BREED VIEWS: WEST HIGHLAND WHITE TERRIERS
MARLEEN BURFORD
(BISS at the New York Specialty from the classes over several specials). My judging experience was limited to Westies, and I judged several regional Westie specialties in addition to reg- ular shows. Before I received my AKC license, I judges Westie Sweepstakes at Montgomery in 1988. After 30 years working for IBM, primarily in finance, I decided to try something a little different when I retired in 1995: I first became a fine art appraiser, but I quickly switched to an area that I knew a lot more about, namely wine. I became a wine appraiser in 1997, and have been certified by the Appraisers Association of America in wine since 2000. Also, in 1997, I was a founding member of the Westie Foundation, and was the president of the Foundation from 1997 to 2010. MELINDA LYON
The whole time I was growing up, my mother told me that when I had my own place I could have as many dogs as I wanted, but not in her house. Well, the first thing that I did when I graduated from college in 1968 was to buy a dog, a Dalmatian. Obedience classes led to trial competition and eventually a Utility Dog
title. A compliment on his conformation led to the breed ring and an owner-handled champion. Puppies. More titles. High in Trials. A win at Westminster. Lots of friends all over the country. Then, I had always wanted to have a West Highland White Terrier. My first, Frasher, was a gift from my husband and a champion-to-be. Learning about grooming. Puppies. Winning from the Bred-by Exhibitor class competition. Best of Breed wins. Best in Show. Working and performance titles in Agility, Rally and Earthdog. Now, we have a pack of Wes- ties. In 2004, the American Kennel Club presented me with a bronze medallion honoring my 25 years of judging for them. Breeding outstanding, typey, healthy companion dogs with a stable temperament is a passion. Judging dogs is influencing the future and just plain fun!
I live in Louisville, KY and I’m a retired Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. My other passions after dogs, I sing bass in a Sweet Adeline women’s barbershop chorus plus I love to expand my mind by playing Bridge. I’ve had dogs all my life except the years I was in nursing and anesthesia school. I got my first show dog in 1973 and I’ve been judging since
1993. In a limited breeding program while working to sup- port my habit, I mean hobby, I’ve probably bred, shown and finished around 50 to 60 dogs, many from the Bred by Exhibi- tor class. I’ve been honored to judge Westies at Montgomery Co. three times, served as Chair of Judges Education for the WHWTCA for 10 years and I love monitoring prospective judges for my breed. DAWN MARTIN
KEKE KAHN
I live in Sarasota and I do gardening, reading and volunteering besides dogs. I have been in dogs most all of my life breeding, showing and raising puppies. WAYNE My first wife Kathy, now owner of Hunting Horn, and I purchased a Wes- tie puppy (Flash) from a local breeder in 1973 and my life has been strongly inter- twined with Westies ever since. Within a few short years, we were heavily into dog shows, formed our kennel (Kilkerran Wes- ties), and were blessed with our founda- tion bitch Ch BISS Kortni of Windy Hill
Dawn’s Highland Scots, established in 1979, has produced over 100 Champions and more then 250 performance titled Westies. National specialty highlights include winning WD, WB, BOW, BOS and Stud Dog at Montgomery County Kennel Club in 2002 under Anne Rodgers Clark. Since performance has been a big part of
KOMPARE
my career in West Highland White Terriers, it was a high- light to have won the Most Versatile Westie at our nationals in 2014—nine days of competition is grueling for both dog and handler. CH Dawn N’ Glencarron Back N’ Time RA TDX TDU NAP NJP ME RATO ROM, “Hank”, is a conformation Champi- on, but in 2014 he competed in Tracking, Agility, Barn Hunt,
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