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Breeding Better Dogs Begins in the Whelping Box Not in the Show Ring Sharon Masnick, Chris & John Heartz, Brenda Segelken, David & Carlene Gilstrap, Roxie Campbell and Charlotte Creed
Bonnie Guggenheim
The Journey of Ruth Beam Christine Crane
Del Gonzales
20 The Basics of Judging the Italian Greyhound Lilian S. Barber 26 Judging the Maltese Jacqueline Stacy 28 Breed Standard: 32 Collecting Dog Show Memorabilia Pat Bullard
Judging the Papillon Angela Pickett
Maryland Blue Crab Cluster Candids Tom Weigand
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A Timeless Picture in Words Pat Bullard
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36 The Havanese: What’s So Hard to Understand? Kathy Ambler
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