Frequently
Asked
Questions
Has The Sighthound Magazine changed its name?
Yes. Before there was a Sighthound Magazine, there was Sighthound Review. When the two magazines merged several years ago, Sighthound Magazine incorporated the Sighthound Review name. We are simply restoring the original title, because for us, Sighthound Review evokes the world-class quality, authoritative editorial voice and cutting-edge commentary that characterized the magazine when it made its debut more than a quarter-century ago.
In short, Sighthound Magazine is becoming Sighthound Review, effective Fall 2010. Sighthound Magazine subscribers will get the Summer 2010 issue under the Sighthound Magazine banner. And we are delighted that Sighthound Magazine publisher Dawne Deeley is staying on as our Canadian correspondent and overall international maven.
Is your e-newsletter replacing the print magazine?
Absolutely not. Our periodic e-newsletters are a service we provide to the Sighthound community free of charge. Oftentimes, show coverage is too "perishable" to wait to unveil it in a quarterly magazine. The newsletters allow us to get results to you quickly and conveniently. And they are a great way for us to let you know what's coming up in the magazine.
To sign up for the free e-newsletter, click here.
If you like this electronic coverage, it's only a hint of what awaits you in Sighthound Review magazine, which is published quarterly and mailed free of charge to all U.S.-based AKC Sighthound judges as well as a list of select FCI and overseas judges.
To subscribe, click here.
Is Bo Bengtson still the editor-at-large?
Very much so. Bo was and is an indelible part of Sighthound Review, and we are pleased to have him continue in his role as editor-at-large. He is also excited at the editorial and advertising changes we have planned.
Just what are those changes?
First, we are increasing the size of the magazine to 9 1/8 by 11 inches, and adding glossy paperstock.
Second, we are lowering the advertising rates to $250 per color page, and $100 for black-and-white -- and that's before discounts. Our philosophy about dog magazines is that they are not just for the big winners -- they should be affordable enough for the small-scale breeder or successful exhibitor. Our advertising is first come, first serve. The dog world has many layers and levels -- we want them all reflected in our pages.
Finally, we are increasing the range of stories and features in each issue. In addition to show reports, we will feature professionally written, comprehensive features about every aspect of the Sighthound breeds. Again, our philosophy is that a magazine's stories should be so well written and so beautifully presented that they should be compelling to all readers -- but especially, of course, Sighthound fanciers.
What can you tell us about the new publishers?
In the column at right you'll find a short story about how we met Bo, and about our acquisition of Sighthound Magazine and Sighthound Review.
We are hound people who are thrilled about publishing a magazine about Sighthounds. But we have more than passion: We have professionalism. Denise is a longtime newspaper journalist, Theresa is a professional graphic designer. We know how to publish successful, award-winning magazines that judges love. We already publish two of them. Sighthound Review is our trifecta.
I just subscribed to The Sighthound Magazine. What happens now?
Your subscription will continue on without interruption, under the Sighthound Review banner.
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The Back
Story
Four years ago, Denise Flaim was a newspaper reporter finishing up her coverage of the Westminster Kennel Club show. About to power down her computer in Newsday's Long Island office, she got a tip from the news desk:
A whippet from California had escaped on the tarmac at JFK International Airport.
Everyone knows the story of Vivi, who captured imaginations around the world in 2006 with her reverse Cinderella story: a West Coast show dog surviving on the mean streets of Queens, as a growing band of searchers posted fliers, hired psychics and flew in tracking dogs. For Denise, whose Animal House blog followed "Team Vivi" diligently, the Vivi search had all the great elements of a gripping new story. Except for, ultimately, a happy ending.
As she covered the Vivi story, Denise kindled a friendship with Bo Bengtson, Vivi's breeder and a fellow dog writer and columnist. Every February, they greeted each other in the press room at Westminster, where Denise covered the show with her business partner, Theresa M. Lyons. Fifteen years ago, Theresa founded the award-winning breed magazine The Ridgeback Register (www.RidgebackRegister.com); Denise joined her midway through, and together, in 2009, they founded the hugely popular quarterly magazine, Modern Molosser (www.ModernMolosser.com).
Being hound people, Denise and Theresa very much wanted to add a hound publication to their growing family of top-shelf dog magazines. And serendipitously, we found the perfect fit: the magazine where Bo was editor-at-large, Sighthound Magazine -- which incorporated his original Sighthound Review and was being published by another fine dog person, Dawne Deeley.
So here we are. Thanks to Vivi, a friendship born from her disappearance has ignited the re-emergence of an old favorite, Sighthound Review. The Fall 2010 of Sighthound Magazine will be reborn as Sighthound Review, with a few changes: The page size is getting bigger. The ad rates are getting smaller (scroll down for a peek). And the magazine's already superb editorial quality is growing ever more expansive, with stories about Sighthounds and the people who love them that echo our very old-fashioned philosophy that dog-show magazines don't have be glorified brochures. They can have substance and character and actual content -- thought-provoking articles and columns that get you reading and reacting. Imagine -- a dog magazine that judge and subscribers actually read! We know how to publish them; in fact, we already do.
We are thrilled that Bo is remaining in his role as editor-at-large of Sighthound Review -- we wouldn't have it any other way. Also staying on will be Dawne (now the magazine's International correspondent -- read a note from her here) and longtime Sighthound fancier Fran Reisman (our new West Coast correspondent), as well as our superb designer Jamie Kirkland and our top-quality print house.
We are very excited about this new chapter in the history of Sighthound Review, and think you will be, too.
Denise Flaim
Theresa M. Lyons
Publishers
Sighthound Review
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