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E Dalmatians A Bi Monthly Internet Publication
Volume 6No. 4
Aug/Sep 2013
E Dalmatians | www.edalmatians.com
On The Cover
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Publisher/EditorJune Krukenkamp
designersJune Krukenkamp
Larissa ClarkNicole Pollack
Angie Henderson
Staff WritersMichele Wrath
Karen McNamara
Staff PhotographerLinda Davis
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In This Edition 1-3 Cover/ Inside Bret D (Zink/ Bachey/Shupp) 4 -5 Index 6-7 Printed E Dalmatians Info 8-9 Folklore (Skibinski/ Boyd) 10-11 Kastle (Reed) 12-13 Hispots (Goodwin) 14-15 Dalwood (Rudder/ Haywood/ Bartholomew/ Romano) 16-17 NspirD (Jordan/ Bailey) 18-19 Tramac-Winston (Carleton) 20-21 London (Seckler) 22-23 Leaping Dals (Jackson) 24-25 Cristabo (Maines) 26-27 SunnyOaks (Wrath) 28-31 Choco Chip (Branaman) 32-33 OnTheSpot (Stevens) 34-35 Upton- Brookside (Mcnamara/ Simpson/ Lajoie) 36-37 Paisley (Pitts/ Macmillan) 38-39 Blackberry-Riverside (Baker/ Stuhr) 40-41 Snapshot (Davis) 42-43 Summer Fun 44-45 Article- Food For Thought- McNamara 46-47 DCGA Specialty 48-49 GDDC Specialty 50-51 DCGNY Specialty 52-53 DCSNE Specialty 54-55 DCFL Specialty 56-57 DCC National Specialty 58-59 DCNC Specialty 60-61 Specialty Advertising 62-67 Article -Agility with Impossible Dogs- Killion 68-71 Dalmatian Rescue 72-73 Stats 74-75 Editions and Deadlines 76-77 Photo Prints 78-79 Advertising Specs 80-85 Classifieds/ Breders listing 86 Back
Photo by Linda Davis
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Get in with your dog. With you by his side, your dog will have more confidence and trust that he will be safe.
Never use force. Besides being plain cruel, if a fearful dog is tossed in the water and forced to swim, it can kill his enthusiasm in the future. Allow him time to acclimate to the water gradually..
Use the buddy system. A dog is much more likely to get in the water when he sees another dog already in and having a great time.
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Time to SetYour Doggie PaddleThere are few forms of exercise as effective as swimming. It’s completely non-impact, requires the swimmer to use virtually every muscle and joint in the body, and comes with built in resistance to movement. As a result, a 5 minute is
equivalent to a 5 mile run. Unfortunately,
unless you have a swimming pool in your
own backyard, finding a place to safely
swim your dog may be a bit challenging,
but well worth it!
1
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Best in Show Reserve Best in Show
& Multiple Best in Specialty Show
Celebrating Over 100 Best of Breeds with 65 Group Placements!
Rafe and Dave are Turning Up the Heat
and Blazing Trails Wherever They Go!
Owners - Robert and Diana Skibinski & Jim and Michelle Boyd Breeders - Diana Skibinski & Jim and Michelle Boyd
Silver Grand Champion
Folklore Celtic Crossfire Trail
Expertly Handled by Dave Slattum, AKC Reg.
RAFE
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Rafe and Dave are Turning Up the Heat
and Blazing Trails Wherever They Go!
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Presented by Bruce & Tara Schultz
AKC Reg. Handlers/PHAwww.campschultz.com
Breeder/ OwnerMary SquireKastle Dalmatianswww.kastledal.com
* Canine Chronicle Stats
Thank you Breeder Judge Judy English Murray for this Specialty win!
No.1- Breed*
No.3- All Breed
Multiple Best in Show
Multiple Best In Speciality Show
Second AOM at DCA 2013 (2 years in a row)
-Speed-
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Platinum GCH Kastle’s Go Speed Racer(GCH Hallmark Lincoln Lego x GCH Kastle’s In Your Dreams) CHIC # 67004
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CHIC # 44805OFA GoodCERF clear (no ISD)Bilateral Hearing
Thank you to all the judges who recognized the qualities of our Louie in these venues:AKC: Best in Specialty Show and multiple group placementsUKC: Champion and multiple Groups winsIABCA: 8 times Best in Show, multiple Gold Cup Best in Show and Veteran Best in Show
Louie is still going strong, like the energizer bunny, but now in the Veteran class.Watch for Louie’s kids and grand-kids in the USA and Canada.
LOUIE
Owner/handler: Becky Goodwin | Prairie Star Dalmatians [email protected]
Breeders: Angie and Steven Henderson | HiSpot Dalmatians [email protected]
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Louie is still going strong, like the energizer bunny, but now in the Veteran class.Watch for Louie’s kids and grand-kids in the USA and Canada.
BISS GCH HiSpot’s Simply Sublime, CGCLOUIE [ BISS CH Tuckaway Indian Run x Ch HiSpot’s Xhilliration ]
Co-owners: Angie Henderson and Regina Goodwin
Owner/handler: Becky Goodwin | Prairie Star Dalmatians [email protected]
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Best in Sweepstakes - DCSC - breeder Judge Kitty BrownWinners Bitch - DCSC -Breeder Judge Joan LesterWinners Bitch - DCSDC -Rita Biddle Esq
Best Opposite Sex - DCSC -Breeder Judge Judy English Murray over Top Specials (pictured)Select Bitch DCSC -Breeder Judge Marilyn Dromgoole (pictured)
Nikki won 4 Majors to Complete her Grand Championship!We would also like to congratulate her brother IPaws Cabana Boy on his first outing at DCSC weekend winning 3 Majors for 13 points!
Thank you to ALL the judges who have awarded our special girl,
Owned and loved by Dalwood Dalmatians
Peggy Rudder, Carol Haywood, Diane Bartholomew
& Jenna Romano
Bred by Richelle, Jenna, Timm Romano
& Diane Bartholomew
“Nikki”
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GCh DALWOODS IPAWS JEST IN’ THYME
Best in Sweepstakes - DCSC - breeder Judge Kitty BrownWinners Bitch - DCSC -Breeder Judge Joan LesterWinners Bitch - DCSDC -Rita Biddle Esq
Best Opposite Sex - DCSC -Breeder Judge Judy English Murray over Top Specials (pictured)Select Bitch DCSC -Breeder Judge Marilyn Dromgoole (pictured)
Nikki won 4 Majors to Complete her Grand Championship!We would also like to congratulate her brother IPaws Cabana Boy on his first outing at DCSC weekend winning 3 Majors for 13 points!
Thank you to ALL the judges who have awarded our special girl,
A Specials Bitch
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These two Veteran brothers are still having a Blast!
WWW.Nspirdals.comOwned by Terri Bailey and Carrie Jordan
BISS Gch NspirD it’s a Wrap
JOE
YLove these old boys!
“Joey” has two new titles “BISS” and “GCH” earned from the Veteran class.
In 2013 Joey has only been entered in really tough competitive 4 show weekends and is ranked # 15 in Breed points.
Thank you to all the judges who have admired Joey throughout his show career and to all of the judges listed below for wins in 2013 , all from the veteran class!
Mr David Miller - (BOB) at Sand to Sea Non-Sporting.Ms. Rita J Biddle ESQ. – (BISS) Best in Specialty Show at Dalmatian Club of San Diego.
Dr. Albert P Bianchi -(BOB) Silver Bay KC (supported entry)Mr. Larry Mackai - (BOB) Beverly Hills KC (supported entry)
AND to top it all off...A Group 2 with Mrs. Lesley Hiltz ( pictured).
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“Andy” had a blast in the ring again with me and went Best Veteran in sweeps
under Breeder/judges DCSC/ AM show- Mrs. Jackie Quinn and DCSC /PM show- Mrs. Michelle Wrath.
These two Veteran brothers are still having a Blast!
WWW.Nspirdals.comOwned by Carrie Jordan
BISS Gch NspirD Hollywood Legend, CA ROMX CGC
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Love these old boys!
“Joey” has two new titles “BISS” and “GCH” earned from the Veteran class.
In 2013 Joey has only been entered in really tough competitive 4 show weekends and is ranked # 15 in Breed points.
Thank you to all the judges who have admired Joey throughout his show career and to all of the judges listed below for wins in 2013 , all from the veteran class!
Mr David Miller - (BOB) at Sand to Sea Non-Sporting.Ms. Rita J Biddle ESQ. – (BISS) Best in Specialty Show at Dalmatian Club of San Diego.
Dr. Albert P Bianchi -(BOB) Silver Bay KC (supported entry)Mr. Larry Mackai - (BOB) Beverly Hills KC (supported entry)
AND to top it all off...A Group 2 with Mrs. Lesley Hiltz ( pictured).
This boy still has all the right moves!!!!!!
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AM/CAN CH GCH Tramac N Winstons Johnny Quest
Owned and loved by Vickie and Paul Carleton Winstonspot Dalmatians
520 19th Place, Kirkland, WA [email protected]
206-999-1028
Breeders: M. Callea , P. Hodel & S. Skinner
JOHNJOHNJJBIS CH TRAMAC TRAPPED IN MYSTIC X SATIN N’CIMARRON HGH SIERRA
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AM/CAN CH GCH Tramac N Winstons Johnny Quest
MULTIPLE GROUP PLACEMENTS AS A
VETERAN
winstonspot.com
THANK YOU JUDGES,MRS. FAYE STRAUSS, GROUP TWO, KLAMATH DOG FANCIERSMISS MIKE MACBETH, GROUP THREE, COOS KENNEL CLUB
MR. CHARLES E. TROTTER, GROUP FOUR, COOS KENNEL CLUB
Presented by Luke Baggenstos
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Ch. London’s Duchess of Iontach, CGC, RN, RA, TDI GrCh. Bret D Gabriel’s Lost Art, BN, CD, RAE x Ch. London’s Stamford Brook,NA, NAJ, OA, OAJ, AX, AXJ
Molly
*Specialty Winners Bitch at age 7 months*UKC Champion, UKC Top Ten*Premier Award of Excellence Winner*Multiple UKC Best in Shows*AKC – Multiple Best Opposite Sex over Specials*AKC – Rally Nationals Invitee*Finished by going Best of Breed under Breeder-Judge Sharon Lyons for a 4 point Major*AKC – Owner-Handler Group 2
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*NEW * American and International Champion...
Ch. London’s Duchess of Iontach, CGC, RN, RA, TDI GrCh. Bret D Gabriel’s Lost Art, BN, CD, RAE x Ch. London’s Stamford Brook,NA, NAJ, OA, OAJ, AX, AXJ
Molly
Thank you to the following judges who have recognized Molly’s quality:
- Lawrence Stanbridge (Dal Club of Detroit Specialty WB)- Mary Ellen Meyer (WB / BOW / BOS – 4 point Major)
- Patricia (Pat) Hastings (WB / BOW / BOS – 3 point Major)- Darryl Vice (WB / BOW)
-Cindy Stansill (WB / BOW / BOS)-Betsy Dale (WB)
Sharon Lyons (WB / BOW / BOB – 4 point Major)
Owner Shannon Seckler
Iontach Dalmatians
Breeders Sharron & Leonard Podleski
London Farms Dalmatians
Always Owner- Handled
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GRAND CHAMPION SELECTMR. NORMAN L. PATTONChicagoland Dalmatian Club Specialty ShowJune 7th, 2013 - Wheaton, IL
GCH Leaping Dals Joy-Boy Jackson RESire: CH Storytym Never Done Page . Dam: BretD Belladona Owner/Handler: Denise Dawson
leapingdals.com
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GRAND CHAMPION SELECT & B.O.B.O.H.MR. ROBERT E. HUTTON
O.H. GROUP 1MRS. DONNA L. WOJAN
June 22nd, 2013 - Armada, MI
GCH Leaping Dals Joy-Boy Jackson RESire: CH Storytym Never Done Page . Dam: BretD Belladona Owner/Handler: Denise Dawson
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Making his mark in Canada
***Group placing***and just getting started!
Bred by Carla WalshCristabo Dalmatians New Zealand
www.cristabo.co.nz |[email protected]
Owned by Charlene Maines Dalalta Dalmatians Perm Reg.Eileen Myers - Web Dalmatians
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Making his mark in Canada
***Group placing***and just getting started!
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icked Game
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Remembering Skylar
Blue skies smilin’ at me. Nothin’ but blue skies do I see. Blue days, all of them gone.
Nothin’ but blue skies from now on.
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Remembering Skylar CH SunnyOaks Sky’s The LimitDecember 29, 1999 – June 27, 2013
Tom and Michele Wrath – SunnyOaks Dalmatians
CH Roadpartner’s Billie Holiday x CH SunRunner Rambler Gwendalyn
Our first Champion from our first litter born at SunnyOaks.Rest well dear Skylar. Your work is done.
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“We had joy, we had fun,
GCh Choco Chip TCJ Bon Voyage RN -Aruba-
(Ch Prince Harts x Ch Funny Girl of Croatia) Bred and loved by Rosie Branaman
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GCh Choco Chip TCJ Bon Voyage RN
Bred and loved by Rosie Branaman
we had seasons in the sun”
Riley© 2013
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At DCA1st in Sweeps 6-8 - Julia Soukup1st in Futurity 6-9 - Michele Wrath
3rd 6-9 Puppy - Patti Strand
Chicagoland Specialty Reserve Winners Bitch
Cheryl Steinmetz
“Freese”
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Bred by Rosie Branaman
Owned by Rosie Branaman and Mark Leamen
At DCA1st in Sweeps 6-8 - Julia Soukup1st in Futurity 6-9 - Michele Wrath
3rd 6-9 Puppy - Patti Strand
Chicagoland Specialty Reserve Winners Bitch
Cheryl Steinmetz
Thank you Judges!
(Ch Choco Chip Newt’s Life O Riley x Ch Choco Chip Ready to Run)
“Freese”
Choco Chip Hometown Hero
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.... he was also a great PRODUCER!
Ch “Jack” WD/AOM DCA 2012
GCH OnTheSpot’s Chase Me Charlie
(Ch Black Diamond’s Where Art Thou X OnTheSpot’s Getzinta It)
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Beautifuly presented by Sara Lopez & assisted by Kayln Beach
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Bred & Co Owned withBonnie Rose
Owned and Loved by Lesley Stevens
.... he was also a great PRODUCER!
Chaplin’s Champions to date:
Chaplin is...
Current stars:“Roland” pointed“Troy” major pointed“Bailey” major pointed“Kobe” major pointed“Bella” pointed “Ginger”
Ch “Jack” WD/AOM DCA 2012
GCH “Carly”Ch” Taylor”
CHIC# 88402
GCH OnTheSpot’s Chase Me Charlie
CHIC# 88917
Beautifuly presented by Sara Lopez & assisted by Kayln Beach
hot
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Upton & BrooksidesOur newest Champion....
CH Brooksides The Price is Right X Ch Uptons Highland Hurrah CGC, TDI
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handled by Rick & Jenny Krieger
Just 15 months old, Sizzle finished in 8 weekends under judge Pat Hastings.
Hot Damn Here I Am
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Owners Karen McNamara Virginia Simpson Sandy Lajoie
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PENNYAm. GCh. UKC BIS. Ch. Paisley Photo Finish
• Dalmatian Club of America Best In Futurity 2010• Dalmatian Club of America Best Jr. In Sweeps 2010• Completed championship with two Specialty Majors
• Grand Champion in eight straight shows• UKC Best In Show Winner
• Four champions in the first litter & promising pups from the second
Ch. Paisley NspirD By Broadway ROMX. ex Paisley’s Shutterbug CGC. • CHIC# 73741
• Owners • Laurie Pitts • Jessica MacMillan • Sue MacMillan
Photo By: Sue Sommerfield
NoFrills Design 2013 • [email protected]
Ch. Paisley Night At The Opera CA. CGC. TDI.
Meribel
• Dalmatian Club of America - Best of Winners 2012
• Championship from the Puppy class with 3 Specialty majors.
Ch. Paisley Perfect Aim
Amery
• 3 four point majors in 3 days. • Completed championship in 7 straight
shows before a year of age from Bred By.• Majors towards her Grand Championship.
Ch. Paisley Gem In The RuffGemma Lou
• Dalmatian Club of America - Best of Winners 2013
• Championship from the Bred By Classwith three 5 point Specialty majors.
• BoS and Select Bitch at the 2013 CDC Specialties - only times out as a special.
GCh. Paisley All Around The WorldEllsworth
• Completed championship at 12 monthswith a 5 point Specialty major.
• Best In Specialty winner• Top 20 Dalmatian 2013 in limited outings.
• Penny’s kids Sired by: Am. Ch. UKC BIS. GCh. Satin N Snowhill Good T’Go
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Pemi
Breeders- Prue and Edgar Stuhr & Richard BakerOwner- Richard Baker | Co Owner- Prue Stuhr
Just beginning...
Krukenkamp
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Blackberry N Riverside Perfect Pemigewasset
GCH CH Spotlights Ruffian X Ch Riversides Ticket to Ride
Just beginning...
Watch for Pemi this fall.
Krukenkamp
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Breeder/Owner/HandlerLinda Davis
OwnersJan Warren Linne, Alan Linne
Diana Skibinski
BreedersJan Warren Linne
Alan Linne
HandlerLinda Davis
Matchless N Folklore It Had to Be You CA
CH Snapshots Full of Beans CA
Jack
Ava
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The "kids" have all earned t itles in lure coursing and are keeping busy with dock diving, Noseworks and Triebball
while they are maturing.
BPIS CH Snapshots Don't Spill the Beans CA
HandlerLinda Davis
Breeder/Owner/HandlerLinda Davis
Taco
Summer Fun!!
Photos by Linda Davis & June Krukenkamp
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Summer Fun!!
Photo byMarion Mitchell
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As I sit here watching the miracle of life playing out in the whelping box, I have more questions than answers.....
It amazes me how nature and nurture work hand in hand to allow these puppies to survive.
How does a new mother have the instinct to clean these babies, gently pick them up and despite complete exhaustion not sit or lie on them?
Never having smelled their mother before, how do these blind deaf minutes old puppies manage to seek
out their mother for sustenance?
My babies are safe and warm with a mother who is well fed and yet my thoughts wander to some of the horror stories I hear about, where homeless mother give birth under cars, in shelters and in the wild alone and cold. It breaks my heart and angers my soul that people are not responsible for their animals.
Or worse the people who think they can breed dogs and relinquish all responsibility as soon as they grab the check and those puppies leave the premises.
I watch these babies lie in the whelping box and I can’t help but wonder what will their lives be like? How can anyone watch puppies curled up and cooing in the box and consider turning them into fighting dogs, or bait dogs or even abusing such an animal? What is it in a human that turns them so evil?
For a person such as myself the 9 weeks from conception to birth is
Food for Thought...
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long and fretful and still filled with wonder and amazement. The first few weeks after the breeding, the question of the day is, will we have puppies because despite the millions of unwanted dogs in the country when we want a litter it sometimes doesn’t happen!
My bitches belly starts to swell and my mind turns to all the things that could go wrong during labor. For some reason puppies like to come in the middle of the night when the vet is not available.Another question not answered. Does the cover of darkness make the bitch feel safer delivering her pups?
As delivery day unfolds, the bitch becomes increasingly nervous. With the actual arrival of the first puppies she begins to pant and push and within moments she has delivered a puppy, severed the umbilical cord and eaten the placenta. Nature at it’s best.
When the puppies are all delivered does the mother want to move them away from the birth site because of the scent or does she just want a cleaner area? More questions.
Once the puppies are delivered, the breeders job begins. Neonatal stimulation begins on day three and socializing and stimulation should never stop for these puppies.
Breeding a litter should never be taken lightly.
As the days pass and the puppies continue to grow I still can’t sit by the whelping box and not be amazed by the eighth wonder of the world, the miracle of birth and survival.
Food for Thought...
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Karen McNamara
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Club Website:www.dalmatianclubga.org
will host two concurrent Regional Specialties in conjunction with the Cherokee Rose Cluster.
There will be 6 shows with the two specialties during the 4 day cluster!Come for the party and stay for the shows!!
The Dalmatian Club Of Greater Atlanta
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Superintendent:Onofrio Dog Showswww.onofrio.comCloses on Aug 7 2013
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Friday August 23, 2013 DCGA Complimentary Hospitality providedSweepstakes & Veteran SweepstakesMs. Shannon Pratt Regular & Non Regular ClassesMr. Patrick Easton (Australia)Junior Showmanship CompetitionAndrea Bradford, M.D.
Saturday August 24, 2013 DCGA Complimentary Hospitality providedSweepstakes & Veteran SweepstakesMs. Cindy Riggins Regular & Non-Regular Classes & Junior Showmanship CompetitionMr. Robert E Stein
Thursday August 22, 2013Griffin Georgia Kennel Club, Inc.Mrs. Molly Martin
Friday August 23, 2013Sawnee Mountain Kennel Club of Georgia, Inc.Mr. Jon R. Cole
Saturday August 24, 2013Lawrenceville Kennel Club, Inc.Mr. Arley Hussin
Sunday August 25, 2013Conyers Kennel Club of Georgia, Inc. Mr. Kent H. Delaney
The members of the Dalmatian Club of Greater Atlanta cordially invite exhibitors, friends, and guests to join us for complimentary hospitality with ringside snacks and refreshments during the specialties.The club will host silent auction baskets, which the bidding will close after the specialty show on Saturday. Auction proceeds will be applied 50/50 to the DCGA and the DCGA Dalmatian Rescue fund.
Exhibitors, specialty judges and guests are invited to attend a social club dinner on Saturday August 24, 2013 at 7 PM at Outback Steakhouse in Stockbridge, GA. Reservations are required. RSVP by August 15, 2013 to Special Events Coordinator, Linda Scheller-Bradley, D.V.M email: [email protected]
Club Website:www.dalmatianclubga.org
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Cherokee Rose Cluster Dalmatian Judges
Specialty Show Judges
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The Greater Denver Dalmatian Club
Back To Back Specialties1st Specialty- August 16, 2013
Breed & Juniors Judge- Ms. Carrie JordonSweeps- Ms. Kathy Carter
2nd Specialty- August 17, 2013Breed & Juniors Judge- Mr. Robert Shreve
Superintendent: Onofrio Dog Shows (www.onofrio.com)
Please join us this for our August 25th and 26th Specialty Shows
2 Specialty Shows along with 2 All Breed Shows in 3 Days!
Lunch will be provided!
Join us Friday evening for Dinner.Details will be in the Premium List.
For more information, please contact Kevin O’Connell, Club Secretary at [email protected]
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2 Specialty Shows along with 2 All Breed Shows in 3 Days!
At the beautiful Island Grove Park, Greeley, Colorado.
For more information, please contact Kevin O’Connell, Club Secretary at [email protected]
All Breed ShowsGreeley KC- August 17
Conformation Judge- pendingSweeps- Ms. Patricia Healy
Greeley KC- August 17 Conformation Judge- pending
Both the GDDC Shows and the Greeley Kennel Club Shows close on July 31, 2013
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Dalmatian Club of Greater New York
Invites you to attend their Fall SpecialtyHeld in conjuction with the Somerset Hills Kennel Club
North Branch Park, 355 Milltown Road Bridgewater, New Jersey
Entries close on Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Saturday, September 7, 2013
Regular Classes (Including Stud Dog and Brood Bitch)Breeder Judge Ms. Sue MacMillan
Sweeps -- Puppy & VeteransMs. Lisa Warren
September is a beautiful time of the year in the Garden State!
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Thursday, September 5, 2013 Non-Sporting Group Club of the Garden State
Judge: Catherine DiGiacomo
Friday, September 6, 2013Tuxedo Park KC
Judge: Dana Cline
Sunday, September 8, 2013Westchester Kennel Club Judge: Hiroshi Kamisato
Dalmatian Club of Greater New York
Superintendent: MB-F, inc.www.infodog.com
September is a beautiful time of the year in the Garden State!
This is a part of a multi-day cluster of shows:
The Dalmatian Club of Southern New England
September 13- 15, 2013
Cordially invites you to attend our Fall Specialties & Supported entry
on beautiful
Cape Cod.
Barnstable County Fairgrounds1220 Nathan S. Ellis Hwy
Falmouth, MA 02536
* Several Theme Baskets to Raffle *
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The Dalmatian Club of Southern New England
Friday 9/13 SpecialtyConformation Judge: Tim Robbins- Baytown, TX
Sweeps Judge: Jim Fehring- Bixby, OK
Saturday 9/14 SpecialtyConformation Judge: Molly Martin, Pike Road, AL Sweeps Judge: Beth Anne Johnson, Hamilton, NJ
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Final year that our Specialty and the Wine Country Circuit will be held at beautiful Sampson State Park, Romulus NY
Dalmatian Club of the Finger Lakes
10th Annual Specialty
Conformation, Obedience, Rally and Agility all four days!
*Thursday*
Onondaga KA, Judge- Linda MillmanDCFL Supported Obedience, Rally & Agility
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Kanadasaga KC, judge Rodney HernerDCFL Supported Obedience (HS Dalmatian in Trial), Rally & Agility
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DCFL Specialty with Finger Lakes KC, judge Dennis McCoyPuppy & Veteran Sweeps, Patricia Nagel
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Final year that our Specialty and the Wine Country Circuit will be held at beautiful Sampson State Park, Romulus NY September 26-29, 2013
Dalmatian Club of the Finger Lakes
10th Annual Specialty
Conformation, Obedience, Rally and Agility all four days!
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*Friday*
Kanadasaga KC, judge Rodney HernerDCFL Supported Obedience (HS Dalmatian in Trial), Rally & Agility
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DCFL Specialty with Finger Lakes KC, judge Dennis McCoyPuppy & Veteran Sweeps, Patricia Nagel
DCFL Supported Obedience, Rally & AgilityHospitality Pavilion – Picnic & Raffle
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The entry for Dalmatians on Sunday, October 27th, 2013 will be a supported entry with trophies provided by
the Dalmatian Club of Canada.
Honor a dog, person or your kennel/breeding program by making a trophy donation.
All donors will be recognized in the show catalog.
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- October 26, 2013Abbotsford Exhibition Park
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4 All Breed shows the same weekend with Junior showmanship.
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Held in conjunction with the Wine Country Circuit at beautiful Sampson State Park, Romulus NYSeptember 27-30, 2012
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Conformation, Obedience, Rally and Agility all four days!
ThursdayKanadasaga KC, breeder judge Ken Berg
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AGILITY SUCCESS with “IMPOSSIBLE” DOGS
by JANE KILLION
WHEN PIGS FLY:
Do you have a dog or a breed of dog that is not predisposed to work with you?
Have you been to obedience or agility class and been humiliated by how inattentive and wild your dog was? Do you really want to do agility with your dog that you already own and love, but feel like you are getting nowhere and no one knows how to help you? Has it been suggested to you that you should just switch breeds or trade in your dog for a more compliant model? Don’t hand over the leash, just yet. { {
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If you were nodding your head when you read the above paragraph, then you and I are kindred spirits. I have two passions in life – Bull Terriers and agility. Unfortu-nately, about the only thing that you can count on from an untrained Bull Terrier is that, the instant you take off the leash, he will run away from you, as far as he can, as fast as he can. This does make it challeng-ing to train them in agility, and no one would have blamed me if I had given up when I discovered this un-encouraging trait. I did not give up, however, because I loved my dogs and saw something in them that told me they were just as smart and capable as their more obedient classmates, if only I could figure out how to get through to them. I stuck with it, soaked up everything I could about dog behavior and dog training, and eventually earned the unimaginable pleasure of putting agility titles on my own little varmints.
I am going to present a series of training articles that show you how to teach your “impossible” dog to do agility. Much of the agility advice you will receive from top instructors will deal with shaving seconds off your dog’s time, or teaching you the best handling system to maximize your dog’s performance. Friends, that stuff just isn’t so helpful when your you’re watching
your dog jump out of the ring and run off so fast that there is a little cloud of dust behind him. What does it matter which cross you put where, if your dog’s nose is glued to the ground at the startline? What do you care about techniques to teach your dog three-second weave poles, when your dog won’t even go in the same quadrant of the ring as the weave poles? Make no mistake, the handling techniques those top train-ers outline generally are brilliant, but you and your dog need to do some background work before those han-dling techniques have any relevance to you. The purpose of my articles will be to help you learn how to train the things you need but won’t get from most training resources.
For this first article, I have adapted a piece from my book, “When Pigs Fly: Training Success With Impossible Dogs.” We will examine what makes a dog challenging to train and present the case in favor of the “impossible” dog. I want to encourage you to look at the positive points of your dog’s personality and understand that, given the right approach, your dog might not be so impossible as you think he is!
YOU CAN DO AGILITY WITH YOUR DOG!The Impossible Dream Consider the following descriptions of
three successful performance dogs. Do any of them resemble your dog?
Dog Number OneDog number one is “The Bolter.” She attends basic obedience class. With one leash correction, she slows down. If the correction is repeated, she stops. If a third try is hazarded, she sits down like a mule and patently refuses to move. When off leash, however, this dog has no trouble moving very rapidly. Un-fortunately, she is gener-ally moving very rapidly in the wrong direction. She does not give a rat’s behind about what her handler wants her to do. It takes a great deal of
sweaty, frustrating, effort just to capture her after she runs off. Sometimes she actu-ally has to be tackled.
Dog Number TwoDog number two is “The Maniac.” He is so highly excitable that his heart literally beats out of control when he is in public. He has to be on beta-blocker medication to (in the words of his vet) “keep him from keeling over.” Even a walk down the street is out of the question. Any time he meets a strange person or dog his heart races, his tongue turns black, and he collapses on the ground. Sometimes his excitement is so great that he vomits and loses control of his bowels. One time he became so over stimulated by a visit from a neighbor that veterinary intervention was required to save his life.
Dog Number ThreeDog number three is “The Dud.” She carefully and precisely follows her handler around – at a walk. Toys, food, praise, and handler gyrations bring absolutely no change in her pace. She has two speeds – dead slow or stopped.
After reading these descriptions, you may find yourself re-reading my first sentence. “Did she say successful performance dogs?” Yes, I did. These are my Bull Ter-
The Bolter
The Maniac
Cherry’s original mission in life was to run away from me, but she eventual-ly learned to jump through hoops for me, instead! © Kenneth Reed Photography
Nicky could not even go for walks for fear he might hyperventilate and pass out, but with the Pigs Fly training system he was able to overcome his problems. Here he is, flying to his first agility title. © Kenneth Reed Photography
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riers, and they all have gone on to great performance careers.
“The Bolter” is Cherry. Shortly after I figured out how to train her, she achieved nine agility titles, with twenty-four first place finishes. Not bad for a dog that pre-viously spent most of her time figuring out how to run away from me.
“The Maniac” is Nicky, who earned his first leg toward an American Kennel Club obedience title at the Bull Terrier Club of America’s National Specialty, going High in Trial. Shortly after that, he completed his AKC Novice Agility Preferred title. That’s a long way from a dog who could not even go out on a leash walk in the neighborhood for fear of dropping dead from the excitement.
“The Dud” is Ruby who, at eighteen months, completed three agility titles. She ran respectably quickly and was as much as 10 seconds under time. Oh, by the way, she was also Winners Bitch at The Bull Terrier Club of America National Spe-cialty that month. In order to beat out the other dogs she had to show like a house on fire for about two hours, and she did. I’d say these are remarkable accomplish-ments for a dog that would almost never
break out of a walk.
Your dog, no matter what his breed or type, loves to learn and can be taught to do agility. I have never met a dog that did not like training and learning new things. Pick the dog you love first, and I will show you how to have lots of fun run-ning agility with him.
Are you thinking, “Yeah, but my dog is too hard to train”? I sympathize with people who insist that their dog is too dif-ficult, too stubborn, too slow, or too hyper to train, but I can’t agree with them. As you can see from the stories of my own dogs, I have faced and dealt with all of those issues The only problem that I see is that
most people need a better understanding of how dogs learn and how to teach them.
So, what’s the point?Your dog, no matter what his breed or type, loves to learn and can be taught to do agil-ity. I have never met a dog that did not like training and learning new things. Pick the dog you love first, and I will show you how to have lots of fun running agility with him.
Are you thinking, “Yeah, but my dog is too hard to train”? I sympathize with people who insist that their dog is too difficult, too stubborn, too slow, or too hyper to train, but I can’t agree with them. As you can see from the stories of my own dogs, I have faced and dealt with all of those issues The only problem that I see is that most people need a better understanding of how dogs learn and how to teach them.
WHY DOES MY DOG SEEM HARD TO TRAIN?The Nature of the Pigs Fly Kinda DogLet’s talk about the term “difficult to train.” When we say a dog is difficult to train, part of what we really mean is that the dog is not biddable. Biddable means willing to do your bidding, just because you ask. Bid-dability is something that has been selec-tively bred into certain breeds that need to work closely with humans. Herding breeds need to respond to the shepherd’s com-mands. Gun dogs need to work as a team with the hunter. Terriers need to think on
Before you throw up your hands and say, “Well, there it is. My dog is genetically pro-grammed to ignore me,” consider this: If you were comfortably at home watching TV, and your spouse said, “Go upstairs and pack your suitcase” you would probably say “Why?” If he or she answered, “Be-cause I say so,” you might or might not actually pack your bag, and you would prob-ably be a little resentful about being ordered around that way. Most people would want the courtesy of an explanation. Even if you did pack your bag, you would do so reluctantly. If, instead of, “Because I say so,” he or she said, “We just won the lottery and to celebrate we are going to the French Rivera!” you’d run upstairs right away and pack, wouldn’t you? Well, non-biddable dogs think the same way that you do. Bid-dable dogs would not ask “why?” if they were told to go upstairs and pack their bags, but non-biddable dogs would need more information before they made their choic-es about whether or not to comply with your request. Biddability, then, can be de-fined as removing the “Why?” from the dog’s psyche. The biddable dog never asks why, he just does what you are asking.
So, is it such a big deal if we just have to answer the question “Why?” Why should he sit/stay/walk on loose leash etc? Be-cause you are his master and he is within
The Dud
Here is Ruby, who would almost nev-er break out of a walk when she was a young dog, tearing through the weave poles. With the right training, Ruby went from “Dud” to “Dynamic!”© Kenneth Reed Photography
BIDDABLE: willing to carry out the wishes of others: amenable, compliant, conformable, docile, obedient, submissive, supple, tractable (Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition 1995). These are qualities that have been highly prized by breeders of working dogs throughout the centuries. Careful breeding over thousands of years has cultivat-ed dogs that have an inclination to both work with and take direc-tion from man. If you are reading this book, you probably do not have one of those dogs. If you laughed when you read the definition of biddable you defi-nitely do not have one of those dogs. their own to outsmart and kill vermin…hmm. Sounds like we bred independent thinking instead of biddability into that group.
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your dominion and that was the way it went on Lassie? Dream on. Because you are capable of giving him the doggie equivalent of a trip to the French Rivera if he does what you want? Now, your talkin’.
Although lack of biddability is part of what makes your dog different from “easy” breeds, there is more to it than that. Your dog is the dog who asks the questions. He acts like he is deaf when you call him, but he could figure out how to escape from a high security penitentiary if there was something he wanted on the outside. He’s probably inquisitive and on fire to explore the world - always scheming, but never scheming to figure out what you want. While he appears to have no interest in doing anything you want him to do, he is almost obsessive about performing tasks of his own choosing, like chasing squirrels, sniffing, or tearing apart upholstered fur-niture. Although he is affectionate, his agenda does not include doing anything to please you. Far from seeking your approv-al, at times he seems like he revels in the chaos that his disruptive behavior creates – sometimes you have a sneaking suspicion that he thinks it’s funny when you get angry.
How do you describe a dog like that in one word or phrase? Independent? Stubborn? Hard to Train? Challenging? Obsessive? Stupid? Intelligent? These are all value-laden terms that pass judgment on the dog, his attributes, and what he should or should not be able to do. They invite us to draw negative conclusions about the dog because of lack of understanding of dogs and how they think. I don’t believe that using those kinds of words or phrases to describe your dog will further your goal of becoming a happy team with your canine companion. I frequently use the term “Pigs Fly dog” as shorthand for a dog with all of the fabulous (yes, fabulous) qualities I described above. I like “Pigs Fly” because, although these dogs sometimes seem impossible to deal with, in fact they are trainable, even brilliantly trainable. I also use the term non-biddable because, although it is a more limited term, it is an accurate description of the nature of these dogs and cuts to the core of why people have trouble training them. Sometimes I will even use the terms “difficult to train,” “hard to train,” and the like, but they should be taken with a grain of salt. The number one rule for success is to pick out your dog’s strengths and work them to your advantage. I think that it is important you think of your dog in terms of all of his wonderful attributes, and not get caught up in any pre-judgement about what he can or can’t do. Taking away neg-
ative labels and the stigma that goes with them is the first step in opening your mind to the potential in your dog.
Any kind of dog may fall under the Pigs Fly umbrella – purebreds and mixed breeds alike. When I talk about “Border Collies” or “Terriers” or any other breed or group of dog, it is just shorthand for a dog that shares those characteristics, mixed or pure-bred, with or without papers. Most of the Terrier and Hound groups can be classified as Pigs Fly dogs, but there are plenty of other breeds/mixes that can be Pigs Fly dogs, too. Generally, any dog whose origi-nal purpose was to perform a task inde-pendently, without taking direction from, or being in cooperation with, a human teammate is going to be a Pigs Fly kinda dog. If you are in doubt as to your dog’s heritage, but you can’t seem to get him to go along with your plans, he is in the Pigs Fly club.
I spend a lot of time mentoring new Bull Terrier owners. Time and time again, I hear stories about the frustration and discour-agement they experience when they go to training classes with their dog. Seems like a lot of instructors don’t want to be both-ered with dogs that are not “easy” to train. Some instructors flat out recommend get-ting another breed. To me, this is just ter-rible. My dogs had three very different types of problems, but we worked through them, and the joy that I get every time we train or compete is beyond measure. The real reward for me was achieving things and having fun with the dogs that I already loved. I want to make that reward available to anyone who desires it. Far from wanting an “easy” dog, I love my busy terriers whose brains are turning so fast that you can hear the whirling and clicking. I make no apologies for owning a fabulous little dog that is always on the go and obsessed with living life to the hilt, and you should not be making any apologies, either. There is a gold mine of possibilities wait-ing inside of your Pigs Fly kinda dog and I am going to show you how to find it.
RELATIVE “INTELLIGENCE” OF BREEDS:The Learning Curve is not StraightforwardOne of the most fascinating books you can ever read is the American Kennel Club’s The Complete Dog Book (New York: Ballantine
Books, 2006). It contains brief descriptions and histories for the breeds of dog recog-nized by the AKC and one has to be amazed at how we have bred so many breeds of dogs for so many specialized tasks. There are dogs that herd livestock by driving them from behind, and there are dogs that tend livestock by heading them off. There are dogs that will go and fetch a bird without putting a single mark on it, and there are dogs that will destroy any small animal they can find. There are dogs that will diligently and quietly point out where birds are hiding, and there are dogs that will do a crazy dance to draw curious birds within gun range. There are dogs that will guard and let no one near their family (be that family human, dog, or sheep) and dogs that willingly accept han-dling from anyone.
Sit down, because this is going to come as a shock to you. No breed of dog is inher-ently better at learning than any other breed or mix of breeds. That’s right – despite all the flashy behavior that certain breeds of-fer, despite the fact that some breeds of dogs are literally waiting around for you to tell them what to do, they are no quicker to learn than any other dog. That is not just my opinion – Scott and Fuller, in their seminal work “Genetics and the Social Behavior of the Dog” did extensive ex-periments with Basenjis, Shetland Sheep-dogs, Beagles, Cocker Spaniels, and Wire-Haired Fox Terriers, and all manner of crosses of those breeds. The tests con-sisted of various complicated combinations of obstacles and mazes that the dogs had
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to negotiate in order to get to a food reward. Scott and Fuller found that, when it came to problem solving and learning, no breed or cross of breed is quicker to learn than any other is. In their words,
“… (A)ll breeds show about the same average level of performance in problem solving, provided they can be adequately motivated, provided physical differences and handicaps do not affect the tests, and provided interfering emotional reactions such as fear can be eliminated. In short, all the breeds appear quite similar in pure intel-ligence.”
Wait, it gets better. I am going to go out on a limb and guess that people consider a Basenji to be one of the hardest to train dogs, and a Sheltie to be one of the easiest. If you attend obedience or agility trials, you will see lots and lots of Shelties, and pow-erful few Basenjis. Some people will at-tribute this to superior intelligence and learning ability on the part of the Sheltie. Here is what Scott and Fuller found:
“In general, the four hunting breeds (bea-gles, basenjis, terriers, and cockers) per-formed best on the tests. This is probably because most of the tests were deliber-ately designed to test independent capaci-ties motivated by food rewards…By con-trast, the Shetland sheep dogs, whose ancestors have been selected for their abil-ity to perform complex tasks under close direction from their human masters, per-formed rather badly. Indeed, in many of the tests, the shelties gave the subjective impression of waiting around for someone to tell them what to do.” Genetics and the Social Behavior of the Dog, John Paul Scott and John L. Fuller
The Basenji learned faster than the Sheltie. The Sheltie was waiting to be told what to do, and the Basenji was out there figuring it out on his own. So, if the Basenji is just as capable, if not more capable, than the Sheltie of learning, why is it so devilishly hard to get a Basenji to actually do what we want them to do? The answer is that traditional training models were designed with the biddable dog (like the Sheltie) in
mind. Those methods rely heavily on “showing” or “telling” the dog what to do. If you have a dog that is pre-programmed through hundreds or thousands of years of breeding to be receptive to being told what to do, those methods might get you somewhere. If you have a dog that has only ever been bred to think for himself, you will find yourself beating your head against a wall. The problem is not the dog, but the method used to teach him. Instead of com-pelling or showing the dog what you want him to do, you need to learn a system of training that will tap into your dog’s ability to excel at independently motivated prob-lem solving, just like the dogs in Fuller and Scott’s study.
Please note that the fact that the Sheltie was reluctant to problem solve does not mean that the Sheltie was more or less intelligent than the other dogs. It only means that the Sheltie had a natural prefer-ence to be told what to do in that context. I think we must be careful not to ascribe labels like “intelligent” or “unintelligent” to dogs, because the assessment of a dog’s intelligence is going to depend on your preconceived notions of what a dog “should” be. Stick to thinking about what you want your dog to do and the best way to get him to do it. Diagnosing a dog as “intelligent” or “unintelligent” will not further your training program in any way and will only add unnecessary baggage to the process.
OK, now let’s look at your dogs learning strengths and challenges. Your dog may or may not have all of these qualities, but he probably has most of them:
STRENGTHS> He is lively and very interested in his
surroundings.
> He is a good independent worker and problem solver.
> Once he decides he wants something, he is obsessed about getting it and capable of overcoming amazing obstacles to reach his goal.
CHALLENGES> He does not care much if you approve
or disapprove of what he is doing – he has no natural desire to please you.
> He has no natural inclination to pay attention to you
> He is so obsessed with doing his own thing that it is hard or impossible to get him to refocus on the thing you would like him to do.
What you will see is that your dog’s strengths and obstacles are flip sides of the same coin:
> He is lively and interested in his sur-roundings, which means that his whole world does not hinge upon you and whether you approve of him or not.
> He is good at solving problems on his own, therefore he is doesn’t need to pay attention to you much.
> He is capable of great passion and obses-sion with reaching a goal, which is a fabulous thing, so long as your goals and his goals are the same.
Keep these two-sided traits in mind as you train your dog. These are the qualities that made you fall in love with him in the first place, and we are going to respect and cel-ebrate these qualities every step of the way. An exasperating trait always has a flip side – it is the job of a good trainer to find that flip side and use it to his advantage.
You will learn how to take your dog’s natural independence and make it work for you. Rest assured that your dog does have the potential
to become your agility partner – When Pigs Fly!
The problem is not the dog, but the method used to teach him.
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FLorida Pati Dane305 336-2247 [email protected]
.................................................................................Dalmatian Rescue of Puget Sound
dalmatianrescueofpugetsound.comWashington, Oregon & Idaho
Jodie Kelley [email protected]
Dalmatian Rescue Organizations
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Dalmatian Rescue of Tampa Bay, Inc
http://dalrescuetampabay.orgSusan Weber 727-787-1760
[email protected]...........................................................................................
Adopt A Spot Dalmatian Rescue, Inc.www.adoptaspotdalrescue.com
Virginiawww.petfinder.com/shelters/VA208.html
Debbie Kidd [email protected]
....................................................................................RockySpot Rescue, Inc.http://www.rockyspot.com
Oklahoma Theresa Monnard 405-699-7358
[email protected]..............................................................................
Dal-Savers Dalmatian Rescue, Inc.http://DalRescue.us
www.petfinder.com/shelters/WI75.htmlWisconsin
Diane Springer 414-297-9210 [email protected]
..........................................................................Spotted Dog Dalmatian Rescuewww.spotteddogdalmatianrescue.org
Pennsylvania Ariel O’Brien 717-260-0155 or 717-602-4623
[email protected].............................................................................
Dalmatian Rescue of SW Virginiawww.drswv.com
Debi Smith [email protected]
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All Breed
Monthly Dalmatian Stats
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Breed
Canine Chronicle Stats from January 1, 2013 up to & including June 30, 2013
July 2013
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Editions and
Deadlines
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2013 Feb/ Mar - Deadline Jan 20 New Years Edition
Apr/May - Deadline Mar 20 Pre National Edition
Jun/Jul - Deadline May 20 Post National Edition
Aug/Sep - Deadline Jul 20 Summer Edition
Oct/Nov - Deadline Sep 20 Fall Edition
Dec - Deadline Nov 20 Special Holiday Edition
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This superb almost iridescent reflective finish yields a true museum quality print estimated to last without fading for 100 years. A fabulous way to memorialize your dog, breeding program and show career, as advertised in E-Dalmatians!
BPIS CH Planett’s Star Reporter( GCH CH Monarch N Canalside’s Prophecy X MBISS GCH CH Planett’s Third Rock From The Sun)
Thyroid - Normal,
BAER Bilateral hearing,
CERF Normal and ISD clear,
Hips to be done at 2 years of ageBreeders/Owners/Exhibitors
Edward Barrett and Barbara Kaplan-Barrett
www.planettdals.com | [email protected]
phone: 732.718.7447
Brinkley creates his own "NEWS FLASH"
by going RWD at the National to finish!
AND
first time as a special BOB at Trenton KC!
Brinkley
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CALIMultiple GroupWinning
Thank you Judge Kenneth Buxton
OwnerLinda Davis
HandlersJessy Sutton
Roxanne Sutton
BreedersBeth Winick
Jan Warren-LinneGCH Starseeker N Brooksides Belagio Size
8 ½ x 11 ($40.00) + S&H ( Ideal for photo albums , scrapbooks or framing)
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- Offered in 2 sizes suitable for framing or to use in your photo album / srapbook
- Great collector’s item to own or give as a gift
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“Sister” Multi Group Winning/ BISS
GCH Riversides The Sisters
Thank you to everyone for your support in 2011.Wishing you all a Safe & Happy Holiday Season.
Special Thanks to all the Judges who have awarded Sister.
Pictured here with Judge, Dr. Albert P. Bianchi
Breeder / OwnersRichard Baker & Peter Johnson
Riverside Dalmatians
number 1 Dalmatian Bitch all systems
Handled by Rick Krieger
Owned by Wendell Sammet and Karen LeFrak
Breeder/ Co Owner:
Richard Baker
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Celebrating this July with over 50 Best of Breed Wins and 11 Group Firsts!
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Step 1)Email us & tell us what type of ad you want
(Dog ad, litter ad, Club ad, classified listing, etc.)
Step 2)Send us all your ad info.
Step 3)Pay for your ad
Pay on line at : www.edalmatians.com/shop.htmlWe must receive payment along with ad submission.
Important information you need to know about our ad policy:1) All our ads are designed for free. Additional design fees may apply as listed below.2) Once we have completed your ad, we will send you a proof for review.3) We will need to know within 48 hours of receipt of your ad proof ad if we need to make any changes /corrections.4) Free design fee includes up to one revision/ change to your ad if needed and any further changes after that will require additional design fees (except for correcting any errors on our part).5) Your ad will be considered approved if we do not hear from you within 48 hours.6) Once your ad is approved, no changes can be made without additional design fees.7) No further ad material or text changes can be accepted after the deadline.
If you are submitting a finished ad, please use our correct Specs:Submit final ad in PDF format , 300 dpi or greater.
Please send us the final PDF as 2 separate pages with dimensions of 7.5 W by 9.0 H each (labeled left & right).
This is important to optimize the viewing of the magazine in the printed version and not “cut off” any center part of the 2 page spread.
The 2 pages you submit will be considered 1 Ad and will be combined on our one page spread template in the Edition.
Ad Submission Information
Email Address:[email protected]
Mailing Addess:E Dog Magazines40 Junction Road
South Berwick, Maine 03908
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All our ads are in color & created in a “wide-screen view” equivalent to a 2 page spread.This allows more room for your ad material and you get 2 pages for the price of ONE AD!
This includes all Specialty Club Ads as well
All Checks sent must be Payable to: TNG Digital media
Important information you need to know about our ad policy:1) All our ads are designed for free. Additional design fees may apply as listed below.2) Once we have completed your ad, we will send you a proof for review.3) We will need to know within 48 hours of receipt of your ad proof ad if we need to make any changes /corrections.4) Free design fee includes up to one revision/ change to your ad if needed and any further changes after that will require additional design fees (except for correcting any errors on our part).5) Your ad will be considered approved if we do not hear from you within 48 hours.6) Once your ad is approved, no changes can be made without additional design fees.7) No further ad material or text changes can be accepted after the deadline.
If you are submitting a finished ad, please use our correct Specs:Submit final ad in PDF format , 300 dpi or greater.
Please send us the final PDF as 2 separate pages with dimensions of 7.5 W by 9.0 H each (labeled left & right).
This is important to optimize the viewing of the magazine in the printed version and not “cut off” any center part of the 2 page spread.
The 2 pages you submit will be considered 1 Ad and will be combined on our one page spread template in the Edition.
15” Wide ( 2 pages of 7.5 W by 9.0 H)
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DALMATIAN CLUB OF AMERICA 2013 NATIONAL SPECIALTY
Best of Opposite Sex Breeder Judge: Patti Strand
DALMATIAN CLUB OF GREATER ST. LOUIS REGIONAL SPECIALTY 2013
Best of Opposite Sex Judge: Terry Lyddon
GCH CH SAINT FLORIAN LITERATI’S ONE N ONLY
Finishing her Grand Championship in Style
Thanks to our judges and to all who supported us during this exciting week.Owner, Handler, Co-Breeder Dawn Mauel • Saint Florian • [email protected]
Breeder, Co-Owner Linda Sexton • [email protected]
AdeleAM CAN GCH CH CRANBROOKE’S BACK TO THE FUTURE X GCH CH SUNNYOAKS ST. FLORIAN LITERATI’S COMPASS ROSE, CGC, TDI
FULL PAGE DOG ADWhat we need if you are placing a Dog ad:
1) Color photo(s) of your dog at High Resolution (150 dpi or higher) We prefer no more that 2 photos per ad. (Xtra fees apply for more that 2 photos)
2) Text to include for your Dog: -Registered name -Call name -Sire & Dam -Breeders -Owners -Contact info (email/ kennel name /Phone number) -Kennel Logo if you want it included on ad
3) Any text copy you want on the ad
FULL PAGE CLUB ADWhat we need if you are placing a Specialty Club Ad:
1) Club logo
2) Text copy for the ad & must include: -Club giving the Specialty & Date of Specialty -Location of Specialty -Superintendent & closing date -Judges
3) Results & any candid photos from the Specialty if you would like a follow up collage/ coverage of your Specialty (this is included for free in the price of the Club ad )
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Right Page7.5 W by 9.0 H
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Breeder/ Kennel Listing
Canal Side Dalmatians
Pauline & Helen MasaschiSandwich, Mass.
PLANETT DALMATIANS
Barbara Kaplan-Barrett, LSW & Dr. Edward Barrett [email protected]
733-297-0324AKC Breeders of Merit
Brookside Dalmatians
Virginia Z. Simpson
2303 Overbrook Dr.New Windsor, MD 21776
443-293-7477
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Classifieds
Spotted U Photography
http://qhdal.smugmug.com
Linda DavisLaurel, MD
Coachside Dalmatians
865 982 6976Maryville, Tennessee
Velvet Cole
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Rim Rock Dalmatians
Barbara Allison246 Twin Lakes Rd. Latrobe, Pa 15650
724-836-4243
Riverside Dalmatians
Richard Baker [email protected]
Breeder/ Kennel Listing
Lee, NH
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Place a Double Business Card Ad
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3.5” by 4.0”Color
$50.00/ year
www.tngdalmatians.com
June & Irvin Krukenkamp M.D40 Junction RoadSouth Berwick, Maine 03908207 384 4023
Classifieds
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