Anniversaries - Atlanta Kennel Club

Atlanta Kennel
Club Digest
May 2013
Officers and
Board Members
President
Jerry Cerasini/770-475-3152
ponyguru@aol.com
First Vice President
Ginger Aldrich/770-380-9404
snofire@aol.com
Second Vice President
Mary Ellen Macke/404-310-5933
I still don’t understand
why I couldn’t be in the
Kentucky Derby, Dad...
May Meeting
Wednesday
May 15th
May Menu
Grilled Marinated Flank Steak, Bordelaise Demi,
Herb Roasted Red Potatoes, Haricot Verts
Arugula & Romaine Salad w/Feta, Candied Pecans, Strawberries
served with Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing
Key Lime Pie
All Meals are served with Salad, Fresh Bread, Whipped Butter,
Freshly Brewed Coffee, Herbal Teas and Unsweetened Iced Tea
maryellen.macke@harrynorman.com
Treasurer
Beth Hawthorne/770-312-8448
smileypoms@gmail.com
Corresponding Secretary
Carol Simmons/770-967-2105
cmsdals@bellsouth.net
Recording Secretary
Karen Mays/678-957-9544
karen@zencor.com
AKC Delegate
Ann Wallin/770-343-8804
ann.wallin@harrynorman.com
Board Members
Class of 2013
Kathleen Steen/770-751-0133
kathleensteen@bellsouth.net
Wayne Holbrook/770-664-5756
wayne_holbrook@mindspring.com
Bud Hidlay/770-423-0333
budhidlay@comcast.net
Class of 2014
Vicki Allenbrand/770-822-2832
blackjackdogs@earthlink.net
Chuck Quinlan/770-887-4417
stnvally@bellsouth.net
Carl Vitner/404-291-0123
samoyed@bellsouth.net
May 15, 2013 Meeting Program:
This month is our annual meeting with
the awards presentations and elections.
Come celebrate the last year with us
and receive your awards!
Location: Villa Christina Restaurant (404) 303-0133
www.villachristina.com
4000 Summit Boulevard, Atlanta, GA 30319
(Less than 1/2 mile from I-285 & Ashford Dunwoody Rd.)
Time:
6:45 p.m. ~ Salads Served
7:15-8:00 p.m-. ~ Dinner
8:00 p.m. (Sharp) ~ Program begins
8:45-9:15 p.m. ~ Adjourn
Directions: I-285 Exit 29, Go South (Inside the Perimeter) on Ashford
Dunwoody Rd. Turn Right at first street, Lake Hearn Dr. (3/10ths mile), Turn
Left at Parkside Place NE, then take next Right on Perimeter Summit Blvd. Go
to Stop Sign & Turn Left (Watch for Signs for Villa Christina). Note Perimeter
Summit Blvd. Turns Left & Becomes Summit Blvd. The Restaurant is a FreeStanding Bldg & is the Last Bldg on Left - Look for Signs. Complimentary Valet
Parking and Self-Parking Past the Bldg & Turn Left. Meeting Room Location
is Upstairs on the 2nd Floor (Stairs or Elevator Access). A Map is available on the
Villa Christina Website with a Link to Mapquest.
RSVP: DINNER RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED If you plan to eat with us!
You are not required to have dinner however. Join us for drinks or come shortly before
8 for the program only and short business meeting following. Please be sure to call ahead
for your reservations if you plan to join us for Dinner as the Restaurant has a cut off for
reservations and cancellations. Contact our Kellie Holbrook - 770-664-5756 or email her
at holbrookcc@mindspring.com NO LATER than Sunday night (May 12th) prior to the
meeting on the following Wednesday. If you are on the standing reservation list and do not
attend you will be billed for your meal. Price $20 adults $5 for children under 12. If you
have special menu needs please mention this to the Hospitality Chair when you make your
reservations. If you decide later to attend you can order food “to go” in the restaurant &
bring it upstairs to eat with us. Let us know if you can and a place will be held at a table.
Birthdays
May Birthdays:
Ethel Oller 5/11
Susan Riese 5/13
Dr. Carmen Battaglia 5/13
Michael Koss 5/16
Anne Carson 5/18
Suzanne Newsom, DVM 5/21
Jeanne Ratliff 5/23
Ralph Barger 5/24
Jane Morris 5/24
Sandy Weaver-Carman 5/27
Diane Spendle 5/27
Pam Rushforth 5/29
June Birthdays:
Carla Joyce 6/1
Wanda Blankenship-Smith 6/2
Chuck Quinlan 6/12
Anniversaries
May Anniversaries:
Susan Riese 5/18
Nancy Harper-Mulvaney &
Ron Mulvaney 5/24
Jane Morris 5/26
Robert & Rose Marie Hidlay 5/29
LoAnne Miller 5/30
June Anniversaries:
Sandra Carman 6/7
Sue Rekuc 6/11
FYI:
Birthdays are mid-month
to mid-month.
Anyone Missing?
Please let us know so we can get
our lists up to date!!
Contact: Ginger Aldrich
snofire@aol.com
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DEADLINE TO PAY YOUR DUES WAS MAY 1ST
Hello everyone – Please check the list below for your name and please send in your dues or
call us to let us know if you do not plan to renew. There is an automatic 30 day grace period
after which you will need to re apply for membership or appeal to the board for an extension.
Contact membership Chair Vicki Allenbrand blackjackdogs@earthlink.net
Mail dues WITH YOUR RENEWAL FORM SO WE HAVE YOUR CURRENT INFO
SEE PAGE _____ FOR THE FORM PLEASE AND MAIL TO VICKI
Excerpt from By­Laws concerning membership renewals: Section 3. Dues c). Dues are payable on or before the first day of May of each year. No member may vote whose dues are not paid for the
current year. A statement of dues for the ensuing year shall be sent to each member during the month of March. Section 7. Termination of Membership Memberships may be terminated by: a) Resignation. Any member in good standing may resign from the Club upon written notice to the Corresponding Secretary.
b) Lapsing. A membership will be considered as lapsed and automatically terminated if such member's dues remain unpaid
thirty (30) days after the first day of June; however, the Board may grant an additional thirty (30) days of grace to such
delinquent members in meritorious cases. In no case may a person be entitled to vote at any Club meeting whose dues are
unpaid as of the date of that meeting.
Nancy Ager
Kay Allred
Christine Bowker
Lisa Bowman
Trish Burdin
George & Yvonne Cooper
William B. Davis
Scott & Betsy Deans
Charles & Sheila Delashmutt
Elizabeth DeMartino
Rick Dobbins
Valerie Dombrowski
Tim & Lana Dorn
Jenny Eppinga
CJ & Lisa Favre
Charles Gibson & Nancy Wagner
Susan Hardwick
Nancy Harper-Mulvaney & Ron Mulvaney
Ginger Hawkins
Patti Henderson
Roger & Susan Hunter
Mary & Gary Johnson
Freda Kirtley
Michael Koss
Gabrielle Kostiuk
Robert & Gail LaBerge
LoAnne Miller
Chuck Milne
Pam Mingo-Sain & Tim Sain
Paula Moore
Robert & Jacqueline Morgan
Suzanne Newsom, DVM
Becky Norton
Jeanne Peffley-Wilson
Diane Pegram
Susan Pennington
Jennifer Rast
Kathryn Roberts
Pam Rushforth
Linda Shipley
Jerry & Sharon Smith
Lara & James Spears
Diane Spendle
Dale & Barry Staples
Angela Stillwell
Anita Tate
Lindsey Tobey
Ava Tyree
Clinton Vail & James Carroll
Melody Van Norden
Leslie Webb
Lynette White
Laura Williams
Rachel Worthington
Candy Wright
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ATLANTA KENNEL CLUB
2013-2014 Membership Dues Renewal
Check # _____
Date Rec’d _______
Annual dues are payable on or before May 1, 2013. There is an automatic grace period of 30
days, however a member may not vote until dues have been paid. The renewal form must be
completed, signed and returned by ALL regular and lifetime members. Checks should be made
payable to Atlanta Kennel Club, Inc. and mailed to: Vicki Allenbrand, Membership Chair,
2654 Conifer Green Way, Dacula, GA 30019. Include appropriate membership dues:
Regular Membership = $20, Household Membership = $30 (Household is 2 adult members residing at
same address). Lifetime and Junior memberships are free.
Name(s): ________________________________________________________________
Street Address: ___________________________________________________________
City: _______________________ State: ___________ Zip Code: ________________
Membership Type: Regular _____ Lifetime _____
Member 1:________________________
Member 2:________________________
Birthday: _________________________
Birthday: _________________________
Phone: ___________________________
Phone: ___________________________
Email: ___________________________
Email: ____________________________
Wedding Anniversary: ______________________________________
Breed(s) Owned: ___________________________________________
Please complete ALL information to ensure our membership roster is accurate and current.
Please indicate if any member is an AKC approved judge and list venue:________________
I am (We are) willing to help with:
Advertising ___
Agility ___
Cards & Flowers ___
Coalition ___
Match ___
Meeting Hospitality ___
Programs ___
Public Education____
Rally ___
Show Hospitality ___
Show Training ___
Stewarding ___
Breed Information ___
Digest ___
Obedience ___
Publicity ___
Show Setup ___
Trophies ___
Other (please specify) ____________________________________________________
Signatures of all members listed above:
My signature certifies that I have read and agree to abide by the code of ethics statement of the Atlanta
Kennel Club. Failure to sign this statement will result in the return of the renewal.
I acknowledge and agree that all official club communication, except the annual membership renewal
notice, will be sent to the email(s) listed above unless the following box is checked.
Signature _____________________________________ Date ____________________
Signature _____________________________________ Date ____________________
Comments: ____________________________________________________________
CHECK THE CLUB WEB SITE FOR MEETING INFORMATION, BREED REFERRAL, AND ROSTER.
www.atlantakennelclub.org
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Membership:
Membership:
Vicki Allenbrand - blackjackdogs@earthlink.net - 678-429-4609
Plea for volunteer for program chair...
If anyone has an interest in helping with Program the position of Program chair is open. Thanks again to Susan Pennington who
has done such an outstanding job for the last years. Contact Jerry Cerasini to volunteer. ponyguru@aol.com
Digest Coordinator:
Ginger Aldrich - Snofire@aol.com - 770-380-9404
Send any brags or articles of interest to Ginger. Mail Address: P.O. Box 242, Murrayville, GA 30564.
Webmaster:
Jim Macke - jimmacke@comcast.net or
Mary Ellen Macke - Maryellen.macke@harrynorman.com
404-310-5933. Call or email either Mary Ellen or Jim for website questions or help.
Cards and Flowers:
Mary Sechler, Chairperson - 770-446-8889 or 678-371-9226
If you know of someone needing a little extra cheer, contact Mary at 770-446-8889 (Home) or 678-371-9226 (Cell).
Obituaries:
Judge Bill Cunningham passed suddenly in April, only days following his judging assignment in Newnan.
Many of us saw him and were able to talk to him there so it was a shock. May he rest in peace. If anyone has more
details, please let us know.
Brags:
Please send any brags to Ginger Aldrich for the Digest – Snofire@aol.com, 770-380-9404, P.O. Box 42, Murrayville, GA
30564 (usually to be received prior to the 1st of each month)
Atlanta KC B-Match 4-11-13 in Perry:
Best JR - Kimberly Benkiser from the Open Senior class with Juno (Belgian Tervuren)
Best Puppy - Vee Doc’s Courage Under Fire, Doberman Pinscher owned by Jane Myers & Leigh McBride from Palmetto, FL
Best Adult - Nauti’s Notorioos, Tibetan Spaniel owned by Clayton R Mooney from Huntingtown, MD
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Best in Show
Atlanta Kennel Club
Spring Show
Announcements:
DOUGLASVILLE KENNEL CLUB OF GEORGIA, INC.
AKC Sanctioned Conformation “B” Match & CGC Test
EVENT DATE: June 1st, 2013
PRE ENTRIES CLOSE: May 22, 2013
Carroll County Ag Center, 900 Newnan Road, Carrollton, GA Indoors Rain or Shine ... (air-conditioned facility)
www.douglasvillekc.org
Kennesaw Kennel Club, Inc.
Sponsoring an AKC B – Match … Saturday, May 25, 2013
Jim Miller Park – 2245 Callaway Rd. – Marietta, GA
Match begins at Noon and will be held in an air conditioned Bldg.
Entry Fee is $10.00 the day of the match and $7.00 for pre-entry
There will be a Show & Go for Obedience and Rally at $5.00 for each run through. You can go through as many times as you
wish. The Show & Go is open to mix breeds as well. Refreshments will be sold on site.
Ribbons will be awarded as well as trophies for Group Placements. For registration information go to:
www.kennesawkennelclubinc.org
We will also be holding Canine Good Citizenship testing on the same day. The cost is $10.00 per dog.
Any questions may be directed to the Match Chair Susan Roman at medsbr@bellsouth.net or any Board member through the
website.
The newly formed North Georgia Working Group will also be holding a Match in the morning prior to our Match. For
information on this match contact, Sharon Smith, octoberbernese@gmail.com .
Please come and join us for a fun day with our dogs!
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Juniors:
The American Kennel Club Awards the
2013 Junior Scholarships
New York, NY Nineteen outstanding students from 14 states have been awarded American Kennel
Club® (AKC®) Junior Scholarships for 2013. The scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $2,000 are
offered annually to high school, college and graduate school students.
This years scholarship recipients have distinguished themselves through their commitment to
academics, their dogs and participation in AKC events and clubs, said Mari-Beth O’Neill, AVP of Sport
Services. It’s wonderful to be able to reward the accomplishments and the enthusiasm of the young
people in our sport through the AKC Junior Scholarship program. We wish them well as they complete
their education and move onward to even greater success in their careers and the dog world.
Applicants were evaluated based on academic history and involvement in the sport of purebred dogs
with special consideration for those who were active in AKC clubs and events. In addition, applicants
were required to submit an essay describing their future involvement in purebred dogs and with the AKC.
The 19 recipients represent a cross section of the fancy today, with participation in many different AKC
events. Students range from second and third generation exhibitors to those who found their way to their
first dog events by chance.
Their accomplishments include achieving conformation, agility, obedience, AKC Rally®, tracking, hunt
test and therapy dog titles on their dogs, qualifying for the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship Junior
Showmanship Competition, becoming a Junior Showmanship judge, competing at the AKC National
Agility Championship, winning first place and a Gold Medal at the FCI Agility World Championships, and
becoming Honor Society members, Dean’s Lists members and Class Valedictorians. Future aspirations of
this year’s winners include veterinary school, earning degrees in such diverse fields as biology, business,
film, Japanese, English and zoology and, of course, remaining involved in AKC events and clubs.
2013 AKC Junior Scholarship Recipients
Taylor Ault (Powell, TN) attends the University of Tennessee and has participated in Junior
Showmanship, AKC Rally®, Agility and therapy dog work with her Golden Retrievers.
Sarah Broom (Chehalis, WA) attends Washington State University (Pre-vet) and has participated in
Junior Showmanship and 4-H with her Basset Hounds.
Lauren Duckworth (Leeds, AL) attends Auburn University and competes in Agility. She has attended
the AKC National Agility Championships and owns Papillons and Border Collies.
Katherine Eldridge (Vernon, NY) attends Cornell University and has participated in Junior
Showmanship, tracking, and therapy dog work. She has bred dogs and is a published author. She owns
Belgian Tervuren and Pembroke Welsh Corgis.
Lauren Hay-Lavitt (Westminster, CA) attends Long Beach City College and participated in Junior
Showmanship with her German Shorthaired Pointer.
Allison Kirk (Corrales, NM) is a high school senior and has participated in Junior Showmanship,
Conformation and AKC Rally®. Her breed is the Silky Terrier.
Amanda Lofthus (Nampa, ID) is a high school senior who competes in Agility. Her breed is the
Border Collie.
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Juniors:
Lauren Moore (Norman, OK) is a high school senior who has participated in Junior Showmanship, AKC
Rally® andEarthdog with her English Cocker Spaniels and Border Terriers.
Samantha Parsons (Canal Winchester, OH) attends Ohio State University. She competes in Agility and
has attended the AKC National Agility Championship. Her breeds are the Shetland Sheepdog, Border
Collie and Toy Fox Terrier.
Haley Pemble (Snohomish, WA) attends Everett Community College and has competed in Junior
Showmanship and AKC Rally® with a Shetland Sheepdog.
Melinda Pope (Hearne, TX) attends Texas A & M University and has participated in Agility, Herding and
4-H with Border Collies.
Amanda Prince (Agoura Hills, CA) attends UC Davis and has competed at the AKC National Agility
Championship and AKC Agility Invitational. Her breeds are the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and
Border Collie.
Bridget Ratcliffe (Millersville, MD) attends Johns Hopkins University and has participated in Junior
Showmanship and AKC Rally® with Smooth Fox Terriers, Papillons and Border Terriers. She is also a
breeder.
Victoria Self (Orlando, FL) attends the University of Florida and has competed in Agility with a
Labrador Retriever and Border Collies. She has won a National Agility Championship, represented the
AKC at Crufts and won a gold medal as part of the AKC/USA World Agility Team.
Cali Shattuck (Lake Mary, FL) attends the University of North Florida. She is a former Junior
Showmanship participant and breeder of Basenjis.
Kylie Soafer (Roswell, GA) is a high school senior. She has competed in
Juniors with Weimaraners and Great Danes and is also a breeder.
( AND member of the Atlanta KC)
William Swanson (Jamestown, NY) is a high school senior who has participated in Junior
Showmanship, Obedience, AKC Rally®, Herding, therapy dog work and 4-H with Australian Shepherds.
Emma Thomason (Petaluma, CA) is a high school senior and has competed in Agility with her Papillon.
Kali Young (Chelsea, MI) is a high school senior and has participated in hunt tests with her Vizslas.
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The Association of Veterinary Medical Data Program Participants
(The Veterinary Medical DataBases)
1717 Philo Rd, Suite 15
Urbana, IL 61802
January 24, 2013
Dear valued CERF client,
As you may already know, OFA’s new registry went live on November 1st. CERF is
NOT affiliated with their new system, nor have we partnered with them or been
acquired by OFA. There is no “transition plan” in place. CERF and OFA are two
different systems, and we are now competing for your valued business.
Corporate Officers
2012-2014
President
Robert Malinowski, DVM, MA,
PhD
Immediate Past President
Allen W. Hahn, DVM, PhD
President-Elect
L. Wayde Shipman, DVM, MS
Secretary
Fred Marker, MPA
Treasurer
Walter Weirich, DVM, PhD
AVHIMA Liaison
W. Kathleen Ellis, RHIT, RN, BS
Research Programmer
Debbie Folks-Huber, BS
Office Manager
Sandy Sikora
Program Director
Arthur M. Siegel, DVM, PhD
Association Office
1717 Philo Rd, Suite 15
Urbana, IL 61803-6007
217-693-4800
fax: 217-693-4801
CERF will continue to operate independently as we have done in the past.
We’re not planning on closing the doors anytime soon. We have the longest
history and greatest experience with operating an established canine eye
registration database.
You still have the right to use a CERF form and submit your data to CERF, if you
so choose. I sincerely hope that you continue to do so. If you sign an OFA
“release form”, they will attempt to add your information into the new, unproven
OFA registry. It will NOT be added to CERF if you sign this form. There is no
“combined registry” or “transition” from one registry to the other.
I urge you to request an original CERF form, make your check payable to CERF,
and avoid signing any type of “release form” from OFA.
If you are given an OFA form in place of a CERF form and your intent is still to use
CERF, you may still send in that form for registration into the CERF registration and
statistical database. Please note on the form that you wish to add the registration
paperwork to CERF’s database and make the payment payable to CERF. Any
OFA forms received by CERF with payment to OFA will be returned back to the
owner.
CERF has not changed any procedures on our part. We still continue to send a
weekly submission to OFA so our breeders can qualify for their CHIC number.
CERF is now accepting forms via email and fax for your added convenience.
Please contact CERF and let us know your email address to facilitate future
communications.
If you have any suggestions for how we can serve you better, please feel free
to contact me at any time. Thank you for your continued support of CERF.
Check us out on Face Book and visit our website often for any further updates.
Sincerely,
Robert Malinowski, DVM, MA, PhD
President, VMDB/CERF
CERF is now on Facebook!! Check us out and "Like" our page.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Canine-Eye-Registration-FoundationCERF/130747340405526Canine Eye Registration Foundation- CERF
http://www.vmdb.org
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THE FACTS THE TODAY SHOW DIDN'T TELL YOU
(Wednesday, May 01, 2013)
The AKC is extremely disappointed that The Today Show was given all of the information below but chose not to
include any of it in their segment this morning. We met with the producers for an hour prior to the taped interview which also lasted nearly an hour – and we provided them with supporting documentation, and they chose only to
include less than 1 minute of airtime for AKC. They disregarded important facts that should have been told. In fact, we
requested to receive a copy of the tape of the entire, unedited interview with Jeff Rossen so that we could show you all of
the information we gave them, but their lawyers refused to provide the footage to us. Here are some top facts that The
Today Show didn’t tell you:
1. They didn’t tell you that no other organization does more to protect dogs than the AKC and that
“being the dog’s champion” means, among other things, donating more than $24 million to canine health
research, conducting kennel inspections, and offering more educational programs for responsible dog
owners than any other organization.
2. They didn’t tell you that when an AKC inspector finds substandard kennel conditions they must
immediately report it to the appropriate federal, state and local authorities to take action.
3. They didn’t tell you that, in many instances, the highly publicized raids for which animal rights groups
take credit in the media have come about as a direct result of AKC's reporting to law enforcement.
4. They didn’t tell you that, as we explained to Jeff Rossen and his producers numerous times, there are no
“AKC Registered Operations” or “AKC Registered Breeders” and that breeders use AKC services
voluntarily.
5. They didn’t tell you that less than 5% of AKC’s registration revenue comes from commercial
breeders or that the AKC is a not-for-profit organization whose total revenues are less than the total
marketing budget of the HSUS.
6. They didn’t tell you that AKC saw substandard breeders leave the registry in droves in the mid1990's when we instituted an inspections program. We did it anyway, even though it affected our
bottom line negatively, because it was the right thing to do for dogs. And, more breeders left when we
began DNA testing.
7. They didn’t tell you that when AKC has concerns with legislation, it publicly puts legislative alerts on its
website where anyone can learn about how a bill may potentially affect responsible breeders and dog
owners’ rights and not do anything to protect dogs.
8. They didn’t tell you that AKC works to ensure the enforcement of cruelty and neglect laws, as well as
the provisions of the federal Animal Welfare Act. As a result, AKC has a productive working relationship
with local animal controls, state and local law enforcement, state departments of agriculture throughout
the country, as well as the USDA.
9. They didn’t tell you that AKC is well respected by lawmakers who consider us credible experts on dog
issues, and rely on our thoughtful and considered advice when it comes to legislation that will impact dogs
and their breeders and owners.
10. They didn’t tell you that the purebred rescue groups they referenced are actually AKC breed parent club
groups and affiliates that make up the largest dog rescue group network in the country.
11. They didn’t tell you that The Today Show’s Natalie Morales made a TV public service
announcement in conjunction with the Ad Council and the HSUS.
Please send your comments directly to the Producer of the Today Show Don Nash don.nash@nbcuni.com and the
President of NBC News Phil Griffin phil.griffin@nbcuni.com.
Watch the segment on the Today Show website and then go to Rossen Reports and Today.com and NBCNews.com to
post your comments in support of AKC and all the responsible dog owners and breeders in this country.