A Publication of the Lone Star Belgian Tervuren Club March-April 2012 Brags 'n Bitches and big puppies and little puppies?
LONE STAR BELGIAN TERVUREN CLUB Officers & Board 2011-2012 President Dennis Lyons Vice President Pat Thomas Secretary Sarah Helber Treasurer P. O. Box 29932 Shirley Stowe Dallas TX 75229-0932 shelber@att.net Editor Board of Directors Susan Hervey Jeff Curran (Past P. O. Box 800202 President) Balch Springs TX 75180 Theresa Hunter s.hervey@att.net Gerard Bermel Website: LSBTC.com Pat Thomas, Webmaster Visit LONE STAR BELGIAN TERVUREN CLUB on FACEBOOK! Thanks! to Shawn Staley Membership Information Individual Membership... $10.00 Family Membership... $15.00 Write to LSBTC Secretary for membership applications or newsletter subscriptions NEXT NEWSLETTER DEADLINE: May 1, 2012 Articles, Pictures, Brags Welcome! MEETING NOTICE The next meeting of the LSBTC will be Friday, March 23, 2012 at the ABTC Regional Specialty, in Fort Worth, Texas The meeting will be after the judging. Page 2
LONE STAR SPOTLIGHT BRAGS N BITCHES DINNER Reported by Susan Hervey PHOTOS BY DENNIS LYONS Our 2012 Brags and Bitches dinner was held on February 18 at the home of Cynthia Parker and Jeff Curran. Jeff made his FAMOUS lasagna--offered with or without jalapenos! As a fundraiser for Belgian Tervuren Rescue, Inc., every brag on a Terv is $5. Every brag on a person or dog-not-a-terv is $10. Every bitch is $10 and isn't published! Attendees shown in the group photo on page 1 include Glenda Fick, Sarah Helber, Cynthia Parker, Jeff Curran, Pat Thomas, Dennis Lyons, Gerard Bermel, Susan Hervey, Deb Lyons, Joella Flory, Shawn Staley and Sheri Hunt. Theresa Hunter also attended, but had to leave prior to the picture! Congratulations to all and HURRAY for the nice contributions to Belgian Tervuren Rescue, Inc. PAT: Clipper is 43 points from her MACH! CYNTHIA: We got a 3 point major on Cherish! SHAWN: We got a 3 point major on Dreamer! JEFF: In memory of Chaos, the greatest Toller ever. He's missed so desperately. DENNIS: Brags on Jeff and Cynthia for hosting this dinner! JOELLA: Brag on our Vivi (a pug) for getting Best of Opposite Sex at the Garden! GLENDA: Chase got his Grand Championship 2 months before his 10th birthday! Sprint got her Championship! WB at our Regional, and WB at Kentucky, and she's almost got her Grand Championship. Maizy underwent cancer surgery 11 months ago. It was highly malignant, and she's still looking good! THERESA: Uh oh! A bitch NOT about Tervs! Page 3
BRAGS 'N BITCHES DINNER, Continued SUSAN: Brag on Theresa for doing herding! Quite a commitment! GERARD: We got Sony's MACH! And she's running better than ever at 10 years old! JOELLA: Our 9 year old bitch Asia took breed today at San Marcos for a 5 point major toward her Grand Championship over multiple specials! DEB: Uh oh! Another bitch NOT about Tervs! SARAH: Brag on our great newsletter editor Susan! SUSAN: Brag and congratulations to Cynthia on being elected to the Texas Kennel Club. Brag on Tammy for all the hard work she's done over the years, and on Riley's first trial! PAT: Brag on Becka's 1st place Q at TKC 3 weeks ago! None of the BC's Q'd! CYNTHIA: And Clipper took 2nd place to Becka! PAT: Brag on our new Burmese kitten Suki (which means "the beloved.") Uh oh--you know! SARAH: miles! Brag on Jordan for being such a good travel mate on our trip to Canada this summer--6800 SUSAN: Brag on Jordan for not scaring up a bear and "bringing" it back to Sarah! SHAWN : Brag on Dreamer's debut in obedience and agility this year! SUSAN: Brag that Grace is studying obedience and agility! DEB: Our Indy is 10 years old! And we have a new grandson coming in June! SHAWN: Thursday night our agility teacher called Dreamer "The Weaving Queen!" CYNTHIA: Uh oh--a bitch concerning certain puppies NOT Tervs! Page 4
BRAGS 'N BITCHES DINNER, Continued CYNTHIA: Bragging on Casanova! He's says, "I will do anything! I am fearless!" On the teeter he balances and sniffs! He chewed part of the A- frame off. (Wait--is that a brag????) He runs over the dog walk! GERARD: Sony caught 4 or 5 possums last year--and didn't kill a one! CYNTHIA: Jeff is going to dog training classes! Conformation and agility! JEFF: And whose dog is doing better in agility????? Cherish! SUSAN: Congratulations to Pat on her PhD! JEFF: Thanks to my wife Cynthia for keeping me sane! CYNTHIA: We've been married for 19 years! CAST OF CHARACTERS The Tervs BECKA CASANOVA CHASE CHERISH CLIPPER DREAMER GRACE JORDAN MAIZY SONY SPRINT Shumaker Hill s Bendit Like Becka AX MXJ OF HT Cynfyr's Valentine's Day Casanova GCh Ch Arlequin In Hot Pursuit Cynfyr's Valentine's Day Cherished Memories GCh Ch Sky Acres American Clipper RN MX MXJ Tacara's Denali Dream HT Rio Lobo Sunlight Grace RN CGC CT Ambition's Almond Joy Qui Rit VCD1 RAE MX AXJ NF Ch BlackFyre Aint She Amaizin Ch MACH Shumaker Hill s Sony PlayStation, CD, RN, MX, MXJ OAP AJP Ch Blackfyre Full Speed Ahead The Non-Tervs Asia The English Cocker Chaos The Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever (Ch Cinnstar's Chaos Theory RN AX AXJ) Indy The German Shepherd (Torheit's Ndy-Pendent Means TD CD RN BH IT) Suki The Burmese Kitten (Acrocats Suki) Vivi The Pug and A bunch of baby Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever puppies! Page 5
SHOW RESULTS - TEXAS SHOWS (Information from onofrio.com) Nolan River Kennel Club Inc., Jan. 7, 2012, Glen Rose Tx, Judge Mr Robert J Caswell Jr 2/R Sanroyale's King of the Road, Noel Eaton 1/W/BW LaBarge's True Texas Outlaw HSAdsc HSBdsc, Elizabeth Outlaw & Shirley LaBarge Open Bitches 3 Sanroyale's Majestic Devil HT, Sallyann Comstock 1/W Blackwater's Absolut Seeker RE XF CD HT AX MXJ, Nancy E Lane & Dr Linda K Fung 2/R Tacara's Denali Dream HT, Shawn Staley & Linda Newsome GCh Ch Sanroyale Earth Wind and Fire CD RE, Mona O'Gorman & Jim O'Gorman GCh Ch StarBright You Make Me Feel Like Dancin, Michael Herrin OS Ch BlackFyre Full Speed Ahead, Glenda Ann Fick Nolan River Kennel Club, Inc., Jan. 8, 2012, Glen Rose Tx, Judge Mrs Patricia A Mowbray-Morgan 2/R Sanroyale's King of the Road, Noel Eaton 1/W LaBarge's True Texas Outlaw HSAdsc HSBdsc, Elizabeth Outlaw & Shirley LaBarge Open Bitches 1/W/BW Sanroyale's Majestic Devil HT, SallyannComstock GCh Ch Sanroyale Earth Wind and Fire CD RE, Mona O'Gorman & Jim O'Gorman GCh Ch StarBright You Make Me Feel Like Dancin, Michael Herrin OS Ch BlackFyre Full Speed Ahead, Glenda Ann Fick Page 6
SHOW RESULTS - TEXAS SHOWS, Continued Fort Bend Kennel Club Inc., Jan. 21, 2012, Rosenberg TX, Judge Mr Paul F Willhauck GCh Ch StarBright You Make Me Feel Like Dancin, Michael Herrin Ch Sanroyale's The Gunslinger, Frederick F Weber Fort Bend Kennel Club, Inc., Jan. 22, 2012, Rosenberg TX, Judge Mr Lloyd H Graser Jr GCh Ch StarBright You Make Me Feel Like Dancin, Michael Herrin Ch Sanroyale's The Gunslinger, Frederick F Weber West Texas Kennel Club, Feb. 11, 2012, Midland TX, Judge Ms Gloria Kerr AJC Mishaook Lazoor, Tammy Fambro & Tiffany Fambro Ch Touchstone's Desert Allegra, Travis Woodward & Corlyn Burkett & Carol Hein-Creger Ch Illume De La Santa Rita, Travis Woodward & Corlyn Burkett West Texas Kennel Club, Feb. 12, 2012, Midland TX, Judge Mrs Danelle M Brown Ch Touchstone's Desert Allegra, Travis Woodward & Corlyn Burkett & Carol Hein-Creger Ch Illume De La Santa Rita, Travis Woodward & Corlyn Burkett Guadalupe Valley Dog Fanciers Inc., Feb. 18, 2012, San Marcos TX, Judge Mrs Jeanne D Zuver 1/W My Song He's A Magic Man De L'Aurore, Jennifer Opiela & Regina Callear GCh StarBright You Make Me Feel Like Dancin', Michael Herrin Guadalupe Valley Dog Fanciers Inc., Feb. 19, 2012, San Marcos TX, Judge Mrs Joan M Zielinski 1/W My Song He's A Magic Man De L'Aurore, Jennifer Opiela & Regina Callear Veteran Bitches 1/OS, BVT 1 Blackwater's Simply Smashing, Elizabeth McCarthy GCh StarBright You Make Me Feel Like Dancin', Michael Herrin Page 7
NEW MASTER EXCELLENT JWW Shumaker Hill s Bendit Like Becka AX MXJ OF HT and Pat Thomas NEW OPEN AGILITY PREFERRED and NEW EXCELLENT AGILITY JWW PREFERRED Ch MACH Shumaker Hill s Sony PlayStation CD RN MX MXJ OAP AJP and Gerard Bermel and Pat Thomas NEW PhD Doctor of Nursing! Pat Thomas HIGH IN HERDING TRIAL CH. WALDENMARK'S CHOCOLATE CHIP HSAs JHD and Theresa Hunter Theresa notes: Chip was entered in our herding trial for North Central Texas Herding Dog Assoc. He was in Started A course going for his Masters title needing 8 scores to complete the requirements. Well there was still some gas left in his tank as he ended up going...high IN TRIAL!!!! His score was a 92.5 out of 100. He was as far as I know the oldest dog to compete at almost 11 years old. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UPCOMING EVENTS MARCH 23, 2012 (Friday) ABTC REGIONAL SPECIALTY, Fort Worth TX Conformation, Puppy and Veteran Sweeps, and Obedience Banquet reservations required by Monday, March 19. For information, contact Show Chair Cynthia Parker Page 8