November 2010 - Deep South All Breed Obedience Training Club, Inc.
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November 2010 - Deep South All Breed Obedience Training Club, Inc.
Deep South All Breed Obedience Training Club Newsletter November 2010 Message From Our President John Long Our Next Scheduled Meeting Date: November 8, 2010 Time: 7:30 PM Location: Johnny Bright Playground 3401 Cleary Avenue, Metairie, Louisiana The December meeting is tentatively set/ scheduled for December 13, 2010. I would like to thank everyone who participated in Deep South's Obedience and Rally Trials. To those who competed thank you for your support and I hope you were successful and got your title or a leg. I would like to give a special thanks to Debbie Boyd, our Trial Secretary, for such a smooth running trial and to Laura Pipitone for doing such a great job with the match, and to Ed and Marlane Mayo for such a successful raffle. Special thanks also to Leonor Long for the nice trophies and to Jody Legendre and Janice Kalczynski for being everywhere. Thank you to all those who came out and helped with set up and breaking down and to all our ring stewards and those who helped with all the other jobs that need to be done to make a trial run smoothly. Weather and Class Information Hotline (504) 454– 8858 Remember Pet Fest and our Herding trials are coming up and we will need your help with these BIG events. Call after 5:30 PM Message From Leonor Long Trophy Committee Chairperson John Long I would like to thank everyone who contributed to the trophy fund. Thanks to your generosity I was able to buy some nice trophies. Thanks again. DSABOTC 2011 DUES ARE NOW DUE!! Leonor Long Attention Members!! Deep South All Breed Obedience Training Club has Green or Yellow Club T-shirts and Polo shirts for sale on Tuesday nights. T-shirts are $10 each. Polo shirts are $16. To buy a shirt see Evelyn Audler; her assistant, “Juno” is a Black German Shepherd. We train in the corner of River Road and Labarre Road. Yes, it is that time of year again!! Deep South All Breed Obedience Training Club Membership Dues are now due. Please pay by deadline of December 31, 2010. For club membership renewal, make your checks out for the amount of $20.00 payable to DSABOTC Inc. Mail your membership dues checks to: David Medo 547 Jewel Street New Orleans, Louisiana 70124 Page 1 Upcoming Events Our New Members Tail Or No Tail-Gate Party: Presented by the Louisiana Boxer Rescue and Gulf Coast Doberman Rescue; November 7, 2010 at Fountainbleau State Park; 62883 Highway 1089, Mandeville, Louisiana 70448. This event runs from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM on that date. $15.00 Entry Fee includes Food and Fun. $1.00 Entry Fee for games. Saints Costume Contest. Appearance by “Mike the Tiger.” Contact Connie Back for more information. Friends of the Jefferson Parish Animal Shelter Pet Fest 2010: Lombardi Pet Party on Sunday, November 14, 2010 at Lafreniere Park, 3000 Downs Blvd. in Metairie, Louisiana. This is the Third Annual all breed, all species, companion festival and pet adoption event. Education, Delicious Food, Entertainment, Animal Rescue Groups, Training Demonstrations, Pet Related Games and Vendors and much more!! DSABOTC Drill Team Event. Deep South will also sponsor Therapy Dog International (TDI) Certifications. MANY Volunteers are needed to help set up and work this event. SETUP SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2010 1:00 PM; POTLUCK MEAL LATER AFTER SETUP!! Member Volunteers who participated in setup last year had a good time!! Contact Marlane Mayo or Edwin Mayo, Jr. to volunteer or for more information on participating. DSABOTC Herding Trials: NEW DATES: Saturday, December 18, 2010 and Sunday, December 19, 2010; Rescheduled from November 13 and 14, 2010 to December 18 and 19, 2010. NEW LOCATION: Florida Parishes Arena, 1301 N.W. Central Avenue, Amite, Louisiana 70422. Mary Lee Oliphant-Wood is in charge of this event. DSABOTC Awards Dinner: Monday, January 17, 2011 at Don’s Seafood Hut, 4801 Veterans Memorial Blvd. Cost is $26.00 per person. Send payments to Jody Legendre, whom you can contact at (504) 7383831. Reservations are secured by payment. Maximum seating of 40 members. More details and the selection menu to be included in the December 2010 newsletter. Welcome to our new members. Please be sure your information is correct in our records. Any corrections should be given to Jody Legendre at (504) 738-3831. DO NOT CONTACT THE EDITOR. (The online edition of the newsletter does not include the list of new members. The Editor) AWARDS If you have earned an AKC recognized title on your dog this year, or you think you are eligible for the Lucy Neeb Award, please complete the Awards Application and send to Jody Legendre at address: 505 Lassalle Drive, River Ridge, LA. 70123; or by phone or fax at (504) 7383831 by December 14, 2010. Deadline is final. See Page 8 Attachment: Annual Awards Application. Page 2 Special Report: Jefferson Parish Government: Hobby Breeder Friend or Foe? The Jefferson Parish Animal Welfare Committee met on September 23, 2010 and voted on several important matters in that meeting. The committee met without all of the members present, but having enough voting members present to constitute a quorum. The matters taken up by the committee were the final votes on the definitions for Owner Breeder, Responsible Breeder, and Commercial Breeder; and voting on recommendations for pet limit legislation for Jefferson Parish. The results of the changes on the definitions and the final draft of what was voted on by the committee are presented below. All animals bred by Responsible Breeders must have permanent identification in the form of the microchip or tattoo. All offspring sold by a Responsible Breeder must have a permanent identification at the time of the transfer of ownership. Obtain and provide proof of DNA Certificates for all breeding animals. Be allowed to have up to three (3) litters per year per premises. The director of the department may provide exceptions to this rule on a case by case basis. Require the use of a contract when an offspring is sold that requires unwanted animals to be returned to the Responsible Breeder. Comply within Section 7-128 of the Jefferson Parish Code of Ordinances in its entirety. Pay a fine of a minimum of $200.00 and no more than $500.00 for each violation of the requirements of this section.” Commercial Breeder “A Dealer is any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, and/or limited liability company who knowingly engages in the sale of animals to another dealer, pet shop, Owner/Breeder research facility or corporation. A Commercial Breeder shall be any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, “A person who owns/keeps dogs, cats or rabbits on his/her and/or limited liability company other than an Owner/ own premises. An Owner/Breeder shall not produce more Breeder or a Responsible Breeder who breeds and sells than a single litter of dogs, cats or rabbits in a calendar year animals.” regardless of the number of dogs, cats or rabbits they own. If the resulting offspring are sold the owner shall obtain an The definitions stated above for Owner/Breeder, ResponsiOwner/Breeder Permit.” ble Breeder, and Commercial Breeder were approved by the committee. That means these redefinitions will be recResponsible Breeder ommended to the Jefferson Parish Council in an upcoming meeting to revise the Jefferson Parish Animal Welfare Or“A person who breeds dogs, cats or rabbits on his/her dinance. There was no timetable discussed by the commitpremises. All dogs, cats or rabbits owned by a Responsible tee of when these matters will actually go before the Parish Breeder shall be registered with a recognized registry. Council. Obtain and pay a $25.00 Fee for a Responsible Breeder Permit from the Jefferson Parish Animal Shelter By a motion introduced by Peggy Malouse, a recommenda(JPAS). Responsible Breeder Permit numbers shall tion was made to enact NO pet ownership limit for Jefferson Parish. There was a discussion by the other committee begin with the letters RB. members present that the ordinance requirements pertain Maintain records at their premises on each animal they ing to the quality of care provided for animals was adebreed and their resulting offspring. Records kept shall quate and current law to accomplish the goals originally include the date and location of the births; names, ad- envisioned by a pet limit law. This motion was approved dresses and phone numbers of the owner(s) of each of by the committee. the breeding animals; proof of registry of each animal No future meeting date was planned by the committee, but bred; name, address and phone number of each buyer Committee Chair Deano Bonano stated that the committee of any offspring and the location [where] the offspring will be informed of the contract recommendations with the will reside. (cont. page 4 column 1) (cont. next column) Page 3 Special Report: GRAND OPENING!! (cont. from page 3, column 2) As of the preparation of this newsletter, the committee had not met in the month of October. Any future meetings and their agenda items will be reported in the December 2010 Deep South All Breed Obedience Training Club members newsletter. Steve and Cheryl Ray announce the Grand Opening of Edwin M. Mayo, Jr. their new store; Waggin’ Tails Healthy Pet Products, Incorporated; located at 209 Bayou Gardens Boulevard, Suite L, Editor Houma, Louisiana 70364 (across the street from Southland Mall); on November 20, 2010. Local radio station KCIL Country will be onsite broadcasting live from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. The website is: www.healthypetdiet.com Current DSABOTC members will get a 10% discount until December 31, 2010. Sue and Mike Cohen’s Golden Retriever, “MoonPie” (Gemini’s Man in the Moon), completed his Mailing Address NA, NAJ, NF, and OF titles in Gulfport, Mississippi at his 3rd AKC trial. At the same trial, Sue’s Border Collie, “Zip” Deep South All Breed Obedience Training Club, Inc. earned her 4th MACH to become ADCH MACH 4 ZipP.O. Box 277 drive, MXF, TQX. Sue handles MoonPie herself, and Kenner, Louisiana 70063-0277 thanks to Blake Stafford and Megan Foster for their excellent help in getting Zip to MACH 4. Mike thanks the canine performance sport of Agility for keeping his dogs Paw Prints Newsletter Editor AND his wife off of the streets most weekends. Send all submissions to the following email address: Anna Allen and her Doberman Lyndobe's Jolly "Roger" received their first Leg in the Novice A class. With a score of 192.5, this gave them First Place and Working Dog High In Trial at the DSABDOTC Obedience Trial on October 17, 2010. Cecile Ruiz and her Miniature Schnauzer, "Harry,” bred by Lisa F. Coker; Buddy Boy Blue Coker and CC’s Girl Amy; earned their RN title on Sat. Oct. 16, 2010 in Mandeville, LA. coming in Second Place, just 1 point away from First Place & a 1st leg in RA earning Third Place. deepsoutheditor@yahoo.com On the Web http://www.deepsouthobedience.com/ Therapy Dog International (TDI) and Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Testing At Pet Fest November 14, 2010 Deep South All Breed Obedience Training Club will offer TDI and CGC Testing at Pet Fest on November 14, 2010. The TDI Testing will be done by Jo Beth Britt, and the cost will be $20.00 per dog. DSABOTC member Ann Irwin will conduct the CGC Testing, and the cost will be $10.00 per dog. Note: At Check In, before beginning Test #1, the owner must present a current rabies certificate and any other state or locally required inoculation certificates and licenses. Page 4 Jefferson Parish Animal Shelter Activities Report Deep South All Breed Obedience Training Club participated in two important events in the month of October for the Jefferson Parish Animal Shelter. On Saturday, October 2, 2010 we participated in a Veterinary Clinic where area residents received free initial vaccinations, free microchips, for each participant free dog and cat food, and educational materials on proper pet care and local Jefferson Parish veterinary clinics. The event was hosted by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the Friends of the Jefferson Parish Animal Shelter, local area veterinarians, and Jefferson Feed, Pet and Garden Center. Deep South participated in working this event by volunteering to process the people and their animals as they came in for vaccinations and microchips. Other Deep South members handed out educational material handouts as the people and their pets exited the event, with one of the handouts being information on Deep South All Breed Obedience Training Club. volunteers from the Jefferson SPCA, the Humane Society of the United States and more. Without the volunteers, we would not have been able to have this event. We also want to thank two veterinarians who volunteered their time to help get animals vaccinated, Dr. Bernie Mayer and Dr. Elizabeth Ford-Jones. Also a huge thank you to Dr. Hudson for being there with her mobile spay/neuter van and to Julie Bowen for issuing spay/neuter vouchers. And last but not least, Lynn Morvant was a key player in this event and Amanda Arrington of the HSUS was great to work with on this endeavor.” (JP Animal Shelter Director Tessa Corthell assisting people in line with paperwork prior to entering the clinic.) The response to this event was incredible. People started getting in line with their animals at the Belle Terre playground in West Jefferson around 6:00 AM, and the normal wait time throughout the day was between 2 to 3 hours. The waiting line was closed at 1:30 PM, and the last person and their pet were processed through a little after 4:30 PM. Overall, it was a very rewarding day to see so many people come to get the vaccinations and microchips for their dogs and cats. For the day, 925 dogs and puppies and 200 cats and kittens are vaccinated, for a total of 1,125 animals vaccinated. Also for the day, 495 animals were microchipped, and 78 spay/neuter vouchers were issued. People were given 44,000 pounds of dog and cat food, with most of it being dog food. (Inside the gym, where the free vaccinations and microchips were provided to pet owners.) (Deep South members Janice Kalczynski and Leonor Long handed out thousands of pages of important educational handouts to clinic participants upon leaving the gym.) (Deep South members John Long, Edwin Mayo Jr. and Leonor Long help Lynn Morvant set up for the vaccination clinic.) Kim Staton, an animal welfare consultant to the Jefferson Parish Animal Shelter and the Jefferson Parish Animal Welfare Committee stated the following in an email dated October 4, 2010 reporting the results to the newsletter. “It was a great event and obviously very well received by the community. It was a huge success for all with very few problems. A huge thanks to everyone who helped with this event! We had a few volunteers from nearby Delgado University, Deep South All Breed Obedience Training Club, A second and much smaller event took place on Saturday, October 9, 2010. Several members of Deep South All Breed Obedience Training Club brought six dogs out to a Jefferson Parish Animal Shelter adoption event held at the Wal-Mart on Veterans Memorial Boulevard in Kenner, Louisiana. The members who participated in this event were extremely satisfied with the results, as three of the dogs that were brought from the Animal Shelter were adopted out on that day. One of the dogs adopted out on that day was a Pit Bull mixed breed bitch named Katie, whom Marlane Mayo had trained extensively at the Animal Shelter and further trained her in several sessions at Jefferson Feed, Pet, and Garden Center. (cont. page 6, column 1) (cont. next column) page 5 Jefferson Parish Animal Shelter Activities Report Reminder To Members!! (from page 5, column 2) Marlane subsequently saw Katie again when the man who adopted her visited one of our Tuesday night training sessions. (Mother and children considering “Tramp,” held/presented by Deep South member Ann Irwin.) (Deep South members John and Leonor Long and Jody Legendre at the Adoption Day at the Kenner Walmart with one of the adoptable dogs “King.”) (Marlane Mayo and her “special project - Katie,” whom she spent a lot of time with training her in basic obedience at the JP Animal Shelter and at Jefferson Feed, Pet and Garden Center. This photo taken at Jefferson Feed.) Because we are taking the time to work with the Animal Shelter and their dogs, we are being asked to work more and more at their adoption and other events. We are glad that as a club we are making a little impact in improving the training and adoption of dogs from the Animal Shelter. But more volunteers are needed; more Deep South members need to share their love and compassion for dogs when the club is given the opportunity to be involved at these events. Please consider volunteering and giving some of your time and skills, for you can truly make a difference in an animal shelter dog’s life. Edwin M. Mayo, Jr. Editor page 6 Riverside West Kennel Club will give Conformation Classes, at no charge, on Fridays, October 15 – November 19, 2010 at 7:30 PM. Classes will be held at Abadie Veterinary Hospital, 8271 Jefferson Highway, Harahan, Louisiana, on the left side of the building. Contact Jody Legendre at (504) 738-3831. Weather Line if cancelled: (504) 4548858. ADDITIONAL CLASSES FOR ADDITIONAL DOGS By Jody Legendre (504) 738-3831 At the September 13, 2010, meeting, the Club voted to reinstate an old policy which gives more structure as to how members can enroll additional dogs (still at no additional cost) that they own into classes after they have completed classes with their first dog. The “Membership Agreement” form is also used for a “Class Reservation” form. So a form must be completed for each new dog going into a class for the first time. You can obtain this form from on our website, www.deepsouthobedience.com and click on “Application”, or get a copy from me. Give the completed form plus proof of current shots (Rabies, Parvo, & Distemper) to me for your class assignment. Please indicate if any of your membership information is new: i.e., address, phone numbers, e-mail, etc. Your dog cannot be assigned to the appropriate class until I have these documents. Several members have told me they would like to be in the next Beginner’s Obedience class (probably October, 2010). Those of you that have told me this need to get these forms to me, as this policy is in effect now. Also, and I am very sorry to say, my memory is not so good, and I may have already forgotten you. Now the responsibility is yours for your dogs to get into classes. Please get these papers to me at class on Tuesdays, or mail them to me (sorry, no faxes). As always, if you have any questions you are welcome to call me at home or see me at class. More and more of you members are taking advantage of the club’s benefits, and I will truly appreciate your cooperation with this policy. Now, don’t forget to come out to our club functions and give a helping hand if you possibly can. We always need lots of hands. We do “on the job training” and you will enjoy the activities, plus seeing our dogs in action. It all goes into what makes this a really great club, but you’ll never know what you are missing if you never participate! The more of us there are, the easier it is to have these events. Page 7 DEEP SOUTH ALL BREED OBEDIENCE TRAINING CLUB ANNUAL AWARDS APPLICATION Owner: ______________________________ Breed: ___________________________ Dog’s Registered Name with Titles: _________________________________________ __________________________________ Dog’s Call Name: _____________________ New Titles with Date Earned: _______________________________________________ ************************************************************************** If you have earned an AKC recognized title on your dog this year, or you think you are eligible for the Lucy Neeb Award, please complete the Awards Application and send to Jody Legendre at address: 505 Lassalle Drive, River Ridge, LA. 70123; or by phone or fax at (504) 738-3831 by December 14, 2010. Deadline is final. LUCY NEEB AWARD APPLICATION Owner: _________________________________ Breed: _____________________ Dog’s Registered Name with Titles: _____________________________________ _____________________________________ Dog’s Call Name: ______________ AKC No.: __________________ To be eligible for this award ones dog must have the highest average score of three shows in the same obedience class from October through October. Please list the exact names and dates of each show and the score received: 1. _____________________________________________________ _________________ 2. ______________________________________________________ _________________ 3. ______________________________________________________ _________________ Page 8