hound group Q&A
WITH KARIN ASHE, ZOE BOLIN, JUDITH BROWN, JULIE BUSS, NANCY FAVILLE, JAY HYMAN, THERESE LYONS, KATHI MOLLOY, JULIE MUELLER, ERIN OLSEN, ERIKA WYATT, MICHAEL CANALIZO AND GRETCHEN BERNARDI
I continue to be active in the breeding, and exhibiting of Rhodesian Ridgebacks THERESA LYONS, BREEDER
Kennel, and we bred and showed Poodles, all three varieties. I met Eugene Blake and he is the rea- son I moved to Tulsa and why I have Salukis. I was in a near fatal car accident when I was 19 and while I was recovering back in Wisconsin, Gene bought “Karim” as a gift for me. “Karim” Am. and Can. Ch. KarimZahab Al Bokay, defeated more dogs in his career than any other Salukis
Theresa M. Lyons has been involved in the sport of dogs since 1990. She has bred, shown and champi- oned multiple Rhodesian Ridgebacks and is currently co-breeding, owning and showing, with Marueen Tauber, under the Lyonnese prefix. She competes in con-
ever shown in the USA, defeating over 90,000 dogs. His list of accomplishments as a show dog and a producer are incred- ible. Aurora then became our kennel name for our Salukis and everything we have is because of “Karim”. I am a professional dog groomer, for over 50 years now. Aurora Kennel in Osh- kosh, is still owned and operated by my mother. I purchased an acre of land in Tulsa 28 years ago and opened Aurora Ken- nel Tulsa. The local business paper did a story on me when I opened the kennel and the headline read “Woman Opens Business” if that tells you anything about the social climate, at that time, in the South. My one hobby is photography and I also do Therapy Dog with our Salukis. ERIN OLSEN, BREEDER I have been in the Elkhounds since 2001, but was raised with Dobermans and Shelties. We had a 100 dog board- ing/grooming/training kennel in Goodrich, Michigan. I started dating my now husband Keith in 2001 and he intro- duced me to the wonderful Elkhounds. I have also bred and shown Cutting horses at some of the biggest shows in the country including QH Congress and NCHA East- ern National Championships. We have been very fortu- nate to have been breeder/owner/handlers of some top Elkhounds in the Country including the 2015 NEAA Top Winning Dog. ERIKA WYATT, BREEDER We live in a rural area on a 12 acre property about an hour west of Chicago. I have been involved in dogs for 33 years and I have been involved in Sloughis for 23 of those years. Outside of dogs, I am a practicing attorney and I am a lecturer in law at the University of Chicago Law School, my alma mater. I am an avid equestrian, active in dressage. I am also an amateur photographer, a writer and I love cooking (for humans and for Sloughis). Erika N. Wyatt is the Vice President, Judges’ Education Coordinator and AKC Delegate for the American Sloughi Association (ASLA), the AKC National Parent Club for the breed. She is also a parent club approved presenter and
formation, coursing, dock diving and will soon be in the agili- ty, obedience and nosework rings with her champion Pointer and Ridgeback puppy. A professional graphic artist and talented dog photog- rapher, Theresa founded the award-winning Ridgeback Register magazine in 1995, and made it synonymous with eye-catching design, stunning photography and quality jour- nalism. She published her final issue in 2018 in an effort to pursue judging status. Theresa is also the Art Director for Sighthound Review, Editor and Art Director for Pointer Points and a freelance canine photographer and graphic designer. A proud third generation U.S. Marine, Theresa is a member of many organizations, including the Western Hound Asso- ciation of Southern California, Princeton Dog Training Club, Plainfield Kennel Club, American Pointer Club and is a mem- ber and current Board of Director for the Rhodesian Ridge- back Club of the United States. KATHI MOLLOY, BREEDER My husband Bob and I live in the suburbs just north of Bos- ton. We started out in Norwegian Elkhounds over 25 years ago with our first puppy who we bought from a breeder. We fell in love with the pup, the breed and dog shows all that first year. Fortunately we met good breeders and many mentors along the way to help us keep improving each generation. JULIE MUELLER, BREEDER I was born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma when I was 20. My mother, Arlene, started Aurora
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