Top Notch Toys, August 2021

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AJ ARAPOVIC CEO & Publisher aj@aramediagroup.com Office 512-686-3466 ext. 102 Cell 512-541-8128 HANIFA ARAPOVIC Vice President hanifa@aramediagroup.com 512-686-3466 ext. 104 Cell 512-541-8687 MICHAEL R. VERAS Chief Operating Officer michael@aramediagroup.com 512-686-3466 ext. 101 ALEXANDRA GEBHARDT Chief Marketing Officer, Head Of Digital Brands alex@aramediagroup.com 1-908-288-7733 SAMANTHA ADKINS Production Co-Ordinator Advertiser Relations samantha@aramediagroup.com 512-686-3466 ext. 103 DANIEL CARTIER Director, Social Media & Web Site daniel@aramediagroup.com ADVERTISING DIRECTOR/EDITOR BONNIE GUGGENHEIM Advertising Director/Editor bonnie@aramediagroup.com 512-971-3280 SOCIAL MEDIA ELMA BEGIC Manager, Social Media & Creative Content elma@aramediagroup.com 1-512-686-3466

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Judging the Chinese Crested Shelley Hennessy

Bonnie Guggenheim

Mystery From Japan Five Things You Never Knew About the Japanese Chin Scott Toney

Scott Toney, Shea O’Connell, Holly Maxwell

24 Candids: Duluth, MN Tom Weigand 26 Maintaining and Improving Breeds Jerold S. Bell, DVM 30 An Interview With

Candids: Maltese National Specialty Lisa Caudill

What Makes a Pug, a Pug? Patt Kolesar Stoltz. JEC PDCA

MAILING ADDRESS PO BOX 18567 TAMPA, FL 33679

Carol Harris (Bo-Bett Farms) Bonnie Guggenheim

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