The Capitol Bulldogger April 2012

THE CAPITOL BULLDOGGER
OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE CAPITOL BULLDOG CLUB, INC.
Member, Bulldog Club of America, Division VII
Established in 1962, AKC licensed Specialty Club since 1964
Incorporated in the District of Columbia 1968
Show Edition
May 7, 2012
President’s Message
Special points of
interest:
 Chesapeake Show Results
 Capitol Show Results
 Division VII Results
 Deadline for next
newsletter edition: June 15
The
Capitol Bulldog
Club, the Chesapeake
Bulldog
Club
of
Greater Baltimore and
BCA Division VII
Held
Successful
Shows!
The weekend of March
16—18 ,012, the Capitol
Bulldog Club, Chesapeake
Bulldog Club and BCA Division VII hosted 3 specialty
shows and sweepstakes.
It was an honor to have
respected breeder judges
Dean Dickey, Elizabeth
Hugo -Milam, Caroline
Miller and Duwane Miller.
Stephen Mentz judged
sweeps.
Inside this issue:
Chesapeake
2
Capitol
3
Division
5
Pet Food Recall
6
Entries were great,
the
shows drew majors all three
days and Bulldogs of high
quality were shown.
Hospitality was a big hit!
Muffins, pastries, coffee and
juice helped get the
mornings off to a good
start! Pizza was offered by
Chesapeake on Friday pm.
Alice Holland and her
mother grilled about 100
hotdogs for lunch on Saturday! Then, Saturday p.m.,
they treated the diners to
grilled brisket, pulled pork,
green beans, baked beans
and other side dishes. Club
members pitched in with
other side dishes and
desserts. TCBC celebrated
50 years with a beautiful
anniversary cake!
The club offered a New
Exhibitor Briefing. George
Lai gave a very informative
talk.
If spring is here, can
summer be too far behind?!
Hope you and your Bullies
are enjoying the weather on
good days and are staying
dry and/or cool or the
others!!
Good luck to all in the show
ring!
Plans are in the works for
a meeting on May 22. See
below for details.
The Maryland Blue Crab
Cluster has been moved to
Richmond. If any of you are
showing, please help us out
at during our Meet the
Breed time.
Dana Crelia
Club Meeting
When: Tuesday, May 22
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Where: 7100 Alpha Court
Fredericksburg, VA 22407
Please R.S.V.P.
mike.danacrelia@yahoo.com
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S HO W E D I T I O N
T HE C A P I T O L B U LLD O G G E R
Chesapeake Bulldog Club Show
March 16, 2012 ~ Judge: Dean Dickey
The Chesapeake Bulldog Club of
Greater Baltimore joined us for the
second year in a row. They are still
in the process of trying to
get the club members
involved in hosting a show.
Their participation enable
us to offer four shows for the
weekend. This boosted the
entry numbers significantly.
Many of our regular exhibitors were entered as well as
many new to our show. We had
several exhibitors travel all the way
from Texas!
The four show weekend was an experiment and by all
accounts, it was a
success.
Many people said
they entered because
there were four
shows, with chances for four majors!
S HO W E D I T I O N
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T HE C A P I T O L B U LLD O G G E R
The Capitol Bulldog Club A.M. Show
March 17, 2012 ~ Judge: Elizabeth Hugo-Milam
Sweepstakes
Sweepstakes give puppies an extra
chance to compete in the ring. It also
gives aspiring judges the chance to
work in the ring in a show setting.
After a percentage is paid to the club,
the entry fees are divided amongst
the winners in Sweeps. . Our judge
was Stephen Mentz, a Bulldog
breeder/exhibitor.
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T HE C A P I T O L B U LLD O G G E R
S HO W E D I T I O N
The Capitol Bulldog Club P. M. Show
March 17 ~ Judge: Caroline Miller
S HO W E D I T I O N
T HE C A P I T O L B U LLD O G G E R
BCA Division VII
March 18 ~ Judge Duwane Miller
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President: Dana Crelia
The Capitol Bulldog Club is a group of people who are devoted to
Vice President: Robin Stowell
the Bulldog Breed. The club consists of members with many years ex-
Secretary: Alice Holland
perience and those of us that are newer to the breed. Working to-
Treasurer: Mark Stowell
gether, we are able to learn a lot from each other! The dedication of
Governors:
our group was evident at the recent shows.
Susan Rodenski
Our goal is to increase activities that are not limited to shows. The
Nancy Schultz
club would like to involve as many of our members as possible!
Through our activities, we also strive to support the Breed through
Dave West
public education. Some of our members will participate in an upcoming
Special Olympics event at Lynchburg College and others will help with
Meet The Breed at the MD Blue Crab Cluster.
The Capitol Bulldog Club
Plans are in the works for a social meeting in the near future.
We hope that you will join us!
Contact Us!!
Dana Crelia ~ mike.danacrelia@yahoo.com
We’re on the web!
Www.thecapitolbulldogclub.net
Robin Stowell ~ newsletter information—
bulldawglady@hotmail.com
PET FOOD RECALL
(Reuters) - Diamond Pet Foods has expanded a recall of its dry dog food, taking precautionary steps after several of its brands were linked to an outbreak of a rare strain of salmonella poisoning that infected at least 14
people in nine states. The company said it was now pulling a total of nine brands of its dry dog food
from the
shelves. In April, it began the recall by pulling three brands.The salmonella cases were found in humans who
may have had contact with dogs or dog foods prior to their illness.
The Centers for Disease Control
(CDC) and Prevention is still investigating the outbreak, but said cases
could be due to a number of causes, including people touching the dog food and then handling their own food;
cross-contamination through the use of dishes or utensils that came in contact with the dog food, but were not
properly cleaned; or from direct contact with a dog carrying the disease.The additional brands have been recalled as a precaution and none had tested positive for salmonella, according to a statement issued by the company on Saturday.The products were distributed in 16 states, mostly along the U.S. East Coast and Canada.Several other food companies, including WellPet LLC and Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance Pet Foods
Inc, have also recalled brands as a precaution.Diamond first started pulling some brands of dog food produced
at a South Carolina
plant after salmonella infections were reported from October 8, 2011, to April 22, and
five people were hospitalized.Cases were reported in Alabama, Connecticut, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina , New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Seven of 10 sick people said they had contact with a dog
in the week before becoming sick.
And five of sickened people recalled the type of dog food with which they had contact, the Centers for Disease
Control (CDC)and Prevention previously said in a statement.
(Reporting by Paul Thomasch; editing by Todd Eastham and Andre Grenon)