Showsight February 2017

IN LOVING MEMORY

DUANE C. DOLL 1/17/39 – 7/19/16 Co-Founder, Publisher and CEO Since 1983 JOSEPH NEIL MCGINNIS Publisher and CEO

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FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN VOLUME XXIV, NUMBER SEVEN TABLE OF CONTENTS 35 ON THE COVER: PLATINUM GRAND CHAMPION MULTIPLE BIS BISS AM PLGCH CAN CH CERISE BLINDSIDE

SHOWSIGHT MAGAZINE JOE MCGINNIS President and Editor-in-Chief 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

36 SHOWSIGHT from the editor

38 LINES FROM LINDA by Linda Ayers Turner Knorr AKC Events: Something for Everyone 68 MY DOG ATE IS MY HOMEWORK by Kate Eldredge Canine Good Citizen Community Style

Managing Editor CORTNY WHITE Contributing Editors

78 ON THE LINE by BJ Andrews Circus Killed by Animal Rights

BJ ANDREWS, CAROLINE COILE, ARLENE CZECH, KATHERINE ELDREDGE, JACQUELYN FOGEL, LINDA AYERS TURNER KNORR, SANDRA MURRAY Advertising Sales A.J. ARAPOVIC, CMO 863 640 8848 • AJ@DMCG.COM ASSISTED BY HANIFA ARAPOVIC 863 712 8848 • HANIFA@DMCG.COM Ad and Editorial Design JOE MCGINNIS, DIANE GREENE-WALSH, CORTNY WHITE, ERIKA RUTHERFORD, MELISSA BORDOVSKY, KELLI LAW Production Offices 8848 BEVERLY HILLS, LAKELAND, FL 33809 Operations Manager MICHAEL VERAS • MICHAEL@DMCG.COM Subscriptions and Circulation TEL: 863-816-8848 • FAX: 863-853-3624 SUBS@DMCG.COM

84 THOUGHTS I HAD DRIVING HOME FROM THE DOG SHOW by Caroline Coile How to Flip a Van Without Really Trying

94 ROSE CITY CLASSIC CLUSTER CANDIDS photos by Diana Han

98 LOOKING BACK THROUGH LINDA’S LENS photos by Linda Ayers Turner Knorr

114 ON THE SCENT by Claire “Kitty” Steidel Ring in the New

116 SURVEY SAYS

147 THE AKC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DOG SHOW

166 THE WORKING GROUP

202 SIZE MATTERS by Christie Martinez

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 the sport of purebred dogs. Editor-In-Chief: JOSEPH NEIL MCGINNIS. Chief Executive Officer: DUANE DOLL. 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 advertis- ing 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 submitted 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: 863-858-3839; Fax: 863-853-3624. Email: jmackg@dmcg.com. Office hours: 9-5 EST Monday-Friday. PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES 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

204 COMING SOON

206 THE ALASKAN MALAMUTE

219 THE CANE CORSO

222 THE KERRY BLUE TERRIER

229 THE LABRADOR RETRIEVER

238 THE MINIATURE AMERICAN SHEPHERD

246 THE PUG

249 THE YORKSHIRE TERRIER

254 THE FLAT-COATED RETRIEVER

256 ADVERTISING RATES

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258 WESTMINSTER RAP by Joe McGinnis

260 INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

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