by Ron Hevener | Sep 13, 2015 | Stories
Not too long ago, I was talking with a group of exhibitors at a dog show. Nothing unusual about that, I’m always talking with somebody. But, in this case, a long-time Dalmatian breeder brought up a subject very dear to my heart. She wanted to know about the future of...
by Ron Hevener | Sep 13, 2015 | Stories
Picture it! Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1970. Things were great in The White House. Things were great at the shows. Things were great in the movies. Life was … well … life was great! Now, maybe some of that “greatness” was because I was thirty-seven years younger. Or,...
by Ron Hevener | Sep 13, 2015 | Stories
If life in the sport of dogs is like traveling on a path to somewhere great, then all the friends we make along the way are pretty great, too. That’s especially true when those connections start going back as long as twenty years. Or, as in my case, forty or fifty!...
by Ron Hevener | Sep 13, 2015 | Stories
The world of dogs has always been politically charged. There is competition in the ring and every step it takes to get there. As a result, dog lovers are not strangers to controversy and speculation. Although most dog lovers hope national events don’t impact their way...
by Ron Hevener | Sep 13, 2015 | Stories
I don’t know about you, but there are times when I just can’t take the tension of a show. All the work, all the planning, all the scheming, fighting, back-biting, clawing … no wonder I’m tired by the time the show comes around! I mean, it takes a lot out of a guy to...
