Amy’s Attitude: The Future of Dog Shows Part III
Published on June 15, 2020
Who would have thought that this little series of articles I was putting together would have taken such a serious turn, courtesy of COVID-19? The future is truly unknown and unpredictable. I was showing in York, PA in the middle […]
Joanne’s Workshop: From CH to CD
Published on April 3, 2020
I often get requests from someone that has only shown in the breed ring to help that person get a CD on his or her dog. I have previously written on how to begin from a puppy, explaining all the […]
It All Started With A Kiss
Published on April 3, 2020
GCHG. Phillmar Superman, WAC As they say IT ALL STARTED WITH A KISS Picture of him kissing me Anyone who follows dog shows knows “Superman”… he was a DPCA Regional, MBIS, MBISS winner, multiple year Top Twenty participant and sire […]
Amy’s Attitude: The Future of Dog Shows Part II
Published on April 1, 2020
The root of dog shows, or of exhibiting animals and livestock of any species, began as a means to evaluate breeding stock, and the objective of the American Kennel Club (AKC) is to “Advance the study, breeding, exhibiting, running and […]
Amy’s Attitude: The Future of Dog Shows
Published on February 6, 2020
Part 1 of a Multi part series Have you ever heard of the Texas Death March, as it pertains to dogs shows? This is a nickname given to the July Texas circuit (which actually starts in Oklahoma City in June) […]
Amy’s Attitude: December 2019
Published on December 5, 2019
Upon returning home from the 2019 DPCA National, I couldn’t help but reminisce about what a wonderful event we had this year. Thanks go to all of the volunteers who work tirelessly to coordinate this event for us. I know […]
Amy’s Attitude: October 2019
Published on September 27, 2019
Gensol, HealthGene, VetGen, Embark, UCDavis, Wisdom, DDC, CGD, 5 Strands, PawPrint, Orivet… the list of labs jump- ing to offer genetic testing for our canine partners keeps on growing. The first DNA test that I can remember was released in […]