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Some candid photos from recent Specialties on just a few Ballyhara Hounds.
Several of these photographs at the end were taken by Lauren Swick. Our appreciation to Laura for sharing these as I had a knee injury and my husband Bobby had to gait the hounds so we could not take photos ourselves.
We often hear people say how different life or events were in yesteryear. Often we reflect on things or people that we miss, our nostalgic memories vivid as if it were just yesterday. I frequently find myself doing so as I reminisce about how our breed society once was and the stark contrast to what it is today. The consequences of such disparities are substantial being that today we now have the lowest standards of acceptability and accountability within our organization and society. The 2017 IWCA National Specialty recently provided several instances that aroused my sentimentalism........
AKC strongly advises that all judges should ask the exhibitor to show the bite/open the mouth when conducting oral exams.
It is a shame that our international wolfhound judges having an extreme obsession with dentition are not versed in or with AKC's The Rules, Policies, and Guidelines for Conformation Dog Show Judges. The handbook states, "Study of the approved breed standard will define the proper oral exam for that breed." Note that the current IWCA Breed standard does not denote bite......
Here are a few candid photos of my Irish Wolfhounds from a recent specialty show.
Though this post is geared mostly to Irish Wolfhound fanciers, particularly in the Northeast, I think others may find it interesting. Though we have attended this specialty twice before, last weekend was the first time since I began writing my "Musings Dog Blog" and so this is my first opportunity to comment on this club and the show......
