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The Working Dog Showcase is your
opportunity to present your working malamute in a national forum for
everyone to appreciate. The Showcase is limited to those dogs with
demonstrated working ability, as indicated by the achievement of a minimum
of two AMCA working dog titles, or one regular title and at least one leg of
an Excellent title. The titles must have been issued (not still pending) at
the time of the show, so start getting your paperwork together and send it
in now! See the Working Dog Program
for more information on working titles.
Neutered dogs are welcome in this event,
and males and females compete equally. The dogs are evaluated by each of
three judges using the working committee’s point schedule. This is a great
opportunity to find out how your dogs look to some of the most experienced
animal professionals around.
Judges
Ray
mushed competitively for twelve years on the northeastern racing circuit.
During that time, he blended his recreational activity with his
profession, and began to study why various types of sled dogs had
differing abilities. His research resulted in the publication of several
papers on sled dog biology. Since then, he has made a career of studying
dogs of all kinds, producing many publications on canine physiology,
evolution, and behavior. He is the co-author, with his wife Lorna
Coppinger, of the popular book Dogs: A Startling New Understanding of
Canine Origin, Behavior & Evolution (2001). He teaches biology at
Hampshire College in Massachusetts.
Leif has been mushing for the past 20
years and is showing no signs of stopping. He primarily breeds and runs
malamutes (Apple Hill Malamutes), but he has also run Siberians and
Alaskans. Like most drivers of “big dogs,” Leif favors freight races,
mid-distance races, distance races and the occasional camping trip. In
addition to being a knowledgeable dog man, Leif is also a gifted horseman.
As a farrier, he is in great demand to work on horses that no one else
will touch. He has a great eye for sound structure and movement, whether
the animal is measured in inches or in hands.
Twila
began her life in malamutes by asking hers to work. Breeding and showing
came later, and she has been doing both for nearly a decade. She has good
reason to care about exactly what it takes to make a reliable sled dog. An
accomplished outdoorswoman, Twila puts 1500 to 2000 miles per year on her
own malamute team by cart and sled. Her passion for the outdoors and the
solitude of the wilderness has led to many extended winter sledding
excursions and summer hiking trips with her dogs. For nine years, Twila
managed a veterinary practice and worked as a veterinary technician. She
recently opened her own doggy day care/training center/grooming salon in
Vancouver, Washington.
Trophies
Trophies are offered by a variety of
donors, and will include great working related items that will be both fun
and useful. Trophies will be items designed to keep the
outdoorsperson warm, comfortable, and organized. Best in Showcase will get
a personalized plaque and both Best and Best of Opposite will get a copy
of Nancy Cowan's new book "Trail!". For the dogs we'll have new harnesses,
booties, and the like.
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Best in Showcase:
Plaque, Autographed copy of "Trail!" by
Nancy Cowan, Harness, Fleece sleeping bag/liner
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Best of Opposite:
Autographed copy of "Trail!" by Nancy
Cowan, Handlebar bag
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Second:
Harness, Fleece bag
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Third:
Harness, Fleece bag
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Fourth:
Harness, Fleece bag
Scheduled on Friday October 17th at 3:00 PM
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