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An Interview with
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                                                                                          BY FRED SALUD












          I     don’t remember the fi rst time I went to a dog


                show since my father has been showing dogs
                even before I was born. I do remember one
        memorable day in 1973, I was probably 6 years old,
        when one of my dad’s German Shorthaired Pointers
        won Best in Show and earned his CD title on the
        same day. His name was Ph Ch Weidenbach’s Mac von
        Jobe CDX (USA) or “Mark” as we called him. At that
        time, our house was full of GSPs.


        Growing up, my dad would get into diff erent breeds,
        one at a time. I still recall the times when we had
        German Shorthaired Pointers, Japanese Akitas, Bull
        Terriers, Shar-Peis and German Shepherds. I was
        very fortunate to grow up in a family that loved and
        adored all sorts of animals. Our parents encouraged
        my siblings and I to get into various hobbies such
        as dogs, fi sh, reptiles, horses and many others. Our
        house was always fi lled with diff erent kinds of animals
        and my parents supported us with all of them. My
        parents would also buy us books in order to learn
        more about our pets.


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