dog show to watch the Obedience classes. I ended up spend- ing the time at the Pug Conformation ring—I was hooked! Her sire was a show dog, so I contacted his breeder to find out about breeding her. I first showed my first home bred girl from my first litter in 1997. She was the only one in her class, and I was so thrilled with her blue ribbon. ELOIS VELTMAN I live in one of the most beautiful areas of North County San Diego—Fallbrook. Outside of the dog world, I refurbish homes, and spend time with my family and grandchildren. I bred and showed Beagles with my mom for over 30 years. My husband and I had wirehaired Doxies that we bred, showed and participated in tracking events on Camp Pendleton. When my daughter was about 10, she wanted her own show Pug so she bought her first one, Ch. Blaques Mr. Twiggins, from Blanche Roberts. As family, we were all taken in by his loving personality! When my daughter went to college, I end- ed up with four grieving Pugs in MY bed. 1. Describe the breed in three words. DA: Entertaining, funny and loving. JB: Square, cobby and clownish. P&RC: “MULTUM IN PARVO,” a lot in a little body, quoted from the Pug standard.
WARREN HUDSON
Joyce and I live in Kingston, Washington. The town is across Puget Sound from Seattle, where we live in the woods on five acres. I earned my living for 40 years as a Commer- cial Artist. We are both AKC Judges, with Joyce judging eight Toy Breeds, and I judge the Working and Toy Groups, BIS, 9 Non Sporting breeds and Junior Showmanship. Our fam- ily consists of 2 sons, 2 daughters, 13 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. We have been in the sport of dogs for 50 years, and I have been judging for 25 years. JASON HUFF
I currently reside in Cincinnati, Ohio and work as an Administrative Direc- tor for Solid Organ Transplant: Kidney, Pancreas, Liver and Heart, Hemodialysis Unit, Infusion Services and Inpatient Diabetes at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. I have been surrounded
by dogs since before I ever walked as a baby. Our first dog was a Pekingese and I was in the 6th grade when my mother bought our first Pug, a black female named Sabrina. Through support- ing my best friend from high school in 4-H shows and then AKC Dog Shows when we were in high school, I was intrigued by the sport of dog showing. When I graduated nursing school in 1997, I bought my first show Pug. Since that time, I have owned, bred and finished championships on several Pugs and other breeds including Yorkies, Brussels Griffons, Smooth Col- lies and French Bulldogs. During my time in Pugs, I was fortu- nate to judge multiple specialty sweepstakes and received AKC approved status for Pugs in 2014. In 2015, I was honored to judge the Pug Dog Club of America National Specialty.
TC: Compact, cobby and playful. SD: Saucy, jaunty and captivating.
WH: The PUG is best described in the Standard as “mul- tum in parvo” which means a “lot in a little space”. This means that the dog should be chunky, heavy-boned and square-proportioned in body, with a large, round, heavily- wrinkled head. JH: Multim in parvo. SM: Happy, loving and stoic. EV: Pugs are truly “multum in parvo.” 2. Do you prefer Pugs to be moved on a loose lead? Does it bother you when Pugs are run around the ring? TC: Pugs, as with all breeds, should be shown on loose lead. Pugs are not hunters or racers and I will always tell exhibitors to slow down once. If they don’t listen then I will evaluate the dog the best I can. But running with a Pug will not win any points with me. WH: Like many breeds, Pugs should be moved on a loose lead at moderate speed for adequate evaluation. JH: Yes. My advice to new Pug exhibitors is to remember to show your Pug at a collected trot on a loose lead. There is nothing more disappointing for a judge than to see a Pug strung up, gasping for air with backward sneezes, as
SANDRA MORGAN
We live in a rural setting outside of Seattle near Puget Sound in Washington state. I have a dog-related home business, StarWalker Canine Solutions. I mainly sell Life’s Abundance pet products and some items for breeders, includ- ing custom linens, mostly for puppy pens. My reproduction specialist sends me clients who have special needs for their puppies, and I make things to suit the situation. We got our first Pug in 1994; over 20 years. We did Obedience and Agility with her and several rescue dogs we had, and went to an AKC
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