Vol. 57 Issue 1 January/February/March
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Vol. 57 Issue 1 January/February/March
Vol. 57 Issue 1 January/February/March . Officers Committees President AKC Delegate Bill Chaffee 469 Langford Creek Road Van Etten, NY 14889-9752 williampchaffee@yahoo.com Vice President Jean Briggs 332 Weatherwax Road Averill Park, NY 12018-5920 jeanbriggs43@hotmail.com Recording Secretary Connie Buckland 608 N. Wintergarden Rd. Bowling Green, OH 43402 westviewk9s@aol.com Corresponding Secretary Susan Mullins 1413 Hyner Circle Richmond, VA 23231 hysams@verizon.net Treasurer Dianne Tyree P.O. Box 67 Brookline, NH 03033 di24kk9s@wexfordgold.com Past President Mallory Cosby Driskill 123 Perry Lane Goode, VA 24566 ambrier@aol.com Board of Directors Robert Churchey P.O. Box 20645 Mesa, AZ 85277 ruyaridge@aol.com Donna Etchinson 17603 E. 79th Street N. Owasso, OK 74055-5820 dvetchison@gmail.com Mary Novocin 7223 Wilson Road Mt. Airy, MD 21771 cynaracollies@comcast.net Karen Shilliday 4330 Pinewood Lane York, PA 17402-3325 ksflipside@yahoo.com Cindie Swaim 23374 Kingsbury Rd. Middleton, ID 83644 208-585-9013 jlswaim585@msn.com Herb Rosen 11404 Lhasa Lane Lutherville, MD 21093-1415 410-252-7555 tibbielove@aol.com AKC Legislative Liaison & Website Manager Susan Mullins 1413 Hyner Circle Richmond, VA 23231 hysams@verizon.net Archives & Regional Chair Coordinator Mallory Cosby Driskill 123 Perry Lane Goode, VA 24566 434-525-7710 ambrier@aol.com Breeder Referral Andrea Struble 29 Myrtle Ave. Waynesboro, PA 17268-1625 717-762-5074 rastruble@comcast.net Eye Registry & Health Committee Show Records Carol V. Srnka 6352 Iradel Road Trumansburg, NY 14886 607-387-9668 carsrnk@aol.com Cindie Swaim 23374 Kingsbury Rd. Middleton, ID 83644 208-585-9013 jlswaim585@msn.com Judges Education Chair Rescue Chair Linda Foiles 6880 Sperryville Pike Boston, VA 22713 540-547-3483 flolintwo@aol.com Vacant Specialty Coordinator Junior Coordinator Susan Hope 2395 Highway 36E Milner, GA 30257 404-405-3451 Sunshine Coordinator Membership Chair Connie Buckland & Colleen Bias Chaffee 608 N. Wintergarden Rd Bowling Green, OH 43402 westviewk9s@aol.com Newsletter Editor Mary Novocin 7223 Wilson Rd. Mt. Airy, MD 21771 301-829-2647 cynaracollies@comcast.net Inside This Issue Advertising...................................................2 President’s Message/Membership..............3 “Too Cute” By Harold Hartman II...................7 TSCA Fall Health Report CERF/CHIC Title............................9 Ocular Disorder Report..............10 Epilepsy......................................15 Basics of Lymes Disease By Angelic Vetter, DVM...........20 New Title Holders.................................16, 17 Ode To My Home by Linda Hendrix........................22 Gallery of Eukanuba Winners....................24 The Name Game........................................27 Advertisers Dreamcast..................................23 Dynasty at Jo’Jevon....................26 Flolin...........................................21 Improv..........................................6 Oaks........................................... 14 Sky Hi....................................18, 19 TuQute......................................4, 5 Wassong.....................................25 Classifieds Tamzil.........................................31 Wassong.....................................31 Litterbox Cynara......................................31 2 Ruth Davis P.O. Box 945 Placitas, NM 87043 505-867-4510 royaltibbs@aol.com Michelle R. Bustamante 15504 CR 18 Fort Lupton, CO 80621 720-220-2703 sweetibbies@gmail.com Versatility Chair Karen Shilliday 4330 Pinewood Lane York, PA 17402-3325 ksflipside@yahoo.com Ways and Means Dianne Tyree P.O. Box 67 Brookline, NH 03033 di24kk9s@wexfordgold.com Advertise in The Newsletter DEADLINE FOR ISSUE #2 IS MAY 1, 2014 NEXT ISSUE WILL BE DEDICATED TO OUR VETERANS! Black & White ads Full Page Ad is $20 Half Page Ad is $15 Quarter Page Ad/SnapShot is $10 Business Card Size/Litter Basket/Classified/ Shining Star is $5 Paypal ID item: sale@tsca.ws Pictures should be sent as a JPEG 300 dpi or better. Advertisement should be print ready and sent as a JPEG or PDF to: Mary Novocin at cynaracollies@comcast.net Newsletter Printing Cost - Issue #4 - 2013 $334.00 Envelopes/Labels/Postage Cost $440.44 Revenue from ads - $260 President’s Applying for TSCA Membership The following persons have applied for membership: January 2014 Helene Benson 409B Salmon Creek Rd Mossyrock, WA 98564 360-985-2103 kandichis@aol.com Sponsors: Liana Craven & Claudia Klikoff January 26, 2014 How many of us remember telling our children about the horrible winters when we were their age - temperatures of -20 degrees, many feet of snow on the ground and how tough it was? The way this winter is going, our kids will tell their kids the same thing. Kim & Lori Nicholson 650B Valley Ridge Dr. Edmond, OK 73034 405-431-9699 Knicholson9@cox.net Sponsors: Shirley Carroll & Donna Etchison The National is less than FOUR months away - are you ready? Don’t forget to make your hotel reservations (there are not a lot of rooms left), get your puppies trained and, MOST OF ALL, get ready for fun! Carol Srnka and her committee are preparing for lots of fun - football style. I hope to see many of you in Ohio. Connie Buckland Membership Chairperson ATTENTION: SPRING MEETING I would like to thank everyone for their donation to support a class at one of the three shows. Your response was overwhelming. I think all of you will enjoy the trophies that are being done - a lot of thought has gone into “thinking outside the box” for unusual and useful items. The spring meeting of the TSCA Board will be held on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. at the Comfort Inn,Canton, Ohio. The Annual meeting of the TSCA will be held on Thursday evening, May 15, 2014 at the Comfort Inn, Canton, Ohio. If anyone has anything they would like placed on the agenda, please sent it to Connie Buckland, Recording Secretary at westviewk9s@aol.com, no later than April 30, 2014. The actual info packet for the National week will be in your mailboxes by the end of February - make sure to check out all the deadlines for the banquet, clothing orders and other events planned. Don’t forget the General Membership Meeting on Thursday night! The results of the election for the 2015 TSCA Specialty are as follows: Judges: Peter Green Jim Ham Barbara Alderman David Kirkland Johnny Shoemaker e g a s s e M As 2014 begins, I want to thank the TSCA members who have been helping with rescue - even though there is not an actual Rescue Chair. Homes have been found for several tibbies through their efforts. Sweepstakes: Dianne Tyree Barbara Berg Christy Collins Sandra Bingley Sheri Rose The Champions Book arrived and Kay Dickeson did a great job on it as always. She is stepping down - is there someone out there who would take over this important piece of TSCA History? Connie Buckland Recording Secretary Stay warm, travel safe and just remember that spring is just around the corner! Correction to the TSCA Directory: Barry and Vicky Sendaj’s phone number is: 703.887.7629 Bill Chaffee If any member would like corrections made in the newsletter please contact the newsletter editor. The TSCA Newsletter wants to thank Jan Wright for providing the artwork for this issue’s cover. 3 TuQute’s Alibi TuQute’s Alibi is out of CH Ziestan Tiny Tao, ROMX and CH TuQute Mirror Mirror. He is my love and constant companion. TuQute Pamela Glave & Karen Hand 803.292.9581 • plumtree@tds.net Photo by Tom Weigand CH TuQute’s The Cat’s Meow Kitty is nine months old and finished with 4 majors going BOB for her finishing points over very nice specials. She is out of CH Lin Chi’s Wild Card and Ch TuQute’s Barely An Angel. She is a granddaughter of CH Ziestan Tiny Tao, ROMX and CH TuQute’s Something to Talk About. Kitty TuQute Pamela Glave & Karen Hand 803.292.9581 • plumtree@tds.net In Memory Of Ch. Dragonsong Improv Elizabeth 2002-2014 “A memory is a keepsake of time that lives forever in the heart.” Elizabeth was the foundation bitch of Improv Tibetan Spaniels. She was a silly girl who always made me smile. She was taken too soon and will be deeply missed. Thanks to Elizabeth, I have four generations of great Improv Tibetan Spaniels. Improv Christy Collins • 269-330-6355 • improvtibetanspaniels@yahoo.com The Story behind the Tibbies on Animal Planet’s “Too Cute” by Harold B. Hartman II, Namtrah Tibetan Spaniels Four Tibbie puppies—John, Paul, George and Ringo—get their “15 minutes of fame” on Animal Planet’s cutest show! An Email and a Phone Call It all started with what looked like a form email that began with: “Hi Harold and Mary! My name is Quinn Fegan and I’m a casting director at Animal Planet/True Entertainment. I wanted to reach out to you as we’re gearing up for our next season of Too Cute and we’d love to feature Tibetan Spaniels.” I am sure that other Tibbie breeders received the same email. I thought at first it was junk mail, but recognized the phone number as a New York City number and called it. A woman on the phone said Animal Planet was looking for litters born between March and June. Our Coco had just given birth to four boys on March 9. When she asked me if I knew of a litter that might be available, I told her I was looking at four boys that were just a week and a half old. To my surprise, she asked if a film crew could come over on Saturday to do the first shoot. This was Thursday evening—talk about moving quickly! To get the final approval from Animal Planet she said I needed to send her pictures of the puppies, of their mom Coco and dad, Weasley, the room they lived in, the outside of the house and the dog run. I sent the photos to her and waited to hear back. By late Friday evening we got the word that they would arrive around noon on Saturday with their camera crew. Photo Shoots It ended up being a total of six shoots over five different visits from March 23 to June 9. They shot the puppies at barely 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 10 weeks and finally at 13 weeks for the “adoption day” shoot. The last shoot was also the ‘super slow motion’ filming. In total they must have shot about 12 hours of video. All of this was somehow going to be cut down to just a 16–18-minute segment of the Too Cute TV show. For that first surprise visit they said they would be at the house for four hours. I could not imagine what they would be filming for four hours since the squirming babies were so young—their eyes were just opening and they weren’t exactly active. Fur Bunnies & Toenails Around noon on Saturday, in came four people with lights, camera and the sound boom. We learned right away that the floor had to be absolutely spotless and dust free— as all of us Tibbie owners know, that was a huge challenge. They explained the camera was high definition and picks up everything. Good thing the floor had been mopped just hours prior to the crew’s arrival—still, the producer was on her hands and knees checking for fur bunnies! With puppies just two weeks old, the first shoot was about nursing and sleeping, with a little squirming. Mary had to trim puppy toenails because they were getting caught in the blanket the producer, Michelle, brought for the filming. They even shot the nail trimming and it ended up as the introduction to the four Tibbie boys: John, Paul George and Ringo. Tibbie Zoomies... On the second shoot at 4 weeks old, the puppies were up and about and starting to show their personalities. The crew got some great “Tibbie chase” footage, and the boys played hide and seek under the bachelor’s chest. Mary and I were sure some of that video would make the final cut—but it didn’t, because of what happened on the fourth shoot. What did make the cut was when daddy Weasley was introduced and Coco barked to warn him off. From this shoot onward, we could see that Michelle’s favorite was the little red boy, Ringo. First Steps...Steps...Steps...Steps... The third shoot at 8 weeks was both inside and outside. Now that the boys had their first shot we allowed them to venture outside onto the deck. Weasley also got his chance to play with the puppies as Coco apparently thought it was now okay for the boys to interact with their dad. We were asked to “save” certain events so that they could be shot for the first time with the Too Cute cameras. One of those events was their first steps outside onto the back deck. Over and over again, the four pups were placed back inside so that the camera could capture their “first steps” outside—following Coco, following Weasley, and all by themselves. Continued on next page Animal Planet’s Too Cute Continued from previous page up from his position and zoomed in on the big 4-foot-long black snake crossing the lane in front of the Tibbies. Michelle was shouting directions from a safe distance of at least 20 feet away. To this day I do not know how Mary summoned the courage to remain calm in the face of the dreaded Big Black SNAKE! Two Shoots in One: Slo Mo The fifth and final filming session at 13 weeks was actually two shoots in one. A whole new An Animal Planet camera crew filmed a litter of Tibbie puppies for several weeks to crew came to shoot the Tibbies create a segment on the popular TV show, with the ‘ultra slow motion’ Too Cute. Here, during the third filming camera. They captured some session, the puppies—back by the door on amazing shots of the puppies the right—were 8 weeks old. running through the tall grass, and my favorite shot of all when Hey! What’s THAT, in the Grass!? Weasley leapt onto the wall. To see The next (fourth) visit started him jump onto to that wall above off fairly uneventfully. I had told the his head was a beautiful example producer that Tibbies like to be high of our breed’s athletic ability. up and act as watch dogs, and she After the two-hour slow motion wanted to capture that with the shoot, the regular crew filmed the puppies. I built a small stone wall “adoption” scene. Since we didn’t for the puppies to climb on. They have real new homes at that point, all loved climbing onto the rocks we asked our daughters from Toronto and playing Tibbie “King of the and Columbus to come in so that Mountain.” our four grandkids could play the Michelle then asked Mary to put new adopting families. collars and leashes on the boys for Puppy Adoptions, TV Style the first time and take them for a They shot two scenarios. One walk with Coco and Weasley. As any had each of the four pups being Tibbie puppy owner knows, this first adopted, and the other had Ringo walk was a real adventure and they being left behind to continue in the ended up in a tangled mess of footsteps of his father Weasley. leashes. When they left, we had no idea Michelle asked Mary to take the which scenario they were going to herd up to the barn and walk down use. Michelle said it would be up to the lane between the barn and the the writers after they cut and put all woods. Everyone was in their the footage together to create the place—the grip, the soundman, the final version. producer, the photographer and of After all the weeks of filming course Mary with the six Tibbies— sessions, we heard nothing from the when the grip shouted, “Isn’t that a Too Cute people for months—and SNAKE?!” then came an urgent call for followNext thing I knew Michelle, the up pictures. grip and the soundman were running They wanted photos of Ringo from the scene. Brave Mary—who being a ‘watch dog’ and some shots absolutely HATES of George in his new home. By this snakes— time Ringo was in his new home in stood her Canada with our grandson, Lucas. ground with Our son-in-law took some shots of the Tibbies. Capturing the moment, Ringo on the back of their couch, Freddie the photographer jumped in classic ‘watch dog’ mode. The George shots were going to be a challenge. In the filming, George was led away by our grandson, Marcus. But Marcus was home in Columbus and George was still with us, waiting for a new home. Mary frantically tried to find a boy who resembled Marcus to pretend he was the new owner. She also tried to “fake it” by taking some photos of George with friends of ours from church. However, in the end, the writers decided to use a photo of Ringo in bed with Lucas—and just call him George! All in all it was an interesting adventure. The grandkids loved seeing themselves on TV. Lucas is very proud that his boy Ringo was the star of the show. All four boys are now in their forever homes. Hopefully those who watched the show got a better understanding of the breed we all love. After all, Tibbie puppies ARE Too Cute! Ringo became producer Michelle’s favorite—and the ‘star’ of the show— early on. Here he eagerly tries to get “up close and personal” with a snake. Act Naturally They’re gonna put us on the TV, They’re gonna make a big star out of me We’ll make a film about four Tibbie cuties And all we gotta do is, act naturally… Well, I’ll bet you we’re gonna be big stars Might win an Emmy, you can never tell The TV show’s gonna make us into big stars ’Cuz we can play the part so well… Well, I hope you’ll come and see us on the TV Then I know that you will plainly see The cutest boys that ever hit the big time And all we gotta do is, act naturally… Adapted by the editor from a song written by that other big Starr named Ringo NEW CHIC Tibbies for the 4th Quarter of 2013!! 1. EVANLAKE LAST OF THE MOHICANS 10/3/2013 NP29709605 LORI KOPRESKI/ DIANE ZDRUDOWSKI 2. STARLITE THE GREMLIN 10/14/2013 NP28347302 SHARON & MICHAEL LUCEMONI 3. JUDO'S MILLION DOLLAR BABY 10/14/2013 NP21405701 KAY F. DICKESON 4. ZIESTAN OAK'S LENNI 11/8/2013 NP29034401 PATRICIA GILLIARD HEALTH CLEARANCES CERF, OFA & others 1. Please note that the health committee will list dogs having CERF #'s, NORMAL eyes or "CERF-able" eyes….anything that is questionable would need a CERF # 2. Please put the name of the sire and dam of the dog in the margin of the CERF/OFA form or Certificate Please make sure that this information is legible!! 3. Also remember that copies of ALL CERF forms ARE sent to CERF by the examining doctor and appear in the breed statistics at the end of the year! 4. The newsletter will be the only source of this information until an update to the format on the TSCA and/or ITSWP website is completed. REMINDER - ALL health clearances will be published in the Newsletter….including eyes, hips, patellas hearts etc!! 14886 Lucy Abbott tells me that from now on each owner can enter dogs in the ITSWP database! NAME OF OF DOG DOG NAME DEDICATED TO TO DANCING DANCING MASTER MASTER DEDICATED SHENANWOOD SIMPLY SIMPLY SASSY SASSY SHENANWOOD KRISALA'S CHASIN' CHASIN' THE THE MOON MOON TO TO TAMZIL TAMZIL KRISALA'S MOGOLLON N' TAMZIL GIANNINA MOGOLLON N' TAMZIL GIANNINA TAMIL'S M READY N' M LOBSANG OR NOT TAMZIL N' ISIDORA TAMIL'S M MOGOLLON N' M TAMZIL'S BIJAMISIDORA TAMZIL N'BODHI MOGOLLON TAMZIL'S BODHI CAUSEBIJAM AND EFFECT TAMZIL'S CAUSE CORRINA AND EFFECT DREAM PRINCESS TAMZIL'S CORRINA GINGERPRINCESS ALE TAMZIL'S DREAM GUARDIAN TAMZIL'S GINGER ALESPIRIT PRINCESS SPIRIT TAMZIL'S GUARDIAN TAMZIL'S PRINCESS SNOW PRINCESS ZIESTAN LASZLO TAMZIL'S SNOW PRINCESS ZIESTAN LASZLO SEX DOB DOB SEX M 3/24/12 3/24/12 M 10/4/11 FF 10/4/11 F 9/16/2009 F 9/16/2009 12/9/2010 FF 12/9/2010 M 1/30/2008 M 4/6/2013 12/9/2010 MF 1/30/2008 M 12/9/2010 11/3/2005 F 5/18/2006 MF 11/3/2005 F 4/11/2009 F 5/18/2006 4/20/2007 FF 4/11/2009 3/26/2009 FF 4/20/2007 1/31/2011 FF 3/26/2009 11/7/2007 FF 1/31/2011 FF 10/20/2011 11/7/2007 M 10/20/2011 12/5/2008 F M 12/5/2008 TESTED TESTED 9/28/13 9/28/13 9/28/13 9/28/13 1/13/2013 1/13/2013 1/13/2013 1/13/2013 1/13/2013 1/17/2014 1/13/2013 1/13/2013 1/13/2013 1/13/2013 1/13/2013 1/13/2013 1/13/2013 1/13/2013 1/13/2013 1/13/2013 1/13/2013 1/13/2013 1/13/2013 1/13/2013 1/13/2013 1/13/2013 1/13/2013 1/13/2013 1/13/2013 1/13/2013 1/13/2013 CERF CERF Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal OWNER OWNER ColleenBias BiasChaffee Chaffee&&Jean JeanBriggs Briggs Colleen ColleenBias BiasChaffee Chaffee&&William WilliamP.P.Chaffee Chaffee Colleen Liana & Greg Craven Liana & Greg Craven Liana&&Greg GregCraven Craven Liana Liana Tramaglini & Greg Craven Cathy Liana&&Greg GregCraven Craven Liana Liana&&Greg GregCraven Craven Liana Liana&&Greg GregCraven Craven Liana Liana & Greg Craven Liana & Greg Craven Liana&&Greg GregCraven Craven Liana Liana&&Greg GregCraven Craven Liana Liana&&Greg GregCraven Craven Liana Liana&&Greg GregCraven Craven Liana Liana&&Greg GregCraven Craven Liana Liana&&Greg GregCraven Craven Liana Liana & Greg Craven We use a single generic application form for all DNA based tests. All OFA applications including this one can be downloaded from the OFA website at: http://www.offa.org/applications.html The direct link to this application is: http://www.offa.org/pdf/dnaapp_bw.pdf The form is a fillable .pdf, so if owners like, they can fill it in online and then print. To register results, complete the form, attach a copy of the lab report, and send in to the OFA. The fee is $15. 9 OCULAR DISORDERS REPORT TIBETAN SPANIEL TOTAL DOGS EXAMINED Diagnostic Name GLOBE 0.110 microphthalmia EYELIDS 20.140 20.160 21.000 22.000 25.110 ectopic cilia macropalpebral fissure entropion, unspecified ectropion, unspecified distichiasis 1991-1999 930 # % 2000-2009 1630 # % 2010-2012 331 # % 1 0.1% 0 1 2 21 0 82 0.1% 0.2% 2.3% 8.8% 2 3 55 2 120 NASOLACRIMAL 40.910 keratoconjunctivitis sicca 2 0.2% 0 NICTITANS 51.100 third eyelid cartilage anomaly 52.110 prolapsed gland of the third eyelid 0 3 0.3% 2 3 0.1% 0.2% 0 0 CORNEA 70.210 corneal pannus 70.220 pigmentary keratitis 70.700 corneal dystrophy 70.730 corneal endothelial degeneration 7 3 1 0 1 9 6 1 0.1% 0.6% 0.4% 0.1% 0 4 3 0 UVEA 93.120 93.150 93.710 93.720 93.730 93.750 93.760 0 2 7 1 0 0 0 2 1 30 3 3 0 0 0.1% 0.1% 1.8% 0.2% 0.2% 0 1 8 0 1 1 1 LENS 100.200 100.210 100.301 100.302 100.303 100.304 100.305 100.306 100.307 100.311 100.312 100.313 100.314 100.315 100.316 100.317 100.330 iris cyst iris coloboma persistent pulillary membranes, iris to iris persistent pulillary membranes, iris to lens persistent pulillary membranes, iris to cornea persistent pulillary membranes, lens pigment foci/no strands persistent pulillary membranes, endothelial opacity/no strands cataract, unspecified cataract, significance unknown punctate cataract, anterior cortex punctate cataract, posterior cortex punctate cataract, equatorial cortex punctate cataract, anterior sutures punctate cataract, posterior sutures punctate cataract, nucleus punctate cataract, capsular incipient cataract, anterior cortex incipient cataract, posterior cortex incipient cataract, equatorial cortex incipient cataract, anterior sutures incipient cataract, posterior sutures incipient cataract, nucleus incipient cataract, capsular generalized/complete cataract 9 17 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 0.8% 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% 0.8% 0.1% 1.0% 1.8% 0.1% 0.3% 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0 42 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 13 8 5 2 2 5 2 1 0.1% 0.2% 3.4% 0.1% 7.4% 1 0.3% 0 0 5 0 40 1.5% 12.1% 0 2.6% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 0.8% 0.5% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% 0 13 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 1.2% 0.9% 0.3% 2.4% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 3.9% 0.6% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.9% 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 0.6% LENS CONTINUED 100.375 1991-1999 subluxation/luxation, unspecified 0 0 VITREOUS 110.120 persistant hyaloid artery/remnant 110.135 PHPV/PTVL 110.200 vitritis 110.320 vitreous degeneration syneresis 110.330 vitreous degeneration anterior chamber 5 0 0 2 0 0.5% RETINA 120.170 retinal dysplasia, folds 120.190 retinal dysplasia, detached 120.310 generalized progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) 3 0 6 0.3% OPTIC NERVE 130.120 optic nerve hypoplasia 130.150 optic disc coloboma OTHER 900.000 900.100 900.110 other, unspecified other, not inherited other, suspected as inherited NORMAL 0.000 normal globe 2000-2009 2010-2012 1 0.3% 0 1 1 3 1 0.3% 0.3% 0.9% 0.3% 3 0 0 7 0 0.2% 0.6% 3 2 18 0.2% 0.1% 1.1% 2 0 2 0 5 0.5% 2 1 0.1% 0.1% 0 0 0 3 4 0.3% 0.4% 8 72 9 0.5% 4.4% 0.6% 24 1 0 7.3% 0.3% 776 83.4% 1346 82.6% 265 80.1% 0.2% 0.4% 0.6% 0.6% Dear Parent Club OFA/CHIC Liaison, In November 2012 the OFA implemented its new eye certification registry. The new registry was implemented at the request of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmology (ACVO) and is the ACVO's endorsed eye registry. One of the ACVO's primary goals of the transition from CERF to the OFA was the timely production and dissemination of statistical data regarding ocular disease and prevalence in purebred dogs. Under CERF, the last edition of the "Blue Book" - the publication summarizing eye examination results - was the Fifth Edition released in 2010 with data through 2009. In addition to the regular processing of eye clearances, the OFA has assumed responsibility for the maintenance of the ACVO's statistics and the production of the Blue Book. Working closely with the Genetics Committee of the ACVO, the OFA is pleased to have completed the Sixth Edition - 2013 Ocular Disorders Assumed to be Inherited in Purebred Dogs, with data compiled through 2012. The OFA is committed to producing annual updates, and to providing this information back to the parent clubs at no charge. A full copy of the publication is available on request. As your parent club's OFA/CHIC Liaison, you are being provided with the publication's pages specific to your breed. While the publication in its entirety is copyrighted by the ACVO, please feel free to share the attached statistics with your health committee and with your club. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Thank you, Eddie Dziuk Chief Operating Officer Orthopedic Foundation for Animals 2300 E Nifong Blvd., Columbia, MO 65201 Phone: (573) 442-0418 x222, Fax: (573) 875-5073 Email: edziuk@offa.org Web: www.offa.org 11 TIBETAN SPANIEL - 1 TIBETAN SPANIEL DISORDER INHERITANCE REFERENCE BREEDING ADVICE A. Entropion Not defined 1 Breeder option B. Distichiasis Not defined 1 Breeder option C. Chronic superficial keratitis/pannus Not defined 2 Breeder option D. Persistent pupillary membranes - iris to iris - all other forms Not defined Not defined 2, 3 3 Breeder option NO E. Cataract Not defined 1 NO F. Retinal atrophy - generalized Not defined 1, 4, 5 NO G. Ceroid Lipofuscinosis Not defined 6 NO Descriptions and Comments A. Entropion A conformational defect resulting in an "in rolling" of one or more of the eyelids which may cause ocular irritation. It is likely that entropion is influenced by several genes (polygenic), defining the skin and other structures which make up the eyelids, the amount and weight of the skin covering the head and face, the orbital contents, and the conformation of the skull. B. Distichiasis Eyelashes abnormally located on the eyelid margin which may cause ocular irritation. Distichiasis may occur at any time. It is difficult to make a strong recommendation with regards to breeding dogs with this entity. The hereditary basis has not been established although it seems probable due to the high incidence in some breeds. Reducing the incidence is a logical goal. When diagnosed, distichiasis should be recorded and breeding discretion is advised. ©2013, American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists 12 TIBETAN SPANIEL - 2 C. Chronic superficial keratitis / Pannus A bilateral disease of the cornea which usually starts as a grayish haze to the ventral or ventrolateral cornea, followed by the formation of a vascularized subepithelial growth that begins to spread toward the central cornea; pigmentation follows the vascularization. If severe, vision impairment occurs. Pannus may be associated with plasma cell infiltration of the nictitans. D. Persistent pupillary membranes (PPM) Persistent blood vessel remnants in the anterior chamber of the eye which fail to regress normally in the neonatal period. These strands may bridge from iris to iris, iris to cornea, iris to lens, or from sheets of tissue in the anterior chamber. The last three forms pose the greatest threat to vision and when severe, vision impairment or blindness may occur. E. Cataract A partial or complete opacity of the lens and/or its capsule. In cases where cataracts are complete and affect both eyes, blindness results. The prudent approach is to assume cataracts to be hereditary except in cases known to be associated with trauma, other causes of ocular inflammation, specific metabolic diseases, persistent pupillary membrane, persistent hyaloid or nutritional deficiencies. Cataracts may involve the lens completely (diffuse) or in a localized region. F. Retinal atrophy - generalized A degenerative disease of the retinal visual cells which progresses to blindness. This abnormality, also known as progressive retinal atrophy or PRA, may be detected by electroretinogram (not part of a routine eye screening examination) before it is apparent clinically. Except for X-linked PRA in the Siberian Husky, in all breeds studied to date, PRA is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait. G. Ceroid Lipofuscinosis An inherited disease of man and animal characterized by the accumulation of lipopigment in various tissues of the body including the eye. It results in progressive neurologic disease including blindness. (Also called Batten’s disease). References 1. ACVO Genetics Committee, 1999 and/or Data from CERF All Breeds Report, 1991-1998. 2. ACVO Genetics Committee, 2000-2002 and/or Data from CERF All-Breeds Report, 2000- 2002. 3. ACVO Genetics Committee, 2005 and/or Data from CERF All-Breeds Report 2003-2004. 4. Bjerkas E, RL Peiffer, Jr. and B Ekesten. Primary glaucoma in the Norwegian elkhound. 5. Bjerkas E. Progressive retinal atrophy in dogs in Norway. Norsk Veterinaertidsskrift. 1991;103:601-610. 6. Katz ML, K Narfstrom, GS Johnson, et al. Assessment of retinal function and characterization of lysosomal storage body accumulation in the retinas and brains of Tibetan Terriers with ceroid-lipofuscinosis. Am J Vet Res. 2005 Jan;66:67-76. ©2013, American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists 13 T Sire: GCh Ch Ziestan Oak's Lenni S Dam: Ch TuQute Oak's Chantilly Lace, ROMX Sahara started her show year out by winning Best In Sweepstakes at the 2013 TSCA National and has ended the year by winning Select Bitch and Best Bred By at Eukanuba. Sahara only weighs 10 pounds but makes up for it with her presence and attitude. We are so very proud of out little girl. Breeders: Patricia Gilliard, Pam Glave, and Karen Hand Owner/Handler: Patricia Gilliard By Carol Srnka The AKC/CHF/Purina Sponsored Parent Club Health Conference was held last August in St. Louis, MO. As usual there were a host of very highly acclaimed speakers on a myriad of very intriguing topics! I was particularly interested in the first speaker, as I had received some questions from Tibbie breeders about epilepsy in the breed. So, first up was Dr. William Thomas DVM, MS, DACVIM (Neurology) from the University of Tennessee on “Canine Epilepsy, Where We Are and Where We Are Going.” He explained that “seizures” are events, “epilepsy” is a disease characterized by recurring seizures. It is possible to have seizures that are not epilepsy. There are two main types of epilepsy: 1. Structural/ metabolic - which are caused by lesions on the brain or neurological disorders and 2. Idiopathic or genetic of which there are dozens of different types. In idiopathic epilepsy the dog appears perfectly normal between seizures. There are no underlying lesions or other disease processes. Often the first seizure activity is age related - starting between ages 1 - 5 years old. It is presumed to be genetic. These dogs usually have the typical generalized Tonic/Clonic type of seizure. The Tonic phase being the abnormal/involuntary twitching/ possible loss of bladder and or bowel, etc. The Clonic phase being the period immediately following the Tonic phase where the dog is no longer frenetic, but seems spent. This is usually followed by a period of disorientation. Researchers are continuing to investigate the genetic factors of the disease. Breakthroughs in this area would hopefully lead to a better understanding of the disease, how individual dogs with the disease could be better managed, as well as recommendations as to breeding of affected and related dogs and could eventually lead to a definitive diagnostic test. “Currently there is no test to confirm idiopathic epilepsy and the diagnosis is based on clinical features and exclusion of other causes of seizures. There is no cure and treatment most commonly entails daily administration of phenobarbital or bromide.” These treatments have mixed results. Researchers are also continuing to work on other types of drugs, both human and some specifically designed for dogs, as well as additional options to drug treatment. Little Known Facts About Carol Srnka... I have always had a dog for as long as I can remember but got my first “purebred” dog when I was 13, a Miniature Poodle. My husband, Chuck, and I started raising dogs in 1969. We first had English Setters and then Gordons, for hunt and show, under the “High Brass” kennel name. In 1982, I decided that I wanted a small, low maintenance breed (read that, a dog that did not require a lot of grooming for the show ring!!) I looked at Tibbies, Cavaliers and Schips. Tibbies and Cavaliers were not yet AKC recognized so I got my first Schip who lived to be almost 17 years old! Hence began the “Belgae” prefix, for my little black barge dogs from Belgium. In 1990 I got my first Tibetan Spaniel, a little red and white parti bitch. Her name was Margee’s Amni Machen O’Belgae (MaiTai). MaiTai produced two champion daughters who went on to produce two generations of agility titled Tibbies. MaiTai was a very special little dog, with some very human-like characteristics. She was very young when she was diagnosed with a severe pure red cell Aplastic Anemia, she was gone in 6 weeks. So began my extreme interest in Tibbie Health. 15 Epilepsy AKC/CHF/Purina Sponsored Parent Club Health Conference Part 1 - Epilepsy September Titles Dog Title Dog Name Champion CH Aki Shima Lets Have A Party N Hi-Society Date Titled Sire Name 8-Sep-13 CH Wassong's Genuine Risk Champion CH Bluvali Extra Extra 15-Sep-13 Champion CH Dragonsong Ever-More 28-Sep-13 Champion CH Lagniappe Epic Forbidden Fruit 21-Sep-13 Champion CH Rincen Silver Seraph 15-Sep-13 Champion CH Sandon's Klever Romance 27-Sep-13 Champion CH Shilo Lite Of Liberty 1-Sep-13 Champion CH Starlite Cara Mia Mine 15-Sep-13 Champion CH Tibroke's Any Thing Is Possible 8-Sep-13 Champion CH Tibroke's Y's Everboyd Pickin' On Me 29-Sep-13 Grand Champion GCH CH Azamora Blue Light Of Wisdom 29-Sep-13 Grand Champion GCH CH Oak's Tuqute Sahara 28-Sep-13 Grand Champion GCH CH Sandon's Klever Quest 22-Sep-13 Grand Champion GCH CH Starlite's Ruff Rider 8-Sep-13 Grand Champion GCH CH Westview Sandhill Kelada Splash'N Away 14-Sep-13 Canine Good Citizen CH Evanlake Christmas Holly CGC 28-Sep-13 GCH CH Wexford Namtrah Second Hand News GCH CH Britwald Dragonsong Blakhawk CD BN RA CH Namtrah Aki Shima Akar Sanjima GCH CH Rincen Heir Apparent Sandon's Jumping Jack Flash GCH CH Shilo Dealer's Choice CH Starlite Perfect Copy CH Tibroke's Pick Me Up GCH CH Tibroke's Brutally Handsome CH Krisala Connection To Flolin GCH CH Ziestan Oak's Lenni Sandon's Jumping Jack Flash GCH CH Lorac's That Lonestar Cowboy Shenanwood Let Freedom Ring CH Kaybriar Great Marino Dam Name Owners Name CH Aki Shimas Boda Rub My Tummy Cynthia Davis & Sandra Chrisman & Bobbie Mebius & Vanessa Everett Vanessa Everett & Barbara Berg & Bobbie Mebius & Steven Kotyza Breeders Name CH Bluvali Haniyah CH Dragonsong Kyi-Ann CH Avono N Ther Off Tolagniappe Rincen Ebony 'N Ivory GCH CH Pecan Valley Onyx Shilo's Gaylanise CH Starlite Angel Eyes CH Shenanwood Simply Imagine The Possibilities CH Tibroke's Pick Me Pick Me CH Genesis Evie Dawn Of Creation CH Tuqute Oak's Chantilly Lace GCH CH Pecan Valley Onyx CH Starlite Wild Flower Hongwei Jaftica CH Chadwick Willow Warbler Marjorie A Wikerd Pamela Bradbury Chrystine Longley & Colleen Longley & James R Bush & Deborah Bush Christine Whitehead Donald Bingley & Sandra Bingley Shirley Carroll Thomas M Taylor & Carol Taylor Lissa L Jacobson & Kay F Dickeson Marilyn Clark & Bonnie Jo Ames Helene Gauzza Patricia Gilliard Dayle Narehood Marie Lyons Connie Buckland & Michelle M Maynard & Joanna KolffVanOosterwyk Jennifer MacPherson Marjorie A Wikerd Pamela Bradbury Chrystine Longley & Deborah L Bush & Collen Longley & James R Bush & Heather Longley Christine Whitehead Donald Bingley & Sandra Bingley Shirley Carroll Thomas M Taylor & Carol Taylor Colleen Bias Chaffee & Kay F Dickeson Kay F Dickeson Helene Gauzza Patricia Gilliard & Pamela Glave & Karen Hand Donald Bingley & Sandra Bingley Thomas M Taylor & Carol Taylor Connie Buckland & Michelle M Maynard & Joanna KolffVanOosterwyk Diane Zdrodowski & C Anne Eckersley October Titles Dog Title Champion Champion Champion Champion Champion Champion Champion Champion Champion Grand Champion Grand Champion Grand Champion Grand Champion Grand Champion Grand Champion Grand Champion Grand Champion Rally Advanced Dog Name CH Applewood'N Sangmu's Sea-Nic View CH Bb Jo's She's The One For Aldea N Me CH Duart's Bear Girl Gone Wild CH Judo's Spoonful Of Diamonds CH Lemar N Tamzil Hugo CH Primah Moment In Time CH Shimmeree Got Some Splanin To Do CH Teamofcati's Jubii A Vanilla Cream CH Wyndom's Glitterine GCH CH Lionheart's E-Z Calls Place Your Betts GCH CH Melwood's Wherefore Art Thou GCH CH Mogollon's Go Go Daddy Go GCH CH Mogollon's Quest For The West GCH CH Oshozens Myles Of Style GCH CH Shilo Butterfly Kisiz GCH CH Sir Adams' Simply Glamorous GCH CH Wassong's Point Given To Wyndjam'R Kricket Nishikawa CD RA Date Titled 27-Oct-13 27-Oct-13 20-Oct-13 13-Oct-13 11-Oct-13 26-Oct-13 13-Oct-13 12-Oct-13 18-Oct-13 5-Oct-13 26-Oct-13 26-Oct-13 27-Oct-13 26-Oct-13 18-Oct-13 27-Oct-13 10-Oct-13 20-Oct-13 Sire Name GCH CH Wanaseas Mystic Lake Effect CH Aldea Pucker Up GCH CH Hi-Fire Dancing Bear CH Shilo-Tippitoes Tu Hitz The Jackpot CH Tamzil's E-Z Money Of Wunsum GCH CH Shilo Dealer's Choice CH Lorac's Land Grant Sommerlyst's Mi-Sna To K'A-Dog CH Wyndom's Hot Toddy CH Flolin When It Rains It Pours GCH CH Shenanwood Simply Imagine This CH Tamzil's Bodhi Bijam CH Tamzil's Bodhi Bijam CH Aldea Pucker Up CH Shilo Baj'lor Budonz GCH CH Sir Adams Ed Norton CH Wassong's Kelso Yalburu Donno Cunw Dam Name GCH CH Wanasee Delta Lady At Applewood GCH CH Bb Jo's Save The Last Dance For Me CH Improv Girls Gone Wild CH Judo's Spoonful Of Sugar GCH CH Lemar N Tamzil Allure CH Primah's Pretty Treasure CH Topaz Precious Gem Of Shimmeree Mic Mac Look Out A Chocolate-Crem Windoms Shining Bright CH Asawin The Divine Miss M Melwood's Sinfull Delite CH Tibroke Mogollon Lalapalooza CH Tibroke Mogollon Lalapalooza CH Aldea Color Me Softly CH Shilo-Yeti-Asawin Penny Lane Linche Siradams Honey I'M Home CH Wassong's Tibroke Imp Glamourette Cloe Owners Name LISA A GEMBALA Jody Thomas & Paula Ford Jean M Briggs Donna Etchison Cindie Swaim Carole Zieris Charlene R Waters & Sheryl Watkins & Greggory S Waters Cindie Swaim Susan Smith Rodgers Mr. Chase Waddell Sue Melick & Jan Ault Claudia C Klikoff Lionel Klikoff & Claudia Klikoff Stephanie K Cottrell Joyce Guimbellot Jean Smith & Julia Adams Robin Skinner & Patricia C Sarles Eileen Nishikawa Breeders Name Judith Brown & Jane Jensen Paula Ford Jean M Briggs Donna Etchison Cindie Swaim & Liana Craven Carole Zieris Charlene R Waters & Sheryl Watkins & Greggory S Waters Tina Aggersbjerg Susan Smith Rodgers Chase Waddell Sue Reeve & Sue Melick Lionel Klikoff & Claudia Klikoff Lionel Klikoff & Claudia Klikoff Stephanie K Cottrell Shirley Carroll & Susan Lingle Julia Adams-Powers & Sharon Adams Patricia C Sarles & Kevin F Wassong Tricia Piros November Titles Dog Title Champion Champion Champion Champion Champion Champion Champion Champion Champion Champion Champion Champion Champion Grand Champion Grand Champion Grand Champion Grand Champion Grand Champion Grand Champion Grand Champion Rally Novice Master Bronze Agility Coursing Ability Advanced Canine Good Citizen 16 Dog Name CH Dabalars Rumour Has It CH Dragonsong Forever CH Gembox Kofuku Sparks A Legend CH Kofuku Gembox Court N Spark CH Kofuku Wyndom Fairest One Of All Too CH Pecan Valley Reach For The Sky CH Pecan Valley's Little Miss Sunshine CH Rincen Mitra Nikol CH Ruya's Bright Opalescent Flame For Finiki CH Sandledge Wyndom Deliteful CH Teamofcati's Toffife For Dragonsong CH Tibroke's Iceywinds Parti Like a Million CGC CH Wassong's Quadrangle At Maciain GCH CH Kan Sing's Annapurna at Ambrier GCH CH Lionheart's Razzle Dazzle GCH CH Namtrah Briallu Sugar Pie Honey Bunch GCH CH Sky Hi's Imagine Gone With The Wind GCH CH Starlite Meet Me In St. Louis GCH CH Tibroke's Any Thing Is Possible GCH CH Wassong's Fresh Yankee CGC Tibroke's Let's Parti O'Prima CD RN Delmar's Just Do It For Tara RN MX MXB MXJ MJB OF CH Tibroke's Play It Again VCD2 RAE AX AXJ CAA GCH CH Aki Shima's Uninvited Guest CGC Date Titled 16-Nov-13 17-Nov-13 23-Nov-13 16-Nov-13 15-Nov-13 16-Nov-13 16-Nov-13 2-Nov-13 18-Nov-13 17-Nov-13 3-Nov-13 16-Nov-13 24-Nov-13 10-Nov-13 24-Nov-13 3-Nov-13 23-Nov-13 23-Nov-13 17-Nov-13 8-Nov-13 10-Nov-13 8-Nov-13 16-Nov-13 2-Nov-13 Sire Name GCH CH Kenwood's Seminole Uprising RE NA NAJ CGC GCH CH Britwald Dragonsong Blakhawk CD BN RA Vestal Tsand Rose Tattoo Vestal Tsand Rose Tattoo CH Ziestan Vestal Lukas CH Lurac's Widow Me That CH Lurac's Widow Me That CH Rincen Tikki Tembo GCH CH Ruya Sarai Turbo Charged Hemi GCH CH Ambrier's Tin-Man My Jekyll Doesn'T Hyde At Tuqute Sommerlyst's Mi-Sna To K'A-Dog Tibroke's Hollywood Reporter CH Ambrier's Nothing Gets Past Zeke BN RA THD CGC CH Lorac's Yeshe Wongchhu GCH CH Flolin Someonewyll CH Namtrah Briallu Built To Last GCH CH Shenanwood Simply Imagine This CH Tiaras Little Drummer Boy CH Tibroke's Pick Me Up CH Ambrier's Nothing Gets Past Zeke BN RA THD CGC CH Lorac's Kissin' Bandit CH El Rays Ike CH Lorac's Kissin' Bandit CH Wassong's Genuine Risk Dam Name GCH CH Sandon For Mama Mia At Dabalar CH Dragonsong Kyi-Ann GCH CH Kofuku Adds A Sparkle At Gembox Too GCH CH Kofuku Adds A Sparkle At Gembox Too CH Kofuku Windom Sweet Shorty Too CH Pecan Valley Mt Alibi CH Pecan Valley Queen Of Hearts CH Appalachee Mo Mo Of Pendley CH Shenanwood Talk's Cheap CH Windom's Snippety Gibbets Mic Mac Look Out A Chocolate-Crem GCH CH Judo's Million Dollar Baby CH Pour Le Plaisir Of Lollipop CH Ambrier's Nanda Devi GCH CH Lionheart's All Bett's Are She's A Rising Star Namtrah Briallu Honey Bee Melwood's Sinfull Delite CH Starlite Spice Of Life CH Shenanwood Simply Imagine The Possibilities CH Wassong's Bubbling Over CH Tibroke's Taste Of Honey CH El Ray's Gone With The Win CH Ra'Mar Tibroke's One Mo' Time CH Aki Shimas Boda Rub My Tummy Owners Name Dayle Narehood & Victoria A Marks Barbara Parker & Hunter Calvelage Donna C Hamner & Newt Hamner Marilynn Miller Marilynn Miller & Susan Smith Rodgers Kimberly Jacobson Lissa L Jacobson & Kimberly m Jacobson Sherry Spencer Phyllis J Scalf & Robert Churchey & Jim Strassels Georgine Abramson & Susan Smith Rodgers Pamala Bradbury Sarah W Baker MARY LISABETH ACKER & Patricia C Sarles Martha Feltenstein & Mallory Cosby Driskill Ron Humphrey & Chase Waddell Mary F Hartman & Harold B Hartman II & Barbara S Smith Sue Reeve & Rev. Terry Litton & Mary Augustus Thomas M Taylor & Carol Taylor Lissa L Jacobson & Kay F Dickeson Kathryn E Phillips Vicki A Wilson Toni Rohlke GABRIELLE BEAUBRUN Bobbie Mebius & Antonette Peterson & Vanessa Everett Breeders Name Dayle Narehood Pamela Bradbury Janet L Wright & Ms. Marilynn Miller Janet L Wright & Ms. Marilynn Miller Marilynn Miller Betty Ann Seely Betty Ann Seely Kelly Popoff & Dolores McCann Phyllis J Scalf & Robert Churchey & Jim Strassels Georgine Abramson & Susan Smith Rodgers Tina Aggersbjerg Kay F Dickeson Patricia C Sarles & Kevin F Wassong Martha Feltenstein Mr. Chase Waddell Barbara S Smith & Piper E Smith & Mary F Hartman & Harold B Hartman II Sue Reeve & Sue Melick Thomas M Taylor & Carol Taylor Colleen Bias Chaffee & Kay F Dickeson Patricia C Sarles & Kevin F Wassong Kay F Dickeson Karen M Williams & Leigh-Ann M Williams Judith L Hesse & Kay F Dickeson Vanessa Everett & Barbara Berg & Bobbie Mebius & Steven Kotyza 17 NCIS Special Agent Leroy Gibbs Making His Way To The National S K Y CH Sky Hi’s Marvelous Imagination “Gibbs” H I K E N N E L S Sire: GCH Shenanwood Simply Imagine This Dam: Melwood’s Sinfull Delite Breeder/Co-Owner: Sue Reeve Co-Owner: Marilee Litton Sky Hi Kennels Canton, OH 44708 330.309.3744 suzrskyhi@aol.com Scarlet’s All Packed and Headed For The National GCH Sky Hi’s Imagine Gone With The Wind S “Scarlet” K Y H I Sire: GCH Shenanwood Simply Imagine This Dam: Melwood’s Sinfull Delite Breeder/Co-Owner: Sue Reeve Co-Owner: Dr. Terry Litton Co-Owner: Mary Norton Augustus Sky Hi Kennels Canton, OH 44708 330.309.3744 suzrskyhi@aol.com K E N N E L S testing to determine the activity and severity of the disease within the dog, as well as general blood work to assess for any other disease processes. Many owners may find out that their dog has become infected with Lyme disease at a routine appointment as many frequently used heartworm tests also include testing for tick borne diseases. If this is the case and the dog is not showing any clinical signs of illness, it will be up to you and your veterinarian if you choose to pursue additional testing and treatment or take a “wait and see” approach. Basics of Lyme Disease Angelic Vetter, DVM Almost everyone knows something about Lyme disease, but often what you think you know may be only the beginning. Hopefully, this brief article will help to provide some basic information about the canine Lyme disease infections. Transmission and Prevalence Treatment Lyme disease is a spirochete bacteria scientifically known as Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted by the deer tick, Ixodes scapularis. The deer tick has an extended life cycle, about two years long. An egg develops from a nymph to larva and then adult. The nymph, larva, and adult each require a different host and at each of these stages the tick can become infected or transmit the disease while feeding. Lyme disease has been diagnosed in all states; however certain areas have a much higher rate of infection. Although most people associate Lyme disease with the New England states, other areas such as the northern coast of California are considered a moderate risk area. The Lyme spirochete is very good at evading both the immune system and antibiotic therapies. It is able to “hide” in different body tissues and change its configuration so that it cannot be detected. Therapy is aimed at reaching a latent state where the organism is not causing any illness or discomfort to the dog. In the past, the treatment for Lyme disease was a 28 day course of doxycycline. This antibiotic is effective and reasonably inexpensive. However, due to its decreasing use in human medicine, doxycycline has become difficult to obtain. Another antibiotic known as Minocycline is equally effective although generally more expensive. The cost will vary greatly based on the size of the infected dog Symptoms of Lyme Disease in Dogs Prevention Most people associate Lyme infection with a characteristic “bulls eye” rash. However, this is uncommonly seen in dogs due to their dense hair coat. Many dogs that contract Lyme disease are taken to the veterinarian for intermittent shifting leg lameness. The dog may seem to limp on one leg, get better, but then begin limping on another leg. Often times on a physical exam the dog may have swollen joints and a fever. Dogs may be infected for several months and possibly over a year before they show clinical signs. In fact, it is estimated that over 90% of dogs that become infected will never become sick as their immune system will be able to limit the infection. In rare cases while trying to eliminate the infection, the dog’s immune system will deposit immune complexes in the kidney and cause severe and irreversible kidney damage that is often fatal. It is very important to note that in order to transmit Lyme disease, as well as many other tick borne diseases, the infected tick must be attached and feeding on the host for a minimum of 48 hours. This means that utilizing an effective tick control product and monitoring your dog for ticks is the most effective means of disease prevention. There are many different vaccines available to protect against Lyme disease. There are arguments both for and against vaccination which are outside the scope of this article. This is a discussion best had with your veterinarian as they will understand the prevalence of the disease within your area. . ABOUT THE AUTHOR Angelic Vetter, DVM is a 2006 graduate of Iowa State University. She is a small animal veterinarian at All Creatures Small Animal Hospital in Indianola, Iowa with special interests in canine reproduction. All Creature Small Animal Hospital Indianola, IA • 515-961-7882 Diagnosis Many times the first test that a veterinarian will do if they are suspicious of Lyme disease is an in-house test that tests for several tick diseases, as many have similar clinical symptoms. This test will be positive if the dog has antibodies for the Lyme spirochete, meaning that the dog has been infected and the body’s immune system has developed a response. It is important to note that due to vaccine modifications a vaccinated dog will NOT test positive if it has not been naturally infected. When a dog has a positive test result, most veterinarians will want to do more extensive 20 New Champion Flolin Cynara Chasin’ Glory Owner/Breeder: Linda Foiles - Flolin Co-Breeder: Mary Novocin - Cynara D May the luck of the Irish be with you! “Emma” • Winners Bitch • Best of Winners • Best of Opposite Sex “Paddy” • Winners Dog First weekend out! These lovely littermates are sired by GCH Westview Nothin’s Tuff Enuff out of Dreamcast Glory Road, bred by Janet Habiger and Michael Kennedy. Many thanks to judges Dr. Albert Bianchi and Mr Alfred Ferruggiaro for their wonderful wins! Janet Habiger, & Michael Kennedy • www.dreamcastkennels.net Best of Opposite Sex Best Of Breed: CH Improv Let Me Dance For You GCH CH Kan Sing's Tenzin Select Bitch/Best Bred By GCH CH Oak’s Tuqute Sahara No Picture Available Select Dog GCH CH Shilo Time For A Good Time Winners Dog/Best of Winners Winners Bitch AKC-CH IC-CHJP INT-JrSG/JrGR/JrCH UKC-MBPIS/ MRBPIS MacIain's Pög Mo Thöin Wassong’s Tim Tam Award of Excellence Award of Excellence GCH CH Lionheart's E-Z Calls Place Your Betts GCH Ch Tin-Man Shot In The Dark No Picture Available Award of Excellence GCH CH Wexford Namtrah Second Hand No Picture Available Award of Excellence GCH Ch Kofuku Adds A Sparkle At Gembox Too ” y l i m a F e “All In Th Am/Can Ch. Wassong’s Kelso Tia Syd Finn Kelso Ranked # 3 Owner/Handler Tibbie, 2013! We congratulate Kelso’s kids on their Eukanuba wins! Winners Bitch Reserve Winners Dog Can CH Wassong’s Tim Tam (Tia) Wassong’s Unbridled Syd (Syd) Wassong Tia Ranked #5 Owner/Handler Tibbie, 2013 Owners/Breeders: Patricia C.Sarles & Kevin F. Wassong Winners Dog/BOW finishing his AKC Title! AKC-CH IC-CHJP INT-JrSG/JrGR/JrCH UKC-MBPIS/MRBPIS MacIain’s Pög Mo Thöin (Finn) Owners: Dr. E. E. Acker, M. L. Acker & L. J. Acker 25 Patricia C. Sarles & Kevin F. Wassong 973.884.2184 www.wassongtibbies.com PatSarles@aol.com Ch. Dynasty Painted Waggin’ at Jo’Jevon Sire: AKC Champion Jo’Jevon Leonardas Dam: Jo’Jevon All That Glitters, ROM Stud service available to approved bitches by private treaty. Waggs is home to join sister Star and cousin Molly as part of the Jo'Jevon gang at Dynasty Tibetan Spaniels. His never shown sister darling Diva and homebody Nikki say "Welcome Home!" too. Pups are occasionally available. Waggs finished at 15 months with just 4 months of showing. He was never shown after finishing. His sister followed Waggs into the ring and finished at 22 months with only 4 months of owner handling. Dynasty at Jo’Jevon Jean C. Wright 125 Whalehead Rd, Lot #1 Gales Ferry, CT 06335 860.464.7006 The Name Game “ What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. ~William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet I had my first litter of Tibbies and could not think of a kennel name. I had Norwegian Elkhounds originally and bred two litters of them. Thinking I was going to stay in the Elkhounds, I didn't want a Tibetan name for my prefix. Driving back from a match with Freeda Manley, who showed Tibbies with me, we passed through Amherst county, which had a shopping center called Ambriar, for Amherst country and Sweet Briar College, which was close to where I lived at that time. It hit me it could be used for my kennel name, so I changed the A to an E and it became Ambrier Tibetan Spaniels. My first litter was from TSCA Ch. Truk Ku She May Mo, “Natasha” and the sire was Sherwood's Ku Omar, "Ram". One of these puppies from this litter registration pictured below was Ambrier's Tiger Lily, who was sold to Tom and Flo Whiting. She is behind so many Tibbies since she was the American side of the foundation to Bims Tibetan Spaniels. -Mallory Cosby Driskill My kennel name, Butternut Hill, is the name of the hill that I lived on in my childhood in Upstate N.Y. It was and unbelievably remains , an idyllic place. I kept two pups from my first litter. My favorite is Butternut Hill Tim the Enchanter, CGC THD (pictured). -Colleen Faini I chose my kennel name from a poem by Ernest Christopher Dowson titled “Cynara,” written in the 1800’s. It is most noted for the line “gone with the wind,” where Margaret Mitchell found the title for her famous book. I started using the prefix with my Collies and contiuned using it with my Tibbies. My first bred-by Tibbie was Ch. Cynara High Time, “Austin” (pictured). His dam is Ch. Santera High Society, which I co-owned with Sandy Novocin, and his sire is Ch. Santera Tri Jed Di. -Mary Novocin ” Dreamcast was chosen because our son, Mike, had a horse named Dreamer. His first show dog was Tresaith's Dollymixture Dream. When his first showdog also had Dream in her name, it seemed logical to take that as a theme. Dolly's sire was Woodhenge Dreamcaster, so from that we took Dreamcast. Our first Tibbie to have our prefix is GCH Dreamcast Soul Survivor (pictured). -Janet Habiger Flolin is a combination of our first names Floyd and Linda. My first Tibbie that had Flolin registered was my group placing Ch. Flolin's Xiao Siang Thai (pictured), whelped August 16, 1981 out of Am/ Bda/Can Ch. Fairstar Cho-Sun X Ch.Phylmarko Par-Ti-Fait Flolin owned by Linda Foiles & Jo Downing. -Linda Foiles In the 1970's John and I were showing Samoyeds & a few years later we added PW Corgis. In 1984, when Samantha was seven years old she asked for a dog of her own that she could show. She did a good job of handling the Corgis but was just too small to pick those 25 pounds Corgis up and put them on the table so someone always had to be standing ringside to put the Corgi on the table for her to stack & the judges always put the Corgi down on the floor for her. So.... about a year later we brought home out first Tibetan Spaniel from Dick & Carol Jeffery, Jemari's Emperor. Sam showed Empi to his championship & then we got a bitch from the Jeffery's. That was the beginning of the Hysam Tibbies. We had a different kennel name for the Sammies & Corgis but Samantha wanted her own name. It was a very simple decision. Whenever Sam would show up ringside the other exhibitors would always greet her with “Hi, Sam!” So, a simple change of the spelling and we had a custom, short, five letter kennel name just for her. By early 1990 Samantha was the youngest breeder, owner, handler of champion Tibbies in the U.S. Sam's grown now and living in Baltimore in her own home with her two cats. So, in 1984 what started out as just one Tibbie for a little girl, turned into a love for the breed, and almost 30 years later we still have Tibbies. The perfect breed that in the beginning we knew very little about. -Susan, & John, & Samantha Mullins The Iceywinds Kennel name came from being involved with both Bernese Mountain Dogs and Tibetan Spaniels, which were dogs who had a cold weather connection, thus the “icey” part of the name. The "winds" part of the name comes from my nickname "Wendy" which was part of my middle name of Winslow. So, I put the two together to form “Iceywinds.” My first Tibbie to carry my kennel name was AKC Ch. Iceywinds Jen Kum Ra V Bev’s (pictured) back in 1985. His sire was Tashi Ali Kum Ra and his dam was Phylmarko Autumn Joy Of Briel. He was bred by Beverly Burney of Bev's Kennel. -Sarah Baker Our first Tibbie was Ian his registered name is Ambrier's Radiant Scion of Zeke. We went off the idea of scion, a sun or star. Both of our middle names are Rae and both our fathers were name Ray. Ketu means shooting star in Tibetan. So the kennel name became Keturay; rays of a shooting star. Pictured is Keturay’s I’ve Got A Right (Susan B) from our first litter. -Shelly Potter & Shannon O’Neal When I purchased my first Tibbie, I wanted a different kennel name. I started thinking of combining forms of my name with my husband's. The first one I thought of was Flolin which was Floyd and Linda. But I'm glad I did not decide on that since Linda Foiles was already using it for the same combination of names! Then I came up with Lin Chi which is the first three letters of Linda and my husband's nickname Chip. The picture is my first boy as a puppy...Sir Adams Porthos of Lin Chi -Linda Hendrix I was watching an episode of CSI:NY. The guy who lived next door to the "victim" was a Mandala artist. So it came out as the story progressed that Mandalas were Tibetan art. Each piece beautiful, individual and unique. Just like Tibbies. and BOOM! I thought, that's my kennel name. - Moira Sullivan “ ” Words have meaning and names have power. — Author Unknown We first heard about Tibetan Spaniels in 1997 when, at a family reunion, our sister-in-law, Melanie Hartman, began talking about searching for a Tibbie. At that time, I thought it sounded like an interesting breed. It wasn’t until we met Bingo, Melanie’s first Tibbie, that we fell in love. We began searching for our own Tibetan Spaniel. Melanie intended to show Bingo in conformation, and being active in dog shows was on my bucket list. It was the perfect time to start this adventure. Our three children were older and we both had the time to become involved. We purchased our first Tibbie from Mallory Driskill, Ambrier’s Force Is With Yoda. Yoda was not destined for the show ring. Even though we would not have traded Yoda for the world, I was still looking for a show dog and the ability to join Melanie in the show ring. Melanie and I went to Wine Country Circuit shows in September, 1998. I came home with Owen (Dragonhold Party of Five), and Melanie came home with two girls from Cheryl Kelly. That was the beginning of Melmar. Melmar was the combination of Melanie and Mary. The first Melmar champion that we bred was Ch. Melmar Harry Potter (pictured above). He was out of Owen and Jewel (Lorac Ambrier Crown Jewel). There were a total thirteen Melmar champions over the next several years. As time went on, Melanie’s two young daughters were growing and it became more difficult for Melanie to continue showing the dogs. In 2002, Harold and I decided to go on our own and start fresh with our own prefix. There were several names that we were tossing back and forth. We wanted something short and easy to remember. One evening we were discussing a new kennel name while cooking dinner. Our son was there listening as Harold and I went back and forth with names we had been considering. Dave looked at us and said “What about Namtrah?” We said “NAMTRAH?” He said “Yeah, that is HARTMAN spelled backwards.” It was an a-hah moment. Thus the prefix Namtrah was born. Our first Namtrah champion was, Ch Namtrah Fenlea Rising Son. -Mary & Harold Hartman II I originally chose my kennel name “Sierra”when living in Sacramento and owning and showing Shelties. I wanted a short , alliterative name and since we had a nice view of the Sierras it was pretty simple to choose. When I bought my first Tibbie I had planned to change it to something different but my husband told me I was already known by that name so I decided to keep it. My first Tibbie champion from my first litter bred is Ch. Sierra Chain Reaction (pictured). He was from a litter of five , of which 4 finished--but he was the first to finish - winning his first points on his 6 month birthday and finishing the day before he was one year old. Incidentally he was the only sable in the litter--the rest were all parti colors. -Jacki Scarborough Over 30 years ago, a couple owned a large tract of land – between 150 -200 acres. They had this idea of building a self-contained community with its own sewer and water and eventually power. The area was known way back then as Shangri-la. The neighborhood was eventually built and that is where I now live – only now it is known as Somerset Lake in Landenberg, PA. So, when trying to figure out what would be a good name, it just made sense to use the name for the area that I had grown up. – Sharon Lucernoni I grew up showing English Springer Spaniels owned by my Aunt and Uncle- Mary and Andy Carey. They had used CAREY’S for their dogs so that was not an option for me to use. When it was time for me to get my own dogs, coming up with a name was fairly easy. We were living on the edge of the Shenandoah Valley in a wooded area – hence, SHENANWOOD came to bein 1972 when I got my first English Springer Spaniel. Seven generations of English Springer Spaniels champions as well as several champion Welsh Springer Spaniels followed through 1993, when I got my first Tibetan Spaniel. Bill and I decided to continue with the name for our Tibbies. Our first homebred Tibbie champion was Ch. Shenanwood Court Jester,ROMX. “Ernie” was co-owned with and shown by our son, Will, at many shows and easily completed his championship since “Ernie” was really his dog. Almost 100 Shenanwood Tibbie champions have followed in the past twenty years, with the newest group of youngsters out now. -Colleen Bias Chaffee “ ” It all began on a beautiful July day in 1979, as we set out to find a Basset Hound for Liana’s father. Long story short, we came back with Cairo for Dad and China Mae for us. It wasn’t long before China Mae was a young lady and we decided to breed her and keep a pup to show. The rest is history, we were hooked. We placed all of China Mae’s puppies in pet homes except for our son’s favorite. We named this young male “Matt’s Apple Jack.” Matthew’s favorite cereal was Apple Jacks. The stud owner told us we should have a kennel prefix if we were going to show and breed. What a chore! We finally decided on Tamzil for our kennel prefix. We wanted to include our children in our new endeavor. Matthew was 11 and Elizabeth was 8 and at the time they were enjoying our new hobby. So...we turned Matt and Liz around and turned it into “TAMZIL”. Matthew, now has his own Tibbie -The Beast- and Elizabeth has our two wonderful grandsons, Luke and Elijah. Our first Tibetan Spaniels to use the Tamzil prefix was a litter out of our Ch. Camas Tibs Hana Shobu and sired by Lily Tamura’s Ch. Braeduke Garpon. They were Tamzil’s NankiPoo, Tamzil’s ChenRe-Zi & Tamzil’s Honah Li. Greg & Liana Craven It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to. -W.C. Field Tamzil's Honah Li & Tamzil's Nanki-Poo held by the Craven’s daughter, Elizabeth. 29 I began in 1976 with Samoyeds and chose Anadyr for it's geographical location in the arctic circle. Later I went into Cavalier King Charles Spaniels and chose Crumpet for the English tone. Then about eight years ago I went to the Tibetan Spaniels. My first was a lovely red bitch who spent her entire life up on her “tippitoes,” even in the ring, from beginning to championship she rarely had all four feet on the floor. Hence, “Tippitoes” became my kennel name and her silhouette on her tippitoes is prominently displayed on my business cards and web sight. -Linda Lashley The first Tibbie to have our kennel name was Ch. Tzuzis Jive Talking of TuQute (pictured below). Karen Hand and I had both been in other breeds, mainly Rottweilers and Akitas. Karen used the name U-Nik and I used the prefix Imarii for the Akitas. Karen got a divorce and came to live with me and John and we started looking for a smaller breed. The first Tibbie we saw at a show, we both said, at the same time, “That is too cute!” We changed the spelling and that was that. - Pam Glave “ ” The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names. -Chinese Proverb I hope everyone has enjoyed reading about how some of these prefixes came to be. If you were not included this time and would be interested in participating in a “Part 2” please let me know. If I get enough interest I’ll be happy to continue with another piece. You can reach me by email or phone, which you will find on page 2 of this issue. - Mary Novocin, TSCA Newsletter Editor How did I arrive at my kennel name? Our first dogs were Ambrier dogs and when it came time to establish our kennel and have a litter we thought long and hard about what we felt would best identify ourselves and our litter. I had spent over 20 years vacationing in Maine so I thought Acadia would be great, but seemed too close to Ambrier. Then we thought about doing a combo of both our names – nah, not great. Then I (l - r) CH Wassong’s War said why not Wassong! Admiral.(Halsey), CH Wassong’s Tibetans are an oriental Winning Colors (Smudge), Am/Can breed and it sounds oriCH Wassong’s Whirlaway, CGC ental so there it was – (Rebel) Wassong Tibetan SpanWhelped 7-14-01 iels or Wassong Tibbies as they are better known. The origin of Wassong is Alsace Lorraine – it is a small section of France and Germany, borders move constantly and it is my husband Kevin’s last name. As a postscript all Wassong Tibbies are named after race horses (the only way Kevin would let me start our kennel)! - Pat Sarles AKC Pet Disaster Relief provides a safe, healthy environment for animals during disasters. TSCA has made a donation in support of the AKC Pet Disaster Relief to help support one of the relief trailers. Our donation will help provide animal care services during the first critical hours following a disaster the time before FEMA support and services are deployed. It will also put an end to post-disaster tragedies which have historically affected pet owners, such as: putting themselves in harm’s way to save a beloved pet, or even losing a family pet during a disaster. Litter Box Cynara & Flolin Announce a new litter out of CH Flolin Simbolic Jester (RWD at the 2013 National) and CH Cynara Flolin Chasin’ The Limelight 4 sable girls and 1 sable boy. Will be ready for new homes in the beginning of April. For more information contact: Mary Novocin by email: cynaracollies@comcast.net or phone: 301.829.2647 Calling All TIBBIE Photographers! Tamzil is offering: Here is your chance to make your special TIBBIE a STAR! I am now accepting all photo’s from now until August of this year for submittal in the 2015 TSCA Calendar. It takes a lot of photo’s to put together this calendar because I use all available slots including the Monthly Pin-up. I like to have pictures that coincide with all the seasons, so what that means is I need a lot of SNOW shots, SUMMER shots, AUTUMN Shots and Colorful SPRING shots…. And if there are any Easter bunnies, Christmas trees, Halloween decorations in the background all the better! Original 2001, 10.5' x 14.5" painting by Margaret Prince. $125 includes shipping. Contact Li Craven 503-637-3901 Please send them to me at the HIGHEST RESOLUTION you can set on your camera. Email them to me personally at MYSTIK88@me.com. There is no limit to the amount of pictures you can send. Thank you so much for sending them in! All your efforts make for the best calendars I can put together! Marilyn Rondeau 31 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS TSCA National Specialty Wednesday, May 14 Thursday, May 15 Sweeps Judge: Mary Hartman Obedience/Rally Judge: Linda MacDonald Conformation Judge: Majorie Wikerd Both hotels have free breakfast! TSCA Specialty Friday, May 16 Saturday, May 17 Sweeps Judge: Barbara Berg Obedience/Rally Judge: Jeffery Showman Confomation Judge: Ruth Zimmerman JERSEYS and JEANS FLTSA Specialty Sunday, May 18 Sweeps Judge: Joann Colvin Conformation Judge: Elaine Lessig Show Chairperson: Carol Srnka, email: carsrnk@aol.com Show your team pride! Wear a real NFL JERSEY and your favorite pair of jeans Wednesday when you show in sweeps and be eligible to enter a special armband drawing for several great prices. “Referee” Hartman will be dressed to officiate!