E Boston Terriers Aug/Sep 2011 Edition

E Boston TerriersVolume 2 No. 4

Aug/Sep 2011

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Winners Dog/Best of Winners/Best of Opposite Sex

Judge ~ Victoria Corse

Group 2 ~ June 2011 Special thanks to Judge Charlotte Patterson for this incredible win.

Group 3 ~ March 2011

Special thanks to Judge Francine W. Schwartz

for the multiple Group Placements.

“While Kent was away, the Junior did Play!!”

GCH CH Kennedy’s Wild Traveling Man

Mojo is having a great summer earning MULTIPLE Group placings!!

Mojo is on the move, where will he travel to next?

Owners: Marie Stahmer, Lauren Fisher & Sarah Kennedy

Presented By: Kent Meyer & Gwen Meyer & Marie Stahmer

Breeders: Sarah Kennedy, Renee Buzzell,

Lynne Anderson & Vicki Kennedy

“Mojo”


CH Kennedy’s Poetic Justice For Brickhouse

Owned and Loved By Thomas & Margaret Noble and Sarah Kennedy

Presented by Margaret NobleBred By Vicki & Sarah Kennedy

Owned and Loved by Kelly Feickert, Sarah Kennedy and Margaret Noble

Presented by Pamela Freeman & Margaret Noble

Thank you Judge Mr. Geoffrey Kill

for the thrill of this Group 2 placement!

Thank you Judge Ms. Sharon Lyons

for this BOB win from a very competitive lineup!

2 Brothers2 Winners

Twice the FUN!

“Judge” “Will”

GCH Ch Kennedy’s Noble Reign Of Good Will

www.brickhousebts.com www.noblebostons.com


Ch. Margrave Theodore of GrandviewBISS GCH MarGrave CourvoISIer vSoP exCluSIf x CHICkadee CHaMoMIle v MarGrave

Breeder: Mary MacCollum Owners: Angelique McFarland and Mary MacCollum

Theo finished his AKC Championship at 14 1/2 months of age with owner/handler Angie McFarland and the pair are currently

just 1 point away from his Grand Championship.

Theo is available to approved bitches with appropriate health clearances.

Date of Birth: March 2, 2010AKC Reg. #: NP25871301

OFA Cardiac # BTR-CA214/15M/C-VPIOFA Patella #: BTR-PA1253/14M/P-VPI

CERF #: BTR-2719/2010-8BAER #: BTR-BR1134/8M-VPI

CHIC # 73692AKC DNA Profile # V626157

Grandview Farm Boston TerriersAngie & Cliff McFarland grandview-creations.com

[email protected]


GCH Back Nine’s Ace of Happy Tails

“Dooley”

Dooley earned his Championship at 14 months of age & recently completed his Grand Championship at age 3.

We are so proud of you Dooley!

Owned by Pat & Loretta Phillips

Back Nine Show Dogs Plattsmouth, Nebraska

www.backnineshowdogs.com

New Grand Champion!

Bred by Amy Bieri (Happy Tails Kennel)

& Diane Peluso



Born June 2, 2010

Ch. Martini’s Hey Sugah!

finished her championship at the Maryland Crab Cluster in Bel Alton, MD winning Best of Winners

and Best of Opposite under Judge Mrs. Robert Forsyth.

What an exciting ride with this special girl! Thanks to all her fans for your support and interest!

(Ch. Martini’s Designated Driver X Ch. Martini’s Slightly Dirty)

New Champion....

CERF, BAER and Patella - Normal

DNA JC (Non-Carrier)Movement - Expression- Temperment - Type

Linda [email protected]

Martini Bostons

“Sugah”

Oui R Sooooo Proud of Richey!

CH. OUI R STRIKIN IT RICH AT CIRCLE J

Co-owned with Cindy Jones CIRCLE J www.circlejbostons.com

Owned & Bred by S. Maxine Uzoff

www.ouibostons.com 713 569.9190


$$ $$

In limited showing at 5 shows he won 4 MAJORS & BOW & Best Bred By (3 at Specialties) and a BEST IN SWEEPS. Defeated only at the BTCA show & all before 11 months of age!

Thank you to Dane Lajoy for this Best in Sweeps, Mr. Michael Dachel for his nice finish & Mr. Bradford Dunn for BOB over 9 specials as a move up.

( Ch Ouis Royal Majesty Prince Charming X Ouis Essence of Gold )

All Oui Bostons are verified health tested. Oui feed a natural RAW diet

"Riche

y"est. 1979

New Champion!!!


Baron’s daughters are off to a great

start on their show careers, all five MA-

JOR pointed from the puppy and BBE

classes at under 9 months of age! Breeder: Jennifer Burling, owners: Kim and Whitney

Rutherford, sire of 9 CH’s, with more on

the way!

Janie took Reserve Win-ner’s Bitch at the GGBTC

National Host Club Special-

ty 1, 2nd in BTCA Futurity,

2nd in BTCA 6-9 Puppy Bitch class, has 3 Majors,

and 5 Major RWBs in two

show weekends, from 6-9

puppy class, exclusively owner handled to all of her

wins by Junior Handler Zoe

Patton. (Baron x GCH Brio’s

It’s A Wonderful Life, bred

by Kim & Whitney Ruther-ford, & Stacie Kinnaird)

Giselle, 1st in 6-9 BTCA

Sweeps, and 1st in BTCA

6-9 Puppy Bitch class,

has THREE 4 point Majors,

and 5 Major RWDs in two

show weekends, exclusivly

handled to all of her wins

in the BBE class, by breed-

er/owner Junior Handler

Whitney Rutherford (Baron

x GCH Brio’s It’s A Wonder-

ful Life, bred/owned by

Kim & Whitney Rutherford,

& Stacie Kinnaird)

Rocket, Major pointed, handler

Schuylar Moore (Baron x GCH

Brio’s It’s A Wonderful Life,

bred/owned by Kim & Whitney

Rutherford, &

Stacie Kinnaird )

Hope, Major pointed, handler Stephanie House. (Baron x

Gumbo Kean’s Cosmic Galaxy 4Ever, owned by Nina Hayes, bred/co-owned by Steve and

Sherry Patton)

Faith, 4th in BTCA Futurity, 4th in GGBTC National Host Specialty Bred By Exhibitor –15 class, BOB over top special, Major pointed from the BBE class, exclusively breeder/owner handled by Steve Patton. (Baron x Gumbo Kean’s Cosmic Galaxy 4Ever, bred/owned by Steve and Sherry Patton

Baron

Janie

Hope

Faith

Giselle

Rocket

Brio Bostons | Kim & Whitney Rutherford | www.briobostons.com

CH Burling’s Red Baron For Brio, RN, ROM

Brio ‘N Hilltop’s Jungle Love 4Ever

4Ever-N-Gumbo’s Gift of Faith

4Ever-N-Gumbo’s Sure of Hope at ZaPa

Brio ‘N Hilltop’s Enchanted

Brio ‘N Hilltop’s Princess Tiger Lily



M-BISS CH. Flashpoints Cosmic Ray, ROM& The COSMOnauts

Check out the Cosmic Connections: Prominent Progeny, Cosmo’s Frozen Assets, Champions, Puppies & Show Potential Bostons for Adoption.

Looking for some red hot romance for your Boston? Cosmo delivers!See CH. Skye, CH. Jack CA$H, Walker, Wendy & Friends.

Visit Cosmo & Family on the Web at:

Photo by Woof Studios www.cosmosbostons.net

Jeri D. Good574.223.3876

[email protected]

Cosmo says......Take a peek at my new & improved web site!The King of Romance


Enjoying the summer!


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Judging the Boston Terrier Of the Year Is Easy...

or Is it?

by Pamela Preston

a couple years ago, I wrote an article for the boston Quarterly about the very first boston terrier of the year event based upon my experience as an invitee and participant in the event. this year I was honored to be selected as one of the judges for the competition and wanted to share that with you as well.

It is a fairly new and very special event in which the top ranked boston terri-

ers are invited to participate. only those invited may enter the competition and only those meeting specific criteria are invited. In order to be invited to this semi-formal, exclusive event, the dog/bitch must be recognized as one of the top twenty recipients of breed points in the previous calen-dar year, have won a breed specialty within the previous calendar year, or have won breed at the Westminster Ken-nel Club or the eukanuba Invi-tational shows in the previous calendar year. In addition, the owner and breeder must be a member in good standing with the btCa.

Judging of this event also has specific guidelines. one judge from each of four categories is selected to judge the event. names of potential are collect-ed on the dates of the host club shows and put into container to be selected just minutes prior to the start of the competition. this guarantees anonymity, helps ensure impartial judg-ing, and promotes impartiality as no one knows who will be judging until literally right be-fore the event when one name from each category is pulled

as the participants stand by, ready to present their top rank-ing bostons.

the four judges are comprised of a multi-breed judge, breed judge, breeder, and profes-sional handler. to qualify as a multi-breed judge, you must be licensed to judge at least one other breed in addition to bos-ton terriers. In the event there is no multi-breed judge present, a breeder may be selected. obviously, the breed judge must be aKC licensed to judge boston terriers. to participate as a breeder, you must be a breeder of boston terriers for a minimum of 10 years, and the professional handler must be a handler that charges a fee for services and handles multiple breeds including boston ter-riers. In the event no profes-sional handlers are present, a breeder may substitute for this category. and of course, dogs owned by any of the selected judges cannot participate in this event.

I was selected as the judge from the breeder category and was joined by Donna Cole as the multi-breed judge, beverly staley as the breed judge, and Judy Pasbrig as the profession-al handler judge.


so, now that you have the background on the event and how it is judged, you would think the judging part would be easy, right? after all, we all know what a nice boston looks like, right? Well, at least we have an idea in our mind’s eye... but how does that truly align with the standard? my vision of what a truly correct boston should look like was surprisingly challenged when I was selected as one of the judges for this year’s boston terrier of the year com-petition at the national specialty. Keep in mind that the judges must judge according to the stanDarD, not accord-ing to their “vision” of a correct boston.

During the event, judg-es are given sheets for each dog presented with the list of points for each scorable at-tribute. all dogs are evaluated by each of the four judges. Judges have five minutes to ex-amine each dog during which time the dog is gaited completely around the ring, is presented on the table, and then performs two “down and back” gaits and free stacks to the judges (two judges are sta-

tioned one corner of the ring and the other two judges are stationed in the opposing cor-ner) so movement, expression, and overall structure can be observed. this is all done to music (selected specifically for each dog by the owner) and In the spotlight...literally.

Judges were also instructed to be consistent with their judging throughout the competition. In other words, if you were highly critical and deducted

points for every, tiny imperfec-tion, you should do that for all dogs from the beginning to the end and refrain from start-ing off very critical and then becoming more forgiving as

the competition wore on. the goal was for each judge to be consistent and fair and judge each dog just as you did the one before it.

In addition to the four judges, two committee members not participating in the event are delegated as score keepers. all score cards are collected immediately after each dog is judged and the scores are tabulated separately by each of the two scorekeepers. the

dog/ bitch with the highest points close to 400 (100 possible points x 4 judges’ scores) will be the “bos-ton terrier of the year”. In the event of a tie, the dogs/bitches would be asked to return to the cen-ter of the ring for a tie breaker. at that time, all four judges would se-lect the winner by unanimous agree-ment. to date,

this procedure has not been necessary; however, it could very easily be called into play at one day. a little known, yet very interesting, fact is that the top three scores this year were

within one point of each other, so as you can see, it was a Very close race!

but even with specific guide-lines and well orchestrated procedures as each judge is still required to individually “score” each dog. and, there-in lies the challenge, because how does one breakdown or separate the points for each characteristic? let me give you an example. the total number of points allocated to hindquarters is 10. the stan-dard provides the following in-formation about hindquarters: “the thighs are strong and well muscled, bent at the stifles and set true. the hocks are short to the feet, turning neither in nor out, with a well defined hock joint. the feet are small and compact with short nails. Fault: straight in stifle.”

sounds like it should be easy, doesn’t it? but, is it? think about it... if hindquarters is equal to 10 points (10% of the entire score), how many points should be associated with each of the individually described characteristics? Per-haps 2 pt for strong & well muscled thighs? 2 points for stifles that bend? 1 pt for sti-fles that are set true? short hocks - 1 point? Correctly set hocks (“turning neither in nor out”) - 1 pt? strong hocks - 1 pt? small, compact feet - 1 pt? short nails - 1 pt? even if the points were broken down to that level of detail, is my opin-ion of strong and well-muscled the same as the other judges’? or what is “too short” or “too long” for the hocks and nails? and further what does “bent at the stifles” really mean? We know it is meant to describe correct rear angulation. as

breeders, when we discuss an-gulation in the breed, we can generally agree that bostons should be “moderately angled dogs” and should not be over or under angulated. none of us want to see a boston that is straight in stifle nor do we want to see the exaggerated angula-tion we see in a German shep-herd Dog. I think we can all agree on those extremes, but opinions on angulation vary greatly. many exhibitors like to see lots of rear angula-tion, but is that really correct? I think it goes beyond simply interpretation of the standard, but also our own impressions, opinions, and definitions of the various adjectives and adverbs used within the stan-dard. “small”, “compact”, “well-muscled”, “strong”, and “bent” are all words used to describe the hindquarters, but the specific meanings to each

Scale of Points:10 - General Appearance10 - Expression 15 - Head (Muzzle, Jaw, Bite, Skull & Stop) 5 - Eyes 5 - Ears 15 - Neck, Topline, Body & Tail10 - Forequarters10 - Hindquarters 5 - Feet 5 - Color, Coat & Markings10 - Gait

100 - Total


of those words likely vary by each judge.

While we know how many points are allocated to the high level trait such as “General ap-pearance”, “Head”, or “Feet”, how are the points allocated for the detailed characteristics within each high level trait? even for the traits with fewer points such as “eyes”, which is allocated five points, applying a set number of points is dif-ficult. the standard describes the eyes in this way: “the eyes are wide apart, large and round and dark in color. the eyes are set square in the skull and the outside corners are on a line with the cheeks as viewed from the front. Dis-qualify: eyes blue in color or any trace of blue.” How far is “wide apart”? How big is

large before it becomes too large? should the points be al-located such that wide apart = 1, large = 1, round = 1, dark = 1, set square in the skull = 1, or should they be grouped somehow or perhaps weighted based upon importance. For example, is a large, round eye more or less important than a dark eye, or is it of equal im-portance and therefore should carry the same point alloca-tion?

We all know what we “like”, but how correct is that per-sonal perception when com-pared to the standard? not to mention that breeders often have their own pet peeves that they cannot get past, even if it is not specifically called out in the standard. I know breed-ers who don’t care how nice a boston is otherwise, but if it has even the slighted roachy topline, high toes, soft ears, light eyes, or any number of other single characteristics, the boston should not be shown. and quite frankly, if that were true, we would have no show dogs as there is no perfect bos-ton, right?

this was a wonderful and eye-opening experience for me. It taught me to be a little less critical of dogs when the criti-cism is based upon my own in-terpretations, likes, dislikes, or “weighted” scoring of specific

traits rather than characteristics as a whole as described with-in the standard itself. It also showed me that as breeders (and hopefully as future judg-es), we continue to study the standard, attend seminars on structure and movement, and learn all we can about boston through independent study, as well as through breed-specific courses. We will never be able to improve the breed itself or even the dogs in our own lines, if we don’t understand the standard, have knowl-edgeable mentors, or can’t evaluate a dog on its own mer-its according to the standard and not our own preconceived ideologies.

this year the lineup was just as spectacular as prior years. While not all the invitees par-ticipate, the entrants this year came from all over the country and even included a very love-ly, veteran bitch (#17).

1. GCH lick-ya Weywood rockin Kid a Cruisin

2. CH merrygold’s Charrming Chelbe of C and C

3. CH alexander’s What Did Dela Wear

4. GCH oui’s midnight maverick

5. CH bramley PnW Family tradition

6. CH Kennedy’s Wild Fairy tale at mtnView

7. CH Wynot squeeze the Charmin

8. GCH sunwood Cosmic Wind to Victory

9. GCH raising the bar at Dabs

10. CH Flying Ford n sunglo Dragon’s bordeaux

11. GCH sharon Valley stryk’n’It rich

12. CH Kissme Candar’s Classic rebel

13. GCH mejo’s swimmin In Debt

14. GCH Hanson’s Zack Daniels

15. GCH Fivefork’s baubles and bangles

16. CH Hobet’s bosart Jitterbug

17. CGH Ken’s loos lips sink ships

18. GCH sK Danson’s With the stars

19. GCH Ken’s n’roobarb n’the Horse ya rode In on

as everyone was anxiously waiting to hear who the win-ner was, while the committee was calculating the scoring of the judges’ sheets, ola Jeane mcCullough and sharon stoll performed a beautiful duet. What a lovely surprise and wonderful entertainment for all!

Congratulations to all the in-vitees and participants, with special congratulations to Helen brunning, owner and

handler of breezie, GCH sun-wood Cosmic Wind to Victory, this year’s boston terrier of the year winner - she was simply stunning!!!

the event itself is not an easy affair to put on as it requires a monumental amount of work to validate wins and rankings, organize the staging, prepare the music and overall coordi-nation, and recruit qualified, possible judges. H u g e k u d o s go to K e n r o u x (Futurity D i r e c -t o r ) , J a s o n shuckhart (music Coordina-tion and spotlight Production), and Dane laJoye (master of Ceremonies), as well as to the entire committee for doing an outstanding job and continu-ing to make improvements to the event each year. and of course, to the many breeders and exhibitors as well who make this such a special event.

the boston terrier of the year competition continues to get better and better every year. It is a wonderful opportunity for the boston terrier Club of america to acknowledge the boston terriers that have made

the greatest contribution to breed recognition in the previ-ous calendar year as well as to recognize their breeders, own-ers, and handlers. Well done btCa, well done!

although definitely more thought-provoking and chal-lenging that I had anticipated, it was much more enjoyable than I expected as well. It was truly an honor and privilege

to judge the crème de la crème of the bos-ton ter-rier show w o r l d and is a memo r y that I

will cherish for many years. I look forward to watching, and hopefully participating, in fu-ture years.

P.S. I would like to give a “special thank you” to Margaret Noble and Charlie Gerson for allowing me to use their candid photos of the event - thank you Margaret & Charlie - great job!-- Pamela Preston© 2011 by Hoflin Publishing, Inc. reprint-ed with permission of the boston Quar-terly, 4401 Zephyr street, Wheat ridge, Colorado 80033-3299. reproduction in whole or in part without express written permission from HPI and the author is pro-

hibited.”

GCH sunwood Cosmic Wind to Victory,

this year’s Boston Terrier of the Year winner -

she was simply stunning!!!

The Poodle Club of America probably has the best venue, with indoor sod, topiaries of giant white Poodles, giant screen TV’s with live video seen anywhere in the arena and held at the same location for the past 8 years.

An old favorite at the DCA is the Wine Party. A new feature at DCA this year was the Decorated Dals. They raised a lot of money and generated a lot of excitement but neither one of these events included the dogs.

I believe once upon a time Dalmatians were considered circus dogs and as we all know they are performing some ridiculous feat every day so imagine a ring full of these spotted wonders acting like clowns and having fun.

To add some fun entertainment to a National doesn’t need to cost a lot of money it just requires some volunteers and an ability to

think outside the box.

but the side splitting laughter

watching the conformation

dogs gobble up the hot dog while their owners are begging them to come in the hopes of rescuing some piece of hot dog to place in the class.

Costume team obedience where the handlers and the dogs were dressed in assorted costumes and asked to perform assorted obedience commands including dropping to the floor with a huge whale tail dragging behind them.

Then there was the club that offered the rubber ducky toss. A toy dog size blue dog bed was placed in the middle of the ring and people who purchased tiny rubber ducks tried to toss them into the “dog bed aka pond” to win a prize.

The Bulldogs have a costume party and there was nothing funnier than seeing a male bulldog dressed in fish net panty hose especially when he was going away from you. They also had a different regional club put on a free theme dinner every night as part of hospitality.

The Chinese Crested people

had a fun match where everyone including the dogs was dressed in the Mardi Gras theme.

The Papillion Club of America had an over 60 handling class. All of the exhibitors had some form of butterfly costume on and even the AKC judge was dressed for the occasion.

At the Portuguese Water National 2 of the get in the stud dog class were longhaired Chihuahuas.

At the Mastiff National exhibitors were supplied with a small lanyard that listed their name and Kennel affiliation. It also held a bit of cash and their room key!In this day and age with face book and twitter the lanyard was a great way to find that face book friend that you hadn’t actually met.

Most of the clubs have a rescue parade with not a dry eye in the house by the time the last dog enters the ring.

There are the Parade of Champions and or Titleholders, which are another way for people to show off their dogs.


How Does Your National Rank?By Karen McNamara

Over the past year I have had the opportunity to attend over a dozen nationals as the official videographer of their national events. Some on the west coast, some on the east coast, some in the north, some in the south and even a few in the middle. So with all the recent discussion about where the National should be held I thought it might be a good time to talk about some of the other events that other National clubs have hosted.

While we might not admit it, deep down we all attend the National with the hopes and dreams of bringing home a ribbon. Some people might say well it’s an honor just to make the cut, or place in the class but who’s kidding who,

we all want that piece of the pie, that class win or dare I say it, even winners or breed and yet these people are a very small percentage of the population who attend a National. Some clubs have made it about so much more than winning, its about having fun with your friends and your dog, even if you aren’t winning in the breed classes.

The English Springer Spaniel Club offers a relay race competition. Imagine dressing your dog in boxers, a T-shirt and socks on their 2 back legs and running across the ring?

Or what about the Hot Dog Toss… granted the obedience dogs win

ttending the

national is an

exciting event that

not everyone is

able to enjoy every year.

So when the opportunity

affords us we burn up our

phone minutes, whip off

emails and start the many

lists of what we will need

for a trip to the national.

Where else can we have the

opportunity to make new

friends and visit with old

friends from all around the

world wrapped around a

dog venue?

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Join us at the37th & 38th Annual St. Clairsville, Ohio Kennel Club , Inc. shows

Saturday, August 20, 2011 & Sunday, August 21, 2011James E. Carnes Center Belmont County Park

45300 Roscoe RoadSt. Clairsville, Ohio 43950

http://www.jamescarnescenter.com

Judges for Boston TerriersSaturday-Mr. Luc Boileau

Sunday-Mr. David R. Miller

Our wonderful features- Non sporting breeds judged indoors in our air conditioned building.

- Cheese and cracker table for Groups and Best in Show each afternoon.- Complimentary gift for exhibitors who participate in our “Meet & Greet The Dogs” media event Saturday

- Free gift for each junior handler entrant courtesy of Diamond T Siberian Huskies- Discounts from area restaurants.

Belmont County Ohio wants you to,

Discover the Possibilities! We are located in Southeastern Ohio nestled in between rolling hills,

along the Ohio River. We are just 8 minutes from Wheeling, West Virginia,

70 minutes from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 120 minutes from Columbus, Ohio and 190 minutes from Cleveland , Ohio.

Located off I-70 exit 213

Enjoy shopping, dining, golf and historical attractions.

Affordable, enjoyable, friendly,

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Boston Terrier Club of Western Washington

Nestled between the clear waters of Puget Sound and the majestic Olympic Mountains. BTCWW holds several fun and exciting events.

If you are planning a trip in our area, we hope you will consider joining us!

Back to Back Specialties

Aug 26-27 2011, Redmond WA

Friday:Conformation: Warren Hudson

Sweepstakes: Dana Plonkey

Saturday: Conformation: Teril Udenberg

Sweepstakes: Maxine Uzoff

All-Breed Agility TrialsHave a Happy New Year Earning Qs!

Dec. 31 2011-Jan 2 2012Judges: Ann McQuillan & Paula Ratoza

Enjoy a beautiful Spring weekendMarch 23-25 2012

Judges: Jack Cadalso & Dan ButcherTrial Chair: Helen Johnson

[email protected]

MACH Mtn. View on the Half Shell, “Pearl” & MACH Maier’s Tuck Everlasting (Kelly Maier)

Dedicated to Ann Sunday and Harriet KoliasShow Chair: Diana Terry

[email protected]

We’re proud

of our latest

MACHs!

And also....

MACH2 JeanE’s Mr. Donovan (Donna McKay-Randozzi)

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Make Plans To Attend Friday, September 30, 2011

Breed and Junior Showmanship Judge: Marcie Dobkin

Sweepstakes Judge: Cindi Pagurski

All Breed Shows same location October 1 and 2, 2011

T H E B O S T O N T E R R I E R C L U B O F D E T R O I T S P E C I A L T Y S H O W

Veterans classes

Brace class

Junior Showmanship classes

BAER clinic If planning to attend BAER clinic please e-mail

[email protected] subject BAER testing

Monroe County Fairgrounds 3775 S. Custer Rd Monroe, MI 48161

Closing Date: September 14th



PLEASE JOIN US!! FOR OUR OWN

BACK-TO-BACK SPECIALTY SHOWS!

OCTOBER 8 & 9, 2011AT THE CHICOPEE DAYS INN

450 Memorial Drive, Chicopee, Massachusetts

Saturdays Judges: Karen Billings (conformation)Ann Celiba (Sweeps)

Sunday Judges: Lois Sanford (conformation)

Marlene Dunbury (Sweeps)

We look forward to seeing everyone at our shows.


BOB – Vintage walnut trophy, Boston Terrier Club of America Plaque and $100.00 BOW – Vintage walnut trophy and $50.00BOS – Vintage walnut trophy and $100.00 WD – Vintage walnut trophyRWD – Vintage walnut trophyWB – Vintage walnut trophyRWB – Vintage walnut trophy Best Bred By Exhibitor – Vintage walnut trophy and crateBest Puppy in puppy class – Vintage walnut trophyBest Veteran – Vintage walnut trophyBest in Junior Showmanship – Vintage walnut trophy, groom bag & grooming supplies Best Puppy in Sweeps – Vintage walnut trophyBest Junior in Sweeps – Vintage walnut trophyBest in Sweepstakes – Vintage walnut trophyToy for first in each class

Come and join us for lunch, breed auction and Boston Social Club after the show. We will have a special item in our auction,

an early 1900’s cast iron, Boston Terrier doorstop by Hubley

donated to the club by member Avis Odenbaugh.

Hosting its

38th Annual Specialty

on October 14, 2011

at the Douglas County Fairground,

Lawrence, Kansas

This show will be in memory of Janet Rees.

Judges~Conformation: Mary Miller

Sweeps: Paul Catterson

Entries close: September 28, 2011

Superintendent: Jack Onofriowww.onofrio.com

Show Secretary: Jane Blackerby email: [email protected] There will be possibility of 3 majors.

Lawrence Jayhawk Kennel Club will be hosting the all-breed shows on October 15 & 16, 2011.

Visit our website for further information: www.heartlandbostonterrierclub.org

Trophies:


Fall Specialty Show & SweepstakesFriday, November 11th, 2011

Florida Classic Park, Brooksville, FLwww.floridaclassicpark.com

Show Chair: Ms. Colleen Brossard,

(941)896-9220 [email protected]

Entries Close: Wednesday, October 28, 2011

Superintendent: MB-F, Inc .PO Box 22107, Greensboro, NC 27420

(336) 379-9352 www.infodog.com

e-mail: [email protected]

Judges ~ Conformation:

Mrs. Sandra Goose Allen, St. Petersburg, FL

Sweeps: Mrs. Linda Stevens, Louisville, KY

FLORIDA SUNCOAST BOSTON TERRIER CLUBIn conjunction with Florida Combined Specialties Group

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The Conformation Ring. It can be the most wonderful or awful place

in the sport of dogs. Exhibiting in conformation is the opportunity for you to showcase the best of your breeding program. How many times have you sat ringside and watched a dog and its handler gait effortlessly around the ring, the dog moving in perfect cadence as it glides into a perfect stack at the end of the lead. You can see the chemistry between

dog and exhibitor and if you happen to be the person at the end of the lead it feels like magic. It would be wonderful if every day and every dog were like this but that would be too easy. These dogs of ours have a way of keeping us humble. We have all walked into the ring on those days when it seems like nothing can possibly go right. On those days what we do feels less like exhibiting dogs and more like wrestling alligators.I will be the first person to admit that training puppies is not my best thing.

Don’t get me wrong. I love puppies and the promise that comes with that frenetic bundle of energy at the other end of the lead. Puppies are a clean slate. Their show career is yet to be defined. Anything is possible - once of course we surmount what seems to be the immediate impossibility of getting four paws on the floor in the correct order at the correct time.

Puppies are cute for a reason. It guarantees that they will live to see adulthood.

We start our pups out like everyone else, stacking on the grooming table when they are about 5 or 6 weeks old. They are never as well trained as they should be for their first stacked photos, and a quick look at pictures from any of our recent litters is evidence of that fact. We don’t push our pups very hard, believing that it is better to have a happy, spirited pup to take into the ring. This has its advantages and disadvantages. More often than not I err on the side of too much spirit and that can make for some entertaining times in the ring.

Once our pups have their full set of vaccinations they head out to the big world. For some pups the transition from home which by now has become predictable and familiar to the big world is a smooth one. For others, it can take some time. You can find yourself apologizing for the pup that insists on crawling up into everyone’s lap to cover them in sloppy puppy kisses or trying your best to coax a reluctant pup to take the treat out of the nice stranger’s hand. Each pup is different and they all come along in their own good time. And

just when you think that you have the boldest brassiest pup to place its paws on the planet, your master of the universe goes into retreat. If you are like me, you wonder what you did wrong. Was it too much at once or not enough? What we would all give to know what goes through their little minds! Most likely it is just another stage in the development process, one that they seem to manage through better than us!

The prudent puppy owner, along with frequent outings in the big world, will also enroll their pup in puppy kindergarten and start attending the local handling class if one is available. Both provide comfortable environments to introduce and encourage desired behavior. It is a great place to work on socialization with dogs and humans and provides a great prelude to what lies ahead in the show ring. With the pup reasonably well trained and the landmark six month date fast approaching, it is time to enter that first show and demonstrate the fruits of our practice. The prudent puppy owner will test the waters with a match, but this is the same person who also faithfully went to class every week. The adventurous (translation: foolish) owner will head straight for an AKC show, and the really bold - okay crazy person- will skip past all of this and enter a specialty show for the puppy’s debut.

When we were starting out in dogs, I used to hear the veterans of the sport joke about stopping at rest stops as they traveled to dog shows so that they could train their new pups for the upcoming show. I used to look down my nose at people who brought puppies into the ring that were not well trained. Let’s

just say that we are kinder and humbler folk these days. It is not always easy or possible to get to a match before the first AKC show. Real life often gets in the way of best laid plans, and so in March we found ourselves driving 600 miles to a specialty show with a newly trained puppy in tow. I looked at my husband and said “You know most people would take a young puppy to a local show to start out, but not us. We drive 600 miles to a specialty show with a dog that has never set foot on a show ground.” We have become the crazy people.

There is no magical Cinderella ending to my tale. Our young lad did not go BISS from the puppy class. He behaved just well enough to earn his right to stay in the ring but not an iota more. I don’t even think he won a class. But one thing is certain. Our young pup had a great adventure. He learned about staying in hotels, stopping at rest stops and traveling distances in the car. He saw his first St. Bernard, which judging by the size his eyes grew to, was a momentous event in his young life. He learned about grooming areas and doggy hair dryers and he met lots of new people and made lots of new friends. Having a great adventure every now and then isn’t such a bad idea after all.

People often say that they prefer to show males versus females. You’ve heard the reasons - the boys are more interested in pleasing you, females are independent, they can be hormonal which can cause them to gain weight and lose their interest in being in the ring. Makes sense, right? Except for one small detail. I have never had a female shut down on me because she was looking for a male

in season. Which brings me to my male Special.

This dog is one of the sweetest dogs ever. He is completely devoted to me 46 weeks out of the year. But heaven forbid that we are entered in a dog show any of the other 6 weeks when one of his house mates is in season, because during those two times of the year this dog doesn’t know who I am. He stops eating around Day 7, about the same time that he loses any ability to concentrate. I foolishly thought that out of sight would be out of scent and that all would be well. Not in the case of this dog. As it would have it our local Specialty Club show weekend coincided with the heat cycle of his half sister, almost guaranteeing that we would be the entertainment for the show circuit. Some judges were very sympathetic to the plight of my young Lothario. Others just laughed. I had a very distinguished judge tell me that he was her pick until he refused to behave. Her exact words to me were “Honey, he gave you the finger”. Do you know how funny that sounds coming from someone who reminds you of your grandmother?

We learn from these experiences. Wrestling alligators not only makes you humble but it makes you a better handler. For the puppy that is a bit unsteady in the ring I’ve learned to control my own nerves and be the friendly happy companion they need to bolster their confidence. I’ve learned to let my man on the hunt stack himself in the direction of the scent if that is what is working and I’ve learned to mold him into place, at least well enough to eke out a win on the worst of days. But mostly I’ve learned to laugh, at myself and at my dogs. After all, it is only a dog show, and there is always another one down the road.

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