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DUANE C. DOLL 1/17/39 – 7/19/16 Co-Founder, Publisher and CEO Since 1983 JOSEPH NEIL MCGINNIS Co-Founder, Publisher and CEO DOLL-MCGINNIS PUBLICATIONS Director, Operations & Accounting MICHAEL VERAS • MICHAEL@DMCG.COM
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MARCH TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN VOLUME XXIV, NUMBER EIGHT TABLE OF CONTENTS 36 ON THE COVER: GCH DUFDON’S TOP GEAR
SHOWSIGHT MAGAZINE JOE MCGINNIS
30 SHOWSIGHT from the editor
President and Editor-in-Chief since 1983 863 816 8848 • JMACKG@DMCG.COM AJ ARAPOVIC COO/CMO 863 640 8848 • AJ@DMCG.COM ASSISTED BY HANIFA ARAPOVIC 863 712 8848 • HANIFA@DMCG.COM Production Manager DIANE GREENE-WALSH
40 LINES FROM LINDA by Linda Ayers Turner Knorr
Going Local: AKC Government Relations Department Needs You
50 TAKE THE LEAD’S WESTMINSTER
AFTER SHOW PARTY CANDIDS photos by Diana Han
62 MY DOG ATE IS MY HOMEWORK by Kate Eldredge Westminster 2017 In Review
Managing Editor CORTNY WHITE Contributing Editors
66 THOUGHTS I HAD DRIVING HOME FROM THE DOG SHOW by Caroline Coile Current Advances in Veterinary Research
BJ ANDREWS, CAROLINE COILE, ARLENE CZECH, KATHERINE ELDREDGE, JACQUELYN FOGEL, LINDA AYERS TURNER KNORR, SANDRA MURRAY Advertising Sales AJ ARAPOVIC, CMO 863 640 8848 • AJ@DMCG.COM ASSISTED BY HANIFA ARAPOVIC 863 712 8848 • HANIFA@DMCG.COM DEANNA ROTKOWSKI 727 317 8848 • DEANNA@DMCG.COM JOE DEPETRO 863 632 8848 • JOEDEPETRO@DMCG.COM Ad and Editorial Design JOE MCGINNIS, DIANE GREENE-WALSH, CORTNY WHITE, ERIKA RUTHERFORD, KELLI LAW, EMILY GARNER Production Offices 8848 BEVERLY HILLS, LAKELAND, FL 33809 Subscriptions and Circulation TEL: 863-816-8848 • FAX: 863-853-3624 SUBS@DMCG.COM
98 ON THE LINE by BJ Andrews
Dogs: The Creation-Evolution Mystery
102 BECOMING by Jacquelyn Fogel Advertise Pedigrees!
106 MICHIGAN WINTER DOG CLASSIC CANDIDS photos by Booth Photography
118 SHOWSIGHT: NEWS & NOTEWORTHYS
120 ATLANTIC OCEAN CLASSIC DOG SHOW CLUSTER CANDIDS photos by Jean Edwards
124 ERICA MATHERLY: FROM HORSES TO DOGS by Cally Matherly
159 THE WESTMINSTER KENNEL CLUB DOG SHOW 2017 photos by Joe Depetro
188 THE GARDEN: MEMORIES PAST & MEMORIES MADE photos by Diana Han
210 MEET THE BREEDS AT WESTMINSTER ® photos by David Woo
SHOWSIGHT MAGAZINE is published twelve times per year by Doll- McGinnis Publications, a division of Doll-McGinnis Enterprises, Incorporated, 8848 Beverly Hills, Lakeland, FL 33809-1604, out of love for purebred dogs. Chief Executive Officer: JOSEPH NEIL McGINNIS. 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 submit- ted become the property of the publishers. Subscription price for third class service in the United States: $60.00. Canadian and U.S. First Class: $90.00. Overseas rates upon request. SHOWSIGHT MAGAZINE IS SENT TO JUDGES APPROVED BY THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB living in the continental United States. Direct inquiries to: Joe McGinnis, Editor, ShowSight, 8848 Beverly Hills, Lakeland, FL 33809. Tel: 863-816-8848; Fax: 863-853-3624. Email: jmackg@dmcg.com. Production Co-Ordinator and Advertiser Relations SAMANTHA ADKINS • SAMANTHA@DMCG.COM Director of Web Development and National Distribution Manager DANIEL J. CARTIER 615.618.4797 • DANIEL@DMCG.COM
214 THE TOY GROUP
242 THE LÖWCHEN
246 THE AUSTRALIAN CATTLE DOG
260 THE VIZSLA
272 THE SKYE TERRIER
279 THE WHIPPET
287 THE DOGUE DE BORDEAUX
296 SHOWSIGHT IN CIRCULATION
297 ADVERTISING RATES
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298 INDEX TO ADVERTISERS 34 • S how S ight M agazine , M arch 2017
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