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March 2010
Spinone Club of America
The Spinone News
2010 Annual Meeting
This newsletter edition is proudly dedicated to our 2010 National Specialty and Annual Meeting. If
you have never been, it is a lot of fun. It is filled with different competitive events as well as lots of
social interaction with other Spinone lovers. Also there are health clinics and informative seminars
to attend.
Special points of interest:
2010 Annual Meeting
A Mother and Daughter
Remembered
Lo Spinoso
Please see http://www.scoaspecialty2010.info/ for detailed and up to date information on the Annual Meeting. The Spinone Club of America (SCOA) invites you to Carlisle, PA for our 2010 National Specialty & Annual Meeting. It will be held April 26, 2010 - May 2, 2010.
Canine Cancer
Eukanuba Meet The
Breed Booth
The premium list for the SCOA annual meeting and national specialty (which includes the premium
lists for the shows and AKC hunting tests as well as information and forms for registering for the
week) will be in the mail to all current members by February 27. The premium will also be available for download at http://www.specialtydogshows.com.
Good Will—A Rescue
Story
General Training—
Barking
The host hotel for this event is Hotel Carlisle & Embers Convention Center, 1700 Harrisburg
Pike, Carlisle, PA 17015, 1 (800) 692-7315 ~ www.hotelcarlisle.com . Click on accommodations
page on hotel website and find floor plan...rooms 400-500 available for specialty guests
Westminster Kennel
Club
NAVHDA Test—Monday April, 26, 2010 7:00 AM, York Pointer & Setter Club, Contact : Mr. John Beck, Test Secretary, Hickory Run NAVHDA jebeckjr@gmail.com, 3527 NOTTINGHAM LANE Philadelphia, PA 19114 215-280-2436. At the time of printing, there were
seven openings available which will fill quickly, so contact them ASAP.
AKC Hunt Tests-Tuesday April, 27, and Wednesday April, 28, 2010 7:00 AM, York Pointer &
Setter Club, Spinone Club of America, York Pointer Setter Club Grounds, 7730 Carlisle Road,
Wellsville, PA. Closing Date: Wednesday - April 21, 2010, Closing Time: 05:00:00 PM, Time
Zone: EASTERN For additional information contact: Ms. Alyssa Pease, Event Secretary, 1229
Shenandoah Rd., Alexandria, VA 22308, (703) 765-5715, spinonecos@yahoo.com
Inside this issue:
Treasurer’s Report
2-4
Contact Page
5
Board Meeting Minutes
6-8
Code of Conduct Vote
9
Registry Of Merit
10-11
Annual Meeting
12-15
Regional Reports and Brags
17-21
RV/Camping-RV/Camper parking will be available at the host hotel for a maximum of 25 RVs, and
a one-time charge of $25. RV and Campers needs will be provided by the Flying J Service Center.
The Flying J is located across the road from The Embers Hotel and Convention Center. The Flying J
is located at 1501 Harrisburg Pike, Carlisle, PA 17013 ph (717) 243-6659, Gas/RV Lanes: 8 , RV
Dump. There is also RV camping available with full hookup at the Western Village RV Park,
www.westernvillagervpark.com.
There are many exciting opportunities for participating in the planning and organizing of the SCOA
National Specialty. Contact Karen Beyer at fussb2001@yahoo.com to help with hunt testing, and
Ros Duda at rosduda@verizon.net to help with anything else.
Other areas of interest and detail found on http://www.scoaspecialty2010.info/ are complete schedule of events, information on CERF clinic and blood draw, information on the photo contest, information on trophy sponsorship. Please also see pages 12 through 15 for more 2010 National Specialty and Annual Meeting detail.
March, 2010
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The President’s Message
Wow! Time sure is flying by! Hunting season is over and it is almost time to start doing some serious training. That is, if this weather would
ever begin to look like it would break. I do not know about everybody else, but we are sick and tired of the snow here in Ohio. The dogs sure
love playing in it, but I sure hate shoveling it and removing it from the driveway and deck. I know Sue is tired of trying to keep the deck
cleaned off so she can get the door open to let the dogs out!!!! Right now we have had about 36 inches and they are calling for 1 to 3 more
tonight and 2 to 4 more tomorrow!
Speaking of time flying by, please remember to mark your calendars for the upcoming annual meeting in Carlisle, Pa. It will be on us before
you know it and then you will wish you were attending. There are a lot of exciting venues to attend while there, not to mention supporting the
club. A lot of hard work has been put into getting the event ready which can only be rewarded by a great turnout from all of you. We are also
still in need of many volunteers for the annual meeting. Please check the website for who you need to contact to volunteer for a position you
would be interested in helping with.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for the great volume in the voting response on the COC ballots that went out. I would
also like to really thank everyone that served on the COC committee to help the board put all of this together. I will take this moment to announce that the board approved for the health committee to proceed with their recommendation that we participate in CHIC.
The board has created some new committees and we are in great need of people to chair them and find volunteers to serve on these committees. You can go to the website to view all of the committees that are in need of volunteers. This is your club and we can use your expertise to
help us run it where you can help out. There is a lot of work involved in running a club of this size and nature and all of our board and committees are strictly volunteers. I encourage everyone to get involved and help out to make this club as great as it has the potential to be.
I am sure by now that everyone has heard of the resignation of Liz Bodell as vice- president. We thank Liz for all of her hard work and knowledge while serving on the board. The officers of the board will be making a decision on which of the board members will be stepping up into
the position of vice-president. That being said, the board would like anyone interested in filling the board of director position that will be created by this move to please send in a letter of interest in the board position and a short bio. Please send these to our board Secretary Jan Naigus. Also, please make sure that you meet all of the requirements to be eligible for the position. You can find the bylaws on the website that
will state these requirements.
One more thing before I have to go out and shovel more snow - we have had the proposal and accepted the annual meeting for 2011. We
would sure like to be looking on into the future for 2012 and 2013. The only way we can start planning ahead is if people start sending us
proposals ahead of time and not at the last minute at the annual meeting. It is a large endeavor to take on and can only get better with the long
term planning.
Thank you, Jeff Rhodes, President, SCOA
SCOA Treasurer’s Report
Feb 7, 2010
Please find enclosed the Income Statement Comparison for 2009/2008, Net Worth for year ending 2009, and the Income Statement Comparison Jan 31 2010/2009 with the corresponding Net Worth as of Jan 31, 2010.
2009: 69% of club income was generated from the annual meeting, 16% from membership dues, the remaining 15% from calendar income,
health and rescue donations, and other.
73% of club expenses were related to the annual meeting, the remaining other major year expenses included the election year expense, legal
and professional fees, insurance, postage, and newsletter expense.
Note in the year ending 2009 Net Worth report Deposits of $1875 are related to the 2010 annual meeting, to be expensed in 2010. Deferred
revenue represents fund raising for the 2011 annual meeting, to be recognized in fiscal 2011.
2010: Unusual for an off election year are balloting expenses in 2010, related to the club electing to have the Code of Conduct balloting,
both mailing and voting tabulation being performed by an independent organization, Election Trust.
The Club is in a healthy financial position. The transition of Treasurer activities in 2009 from Liz Bodell to myself went smoothly.
Sincerely, Don Lamoureux
March, 2010
SCOA Financials
Dante, Rick Gvozdas and grand
daughter
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March, 2010
SCOA Financials (Cont’d)
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March, 2010
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SCOA Contact Sheet
Jeff Rhodes: President, 1959 Millersburg Rd., Wooster, OH 44691, 330-264-9253, jrhodessage@gmail.com
Don Lamoureux: Treasurer, Minnesota, spinon7806@aol.com
Jan Naigus: Secretary, Show Chair, Florida, spinone@cfl.rr.com
Deb Davenport: Board Member, South Dakota, smartdog22@rap.midco.net
Time for a bath
Bobbi Benson: Board Member, Iowa, spinoni@louisacomm.net
Chris Sweetwood: Board Member, Connecticut, csweetwood@att.net
Kim Vanderbilt: Membership Secretary, New York, SCOAmembership@gmail.com
Karen Luckey: AKC Delegate, 5 Robin Court, Old Brookville, NY 11545, 516-835-4487, artbiz@optonline.net
Mary Faeth: Co-Editor, Registry of Merit Chair, California, Spinfandel@yahoo.com, 530-3657141
Daina Hodges: Co-Editor, Montana, standfastspinoni@gmail.com
Carmen Alvarez: Code of Conduct Committee Chair, 1041 York Avenue Cape May, NJ
08204, SCOASurvey@gmail.com
Karen Moodie: Health Committee Chair, kminnh@aol.com
Ann Bagnell: Annual Meeting Committee Co-Chair, annbagnell@gmail.com
Karen Beyer: Annual Meeting Committee Co-Chair, fussb2001@yahoo.com
Alyssa Pease: Hunt Test Committee Chair, Virginia, spinonecos@yahoo.com
Keely Ghirardelli: Awards Committee Chair, Washington. keelyreg@aol.com
Lauren Friedman, Northeast Regional Reporter ME, VT, NH, MA, RI, CT, NJ, DE, MD,
PA, NY lmf13@att.net
Kathy Hamaker, Junior Showmanship Committee Head, Midwest Regional Reporter MN,
WI, IA, IL, MO, MI, IN, OH, KY kalabrits@aol.com
Northwest Regional Reporter WA, OR, NV, CA, AK, HI (Need volunteer)
Leslie Kunz, Rocky Mountain Regional Reporter MT, ID, WY, UT, CO, ND, SD, NE, KS
lesliekunz@q.com
Honey Key, South Regional Reporter TN, WV, VA, NC, SC, MS, AL, GA, FL
hkey07@yahoo.com
Southwest Regional Reporter AZ, NM, OK, TX, AR, LA (Need volunteer)
Dante with ears flying
March, 2010
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SCOA
Board Voting Activity
Minutes of the Board Meeting December 1, 2009
Present: Bobbi Benson, Liz Bodell, Deb Davenport, Don Lamoureux, Jan Naigus, Jeff Rhodes, Chris Sweetwood; Absent: None; Quorum
was established. The meeting was called to order by President Jeff Rhodes at 9:13 PM. Minutes of the last meeting were approved online.
(Don/Deb).
Report of Secretary: The AKC club dues were paid
Treasurer’s report: Moved and passed to accept treasurer’s report as submitted (Chris/Bobbi)
Committee reports:
Awards committee: The committee submitted three proposed designs for title certificates. Moved and passed to use certificate #101 (Bobbi/
Don)
Health committee: Report was read Approved subject to two changes which need to be made, striking the statement about hunting and
specifying which orthopedic registries will be accepted. The final recommendations are needed by Dec. 10. Moved to add that no CA carriers should be bred (Chris/Deb) In favor, Chris. Opposed, Bobbi, Deb, Don, Jan, and Liz. Motion did not pass. Discussion of questions from
health committee. All board members are in favor of including elbows for a CHIC number, sending a health survey to the membership, and
having a health database with outside ownership.
Supported entry committee: The supported entry guidelines need to be revised.
Moved and passed to approve supported entry in Denver. (Jan/Deb) Moved and passed to not approve supported entry in Connecticut due to
entry history (Deb/Liz) Moved and passed to not approve supported entry in Pennsylvania due to entry history. (Liz/Chris) ROM committee:
Moved and passed to approve Registry of Merit proposal. (Deb/Chris)
Code of Conduct: Moved and passed to send proposed Code of Conduct to the membership for a vote. (Chris/Don) We will use the same
company that handled the last election (Election Trust).
Web site: Bobbi and Jan will be contact people for the SCOA web site. Moved and passed to accept the committee reports (Deb/Bobbi)
Unfinished Business:
Don will look into Pay Pal. Moved and passed to close unfinished business (Bobbi/Deb) Startup money for fundraising items for 2010 tabled
to email. Committee discussions moved to email (Deb/Chris)
New Business:
Discussion of letter from member. Moved and passed to close new business (Liz/Bobbi). Motion to adjourn (Liz/Don). Meeting adjourned at
11:11 PM. Minutes submitted by Secretary, Jan Naigus
Minutes of the Board Meeting January 20, 2010
Present: Bobbi Benson, Liz Bodell, Don Lamoureux, Jan Naigus, Jeff Rhodes, Chris Sweetwood; Absent: Deb Davenport Quorum was
established. The meeting was called to order by President Jeff Rhodes at 9:06 PM. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
(Don/Chris)
Report of Secretary: No report.
Treasurer’s report: The current total of all bank accounts is $47,067.74. Moved and passed to accept treasurer’s report (Jan/Bobbi)
Committee reports:No reports.
Unfinished Business: Health committee recommendations. Jeff suggests that when the health committee submits recommendations, the
chair of the committee should attend the board meeting so that the board has all of the information behind the committee’s decisions and has
the chance to ask questions.
Startup money for 2010 fundraising items. Moved and passed to authorize expenditure of up to $3,000.00 for fundraising items for the 2010
annual meeting, according to the club policy of invoices and receipts. (Chris/Liz)
Breed standard committee: Moved and passed to approve write-up of committee responsibilities. (Jan/Chris) Area of Responsibility: To update the AKC Breed Standards for the Spinone. Scope of Duties: To review and correct the current AKC approved breed standard for the
Spinone and recommend to the SCOA board the changes or corrections needed. Breed standard committee: Moved and passed to appoint
Kim Vanderbilt, chair (Liz/Bobbi). Moved and passed to appoint committee members Jan, Bobbi, Liz, and Lena Amirian. (Chris/Don)
March, 2010
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SCOA Board Voting Activity (Cont’d)
Minutes of the Board Meeting January 20, 2010 (continued from page 6)
Judges Education committee: Moved and passed to approve write-up of committee responsibilities. (Bobbi/Don) Judges Education Committee:
Area of responsibility: The continuing education of AKC conformation judges about the Spinone. Scope of duties: To develop and maintain a
standard breed seminar presentation that will be used by all seminar presenters. To develop and maintain educational material, including
written handouts, an illustrated standard, a "guide for judges" reference card, and a web site judges education section which includes the above
items as well as other relevant items. To develop qualification criteria for breed seminar presenters and ringside mentors and recommend to
the SCOA board persons to be authorized as seminar presenters and/or mentors. To receive requests for breed seminars and recommend approval/disapproval. To maintain a list of all attendees of SCOA-approved seminars.
Moved and passed to table discussion of Ways and Means committee description. (Don/Jan)
Regionalization committee: Moved and passed to approve write-up of committee responsibilities. (Jan/Don) Area of Responsibility: To facilitate and promote the formation of AKC regional clubs for the Spinone Club of America. Scope of Duties: To facilitate and assist in the organization and establishment of SCOA/AKC regional clubs in the United States. The committee will develop a program to assist groups of SCOA
members in the formation of AKC accredited dog clubs. Members are encouraged to become familiar with AKC rule book (RCLA 01(1/09))
“Sample Constitution and bylaws for All-Breed, Specialty, Obedience, Tracking, Agility and Group Clubs” and the AKC rule book (RC Form
(11/09)) “How to form an AKC accredited dog club”.
Moved and passed to have Deb Davenport contact Suzanne Hudson about interest in Judges Education committee. (Liz/Bobbi)
Need to post a notice on the members email list asking for interest and qualifications for chairs and committee members for the PR, Regionalization, and other committees. (Chris/Liz)
Don will send check to pay for posters for AKC/Eukanuba. Moved and passed to close unfinished business (Liz/Chris )
Election of New Members: Five new members approved. (Jan/Bobbi)
New Business: Moved and passed to approve Newsletter expense of $518.40 (Bobbi/Chris). Meet the Breeds -- discussion of board policy tabled to email. (Chris/Bobbi), Parliamentarian – Jeff will send inquiry to find a local parliamentarian for the annual meeting.
Board/Committee liaisons: Chris –Awards, Hunt test; Deb – Health, 2011 National Specialty; Don -Newsletter, Register of Merit; Bobbi -Junior Showmanship, Web site; Jan – 2010 National Specialty
Move to table discussion of Spinone brochure. (Don/Chris)
Fendi fund – Liz will find out the exact amount in the fund. If Liz and LeeAnne agree that it should go to rescue, it will be turned over to the
rescue group after it gets non-profit status.
A question was received about whether any ethics violations are being considered. No complaints have been received.
Moved and passed to close new business (Jan/Don). Next scheduled meeting is February 10, 2010 at 9 PM EDT. Motion to adjourn (Liz/Chris)
Additional Board Decisions Between December 2009 and February 2010
Vote to approve payment of expenses for the December AKC delegate meeting. In favor, Bobbi, Chris, Deb, Don, Jan, Liz
Vote to approve Health Committee recommendations. In favor, Bobbi, Deb, Don, Jan. Opposed, Chris.
Vote to approve Carolyn Fry to present a breed seminar at the Santa Clara Kennel Club in February. In favor, Bobbi, Deb, Don, Jan, Liz.
Abstain, Chris.
Vote to approve expenses: Debby Forry-Viking Stained Glass-Trophy Invoice for 251.25;
Vanderbilt Membership envelopes postage and related 405.75;
Vanderbilt Eukanuba Meet the Breed Booth Expenses 294.47;
In favor, Bobbi, Deb, Don, Jan, Liz.
Vote to approve judge plane ticket and judging fee expense of approximately $1,333.00.
In favor, Bobbi, Chris, Deb, Don, Jan, Liz
Dante through the jump
March, 2010
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SCOA Board Voting Activity (Cont’d)
Minutes of the Board Meeting February 3, 2010
Present: Bobbi Benson, Deb Davenport. Don Lamoureux, Jan Naigus, Jeff Rhodes; Absent: Liz Bodell, Chris Sweetwood
Quorum was established. The meeting was called to order by President Jeff Rhodes at 11:10 PM.
New Business: From Election Trust, the results of the Code of Conduct vote are: 44.5 % of members responded— 71% yes
28% no
Moved and passed to make the new COC effective March 1. (Deb/Jan). Meeting adjourned at 11:14 PM, Minutes submitted by Secretary, Jan
Naigus
Minutes of the Board Meeting February 10, 2010
Present: Bobbi Benson, Liz Bodell, Deb Davenport, Don Lamoureux, Jan Naigus, Jeff Rhodes, Chris Sweetwood; Absent: None
Quorum was established. The meeting was called to order by President Jeff Rhodes at 9:09 PM. Minutes of the last meeting were read and
approved. (Liz/Bobbi)
Report of Secretary: No report.
Treasurer’s report: The current total of all bank accounts is $50,730.84. Moved and passed to accept treasurer’s report (Chris/Deb)
Committee reports:
Health committee: Moved and passed to accept the health committee recommendation to participate in the CHIC program. (Don/Liz)
Awards committee: Liz will notify AKC to send the monthly awards report to the board gmail account. Chris will forward these reports to
the Awards committee chair.
Don will contact the 2010 annual meeting committee about money handling procedures and the budget.
Moved and passed to close committee reports. (Deb/Bobbi)
Unfinished Business:
Ways and Means Committee description Moved and passed to accept the description as written.
(Deb/Don) Area of Responsibility: To develop programs and merchandise to facilitate funding
of SCOA events and the club in general. Scope of Duties: To develop fund raising programs.
To secure and recommend to the SCOA board the use of the SCOA club logo on merchandise
of interest.
SCOA breed brochure discussion tabled pending receipt of final draft. (Don/Chris)
Moved and passed to close unfinished business (Don/Liz)
Election of New Members: Two new members approved. (Jan/Deb)
Mika
New Business:
AKC Parent Club Conference: Discussion tabled to email. Web site design suggestions: We want a web site that is simple, with easy to
find information, a light colored background, and no music. Committee Liaisons: Rescue -- Deb; Ways and Means -- Bobbi; Judges Education – Jan. Request to purchase $250 bath tub for annual meeting: Moved and passed to table decision until we receive budget for the annual meeting. (Chris/Bobbi). Moved and passed to accept the description of the Junior Showmanship committee as written. (Chris/Bobbi)
Area of Responsibility: Promote and encourage involvement in the AKC Junior Handling program. Scope of Duties: Develop ways to help
Juniors and recognize achievement of those juniors showing Spinone. JS Committee members : Susan Lindsey, Caroline Smith, Lori
Richey. Kathy Hamaker, chair. They will look for a member from the west. Moved and passed to approve. (Chris/Deb)
Request to allow use of club logo and provide start-up money of $750-$1000 to create playing cards to be sold as a fundraiser. There is
concern about the ability to sell that many decks of cards. Moved and passed to advance $500 to the card committee for purpose of creating
playing cards (Chris/Bobbi) Moved and passed (Deb/Don) to allow use of SCOA logo for the cards.
Moved and passed to close new business (Chris/Bobbi). Next scheduled meeting is March 17, 2010 at 9 PM EDT. Motion to adjourn (Liz/
Deb), Meeting adjourned at 11:04 PM, Minutes submitted by Secretary, Jan Naigus
March, 2010
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Committee reports
Code of Conduct committee
Sugar
ANNOUNCEMENT:
February 5, 2010
Posted 2/5/2010
The Spinone Club of America has received the ballot results on the issue of Approval/Disapproval of the
Proposed Code of Conduct as tabulated by Election Trust. A Yes vote approved the Proposed Code of
Conduct, a No vote rejected the Proposed Code of Conduct The results are as follows:
Total Ballots Cast
321
Yes (Approve)
228
No (Disapprove)
91
Abstain
2
The Proposed Code of Conduct has been approved. The Board, in a special meeting February 3, 2010
voted to make the new ap proved Code of Conduct effective March 1, 2010. This was done to allow adequate time to update the club website. The official Results Report from Election Trust will be posted on
the website, as well as in the next newsletter.
March, 2010
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Junior Handler committee
We are getting so excited about having our new Junior Handler Committee---hopefully we can have a committee meeting face on at the
Nationals this year and get started with some good basic information at our seminar.
Our new committee for Juniors consists of Kathy Hamaker, Chair, Michigan,-- Susan Lindsey, Ohio,-- Lori Ritchey, Pennsylvania-Caroline Smith-Illinois, and we are looking for someone involved in juniors to be our representative from the west. If you would like to
volunteer, please email me at Kalabrits@aol.com to discuss.
I was forwarded a write up from Deb Davenport, who received this from her sister. We have two Spinone Junior Handlers who belong
to their local kennel club, Nathan and Shannon Barchalk live in Ohio. Shannon finished Rufio's AKC championship at the Cleveland
Christmas Cluster in December of 2009. This was their second major win, the first being in early 2009, in Pennsylvania. Shannon did
all her dogs training sessions, and grooming to prepare for shows, and was his handler all the way to his championship. She turned 14
years old in September, and Rufio turned two in February. The pair also earned Rufio's CGC title in Stow, Ohio earlier in the
year. They have future plans to get a TDI certification and join her grandparents in the "Love on a Leash' therapy dog program.
Shannon's brother, Nathan, is 16 years old and he took both his dog, Nevar and Rufio to hunt test training competition this year. His
first run with Nevar was at the Spinone Nationals in April 2009, and he got a qualifying score. Rufio did not qualify at the Nationals,
but later in August, in Pennsylvania at the Penn Woods Trials, they earned Rufio's first leg towards his JH. Nathan also is handling
Nevar in conformation shows, and needs one point to finish his championship
title.
We have a new member of the SCOA, Harleigh Lindsey, from Mogadore,
Ohio. She has been competing in Junior Showmanship with a combination of
two dogs, one is her grandmother, Su's, Bulldog, Dixie, and the other dog is
Grandma's dog, Portia, a brown Spinone. She has already completed her 3
wins and moved up to Open Juniors, and has done well there, placing in her
class and winning one day at the Cleveland Shows in December.
If you see these kids at the Nationals or any other for that matter, please take a
minute to stop them and congratulate them on their involvement in the
fancy. They are the next generation of our club. We are so proud of Shannon,
Nathan, and Harleigh and hope to see you all at the Nationals competing in
juniors and attending the seminar. We have some surprises in store for you
there!!
Please send any information about your wins, or any stories about juniors
handling in any venue to me. Kathy Hamaker
Ch. Kalas Heiress of Shogun and Harleigh Lindsey
Registry of Merit Committee
The Registry of Merit Committee submitted a proposed procedure and form for a SCOA Registry of Merit Program to the board. It was
approved by the board as presented.
Sincerely, Mary Faeth
Here is the Registry as approved—still in draft form.
Spinone Club of America Spinone Italiano Registry of Merit (ROM) –
Approved 2/10 – Draft form Version 1.0
The future of the Spinone rests with the sires and dams who have demonstrated their ability to provide for successive generations.
In recognition of their contributions to the breed, SCOA awards the Registry of Merit (ROM) Certificate to those Spinone whose
offspring reflect the breed’s character and purpose, as evidenced by the titles achieved. There are four types of ROM. C-ROM for
Conformation, F-ROM for Field, P-ROM for other performance events and lastly a V-ROM for Versatility.
Application for a Registry of Merit:
The Registry of Merit recognizes the sire or dam that meets the qualifications. Certificates will be mailed to the name and address on the
application.
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Registry of Merit Committee (Cont’d)
An application must include all dogs’ registered names, AKC registration number and title/prizes that meet all qualifications. In addition proof of
titles/prizes achieved for all dogs listed must be sent with application. Acceptable proof would be copies of AKC title certificates and copies from
AKC website showing proof of title completion. Proof of sire or dam of each progeny being used to qualify is also required with application. Acceptable proof of sire or dam would be copy of AKC registration. Applications must be filled out entirely, including OFA hip numbers on sire or
dam. Application must be signed.
Once the application is received, you should receive a certificate by 8 weeks. There is a $10 application fee for each dog owned by a SCOA member and a $35 application fee for each non-SCOA member. Applications received without a check will not be processed.
Checks should be made out to: Spinone Club of America. Application form, check and all supporting documentation should be sent to: name of
volunteer, address of volunteer.
Once volunteers have been worked out, we will have copies of applications and an appropriate address to mail applications for Registry of Merit
(s) available for members and non-members. Most likely it will be placed on the SCOA website.
C-ROM requirements:
For a Sire: Produced ten AKC champions of record.
For a Dam: Produced six AKC champions of record.
F-ROM requirements:
For a Sire: Produced progeny with a total of ten hunting titles/prizes on a minimum of three different individual dogs. This may be achieved
through AKC titles such as JH, SH or MH. If a dog achieves a JH title and then goes on to achieve a SH title, that would count as two titles.
This may also be achieved through Prize I, II or III through NAVHDA. This would count for one in each testing level such as Natural Ability
or Utility, no matter how many times they test and prize in one area of testing.
For a Dam: Produced progeny with a total of six hunting titles/prizes on a minimum of two different individual dogs. This may be achieved
through AKC titles such as JH, SH or MH. If a dog achieves a JH title and then goes on to achieve a SH title, that would count as two titles.
This may also be achieved through Prize I, II or III through NAVHDA. This would count for one in each testing level such as Natural Ability
or Utility, no matter how many times they test and prize in one area of testing.
P-ROM requirements:
For a Sire: Produced progeny with a total of ten titles in competitive AKC events (other than hunting or conformation), such as rally, obedience, tracking and agility on a minimum of three different individual dogs.
For a Dam: Produced progeny with a total of six titles in competitive AKC events (other than hunting or conformation), such as rally, obedience, tracking and agility on a minimum of two different individual dogs.
V-ROM requirements:
For a Sire: Produced ten AKC champions of record. Produced progeny with a total of ten hunting titles/prizes on a minimum of three different individual dogs. This may be achieved through AKC titles such as JH, SH or MH. If a dog achieves a JH title and then goes on to
achieve a SH title, that would count as two titles. This may also be achieved through Prize I, II or III through NAVHDA. This would count
for one in each testing level such as Natural Ability or Utility, no matter how many times they test and prize in one area of testing. Produced
progeny with a total of five titles in other competitive AKC events (other than hunting or conformation), such as rally, obedience, tracking
and agility on a minimum of two different individual dogs. Of the qualifying progeny, five of those progeny have to have achieved titles in
more than one area, such as conformation and hunting.
For a Dam: Produced seven AKC champions of record. Produced progeny with a total of seven hunting titles/prizes on a minimum of two
different individual dogs. This may be achieved through AKC titles such as JH, SH or MH. If a dog achieves a JH title and then goes on to
achieve a SH title, that would count as two titles. This may also be achieved through Prize I, II or III through NAVHDA. This would count
for one in each testing level such as Natural Ability or Utility, no matter how many times they test and prize in one area of testing. Produced progeny with a total of three titles in other competitive AKC events (other than hunting or conformation), such as rally, obedience,
tracking and agility on a minimum of two different individual dogs. Of the qualifying progeny, three of those progeny have to have
achieved titles in more than one area, such as conformation and hunting.
Once volunteers have been worked out, we will have copies of applications and an appropriate address to mail applications for Registry of
Merit(s) available for members and non-members. Most likely it will be placed on the SCOA website. Submitted by Mary Faeth
March, 2010
2010 Annual Meeting—Schedule of Events
Mon., April 26
5:30 am
Early breakfast available for those doing hunt testing
7 am
NAVHDA test
2-4 pm
Handlers’ Clinic: Preparing for AKC Hunt Testing – with Lena Amirian
Tues., April 27
5:30 am
7:00 am
AKC Hunt Test—All Breeds
9:00-11 am
Conditioned Retrieve, Clinic with Lena Amirian
2:00-4:00 pm
E-Collar Conditioning, Clinic with Lena Amirian
Wed., April 28
5:30 am
7:00 am
AKC Hunt Test-All Breeds
9:00 am-6:00 pm Official Specialty Check-In
10:00 am-noon
Handler’s Clinic for Conformation with Kay McLeland, Dave Brooks, Kathy Hamaker
Noon
Lunch
1:00 pm-5 pm
ABCs of Dog Breeding Seminar with Claudia Orlandi
4:30-5:30 pm
Agility Demonstration with Linda Arble
6:00 pm
Dinner and Welcome, followed by Nutrition Presentation by David Friedman
Thur., April 29
8 am
SCOA National Obedience Trial
9 am or following Obedience SCOA National Rally Trial
8:30 am-noon
CERF & Thyroid Screen
11:00 am
Sanctioned Match
Noon
Lunch
1:00-4:00 pm
SCOA Annual Business Meeting
4:30-5:30 pm
Spinone Olympics
6:00 pm
Dinner followed by Parade of Rescues & Presentation on Spinone Rescue
Fri., April 30
9:00 am
SCOA National Specialty Show
9:30 -11am
Judges’ Breed Seminar with Carolyn Fry
11:00 am
Lunch
Noon or following Sweepstakes- Junior Showmanship
Regular Classes & Best of Breed
4 pm or following Parade CGC Testing
6:00
Dinner followed by live Auction
Sat., May 1
8:00 am
SCOA Parent Specialty
Noon
Lunch
1:00-5:00 pm
Seminar: Puppy Puzzle: Evaluating the Structural Quality of Puppies with Pat Hastings
6:00 pm
Awards Dinner and Parade of Veterans
Sun., May 2
7:00-11:00 am
Continental Breakfast
2010 Annual Meeting—Hunt Tests
NAVHDA Test Monday April, 26, 2010 7:00 AM
York Pointer & Setter Club Contact : Mr. John Beck, Test Secretary, Hickory Run NAVHDA jebeckjr@gmail.com
3527 NOTTINGHAM LANE Philadelphia. PA 19114 215-280-2436
AKC Hunt Tests Tuesday April, 27, and Wednesday April, 28, 2010 7:00 AM
York Pointer & Setter Club Spinone Club of America York Pointer Setter Club Grounds, Wellsville, PA
Web Site:http://www.spinoneclubofamerica.com Closing Date: Wednesday - April 21, 2010 Closing Time: 05:00:00 PM Time Zone:
EASTERN
For additional information contact: Ms. Alyssa Pease, Event Secretary 1229 Shenandoah Rd. Alexandria, VA 22308 (703) 765-5715
spinonecos@yahoo.com The hunt tests will be held at the York Pointer & Setter Club. The site is located at 7730 Carlisle Road, Wellsville
Hello everyone,
Our committee is looking for volunteers to help work the NAVHDA and AKC Hunt tests. The tests are Monday, April 26, Tuesday,
April 27, and Wednesday April 28. On Tuesday and Wednesday we will be running 2 sets of judging teams. If you are not into planting
birds, there are many other jobs to do. Please consider supporting these tests. Breakfast will be served at the hotel starting at 5:30
AM. The fields are about 20 minutes from the hotel and we will begin each morning at 7:00 AM. SCOA is offering double AKC hunt
tests, meaning two teams of judges each day. We are hoping to be able to accommodate all the handlers and dogs that want to enter.
Name: York Pointer & Setter Club 7730 Carlisle Road Wellsville, pa 17365-9411 http://www.scoaspecialty2010.info/
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2010 Annual Meeting—Merchandise Information
Spinone Marketplace
As the National Specialty approaches, we are at work developing club merchandise to offer. As in
the past, we will have a catalog
available online and you can view
the merchandise and place advance
orders. The catalog will be available
online in March.
Front of T-shirts
Back of T-shirts
A Specialty embroidered logo for Carlisle 2010 has been developed and will be available in a choice of
high-quality merchandise. These items need to be pre-ordered from the online catalog, and orders can be
taken at the event, as well.
Fun Logo: "Join the Dance in Pennsylvania" T-shirt's will be available soon, with a choice of long- or shortsleeve and several colors to pick from. The left front chest text will be in white and added to all T-shirts.
There is limited quantity, so order early!
Other items to be offered will be "Join the Dance in Pennsylvania" window decals, utilizing the special
design from this year's SCOA National Specialty clothing.
Items utilizing the official Spinone Club of America logo will include Zipper Pulls, Lapels Pins, and
Patches.
Items can be shipped or picked up at the National. Please check www.spinoneclubofamerica.com for the
catalog, choice of merchandise, and ordering information.
--Kay McLeland, Nikki Davis-Dodge
2010 Annual Meeting—Photography
It’s already February and the National Specialty in Carlisle, PA, is nearly upon us! I’m Ted Wentink, and I'm a professional photographer and have the joy of owning a wonderful Spinone named Ricco. Last year was my first attendance, and this year I’m looking forward to not only participating in the events, but also doing private photo sessions for you on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. I’ll have more details forthcoming, but essentially we’ll have field sessions available in the early morning and evening (when
the light is best), with some indoor studio sessions available during the day. Although there will be a limited number of sessions
available, you’ll be able to sign up prior and reserve your place with a credit card.
I’ve been working as a photographer for nearly thirty years in a variety of disciplines (editorial, advertising, portraiture and yes, we even shot real film!), and I particularly enjoy working with people and
their dogs, creating artwork for their homes. You can check out some of my work at my website,
http://www.studio2300.net/. As you’ll see, I’ve also been photographing dogs for many of Ed Erickson’s Autumn Breeze Kennel clients while they’re boarded at Ed’s for training. Be sure to attend the
dinner on Friday night where I’m donating a session with artwork to be auctioned. This session can
then be photographed on Saturday afternoon (unless of course you’re planning on coming to Minnesota – then we can do it here anytime!). I’m really looking forward to meeting and reconnecting with
you all again.
Ted Wentink
Studio 2300/Wentink Photography
“Where the images tell the story”
612-252-6797 mobile 612-709-7086
<http://www.Studio2300.net>
Examples of Ted Wentink’s
Photography
March, 2010
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2010 Annual Meeting—SCOA Auction
The 2010 Auction will be held Friday evening, April 30th, immediately after dinner. The auction is the club’s largest fundraiser and we hope
members will continue their generous donations, as they have in the past.
This year we plan to use a professional auctioneer, Tom Kaiser, for the state baskets and large donations. Tom is from the Pennsylvania area,
is active in NAVHDA, and has generously offered his time for our auction.
Along with the traditional auction we plan to have both individual raffles and a “brown bag” raffle this year. More information on the raffles
will be available at the registration desk.
We are asking members to donate state baskets and individual items. State baskets are baskets that contain regional items and other items that
appeal to members. Usually one person in each state will coordinate the basket and ask for donations from other members in their area.
This year we are also asking spinone kennels to donate a Spinone item to the auction. It doesn’t need to be a large donation, just Spinone specific. The kennels that choose to donate will be listed as sponsors on our website.
We’ve received some wonderful donations already; Rosalind Trigg has donated a Spinone print ( www.nobledogs.com/ ), Originals by Omar
has donated a pair of gold spinone earrings ( www.originalsbyomar.com/index.htm ), Ted Wentink has donated a professional photo shoot
( http://studio2300.net/ ), and Ed Erickson has donated a week’s training for your dog ( www.abkvc.com/ ).
We’ve also received some great hunt donations, the donors are listed below.
Sage Safari LLC
www.sagesafaris.com/
Sand Pine Pheasant
http://www.sandpinepheasants.com/
Hilltop Meadows Hunt Club
http://www.hilltopmeadowshuntclub.com/
Granite Springs LLC
http://www.granitespringssd.com/
Dorchester Shooting Preserve
http://www.huntdsp.com/
Wings North
http://www.wingsnorth.org/
Best buddies
Member donations can either be brought to the event or mailed to the address below after April 10th. Please mark the package with details,
such as “WA State Basket”. Also, please email Ruth Estes with what has been donated. Kennel donations can be sent to Lauren Friedman (12
Manor House lane, Milford CT 06461) at any time.
Hotel Carlisle, SCOA Auction, Attn Sarah Brennerman, 1700 Harrisburg Pike, Carlisle, PA 17015
Please contact Ruth Estes (westes1830@aol.com) with any questions on the auction. We hope to see you in PA, thanks for your interest.
We are hoping for a really special hunt themed basket for the Live auction at the Specialty and would love any donations towards that
effort. Whether you want to send in a special item or just send a check and let us do the shopping for you, all donations are greatly appreciated. What better way to support your Spinone Italiano? Contact me by phone or email and start the bird flushing! Just mention
Hunt basket donation in your contact info/subject line.
Kathy Cooper, 515-277-9831, coopka@hotmail.com
Hi. I'm coordinating a Companion Basket for the Nationals this year. Your names were suggested to me as people who might be interested in supporting the Companion Basket. This will the first year we've had this basket, I believe and I hope to make it a big one with
lots of goodies for whoever the lucky bidder is. Good items for it will be all the basic items that people need for dog ownership. Recommended items might include favorite collars, leads, blankets, toys, books, beds, etc. As veteran Spinone lovers, you (or your dogs) may
have a preferences that would increase the appeal of the basket at auction. If you know of something particularly tempting in a doggie
item, please consider it for our basket. If you would like to donate to this basket, here are a few a good ways to do it.
You can purchase items online or locally and have them sent to my address:
Audrey Hill, 6625 103rd Street, 5J, Forest Hills, NY 11375
I look forward to helping to coordinate a great basket for a great cause. Thank you for your help.
Audrey Hill, audhilly@gmail.com
March, 2010
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2010 Annual Meeting—Facilities
Hotel Carlisle & Embers Convention Center, 1700 Harrisburg Pike, Carlisle, PA
York Pointer & Setter Club House,
7730 Carlisle Road, Wellsville, PA
York Pointer & Setter Club Hunting Fields
2011 annual meeting Committee
The 2011 committee is making progress toward holding a fabulous national in Olympia, WA in April of 2011! We are currently working on
judges and a superintendent, looking at some great seminar speakers, and getting details ironed out with the host hotel (the Red Lion). Look for
more information after the 2010 Specialty!
Several of us are making plans to attend the events in PA, and we’ll do a short presentation there and have information available for those
who are planning on “heading west” next year. In the meantime, we encourage everyone to support and plan to attend the 2010 National. It sounds
like it’s going to be a great time at a wonderful venue.
See you all there!!! Submitted by Sue McGregor
March, 2010
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Awards committee
Jan. 7, 2010
Awards Committee Report
The Awards Committee is in the process of reviewing both nominations and results from AKC and NAHVDA. We will
have our recommendations to the board shortly for the various awards. We received 19 nominations for the Kemo, Rufus, Ty,
Cos, Asti and the Award of Merit.
In reviewing the AKC and NAHVDA results we saw that 30 Spinoni received their Championship titles, 18 their Junior
Hunter, 4 Senior Hunters, 2 Master Hunters, 12 Rally Novice, 4 Rally Advanced, 1 Rally Excellent Advanced and 1 Tracking Dog.
On the NAHVDA side 25 received their Natural Ability, 1 passed Utility Prep Test and 13 passed their Utility Tests. We also had 3
Spinoni invited to the Invitational with one passing.
Do not forget about nominating those special Dog/Handler teams for 2010. Our goal is to double the number of nominations that were sent in for 2009. And remember its OK to nominate your own dog. Who else knows you and your dog more than
YOU!!!
Thanks Keely
We need your help! You can nominate dogs for the SCOA Annual Awards. These awards are given to
SCOA members who have had major accomplishments in the last year. Especially needed are nominees
for the COS Cup and Asti’s Compassion.
Name of dog_____________________________________________
Owner___________________________________________________
Place an X beside your choice(only one nominee per form)
_____ KEMO CUP- In recognition of the top performance in the field by a Spinone Italiano: You should consider NAVHDA and AKC field performance. Performance with non-AKC field (competing registries) should not
be considered.
______ RUFUS CUP- In recognition of the Spinone demonstrating exceptional performance in the field and conformation ring: you should consider NAVHDA and AKC field and conformation performance. This should be a
Spinone that had prized in a NAVHDA Utility test, is at least a SH and has excelled in the conformation
ring. Consideration should not be given to titles/awards given by competing registries (ie: UKC, etc).
_____ TY CUP In recognition of the Spinone that demonstrate exceptional performance in three or more areas
of activity: You should consider NAVHDA, AKC and Therapy Certifying agencies when evaluating performance
for this award. Consideration should not be given for titles/awards earned with competing registries (UKC,
etc). This award is not bound by the previous calendar year rule and can be awarded for a lifetime of
achievement.
_____ COS CUPIn recognition of the ultimate companion dog: the Spinone that best typifies the best
Spinone to "hang out" with. This award is not bound by the previous calendar year rule and can be awarded
for a lifetime of achievement.
_____ ASTI’S COMPASSION- In recognition of the Spinone demonstrating superior performance as a therapy dog:
The recognition of/titles received from the various therapy dog certifying organizations.
_____ AWARD OF RECOGNITION- Awarded to the Spinone that has produced offspring of significance to the
breed.
Tell us in a brief description of 250 words or less what this dog has done to deserve the award:. You may attach a separate piece of paper. Up to two
pictures may be attached.
Send nominations to:
Keely Ghirardelli
10120 N.E. 135th Lane
Kirkland WA 98034
Keelyreg@aol.com
Debb Brookman
586 Hefner Dr
Lima OH 45801
dobie@wcoil.com
Sharon Reif
10044 Jordan Road
Jordan NY 13080
spreif@gmail.com
March, 2010
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Regional reports and brags
Couchfields Psychic Detective, aka "Spencer", earned his Rally Novice title on November 13, 2009, at
the age of 10 months. Spencer is owned and loved by Sara Marshall and Chris Colbath. He is
also featured in the hardcover book "DogJoy: The Happiest Dogs In The Universe", published in October 2009.
Submitted by—Sara Marshall
Spencer
On Jan 16, 2010 in Rosamond, CA Gelati Di Morghengo SH achieved one leg of her master
hunt title. On Feb 6 in Lakeview, CA, she achieved one leg of her master hunt title. And
then on February 13th and 14th in California, she achieved three more legs of her Master
hunt title to complete the title. Gelati is now a Master Hunter. It was a big Valentine’s gift
for her owners, who are very proud of this girl. The judges were very complimentary.
Submitted by—Ellen Kincaid
Gelati
Midwest regional report
Midwest report- Not a lot to report this month from our area. Please send anything you want in print to me at kalabrits@aol.com. We
want to hear your news!! Bill and Bev Thomas sold a puppy to Ted Wentink. He not
only was Best of Winners at the Specialty last April but now Ricco is a rock star. Ted
would like us to keep an eye out for Ricco in a new TV ad starting in February advertising 3M Pet Care Dental Treats. He was videotaped for a national commercial, so everyone watch for it. Ricco is very modest about his new found fame. Per his owner, he
already had a big head! Congratulations to Ted and Ricco! You make us all proud! Sue
Lindsey from Ohio said her Ch. KaLa's Rubeus Hagrid CD JH now also has his Rally
Novice title. They are already working on the next level in obedience and Rally. Ch.
KaLa's L'Elleto Uno now has her Rally Novice title as well. She is owned by myself and
my partner, Matt Cole. That is it for this time. Until next time, kiss your Spinoni! Kathy
Hamaker
Northeast regional report
Costa d'Oro's Dark Star (Massimo) bred and owned by Michael
Ohlstein and Karen Luckey, recently was awarded Best in Sweepstakes (Puppy), Best of Breed and received a Group 4 placement in
the Best Puppy in Sweepstakes at the Big Apple Sporting Society
Show on February 11, 2010.
It has been a hard/snowy winter and most folks are probably just
sitting tight. Submitted by Chris Sweetwood
As if words are not enough, here is proof of the huge amounts of
snowfall in the Northeast, which cleaned out store shelves and
forced people inside for a while. Here are Enzo and Turin having
fun in a snow bank. Spinone don’t seem to know what all the fuss
is about. Snow is just fun!
March, 2010
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Rocky Mountain Regional Report
By Leslie Kunz
Wow, it’s February, Valentine’s Day, President’s Day and maybe Spring is on the way. Sadly, it’s also the end of hunting season. And now the
show season gears up. Some of the Colorado folks got some last minute pheasant hunting in with some great results. The Colorado folks have
some great seminars planned for March. There is a Rally Seminar in Colorado Springs March 6-7, a Hunt Clinic and Seminar in Elizabeth
March 21 and a grooming Seminar in Denver on March 27.
The Plum Creek/Colorado Kennel Club is just finishing up their four day cluster today, February 15. It was a great showcase for Spinoni, we
had 18 entered. On Saturday night many of the group got together for a dinner. It was great food, great friends and a great time. Many thanks
to Krystyna Popovich for providing the beautiful Spinone cake.
Here are the results of the Denver show:
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Winners Dog
Winners Bitch
BOB
BOW
BOS
Winners Dog
Winners Bitch
BOB
BOW
BOS
Winners Dog
Winners Bitch
BOB
BOW
BOS
Deb Davenport’s Couchfield’s Here For The Party
Mary & Stuart Campbell’s Darby Canyon Milly Vitale. Milly also got her Championship this weekend.
Kay Fritts’s Ch. Amico Peloso’s Diamond World
Shirley Bauer’s Ch. Caccia Cane Fonzie JH
Debby Forry & Susie Pool’s Dry Grass’ Jammin: Marley
Mary & Stuart Campbell’s Darby Canyon Milly Vitale
Heather Jenner’s Ch. Gisa’s Fantascienza Of Isis RN.
Kip also got 2 legs of his Rally Advanced this weekend.
Mary & Stuart Campbell’s Darby Canyon Milly Vitale
Kay Fritts’ Ch. Amico Peloso’s Diamond World
Kay Fritts’ Amico Peloso’s Chiclet
Winners Dog
Nancy Young & Leslie Kunz’s Gateways Mile Handsome Harry
Winners Bitch
BOB
BOW
BOS
On a final note, the Rocky Mountain Region has an entry in Westminster, Becky Koch’s Mountain Valley Agatha.
Thanks so much for everyone’s input for this edition. Please send any Rocky Mountain Region news to lesliekunz@q.com
Plum Creek Rally on Sunday Rally Advanced B
March, 2010
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AKC Eukanuba Spinone Meet the Breed Booth
December 13 & 14, 2009 - Long Beach, California
The Spinone Club of America Meet the Breed Booth was a success! Mary Faeth did a most excellent job of setting up the
booth with all the photos and information, computer slideshow
and flags. And SCOA now owns a very beautiful handmade
cloth made by Sonia Grief which made its debut this year at the
AKC Eukanuba Spinone Meet the Breed Booth and it will be
used at future breed booths in years to come. Volunteers manning the booth were Karen Lucky, Erica Callahan and Ellen Kincaid on Saturday, and Sunday’s volunteers were Mary Faeth,
Sonia Grief, Karen Luckey and Daina Hodges with special appearances by Nancy Schultz and Margret Coe. We had fabulous
Spinone representatives as well, ranging in age from four and a
half months to three years, and all were spectacular in their
Mary Faeth and Trella
meeting and greeting capabilities! It was especially nice to watch the older Spinone as they made a special point to greet people in wheelchairs—they seemed to know
that they had to go out of their way
to meet and greet those folks! It was
a lot of fun! A gigantic THANK
YOU to all the volunteers, both human and canine!
Submitted by Daina Hodges
Beautiful Hand Made Cloth
Handcrafted by Sonia Grief
March, 2010
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AKC Eukanuba National Championship Dog Show Results
December 13, 2009 - Long Beach, California
In celebration of AKC’s 125th Year Anniversary, this year’s show was a special show that was open to all class dogs
and champions to enter. Our Spinone ring was well-represented with beautiful Spinone from across the country!
Congratulations to all the winners!
Best of Breed Spinone Ch. Sharpshot Aris, owned by Allison A. Schultz, bred by Joyce Ruigrok & Dan Delaney.
Best of Opposite Sex Spinone Ch. Amico Peloso’s Diamond World, owned by Cheryl Kay Fritts, Regina Maxwell &
Joyce Standish, bred by Cheryl Kay Fritts & Debbie Perrott.
Best Bred By Spinone Ch. Goldfly Gaiety’s Frosty Jack, owned by Daina B. Hodges & Sonia A. Grief, bred by Sonia A.
Grief.
Best of Winners and Winners Dog Spinone Bela’s When It Rains It Pours, owned by Patricia, Leslie & Kirk Miller,
bred by Patricia, Leslie & Kirk Miller and Patricia Fendley.
Winners Bitch Spinone Nacimiento’s Crystal Ice, owned by Cynthia & Loren Boe, bred by Cynthia & Loren Boe.
Award of Excellence Spinone Ch. Goldfly Magic’s Class Act, owned by Daina Hodges & Gregory Sponseller, bred by
Sonia Grief.
Award of Excellence Spinone Ch. Javal I’m Movin On To Hootwire, owned by Debbie Perrott & Shirley Knipe, bred
by Val Smith.
Award of Excellence Spinone Ch. Goldfly Gaiety’s Frosty Jack, owned by Daina Hodges & Sonia Grief, bred by Sonia
Grief.
Best Bred By and Award of
Excellence
Best of Breed
Award of Excellence
Ch. Goldfly Magic’s Class
Best of Opposite Sex
Award of Excellence
Ch. Javal I’m Movin On To
Hootwire
Best of Winners, Winner’s Dog
March, 2010
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Westminster Kennel Club—February 16, 2010
A Window into WKC
We flew into New York on Saturday, 2/13. A few days preceding our trip the airports were
shut down and I was worried that the trip was not going to happen, but on Saturday it was
clear. We flew out of San Francisco for a direct flight, which was a four-hour drive from my
home. This meant leaving at 1:30am. I traveled with my mom, my seven-year-old daughter
and two dogs, one Spinone and one Welsh terrier. My mom’s trip had actually started the
day before with a five hour drive from Eugene, OR. We were part of the huge mass of folks
traveling with dogs from all over the country to get to the Westminster Kennel Club dog
show. With a wonderful prompt car service we arrived at our hotel at about 6pm. After settling in and dinner, bedtime was about 11pm and we were all exhausted. We spent Sunday
and Monday mainly taking care of dogs. It turns out to be time
Mariah enjoying the NYC Snow
consuming business trying to find the perfect spot of concrete to
make your business on when you are a female dog. Dogs who
live in the city are probably used to it, but our country dogs were not exactly used to the hustle and
bustle, the city buses and the grates in the sidewalk. Snow actually made for a good surface as it
turns out.
The city has so much wonderful restaurants to offer, delicious
food in abundance. We managed to fit in a Broadway show,
Mamma Mia!, which was a first for all three of us. We also
managed to wait in the four hour line to get to the 86th floor
observatory of the Empire State building on Valentine’ day. How touristy is that!
Spinone benched and showed on Tuesday. They were
supposed to arrive by 11:30am and stay until 8pm. We
arrived at 8am, because of the Welsh Terrier, and stayed until 8pm. It was a long day,
made longer by entertaining of a little girl. My mom and I were also benched separately,
which made it harder for us both. But we survived
and we had a pretty good time.
It was a hard day for others benched on the Spinone bench as well. Several went back to
their homes ill, which took many day to recover from. It takes a lot out of you. And the
folks that make the trek whether it be from Pennsylvania or from California or from
Idaho – put a lot into getting their dogs healthy and happy there to show. 2500 dogs
made their way to NYC this year. The most entries came from California with 251 entries this year.
It snowed all day on Tuesday, so again I am sure many worried about their trips home on Wednesday. But Wednesday
dawned clear. And we as well as many others made our flights back home to wherever we were from. On our flight alone
there were six dogs traveling in pet cargo and several more in cabin.
Westminster Kennel Club is everything wonderful you can think of, but it is also filled with many stories of struggle to get
there.
Submitted by Mary Faeth
March, 2010
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Westminster Kennel Club—February 16, 2010 (Cont’d)
The results were:
Best of Breed Spinone Ch. Sharpshot Aris, owned by Allison A. Schultz, bred by Joyce Ruigrok & Dan Delaney.
Best of Opposite to Ch. Kala’s Qualcosa Parlare Di, owned by Stacie Coates & Kathleen Hamaker, bred by Marilee Cole & Kathleen Hamaker &
Matt Cole.
Award of Merit to Ch. Klondike’s Frederico Ilario owned by Susan Moen and Carol Sheridan, bred by Susan Moen & Carol Sheridan.
Award of Merit to Ch. Italix Massimiliano owned by Dana Graff and Kay Holden, bred by Kay Holden.
Congratulations to each of them.
Best Of Opposite
Best Of Breed
Award of Merit
Ch. Italix Massimiliano
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March, 2010
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~ A Mother & Daughter Remembered ~
A Friendship Lives On
How did we get this far?
It all started at an outdoor sport show in February of 1999. Alle and I were working the NAVHDA Chapter booth and, as
usual, Alle was charming her way into the hearts of everyone who would give her the time of day.
One of those people turned out to be Kandi Kwirant.
As you can imagine, you meet tons of people at these events. And while I gave Kandi a card, we
did not re-connect with each other until sometime in 2000. At that time she called me because
she was interested in the breed and wondered about the possibility of getting a puppy. We met
for lunch and the process began. With the help of Alle’s breeder, Jan Naigus, a mate was selected
and Kandi was on the list for a puppy. The babies were born on August 14, 2001.
By then, Kandi and I were meeting and talking on a regular basis. At lunch one day, Kandi told
me her husband, Jim, was giving her the money for her puppy as her birthday present. That led
to the question of when her birthday was. December 3rd, she told me. Are you kidding me? That’s my birthday, too! Fate
and Alle brought the two of us together and the girls, Alle and Gianna, kept us going all these years.
Gianna was the beautiful puppy Kandi got from the litter.
Once the bond was formed, we did everything with the two girls. We took them hunting, to dog
shows and to several annual SCOA meetings. Of course, we had separate lives, too, and the girls
were each a huge part of them.
Gianna finished her AKC Championship one day and Alle finished hers the next. Both girls were
Canine Good Citizens and both became working therapy dogs. Alle and Gianna each earned Junior
Hunter titles, but we never took them any further. They were a dynamo hunting team. They weren’t
big on bringing the birds to us, but we never lost a bird with them either. One or both would stand
with the bird till one of us got there to pick it up. Okay. They had us retrieve-trained, but have you
ever had a mouth full of feathers? They weren’t so
dumb.
As the years passed, we continued to share time together with the girls. It is difficult to describe the love we shared with them
and because of them. But you dog folks understand. It is comforting to
believe they know how much we still love them. Sadly, they both crossed
the rainbow bridge far too soon. Gianna became ill in January of 2008.
While every effort was made to save her, she passed in early March. Alle
died suddenly this past January.
While both girls are gone now, we are blessed to have their
memories, puppies, grand puppies and our friendship. That is
really what this has been about. These wonderful animals give
us so much in our daily lives and then they give us lasting
friendships to carry us through after their time has come to
cross the bridge.
Angel wings, sweet girls. We love you and will carry you in our
hearts forever.
In memory of Alle and Gianna,
Bobbi and Kandi
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Breed Rescue—Good Will
January 31, 2010
Today I lost a dear friend and a trusted companion. His name was Will and although I know life will never be the same without him, our
lives were enriched beyond measure because of him.
Will came to us nearly 7 years ago via a shelter in Chicago. I was asked to drive up and take a look at what was thought to be a Spinone. It was a hot July day and traveling through the Chicago traffic is not my idea of a lovely way to spend a Saturday. But I was happy
to go and possibly help a Spinone in need. After looking at this dirty, smelly, matted and rather fierce sounding creature, I decided he was
indeed a Spinone and we were on our way back to Indiana. He smelled so bad that I couldn't stand to use the air conditioning and opted to
have the windows open despite the heat. He enjoyed the ride and was happy to sit in the front seat and take in the scenery.
When we got home I walked him into the house and tried to decide the best way to introduce him to his new canine and feline family
members. The meeting was nothing short of astounding as he met my dogs and they all looked at each other as if to say, "Hey, where have
you been? We're glad you're back." It was almost as though he had always been with us and had been away at summer camp for a
week. There was never a period of adjustment for Will or my other dogs. They accepted him unconditionally and he accepted them.
After a trip to the groomer, a much needed bath and a trip to the vet's office he was deemed clean and healthy. Aside from an ear infection
and dew claws that were hanging by a thread (and needed to be removed) he was in good shape. He was much older than the shelter estimated him to be. They thought he was about 3 years old, my vet thought he was closer to 7 or 8. It didn't matter to us.
Will didn't know what treats or toys were but he soon learned that treats were a wonderful thing and toys were almost as good. I took Will
to the groomer about every 8 weeks and they sold dog toys there. Every time I picked Will up he would trot over to the toy display and
snag something off one of the racks. It was usually the same fleece disc that we already had an abundance of but how can you not buy it
after your Spinone just got it nice and slimy? It's pretty difficult to slip the toy back on the rack when it's got Spinone drool hanging from
it. Will always had to greet me with something in his mouth and I think the dog toys were just the first thing he could grab. I once surprised him when I arrived at home and he was so frantic to find something to present me with that he picked up a large throw rug and
brought it to me. He had to drag it since he couldn't get the whole rug in his mouth but at least he met me bearing a gift.
Will soon showed us how much he liked to swim in our pond and chase the ducks and geese. He was a wonderful retriever, too, but would
swim around endlessly just enjoying the water. He also liked to chase the fish and he even caught a few of the slower catfish once in a
while. He didn't know what to do with them after he caught them but he sure enjoyed the chase. Will even traveled to South Dakota 3
times with my husband to hunt pheasants and hunted in Indiana and Ohio several times before he just got too old to go. He was a great
hunting dog and had obviously been hunted before he came to us. He knew just what to do and if he would hear a shotgun, a fire cracker
or a car misfire, he would immediately look up as if he were expecting something to fall out of the sky.
When we had our first litter of puppies we couldn't believe how wonderful Will was with them. He was totally infatuated with them and
would hang his head over the whelping box and watch them intently. When they were old enough to leave the box and go into the kitchen
Will would lie on the floor and the puppies would crawl all over him. He was so patient and kind with them even when they bit his ears
and pulled his beard and he never once lost his temper. When Lira decided she didn't want to sleep with the puppies anymore Will stepped
up and slept in the kitchen with them. We called him grandpa Willie because he always treated them with such kindness and patience.
A few years ago Will started to slow down and his hips seemed to bother him a lot. He was also diagnosed with hypothyroidism so he got
his daily meds for pain and to regulate his thyroid. He did so well and even perked up a lot, and lost a little weight, after his thyroid condition was diagnosed. He seemed to have a new lease on life. But in the last few days he seemed to slow down a great deal and he became
lethargic. We noticed that he was coughing and it sounded like he had fluid in his lungs. He no longer wanted to take his meds even when
they were given with cheese, hot dogs or any of his favorite things. He refused all food and he couldn't get up. He was telling us that he
needed to go. My wonderful vet met us at her office today even though it's Sunday and Will left us with the same grace and dignity in
which he entered our lives several years ago. He was a true gentleman to the very end.
If anyone has ever thought about adopting an older dog please don't hesitate to do it. Even though Will was only with us for 7 years I
know I couldn't have loved him more if he'd been born here. I wish he could have stayed longer but each and every moment that we
shared with him was priceless. I wouldn't trade our time with Will for anything in this world.
Patti Johnson
March, 2010
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Lo Spinoso by Cesare Bonasegale reprinted by permission from Il Giornale
Dello Spinone Issue 32, January 2010
Spinone e Bracco italiano erano in origine due varietà della medesima razza. Le differenze fra i due, motivate dal diverso utilizzo che ne veniva
fatto. Oggi le diversità si vanno riducendo sempre più.
In Italia – prima dell’importazione di altre razze – esisteva solo il Bracco Nobile ed il Bracco Spinoso.
Nobile non in sé, ma perché nobili erano i loro padroni, dediti alla caccia in terreni aperti.
Gli altri (cioè i “non nobili”) cacciavano nel “bosco e la riviera” dove era d’uopo utilizzare un cane più rustico, cioè il “Bracco Spinoso”.
Quindi due varietà della medesima razza, differenziate ovviamente per il pelo, per la pelle più adatta a sopportare l’ingiuria delle spine, per
l’andatura e per la cerca più adatte al bosco e alla riviera.
Per il resto identiche.
E difatti solo in un passato molto più recente si sentì il bisogno di identificare formalmente le due razze e di attribuire allo Spinone caratteristiche sue proprie.
Ma la sudditanza culturale dal Bracco italiano è rimasta, non foss’altro sotto forma di confronto – e per spiegare lo Spinone si è spesso sentito il
bisogno di evidenziarne le differenze rispetto al connazionale a pelo raso. Nello standard di lavoro per circa un secolo ci si è limitati a citare
“vedi Bracco italiano” e fui io una dozzina d’anni fa che per primo scrissi lo standard unificato delle due razze con commenti che mettono in
risalto le diversità rispetto al Bracco italiano. Chi quindi si scandalizza per le avvenute immissioni di sangue Bracco nello Spinone dimostra
solo la sua ignoranza storica, perché son sempre avvenute ancorché a senso unico perché – essendo il pelo duro geneticamente dominante sul
pelo raso – l’immissione in senso contrario ha prodotto e produce sempre e solamente Bracchi Spinosi e mai Bracchi nobili.
Vi è poi stato l’effetto non trascurabile delle prove di lavoro come strumento di selezione che si svolgono in terreni unificati per entrambe le
razze e che perciò hanno eliminato la originaria diversa destinazione dei Bracchi italiani nei terreni “aperti” e degli Spinoni nel “bosco e la riviera”.
La conseguenza è stata un inevitabile avvicinamento fra le prestazioni delle due razze …ed è questa l’annotazione più significativa.
Infatti in passato, malgrado la frequente e ripetitiva confluenza di sangue Bracco nello Spinone (in quanto due varietà di un’unica razza) la selezione effettuata dall’utilizzazione diversificata produceva differenze nel tipo e nel lavoro.
Oggi invece l’impiego delle due razze nel medesimo ambiente e per la medesima funzione tende ad annullare le diversità ed a ricondurre lo
Spinone ad uno standard di lavoro sempre più vicino al Bracco italiano. Ed è l’ennesima conferma che “la funzione fa il tipo”, anche e soprattutto in chiave comportamentale.
Quindi l’originario trotto dello Spinone, meno “spinto” ed occasionalmente intervallato da travalco, va sempre più avvicinandosi a quello del
Bracco italiano che, nei terreni da entrambi oggi vocati, è più funzionale perché più veloce.
Analogamente la capacità olfattiva, che un tempo era accettabile fosse meno potente nello Spinone perché il “suo” ambiente non richiedeva
avventate da lungi, oggi è – e deve essere – assolutamente paritaria.
Restano le differenze morfologiche che esse pure vanno scemando, vedi per esempio la “pelle di bue” e la meno agile taglia più grande,
anch’esse originariamente motivate dal tipo di terreno in cui lo Spinone veniva utilizzato, e che non hanno più motivo d’essere.
Resistono (per ora) il cranio “a tetto” e l’orecchio più breve.
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Lo Spinoso by Cesare Bonasegale reprinted by permission from Il Giornale
Dello Spinone Issue 32, January 2010 (Translated to English)
Lo Spinoso (The Spiny One)
Spinone Italiano and Bracco Italiano originally were two varieties of the same breed. The differences between the two, motivated from the
various uses, eventually came about. Today the diversities are gone and reducing more and more.
In Italy - before the import of other breeds - there existed only the Bracco Nobile (Noble Hound) and the Bracco Spinoso (Spiny Hound).
Noble, not defined as noble because of their masters, but because they were given over to hunting in open lands. The others (that is the “not
noble ones”) hunted in the “forest and the coast” where they were needed to be used as a more peasant dog, that is the “Bracco Spinoso ”.
Therefore two varieties of the same breed developed, which was differentiated obviously by hair and skin, in which one was more apt to support
the injuries of thorns and more adapted to the forest and the coast. Otherwise they were identical.
And indeed it is only in the recent past, that one felt the need to identify the two breeds formally and to attribute its own characteristics to the
Spinone. But the cultural subjection of the Bracco Italiano has remained, as it has been used as a comparison - and in order to explain the Spinone often the need has been felt to provide evidence of the differences regarding it’s companion with smooth hair. It was standard for approximately a century for us to quote “see Bracco Italiano”, and it was a dozen years ago that the first unified standard of the two breeds was written
with comments which prominently showed the diversities regarding the Bracco Italiano. Therefore who would be shocked to know of the blood
of the Bracco in the Spinone, that would only demonstrate historical ignorance, because it would only make sense - being genetically dominant
the coarse hair over the smooth hair - it is by admission in a contrary sense that what has been produced and always will produce only the Bracchi Spinosi and never Bracchi nobili.
Then there has been the not negligible effect on the test of working in combined terrains as a selection tool for both breeds and that therefore
they have eliminated what was the original Italian destinations of Bracchi in “open” terrain and of the Spinoni in the “forest and the coast”.
The result was an inevitable approaching between the performances of the two breeds… and this is a more significant thing to note.
In fact in the past, in spite of the frequent and repetitive confluence of blood between the Bracco and the Spinone (as two varieties of one
breed), the selection carried out from the diversified use produced differences in the type and the work. Instead today the two breeds are used
in the same environment and for the same function which tends to cancel the diversity and to bring the Spinone back to one standard nearer
that of the Bracco Italiano. And yet again confirms that “the function makes the type”, also and above all in key behaviors.
Therefore the original trot of the Spinone is less “pushed” and occasionally moving out more, and is increasingly more like that of the Bracco
Italiano, in the terrain that they are being hunted in today, it is more functional because they are faster. Similarly the olfactory capacity,
which for a time was acceptable to be less powerful in the Spinone, because it’s hunting environment did not require it to smell from afar, but
today it is and must be absolutely equal. The morphologic differences remain but that they also are diminishing, as an example see the “skin
of ox” and the less agile and larger size, all qualities originally motivated from the type of land in which the Spinone was used, but now they
do not have a reason for being. Resist (for now) the skull “roof” and shorter ears.
Ch. Sharpshot Aris
The World Champion winner—a Bracco
March, 2010
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General
Training—Barking
BARKING, BARKING, BARKING…Is there an end in sight?
Barking is part of the language of dogs. It’s one thing to teach a dog to sit, but much more difficult to phase out barking. The good
news is that it can be done. Dogs bark because of a number of situations: fear barking to scare something away, barking to tell their
owner they want something, barking at noises they hear from a distance, barking because someone’s at the door, etc. It’s one sound,
with slight variations, that communicates several things. We, the humans, just think that barking is barking and that all barks are the
same.
Barking can be phased out. How long it takes will depend on the dog’s motivation for barking in the first place. Sometimes, especially
if it’s a lifelong habit, it can really take quite a bit of work on our part to change the behavior, but you
can win if you outlast your dog.
The “I WANT SOMETHING NOW” Bark: He barks at you to “tell” you that he wants something.
He barks and barks. You say “quiet” or “no”, but he doesn’t take that as a final answer. The more you
repeat yourself, the more he barks. He’s learned that you’ll probably give in by petting him, or giving
him a treat or toy to quiet him. Pretty smart, right!? You have options. (Putting him in a crate won’t
teach him anything.) Refocus him by telling him to do a SIT or DOWN. If he complies, then he has
learned that it’s better to listen and earn a chance of being rewarded. If he continues to bark, walk
away. Next, turn back toward him. If he stops, say “YES”, quickly give him something to do, (even if
it’s a fetch,) and then reward him. No reward for just stopping!!! He still has to do something for you to
earn a treat. Don’t start yelling at him, nor say “No”, because
that’s responding to his barks. (You’ll be teaching him that if
he keeps barking you’ll respond.) Redirect or walk away and
you will win. Bored and under-exercised dogs tend to bark the
most. Frozen stuffed Kong’s and big walks will help.
The “LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW” Bark: He spies the mailman. Endless barking! The
mailman comes, makes his delivery, and leaves. Your dog thinks he had “a victory.” (After all,
every time he barked at a scary person going by he made them leave). He does the same thing
with every passerby that he sees. He reinforces his habit of barking because he won!!! They
left!!! He doesn’t know they would have gone anyway. What to do? Here are some options.
Block his line of vision. Close the door, or put some temporary opaque covering across the
lower part of the window. While it’s nice to give the dog a good view of the outdoors, this may be the easiest way to end this type of
barking. This is somewhat similar to the dilemma of a dog eating your favorite slipper. You can leave it on the floor and get aggravated
every time he gets it, or you can take control and put it away.
A second method is a three prong approach. First, teach your dog LEAVE IT. Start small and then increase the difficulty level of what
you want him to leave once he’s demonstrated that he understands the command. Eventually, a passerby becomes a LEAVE IT. Next, let
him trail a leash inside or put on a short “grab tab”. As soon as he barks wildly walk up to him, take the leash calmly, say “LET’S GO,”
and walk him away from the direction that he’s barking toward. At the same time tell him “good boy” to help calm him. When he’s calm,
stop again, and start back toward the source. If he starts barking stop moving forward, say “Let’s Go” and walk in the opposite direction.
Keep doing this. The third ingredient is to teach him to focus on you. Walk toward the source, get his attention, and feed him a stream of
soft treats as you move forward. If he barks the food stops, you say your “Let’s Go”, and walk away again. If you practice and are consistent he will learn that barking causes him to have to leave and rewards stop, and that if he pays attention to you and moves forward quietly
he will get treats.
The FEAR BARK: Use the same method as the three prong approach. You can’t tell a dog not to bark at something that they’re afraid of
(or hate). You can’t tell a child they should hug Uncle Bill just because you said he’s a nice man. If they get
more comfortable with him they’ll go to him on their own. A dog needs your help. If he barks at someone
new coming into the house, or if he barks at a person outside, he’s still telling you that he has an issue and
that he’s not comfortable. Put on his leash and feed him treats for just standing still and looking at that scary
thing. You must be far enough away so that your dog shows no sign of getting ready “to launch”. He can’t
make progress if he’s already uncomfortable or afraid. If his “issue” is too overwhelming simply say “Let’s
Go” and walk away. When he’s calm turn back and start the treats again. Eventually it will work. He associates good things happen to him (getting treats) with that person.
If you still need help, find a positive trainer with a background in behavior modification, or a certified animal
or veterinary behaviorist.
Sheila Lobel, BS, CPDT-KA
Proud Mom of Italian Spinoni Spenser, Baci and Magio
March, 2010
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Van Andel Research Institute Canine Cancer Study
The Van Andel Institute, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is pleased to share that we have received a “Grand Opportunities” (GO grant) from the
National Institutes of Health. This is enabling the Institute to expand its canine cancer studies, started with a project into Hemangiosarcoma in
Clumber spaniels a year ago, into a much broader research program. The CHCC (Canine Hereditary Cancer Consortium) has been developed
to investigate five initial cancers in dogs, which also affect people. The first five cancers we’ll be researching are:
Hemangiosarcoma
Osteosarcoma
Lymphoma
Malignant Histiocytosis
Oral Melanoma
In order to move forward, we need your help. The Institute will be studying only naturally occurring tumors, so we need the
assistance of owners with dogs who develop any of the above five types of cancer. We are requesting fresh (not in formalin)
tumor samples (when the dog has surgery, a biopsy or is euthanized). We also need 3 mls. of blood in an EDTA (purple top)
tube. If a tumor sample is not immediately available (a dog who has already had surgery, for example), a blood sample is
still useful.
If your dog is scheduled for surgery, please contact VARI ahead of time, so we can FedEx a tumor collection kit to your veterinarian. You can
contact the CHCC at 616-234-5569. Consent forms and more information for veterinarians can also be accessed at our website, at
www.vai.org/helpingdogs
The goal of these studies, which have brought together an unprecedented alliance of scientists, veterinarians and physicians, is to identify genes
responsible for these cancers, as well as to translate these discoveries into new and more precise diagnostics and therapeutics for both canine
and human cancer patients. Your help is welcomed, and needed. I will be happy to answer any questions you may have. Please feel free to contact me at :
Roe.froman@vai.org
Roe Froman, DVM
Senior Veterinary Research Scientist, VARI
Cytogenetics and Cancer
Breen, Matthew, PhD. C.Biol. M.I.Biol Associate Professor of Genomics
Many human cancers are associated with characteristic chromosome aberrations that have diagnostic and prognostic significance. The
study of chromosomes (cytogenetics) and the identification of chromosome aberrations now plays a key role in defining many human
cancers and in selecting appropriate therapy. The knowledge of such aberrations has identified areas of the human genome to be targeted
for further research. In the dog the extent and identity of chromosome aberrations associated with specific cancers is still largely unknown. Historically, this has been a consequence of the difficulties in identifying reliably the chromosome comprising the dog karyotype.
However, with an internationally recognized chromosome nomenclature for the dog, researchers now have the ability to maintain consistency in canine cytogenetic descriptions. A more recent tool for the classification of many human tumors has been provided by cellular
genomics, in particular by molecular cytogenetic evaluation using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) techniques. In the human,
many cancers are actually now defined by their recurrent genetic abnormalities. These include; whole chromosome numerical abnormalities (e.g. trisomies and monosomies); partial chromosome numerical abnormalities (e.g. duplications and deletions); and structural abnormalities (e.g. translocations). Molecular cytogenetic evaluation of tumors using FISH has revolutionized the way in which we interrogate
the cancer genome for recurrent changes. The FISH techniques widely used in cancer studies include metaphase FISH, interphase FISH
and comparative genomic hybridization (CGH). All three techniques play an important role in the molecular cytogenetic evaluation of
tumors.
It is estimated that almost 50% of all dogs over the age of 10 years will develop cancer and approx 1 in 4 of all dogs will at some stage in
their life develop a cancer. Not all cancers kill dogs and the high level of veterinary care that is available in the 21st century is providing
man's best friend with a very high quality of medical care.
Our research activities are focused on exploring the cellular genomics of canine cancers and the investigation of any evolutionarily related
genetic aetiology shared with human.
Our lab is focused: 1) on the identification of chromosome aberrations that have diagnostic and prognostic significance, 2) the comparative aspects of genetic changes in canine and human cancers, 3) the identification of cancer-related genes in dog and their counterparts in
human cancer. This work involves three major areas:
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Cytogenetics and Cancer (Cont’d)
Direct molecular cytogenetics analysis of tumor cells. Tumor specific chromosome aberrations are widely documented in human malignancies and cytogenetics plays a key role in the diagnosis and prognosis of many forms of human cancer. To help with dog chromosome identification we have developed extensive panels of chromosome specific single locus probes (SLP) (numbering over 1,500 SLPs) and of whole
chromosome paint probes (WCPP) that we use in multicolor fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) in order to characterize genetic aberrations in individual tumor cells. Use of a panel of 41 multicolored SLPs to identify each chromosome in the canine karyotype is shown below.
Indirect molecular cytogenetics analysis of tumor cells. Comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) is a whole genome screening approach
that allows detection and localization of DNA sequence copy number variation anywhere in the tumor genome. The approach is based on competitive differential hybridization of labeled genomic DNA from a tumor, competed with DNA from normal cells. CGH has proved very helpful in defining the locations of previously unknown oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes. We have developed canine CGH and are now
applying this technique to a variety of key tumor types. We have already begun to find associations between genetic changes detected by CGH
analysis and the survival of dogs with certain cancers.
To improve the throughput, resolution and accessibility of canine CGH, we have developed array-based CGH using a panel of evenly spaced
canine BAC clones that have been ordered throughout the genome using RH-mapping and refined by FISH. The increase in resolution and
throughput means that array CGH will soon replace chromosome based CGH as the method of choice.
The use of laser microdissection allows us to accurately micro-dissect tumor cells from archival sections. Using degenerate oligonucelotide
primer (DOP) PCR, and fluorescent labeling, we are able to perform CGH using DNA obtained from just a few tumor cell nuclei. By characterizing the presence and location of chromosomal changes in the earliest identifiable changes in tumor cells, we are identifying possible targets for positional cloning and gene-based therapies. Gene expression profiling. We are also developing array-based expression profiling to
compare gene expression patterns in tumor cells compared to the pattern of expression of normal cells in adjacent tissue. A combination of the
data obtained from genomic and expression arrays will allow us to 1) identity regions of the genome imbalance and then 2) define deregulated
genes within these regions. In this way we are defining loci for mutation screening.
Canine Cancer—Definitions
Hemangiosarcoma — very aggressive, high-grade soft tissue sarcoma with the most common areas affected being the spleen and heart.
Hemangiosarcomas can occur in any dog regardless of breed, age, or sex. Because of the increased incidence in several breeds, a genetic
link appears to be one of several likely causes. The skin form of hemangiosarcoma has a better prognosis and recovery rate than the
internal forms and can sometimes be associated with sun damage on light-skinned/haired animals. The symptoms of the internal form
would include weakness or collapse and pale mucous membranes, slow capillary refill time (CRT), irregular heart rate.
Lymphoma or Lymphosarcoma — cancer of lymphocytes and lymphoid tissues (including lymph nodes, spleen, liver, gastrointestinal
tract and bone marrow). The cancer can be aggressive and if left untreated, can lead to a high mortality. Lymphomas primarily affect
middle age to older dogs. There does not appear to be a breed or sex predilection. Only 10% to 20% of dogs are clinically ill at presentation, the majority are brought in because of recently identified swellings or lumps. The symptoms of lymphoma are related to the location of the tumor(s). They may include swellings with no other symptoms, vomiting, diarrhea, weight loss, and lack of appetite, shortness of breath and muffled heart sounds.
Mammary Tumor — Mammary tumors are the most common tumors in female dogs who have not been spayed (those between 5 and 10
years of age), although they can, on rare occasions, be found in dogs as young as 2 years. Approximately one-half of all mammary tumors in dogs are benign, and half are malignant.
Osteosarcoma — highly aggressive tumors, characterized by local invasion/destruction and distant metastasis, commonly affects the
appendicular skeleton (limbs) of a large to giant breed dogs, but can also occur in the axial skeleton (skull, ribs, vertebrae, pelvis). Osteosarcomas account for only 5% of all canine tumors, but 80-90% of malignancies involving the bone. Affected dogs will often have a
pronounced bone swelling.
Histiocytomas - can affect dogs of any age. They can appear on any location on the body, however, the vast majority of histiocytomas
appear on the head. Histiocytomas usually occur on dogs under three years of age; histiocytomas are one of the most common tumors in
this age group. These tumors are benign and are not considered to be a health risk.
Oral Melanoma - Oral malignant melanomas comprise about 30-40% of all malignant tumors in dogs, and occur most frequently in
older, smaller, male dogs. Common signs of oral melanoma are drooling (sometimes with bloody saliva), decreased eating, and halitosis
(bad breath). Other signs may include coughing, difficulties in swallowing, and weight loss.
March, 2010
A Spinone Inspired Deck of Cards
By Audrey Hill
SCOA is pleased to announce that the creation of a deck of Spinone inspired playing cards is in the works. This project, suggested by
Jolene Newcomer, was developed in committee by Rita Monte, Bobbi Benson, Kathy Cooper, Audrey Hill, Jolene Newcomer and Teri
Turner. The purpose of the deck is to celebrate the breed and benefit health research. The deck will consist of images of member Spinone turned into a set playing cards and realized in Photoshop by Photoshop wizard, Rita Monte. (See sample images)
In order to create this wonderful tribute to the breed, the committee is requesting submission of high quality, non-professional shots of
Spinone in the act of demonstrating their beauty and versatility. Depending on the number and type of images available, there will be four
main categories as represented by the four suits of a deck of cards: Diamonds for conformation; Spades for hunting; Clubs for agility,
therapy, obedience and Hearts for companion, puppy and veteran shots. In addition, there are two jokers which we hope to use for amusing or clownish Spinone shots. We are looking for candid, active shots of as many different Spinone in the process of their activity as
possible. For instance, conformation may include images from the grooming table, head shots, stacked and ring shots. Hunting could
include pointing, retrieving and swimming. If you think it’s a great shot, send it. Please, no photo shopped images. Please include the
category you are submitting. However, if your image fits multiple categories, it may end up in another category. Please see the submission form for rules and particulars.
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SUBMISSION FORM
Rules for Submission:
Images must be formatted as jpegs. All images must be formatted for portrait. Image size no smaller than 780 X 1081. Images may be
color or black and white. Images may not be taken with a cell phone camera or any camera under 3 mega pixels. Final image file size
should be no larger than 10 MG. Image must be identified by owner name, dog call name and suit/category. Copy and paste the submission form to and e-mail to ATIREUS@aol.com with attached jpgs with necessary info. When submitting multiple images, dogs or categories, identify file name and additional info for each image separately. Please put owner, dog call name and category in the subject line of
the email.Deadline for submission: April 5.
Owner Name ______________________________
File name ______________________________.jpg
Dog Call Name ____________________________
Category (suit) ____________________________
Photo Submission Disclaimer: Submission of photos to the Spinone Playing Card Deck project is an agreement by the owner of the
image to assign limited use of the image in Spinone Deck for the purpose of creating a playing card deck to be disseminated as a SCOA
fundraiser. All images submitted to this program are assumed to be non-professional photographs owned by the person sending them.
All profits and proceeds for the deck will go to further advances of the SCOA Health Committee. Further use of the image for the purposes of advertising the deck through in any media now known or hereafter developed, including, without limitation, the World Wide
Web will be without additional consideration or compensation. Participants further release SCOA and the Spinone Deck Committee from
any and all liability, claims, or damages arising out of or relating the participant's submission. Photographs must be submitted by email
and will not be returned to the user. Use of the image in the Spinone Deck is at the discretion of the committee. Submission does not
imply inclusion of the image in the deck or for a particular activity.
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All profits and proceeds will go to benefit the further advances of the
SCOA Health Committee. To order a deck, please send your name and
mailing address with date of order and a $20 check (payable to SCOA) to
Teri Turner, 1706 Clark Street, Charles City, IA 50616. Order early. Be
among the first to get a deck of Spinone Cards while helping to support
breed health.
(Sample images are only for illustrative purposes and may not represent the final product.)
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SCOA Chat List
The Spinone Club of America now has
an official chat list. This is a Yahoo!
group which is open only to current
SCOA members. We post information
such as board meeting minutes, announcements and
up-to-date membership lists, and it
is an official forum
for the discussion
of SCOA business.
If you haven’t yet,
please join the SCOA_Members group
to stay up to date with club announcements. If you don’t have time to read
all the discussions, you can opt to receive only official announcements or
to have a “web only” membership,
where you visit the website for news
on your own schedule. If you prefer a
more active membership, you can
choose to receive daily digests of
emails or each email as it is posted.
The SCOA_Members group can be
found at http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/
group/SCOA_Members. Once you get there,
you can click Join This Group on the upper
right and follow the instructions to register.
Your registration will have to be approved,
so please give us 48 hours to review your
registration, and make sure you’ve given us
enough information to identify you as a
SCOA member! If you have not heard back
in a couple of days, please feel free to contact
the group administrator, Kim Vanderbilt, at
SCOAMembership@gmail.com. (212) 7416464
You do not need to retype the recipes.
You can just scan them and email them to
me or send snail by mail because we have
to retype them anyway.
Send to Nancy Young gatewaysspinone@centurytel.net
Calling for Recipes
Recipes Needed
I am in need of about 75 more recipes in
order to start work on the SCOA Cookbook
to benefit Spinone Rescue.
Or 90 Weatherby, Wright City, Missouri 63390
2010 SCOA Photo Contest
It is time to get that camera out and capture
those special Spinone moments.
The categories for the 2011 calendars are
Field & Water
Puppies
Just Being a Spinone
Seniors ( 7 + years old)
There will be a winner from each category,
and an over-all winner will be chosen from
them. The winner will be the cover picture for
the 2011 calendar. The other winners from
each category will be the main focus picture
on a calendar page. All winners will receive a
2011 calendar.
No professional photos please, they will be
discarded.
Please send HIGH RESOLUTION digital or 35
mm, 4 X 6 photos only. No email photos
accepted.
Put yours and your dogs name on the back
of each photo (address labels work good)
and which category you want that photo
entered into. Also, include your email address.
If you want your photos returned please
include a self-addressed stamped envelope.
Cost to enter the photo contest will be
$6.00 for the first picture and $2.00 for
each picture thereafter. The deadline is
MARCH 26TH.
What’s this thing for? Oh sitting!
Mail photos and check to: Nancy Young,
90 Weatherby Lane, Wright City, Missouri
63390 Any questions please call or email
Nancy at: 636-745-9160 or gatewaysspinone@centurytel.net
Bruno on point
SPINONE CLUB OF AMERICA
C/0 Kim Vanderbilt
P.O. Box 1223, Old Chelsea Station
New York, NY 10113
General Information: The Spinone News reserves the right to edit all material (including advertising) submitted for publication. The Spinone News editor, and the
Spinone News Committee (which is the Spinone Club of America Board of Directors) also reserve the right to reject material (including advertising) submitted based on
its content when believed to be detrimental to the club in general, club members, club directors, the editor, contributors, etc.
Opinions expressed herein and facts stated may not express or reflect the opinion of The Spinone Club of America.

The Spinone News - Spinone Club of America

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