10 Editorial
14 From Inside The Sport: Houston Ambassadors For Dogs   BY PAT TROTTER
18 The Sunny Side Of Judging: My Mouth   BY MICHAEL H. FAULKNER
22 The Weekly Question   BY MATTHEW H. STANDER
26 Les Belles De Nuit's Favorite Canine Companions: The French Bulldog   BY M.J. NELSON
30 Be A Nice Human   BY STACY THRELFALL
34 Bests Of The Week
38 Dog Show Attitudes: Be The Change You Wish To See    BY KELLY MARQUIS
40 Man's Best Friend In Metal    BY NICK WATERS
42 Firmly Planted: Julie And Frank And The Problem With Pants    BY MICHELLE DOUGHERTY
44 Health Matters: The Heat And How To Deal With It    BY STEVE DEAN
46 Nobody Asked Me, But: If I Live To Be A Hundred, Spurious
Lease Deals For Pups, The World Show Figures And More    BY MATTHEW H. STANDER
48 Vet Advice: False Pregnancy, Ringworm & Roundworms    BY MERRY FITZGERALD, DVM
56 Rare Breeds Of The World: The Saarloos Wolfhound-Holland    BY AGNES BUCHWALD
68 The Gossip Column    BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS
72 Click: Nita Nee Kennel Club    BY BLAKE HANSEN
76 The Way We Were    BY MATTHEW H. STANDER
80 Classified Advertising
81 Handlers Directory
82 Advertising & Subscription Rates

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14 Mark My Words: The (Old) New England Circuit BY MARK THRELFALL
18 Brace's Bits And Pieces:
Are Ribbons Really More Important Than Puppies? BY ANDREW BRACE
22 The Weekly Question BY MATTHEW H. STANDER
26 Therapy Dog Visits Marjory Stoneman Douglas Students BY JANE EISENBERG
30 The Judge Marx The Spot: So You Want To Judge BY SID MARX
34 Bests Of The Week
38 News From The UK PROVIDED BY LAURA QUICKFALL
42 The Dog News Top 100 Dogs All Breeds
44 Nobody Asked Me, But:
When One Plus One Adds Up To Nothing, The FDA And More BY MATTHEW H. STANDER
48 The Dog News Top 10 Dogs In Each Group
56 The Dog News Top Ten List In All-Breed Competition
98 The Gossip Column BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS
102 Click: Jupiter-Tequesta Florida Dog Club BY BLAKE HANSEN
106 The Way We Were BY MATTHEW H. STANDER
113 Advertising & Subscription Rates

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14 The Legal Beagle Speaks: Putting Your Dog To Stud And How To Avoid Disputes BY VINCENT INDEGLIA
18 Dog Show Attitudes: Managing Passive Aggression BY KELLY MARQUIS
22 The Weekly Question BY MATTHEW H. STANDER
26 reFLYCKTions: An Australian Adventure BY GEIR FLYCKT-PEDERSEN
30 Why Dog Shows Are GOOD For Dogs BY BO BENGTSON
34 Bests Of The Week
38 Influence, Politics, Risk BY KITTY STEIDEL
42 The Do-Just-About-Anything Dogs: The Miniature Poodle BY M.J. NELSON
44 Vet advice: Frogs, Toads And Canine Blood Banks BY MERRY FITZGERALD, DVM
48 The Judge Marx The Spot: Rescue Groups BY SID MARX
50 Dogs In Wood BY NICK WATERS
52 Legislative Alert: City of Palm Springs Proposes A Ban On Dog Breeding BY AKC GOV. RELATIONS DEPT.
54 Nobody Asked Me, But: Springfield, Purina And More BY MATTHEW H. STANDER
58 Firmly Planted: Let's Talk About Socks! BY MICHELLE DOUGHERTY
70 The Gossip Column BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS
72 Click: Yankee Classic Cluster BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS
74 Handlers Directory
76 The Way We Were BY PERRY PHILLIPS
78 Classified Advertising
80 Advertising & Subscription Rates

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14 From Inside The Sport: Seeking The Answers BY PAT TROTTER
18 How I See It: Review of us Shows & A Silly UK Rule BY RONNIE IRVING
22 The Weekly Question BY MATTHEW H. STANDER
26 Brace's Bits And Pieces: The Thin Edge Of The Wedge-
Luxembourg International Show Cancelled By Ministry Of Agriculture BY ANDREW BRACE
30 The Sacred Dog Of Portugal: The Portuguese Water Dog BY M.J. NELSON
34 Bests Of The Week
38 The AKC Holds Its First Education Summit BY BRANDI T. HUNTER
40 Ceramic Rarities BY NICK WATERS
42 AKC Government Relations Wins In Ohio BY AKC GOV. RELATIONS DEPT.
46 Bryn Mawr Kennel Club: The Way It Used To Be BY BARBARA E. ANDERSON
50 News From The UK PROVIDED BY LAURA QUICKFALL
52 The 2018 Irish Setter National Specialty BY KAROLYNNE MCATEER
58 The Irish Setter In Art And History COURTESY OF THE KENNEL GAZETTE
60 Nobody Asked Me, But:
Awards Galore, Proprietary Shows, Border Problems And More BY MATTHEW H. STANDER
84 The Gossip Column BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS
86 Click: Detroit Kennel Club BY BOOTH PHOTOGRAPHY
90 Click: Great Western Terrier Association BY BARBARA MILLER
92 Handlers Directory
94 The Way We Were BY PHOEBE BOOTH
96 Classified Advertising
98 Advertising & Subscription Rates