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Sharon Sakson is a lifelong pet owner and journalist. Author of six books, including Paws & Effect: The Healing Power of Dogs, her household includes two horses and ten dogs. She can be reached at healingpowerofdogs@mac.com.

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October rainy day dog show in New Jersey

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Rain rain rain rain rain rain. That pretty much describes what happened for Gloucester County Kennel Club’s two October shows in New Jersey....
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Finger Lakes dog shows of New York

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The four shows in the last week of September in upper New York state call themselves, “The Wine Country Circuit.” But I’ve noticed...
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Thousands of New Yorkers spend the day meeting 160 breeds of dogs and cats

160 breeds of cats and dogs joined together for two days in the Javits Center in New York City for a peaceable and enjoyable event called Meet the...
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The hard road to be a good dog show judge

A good dog show judge must be knowledgeable, honest, forthright, and brave. Knowledgeable because you have to know the breed you are judging well...
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Kennel cough -- the airborne enemy

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There is no guaranteed protection against kennel cough. Sunday morning, Marigold the Xolo took an antibiotic to prevent infection from the site of her...
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National Whippet Club of Canada Specialty Show in the wind and rain of Edmonton

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Here’s what happened in Edmonton: it rained. It was cold. It was blustery. At one point, a twister came down among the people and spun two small...
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The long road to success at dog shows in the Toy group, the Gregory family and Paul Catterson

The next chapter in Lincoln the Griffon’s life involved one of the premier families of the dog show world, the Gregorys: Joe, Mamie and...
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Swiss Mediterannean Sighthound Show with 14 sighthound breeds

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As glitterati of the cinema gathered on the French Riviera this weekend for the Cannes Film Festival, celebrities of the sighthound world gathered in...
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Judging the Whippet & Windspeil Club der Schweiz show in Switzerland

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The field was rich green grass, carefully tended and clipped so it was a soft, springy sponge. The grass racing track wound a perfect oval around the...
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Report from Zug, Switzerland, site of the Swiss Whippet & IG Club Show

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After making sure all ten dogs were happily settled in at home, I flew to Zurich to judge the Whippet und Windspiel (Italian Greyhound) Club der...
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