The Rip Van Wrinkler, XXIV, Issue 1, February 2020

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Catskills, right now - Deer and turkeys. Ilene Marder photo


©Jackie Dering, 2020, "Everybody is enjoying the new chair."

Best seats in San Diego - Gloria, Tippy, Stella Allen

Favorite Chair.


Mark your calendars!

The 24th!!!! Annual

Rip Van Wrinkle Basenji Club

Spring/Summer Specialty Fun Match & Annual Meeting

Date and Place to be determined.

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As the Tail Turns:

Damara and Re-Up at Westminster

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Talbot [MD] Kennel Club, 1978: Damara Bolté handles Basenji Ch. Reveille Do Be Sirius to Best in Show under judge K.O. Peterson.

We ran an interview with Bolté in May 2008, a few months after she was honored with an AKC Lifetime Achievement Award. At the time, she had been handling dogs for 53 years. When asked what it takes to be a good professional handler, she replied:

“I tell anyone who wants to be a handler to get their education first—it will stand them in good stead. Getting out in the ring is a small thing. Managing a kennel, turning in entries, planning advertising, conditioning and grooming dogs will take up much more time. It’s never boring because there’s always so much work to do.

“I do think people should wait until they’re a little older to be a handler. Go to school and give yourself time to mature. It takes a certain amount of maturity to run a business and deal with clients—and remember, without clients, you’re not in business

Damara and Reveille Do Be Sirius at Westminster

Talbot [MD] Kennel Club, 1978: Damara Bolté handles Basenji Ch. Reveille Do Be Sirius to Best in Show under judge K.O. Peterson.

We ran an interview with Bolté in May 2008, a few months after she was honored with an AKC Lifetime Achievement Award. At the time, she had been handling dogs for 53 years. When asked what it takes to be a good professional handler, she replied:

“I tell anyone who wants to be a handler to get their education first—it will stand them in good stead. Getting out in the ring is a small thing. Managing a kennel, turning in entries, planning advertising, conditioning and grooming dogs will take up much more time. It’s never boring because there’s always so much work to do.

“I do think people should wait until they’re a little older to be a handler. Go to school and give yourself time to mature. It takes a certain amount of maturity to run a business and deal with clients—and remember, without clients, you’re not in business


Ch. Apu Flash at the Garden, 1981.



Suzanne Clothier


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