Scents & Nonscents MIXED BREEDS, YES OR NO? Inside this issue: TD Test Successful. February, 2010

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1 Scents & Nonscents February, 2010 Teaching People and their Dogs for over 50 years. Inside this issue: Obedience Classes 2 Helen Yarwood 3 Agility Classes 5 Good Sportsmanship 6 Super Q Mike Kuliasha Award 7 8 Minutes 9& 10 Upcoming Meeting Schedules 12 MIXED BREEDS, YES OR NO? At our February 26 meeting, the membership will be discussing whether or not to include Mixed Breed dogs in our fall obedience and agility trials. Be sure to come to the meeting so that you can be heard regarding this important decision. While mixed breeds will now be eligible to enter trials, it is up to the individual clubs to decided if they wish to allow them to compete. The reason that this is so important is that the AKC has made three changes to their AKC Canine Partners program for mixed breed dogs which could have an effect on our trials. Our Board discussed these changes and the possibility of including MB dogs in our trials. Their decision was to bring this to the membership for feedback before voting on it at the March board meeting. The changes which the AKC has made are: 1. The restrictions for stand-alone events were removed. As of April 1, 2010, any club holding all-breed Companion Events has the option of opening its Obedience, Rally and/or Agility trials up to mixedbreed competition. 2. The restriction to hold separate classes for mixed-breed dogs has been removed. If a club opts to allow mixed-breed dogs into its event, they will compete in the same classes for the same titles and awards as the purebred entrants. Competition will be head to head. 3. The restriction for separate awards and titles was removed. Mixed-breed dogs will compete for the same titles and awards as purebred dogs. This means that a mixed-breed dog can take High In Trial over a purebred dog, can get exactly the same CD, CDX and UD, etc. titles, and can earn placings in any and all classes in which they are entered. In other words, if a M-B dog beats your BC or Sheltie or whatever breed, it s tough patooties folks. As I personally see it, we will simply be challenged to show the falsehood of that old wives tale that M-B dogs are smarter, healthier, etc. than purebreds. My feeling is that we need to train well enough to prove them wrong. Remember, this will be your chance to air your views so be sure to come and do so!!! The Ed. TD Test Successful Rosemary Burtch and her German Shepherd, Ty made it to the last turn before flunking earned their TD at our January Tracking Test.; however, two dogs did pass. There was a total entry of 5. Adajane Knoll of Evergreen, Co. and her Labrador, Sorol s Book of Secrets earned their TD as did Nicole Higgins and 4UI d Steal the Stars, a Malinois. They are from Vernon, UT. The judge for the day was Sharon Jolly. As usual, the food was delicious, and a fun time was had by all. Estelle Metz and her Corgi also made a very good showing. Page 1 Scents & Nonscents

2 How to Contribute: October/December Obedience Classes Marcie Jensen, Training Director Basic Novice : Monday, Feb. 1-6:15 PM.Estelle & Danny Metz, Pam Jones SDOC s newsletter Tuesday Feb :00 AM.Lyn Melin Scents & Nonscents Saturday, Jan. 9-10:30 AM.John Clendenin is published 11 times per year. Intermediate Novice: Monday, April 5-6:15 PM...Marcia Sullivan Contributions are Show Prep For Novice (Obed.) Wed. Feb. 24-6:15 PM.Vi Bauhs welcome at any time, Mon. April 5 6:15 PM.Marcia Sullivan provided they are in an electronic format Wednesday Drill Wednesday 12:30 PM On-going..Nancy Pollock (*.txt, *.doc, *.jpg, Super Drill: Tuesday 7:30 PM On-going Pam Sehmer *.tiff) and received by Novice Drill: Thursday 7:30 PM July 9 On-going Catherine Waters the deadline. Conformation Drill Sunday: Puppies & Beginners 12:00 PM.Bonnie Kellner Send your items and Sunday: 1:00 PM Advanced and general dogs...bonnie Kellner ideas to the Editor. Laurel Drew Rally Drill Sunday, 2:45 PM J. Obermeyer, Pam Jones, Christine Ferron Rally Beginning Thurs., Feb. 11-April 1-6:15 PM..Pam Jones and Christine Ferron Deadline for the each issue is the 5th of each month! Information is believed correct at the time of printing, however the Editor and staff bear no responsibility for errors or omissions. The Editor is deeply indebted to Saul Rovinsky & Nancy Pollock for copying and mailing, and to Clinton Wolf for posting to the Club s website. Kindergarten Puppy Training: Sat. March 6-9:15 AM...Julie Brozek & Pam Jones Mon., March 22-7:30 PM.Lisa Berry & Maggie Gee Rally Advanced/Excellent: Thurs. April 22--6:15 PM.Jacque Obermeyer, et. Al. Thurs. June 10-July 19.Karen Paone, Jane Winkler Run-Thrus: Fridays, 6:30 P Ongoing Various trainers Upcoming Events For Spring Don t Forget the Key Exchange which will be held at the February 26 meeting. This is the time to turn in your old key and get your new one for this year. Also, if you wish to get a key and have not previously had one, this is the time to do it. You must have been a member in good standing for at least a year. Keys cost $100 per year. Contact Maggie Gee or Marcie Jensen if you want to get one for the first time. From Our Obedience Training Director: Happy Groundhog Day! Our obedience program is up and running on the fast track. We have added Rally to our list of classes. More and more people are enjoying Rally and putting titles on their dogs, so I thought it was time to add another Rally class to our schedule. You will find some Rally classes added to our weekday schedules as well as the Sunday classes. Many thanks to the trainers and assistants who are giving of their time to make our obedience classes such a success. Happy Heeling, Marcie Jensen Remember to sign up to help at our March Agility trial. Dede Brownstein, Hannah Agee, and Debby Potter probably have details and can either sign you up or refer you to the right people. Agility always needs lots of help so be sure to pitch in if you can. Stewards will be needed for the May trials. Contact Estelle Metz to sign up to help. Page 2 Scents & Nonscents

3 News Notes from the Neighborhood Your Editor Your Editor humbly apologizes for all the errors in the January issue of S&N. You will find the November 2009 minutes in this issue. The proper Officers and Board members will be found on p. 8 of this issue. The dogs pictured on the front page of the newsletter last month are Sherry and Caeli who are much loved by Barbara Mitchell. If you found any other major errors, please let Clint Wolf know so he can correct them on the website. I was using an old S&N form instead of one of the new ones and simply forgot to change some things. This issue should be back on track! The show and obedience trial season is starting up so be sure to send your brags and trial results to be published in S&N. Reports from folks who observed one of our members doing well are also invited. We extend congratulations to all the Club members who earned titles in A list of names is on page 5. I wish there had been room to include ALL the titles each dog has earned, but with space limited this month, only the current titles were listed. Some of these dogs have done especially well, but all deserve a BIG CONGRATULA- TIONS!!! SDOC WEBSITE ADDRESS IS Be Sure to Check the Website for complete class information, class applications and special updates. We also congratulate our special award winners, Karen Paone (Mike Kuliasha Award), Nancy Pollock (Helen Yarwood Award), and Rosemary Burtch (Good Sportsmanship Award). Helen Yarwood Award For 2009 The Helen Yarwood Award is given in honor of Ms. Yarwood. While I never had the pleasure of knowing Helen Yarwood, but I know that she was very committed to SDOC s training program. She worked many, many hours each year instructing our students. SDOC chose to honor her dedication and hard work with this award, to be given annually to the member of our training staff that has donated the most hours to instructing SDOC classes. This year s honoree has given of herself year after year for the benefit of SDOC. She has taught innumerable classes over the years and helped out with the Friday night Run-Throughs again & again. Those of us who have benefitted from her instruction and encouragement are too numerous to mention. Again this year she has continued her work for the club, amassing over 100 instructional hours. It is my honor and great pleasure to announce this year s Helen Yarwood honoree: Nancy Pollock! Training Year (per the SDOC Training Regulations) For these purposes, the training year will be from December 1 to November 30 of the following year. The total hours of any class which begins on or before December 1 will be credited to the following training year. February, 2010 Page 3

4 Titles Earned By Many SDOC Members To register for any Agility class, contact: Debbie Potter Or REMINDER: Drills cost $5 per dog per session. To register for any Obedience class, contact: Betty Pearson At Penni Adrian Kip Arlyan First Edition Cardigan Corgi TD Penni Adrian Chase Myste Baledwr Pursit of Happiness CanCh, RN, TT Janice Anthes Sparks Jazz d Let the Sparks Fly Flatcoat Ret. XF and CDX Janice Anthes Ragz Crossraguel Frankly Outrageous XF Lynn Black Windy Takishan Black Mariah Belgian Sheepdog RE, TT Janelle Brookhouser Cody Ardan Vom Kerschberger German Shepherd TD, TDX Dede Brownstein Cole Qualicums Quittin Time Rottweiler CDX, RA, TT, CS Nancy Brunswick Regi Regina Who Chases Rainbows Aust. Shep. WCFO W-FDX/ HTM, Freestyle Dog Excellent Rosemary Burtch Tawnee Tawnee vom Park German Shep. AXP, AJP, OFP Rosemary Burtch Ty Timo vom Baerental RN, RA, CD Laura Echeverria Reno Black Rock Basuing in Reno Aust. Shep GVE, JE-E-OP, OCC Laura Echeverria Dude Slipstream s City Slicker Aust. Shep. JS-E-OP, RS-E-OP, GS-E-OP, AX, AXJ, XF, Novice Chances Cindi Falcone Bailey Oberland s OH Bailey Come Home Bernese Mt. Dog CH Dee Falk Bezel Sunkist Slice of Life Border Terrier AD, S-TG-N, OJC Dee Falk Hank Falk s Lil Bit of Hanky Panky Chih/Terr X S-TG-E, S-TN-E Lynn Finley Star Gilded Peak Radiant Star Golden Ret. UD Frances L. Fish Dillon Montclaire Gun Smoke Dillon Poodle CD Johanna Johanson Lili Montclair Lili Marlene Poodle NA, NAJ Vickee Jones Jada Gemstone Barque of the Goddess Gordon Setter CGC Vickee Jones Indra Bit O Gold Hot Tin Woof Gordon Setter NA, NF, RA Estelle Metz Eddie Marlmont s First Edition Pembroke Corgi SDOC UD Barbara Mitchell Sherry Fly n Hi Double Shot of Sherry Golden Ret. UDC-CD, RA Barbara Mitchell Caeli Fly n Hi Celtic Cookie Golden Ret. RA, UKC-CDX, OFP, AXP, AJP Gloria Napper-Owen Patch Jamica the Painted Pirate Belgian Terv. CDX, NJC Kay Nordeen Eli Westie CD Kay Nordeen Dora Westie CDX Jacque Obermeyer Ellison Guide Dog s Ellison Labrador CDX Nanci Olson Riley Devshr-Hlcrest All Riled Up Engl. Springer RN, CD, NA, NJA Nanci Olson Molly Devonshire s Moll-Star EAJ, SJ, SS Barbara Peterson Lucy Border Collie OAJ Debby Potter Zosia Austr. Shepherd MXJ, RVE, JVE Jane Reed Bessie Bugle Bay s Buttercup O Kelmic Basset RN, CGC Cathy Robb Krista Highcroft Sundancer Collie RN Sherry Rogers McKenzie Cannon River Drift Boat Rottweiler CD, RN, RA, RE, TT, CGC Karen Seabrook Chayss Enchanteds American Flyer Chayss German Shep. CGC Pam Sehmer Diller Cavallino Bad Hair Day Chinese Crested UD, OA, OAJ, AXJ Donna Sloan Dion Reh-Pin s He s RD Lite Min-Pin RA Donna Sloan Tommy Kenmar Party By the Sea Papillon RN Donna Sloan Jude D Amigos Hey Jude Muy Pronto Chihuahua CD Marcia Sullivan Shikinya Amarog Shikinya Siberian Husky RN Toi Tschohl Abby Abracadabra Border Collie RE, CD, CDX Evelyn Vingradov Tux Sherbil s Tophat and Tails Austr. Shep. RN, CD, Ch., CGC Sandra Whisler Belle Whisbie s Belle Star Boston Terrier CD, CDX Sandra Whisler Annie Whisbie s Princess Anastasia Golden Ret. CD Vicki Wilson Audit Ozark Crest The Tax Man Cometh Sheltie CD, CDX, RE Jane Winkler Guy Zorderzone Half Aryle Bay Border Collie USDAA_APD Jane Winkler Chukke Dal Doralto Koyemski Dalmatian NA, NSW, PI Clint Wolf Kaia Classy s Spring Breeze Golden Ret. NA, NAJ, NF, OA, OAJ Page 4 Scents & Nonscents

5 Note: Dates and Time are subject to change. Upcoming Agility Classes We will inform Persons registered for classes of any changes. If in doubt, please contact the Agility Training Director, Hannah Agee, at or at Ready to trial? Attend our workshop on February 21 and 28 Hannah Agee This workshop includes running a course, teaches what to expect at your first trial and how to fill out forms (includes Beginner s Guide to Albuquerque Trials) with Annie Newsted. Puppy Foundation I, 8 weeks Saturday - January 16, at 11:45 Indoors with Susan Neal and Vikki Welby Wednesday January 20, at 5 pm Indoors with Hannah Agee and Carl Agee Puppy Foundation II Agility Prep, 8 weeks Wednesday - January 20 at 7:30, for dogs WITHOUT Puppy Foundation with Annie Newsted, Mimi Glover and Clint Wolf Tuesday January 26 at 6:15, for dogs WITH AND WITHOUT Puppy Foundation with Carey Corlew and Michele Lomasson Beg I, 8 weeks Monday - January 18, at 6:15 with Hannah Agee and Karen Provine Sunday March 7, at 11 AM with Phyllis Collier and Barbara Peterson Beg II, 8 weeks Tuesday - January 19, at 6:15 with Richard Irland and Talya Bowland Intermediate I and II, 8 weeks Thursday February 4, at 6:15 with Laura Echeverria and Clint Wolf Advanced, 8 weeks Thursday- February 4, at 7:45 with Dee Falk and Vikki Welby Skills Class (this class will cover specific technical handling skills)8 weeks For Intermediate and Advanced levels Saturday - February 27 at 10 AM, with Melanie Mead and Susan Neal Master's Handling (8 weeks) continuous Wednesday January 20 at 6:15 Hannah Agee and Carl Agee 8 week classes are $10 per class + taxes = $ total COMPETITION DRILL CLASS: This is an ongoing drill type class for any competition level. Dropins welcome. The fee is $5.00 per class. Sunday at 10 am with Melanie Mead See event calendar at Join SDOC s YAHOO! group: Contact Rosemary Burtch at rosybee@earthli nk.net with questions February, 2010 Page 5

6 SDOC Sportsmanship Award Presented By Leslie Swisher To order SDOC t-shirts and sweatshirts, contact Estelle Metz Stay warm or be cool, in style! As is tradition, the recipient from the pervious year consulted with recipients from other years to select the SDOC member who best represented the definition of Sportsmanship during the past year, Recent tradition also dictates the selection process begins with looking up a definition of sportsmanship to help guide the selection process. Of course I went to the universal source for all current knowledge, Wikipedia, for a definition of sportsmanship. The definition I found reads: Sportsmanship, conforming to all the rules of the game and acting in a fair manner towards the opponent. Well, this definition has some problems. The definition refers to opponents which is not a term most of us dog people use in referring to other dog people. Another problem for the selection process here is that it does not lead us to a single person. This Club is full of people who meet this definition. Since Wikipedia could not provide a suitable definition for the purpose at hand, I decided I would make up my own. I decided to add to the basic definition from Wikipedia a few more aspects. First the recipient had to be actively participating in a variety of dog activities. And second, they should be someone that has helped improve the experience of dog sports for others. I thought these additional criteria would help narrow the field, but there are many in the Club who meet this criteria as well. But now a single recipient must be identified as difficult as it might seem. In mulling over some individuals, one seemed to meet the criteria very well. This person participates in obedience, rally, agility and tracking. This person has worked events in all these areas. They teach agility and obedience classes for the Club. In fact, I know this person has been teaching classes and working events before I became a member of the Club. Since I have known this person, I have noticed they were particularly skilled at giving both support and productive feedback to others regarding training and performance. I think that people in the sport have greatly benefited from this person s contributions in all of these areas. With that description, I present the SDOC Sportsman of the Year Aware to Rosemary Burtch! Left: Rosemary Burtch receives Good Sportsmanship Award from Leslie Swisher. Above: Some of the SDOC members who earned Title plaques for Page 6 Scents & Nonscents

7 Super Q! Hannah Agee, Agility Training Director Our Agility schedule has been out for some time and the classes are well attended -- especially our indoor classes. But even with the recent cold weather, our hardy and enthusiastic students in the outdoor classes have been staying warm with lots of fun agility work. The dogs think the winter weather's just fine! The Jump-building 101 class was a blast! It was a team effort of measuring, cutting, drilling, and assembling PVC tubing into a really great jump design -- and a good time was had by all. We built about 20 of these new jumps for the class attendees, and to improve the SDOC indoor equipment inventory. We will repeat this workshop in the spring, so if you want some stylish, functional, yet low-cost, agility jumps for your backyard training, be sure to attend. Our next agility training schedule will be out in 2 3 weeks. Happy Hurdling! Hannah SDOC General Meeting Minutes, Jan. 17, 2010 Jacque Obermeyer, Recording Secretary Call to Order: President Maggie Gee called the meeting to order at 11:30 AM in the banquet room of the Officer s Club on Sandia Military Base, Albuquerque, NM. Attendance: Board members attending were Maggie Gee, Janice Anthes, Ann Newsted, Estelle Metz, Jacque Obermeyer, Pam Sehmer, Vickee Jones and Clint Wolf. President s Report: Maggie Gee gave a short talk and introduced the new Board. Corresponding Secretary s Report: The sweatshirts to be given as trainers gifts are not ready. A coupon will be handed out for the shirts, which will be redeemable at the February general meeting. Audit Committee: Betty Pearson said the books were in excellent order. Membership: First Reading: Bill & Mary Chambers The meeting was adjourned at 11:50 am for the Awards Banquet. Has your dog accomplished something new? all the details to the Editor. AND if there s a CH or X anywhere in that title, please include a picture of your dog! February, 2010 Page 7

8 Obedience Director s Corner Marcie Jensen, Training Director Hannah Agee can be reached at Or Hannah.agee@ comcast.net As I start the New Year as Training Director for SDOC, I d like to wish everyone a Happy, Healthy New Year. We are beginning the new year with a variety of classes. We have added Rally to our roster as a class, not just a Sunday drill, although we will have a rally drill class too. A Thursday evening Beginning Rally class will start in February. I am trying to put together a schedule that has a bit of everything in it. If you are interested in teaching a class, please get in touch with me and let me know what days and hours you d prefer. We are going to welcome some new instructors this year so that perhaps will lighten the load for some instructors who have been volunteering a long time. As always, your ideas and input are welcome. Call and leave me a message or me at , cell , or marciemjensen@aol.com. Trackers and Judge at January TD Test. Officers, Board of Directors & Others 2010 Members of the Board: Officers: President: Maggie Gee Vice President: Janice Anthes Treasurer: Ann Newsted Corresponding Secretary: Estelle Metz Recording Secretary: Jacque Obermeyer Board of Directors: Pam Sehmer, Vickee Jones, Saul Rovinsky, Clint Wolf Ongoing Programs: Obedience Director: Marcie Jensen Agility Director: Hannah Agee Editor: Laurel Drew Production Staff: Nancy Pollock and Saul Rovinsky Web Wizard: Clint Wolf Thank you one and all! Page 8 Scents & Nonscents

9 Mike Kuliasha Award For 2009 Given The history of this award goes back to the early days of the Club. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, there was a very special club member, Jim Murphy. Jim embodied the attitude and performance of being a wonderful club member and volunteer. He performed not only jobs that had a title but also the various jobs that just needed doing, often without fan fare or recognition. In 1963, Jim died on the day that the annual awards dinner was to be held. It was traditionally held in December and was a Christmas party and awards dinner. Some suggested that the dinner be cancelled, but those who knew Jim said that he would never let a job not be complete on time. The dinner went on. The next year it was decided to establish an award in his name to recognize a member who gives extra effort to the club. There is no set criteria. The winner may be a board member or not; a trainer, or not. The individual must simply carry on the high standard of service that Jim Murphy exemplified. In 1994, it was decided to re-name the award after Mike Kuliasha, as more of the members could relate to a person that they had all known. Mike had previously won the award in 1979 and was a person who gave his all to the Club. I remember Mike with his Dobe Hans in class. Quite a pair. When you review the names on the award, you will see individuals who did, and in a lot of cases, are still giving back to the club and dog community as a whole. From the first winner, Judy Carr, who still is running agility, doing obedience, and is a tracking judge; to the latest winners, many of whom you can see around this room. They are the ones who work for the betterment of the club above all. The people in this Club who volunteer are many. They are the phone committees, our first introduction to the public, the registrars, the instructors in obedience, rally, agility and tracking. They are the stewards at the shows, the ring crew at an agility trial, the tracklayers at the tracking tests. They are the show and match committees. They are the obedience and agility directors. They provide and set up the great food at the meetings. They are the ones who pick up a stray bit of trash in front of the building, pull a few weeds in the spring. They are the officers and board members. They are the ones who do the many tasks required to keep the club moving forward. I thank each and every one of you for what you have done and what you will do this year. The club could not exist without your service. I saw a sign at the zoo in the building where the volunteers work. It says, We don t pay our volunteers because they are worthless, but because they are priceless. Each of our volunteers is equally priceless. This is the 45th year of recognition of special people in the club. These 45 individuals represent thousands of hours of devotion to this club. Each one of them has made contributions to move the club forward to where we are today. As you read the names on the award, some names you might recognize as still very active in the club, such as Nancy Pollock, Pam Sehmer. Others have done the work and gone on to meet their four-legged friends at the Rainbow Bridge. We honor each and every one of them. The individual selected this year has worked on the Board, is a super rally instructor, and has helped move the club forward even in the face of some very difficult personal health challenges. With all of this, she is a great asset to the club. She works for the improvement of the club, selflessly. We proudly recognize this year s winner, Karen Paone! SDOC Board Meetings are held on the Tuesday prior to General Membership meetings at the SDOC Training Building. Minutes are available for review by contacting the Recording Secretary at earthling. net or at any General Membership meeting. Want to become a member? Get an application in the lobby at the Club building, or download from the SDOC web site! February, 2010 Page 9

10 SDOC MINUTES OF THE GENERAL MEETING November, 2009 By Jacque Obermeyer, Recording Secretary Call to Order: President Vickee Jones called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM, Nov. 16, 2009 in the training room of the SDOC training site at 7050 San Pedro NE in Albuquerque. Attendance: Board members attending were Toi Tschohl, Maggie Gee, Richard Irland, Estelle Metz, Vickee Jones, Karen Paone, Pam Sehmer, and Jacque Obermeyer. Recording Secretary s Report: The October minutes were accepted as written. Treasurer s Report: For the month ended October 31, 2009, SDOC has a net operating loss of approximately $2,515. Revenues for the month of October 2009 totaled $2,678 while expenses for the month of October 2009 totaled $5,193. Cumulative year to date through October 31, 2009, SDOC has a net operating profit of approximately $18,202 compared to a year to date profit at October 31, 2008 of $25,005. The obedience class demand is down and the trial entries are down which could explain the drop in revenue. President s Report: Thanks to Terry Acre for getting the heat up and running. Corresponding Secretary s Report: The AKC Humane fund sent a letter asking for donations of $1,000 or more. AKC endorsed Dr. Carmen Ballaglia for delegate. Three judges have responded for the May trials: Chris Cornell, Dan Herald & Nancy Craig. Prospectives magazine will be in the lobby for those who wish to read it. By-Laws Committee: Karen Paone handed out a rough draft to the Board members for their review. Audit Committee: The Board approved Pat Lawson and Saul Rovinsky as committee members to work with Audit chair Betty Pearson. Obedience Director s Report: Two basic novice classes are coming. One starts December 2 and the other January 16. Jeff Robb asks that you get your training hours to him. Agility Director s Report: Training hours need to be gotten in to Hannah Agee. Gloria Napper-Owen has agreed to chair the spring agility trial. She needs a chief steward. February, 2010 Page 10

11 Will try to have mixed-breed measuring available. Tracking: February 2010 TD Premium is available from Lynn Wilson or Vickee Jones. Announcements: Valencia County 4-H Dog Program is having an agility fun match December 12 th in Belen. The December meeting is on the 18 th, a week early. There will be a dog gift exchange so please bring a toy ($5-$10) for each dog you bring. December 18 th is also the last day to donate to the food drive for people and pets. Membership renewals are due. The award sheets need to be in by December 5 th. Trainer hours need to be gotten to the appropriate people. The spring trials will be a week later this year, not on Mother s Day weekend. Thanks to Richard Irland for retaping all the mats in the training room. He did a great job. Unfinished Business: The awards banquet date has been set for January 17 th, Membership: First Reading: Eva Modrich Second Readings: Frances Lavender-Fish and Cookie Norris were unanimously voted into membership. Welcome! New Business: The 2010 Officers and Board are as follows: President-Maggie Gee, Vice-President-Janice Anthes, Recording Secretary- Jacque Obermeyer, Corresponding Secretary-Estelle Metz, Treasurer-Annie Newstead, Board of Directors-Pam Sehmer, Vickee Jones, Clint Wolf, Saul Rovinsky. There was a tie between Karen Paone and Saul Rovinsky, and Karen graciously ceded the position to Saul. Hospitality: Thanks to all who contributed. Many members pitched in to set up and bring food. The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 pm. Nicole Higgins and her Belgian Maninois, Stars, after their successful track at our recent TD Test. February, 2010 Page 11

12 Sandia Dog Obedience Club, Inc. P.O. Box Albuquerque, NM Prsrt Std US Postage PAID Permit 759 Albuquerque NM ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED Teaching People and their Dogs for over 50 years. (505) Visit us on the web: Upcoming Club Meetings More details... F uture Board Meetings (in the Office at the SDOC training building) - always at 6:30 p.m. February 23 March 23 April 27 May 25 June 22 July 21 August 24 September 21 Future General Membership Meetings (in the SDOC training building) - always at 7:00 p.m. February 26 March 26 April 30 May 28 June 25 July 30 August 27 September 24 Remember: see for local events. February, 2010 Page 12