Showsight February 2018

GROUP INC. AJ ARAPOVIC President aj@aramediagrp.com Office 512 686 3466 ext 102 Cellular 512 541 8128 HANIFA ARAPOVIC Vice President hanifa@aramediagrp.com 512 541 8687 MICHAEL R. VERAS Chief Operating Officer michael@aramediagrp.com 512 686 3466 extension 101 SAMANTHA ADKINS Production Co-Ordinator Advertiser Relations samantha@aramediagrp.com 512 686 3466 ext 103 MAILING ADDRESS ARAMEDIA GROUP, INC. PO BOX 18567 TAMPA FL 33679

FEBRUARY 2018 VOLUME XXV, NUMBER 7

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TABLE OF CONTENTS MONTHLY COLUMNS 36 TABLE OF CONTENTS 37 COVER STORY 38 SHOWSIGHT -- FROM THE EDITOR EMERITUS Joseph Neil McGinnis III 42 MESSAGE FROM THE PUBLISHER AJ Arapovic 74 WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB - A LOOK BACK 78 THE ONE AND ONLY WESTMINSTER -- by Dan Sayers 110 BECOMING by Jacquelyn Fogel 116 LINES FROM LINDA by Linda Ayers Turner Knorr 132 THE KENNEL CLUB OF PALM SPRINGS Photos by Sharon Carvalho 170 MAGIC MOMENTS by Linda Ayers Turner Knorr 172 SHOWSIGHT WELCOMES THE GRAND BASSET GRIFFON VENDEEN 176 SHOWSIGHT WELCOMES THE NEDERLANDSE KOOIKDERHONDJE 178 FLORIDA MEMORIES FROM LINDA’S LENS by Linda Ayers Turner Knorr 182 FLORIDA...UP TO DATE IN BROOKSVILLE Photos by Winning Image 188 AKC REGISTERED HANDLERS PROGRAM GAINS NEW SPONSOR 190 AKC PAWS OF COURAGE 200 AROUND THE RINGS AT OCEAN CITY Photos by Joe Cirincione 206 A READING FROM THE BOOK OF FACE by Dan Sayers 210 CHEERLEADERS by Allan Reznik 214 SHOWSIGHT IN CIRCULATION by Daniel J. Cartier 220 MEET DIANE CARDACI 223 AROUND THE RINGS AT SAND & SEA Photos by Joe Cirincione 224 SURVEY SAYS BREED FEATURES ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIELS 225 • HAVANESE 237 • IRISH WOLFHOUNDS 248 • SHIBA INU 258 • STANDARD SCHNAUZERS 266 • SOFT COATED WHEATEN TERRIERS 280 284 COMING ATTRACTIONS 285 ADVERTISING RATES 286 INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

THE DOG SHOWMAGAZINE _______________________________ EXECUTIVE EDITOR EMERITUS Since Volume I, Number 1 Chief Media Consultant JOSEPH NEIL McGINNIS III 863 816 8848 EDITOR@ARAMEDIAGRP.COM _______________________________ Contributing Editors BJ ANDREWS ARLENE CZECH JACQUELYN FOGEL ALLAN REZNIK DAN SAYERS

LINDA AYERS TURNER KNORR Director, Social Media & Web Site DANIEL CARTIER DANIEL@ARAMEDIAGRP.COM ADVERTISING BRIAN CORDOVA bcordova@aramediagrp.com 949 633 3093 TAMMY GINCEL tgincel@aramediagrp.com

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SHOWSIGHT MAGAZINE is published twelve times per year by AraMedia Group, Inc. 221 Indigo Lane, Georgetown, Texas 78628. President, AJ Arapovic. Postage paid at Omaha, Nebraska. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the express written permission of the editor. The opinions expressed in this publication either editorially or in advertising copy are those of the authors and do not necessarily constitute endorsement by the publishers. The editor reserves the right to reasonably edit all copy submitted. All articles become the property of the publishers. Subscription price for third class service in the United States: $90.00. Canadian and U.S. First Class: $110.00. Overseas rates upon request. SHOWSIGHT IS SENT AS A COURTESY TO INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN THE CONTINENTAL U.S. APPROVED BY THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB to judge at AKC shows. Inquiries to: Michael R. Veras, COO, 512 686 3466 ext 101 or michael@aramediagrp.com.

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