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1 Sportsmen s Dog Training Club of Detroit, Inc. K-9 Kapers Vote for Sportsmen s as the best dog training establishment clickondetroit.com Look for Vote 4 the Best in the column on the left; then pets ; then training. Are you doing something new or different with your dog(s)? Write about it! Photograph it! Draw it! August, 2008 Pat Diefenbach, Editor tisza2@aol.com Send it to me!!! Pat tisza2@aol.com

2 --you think stripping is something you do to a terrier. YOU KNOW YOU'VE WAITED TOO LONG TO FIND A MATE WHEN: Internet author unknown --you meet a guy named Bob and instantly visualize purple and gold rosettes. --you think nothing about loudly discussing studs and bitches in a fancy restaurant. --the first thing you notice about a guy is what breed of dog he has - your biggest turn-off is a guy with an obnoxious untrained dog. --you never could stick to a diet to impress a guy, but you can do it to get through that TDX track. --your only nice jewelry features either dogs, dumbbells, paw prints or rosettes. --you have a video on how to artificially inseminate your dog but last watched a dirty movie in junior high school. --when you talk about "scoring" you mean how you did at last weekend's obedience trial. --your dog has more letters after his name than the last ten guys you've dated, and actually completed obedience school. --you think that maybe your current guy has potential if you use the proper combination of positive reinforcement and the occasional well timed ear pinch. --you "people watch" at the mall by making mental lists of the conformational faults each passer-by has to contribute to the gene pool. --you think if you ever did marry and have children that you wouldn't have to buy a playpen because you already have an extra x-pen. And why buy a crib?? Crates are cheaper and they're enclosed on all sides. --you give all of your married friends child-rearing advice based on your extensive background in dog training. --your mother's worst fear is that you'll have a child and make it wear a pinch collar. --your mother's second worst fear is you'll get married and your dog will be in the wedding party. --you actually have friends whose dogs HAVE been part of the wedding party. --when your cousin tells you how much her wedding costs you think how many show-quality puppies that could buy you. --all of your friends always include your dog in any invitation they issue to you. Of course, you reciprocate because you only have doggy friends left...the others have stopped inviting you places because you insist on bringing the dog! --when you read the personal ads you skip past the vital statistics and rule out any that don't say "animal lover". --you know your dog's cholesterol but not your own. --when you lament to your friends about chronic yeast infections, they know you're talking about your dog's ears. --you last had a professional portrait done for your high school graduation, but you just spent 50% of your dog's purchase price having his done by the best canine photographer in the country. Continued on next page

3 YOU KNOW YOU'VE WAITED TOO LONG TO FIND A MATE WHEN: (continued) --you and your dog use the same kind of hairbrush, and you never can keep straight whose is whose. --you spend 8 hours grooming your dog for a show the day before, and 1.25 minutes pony tailing your hair the morning of the show. --you think that people with bad bites shouldn't be allowed to breed. --your mother is ecstatic to see you browsing the aisle with the hair coloring, after hounding you for three years to try highlighting. Only to be disappointed when she finds out the peroxide is to "touch up" your Saint's drool marks. --when someone mentions single bars, you wonder if they are talking about utility or agility jumps. --when you go "clubbing", you have your choice of the all-breed club, the specialty club, the obedience club, or the tracking club. --you once made earrings out of old rabies tags, and all your friends wanted a pair. CONFORMATION RESULTS Shirley Baker Star K s Mile High Dangerous Daphne Dani German Shorthaired Pointer Progressive 9 12 mo WB/BOW 1 pt Progressive 9 12 mo WB/BOW 1 pt GSP Natl Spec 5/9/ mo WB/BOW 5 pts She beat 200 Shorthairs!! Flint 5/19/08 WB/BOW 1 pt Kalamazoo 5/24/08 WB/BOW 4 pts NEW AKC CHAMPION!!! Liz McLeod Ch. Mi-Ti s Image Is Everything Lenny Pointer Kalamazoo 5/25/08 BOB

4 OBEDIENCE RESULTS Cherie Berger Echo Golden Retriever Sarnia KC 7/4/08 Open st place Sarnia KC 7/4/08 Utility st place Sarnia KC 7/4/08 Open st place Sarnia KC 7/4/08 Utility st place Sarnia KC 7/5/08 Open nd place Sarnia KC 7/5/08 Utility nd place Sarnia KC 7/5/08 Utility st place Sarnia KC 7/5/08 Utility st place Sarnia KC 7/6/08 Utility st place Sarnia KC 7/6/08 Open st place HIT Sarnia KC 7/6/08 Utility st place Sarnia KC 7/6/08 Utility st place Cherie Berger Cedar Golden Retriever Sarnia KC 7/4/08 Utility rd place Sarnia KC 7/4/08 Open rd place Sarnia KC 7/4/08 Utility nd place Sarnia KC 7/5/08 Open st place Sarnia KC 7/5/08 Utility st place Sarnia KC 7/6/08 Open st place HIT Sarnia KC 7/7/08 Open nd place Sarnia KC 7/7/08 Utility nd place Sarnia KC 7/7/08 Open st place HIT Can UDX Can MOTCH Sarnia KC 7/7/08 Utility nd place Jana Inwood Lincoln Mastiff Flint 5/ /08 Novice B rd Flint 5/ /08 Novice B Liz McLeod Stuart Pointer Genesee Cty 5/17/08 Open A nd place 3 rd leg CDX Rene Sutton Maxi Golden Retriever Sarnia KC 7/4/08 Open A st place 1 st leg Sarnia KC 7/5/08 Open A nd place 2 nd leg Sarnia KC 7/5/08 Open A st place 3 rd leg Can CDX

5 RALLY RESULTS Eileen Hyde Raven Papillon Oakland 1/19/08 Exc B st place Oakland 1/19/08 Adv B 92 1 st leg Oakland 1/19/08 Exc B 94 Oakland 1/19/08 Adv B 98 1 st place 2 nd leg Oakland 1/20/08 Exc B 88 Oakland 1/20/08 Adv B 94 4 th place 3 rd leg Oakland 1/20/08 Exc B 89 Oakland 1/20/08 Adv B 98 4 th leg SDTCD 2/22/08 Exc B 99 3 rd place SDTCD 2/22/08 Adv B 98 5 th leg Companion 3/21/08 Exc B 86 Companion 3/21/08 Adv B 92 6 th leg Saginaw Valley 4/4/08 Exc B 97 Saginaw Valley 4/4/08 Adv B 97 7 th leg Genesee Cty 5/16/08 Exc B 82 Genesee Cty 5/16/08 Adv B 91 8 th leg Genesee Cty 5/16/08 Exc B 95 Genesee Cty 5/17/08 Adv B 95 9 th leg Ann Arbor 7/5/08 Exc B 97 3 rd place Ann Arbor 7/5/08 Adv B 97 4 th place 10 th leg RAE Mary Jane Woodworth Samantha Papillon Monroe 9/29/07 Adv A 89 3 rd place 1 st leg MARK THIS DATE SDTCD Fun Matches (Fridays) 8/15/08, 9/19/08,10/17/08, SDTCD 11/14/08,12/12/08 SDTCD AKC Obedience & Rally Trial October 24-26, 2008 SDTCD Nancy Kleinhans Workshop November 15 16, 2008 SDTCD SDTCD AKC Obedience & Rally Trial February 21-23, 2009 SDTCD Gerianne Darnell Seminar July 18 19, 2009 SDTCD SDTCD AKC Obedience & Rally Trial October 23-25, 2009 SDTCD

6 FROM AKC Opposes Proposed Mandatory Spay and Neuter Ordinance in Chicago The American Kennel Club (AKC ) and its member club the International Kennel Club of Chicago (IKC) oppose the decision of the Chicago City Council to consider a mandatory spay/neuter ordinance requiring all dogs and cats to be spayed or neutered unless the animal qualifies for a specific exemption. The Chicago City Council Committee on Finance is holding a joint hearing with the Committee on License and Consumer Protection today at 10 a.m. [July 30, 2008] to discuss this proposed law. IKC's Show Chairman Susan Olsen will be reading a statement from IKC President Louis Auslander, past president and chairman of the board of the American Kennel Club. She will also be available for media interviews at the hearing. Passage of this ordinance will negatively impact responsible dog breeders and owners. It will make it almost impossible for Chicago residents to purchase a healthy, well-bred pet from a local breeder. Chicago Ordinance Update Wednesday, July 30, 2008 Yesterday, a vote by the Chicago City Council's Finance Committee, in consideration of a proposed mandatory spay/neuter ordinance, was put off by committee chairman Alderman Ed Burke. After several hours of testimony, Alderman Burke delayed a vote to allow more testimony to be heard. No new hearing date has been set. AKC's Government Relations Department continues to actively monitor developments regarding the Chicago ordinance proposal, and continues to work with responsible dog breeders and owners in the Chicago area in opposition to this unreasonable and unenforceable proposal. For more information, contact AKC's Government Relations Department at (919) , or doglaw@akc.org. REMEMBER Members must register in advance for classes!!!

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