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The Gossip Column, October 22, 2021

Vote for the Purina® Pro Plan® Showdogs of the Year Awards

The nominees for the PURINA® PRO PLAN® SHOWDOGS OF THE YEAR AWARDS appear in this issue of DOG NEWS. Their photographs appear next to their biographies. A strong field of contenders for this year’s awards. For your convenience, the online voting is now open until Wednesday, December 1, at www.ShowDogsAwards.com/Vote. ...

The celebration of the life of BOBBY PAUST was held following the Best in Show judging at the MONTGOMERY COUNTY KENNEL CLUB, hosted by PETER GREEN & BETH SWEIGART. BOBBY was a longtime employee of the GREENS' GREENFIELD KENNELS and was considered one of their extended family. So many friends of BOBBY attended; even his two sons MATTIS & ALBIN PAUST flew in from their home in Norway. Among those lifting a glass of Champagne were GAYNOR GREEN, all four GREEN CHILDREN (MELANIE, DEBBIE, RICHARD and ANDREW & AMY GREEN, whose motorhome served as the base), SCOTT KLEMAS, IAN KLEMAS, NATHALIE CRAWFORD KELLY, LYDIA COLEMAN HUTCHINSON, TAFFE & BILL MCFADDEN, SUSIE & VICTOR MALZONI, ERNEST LARA, GEIR FLYCKT-PEDERSEN, KAREN JUSTIN, LEONARDO GARCINI, JODY GARCINI, CINDY VOGELS, JIMMY DICKSON, GABRIEL RANGEL, ANDREW & ROZ KRAMER, TUNI & ERNIE CONTI, DINA MOORE, CHARLENE MASCUCH, KAREN FITZPATRICK, CARLOS & LETISHA DE LA TORRE, GUSTAVO MOLINARI, RICHARD POWELL, SIMON SIMAAN, GEORGE WRIGHT, KATHERINE WRIGHT, MORGAN MILLER, CHRIS & RALPH MILLER and RC CARUSI, among others. ..

IRA BREINES was a staunch supporter of the Belgian Sheepdog and former president of the parent club, delegate and judge. He and his late wife DR. ESTELLE BREINES were honored by the parent club for their 50 years of dedication to the breed. Our deepest sympathies to his three children and families. Memorial donations can be made in his honor to the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, 15500 S. Waterloo Road, Cleveland, OH 44110. ...

Happy Wedding Anniversary to MURIEL & JOE PURKHISER. Birthdays … KEITH PAUTZ, JON COLE, SUZANNE DILLIN, BARBARA ANDERSON, ROBIN SEAMAN GRENIER, BETTY-ANNE STENMARK, ED SMIZER, MARGERY GOOD, JAMIE HUBBARD, KASEY & KRISSY O’BRIEN, JOHN MANDEVILLE, BILLIE PHELPS, KATHY HRITZO HEIMANN, CHRISTINE MARTINEZ, KIMBERLY SILVA GARRETT, STACY THRELFALL, ANN RAMSBOTTOM WHITE, KITTY BURKE, BRIAN NEYER, JOANNE REED and DOT TIMBERLAND.

 

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