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FEATURES<br />
30 Imperial Legacy<br />
Pekingese fanciers from around the globe gathered to celebrate<br />
150 years of “Butterfly Lions” in the Western world.<br />
By David Allan Feller<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 1" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=1"> BEHAVIOR TRAINING GROOMING HEALTH </a>NUTRITION BREEDING PERFORMANCE Learn from the experts on your favorite breed! Enjoy this free digital edition of The Official Journal For t
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 2" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=2"> ® </a> OCTOBER 2008
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<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 4" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=4"> Contents OCTOBER 2008 30 FEATURES 30 Imp</a>erial Legacy Pekingese fanciers from around the globe gathered to celebrate 150 years of “Butterfly Lions” in the Western world. By David Allan Feller
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 5" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=5"> President's Letter TothfepAgumoreveberiencdaindgK</a>obgeosnd—nybeuoltCfotlhuerblsoipscoarlt clubs are the arms that carry the load of promoting the AKC's mission in the local community. As an organizati
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<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 7" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=7"> AKC Updates Edited by BUD BOCCONE FROM TH</a>E CHAIRMAN TcChhelauAlblemfnaegcreicsaienoKrerevmneonrsue-ls ing the continuing decline in registrations. We are losing market
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 8" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=8"> ing all AKC-registrable dogs and do so while upho</a>lding our values and high standards. As we go forward, let me make it clear to all, that the AKC will continue to enthusias- tically support the paren
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 9" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=9"> AKC Updates Remembering Irene Bivin </a> antidmaefawlhl ceinrctuhiet,rebewfoasreacslpursitnegrsc. iArcfuteirt a Trailblazing Texan Opened Doors for Women
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<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 11" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=11"> AKC Updates AMERICAN KENNEL CLIPS Another First </a>for Alaska have awarded 25 $1,000 A proud Alaskan woman made his- scholarships to students tory this summer. No, not her.
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<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 13" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=13"> SHOW SHOTS Photos by TOPDOGPHOTOS.COM Greeley </a>Kennel Club GREELEY, COLORADO · AUGUST 16 & 17, 2008 Ascuatdsdaendcdooldgs”froatnthberaonunguhatllbifaeckto-tot-hbeactkerGmre“eIlte'sy rKaeininegl C
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<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 15" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=15"> On All Fronts Attention,Canine Constituents! A sl</a>ew of political pet products suggests your dog wants a say on November 4. Yes, even the dog world has gone barking mad for politics this fall. Toys an
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 16" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=16"> Edited by REBECCA WALLWORK TRAVEL NEWS If yo</a>u're going stir- Flying crazy in your RV, or are simply over the High Style ordeal of commercial flights, you may w
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 17" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=17"> On All Fronts Katz with Lenore, Rose, and Izzy </a> Paging DR. GOOD DOG This fall, Jon Katz publishes yet another wonderful memoir about his dogs and their life together in upstate New
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<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 19" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=19"> Better Breeding BY JEFF GROGNET, DVM Dystocia</a> A ddtoyifsfoticocuccilaut —rwiihsnelapsbtiniomgu—atctae5ldled percent of canine births. Dystocia can result in the loss of puppies, and possibly the
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<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 21" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=21"> Better Breeding fit through the birth canal (es</a>pecially a concern in small breeds), or it may be in the wrong position (mal- positioned). In either case, it can't be delivered. Puppies in the ute
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<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 23" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=23"> The Judge's Eye BY DR. PETER EMILY Judging Si</a>ngle-Tracking Movement Invbriteoaerldlyersimtopjuounrdtdagenersttmafnodrvejtuhmdeegpnehts,ysaitinoilds- ogy of movement. Correct canine movement has
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 24" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=24"> slightly greater width from right to left rather </a>than seeming to be a per- fectly static point, as seen in the more narrow-bodied dogs. Every animal is affected by gravity during movement. Animals
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 25" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=25"> Behavior & Training BY LAURA BECK Listening </a>with Eyes Wide Open Retraining After a Painful Experience Pbargeteiec,nlemsreyintr9cil-euyvdeieandrg-—osolidnbcjBecrstihas—erdmw, eahstasl puppy. Re
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 26" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=26"> the longer she stood there, the louder she yelled</a>. Dr. Brannan explained that the most common signs of canine dental problems are halitosis, inflammation and swelling of the gum tissue (gingival),
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 27" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=27"> The Versatile Dog BY MATTHEW SCHENKER or Malam</a>utes.” Ramstead spent time reading about the two breeds, and one day came across a passage in a Siberian Husky book describing how the bree
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<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 29" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=29"> The Versatile Dog seemed so natural. “In 1994, </a>a friend told me about a 64-mile race in British Columbia,” she recalls. “I tried it and won. The next year, there was a 120-mile race. Well, 64
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<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 31" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=31"> Healthy Dog Edited by BRONWYN TAGGART The Mol</a>d in the Fold Treating Skin-Fold Pyoderma BY SUE OWENS WRIGHT BamolgroenaydthythsberoelBwdui,nllgbduiontgthrisoeuodbnisllteiynci5s- tive folds o
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 32" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=32"> Some owners dust the lesions, but make sure t</a>here's no stubble left which could further irritate the skin. Most dogs detest Elizabethan collars, but wearing one will help keep a dog f
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 33" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=33"> PEKINGESE FANCIERS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE GATHE</a>RED TO CELEBRATE 150 YEARS OF “BUTTERFLY LIONS” IN THE WESTERN WORLD. BY DAVID ALLAN FELLER For every owner, a dog is a totem: an obje
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 34" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=34"> The Goodwood Estate welcomed two Pekingese from C</a>hina 150 years ago. Below right: In February, it was the site for a lavish celebration of these exotic dogs. F For one weekend last Fe
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 35" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=35"> History might have been better written had the</a> Pekingese painted by George Stubbs in 1759 adorn the upper walls of community been more cohesive. Owners often didn't know the foye
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 36" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=36"> year later, the Duchess met the official again an</a>d asked how the dog was. “Delicious!” announced the king. While a fine story, it must be admitted that the response of noble Pekingese breeders in att
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 37" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=37"> H </a> andlersdreamofthreehigh-profileBestin Showwinswithinoneyear.LegendaryPapillon
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 38" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=38"> Starts with Genes Janice Willard, DVM, author</a> of Eternal Puppy, cites genetic linkage as one of the overlooked factors that may contribute to a long and triumphant career. “Accidental selection i
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 39" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=39"> says Willard. “While you want to protect them fro</a>m physi- cal harm and overworking, I think it is important for dogs to do whatever they are physically capable of. One needs to consider stress like G
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 40" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=40"> the owners have been very dedicated to their dogs</a> and spent an appropriate amount of time conditioning them and addressing any of their special needs. For example, a German Wirehaired Pointer underwe
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 41" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=41"> SCIENTIFIC STUDIES ARE CONFIRMING WHAT PARENTS </a> 38 AKC GAZETTE
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 42" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=42"> P rofessional skateboard</a>er Rob Dyrdek and his supersized bodyguard, Christopher “Big Black” Boykin, project the quintessential image of machismo. Tou
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 43" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=43"> Melson realized that if she wanted to observe</a> boys in the caregiving role and, more important, if boys were to develop skill in that role, she would have to find a dif- ferent caregiving venue, o
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 44" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=44"> high-pitched invitation that incites the dog's ex</a>citement for the game. The child is also likely to answer for the dog, mak- ing the dog a full partner in the dialogue. “You do? You love your ball!”
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 45" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=45"> TIME TRAVEL &TREASURE HUNTS </a> AMERICAN SPANIEL CLUB ARCHIVISTS UNCOVER MYSTERIES OF THEIR BREED'S PAST
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 46" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=46"> L ife is layered in stories. Some are</a> buried in time, while others travel forward, changed until they are mythic. And history always happens now. Stripping myth from facts can
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 47" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=47"> Leather-bound meeting minutes, 1886. Far left: Pa</a>rker with a display of historical artifacts at the ASC Annual Flushing Spaniel Show, 2007. studies
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 48" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=48"> Moffit's nieces and spaniel on an sunny jaunt, 19</a>26. Inset: The feathered cap that helped historians put a face to the famous fancier. RE REPOSITORY RA The the spo that re and A Blake s collecti
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 49" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=49"> AOGof </a> EDWIN MEGARGEE CAPTURES TYPE AND TEMPERAM
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 50" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=50"> Young Talent Edwin Megargee was one of the 20</a>th century's foremost animal artists, but he was also an avid sportsman, author, breeder-exhibitor of Scottish terriers, and an AKC Delegate, judge, d
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 51" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=51"> AKC SHOPPER GUIDE TO PUREBRED DOGS </a> POSTER Updated to include illustrations of the new breeds recognized in 2007 Both educational & decorative, this official revised editio
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 52" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=52"> BREED COLUMNS spotlight: Alaskan Malamutes Highli</a>ghting a breed column of general interest each month Judging in Motion Im'llubletipthletfimrsetstowaitdhmaint tehnaetrgettiicnMg arloamunudtethisens
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 53" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=53"> SPORTING Group Breed Columns Index SPORTING GROU</a>P 50 BRITTANYS 50 POINTERS 51 GERMAN WIREHAIRED POINTERS 52 CHESAPEAKE BAY RETRIEVERS 53 CURLY-COATED RETRIEVERS 53 FLAT-COATED RETRIEVERS 54 GOLDEN R
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 54" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=54"> Why a Pointer? Lately, I've been thinking abo</a>ut why more people don't own one of the old- est and most classic breeds in exis- tence—the Pointer. Having had AKC-registered Pointers for more t
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 55" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=55"> SPORTING Group birds that they quickly tune out t</a>he sounds of the city. We usually spend a little time prac- ticing heeling, and even throw in a stack or two (both hand-stacks and free-stacks) so
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 56" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=56"> G1u7e-sytecaor-luomldnsiosnt KwahroenhaRseece has</a> a Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism. A Curly-Coated Retriever named Rainbow has improved their lives immeasurably. Here is their story. Brandon
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 57" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=57"> SPORTING Group breeders so highly value good tem-</a> perament? Is it because those breeders believe that temperament is as essen- tial as type and soundness? The Flat-Coat is a personal dog. He blos
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 58" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=58"> DOGPHOTO.COM ticipants. However, hard working co</a>ndi- nitely a dance with both handler and tion is a phrase used in our standard, dog responding almost simultaneously and one that we ign
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 59" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=59"> SPORTING Group Friday and Saturday and showed in </a>conformation on Sunday. We are all very proud of our dogs and the fact that they remain a “dual” breed. So that's the story of the Backyard. Evely
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 60" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=60"> Gordon Setter PAUL RODENHAUSER lost my mother a</a>nd a beloved dog within the space of three weeks. I was devastated, and spent the first weeks afterward in grief-stricken shock. Many nights I escaped
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 61" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=61"> SPORTING Group mation here, and it's the optimum </a>place to send people for their initial search. There are two remaining national events this year—the national field trial in Octob
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 62" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=62"> Preschool for Cocker Puppies Cosocuklesr. pTuhpe</a>pyiehsavaerebgeentlken, osewnsitoive “think too much” about new environments. As they think, they may convince themselves to be afraid. This is partic
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 63" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=63"> SPORTING Group safety of the group. These dogs ar</a>e not good playgroup candidates. If one dog is having fun and the other dog has his tail constantly tucked, the dogs need to be separated.” Whethe
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 64" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=64"> many things that each of us can do to ensure the </a>future of our sport, but nothing is more important than tak- ing the breeding of purebred dogs seriously again. Today, the term breeder often has nega
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 65" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=65"> SPORTING Group Guloensgt tciomluemWneilsthRandyES</a>CSaposwenl eisr,a breeder, and handler. He and his wife, Cheryl Clark, consistently put titles on their spaniels in conformation, field, obedience, ra
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 66" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=66"> quickly. Often, showing a Spinone how to do an ob</a>stacle once or twice is all he needs to learn it. The powerful front that enables the Spinone to hunt up and down mountains easily pulls him up the A-
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 67" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=67"> SPORTING Group appears in the proposed change to </a>“Rules Applying to Dog Shows.” “The Amateur Owner Handler class shall be for dogs that are at least 6 months of age who are not champions. Dogs mu
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 68" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=68"> WORKING Group The Spin Doctors Al“msposktedsapie</a>lyr,soitns”eeomr tshtahta“tatuhtihsority” makes some doom-and-gloom statement. I don't know about the rest of you, but I am sick to death of this type
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 69" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=69"> WORKING Group down in this relaxed setting with a</a> group of new club members from Arizona (I learned all of their names) who were anxious to grill me about pedigrees and breed history. This exchange w
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 70" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=70"> Sylvia's presentations on “AKC BMD Standard: Appl</a>ication to a Breeding Program” and “AKC BMD Standard: How to Feel Structure” at Berner University at the 2005 national drew high attendance. Indeed, S
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 71" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=71"> WORKING Group navigate. Livestock is very unpre- </a>dictable, so you must strategize as you go along. The training forms a very intense bond with your dog. That was a little over a year ago, and now
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 72" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=72"> COURTESY KIM SILVA pleasure of meeting Dr. Rober</a>t Zammit, the foremost reproductive authority in Australia. He brought up the ongoing effort to produce a natu- ral bobtail. He said, “The government
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 73" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=73"> WORKING Group ally at our national specialty. GPC</a>A maintains several award programs that recognize and reward members who have contributed to the “health of the breed” through diligent testing. GPCA
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 74" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=74"> breeding) why they shouldn't just go to a pet sto</a>re. Those of us who breed for the show ring have a genuine love of the breed and for the individual dogs. As responsi- ble breeders, we feel a dut
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 75" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=75"> WORKING Group for this worthy study. —A.S. Th</a>ank you, Anne. —Catherine Cooper, Martinsville, Va.; cocooper@sitestar.net Multiple-Sire Litter Itd'suable-seinretwlitoteyreanrds sionmceIpa
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 76" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=76"> bodies when worried. A dog in a friendly mood wil</a>l usually lower and wag his tail in slow, wide sweeps to indicate that he is receptive to meet- ing and greeting. A dog who is resist- ant to having h
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 77" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=77"> WORKING Group What is one to do when on</a>e's heart Neapolitan fanciers are fortunate that and soul is involved with a breed that our standard gives us a choice about presently has
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 78" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=78"> more areas. · Learning Tools on th</a>e Web. Knowing that impulse buyers prefer quick information, REACt links are set up with brief snippets of info and the option for more comprehensive
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 79" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=79"> WORKING Group </a> process, and downloadable applications for the grants, which are due every
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 80" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=80"> and check them off as each item is loaded into th</a>e show van. Yep, he forgot the one dog he was showing! One couple said that they stopped at a rest area to walk the four-legged pas- sengers and l
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 81" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=81"> WORKING Group Standard Schnauzer Tower of Babel</a> as competing fashions deride each other like divas of the fash- ion-show runway, and few conversa- tions reference that “balance of power, speed, and
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 82" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=82"> CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING KENNELS FOR SALE HOBBY K</a>ENNEL/HOUSE NEAR COLUMBUS, OHIO 1.4 acres, 3BR, 2BA, 2 kitchens, 3300+ sq. ft., attached kennel with 8 I/O runs (expendable), w/feeding kitchen, garag
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 83" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=83"> BREEDERS' CLASSIFIEDS PUBLICATION OF ADVERTISEMEN</a>TS IN THE AKC GAZETTE SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AN ENDORSEMENT OF THE ADVERTSIER BY THE AKC. ALASKAN MALAMUTES www.hudsonshuskies.com, Houghtaling
<a title="October 2008 AKC Gazette page 84" href="http://www.zmag.dk/showmag.php?mid=wqstdd&pageid=84"> PORTUGUESE WATER DOGS Kalmanash, Andrew & Angel</a>a (p.s.) Ruff-Wave (reg), One Windward Ln, Stamford, CT 06903. 203-322-4139. Pwd@ruffwave.com. www.ruffwave.com SHIBA INU Icewind Shibas (p.d.s.)
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