10 Editorial

14 From Inside The Sport: The Degree Of Difficulty By Pat Trotter

18 A Thought To Consider: Staying For The Groups? By Seymour Weiss

22 The Weekly Question By Matthew H. Stander

26 The Judge Marx The Spot: Old Dogs By Sid Marx

30 The Midwest Hunting Dog: American Water Spaniel By MJ Nelson

34 Bests of the Week

38 An Exhibitor Speaks Out: Exhibitor Approval Rating By Reggie Jose

42 DN Dog News Magazine’s Top 20 Dogs All-Breeds

44 AKC Legislative Conference and NPDD Celebration By Sheila Goffe

48 Nobody Asked Me, But.. By Matthew H. Stander

54 DN Dog News Magazine’s Top 10 List - All-Breeds

66 The Natural Route West: The 2017 Newfoundland National Specialty By Ingrid Lyden

106 The Gossip Column By Eugene Z. Zaphiris

110 Click: Coyote Hills Kennel Club By Remy Smith-Lewis

114 Click: Long Island Kennel Club By Barbara Miller

118 The Way We Were By Eugene Z. Zaphiris

120 Handlers Directory

122 Classified Advertising

123 Letters To The Editor

124 Advertising & Subscription Rates

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14 A Judge Speaks: THE SPORT HAS TURNED INTO A BAD GAME By Frank Sabella

18 reFLYCKTions: THE VALUE OF NATIONAL SPECIALTIES By Geir Flyckt-Pedersen

22 The Weekly Question By Matthew H. Stander

26 How I See It: BREED CLUBS By Ronnie Irving

30 Vet Advice: SENSE OF SMELL AND SUBCUTANEOUS FLUIDS By Merry Fitzgerald, DVM

32 Government And The Health Of Your Dog By Carlotta Cooper

34 Bests of the Week

38 Tips Of The Trade By Nina Fetter

42 The Duke of Gordon’s Hunting Partners: THE GORDON SETTER By MJ Nelson

46 An AKC Website Report: OFFICIAL OR UNOFFICIAL? By Marge Callthrap & Mary Lou Olszewski

50 Nobody Asked Me, But... By Matthew H. Stander

52 Making Marvelous Minnesota Memories:

AMERICAN CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIEL CLUB NATIONAL SPECIALTY By Stephanie Abraham

62 The Talbot Hound By Nick Waters

66 Mexican Specialties! (AND NOT A WALL IN SIGHT!) By Vince Hogan

76 The Gossip Column By Eugene Z. Zaphiris

80 Click: THE 2017 POINTER NATIONAL SPECIALTY Photos By Olivia DePaulo

84 The Way We Were By Eugene Z. Zaphiris

86 Handlers Directory

88 Classified Advertising

90 Advertising And Subscription Rates

10 Editorial

14 The Lighter Side of Judging: Arachnophobia By Michael H. Faulkner

18 Brace’s Bits And Pieces: Revolutionary Changes in British Judging System By Andrew Brace

22 The Weekly Question By Matthew H. Stander

26 The Judge Marx The Spot: Some Great Old Handlers By Sid Marx

30 One Man’s Breed: The Chinook By MJ Nelson

34 Bests of the Week

38 AKC CHF Marks Pet Cancer Awareness Month

42 The China Kennel Union Shows In Benxi, China By Desmond J. Murphy

44 Show Me The Bunny: Western Hound Classic Easter Weekend By Denise Flaim

48 Nobody Asked Me, But.. By Matthew H. Stander

54 Queen City: The PBGVCA National Specialty in Charlotte, NC By Carla Viggiano

66 Pyr’n Around In Ohio: The 2017 Great Pyrenees National Specialty By Karen Justin

86 The Gossip Column By Eugene Z. Zaphiris

88 Click: Bucks County Kennel Club By Eugene Z. Zaphiris

92 The Way We Were By Eugene Z. Zaphiris

94 Handlers Directory

96 Classified Advertising

97 Letters To The Editor

98 Advertising & Subscription Rates

10 Editorial

14 reFLYCKTions: My Penda-Monium By Geir Flyckt-Pedersen

18 How I see It: New Judging System In the U.K.  By Ronnie Irving

22 The Weekly Question By Matthew H. Stander

26 Remembering Norman Patton  By Leslie Simis

30 Vet Advice: MUSHROOMS - LIPOMAS AND METRONIDAZOLE TOXICITY  By Merry Fitzgerald, DVM

34 Bests of the Week

38 The American Kennel Club CELEBRATES NATIONAL PUREBRED DOG DAY ON MAY 1ST By Samantha Seymour

42 Beauty Beyond The Ring: ELLEN MACN EILLE CHARLES By Karl M. Stearns 

44 Nobody Asked Me, But ... PERSONALLY AN UNHAPPY WEEK, A GREAT PCA AND MORE  By Matthew H. Stander

54 A Red Carpet Affair: THE 2017 CHOW CHOW NATIONAL SPECIALTY  By Love Banghart

76 The Smallest Mountain Dog: ENTLEBUCHER MOUNTAIN DOG  By MJ Nelson

82 The Gossip Column  By Eugene z. Zaphiris

84 Click: SOUTH HILLS & MOUNTAINEER KENNEL CLUBS By JC Photography 

87 Letters To The Editor 

88 Click: THE POODLE CLUB OF AMERICA  By Matthew H. Stander

92 The Way We Were By Eugene Z. Zaphiris

94 Handlers Directory

96 Classified Advertising

97 Advertising & Subscription Rates

97 Advertising & Subscription Rates