Iva Kimmelman, Joan Zielinski, Johnny Shoemaker, Kristi Marshall, Lani Morris, Leslie Earl, Linda Cain, Linda Tilka, LINDA WILSON, Lynnea Stadelmann, Majors, Mark Francis Jaeger, Meredith Ponedel, Nancy Praiswater, PAM MANDEVILLE, Peggy Kenney, RANDY MCATEER, Reserve Winners, RICHARD POWELL, Steven Herman, Wyoma Clouss, Question of the Week
The AKC rule that permits a three-point major to be awarded to Reserve Winners at a national specialty (with certain provisions) was recently amended to include any specialty. What is your opinion on this change?
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With Chow Chows, it's hip to be square.
April and Todd Clyde, Barbara Burns, Barbara Casey, Beverly Vics, Bill Stebbins, Bo Bengtson, BONNIE THRELFALL, Carol Hamilton, Charlotte Patterson, David L. Anthony, Denise Borton, Diane McClurg, Diane Young McCormack, Dina Burke, Donna Bruce, Donna Gottdenker, Doug Johnson, Eric Liebes, Gary L. Andersen, Geri Gerstner Hart, Heather Humphrey, Janice McClary, Jim Covey, Joan Zielinski, Julie Felten, Karen Fitzpatrick, Karen M, Karen Staudt-Cartabona, Kathleen B. Kolbert, Kathy Lorentzen, Kristeen Jepsen, Kristin Winter, Leslie Sorensen, LINDA GEORGE, Lindley Henson, Lorene Wilson, Madeline Patterson, Marjorie Martorella, Mary and Scott Olund, Meg Callea, Michelle LaFlamme Haag, Mike Macbeth, Natalie Donnelly, Patti Clark, Patti Neale, Peggy Kotin, PHIL BRIASCO, Richard F. Sedlack, Ronny Junkins, Sally Wuornos, Sandy Harris, SHARON NEWCOMB, Shawn Brown, Shelley Hennessy, Sherry Gibson, Sid Marx, Steven Herman, Susan and Larry Legg, Susan Shephard, Teresa Brown, Terri L. Burrows, Vicki DeGruy, William Shelton, Question of the Week
What is the one thing about your breed that judges don’t understand?
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Allen Odom, Amanda Pettinato, Amy Rutherford, Ann Roth, ANNE KATONA, Arbor Day Foundation, Audra Katona, BETSY DALE, BETTY-ANNE STENMARK, BILL MCFADDEN, Bonnie Linnell Clark, BRUCE SCHWARTZ, Catherine Carey, Charlene Smutny, Charlotte Patterson, Christi Teliman, Cindy Vogels, David Kirkland, Delores Burkholder, Doug Johnson, Eric Liebes, Greg A. Anderson, Jack Katona, Janet Allen, Joan Luna Liebes, Joe Purkhiser, JUDY VANDERLIP, Karen Ericson, Kerry Blue Terrier, KITTY BURKE, LORAN MORGAN, Montgomery County Kennel Club, MURREL PURKHISER, Nancy Lonas, Northern California Terrier Association, Pat Mullin, Scott Sommers, Sherrill C. Snyder, Taffe McFadden, Take the Lead, Thomas Nesbitt, Virginia Lyne, Wilma Johnson
Raise a cup of tea to fancier, judge and friend Anne Katona.
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Photo courtesy Westminster Kennel Club.
AKC Museum of the Dog, Cindy Vogels, David Fitzpatrick, DAVID MERRIAM, DESI MURPHY, Doug Johnson, ELLEN CHARLES, Gavin Robertson, Jamie Hubbard, KAREN LEFRAK, Lyndhurst, MISSY GALLOWAY, Patricia Shaw, Purina Pro Plan, Sandra Nordstrom, Ticketmaster, Tuxedo Park Kennel Club, US News, Westminster Kennel Club, Show Reports
Westminster holds successful show at USTA Billie Jean King tennis stadium.
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AKC National Championship, Canine Health Foundation, Charles Garvin, Dennis Sprung, Doug Johnson, Gina DiNardo, JULIE LYNN MUELLER, Lee Canalizo, MICHAEL CANALIZO, Ronald Menaker, ROYAL CANIN, Sheila Goff, Susan Lacroix Hamil, THEODORE PHILLIPS, William Shelton, Johnny Shoemaker
And, yes, the Delegates Meeting!
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Betty J. Abbott, Bill Shelton, Bill Stebbins, Bo Bengtson, Bradley A. Bonato, D'Arcy Downs-Vollbracht, Doug Johnson, Eve Auch, GAYLE BONTECOU, HOWARD ATLEE, Jacqueline Rusby, Janice M. Leonard, JAY HYMAN, Joe Napolitano, Johnny Shoemaker, Laurie Zelek, Leslie Sorensen, Louis Krokover, Lydia Coleman Hutchinson, Marilyn Pipes, Mark Francis Jaeger, Nina Schaefer, POLLY SMITH, Ronald V. Horn, Shawn Brown
Should there be a minimum or maximum age on approving judges?
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Alan Ream, American Brussels Griffon Association, Andrew Green, Barb Calhoun, Bo Bengtson, Bruce Coffman, Carol Horner, Carol Rappaport, Christina Miller, Dana Read, David McCollum, Diana Smiley, Doug Johnson, Georgia Hymmen, Jan Schreiber, Janet Allen, JANET YORK, JEAN HETHERINGTON, Joan Duszka, Julie L. Mueller, Kenny Saenz, KEVIN CHESTNUT, Laura Winston, LESLIE SIMIS, Lisa Weiss, Marcia Tucker, Mark Francis Jaeger, Martin Cabral, Patricia Collins Briasco, Pauline Waterman, Ribbons, Robert Perry, Susan Maguire, Trophies, WILLIAM MILLER, Question of the Week, Exhibiting
What do you do with your old ribbons and trophies?
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