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The Gossip Column: November 14, 2025

I don’t normally write about my personal life but two nights before PRINCE ANDREW was stripped of all his titles and told to move on, I had the honor of having dinner with his brother PRINCE EDW...

Eugene Z ZaphirisNOVEMBER 14, 2025

Editorial: November 7, 2025

Eat, Drink and be Merry, It’s for Charity

NOVEMBER 7, 2025

The Gossip Column: November 7, 2025

For those who have experienced having their temperature taken with a rectal thermometer, know the discomfort that goes along with it. It is the same reaction for your dog but now the AKC REUNITE...

Eugene Z ZaphirisNOVEMBER 7, 2025

The Gossip Column: October 31, 2025

When speaking of survivors. please be sure to include MARI-BETH O’NEILL on that list, as she just celebrated her 35th year working at the AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB. She has...

Eugene Z ZaphirisOCTOBER 31, 2025

Editorial: October 31, 2025

70th Annual Show Dogs of the Year Awards

OCTOBER 31, 2025

The Gossip Column: October 24, 2025

Where has this year gone? It flew by. Here we are planning for the televised KENNEL CLUB OF PHILADELPHIA. Those of you who are lucky enough to be in one of the groups will be able to tell your frie...

Eugene Z ZaphirisOCTOBER 24, 2025

The Ultimate Guide to the Canine First Aid Kit

You’re leaving for this weekend’s dog show– you have the dogs, your ringside bag, suits, bait, grooming supplies, all loaded up and ready to go. What could you be missing? That&rsquo...

By Cassidy HayesOCTOBER 17, 2025

The Gossip Column: October 17, 2025

Entries for the upcoming AKC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP and the preceding AKC ROYAL CANIN NATIONAL ALL BREED PUPPY AND JUNIOR STAKES are now open. The NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP is celebrating its 25th annivers...

Eugene Z ZaphirisOCTOBER 17, 2025

Editorial: October 10, 2025

The Magic That’s Morris & Essex

OCTOBER 10, 2025

The Gossip Column: October 10, 2025

MORRIS & ESSEX might have started slow but the pace picked up to a great ending. It was the start of a five show weekend that held its excitement to the very end of the Montgomery County All Te...

Eugene Z ZaphirisOCTOBER 10, 2025

The Gossip Column: October 3, 2025

This weekend is unquestionably one of the three most celebrated and highly held weekends of the dog show circuit. The MORRIS & ESSEX KENNEL CLUB at the start finishing with the a...

Eugene Z ZaphirisOCTOBER 3, 2025

The Gossip Column: September 26, 2025

This past weekend the members of the dog show cluster in Deland, Florida sent an official love felt goodbye to retiring American Kennel Club field representative MIKE SZABO. They proclaimed the day, t...

Eugene Z ZaphirisSEPTEMBER 26, 2025