The Gossip Column: October 29, 2021

The AKC MUSUEM OF THE DOG is about to celebrate its 40th anniversary in January. It’s been a long road for the museum, but it seems that its third home is a perfect fit of location and interest. ...

Congratulations to vice president HEATHER MCMANUS on being named the new head in-house council for the American Kennel Club. HEATHER has been with the American Kennel Club for nearly 30 years and was named vice president several years ago. No stranger to her new position, she has been heading the department since the retirement of former head council JAY WAKS earlier this year. ...

Congratulations are in order for the three Illinoisans KEN MURRAY, SCOTT PFEIL and ERIKA WYATT on their recent purchase of the venerable INTERNATIONAL KENNEL CLUB OF CHICAGO. Their hopes of bringing the show back to it once illustrious past certainly have the backing of the fancy. The new owners plan on reviving the show in 2023; we wish them all the best of luck. ...

Congratulations to JANICE HAYES and ERIC CICERONE on their recent marriage following a short engagement. The couple have been together for several years; they didn't need a long engagement to know this was the real thing. All of us at DOG NEWS send our very best wishes for a long and happy life together. ...

Next week friends and family will gather in Bowmansville, Pennsylvania, to raise a glass and toast PETER GREEN on his 85th birthday. Celebrating Birthdays … PETER GREEN, CHRIS MANELOPOULOS, JENNIFER MILLER FARIAS, ESTEBAN FARIAS, ERNEST LARA, ADRIAN ROCHA, JULIE JONES,  BETTY-ANNE STENMARK, PAM SAGE, SALLY SASSER, MELISSA PILLOW, CHRIS WORNALL, BOBBI DAVIS, RON JARAMILLO,  MELISSA TURNER, LORAINE BOUTWELL, KARIN ASHE, CAROL MURRAY, LINDA WILSON, JIM HALL, DAVID ALEXANDER, REBECCA HEIMANN, LINDA NOLL, LAURIE CAMPBELL, DANIEL MEHLI, KATHY GARCIA, PAM OXENBERG, JULIE JONES, HAL BIERMANN, PAULA MURRAY, THERESA LYONS, ABBE SHAW, SYDNEY GOOD, JASON HOKE, ALISA ANDRAS, MISSY GALLOWAY, JOAN ZIWLINSKY, LINDA CLARK, BOB EKLE, HELENE WEISS, JERRY KLEIN, AGNES BUCHWALD and DEBBIE SCOTT. ...

Don’t forget to vote for the PURINA® PRO PLAN® SHOW DOGS OF THE YEAR AWARDS at www.showdogsawards.com/vote.