About: Christi McDonald
Christi McDonald is a second-generation dog person, raised with a kennel full of Cairn Terriers. After more than a decade as a professional handler’s apprentice and handling professionally on her own, primarily Poodles and Cairns, she landed a fortuitous position in advertising sales with the monthly all-breed magazine ShowSight. This led to an 11-year run at Dogs in Review, where she wore several hats, including advertising sales rep, ad sales manager and, finally, editor for five years. Christi is proud to be part of the editorial team for the cutting-edge Best In Show Daily. She lives in Apex, N.C., with two homebred black Toy Poodles, the last of her Foxfire line, and a Norwich Terrier.
Recent Posts by Christi McDonald
Among the Shows Closing May 22, 2013
Closing dates for shows in 13 U.S. states arrive next Wednesday, with the first two shows of the June Idaho circuit closing on Thursday. For the first time ever I’ve found this announcement on a premium list, the one for the back-to-back Flagstaff KC shows June 8 and 9, 2013, in Arizona: It’s my personal Continue Reading
Fancy That: Remembering Sandra Goose Allen
On May 9, 2013, the dog world lost a devotee whose kindness will long be missed, and today I want to devote Fancy That to her. Sandra Goose Allen was a beautiful and gracious woman who I never heard say an unkind word and about whom I never heard anyone say an unkind word. I Continue Reading
Legislative Updates: ‘Breeder’ Bill Passes in N.C.
Two weeks ago in my Legislative Updates, I wrote about North Carolina House Bill 956, designed to “regulate the ownership of aggressive dog breeds.” I failed, however, to tell readers about NC House Bill 930, which, according to AKC, “establishes an arbitrary definition of ‘large commercial dog breeder’ that would include individuals who own 10 Continue Reading
Among the Shows Closing May 15, 2013
The shows that close next Wednesday start off with a bang… or should I say with a hula dance? The Shasta and Butte County Kennel Clubs host the Bow-Wow Luau Cluster May 30 through June 2, 2013, in Gridley, Calif., about an hour north of Sacramento. In keeping with their Hawaiian luau theme, they encourage Continue Reading
Fancy That: Memorial Weekend Classic Pulls Out All the Stops
Usually in Monday’s Fancy That I report on what happened over the previous weekend at dog shows, but today I want to tell you about an upcoming cluster that deserves recognition instead. As reported in Shows Closing last week, quite a few great clusters happen on the Memorial Day weekend, among them the five all-breed Continue Reading