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Dog Writers Association of America: 2015 Banquet Dinner

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(Updated February 16, 2015) — Congratulations to all the winners from Sunday night’s dinner! It was definitely one of the best Dog Writer’s Association of America Awards Banquet dinners of all time. Of course Goodnewsforpets was in attendance for the night’s festivities and we have the scoop on all the 2014 winners. Congratulations to everyone who was nominated and to those who received the honor of winning. Paws up!

Mary Bloom’s Table 6 Maxwell Medallion Winners L to R: Chet Jezierski, Sammy Kuruc, Ranny Green, Joanne Anderson, Kate J. Kuligowski

“The Dog Writers Association of America Annual Awards Banquet” recognizes and rewards those writers who have distinguished themselves in the annual writing contest. This annual event is open to members and non-members.

Dog Writers Association of America encompasses all aspects of the world of dogs ~ showing, performance, behavior, training, health, and the human animal bond. We recognize many kinds of media besides journalism. Artists and photographers have joined our ranks and we include mystery and fiction writers, poets, historians and veterinarians. We have members who host national radio shows and others who appear on TV programs. Blogging, website production, social networking, and videography are among the professional activities of other members.

This year’s banquet takes place during Westminster Week, being held on Sunday, February 15th, 2015 at 6:00 pm at NYC’s Hotel Pennsylvania. This year’s nominees are listed below. Stay tuned to Goodnewsforpets for the winners announcement after the banquet!

2014 Writing Competition Category Nominees

*Winners highlighted in red

Newspaper Articles and Columns

  1. Article or Column – Health and General Care

    Nominees

    • Joanne Anderson, “Golden Retriever Lifetime Study” (Massapequa Post)
    • Monique S. Balas, “Keep Your Sights on Animal Health” (The Oregonian)
    • Tom Sandford, “Canines Conquering Adversity” (Dogs, Dogs, Dogs)
  2. Article or Column – Behavior and Training

    Nominees

    • Joanne Anderson, “Billy: A NY State of Mind Beardie” (Amityville Record)
    • Joanne Anderson, “Cancer Detecting Dogs” (Amityville Record)
    • Peggy Swager, “Wolf-dog Mix Definitely Not the Best of Both Worlds” Gazette Telegraph)
  3. Article or Column – Rescue

    Nominees

    • Jen Reeder, “Pit Bulls for People” (The Durango Telegraph)
    • Jen Reeder, “A New Leash on Life” (The Durango Telegraph)
    • Tom Sandford, “What Became of the Rescued Dogs from Mile 26?” (Dogs, Dogs, Dogs)
  4. Article or Column – Any Other Topic

    Nominees

    • Susan Ewing, “The Bloodhound Gang” (The Post-Journal)
    • Michael Thomas Ford, “Lillie” (The Dog & Hound)
    • Peggy Swager, “A Tale of Two Terriers” (Petacular)

Magazines

  1. All Breed

    Nominees

    • AKC Family Dog
    • Dog Fancy Magazine
  2. Single/Related Breeds

    Nominees

    • Sighthound Review (Bo Bengtson)
    • Just Frenchies (Susan Cooper)
    • The Royal Spaniels (Holly Cornwell)
  3. Special Interest or Annual

    Nominees

    • The APDT Chronicle of the Dog (The Association of Professional Dog Trainers)
    • Ready, Set, Rescue Magazine (Jackie Brown, Editor)
    • Rescue Me Magazine (Jackie Brown, Editor)

Magazine Articles and Columns

  1. Article or Column – Health and General Care

    Nominees

    • Mary Helen Berg, “5 Common Eye Diseases” (Just Labs)
    • Caroline Coile, “When Fats are Fatal” (AKC Family Dog)
    • Genevieve Rajewski, “Heal Thyself” (Cummings Veterinary Medicine)
  2. Article or Column – Behavior and Training

    Nominees

    • Gina Mireault, “Perfect Pitch” (AKC Family Dog)
    • Anna O’Brien, D.V.M., “5 Subtle Signs of Stress” (Dog Fancy)
    • Dorice Stancher, “Wet, Wild, and Wonderful” (AKC Family Dog)
  3. Article or Column – Rescue

    Nominees

    • Lynn M. Hayner, “No-Kill Nation” (Rescue Me)
    • Diana Laverdure, “The Legacy of Lucas” (Rescue Me)
    • Meredith Wargo, “A Giving Network” (Rescue Me)
  4. Article or Column – Breed

    Nominees

    • Denise Flaim, “Gypsy Queen” (Sighthound Review)
    • Jillian LaCross, “The Beginning” (Just Labs)
    • Jen Reeder, “Canine Crime Solvers” (Just Labs)
  5. Article or Column – Any Other Topic

    Nominees

    • James Colasanti, Jr., “Butchy” (O’Henry Magazine)
    • Brian Patrick Duggan, “Horrie the Dinkum Rebel” (AKC Family Dog)
    • Kate Eldredge, “National Owner-Handler Series Everything You Need to Know” (Canine Chronicle)
    • Erika Mansourian, “Tusk & Fang” (AKC Family Dog)

Canine or All-Animal Newspapers or Newsletters

  1. Canine or All-Animal Newspapers or Newsletters

    Nominees

    • Canine Companions for Independence (NER)
    • Dogs, Dogs, Dogs (Tom Sandford)
    • AMAL Tales (Alaskan Malamute)

Canine or All-Animal Newspapers or Newsletters Articles

  1. Health or Care Article

    Nominees

    • Pat Miller, “New Old Friends” (Whole Dog Journal)
    • Fran Pennock Shaw, “Pursuing a Cure for Breast Cancer” (Dogwatch)
  2. Article – Any Other Topic

    Nominees

    • Kate T. Kuligowski, “Oscar, a Seventy-Year Wait” (Ruff Drafts)
    • Pat Miller, “Copy That” (Whole Dog Journal)
    • Deborah Wood & Jennifer Keene, “Is That Dog Going to Bite?” (Animal Tales)
    1. Online-Indicate links to sites
      1. 16. Website

        Nominees

        • Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America (www.bmdca.org) Adam Conn & Ann Milligan
        • Denise Fenzi (www.denisefenzi.com)
        • WOOFipedia (www.WOOFipedia.com) powered by the American Kennel Club)
      2. 16a. Blog

        Nominees

        • Fidose of Reality (http://fidoseofreality.com) Carol Bryant
        • Nancy Tanner (http://nancytanner.com)
        • The Daily Junior Dog Blog (http://thedailyjuniorblog.wordpress.com) Jill Schilp
        • The Grady Report (http://thegradyreport.wordpress.com) Betty Sleep
      3. 17. Online Magazine or Newsletter

        Nominees

        • AKC Gazette
        • AKC Canine Partners News (Penny Leigh & Joanne Tribble)
        • Dog Gone Art (Anne Marie Rasmussen)
    2. Online Articles
      1. Article – Health and General Care

        Nominees

        • Ranny Green, “In Jackson’s Case” (www.seattlekennelclub.org)
        • Louis Spirito, “Walking in a Winter Wonderland” (WOOF!)
        • Kim Campbell Thornton, “Food Rules” (Pet Connection)
      2. Article – Behavior and Training

        Nominees

        • Liz Palika, “When Your Dog Wants to Eat the Mail Carrier” (The Water Bowl by Embrace)
        • Dusty Rainbolt, “When is it Time to Say Goodbye to Your Dog?” (Dogster.com)
        • Kim Campbell Thornton, “Best Smeller” (Pet Connection)
      3. Article – Rescue

        Nominees

        • Christine Booras, “The Blue Eyes of Rescue” (www.Puppytoob)
        • Bernadette E. Kazmarski, “Devoted to the End” (www.thecreativecat.net)
        • Dusty Rainbolt, “10 Reasons to Foster a Shelter Dog” (Dogster.com)
      4. Article – Any Other Topic

        Nominees

        • Caroline Coile, “Whatever Happened to Balto?” (Dogster.com)
        • Deb M. Eldredge, D.V.M., “Dog in the Barn – Delight or Danger?” (Equimed.com)
        • Ranny Green, “What You See At Westminster” (www.seattlekennelclub.org)
        • Cori Solomon, “Toby: A Blind Dog’s Journey” (Examiner.com)
      5. Blog – Any Topic – Submit two different entries

        Nominees

        • Emma Kesler, “Canine Ear Health Guide” (www.milesandemma.com)
        • Emma Kesler, “Sitting Still in Exciting Environments: A Simple & Positive Exercise for High-Drive Dogs” (www.milesandemma.com)
        • Jill Schilp, “To Love and to Work: Dogs with Jobs” (http://thedailyjuniorblog)
    3. Graphics
      1. Single Photo

        Nominees

        • “Felton” AKC Canine Health Foundation
        • Mary Fish Arango, “Inside the Mind of a Border Collie” (Borderlines)
        • Melissa Duffy, “Toby, English Shepherd” (Idiots Guides: Dog Training)
        • Rachel Phelps, “Beach Westie” (Texas With Dogs)
      2. Series Photos

        Nominees

        • Mary Fish Arango, “Promises Fulfilled: Puck’s Triple Championship (Borderlines)
        • Chet Jezierski, “Masterpiece” (Dog News)
        • Chet Jezierski, “Wired” (Dog News)
        • Joanne Lefson, “Wonderwoman & Her Underdogs” (AKC Family Dog)
      3. Single Illustration or Painting

        Nominees

        • Melanie Feldges, “The Shame Game” (Just Frenchies)
        • Susan Kamen Marsicano, “The 3 Basenji Musicians” (The Rip Van Wrinkler)
        • Sandy Bergstrom Mesmer, “German Shepherd” (store.about-small-dogs.com)
        • Dawn Secord, “Cover Illustration” (Show Dogs Escape to the Seashore)
      4. Series of Illustrations or Paintings

        Nominees

        • Sue Ellen Ross, (The Royal Spaniels)
        • Dawn Secord, “Book Illustrations” (Show Dogs Escape to the Seashore)
        • Diane Wynen, (The Havanese: Illustrated Study Guide)
      5. Posters, Calendars

        Nominees

        • 2014 Champions for Canine Health Calendar (AKC Canine Health Foundation)
        • 2014 Canine Companions for Independence Puppy Calendar (Canine Companions for Independence-NER)
        • The Healthy Dog Calendar (Caroline Coile & Jamie Pflughoeft)
      6. Brochures and Pamphlets

        Nominees

        • Pet Lovers Guide, San Diego Edition (Judy Macomber)
        • Pet Lovers Handbook, San Diego Edition (Judy Macomber)
    4. Humor, Poetry, Short Fiction, Opinions/Editorials
      1. Humor

        Nominees

        • Barbara Garnett-Wilson, “A Creative Way to Eliminate Dog Hair” (The Bulletin, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club, USA, Inc.)
        • Jen Reeder, “I’ve Become a Crazy Dog Lady, But I’m Okay With It” (The Huffington Post)
        • Betty Sleep, “Revenge is Sweet” (www.thegradyreport.)
      2. Poetry

        Nominees

        • Bobby Clark, “Of Love and Adventure” (LadyLouiseSpeaks.com)
        • Debra Lampert-Rudman, “Lincoln Leaves” (la Joie)
        • Lee Netzler, “Fire Hydrant” (Bagpiper-Scottish Terrier Club of America)
      3. Short Fiction

        Nominees

        • James Colasanti, Jr., The Dog Who Came For Christmas” (O’Henry Magazine)
        • Helen Duberstein, “Eleanor” (AKC Family Dog)
        • Barbara Magera, “Romeo & Juliet” (The Royal Dispatch)
      4. Opinions/Editorials

        Nominees

        • Lori Mauger, “Celebrity Dog Trainer’s Valuable Message is Muddied by the Grandeur” (www.lorimauger.com)
        • Dusty Rainbolt, “Farewell to the Colonel” (Catster.com)
        • Joan Weston, “On the Couch” (Dogs, Dogs, Dogs)
    5. Other Media
      1. Video, DVD, or TV Broadcasts

        Nominees

        • AKC Canine Health Foundation, “Bloat: What Every Dog Owner Needs to Know”
        • Pamela Dennison, “The R.E.W.A.R.D. Zone For Aggressive & Reactive Dogs” (Shadow Publishing)
        • Homeward Bound Golden Ret. Rescue (Audrey Farrington), “Jayden Wants a Home”
      2. Radio, Podcast, or Other Audio

        Nominees

        • AKC Canine Health Foundation, “Dealing with Separation Anxiety in Dogs”
        • AKC Canine Health Foundation, “Noise Phobia in Dogs”
        • Megan Blake, “The Hero Dogs Are Here” (Pet Life Radio)
    6. Club Publications (National, Regional or Local)
      1. Magazine format

        Nominees

        • Barbara Gibson, Editor, The Bagpiper (Scottish Terrier Club of America)
        • LuAnn Stuver Rogers, Editor The Royal Dispatch (American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club, Inc.
        • Pamela Rape, Editor, The Ridgeback (Rhodesian Ridgeback Club of the United States)
      2. Newsletter format

        Nominees

        • Lynn S. Beman & Mary Pat Brunson, Editors, Cavalier Chronicle (Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club of Northeastern New York)
        • Carolyn Grande, Editor, The Scottie Scuttlebutt
        • Susan Marsicano, Editor, The Rip Van Wrinkler (Rip Van Wrinkle Basenji Club)
    7. Club Publication Articles
      1. Article – Any Topic

        Nominees

        • Stephanie Abraham, “Losing Harry Arthur” (Royal Dispatch)
        • Barbara Magera, “A Sixth Sense” (The Royal Spaniels)
        • Cheryl Zappala, “The Nation’s First Official Police Comfort Dogs” (The Saint Fancier)
        • Tracie Laliberte, “How My Cavalier Went Viral” (The Royal Dispatch)
      2. Regular Column or Series

        Nominees

        • Elizabeth M. Jarrell, “Just So” (The Aussie Times)
        • Nancy P. Melone, Ph.D., “Brucellosis” (The Alpenhorn – Bernese Mountain Dog Club of America)
        • Liz Palika, “Behavior Conundrums” (The Australian Shepherd Journal)
    8. Club Special Publication
      1. Club Special Publication

        Nominees

        • Dr. Gail C. Golab, “Relocation of Dogs and Cats for Adoption: Best Practices” (American Veterinary Medical Association)
        • Suzanne McKay, Claire Paulson, Lauren Goebel, Paula Martel, and Cindy MacLean, “The Havanese: Illustrated Study Guide” (Havanese Fanciers of Canada, Inc.)
        • Jane R. Schubart, “Illustrated Guide to the Standard of Norwich Terriers” (The Norwich Terrier Club of America, Inc.)
    9. Books
      1. Single Breed

        Nominees

        • Alice Lovejoy Carnahan, Wolfsong in Georgia: Memoirs of a German Shepherd Dog Family (Wolfsong Publishing)
        • Patricia F. Lehman, Boston Terrier (Animal Planet Dogs 101) (TFH Publications, Inc.)
      2. Related Breeds or All Breeds
        • No Entries
      3. Health and General Care

        Nominees

        • Linda Case,M.S., Dog Food Logic (Dogwise Publishing)
        • Jean Hofve, D.V.M., and Celeste Yarnall, Ph.D., Paleo Dog: Give Your Best Friend Long Life, Healthy Weight, and Freedom From Illness (Rodale,Inc.)
      4. Training and Behavior

        Nominees

        • Denise Fenzi & Deborah Jones, Ph.D. Dog Sports Skills, Book 2 Motivation (Fenzi Dog Sports Academy Publishing)
        • Pat Miller, How to Foster Dogs (Dogwise Publishing)
        • Emma Parsons, Teaching the Reactive dog Class: Leading the Journey from Reactivity to Reliability (Karen Pryor Clicker Training)
      5. Reference

        Nominees

        • Adrienne Hovey, The Dog Trainer’s Resource 3 (Dogwise Publishing)
        • Amy Shojai, Complete Puppy Care (Cool Gus Publishing)
        • Cat Warren, What the Dog Knows: the Science and Wonder of Working Dogs (Touchstone, Simon & Schuster)
      6. Fiction, Mystery or Humor

        Nominees

        • Sheila Webster Bonham, The Money Bird (Llewellyn/Midnight Ink)
        • Tracey Weber, Murder Strikes a Pose (Llewellyn/Midnight Ink)
        • Susan Wilson, A Man of His Own (St. Martin’s Press)
      7. Children’s

        Nominees

        • Betsey Anderson, Maggie Goes to Maine (Maine Authors Publishing)
        • Marsha Hall Brown, Show Dogs Escape to the Seashore (Archway, Simon & Schuster)
        • Martin Deeley, Leo-The Incredible and Amazing Dog Star (Trafford)
        • Denise Fleck, Rescue Critters Pet First Aid for Kids (Thales r Co., LLC dba Rescue Critters)
      8. Human/Animal Bond

        Nominees

        • Valerie Silver, Rescue Me: Tales of Rescuing the Dogs Who Became Our Teachers, Healers, and Always Faithful Friends (Valerie Silver)
        • Sherry Bennett Warshauer, For the Love of Kinsey (Publish America/America Star Books)
        • Nicole Wilde, Hit by a Flying Wolf (Phantom Publishing)
      9. Any Other Topic

        Nominees

        • Leila Grandemange, Pawz and Pray, Short Reflections About God, Life, and the Dogs I Love! (Sunnyville Publishing)
        • Kate J. Kuligowski, Our Most Treasured Tails, Sixty Years of Rescue (Our Guys Publishing Company)
        • Paris Permenter, DogTipper’s Texas with Dogs (Open Road Guides)

2014 Contest Special Awards

All Winners have been listed under their appropriate category

The winners for each category are noted in red text

Sponsors of special awards are not involved in the judging

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