Aussie FAN Special points of interest: Advertising information Event announcements Show results 2012 Year End Points Membership application Volume 3, Issue 2 March-April 2012 Inside this issue: Cover story 2 FASA Officers/BOD 3 President s Letter 6 FASA Events 7 Editor s Note 7 Show Results 8 2012Year End Award Points Membership Application 9 11 Happy Spring from Kinetic Aussies!
Page 2 Kinetic is proud to introduce Kinetic's Fabulous Addiction "Lucy" who is well on her way to being the next agility star here at Kinetic!!
Page 3 FLORIDA AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD ASSOCIATION OFFICERS 2011 President ------------------Judy Whittaker 352-843-0763 jwhitt1225@hotmail.com Vice President ------------Leida Jones pennycaerau@aol.com Secretary ------------------Aimee Kincaid aimee333@att.net Treasurer ----------------- Melanie Magamoll magamoll@aol.com Affiliate Representative ------------- Lynn De la Torre lynn_bd@yahoo.com Aussie Fan Editor -------------- Kelli Hayes kelli@pascopaws.com 2012 Board of Directors Janice Brough (ottercreekaussies@hotmail.com) Kelli Hayes (kelli@pascopaws.com) Joy Ellis (brlej2@aol.com) Brenda Allison (brendaallison99@yahoo.com) Brenda GriffinBkgriffinpyc@bellsouth.net THE FLORIDA AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD ASSOCIATION is a non-profit organization and is an Affiliate Club of the AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD CLUB OF AMERICA. The objectives of FASA shall be: To promote the pure-bred Australian Shepherd; to urge members, breeders and judges to accept the standard of the breed as approved by the Australian Shepherd Club of America, herein after referred to as ASCA, as the only standard of excellence by which the Australian Shepherd shall be judged; and to do all possible to bring their natural qualities to perfection. To promote and conduct breed activities, to conduct sanctioned dog shows, obedience trials and tracking test under the rules of ASCA and to encourage sportsmanlike conduct at all activities. To collect and distribute such information that may benefit the development of the breed. To maintain a lost and found section in the Aussie Fan, the official FASA newsletter. Lost and Found advertisements shall be free for Australian Shepherds registered with ASCA. To be an affiliate of ASCA.
Volume 3, Issue 2 Page 4 Happy Spring!! REMINDER!!! You must be a current member of FASA to obtain points for Year End Awards. Membership is from January 1 to December 31 each year. There is an application on page 11 of the newsletter, or on the website. The FASA Board of Directors and General Membership meeting minutes are posted on the website www.fasaaussie.com/about_our_club
Page 5 Aussie FAN AUSSIE FAN The AUSSIE FAN is published six times each year. Deadlines for submissions are as follows: January 5 (Jan-Feb) July 5 (July-August) March 5 (Mar-Apr) Sept. 5 (Sept-Oct) May 5 (May-Jun) Nov. 5 (Nov-Dec) Deadline for submission for the next issue of the FAN is May 5!! If possible, please submit all articles, advertisements, and Letters to the Editor in Microsoft Word, Works, or Publisher and pictures as JPG files if submitted electronically. Please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with mailed materials if you would like to have them returned. Cover ads are only available to FASA members and limited to two covers per person or kennel per year. Covers must be reserved and paid in full at the time the reservation is made, however the price also includes the inside cover. The editor reserves the right to refuse any material not in the best interests of FASA, its individual members or the Australian Shepherd breed. The editor will make every effort to work with authors and submissions to ensure that they conform to size and space limitations, however final editorial decisions regarding layout and text will be made by the editor. The AUSSIE FAN accepts advertisements of non-asca titles, wins and/or registries. Front covers reserved 2012 Jan-Feb Hayes July-Aug Penn Y Caerau Mar-Apr Kinetic Sept-Oct Magamoll May-June Otter Creek Nov-Dec Kinetic 2013 Jan-Feb Hayes Mar-Apr Penn Y Caerau May-June Open July-Aug Open Sept-Oct Open Nov-Dec Penn Y Caerau ADVERTISING RATES: Barks n Brags $2.00/issue (25 words or less) $ 4.00 non-fasa members For Sale $2.00/issue $ 4.00 non-fasa members Color Ad, any size $25.00/issue, or $150.00/year $30.00/$160.00 non-fasa members Color Front Cover (8 ½ X 9 ) $35.00/issue* Breeders Directory $ 5.00/year for business card Coming Events No Charge * Must be a FASA member; limit of 2 front covers per year per FASA member Please make checks payable to FASA and mail to Aussie Fan, c/o Kelli Hayes 3137 Diana Dr. Zephyrhills, FL 33541
Volume 3, Issue 2 President s Letter, March/April 2012 Page 6 Hello Everyone, I hope this letter finds you and your Aussies well. Where did winter go? It seems we are a month or a month and a half ahead of what the weather usually is at this time of the year. February 25 th & 26 th was our Tracking Test at Thunder Ranch in Anthony. A very big thank you goes out to hardworking Tracklayers and Cross-Track Layers Brenda Allison, Pieter and Karen Van Gunst, and Nancy Watson. We had 2 TDX entries and 3 TD entries. The lone qualifier was Darla Huffman who drove from Tennessee to enter her dog, Mister, at the TD level. It was an interesting weekend weather wise and by the time Darla ran her track (the last of the day) there was a cold steady rain coming down. Mister, a 10 month old Aussie, never faltered and with just a little casting at the third turn found the track to find his glove even when the track went down into a retention area. Everyone celebrated with Darla on her & Mister s accomplishment. I also can t thank our Judges Susan Boyd and Fran Smith enough. We were so fortunate to have such experienced, professional judges for our test. It was a very full weekend plotting the tracks on Saturday then running the test on Sunday. FASA s Stock Dog Trial is March 9 th, 10 th & 11 th in the new location at Penn Y Caerau Farm in Lady Lake, FL. We are close to filling the Trial in cattle and sheep and are taking day of show entries so we should have a good turnout. At this time it appears the weather will cooperate but will be a little warm. March 17 th & 18 th is an Obedience Trial indoors in Lakeland, FL at Dog Sense Obedience. Aimee Kincaid is the Trial Secretary. This is our first time using this facility so thanks to Ken & Aimee for putting this together. April 20 th, 21 st, & 22 nd will be Conformation, Obedience & Rally in Ocala at the Livestock Pavilion. We will be having our 2011 Year End Awards at that show so please make plans to attend. The premium should be up shortly on the website for this April show. Since it is getting warm so early I wanted to remind everyone to be aware of heat exhaustion for themselves and their dogs. I know someone who lost her Giant Schnauzer due to heat stroke when he had inadvertently been left outside for an hour or so and started running the fence line. It was a tragic accident. Also I am sure we are all aware of how quickly a hot car can become a death trap for both children and dogs. Along with the heat and humidity come mosquitoes, fleas and ticks. I understand from talking to a couple of our local exterminators that there is a tick epidemic in several Florida counties. They seem to have somewhat of an immunity to the usual topical treatments. This seems to be a more common problem as both fleas and ticks are becoming increasingly tolerant to the commonly used treatments to fight them. I usually do a weekly tactile exam of my dogs getting my fingers into their coat, looking in and around their ears, and in between their toes to feel for anything like a tick on their skin just to be on the safe side. Ticks totally gross me out. We have other shows being planned for the later part of the year so please check on the club website as the schedule and premiums will be updated as the shows are sanctioned. The ASCA Nationals is in Bakersfield, CA this year. If you go on the ASCA website to the section on National Specialties, you can find the logo. It is really cute, a take-off of the old Coppertone ad where a dog is pulling down a young girl s swimsuit. The logo is a beach scene with an Aussie puppy pulling down the swimsuit of a lamb. As I said, it is very cute. I look forward to seeing all of you at one of our upcoming shows. We will be having our 2011 Year End Awards at that show so please make plans to attend Until next time, Judy Whittaker
Page 7 Aussie FAN Editor s note: Keep in mind that you can have titles, brags, memorials, etc. in the newsletter, and also on the new website. If you have information that you would like published in the newsletter, please contact me. The deadlines for upcoming issues are listed on page 4 of this newsletter. Advertising information and rates for the FAN are also listed on page 4. For the website: Title page (similar to Aussie Fan Cover), $20/month, limit 3/member/year. A memorial page at $10 an entry (picture and write up) to stay posted 1 year with the most recent addition at the top of the page. A brags page at $10 an entry (write up+/- picture) to stay posted 3 months with the most recent addition at the top of the page. If you have any questions, please contact Kelli Hayes at kelli@pascopaws.com Keep in mind that you can have titles, brags, memorials, etc. in the newsletter... Upcoming FASA events 2012 March 9-11 - Stock - Lady Lake March 17-18 - Obedience - Lakeland April 20-22, 2012 - Conformation, Obedience & Rally - Ocala July 20-22 - Conformation & Obedience - Ocala September 28-30 - Conformation, Rally & Agility - Zephyrhills November dates TBD - Stock - Lady Lake December 21-23 - Agility & Conformation - Zephyrhills All premium lists and fliers can be found at our website, www.fasaaussie.com
Page 8 Aussie FAN Show Results: FASA FEB 10 RALLY TRIAL ZEPHYRHILLS HIT: HIMARKS BIG SPENDER-KELLY RANDALL HIT AUSSIE: C-ME WAITIN ON SUNRISE FASA FEB 11 SHOW ZEPHYRHILLS AM JUDGE: JONI JOHNSON BEST JR HANDLER : BREANN ELLIS RESERVE JR HANDLER : SUNNI SCALICI BOBP : SUNWRENS JUST DIFFERENT BOSP : SUNWRENS BOMBSHELL SEDUCTION BOB: CH RONDOLAYS MOONGLOW MYSTIQUE BOP : SUNFIRE S AFTER MIDNIGHT BOW: SUNFIRE S AFTER MIDNIGHT WD : HEARTFIRE KINETIC SEA N BLUE WB: SUNFIRE S AFTER MIDNIGHT BOB ALTERED: THORNAPPLE STOMPIN AT THE SAVEY BOP ALTERED: C-ME WAITIN ON SUNRISE BOW ALTERED: C-ME WAITIN ON SUNRISE WD ALTERED: C-ME WAITIN ON SUNRISE WB ALTERED: THORNAPPE STOMPIN AT THE SAVEY FASA FEB 11 SHOW ZPHYRHILLS PM JUDGE: DICK JONES BEST JR HANDLER: SUNNI SCALICI RESERVE JR HANDLER : BREANN ELLIS BOBP: SUNWRENS JUST DIFFERENT BOSP: SUNWRENS BOMBSHELL SEDUCTION BOB: CH RONDOLAYS MOONGLOW MYSTIQUE BOP: CH PENN Y CAERAUS FLUTTER BOW: MYSHARA S FIANN TICKETS PLEASE WD: MYSHARA S FIANN TICKETS PLEASE WB: CHISPA S I LL TAKE YOUR HEART BOB ALTERED: THORNAPPLE STOMPIN AT THE SAVEY BOP ALTERED: C-ME WAITIN ON SUNRISE BOW ALTERED: THORNAPPLE STOPIN AT THE SAVEY WD ALTERED: C-ME WAITIN ON SUNRISE WB ALTERED: THORNAPPLE STOMPIN AT THE SAVEY
Volume 3, Issue 2 Page 9 FASA 2012 Year End Awards, Updated 2/29/2012 JR HANDLER : BREANN ELLIS 18 MVA JR HANDLER: PUPPIES: SUNWREN JUST DIFFERENT / EDWARDS 2 INTACT SPECIAL DOG: INTACT SPECIAL BITCH: CH PENN Y CAERAU FLUTTER O SUNWREN / JONES 9 INTACT CLASS DOG: MYSHARA S FIANN TICKETS PLEASE / SUMMER 11 HEARTFIRE KINETIC SEA N BLUE / D. JOHNSON 3 INTACT CLASS BITCH: CHISPA S I LL TAKE YOUR HEART / DE LA TOREE 7 VETERANS: ALTERED SPECIAL DOG: ALTERED SPECIAL BITCH: ALTERED CLASS DOG: ALTERED CLASS BITCH: OBEDIENCE: UTILITY: OPEN: NOVICE: AGILITY: ELITE: OPEN: C-ME WAITIN ON SUNRISE / HAYES 19 NOVICE: Porter / E. Sumner 8 VETERANS: RALLY: MASTERS: SIERRA-ECHO SHADOW CANYON / MAGAMOLL 185 ADVANCED: C-ME WAITIN ON SUNRISE / HAYES 195 NOVICE: BERETS CHASIN CRAZY DREAMS / HAYES 174 HERDING: ADVANCED: OPEN: STARTED: TRACKING:
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Remember. you have to be a current member to be eligible for year end awards!!! Florida Australian Shepherd Association 2012 Membership Application & Renewal Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Phone: Email: (legible please!) Please check here if you would like the FAN sent to you via mail, not via email Check One: Renewal New Application Main Interest(s) Relative to the Australian Shepherd www.fasaaussie.com Breed, sell and promote the breed Obedience Herding Agility Conformation Tracking Other Is/are your dog(s) registered with the Australian Shepherd Club of America? Yes No Other Registry? (Please Specify) Are you a member of the Australian Shepherd Club of America? Yes No If so, please give your (not your dog's) ASCA membership number: Membership: Please check one. All memberships receive flyers and a subscription to our newsletter, the Aussie Fan. Dual couple or parents and/or minor child (2 votes)$20.00 Single-one adult (1 vote)$15.00 Junior-one child 10-17 years of age, non-voting $3.00 Aussie Fan Subscription only (one per household), non-voting $10.00 WE, the undersigned, do submit this application for membership in FASA and hereby agree to abide by its Constitution and By-Laws. Signature: Date: Signature: Date: Mail checks, payable to FASA to Lynn De la Torre 9121 94th Ave. N.