This National will be held in memory of John Taylor of Taywil Kennels. Kentuckiana Cluster of Dog Shows Louisville, KY.

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2 This National will be held in memory of John Taylor of Taywil Kennels. Kentuckiana Cluster of Dog Shows Louisville, KY March 13-16, 2014 held at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center 937 Phillips Ln Louisville, KY We are only TWO months away!

3 PHOTO CONTEST Since John Taylor was judge for the photo contest numerous times, we will rename this the John Taylor Annual Photo Contest Lisa Brown will be our judge this year and the theme will be Joie De Vivre Please submit your Lowchen pictures in electronic format to Lisa at by Feb 10, PERFORMANCE SEMINAR FRIDAY NIGHT

4 Kat Roll will present a seminar on Canine Nosework. Bring your dogs! There will be plenty of dog participation! CLOTHING ORDERS Vicki All will be sending out catalogs and order forms soon. Look for it! LCA AUCTIONS Contact Suge Ingle at glesani@charter.net to donate items for the silent auction and the ultra-competitive, loud bidding auction held during the banquet Saturday night. JUDGING ASSIGNMENTS

5 Friday March 14: Sweeps: Sally Waltrip Regional: Charles Trotter Saturday March 15: Sweeps: Jean Shepherd National: Vicki Abbott Sunday March 16: Supported Entry: William Underwood Thanks to all the Committee heads who will be organizing the Specialty! Trophies: Hospitality: Banquet: Photo contest: Judge s Ed: Clothing: Performance seminar: Auction: Decorations: Alexia Fino Peggy Cropsey Dee Gardinier/Don Roback John Taylor Donna Jones Vicki All Gary Nordahl organizing Sue Ingle Gillian Robertson We are still looking for a volunteers for all committees. If interested, please write to Don Roback at droback@yahoo.com. TROPHIES We still have lots of room for trophy contributions! If you want to help out, contact Alexia Fino at alexiafino1@yahoo.com or Don Roback at droback@yahoo.com (but I ll just refer you to Alexia)

6 Thanks to everybody so far updates coming as more donations pour in. Nationals March 15 Sweepstakes Puppy Best Of Breed in Sweepstakes Donna Jones - Musicbox Kennels Best of Opposite Sex in Sweepstakes Donna Jones - Musicbox Kennels Veteran Best of Breed in Veteran Alexia Rodriguez Potrero Kennel Best of Opposite Sex in Veteran Alexia Rodriguez Potrero Kennel Regular classes Best In Specialty Show Bihar Lowchen In memory of Carol Strong Best Of Winners Mrs Eileen Spavin Harrison - Sholeen (UK) Best Of Opposite Sex Gillian Robertson - Tapestry Select Dog Sue Armistead Ingle Select Bitch Jean Shepard - Dickens Lowchen & English Cocker Spaniels Winners Dog Danielle Tallman - Dungloe Lowchen Winners Bitch Vicki All - Mosaic Lowchen General Fund Donors: Vicki All, Don Roback, Jerry Davis and Gary Nordahl. Regional March 14 Sweepstakes Puppy

7 Best of Breed Puppy LCA general Fund Best of Opposite Sex LCA General Fund Veteran Best of Breed Veteran LCA General Fund Best of opposite Sex Veteran LCA General Fund Regular Classes Best of Breed Dee Gardiner Best of Opposite Sex Dee Gardiner Best of Winners Dee Gardiner Select Dog LCA General Fund Select Bitch LCA General Fund Winners Dog LCA General Fund Winners Bitch LCA General Fund We still need lots of donations for performance trophies!! PERFORMANCE EVENTS Bonnie Shelmandine has put together an impressive framework for determining High in Trial (HIT) Lowchen winners from the all breed Obedience, Rally and Agility competitions at the National. Trophy Donations for Performance: HIT Agility: Lisa Brown HIT Obedience: Rhonda Croxton Sylvan Mist Lowchen HIT Rally: Katherine Roll Sylvan Mist Lowchen

8 Note that there are FOUR DAYS of obedience, rally and agility events (Thursday Sunday) so make plans to arrive early to show or watch our little lions run for the roses in Louisville! Note that the RANDOM DRAW entries for agility will open on Dec 18. The draw will occur on Jan 16, 2014! The premium list is now available and is on the LCA website and on FB. You can also contact Don Roback for a copy. HOTEL The Host Hotel will be the Best Western Plus Airport/Expo Center down the road from the show site Bishop Lane Louisville, KY (502) Fax: (502) Rooms at $79/night with a ONE TIME $25 dog fee

9 Banquet and Hospitality will be held at the Best Western too! Banquet Menu is still being finalized, but we are going to have Kentucky Barbeque! The banquet reservation form will be out soon.