Show Name: Dan Emmett Kennel Club Location: Columbus, OH Show Date: Friday, April 19, 2024 Total Entry: 1083 Best In Show Judge: Mr. Jason Hoke Show Photographer(s): Booth Photo • Website: www.boothshowphoto.com Dog Reg: GCH Eastern Magic Desperado [Dog] Breed: Chow Chow Handler: Michael Brantley Owner: J & W Shen, M Brantley & M Fan Breeder: M Fan & M Brantley Reserve Dog Reg: GCHS Kilgawny Take My Man [Bitch] Reserve Breed: Kerry Blue Terrier Reserve Handler: Dana Bryson Benn Reserve Owner: J & K Garahan Breeder: J Garahan & H Quigg Sporting Judge’s Name: Mr. Thoma ..read more

Show Name: Chesapeake Toy Dog Fanciers Club #1 Location: Timonium, MD Show Date: Friday, April 19, 2024 Show Photographer(s): John & Andrea Ashbey • Website: johnashbey.com Jean Edwards • Phone: (856) 451-1390 Toy Judge’s Name: Mr. Raymond V. Filburn Jr. Total Entry: 212 #1- Dog Reg: GCHP2 Kolmars & Los Feliz The Man of Steel [Dog] Breed: Havanese Handler: Tara Martin Rowell Owner: A Stevenson, N & G Brown & L Soars Breeder: M Kolbe #2- Dog Reg: GCH Tessier Wyntuk Red-E To Reign [Dog] Breed: Silky Terrier Handler: Angela Smith-Humpert Owner: A Smith, S Mesmer & M Solvason ..read more

Show Name: Mid-Atlantic Non-Sporting Club of Virginia, Inc. #1  Location: Timonium, MD Show Date: Friday, April 19, 2024 Show Photographer(s): John & Andrea Ashbey • Website: johnashbey.com Non-Sporting Judge’s Name: Mr. Ken Roux Total Entry: 135 #1- Dog Reg: GCHS Ta Sen Westgate Jingle Juice [Dog] Breed: Lhasa Apso Handler: Susan Giles Owner: S Giles, C Sehnert & S Campbell Breeder: S Giles, C Sehnert & E Lonigro #2- Dog Reg: GCHP Loredos Stealing The Party [Dog] Breed: Boston Terrier Handler: Margaret Noble Owner: L Dolan Breeder: L Dolan #3- Dog Reg: CH Kan Sings Shiva [Do ..read more

Show: Weimaraner Club of America National Location: Perry, GA Date: Tuesday, April 16, 2024 Judge: Dr Paul Averill Dog: GCHB Patriot N Ultima Its So Easy Handler: Rusty Howard Owner: G Jungermann & A Johnson Breeder: A & B Johnson & G Jungermann ..read more

Show: German Shorthaired Pointer of Atlanta #1 Location: Perry, GA Date: Sunday, April 14, 2024 Judge: Mrs Valerie Dombrowski Dog: GCHS Star K’s Mile Hi Sally Vom Deppe Haus Handler: Blake Hansen Owner: L & R Stark Breeder: L Stark & L Deppen     ..read more

Show: Lake Mathews Kennel Club NOHS Location: City of Industry, CA Date: Thursday, April 18, 2024 Judge: Linn Klingel Brown Dog: GCHP Morozova Rey’s Summerlane Wind Rider Handler: Kay Novotny Owner: K Novotny & J Adams ..read more

Show: Cahaba Kennel Club NOHS Location: Montgomery, AL Date: Thursday, April 18, 2024 Judge: Kim Griffith Dog: GCHG Allegiance How To Get Away With Murder For Lawless BCAT CGCA TKN ATT [Bitch] Breed: Portuguese Water Dog Handler: Candice Duclos Owner: C & J Duclos Breeder: E & R Muschek & A Lane ..read more

Show: Dalmatian Club of Greater Atlanta  Location: Perry, GA Date: Sunday, April 14, 2024 Judge: Mary Ann Falconer Dog: GCHS Fortuna Paxx a Punch CGC TKN Handler: Milton Lopes Owner: T Carson Breeder: J & M Lopes ..read more

By Sharon Albright, DVM, CCRT Manager of Communications & Veterinary Outreach, AKC Canine Health Foundation Many diseases can alter thyroid hormone levels, even though they do not directly involve the thyroid gland. Kidney, gastrointestinal, and orthopedic diseases, and even cancer, can temporarily lower these hormone levels in the bloodstream – a phenomenon known as euthyroid sick syndrome or nonthyroidal illness syndrome. This unfortunately means that an incorrect diagnosis of hypothyroidism can be made if these hormone levels are examined in a single blood sample taken while a dog is ex ..read more

Click here to read the complete article 182 – April, 2024 By Ellen Vernon Hatch I recently got back into show dogs, Labrador Retrievers specifically, after 40 years. Things have changed, and I keep hearing about it being a graying sport with trouble eliciting newcomers. I thought it might be useful with respect to recruiting new people, to share how I got involved in showing dogs in the first place–and how I got re-engaged in the dog show world again. I bought my first showdog, a Shetland Sheepdog, in 1979 with my own money as a pre-teenager. My parents were not involved in the dog show world ..read more