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Breed Education Starts With You
By Celeste M. Gonzalez
Continuing breed education starts and continues with you as a lifelong learner, whether you are a judge, breeder, exhibitor, or owner. What you put into the additional learning experience, is what you get out of it.
In the last issue, we looked at the working aspects of the seminar day for the learner and seminar presenter, as well as the rest of the implementation aspects by the seminar(s) coordinator. In this last of the series, we’ll discuss continuing education for judges, breeders, exhibitors, and owners.
Purpose-Bred Hounds in the Show Ring
By Celeste M. Gonzalez
There is a natural tension between how we view show dogs and field/working dogs and dual-purpose (show and work/field) dogs.
How does the evolved morphological form relate to past and/or current function?
How and why is it that some breeds have developed different types for field/work and show?
Prioritizing: Is it the Same in the Breed Ring and the Whelping Box?
By Celeste M. Gonzalez
In a perfect world, the answer to the question above would be “yes.” But neither we nor our dogs are perfect. In fact, most of us have a subjective interpretation of our breed’s Standard framed by the latitude given within that very Standard. Add to that the myriad factors that enter into our decision-making regarding a breeding or the placement of a class of dogs in a show, and we have the concept of prioritization entering the process.
My Friend With the Black Silky Coat
or A Friendship With a Slow Start
By Andreas Bruhwiler
Maybe every six months we had an occasional talk about what breed might ‘fit’; mostly because we did see a dog or read an article about a breed.
Some of my favorite breeds wouldn’t fit our Georgia climate: no Hovawart, no Leonberger, no longhaired German Shepherd.
Bud passed away December 18, 2024 after a long illness.
Our heartfelt condolences go out to his wife Rose Marie Hidlay, his sister, and his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
He will be greatly missed as a friend and an active part of NGHA and the Dog Show Community. His expertise and love for the club and his
Brookmont PPPs will cherish his memory.
We keep Bud's family in our thoughts and close to our heart in these difficult times of grief and loss.
It is with great sadness that we have to announce the passing of our Lifetime Member Robert "Bud" Hidlay.
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