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Why Do People Bash? Sharon Masnick
Bonnie Guggenheim
Submitted by Jo Ann White, Susan Kilgore & Nayef Homsi 44
You Know You’re a Dog Person When... Susan F. Shephard
19 AKC National OH Series: Do You Check the Box? Pat Bullard 23 Run Your Toy in Fast Cat Susan Thibodeaux 30 Canine Cognitive Dysfuction Kim Gillette, Esq. & Dr. Rafe H. Schindler 35 Smoke and Mirrors Bonnie L. Guggenheim
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Pekingese Examination by an Expert Colleen Doolin Skinner
What is Meant by ‘High Stepping and Free?’ Italian Greyhounds on the Move Kim Brinker
The Breeder Author Unknown
Are You Having Fun Yet? Richard Paquette
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38 Safety Reminder: The Holidays are Approaching Sharon Masnick
A Beginner’s Guide to Examining & Judging the Shih Tzu Joe Walton
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The Shih Tzu Head Jo Ann White 63 Italian Greyhound Judging Harry Bennett
Salisbury Kennel Club Tom Weigand
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