BARKS APRIL 2008 Monthly Newsletter of the Glenbard All Breed Obedience Club GABOC CALENDAR April 14 1st day Beginner s class 7:30 20 VST tracking test 21 1st day Puppy Class 7:30 25 General Meeting* May 6 Correction Match 12 1st day beginner s class 6:00 PM *General Membership and Board Meetings Are held at the Helen Plum Library,110 W Maple St. Lombard. The membership meeting portion starts at 7 and is followed by the Board meeting. All members are invited to attend and participate. This event is not sponsored by or endorsed by the Helen M Plum Memorial Library. To be eligible for a GABOC award you must attend at least one General Membership Meeting in the year in which the title was earned. ONE FREE RUN THRU THREE AWARD CREDITS Four good reasons to help out as a Steward at the next Match See Dawn Parison to sign up BRAGS Koola and Kamba showed at the UKC obedience trial at Smack-Dab March 29TH. Koola showed in Novice C and earned a 198 and second place and a 196,5 and third place. Kamba showed in Open B. He earned two 198s and two first places. Kamba also won High in Trial. Koola and Kamba are owned and trained by Lynn Weis. Send your articles, news, brags and pictures to: gabocbarks@yahoo.com. News items for the May BARKS are due Monday April 28.
Dog Talk With Judy With spring arriving, I thought I'd share some tips that I've learned from the grooming shop where I work. We see many dogs that are coming in for the first time since fall. Many people don't think to wash their dog as much or have them groomed as often in the winter time. Some people say that washing a dog too often can cause a dry coat, a thin coat or dry skin. If a good shampoo is used and it's rinsed completely out of the dogs coat, there s no reason not to wash your dog as often as you'd like. I wash my 2 toy dogs every week and my 8 month old Newf puppy almost that often. A professional Newf groomer once told me that "clean hair grows new hair" and I can see that in my puppy's coat. It's plenty thick and shiny and he has healthy, non-dry skin. A good, strong blow dryer used on the dog before washing, will loosen up the dead, clumping hair before washing and it will make the bath and comb out afterward much easier. This works well on dogs that have a double coat with a lot of undercoat. Some dogs that haven't been bathed in a while, can get a greasy-like feel to them; diluted dish soap ( I use Dawn) helps to remove that film from their coats. That works well if the hair around an ear is oily from ear infection medicine too. I try and clip my dogs toenails every week or 2 to keep them from getting too long and it keeps the blood vein inside the nail from getting too far down the nail also. As far as teeth brushing, the Newfs are so easy. They have big mouths and it's very easy to get in there with a toothbrush to clean their teeth. My little dogs are another story. My vet told me that toy dogs generally get more plaque and decay on their teeth than large dogs do. He said sometimes, it can be genetic. My Maltese is especially bad and even though at 9 years old, I've had her teeth cleaned by the vet several times, she's lost many of the front ones from the gums receding. I try and be more diligent about brushing the toy dogs teeth for that reason. But the brushing doesn't remove plaque; once the plaque starts to build up, a dental pick or scraper helps to clean the gum line of this. It's very hard for me to do this on the small dogs. With such tiny mouths and my eyesight not being what it used to be, It's a real challenge. One big plus to having a freshly bathed and groomed dog is that other people want to pet your dogs too! Judy Heinz 2 President Gerry Heinz Vice President Donna Darland Chairman Julie Sjullie 10 Secretary Fran Zelazny Treasurer Bill Bateman Paul Perkins 10 MORE BRAGS Julie Simmons 08 John Jackman 09 Dawn Parison 09 Saturn has been ranked for the year 2007 for Australian Shepherds Nationally, #2 in Open, #3 in Utility, and #2 in Blue and Gold (Open and Utility combined scores)!!!! You bet I'm a proud MOM! Candy Heideman Sue Hiller's Eli (CH Beahives Vanillie) went BOB and Group 2 on Saturday, March 29th and BOB on Sunday, March 30th at the Clinton Iowa Kennel Club shows. Morgan and Bill Bateman completed Assisted Animal Therapy training at Edward Hospital in Naperville. Morgan is now a TDI registered therapy dog. They have started making weekly visits with patients, staff and visitors at Edward.
SIT, STAY, AND WALK FOR A CURE The Sit, Stay and Walk For A Cure team thanks everyone for supporting our American Cancer Society fund raising efforts. We had wonderful success selling dog treats at the March and April Fun Matchs and will be back in May. We also have planned three other fun events, with 100% of the proceeds benefiting the American Cancer Society. Flyers and registration forms will be available during Monday training and on the GABOC Web-site. Rally Fun Match: Sunday, April 20th, 4:30 PM at Wiggles-N-Wags Dog Training, 216 E. St. Charles Rd in Lombard. If you haven't visited this beautiful new facility, this is a great opportunity. Julie Dorsey is coordinating this event so you know it will be fun. AKC Novice, Advanced and Excellent will be offered. Agility Run Troughs: Saturday May 17th, starting at noon. Candy Heideman will offer agility runs at 3N170 Morningside in West Chicago. All levels offered with a nested course. in her fully fenced outside location. We will also hold a bake sale that day with both dog AND human treats available YUM! THE BIG Fun Match: Saturday May 31st, starting at noon at the German Shepherd Dog Training Club in Hanover Park. The GSDTC is sponsoring this HUGE event which will include an Obedience Fun Match and Outside Rally Run- Throughs. There will also be Fun Games that ANY dog can participate in, and a RAFFLE like you ve never seen before. Many local businesses donated wonderful prizes that you ll have to see to believe!!! Please come out and have fun with your dogs and fellow trainers while supporting a wonderful cause. Flyers and registration forms will be available during Monday training and on the GABOC Web-site. Please call Candy Heideman at 630.231.2540, Cheri Nichols at 630.231.8916, Liz Mishima at 630.790.4531 or Lori Kantner at 630.272.6311 or stop any of us on Monday night if you have questions or comments. VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT Is a new BARKS column recognizing those who give their time and efforts to make our club work. If you would like to recognize one of our volunteers send an article to gabocbarks@yahoo.com. Sign up to be a steward at the May 6 fun match. Write an article recognizing one of GABOC s volunteers. Register for the Sit, Stay, and Walk for a Cure events. Visit our website at www.gaboc.org 3
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2007 GABOC AWARDS BANQUET Our annual awards dinner was held on March 14 th at Connie s Pizza in Westmont. We had a wonderful turn out, with 42 guests in attendance! Many new faces this year, which was great to see. We had a fun time, and it was interesting to see all the titles our members have achieved. A special thank you to Tom & Sharon Smith for again providing us with their delicious chocolate table favors, as usual, they re the best! A note of thanks also to Rich & Cathie Leszinske, for their help once again in lugging in all the boxes to the restaurant. Thanks to all GABOC members & guests who shared their evening to make our banquet another success! Good luck on those 2008 titles! See you next year, Dawn, Awards Chairman Master of Ceremonies Dawn Parison presents Tom Smith with his award GABOC members inducted in the GABOC Hall of Fame : Dee Gajda & Rego Lynn Weis & Kamba Candy Heideman & Shimmer Judy Heinz & Dani Joan Mazat & Bonnie Bob Melka & Rocky Tracy McMahon & Ziggy Members who earned awards for 2007 were: Aubree Niewinski Betty Smith Bob Melka Candy Heideman Cheri Nicholas Dee Gajda Denita Jackman Donna Darland Donna Eichman Donna Nuger Joan Mazat John Jackman Judy Heinz Lee Melka Lynn Weis Mary Marosits Nada Johnson Paul Darland Sheila Gardner Tom Smith Tracy McMahon Our annual trial highest scoring members were: Highest scoring member in obedience trial on Saturday: Betty Smith & Mattie (Novice B- 196) Highest scoring member in obedience trial on Sunday: Diane Clifford & Scout (Open A- 195) Highest scoring member in Rally trial on Saturday: Jeanne Greenwalt & Dancer (Novice B- 100/1:16:30) Highest scoring member in Rally trial on Sunday: Jeanne Greenwalt & Magic (Novice B- 100/1:05:63) 5
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