Top Notch Toys March 2017

IN LOVING MEMORY

DUANE C. DOLL 1/17/39 – 7/19/16 Co-Founder, Publisher and CEO Since 1983

Executive Editor JOSEPH NEIL McGINNIS Editor BONNIE GUGGENHEIM Managing Editor CORTNY WHITE Ad and Editorial Design

JOE McGINNIS, DIANE GREENE-WALSH, CORTNY WHITE, ERIKA RUTHERFORD, MELISSA BORDOVSKY AND KELLI LAW Advertising BONNIE GUGGENHEIM 863.738.8848 • bonnie@dmcg.com PRODUCTION OFFICES 8848 Beverly Hills, Lakeland, Fl 33809 Office Manager Subscriptions and Circulation MICHAEL VERAS 863.816.8848 • michael@dmcg.com Production Co-Ordinator Advertiser Relations SAMANTHA ADKINS 863.816.8848 • samantha@dmcg.com

“Valentino” GOLD GRAND CHAMPION Fleur de Passy ™ Dauphin

Lopker Front Cover.indd 1

2/28/17 5:33 PM

On the cover: GOLD GRAND CHAMPION FLEUR DE PASSY DAUPHIN Japanese Chin, Owned by Anita Lopker

Director of Web Development National Distribution Manager DANIEL J. CARTIER 615.618.4797 • daniel@dmcg.com Production Manager DIANE GREENE-WALSH

34 FROM THE EDITOR by JOE MCGINNIS 48 TOY TALK by BONNIE GUGGENHEIM 50 TNT TOYBOX

52 GREATER GAINESVILLE GATOR CLASSIC CANDIDS photos by TOM WEIGAND 54 FINDING THE BEST COMPANION HOME FOR PUPPIES by CESE RESNICK 55 STRAWBERRY CLUSTER DOG SHOW CANDIDS photos by TOM WEIGAND 56 CALLING ALL JUDGES TO HELP SAVE BREED TYPES by BETTY STALLARD 58 AKC FAST CAT ® by LEW OLSON 60 BRUSSELS GRIFFON BREEDER’S FORUM with JACQUE JONES 62 TERMS & INTERPRETATIONS by LORENE VICKERS-SMITH 65 JUDGING THE BRUSSELS GRIFFON by BRADLEY JENKINS 66 BRUSSELS GRIFFON BREED SURVEY 70 REMINISCENCE: A PERSONAL HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN

BRUSSELS GRIFFON ASSOCIATION by DAWN VIC HANSEN 74 LIVING WITH THE BRUSSELS GRIFFON by LISA STRAUB 76 TNT TOP TWENTY 76 TNT ALL BREED SYSTEM 78 TNT BREED SYSTEM 79 TNT OWNER-HANDLER SYSTEM 80 ADVERTISING & SUBSCRIPTION RATES 82 INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

“Valentino” GOLD GRAND CHAMPION Fleur de Passy ™ Dauphin

18 • T op N otch T oys , M arch 2017

Powered by