On this Pet World Radio Segment we talk with author Connie Newcomb about her dog show experiences and her book – Dog Show Confidential.
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For more information about Connie and her book visit: Dog Show Confidential
From the website:
Connie Newcomb is a lifelong dog lover and recent empty nester who, in under two years, turned a neurotic, man-hating Chihuahua puppy into a champion, ending up at Madison Square Garden’s annual televised Westminster Kennel Club dog show with an Award of Merit for her second champion.
Newcomb was born and raised in north Jersey near New York City. She had two dogs growing up, a perfect German Shepherd and a less-than-perfect Chihuahua. She traveled a lot as a child, especially to Greece, where she has family and where her father was born and raised. She has always loved sailing and appreciated good food.
Newcomb was an avid singer for years, performing many times with the Masterworks Chorus in such spaces as Avery Fisher and Carnegie Hall. She graduated from Villanova University with a degree in teaching. She taught social studies for a time before getting married and moving to Pittsburgh, where her husband attended medical school.
Their first child was a four-legged one, Simon the Pembroke Welsh Corgi. After that came two human children, Margaret and Andrew. The family moved to the Philadelphia area, where Newcomb became a stay at home mom as well as member of the school board, club tennis team, and volunteer at the local art museum.
After the children moved away from home, Newcomb was looking for something else to occupy her time. The family had always loved going to the Westminster Dog Show in NYC, and to be a part of it was a sort of fantasy for them. Newcomb became involved in the dog show world by chance with the help of a friend and mentor.
From one show dog came two, three and eventually six. She now owns or co-owns ten dogs and lives with eight of them. She has appeared on Good Day New York with her Japanese Chin Yoshi, who was recently featured in Kate Lacey’s Show Dogs: A Photographic Breed Guide. She has always enjoyed writing about her dogs and logging her travels abroad. The family often travels to Europe. Newcomb now resides in eastern Pennsylvania with her very patient husband.
