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Myrna Shiboleth

Myrna Shiboleth has been breeding Canaan dogs since 1969 and has produced over fifty dogs that have claimed titles, including International Champion and World Winner. She is very proud that her dogs provide the basis for most of the Canaan dogs around the world. She is considered the world authority on the breed and has lectured on the Canaan dog in Israel, Finland, France, England, Italy, Kazakhstan, and the United States. She became a judge of Collies in 1971 and is now an Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) judge of all breeds. She has judged in the United States, Israel, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Luxembourg, Poland, Germany, Cyprus, Greece, Belgium, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, Estonia, Latvia, Russia, France, Australia, and Denmark. She is a past member of the board of the Israel Kennel Club, and past president of the Israel Spitz Dog Club. She frequently writes for various dog publications in Israel and abroad, and was a regular contributor to Collie Revue in Germany. Among her publications are the breed guide The Israel Canaan Dog (first and second editions, Loveland, CO: Alpine Publications, 1985 and 1996; third edition, Hendelmade, 2012) and Tails of Shaar Hagai: A Wild Life with Wildlife (Durham, NH: Sephirot Press, 2008). She regularly lectures on a wide variety of canine subjects, including behavior, structure and movement, communication, service and therapy dogs, training methods, and breeding, both in Israel and abroad; and she has given the first advanced course in canine subjects for the judging aspirants of the Cyprus Kennel Club. Overall, she lives with and enjoys her dogs.

Myrna Shiboleth
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