10 Editorial
14 The Sunny Side Of Judging : The Gift Of Friends BY MICHAEL H. FAULKNER
18 reFLVCKTions: Caught In Your Hamster Wheel ... ? BY GEIR FLYCKT-PEDERSEN
22 The Weekly Question BY MATTHEW H. STANDER
26 Mark My Words: Christmas Wishes BY MARK THRELFALL
30 Great Expectations BY MARGARET POINDEXTER
34 Bests Of The Week
38 The AKC National Championship· A Look Back BY BO BENGTSON
42 A Dog News Christmas Gift To... BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS
44 Flaim On!: Happy 18th, National Championship BY DENISE FLAIM
48 Remembering Dr. Richard Meen BY SEAN MCCARTHY
52 Dog Show Attitudes: Navigating Life Compass Style BY KELLY LYN MARQUIS
60 The British Scene BY GEOFF CORISH
64 A Life Well Lived: "To Sir, With Love," Dr. Richard Meen BY PAMELA BRUCE
68 The Judge Marx The Spot: Last Rant of 2018 BY SID MARX
72 Handsome Is As Handsome Does: The Border Terrier BY M.J. NELSON
74 Vet Students Tour A Dog Show BY ANNE BOWES AND GALE CUMMINGs
82 Vet Advice: Sedation For OFA and Deformed Sternum BY MERRY FITZGERALD, DVM
86 Nobody Asked Me, But... The First Dog Classic, A Celebration of the Life of Dick Meen BY MATTHEW H. STANDER
88 People And Their Pets BY NICK WATERS 
168 The Gossip Column BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS
170 Click: Shoreline DFA of Orange County BY LESLIE SIMIS
174 The Way We Were BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS
178 Handlers Directory
180 Classified Advertising
181 Advertising & Subscription Rates

10 Editorial
14 From Inside The Sport: The Global Dog Show World BY PAT TROTTER
18 The Legal Beagle Speaks: What Do You Mean No Dogs Allowed? Zoning Laws And Your Breeding Program BY VINCENT INDEGLIA
22 The Weekly Question BY MATTHEW H. STANDER
26 reFLYCKTions: Judging To The Standard...Is It At All Possible? BY GEIR FLYCKT-PEDERSEN
30 How I See It: The Year 2018 In The UK BY RONNIE IRVING
34 Bests Of The Week
38 Brace’s Bits And Pieces: The Changing Face Of The Purebred Dog World BY ANDREW BRACE
42 Candles, Cakes And Cards BY NICK WATERS
44 Loving Dog Shows, Stealing Nuns, Lying Government Officials, Etc. BY BO BENGTSON
48 Flaim On!: Time Warp BY DENISE FLAIM
64 Wonderful Moments With The Pee Wees And How To Make It Fun And A Roaring Success BY JENNY COOMIER & JOHNNY SHOEMAKER
68 The Judge Marx The Spot: Owner Handlers BY SID MARX
72 The Dalai Lama’s Dog: The Lhasa Apso BY M.J. NELSON
76 Who Benefits From This Anyway? I’m Just Askin! BY ALICE LAWRENCE
84 Nobody Asked Me, But... An Unusual Dog Christmas Gift, The DQ Debate & More BY MATTHEW H. STANDER
136 Buongiorno, Italia: The Insubria Winner Show BY YOSSI GUY
160 Letters To The Editor
170 The Gossip Column BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS
172 Click: Golden Valley & San Joaquin Kennel Clubs BY REMY SMITH-LEWIS
174 Handlers Directory
176 Click: Winter Wonderland Cluster BY BLAKE HANSEN
178 Classified Advertising
179 Advertising & Subscription Rates
180 The Way We Were BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS

10 Editorial
14 Vet Advice: Leptospirosis and Lime Dip BY MERRY FITZGERALD, DVM
18 Flaim On!: Blunt Talk BY DENISE FLAIM
22 The Weekly Question BY MATTHEW H. STANDER
26 The British Scene BY GEOFF CORISH
30 Apart From The Gossip: Some Serious Discourse BY KITTY STEIDEL
34 Bests Of The Week
44 The Judge Marx The Spot: It's Not This Or That BY SID MARX
48 Rare Breeds Of The World: smaland Hound - Sweden BY AGNES BUCHWALD
52 Mutts As Political Props BY CARLOTTA COOPER
56 Nobody Asked Me, But: A Second White Paper, The Philadelphia Story & More BY MATTHEW H. STANDER
66 2018 Bulldog Club of America National Specialty: An All-American National BY ELIZABETH MILAM
86 Letters To The Editor
88 The Gossip Column BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS
90 Click: The Kennel Club Of Philadelphia BY BLAKE HANSEN
92 Handlers Directory
94 The Way We Were BY KIM BOOTH
96 Classified Advertising
98 Advertising & Subscription Rates

10 Editorial
14 Brace's Bits And Pieces: Cheap Champions And "Doing Your Own Thing" BY ANDREW BRACE
18 The Legal Beagle Speaks: Do You want To Litigate or Mediate? BY VINCENT INDEGLIA
22 The Weekly Question BY MATTHEW H. STANDER
26 reFLVCKTions: Ladies In The World Of Terriers? BY GEIR FLYCKT-PEDERSEN
30 Flaim On!: Seduce Me-Not! BY DENISE FLAIM
34 Bests Of The Week
38 Nobody Asked Me, But... Staff's White Paper & More BY MATTHEW H. STANDER
42 The "Hot Dog" Dog: The Dachshund BY M.J. NELSON
54 Russia 2018 BY VINCE HOGAN
66 The Gossip Column BY EUGENE Z. ZAPHIRIS
68 Click: Old Fort Cluster BY BOOTH PHOTOGRAPHY
72 The Way We Were BY MATTHEW H. STANDER
74 Handlers Directory
76 Classified Advertising
77 Letters To The Editor
78 Advertising & Subscription Rates