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For this Westminster best-in-show judge,
it was memorable 20-month emotional ride

Wednesday, May 1st, 2013

Photos courtesy Mary Bloom, John Ashbey, shibaguyz and Randy Roberts By Ranny Green When Michael Dougherty walked out to his Escondido, Calif., mailbox on a summer morning in 2011 he wasn’t expecting anything in particular. But what he received that day was about to set off a 20-month invigorating carousel of emotions that ranged from [...]

They may be Miscellaneous breeds but these five
have certainly captured your attention

Monday, April 1st, 2013

Photos courtesy of shibaguyz, Jenny Bowles and Jerry and Lois Photography By Ranny Green Each has a distinctive name, appearance and the wow factor, but if you were asked what the Belgian Laekenois, Berger Picard, Cirneco dell’Etna, Miniature American Shepherd and Pumik had in common, could you answer it? If you attended the Seattle Kennel [...]

These Westminster show dogs leave
their special marks outside the ring, too

Friday, March 1st, 2013

By Ranny Green As Newtown, Conn., emerged as a national symbol of grief following the Dec. 14 Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings, a reeling country was left asking why and how to best offer its services. For the Adam Meyers’ family of nearby Southbury, Conn., it was their 2-year-old Bernese Mountain Dog Juliette that “cut [...]

It doesn’t take long for local Chinook
to put its paw print in AKC history book

Friday, February 1st, 2013

By Ranny Green It’s hard to imagine the pride going through a beaming Cheryl Brown’s mind Jan. 13 when working-group judge Dr. Steve Keating, of Dallas, pointed to her 5-year-old Chinook Sandhill’s Ranger for a Group 4 placement at the Sammamish Kennel Club all-breed show in Puyallup. Brown, of Renton, and president of the Chinook [...]

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