THE BARKER Newsletter of the Southern Colorado Kennel July 2008 Pat Lester-Editor Schedule of SCKC Events July 15 th Membership Meeting August 3 rd Summer Outing and Swap Meet (There will not be a membership meeting in August) Please send all news and brags and item for sale to the editor at bandera @pcisys.net Officers: President: Renee Wolfe (rlhessie@ comcast.net) 351-4352 Vice President- Felicity Holloway (fholloway@ disrict70.org) 583-9593 Treasurer-Flo Andrews (floffice@ aculink.net) 9473630 Secretary- Crystal Messersmith (crystalaml @ yahoo.com) 671-8715 Board: Tina Wickizer (krystalhil @msn.com ) 542-3609 Carol Kuhns (loracmarie @Yahoo.com 547-4344 Karen Steflik (k9casa@ escapees.com) 251-9137 Kerry Kent 647-0719 Website: www. southerncoloradokennelclub.org
The next meeting will be Tuesday, July 15 th at 7:30 pm in the basement of St. Peters Church on the corner of O Neal and Pueblo Blvd. The proposed new by-laws will be voted on at this meeting. If you didn t receive a copy of the new by-laws at the June meeting one will be mailed to you. New officers elected at the June meeting are: President- Renee Wolfe, Vice President- Felicity Holloway, Treasurer Flo Andrews and Board Members Tina Wickizer and Carol Kuhns. Crystal Messersmith will fill out Renee Wolfes remaining term as secretary. An order form for SCKC clothing is available on the website. You may order by calling Karen Steflik at 719-9137 or by emailing her at: k9casa@escapees.com If you order by July 18 th, they should be ready to pick up at the Summer Outing, August 3 rd. Karen and Tony Steflik will be having their 3 rd annual garage sale for Basset Rescue at their house at 51 Purdue on Friday and Saturday, August 1 st and 2 nd..
SUMMER OUTING: Mark your calendars, Join us for food and fun at: SCKC's Annual Summer Outing Sunday August 3rd, 2008 Pueblo ZOO Mandari Pavilion 9:00am- 5:00pm Tenative Schedule: 11:30.. Dog stuff/kennel supply SWAP MEET starts 1:00-2:00 Catered Lunch (pasta dishes, chicken, fixins, dessert, etc.) 2:00-5:00 Tour the zoo on your own or as a group **The cost of the summer outing is $20. **Active kennel club members who have helped at the dog show, match, training classes, and who have attended at least 4 meetings in the past year are free and may bring one guest free. **Bring your families--children under 3 are free! **Space limited to 100 people Please RSVP by Saturday, July 26th, to Georgia Hoffmann 719-564- 5468 gkhoffmann@comcast.net Be aware that if you RSVP, you are responsible to cancel before July 24th or you will be subject to a cancellation fee of $20. Questions? Call Georgia 719-564-5468 or Karen Steflik 719-251-9137 Check out the Pueblo Zoo's website at: www.pueblozoo.org AKC NEWS The AKC will celebrate the 6 th annual AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day in Sept. Nearly 400 AKC RDO events were held nationally last year. A majority of clubs held agility demonstrations, coordinated Meet the Breeds and gave Canine Good Citizenship Test. The following has been added to Chapter 11 Section 6 of Rules Applying to Dog Shows. A dog determined to be ineligible by its owner/agent, for the class in which it has been entered may be transferred to eligible open class at a show prior to the judging of any regular conformation class within the sex of that breed or variety.
The AKC is considering having 10 groups instead of the present 7. Two of the larger groups would be split and a Northern Breeds group would be added. BRAGS Colorado Springs Kennel Club Show June 2008 Jim and Connie Smalley s Irish Wolfhound, Prairie Creek Cantata, was Best of Winners and Best of Breed on Saturday to finish the Championship and on Sunday was Best of Breed. Ann Haley s Chessie, Friday was Winners Dog on Saturday and Reserve Winners on Sunday. DeeAnn Ying s Pointer, Josh was Best of Breed both days. Tina Wickizer s Chinese Crested, Skyler, was Winners Dog and Best Opposite both days. Her Poodle, Patti, was Reserve Winners Bitch on Saturday. Diana Anaya s Papillon was Best of Winners for a point on Sunday. Gail Kingery s Australian Shepherd, Tori, was Reserve Winners Bitch on Saturday. Peggy Wickham s Bulldog, Benson at Wickhamshire, won the 6-9 month puppy class on Saturday. On Saturday, Tasha Reams English Springer Spaniel, Wyatt, earned his 1 st leg towards his CDX placing 2 nd with a score of 1901/2. Cheyenne earned her 3 rd leg for her RE title and Bailey earned her 2 nd leg towards her CD, placing 3 rd with a 190. Bailey also earned her 3 rd leg for her RN title, placing 3 rd with a 97. On Sunday Bailey earned her 3 rd leg for her CD title taking 2 nd place with a 1881/2 and also earned her 1 st leg towards her RA. Pat Lester s Australian Shepherd, Ditto, earned his first leg towards his Rally Novice with a score of 99 and lst place. Pat,s Aussie, Misty, finished her Rally Excellent title on Saturday. Flo Andrews Sheltie, Captain, qualified in Rally Advanced and received his first Rally Excellent leg on Saturday. *
Caitlyn Darnell recently won a $30,000 scholarship from Discover Financial Services. Donna and Caitlyn went to Chicago for the award ceremony. Caitlyn got to meet and hang out with the other nine winners. July/August Calendar of Events July 26 th 27 th AKC Agility, Pikes Peak Obedience Club, Latigo Arena, Black Forest 719=596-7115 (Entries have filled) August 3 rd SCKC Summer Outing and Swap Meet. Mardari Pavilion.,City Park Zoo August 2 nd 3 rd - All breed obedience and rally trial, Rocky Mountain German Shepherd Dog Club, Kathy Howse, Sec. (Kathy.howse @RMGSDC.org) August 9 th Conformation, Obedience and Rally B Match, Colorado Kennel Club, Adams County Fairgrounds, Registration at 8:00 am August 14 th Gordon Setter Specialty, Island Grove Park, Greeley August 14 th All Breed Rally Trial, Irish Setter Club of Colorado, Island Grove Park, Greeley, Odebt Massey, Sec., (pawsatively @ hotmail.com) August 15h, Specialties for Brittanys, English Setters, Cordon Setters, Dachshunds, Australian Terriers, Bedlington Terriers. Cairn Terriers, Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers, Irish Setters, German Shorthaired Pointers, Cocker Spaniels, Poodles, Scottish Terriers, Saint Bernards and Dalmations. Island Grove Park, Greeley August 14 th, All Breed Obedience Trial, Irish Setter Club of Colorado, Island Grove Park, Greeley August 16 th 17 th AKC Conformation, Obedience and Rally, Greeley Kennel Club, Island Grove Park, Greeley, Onofrio, Supt.