BCOA Bulletin January-February-March 2007

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BCOA Business
President’s Message .........................2
Treasurer’s Reports .......................5-6
Editor’s Message ..............................4
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The Official
ULLETIN
of the Basenji Club of America, Inc.
(USPS 707-210)
ISSN 1077-808X
Questions
about the
Test? Check
out the facts
by reading
the FAQ
covering
the Indirect
Marker test
for Fanconi
Is Published Quarterly
March, June, September & December
By the Basenji Club of America, Inc.
8050 Old River Road, Rockford, IL 61103-8736
Pg. 10
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Basenji
Conservation
POSTMASTER:
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Basenji Club of America, Inc.
Wanda Pooley
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Copyright © 2006
by the Basenji Club of America Inc.
All Rights Reserved.
Material may be reprinted without written
permission in publications
of BCOA Affiliate Clubs only.
Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual
authors. Articles & opinions do not necessarily express
or represent the policies & opinions of the Basenji
Club of America, Inc. Advertising does not constitute
endorsement by the Basenji Club of America Inc. and
under no circumstance does publication of advertising
guarantee services or products of its advertisers. The
Editor, under the jurisdiction of the Club Officers &
Board of Directors, reserves the right to reasonably
edit or refuse to print all material submitted, including advertising.
Editor
Wanda Pooley
Copy Editors
Soraya Jenkins
Karlene Schoonover
Lisa Marshall
Copy Coordinator
Susan Chuvala
Advertising Managing Editor
Melody Falcone
Learn about
basenji ancestry
in this issue’s
POINT OF
VIEW
- beginning
on pg. 29
Make your
plans now!
October 13-19, 2007
Pleasanton, CA
Regular Columns & Features
AKC Parent
Club
Conference
Report
Pg. 22
Our Affiliate
Clubs have
been busy.
Read
what’s been
happening
- beginning
on pg. 41.
Is your Club
sending
news?
Basenjis as Medical Assistance Dogs .......... 8
Letter to the Editor ...................................... 8
FAQ on Fanconi Testing ........................... 10
Insect Repellent ........................................ 14
AKC Conditional Registry ......................... 16
Native Stock Report .................................. 20
AKC Parent Club Conference ................... 22
Daydreaming of an Obedience Basenji .... 26
Health Committee Report ......................... 28
Point of View, Dr. Jo Thompson ............... 29
AKC Press Releases................................... 38
Kennels from the Past ............................... 39
Affiliate Club Columns ............................. 41
Club Specialty Results .............................. 50
Departments
AKC Delegate Report................................. 14
Club & Publication Information ................. 59
Health Clinics, upcoming .......................... 28
Junior Views .............................................. 36
LGRA/NOTRA Rankings ............................ 53
New Titles ................................................. 57
Obedience Tally ........................................ 53
OFA Reports .............................................. 54
Perpetual Specialty Calendar ..................... 37
Display Layouts & Commercial Advertising:
AdventureLand Basenjis ...................... 15
Ankhu Basenjis ...................................... 9
Cumback ............................................. FC
Djakomba Basenjis .............................. 27
Gana Basenjis ..................................... 21
GCBC Specialty .............................. 46-47
Jerlin Basenjis ...................................... 25
Kenset Basenjis ............................... 30-31
Ketz, Janet ........................................... 23
Mountain View ................................... 12
Reveille Basenjis.................................. 13
Serengeti Basenjis ........................... 18-19
Sinbaje ................................................BC
Sinbaje ................................................ 60
Simmons, Mary .................................. IFC
Sirobe Basenjis ...................................IBC
Sonbar Basenjis ..................................... 7
TotalBasenji ........................................ 33
UnderCover Basenjis ............................. 3
ON THE COVER
Ch. Sonbar’s Phoolish Pleasure at Cumback
“Derby”
(Ch Nyanga Signet Sweet William, JC x Ch Sonbar’s Brite WildIrishRose)
We are pround to announce Derby tested Probable Clear for Fanconi.
Owners: Joe & Cathy Tomey
Cumback Dobermans & Basenjis
812-683-4012
joencathy@insightbb
Breeders:
Sally & Kari Wuornos
Brenda Cassell
Handler:
Dawn Honaker
The Basenji Club of America, Inc. BULLETIN - 1
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
by Sally Wuornos
What an exciting time this is for
Basenji breeders!
The announcement of the availability
of a linked marker DNA test for Fanconi
Syndrome marks a big turning point
in the battle against this devastating
disease. Our thanks go out to Dr. Gary
Johnson and his team at the University
of Missouri, the Basenji Health Endowment, the American Kennel
Club Canine Health Foundation, and each and every individual
who contributed funds and submitted blood samples in support of
this research.
Find out more about this exciting news and how you can order
the test for your dogs elsewhere in this Bulletin.
For those of you who have internet access, this is not new
information. However, some of our members do not have internet
access, and for them, this may be the first they have heard of our
test. Please feel free to call me for information on how to get your
dogs tested. You can find my phone number in the roster and leave
me a message.
Several have asked for an explanation of how to work with
these test results to prevent producing pups with Fanconi.
Below are tables to help you figure out how this all works. ‘F’
(caps) represents the normal unaffected gene, and ‘f’ (lower case)
represents the mutant, affected gene for Fanconi. The letters at the
top of the table represent the genes for one parent; along the side of
the tables (column to the left) are the genes for the other parent.
Each parent has two genes at the Fanconi site, either ‘F,’ or,
‘f’ , or any combination of the two. Each parent contributes one
gene to a pup. The squares that have two letters in them are the
offspring, getting one gene from each parent.
If the resulting pup has FF, it is clear of Fanconi. If that animal
has Ff, then it is a carrier, having one of the defective genes that
produce Fanconi. Those dogs will not develop the disease, but can
pass on the gene. The combination of ‘ff’ represents an affected
animal.
The mating of a carrier to a clear animal:
This mating produces two clear pups and two
carrier pups. Each pup in this litter has a 50%
chance of being clear and a 50% chance of
being a carrier.
Mating a carrier to a carrier:
This breeding produces one clear, two carriers
F
f
and one affected. Each pup in this litter has
F
FF
Ff
a 25% chance of being clear, 25% chance of
f
Ff
ff
being affected and 50% chance of being a
carrier.
F
F
F
FF
FF
f
Ff
Ff
Carrier to Affected
f
f
F
Ff
Ff
f
ff
ff
This breeding produces two carriers and two
affected, that is, each pup has a 50% chance
of being carrier and a 50% chance of being
affected.
Clear to Affected
F
F
f
Ff
Ff
f
Ff
Ff
This produces a litter of all carriers.
Now for Clear to Clear:
F
F
F
FF
FF
F
FF
FF
This produces all clears.
Affected to Affected:
f
f
f
ff
ff
f
ff
ff
This breeding produces all affected.
I must remind everyone that statistics work in such a way
that over the long run these results will take place. It’s generally
accepted that it takes 30 trials or more for the statistics to sort
out exactly. Not every litter (in the first 3 tables) will produce the
exact number of clear, carrier or affected. So, it may be possible
for one litter of carrier to carrier to produce an entire litter that is
affected, while another entire litter of carrier to carrier would all be
clear, but over the long run the above examples will apply. In other
words, over the long run, a carrier to carrier breeding will produce
25% clear, 25% affected and 50% carriers.
Now, we all agree that our goal should be to produce no puppies
that are affected. In order to achieve that goal the following should
be done:
Clears can be breed to any others - clear, carrier or affected
Carriers and affected need to be bred to only clear animals.
In other news, a committee has been formed to look into
the possibility of the AKC opening the stud book to the newest
African imports. If the AKC is receptive to this idea, the club and
every member of the club who has a viewpoint or wants to add
information will then discuss the issues involved and have the
opportunity to vote on the matter. For the stud book to be opened
a 2/3 majority of voting BCOA members must approve the idea.
The Avongara dogs which were admitted to the Stud Book
in 1990 were brought here in the interests of health and genetic
diversity. They did not have Fanconi Syndrome, IPSID or PRA
and never produced these problems. Their contributions to the
health of our breed have been well documented.
In recent years, several other trips to Africa have brought back
more native dogs. The Basenji fanciers who made these difficult
trips did so at their own considerable expense, with no expectation
of personal gain. We thank them all for their efforts on our behalf.
Our breed’s small gene pool continues to present a challenge
to breeders. Geneticists tell us that a minimum of 50 original
founders that are well represented in the gene pool are necessary
for the breed’s long term survival. Opening the stud book to
approved recent imports would be a step in that direction.
The marker test for Fanconi Syndrome and the African imports
are not really two separate stories, but rather, two parts of the same
story, the story of dedicated, generous people making important
contributions to the welfare of our breed. Bravo to all involved.
~ SUPPORT FANCONI TESTING ~
In the past three weeks, I have paid to have the new Fanconi test performed on sixteen UnderCover dogs and
bitches. I am thrilled to report that none of the dogs tested were affected. While this certainly does not mean that there
are no Fanconi affected UnderCover dogs, it does mean that I will never produce another. Because of this, I look forward
to this breeding season as I have not done before in the 21 years I’ve been owned by basenjis. UnderCover results are:
CLEAR
RBIMBS UKC Ch/BIF Am Ch Undercover Meisterhaus Valentino RN SC FCh GRC NA NAJ AOM CGC TDI VBX {Red &
White M} HM988182/04 USA 26 Nov 2001
DC Bojak's Undercover Kojak SC FCh TT SDHR x Am Ch Undercover 'Mbuti' Madame Gucc BBHR (Tested by Kelli Harmon)
Undercover Yippie Kiyay {Brindle & White M} HP029905/01 USA 12 Nov 2002
DC Bojak's Undercover Kojak SC FCh TT SDHR x Undercover Escapade's Whoopee
Am Ch Undercover Jr Swamp Legend {Black Tan & White M} HP194854/04 USA 30 Nov 2005
005
DC Sinful's Swamp Legend SC x Am Ch Undercover Bella The Ball
Am Ch Undercover Legend of Jezabel {Black Tan & White F} HP194854/01 USA 30 Nov 2005
Undercover Dark Jedi Legend {Black & White M} HP194854/02 USA 30 Nov 2005
Undercover-Meisterhaus Kirbee {Red & White M} HP244353/04 USA 28 Nov 2006
Am Ch Tamsala Hot Onya Heels x Am Ch Undercover-Meisterhaus Cleah
INDETERMINATE
Am Ch Undercover -Escapade Freida JC {Red & White F} HP080351/01 USA 24 Nov 2003
Am Ch Escapade's High Five SDHR x Am Ch Undercover Shady Lady Sadie
Kiroja Undercover Legend JC {Brindle & White F} HP196470/02 USA 31 Dec 2005
RBIMBS UKC Ch/BIF Am Ch Undercover Meisterhaus Valentino RN SC FCh GRC NA NAJ AOM CGC TDI VBX x
UKC/Am Ch Meisterhaus Kiroja Kiss N Tell RN JC GRC JOR NA NAJ CGC TDI VB
CARRIER
DC Bojak's Undercover Kojak SC FCh TT SDHR {Red & White M} HM420476/01 USA 20 Jul 1992
Am Ch Kissi's Hershey of Centaurus x Am Ch Bojak Abbai Malaika
Am Ch Undercover Veni Vidi Vici {Red & White M} HM988182/02 USA 26 Nov 2001
DC Bojak's Undercover Kojak SC FCh TT SDHR x Am Ch Undercover 'Mbuti' Madame Gucci BBHR
Am Ch Undercover-Meisterhaus Cleah {Red & White F} HN010543/01 USA 25 Nov 2002
DC Bojak's Undercover Kojak SC FCh TT SDHR x Am Ch Undercover Meistrhaus Breeze
Am Ch Meisterhaus Undercover Kyndl {Brindle & White F} HN010603/02 USA 25 Nov 2002
Am Ch Meisterhaus Jokuba F Lee Brindle x Am Ch Meisterhaus Eternal Flame BBHR
Am Ch Undercover Beloved Robert E Lee {Red and White M} HP030521/03 USA 24 Nov 2002
Am Ch Undercover Lighthorse Harry x Am Ch Undercover Daydream Believer BBHR
Undercover Yukon Jack {Brindle & White M} HP029905/02 USA 12 Nov 2002
DC Bojak's Undercover Kojak SC FCh TT SDHR x Undercover Escapade's Whoopee
Undercover Legend of Jacen {Black Tan & White M} HP194854/03 USA 30 Nov 2005
Undercover-Meisterhaus Karlee { Red & White F} HP244353/01 USA 28 Nov 2006
Am Ch Tamsala Hot Onya Heels x Am Ch Undercover-Meisterhaus Cleah
The final UnderCover bitch that will be tested by me this breeding season is: Am Ch Undercover Bella The Ball
{Black & White F} HP029915/01 USA 21 Nov 2002 Am Ch Escapade's High Five SDHR x Am Ch Undercover Jokuba
Isabella
In the first weeks of 2008, every effort will be made to test all UnderCover dogs and bitches not owned by or living
with me. I am determined never to produce more than a carrier again!
UNDERCOVER DARK JEDI LEGEND Vader, is one of
our versatile CLEAR boys. He needs one single to finish
his AKC Championship and has points toward both his
ASFA and AKC lure coursing titles. Vader will be bred to
Ch. Meisterhaus UnderCover Kyndyl this fall. They should
have beautiful puppies
Gale Whitehurst
UnderCover Basenjis
FROM THE EDITOR
“I Can’t Help You If
You Can’t Read…”
This has become my new credo. It’s
true – “I can’t help you if you can’t read.”
This has nothing to do with literacy, and
much to do with the matter of simply not
bothering to read the written word.
If ever there has been a time in the
history of the BCOA of easy and readily available communication,
it is now. Today’s technology allows news to travel almost faster
than the speed of light. Yet, a few members continue to use words
such as “secrecy, conspiracy, closed doors, concealment” with
regard to BCOA Board actions.
One point I want to drive home regarding any business
brought before the BCOA Board is this: The first ballot of every
year addresses the administrative rules that lay the groundwork
for all Board business. Moreover, these procedures are published
at the beginning of every year. In case any of you missed Ballot
2007-01 as it was printed in the Bulletin Board Newsletter:
6. Matters under review or discussion by the Board and ballots
in circulation may be discussed among any or all Board
members, but such discussion shall not appear in public
forum of any sort, electronic or other. Occasionally nonBoard members with pertinent information and/or experience
may be included in discussion of a specific ballot.
For those of you who think this particular procedure shouldn’t
exist, let me just ask, “How willing would you be to bring a
sensitive matter to the Board if you knew it would be bandied
about in public?” The Board is the administrative body elected
by the general membership to carry out the terms of the by-laws,
and the business affairs of the Club. It would be impossible to
hold an open forum on every topic up for review. Chaos would
ensue. BCOA’s by-laws, and the not for profit corporation laws of
the State of Texas, provide that a corporation’s Board of Directors
controls all day-to-day business of the organization, with voting
members having only those voting rights expressly delineated in
the by-laws. This is how BCOA has operated, as a corporation,
since its inception.
Recently, I received an email from an anonymous source who
declared in the first sentence: “I've been a member for several years
and yes, I'm writing anonymously mainly because I'm not going to
be nice.” The writer proceeded to launch into a diatribe regarding
his/her opinion “that there are tons of politics within BCOA.
Things aren't always open for the general membership to see.”
I should have just hit the Delete key because when someone
has to hide behind bushes and take pot shots, it’s pretty obvious
nothing constructive is going to develop. Nonetheless, what
ensued was a short volley of emails in which I tried to explain
various by-laws driven processes, and in which my new pen-pal
refused to consider anything from a different light. The list of
complaints varied from •
board members with personal agendas
• a conspiracy theory (a conspiracy to what end was never
mentioned)
• an urgent need to “get new blood” onto the board.
by Wanda Pooley
That little shopping list brings me back to my opening
statement, “I can’t help you if you can’t read.” The reality
is that BCOA’s communication process is far from lacking.
The problem seems to be an aversion on the part of a small
handful of members to reading and/or absorbing accurate
information. Let’s face it. All of us are inundated with junk
mail in our electronic inboxes, direct mail in our postal boxes,
and telephone solicitations. It’s no wonder we have learned to
tune out anything that doesn’t address the “Here and Now” in
our lives.
Has anyone ever examined all the means used by the BCOA
to impart information to its membership? Let’s review:
• The Bulletin Board Newsletter is distributed eight times a
year. Published in these pages is every ballot voted by the
Board; late breaking news on critical issues; and general
Club business.
• The Bulletin magazine is published quarterly. Within the
pages of each issue you will find articles covering every
facet of the breed, committee reports, health reports – you
name it, it’s usually there.
• The BCOA website is available 24/7. Because a website is
more dynamic, when the need arises to “spread the word”
fast, this is the spot to visit.
• The BCOA AnnounceList is used to send news quickly when
material is time-sensitive. The downside to this method is
when you change your email address and don’t notify the
Secretary, you don’t get the message.
• Want to talk to a real person? The Officers and Board
members’ contact information is printed in every Newsletter,
Bulletin, and membership roster. I am stunned when I
hear someone complain, “But I don’t know who the board
members are.”
• To further share information on health, the Basenji Health
Endowment website was created to post all breaking news on
health issues that concern our breed. Moreover, it contains
important information about the differences between the
BCOA and the BHE. This is a critical distinction because
these are two entirely separate corporations, operating under
different goals and with different regulations.
Now, like all AKC parent clubs, BCOA is no exception when
it comes to dealing with small splinter groups who just plain don’t
want to take the time to obtain accurate information. Besides, that’s
no fun. For some folks, it’s more fun to talk among themselves,
speculate, and spread misinformation. I have heard some of these
people cry, “Nobody told us,” but had they just bothered to read
the materials readily available to them, they’d have discovered
there are no secrets, conspiracies, or politics involved. To these
individuals I say, “I can’t help you if you can’t read.”
Or -- and here’s a risky idea if reading is too much work –
ASK one of your elected Board members or Officers!
CORRECTION FOR DIANE COLEMAN
AWARD – DOG LISTING
2003 should read
“DC Jasiri-Sukari The Illustrated Man, SC”
BCOA BUSINESS
Laura Hesse, Treasurer
Profit & Loss Detail
2nd Quarter 2007
Ordinary Income/Expense
Income
Contributions
Contributions to Rescue
Contributions to Outreach
Contributions - Other
Total Contributions
Dog Show Supported Entries
African Stock Project
Book Sales
Membership (Income)
Affiliated Club Dues
Membership Dues
Membership Application Fee/Dues
Total Membership (Income)
Breeders' Webpage
National Specialty Income
National Specialty Profit-2006
National Specialty Profit-2005
National Specialty Income - Other
Total National Specialty Income
Miscellaneous Income
Publications (Income)
BCOA Bulletin Subscriptions
BCOA Bulletin Extra Copies
BCOA Bulletin Ads
Roster Advertising
Total Publications (Income)
Rescue Fund
Total Income
Expense
ASFA Delegate
African Stock Project Expenses
Bank Service Charges
Book Expense
Breeders' Web Page Expense
Contributions/Donations
Corporation Filing Fees
Dues and Subscriptions
AKC Awards Subscription
AKC Annual Dues
ASFA Annual Dues
CERF Annual Dues
Total Dues and Subscriptions
Elections
Events/Breed Booth Coordinator
Health & Research
Insurance
Events Insurance
Surety Bond
Total Insurance
Judges/Public Education
Medallions
Membership (Expense)
National Specialty Expense
National Specialty Expns - 2009
Total National Specialty Expense
Officers' Expenses
Treasurer
Total Officers' Expenses
Outreach Program
PayPal Fees
Actual
Jan - Jun 07
$
Annual % of Annual
Budget
Budget
10.00
$
52.00
$
62.00
$
$
52.00
$
197.00
$
$
$
$
$
$
40.00
14.00
54.00
26.00
152.00
155.00
0.00%
371.43%
114.82%
0.00%
34.21%
127.10%
$
200.00
$ 4,479.00
$
404.00
$ 5,083.00
$
840.00
$ 200.00
$ 4,479.00
$ 942.00
$ 5,621.00
$ 760.00
100.00%
100.00%
42.89%
90.43%
110.53%
$
(12.42)
$
$
$
(12.42)
$
7.00
$
$
$ 5,000.00
$ 5,000.00
$
-
100.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-0.25%
100.00%
$
135.00
$
20.50
$ 3,820.00
$
605.00
$ 4,580.50
$
$ 10,809.08
$
20.00
$ 7,200.00
$ 535.00
$ 7,755.00
$
10.00
$ 19,533.00
102.50%
53.06%
113.08%
59.07%
0.00%
55.34%
$
$
$
$
$
75.00
204.23
19.52
13.72
8.85
100.00%
0.00%
30.74%
581.49%
123.96%
$
15.41
32.45%
89.00
$
50.00
$
$
139.00
$
685.60
$
29.99
$
-
$
89.00
$
25.00
$
50.00
$
75.00
$ 239.00
$ 576.33
$
83.37
$
-
100.00%
0.00%
100.00%
0.00%
58.16%
118.96%
35.97%
0.00%
$
$ 600.00
$ 300.00
$ 900.00
$ 1,250.00
$
$ 111.00
100.00%
0.00%
66.67%
19.60%
0.00%
7.74%
$ 225.26
$ 225.26
$ 2,500.00
$ 279.58
16.41%
16.41%
19.95%
74.60%
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
75.00
6.00
79.78
10.97
2,404.97
5.00
$
600.00
$
600.00
$
245.00
$
$
8.59
$
$
$
0.75
0.75
$
$
$
$
36.96
36.96
498.84
208.57
Postage and Delivery
Professional Fees
Accounting
Consulting
Total Professional Fees
Publications (Expense)
BCOA Bulletin
BCOA Bulletin Board
Roster Expense
Total Publications (Expense)
Rescue (Expense)
Sunshine
Website Maintenance
Total Expense
Net Ordinary Income
Other Income/Expense
Other Income
Interest Income
Total Other Income
Net Other Income
Net Income
$
(4.64)
$
31.46
-14.75%
-
$
$
$
385.00
425.00
810.00
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
$
$
$
$
9,064.86
1,136.01
2,195.20
12,396.07
$
$
$
69.98
$ 17,496.43
$ (6,687.35)
$ 10,500.00
$ 1,600.00
$ 2,500.00
$ 14,600.00
$ 264.00
$ 108.47
$ 209.94
$ 22,525.14
$ (2,992.14)
86.33%
71.00%
87.81%
84.91%
0.00%
0.00%
33.33%
77.68%
223.50%
$
395.27
$
395.27
$
395.27
$ (6,292.08)
$ 642.76
$ 642.76
$ 642.76
$ (2,349.38)
61.50%
61.50%
61.50%
267.82%
$
14,239.43
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
1,585.57
100.00
155.45
221.85
523.55
15,296.74
1,036.99
18,920.15
$
$
$
$
134.73
76.91
211.64
33,371.22
$
$
$
384.35
384.35
33,755.57
$
$
$
$
$
$
400.00
2,270.00
6,000.00
8,670.00
8,670.00
42,425.57
$
$
$
150.00
150.00
150.00
$
$
$
$
$
22,259.76
26,307.89
(6,292.08)
42,275.57
42,425.57
$
$
$
Balance Sheet June 30, 2007
ASSETS
Current Assets
Checking/Savings
AnchorBank-Checking
AnchorBank-Market Yield Account
African Stock Project
Archive Maintenance
Contingency Fund
"Meet the Breed" Booth
National Specialty Reserve
Rescue Fund
AnchorBank-Market Yield Account - Other
Total AnchorBank-Market Yield Account
AnchorBank-Savings
Rescue Fund
AnchorBank-Savings - Other
Total AnchorBank-Savings
Total Checking/Savings
Other Current Assets
PayPal Account
Total Other Current Assets
Total Current Assets
Other Assets
National Specialty Advance
National Specialty Advance-2010
Total National Specialty Advance
Total Other Assets
TOTAL ASSETS
LIABILITIES & EQUITY
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Other Current Liabilities
Trophy/Award Programs
Sonbar BOB/BBE Award
Total Current Liabilities
Total Liabilities
Equity
Opening Bal Equity
Retained Earnings
Net Income
Total Equity
TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY
Basenji Health Endowment, Inc.
Profit & Loss - Jan - June 30, 2007
The Basenji Health Endowment, Inc.
Balance Sheet - as of June 30, 2007
Jun 30, 07
ASSETS
Current Assets
Checking/Savings
Jan - Jun 07
BCOA Contribution
$
2,404.97
BCOA/BHE Board Mbr Contribution
$
250.00
Indiv/business contribution
$
4,135.07
Total Contributed Support
$
6,790.04
Interest-savings/short-term inv
$
2,773.95
Total Earned revenues
$
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$
144,380.06
Misc expenses
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144,380.06
Bank Charges
$
5.00
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144,380.06
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5.00
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(5,599.44)
Basenji Health Endowment Contributors
2nd Quarter 2007
Garel, Lynn
Globaldog Graphics (Lynn Jackson) - 3 T-shirts sold from www.theglobaldog.com
Jenkins, Soraya
Lange, Judith K. - "To my dear friends, Bryan & Laurie Gregory, in sympathy for the loss of their precious puppies.”
Miller, Cheryl - "In memory of Jann DeLee"
Pence, Linda S. - "In recognition of Vicki Perrine for her lovely puppy referral."
Aiello, Alan & Gail - RipVan Wrinkle Club/Susan Kamen Marsicano's Quilt raffle in memory of Jan DeLee
Bird, Patricia A.- RipVan Wrinkle Club/Susan Kamen Marsicano Quilt raffle in memory of Jan DeLee
Bird, Patricia A. - RipVan Wrinkle Club/Susan Kamen Marsicano's Quilt raffle in memory of Jan DeLee
Crawford, J. - RipVan Wrinkle Club/Susan Kamen Marsicano's Quilt raffle in memory of Jan DeLee
Kingman, Denice L. & Joe D. - RipVan Wrinkle Club/Susan Kamen Marsicano's Quilt raffle in memory of Jan DeLee
Marsicano, Susan Kamen - RipVan Wrinkle Club/Susan Kamen Marsicano's Quilt raffle in memory of Jan DeLee
Mullin, Simone - RipVan Wrinkle Club/Susan Kamen Marsicano Quilt raffle in memory of Jan DeLee
Phillips, Brenda S. - RipVan Wrinkle Club/Susan Kamen Marsicano's Quilt raffle in memory of Jan DeLee
Rip Van Wrinkle Basenji Club - Susan Kamen Marsicano's Quilt raffle & poster sales in memory of Jan DeLee
Sahulka, Karen L. & Roy H. Schecter - RipVan Wrinkle Club/Susan Kamen Marsicano's Quilt raffle in memory of Jan DeLee
South Coast Basenji Fanciers - "Another tidbit for basenji health."
Troyna, Donna - "Total basenji & other sight hounds"
Wilmot, Georgiann
New Ch Sonbar's Photogenic Pick
(Ch Nyanga Signet Sweet William JC x Ch Sonbar's Brite Wildirishrose)
Ali is pictured going WB/WB at the Greater Chicagoland Basenji specialty. She is the 5th specialty winner for her
dam, Irish.
Her littermate Derby is on the cover. Ali is the 3rd from this litter of six to finish. The others are out showing and
should finish this year. Sister Zora has both majors, Brother Nix has 1 major, and Brother Pen has seven points and is
looking for his majors.
Sally Wuornos
Kari Wuornos-Winger
Swuronos@aol.com North Branch, MN
SONBAR BASENJIS
Basenjis as Medical Assistance Dogs?
By Carrie Jones
December of 2006 was a difficult
month for us, and we eagerly greeted
2007 after my husband, Mike, was
hospitalized for nine days with
multiple health issues. One problem
that demanded immediate attention was that his diet-controlled
diabetes progressed due to noncompliance, and my husband was
introduced to the world of self-administering insulin. Thanks to
the course of events in December which included the assistance
of a down-to-earth Dietician and a savvy Endocrinologist, whose
bedside approach was brutally honest and sometimes abrasive,
Mike has made positive and (hopefully) lifelong changes in his
life. As he puts it, he was scared straight.
After his discharge from the hospital, Mike became the
model patient, eating properly and incorporating more exercise
into his life resulting in 50 pounds quickly melting off of him,
and the sugar-free frosting on the cake was when he was allowed
to discontinue his insulin injections! Now, he is able to control
his blood sugar levels by continuing to eat a sensible diet, staying
active, and taking oral anti-diabetic medications.
While the risk of developing low blood sugar is not as likely
with oral medications as opposed to insulin, the potential for a drop
in blood sugar does still exist so Mike has to make a conscious
effort to eat regularly. Unfortunately, he works as a salesman and
meals are often difficult to eat at scheduled times so he has endured
a few episodes of low blood sugar.
This past June, I was out of town for an overnight dog
show, the Greater Chicagoland Basenji Club’s specialty. I was
disappointed that I wasn’t able to bring my seven year-old girl,
Whitney, because this would have been the first specialty that I
could have shown her as a Veteran. She stayed home with Mike
because I had just bred her and felt it best for her and her unborn
pups to avoid unnecessary exposure to possible diseases that might
be lurking at the show. Later, I learned that leaving Whitney at
home was wise for my husband’s well-being, too.
When I arrived at my destination the night before the
specialty, I called Mike to check-in with him and his voice
sounded odd. I questioned him multiple times regarding why his
voice was dragging and sounded slightly slurred. He dismissed
my observations by telling me he just awoke from a nap after
doing a lot of yard work. He also said that he probably sounded
different because we had a poor cell phone connection. I should
have known to trust my gut instinct because I didn’t have a good
feeling when we ended the phone call. I have been married to
Mike for 19 years and have worked as a nurse for 13 years and can
usually detect when something is not quite right with my husband.
For some crazy reason, I decided to trust his excuses for sounding
different on the phone. After all, I know my voice and mentation
are not normal until I have been awake for a while and I was trying
not to be an overbearing nurse-wife.
Mike called me the next morning to report that his blood sugar
had dropped below normal the evening before, which explains why
he didn’t sound quite right on the telephone. Luckily, in my absence,
Whitney noticed a problem with Mike and she relentlessly alerted
him to take action. She would not leave Mike’s side and would
whine and lick him and followed him everywhere. After several
whines, licks, and tail wiggles from Whitney, Mike finally realized
something was not right, prompting him to check his blood sugar.
Whitney stayed by Mike’s side through his entire hypoglycemic
episode, and she didn’t leave him unattended until after he ate
something and his blood sugar gradually returned to normal.
Mike was lucky that Whitney sensed a problem because his blood
sugar dropped so gradually that before he could realize there was
a problem, he was starting to feel confused, uncoordinated, and
sweaty. Mike’s description of what it feels like to use his blood
glucose monitor when in a hypoglycemic state is like trying to put
a square peg into a round hole, and these symptoms only worsen if
ignored.
The next morning, Mike and I discussed the phone call
from the night before and he could not remember much of our
conversation. Whitney has always had a very special place in my
heart, and she has once again proven that she possesses not only
beauty, but also brains and she is worth more than her weight in
black gold.
EDITOR’S FOOTNOTE:
The first quarter 2007 Bulletin carried an interview with
Mary Porter and her basenji service dog, Xena.
Carrie’s bitch, Whitney, like Xena, has demonstrated this
same skill in detecting the changes in blood sugar levels in
humans, proving yet another valuable facet of this breed.
Dear Editor, BCOA Board and members,
It is my understanding that the Board has submitted a request to
the AKC to re-open the basenji stud book for registration. If that is the
case, I am hopeful that it is the Board's intention to submit this matter
to the membership for discussion and approval. For myself, I would
want to be assured that a criteria for registration first be drafted and
approved by the membership as a safeguard to the breed before any
new registrations were authorized.
I realize that a great deal of expense and effort to import
basenjis from Africa has already been expended by some breeders,
so I wonder then if the intention is to open registration to any and
all basenjis, and what kind of time frame is being set forth for future
registrations. This is really a matter to be studied and decided by the
general membership.
Our breed is not in danger of extinction. The gene pool has
already been invigorated by the last registration of imports. Fanconi
syndrome is here with us to stay until it can be eradicated by genetic
mapping. With every new basenji entered into the gene pool,
we introduce more genetic unknowns than we already have, and
compound the breeder's ability to combat any adverse genes. Given
the proliferation of Fanconi, PRA, et al I would think we already have
enough to deal with.
The rationale for opening the stud book eludes me, and causes
me to fear that by doing so we will be opening a genetic Pandora's
Box to the detriment of our breed. As it stands, breeding the carriers
of these traits is still a practice that needs to be seriously addressed and
discouraged. My concern is that we proceed with caution and have
carefully structured criteria in place before introducing any more new
stock into the gene pool.
Very sincerely, Margaret Sommer
Ankhu eagerly awaits the arrival of summer puppies from our breeding of two stellar black and
white Basenjis. Separately, Whitney and Joe have excelled in the show ring and we hope together they
dazzle us even more!
BISS Ch. Jerlin-Ankhu Patton Leather, JC
“Whitney”
Always owner/handled, “Whitney’s” career highlights are:
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2000 BCOA National: Best Puppy in Sweepstakes
2001 GCBC Specialty: Best Puppy in Sweepstakes
2001 GCBC Specialty: Best of Opposite Sex
2001 BCOA National: Best of Opposite Sex
Multiple Hound Group placements
2003 GCBC Specialty: Best of Breed, and first black/white
bitch to achieve a BISS honor
**Whitney’s result for the linked marker Fanconi
Syndrome test is PROBABLY CLEAR/NORMAL
Ankhu Basenjis
BISS Ch. Platinum’s Fear is Not a Factor, JC
“Joe”
Always breeder/owner/handled, “Joe’s” career highlights thus far are:
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2005 BCOA National: Best of Opposite Sex in Sweepstakes
2005 BCOA National: Reserve Winners Dog
2007 June - BOB at GCBC Specialty
Multiple Group Wins and Multiple Group Placements
Number 1 Breeder/Owner/Handled Male Special
Number 6 in Basenji Breed Points and Number 4 Basenji in AllBreed Points as of 6/30/07 (CC)
Joe’s breeder/owner/handler is MaryK Quinnett, Platinum Basenjis.
Carrie & Mike Jones
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http://ankhubasenjis.com
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ankhu@kmwb.net
BASENJI HEALTH ENDOWMENT FAQ about the new Fanconi Test
On July 14, 2007, the Basenji Health
Endowment proudly reported that Dr. Gary
Johnson of the University of Missouri released the linked marker
DNA test for Fanconi Syndrome in Basenjis. As the first predictive
test available for Fanconi Syndrome, we are sure you all have
many, many concerns and we've compiled this list of Frequently
Asked Questions to help.
About the Test
What is a linkage test?
Answer: Linkage is the tendency for genes and other genetic
markers to be inherited together because they are in close proximity
to each other on the same chromosome. A linkage or linked marker
test selects a segment (or segments) of DNA at a location on the
chromosome and tracks their inheritance. Because DNA segments
that lie near each other on a chromosome tend to be inherited
together, these markers can be used to track the inheritance pattern
of a gene that has not yet been identified but whose approximate
location is known.
How reliable are the results?
Answer: This is a new test. We can report that all of the doubleblind samples used for validation fell into one of the four categories
(normal, carrier, affected, indeterminate) and that approximately
75% of the samples that tested affected were already known to be
affected and none of the samples that tested normal were known to
be affected, or had parents that were known to be affected. About
10% of the samples tested returned an indeterminate result.
A significantly larger data set is required to generate meaningful
accuracy rates.
Why is the test so expensive?
Answer: The $60.00 per dog fee is essentially a time & materials
charge; covering the cost of reagents used in the test, sequencer
time to run the test, OFA recording fee of results, and administrative
time to process requests and log results. For comparison, the
commercially available Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency (HA) Test for
Basenjis costs from $75.00 to $140.00 depending on the testing
facility.
Will the direct test be this expensive?
Answer: We cannot predict the cost of the direct test, but our hope
is that it will cost no more than the linkage test.
When to Test
To request the Fanconi Test, your dog must first be registered
in the Canine Phenome Project (CPP) and complete the breed
questionnaires. Print the DNA Sample Submission Form and the
Linked Marker Test Form for each dog you are testing and follow
the instructions for sample submission.
Dogs that are known to have- or are suspected of havingFanconi are encouraged to submit samples for the benefit of further
research. Please indicate on the dog's health survey that they are
afflicted prior to submitting samples or test requests. There is no
charge for testing or recording of results for these dogs.
Was my dog used to develop the test?
Answer: At this time, we do not have a final list of animals actually
used for test development.
I want to order a test, to whom do I send the form?
Answer: If submitting a test request when you already have a
sample in the CPP, send your Linked Marker Test Form and
payment to:
Liz Hansen
321 Connaway Hall
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
If you are shipping a blood sample at the same time, send your
sample, DNA Sample Submission Form, Linked Marker Test
Form and payment to:
Dr. Gary Johnson
Basenji DNA Research
320 Connaway Hall
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
If you have already sent paperwork to Dr. Johnson instead of Liz,
don't be concerned- they'll figure it out. Don’t forget, all payments
should be in US funds payable to the University of Missouri.
My dog was used to develop the test- do I still have to pay $60?
Answer: No. The 48 dogs that were actually used to develop the
linked marker test will receive results at no charge. However, these
results will not be available until after the breeding season backlog
has been cleared and the research team has the manpower available
to cross reference their double-blind samples; and if needed, re-run
tests if a sample's results are unavailable.
I live overseas; can my dogs be tested?
Answer: Any dog registered with the CPP that has submitted a
blood sample can be tested. Instructions for shipping samples
from outside the United States to the University of Missouri can
be found at [http://www.canine-epilepsy.net/forms.html]. We
strongly suggest you contact Liz Hansen in Dr. Johnson's office
prior to starting the process.
Is it the same as a marker test?
Answer: Yes, a linkage test uses marker(s) to identify conditions
caused by an as yet unidentified defective gene. This is not the
same as a direct test, which identifies the exact gene responsible
for a condition.
Why was the linkage test created?
Answer: To reduce the risk of producing Fanconi afflicted puppies
now while research continues on locating the actual gene.
I already bred this year, should I test the sire & dam? The
puppies?
Answer: While the results won't change the breeding you've
already done; they will give you information about the parents.
Puppies can be tested as soon as they can safely give at least 3mL
of blood.
I have a companion dog, should I test? When?
Answer: We ask that people hold off testing dogs that aren't being
considered for breeding in the 2007-2008 season. You may request
a test, but it may be delayed until the backlog is cleared. Watch the
BHE website for status reports on the backlog.
I have frozen semen from a deceased dog who has blood stored
in the CPP, when can I test?
Answer: If you are planning to use the semen this season, by all
means request a test now. Otherwise, it is probably best to wait
until you are breeding because the direct test may be available.
I have frozen semen from a deceased dog, without blood stored
in the CPP; can I test?
Answer: We suggest you wait until you are planning to breed as
the direct test may be available. The University of Missouri can
extract DNA from semen; however they require 2 straws and they
may not get usable DNA. Download handling instructions for the
University of Missouri at [http://www.canineepilepsy. net/forms.
html]. We strongly suggest you contact Liz Hansen in Dr. Johnson's
office prior to starting the process.
Working with the Results
Should carriers only be bred to normals?
Answer: Fanconi can result if a carrier is bred to a carrier and if a
carrier is bred to an affected; it is advisable that carriers only be
bred to dogs that test normal. If your dog's result is indeterminate
its safest to treat it as a carrier when breeding. You can read about
Punnett Squares, used to determine the probability of an offspring
having a particular gene, at Wikipedia.org
indeterminate result means the 3 markers are not in agreement (see
Figure 1) and therefore cannot predict Fanconi status. This would
not change with a re-test. It is our suggestion that people treat
indeterminate results as carriers when making breeding decisions
and continue routine strip testing of urine.
I Still Have Questions
Please email us at info@basenjihealth.org and we will make every
attempt to get answers.
References:
Wikipedia is the largest public Encyclopedia on the web; the
address is http://www.wikipedia.org
Liz Hansen, or another appropriate person at University of
Missouri can be reached via email at
mizzou@basenjihealth.org
The Canine Phenome Project website is
http://www.CaninePhenome.org
The Fanconi Protocol developed by Dr. Steve Gonto is available
for download from the Basenji Health Endowment website.
The Basenji Health Endowment website is http://www.
BasenjiHealth.org
Figure 1 – Sample Test Results
where “1” represents a normal gene and “2” represents an
affected gene.
Marker A
Marker B
Marker C
Conclusion
1
1
1
1
1
1
NORMAL
1
2
1
2
1
2
CARRIER
2
2
2
2
2
2
AFFECTED
Should I spay/neuter my dog based on the results?
Answer: No.
1
1
1
2
2
2
INDETERMINATE
1
2
1
2
2
2
INDETERMINATE
My dog came back affected, should I just euthanize it now?
Answer: No.
1
1
1
2
1
2
INDETERMINATE
1
1
1
1
1
2
INDETERMINATE
I've tested my puppies and some came back affected. What do I
do? What do I tell buyers?
Answer: Explain to buyers that the breeding was done prior to
the availability of a Fanconi test. The buyers should be educated
in providing a healthy environment for their dog; which includes
avoiding unnecessary stress, a quality diet and plenty of drinking
water. Buyers should be introduced to the Fanconi Protocol
developed by Dr. Steve Gonto, taught the early signs of Fanconi,
how to monitor urine for sugar, and be referred to a Veterinarian
with Fanconi experience.
1
1
1
1
2
2
INDETERMINATE
My dog came back indeterminate, what does that mean? Should
I re-test?
Answer: Our linkage test uses 3 markers (for a total of 6 alleles) to
predict Fanconi status and requires that all 3 be in agreement. An
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AKC DELEGATE REPORT
June 2007
AKC Delegates
Meeting
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
Committee meetings and forums
ran from 7:30 am until 5:30 pm on
the day prior to the official meeting. The day began with a two
hour legislative forum where, as no surprise, the California House
bill AB1634 was focus. There was much discussion of retaliatory
measures that should be taken by AKC in the beginning, but most
were soon calmed and convinced that the process of making this
legislation the law was not nearly complete and the AKC should
not do anything that would lessen its ability to influence the
process. Many in the fancy, including some BCOA members, have
questioned keeping the AKC –Eukanuba show in Long Beach, but
by the conclusion of the forum there was no discussion of making
such drastic moves. Most agreed that the AKC should stay at the
forefront of the dissent until the final disposition of the bill and
then discuss any policy changes that might be warranted.
I also attended the Health Committee and Parent Club
Committee meetings. The Health Committee discussed the
tremendous acceptance of the CHIC program and the impact on
health testing. There were also reports on the various Veterinary
Outreach programs that have been undertaken and the importance
of developing relationships between the AKC, CHF and the
veterinary community. The AKC and CHF have been making
presentations at Veterinary schools and professional meetings as
well as offering scholarships to veterinary students. There is also
consideration being given to providing fellowships for residencies
in areas of particular interest to dog breeders. A new updated
breed chart is being sent to veterinarians as well.
The Parent Club Committee had Robin Stansell of the
AKC staff answer more questions concerning the new minimum
requirements that must be met each year for a club to have a show.
There are some changes in the timing of show applications in order
for a club to complete the requirements in time to have the required
six months between application and the show date. The fees
charged for each separate event (conformation, obedience, agility)
that would take place at the same show are being reconsidered as
well. Other than those minor changes, AKC is holding firm on the
other requirements such as ex pen numbers and size. The did say
that ex pens do not have to be of a commercial type, they must just
be reasonable for the site, breed and number of entries.
A couple of other interesting notes -- A delegate who is a
former IRS employee and consults with dog clubs said IRS will
be sending forms to many non-profits at the end of the year where
there is concern regarding their status.
Another delegate said that her parent club was now including
a clause in the contracts they negotiate for specialty sites that
stipulates that if dog legislation is passed that restricts exhibitors
ability to attend the show the contract becomes void.
The official meeting was concerned with two issues -- the
Jon Curby
legislative agendas and the eligibility of a delegate that had been
deemed to have conflicts of interest. On the legislative front, a
resolution was passed without dissent disapproving the California
house bill AB 1634. All discussion of the bill and its consequences,
of which there were very little, was withheld from the official
meeting and taken to executive session to avoid any chance of
comments damaging to the defeat of the bill being in the transcript
of the meeting.
The AKC board had disqualified a delegate from Michigan
on the grounds that her connection with the UKC as a consultant
qualified as a conflict of interest. (Professional
handlers and employees of competing registries,
etc. are included in the ineligible category)
The delegate body could have overturned
the ruling with a two thirds vote, but after
considerable discussion, affirmed the board’s
decision that the person was ineligible to be a
delegate.
Make Your Own Insect Repellent
Try these time tested ingredients to naturally repel insects
this summer.
Like other health and herbal minded folk, chances are that
you are tired of using chemicals and DEET to repel insects
during the summertime. Making your own insect repellent
is easy, and much more natural than the insect repellents
commercially available. We have compiled the following
recipes for you. The ingredients and oils used in the following
recipes have been used for years as natural methods of
repelling insects. Here’s to a healthy and insect-free summer!
HERBAL INSECT REPELLENT
1/2 teaspoon citronella essential oil
1/2 teaspoon eucalyptus essential oil
1/2 teaspoon lavender essential oil
4 ounces distilled witch hazel
Mix ingredients in a 4-ounce spray bottle. Shake well. Spray
onto exposed skin, avoiding eyes and mucous membranes.
Reapply every 2 hours, or as needed.
Recipe courtesy of Laurel Vukovic.
August 2004, Herbs for Health
NATURAL INSECT REPELLENT
2 ounces vegetable oil or vodka
1/4 teaspoon each citronella and eucalyptus essential oils
1/8 teaspoon each cedar and rose geranium essential oils
Combine ingredients and apply mixture directly to all exposed
skin. Keep oil away from your eyes and mouth, and be careful
not to rub your eyes right away after applying the repellent
with your fingers.
Am/*Can CH AB Rafiki The Icon Of Cool
Handled exclusively by Erin Roberts
Co-Breeder: Michelle Gahgan, Rafiki Basenjis
Owner: Kim Witt - Roscoe, IL
ADVENTURELAND Basenjis
Breeder/Co-owner: Wanda Pooley
CONDITIONAL REGISTRY
The AKC’s DNA programs have resulted in an unprecedented
level of accuracy to the AKC registry by evaluating the
parentage of many AKC dogs and litters. However, for that
very small percentage of registered dogs that are found,
often years after birth, to have an unknown ancestor,
the AKC has canceled the registration. To maintain
genetic diversity, improve customer relations, and
still maintain the accuracy of the registry, the Board
of Directors approved the concept to allow the issuing
of Conditional registration certificates and pedigrees,
rather than canceling the registrations of a dog, all of its
littermates and all of their progeny in these cases. This concept
was discussed at the September 2005 Delegate Meeting where
AKC’s Consultant on DNA Science and Technology Dr. Elaine
Ostrander recommended its implementation.
The Problem of the Pyramid Effect
The AKC staff has identified and informed the Board of a
growing problem related to the efforts to maintain the integrity
of the AKC registration database and studbook. The situation is
especially challenging because all of the solutions proposed so far
have significant drawbacks or side effects.
The Problem: Current AKC policy is that whenever DNA
testing indicates incorrect parentage of a purebred litter, all efforts
are made to cooperate with the breeders to establish the correct
parentage, which is successful about 50% of the time. If the
information needed to make the corrections is not available, the
litter registration will be cancelled. This applies to litters whelped
after January 1, 2000.
This policy, along with other DNA identification programs, has
led to a substantial improvement in the integrity of the studbook.
However, much of the compliance audit testing, and all of the
Frequently Used Sires testing, is done on dogs who have already
produced litters, and whose progeny may have multiplied. Thus,
when that dog is excluded from the registry, ALL of the progeny
are also excluded. While this works to ensure the integrity of our
database, it also works to make a large number of people very
unhappy with AKC, and drives them away from us permanently.
Imagine that you get a letter from AKC informing you that
the grandsire of the stud dog you used last year has been found
to have incorrect parentage, and all of his progeny now have their
registration permanently cancelled - including the young puppy
you kept out of the litter and have already shown successfully!
Although the total number of dogs excluded is still relatively
small, it is growing at an exponential rate. Furthermore, those dogs
will continue to reproduce, creating more and more dogs that are
ineligible for AKC registration, and more and more people turned
away from AKC.
While we believe we have a very high standard of integrity, we
also know that there have always been some errors in our records,
caused by accident, inattention, carelessness, and occasionally by
outright fraud. The data indicates that there is no single group of
breeders that cause all the problems - the litter exclusion rate is
approximately the same for breeders who register one or two litters
a year as it is for those who register 8 or 9 litters a year. (10+ are
slightly higher). So dogs, breeders, and puppy owners all
across our spectrum of customers are affected.
Another potential twist is the Pennsylvania style
"Lemon Laws" that could require a breeder to refund
up to 50% of the purchase price if a registration
is cancelled. There are and will be many people,
including innocent third parties, who will be most upset
with AKC, threatening to destroy all of our advances in
credibility, image, and reputation.
Potential Solutions: AKC staff has determined eight different
possible solutions to this dilemma, though all have some drawbacks.
They range from maintaining the status quo, which would continue
the ever-increasing number of cancelled registrations, unhappy
customers and decreased revenue, to ending the DNA programs all
together, which would be a disaster for our message to the public
and would seriously weaken the integrity of the studbook.
• One proposal for making better use of DNA suggests
collecting samples from all breeding stock, archiving them (such as
with FTA paper), and processing the samples only when a question
arises. This would also facilitate a random audit and processing
to prove whatever level of studbook accuracy we desire. While
a valuable theory, it does not solve the pyramid problem, as an
incorrect registration could go undiscovered until a question had
arisen, potentially many generations later.
• Another proposal suggests the development of a "qualified"
pedigree, using an identifying marker on the pedigree or registration
number that would indicate that the parentage, at a certain point in
the pedigree, is uncertain or unverifiable. Potentially, after several
subsequent generations of DNA proved registrations, or discovery
of other confirmatory information, the marker could be removed
from further generations. While this would pose a different public
relations challenge, admitting that there are some things that we do
not know actually strengthens the credibility of the information,
which we do know.
• A potentially effective solution would be to have a truly
random audit of a certain number of sets of parents and offspring,
with the DNA collected and processed at AKC expense. This is
similar to the method the IRS uses with great success in keeping the
"error rate" for income tax returns very low. This could eliminate
the need for the Frequently Used Sires program, which would
substantially reduce the costs to high volume breeders, and show
that all breeders are treated equally. Those factors might bring
some responsible high volume breeders back to AKC. The down
side is that there would be substantial costs for data collection and
DNA processing (one estimate was more than $1 million dollars
per yearly audit), and a certain percentage of registration errors
would still go through undetected.
• Many people have urged AKC to move towards requiring
DNA collection and analysis of all breeding stock at the time of
litter registration. This has the advantage of proving absolute
integrity of the registry, and eliminates the pyramid effect, as any
error or misrepresentation (e.g. the DNA sample sent in for the
sire was not really his) would be discovered at the first generation.
The perennial argument against this requirement is the fear of
the cost of DNA processing would lead to such a high price for
registration that breeders would turn to other "registries", none of
whom require DNA testing, thus robbing AKC of needed revenues
and weakening our voice as the reliable canine experts.
in any events and any titles earned would be removed, except
those allowed for ILP dogs. The qualified pedigree would list as
"unknown" the ancestors whose parentage is unverifiable.
After three generations of DNA parentage verification, the
qualified progeny would be returned to full registration status,
which is consistent with the pedigree requirements for registering
an imported dog.
The Chosen Solution: The AKC Board has spent nearly a
year facing the daunting challenge of analyzing the advantages
and disadvantages of each of these proposals, searching for new
and creative ideas, working with experts like Dr. Elaine Ostrander,
and trying to develop a scheme which will do the most good and
the least harm to our organization and to pure-bred dogs. The
cost of DNA processing continues to be a major obstacle for
implementation of some of the solutions, but the cost of not facing
and fixing the problem is potentially even greater.
Future Steps: It will take several months of planning and
• The optimum solution for the present time seems to be the
qualified pedigree concept. When an error in parentage of a purebred dog is discovered that cannot be corrected, the registration
status of all of the dogs in that litter and all of their progeny would
be changed to "qualified", and their AKC number changed to show
an X as the second character. They would be ineligible to compete
How It Will Work:
What is a Conditional Registration and Pedigree?
When unknown parentage is indicated via DNA testing, the
status of the registration will be downgraded to “conditional”
until a three generation pedigree is established. “Unknown”
will be noted on the registration or pedigree
for the ancestor in question. This will only
occur in cases where the dogs are believed
to be purebred, but a registered parent is
found to be incorrect. The documents will
have a different colored border and will
be clearly labeled as Conditional. Also, a
new registration number will be issued so
that people familiar with AKC registration
numbers can tell at a glance that the
registration is different.
For example, a dog
initially registered as
TN123456/01 would
be registered with
Conditional registration
as
QT123456/01.
Thus, these dogs will
be clearly noted as
Conditional by their
registration
number.
In addition, the word
“Conditional” will be
boldly stated on the
registration certificate
which will have a
yellow border (compared to purple for standard registrations or
orange for limited).
preparation to implement the qualified pedigree concept. It will be
important to explain the importance of this new approach of full
disclosure, rather than total cancellation, to all of our breeders and
constituents. The Board has given staff the go ahead to develop
an implementation plan, to properly word the policies that will be
enacted, and to design appropriate educational materials, with an
expected start date of January 1, 2008.
Clearly this does not solve all of our problems. We will need
to continue to have innovative thoughts on how to best utilize
the evolving DNA technologies to further improve the studbook
integrity, our breeding practices, and the health of our dogs.
As always, your comments and ideas are welcome.
Permission to reprint this article granted by the American
Kennel Club
Will the registrations ever revert to Full?
Current policy for introducing breeds into the AKC registry
requires a three-generation pedigree on each dog. This policy
will also apply to dogs when an “unknown” dog is found in its
pedigree based on a failed DNA test. After three generations of
DNA-profiled parents, the registrations will revert to Full for the
litter in the fourth
generation.
Returning to full
registration after
three generations
of
verified
parentage
is
also in line with
the acceptance
of
imported
dogs with three
generation pedigrees from the country of
origin. Can these dogs be bred? If both sire
and dam have AKC DNA profiles, the litter
may be registered. Litters already registered
when the registration is converted will be
changed to Conditional status.
What about event participation?
A dog with Conditional registration
may participate in any event in which ILP dogs
may participate. They may not participate in
Conformation events or Field Trials, and
titles previously earned in these events will be
removed from the dog’s record. In the fourth
generation of DNA-profiled parentage, the
registration will revert to Full and the dog may participate in any
AKC event.
SERENGETI
(REG.)
•• POTTER ••
CH. SERENGETI JACKPOT
(Ch. Jerlin-SS Special Forces x Ch. Serengeti Copper Penny)
Handled by Larry Cornelius
Bred and owned by Margaret Greenlee
SERENGETI (Reg.)
9030 SW 19th Avenue Road
Ocala, FL 34476
(352) 237-3782
acom.green1ee@worldnet.att.net
SERENGETI
(REG.)
SERENGETI'S "CLASS OF '07"
“CARA”
CH. SERENGETI REVEILLE
BACCARAT
(Ch. Serengeti Let's Roll Reveille x Ch. Serengeti Casino)
Bred by Damara Bolte' and Margaret Greenlee
Owned by Margaret Greenlee
“TIPPER “
CH. SERENGETI HOT TIP
(Ch. Jerlin-SS Special Forces x Ch. Serengeti Copper Penny)
Bred and owned by Margaret Greenlee
Native Stock Committee Report
THE BASENJI CLUB OF AMERICA
NATIVE STOCK COMMITTEE has
just begun communicating with the
American Kennel Club about re-opening
the Stud Book to new basenji foundation
stock. The letter sent to AKC also appears in this
issue of The Bulletin.
The AKC has very specific procedures in place
for opening the Stud Book. The request must come
from the Parent Club (BCOA), and two thirds of the
membership must vote in favor of opening the Stud
Book before the application is made.
If we receive a positive response to our first letter, a membership
vote will be taken as the next step in the procedure.
Should two thirds of the voting membership vote in favor of
opening the Stud Book, the submission to the BCOA Board of
native dogs to be considered for registration will proceed. Each
dog to be considered for admission to the Stud Book must be
sponsored by two BCOA members who:
(1) are not the owners/importers
(2) who feel the dog has merit and is worthy of registration.
Additionally, the dog must also be sponsored by a BCOA
Board member who is not the owner/importer. The BCOA Board
will then consider each dog, examining photos, videos, and health
information. Board members who own/imported a submitted dog
will abstain from voting on that dog. The names of the approved
dogs will then be sent to AKC for registration.
The original AKC Studbook for basenjis opened in 1944 and
included just two native dogs and some dozen or so English-bred
dogs. This limited gene pool was further diminished when several
of these dogs turned out to be unusable for various reasons.
It has been approximately twenty years since two groups of
American basenji breeders visited the Congo in search of native
stock. Thirteen of the dogs they found were admitted to the Stud
Book in 1990, along with Esenjo, an earlier import.
Basenji breeders face the ongoing challenge of addressing
serious health issues in a breed with a small gene pool. Geneticists
recommend at least fifty original founders, including previous
imports, which are well represented in the gene pool. We are still a
long way short of that number of world-wide founders. Additional
foundation stock would give the unique genotype of the basenji
its best shot at long term viability. The importation of new African
stock is meant to widen the gene pool. These dogs will be health
tested and their progeny will be followed with interest.
None of the 1987 and 1988 African imports were diagnosed
with Fanconi syndrome, IPSID or PRA. None of these dogs
have produced these defects in their offspring, even when bred
to American lines known to produce these problems. The
descendants, with pedigrees of strictly these foundation animals,
have likewise failed to produce Fanconi syndrome or PRA.
Visit the Basenji Club of America website at www.basenji.org
or the Basenji Health Endowment site, www.basenjihealth.org for
information about health issues in our breed. Further information
about the African Stock Project is available online at the Club
website.
We will have regular updates in The Bulletin to keep you
up to speed.
Please feel free to contact any of us on the committee
with your questions.
Pamela A. Geoffroy
Chair, BCOA Native Stock Committee
Committee Members:
Lisa Voss
Andrew Sawler
Linda Siekert
Michael Work
Dr. Jo Thompson
Pamela Geoffroy
197 Mt. Hope Street
No. Attleboro, Ma 02760
1-508-695-6573
AKC Board of Directors
The American Kennel Club
51 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
I am writing this letter on behalf of the Basenji Club of America to ask that the AKC
Stud Book be reopened for native bred Basenjis for a period of two to three years to
allow trips to the Southern Sudan and other remote parts of Africa to search for native
stock.
The original Stud Book opened in 1944 and included just two native dogs and some
dozen or so English dogs. This very small gene pool was further diminished when
several dogs turned out to be unusable for various reasons. This limited gene pool
has made it difficult for conscientious breeders to avoid the various health disorders,
which have become prevalent since the breed’s introduction to the western world.
As a response to this problem, American breeders visited Africa in 1987 and 1988
and returned with 14 native basenjis. In 1990 the AKC opened the Stud Book to these
imports. These dogs have had a positive impact on the breed in this country, and, it
should be noted, none has been diagnosed with any of the Basenji specific health
disorders we are seeking to eradicate; Fanconi Syndrome, PRA or IPSID. None of
these imports has produced these problems in their offspring, even when bred to
American lines known to produce these problems. Further, the direct descendants of
these imports have also failed to produce Fanconi Syndrome, PRA or IPSID.
All native stock brought back from Africa will be examined by a BCOA Board member
and two long time breeders to determine that they display Basenji breed type and
that their inclusion in the gene pool would promote quality as set forth in the AKC
Standard for the breed.
When the BCOA put this issue to vote when the Stud Book was last opened 75% of
the membership voted in favor of the proposal.
Our Club and our breed are in a unique position. We have access to Basenjis living
in their native land, as they have for centuries, still working with hunters using only
spears and nets and their extraordinary dogs. That these dogs continue to thrive,
living in a part of the world suffering the devastating effects of poverty and war speaks
to their vigor and health as well as their great character. These dogs represent a living
history of our ancient breed. We cannot afford to lose them.
Thank you for considering our request.
Pamela A. Geoffroy
Chair
BCOA Native Stock Committee
NEW TITLE
FC Gana Gaillardia RN CGC FCh - ‘Dart’
On 4/28/07, Dart & Nancy got their "moment in the sun" after deftly navigating through a
muddy, straw-strewn rally ring. Judge Marilou McCloskey, later remarked "--that's a nice
working Basenji".
Many thanks to our teachers and supporters; Teresa Patton, Jane Johnson , Jeff and Scotti
Slonaker and the Salisbury Kennel Club.
GANA Basenjis
Great Red, Black, Tan and White Hunters
Nancy Roisum
1035 Caravan Way
Salisbury, MD 21804
tel/cell 410-845-8347
2007 AKC
Parent Club
Conference
Peachtree City, GA
July 20-22, 2007
IN AN EFFORT TO EDUCATE, SHARE, AND ASSIST
member parent clubs, the AKC offers a Parent Club Conference
every two to three years. These conferences are sponsored by
AKC CAR and Eukanuba. Each breed club is invited to send two
representatives to this valuable weekend conference. This year
the event was held in Peachtree, GA at the Wyndham Peachtree
Conference Center, beginning on July 20th.
Starting late Friday afternoon and lasting until mid-day on
Sunday, sessions are offered on a vast array of topics. In addition,
resource rooms for print and electronic media present sample
materials from all the clubs, ranging from breed magazines and
newsletters, illustrated standards, CDs filled with electronic files,
Clubs’ bylaws, and specialty procedures. Computer labs are
ongoing through the weekend for those who can squeeze in an hour
or two for hands-on training. If this isn’t intense enough, attendees
can also develop their own ‘break-out’ sessions after hours in some
of the smaller meeting rooms to expand information on any topic.
The Parent Club Committee provided a large announcement board
for people to post notices of meetings along with a sign-up sheet.
The Basenji Club of America was represented by Karla
Schreiber, Vice-President, and Wanda Pooley, Board of Directors,
Editor, & Chair of the National Specialty Oversight Committee.
Since attendees can choose from a list of session topics, in
addition to the general sessions, the BCOA representatives decided
to split up to cover as many different subjects as possible.
After dinner, the evening began with a choice of three topics.
Both Karla and Wanda opted for the Club Officers Forum, an open
discussion for officers to address club issues and how others in
the group deal with these issues. From the largest clubs of over
2000 members to the smallest ones at fewer than 100, we learned
we all encounter the same challenges and opportunities. While
clubs may address concerns taking different paths, all are trying
to achieve the same results. The most common items discussed -communications, recruiting new members, persuading members to
run for a seat on the board, finding good specialty sites, encouraging
volunteers to host a national specialty, and, of course, dealing with
those political factions that can divide a club.
Saturday morning came early. Before the start of each day’s
sessions, beginning at 8:00 am, Karla and Wanda took advantage
of the breakfast buffet and the opportunity to chat with other
attendees about their clubs and breeds. In fact, every meal offered
a chance to talk to different people, people who were happy to
share how their clubs operate and how they handle the day-to-day
affairs of their organization.
By Wanda Pooley
has been done; yet another requires applicants to put at least one
prefix title on their dogs before being eligible for membership. The
BCOA comes off as pretty tame compared to some clubs’ member
qualifications.
In the general session, “Becoming an Effective Club
Spokesperson,” we learned about the Canine Ambassador
program. This is someone who acts on behalf of a club as the
public relations spokesperson. This person develops a press kit
that can be presented in the various media to answer questions or
to bring their breed to the foreground of the public eye.
After dinner, Karla and I attended a break-out session to
discuss the realigning of the breed groups. With great enthusiasm,
all the attendees in the room were favorable to this idea. Since the
last realignment in the 1980’s, twenty-six more breeds have been
added to the list of AKC recognized breeds. These additions have
expanded every group. Statistics were presented to demonstrate
the future growth of each current group. For example, today the
Hound group is comprised of 26 breeds. In ten years this will likely
grow to 39 breeds. Moreover, a desire exists among the hound
folks to split the Hounds in to two groups: Scent and Sight. While
this talk remains at a grass roots level, the consensus is to ask AKC
to form a committee to analyze the best means for developing a
new list of groups. Almost unanimously, people wanted to see the
Non-Sporting group eliminated and replaced with groups that more
meaningfully describe the function or structure of those breeds.
Sunday morning brought more open discussion among the
Over the weekend, I covered an indepth session about national specialties.
The panelists discussed how to provide a
successful National from selecting a site
to raising funds to addressing the benefits
of a stand-alone event to combining it with
an all-breed cluster. Everyone involved
agreed on two things, though: (1) the importance of a budget and
why it is essential, and (2) the necessity for written procedures.
The fund-raising topic brought forth an array of clever ideas.
Several clubs shared their success stories, and we talked about a
couple of ideas that fell flat.
The “How to Grow and Sustain Parent Club Membership”
session brought forth some interesting statistics. Did you know
that among the breed clubs, 63 percent have experienced an
increase in the average age of their members? Today, like the
general population, the average age span is 35-50 years old. Of
the breed clubs, 85% have a membership dues range of $20-$45.
We are also no different when it comes to volunteer workers. The
majority of the breed clubs have a small percentage of active,
working members. From the discussion came some fascinating
tidbits: The Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club of America accepts new
members only once a year; one club requires an essay from new
applicants; others won’t approve a new member until a home visit
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Ch Rafiki-Hackers Red White & Blue x BISS CH AB-SS Follow The Money, *BBHR
Anyone can get credit, but judges like
“CASH”!
Thank you to Adventureland and Rafikis Basenjis for trusting me with this sweet boy.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
OWNERS:
Janet & Lou Ketz
Wilmington, IL
jlketz@aol.com
BREEDERS:
Wanda Pooley ~ AdventureLand Basenjis
Michelle Gahgan - Rafiki Basenjis
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attendees, and then more general and specialized sessions. AKC
CAR offered an excellent overview of their new microchip and
explained the strategy being used in disaster response efforts.
They encouraged clubs to offer microchip clinics, and those that
do will receive the incentive of low-cost chips.
How does a club operate democratically? “The Governance
of Parent Clubs” offered valuable information on this topic. First,
and foremost, each club’s bylaws are the first line of defense when
conflicts pop up. Mike Liosis, AKC Director of Club Relations,
stressed the importance of clubs adhering to their bylaws when
managing their affairs. As with our own club just recently, when
bylaws are being revised, the AKC Club Relations department is
the first stop before submitting a ballot to the membership.
The last session I attended was exciting because the BCOA
recently purchased the template for this program. Dr. Claudia
Orlandi presented the current status of the University of Canine
Education (UCE). She offered methods for parent clubs on how
to develop and/or enhance their breed education programs. Dr.
Orlandi explained the complete series of the Basset Hound
University program and how other clubs can use that model as a
template for their own University program. Envision the Basenji
University. It’s coming to basenji fanciers everywhere.
The AKC Parent Club Conference is a “shot-in-the-arm” as it
seems to arrive at a point when it’s needed most. This is a very well
prepared conference. It goes without saying that the sessions offer
beneficial information and organized materials for everyone. The
Parent Club Committee should be applauded for their hard work in
putting together this event. More importantly, much informationgathering occurred outside the sessions. The break-out meetings,
the clusters of people joined in sharing ideas, conversations across
the dinner table, and even chats while waiting for the elevator
yielded a fountain of knowledge.
When I became involved in the world of dogs, I thought the
AKC and its board members were an austere, unreachable group.
Not so, I discovered! These are people no different than you or
I, and they all have the same concerns and love for the canine
world. They give as much time and dedication as we do, and they
come from the same types of backgrounds. The chief operating
officer of AKC is just as friendly and approachable as those I meet
everyday at shows and functions. The AKC Board members who
attended this conference never held themselves apart from the
attendees. We are all working together for a common interest, and
it has never been more apparent than at the 2007 AKC Parent Club
by Karla Schreiber
supplementation when no confirmed, primary clinical signs of the
disease are present (i.e. a diagnosis based strictly on thyroid “test
numbers” alone), and cautioned that what we do not know about
the practice of providing thyroid supplementation to otherwise
healthy animals may come back to haunt us when more research
has been conducted in this area. Other presenters at the Health
Seminar included Erika Werne of the Canine Health Foundation
– filling us in on CHF’s grant making process, and Eddie Dzuik of
OFA, updating us about CHIC (Canine Health Information Center)
and its DNA repository.
Last. but not least, on Sunday afternoon I attended the
session on Financial and Tax Aspects and Issues for Parent Clubs,
hosted by attorney and former IRS agent Edmund Sledzik. I was
pleased to find myself in the company of several other parent club
attorneys, and as always, there were far more issues to discuss than
could possibly be covered in the 1.5 hour time frame. However,
we managed, with Ed’s able assistance, to review financial record
keeping procedures for parent clubs, how to deal with IRS audit
situations, choices of entity issues, lobbying by parent clubs and
charitable subsidiaries, and the special challenges facing those
organizations that operate federally tax exempt public charities
like the Basenji Health Endowment. I wish this session could have
lasted another hour or two!
Like Wanda, I traveled home feeling like I suffered from
profound information overload. On the plus side, there is so much
that BCOA is doing right – we are way ahead of the curve in many
areas of club governance. That being said, there are some areas in
which we can definitely improve. After having a chance to review
some of the beautiful and informative illustrated breed standards
put together by other parent clubs, this is one area where I hope
we can challenge ourselves - to create an illustrated standard truly
worthy of our beautiful, natural dogs. Likewise, seeing what
other clubs provide in terms of the judge’s education process and
accompanying materials made me think long and hard about of
how BCOA can step up to the plate in this area as well.
While Wanda attended the Saturday
session on National Specialties, I attended
the Breed Standards session chaired by
Mari-Beth O’Neill, AKC Assistant Vice
President of Customer Service. This
session reviewed AKC’s requirements for
maintaining and modifying breed standards,
and explored the ever-present question of how parent clubs
determine the need for standard changes without compromising
their breeds’ basic function and form. We had a lively discussion
regarding these topics, including “tales from the front line” by
several parent club officers whose clubs recently went through
the Standards revision process. The session was followed by a
question and answer period, during which I took the liberty of once
again asking Ms. O’Neill, on behalf of BCOA, whether, in her
opinion, BCOA should consider a standard revision to expressly
include brindle pointed tri-colors. Ms. O’Neill responded exactly
as she did when asked this question by then-BCOA President
Midge Greenlee several years ago: No such change is necessary
given the facts that a) our Standard has no disqualifications for
color or pattern, and b) both tri-color and brindle are standard
colors already. Ms. O’Neill, likewise again, expressed the opinion
that if the fancy believes brindle pointed tri-colors are not viewed
favorably by judges, the answer to that problem is better judge’s
education, and not a standard revision.
My second Saturday session was the Health Seminar. The
primary presenter (and a very entertaining and knowledgeable one!)
was Thomas Graves, DVM, Ph.D., of the University of Illinois - who spoke to us regarding the topic “Canine Hypothyroidism:
Fact or Fiction.” Dr. Graves’ presentation examined the medical
evidence behind many commonly held beliefs about hypothyroidism
in purebred dogs, and concluded that hypothyroidism is being
over-diagnosed. Dr. Graves urged breeders not to rush to thyroid
JERLIN BASENJIS
PRESENT A NEW CHAMPION
CH. JERLIN’S DOUBLE O SEVEN
(Ch. Jazzeta-Jerlin Double Stuff x Ch. Jerlin’s Airborne)
“Bond” is shown finishing his championship under Judge Mrs. Edna Martin by going Best of
Breed over a special for his fourth major win.
Also featured in the picture is Jerlin Basenjis number one fan and my favorite granddaughter,
Ms. Cagney Ehlers.
Bond has been a fun dog to show with his wonderful personality and excellent movement. He will be available to
approved bitches. Testing for Fanconi and hip dysplasia will be done.
Linda Ehlers
660 747-8552
E-mail: jerlin@wcblue.com
Daydreaming of an Obedience-Trained Basenji
By Sally Ann Smith
“Before the reality comes the dream.”
- quote from Argus poster
Daisy, my Basenji, and I attended enough conformation shows
to finish her championship. For a number of reasons which I won’t
bore you with, she is not yet (but soon, I promise, soon ) going to
try her skill at the field trials. What to do? She hates staying home
while the younger dogs get to go on trips.
Daydream The First: I think my Daisy would look really good in
the obedience ring, and how nice to have an excuse to bring her
along to shows. As you have already guessed, Daisy is my special
pet and bed dog.
“Obedience is best:”
-Sir Henry Newbolt
REALITY: At a show a couple years ago, a fellow Basenji owner
just happened to mention he was entered in obedience later that
day. Intrigued, a group of us stuck around to watch. The concepts
of Basenji and obedience are not often linked, although we do
have some in the breed with advanced titles. Lightning struck as
we watched a very independent Basenji wander around the ring.
“Betcha I could do this!” Stupidly, I voiced this thought. My
companions stopped laughing after a couple minutes. The idea was
filed away for future reference.
Daydream the Second: My super little dogs will really shine in
an obedience class.
“Observe the opportunity.”
- Apocrypha: Ecclesiasticus
REALITY: A new ad appeared about six months later in our
small weekly Mountain County, GA newspaper. It read, in part:
“Dog trainer with more than 25 years experience in obedience,
police, and narcotic dog training work will be forming a class for
beginners......”
I was second on the list. The trainer owned up to having worked
with sighthounds before and added she should likely charge me
double! She said she was only quoting a common joke among
trainers..............” Not wishing to mess up Daisy on my first
venture into this area, I enrolled male Basenji that really belonged
to my son, who was away at college.
Cory did seem to look forward to our classes, after he got over
his initial disdain at being asked to do servile things like “Sit”. As
a matter of fact – small brag here – Cory was a quick student. At the
head of the class in grasping what was wanted. Also, for the first
10 minutes, at the head of the class in performance. It’s downhill
from there, as any Basenji person will happily tell you. This dog is
from a breed that has spent more than 7,000 years as independent,
quick-witted hunters. Cory saw no particular reason to “Stay” with
those big hairy beasts -Goldens, Labs, Dobes, and a Rottweilerwhen there were things to do and smells to be investigated.
Nevertheless, we more or less graduated. Our instructor, Kathy,
gently suggested that maybe I wouldn’t be too happy with Cory’s
performance in the obedience ring. As I recall, the words “Really
frustrating for you”, “Maybe too independent”, “Well, if you really
pour a lot of effort into it,” and other tactful phrases for “Forget
it!” were used.
Was I discouraged? Never. Cory was now even nicer to live
with. He was a lot quicker to obey requests, and we had a 70
percent chance he’d sit on command. Besides, Daisy was my ace
in the hole.
Daydream The Third: Daisy, CD. Me, modestly accepting the
humble apologies of all who had laughed and offered to be catchers
outside the ring. Besides, Daisy’s breeder has an outstanding line
of multi-titled dogs going, and a number have made wonderful
obedience dogs.
“I once found myself saying that a masochist is a person who is
training his or her second basenji.”
- Vicki Hearne
REALITY: Kathy, the trainer, didn’t have an appropriate group
available for Daisy, but did have a Dobe pup of her own she wanted
to begin, and a second, already titled Dobe she wanted to polish
for further competition. She suggested private lessons, with one
of her Dobes as a second classmate. We had two private lessons.
On Kathy’s turf. Daisy was a dream. She modeled her behavior
after the titled Dobe, learned almost instantaneously, and Kathy,
who naturally had taken my enthusiastic ravings about Daisy’s
background and potential with a large grain of salt, actually said
she was beginning to get excited about the possibility of my girl
making it into competition. I reminded her of all the other Basenjis
out there that are doing just great, and said they really did earn
titles. I even gave her a tattered copy of a Dog World Magazine
feature I’d pored over in which a Basenji named Wassail tells all in
the area of training humans.
Daisy hasn’t been worked much lately. It seems our garage has
two black and white kittens in residence. Daisy has spent the last
four months incredulous that we haven’t cleared the varmints out
of there. The kittens, in turn, delight in teasing Daisy outside her
run. Daisy’s first move as she comes into the house is to tear to the
door leading to the garage, and look at us inquiringly. “Don’t you
know our garage is infested?” She seems to ask. “Here, let me help
you get them.”
Yesterday, since we had a lesson scheduled soon, I called Kathy
and pleaded for advice. Daisy would do her Sits, she would Heel,
but there was no hope for any progress in Stay – not with two kittens
40 yards away in the woods sniggering at her. Seven thousand
years of genes said, “Forget the food rewards, turn off the ears, and
concentrate on kittens.” Kathy offered several sensible suggestions
involving crating the kittens safely and gradually desensitizing
Daisy, etc., and did drop a hint that maybe I’d like to reconsider an
obedience career for her if she was so intent on hunting. Picture the
problem if the next ring had a class of longhaired Chihuahuas, for
example. (This actually happened to a fellow Basenji lover once.
That’s another story. But no, there was no bloodshed.)
Last night, Daisy’s obedience career came to a temporary halt.
One of the black and white kittens almost came to a permanent halt.
It was dark, my “obedience-trained” graduate, Cory, and my star
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Even more important than
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HEALTH CLINICS
From Lisa Auerbach, Chair
As everyone probably knows by now, the interim version of
the Fanconi syndrome DNA test, a linkage marker test, has been
released and is available through the Canine Phenome Project.
www.caninephenome.org. A set of frequently asked questions
is included elsewhere in this issue. The FAQ will be maintained
and updated on the Basenji Health Endowment web site www.
basenjihealth.org.
Work will continue on the direct test, but the linkage marker
test is an extremely valuable tool in the interim. I plan on using it,
and I hope you will too.
A CPP blood draw clinic will be held at the 2007 Nationals in
California on Tuesday the 16th. Judy Schettler and Chris O'Rear
have offered to help. If you're willing to help, please let me know.
For more information or to volunteer, contact me at itzyu@prodigy.
net.
Dr. Gary Johnson is also planning to speak at this year’s
National. The tentative schedule for the talk is prior to the annual
meeting. Jon Curby is helping organize Dr. Johnson's trip and
may be contacted for more information at jcurby@offa.org
Please take advantage of this breakthrough and use the test
to insure that all 2007 breedings have at least one tested clear
parent.
Finally, I'd like to add my voice to the many of us thanking
everyone who has helped with research, providing samples,
fundraising, and otherwise making this long-anticipated test a
reality. Thank you all, so much.
student, Daisy, were the first out of the runs. I didn’t know there
was an intruder in the shadows inside the enclosed safety area near
our door until the kitten lived up to her name – Screaming Mimi.
Did I shout “Sit?” Did I shout “Stay”? Ha! I said another fourletter “S” word and grabbed both dogs while said kitten made a
frantic escape over the fence.
As the dogs settled in for the night, my spouse wandered into the
room and innocently asked, “What was all the shouting about, and
by the way, which of the dogs is doing all that sneezing?”
“The one with the mouth full of cat hair,” I snarled.
Daydream the Fourth: Tomorrow I will take Daisy out and work
with her. We will have a wonderful time, and she will ignore all
distractions.
“Success generally depends upon knowing how long it takes to
succeed.”
- Montesquieu
REALITY: It’s obvious I need to give the kittens a break and not
let them get near a Basenji, even if they are safely crated. Already
I’ve spent a few minutes with Cassie, our chocolate Lab, who is
totally spoiled, set in her ways, and well into advanced middleage. She is also more motivated by food than kittens, and learned
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First printed in Dog World, September 1990
POINT OF VIEW
Basenji Conservation
by Dr. Jo Thompson
As reported in the Basenji Club of
America (BCOA) Bulletin Board Newsletter
dated 15 May 2007, a committee was
authorized by the 2006 ballot to petition the
American Kennel Club (AKC) to open the
basenji registry of the AKC studbook. This
initial move to explore the possibility of
adding new imported dogs from Africa into
the basenji registry provides an opportunity
to contemplate the concept of conservation
as it applies to the preservation of basenjis.
First of all, we need to define the
“population” we are considering. All
domesticated dogs are in the same species.
The dog (Canis familiaris1) has evolved to
become one of the most variable animal
species associated with humans; with
many various types forming separate
breeds. The basenji has a lineage of
distinguished ancestry and forms its own
global ‘metapopulation’ with all individuals
descending from the original native
ancestral group in central Africa. The
basenji is the second oldest distinct breed to
diverge from the proto-dog/wolf common
ancestor2, making it one of the most ancient
domesticated breeds in the world. In other
words, as a group it has been isolated from
other breed development longer than almost
all other dogs, which ensured the distinct
differentiation of the specific canid type we
call basenji. This isolation was crucial in
avoiding the exchange of genetic material
from the general canine population.
Archaeological evidence suggests that dogs
were incorporated into the social structure
of humans and domesticated away from
the proto-dog/wolf ancestor about 14,000
years ago3. That may provide some idea of
the length of time that the breed, we have
known for about a century, has actually
been reproducing within its own typology,
thus fixing the desired physical traits that
distinguish it as unique. The word primitive
is sometimes used to describe the basenji
because it is one of the breeds of dog that is
believed to still remain close in morphology
(appearance) and behavior (hunting style)
to that earliest ancestral canine.
The basenji is a natural breed found
within the milieu of equatorial Africa,
principally the Congo Basin forest block
corresponding to the watershed of the
Congo River. This geographic region is
still the root source of the basenji ancestral
stock and serves as the reservoir for the
full complement of breed genotypic
variation or genetic allele diversity.
But, it is not the only home of basenjis.
Basenjis are officially recognized through
breed registries throughout many parts
of the world outside their traditional
home. When viewed globally, the basenji
metapopulation has a fragmented populace;
those inside their native home in central
Africa, here called the source population
and those outside, here called the modern
population. The source population is
genetically diverse resulting in a low chance
that any two negative genes will combine
and individuals have a very high chance
of being healthy. Conversely, the modern
population is not genetically diverse and
the chance of two negative recessive genes
combining rises in direct relationship to the
degree of homogeneity. The evidence that
the source population appears to be "clean"
is indicative that it is still diverse enough
that negative genes are not yet combining.
So, how do the concerns of population
conservation apply to preservation of the
basenji?
Population geneticists insist
that populations under artificial selection,
subjected to high levels of inbreeding, tight
line breeding, non-random mating, genetic
drift, popular sire syndrome, inbreeding
depression, directional selection within a
closed registry, or small gene pool dynamics
simply cannot maintain genetic viability
and breed vigor in the long term without
the introduction of new genetic material.
Historic records tell us that the first
basenjis to be brought out of Africa were
a pair whose origin was the rainforests
of Congo in central Africa (modern day
Democratic Republic of Congo; formerly
known as Zaire, the Belgian Congo or
Congo). They arrived in London in 1895.
These first native imports were brought
from the Congo by a British explorer
during a time when Britain was first
penetrating up the Congo River system and
making first contact between Westerners
and indigenous people. The breed was
introduced to Europeans when the pair
were exhibited at the Cruft’s Dog show
that same year; although shortly after both
died of distemper4. During the heyday
of large English kennels, the entrance of
these unique barkless (but vocal) hunting
dogs onto the international scene did not
go unnoticed. Over the following years
many more attempts were made to export
foundation stock from the Congo Basin
(the Congo and southern Sudan) for the dog
show fanciers. Most private efforts were
unsuccessful5 until three basenjis from
southwestern Congo [Bokoto of Blean,
Bongo of Blean, and Bereke of Blean]
established the foundation of the breed
when they were successfully imported to
the United Kingdom in 1936 and bred.
Over the course of the following five
years an additional four native imports
contributed to the registered foundation
stock of basenjis and its descendants
recognized by the Basenji Club of Great
Britain (BCGB) and registered under
The Kennel Club of the United Kingdom
[Bashele of Blean, Bungwa of Blean,
Amatangazig of the Congo, and Simolo of
the Congo]6. The breed was then developed
in Great Britain with these seven (7) as the
foundation stock outside of their native
homeland; this is known as the founder
event7.
The Basenji Club of Great Britain was
formed in 1939. Early breeders worked
to “achieve the desired improvements of
daintiness, soundness and short backs”
(Basenjis: The Barkless Dogs. by Veronica
Tudor-Williams, 1946, page 70) wanted
by the fancy. The breed standard was
written for the first time in February 1939
as an unofficial archetype defining the
breed based on a phenotypic description
and distinguishing all breed members
separate from other breeds by this
typology identification. Then, with some
modifications to include more details, on
June 24, 1942 the official Basenji breed
Standard was approved. The breed Standard
has been revised a number of times since
its original form but always with the goal
to promote breed improvement, advancing
from the ancestral form. Over the years of
breed development the basenji “has been
improved anatomically by careful breeding
in order to fit [the] present- day Standard”
(The Complete Basenji. By Elspet Ford,
1993, page 33). The word modern is used
here to describe the basenji that has been
selectively bred and modified to achieve
the breed Standard theoretical ideals.
Conformation dog shows award dogs that
most closely express the breed Standard.
The goal of the conformation show is
conformity and, where winning guides
the breeding programs, the gene selection
criterion are narrowed.
Basenjis first arrived in the United
States in 1937; one native import from the
Congo [Bakuma of Blean aka Phemister’s
Bois] and two descendants of British
breeding. The only one to contribute to
the modern line was Phemister’s Bois. In
February 1938 two British bred basenjis
[Bakuma of Blean and Basashi of Blean]
were exhibited at The Westminster Kennel
Club. Soon thereafter, in 1941 Phemister’s
Congo was found on a ship trapped with
cargo that had been loaded at the port
of Monrovia, Liberia. Mr. Alexander
Phemister, based on his knowledge of the
breed, proclaimed the castaway to be a
basenji. The breed was again presented to
the USA dog fancy community at the 1941
Morris and Essex Kennel Club dog show.
The ‘Morris and Essex’ was considered
to be the most prestigious of shows in its
era; the name Morris & Essex is linked
to Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge. Shortly
thereafter, the Basenji Club of America
was formed in 1942; the original board of
directors included Mr. Alexander Phemister,
President; Miss. Ethelwyn Harrison and Dr.
Eloise Gerry, Vice Presidents; Mr. George
L. Gilkey, Treasurer; and Mr. George E.
Richards, Secretary. They agreed to accept
the breed Standard approved by the BCGB.
After exchanged communications8 with
board members, the American Kennel Club
officially accepted the breed in 1943. Once
the breed was accepted, a basenji registry
in the AKC studbook9 was opened. A
total of 39 basenjis were enrolled during
that initial registration in June of 1944 (14
dogs and 25 bitches) as the first American
basenjis. Table 1 identifies those original
AKC registered basenjis. Note that except
for Phemister’s Bois and Phemister’s
Congo, they are all the descendants of dogs
from The Kennel Club of the UK. Thus,
the AKC foundation stock for the breed
was started from 9 dogs who contributed
descendants: the original 7 native import
foundation dogs registered in The Kennel
Club of the UK and the two Phemister10
native imports.
Other foundation stock registered in
the AKC included Kindu and Kasenyi.
Kindu and Kasenyi were imported in 1941
from the Republic of Congo, at the western
limit of the traditionally accepted range of
the pure basenji. Their appearance was
notably different from the standard type.
They produced a litter in 1945 that were
registered and subsequently Kindu and
Kasenyi were also registered in 1946. Thus,
these 2 were added to the native import
foundation stock for a total of 11 founders
(the original progenitors from the source
population) to produce the major basenji
breeding lines. Also, diverse genes were
added to the modern pool from dogs that
were not imported into the USA. A number
of dogs contributed limited genetic diversity
through the export of their descendants
from continental Africa. Tex of Alexandria
(southern Sudan), Miliku and Kogi
(Liberia), and Binza of Laughing Brook
(southern Sudan) were bred from Africa and
their descendants were then exported and
added to the modern gene pool outside the
USA. Others were imported from Africa to
the U.K. and their descendants contributed
significantly to the modern population gene
pool {Wau of the Congo and Fula of the
Congo). Kiki of Cryon was imported to the
USA from Liberia but was not registered.
Her genes contributed to American registry
stock through breeding with U.K. lines.
Therefore, the basenji modern population
was derived from 18 original progenitors,
with varying degrees of gene representation.
As a result of this very small pool of
founders, some more heavily represented
than others, the modern population of
the basenji suffered indiscriminate loss
of genetic diversity. In response to the
high degree of inbreeding and the lethal
expression of some health related recessive
traits, in 1990 the basenji registry was
opened to allow additional new founders
(those whose genes contributed to future
generations, leaving aside those which
did not reproduce) imported from the
source population in the Congo (Zaire). An
additional eight dogs [Avongara Diagba,
Avongara Gangura, Avongara K’Posi,
Avongara M’Bliki, Avongara N’Gola,
Avongara N’Gondi11, Avongara Zamee,
and Esenjo] contributed to the gene pool
rescue effort at that time. It was a good
first start, but it was not enough. This
brought the founder number for the AKC
registered modern population up to 26
contributors (see Table 2); however, some
of them have made a limited contribution
or been maintained in tightly controlled
breeding programs and not incorporated
into the modern population pool. It is
important to realize that these founders
have not contributed equally to the gene
pool. It has been suggested that the stud
dogs Bongo of Blean, Wau of the Congo,
and Kindu represent well over 95% of the
Y chromosomes (the Y chromosome is
passed exclusively from stud male to male
progeny) in the modern population gene
pool. Compounding this, several of the
lines have died out in recent years, further
limiting the genetic diversity of the modern
basenji. Since 1936 when the basenji was
successfully established outside of Africa,
all the modern population descended from
these few original imports and all are
related at some point in their lineage once
the pedigree is taken back far enough.
One of the most basic factors affecting
the genetic makeup of a small population is
the number of unrelated original progenitors
(the founders). In the science of population
genetics, the concept of “effective
population size” (the minimum number of
animals to constitute the foundation stock)
is concerned with the number of breeding
individuals in an “ideal population.” It is
assumed that these ideal breeding founders
(the original progenitors) show the same
amount of dispersion of allele frequencies
under the effects of small population and
are equally unrelated to any other basenji
in the population except their descendants
according to their pedigree representation.
This is important to note because many of the
modern population lines result from founders
that originated from defined geographic
areas in the Congo and individuals from each
grouping are certainly more closely related
to each other than to other basenjis in the
population.
The effective population size is always
smaller than the absolute population size
or the census, often by several orders of
magnitude. The gene pool is the complete
set of unique alleles found by including
all the genetic material of every living
member of the breed at its origin or source.
Levels of genetic variation are intimately
connected to the fitness of a population.
The source population contains the most
extensive genetic diversity found in the
native reservoir and exhibits vigorous/
robust biological fitness. Meanwhile, the
modern population is a subset of the genes
available to the breed and exhibits reduced
biological fitness. The large assemblage of
alleles available in the source population
contributes to a full compliment of genetic
diversity and heterogeneity with multiple
alleles at many gene loci. The reduced
assemblage of alleles found in the modern
population, a selected subset of the source,
result in narrow genetic diversity and
homogeneity.
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here?” Pp. 175-183 in: Viable Population
for Conservation, 1987) calculated a
minimum requirement of 50 individuals
with a generation interval12 of greater than
10 years for the healthy persistence of a
population for up to 100 years, allowing
for continual attrition of genetic variation
over time. However, FW Allendorf and N
Ryman (“The role of genetics in population
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Viability Analysis, S.R. Beissinger and
D.R. McCullough, eds. 2002) determined
that populations with shorter generation
intervals require larger effective population
sizes. So, when adjusting for the basenji
generation interval of approximately 3 years,
the effective population size required for
the modern basenji population then jumps
to more than 300 individuals in order to
have a population large enough to maintain
‘normal’ amounts of additive genes to
retain 95 % heterozygosity for 100 years.
But, remember that this recommendation
is for an “ideal population” where all
variables are controlled. This does not
take into account deviations from the ideal
conditions which occur in real populations,
as illustrated with the scenario above. To
use a relevant real life example, according
to the US Fish and Wildlife Services
guidelines, the Idaho wolf population needs
to stay above 100 founder individuals for
the isolated population to remain viable and
self sustaining. With basenjis, it is clear
that new stock is required to augment the
modern gene pool. Another factor which
makes a great difference is the sex ratio of
reproductively successful founders. The
effective breeding population can never
be greater than four times the number of
males, no matter how numerous the females
may be, since gametes13 must come from
both sexes. Thus anything that limits the
number of males in use drastically restricts
the effective breeding population. Overuse
of popular sires is a tremendous deleterious
factor in genetic impoverishment.
Following the thinking of Soulé from
1987, the question must be where do we
go from here when we consider the small
number of founders used to constitute the
modern stock? In the modern population
of today we have 26 founders, those whose
genes contributed to future generations,
with varying degrees of representation.
We require a minimum of at least 50-300,
probably more like 100. The answer must
be to outcross to dogs entirely outside the
modern gene pool, to unrelated dogs from
the source population. The basenji breed
is fortunate in that it is a natural breed. At
the moment they still have a limited source
population of autochthonous (indigenous
or native) dogs to draw from where the
full compliment of breed specific genetic
variation exists. Due to dramatic moves
to develop the remote forests of the Congo
Basin, this small window of opportunity is
quickly closing. Rather than out crossing
to a different breed for genetic diversity,
individuals from the source population
may be introduced into the derived modern
population. As a breed club, our strategy
must aim at preserving genetic variability by
increasing the effective population size
through recruitment of additional founders.
When it comes to the health and future
of the basenji, conservation requires
that typological thinking will have to be
tempered with population thinking; the
ultimate goal is to expand the modern
population gene pool.
Table 1. Original cohort of AKC registered basenjis. (source: American Kennel
Club Stud Book Registrations, Group No. 2 – Hounds, Basenjis, June 1944, pgs.
68-69)
Name:
Alan of Glen-Ho
Alverna of Glen-Ho
Andy of Glen-Ho
Annabelle of Glen-Ho
Antonio of Glen-Ho
Armina of Glen-Ho
Bongheli
Gayety of Sirrah Crest
Ho Hum of Sirrah Crest
Jokund of Sirrah Crest
Joy of Sirrah Crest
Jinga*
Juliana of Windrush
June of Windrush
Kano of Rhosenji
Keffi of Rhosenji
Kita of Rhosenji
Kong of Rhosenji
Koro of Rhosenji
Koodoo of the Congo
Makwa of Windrush
Merry Ha Ha of Sirrah Crest
Mofwe
Mokima of Windrush
Penelope of Windrush
Phemister’s Berecke*
Phemister’s Ho of Sirrah Crest*
Phemister’s Kabero*
Phemister’s La Petite*
Phemisters Masabu *
Phemister’s Bois** ++
Phemister’s Congo**
Phemister’s Ha of Sirrah Crest
Phemister’s Naida*
Pistol Pete
Rosemary of Windrush
Rwanda
Zingili
Tanya of Windrush
Sex:
Dog
Bitch
Dog
Bitch
Dog
Bitch
Dog
Bitch
Dog
Dog
Bitch
Dog
Bitch
Bitch
Bitch
Bitch
Bitch
Dog
Bitch
Dog
Bitch
Bitch
Bitch
Bitch
Bitch
Dog
Dog
Dog
Bitch
Bitch
Dog
Bitch
Bitch
Bitch
Dog
Bitch
Bitch
Bitch
Bitch
Sire:
Kwillo of the Congo
Kwillo of the Congo
Kwillo of the Congo
Kwillo of the Congo
Kwillo of the Congo
Kwillo of the Congo
Jinga
Phemister’s Ho of Sirrah Crest
Kwillo of the congo
Koodoo of the Congo
Koodoo of the Congo
Pistol Pete
Pistol Pete
Pistol Pete
Pistol Pete
Pistol Pete
Kobbi of the Congo
Koodoo of the Congo
Jinga
Koodoo of the Congo
Koodoo of the Congo
Kwillo of the Congo
Kwillo of the Congo
Kwillo of the Congo
Kwillo of the Congo
Kwillo of the Congo
unknown
unknown
Phemister’s Bois
Koodoo of the Congo
Koodoo of the Congo
Koodoo of the Congo
Jinga
Jinga
Koodoo of the Congo
Dam:
June of Windrush
June of Windrush
June of Windrush
June of Windrush
June of Windrush
June of Windrush
Juliana of Windrush
Kiteve of the Congo
Kiteve of the Congo
Tanya of Windrush
Tanya of Windrush
Tanya of Windrush
Tanya of Windrush
Tanya of Windrush
Senji of the Congo
Kikuyu of the Congo
Kiteve of the Congo
Kikuyu of the Congo
Juliana of Windrush
Juliana of Windrush
Juliana of Windrush
Juliana of Windrush
Juliana of Windrush
unknown
unknown
Phemister’s Naida
Phemister’s Congo
Kiteve of the Congo
Kikuyu of the Congo
Kikuyu of the Congo
* Bred in Canada, whelped in USA.
** Foundation Stock
++
aka Bakuma of Blean ; originally imported to the United Kingdom in 1937 and registered under TKC as Bakuma
of Blean while in quarantine but then exported to the USA and sometime later reregistered under AKC as
Phemister’s Bois.
Table 2. Modern population founder stock.
Registered Name
Bokoto of Blean
Bongo of Blean
Bereke of Blean
Bashele of Blean
Bungwa of Blean
Amatangazig of the Congo
Simolo of the Congo
Bakuma of Blean aka Phemister’s Bois
Phemister’s Congo
Kindu
Kasenyi
Tex of Alexandria
Miliku
Kogi
Binza of Laughing Brook
Wau of the Congo
Fula of the Congo
Kiki of Cryon
Avongara Diagba
Avongara Gangura
Avongara K’Posi
Avongara M’Bliki
Avongara N’Gola
Avongara N’Gondi **
Avongara Zamee
Esenjo
Country of Origin
Congo/Zaire
Congo/Zaire
Congo/Zaire
Congo/Zaire
Congo/Zaire
Southern Sudan
Southern Sudan
Congo/Zaire
Liberia
Republic of Congo
Republic of Congo
Southern Sudan
Liberia
Liberia
Southern Sudan
Southern Sudan
Southern Sudan
Liberia
Northeast Congo/Zaire
Sex
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Female
Male
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Male
Male
Female
Female
Male
Male
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
Female
** Avongara N’Gondi whelped a litter of 6 puppies. Three of those puppies [Avongara Elly, Avongara Nabodio, and
Avongara Renzi] were registered in the AKC basenji breed registry.
(Footnotes)
The BCOA website says that the club is,
“dedicated to the preservation and improvement
of Canis basenji.”
In fact, there is no such
species; Canis basenji is simply an imaginative
term coined to emphasize the uniqueness of the
Basenji breed for literary purposes and for fun.
2
Phylogenetic analysis suggests that ancient
dog breeds first bifurcated into a clade of Asian
breeds (with the Chinese Shar-Pei to diverge into
the first distinct breed) and a clade of all others;
the second bifurcation was the split between
Basenjis, as a distinct breed, and all others.
3
Canine genome research suggests that the
dog branch (the origin of Canis familiaris) of
the canine tree diverged from the wolf branch
somewhere between 135,000-60,000 years ago
followed by numerous episodes of admixture
(repeated genetic exchange) between wolves
and dogs. However, the dating of domestication
and those behavioral traits (influenced by genetic
change) that promoted the permanent association
and companionship of dogs with humans will
here be based on archaeological evidence
which demonstrates the ritual burying of dogs as
indicative of the social relationship between dogs
and humans [“Burying key evidence: the social
bond between dogs and people” in the Journal of
Archaeological Science (2006)].
4
The viral cause of distemper was first described
1
in France in 1905. After distemper swept through
several hunt kennels in the United Kingdom in
1923, `The Field Distemper Fund` was set up
by The Field magazine, the largest field sports
publication in the U.K. The money raised was
used to initiate a vaccine development project.
After years of work, a vaccine was developed
that produced attenuated virulency for foxes -i.e. the strain was so weak that it would not kill
the fox, but it would provide the fox with immunity.
After additional experimentation, a modified livevirus strain was developed which was believed
to cause only "a slight malaise" in dogs. In 1939
widely administered trials began to immunize
healthy dogs against distemper as an extra
precaution. Due to quality control problems, the
vaccine was not always effective. Many dogs
died because of the non-perfected vaccine.
World War II stopped all research into distemper,
but after the War ended, improved culturing
methods enabled even more attenuated strains
of the distemper virus to be created, and by the
early 1950s distemper vaccine was available on
the market.
5
The Berlin Zoo exhibited and bred ‘Native Dogs
of the Congo’ in the early 1900s.and the Paris
Zoological Garden exhibited Basenjis under the
colloquial nomenclature “Congo Terriers” in the
1890s.
6
Basanga of Blean was also imported at this
time but she was deemed to be untypical and the
two puppies from her only litter were placed in
pet homes, “not to be bred from” … she did not
contribute to the foundation of the breed.
7
When a finite number of individuals “found”
(start) a new population group, the genome of
the new group will necessarily reflect the genes
brought to it by the founder animals; gene
frequencies within that population will reflect
the gene frequencies within the limited founder
group rather than that of the source population.
In this way, when a founder event occurs, a gene
quite rare in the source population may have a
much higher frequency in the new population;
conversely, genes common in the source
population may be infrequent or even absent
from the new population.
8
Those critical exchanges between BCOA and
AKC are not in the AKC archives – they were
private communications.
9
According to the AKC, there is only one
studbook; each breed represents a different
“chapter” (term used by AKC) in the studbook.
Each professional registry (such as the KC, UKC,
CKC, and others) holds its own studbook for its
recognized breeds.
10
In 1964 George Gilkey (one of the original
BCOA board members) wrote, Phemister’s
“Congo was bred but once and had three pups,
two of which were later bred to other stock. I
have a record of the first 1,500 dogs registerd
by the American Kennel club and my studies
indicate that the oldest living dog carrying this
bitch’s blood has today less than one percent
of the same. As she is no longer a factor in our
bloodlines I will drop her from consideration.”
(“Our First Basenjis” in The Basenji Vol. 1, No. 1,
May 1964. Pgs. 4-5.)
11
Avongara N’Gondi whelped a litter of 6 puppies.
Three of those puppies [Avongara Elly, Avongara
Nabodio, and Avongara Renzi] were registered in
the AKC Basenji breed registry.
12
In limited, genetically isolated populations
such as our modern population, a certain amount
of unique genetic diversity is diluted with each
reproductive event through the action of genetic
drift, inbreeding and artificial selection. Thus, the
number of generations away from the founder
becomes an issue of concern. Genetic material
can be rapidly narrowed, each generation
carrying a reduced level of heterozygosity as it
is permanently linked by the horizontal pedigree.
The average time between one generation and
the next is a convenient yardstick to help us
realize the relative rate of genetic attrition.
13
Gametes are the specialized cells involved in
sexual reproduction; when mature each has a
single set of unpaired chromosomes, or half the
genetic information that its parent cell possessed.
Male gametes are sperm and female gametes
are eggs.
JUNIOR VIEW
"Journey's Journey"
By Ciara Cassell
"Quality is never an accident; it is always the
result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent
direction and skillful execution; it represents
the wise choice of many alternatives."
- William A. Foster
Even though I'm not expected to have a perfect performance
in every ring I enter,
that is what I strive
for. I want a flawless
performance from my
dog, with breathtaking
free stacks, powerful,
controlled, and correct
gaiting, along with
a rock-solid handstack, and a perfect
table
examination.
None of that can be
achieved
without
a lot of work and
dedication, especially
with a basenji, but I
am determined to do
it.
Before my mom
started
'specialing'
Journey he had been
with a handler, and
was received back in a far from show-ring
condition. Normal conditioning was bad;
coat was horrible, attitude and presence…
gone. He had no desire to show; he wanted
to just stand in the corner -- ‘grumbling'
to himself and at other dogs and wasn't
happy. When we got him back he had been
in our kennel for a few months, getting his
coat back and conditioning up, before my
mom started showing him again. As he
progressed, his attitude and basenji-like
presence started coming back. His first
show with us was the beginning of July
2006. My mom showed him in the breed
ring and he was a completely different
dog. He didn't love to show, but he was
there and he knew it was his job to show.
I wasn't allowed to show him in Juniors,
because we didn't want to wear him out,
but it was fine by me; I had no real desire
to show him anyway; if I was given the opportunity, sure I would
show him, but it didn't bother me if I didn't. He wasn't entered in
any other shows for a while because we wanted to continue to
upgrade his conditioning and try to get a much better coat on him.
In mid-August a show in Topeka, Kansas came up, and my
mom was entering Journey in the breed again. When we got to the
show, I was dead-set on showing this dog in Juniors. I had never
taken him into the ring before, but that did not discourage me. The
first day Juniors and breed were on top of each other. The rings
were across from each other, but they, of course, were in the middle
of the showsite. I figured I wouldn't show in Juniors, and just skip
it to help with the breed ring. Besides, I
had my own 6-9 month old puppy to show
for the first time.
While we were waiting for basenjis to
go in, I decided that I could make Juniors.
We didn't know if I would have to rush
out early to make the breed ring, but it was
worth a shot. As I stepped into the ring, the
main thing I remember is "Wow. This dog
is totally different than what I'm used to." I
was used to showing my 'non-basenji-like',
really easy, super trained dog in Juniors.
I realized that Journey wasn't going
to be easy. He was really powerful and
wanted to show. Neither of us knew what
to think of each other. He trusted me, but
we both were a little uncomfortable with
each other. I wasn't used to him; he wasn't
used to me, but the good thing was his
presence had continued to
progress! Journey was so
much better then the first
time my mom showed
him. I knew I would have
to work hard to pull off a
placement.
wouldn't
Journey
stand still the whole
time like my other dog,
because he hadn't been
through enough training.
Neither of us really knew
what a good gaiting
speed was. I didn't feel
the actual performance
was that great. I'm not
sure how many kids
were in the class, but it
was fairly large. I made
the cut, and remember
looking up and seeing
bitches were already in
the basenji ring. I almost asked the judge if I could leave, but he
had been watching me, and I was hoping for a placement… so I
didn't. I ended up winning the class. Apparently, the performance
that I thought wasn't so great ended up being really good.
While the judge was getting armband numbers, I was looking
at the breed ring. The steward was calling in the Winners Bitch
class. I started talking to my judge, telling him that I would have
to go straight to the breed ring, and I might miss Best Junior. He
said that was all right, told me to never miss breed for Juniors,
especially with such a nice dog as the one I had, handed me my
ribbon, and let me run off. As I got to the basenji ring, I noticed
my brother had my puppy, and my mom had our class bitch. So
that meant that I got to show Journey, again in the breed ring! I
was really excited. I don't remember how well we did -- if we won
or not -- but I was really excited because I realized that this dog
was so different to handle than what I was used to. After breed
judging was over, I remember looking back to the Juniors ring to
see if I could make Best, and the judge had just pointed to the Best
Junior. So I missed Juniors, but won the class with a dog that I had
never shown before! Success continued throughout the weekend.
We obtained our first two Best Juniors together. It was the starting
point of a long and successful journey in the dog show world.
Since that weekend I've become hooked on this dog, Journey.
We've been entered in various shows and have won multiple Best
Juniors, collected enough points to be number one Basenji Junior,
Top 20 Hound Junior, Top 20 Texas and Oklahoma Junior, as
well as obtaining enough wins to compete in both Eukanuba and
Westminster.
I have now reached the point where I get my flawless
performance that I've wanted every time. Journey now has the
best personality, loves other dogs, breeds and people. He plays
with other dogs, runs and plays with the puppies and is overall,
a very happy dog. Most importantly, he now has a unique bond
with me and absolutely loves to show. Journey is a completely
different dog in the ring now then he ever was before. His
personality seems to spark as soon as we step into the ring. He
seems to know that it’s competition time. We're there for fun,
yes, but we didn't pay to lose. We are there to win. We seem to
communicate with each other without really realizing it. This dog
very quickly seems to figure out exactly what kind performance I'm
wanting from him. And every time I ask for it, he gives it to me.
My dog now stands strong at the end of his lead, neck arched,
head slightly titled and downward, all four feet placed correctly,
with obvious presence sincere, attitude, and a simple, yet plain
sighted expression. Journey is not only a great Juniors dog, but
he represents his breed well and has multiple group placements.
Judges are pointing at us more and more often, in breed, groups
and Juniors. What more can I ask for?
Up Coming
Basenji Booster &
Supported Entry
A basenji booster will be held on Sunday, Oct.28th,
2007 at Canada's Largest dog show, "Lower Mainland Dog
Fanciers (LMDF), Travel The World" in Abbotsford, BC at
the renowned Tradex Exhibition Center.
Oct. 25th: Group 2 Hound Specialty - Ricardo
Simoes-Brazil (supported entry)
Oct. 26th: Marja Talvitie-Breed-Finland and
Ekarat Sangkunakup-Group - Thailand
Oct. 27th: Elina Haapaniemi-Breed-Finland and
Greg Eva - Group-South Africa
Oct. 28th: Sergio Pizzorno-Breed & Group
– Uruguay (booster)
The Booster Judge is Mr. Sergio Pizzorno of Uruguay. Mr.
Pizzorno is a former all breed handler, who has traveled all
over the world.
BCOC Medallions will go to the winners of Best of Breed,
Best of Opposite Sex, Winners Dog, Winners Bitch and Best
Puppy in Breed. Additional prizes will be awarded for: BOB,
BOS, BW, WD, WB, BP, Best Brace and First in each class.
Ray & Judy Bohnert, of Equinox Perm ® Dobermans, basenji
admirer, web and graphic designer, has graciously donated
beautiful Lead Crystal pieces -- pinwheel design, for BOB,
BOS, BW, WD, WB and BP
A supported entry for basenjis will be held on Oct. 25th
under judge Ricardo Simoes of Brazil.
Prizes will be offered for: BOB, BOS, BW, WD, WB, BP, Best
Veteran in Breed, Best Brace, AOM (if applicable) and First
in each class. An additional prize is offered for the Basenji
that places in Group, Best Basenji Veteran in Specialty,
Basenji going BPISS and for the Basenji Brace winning the
Best Brace in specialty.
If you would like to donate a prize, sponsor a class or
need more information, please contact Simone Mullin at 604
501 0489 or beaubri@telus.net
Show secretary is Western Dog Shows Ltd.
information:
Web Site: www.westerndogshows.com
Email: info@westerndogshows.com
Phone: 1 250 573 3944.
Fax: 1 250 573 3574 (24 hours)
Hope to see you there,
Simone Mullin
Basenji Club of Canadas, BC Director
Contact
PRESS RELEASES FROM AKC
AKC Introduces Online Record Keeping
-- Free, Web-based Service Helps Breeders
Manage Dog and Litter Records -New York, NY – The American Kennel Club® is pleased to
announce that Online Record Keeping, a new service for breeders
of AKC® registered litters and dogs, is now available. Any breeder
with a My AKC account now has access to this free service, which
provides a centralized area to manage and maintain dog and litter
records online.
“We are pleased to offer breeders of AKC dogs this new
complimentary online feature to help them manage their dog and
litter information,” said David Roberts, Assistant Vice President
of Registration and Customer Service. “Breeders can access their
personalized breeding, ownership, and registration records from any
computer with internet access at any time. This service is only the
beginning of a variety of online features planned for the future.”
With the new Online Record Keeping service, breeders can
record mating and birth information for litters and view official AKC
litter registration information including dog registration status for
all puppies in a litter. There is also a handy address book function
that gives breeders an easy place to store contact information for coowners and puppy buyers. And the AKC’s secure, password protected
breeder record service keeps your information secure and private.
In addition to being able to record and view information,
breeders can also quickly print AKC Dog Ownership, Breeding,
and Litter records. If the breeder completes the necessary fields in
the record-keeping system, all of the information required for AKC
record-keeping rules and regulations will be pre-populated on these
forms.
This new service also allows a breeder to record sale and
ownership information for the puppies and to manage puppy records
by adding notes about breeding and whelping.
For those breeders that have already taken advantage of online dog
registration to record sale and new ownership information for their
puppies, this information has been moved to the Online Record
Keeping section of My AKC for easier access.
If you have an authenticated My AKC account (or want to start
one - just go to the home page on the upper right hand box and start
the quick process), maintaining your dog and litter records online is
just a click away.
Follow these easy steps to get started:
1. Login to your My AKC account.
2. Sign up for Online Record Keeping services from the main page.
3. Go to the My Dogs and Litters section.
4. Click Breeder Records to view, create and maintain breeder
records, view AKC litter and puppy registration information, and
manage puppy records.
For more information go to: http://www.akc.org/services/breeder_
records.cfm
AKC Companion Animal Recovery
Introduces Revolutionary Microchip
New chip to provide more affordable alternative for veterinarians
and animal shelters
Raleigh, NC – In its continuing effort to improve the pet recovery
process in America, the American Kennel Club’s Companion
Animal Recovery (AKC CAR) announced that it is introducing a
revolutionary new microchip identification system to the market.
The new AKC Companion Animal Recovery ID System™ microchip
is technologically superior and more affordable than microchips
currently on the market.
AKC CAR and Electronic ID Devices, Ltd. (EID) have entered
a distribution agreement, where AKC CAR has become the exclusive
distributor of TROVAN microchips in the United States companion
animal market. TROVAN transponders have been in production and
used in a variety of applications since 1991, using the most modern
operational and manufacturing technologies available.
The new AKC Companion Animal Recovery ID System™
microchips are part of the American standard, complying with the
installed reader base used for identifying lost microchipped animals
in most animals shelters throughout the United States.
This new system will provide veterinarians, animal shelters,
breeders and pet owners an alternative to the more expensive
microchips currently being offered in the market,” said Dr. Carmen
Battaglia, President and CEO of AKC CAR. “Our commitment is
to increase the number of pets microchipped and enrolled in our
recovery service in order to increase the number of lost pets that we
recover.”
Through a newly-designed delivery system, the AKC CAR
microchip is implanted between the shoulder blades just below the
skin of the pet. The two-piece, patented delivery system places the
microchip in the pet while the lancet is simply retracted, leaving the
chip in the precise location intended. Other applicators push the
microchip out of a needle into the skin creating a risk of breakage
and imprecise placement. Additionally, the AKC CAR microchip is
smaller than other microchips and less likely to migrate.
There are many reasons to support the AKC Companion Animal
Recovery ID System™. AKC CAR:
Is the nation’s largest not-for-profit recovery service
Provides a live operator, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
Has enrolled over 3.5 million animals and recovered over
320,000
Has a long-term commitment to the pets in the database
Funds veterinary student scholarships, search and rescue teams,
and disaster relief
Continues to offer free updates to the pet’s record
Upon enrollment, every pet owner receives a FREE metal collar
tag containing the pet’s microchip number and the AKC CAR recovery
hotline (1-800-252-7894). The tag is a critical part of the recovery
process, particularly if the pet is found by an ordinary citizen without
a microchip scanner.
“AKC CAR has worked diligently to identify and distribute
a superior microchipping system,” continued Dr. Battaglia. “We
are confident that this new microchip will lead to even more pet
recoveries.”
For more information on the AKC Companion Animal Recovery
ID System™, visit www.akccar.org/microchip or call 1-800-2527894.
KENNELS FROM THE PAST
Taysenji Kennels
Elspet Ford
I have often been asked how I started with basenjis. In the
hope that some may find my story of some interest I will now delve
into history.
In 1950, when I got married, my husband & I decided that we
would buy a smooth fox terrier and show it. Little did we guess
the pleasure and enjoyment that action would entail. To this day I
don’t know why we wanted to go to dog shows. I had always gone
to look at the New Year’s Day show in my hometown of Aberdeen,
but only as a horse & dog-mad teenage spectator. In those days
they really did hold the show on January 1st, which must have
been a bit rough on Scottish exhibitors after a hectic Hogmanay.
Now they have learned their lesson, and hold it on the 1st Saturday
in January.
The choice of dog was much easier to understand. I had a
dearly beloved fox terrier, called Bobby, for most of my childhood
so what other breed could it possibly be?
We had varying successes with Jenny, nothing very much, but
enough to get Henry and me well and truly bitten by the show
bug.
In 1953 we went out to Northern Rhodesia accompanied by
two small sons and of course Jenny. The story of our life in Africa
with Jenny and all the other fox terriers doesn’t really come into
the story of the Taysenji Kennels, so I will skip over that part.
One day whilst walking the Main Street of Kitwe I met an
American lady with two little dogs, one red & white, the other
black & white. Though I had never seen a basenji in the flesh, I
knew immediately what these two prick eared curly-tailed dogs
were. We got talking and Mrs. Sadler told me that she was a
missionary’s wife and how the tribe they had been connected with
in Liberia used basenjis for hunting and as meat. On hindsight I
don’t remember knowing much about the breed at that time, but I
must have read something about them somewhere, at least enough
to create a fair degree of interest in them. I was fascinated by Mrs.
Sadler’s stories and the dogs. Then just after that meeting there
was an advertisement in the local paper “basenji dog looking for
good home.” I couldn’t get to the address quickly enough and
brought Zambi home with me.
Zambi of Andersley was I think bred in Africa by the sister
of our Mrs. Anderson of Andersley fame, but unfortunately I no
longer have his pedigree. It seems to have got mislaid sometime
during our travels. Anyway, he was a very handsome tricolor dog,
and I now realize that he was a very good specimen indeed. His
previous owner’s reason for getting rid of him was that he would
lie in the middle of a busy crossroads and let the cars find their way
around him. That may well have been the truth, but it was only
half the story because it didn’t take us long to find out that he had
every evil habit that a basenji ever thought of and a few more that
belonged to himself.
He would tear the curtains, doors, walls, and house to shreds
if anyone was stupid enough to shut him in. As for kennels, they
were demolished in a night in between the screams and howls of
rage and loneliness. He would have your hand as a tasty extra
snack should you put it near his food whilst he was eating or if he
had something you wanted to take away from him. It was sudden
death to try to dislodge him from your favorite chair, and he would
fight to the end anything that was male with four legs, which, as we
ran a boarding kennel and always had strange dogs about the place,
was a bit awkward to say the least. This dislike of his own sex was
the end of poor Zambi as he tried to finish off one of our Alsatian
boarders one day.
Strange to say, he was badly missed as he was a dog of great
character, hardly any of it good, but like all basenjis, a great charmer
in spite of his failings. I can remember him benched at dog shows
howling the place down & other exhibitors shouting over the noise
that they had always thought that basenjis were noiseless.
Before he met his unfortunate end, we had mated him to Mrs.
Sadler’s black bitch, Miliku, from whom we got a litter of four
pups.
At this stage Mrs. Sadler and I went into partnership and the
“Taysenji” prefix was born. “Tay” being Loma for black and the
“senji” part is self explanatory.
The best of the black dogs that Zambi sired was booked to go
to South Africa to Mr. Bert Blewett of the Bessemer Basenjis. In
exchange I was to get a red bitch of his breeding. As often seems to
happen, the black dog, Taysenji Dopa, had an accident just before
he was due to leave for the Union. He ran into a thorn bush and
badly injured one of his eyes. As he was the very best of the litter
in spite of his injury we decided to go ahead and send him down
to Mr. Blewett. He was badly needed as a stud dog. The basenji
population of South Africa was very small and a great deal of
inbreeding had, of necessity, taken place.
Mr. Blewett did very well with Dopa (means Hunter) and only
needed one C.C. for his championship when the judges decided
that he had lost the sight of the injured eye and withheld the award.
A lot of the South African dogs being shown today are descended
from Dopa, a Coptokin bitch who was litter sister to my Coptokin
Copper Beautique, and a couple of Fula dogs that were imported
by an American couple who were employed on the first American
satellite tracking project.
In return for Dopa I got back a little red bitch, Timsha of
Bessemer, who mated to Mrs. Sadler’s red male, Kogi, gave me my
first ever Champion, South African Champion Taysenji Titema.
Kogi means Stomach in Loma, and if ever a dog was well
named that one was. He loved his stomach and the things that went
into it. He was a really fat basenji. Roslyn tells a lovely story of how
when they got him first in the Liberian village where the Sadlers
were missionaries, Kogi was a really fat little puppy and one day
he went missing. Roslyn feared that he might end up in someone’s
cooking pot as the Loma people were one of the tribes that ate
basenjis for meat. So she called the local witch doctor, threatened
him with a lot more magic than he was capable of if anything
should happen to the pups and sent him to warn the villagers. In
due course the pup was returned home and ever after that there was
a very bewildered puppy in the village. He couldn’t understand
why nobody wanted to talk to him when he went visiting their
fires. The Africans were taking no chances.
Around this time Roslyn and I decided it was time we got
more basenjis, so arranged to get two dog puppies from Miss Mary
Miller in Monrovia. The two dogs that arrived were Tahzu, the
black one, and a red brother, Kopagi. Tahzu went on to become the
first black basenji dog champion in the Southern Hemisphere. He
obtained his championship on August 4th, 1963.
Miss Miller, who is attached to the Lutheran Mission in
Liberia, has been interested in the little native dog for many years
and had been breeding them for some time. Though the dogs were
not registered with any kennel club she did keep pedigrees. She
kept basenjis because she loved them.
About a year after Tahzu’s arrival we had his father, Fisibu,
flown down to us. Tahzu had impressed us so much with all his
good qualities, temperament, coat, length of leg and his wonderful
independent nature that we had thoughts of breeding Fisibu to one
of our bitches. But, as things turned out, that was not to be. Fisibu
was a small, stocky little red dog with a beautiful coat and nature.
He accepted the change in his environment without a qualm and
his yodel was a joy to hear. But while he was with me in Kitwe he
had a most amazing escape. In those far off days, all of ten years
ago, we had no electric light on the farm, only Tilley lamps. One
night after we had all gone to bed and the lamps were out, Fisibu
dashed out from his sleeping place under my bed and there was
the sound of a terrible dog fight. Grabbing a torch we found Fisibu
and the Doberman from the next farm in the middle of a ding dong
fight, with Fisibu getting by far the worst of it. The basenji tore
himself out of a throat hold and fled inside with blood pouring
from him. I dashed after him. In pitch darkness I tied the first piece
of material I could find round his throat, picked up his limp body
and then we drove like mad over bush roads for ten miles to find
the one and only veterinarian surgeon, woke him up, and held a
very shaky lamp whilst he examined the dog. He found that the
jugular vein had been completely severed, but that somehow when
I had put the bandage round his neck, I had bent over the end of
the vein that was nearest the heart, thus stopping the blood from
pumping out. It was more than a million-to-one chance.
After that, as soon as Fisibu was fit to travel we sent him home.
We felt we might be taking a chance keeping him any longer. As it
happened he did die about a year later—in a dog fight!
During 1963 I had a lot of correspondence with Mrs. Stanich
of the Coptokin Basenjis in America and she sent out two of Ch.
Andersley Atlantic’s daughters. One, Coptokin Copper Beautique,
to stay with me, the other to go to Bert Blewett of South Africa.
Beauty became my pride and joy. I was always distressed that
we left Africa before I could make her up. She actually won enough
C.C.s but two of them were while she was still under nine months
old and therefore could not be counted. She died about three years
ago but most of my present basenjis are descended from her and
Tahzu.
I can remember many pleasant times with the basenji pack,
sometimes we had nine or ten running in and out of the house.
When we went riding the Africans had to ask us to keep the dogs
at home because they used to round up the goat herds. There was
the day the dogs encircled a small crocodile and our bullmastiff
had to jump over the circle to see what was going on. You never
heard such a fuss and commotion. Fortunately it was a very small
crocodile and nobody was hurt. To see the dogs jumping in the long
elephant grass is something to be remembered for a very long time.
They appear to hover in mid-air, looking both ways before they
disappear again. No wonder the Africans call them the “jumping
up and down dogs.”
In 1965 we thought it better that we bring the children back to
England to complete their education. The family had now grown
to four boys and we did not consider that Zambia was the right
place for us any longer. I mated Beauty to Taysenji Tigee, a black
son of Tahzu and Titema, and sent Tahzu, Beauty, and Titema
back to England and their stint in quarantine. Beauty’s pups were
allowed to leave the kennels at ten weeks old. That was the litter
that produced Samogi and Miss Campbell’s Tuyey. The two blacks
in the litter went to Gwen Stanich in the States.
The rest of the story involves a ship in the Highlands, the boys
growing up, my husband’s death, the dogs and dog shows, and lots
of fun, as always, with basenjis.
Written in Lockerbie, Scotland in November, 1973
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CLUB COLUMNS
breaks for Pat and her teeter. Oops! We had the teeter, a tire jump,
weaves, several stand-alone jumps and a tunnel. I commented
that 20 years ago when I got my first basenji, I would not have
imagined doing agility off-leash in an unfenced yard surrounded
Summertime and the Livin’ is
by other people and their basenjis and a table full of food! All the
Easy…In Illinois at the BCOSW basenjis who participated in the agility practice did well – the only
escapee was Aubrey, owned by Susan Cook, who high-tailed it
Fun Day
By Lisa Marshall from the agility course out to the field where coursing was going
on. By the way, see Aubrey’s brag at the end of the column!
I hate to sound like such a cheerleader for the BCOSW, but we
I really enjoyed the fun day coursing practice. Karla and
just had our annual club fun day on Saturday, July 14, and it was Andy tailored each practice to the dog whether it was out there
the most fun ever. This year
for fun like my retired courser, Casey, or a
BCOSW PLAYDAY brand new puppy just seeing the lure for the
Wanda and Fred Pooley invited
us to their Adventureland Farm
first time. It is very relaxed with time for
2007
outside Rockford, Illinois as a
new people to ask questions and learn the
change from our usual site at
ins and outs of coursing. One of our most
South Beloit City Park in South
avid coursers was a mixed breed, perhaps
Beloit, Illinois. It was a perfect
mixed basenji and perhaps not, who would
Midwest summer afternoon
have run herself into the ground if we had
to sit in the shade of the trees
let her. She was keen!
in the yard. We had a good
Our 12th annual specialty is coming
turnout of club members and
up on Friday, July 27 at the Western
some special guests too.
Waukesha County Dog Training Club in
If you recall our basenji
Ixonia, Wisconsin. We have everything
rescue Abby and her mixed
in
readiness
litter of five rescued,
for Judges A.
whelped and placed
Tad
Brooks
Anna & Cooper
by BCOSW, you’ll
(sweepstakes)
remember that cute
and
Kent
red and white boy,
Delaney,
now named Cooper.
regular
and
He is enjoying life
non-regular
with his owners,
conformation,
Brad and Anna
Best
Bred
Bates of Madison,
By Exhibitor
Wisconsin. Cooper
and
Junior
Showmanship.
and Anna came
Saturday, July
to play and what
a handsome boy
28
BCOSW
he has grown up
supports
the
to be -- very
entry at the
Wa u k e s h a
basenji-looking
Kennel Club,
in the head and
markings,
but
and this year
taller, longer and
offers
an
heavier. Cooper
independent
made
friends
puppy
and
with the other
v e t e r a n
basenjis,
but
sweepstakes
seemed to really
judged
by
enjoy a basenji
Mrs. Cecelia
wrestling match
Wo z n i a k ,
with Terry and
Land of Woz
Lisa Lemberger’s
Basenjis.
boy, Zeke.
We had a
short breather
Karla Schreiber and Andy Hayek set up a lure course
after placing
in the field, while some of us agility enthusiasts set up an
agility course in the yard. The ever intrepid Pat Wand volunteered Abby and her five mixed pups earlier this year, but by Mother’s
to bring her teeter, and I hear that she broke her mini van windshield Day we had two additional rescue basenjis in foster care with rescue
transporting it for us – I think that is two-for-two windshield committee chair, Shawn Smith. Jazz was surrendered to theWisconsin
Humane Society facility in Milwaukee and released to BCOSW
rescue on
Mother ’s
Day
to
Shawn
Smith and
me. Jazz
is a yearold tri girl
who was
reported
to
be
aloof and
unable to
bond with
her family.
Squirt is a
4-month
old
red
and white
boy who
came from
Iowa
to
Wuornos and Brenda Cassell, won the hound group last weekend.
Derby was handled by Dawn Pearson. We are proud of Blade,
Derby and the other basenjis out in the group and best in show
rings around the country this year! Good luck to all!
I mentioned Susan Cook and Aubrey above. Well, Susan
called me yesterday to report that Aubrey double Q’ed at an agility
trial yesterday in novice jumpers and novice standard with scores
of 94 each and a 1st and a 2nd placement. This makes Aubrey’s
second Q in jumpers and first Q in standard. Aubrey is really an
all-around hound. Bred by Michelle Gahgan, and in the capable
hands of Susan, Aubrey has earned titles in conformation, ASFA
lure coursing, LGRA straight line racing, Novice Rally and now
she is working on agility. This girl never sits still it seems!
On a sad note, we mourn the passing of Leo, Sonbar’s Magic
Leonardo,
CD JC MX
MXP MXJ
AJP, bred,
owned, and
exhibited by
Pat Wand
and loved
by
Pat,
her family
and many
friends and
admirers.
Pat & Leo
our rescue
program.
Shawn took
both dogs to
foster
and
after a few
days reported
to us that
Jazz
was
very friendly
and not at
all like the
shelter staff
described her. Squirt was just a typical basenji boy who is friendly
and active. We had a slow period with few inquiries for a while.
We began to imagine how great it would be for a home to come
along that would be looking for two rescues – wishful thinking
we knew. Or maybe not! Shawn was contacted by a couple in
Racine who had lost their 18-year old basenji, and wondered if
Jazz or Squirt – or both – would be a good fit for their home. They
visited the dogs at Shawn’s, we visited their house, and a few days
later Squirt and Jazz were placed together in their new home with
experienced basenji people – what a dream come true!
Now for some brags! Ch AB Rafiki The Icon of Cool, aka
Blade, is out on the show circuit with Erin Roberts. We are rooting
for our local boy, bred by Wanda Pooley and Michelle Gahgan and
co owned by Wanda and Kim Witt. In just a few short months
of showing Blade has already become a multiple group winner
– you go, Blade! And there is another member-bred group winner
in the BCOSW, too. Joe and Cathy Tomey’s Derby, Ch. Sonbar’s
Phoolish Pleasure at Cumback, bred by Sally Wuornos, Kari
Basenji Fanciers of Greater
Phoenix
by Arnieta Kurtz
So far, 2007 has seen the BF of GP
involved in several new projects. In
February we held a blood draw for the
Canine Phenome Project, where blood was collected from 77
basenjis. On Easter Sunday, we held two AKC Junior Courser
tests. The first test had an entry of nineteen with ten passing. The
second test had an entry of twelve with seven passing. Then, on
May 5th we had our first ever all-breed lure coursing trial, plus
another JC test. There were five breeds competing, with a major
for the winner of each.
The beginning of June brought two more events. The first was
a microchipping clinic. AKC, which had promoted Home Again®
chips for many years, now has their own chip, which is smaller
than the others. We have been told that Home Again® will begin
charging a yearly fee for registration. AKC CAR offers a lifetime
registration. As part of their introduction of the new chip we were
able to offer the implanting of the chip and the lifetime registration
for a fee of only $15. Twenty-nine dogs were implanted that day.
The club arranged to send in the registrations to AKC CAR.
We were able to offer such a reasonable fee because, once
again, Linda Siekert and Katy Scott drove up from Tucson to help
us out. They held dogs and implanted the chips while we collected
the paperwork. For that many dogs, with many being youngsters,
there was very little fussing. It all proceeded very efficiently.
The next day we held our annual Awards Party. Participants
enjoyed a great lunch and congenial company. Junior Handler,
Jocelyn Brody, and FC Nowata’s I Did It Again received awards.
Plans for the fall include our Specialty and Sweepstakes. It will be
held on Friday, September 14, in Chino Valley, AZ. That is the day
before two days of the Prescott all-breed shows. Premiums can be
obtained from Show Secretary, Flo Havens. Our trophies for this
year are all elephant themed. To go along with the trophies we
have commissioned Mike McCartney to do an elephant & basenji
caricature for us.
Various
items—shirts,
totes,
mouse
pads, etc. will be
available from
BF of GP.
After
the
specialty,
our
next
project
will be another
AKC
lure
coursing trial on
September 30, followed by one more on November 11.
That should take us into puppy season and the holidays!
INDIAN NATIONS
BASENJI CLUB
By Sandy Beaudoin
You know the old saying, be
careful what you wish for? Well, be
careful what you wish for! Oklahoma
has been in a two-year drought. This
fall and winter it became quite serious with farm ponds going
dry, wheat dying in the field (or not coming up at all), city water
supplies rationed, etc. Well, sometime in May it finally started
raining, really raining, and it only stopped mid-July. The farm
ponds are running over, what wheat that did live has drowned, the
rivers flooded, the lakes flooded, several cities flooded and our lure
coursing field flooded. The rain let up enough that we managed to
get in one day, but, believe me, when I tell you there was a lot of
dog bathing going on that night. (INBC offers coursing as part of a
four-day show cluster in Shawnee, OK, and we have a lot of dual
purpose dogs running.)
That night it started raining – again! It never stopped but still,
in the rain, the next morning we gave it a try. All we succeeded in
doing was burning out our best motor trying to stay ahead of Junior
Coursers. The
entire field was
under at least
three inches
of water at any
given
place
and
much
deeper in most
spots.
We
packed it in
and refunded
entries.
So
much
for
our
major
fundraiser of the year.
Toward the end of
June at the Oklahoma City
Cluster, we found a little
ray of figurative sunshine
(certainly not the real deal
as OKC was suffering
through 19 consecutive
days of, you guessed it,
measurable rainfall. The
old record was 15).
INBC won “Best Meet the
Breed Booth!” There are a
number of people to thank
for that: Linda Stilwell and
her sister, Shirley Watkins,
for providing appropriate
material, artifacts and
support structure. Sherry
Brisco, Sandy Beaudoin
and Peggi Welker also
added to the decorations.
Tom and Elda Rae Cross
“booth sat.” Dogs were
provided by
Linda, Peggi
and,
most
specially, nonmembers Eva
& Larry Birch
who “loaned”
us Presley so
that we might have a brindle representative, and Denise Dang who
hung out with her neat black and white pup, Cody, to complete our
4-color line-up.
Oklahoma City also brought us the news that inactive, but
longtime member Thelma Cobb, who passed away recently, had
“willed” the club several boxes of Basenji gee-gaws and collectibles
to do with as we needed. Well, what we needed was money due to
the rain-out at Shawnee. EBay to the rescue! Thanks to Thelma’s
thoughtful generosity, Linda Stilwell’s time and eBay expertise,
and the participation of basenji enthusiasts from several countries,
the auctions were a rousing success. We are already in possession
of new state-of-the-art coursing equipment which we will field test
in Chickasha this November. Our sincere thanks to all those who
participated in this venture.
Those clubs needing fundraisers should really explore the
possibilities of eBay. It is the modern rummage sale, but no need
to get together or haul things to and fro. If your group has anyone
familiar with the procedure, you should give it a try. Set up a club
account with both eBay and PayPal and go for it. Remember, it
doesn’t even have to be dog stuff, anything of value (and some
worthless things also) will sell on eBay.
DALLAS-FT.WORTH
BASENJI CLUB
By Fran Medley
The DFWBC recently held its annual elections. The following
are the officers for the 2007-2008 fiscal year: (July 1 - June 30)
President: Rob Talley
Vice President: Anita White
Secretary: Martha Lee
Treasurer: Linda Coker
Board Members:
Carol Talley
Fran Medley
(Outgoing President) Karlene Schoonover
BCOA liaison: Fran Medley
We also have another milestone to report - we became
incorporated as a club by the state of Texas officially on February
16, 2007. So, we are now the Dallas-Ft Worth Basenji Club, Inc.
As well as being the official liaison, I will again be the Specialty
Show Chair and wondered when the letter approving us will be
available. Believe it or not - I have already received the paperwork
from the Fort Worth Kennel Club inviting us to participate again
and also the paperwork from AKC. FWKC would like theirs filled
out and sent in July and AKC soon after that. Please let me know.
Brenda Phillips won one of the pillows, and Simone Mullin
won the other. Brenda said, "As a hobby quilter myself I so
appreciate the quality of work in the pillow that I won in the raffle.
My thanks to the RVW club for sponsoring the fund-raiser."
Simone was so excited, having, she says, "Never won anything,
before."
Also, there were five bracelets,and a necklace, handmade by
Jacquie Cookingham. The necklace was won by Tamara Allen.
Bracelets:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Marianne Klinkowski
Debbie Mayer
Bob Matthai and Mary Lou Casey
Karen Christensen
Deb Tipton
There now is a limited edition poster of the quilt. It will make
a nice Xmas present. It'll soon appear on www.apubasenjis.com.
Club member, Tamara Allen, when told we had the Linked
Marker Test for Fanconi, said, "I am sure our little club with a big
heart helped hugely!"
HI-COUNTRY BASENJI CLUB
By Pat Bird
Obedience Day in the Park
RIP VAN WRINKLE
BASENJI CLUB.
By Susan Kamen-Marsiscano
Our club sent almost $1800 to the Basenji Health Endowment
this month. The quilt raffle earned $1410, and the rest was from
poster sales.
Club member, Hanneke Bjiker, (www.africanmysterys.com),
in the Netherlands, who bought $100 worth of tickets, won the
quilt.
Hanneke writes,
"Hi Susan,
My scream of joy just made Martin and the dogs jump out
of bed (they already were in, while I was checking my mail
before shutting down the computer) !!!!!! I''m soooooooo
excited !!!!!! Well, just tell the world: DONATING MONEY
IS MONEY WELL SPENT !!!!!! Thanks to the Rip Van
Wrinkle Club, and of course to Jo Lunetta, who made the
quilt !!!!
Let's hope that the money donated by everyone will 'speedup' the marker-search for all our Babies to be and stay
healthy!!!!"
We braved the heat and joined obedience instructor, Elaine
Holt, for an obedience class at Adams County Fairgrounds on June
16. There were nine or ten of us. We had dogs from 6-months of
age to 11 yrs old.
Elaine gave us instruction on how to work with our dogs on
the Sit, Down, Stay, in place (staying on an object like a blanket,
dog bed, etc. for an extended time) and Come commands. Elaine
said that her German Shepherds can stay in place for up to 45
minutes. Someone mentioned that 45 minutes might be a long
time to expect our basenjis to ‘stay in place’.
The session gave us some techniques to use in teaching these
commands. Thankfully, there was a large shaded area for the
class. After the class, we had a potluck lunch. There were some
new basenji owners present, so we had to have the basenjis give a
yodeling concert for the new people. It was a fun relaxing day.
GREATER CHICAGOLAND
BASENJI CLUB
By Arnieta Kurtz
The G.C.B.C. held its thirty-third
Annual Specialty and Sweepstakes. We
would like to thank all our exhibitors, supporters, workers, and
judges. You can see the placements and judge’s comments in the
following pages.
Our Sweepstakes judge was Paul Gigous. He and his late wife,
Una, owned and bred basenjis for many years. Our conformation
and junior showmanship judge was Karen Dumke from Wisconsin.
Once again, we were at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake,
IL. It was very hot and muggy. This is a big day for terrier specialties
on the same grounds, so there are usually AKC reps around. Their
only comments about our show had to do with the heat.
It was very hot, but there is very little we can do about that.
We are in a typical metal fairgrounds building. We are always glad
to be in a building instead of outside in the sun, but it does get
quite hot in there.
Next year we hope to be in air-conditioned comfort. Due to the
uncertainty about the sale of this fairgrounds, from year to year, we
have been exploring other options. At this point, it looks as though
we will give up our traditional June date to move to the middle
of July. The Basenji Club of Southeastern Wisconsin will give up
their end of July date and join us on the same weekend. AKC has
given verbal approval that this is okay. Neither specialty club will
be out of its area. However, until both clubs have closed out this
year’s shows and sent applications for next summer, nothing is set
in stone.
We will be waiting for AKC and BCOA approval for this new
weekend of specialties. We plan to both be on the same weekend, at
the same place. The location is a training facility in a rural setting.
There is parking, but no hook-ups. As mentioned before it is airconditioned, and it is fully matted.
Both clubs will work together, but we will have two independent
specialties, one by each club. Good chances for majors both days!
For those inclined to visit the vacation playgrounds not too far
away, you can stay over until the next weekend and attend the allbreed shows in Wisconsin. This will be something new for both
clubs, but it should be a win-win situation -- a winning new place
for both clubs and exhibitors. Just a little something different to get
used to.
GREATER CHICAGOLAND BASENJI CLUB
SATURDAY - JUNE 16, 2007
PUPPY SWEEPSTAKES
Judge: Mr. Paul Gigous
PUPPY DOGS - 6 MONTHS & UNDER 9 MONTHS
1
KLASSIC'S DR MCDREAMY, Owners: Sue Kite & Jeff Gillespie.
2
TAJI'S ROMAN HOLIDAY AT TOKAJI, Owners: Katie Campbell, Trish Hallam & Dee Hardy.
3
ROSEWOOD'S PUTT'N ON THE RITZ, Owner: Bethany Redo-Rahm, Agent: Brad Phifer.
4
FLUTESONG'S SOLDIER BOY, Owner: Nancy Craigie.
PUPPY DOGS – BRED-BY EXHIBITOR 6 MOS. & UNDER 18 MOS.
1
MEISTERHAUS BACKSTREET BOY, Owners: A. Tad Brooks & Joseph Hurt.
PUPPY BITCHES - 6 MONTHS & UNDER 9 MONTHS
1
RAFIKIS AMERICAN IDOL, Owner: Michelle Gahgan.
2
KLASSIC'S DREAM GIRL, Owners: Sue Kite & Jeff Gillespie.
3
BARUH'S BATTERIES NOT NEEDED, Owner: John Siverson & Diana McCarty.
4
WAYCONS SISCO SUGAR-N-SPICE, Owner: Connie Fry.
PUPPY BITCHES – BRED-BY EXHIBITOR 6 MOS. & UNDER 18 MOS.
1
TAJI'S KLASSIC LIL BLACK DRESS, Owner: Katie Campbell.
2
LOKI'S KLASSIC SOPHIA, Owners: Sue Kite, Jeff Gillespie & Alex
Guth.
3
AB DELTA DAWN, Owner: Wanda Pooley
Elizabeth & Serena
Edgerton.
OPEN SENIOR CLASS
1
Mark Calandra,
HACKER'S
HOT 'N' SPICY
DE RWANDA,
Breeders: A.
Harrison & J.
Icenogle, By:
Hacker's Rolling
Stone - CH
Hacker's Princess
of Rwanda,
Owners: Mark
Calandra & Nicole
Rodriguez
BEST PUPPY
BEST OP SEX PUPPY
BEST PUPPY IN SWEEPSTAKES: RAFIKIS AMERICAN IDOL, Owner:
Michelle Gahgan
BEST OPPOSITE SEX TO BEST PUPPY IN SWEEPSTAKES:
KLASSIC'S DR MCDREAMY, Owners: Sue Kite & Jeff Gillespie.
BEST JUNIOR HANDLER: Mark Calandra
VETERAN SWEEPSTAKES
Judge: Mr. Paul Gigous
CONFORMATION: Judge:Ms. Karen Dumke
VETERAN DOGS - 7 YEARS AND UNDER 9 YEARS
1
CH Kargil's The Bark Stops Here, Owner: Gil Felsenfeld.
2
CH Sonbar's Deliteful Deviation, Owners: Sally Wuornos & Pat
Bright.
VETERAN BITCHES - 7 YEARS
AND UNDER 9 YEARS
1
CH SIGNET HOOTENANNY.
Owner: Beth Straub.
AND UNDER 11 YEARS
1
CH SONBAR’S BRITE
WILDIRISHROSE. Owner:
Sally Wuornos & Kari
Wuornos-Winger.
AND UNDER 13 YEARS
1
CH RAFIKIS NOT A
MOMENT TOO SOON, JC.
Owner: Amy Marshall.
2
CH KIBUSHI NEVERMINDS
NEW WORLD, JC, Owner:
Karla Schreiber.
BEST VETERAN
BEST OP SEX VETERAN
BEST VETERAN IN
SWEEPSTAKES: CH RAFIKIS
NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON, JC
BEST OPPOSITE SEX TO BEST
VETERAN IN SWEEPSTAKES:
CH Kargil's The Bark Stops Here
JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP
COMPETITION
Judge: Ms. Karen Dumke
NOVICE JUNIOR CLASS
1 JACOB EDGERTON, CH
Staples Edgie's Ella Enchanted,
Breeders: D. & P.E. Staples, By:
CH Edgie's Stacking The Deck,
SC - Edgie's Staples Sydny
Star, Owners: Jim, Dani, Jacob,
PUPPY DOGS - 6 MONTHS & UNDER 9 MONTHS
1 MEISTERHAUS BACKSTREET BOY,
Breeders: A.T. Brooks and J. & K. Jones, By: CH
Meisterhaus Tail of Intrigue - CH Jasiri-Sukari EtchA-Sketch, Owners: A. Tad Brooks & Joseph Hurt.
2 KLASSIC'S DR MCDREAMY, Breeders: S. Kite,
J. Gillespie & K. Campbell, By: Ituri Klassic Basic
Black - CH Taji's Go For Baroque, JC, Owners: Sue
Kite & Jeff Gillespie.
3 ROSEWOOD'S PUTT'N ON THE RITZ,
Breeder: Owner, By: CH Platinum's Fear Is Not
A Factor, JC - CH Jerlin's Lunar Eclipse, Owner: Bethany Redo-Rahm, Agent: Brad
Phifer.
4
TAJI'S ROMAN HOLIDAY AT TOKAJI, Breeders: K. Campbell, By: CH Taji's Shot
O'Tabasco, SC - CH Taji's Klassic Beauty, JC, Owners: Katie Campbell, Trish Hallam &
Dee Hardy.
BRED BY EXHIBITOR DOGS
1 RWD
HACKER'S ROLLING STONE,Breeders: Owners, By: CH Hacker's This Bud's
For You - CH Hacker-Rwanda's Evening Light, Owners: Dan & Ann Harrison.
2
EDGIE'S BLUE GROTTO, Breeders: Owners, By: CH Edgie's Cat In The Hat - CH
Edgie's Red Ginger, Owners: Jim, Dani, Jacob, Elizabeth & Serena Edgerton.
3
SONBAR'S POWERFUL PACESETTER, Breeders: S. Wuornos & K. WuornosWinger & B. Cassell, By: CH Nyanga Signet Sweet William, JC - CH Sonbar's Brite
Wildirishrose, Owners: Sally Wuornos & Kari Wuornos .
4
RAFIKIS RECON SOUL MISSION, Breeder: Owner, By: CH C-Quest Soul Driver - CH
Rafikis Dawns Early Light, Owner: Michelle Gahgan.
OPEN BLACK, TAN AND WHITE DOGS
1
AB-RAFIKI COOL MILLION, Breeders: W. Pooley & M. Gahgan, By: CH RafikiHackers Red White & Blue - CH AB-SS Follow The Money, Owners: Janet & Lou Ketz.
2
HACKER'S HOT 'N' SPICY DE RWANDA, Breeders: A. Harrison & J. Icenogle, By:
Hacker's Rolling Stone - CH Hacker's Princess of Rwanda, Owners: Mark Calandra &
Nicole Rodriguez
3
ZANDE FERUZI. Breeder: M. & S. Wallis. By: Zande Weledi - Zande Dalji. Owner:
Sylvia Lofrano.
OPEN RED AND WHITE DOGS
1 WD AB-SS WORTH EVERY CENT, JC, Breeders: W. Pooley & R. Miller, By: CH
Escapade's High Five - CH AB Princess Chinyamarindi, JC, Owners: Sandra Tucker.
2
AB-RAFIKI COOL UNDER FIRE, Breeders: W. Pooley & M. Gahgan, By: CH RafikiHackers Red White & Blue - CH AB-SS Follow The Money, Owner: Wanda Pooley.
3
BARUH-HOO TAKES THE CAKE, Breeder: L. Pence, By: CH Schaumburg's That's
Amoire - DC Baruh-Hoo Is A Rose Tattoo, SC, Owners: John Siverson & Diana
McCarty.
4
DAKARS WILY WIZARD, Breeder: Owner, By: CH Dakars Pinball Wizard - Dakars Flip
Two Coins, Owner: Karen Kuchta.
WINNERS DOG: AB-SS WORTH EVERY CENT, JC
RESERVE DOG: HACKER'S ROLLING STONE
PUPPY BITCHES - 6 MONTHS & UNDER 9 MONTHS
1 RWB
ROSEWOOD'S MYSTIC ILLUSION, Breeder: Owner, By: CH Platinum's Fear Is Not A Factor, JC - CH Jerlin's
Lunar Eclipse, Owner: Bethany Redo-Rahm, Agent: Brad Phifer
2
KLASSIC'S DREAM GIRL, Breeders: S. Kite, J. Gillespie & K. Campbell, By: Ituri Klasic Basic Black - CH Taji's Go For
Baroque, Owners: Sue Kite & Jeff Gillespie.
3
RAFIKIS AMERICAN IDOL, Breeder: Owner, By: CH AB Rafikis Icon of Cool - CH Rafikis Dawns Early Light, Owner:
Michelle Gahgan.
4
AB DELTA DAWN, HP24741001, 12/14/2006, Breeder: Owner, By: CH AB-Rafikis The Icon Of Cool - CH AB Angela’s
Ashes, JC, Owner: Wanda Pooley.
BRED BY EXHIBITOR BITCHES
1 RB/BOW SONBAR'S PHOTOGENIC PICK, Breeders: S. Wuornos & K. Wuornos-Winger & B. Cassell, By: CH Nyanga
Signet Sweet William, JC - CH Sonbar's Brite Wildirishrose, Owners: Sally Wuornos & Kari Wuornos.
2
RAFIKIS HEART AND SOUL, Breeder: Owner, By: CH C-Quest Soul Driver - CH Rafikis Dawns Early Light, Owner:
Michelle Gahgan.
3
MEISTERHAUS YOU HAD ME AT HELLO, Breeders: A.T. Brooks, J. Hurt & K. Winger, By: CH Meisterhaus Tail of
Intrigue - CH Sonbar's Graceful Goddess, Owners: A. Tad Brooks & Joseph Hurt.
4
EDGIE'S SERAPHINA, Breeders: Owners, By: CH Edgie's Stacking The Deck, SC - CH Edgie's Red Ginger, By: Jim,
Dani, Jacob, Elizabeth & Serena Edgerton.
OPEN BLACK AND WHITE BITCHES
1
TAJI'S KLASSIC LIL BLACK DRESS,
BEST OP SEX.
Breeders: S. Kite, J. Gillespie & K. Campbell,
By: Ituri Klasic Basic Black - CH Taji's Go For
Baroque, Owner: Katie Campbell.
2
AB I HEAR A SYMPHONY, Breeder: W.
Pooley, By: AB-SS Money to Burn - CH AB
Angela's Ashes, JC, Owners: Sandra Tucker &
Wanda Pooley.
3
DAKARS WHATSINANAME, Breeder: Owner,
By: CH Dakars Pinball Wizard - Dakars Flip
Two Coins, Owner: Karen Kuchta.
OPEN BLACK, TAN AND WHITE BITCHES
1
HACKER'S STAR OF RWANDA, Breeders: A.
Harrison & J. Icenogle, By: Hacker's Rolling
Stone - CH Hacker's Princess of Rwanda,
Owners: Dan & Ann Harrison.
2
AB RAFIKIS CALM COOL AND COLLECTED,
Breeders: W. Pooley & M. Gahgan, By: CH
Rafiki-Hackers Red White and Blue - CH
AB SS Follow the Money, Owner: Michelle
Gahgan
3
TAMSALA PANDEMONIUM, Breeder: J.
Robert, By: Tamsala Skulduggery - Tamsala
Forget Me Not, Owners: A. Tad Brooks &
Joseph Hurt & Dilys Blair-Bain.
OPEN RED AND WHITE BITCHES
1
Sonbar's Perfect Plan at Lacada, Breeders:
S. Wuornos & K. Wuornos-Winger & B. Cassell, By: CH Nyanga Signet Sweet William, JC - CH Sonbar's Brite
Wildirishrose, Owners: Dallas Hunt, Sally Wuornos & Darrell Pearson.
2
New World Wild Age, HP083093/01, 1/23/2004, Breeder: Owner, By: CH AB Maverick Of Keltwyn, JC - New World
Heart Like a Wheel, Owner: Karla Schreiber.
3
HEARTFIRE TRUE GOSSIP OF A-C, Breeders: S. Lofrano & R. & J. Goodfellow, By: CH Alpha-Centauri's
Speakeasy – CH Alpha-Centauri's Towncrier, Owner: Sylvia Lofrano.
WINNERS BITCH: SONBAR'S PHOTOGENIC PICK
RESERVE BITCH: ROSEWOOD'S MYSTIC
ILLUSION
VETERAN DOGS
1
CH Sonbar's Deliteful Deviation, Breeder:
Owners, By: CH Nyanga Signet Sweet William,
JC - CH Sonbar's Brite Velvetslippers, Owners:
Sally Wuornos & Pat Bright.
2
CH Kargil's The Bark Stops Here, Breeders:
G. & K. Felsenfeld and M. Dependahl, By:
CH Zindika's Johnny Come Greatly, JC - CH
Kargil's Roses Are Red, Owner: Gil Felsenfeld.
VETERAN BITCHES
1
CH SONBAR’S BRITE WILDIRISHROSE,
Breeder: S. Wuornos & I. Allen, By: CH
Reveille Hoo Wants Roses - CH Sonbar’s Brite
Exoticredhead, Owner: Sally Wuornos & Kari
Winger.
2
CH RAFIKIS NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON,
JC, Breeder: M. Gahgan, By: CH Jerlin's
General Patton - CH Rafikis Unexpected
Treasure, Owner: Amy Marshall.
3
CH SIGNET HOOTENANNY. Breeders: B.
Cassell & J. & J. Davis. By: CH Signet Incudos
of Bedlam - CH Signet Serendipity. Owner:
BEST OF BREED
Beth Straub.
BEST OF BREED COMPETITION
BOB CH Platinum's Fear Is Not A Factor, JC,Breeder: M. K.
Quinnett, By: CH Berimo Taji Start Me Up - CH Klassic's
Sweet Patootie, Owners: Mary K & Larry Quinnett.
BOS CH Baruh Testament To Hoo, Breeder: L. Pence, By: CH
Schaumburg's That's Amoire - DC Baruh-Hoo Is A Rose
Tattoo, SC, Owners: Linda Pence & Brad Phifer.
AOM CH AB-Rafiki The Icon of Cool, Breeders: W. Pooley & M.
WINNERS BITCH/BOW
WINNERS DOG
Gahgan, By: CH Rafiki-Hacker Red White & Blue - CH ABSS Follow The Money, Owners: Kim Witt & Wanda Pooley.
AOM CH Rafikis Dawns Early Light, Breeder: Owner, CH HackerRwanda Night Light - CH Rafikis If Tomorrow Comes,
Owner: Michelle Gahgan.
AOM CH Klassic's Yuara Hoot, Breeders: Owners, By: CH Kazor
Bay-senji Yuara Natural - CH Klassic's Rooty Toot Toot,
Owners: Sue Kite & Jeff Gillespie.
BEST PUPPY IN CLASSES: MEISTERHAUS BACKSTREET
BOY
STUD DOG
1
CH Platinum's Fear Is Not A Factor, JC, Owners: Mary K &
Larry Quinnett.
BROOD BITCH
1
CH Jerlin's Lunar Eclipse, Owner: Bethany Redo.
From the Sweepstakes
Judge at the Greater
Chicagoland Basenji
Club Specialty
Paul Gigous
I
enjoyed the
privilege
of judging the basenji puppies. It
brought back memories of litters and puppies of my own, years
ago. All though I do not have a basenji right now in my life, they
will always be in my heart.
I thought the puppies overall were of good temperament and
structure. The wrinkle patterns were very good. This pleased me
as rumors had it that the breed was losing this trait. I was glad to
see the wrinkles still there.
There were a few basenjis lacking in shoulder layback and rear
angulation. That could have been a little better on some. I thought
the bitches' quality was more balanced than the boys. Again, I was
well pleased with the quality of these puppies.
I had fun judging the Veterans. Us old dogs have to stick
together! They were all out there showing well. I fell in love with
my vet bitch. She sure did not act like she was 11 1/2 years old.
She moved like she was still a young girl.
Congratulations to all the winners and to the club for a
successful specialty.
Canis Basenji
A whimsical book about life with a basenji, written
and illustrated by Robert Vavra. Originally published
by the BCOA in 1958, current copies include a
bonus Introduction by the author written in 1991.
This was Mr. Vavra’s first book and also the
only one he illustrated with pen and ink.
To purchase your piece of basenji history, visit
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Cost is $13
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Judge’s critique
– Karen Dumke.
during the Greater
Chicagoland Basenji
Club Specialty
First of all, I'd like to thank
the membership for inviting me
to judge your Specialty. I was
very honored to be your judge.
The entry was overall very high
quality with movement being a strong point. Obviously, the heat
and humidity took its toll, since I'm sure there were dogs that were
affected by the weather. However, in spite of this, the majority of
the dogs moved very well. A few of the young dogs were soft in
the rear when moving away, and a bit loose in front, but this was
something I felt would improve with time and exercise. Expression,
ear placement, and wrinkle were excellent in most of the exhibits.
Temperament was also excellent. I had the handlers show the bites,
not because I was worried about being bitten, but rather because
of hygenic reasons. Everyone did a great job in showing the bites,
something I frequently don't see, ie: people not sure what to do.
Even though there was a variety of different "styles", the quality
was wonderful. The puppy bitch class was a terrific class, with
every one of them capable of finishing. I also loved my Bred-By
Exhibitor dog and bitch classess. Breeders---keep up the good work!
My Winners Dog was so correct in structure and had outstanding
carriage and movement. I also loved my Reserve Winners
Dog, who also had great style and movement. He wilted
a bit at the end with the heat---but it was a very close call.
My Winners Bitch was a moving fool. She screamed "BASENJI"!
She was so correct in every way, and was hard to beat on that
day. My Reserve Winners Bitch was a super black puppy, who
gaited like a pro. There were other girls in the lineup who
also could easily have won that day, but I had to split hairs.
The Veterans were awesome. They all appeared so fit, it was
a joy to see. My only regret was having to award "placements".
Too bad you don't just offer one first place, then a ribbon for
attending to the rest. I loved them all!!! I'm sure they were
behind many of the younger dogs being shown that day.
Finally, my Specials. All I can say is "WOW"!! All my winners
and Awards of Merit excelled in type and movement. Just to clarify
that my Awards of Merit were not in any particular order. They were
all equal. In fact, I wish I would have been able to award more of
them. I also would have liked to pull more for the final cut, but due to
the size of the ring, and the heat, I needed to keep the numbers down.
Again, thank you all so much for
your wonderful
entry, your smiling faces, and your
hospitality. A
special thank you to Sue Joyner, and
my ring Stewards Bill and Carol.
The only complaint I had was the
heat, which I'm sure affected some
of the dogs’ attitude and movement.
Good luck to you all!
Basenji Club of Northern
California News
By Pat Fragassi
June 2, 2007 was our Annual Puppy
Match. This year’s judge was Yvette
Alley, who also judged our lure trial. This
was one busy lady for two days, and a big thank you, Yvette,for a
job well done. Also, on Saturday we had an oval track set up for
practice! (and a test for the nationals). Sunday, June 3, 2007 was
our All Breed AKC Test and Trial.
Best Puppy in Match: Arubmec’s Morning Report, J. Tamagni, K.
Collins, P. Cembura
Best Opposite Puppy: Emerant FoPaw TriWizard At Tanze, A. PattersonHine, P. Fragassi
4-6 Puppy Dogs
1st Emerant FoPaw TriWizard At Tanza
2nd Kinetic-Tanza Soul Delight, K. Argo & L. Voss
3rd Shika's Tiger Moon, S&E Maddus, R. Smith & J. Boese
4th Kinetic-Tanza Black Eyed Soul, M. Yanakakis, M. Packer & L. Voss
6-9 Puppy Dogs
1st Sinbaje's The Dharma Bom, A&D Bedingfeld & L. Siekert
4-6 Puppy Bitches
1st Arubmec's Morning Report
2nd Shika's Maxine At Mariah, MJ Karas & J. Boese
3rd Kinetic-Tanza Soul Music, L. Voss, S. Stump & P. Fragassi
Best Adult In Match: FC Dharian’s Levi SC, D. Voss
Best Opposite Adult : Kinetic Sourcery SC, L. Voss, S. Stump
12-18 Month Dogs
1st FC Dharian's Levi
2nd Squawcreek’s Jahari Ti-Rafiki JC C. O'Rear
Open Bitches
1st Kinetic Sourcery
We offered some special event classes since we had so many
lure coursers in attendance.
Best Junior Veteran: Ch Zuri’s Mugabe JC, D. Troyna, M. Leighton
Best Senior Veteran: DC Zuri’s Matuko SC, D. Troyna, M.
Hutchinson, M. Leighton
Best Field Champion: DC Kinetic’s Enchanted Knight, D. Voss, L.
Voss
Junior Vetern 7-10
1st Ch Zuri's Mugabe,JC
2nd DC Sherwood's In The Nick Of Time, L. Voss
3rd Ch Zuri's Nassor Nantambu, D. Troyna & M. Leighton
Senior Veteran 10 and over
1st DC Zuri's Matuko
Field Champions
1st DC Kinetic's Enchanted Knight
2nd DC Zuri's Shada LeChienne Nikita,SC,LCM2, D. Troyna, M.
Hutchinson, M. Leighton
3rd DC Sherwood's Shadow Of The Moon, L. Voss & S. Stump
4th FC Svengali's Dark Beauty, D. Sehm
Results from our Saturday Basenji Only Lure Test & Trial.
Open A Stake (6)
1st Voyuz Something Like Elvis SC – 5pt
Major (T. Shadbolt) (Forfeit Breed runoff)
2nd Zuri’s Rubii Sky – 3pts (P. Hoffer & D. Troynz)
3rd Jamila’s Raptor at Sheudari SC – 2pts (J. Stahl)
4th DC Zuri’s Ultimately Kia,SC (L. Baxter & M. Leighton)
5th – Hugo’s Victorious Hurster (M&A Lindsay)
Open B Stake (6)
BOB & 1st Ch Arubmec’s Printed Report – 5pt Major (D&C Miclean)
2nd Arubmec’s Tri-Bekka – 3pts (M.Madsen & P.Scanlon)
3rd FC Kazor’s Tamu Kumani – 2pts (L.Baxter & C.Webb) (Forfeit Tie)
4th Ch Meisterhaus Very Erin Barkovich (P.Hoffer & T. Brooks)
5th Kinetic Sourcery (L.Voss & S. Stump)
Specials Stake (7)
1st FC Dharian’s Levi – 5pt (D.Voss)
2nd FC Svengali’s Dark Beauty – 3pts (D.Sehm)
3rd DC Kinetic’s Enchanted Knight – 2pts (D.Voss & L.Voss)
4th FC Zuri’s Pennii (M.Madsen)
5th FC Jumanji My Winifred (D.Sehm)
Veterans (2)
1st DC Sherwood’s Shadow of the Moon (L.Voss & S. Stump)
2nd FC Bushbabies Louise Brooks,SC (E.Ockerman)
Sunday All Breed Test & Trial (Basenji Results)
Open Stake A (7)
1st Voyuz Something Like Elvis SC – 5pt Major
(T.Shadbolt) (forfeit Breed runoff)
2nd Arubmec’s Tri-Bekka – 3pts (M.Masden & P.Scanlon)
3rd Zuri’s Rubii Sky – 2pts – (P.Hoffer & D.Troyna)
4th FC Svengalia’s Dark Beauty (D.Sehm)
5th DC Sherwood’s Shadow of the Moon,SC (L.Voss & S.Stump)
Open Stake B (6) (2 DQ)
1st Ch Arubmec’s Printed Report – 5pt Major (D&C Miclean)
2nd Kinetic Sourcery,SC – 3pts (L.Voss & S.Stump)
3rd DC Zuri’s Le Cheinne Nikita – 2pts (D.Troyna & M.Leighton)
Specials
BOB & 1st FC Zuri’s Pennii (M.Masden)
2nd DC Jumanii My Winifred (D.Selm)
Veterans
1st DC Sherwood’s In The Nick Of Time,SC (L.Voss) (forfeit Breed
Runoff)
July 21, 2007 was our Annual Meeting and Awards dinner.
This year held at Castle Rock Restaurant in Livermore, Ca.
As usual, Donna Troyna put on a great fun event… with games and
prizes for everyone!!!!
Election for our 2007/2008 Officers & Directors:
President:
Pat Fragassi
Vice President: Donna Troyna
Secretary:
Pat Hoffer
Treasurer:
Troy Shadbolt
Directors: Lisa Voss, Chris O’Rear, Parry Tallmadge
We are all looking forward to the Nationals in October and our
October Specialty! It will be a fun time for all.
BASENJI CLUB OF CINCINNATI –
FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2007
JUDGE: Mrs. Diana McCarty
Puppy, 6 to 9 Months Dogs.
1
ROSEWOOD'S PUTT'N ON THE RITZ. By Ch Platinum's Fear Is Not A Factor JC - Ch
Jerlin's Lunar Eclipse. Owner: Bethany Redo., Breeder: Bethany Redo. (Brad Phifer,
Agent).
2
VICTORY'S MEISTERHAUS HIT THE LIGHTS.
By Ch Meisterhaus Politically
Correct - Ch Meisterhaus No Doubt. Owner: Tim V Huff.,. Breeder: Tim V Huff & A Tad
Brooks & Joseph A Hurt & Kathy L Caton.
3
ROSEWOOD'S THE SOURCE.By Ch Taji's Klassic Architecture JC - Ch Klassic's Z Three
At RoseWood. Owner: Bethany Redo-Rahm.Breeder: Bethany A Redo.
12 to 18 Months Dogs.
1/W/BW JASIRI-SUKARI CONGARO POLITICIAN. By Ch Meisterhaus Politically Correct - Ch
Jasiri-Sukari Party Lines. Owner: Veronica Predale & Catherine Ongaro., Breeder: Julie
Jones & Kathleen Jones & Catherine Ongaro.
2
BRIDEN'S SLINGIN' A STONE. By AB-SS Money To Burn - Ch Briden's Fit To Be Tried.
Owner: Sharron Schmidgall & Denise Vertrees., Breeder: Brian Vetrees & Denise
Vertrees.
Bred by Exhibitor Dogs.
1
BARUH-KUDABIN JUST A GIGOLO. By Avongara Imba Tena - Ch Baruh-Kudabin Devil In
A Red Dress. Owner: Linda S Pence & John Donald., Breeder: Owners.
2
TAMMEN'S TRI N TOP THIS. By AB SS Money To Burn - Ch Tammen's Whaz Up
Pussycat. Owner: Dave & Sherry Genson & Laura Gilchrist., Breeder: Laura Gilchrist.
Open, Black, Tan, and White Dogs.
1
BLUE NOTES TAKE FIVE SC. By Ch Penda Tajis Tattletale - Jumoke Quita African Bibi.
Owner: Holly Hamilton & Joell Coltrane., Breeder: Holly Hamilton & Joell Coltrane
2
REVEILLE TRICYCLE TWO. By Ch C-Quest's Just Push Play - Ch Reveille Accord.
Owner: Damara Bolte., Breeder: Damara Bolte.
Open, Brindle and White Dogs.
1
REVEILLE RAPSCALLION. By Ch Mysticals High Flyer Of Karnak - Reveille Headlines.
Owner: L F & V L Steedle., Breeder: A & L King.
Open, Red and White Dogs.
1/R MEISTERHAUS VALIANT JOE LEE.By Meisterhaus Tail Of Intrigue - Ch Meisterhaus
Material Girl.Owner: Roland Terrell & A Tad Brooks., Breeder: A Tad Brooks & Joseph A
Hurt. (Steve Berry, Agent).
2
KENSET MOTOR CITY SHAKEDOWN. By PJ's Kenset Back To The Future - Kalever
Kenset Karma.Owner: Karen M Butler., Breeder: Mary Lou Kenworthy.
3
REVEILLE PUSH BUTTON. By Ch C-Quest's Just Push Play - Ch Reveille Accord.
4
KLASSIC'S GIT R DONE.By Ch Kazor Bay-Senji Yuara Natural - Ch Klassic's Rooty Toot
Toot. Owner: Pamela Peterson., Breeder: Sue Kite & Jeffrey Gillespie.
Puppy, 6 to 9 Months Bitches.
1/W LOKI'S KLASSIC SOPHIA. By Ch Sundiata's Pi R Squared - Ch Klassic's Lady In Red.
Owner: Sue Kite & Alex Guth & Jeff Gillespie., Breeder: Sue Kite & Alex Guth & Chris
Max.
2
ROSEWOOD'S MYSTIC ILLUSION. By Ch Platinum's Fear Is Not A Factor JC - Ch
Jerlin's Lunar Eclipse. Owner: Bethany Redo., Breeder: Bethany Redo.
12 to 18 Months Bitches.
1
BARUH TESTAMENT TO HOO. By Ch Schaumburg's That's Amoire - DC Baruh-Hoo Is A
Rose Tattoo SC. Owner: Linda Pence & Brad Phifer., Breeder: Linda S Pence.
2
REVEILLE TRITON. By Ch C-Quest's Just Push Play - Ch Reveille Accord. Owner:
Damara Bolte., Breeder: Damara Bolte.
Bred by Exhibitor Bitches.
1/R KUDABIN LADY BARUH'S D BLUES. By Ch Baruh's African Hunter - Ch Schaumburgs
Kudabin Joy O'Baruh. Owner: Robert Ellis & John Donald., Breeder: Linda Pence & John
Donald.
2
EPIC'S SIMPLY IRRISTIBLE JC. By Ch Reveille Tried And True - Ch Epic's Simply
Irristible JC. Owner: Becky Blansett., Breeder: Becky Blansett & Tracy Leonard DVM.
3
QUERCUS SELECT INCANDESCENT. By Ch Select Quercus Rubra - Ch Select The
Inchantress. Owner: Andrea & Tim Walters & Tracy Leonard DVM., Breeder: Tracy
Leonard DVM & Andrea Walters.
4
ROSEWOOD'S KEEPER OF THE TORCH. By Ch Platinum's Fear Is Not A Factor JC - Ch
Open, Black and White Bitches.
1
MAKALIKA-JERLIN ONYX. By Ch Jerlin-SS General Powell - Ch Makalika Drop-Dead
Redhead.
Owner: Jan Bruner., Breeder: Margaret B Grundman.
Open, Black, Tan, and White Bitches.
1
STALLIAN-TANZA TRI THE OBVIOUS. By Ch Klassic's Rudy Toot Flutesong - Ch
Stallians Blacken. Owner: Pat Fragassi & Jeff Gillespie & Sue Kite., Breeder: Jeffrey
Gillespie.
2
BRIDEN'S PINSTRIPED POSSUM. sBy Ch Briden's Guilty Pleasures - Ch Klassic's A Star
In Stripes. Owner: Denise Vertrees & Carole Kirk., Breeder: Sue Kite & Mike Kite.
Open, Red and White Bitches.
1
KAZOR'S NOT JUST A PRETTY FACE. By Bushbabies Squawcreek Bet Me - Ch Kazor's
Only Me. Owner: Sharron M Schmidgall & Carol A Webb., Breeder: Carol A Webb.
2
TAJI-RENNEK-PLATINUM QUERCUS JC.By Ch Bulldobas Maximus Of Nyanga - Taji's
Changa Platinum Queue. Owner: A & T Walters & K T Campbell., Breeder: K T Campbell&
T Kenner & M K Quinnett.
JUMOKE QUITA AFRICAN BIBI MC. By Ch Amuns Mr T Dark Starr Of Bordeaux - Ch
Baru's Gabrielle Of Jumoke. Owner: Joell Coltrane & Holly Hamilton., Breeder: J K Lange
& JoDee Funchess.
Veteran, 7 Years & Over Dogs.
1
FC BARUH'S IN CASE OF FIRE SC.By Ch Baruh's Hamitup Porky - Talisman Honne Bea
Of Baruh. Owner: Pam Sweeney., Breeder: Linda Pence & Lola Jordan.
Veteran, 7 Years & Over Bitches.
1
CH RAFIKI'S MEMORIES OF MIDNIGHT JC. By Ch Rafikis Three Ring Circus - Ch
Rafikis Sense And Sensibility. Owner: Laura Gilchrist., Breeder: Michelle Gahgan.
BASENJIS. Best of Breed Competition.
BOB CH KLASSIC'S YUARA HOOT. By Ch Kazor Bay-Senji Yuara Natural - Ch Klassic's Rooty
Toot Toot. Bitch. Owner: Sue Kite & Jeff Gillespie., Breeder: Sue Kite & Jeff Gillespie.
BOS CH SONBAR'S PHOOLISH PLEASURE AT CUMBACK. By Ch Nyanga Signet Sweet
William JC - Ch Sonbar's Brite Wildirishrose. Dog. Owner: Joseph R Tomey & Cathy
Tomey., Breeder: Sally Wuornos & Kari Wuornos & Brenda J Cassell.
Brood Bitch.
1
CH JERLIN'S LUNAR ECLIPSE. By Ch Jazzeta-Jerlin Double Stuff JC - Ch Jerlin's
Airborne. Owner: Bethany Redo., Breeder: Linda Elhers.
3
BASENJI CLUB OF CINCINNATI
SATURDAY, MAY 26, 2007
SWEEPSTAKES - PUPPY
JUDGE: Mrs. Judith Lange
1
VICTORY'S MEISTERHAUS HIT THE LIGHTS. Owner: Tim V Huff.,
2
ROSEWOOD'S PUTT'N ON THE RITZ. Owner: Bethany Redo.
3
ROSEWOOD'S THE SOURCE.Owner: Bethany Redo-Rahm.
1
TAMMEN'S TAKE ME ON.Owner: Laura Gilchrist.,
2
KANIBARU KHYBERS PRIDE. Owner: Dan & Donna Deflorio & Pamela Geoffroy.,
Junior, 12 to 18 Months Dogs.
1/BSW JASIRI-SUKARI CONGARO POLITICIAN. Owner: Veronica Predale & Catherine
Ongaro.
2
REVEILLE PUSH BUTTON. Owner: Damara Bolte
3
REVEILLE PUSHMI-PULLYU TOMJO. Owner: Ric Wright & Cherlyn Johnson
1/BOSSW LOKI'S KLASSIC SOPHIA. Owner: Sue Kite & Alex Guth & Jeff Gillespie
2
ROSEWOOD'S KEEPER OF THE TORCH. Owner: Bethany Redo.
3
ROSEWOOD'S MYSTIC ILLUSION. Owner: Bethany Redo.
4
KIDYS TROUBLE FOR GARRETT. Owner: Garrett Smith
Junior, 12 to 18 Months Bitches.
1
REVEILLE TRITON. Owner: Damara Bolte
2
MAKALIKA-JERLIN ONYX. Owner: Jan Bruner.
3
MOONLYTE MAYHEM. Owner: Wendy Lake.
CONFORMATION:
JUDGE: Mrs. Helen Lee James
1
VICTORY'S MEISTERHAUS HIT THE LIGHTS. By Ch Meisterhaus Politically Correct - Ch
Meisterhaus No Doubt. Owner: Tim V Huff., Breeder: Tim V Huff & A Tad Brooks & Joseph
A Hurt & Kathy L Caton
2
ROSEWOOD'S PUTT'N ON THE RITZ. By Ch Platinum's Fear Is Not A Factor JC - Ch
Jerlin's Lunar Eclipse. Owner: Bethany Redo., Breeder: Bethany Redo. (Brad Phifer,
Agent).
3
ROSEWOOD'S THE SOURCE. By Ch Taji's Klassic Architecture JC - Ch Klassic's Z
Three At RoseWood. Owner: Bethany Redo-Rahm., Breeder: Bethany A Redo.
1
KANIBARU KHYBERS PRIDE. By Wildela Star Lord - Kanibaru Visual Appeal. Owner:
Dan & Donna Deflorio & Pamela Geoffroy., Breeder: Miss Davina Hopkins. (Sheila Lund,
Agent).
12 to 18 Months Dogs.
1
REVEILLE PUSHMI-PULLYU TOMJO. By Ch C-Quests Just Push Play - Ch Reveille
Accord. Owner: Ric Wright & Cherlyn Johnson., Breeder: Damara Bolte.
2
BRIDEN'S SLINGIN' A STONE. By AB-SS Money To Burn - Ch Briden's Fit To Be Tried.
Owner: Sharron Schmidgall & Denise Vertrees., Breeder: Brian Vetrees & Denise
Vertrees.
Bred by Exhibitor Dogs.
1
TAMMEN'S TAKE ME ON. By AB-SS Money To Burn - Ch Tammen's Whaz Up Pussycat.
Owner: Laura Gilchrist., Breeder: Laura Gilchrist.
2
BARUH-KUDABIN JUST A GIGOLO. By Avongara Imba Tena - Ch Baruh-Kudabin Devil In
A Red Dress. Owner: Linda S Pence & John Donald., Breeder: Owners.
3
ITZYU TAARAKIAN ROUNDABOUT. By DC Berimo's Roustabout SC - Ch Serengeti
Taarakian Wisteria. Owner: Jan Bruner., Breeder: Jan Bruner & Lisa Corell Auerbach.
Open, Black, Tan, and White Dogs.
1/R REVEILLE TRICYCLE TWO.By Ch C-Quest's Just Push Play - Ch Reveille Accord.
BLUE NOTES TAKE FIVE SC. By Ch Penda Tajis Tattletale - Jumoke Quita African Bibi.
Owner: Holly Hamilton & Joell Coltrane., Breeder: Holly Hamilton & Joell Coltrane.
Open, Brindle and White Dogs.
1
REVEILLE RAPSCALLION. By Ch Mysticals High Flyer Of Karnak - Reveille Headlines.
Owner: L F & V L Steedle., Breeder: A & L King.
Open, Red and White Dogs.
1/W/BW
KLASSIC'S GIT R DONE. By Ch Kazor Bay-Senji Yuara Natural - Ch Klassic's
Rooty Toot Toot. Owner: Pamela Peterson., Breeder: Sue Kite & Jeffrey Gillespie.
2
MEISTERHAUS VALIANT JOE LEE. By Meisterhaus Tail Of Intrigue - Ch Meisterhaus
Material Girl. Owner: Roland Terrell & A Tad Brooks., Breeder: A Tad Brooks & Joseph A
Hurt.(Steve Berry, Agent).
3
KENSET MOTOR CITY SHAKEDOWN. By PJ's Kenset Back To The Future - Kalever
Kenset Karma. Owner: Karen M Butler., Breeder: Mary Lou Kenworthy.
4
REVEILLE PUSH BUTTON. By Ch C-Quest's Just Push Play - Ch Reveille Accord.
1
ROSEWOOD'S MYSTIC ILLUSION. By Ch Platinum's Fear Is Not A Factor JC - Ch
2
LOKI'S KLASSIC SOPHIA. By Ch Sundiata's Pi R Squared - Ch Klassic's Lady In Red.
Owner: Sue Kite & Alex Guth & Jeff Gillespie., Breeder: Sue Kite & Alex Guth & Chris
Max.
3
KIDYS TROUBLE FOR GARRETT. By Possum Creek's Lone Ranger - Briden's Grand
Taboo At WC. Owner: Garrett Smith., Breeder: Leann Neiman & Denise A Vertrees.
12 to 18 Months Bitches.
1
BARUH TESTAMENT TO HOO. By Ch Schaumburg's That's Amoire - DC Baruh-Hoo Is A
Rose Tattoo SC. Owner: Linda Pence & Brad Phifer., Breeder: Linda S Pence.
2
REVEILLE TRITON. By Ch C-Quest's Just Push Play - Ch Reveille Accord. Owner:
Damara Bolte, Breeder: Damara Bolte.
Bred by Exhibitor Bitches.
1/W KUDABIN LADY BARUH'S D BLUES. By Ch Baruh's African Hunter - Ch Schaumburgs
Kudabin Joy O'Baruh. Owner: Robert Ellis & John Donald., Breeder: Linda Pence & John
Donald.
2
MEISTERHAUS WATCHEMSTOPNSTARE. By Ch Meisterhaus Tail Of Intrigue - Bedlam
What's New Pussycat. Owner: A Tad Brooks & Joseph A Hurt. Breeder: A Tad Brooks &
Joseph A Hurt & P Ramgage-Stewart MD.
3
EPIC'S SIMPLY IRRISTIBLE JC. By Ch Reveille Tried And True - Ch Epic's Continuing
Saga. Owner: Becky Blansett & Tracy Leonard DVM., Breeder: Becky Blansett & Tracy
Leonard DVM.
4
ROSEWOOD'S KEEPER OF THE TORCH. By Ch Platinum's Fear Is Not A Factor JC - Ch
Open, Black and White Bitches.
1
MAKALIKA-JERLIN ONYX By Ch Jerlin-SS General Powell - Ch Makalika Drop-Dead
Redhead. Owner: Jan Bruner. Breeder: Margaret B Grundman.
Open, Black, Tan, and White Bitches.
1/R STALLIAN-TANZA TRI THE OBVIOUS. By Ch Klassic's Rudy Toot Flutesong - Ch
Stallians Blacken. Owner: Pat Fragassi & Jeff Gillespie & Sue Kite Breeder: Jeffrey
Gillespie.
2
BRIDEN'S PINSTRIPED POSSUM. By Ch Briden's Guilty Pleasures - Ch Klassic's A Star
In Stripes. Owner: Denise Vertrees & Carole Kirk., Breeder: Sue Kite & Mike Kite.
Open, Brindle and White Bitches.
1
MOONLYTE MAYHEM. By Klassic's Moonlyte N Motion - Ch Moonlyte's Ima Teenage
Witch. Owner: Wendy Lake., Breeder: Donna & Barbara Trouten.
2
REVEILLE LINE-UP FOR TOMJO.By Ch Bulldobas Maximusofnyanga - Ch Reveille
Lexus. Owner: James E Berry & Ric Wright., Breeder: Ms Damara Bolte'.
Open, Red and White Bitches.
1
KAZOR'S NOT JUST A PRETTY FACE. By Bushbabies Squawcreek Bet Me - Ch Kazor's
Only Me. Owner: Sharron M Schmidgall & Carol A Webb., Breeder: Carol A Webb.
2
NEW WORLD WILD AGE. 4 By Ch AB Maverick Of Keltwyn JC - New World Heart Like A
Wheel. Owner: Karla A Schreiber. Breeder: Karla A Schreiber.
3
JUMOKE QUITA AFRICAN BIBI MC. By Ch Amuns Mr T Dark Starr Of Bordeaux - Ch
Baru's Gabrielle Of Jumoke. Owner: Joell Coltrane & Holly Hamilton, Breeder: J K Lange
& JoDee Funchess.
Veteran, 7 Years & Over Dogs.
1
FC CHUJOS ARAMIS NICK MC RN. By Chujos Ceasir Royale - Chujos Tribute To
Xalmes. Owner: Holly Hamilton & Matt Monroe., Breeder: Molly Jo Larsen.
Veteran, 7 Years & Over Bitches.
1
CH RENEGADE'S OBSTINATE FOLLY. By Ch Moores Tri My Style - Ch Renegade's
Ncorrigible Folly. Owner: Cherri & Len Johnsen., Breeder: Cherri & Len Johnsen.
2
CH RAFIKI'S MEMORIES OF MIDNIGHT JC. By Ch Rafikis Three Ring Circus - Ch
Rafikis Sense And Sensibility. Owner: Laura Gilchrist., Breeder: Michelle Gahgan.
BEST OF BREED COMPETITION.
BOB CH SERENGETI LET'S ROLL REVEILLE. By Ch Serengeti Hartland C Basie - Ch
Serengeti Caper. Dog. Owner: Margaret Greenlee., Breeder: Margaret Greenlee. (Ms
Damara Bolte, Agent).
BOS CH KLASSIC'S YUARA HOOT. By Ch Kazor Bay-Senji Yuara Natural - Ch Klassic's Rooty
Toot Toot. Bitch. Owner: Sue Kite & Jeff Gillespie., Breeder: Sue Kite & Jeff Gillespie.
Brood Bitch.
1
CH JERLIN'S LUNAR ECLIPSE. By Ch Jazzeta-Jerlin Double Stuff JC - Ch Jerlin's
Airborne. Owner: Bethany Redo., Breeder: Linda Elhers.
2
WILLAMETTE VALLEY BASENJI CLUB
JULY 13, 2007
BEST PUPPY IN SWEEPSTAKES Taji's Klassic Lil Black Dress
BEST OPPOSITE SEX IN SWEEPSTAKES
Khani's Goody Two Shoes
PUPPY SWEEPSTAKES – Judge: Mr. A. Tad Brooks
Puppy Dogs 6 mos & under 9 mos
1
Khani's Goody Two Shoes Owner: Kathy Britton, Emily Britton, Connie Paulsen
2
Karosel's No Deposit No Return Owner: Donna Lubbe & Terry Jones
3
Sun Diata's Hanzi Mbili Owner: C & J Maxka
4
Baruh Kudabin Platinum MVP, Owner: Mary K Quinnett & Larry Quinnett
Dogs 6-18 mos Bred-by Exhibitor
1
Baraka Jumoke Storm Tracker Owner: Wm Bowlus, Paul Root, Bryan & Laurie Gregory
2
Khani's Real Wild Child Owner: Kathy Britton, Emily Britton, Connie Paulsen
Puppy Bitches 6 mos & under 9 mos
1
Khani's Hear to Stay, Owner: Avery McLeod, Stephanie McLeod, & Kathy Britton
2
Platinum Rosewood Super Girl, Owner: Mary K Quinnett & Larry Quinnett
3
Suddanly Avant's Coin Toss Owner: Vince Viet Nguyen, Dennis J McGlothin & Susan M
Campeau
4
Proudlaan Panda-Monium Owner: Laura Pond
Bitches 6-18 mos Bred-by Exhibitor
1
Taji's Klassic Lil Black Dress, Owner: Katie Campbell
2
Khani's Starlight Starbright, Owner: Connie Paulsen, Jerry Paulsen, Kathy Britton
3
Proudlaan Panda-Mime, Owner: Laura Pond
VETERAN SWEEPSTAKES - Judge: Mr. A. Tad Brooks
BEST JUNIOR VETERAN IN SWEEPSTAKES DC Jasiri-Sukari Juri Maguire MC LCX II
BEST SENIOR VETERAN IN SWEEPSTAKES Ch Ali'is Petite Syrah JC OAP OJP RA
JUNIOR VETERANS
Veteran Dogs, Junior 7 yrs & under 9 yrs
1
DC Jasiri-Sukari The Illustrated Man SC LCX, Owner: Julie & Kathy Jones & Pat &
Richard Lopez
2
Ch Karosel This Gun for Hire, Owner: Donna Lubbe & Douglas Bright
3
Ch Moonlytes Call of the Wild9, Owner: Araya Gauthier
Veteran Dogs, Junior 9 yrs & under 11 yrs
1
DC Jasiri-Sukari Juri Maguire MC LCX II, Owner: Julie & Kathy Jones
2
Ch Penda Taji's Triumphant One JC SDHR Owner: Katie Campbell, S Moberly, JD & BN
Williams
3
DC Khani's Benny N The Jets SC Owner: Kathy Britton, Emily Britton, Connie Paulsen
Veteran Bitches, Junior 7 yrs & under 9 yrs
1
DC Platinum's Charge It to Taji SC Owner: Mary K Quinnett & Larry Quinnett
2
Ch Atarasi Taji Berimo DotCom SC Owner: Jordan Reed
3
Ch Tazamisha Unexpect'd Treasure JC Owner: Julie Leicht
Veteran Bitches 9 yrs & under 11 yrs
1
Karosel's Justa Twist of Fate Owner: Douglas G Bright & Connie L Bright
2
Avongara Tribal Singer Owner: Donna J Lubbe
SENIOR VETERANS
Veteran Dogs, Senior 13 yrs & up27
1
Ch Arubmec's Overdrive To My-Tym Owner: Darlene Y Lowit
Veteran Bitches, Senior 11 yrs & under 13 yrs
1
Ch Ali'is Petite Syrah JC OAP OJP RA Owner: Brenda Phillips, P Franon, D Bellaire
CONFORMATION – Judge: Mr. Jon Curby
PUPPY DOG 6 MOS & UNDER 9 MOS
1
Sun Diata's Hanzi Mbili Breeder: C & J Maxka, Ch Sun Diata's Pi R Squared x Sun
Diata's Chaminade, Owner: C & J Maxka
2
Karosel's No Deposit No Return Breeder: Joni Boese, Donna Lubbe, E Boese & R Boese,
Ch Shika's Piper Club x Sadiki's Tribute to Karosel, Owner: Donna Lubbe & Terry Jones
3
Baraka Jumoke Storm Chaser Breeder: Wm Bowlus, Paul Root, Bryan & Laurie Gregory,
Ch Jumoke Arazi Re x DC Jumoke-Quita Dream of Qena MC, Owner: Paul Root &
William Bowlus
4
Khani's Goody Two Shoes Breeder: K&E Britton, B&T Mills, Teazer's Ode to Nyanga JC x
Ch Khani's U Should B Dancing JC, Owner: Kathy Britton, Emily Britton, Connie Paulsen
BRED-BY EXHIBITOR DOG
1 WD Atarasi About Face, Breeder: Jordan Reed, DC Berimo's Roustabout SC x Ch Atarasi Taji
Berimo DotCom SC, Owner: Jordan Reed
2
Baraka Jumoke Storm Tracker Breeder: Wm Bowlus, Paul Root, Bryan & Laurie Gregory,
Ch Jumoke's Arazi Re x DC Jumoke-Quita Dream of Qena MC, Owner: Wm Bowlus, Paul
Root, Bryan & Laurie Gregory
3
Khani's Katoomba Breeder: Connie Paulsen, Jerry Paulsen, Kathy Britton, Makuba Te
Kimbuka x DC Jasiri Sukari Khani Francis, Owner: Connie Paulsen, Jerry Paulsen, Kathy
Britton
4
FoPaw's Quiet Riot Breeder: Kevin & Therese Leimback, Ch Terrarust's My-Tym to Appeal
JC x Atarasi FoPaws Believe In Me, Owner: Kevin & Therese Leimback
OPEN BRINDLE/WHITE DOG
1
Jumoke's American Dream Breeder: Rob Hill, Ch Jumoke-Quita DreamCatcher JC x
Jewel Hill of the Nile, Owner: Bryan & Laurie Gregory
2
Itzyu Hunting Time at Karosel Breeder: Lisa Corell Auerbach, Itzyu Nick of Time x Itzyu
Teel It Like It Is, Owner: Donna Lubbe & Lisa Corell Auerbach
OPEN BLACK/WHITE DOG
1
Fataki's Zeus Rule of Fire Breeder: Dana M MacDonald, Fly'n Hi's Choreographed Chaos
x Fataki's Brandy Fire Water JC, Owner: Dana MacDonald
2
Dharian's Lone Star Breeder: S Anne Humphreys & Bill Humphreys Jr, Dharian's Star Trek
x Dharian's Obsidian JC, Owner: Charlotte Wenger & S Anne Humphreys
OPEN BLACK/TAN/WHITE DOG
1
Karosel's Colt FortyFive JC Breeder: Donna J Lubbe, Karosel's Yikes Its Stripes at MyTym x Karosel's Politically Incorrect, Owner: Douglas Bright, Connie Bright & Donna
Lubbe
DOGS: OPEN RED/WHITE DOG
1 RWD
Kazor's Tailor Made for Taji Breeder: Carol Webb, Ch Taji's Klassic Architecture JC
x Ch Kazor's Ima Lilytoo, Owner: Mark & Leslie Erikson, Katie Campbell
DOGS: DUAL CHAMPIONS
1
DC Tazamisha DP Maximum Illusion SC CGC, Breeder: Martina Cortez and Valerie
Cortez, Ch DevilsPeak Whirligig Archangel JC x Ch Tazamisha Maximum Risk, Owner:
Julie Leicht
VETERAN DOGS 7 YRS & UNDER 10 YRS
1
Ch Moonlytes Call of the Wild, Breeder: Donna Trouten, Ch Klassic's Eye of the Tiger x
Ch Premier Moonlyte Klassical Gal, Owner: Araya Gauthier
2
Ch Karosel This Gun for Hire, Breeder: Donna Lubbe, Ch Karosel's Voyuz TI BB-Gunn JC
x Ch Karosel's Déjà Vu, Owner: Donna Lubbe & Douglas Bright
VETERAN DOGS 10 YRS & UP
1
Ch Arubmec's Overdrive To My-Tym Breeder: Randall E Nelson & Patricia E Cembura,
Kibushi Spellbinder-Niger x Ch Arubmec's Precious Thisbe, Owner: Darlene Y Lowit
2
Ch Penda Taji's Triumphant One JC, Breeder: Katie Campbell, S Moberly, JD & BN
Williams, DC Berimo's Roustabout SC SDHR x Ch Taji's Cinnamon Swirl , Owner: Katie
Campbell, S Moberly, JD & BN Williams
PUPPY BITCH 6 MOS & UNDER 9 MOS
1
FoPaws Emerant Mirandaz A Charmer Breeder: Lisa & Bryce Hart & Kevin & Therese
Leimback, Ch FoPaws NBajoran After Hours x DC Zuri's Gracii SC, Owner: Robert &
Janna Stamper & K&T Leimback
2
Proudlaan Panda-Monium, Breeder: Laura Pond, Proudlaan Rockas Red Glare x Ch
Taji's Berimo Final Judgment JC, Owner: Laura Pond
3
Sun Diata's Taffanel, Breeder: C & J Maxka, Ch Sun Diata's Pi R Squared x Sun Diata's
Chaminade, Owner: C & J Maxka
4
Platinum Rosewood Super Girl Breeder: Beth Redo, Ch Platinum's Fear is Not A Factor
JC x Ch Jerlin's Lunar Eclipse, Owner: Mary K Quinnett & Larry Quinnett
BRED-BY EXHIBITOR BITCH
1-RWB/BBE Khani's Starlight Starbright Breeder: Connie Paulson, Jerry Paulson, Kathy Britton,
Ch Khani's Kata Tjuta x Ch Khani's Written in the Stars, Owner: Connie Paulsen, Jerry
Paulsen, Kathy Britton
2
5Jumoke Sorhus Naliya Breeder: M Sorhus, S Sorhus, L Gregory & B Gregory, Ch
Tamsala Hot Onya Heels x Ch Jumoke Quita Dream of India, Owner: Lisa Saban, Bryan
Gregory & Laurie Gregory
3
Samburu Sexy Sadie Breeder: Dilys E. Blair-Bain, Ch Reveille Hoo Wants Roses x Ch
Tambuzi Kelele, Owner: Dilys E. Blair-Bain
4
Emerant N FoPaws Sheza Seeker Breeder: Lisa R Hart, Bryce Hart, Kevin & Theresa
Leimback, Ch FoPaws N Bajoran After Hours JC x DC Zuri's Gracii SC, Owner: Lisa and
Bryce Hart
BITCHES: AMERICAN BRED
1
Taji's Absolut Intoxication Breeder: C Kleinke, K Campbell, J Wheeler, Ch Taji's Klassic
Architecture JC x Taji's Olive Martini, Owner: Cynthia Jacobucci & Katie Campbell
BITCHES: OPEN BRINDLE/WHITE
1
Dragnquest My-Tym Grid Lock Breeder: Jacqueline C Jones & Darlene Y Lowit, Ch
Arubmec's Overdrive to My-Tym x Ch Dragnquest My-Tym Xpres'Lines, Owner:
Jacqueline C Jones & Darlene Y Lowit
2
Karosel Itzyu Just Meant To Be Breeder: Donna Lubbe & Lisa Corell Auerbach, Itzyu
Hunting Time at Karosel x Itzyu-Karosel Hot Promises, Owner: Donna Lubbe & Lisa
Corell Auerbach
BASENJI, BITCHES: OPEN BLACK/WHITE
1-WB/BOW/AOM
Taji's Klassic Lil Black Dress Breeder: Katie Campbell, Sue Kite &
Jeffrey Gillespie, Ituri Klassic Basic Black x Ch Taji's Go For Baroque JC, Owner: Katie
Campbell
2
Bushbabies Fataki Black Velvet Breeder: Teresa B Gavaletz, Ch Marabasi Karosel Pied
Piper x Ch Keyline Darkwing at Bushbabies, Owner: Dana MacDonald & Teresa Gavaletz
BITCHES: OPEN BLACK/TAN/WHITE
1
Karosel's Justa Twist of Fate Breeder: Donna Lubbe & Sandra S Anderson, Ch Karosel's
My-Tym Traveler x Karosel's Legendary Lies, Owner: Douglas G Bright & Connie L Bright
BITCHES: OPEN RED/WHITE
1
Tazamisha Shasta Tiki Twist JC Breeder: V Cortez, M Cortez, N Cortez, C Austin, Ch
Devils Peak TW Call of Duty JC x Karosel Courting Trouble at My-Tym, Owner: Jennifer &
Shelby Miller, V Cortez
2
PlatinumandNelson at Taji Breeder: Katie Campbell, Mary K Quinnett, June Young, Ch
Bordeaux African Jumoke SC x Tajis Charga Platinum Queue, Owner: Larry Nelson,
Debbie Nelson & Mary K Quinnett
3
Jumoke's Gypsy Trance Breeder: Bryan Gregory, Laurie Gregory, & George Woodard, Ch
Jumoke Khani Baru Paso Doble x Ch Baru's Gabrielle of Jumoke, Owner: Bryan & Laurie
Gregory
4
Sadaki's Tribute to Karosel Breeder: Rita Pontes, Elija of Esinjo x Ch Kivu Kalimba,
Owner: Donna J Lubbe
BITCHES: DUAL CHAMPIONS
1 BDC DC Jumoke-Quita Dream of Qena MC Breeder: Bryan & Laurie Gregory, DC JasiriSukari the Ilustrated Man SC x DC Akuaba's Quita Sizzler MC, Owner: Paul Root &
William Bowlus
2
DC Khani's Sweet Painted Lady Breeder: Connie Paulsen, Jerry Paulsen, Kathy
Britton,Ch Candu's Rocket Man SC x DC Jasiri Sukari Khani Francis, Owner: Connie
Paulsen, Jerry Paulsen, Kathy Britton
3
DC My-Tym Khadijah LuvMe or LevMe SC Breeder: Joyce Hughes and Darlene Lowit,
Ch My-Tym Waits For No One x Ch Karosel's Tisa My-Tym To Sing JC, Owner: Sandy
Kernan, Darlene Lowit & Tracy Petsche
VETERAN BITCHES 7 YRS & UNDER 10 YR
1
Ch Tazamisha Unexpect'd Treasure JC Breeder: Martina Cortez and Valerie Cortez, Ch
Karosel's My-Tym Code Blue x Ch Umbuji Tazamisha, Owner: Julie Leicht
2
DC Platinum's Charge It to Taji SC Breeder: Mary K & Larry Quinnett, Ch Taji's Trinidad
Tradewind x Ch Kibushi High Society O'Signet, Owner: Mary K Quinnett & Larry Quinnett
VETERAN BITCHES 10 YRS & UP
1
Ch Ali'is Petite Syrah JC OAP OJP RA Breeder: Philip & Christina Iranon, Ch Gala All
American JC x Ali'is Rainbow Jasmine SC, Owner: Brenda Phillips, P Franon, D Bellaire
BASENJIS BEST OF BREED COMPETITION
BOB Ch Jasiri-Sukari Congo-Leezza Rice JC Bitch, Breeder: Julie & Kathy Jones, Ch
Meisterhaus Politically Correct x Ch Sukari-Jasiri Soda Pup, Owner: R&P Lopez, K
Toohey, J&K Jones
BOS Ch Platinum's Fear is Not A Factor JC Dog, Breeder: Mary K Quinnett, Ch Berimo Taji
Start Me Up x Ch Klassics Sweet Patoote, Owner: Mary K Quinnett & Larry Quinnett
AOM Ch Tailwind DP Rockets Red Glare JC Dog, Breeder: Julie Leicht, Martina Cortez and
Cynthia Austin, Ch Arubmec's Printed Report JC x Ch Tazamisha Unexpect'd Treasure
JC, Owner: Julie Leicht
AOM Ch Khani's Mysterious Ways JC Dog, Breeder: Kathy & Emily Britton, Connie Paulson,
DC Khani's Burn Down the Mission JC x Khani's Excalibur Island Girl JC, Owner: Ellen M
Bramble, Kathy Britton, Connie Paulsen
AOM Ch Sun Diata's Pi R Squared Dog, Breeder: C & J Maxka, Ch Sun Diata Sir Ochre Dutton
x Sun Diata Kokopelli's Flute, Owner: C & J Maxka
NON-REGULAR CLASSES
BRACE
1
Khani's Tribal Warrior Dog, Owner: Kathy Britton, Emily Britton, Connie Paulsen
Khani's Tribal Spirit Dog, Owner: Kathy Britton, Emily Britton, Connie Paulsen
2
Tazamisha Shasta Tiki Twist JC Bitch, Owner: Jennifer & Shelby Miller, V Cortez
Ch Khani's Actung Baby SC Bitch, Owner: Jennifer & Shelby Miller, K Britton
3
Dragnquest My-Tym Grid Lock Bitch, Owner: Jacqueline C Jones & Darlene Y Lowit,
Ch Dragnquest My-Tym Xpress'Lines Bitch, Owner: Jacqueline C Jones & Darlene Y
Lowit
4
Karosel's Colt FortyFive JC Dog, Owner: Douglas Bright, Connie Bright & Donna Lubbe
Karosel's Justa Twist of Fate Bitch, Owner: Douglas G Bright & Connie L Bright
STUD DOG
1
Ch Sun Diata's Pi R Squared Owner: C & J Maxka
BROOD BITCH
1
Ch Dragnquest My-Tym Xpress'Lines Owner: Jacqueline C Jones & Darlene Y Lowit
JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP COMPETITION
Judge: Ms. Dianne Kroll
NOVICE JUNIOR
1
Emily Britton Khani's Tribal Warrior, Dog, Breeder: K&E Britton & C Paulsen, DC Khani's
Burn Down the Mission SC x Avongara Tribal Singer, Owner: Kathy Britton, Emily Britton,
Connie Paulsen
OPEN INTERMEDIATE
1-BJ Shelby Miller Devils Peak TW Call of Duty JC, Dog, Breeder: Julie Leicht, M Cortez, C
Austin, : Ch Arubmec's Printed Report JC x Ch Tazamisha Unexpect'd Treasure JC,
Owner: Jennifer & Shelby Miller
OPEN SENIOR
1
Tracy Petsche DC My-Tym Khadijah Luvme or Levme SC, Breeder: Hughes and Darlene
Lowit, Ch My-Tym Waits For No One X Ch Karosel's Tisa My-Tym To Sing JC, Owner:
Sandy Kernan, Darlene Lowit & Tracy Petsche
2
Kevin Stamper Ch FoPaw's Designated Driver JC Breeder: Kevin & Therese Leimback
& David Davidson, Ch Bedlam's Fly Me to the Moon x Ch Palm Deserts Leading Lady,
Owner: Kevin & Therese Leimback & Kevin Stamper
LGRA Standings as of 7/25/07
Rank Call Name Reg Name
Owner
1
2
3
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
11
11
12
13
13
14
15
15
15
Harmon
Christensen
Sauceda
Culver
Dawson
Cook/Hayek
Elliot/Cameron
Sauceda
Harmon
Bowlus/Root
Christensen
Cook/Hayek
Bowlus/Root
Colbert
Sauceda
Voss
Ockerman
Culver
Rubin/Jones
Voss/Stump
Katayama/Cassell
Roxie
Ian
Hijinx
Kunjo
Opus
Cody
Chilli
Nestle
Cleo
Cairo
Laser
Jada
Luxor
Zuri
Tabasco
Cole
Lulu
Obike
Ryan
Rio-V
Tarzan
Kiroja hart N Soul GRC
Apu the Answer SGRC2
Kazor’s Autumn Hinjinx SGRC
Apu Jay Dreamin Breeze SGRC
Jazetta’s Fox in Sox GRC
Cody IV SGRCII
Deepwood’s Hot Chilli Mamba
Nestle
Meisterhaus Kiroja Kiss N Tell GRC
Baraka Crown Prince of Cairo
Apu Sir Laserlot GRC
Kiroja Loving Every Minute
Jumoke Quita African Luxor
Jerlin’s Our Zuri Pupin
Redjhinn Tabasco O’Bushbabies SGRC
Kinetic’s Enchanted Knight
Bushbabies Louise Brooks GRC
Apu Get the Helloutta Dodge GRC
Jasiri-Sukari Tri N Stop Me
Kinetic Sourcery
Dharian Signet Sweet Deal
YTD
LGRA
15.75
13.17
9.5
9.5
8
7.5
7
6.25
5
4
3
2
2
2
1.75
1.5
1.5
1.17
1
1
1
NOTRA Standings as of 7/27/07
YTD
NORC
Hijinx
Kazor’s Autumn Hijinx SOR, ORC
Sauceda
8.5
Cairo
Baraka Crown Prince of Cairo SOR, ORC
Bowlus-Root
7
Bruiser Tompkins Cruzin for a Bruzin SOR
Tompkins
6.25
Cody
Cody IV SORC
Cook/Hayek
6.25
Obike Apu Get the Helloutta Dodge JOR
Culver
6
Chilli
Deepwood’s Hot Chilli Mambo
Cameron
4
Ian
Apu the Answer SOR
Christensen
4
Gracie Gracie Lou Freebush JOR, ORC
Schubert
3
Crash Crash Bandicoot O’Bushbabies SOR, SORC Sauceda
2.25
Quinn Kibishi Jadaka’s Song of Meowl
Brown-Thompson
2.25
Rusty
Vinaka’s XIV Karat Goldn Boy SOR, ORC
Cook/Hayek
1.75
Luxor
Jumoke Quita African Luxor SOR
Bowlus/Root
1.5
Levi
Dharian’s Levi
Voss
1
Zuri
Jerlin’s Our Zuri Pupin
Colbert
1
Guy Noir Apu Guy Noir
Marsicano
0.5
Occhi
Apu Occhi Belli JOR
Marsicano
0.5
Meeka Dragnquest Khadijah Meeka SOR, ORC
Kanopasek/Kernen
0.5
Keira
Tompkins Karibbean Treasure JOR
Tompkins
0.25
Sydney Celebrity’s Notin My Movie JOR
Schubert
0.25
Rank Call
1
2
3
3
4
5
5
6
7
7
8
9
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
Reg Name
Owner
OBEDIENCE TALLY
Ave
Score
Points
FC Eldorado's Yodeling Moon God RE SC NA NAJ
Katy Scott
173
3
Jaiye's Chanteya
C Bunn & D Bunn
175
2
189.5
50
189
6
183.5
5
189.5
46
183
9
Dog/Owner
NOVICE
OPEN
Aljor's Back to Sonbar UD
Mary & G Langois, Sally Wournos
DC Sinbaje's Picture Perfect CD RE SC OA NAJ
Linda Siekert
C and J's Stripe Teaser At Kazor CD AX AXJ
Cindy Griswold
BASENJI BRIEFS
By Susan Chuvala
Avocado, if consumed in significant quantities,
will cause gastrointestinal upset and can cause
respiratory distress in dogs. The pit of the avocado
contains persin, a toxic fatty acid which leaches into the
fruit. Persin is also present in the leaves and other parts
of the avocado plant. While a small sample of guacamole
might not cause any harm to your basenji, it's probably best
to avoid avocado products altogether so as not to encourage
him to acquire a taste for this potentially poisonous fruit.
Should the need arise to induce vomiting in
your basenji, a reliable method is the use of 3%
hydrogen peroxide. The correct dose for dogs
is 1 ml per pound of body weight, not to exceed
three tablespoons (45 ml). One teaspoon will usually do
the trick for an average-sized basenji, and vomiting should
occur after about ten minutes. If no results are forthcoming,
repeat with another teaspoon. Shaking the bottle first to
activate the fizz will help to stimulate regurgitation. Be sure
to keep a fresh bottle on hand (it's also great for removing
bloodstains!)
Corneal abrasions can be caused by many things,
such as sand or dirt in the eye, a collar or slip
lead pulled carelessly over the head, or trauma
from another animal. Signs of a scratched cornea
include squinting, watery eye, and rubbing or pawing at the
face. These injuries are very painful and left untreated can
quickly turn into a corneal ulcer, which will have serious
consequences for the eye. If you suspect that your basenji
may have a corneal abrasion, seek veterinary treatment as
soon as possible.
UTILITY
Aljor's Back to Sonbar UD
Mary & G Langois, Sally Wournos
CH Akuaba's Singer at Lisanne VCD3 TDX AX AXJ
Dolores Brigham
OFA REPORTS
CARDIAC
BJ-CA23/28F/P-PI
KHADIJAH'S MY-TYM ALONE, JC
BJ-EL177M28-PI
BJ-EL176M28-PI
[<24 months]
BJ-EL175F28-PI
BJ-EL174F28-PI
EMERANT'S THE NAVIGATOR
FOPAWS ATARASI MAKESUWONDER
FOPAW'S ROYAL FLUSH
KAZOR'S GOOD KARMA AT FOPAWS
BJ-1865G39F-PI
BJ-1891F42M-PI
BJ-1879E39M-PI
BJ-1862G26F-PI
BJ-1860G28M-PI
BJ-1892F64F-PI
BJ-1893F29M-PI
BJ-1878G51M-PI
BJ-1866G33F-PI
BJ-1876G28M-PI
BJ-1886G28F-PI
BJ-1868G28F-PI
BJ-1864G29F-PI
BJ-1901G24M-PI
BJ-1899G30F-PI
BJ-1900G28M-PI
BJ-1887E28M-PI
[<24 months]
BJ-1880G112M-NOPI
BJ-1882E28F-PI
BJ-1871E28F-PI
BJ-1874E28M-PI
[<24 months]
BJ-1870G39F-PI
BJ-1869E31F-PI
BJ-1877G31M-PI
BJ-1875G31M-PI
BJ-1859G38M-PI
BJ-1861F28M-PI
BJ-1885G26F-PI
BJ-1884G26M-PI
BJ-1873G28F-PI
BJ-1897G102M-PI
BJ-1890G29M-PI
BJ-1872G30M-PI
BJ-1867G28M-PI
BJ-1898G30F-PI
BJ-1863G38F-PI
BJ-1881G29M-PI
BJ-1883G28M-PI
BJ-1888G28F-PI
BJ-1889G40M-PI
BJ-1894G53F-NOPI
BJ-1896E65F-PI
BJ-1895G31M-NOPI
ACE THE BATHOUND
ASIL WALKABOUT BY ELDORADO, CH
ASTARTE'S STEPPIN OUT WITH PIPS
BEAUBRI N TERRARUST'S BANONBOTOX
BRUSHY RUN'S NIRVANA JAMES
CALYPSO GRIFFON'S GOLD FIZZ
CALYPSO JON BON JOVI, CH
C-QUEST'S MASTER OF DISGUISECH
DAFINA RAFIKIS BRIGHTMAN
DARK SKIES ABLAZE AT MATA HAURI
DHARIAN'S EVENING STAR
ELDORADO'S BARCODE
ELDORADO'S BEJEWELED
EMERANT'S BARNSTORMER
EMERANT'S MISS RABBLEROUSER
FOPAWS ATARASI MAKESUWONDER
FOPAW'S ROYAL FLUSH
JERLIN'S SAINT OR SINNER
KAZOR'S GOOD KARMA AT FOPAWS
KIBUSHI JADAKA'S SONG OF MEOWL
KLASSIC'S JUSTA NATURAL, CH
KOKOPELLI'S ELECTRACH
MAJESTIC ROMANCES JULIET
MAJESTIC'S PERFECT GENTLEMAN
MATA HAURI HAPPY CAMPERCH
PJ'S KENSET BACK TO THE FUTURE
PLATINUM'S FEARISNOTAFACTORCH
SELECT FITINA MTOTO H-CREST
SELECT MISTER INCREDIBLE
SIGNET 'TIS-A WILD HONEYSUCKLE, CH
SKYHI'S PAINT THE TOWN RED
SONBAR'S NOTEWORTHY NEWSMAN
STERNHIMMELS GENERIS SUI
SUGARSHAQ THUNDER AT SUNRISE
TAILWIND DP LET FREEDOM RING
TAJI-PLATINUM ONE DAY SALE
TAJI'S KLASSIC ARCHITECTURE, JC, CH
TAJI'S SILENT COMRADECH
TAJI'S TEA FOR TWO
TAJI'S TRAVELERS CHEQUECH
TIS-A DRAGONLADY OF HONAH-LEE
VINAKA'S DIAMONDS R FOREVER
VINAKA'S THREE-D WORLD ATLAS
BJ-PA85/70M/P-PI
BJ-PA82/13F/P-PI
BJ-PA81/13M/P-PI
BJ-PA80/13F/P-PI
BJ-PA79/28M/P-PI
BJ-PA88/28F/P-PI
BJ-PA86/29F/P-PI
BJ-PA84/87M/P-PI
AVONGARA KASABU
BEAUBRI N TERRARUST BELLAGIO,CAN CH
BEAUBRI N TERRAUST'S LUXOR,CAN CH
BEAUBRI NTERRARUST PRETTYVEGAS,CAN CH
BRUSHY RUN'S NIRVANA JAMES
ELDORADO'S BARCODE
ELDORADO'S MERCEDES BENZ, CH
ELBOWS
HIP DYSPLASIA
PATELLA
BJ-PA89/28M/P-PI
BJ-PA87/30M/P-PI
BJ-PA83/98F/P-PI
TERRARUST'S MURDER SHE WROTECAN/AM CH
BJ-PK108/24F-PI
BJ-PK110/14M-PI
BJ-PK109/27F-PI
AZIZIS TIME OUT
JASIRI-SUKARI CONGARO SOCK HOPCH
JASIRI-SUKARI CONGO-LEEZZA RICEJC, CH
BJ-TH109/16F-PI
BJ-TH117/15M-PI
BJ-TH112/71M-PI
BJ-TH111/111F-PI
BJ-TH113/51F-PI
BJ-TH110/16F-PI
BJ-TH82/30M-PI
BJ-TH16/111F-PI
BJ-TH114/16M-PI
EQUIVOCAL
BJ-TH38/50F-PI
BJ-TH118/94F-PI
BJ-TH115/111F-PI
BJ-TH116/28M-PI
CALYPSO LORELEI OF APEX
DHARIAN'S LEVI
JOKUBA MEISTERHAUS E PLURIBUS UNUM, CH, DC
JOKUBA UNDERCOVER AB INITIO, CH
JOKUBA-ASIA'S LET FREEDOM RING, CH, DC
KENSET APEX SALLIE ANN
KINETIC'S ENCHANTED KNIGHTSC, CH
MORSHOR'S MS EXECUTIVE, CH
REDMARSH - JOKUBA BEYOND EXPECTATIONS
REDMARSH NO WOMAN NO CRY, DC, SC, CH
REDMARSH THREE LITTLE BIRDS, CH
REVEILLE TRAFFIC PATTERN, SC, JC, CH
SAORSA LEANNAN SHEA
SAORSA ZEPAR OF JAMADARI
HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA (PK)
THYROID
FANCONI (as of Aug. 6, 2007)
BJ-FAC171/90F-NOPI-CAR
PROBABLY AFFECTED
BJ-FAC21/162M-PI-CAR
BJ-FAC159/12M-NOPI
BJ-FAC160/12M-NOPI
BJ-FAC161/8M-NOPI
BJ-FAC88/79F-PI-CAR
BJ-FAC170/43M-NOPI-CAR
BJ-FAC32/91F-PI
BJ-FAC43/102M-PI
INDETERMINT
BJ-FAC139/31F-PI
BJ-FAC64/63M-NOPI
BJ-FAC65/31F-NOPI
BJ-FAC67/33F-PI-CAR
BJ-FAC145/34M-NOPI
BJ-FAC157/67F-PI-CAR
BJ-FAC137/21F-PI
BJ-FAC135/37F-PI
PROBABLY AFFECTED
PROBABLY AFFECTED
BJ-FAC158/21M-NOPI
BJ-FAC99/80F-PI-IND
BJ-FAC136/33M-NOPI
BJ-FAC31/91F-PI
BJ-FAC147/44M-NOPI
BJ-FAC130/44M-PI
BJ-FAC121/44F-PI
BJ-FAC129/32F-PI
BJ-FAC105/103F-PI
BJ-FAC115/56M-PI-IND
BJ-FAC45/44F-PI
BJ-FAC120/58F-PI
AFRICAN MYSTERY'S ALMAZI HAIBA
AFRICAN MYSTERY'S BAHATI-SAVANNAH
AKUABA THE SPORTSMAN
APEX SHUT UP N KISS ME
APEX THUNDER TALK
APEX TYVOLA
APU SAND THRU THE HOURGLASS
ASIAS READY SET GO
AVONGARA MBEMBE ITZYU
AVONGARA SORCERER'S APPRENTICE
BEAUBRI N TERRARUST BELLAGIO
BEAUBRI N TERRARUST'S BANONBOTOX
BOJAK UNDER COVER KOJAK
BUBALAK DROPS OF JUPITER
BUBALAK FURAHA IBEX
BUBALAK FURAHA TATU
BUBALAK IT'S HI TIME KALI
BUBALAK STANDARD TIME
BUBALAK TREASURE
BUBALAK TRI N AGAIN
CALYPSO LORELEI OF APEX
DEVILSPEAK AFTER MIDNIGHT
DEVILSPEAK SKYS THE LIMIT
DHARIANS MIRAGE
DHARIAN'S SWEET DETERMINATION
DHARIAN'S WOZ UP
DJAKOMBA'S TRICK OR TREAT
DRAGNQUEST KHADIJAH MEEKA
EL DORADO'S KIT KAT
EL DORADOS YODELING MOON GOD
ELDORADO N TERRARUST WHIRLWIND
ELDORADO N TERRURUST DEVINE DESIGN
ELDORADO'S BARCODE
ELDORADO'S HOCUS POCUS
ELDORADO'S MERCEDES BENZ
ELDORADO'S OOH LA LA
ELDORADO'S UNGARO
ELDORADO'S Y'S AFRICAN SINBAJE
FATAKI'S GABRIELLA
BJ-FAC40/68F-PI
BJ-FAC59/18M-PI
BJ-FAC42/67F-PI-CAR
BJ-FAC49/45M-PI-CAR
BJ-FAC148/92M-NOPI
BJ-FAC149/79F-NOPI
PROBABLY AFFECTED
BJ-FAC35/80M-PI-CAR
BJ-FAC55/43F-PI
BJ-FAC33/79F-PI
BJ-FAC57/32M-PI
BJ-FAC58/31F-PI-CAR
BJ-FAC102/68M-PI
BJ-FAC1/115M-PI-CAR
BJ-FAC5/68F-PI-CAR
BJ-FAC44/43F-PI-CAR
PROBABLY AFFECTED
BJ-FAC2/90F-PI
BJ-FAC62/32M-PI
BJ-FAC38/76M-PI-CAR
BJ-FAC10/55M-PI-CAR
BJ-FAC89/55F-PI-CAR
BJ-FAC114/79M-PI
BJ-FAC26/114M-PI
BJ-FAC138/21F-PI
BJ-FAC14/31F-PI
BJ-FAC11/79M-PI-CAR
BJ-FAC46/43F-PI-CAR
PROBABLY AFFECTED
BJ-FAC75/19M-NOPI-IND
PROBABLY AFFECTED
BJ-FAC51/68F-PI
BJ-FAC101/79F-PI-IND
BJ-FAC140/32M-PI
BJ-FAC96/91F-PI
BJ-FAC53/31F-PI-CAR
BJ-FAC54/31M-PI-CAR
BJ-FAC48/55F-PI-CAR
PROBABLY AFFECTED
BJ-FAC47/55M-PI-CAR
BJ-FAC36/67F-PI
BJ-FAC167/31M-NOPI
BJ-FAC12/31M-PI-CAR
BJ-FAC9/66F-PI
BJ-FAC41/55F-PI
BJ-FAC133/43F-PI
BJ-FAC15/43F-PI-CAR
BJ-FAC126/36M-PI
BJ-FAC94/116F-PI
BJ-FAC98/68F-PI
FLY'N HI'S SHOOT'N FOR THE MOON
FOPAW'S ROYAL FLUSH
FURAHA NYEUSI OF WILMER
FURAHA'S JOY-US NAFASI
HACKER-RWANDA''S SPOTLIGHT
HACKER''S SPRING LILY
HACKER'S U DRIVE M'CRAZY
ILLUSION'S TEX SON
ITZYU A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
ITZYU JUST ONE LOOK
ITZYU THE RED BARON
IVGOTIA SECRET IDENTITY
JANE SAYS DESOLEIL
JASIRI-SUKARI CONGO-LEEZZA RICE
JASIRI-SUKARI HR PUP N'STUFF
JASIRI-SUKARI JOHN TRI-VOLTA
JASIRI-SUKARI JURI MAGUIRE
JASIRI-SUKARI PARTY LINES
JASIRI-SUKARI SURPRISE PARTY
JASIRI-SUKARI THE ILLUSTRATED MAN
JERLIN-ANKHU PATTON LEATHER
JERLIN'S SONGSTER
JOKUBA MEISTERHAUS E PLURIBUS UNUM
JOKUBA-AISA'S THE REIGN OF FREEDOM
JOKUBA-ASIA'S LET FREEDOM RING
JOKUBA-KAZOR'S EVERYDAY I AM
JUBLIE'S BLACK BANDIT
KAZOR'S ALMASI AFRICANI FLY'N HI
KENSET APEX SALLIE ANN
KHADIJAH'S MY-TYM ALONE
KHANI'S BURN DOWN THE MISSION
KHANI'S CAPTAIN FANTASTIC
KHANI'S DP POETRY IN MOTION
KHANI'S JUMOKE BARU MACARENA
KHANI'S KATA TJUTA
KHANI'S KATOOMBA
KHANI'S MYSTERIOUS WAYS
KHANI'S ROCK 'N' ROLL MADONNA
KHANI'S SWEET PAINTED LADY
KHANI'S WRITTEN IN THE STARS
KHANI'S YOU CAN MAKE HISTORY
KIBUSHI BOTTOM LINE
KIBUSHI HOT TICKET
KIBUSHI JADAKA'S SONG OF MEOWL
KIBUSHI NYANGA CHA CHA
KIBUSHI SUPERNATURAL
KINETIC SOURCERY
KINETIC'S ENCHANTED KNIGHT
MEISTERHAUS MATERIAL GIRL
MEISTERHAUS POETIC JUSTICE
MEISTERHAUS POLITICALLY CORRECT
MEISTERHAUS VERY ERIN BARKOVICH
MY-TYM KHADIJAH LUVME OR LEVME
NOWATA'S I DID IT AGAIN
NOWATA'S LOVE KID
NOWATA'S RED BUTTLER
PLATINUM'S FEARISNOTAFACTOR
PLATINUM'S SHOPPING SPREE
REDMARSH NO WOMAN NO CRY
REDMARSH THREE LITTLE BIRDS
RUGOSA ROSE GARDEN
RUGOSA ROSE PARADE
RUGOSA ROSE TO THE OCCASION
SASHALIA STARLET OF DHARIAN
SELECT QUERCUS RUBRA
SELECT RUGOSA ROSE BOUQET
BJ-FAC28/115M-PI
BJ-FAC34/78F-PI
BJ-FAC7/79F-PI
BJ-FAC78/8F-NOPI-IND
BJ-FAC6/79M-PI
BJ-FAC81/8M-NOPI-IND
BJ-FAC111/67F-PI
SHERWOOD'S IN THE NICK OF TIME
SHERWOOD'S SHADOW OF THE MOON
SIGNET FRENCH SILK
SINBAJE'S HOWL AT CITY LIGHTS
SINBAJE'S PERFECT CONTENDER
SINBAJE'S PICTURE PERFECT
SINBAJE'S THAT'S WAVY GRAVY
SINBAJE'S THE DHARMA BUM
SKYHI'S DEVIL MADE ME DO IT
SKYHI'S DON'T YOU DARE
SKYHI'S NATURL BORN THRILLER
SKYHI'S POWER OUTAGE
SONBAR’S PHOOLISH PLEASURE AT
BJ-FAC153/19M-NOPI
CUMBACK
BJ-FAC8/68F-PI
SONBAR'S GRACEFUL GODDESS
BJ-FAC50/55F-PI
SONBAR'S INCANDESCENT ICICLE
BJ-FAC17/31M-PI-CAR
SONBAR'S NOTEWORTHY NEWSMAN
STARFYRE'S CISCO KID
STARFYRE'S ROCK'N ROBYN
SUGARSHAQ THUNDER AT SUNRISE
BJ-FAC83/19M-NOPI
SUGRSHAQ-ANKHU NO HOLDS BARRED
PROBABLY AFFECTED
SUKARI-JASIRI MARY PUPPINS
BJ-FAC3/91F-PI-CAR
SUKARI-JASIRI SODA PUP
BJ-FAC108/68M-PI
SUN DIATA FAST FORWARD
BJ-FAC87/139M-PI
SUNDIATA SIR OCHRE DUTTON
BJ-FAC124/37F-NOPI
SUNDIATA TWISTED RIVER AOUI
BJ-FAC90/41F-NOPI
SUNDIATA'S CHAMINADE
BJ-FAC123/32M-PI
SUNDIATA'S DIFFERENT EQUATION
BJ-FAC122/32M-PI
SUNDIATA'S PI R SQUARED
BJ-FAC128/30M-PI
SUNDIATA'S UPLINK TO APEX
TAJI-RENNEK-PLATINUM QUERCUS
BJ-FAC118/55F-PI
TAJI'S CLOSING BELL AT QUERCUS
BJ-FAC13/31M-PI
TAJI'S KLASSIC ARCHITECTURE
TAJI'S MARGARITA WITH SALT
BJ-FAC37/85F-PI
TAMBUZI KELELE
BJ-FAC25/126M-PI
TANZA'S TEGO
BJ-FAC97/91M-PI
TERRARUST N AKUABA JAMBOREE
BJ-FAC116/55F-PI
TERRARUST N BEAUBRI 7TH HEAVEN
BJ-FAC117/55M-PI
TERRARUST N BEAUBRI MAKERSMARK
BJ-FAC106/79F-PI
TERRARUST N BEAUBRI SPECIAL FX
BJ-FAC30/103M-PI
TERRARUST'S MY-TYM TO APPEAL
BJ-FAC169/114M-NOPI-CAR TERRARUST''S REMOTE CONTROL
BJ-FAC163/14F-NOPI
THOR'S ITZYU KIDEGE
BJ-FAC164/32M-NOPI
THOR'S JUKEBOX HERO
BJ-FAC166/72M-NOPI
THOR'S QUOTE THE RAVEN
BJ-FAC162/72M-NOPI
THOR'S ROOK
BJ-FAC107/68M-PI
UNDERCOVER MEISTERHAUS VALENTINO
BJ-FAC61/67F-PI
VINAKA'S DIAMONDS R FOREVER
BJ-FAC60/33M-NOPI
VINAKA'S THREE-D WORLD ATLAS
BJ-FAC18/30M-NOPI-IND VOYUZ SOMETHING LIKE ELVIS
BJ-FAC39/80M-PI-CAR
WAKAN EQUULEUS
BJ-FAC63/31F-PI-IND
WAKAN EURYNOME
BJ-FAC4/92M-PI
WAKAN GOODGRIEF CHARLIEBROWN
BJ-FAC154/19M-NOPI
WAKAN IFWISHESWERE BULLFROGS
BJ-FAC85/19F-NOPI
WAKAN IFWISHESWERE BUTTERFLIES
BJ-FAC16/56F-NOPI
WAKAN JELLY BEAN
BJ-FAC52/44M-PI
WAKAN MIC COOKIE
BJ-FAC56/44F-PI
WAKAN SUGAR COOKIE
BJ-FAC86/115M-NOPI-CAR WAKAN SUNSHINE SUPER NOVA
BJ-FAC165/44F-NOPI
ZURI'S RUBII SKY
CH Jerlin's Double O Seven
Title Earned: 06/16/07
AKC TITLES
CH Jokuba-Kazor's The Way I Am
D/R
CH Rafiki-Hackers Red White & Blue x CH AB-SS Follow The Money
Owner: Wanda K Pooley
Breeder: Wanda K Pooley & Michelle Gahgan
CH Ahmahr Nahr's Son Of The Warrior
D/R
CH Ahmahr-Nhnp's Torquoise Warrior JC x CH Ahmahr Nahr's Lady In Red JC
Owner/Breeder: Jennie D Behles & Robert J Walley
CH Ahmahr-Nahr's Tears Of The Giraffe
B/R
CH Ahmahr-Nhnp's Torquoise Warrior JC x CH Ahmahr Nahr's Lady In Red JC
Owner/Breeder: Jennie D Behles & Robert J Walley
CH Baruh Testament To Hoo
B/R
CH Schaumburgs Thats Amoire x DC Baruh-Hoo Is A Rose Tattoo SC
Owner: Linda Pence & Brad Phifer
Breeder: Linda S Pence
CH C-Quest Keep The Rhythm
B/BR
B/R
CH Sonbar Brite Genuineoriginal x CH Dakars Adria Enchanted D-Ann
Owner/Breeder: Dorothy Ann Collette
CH Djakomba's Trick Or Treat
D/T
CH Jumoke Khani Baru Paso Doble x CH Baru's Gabrielle Of Jumoke
Owner: JoNell Turner
Breeder: Bryan Gregory & George Woodard & Laurie Gregory
CH Karnaks Mystical Moon Unit
CH Mysticals Higher Power Of Karnack x CH Karnaks Splendid Isolation
Owner: Karen Hutchison
Breeder: Michele Iverson & Karen J Hutchison
CH Kasendo-Tutu Wildfire Blaze'N
D/R
DC Ra-Shes Hollywood Of Tutu SC x CH Jerlin's Kubwa
Kera Of Kasendo
Owner/Breeder: Kathryn Boyd & Elda Cross
CH Kazor's Niambi
D/BR
CH Kazor's Tribute To Zindika
CH Zindika's Johnny Come Greatly JC x CH Kazor's Only Me
Owner: Carol A Wyatt & Erik Oberg & Cecily O Rappe
Breeder: Carol A Webb & Cecily Rappe
CH Kudabin Lady Baruhs D Blues
CH Laurel Sashalia Tajiamiri
Owners/Breeders: Sheila M Lund & Pamela A Geoffrey
Owner: Mary E Simmons & Laura Mae Hesse
Breeder: Laura Mae Hesse
CH Eldorado's Echo Of An Icon
CH Lots Of Laughter Alapocas
D/BR
CH C-Quests Soul Driver x CH Eldorado's Ooh La La
Owners/Breeders: Sheila M Lund & Pamela A Geoffrey
CH Epic Tri My Best JC
B/T
CH Reveille Tried And True x CH Epic's Continuing Saga
Owner: Rebecca Blansett & Elizabeth Wiley
Breeder: Tracy Leonard D.V.M. & Rebecca C Blansett
D/R
CH Meisterhaus Politically Correct x CH Jasiri-Sukari Party Lines
Owner: Veronica Anne Predale & Catherine Ongaro
Breeder: Julie Jones & Catherine Ongaro & Kathleen Jones
D/B
CH C-Quests Point Blank x CH Jerlin's Lyric In Black
Owner: Grace Zimmerman & Joe D Zimmerman
Breeder: Linda Ehlers
B/R
D/R
B/R
CH Mysticals High Flyer Of Karnak x Reveille Headlines
Owner: Margaret Dugan & Edward Dugan & Julia Dugan
Breeder: Lorraine N King & Alan C King
CH Mardi Gras' Ramblin' Rose
B/R
Owner/Breeder: Sherry Brisco
CH Reveille Push The Limit To Mv
Owner: Kelly Wisch & Claire Wisch
Breeder: Damara Bolte
CH Reveille Rewind To Mata Hauri
B/R
CH C-Quest's Just Push Play x CH Reveille Accord
Owner: Debbie Hauri
Breeder: Damara Bolte
CH Serengeti Hot Tip
B/R
CH Jerlin-SS Special Forces x CH Serengeti Copper Penny
Owner/Breeder: Margaret Greenlee
CH Sienna's Judgement Day
D/R
CH Sienna's Desert Oasis x CH Klassic Sienna's Nyte Skye
Owner:/Breeder Loanne C Miller & Mike Miller & Michelle Miller
CH Signet Starlight Starbright
B/T
CH Bedlam Bananas Foster x CH Signet Denim And Pearls
Owner: Brenda J Cassell
Breeder: Lisa L Myers & Brenda J Cassell
CH Signet 'Tis-A Crown Jewel
D/R
CH Tis-A Arubmec's Thrills N' Chills JC x CH Tis-A My-Tym Lady Tango
Owner: Ciara E Cassell & Joyce A Hughes & Brenda J Cassell
Breeder: Thomas L Inwards & Joyce A Hughes & Fred
Hughes & Robin G Inwards
CH Signet Wakili Wild Thyme
D/R
CH Nyanga Signet Sweet William JC x CH Signet Explicit Runaround Sue
CH Solivia's Tradebark
Owner & Breeder: Hayley Thompson & Susan Thompson
CH Sonbar's Photogenic Pick
B/R
CH Nyanga Signet Sweet William JC x CH Sonbar's Brite Wildirishrose
CH Sugrshaq-Ankhu No Holds Barred
D/R
D/T
CH Calaz Abba Jabba Lost Ten x CH Solivia's Burn Baby Burn
CH Mardi Gras' William Wallace
D/R
CH Jerlin's Braveheart x CH AB Princess Chinyamarindi JC
CH Mardi Gras' Klassic Jazz x CH Mardi Gras' Cat Ballou
Owner: Caryn J Jones & Michael P Jones
Breeder: Ruth Trunita Miller
Owner: Michael L Graves & Christine L Graves
Breeder: Michael L Graves & Christine L Graves
CH Queen Of Sheba
D/R
CH C-Quest's Just Push Play x CH Reveille Accord
Owner/Breeder: Michael L Graves & Christine L Graves
CH Meisterhaus Nutnbut Obsession
D/R
CH Jerlin-SS Special Forces x CH Ra-She Sundancer JC
Owner: Sally Wuornos & Kari Wuornos
Breeder: Sally Wuornos & Brenda J Cassell & Kari
Wuornos
CH Mardi Gras' Klassic Jazz x CH Mardi Gras' Cat Ballou
B/R
CH Tailwind Dp Let Freedom Ring
B/R
CH Arubmec's Printed Report JC x CH Tazamisha Unexpectd Treasure JC
Owner: Brenda Leicht & Martina M Cortez & Julie Leicht
Breeder: Julie Leicht & Cynthia J Austin & Martina M Cortez
Owner: A Tad Brooks & Janice O Harrison
Breeder: Janice O Harrison & A Tad Brooks
D/R
CH Ra-She Juanagin
Owner: Tonda L Curry & Brenda J Cassell
Breeder: Bill Reeves & Brenda J Cassell
CH Meisterhaus Egoiste' x CH Undercover's Run For Cover
Owner: Toni L Ackerman
Breeder: Linda K Ehlers
CH Jazzeta-Jerlin Double Stuff JC x CH Jerlin's Airborne
B/R
CH Laurel Lord Winston x CH Sashalia Sunlight JC
CH C-Quests Soul Driver x CH Eldorado's Ooh La La
CH Jerlin's Double Impact
B/R
Owner: Robert J Ellis & John Donald
Breeder: Linda S Pence & John Donald
Owner: Judith Kessler & Doris Daniels
Breeder: Jennifer Pruitt & Doris Daniels
CH Jerlin's Songster
D/T
CH Baruh's African Hunter JC x CH Schaumburg Kudabin Joy O'Baruh
CH Penda Taji's Tri-Umphant One JC x Djakomba's Trifle
CH Jasiri-Sukari Congaro Politician
B/R
Owner/Breeder: Carol A Webb
Owner: Cindy Russell
Breeder: Cindy Ayala & Victor Ayala
CH Eldorado's Echo Of Africa
Owner: Teresa B Gavaletz & Kelly Shane
Breeder: Russella S Bowen & Carol A Webb
CH Taji's Klassic Architecture JC x CH Kazor's Ima Lilytoo
CH Eldorado's Ungaro x CH C-Quest's Perfect Timing
CH D-Ann's Adina
D/R
CH Jokuba-Aisa's The Reign Of Freedom SC x CH Kazor Bay-Senji Yuara Doll
CH Jumoke's Jazzy Lady
B/T
Owner/Breeder: Michelle Gahgan
Owner/Breeder: Linda Ehlers
CHAMPION
CH Rafikis Darkest Before Dawn
CH Rafikis Three Ring Circus x CH Rafikis Dawns Early Light
CH Jazzeta-Jerlin Double Stuff JC x CH Jerlin's Airborne
CHAMPIONS
CH AB-Rafiki Rebirth Of Cool
D/T
B/BR
Stonewalls Confederate Soldier x Scarletts Tara Fiddle-De-Dee
Owner: Robin I Griswold & James Ott
Breeder: William C Aycock & Jeffrey W Saunders
CH Taji-Platinum One Day Sale JC
CH Bordeaux African Jumoke SC x Taji's Changa Platinum Queue
B BR
Owner: Anesa Michalek & Katie Campbell & Alexander
McKenzie Johnson & Mary K Quinnett
Breeder: Katie Campbell & M Quinnett & June Young
CH Taji's Bacall Of The Wild
B/R
CH Jerlin-SS Special Forces x CH Taji's Go For Baroque JC
Owner: Brian Deacon & Katie Campbell & Christopher Snyder
Breeder: Katie Campbell
CH Taji's Silent Comrade
D/R
Owner: Heather Lynch & Katie Campbell & Craig Lynch
CH Taji's Tea For Two
B/R
Owner: Jung Kim & Katie Campbell & Mark Farnsworth
CH Tazamisha's Restless One
D/R
CH Devils Peak Whirligig Archangel JC x CH Tazamisha Khani's Stolen Heart
Owner: Cheryl Smith & Valerie Cortez & Nicholas Cortez
Breeder: David A Cortez & Valerie Cortez & Nicholas P Cortez
COMPANION DOG
CH Akuaba's Winds Of Change x Avongara Dinari
Owner: Katherine Scott
Breeder: Pamela Geoffroy & Sheila Lund & Susan Coe
D/R
D/T
CH Rafiki-Hackers Red White & Blue x CH AB-SS Follow The Money
Owner: Janet Ketz & Lou Ketz
Breeder: Wanda K Pooley & Michelle Gahgan
B/R
DC Berimo's Roustabout SC x CH Soleils Anjolie Sunstag JC
Owner: Holly Benton
Breeder: Holly Benton & Sherry Stevens
CH Illusionforess Hakuna Matata JC
Owner/Breeder: S Preedasuth
B/R
Owner: Dave Miclean & Carolyn Miclean
Breeder: P E Cembura & Eric Poulson
B/R
Bubalak Tri N Again JC x Bubalak Outrek Legacy
Owner: Holly Benton
Breeder: Holly Benton & Sherry Stevens
D/BR
B/R
D/R
Owner: Anita Furtner
D/R
Joy-Us Fire On The Mountain JC
D/R
DC Berimo's Roustabout SC x CH Serengeti Joy-Us Pennyroyal JC
Owner/Breeder: Susan Joyner
B/B
CH Devils Peak Whirligig Archangel JC x CH Tazamisha Pratical Magic
Owner/Breeder: Martina M Cortez & Cynthia J Austin
B/B
B/R
CH Devils Peak Whirligig Archangel JC x DC My-Tym Khadijah Luvme Or
Levme SC
B/R
CH Serengeti Chances Are x CH Serengeti Copper Penny
Owner: Susan Joyner
Breeder: Margaret Greenlee
B/B
CH Suddanly Bets Ona Lady's Man SC x Sunbird Suddanly Sweet Sue SC
Owner: Susan M Campeau & Carolyn Noll Gerics
Breeder: Sue Campeau & Carolyn Gerics
CH Tazamisha DP The Duce Is Wild SC
D/R
CH Devils Peak Whirligig Archangel JC x CH My-Tym Jato First Edition
Owner: Valerie Cortez & David A Cortez
Breeder: Martina M Cortez & Cynthia J Austin & Valerie Cortez
DC Berimo's Roustabout SC x CH Serengeti Joy-Us Pennyroyal JC
D/R
Thor's Jukebox Hero SC
D/BR
Itzyu Nick Of Time x CH Thor's Kaleidoscope
Avongara Imba Tena x CH Signet French Silk JC
Owner/Breeder: Judy Brader
B/BR
CH Undercover Meisterhaus Valentino RN SC NA NAJ x CH Meisterhaus
Kiroja Kiss N Tell RN JC NA NAJ
FC Tompkins Karibbean Treasure SC
B/BR
B/R
Dharian's Star Trek x Dharian's Obsidian JC
Owner/Breeder: S Anne Humphreys & Bill Humphreys
B/R
Hacker's Johnson's Sambo x Johnson's Matelda Mae
Owner: Heather Tompkins & Mickey Tompkins
Breeder: Mark R Johnson & Ruth Johnson
Voyuz Something Like Elvis SC
Owner: Gale N Whitehurst & SUSAN L SCHROEDER
Breeder: Kelli Harmon
Sundiata's Chaminade JC
CH Sundiata Sir Ochre Dutton x Moyla J
Owner: Chris Maxka & Jim Maxka
Breeder: Bear J Ingram & Chris Maxka
Owner: Deborah Voss
Breeder: S Anne Humphreys & Bill Humphreys Jr.
Sunbird Sudnly Follow The Lady SC
CH Undercover Meisterhaus Valentino RN SC NA NAJ x CH Meisterhaus
Kiroja Kiss N Tell RN JC NA NAJ
Unknown x Unknown
D/B
CH Serengeti Joy-Us Pennyroyal SC
CH Jerlin's Our Zuri Pupin JC
Kiroja Undercover Legend JC
Owner: Marilyn Madsen & Patricia Scanlon
Breeder: Patricia E Cembura
Owner/Breeder: Darlene Y Lowit & Sandy J Kernen
CH Jerlin's You Talkin To Me x CH Jerlin's Airborne
Cash JC D/R
B/T
CH Arubmec's Encore SC x CH Arubmec's Final Mission JC
Khadijah's My-Tym Alone SC
Jerlin's I Am Sarai JC
Owner: Jan Cook & Kelli Harmon & Andy Hayek
Breeder: Kelli Harmon
B/R
Owner: Margaret B Davis
Breeder: Cecily D Rappe
FC Dharian's Levi SC
Owner: Eva Birch & Dawn Schultis
Breeder: Bryan A Schultis & Dawn M Schultis
Owner: Donna Smith & Mary Dewhitt
Breeder: Mary Dewhitt
Dharian's Evening Star JC
B/R
DC Berimo's Roustabout SC x CH Soleils Anjolie Sunstag JC
Kiroja Loving Every Minute JC
CH Zindika's Curtain Call JC
Arubmec's Tri-Bekka SC
CH Jane Says Desoleil JC
Kibushi Jadaka's Song Of Meowl JC
Owner: Reuel Hesterman & Mariko Yamamoto
Breeder: Chris Maxka & Jim Maxka
SENIOR COURSER
Owner: Sharla Bruce
Breeder: Bob Reed & Terry Reed
Owner: Debbie Brown-Thompson & Mr. Jon Curby
Breeder: Janice C Kahl & Mr. Jon Curby
CH Arubmec's Encore SC x DC Arubmec's Saturn Sattelite SC
Devils Peak Replicant W JC
B/B
DC Berimo's Roustabout SC x CH Ivgotta Secret Identity
Joy-Us Stella D'Oro JC
B/BR
Arubmec's Encore SC x CH Zindika's Definitely Danielle
Owner/Breeder: Susan Joyner
CH Starfrye-Amazing Sun SC x CH Nowata's Love Kid
Bubalak It's Hi Time Kali JC
D/R
Owner: Mrs. Terry A. Colbert
Breeder: Linda K Ehlers
Owner: Anne Harlan & Steven Harlan
Breeder: Wanda K Pooley
Arubmec's Jackie O JC
CH Here Comes Your Man Desoleil JC
Jazzeta's I Was The One JC
Sundiata's Neema Dearheart JC
CH Sundiata Fast Forward x Sundiata Kokopelli's Flute
Owner: Joanne Callahan & Edward P. Callahan
CH C-Quests Point Blank x CH Jerlin's Lyric In Black
AB-SS Worth Every Cent JC x CH AB Prim 'N Proper
Amazing Nowata Sweet Daisy JC
Unknown x Unknown
Owner: Dyan Baughan
Breeder: Linda Ehlers
JUNIOR COURSER
AB-Rafiki Cool Million JC
D/R
CH Jazzeta's Rolls Royce x CH Jazzeta's Chantilly Lace
FC Eldorado's Yodeling Moon God CD RE SC NA NAJ D/BR
AB Easy Going Harrison JC
Dirty-Harry-Callahan JC
D/T
CH Jerlin's Braveheart x CH Voyuz The Wretches Gone Awry
Owner/Breeder: Troy J Shadbolt
Zanzabar's Vivacious Violet SC NA NAJ
B/R
Albin's Big Red Dust Devil x Albin's Mystical Hystery
Owner: Kiely Grundahl
Breeder: Ellen J Albin
MASTER COURSER
DC Zuri's Matuko MC
CH Arubmec's Jon-Luke x CH Zuri's Sauti
B/R
Owner: Marcia Hutchinson & Marilyn Leighton & Donna Troyna
Breeder: Kenneth Leighton & Marilyn Leighton & Michael A Pine
DC Zuri's Shada La Chienne Nikita MC
B/T
CH Penda Taji's Tri-Umphant One JC x DC Zuri's Matuko MC
Owner: Donna M Troyna & Marcia Hutchinson & Marilyn Leighton
Breeder: Marilyn Leighton & Marcia Hutchinson & Donna Troyna
DC Zuri's Ultimately Kia MC
B/R
Zuri's Abubakar Madu x CH Zuri's Okolo
B/R
Owner: Kenneth Morgan & Kate Morgan
Breeder: Debbie Hauri & Gloria J Steiger
D/R
Hatikvah The Wild Dulcimer RN
CH Rafikis Twilights Last Gleaming RN SC
B/R
Asil Da Qi Diamonds In The Ruff RA
FC Apu Get the Helloutta Dodge SC, JOR, CGC, GRC D/R
Titled earned: 05/27/07
Owner Natalie Culver
Kiroja Hart N Soul CGC, TDI, GRC
Owner Kelli Harmon
FC Apu the Answer SC, FCh, SGRC2, SOR
Owner Karen Christensen
ASFA FIELD
TITLES
Shona's African Sky RA
B/T
Unknown x Unknown
FIELD CHAMPION
Owner: Laura Stadmore
Owner: Deborah Voss
Breeder: S Anne Humphreys & Bill Humphreys Jr.
DC Jumoke's Saylah of Baraka, SC,JOR
Title earned: 04/14/07
Owner: Paul Root & William Bowlus
D/B
NOTRA
TITLES
DC Tamsala Rocket Socks MC LCX x DC Sherwood's Shadow Of The
Moon SC
Owner: Deborah Voss & Lisa Voss
Breeder: Lisa R Voss & Samuel H Stump & Robyn Dubbert
D/R
CH Zande Charaza SC x FC Stilwell's Callthewind Mariah SC
Owner/Breeder: Linda Stilwell & Richard Stilwell
B/R
Owner: Heather Tompkins & Mickey Tompkins
Breeder: Mark R Johnson & Ruth Johnson
B/R
B/T
FC Mijokr's Once Not Enough, FCh
Title earned 05/13/07
Owner: John Siverson & Diana McCarty
FC Thor's Just a Little Wannabe, LCM,MC
Owner: Judy Brader
B/R
B/BR
CH Bordeaux African Jumoke SC x DC Zuri's Ultimately Kia SC
NOVICE AGILITY PREFERRED
Apu Occhi Belli JOR
Owner Susan Marsicano
D/R
FC Thor's Painter Passing Thru, LCM,MC
Owner: Judy Brader
Celebrity’s Not in My Movie JC, JOR
Owner Heather Schubert
B/T
CORRECTIONS-2ND QTR:
DC Lacada's Con Man K's Kaper CD RAE2 SC OA OAJ NAP NJP D/R
CH Ronel's General Purpose Jerlin x Hadassa Windsong Of The Nile
Owner: Belinda Kaufman
Breeder: Dallas J Hunt
SOR
NOVICE AGILITY JUMPER
Apu Jay Dreamin' Breeze RN SC NAJ
D/R
FC Tompkins Cruzin for a Bruzin SC, FCh, GRC, SOR D/T
Owner Heather Tompkins
In the LGRA Listing, owner’s name was listed
incorrectly.
Jazetta’s Fox in Sox GRC
Title Earned 04/28/07
Owners: Mari & Jeff- Dawson
In the Rally Excellent listings:
Should read: Ch. Apu Little Red Lentil RE AX AXJ
DC Apu Must Be The Money SC x Tibah Antelopah
Owner: Natalie R Culver
Breeder: Eric Brennan & Chantal Brennan
B/BR
LURE COURSER OF MERIT 2
FC Apu Get the Helloutta Dodge SC, JOR, CGC, GRC D/R
Owner Natalie Culver
Owner/Breeder: Lori J Baxter & Marilyn A Leighton
B/R
LURE COURSER OF MERIT
FC Tompkins Karibbean Treasure SC, GRC, JOR B/R
Hacker's Johnson's Sambo x Johnson's Matelda Mae
B/BR
FC Kazor's Tamu Kumani, SC
Title earned: 05/05/07
Owner: Lori Baxter & Carol Webb
JOR
Tompkins Breezin Bayou JC, JOR
D/R
D/BR
Owner: Dr. Laura Stadtmore
Breeder: Beverly Riley
D/B
B/BR
SUPERIOR GRC II
CH Kazor's Tom Foolery x Regal-Fox Cheetah
Owner: Karen P Christensen & Susan Marsicano
Breeder: Susan Marsicano
FC Zuri's Shani Kamili SC
B/R
RALLY ADVANCED
CH Osennji Tibouchina Of Apu x Apu Y U NV Me
FC Tompkins Karibbean Treasure SC
GRC
Owner:/Breeder Nancy A Roisum
Owner: Susan Cook & Michelle Gahgan
Breeder: Michelle Gahgan
B/T
D/
B/R
CH Hacker-Rwanda's Night Light x CH Rafiki's If Tomorrow Comes
FIELD CHAMPION
FC Stilwell's Ok Redbud Of Zande SC
Kazor’s Autmn Hijinx SOR, SORC
Owner Barb Sauceda
LGRA TITLES
2007
Owner/Breeder: Laura Stadtmore
Owner: Tracy Leonard Dvm & Veronica Perrine
Breeder: Parry Tallmadge & Veronica Perrine & Tracy
Leonard D.V.M.
DC Kinetic's Enchanted Knight SC
Owner: Deborah Joslin & Perry Joslin
Breeder: Susan Patterson & Kevin Brothers
Asil Da Qi Diamonds In The Ruff RA x CH Illusion Tikvah Tikvah
DC Zuri's Kazandu SC x Select's Rugosa Rubra SC
FC Dharian's Levi SC
Reveille Calypso Trapper x Calypso Lady In Red
CH Kibushi Prime Target x FC Gana's Blushin' Coquette MC
Mata Hauri Blockbuster x Mata Hauri Ambara C-Breeze
FC Apu Bella Di Cerignola SC
D/R
FC Gana Gaillardia RN SC
LURE COURSER EXCELLENT
DC Select Rugosa Alien Invader SC LCX
Calypso Windsor Joslin JC AX MXJ
SORC
RALLY NOVICE
Owner: Lori J Baxter & Marilyn A Leighton
Breeder: Kenneth Leighton & Marilyn Leighton
DC Dark Skies Morgans Grace SC LCX
MASTER EXCELLENT JUMPER
B/B
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Back Cover Story ....
"DREW"
DCh Sinbaje's Picture Perfect, CD, RE, SC, FCh, OA, OAJ, NAP, NJP, NAC
Since losing his right eye to glaucoma, secondary to Valley Fever in 2005, Drew has accomplished the following
titles/awards: Agility: Open Standard (OA) and JWW (OAJ), Novice Preferred Standard (NAP) and JWW (NJP) - all
with placements. Lure coursing: ASFA Field Champion (FCh). Rally: Rally Excellent (RE) - highest score 99 out of
100. Obedience: Companion Dog Excellent (COX) - has two legs; which includes winning a highly competitive Open
class of 24 all breed entries. Once his COX is obtained, Drew will continue to enjoy himself in preferred agility as well
as the occasional lure trial.
Not to be outdone, his recently (August 2006) returned brother Clay (Sinbaje's Perfect Contender, JC) has been
busy as well. He has his Junior Courser title, he is ASFA pointed, has two legs in AKC Novice agility and one leg
towards his Companion Dog (CD) title with a third placement, in his first, and only, attempt. He has been a great, albeit
unexpected, addition to our pack.
Last, but certainly not least, pending AKC confirmation Sinbaje has another homebred champion. Shown
intermittently throughout his six and one half years, Shaman (*Ch. Sinbaje's Perfect Spirit, JC) finished his bench
Championship in his new home state of Florida. Thanks to Frank Jewett for those last two points.
Like fine wine, Sage's (U-CD UCICB-CH Wakan African Sage Sinbaje UD, AX, OAJ, OA~ NJC, CGC) boys only get
better with age. To read the latest on the greatest performance excelling hounds of silence© visit us at: www.sinbaje.
com.
** Drew tested as a Probable Clear on the Fanconi test. **
Shaman @ 15 months *New AKC Champion
*AKC pending
Clay at 6 years old
Linda Seikert
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SINBAJE
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Tucson, AZ
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Sinbaje@comcast.net

BCOA Bulletin January-February-March 2007

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