February 2010

E Dalmatians A Monthly Internet PublicationVolume 3

No. 1

Ch. Xanadu’s Angel Sabrina

THE NUMBER ONEDALMATIAN IN AMERICA 2009

ALL BREED

Owned By: Joseph J. Ulloa . Anne Q. Fomon

Andy LintonPresented By:

Assisted By:Ashlie W hitmore

and Danica Eiswerth

Bred By:Dennis Sanders

XANADU DALMATIANS

Multi BOB and group placementsbut most of all

a wonderful temperament

CH Shenandal’s Simply OptimisticAm Can Ch Shenandal’s Imagine the Joy ,CD, CGN ’ x BIS Intl BISS CH Hispot’s Simply Sublime, CGC

Grand son of BISS CH Tuckaway Indian run Owner: Nicole Vandal Breeder & co-owner: Sharon Debor

www.simplydalmatians.com

Handled by Jeff Langevin

DMoving into 2010.....

Watch for them as they compete this year.

aisy and Jeff

BIS/ BISS Ch. Blackthorn’s Flower Power

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This handsome boy earned 4 BOB’s from the classes on his way to finishing his championship at 12 months.

Owners:Marti SchneiderDebbie Zink

Bred By:Marie D. ZinkBetty Carroll

Expertly handled by:Amanda Myers

Ch. Bret D’s Instant Replay At Monarch“Sarge”

Inquiries about Sarge: martisabby@earthlink.net

Hi Larissa,

You did his ads before so thought you should have it again.

See what you can do with this one.Do you still have his logo from the last ad?Let me know...I think we should include it.

Thanks!June

Hi JuneWe would like to place an ad for the February issue. The photo is attached-we will have you type-set the ad.Information to include:Call Name: RuthRegistered Name: CH SunnyOaks N Yankee Dals House That Ruth BuiltOwners/Handler: Jeff and Joan Fosenburg, Yankee DalsBreeders: Tom and Michele Wrath, SunnyOaksCH Tuckaway Winged Foot x CH SunnyOaks Spicin It UpAward of Excellence Eukanuba National Championship Breeder Judge Patti StrandWebsite: www.yankeedals.com <http://www..yankeedals.com> E-mail: yankeedals@yahoo.com

CH SunnyOaks N Yankee Dals House That Ruth Built

Ch. Freedom N Zdars Guess Where Too, CGC

Breeders:Pam Parsons & Cindy Riggans

Owners:Pam & Russell ParsonsFreedom Dalmatians

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Across The Finish Line

in 2009!

CH SunnyOaks St. Florian Literati Compass RoseWB Dalmatian Club of Northern CaliforniaOwned by Linda Sexton and Dawn Mauel

CH SunnyOaks Hitting The High PointBOW Major pointed from the Puppy Class

Owned by Linda and Daniel Dale

Tom and Michele Wrath – SunnyOaks Dalmatians

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amazing year!

CH SunnyOaks A Bit O’ BlarneyBOW Dalmatian Club of America

Owned by Tom and Michele Wrath

CH SunnyOaks Stealing The StageWB Dalmatian Club of America

Owned by Tom and Michele Wrath

CH SunnyOaks Tickled PinkRWB Dalmatian Club of America

Owned by Gay StrkyerCH SunnyOaks N Yankee House That Ruth Built

Award of Excellence – Eukanuba ClassicOwned by Jeff and Joan Fosenberg

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Introducing.... TNG’s WIFI

(Ch TNG’s Flightplan X TNG’s Entrapment)

At his first show, “WIFI” won BOB & Puppy Group ONE at 7 months of age.Thank you to judges Dr. Anthony Dinardo & Mrs. Kathleen B. Kolbert

for this wonderful beginning!

Breeder / Owners:June & Irvin Krukenkamp MD

Handled by June Krukenkamp

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Twas the week of the blizzard“Twas the week of the blizzard

And all through the yardFrisbees were scattered

With Jack standing guard.

Snow frisbee is tiring Jack’s mom had to stopBut not for a DalmatianHe’d play till he dropped

The squirrels were all hidingThey were nowhere in sightBut Jack kept on hopingHe’d find one to bite.

We trudged through the drifts

And jumped over pilesAnd then I rememberedThat Dals can run miles.

Jack looked in the skyWould Santa fly byBring Lacey to me

He barked with a sigh.

So until he can see herHe’ll just have to waitWith her picture taped

To the side of his crate.”

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he New Year is upon us. It is a time of reflection – to recount the highs and lows of the previous year and to decide and set into motion the plans for the year ahead. It is that season of unlimited potential, full of hope and the promise of things to come.

The final standings are in from the previous year – which now seems like a lifetime ago although it has barely left us. It’s a time for some to celebrate, for others to rethink and second-guess every decision that they made – from show selection to choice of handler to use of ads – was there something they overlooked that gave that other dog the edge? And some will actually look at their dogs. Could it be that this dog did as well as it could do given its quality and ring presence relative to the competi-tion?

Regardless of the final outcome, in the Specials Ring we are all at Zero once again. It’s a bit like being in Sales. What you did yesterday is what you did yesterday and this is today. Enough said on that. Time to get focused on 2010!

by Michele WrathSunnyOaks Dalmatians

T There are litters to plan, puppies to show, dogs to finish and specials to be debuted and campaigned. There are more letters to write and petitions to sign as the fight against the Animal Rights activists begins anew. And sadly, there are always more dogs to rescue.

For those of us who are breeders at heart, there is nothing more exciting than the promise of a new litter. The stud dog has been selected, health clearances are complete and arrangements have been made. Now the waiting game begins. If the dam has to travel or semen has to be shipped, you become a frequent viewer of the weather channel – wondering if you are in fact going to hit a tem-perature spike or trough that could wreak havoc on your plans. We recently flew across country. I routed the flights through Dallas thinking it would be the least likely place to have snow – and of course it snowed the day we traveled – it was the first time they had snow on that day in 100 years!

Most of the time it all works out, but it is always good to have a Plan “B” and even better to have a bitch that watches the weather channel with you and cooperates so that The Big Day doesn’t fall in the middle of a blizzard or heat wave!

And somewhere between getting a breeding done and whelping and raising a litter, there are dogs to show. More decisions.

The Best Year

in Dogs

And then there’s the promising youngster – you know the one. It was the puppy everyone noticed in the litter box. The one that finished easily, with multiple specialty wins and all those majors and perhaps a BOB and group placement from the class-es – does this one have what it takes to go beyond an exciting championship record to the test of the specials ring? And there is a difference.

As one long time breeder said to me early on in my life in dogs, “There are many dogs deserving of a championship, but there are few dogs worthy of being a special”. Hard words to swallow, but true none the less. You think long and hard, and decide to test the water. You’ll know soon enough whether this one has the right combination of quality, pres-ence, timing and just plain luck to win.

The decisions are all now in place. The new show year begins. Entries are made, hotel rooms are reserved and travel plans are finalized. Across the country grooming tables get pulled out, vans get packed, and alarm clocks are set for the start of the show season.

At home, whelping boxes arepulled out of the attic, rooms are cleared out and the puppy room is set up. Websites are updated, blogs are started, and puppy reservations are taken. The dog lists are active again with the results of the first shows, recent litter announcements, and the endless stream of gossip that is so much a part of the dog show world.

You can feel the energy in the air. After all, this will indeed be the BEST year in Dogs!

by Michele WrathSunnyOaks Dalmatians

As one long time breeder said to me

early on in my life in dogs, “ There are many dogs deserving of a championship,

but there are few dogs worthy of being a special”.

Happy New Year!

Do we try to finish the youngster withall majors, from the puppy class, exclusively from Bred-By, only at Specialties or any way we can? Is the dog that lives with theco-owner crate trained well enough to travel to the National Specialty so that when the Show Chairman makes the announcements for the day it won’t beyour room number called out with the offending barker.

Invites you to Meet Us In St. Louis for our Annual Specialty Shows Friday, March 5, 2010

Belle-Claire Fairgrounds in Belleville, ILTwo Specialties, Sweeps, Junior Showmanship, Veterans, Brood Bitch & Stud Dog

CHIC DNA Blood Draw on FridayFun and Useful Raffle Baskets

Great Trophies for Specialty WinnersMeet The Breed on Friday

Light Refreshements Mid Day Between Shows FridayAll Breed Shows Follow on Saturday and SundayAll Breed Best Puppy Competition on SaturdayDinner at Fisher’s Restaurant Saturday Night

Superintendent is OnofrioShows Close Wednesday February 17

Don’t Miss The Fun!Plan to join us at Fisher’s Restaurant Saturday at 6:30PM for dinner, drinks, door prizes, and fun! $22 per person for family style Fried Chicken, Roast Beef and Ham dinner. And the first drink is on DCGSL! Reservations by Friday, February 26 through Walter & Peggy Polaski at ppol755906@aol.com

Judges William Cunningham - 1st Specialty

Vickie Mooney - Sweeps Linda Lewin - 2nd Specialty, Juniors &

Non-Regular Classes

Best of Breed | Best Bred By in Breed/VarietyCH Nspird Hollywood Legend

Best of Opposite SexCH Tramac Just Walk’N On Sunshine

Winners Dog | Best of WinnersNspird Noble Strider

Winners BitchNspird Smooth As Silk

Award of ExcellenceCH Sunnyoaks N Yankee Dals House That Ruth Built

CH Xanadus Angel SabrinaCH Z’s Nspird Back In Black

Eukanuba Invitational 2009 Candid Photos & ResultsPhotos by Spotshot Photography/ Suzi Wahl

At its meeting on 5th January 2010, the Kennel Club General Committee accepted an application to register an imported Dalmatian produced from a breeding programme which was originated with an intentional Pointer/Dalmatian cross. This cross-breeding was carried out in the USA as part of a programme aimed at introducing the low (or normal) uric acid gene into the Dalmatian breed.

This decision is subject to certain conditions, which include the dog being examined by two Championship Show judges to confirm that its external appearance and characteristics are repre-sentative of the breed.

The decision taken by the General Committee is in line with the Kennel Club’s commitment to consider applications to register dogs from out-crossings and inter-variety matings if it is felt that to do so may present potential health and welfare benefits.

The Kennel Club consulted the Dalmatian breed clubs on this matter and their joint feedback was considered at length by the General Committee before arriving at this decision.

Background

It is believed that the Dalmatian breed is fixed for a recessive mutation of a gene that alters uric acid metabolism, resulting in increased urinary excretion of uric acid. This gene is not expressed in most other breeds of dog which excrete lower amounts of uric acid in their urine.

The use of a recently developed DNA test for this genetic mutation on Dalmatians in the USA has shown that the frequency of the normal gene is close to zero in the USA population of the breed. Similar DNA testing of the UK population has yet to be undertaken, but it is likely that a com-parable scenario exists in the UK population of Dalmatians.

Some years ago in the USA, a cross-breeding was carried out between a Dalmatian and a Pointer with the intention of producing offspring that were low uric acid (LUA) excretors, because the Pointer used in the cross would not have carried the mu-tant gene. The offspring from this mating and their descendants have subsequently been back-crossed with purebred Dalmatians over many successive generations.

Decision

Recently, the Kennel Club received a proposal to register an imported LUA Dalmatian that is de-scended from the initial Pointer/Dalmatian cross. The outcross Pointer appears at least 13 genera-tions back in the pedigree of the imported dog.In line with the general aim of the KC to help individual breeders and breed clubs to improve the health and welfare of future litters, the General Committee has agreed to register this imported LUA Dalmatian subject to confirmation from two championship Show judges that the imported dog’s external appearance and characteristics are repre-sentative of the breed.

The registration records of this dog and its descen-dants will be annotated by the KC’s normal aster-isk system whereby the progeny of the first mating between the dog and a registered Dalmatian, the F1 progeny, will have their registrations annotated with three asterisks. Then, when F1 progeny are bred from, their progeny, the F2 progeny, will be annotated with two asterisks. F2 progeny will pro-duce F3 progeny which will be registered with one asterisk. The F4 and subsequent generations will have no special annotation.

In addition to the above conditions the committee also agreed that the registrations of all progeny would be endorsed with the restriction ‘Not eli-gible for Export Pedigree’ for the next five years, and the owners would be required to submit a health report, to include BAER testing results, on all progeny in five years’ time.

Registration of a Low Uric Acid Dalmatian Import from the USA *News from the UK...

* Posted on Jan 12, 2010 on The Kennel Club Website: http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/

I could start by telling you all my reasons for want-ing to incorporate the NUA gene into my line but to say, health is at the top of my list should be enough. Those of us who want to progress with these Dalma-tians see them as a means to further the best interests of the breed! Those that dont are entitled to their choices. It took just about a year for me to get Kennel Club approval to register NUA Dalmatians in the UK.That time was mainly taken up with correct protocol, presentation of my application, obtaining and sup-plying all the information that was available both on the girls I was importing and NUA Dals in general, information and records of both was easily obtained from the excellent records kept on all the breedings of these dogs. Other UK breeders also communicated their support to the KC. Professor Jeff Sampson (KC Geneticist) was always in complete support of my application along with Diana Brooks-Ward, these 2 people were in contact with me through out.

The process took the application through several group committee’s, but the first one that had to sup-port it was the health Committee. This consists of scientists & vets (listed to the right).

The Kennel Club works closely with the veterinary profession and involves many sectors within its deci-sion making process. This includes Past President of the British Veterinary Association, Nick Blayney, and vet, Marc Abraham who are both Veterinary Advisors to the Kennel Club.

The Kennel Club Breed Health and Welfare Strategy Group includes a number of scientists/vets:

- Dr Ruth Barbour, BA, MB ChB, FRCGP - Prof. Mike Herrtage, MA, BVSc, BVR, DVD, DSAM, DECVIM, DECVDI, MRCVS, Dean of Cambridge Veterinary School

- Prof. Sheila Crispin, MA, VetMB, BSc, PhD, DVA, DVOpthal, DipECVO, FRCVS, Past President of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons

- Prof. Jeff Sampson, BSc DPhil, KC Senior Scientific Advisor

- Caroline Kisko BSc, KC Secretary

- Diana Brooks-Ward, BSc, KC Health Co-ordinator

Additionally, the Kennel Club General Committee includes:- Mr S P Dean BVet.Med MRCVS- Mrs G F Simpson, BVMS, MRCVS - Dr R James MRCVS The UK Kennel Club has a very stringent policey on pedi-gree dog health. Where there is a need to improve genetic health they will do all in their power to ensure steps are taken in the best interests of the dogs.

Registration of a Low Uric Acid Dalmatian Import from the USA *

My thoughts on the UK decision to register Low Uric Acid Dalmatians.

A UK breeder’s point of view.

by Julie Evans, Tyrodal Dalmatians

* Posted on Jan 12, 2010 on The Kennel Club Website: http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/

Results:

Puppy Class Male:1 Real Canis Cuba Celebration Pelé (BEST PUPPY)2 Real Canis Cuba Orion3 Bar Havana Ron Cristian

Puppy class Female:1 Bar Havana Ron Carolina2 Bar Havana Ron Anais3 Real Canis Cuba Sacha

Junior ClassBest Junior: JM Tango Podolski

Open Class Male:1 Dami de la Habana Dino II Sarin2 Zagrebs Tanner3 Cardenas Suchel Tango Orus4 Bar Havana Celebration Ron

Cac Winner: Dami de la Habana Dino II SarinRCac winner: Zagrebs Tanner

Open Class Females:1 Bar Havana Celebration Ronda2 Luna3 Cardenas Suchel Celebration Candy4 JM DinoII Lynk5 Cardenas Suchel Celebration Mel

Cac Winner: Bar Havana Celebration RondaRCac Winner: Luna

Champion Class Males:1 Gr CH JM Tango Kilo2 CH Kimbo

Champion Class Females:1 Ch Bassdal´fuvalque Celebration Begún2 Gr Ch Dami de la Habana Celebration Zucca3 Ch JM Tango Lira

Veteran Class:1 Ch JM Zeus Dolar

Winner male and BOB Gr Ch JM Tango KILOWinner Female and BOS Ch JM ZEUS Dolar

Cuban Dalmatian Club National SpecialtyAugust 23, 2009 Havana, Cuba

Judge David Eadie from Canada

Judge, Mr David Eadie, made a special tribute honoring Maria Elena Altuna de la Peña who died in May 6, 2009.She was the president of the Cuban Dalmatian Club for mnay years. United to this, we celebrated a junior handling championship.

Photos and results submitted by Edrik Reyes

Best Puppy Pelé Champion Class Female 3 Ch JM Tango Lira

Champion Class Male 1 Gr Ch JM Tango Kilo Open Class Male 3 Cardenas Suchel Tango Orus

Open Class Female Luna Open Class Female 1 Bar Havana Celebration Ronda

Veteran Class Ch JM Zeus Dolar Junior Competition

Dalmatian Club of Greater New York

Invites you to attend their Spring SpecialtyHeld with the New Brunswick Kennel Club

New Jersey Convention & Exposition CenterEdison, New Jersey

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Friday, March 26, 2010 –DCGNY Independent SpecialtyRegular Classes (Evening Independent Specialty): Mr. David MillerSweeps, Puppy & Veterans (daytime): Mr. Jack Seacrest

Regular Classes (Daytime with NBKC): Mr. David KirklandGroup: Mr. Carl GomesObedience: Ms. Nancy Withers, Mr. George Malloy, Mrs. Patricia Hess

Entries close: March 10, 2010 – Register early – 50 dog limit (FOR EVENING SHOW)Superintendent: Jim Rau Dog Shows, Ltd.www.raudogshows.com

more chances for majors at the same location:Thursday Evening, March 25, 2010Non-Sporting Group of the Garden StateSweeps, Puppy & Veterans: Ms. Kathy KirkRegular Classes & Group: Mr. John ShoemakerObedience: Mr. Ed WhitneyRally: Ms. Lynn Curie

Saturday, March 27, 2010 New Brunswick Kennel ClubJudge: Dr. Michael ManningSweeps, Puppy & Veterans: Julian PragerGroup: Dr. Michael ManningObedience: Mrs. Patricia Hess, Ms. Nancy Withers, Mr. George Malloy

Sunday, March 28, 2010Bronx County Kennel ClubJudge: Ms. Elizabeth MuthardGroup: Mrs. Elaine Lessig

**Contribute to Canine Health**All Dalmatian owners are welcome to participate along with the DCGNY in the CHIC DNA Blood Draw

following the Dalmatian judging on Saturday, March 27, 2010. Details can be found at the Dalmatian Club of America website, as well as a registration form to bring with you. Contact info@dcgny.org with questions or for more information.

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Canine Chronicle Stats from January 1, 2009 up to & including Dec 30, 2009

1CH Bretd’s Sergeant Major 760

J Bachey/E Bachey/M Zink

2 CH Tramac Just Walk’N On Sunshine 506

J Smith/M Callea

3 CH Perdita’s Absolute Adorable 477

C Carro/I Liban4 CH Xanadus Angel Sabrina 476

J Ulloa/A Fomon5 CH Tcj N Satin’s Star Appeal 416

K Jenning/T Jardine/J Hanson

6 CH Royalty’s Splash Of Taylor 372

W Polaski/P Polaski

7 CH Paisley Nspird By Broadway 367

S Macmillan/M Iwaoka/G Iwaoka

8 CH Karefree Giovanna At Milledals 317

N Reiter/A Miller

9 CH Sunnyoaks Ready To Rumba 316

M Wrath/T Wrath

10 CH Nspird Spotsafire Its A Wrap 310

T Bailey/C JORDAN

11 CH Bret D Gabriel’s Lost Art 304

K Carey12 CH Blackthorns Flower Power 301

B Little/J Eversole

13 CH Mt Bryton’s Covert Operative 298

C Bartell14 CH Designed By Amera 206

S Boyd/S McCord

15 CH Xanadu Ships Ahoy 194

L Stevens/D Sanders

16 CH Rockstar All Around Road Trip 192

J Rodes/P Fisher17 CH Tramac Joyride’N With Spotlite 184

J Thorburn/J Smith

18 CH Nspird Hollywood Legend 152

C JORDAN19 CH Royalty’s Taylormade Call Me Sir 151

J Mayfield/S Mayfield

20 CH Dakota’s Diagon Alley 142

N Mages/K Benoit

Breed

2009 Final Stats

1 CH Xanadus Angel Sabrina 5081

J Ulloa/A Fomon2 CH Bretd’s Sergeant Major 4296

J Bachey/E Bachey/M Zink

3 CH Perdita’s Absolute Adorable 3154

C Carro/I Liban4 CH Paisley Nspird By Broadway 2003

S Macmillan/M Iwaoka/G Iwaoka

5 CH Tramac Just Walk’N On Sunshine 2001

J Smith/M Callea

6 CH Nspird Spotsafire Its A Wrap 1663

T Bailey/C JORDAN

7 CH Karefree Giovanna At Milledals 1653

N Reiter/A Miller

8 CH Royalty’s Splash Of Taylor 1393

W Polaski/P Polaski

9 CH Bret D Gabriel’s Lost Art 1385

K Carey10 CH Tcj N Satin’s Star Appeal 1322

K Jenning/T Jardine/J Hanson

11 CH Blackthorns Flower Power 1237

B Little/J Eversole

12 CH Designed By Amera 1080

S Boyd/S McCord

13 CH Sunnyoaks Ready To Rumba 1063

M Wrath/T Wrath

14 CH Paisley Elan Special Effects 862

D Baxter/S Macmillan

15 CH Mt Bryton’s Covert Operative 856

C Bartell16 CH Tramac Joyride’N With Spotlite 724

J Thorburn/J Smith

17 CH Rockstar All Around Road Trip 687

J Rodes/P Fisher18 CH Xanadu Ships Ahoy 672

L Stevens/D Sanders

19 CH Dakota’s Diagon Alley 641

N Mages/K Benoit

20 CH Royalty’s Taylormade Call Me Sir 602

J Mayfield/S Mayfield

All Breed

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Specialty #1 - Saturday, May 1, 2010Spindletop Cluster, Beaumont, Texas

The Spindletop Cluster consists of 3 all-breed shows, Obedience trials, and Rallytrials, with specialties held ½ hour after Best in Show on Saturday, May 1st.

All events are held indoors. Sweepstakes will be held on Saturday with the Baytown KC all breed show.

Judges:Sweepstakes judge - Ms. Irma Fertl.Specialty judge - Mr. Rodney Merry.

Entries close- April 14, 2010. Onofrio Dog Shows

Specialty #2 - Thursday, July 22, 2010Reliant Park Series of Dog Shows, Houston, Texas

A CHIC DNA blood draw will be held following the specialty judging on Thursday.

Judges:Sweepstakes judge - Cindy Riggans, ZDAR Dalmatians

Breed judge - Meg Ispas-Hennessey, Snowood DalmatiansObedience & Rally trials held as a combined specialties event on Thursday.

Dalmatian Sweeps will also be held on Friday with the Houston KCAll-breed dog shows, Obedience & Rally trials and agility will be held on

Friday, Saturday and SundayEntries close- July 7, 2010

Onofrio Dog Show for all of the events.

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