Cruella de Vil appears during the Halloween Party. From the unsubtle symbolic name to her hideous physical appearance, Cruella's evil is overt. In 2002, "Forbes" ranked Cruella as the thirteenth wealthiest fiction character, citing the single 65-year-old has a net worth of $875 million, obtained through inheritance. Cruella was listed as the 39th greatest villain in American cinema in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains. Also, in Ultimate Disney's Top 30 Disney Villains Countdown, Cruella ranked #6. Glenn Close portrayed Cruella de Vil in the 1996 film "101 Dalmatians" and its 2000 sequel "102 Dalmatians". The film reinvented Cruella as the vindictive,
Breed club (dog) show-winning dogs, has led in some breeds to extremes in appearance and a loss of working or hunting instincts. For this reason, many working and hunting dog owners will not join breed clubs associated with national kennel clubs, preferring to maintain their breeds and stud books independently. A disadvantage to this approach is the loss of access to the many events and activities that the national clubs can afford to sponsor. Unless the independent breed club is very large, it can suffer from a lack of funding and lobby support that the national kennel clubs can provide, especially with the