Winter 2014 Dachshund Club of America Newsletter

WINTER 2014, Volume XXXVIII, Number 4

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

HARVEST MOON FIELD TRIALS HEALTH AND WELFARE TRUST FUND REPORT WIN! WIN! WIN! THERAPY DOGS TRAINING FOR SUCCESS POSTCARDS FROM THE ROAD

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

(BIS, BISS Ch. GrandGables Wee Mr. Red Thorn ROMO X Ch. GrandGables Ms. Simply Edible)

Bred by Guy Jeavons and Mark HoustonMcMillan, “Bramble” is pictured with Bob Wlodkowski winning his third major. Both puppies shown from this first lovely litter have specialty majors from the puppy class.

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

Co-owned with breeder Bobby Sandoval, “Bernie” is pictured with Jane Fowler finishing with her 3rd specialty major.

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 2014

Class of 2015

Class of 2016

Sharon Carr 37904 Avenue 13 Madera, CA 93636-8683 (559) 645-1321 carrdox@ISP.com

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

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

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

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

Lisa Warren P.O. Box 923 Fogelsville, PA 18051 (610) 285-6425 ElysiumDox@aol.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

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

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Please contact Anne Carson regarding the DCA Newsletter and Phyllis Rosinsky regarding the DCA Illustrated Standard.

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

THE

COVER

“A person can learn a lot from a dog, even a loopy one like ours. Marley taught me about living each day with unbridled exuberance and joy, about seizing the moment and following your heart. He taught me to appreciate the simple things-a walk in the woods, a fresh snowfall, a nap in a shaft of winter sunlight.

And as he grew old and achy, he taught me about optimism in the face of adversity.

Mostly, he taught me about friendship and selflessness and, above all else, unwavering loyalty.”

John Grogan, Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog

Thank you Andra O’Connell for the wonderful puppy pictures for the cover!

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New Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

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

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Acorn Grants Submitted by Charlotte Borghardt

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As the DCA Health Committee Chairman, I am pleased to announce that we are supporting 2 Grants with our Donor Advised Funds. (Donor Advised Funds are held by CHF for each parent club.

The money comes from DCA’s participation in the Purina Parent Club Partnership Program as well as individual donations made to the CHF for the Dachshund Advised Fund.

The AKC Canine Health Foundation recently reviewed two companion studies that will address key gaps in knowledge in IVDD: neuromuscular and gait analysis to enhance optimal return to quality of life in affected dogs.

submitted by Charlotte Borghardt

Therapy Dog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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by Cris Lewis, John & Kathy Gallun

Late AKC Event Submission Fines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Legislative Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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submitted by Gail LaBerge

Harvest Moon Classic Field Trials

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For the third consecutive year, Badger Dachshund Club, Minnesota Dachshund Club, Dachshund Club of the Great Lakes and Madison Area Dachshund Club came together to present the Harvest Moon Classic. AKC events included eight field trials, two earthdog tests and a CGC test, which were held over the course of ten days at the Northern Illinois Beagle Club in Roscoe, Illinois.

The total entry for the eight trials was 727, with the Open Dog stake averaging 19 entries, the Open Bitch stake averaging 20 entries, the FC Dog stake averaging 26 entries, and the FC Bitch stake averaging 25 entries.

DCA Health & Trust Fund Donor Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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submitted by Ruth Robins

2014 Harvest Moon Classic . . . . . . .

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by Cheri Faust

WEAVES AND RETRIEVES Training for Success. . . . . . . . . . . . .

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by Karen Scheiner

ABOVE & BELOW GROUND Postcards from the Road . . . . . . . . .

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by Barbara Teigen

Training for Success

by Karen Scheiner

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Success can be measured in many different ways. It usually starts with setting a goal. If you set your goal too high, you will never find success.

This article is intended to encourage those of you who are considering, or just beginning, to train a dachshund to perform what does not come naturally. That is, taking your dog to a place in training that would never happen without you. So think of this not as a training article, but rather one that will inspire you to continue working with and training your most loyal companion to be all that he can be.

DCA Board Minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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

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by Larry Sorenson

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

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

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Braggin’ Rites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Field Trial Fun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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by Charlene Shuping

Postcards from the Road

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

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

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Letters to & from the Editor . . . . .

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

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

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by Barbara Teigen Life changes. Retirement, a new home in a central location, a new (well, new to me) little Class B RV, a pair of young mini wires plus one 13 year old mini smooth and off we go on new adventures in dogdom. I have been involved in most aspects of dog companion and performance events for over 25 years in many ways. Traveling to participate in dog events has always been part of the experience but this has been a different and fun way to do it.

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Please welcome Barbara as our newest contributor for the Above and Below Ground articles!

submitted by Mary Sue Barnum

Nationals 2015 Information . . . . .

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MEMBER ADVERTISERS Anderson, Williams/ Brodny Schoolhouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Arnold/Jarbsy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Blackbourn, Jones/Ragtyme . . . . . . . . . . .6 Brunner/Barkerville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Carlson/JT’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

NEW MEMBERS:

Catherine Martine 4910 Pointe Pleasant Hollywood, SC 29449 Cindy Gates 623 Szechuan Howell, MI 48843 Barbara Lasater 6918 Wisner Hwy. Tipton, MI 49287-9797

Dahlén/Chazlyn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Karen Osborne 1200 Green Rd. Peachland, NC 28133 Gay Braunberger 25778 Timber Rd. Brownsville, OR 97327 Yokichi Takahashi 387-4 Ohkura Machida Tokyo,Japan 1950062 Kenneth and Carole Fuchs 2317 Clara Mathis Rd. Spring Hill, TN 37174 Comments, in writing, may be sent to Neal Hamilton, DCA Membership Chair.

Dallas Ft. Worth DC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Davis/Schoolhouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 DC of St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Eltringham/TurningPt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Johnson, Cissy/Greensboro . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Jones, Susan/Sleepytime . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Prouty/Our Gang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Ray/Raydachs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Schmidt, Koch/Stardust, Windrose . . . .12

They have crossed the bridge...

Ben Benjamine John Anderson Gwen Wexler Robin Gianopoulos

WRITERS WANTED!

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

The DCA Newsletter is always looking for new and interesting articles or stories pertaining to our breed, or dogs in general. Just contact the editor.

SEE THE DCA NEWSLETTER ON THE INTERNET http://issuu.com/dachshundclubofamerica/docs/dca_autumn_2014 Editor, Advertising Coordinator, Graphic Design, Layout and Production: Lynne M. Dahlén Contact: Chazlyn@sirentel.net or 715-349-2566 Editorial Assistant: Chuck Dahlén ARTICLE CONTRIBUTORS Charlotte Borghardt, Mary Sue Barnum, Cheri Faust, John & Kathy Gallun, Carolyn Henry, Gail LaBerge, Cris Lewis, Ruth Robins, Karen Scheiner, Charlene Shuping, Larry Sorenson, Barbara Teigen PRINTER/MAILING Modern Litho-Print Co., Jefferson City, Missouri 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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Thank you Breeder Judge Laura Abbot Licht!

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

Thank you Breeder Judge Janet Schwalbe for this nice win as well as her BOV win at the Great Shelby KC. 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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Sire: Group and Speciality Winner Ch. Ragtyme Harry Potter Dam: Ch. Ragtyme Run Around Sioux

Kathie Roth, co-owner, showing “Piper” to BOS to Variety at the Minnesota Dachshund Club Show.

Sire: Ch. Hundeleben Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers SW Dam: Ch. Ragtyme Special Request

“Revlon” is shown with her co-owner and handler, Bethany Berger.

She is co-owned by breeder Heather Jones. She also was Select Bitch at the Minnesota Dachshund Club.

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

BOV Minnesota Dachshund Club Specialty, BOV & Group 2 at Sheboygan KC, BOV & Group 2 at Springfield KC, BOV & Group 3 at Minnesota Kennel Club

Bred to do it all: Conformation, Field and hunting vermin!

In his spare time, Worthy enjoys doing barn hunts and just recently went to his first field trial and now has 7 pts. toward his Field Championship.!

Bred by Lynn Blackbourn & Heather Jones ALWAYS BREEDER/OWNER HANDLED

by Heather Jones The girls at left are co-owned by Heather Jones hcj1257@gmail.com • futurityfun4you@gmail.com Dachshund Club of America

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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

As the DCA Health Committee Chairman, I am pleased to announce that we are supporting both of the below listed Grants with our Donor Advised Funds. (Donor Advised Funds are held by CHF for each parent club. The money comes from DCA’s participation in the Purina Parent Club Partnership Program as well as individual donations made to the CHF for the Dachshund Advised Fund. These donations are restricted for research and remain in the fund until the Club designates a research effort to support.)

Charlotte Borghardt, Chairman, DCA Health Committee ________________________________________

Intervertebral Disk Disease Acorn Grants Intervertebral Disk Disease (IVDD) is a major health concern for several breeds, including the Dachshund, Cardigan Welsh Corgi, Clumber Spaniel, French Bulldog, German Pinscher and Pekingese. IVDD occurs when the cushioning discs between the vertebrae of the spinal column either bulge or burst (herniate) into the spinal cord space. Bulging discs compress nerves of the spinal cord and nerve impulses are not able to transmit their signals to

the final destination in the limb muscles, bladder and other critical tissues. If the damage is severe enough, paralysis and loss of bladder and bowel control can occur.

The AKC Canine Health Foundation recently reviewed two companion studies that will address key gaps in knowledge in IVDD: neuromuscular and gait analysis to enhance optimal return to quality of life in affected dogs.

These proof‐of‐principle studies will develop technological advances in assessment of IVDD using computer modeling and kinematic (gait) analysis. The expected deliverables will be the establishment of methodology that will allow clinicians to provide optimized guided therapy Dachshund Club of America

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and support patient assessments in clinical trials for novel treatments and therapeutics.

Both grants were deemed to be excellent and of high scientific merit by our grant committee.

2139: Development of a Neuromusculoskeletal Computer Simulation Gait Model to Characterize Functional Recovery in Dogs with Intervertebral Disk Herniation PI: Gina Bertocci, PhD, PE, Professor and Endowed Chair, Bioengineering, University of Louisville; Co‐Investigator: Gwendolyn J. Levine, DVM, DACVP, Texas A&M University Intervertebral disk herniation (IVDH) leads to spinal cord injury (SCI) in dogs. The most

commonly affected breed is the Dachshund, of which 19% develop IVDH. IVDH compresses the spinal cord and can lead to paralysis, incontinence, reduced quality of life, permanent neurological deficits and secondary conditions. Dogs that receive decompressive surgery (standard of care) and rehabilitation immediately following IVDH may regain the ability to walk. Certain aspects of recovery, such as muscle activation patterns, are not clearly understood and play a pivotal role in whether dogs regain full function of their limbs.

Scientists know that neurologic disruption following IVDH alters muscle recruitment strategies leading to compensatory changes in muscle function post‐injury. An improved understanding of muscle activation during walking following IVDH‐associated SCI is paramount to developing strategies to enable full recovery. The goal of Dr. Bertocci’s study is to characterize individual muscle activation patterns during walking. Her research group is responsible for development of landmark computer simulation techniques that have transformed our understanding of Cranial Cruciate Ligament Disease.

She will now apply this successful methodology to IVDD and assess muscle function in: 1) a healthy Dachshund, 2) a Dachshund with moderate IVDH‐associated SCI following surgical decompression at multiple time points during recovery. Proof‐of‐principle computer models will be developed based on medical imaging, and hind‐limb motion, ground reaction forces, and body weight support provided during walking. They will characterize differences in hind‐limb motion and muscle activation patterns during walking between the healthy dog and dog with SCI, as well as differences in the dog with SCI throughout recovery. Their outcomes will enhance understanding of functional recovery following surgical treatment of IVDH, which will provide a foundation for improved clinical decision making regarding treatment options and investigating future therapeutic interventions.

2141: Describing the Kinetic and Kinematic Recovery of Dachshunds with Spinal Cord Injury PI: Gwendolyn J. Levine, DVM, DACVP Texas A&M University; Co‐Investigator: Gina Bertocci, PhD, PE, Professor and Endowed Chair, Bioengineering, University of Louisville Intervertebral disk herniation (IVDH) is common in dogs and results in injury by compressing and bruising the spinal cord. The most frequently affected breed is the Dachshund, with as many as 19% of

Dachshunds developing IVDH. Effects of IVDH include paralysis, paresis, incontinence, reduced quality of life, and permanent neurological disabilities; these facets of injury place a tremendous burden on caregivers. Traditionally, qualitative scoring systems have been used to determine injury severity, recovery, and identify if therapies are effective. More recently, computerized gait assessment (kinematics) has been applied to dogs with IVDH. These studies have examined dogs at single time points and suggest that kinematics is more sensitive than traditional scoring in detecting changes in gait.

The goal of Dr. Levine’s research is to characterize gait recovery in Dachshunds with IVDH using kinematics. She will utilize dogs with moderate and severe injury to capture the spectrum of dysfunction and recovery that occurs following injury. All dogs will receive spinal decompression surgery (standard) and be assessed at 5 time points: pre‐surgery and 7, 14, 30 and 90 days post‐surgery. Information will be compared to the gait of healthy Dachshunds.

This work is novel based on the quantitative, kinematic and longitudinal characterization of locomotion in healthy and spinal cord injured Dachshunds. The major outcomes will be: 1) an enhanced understanding of natural recovery post‐IVDH; 2) improved clinical decision making with respect to treatment options; 3) identification of effective assessment parameters; and 4) creation of a baseline for future clinical trials assessing therapies.!

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WIN-WIN-WIN proposition

Written by Cris Lewis, with input from Carolyn Henry and John & Kathy Gallun

The opportunity for a three-way win when working with our dogs is rare, but teaming up with your Therapy Dog is definitely one.

First WIN: for the people the team visits. A Therapy Dog provides comfort, support and animal companionship to people who need or want it – often the people visited are complete strangers to the dog. Carolyn Henry has been visiting with her Dachshund, Snowy, for three years.

She noted that the Therapy Dog visits help the specific patient, but also was surprised to see how much her dog helped family members and staff. Being able to brighten the day of a someone who is lonely or a hospice patient has a lasting effect.

Second WIN: for the actual dog who is doing the visiting. A Therapy Dog is often well-socialized, but the random and often unknown environments and people they will encounter provide even more socialization opportunities. Some of my Therapy Dogs have also been conformation and performance dogs. The bond created with the handler becomes stronger, even more intrinsic, and communication between handler and Therapy Dog will become very body-language dependent.

The trust between the dog and the handler becomes automatic. The Therapy Dog gives a lot of themselves, but they do enjoy meeting and connecting with new people.

Third WIN: for the human handler. The joy of giving your time and your dog to those who need it is immeasurable. In short, it is a good feeling! John & Kathy Gallun have volunteered with their two Therapy Dogs for several years at a hospital in Milwaukee,Wisconsin – they found it rewarding to watch reactions from patients when the Dachshunds came to visit.

So what is a Therapy Dog? They are calm, gentle, polite, eventempered, well-socialized, and can be directed using positive reinforcement by an experienced handler. True Therapy Dogs are registered through a national organization that has tested the human and dog team on many items related to temperament, handler skills and environmental challenges.

Many ask if a Therapy Dog must have obedience training. The answer to that question is “no.” While some basic obedience training can help a potential Therapy Dog, obedience does not teach temperament. The dog either has the right temperament or it does not. continued on next page...

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THERAPY DOG continued from page 9...

To further illustrate this point, some rescued dogs from very poor beginnings can be wonderful Therapy Dogs because they have the right, easy-going temperament. Then there are beautiful show champions with tons of performance (including obedience ) titles that just don’t want to interact with complete strangers. That does not make them a bad dog, just not a Therapy Dog. They would rather hang out with their own human.

There are many well-documented benefits that result from Therapy Dog visits: * reduced blood pressure * increased levels of serotonin and other “feel good” hormones * decreased levels of stress hormones (cortisol) * welcome change in routine * distraction Young students practicing their reading skills become more confident when a dog is “listening” as they sit quietly in the reader’s lap. College students easily talk about what might be stressing them as they pet a Therapy Dog. The possibilities and impact are endless!

AKC has now enhanced the Therapy Dog titling options, but the first step is to get a Therapy Dog team tested and evaluated, and then registered with a national Therapy Dog organization.

Keep in mind that Therapy Dog visits are a team effort between the human handler and the dog. While there is a strong feeling of satisfaction and giving back, it takes a lot of time and willingness to stick to the commitment of volunteering with a Therapy Dog. Visits themselves can be an hour or several hours, with multiple people involved. There are opportunities in hospitals, schools, nursing homes, funerals, grief groups,

assisted living facilities, hospice, courtrooms, airports and college campuses --- to list a few. A dog must be groomed and prepped to go on visits, and the handler must be very aware of the environment that the dog encounters.

Therapy Dog volunteering looks “easy” on the surface, but there is so much occurring on the part of the dog and the handler. The pay-off is immense for all involved, making it a WIN-WIN-WIN situation!

About the authors – Cris has had five Therapy Dogs, handling teams for 13 years. She is also a Tester/Observer for Therapy Dogs Inc. John & Kathy and Carolyn and Cris’ dogs visit school reading programs, hospitals, assisted living facilities, grief camps, college campuses and hospice patients. They are all members of the Badger Dachshund Club in Wisconsin.!

DCA is seeing an increase in late filing fines levied by AKC due to club’s late submission of event applications and/or judge’s panels.

These late fees incur when a local club hosting an event under the DCA banner is late in submitting the paperwork to AKC. When this happens, AKC puts a hold on any event requests from DCA until said fine is paid.

Late application submission and subsequent fines reflect poorly on DCA. Therefore, beginning immediately, any club hosting a DCA event that incurs a late filing fee will not only pay the AKC fine, but will also pay a $50.00 fine to DCA. If there is a second offense from the same club, the DCA fine increases to $100.00.

A third offense by a club will result in a $150.00 fine, plus the privilege to host a DCA event will be revoked until the offending club requests and receives DCA Board approval to once again hold DCA events.

The Board fervently hopes no club will experience these consequences. Ideally, all clubs will take the responsibility of hosting DCA events seriously and will get all paperwork in to AKC on time.

LEGISLATIVE NEWS OCTOBER 2014 We had a victory in North Carolina this summer. I want to thank all of you who live in North Carolina and who “stepped up to the plate” to oppose the NC House proposed legislation and also to oppose the transfer of animal protection from the NC Department of Agriculture. As the Governor and House Speaker were pushing this legislation, it makes this a major victory for those in the Sport of Dogs, and a major defeat for the HSUS State Director and the animal rights people in the state. But the fight isn’t over, as we all know, the animal rights agenda will be back.

As I write this, animal rights activists in Chattanooga TN are pushing the City Council to pass anti-breeder ordinances. When this came to my attention, I contacted the Show Chair for 2015, Robert Schwalbe, and the 2015 Show Chair for the Cardigan Welsh Corgi Club of America and asked both to contact the Choo Choo and express our opposition to the proposed ordinances. Both stepped forwarded, and Robert also contacted the Convention Bureau. At their request, we have been working with the Convention Bureau preparing information for the Bureau to present to the City Council opposing the proposed ordinances. Both the Choo Choo and the Convention Bureau understand that parent Clubs will not want to do their Nationals in a City that is anti-breeder. According to the Convention Bureau, since 2008, National Specialties have put Five Million Dollars into the economy in Chattanooga. As we have stated Dachshund Club of America

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many times before, the monetary impact that dog shows have on a local economy is something we need to stress to officials.

There are other areas of the country we are working on at this time, mandatory/spay neuter and breeder license seem to be the rage. Again, please monitor your local ordinances and proposed ordinances. You can’t have an influence on what is proposed in your area, if you are unaware of what your City or County is planning. Local ordinances will harm us more than anything proposed in Washington.

I will be attending the NAIA Conference in Orlando, Florida next month, and will do a report on the Conference for the next newsletter.

Please let me if you need any assistance.

Gail LaBerge outland@laberge.org 770-722-9371 cell

DCA HEALTH & WELFARE TRUST FUND DONOR REPORT

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he Officers and Board of Directors of the DCA Health & Welfare Trust Fund thank the generous donors who have made contributions in support of the fund’s goals of promoting education and research aimed at eliminating health and genetic problems within the breed.

The majority of donations continue to be given by individuals in memory of or in honor of special humans and canines — however, other kinds of gifts are always welcome. Instead of just making a purchase from Amazon, make that purchase through AmazonSmile (use smile.amazon.com) and designate the DCA Health &Welfare Trust Fund as the charitable organization of your choice.

The Trust Fund will then receive a donation from Amazon amounting to 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases. And don’t forget to use Google’s Goodshop, Goodsearch and Gooddining to benefit the Trust Fund.

If your company matches gifts made to non-profits and charities, please be sure to list the DCA Health & Welfare Trust Fund as a “match recipient” when you designate your donations for the year. It’s also very important to have the Trust Fund listed as a memorial recipient in your obituary and/or to remember the Trust Fund in your will as these gifts are ones which truly “live on” and have an ongoing impact. As you can see below, this year the Trust Fund was notified that a long time dachshund owner has named the Trust Fund as a beneficiary of her estate.

The Trust Fund continues to reimburse shipping costs to individuals who send blood and tissue samples to Breen Lab for use in the hemangiosarcoma research project being carried out there, so please participate in this project if the occasion arises and encourage others to do so. Help out by giving your vet a copy of the hemangiosarcoma research project information sheet that came in the Fall 2014 issue of the DCA Newsletter and ask her or him to scan it and email it to all the other vets in your area. Financial support for the printing and distribution around the globe of the DCA disk booklet remains a priority for the organization as well.

BETWEEN OCTOBER 1, 2013 AND OCTOBER 1, 2014, THE TRUST FUND RECEIVED DONATIONS FROM THE FOLLOWING: Bequests Estate of Karen L. Butler (pending) Donations from Organizations Membership of the Dachshund Club of America RealNetworks Foundation – in support of hemangiosarcoma research Donations in Honor of or to Acknowledge Individuals Donald and Eda Cornish – to acknowledge “the wonderful gift of V Schwalbe Fountains of Bellagio MW aka ‘Gio’ from Robert and Janet Schwalbe” Marcella S. McCulloch – in honor of Alanna Lowry, DVM, Fleming Island Pet & Bird Clinic

Memorials for Dogs Mauricio Britva and Gail Tate – in memory of Buckeye Diane E. Jones – in memory of Ch. Schoolhouse Francis Rocks CGC THD Marcella S. McCulloch – in memory of Fritz Russell and Cynthia Waldman – in memory of Hudson Waldman Robert and Ann Wlodkowski – in memory of Ch. MT’s Olympian Memorials for Individuals Jean and Robert Burnett – in memory of Pat Roder Jean and Robert Burnett – in memory of Robert Maser Jean and Robert Burnett – in memory of Mary Lou Harris Robert and Ann Wlodkowski – in memory of Hannelore Heller Robert and Ann Wlodkowski – in memory of Joan DuBuc The Trust Fund is a 501-c-3 taxexempt, non-profit organization and, to the extent allowed by law, gifts are considered tax-deductible charitable contributions. All donations are acknowledged and donors receive a receipt for tax purposes. You may make a gift to the Trust Fund any time you wish by mailing your check made out to DCA H & W Trust Fund to: Ruth Robins – Trust Administrator, DCA Health & Welfare Trust Fund, c/o 4314 Westport Terrace, Louisville, KY 40207-7014. If at any time you have questions regarding a gift to the Trust Fund, contact the Trust Administrator by phone at (502) 893-2237 or via e-mail at dachs@insightbb.com.

DCA Health & Welfare Trust Fund Officers: Chairman — Lisa Warren Secretary — Vicki Spencer Trust Administrator — Ruth Robins Board of Directors: Georjan Bridger Anne Carson Jerry Cerasini Fran Colonna Cheri Faust Marci Forrester Neal Hamilton Liz Heywood Carl Holder Jolanta Jeanneneny Ken Levison Paul Martin Brian Owen Robert Schwalbe Cheryl Shultz Emma Jean Stephenson Deneice Van Hook, DVM Bob Wlodkowski Submitted by Ruth Robins, Trust Administrator

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(DC Hale’s Hudson SL, JE, RN, VC X FC Stardust One Way or Another, JE, RA, ROMX)

Bred by Anne Schmidt and co-owned by Barb Koch and Anne Schmidt Magic is happy to join her litter-mates Stella, Trooper and Houdini as VC title holders! Having four siblings earn their VC is more than we could ever dream of.....

We are so proud of this special girl, she has a special energy and excitement to all that she does. I cannot think of one thing she does not like to do, and she gives it her all with each adventure.

Most importantly, she has proven to be an excellent producer with several Champion offspring and more coming up.

Bred to Ch. Clipper North Wind she has Blaze, Fergie and Molly in the ring, and bred to GCh. Hundeleben Queen's Armada she has Colby, Tally and Quincy in the ring.

Good job Magic!!

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THREE FOR ALL

HARVEST MOON CLASSIC OCTOBER 3-12, 2014 contributed by Cheri Faust

For the third consecutive year, Badger Dachshund Club, Minnesota Dachshund Club, Dachshund Club of the Great Lakes and Madison Area Dachshund Club came together to present the Harvest Moon Classic. AKC events included eight field trials, two earthdog tests and a CGC test, which were held over the course of ten days at the Northern Illinois Beagle Club in Roscoe, Illinois. But the Harvest Moon Classic is so much more…

A TYPICAL FIELD TRIAL DAY After a hot breakfast, everyone gathered for a group picture, followed by a short skit by those Northwood legends, Ole and Lena (or their good friend Sven). Field marshal volunteers were presented with imprinted travel tumblers coordinated to the “color of the day” (donated by Patsy Leonberger) to thank them for the important role they play in the field. Roll call and bracing were taken care of in short order before heading to the field.

The total entry for the eight trials was 727, with the Open Dog stake averaging 19 entries, the Open Bitch stake averaging 20 entries, the FC Dog stake averaging 26 entries, and the FC Bitch stake averaging 25 entries.

The weather the first four days was cool with occasional light precipitation. This cleared off early in the week and the rest of the days were clear with sunshine and mild temperatures.

Entries closed at 8:00 a.m., and awards were ready to be presented between 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. each day.

Rosettes were presented by the judges, along with prizes including Rite in the Rain notebooks and pens, Popware bowls with water bottle holders, French snap leads, Harvest Moon logo tote bags, and the piece de resistance – Shawn Nies’s Wash & Zip dog beds (retail value over $50!). Absolute was held four of the eight days, and winners took home a Copenhaven plate, an etched glass picture frame from the Jean Jasinsky Memorial Trophy Fund, and a Wash & Zip dog bed appliquéd in the Harvest Moon theme. In the words of one exhibitor, “the prizes were to die for!

The Piano Sven’s down at the feed store and runs across Ole. Sven says, “Hey der Ole, good to see ya! How’ve you been doin’ der?”

Ole answers, “Fine.”

Sven asks, “And what about your wife, I haven’t seen Lena in awhile.

How’s she doing,?”

Ole answers, “Fine.”

Sven says, “I heard you bought her a piano, didn’t ya now? That must be real fine. How’d she like it?”

Ole answers, “Fine. But I sold the piano and bought a clarinet.”

Sven says in surprise, “A clarinet? Why would you give her a clarinet instead of a piano?”

Ole glares at Sven a bit, then says, “Uff da. Cuz with dat der clarinet, she can’t sing!”

TUESDAY: The Minnesota Dachshund Club held Earthdog tests on Tuesday, October 7, 2014. The morning test had 18 IQ entries (1 pass), 21 JE entries (no passes), 8 SE entries (2 passes) and 3 ME entries (no passes). The afternoon test had 7 IQ entries (2 passes), 15 JE entries

(no passes), 7 SE entries (2 passes), 5 ME entries (1 pass) and 1 EE entry (1 pass).

Following the Earthdog tests, Linda Snyder gave a two‐hour hands‐on seminar on field grooming the Wirehaired Dachshund. With Linda’s help, the participant’s left proud of their good looking dogs. The grooming seminar concluded with a wine and cheese reception open to everyone.

Tuesday evening, Kathy Johnson and the Minnesota Dachshund Club hosted an Italian Buffet, catered

by Anna Maria’s, for about 40 people.

WEDNESDAY: The weather didn’t disappoint the 20‐or‐so sky watchers that came out to see the total eclipse of the full moon in the clear wee hours of the morning. Bloody Marys, Mimosas and Irish Coffees were served in the clubhouse with a continental breakfast.

For those that stayed up, there were pumpkins for carving. Some of the more creative designs included a Dachshund chasing a rabbit, and a tenpoint buck!

Pam Bethke conducted Canine Good Citizen tests in the afternoon, followed by a highly competitive Scavenger Hunt.

On this “day off”, some relaxed with a massage or pedicure at one of the nearby spas, while others made a trip to the Laundromat. With all of the stores and services nearby, there was something for everyone.

With nearly 30 overnight camping units, and hotels within minutes of the grounds, exhibitors were able to spend a great deal of time together.

Whether it was an impromptu potluck supper in the clubhouse, an evening spent by the bonfire (complete with s’mores), or participating in a game of Field Trial Trivial Pursuit, the Harvest Moon Classic was a great way to spend time with old friends and make new ones.

The grounds were available each evening after awards for practice until sunset. With abundant rabbits and good cover, the field was nearly as busy in the evenings as it was during the day. Many of those that trained saw the results during the award ceremonies!

Two raffles were held to help maintain the grounds and keep them available for Dachshund field trialing. Sherry Ruggieri did a fabulous job organizing donated items (much of which she donated herself) into baskets that were treasure troves of goodies. About 30 baskets were raffled each Saturday. Phil and Sherry Ruggieri also donated a beautiful 40˝ x 36˝ Victorian‐themed oil on canvas painting of a Dachshund with a custom 8” antiqued frame for a special raffle – Laura Potash was the lucky winner!

The annual “Wild Thing” dinner was held on our last night together. I think the folks that were most reluctant to try the venison tips in mushroom gravy or antelope pepper steak, were also the first ones back in line for seconds! In addition there was smoked goose, pickled walleye, sweet potatoes, squash, twice baked potato casserole, rice, and much more. We topped everything off with birthday cake for dessert – and of course, another bonfire.

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ENTRIES IN MERIT ROSETTES 8 TRIALS POINTS WON

Ana Maria Bear

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Danika

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Dixie Echo Emmett Guinness Gunnie Hopi Hunter

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Jacoby Jango Lykke Maddie Mavis Milo Ne Nix

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Niya Oslo Otto Panda Pixie

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Radar R Radar S Rider

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Strolch Sully Sydney Tanka Turi

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Tux Uta

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1st, NBQ 3rd, NBQ, NBQ 1st, 3rd, 4th, 4th 2nd 4th NBQ NBQ 3rd 2nd, 2nd 1st, 1st, 3rd, 3rd 1st 4th 1st, 1st 4th 3rd 3rd NBQ 1st, 2nd, 4th, NBQ 2nd, 3rd 2nd, 3rd NBQ, 4th NBQ 1st, 2nd, 4th 1st NBQ 2nd, 2nd, 4th, 4th NBQ, 1st, 3rd, 3rd, 4th, 4th 2nd 4th, 4th 1st, 1st, 2nd 1st, 1st, 4th 2nd, 3rd, 3rd, 4th 1st, 2nd, 2nd 2nd, 3rd, NBQ, NBQ 2nd, 2nd, NBQ 3rd, NBQ

Thirty six (43%) of the 84 different Field Champions entered took home at least one of the 79 rosettes awarded in FC stakes (one NBQ withheld). ________________________________________

Open Bitches (19) Judges: Carrie Hamilton and Lori Isaacson 1st Gizmo (Ballard) ABS 2nd Lizzie 3rd Charm (Schmidt) 4th Bunny (LaTour) NBQ Madison (Simmons)

Open Bitches (26) Judges: Carrie Hamilton and Mary Powell 1st Lizzie NEW FC 2nd Rumor 3rd Carrie 4th Charm (Schmidt) NBQ Madison (Simmons)

FC Dogs (28) Judges: Carrie Hamilton and Patsy Leonberger 1st Hunter (Snider) 2nd Strolch (Whistance-Smith) 3rd Vimy (Davidson) 4th Rider (Blake) NBQ Radar (Schooler)

FC Dogs (29) Judges: Carrie Hamilton and Pam Bethke 1st Tux (Hopkins) 2nd Rider (Blake) 3rd Zuni (Snyder) 4th Jango (Isaacson) NBQ Vimy (Davidson)

FC Bitches (27) Judges: Mary Powell and Larry Gohlke 1st Pixie (Nies) 2nd Sydney (Meyers) 3rd Turi (Leonberger) 4th Echo (Hibbs) NBQ Seiko (Knoll)

FC Bitches (26) Judges: Bill Dyer and Lori Isaacson 1st Ana Maria (Gallamore) 2nd Hopi (Snyder) 3rd Mavis (Nugent) 4th Danika (Faust/Gohlke) NBQ Panda

SATURDAY , OCTOBER 4, 2014 (TOTAL ENTRY 101) Open Dogs (24) Judges: Carrie Hamilton and Sherry Ruggieri 1st Harry (Gindroz) NEW FC 2nd Coal (Hopkins) NEW DC 3rd Indy (K. Schmidt) 4th Ben (Casoria) NBQ Sarge (Leonberger) Open Bitches (22) Judges: Larry Gohlke and David Faust 1st Lizzie 2nd Gizmo (Ballard) 3rd Rumor 4th Charm (Schmidt) NBQ Madison (Simmons) FC Dogs (28) Judges: Pam Bethke and Kate Snider 1st Tanka (Faust/Gohlke) 2nd Rider (Blake) 3rd Oslo (Knoll) 4th Nix (Gohlke/Faust) NBQ Bear (Blake) FC Bitches (27) Judges: Carrie Hamilton and Rick Schwarz 1st Lykke (Whistance-Smith) 2nd Niya (Ruggieri) 3rd Seiko (Knoll) 4th Pixie (Nies) NBQ Uta (Faust/Gohlke/Jeanneney) SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2014 (TOTAL ENTRY 104)

Open Dogs (25) Judges: Pam Bethke and Heidi Meyers 1st Gunnie (Snider) NEW FC 2nd Flash 3rd Barney NEW FC 4th Deter (Briwa) NBQ Blaze (Parrish)

Open Dogs (23) Judges: Jan DuBois and Heidi Meyers 1st Blaze (Parrish) NEW DC ABS 2nd Ben (Casoria) 3rd Eucher (McNamara) 4th Vinnie (Foss-Tietz) NBQ Colby

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Open Dogs (15) Judges: Carrie Hamilton and Rick Schwarz 1st Sarge (Leonberger) 2nd Indy (K. Schmidt) 3rd Ben (Casoria) 4th Vinnie (Foss-Tietz) NBQ Luke (LaDew/Hopkins) Open Bitches (18) Judges: Lori Isaacson and Kate Snider 1st Briar NEW FC 2nd Mira (Keehn/Ruckman) 3rd Carrie (Casoria) 4th Gabby (LaTour) NBQ Bunny (LaTour) FC Dogs (26 Entered/25 Starters) Judges: Cheri Faust and Heidi Meyers 1st Jacoby (Powell) 2nd Tux (Hopkins) 3rd Gunnie (Snider) 4th Rider (Blake) NBQ Bear (Blake) FC Bitches (27) Judges: Carrie Hamilton and W. R. Dyer 1st Lykke (Whistance-Smith) ABS 2nd Dixie (Ruggieri) 3rd Danika (Faust/Gohlke) 4th Turi (Leonberger) NBQ Uta (Faust/Gohlke/Jeanneney) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014 (TOTAL ENTRY 87)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2014 (TOTAL ENTRY 99)

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continued from page 15 Open Bitches (20) Judges: Pam Bethke and Mary Powell Lucy (Nugent) NEW FC 1st 2nd Gabby (LaTour) 3rd Trixie (Isaacson/LaTour) Pixel (Richmond) 4th NBQ Taya (Nance) FC Dogs (26) Judges: Jim Garard and Carolyn Casoria 1st Hunter (Snider) Nix (Gohlke/Faust) 2nd 3rd Bear (Blake) 4th Sully (Nugent) NBQ Zuni (Snyder) FC Bitches (23) Judges: Rick Schwarz and Bill Dyer 1st Sydney (Meyers) 2nd Uta (Faust/Gohlke/Jeanneney) 3rd Turi (Leonberger) 4th Seiko (Knoll) NBQ Nel (Bethke) FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2014 (TOTAL ENTRY 86) Open Dogs (15) Judges: Bill Dyer and Sherry Ruggieri 1st Lloyd (Johnson/Ballard) 2nd Sheldon (Foss-Tietz/LaTour) 3rd Vinnie (Foss-Tietz) 4th Houdini (Fenlon/Briwa) NBQ Deter (Briwa) Open Bitches (20) Judges: Scot Davidson and Bill Dyer 1st Sage (Brinker) 2nd Dazzle (VanHook) 3rd Trixie (Isaacson/LaTour) 4th Mira (Keehn/Ruckman) NBQ Flirt (VanHook) FC Dogs (25) Judges: Shawn Nies and Patsy Leonberger 1st Nix (Gohlke/Faust) 2nd Tux (Hopkins) 3rd Milo (Schwarz/Faust/Gohlke)

4th NBQ

Sully (Nugent) Otto (Hopkins/Wells)

FC Bitches (26) Judges: K. Snider and C. A. Yeager 1st Seiko (Knoll) 2nd Pixie (Nies) 3rd Niya (Ruggieri) 4th Danika (Faust/Gohlke) NBQ Guinness (Simmons) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2014 (TOTAL ENTRY 89) Open Dogs (21) Judges: Bill Dyer and Sherry Ruggieri 1st Indy (K. Schmidt) NEW FC 2nd Luke (LaDew/Hopkins) 3rd Worthy (H. Jones) 4th Ross (DuBois) NBQ Sheldon (Foss-Tietz/LaTour) Open Bitches (21) Judges: Rick Schwarz and Cindy Yeager 1st Bunny (LaTour) 2nd Sage (Brinker) NEW FC 3rd Trixie (Isaacson/LaTour) 4th Gabby “Dapple” (Jagusch) NBQ Lupe (Rhea) FC Dogs (24) Judges: Shawn Nies and Mrs. L. Isaacson 1st Tanka (Faust/Gohlke) ABS 2nd Oslo (Knoll) 3rd Hunter (Snider) 4th Otto (Hopkins/Wells) NBQ Nix (Gohlke/Faust) FC Bitches (23) Judges: M. M. Powell and R. Mousseau 1st Sydney (Meyers) 2nd Hopi (Snyder) 3rd Seiko (Knoll) 4th Maddy (Schooler) NBQ Ana Maria (Gallamore)

1st 2nd 3rd 4th NBQ

Vinnie (Foss-Tietz) NEW FC Lloyd (Johnson/Ballard) Luke (LaDew/Hopkins) Ross (DuBois) Worthy (H. Jones)

Open Bitches (18) Judges: Scot Davidson and Rick Schwarz 1st Mira (Keehn/Rudman) 2nd Madison (Simmons) 3rd Taya (Nance) 4th Bunny (LaTour) NBQ Gabby “Dapple” (Jagusch) FC Dogs (22) Judges: William Dyer and Pam Bethke 1st Radar “R” (Thomas) 2nd Vimy (Davidson) 3rd Hunter (Snider) 4th Tanka (Faust/Gohlke) NBQ Emmett (Yeager) FC Bitches (20) Judges: K. Snider and Mrs. L. Isaacson 1st Danika (Faust/Gohlke) 2nd Turi (Leonberger) 3rd Uta (Faust/Gohlke/Jeanneney) 4th Seiko (Knoll NBQ withheld

In the arms of the angels…

FC AUGDEN VON MOOSBACH ZUZELEK, RE, ME Phil & Sherry Ruggieri VEGA III Mack/Judy Gallamore & Claire Mancha

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2014 (TOTAL ENTRY 75) Open Dogs (15) Judges: Patsy Leonberger and Shawn Nies

Start your planning now!!

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TRAINING FOR SUCCESS: PATIENCE AND PERSEVERANCE

By Karen R. Scheiner s a rule, dachshunds are not known for their prowess in agility.

Honestly, they would rather be following a scent or chasing bunnies in the field! To teach any dog to dash across a yard at their fastest speed, take jumps and run across a dog walk with impulsion, merely at the command of its owner, is a challenge.

But more so for a dachshund who’s nose, naturally, is intended for hunting. This article is intended to encourage those of you who are considering, or just beginning, to train a dachshund to perform what does not come naturally. That is, taking your dog to a place in training that would never happen without you. So think of this not as a training article, but rather one that will inspire you to continue working with and training your most loyal companion to be all that he can be.

Success can be measured in many different ways. It usually starts with setting a goal. If you set your goal too high, you will never find success. If you set your goal too low, it won’t mean anything.

Success can be measured when your dog earns a title; with each higher title, the greater the feeling of success. Other forms of success don’t involve titles at all. Instead, it’s a measure of where you started when you first began to train your dog, and whether you believe that your dog has measurably improved. There are some goals that you initially may consider to be unattainable; but ultimately, after time, they may become within your reach and actually realized.

I often ask people who I casually meet, what exactly do you do with your dogs? Inevitably, they look at me strangely and respond that they do “nothing,” because their dogs are “just pets.” So, does that mean they are destined to lead a life of dormancy? When I ask them if they would let their children just lie around the house all day, they admit that would certainly not be the case. So why is that okay for your dog to lack training? In my house, that’s never the case! In the my experience, from over the 16 plus years that I have been training dachshunds, I can truly tell you that the extra effort put into training your doxie, will reward you tenfold, in time.

I have to admit that until now, Chelsea has not been the subject of any of my articles. In fact, until very recently, many of my friends didn’t even know that she existed. Five years ago, when Chelsea was born, as the only girl puppy in a litter of four black and tan puppies, her fate to live with me was then decided. Although probably not the best manner to

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choose a prospect for performance training, now that I look back, I am convinced that Chelsea’s life is for the better. Therefore I am confident that I made the right decision in keeping her. By doing so, I have learned that the road to success is paved with cobblestones of both patience and perseverance. In fact, I have learned many lessons by owning and loving Chelsea.

We started with agility training when she was about six months old.

She was initially nervous and not totally focused. I figured that she was a young puppy, so that her fear would soon be outgrown. But it continued.

When I took her to classes, she could run very fast and I was concerned that she would run away from me in the training field. I hooked a 20-foot long-line on her, so that I could catch her if she took flight! For the first few months, she learned jumps and obstacles, dragging that long line.

Ultimately, with greater confidence in her recall, I felt that she would not run off into the woods and the long-line became obsolete.

We trained for over a year; she learned basic obedience skills and agility maneuvers. Chelsea learned jumps, contact obstacles and effortless weaves, but was always looking over her shoulder to see if there were other dogs around. I had trained a number of dachshunds previously, but none had shown so much hesitation. I wondered if this was a waste of time, and if we would ever find success. At that point, my measure of success was in just getting Chelsea to focus and stay in the ring. What I didn’t anticipate throughout this journey, were the lessons that Chelsea taught me!

Based on her backyard performance, I naively figured that at the age of two, she would be ready for her first competition.

Chelsea had other ideas and clearly was not ready. In her first several Novice runs, I recall that I would set Chelsea up at the first jump. I had done this many times before, with other dachshunds, without issue. In Chelsea’s case, while she was waiting at the first jump, she would turn to look behind her, then peruse the perimeter of the field, taking in barking dogs and all of the ring activity. When I would give her the signal to run, she would cleanly take

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Florida Gulf Coast Dachshund Club 2014 Specialty BOV Thanks to Mary Castoral for this memorable specialty win and to Susan Botsakis for showing him so well this year!!

“Michael” is 2 years old and has come into his own with some impressive accomplishments … just like his three sisters (next page).

Ranked #4 in 2014 – Owner-Handled Series Eukanuba 2014 Cluster Shows – a SELECT Dog and BOS Smooth win in only two days of showing 9 BOV wins 1 Specialty Show BOV win Hound Group Placements: One Best Puppy/HG1; one HG2 and three HG4s in Owner-Handled Series Dachshund Club of America

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Thanks to so many 2013-2014 judges for recognizing the beauty of the TurningPt Sisters!

“Michela” had a very good year as she traveled with her breeder, owner, handler, Randy Eltringham!

6 Specialty BOV wins 3 Specialty BOS wins 6 Specialty SELECT Bitch wins 22 BOV wins Two Hound Group 2’s (2014) Owner-Handled Series Hound Group Placements: (2014) One HG1, Two HG2, Two HG3

BOV Philadelphia Kennel Club National Dog Show 2013 SELECT Bitch AKC Eukanuba National Show 2013 SELECT Bitch Space Coast KC/Eukanuba Cluster Show 2013 Westminster Kennel Club – Final Cut 2014 Ranked: Owner-Handled Series: #3, AKC Top Dogs: #6 (Breed), AKC Top Dogs: #7 (All Breed), Sight & Scent: #5 (Top Dachshunds)

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“Carly,” with limited showing, gave her sister Michela a run for her money: 1 BISS Specialty win (from the BBE Class) 3 BOV Specialty wins 3 SELECT Bitch Specialty wins 8 BOV wins Westminster KC – 1st AOM 2014 Ranked: (As of 9/22/14) AKC Top Dogs: #11 (Breed) AKC Top Dogs: #23 (All Breed) Sight and Scent: #5 (Breed) Thanks to Lynn Cope for showing Carly so well this year with great results!

Thanks to Kandice Kostic for showing her so beautifully!!

“Bacall,” not to be outdone, surprised us all by beating her sisters Michela and Carly for: 2 BOV Specialty wins 1 BOS Specialty win 1 SELECT Bitch Specialty win 3 BOS to Best of Breed Specialty wins BOV at the Central Florida KC at the Eukanuba Cluster Shows 2013

Watch for Cass Edge puppies Annabelle Leigh, Peyton, Eli, Bristol, Reese and Tres at 2015 shows … our next generation of TurningPt Beauty!

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Dr. Randy N. Eltringham (540) 347-0126 randy.n.eltringham.civ@mail.mil

Ch. Jarbsy’s Tu Tu Tango (Ch. Glenarrif’s Maybe You Should Know ROMX* x GCh. Jarbsy’s Mama Mia ROMX)

Tango finished with 4 majors, 3 from specialty/specialty weekends and is pictured finishing under Bill Shelton.

The boys join their Champion littermates: “Bo” Am/Can Ch. Jarbsy’s Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, Co-owner: Sophie Tremblay, Telkel Dachshunds and “Abby” Ch. Jarbsy’s Stray Cat Strut

Many thanks to June Mann, Glenarrif Dachshunds, for letting me use “Bubba”

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Ch. Jarbsy’s Jump, Jive & Wail (Ch. Glenarrif’s Maybe You Should Know ROMX* x GCh. Jarbsy’s Mama Mia ROMX)

JJ is shown finishing at the DCA Hoosier Specialty under breeder-judge Jane Fowler.

JJ is co-owned with Melissa Heymann, who exclusively showed him to his Championship.

Breeder/Owner: Sandy Arnold Jarbsy Dachshunds sandyarn@aol.com 812-322-1842

JJ resides with Co-Owner: Melissa Heymann, HiRoad Hounds mzheymann@gmail.com

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Weaves & Retrieves continued from page 18 the first jump, and maybe the second, but then suddenly, before I knew it, she would dart out of the ring, leaving my expectations of a successful run in a heap of dirt.

After about three weekends of Chelsea’s two-jump runs, apparently being driven out by fear of being chased, or barked at, or who knows what, I decided it was enough. Although she had mastered the equipment in my yard, clearly the prospect of competing in a public place, with assorted noises and dogs all around, was too much to ask of her. I realized that she couldn’t possibly run successfully with this kind of an attitude. A less determined owner would have probably given up at that point.

As a result of Chelsea’s behavior in the ring or, I should say, running out of the ring, I received unsolicited advice from friends and other wellintentioned observers. “Face it,” they would say. “She’s never going to run in agility. She will never get a title.” Their advice was mostly telling me to place Chelsea, give up on my obviously poor choice of a performance dog, and that I should let her be owned by someone else. I pondered that advice and thought about the life that Chelsea would then lead. Would she have an active life, practicing agility and obedience? Would she go on trips and regularly play outside? Or, would she live cooped up in someone’s house, because the prospect of taking her out in public would be too much for her, and for her new owner, to handle? In fact, would her new owner take her out at all, or simply give up on her?

Would her life be reduced to lying around and sleeping on someone’s sofa all day long as “just a pet”?

The answer came to me clearly. Chelsea would be a challenge, but I firmly believed that we would find success in the end. I now know that the dogs that are easiest to train don’t really teach you anything. The ones that have issues are the dogs that you learn the most from. I definitely think I am a better trainer now, for all of my dogs, having worked through many issues with Chelsea.

Patience. The first lesson that I learned from Chelsea is to have patience. They say that “patience is a virtue,” and that certainly rings true in training a dachshund! Although some doxies are bold, many may be fearful, like Chelsea was. She showed signs of this by running out of the ring, and by barking incessantly at the other dogs and strangers.

She would constantly look around, her eyes darting from dog to dog, or from person to person, and was not capable of focusing on the job at hand. On the rare occasions that she did stay in the ring with me, her worrying and looking around, caused her to crash into the jumps that were right in front of her.

So from these experiences, I learned from Chelsea that she needed more time; there was no reason to rush her into the performance ring. Instead, she needed to be exposed to as many different sounds, people and dogs as possible. I started to take her with me everywhere. The best places were Pet superstores, my office and the mall. I let strangers play with her, feed her treats (that I provided) and pet her. Every public experience was an opportunity for her to become more familiar and socialized.

Instead of training just in my yard, I began to take Chelsea to classes where there were lots of other dogs. Although she may have had fewer practice runs than in my yard, the socialization in being around other

people and other dogs was invaluable. If you have a dachshund like Chelsea, it may take another year to get your dog ready for performance, but you may actually start to find pleasure and satisfaction in the progress that she is showing. Rushing a skittish dog into a performance ring can be a disaster: the probable result is that the dog will learn to hate the activity and the handler will become frustrated. Unfortunately, I have seen this all too frequently with other handlers. Then all of the fun – for both of you – is gone. So I learned to wait it out, until I was sure that Chelsea was ready for the performance ring. I watched her progress month after month; she showed small steps leading to success.

After another year of training, at the age of three, Chelsea’s performance had improved not only in my back yard, but she was doing better around other dogs in a small class. She was always happy to receive attention and her tail wagged like it was the propeller of a helicopter taking off. This kept me going and inspired me to work more with her.

Perseverance. Another important lesson is to persevere and not give up on your dog. There are so many poor excuses that people find to give up on a dog that does not immediately measure up to their goal for success. Proof of that is found by counting all of the dogs that end up in shelters. Or dogs that just sleep in the house all day. Perseverance is what their owners lacked. No doubt, it is much more difficult to feel that success is within reach, when the dog is difficult to train, or not Q’ing (i.e. running clean courses) in the ring. But then, that is the challenge.

Would it be easier to give up and start with a different dog? Probably. But then you will never feel the thrill, the “high,” that comes with beating all odds. Nothing worth having comes easily.

And so, over the last several years, I have watched people with various breeds compete in agility. Many dogs, even dachshunds, have surpassed Chelsea in titles and scores. Yet I have been steadfast in my commitment to train Chelsea to have successful runs.

About a year ago, Chelsea actually started to enjoy herself in the ring. She let loose of her fears. The lack of security was gone. There was no more hesitation. Positive reinforcement and rewards played a major role in Chelsea’s ability to come out of her shell, and to finally focus on the game, rather than what was happening on the periphery Success. I am proud to say that at the age of five years old, in October, 2014, Chelsea did reach for the brass ring. Amazingly, she achieved that goal that I had believed, for her, to be unattainable. She earned her Master of Agility Championship (MACH). The story of success though, is so much more than Chelsea’s earning this top agility title. It is about where she started, and the road taken to reach that goal.

If you think of a large carrot growing underground, it may be evidenced only by a tiny sprout above the ground. (See graphic).

But by its size, you know that the effort to grow that carrot was tremendous. Growing next to it, another sprout may be huge, but with very little carrot underground. Which one would you consider more successful? Clearly, the huge carrot that you can’t readily see wins the prize.

Many dogs have earned a MACH. However, Chelsea’s MACH is really incidental to her change in attitude which I consider her greatest success. She developed a love for agility competition and in doing so, can now focus on her runs and truly enjoy the game.

In writing this article, it is my hope that someone reading this has had similar experiences with a dachshund and may have considered just giving up. I hope that Chelsea’s story will be an inspiration to continue positive training and to work through whatever issues your dog may be presenting. Your patience and perseverance, in the end, will be rewarded with overwhelming success. !

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Dachshunds of Our Gang is proud to introduce .....

(Ch Wagsmore's Low and Beehold ML ROMO (pending) X Rose Farm's A Higher Love ML)

Amelia finished with three majors, the last two at specialties under Linda Krukar and Sulie GreendalePaveza. She was shown completely out of the BBE class. Her first weekend out as a special she garnered an AOM under Fran Colonna, a BOV under Steven Gladstone over 3 other champions and her BOS win at the DCA Regional under Eric Henningsen, all owner-handled.

Thanks to Karyn and Jeff Dionne for their continued support and guidance.

Amelia was bred by and is owned by Nancy Prouty and Barbara Parker.

She is always handled by Nancy, an AKC Breeder of Merit.

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Daughter of MBISS Ch. Souvenir of Wagsmore ML ROMO Owned by Jean and Bob Burnett and Co-owned and bred

by Karyn and Jeff Dionne and Ch. High Plans Giddyup ROMX Owned by Pam Gale and Sherry Ceplius

BISS GCh. Kaycees Galewinns All Revved Up MLD ROMO

GCh. JT’S Midnights Incandescence ML Owners TerriLynn and John Carlson

Ch. JT’S V Islandach Blazing Embers of Kilauea ML Owner Kathleen Y. Doi

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Ch. JT’S Wagsmore’s Luminescence MLD Owners Karyn and Jeff Dionne

Breeders are TerriLynn and John Carlson Co-breeders are Sherry and Steve Ceplius

BISS GCh. JT’S Shooting Star MLD Owners Joyce and Gerry Suman

Ch. Kaycees JT’S Checkered Flag MLD

Ch. JT’S First Dawn MLD

Owners Joyce and Gerry Suman

Owner Sherry Ceplius

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Feeling Blessed And Thankful For All The Wonderful People And Dogs Who Were A Part Of This Journey!

Hugs To All! Ch. JT’S Kaycees Heart Light MLD Owners Vicki and Bill Sudduth

GCh. JT’S Kaycees Infineon At Doxhaus MLD Owner Susan Gillings

Ch. Kaycees JT’s Pole Sitter at Wagsmore MLD

Ch. Kaycees JT’s To Tough To Tame at Galewinns

Owners Karyn and Jeff Dionne

Owners Pam Gale and Sherry Ceplius

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GCh. JT’S Kaycees Rockingham ML

GCh. JT’S Kaycees Spoiler MLD

Owners TerriLynn and John Carlson

Owners TerriLynn and John Carlson, Jean and Bob Burnett

MBISS GCh. JT’S Kaycees Phoenix of Tam-Boer Owner Lena S. Tamboer

GCh. Kaycees JT’S Lucky Dog Liam ML Owner Nancy Owens

JT’s

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Ted H. & Karen Brunner 604.538.8512 www.barkervilledachshunds.com

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GCh. Barkerville Keyshia wins another All-Breed Best in Show in Canada!

Not to be outdone by her sister, GCh. Barkerville Keyera also wins Best in Specialties in Canada!

At the Federation of Dachshund Clubs of Canada National specialty she wins under Mrs. Jan Schirmer and at the Western Dachshund Club specialty she wins under Mrs. Fran Colonna!

Check out our website under “Show News” for more photos.

Keyshia wins back-to-back BEST OF BREEDS at the Dachshund Club of Santa Ana Valley shows under Mr. Jerry Cerasini and Mrs. Dianne Graham – Wow!!

In doing so, she also retired 4 challenge trophies!

Another BEST OF BREED was awarded at the Cascade DC Specialty under Mr. Eric Henningsen! Specialty Best of Variety wins were also awarded by Mrs. Ann Gordon (DCC), Mrs. Carla Mathies (NCDC) and Mr. Adrian Woodfork (GPDC).

A heartfelt thanks to all judges who have given Keyshia & Keyera these high honors!

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Postcards from the Road

by Barbara Teigen

Life changes. Retirement, a new home in a central location, a new (well, new to me) little Class B RV, a pair of young mini-wires plus one 13- year-old mini-smooth and off we go on new adventures in dogdom. I have been involved in most aspects of dog companion and performance events for over 25 years in many ways. Traveling to participate in dog events has always been part of the experience, but this has been a different and fun way to do it.

I thought I would return to the west coast for the second year in a row.

Last year it was earthdog tests in Colorado and Washington. This year I was going for three weekends in Washington alone. There were two weekends of field trials separated by a weekend of earthdog tests. Yes! That sounds like a plan!

Best laid plans, they say. We were off to a bit of a rocky start. I had a pain in my jaw that I thought was just a toothache. Pack some aspirin and go anyway. The youngest dog, Tatonka, went into heat the night before we left. What timing! I knew earthdog was now ‘out’ for her, but hoped the open stakes at the sometimes small west coast field trials would be big enough to avoid combined stakes and thus allow her to compete in those. So, go anyway.

After leaving Des Moines, I did a little sightseeing on the way. First was an enjoyable break in Cheyenne, Wyoming to see the capitol again. It was a beautiful day to walk the grounds with the dogs who were fawned over by a bus load of kids on a field trip. On to Rawlins, Wyoming for a late afternoon tour of the Wyoming Frontier Prison. Carol Rowe had told me about this tour which is especially fun because dogs are welcome to join in. All three of my dogs took the 90 minute tour with me. The next day I got to visit the Golden Spike National Historic Site at Promontory Summit, Utah.

Things were going pretty well except for the pain in the left side of my face which was interfering with sleep and just generally miserable.

Our fourth day on the road included visiting friends in Boise and The Dalles, Oregon. We were bookin’, enjoying the trip and wonderful weather and scenery. But, it was finally time to visit a doctor and get some relief. A Hood River, Oregon, ER visit at least got me a scrip for pain relievers that allowed me to sleep.

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Our first event destination was in sight: Castle Rock, Washington.

We arrived mid-day Friday, got plugged in and set up for the Greater Portland Dachshund Club field trials. I had been to this site once before, briefly, but it was my first time entering there. I showed up for bracing with an ice pack on my face to a few concerned looks. But, doing that a few times a day made a big difference in my comfort level.

The events are held on public property and have some challenges that are not faced at fenced running grounds, but these were real field trials on real rabbits. In some ways, they are more ‘real’. The dogs are in natural surroundings running rabbits that are not dogwise. I saw no instances of dogs being difficult to pick up as they weren’t inclined to go bounding off and I saw no sight chases. The judges of the last stake on Sunday did cast dogs in second series and beyond as rabbits by then had become very hard to come by, but every dog that took home points for the weekend had been run on and judged on actual rabbits. Our own take was one NBQ in OAAB and a second in FC. Good weekend! continued on page 36...

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L ouie “ ”

A tribute to

BISS Ch. Raydachs Great Balls of Fire ROMO December 19, 2001 – July 2, 2014

Breeder/Owner: Shirley Ray

“It’s a funny thing about life, if you refuse anything but the best, you often get it.”

William Somerset Maugham

Sire of Thirty Four Champions to Date: Ch. M And M Light My Fire MBIS, MBISS Ch. Daybreak’s Awesome Blossom W Ch. Daybreak’s Garden Party W Ch. Saytar’s Jerry Lee Sw Am. & Can. Ch. Raydachs You Go Girl Sw Ch. Raydachs Heat of the Moment Sw Ch. Raydachs Lil Goose Coop Sw Ch. Raydachs Golden Goose V Novami Am. & Aus. Ch. Raydachs Heat of the Night SW Ch. Annie Oakley V Aus-Bar Sw GCh. Hello Dolly V Aus-Bar Sw GCh. Re:Joyce Jazzman’s Blues Sw GCh. DC Windsweptddachs Dharma Life Force W Ch. Wagswell’s Jenifour Lowpaws Ch. Wagswell’s Reba Macinwire Ch. Daybreak’s Spring Fling W Ch. Rivendells Coco Chanel

MBIS, MBISS GCh. Raydachs Playing With Fire V Gleishorbach Sw BIS, BISS GCh. Gleishorbach Quest For Fire V Raydachs Sw BIS, MBISS GCh. Legibach Captain Crunch Sw Ch. Legibach Always On My Mind Sw, CGC Ch. Legibach Love Me Tender Sw Ch. Legibach Just Because Sw Ch. Legibach Double Rainbow Sw Ch. Legibach Rainbow Ruffle Sw BN, RN, CA, CGC Ch. Legibach Beyond The Stars Sw Ch. Legibach Double Crunch Sw GCh. Novami Bauz V Schenkenburg Sw, CD, BN GCh. Novami Maximus V Somerset Sw MBISS GCh. Raydachs Ruby Tuesday Sw Am. & Can. Ch. Raydachs Royal Fireworks Sw Ch. Schoolhouse Candy Girl Davis Sw GCh. Brodny Schoolhouse He’s So Fine Ch. Brodny Schoolhouse My Guy

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R emembering L “ ouie” Louie was a once in a lifetime dog for me. My husband Mike and I loved him very much and he is deeply missed. His tail was always wagging no matter what was going on in his life.

Shirley and Mike Ray A great dog bred by Shirley Ray, of Raydachs Kennels, which was bred to our female, Ch. Gleishorbach Whistler’s Heidi, by Shirley(Heidi was shipped to Shirley in Texas) and produced two wonderful dogs, MBIS, MBISS GCH Raydachs Playing With Fire V Gleishorbach “Cinders” and her brother BIS GCH Gleishorbach Quest For Fire V Raydachs “Kaiser”. Cinders remained in Corpus Christi, Texas with Shirley and Heidi returned to Hawaii along with Kaiser where he won a BIS right after arriving in Hawaii. His sister Cinders went on to greater honors, winning multiple BIS & BISS, the DCA Nationals and The Hound Group I at The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in Madison Square Garden in 2OI2. These two dogs produced by Louie are now producing beautiful dogs of their own, carrying on the excellent breeding tradition of their Sire. Louie’s grandkids are doing very well and carrying on his Legacy.

We are so fortunate to have met Shirley & Mike so many years ago and to have a great relationship with them. As we wind down our dog showing career after over 4O years, we look back and count our blessings to have come in contact with so many wonderful people like Shirley & Mike and great dogs like Louie. Louie, Aloha from Hawaii, you will be missed. von Gleishorbach Dachshunds • Jimmi & Marietta Sakoda Our personal time spent with Louie was a privilege which Shirley Ray allowed us, and a pleasure. Neal showed him as a Veteran at Specialties and Louie consistently won the Variety, Best Veteran or an Award of Merit He was a joy to live with, and he produced Champions of great health and attitude. His qualities with live on in future generations. He was Neal’s buddy and we will never forget him.

Neal Glaser and Karen Simmons • Novami During a 2004 conversation with Mike Reed regarding stud dogs with his bloodlines he suggested I speak with Shirley Ray about a nice male of hers’ and what great advice that was. Not only did Louie possess the pedigree I was looking for, but he instantly impressed me with his many qualities. From that breeding came the dog of my lifetime Kate: MBIS, MBISS Ch. Daybreak’s Awesome Blossom W ROMX, the number one Dachshund all coats, all systems for 2008, and the winner of 7 all-breed Bests In Show’ Kate went on to produce BIS, MBISS and DCA winners. They say the proof of quality is the ability to pass it on. Louie has certainly done that.

Deborah Krieg • Daybreak Wires The two breedings of Louie to Ch. Legibach Rainforest Crunch SW, ROMX (Crunchy) has produced a total of 8 champions, most of them finishing with specialty majors. The best known, Captain (BIS, MBISS, Gold GCh Legibach Captain Crunch), started his show career by winning Best Puppy in Sweepstakes (all coats) and RWD at DCA in 2011. He was also WD/BOW at the host show, expertly presented

by Angela Lloyd. After finishing his championship at the Knickerbocker Specialty he went on to win BOV at the DCA

National in 2012. He accumulated many exciting wins with the addition of his co-owner Sally Sweatt including an “All Breed Best In Show”, a Reserve Best In Show, Numerous Hound Group and Best in Specialty wins. In 2013 he topped the year as #3 Wire per the “Canine Chronicle” Breed ratings.

Thank you Shirley, for having offered Louie to the fancy. His contributions to the breed will be seen for years to come.

Gina Leone Middings and Pat Leone • Legibach It is still hard to believe Louie is gone. He was my favorite and number one at Raydachs. Goofy Louie, Ooie Gooie Louie and Louiouie were some of my names for him. He answered to all of them with a wagging tail and gleeful expression. He was the best behaved and had the best natured of all the dogs I have ever known. As a professional pet sitter, I have tended to a lot of dogs in the past 30 years and he was the best ever. I was his pet sitter for over eight years and that was the fastest years of my life. He was a grand dog!

Hugs and many tailwags, Phyllis & Critters Louie was one of the great dogs in our breed. He was very sweet and special to a lot of people. I loved seeing him in his home. He would wag his tail and his butt all over the place. He was a oncein-a-lifetime producer. He clicked with so many females, and the kids he helped produce were more than just winners. He will be missed always. “He has crossed over the Rainbow Bridge.” May he rest in peace.

Love for that boy forever, Cheri Koppenhaver I feel that I have been blessed to have offspring of Louie's in my household and in my breeding program. I have shared my home with two of his daughters (one Raydachs), one of his grandsons (Raydachs) and now multiple grand kids of my own breeding. I don't know for sure, but I would venture a guess, that other breeders who have incorporated Louie’s virtues into their breeding program know about his wonderful contributions to the breed. He was a lovely dog to be around and to watch in the show ring. His non-stop happy attitude and showmanship were unrivaled. He is a dog who will be missed. I’m sure I share the sentiment of many when I say that Shirley has made her mark in Dachshund history by allowing Louie’s genetics to be shared over the past decade. Thank you Shirley! I will never forget Louie and how my tail wagging dogs carry his love of life and hopefully pass it on.

Sandy Alexander • Livewire Dachshunds, Shelbourne, NS, Canada I first admired Louie’s get when I saw “Kate” (Ch. Daybreak’s Awesome Blossom SW) as a young special at DCA in Georgia. Not only was she beautiful but she was an outstanding showdog’ Fast forward four years anda long came “cinders”. she spent plenty of time in California while being campaigned. Now Emi Willams and I have our own three “Louie” kids’ Each finished with four majors, six of the majors won at Specialties. All of them have the same happygo-lucky tail wagging temperaments. “Kate” has become a truly great producer and it looks like “Cinders” is on her way. Isn’t that what it is all about? Thank you Shirley, for making “Louie” available’ Judy Anderson & Emi Williams • Brodny Schoolhouse

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“

When great sires are available and breeders don’t use them, these breeders will be beaten by those that do.

”

Patricia Craige Trotter, author “Born To Win/Breed to Succeed”, Doral Publishing, Inc.

MBIS, MBISS GCH. RAYDACHS PLAYING WITH FIRE V GLEISHORBACH SW

Louie’s Daughter

“Cinders”

Dam: Ch. Gleishorbach Whistlers Heidi #1 Dachshund 2011 All Coats, All Systems Hound Group First, Westminster Kennel Club 2012 DCA Best of Breed 2010, 2011 Dam of 4 Puppy Champions Owners: Shirley Ray, James and Maria Sakoda Breeders: James & Maria Sakoda, Jessica Smith & Shirley Ray Handled by: Cheri Koppenhaver

Louie’s Daughter

“Kate” MBIS, MBISS CH. DAYBREAKS AWESOME BLOSSOM W ROMX Dam: Ch. Daybreaks Painted Daisy W ROMX #1 Dachshund 2008 All Coats, All Systems All Time Top Winning Wire Bitch - 7 Bests in Show Westminster Kennel Club Best of Variety 2008, 2009 Hound Group Four, Westminster Kennel Club 2009 DCA Best of Breed 2010, 2011 Dam of 4 Champions (a BIS winner, MBISS winners, DCA winners) Breeders/Owner: Deborah Krieg Handled by: Carlos J. Puig

Louie’s Son

“Captain”

BIS, MBISS CH. GLEISHORBACH QUEST FOR FIRE V RAYDACHS SW Dam: Ch. Dam: Ch. Gleishorbach Whistlers Heidi DCA National Best Stud Dog in Show 2013 Best in Show Winner, Multiple Group Winner Sire of 8 Champions to date Breeders/Owners: James & Maria Sakoda, Jessica Smith & Shirley Ray Handled by: Maria Sakoda and Cheri Koppenhaver

Louie’s Son

“Kaiser”

BIS, MBISS GOLD GCH. LEGIBACH CAPTAIN CRUNCH SW Dam: Ch. Legibach Rainforest Crunch SW ROMX DCA National Best Puppy in Sweepstakes 2011 DCA National Best of Variety 2012 Best in Show Winner, Reserve Best in Show Winner Multiple Hound Group and Specialty Winner Owner: Sally Sweatt Breeder/Co-Owner: Legibach, Gina Leone Middings & Pat Leone Presented by: Angela Lloyd

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ABOVE AND BELOW GROUND continued from page 32 Now we were on a mid-week break. It was time to move on to our new temporary home, Ellensburg, WA. The drive there was spectacular with pretty views almost all the way including Mt. Rainier. Ellensburg ended up being kind of a home base for us with its KOA being our landing place three separate stays on the trip. It was a great place to recharge and take care of mundane things like dog grooming and laundry. Our site was on the Yakima river. We had lovely places to hike, take a dip in the river, and even a small little dog enclosure to use. I set up weave poles for practice and did some scent article work as well. After a few days there we were off to Moses Lake for the earthdog tests.

I enjoyed a couple of trips to Moses Lake when I was working for AKC. This time I was back as an exhibitor and judge. While also a smaller event in terms of entries, this was also a fun event. Where else can you go to earthdog in a rodeo arena and spectators have a grandstand to sit in and watch? The master walk ups have things you won’t see anywhere else like horse stables and huge wood cable spools that apparently housed some critters based on dogs’ investigations of them. The on-site camping was very nice, the hospitality was great, and, as I was getting spoiled by, the weather was perfect. I thought the Pacific Northwest would be rainy, but we hadn’t seen hardly a drop yet. No ribbons for us in Moses Lake. I entered my male, Houdini, in JE but he was having none of it. He has his JE title, but has not decided to play Senior by the rules so I put him back in JE. One thing I did in Moses Lake was lay a couple hundred yards track for my older girl, Gidget.

She had not really been herself for most of the trip to this point. The best I could say was that she was depressed.

She had even turned down Dairy Queen. I hoped a track to run might perk her up but wasn’t overly hopeful. Well, it worked. She apparently just needed a job to do and this is her favorite. They had a big grassy area where we were camping, and it was perfect Gidget tracking terrain. She was her usual perky self for the rest of the trip after doing her track.

We returned to Ellensburg for a couple of nights before heading out to Whidbey Island. I got lucky to hit the ferry exactly as it was leaving. Ah! Now we were experiencing what I expected. The fog was so thick I couldn’t see anything beyond 20 to 30 feet. First stop on the island was at Jean Dieden’s animal hospital in Langley. She bred my young girl so it was a reunion for them. I also was staying at Jean’s the next few days.

While there, I had a nice visit with some Cairn friends from earthdog. I enjoyed cooking a couple of real meals in Jean’s kitchen. Then it was on to the Cascade DC field trials in Coupeville.

You think the beagle club houses are great? Try Coupeville! This is the

Pacific Rim Institute. They are not roughing it here. Internet service in the building? Yes! Leather furniture? Yes! The fields where they run dogs have ‘brush piles’ all over where the rabbits hide. They have developed a method to get them out. On Saturday they use the regular way of beating on them with sticks. The stick people are here. I got a kick out of that. But even better was the story they shared about a passerby once stopping out of curiosity. They had seen a bunch of people out in a field in dark glasses on a sunny day, carrying sticks and accompanied by dogs.

The passerby thought it was a group of blind people on an outing. I was privileged to judge Absolute on Saturday. It was a treat to see a truly fine Absolute run from the OAAB winner and the FC winner. They were a perfectly matched brace running their rabbit from pile to pile across wide open spaces. The winner brought the rabbit out of the last pile and continued on the line with incredible drive and accuracy. We were done. She was at her very first field trial. A Canadian dog bought at a pet store. It can happen – and it did.

Sunday’s field trial added a new twist. The stick people were retired and the brush beating was now up to Jean and ‘Bertha’, her tractor. Jean would literally lift the brush piles and the rabbits would scatter to the shouts of tally ho. While it would be an exaggeration to say there was a rabbit in every pile it wouldn’t be too big of an exaggeration. My guys garnered a couple more ribbons over the weekend and it was now time to head for home via Fargo.

I took the northern route home in order to see both of my kids on the way. Our luck with weather continued and it was an enjoyable, if long, drive from Seattle to Fargo. I saw one of the prettiest sunsets I have ever seen over Montana viewed from the North Dakota border. We arrived in Fargo the next afternoon and went straight to the dog park that is visible from my daughter’s apartment there. We spent a night visiting her and her new husband before heading south through Minnesota the next day for a visit with my son south of Minneapolis. His first request was to take the dogs for a walk. We arrived home the next day. 25 days. 4600 miles.

6 dog events. Too many memories to count. While we didn’t garner a lot of points and ribbons, the trip was a great time with my dogs and that’s what was most important. It was good to be home, though! !

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Our “Louie” kids...

GCH. BRODNY SCHOOLHOUSE HE’S SO FINE (GCh. Raydachs Great Balls of Fire, ROMO X GCh. Brodny Schoolhouse Smart Stuff)

Largest Wirehair Entry ever, Dachshund Club of America 2014 AOM: Judge Mrs. Jane Fowler

Mack

Northern California Dachshund Club, WD, 4 Pts. to finish!

Judge Mr. Douglas Johnson

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS: Desert Valley DC 2012 Sweeps BOS to Best of Breed Breeder Judge Jeff Dionne Sierra Dachshund Breeders 2013 Best of Winners, 5 pts.

Judge Kent Delaney Orange Empire Dog Club 2013 Best of Winners, 3 pts.

Breeder Judge Carol Spritzer Santa Ana Dachshund Club 2014 Best of Variety Breeder Judge Dianne Graham Santa Ana Dachshund Club 2014 Best of Variety Breeder Judge Jerry Cerasini

Orange Empire Dog Club 2013 Best of Variety (9-12 month class), 5 pts.

Breeder Judge Mr. Ron Spritzer Desert Valley Dachshund Club BOS to Variety, BOS to Best of Breed Breeder Judge Mr. Dan Harrison

Breeders: Judy Anderson & Emalia Williams

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Owner/Handler: Emalia Williams Anza, California

Our “Louie” kids...

CH. BRODNY SCHOOLHOUSE MY GUY (GCh. Raydachs Great Balls of Fire, ROMO X GCh. Brodny Schoolhouse Smart Stuff)

Finishing under Judge Monica Canestrini Best of Winners 4 pts.

Guy

Dachshund Club of America 2013 Best Bred By Exhibitor Wirehair Dog Judge Lynne Allen

Dachshund Club of America 2013 BOS to Best Wirehair in Sweepstakes Judge Dawn-Renee Mack OTHER HIGHLIGHTS:

Inland Empire Hound Show, BOW 3 pts., Judge Ms. Prudence G. Hlatky San Diego Dachshund Club, BOW 4 pts., Best Bred By Exhibitor in Show, Judge Marshall Sherman Channel Cities Kennel Club, BOW, 3 pts., Judge William Shelton

Breeders/Owners: Judy Anderson & Emalia Williams Shadow Hills, California

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Owner/Handler: Emalia Williams Anza, California

Our “Louie” kids...

CH. SCHOOLHOUSE CANDY GIRL DAVIS SW (GCh. Raydachs Great Balls of Fire, ROMO X GCh. Brodny Schoolhouse Smart Stuff)

Candy Western Hound Association of Southern California 2013 Best Hound in Sweepstakes (Sight & Scent) Day 1 (106 puppies) Best in Sweeps Judge Ms. Ann Roth, Scent Group Judge Jason Hoke Day 2 (105 puppies) Best in Sweeps Judge Mr. Ian Rasmussen (Australia) Scent Group Judge Ms. Betsy Manifold

Northern California Dachshund Club Best of Winners, 4 pt. Best Bred By Exhibitor in Show Judge Mr. Douglas Johnson

Richmond Dog Fanciers Best of Winners, 4 pts. to finish Judge Mr. Jaime Hubbard

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS: Western Sighthound (Day 1), BOW, BOS, 3 pts., Breeder Judge Mr. Jason Hoke Western Sighthound (Day 2), BOW, BOS, 3 pts., Judge Mrs. Ann Roth DCA (Mesa, AZ), Best of Variety, BOS to BOB, Breeder Judge Mrs. Lorraine Simmons

Owners: Judy Anderson, Emalia Williams Lowell & Arlene Davis, Schoolhouse Shadow Hills, California

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Owner/Handler: Emalia Williams Anza, California

THE DACHSHUND CLUB OF AMERICA, INC. Board Meeting Minutes Chattanooga, TN Saturday October 25, 2014 President Carl Holder opened the meeting at 9:20 a.m. In attendance were: Carl Holder, Ken Levison, Bob Wlodkowski, Cheryl Shultz, Denny Van Hook, Lisa Warren, Brian Owen, Robert Schwalbe, Anne Carson, Vicki Spencer, Paul Martin, Liz Heywood, Larry Sorenson, Fran Colonna, Kathy Lockyer and Georjan Bridger.

Board members absent were Jerry Cerasini, Neal Hamilton and Sharon Carr.

President’s Report: Carl acknowledged this was Lisa Warren’s last meeting before she leaves the Board and thanked her for everything she has done.

Recording Secretary: Vicki Spencer announced Robert had scheduled a tour of the grounds for 1:00 pm beginning in the lobby.

She reported a request from DCA member Claire Mancha to make changes in the Dachshund Field Trial Rule Book regarding casting at dachshund field trials was sent to the PEC for review and recommendation.

Corresponding Secretary: Cheryl Shultz passed out a listing of all correspondence received from April to present.

Items taken action on were: • On May 16th AKC requested an update on dachshund breed information for the Westminster KC website. It was noted it had already been updated last year. No further action is to be taken.

• On May 19th and August 22 AKC emailed notification advising DCA of late filing of paperwork for DCA events. Ken Levison expressed a concern that DCA was receiving these fines for late applications. Even though the offending clubs are reimbursing DCA the amount of the fines, he feels this reflects poorly on DCA, plus until the fine is paid, AKC puts a hold on approving any future DCA events, which effects other clubs. Motion was adopted to fine any club hosting a DCA event who receives a fine from AKC for filing late, the amount of the fine AKC imposes plus $50.00 for a first offense, $100.00 for a second offence and after a third offense the offending club will be fined $150.00 and privileges will be revoked to hold future DCA events until the club obtains DCA Board approval to hold a DCA event.

Vicki Spencer will place a notice in the DCA Newsletter so clubs will be aware of this new policy and the Corresponding Secretary will send a notice to each club that applies for a DCA event.

• In reference to Claire Mancha’s request, a motion was made to remove the conformation point requirement for the Versatility Award.

Motion failed by unanimous vote of the Board members present.

• AKC has requested old photos and breedspecific information to include on their website.

Motion passed to supply AKC with a breed history article and appropriate old photos. It will also be recommended to AKC to allow a link to the DCA website.

Treasurer’s Report: Ken Levison passed out the Treasurer’s report. There was a request for Ken to review the Ways and Means expenses and receipts for 2014.

Meeting adjourned at 10:20 am for a break and reconvened at 10:35 am.

AKC Delegate’s Report: Larry Sorenson explained the Parent Club of Excellence program. The DCA Board completed a self-evaluation and identified areas for improvement.

AKC has requested DCA submit a paragraph concerning dachshund health. Dr. Denny Van Hook will write a paragraph concerning dachshunds for AKC to use under “health”. After it is written, she will send it to the Board for approval.

The Board went into executive session at 11:04 am and reconvened at 12:20 pm.

Standing Committees The following Applicants were presented to the Board for membership approval: Kenneth and Carol Fuchs - elected Gay Braunberger - elected Yokichi Takahashi - elected Cindy Gates - elected Cathrine Martine - elected Karen Osborne - elected Barbara Lasater - elected

Special Committees • Website update – Robert reported the new site was up and running. There are broken links affecting anything connected with Apple products. An application from Apple to fix the problem will be bought.

Unfinished Business • DCA 2015 - Robert reported on plans for 2015. The Educational Seminar is pending.

Motion was adopted to increase the contribution to DCA host clubs for Welcome Night to $2,000.00.

• DCA Judges Education - Lisa Warren will be stepping down as chair for Judges’ Education.

The Board appointed Ken Levison to chair Judges’ Education starting in 2015.

• Committee Job Descriptions – Carl Holder asked Vicki Spencer to send out job descriptions to Board members who will then email suggested changes. This topic will be revisited at the January 2015 Board meeting.

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• Raffle Guidelines – Kathy Lockyer and Anne Carson submitted recommendations for DCA Raffle events.

Without objection, the Board adopted the recommendation for DCA raffles.

• DCA Hosting Guidelines Revision – Cheryl Shultz asked that the National Advisory Committee start working on revising the DCA Hosting Guidelines. Ken Levison has already started preliminary work and will send his draft to the Committee as a starting point.

• Scientific Articles Published in DCA Newsletter: Motion adopted to direct the DCA Newsletter Editor, Lynne Dahlen, to allow Dr. Denny Van Hook to review scientific based articles before publishing, and to write a counterpoint article to appear in the same Newsletter issue, if she feels it is warranted.

New Business: • DCA 2017 – DCA Contract committee will review the contract proposed by Louisville Dachshund Club and submit recommendation to the Board to ratify by email, so the contract deadline may be met. The proposed site is the Crowne Plaza Hotel adjacent to the Louisville, KY airport. The proposed dates are late May 17 – 27, 2017.

• Price for DCA bronze plaques – To cover the rise in the cost of the 5 inch plaques a motion was adopted to raise the price to $75.00 starting January 1, 2015.

• Reprinting of Dachshund Field Trial booklets – Since the articles can be found on the DCA website, it was recommended to not reprint the booklets.

• Request from DCA member, Dave Brown, to make it mandatory to hire DCA members only for DCA National earth dog and field trial events. To correlate with conformation, the Board chose not to change the requirements for hiring earth dog and field trial judges.

• Nominating Committee Procedure – The Board adopted a Standing Rule that requires the Chair of the Nominating Committee be a Board member who has served at last one year on the Board. DCA has a current process in place, complete with forms, for our Nominating Committee to follow. Cheryl Shultz will send a copy of this process to the Board for review.

• Nomination process for the DCA National Field Event judges – Nomination forms for DCA National Field Trial and Earthdog judges will be sent to all members with their dues notice, and will be returned to the Corresponding Secretary to tabulate. This process will replicate our nomination process for conformation judges.

• DCA sponsored scholarships – A committee consisting of Ken Levison, Denny Van Hook, and

This was a skimpy report. This was about the same as the last meeting. AKC believes the registrations are bottoming out, sponsorships are dropping and the investments are saving the day.

LLS

DELEGATE’S REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 8, 2014 MEETING Held in Newark, NJ submitted 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 are located at: http://images.akc.org/pdf/delegate_minutes/Sept ember_2014.pdf Highlights from the September 8, 2014 Delegate Meeting: The Executive Secretary read the proposed amendment to Chapter 14, Section 11, of the Field Trial Rules and Standard Procedures for Retrievers as follows: This amendment is to Chapter 14, Section 11, of the Field Trial Rules and Standard Procedures for Retrievers. It would allow a club to hold an Amateur All-Age only trial in place of their Open/Amateur All-Age trial once every other year, provided their three trials over that twoyear period are Open/Amateur All-Age trials. It will be published in two issues of the online AKC Gazette and you will be asked to vote on it at the December 2014 meeting.

This should easily pass. LLS Mr. Sprung gave the President’s report as follows: I have a few updates to share. As part of Responsible Dog Ownership Days, our Raleigh flagship event on Saturday, September 20th, will celebrate the 25th anniversary of AKC’s Canine Good Citizen Program. To highlight the important role that CGC plays in responsible dog ownership, we are including a free CGC test kit in our RDO Day Event kits this year.

I am delighted to announce that AKC’s website WOOFipedia™, which was launched less than one year ago and to which Alan referred, achieved a milestone when we reached 1.1 million unique visitors and 4.2 million page

views in the month of August.

This is the highest number of monthly unique visitors to date. The site has impressively been growing exponentially each month in both metrics. WOOFipedia™ offers content that aims to engage, educate and entertain a younger demographic, one that is eager for information about dogs and the positive role of breeders and previously may not have engaged with AKC. Congratulations to the MarComms and Publications teams for this success.

I am pleased to report the number of National Owner-Handled Series events being offered throughout the country is increasing. In fact from now through the end of the year there are over 270 different events for owner-handlers to compete in. In 2014 a total of almost 600 NOHS events are offered. Additionally, all clubs offering NOHS will benefit from the assistance of AKC in promoting the series via e-mails prior to the show.

I must report that last Tuesday, September 2nd, our friend and General Counsel, Margaret Poindexter, voluntarily retired from AKC. For the past number of years Margaret’s dedication to dogs, staff and our business has been appreciated by all of us at the American Kennel Club. On behalf of the Board and the Staff, we thank her for her service and we wish her the very best for a happy and healthy future.

I am very interested in your experiences and thoughts on the National Owner-Handler Series.

There seems to be a lot of differencing of opinions.

Please send an email with your opinions and thoughts on the subject. LLS llsoren@earthlink.net Mr. Farnsworth, Chief Financial Officer, gave the Financial report as follows: Our financial information is detailed. I have in front of me about 400 different numbers that I can access, but I wanted to give you an overview for where we are financially year to date. I will be at the front of the room after the next break, and I can answer any detailed questions you want and we will have more detailed information up on the website.

Ann Carson was created for the purpose of looking into options for offering scholarships.

• Newsletter - Motion was adopted to grant the DCA Newsletter Editor a 4.75% increase in pay for a three year contract. Without objection the

• Request to pass on information from member Susan Botsakis – It was suggested to invite Susan to submit an article to the DCA Newsletter educating and informing members on judges’ tear sheets, Breeder Stakes at Eukanuba and the National Owner Handler Series.

deadline for the summer edition will be extended to May 7th, 2015 to allow time for pictures from our 2015 National to be included.

Motion was adopted to include nomination forms in the dues notice.

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The follow discussions took place in the committee meetings: There was a lot of discussion about the judging approval process in the committee meetings and the need for more group judges.

The judges’ approval process is in process of being drastically changed and will happen soon.

It may be completed and put in place by the time you read this.

The National Owner-Hander Series (NOHS) is still mandatory for all-breed clubs, if a club is having special attractions being offered at the events. The mandate does NOT apply to parent clubs.

The September Delegates’ Meeting is the election for the delegate serving on committee members.

These committees were formed in 1998 and are becoming more active and influential in the governance of AKC. I believe this is great news for the sport. In the past about the only influence the delegate body had on the operation of AKC was through the election of the Board members.

Below is the membership of the Parent Club Committee, which I serve on.

PARENT CLUB COMMITTEE One-Year Term Patricia W. Laurans, Chair - German Wirehaired Pointer Club of America Karen Mays, Secretary - Windward Hawaiian Dog Fanciers Association Betty Jo Patrick, Schipperke Club of America Peter G. Piusz - American Rottweiler Club Two-Year Term Anne H. Bowes - Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club of America Constance Butherus - Afghan Hound Club of America John P. Nielsen - English Setter Association of America Larry Sorenson - Dachshund Club of America Three-Year Term William H. Blair – Progressive Dog Club Karen Burgess – Greater Clark County Kennel Club Karen R. Spey – American Pointer Club ________________________________________

The Board went into executive session at 3:32 and reconvened at 3:42 pm.

The next meeting will be held on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at the Double Tree Inn, Tucson, AZ. Meeting adjourned at 4:25 pm Respectfully Submitted, Vicki Spencer

Reprinted from the AKC Events website as of 12/11/14 Contact the secretaries of these events with any questions.

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

Dachshund Club of Greater Buffalo January 10, 2015 The Fairgrounds 5600 Mckinley Parkway Hamburg, NY

Florida Gulf Coast Dachshund Club January 16, 2015 Florida Classic Park 5360 Lockhart Road, Brooksville, FL Web Site: http://fgcclub.com/ Total Entry Limit: 100

Florida Gulf Coast Dachshund Club January 17, 2015 Florida Classic Park 5360 Lockhart Road, Brooksville, FL Web Site: http://fgcclub.com/ Total Entry Limit: 100

Sierra Breeders Club of Los Angeles County January 23, 2015 National Orange Show Grounds National Orange Show Event Center 689 South E Street, San Bernardino, CA Web Site: http://www.Sierra--Breeders-Club.org

Golden Gate Dachshund Club, Inc. February 14, 2015 Santa Clara Fairgrounds 344 Tully Rd., San Jose, CA http://www.geocities.com/goldengateclub/ Total Entry Limit: 100

Golden Gate Dachshund Club, Inc. February 14, 2015 Santa Clara Fairgrounds 344 Tully Rd., San Jose, CA http://www.geocities.com/goldengateclub/ Total Entry Limit: 100

Closing Date: Wednesday, December 24, 2014 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) (L) (L)

Closing Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2014 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) (L) (L)

Closing Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2014 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)

Closing Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2015 For additional information contact: Lea Plaut, Event Secretary 16760 Paradise Mountain Rd. Valley Center, CA 92082-7454 (760) 749-4100 dogshowsecretary@yahoo.com

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

Closing Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 For additional information contact: Mrs. Bonnie Prato, Event Secretary 5252 Shafter Avenue Oakland, CA 94618 (510) 653-8883 bonnie.prato@yahoo.com

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

Closing Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 For additional information contact: Mrs. Bonnie Prato, Event Secretary 5252 Shafter Avenue Oakland, CA 94618 (510) 653-8883 bonnie.prato@yahoo.com

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

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Peter J. Machen Peter J. Machen Peter J. Machen

Sweepstakes: Julie Dugan

John P. Wade John P. Wade John P. Wade

Sweepstakes: Vicki Walsh

Mrs. Barbara Dempsey Alderman (S) Mrs. Barbara Dempsey Alderman (W) Mrs. Barbara Dempsey Alderman Sweepstakes: Ann C. Meyer

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

Junior Show: Ms. Beverly Capstick Sweepstakes: Pam Lambie

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

Junior Show: Mr. Gary R. Fisher Sweepstakes: To Be Assigned

Dr. Ronald I. Spritzer Dr. Ronald I. Spritzer Dr. Ronald I. Spritzer

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San Diego Dachshund Club, Inc. February 20, 2015 Del Mar Fairgrounds 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar, CA Web Site:http://www.sddc.us Total Entry Limit: 100

San Diego Dachshund Club, Inc. February 20, 2015 Del Mar Fairgrounds 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar, CA Web Site:http://www.sddc.us Total Entry Limit: 100

Florida East Coast Dachshund Club February 27, 2015 South Florida Fairgrounds 9067 Southern Blvd.

West Palm Beach, FL Web Site:http://www.dachshund-fl-eastcoast.org/

Dachshund Club of St. Louis, Inc. February 27, 2015 Purina Farms 300 Checkerboard Loop Gray Summit, MO Web Site:http://www.dachshund-stl.org/

Dachshund Club of St. Louis, Inc. February 27, 2015 Purina Farms 300 Checkerboard Loop Gray Summit, MO Web Site:http://www.dachshund-stl.org/

Louisville Dachshund Club March 14, 2015 Kentucky Fair & Exposition Center 937 Phillips Lane Louisville, KY Total Entry Limit: 100

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

Closing Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2015 For additional information contact: Jack Bradshaw Dog Shows, Superintendent P.O. Box 227303 Los Angeles, CA 90022-7303 (323) 727-0136 mail@jbradshaw.com

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

Closing Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2015 For additional information contact: Jack Bradshaw Dog Shows, Superintendent P.O. Box 227303 Los Angeles, CA 90022-7303 (323) 727-0136 mail@jbradshaw.com

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

Mr. Robert J. Whitney Mr. Robert J. Whitney Mr. Robert J. Whitney

Closing Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 For additional information contact: Azalea Alvarez, Event Secretary P.O. Box 575, C/O MB-F Brooksville, FL 34605-0575 (954) 600-5480 approvals@infodog.com

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

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

Closing Date: Wednesday, February 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)

Ms. Sandra L. Simmons-Gamble (p) Ms. Sandra L. Simmons-Gamble (p) Ms. Sandra L. Simmons-Gamble (p)

Closing Date: Wednesday, February 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)

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

Closing Date: Wednesday, February 25, 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, 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)

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Mr. Garry K. Newton Mr. Garry K. Newton Mr. Garry K. Newton

Junior Show: Mr. Garry K. Newton Sweepstakes: Mr. Richard Wang

Junior Show: Mrs. Carol Ann Klein (p) Sweepstakes: Barbara Dubitsky

Junior Show: Dianne R. Graham (p) Sweepstakes: Sandi Myers

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

Junior Show: Dianne R. Graham (p)

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

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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

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

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)

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)

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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

Rally:

Faye Head

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

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

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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 AKC National Owner-Handled Series

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

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

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

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)

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

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)

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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

Sweepstakes: Stacy L. Faw

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

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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/

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/

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, 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)

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

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

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•

Mission City Dachshund Club of San Antonio, Texas, Inc. July 9, 2014 Sweepstakes Judge: Mr Brian P. Livingston Sweeps Entry Numbers for each coat Longhair - 3, Smooth - 1, Wirehair - 1 Best in Sweepstakes Dynadaux Fly Black Freebird MS Best of Opposite in Sweepstakes McMillan’s Frosted Artic Fox ML

AM (1) Show Breed Judge: Mr. Jack H. Ireland PM (2) Show Breed Judge: Mrs. Dennis (Mary Lou) Kniola Total Entry Per Coat 1st show Longs - 10, Smooth - 15, Wires - 4 1 Smooth Veteran Dog Total Entry Per Coat 2nd show Longs - 10, Smooth - 16, Wires - 3 1 Smooth Veteran Dog LONGHAIR WD 1 Ethan’s Dream A Dream WD 2 Ethan’s Dream A Dream

WB 1 & 2, BOW/BOS Corbelle’s I’m On My Way V Solo SL WB 2 Walmar-Solo’s XoXo BOV 1 GCh. Walmar-Solo’s OMG SL JE BOV 2 GCh. Walmar-Solo’s OMG SL JE

BOV 1 Ch. Seacrest Double Feature SS BOV 2 Ch. Marginn’s Fredricka V Ruf Knabe BOS 1 GCh. Jayroc Down Around Biloxi SS BOS 2 Bessdachs Quick As A Flash

SMOOTH WD 1 Dynadaux Big City Hillbilly V BOW Durdach MS WD 2 Duchwood’s Vaunted One MS BOW

SEL-D2 GCh. Jayroc Down Around Biloxi SS SEL-B1 GCh. SeacrestGun N’ Roses For Sunrise-XO SS SEL-B2 GCh. SeacrestGun N’ Roses For Sunrise-XO SS

WB 1 Dynadaux Rockabillie Red Headed Woman MS WB 2 Hidden Cedars Secret Negotiations MS

WIREHAIR Winners Dog - No Dogs Entered

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WB 1 Caidrac’s Island Girl MW WB 2 Kadell’s I Feel Pretty At Seacrest MW BOV 1 GCh. Raydachs Fire Down Below V Gleishorbach SW BOV 2 GCh. Raydachs Fire Down Below V Gleishorbach SW BOS 1 Caidrac’s Island Girl MW BOS 2 Kadell’s I Feel Pretty At Seacrest W SEL-D1 GCh. Hathor Farm’s Ramblin Gamblin Man SW SEL-D2 GCh. Hathor Farm’s Ramblin Gamblin Man SW BOB 1 GCh Raydachs Fire Down Below v Gleishorbach SW BOB 2 Ch Marginns Fedricka VRuf Knabe BOS 1 Corbelle’s I’m On My Way V Solo SL BOS 2 GCh Raydachs Fire Down Below v Gleishorbach SW Best Junior 1st show only, Master Class Hannah Sunderman _________________________________

Mississippi Dachshund Club September 13, 2014 Breed Judge: Robert Schwalbe

Total Entry Per Coat: Longhair 17, Smooth 22, Wirehair 12 LONGHAIR Heritage Top Gun Splendor At Seidach SL Laura Potash and Kelly Bensabet WB Scanpoint Curtain Call At McRobs Mary Boyle BOV GCh. Walmar-Solo’s OMG SL JE Kim Vidrine & Paula Carter & Walter Jones & Mary Jones BOS GCh. Sandach’s Hell On Heels ML Bobby Sandoval SEL-D GCh. Sandach’s Did It My Way MLD Catherine Deily and Susan M. Jones

WD BOW

SMOOTH Light Of Hope Vom Driland Cyndy Senff WB Dynadaux Fly Back Freebird MS Cyndy Senff BOV GCh. Marginns Fredricka V Ruf Knabe Sharon Lutosky BOS Ch. Bessdachs Master Maserati Starla & Jeanne Lehrmann & Marina Renee Lara SEL-D GCh. Rubyred Georgia Red Clay Kathleen and Thomas Lockyer

WD BOW

SEL-B GCh. Melridge Last Friday Night SS Lisa Toth & Debbie L. Melgreen WIREHAIR Caidrac’s Cowboy Cadillac MW Elizabeth F. Ellis & Nancy Pearson WB Dynadaux Dreams Of Spring MW Bobby Sandoval & Cyndy Senff BOV GCh. Raydach’s Catching Fire V Gleishorbach SW Shirley Ray & Maria E. Sakoda & James Sakoda BOS GCh. Raydach’s Wildcard Walt Melissa Fritz & Kevin Fritz & Rachel Fritz SEL-B Ch. J-Walk Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds SW Judy Walker

WD BOW

BOB GCh. Walmar-Solo’s OMG SL JE BOS GCh. Marginns Fredricka _________________________________

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LONGHAIR Heritage Top Gun Splendor At Seidach SL Laura Potash & Kelly Bensabat WB Stoneriver’s Southern Bell @ BOW Seven Oaks MLC Kim H. Parrott & Stephen L. Parrott BOV GCh. Walmar-Solo’s OMG SL JE Kim Vidrine & Paula Carter & Walter Jones & Mary Jones BOS GCh. Sandach’s Hell O Heels ML Bobby Sandoval SEL-D GCh. Sandach’s Did It My Way MLD Catherine Deily & Susan M. Jones WD

SMOOTH Duchwood’s Don’t Give A’Dam MS Sandra J. Russell WB Dynadaux Fly Back Freebird MS Cyndy Senff BOV GCh. Marginns Fredricka V Ruf Knabe Sharon Lutosky BOS GCh. Aviance’s Theodoros SS Lorelei Brook Rodgers & Rebecca R.L. Rogers SEL-D Ch. Bessdachs Master Maserati Starla & Jeanne Lehrmann & Marina Renee Lara SEL-B Ch. Duchwood’s Distant Vista MS Sandra J Russell

WD BOW

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Specialty Results continued from page 47 WIREHAIR WD Lockshire’s The Falcon BOW/BOS Kenneth Fuchs & Carole Fuchs WB Lockshires Girl Raised In The South SW Amelia Thompson-Creel & Thomas D. & Kathleen Lockyer BOV GCh. Raydachs Catching Fire V Gleishorbach SW Shirley Ray & Maria E Sakoda & James Sakoda BOB

GCh. Raydachs Catching Fire V Gleishorbach SW BOS GCh. Walmar-Solo’s OMG SL JE _________________________________

Connecticut Yankee Dachshund Club Sept. 19, 2014 AM Show Sweepstakes: Judge: Mr. John Krukar BOV Longhair: Tarabon Tuxedo Junction Kathleen Tiberii BOV Smooth: Saddle Hill Tarabon Carry On SS Janice Kenney BOV Wirehair: Icon-I’m Hotwired Yernot Dale Suzanne Tarbox Best In Sweepstakes: Saddle Hill Tarabon Carry On SS Best Of Opposite Sex To Best In Sweepstakes: Tarabon Tuxedo Junction AM Show Judge: Mrs. Linda Krukar LONGHAIR Ch. Tarabon Apple A Day Carol J. McKenney BOW Tarabon Tuxedo Junction WD Kathleen Tiberii BOS GCh. JT’s Phoenix of Tamboer ML Lena Tamboer SEL-D GCh. Aviance’s Pramada for Terms of Endearment SL Valerie Diker SEL-B Ch. Charlmagne Memphis Belle P. & M. Martin RWD Sweets Crystals JP Shining Miracle Yokichi Takashashi WB Our Gang On the Wings of Love ML Nancy Prouty & Barbara Parker RWB Tamboer’s Jade Star of Harlequin ML Lena Tamboer

BOV

BOV

BOW WB BOS

SMOOTH GCh. RHill’s Total Knockout MS, RN Terri Frenia Saddle Hill Tarabon Carry On SS Janice Kenney Fabeltier Ever After High Terri Frenia

SEL-D Ch. Tarabon Cut to the Chase SS Debbie Pompei SEL-B GCh. Doxliebe Pink Tourmaline Judy Siegel & Joe Siegel Kenjorski WD Lupshire Kochana Mark Andrew Spitz Betty J. Lupton RWD Sunrise-XO Vertigo at Paradise MS Helen Paradise RWB Paradise’s Red Hot Gossip Girl MS Helen Paradise WIREHAIR BOV GCh. Meadowlark’s Impetuous Ivy Frank & Donna Maloney BOW Icon-I’m Hotwired Yernot WD Dale Suzanne Tarbox BOS GCh. Kidada’s Groovy Kind of Love Hal Biermann SEL-B Ch. Meadowood I’ll have Another Ivy Frank & Donna Maloney RWD Jake’s Willowood Chances Are SW Nancy Sutphen & Donna Maloney WB FC Doxwood’s Leading Lady MW John Merriman RWB Driad Von Salix BN, RA David & Trudy Kawami BOB BOS

GCh. Meadowlark’s Impetuous Ivy Frank & Donna Maloney GCh. JT’S Kaycees Phoenix of Tamboer ML Lena Tamboer

WB

RWB

Sunrise-XO Vertigo at Paradise MS Helen Paradise Dynadaux Redneck Dirt Road V Deedachs Helen D. Clarke Paradise’s Red Hot Gossip Girl MS Helen Paradise

WIREHAIR GCh. Meadowlark’s Impetuous Ivy Frank & Donna Maloney BOW FCH Saytar’s Corvina Von Salix WB CD, RE, NA, NAJ David & Trudy Kawami BOS GCh. Kidada’s Groovy Kind of Love Hal Biermann SEL-B FC Doxwood’s Leading Lady MW WD Jake’s Willowood Chances Are SW Nancy Sutphen & Donna Maloney RWD Icon-I’m Hotwired Yernot Dale Suzanne Tarbox RWB Driad Von Salix BN, RA David & Trudy Kawami

BOV

BOB

GCh. Aviance’s Pramada for Terms of Endearment Valerie T. Diker BOS Our Gang On the Wings of Love Nancy Prouty & Barbara Parker _________________________________

Dachshund Club of Greater Buffalo September 27, 2014

PM Show Judge: Mrs. Sulie Greendale-Paveza

Sweepstakes Judge: Theresa Skotarczak

LONGHAIR

Sweeps Entry Numbers for each coat Longs - 1, Wires - 5 Veteran Sweeps Longs - 1, Smooths - 2

BOV

GCh. Aviance’s Pramada for Terms Of Endearment SL Valerie Diker BOW Tarabon Tuxedo Junction WD Kathleen Tiberii BOS Our Gang On the Wings of Love ML WB Nancy Prouty & Barbara Parker SEL-D Ch. Tamboer & Tarlyn’s Silver Diamond of Karefer MLD Lena Tamboer & T.R. Hartman SeEL-B Ch. Tarabon Apple A Day Carol McKenney RWD Sweets Crystals JP Shining Miracle Yokichi Takashashi RWB Briardach’s Lucky Guess Paul & Monica Martin SMOOTH GCh. RHill’s Total Knockout MS, RN Terri Frenia BOW Tarabon Landmark Augustus WD Elizabeth Swanson BOS Fabeltier Ever After High Terri Frenia SEL-D Ch. Tarabon Cut to the Chase SS Debbie Pompei SeEL-B GCh. Doxliebe Pink Tourmaline Judy Siegel & Joe Siegel Kenjorski

BOV

RWD

BOV Longhair Puppy Cottons Chocolate Thunder BOV Longhair Veteran DC Turning Point A Home At Last BOV Smooth Veteran GCh./DC Bencelia’s Stardox Shines SS BOV Wirehair Puppy Peshawar Touchstone MW BOS Wirehair Puppy Alegna’s RuffIt Out At Birnam Wood MW Best in Sweepstakes Puppy Cottons Chocolate Thunder Best in Sweepstakes Veteran DC Turning Point A Home At Last BOS Sweepstakes Puppy Peshawar Touchstone MW BOS Sweepstakes Veteran GCh./DC Bencelia’s Stardox Shines SS

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Total Entry Per Coat: Longs - 29, Smooths - 21, Wires - 12 LONGHAIR Old Hanover’s Still Making Trouble ML WB Telkel Oops I Did It Again BOV GCh. Stonybrook’s Phinito BOS Jordach’s Angel At Danny Boy SEL-D GCh. Aviance’s Pramada For Terms Of Endearment SL SEL-B Telkel Maybe I Know SL

WD BOW

SMOOTH Nepachee’s Copper Kettle Dynadaux Redneck Dirt Road V Deedachs BOV GCh. R’Hill’s Total knockout MS, RN BOS GCh. Treslow’s Garden Party SS, CGC, BN SEL-D Ch. Dachlines Bach In Black And Tan SEL-B GCh. Hearthside Yankee Pinstripes

WD WB BOW

WD BOW

WIREHAIR Legibach Beyond The Night SW

WB BOV

Peshawar Sadie GCh. Raydachs Ride My Ducati SW BOS GCh. Treis Pinheiros Buona Sera SW SEL-D GCh. Tarabon Willowood Man With The Golden Gun SEL-B FC Doxwood’s Leading Lady MW BOB

None - specialty held in conjunction with all breed show _________________________________

Dachshund Club of Metropolitan Atlanta October 16, 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 Total Entry Per Coat Longhair: 36, Smooth: 22, Wirehair: 16 LONGHAIR Glenarrif’s Heir Apparent SL Twelfth Night Merry May Of Smoke Rise BOV Ch. Sandachs X Factor At Greensboro ML BOS CGh. Leoralees Life Of PI At Fanfare SL SEL-D CGh. Laurjosh Prince Palatine Of Poulstead SEL-B Ch. Lockshire’s Foxtrot Double Dancing SL WD WB BOW

WD BOS WB BOW

SMOOTH Victory’s Black Magic MS Passport What Did You Say SS

BOV

GCh. Marginns Fredricka V Ruf Knabe SEL-D GCh. Diagram Joy-Dens Flynn SS SEL-B GCh. Leoralee’s Barstool Boogie MS

WD BOW

WIREHAIR 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 SEL-B GCh. Jeric’s Carolina Jasmine W BOB BOS

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

East Bay Dachshund Club October 24, 2014 Sweepstakes Judge: Patty Wirries Sweeps Entry Numbers for each coat Smooth: 4, Wirehair: 5, Longhair: 9

Money SL Sherrill Snyder WB Heathero Annie Get Your Gun BOW Jean Metzler DVM, Linda Transchel, Charlotte Fielder & Joyce Bunton BOV GCh. Glenavan Dazzling ML Mary Olich Nie BOS GCh. Walmar-Solo’s IOU Sherrill Snyder SEL-D GCh. Wagsmore’s Salute To Picasso ML Robert and Jean Burnett & Karen and Jeff Dionne SEL-B GCh. Setsers v Sausage Stables Prim Piper Shari Setser & Miki Perry SMOOTH WD Toskydox Karate Do SS BOW Sharon Lutosky WB Windyoak’s MS Budding Blossom Elizabeth and Mark Johnston BOV GCh. Barkerville Keyshia Ted and Karen Brunner BOS Ch. Kinderteckel’s Lancelot Kristin Cihos-Williams, Emalia and Sage Williams SEL-D GCh. Toskydox Have Gub Will Travel Sharon Lutosky SEL-B GCh. Marginns Fredricka v Ruf Knabe Sharon Lutosky WIREHAIR Rivercliff’s Rebel Without A Cause MW Nancy Kast WB Boreas Setting Fire To The Rain BOW v Cabaret SW Gail Tutt & Tracy Olson BOV Ch. Brodny Schoolhouse He’s So Fine Emalia Williams BOS GCh Victory’s Shonieh Scarlet Dragon Sharon Curry SEL-D Ch. Dogwood WYRS Krugerrand RA Alta Bassett & Rosemary Berardino SEL-B Ch. Rivercliff’s Rhythm and Rhyme MW Nancy Kast & Chris Schulke

WD BOV Longhair Grandgables Lil Tasty Tart ML Mary Olich Nie BOS Longhair Alves Hear Me Roar Belgate MBL Barbara Alves, Charlotte Martin & Cynthia Lawrence BOV Smooth Windyoak’s MS Budding Blossom Elizabeth and Mark Johnston BOS Smooth Windyoak’s Wee Rocket Man MS Elizabeth and Mark Johnston BOV Wirehair Just a Lil’ Breakfast at Tiffany’s MW Nancy Kast, Justine Espinoza & Janice McCarty BOS Wirehair DachsFyr’s One That Carries the Flame SW Sybyl Swan Best in Sweepstakes Grandgables Lil Tasty Tart ML Best of Opposite in Sweepstakes Alves Hear Me Roar Belgate MBL Breed Judge: Dr. Edna K. Martin Total Entry Per Coat Smooth: 7-10-5-6, Wirehair: 6-14-6-2.

Longhair: 10-14-4-3

WD

LONGHAIR Windcatcher’s Show Me The

BOB GCh. Glenavan Dazzling ML BOS GCh. Walmar-Solo’s IOU _________________________________

Lincoland Dachshund Club October 25, 2014

Sweeps BOS Smooth Riverrun’s Abbey Road MS Michael & Diane Severns Sweeps BOV Wirehair Longfellow’s Wiretap at Farriers MW Vicki & Jack Wallace Sweeps BOS Wirehair Doxitrain’s Just To See You Smile MW Jessica Miles, Terri Trainer & Bernadette Taflan Best in Sweepstakes Longfellow’s Wiretap at Farriers MW Best of Opposite in Sweepstakes TurningPt Keeps Them Yankee Girls A Wishin’ Breed Judge: Mrs. Gretchen Bernardi Total Entry Per Coat Longhair 15 (5-3-5-2)(0-0), Smooth 32 (8-14-4-5)(0-1), Wirehair 17 (4-7-3-3)(0-0) LONGHAIR Stardust N Windrose King Of Queens L Jolene O’Brion & Anne M. Schmidt WB Cream Ridge Irish Eyes Are Smiling Dr. Shan Jumper & Vicki Stone BOV GCh. Vintage Shadow ML Virginia & Thomas Prentiss SEL-D Ch. Jarbsy’s Jump, Jive N’ Wail Melissa Heymann & Sandy Arnold SEL-B Ch. Cream Ridge Stonerivers Spice Girl Dr. Shan Jumper & Vicki Stone

WD BOW BOS

(results for Smooths not submitted) WIREHAIR Farriers Tuff wire Max MW Vicki & Jack Wallace WB Prairiedachs Ingenlie MW; Betty Potts BOV GCh. Raydachs Wildcard Walt Rachel & Kevin Fritz BOS GCh. Kadell’s Gold Dust W Laura Reynolds & Catlin & James Cahill SEL-D Ch. Rosethorn Globe-Trotter MW Sheila D. Parish SEL-B Novami Bauz v Schenkenburg W, BN, CD Mary Anne Fowler & Neal Glaser & Karen Simmons

WD BOW

BOB Sweepstakes Judge: Ms. Susan Phares

BOS

Sweeps Entry Numbers for each coat Sweeps Entries: 9 (7 Smooth -2 Wire) Sweeps BOV Smooth TurningPt Keeps Them Yankee Girls A Wishin’ Randy & Capt. Pete Eltringham

GCh. Raydachs Wildcard Walt Melissa, Rachel & Kevin Fritz GCh. Vintage Shadow ML Virginia & Thomas Prentiss Best Junior Judge: Mrs. Anne L. Cookson

Best Junior: Teresa Taflan handling Doxitrain’s Rebel’s Grand Finale _________________________________

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Field Trial

Fun

Castle Rock, Washington, a few years ago.

I love hunting with my Dachshunds. I’ve driven from Idaho to California to compete. I used to drive a Mini-Cooper and was notorious for locking my keys in the car. No one remembers me, but they remember trying to figure a way to turn the car over and shake it.

Though suffering with severe back problems I was determined to go hunting. My doctor had told me to do more walking. If he only knew! I had been to a few trials but truly a rookie concerning rules and regulations. The more tired the less I knew. I just wanted to hunt my dogs and have fun.

The first day began with lots of heat and few bunnies. I had Ch. Kansas and he worked his way up from 4th to second in a field of 12 dogs according to someone in the Gallery. My back hurt. I passed on beating the brush for the 22 Field Champions and took something for pain. We waited until 6 pm and cooler weather to run the 16 bitches. Ch. Annie ran in an area near a dry creek with a steep bank, and grass about 4 ft. high. Annie went to the bottom of the creek...3 different times as she worked her way up in the ranking. I was about to die. After the third time I asked the judge if I had to go back down there again? No, it was a trial.

Annie and Kansas both won a second and I won a trip to the motel to wash dogs, shower, take some stronger pills and get some rest. Would I be able to walk the next day?

The second day was hot again, but I could walk. Ch. Sasha was in the first brace and we were casting out. (Letting the dogs loose to try to find their own bunny.) I had never done casting before. Sasha hunted around and down the hill a little way. She got to a spot where continued on page 60...

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Central Ohio Dachshund Club 9/5/2014 Total Number of Starters: 82 OAAD Starters: 17 Judges: Heidi Meyers, Lori Isacson 1st Credere’s Gunnery Sergeant Windspirit Charles Snider 2nd Blackhawk Radar Von Moritz Paul Thomas 3rd Ch. Robinwoods Budwire MW, Cindy Niles 4th Red’s Jack Daniels MS Rida Kepner NBQ Longtimes Milo Vom Nordlicht Rick & Jane Schwarz, Cheri Faust, Larry Gohlke OAAB Starters: 20 Judges: Bill Dyer, Pam Bethke 1st Longtime’s Halo Vom Nordlicht Cheri Faust & Larry Gohlke 2nd Longtime’s Cooper Vom Nordlicht Cheri Faust & Larry Gohlke 3rd Hidden Cedars Who’s Ur Daddy MS Gloria Latour 4th Ch. Hidden Daddys Baby MS Gloria Latour NBQ GCh. Robinwoods Champagne & Diamonds Cindy Niles Field Champion Dog Starters: 23 Judges: Sherry Ruggieri, Michael Pitisci 1st FC Strolch Von Lowenherz L. Whistance-Smith 2nd FC Audi Oslo Von Dorndor DA Stan Knoll 3rd DC OC’S There’s One In Every Box MSD, CA Robin Mousseau 4th DC Townfarm, Emmett Sweeps The Spotlight JE, CGC Cynthia Yeager NBQ FC Broudie Von Moritz HL Richard HooF

Field Champion Bitch Starters: 22 Judges: Bill Dyer, Jill Blake 1st FC Seiko V Dorndoff L TD Stan Knoll 2nd FC T-Dachs Myrtle The Turtle SE Jami Bonser 3rd FC Ray Bob’s Gretel Von Knobydox TD SE CA Jennifer Fry 4th FC APP Hill Digging Down Under MS NJP CGC Heidi Meyers NBQ FC Diamant Lily von Lowenherz, ME Laurel Whistance-Smith

Judges for Best Open / Absolute: No Best Open or Absolute were held due to inclement weather. ________________________________

Central Ohio Dachshund Club 9/7/2014

NBQ D’Parks Devil N Disguise MS Jo DuBose Field Champion Dog Starters: 28 Judges: Bill Dyer, Heidi Meyers 1st FC Strolch Von Lowenherz L. Whistance-Smith 2nd FC Hoppledach’s Keokuk MS RN ME Pamela Hopkins 3rd FC Hidden Cedars Jango Bling Lori Isaason 4th FC Audi Oslo Von Dorndorf CA Stan Knoll NBQ FC Nix Vom Nordlicht JE, COG Larry Gohlke & Cheri Faust Field Champion Bitch Starters: 29 Judges: Wendy Nugent, Michael Pitisci 1st FC R-Obsession Liesel RA Corinne Gindroz 2nd FC Lykke Von Lowenherz SE L. Whistance-Smith 3rd FC VonSchatten Knight Of Mischief Shawn Nies 4th FC Tusoksori-Ugraszto Husniya Sherry Rugieri NBQ FC Apple Hill Digging Down Under Heidi Meyers Judges for Best Open / Absolute: Stan Knoll, Sherry Ruggieri Best Open & Absolute: OC’s I’m Just Wild About Harry Corinne Gindroz ________________________________

Dachshund Association of Long Island 9/28/2014 Total Number of Starters: 19

Total Number of Starters: 88 OAAD Starters: 15 Judges: Pam Bethke, Sherry Ruggieri 1st OC’s I’m Just Wild About Harry Corinne Gindroz 2nd Baldwins’s Peanut Snoopy Dog Linda Aklema 3rd Sardachs Park Ranger of D’Parks V OC MS Jo Dubose 4th Ch. Robinwood’s Budwire MW Cindy Niles NBQ Credere’s Gunnery Sergeant Windspirit Charles Snider OAAB Starters: 16 Judges: Bill Dyer, Lori Isaacson 1st Blackhawk Molly Moon Richard Hoof 2nd Grandgables Lil Ms Phoebe Joanne Fagervik 3rd D’Parks Little Bitty Bit MS Jo BuBose 4th Ch. Von Oldenburg’s Lucky Girl Julie Inglis

OAAD Starters: 9 Judges: Phil Kirby, Carrie Hamilton 1st 2nd 3rd

4th NBQ

Kunox von der Dohlmuhle Jolanta Jeanneney GCh. Stardox Skyfall Lorraine & David Simmons Ch. Rivercliff’s March King of Harmony Run Robert Knight BeDazzled Coopers Pale Ale Kathleen Newman Rellih’s Custom Cowboy v.

Gleneagle Randy Eltringham

OAAB Starters: 10 Judges: Edward Willis, Mike Nothstein 1st Hedge Threader von Moritz, ML Teddy Moritz 2nd Bishopgate go For It Ms. JoAnn Frier-Murza 3rd: Stardox Sada ML Lorraine & David Simmons 4th Lothlorien Sharpshooter Ms. JoAnn Frier-Murza

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NBQ Ch. Tarlyn’s On your Mark at Lorica MW Jessica Campbell, Lorne Campbell, Tara & Sandra Krieger Field Champion Combined Starters: 27 Judges: Ashley Cook, Trudy Kawami 1st DC Townfarm He’s So Fine Eric & Susan Pepe 2nd FC Tuesday von MoosbachZuzelek SW Jolanta & John Jeanneney 3rd FC Viola von der Hardt-Hohe, JE Baerbel Wills 4th GCh. DC Sunilght’s Evening in Paris, BN, NAJ, RN, CGC Mike Nothstein NBQ FC Duchwood’s EZ Breezy Covergirl MS, JE, BN, NA, NAJ Alice Carter Judges for Best Open / Absolute: Trudy Kawami, Phil Kirby Best Open & Absolute: Kunox von der Dohlmuhle ________________________________

Bay Colony Dachshund Club 9/30/2014 Total Number of Starters: 47 OAAD Stake Number of Starters: 9 Judges: Michael Nothstein, Ed Wills 1st

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OAAB Starters: 9 Judges: Sherry Ruggieri, John Merriman 1st Hedge Threader von Moritz MLD Teddy Moritz 2nd Ch. Saytar’s Jada Pink-It Maryanne Santomauro 3rd Ch. TownFarm Easier Said Than Done Michael J Pitisci 4th Saytar’s Ember MS David & Trudy Kawami NBQ Ch. Tarlyn’s on Your Mark at Lorica MW Jessica & Lorne Campbell T. Krieger S. Krieger Field Champion Combined Starters: 29 Judges: Lorraine Simmons, Carrie Hamilton 1st FC Tuesday von MoosbachZuzelek Jolanta & John Jeanneney 2nd FC Mischa Z Kmetonyho Dvora Christina Loew 3rd FC Tusoksori-Ugraszto Husniya, CGC Sherry L. Ruggieri

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Field Trial Results continued from page 51 4th FC Viola von der Hardt-Hohe JE Baerbel Wills NBQ DC Sunlight’s Midsummer Dream Michael Nothstein & Phyllis Messeroll Judges for Best Open / Absolute: Lorraine Simmons, Carrie Hamilton Best Open: Hedge Threader von Moritz MLD

Best Open & Absolute: Old Blue Eyes ________________________________

Cascade Dachshund Club 10/12/2014 Total Number of Starters: 21 OAAD Starters: 6 Judges: Barbara Teigen, Gillen M. Tankard

Absolute: FC Tuesday von MoosbachZuzelek ________________________________

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Total Number of Starters: 19 OAAD Starters: 6 Judges: Ron Yann and Marleen Yann 1st Milo’s Just Like Jesse James Jennifer Milosavljevic 2nd I Spy Innovation W Selma McNamara and Nola Patient 3rd Hathor Farm’s Edson’s Raider on Garden Court SW SE, Madeleine and Jurgen Pohl.

4th Code Blue Hunter’s Reserve J. Milosavljevic and Amanda Hodges NBQ FC Willagaye’s Hare E Houdini MW Barbara Teigen OAAB Starters: 6 Judges: Michael Dilley and Gillen M. Tankard 1st Old Blue Eyes Miriam Berman 2nd Teckelwood Fiesta V Code Blue J. Milosavljevic and Amanda Hodges 3rd Lockshire’s Beale Street Blues SW Ronald and Marleen Yann 4th I Spy Afternoon Delight W Selma McNamara and Nola Patient NBQ Tatonka Barbara Teigen Field Champion Combined Starters: 7 Judges: Michael Dilley and Barbara Teigen 1st FC Goodwood’s X-Tra Good Maximillian Laura Bolin 2nd FC Marta Etta of Hathor Farm SW, JE Ron and Marleen Yann 3rd DC Lockshire Rain Shadow SW, Marleen and Ron Yann 4th FC I Spy Black Bean of Ni-Kel TD Stephan and Mary Magladry

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TC M’I Spy of Hathor Farm SW Jean M. Dieden Ch. Hathor Farm’s Edson’s Raider on Garden Court SW SE Madeleine and Jurgen Pohl I Spy Innovation W Selma McNamara, Nola Patient Code Blue Hunter’s Revenge Jennifer Milosavljevic Dylon

OAAB Starters: 7 Judges: Selma McNamara, Gillen Tankard 1st Lockshire’s Beale Street Blues SW Ronald and Marleen Yann 2nd Hathor Farm’s Blue Bearded Iris SW SE Jean M. Dieden 3rd Old Blue Eyes Miriam Berman 4th SpellCaster of Cedarcroft ML Mike and Terri Dilley and Kathleen Sahlin NBQ Tatonka Barbara Teigen Field Champion Combined Starters: 8 Judges: Ronald Yann and Marleen Yann 1st GCh. DC Hathor Farm’s Wild Poppy SW Poppy, Jean M. Dieden 2nd DC Hathor Farm’s New Attitude SW Marguerite Weis and Jean M. Dieden 3rd FC I Spy Anderson Cooper W SE Karen and Chris Vallo 4th FC Willagaye’s Hare E Houdini MW Barbara Teigen NBQ Toony Annie and Bill Zeck

Total Number of Starters: 66

Total Number of Starters: 63

OAAD Starters: 17 Judges: Sherry Ruggieri, Teddy Moritz 1st Harbor Hills’ Lucca Antoinette C. Robak 2nd Duchwood’s Tally Ho Timothy JE Rebecca Elliot 3rd BeDazzled Coopers Pale Ale MT Kathleen Newman 4th Smitledach’s Braveheart Jinx Gellin NBQ OC’s Mon Beau Petit Garcon Robin Mousseau

OAAD Starters: 12 Judges: Alice Moyer, Jamie Bonser 1st Kunox von der Dohlmuhle Jolanta & John Jeanneney 2nd Ch. Rivercliff’s March King of Harmony Run MW Robert & Judith Knight and Nancy Kast 3rd Ch. Shadachs Fourteen K GoldMiner ML Diane Sennett and Carol Blichle 4th Blumac Krieger’s Autobahn ME Donna Carlton NBQ Bamblbee Noah Barb & John Granger

OAAB Starters: 12 Judges: Cynthia Yeager, Sandy Horskin 1st Hedge Threader von Moritz Teddy Moritz 2nd GCh. Hearthside Yankee Pinstripes Mary Ann Cawley 3rd GCh. TownFarm Mind Over Matter Michael Pitisci 4th Ch. Digalot Miss Sadie Thompson Jinx Gellin and Judy Stephenson NBQ OC’s Shes Just A Good Girl Robin Mousseau Field Champion Dog Starters: 18 Judges: Michael Pitisci, John Merriman 1st FC Eliya’s Bear Witness at Wilderness Susan Jill Blake 2nd DC TownFarm Emmett Sweeps the Spotlight JE, CGC Cynthia Yeager 3rd DC OC’s There’s One In Every Box Robin Mousseau 4th FC Harmony Hill Donder Joan and Sanford Horskin NBQ DC OC’s Pristine Silver Snow Storm JE Robin Mousseau Field Champion Bitch Starters: 18 Judges: Robert Patterson, Lorraine Simmons 1st FC Sylvan von Lowenherz JE L. Whistance-Smith 2nd FC Tusoksori-Ugraszto Husniya Sherry Ruggieri 3rd GCh. DC Siddachs Carmen CGC John Merriman 4th FC Lykke von Lowenherz L. Whistance-Smith NBQ DC Jewels Penidot & Pearls Monica Galley Judges for Best Open / Absolute: Michael Pitisci, John Merriman

Best Open: TC M’I Spy of Hathor Farm SW Absolute: GCh. DC Hathor Farm’s Wild Poppy SW ________________________________

Best Open: Hedge Threader von Moritz Absolute: FC Eliya’s Bear Witness at Wilderness ________________________________

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OAAB Starters: 17 Judges: Phil Kirby, Laurel WhistanceSmith 1st Dachaven Down Under Girl Alan James 2nd Lothlorien Sharpshooter JoAnn Frier-Murza 3rd Stardox Sada ML Lorraine & David Simmons 4th CopperHill’s Makin’ Memories Katherine Hiemer NBQ Dachrolls Lady Velvet Kevin Herkelman & Katherine Perney Field Champion Combined Starters: 34 Judges: Michael Pitisci, Karen Jones 1st FC Anja von Moosbach Zuzelek, SE, RN Sherry Ruggieri 2nd FC Diamant Lily von Lowenherz, ME Laurel Whistance-Smith 3rd FC Strolch von Lowenherz, SE Laurel Whistance-Smith 4th GCh. DC Siddachs Carmen MW, CGC John Merriman, Sidney Stafford NBQ DC Melwyn Dreamcatcher ML, BN, RAE, CD, CGC Pat Warble Judges for Best Open / Absolute: Michael Pitisci, Karen Jones Absolute: FC Anja von Moosbach Zuzelek SE, RN ________________________________

The Dachshund Club of New Jersey 10/26/2014 Total Number of Starters: 52 OAAD Starters: 7 Judges: Cynthia A. Yeager, Pat Warble 1st Ch. Rivercliff’s March King of Harmony Run MW Robert & Judith Knight & Nancy Kast 2nd Ch. Beldach’s Unjoli Utrillo Constance B. & Gary R. Fisher 3rd GCh. Stardox Skyfall BJB Lorraine & David Simmons

4th Shadach’s FourteenKGold Bullion ML Diane W Sennett NBQ Blumac Krieger’s Autobahn ME Donna K Carlton OAAB Starters: 13 Judges: Alice Moyer, John Merriman 1st Lothorien Sharphooter Jo Ann Frier-Murza 2nd Dachaven Down Under Girl Alan James 3rd Dachrolls Lady Velvet Kevin Herkelman & Katherine Perney 4th Stardox Sada ML Lorraine & David Simmons NBQ Apple Hill’s Little Red Savina MS Carrie Hamilton Field Champion Combined Starters: 32 Judges: Alan James, Connie Fisher 1st FC Diamant Lily von Lowenherz ME Laurel Whistance-Smith 2nd FC Sylvan von Lowenherz Laurel Whistance-Smith 3rd FC Anja von Moosbach Zuzelek SE RN Sherry Ruggieri 4th FC Town Farm He’s So Fine Susan & Eric Pepe NBQ FC Uta von Moosbach-Zuzelek SW Cheri Faust & Larry Gohlke & Jolanta Jeanenney Judges for Best Open / Absolute: Cynthia Yeager, Pat Warble Absolute: FC Diamant Lily von Lowenherz ME ________________________________

Louisville Dachshund Club 10/31/2014 Total Number Of Starters: 22 OAAD Starters: 22 Judges: Leslie Selby-Savoye, Kate Snider 1st Kelkor’s Cassidy J R Wire II SW Pam C. Reed 2nd GCh. Obsession’s Custom Lowrider SL Denny Van Hook 3rd Ch. Kelkor’s All Summer Long SS Pam C Reed 4th Ch. Twelfth Night Is Of The Essence Larry Barnett NBQ GCh. Raydachs Wildcard Walt Melissa, Kevin And Rachel Fritz OAAB Starters:16 Judges: Barbara Teigen, Scott Hulse 1st Jalyse’s Alora Bv Dominos ML Jamie Sexton 2nd Lorindol Born Free SS Vicki Spencer

3rd Von Schatten Foxy Lady Shawn Nies 4th Obsession’s Simply Brilliant Denny Van Hook NBQ Kelkor’s Unsinkable Molly Brown Pam Reed Field Champion Combined Starters: 26 Judges: Pam C. Reed, Dave Brown 1st FC Bry-Wyn Have It Your Way MW Wendy Nugent 2nd FC Seiko Von Dorndorf Laura Tina And Anna Knoll 3rd FC Windspirit’s Hunter Von Wingover ML Kate Snider And Phil Bird 4th FC Applehills Who U Gonna Call MS Denise Hilbert NBQ FC Audi Oslo Von Dorndorf Stan Knoll Best Open & Absolute Jalyse’s Alora V Dominos ML ________________________________

Metropolitan Washington Dachshund Club 11/1/2014 Total Number of Starters: 61 OAAD Starters: 8 Judges: Lorraine Simmons & Michael Pitisci 1st Duchwood’s TallyHo Timothy MS JE Rebecca & Jeff Elliott 2nd Ch. Beldachs’ Unjoli Utrillo Connie & Gary Fisher 3rd Ch. Hearthside Jack E Robinson CGC MaryAnn Cawley 4th Ch. Shadach’s FourteenKGoldBullion ML Diane Sennett NBQ Doxwood’s Tails of Hoffmann MW John Merriman OAAB Starters: 15 Judges: Alice Moyer, Monica Galley 1st Bishopgate Go For It Jo Ann Frier-Murza 2nd Jalyses Proof Positive @ Wilderness Run Jamie Sexton & S. Jill Blake 3rd Duchwood’s Bristol Bounce MS Alice Carter 4th Ch. Briardach’s Starstruck Monika & Paul Martin NBQ Applehill’s Little Red Savina MS Karen White & Carrie Hamilton Field Champion Dog Starters: 19 Judges: Carrie Hamilton, Mike Nothstein 1st FC Eliya’s Bear Witness at Wilderness S. Jill Blake 2nd GCh. DC Rellih’s Little Indian TD SE CGC Linda Snyder

3rd FC Harmony Hill Donder Joan & Sanford Horskin 4th FC Rose Gate Basil John Simon NBQ FC Raindox Rusty Rod Meyers MS CGC Heidi & Kurt Meyers Field Champion Bitch Starters: 19 Judges: Bob Patterson, Phil Kirby 1st FC Melwyn Under Wing Darter ME Lorraine & David Simmons 2nd FC AppleHill Digging Down Under MS CGC NJP Heidi Meyers 3rd GCh. DC Rellih’s Hopi Kachina Spirit MW TD Linda Snyder 4th GCh. DC Siddachs Carmen MW CGC John Merriman NBQ FC Tusoksori-Ugraszto Husniya, Sherry Ruggieri Judges for Best Open / Absolute: Best Open: Lorraine Simmons & Michael Pitisci Best FC & Absolute: Carrie Hamilton & Mike Nothstein Best Open & Absolute: Duchwood’s TallyHo Timothy MS JE Best FC: FC Eliya’s Bear Witness at Wilderness ________________________________

Dachshund Club Of St. Louis 11/1/2014 Total Number Of Starters: 62 OAAD Starters: 22 Judges: Vicki Spencer, Scott Hulse 1st Duchwood’s Don’t Give A’dam MS Sandra Russell 2nd GCh. Obsession’s Custom Lowrider SL Denny Van Hook 3rd Ch. Twelfth Night Time Is Of The Essence Larry Barnett 4th GCh. Raydachs Wildcard Walt Melissa, Kevin and Rachel Fritz NBQ Ch. Kelkors The Boys Of Summer SS Pam C. Reed OAAB Starters: 16 Judges: Leslie Selby-Savoye, Dave Brown 1st Obsession’s Simply Brilliant SL Denny Van Hook 2nd GCh. Obsession’s Catch A Wave SL Sandra Shaw 3rd Obsession’s Blow Me A Kiss SL Denny Van Hook 4th Ch. Ez Goins Lil Ms Patty Cakes Pam C. Reed

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NBQ Ch. Lockshire’s Foxtrot Double Dancing SL Thomas And Kathleen Lockyer Field Champion Combined Starters: 24 Judges: Barbara Teigen, Kate Snider 1st FC Cedarhurst Just A Chance MLP Kathy Johnson, Jean Jasinsky 2nd DC Kinder’s Impossible Pi Kathy Johnson, Jan Dubois 3rd FC Audi Oslo Von Dorndorf Stan Knoll 4th FC Duchwood’s Vincenzo Chris Foss-Tietz NBQ FC Emery von Damsmuhle RN Jamie Sexton Best Open: Duchwood’s Don’t Give A’dam MS Sandra Russell Absolute: FC Cedarhurst Just A Chance MLP Kathy Johnson, Jean Jasinsky ________________________________

Dachshund Fanciers Association of Berks County 11/2/2014 Total Number of Starters: 45 OAAD Stake Number of Starters: 8 Judges: Heidi Meyers & Mike Nothstein 1st Arrow V.D. Kristallquelle Melissa Graham 2nd Ch. Beldachs’ Unjoli Utrillo Connie & Gary Fisher 3rd Ch. Shadach’s FourteenKGold Bullion ML Diane Sennett 4th Bedazzled Cooper’s Pale Ale MT Kathleen Newman NBQ withheld OAAB Starters: 12 Judges: Bob Patterson & John Merriman 1st Ch Stardox When Irish Eyes are Smilin’ Cathy Kelly, Lorraine & David Simmons 2nd Duchwood’s Bristol Bounce MS Alice Carter 3rd Stardox Sada ML Lorraine & David Simmons 4th Dachrolls Lady Velvet Kevin Herkelman & Kathy Perney NBQ Ch. Briardach’s Starstruck Monika & Paul Martin Field Champion Combined Starters: 25 Judges: Paul Martin & Michael Pitisci 1st DC Wingover’s Lancelot du Lac ML RN OA OAJ NF JE TD CA CGC Alice Moyer

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Field Trial Results continued from page 53 2nd GCh. DC Siddachs Carmen MW CGC John Merriman 3rd GCh. DC Rellih’s Hopi Kachina Spirit MW TD CGC Linda Snyder 4th DC TownFarm Emmett Sweeps the Spotlight JE CGC Cynthia Yeager NBQ FC Anja von Moosbach Zuzelek SE RN Sherry Ruggieri Judges for Best Open / Absolute: Bob Patterson & Connie Fisher Best Open: Ch. Stardox When Irish Eyes are Smilin’ Absolute: DC Wingover’s Lancelot du Lac ML RN OA OAJ NF JE TD CA CGC ________________________________

Dachshund Club Of St. Louis 11/2/2014 Total Number Of Starters: 51 OAAD Starters: 18 Judges: Barbara Teigen, Dave Brown 1st Obsession’s Custom Lowrider SL Denny Van Hook 2nd Pocketpack Smooth Operator MS Kathy Johnson, Lois Ballard 3rd Duchwood’s Briar Patch MS Sandra Russell 4th Duchwood’s Don’t Give A’dam MS Sandra Russell NBQ Ch. Hidden Cedars Big Bang From Texas MS Christin Foss-Teitz, Gloria Latour OAAB Starters: 15 Judges: Kate Snider, Scott Hulse 1st Lorindol Born Free SS Vicki Spencer 2nd Hathor Farm’s Buffalo Gal MW Tatonka, Barbara Teigen 3rd GCh. Obsession’s V Lockshire Copocabana Kathy, Tom Lockyer, Denny Van Hook 4th Ch. Lockshire’s Foxtrot Double Dancing Kathy and Tom Lockyer NBQ Obsession’s Blow Me A Kiss SL Denny Van Hook Field Champion Combined Starters: 18 Judges: Leslie Selby-Savoye, Kathy Lockyer 1st DC Kinder’s Impossible Pi Kathy Johnson and Jan Dubois 2nd FC Audi Oslo Von Dorndorf, Stan Knoll 3rd FC Bry Wyn’s I’ve Been Watching You MW Wendy Nugent

4th FC Jaylse’s Alora V Dominos ML Jamie Sexton NBQ FC Windspirit’s Hunter Von Wingover ML Kate Snider and Phil Bird Best Open: Lorindol Born Free SS

3rd FC Quilla von Velbert JE Willette Brown 4th DC VSchwalbes Etta James MW Robert & Janet Schwalbe Glenn & Corby Barkhaus NBQ FC Anja von Moosbach Zuzelek SE, RN Sherry Ruggieri

Absolute: DC Kinder’s Impossible Pi ________________________________

Judges for Best Open / Absolute: Best Open: Sandi Myers & Tracy Freeling

Cumberland Valley Dachshund Club 11/14/2014

Best Field Champion: Ken Hagmuller & Ed Wills

Total Number of Starters: 84 OAAD Starters: 18 Judges: Laura Issacson & M.A. Klein 1st Duchwood’s Don’t Give A’Dam MS Sandy Russell 2nd Ch. Karun’s Ga-Dach Remember SL, BN, RN, CGC Kathy Pickrell & Pat Sawyer 3rd Duchwood’s Biar Patch MS Sandy Russell 4th Ch. MACH Duchwood’s Tangled Web MS, MLB, MXB Sandy Russell NBQ Englelong Silas Jack Daniels MS Sheila DeLashmutt OAAB Starters: 32 Judges: Ken Hagmueller & Ed Wills 1st Willagaye’s Love Letters In The Sand MW Melanie Simmons 2nd D’Parks Devil in Disguise MS Jo DuBose 3rd Hidden Cedars Lookin 4 Trouble Laura Issacson & Gloria LaTour 4th GCh. VSchwalbes Flowering Jasmine MW Robert & Janet Schwalbe NBQ Dayton’s Tootsie Roles Jennifer Dayton

Absolute: All 4 Judges Above Best Open: Willagaye’s Love Letters In The Sand MW Absolute: GCh. DC Rellih’s Hopi Kachina Spirit MW, TD, CGC ________________________________

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3rd FC Eliya’s Bear Witness at Wilderness Susan Jill Blake 4th FC Kearsarge Mountain’s Ash TD, CGC Ed Wills NBQ FC Hoppledachs Sho Me The Beat ML, BN, CGC Ed & Val Higginbotham Field Champion Bitch Starters: 20 Judges: Kathy Lockyer & Laura Isaacson 1st FC Viola von der Hardt-Hohe JE Baerbel Wills 2nd FC MACH2 Harlequin Jalyse Chinook ML Jamie Sexton & Karen Scheiner 3rd GCh. DC Rellih’s Hopi Kachina Spirit MW TD, CGC Linda Snyder 4th FC von Schatten Knight of Mischief Shawn Nies NBQ FC Lady Scarlett Sienna Sheila DeLashmutt Judges for Best Open / Absolute: Best Open: Stan Knoll & Janet Schwalbe Best Field Champion: Tracy Freeling & Mary Powell

Total Number of Starters: 90 Absolute: All 4 Judges Above OAAD Starters: 15 Judges: Laura Potash & Tracy Freeling 1st

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GCh. Dachshire v Lockshire Cruisin’ SL Thomas & Kathy Lockyer Ch. Karuns GA-Dach Remember SL, BN, RN, CGC Kathy Pickrell & Pat Sawyer KenKaye’s Lil Deuce Coupe ML, RN Karen Henry Sharpree’s Just Watch Me ML, RN Karen Henry Lockshire’s Cash Only Please SL Tom & Kathy Lockyer & Denny Van Hook

Field Champion Dog Starters: 18 Judges: Sandi Myers & Tracy Freeling 1st FC Earnestvon Lowenherz Kenneth L Minerley 2nd FC Eliya’s Bear Witness at Wilderness Susan Jill Blake 3rd FC Hoppledachs Sho Me The Beat ML, BN, CGC Ed & Val Higginbotham 4th FC Stardox I Know You Rider ME CGC Susan Jill Blake & Lorraine Simmons NBQ GCh. DC Lorindol Rider of the Quest SS Bill & Vicki Spencer

OAAB Starters: 32 Judges: Ken Hagmuller & Mary Powell 1st Hidden Cedars Lookin 4 Trouble Laura Isaacson & Gloria LaTour 2nd D’Parks Little Bitty Bit MS Jo DuBose 3rd Jalyse’s Proof Positive@ Wilderness Run Jamie Sexton & Susan Jill Blake 4th D’Parks Devil in Disguise MS Jo DuBose NBQ Willagaye’s Love Letters in the Sand MW Melanie Simmons

Field Champion Bitch Starters: 16 Judges: Mary Powell & Kathy Lockyer 1st GCh. DC Rellih’s Hopi Kachina Spirit MW, TD, CGC Linda Snyder 2nd FC Tusoksori-Ugraszto Husniya Sherry Ruggeri

Field Champion Dog Starters: 23 Judges: Sandi Myers & M.A. Klein 1st GCh. DC Rellih’s Little Indian TD, SE, CGC, VC Linda Snyder 2nd FC Emery von Damsmuhle RN Jamie Sexton

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Best Open & Absolute: Hidden Cedars Lookin 4 Trouble Best Field Champion: GCh. DC Rellih’s Little Indian TD, SE, CGC, VC ________________________________

Cumberland Valley Dachshund Club 11/16/2014 Total Number of Starters: 85 OAAD Starters: 14 Judges: Sandi Myers & Laura Isaacson 1st

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GCh. VSchwalbes Cafe Expresso MW Robert & Janet Schwalbe Duchwood’s Briar Patch MS Sandra Russel Ch. Stolz Dynamo (NJ) v Syringa SL Carol Stolz-Blancato/ V. Blancato Lord Samson von Raab MS, RA, NAP, NJP Mary Ellen Byrne Ch. Legibach Rainbow Ruffle CGC, RN, BN, CA Rebecca McClusky

OAAB Starters: 28 Judges: Tracy Freeling & Ed Wills 1st Doxikota’s Copperfield Miss MS, NA, NAJ, CAA Holly Anne Deeds

2nd D’Parks Little Bitty Bit Jo DuBose 3rd D’Parks Devil In Disguise MS Jo DuBose 4th Leoralees Footloose JE Heather With NBQ Lucene’s Sacred Firebird Lisa Grace Anderson Field Champion Dog Starters: 22 Ken Hagmuller & Laura Potash 1st FC Stardox Frankly My Dear Susan Jill Blake 2nd GCh. DC Rellih’s Little Indian TD, SE,CGC, VC Linda Snyder 3rd Earnest von Lowenherz Kenneth Minerley 4th GCh. DC Syringa’s Walking on Sunshine v Stolz SL Carol Stolz-Blancato & Katherine Schisel NBQ FC Eliya’s Bear Witness at Wilderness Susan Jill Blake Field Champion Bitch Starters: 21 Judges: M.A. Klein & Mary Powell 1st FC MACH2 Harlequin Jalyse Chinnok ML Jamie Sexton & Karen Scheiner 2nd FC Tosoksori Ugraszto Husniya Sherry Ruggieri 3rd Ch. Duchwood’s EZ Breezy Covergirl MS, SE, BN, NA, NAJ Alice Carter 4th DC Mye Dachshire Mystic Moon JE Sandi Myers & Ken Hagmuller NBQ Lucene’s Sacred Firebird Lisa Grace Anderson Judges for Best Open / Absolute: Best Open: Mary Powell & Laura Potash Best Field Champion: Laura Isaacson & Ed Wills Absolute: All 4 Judges Above Best Open: GCh. VSchwalbes Cafe Expresso MW Absolute: FC Stardox Frankly My Dear ________________________________

Northern California Dachshund Club, Inc. 11/15/2014

4th Stouthearted Blackfoot Audrey Hsia NBQ Just a Lil’ Rock of Ages MW Justine Espinoza OAAB Starters: 13 Judges: Maggie Craig, Carolyn Menges 1st Yorkdachs Champagne Toast Wendy S. York 2nd Carrdox Forever Braveheart Vicki Ronchette 3rd Nordwing’s Bansheetoo V Wingover ML Susan Fuller 4th Wingover’s Call of the Wild ML Susan Fuller NBQ I Spy Betty Spaghetti W Rick & Vicki Ronchette Field Champion Combined Starters: 13 Judges: Wendy York, Sybyl Swan 1st GCh. DC Storybook Engine That Could Maggie Craig, Tim Durland 2nd FC Barnabas of Kotate Hills SW Patricia & Gerald Price 3rd FC Ruby Slipper Champagne Flute Jane & Rick Florendo 4th FC Hatler’s Prince Charming Audrey Hsig NBQ DC Carrdox Blackberry Jam Maggie Craig, Tim Durland Judges for Best Open / Absolute: Gail Tutt, Sybyl Swan Best Open & Absolute: Yorkdachs Champagne Toast ________________________________

Northern California Dachshund Club, Inc. 11/16/2014 Total Number of Starters: 38 OAAD Starters: 12 Judges: Wendy York, Tim Durland 1st Tastaryds Pendragon - Drako Susan Fuller 2nd Bonnfel’s Spirit Dream Unites Us Carolyn & Keith Menges 3rd Aviance’s Opportunity Knocks SL Vicki Ronchette 4th Stouthearted Honey Crisp Ruthye Cole NBQ Ch. Dachs Fyr’s One That Carries the flame SW Sybyl Swan

Justine Espinoza, Jan McCarthy, Nancy Kast 4th Boreas Setting Fore to the Rain SW Gail Tutt, Tracy Olsen NBQ Ch. Briardachs Stardom Bound at Redwing Carla Poppeney Field Champion Combined Starters: 14 Judges: Susan Fuller, Carolyn Menges 1st FC Hatler’s Prince Charming Audrey Hsia 2nd FC Just a Lil Chitty Chitty Bang Bang MW Justine Espinoza, Elsa Golightly 3rd FC Dachsbauer Topaz W of Manorie Claudia Holaday 4th FC Ruby Slipper Journey to the Outer Stratosphere Jane & Rick Florendo NBQ FC Barnabas of Kotate Hills SW Patricia & Gerald Price Judges for Best Open / Absolute: Tim Durland, Carolyn Menges Best Open: Dharmadachs City of San Francisco Absolute: FC Hatler’s Prince Charming ________________________________

Sierra Dachshund Breeders Club Of Los Angeles Co. 11/30/2014 Total Number of Starters: 28 OAAD Starters: 11 Judges: Susan Goodman, Akira Requa 1st Teckelhof’s Yankee Doodle Dandy Nancy Stanley Waud 2nd Ch. Dicorydox Ride The Wind V Dachsology Carol White 3rd Hollyhounds Simply A Southern Man Carol and Holly Browning 4th Ch. Carrdox S-Hummer Sky at Darshan SS Jan Oswald and Jerri Smith NBQ Mountainwood’s M-Eighty MS JE Luanne and Dennis Duus OAAB Starters: 9 Judges: Carl Browning, Dale Rigtrup 1st Ch. Sandar’s Eye Candy MSD Luanne and Dennis Duus

Total Number of Starters: 38 OAAD Starters: 12 Judges : Gail Tutt, Susan Fuller 1st Hollyhounds Simply a Southern Man Holly & Carl Browning 2nd Bonnfel’s Spirit Dream Unites Us Carolyn & Keith Menges 3rd Stout Hearted Honey Crisp Ruthye Cole

OAAB Starters: 12 Judges: Claudia Holaday, Sybyl Swan 1st Dharmadachs City of San Francisco SW Colton Meyer, Leslie & Curtis Savoye 2nd I Spy Betty Spaghetti W Betty Spaghetti Vicki & Rick Ronchette 3rd Just a Lil’ Breakfast at Tiffany’s MW

2nd Woodwyn’s Senorita Cejas Perrocima Marlene Perez 3rd Gold River’s Darlin, Give Me Park Avenue MW CGC Kathy Gelein 4th Rare Treats I Won’t Back Down Haley, Michael & Douglas Priest NBQ Kinder’s Fia Vienna Spirit Fire MS Akira and El Requa

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Field Champion Combined Starters: 8 Judges: Holly Browning, Anne Carnathan 1st GCh. DC Woodwyn Independence MW JE CA Susan Goodman 2nd FC Roserun’s Unforgettable CGC Haley and Michael Priest 3rd DC Doxieville That’s Why Bentley at GRD MW ME CAX RATN CGC Dana R. & Denise R. Gehring 4th FC Mountain Wood Miss Conduct Luanne and Dennis Duus NBQ DC Hollyhounds Raising Cain at Carrrdox Sharon Carr Judges for Best Open / Absolute: Holly Browning, Anne Carnathan Best Open & Absolute: Ch. Sandar’s Eye Candy MSD ________________________________

Golden Gate Dachshund Club 12/6/2014 Total Number of Starters: 36 OAAD Starters: 10 Judges: Claudia Holaday, Gail Tutt 1st Hollyhounds Simply a Southern Man Carl and Holly Browning 2nd Hollyhounds Don’t Call Me Gray Carl and Holly Browning 3rd Bonfel’s Spirit Dream Unites Us Carolyn & Keith Menges 4th Stouthearted Blackfoot Audrey & Olivia Hsia NBQ Ruby Slipper Unravel Any Riddle Maggie Craig & Tim Durland OAAB Starters: 12 Judges: Gerald Price & Carolyn Menges 1st Wingover’s Call of the Wild Susan Fuller 2nd Wingover’s Porsche Carrera Susan Fuller 3rd Dharmadachs City of San Francisco Leslie Savoye, Colton Meyer & Curtis Savoye 4th Ch. Rivercliff’s Ready Made to Order Chris & Rick Schulke NBQ Yorkdachs Champagne Toast Wendy York Field Champions Combined Starters: 14 Judges: Wendy York & Carolyn Menges 1st DC Carrdox Blackberry Jam Maggie Craig & Tim Durland 2nd FC Ruby Slipper Champagne Flute Jane & Rick Florendo 3rd FC Sundance of Hathor Farm Gerald & Pat Price 4th GCh. DC Storybook Engine That Could Maggie Craig & Tim Durland

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WHELPING BOX

Litter whelped November 24, 2014

Letters to and from the editor

STANDARD WIREHAIRS 3 Males 5 Females

Hi Members and Subscribers!

Sire:

Ch. Brazos Ski Uno Bowteak Dam:

GCh. DC Boreas There’s Something Sexy About The Rain SW This was the result of a frozen semen breeding on Uno's last semen in the US and Tadee's first litter. We are very excited to present these pups to the Fancy and to future generations!

Breeder: Gail Tutt Boreas Dachshunds gjtutt@yahoo.com (831) 251-1300

Thank you again to all the advertisers for the newsletter. This is a reminder that January 15th is the next deadline and that will be the issue that will be published before the 2015 Nationals. ALSO, with permission from the DCA Board of Directors, the deadline for the Summer 2015 issue will have a one time deadline of May 7th, 2015 to allow pictures, articles and ads from the Nationals to be published in a timely manner after the National Specialty.

Welcome Barb Teigen as the new contributor for our “Above and Below Ground” Column! As a Field and Earthdog Judge, and a former AKC Field Representative, she has a wealth of knowledge in our sport. Thank you to Claire Mancha for the years she spent as the previous writer for this column.

Be sure to read Karen Scheiners “Weaves and Retrieves” articles - great information with a lot of good pointers in training our stubborn little dogs.

And another thank you members Andra O’Connell, Mary Sue Barnum, Cris Lewis, John and Kathy Gallun, and Charlene Shuping for stepping up as contributors and writers for the newsletter. It is greatly appreciated and makes the newsletter what it is!

Don’t forget to send your annual dues in, trophy contributions if you’d like, as well as the nomination forms for conformation, field and earthdog judges for the upcoming events. The forms (cards) were mailed to all members in early November.

Sympathies to all the families of all the DCA members we’ve lost this year, it’s been another rough year losing many older DCA members who have made such an impact on our breed. We’ll miss you all!

Lynne

Field Trial Results continued from page 55 NBQ FC Ruby Slipper Journey to the Outer Stratosphere Jane & Rick Florendo ________________________________

Golden Gate Dachshund Club 12/7/2014 Total Number of Starters: 26 OAAD Starters: 8 Judges: Caudia Holaday and Wendy York 1st Skyhunter’s Hound Toussaint Enrique Perez 2nd Ruby Slipper Unravel Any Riddle Maggie Craig & Tim Durland 3rd Bonfel’s Spirit Dream Unites Us Carolyn & Keith Menges 4th Stouthearted Blackfoot Audrey & Olivia Hsia NBQ Ch. Just A Lil Rock of Ages Justine Espinoza OAAB Starters: 9 Judges: Jan Allison & Scott Hulse 1st Wingover’s Porsche Carrera Susan Fuller 2nd Dharmadachs City of San Francisco

Leslie Savoye & Colton Meyer 3rd Ch. Briardachs Stardom Bound at Redwing Carla Popeney 4th Yorkdachs Champagne Toast Wendy York NBQ Gold River’s Darling, Give Me Park Avenue Kathy Gelein Field Champion Combined Starters: 9 Judges: Jan Allison & Sybyl Swan 1st DC Carrdox Blackberry Jam Maggie Craig & Tim Durland 2nd FC Ruby Slipper Journey to the Outer Stratosphere Jane & Rick Florendo 3rd FC Ruby Slipper Champagne Flute Jane & Rick Florendo 4th GCh. DC Storybook Engine That Could Maggie Craig & Tim Durland NBQ FC Sandars Timothy of Microdox Judges for Best Open / Absolute: Jan Allison & Sybyl Swan Best Open & Absolute: Skyhunter’s Hound Toussaint ________________________________

Dallas Ft. Worth Dachshund Club 12/7/2014

4th Duchwood’s Alizarine MS Sandra J Russell NBQ Ch. EZ Goins Gunsmoke Gal v Laci MW NAP NJP JE Karen Graham & Cindi Todd

Total Number of Starter: 58

Field Champion Combine Starters: 27 Judges: Kathleen Lockyer, Rick Schwarz 1st FC Tusoksori-Ugraszto Husniya CGC Sherry L Ruggieri 2nd FC Windspirit’s Hunter Von Wingover ML Kate Snider & Phil Bird 3rd DC Hoppledachs Ottowa v Sho Me RN Pamala J. Hopkins & Pamela Wells 4th FC Danika von Nordlicht TD ME CGC EE2 ROMX Cheri Faust & Larry Gohlke FC DC Sagerun’s Keturah MW CGC Patsy Leonberger

OAAD Starters: 15 Judge: Mary Powell, Ashley Dumas 1st Ch. Credere’s Sergeant Major Leoralee MW Patsy Leonberger 2nd Duchwood’s Briar Patch MS Sandra J. Russell 3rd Ch. Dick’s Shadow’s Ruder MS Richard . Jones 4th Sharpree’s Just Watch Me ML RN Karen L. Henry NBQ Ch. Hidden Cedar’s Big Bang from Texas MS Christin Foss-Tietz & Gloria LaTour OAAB Starters: 16 Judges: Kate Snider, Larry Gohlke 1st Kaycee’s Galewinns Seaside Frolic MLD Karen Graham 2nd Kerrybrook Victoria’s Secret ML Catherine S. Deily & Wendy McQuiston 3rd Underft KB’s Thief of my Heart Mary Powell & Alicia (Young) Thompson

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Judges for Best Open / Absolute: Kathleen Lockyer, Rick Schwarz Best Open: Ch. Credere’s Sergeant Major Leoralee MW Absolute: FC Tusoksori-Ugraszto Husniya CGC ________________________________

Held at Purina Farms 300 Checkerboard Loop Gray Summit, MO

Two Specialty Shows In One Day followed by Two All Breed Shows February 27 AM 100th DCSTL show Sweeps Judge: Sandi Myers • Breed Judge: Diane Graham February 27 PM 101st DCSTL show Breed Judge: Ms. Sandra L. Simmons-Gamble February 28: Sharol Candace Way March 1: Longs - Terry Stacy, Smooth/Wire - Jacqueline L. Stacy Closing Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 Foy Trent Dog Shows, Superintendent • info@foytrentdogshows.com

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BLAST FROM THE PAST Submitted by Mary Sue Barnum

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BISS GCh. Chazlyn’s Lapis Lazuli SL

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Ch. Stonybanks OneForTheMoney SL Breeder: Jill Janz and Allison Janz, DVM

Lynne & Chuck Dahlén http://chazlyndachshunds.weebly.com/ Chazlyn@sirentel.net

We breed on an extremely limited basis. Hopefully we’ll have Sky puppies in the spring!!

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continued from page 49 she had to cross over some tangled downed limbs. She put her front paws on the top, looked at me like “you expect me to climb over this?” and she was done. Annie was in the next brace, so up the hill to get her. A member of the gallery was good enough to hold one of the dogs each time. (When the nearest Trial is 300 miles one way, you load up everyone.) Annie loves to hunt and enjoyed the casting out. Tail in the air, nose on the ground through the blackberry brush, downed shrubs and tall grass. We had to run again and again. As a rookie, I just did what they told me. My legs were burning and my back was trash. I did a repeat of the first day, took something for pain and did not beat brush for the Field Champions. (Sorry, I was one of those Gallery wimps.)

Kansas ran next. He was upriver from the creek bed Annie had been in the day before.

Downhill he went! All I could see was grass moving to know where he was when I heard the splash! All I could see in the distance was a culvert you could drive a semi through! I had no idea how deep that water was so I ran down the hill calling frantically because no grass was moving. “S*#*, I lost my dog!”

About that time I fell on my back in a creek I could not see! I rolled over to see Kansas safely standing on a rock, tail wagging, about an inch of water over his feet with a stick through his

collar holding him. I now knew why they should Awards time! A shock that Sasha was NBQ! I be run naked. consider her a red head with blond roots.

A judge had followed me down the hill after To my ultimate surprise sweet little 18 lb. both splashes. I could think of nothing but Annie had won Absolute! That last run was getting Kansas. The foot deep water felt really important! What a day! Great weekend; wonderful in the heat. After rescuing Kansas the ribbons, prizes, great food, great company, great judge helped me out of the creek and UP that helpful competitors, great helpful judges, great hill. Again! Knees shaking, hands trembling I swimming, great story. Good pain pills, good, got to the top to be told, “He needs to run good pain pills. I could still walk and for once I again”. (Oh, s*#*!) I got my breath and away we didn’t lock my keys in the car. went. Kansas didn't seem to want to go swimming again but worked the side hill. It was Below: Charlene with her dachshunds: 2 Abs DC a trial. I thought.

Sausage Stables Bethany JE, RN, CGC (Annie), I craved soaking in the bathtub at the motel.

Ch. Sausage Stables Exceptional RN CGC (Sasha) No, Annie had to run again and as a rookie I and 1 Abs DC Rose Gate Kansas Traveler JE, RN, didn’t know why. I found out she would be CGC (who got to sleep in bed with Annie, Sasha running against DC Helen Hound! Helen’s owner and me). ! had taught me to hunt and been my field Article by trial mentor. Now I was up against her and ANNIE'S full LITTER MATE! Yes, full Charlene Shuping sisters. Guess where Annie went? Down that darn hill! Here we went again, me and my dog back in the creek? She stayed mostly side-hill nose to the ground and tail in the air. It was finally a trial.

I called their breeder a number of times during the day to check on points for everyone. She said Kansas needed 8, Annie had 17.25 and each needed 35 total.

Those in the Gallery told me Kansas had picked up a second. Annie won a first. The rookie didn’t understand that last run, but what ever, I just did what I was told.

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 44 for Nationals conformation and obedience judges.

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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

WINTER 2014, Volume XXXVIII, Number 4

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

HARVEST MOON FIELD TRIALS HEALTH AND WELFARE TRUST FUND REPORT WIN! WIN! WIN! THERAPY DOGS TRAINING FOR SUCCESS POSTCARDS FROM THE ROAD