The Latest Wrinkle. March In This Issue : BCGS Officers. Board Members. Meeting Minutes Page 2. Legislation Article Page 4. Show Results Page 6

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1 The Latest Wrinkle March 2015 BCGS Officers President Tamara Marcotte In This Issue : Meeting Minutes Page 2 Vice President Sherry Feeney vicepresident@bulldogclubofgreaterseattle.com Legislation Article Page 4 Treasurer Sandy Fisher treasurer@bulldogclubofgreaterseattle.com Secretary Kim Dailey secretary@bulldogclubofgreaterseattle.com Board Members Tricia Whitney board3@bulldogclubofgreaterseattle.com Show Results Page 6 Upcoming Shows Page 8 Advertising page 11 Leonard Whitney board2@bulldoogclubofgreaterseattle.com Jeff Ryman board1@bulldogclubofgreaterseattle.com

2 Meeting Minutes The Bulldog Club of Greater Seattle Minutes March 4, 2015 Educational Instruction: CALL MEETING TO ORDER 7:43 APPROVAL OF AGENDA Approved with two additions- new applications see below and New business / Nisqually CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES FROM LAST MEETING REPORTS OF THE OFFICERS: Report of President (Tamara Marcotte) Thanks for coming Report of Vice President (Sheri Feeney No report Report of Secretary (Kim Dailey) In contact with Katie Gotchev to submit art work for Superbull Correspondence Rec d Correspondence Sent Report of Treasurer (Sandy Fisher) Not much paid out or donations COMMITTEE REPORTS: 2015 BCGS Specialty Shows (Winn Ryman) Aug Help need in many areas please contact rotor8@aol.com Baray has been selected- Sweep judges voted Advertising (Robin Harris) Bulltique (Kim Dailey No report Legislation Liaison (Peggy Bauer Pending info Newsletter (Gail Harris) Working on it Public Education (Kim Dailey / Tamara Marcotte) Visit BCGS this weekend at the Seattle Kennel Club dog shows! We will be participating in Meet the Breed on Saturday and we ll be hosting a breed booth both days. We have a bunch of great volunteers ready to educate the public about our wonderful breed. To volunteer for Breed booth please Kim kim@lkstevensk9academy.com Ways and Means (Vacant) Website (Lexi Ryman) ELECTION OF NEW MEMBERS- Voted in Candace Manning and Mark Brylinski ELECTION OF NEW BREEDERS TO THE BREEDER REFERRAL PROGRAM UNFINISHED BUSINESS: 501c3 Status Update (Eddie Harris) Almost done signing last papers

3 Meeting Minutes continued Membership Renewal (Sandy Fisher) Still waiting on 12 members to renew or contact me that they are not renewing. I have sent several s but will follow up again.60 members have renewed and 3 members are not renewing or have no valid contact information. Seattle Kennel Club Breed Booth (Kim Dailey Support needed on Sunday for Booth volunteers. kim@lkstevensk9academy.com Meet the Breed (Tamara Marcotte) Saturday, March BCA Nationals (Jeff Ryman)- Made approx Puyallup and 1,000. In Portland NEW BUSINESS: Who is handling breeder referrals? How is information being linked and coordinated to the list? Working on coordinating list and managing through website with a master list to be held by Sandy. Supported entry Nisqually Voted to donate dog bowls for BOB, BOS, BOW, WD, WB, SELD, SELB. Tamara will send the letter to Nisqually Kennel Club requesting to support the bulldog entry. Food/Refreshments for Upcoming Meetings April 6 TBD May 4 TBD NEW APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP- Vern Wong and Joyce and Kathy Wilbert NEW BREEDER REFERRAL APPLICATIONS- None Announcements: Shows: March 7-8: Seattle Kennel Club (Seattle, WA) March 21-22: Peninsula Dog Fanciers Club (Bremerton, WA) March 25, 2015 Bulldog Club of America, Division V Benton County Fairgrounds, Corvallis, OR Other Events: BCGS Breed Booth and Meet the Seattle Kennel Club (Seattle, WA) Adjournment- 8:58 Date of Next Meeting April 6, 2015 Brags Raffle

4 Legislation continued from February United Kingdom: Dangerous dog experts gathered for a meeting in London on January 26, the first of its kind-- to discuss new strategies concerning dangerous dogs. The Kennel Club, the UK's largest dog welfare organization, will lead discussions on the need for better investigation into dog bite incidents. The However, in April 2011, the council voted to remove 7 breeds from the banned breeds list due to their struggles in enforcing the law. The law was a failure. It's failed meeting brought together experts from across the veterinary and medical professions, the police, local authorities, government representatives, academics, sociologists, as well as animal welfare charities to explore ways to move forward with a strategy on dangerous dogs. It included animal behaviourist, vet and expert witness in dangerous dogs cases, Kendal Shepherd; veterinary surgeon, Danielle Greenberg; and facial reconstruction surgeon, Chris Mannion, who presented the view supported by the Kennel Club that preventative measures are needed to reduce the number of dog bite incidents that occur, beginning with proper investigation into these incidents. Currently there is a lack of detailed data to explain why dog bite incidents occur in the first place and, as such, no thoroughly effective or evidencebased education measures are being implemented to reduce them. The Kennel Club is of the view that dangerous dog law should be updated and consolidated and replaced with preventative measures based on evidence gathered through data collected on a national level from hospitals and GPs, veterinary surgeries, police dog units, and dog wardens, amongst other sources, instead of laws based on the stereotyping of certain breeds. The Kennel Club is firmly of the view that dangerous dog law as it stands is next to useless and has done nothing whatsoever to reduce the number of dog biting incidents across the UK. Instead it demonizes certain breeds based on stereotypes and not scientific evidence. To that end, it The Kennel Club is hoping that the will be open to working with it, including on a new strategy for dangerous dogs." Moreauville, Louisiana: On Oct. 13, 2014, the town of Moreauville, a small and sleepy community of less than 1,000 people located in the heart of Avoyelles Parish, enacted one of the most draconian and arbitrary ordinances against so-called vicious dogs in the entire country. The ordinance provided that it would confiscate each and every rottweiler and pitbull living in family homes. Unless the family could find others to adopt those dogs in other cities, Moreauville would fine the owners for violating the ordinance and transport the dogs to a veterinary clinic for further disposition. CNN broke the story on both its national and international news websites, and a petition opposing Moreauville s ordinance (which some legal experts considered unconstitutional) immediately attracted 70,000 signatures. People from all over the country and the world were outraged by Moreauville s decision to confiscate and kill family pets, regardless of the animal s disposition, intelligence, and affection, and regardless of any service those dogs might be providing to their physically and mentally challenged owners. This was hard news, particularly, for one little girl -- O Hara Owens, whose pit bull Zeus was scheduled to be taken away and destroyed on December 1. O Hara suffers from severe neck problems and has been forced to wear a halo brace and is confined to a wheelchair. Zeus acts as a therapy dog (he is not techinically one), providing love and support for her and her other brothers and sisters. According to O Hara, I can sit here if I m in pain, he comes and he notices it before I even make any noise, she said. But Zeus, who had a spotless record, had been blacklisted as a vicious breed in Moreauville. Veterinarians in Marksville and Simmport, LA, the clinics closest to Moreauville, advertised their absolute refusal to either support the ban or to euthanize any dogs that were healthy and loved and cared for without legitimate reasons (such as a history of vicious attacks). Social media on the situation exploded. After a dramatic couple of weeks, the Moreauville, LA board voted on December 1, 2014 to unanimously repeal the ban and the dangerous dog ordinance, leaving only the leash law. On December 8, the board voted to implement the state s dangerous dog law, which is completely breed neutral and focuses on the actions of the dog and owner. The ban had been passed at the request of several residents as a result of multiple incidents concerning a dog chained next to a public area that was likely frustrated and acting out, and which residents interpreted as menacing behaviors. Another resident had been sitting with his dog on the front porch of his house, near the sidewalk, and telling his dog to Sic em as people passed. Other dogs were chained all day in the Louisiana summer heat with no shelter and minimal resources, and the board considered this to be inhumane treatment and was concerned that the dogs would go crazy. The board felt that they had been asked to do this by their constituents and did not realize the implications of the law. One board member stated, I know the owners are the problem here, but we can t ban the owners so it seemed like we could do something by banning the dogs.... We were stuck between a rock and a hard place. It is an election year and they (the residents) made it clear this was what they wanted and if we didn t do it they wouldn t vote for us It is, however, unclear why these concerns translated into a ban of only two breeds.

5 Legislation article continued Officials never expected the ban to garner the attention it did. The story, especially concerning Zeus, was featured internationally. After the fact, Mayor Lemoine stated, Zeus was never at risk I received an from (the family) saying he was an American Bulldog I told them to throw out the letter he was safe Zeus wasn t a problem. He was in the house and never caused any issues I didn t want to talk to (the family) directly because anything I said could be used against me. When the dust settled, it became clear that there was a case of a lack of adequate research and officials wanting to act quickly on the request of residents. The intentions of the board may have been, as they argued after the fact, good ones that had been triggered by the abhorrent behavior of certain problem dog owners. Often intentions of officials are not bad ones, but very poorly thought out in the rush to act. The officials of Moreauville found themselves in the difficult position of having to draft a law they had no experience with, and because it was easy, merely copied the breed specific ordinance of a neighboring town that had not been challenged. The adoption of the state law, that is not breed specific, was a sensible solution. Hallsville, Missouri: Passed in 1989, Hallsville s ban on pit bulls was instituted after there were some aggressive pit bulls in the community, according to Mayor Cheri Reish. On November 10th, 2014, the board of aldermen voted unanimously to repeal the long-standing ban. The issue came up after a family was targeted as having a banned dog. The dog was newly adopted and the family wanted to be able to keep their dog. They approached the council with the request that the ban be re-examined. According to the Mayor of Hallsville, the Board decided that the ordinance was an unfair law. It took only roughly month between the time the initial request was made to the time the board repealed the law. The Mayor spoke of people who wanted to move into the community, but were unable to because of the ban. City officials see the repeal as a positive one for the community. They cited the ability of local shelters to be able to find homes for dogs in need as well as creating equitable laws for everyone and an equal standard of behavior. Hallsville has a generic dangerous dog law that addresses all dogs. A group has been working on getting an ordinance that would prohibit tethering a dog for 24 hours a day, but it keeps failing to move forward. City of Monash, Glen Waverley VIC 3150, Australia: Kerser finally went home for Christmas 2014 after his death-row order was overturned exactly two years after he was seized by the Monash Council from a backyard and declared to be a restricted breed under the State Government s breed specific law. The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) ruled on December 17, 2014, that Kerser was not an American Pit Bull Terrier under the State Government s restricted breed dog standard. The decision leaves questions about legal fees accumulated by Monash Council, which has been fighting the case since Kerser was found in a neighbor s backyard in December The two-year legal case has cost the council more than $200,000, although so far $100,000 has been reimbursed through a Victorian appeal court fund. Additional costs for the Kersher s owner s defense are estimated to be in the tens of thousands of dollars. The council s original decision to declare Kerser a restricted breed was originally upheld by VCAT. Kerser s owner applied for leave to appeal the VCAT decision but was refused, upon which she appealed the refusal to the Supreme Court, which ordered the case be returned to VCAT. VCAT president Justice Greg Garde, who presided over the final ruling, concluded that the dog complied with only eight of the eighteen physical characteristics criteria, and 10 of the 19 supplementary physical characteristics criteria in the ordinance. Monash Mayor Paul Klisaris said the council accepted the ruling and he acknowledged the toll the case would have taken on Ms Applebee. Apparently the Monash council had repeatedly raised objections about the restricted breed legislation with the former Liberal government, and was pleased the new Labor Government has now finally vowed to review the laws. These laws need to be totally re-examined so we can all avoid these distressing, long-running ordeals between dog owners and councils, he said. Council s intention has only ever been to protect our community from dangerous dogs. The decision on Kerser came in the same month that Sunshine dog Mylo was released after his restricted breed declaration was also overturned. In Mylo s case, he was assessed by a behaviorist to be one of three per cent of dogs suitable for therapy dog because he was so docile. On the pretext of community safety he would have been put down To be finished in next month s newsletter!

6 Show Results Seattle Kennel Club (Seattle, WA) Saturday, March 7, 2015 Judge: Gerard Penta Best of Breed, Group 3 CH. WILSON S I M YOUR HANDYMAN Owners: Landon Jordon, Jennifer Jordon, Jay Serion Best of Opposite Sex, Best of Winners, Winners Bitch D'VISTA DREAM ANGEL Winners Dog DLANOR'S DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP Owner: Ronald Romualdo D'VISTA WHERE ANGLES SOAR Reserve Winners Bitch TIMELESS CHERRY BOMB OF BRISTOL Owner: Joan Johnson, Jenifer Dayal, Melissa Norton, Terry Thorn GCH IMPERIOUS HAMITUP HOLY DIVER Owner: Rich Meck, Kim Kirsch Select Bitch CH BROADWAY S PARADISE RUBY RED Owner: Tamara Marcotte, Elizabeth Pearson, Sean Pearson, Deniece Humphries Seattle Kennel Club (Seattle, WA) Sunday, March 8, 2015 Judge: Charles Olvis Best of Breed, Group 1, BEST IN SHOW CH. WILSON S I M YOUR HANDYMAN Owners: Landon Jordon, Jennifer Jordon, Jay Serion Best of Opposite Sex, Winners Bitch D'VISTA DREAM ANGEL Winners Dog D'VISTA WHERE ANGELS SOAR. TSTJS Magnificent Primes Tucker Owner: Tammy Rice Reserve Winners Bitch GODD'S CHRISTMASS FONT A NOSE'S STAR Owner: N Goddard,M Goddard,B Fontanos, J Fontanos,Sarah Janeway CH BEAUTIBULLY MAGIC VALLEY CRUNCH Owner: Sherri Feeney, Rich Meck Peninsula Dog Fanciers Club Inc. (Bremerton, WA) March 21, 2015 Judge: Mr Darryl Vice Best of Breed, Best of Winners, Winners Dog DLANOR'S DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP SHININGSTAR Owner: Ronald Romualdo Best of Opposite Sex CH BROADWAY'S PARADISE RUBY RED Owner: Tamara Marcotte, Liz Pearson, Sean Pearson, Deniece Humphries Winners Bitch FONT A NOSE'S JUST WHERE THE WINDE TAKES HER Owner: Katherine Andrew & Brenda & Joel Fontanos D'VISTA WHERE ANGELS SOAR Reserve Winners Bitch, Best Bred By Exhibitor D'VISTA DREAM ANGEL CREEDENCE IM SEXY & I KNOW IT Owner: Andrew Smith & Alexis Smith & Christina Uasike Peninsula Dog Fanciers Club Inc. (Bremerton, WA) March 22, 2015 Judge: Mrs Susan St John-Brown Best of Breed CREEDENCE IM SEXY & I KNOW IT Owner: Andrew Smith & Alexis Smith & Christina Uasike Best of Opposite Sex CH BROADWAY'S PARADISE RUBY RED Owner: Tamara Marcotte, Liz Pearson, Sean Pearson, Deniece Humphries

7 Show Results continued Best of Winners, Winners Dog DLANOR'S DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP SHININGSTAR Owner: Ronald Romualdo Winners Bitch D'VISTA DREAM ANGEL BULLYWOOD DOLLS SUGGSATION Owner: Meca Doll Reserve Winners Bitch FONT A NOSE'S JUST WHERE THE WINDE TAKES HER Owner: Katherine Andrew & Brenda & Joel Fontanos Bulldog Club of America Division V (Corvallis, OR) March 25, 2015 Judge: Michael Rathje Best of Breed, Group 1, Best In Show CH. WILSON S I M YOUR HANDYMAN Owners: Landon Jordon, Jennifer Jordon, Jay Serion Best of Opposite Sex, Winners Bitch, Best Bred By Exhibitor Majestic Diamond Girl Owner: Clifford Legaspi / Shalisa Neely Winners Dog, Best of Winners, Best Puppy Dlanor's Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap Shining Star Owner: Ronald Romualdo (Agent: Ryan Panis) Majestic Madison II Owner: Shalisa Neely Reserve Winners Bitch Brumar's Hays She's Worth The Wait Owner: Kenneth & Lois Hays / Sandra Martinez Ch. Walkin' Blues Matt "Guitar" Murphy Owner: Suzy & Chris Holleran Select Bitch Ch. Bullseye Bish Bertha Bright Eyes Owner: Anna Dolegiewicz / Richard Baker and Cheyenne Baker Veteran Bitch Ch. Weslins Sissys Racin to My Heart Owner: Cheryl L Perreard Brood Bitch Font a Noses Only Colors of the Wind Owner: Joel & Brenda Fontanos Award of Merit Ch. Devine's Adventure of the Chunky Monkey Owner: Beth & Brian Stephenson Brace Mythic-Zen's Seven Spanish Angels~Mythic-Zen's Born With a Silver Spoon Owner: Karen Bidleman / Heidi Guajardo and Jaime Guajardo~Karen Bidleman / Heidi Guajardo and Jaime Guajardo Best Junior Handler Lillian Rose Weynand ( Boudica's Storm Princess Zelda ) Best Puppy Sweepstakes Majestic Madison II Owner: Shalisa Neely Best of Opposite Sex Puppy Sweepstakes Bomber's Skye's the Limit Owner: Erica Peters Best Veteran Sweepstakes Ch. Weslins Sissys Racin to My Heart Owner: Cheryl L Perreard Southwest Oregon Bulldog Club (Corvallis, OR) March 26, 2015 Judge: Mr. Ray J. Spivey III Best of Breed, Group 1, Best In Show CH. WILSON S I M YOUR HANDYMAN Owners: Landon Jordon, Jennifer Jordon, Jay Serion Best of Opposite Sex, Winners Bitch CHEROKEE LEGEND SNOW WHITE Owner: Gail and Ed Harris Cody Sickle & Connie Chambers. Winners Dog, Best of Winners, Best Puppy Majestic Madison II Owner: Shalisa Neely Rockabilly's Top of the Morning Flannigan Owner: Donna Candelario Reserve Winners Bitch, Best Bred By Exhibitor Mythic's Brighter Than The Sun Owner: Karen Bidleman / Heidi Guajardo and Jaime Guajardo

8 Show Results continued Ch. Devine's Adventure of the Chunky Monkey Owner: Beth & Brian Stephenson Select Bitch Ch. Bullseye Bish Bertha Bright Eyes Owner: Anna Dolegiewicz / Richard Baker and Cheyenne Baker Veteran Bitch Ch. Weslins Sissys Racin to My Heart Owner: Cheryl L Perreard Brood Bitch Font a Noses Only Colors of the Wind Owner: Joel & Brenda Fontanos Award of Merit GCh. Rambling Fever Pretty Fly For a White Guy Owner: Kelley Singleton Brace Mythic-Zen's Seven Spanish Angels~Mythic -Zen's Born With a Silver Spoon Owner: Karen Bidleman / Heidi Guajardo and Jaime Guajardo~Karen Bidleman / Heidi Guajardo and Jaime Guajardo Best Junior Handler Lillian Rose Weynand ( Boudica's Storm Princess Zelda ) Best Puppy Sweepstakes Majestic Madison II Owner: Shalisa Neely Best of Opposite Sex Puppy Sweepstakes Rockbottom's Kickin' It Up a Notch Owner: Scott & Andy Ly Best Veteran Sweepstakes Ch. Weslins Sissys Racin to My Heart Owner: Cheryl L Perreard Southwest Oregon Bulldog Club (Corvallis, OR) March 27, 2015 Judge: Ms. Makeyia Dawn Spivey Best of Breed Ch. Devine's Adventure of the Chunky Monkey Owner: Beth & Brian Stephenson Best of Opposite Sex, Winners Bitch Sittingbullies Hunky-Dory Owner: Minty Pickering / Cheryl A. Knapp Winners Dog, Best of Winners Hulk La Bestia (Gaytan) Owner: Armando Mata (Agent: Jay Serion), Best Puppy Mythic-Zen's Silverspoon's Wild About Harry Owner: Jean Marie & Jack Hill Reserve Winners Bitch, Zen's Stevie Nicks Sweet Voice From Heaven Owner: Karen Bidleman Heather Rupple Best Bred By Exhibitor Boudica's Storm Princess Zelda Owner: Nancy L. Murray / Lillian Rose Weynand CH. WILSON S I M YOUR HANDYMAN Owners: Landon Jordon, Jennifer Jordon, Jay Serion Select Bitch Ch. Bullseye Bish Bertha Bright Eyes Owner: Anna Dolegiewicz / Richard Baker and Cheyenne Baker Veteran Bitch Ch. Weslins Sissys Racin to My Heart Owner: Cheryl L Perreard Brood Bitch Font a Noses Only Colors of the Wind Owner: Joel & Brenda Fontanos Award of Merit Ch. Brumar's Paddi's Rollin' Hard With Rockbottoms Owner: Sandra Martinez Brace Mythic-Zen's Seven Spanish Angels~ Mythic-Zen's Born With a Silver Spoon Owner: Karen Bidleman / Heidi Guajardo and Jaime Guajardo~Karen Bidleman / Heidi Guajardo and Jaime Guajardo Best Junior Handler Lillian Rose Weynand ( Boudica's Storm Princess Zelda ) Best Puppy Sweepstakes Font A Noses Hollee Berry Owner: Joel & Brenda Fontanos Best of Opposite Sex Puppy Sweepstakes Mythic-Zen's Silverspoon's Wild About Harry Owner: Jean Marie & Jack Hill

9 Show Results continued/upcoming Shows Best Veteran Sweepstakes Ch. Weslins Sissys Racin to My Heart Owner: Cheryl L Perreard Chintimini Kennel Club (Albany, OR) Saturday, March 28, 2015 Judge: Mrs. Brenda Newcomb Best of Breed, Group 1, GCH. WILSON S I M YOUR HANDYMAN Owners: Landon Jordon, Jennifer Jordon, Jay Serion Best of Opposite Sex, Best Owner Handler, Owner Handler G3 CH BOMBER'S KITTY HAWK Owner: Erica Peters Winners Dog, Best of Winners JESTER'S HIGH FIVIN' IVAN Owner: Jennifer Miller & Toby Miller Winners Bitch FLYBOY'S LT KIRBY'S SUPPER CLUB Owner: Jeff & Winn Ryman DLANOR'S DIRTY DEEDSDONEDIRT CHEAPSHININGSTAR Owner: Ronald Romualdo Reserve Winners Bitch BOUDICA'S STORM PRINCESS ZELDA Owner: Nancy L Murray & Lillian Rose Weynand CH BRUMARS PADDIS ROLLIN' HARD WITH ROCKBOTTOMS Owner: Sandra Martinez Select Bitch CH BULLSEYE BISH BERTHA BRIGHT EYES Owner: Anna Dolegiewicz & Richard Baker & Cheyenne Baker Best Puppy G2 RAMBLING FEVER PISTOL ANNIE Owner: Kelley Singleton. Chintimini Kennel Club Sunday, March 29, 2015 (Albany, OR) Judge: Mr Link Newcomb Best of Breed, Group 3 GCH. WILSON S I M YOUR HANDYMAN Owners: Landon Jordon, Jennifer Jordon, Jay Serion Best of Opposite Sex CH BULLSEYE BISH BERTHA BRIGHT EYES Owner: Anna Dolegiewicz & Richard Baker & Cheyenne Baker Winners Dog POP-A-TOP MAJOR LEAGUE BLACKJACK Owner: Anna Dolegiewicz & Richard Baker Best of Winners, Winners Bitch CHEROKEE LEGEND SNOW WHITE Owner: Gail and Ed Harris Cody Sickle Connie Chambers DLANOR'S DIRTY DEEDS DONE DIRT CHEAP SHININGSTAR Owner: Ronald Romualdo Reserve Winners Bitch, Best Bred By Exhibitor FLYBOY'S LT KIRBY'S SUPPER CLUB Owner: Jeff & Winn Ryman CH NEWCOMB'S SIMON GROWL Owner: Janet Campbell & Don Campbell. Select Bitch CH BOMBER'S KITTY HAWK Owner: Erica Peters Best Puppy G2 RAMBLING FEVER PISTOL ANNIE Owner: Kelley Singleton. UPCOMING SHOWS April 11-12, 2015 Ephrata-Moses Lake Kennel Club (Moses Lake, WA) Judge: Mr. G. Timothy Doxtater Judge: Mr. Mel Saranchuk April 25-26, 2015 Walla Walla Kennel Club (Walla Walla, WA) Judge: Mrs. Lawrence J. (Janet) Sinclair Judge: Mr. Robert J Shreve May 2-3, 2015 Olympia Dog Fanciers Association (Elma, WA) Judge: Mrs. Gloria Geringer Judge: Dr. Alvin W Krause May 16-17, 2015 Mt. Baker Kennel Club, Inc. (Lynden, WA) Judge: Mrs. Judith V Daniels Judge: Mr. Johnny R Shoemaker May 30-31, 2015 Yakima Valley Kennel Club, Inc. (Yakima, WA) Judge: Walter Pinsker Judge: Mr. Andrew (Gene) Mills

10 New Bulldog Points Schedule New Schedule of Points Effective May 13, 2015 Bulldog 1 Point 2 Points 3 Points 4 Points 5 Points OR/WA Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, North & South Dakota, New Mexico 1 Point 2 Points 3 Points 4 Points 5 Points Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches Dogs Bitches Reminder!! Our May issue of the Latest Winkle Is a Memorial Issue. If you have loved and lost A bulldog, please send in a picture And a story! Deadline May 10th!

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12 Newsletter Sponsors Stewart & Amy Ridgeway Sponsors since 2000 Ken & Donna Wagner Sponsors since 2006 For the love of the breed, and especially Carson and Spanky Sherri Feeney Sponsor since 2006 Amy Carter Sponsor since 2007 Hug a bulldog every day and happiness will come your way! Sweetbulldogz Sponsors since 2007 Kathleen & Mark O Hanlon Sponsors since 2008 ER & Specialty Vet Care For Your Bulldog (425) Always Open!! Diane Wuertemburg Sponsor since 2008 Catch the bulldog fever! It will last Forever! Sandy Fisher Sponsor since 2009 Teach your bulldog to swim at K9 Aquatics in Sammamish! Visit us at www. K9aquatics.com Len & Trish Whitney Sponsors since April 2010 We support our Club! Jim & Patty Stewart Sponsor since 2015 Bullies are the Best! A Big Thanks to our Sponsors For providing their support to our newsletter! To become a Sponsor and receive a one year listing, Please send contributions ($10 annual minimum) and listing information to: Sandy Fisher, BCGS Treasurer, PO Box 89, Redmond, WA 98073