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NZNews
Informant
“SUMMER”
BISS/RBISS CH Beauroi Summer Reign
Some of the highlights include:
BIS NSW Whippet Specialty 2010 (Mike Howgate, Palmik Whippets UK)
RBIS QLD Whippet Club 2010 (Molly Head, Demalay Whippets UK)
RUBIS Tarago Show Mr N Strathdee/Miss C Stuart
No1 Whippet NSW(2009 DOLPS)
Multi BIG/Class in Show Winner
WE FEEL THE BEST IS YET TO COME!
She was a star & a picture of size, substance, & correctness to the standard. She flows from head to tail with exactly the right
amount of muscle in all the right places. She had the best of shoulder placements, front & rear angulation. Moved out well
with drive & accuracy, so balanced & free.I would say she could win anywhere. – Mike Howgate April 2010 NSW
NEED THERE BE MORE SAID????
Summer is owned by Toni & Jenna McNeill and handled by Jenna
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Generally Speaking
Sydney was jampacked for Easter/Anzac Day with
Sydney Royal and many Specialties and semi Specialties
and a myriad of International judges, some had been before, some
were new to our show scene. Some results were predicted, some came
as a refreshing surprise.
Other States also hosted similar great dog carnivals and received
tremendous support, so it was a very happy time all round. Entries
overall were very encouraging.
Another controversial Dogs NSW judges training scheme has come
and gone, with yet more changes in the pipeline.
We have several excellent articles on hand from overseas
contributors with their
valuable opinions on
where the dog world is
at and where it might be
heading which we will
publish as soon as space
permits.
Exciting news is that
Australia
had
been
chosen as the feature
country in the upcoming
November
Dogs
in
Review
International
issue, our dogs are doing
such brilliant winning
in so many parts of the
world, and we do hope
many people will support
the edition to really
showcase our great dogs
and great breeders.
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events and many people waiting on
photos etc, we have decided to move
the continuation of our HPR breeds
to June and to make May a regular
issue with extensive coverage of
Sydney Royal,
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An amazing double at Sydney Royal
with brother and sister Jarrod and Clare Tyler handling
Puppy in Show, the PBGV,
ROKEENA VERSAILLES
owned by Ms J Hession & Mrs B Hession
photo Ffire
and BIS, the Alaskan Malamute
Grand Ch Kataku Fire Storm (AI)
owned by
S Turner, S Ward & R Troisi
photo Cabal
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The ANKC has moved to make
microchipping compulsory for all
registered pedigree dogs across
Australia. Microchipping must
now be done before registration of
a puppy. This will be enforced in
all states and territories from 1st
January 2012.
Compulsory microchipping is another step forward
taken by the ANKC on behalf of dogs in Australia. The
microchip details are recorded in a central database
and a portable scanner is used to read the chip and
identify the dog. The benefits of microchipping have
been proven now for over a decade.
For purebred dogs, the pedigree can be verified
beyond doubt because of compulsory microchipping.
In the past DNA evidence has been provided, but
this information often lacks clear identification.
Microchipping is a superior system and leaves no
doubt about the identity of the dog.
Just as importantly there is a major benefit to pet
dog owners if their dog is lost.
Compulsory microchipping of pedigree dogs will
make it easier for pounds or dog shelters to return the
dogs to their owners because they will be identified
immediately and reunited with their loved ones.
This is another positive move by responsible
registered breeders to eliminate unregistered puppy
farmers. Microchips in registered dogs will become
the expected norm, providing peace of mind for new
dog owners.
The procedure for microchipping is a simple, safe
and inexpensive one. It can be done by a veterinary
surgeon in a few seconds and lasts for the life of the
dog.
Compulsory microchipping of registered pedigree
dogs is another initiative by the ANKC towards
standards of excellence in dog breeding, and is
a significant promotion of the welfare of dogs in
Australia.
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Tasmania’s Puppy of the Year. Winner was Ch Cordmaker
Enchanted April owned by
Maree & Daniel Aitchison and Sue Huebner,
judges Pauline Suhr and Bob Bell
BORDER COLLIE MAKES IMMEDIATE IMPACT
A Border Collie fresh off the plane from Australia
has won BIS at the Southern Border Collie Club
championship show.
Sashdan Smokin Joe (Smokey) was bred in
Australia by Danielle Inverno of the Sashdan
kennel and now belongs to Ross Green and Alicia
Pennington.
Mr Green first saw him when he judged the Border
Collie Nationals in 2009 at which he awarded him
best puppy in show. After trying in vain to buy him,
Mr Green heard that Ms Inverno had become ill.
‘Out of the blue’
“After that Smokey was not shown for a year, and
out of the blue Danielle said I could have him if I was
still interested because he was being wasted sitting
in her kennel,” Mr Green said. “Raising her young
family was preventing her from getting to shows.”
The deal was done and Smokey travelled to the
UK at the end of last week.
“The flight was delayed by four hours in Kuala
Lumpur and he arrived on Friday,” Mr Green said.
“I hadn’t intended to take him to the show, but he
fitted in with my other dogs so well I decided to bring
him along – and the rest is history, as they say.
“Richard Kinsey, at his first appointment in the
UK, gave him best dog and the CC, and then Gary
Clarke made him BIS.”
dogworld UK News Archive 14 Apr 2011
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Toowoomba Royal Show 2011
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Blind dog gets his own
“Seeing Eye” dog
Daily Mail Reporter, see more
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1364849/Guide-dog-aidsblind-owner-AND-leading-labrador-loses-sight.html
After six years of loyal service, Graham Waspe was
devastated when his guide dog Edward was left blind
after developing cataracts. But his devastation turned
to joy when his replacement Opal turned out to be a
real gem.
Mr Waspe’s new dog is not just aiding his owner to
carry out everyday tasks, but also helping Edward to
get around.
Graham Waspe, who is registered blind, with his
blind guide dog Edward (left) and his new guide dog
Opal (right) who now guides both of them on walks
The Waspes say the two dogs have got on fine since
they came together, with Opal taking Edward to all his
old haunts
Mr Waspe, of Stowmarket, Suffolk, received his
new dog last November after Edward developed the
inoperable problem which resulted in him needing
both eyes removed.
And the two-year-old bitch has stepped in where
Edward left off as they tour their old haunts together.
While Edward is well know across the schools and
community groups of Suffolk, Opal is now building his
own reputation as their owners give talks about the
Guide Dogs charity, training for such special dogs and
the incredible ways they help their owners.
Graham said: ‘Opal’s been great for both of us. I don’t
know what we’d do without her.’
And his wife Sandra, 58, said that despite the loss of
his eyes, Edward still loved nothing more than to be
around children, have his tummy tickled and receive
lots of attention.
The eight-year-old has been retired for four months
but the loss of his eyesight has shown no sign of slowing
him down.
The two dogs have attracted a large number of
admirers during their tours of schools and community
groups in Suffolk
Sandra said: ‘We were both devastated and cried
buckets on the night they told us they were going to
remove his first eye. Graham said then “Do you think
he will ever be happy again?” and then they said they
would have to remove the second eye.’ She added: ‘He
is still very popular - just as much, if not more than
before. People ask lots of questions about how he copes
and he is probably more famous now because even more
people stop to talk to him.’
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Sandra said Opal had arrived shortly after Edward
retired and the two dogs got along fine.
‘Opal arrived far quicker than expected because,
sadly, a couple of people in the Stowmarket area with
fairly young guide dogs had died,’ she said. ‘We got Opal
on November 12 and she started training with Graham
on the 16th and they were qualified in early December.’
Mr Waspe has limited vision in only one of his eyes
following two separate incidents earlier in his life and
coped without a guide dog until 2004.
As well as carrying out their school visits to raise
awareness, the Waspes also do vital fundraising and
run a local group.
Graham Waspe is my brother-in-law. The newspapers
reported incorrectly - Edward had an extremely rare form
of glaucoma (not cataracts!!). The small animal hospital in
Newmarket did everything they could to save Edward’s sight they have some of the best vets in Europe there and often the
best in the world. Edward had the best care possible but his
eyes could not be saved as the pressures were so high that he
would have been in pain. My sister Sandra and brother in law
Graham adore Edward and have helped him adapt to sight loss.
He listens to commands given to new dog Opal, so knows when
he is to turn left or right etc. He follows Opal quite closely and
listens to her foot-fall. He has always been a lovely dog; and still
is. The care from his owners and the Newmarket Small Animal
Hospital has been second to none. The Guide Dogs for the Blind
Association have also been very supportive. Both organisations
have the sincere thanks of all the family for all that they have
done.
Christine Smylie, Ipswich, Suffolk.
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Guide Dogs NSW/ACT is providing a solution to
that perennial problem – what to buy your mother for
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Whilst a real puppy complete with fur, appetite
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a membership to Puppy Pals – Guide Dogs’ puppy
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Puppy Pals fund the training of each gorgeous litter of
pups that enter the Guide Dog training program. Puppy
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mature, skilled, working guide dogs.
“With no government funding, Guide Dogs NSW/
ACT relies entirely on the generosity of the community
to continue to provide its vital services free of charge,”
says Alex Green, Fundraising Manager for Guide Dogs
NSW/ACT. “Each Guide Dog costs around $30,000 to
train so it is a big commitment.
Puppy Pals get to see the progress of the pups they support, and share in their challenges, triumphs, joys and
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From as little as a few dollars a week, Puppy Pals
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My son Samuel has the same condition as me. In a
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The 18th Annual RSPCA Million Paws Walk fundraiser is
taking place across the nation on Sunday, 15 May and RSPCA
NSW is offering a 25% cost savings for participants who register
online before the day.
You don’t need to be a dog owner to participate – everyone
is invited to join the pack and walk with tens of thousands of
people and pets throughout Australia to help raise vital funds
for the RSPCA and the animals in their care.
For every $100 raised
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“The RSPCA Million
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“The RSPCA Million Paws Walk is designed to be a fun day for
all involved,” said RSPCA NSW CEO Steve Coleman. “It offers
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STATUESQUE GRIFFON BRUXELLOIS
Best In Show and R/U Best in Show and Puppy in Show
Griffon Bruxellois Club of Victoria - Entry: 96
Judge: Mr Neil Swan, UK breed specialist
Breeder/owner, UK’s top CC winning Griffon
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Doggy bond leads to flood help
Mercury News Briony Snedden
They bonded over miniature bull terriers five years
ago and formed a friendship through email and text
messaging on different sides of the Murray River.
Now Aberglasslyn resident Kylie Bannister is leading
a helping hand to a mate in Victoria she has never met.
Ms Bannister, who runs lead lighting workshops,
began an appeal to help Gabbie Kelley in the Victoria
town of Kerang after it was twice devastated by floods
in January.
She intended to deliver goods she collected, but the
response from friends and family saw her mission grow
into a regional appeal.
A semitrailer took the load south yesterday, carrying
furniture, bed linen, clothes, appliances and children’s
toys.
“{Gabbie} bought a pup from me five years ago and
we’ve been good friends ever since- even though we have
never met,” Ms Bannister said.
“They lost everything in the flood and this started
when we decided that we would take them down.
“All my leadlighting ladies said they had families
and friends who wanted to help, and then I had to start
looking at getting someone to donate transport.”
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Ms Bannister enlisted the
help of Sarah and Steve St John
breakfast show on 105.3 New
FM, who organised Safe N Sound
storage to donate the use of a
storage unit, and Specialised
Freight Service to make the trip.
The airwaves also inspired
other people across the region to
contribute, with goods coming
from Nelson Bay and across
Newcastle.
Ms Bannister said Ms Kelley
would co-ordinate the appeal at
the other end of the journey by distributing goods.
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NOTABLE MOMENTS
IN WESTMINSTER HISTORY
The top five dogs of every AKC breed receive
invitations to compete at Westminster. Invitees still
pay an entry fee, but they are guaranteed a spot if their
entry is received by the closing date. Westminster
processes entries from invited dogs up to the date and
time that entries close; after that time, they process
entries in random order until reaching the limit.
Famous Owners of Westminster Dogs
Dog shows in the past appealed primarily to the
upper classes; it is only in the last half century or so
that the average household could afford to show a dog
in AKC conformation shows. The list of owners of
Westminster Kennel Club dog show entries illustrates
the elite nature of dog shows in the past. Throughout
the show’s history, dogs entered have listed owners
such as the Czar of Russia, the Emperor of Germany,
J.P. Morgan, Nellie Bly, Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge,
and Lou Gehrig. Bill Cosby and his Terriers have been
regulars at Westminster for several decades. More
recently, Amy Grant and Vince Gill’s Welsh Springer
Spaniel won the Breed at the Garden in 2009.
Over the years, the Westminster Kennel Club dog
show has delighted crowds, inspired owners, and
awarded those dogs that are exceptional examples
of their breed. Westminster winners have visited the
White House, opened the stock market, and thrown
out the first pitch at Major League opening days. As
one of the most well-known and beloved dog shows in
the country, Westminster truly is America’s dog show.
For the first 30 years of the Westminster dog show,
the club did not award Best in Show. The first Best in
Show, in 1907, went to the Smooth Fox Terrier bitch
Ch Warren Remedy. She repeated the win in 1908
and 1909 – the only dog ever to win three Bests in
Show at Westminster. In 1928, Geraldine Rockefeller
Dodge became the first female solitary judge of Best
in Show; previously a few women had judged as part
of a Best in Show panel. The first woman handler to
win Best in Show was Mrs Sherman Hoyt in 1935. In
1951, a dog from west of the Mississippi won Best in
Show at Westminster for the first time; that dog was
the Boxer Ch Bang Away of Sirrah Crest. Westminster
was televised for the first time in1948, and in 2005 the
Kennel Club began streaming video of breed judging
over the Internet, garnering 15 million hits that first
year.
Entries at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
The first Westminster Kennel Club show drew an
entry of 1,201 dogs – an impressive feat, considering
the lengths to which dog owners had to go to get their
dogs to New York City at the time. By 1905, entries
had grown to 1,752, making Westminster the biggest
dog show in the world. Westminster entries continued
to grow as the show became more popular and more
prestigious, hitting 2,000 in 1908 and 3,140 in 1937.
Read more at Suite101: The Westminster Kennel Club
Today, Westminster limits entries to 2,500 dogs.
Since 1992, the Westminster Kennel Club has held Dog Show: America’s Dog Show http://www.suite101.
com/content/the-westminster-kennel-club-dogtheir dog show as a Champions-only event.
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PHOTO CREDITS:
John Ashby, Mary Bloom, Lisa
Croft-Elliott, Charles Tatham,
Westminster Archives, Breed
Parent Clubs, Office of the
Mayor of New York, Empire
State Building Company LLC,
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GCH FOXCLIFFE HICKORY WIND BREED: SCOTTISH DEERHOUND
Sire: Thistleglen Newell
Dam: Foxcliffe Summoning Charms
Judge Paolo Dondina (Italy)
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1st
TOY JUDGE: Mr Frank Sabella
GCH Palacegarden Malachy
Breed: Pekingese
1st
TERRIER JUDGE: Mr Edd Bivin
GCH Slyfox Sneak’s A Peek Breed: Fox Terrier (Smooth)
1st
SPORTING JUDGE: James Reynolds
GCH Casablanca’s Thrilling Seduction
Breed: Spaniels (Cocker) Black
1st
WORKING JUDGE: Mrs Dorothy Collier
GCH Aviators Luck Be A Lady
Breed: Portuguese Water Dog
1st
HERDING JUDGE: Mrs Lynette Saltzman
GCH Tolkien Raintree Mister Baggins
Breed: Bearded Collie
1st
NON-SPORTING JUDGE: Mr W Everett Dean, Jr
GCH Vaje’s Miss Jayne Hathaway
Breed: Chinese Shar-Pei
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AUSTRALIAN BIOSCIENCE COMPANY PESTAT
LAUNCHES HOPSTOP®
A MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH IN HUMANE CANE TOAD CONTROL
TO HELP PREVENT PET DEATHS
Cane toads secrete a deadly
mixture of bufotoxin poisons,
which makes them a lethal
threat to pets, native fauna and
potentially, small children. Now
in plague proportions, there
are estimated to be more than
200 million cane toads ranging
across Queensland, the Northern
Territory, northern New South
Wales and northern Western
Australia. Cane toads have
also invaded residential areas,
attracted to insects under lights
and well-watered lawns in domestic settings. It is
estimated that about 1.4 million Australian households
are now co-habited by cane toads that have become a
very real threat to domestic pets such as cats, dogs and
pond fish. As the cane toads’ range continues to expand,
so the number of cane toad poisoning incidents can be
expected to rise.
menace.
With an established history in pest management
research, Australian bioscience company Pestat has,
under the guidance of research scientist and Managing
Director Dr. David Dall, developed a safe and easy
approach to managing the cane toad scourge in
domestic situations.
“HopStop® provides the first safe, humane and
convenient method for controlling cane toads” explains
Dr. Dall. “It has been designed for use in urban and
suburban Australian settings to protect local native
fauna and provide peace of mind to pet owners.
“However, we also believe that destroying any animal
– pest or not – should always be done in the most
humane manner possible,” adds Dr. Dall. “We believe
condoning violence towards animals of any sort sends
the wrong social message, particularly to children.”
The active chemical in HopStop® is already
commonly used throughout Australian households,
When animals, including pets such as dogs, attempt and the product has undergone thorough testing and
to eat toads or even just pick them up in their mouths, achieved registration with the Australian Pesticides &
they can ingest the bufotoxin mixture, which is Veterinary Medicines Authority.
secreted through the toad’s skin. When the poison is
swallowed or absorbed through mucous membranes
To use HopStop®, just hold the aerosol can 20 to 30
such as those in the eyes, nose or mouth, it can affect centimetres away the toad, and spray it for 2-3 seconds.
the heart, blood pressure and breathing. In severe Within a short time, the toad becomes unconscious,
cases death from cardiac arrest can occur, sometimes and then dies. Wearing gloves, simply collect the toad
in as little as 15 minutes.
1-2 hours later, and dispose of it in a rubbish bin to
ensure your pet does not pick up or eat the dead toad.
A study of 90 toad-poisoned dogs treated at one
Queensland veterinary clinic reported that the most
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The British Scene
Gundogs
dominated the
top stud dog
competition
and it’s the
same for the
brood bitches
with the first
three placing all
being Gundogs.
This year’s winner is the black Cocker Show Ch
Canigou Classic Rock, owned and bred by Tricia
Bentley. The progeny who have won her this award
come from her first two litters which are both sired by
Show Ch Asquannes Gillespie, the overall runner-up
in the top stud dog competition. Herself the winner of
10 challenge certificates and a group placing and she is
sired by Sh Ch Claramand Rock-N-Roll with Molkara
ex Sh Ch Canigou Classical. In her first litter there were
just two puppies but one, Sh Ch Canigou Rock Chick,
won her title and became the UK’s first undocked show
champion.
A great show bitch who has proven her worth as a
brood is the German Wirehaired pointer Sh Ch Bareve
Biwindi. Bred and owned by Barbara and Sharon
Pinkerton, she is the UK’s only general championship
show BIS winning GWP, held the breed CC record and
is still top CC winning bitch. She was mated to another
of Sharon’s team, her German import Ch/Dutch Ch
Freddy vom Kapellenhof at Bareve, the dog who took
her record!!
As l previously said the competition is dominated
by Gundogs especially the Setters and Hunt-PointRetrieve breeds and so third is the German shorthaired
Pointer and another with its Dutch title Ch Isara
Kurzhaar Chatline of Kavacanne, owned by Sue and
Peter Rose and bred by the late great Fio Roberts and
sired by Show Ch Stormridge Moonraker of Bessalone
ex Isara Kurzhaar Jakobine. Fio Roberts was not only
a great GSP breeder but also of Giant Schnauzers’. I
handled her Ch Isara Diablo to win the breed’s first
ever BIS at a general championship show in the UK.
In the fourth spot is from the Herding Group and
is the Groenendael Ch Ebontide Lady in Black owned
and bred by the Cliffords and another with a Dutch
imported sire Dutch Ch Gydo v’t Belgisch Schoon at
Ebontide ex Belgian import Sultane de l’Ouchenee.
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Topping the Terriers is Jennie Griffiths’ West
Highland White Terrier Ch Karamynd Paws for
Applause, bred by her also and sired by Ch Hopecharm
Willie Makeit at Karamynd ex Hopecharm Full of
Deelite at Karamynd.
In recent times one of the most spectacular dogs
in the ring has been the US imported tri Basenji Ch/
US Ch Klassics Million Dollar Baby at Tokaji owned by
Dee Hardy/Trish Hallam with her American breeders
Sue Kite and Jeff Gillespie. During 2010 she not only
achieved the breed record for the breed but also her
fifth consecutive BOB at Crufts. If that wasn’t enough,
in 2010, she also topped the Hound Group top brood
with her 4 puppies in her first litter and was a previous
top Hound winner in the top dog competition as well.
A very remarkable bitch indeed.
Two bitches share seventh place: one of them is the
Ibizan Hound Nordic Ch Rosenhills Dwarf-The Fairy
Zita at Benjique, owned by Grant Carter and Steve
Donnaby and bred in Norway by Eli-Marie Klepp by
Frontrunners Felipe ex Norw/Swedish Ch Rosenhills
Unique Evita.
Level-pegging is the Field Spaniel Sh Ch Tayowen
Touch of Dreams, bred and owned by Howard and
Sheila Taylor by Sh Ch. Dubidee Knight of the shire ex
Sh Ch Tawowen Touch of Satin.
We had a Belgian Shepherd in fourth place and
in ninth is another variety the Tervueren Ch Corsini
Millennium owned and bred by Amanda Maclaren,
by the French import Ch Magnum de la Clairiere aux
Louves ex Ch Corsini Distinction.
The Greyhound Ch Sobers Hannah is in 10th place,
owned by Maggie Holder and Claire Boggia and her
Italian breeders Bitte Ahrens and Pierluigi Primavera.
She is from Swedish-bred parents Int/Sw/Italian/
Slovakian Ch Epic Brave at Sobers and Int/It/Sw/Norw
Ch Sobers Cadelia. All her winning progeny were sired
by the top Hound stud dog for 2010 Ch Boughton
Benvoluto.
The Working Group is led by the Great Dane
Vanmore in the Wing with Merribox. She was bred by
Lawrence Morgan-Evans and owned by Michael von
Bruggenburg-Rothschild. She is sired by Ch Vanmore
diplomat ex Castleon Chorous Girl at Vanmore. Ne
of her progeny, Ch Merribox love Struck who was top
Dane and a group during the year.
Topping the Toys is the Japanese Chin Shantallah
Kayuki at Nisyros, owned by David Anderson and David
Watt. And sired by a Russian import Ch Hinsatori
Yahoo Homerbrent ex Shantallah Mitsu.
Second generation Group leaders are rare but one
such is the Boston Terrier Ch Mathio Shining Example
for Antrix. Her dam, Helen Mathias’ Jayrock Anastasia,
took the Non Sporting Group trophy more than once,
while her sire, the American import Ch/Am Ch Bo-K’s
Little Deuce Coupe for Antrix is a former top stud dog
in the Group.
One of the major competitions during the year
is the ‘Pup of the Year’ award. The final is held in
February and is for puppies who have qualified during
the previous year. Each of the general championship
shows will hold a qualifying round at its shows and the
overall winner from that show then goes forward to
the final. It is no easy task to qualify as each round can
have in the region of 400 puppies.
This event has now run for many years and was
originally the idea of Catherine Sutton, one of the
UK’s greatest personalities in the sport. She along
with another famous name, Mr Stanley Dangerfield,
persuaded Spillers, the famous dog food company to
sponsor the event and it has gone from strength to
strength. For many years it was held in the east end of
London at the fabulous Porter Tuns Room, in days gone
it was a famous brewery. In fact in the early days of the
event, you would often see the famous beer carriages
being pulled by two Shire horses, and quite a sight they
were too.
These days though getting into London on a weekday
was a headache for the qualifiers and so it has now
moved out of London. This event has produced some
notable winners over the years, in fact two Crufts BIS
winners have won this competition. Chris Amoo’s
Afghan Hound Ch Viscount Grant, and Ralph Holmes’
Clumber Spaniel Ch Raycroft Socialite. Now a US
resident but Norwegian by birth, Geir Pederson in fact
has won this twice. In 1984 with his Wire Fox Terrier
Ch Louline Heartstrain and then four years later with
Ch Louline High Tide. This year it moved up to north
of England and the county of Cheshire. The Crewe Hall
is a Grade 1 listed building and has been attracting
refined guests since the 17th century, including HM
The Queen. With its Jacobean history
mixed with 21st century architecture,
it would be difficult to find a better
setting for this event.
The entrance is quite magnificent
and as you drive along the pokerstraight driveway lined by established
trees and into the extensive grounds.
The judge for this year’s competition
was a well known face amongst the
British dog show fraternity, Mr Terry
Nethercott, his Sunsalve Pekingese
kennel is world famous.
He has also bred Tibetan Terriers and Whippets.
A giant of man and has hands as big as plates, but a
more gentle judge would be difficult to find.
There were 32 qualifying heats during 2010, and all
but one were there to compete. The ages do vary, as
some of those at the first shows could be very nearly
12 mths old, whereas some of the later ones could be
at their first shows. Several were already champions,
many more with the quality to take them there.
The winner, l am delighted to say, was Michael
Coad’s Bichon Frise Chasnaz A Touch of Frost at
Pamplona. He is 14mths old and goes back on his sires
side to Ch/US Ch Paray’s I Told You So, the dog sent
over by Paul Flores and Tray Pittman and the dog that
changed the direction of Bichons in the UK. Michaels
career in dogs is far too long to give here but suffice
to say his Pamplona kennel has produced some of the
best ever Bichons and Standard poodles and many will
remember him as the handler of the famous Kerry
Blue ‘Mick’ aka Ch Torums Scarf Michael. After the
competition everyone gathered in the Long Gallery, in
the hall itself for lunch and for the presentation to be
given out.
One of the presentations here at this event is
the ‘Award of Excellence’, always a secret until it is
announced, and this year it went very deservingly to
Judy Averis, of the world famous Saredon Terriers.
An outstanding breeder over many years, of many
long legged terriers and some of the short legged ones
too. She is a household name in Airedales, Lakeland,
Welsh and Wires. She also won a BIS at Crufts with Ch
Saredon Forever Young.
www.pamplonapoodles.co.uk
pamplonabichons@tiscali.co.uk
Please visit our site to see outstanding showdogs
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“I am very proud of the professional and dedicated
Sarbi the Explosive Detection Dog received
RSPCA’s most prestigious animal bravery work of our combat engineers and dog handlers, and
award, the Purple Cross, at a ceremony at the the vital role they play in keeping our soldiers safe on
deployment,” said Lieutenant General Ken Gillespie.
Australian War Memorial.
Sarbi was awarded the Purple Cross by The National
President of RSPCA Australia, Mrs Lynne Bradshaw.
“It recognises the deeds of animals that have shown
outstanding service to humans, particularly if they’ve
shown exceptional courage,” Mrs Bradshaw said.
“I think there’s no doubt that Sarbi has shown an
incredible resilience and strength that should be
recognised.”
Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Ken Gillespie
AC, DSC, CSM, also attended the ceremony.
AUSTRALIAN DOG RETURNS HOME
AFTER A YEAR IN THE AFGHAN WILDERNESS
* A recent check of Sarbi’s regimental record, revealed
that Sarbi’s name has been previously incorrectly spelt
in Defence public reporting and the record is now
corrected to show the spelling as Sarbi, not ‘Sabi’.
An Australian Special Forces Explosive Detection
Dog has been found alive and well almost fourteen
months after going missing in action (MIA) in
Afghanistan. “Sabi” was recovered by a US Soldier at
an isolated patrol base in north-eastern Oruzgan last
week.
The black Labrador was trained to counter the
threat posed by improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in
Oruzgan province.
Sabi was declared MIA in September 2008 during
the same battle with the Taliban in which SAS Trooper
Mark Donaldson won his Victoria Cross. Sabi was
present with her handler when their combined
Australian, US and Afghan National Army convoy was
ambushed by a numerically superior, well-sited and
prepared insurgent force. Nine Australian soldiers,
including Sabi’s handler, were wounded during the
engagement.
The US soldier who recovered her and who can be
identified only by his first name, John, was aware his
Australian Special Forces mates were missing one of
their explosive detection dogs.
He said it was immediately obvious that Sabi was
no ordinary canine. “I took the dog and gave it some
commands it understood.”
John thanked the man who was with Sabi and shook
his hand.
Sabi spent more than a year in the desolate south
of Afghanistan. Repeated attempts were made by the
Special Operations Task Group to discover Sabi’s fate.
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“I am thrilled that the RSPCA has chosen to honour
Sarbi, and by extension, all of Army’s working dogs and
their handlers with this award.”
Sarbi went missing in Afghanistan in September
2008 following Coalition contact with Insurgents.
During the engagement, nine Australian soldiers,
including Sarbi’s handler, were wounded. Sarbi was
returned to Tarin Kot in October 2009, after being
missing in action for 13 months.
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Sabi was flown to Tarin Kowt to be reunited with one
of her Australian Special Forces trainers.
The Australian trainer knew instantly it was Sabi.
“I nudged a tennis ball to her with my foot and she
took it straight away. It’s a game we used to play over
and over during her training,” the trainer said. “It’s
amazing, just incredible, to have her back.”
Whilst in the United Kingdom after meeting Her
Majesty the Queen, Trooper Mark Donaldson said
Sabi’s return closed a chapter of their shared history.
“She’s the last piece of the puzzle,” Trooper Donaldson
said. “Having Sabi back gives some closure for the
handler and the rest of us that served with her in 2008.
It’s a fantastic morale booster for the guys.”
At the time of her disappearance Sabi was coming
to the end of her second tour of duty in Afghanistan,
having previously deployed to Oruzgan in 2007.
Sabi had also deployed with the Incident Response
Regiment during the Melbourne Commonwealth
Games in 2006. Photo © Commonwealth of Australia 2011
Combat canines remembered on ANZAC Day
Let slip the dogs of war
On Anzac Day, Dogs NSW
paid tribute to those dogs that
provided assistance to soldiers
during times of war overseas.
“Dogs have served in the
Australian military going right
back to World War 1. They played an important part in
the Vietnam War and are still involved in Afghanistan
and other current campaigns. Canines in combat provide
outstanding help to our soldiers by acting as sentries,
trackers, and bomb detectors. They also aid the morale
of Australian forces as close companions of soldiers”, said
veterinary adviser and Dogs NSW spokesperson Dr Peter
Higgins.
Labradors were trained in Australia, and sent overseas
to work during the Vietnam War.
They worked full-time as vital members of the team. On
many occasions they saved their handler’s lives, sniffing
out mines buried under tracks, or detecting trip-wires.
“It’s no surprise that Labs played a big role in past
battles. They are a calm and loyal animal, and that means
they are well suited to almost every occupation, be it a
family pet or as a workmate. They would have taken good
care of their handlers and kept them company, especially
important given the amount of grief soldiers would feel in
times of war.”, explains Dr Higgins.
Dogs that served in Vietnam were not permitted to
return to Australia, and were left with expatriates and
their families living in South Vietnam.
Today, MWDs (Military Working Dogs) serve for a
maximum of four months before returning to Australia.
MWDs have proved particularly useful in peacekeeping
missions in Timor and Bougainville Island. German
Shepherd Dogs are commonly used today for their
intelligent, dependable, and predictable temperaments.
“The contribution of dogs to past military efforts abroad
are well worth remembering on Anzac Day. They have
served faithfully going back to 1914 right up to present
day conflicts.”, states Dr Higgins.
Dogs NSW especially honours Sarbi, a black Labrador,
who was an Army Explosives Detection dog that was lost
in a battle in Afghanistan. After going missing for 13
months Sarbi was found in a local village and has since
been returned home to Australia. The battle in which
Sarbi went Missing in Action, when a rocket-propelled
grenade broke the lead that tethered Sarbi to her handler,
was the same battle that Lance Corporal Mark Donaldson
earned the Victoria Cross.
“Finding Jack is
the recently released
story of the bonds
between man and
dog” warriors and best
friends. As a Marine
who’s seen his share of
comtat and rescued a
dog from certain death
in hell, I can relate to
the many unspoken
reasons for not only
finding, but saving,
Jack. lhis story shows
us the lengths that one
man is willing to go toand the rules he’s willing to break-to save the life of
another being.” Jay Kopelman, author of the New York
Times bestseller, From Baghdad With Love: A Marine, The
War, and a Dog Named Lava
“Like angels, great dogs find us, then lead us home.
Finding Jack is the story of a man who had lost his
way, and with the help of a selfless, heroic dog, finds
it again. A story of redemption, determination, and
unstoppable love, Finding Jack compels us to ask the
question: Do we have what it takes to be a hero?”
Steve Dunno, author of Last Day on the Hill
“Rarely have I read so moving an account of
the heroism of animals, the compassion of the
humans who love them, and the transformational
relationships that can spring up between the two.
This is a story that will continue to live with you
long after you’ve turned the last page.”
Gwen Cooper, author of the New York Times bestseller
Homer’s Odyssey
Two more highly recommended books on
Military Dogs
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AUSTRALIAN TEAM2CRUFTS 2012
Annswitch Canines on the Gold Coast have
announced that a group of enthusiasts are working
towards taking a team to Crufts in England in 2012.
There will be three dogs/handlers in the World
Obedience Cup, plus one reserve - and another dog/
handler will be entered in the Freestyle International
Competition.
Ann Bulke has been attending Crufts for the past
12 years so is well aware of the conditions, level of
competing and requirements of the whole show.
She has already decided on the Freestyle entrant
being Angie Burke of the Gold Coast and her Belgian
Shepherd Malinois “Inka” - she considers them to be
almost at Crufts standard already. To see a clip of their
recent win at the Brisbane Royal : h t t p : / / w w w . y o u t u b e . c o m / v /
eVwxxGufRtk?fs=1&hl=en_US”
The team are preparing to start working on a routine
with an Australian flavour.
The obedience dogs will eventually be picked from
a pool of dogs/handlers very familiar with the Crufts
English style of exercises and particularly their precise
heeling. Some of these handlers have already been
identified - but the co-ordinators are open to hearing
from anyone who considers that their dog is working
at this standard already - or is aiming for this standard. These two clips show Petra and Tyler the American
entrant from last year’s competition who came first in
the individual handling. The other clip is of Kamal, well
known English handler - also competing at Crufts. This
will show the level of heeling and preciseness that is
required in order to enter Crufts.
Petra and Tyler - USA
h t t p : / / w w w . y o u t u b e . c o m / v /
UvEfwj2Ot6k?fs=1&hl=en_US” Kamal and Tai - UK
h t t p : / / w w w . y o u t u b e . c o m / v /
SYcO9YkWy00?fs=1&hl=en_US”
In order to achieve this huge endeavour sponsorship
is needed, donations and backing - the venture at the
moment is approaching the $50,000 mark just to get
the team over there and back. National Dog - The RingLEADER Way
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Val Bulte has taken on the role of Co-ordinator and
you may have wondered why she has been copying
and selling DVDs from Camp Seminars - this is her
contribution to the new Crufts bank account - where
she has already placed $250. Annswitch Canines
has also donated $1,000 to the account so things are
moving already. They would be very grateful for any
other donations into the account. Val is also contacting
corporate businesses for sponsorship - particularly in
the area of flying the dogs over and back as one of the
quotes was $11,000 each dog! Every person’s name who
has backed this venture will be sewn on the back of
the Australian flag which will take pride of place on
the benching boxes at Crufts. Acknowledgements
will also be made in the Camp Tailwaggers DWD
Newsletter. Other things such as raffles, garage sales
etc are being organised to raise money for this venture.
Over the next 18 months many obstacles and barriers
will be overcome and a team from Australia will be at
Crufts for the first time in history. It would be great
to think that the Australian Dog World gets behind
this and helps to get the team to Crufts 2012.
ANN BULKE - TEAM MANAGER
VAL BULTE - TEAM CO-ORDINATOR UPDATE! We had a meeting with Simon the owner of
Dogtainers and his Assistant Megan in Brisbane at the end of
January. These two are a force to be reckoned with - a powerhouse
of ideas and a supplier of generosity.
They are covering all the expenses for the 5 dogs to Crufts.
This includes crates, flights, transport, quarantine, rabies
vaccinations and blood tests. This is a huge donation—around
$30,000— and we are very grateful for their support.
We are now looking at Hotels near the NEC so the team can
walk back and forth— airfares to and from England and the
hire of a van for the dogs and team. We of course want to look
good in Australian uniforms in the green and gold colours and
are making enquiries into this as well. The team is planning on
arriving about a week before the Competitions to give the dogs
a chance to aclimatise and do some training on the grounds
beforehand.
A few weeks ago we went down to Sydney to meet with some
potential handlers for the obedience team. We watched quite a
few dogs going through their paces and saw some lovely work—
well in line with the requirements of the rigorous demands of
the close heelwork, high head position and precise accuracy of
the well-known Crufts obedience dogs.
ANN & VAL—AUSTRALIAN TEAM2CRUFTS 2012
07 5590 7804 - annswitch@bigpond.com
www.camptailwaggers.com.au Ancient Therapy Helps Dogs with Disc Disease
In the quest to improve the health and quality of
life for their patients, doctors—both human and
veterinary—are always expanding their knowledge
to include technological improvements. One new technique
gaining momentum in veterinary medicine is acupuncture.
Wait a minute, you say. Acupuncture isn’t new! It has been
used in China for millennia. And shouldn’t modern medicine
be skeptical of acupuncture, with its seemingly magical needles
that help patients get better?
Dr Stuart Clark-Price, senior anesthesiologist at the
University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana,
says he was a skeptic. Use of acupuncture in veterinary medicine
is relatively new. But Dr. Clark-Price does keep an open mind,
and while he certainly doesn’t believe that it’s magic, he says the
results speak for themselves: acupuncture can help.
After receiving a fellowship to study veterinary acupuncture,
Dr Clark-Price now offers this technique to complement
conventional approaches to pain management. Dogs with
intervertebral disc disease leading to spinal nerve damage are
ideal candidates for acupuncture therapy.
In disc disease, the disc between the vertebrae either ruptures
or deforms, pushing on the spinal cord and causing nerve
damage. This causes pain and the loss, to various degrees, of
both motor function and feeling.
Fixing the disc requires orthopedic surgery. Post-surgical
recovery requires patience, physical therapy, and other
rehabilitation techniques.
STATUS UPDATE:
AUSSIES LOVE OUR PETS!
It would come as no surprise to learn that Aussies are
pet-obsessed, but just how crazy are we? Recent findings
from the Purina Pet Study have highlighted the extreme
lengths we go to for our four-legged friends, with one in 20
Australians surveyed admitting to setting up a Facebook
page for their pets. This equates to approximately 143,000
dog owners and 121,000 cat owners.
The Purina Pet Study, conducted by Galaxy Research,
shows that Australians are increasingly humanising their
four legged friends. It’s not just the digital space that pets
are creeping into, with half (50%) of dog owners letting
their dog sleep in their bed. Interestingly, this figure jumps
to seven in ten (70%) with people who live alone.
Comparatively, two in three (69%) cat owners have let
their cat sleep in their bed, with this figure jumping to
nine in ten (89%) when respondents live alone.
Surveying more than 1,000 Australians, the report
showed that Australians see their pet as one of the family,
with 83% of Aussies celebrating their dog’s birthdays.
Acupuncture is one of the newer techniques added to the
options at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
How does acupuncture help? The exact mechanism is debated,
but we do know that it can improve function of damaged nerves.
Most acupuncture points follow along nerve pathways. The
needles are very thin and stimulate the nerve without causing
pain. Essentially, the needles manipulate the electric current
signaling of nerves.
For dogs recovering from intervertebral disc disease, the
hope is that the nerves in the spinal cord are not too damaged
and the signal can be re-connected. This is done by stimulating
the areas that are cut-off in order to have the pathways reconnect. Acupuncture can complement efforts to stimulate and
manipulate nerves.
Acupuncture is increasingly accepted in veterinary
medicine. At the Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Illinois, it
can be integrated into the pain management and rehabilitation
therapies, and it is available for any patient whose owner is
interested in this service. For more information, consult with
your veterinarian
Author: Andrea Lin
An archive of Pet Columns from the University of Illinois
College of Veterinary Medicine is available online at http://
vetmed.illinois.edu/petcolumns/. Requests for reprints of this
article may be directed to Chris Beuoy, beuoy@illinois.edu.
One in five even went as far to honour their dog’s
coming of age with a birthday cake and close to half (48%)
of Australians celebrate by buying their dog treats or
special food.
Purina’s resident animal behaviourist, Dr. Jo Righetti
says Australians are increasingly cementing their pet’s
role as a member of their family, whether it comes to
celebrating their birthday or creating a Facebook page for
them.
“Owners create a loving friendship with their pet that
goes beyond “pet” and “owner”, and can be seen with the
rise of pet pamper salons, pet weddings and even pet hotels.
It only further reinforces that Australians are crazy about
their pets,” said Dr Righetti.
Further results indicate that Aussies are rewarding their
canine or feline as if they are human with 16% admitting
to sending their pet off to be pampered. Puppy pedicure
anyone?
The Purina Pet Care Study conducted by Galaxy Research
surveyed 1,015 Australians and included respondents
from NSW, ACT, QLD, VIC, TAS, SA and WA.
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Letters
The Editor
Are you missing out?
Possibly you are one of the many who have not
received recognition of your fifty years, long suffering
long service.
Let me relate my experience.
Upon contacting the “DogsNSW” office to question
why I hadn’t received recognition of my membership.
I was told by office staff “Our records don’t go back
that far. Can you provide some verification of your
membership?” Luckily in my “archives” I had a CC that
pre dated those fifty years. “Would you please send us
a photocopy so my membership could be “confirmed”.
Those Library & Archives shows are surely run to
remedy such a situation. How many more long term
members are going to be overlooked? Or will they run
more shows and leave the “archives” to those long term
survivors?
Peter Warby
warbles@bigpond.net.au
Editor’s note: it appears Ron McMahon also “missed
out”, as no record of his involvement could be found
either, yet his prefix alone went back about fifty years.
The idea of recognising these “veterans” is a great one,
perhaps someone could put up their hand to do some
research to assist the office in implementing it?
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Japanese Devastation
Update: Dog Pals That Survived Japan Tsunami are RESCUED
The two dogs whose video went viral after a news
crew filmed one of the dogs faithfully standing guard
over his exhausted pal after they survived the disaster
in Japan - have been rescued.
The shaking and mud-splattered spaniel emerged
from rubble to lead rescuers to a stricken pal. (ND
Editor’s note: In the footage the dogs look like a Brittany
and an English Setter). The exhausted animal had
loyally remained with his four-legged chum since the
earthquake and tsunami obliterated his home six days
ago.
Reporters were covering the destruction in Ibaraki
Prefecture, north-east Japan, when the canine appeared
and led them back to the remains of a nearby house.
There they found the injured animal, they initially
believed was dead, lying amongst the wreckage.
When they spotted the second dog stirring they
called in a team from Japan Earthquake Animal Rescue
and Support, while his cold and bewildered companion
returned to sit steadfastly in the spot at his pal’s side
where he had stood guard since Friday’s disaster.
Wanting to stay watch over his mate, the spaniel
refused to move for another hour before the pair could
be separated and the injured dog whisked off to vets
in nearby Mito. His hero chum was taken to a shelter
nearby.
The dog had been wearing a collar but it is not known
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if his owner survived the horror four-storey wall of
water that swept through the district.
Viewers of the touching footage, which has been
posted on YouTube, have praised the brave pooch,
with one saying: “That dog is a better person than
most humans. Loyalty is the best word to use when
you describe a dog. Truly, man’s best friend is a welldeserved title.”
According to CNN an animal lover and rescuer
named Kenn Sakurai travelled with other rescuers by
motorcycle to the area and both dogs were saved.
The injured white dog was taken to a veterinary
hospital and his faithful companion is at a No-Kill
shelter.
Kenn Sakurai who owns Butch Japan, Inc. a dog food
importing company has been working round the clock
distributing food to abandoned dogs at animal shelters
and dogs being housed with their owners at evacuation
shelters.
Reports on Facebook also say that since the
earthquake and tsunami Sakurai has rescued 150 dogs
and found 100 dead.
Sadly some on Facebook are criticizing his
fundraising efforts to help animals because he owns a
“for profit” company.
Sakurai is disheartened by these accusations and is
offering to return money donated. cont opposite
A DOG IS RESCUED FROM FLOATING DEBRIS
THREE WEEKS AFTER THE JAPAN TSUNAMI
AND RE-UNITED WITH ITS OWNER
Three weeks after a tsunami ravaged the north-east,
a Japan Coast Guard elite rescue unit picked up the dog
after a helicopter crew spotted it on a floating house
roof two kilometres from Kesennuma, in a rescue
widely broadcast as a rare happy moment amid the
calamity.
Television footage showed an aerial view of a brown
medium-sized dog trotting around the roof of the
house - the only part of it floating above water - before
disappearing inside through a broken section of the
roof.
The dog was reunited with its owner, public
broadcaster NHK said.
Two-year-old Ban yapped and jumped into the arms
of her owner, a woman in her 50s and a resident of
Kesennuma in Miyagi prefecture, a port town severely
hit in the March 11 disaster, television footage showed.
The woman recognised her pet, which was kept in an
animal shelter following its rescue late last week, after
watching NHK.
“I recognised her immediately after seeing her face,”
she said, hugging the animal. I am happy that she seems
healthy. I want to cherish her when I take her back,” she
added, as Ban licked her face.
The Japan Coast Guard is still searching for thousands
of people missing after the magnitude 9.0 earthquake
and tsunami struck.
The twin disasters killed 12,175 people and 15,489
remain missing, national police said on Monday.
photos AFP
cont/ Japan Earthquake Animal Rescue and Support is
coordinating the efforts to save abandoned animals. They give
almost hourly updates on the conditions in Japan. The group
warned that the two dogs in the video are just the tip of the
iceberg and that there are thousands of animals still trying to
survive on their own.
Their goal is to reunite pets with their owners.
The group is also trying to dispel rumors that are circulating
about abandoned animals. One report said pets turned into
shelters are given 72 hours to be reunited with their owners
before being euthanized. And another rumor said the animals
are being gassed.
JEARS said neither of these accusations is true.
On a good note the group reported the feral cats on Cat Island
which is off the coast of Fukushima have survived. JEARS is
trying to get food and supplies to them.
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FINDING CREATURE COMFORT
IN A LIVING HELL
Hungry, hurt and separated from owners who are either
dead or in evacuation centres, hundreds of family pets are
struggling to survive in the desolation of Japan’s tsunamiravaged north-east coast.
Among the many rescue teams sent from around the
world to search for survivors and bodies after Japan’s
worst natural disaster for nearly a century, a handful of
specialised animal rescue groups have also been at work.
In the days immediately after the March 11 tsunami that
wiped out dozens of thriving coastal towns, the prospects
looked grim.
“In the hardest hit areas, we saw no animal life
whatsoever,” said Ashley Fruno, from animal rights group
PETA.
“We did see some paw prints in the mud at one point,
but they didn’t lead anywhere, and we could not find any
animals nearby.”
Slowly but surely, however, abandoned pets began
to emerge, often from damaged homes where they had
managed to ride out the destructive force of the tsunami.
Many pet owners left their cats and dogs when the
tsunami warning sounded, never imagining that the wave
would be as large and powerful as it eventually was.
The animals were left to fend for themselves in a hostile
environment with no food or fresh water.
Japan Earthquake Animal Rescue and Support (JEARS),
a hastily assembled coalition of animal welfare groups, has
spent the last two weeks searching what’s left of the worsthit coastal towns.
The teams, which include several volunteer vets, provide
food and treatment for injured animals and try to find
temporary shelters for those that have lost their owners.
They also visit evacuation centres where those people
who escaped the tsunami with their pets are having trouble
holding on to them in difficult, cramped surroundings
where animals are not always welcome.
“There have been some problems in the centres, with
tensions between those with pets and those without,” said
vet Kazumasu Sasaki.
“Some people have pet allergies, and they complain that
the dogs are barking and fighting. It’s understandable.”
There have been cases of people choosing to stay in their
ruined houses because shelters refused to accommodate
pets, and JEARS coordinator Isabella Gallaon-Aoki said
it was difficult to persuade those in the centres that their
animals would be better off in a temporary shelter.
“People here see pets as family members. For some,
after everything that has happened, their pet is the only
thing they can cling on to - the only thing that brings them
comfort,” she said.
Timo Takazawa, who survived the tsunami along with
her husband, refused to give up their dog, Momo, despite
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complaints from other evacuees in their crowded shelter in
the city of Sendai.
“When we escaped from the tsunami we didn’t take
anything, just Momo,” said Takazawa, 65.
“I can’t imagine not being here together. If anybody said
to me I couldn’t keep Momo here, we would leave with her,
we would go somewhere else.”
Animals have featured in a number of unusual tsunami
survival stories, most notably a porpoise rescued from a
rice field after it was washed two kilometres inland.
Then there was the case of Tashirojima island in Miyagi
Prefecture, known locally as “Cat Island” for its feral feline
population that vastly outnumbers the 100 or so human
residents.
The tiny island was engulfed by the tsunami - but a rescue
team that flew in by helicopter reported that both cats and
people had come out unscathed.
In Sendai, tsunami warden Mr Kamata tried to return for
his dog - a large pedigree Akita - after warning neighbours
about the incoming wave, but found his way blocked by the
churning water.
“I thought there was no way he could have survived. It
was terribly sad,” Kamata said.
But later that night, as he sheltered in a refuge with
hundreds of other residents, Kamata heard that a dog had
been found outside.
“It was him. He’d swum and found me. He’d ingested a lot
of sea water and kept throwing up and I thought I was going
to lose him anyway, but he pulled through,” Kamata said.
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Crufts - celebrating
happy and healthy dogs
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Crufts is not only the biggest and most famous show
in the world, it is also the oldest perpetual dog event.
This year it was 120 years since the first Crufts. There
were 21 375 dogs entered, 1231 of them from other
countries representing 36 different nationalities.
Actually Crufts is not only a dog show, or judging
dogs in the breed rings is only a part of it, although
probably the most important part. There are many
other competitions and displays going on all the time,
like agility, obedience, dog dancing and heelwork to
music, flyball etc. Part of these competitions, too, are
international.
One of the most interesting competitions is the
Junior Handlers’ international final. Now there were
39 young handlers from different countries showing
their skills. Young Kennel Club, that means the
junior organization of the Kennel Club, has its own
competitions and show within the show. There are also
gamekeeper’s classes, which means a show for hunting
gundogs. All the hundreds of trade stands are every
year a good reason for many to come, you can buy all
the possible things a doggy person might need - or not
necessarily need but what is nice to have.
Long history
The show was started by Mr Charles Cruft in 1891.
Mr. Cruft was a dog biscuit salesman, and to promote
his biscuits he started or organize dog shows. He
certainly could not imagine, what kind of a mammoth
event his show has become a hundred and twenty years
later, but being a businessman, he would probably be
happy and proud. Already in those times his shows
were popular and big in those circumstances. The first
Cruft’s dog show in Islington Royal Agricultural Hall
gathered already 2437 dogs from 36 different breeds.
After that the show has been held every year, except
when the First and Second World War were going on
and once the strike of the electricians prevented it to
happen. Best in Show was not chosen before 1928. The
first Bes in Show winner was the Greyhound Primley
Sceptre.
Already in 1936 the Cruft’s show reached the magic
level of 10,000 dogs. Charles Cruft himself died in
1938, and his widow Emma went on organizing the
show for some years. The Kennel Club bought the
rights in 1948 and after that the Cruft’s show has been
the flagship of the Kennel Club. The traditional name
was kept, though. First the Kennel Club held the shows
in London Olympia Hall. It has developed and become
bigger and more and more prestigious. First time it
was viewed in TV on 1950. In 1961 the show reached
15 000 dogs. At that time the rest of the world couldn’t
even dream about such numbers.
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In 1974 the name was changed from Cruft’s show to
Crufts. Agility became first time a part of the program
in 1978, and a couple of years later the show was
moved to Earl’s Court, which was bigger and better
venue. Then the show was two days, but soon it had to
be changed to last three days, and soon it had to be
spread to cover four days.
In 1991 the Crufts show celebrated its centenary.
It left London and moved to the National Exhibition
Center in Birmingham. A couple of years ago BBC
broadcasted a program about the inherited disorders
of pure-bred dogs and that caused quite a sensation.
After that the Kennel Club started to point out the
health issues. The breed standards were revised and
all the wording that might be understood as leading
to exaggeration, was changed. The Kennel Club started
to educate breeders and judges about health and
soundness. The stands presenting health examinations
and tests have got best places in the halls. All the fuss
caused disagreement with old sponsors and partners,
and BBC is no longer showing a live program. However,
there were plenty of those who wanted to broadcast
Crufts and who wanted to sponsor it. The main sponsor
now is the furniture firm DFS, and that’s why the full
name of the show is now dfs Crufts.
NOT FOR ANYONE
The health and soundness issues have been taken
seriously into consideration. Next year all the Best of
Breed winners of the so-called “high profile breeds”
will be checked by the vet before their results will be
confirmed and the dog let into the group final. These
breeds are for example Bulldog, Pekingese, many
Mastiffs, Clumber Spaniel, Shar Pei, Bloodhound etc.
The judges have been informed not to place dogs which
are lame or have obvious skin problems or entropium
etc. but still the winners will be checked by the vets in
the collecting ring before the group final. The motto
of the show is: Crufts - celebrating happy and healthy
dogs. The Kennel Club does everything possible to
win back the trust of the general public and show the
politicians that something is really done to stop the
hereditary problems.
In many breeds the entry figures at Crufts are really
enormous. In UK they recognize much less breed than
what we do in the FCI countries, so there are not so many
breed as what we usually have in the FCI shows. To be
able to take part in Crufts, the dog must be “qualified”,
that means he must have got some class wins earlier.
To the dogs from abroad the rules are even more strict.
The dog must either be an FCI International Champion
or it must have been BOB, BOS or Junior Winner in
certain qualifying shows.
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These shows are the FCI World and European Winner
Shows and usually the main show of each country. This
makes, of course, Crufts even more desirable, as it is
just not for everybody. Because England was long time
beyond the quarantine border and so beyond reach,
it had become some kind of wonderland. Of course
England is the country of origin of showing dogs and
also many breeds. Only in the last few years the FCI
World Shows have reached similar figures, but in very
few places the entries in the normal shows are even
close to those in UK.
The biggest breed was the Golden Retriever, 491,
then Labrador Retriever 481, Whippet 437, Border
Collie 396, Irish Setter 376, Flat-coated Retriever
355, Cocke Spaniel 246, Staffordshire Bull terrier 328,
Shetland Sheepdog 321, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
321, bearded Collie 285, Afghan Hound 281, Papillon
280, Border Terrier 254, Rough Collie 240, English
Bulldog 238, Beagle 247, Rhodesian Ridgeback 207 and Newfoundland 206. The biggest entry outside UK
came naturally from Ireland, 160 dogs. Then the next
biggest countries were the Netherlands with 153 dogs,
France and Italy, 100 froms each and then Russia with
104 dogs. One dog from such faraway countries as
Israel, Mexico and Bermuda was entered, too.
CCs are not given automatically in every breed and
every show. Rare and newly imported breeds must
first reach a certain level of stability, and that takes
usually many years. It depends on the registration and
entry figures, too. When a breed gets its first CCs, it
is always at Crufts, and that is usually the only show
where the breed can get CCs. After some years maybe
one or two other shows may be allowed to award CCs to
these breeds. So it is not possible to become Champion
either in the rare breeds. This year two breeds got
their CCs for the first time, and these were the Finnish
Lapphund and the Wire-haired Hungarian Viszla.
The CC is always given in UK to the best in the sex,
despite of the fact whether it is a Champion or not. The reserve CC goes to the second best. There is no
grading, the dogs are only placed, usually five in each
class. There are very many classes, and the dog moves
from one class to another usually by winning enough in
the previous classes. No written critiques are given, but
on the following week the magazines Dog World and
Our Dogs publish short comments of the judge on two
or three best in each class. Those who are placed lower
or not placed at all, get nothing. Some top winners
may have dozens of CCs, but the British people never
complain about dogs who don’t “need” so many CCs.
To break the CC record of the breed seems to be a main
target for some owners of the top winners.
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CH/IR CH WINUWUK LUST AT FIRST SIGHT
CH VICMARS RAVE ON JW
MANY DIFFERENT COMPETITIONS
The International Junior Handlers’ final is always one
of the most watched competitions. Each country sends
its national champion young handler, accompanied
by a parent or an adult helper. This year there were 39
countries represented. The youngsters can’t bring their
own dogs, the organizers get the dogs from volunteering
British breeders. The youngsters can say which breed they
wish to have to be handled. They get the dogs one hour
before the competition starts, to practice a little and make
acquaintance with the dogs. Then for the second round
the dogs are changed, and one can get whatever breed
and only a five minutes or so to get to know the dog. This
year this was judged by the well-known German judge
Christofer Habig . The youngest competitor was only
11 years old, while the older ones may already be 18. It
makes quite a difference if you come from a small country
with only a few dogs shows or if you come from, say,
USA or Canada where there are a lot of shows and many
professional handlers to follow. It also makes everything
easier if you come from an English-speaking country,
while some youngsters don’t understand English at all.
The best young handler turned out to be Paulina Lisiak
from Poland, 2nd Naomi van Mourik, the Netherlands
There were many agility competitions every day, for
different levels and sizes of dogs, individuals, teams
and pairs. Also the obedience and flyball dogs. Mary
Ray demonstrated her dancing dogs for the first time
in 1992, and ever since she has shown a new program
every year in Heelwork to Music. Sometimes she has one,
sometimes two or three dogs on the stage at the same
time. Nowadays there are also competitions in this kind.
In England they don’t do Breeder’s Groups as we do in
the FCI countries, but there has been a special thing,
Breeders’ Stakes, going on during the year. In every show
the best Breeder’s Group has been chosen, and all those
come and meet at Crufts for the final. It was Christofer
Habig who judged this competition and his choice for
the best breeder was the team of Clumber Spaniels from
Tweedsmuir kennel, owned by the Monaghan family. The
presentation of the teams looked very Scandinavian, four
dogs in each team, each dog had a handler of its own and
many teams were dressed in similar clothes or colours.
Another special class is the final of Junior Warrants.
This title is a kind of Junior Champion title, earned by
wins in the youth classes under two years of age. In each
show there has been a semi-final, and the winners came to
Crufts to meet each other. Stuart Mallard, a well-known
British judge of many breeds, was the judge, and he liked
most the Miniature Smooth Dachshund Siouxline April
Folly.
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Certainly the most popular competition was the one of
“Friend for Life”. It is a presentation of dog heroes. The idea
is to make it known, how a dog can change someone’s life
for better. A jury had sorted out five finalists, and the public
could vote their favourites. This got a lot of publicity in
newspapers and TV. The finalists were Echo, the Labrador
Retriever who had returned from Haiti, where he had
worked as a rescue dog after the earthquake. He had among
other things found a child alive in the remains of a day care
center.
The Springer Spaniel Jake works as an explosive detector
in the police forces. When there was a bomb attack in London
at a railway station, Jake secured the area for the police
and first aid to come to help people. Kaiser, the Labrador/
Poodle cross, is an assistance dog for Jo Day. Jo suffers from
dystonia, which is a neurological disorder causing muscle
spasms which leaves her limbs fixed in abnormal positions.
Then there was Shirley, the Labrador which is a blood sugar
detection dog for 7-year old Rebecca, who suffers from severe
diabetes. Shirley is the first dog of this kind to be allowed
into a primary school, and she has saved Rebecca’s life as
otherwise she could go into a coma for example during the
night. Then there was Merlin, a cross-bred assistance dog
for 11-year old Grace, who is autistic and has also ADHD.
Merlin has helped Grace to concentrate and improve her
social skills.
The result was announced just before the Best in Show final
on Sunday evening, so that there was the maximum amount
of public. Most votes went to Kaiser and Jo Day. Kaiser is a
rather big, almost white hairy dog. Jo hadn’t been a doggy
person before she got Kaiser, but he is now her beloved
friend and helper. Kaiser picks up things from the floor, he
helps Jo in dressing and undressing and in various ordinary
every-day tasks like emptying the washing machine. Jo has
gained more independence and self-confidence after she
got Kaiser, she can go out and meet people.
NO SURPRISES
Every year it is changed on which days which Groups
are judged, so that each breed is on their turn judged on
the weekdays, Thursday and Friday. On the other days two
Group finals are judged, but on the Gundog day there is only
one, because the Gundog breeds are the breeds with biggest
entry numbers. In England they only have seven Groups,
they are different from the FCI Groups. In Gundogs they
have all the Pointers and Setters, Retrievers and Spaniels.
This year Gundogs were on Thursday, Best in Group was
the nine-year-old Flat-coated Retriever Sh Ch Vbos the
Kentuckian, who is a well-known big winner.
On Friday it was the turn the of the Working and Pastoral
Groups. Working consists of various breeds, which are
considered to be meant for some kind of work. It is a colourful
collection from Great Danes to Alaskan Malamutes. It was
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JUNIOR WARRANT FINALISTS
JO DAY AND KAISER
AND BELOW MARY RAY
no surprise, that the winner was the Boxer Ch Winuwuk
Lust at First Sight, who already won the Group at Crufts
two years ago. The Pastoral Group means herding dogs,
and here the imported and foreign dogs went up on the
winners’ stands. BIG was an impressive, German-bred
German Shepherd Ch Elmo vom Huhnengrab, while a
Samoyed from Estonia was second, an US imported
Australian Shepherd from Denmark third and a
Norwegian Buhund from Norway fourth. Because they
don’t have a Spitz Group in England, the Spitz breeds
are scattered in other Groups in more or less an illogical
way.
Third day was the day of Terriers and Hounds. The
Terrier Group is almost the same everywhere, but the
Hound Group consists of Scenthounds, Sighthounds and
Dachshunds plus some hunting Spitz and related breeds.
Again, the winner of the Group was certainly the one
most tipped, the Wire Fox Terrier Ch Travella Starlord,
who has been very successful during the year and taken
many Group and BIS wins. The Travella kennel is now in
the second generation of the Browne-Cole family, and
they have always produced top-class Wires. It was said
that Starlord is sold for an enormous sum to a Brazilian
millionaire and was leaving for Brazil after Crufts.
Best in the Hound Group was the youngest of the
Group winners, a charming Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen
Ch Soletrader Peek A Boo. Again foreign dogs did well
as second was a majestic Borzoi from Sweden, third a
showy Afghan Hound from Ireland and fourth an elegant
Whippet from Italy.
Sunday, the last day, was the day of the Toydogs and
the Utility Group, which is a controversial collection
of various types of breeds, mostly what we would say
Companion Dogs. The winner was a lively black Standard
Poodle from a well-known strain, Vicmars Rave On.
The Toy Group was won by the white Bichon Frise Ch
Pamplona Bring Me Sunshine, followed by three dogs
from Scandinavia, the Finnish Löwchen, the Norwegian
Pug and the Danish Papillon.
WORTHY WINNER
In England they invite judges from other countries
very seldom. Especially judging at Crufts is considered
to be a great honour. There must have been hundreds of
judges, but only very few from abroad. Christofer Harbig
from Germany was already mentioned, then there was
Elina Tan-Hietalahti from Finland, Magnus Hagstadt
and Henric Fryckstrand from Sweden and Espen Engh
from Norway. Sylvie Desserne from France judged some
Toy breeds and Monique van Brempt from Belgium did
the Scottish Terriers. Lydia Erhart from the Netherlands
judged the Kooikerhondje. Peter Green from USA
judged the Young Kennel Club Stakes and Cardigan
Corgis and Luis Pinto Teixeira from Portugal judged
some breeds, including Portuguese Water Dogs.
2. Löwchen Chic Choix
Markey Lifar, o. Ilpo Ojala,
Finland
3.
Pug
Tangetoppens
Unbreakable News, o. Tuija
Verho Finland & Björn Erling
Löken, Norway
4. Pomeranian Soffies Queen
Bee, o. V Jacobsen, Denmark
2. Airedale Terrier Longvue
Jackpot of Saredon, o. Judith
Averis
3. Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Hubbulls the Promise, o. B &
A Throw
4. Norwich Terrier Ragus
Jazz King, o. Lesley Crawley
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The utmost task, to judge Best in Show, which must
be every judge’s dream appointment, was given to
Paolo Dondina from Italy. He himself had a Crufts BIS
winner, the Wire Fox Terrier Ch Brookewire Brandy
of Layven, co-owned by Giuseppe Benelli. She won
in 1975. Paolo Dondina is very popular and highly
appreciated in UK, as he is everywhere in the world.
On the previous days there are always lots of empty
seats in the bleachers, but on Sunday nearly every seat
was occupied. There are video screens in the halls and
of course one can watch BIS finals on the internet or
TV, if one doesn’t want to pay for a seat. However, the
magic atmosphere can only be felt when you really
are there. Although there is music, lights and fanfare
blowers, it is completely quiet with full lighting when
the dogs are in the ring. In many other big shows “the
show” has taken too much place from the actual main
thing, the dogs! In good old England they think about
the dogs, the main role performers, and they want to
give them the chance to be at their best. So they are not
frightened or stressed by strange light phenomenons
and loud music. The speaker in not visible, only his
voice can be heard in moderate volume. There are even
water bowls available in the ring.
After Paolo Dondina had gone thoroughly over every
dog, he was ready to announce his decision. He went to
the handler of the Flatcoat, Jim Irvine to congratulate
him for the BIS win. Then he turned to the PBGV,
to make it clear that this was second, or reserve as
it is called in England. Although in the Group finals
four dogs are placed, in the BIS final only two. Then
the dogs were put on the winner’s stand and all the
photographers from all over the world were able to
take their photos.
Vbos the Kentuckian, or Jet as he is known to his
friends, was bred by his handler Jim Irvine, but he lives
as a family pet with Iain Ross. Jim Irvine is a small
breeder, he only has a few Flatcoats at home.
But you don’t need quantity when you have quality!
Jet is actually a very big winner, in his nine and a half
years he has won 62 CCs. He has been Best of Breed
57 times and won the Gundog Group 14 times, so he
is no newcomer to the winner’s stand. He has in the
fourth generation in his pedigree the previous Flatcoat
Crufts BIS winner, Ch Shargleam Blackcap, whose big
moment was in 1980. Jim has been very co-operative
with the breeders in the other parts of the world, and Jet
has litters born by frozen semen in USA and Finland.
When a nearly ten year old dog wins Best in Show,
wagging his tail and moving effortlessly, it was like living
up to the motto of the show: Crufts - celebrating
happy and healthy dogs.
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2. Irish Water Spaniel
Stanegate Sparks Will Fly, o. J
L Carruthers
3. Cocker Spaniel Lujesa
Touch The Sky, o. A & S Kettle
4.
Golden
Retriever
Linigror Mactavish, o. I Frater
& L Dunbar
2.
Borzoi
Borzowski’s
Phenomenon, o. L Hamel,
Sweden
3. Afghan Hound Ashahni
Amir, o. C Bollard Callaghan,
Ireland
4. Whippet Sobers Ingrid,
o. Bitte Ahrens Primavera,
Italy
2. Samoyed Pilgrimage
Snow Ball, o. Y Chen & K
Uspenski, Estonia
3. Australian Shepherd
Thornapple Afterschock, o.
Bitte Wöhliche, Denmark
4. Norwegian Buhund
Kimura’s Jensemann, o. C
Sonberg, Norway
2. Lhasa Apso Zentarr
Elizabeth, o. M Anderson
3.
American
Akita
Ruthdales Candy From a Baby,
o. Bostock & Armstromg &
Stark
4. Shih Tzu Santosha
Thunderbolt, o. D & S Crossley
BOB Australian Cattle Dog
Ch Warrigal Blue Swagman
At Curdeleon
BOB Australian Terrier
Swed Ch Jaskarin
Peperunlino
BOB Australian Silky Terrier
Ir/Fin/Int Ch Curiosity Fine
Valentine
BOB Dachshund Mini
Smooth
Ch Sonderbar Billie Jean
at Stargang (imp Aust)
2.
Newfoundland
Fairweathers Knock Out
with Brooklynbear, o. W & A
Dobbin
3. Dobermann Supeta’s
Ozzy Osbourne, o. S Smith &
T Bennett & S Mycroft
4. Rottweiler Olearia Blaze
of Gold, o. M Monk & C
Drabble
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Volume 14 No 4
As Rumpole of the Bailey once
said, the English nation when it
is long gone will be remembered
for three things, -- the English
breakfast, the Oxford Book of
English Verse (the Quiller-Couch
Edition), and the presumption of
innocence.
Had he been a dog owner, I
am sure he would have added to
the list that great annual English
celebration of pedigreed dogs, the
Crufts Dog Show.
As long term Crufts tragics
Lee and I thought we would make
another pilgrimage (our 6th) to see
what was happening at the 2011
post “Pedigreed Dogs Exposed”
Crufts.
We were not disappointed. It was
as big and spectacular as ever.
Crufts is not just a dog show .It
is an exhibition of what the English
are doing in all aspects of breeding,
showing, obedience, agility, fly
ball, grooming, dog accessories,
welfare and health. The public can
also “ Discover Dogs” by visiting
individual breeder manned stands
for each breed over the whole four
days of the show.
Pedigree has been replaced as the
main sponsor by (of all things!) a
lounge maker “DNS” and the signs
all tell us that the show is now named
“DNS Crufts”. The BBC Television
coverage has been seamlessly
replaced by another channel, More
4. Looks like BBC may have zigged
when they should have zagged!
Otherwise we could see little
difference. There were over 21000
conformation entries for the four
days of the show and over 28000
dogs involved overall .The huge
NEC Exhibition Centre, of which
Crufts takes five major halls, was as
busy as ever and the myriad doggie
shops, displays and trade stands
outlets were run off their feet by
throngs of enthusiastic customers
and “browsers”.
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But for us the depth of quality in
the consistently large breed classes
was again the hallmark of Crufts
.(eg Whippets Entry 514, Glen of
Imaal Terriers 42 ).A pedigreed dog
enthusiast will, in most breeds, find
numbers and depth of quality that
will make the visit well worthwhile.
The English dog people and
pedigreed dog breeders, as a whole,
are a hard act to follow.
The Kennel Club has made
substantial progress with publicity
for all their health moves. The judges
were required to be on the lookout
for dogs with obvious health and
unsoundness issues and to consider
good health and “fit for function”
to be of primary importance in
their decision making. Slogans
advocating ‘happy healthy dogs’ and
“fit for function” were everywhere
throughout the show.
The KC stand boasted a new
computer system where you can
type in your dog’s name and details,
and the program ‘mate select’
promises to select for you the best
available dogs, health wise.
This program will eventually
include all kinds of health issues
and assistance for breeders and
should improve the decision making
process for health in all purebreds.
The KC geneticist Sarah Blott
was available to talk with both the
public and breeders about breeding
healthy dogs.
The Kennel Club Voluntary
Accredited Breeders stand, manned
by Australian Glenn Dymock,
attracted much interest. We even
heard pet people explaining to their
friends what an ‘accredited breeder’
means – and they got it RIGHT.
Assistance dogs for the disabled
and disease scenting dogs were well
publicised.
There was a competition, voted on
by the public, for the most admired
assistance dog.
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When that award was made
during the televised BIS program,
there was not a dry eye in the house!
So the KC message is getting out
there, and they deserve a pat on the
back.
After four busy and interesting
days Best in Show, preceded by
much fanfare, was judged by Dr
Paolo Dondina (Italy) a judge who
has great knowledge and panache.
The Crufts pre BIS
interview
with Dr Dondina at http://www.
youtube.com/OfficialCrufts#p/
u/24/7HewMWYTIdg, is well worth
watching.
Dr Dondina awarded BIS to Mr J
M Irvine’s Retriever (Flat Coated)
SH CH VBOS THE KENTUCKIAN,
a robust and healthy nine year
old dog. Reserve went to Mrs S
Roberston’s Petit Basset Griffon
Vendeen, SOLETRADER PEEK A
BOO a younger dog with an equally
outstanding performance.
Our conclusion? Don’t miss
Crufts. It’s more than a dog show,
it’s an experience that will revitalise
your interest in the sport. To borrow
and adapt a line from someone
else, it is arguably the dog lovers
Woodstock.
FRANK PIETERSE 3 April 2011
ND Editor’s note:
I listened to this wonderful
interview with Paolo, co-owner
of a Crufts BIS winner 40 or
so years ago who proudly still
says “I am a breeder” before he
judges BIS at Crufts 2011. So
from our point of view there is
hope for the dogworld yet.
It should be compulsory
viewing for all judges, breeders
and exhibitors world wide.
Helen Whitehead, Dobermann fancier
for around thirty years, passed away on
the 11/07/2010. We send our condolences
to her husband David. Rose Madsen, who
had Swedish Vallhunds, passed away on the
8/8/2010 and is survived by husband Hans
and her family. Our condolences to the Madsens as well,
and also to Bulldog fancier Hazel Lomas on the passing of
her husband. Our thoughts are with all these people.
The Wellington Hound Association sent in these
results, thanks to Merrin Shirer. The show was held in
conjunction with the 2010 New Zealand Kennel Club
National All Breeds Show on Saturday 2 October. There
was a total entry of 197 for our judge Mrs Barbara Balaam
of Queensland, Australia. BIS/Intermediate, Basset Hound
Ch Hunterspark Mr BertieRUBIS, Beagle Aust & NZ Ch
Caermyrddin Rotton Ralph (imp Aust).
The Rottweiler Club has a hard working committee who
run excellent shows for their members. This year it was
good to see Mrs Doreen Quay was well enough to attend
and enjoy the show. Their hard working team sent in the
following report for which I thank them :The Central Rottweiler Club held a double championship
show weekend on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 March 2011.
We were lucky enough to contract the judging services
of two very experienced Australian judges Mick Svaljek
(Svawill Rottweilers) and Kerryn O’Brien (Westobri
Rottweilers).
Mick judged the show on Saturday, this being the club’s
30th Championship show. He had an entry of 51 dogs and
awarded BIS to NZ & Aust Ch Ubersein Tough T Tease
(imp Aust) bred by L Russell, owned by T Gempton & R
Grenyer and RUBIS to Deen of Nicolaís Lion (imp Serbia),
bred by N Petkovic (Serbia), owned by M & K Bell & C &
R Anderson.
Mick’s overall thoughts of the show weekend were: I
would firstly like to thank the Central Rottweiler Club of New
Zealand for the opportunity to judge their championship
show. The show itself was very well organised and a big
thank you to the small but very dedicated and professional
committee members, who ensured a very successful days
activities. The ring itself was perfect in size for a Rottweiler
champ show giving the exhibits plenty of room to move
around and perform the very important aspect of the
breed - the ability to have and be in top physical condition
(Working Dog). Some were very well prepared and others
lacked proper preparation for a champ show. I urge all
exhibitors to better prepare their dogs for future champ
shows particularly under Specialist judges that pay much
attention to the dog’s physical condition. An improvement
on head type should also be noted particularly the fill under
eye and muzzle strength, however in general most exhibits
were of very good quality and the exhibitors displayed good
sportsmanship. Also pleasing was the amount of exhibits
that displayed correct shape of feet. I have judged many
Specialty shows now and must say that this was very
pleasing to see consistently, only two or three had oval
shaped feet with splayed toes. Once again thanks to the
CRC Committee for all their efforts over the weekend.
Kerryn judged 47 dogs on Sunday, she awarded BIS to
Ch Sahne Ultimate Vandal bred by R Grenyer and owned
by V & M Pointon & R Grenyer and RUBIS to Ch Kalten
Icey Red bred and owned by T Gempton.
Kerryn’s comments were: Thank you to the Central
Rottweiler Club of New Zealand and the Rottweiler
exhibitors for their hospitality, sportsmanship and the
opportunity to judge their 2011 Rottweiler Specialty. The
committee did a fantastic job hosting a successful weekend
of Championship Shows. The venue itself was perfect for a
show of this kind and it was great that exhibitors from both
North and South Islands were in attendance. For me the
quality of dogs varied throughout the classes, however my
winners were excellent representatives of the breed. Areas
that need attention are preparation, shoulder placement
and dentition. Although New Zealand has a relatively small
amount of Rottweiler exhibitors/breeders, it is obvious that
they are making a great effort to import new bloodlines to
improve the quality and expand the gene poolî.
We really enjoyed Kerryn’s and Mick’s judging and
company, also their readiness to share their passion and
knowledge of the Rottweiler breed.
Kay Moore, CRC Show Co-ordinator.”
I have had reported to me that the drains on the Auckland
property are in a poor state and have been sprayed with a
fairly toxic weedkiller - which is contrary to the resource
consent and dangerous to animals or children in particular.
The cleanliness of facilities also leaves a lot to be desired. If
we expect to charge top dollar site rentals then the site itself
needs to be in both good working order and compliant to
its resource requirements. Money has been donated, we
are told, for the Christchurch earthquake. These funds
have been set up to help members who have suffered loss
and ease the struggles of animal care. Could we please have
a full accounting of each donation and where it has been
used? The bush fires in Australia attracted sympathy and
cash donations - this fund was placed in a special account
in a bank, who did all this freely with interest, and regular
updates were online as to who, how much and the total
amount going to Australia. Why have we not had this done
for both Christchuch events? We have heard of donations
from overseas but how can we, the members, show our
gratitude if we are not given this information or know if the
money has been used as intended by these kindly people?
Donors also deserve recognition for their kind acts. So
come on NZKC and inform us who these generous folks
are!
What with the floods in Australia and the continuing
earthquakes in Canterbury my thoughts go out to members
dealing with all that. Here is to 2011 being a better year for
everyone and my best wishes to you all and your companion
animals.
ELAINE BANKS banksie@khantazi.org
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Canberra Royal was held
at the end of February, the
judge this year was Dr H
Jakkel from Hungary.
There was a marvellous entry of 39 roughs and 16
smooths, some travelling from Victoria and Queensland. DCC/
RUBOB was W&J Ranie’s Cherrylea Ice On The Rocks, RDCC
was the puppy Jankeri Silver Shadow (O’Hara). BCC/BOB and
BIG (much to the excitement of owner Helen Rixon, Ch Rixown
Gess Whosingn and RBCC was her puppy bitch and daughter of
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in General Specials.
The Tasmanian Collie & Shetland Sheepdog Club held their
Specialty show 5 March, judge was Mrs V Moore. DCC/BOB
and BIS/was Ch Baqilodge Paid The Piper (Kaden) and RUBOB
Vedamea Fantasy By Design, Junior IS Baqilodge Story Book
Ending, Intermediate IS Ch Baqilodge Willows Whisper, Open
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Smooth results: DCC/BOB Ch Ch Kaelyi Worth The Wait
(Rowe), RDCC Ch Baqilodge Quiet Riot, BCC Ch Baqilodge
Virginia Woolf (Bester) and RBCC Ch Baqilodge Quietly Singing
(Bester/Kennedy).
In NZ, the South Island Collie Club held their championship
Show in March which was judged by Mr J Black (Aus). There
were 20 roughs entered. BCC/BOB/RUBIS was Ch Jaymac
Royal Spirit (McIntosh), RCC/RUBOB/VIS was Ch Abercrombie
Classic Return (Davidson-Bruce/Tweedy), DCC/OIS was Ch
Braemist Take A Chance On Me (Madeley), RDCC was Jaymac
Royal Royce (Sutton), PIS was the import Ingledene One Nyt
Kiwi Dream (UK) (Madeley).
Crufts, the biggest show ever, was held early March, judge for
the Roughs was Mrs P Parry from South Wales (Maydill) who
did the dogs and Mr A Mather (bitches). DCC/BOB was Salsina
Stargazer owned by C & J Llewellyn, RDCC Tiganlea Best of
Times for Kayawna owned by R & D Muir. BCC and best bitch
puppy was Lynmead Amalie Lucy Locket at Telforth owned by
V & P Sibbald, RBCC was Buebezi Ensorcellement at Zolkhan
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COLLIES
Highclere Collies
Brisbane, Queensland Est 1982
For Type, Temperament
and Soundness
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owned by Miss McCann. Our export Jambarlas Sent With Luv to
Myriehewe owned by Gwen Beadon, gained 2nd in Graduate Dog
being beaten by the dog who went on to take the CC and Best
of Breed. Ozzie has been entered for the World Show in Paris in
July so there will be one Australian representative in the Collie
ring. The judge is a Frenchman Michel Moche, Since arriving in
the UK, Ozzie has won firsts in Ireland, Scotland and England
Smooths were judged by Mr A Foulston, DCC/BOB was Ch
Sandcastles True Topic (imp) owned by T and B Hayward , RDCC
and best puppy was Foxearth Frappuccino owned by B White, BCC
was Ch Shulane Imperial Legacy JW owned by Miss J Fort and
RBCC was Int Ch Anbela of Bohemia Balada owned by L Ajmova.
Nice to see so many international dogs there again this year.
The Illawarra Collie and Shetland Sheepdog Club held their
Championship Show 13 March, judged by Mrs P Thomas (NSW).
DCC/BOB/RUBIS was Gr Ch Kazjs Sir Spence (Mulcahy), RDCC
Cathkin Caldy (Roberts), BCC/RUBOB was Hylinden Spark of
Hope (Davids), RBCC Ch Vedamea Im Nobodys Alibi
Sorry I made an error in the last issue when I mentioned the
DOL pointscore, in the Smooths Ch Jencol Thrills Not Frills
was equal Best of Breed Winner with Ch Jencol Tripped Ona Star.
Sorry Jenny.
Titles attained this month were, Calstead Midnite Hunter
and Calstead Itsallaboutmia (Calstead Kennels, Vic), Craeburn
Midnight Gypsy (Craeburn Kennels, Vic), Hylinden Spark of
Hope (Davids, NSW), Burdekin Bravest of Hearts, (Grant, NSW)
Kazamiro Shaded Elegant (Shipman, NSW) Smooth titles were Jencol Swing Ona Star (Hoggard, Vic),
Collegiate Colonel Blimp (Knox,NSW).
A new Grand Champion and first for Baqilodge Kennels, Ch
Baqilodge Paid The Piper (Julie Kaden, Tas), (Ch Corydon Black
Zerxes (UK) x Ch/Am Ch Blossom Hill American Dream (USA)
and bred by Mim Bester. Congratulations.
In the other ring, Jencol Blonde Ambition (Tyler, SA) obtained
her CDX title
In NZ, Braemist Fantasy of Light won Limit In Show at the
Central District Working Dog Club. At the Illawarra Collie and
Shetland Sheepdog Show Gr Ch Kazjs Sir Spence won Runner
Up In Show, Baby IS was Kazjs Dancin Inthe Stars (Mulcahy) and
Intermediate IS was Ch Vedamea Im Nobodys Alibi (Wilkinson/
Ryan), Kazjs Dazzlem Razzlem (Rolfe, NSW) picked up Baby IS
at Gundagai P & A Society and also at Eugowra and now has 10
Baby In Groups to his name, and Gr Ch Burdekin Beyond Words
won not one but two Best In Shows at Eugowra, both under Collie
Specialists, well done Bubba!!!
A doggone miracle helped an Alberta woman overcome neartragedy to take top prize at a prestigious dog show, The Canadian
Collie Club held in March. Trudy Taphorn (Tamaron) was tingling
with excitement as she began the journey to Langley, B.C., to
compete in one of the biggest dog shows for Collies in Canada.
But shortly after leaving her Busby area home with her five show
dogs and a close friend at her side, the 49-year-old was robbed
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travelling in hit a patch of black ice on the
Yellowhead west of Stony Plain, causing it
to roll three times and cross the meridian.
When the vehicle came to rest on the other
side of the highway, Trudy’s nightmare
began.
Her friend managed to free herself from
the wreckage, only to inform Trudy the
canopy of the truck had been ripped off, the
dog crates in the back were all broken and
three of her dogs were gone. Holding her
most prized pooch in her arms, a smooth
Collie named Kennedy (Ch Tamaron The
Real Deal), Paramedics freed Trudy through
the sunroof of the vehicle and took her to
hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
Miraculously, the two dogs inside the truck
were unharmed, so Trudy turned her focus
towards finding her missing dogs.
The search lasted over eight hours. Her
worry turned to relief when the dogs were
finally found in near perfect health the
next morning running up the driveway
of a home in the area. Trudy’s story has
an even happier ending. Despite the car
accident, she was determined to attend the
competition, so she boarded a plane Friday
night and headed to B.C. with four-yearold Kennedy, who has several titles to his
name, including Canada’s number one
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smooth Collie two years in a row. The third time was the charm.
Trudy and Kennedy took home the top prize, sending Trudy into
a wave of emotions. He showed his heart out. It’s what he loves
to do, she said, who then became overwhelmed by the events that
unfolded leading up to the show. The whole thing was just surreal.
There were lots of tears
Carluke Collies, Vic, has imported a sable dog Faberge Des
Beldones (imp France) from Odile Foy, He is sired by Shasam
Sex Bomb out of Dear Laura Des Beldones, and is currently in
Quarantine, and will be released early May. We look forward
to seeing what this dog produces in his new country! He joins
two other Des Beldones dogs here in Australia, Tennesse (Tri)
and Tonnerre Des Beldones (Blue) reside in Queensland with
Bluemorn Kennels.
More titles achieved this month were Collingrove Golden
Kaylee (Collins, NSW), Jaymac Royal Royce (McIntosh, NZ),
Cathgarry Rumours To Go (Findlay, NSW), Coltie Stop N Stare
(Wallace, Vic), Robgai Hi Plains Drifter (Ascalon Kennels, Vic)
and only one smooth Calstead San Antonio (Calstead Collies,
VIC)
Mirriyuula Oopsa Daisy, exported to South Africa, is now to
be known as Sth African Ch , in 7 shows since arriving in Sth
Africa in January she has been awarded 7 CCs 5 BOBs 1 Runner
Up in Show & 1 Best Exhibit in Show.
Other In Show awards this month were Naywe Remember
When (S Frankland, NSW) wo was awarded, Baby IS at Camden
Show Society,
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With the 39th GSDCA National only a matter of weeks away,
the GSDL Committee is gearing up for a most successful 3 days of
showing and is fine-tuning the details for the Easter National to
be held at Erskine Park. The Ring Stewards have been announced:
Jenny Kenworthy [ACT] and Jo Edwards [SA]. Both ladies are very
accomplished and experienced Ring Stewards especially when it
comes to Nationals. Without doubt Jenny Kenworthy is the best GSD
Specialty Ring Steward in the country. With Jenny in charge the ring
runs like clockwork. For the past 12 months or more Jenny has been
running Stewarding Workshops for the various State Clubs. Those
who have been fortunate to participate have been very grateful for her
expertise and her ability to pass on her knowledge and experience.
Saturday night at Erskine Park will rock with Jessica Lynch and Martin
Neddermeyer celebrating their 21st birthdays as well as the advertised
Saturday night’s entertainment with Andrew Thor’s Classic Rock Band
2 Shots -five talented and versatile musicians, providing the music for
the Spit Roast function in front of the GSDL Clubhouse. Andrew Thor
is on drums and harmonica. Sunday morning may be very fragile.
For those GSD people travelling from Interstate there is a showing
bonanza ahead of them. The Wednesday before the National is GSD
day at the Sydney Royal and on the Tuesday after the National at the
International Dog Show the Group 5 Judge is a GSD Specialist.
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WHIPPETS
At the National a special presentation will be
made to Jurgen Neddermeyer who at 80 years
of age has decided that the time has come for
him to hand in his Judge’s licence as well as his
Breed Surveyor’s Licence. The work that Jurgen
has done for the GSDCA over the past 50 years
is unsurpassed. Each GSDCA President has
spoken many times about their reliance on
Jurgen’s wisdom and knowledge during their
term of office when making decisions that
would impact on the breed.
We wish Jurgen well in his retirement from judging and
surveying.
Those people who have received their copies of the
Golden Jubilee Edition of the Condensed History of
the Breed in Australia are very impressed with the final
product and are very grateful to James Rodger and his
team, especially Louisa Rodger and Helen Galbraith, for
all the work they have put into it. It will be a Collector’s
Item very soon, so look after your free copy because the
chances of purchasing another copy further down the
track will be very remote as there are not too many spare
copies available. At the moment there are only 70 spare
copies of the leather bound limited edition available. The
distribution list of the free copies is based on the Quarterly
list so if two Quarterlies come to your address, two copies
of the soft cover GJE will come also. If your membership
is a joint membership and you receive only one Quarterly,
you are entitled to one free copy only. The number of free
copies is based upon the Quarterly membership lists of
September 2010. Each State Club sent in their numbers.
Those members who joined after this date are not entitled
to a free copy but they may be able to purchase a copy [$75]
if their Club has ordered additional copies. The GSDCQ
ordered 30 additional copies so new members will be able
to purchase a copy if they wish.
Credit for initiating this project must be given to Bruce
Knight who must be very pleased to see that his wish that
the Golden Jubilee of the GSDCA be commemorated by
the updated version of the Condensed History of the Breed
has come to fruition. Bruce was the driving force behind
this particular publication as it was he who approached
James Rodger in 2006 to see if James would consider taking
on this enormous project to update the original edition
which was published in 1990. Together with Sharon Thorp
[Qld], Bruce then organised sponsors and prizes for the
2008/2009 raffle which was to provide the funds to cover
the cost of printing and postage so that each member could
be given a free copy.
The October 2010 ANKC Conference dealt with displays
of dog aggression in the rings [show, trial and competition]
and in particular during Flyball competitions because of
the tendency to hype up the dogs which sometimes resulted
in dog fights and dog attacks. However the decisions made
at this Conference apply right across the board. In Qld
the reporting of dog bites is mandatory by State Law cf
Animal Management Act 2008, and the CCCQ has zero
tolerance when it comes to incidents of aggression in the
rings, particularly at Durack. According to the ANKC
Rules regarding aggression Sections 3.5 -1: Immediate
investigation of aggressive dog incidents at fixtures
and events under State Kennel Control jurisdiction; 2:
Immediate suspension from any recognised activity by a
dog under investigation; 3: Appropriate penalties must be
applied. Section 3.6 – 1: When a dog is declared Aggressive
immediately all member bodies must be advised. 2: Flag
the dog’s registration in the ACC computer as ‘aggressive’,
specify the period of the ban or suspension. Further
more, according to the GSDCA Breed Survey Manual,
Classification is denied to any GSD that shows trepidation,
is overly suspicious, wary, visually fearful or is aggressive
without provocation. It behooves every owner who intends
presenting a dog for breed survey to ensure that their dog
is well-prepared to cope with the atmosphere and tension
that invariably accompanies a breed survey. A caring
responsible owner owes at least that much to their dog.
It cannot be assumed that every dog presented for breed
survey is a show dog and therefore used to a tooth check,
the measuring stick or having testicles checked. Be fair to
your dog!
The weekend of February 20 was particularly busy when
it came to Shows and Breed Surveys. The GSDCSA held
the largest survey: 20 GSDs were presented for survey4 males, 3 were classified: 1 Class One, 2 Class Two; 16
females, 13 were classified: 5 Class One, 8 Class Two.
The large number of Class Two classifications awarded
at this Survey has given rise to much discussion around
the country. We are so used to a plethora of Class 1 and
several Class 2 [if any] that it comes as a surprise to read
Survey results where Class 2 is the dominant classification
awarded. The SA Breed Survey results challenge us to
change our attitude towards Breed Survey Classifications.
It is very easy for a Breed Surveyor to say that Class 2 means
Very Good when the rest of the Group has been given Class
One [akin to Excellent] and you’re the one given a Class 2.
An education process needs to be put in place by the NBC
if it is hoped that Class 2 will be accepted by GSD owners
as being still above the breed average and not regarded
as an utter failure. Whether Surveyors want to admit it
or not, in today’s climate regarding Breed Survey, being
awarded a Class 2 is akin to being classified as rubbish.
If that attitude is to change, a lot of bridge-building has
to be done. Before a Breed Survey the late Max Stokes
used to remind everyone present that a ‘Breed Survey was
not a Conformation Show. It was an evaluation of Breed
worth.’ Maybe once more the issue of classified as being
breed worthy rather than a Class 1 or a Class 2 needs to be
revisited.
In Victoria 3 GSDs were presented for Survey: one male
Logo v Radhaus [Furbo degli Achei] Class 2, two females
Willmaurs Mayfair Millie [Ace of Hearts] and Spellbinda
Ozara [Crusty Demon] both Class 1. In NSW 6 GSDs were
presented for Survey –all received Class 1: Durnstein
Dirty Dancing & Durnstein Divine Miss M [Fire Storm],
Sundaneka Troy & Sundaneka Tallulah [Ace of Hearts],
Beychief Hoop La & Beychief Carousel [Kic Atinalong]. In
Qld 4 males were presented for breed Survey: Ch Vladimir
Envy This [Too Hot to Handle] & Alderhaus Mikas Rusty
[Mika] Class One; Zellburg Zepp [Rico vd Kleinen Birke]
Class Two. The WA Breed Survey results given here may
not be complete but Iccara Bellas Lullaby & Vladimir Envy
of Them [Fremont Too Hot to Handle x Vladimir Anarchy]
were awarded Class 1.
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Congratulations to Glenn Gregory and Glenbala
Knls for their success at the Canberra Royal under Dr T
Jakel[Hungary].BOB/DCC/RUBIG Gr Ch Glenbala Wild
Grande Finale, RUBOB/BCC/ABIG Ch Glenbala Absolute
Beauty. Nicole Hammond travelled down from Helidon
Spa in SEQ: RDCC Gr Ch Sunhaze Korona, RBCC Karham
Destiny’s Gold.
The GSDCTas held their back-to back Champ Show at
New Norfolk on 19/ 20 February with Fay Stokes & Joylene
Neddermeyer judging. Lashadas Xquisite [Uras] was BOB/
BCC both days. On the Saturday RUBOB/DCC Lago
Barone [Kwint], RDCC Amarada Final Analysis [Grand
Slam], RBCC Schafheide Bardot [Iniff Ali Baba]. On the
Sunday: DCC /RUBOB Ch Aimsway Boots [Aimsway
Aramis], RDCC Lago Barone, RBCC Bekannte All About
Moiye Amy [Lio Rosenberg].
On February 20 Alistair Henderson judged the GSDC SA
Members Competition which attracted an entry of 18m,
44f. BIS/ Best Bitch Ch Lago Bianca [Kwint] Best Dog Ch
Kardin Kruger [Kwint], IIS Darkknight Ysadore[Kruger],
JIS Zandrac Razors Edge[Kruger], PIS Tonaker Pearl [Lago
Barone], MPIS Vonpeta Ortagogood [V. for the Max] ,BPIS
Tonaker Ruby [Kruger]. It was certainly a Kwint/Kruger
Show and one where the bitches out-shone the males.
The Shepherds Field at Durack was in a terrible state as
a result of the flooding from Blunder Creek and also from
the misdirected zeal of the groundsman who attempted
to mow the grass before the turf had completely dried out
which left the surface badly cut up and the computerized
watering system wrecked. $1000’s damage has been done.
The surface was in no condition for the back to back Open
Shows scheduled for 19 February. Permission was granted
to transfer the Show to the Logan Dog Obedience Club
grounds at Kingston which proved to be a bonus for the
GSDCQ because they did not have to hire lights for the
rings and thus saved themselves $500. Best in Show at both
Open Shows was the stunning young sable son of Fremont
Too Hot to Handle, Schneeberg Ultimately Kryptic. Best
Bitch & RUBIS was Bluemax Sofie [Cayos]. Show One was
judged by Margaret Broughton: RD Ch Kayrossi Top Dollar
[Fire Storm], RB Kantenna Husta La Vista [Kwint]; Chris
Greevey judged Show Two - RD Bluemax Shrek [Jimmy
Baruther Land], RB Sannjesa Hot Gossip[Jimmy].
Fran Farley judged the GSDCV SBE on 12 March: 26m,
50f [this is a show where no titles are awarded] OD1:
Djenuen Rock Machine [Elton John], OB1 Sannjesa Gold
Digger [Kwint]. The Kayrossi Show Team travelled down
from Qld and was quite successful: ID1 Ch Schneeberg
Ultimately Kryptic, JD Kayrossi Supa Natural [Kantenna
Hunter], PB2 Sannjesa Hot Gossip [Jimmy], BPD1 Kayrossi
Whats Hot [Metal Mulisha].
On the Monday 14 March 10 members of the GSDCV
and their dogs took part in the annual MOOMBA Parade
down Swanston Street. The GSDs were a hit with the crowd
who gave them plenty of pats and cuddles in between their
acting out of a ”Best in Show’ routine. Check out the page
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this issue and the GSDCV website for the photos. Dawn
Howard’s pink suit is not to be missed.
Heidi Crane’s Quenn Loherweg grandson Volscain
Shaka [iid] was BIG at the Mackay Kennel Champ Show
12 March. Ms J Ireland judged Group 5 at the Nth Classic
KC Champ Show at Durack on 13 March: BOB Ch Debbar
Ramani, RUBOB Debbar Rock Star.
Julie Urie the GSDCA Obedience Chairperson has her
work cut out if the GSDCV ROT results are anything to
go by. In the Restricted Obedience Trial conducted the
same weekend out of a very small entry for Victoria [16]
only 2 GSDs qualified and both were in Novice: Djenuen
Doovalackie 194 & Obican High Roller 183. The number
of GSDs actually trialling Australia-wide has diminished
drastically over the past few years. To tell the truth
Obedience numbers generally have dropped so it’s not
confined to the GSDs. In Qld the CCCQ has introduced
Rally O Ribbon Trials in the hope that this new sport
will engender renewed interest in Obedience. Rally O is
becoming popular because it is fun for the dogs and the
handlers.
Val Bonney has published a sequel to her very popular
book ‘Who’s the Boss?’ This one is called ‘Are You Still the
Boss?’ The importance of Pack Structure is revisited. Like
children, dogs need structures in order to be secure and
happy. The various types of Training Equipment available
such as Clickers, Check Chains, Head Haltis, Body Harnesses
and their correct use are fully explained. There is a section
dealing with Local Dog Laws and Children & Dogs. The
logistics of owning 2 or more dogs and its resultant change
of pack structure amongst the dogs with the emphasis on
the fact that multiple dogs choose their own leader so,
therefore, it is very important that you remain the pack
leader is also covered. The awareness of the importance of
Body Language, the use of Calming Signals based on Turid
Rugaas’s excellent little book and the Changing Needs
of the dog as it ages including taking that last walk with
your dog are all in this excellent book. The section on the
Types of Aggression should be mandatory reading for all
dog owners - Maternal, Pain, Fear, Protective, Re-directed
[bar room type brawl], Possessive, Dominance, Territorial,
Genetic, Play, Learned [Service Dogs] aggression are
all there. Dangerous Plants are mentioned as well as the
various types of First Aid to be used in emergencies.
The two books ‘Who’s the Boss’ & ‘Are You Still the
Boss?’ plus the two DVDS that Val has produced make
an excellent education package. Every dog owner should
have it on their list of must-haves. We live in an increasing
anti-dog society and at the moment some local Councils
are targeting large dogs; this package gives the average dog
owner an arsenal of tried and proven facts and methods.
The educational package of 4 items retails @ $80 but there
is a wholesale offer depending on numbers ordered by local
Obedience Clubs and Breeders - $45 plus postage. Ask
yourself ‘Are you still the Boss?’ If the answer even verges
on the negative, get a copy of Val’s latest book.
After all the fuss and negative publicity about overangulated and unsound GSDs at last year’s Crufts where
a GSD owner was ordered to remove her GSD puppy bitch
from the Breed Display, the awarding of BIG to Ch Elmo
v Huhnegrab [Zamp Thermodos] owned by John Cullen
[Veneze Knl] and brilliantly handled by Stephen Cox [UK]
was poetic justice and an affirmation of the UK GSD breeders
who produce ‘German’ type. Elmo looked magnificent in
the IS line-up. It was great for the breed worldwide to have
such a magnificent specimen of the breed in the Show lineup at one of the most prestigious Dog Shows in the world.
Congratulations to everyone associated with Elmo.
Wollondilly Council and the Tahmoor Chamber of
Commerce are planning to erect a memorial at Emmett
Park, Tahmoor to honour those Service Dogs that have
lost their lives on duty. No pedigree names or breeds will
be recorded on the memorial only the dog’s working name
e.g. PD Titan, PD Carts, K9’s Boss, Sam, Fidel and any other
NSW K9s killed in the line of duty in the future. All the
materials have been donated by Peter Rakst a local stonemason. A life-size bronze statute of a reclining GSD will be
on the black granite plinth. If anyone wishes to contribute
toward this memorial, the Tahmoor Chamber of Commerce
has set up a bank account for this purpose.
The good news is that a gentleman has donated the full
cost of the life-sized bronze statue of the reclining GSD
in memory of his wife who died last year. Now the artist
can be commissioned to commence work on the moulds
for casting. However donations are still required to cover
the cost of the lighting and the landscaping of the site in
Emmett Park.
Sherel Money owner of Lux Satyr will be judging at
the Canterbury Working Dog Club Show [NZ] on Easter
Monday and later at the NSW Working Dog Club Show on
1 May. The GSDCV is donating the breed sashes for both
these Shows.
Bruce Anderson a NZ GSD specialist is scheduled to
judge at the Bulla Amenities Show on 28 May.
The Newcastle GSD Specialty Show to be judged by
Greg Green on 19 /20 March will be for many East Coast
owners/breeders their last opportunity to give their dogs
a specialty show ring tune-up before the National. A
number of Queenslanders including the Kayrossi Show
Team are travelling down. Jimmy Baruther Land will not be
competing as it is less than 6 months since he was handled
by Greg Green.
On the West Coast there are 3 Specialty Shows before
the National: 26 March Bruce Knight GSDA WA Members
Competition; 3 April CAWA GSD Specialty Show with
Honey Gross Richardson, 9/10 April GSDA WA SBE with
John Fenner and Jane Pike. In SA on 10 April Mike Bradley
[NZ] will judge the GSDC SA members Competition.
The Mackay Mob, as they call themselves, are flat out
fund raising for their Zone 2 Extravaganza to be held on
at the Bucasia Soccer Club grounds on 20 /21 August.
It starts with a Breed Survey with Carol O’Rourke on
Saturday morning to be followed in the evening with a
Restricted Obedience Trial judged by Tabitha Young. It is
stressed that this Trial is not a GSDCA Excellent Medallion
trial so therefore there will be no Excellent Medallions
awarded or gradings given. Dr Karen Hedberg will judge
the Championship Show on the Sunday where Excellent
Medallions and grading certificates will be awarded. The
generous sponsorship given by Michelle Hammond of Jet
Pets Townsville has enabled Cash Prizes to be given to the
Obedience Class Winners as well as to BIS, RUBIS and
Puppy & BPIS.
James Rodger and Melanie Groth will be judging the
GSD rings at the Clarence Dog Sports Championship All
Breeds Show on 14 /15 May at Grafton. A Breed Survey
will be held on the Saturday after the judging.
Mark July 9/10 on your calendar: the Rick Richardson
Memorial Championship Show and Restricted Obedience
Trial to be held at Durack. The Conformation Judges
are Helmut Koenig SV & Peter Arth SV. The Restricted
Obedience Trial judged by Honey Gross Richardson [WA]
and Cathy O’Shea [Qld] will be held on the Saturday
evening under lights on the top rings at Durack. A Breed
Survey has been scheduled for 3.00 pm on the Friday.
A reader for the GSDCA Hips & Elbows Scheme has
been appointed by the GSDCA to replace Prof Wyburn
as an interim measure. Jenny Richardson currently on the
staff of the Radiology Department Murdoch University
[WA], is an accomplished Radiologist and was trained by
Dr Roger Lavelle to score the Hips & Elbows x-rays for the
AVA schemes.
At this year’s Sieger Show there will be an extra class; in
addition to the HGH Classes there will be a Class for long
coated GSDs.
Our sympathies go to the family of the late President of
the GSDC Tas, Peter Webb who died recently as a result of
aggressive cancer.
Sadly some great dogs have died within the past month
or so including Troy vd Noriswand [Aust Sieger 2001],
Ch Stunadel Olympia - Dam of Voitlander Pina Colada &
Palme and Stunadel Zinnia, Ch Kantenna Sarratoga aka
Archie. Our thoughts are with their owners. It is always
hard to lose a dog particularly one that has been a part of
your life for so long.
Go the sables at the National. With Ace and Kujo under
the Schneeberg prefix and Annie’s progeny flying the
Vladimir flag it will make for a very interesting National.
Kurt’s beloved Annie is proving to be a top brood bitch for
Vladimir kennels.
Yes, National DOG will be covering the National, it will
be in June
Jeannie Johnston
jeanniej2@bigpond.com
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