Washington State Obedience Training Club The Canine Post May 2017 An AKC Member Club Officers President Michelle Fuqua (253) 221-3801 mvfuqua@earthlink.net V. President Nancy Light (425) 354-3609 kylahgold@aol.com The purpose of this Club shall be to further dog obedience training, dog obedience trials, agility trials, tracking tests, and other activities consistent with these purposes. Treasurer Ingrida Robinson (425) 220-0223 4Ingrida@comcast.net Secretary Janice Bergman (425) 220-0223 hobosmom@frontier.com Board Members Amanda Buse (425) 503-8057 k9trbl@comcast.net Terrie Sato (425) 788-6628 wdsato@cablespeed.com Newsletter Editor Amy Reagan Islandlady303@yahoo.com Canine Post is published ten times a year by the Washington State Obedience Training Club (WSOTC), an AKC member club. Subscription to the Canine Post is free for all WSOTC members. For more information about WSOTC and becoming a member, visit www.wsotc.org. The views expressed in the Canine Post reflect those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of WSOTC, its board of directors or officers. Minutes are published as written by the secretary or other board member. Articles in the Canine Post may be reprinted provided credit is given to both the author and the Canine Post. www.wsotc.org NEXT MEETINGS & EVENTS Next General Meeting will be in June. The Annual/ General Meeting & Elections is Sat June 24th at Canine College at 3:00PM Board meeting - June 17th via teleconference at 7:30PM
Club Committee & Chairs Agility Nancy Light Audit/ Budget Janice Bergman Awards - Nancy Light & Holly Krohn Hearts & Flowers - Gloria Newby Insurance- Sue Cox Membership- Nancy Light Newsletter Amy Reagan AKC Sanctioned Match Chair- Sue Cox Obedience/Rally Trials- Spring 2017 Linda Shea & Amanda Buse Printing/Mailing Nancy Griffin/ Debbie Addicoat Programs vacant Property/inventory - Don Rennick Tracking 2016 - Nikki King Website Ane Brusendorff From Membership Chair Please welcome the following new members to WSOTC and add them to your roster. A few hard copies of the 2017 roster will be available at the June meeting. Mulligan, JoAnne (Full) 12717 Woods Lake Rd Monroe, WA 98272 (5-17) (360) 421-8797 mullisbd@gmail.com Rat Terrier, AMBOR Mulligan, Susan (Full) 12717 Woods Lake Rd Monroe, WA 98272 (5-17) (360) 793-6652 (cell) 360-350-2342 mulligansr@gmail.com Rat Terriers Prospective new member to be voted on at the June meeting: Rachel Hubbard Redmond WA Rachel has a Golden Retriever with a CDX and working on a UD, and a Miniature Poodle. She is interested in working on membership, seminars, and obedience trials Her sponsors are Nancy Light and Ingrida Robinson. ~ Nancy Light ~ From your Editor Do you have any brags, articles or special interests that you would like to see in the Post? AKC Delegate James W. Smith 800-448-1222, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm EST and 716-208- 9788 other times. daldel@hotmail.com Please don't hesitate to email or call me. Send me candid photos of your dogs or I can fill up the entire newsletter with Papillons...LOL! Happy Training! Amy Reagan Islandlady303@yahoo.com (253) 2 380-4052
Did you know? There are Seven Stages of Puppy Development and size does matter for maturity rate!! Why would this be important to a trainer? Wouldn t you want to know what your breeder does to take the proper steps in the overall development of that prospective performance or HIT dog? From UC Davis http://ice.ucdavis.edu/ ~robyn/korina/bcideas/criticalperiodsinpuppydevelopment.html Neurological Stimulation of Puppies You cannot read or understand the stages of puppy development without also learning about Neurological Stimulation by Dr. Carmen Battaglia. While we focus on best training methods, philosophies and techniques, we cannot be a balanced trainer without understanding how the breeder impacts on our dogs. http://breedingbetterdogs.com/article/early-neurological-stimulation Nominating Committee The new slate of WSOTC Officers and Board members for 2017/2018 are as follows : President - Terrie Sato Vice President - Nancy Light Treasurer - Sue Cox Secretary - Janice Bergman Hearts and Flowers Gloria Newby reports that she sent a card for Jasmine Star. Ingrida Robinson sent a card to Gloria Newby. 3 Board - Karen Snee Neil Evans AKC Delegate - Jim Smith Submitted by the Nominating Committee. Lee Boelter, Chair Sharon Colvin Nancy Griffin
WSOTC General Meeting, April 1, 2017, Fun Fur Paw, Mt. Vernon, WA 1. Call to order- Meeting was called to order at 12:35 pm by President Michelle Fuqua, on April 1,2017, at Fun Fur Paws, Mt Vernon WA 2. Minutes- Minutes from the March General Meeting have not yet been printed in the Canine Post 3. Report of the President- Thank you for making time to attend this meeting during our Spring Trial, and I especially want to thank our trial committee and all the volunteers. We could not hold this event without you. The sanctioned match will be on April 22nd at Canine College; please think about attending or helping with the event. Our Nominating Committee has been working hard to solicit candidates for the board. Unfortunately, we have been having a hard time finding someone for the Treasurer position, and we also need another board member at large. If you would like to serve, please contact a board member or Lee Boelter, chair of the Nominating Committee. 4. Report of the Board- Our last board meeting was on March 18th via phone conference, the next one will be on April 15th, also via phone conference. At our last Board Meeting, we went over the final details for the trial, discussed membership issues and the status of board nominations. We also discussed the need to reschedule the Connie Cleveland seminar. 5. Report of the Secretary- From AKC- We have received apporoval of July Agility Trials- Friday-Sunday- for date, location and judges. We also received notice that the AKC is accepting nominations for the Lifetime Achievement Awards, response is needed by June 13, 2017 6. Report of the Treasurer- The club account balances as of Feb 28, 2017 have been posted on the members only section of the WSOTC website. 7. Announcements a) Sanctioned Match- The match is set for April 22nd and entities are being accepted. It will be at Canine College and the judges are Laurie Weaver and Debbie Addicoat. Please contact Sue Cox if you can help with set up, tear down or be a ring steward b) 2017 agility trial- The WSOTC agility trial has been approved by AKC and will be open for entry on May 24. Contact Nancy Light if you can help with ribbons c) 2017 tracking test- Is set for December 3rd, no new updates d) Membership- Nancy Light will be sending out emails to people who did not meet the requirements for full membership, instructing them to send requests for exemption to the Board e) Newsletter- Please let Amy Reagan, the Editor, know of information you would like to have in the Post. She is very receptive to adding content f) Hearts and Flowers- Please remember, if you know of a club member who has lost a family member, pet or is recovering from surgery or illness etc. please let us know so we can send a card to that member g) Obedience Seminar- We have had to change the date of the Connie Cleveland seminar from June to September 15-16, 2018. Chair is Terrie Sato. Location TBD h) Nominating Committee - The Nominating Committee has been approved by the board and consists of Lee Boelter Chair, Sharon Colvin and Nancy Griffin. Please let Lee know if you are interested in becoming a board member; we still need to fill the Treasurer position as well as a board member at large. Discussion was held on having a professional accountant doing some of the work and having a Treasurer on the board to write checks or having the Secretary do the job. 4 8) Upcoming meetings/programs- We need to set our next few General Meetings, one in May for nominations from the floor and June for our Annual Meeting. Since Puyallup has changed dates, we need to consider a differ-
ent venue and date for June. It was mentioned that the nominations from the floor might be sent to the membership by email in lieu of a meeting, if we are unable a meeting date in May. We discussed the possibility of the June meeting to be held at Canine College. 9) Old Businessa) At our last General Meeting the membership voted to support the AKC PROPOSED AMENDENT TO CHAPTER 2, SECTION 3 of the RULES APPLYING TO DOG SHOWS. This amendment passed at the Delegates meeting b) No update on the status of the Doney Clinic donation 10) New Business a) Membership- First reading for JoAnne Mulligan and Susan Mulligan. Susan has Rat Terriers and an Ambor, JoAnne has Rat Terriers. b) Thanks to Sue Cox for the suggestion for the tables for the judges Adjourn- Meeting was adjourned at 1:05 pm Submitted by Janice Bergman, Club Secretary 2018 AKC Rally National Championship Judges Ms. Deborah Addicoat ~ Carnation, WA Mrs. Danette M. Chorney ~ Meriden, CT Mrs. Faye Head ~ Spring Hill, TN Mr. Stephen P Hersey ~ Hampton, NH Ms. Eileen Jaffe ~ Florence, AZ Ms. Geraldine Geri Lopex ~ Roseville, CA Ms. Julie A Wilson ~ Grimes, IA Keep the date open!! September 15-16, 2018 WSOTC will be sponsoring Connie Cleveland! Stay Tuned For More Details 5
WSOTC April Board Meeting, April 15, 2017 1. Call to Order- Meeting was called to order by President Michelle Fuqua on April 15,2017, at 7:04 pm via conference call. Present-Michelle Fuqua, Nancy Light, Janice Bergman, Ingrida Robinson, and Amanda Buse. Absent Terrie Sato 2. Minutes- Minutes from the March Board meeting were approved as printed in the April Canine Post 3. Report of the President- We need to discuss the work of the Nominating Committee and how to handle positions not filled, discuss having a Fall Trial and set the May and June General Meeting. 4. Report of the Secretary-No report 5. Report of the Treasurer- Balances as of March 31st are on the website. 6. Committee Reports a. 2017 Obedience and rally trial- Preliminary financials from the WSOTC Trial, show a bigger loss than budgeted but within amount allowed in the Standing Rules h. Insurance- No report I. Property/inventory- Don Rennick reported he had received a request from Baray to purchase a wooden shipping box from Club. Don stated he did not use box for equipment. Motion was made to sell the wooden box to Baray for $20, motion was discussed and approved j. Tracking test Fall 2017- No report k. Sanctioned match- Sue Cox has set the date for April 22, at Canine College. Judges are Laurie Weaver and Debbie Addicoat. Sue said as of April 1st she had received a few entries, and some that had entered were not eligible for classes entered. Still looking for helpers/stewards. j. Seminar- Connie Cleveland- No update n. Website- Nancy has sent Ane some updates. New password was discussed and chosen and will be sent out in a separate email. 7. Old Business a. Audit- Sue sent templates for doing Audit and Terrie is working on them. b. Membership- We have 58 members, 12 Full and 46 Associate. Quorum is 2 Roster will be printed in late May. Board received requests from Sue Cox and Laurie Weaver to receive full membership despite not meeting the meeting requirement. Motion was made to accept their requests, discussed and motion was approved. Amanda has offered to have information on the website for meeting attendance, General and Board, so people can review their attendance. c. Nominating Committee- The Nominating committee has presented a slate of candidates for the Board President- Terrie Sato Vice President - Nancy Light Treasurer- Sue Cox Secretary Janice Bergman Board members- Neil Evans and Karen Snee AKC Delegate- Jim Smith d. Agility 2017- No report e. Donation Committee- No update on Doney Clinic tax status f. Hearts and Flowers- A card was sent to Jasmine Starr g. Canine Post- No report b. Update on Fish and Wildlife and use of lands for dogs. Nancy reported that Cherry Valley is open to field training but it is not in good condition, stubble and standing water. Remember you need a Discovery Pass (they were checking), you can get one on the Fish and wildlife website, at any sporting good/hunting stores or when you renew your driver s license. 8. New Business a. Sue Cox suggested that we create Standing Rule to specify that we refund the entire fee for bitches in season at our obedience/rally trials. However, since Baray does charge us for refunds after the closing date, the Board felt the current partial refund was okay, and, since this could change, it was not necessary to put in the Standing Rules, but leave decision to trial chair. b. Ingrida has requested that the Board consider reviving the WSOTC Fall trial. She has discussed this with Kathy Lang. She and Kathy would be co-chairs and would hold the trial over the 3 day Thanksgiving weekend with 3 Rally and 3 Obedience trials, again would be a low budget trial. Date- Friday through Sunday, November 24,25,26, 62017 Location - Family Dog in Kent. Crating in small room, two rings side by side in larger room.
Trial Secretary- possibly Theresa Calter Don Rennick has obedience equipment We have leftover ribbons from prior years Will need to select judges Board discussed and Amanda said there may be a conflict with the Willamette Toy Fancier Club on the same weekend. Motion was made to approve, pending verification from the AKC that there would be no conflict with the AKC rules regarding the 150 mile distance requirement for trials on the same day. Motion passed with 4 yays and one nay. UPDATE- The shows in Oregon have moved their dates so there is no conflict. c. Bookkeeper- Sue said would accept the Treasurer's position if we could hire a bookkeeper to handle the duties involving the computer tasks. Amanda has referred Kristle Marangon for the position. Amanda, Michelle and Sue all know her and Nancy has been talking to her about the specifics. Kristle has been the Treasurer of both the local and national Portuguese Water Dog Clubs. Nancy has talked to Jim Smith as well, since we would be paying her for her services and Jim has assured us that this is legal with the AKC, since she is not a Club member. Kristle charges $30 per hour. Sue would handle the check request forms and writing checks etc.; Kristle would keep the books (on Quick- Books),and other could members could also have access to the account information. A meeting would need to be set up with Ingrida, Sue, and Kristle to work out the details. Clearly close communication would be needed between Sue and Kristle. Motion was made for Nancy to contact Kristie Marangonto set up a contract (set up fees, transferring info, cost of and length of contract, etc.) to work as bookkeeper for WSOTC Board approved motion and Nancy will report back to Board. Upcoming meetings/programs A. May General Meeting Carco Park Renton- German Shepherd Show May 13th Noonish B. June Annual/ General Meeting Sat June 24th at Canine College at 3:00pm C. Board meeting was set for May 6 th at 7 pm Adjourn- Meeting was adjourned at 8:40 pm Submitted by Janice Bergman, Club Secretary Portland Dog Obedience Club From our Newsletter Exchange July 21 23, 2017 Obedience and Rally trials with CGC/CGCA tests - Stumptown Cluster Portland, OR September 16, 2017 Obedience/Rally trials, CGC, CGCA tests Hillsboro, OR (new small trials in conjunction with Responsible Owners Day activities) October 28-29, 2017 CGC/CGCA in conjunction with Vancouver Kennel Club, Battle Ground, WA November 12, 2017 TD/TDX tests Champoeg Park, St. Paul, OR January 1, 2018 TDU University of Portland Support Training Clubs 7 in our Region!
SANCTIONED MATCH WSOTC held another successful AKC Sanctioned Match on April 22 nd at Canine College in Redmond. A big thank you is due Laurie Weaver for once again donating the use of her training building for this match. Several Club members were present as exhibitors and helpers. Their willingness to step in and help with stewarding and other tasks was certainly appreciated! These matches are invaluable to wanna be judges (Laurie in this case) and judges needing experience in the advanced classes they ll be applying to judge in the near future (applicable to Debbie). The Highest Scoring Dog in Match award was presented to Open B entrant Judy Peterson and her Doberman, Mojo. The financial report follows showing the entry, income and expense breakdown which generated a net gain of $174.93. FINANCIAL REPORT: Budgeted Income: Actual Pre-entries: 15 @ $ 8.00 $120.00 $136.00 (17) 10 @ $ 5.00 50.00 55.00 (11) Day of entries: 6 @ $12.00 72.00 60.00 (5) 3 @ $ 5.00 15.00 3.00 (3) Donation of entry overpayment -0-10.00 Total $257.00 $276.00 Budgeted Expenses: Actual Ribbons & Rosette (used leftovers) $ -0- $ -0- High in Match prize 30.00 Donated Lunches, morning snacks, paper supplies 100.00 46.34 Judges gifts 35.00 25.98 Judges books 20.00-0- Miscellaneous/supplies (flyer printing) 50.00 28.75 Total.. $235.00 $101.07 Budgeted Net Gain.$22.00 Actual Net Gain.$174.93 Sue Cox, Match Chairman 8
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Brags & Fun With our Dogs! At the April 15th, 2017 Moses Lake show, Nahkohe earned her Open title. This was also my first Open title! She is now, Nordic Wonder Bear w/me, Nahkohe, CDX, PCD, BN, GN, RAE, WRD, DD3, CGC Way TO Go Amanda!! At the April 8th, 2017, Toy Dog Club of Puget Sound's Obedience and Rally only trials, Sampson achieved the following: AM show Rally Novice earned a 95 and second place, leg six AM show Beginner Novice earned a 190 and first place, leg one PM show Rally Advanced earned a 98 and first place, leg one He also earned from the AM show Highest Scoring Dog in the non-regular Class and from both the AM and PM shows, he earned Highest Scoring Dog in his breed. On May 6th, 2017, at the Sno-King Agility Trials, Sampson earned his first agility title (mine too) from the Jumpers with Weaves, Preferred class and a first place. He is now officially, CH Orchids de Oro Fantasy s Blue Sol, Sampson, RN, NJP. Congratulations Amanda! 10 Send me your photos. I can fill the pages with Papillons but I know our members have other breeds to brag about!
Brags & Fun With our Dogs! Anja did her first ever AKC Agility run, Novice Preferred jumping 20" vs 24". Drum roll...she placed 1st in her class and got High In Trial for all the Preferred runs and she was oldest qualifier at 7.7 years! We only lost 5pts and beat course time. Not bad considering the awful weather the 2 days before that down in Portland! Then 2 days later we qualified in both RE and RA for her 3rd RAE leg. We also participated in the Title Holders Parade and Veterans Parade!! Whoo-Hoo Shelley! Wheeee...Jury clears the triple jump! This is fun! Janine shares that at the NW Washington combined shows, Royce completed his first official AKC title. So, Royce s name is now a bit longer and we are looking ahead to more titles. Royce is now known as Guide Dogs Rolls Royce RN. Yay for Royce. His scores were 97, 97 and 100!! Yippee Janine! 11
Brags & Fun With our Dogs! My Bred By girl, Meridian Treasure of the Sea aka Pearl earned 5 points over Easter Weekend in Canada towards her Canadian Championship. At the Toy Dog Clubs Obedience trials in April my Papillon, Firerose Oh Whata B'Dazzler, earned a 199 in Open B under judge Betty Winthers. The next day he earned another 199 in Open B under judge Sue Cox. What a great little dog!! Awesome Sharon!! 12 Send me your photos. I can fill the pages with Papillons but I know our members have other breeds to brag about!
Brags & Fun With our Dogs! Danny says, aren t you proud of me? Lookee...Gracie can do 2 things at one time! Kathy Teufel reports that on April, 12 year-old Gracie earned her Novice and Intermediate Trick Dog titles from Do More with Your Dog! In May, almost eight year-old Danny earned his sixth RAE leg and his Novice Trick Dog title. Danny also earned his RATO (Barn Hunt Open) title in April! Gracie gives high fives! 13
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May June July 2017 AKC All Breed Companion Events (Specialties not included) 6 & 7 Wenatchee Kennel Club (Hunt Test only) 13 & 14 German Shepherd Dog Club of Washington State (WSOTC Club Meeting) 19, 20 & 21 Bell Vernon Kennel Club 20 & 21 Spokane Dog Training Club 21 & 22 Mt. Baker Kennel Club 26, 27 & 28 Evergreen Belgian Tervuren Club (Agility) 27 & 28 German Shepherd Club of the Pacific NW 2, 3, & 4 Hurricane Ridge Kennel Club 3 & 4 Yakima Valley Kennel Club 16, 17 & 18 Evergreen Golden Retriever Club (Agility) 23, 24 & 25 Puget Sound Labrador Retriever Association (Agility) 7, 8 & 9 Portland Agility Club 8, 9 & 10 Puyallup Cluster 14, 15 & 16 WSOTC Agility Trial August 11, 12, & 13 Hurricane Ridge Kennel Club of WA (Agility only) 12 & 13 Nisqually Kennel Club 18, 19 & 20 Olympic Kennel Club (Agility) 19 & 20 Olympic Kennel Club September 22, 23 & 24 Portland Agility Club 30 Richland Kennel Club October 1 Richland Kennel Club 6, 7 & 8 Mt Hood Doberman Pinscher Club (Agility) November 11 & 12 Whidbey Island Kennel Club (???) 24, 25 & 26 WSOTC Obedience & Rally Trial December 3 WSOTC Tracking Dog Excellent test 9 & 10 Greater Clark County 15
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