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1 THE BARKER Southern Colorado Kennel Club Newsletter November 2016 November 10th 14th, 2016 In This Issue October 2016 Club Meeting Minutes November 2016 Board Meeting Minutes Learn the Breeds - Neapolitan Mastiff Brags! One reason a dog can be such a comfort when you re feeling blue is that he doesn t try to find out why. Club Officers Unknown Helen O Connor President beardie@rmi.net Renee Wolfe Vice President akcomidogs@hughes.net Flo Andrews Treasurer floffice@wildblue.net Diana Behling Secretary snflwrseed@aol.com Dee Dunlap Board Member deedunlap@hotmail.com Barb Curtis Board Member calledell@earthlink.net Milli Goodman Board Member millipt@msn.com Gary Owens Board Member confetti2u@aol.com Editor: William Hughes

2 October General Membership Meeting Minutes October 10, 2016 Called to order 7:00 PM Present: Ruella Anderson, Flo Andrews, Diana Behling, Cindy Bowman, Barbara Curtis, Isobel Drysdale, Dee Dunlap, Chandra Fassi, Kathy Gallina, Milli Goodman, Ann Haley, Larry Halpern, Pat Hill, Felicity Holloway, Cherie Holmquist, Diana Hughes, Gail Kingrey, Karen Lamb, Wille McCaw, Candace Mizell, Helen O'Connor, Donna Owens, Gary Owens, Jodi Pratt/Dan Pratt, Raymond Simpson, Bonnie Stoney, Kim Swearingen, Rebehak Swearingen, Anna Thompson, Asia Thompson, Shari Tickle, Renee Wolfe Minutes from September meeting are accepted as printed. Treasurer s Report: reviewed, discussed and accepted. Correspondence: None Committees: Building/Training Center: The window and the door have been fixed and look great. Show: o Premium lists are up on the Onofrio website. Renee has several printed copies and will leave them at the club for members that might want them. o Three weeks from tomorrow we will be setting up. November 9th. Sign up sheets are available. Help with Health clinic (paper work in the morning) Grounds help Practice Ring Conformation stewards. Training on Saturday, October 22nd. o Judges are all set. o Prizes are set. Group prizes are monogrammed towels o Show starts on Thursday for sporting dogs and specialties. All breed starts on Friday. Lunchtime on Friday we will have a ceremony to honor veterans. o There will be advertising in the newspaper Sunday before the show, and flyers are available to circulate to the community. The show is on the Chamber of Commerce calendar, and we hope to have some public service spots on radio and TV.

3 October General Membership Meeting Minutes cont o Connie mentions that stewarding is a good way to get familiar with the judges, and for them to get to know you. o Thanks to the cleaning crews. Renee will post a new list for next year. o If you title your dog in AKC, and get us a show picture, we will put the picture on display for the year, and will return the picture to you at the banquet. Classes are doing extremely well. We got silver (second place) Best of Pueblo New Business: Sportsman s Award Committee: Renee, Flo, and Pat Hill. If you would like torecognize a club member that has gone above and beyond for the club, please contact the committee with nominations. Include the member s name and the reason for the nominatiomembership: Second Readings: Tina Wickizer. Accepted Adjourned at 7:50. Respectively submitted by Diana Behling, Secretary

4 November Board Meeting Minutes November 1, 2016 Called to order at: 6:35 Present: Flo Andrews, Renee Wolfe, Dee Dunlap, Diana Behling, Gary Owens, Helen O'Conner, Barb Curtis, Milli Goodman Treasurers report: accepted as submitted Correspondence: AKC Statement of dues received and forwarded to Flo. Training center: Almost done with the gates. Most training classes will be suspended through December. Show: Dee and Milli will take care of delivering and returning the curtains. We still need a grounds person. Dee is collecting silent auction items and that is going well. Bonnie has stewards. Summer outing: Committee has not met yet. We will need to identify and eliminate any dates that conflict with dog shows. Old business. None New business. Awards Dinner. We need to organize plaques for awards, as they are made to order. Barb will work on this. Awards dinner will be in January. Flo will review the budget for the awards. Adjourned 7:30 Amazing Dog Facts - Did you Know... Barking Sands Beach, on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, is known for its unusual dry sand that squeaks or "barks like a dog." Two dogs survived the sinking of Titanic The Great Dane breed of dog originates from Germany! At the end of the Beatles' song "A Day in the Life", an ultrasonic whistle, audible only to dogs, was recorded by Paul McCartney for the enjoyment of his Shetland sheepdog When a dog bays at the moon, it is following its basic instinct to call the pack together Dogs are mentioned 14 times in the Bible Prairie dogs are not dogs - they're a kind of rodent The only dog to ever appear in a Shakespearean play was Crab in "The Two Gentlemen of Verona." The Poodle's "haircut" was to improve their swimming abilities. The pom-poms were left to keep their joints warm!

5 Learn the Breeds: Neapolitan Mastiff The Neapolitan Mastiff or Mastino (Italian: Ma stino Napoletano) is a large, ancient dog breed. This massive breed is often used as a guard and defender of family and property due to their protective instincts and their fearsome appearance. Other names: Mastino, Mastino Napoletano, Italian Molosso, Can'e presa Life span: 8 10 years Temperament: Protective, Obedient, Stubborn, Fearless, Dominant, Trainable Height: Male: inches (63 77 cm), Female: inches (58 70 cm) Weight: Male: lbs (60 70 kg), Female: lbs (50 60 kg) Colors: Black, Tawny, Mahogany, Brindle, Blue Group: Working More Information about the Neapolitan Mastiff: wiki/neapolitan_mastiff Neapolitan Mastiff DATES TO REMEMBER Next Club Meeting: Tuesday November 15, 2016 Time: 7 PM Next Board Meeting: Tuesday December 6, 2016 Time: 6:30 PM Dog Show: Thursday Monday November 10, 2016 to November 14, 2016 Time: 8 AM 5 PM Dog Shows Upcoming Dog Shows Around Us (December/ January): Phoenix, AZ January 14, 2017 to January 15, 2017 More Info: Onofrio Dog Shows

6 20 Dog Trivia Questions! DON T CHEAT! (Answers will be revealed next month) Normal adult dogs have how many teeth? A) 24 B) 38 C) 42 D) Through what part of the body do dogs sweat? A) Mouth B) Ears C) Nose D) Paws 3. True or False: Dogs can only see in black and white. 4. What is the most common training command taught to dogs? A) Stay B) Beg C) Sit D) Dance 5. What is a dog s most highly developed sense? A) Taste B) Smell C) Sight D) Touch 6. Puppies are delivered how many weeks after conception? A) 36 B) 22 C) 9 D) What is the favorite dog breed of the Queen of England? A) Corgi B) Basenji C) Poodle D) Pomeranian 8. Which TV series had a dog named K9 who was also a robot? A) Full House B) Star Trek C) Doctor Who D) Law & Order 9. Which dog breed is the smallest of them all? A) Dachshund B) Shih Tzu C) Pomeranian D) Chihuahua 10. Which breed was once known as St. John s Newfoundland A) Newfoundland B) Golden retriever C) Labrador D) Puli 11. Which dog breed has a black tongue? A) Husky B) Labrador C) Weimaraner D) Chow Chow 12. The first dogs registered in the American Kennel Club belonged to what group? A) Herding B) Sporting C) Working D) Hound 13. Which dog yodels instead of barks? A) Komondor B) Otterhound C) Basenji D) Basset hound 14. True or False: Dalmatians are born with spots. 15. What breed of dog is the smallest used in hunting? A) Chihuahua B) Miniature dachshund C) Toy poodle D) Smooth fox terrier 16. What is the name of the dog on the front of the Cracker Jack box? A) Jack B) Max C) Bingo D) Fido 17. How old was the world s oldest dog, an Australian cattle hound named Bluey, in human years? A) 32 B) 27 C) 30 D) What was the most popular dog name of 2011, according to VPI Pet Insurance? A) Lucy B) Bailey C) Bella D) Max 19. True or False: It is cheaper to spay or neuter a dog than it is to raise a litter of puppies for one year. 20. What is the most popular breed of dog, according to the American Kennel Club s registrations in 2012? A) Golden Retriever B) Beagle C) German Shepherd D) Labrador

7 News from the AKC S T U D Y S U G G E S T S F A R M I N G I N F L U E N C E D D O G S E V O L U T I O N By: Staff Writers November 9, 2016 A new study has determined that farming may have changed the genetic markup of dogs as they evolved into the domesticated companions they are today. According to a study by researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden, the highstarch diets dogs were eating 7,000 years ago while living alongside farmers caused them to create additional genes to help them digest starches, like wheat and millet. Based on these findings and supporting evidence from a 2016 survey of the genes of wolves and various dog breeds, scientists concluded that dogs developed these extra copies of the gene in order to adapt to the diets of the humans they lived near, specifically to starches as the farming industry grew. Read the Whole Story Here: The Barker Newsletter goes out on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. Please make sure that you have anything you want in the newsletter submitted to William Hughes by the 2nd Monday of each month. You can submit articles by to lcado97@hotmail.com or by mail to: William Hughes E US HWY 50 Pueblo, CO 81006

8 Let s Brag! Contact Us SCKC PO Box 8252 Pueblo, CO SCKC Training Center 715 N. Grand Pueblo, CO Head Trainer: Pat Lester patlester@hughes.net Training Center: Renee Wolfe akcomidogs@hughes.net Southern Colorado Kennel Club Southern Colorado Kennel Club PO Box 8252 Pueblo, CO PLACE STAMP HERE