MICHAEL CANALIZO
"Monty" the Giant Schnauzer, en route to Best in Show. Photo John Ricard © AKC.
AKC National Championship, Alicia Morrison, BETH SWEIGART, Bobbi Kinley-Blewett, Carl Liepmann, Cherlann Ambrose, Cynthian Wilhelmy, Dennis Sprung, Dr. Ellen Shanahan, Editorial, Elisabeth Dennehy, ELLEN CHARLES, Elyades Betancourt, Fan Yang, GABRIEL RANGEL, Hillary Clinton, IVONNE RANGEL, Jamie Souza Bartlett, Jason Taylor, Jill See, Joseph Carini, Katherine Bernardin, Kent Boyles, KIMBERLY CALVACCA, Kris Hayko, LILA HOLBERG, LISA BETTIS, Mari-Beth O’Neill, MICHAEL CANALIZO, NANCY BROWN, PATRICIA PROCTOR, Paula Spector, Pedro and Elena Bustillo, Robin Green, Rosario Pineiro, ROYAL CANIN, Sandra Nordstrom, Sheree Moses, STACY THRELFALL, Steve Lesley Walters, TERRY STACY, Tim Thomas, William Rogers, Yuko Iguchi
A big ending.
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The outlook in Ojai, California, isn't very pretty for purebred dogs.
AKC BREEDERS OF MERIT, American Kennel Club, CHITA RIVERA, CURTISS SMITH, FORBIDDEN BROADWAY, FRED ASKIN, GAY DUNLAP, GERARD ALESSANDRINI, Glenn Lycan, HARRY BOOKER, KAKI FISHER, Kennel Club of Philadelphia, MICHAEL CANALIZO, Michael Faulkner, OJAI CITY COUNCIL, Pat Keen Fernandes, RAY HARRINGTON, RITA MORENO, Scott Kipp, TIM KERNAN, TONI SOSNOFF, WEST SIDE STORY, WESTMINSTER WEEK, Gossip, Eugene Z Zaphiris
Ojai bans, Philadelphia convenes, Broadway riffs.
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and Harry Booker, Barbara Pepper, Bobbie Wood, Bradley Odagiri, Carla M. Heath, Clair Pocavich, David K. Qualls DVM, Debbie Campbell-Freeman, DESI MURPHY, Janet Cupolo, JANET YORK, Jay Phinizy, JEFFREY HANLIN, Joy S. Brewster, Karen R. Scheiner, KAZ HOSAKA, Leslie Shriner, Letisha and Carlos de la Torre, Lindsay Gorder, Lydia Coleman, MARY ANN ALSTON, MICHAEL CANALIZO, Nancy K. Lindquist, POLLY SMITH, Rebecca Baum, Stan Tissue, Sue Goldberg, Sulie Greendale-Paveza, Timothy Brazier, Toni and Martin Sosnoff, Walter Sommerfelt, Question of the Week, In Memoriam
What are your thoughts and memories of the late Kaz Hosaka?
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Paula Nykiel.
ADAM PETERSON, ANDREW & AMY GREEN, ANGELA PICKETT, BETH SWEIGART, CHRIS BERG, Cindy Vogels, David Fitzpatrick, David Kirkland, DENNIS O’CONNOR, DOUG BOUCHELLE, DUANE & CONNIE BUTHERUS, ELIZABETH JORDAN-NELSON, ERNESTO LARA, HAROLD TATRO, Janina Laurin, JIMMY MITCHELL, JOAN SCOTT, JOHN MILLER, Jose Luis Payro, JUAN MIRANDA, JUSSI LIIMATAINEN, KAZ & ROXIE HOSAKA, Kellie Williams, Kelly Fitzgerald, LAURENT HEINESCHE, Lydia Coleman Hutchinson, Mari-Beth O’Neill, MICHAEL & MARTI PAWASARAT, MICHAEL CANALIZO, NIKSA LEMO, PATTI PROCTOR, PAULA NYKIEL, PETER GREEN, PURINA PRO PLAN SHOW DOGS OF THE YEAR AWARDS DINNER, RANDY GARREN, Rebecca Cross, SAM MCDONALD, STEVE & CYNTHIA SANSON, Vicki Seiler-Cushman, VIRGINIA MURRAY, WAYNE FERGUSON, Westminster Kennel Club, WILL ALEXANDER, Gossip, Eugene Z Zaphiris
With the announcement from the WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB of its welcomed return to Manhattan and Madison Square Garden on its former February dates comes the release of the 2025 judging panel.
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Ann Yuhasz, Bill Stebbins, Charles Olvis and Liz Muthard, Cody Sickle, DARYL MARTIN, David Kirkland, David L. and Deborah L. Anthony, Denise Wilczewski, DESI MURPHY, Dominic Palleschi Carota, Dr. Joyce Dandridge, Gay Kuehnel, Harry Bennett, James Eden, Jan Dykema, Jay Phinizy, JIMMY MITCHELL, Judi Johnson, Lydia Coleman Hutchinson, Mari Carroll, Mary Anne Brocious, MICHAEL CANALIZO, PAT CRUZ, Pattie Proctor, POLLY SMITH, Rodney Herner, Steven Herman, Vicki Jordan
What are your memories of Jimmy Mitchell?
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Percy Roberts and Anne Rogers Clark: two conversations worth having.
Adelaide Riggs, Alice Swiderski, Alva Rosenberg, Anastasia Noble, Ann Stephenson, Anne Rogers Clark, Babbi Tongren, Bea Godsol, Betty Kenworthy, Bo Bengtson, BUTCH SCHULMAN, Charlotte McGowan, Christie Martinez, Cora Miller, DESI MURPHY, Dorothy Schulman, Dr. Daniel W. Dowling, Dr. Donald Sturz, Dr. Fred Askin, Edd Bivin, Ellen MacNeille Charles, Frank Sabella, Hayes Blake Hoyt, Henry Stoecker, Isabella Stoffers, Iva Kimmelman, Jay Phinizy, Joan Zielinski, Jodie Childers, Joe Faigel, John Buddie, Joseph Joly III, Julia Gasow, KEN MURRAY, Kristi L. Tukua, Len Reppond, Louis Muir, Mar Van Wagenen, Massachusetts Aaron Todd Miller, MELBOURNE DOWNING, MICHAEL CANALIZO, Michael Dachel, Michael Faulkner, Michele Billings, Nancy Russell, Nathaniel Horn, Nigel Aubrey-Jones, P, Paul Lepiane, Percy Roberts, R. William Taylor, Rachel Page Elliott, Rick Beauchamp, Rick Chashoudian, Ruth and Doc Paule, Sandra Lex, Sid Marx, Skip Stanbridge, Stow, Susan Shephard, Tom Bradley, Tom Stevenson, VICKI HOLLOWAY, William Kendrick
Who are three people from the present and/or past with whom you would want to discuss purebred dogs?
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Michael Canalizo: the moment of truth in Manila! Photo by Chris Chou.
Astrid Lundava, Chris Chou, Dinky S. Santos, Dr. Ray Lo, Ekarat Sangkunakup, Ferdinal Chandra, Fred Salud, Genevive Ridderhoff Garcia, Gerardo Paolucci, Irina Suzuki, Martin Egozcue, MICHAEL CANALIZO, Philippines Canine Club, Philippines Circuit, Rafael Malo Alcrudo, Ramon Podesta, Rebecca Cross, Ronnie F. Natividad, Vince Hogan, International News, Show Reports
The now world-famous Philippines Circuit show took place in January, with most people attending saying it was “the best ever.”
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AKC Meet the Breeds at the Jacob Javits Center. Photo: Michael Canalizo.
AKC, American Kennel Club, ANITA KELLEY, ASHTON LEVY, BARRY MANILOW, BERGIT COADY-KABEL, BRANDI MUNDEN, BRUCE SUSSMAN, BRYAN BOYES, Dennis Sprung, DEVON & ADAM LEVY, Gina DiNardo, JADE LAINE LEVY, JANE ALSTON MYERS, JOAN FISHER, JOE CARLINI, JOHN KRUKAR, JOY BREWSTER, KATIE BERNARDIN, KERRY KUPER, KIP KOPATCH, LARRY CORNELIUS, LAUREN HOUSE, LORI KAUTH, LUIS ABREU, MARCELO CHAGAS, Meet the Breeds, MICHAEL CANALIZO, NANCY & BRYAN MARTIN, Pattie Proctor, RC Carusi, Ron Furman, Sioux Forsyth-Green, STEPHANIE HOUSE, SUSAN CARR, TONIA HOLIBAUGH, Gossip, Eugene Z Zaphiris
AKC Meet the Breeds at Manhattan's Javits Center drew crowds in search of canines.
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American Dog Show Judges, Carl Liepmann, Clinica Comfamiliar, DAVID MILLER, Dr. Rafael Ortalora Robayo, Dr. Rodrigo Pesantez, Fabian Daza, Insurance, Juan Alberto Rivera, Marianna Vargas, MICHAEL CANALIZO, Olga Lucia Jimenez Salazar, The Fancy Speaks, Judging, Health
David Miller shares his cautionary tale of getting injured while judging abroad.
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BARRY MANILOW, BETH SWEIGART, BRUCE SUSSMAN, CRUFTS DOG SHOW, CURTISS SMITH, EAGLE MOUNTAIN PET FOOD, EBERHARD FECHNER, FRED ASKIN, GAY DUNLAP, Glenn Lycan, HARMONY, JAY HYMAN, KAKI FISHER, LINDA FLYNN, LINDA STRYDIO, MEMBER’S MARK VICTOR SUPER PREMIUM DOG FOODS, MICHAEL CANALIZO, Michael Faulkner, PAM DEHETRE, PAT KEEN, RAY HARRINGTON, Scott Kipp, TIM KERNAN, TONI SOSNOFF, VICTOR DOG FOOD, WAYNE FEEDS DOG FOOD, WENDELL SAMMET, Gossip, Eugene Z Zaphiris
Wendell's passing, dog-food recalls, Broadway bows and Crufts tickets.
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