The Lone Star Miniature Schnauzer Club of Dallas. The Schnauzer Strip

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1 The Lone Star Miniature Schnauzer Club of Dallas August/September 2013 The Schnauzer Strip Monthly Highlights Message from the President Message from the President Club Events Individual Highlights: Dog Shows Results LSMSC News Upcoming Shows LSMSC Specialty AKC Chairman Report Dr. Shawn Greetings to LSMSC members: As we celebrate surviving another North Texas Summer, we will soon move into the seasons of beautiful weather to follow. We all immerse ourselves in loving, caring for, laughing at and enjoying many aspects of our Mini friends, companions and family members. As we enjoy, fuss, cuss and celebrate the joy of their companionship, I would like to share a quote below that I see on a wall plaque at my vet s office. This message carries a deep tribute to our critters, to all critters, we can contemplate and appreciate. Enjoy! Carl Benson President We need another and a wiser and perhaps a more mystical concept of animals. Remote from universal nature and living by complicated artifice, man in civilization surveys the creature through the glass of his knowledge and sees thereby a feather magnified and the whole image in distortion. We patronize them for their incompleteness, for their tragic fate for having taken form so far below ourselves. And therein do we err. For the animal shall not be measured by man. In a world older and more complete than ours, they move finished and complete, gifted with the extension of the senses we have lost or never attained, living by voices we shall never hear. They are not brethren, they are not underlings: they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of the splendour and travail of the earth. Henry Beston, The Outermost House Club Events END OF SUMMER We had a wonderful Hamburger cookout at the Benson's House. Weather cooperated and we all had fun visiting. Everyone brought trimmings with the hamburgers and, my, what good cooks we have. There were about 14 members that came and a good time was had by all..upcoming MEETINGS - September Our next regularly scheduled meeting will be Wednesday, September 25. It will be held at 7:00 pm at Back Country BBQ located at 6940 Greenville Ave.,Dallas, TX We have a special program planned. More details later. Hope you will be there.

2 LSMSC NEWS - New Champions Champion "LaQuinta" - Houston All Terrier Show, July 18 Judge: Vicki L Abbott W/BW/OS CAR*BENZ HOTEL CALIFORNIA. RN239184/05. 04/19/2012. Bitch. BREEDER: Owner. By Gch Ch Gangway Murphy's Paradox-Ch Daystar's Witchy Woman. OWNER: Carol and Carl Benson. Grand Champion "Toot" Jesse James Kennel Show, Topeka, August 19 JUDGE: Mr Fred C Bassett OS CH GANGWAY'S WRIGHTIME TO AGATHA. RN215355/01. 11/04/2010. Bitch. BREEDER: Risa Wright & Bryan W. Brown. By Ch Attaway Blue Light Special-Ch Jacqueminot's Gangway Goodtime Girl. OWNER: Terry Hamer and Bryan Brown. Hot Springs Nat'l Park AR: September 27-29, 2013 Lubbock TX: September 27-29, 2013 Humble TX: October 5-6, 2013 Fayetteville AR: October 5-6, 2013 Canton TX:` October 11-13, 2013 Enid OK: October 12-13, 2013 Belton TX: October 17-20, 2013 Austin TX: October 24-27, 2013 Benton AR: October 26-27, 2013 Schnauzer Events Lone Star Specialty, July 4! What a fantasic event.we had In Dallas, TX, July 4. After many years of holding our specialty in Fort Worth we decided it was time to move to Dallas. This year was an exciting year as we had 28 entries joining the North Texas Terrier Club. We hosted our Club dinner at Dunston's Steakhouse with approximately 26 Miniature Schnauzer exhibitors in attandace. Kim Griffin judged Sweeps and Mary Jane Carberry judged regular classes. Every year the Dallas show has encouraged all the exhibitors to decorate their grooming areas with a July 4th theme. This year the Lone Star Miniature Schnauzer Club won 1st place and received a $200 award. 2nd place went to Miniature Schnauzer Exhibitors Shirley Fry and Kim Griffin. They received a $100 award. Thanks to Lone Star Club for hosting such a wonderful experience for all. Attached are the Sweeps and Regular winners on Thursday/ BEST OF BREED CH GCH CHOLET'S BRYMOS LOADED GUN. OWNER: Bryan Mombela. OPPOSITE SEX CH REPITITION'S KNOCK ME A KISS. OWNER: Carole Merz and Kurt Garmaker.

3 Schnauzer Events - Continued WINNERS BITCH/BEST OF WINNERS TOMAR-PASSPORT POCKETFUL OF DREAMS OWNER: Carole Alex and Mary Paisley. WINNERS DOG GANGWAY'S MISSION ENDEAVOR. OWNER: Kay Medford Bryan Brown & Mary Jo Larsen. BEST PUPPY SWEEPS/G2 NORTH PINE MJ ARIZONA KODIAK. OWNER: Tim Sampson and Julie Cooper. Tied for 2 nd Place Kim Griffin Grooming space Decorating Contest Tied for 2 nd Place - Shirley Fry Grooming space Decorating Contest First Place - Lone Star Miniature Schnauzer Club

4 Trophy Table Lining up for Judge Carberry Laquinta Waiting to go into Ring Kodi with his Owners- The Sampsons HAPPY 4 TH OF JULY

5 AKC Chairman's Report September Changing the Future -- New York, NY Last Thursday we posted a charming photograph of three Golden Retriever puppies on the American Kennel Club Facebook page. The caption was I love my breeder with a request to share your love for your dog s breeder. The image was shared 2,500 times, received 11,000 likes and almost 500 comments. We posted this because we love responsible breeders, but also because we wanted to see the reaction it would elicit. The post sparked a lengthy conversation about the merits of finding your new dog at a breeder vs. adopting a dog. That passionate debate proved two important issues. There are ardent, articulate, and knowledgeable supporters of responsible breeding who possess facts and are capable of persuasively educating the public about the truth of responsible breeding. However, it also proved that there is a great deal of misinformation about responsible breeding that result in significant prejudice against breeders. There is no doubt that prejudice against breeders has impacted our breeders, our sport, and the public s ability to enjoy the unique experience of a purebred dog in their lives. Just 20 years ago, a purebred dog was the dog to have in your life. Twenty years ago, a responsible breeder was viewed as a respected resource. Twenty years ago there were virtually no important legislative efforts aimed at eradicating all dog breeding. What changed in those 20 years? The noble quest to give every dog a forever home was co-opted by the animal rights organizations as a method to raise funds for their mission to completely eliminate pet ownership. Under the guise of supporting adoption, they have been raising a significant war chest - over $200 million last year alone to fuel a campaign aimed squarely at destroying our ability to preserve breeds for future generations. As told by AR groups, responsible breeders have been dishonestly accused of being the sole cause of dogs in shelters - not irresponsible owners. As told by AR groups, purebred dog breeders have been maliciously portrayed as evil people only interested in money and winning at events, at the expense of their dogs health and well-being. As told by AR groups, purebred dogs have been wrongly defined as being plagued with genetic health and temperament problems caused by breeders. After 20 years of this propaganda mostly unchallenged by those who know better a portion of the public has accepted this fiction as reality. No more. AKC Staff led by Chris Walker along with Bob Amen and I have been working with Edelman, our new public outreach partner, on the plan that will change the current conversation, as demonstrated in that Facebook post, by confronting the prejudice and telling the truth about purebred dogs and their responsible breeders. We will focus our efforts on two key audiences families with kids 8-12 and empty nesters. These groups represent the critical inflection points for dog ownership and hold our best opportunities to correctly educate the public about purebred dogs and responsible dog breeding. An additional audience will be federal and local legislators. Our experience makes it clear that once legislators know the truth, the legislative outcome is positive.

6 We will expand our voice to include breeders, dog owners, AKC thought leaders, veterinarians, and AKC s over 700,000 grassroots followers. We will relentlessly focus on these foundational story themes: the unique qualities of purebred dogs, the desirability of purebred dogs as family pets, the truth about the health of purebred dogs, and the truth about responsible breeders. We will use every outreach channel to relentlessly tell our story in a shareable and searchable way, including national and local media, hybrid media, AKC s own media, and social media. By focusing on these key audiences with expanded, credible voices centered on our core narratives we will get better stories in the media, more often. In addition, we will immediately and aggressively respond to any attack utilizing our partners, our supporters, and our full media assets. There are three things you can do to help regain control of our destiny. Tell us what you are hearing from your community, what the toughest questions are that you face. We ll compile the answers and get you a toolkit to respond from a position of knowledge, strength, and pride. Tell us your story - how you picked your breed, why you became a breeder and what has changed about the health of your breed due to the efforts of your Parent Club. Tell us who you know who can help tell the truth supportive officials in parent, children s, or seniors organizations either locally or nationally; a veterinarian who is actively involved in a professional organization either locally or nationally; or an informed and outspoken government official. You can share all of this information with Chris Walker at cxw2@akc.org or As an avid Bullmastiff breeder, I am reminded of the description of that great protector of the family and property fearless and confident, yet docile. I believe the AKC is a great protector of our rights to responsibly breed dogs. We too are fearless and confident, but it is time to stop being docile regarding the lies and propaganda that defile purebred dogs and responsible breeders. We will communicate the truth about purebred dogs and their responsible breeders, emotionally and memorably. We will increase the desire to own a purebred dog. We will de-stigmatize responsible breeders. We will change the conversation. We will change the future. As always, your comments are most welcome at atk@akc.org. Sincerely, Alan Kalter Chairman

7 Tips for Ear and Skin Care by Shawn Messonnier DVM Many pets experience ear and skin issues. Unfortunately, I see so many of these pets who have not been properly or successfully. Often the pets are diagnosed as having allergies or infections, and treated with the standard regimen of antibiotics, antifungal medications, and of course steroids. While these drugs can be helpful when used correctly (and rarely,) all too often they serve as the only therapy. In my practice I notice that most of these pets have never had any diagnostic testing done to even tell us the correct disease to treat! As a result, we usually do tests such as skin scrapings and skin and ear swabs (to look for mites/mange, bacteria, and yeasts,) blood and urine tests to look for underlying hormone disorders, and fecal exams to check for internal parasites. Often a skin biopsy and culture are needed to determine a final diagnosis if other testing is inconclusive. While we certainly see many pets with allergies and infections, often these problems are secondary to other more serious problems such as immune disorders, thyroid disease, and adrenal gland disorders, which are easily discovered based upon this testing. Once the true diagnosis is made, the proper therapy can be given. Usually this involves a number of herbs, homeopathics, and nutritional supplements. Conventional drugs are rarely needed but used if necessary until the skin clears up and the pet can be maintained with only natural remedies. Fortunately most pets, even those with chronic skin and ear problems, can be maintained with minimal medication and live much healthier lives. In some cases a true cure does occur, but most of the time the goal is to maintain the pet naturally and avoid the side effects seen with chronic medical therapies. Products I find helpful for skin and ear problems include Olive Leaf Plus, Xiao Skin Allergy Support, Itch Relief Shampoo, and Herbal Ear Wash. Immune support for pets with chronic skin and ear disease include Healthy Qi and CI Support. Keep in mind that these are simply suggestions and ultimately a proper diagnosis and fine tuning of the proper therapy is ultimately needed. These products can be purchased at my website, Shawn Messonnier DVM Author, the award-winning The Natural Health Bible for Dogs & Cats, The Natural Vet's Guide to Preventing and Treating Cancer in Dogs, and Breast Choices for the Best Chances: Your Breasts, Your Life, and How YOU Can Win The Battle! Check out Dr. Shawn's line of all natural pet products at... and enter code "drshawn" at my natural products web store, to save 10% on all your future purchases! Listen to Dr. Shawn's radio show, CAT CHAT & DOG TALK, that he cohosts with Tracie Hotchner on the Radio Pet Lady Network every Tuesday at 8 PM EST, 7 PM CST, and 5 PM Pacific time. It's FREE and you can listen by going to NEWSLETTER INFORMATION Please submit your stories and/or pictures to Carol Benson at cabensonjr@sbcglobal.net by the 20 th of the month. Newsletter will be published by the 1st th of the month. For information concerning the newsletter or circulation, please contact Carol Benson at and leave a message or call back number.