10 Editorial
14 Time Out BY MARGARET POINDEXTER
18 Brace’s Bits & Pieces: How Does Type Get Lost? BY ANDREW BRACE
22 The Weekly Question BY MATTHEW H. STANDER
26 Flaim On: A Dog-Show Fable BY DENISE FLAIM
30 Thoughts From The Past & Hopes For The Future BY JOHNNY SHOEMAKER
34 Bests Of The Week
38 The Judge Marx The Spot: What Do You Really Want? BY SID MARX
42 Blast From The Past: Photos From The Historical Archives By Bo Bengtson
44 A Case For Optimism BY CARLOTTA COOPER
56 Nobody Asked Me, But…
AKC and Adoption Events, Rita Biddle’s Suggestions And More BY MATTHEW H. STANDER
62 French Bulldog Club of America National Specialty BY DESMOND J. MURPHY
80 Do Dogs Actually Love Us? BY M.J. NELSON
92 Desi On Japan: The Chiba East Dog Shows BY DESMOND J. MURPHY
108 Bulgarian Bloodlines BY YOSSI GUY
124 The Forgotten Talent of Paul Mahler BY NICK WATERS
144 The Gossip Column BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS
146 Click: Perry, Georgia BY BLAKE HANSEN
148 Letters To The Editor
150 Click: Golden Valley & San Joaquin Kennel Clubs BY REMY SMITH-LEWIS
154 The Way We Were BY HOWARD STONE
156 Handlers Directory
158 Classified Advertising
160 Advertising & Subscription Rates