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In this issue:

AKC Canine College .....................1President’s Message ..................2September Meeting Minutes .......3Foreign Rescue Dogs .................4Ernie at Entlefest........................5Training Class Schedule ...............6Handling Class Schedule ............8A letter from Kiwi .......................7Brags .....................................7Boy with Cancer’s Wish .............8Harvest Cluster .......................8Dates to Remember ................10

The AKC joins the world of online learning as it announces the launch of its online learning platform, the AKC Canine College. The Canine College is an initiative that will allow the AKC to extend learning and certification opportunities to individuals without limitations of geography and time. Dog Breeders, Judges, Groomers, Trainers, and anyone interested in learning more about the dog world will find a growing catalog of online courses, certification opportunities, and additional resources.The initial launch features a course on the Lagotto

Romagnolo; online exams for conformation judges seeking approval to judge dogs in the Sporting, Terrier, and Toy Groups; and, educational material for all breeders, including required education for Bred with H.E.A.R.T. members. Content will continue to be developed and added to the catalog of courses; including training for Canine Good Citizen Evaluators and Groomers, additional breed courses and exams, tests for performance event judges, and more.

“The Canine College is a tool that can be used effectively

and efficiently as a supplement to what has been available for years;” Dr. Charles Garvin, AKC Board Member. “It is designed to be flexible, scalable, and continually improved.” The AKC Canine College utilizes the Bridge

Learning Management System, winner of three Silver Awards in the 2015 Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards in Technology.To see what the AKC Canine College has to

offer, please go to https://caninecollege.akc.org. Enhanced customer service and technical support will be available for those needing additional help.The AKC would like to recognize the great

assistance provided by volunteers, parent clubs, breeders and their dogs, preliminary testers, and those who have offered suggestions and feedback. Their efforts and continued feedback will enhance the overall quality of the entire program.“The American Kennel Club is proud to launch the

AKC Canine College and looks forward to continuing to develop quality online learning opportunities for the canine world,” Leslie Fetzer, Education Project Manager.

THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF THE AKC CANINE COLLEGE

Ernie the Entle meets a camel at Raspberry Ridge Sheep Farm in Bangor, PA. Camels are used for coyote protection on the farm. See page 5 for more.

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2Ramapo Kennel Club GROWL •October 2016

Hope it’s on everyone’s calendars – our point shows are 10 days away, Saturday and Sunday, October 15th & 16th. We welcome Saw Mill River Kennel Club to the Harvest Cluster! Their show will be on Friday, October 14th. Fall foliage seems to be dragging its heels

this year, but I’m sure it will be beautiful out at the Sussex County Fairgrounds. As of today, the weather forecast for both days is good, temperatures in the 60s and no precipitation. (Thankfully, Hurricane Matthew will have come and gone the preceding weekend.)

Come out and support the club. Cheer friends on in the Conformation, Obedience and Rally rings. Bring your dogs and try Dock Diving! Help Cindy McMillen’s Ring Hospitality crew ensure our judges and stewards are happy and comfortable. There’s always something to do. Contact show chair Melissa Ayer ([email protected] or 203-313-2697) to learn more about how you can be involved. Parking passes will be handed out to volunteers at our next meeting on Wednesday, October 12th.The first series of Obedience

and Rally classes and the drop-in Show Handling

classes are well underway at the VFW hall in Butler. Ramapo brags the most successful, robust offering of classes of any kennel club in Northern NJ (possibly the entire state). Everyone enjoys themselves - handlers, dogs and instructors alike. If you think you might enjoy showing your dog in conformation, want to teach your dog their manners or would like to build a solid bond and working relationship with your dog come check out our classes. Dates and times are posted on the RKC website (ramapokennelclub.com).We are always eager to hear good program

suggestions. I plan to bring in Barn Hunt people in to speak to us, but that is only one meeting. What else would you like to learn about this year and next? Have you heard about someone that is a great speaker with an interesting topic? Let us know about it. Better yet, reach out to that person and find out if they’re available one of our meeting nights. I want our programs to reflect the membership, but that will only happen when you take the initiative to speak up and let us know what you want.Hope to see many of you at our meeting

next Wednesday night and at the shows the following weekend!

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Ramapo Kennel Club OfficersPresident Sharon [email protected]

Vice PresidentAmy Starost

TreasurerRuth Henningsen

Recording SecretaryKim Luikert

Corresponding SecretaryTilly Grassa [email protected]

Board of Directors2017Elaine BaroneLorraine FennemoreJanis Hayes

2018Melissa AyerSue LeonardGerrie Oliver

AKC DelegateJeffrey David Ball

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RKC Member MeetingSeptember 14th 2016 American Legion Hall 11 Oak Ave Pequannock, NJ 07440

Sharon Fremer called the meeting to order at 8:39pmRecording Secretary- Amy Starost made a

motion to accept the Minutes from the June meeting and Rose Radel seconded, voted on and approved.Corresponding Secretary- in Tilly Grassa’s

absence, Sharon read several items from the AKC.Treasurer- July balance $17,074.35. August

balance $18,994.35Obedience- Getting into the first session.

Joanne Silver who is moving out of area will be missed.Awards- A suggestion from Elaine Barone

to keep track of your wins as they happen.Sunshine- Nothing to report. Lorraine was

absent.NJFDC- Monitoring Bill S63 AKC Delegate- Meeting was last week,

Jeffrey Ball expressed his frustration with the organization and the delegates. The two biggest issues they discuss are DQ’d dogs and group restructuring. One thing that did pass was the APHIS/ USDA. They are now requiring any person who works for an organization that transports dogs to have a license. Point show- Gerrie Oliver explained the

different advertising options available to promote the show. It was unanimously agreed that a color ad be placed in the fall Family Fun section coming out in The Herald October 2nd. The Spin-Go site is up and should be shared on social media by all members as well as the AKC Market place is also up. Paper flyers will be done in a day or so by Tilly. They will be emailed to members who are encouraged to put in their vet, food store, etc. The catalogs will be sold for $5 in an effort to sell more to public and not have so many left over. Parking passes will be available at October meeting.New business- World Dog Expo has

approached Jeffrey with an offer to be a part of their version of the Meet the Breeds. It will be held at the Secaucus Expo Center on June 9-11th 2017. They are looking for groups to do demonstrations of various events as well. Compensation was also a possibility. This would be a fabulous opportunity to show the Pet world what a dog club is and what we offer. Great was to solicit new members. Refreshments- Jeffrey and Elaine will

bring to the October meeting.Jeffrey made a motion to adjourn the

meeting at 9:56 Elaine seconded voted on and approved.

Respectfully submitted by-Kim LuikertSeptember 29 2016

Minutes

Committee Descriptions NeededDid you ever chair a committee as a member of RKC? If so, please send me a ‘job description’ of what you did. We are trying to create a resource for our members to review so they understand what is involved in chairing a certain position. Please send your information to Amy Starost at [email protected]. Thank you!


By: AKC Government Relations Department

This article was originally published on Foxnews.com While the zika virus poses worrisome human

health concerns, another potential health problem is brewing that threatens both humans and domesticated animals --the importing of foreign dogs for adoption.Many people are unaware that the U.S. has

become something of a favored nation for countries looking to export their rescue dogs due to several reasons.First, Americans are big-hearted, and when

seeking dogs many chose animals made available through rescues.Second, there’s a ready made market here –

Americans love canines and own an estimated 80 million dogs. Lastly, import rules on dogs can be easily

flouted, allowing foreign exporters to send us their sick animals.The vast majority of imported rescue dogs are

not tracked in the United States – either upon arrival or after they enter rescue channels. Patti Strand, founder and national director of the National Animal Interest Alliance, a non-profit that studies shelter trends and the importation of rescue dogs, estimates that close to one million rescue dogs are imported annually from regions not known for stellar canine health and safety standards. They include dogs from Puerto Rico, Turkey, several countries in the Middle East and as far away as China and Korea. That compares to about 8 million dogs annually acquired as pets in the U.S.All of this underscores that without improved

oversight of pet rescue organizations, there’s no way of definitively identifying how many foreign rescue dogs are put up for adoption here.These foreign rescues may be well-intentioned,

but they are courting disaster.While it is often a challenge to gather

information on an abandoned dog here in the U.S., it is even harder for a dog that originated overseas. Information may be missing, poorly translated or unreliable.Challenges are especially serious when it

comes to health and safety. Animals from other countries are not subject to the health and welfare laws of the U.S. and may arrive carrying serious and infectious canine diseases. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), although importation laws require all dogs to be examined by a licensed veterinarian, foreign paperwork is hard to verify and is commonly invalid or forged. Likewise, the tracking, health and welfare

standards that are required for dogs bred in the United States and sold in pet shops do not apply for pets identified as sourced from rescues. Scores of “puppy mill” bills like New Jersey’s S.

63/A. 2338 that ban pet stores from sourcing professionally-bred pets in lieu of pets sourced from rescues threaten to expand the problem to epic proportions. The threat to public health is anything but

theoretical. On May 30, 2015, eight dogs rescued in Egypt arrived in New York, all but one bound for U.S. rescues. Within days, a dog sent to Virginia became ill and was diagnosed with rabies.The discovery necessitated an enormous

public health investigation involving four state departments of health, three U.S. agencies, the transporting airline and the Egyptian government. Numerous people were interviewed from the airline, rescue organization and veterinarian’s office. In the end, 18 people were vaccinated for rabies either due to direct exposure or concern for possible contact. The rabies vaccination certificate for the dog had been forged, according to the CDC.This is just one case. The CDC reports a

significant uptick in public health concerns and incidents of disease in imported dogs that can be passed between animals and humans.For example, an outbreak last year in the

Midwest of canine influenza that sickened more than 1,100 dogs was traced to the importation of foreign animals, very likely a foreign dog or cat.“There are multiple international groups who

are rescuing dogs from the meat market in Korea and shipping them into the U.S., and we have sketchy quarantine requirements if any

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FOREIGN RESCUE DOGS BREED HEALTH CONCERNS, UNDERMINE ADOPTIONS


at all,” said Dr. Ed Dubovi, director at Cornell University’s Animal Health Diagnostic Center.Also at issue is the safety and suitability of

foreign rescue dogs as family pets. Sources of dogs that are not socialized or bred to be pets are likely to require special handling and training that typical adopters -- and even rescues --are not equipped to provide.Without knowledgeable care, these dogs will

end up back in a shelter situation.Opening our doors is having other undesirable

effects. Though some imported dogs are taken by legitimate U.S. rescues, others are becoming the product of unregulated, informal markets, including online retail “rescues.” According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, there have been numerous incidents involving smuggling of underage and sick animals. Substandard foreign breeders are taking advantage of all of these avenues into the U.S. market, rescue or otherwise.The importation of rescue dogs does nothing

to address issues at the source, and it actually encourages irresponsible breeding overseas. It has created an incentive for irresponsible brokers to round up street animals, buy dogs from Asian livestock markets and allegedly breed animals specifically for export to U.S. rescue markets. And because the animals are labeled as rescues, standards appear to be optional. A pipeline for unrestricted imports of foreign

“rescue” animals undercuts the mission of U.S. rescues, while creating a potential health and safety crisis.The CDC is exactly correct in its analysis of the

problem and its potential risks to Americans.“Considering the public health risk posed by

importation of animals for the purposes of placing them in adoptive homes in the United States, and the current oversupply of adoptable animals already in the United States, persons and organizations involved with importing pets for the purposes of adoption should consider reevaluating, and potentially redirecting, their current efforts,” the agency wrote.Plenty of domestic dogs are languishing in

shelters and in need of homes. Our duty is to help these dogs first.

Ernie at Entlefest

In mid Sept. Sue and Ed Leonard brought their Entlebucher Mt Dog to Eltlefest at Raspberry Ridge Sheep Farm. Besides running free with 30 other Entles, (who all got along and enjoyed being with other dogs looking like themselves) Ernie got evaluated for the herding instinct. He passed, and his humans got quite an education. The following day the National Breed show was held in Macungie Park. These events usually are held nearer the west coast and to experience seeing many Entles together in Allentown, Pa was a thrill for East coast owners.

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RKC Training Class Schedule - 2016/2017 TUESDAY RALLY CLASSES 7:30 - 8:15 RALLY ADV/EXC.8:30 - 9:15 RALLY NOVICE (Basic obedience skills required)

Session 1Sept 6, 20, 27 Oct 4, 18, 25 Nov 1

Session 2Nov 15, 29 Dec. 6, 20 Jan. 3, 17, 24

Session 3Feb. 14, 21, 28 Mar. 14, 21, 28 Apr. 4

Session 4Apr. 18, 25 May 2, 16, 23, 30 June 6

WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE Puppy Kindergarten 6:30-7:15Beginner Obedience 7:30-8:15Advanced Beginner 8:30-9:15

Session 1Sept 7, 21, 28Oct 5, 19, 26Nov 2

Session 2Nov 16, 30Dec 7, 21Jan 4, 18, 25

Session 3Feb 15, 22Mar 1, 15, 22, 29Apr 5

Session 4Apr 19, 26May 3, 17, 24, 31June 7

No classes July and August

New schedule starts after Labor Day.

FOR CLASS INFORMATION AND TIMES CONTACT:

Ruth Hennigsen 973-697-9456 or email at: [email protected] Elaine Barone 973-492-1876 email [email protected] OR Amy Starost 201-576-0491 email [email protected]

Class registration form available on the website:ramapokennelclub.com/RKCClasses

CGC/CGCA/THERAPY TESTING (there is a fee for testing) Feb 1 and June 13

2016 RKC Show Handling Schedule TUESDAY EVENINGS 6:45 - 7:30 Drop-in classes: $12.00 per dog,OR 6 classes for $60.00

Sept 6, 20 Oct 4, 18, Nov 1, 15 Dec. 6, Jan. 17, 24

Feb. 21, 28 Mar. 14, 28 April 18, 25 May 2, 23 June 6

FMI: Linda Hachtel973-697-4337or Sharon Fremer201-665-2565, [email protected]

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Hi Puppy Lovers,My name is Kiwi and I am a Great Pyrenees puppy. I am mostly white with slightly tipped badger markings on my ears and backside. I am enrolled in the Ramapo Kennel Club Puppy Kindergarten classes in Butler, NJ . It’s a really short ride to my class, which I love, since I am not too fond of car ride movements. When we first started class, there were 5 Leonberger puppies that were all larger than me, however, now I think I am bigger and heavier than any other dog in class. Yes, I am kind of “pudgy”.We have been learning to behave with other dogs around

as well as have been exposed to various “scary” things like steps, boards, and slippery surfaces. I am used to steps since I run up and down them when I go outside into the yard to play. My Mom, Lorraine Fennemore put puppy treats on the steps when I was real little and I quickly learned to go up and down. The instructors in my class do the same to coax some of the other puppies.We have been learning to walk properly on a leash and to

come when called. I am not too fond of coming quickly to

my human Mom, but now that I realize that there is a treat reward, I have been moving a little faster. Most of the other puppies are real speedy. Now I have to learn to sit properly in front of Mom. I am going to work on that. I can’t resist the Pup-Peroni treat that is my reward. I love the attention and praise that all of the instructors give

us in class. Puppy Kindergarten is sooooo much fun.

Love and Wags,Kiwi Fennemore

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Gerrie Oliver’s Colliecove Black Gold, “Riggs”qualified at Bayshore’s Companion Dog event at Freehold on 9/30 for his Coursing Ability title! Congratulations Gerrie and Riggs!

Lena Tamboer’s Ch. Tam-Boer n’Tarlyn Silver Diamond of Carefot,went BV at the NJ Dachshund specialty and on to group 4 at the prestigious Somerset Hills Kennel Club. He was entered at 3 of the 4 shows, BV at all three. Best of Variety at the First Conn. Yankee Specialty in the AM and Best of Variety to Best of Breed at the 2nd specialty. Group 4 under Dana Cline. He also was Best of Variety at the First Conn. Yankee Dachshund Show and BOB at their second show. I am so proud of my Boy!

Amber Spaulding (a Jr Member of our club) finished her Brittany GCH. MAGICBRIT TONAN HOPE’S FOR YOUR EYES ONLY’s Grand Champion Title at the James River Kennel Club on August 3 with a Four Point Major under Judge Edd Biven.


BOY WITH CANCER GETS WISH TO PET DOZENS OF GOLDEN RETRIEVERSWhen appealing to the Make-A-Wish

Foundation, many children ask to go to Disney World or New York City. Lahl Isaac wanted only one thing: to pet as many Golden Retrievers as possible.The young boy from Singapore, who turned

13 this month, is fighting brain cancer and is confined to a wheelchair, the Straits Times reported. The organization arranged for Isaac to meet with a small group of dogs in August, but when Golden Retriever owners caught wind of the situation, they decided to throw Isaac a birthday party.“Isaac’s wish is so simple - just to pat dogs.

That’s what moved us,” said Leo Seo Wei, who brought her two dogs to the Make-A-Wish meet-up. She used the Golden Retriever Club-Singapore Facebook page to spread news of the plan to other owners.Hundreds of people and their dogs came

out to the Singapore Botanic Gardens at what the Straits Times called “possibly the

biggest gathering of Golden Retrievers ever in Singapore.”The crowd sang happy birthday to Isaac,

and some offered gifts.

“I can tell dogs are very therapeutic for him,” said Isaac’s mother Tan Mei Lee. “The first thing he does every morning is look for his dog.”

HARVEST CLUSTER DOG SHOWS AND OBEDIENCE, RALLY TRIALS

Now including DIVING DOGS!!

Ramapo KC & Saw Mill River KCOctober 14, 15, and 16, 2016

Friday - Saturday - Sunday

Friday, October 14 - Saw Mill River KCSaturday and Sunday, October 15 and 16 - Ramapo KC

SUSSEX COUNTY FAIRGROUNDSAUGUSTA, NEW JERSEY

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Melissa Ayer, Show Chair would appreciate help from anyone who is available to set up the show on Thursday 10/13/16. Please call or email her (203-313-2697 or [email protected]) or see her at the October meeting. She will also go over where people are needed to work at the show.


GROWLPublished by the Ramapo Kennel Club7 Morgan CourtWayne, NJ 07470

Designer/Editor/Photographer: Tilly [email protected]

Got Stuff?Send your stories, news, brags, suggestions, comments and photos to Tilly Grassa, [email protected]. Remember the Growl comes out about a week before each monthly meeting. Submissions are due two weeks before the meeting. The Growl is by and for the members so I need your help to make it interesting.

WE WANT YOU to speak up and tell us about yourself, your breed and your accomplishments. We want to get to know our members and share your stories and what better way than an interview and a spotlight? Why did you select the breed you have? Why did you join RKC? What have you done/what do you do with your dog? Is there a favorite treat, toy or location that your dog enjoys? I would like to include a member-a-month in the Growl and even possibly at our membership meetings. If you are interested in being interviewed, please contact Amy Starost at [email protected] or by telephone at 551-486-2595. I will also be reaching out to our members personally.

Member Spotlight

Collie Club of Northern New Jersey, Inc’sAKC COLLIE BREED & HERDING GROUP OBEDIENCE MATCH

OBEDIENCE OPEN TO ALL HERDING BREEDS!October 23, 2016SUNNYBANK PARK

Route 202381 Terhune DriveWayne, NJ 07470

Dates to remember:

All membership meetings are held at

American Legion Post 45011 Oak Ave.

Pequannock, NJ 07440 at 8:00 PM (unless otherwise noted)

Wednesday, October 12 Member Meeting, 8PM; Board Meeting 7:15. Program: TBA

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, October 14-16 The Harvest Cluster,

Sussex County Fairgrounds, Augusta, NJ

Wednesday, November 9 Member Meeting, 8PM; Board Meeting 7:15. Program: TBA

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