10 • The Best Breeders
In The World
BY BO BENGTSON
Interested In Learning About The Top Breeders
And Who They Are? Bo Takes Us On A Tour
Of Some Of The Top Contributors Ever To
Participate In Our Great Sport.
14 • Breeders, International
Cooperation And Type
BY ANDREW BRACE
How Far Does International Cooperation
Go In Breeding Dogs And How Much Of A
Worldwide Concern Is There In Type Over
Movement Are Some Of The Interesting Points
Raised By The Worldwide Authority About
The Purebred Dog, Andrew Brace.
18 • Value Of The Brood Bitch
BY PAT TROTTER
Wanna Became A Real Breeder? Follow The
Advice Of One Of The Top Breeders Of Our
Time And Start Off With A Great Brood Bitch.
26 • Assured Breeder Plan
In The UK
BY RONNIE IRVING
How The Brits Are Encouraging Breeders
And Low Entry Breeds—A Lesson For AKC
To Consider.
30 • Why Breeders Need To
Know About Pet Insurance In 2018
BY ERIN TURSAM
Americans Are Becoming More And More
Involved With Pet Insurance And The AKC's
Own Pet Insurance Is Now Appealing To The
Breeder Making It Easier And Less Expensive
To Insure Multiple Dogs.
34 • The 100 Club
BY MATTHEW H. STANDER
One Winner—A Top Dog 2016, What A
Showdog —100 Bests In Only 17 Months Of
Being Exhibited!!!
38 • AKC National
BY DESMOND J. MURPHY
Desi's Spin On The National Is Unique
And Understated As He Tells All In His
Ultra Candid Writing Style.
42 • AKC GRD: Working
To Protect Your Rights,
Encouraging Your Participation
BY SHEILA GOFFE
AKC Working To Protect Your Breeding
Rights Explained In Detail By The Head Of
Its Government Relations Department.
52 • Picture Perfect:
John Ashbey’s 50 Years In Dogs
BY DENISE FLAIM
John Ashbey Dog Photographer
Extraordinaire Is Highlighted By The
Indomitable Denise Flaim.
52 • Top 20 Dogs All Breeds 2017
64 • Maxine Beam
BY KARL STEARNS
IN COLLABORATION WITH EDD E. BIVIN
One Of The Great Dog Personalities
Of Our Time Is Celebrated As Well She
Should Be—The Great Individual, Texan
And Judge Maxine Beam.
86 • Big W Personalities:
Winthrop Chandler Rutherford
BY CHET JEZIERSKI
Chet Tells — And Shows!— It All.
90 • The DN Dog News
Top Ten List - All Breeds
94 • AKC ReUnite
BY TOM SHARP
Interested In Finding Your Lost Pet—No
Better Vehicle Than AKC ReUnite As Told
By Its President Tom Sharp
136 • Handler's Directory