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Jessica Braatz Meet Jessica Braatz: 2022 recipient of the Misty Mondok Myers Memorial Academic Scholarship.

2022 recipient of the Misty Mondok Myers Memorial Academic Scholarship. Nine years ago I grasped a leather lead in my hand for the first time.…

Three Dog Night

Three Dog Night

Feb 21 2023

It will be a  co~o~o~ld  night tonight. The lows will be in the “three to four dog range” with the windsreaching up to one or…

He Hath Founde The Byrde

One of the things I like best about purebred dogs is the way they tell the story of our human history. You always find people…

Native Setters

Native Setters

Apr 01 2017

When I was a kid we had all kinds of books in the house. I never knew where most of them came from but we…

Putting Color and Markings in Perspective

The English Setter standard calls for “white ground color with intermingling of darker hairs resulting in belton markings varying in degree from clear distinct flecking…

Your First Dog

Your First Dog

Feb 21 2009

This month’s guest column is by Sue Johnson, Birchrun. Though her thoughts apply to all dog lovers, her piece reminds me of all the times…

I Love You Just The Way You Are

Eight years ago, ESAA appointed me as the AKC Gazette columnist for English Setters and made a lifelong dream come true. As I hand the…