Continued from Part 1 Conformation classes, run the same way you would see at a UKC show but with a much larger ring, were judged by J. Ray Johnson. Following his awards, the dogs went either to the ATT tent or came back one at a time for me to do the …
First Presa Canario National Specialty by Fred Lanting First Presa Canario National Specialty Report by Fred Lanting The first national specialty show of the reorganized Presa club in America known as the United Perro de Presa Canario Club was held on the grounds of Purina Farms near St. Louis, MO. This …
Revised December 2011. Some breed magazines a few years ago carried a short article by Doctors Foster and Smith on dewclaws. Now, these are good vets and good businessmen as well as lovers of dogs, and besides, one of them looks a little like me, so they must be really good, right? However, I would …
The title of this article stems from a discussion list or website group in the U.K. with the name “Let’s Talk Breeding”. One of its subscribers said she couldn’t “sit by and listen to foolishness without speaking up.” While the forum is admirably open-ended, “designed to allow all sides of …
At the beginning of December, after attending the big camelid (alpacas, mostly) festival in Arequipa and the 2003 Peru Sieger Show in Lima, I traveled to a new country for me, Bolivia. This is a country approximately the size of Texas, but would be bigger than Alaska and Texas combined if it were flattened out. …
Revised December 2011. SEMINARS & LECTURE INFORMATION ON FRED LANTING HD and Other Orthopedic Disorders: slide presentation touching on all aspects including genetics, nutrition, diagnosis, treatments, and more. Includes Q-&-A session. Total: 2 hours & up, or tailored to your needs. Analytical Approach to Evaluating Dogs: a unique gait-and-structure slide talk, describing how to choose …
Revised December 2011. It was a long time in coming, but I finally was able to get to mainland China to judge. I was originally scheduled to judge China’s first Sieger Show a few years earlier, but at that time, political tempers on both sides of the Taiwan Straits flared, as they do all too …
Revised December 2011. Every day seems to be summer in Jamaica, and since I retired from regular hours in the chemicals business, every day is like Saturday or a summer vacation to me. Still, when the Jamaica GSD club called me to fill in for an ill judge, I had another judging job I was …
Continued from PREVIOUS PAGE 4.2.2 Frequency of the Breeding Use For dogs and bitches co-owned by two or more persons, they must inform the breed-book office as to which one person is authorized to sign as agent or representative of the partnership. This information as to representation and authorization to sign must be signed by …
Effective January 2002 Translated by Fred Lanting SV judge 1. General 2. The Breeder 2.1 Breeders’ Rights 2.2 Leasing for Breeding 2.2.1 Obligations 2.2.2 Frequency of Leased Breedings 2.2.3 Leased Breedings, Foreign Countries 2.2.4 Leased Breedings, Studbook bans 2.3 Kennel Names, Protection/Registration 2.4 Breeder and Assistant/Foster Breeder 3. Breeding Advice and Supervision 3.1 Local Clubs …