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Wayne's Words with Wayne Cavanaugh Improving Ring Procedure (08/25/2008): While the UKC staff cannot get to as many UKC events as we would like, we do get to a very good representation of shows across the country. This travel gives us a good place from which to assess the things that we believe can contribute to a constantly improving network of UKC conformation judges. Read more here Previous Articles... A Progress Report on the United States Canine Registries (10/30/2007) Here We Go Again (04/24/2007) Honor the Breeder (10/11/2006) UKC’s Commitment To Its Judges (10/03/2006) Let’s Get Everyone Talking! (08/16/2006)

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Mark Threlfall Down to the Sea (Part 2) (08/14/2008): The day continued to burn bright. Read more here Previous Articles... Down to the Sea by Mark Threlfall (07/09/2008) Things I Want to Accomplish in 2008… (01/24/2008) The Learning Curve, Part 5 (12/28/2007) The Learning Curve, Part 4 (12/05/2007) The Learning Curve, Part 3 (10/30/2007)

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Beagle Q & A with Todd Morgan Question - What if I want to go to events in other states? Do I earn any points? Answer – Yes you do? Here is how it works: The state race will work off where your dog is registered on January 1 of the State Race year or in the case of Single Registered dogs, the state that they are registered to when single registered. The state that your dog is registered to is the state that your State Race points will go to. You can hunt in any state you wish and your points will go back to your state. (10/02/2007) QUESTION – I hear that UKC is starting a new Beagle format. What is it? How will it affect the Hunting Beagle program and how will it work? Answer – Yes, United Kennel Club is looking into a new Beagle format. We Todd Morgan are in the process of setting that program up. The program will be different than anything UKC has ever done as far as Beagles go, but is very familiar ground to us as far as putting on coonhound events. UKC prides itself on licensing some of the most professionally run events in the country. Currently, we license over 12,000 events for dogs. (01/13/2006) QUESTION: Rule 6 states that dogs will be scratched for running or molesting stock. What does UKC consider “molesting stock?” Answer: The dictionary defines molesting as, “To disturb, interfere with, or annoy.” That is exactly how United Kennel Club interprets when to scratch a dog for molesting stock. Running stock should be very easy for everyone to determine. If your dog is chasing after stock, it is scratched. Simple. The molesting part of it is what really needs to get defined. (12/05/2005) All four dogs are struck in and are running the rabbit. Before completion of any circles, the dogs break down and go into a check. Shortly after, one dog jumps the rabbit and it crosses the path in front of us. The rabbit then goes down over the hill into a hole (we all saw the rabbit). (and more) (07/13/2005) On a four-dog cast, all dogs are struck in. The rabbit is completely circled and seen by a cast member. The judge is present as Dogs A, B and C score on the line. Dog D misses the line. On the second circle, a line is marked and the cast agrees to pick the dogs up after they score it. Again, Dogs A, B and C score. Dog D misses it again. How do you score dog D’s strike points? (and more) (05/13/2005) Previous installments of Questions & Answers

Conformation 101 with Kathy Lorentzen (10/17/2008): Just Point and Shut Up? by Kathy Lorentzen Read more here Previous Articles... (09/23/2008) Back in the Saddle (Oops, I Mean Whelping Box) Part Two (08/15/2008) Back in the saddle (oops, I mean whelping box), by Kathy Lorentzen (07/24/2008) My Favorite PREMIER Moments, by Kathy Lorentzen (06/26/2008) Chatter, Part 2 by Kathy Lorentzen (05/13/2008)

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The Coonhound Advisor with Allen Gingerich GPS Systems in Nite Hunts, Something Stinks, Strike Position Question, Who Has Authority to Assign Non-Hunting Judge and Calling Time Out not Always an Option (06/04/2008): GPS Tracking Systems in UKC Licensed Nite Hunts While we welcome today’s higher technology it brings with it some concerns. For instance the new Garmin Astro’s have many different useful options when it comes to using them for training purposes or tracking hounds as well as GPS telemetry for human navigation all built in one unit. The most common question raised is; are they allowed to be used for navigational purposes such as finding your vehicle or otherwise during the course of a nite hunt? Read more here Previous Articles... Complaints: Master of Hounds, Licensed Event Participants and Event Participants Reminders (03/06/2008) Declared Treed But Not Declared Struck, Babbling and Bells (03/31/2007) Strike Positions Available, Catching Coon on Ground, Didn't See The Situation But Are Asked To Vote (12/13/2006) Casting Dogs Where Guide Doesn't Have Permission, Showing Dogs In The Proper Order, Dogs Barking In The Box (10/24/2006) Demanding Ten Minutes of Shining Time - Dogs Out of Hearing - Signatures on Scorecards - Deadline Reminders (08/24/2006)

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Legislative Update with Cindy Cooke Fighting the Persistent Myth of Canine Overpopulation, by Cindy Cooke (08/19/2008): In 1841, Charles Mackay, a nineteenth-century Scottish journalist, wrote a book called Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds. Read more here Previous Articles... Black Wednesday Where Were You on June 25, 2008?, by Cindy Cooke (07/24/2008) This Means War, by Cindy Cooke (04/16/2008) Why can’t we all get along? (01/10/2008) Detached from Reality: Emotion and Animal Issues (12/13/2007) One Lone Voice: How Olie Smith is Standing Tall in Lagrange, Indiana (03/27/2007)

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NADOI Check Out that Rescue Group! Marlene Stachowiak NADOI member # 337 (10/17/2008): Not all rescue organizations are warm and fuzzy! Some are not interested in providing a service to either the dog or his new family. Believe it or not, they may be more interested in numbers, which gives them the “documentation” to collect undeserved grants, donations, and sucker in more volunteers to do the work. Yes, some are in it for the profit! Of course, most rescues are doing the right thing, but unsuspecting families need to have some guidelines and use caution and common sense when selecting a knowledgeable and supportive rescue organization. Distinguishing between the “good” and the “bad” is really not difficult. Read more here Previous Articles... (06/26/2008) Dogs With No Confidence: Have They Really Been Abused? (01/23/2008) Evaluating Your Training Program (12/13/2007) Japanese Sheepdog Trialing (09/19/2007) Dog Class Disasters (08/17/2007)

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Ringside Conversation with Richard Beauchamp (10/17/2008): Understanding What “Type” Actually Is, Richard G. (Rick) Beauchamp Read more here Previous Articles... (09/23/2008) Is it Just the Judging? Richard G. (Rick) Beauchamp (08/15/2008) Breeder, Exhibitor, or Fancier?, by Richard G. (Rick) Beauchamp (06/26/2008) Correct Proportions and What Makes Them (03/11/2008) Who Judges Your Dog Best? (01/23/2008)

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