Showsight June 2021

Showsight - The Dog Show Magazine: June 2021 Edition, featuring articles, tips, and information provided with help from breeders, owners, handlers, club members, and judges who have agreed to share their expertise with us.

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MALTESE

TO WESTMINSTER!

ON OUR WAY

Donny

#1 BIEWER TERRIER *

RUS. CH, AKC GCHB IRISH JAZZ DZHAGA-DZHAGA

First Grand Champion and Grand Champion Bronze in Biewer Terriers! 2020 Best of Miscellaneous AKC Royal Canin US Championship 2017 Best in Show Specialty designated AKC FSS BTCA Specialty Multiple AKC FSS Best in Shows Westminster Invitee in Top 5

Highest Biewer Terrier breed winning record in AKC FSS and AKC Biewer Terriers to date

Bred by Irena Belova Owned by Michele Lyons, Noble Inglett, Theresa Tafoya and Daniel Yona Handled expertly for Westminster by Tonia Holibaugh

#1 ALL BREED BIEWER TERRIER *

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RUS. CH, AKC CH OLA DE GRAS VERY WONDERFUL WINS, CM4

GCHB IRISH JAZZ DZHAGA-DZHAGA Donny

First Biewer Terrier to win a Toy Group and have multiple Group wins! 2019 Best of Miscellaneous AKC Royal Canin US Championship Multiple AKC FSS Best in Shows Westminster Invitee in Top 5 Bred by Olga Ptichenko Owned by Michele Lyons, Cindi Iken, Daniel Yona, Noble Inglett, and Theresa Tafoya Handled expertly for Westminster by Edgar Cruz Guevara

Monty

CHAMPION IRISH JAZZ MONPLEZIR

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Up and coming superstar! New Champion making his debut at Westminster with his owner Theresa! Bred by Irena Belova Owned by Michele Lyons and Theresa Tafoya Handled expertly for Westminster by his co-owner Theresa Tafoya

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BIEWER TERRIER

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Triple Crown’s Three Boys are Going to Westminster!

Monty Win Donny

CHAMPION IRISH JAZZ MONPLEZIR

CH OLA DE GRAS VERY WONDERFUL WINS

GCHB IRISH JAZZ DZHAGA-DZHAGA

Handled by Theresa Tafoya

Handled by Edgar Cruz Guevara

Handled by Tonia Holibaugh

SPONSORED FOR WESTMINSTER BY THE HONORABLE KYLE GIEM

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SAMOYED

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CHINESE CRESTED, SPANIEL (COCKER) PARTI

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AFFENPINSCHER

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M B I S R B I S G C H S SOLIVIA’S DEFINING MOMENT AT PLAYLIST

THANK YOU JUDGES

B I S WI TH DANA CL I NE | B I S WI TH L E E WH I T T I E R RB I S WI TH DONNE L L E R I CHARDS GROUP 1 WI TH DANA CL I NE , DE L R I CHARDS , CAROLYN HE RB E L AND B E T SY HORN HUME R

B R E E D E R S : DENNIS & KATEY BROWN & SUSAN THOMPSON OWN E R S : SEBASTIAN & KIMBERLY LOURIER & PARKER LOURIER POINTER

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B R E E D & A L L - B R E E D * Pointer NO. 3 *AKC STATS AS OF 4 . 30. 21 Chalice SHOWSIGHT MAGAZINE, JUNE 2021 | 11

GCHB CLARITY REACH THE SKY VJK-MYST 1 GSP NO. BREED Thank You to judges, Mr. Jay Richardson, Dr. Nicholas Frost and Mrs. Kathleen V. Carter For her TRIPLE GROUP FIRSTS! *

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OWNEDAND PRESENTED BY: VALERIE NUNES-ATKINSON

ASSISTED BY: ANTONIOVIDMAR

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POINTER (GERMAN SHORTHAIRED)

©HAN ‘21

Katie Gochev GRAPHICS

BREEDERS: CLAIRE MALCOLM&MARIAH DUPUY

OWNERS: CARLEY SIMPSON, CLAIRE MALCOLM &YVONNE HASSLER-DETERDING

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SCOTTISH TERRIER

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Champion

GRANDCRU LE PIN II Thank you Judges MR. JON COLE & COL. JOE PURKHISER

Bred by MELANIE STEELE & RINDI GAUDET Owned by DEBORAH BAHM& ASHLIEWHITMORE Handled by ASHLIEWHITMORE & ALFONSO ESCOBEDO

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GREYHOUND

Pinny

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MALTESE

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NORWICH TERRIER

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multiple B ISS wi nn i ng group wi nn i ng thy ao nu k

JUDGES

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DOBERMAN PINSCHER

owned by JOANN & ROY KUSUMOTO ,

MOLLY LATHAM & L ISA BURROFF

bred by KERRI KOTT &

HOLLY H . SCHORR

always owner handled by

L ISA BURROFF

tessa GCHG PENNYLANE OLE T IME STYLE V SYNERGY

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*AKC BREED STATS AS OF 4/30/21 CHOW CHOW, PARSON RUSSELL TERRIER

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MINIATURE SCHNAUZER

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CAMPARIS COASTWIND G R A N D C H A M P I O N

G R OU P W I N N I N G • MU LT I P L E G R OU P P L AC I N G

JUST STARTING SPECIALS CAREER WITH LIMITED SHOWING

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YORKSHIRE TERRIER

THANK YOU

TO ALL THE JUDGES WHO HONORED INDY WITH THESE FANTASTIC WINS.

HANDLER: DARON NEWCOMB

OWNERS: DIANA SUMMERS & MARY KEELING

BREEDERS: MARCUS & BEATE ACKERMAN

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I N T C H B I S M B I S S G C H G Pengwen’s Southernwind Trojan War Triumph C D X , R E , N A , C G C A , R O M

Thank you judges Mrs . Christie Martinez & Dr. Donald Gill

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DOBERMAN PINSCHER

Owned by: Kay Backues , DVM 918-521-2965 Perfectly Presented by: Teresa Nail & Ray Lively

Bred By: Cecilia Martinez & Gwen Myers , DVM

AJAX

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WEIMARANER

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Presented by Joanne Thibault

T AYL O R AM GCHS / CAN GCH

SEABURY’S MADE TO MEASURE, AOM BRED AND OWNED BY ROSLYN ESKIND, SEABURY (REG’D) PWDS CH Keevabay’s Fifty Shades x GCHB Seabury’s Sophie Tucker, AOM

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PORTUGUESE WATER DOG

CONTENTS

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Chan Holibaugh.indd 3

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Ring Ready: When Are You Going to Breed Her? DAN SAYERS

190 Ring Ready:

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Message from the Publisher AJ ARAPOVIC Memories Captured LINDA AYERS TURNER KNORR

Showing for the Long-Term LEE WHITTIER

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206 Ring Ready: OH & BOH Survey STEPHEN WILLIAMS & CHERIE MCDANIEL

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Alessandra Folz Breeder Interview ALLAN REZNIK

220 The Junior Handler VARIOUS GUESTS 242 The Sighthound VARIOUS GUESTS

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Form Follows Function STEPHANIE HEDGEPATH Is It Time for Change? WALTER J. SOMMERFELT

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270 The Spaniel

VARIOUS GUESTS

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Candids: Jersey Shore Cluster JEAN EDWARDS Lines from Linda LINDA AYERS TURNER KNORR

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AIREDALE TERRIER

A M E S S A G E F R OM T H E P U B L I S H E R

MY, HOW THINGS HAVE CHANGED!

I f you didn’t have a calendar, would you know that any- thing has changed? Well, things certainly have changed. Here we are, six months into 2021, and the fact that you need to look at a calendar to check on the year is confirma- tion of just how different things have become. I think many of us thought that ringing in the new year would have quickly restored us to the lives that we had been living. Now, we realize that life is not that simple. Due to the events of the past year, we now know that when we rise after sleeping, everything may have changed overnight. If there is anything that can be learned from 2020 it’s this: Many of us now understand that the way to a better life is to live with purpose… in our thoughts and in our actions.

Let’s take this time, mid-year, to be grateful for one another.

I’ll start by taking this opportunity to welcome our new Cus- tomer Relationship Managers, Meegan Pierotti-Tietje and Ryan Tepera , to SHOWSIGHT and RING-READY . (I am sure ya’ll know them personally or are familiar with them.) Both Meegan and Ryan are energetic, intelligent, educated, ambitious, positive, and happy people who grew up in the sport, almost since birth. They are ecstatic to be serving the community and they’re exactly the kind of people we’ve always wished to have on our team. Most importantly, they are people with strong values who will serve you, the dog show community, with dedication and enthusiasm. To welcome Meeghan and Ryan and/or to discuss your 2021 advertising campaign plans, you may reach Meegan at 512-593- 5517 or meegan@showsightmagazine.com, and Ryan at 512-851- 1256 or ryan@showsightmagazine.com. We’ll look forward to seeing many of you at Lyndhurst Castle in Tarrytown, New York, for the 145th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. The iconic show’s “summer season” is just another example of how things have changed. Let’s be grate- ful to the club and its members for their efforts to continue a tradition that honors the past while embracing the future. Wishing you a great day, everyday!

Yours Sincerely,

AJ ARAPOVIC, OWNER & PUBLISHER

Est 1992

Photo by Dan Sayers

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BULLMASTIFF

by LINDA AYERS TURNER KNORR Hendersonville and Spartanburg Kennel Clubs Fletcher, North Carolina | May 28-31, 2021 MEMORIES CAPTURED

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*AKC BREED STATS AS OF 4/30/21

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WIREHAIRED POINTING GRIFFON

MEMORIES CAPTURED BY LINDA AYERS TURNER KNORR

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CH FLEETFIRE NOVAHEART Loki of Mischief

BREEDERS & OWNERS: IVANOWA ORAN & MS. MARY SCHROEDER EXCLUSIVELY SHOWN BY KIMBERLY LOURIER

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FRENCH BULLDOG

MEMORIES CAPTURED BY LINDA AYERS TURNER KNORR

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GROUP WINNER

MULTIPLE GROUP PLACEMENTS BEST IN SPECIALTY SHOW WINNER

BISS GCHG BLUDRIFT’S ESCAPADES WITH ETHAN CGC

Ethan # 1 LEONBERGER ALL SYSTEMS*

OWNED BY MARY MONAHAN & LUANNE MOEDE

BRED BY LUANNE MOEDE

HANDLED BY CHELSAY PAUL GRUBB

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LEONBERGER

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Genetics and Dog Shows Share Centuries of History

A s you know, genetic research didn’t start at Embark Veterinary. It started with the fathers of evolution and genetics. During the 19th century, an era of curios- ity about nature, animals, and scientific discoveries blossomed. In 1859, Charles Darwin published Origins of Species about his theory of evolution using natural selection. A few years later, Augustinian monk Gregor Mendel discovered through his experimentation with pea plants that characteristics can be passed down through generations. Mendel, considered by many to be the father of genetics, also defined the words “recessive” and “domi- nant” in his 1866 paper explaining how invisible factors (geno- types) can predictably produce visible traits (phenotypes). Following Mendel’s discoveries, Friedrich Miescher, a Swiss physiological chemist, discovered what he called “nuclein” or the nuclei of human white blood cells. What he actually discovered became known as deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA. Despite these revolutionary discoveries, the scientific community took decades to embrace them. Meanwhile, for centuries, dog breeders had been selectively breeding purpose-bred dogs. But around the 1850s, breeding programs (starting with English Foxhound packs) began to be recorded. In 1873, the Kennel Club in England started the first purebred dog registry and published official breed studbooks. Across the Atlantic, American dog fanciers were just as keen as their British Isle counterparts in holding field trials and dog shows. By 1877, the Westminster Kennel Club held its first dog show. In 1884, the American Kennel Club became the governing body of the sport of purebred dogs through its dog show rules, registry, and breed studbooks. Westminster was its first member club. Around 1900, British biologist William Bateson brought Mendel’s theories back to the forefront of the scientific community. Savvy dog breed- ers began to follow Mendelian inheritance when planning their breeding programs, with a new understanding of visible and invis- ible traits. Selective breeding of purebred dogs with closed gene pools would advance canine genetic research in the future. As more dog breeds emerged at the turn of the 20th century, dog shows began classifying them by type into Sporting, Non- Sporting, Terrier, Toy, and Working Groups. In 1944, Oswald Avery identified DNA as the substance responsible for heredity and, in 1950, Erwin Chargaff continued that research with his discovery that DNA was species specific. Genetic discoveries con- tinued with Rosalind Franklin’s work in 1951 on X-ray diffraction studies, which set the groundwork for the discovery of DNA’s dou- ble helix structure by James Watson and Francis Clark in 1953. By 1983, not only did the Herding Group debut at Westminster but Huntington’s became the first mapped human genetic disease. In 1999, Narcolepsy became the first mapped canine genetic disease by a team of researchers at Stanford University. During the 21st century, the human genome was sequenced in 2003, followed by the canine genome in 2005 with “Tasha” the Boxer. In 2008, “Uno” the Beagle became the first Westminster Kennel Club Best in Show winner to donate DNA to research. His contribution helped to launch the first ever canine SNP array.

Courtesy of The Westminster Kennel Club.

By 2015, Embark Veterinary founders Ryan and Adam Boyko’s DNA research contributed to the understanding of the origins of the domestic dog. Their love of dogs and science, guided by their mission to improve the life and longevity of all dogs and end pre- ventable diseases, evolved into the founding of Embark Veterinary. In 2019, Embark Veterinary was selected as the official Dog DNA Test of the Westminster Kennel Club. In 2021, Embark scientists published their roan gene discovery. This was followed by the red intensity gene research article in May. Embark Veterinary may have a short history compared to that of the Westminster Kennel Club. However, the contributions of Embark’s founders, Ryan and Adam Boyko, have been felt across the canine world thanks to their research into the origin, over 15,000 years ago, of domesticated dogs. Ryan and Adam have spent the last decade learning everything they can about dogs and genetics. Meanwhile, The Westminster Kennel Club is America’s oldest organization dedicated to the sport of dogs. The West- minster Kennel Club Dog Show is the second longest continu- ously held sporting event in the US and, since 1948, is the longest nationally televised live dog show. The club has spent more than a century enhancing the lives of all dogs. A partnership between the two organizations was simply a natural fit. In June 2021, Embark and Westminster will team up again at the 145th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, held at Lyndhurst in Tarrytown, New York, on June 11th-13th. Embark will have an on-site swabbing station for exhibitors and award every Best of Breed winner an Embark for Breeders DNA Kit. Embark will also donate $10,000 toward canine health research in honor of the Best in Show winner. It’s evident that genetics and dog shows have shared a long history over the centuries, coming together today with a shared love of purebred dogs.

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MEMORIES CAPTURED BY LINDA AYERS TURNER KNORR

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SINCE 1947 • KORDACHS@GMAIL.COM KORDACHS’ MINIATURE DACHSHUNDS

BEAU CH. KORDACHS’ AND OC’S MON PETIT BEAU BEAU MS N E W C H A M P I O N !

THANK YOU JUDGE MR. ANTHONY CLEMENTO

Finished with four majors and won 12 points in four consecutive shows Owner Handler Hound Group 1 his first weekend as a special

CO-BREEDER/OWNER/HANDLER JANELLE MCCORD

CO-BREEDER ROBIN LAFRANCE

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DACHSHUND (SMOOTH)

ALESSANDRA FOLZ RISSANA WEIMARANERS BREEDER INTERVIEW BY ALLAN REZNIK

Where did you grow up? This question always makes me mildly uncomfortable because I don’t have an easy answer for it! My father was a colonel in the US Air Force, and by the time I came along he was a squadron commander and a “red-phone-can’t-tell-you-I’d-have- to-kill-you” kind of military person. I always believed he was something between Batman (he would disappear for long periods of time, and was working below ground for a while) and Snoopy fighting the Red Baron. Long story short, I was born in Landstuhl, Germany. We lived in several different small towns in Germany, and then, in Mons, Belgium, Belleville, Illinois, and Woodstock, Connecticut. Do you come from a doggy family? If not, how did the interest in breeding and show- ing purebred dogs begin? My mother (Patricia Folz) started breeding Vizslas in 1970. We had two old Vizslas from her first breedings when we lived in Europe, but she didn’t get more dogs while we lived overseas. The European style of Vizslas, at that time, was incred- ibly different from the style in the United States, and she wanted dogs that would be competitive in the AKC show ring. So, when we returned to the US, my mom set about finding a new Vizsla. Now, I don’t know how many of you have ever lived in Belleville, Illinois—and not to throw any shade—but at the time, it wasn’t exactly the height of cultural interest and activity for a family that had just come from Europe. And it was truly in that artistic vacuum that my love for this sport was born. Necessity really is the mother of invention. Who were your mentors in the sport? Please elaborate on their influence. I have been so lucky to have had amazing mentors in this sport. I know that I was partly helped by being a truly interested kid, so adults were willing to share

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GREAT DANE

ALESSANDRA FOLZ, RISSANA WEIMARANERS

Patrick Pettit

Ch. Rissana Hillwood’s Perfectly Tuned going BISS from the classes, sitting with my baby nephew, Ronan.

My mother also has an uncanny ability for whelping puppies. In all our years of breeding, we have only ever had (knock on wood), two C-sections. She could get puppies out of a stone. And dead puppies simply come alive in her hands. I always tell people that the three of us are in charge of different departments; my sister runs stud dogs, my mom runs breedings, and I run the showing department. My second mentor would have to be my best friend, my sister, Sosanna. She is three years older than I am, and we competed against each other in Juniors and in the breed ring at every single show. We were fierce with each other inside the ring gates, but when we walked out, we were just sisters again. We didn’t and don’t harbor grudges against each other. We both understand that we are work- ing toward the improvement of our own line of dogs. She’s a better handler than I am, and is always nurturing that one special puppy toward perfection. I know that I am luckier than most to have a built-in group of “peeps” around me, who cannot and will not betray each other, something that I know can be a painful part of this sport. The first handling class I went to was at the Belle-City Kennel Club, run by a lady named Grace Church. She gave me a beginner’s packet that I still have today. She was very much about the correct way to show your breed—and your dog. There was no grandstanding. There was just the proper way to do things. It was the finest foundation in handling anyone has ever had. And then another hugely influential person entered my life: Patrick Pettit. He taught me about the art and joy in showing dogs; the presentation of beauty, and most of all, Drama. He taught me tips and tricks, and always with a gleam in his eye. He bred curvaceous Whippets under the kennel name Patric. And we were there, every week, come rain or shine, driving to St. Louis for handling class. And every week, after class, we would all go to the restaurant down the street for dinner. And I sat still, was as quiet as was possible for me, and just listened. It was devastating for me when he died. I wish he was here to help me and to see what I’ve accomplished. He was someone who believed in me so much that it made me believe in myself. It was in the Midwest that my love for Weimaraners was also born. We only had one Vizsla when we started showing in the US, but my mom had made a friend, Kelly Lovejoy (also a military wife living in Belleville), who had come back from being stationed in Germany with two Weims, and at one time had

their knowledge with me without feeling threatened. Through years of moving to new schools and being thrown into new environments, I had already per- fected the secret to getting great mentorship; sit still, be quiet, and listen. I am always bemused by people who claim to be unable to find “good” mentors or find that people are unwilling to share their knowl- edge. Mentors don’t have a curriculum for people to follow. Being mentored takes time and patience— something in short supply lately. My first mentor was, obviously, my mother. She has a keen eye for a dog, and is unflinchingly merci- less when it comes to our own breeding program. It is the single greatest lesson I ever learned from her. I had a Vizsla puppy that was 10 months old, and I was 12 years old when I showed her to Best of Win- ners at the National. Being a kid, this clearly made her perfection on a lead. Well, after that, I couldn’t get a point on her to save my life! One car ride home from a show where we had lost miserably again, I was lamenting about all of the terrible judges who were all “such idiots.” My mother slammed on the brakes and pulled the car over onto the gravel (I can see it in my mind, to this day). She turned around, looked at me, and with steel in her voice said, “Do you really want to know why she lost?” “Yes,” I replied. “Get out of the car, then.” She got my puppy out of the back of the car with a show lead on her, and made me watch as she took her down and back. Twice. And there it was; a front you could drive a Mack truck through. I was devastated. Heartbroken. But mostly, embarrassed. Then she looked at me and said this: “There are a few bad judges. But, put together, ALL of the judges can’t be wrong.” She is, quite often, annoyingly right (don’t ever tell her I said so).

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silver grand champion & champion REMINGTONS BORADOR BABOO

Thank you Judge Mr. Sam Houston McDonald!

BREEDER: Barbara Randle

OWNERS: Barbara Randle & Parker Lourier

Exclusively shown by Team Lourier

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RETRIEVER (LABRADOR)

ALESSANDRA FOLZ, RISSANA WEIMARANERS

Me: Ummmmm, hi, Ms. Colan? This is Alessan- dra Folz. I’m sure you don’t know who I am, but I… Judy (in her gravelly voice that was terrifying to a kid): Of course, I know you. What do you want? Me: Ummmmmmm… so, my Juniors dog came in season, and I need a dog to show at Westminster, and I thought that a Weim might be a good replacement, and it’s just that, you know, yours are so beautiful and I was just hoping that… Judy: KID! Me: Yes, Ma’am? Judy: Sure. Just show Fergie (Ch. Aria’s Allegra of Colsidex; the top-winning Weimaraner at that point). Me: Ummmmmmmm… I’m pretty sure Mr. Flow- ers doesn’t want me showing his special in Juniors… Judy: Fine. Come pick up Doogie then (Ch. Col- sidex Whiz Kid). I got off the phone, and my mom asked me what happened. “I have no idea,” I replied. In the years after I picked up the phone to ask the unparalleled Judy Colan if I could borrow a dog, I was humbled to show the best line of Weimaraners you can imagine. They were stunning and sweet. Quirky and hilarious. Challenging, but once I won them over, they were loyal and devoted enough to let me show them. But that isn’t really the important part of my relationship with Judy at all. Judy Colan was not the greatest at making conver- sation with a kid. She didn’t seem to mind having me around and she’d take me to handling class with the dogs, so we had plenty of time for chatting. To begin with, I can remember her looking sideways at me, like I was some kind of alien. So, I devised a plan. Judy always had tons of Weimaraner Club of America magazines lying around. So, I would sit at the breakfast bar in her kitchen, while she stood on the other side, smoking cigarettes, and I would ask her a thousand questions about every single dog in the magazines, and every single Weim breeder’s lines. I’d ask about health and temperament, style and stan- dards, breeding and husbandry. And she would talk. For hours. And I would sit there, be quiet, and listen. Judy really is, in my opinion, the Godmother of the American Weimaraner. Before she brought Joga on the scene (Ch. Colsidex Standing Ovation), I believe that Weimaraners still kind of looked like Ger- man cast-offs; a little all over the place in type. There are a few dogs in our history that, obviously, were wonderful dogs and producers. After all, Judy’s line had to come from somewhere, too. But it was really Joga that catapulted Weimaraners into their modern style and into the breed we know today. After the Garden, that infamous year, I asked Judy when she wanted me to sign off of Doogie. She told me not to worry about it. And so, as you see, I became quite the happy accidental Weimaraner breeder. There are so many other mentors I’ve had. Every time you see a beautiful dog, of any breed, you are getting a master class in someone else’s breeding. And those words were never truer than the day I saw Ch. Greywind’s Phoebe Snow. Phoebe was bred by Mrs. Ellen Grevatt. I have been lucky enough to have a

My niece, Marguerite, showing (and I quote for you here) Galaxy Best in Show Winning Sparkle Grand Champion Auntie’s Pup Pup. I’ll admit, he may not make standard height...

been involved in showing. So, Kelly graciously extended me the use of her older Weim, Anna, to train me. It is only now that I realize that Anna loved me sim- ply because I had either a ball or a treat with me at all times, but as a kid, it was mesmerizing. And like a true Weim, she had me trained in no time! However, when it came to the shows, everyone felt I was too little to show a Vizsla, let alone a Weim, in Juniors. I ended up with a Basset from Kathy and Jim Sommers, also members of Belle-City Kennel Club. It was a time when the village was committed to helping raise a child, but that’s a story for a different day. While I was at the shows with my Basset, I would haunt the Weim ring and watch Christine Grisell (Nani Weimaraners) show her dogs. They were fabu- lous—big-fronted, huge rears behind them, and they always looked one step from marvelous mayhem. We moved from Illinois to New England when I started high school, and it really was a happy accident that got me into breeding Weimaraners. It was my last year in Juniors at Westminster, and about a week beforehand, the Vizsla bitch that I showed came in season. And as you know, you can’t show a bitch in season in Juniors. I was heartbroken (you know, in that way only a teenager can be), but I still had an older Vizsla that could fit the bill—until a couple of days later when he got a high fever and went lame (Lyme Disease). I was sure that the Westminster God of Shenanigans and Broken Dreams just wanted me to fail. It should be noted here that the Folz family crest has written on it, “I strive regardless.” I have, in my more recent years, decided that it should really say, “Folzes don’t know when to quit.” I digress, though. Undaunted—well, slightly daunted—I plucked up the courage to call Judy Colan, of the revered Colsidex Weimaraners, and asked if she had a dog I could show in Juniors. Here’s how that conversation went:

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NORFOLK TERRIER

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RETRIEVER (CHESAPEAKE BAY)

*AKC STATS AS OF 4/30/21

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ALESSANDRA FOLZ, RISSANA WEIMARANERS

Ch. Nani’s Concert Master, SH, BROM

friendship with her for nearly all of my life, in and out of the ring. Ellen showed me, by her excellent example, how to be a sportsman and how to be a handler while main- taining my own breeding program. But back to Phoebe… I cannot even begin to tell you how perfect Phoebe was on a lead. She was heart-stopping. She was shown by the incomparable Stan Flowers. Mr. Flowers gave me someone and something to aspire to be. He was epic with a Wei- maraner. Somehow, he could entice them to his will. And by the time I’d graduated high school, he and Fergie held the Best in Show record for Weimaraners and the all-time, top-winning Weimaraner record. From the time I first saw Marge (who would go on to become multiple BIS SBIS Ch. Colsidex Seabreeze Perfect Fit BROM) at seven weeks, I knew she could beat all of the records, and I wanted to do it with her—not because I wanted to beat Stan’s long- standing record, but because I aspired to be like him. And, lastly, perhaps my greatest mentor was Marge herself. She was the kind of dog that made you want to be better. She transcended that anthropomorphic barrier into a true partner. She was my medical service dog—though it should be said that it wasn’t out of kindness. (When I needed to take my medicine in the middle of the night, she would wake me up, because I was disturbing her beauty rest.) One of my favorite things about her was how she brought people into her circle. She remembered everyone, even if she met them once and hadn’t seen them in a year. Ringside one day, she shared Kent MacFarlane’s salad with him for lunch—just a couple of old friends splitting a Cae- sar salad. Derek Beatty came to my house when Marge was 11 years old. He was so excited to see her, and came into the house calling her name. He stopped, turned to me and said, “I forgot how she could look right through you, and make you feel worthless.” She was, in all respects, the very best of the breed. Your dogs are well known, highly successful and well respected. What breeding philosophies do you adhere to? Weimaraners are very challenging to breed. First and foremost, I will NOT compromise on issues of health.

Marge

Nearly all of the puppies we produce, for any breeder, will end up as beloved pets. I do not want to get devastating and devastated calls from puppy owners. Dogs are part of people’s families, and we have a heavy com- mitment to provide dogs that will have long, healthy lives. Now, with all that said, if they can’t be pretty, I don’t want to breed them. There is no point in breeding healthy, ugly dogs. It isn’t really improv- ing breeding stock—or the breed in a historical sense—so why bother? I usually have a plan that is two to three generations ahead of where I am now. I believe if you don’t know where you came from, and don’t know where you’re going, you’re just floundering in an accident that’s about to happen! And, less helpfully, I breed from my gut. I have the advantage of having years upon years of knowledge—either personal, from mentors, or glean- ing it by paying attention over time—so I know what can crop up from what lines, and which dogs contributed certain attributes to the breed. So partly, I use that knowledge, partly, I look at the conformation of the dogs, and partly, I just get a feeling about things. When you’re a breeder, you have to know where you are unwilling to “give.” For Weimaraners, I am unwilling to give on side-go. I think it is so much of the essence of what makes the breed—their make and shape in full stride. They should have ground-eating power coupled with desire, a hard back, an elegant neck, and a great underline.

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OWNER HANDLER CHRIS LEITKOWSKI BREEDER SUSAN A. THOMAS ZEB B I S S M B I S O H G C H S C H CAMELOT ’ S ZEBULON HERNE CD BN SH CGC TK I SD NRD VX

WEIMARANER CLUB OF AMERICA WINTER SPECIALTY BEST IN AMERICA’S # 1 SPORTING DOG NOHS 2020 * *AKC NOHS STATS 2020 TOP 10 2020 ALL SYSTEMS ** **AKC STATS 2020 SPECIALTY SHOW THANK YOU TO ALL JUDGES WHO HAVE RECOGNIZED ZEB’S BREED TYPE & MOVEMENT

© JORDON ISOM PHOTOGRAPHY

© JEANIE TROYAN McADAMS

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WEIMARANER

4 X B E S T I N S P E C I A LT Y W I N N E R 2 0 2 0 & NUMBER ONE I R I S H T E R R I E R I N 2 0 2 0 * SPRING 2021 CONAR’ S WINS MONTICELLO KC J ACQUEL I NE STACY (G2 ) , MARCH 1 4 KC OF ANNE ARUNDEL JOE WALTON, APR I L 1 KC OF ANNE ARUNDEL EL I ZABETH MUTHARD, APR I L 2 TROY KC DR . JOHN IOI A , APR I L 1 0 TRAP FALLS KC STEVE HAYDEN, APR I L 1 1 HARRI SBURG KC BR I AN BOGART ( PROV I S IONAL ) , APR I L 1 4 LEBANON COUNTY KC DR . DAN I EL DOWL I NG, APR I L 1 6 HARRI SBURG KC RODNEY HERNER , APR I L 1 7 MASON & DIXON KC TODDI E HOUSTON CLARK , APR I L 1 8 WI LMINGTON KC JOHN CONSTANT I NE-AMODE I , APR I L 30 UNION COUNTY KC JUL I E FELTEN, MAY 27 STATEN I SLAND KC AL I CE M. WATK I NS , MAY 29 PLAINF I ELD KC J AN R I TCHI E GLADSTONE , MAY 30 PLAINF I ELD KC APR I L CLYDE , MAY 3 1 J AMI E HUBBARD, MAY 3 1

THANK YOU JUDGES JUL I E FELTON, AL ICE M. WATKINS , JAN RITCHI E GLADSTONE , AND APRI L CLYDE

B R E D B Y : T E R R I VA N D E Z A N D E

H A N D L E D B Y : J A M E S D I C K S O N

OW N E D B Y : N I N A WA R R E N

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IRISH TERRIER

B R E E Z Y ’ S C H A R M I N G C O N A R T I S T G C H G M E R R Y M A C Z T R I K I N G X C H B R E E Z Y ’ S H O T T O P I C silver grand champion

NUMBER TWO I R I S H T E R R I E R *

M U LT I P L E S P E C I A LT Y W I N N E R M U LT I P L E G R O U P P L A C E M E N T S G R O U P W I N N E R

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*AKC BREED STATS AS OF 4/30/21

Ruby

OWNED BY JENNIFER PORTER DELMER

CO-OWNED & BRED BY JAIME BRAGG

EXCLUSIVELY PRESENTED BY MICHAEL SHEPHERD

ASSISTED BY DOTTIE JAMES

*AKC STATS AS OF 4/30/21 BREED * #8 ALL BREED * #4

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PEMBROKE WELSH CORGI

M U L T I P L E G R O U P W I N N I N G & P L A C I N G

GCHS CH OVERO SUMMER LOVE

CH DELL-ROSS BRYNLEA BLACK HOLE BLUES X CH OVERO PINKALICIOUS AX OAJ

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ALESSANDRA FOLZ, RISSANA WEIMARANERS

I think the secret to breeding really may be to just be merciless— something I learned frommy mother.

Marge, WKC Group One win

kind of dog who has provided great front pieces and side movement. A daughter, Ch. Perfect Harmony at Greydove, went to Greydove Ken- nels in Australia, and won Groups and a Best in Show for them. As for dogs that have stayed in the US, Marge produced Group winners, Specialty winners, Bred-by and Puppy Best in Show winners, and great bitches in the whelping box, something which has continued in the next generations. I will say, however, that after campaigning Marge, I felt like my Weimaraners had nothing to prove, so mostly I just finished them, and haven’t cam- paigned one since. So many of my dogs have won things that are significant to me, but for all the Groups, Spe- cialties, and Bests in Show they have won, what really means the most is that my line has pro- duced multiple winners of the Carole Donaldson Trophy for Best Bred-By at the Weimaraner Club of America Nationals. Please comment positively on your breed’s pres- ent condition and what trends might bear watching. The breed has made some great strides in dealing with our genetic health issues. We know more about them every day, and this research has been championed by our national club. The club’s website has a great section on health and testing, and managing genetic issues. As far as conformation goes, our heads and temperaments have lately improved drastically. Type has greatly improved, as there is becoming more of a consensus about what the breed should actually look like, while still maintaining our characteristic varieties of style. It is all a great tes- tament to our breeders. Something that does truly bear watching is that our breed is drifting toward square. Weima- raners are meant to be rectangular. While our

I think the secret to breeding really may be to just be merciless—something I learned from my mother. I have placed plenty of puppies in pet homes because they didn’t meet my expectations, even though they could easily have been champions, and probably specials. I think it is a disservice to yourself and to the sport to keep, show, and/or breed animals that don’t meet the very highest standards or provide something that your line, or the breed in general, needs. It can be gut wrenching. The best bitch I ever bred finished by going Breed from the classes and placing in Groups every single time I showed her. She was gorgeous. I had a backer for her, and I was just waiting for the perfect time to start showing her. She’d turned two, and I did her OFA x-rays. I couldn’t stand waiting for the certifi- cates to come back in the mail, so I called OFA and spoke with a lovely woman who told me she had excellent hips. I got really excited. Then she said, “Don’t crack open the champagne just yet—her elbows are dysplastic.” It was devastating. I thought about breeding her anyway, but I know that if I did, I would be forever battling bad elbows, and it’s just not worth it. Enough comes up, that you’re unprepared for, that you don’t need to add something you already knew about! She’s living on a 40-acre farm now, just having the time of her life. She is exactly where she should be—being loved on a couch. How many dogs do you currently house? Tell us about your facilities and how the dogs are maintained. Weimaraners are not great kennel dogs. Mine always live in the house. I have a crate room, a paddock, three runs (for in-season bitches), and about 10 fenced-in acres. They are, as I say, “free range” Weimaraners. I believe that this has been part of my success with getting bitches pregnant and keeping them pregnant. Part of the fertility issues in Weims, I believe, is simply that they are unhappy, and hell hath no fury like an angry Weimaraner bitch. Who were/are some of your most significant Weims, both in the whelping box and in the show ring? Well, for me, there’s never been a Weimaraner more significant than Marge. She was the greatest ambassador for the breed, and the best pet I’ll ever have. Not only does she hold all of the show records for Weimaraners, but she was also a top pro- ducer for Weimaraners and the AKC Sporting Group in 2010. A dog that my name is on, as an accidental breeder, is Marge’s father, Ch. Col- sidex The Farm Top of the Mark. Cliffy has been the most significant stud dog of recent history for one reason—his front. Not only did he have a great shoulder, but he passed on a flexibility of ligaments in the front that allowed the breed to have some reach again. Marge’s son, Ch. Rissana’s Perfectly Mastered, JH, who was exported to Hunga- ry, has had a huge influence on the breed internationally. He’s an extreme, breeder’s

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HAREHILL’S I INSIST grand champion

#1 IBIZAN HOUND *

*AKC breed stats as of 4/30/21

Bred by Bradley Phifer &Wendy Anderson IBIZAN HOUND

Presented by Kelly Wisch-Shupp

Owned by Bradley Phifer

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# 1 B R E E D * # 2 A L L B R E E D * TO P 2 5 H E R D I N G D O G *

B R E D A N D OWN E D BY A N G I E MOT TA A N D B R E N DA WAT S O N P R O F E S S I O N A L LY P R E S E N T E D BY C A R LO S C A R R I Z O A S S I S T E D BY S O N O H O YA M A DA

B O N I D È E B O U V I E R S B O N I D E E B O U V@ YA H O O . C OM

*A KC S TAT S A S O F 4 / 3 0 / 2 1

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BOUVIER DES FLANDRES

M U L T I P L E G R O U P W I N N E R

Looking For Top Gun

GCH Bon Idèe’s Quantico

T H A N K YO U TO T H E J U D G E S M S . K A R E N H Y N E K & M R . DAV I D A L E X A N D E R

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ALESSANDRA FOLZ, RISSANA WEIMARANERS

A new breeder was shocked when I said that if Satan himself owned a dog that I wanted to breed to, I’d walk right up and ask.

standard today doesn’t specify exact measurements, our standards throughout history and the dogs produced bear out that this has always been a dog that is meant to be a rectangle, with our original AKC standard stating a height-to-body ratio of 10:12. The sport has changed greatly since you first began participating. What are your thoughts on the state of the fancy and the declining number of breeders? How do we encourage newcomers to join us and remain in the sport? There is no single reason for the decline. However, I believe a fairly large part of it is that it costs much more money to show a dog now. It has gone from a fun weekend hobby where you win some/lose some (but it didn’t really matter because you really came for the social aspect anyway) to a place where it costs too much to lose. Where we are now, with “Team this Handler” or “Team this Dog,” automatically pits people against each other in an aggres- sive manner. It means that too many people are in it with the wrong mindset. A new breeder was shocked when I said that if Satan himself owned a dog that I wanted to breed to, I’d walk right up and ask. She had this notion that you only breed to your clique’s dogs, and had never considered “an outsider’s stud.” Part of our downfall with this mindset is that the membership of local all-breed clubs has been greatly impacted. It is these clubs that have always done a tremendous amount of outreach in the community, showing purebred dogs in the positive light that they deserve. (Also, how else do you end up showing a Basset?) Where do you see your breeding program in the next decade or two? My own illness has greatly impacted my breeding program. A few years ago, I sent my breeding bitches out on co-ownerships. All I can say about that is, obviously, if you want a thing done right, you have to do it yourself. So, in the next couple of years, I’ll bring a couple of bitches over from Europe and Australia that go back to my line or the Colsidex line, and use some of the great frozen semen I have. I have a hard time placing puppies with “pet parents,” and because of this, I really only like to place Weimaraners with repeat homes at this point, excepting, of course, the occasional rare and amazing home that comes along. They truly are not dogs for every- one, and I can’t tell you the number of calls I’ve had from people who want them because of their blue eyes as puppies or because their color would look great with their home design. So, because of all of that, I breed fairly rarely, which is how I like it. Why produce 30 puppies to maybe, accidental- ly, breed something good, when you can produce 10 to breed something excellent?

Marge, upside down at Westminster.

Finally, tell us a little about Alessandra outside of dogs... your pro- fession, your hobbies. I joke that I was “medically retired” from being a professional handler—a job that I loved more than anything. So that I could still be involved with the sport I love, I started judging, which has been challenging and fantastic. I decided from day one that I want- ed to be the kind of judge that people brought their “breeder dogs” to—you know, the ones that you keep hidden until they finish at the National. I’m lucky enough to have shown to some of the great judges, and I use them for inspiration: Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Billings, Mr. and Mrs. Forsyth, Dr. Asa Mays, Mr. James Reynolds, Mr. Edd Bivin, Mr. Joe Gregory, Mr. Frank Sabella, Mr. Eugene Blake, Mr. Elliot Weiss, Mr. Dana Cline, and Mr. and Mrs. Treen—to name just a very few. I can only hope to come somewhere close to living up to their challenge. As for other things, I have always worked on issues of hunger and homelessness, and in my van there’s nearly always a bag of gra- nola bars and warm clothes to give to people. It’s easy to see people through our own lenses, and discount someone else’s experiences. We can all do better. It’s really not hard to be kind. For things at home, I can always be found with 20 sewing, embroidery or craft projects that are all halfway finished. I spend time walking either the dogs or the goats. I love baking and cook- ing, but my greatest hobby of all (and the thing that I am most talented at) is being an Auntie. Please be kind to each other and wear your masks (as needed). You are too important to this world to do otherwise.

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Liberty & Amy

Thank you Judges Mr. Ken Murray & Mr. James Moses RESERVE BIS WINNER • MULTIPLE GROUP WINNER • TOP 10 DOBERMAN 2020 DPCA TOP 20 FINALIST 2019 • 2021 TOP 20 CONTENDER Back-to-Back Group Ones

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DOBERMAN PINSCHER

G C H B Z Ö L D M Á L I K O N G O

2 0 2 0 A K C N A T I O N A L B E S T O F B R E E D

H A N D L E D B Y : Nick Grubb & Chelsay Paul B R E D B Y : Zsofia Miczek, Zöldmáli Kennel O W N E D B Y : Charlene Traub

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Form Follows FUNCTION

BY STEPHANIE HEDGEPATH

W hy is side gait such an important characteristic of breed type? It is important simply because it proves the true structure of the dog. The correct profile is the most important breed characteristic of any breed. Why? Because we are to assess the dog as a whole, thus consid- ering all of the parts and how all of the parts relate, one to another, to make up the whole of the dog. As breeders, we must understand where the faults lie in each of our individual dogs because, as breeding stock, we must know what needs correcting in the next generation. With the long-awaited upstart of dog shows again, we are eagerly getting back to doing what we love to do—and that is to show dogs! Some of you are new to the sport and are trying to find your way in what can seem to be a complex new world. Hopefully, some of you have been in the sport for a very long time. This is a sport. It is a game we play, but a game, to us, that has a very serious outcome; the preservation of the many breeds of the purebred dog. As “show breeders,” we are charged with the preservation of our individual breeds for future generations of dog lovers to own and love these breeds as we do now. Do you think for even one minute that those who do not show their dogs, but either breed the occasional litter for fun and profit or who breed mostly for profit in order to supply the demand for the more popular breeds—and especially those who breed the exotic colors or patterns (which are NOT standard) or cross-breed two (or more!) breeds to dupe the public with “designer dogs” as “spe- cial” or “exotic” or “rare” to an uneducated public—would ever be able to answer the simple question, “What is your breed(s) most important breed characteristics? I would have to say the answer is NO. The important thing for all of us to remember is the purpose for which our breeds were developed and to do our very best to continual- ly breed toward these genes and not away from them. We must remain vigilant as we are battling for our very survival against the misinfor- mation concerning designer dogs and the propaganda of the animal rights movement. LET’S TALK ABOUT TYPE IN TWO BREEDS

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