Talking Terriers. President s Message: October 2011 Issue. I can t believe that fall is already here. It seems that summer has flown past.

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1 Talking Terriers President s Message: New England Terrier Club Inside this Issue President s Message Titled Dogs Award New Member Holiday Party Calendar of Upcoming Events Brags Earthdog Fun Day Play Pen Nose Work Seminar Legislation Notices Committees I can t believe that fall is already here. It seems that summer has flown past. Your NETC Board has been busy! We have submitted our application to the AKC for advancement to A level status. We should hear from them any day now whether they have given us approval. We then will need to hold two A conformation matches and one A match for each performance discipline that we wish to be approved in. So progress is being made. For those of you that might be interested in looking at them, I will bring to our next events the club s copies of our applications for both B and A status that we have submitted to the AKC. They provide an interesting history of the club. We also have two activities coming up soon, an Earthdog Training Day for members and friends on October 22 nd, and a Nose Work Seminar on November 5 th. I hope many of you will be able to attend. Remember that space for dogs is limited in the Nose Work Seminar, so don t delay in sending in your entry. I look forward to seeing you soon and playing with our terriers! Mary October 2011 Issue

2 Just a reminder, that we love to give Year-end Awards at the Annual Holiday Dinner. Please send in copies of those certificates to be recognized. Copies of those certificates need to be submitted by November 15 th. PLEASE MAIL THEM TO: CARLEEN FARRINGTON P. O. BOX 550 RAYNHAM CENTER, MA Or Mitern.terriers@gmail.com

3 Date: December 3, Saturday Time: 4 pm 5 pm Place: The Chateau of Norton 48 Bay Road Norton, MA MENU SELECTION 1. Chicken Marsala $ Baked Seafood Nantucket $ Angus Filet Mignon $ We are having a Yankee Swap as usual. If you are planning on Joining us, we need to know no later than Monday November 21 st. So that we may submit the information to the Restaurant. Checks made out to NETC can be mailed to: Carleen Farrington P. O. Box 550 Raynham Center, MA Please bring a can of dog food for a donation

4 FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE - A LIST OF IMPORTANT DATES Month Date Event Where October 22 Earthdog Play date Plainville October 23 Vest A Dog Bridgewater, MA October 23 West Highland Terrier ED Trial Raynham, MA November 6 Nose Work Seminar Hudson, MA December 3 Annual Holiday dinner Chateau of Norton, MA December 31 DUES RENEWAL David Ullman - Treasurer March Winter Match Taunton May Memorial Match Wrentham **Vest A Dog is a fun day to raise money for those Local/State Police dogs to have Vests. Demos, Lure Coarsing, Food, Fun & Free admission is being offered Doors open at 11 am. It is an annual event The Secret Garden 1040 Central St in East Bridgewater. Carleen Farrington - our Editor, NEEDS stories, brags, legislation information and photos. Contact Carleen directly at mitern.terriers@gmail.com

5 Mary Smith's "Mo" is now Champion Glencoe's Gone to Ground SE. B He finished with a third major at the Cape Cod Show on September 17th under Judge Robert Shreve. R A G S Castlerock Notorious finished with a 3-point Kenilworth KC show By Ch Croyanda Flashman - Ch CastleRock Internal Affair. Owner: Arlene Grant & Richard Grant & Sheila Fitzgerald & James Fitzgerald Breeder: Arlene S & Richard E Grant.

6 The New England Terrier Club Invites Members and Friends to a day of Earthdog Training for ALL TERRIER BREEDS Saturday, October 22 th, 2011 At Glencoe Farm, 122 Hawkins St., Plainville, MA. Please join us for a fun day of Earthdog training for dogs of any breed that have a propensity for ratting. The secretary s table will open at 9:30 AM. The Meet the Rats session for your beginner dogs will begin at 10:00, followed by the start of the Intro to Quarry. Our fabulous potluck luncheon will be at noon, please bring your favorite dish to share. At 1 PM we will resume with Junior, Senior, and Master while IQ will continue. Don t forget that the West Highland White Terrier Club is hosting an AKC sanctioned Earthdog test on Sunday, October 23rd in Raynham, MA. This is a great opportunity for training. Before the trial. Entry $10.00 per dog for the day. For more information please contact Mary B. Smith at or mary.smith@umb.edu

7 DIRECTIONS TO THE TRAINING SITE FROM I495: Take Exit 15, Route 1A South. Take second right after lights for Wrentham Outlets onto Green St. Take first left onto High St. Go to end of High St. (about 3 miles). Take left onto Hawkins St. Go ¾ mi and #122 is on the left. FROM I295: Take exit 11 for Rte. 114, Diamond Hill Rd. Head North on 114 to lights at intersection with Route 120. Take right onto Route 120. Take a left onto N. Attleboro Rd. Go ¾ mile and #122 is on the right just after the intersection with Fales Rd. FROM PROVIDENCE AREA: I95 North to I295 South to exit 1B for Route 1 North. Proceed North to lights at the intersection with Route 1A and Route 120, (CVS Pharmacy will be in front of you). Take a left onto Route 120. Take third right onto Ellis Road. Ellis will change its name to High St and then Fales Rd stay straight about 3 miles until the first 4-way intersection, (e.g. cross st.). Take a right onto Hawkins and #122 is immediately on your right.. PLEASE NOTE: Changes to the NETC Board Unfortunately Jan Silva has had to resign from the NETC board. We will miss her knowledge and many talents, but she has assured us that she will still help us out when needed. The board has voted in Kristen Thomas to fill Jan s position and she has accepted. Welcome, Kristen! We ll miss you Jan!

8 1 LITTER OF AUSTRALIAN TERRIER PUPPIES DAVID ULLMAN 3 LITTERS OF PARSON RUSSELL PUPPIES LAUREL SEISEN PATRICIA WILCOX CARLEEN FARRINGTON mudpaws@atti.net mitern.terriers@gmail.com

9 The New England Terrier Club Invites You to An Introduction to K9 Nose Work With Carolyn Barney, CNWI (certified nose work instructor w/nacsw) On November 5, 2011 at 1:00 pm At the Dogs Learning Center 577 Main St., Hudson, MA What is K9 Nose Work? (From K9 Nose Work is a great outlet for dogs of ALL types. Nose Work is a fun way to let your dog be a dog while you have great fun watching. Nose Work often benefits shy & fearful dogs and is open to dogs that are reactive near other dogs. FUN and Easy to practice and wear out your dog s brain and body! K9 Nose Work is the specific sport created and sanctioned by the National Association of Canine Scent Work (NACSW). This sport was inspired by the training methodology of detection K9s and borrows elements of that training for recreation. The terms nose work, fun nose work, scent work, search work are all commonly used references to describe any activity where the dog is using its nose to locate a target scent or odor. K9 Nose Work is the term that defines this detection inspired sport that has evolved from the pursuit of many dogs (with their handlers) to practice nose work and have fun. Come and find out what the fun is all about! Carolyn will give a demonstration and explanation of Nose Work. This will be followed by a chance for your dogs to try it out.

10 Carolyn Barney has been training and doing behavior work, and competing and titling dogs for over 28 years in obedience, conformation, tracking, earth dog and k9 nose work. Carolyn is now a CNWI (certified nose work instructor for the NACSW National Association of Canine Scent Work). For the past 16 years she has concentrated on agility, titling multiple dogs. Her current competitive agility dog, Parson Russell Terrier, "Steiff", has completed his USDAA ADCH title, AKC MACH, NADAC NA, NAJ, NAG, and his ME. He has qualified for the AKC and USDAA Nationals each year since 2002 and competed in a number of national events. Steiff now has his Nose Work Level 1 title and is prepping for level 2 competition. Kodi & Breezy, Carolyn s Border collies are in training and competing in agility and playing with herding and nose work and having a blast! Along with her training and behavior work, Carolyn wrote Clicker Basics for Dogs and Puppies and has another agility foundation book on the way for Clean Run Productions. Carolyn also has available from Clean Run Instructor Conference, 2 DVD s, one on Agility Foundation and one on Scaredy Dogs. Carolyn co-taught two canine cognition/behavior courses at Harvard University Extension School with Bruce Blumberg PhD, lectures to dog trainers occasionally and works as a behavior consultant for the MSPCA, Nevins Farm, providing Reactive Dog Training classes and behavior therapy for shelter dogs and their families. Carolyn also offers the Karen Pryor Academy Clicker Training program at the Dogs Learning Center. Directions: From 495, take exit 26, route 62. Follow Route 62 for about 6 miles. The Dogs Learning Center is on the right. From Route 95 (128), take exit 26 for Route 20 west. Follow Route 20 to Route 27, to Hudson Rd. Bear left on State Rd. which becomes Main St. The Dogs Learning Center will be on your left. Enter the west driveway and locate suite #130. The entrance has a ramp walkway and is next to loading dock H. If you enter the east driveway, drive around the back of the building to get to the west side. Cost: $15.00 per person and $10 per dog if paid in advance by October 29 th. After that date, the cost will be $20 per person and $15 per dog. Space for dogs is limited so please send your entry in soon. Name: Phone: Dog(s) Name: Total enclosed: Mail to: NETC, Mary B. Smith, 122 Hawkins St., Plainville, MA For questions please contact : mary.smith@umb.edu

11 Did anyone receive an Important notice about the AKC Gazette? It appears that the Gazette is being reformatted effective October 2011 to an electronic format. The last printed magazine as we know it, will be the September 2011 edition. Breaking News: 70 Malls Across US To Ban Pet Sales October 11, 2011 GLOBAL ANIMAL EXCLUSIVE, by Madison Rootenberg Global Animal just received news that shopping center developer Macerich is banning sales of live animals in more than 70 malls across the US. This new humane policy designed to break the puppy mill business chain is taking effect nationwide within 30 days. Macerich confirmed that they will not renew the leases of existing pet stores that sell animals and in their place, are opening humane stores offering adoptions of rescued pets. Some of the high profile shopping malls include Los Angeles Westside Pavilion, which is opening a rescue store this month in association with the nonprofit Friends of LA Shelters, Scottsdale s Fashion Square, Chesterfield Towne Center in Richmond, Virginia, and Santa Monica Place.... NAIA News National Animal Interest Alliance How do You feel about this?

12 THE NEW ENGLAND TERRIER CLUB AKC: Mary Smith, Lin Falat, Jan Silva Breeder Referral Representative: Lin Falat, Carleen Farrington Earthdog: Carleen Farrington, Craig Huntress, Kristen Thomas, Jan Silva Education: Anne Pelletier, Donna Masson Hospitality: Katy Huntress Mass. Federation of Dog Clubs Representative: David Healey Match: David Healey, Coordinator Rally: Jan Silva, Katie Heikkela Obedience: Maureen Lee Juniors: Denise Okun, Carleen Farrington Ribbons & Trophies: Tammy Lopes Membership: David Ullman, Maureen Lee Newsletter: Carleen Farrington Nominating: Maureen Lee SOP: Mary Smith, Lin Falat Sunshine: Anne Kupferman Website: Lin Falat