"Desperado Dingoes," one of the films debuted at the 7th annual Dog Film Festival.
Fri, 04/14/2023 - 9:57pm

The Gossip Column: April 14, 2023

Dog film festival, robo-canines on patrol

The voting has ended and votes tabulated for the 2022 PURINA® PRO PLAN® SHOW DOGS OF THE YEAR AWARDS DINNER partnered with DOG NEWS, which will be announced at the black-tie gala in May. It was an especially gifted group of nominees, and any one of them could have won. But like most competitions, it truly is the honor of being nominated and recognizing a person’s contribution to the sport. So, win or lose, I congratulate all the nominees for a job well done. ...

The 7th ANNUAL DOG FILM FESTIVAL took place last week in Huntington, New York. A collection of several short films included THE WALKERS, a French documentary from co-directors GIULIA DUSSOLLIER and CLARA BENOIT-JACOBY; SUPER PUP, directed by NATTILY ORREGO, and DESPERADO DINGOES, an animated film by director PHAIR ELIZABETH HARDIN. ...

The NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT has brought in two new dogs to the tune of $250,000 to assist where no man wants to tread: in life-threatening situations like bomb sites. But don't worry: These highly trained expensive dogs are robotic dogs. ...

This week we were shocked and saddened to hear that LAUREN REBECCA ARCH, the 18-year-old daughter of professional handlers REBECCA & JEFFREY ARCH, passed away as a result of Covid. There are no words that all of us in the dog-showing community can find to express our sympathy when parents lose a child. But please know that you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers at this most difficult time. ...

GIOVANINA “JOAN” PAYSON, beloved mother of professional handler PERRY PAYSON, passed away this week at her home in Ohio. All of us at DOG NEWS send PERRY and his family our deepest sympathies. ...

Celebrating Birthdays … JENNIFER STEVENS, GERARD HUGHES, MADGE FISH, MARLENE DEPALMA, GINGER SCOTT, RAY SCOTT, BRYAN MARTIN, JOHN RAMIREZ, STAN FLOWERS, MICHELLE FEDERMAN, POLLY SMOTH, DAWN HANSEN, BRIAN LIVINGSTON, BRIAN STILL, AMANDA POUGH, WENDY PAQUETTE, TIFFANY SKINNER, NINA FETTER, IVONNE RANGEL, RICKY KRIEGER, LINDA LOW, DENISE PETIOLE, DEBBIE BUTT, NANCY PINCUS, TONY DINARDO, KATHY MINES and JOAN SCOTT.

 

 

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