Spring 2015 DCA Newsletter

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SPRING 2015, Volume XXXVIV, Number 1

The Dachshund Club of America Newsletter Lynne Dahlén, Editor 9086 Daniels 70 Siren, WI 54872 Official DCA Website: dachshundclubofamerica.org

D a c h s h u n d C l u b o f A m e r i c a N e w s l e t t e r • S P R I N G 2 0 1 5 , V o l u m e X X X V I V, N u m b e r 1

! r e d n i m Re Deadline for the Summer issue is May 7th!

HOUND GROUP BREEDER OF THE YEAR! TRAINING THE DUMBBELL RETRIEVE THOUGHTS ON FIELD TRIAL JUDGING THE NEWEST THREE-WAY CHAMPION DACHSHUND

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March 31st thru April 12th, 2015

For Hotel Reservations at the Choo Choo: Reservation Phone Number: 1-800-872-2529 No Online Reservations Specify Group Code: DA1CH5 Rate for Standard Room: $105 For Dogs in the Room, Ask for Building #3 *Refer to Hotel Dog Show Guidelines* Train Car Rooms Available at Special Rate No Dogs Allowed March 31-April 2, 2015: Field Trial Events at Flint River Beagle Club in Hampton, GA Cumberland Valley Dachshund Club (CVDC) and DCA National April 3-4, 2015: Earthdog Tests at Canine Ranch in Canton, GA, CVDC (3rd) and DCA National (4th)

Thursday, April 9: 9:00 AM - DCA Annual Meeting 1:00 PM - DCA Sweepstakes & DCA National Rally Trial DCA Board Meeting

Sunday, April 5, 2015: DCA National Agility Trial in Chattanooga, TN at PDX Facility

Friday, April 10: DCA Regular Classes through Winners, Non-Regular Classes Wirehaired Best of Variety DCA National Obedience Trial

Monday, April 6: Move in Day at Chattanooga Choo Choo in Chattanooga, TN CVDC Welcome Hospitality, Monday Evening

Saturday, April 11: Two Remaining Varieties BOV, Intervariety Judging, Parade, DCA Annual Awards Dinner

Tuesday, April 7: CVDC Specialty 1 through BOB & DCA Regional Rally Trial

Sunday, April 12: Check-out (Monday checkout available at Group Rate above)

Wednesday, April 8: CVDC Specialty 2 through BOB & DCA Regional Obedience Trial

Note: Dachshund Club of Metropolitan Atlanta (DCMA) Specialty at Choo Choo on Sunday - See Page 45

For Questions, Contact Robert Schwalbe at: reschwalbe@yahoo.com or 706-693-7142

(CH Grandgables Thorny Thicket ML x Sleepytime’s Midnight in the Garden ML)

“Zack” is pictured with Breeder Judge Diane Graham winning a 4 point specialty major from puppy class. Litter sister Sleepytime’s Zephyr ML also has a puppy class specialty major from Breeder Judge Mary Olich Nie. Thanks to both these judges!

SUSAN JONES 1528 Mason Road • Durham, NC 27712 • 919-471-2218 • sleepytyme@aol.com Dachshund Club of America

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board of directors

officers

President

2nd Vice President

Recording Secretary

Carl Holder 1130 Redoak Drive Lumberton, TX 77657 (409) 755-6569 candachs@aol.com

Fran Colonna 700 Maple Lane Lansing, KS 66043-6221 (913) 727-2246 Kanawha123@aol.com

Vicki Spencer 2650 Holland Drive Owensboro, KY 42303-2723 (270) 316-0051 lorindol@roadrunner.com

1st Vice President

Treasurer

Corresponding Secretary

Neal Hamilton 59 Cloverhill Road Flemington, NJ 08822-1947 (908) 782-4724 Applehillfarm@juno.com

Ken Levison 8155 E. Galinda Drive Tucson, AZ 85750-2420 (520) 722-9427 dazdox@yahoo.com

Cheryl Shultz 3817 Seven Oaks Drive Corona, CA 92881 (951) 279-8252 cherevee@sbcglobal.net

Class of 2015

Class of 2016

Class of 2017

Georjan Bridger P.O. Box 21352 Salem, OR 97307-1352 (503) 364-9695 artsrpassion@live.com

Jerry Cerasini 14775 Wood Road Alpharetta, GA 3004-3036 (770) 475-3152 ponyguru@aol.com

Charlotte Borghardt P.O. Box 1126 Sierra Vista AZ 85636-1126 (520) 249-5030 teckelhof@earthlink.net

Liz Heywood 39 County Rd. 30A Jeromesville, OH 44840-9650 (330) 601-6412 liz@starbarrack.net

Kathleen Lockyer 428 Salmon Road Brighton, TN 38011-7053 (360) 798-5642 tklockyer@gmail.com

Anne Carson 3520 Nancy Creek Rd., NW Atlanta, GA 30327-2406 (404) 237-9245 annecarson@mindspring.com

Paul Martin 21020 St. Louis Rd. Marshall, VA 20115 (703) 407-7327 brando2@starpower.net

Robert Schwalbe 71 Valley Way Pendergrass, GA 30567 (706) 693-7142 reschwalbe@yahoo.com

Ken Hagmueller 2160 Bells Chapel Road Waxahachie, TX 75165-6753 (214) 263-8004 kenhag@mytocn.com

Robert Wlodkowski 2710 Valley Farm Road Waxhaw, NC 28173 (704) 843-5858 Rslepyholo@aol.com

Deneice Van Hook, DVM 3 Deerwood Trail Fairview Heights, IL 62208 (618) 213-6016 k9coach@aol.com

Brian Owen 500 Crooked Creek Road Silver Creek, MS 39663-4409 (601) 886-9996 shadowdachs@yahoo.com

AKC Delegate Larry Sorenson 112 Two Does Lane Clayton, NC 27550-8492 (919) 550-7631 llsoren@earthlink.net

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TC (CH, FC, MACH) Duchwood’s Tangled Web MS, MXB, MJX, CGC

From Breeder/Owner/Handler Sandy Russell: I never thought about going for a triple championship, or even a dual championship on Tango; it just happened.

I started selectively showing Tango in conformation around age 2 since he took a long time to mature, and he finished at age 5.

Had he been a solid colored dog, he would have finished in 6 months or less. He is a very lovely boy with an incredible forechest, front assembly, and head, and is a nice mover. He has also been an outstanding sire, producing 2 piebald dual champions, 2 field champions, and several more offspring with both field and breed points. He has his CGC which he got with pretty much no training whatsoever, so perhaps obedience or rally is in my heart dog’s future! See page 28.

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CHF: Working to Find the Cause of Bloat in Dogs

New Members & Applicants. . . . . . . . . .

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Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Health & Welfare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Submitted by Charlotte Borghardt

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Gastric dilatation – volvulus, or bloat, is a devastating condition that can develop in any dog, although it is particularly common in large-breed and deep-chested dogs. Bloat develops when the stomach fills with air and then twists on itself, preventing air and liquid from leaving the stomach. Over time, the stomach gets larger and larger. This cuts off circulation and prevents blood from getting back to the heart from the rest of the abdomen and the rear legs.

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OFA: Patellar Luxation. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Eukanuba’s Hound Group Breeder of the Year. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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by Jeanine Sudinski and Mechelle Sudinski-Stall

2014 Hound Group Breeder of the Year

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submitted by Charlotte Borghardt

by Jeanine Sudinski and Mechelle Sudinski-Stall Jeanine has bred, owned and handled Dachshunds for 64 years.

In 1948, at the age of 18, she attended her first dog show in Chicago at the Sportsman’s Pier. Jeanine’s interest in Dachshunds resurfaced in 1952 while working with a dog trainer and a Dachshund on a TV commercial.

Jeanine’s love for dogs was passed down to her daughter, Mechelle Sudinski-Stall. Together, the mother-daughter pair has produced 300 champions that have won major awards at many of the most important events in dogdom, including the Dachshund Club of America National Specialty and the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

NAIA - Mission Creep: Shift in dog rescue and animal shelter adoption policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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The Newest Dachshund Triple Champion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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by Sandy Russell

WEAVES & RETRIEVES Training the Dumbbell Retrieve. . . .

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by Karen Scheiner

ABOVE & BELOW GROUND Thoughts on Field Trial Judging . . .

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by Barbara Teigen

Thank You to Lisa Warren . . . . . . .

Retrieving the Dumbbell

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by the DCA Board of Directors

by Karen Scheiner

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The dumbbell retrieve exercise can be one of your dachshund’s most rewarding and exciting exercises. Or, it can be one of absolute frustration. The primary reason that dogs who have earned a CD (Companion Dog) title, do not move up to compete in more advanced obedience exercises, is the always same: “My dog won’t take the dumbbell.”

I have had good and bad experiences in training the dumbbell.

Often, my best training advice is formulated after I have had a bad experience. This is probably because I have to think more about the problem, the reasons for its cause and figure out a solution.

Thoughts on Field Trial Judging

by Barbara Teigen

Letters to & from the Editor . . . . .

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Whelping Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Thank You to Sharon Carr . . . . . . .

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by the DCA Board of Directors

Field Trial Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Upcoming Specialties. . . . . . . . . . . .

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Newsletter Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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AKC Delegates Report . . . . . . . . . .

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by Larry Sorenson

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What are the requirements to be a judge? One must be over 18 years old, in good standing with AKC, have attended the AKC Hound Seminar and passed the test therein. That’s it. Do those things alone make a good judge? Of course not. They are the lowest of bars. The longer I’ve been at it and observed others doing it, I have become convinced it is an art of sorts. Some people have the ‘eye’ for it and others maybe never will despite how many years they slog along nor how many dogs they have run and possibly titled.

Specialty Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Blast from the Past . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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submitted by Mary Sue Barnum

Annual Meeting Notice . . . . . . . . . .

Nationals 2015 Information . . . . .

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MEMBER ADVERTISERS Addison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Alvarez/Minsmere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Arnold/Jarbsy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

NEW APPLICANTS:

Pat and Curtis Montgomery San Jose, CA (Chris Schulke and Marjorie Brooks)

David and Stephanie Haas Broomfield, CO (Nancy Thompson and Karen Brunner)

Luanne Duus, Fullerton, CA 92831 (Cheryl Shultz and Linda Castaneda)

Blackborn, Jones/Ragtyme . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Blatz/Summerhill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Brunner/Barkerville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Richard and Catherine Weise Arcadia, CA (Laura Reynolds and Sherri Snyder)

Mary C. Boyle, Apopka, FL 32703 (Raymond Chaplin and Gail Richards)

Carrie Mehdi Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Durvin/Stonybrook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Comments, in writing, may be sent to Neal Hamilton, DCA Membership Chair.

Eltringham/TurningPt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Heywood/Starbarrack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 James/Dachhaven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

They have crossed the bridge...

Johnson/Greensboro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Jones/Sleepytime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Jumper/Cream Ridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Kraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Bill Jeffrey

Lutosky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Peat/Pramada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Prouty/Our Gang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Ray/Raydachs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Santomauro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Simmons/Stardox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Tamboer/Tam-Boer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Taylor/MT’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Please contact the editor and a DCA secretary if you know of one of our members that has recently passed away.

Thompson/Donegal-Georgia Dachs . . . .39 Trautman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

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ARTICLE CONTRIBUTORS Mary Sue Barnum, Charlotte Borghardt, Orthopedic Foundation for Animals, Karen Scheiner, Larry Sorenson, Patti Strand, Barbara Teigen PRINTER/MAILING Sutherland Companies, Montezuma, Iowa The Dachshund Club of America Inc., The Dachshund Club of America Board of Directors, and the Editor of the Dachshund Club of America Quarterly Newsletter (magazine) are not responsible for the content of any advertisement, solicited or unsolicited editorials, letters or articles that may appear in the newsletter. The content of any advertisement, editorial, letter or article that appears in the Dachshund Club of America Newsletter is the sole responsibility of its advertiser or author.

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Robin’s 2014 #1* Longhair Dachshund The culmination of six decade’s breeding standard longhairs. *The Dog News • 2014 Breed Points

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Thank you Mrs. Thornton for this Group 2 Placement at Winnegamie Kennel Club!

Kathie Roth, co-owner, showing “Piper”

Sire: Group and Specialty Winner Ch. Ragtyme Harry Potter Dam: Ch. Ragtyme Run Around Sioux

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Thank you Breeder Judge Mrs. Pam Peat for this Group 3 Placement at the Minneapolis Kennel Club!

ALWAYS BREEDER/OWNER HANDLED by Heather Jones

Ragtyme Wirehaired Dachshunds

Showing and breeding Wires since 1984 Lynn Blackbourn & Heather Jones

hcj1257@gmail.com futurityfun4you@gmail.com

Sire: Group and Specialty Winner Ch. Ragtyme Harry Potter Dam: Ch. Ragtyme Run Around Sioux

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Welcome to the “Health and Welfare” segment of the Newsletter. It is hoped that DCA members will submit ideas for this section of the magazine as well as articles about experiences pertaining to the healthcare of their dogs that will be of interest to other readers.

Please send ideas, suggestions and articles to: Charlotte Borghardt, DCA Health & Welfare Committee, P.O. Box 1126, Sierra Vista, AZ 85636-1126, teckelhofaz@yahoo.com

CHF: Working to Find the Cause of Bloat in Dogs Gastric dilatation – volvulus, or bloat, is a devastating condition that can develop in any dog, although it is particularly common in largebreed and deep-chested dogs. Bloat develops when the stomach fills with air and then twists on itself, preventing air and liquid from leaving the stomach. Over time, the stomach gets larger and larger. This cuts off circulation and prevents blood from getting back to the heart from the rest of the abdomen and the rear legs.

The stomach wall itself can also be severely damaged from loss of blood flow, as can the

spleen. Classic symptoms of bloat include excessive salivation, vomiting or unproductive vomiting, and an enlarged or distended abdomen. Bloat requires immediate stabilization and prompt surgical correction, and may still be fatal in some severely affected dogs.

Flo Laicher of Carmel, NY, is the Chairperson of the Great Pyrenees Club of America’s Health Committee and liaison to CHF, the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals, and the CHIC (Canine Health Information Center) program, and knows firsthand the devastation bloat can cause. Ms. Laicher is an owner of Great Pyrenees and has had five dogs bloat. In Laicher’s experience, initial symptoms were quite subtle and the dogs did not always exhibit signs of severe distress.

“My first dog died on Christmas Eve when I was away for the holidays. Before taking her

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and the other dogs to the kennel I noticed she had vomited in the run, but I didn’t think too much of it at the time since dogs will occasionally vomit.” Laicher goes on to say, “The kennel owner did not think bloat was the cause of death because the dog’s stomach was not distended, but a necropsy showed the stomach filled with fluid and partially rotated.”

Based upon this initial experience with bloat, Laicher took no chances when another dog showed subtle signs. “I immediately called the emergency clinic and told them I was on my way with a dog that was bloating.” Bloat was confirmed by radiographs and a gastropexy, a surgical procedure that attaches the stomach to the abdominal wall, was performed. “Yavanna was six years old at the time she bloated and she lived until she was 13 years old,” according to Laicher.

It is important to note that the symptoms of bloat may differ from dog to dog. Bloat is of foremost concern to the AKC Canine Health Foundation and its donors, and given the devastating nature of the disease to dog owners it required a major research effort to identify the underlying mechanisms of disease. In response to donor concern, the Bloat Research Initiative was launched to better define, and ultimately eradicate, bloat in dogs.

This past fall, the AKC Canine Health

Foundation (CHF) announced the approval of $485,000 for two research grants which will work to establish the causes and pre-

dispositions for bloat.

These studies will provide the insight necessary to one day prevent the condition.

The first study, headed by principal investigator Dr. Claire Rebecca Sharp, BVMS of Tufts University, will evaluate the complex genetic basis of bloat.

Importantly, Dr. Sharp’s grant will support the beginning of a biobank of samples that will facilitate the study of bloat by other investigators in the future. The second study, headed by principal investigator Dr. Laura L. Nelson, DVM of Michigan State University, seeks to determine the abnormalities in the

stomach’s ability to contract and how this might predispose large-breed dogs to bloat.

According to Dr. Shila Nordone, CHF Chief Scientific Officer, “Bloat is a major health concern for many dog owners and through our Bloat Initiative we aim to better understand this condition and ultimately equip veterinarians and dog owners with tools that will protect dogs from this devastating illness.”

As part of the Bloat Initiative, CHF has released a free webinar which features Dr. Elizabeth Rozanski, a key opinion leader in the study of GDV. In this webinar, Dr. Rozanski presents the signs and treatment options for bloat along with current options for prevention.

The webinar can be accessed by visiting: http://www.akcchf.org/newsevents/multimedia/video/bloat.html CHF is grateful to the many breed clubs, individuals and foundations that have provided partial funding for these two grants. For a full list of Bloat Initiative sponsors, as well as information on how you can support this effort, please visit www.akcchf.org/bloat.

THE LUXATING KNEE From the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals http://www.offa.org/index.html

What is Patellar Luxation?

The patella, or kneecap, is part of the stifle joint (knee). In patellar luxation, the kneecap luxates, or pops out of place, either in a medial or lateral position.

Bilateral involvement is most common, but unilateral is not uncommon. Animals can be affected by the time they are 8 weeks of age.

The most notable finding is a knock-knee (genu valgum) stance. The patella is usually reducible, and laxity of the medial collateral ligament may be evident. The medial retinacular tissues of the stifle joint are often thickened, and the foot can be seen to twist laterally as weight is placed on the limb.

Patellar Luxation Categories Patellar luxations fall into several categories: • Medial luxation; toy, miniature, and large breeds • Lateral luxation; toy and miniature breeds • Lateral luxation; large and giant breeds.

• Luxation resulting from trauma; various breeds, of no importance to the certification process.

Numbers 1, 2 and 3 are either known to be heritable or strongly suspected.

Medial Luxation in Toy, Miniature, and Large Breeds Although the luxation may not be present at birth, the anatomical deformities that cause these luxations are present at that time and are responsible for subsequent recurrent patellar luxation. Patellar luxation should be considered an inherited disease.

Clinical Signs Three classes of patients are identifiable: Neonates and older puppies often show clinical signs of abnormal hind-leg carriage and function from the time they start walking; these present grades 3 and 4 generally.

Young to mature animals with grade 2 to 3 luxations usually have exhibited abnormal or intermittently abnormal gaits all their lives but are presented when the problem symptomatically worsens.

Older animals with grade 1 and 2 luxations may exhibit sudden signs of lameness because of further breakdown of soft tissues as result of minor trauma or because of worsening of degenerative joint disease pain.

Signs vary dramatically with the degree of luxation. In grades 1 and 2, lameness is evident only when the patella is in the luxated position.

The leg is carried with the stifle joint flexed but may be touched to the ground every third or fourth step at fast gaits. Grade 3 and 4 animals exhibit a crouching, bowlegged stance (genu varum) with the feet turned inward and with most of the weight transferred to the front legs.

Permanent luxation renders the quadriceps ineffective in extending the stifle. Extension of the stifle will allow reduction of the luxation in grades 1 and 2. Pain is present in some cases, especially when chondromalacia of the patella and femoral condyle is present. Most animals; however, seem to show little irritation upon palpation.

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seen late in the animal’s life, from 5 to 8 years of age. The heritability is unknown. Skeletal abnormalities are relatively minor in this syndrome, which seems to represent a breakdown in soft tissue in response to, as yet, obscure skeletal derangement. Thus, most lateral luxations are grades 1 and 2, and the bony changes are similar, but opposite, to those described for medial luxation. The dog has more functional disability with lateral luxation than with medial luxation.

Clinical Signs In mature animals, signs may develop rapidly and may be associated with minor trauma or strenuous activity. A knock-knee or genu valgum stance, sometimes described as seallike, is characteristic.

Sudden bilateral luxation may render the animal unable to stand and so simulate neurological disease. Physical examination is as described for medial luxation.

Lateral Luxation in Large and Giant Breeds Also called genu valgum, this condition is usually seen in the large and giant breeds. A genetic pattern has been noted, with Great Danes, St. Bernards, and Irish Wolfhounds being the most commonly affected. Components of hip dysplasia, such as coxa valga (increased angle of inclination of the femoral neck) and increased anteversion of the femoral neck, are related to lateral patellar luxation. These deformities cause internal rotation of the femur with lateral torsion and valgus deformity of the continued on page 46...

2014 AKC HOUND GROUP BREEDER OF THE YEAR

by Jeanine Sudinski and Mechelle Sudinski-Stall

It has been a whirl wind trip to Orlando, Florida last December 11th to the 15th. My daughter, Mechelle Stall, our friend, Cheryl Lemon, who owns a “Lucene” standard champion longhair, and myself and two dogs attended the DCA Regional Dachshund Specialty and the Eukanuba Kennel Club Show.

Our other dear friend Cindy Upton traveled just to meet with us to cheer us on during our award ceremony. Mechelle was kept busy showing dogs and was able to garner a 3 point major at the Eukanuba KC Show on Saturday. It was wonderful being able to see and meet dogs and people we have only known on Facebook and now actually talking to them in person. We met so many new friends. I was overwhelmed with all their warm handshakes and hugs along with “Congratulations Jeanine and Mechelle!” It was heartwarming to hear and it will be a keepsake in my memories forever.

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The show was held in Orlando’s Convention Center, with an entry of over 4,000 dogs and twice the number of people. I have never seen a more smoothly run show. I commend all the people that worked behind the scenes. The rings were spacious. I would judge them to be 60 x 70 feet. The dachshunds only used less than half the ring space when being judged. Being Rottweiler breeders also, we felt the ring could have been larger for this “giant” breed to get a good start in their gait around the ring. The classes were huge.

The grooming area was spacious with plenty of room for everyone. I was impressed with the way the groomers kept everything clean and in it is proper place. Many had Christmas decorations around their area, with strings of lights flashing on and off on the crates, and a little Christmas Tree on top. A special area outside was set up with large doggy wash tubs

along with dryers. I have been to many dog shows in my 60+ years and this was the best by far. Nothing was over looked.

On Saturday we had an interview with one of the hostesses. I wish I could get a copy of it as they did record it. They asked what instigated me to start breeding and showing dogs. What was my first pure bred dog that I owned? Who were my mentors in the early years of breeding?

Was there a “special” dog in my life? Which dog was my best producer? What event, or events, was most impressive that happened to me in breeding, or at a dog show? In closing the interview they asked if I could give some good advice to the new comers entering the dog world of breeding and shows. I was in my realm talking about dogs and could have talked the whole day through. I loved it.

After the interview, Mechelle and I rushed down to the dachshund ring as the hour for the judges to have their lunch was ending and judging was about to commence. Mechelle, won Winner’s Dog for a 3 point major. The owner was so elated with happiness, she screamed.

Made me happy to see...and hear. My joy is seeing other people succeed. I guess that is the main reason I lasted so long in dogs. I never let losing bother me. It is just one judge’s opinion. I always look ahead to tomorrow. I know what it feels like both in the center of the ring and around the ring. It is my life.

For the Sunday evening Awards Ceremony we had a rehearsal in the morning. It was fun meeting all the other 2014 Breeders of the Year.

We had so much in common. We are all truly dedicated to the improvement and welfare of our particular breed.

After rehearsals we had time to do some shopping for some Disney Christmas presents.

Mechelle and I bought jewelry and T-shirts.

Cheryl bought all sorts of clothes for the little girls in her family. After shopping we had lunch at the Red Lobster. There just wasn’t enough time to go to Disney World. That would have to be at some later date. We were having so much fun seeing all the dogs and show people.

In order to see the Groups and Best in Show, along with the Veteran Best in Show and see the 2014 AKC Group Breeders of the Year and the Best in Show Breeder of the a Year, you had to purchase a $25.00 ticket. Besides the high price ticket, it all took place in the evening. We did not go on stage until 9 pm.

While watching the groups, the only dog we wanted to meet was the ever beautiful, popular, most correct, top winner of all time the Old English Sheep Dog named “Swagger.” His owners were the most down to earth people you could ever want to meet. When we were leaving the show grounds at midnight and here comes “Swagger” wearing socks on his four feet to keep them from getting dirty. He walked with feet stepping high and moving with a “swagger.”

What a ham, such a love!

the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship on Sunday, December 14, 2014. The annual award honors those breeders who have made an impact on their breed and dedicated their lives to improving the health, temperament and quality of purebred dogs. We were just proud to be representing all the Hound Group Breeders and especially our beloved dachshund breeders for being recognized for the first time since AKC started giving out this award.

Being so late in the evening and wanted to celebrate this special night, Mechelle suggested we go out and have a Banana Split! Don’t laugh, I never enjoyed a Banana Split so much in my whole life. What great fun with great people.

We left on Monday and we had nine or more dogs on our plane to San Diego. It was so funny to hear the air line stewardess say. “Is there anyone on this plane that does not have a dog?”!

Hound: Jeanine Sudinski and Mechelle Sudinski-Stall, Lucene Dachshunds

The Skye Terrier was Best in Show and Gwen DeMilta and Carissa DeMilta Shimpeno were presented with the 2014 AKC Breeder of the Year for their Alisaton Doberman Pinschers at

Jeanine has bred, owned and handled Dachshunds for 64 years. In 1948, at the age of 18, she attended her first dog show in Chicago at the Sportsman’s Pier. Jeanine’s interest in Dachshunds resurfaced in 1952 while working with a dog trainer and a Dachshund on a TV commercial. She became a serious student of the breed, learning from the many legends in Dachshunds at the time. After considerable research, Jeanine bought her first Standard Smooth Dachshund that same year.

She applied the lessons of her mentors over the years and developed Best in Show winners under her “Lucene” kennel prefix. Many of today’s top-winning Dachshunds have the “Lucene” kennel name somewhere in their pedigree. Jeanine became approved to judge Dachshunds, Basset Hounds and Junior Showmanship in 1972.

Jeanine’s love for dogs was passed down to her daughter, Mechelle Sudinski-Stall. Mechelle started training and handling the Lucene Dachshunds in 1974 and continued to show them for 40 years, while Jeanine managed the breeding program. Together, the motherdaughter pair has produced 300 champions that have won major awards at many of the most important events in dogdom, including the Dachshund Club of America National Specialty and the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. http://www.akc.org/breeders/resp_breeding/2014_finalists.cfm#hound

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(GCH Hildsivin Wurdig Smokestack Lightning x GCH Summerhill Whispering Breeze SS)

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Thanks to all that contributed to achieving the following Champions in 2014: CH. Koradox Abbey Road of Pramada L CH. Koradox Boom Boom Pow L CH. and GCH. Briarmist Bushranger CH. Koradox Born to be Wild at SJ Aries L CH. Pramada’s XOXO with Jorddachs SL CH. Koradox Champagne Supernova SL CH. Pramada’s Xavier with Jorddachs SL CH. Pramada’s Xanadu with Jorddachs SL

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MBISS Bronze GCH. Pramada’s Living Legend L

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Charles finished with three 5-point major wins at specialty weekends including the 2014 National!

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CH. Koradox Abracadabra of Pramada L x CH. Setser’s Can’t Take the Sky from Me of Koradox L

“Paige” finished with 3 majors, won Best Puppy in Show at 7 months under Ed Bivin, and Best Puppy In Show at the prestigious Hound Classic under Hound Specialist Colin Hamilton (Aust).

GCH./AU Supreme CH. Briarmist Bushranger x CH. Pramada’s She’s So California at Koradox L

We are very excited about this young girl out of Rugby and Cali. Watch for Daffy in the ring selectively in 2015!

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Sire: GCH. J’s Starbarrack’s Babybug’s Devil of A Bug • Dam: Ch. Starbarrack Spice Island SW

BOV Dachshund Club of Greater Buffalo First weekend out as he begins his Specials career.

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latest in a growing number of eerily here was a time – and it wasn’t that long similar situations where poor judgment ago – when humane societies and rescue and a lack of reasonable policies came groups were held in high regard. Animal together to injure or kill a member of the welfare advocates and the public recognized public. In 2003 in Newark, New Jersey, the their work as necessary and valuable, generally Associated Humane Societies placed a dog accepted their practices as appropriate and that attacked and killed his new owner forgave their shortcomings because they were just 10 days after she adopted him. “doing God’s work.”

Investigations found that the dog had But that era may be drawing to a close, as a viciously attacked his previous owner and new ideology and the end of dog overpopulation was surrendered to the shelter for in many parts of the country lead some not-foreuthanasia by the victim’s son. The son profit humane organizations to abandon their explained the dog’s serious bite history, missions and replace long-standing codes-ofsigned the forms and paid the euthanasia conduct with irresponsible practices like: fee to the shelter. Subsequently, the • placing dangerous dogs with the public; shelter discarded its pledge to euthanize • placing pets without screening adopters; the dog and placed him with an elderly • placing sick dogs; and woman instead. Perhaps they decided that • participating in unregulated dog the previous owner had misjudged the dog trafficking, the practice of moving literally or that the vicious attack described by the thousands of dogs from high supply areas victim’s son would not be predictive of the dog’s to areas that have solved or nearly solved future behavior. their surplus dog problems.

Actually, however, past behavior remains the Several trends have coalesced to cause this single best predictor of future behavior. perversion of traditional rescue and sheltering, Merritt Clifton, the editor of Animals 24-7 has especially: • nearly universal pet sterilization and the associated decline in available puppies; • social pressure to adopt a shelter pet rather than buy a puppy from a breeder; and • defamation campaigns waged against breeders and pet stores.

This monumental – but largely unrecognized – ideological shift allows Dog rescues and animal shelters risk irresponsible groups to hide behind their charity image and operate as public health and safety. unregulated wholesale and retail pet Escalating dog bites and illness in adopted marketers who exploit public concern signal shift in dog rescue and for animal welfare while endangering animal shelter adoption policies. public health and safety.

source communities. It revitalizes and fuels the development of retail shelters and cynically passes the buck, from source communities that do little or nothing to deal with stray dogs and unwanted litters, to receiving communities that have already spent tax dollars to contain or solve their own unwanted dog problems.

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Saving lives or endangering lives?

For some shelters, saving a dog’s life has become a bigger priority than protecting the public from sick and dangerous dogs. Whether they misapply the no-kill shelter philosophy, try to achieve ever higher live-release rates, or are simply ignorant about dog behavior, a growing number of these shelters place dangerous dogs with adopters.

In previous decades, shelter workers designated dogs with serious bite histories as too dangerous for public placement and scheduled them for euthanasia. Today, that decision is by no means certain.

A recent case in Stamford, Connecticut, a city that just fired their shelter director for placing known biters, highlights the risk. According to Connecticut News 12 reports, “Dogs described as ‘harmless’ in advertisements were often returned for biting people. Hollywood [the shelter director] then allegedly falsified documents, allowing dogs with a history of biting to be readopted. The dogs then bit their new owners.”

Unfortunately, the Stamford case is just the

Dog trafficking doesn’t improve conditions in areas still suffering from surplus dog problems.

Dog trafficking converts participating animal shelters and rescues into unregulated pet stores in a totally unregulated chain of supply that moves dogs from as far away as Mexico and Puerto Rico into US shelters and rescues. Some northern pets shelters now import thousands of dogs each year, flooding the local pet marketplace with out-of-area dogs, and causing nearby shelters to By: Patti Strand euthanize local dogs. Many of these National Animal Interest Alliance groups host adoption events in http://www.naiaonline.org/ parking lots and other public places within hours or a few days of the monitored and logged severe and fatal dog dogs’ arrival, leaving no time for evaluating attacks since 1982. His records shine a bright each dog’s health and temperament or screening light on this disturbing trend. He reports that the adoptive families. between 1982 and 2002 there were only four Shamefully, many of these retail shelters also severe attacks by shelter dogs and only two that reject local pets in need in order to grab more were fatal. By 2010 he reports that fatal or attractive ones from outside their state or disfiguring attacks had soared to 18, by 2013 region. Simultaneously they often disparage they shot up to 27 and in just the first half of local animal control agencies as “kill shelters” 2014 they already total 34. His records show to give themselves a marketing advantage. that “thirty-five shelter dogs … have participated in killing people since 2010.”

Saving lives or spreading disease?

Irresponsible rescue introduces disease and Saving lives or trading lives? parasites through dog trafficking practices.

The net effect of dog trafficking But the problem doesn’t end with the lack of Mission creep by irresponsible shelter and accountability within the shelter-rescue rescue management also fuels dog trafficking, continuum. The practice also threatens public the massive and growing movement of rescue health and facilitates pet theft and cruelty to dogs from areas of high supply to areas where animals. Authorities have found rabid dogs and there are fewer dogs available to meet demand. stolen dogs in this unregulated adoption Dog trafficking creates new problems for channel along with some of the most inhumane destination communities and does nothing to source conditions you’ll find anywhere. solve surplus and stray dog problems in the continued on page 48 Dachshund Club of America

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We are proud to have 3 Dachsunds in our house that have achieved the Obedience Title of Utility Dog. Bijou joined the ranks on the 17th of October, 2014; just before her 4th birthday.

The many hours with these three and those that have preceded them have brought much joy, some sorrow and increased understanding. Communicating with our non-verbal friends is always a challenge.

Kudos go to our trainers; especially to Dorothy Mash, Gilroy, CA; also Lance and Bijou’s Breeder (and Lance’s Co-Owner) Mary Nie. We would like to see more of the Breed in Obedience. It is lonely out there. However, beating the big dogs and showing what the little guys can do is always fun. They always get the biggest applause.

Shoot’s over!

Time for Class!

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From her second time in the ring, going Best of Variety over the #1 Longhair in the country to finishing her AKC Championship just a few shows later going Best of Winners over 35 class entries to Best of Opposite over Specials!

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(CH Saytar’s Tylor x CH Woldorf’s Sweet Bernadette)

Thank you Judge Rayner for acknowledging this lovely girl!

Owner/Handler: Maryanne Santomauro, Brooklyn, NY mixisbest1@yahoo.com (GCH DC Saytar’s Jada Pink It x CH Jeric’s Gold Rush)

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Double thanks to breeder/judge Dr. Edna K. (Midge) Martin for 2 great wins in California: GCh. Barkerville Keyshia is Best of Variety at the East Bay DC Specialty and Hound Group 2nd the next day!

The following weekend, Keyshia finishes 2014 with 2 more Specialty Best Of Breeds in Phoenix, AZ under breeder/judges Mrs. Lovaine Coxon & Mrs. Phyllis Rosinsky!!

On the road to Number 3 Smooth Dachshund for 2014 (in 26 shows): Of 18 Specialties, Keyshia was BOV 13 times, BOS 4 times (including the National!) and 7 times BEST OF BREED!!!

Thank you to all judges for such an outstanding year!

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TC (CH, FC, MACH) Duchwood’s Tangled Web MS, MXB, MJX, CGC Bred, owned and handled by Sandy Russell

Tango was born August 24, 2007 in a litter of 3 red piebalds (2 boys, 1 girl) out of a homebred, black/tan bitch, Ch. Duchwood’s Secular Sonnet MS, and a solid red, homebred male, Duchwood’s Ramsey The Rake MS.

ad I known how nicely this litter would turn out, I never would have sent Sonnet, the dam, to a breeder friend in Russia and a neutered Ramsey, the sire, to a pet home on the East Coast in the following 6 months! Luckily, I kept all three pups.

Tango (his registered name comes from one of my favorite Sir Walter Scott [Marmion, 1808] quotes) and his brother, Timber, were “old souls” right from the start. Easy going and friendly, their idea of viewing the world was upside down, flat on their backs, all 4 feet in the air, in the middle of a busy indoor dog show.

Sister Tressie was never anywhere near as laid back as her brothers.

As Tango and Timber matured, they became the benevolent team pack leaders of the Duchwood Dachshunds, who all run together during the day in a large yard. They are the dominant males who no one crosses. They rule, not by an iron paw, but by a look or a slight growl, although both will readily jump in if someone else starts a fight. Neither boy has ever challenged his brother and they can be crated together in complete harmony.

Both boys took awhile to mature, and I decided not to show Timber, lovely though he is, because he ended up weighing around 15 lb.

His size came from his dam’s side as she was a second generation breed-down from a small standard Applehill bitch I had purchased several years before. Timber later finished his AX and AXJ titles, but was too slow to try for a MACH. Tressie was shown in breed and has a major and some singles, but her show attitude left something to be desired, so she retired to the whelping box where she has been a semi-successful brood bitch (that’s a whole other story!).

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championship on Tango; it just happened. I started selectively showing Tango in conformation around age 2 since he took a long time to mature, and he finished at age 5. Had he been a solid colored dog, he would have finished in 6 months or less. He is a very lovely boy with an incredible forechest, front assembly, and head, and is a nice mover, but he had his pattern working against him, so I had to choose our judges carefully. Even so, Tango was excused from the ring at least once because of his pattern, while other judges told me “the heck with his pattern, he’s a lovely Dachshund”, and gave him points.

Tango clearly wanted to be with me and to please, so I also started him in agility around age 2. He can be upside down in his crate sound asleep in the middle of a busy agility trial, yet when the time comes for him to run, he turns into a little, border collie who runs flat out with a big grin on his face. In Novice and Open, I had problems with him wanting to go visit the bar setters and judge in the ring, but he made it to the Master level pretty quickly.

Since he loves agility and was making good times, I decided we’d try for his MACH. He very rarely made an off-course mistake, although tunnels could occasionally suck him in, but he would sometimes knock the triple bar coming off a turn or blow the weaves for no reason. Accumulating points was not a problem; it was getting the double Qs that was difficult for Tango. We also had a slight bobble as we closed in on those 20 double Qs when a seesaw smacked Tango in the butt as he ran off of it, and sent him head over heels at a trial. We took 3 months off to get his confidence back and retrain him to stop at the end of the teeter rather than do a running contact. Once he had his confidence

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back, he had a run of around 6 or 7 trials where he double Q’d at every one, finishing his MACH on August 7, 2013, just 2 weeks shy of his 6th birthday.

In the meantime, we had also been dabbling at field trials. Well, I guess I should say that I was pretty seriously field trialing my dogs, but Tango dabbled at it. He could be brilliant at one trial, doing check after check on a lane bunny, and yet stand at my feet and give me the “stink eye” at the next trial. He was a “fair weather” hunter, taking a dim view of rain, cold, and ground briars. By the time he got his MACH, he had racked up a 2nd and one or two other minor field trial placements, but still needed more points and that first place to finish his field championship. I credit Sharon McDonald and her fabulous triple champion GEE for really pushing me to go for Tango’s triple championship.

Tango’s attitude towards field trialing changed in October 2013, 2 months after getting his MACH, when he discovered “the abyss” at the Harvest Moon Classic field trials in Roscoe, Illinois. That brush-filled ravine with its endless bunnies finally turned on Tango’s inner prey drive. He didn’t place at all in the 6 trials I entered there, but he sure had fun disappearing into the abyss and giving me heart failure. I actually had to set up a team of spotters and chasers to catch my previously very obedient dog who always came when called. I could be calling “Tango come”, “Tango here”, “Tango treats”, and doing my happy dance, and he would look at me, look towards the abyss, look at me, then turn around and show me his butt as he went flying off into the briars.

At the next few trials in Texas and Georgia in the fall of 2013 and the spring of 2014, Tango hunted and won his first place and a couple of other placements, acquiring all but 3 points towards his FC, even wading through chest deep water for one placement. Other commitments put an early end to my field trialing in the spring of 2014, but I was looking forward eagerly to the Harvest Moon Classic field trials in October 2014, believing that Tango would surely finish there in one of their 8 field trials. I was in for a big disappointment. At these trials and the following ones in Troy, MO, Tango acted like he didn’t have a clue as to why he was out there. He stood out in the lanes and watched his brace mates hunt. If put in the brush, he immediately backed out and stood at my feet. I had no clue as to what was causing his shut down, as he still eagerly sight-chased bunnies in practice.

We went back home and I started laying tracks with my frozen bunny, making Tango track for his supper which I carried with me. He was familiar with this routine as I had done it before to help him learn to hold a line. His enthusiasm level was quite high as he loves his food, but he sure was making a mess of the tracks. I began to wonder if maybe something was wrong with his nose. This idea solidified after I had my husband lay one of the tracks with the bunny. Since I had no idea where the track went, I had to rely on Tango, and boy, was he ever off course.

My husband’s comment was that it seemed like Tango couldn’t even smell the track at all, especially since he passed right by the bunny without giving any indication that it was there.

Tango had nothing externally wrong with his nose and no discharge, but the only thing I could think of was that maybe a bad tooth was affecting his sense of smell. I immediately made an appointment for Tango to have dental since we had a field trial coming up in Georgia the following weekend. He had never had one before, and his teeth didn’t seem to be in bad shape, but I figured that, at age 7, it couldn’t hurt. The vet said his teeth were not that bad although he did have some gum loss around the rear molars, and he also found that Tango had a yeast infection deep in one ear which had been symptomless. Since nothing significantly wrong was found, I wasn’t holding out much hope for a dramatic change in Tango’s hunting ability.

Lo and behold, I was wrong again. Tango had the dental done on Monday, November 10th, and was put on antibiotics and ear drops, and on Friday, November 14, 2014, in Georgia, he hunted like the Tango of old, immediately going into the brush and disappearing for a time on the scent line. He was called back in 3rd place for second series, hunted hard again but lost the runoff to one of my own dogs, Briar, and finished in 4th place.

This gave him more than enough points for his field championship, thus ending our quest, and making breed history, by becoming the first piebald triple champion.

Tango is now semi-retired from agility. We are working towards our PACH and have several double Qs. Tango started crashing the triple jump at 8 inches a little too regularly this past year, so I figured he owed me nothing, and dropped him down to the 4 inches in the Preferred classes since he still loves to run. He has also been an outstanding sire, producing 2 piebald dual champions, 2 field champions, and several more offspring with both field and breed points. He has his CGC which he got with pretty much no training whatsoever, so perhaps obedience or rally is in my heart dog’s future.!

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(Ch. Walmar’s Casanova ROMO x Ch. Glenarrif’s Yours Truly ROMX)

After finishing at a DCA Host show and 4 litters later, “Mia” has embarked on a veteran’s show career!

Shown 4 times since she aged into the Veteran’s Class, she has been Best of Variety-Longhair every time!

At 2 of the 3 that were specialties, she was also Best of Breed!

In 2013 when she was out getting her GCh., she won a Hound group and an Owner-Handler BIS. Always Breeder/Owner handled.

Pictured going Best of Breed & Best Veteran at the Florida Gulf Coast Dachshund Club specialty, January 2015 under Barbara Dempsey Alderman.

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Great thanks to Karyn and Jeff Dionne for their continued support and mentorship and to all of Amelia’s local cheerleaders!

Amelia’s wins include BOS at the DCA Regional under Eric Henningsen, and BOS to Best of Breed at both the Connecticut Yankee DC under Sulie Greendale-Paveza and the Bay Colony DC, under Gloria Geringer. In addition, she has gone Best of Variety at a number of all breed shows over lovely specials in very limited showing, always shown by her owner/breeder, Nancy Prouty.

Amelia was sired by the outstanding producer, Ch. Wagsmore’s Low and Beehold ML ROMO and is out of Rose Farm’s A Higher Love ML.

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GCH SUNTECKEL’S SAMUEL II, JE In Sammy’s show career, he was a Multi-BIS, Multi-BISS winner and the first Hound to reach platinum status!

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GCH MARGINNS FREDRICKA V RUF KNABE In 2014, Freddi was the top winning smooth in all systems. A Group and Specialty winner with the most breed points of any dachshund!

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TRAINING THE DUMBBELL RETRIEVE

By Karen R. Scheiner The dumbbell retrieve exercise can be one of your dachshund’s most rewarding and exciting exercises. Or, it can be one of absolute frustration. The primary reason that dogs who have earned a CD (Companion Dog) title, do not move up to compete in more advanced obedience exercises, is the always same: “My dog won’t take the dumbbell.”

The dumbbell retrieve is required in Open exercises. It also serves as the foundation for the scent articles exercises in the Utility ring. If you haven’t trained your dog to retrieve the dumbbell, he will never be able to compete in Open and he will never learn the Utility scent exercises, which require the dog to pick up and retrieve either a leather or metal “dumbbell” (called an “article”).

Let me say at the outset, that there is no right or wrong way to train the dumbbell retrieve. This article is based on what has worked well for me and my dogs. If you are just beginning to train the dumbbell retrieve, or are having particular issues training the dumbbell retrieve, hopefully this article will answer some of your questions and get you on the road to success. In the end, the “right way” to train the dumbbell retrieve is whatever process works for you and your doxie.

MY “WAR” STORY WITH ROCK STAR I have had good and bad experiences in training the dumbbell. Often, my best training advice is formulated after I have had a bad experience.

This is probably because I have to think more about the problem, the reasons for its cause and figure out a solution. So, here’s my “war” story: Years ago, my silver dapple dachshund, Rock Star, qualified easily in the Novice ring and earned his CD when he was just a year old. It happened so fast, that then I realized that he was not even close to being ready for Open – although it wasn’t for my lack of trying. When he was a puppy, I thought that I was doing a good job teaching him the dumbbell by letting him run and chase it in a training building. He had a grand time, so

proud that he could prance around the place carrying that dumbbell like his most prized possession. I thought this behavior was just a precursor to his retrieving the dumbbell. I soon learned that my expectations were wrong. Instead, this was totally Rocky’s game of “keep-away.” I discovered that there was no intention on his part, to ever retrieve that dumbbell. It was just a possession to him.

My theory in training is that no dog intentionally tries to be “bad” or disobey his owner. Rather, if the dog is not doing the exercise properly, then the owner has not fully communicated to the dog just what is expected of him. To correct Rocky’s understanding of the dumbbell retrieve, I realized that I had to re-train dumbbell, by asking him to “take it”, “hold it,” and “release.” An explanation of those commands is discussed below. In order to be sure that the dog is committed to holding the dumbbell, you really should be able to walk away and come back while he is holding it in “sit” position. Also, you should be able to walk around the dog and touch his head while he steadily holds it, before asking for him to move with it. At first, when I told Rocky to “hold” in a sit position, he would just drop the dumbbell out of his mouth. The fact that previously he had so grandly paraded around the room with it, meant nothing. He had not been taught to hold it or retrieve it on my terms. So, whenever he dropped it, I would go back to him, pick it up, put it in his mouth and give another “hold” command. Gently pushing up the dog’s chin also helped him to understand that he could sit and hold the dumbbell easily by keeping his head up. To discourage Rocky from running away with the dumbbell, for the next several months, all dumbbell training was while he was on a leash. On that leash, I taught him to run with it, to bring it to me “front” and to do a recall with the dumbbell. This whole re-training process took about a year, so it was truly a lesson in time and patience as well.

“TAKE” THE DUMBBELL When you teach the dumbbell retrieve, you should think of the exercise as being composed of three separate components. Initially, you need to break down the entire exercise into these parts, before putting them together. Don’t try to teach everything at once; rather, break up this training into short sequences. The dog must, first, be trained to “take” and then to pick up the dumbbell; second, he must be trained to “watch” and “wait” for the send command to get the dumbbell after the owner throws it; and finally, he must be taught to run directly to the dumbbell on command, after it is thrown, and to retrieve it to his owner, without delay.

Getting the dog to “take” the dumbbell can often become an exercise in frustration if the dog is not initially willing to go along with your plan. The best time to start teaching the dumbbell is as a puppy, when the dog has not really understood that you are actually trying to get him to do an exercise, and it is just a game! Tie a string onto the dumbbell and move it around on the floor so that the puppy will chase it. (Holding onto this string is essential, so the puppy doesn’t run away with the dumbbell, as I learned from my experiences with Rocky!)

Ultimately the puppy will chase it and then grab it, sometimes correctly in the center, other times, on the end of the dumbbell. At this point, it really doesn’t matter how he holds it, so long as he is happy with it in his mouth.

Continue to hold onto the string, so that the puppy doesn’t run off with the dumbbell. I do not recommend calling the puppy

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in to sit in front at this point, but instead, run with him while he is holding the dumbbell.

He should think, this is a fun game!

I rarely use food when training the dumbbell as I find my dogs come to think of the chase and retrieve as being rewarding in and of itself. Always praise at the end of the exercise, but usually food is not necessary. I have also found that food can be a distraction, particularly to training the dumbbell exercise. Some trainers suggest putting cheese on the dowel of the dumbbell to get the dog interested. If that works for you and your dog, then use that method. From my perspective, when the dog sees me holding a treat, either in my hand or in my pocket, he is more inclined to focus on wanting that treat, and less inclined to choosing to take the dumbbell.

With a dog that is no longer a puppy, you can teach the “take” when you present the dumbbell about an inch from his nose, by holding one end. The dog must learn to reach for the dumbbell and to open his mouth to take it from you. Success is not likely if you just shove the dumbbell into his mouth; rather, he has to show the initiative to take it. If you read my column in the last issue of DCA Newsletter on the virtues of patience and perseverance, that totally applies here. It may take several weeks (or more) for the dog to actually take the dumbbell from your hand.

Practice at least twice each day with a positive attitude. Offer the dumbbell and wait for the dog to take it. For a more difficult dog, this training exercise may need to be broken down even further. Say “good boy!” or “yes!” when the dog licks the center of the dumbbell. He may just lick it for a few days, before progressing any further. That’s okay. In the end, the dog should learn to love this new obedience equipment.

There is also a process called the “forced retrieve” which is popular with some trainers in the event of a really stubborn dog. It involves holding the dog’s collar with one finger and then pressing your thumb just inside the dog’s ear so that the feeling is unpleasant for the dog. (The exercise is NOT supposed to make the dog howl in pain, as has been incorrectly taught by some trainers.) Dachshunds are naturally smart and your dog will learn that when he opens his mouth to take the dumbbell, the unpleasant feeling stops. The forced retrieve is not for soft dogs, or dogs that are initially willing to lick the dumbbell and then will take it from you. Rather, it is an option for training a dachshund, who after many months of regular, daily training, maintains his head-strong decision that he will have no part of taking the dumbbell whatsoever.

After the dog takes the dumbbell from your hand, start to lower it to the ground, until it is touching the ground and your hand just holds it up a little. You can then proceed to ask the dog to pick it up off the ground. Still seated, the dog should take it and hold his head up high while looking at you.

Send him out to get it. Once he gets it, turn and run, so he can chase with you, if your dog needs to bolster his speed with the dumbbell.

Another exercise is to run backwards, so that he can bring it to you in “front” position.

Once the dog is reliably running directly to the dumbbell for the retrieve, you are ready to train the “watch” and “wait.” Try using a slip-lead or flexi-lead for that process. Tell the dog to wait, and he should see that you are holding the dumbbell. Teach him to watch the dumbbell as you throw it. Once you direct him to take it, the slip lead can be released, or he can be sent out on the flexi. Continue to practice running with the dog, to increase speed when he brings it back to you. Then praise, get wild and excited, and even give a treat!! At this level, when the dog understands the process about taking and retrieving, he shouldn’t be distracted by the treat, which is really used for motivational purposes.

As an aside, since we are talking about dachshunds here, you will find that occasionally, when they run out for the dumbbell, instead of picking it up, they find a great spot to stop and sniff. Quickly correct that behavior by saying “no!” and picking up the dumbbell. In training, the dog doesn’t get to retrieve it if he has been preoccupied by sniffing the floor. If that behavior is allowed to happen in practice, it can only haunt you when you present your doxie in the obedience ring!

OPEN OBEDIENCE COMPETITION For the dumbbell retrieve in the Open ring, the dog should start by sitting in heel position, while you are holding the dumbbell. He should be looking up at you and waiting for your command or signal. Show him that you have the dumbbell in your hand. You can even tell him that this is the “dumbbell exercise” before the judge asks if you are ready. When the judge tells you to throw it, give the command to “wait,” then throw the dumbbell. The first time will be on the flat (no jump). The second time will be over a jump. When the judge tells you to “send your dog,” give him your signal to go out and take the dumbbell. He should run out to it with impulsion, pick it up without delay, and swiftly bring it back to you, sitting squarely in front of your feet. The judge will tell you to “take the bell” and you should be able to bend over, without moving your feet, and take the dumbbell out of his mouth with two hands. A “finish” will complete the exercise.

I have always found that once my dachshund has mastered the dumbbell retrieve, the other Open exercises are not quite so difficult to train. In fact, if you are so inclined and motivated, these can actually be taught along with the Novice exercises. After my experience of training and re-training Rock Star, I firmly believe that every dachshund, even the most stubborn ones, can learn the dumbbell retrieve. This is not to say that it will always be easy, but it certainly is within your reach.

Once this is mastered by your dog, you will feel a great deal of pride in this achievement. You will also be on your way to earning that Companion Dog Excellent (CDX) title! !

I welcome comments about this article as well as other suggestions for future training articles.

Please write to me at DoxyLadyNJ@gmail.com.

TEACHING THE RETRIEVE To teach the retrieve, start out close at first. Toss the dumbbell just a few feet away, while keeping the dog on a six-foot lead or a flexi-lead.

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MBISS GCH DC Georgia Dachs Bailey Jo, CGC, CA •Dual Champion •Silver Grand Champion •3-Time BISS •6-Time Specialty Show BOV

All finished from Bred-By Class in 1 year!

21 Majors Total

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MBISS GCH DC Georgia Dachs Bailey Jo, CGC, CA

11 Majors at Specialties Competed in 12 States

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CH Donegal-Georgia Jedidiah CH Donegal-Georgia Elijah CH Donegal-Georgia Willow CH Donegal-Georgia Ebony CH Donegal-Georgia Harmony CH Donegal-Georgia Envy

Many thanks to the following judges for recognizing our dogs with these prestigous wins: Lynne Allen, Robert Wlodkowski, Paula Nykiel, Ron Spritzer, Adrian Woodfork, Molly Martin, Betty Anne Stenmark, Laura Abbott, Robert Schwalbe, Edward Hall, Bill Shelton, Jon Cole, and Dan Harrison

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Some Thoughts on Field Trial Judging

By Barbara Teigen

When last we met, I was attending field trials out west. Since then, add some trials in Missouri and a couple of weekends in Texas. A common theme has been apparent at trials everywhere for a long, long time: what to do about the quality of judging. Now that it is a pretty big topic, open to lots of discussion, and sure to raise hackles. I’ll take a stab at a few things.

What are the requirements to be a judge? One must be over 18 years old, in good standing with AKC, have attended the AKC Hound Seminar and passed the test therein. That’s it.

Do those things alone make a good judge? Of course not. They are the lowest of bars. The longer I’ve been at it and observed others doing it, I have become convinced it is an art of sorts. Some people have the ‘eye’ for it and others maybe never will despite how many years they slog along nor how many dogs they have run and possibly titled. Those folks may, just may, be able to judge a really good run or a really poor run, but in the middle they are lost. They should be forgiven, somewhat, because as often as not we are comparing apples and oranges and it’s not so easy to do.

There are, however, some things you can do to improve the overall results.

Speaking of low bars, judges should know the rules. All the rules. If you don’t ‘like’ a rule, too bad. You have affirmed that you will judge by the rules as written. Judges must be able to brace second and subsequent series even when they are not straightforward. I’m not talking about calling a brace in a later series and mistakenly bracing two dogs that have already

run together. I think that has happened to us all. No worries. The gallery/marshal/handlers will very quickly let you know you have made that particular mistake! Judges need to enforce rules such as the ones regarding comments from handlers. They must provide as equal an opportunity for each brace as is possible. They must provide as equal an opportunity for each brace as is possible. Yes, I am repeating myself.

I know I push the limits with my co-judges and

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was a double, or any number of other things. I don’t do it to be capricious. I do it to be as fair as possible to the dogs. A basic way of looking at it is would I want to put my dog on that line.

If not, and if getting another isn’t too much of a hardship, I will ask for another. If rabbits or time are scarce, you do the best you can do.

Time is never too scarce, however, to let the dogs run the rabbit. Think about it. The amount of time dogs are down amounts to a pretty small minority of the hours we spend in the field. Yet I consistently see judges say ‘pick them up’ when the dogs have barely gotten started. That’s just terrible. Especially so in first series. Even more so in Open Stakes. And so counterproductive!

Our dogs learn to hunt by doing. I firmly believe you can’t “train” a field champion. Provide exposure, encouragement, reinforcement – yes.

What are we telling dogs when they are working say 30 feet down a line and then they are picked up? Not what we want to tell them, that’s for sure. I missed a few years of judging and handling when I worked for AKC and I will never forget one of my first judging assignments after that hiatus. In an open stake we had a dog who was working in a really swampy spot. He was puzzling out a check in some pretty tough conditions. It was taking him a few minutes but he was consistently working. My co-judge wanted to pick the brace up and go on. I wanted to continue to watch the dog work. He eventually did pick the check and kept working the line. It was a nice run. But what do I remember most? His handler (who I had never met before) came up after the stake was over and thanked me for letting his dog work out the check. I was shocked. That’s what we’re here for, I replied. He said no judges he had showed to had allowed the dogs to work like that. I found that incredibly sad, and infuriating.

Letting the dogs work in first series is imperative. Judges need to score all the dogs in first series. Scores are just a means of ranking all the dogs in the stake from highest to lowest.

The actual numerical score is immaterial. Most judges score on a 0-100 scale but that really means nothing. This morning’s “50” may not be in the least comparable to this afternoon’s “50”. How can you score dogs if you don’t let them work? OK, the brace doesn’t even put their noses down despite the not actually allowed encouragement from their handlers, let alone acknowledge that a rabbit exists. Give them the proverbial smiley face and move on.

But if you have a dog that is in contact with the line, more or less, making a little forward progress in fits and starts then by all means give him a chance! He may or may not end up making second series, but at least he gets something out of the run.

And what are we scoring? Accomplishment.

That’s it. Not style, not speed, not a whole lot of things that don’t matter if accomplishment (progress on the line given) is absent. It is not about taking a tape measure to it.

Accomplishment isn’t measured strictly in yards. Consideration must be given to the conditions under which the progress is made.

An incredibly long run along a fence line where

the dog overruns a check far down the line and never comes back to it is not better than a shorter run in cover where the dog works out the checks. Remember apples and oranges?

Here is where the judging gets more challenging. And, yes, it is subjective. We are judges making judgments! Discuss what you have seen with your co-judge. Don’t take all day about it, but you each should be able to analyze what you have just seen and compare your observations to reach an agreement on a score.

In the first brace, the number score(s) given are pretty arbitrary. They are just a starting point against which you will rank the rest of the dogs in the stake.

In order to have a meaningful discussion about the dogs’ performances, you actually have to have SEEN the dogs work.

This often requires some mobility on your part and cooperation with the other judge if the dogs don’t remain in close proximity to each other as more often than not they don’t.

At least one judge (if not both) should observe the release of the brace. Don’t move up ahead just because you have some line there. If one or both dogs should get to that point, great, but odds are they won’t; even if they do you won’t know HOW they got there; and if they don’t get there you may miss what work they actually did if any. How can you judge that? The judges are responsible for watching the entire run, including the release.

(Photos are from the Speaking of the Dallas-Ft. Worth release, please please Dachshund Club field resist the temptation trials in Kirbyville, TX. to handle the dogs yourself! What do I mean by that? Your responsibility as the judge is to give the handlers a starting point and a direction from that point in which the rabbit ran. It is the handlers’ place to decide when to release their dog. If they do not believe their dog has picked up the scent they shouldn’t be forced by the judges to release their dog prematurely. Yes, there are handlers who will keep their dog on the slip lead far too long. Woe to them as they are quite possibly giving their dog a poor start and also not doing themselves any favors in the judges’ minds. That doesn’t make it the judges’

responsibility. Allow the handlers to do their job whether they do it ‘wrong’ in your opinion or not. One of the worst examples of this that I have seen was a judge giving the brace about four – FOUR – feet from the spot the rabbit had left from until they were required to release the dogs. Why would a judge do that? Did they not see much line? Judges need to be able to judge dogs on line further than what they have personally seen. Whatever the reason, it was a clear example of judges handling the dogs themselves and a really poor job of it to boot.

Is it ever correct to run just one dog from a brace? Yes, it is! This is another area judges often could improve their knowledge. While every dog needs to be started with its bracemate, there comes a point in some runs where one dog may need to be picked up. He could be endangering himself (as in heading towards a road at an unfenced grounds) or he could be interfering with his bracemate in either a playful or aggressive way. Have that dog picked up by his handler in any case but leave the bracemate down to continue his run. If the non-offending dog has been interfered with to the point he can not or is not continuing to work, another rabbit for just that dog can be called for and he can be started on it by himself. Did one handler not follow the judges’ instructions at the release and the judges want to restart him? Fine, but don’t penalize the bracemate by having him picked up, too!

Sometimes just a little thought is required before making such decisions and thinking through the consequences. If there’s an altercation, no thought required. Pick them up and sort it out afterward.

It is my belief that the vast majority of judges are out there trying to do their best. Some things are learned as we go. That is why we have a combined judging experiences requirement for our pair of judges. It is never a job I take lightly but that doesn’t mean it isn’t fun. Being a judge gives you the best seat in the house to see the dogs out there doing what they were bred to do.!

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The club cannot be responsible for people who do not take advantage of important updates that are posted on a regular basis. We have over 400 members on our Yahoo Group, so that is a good representation of households, but there are still others who have not joined.

If you have any questions, please contact Anne Carson at annecarson@mindspring.com

Photo by Jolanta Jenneney

Bred, Loved, and owned by: Lorraine & David Simmons Stardox2@yahoo.com • (732)598-4961 Co-Bred by: Marylou & Tim Callison

Thank you field judges Phil Kirby and Carrie Hamilton for the win pictured above at the Dachshund Club of Long Island Field Trial. “JB“ has some placements and is on his way to his DC Title.

We would like to thank these breeder judges for his Specialty BOV wins: • Andra O’Connell (shown) – Dachshund Fanciers Association of Berks County.

• Frances (Cookie) Roush – Metropolitan Washington Dachshund Club.

• Eric Henningsen – Metropolitan Washington Dachshund Club.

Introducing...

Lil, JB’s sister is on her way to her championship. She is hunting for that major, she will also be hunting in the field this spring. Thank you breeder Judge Michael Nothstein for awarding Lil Best In Sweeps at the Dachshund Club Of New Jersey Specialty Show.

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(GCh. Sandach’s Dancing Thru Life ML X Ch. Treasuredox Carawan’s Fantasy ML)

BEST OF VARIETY Dachshund Club of Metro Atlanta Thank you Breeder Judge John Wade!

Breeder: Bobby Sandoval Sandachs Owner/Handler: Cissy Johnson 1205 Senator Rd. Douglasville, GA 30134 Greenzboro@aol.com • (770) 577-0656 Dachshund Club of America

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February 2015

Lisa Warren Fogelsville, PA

Dear Lisa, On behalf of the membership, the Dachshund Club of America Board of Directors would like to extend our sincere appreciation and gratitude to you for your many years of service to our Club. We especially want to recognize the significant contributions you have made to our Judges’ Education Committee by coordinating the program throughout the country and at our annual National Specialty. Over the years we have received many positive comments from participants as to how well-organized the program and supporting materials have been, thanks to your efforts.

Your additional responsibility of chairing our Public Relations Committee insured that our Club’s responses to the media, the public and AKC requests were timely, accurate and relevant. Many of these PR requests were made with a very short turnaround time, but you always responded in a way that presented our Club and our breed in the best possible way.

We recognize the extraordinary amount of time and effort you have devoted to these endeavors and we are sincerely grateful for your commitment to our Club and our breed.

Sincerely,

The Dachshund Club of America Officers and Directors

______________________________________________ Cheryl Shultz, Corresponding Secretary ♦ 3817 Seven Oaks Drive, Corona, CA 92881 Phone: 1-951-279-8252 ♦ Email: cherevee@sbcglobal.net

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LUXATING PATELLA continued from page 9 distal femur, which displaces the quadriceps mechanism and patella laterally.

Clinical Signs Bilateral involvement is most common.

Animals appear to be affected by the time they are 5 to 6 months of age. The most notable finding is a knock-knee (genu valgum) stance.

The patella is usually reducible, and laxity of the medial collateral ligament may be evident.

The medial retinacular tissues of the stifle joint are often thickened, and the foot can often be seen to twist laterally as weight is placed on the limb.

Patellar Luxation Grades The Patellar Luxation Database is for dogs 12 months and over. Examinations performed on dogs less than 12 months will be treated as Consultations and no OFA breed numbers will be assigned.

A method of classifying the degree of luxation and bony deformity is useful for diagnosis, and can be applied to either medial or lateral luxations by reversing the medial-lateral directional references. The position of the patella can easily be palpated starting at the tibial tubercle and working proximal along the patellar ligament to the patella.

Grade 1 Manually the patella easily luxates at full extension of the stifle joint, but returns to the trochlea when released. No crepitation is apparent. The medial, or very occasionally, lateral deviation of the tibial crest (with lateral luxation of the patella) is only minimal, and there is very slight rotation of the tibia. Flexion and extension of the stifle is in a straight line with no abduction of the hock.

Grade 2 There is frequent patellar luxation, which, in some cases, becomes more or less permanent.

The limb is sometimes carried, although weight bearing routinely occurs with the stifle remaining slightly flexed. Especially under anesthesia it is often possible to reduce the luxation by manually turning the tibia laterally, but the patella reluxates with ease when manual tension of the joint is released. As much as 30 degrees of medial tibial torsion and a slight medial deviation of the tibial crest may exist. When the patella is resting medially the hock is slightly abducted. If the condition is bilateral, more weight is thrown onto the forelimbs.

Many dogs with this grade live with the condition reasonably well for many years, but the constant luxation of the patella over the medial trochlear ridge of the trochlea causes erosion of the articulating surface of the patella and also the proximal area of the medial lip.

This results in crepitation becoming apparent when the patella is luxated manually.

Grade 3 The patella is permanently luxated with torsion of the tibia and deviation of the tibial crest of between 30 degrees and 50 degrees from the cranial/caudal plane. Although the luxation is not intermittent, many animals use the limb with the stifle held in a semi flexed position. The trochlea is very shallow or even flattened.

Grade 4 The tibia is medially twisted and the tibial crest may show further deviation medially with the result that it lies 50 degrees to 90 degrees from the cranial/caudal plane. The patella is permanently luxated. The patella lies just above the medial condyle and a space can be palpated between the patellar ligament and the distal end of the femur. The trochlea is absent or even convex. The limb is carried, or the animal moves in a crouched position, with the limb flexed.

Patellar Luxation Diagnosis Examination and Certification The dog is examined awake (chemical restraint is not recommended) and classified by the attending veterinarian according to the application and general information instructions. The veterinarian then completes the application form indicating the the results of the dog’s patella evaluation.

The application and fee can then be mailed to OFA. The attending veterinarian and owner is encouraged to submit all evaluations, whether normal or abnormal, for the purpose of completeness of data. There is no OFA fee for entering an abnormal evaluation of the patella in the data bank.

A breed database number will be issued to all dogs found to be normal at 12 months of age or older. The breed database number will contain the age at evaluation and it is recommended that dogs be periodically reexamined as some luxations will not be evident until later in life.

Preliminary Evaluations Evaluation of dogs under 12 months of age is encouraged if the owner desires to breed at this age. The most opportune time to gather breeding data is at 6-8 weeks of age prior to the puppy’s release to the new owner.

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The causes of this condition can be congenital, genetic and/or traumatic.

Apart from breed predilection, if a dog has poor conformation, such as no angulation in the hock, then this can also cause luxating patellae.

This condition is usually diagnosed early on. The initial symptoms include occasional limping, an intermittent skip in the gait, sudden loss of support on the limb, abnormal sitting posture with the knee placed outward; all of which are usually intermittent.

Sometimes, chronic cases can lead to erosion of the cartilage on the femur from the constant friction, and eventually, to osteoarthritis. In this case, pain is usually involved and lameness is more constant and severe.

Occasionally, a luxating patella can lead to a ruptured cranial cruciate ligament. The literature states that at least 15% to 20% of dogs with patellar luxation will eventually rupture their cranial cruciate ligament. Two main reasons why this scenario may follow are: • a luxating patella will change the biomechanics of the knee and subject the cranial cruciate ligament to more stress and strain, and • if the luxating patella is chronic with arthritic changes, the inflamed environment inside the joint will cause a breakdown of the ligaments (especially cruciate ligaments).

Surgery is not always necessary for this condition. Many small dogs live their entire life with luxating patellae and it never results in arthritis or pain, nor does it interfere with the dog’s life. Grade 3 or 4 luxations normally require surgery as greater pain or discomfort will be involved, along with reduced function of the leg or associated damage such as a cranial cruciate ligament rupture. Every situation is different.

The surgical procedure usually involves carving out a deeper groove in the end of the femur so the patella will remain in the groove with movement. If a ruptured cranial cruciate ligament is present, it can be corrected at the same time. http://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/treatment-options-for-the-luxating-patella/

Patellar Luxation Statistics Breeds having at least 50 evaluations January 1974 through December 2014 Breed POMERANIAN YORKSHIRE TERRIER AUSTRALIAN TERRIER COCKER SPANIEL TIBETAN SPANIEL ENGLISH TOY SPANIEL MI-KI BOYKIN SPANIEL JAPANESE CHIN CHOW CHOW BEDLINGTON TERRIER EURASIER PORTUGUESE PODENGO PEQUENO TOY FOX TERRIER SCOTTISH TERRIER LOWCHEN LHASA APSO SHIBA INU CHINESE SHAR-PEI BOSTON TERRIER FRENCH BULLDOG CHIHUAHUA CARDIGAN WELSH CORGI NORFOLK TERRIER PUG SHETLAND SHEEPDOG TIBETAN TERRIER NORWICH TERRIER COTON DE TULEAR AMERICAN ESKIMO DOG PETIT BASSET GRIFFON VENDEEN DACHSHUND BIEWER TERRIER BULLDOG BICHON FRISE BRUSSELS GRIFFON LABRADOR RETRIEVER SILKY TERRIER RAT TERRIER POODLE AFFENPINSCHER WEST HIGHLAND WHITE TERRIER SCHIPPERKE CHINESE CRESTED PULI CAIRN TERRIER PAPILLON HAVANESE BEAGLE SIBERIAN HUSKY MALTESE PHARAOH HOUND BLOODHOUND SOFT COATED WHEATEN TERRIER BRITTANY BORDER TERRIER ITALIAN GREYHOUND KEESHOND BULL TERRIER

Rank Number of Percent Percent Evaluations Normal Affected 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59

725 643 206 944 185 131 222 280 229 483 117 73 95 212 446 63 132 1558 367 2210 1817 1446 53 320 595 110 185 827 1552 98 61 494 150 1076 2043 89 909 200 1172 2639 264 419 421 611 184 189 1546 4915 127 64 276 180 150 256 116 1585 808 1086 127

62.8 75.9 81.1 86.4 87.6 88.5 89.2 89.3 90.8 91.5 91.5 91.8 92.6 93.4 93.5 93.7 93.9 94.0 94.0 94.1 94.2 94.3 94.3 94.4 94.5 94.5 94.6 94.7 94.8 94.9 95.1 95.3 95.3 95.4 95.5 95.5 95.8 96.0 96.1 96.1 96.2 96.2 96.4 96.6 96.7 96.8 96.9 96.9 96.9 96.9 97.1 97.2 97.3 97.3 97.4 97.5 97.5 97.6 97.6

37.2 24.1 18.9 13.6 12.4 11.5 10.8 10.7 9.2 8.5 8.5 8.2 7.4 6.6 6.5 6.3 6.1 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4

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MINIATURE PINSCHER FINNISH SPITZ CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIEL HAVANA SILK DOG ENGLISH COCKER SPANIEL ALASKAN KLEE KAI AMERICAN HAIRLESS TERRIER COCKAPOO CANAAN MINIATURE BULL TERRIER WIRE FOX TERRIER SHIH TZU RUSSELL TERRIER PYRENEAN SHEPHERD NORWEGIAN ELKHOUND CANE CORSO FLAT-COATED RETRIEVER DOGUE DE BORDEAUX BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOG AKITA BOXER ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIEL HYBRID GOLDEN RETRIEVER AMERICAN PIT BULL TERRIER SMOOTH FOX TERRIER FINNISH LAPPHUND AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD RHODESIAN RIDGEBACK GREATER SWISS MOUNTAIN DOG NOVA SCOTIA DUCK TOLLING RET. GREAT PYRENEES BLACK RUSSIAN TERRIER AUSTRALIAN CATTLE DOG ROTTWEILER BASENJI MINI AMERICAN/MINI AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD PARSON RUSSELL TERRIER AMERICAN STAFFORDSHIRE TERRIER GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG LABRADOODLE KUVASZ NEWFOUNDLAND GREAT DANE FIELD SPANIEL BORDER COLLIE BOUVIER DES FLANDRES MASTIFF MINIATURE SCHNAUZER BRIARD DOBERMAN PINSCHER BELGIAN TERVUREN CHESAPEAKE BAY RETRIEVER BELGIAN MALINOIS PEMBROKE WELSH CORGI WELSH TERRIER STAFFORDSHIRE BULL TERRIER

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Litter whelped February 12, 2015

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MISSON CREEP continued from page 22 Dogs transported en masse from the southern to northern states and and those entering the US from foreign countries often carry diseases and parasites to regions where they did not exist formerly, or where they have been eradicated or controlled.

4 Males 3 Females

Saving lives or eliminating competition?

Currently, a conspiracy of like-minded retail shelters and rescues who’ve had success in the commercial pet marketplace are working to destroy their competition (i.e., the pet stores that are honest enough to admit that they are pet stores). Unfortunately, they have duped many local governments into adopting their cause.

Amazingly, political leaders in Chicago and San Diego, to name a few cities, have been enticed into passing laws that force legal and heavily regulated businesses that pay taxes (i.e., pet stores) to convert their operations into this unregulated, unwarranted, out-of-control model.

Claiming a moral high ground aimed at closing so-called “puppy mills,” these groups cynically scam governments into mandating that regulated pet store businesses sell only animals acquired from shelters and rescue groups.

Sire:

Ch. Barbadox Andi Dam:

Ch. Fleming’s Fourstar Innovation Breeders: Polly Fleming, Beth Ann Mills and Candace Culton

Southern California and also Central Illinois Phone: 951-927-3626 Candace 951-764-6983 Beth Ann

Litter due Mid-March, 2015

STANDARD LONGHAIRS Sire:

The good news But there is a light at the end of this tunnel. Finally, mainstream shelters and rescues are speaking out against the irresponsible actors and unprofessional practices in their industry. In an article he titled, “Think globally, rescue locally: Rescue transports – a symptom of dysfunctional shelters and rescues,” Mike Fry of the Animal Ark shelter in Minnesota lays it out. Challenging the very premise of rescue transports saving lives, he points out that the thousands of out-of-state dogs transported into Minnesota every year result in native Minnesota dogs being killed.

Responding to concerns of veterinarians and dog owners, state governments are also looking at the influx of imported dogs and responding to the challenge with regulations requiring health examinations of dogs and registration or licensing of rescue groups that import them.

And more good news: NAIA has assembled a legal team to address some of these issues proactively. Please contact us for more information at legalteam@naiaonline.org and sign up for alerts at NAIA Trust’s legislative lobby center at: http://cqrcengage.com/naiatrust/app/register?2&m=8478

Ch. Chazlyn’s Opus of Oberon SL (Ch. Chazlyn’s Janus Joplin SL X Ch. VonGays Wrapped in Red for Chazlyn SL)

Dam:

BISS GCh. Stonybanks Amethyst Sky at Chazlyn SL (BISS GCh. Chazlyn’s Lapis Lazuli SL) X Ch. Stonybanks OneForTheMoney SL)

More information available on our website.

Breeders: Lynne and Chuck Dahlén Chazlyn@sirentel.net http://chazlyndachshunds.weebly.com/ 715-349-2566

Letters to and from the editor Hi Members and Subscribers!

I was looking forward to going to Nationals this year...no such luck, Sky will be having pups and if all goes well for her only litter, they will only be a couple weeks old by the time Nationals starts.

Remember, we’re making a temporary deadline change for the next issue, in order to publish the results and pictures from the National Specialty in a more timely manner, the DEADLINE IS MAY 7th! Make sure you get your advertising in as soon as possible!

Congratulations to Sandy Russell and Tango for his Triple Championship!

See page 28 for the story of Tango and Sandy’s journey to these titles.

Huge congratulations to Jeanine Sudinski and Mechelle Sudinski-Stall for the exceptional honor of being awarded Hound Group Breeder of the Year at the Eukanuba Shows in Florida in December 2014. You make us proud!

Another accolade to a longtime DCA member and breeder: One of the highlights of the Westminster Kennel Club shows each year is the Showdogs of the Year Awards banquet, hosted by Purina Pro Plan & Dogs in Review.

Amongst the honors presented each year is the “Winkie” for Handler of the Year. The winner this year was Carlos Puig of Round Lake, Illinois.

Congratulations Carlos, you finished my first champion for me in 1987!

We have a new printer for our magazine. Sutherland Printing from Iowa has printed this issue. They also print a number of other breed magazines.

Good luck at Nationals everyone, I’ll miss seeing you! Maybe next year!

Lynne Dachshund Club of America

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“Blue” is professionally presented by Tara Hartman, Registered Handler, assisted by Paige Hartman.

He is a Gold Grand Champion, multiple group placer, & multiple Specialty Show winner.

Blue

Owned by Lena Tamboer

Tam-Boer Kennels 391 Forest Road Mahwah, NJ

Silver Breeder: JT’s Dachshunds, John & Terri Lynn Carlson and Sherry Ceplius

At left, “Silver”

Ch. Tam-Boer ’n Tarlyn Silver Diamond of Karefor MLD

Sire: GCh. JT’s Kaycees Phoenix Of Tam-boer MLD

shown by Paige, taking a Group 4th under Hal Bierman, this was Paige’s first group placing and Silvers first group ribbon.

X Dam: Karefor Dancin’ In The Dark Oprah ML Owner: Lena Tamboer & T.K. Hartman

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WIREHAIRED DACHSHUND (Breed & All-Breed)

#11 Hound

I would like to thank Judge Mr. Alfred J. Ferruggiaro for his Best In Show win.

I would also like to thank Breeder/Judge John Wade for Ducati’s BISS win and Breeder/Judge Carol Spritzer for his BOV win at the Eukanuba show.

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Very excited about this boy!

Ducati has everything in one package: Movement, Personality and Breed Type.

Thanks Adam Peterson for making him #1 in 2014.

Co-Breeders/Co-Owners: Shirley Ray & Neal Glaser Presented By: Adam & Madeline Peterson

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GCH. Daybreak’s Awesome Image W

X MBIS, MBISS, GCH. Raydachs Playing With Fire V Gleishorbach SW

I would like to thank all the judges for her wonderful wins this past year from the classes to showing as a special to finish her Grand Championship.

Breeder/Judge: Breeder/Judge: Breeder/Judge: Breeder/Judge: Breeder/Judge:

Frances H. Forrester (WB/BOW at DCA Host Show) Mary Olich Nie (WB/BOW/BOV/BISS from the classes at the Hoosier Dachshund Club) Robert Wlodkowski (WB/BOW/BOV Best Op to BISS from the classes at the Hoosier Dachshund Club) Phyllis Rosinsky (BOV at the Desert Valley Dachshund Club) Adrian Woodfork (Select Bitch to finish her Grand Championship) Dachshund Club of America

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Squirt is one special girl to me.

She has such a great happy personality all wrapped in a great wire coat and great movement, to go along with the whole package.

Breeders/Owners: Shirley Ray and James and Marie Sakoda Presented By: Shirley Ray, Madeline Peterson and Cheri Koppenhaver

Squirt says: She'll be back in a ring soon!

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GCH. Daybreak’s Awesome Image W

X MBIS, MBISS, GCH. Raydachs Playing With Fire V Gleishorbach SW

Thank you Breeder/Judge Ms. Jane Fowler for awarding “Johnny” his AKC Championship. Johnny finished with 4 majors.

He’ll be back in the ring soon to work on his grand championship.

Breeders/Owners: Shirley Ray and James and Marie Sakoda Presented By: Cheri Koppenhaver GCH. Daybreak’s Awesome Image W

X MBIS, MBISS, GCH. Raydachs Playing With Fire V Gleishorbach SW

Thank you Judge Dr. Michael J. Woods for awarding “Skyler” her AKC Championship.

Skyler finished with 5 majors.

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What an EXCITING weekend!

Ch. Brazos Ski Flower Bar The Door

First weekend out “Summer” wins Best Of Variety and Best Opposite to BISS under Breeder/Judge Lynne Allen. She wins again WB/BOW the next day under Breeder/Judge Phyllis Rosinksky.

And, Best in Sweepstakes under Judge Gary L. Anderson

X MBISS, GCH. Raydachs Ruby Tuesday SW

Thanks Judy Anderson for taking “Summer” back in. And, thanks so much Lynne Allen for this exciting win on Summer at 81⁄2 months old.

Breeder/Owner: Shirley Ray Presented By: Cheri Koppenhaver

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GCH. Daybreak’s Awesome Image W

X MBIS, MBISS, GCH. Raydachs Playing With Fire V Gleishorbach SW

Thank you John Wade for awarding "Katniss" her Championship.”Katniss” finished her Grand Championship within the next 2 weeks.

I would also like to thank the following judges that have awarded this girl wins: Breeder/Judge: Jane Fowler (RWB at DCA and BOV/Best Op to BISS at DCA Regional) Breeder/Judge: Dr. Anne P. Gallant (BISS at the Mississippi Dachshund Club) Breeder/Judge: Robert Schwalbe (BOV at the Mississippi Dachshund Club)

Breeders/Owners: Shirley Ray and James and Marie Sakoda Presented By: Shirley Ray and Cheri Koppenhaver Dachshund Club of America

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Blaze sets the ring on fire with his beautiful movement.

Thank you Judge Beverly Capstick for this nice Group 2 win.

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Breeders: Shirley Ray and Phyllis Arnold Owners: Shirley Ray and James & Maria Sakoda Presented By: Cheri Koppenhaver

We miss our special girl so very much.

“Goose” was such a special one to my husband and me. She was a challenge to show. Stacking was never her favorite thing and she was always looking for whatever food was left behind in the show ring by the other handlers.

Goose loved to move and that she was good at. Love you “Goose” and I miss you so very much.

“LOVED DOGS DO NOT DIE”

By Beulah Fenderson Smith We have a secret, you and I, that no one else shall know, for who but I can see you lie each night in fire glow?

And who but I can reach my hand before we go to bed and feel the living warmth of you and touch your silken head?

And only I walk woodland paths and see ahead of me, your small form racing with the wind so young again, and free.

And only I can see you swim in every brook I pass, and when I call, no one but I can see the bending grass.

Bred By and Loved By: Shirley Ray & the late Georgia Ann Estes Also loved by: Michael Ray Dachshund Club of America

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We’re so proud of Michela’s BOV win over three Top Five males at the 2014 AKC/Eukanuba OHS National Invitational FINALS!

Flash!S!ELB

Sister Bacall – AOM 1st Sister Carly –

2015 KC m West inster

Thanks to Adam Peterson for showing her beautifully in Orlando in 2013 – watch for the TurningPt Sisters in 2015.

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What a thrill to have litter brother Michael win BOS to his sister Michela – we love to see that consistent, beautiful TurningPt type and movement!

Flash!ae!l –

Brother Mich BOS to BOB

2015 KC m West inster

Michael won 3 BOSs at the 2014 Eukanuba competitions and this HG3 under Judge Vickie Abbott for one of his 2014 Eukanuba Cluster Owner Handled Best of Breed wins.

It’s hard to miss this beautiful boy!

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Peyton: BOW at the DFABC 2014 Fall Specialty and WD and BOV/BOS in Sweeps at the 2015 DALI Specialty Thanks to judges Andra O’Connell and Sharon Michael

Annabelle Leigh, Bristol and Bros: Coming out this Spring 2015!

Treasure: WD 2014 Leesburg, VA Thanks to Karen Dumke

Reese: WB 2014 Chesapeake KC Thanks to Andrew Kostic Dachshund Club of America

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At just 9 months old Eli has acquired: 2 RWDs to 4 pt. Majors at 2014 Eukanuba Cluster Shows plus BOV Smooth Sweeps and BOS in Sweeps at 2014 DCA Specialty in Orlando, FL. He was also BOW at The Kennel Club of Philadelphia National Dog Show in November, 2014.

Thanks to Judges Keke Kahn, Dr. Robert Smith, Ray Chapman and Richard Albee.

Dr. Randy N. Eltringham 6095 Deborah Drive Warrenton VA 20187-2847 (540) 347-0126 randy.n.eltringham.civ@mail.mil Dachshund Club of America

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February 2015

Sharon Carr Madera, CA

Dear Sharon, The Dachshund Club of America Board of Directors would like to extend our thanks for your year of service on our Board of Directors. We realize 2014 was a busy and challenging year for you – serving as a new Director on our Board and Co-Chairing our National Specialty in Sacramento.

We appreciate your spirit of volunteerism and the time and effort you gave to our club.

Sincerely,

The Dachshund Club of America Officers and Directors

______________________________________________ Cheryl Shultz, Corresponding Secretary ♦ 3817 Seven Oaks Drive, Corona, CA 92881 Phone: 1-951-279-8252 ♦ Email: cherevee@sbcglobal.net

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Field Champion Dogs Starters: 20 Judges: Bill Dyer & Shawn Nies 1st GCh. DC Rellih’s Little Indian TD SE CGC VC Linda A Snyder 2nd FC Stardox I Know You Rider ME CGC Susan Jill Blake & Lorraine Simmons 3rd FC Strolch von Lowenherz L. Whistance-Smith 4th FC Nix vom Nordlicht JE CGC Larry Gohlke & Cheri Faust NBQ DC OC’s There’s One In Every Box MSD CA Robin Mousseau

Submission form: http://www.dachshund-dca.org/ftresult2010.html

Dachshund Club of America 11/7/14 Total Number of Starters: 52 OAAD Starters: 9 Judges: Stan Knoll & Tom Belcher 1st Duchwood’s Tally Ho Timothy MS JE Rebecca A. & Jeffrey N. Elliott 2nd Bedazzled Coopers Pale Ale MT Kathleen Newman 3rd OC’s Mon Beau Petit Garcon MS Robin Mousseau 4th Ch. Hearthside Jack E Robinson CGC Mary Ann Cawley NBQ GCh. Red’s Jim Beam MS Rita Kepner OAAB Stake: Not done due to darkness Field Champion Dog Starters: 22 Judges: Michael Pitisci & Sherry Ruggieri 1st GCh. DC Rellih’s Little Indian TD SE CGC VC Linda A. Snyder 2nd FC Nix vom Nordlicht JE CGC Larry Gohlke & Cheri Faust 3rd DC OC’s Pristine Silver Snow Storm MSD JE CA Robin Mousseau 4th DC TownFarm Emmett Sweeps the Spotlight JE CGC Cynthia A. Yeager NBQ FC Underft SB’s Mr Big Stuff MS Mary Powell & Alicia (Young) Thompson Field Champion Bitch Starters: 21 Judges: Mary Powell & Tom Belcher 1st FC Seiko Von Dorndorf TD Laura, Tina & Anna Knoll 2nd FC Diamant Lily von Lowenherz TD L. Whistance-Smith 3rd FC Danika vom Nordlicht TD ME CGC EE2 ROMX Cheri Faust & Larry Gohlke

4th FC OC’s Smart Lil Bewitching Mischief Maker V GG’s MS CA Robin Mousseau NBQ GCh. DC Grandgables Ms Witch Hazel Robin Mousseau Judges for Best Open/Absolute: Not done due to darkness Best Open: Not done due to darkness ________________________________

Buckeye Dachshund Club 11/8/14 Total Number of Starters: 65 OAAD Starters: 10 Judges: Heidi Meyers & Michael Pitisci 1st Bedazzled Cooper Pale Ale MT Kathleen Newman 2nd Sardachs Park Ranger of D’Parks v OC’s MS Jo DuBose 3rd Digalot Charleston Chew Judy Stephenson 4th Baldwins Peanut Snoopy Doo Linda Alkema NBQ GCh. Red’s Jim Beam MS Rita Kepner OAAB Starters: 13 Judges: Tom Belcher & Mary Powell 1st Jalyses Proff Positive @ Wilderness Run Jamie Sexton & Susan Jill Blake 2nd Baldwins Ritzy Ragz Ripley Linda Alkema 3rd D’Parks Devil In Disguise MS Jo DuBose 4th Von Schatten Foxy Lady Shawn M. Nies NBQ Ch. TownFarm A Mind Of Her Own Michael J. Pitisci

Field Champion Bitch Starters: 22 Judges: Bill Dyer & Lisa Woodward 1st FC Danika vom Nordlicht TD ME CGC EE2 ROMX Cheri Faust & Larry Gohlke 2nd FC Stanze von Lowenherz SE L. Whistance-Smith 3rd FC Tusoksori-Ugraszto Husniya Sherry L Ruggieri 4th FC OC’s Smart Lil Bewitching Mischief Maker v GG’s MS CA Robin Mousseau NBQ FC Sky von MoosbachZuzelek SW Cheri Faust, Larry Gohlke & Jolanta Jeanneney Judges for Best Open/Absolute: Best Open: Heidi Meyers & Michael Pitisci Absolute Not done due to darkness Best Open: Bedazzled Cooper Pale Ale MT Best Field Champion GCH DC Rellih’s Little Indian TD SE CGC VC ________________________________

2nd D’Parks Devil In Disguise MS Jo DuBose 3rd D’Parks Little Bitty Bit MS Jo DuBose 4th Baldwins Ritzy Ragz Ripley Linda Alkema NBQ GCh. TownFarm Mind Over Matter Michael Pitisci Field Champions Dog Starters: 19 Judges: Heidi Meyers & Bill Dyer 1st DC OC’s Pristine Silver Snow Storm MSD JE CA Robin Mousseau 2nd FC Bedazzled Coopers Pale Ale MT Kathleen Newman 3rd FC Eliya’s Bear Witness At Wilderness Susan Jill Blake 4th FC Strolch von Lowenherz L. Whistance-Smith NBQ DC EJ’s He’s A Goodman MW JE Kimberly Wimmer Field Champion Bitch Starters: 20 Judges: Bill Dyer & Mary Powell 1st FC Seiko von Dorndorf TD Laura, Tina & Anna Knoll 2nd FC Anja von Moosbach Zuzelek SE RN Sherry L Ruggieri 3rd GCh. DC Siddachs Carmen MW CGC John Merriman 4th FC Von Schatten Knight of Mischief Shawn M. Nies NBQ GCh. DC Rellih’s Hopi Kachina Spirit MW TD CGC Linda A. Snyder Judges for Best Open/Absolute: Not done due to darkness ________________________________

Buckeye Dachshund Club 11/9/14

Dachshund Club of Santa Ana Valley, Inc. 11/29/14

Total Number of Starters: 57

Total Number of Starters: 34

OAAD Starters: 7 Judges: Cheri Faust & Larry Gohlke 1st OC’s Mon Beau Petit Garcon MS Robin Mousseau 2nd Doxwood’s Tails Of Hoffmann MW John Merriman 3rd Baldwins Peanut Snoopy Doo Linda Alkema 4th Red’s Jack Daniels MS Rita Kepner NBQ Ch. Han-Jo’s Wee Prince Charming ML Hannelor Heller & Carolyn Sue Hauser

OAAD Starters: 10 Judges: Carl Browning & Haley Priest 1st Teckelhof’s Yankee Doodle Dandy Nancy Stanley Waud 2nd Ch. Dickory Dox Ride The Wind V Dachsology Carol White 3rd Ch. Carrdox S-Hummer Sky At Darshan SS Jan Oswald & Jerri Smith 4th GCh. Ransum’s Grand Hopes For Sumbuddy’s Bonanza Anne & Dale Carnathan NBQ Ch. Woodwyn Mr. Thornberry MW Susan Goodman & Judy Todd

OAAB Starters: 11 Judges: Stan Knoll & Monica Galley 1st Jalyses Proof Positive @ Wilderness Run Jamie Sexton & Susan Jill Blake

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Reprinted from the AKC Events website as of 2/26/15 Contact the secretaries of these events with any questions.

Only those events approved by AKC before this publication is printed are listed.

Dallas-Fort Worth Dachshund Club March 20, 2015 Will Rogers Memorial Center 3400 Crestline Rd Fort Worth, TX Web Site: http://www.dfw.com

Dallas-Fort Worth Dachshund Club March 20, 2015 Will Rogers Memorial Center 3400 Crestline Rd Fort Worth, TX Web Site: http://www.dfw.com

Dachshund Club of New Jersey March 21, 2015 New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center 97 Sunfield Ave. Edison, NJ Total Entry Limit: 100

Badger Dachshund Club March 28, 2015 Manitowoc County Expo Grounds 4921 Expo Drive, Manitowoc, WI Web Site: http://www.badgeredc.org Total Entry Limit: 100

Cumberland Valley Dachshund Club April 7, 2015 Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel 1400 Market St. Chattanooga, TN Web Site: http://www.c-v-d-c.com

Cumberland Valley Dachshund Club April 8, 2015 Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel 1400 Market St. Chattanooga, TN Web Site: http://www.c-v-d-c.com

Closing Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2015 For additional information contact: Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C., Superintendent P.O. Box 25764 Oklahoma City, OK 73125-0764 (405) 427-8181 mail@onofrio.com

Judges Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Closing Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2015 For additional information contact: Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C., Superintendent P.O. Box 25764 Oklahoma City, OK 73125-0764 (405) 427-8181 mail@onofrio.com

Judges Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Closing Date: Wednesday , March 04, 2015 For additional information contact: Jim Rau Dog Shows, Ltd., Superintendent P.O. Box 6898 Reading, PA 19610-0898 (610) 376-1880 info@raudogshows.com

Judges Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Mr. Gary R. Fisher Mr. Gary R. Fisher Mr. Gary R. Fisher

Closing Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 For additional information contact: Kathy Dachlet, Event Secretary 7821 Morrison Road Greenleaf, WI 54126-9455 (920) 864-2752 k9secretary@centurytel.net

Judges Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Jacquelyn Fogel Jacquelyn Fogel Jacquelyn Fogel

Closing Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 For additional information contact: Foy Trent Dog Shows, Superintendent P.O. Box C Sturgeon, MO 65284-0397 (573) 881-2655 info@foytrentdogshows.com

Judges Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Aubrey Nash Mrs. Deedy Sorenson Mr. J. Randall Tincher

Closing Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 For additional information contact: Foy Trent Dog Shows, Superintendent P.O. Box C Sturgeon, MO 65284-0397 (573) 881-2655 info@foytrentdogshows.com

Judges Breed: (L) (S) (W)

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Mrs. Mary Olich Nie Mrs. Mary Olich Nie Mrs. Mary Olich Nie

Junior Show: Mrs. Mary Olich Nie

Eric Henningsen Eric Henningsen Eric Henningsen

Junior Show: Eric Henningsen (p) Sweepstakes: Brian Owen

Junior Show: Mr. J. Randall Tincher Rally: Ted McCall

Mrs. Jacqueline L. Stacy Mr. Terry Stacy Mr. William F Potter II

Junior Show: Mrs. Janet M. Schwalbe Obedience: Ted McCall

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All dates, times and addresses are as accurate as possible before the newsletter deadline date. Please consult the show secretaries or superintendents for any further information.

Dachshund Club of America, Inc. April 9, 2015 Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel 1400 Market St. Chattanooga, TN Web Site: http://www.-dca.org

Dachshund Club of America, Inc. April 10, 2015 Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel 1400 Market St. Chattanooga, TN Web Site: http://www.-dca.org

Dachshund Club of Metropolitan Atlanta April 12, 2015 Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel 1400 Market St. Chattanooga, TN Web Site: http://www.dcma-atl.org

Metropolitan Baltimore Dachshund Club April 17, 2015 Maryland State Fairgrounds 2200 York Rd., Timonium, MD Total Entry Limit: 100

Metropolitan Baltimore Dachshund Club April 17, 2015 Maryland State Fairgrounds 2200 York Rd., Timonium, MD Total Entry Limit: 100

Central Ohio Dachshund Club, Inc. April 18, 2015 Ohio Exposition Center/Ohio State Fairgrounds 717 East 17th Ave., Columbus, OH Total Entry Limit: 100

Central Ohio Dachshund Club, Inc. April 18, 2015 Ohio Exposition Center/Ohio State Fairgrounds 717 East 17th Ave., Columbus, OH Total Entry Limit: 100

Closing Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 For additional information contact: Foy Trent Dog Shows, Superintendent P.O. Box C Sturgeon, MO 65284-0397 (573) 881-2655 info@foytrentdogshows.com

SWEEPSTAKES Judges Breed: (L) Michael Nothstein (S) Cris Natali (W) Barbara Lasater

Closing Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 For additional information contact: Foy Trent Dog Shows, Superintendent P.O. Box C Sturgeon, MO 65284-0397 (573) 881-2655 info@foytrentdogshows.com

Judges Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Closing Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2015 For additional information contact: Foy Trent Dog Shows, Superintendent P.O. Box C Sturgeon, MO 65284-0397 (573) 881-2655 info@foytrentdogshows.com

Judges Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Closing Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 For additional information contact: MB-F Inc., Superintendent P.O. Box 22107 Greensboro, NC 27420-2107 (336) 379-9352 mbf@infodog.com

Judges Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Mr. Robert J. Wlodkowski Mr. Robert J. Wlodkowski Mr. Robert J. Wlodkowski

Closing Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 For additional information contact: MB-F Inc., Superintendent P.O. Box 22107 Greensboro, NC 27420-2107 (336) 379-9352 mbf@infodog.com

Judges Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Ms. Beverly Capstick Ms. Beverly Capstick Ms. Beverly Capstick

Closing Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 For additional information contact: MB-F Inc., Superintendent P.O. Box 22107 Greensboro, NC 27420-2107 (336) 379-9352 mbf@infodog.com

Judges Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Mr. Ryan Lee Horvath Mr. Ryan Lee Horvath Mr. Ryan Lee Horvath

Closing Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 For additional information contact: MB-F Inc., Superintendent P.O. Box 22107 Greensboro, NC 27420-2107 (336) 379-9352 mbf@infodog.com

Judges Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Dr. Kenneth H. Levison Dr. Kenneth H. Levison Dr. Kenneth H. Levison

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Rally:

Faye Head

Kenneth Hagmueller Mrs. Frances H. Colonna Peggy Gutierrez-Otero

Junior Show: Mrs. Frances H. Colonna Obedience: Victoria Brown

Mr. Luc Boileau Mr. Kent H. Delaney Miss Virginia L. Lyne

Junior Show: Mr. Kent H. Delaney Obedience: Mrs. Carol Ann Klein

Sweepstakes: Mrs. Betsy Horn Humer AKC National Owner-Handled Series

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All dates, times and addresses are as accurate as possible before the newsletter deadline date. Please consult the show secretaries or superintendents for any further information.

Dachshund Club of Southwestern Ohio, Inc. April 25, 2015 Preble County Fairgrounds 722 S. Franklin St., Eaton, OH Web Site: http://www.dachshund-dcswo.org Total Entry Limit: 100

Dachshund Club of Southwestern Ohio, Inc. April 26, 2015 Preble County Fairgrounds 722 S. Franklin St., Eaton, OH Web Site: http://www.dachshund-dcswo.org Total Entry Limit: 100

Metropolitan Washington Dachshund Club May 16, 2015 Prince William County Fairgrounds Rt. 234, Manassas, VA

Dachshund Club of America, Inc. May 17, 2015 Prince William County Fairgrounds Rt. 234, Manassas, VA http://www.dachshundclubofamerica.org

Western Pennsylvania Dachshund Club May 23, 2015 Lawrence County Farm Show Grounds Route 108 (5 miles east of New Castle) New Castle, PA Web Site: http://www.dachshund-wpdc.org/

Dachshund Club of the Great Lakes June 13, 2015 Lake County FairGrounds 1060 E. Peterson Road Grayslake, IL http://www.dachshundclubgl.org

Greater Portland Dachshund Club June 18, 2015 Clackamas County Fairgrounds 694 NE 4th Ave., Canby, OR http://greaterportlanddachshundclub.com/home AKC National Owner-Handled Series

Closing Date: Wednesday , April 8, 2015 For additional information contact: MB-F Inc., Superintendent P.O. Box 22107 Greensboro, NC 27420-2107 (336) 379-9352 mbf@infodog.com

Judges Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Closing Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2015 For additional information contact: MB-F Inc., Superintendent P.O. Box 22107 Greensboro, NC 27420-2107 (336) 379-9352 mbf@infodog.com

Judges Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Closing Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 For additional information contact: MB-F Inc., Superintendent P.O. Box 22107 Greensboro, NC 27420-2107 (336) 379-9352 mbf@infodog.com

Judges Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Ann H. Roth Ann H. Roth Ann H. Roth

Closing Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 For additional information contact: MB-F Inc., Superintendent P.O. Box 22107 Greensboro, NC 27420-2107 (336) 379-9352 mbf@infodog.com

Judges Breed: (L) (S) (W)

James G. Reynolds James G. Reynolds James G. Reynolds

Closing Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2015 For additional information contact: MB-F Inc., Superintendent P.O. Box 22107 Greensboro, NC 27420-2107 (336) 379-9352 mbf@infodog.com

Judges Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Mrs. Constance Fisher Mrs. Constance Fisher Mrs. Constance Fisher

Closing Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 For additional information contact: Roy Jones Dog Shows, Inc., Superintendent P.O. Box 828 Auburn, IN 46706-0828 (260) 925-0525 rjds@royjonesdogshows.com J

udges Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Mrs. Carol Spritzer Mrs. Carol Spritzer Mrs. Carol Spritzer

Closing Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2015 For additional information contact: Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C., Superintendent P.O. Box 25764 Oklahoma City, OK 73125-0764 (405) 427-8181 mail@onofrio.com

Judges Breed: (L) (S) (W)

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Laura E. Abbott-Licht Laura E. Abbott-Licht Laura E. Abbott-Licht

Sweepstakes: Stacy L. Faw

Mr. William Sahloff (p) Mr. William Sahloff (p) Mr. William Sahloff (p)

Junior Show: Mr. William Sahloff

Sweepstakes – Veterans: Miss Peggy L. Weissfuss

Dr. Kenneth H. Levison Dr. Kenneth H. Levison Dr. Kenneth H. Levison

Junior Show: Mr. David M. Krogh Sweepstakes: Mary Freibert

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Greater Portland Dachshund Club June 19, 2015 Clackamas County Fairgrounds 694 NE 4th Ave., Canby, OR http://greaterportlanddachshundclub.com/home AKC National Owner-Handled Series

Dachshund Club of Santa Ana Valley June 20, 2015 Hotel Claremont 840 South Indian Hill Blvd.

Claremont, CA Web Site: http://www.dcsav.org/

Dachshund Club of Santa Ana Valley June 21, 2015 Hotel Claremont 840 South Indian Hill Blvd.

Claremont, CA Web Site: http://www.dcsav.org/

Dachshund Club of California July 2, 2015 Ventura County Fairgrounds & Seaside Park 10 W Harbor Blvd.

Ventura, CA Total Entry Limit: 100

Dachshund Club of California July 2, 2015 Ventura County Fairgrounds & Seaside Park 10 W Harbor Blvd.

Ventura, CA Total Entry Limit: 100

Cascade Dachshund Club July 11, 2015 Red Lion Hotel-Olympia 2300 Evergreen Park Dr. SW, Olympia, WA http://www.cascadedachs.org/ Total Entry Limit: 100

Cascade Dachshund Club July 12, 2015 Red Lion Hotel-Olympia 2300 Evergreen Park Dr. SW, Olympia, WA http://www.cascadedachs.org/ Total Entry Limit: 100

Closing Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2015 For additional information contact: Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C., Superintendent P.O. Box 25764 Oklahoma City, OK 73125-0764 (405) 427-8181 mail@onofrio.com

Judges Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Closing Date: Wednesday , June 03, 2015 For additional information contact: Eileen Parr, Event Secretary 18780 Munsee Rd. Apple Valley, CA 92307-1426 (760) 946-9048 parrkees@mac.com

Judges Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Closing Date: Wednesday , June 03, 2015 For additional information contact: Eileen Parr, Event Secretary 18780 Munsee Rd. Apple Valley, CA 92307-1426 (760) 946-9048 parrkees@mac.com

Judges Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Closing Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2015 For additional information contact: Rhonda Storm, Event Secretary 9522 Derby Drive Riverside, CA 92509 (951) 681-2487 flyingzranch@hotmail.com

Judges Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Closing Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2015 For additional information contact: Rhonda Storm, Event Secretary 9522 Derby Drive Riverside, CA 92509 (951) 681-2487 flyingzranch@hotmail.com

Judges Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Closing Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 For additional information contact: Susan Ellestad, Event Secretary c/o BaRay Event Services, Inc. P.O. Box 508, Burlington, WA 98233 (360) 755-7086 dogshows@barayevents.com

Judges Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Closing Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 For additional information contact: Susan Ellestad, Event Secretary c/o BaRay Event Services, Inc. P.O. Box 508, Burlington, WA 98233 (360) 755-7086 dogshows@barayevents.com

Judges Breed: (L) (L) (L)

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Mrs. Carla M. Mathies Mrs. Carla M. Mathies Mrs. Carla M. Mathies

Junior Show: Mrs. Carla M. Mathies Sweepstakes: Jordin Wallis

Mrs. Jane T. Fowler Mrs. Jane T. Fowler Mrs. Jane T. Fowler

Junior Show: Ms. Sandra (Sandi) Weldon (p) Sweepstakes: Sharon Carr

Mrs. Janet M. Schwalbe Mrs. Janet M. Schwalbe Mrs. Janet M. Schwalbe

Junior Show: Mrs. Janet M. Schwalbe (p) Sweepstakes: Beth Ann Mills

Mr. Randy E. Garren Mr. Randy E. Garren Mr. Randy E. Garren

Junior Show: Mr. Randy E. Garren

Mr. Luis F. Sosa Mr. Luis F. Sosa Mr. Luis F. Sosa

Junior Show: Mr. Luis F. Sosa Sweepstakes: Andrew Peel

Mrs. Marci Forrester Mrs. Marci Forrester Mrs. Marci Forrester

Junior Show: Mrs. Marci Forrester Sweepstakes: Mr. Steven Kass

Ms. Denny C. Mounce Ms. Denny C. Mounce Ms. Denny C. Mounce

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All dates, times and addresses are as accurate as possible before the newsletter deadline date. Please consult the show secretaries or superintendents for any further information.

Houston Dachshund Club, Inc. July 15, 2015 NRG Arena, 1 Reliant Center Drive Houston, TX

Northern California Dachshund Club July 31, 2015 Dixon May Fairgrounds 655 S 1st Street Dixon, CA http://www.ncdachshundclub.org

Bayou Dachshund Club of New Orleans August 1, 2015 Pontchartrain Center 4545 Williams Boulevard, Kenner, LA Web Site: http://bayoudachshundclub.org/ Total Entry Limit: 100

Columbine Dachshund Club August 14, 2015 Island Grove Regional Park 501 N 14th Ave. Greeley, CO Web Site: http://www.columbineclub.org/

Central Iowa Dachshund Club (AM) September 4, 2015 Iowa State Fairgrounds, E. 30th & Grand Ave. Des Moines, IA http://www.centraliowadachsclub.com Total Entry Limit: 100

Central Iowa Dachshund Club (PM) September 4, 2015 Iowa State Fairgrounds, E. 30th & Grand Ave. Des Moines, IA http://www.centraliowadachsclub.com Total Entry Limit: 100

Metropolitan Washington Dachshund Club October 4, 2015

Frederick County Fairgrounds, Rt. 11 Stephenson, VA Total Entry Limit: 100

Closing Date: Wednesday, July 1, 2015 For additional information contact: Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C., Superintendent P.O. Box 25764 Oklahoma City, OK 73125-0764 (405) 427-8181 mail@onofrio.com

Judges Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Closing Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 For additional information contact: Ms. Bonnie Prato, Event Secretary 5252 Shafter Ave Oakland, CA 94618 (510) 653-8883 hanashihtzu@yahoo.com

Judges Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Closing Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 For additional information contact: Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C., Superintendent P.O. Box 25764 Oklahoma City, OK 73125-0764 (405) 427-8181 mail@onofrio.com

Judges Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Closing Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 For additional information contact: Ms. Jan D. Curtis, Event Secretary 2837 49th Street Evans, CO 80620-9516 (970) 339-3272 jdc_showsecretary@msn.com

Judges Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Closing Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 For additional information contact: Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C., Superintendent P.O. Box 25764 Oklahoma City, OK 73125-0764 (405) 427-8181 mail@onofrio.com

Judges Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Closing Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 For additional information contact: Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C., Superintendent P.O. Box 25764 Oklahoma City, OK 73125-0764 (405) 427-8181 mail@onofrio.com

Judges Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Eric Henningsen Eric Henningsen Eric Henningsen

Closing Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 For additional information contact: Janice Kochan, Event Secretary 5624 Hogenhill Terrace Rockville, MD 20853 (301) 598-5284 jekochan@comcast.net

Judges Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Mrs. Andra O’Connell Mrs. Andra O’Connell Mrs. Andra O’Connell

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Jerry Cerasini Jerry Cerasini Jerry Cerasini

Junior Show: Jerry Cerasini (p) Sweepstakes: Jere Olson

Mr. James E. Frederiksen Mr. James E. Frederiksen Mr. James E. Frederiksen

Junior Show: Mr. James E. Frederiksen Obedience: To Be Assigned Sweepstakes: To Be Assigned

Dianne R. Graham Dianne R. Graham Dianne R. Graham

Junior Show: Dianne R. Graham (p)

Allen L. Odom Allen L. Odom Allen L. Odom

Junior Show: Allen L. Odom (p) Sweepstakes: Dr. Judy Fleischaker

Mrs. Connie Fisher Mrs. Connie Fisher Mrs. Connie Fisher

Junior Show: Mrs. Connie Fisher Obedience: To Be Assigned Sweepstakes: To Be Assigned

Junior Show: Mrs. Andra O’Connell (p)

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Delegate’s Report for December 13, 2014 Meeting

by Larry Sorenson AKC Delegate for Dachshund Club of America This is the highlights of the Delegates’ Meeting; a complete set of Delegates’ Meeting Minutes is located at: http://images.akc.org/pdf/delegate_minutes/Dec ember_2014.pdf Highlights from the December 13, 2014 Delegate Meeting: The March Delegate Meeting will be the Board election.

There are three vacancies for the class of 2019.

Dr. Carmen L. Battaglia, German Shepherd Dog Club of America; Dr. Thomas M. Davies, Springfield Kennel Club; Steven D. Gladstone, Waterloo Kennel Club.

Pursuant to Article VIII of the Bylaws of The American Kennel Club, the following Delegates have been endorsed in writing by the required number of Delegates as a candidate for the vacancies on the Board of Directors for the Class of 2019, to be filled at the next annual meeting of the Club on March 10, 2015: Robert A. Amen, Port Chester Obedience Training Club; Dr. Gregory J. Paveza, Elm City Kennel Club.

At this time your Delegate would recommend voting for the three candidates recommended by the Nominating Committee. The three minute speeches are on the website listed above. All five candidates are very well qualified. LLS During the Chairman’s’ Report Mr. Kalter reported about the AKC/ Eukanuba Show; Mr. Kalter: We will have a two-hour show that will include not just your typical dog show, but we will have, in two hours, a demonstration of all that you see as you walk that floor this weekend. We’ll see Best in Show, Best Bred By, Best Veteran, ACE Awards, Agility, Obedience, Junior Showmanship, Breeder of the Year, Meet the Breeds, and, yes, of course it’s television – there will be advertising. So we will have an ad – at least one – for people to support the American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation. Where will it be? Lifetime Network – in 98 million households, which is 85% of America. It’s one of the strongest vehicles for reaching our target audience, which is women.

Sorry, guys. As I’m sure most women will attest to in this audience, it may be a husband and

wife that have the dogs, but the woman runs the show. So is it true in pet homes. The show will be on, very fortunately, on a great TV weekend.

It will be on the Saturday right before the Super Bowl, which is January 31st, and it will be broadcast twice on that day – once in the morning and once in the afternoon. As we get closer to that, we will give you more details.

And I will say, we have terrific opportunity through the bulk of our social media, which is now around two-and-a-half million people on Facebook, plus, we have a few other things we’re doing. Because of those great efforts, we will be able to communicate to those two-and-ahalf million people about all that is the American Kennel Club. But our outreach to the public won’t stop there. We will continue to have live streaming on the internet, which today is basically just watching television. If you have Apple TV or Google TV or Netflix, which is one of the fastest growing networks on television – an internet cable channel, which is exactly what we’re going to be looking at. We’ll be broadcasting off akc.org and also eukanuba.com. We will have two to three different kinds of broadcasts during the day. We will be seen on video On-Demand.

We will be seeing agility, obedience, and all the Bred-By-Exhibitors during the day.

In the evening from 6:00 to 11:00 on live stream, we will be showing Best of Breed, Best Veteran, Best Bred-By, NOHS finals, Breeder of the Year, ACE Awards, Best in Show, Best Handler, and we will also have special features on agility, obedience and Meet the Breeds.

So the goal of all this is to communicate all that we see at the show, and all that we understand about the American Kennel Club. We are now going to have a vehicle both on television – traditional television – and on Internet broadcast television – we will have everything we do at the show demonstrated to the public.

And I think we will have a terrific opportunity to communicate that. I want to take just a moment to thank Chris Walker, Gina DiNardo, and Dennis Sprung for making it happen.

I have a feeling there may be a lot of conformation dog show coverage which will be cut. LLS The Chief Financial Officer gave his report as follows: Good morning. It’s been a very full morning today; and so, in the interest of time, my presentation is going to be relatively brief. I’ll go right into the year-to-date results for October.

We have operating revenue of $48 million versus $49.6. I will go into the reasons for some of these changes.

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Operating expenses, however, have been held and actually reduced, so the comparison of those two figures is a modified decrease in net operating profit of a million dollars. That represents the first ten months of the year to date. What are the contributing factors to that?

Royalties, sponsorship and advertising are substantially weaker. Operating revenue is down $1.6 million in aggregate. This first area – royalties sponsorship and advising – are about a $3 million drop all by themselves. So how do we get to just a $1.6 million? We’ve had stronger registration revenues than expected; we have continued slowing the registration drop; new revenues from brand new initiatives that started just last year; and payroll, which is our single largest expense, has been tightly controlled during 2014. Controllable expenses other than that – travel, consultants, that sort of thing – are all below 2013. The 20-year downward trend in dog registrations is showing signs of being arrested in just the past five years. There will probably be no drop in dog registrations from 2013 to 2014. That will be quite a change.

So that’s a very good sign. The balance sheet remains strong. We had about a $110 million of unencumbered financial assets. That’s outside of about $70 million of pension assets, which are in fact restricted to the pension fund. Of those $110 million, we have about $39 million that are earmarked as reserves for long-term future obligations – unfunded pension liability, future medical claims, that sort of thing. But the largest of all of these things that make AKC strong, both in the sense that it is profitable and making money, can’t, of course be registered in any financial set of numbers – and I want to thank all of you because it is the hundreds of hours that volunteers provide that helps make us strong beyond the balance sheet, the millions of hours, all of you help in the volunteering aspect, which is incalculable in terms of financial assistance. We want to thank you. I’ll be at the front of the room after the meeting to answer any detailed questions you have. This material is already on the Delegate portal as of 10:00 this morning and suggestions for improvements are always welcome. Thank you.

Mr. Farnsworth was let go as CFO shortly after this meeting. The good news is AKC litters and registrations MAY be leveling off. This would be good news. LLS Proposal to be voted on: There was a vote on the proposed amendment to Chapter 14, Section 11, Rules for Retriever Trials of the Field Trial Rules and Standard Procedures for Retrievers, which would allow a club to hold an Amateur All-Age only trial in place of their Open/Amateur AllAge trial once every other year, provided that their other three trials over that two-year period are Open/Amateur All-Age trials.

The amendment was read at the September meeting. It was published in two issues of the online Gazette.

After much discussion the following action was taken.

I have been advised by the Chair of the Field Trial and Hunting Test Events Committee that they request this amendment not be read. At this time, they would like to withdraw the amendment for further consideration by the Committee. So this will not be read at this meeting.

The proposal was not voted on. LLS The Chair called on the Executive Secretary to read the proposed amendment to Chapter 11, Section 1, Dog Show Entries, Conditions of Dogs Affecting Eligibility of the Rules Applying to Dog Shows. Mr. Crowley spoke as follows: This amendment, Chapter 11, Section 1, Dog Show Entries, Conditions Affecting Eligibility, of the Rules Applying to Dog Shows, would change the timeframe at which the limited registration must be removed for a dog to compete in a breed competition. Currently, the limited designation must be removed prior to the closing date. This amendment would make it the day of the show rather than the day of the closing date, when the dog would have to have a full registration to compete. The amendment was brought forward by the Dog Show Rules Committee. It will be published in two issues of the online AKC Gazette and you will be asked to vote on it at the March 2015 meeting.

This is a housekeeping issue. I’m not sure it makes much difference. I would be inclined to vote for this. LLS THINGS HAPPENING: Arco Corporate Drive Real Estate. The Board was updated on the status of an agreement between AKC and its landlord to give up half of one floor at the AKC Operations Facility.

AKC will now have employees working from home. LLS AKC Logo. The Board reviewed the AKC logo with more contemporary lettering for AKC in the center of the logo. This version has already been adopted for use online and in social media.

It was reported that without objection, this version of the logo is to be phased in for use in all AKC printed material. The changed lettering does not involve a change to the Bylaws. There was no objection to this modification.

Check it out. LLS Events and Entries Update. Staff gave a report on entries and events though October 2014. Entries were down 1% and Events were up by 3% compared to same period in 2013.

Sounds like more events with fewer entries. LLS Rules Applying to Dog Shows Chapter 2 Territories. The Board reviewed proposed revisions to Chapter 2, of the Rules Applying to Dog Shows, that allows a club territory exclusivity for a given period of time around their event(s). This proposal was drafted by a subcommittee of the Delegate Dog Show Rules

committee (DSRC) and the Delegate All-Breed committee and approved by the DSRC. Clubs would be required to hold events in their territory to retain exclusivity, and only provides exclusivity for a defined period of time surrounding the show date. The period suggested for exclusivity is ninety (90) days, a period of sixty (60) days before and thirty (30) days after each show.

The proposed rule changes also provide for an appeal process for clubs which have had permission to continue holding shows in the area if the host club withdraws its permission.

Following a motion by Mr. Wooding, seconded

by Mr. Menaker, it was VOTED (unanimously) to approve the following changes to Rules Applying to Dog Shows Chapter 2, Sections 2 - 16 Territories: SECTION 2. Each club or association which has held a show or shows in any one year shall have first right to claim the corresponding dates for its show or shows to be held in the next succeeding year.

SECTION 3. Each club or association which shall hold a show in its territory at least once in every two consecutive calendar years shall have the sole show privilege in the city, town or district of its assigned territory for a period of sixty (60) days before and thirty (30) days after each of its shows.

A club may continue to be approved to hold a show in another club’s territory, within the ninety (90) day period referenced above, if the written consent is obtained from the club assigned to that territory.

If the club in whose territory the event is to be held unreasonably withholds such written consent, the other club may appeal to the Board of Directors of The American Kennel Club after one month from the time consent was requested.

The parties shall present their contentions, in writing, to a committee appointed by said Board, or appointed by the President of the American Kennel Club if between Board meetings, or, in the President’s absences, appointed by the Executive Secretary. Said committee may, in its discretion, issue an approval to the other club to hold such show within the assigned club’s territory.

SECTION 4. A club or association must apply to The American Kennel Club on a regular official form, which will be supplied on request, over the signature of one of its officers, for permission to hold a show, stating in the application the day or days upon which, and the exact location where it desires to hold such show. This official form must be sent in time to reach The American Kennel Club at least EIGHTEEN weeks before the closing date for entries of the show. This application will be referred to the Board of Directors of The American Kennel Club which will consider the same and notify the member club or association of its approval or disapproval of the dates and place selected.

Sections 5-7 will be deleted.

Sections 8 – 16 will be renumbered.

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digital copies of documents SECTION 14. All clubs holding shows under American Kennel Club rules must have available at each event, a copy of the latest edition of The Complete Dog Book or a current set of the applicable breed standards, Rules Applying to Dog Shows, Rules Applying to Registration and Discipline, the Dealing with Misconduct booklet, and Show /Trial Manual. The Obedience Regulations and Guidelines for Obedience Judges, and/or Regulations, Judging Guidelines and Guidelines for Juniors, must be available when applicable.

This will be read at the March Delegate meeting for a VOTE at the June Delegate meeting.

We will have time to discussion this proposal. I just want you start thinking about this issue. LLS Modification of Points Schedule Formulation The Board viewed a staff proposal to modify the points schedule calculation by excluding events within 50 miles and plus/minus three days of a Parent Club Specialty. This will be discussed further at the February 2014 Board meeting.

Something coming down the road in the future. LLS Judging Approval Process: Following a motion by Mr. Kalter, seconded by Mr. Feeney, it was VOTED (affirmative: Mr. Kalter, Mr. Feeney, Mr. Wooding, Dr. Battaglia, Dr. Garvin, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Arnold, Mr. Ashby, Mr. Dok, Mr. Powers, Mr. Amen, Mr. Menaker; opposed: Ms. Cruz) to adopt the following motion: While we seem to have a viable framework for a revised judging approval policy, there is a need for meaningful Board discussion to fully consider all of the thoughtful input we requested and received from judges, breeders, exhibitors, staff, and other concerned constituents. Therefore, I move that we postpone a vote on the revisions to the Judging Approval Process until no earlier than the February 2015 meeting, where it will be discussed further.

There was a motion by Ms. Cruz, which was not seconded. The motion is as follows.

I move that the Judging Approval Process be abandoned in its present form because of the lack of responses to over 70,000 inquiries; the limited response time which prevented the Parent Clubs and kennel clubs to sufficiently discuss and properly poll their memberships; the clarification of wording in the document AFTER the survey was sent out which may have altered some responses; and, that we give the Judges Task Force one more year, with adjustments made to its standing committee and the decision of its chair to include some of the salient issues contained in the Judging Approval Process.

Stay tuned for this one. I will let you know the plans as they are reviled. LLS

Field Trial Results continued from page 65 1st Carrdox Avalon V Dreamweaver Sharon & Joe Carr 2nd Jazzi Sweet Lowretta MS Akira & El Requas 3rd GCh. Aldox the Other Woman Alice Lentz, Juliet Rigtrup & Dale Rigtrup 4th Woodwyn’s Senorita Cejas Perrocima Marlene Perez NBQ Rare Treat’s It’s Al About Me Diane Harland, Haley & Douglas Priest Field Champion Combined Starters: 10 Judges: Sharon Carr & Jan Oswald 1st DCh. Saytar’s Raspberry Beret MS, SE, CGC Michael W. Reed & Linda Castaneda 2nd FCh. Roserun’s Unforgettable CGC Haley & Michael Priest 3rd FCh. Wagsmore’s Charmed Life ML Bert & Jill Shure 4th FCh. Rizing Starz Max A Zillion JE, CGC Haley & Michael Priest NBQ DCh. Doxieville That’s Why Bentley At Grd MW ME, CAX, RATN, CGC Dana R. & Denise R. Gehring Judges for Best Open/Absolute: Carl Browning & Holly Browning Best Open & Absolute: Teckelhof’s Yankee Doodle Dandy ________________________________

Mission City Dachshund Club of San Antonio 12/14/14 Total Number of Starters: 53 OAAD Starters: 10 Judges: Ashley Dumas & Laura Isaacson 1st Hidden Cedars Winslow Elaine & Mark Hinson 2nd CH Dominos Depth of Winter ML M. Keashler 3rd CH Add-Sims Something 2 Talk About MS Gloria LaTour 4th Wire U Hunting for an Epiphany MW Ashley Dodd NBQ Duchwoods Briar Patch MS Sandra Russell OAAB Starters: 21 Judges: Laura Isaacson & Rick Schwarz 1st Storeyvilles Sugar N Spice JE Suzanne Storey

2nd Dynadaux One Love MW Ashley Dodd 3rd Ch. Hathor Farms Lucknow Adora-Belle MW RN NAJ JE CGC Stephany Monteleone 4th Duchwoods Alizapine MS Sandra Russell NBQ Storeyvilles Special Surprise OFP MXPB, MJP2 Suzanne Storey Field Champion Dog Starters: 13 Judges: Patsy Leonberger & Sherry Ruggerieri 1st FC Nix Vom Nordlicht JE CGC, Larry Golke & Cheri Faust 2nd Longtimes Milo Von Nordlicht, Rick Schwarz 3rd DC Sho Me Hoppledachs Diamond in the Rough Pamala Hopkins 4th FC Underfts SBs Goodnight Mrs Calabash SE Mary Powell NBQ FC Hoppledachs Keokuk MS ME RN CGC VC Pamala Hopkins Field Champion Bitch Starters: 9 Judges: Sherry Ruggieri & Tina Knoll 1st DC Sageruns Keturah MW CGC Patsy Leonberger 2nd FC Uta Von Moosbach Zuzelek SW Cheri Faust, Larry Gohlke, Jolanta Jeannehey 3rd withheld 4th withheld NBQ FC Hidden Cedars Lookin 4 Trouble MSP Laura Isaacson & Gloria LaTour Judges for Best Open/Absolute: Laura Isaacson & Rick Schwarz Best Open: Storeyvilles Sugar N Spice JE Absolute: FC Nix Vom Nordlicht JE CGC ________________________________

Dachshund Club of Santa Ana Valley 12/27/14 Total Number of Starters: 27 OAAD Starters: 10 Judges: John Willmore & Dale Rigtrup 1st Teckelhof’s Yankee Doodle Dandy Nancy Stanley Waud 2nd Ch. Dicorydox Ride The Wind V Dachsology Carol White 3rd Ch. Von Weilburg’s Caruso Holle & Theodore Cook 4th Von Weilburg’s Cap’n Morgan of Calais Carol White NBQ Ch. Woodwyn Mr. Thornberry MW Susan Goodman & Judy Todd

OAAB Starters: 6 Judges: Luanne Duus & Haley Priest 1st Wagsmore’s Charming Keepsake ML Jill & Bert Shure 2nd GCh. Von Weilburg’s Cosima Holle & Theodore Cook 3rd Carrdox Up Town Girl Sharon & Joe Carr 4th Ch. Harmony Run Bold-N-Brassy MW RN Karen Schwindt NBQ GCh. Aldox The Other Woman Alice Lentz & Juliet & Dale Rigtrup Field Champion Combined Starters: 11 Judges: Marianne Lovejoy & Jan Oswald 1st DCh. Hollyhound’s Raising Cain At Carrdox Sharon & Joe Carr 2nd FCh. Mountainwoods Miss Conduct Luanne & Dennis Duus 3rd DCh. Saytar’s Raspberry Beret MS SE CGC Michael Reed & Linda Castaneda 4th DCh. Sandar’s Eye Candy MSD Luanne & Dennis Duus NBQ FCh. Sandar’s Timothy Of Microdox MW CDX RE Karen Schwindt Judges for Best Open/Absolute: Marianne Lovejoy & Jan Oswald Best Open: Teckelhof’s Yankee Doodle Dandy Absolute: DCh. Hollyhound’s Raising Cain At Carrdox ________________________________

Houston Dachshund Club 12/28/14 Total Number of Starters: 48 OAAD Starters: 10 Judges: Laura Isaacson & Ashley Dumas 1st Ch. Grandio Super Complication is Taksagrada Elizabeth & Jerry Ellis 2nd Dayton’s Macallen Neat M.A. Kline & Jennifer Dayton 3rd Corrbelle’s Running Late V Solo SL Nancy Pearson & Steven Garza 4th Kenkaye’s Lil Deuce Coupe ML RN Karen L. Henry NBQ Ch. Laurelee’s Bacchus Leslie A. Davis OAAB Starters: 14 Judges: Robert Schwalbe & Stan Knoll 1st Hathor Farm’s Buffalo Gal MW BN RN JE CGC Barbara L Teigen

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2nd Hialeah’s Greta Garbo SS Lexa Richmond 3rd GCh. Solo’s Curtain Call SL K. Vidrine, P. Carter, W. & M. Jones 4th CGh. Doraes Head Over Heels V Corrbelle Nancy Colson & Steven Garza NBQ Solo’s Voodoo Queen SL K. Vidrine, P. Carter, K. Murray Field Champion Dog Starters: 13 Judges: Will Guillot & Cris Baldwin 1st FC Audi Oslo Von Dorndorf CGC CA Stan Knoll 2nd GCh. DC Hoppledachs in Formal Attire ML RN CGC Pamala Hopkins 3rd DC Hoppledachs Ottowa v Sho Me RN Pamala Hopkins & Pamela Wells 4th Withheld NBQ DC Sho Me Hoppledachs Diamond in the Rough Pamala Hopkins Field Champion Bitch Starters: 11 Judges: Tracy Freeling & Janet Schwalbe 1st FC Hidden Cedars Mara Jade Laura Isaacson 2nd FC Hidden Cedars Lookin 4 Trouble Laura Isaacson 3rd DC Mye Dachshire Mystic Moon SE Sandi Myers & Ken Hagmueller 4th FC Willagaye’s Wayward Wind to Freedom JE Melanie Simmons NBQ FC Caidrac’s Lonesome Dove MW CGC Elizabeth Ellis Judges for Best Open/Absolute: Ashley Dumas & Robert Schwalbe Best Open: Hathor Farm’s Buffalo Gal MW BN RN JE CGC Absolute: FC Audi Oslo Von Dorndorf CGC, CA ________________________________

Sierra Dachshund Breeders Club Of Los Angeles County 12/28/14 Total Number Of Starters: 27 OAAD Stake Number Of Starters: 8 Judges: Marianne Lovejoy & Haley Priest 1st Ch Cardox S-Hummer Sky At Darshan SS Janene Oswald & Jerrilyn Smith 2nd Teckelhof’s Yankee Doodle Dandy Nancy Stanley Waud

3rd Ch. Woodwyn Mr Thornberry MW Susan Goodman & Judy Todd 4th Carrdox Forever In Blue Jeans Sharon & Joe Carr NBQ Ch. Von Weilburgs Caruso Holle & Theodore L. Cook OAAB Starters:8 Judges: Linda Castaneda & Juliet Rigtrup 1st Ch. Harmony Run Bold-N-Brassy MW RN Karen Schwindt 2nd Carrdox Uptown Girl Sharon & Joe Carr 3rd Woodwyn’s Senorita Cejas Perrocema Marlene Perez 4th Mountainwoods Miss Fire MS Luanne & Dennis Duus NBQ Rare Treats I Won’t Back Down Haley, Michael & Douglas Priest Field Champion Combined Starters: 11 Judges: Susan Goodman & Janet Hicks 1st FC Mountainwoods Miss Conduct Luanne & Dennis Duus 2nd FC Wagsmore’s Charmed Life ML Jill Shure & Burt Shure 3rd DC Saytar’s Raspberry Beret MS SE CGC Michael W. Reed & Linda Castaneda 4th DC Duques Lights Out Merriman RN ME CGC Haley, Michael & Douglas Priest NBQ FC Lorindol You Are The One SS Janene Oswald & Jerrilyn Smith Best Open: Ch. Carrdox S-Hummer Sky At Darshan SS Absolute: FC Mountainwoods Miss Conduct ________________________________

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2nd Hathor Farm’s Buffalo Gal MW BN RN JE CGC Barbara Teigen 3rd GCh. Caidrac’s San Antones Famous Madam MW JE Elizabeth & Jerry Ellis 4th Doxidocs Tracie V Walden ML CDX GN GO RE OA NAJ NJP NF, Marilyn J. Roane NBQ Domino’s Song of Sophia MW Melissa Keshlear Field Champion Dog Starters: 8 Judges: M.A. Klein & Edward Wills 1st FC Willagaye Hare E Houdini MW CD BN RA JE CGC Barbara Teigen 2nd FC Doxidocs Tars Tarkas ML UD RE NA NAJ Marilyn J. Roane 3rd FC Hathor Farm’s Talent On Loan SW BN RA Karen Mann 4th FC Mye Dachshire Blue Moon Talisman BN RA JE Sandi Myers & Ken Hagmueller NBQ Withheld Field Champion Bitch Starters: 10 Judges: Mary Powell & Kellye Slatton 1st FC Penni’s Fly Me To Haleakala SL Ashley Dumas 2nd FC Hidden Cedars Lookin 4 Trouble MSP Laura Isaacson & Gloria LaTour 3rd DC Mye Dachshire Mystic Moon SE Sandi Myers & Ken Hagmueller 4th FC Caidrac’s Lonesome Dove MW Elizabeth Ellis NBQ FC MACH Storeyville’s Sugar N Spice JE Suzanne Storey Judges for Best Open/Absolute: M.A. Klein & Edward Wills Best Open & Absolute: Duchwood’s Briar Patch MS

3rd Ch. Von Weilburg’s Caruso Holle & Theodore Cook 4th Aldox Sterling Character Alice Lentz, Juliet Rigtrup, Dale Rigtrup NBQ Alegna’s Heir Force One MW V. Barajas & C. Alarcon OAAB Starters: 13 Judges: Linda Castaneda & Dale Carnathan 1st Carrdox Uptown Girl Sharon & Joe Carr 2nd Woodwyn’s Senorita Cejas Perrocima MW Marlene Perez 3rd GCh. Aldox The Other Woman JE, SE Alice Lentz, Juliet Rigtrup, Dale Rigtrup 4th GCh. Von Weilburg’s Cosima Holle & Theodore Cook NBQ Wagsmore’s Charming Keepsake ML Jill & Bert Shure Field Champion Combined Starters: 11 Judges: Sue Rucker & Akira Requa 1st Teckelhof’s Yankee Doodle Dandy Nancy Stanley Waud 2nd FCh. Mountainwoods Miss Conduct JE Luanne & Dennis Duus 3rd DCh. Hollyhounds Raising Cain At Carrdox Sharon & Joe Carr 4th DCh. Duque’s Lights Out Merriman RN, ME, CGC Haley, Michael & Douglas Priest NBQ DCh. Dicorydox Ride The Wind V Dachsology Carol White Judges for Best Open/Absolute: Sue Rucker & Akira Requa Best Open: Carrdox Uptown Girl Absolute: Teckelhof’s Yankee Doodle Dandy ________________________________

Total Number of Starters: 62 OAAD Starters: 20 Judges: Ashley Dumas & Laura Isaacson 1st Duchwood’s Briar Patch MS Sandra Russell 2nd Ch. Grandio Supercomplication Iz Taksagrada Elizabeth & Jerry Ellis 3rd GCh. Hathor Farm’s Ramblin Gamblin Man SW Karen Mann & Jean Dieden 4th Ch. Hidden Cedars No Gps Needed MS Gloria LaTour NBQ Duchwood’s Lord Yorick MS Sandra Russell OAAB Starters: 24 Judges: M.A. Klein & Sandi Myers 1st Ch. Hidden Cedars Colors Outside The Lines MSB Gloria LaTour

Best FC: FC Willagaye Hare E Houdini MW CD BN RA JE CGC ________________________________

Dachshund Club of Santa Ana Valley, Inc. 1/31/15 Total Number of Starters: 30 OAAD Starters: 6 Judges: Dennis Duus & Denise Gehring 1st Vunderkind Claire Mancha 2nd Ch. Culdach’s Magique Noir V Fleming Evelyn Bickar & Richard Cortes

Dallas/Fort Worth Dachshund 2/1/15 Total Number of Starters: 48 OAAD Starters: 15 Judges: M.A. Klein & Edward Wills 1st Doxdane’s Just Sayin SL Erin & Kellye Slatton & Nancy Pearson 2nd VS Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime Wendy McQuiston 3rd Withheld 4th Withheld NBQ Hidden Cedar’s Sudden Impact MS Gloria LaTour OAAB Starters: 17 Judges: Laura Isaacson & Mary Powell

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1st Hathor Farm’s Buffalo Gal MW BN RN JE CGC Barbara Teigen 2nd GCh. Caidrac’s San Antones Famous Madam MW JE Elizabeth & Jerry Ellis 3rd Hidden Cedars C N Double MSPB Gloria LaTour 4th Corrbelle’s In Your Memory V Dorae Steve Garza & Nancy Colson NBQ Hidden Cedar’s Anticipated Conclusion MS Gloria LaTour Field Champion Dogs Starters: 10 Judges: Ashley Dumas & Kellye Slatton 1st FC Willagaye Hare E Houdini MW CD BN RA JE CGC Houdini, Barbara Teigen 2nd FC Longtime’s Milo vom Nordlicht Rick & Jane Schwarz, Cheri Faust & Larry Gohlke 3rd FC Duchwood’s Don’t Give A’Dam MS Sandra Russell 4th FC Underft SB’s Mr. Big Stuff MS Mary Powell & Alicia Young NBQ FC Duchwood’s Briar Patch MS Sandra Russell Field Champion Bitch Starters: 6 Judges: Ashley Dumas & M.A. Klein 1st FC Viola Von Der Hardt-Hohe JE Baerbel Wills 2nd FC Seiko V Dorndorf L TD Tina, Laura, & Anna Knoll 3rd FC V Schaafmeister’s Naughty By Nature JE Wendy McQuiston 4th FC Hidden Cedars Lookin 4 Trouble MSP Laura Isaacson & Gloria LaTour NBQ Withheld Judges for Best Open/Absolute: Ashley Dumas & Laura Isaacson Best Open: Doxdane’s Just Sayin SL Absolute & Best FC: FC Willagaye Hare E Houdini MW CD BN RA JE CGC ________________________________

Sierra Dachshund Breeders Club Of Los Angeles County 2/1/15 Total Number of Starters: 31 OAAD Starters:10 Judges: Cheryl Shultz & Dale Carnathan 1st Ch. Culdach’s Magique Noir V Fleming Evelyn Bickar & Richard Cortes

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Field Trial Results continued from page 75 2nd Ch. Von Weilburgs Caruso Holle & Theodore Cook 3rd Vunderkind Claire Mancha 4th Gold River’s Triumph on Rodeo Drive MW Kathy Gelein NBQ Ch. Woodwyn Mr Thornberry MW Susan Goodman & Judy Todd OAAB Starters: 11 Judges: Steve Shultz & Dale Rigtrup 1st Ch. Jagie’s Hopelessly Devoted Kristie Nielsen 2nd Wagsmore’s Charming Keepsake ML Jill Shure & Bert SHure 3rd GCh. Von Weilburgs Cosima Wonderkind Holle & Theodore Cook 4th Woodwyn’s Senorita Cejas Perrocima Marlene Perez NBQ God River’s Darling, Give Me Park Avenue MW CGC Kathy Gelein Field Champion Combined Starters: 10 Judges: Steve Shultz & El Requa 1st DC Dicorydox Ride The Wind V Dachsology Carol White 2nd FC Mountainwoods Miss Conduct JE Luanne & Dennis Duus 3rd FC Wagsmore Bee Still My Heart ML Jill Shure & Bert Shure 4th DC Duque’s Lights Out Merriman RN ME CGC Haley, Michael & Douglas Priest NBQ FC Wagsmore’s Charmed Life ML Jill Shure & Bert Shure Judges for Best Open/Absolute: Steve Shultz & El Requa Best Open: Ch. Culdach’s Magique Noir V Fleming Absolute: DC Dicorydox Ride The Wind V Dachsology ________________________________

“I like to read books on dog training. Being the owner of dachshunds, to me a book on dog discipline becomes a volume of inspired humor.

Every sentence is a riot.”

E.B. White

REMEMBER! Only those results sent in to the Trophy Chair, editor or webmaster via e-mail will be published in the newsletter.

Submit your results to: http://www.dachshund-dca.org/specialtyshowform.html •RESULTS ARE PUBLISHED AS SUBMITTED•

Louisville Dachshund Club August 30, 2014 Breed Judge Sherrill Snyder Total Entry Per Coat: Longs 18, Smooth 18, Wire 22 LONGHAIR Futrell’s Stand And Deliver SL T. Futrell & N.Futrell WB Doxdane’s Lady in Red At Granvalero J. Valero BOV Ch. Walmar-Solo SOS-SL (D) Ann Kra t& Carol Spritzer BOS GCh. Brownwood Royall T’s City of Angels SL (B) L. Tyler, Jerry Cerasini, R. & P. Tyler SELD GCh. Lockshire’s Whisky Makes Me Whirl SL Kathy & Tom Lockyer WD BOW

SMOOTH Formula Uspeha Caanova G. Jeavons & M. HoustonMcMillan WB Lorindol Born Free Vicki & Bill Spencer BOV GCh. Leoralees Barstool Boogie MS Robbie Addison BOS GCh. Criscross Crimson Tide V Schumadachs SS R. Schumm & C. Natali SELD Ch. Grandgables Wee Mr Zensational Guy Jeavons & Mark HoustonMcMillan SELB GCh. Marginns Fredricka V Ruf Knabe S. Lutosky

WIREHAIR Hunu Calienté Cassanova MW M. Howard & M. Dorris WB Legibach Beyond The Stars SW K. & R. Heinmiller BOV GCh. Raydachs Ride My Ducati SW Shirley Ray BOS GCh. Jonsu Ima Winner @Futrell’s MW T. & N. Futrell SELD GCh. Leoralee’s Baywatch MW M. Singleton & B. Lasater SELB GCh. Eastwinds Katie Grayson K. Atkinson & D. Grayson WD BOW

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Metropolitan Washington Dachshund Club October 5, 2014 Sweepstakes Judge: Jane Mahaffey

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Best Longhair Old Hanover’s Still Making Trouble ML Linda J Beamer Best Of Opposite Sex Longhair Wildwynn Cinjay’s Summer Nights Leigh Smith Best Smooth Donegal Georgia Dachs Envy David & Stephanie Hass & Nancy Thompson Best Wirehair Dollidachs Stonebay Saints And Sinners W Kandice Kostic & Amy Penuel

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Best Of Opposite Sex Wirehair Dollidachs Highledge Stonebay Covert Affairs W Kandice Kostic & Dianne Kostic, Donna Schaffer & Amy Penuel Best in Sweepstakes Donegal Georgia Dachs Envy BOS in Sweepstakes Dollidachs Stonebay Saints And Sinners W Veteran Sweepstakes Longhair BOV Lady Alexis Of Cadbury ML L. Meredith Averitt & Barbara Averitt.

Smooth BOV Ch. Honeydach’s Welcome Back Carter John & Cynthia Upton Smooth BOV GCh. DC Turningpt Nothin’ But Tail Lites, RN, CGC, ROMX Dr. Randy Eltringham & Capt.

Pete Eltringham Wirehair BOV GCh. Mar-C’s Spellbinder Margaret H. Ricks Best In Veteran Sweepstakes GCh. Mar-C’s Spellbinder BOS In Veteran Sweepstakes Ch. Honeydach’s Welcome Back Carter

Breed Judge: Frances Roush Total Entry Per Coat: Longs 35, Smooth 29, Wires 19

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LONGHAIR Beldachs’ Vermilion Constance B. Fisher & Gary R. Fisher Beldachs Vivacious Valadon V Dachsadore SL Kim Bessinger & Kaye Middler

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GCh. JT’s Kaycees Phoenix Of Tam-Boer Lena S. Tamboer SELD GCh. Aviance’s Pramada For For Terms Of Endearment Valerie T. Diker SELB Ch. Sleepy Hollow’s Carolina Belle L B. Ann Wlodkowski & Robert J. Wlodkowski SMOOTH Sandwood Jemma Jane T. Fowler BOV GCh. Stardox Skyfall BJB Lorraine & David Simmons BOS GCh. Turningpt Hot Summer Night Dream Dr. Randy Eltringham & Capt. Pete Eltringham SELD GCh. Dachrolls Traveling Man Connie Harriman SELB GCh. Turningpt Hot As Blue Blazes Dr. Randy Eltringham & Capt.

Pete Eltringham WB

WIREHAIR Jeric’s Gold Rush W Lynn Cope Diagram Rags Jonsu Tauriel MW Dianne Graham BOV GCh. Treis Pinheiros Buona Sera SW Patricia Romeneli & Carlos Pedroso BOS Jeric’s Mister Lincoln W Michele Bertot SELD Ch. Rivercliff’s March King Of Harmony Run MW Robert & Judith Knight & Nancy Lee Kast SELB GCh. Jeric’s Carolina Jasmine W Lynn Cope WD BOW WB

BOB

GCh. JT’s Kaycees Phoenix Of Tam-Boer Lena S. Tamboer BOS GCh. Turningpt Hot Summer Night Dream Dr. Randy Eltringham & Capt.

Pete Eltringham Best Bred By Exhibitor Jeric’s Gold Rush W Best Competitve Veteran Ch. Briardach’s Uncle Sam Janine Finnell & Monika D. & Paul M. Martin Best Dual Champion & Field Trial GCh. DC Briardach’s Starry Knight Monika D. & Paul M Martin _________________________________

Dachshund Club Of America, Inc. October 5, 2014 Breed Judge: Eric Henningsen Total Entry Per Coat: Longs 33, Smooths 25, Wires 19

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LONGHAIR Old Hanover’s The Devil Made Me Do It ML Linda J. Beamer Dachaven Down Under Girl Alan James

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GCh. Hundeleben Cock-ADoodle-Doo SL Carlos J Puig & Amber Leonard BOS GCh. Our Gang’s On The Wings Of Love MlL Nancy Prouty & Barbara Parker SELD GCh. Jt’s Kaycees Phoenix Of Tam-Boer Lena S. Tamboer SELB Ch. Sleepy Hollow’s Carolina Belle L B. Ann & Robert J. Wlodkowski SMOOTH Sandwood Jemma Jane T. Fowler BOV GCh. Stardox Skyfall BJB Lorraine & David Simmons BOS GCh. Turningpt Hot As Blue Blazes Dr. Randy Eltringham & Capt Pete Eltringham.

SELD GCh. Dachrolls Traveling Man Connie Harriman SELB GCh. DC Turningpt Nothin’ But Tail Lites, RN, CGC, ROMX Dr. Randy Eltringham & Capt.

Pete Eltringham WB

WIREHAIR Legibach Beyond The Night SW William Ashton Jr. & Brenda Ashton WB Treis Pinheiros Bridget SW BOW Patricia Romeneli & Carlos Pedroso BOV GCh. Treis Pinheiros Buona Sera W Patricia Romeneli & Carlos Pedroso BOS Legibach Beyond The Night SW William Jr. & Brenda Ashton SELD Jeric’s Gold Rush W Lynn Cope SELB Ch. Windswept’s Let Freedom Ring SW Diantha H Gravelle WD

GCh. Treis Pinheiros Buona Sera W GCh. Hundeleben Cock-ADoodle-Doo SL Best Bred By Exhibitor Dachaven Down Under Girl Best Competitve Veteran GCh. DC Dachaven Maverick O’Siddach Alan & Paula James Best Dual Champion & Field Trial GCh. DC Turningpt Nothin’ But Tail Lites, RN, CGC, ROMX _________________________________

Total Entry Per Coat: Longhair: 36, Smooth: 22, Wirehair: 16 LONGHAIR WD Glenarrif’s Heir Apparent SL WB/BOW Twelfth Night Merry May Of Smoke Rise BOV GCh. Sandachs X Factor At Greensboro ML BOS GCh. Leoralees Life Of PI At Fanfare SL SELD GCh. Laurjosh Prince Palatine Of Poulstead SELB Ch. Lockshire’s Foxtrot Double Dancing SL SMOOTH WD/BOS Victory’s Black Magic MS WB/BOW Passport What Did You Say SS BOV GCh. Marginns Fredricka V Ruf Knabe SELD GCh. Diagram Joy-Dens Flynn SS SELB GCh. Leoralee’s Barstool Boogie MS WIREHAIR WD/BOW Jeric’s Gold Rush W WB Lockshires Girl Raised In The South SW BOV GCh. Leoralee’s Baywatch MW BOS Ch. Raydachs Catching Fire V Gleishorbach SW SELB GCh. Jeric’s Carolina Jasmine W BOB BOS

Best JuniorHandler: Hanna Sunderman _________________________________

Dachshund Club of America, Inc. December 12, 2014

Sweepstakes Judge: Nancy Thompson Sweeps Entry Numbers for each coat: Longhair: 5, Smooth: 5, Wirehair: 5 Best in Sweepstakes: Raydachs Under My Thumb SW Best of Opposite in Sweepstakes Y’Knot Maximum Salute 2 Packers

Breed Judge: John P. Wade

Magik Rainbow Gianni Versace Crystal Maiola’s Conan SS Paradise’s Red Ht Gossip Girl MS

RWD RWB

BOV BOS SELD SELB WB BOW WD RWD RWB BOB BOS

WIREHAIR GCh. Jeric’s Carolina Jasmine W GCh. Rosethorn Globe-Trotter MW GCh. Raydachs Ride My Ducati SW GCh. Treis Pinheiros Buona Sera SW Country Times Ol’South’s Nina Simone Tahari’s Krisaire The Infamous Mr. Gibbs MW Minsmere Bearded Mountaineer MW Oakcrest Firefox Of Leoralee GCh. DC Dachaven Maverick O’Siddach GCh. Jeric’s Carolina Jasmine W

Best Junior Handler Annabella Hines ________________________________

Dachshund Club of Greater Buffalo January 11, 2015 Held one day later than scheduled due to snow storm cancellation Sweepstakes Judge: Ester Cassett Sweeps Entry Numbers for each coat: Longs 1, Longs Veteran Sweeps 1, Smooths Veteran Sweeps 1 Best in Puppy Sweepstakes: Tam-Boer’s Jade Star of Harlequin ML Best in Veteran Sweepstakes: DC TurningPt A Home At Last

Breed Judge: Mrs. Lisa Warren

Breed Judge: Peter J. Machen

Total Entry Per Coat: Longs 49, Smooths 36, Wires 29,

Total Entry Per Coat: Longs 8, Smooths 17, Wires 5

BOB BOS

Dachshund Club of Metropolitan Atlanta October 16, 2014

GCh. Leoralee’s Baywatch MW Ch. Raydachs Catching Fire V Gleishorbach SW

WD

LONGHAIR GCh. DC Dachaven Maverick O’Siddach BOS GCh. Brownwood Royall T’s Calling All Angels SL BN RN SELD GCh. Aviance’s Pramada For Terms Of Endearment SL SELB GCh. J-Lyn’s All About The Bling MLD WB FC Sunlight’s Midsummer BOW Delight WD Kenmar’s Charismatic From Scanpoint RWD Heritage Top Gun Splendor At Seidach RWB Obsession Dachshire All N The Family SL BOV

SMOOTH GCh. Bessdachs Jaguar Jubilee GCh. Beachside Dox Conky Tonkin Watson @ Kleindox MS BN RN SELD Ch. Perfect Painted Gold We No Strokes SELB GCh. Marginns Fredricka V Ruf Knabe WB Passport What Did You Say Ss BOW A. & J. DeBraganca BOV BOS

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LONGHAIR WD/BOW Cottons Chocolate Thunder WB Tam-Boer’s Jade Star Of BOS Harlequin ML BOV GCh. Stonybrook’s Phinito SELD Ch. Dachsadore Isle Degrand Best Man SMOOTH WD Grandgables Wee Impressionist WB/BOW Tarlyn’s Love Goddess MS BOV Ch. Stardox When Irish Eyes Are Smilin’ BOS GCh. Dachlines Ride Of The Valkyrie SELD Ch. Dachlines Bach In Black And Tan SELB GCh. Treslow’s Garden Party SS, BN, RN WIREHAIR Victory’s Speak No Evil W Victoria Thomas Ch. Starbarrack ‘NJ’s Sweet Dreams SW SELD GCh. Tarabon Willowood Man With The Golden Gun _________________________________ WB BOS BOV

BLAST FROM THE PAST We learn from the history of our breed.

These snippets from the 180 page, October 1964 issue of the AKC Gazette certainly gives some insight into what has happened in the past 50+ years of breeding and showing pure-bred dogs.

Notice that it takes 18 smooth dachshund bitches to make a 3 pt. major in 1964.

AKC GAZETTE 1964 Submitted by Mary Sue Barnum

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Annual Meeting Notice Place: Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel 1400 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402 Date: Thursday, April 9, 2015 Time: 9:00 AM Eastern Time Agenda Items: • Election of DCA Conformation 2017 Judges • Determination of John Contoupe membership status • Conformation judge’s proposal change for entire membership to vote instead of at annual meeting DCA & Host 2015 Field & Earthdog Judges Field Trial at Flint River Beagle Club, Hampton, GA March 31-April 2 Open All Age Dogs: Open All Age Bitches: Field Champion Dogs: Field Champion Bitches:

CVDC Host

DCA National

Cheryl Shultz/Lorraine Simmons Sandy Russell/Janet Schwalbe Sharon McDonald/ Ashley Dumas Cheryl Shultz/Phil Kirby

M.A. Klein/Julie Couch Alice Moyer/Steve Shultz Alice Moyer/Julie Couch M.A. Klein/Steve Shultz

Earthdog Test at Copia’s Kennels, Sewanee, TN April 3-4 Intro to Quarry: Junior: Senior: Master:

2015 AGILITY TRIALS: APRIL 5 Held at Play Dog Excellent, 4113 Dayton Blvd., Chattanooga, TN Entries Open: Friday, February 6, 2015 8:00 a.m.

Entries Close: Friday, March 20, 2015 5:00 p.m.

CVDC Host

DCA National

4/3 (2 Tests- AM & PM) (AM) Robert LaBerge/(PM) Janie Smith (AM) John Behan/(PM) Glenn Cockburn (AM) Janie Smith/(PM) John Behan (AM) Glenn Cockburn/(PM) Robert LaBerge

4/4 M.A. Klein Ashley Dumas Gail LaBerge Kellye Slatton

The DCA 2015 National Tracking Test The Event will be on March 15, 2015 at the Hawk Hollow Forest Preserve in Hanover Park, IL. Contact Mary Ann Fowler at maryannefowler@earthlink.net or Robert Schwalbe at reschwalbe@yahoo.com for more information.

For additional information contact: Nancy Miller, Event Secretary 4113 Dayton Blvd., Chattanooga, TN 374157156 • (423) 593-7026 • nancy@pdxdogs.com Judge: Lisa Dempsey

See Page 67 for Nationals conformation and obedience judges.

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March 31st thru April 12th, 2015

For Hotel Reservations at the Choo Choo: Reservation Phone Number: 1-800-872-2529 No Online Reservations Specify Group Code: DA1CH5 Rate for Standard Room: $105 For Dogs in the Room, Ask for Building #3 *Refer to Hotel Dog Show Guidelines* Train Car Rooms Available at Special Rate No Dogs Allowed March 31-April 2, 2015: Field Trial Events at Flint River Beagle Club in Hampton, GA Cumberland Valley Dachshund Club (CVDC) and DCA National April 3-4, 2015: Earthdog Tests at Canine Ranch in Canton, GA, CVDC (3rd) and DCA National (4th)

Thursday, April 9: 9:00 AM - DCA Annual Meeting 1:00 PM - DCA Sweepstakes & DCA National Rally Trial DCA Board Meeting

Sunday, April 5, 2015: DCA National Agility Trial in Chattanooga, TN at PDX Facility

Friday, April 10: DCA Regular Classes through Winners, Non-Regular Classes Wirehaired Best of Variety DCA National Obedience Trial

Monday, April 6: Move in Day at Chattanooga Choo Choo in Chattanooga, TN CVDC Welcome Hospitality, Monday Evening

Saturday, April 11: Two Remaining Varieties BOV, Intervariety Judging, Parade, DCA Annual Awards Dinner

Tuesday, April 7: CVDC Specialty 1 through BOB & DCA Regional Rally Trial

Sunday, April 12: Check-out (Monday checkout available at Group Rate above)

Wednesday, April 8: CVDC Specialty 2 through BOB & DCA Regional Obedience Trial

Note: Dachshund Club of Metropolitan Atlanta (DCMA) Specialty at Choo Choo on Sunday - See Page 45

For Questions, Contact Robert Schwalbe at: reschwalbe@yahoo.com or 706-693-7142

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SPRING 2015, Volume XXXVIV, Number 1

The Dachshund Club of America Newsletter Lynne Dahlén, Editor 9086 Daniels 70 Siren, WI 54872 Official DCA Website: dachshundclubofamerica.org

D a c h s h u n d C l u b o f A m e r i c a N e w s l e t t e r • S P R I N G 2 0 1 5 , V o l u m e X X X V I V, N u m b e r 1

! r e d n i m Re Deadline for the Summer issue is May 7th!

HOUND GROUP BREEDER OF THE YEAR! TRAINING THE DUMBBELL RETRIEVE THOUGHTS ON FIELD TRIAL JUDGING THE NEWEST THREE-WAY CHAMPION DACHSHUND