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Benefits Of Veterinary Laser Therapy
Laser therapy can be utilized as an alternative or complementary approach to medication for pain management.
Does Your Dog Need a Massage?
Learn about the important benefits of canine massage, whether your dog is a good candidate, and how to choose a canine massage therapist.
Subclinical Thyroid Disease
Hypothyroidism is often diagnosed in middle-aged, large-breed dogs, but can occur in any dog. Saving our Shadows
tick-borne diseases
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Sniffing Around
by Anne Rosenberg
Scenting is the essential element of all aspects of a dog’s life. Scenting is a means of Finding food. Finding their family and other familiar dogs. Communicating.
Determining if a person or environment is safe. Learning who and what are in a space. Evaluating the world around them.
So how can we get started learning about scent work and how to use it to communicate, learn and play?
Meet the Breeds in the Big Apple
by Trudy Kawami
On January 28, 2023, Dachshunds returned to “Meet the Breeds” held in the Javits Convention Center on Manhattan’s West Side. Usually held the week before Westminster, it had proved impossible to participate because less than a week later had been two or three Dachshund specialties, satellites to Westminster, that took a lot of effort. No one was able to take on a Meet the Breeds appearance just before the specialties. Covid and its ancillary problems occasioned Westminster shifting to other venues in May and Dachsie people were freed up to showcase our dogs in Meet the Breeds.
2024 DCA Specialty Showcase
by Dr. Randy Eltringham, with many contributors
After several years of hosting DCA National Specialty events at the Purina Event Center in Gray Summit, MO, our minds and vehicles might just as well have been set on “automatic pilot” for another wonderful trip and DCA experience. But DCA Week 2024 was blown out of the water this year by talented leaders and hard working volunteers who wanted to do something different. And they did.
This year’s DCA leadership team, headed by Janet Schwalbe, DCA Show Chairman, was determined to shake things up a bit
The Benefits Of Laser
In Veterinary Medicine
By Sydney Yankowicz
Does Your Dog Need a Massage? By Stephanie Gibeault, MSC, CPDT
Monitoring Subclinical Thyroid Disease By Sharon M Albright, DVM, CCRT
Saving our Shadows By Dr. Sree Rajeev, BVSc & AH, PhD, DACVM, DACVP, Dr. MalavikaRajeev, PhD
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This magazine is a little late due to the unavoidable delay collecting articles and ads..life happens for everybody! I hope waiting is worth it.
See the letter from our DCA president on page 16, entries for Nationals are up - in all venues. I’m so happy to see that, hopefully it’s a good sign for the future of our breed.
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ILLUMINATING THE BENEFITS OF LASER THERAPY IN VETERINARY MEDICINE
By Sydney Yankowicz, Assistant Editor DVM 360
A rehabilitation expert debunks common myths and describes the advantages laser can have on patients at the Fetch conference in Long Beach, California
Tom Walsh, DVM, CCRP, MBA, owner of PrimePet Rehabilitation Therapy in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, performing laser therapy on a patient.
Similar to acupuncture, massage therapy, and other alternative treatments, laser therapy can be utilized as an alternative or complementary approach to medication for pain management, reducing inflammation, and aiding in wound healing.1 Tom Walsh, DVM, CCRP, MBA, owner of PrimePet Rehabilitation Therapy in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, shared with attendees at the Fetch dvm360 conference in Long Beach, California the benefits of laser therapy for pets.2
He also discussed common misconceptions about lasers and explained why these myths are untrue.
Walsh argued that laser therapy can decrease pain, support post-operative recovery, and restore function in limbs that may have been impacted by disease or trauma. Even without a previous disease or trauma in the patient’s history, Walsh indicated that laser therapy can boost the immune system and improve overall range of motion and strength in the body. He also recommended laser as a treatment option for patients who do not qualify for surgical intervention.
Case studies
To back up his claims, Walsh shared some real cases he has seen and worked with at his practice.
Max
First up was Max, a 6-year-old Boykin spaniel who got injured while playing outside unexplainably. He had subluxated and blown out a disc in his spine. Max underwent surgery and then came to Walsh a few weeks later for postoperative recovery. “We started with] 30minute appointments, 3 times a week. We were also using multiple modalities like electrical stimulation, cryotherapy, [and] massage,” Walsh said. “This particular laser that I used, you can alternate between red and infrared. And the way I like to think of it is the red laser is a little bit broader scheme, whereas infrared I can really dial in anything.”
Walsh also wanted to remind attendees that recovery is not always linear and that dogs can have bad days, too. You may see some twitching, you may see some neural fibers that are regenerating, but it’s not necessarily indicative of, “yes, we’re on our way to success there.” “With my neural cases, it’s a lot of ups and downs sometimes,” he said. However, Walsh explains that consistency is key to seeing results long term.
Max received his laser treatment for 10
Photo courtesy of Dr. Walsh, DVM
months, building up his muscle tone and strength, and Walsh was sure he would be strong enough to walk without his wheelchair soon. Unfortunately, Max was diagnosed with cancer and passed soon after. However, through this case study, Walsh saw the impact of using laser therapy and saw the progress Max had made over the months of treatment.
Madison
Madison was a 13-year-old pug-terrier mix that was adopted at an older age, so her medical history was unknown. However, after being rescued by her owner, she was diagnosed with arthritis and multiple myopathy. Madison was very reluctant to move at all. Walsh explained that he used a red laser on her hips and lumbar spinal area for 11 minutes each, and he told attendees he typically aims for 5 to 10 minutes as his protocol, but this can always be adjusted for a specific patient’s needs. “And we started doing laser therapy to reduce that inflammation all the way from the neck. I’ve got a PMF, pulsed electromagnetic frequency, disc on her,” Walsh said.
Walsh recommended getting Madison a wheelchair to get her used to moving around as she was gaining her strength back with laser therapy. Walsh also started to combine hydrotherapy with her treatment and with several weeks of sessions, Madison was able to
Does Your Dog Need a Massage? Benefits of the Canine Massage
By Stephanie Gibeault, MSC, CPDT
Benefits of a Dog Massage for Dogs of Any Age and Activity Level
Canine massage may sound like an activity for pampered dogs. But it’s not just a day at the spa. A dog massage is an effective way of dealing with pain, aiding recovery from injuries or surgery, and providing psychological relief. Learn about the important benefits of canine massage, whether your dog is a good candidate, and how to choose a canine massage therapist.
What Is a Dog Massage?
As with people, a dog massage involves manipulation of soft tissues (muscles, tendons, fascia, and ligaments) using a variety of touching techniques like kneading, pressing, and tapping. Just as there are different types of human massage such as Swedish or deep tissue, those same types exist for dogs. Potential benefits include reducing pain levels, increasing circulation, and aiding mobility. Massage may also help dogs psychologically through reducing their stress and anxiety.
According to Dr. Sarah Blotevogel, DPT, CCRT, CMFT, a certified canine massage and rehabilitation therapist and owner of Pawsitive Touch Canine Therapy in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Massage is an underutilized but valuable tool to maintain or restore function in your canine
walk on her own without any assistance. She was moving slowly, but with maintaining consistency on her laser treatment, Madison is now able to run around with her housemates.
Takeaways
To summarize his session, Walsh made a few final points about laser therapy for veterinary rehabilitation and debunked the common misconceptions surrounding it.
According to Walsh:
Power alone does not determine therapeutic
companion. Not only does it help reduce pain, make muscles more supple and limber, and assist your dog in returning to the activities they love, but it also plays a crucial role in strengthening the bond with your faithful friend.
Dr. Blotevogel believes that canine massage can be a critical part of keeping your dog happy and healthy. For example, behavioral issues are often a dog’s way of communicating pain to their owner. “When a dog is in pain, their mental state is adversely affected, often manifesting in changes in behavior alongside physical symptoms. They may become depressed, lethargic, or exhibit unusual behavior,”she explains.
Can Canine Massage Relieve Your Dog’s Pain?
Thankfully, canine massage is a powerful way to ease a dog’s pain. In fact, Dr. Blotevogel says she has yet to hear a client say that their dog wasn’t moving better or acting more energetic and engaged following a massage. However, she points out the need for rigorous studies to validate what she’s seen.
One such study in the journal Vet Record looked at 527 dogs including mixed breed dogs, Greyhounds, German Shepherd Dogs, English Springer Spaniels, and Border Collies that were undergoing massage therapy. The researchers found that after massage treatment, a dog was significantly more likely to have a positive quality of life as rated by the massage practitioner. They concluded that massage therapy may be a valid treatment for the type of pain that typically arises from muscular injuries, arthritis, and other orthopedic conditions.
effectiveness.
The key to treating orthopedic cases is consistency, not complicated protocols.
Whether it’s chronic arthritis, wound healing, or neurological conditions, laser therapy is not limited to only treating pain and inflammation.
Even if the prognosis is uncertain, using laser therapy can have a positive impact for a patient’s quality of life.
And research finds that laser therapy can aid in the following:
Treat trauma and restore function
Increase the speed and success of postoperative recovery
Improve range of motion
Regenerate peripheral nerves
Boost the immune system
Provide a treatment option for patients in which they are not a candidate for surgery!
References
1. What is veterinary laser therapy? American Animal Hospital Association. Accessed January 15, 2024. https://www.aaha.org/your-pet/pet-owner-education/askaaha/laser-therapy/
2. Walsh T. Why Conventional Thinking About Laser Therapy is Wrong and What That Means to Your Practice. Presented at: Fetch dvm360 conference; Long Beach, California; December 1-3, 2023
While the above study lacked certain controls such as a non-treatment comparison group, it points to the potential good that canine massage can do. Dr. Blotevogel points out that the study also found a cumulative benefit to massage. In other words, it’s not a one-and-done treatment. She also tells clients to remember that massage is only one tool. The benefits are enhanced when you combine it with other techniques like stretching, strengthening, and balance work. Although massage may reduce pain levels enough to decrease dosage of your dog’s pain medications, Dr. Blotevogel warns not to change or eliminate any medication without first consulting with your veterinarian.
Which Dogs Would Benefit From Canine Massages?
All kinds of dogs can benefit from massages. It’ a great tool for dog athletes to help them warm up before a high-intensity event like running through an agility course, or leaping long distances for dock diving. And massages continued on next page...
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after the event can be equally beneficial to address potentially stressed tissues. It can also help a dog recover after an operation. For senior dogs, massage can improve range of motion and decrease stiffness allowing the dog an easier time going to the bathroom and getting up and down from the ground. For puppies, massage teaches them to see touch as a positive experience. This helps with future vet visits and grooming, as well as preparation for a career as a therapy or service dog. Finally, massage can help a skittish or traumatized dog build trust in human connection.
Do Dogs Like Canine Massages?
In Dr. Blotevogel’s experience, most dogs enjoy massage. High-energy dogs can be a challenge as they have a hard time sitting still, but she does her best with what the dog is willing to give. She emphasizes that she never forces a dog to stay put for the procedure. “I’ll massage a dog in the position that they find most comfortable at that moment. If they want to sit, then I’ll position myself appropriately and work on them sitting,” he says. “Small dogs may need to be held during their massage. If that’s where they are happiest, then we meet them at that place and adjust accordingly based on what the dog is telling us.”
The only dogs she would advise against massaging are those with certain medical conditions like an infection, open wound, or
Monitoring Subclinical Thyroid Disease
By Sharon M Albright, DVM, CCRT
Hypothyroidism, a common hormone disorder in dogs, is defined by deficient thyroid hormone levels and is usually caused by auto-immune destruction of the thyroid gland. Hypothyroidism is often diagnosed in middle-aged, large-breed dogs, but can occur in any dog. Clinical signs are caused by slowed cell metabolism and include lethargy, weight gain, and skin and coat changes such as dry coat and hair loss. Veterinarians diagnose hypothyroidism based on clinical signs and measurement of various hormone levels in the blood. Treatment is often successful but requires life-long administration of an oral hormone supplement.
Most dogs with subclinical thyroiditis continue to have thyroid testing abnormalities long-term.
Thyroid Hormone Tests - Total thyroxine (TT4):
Thyroxine is the primary hormone produced by the thyroid gland. This test measures the amount of thyroxine bound to proteins and floating freely in the bloodstream.

Free thyroxine (FT4): This test measures only thyroxine that is floating freely in the
cancerous tumor. It’s important to discuss your dog’s eligibility for a massage with your veterinarian. And of course, reactive dogs may not be good candidates. Dr. Blotevogel recommends a team approach between the dog’ vet, a behavior consultant or trainer, and the massage therapist to find the best methods to help that dog. “While massage can work to calm and relax a dog, if they are clearly showing signs of stress, and I’m going to make that worse, then I’m not going to force it. The therapist also needs to make sure they aren’t putting themselves in a situation to potentially be hurt,”she adds.
How to Choose a Canine Massage Therapist
It’s important to research the laws of your state to understand the regulations canine massage therapists must follow. Depending on where you live, you might need a referral from your dog’s vet for canine massage. Your vet may also have to directly supervise the sessions.
When looking for a canine massage therapist, ask where they received their certification and be sure it was from a reputable organization, such as a preferred educational provider with the International Association of Animal Massage and Bodywork. Also, look at the therapist’s experience and any additional skills they bring to the table. Some might also be vet techs or canine chiropractors, for example. “In addition to hands-on skills, it’s essential to seek a massage therapist who displays a calming energy around your pup and who you jibe with as well,” Dr. Blotevogel adds.
bloodstream and is less affected by medications or other illnesses.
Total tri-iodothyronine (TT3): Another form of thyroid hormone created by modification of T4 outside of the thyroid gland.
Thyroglobulin autoantibodies (TgAA): A measurement of antibodies that bind to thyroglobulin, a protein involved in the production of T3 and T4. These autoantibodies indicate inflammation within the thyroid gland. Thyroid stimulation hormone (TSH): TSH is produced by the pituitary gland and stimulates the thyroid gland to increase hormone production.
A clear diagnosis of hypothyroidism is made when a dog shows typical clinical signs and thyroid testing reveals low hormone levels, elevated TSH, and elevated TgAA. But what if the diagnosis is not so clear? Some dogs have a syndrome called subclinical thyroiditis. These dogs have elevated TgAA levels, indicating inflammation in the thyroid gland, but their hormone and TSH levels remain normal. Are these dogs at risk of progressing to clinical hypothyroidism? If so, how great is that risk?A previous study showed that hormone levels remained stable in dogs with subclinical thyroiditis for one year. To assess the long-term risk of disease development, researchers at Michigan State University retested dogs with subclinical thyroiditis two to nine years after their initial testing with funding from AKC
At-Home Dog Massages to Try
Following sessions with her clients, Dr. Blotevogel spends time with the dog’s owners teaching them different strokes and techniques to use on their dogs. She also believes massage is a great preemptive tool for healthy dogs, as you can feel changes in the tissues before they become significant problems. If you want to learn basic massage techniques to do at home, look for online or in-person classes.
A simple starting technique is “effleurage,” which is a long, sweeping stroke. Dr. Blotevogel says to move in a gentle hand-over-hand motion starting at your dog’s head and working down their back, along their legs, to the tail. She says you can also move in circular, sweeping motions from the head down to the tail with broad, flat hands. Finally, try gently picking up and releasing the skin as if you’re kneading dough. This works best on the neck and body where there is more loose skin to work with. Whichever technique you try, choose a quiet environment that is free from distractions. And keep things light and enjoyable for your dog. If they seem antsy or try to move away, you might be using too much force. Finally, Dr. Blotevogel advises never forcing your dog. “If they indicate they’ve had enough, it’s best to stop and end on a positive note.”!
Canine Health Foundation (CHF) Grant 02659: Breed Specific Reference Ranges for Canine Thyroid Testing.
They measured hormone levels and collected clinical histories from 125 dogs representing 31 different breeds. Results recently published in the American Journal of Veterinary Research confirm that the majority of dogs with subclinical thyroiditis continue to have long-term thyroid testing abnormalities. Approximately one third of them will eventually progress to clinical hypothyroidism that requires treatment. Only a small number of them will convert to normal thyroid function. This underscores the importance of monitoring dogs with subclinical thyroiditis at least once a year or more often if clinical signs of hypothyroidism develop.
Studies like this refine our understanding of hypothyroidism - the most overdiagnosed hormonal disease in dogs. They provide scientifically sound information that guides our diagnostic and treatment decisions. Because thyroid hormone levels are influenced by disease outside of the thyroid gland, the administration of certain medications, and a dog’s breed, it is important for veterinarians and dog owners to have this evidence. CHF and its donors remain committed to funding studies that provide this evidence and have a real impact on the health of our beloved dogs. !
Learn more at akcchf.org/research.
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Saving our Shadows: A Story of
Determination in Canine Health Research
Authors: Dr. Sree Rajeev, BVSc & AH, PhD, DACVM, DACVP: Professor of Infectious Diseases‚ Director of Bacteriology and Mycology Diagnostic Laboratory‚ Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences, University of Tennessee, College of Veterinary Medicine‚ Dr. MalavikaRajeev, PhD, MS‚ Fellow at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The loss of our beloved Tulip was devastating. She was our first family dog in the United States, a Norwegian Elkhound mix with the gentlest soul. She was only nine years old when she died from an acute bleeding disorder, the cause of which was never determined.
Sumi
A few months after Tulip passed, a squirmy, beautiful Australian Cattle Dog mix came into the clinic where my husband practiced in a small town in rural Georgia. She had been found wandering the country roads by animal control. She came into his clinic for a wellness check and tested positive for heartworms. In the deep, rural south, where the shelters were constantly full, that usually meant the end of the road for a pup. This pup was so adorable that the folks at the clinic couldn’t bear to give up on her. My husband sent a picture of the puppy to my daughter, saying something along the lines of how she had Tulip’s eyes. A couple hours later she was home with us and fit right in with our other two pups, the dachshund “Ramu’ and the quirky beagle “Burlap’. We named her Sumi, a common Indian nickname, that means something along the lines of a friendly, good hearted woman. We started her on the long road of heartworm treatment, keeping her confined and managing her activity for months. She was also learning the ropes of being an indoor dog‚ cabinets and kitchen islands befuddled her for the first few weeks. She took a while to warm up to most people, but her person was my daughter who had brought her home that first day, and she would follow her around like a shadow. When my daughter left the house for college, Sumi became my shadow. We were truly empty nesters then and I was beginning to feel pretty restless when a recruiter from the Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM) contacted me about a position. I talked to her politely, using the excuse of my husband’s job as a reason for saying no. She ensured me that they had opportunities for a practicing clinician as well. In some turn of events, we ended up taking the deal, leaving my faculty job at the University of Georgia and
moving to the tiny Caribbean nation of St. Kitts and Nevis, all three dogs in tow. We drove eight hours to Miami and flew to the Caribbean. Although our anxiety was through the roof while flying the dogs in cargo, we were relieved to see the safe landing and our resilient pups.
At first, life on the island took some adjusting to, but it was also one of the most beautiful places in the world. The forest and volcanic mountain rose up in the middle and the views were spectacular. Wherever you were, you had about a 90% chance of seeing the ocean. And the dogs enjoyed their life chasing monkeys and chickens on the island. I taught veterinary students clinical microbiology and also pursued my research in leptospirosis. The island was a perfect natural laboratory for this research with its plethora of disease hosts. There were innumerable questions to ask in this domain, but Sumi led to another line of questioning in my research track. One day when we woke up and checked on the dogs. Sumi was lethargic and uninterested in food. When Tulip had gotten sick before, one of the most concerning signs was her paper white gums. Sumi’s were exactly the
Dr. Sean Callanan, was kind enough to provide funding for me to pursue this research further. With a small seed grant, we pursued a metagenomic approach to sequence everything in Sumi’s blood. My bioinformatic colleague from INDICASAT Panama, Dr. Alejandro Llanes, was reluctant to approach the analysis due to the complexity of extracting the genome from that type of data (much like looking for a needle in the haystack). But with my doggedness, he was able to get the full DNA sequence of the pathogen from Sumi’s blood and generated the first ever reference genome for A. platys.
We found that there were many similarities between the A. platys genome and that of Ehrlichia canis - a pathogen that causes another debilitating disease in dogs transmitted through the same tick vector. We needed more funding to put this genome to work, and my dream was to start developing common vaccine candidates for these devastating canine diseases. But the challenge was funding. These pathogens are specific to dogs, which means the people willing to fund research on them are limited to those who are in the business of protecting our pups. Federal agencies are not interested in pathogens that only affect companion animals.‚
same. We rushed her to the clinic at Ross where my husband was practicing. When animals from the island showed up at the clinic with these symptoms, tickborne diseases such as Ehrlichia canis and Anaplasma platys infections were at the top of the differential diagnosis list. We examined her blood sample and her platelets were loaded with little round balls of bacteria, a typical feature of Anaplasma platys infection. A tick-borne disease, it can cause severe internal bleeding, and without prompt diagnosis and treatment, it can be a fatal disease. If Sumi had been in the US, she likely would not have been diagnosed as quickly, but the experience of the clinicians and technicians on St. Kitts saved her. Anaplasma was endemic on the island, and they commonly saw dogs with this infection. We treated Sumi with a course of doxycycline, and she was back on her feet in a few days. Part of me couldn’t let it go however. Maybe because Tulip’s illness ended with no clear answer, I felt that this time I could do more. I did confirmatory diagnostics in my lab using a molecular test (PCR) - Anaplasma platys grows inside the cells and cannot be cultured in the laboratory. The RUSVM research center director,
The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF) call for vector-borne disease research proposals was my main hope, and fortunately we were awarded a grant to further pursue this research which could save the lives of many of our most faithful friends (CHF Grant 02981: Genome-wide Identification and Characterization of Peptide Epitopes from Ehrlichia canis and Anaplasma platys with Potential to be Used as Vaccine Candidates). Thanks to CHF funding, we have several vaccine and diagnostic candidates in the works, and we are ever closer to producing ways to prevent and treat these tick-borne infections in dogs.
Sumi, Ramu, and Burlap came back to the mainland when I moved back. Burlap left us at the ripe old age of 17 years, and we had to let dear Ramu go at 15 years of age. Sumi is now a hale 14 year old pup, outlasting both her brothers and going strong. She has her senior dog moments, but still plays with her squeaky toys almost every day and gets a special portion of chicken and rice for dinner.
I often wonder what would have happened to her if she hadn’t fallen in with a family of veterinarians and a mom with a microscope. And also, I think of all the dogs out there, beloved members of our families, that may not have access to the diagnostics and treatments that could save their lives. I hope that the research I do will make an impact in this realm. I am grateful for nonprofit organizations such as the AKC Canine Health Foundation, for supporting research to help our shadows live their lives to the fullest.
Learn more about CHF-funded tick-borne disease research at akcchf.org/ticks.!
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DCA BOARD MEETING
MINUTES
Thursday, January 4, 2024
Double Tree by Hilton Phoenix-Tempe
Brought to order 8:54 AM Welcome of: New members: Debbie Melgreen, John Brading
Guests: Deedy Sorenson, Steve Shultz
Present: Monika Martin, Sandy Arnold, Carl Holder, Debbie Melgreen, Cindy Niles, Debby Krieg, Janet Schwalbe, Cheryl, Shultz, Denny VanHook, Larry Sorenson, Ken Levison, Dan Burke, Kathy Lockyer
Absent: Wally Jones, Georjan Bridger, Lorraine Simmons, Connie Fisher, John Brading, Mary Olich-Nie.
Minutes from the July 8, 2023 Board Meeting with corrections approved without objection.
REPORT OF OFFICERS:
PRESIDENT: Cheryl Shultz
EDDY Award Certificate was passed around to the board. It will be displayed on the Trophy Table at the Nationals.
CORRESPONDING
SECRETARY: Debby Krieg
There were 8 EDDY recipients out of fifty applicants. DCA was one of the recipients for their efforts in educating the public and breeders.
Debby reported on the value of the AKC Political Action Committee (PAC). It is a longstanding committee which helps local clubs with issues regarding legislation. DCA cannot donate because of its non-profit status but individuals may donate.
Debby reported that dogs may earn threepoint majors at specialties if there are double the number needed for a five-point major entered and shown. This will go into effect July 8, 2024.
Debby reported Sweeps at specialties may go up to twenty-four months. DCA Nationals will remain at eighteen months.
TREASURERS REPORT:
Ken Levison
Ken reviewed the report that was previously sent to board members.
Assets have been reduced by $100,000.00 over the “past few years.” This has been a trend with a $5,000.00 loss in 2023. Ken recommended raising dues and an in-depth review of expenditures. The process would include the board making a recommendation, discussion at the annual meeting and a vote of the membership.
A motion was made and seconded for a committee to be formed for marketing support and a potential increase in dues. ADOPTED. The committee members will be Debby Krieg (Chair), Denny VanHook and two DCA members to be selected by the Committee Board members.
A motion was made and seconded for a committee to be formed to evaluate expenses and methods to decrease expenditures. ADOPTED.
The committee members will include Ken Levison (Chair), Carl Holder, Monika Martin.
A motion was made and seconded that both preciously formed committees will report back to the Board within the first two weeks of April 2024. ADOPTED.
The Triathlon budget was increased by $150.00.
It was moved and seconded to adopt the 2024 budget as amended. ADOPTED.
DELEGATES REPORT:
Larry Sorenson
Larry shared the agenda from the last Delegated meeting and which committees he serves on and attended.
STANDING COMMITTEES:
Membership: Debby Krieg reported for Georjan Bridger
The Boad went into executive session at 10:38AM
The Board moved out of executive session at 10:39AM
John Wade and Louisa Baker were elected to membership.
WEBSITE:
Debby Krieg
An update and reviews were provided which are on-going.
PEDIGREE DATE BASE:
85,000 pedigrees have been transferred from the old to the new database. The transfers are about 98 % complete. The last update was in 2017.
There will be a full review for the Board at the May 2024 meeting and an unveiling at the Annual meeting. There will also be a spot near the venders at the Nationals for attendees to see the Pedigree Data Base.
Debby provided a review of the DCA Breeder Referrals via the Website. Larry Sorenson also provided an update on the AKC Meet the Breed Program.
Debby provided an update on the DCA Push email capability and how it can be used.:
JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP:
Sandy Arnold provided an update for plans for the Nationals as well as outreach at specialties.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Janet Schwalbe gave an update on the 2024 DCA Nationals and provided a handout. She requested and additions as soon as possible.
Denny VanHook provided an update on the DCA Agility Nationals and on the Health and Welfare Raffle at the 2024 Nationals.
NEW BUSINESS STANDING COMMITTEES FOR 2024:
There was a motion and second to adopt the Standing Committees as presented and revised.
APOPTED.
All meetings including Zoom and emails must have minutes within two weeks of the meeting. A motion was made to have one in person meeting per year and one meeting each month by Zoom. Motion died for lack of a second
NOMINATING COMMITTEE FOR 2024:
Cindy Niles was nominated without objection as the chair. The board voted on members to serve on the committee. Committee members: Emi Pedraza, Melissa Heymann, Cheryl Rueckert, Ann Wlodkowski. Alternates: Karen Murray, Trudy Kawami Cindy will contact those individuals.
DCA HOST SHOW GUIDELINES:
It was moved and seconded that the National Specialty Committee review guidelines including quarantine, compensation, gifts, prizes, awards, and number of companion/performance events. A recommendation is to be brought to the board at the May 2024 meeting. ADOPTED
DCA 2025 May 11-17: No report
DCA 2026 May 10-16: No report
COMPENSATION FOR EARTHDOG JUDGES:
It was moved and seconded to increase judges compensation up to $300.00 only for the National trials for 2025
REPORT FROM LYNNE DAHLEN. EDITOR FOR THE DCA NEWSLETTER
The board reviewed the submitted written report. There was a motion and second to form a committee to develop an RFP to be distributed to potential publishers including the current editor. The committee will be Debbie Krieg (Chair), Debbie Melgreen and Janet Schwalbe.
BOARD MEETINGS HELD MIDWEEK:
The question was asked about preferences for Board meetings. There was no objection to midweek meetings.
OTHER NEW BUSINESS:
Motion instructing our Judges Education Chair, Ken Levison, to send a letter to AKC to remind judges to lift the ears on piebalds to check for color, other than white, on the back (inside) and front of the ears. ADOPTED.
Larry Sorenson announced with heavy heart that he would be resigning as the DCA delegate for AKC due to health reasons. He will submit the resignation in writing. He will continue to serve until AKC has approved a new delegate named by DCA.
NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, May 21, 21. 024
One hour after completion of DCSTL BOB/BOS, Holiday Inn
Kathleen Lockyer
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I feel so humbled and honored to share Truman’s incredible and exciting wins at DCA. I want to sincerely thank all of the judges who found him in their lineups! This has been such an incredible journey for me, and I could not be more grateful to Tru’s breeders/co-owners for trusting and believing in me. I want to also thank the Tru “man” himself because without his willingness to give me his all, none of our successes would be possible. I love my special boy so much!
Select Dog: Dachshund Club of St. Louis
AOM: DCA Host Specialty
AOM: DCA Nationals
Select Dog: Dachshund Fanciers of Central Virginia: Judge Michael Canilizo
BOV: Metropolitan Washington
Dachshund Club: Judge Lorraine Simmons
Owners: Rebecca Kovarik, Bobby Sandoval, Pam & Shea Gale, Breeders: Pam & Shea Gale
DCA
DCA BOARD MEETING BY ZOOM
April 3, 2024
In attendance: Wally Jones, Debby Krieg, Cheryl Shultz, Georjan Bridger, Sandy Arnold, John Brading, Mary Olic Nie, Janet Schwalbe, Cindy Niles, Connie Fisher, Monika Martin, Carl Holder, Lorraine Simmons, Debbie Melgreen, Ken Levison, Dan Burke, Kathy Lockyer
Absent: Denny VanHook, Larry Sorenson
Call to Order: 7:10 PM ET
Appoint replacement, AKC Delegate: Our club’s AKC Delegate, Larry Sorenson, has turned in his written resignation with an effective date to be the same date that the AKC Board approves his replacement. The newly appointed Delegate will serve for the remainder of 2024 and the club’s membership will elect a replacement in this year ‘s annual election for the remaining two years of the Delegate term. The Board discussed the replacement for the Delegate position and John Brading addressed the Board, expressing his interest.
MOTION: To nominate John Brading for the AKC Delegate, pending AKC approval. SECOND. MOTION APOPTED. There were no additional nominations so without objection, Mr. Brading’s name will be submitted to the AKC for approval.
Western Pennsylvania National Field Trial Proposal for 2025: The Board discussed the proposal submitted by the Western Pennsylvania Dachshund Club to host the 2025 National Field Trial. MOTION: To accept the proposal submitted by the Western Pennsylvania Dachshund Club. SECOND. MOTION ADOPTED.
Reconsider 2nd DCA 2025 Host Show: MOTION to have a second National Specialty. DCA members at the annual meeting will choose from the list of nominees from the upcoming year’s National Specialty ballot results who are not already chosen for a National Variety Assignment. In the event of two host shows, the same three judges will rotate Variety assignments between shows. Exclusions include nominees who have: 1; Judged a host event with the National (sponsored by a local club or by DCA)in the current year or prior two years. 2. Accepted a Variety judging assignment at the upcoming year’s National Specialty. All National and DCA host show Variety judges will honor the same quarantine: no Dachshund assignments within 6 months and 1000 miles (straight line) from the National Specialty. The intervariety judging for the 1st host show will be chosen through a random draw on the day of the show from the three variety judges. The intervariety judging assignment for
the 2nd host show will be chosen through a random draw on the day of the show from the two remaining variety judges not already chosen for the 1st host show intervariety assignment. SECONDED. MOTION ADOPTED.
Nomination for judges for the DCA Nationals: MOTION: DCA Members attending the 2024 Annual Meeting may nominate 2027 National Specialty Judges via a postcard returned at the end of the meeting. Members not attending the Annual Meeting may nominate via a mailing that will take place November 2024 through January 2025. SECONDED. MOTION ADOPTED.
ADJOURNMENT: 8:36PM ET
Kathleen Lockyer, Dachshund Club of America
Recording Secretary
DACHSHUND CLUB OF AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING
May 23, 2024
Eureka, MO, Holiday Inn
Call to Order: 9:00 AM CT
Without Objection Amy Thompson-Creel, Ann Schmidt, Emi Pedraza appointed to Committee to review Annual Minutes for DCA 2024.
President’s Report: Cheryl Shultz
The entries for DCA 2024 Nationals is up from 2023. 2023 was 290 2024 is 470
In 2025 there will be 2 host shows and the DCA nationals.
There was an explanation of how the host show judges would be selected during the annual meeting from current nominations who were not selected to judge the DCA 2025 Nationals. The nominees are:
Michael Canalizo
John Mayhall
Mary Olich Nie
Pam Peat
There was an explanation of the post card to be used to vote for nominations the 2027 Nationals.
Treasurer’s Report: Ken Levison
All accounts are now with the PNC Banks
A check from Purina was received in the amount of $1,523.
A check from Purina was received in the amount of $7,000.
This has decreased from a donation from Purina of $45,000, in 2007.
The income and expenditure sheets provided to meeting attendees were reviewed.
Ken stated there is a committee to review DCA income and expenditures which includes a possible increase in dues.
Delegate Report:
Larry Sorenson
Items reviewed included the EDDY Award, history DCA, use of scooters at field trials. Larry Sorenson was recognized for the years of service to DCA in the many positions he served in, including the DCA Delegate. The Delegate position is for a 5-year term. As per the DCA ByLaws John Brading will serve for a one-year term until the AKC process has been completed. The election for a permanent delegate will take place during the normal election process.
Committee Reports: Debby
Krieg
Pedigree Data Base: The database will be under Breeder Tools on the DCA website. A short tutorial was given. The database is for DCA members and non-members. The following members were recognized for their work on the database: Nancy Eby, Emi Pedraza
DCA Dispatch: This will be received via email by DCA members. It will be sent out monthly. DCA Website: The website has been refreshed. Recognized for work on this: Lynne Dahlen, Emi Pedraza.
2025 DCA Nationals: Wally Jones
The logo was displayed. The schedule was reviewed.
May 2 and 3 National Field trials hosted by Western Pennsylvania Dachshund Club at Caroltown, PA.
May 4 - 6 Local club field trials.
May 11-17, 2025 Conformation, Agility, Rally and Obedience at Purina
Earthdog: Not assigned at the time of the meeting
New events being looked into include: Fast Cat, Top 21 Competition, Scent Work, Tracking.
I hope you are enjoying this “Nationals Issue” of the Newsletter and the articles and pictures that remind us of all the great events this year. After a couple of years of declining entries at our National Specialty, the numbers bounced back, increasing from 290 entries in 2023 to 474 entries in 2024, an impressive 63% increase. DCA also experienced an increase in entries at our National Field Trial and National Obedience and Rally Trials. The numbers are encouraging and will hopefully become a trend in years to come.
Looking ahead, I want to mention that nomination cards for DCA National judges will be mailed out this fall. The nomination cards are included with your annual dues renewal notice and are one of the perks of membership.
I want to encourage you to watch for this mailing and take advantage of the opportunity to nominate judges for our 2026 National Field Trial and Earthdog Test, and the 2027 National Specialty. The top nominees for each event will appear on a ballot to be mailed out later in the year. Your participation in this process is important to our club. Start thinking now of who you’d like to see judge at these events and get those nominations in!
Cheryl
Photo by Tori Lee
by Anne Rosenberg
41% of a dog’s brain function is devoted to scent – identifying it, tracking it, and sourcing it.
Scenting is the essential element of all aspects of a dog’s life.
Scenting is a means of Finding food.
Finding their family and other familiar dogs. Communicating.
Determining if a person or environment is safe. Learning who and what are in a space. Evaluating the world around them.
So how can we get started learning about scent work and how to use it to communicate, learn and play? Some people like to use in-person instructors while others prefer online courses. Remember that regardless of what instruction you use, foundation games and behavior routines are instrumental in achieving success.
When you are playing games or training, remember to make sure you have a high value treat or toy as a reward. Also vary the treats so they are interesting. This enhances the value of finding the odor/hide. On the flip side, avoid boredom! Do not do too many drills (especially with a dachshund). And vary the hides – location and height – and challenge your dog to search and be persistent with sourcing.
Let’s talk about rewards. When was the last time you switched rewards? We tend to pick a treat and use it repeatedly. We also tend to give one or two treats per hide – that is what we are taught but that pattern is boring to our dogs. This may be helpful to save time during training but occasionally, and especially during trials, surprise your dog with a jackpot. If you see your dog becoming bored, change the rewards and brighten his performance.
Most people do not reward enough, and most people give one treat or a a handful that will be gobbled down and they are gone in a few seconds. Make the reward last – give more treats, one at a time will make them perk up and pay attention. Don’t be impatient. Use the treats given out one at a time to raise motivation.
Instead of handing the treat to your dog, throwing it across the floor allows your dog to chase and search and adds excitement. Throwing the treat in the air can also build excitement. Tossing the treat at the hide when your dog is staring at it or alerting to build the focus and duration of alert. And don’t forget the release cue when it is time to move on.
Toys can be used as a reward, but they are not used as frequently because rewarding with a toy is more time consuming and awkward particularly during competition. Using toys during practice and training will add excitement for toy motivated dogs.
It is important to potty your dog before training and in between searches. It is uncomfortable and distracting for your dog to work with full bowels and bladder. Additionally, full bowels and bladder often
result in the dog pottying in the search area. Allow your dog to work without being preoccupied with “needing to go”. Elimination in the search area results in a disqualification. During a trial, the elimination area may be a distraction for subsequent dogs searching this area and prompt other dogs to toilet in the same area.
Although you can usually find a grassy area (or tree) for your dog, teaching this behavior is useful for daily life as well as for trials. Know the times when your dog would typically toilet, anticipate this, use cue words for pee and poo and reward the behavior when they finish. This is super helpful for before trips, for specimen collection, before entering places they shouldn’t pee and before bed. Cue words are very helpful so reinforce this behavior with cue words and praise.
Dogs often have the urge to pee because of the excitement of searching for odor. Training a dog to pee before they search is the ultimate reward – and minimizes disqualification for eliminating in the search area.
So now we are ready to start the game of our dogs telling us when they find something. Remember to develop a patterned start with your dog at the start line in a static position (stand or sit). Use a release word/cue and then watch your dogs body language. They experience an internal reward once they find the odor, but you will notice head turns and other changes in behavior to let you know they are on odor.
Most of us train in groups and so our dogs are familiar with this “alert scent”. Dogs in a trial setting who search after other dogs have searched an area may also recognize ambient adrenaline from previous dogs and may also alert on this. This “alert here” scent may cue dogs to
react instinctively at this location. It can be an indicator for our dogs but beware if the previous dogs were not correct! Do not be too quick to call “alert” – a few extra seconds may identify the correct location of the hide.
Food distractions should be introduced AFTER your dog understands target odor and reliably can find it. Cardboard boxes are a great way to introduce challenges of searching around food, including boxes that originally contained food. Do not hide the scented article in any of the food boxes. Don’t take the chance that the dog starts getting interested in the box because of the food scent and then discover that the target is in there. We are trying to teach the dog that food has zero importance. The handler must learn to differentiate between the dog showing interest and indicating. The handler must be able to recognize the difference between these behaviors in their dogs – the dog and handler must communicate.
When training, be sure to break the lesson into tasks based upon logical steps. There is no rush to teach all steps and skills at once. Time to understand the theory and techniques and not rush to teach and learn them all at once, will result in learning at your own pace and establishing a solid foundation with greater understanding. Break down exercises into achievable steps and don’t move to the next step too quickly. Learn each step before moving on. Without a solid foundation the whole process of learning scent work falls apart. Scent work is a series of skills based upon the previous one so set realistic goals of progress and enjoy building. Believe me, this one is a huge issue for me! We need to learn how to set realistic goals not only in our personal lives but especially with our dogs and their training. Remember goals are important as you design training direction so you can assess the progress of the dog, trainer and team. Also, your “end game” should be realistic and can be modified and should be updated as training proceeds. Start at zero and as dog, trainer and team move forward, change training to achieve goals and change goals to reflect abilities of the team.
Typically, your dog will figure out the game
very quickly and we need to learn how to read them and understand their body language. We need to learn how to communicate search behavior and indications. Handlers using must catch up to their dogs. We need to learn leash handling and how to stay out of the way! We also need to learn how to NOT interfere with a dog who is searching and recognize when they hit odor and source. Breathe and learn about scent cones since we all make blurt alerts when the dog hits the scent cone and we don’t exhale and wait for them to work to source.
Training is about working to become a team and becoming a team that communicates clearly. Communication is essential between dog and handler but also between handler and trainer. Your trainer should speak in language which is easy to understand so you learn behavior patterns and so your rewards to your dog are correctly timed to reinforce finding source and alert behaviors. An instructor who communicates effectively patterns this mental muscle memory which is essential for both dog and handler as they develop as a team.
Step one – teach the dog the relevance of target odor. If your dog doesn’t understand that identifying target scent is important, then everything else won’t make sense. They will not work independently or purposefully unless they understand that the goal is find the odor. Choosing the target odor is the first step. Birch, anise, clove and cypress are not frequently encountered, so selecting these odors (which are used for both AKC and NACSW) ensures that your dog know this unique odor is the target when they find it in the search area. You want to be certain they know what they are searching for.
If you are not training for competition and prefer just a scent work game, you can work with other unique scents like peppermint, catnip, rosemary, or jasmine. No matter what you use as the target, be clear with your dog that THAT odor is the target and always remember to reward your dog when they find the odor. No one works for free! Remember to use rewards that are high value to make this a desirable and exciting game.
Another kind of searching is called handler discrimination (HD). Human scent is made up of dead epithelial cells, skin oils and bacteria, sweat with traces of foods we ate and hormones we excrete. Human scent is vastly different from essential oils which are made up of volatile organic compounds which spread quickly. They are distinct and unique from the normal environment. We ask our dogs to identify birch, anise, clove and cypress but not to distinguish them from each other.
With HD, the dog is asked to find the human odor and distinguish the scent of their handler from that of the judge. The scent article starts
out with a larger item (sock) and with training, the dogs learn to discriminate down to a Q-tip. The article should be scented by being placed against the handler’s skin for at least 30 minutes to “cook” the odor. Doing handler discrimination around your home is difficult for your dog because everything has your scent! In AKC Novice Handler Discrimination, there are 10 cardboard boxes, in 2 rows of 5, and one has a sock with handler scent, and another has one with the judge’s scent. The dog is asked to find their handler. These searches are typically slower and more deliberate since the dog has a smaller scent cone to source. The distinction between the handler’s scent and the judge’s scent is difficult because they are both human scent and are subtle and similar. The dog may need to find the boxes with the gloves and then have time to distinguish which is their handler –be patient and give your dog time to work. “Learning” a new task may evoke feelings of stress or excitement. It may stimulate curiosity or intensify insecurity. Scent work is a wonderful activity for insecure dogs to build confidence and drive. It is also a way for handlers to become confident and learn to focus on their dog in front of others and not be distracted intimidated. Both handler and dog need to trust each other and learn to feel safe in new environments. We must support each other so we are safe enough to learn and work. The team learns to be less vulnerable and not afraid to work with distractions.
So, when we train, we should set the stage for success. Associate sourcing the odor with a high value reward that is given promptly and consistently when the target is found. Use a start routine and then let your dog work. Be patient. Don’t overwhelm your dog by making training problems more difficult than they can handle. Be mindful of environmental distractions and give your dog time and support to work through the challenge. (AKC acceptable distractions are listed on pages 35-36 of the SW Rules and Regulations.)
Happy sniffing!!
Dachshunds Represent: Meet the Breeds in the Big Apple
by Trudy Kawami
On January 28, 2023, Dachshunds returned to Meet the Breeds held in the Javits Convention Center on Manhattan’s West Side.
Usually held the week before Westminster, it had proved impossible to participate because less than a week later had been two or three Dachshund specialties, satellites to Westminster, that took a lot of effort. No one was able to take on a Meet the Breeds appearance just before the specialties. Covid and its ancillary problems occasioned Westminster shifting to other venues in May and Dachsie people were freed up to showcase our dogs in Meet the Breeds. Meet the Breeds in NYC runs two days, Saturday and Sunday, and participants need to be in, set up in their booth and ready to go by 9 AM when the public pours. in. Thus several of us were unloading in the winter gloom at 7:30 AM. I had brought 4 dogs, 2 display trifolds, 3 folding crates, and my colleague Maryanne Santomauro. As is done at dog shows, I left our blinkers on to signify that we were unloading. I assumed it would be 10-15 minutes. Little did I know that on entering I could either wait in a line for the (only!) two elevators or wheel my hand truck with the gear and lead two dogs down the
escalator. The AKC had people ready to help us unload, but even they couldn’t manufacture more elevators. Then we had to find our spot – and thankfully the breed were arranged in alphabetical order. By the time I got back to my car 45 minutes has passed – and my battery was dead! Thanks to a nearby Border Terrier friend, I got a jump start, drove around to charge the battery, and found the parking garage where we had reserved a space.
The AKC has developed a visually attractive standard banner for the back of each breed’s booth. We also had two 6 foot tables with skirts and 4 to 6 folding chairs. Clubs can dress up the tables, skirts, dogs and themselves as they see fit so there is a lot of variety within the basic format. We tried to have all three coats presented, and both sizes. We also wanted to showcase dogs of varying ages and colors, as well as owners who were not necessarily “dog show people.” Meet the Breeds is not about show dogs per se, but dogs who can do lots of things and enjoy interacting with the public. Dachsies shook hands, carried dumbbells, rolled over and looked fabulous. But the star of Saturday was Karmi D, a 15 yr old smooth mini rescue in a pink sweater. She charmed the public and illustrated the fact that the Dachshund is a
long-lived breed. Our rule of thumb is that dogs “work” for an hour or so, and then get crate rest, either under the table or in the back of the booth, for an equal amount of time, but Karmi D did NOT want to rest until the end of the day. What a dog!
To educate the public about our breed we had 2 presentation trifolds kindly loaned by some NJ Dachshund friends, copies of the AKC standard, and a handout listing all the varied activities your Dachsie can do with links to useful websites. Lots and lots of children come to Meet
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the Breeds and the AKC has a hand-out for the kids to mark all the breeds that they saw that day. So we had stickers for all three coats, and coloring sheets (and of course crayons). The AKC supplies one matrix coloring sheet showing a family of smooths, but I was able to finds some online images of a wire and a long-hair and then modified them. Needless to say, the stickers and coloring sheets ran out before the children did.
The public response to the Dachshund booth was astounding. By 10 AM they were two-deep are out tables; by 11:30 we could not get out to get our promised bagged lunches. An AKC official came by to see how we were doing, and later told me that she couldn’t get close enough
to even ask if we needed anything! The Dachshund booth was not too far from the dog potty area, but even to get our dogs out, we had to carry them through the crowd. Human potty facilities were farther away, alas.
My biggest impression from those who visited our booth was not that people wanted to know
where to get a Dachshund. Instead, they wanted to tell us about the Dachshunds in their past – their grandmother’s dog, the Dachsie that lived next door, the one that their friend had. There was often a deep emotional connection to this quirky expressive breed, something I had not expected from total strangers. It reminded me once again how much our dogs can teach us about communication, and how our dogs link us to one another.
Sunday was much the same, but without the dead battery and with new dogs and participants. And yes, overnight I ran off several hundred more coloring pages. We had underestimated the demand for those.
Meet the Breeds 2024 went a bit more smoothly as we had a better idea of the logistics – and a new battery. The layout has changed slightly from 2023 with a larger space and wider aisle. We brought yoga mats to counteract the slippery surface of the table covers. The crowding was less extreme, even though the attendance was well above Saturday, 2023,’s 14,000 paid admissions. We also knew to send someone to pick up all our bag lunches (which were surprisingly tasty) before 11 AM. Like last year we had piebald participants thanks to
I decided to add dogs’ names to the coloring pages that I “created”. The year before children kept asking the dogs’ names and if the coloring pages were their portraits. Now I could say, in a general way, Yes! I would be thrilled if the kids remembered that there were 3 “flavors,” smooth, long and wire. (If I get really organized next year, perhaps I can make coloring sheets showing Dachsies tracking a rabbit, retrieving a dumbbell, or going into a tunnel.) I also found a cheaper sticker company so we had many more stickers and a wider variety of images. This year thanks to Julia Weinstein (in the dirndl) we had a presence on social media as well.
The dates for Meet the Breeds 2025 have been announced, January 25 & 26, and Westminster is back to its usual dates. Feb 10 & 11. Dachsies will represent at Meet the Breeds because the Dachshund specialties that revolved around Westminster have shifted to March with the big all-breed shows at the Edison Center, just across the river in New Jersey. Now I’ve got to make those coloring pages – and check my car battery!!
Alice Carter and Paul Rourke, in addition to the wild boar wires, red and black and tans smooths and longs.
Dachshund Fanciers
Association of Berks County
March 16, 2024
Sweepstakes Judge:
Nancy Zumwalt Prouty
Sweepstakes Entry Numbers: Smooth 2, Wirehair 1
Sweepstakes BOV
Flatford Strike A Chord v Symphony
Richard & Suzanne Powell
Sweepstakes BOV
Jay-Roy Elite Cover Girl
Robyn G. Hand & Roy Britton
Best in Sweepstakes
Jay-Roy Elite Cover Girl
BOS in Sweepstakes
Flatford Strike A Chord v Symphony
Breed Judge: Gary R Fisher
Total Entry Numbers (Per Coat)
Longhair 27, Smooth 19, Wirehair 21
LONGHAIR
WD/BOW FC Old Hanover’s Black Ice @ Shadach ML BCAT
Diane Sennett
RWD Burdachs Believe It Or Not MDL
Audra Snyder
WB/BOS Old Hanover’s Pie Elf of Doxhollow ML BCAT
Kate Black
RWB Kenmar’s Winter Wonderland
Marianne McCullough
BOV GCHG Harewood Royale T Son Of A Biscuit SL
Adam & Madeline Peterson
SELD CH Old Hanover’s Chasin’Shadach ML DCAT
Diane W. Sennett
SMOOTH
WD/BOW Crisscross Evening Attire
Jared New
RWD Flatford Strike A Chord v Symphony
Richard & Suzanne Powell
WB Razzmatazz Pearl of Stonybrook
Amy Fernandez
RWB Beachside Dox I’m Every
Woman MS
Cliff Ramos
BOV GCH Baldox Out Of This World MS
Anthony Clemento
BOS CH Majesdach Joy To The World
MaryLou Irrgang
SELD GCHB Sandwood Spy Master
Nancy L. Dougherty
WIREHAIR
WD/BOW Four Winds Eastern Star MW
Amy Burnim
RWD Sweetwire’s Whiskey Make It A
Double SW
Susan Howe
WB Jay-Roy Cover Girl
Robyn G. Hand
RWB Four Winds Southern Belle MW
John & Teri Wieckhorst
BOV CH Usonia I Have A Name V Lowdown At Eiserntor
Therese Lancaster
BOS DC FC GCHB EJ’s Fancied Up
Solo Pup MW CA CGC TK
Jennifer Hartman
SELB CH Tarlyn’s Makes Me
Smile MW
Tara Krieger
BOB GCHG Harewood Royale T Son Of A Biscuit SL
BOS to CH Usonia I Have A Name V
BOB Lowdown At Eiserntor
Dachshund Fanciers of Central Virginia
June 21, 2024
Breed Judge
Dan Harrison
Total Entry Numbers (Per Coat)
Longhair 36, Smooth 28, Wirehair 16
Total - 80
LONGHAIR
WD Leoralees JBs How Dizzy Joe Got To Heaven SL
Cathy Kelly & Marietta
Singleton
RWD Briardach’s Midnight Believer
Lauren Warner Morano & Paul Martin & Monika Martin
WB/BOW Sleepytime’s Always The Star ML
Susan Jones
RWB Jarbsy’s Left To Own Volition
Sandy Arnold
BOV GCHB CH Dikerdachs Leora
Valerie T. Diker
BOS Altadach Canis Major SLTatyana Godin
SELD GCHB Altadach Aton Martin SL
Tatyana Godin
SELB GCH Jarbsy Hiroad Wild As The Wind
REMEMBER!
Only those results sent in to the DCA Website Specialty Results Submissions OR directly to the editor via e-mail will be published in the newsletter. Submit your results to: http://www.dachshundclubofamerica.org/ specialty-result-submission/ •RESULTS ARE PUBLISHED AS SUBMITTED•
Melissa Heymann & Sandy Arnold & Lotus Sapitula SMOOTH
WD Hildisvin Wurdig The Mansplainer SS
Denise Siemssen
RWD Speechless Dante’s Inferno Of Silverado
Jessie Barringer & Janice Warder
WB/BOW Badgerhunds The Duchess of Windsor Rss
James W. Day & Lori Day
RWB Hildisvin The Hearts Wants What The Heart Wants SS
Denise Siemssen Jimmie Loyd
BOV CH Sunrise-Xo Japev’s Bad Bunny MS
V. Hernandez Colon & P. Guthrie
& E. Vargas-Detres & J. A. Perez
Acosta
BOS GCH Turningpt Black Onyx
Cameo Appearance
Randy Eltringham & Pete Eltringham
SELD GCH Sandwood Stand By Me SS
Jane Fowler
SELB CH Speechless Silverado Forever
Alessia DiTurboland
Jessie Barringer & Janice Warder
WIREHAIR
WD Willowood Sandale Bourbon Street Blues SW
Dale Tarbox & Ivy Frank
RWD Starbarrack Maximum Temptation SW
Mary E. Haywood
WB/BOW Alegna’s Francine Nevarez MW
Angela LLoyd & Flor Nevarez
RWB Roundabout Betty Ford
Travis Wright
BOV CH Watermark’s Phabulous
Phiona MW
Bill Gorodner & Taylor Mills & Joe Metheney
BOS GCHG Willowood-Sandale Get This Show On The Road
Dale Tarbox & Donna Maloney
SELD GCHS Alegna’s What it is Now MW
Chris Vining & Paul Vining & Angie Lloy & Tet Nevarez
SELB CH Newdachs Scarlett Letter MW
Jared New
BOB CH Sunrise-Xo Japev’s Bad
Bunny MS
BOS to GCH Turningpt Black Onyx
BOB Cameo Appearance
Dachshund Fanciers of Central Virginia
June 22, 2024
Breed Judge
Mr. Michael Canalizo
Total Entry Numbers (Per Coat)
Longhair 34, Smooth 25, Wirehair 18
Total: 77
LONGHAIR
WD/BOW Leoralees JBs How Dizzy Joe Got
BOS To Heaven SL
Cathy Kelly & Marietta
Singleton
RWD Our Gang Heavenly Hearthrob MLD
Nancy Z. Prouty
WB Dikerdachs Sunshine On My Shoulders
Valerie T. Diker
RWB FC Jarbsy’s Drive Me Wild V Hiroad
Terri C Post & Sandy Arnold
BOV GCH Jarbsy HiRoad Wild As The Wind
Melissa Heymann & Sandy Arnold & Lotus Sapitula
SELD GCHB Galewinns Dream Come True @ Sandachs MLD CGC
Rebecca Kovarik, Bobby Sandoval & Pam & Shea Gale
SELB CH Corrbelle’s Candycane V Dorae
Debbie Anderson & Steven Garza
SMOOTH
WD Tudorglen V Brendackel Forest’s Flame MS - Martha A. Wishon & Terry
R Carr-Hall & Breanda F. Gardner
RWD Speechless Dante’s Inferno Of Silverado
Jessie Barringer & Janice Warder
WB/BOW Badgerunds The Duchess of Windsor RSS
James W Day & Lori Day
RWB Hildisvin The Heart Wants What The Heart Wants SS
Denise Siemssen, Jimmie LLoyd
BOV GCHG CH Turningpt Tony Two Bags First Knock of the Night
M. Ricks/R. Eltringham
BOS GCH Turningpt Black Onyx
Cameo Appearance
Randy Eltringham & Pete Eltringham
SELD CH Sunrise-Xo Japev’s Bad Bunny MS - V Hernandez Colon & P Guthrie & E Vargas-Detres & JA Perez Acosta
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Harlot took some time off to enjoy motherhood with her first litter born in October 2023. Already a veteran, she strutted her stuff with her favorite person in the world, Steve Garza, and competed as a veteran class winner in BOV at DCA 2024. To our surprise, our beautiful girl took BOS to BOV! What an amazing accomplishment for this stunning girl! Harlot has quite a resume at DCA, going Select Bitch in 2021 and Award of Merit in 2022. A huge thank you to her co-owner Steve Garza for letting Harlot come visit for her litters and for loving her so much. I am looking forward to the future with Harlot and her get!
Specialty Results
SELB GCHS DC Stardox When Irish Eyes Are Smilin’ CGC
C. Kelly/M. Kelly
WIREHAIR
WD/BOW Diagram Rags The Rules of Magic MW
Dianne Graham & Kimberley Ragsdale
RWD Willowood Sandale Bourbon Street Blues SW
Dale Tarbox & Ivy Frank
WB Beldachs Be-Bop-A-Lula At Alegna RN
Constance Fisher & Gary Fisher
BOV CH Jeric’s Annie Get Your Gun W Lynn Cope
BOS GCHG Willowood-Sandale Get This Show on the Road
Dale Tarbox & Donna Maloney
SELD GCHS Alegna’s What It Is Now MW
Chris Vining & Paul Vining & Angie Lloyd & Tete Nevarez
WB/BOW Tudorglen v Brendackel v Fanatic Chestnut MS
Terry Carr-Hall & Brenda F. Gardner
RWB Bacchanal’s Dark ‘N’ Stormy
Doreen Beale
BOV DCH Encore’s I’ve Got A Tiger By The Tail
Jennifer & Jason Anderson
BOS GCHS Brendackel v Tudorglen’s Callin’ The Shots
Pauline Hale
SELD GCH Avignon’s Top Secret MS I. & A. Munoz
SELB GCH Benbon’s Runway Ready @ Bacchanal MS
Lincolnland Dachshund Club
October 26, 2024
Capitol Canine Training Club 209 E. Walnut Street Chatham, IL
Entries for this event are limited to: 100
Lincolnland
Dachshund Club
October 26, 2024
Capitol Canine Training Club
209 E. Walnut Street
Chatham, IL
Entries for this event are limited to: 100
East Bay Dachshund Club, Inc.
October 26, 2024
Dixon May Fairgrounds 655 S 1st Street
Dixon, CA
Entries for this event are limited to: 100
Lincolnland Dachshund Club
October 27, 2024
Capitol Canine Training Club 209 E. Walnut Street Chatham, IL
Entries for this event are limited to: 100
Sooner
Dachshund Club
November 15, 2024
Grady County Fairgrounds 500 East Choctaw Ave. Chickasha, OK
Entries for this event are limited to: 100
Dachshund Fanciers Association of Berks County
November 16, 2024
The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center 100 Station Avenue Oaks, PA
Closing Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Event Chair: Ms. Karen Osburn 849 N Oxford Rd., Springfield, IL 62702 karen.e.13@att.net • 217-415-8785 For additional information contact: Lindi Kershaw, Event Secretary P.O. Box 22107 • C/O MB-F INC Greensboro, NC 27420-2107 (339) 379-9352 • approvals@infodog.com
Closing Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Event Chair: Ms. Karen Osburn
849 N Oxford Rd., Springfield, IL 62702
karen.e.13@att.net • 217-415-8785
For additional information contact: Lindi Kershaw, Event Secretary P.O. Box 22107 • C/O MB-F INC Greensboro, NC 27420-2107 (339) 379-9352 • approvals@infodog.com
Closing Date: Wednesda,October 9, 202
Event Chair: Chris Schulke
50 River Cliff, Mad River, CA 95526-9524 vanduzen36@sbcglobal.net • 530-526-3337
For additional information contact: BaRay Event Services, Inc., Superintendent P.O. Box 508 • Burlington, WA 98233-0508 (360) 755-7086 • dogshows@barayevents.com
Closing Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Event Chair: Ms. Karen Osburn 849 N Oxford Rd., Springfield, IL 62702 karen.e.13@att.net • 217-415-8785
For additional information contact: Lindi Kershaw, Event Secretary P.O. Box 22107 • C/O MB-F INC Greensboro, NC 27420-2107 (339) 379-9352 • approvals@infodog.com
Closing Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Event Chair: Tina Stalker-Bets 4618 Sandy Oak Rd., Edmond, OK 73025-2032 pistol05142000@yahoo.com • 580-301-3613 or 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
Closing Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Event Chair: Nancy Dougherty
P.O. Box 121, Lewisville, Pa 19351-0121 ndoughe982@aol.com • 610-207-5990 For additional information contact: MB-F Inc., Superintendent P.O. Box 22107, Greensboro, NC 27420-2107 (336) 379-9352 mbf@infodog.com
Events Approved by
per their website as of 9/7/2024
Only those events approved by AKC before this publication is printed are listed.
Contact the Event Chairs of these events with any questions.
AKC National Owner-Handled Series
Points For Reserve Available
Judges:
Breed: (L) Jerry Cerasini (S) Jerry Cerasini (W) Jerry Cerasini
AKC National Owner-Handled Series Points For Reserve Available Judges: Breed: (L) Ms. Gema Romero Escudero (S) Ms. Gema Romero Escudero (W) Ms. Gema Romero Escudero
Points For Reserve Available
Judges:
Breed: (L) Eric Henningsen (S) Eric Henningsen (W) Eric Henningsen
Junior Show: Eric Henningsen Sweepstakes, Conformation (Indoors): contact event secretary/superintendent
Points For Reserve Available
Judges:
Breed: (L) Mr. Gary L. Andersen (S) Mr. Gary L. Andersen (W) Mr. Gary L. Andersen
Junior Show: Miss Hadley George (p)
Northern California Dachshund Club
November 21, 2024
Yolo County Fairgrounds
Exhibit Hall
P.O. Box 826, Woodland, CA
Entries for this event are limited to: 100
Northern California Dachshund Club
November 21, 2024
Yolo County Fairgrounds
Exhibit Hall
P.O. Box 826, Woodland, CA
Entries for this event are limited to: 100
Connecticut Yankee Dachshund Club
November 22, 2024
Eastern States Expo 1305 memorial Ave.
West Springfield, MA
Entries for this event are limited to: 100
Dachshund Club of Metropolitan Atlanta
November 30, 2024
Georgia Ntl Fairgrounds & Agricenter 401 Larry Walker Parkway, Perry, GA Web Site: http://www.dcma-atl.org
Entries for this event are limited to: 100
Dachshund
Fanciers of Southwestern Washington
November 30, 2024
Clark Co Fairgrounds, 17402 NE Delfel Rd., Ridgefield, WA • Web Site: http://www.dfsw.org
Entries for this event are limited to: 100
Dachshund Club of Metropolitan Atlanta
December 1, 2024
Georgia Ntl Fairgrounds & Agricenter 401 Larry Walker Parkway, Perry, GA
Web Site: http://www.dcma-atl.org
Entries for this event are limited to: 100
Dachshund Fanciers of Southwestern Washington
December 1 2024
Clark Co Fairgrounds, 17402 NE Delfel Rd., Ridgefield, WA • Web Site: http://www.dfsw.org
Closing Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Event Chair: Debbie James 24275 Tokayana Rd., Colfax, CA 95713
Breed: (L) Mr. Thomas W Coen (S) Mr. Thomas W Coen (W) Mr. Thomas W Coen
Judges:
AKC National Owner-Handled Series Points For Reserve Available
Breed: (L) Mrs. Lisa Young (S) Mrs. Lisa Young (W) Mrs. Lisa Young
Junior Show: Mrs. Lisa Young
AKC National Owner-Handled Series Points For Reserve Available Judges:
Breed: (L) Mr. Jean-Christophe Boulinguez (S) Mr. Jean-Christophe Boulinguez (W) Mr. Jean-Christophe Boulinguez
AKC National Owner-Handled Series Points For Reserve Available
Judges: Breed: (L) Mrs. Anne M. Schmidt (S) Mrs. Anne M. Schmidt. (W) Mrs. Anne M. Schmidt
Junior Show: Mrs. Anne M. Schmidt
Points For Reserve Available
Judges:
Breed: (L) Rhonda Silveira (S) Rhonda Silveira (W) Rhonda Silveira
All dates, times and addresses are as accurate as possible before the newsletter deadline date. Please consult the show secretaries or superintendents for any further information. continued on next page...
Entries for this event are limited to: 100
... UPCOMING SPECIALTIES
All dates, times and addresses are as accurate as possible before the newsletter deadline date. Please consult the show secretaries or superintendents for any further information.
Florida East Coast Dachshund Club
December 13, 2024
Orange Cty Convention Center N/S Bldg North/South Building 9899 International Drive, Orlando, FL Web Site: http://www.floridaeastcoastdachshundclub.com
Greater Portland Dachshund Club
January 15,
2025
Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center 2050-2060 North Marine Dr., Portland, OR Web Site: http://greaterportlanddachshundclub.com/home
Entries for this event are limited to: 100
Greater Portland Dachshund Club
January
15, 2025
Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center
2050-2060 North Marine Dr., Portland, OR Web Site: http://greaterportlanddachshundclub.com/home
Entries for this event are limited to: 100
Florida Gulf Coast Dachshund Club
January 17, 2025
Florida Classic Park
5360 Lockhart Road, Brooksville, FL
Web Site: http://fgcdachshundclub.com/
Entries for this event are limited to: 100
Florida Gulf Coast Dachshund Club
January 18, 2025
Florida Classic Park
5360 Lockhart Road, Brooksville, FL
Web Site: http://fgcdachshundclub.com/
Entries for this event are limited to: 100
Mississippi Dachshund Club
January 18, 2025
Mississippi State Fairgrounds
1207 Mississippi St., Jackson, MS
Web Site: http://www.msdachshund.org/
Entries for this event are limited to: 100
Mississippi Dachshund Club
January 19, 2025
Mississippi State Fairgrounds
1207 Mississippi St., Jackson, MS
Web Site: http://www.msdachshund.org/
Entries for this event are limited to: 100
Closing Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Event Chair: Lauren May 180 Trinidad Drive, Merritt Island, FL 32953 laurenmay4136@gmail.com • 321-698-5165 For additional information contact: MB-F Inc., Superintendent P.O. Box 22107, Greensboro, NC 27420-2107 (336) 379-9352 • mbf@infodog.com
Closing Date: Friday, December 27, 2024
Event Chair: Georjan Bridger
P.O. Box 21352, Salem, OR 97307
georjiesdogevents@gmail.com • 503-931-7099
For additional information contact:
Georjan Bridger, Event Secretary
P.O. Box 21352, Salem, OR 97307-1352 (503) 931-7099 • georjiesdogevents@gmail.com
Closing Date: Friday, December 27, 2024
Event Chair: Georjan Bridger
P.O. Box 21352, Salem, OR 97307
georjiesdogevents@gmail.com • 503-931-7099
For additional information contact: Georjan Bridger, Event Secretary P.O. Box 21352, Salem, OR 97307-1352 (503) 931-7099 • georjiesdogevents@gmail.com
For additional information contact: MB-F Inc., Superintendent P.O. Box 22107, Greensboro, NC 27420-2107 (336) 379-9352 mbf@infodog.com
Closing Date: Wednesday - January 1, 2025
Event Chair: Mr. J. Lawrence Barnett
134 Pebble Beach Dr., Vicksburg, MS 39183 barnettdox901@icloud.com • 601-638-1037
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
Closing Date: Wednesday - January 1, 2025
Event Chair: Mr. J. Lawrence Barnett
134 Pebble Beach Dr., Vicksburg, MS 39183
barnettdox901@icloud.com • 601-638-1037
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
Points For Reserve Available
Judges:
Breed: (L) Dr. Azalea A. Alvarez (S) Dr. Azalea A. Alvarez (W) Dr. Azalea A. Alvarez
Junior Show: Mrs. Madeline Peterson (p)
Points For Reserve Available
Judges:
Breed: (L) Elena Edwards (p) (S) Elena Edwards (p) (W) Elena Edwards (p)
For additional information contact: Foy Trent Dog Shows, Superintendent P.O. Box C, Sturgeon, MO 65284-0397 (573) 687-2101 • info@foytrentdogshows.com
Closing Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Event Chair: Steve Shultz 3817 Seven Oaks Dr., Corona, CA 92881-0737 cherevee@sbcglobal.net • 951-314-8091
For additional information contact: Cheryl Shultz, Event Secretary c/o Dog Show In A Box 27431 Lee Ct.,Warrenton, MO 63383-3394 (314) 602-0575 • dogshowinabox@gmail.com
AKC National Owner-Handled Series Points For Reserve Available Judges: Breed: (L) Dr. Azalea A. Alvarez (S) Dr. Azalea A. Alvarez (W) Dr. Azalea A. Alvarez
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Dachshund Club of Santa Ana Valley
April 27, 2025
Canyon RV Park
24001 E Santa Ana Canyon Rd. Anaheim, CA
Web Site: http://www.dcsav.org/
Louisville Dachshund Club
March 14, 2025
Kentucky Fair & Exposition Center 937 Phillips Lane Louisville, KY
Entries for this event are limited to: 100
Louisville Dachshund Club
March 15, 2025
Kentucky Fair & Exposition Center 937 Phillips Lane Louisville, KY
Entries for this event are limited to: 100
Closing Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Event Chair: Steve Shultz
3817 Seven Oaks Dr., Corona, CA 92881-0737 cherevee@sbcglobal.net • 951-314-8091
For additional information contact: Cheryl Shultz, Event Secretary c/o Dog Show In A Box 27431 Lee Ct.,Warrenton, MO 63383-3394 (314) 602-0575 • dogshowinabox@gmail.com
Closing Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Event Chair: Laura Abbott-Licht 1020 Indian Trail, Lawrenceburg, KY 42342 petalpshr@bellsouth.net • 502-839-6839
1st A Dream Is Like A River JE CA DCAT SWN SCA SEA THD RATS C8B CGC TKP FITS
Chelsea Cibella
2nd Von Briar Patch Maggie Pearl
John Yutzy
3rd GCH Kordach’s and DC’s Mlle. Brielle MSD
A. Janell McCord
4th CH Lorica’s Magic Wonder TKN
Jessica Campbell and Amy Huprich Cook
NBQ Dundrums Happy Camper At Petalpusher MSCP
Loretta Lynn Miller and Laura A. Licht and Peggy J Bradley
Field Champion Dog Starters: 21
Judges: Davy Kerr Jr and Luanne Duus
1st FC Kivaar a Keleti JE CGC
Sherry L. Ruggieri
2nd DC TownFarm Its Marty From Shop Class
Michael J Pitisci
3rd GCH DC Kordach’s and OC’s Mon
Petit Beau Beau MS BCAT SCN SBN SEN
A. Janelle McCord
4th FC Harley Hooper vom Bienenwald SCN
Christina Loew
NBQ FC Seve vom Nordlicht CGC TD
Debbie E. Senkbeil and Laurie A. Rutherford
Field Champion Bitch Starters: 34
Judges: Kathleen Johnson and Deb Senkbeil
1st DC Jalyse’s Hampshire Hound ML
RN OA OAJ ME
Jamie Sexton
2nd DC Stars With Stripes Anne MS FDC JE BCAT SWN RATN TKN ATT FITB
Stacy Barton
3rd FC Duchwood’s Tipsy Tart MS BN
RN NA NAJ OAP OF XFP MXE6 SXE4 EE4 CGC
Alice Carter
4th FC Diddydox A Beautiful July
Morning V Hoppledachs CA FDC JE
Heidi Meyers, Pamala J. Hopkins
NBQ FC Jalyses’s Koala Bear ML
Jamie Sexton
Judges for Best Open/Field Champion/Absolute
Deb Senkbeil and Pam Mechler
Best Open
A Dream Is Like A River JE CA
DCAT SWN SCA SEA THD RATS
C8B CGC TKP FITS
Best Field Champion/Absolute
FC Kivaar a Keleti Tuz JE CGC
Keystone Dachshund Club of Western Pennsylvania
6/9/2024
Total Number of Starters: 67
OAAD Starters: 6
Judges: Cliff Shrader and Heidi Meyers
1st Witheld
2nd Stars with Stripes Two Bee FTI
Stacey Barton, Samantha Tully
3rd Hoppledach’s Sportswear Mode
Pamala Hopkins and Cathrine Kalista and Shan Jumper
4th Vhh & Railway’s Gunners Primo Jell-O-Shot MW
Jennifer Hartman, Marie Hammaker
NBQ CH Vhh & Jmis Oh Fudge MW FDC
CAX2 BCAT CGC TKN ATT FITB
Alysha Funk
OAAB Starters: 14
Judges: Cliff Shrader, Debbie Senkbeil
1st Jalyse’s Tic Tic Boom ML
Jamie Sexton
2nd CH Lorica’s Magic Wonder TKN
Jessica Campbell, Lorne Campbell
3rd A Dream is Like a River JE CA
DCAT SWN SCA SEA THD RATS
CZ8B CGC TKP FITS
Chelsea Cibella
4th Old Hanover’s Pie Elf of Doxhollow
Kate Black
NBQ Dollidachs Queen of the Valkyries V Stoaway SL
Donna Stoey and Dianne Kostic
Field Champion Dog Starters: 14
Judges: Michael Pitisci, Jamie Sexton
1st FC Diddydox Mr. Big Lights Up the Sky V Hoppledachs JE CA TD
Heidi Meyers
2nd FC Zeus von Moosback-Zuzelek
SW JE BCAT CGC TKN
Cheri Faust
3rd FC Seve Vom Nordlicht CGC TD
Debbie Senkbeil, Laurie Rutherford
4th FC Kivaar a Keleti Tuz JE CGC
Sherry Ruggieri
NBQ FC Tabasco Rouge V Dorndorf L OA AXJ OF Cliff Shrader
Field Champion Bitch Starters: 33
Judges: Dennis Palko, Jessica Campbell
1st FC Tusoksori-Ugraszto Husniya
CGC ROMX
Sherry Ruggieri
2nd FC Jalyse’s Koala Bear ML
Jamie Sexton
3rd FC Eternal’s She’s on Fire MW
MHH TKA
Stacey Sullivan, Stuart Millsaps
4th FC Duchwood’s Lights Up the Night MS CGC
Alice Carter
NBQ FC Fanika od Vevody Huberta
Christina Loew
Minnesota Dachshund Club 6/14/2024
Total Number of Starters: 56
OAAD Starters: 14
Judges: Cliff Shrader, Dawn Penland
1st KFW Moonstone in the Sky with Diamonds
Susan Cleary, Michelle Kutzler DVM
2nd CH Duchwood’s Flecks in Stone MS
Sandra Russell
3rd CH Grd’s Heartthrob at Chevadachs MS
Dana & Denise Gehring, Celli Jones
4th Blueprint American Gangster
Amanda and Ammon Barron
NBQ KF You’re the Cheese to my Macaroni
Denise Hilbert
OAAB Starters: 23
Judges: Debbie Senkbeil, Susan Cleary
1st Backwoods Mississippi
Maudie Mae
Maria Thies and Steve Behm
2nd Blueprint Run in my Pantyhose
Amanda and Ammon Barron
3rd MCS Touch the Sky at Spring Valley
Darcey Keehn
4th Duchwood’s Glamour Girl MS
Amanda Barron, Sandra Russell
NBQ Hoppledach’s Charmed OnePhoebe
Pamala Hopkins
Field Champion Dog Starters: 10
Judgges: Sandra Russell, Scot Davidson
1st FC Venedy Rouge V Dorndorf
Andrew Shrader
2nd GCHB DC Short Shadows All of Me Riverwood SW DCAT CA CGC
Carolyn Lewis, Christopher Casoria
3rd FC Zeus vom Moosbach-Zuzelek SW JE BCAT CGC TKN
Cheri Faust
4th DC Obsessions Big Blue Star Finale
SL CD BN RE NA NAJ NF CGC, Jackie Nicholas and Deneice L Van Hook DVM
NBQ FC Pocketpack Smooth Operator
MS JE RN CGC
Field Champion Bitch Starters: 9
Judges: Deneice Van Hook, Kathy Johnson
1st DC Epiphany’s Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires
Ashley Dodd and Scot Davidson
2nd FC Longtime’s Halo vom Nordlicht JE BCAT FITB
Cheri Faust and Larry Gohlke
3rd FC Duchwood’s Chimes of Freedom MS
Sandra Russell
4th DC Hoppledach’s Pretty Woman
Pamala Hopkins
NBQ FC Vanna Rouge V Dorndorf L Andrew Shrader
Judges for Best Open/Field Champion/Absolute
Judges: Kathy Johnson, Deneice van Hook DVM
Best Open/Absolute Backwoods Mississippi Maudie Mae
Best Field Champion DC Epiphany’s Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires
Minnesota Dachshund Club
6/15/2024
Total Number of Starters: 56
OAAD Starters: 12
Judges: Wendy Nugent, Scot Davidson 1st CH Duchwood Flecks in Stone MS
Sandra Russell 2nd GCH Littl Fut Invisible Kiss
Ashley Myers 3rd GCH KFW Moonstone in the Sky With Diamonds
Susan Cleary, Michelle Kutzler DVM 4th CH Grd’s V Moonlight World World Cruizer MW
Denise & Dana Gehring, Celli Jones NBQ Highstyles Wait’ll Otis Sees Us Pamela Schmidt, Patrick Heilmann
OAAB Starters: 23
Judges: Cliff Shrader Pam Giles 1st Stardust I Ain’t Worried ‘Bout It Ann Schmidt and Carol Schubert 2nd Backwoods Mississippi Maudie Mae Maria Thies, Steve Behm 3rd Wilderness Run’s Lil’ Pied Piper Plays This N That
Carlson Tingerthal 4th Short Shadows Last Tango SW Holly Vanderheiden, Carolyn Lewis NBQ Dandelion Koch
Allison Koch
Field Champion Dog Starters: 10
Judges: Kathy Johnson, Susan Cleary 1st FC Seve vom Nordlicht CGC TD Debbie Senkbeil, Laurie Rutherford 2nd GCH DC Proof I Want To Believe V Ruger BN RN JE CA FCAT SC SIN SEN CGCA CGCU TKP
Kelly McDuff, Dawn Watters 3rd FC Venedy Rouge V Dorndorf L
Andrew Shrader
4th GCHB DC Short Shadows All of Me Riverwood SW DCAT CA CGC
Carolyn Lewis, Christopher Casoria NBQ FC Duchwood’s Little Black Baron MS
Sandra Russell
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Field
Field Champion Bitch Starters: 10
Judges: Wendy Nugent, Debbie Senkbeil
1st DC Epiphany’s Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires
Ashley Dodd and Scot Davidson
2nd FC Longtime’s Halo vom Nordlicht JE BCAT FITB
Cheri Faust and Larry Gohlke
3rd FC Duchwood’s Chimes of Freedom MS
Sandra Russell
4th FC Longtime’s Yahtzee Vom Nordlicht NE
Cheri Faust
NBQ FC Stardust I Made You Look RA CGC TKN
Anne and William Schmidt
Judges for Best Open/Field Champion/Absolute
Judges: Cliff Shrader, Carolyn Lewis Best Open Stardust I Ain’t Worried ‘Bout It Best Field Champion/Absolute DC Epiphany’s Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires
Minnesota Dachshund Club
6/15/2024
Total Number of Starters: 43
OAAD Starters: 9
Judges: Dawn Penland, Sandra Russell
1st Blueprint American Gangster MS
Amanda and Ammon Barron
2nd CH Grd’s V Moonlight’s World Cruizer MW
Dana & Denise Gehring, Celli Jones
3rd W/H 4th W/H
NBQ GCH CH KFW Moonstone in the Sky with Diamonds
Susan Cleary, Michelle Kutzler DVM
OAAB Starters: 19
Judges: Cliff Shrader, Kathy Johnson 1st Hoppledach’s Tough Angel
Pamala Hopkins, Crystal Sims
2nd Wilderness Run’s lil’ Pied Piper Plays This N That Noreen Carlson Tingorthal 3rd Backwoods Mississippi Maudie Mae
Maria Thies, Steve Behm
4th CH Duchwood’s Let Freedom
Ring MS
Sandra Russell
NBQ Blueprint Run in My Pantyhose
Amanda and Ammon Barron
Field Champion Dog Starters: 9
Judges: Wendy Nugent, Scot Davidson
1st GCH DC Proof I Want To Believe V
Ruger BN RN JE CA FCAT SCN
SIN SEN CGCA CGCU TKP
Kelly McDuff, Dawn Watters
2nd FC Seve Von Nordlicht CGC TD
Debbie Senkbeil, Laurie Rutherford
3rd GCHB DC Short Shadows All Of Me Riverwood SW DCAT CA CGC, Carolyn Lewis, Christopher Casoria
4th FC Venedy Rouge V Dorndorf L
Andrew Shrader
NBQ FC Duchwood’s Flecks in Stone MS
Sandra Russell
Field Champion Bitch Starters: 6
Judges: Debbie Senkbeil, Susan Cleary
1st DC Epiphany’s Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires
Ashley Dodd and Scot Davidson
2nd DC Hoppledach’s Pretty Woman
Pamala Hopkins
3rd FC Duchwood’s Chimes of Freedom MS
Sandra Russell
4th FC Haywire’s Extrem Sylvia Von Oakridge
Steve Behm
NBQ FC Juniper Hill Brocade
Dawn Penland, Michele Wilson
Madison Area Dachshund Club
8/8-8/9/2024
Total Number of Starters: 39
OAAD Starters: 10
Judges: Larry Gohlke, Cliff Shrader
1st KF You’re The Cheese To My Macaroni ML
Denise Hilbert
2nd Hoppledach’s Power of the Pen
Laura Isaacson
3rd Doxikota Poblano Pepper
Pam Bethke
4th Kinder’s Reflected Light Fletch
Janalyn DuBois
NBQ Our Gang’s Finding Prince
Charming ML
Laura Davidson, Nancy Prouty
OAAB Starters: 9
Judges: Stan Knoll, Debbie Senkbeil
1st Hollie Wood Squirrel CGC TKN
Brittany Decker
2nd Kinder’s Red Fern At Dawn
Bryan D. Tippens
3rd MCS Ladybug BCAT
Leah Desforges
4th Jalyse’s Tic Tic Boom ML
Jamie Sexton
NBQ Epiphany’s It Could Be, It Might Be, It Is!
Ashley Dodd
Field Champion Dog Starters: 7
Judges: S. Knoll, P. D. Bethke
1st FC Jalyse’s Dutch Road Lucky ML
Jamie Sexton/David Kerr Jr.
2nd FC Zeus von Moosbach-Zuzelek
SW JE BCAT CGC TKN
Cheri Faust
3rd FC Loki vom Nordlicht TD
Laura Isaacson
4th FC Boulder vom Nordlicht
Larry Gohlke/Cheri Faust
NBQ DC Our Gang’s My Hearts Desire ML NE CGC TKA
Laura Davidson, Nancy Prouty
Field Champion Bitch Starters: 11
Judges: W. R. Dyer, C. Shrader
1st FC Longtime’s Halo vom Nordlicht
JE, BCAT, FITB
Cheri Faust & Larry Gohlke
2nd FC Katja A Keleti Tuz
Stan Knoll
3rd FC Jalyse’s Berkshire Hound
ML NE
Paul Rourke
4th FC Longtime’s Yahtzee vom Nordlicht NE
Cheri Faust
NBQ FC Backwood’s Mississippi
Maude Mae
Steve Behm, Maria Thies
Madison Area Dachshund Club 8/10-8/11/2024
Total Number of Starters: 34
OAAD Starters: 6
Judges: Larry Gohlke, Pam Bethke 1st Hoppledach’s Power of the Pen
Laura Isaacson
2nd Zendoxies Birch Bark At Kinder’s MSP
Janalyn DuBois, Leigha Zendler
3rd Kinder’s Reflected Light
Janalyn DuBois
4th Our Gang’s Finding Prince Charming ML
Laura Davidson, Nancy Prouty
NBQ Highstyle’s Wait’ll Otis Sees Us SW
Pamela Schmidt, Patrick Hellmann
OAAB Starters: 9
Judges: Cheri Faust, Debbie Senkbeil
1st Hollie Wood Squirrel CGC TKN
Brittany Decker
2nd Epiphany’s It Could Be, It Might Be, It Is!
Ashley Dodd
3rd Kinder’s Red Fern at Dawn
Bryan D. Tippens
4th Doxikota Serrano Chili Pepper
Pam Bethke
NBQ MCS Touch The Sky At Spring Valley
Darcy Keehn
Field Champion Dog Starters: 6
Judges: Cliff Shrader, Stan Knoll
1st FC Jalyse’s Dutch Road Lucky ML
Jamie Sexton, David Kerr Jr. 2nd FC Kolja A Keleti Tuz
Lori Isaacson
3rd FC Zeus von Moosbach-Zuzelek SW JE BCAT CGC TKN
Cheri Faust
4th FC Boulder vom Nordlicht
Larry Gohlke, Cheri Faust
NBQ FC Jalyse’s Home Run ML JE Jamie Sexton
Field Champion Bitch Starters: 13
Judges: Bill Dyer, Jim Garard 1st FC Longtime’s Halo vom Nordlicht JE, BCAT, FITB
Cheri Faust & Larry Gohlke
2nd FC Hidden Cedars Double ur Fun MSP BNE
Paul Rourke 3rd FC Haywires Extrem Sylvia von Oakridge
Steve Behm 4th FC Longtime’s Yahtzee vom Nordlicht NE
Cheri Faust
NBQ FC Jalyse’s Fire on the Train ML Jamie Sexton
4 dachshunds were invited to the first AKC RACH Invitational in December this year!
Dachshund 1
RACH Itzy Elizabeth CD BN RM2 RAE2 DCAT ACT1 CGCA CGCU TKI
Sarah Moses, MN
Dachshund 2
GCH DC RACH Willow Springs Ev-Ry Sly Fox VCD1 RM4
RAE2 FDC AXP AJP SE CAA FCAT2 SWN THDA RATN CGCA CGCU TKI ATT FITG
Anne Rosenberg, NJ
Dachshund 3
RACH Little Bit Of Pixie Dust BN RM6 RAE4
Julie Mischke, CA
Dachshund 4
GCH RACH Hathor Farm's Wait For It! At Laci Mw CD PCD BN RM5
RAE2 RC FDC CGCA CGCU
Cindi S. Todd/Dr. Jean M Dieden, TX
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Puri na E ve nt C e nte r, Gra y S u mm it, M O
By Dr. Randy Eltringham and Janet Schwalbe
After several years of hosting DCA National Specialty events at the Purina Event Center in Gray Summit, MO, our minds and vehicles might just as well have been set on “automatic pilot” for another wonderful trip and DCA experience. But DCA Week 2024 was blown out of the water this year by talented leaders and hard working volunteers who wanted to do something different. And they did.
This year’s DCA leadership team, headed by Janet Schwalbe, DCA Show Chairman, was determined to shake things up a bit. They added lots of fun surprises, twists and turns throughout the week.
MOVE-IN DAY
Move-in Day was on a Monday this year which gave everyone an opportunity to get settled before the conformation shows began and indoor companion events continued the following day.
Grooming spaces were large and comfy. In fact, there was extra space available at the end of the room to work with puppies, young adults and veterans who were going into the ring for the first (or last) time. It was fun sneaking a peek at them practicing with their handlers who were trying to figure out the best strategy for showing them. Flash-backs, smiles and crossed fingers abounded.
As competitors arrived from across the United States, each group found their connected grooming spaces and got busy decorating for the 2024 DCA Grooming Space Decoration Contest.
There were many competitive contenders whose efforts brought energy, hope and smiles to everyone’s faces.
This year’s contest winners were: Nancy Colson, Karen Murray, Kim Vidrine, and Steve Garza.
Not only did they win this contest, they also won the 2024 Photo Scavenger Hunt due to the large number of likes for their creative photo work throughout the week. Both of these awards were announced at the Annual Banquet at the end of the week.
THE DCA WELCOME PARTY A DACHSHUND CARNIVAL EVENT
One of the most enjoyable parts of DCA week is the first night Welcome Party. It’s that treasured time when you get to join-up with friends and fellow breeders you might not have seen since last year.
This year, breeders brought some of their newest owners along with them to help show the most beautiful additions to their blood lines – making for some very interesting Welcome Party conversations. As introductions were made between newcomers and current DCA members, funny story-telling and helpful advice-giving kicked the week off perfectly.
As in past years, our DCA Welcome Party was held on the upper deck overlooking the pool area in the host hotel. As if sprinkled with magic Disney dust, the deck was quickly transformed into a Dachshund Carnival Event, complete with doxie games that tested our “handling” skills in unique ways.
Lyle Jenkins made and hosted the Dachshund Ring Toss. Debby Kreig made and
hosted the Pin-the-Tail-On-the Dachshund game. And Beverly Barringer made and hosted the Hurl-A-Hare game. Lexa Richmond manned and picked up the pieces from the Dachshund Piñata. And prizes were donated by Janet and Robert Schwalbe. Hungry attendees enjoyed yummy hot dogs and beverages made to order. And carnival barkers Lora Megli and Carissa Posi greeted guests throughout the room and helped until it was time to say goodnight.
PURINA SPRINGS TO LIFE
When things look easy, it generally means lots of pre-planning and hard work is occurring behind the scenes. In many cases (like this year), that final effort represented a year-long effort.
Beginning on Sunday and continuing into Monday, crews of volunteers were in constant motion setting up the Agility, Obedience, Rally and Triathlon event areas and tables (a herculean effort); putting hundreds of Welcome Bags, Pick-A-Prize and All-In-One Order Form bags together; directing top-notch vendors into their carefully positioned spaces in our wrap around “Dachshund Shopping Mall”; prestaging DCA Ways & Means and Raffle set-ups; decorating host show ring entrances; and laying out coveted trophies, prizes and ribbons to make the jobs of stewards and judges easier.
Each conformation, companion, Juniors and sales space unfolded beautifully as they sprang to life one-by-one throughout the week. DCA Show Chairman, Janet Schwalbe, floated from space to space checking in with each chairman in charge to ensure they had what they needed to be successful, and they were. It was like watching springtime blossoms unfold into full beauty, making every direction a sight to behold. All we could say was “WOW!”
Beginning Tuesday morning, hospitality was provided by Beverly Barringer and Lora Megli who offered early morning risers a delicious bite to eat and a “Hot Joe” (otherwise known as coffee) to kick off daily activities perfectly. Thanks, ladies! Your hospitality was so much appreciated.
WHAT MADE DCA 2024 UNIQUE
Many new ideas were integrated into our 2024 DCA experience this year ~ making traditional events sparkle and new events stand out like stars.
DCA Health & Welfare Trust Fund IVDD Research Fundraising Booth: Denny Van Hook, Randy Eltringham and more than 2 dozen volunteer contributors worked all year long, making and donating hundreds of beautiful handcrafted dachshund items that were sold to raise funds to support the continued award winning IVDD Research efforts of Dr. Nicholas Jeffrey. His research is helping dachshunds with IVDD around the world live a better life. 100% of the proceeds from this booth – which exceeded $4,000 – were donated to Dr. Jeffrey’s IVDD Research Initiative.
The items on display were amazing. Shoppers spotted never-before-seen items quickly and lined up to buy them early. The minute the booth opened for business, they swarmed the tables as if it was a “Black Friday” (Day after Thanksgiving) shopping bonanza.
There was something for everyone and everybody’s pocket book. Connie Harriman donated another gorgeous quilted dachshund wall hanging and six beautiful designer patchwork dachshund tote bags. Nancy Prouty made beautiful jeweled leashes in two different styles. Randy Eltringham decorated a Christmas tree with dozens of beautiful handmade dachshund felt “character-shaped” ornaments. Underneath the tree were Connie’s quilted dachshund wraps which held grooming tools, chop sticks, sewing tools, or knitting needles that accompanied Nancy Bischoff’s knitting basket. Connie Fisher donated one of her lovely paintings which was placed next to custom built dachshund ramps made and donated by Michelle and Sebastian Fischer. And an expandable airline Sherpa bag, precious wooden Doxie pin cushions from England, and wine from Pete Eltringham’s wine cellar brought the booth full circle. The highlights of the booth were 3 designer dachshund pocketbooks (one for each coat) that were offered as prizes for the 2024 DCA H&WTF Raffle. A free Raffle Drawing Card was included in the DCA Welcome Bag Information Folder to ensure everyone attending DCA this year had a chance to win.
Pick-A-Prize Tickets & Tables: A free “Pick-A-Prize” ticket was also placed inside the DCA Welcome Bag Information Folder that allowed each DCA attendee to pick up a special prize of their choosing upon arrival. There were over 360 prizes donated –enough to ensure that there was something special for everyone. That means that we were all winners! Right? You bet!
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and heart shaped dachshund Christmas ornaments; dachshund luggage tags and key rings; and “You Made the Cut” dachshund nail clippers, scissors and pocket knives.
The list of “Pick-A-Prizes” was long and eye-popping as more and more boxes of prizes were opened and displayed throughout DCA Week. It was so much fun seeing smiles beam from each attendee’s face as they chose their prize. It was like watching kids in a candy shop … there was so much to choose from. What a great way to get DCA Week started off with a bang!
SPECIAL EVENTS WITH AFTERNOON DELIGHTS
Monday was the first day of indoor companion events. Separate articles written by event Chairmen and the authors shown below and published in this Nationals Issue provide exciting details, thank you’s and results for each of these exciting events.
Agility Trials – Denny Van Hook
Obedience Trials – Sharon McDonald and Brenda Reimer
Rally Obedience Trials – Karen Henry
Juniors Events – Sandy Arnold, Melissa Heymann and Emi Pedraza
Triathlon Competition – Connie Fisher
Field Trials (Results and some pictures), Earthdog – Randy Eltringham
Tuesday was the first day of conformation shows: Dachshund Club of St Louis Conformation Host Show #1
Kevin Fritz and Cassie Myers, DCSTL co-presidents, orchestrated a large team of volunteers who worked tirelessly for months getting ready for this opening event. Their decorations featured the famous St Louis Arch – the historic Gateway to the West. Their awards tables were breathtaking. Awards included handmade wooden crate tags, beautiful specialty ribbons, etched glass jewelry boxes, oriental satin jewelry travel bags, and beautiful sterling silver dachshund jewelry for winners.
Their Smooth Ring steward, Lauren Ebel, warmed the hearts of all of us with her happy, helpful, kind demeanor, and superb support for her judge and everyone who entered her ring. Truly heartwarming! I wish we could stamp out more stewards like Lauren from a magical volunteer cookie cutter. She and the entire DCSTL crew were awesome!
Congratulations to this year’s DCSTL Specialty Host Show #1 winners:
INTERVARIETY WINNERS
Judges were selected by blind draw from the 3 judges on DCA Host Show #1 panel
Judge: Diane McCormack
Best in Specialty Show – GCHG CH HAREWOOD ROYALL T SON OF A BISCUIT SL
Best of Opposite Sex in Specialty Show – GCH CH HAREWOOD RAISIN THE BAR V RAYDACHS W
Judge: Bob Wlodkowski
Best Owner Handler in Specialty Show – CH JERIC’S ANNIE GET YOUR GUN W
LONGHAIR WINNERS
Judge: Andra O’Connell
Best of Variety – GCHG CH HAREWOOD ROYALL T SON OF A BISCUIT SL
Best of Opposite Sex – GCH CH REXSTAR-SOLO’S FLIRTINI SL
Best of Winners/Winners Bitch – CORRBELLE’S CANDY CANE V DORAE
Winners Dog – LEORALEES JBS ALL UNDERDOGS GO TO HEAVEN SL
Select Dog – GCHB CH GALEWINNS DREAM COME TRUE @ SANDACHS MLD, CGC
Select Bitch – GCHB CH SOLO-KARAVEL’S BRAND NEW DAY SL
Best Owner Handler – GCHB CH SOLO-KARAVEL’S GRAND NEW DAY SL
AOM – CH RIVERWIND GOLD CARD SL
AOM – CH LONGDOGIAS SEE U IN MY REARVIEW ML
AOM – GCHS CH JAEGERHOF’S LAISSEZ LE BON TEMPS ROULER SL, TKN
AOM – GCHB CH JBS AS IT IS IN HEAVEM SL
AOM – CH TELKEL KARMA IS A BIT CHARMED SL
AOM – GCHS CH DIKERDACHS LEORA
SMOOTH WINNERS
Judge: Robert Wlodkowski
Best of Variety – GCHB CH BROWNWOOD DIAGRAM CO-PILOT SS
Best of Opposite Sex – GCH CH BARKERVILLE BIANCA SS
Best of Winners/ Winners Dog – SPEECHLESS DANTE’S INFERNO OF SILVERADO
Winners Bitch – BROWNWOOD DIAGRAM MARSHA SS
Reserve Winners Dog – BROWNWOOD DIAGRAM DILLON SS
Reserve Winners Bitch – DUCHWOOD’S LIGHT MY DYNAMITE MS
Select Dog – GCH CH BESSDACH WINNING SOLVES EVERYTHING
Select Bitch – CH BARKERVILLE VIENNESE
Best Owner Handler – GCHG CH TURNINGPT TONY TWO BAGS FIRST KNOCK OF THE NIGHT, BISS
AOM – GCHB CH TURNINGPT HILDISVIN HAVE FUN STORMIN’ THE CASTLE
AOM – GCHS CH TURNINGPT MAX’IN K’S ON SCHERZ DAY
AOM – GCH TURNINGPT HILDISVIN IF ROYAL CHAMBERS COULD TALK, BISS
AOM – GCH CH BROWNWOOD RUMOUR HAS IT V DIAGRAM SS
AOM – GCHP CH DACHSMITH LOVE’S IRIS NT
AOM – CH SUNRISE-XO JAPEV’S SAFAERA MS
WIREHAIR WINNERS
Judge: Diane Young McCormack
Best of Variety – GCH CH HAREWOOD RAISIN THE BAR V RAYDACHS W
Best of Opposite Sex – GCHB CH DAYBREAK’S MAKER’S MARK W Best of Winners/Winners Dog – NOUVELLE ONE MORE TIME SW Winners Bitch – DAYBREAK’S SAY IT WITH FLOWERS W Reserve Winners Dog – SWEETWIRE’S WHISKY MAKE IT A DOUBLE SW Reserve Winners Bitch – ALEGNA’S FRANCINE NEVAREZ MW
Select Dog – GCHP3 DC LEORALEES LETS BOOGIE WITH BARSTOOL MW
Select Bitch – GCHP CH J-WALK’S PINK DIAMOND SW, ATT Best Owner Handler – CH JERIC’S ANNIE GET YOUR GUN W AOM – CH JERIC’S ANNIE GET YOUR GUN W AOM – GCHG CH KADELL’S RULER OF THE RACE TRACK W AOM – CH GRD’S V MOONLIGHT’S WORLD CRUISER MW AOM – GCHG CH ALEGNA’S WHAT IT IS NOW MW AOM – GCHS CH NOUVELLE BRING IT ON SW, BCAT AOM – GCHG CH HAREWOOD SWIPE RIGHT V RAYDACHS SW
Wednesday ushered in the second conformation show.DCA Board of Directors Host Show #2
Janet and Robert Schwalbe provided beautiful lamp post decorations for ring entrances that were used for the remainder of DCA Week. Awards included coveted brass DCA plaques, medals and beautiful specialty ribbons. Excellent stewarding services were contracted for Host Show #2 and the DCA National Specialty. Once again, by popular demand, the Board offered their traditional “Ice Cream Scoops for Groups” served in the Purina Event Center Deli – this time, in the afternoon when more people could enjoy a special sweet treat. This tasty event was coordinated by Monika and Paul Martin and manned by members of the Board who scooped more ice cream than you can imagine. A perfect “afternoon delight!”
Congratulations to this year’s DCA Board Host Show #2 winners:
INTERVARIETY WINNERS
Judges were selected by blind draw from the 3 judges on DCA Host Show #2 panel
Judge: Lisa Young
Best in Specialty Show – GCHB CH BROWNWOOD DIAGRAM CO-PILOT SS
Best of Opposite Sex in Specialty Show – GCHS CH NOUVELLE BRING IT ON SW, BCAT
Judge: Luis Sosa
Best Owner Handler in Specialty Show – GCHB CH SOLO-KARAVEL’S BRAND NEW DAY SL
LONGHAIR WINNERS
Judge: Ryan Horvath
Best of Variety – GCH CH REXSTAR-SOLO’S FLIRTINI SL
Best of Opposite Sex – GCHS CH WALMAR-SOLO’S NPH SL
Best of Winners/Winners Bitch – WALMAR-SOLO’S DIY SL
Winners Dog – LEORALEES JBS ALL UNDERDOGS GO TO HEAVEN SL
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Reserve Winners Bitch – PETALPUSHER THEN SINGS MY SOUL MLP
Select Dog – GCHG CH HAREWOOD ROYALL T SON OF A BISCUIT SL
Select Bitch – GCHB CH SOLO-KARAVEL’S BRAND NEW DAY SL
Best Owner Handler – GCHB CH SOLO-KARAVEL’S BRAND NEW DAY SL
Best of Variety – GCHB CH BROWNWOOD DIAGRAM CO-PILOT SS
Best of Opposite Sex – CH SUNRISE-XO JAPEV’S SAFAERA MS
Best of Winners/Winners Bitch – STARDOX NOTHIN BUT A HOUND DOG OF CANDACHS
Winners Dog – PETALPUSHER ON IT LIKE BLUEBONNET MS
Reserve Winners Dog – BROWNWOOD DIAGRAM DILLON SS
Reserve Winners Bitch – DUCHWOOD’S HOSHIKO MS
Select Dog – GCHS CH BRENDACKEL V TUDORGLEN’S CALLIN’ THE SHOTS MS
Select Bitch – GCHG CH WALDEN & WINDYOAK’S BOUQUET OF DREAMS MS
Best Owner Handler – STARDOX NOTHIN BUT A HOUND DOG OF CANDACHS
AOM – GCH CH STORMWYND TOP POCKET FIND, BCAT
AOM – GCH CH CANIS FORMULA BACCO
AOM – GCHS CH TUDORGLEN V BRENDACKEL KAILUA SURF BOY MS
AOM – GCH CH BROWNWOOD RUMOUR HAS IT V DIAGRAM SS
AOM – GCHB CH BESSDACHS EVERYONE LOVES A WINNER
AOM – GCHP CH DACHSMITH LOVE’S IRIS NT
WIREHAIR WINNERS
Judge: Lisa Young
Best of Variety – GCHB CH DAYBREAK’S MAKER’S MARK W
Best of Opposite Sex – GCHS CH NOUVELLE BRING IT ON SW, BCAT
Best of Winners/ Winners Bitch – ALEGNA’S FRANCINE NEVAREZ MW
Winners Dog – SWEETWIRE’S WHISKY MAKE IT A DOUBLE SW
Reserve Winners Dog – WILLOWOOD-SANDALE I WALK THE LINE AT WHISPER HILL
Reserve Winners Bitch – DIAGRAM RAGS EZ GOINS SOME LIKE IT HOT MW
Select Dog – GCHG CH DONATELLO VOM JAGERBURG
Select Bitch – GCH CH HAREWOOD RAISIN THE BAR V RAYDACHS W
Best Owner Handler – GCH CH J-WALK’S HENRY’S GOLDEN BOY SW
AOM – GCH CH USONIA I HAVE A NAME V LOWDOWN AT EISERNTOR
AOM – GCHP CH J-WALK’S PINK DIAMOND SW, ATT
AOM – GCHG CH KADELL’S RULER OF THE RACE TRACK W
AOM – GCHS CH HUNU SHE’S A BAD GIRL MW
AOM – GCHG CH ALEGNA’S WHAT IT IS NOW MW
AOM – CH KADELL’S ETCHED FROM MAGIC DUST W
Wednesday Evening featured a Breeder Workshop entitled “The Genetics of Dachshund Coat Color” presented by Paw Prints Genetics. The keynote speaker helped attendees understand the genes and mutations that determine coat and color in our breed. Debby Kreig was the coordinator of this special educational event. If you missed it or want to see it again, here’s the link to this informative workshop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxpDDCnlbhg . The DCA website (See Breeders Resource Library) breaks the workshop into three separate segments: https://www.dachshundclubofamerica.org/breeders-resource-library/
Thanks to Paw Prints Genetics for offering discounted prices for DNA testing throughout DCA Week.
Thursday was a day packed with more special events. The Annual Meeting was held in the morning during which time Larry Sorenson was honored for his many years of dedicated service. Larry served as DCA’s AKC Delegate and provided annual briefings to DCA members on AKC news, issues and policies for more years than we can count. He also coordinated “Meet the Breed” events across the country where dachshunds of all 3 coats and both sizes (who represented good examples of our established DCA standard) greeted the public. Their owners answered questions
about our breed for hours on end. Larry was recognized as a respected dachshund judge with decades of experience showing standard and miniature dachshunds. Thank you, Larry, for your years of dedicated service, friendship and contributions to DCA, our dachshund community and our breed. You have left a positive and indelible mark on so many of us throughout the dachshund community.
“Afternoon delights” — pizza at poolside — followed DCA’s 2024 Annual Meeting. The good news was that a large number of people attended our Annual Meeting. The bad news was that not everyone who attended the meeting signed up for pizza … and we ran out. Thanks to all of those who shared their servings.
DCA H&WTF IVDD Lecture — As part of the DCA Annual Meeting, the DCA Health & Welfare Trust Fund sponsored a lecture by Dr. Nicholas Jeffrey following poolside pizza. Dr. Jeffrey gave a comprehensive overview of IVDD disease in dogs and explained his promising research to a large crowd of dachshund breeders and owners interested in this topic. Attendees left the lecture with a true sense of hopefulness that Dr. Jeffrey’s work will continue to have a positive impact on dachshunds and other breeds affected by this debilitating disease.
For those who are interested in making a charitable donation to this continuing IVDD Research Initiative, please send a check written to DCA Health & Welfare Trust Fund (noting it is for the IVDD Research Initiative) and mail it to the Trust Fund’s Treasurer:
Robert Schwalbe, Treasurer
DCA Health & Welfare Trust Fund 71 Valley Way Pendergrass, GA 30567-3454
DCA’s Website has complete information about the Trust Fund and a link which enables readers to learn how to make donations via Pay Pal. https://www.dachshundclubofamerica.org/dca-health-and-welfare-trust-fund/
DCA Puppy Sweepstakes — Following the Annual Meeting, we adjourned back to the Purina Event Center for Puppy Sweepstakes – always a fun event — where we watched our future “all stars” (both handlers and dogs) glide, gallop or in some cases dance around the ring. They were all so beautiful making it difficult for our judges to select the final winners.
This year, we had a total of 90 dogs entered in Sweepstakes.
Congratulations to this year’s DCA Puppy Sweepstakes winners:
INTERVARIETY WINNERS
Judge: Kathy Lockyer
Judge was selected by blind draw from among the 3 Sweepstakes variety judges
Best in Sweeps: DIKERDACHS SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS
Best of Opposite Sex in Sweeps: HATADOX KOLME ROYALL T FIG’S NEWTON SL
LONGHAIR WINNERS
Judge: Kathy Lockyer
Total Entries: 34
Best of Variety: DIKERDACHS SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS
Best of Opposite Sex: HATADOX KOLME ROYALL T FIG’S NEWTON SL
SMOOTH WINNERS
Judge: Walter Cunningham
Total Entry: 25
Smooth Best of Variety: DUCHWOOD’S LIGHT MY DYNAMITE MS
Smooth Best of Opposite Sex: SUNRISE-XO JAPEV’S BAD BUNNY MS
WIREHAIR WINNERS
Judge: Emi Pedraza
Total Entry: 31
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Best of Variety: HAREWOOD SNOW AND TELL SW
Best of Opposite Sex: TIMBER SPRINGS NEVER TELL ME THE ODDS SW
Juniors Grooming Workshop – Following Sweepstakes, Sandy Arnold, Melissa Heymann and Emi Pedraza held a Juniors Grooming Workshop (for all 3 coats). As we all know, learning to groom dachshund coats is a life-long endeavor – we never stop learning. Our Juniors were fortunate to be able to learn new grooming skills from workshop coordinators as well as DCA expert guests. They also received instructions on how to prepare their own Dog Safety/First Aid Kits, to include helpful first aid tips regarding common dog injuries.
Thursday Evening – Lyle and Donna Jenkins graciously hosted a Wine & Cheese Party for those staying in RV Parking. Thanks for making this evening extra special for our RV campers – what a fun relaxing evening you created.
Thursday & Friday Afternoon – The classroom segment of DCA’s Annual Judges Education Seminar for prospective new judges was held on Thursday afternoon, with a “Hands-On” Workshop held on Friday after Smooth BOV judging concluded at our DCA National Specialty. Ringside Mentoring was also held for workshop participants during DCA Smooth Variety judging. Thanks to Ken Levison, Debby Kreig and Janet Schwalbe for your ongoing commitment to providing the best possible training for current and future dachshund judges.
Friday and Saturday — Our 2024 DCA National Specialty Show began on Friday and included competition for all three coats through Winners Dog and Winners Bitch. Friday concluded with the end of Smooth Variety judging. Best of Variety competitions for Longhairs and Wirehairs were held on Saturday. The DCA National Specialty Show concluded on Saturday afternoon when DCA Intervariety Winners were selected.
Congratulations to the winners of our DCA National Specialty Show!
DCA NATIONAL SPECIALTY SHOW
INTERVARIETY WINNERS
Judge: Robert Schwalbe
Judge was selected by blind draw from the 3 judges on DCA National Specialty Show panel.
Best of Breed/Best In Show – GCHP3 DC LEORALEES LETS BOOGIE WITH BARSTOOL MW
Best of Opposite Sex to Best of Breed – GCH CH REXSTAR-SOLO’S FLIRTINI SL
Best Bred By Exhibitor of Breed – BROWNWOOD DIAGRAM MARSHA SS
Best Veteran of Breed – GCHP CH J-WALK’S PINK DIAMOND SW, ATT
Best Dual Champion of Breed – GCH DC STARDUST A SKY FULL OF STARS, RE, OJP, CGC, TKN
Best Field Trial Dog – CH OLD HANOVER’S CHASIN’ SHADACH ML, BCAT
Best Stud Dog – GCH CH J-WALK’S HENRY’S GOLDEN BOY SW
Best Brood Bitch – GCH CH RAYDACHS J-WALK KIMBERS LOCKED N LOADED SW
Best Brace – VIRGO STRAIGHT UP and CH VIRGO SOUTHERN COMFORT
Judge: Debbie Melgreen
Judge was selected by blind draw from the 3 judges on DCA National Specialty Show panel.
Best Owner Handler in Show – DORAE’S RAISING CANE V CORRBELLE MLD
LONGHAIR WINNERS
Judge: Sue Bennett
Total Entry: 136
Total Champions: 50 (Dogs: 27/Bitches: 23)
Class Dogs: 33; Class Bitches: 40; BBE Dogs: 16; BBE Bitches: 18; Veteran Dogs: 4; Veteran Bitches: 5; DC Dogs: 2; DC Bitches: 1; FT Dogs: 1; FT Bitches: 0
Class Dogs: 20; Class Bitches: 33; BBE Dogs: 16; BBE Bitches: 18; Veteran Dogs: 2; Veteran Bitches: 3; DC Dogs: 4; DC Bitches: 2; FT Dogs: 0; FT Bitches: 0
Stud Dogs: 2; Brood Bitches: 1; Braces: 0
Best of Variety – GCHB CH BROWNWOOD DIAGRAM CO-PILOT SS
Best of Opposite Sex to Best of Variety – GCHB CH HIALEAH’S TWO-TIMING HARLOT
Best of Winners/Winners Bitch – BROWNWOOD DIAGRAM MARSHA SS
Winners Dog – SUNRISE-XO JAPEV’S BAD BUNNY MS
Reserve Winners Dog – BESSDACH BEST KEPT SECRET
Reserve Winners Bitch – STARDOX NOTHIN BUT A HOUND DOG OF CANDACHS
Select Dog – GCHG CH TURNINGPT TONY TWO BAGS FIRST KNOCK OF THE NIGHT, BISS
Select Bitch – GCH CH BROWNWOOD RUMOUR HAS IT V DIAGRAM
Best Owner Handler – GCHB CH HIALEAH’S TWO-TIMING HARLOT
AOM – GCHS DC STARDOX WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILIN’ CGC
AOM – GCHG CH WALDEN & WINDYOAK’S BOUQUET OF DREAMS MS
AOM – GCHB CH BESSDACHS EVERYONE LOVES A WINNER
AOM – GCH CH BARKERVILLE BIANCA SS
AOM – CH NOUVELLE LONG STORY SHORT SS
AOM – CH SUNRISE-XO JAPEV’S SAFAERA MS
WIREHAIR WINNERS
Judge: Robert Schwalbe
Total Entry: 97
Total Champions: 43 (Dogs: 23 / Bitches: 20)
Class Dogs: 18; Class Bitches: 29; BBE Dogs: 7; BBE Bitches: 11; Veteran Dogs: 2; Veteran Bitches: 4; DC Dogs: 1; DC Bitches: 0; FT Dogs: 0; FT Bitches: 0 Stud Dogs: 4; Brood Bitches: 6; Braces: 1 (1 Dog; 1 Bitch)
Best of Variety – GCHP3 DC LEORALEES LETS BOOGIE WITH BARSTOOL MW
Best of Opposite Sex to Best of Variety – GCHP CH J-WALK’S PINK DIAMOND SW, ATT
Best of Winners/Winners Bitch – MEGLINE CRYSTAL CROWN FOR RAYDACHS
Winners Dog – STARBARRACK MAXIMUM TEMPTATION SW
Reserve Winners Dog – SWEETWIRE’S WHISKY MAKE IT A DOUBLE SW
Best Owner Handler – CH ICE-BERNS SHORELINE TREASURES WITH KED DOX MW
AOM – GCHP CH LEORALEE’S BAYWATCH MW
AOM – GCH CH HAREWOOD RAISIN THE BAR V RAYDACHS W
AOM – CH JERIC’S ANNIE GET YOUR GUN W
AOM – GCHS CH HUNU SHE’S A BAD GIRL MW
AOM – GCHG CH ALEGNA’S WHAT IT IS NOW MW
AOM – GCHS CH NOUVELLE BRING IT ON SW, BCAT
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DCA JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP COMPETITION
This year, DCA had a large number of Juniors competing for Best Junior and Reserve Best Junior – 15 across 7 classes. It was clear that this year’s Juniors had been working hard and competing well all year long. They demonstrated excellent handling skills and professional poise. An extra special thanks goes to their parents and mentors who continue to support their dog ownership interest, training and show careers.
DCA JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP WINNERS
Judge: Debbie Melgreen
Judge was selected by blind draw from among the 3 DCA National Specialty Show judges
Owners: Emerson Jaquish, Erin H. Karst (Agent) and Sherill Snyder
Reserve Best Junior:
Hunter Stephens
Showed: LEASIDE’S SWEET TREAT MS
Breeder: Lyndsay Ferguson
Owner: Hunter Stephens
DCA ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET
The DCA Annual Awards Banquet, held on Friday night, is the event during which we celebrate the efforts and accomplishments of competitors throughout the year, and recognize the winners of DCA Host and National events held just prior to and during DCA Week. It is also the event during which we thank those who made competitive and social activities possible. The following DCA members and leaders are among the hard working committee chairmen and volunteers from around the country who made significant contributions this year:
Cheryl Shultz, DCA President — Handled AKC show applications and contracts and served as our Purina Event Center Liaison. She and our DCA 2024 Show Chairman, Janet Schwalbe took care of dozens of administrative, hotel and Purina Event Center coordination tasks that made our series of events flow so smoothly. Thank you, ladies! You made our jobs so much easier and our DCA Week another treasure to remember.
Debby Kreig – Worked tirelessly filling the All-In-One Orders, developing the premium list and show catalog, processing the rosette orders and organizing our educational events. She also put in countless hours designing and managing our new DCA Website and standing up our new Pedigree Database with the help of key committee members Emi Pedraza and Nancy Ebi who made significant contributions to the project and on-going administration of the database.
Beverly Barringer and Lora Megli – Served as our Hotel Liaison and hospitality hostesses. They helped design the Welcome Party, provided early morning coffee and bites to eat, and served as our Annual Awards Banquet coordinators and hostesses.
Randy Eltringham, Connie Harriman and Joanna McCandless – Served as our Welcome Bag Chairman and key volunteers. They coordinated the efforts of dozens of volunteers who made significant donations to our Welcome Bags, Pick-A-Prize and DCA H&WTF tables. Joanna printed hundreds of hand outs that were included in this year’s beautiful educational Information Folders. This team also made and donated the free DCA H&WTF Raffle and Pick-A-Prize tickets and donated hundreds of prize, give-aways and handmade fundraising items.
Cindy Niles – Served as our Vendor Chairman. She ensured we had a full range of dog and dachshund related items to shop for. She literally created a Dachshund Shopping Mall this year, complete with dachshund items for sale and real-time, onsite support services. A true shopping extravaganza!
Monika Martin – Served as our Ways & Means Chairman once again this year. She provided lovely dachshund items and collectables for shoppers who wanted to take home
a special 2024 DCA souvenir or who wanted to purchase unique prizes and gifts for their clubs, friends and other dachshund lovers. Shoppers knew they had to get to Ways & Means tables fast. Otherwise, Monika’s display of fascinating items would be gone in a heartbeat. And they were.
Lexa Richmond – Served as our DCA Raffle Chairman. She coordinated with dozens of individuals who donated an amazing array of dachshund items, including hundreds of interesting collectibles. Pulling items together in enticing small groupings is a special skill and can be an overwhelming task. Yet year after year, Lexa makes it look easy. She’s got it down to a science. It’s clear that the school teacher in her is coming out.
Amy Creel Thompson — Designed and handmade the beautiful dachshund statues that were used as our table centerpieces at this year’s Annual Awards Banquet. Amy was truly our Artist Extraordinaire. The person at each table who had attended the least number of DCAs took their centerpiece home. We’re hoping this special memento will encourage them, their table mates and others in their circle of friends to attend future DCAs.
Lyle and Donna Jenkins – Hosted a Wine & Cheese Party at the RV Parking Area – a super fun dachshund community gathering. Lyle also made the challenging Dachshund Ring Toss game for our Welcome Party. Wine, cheese and ring tossing have great potential for becoming DCA traditions. Hopefully, they will transition well into 2025!
Georjan Bridger – Managed our trophy donations. You can see in the catalog that the list of trophies and the need for contributions is long. The supporting donations Georjan handled were wide ranging and ended up being quite spectacular. Year after year, they just keep getting better. Learn more about trophy donations in the DCA Show Catalog. Then, set your sights on how you can contribute, and better yet, how you can win some.
Vicki Spencer – Captured all of our judge’s biographies this year –that’s quite a long list – a list that requires attention to detail, deep diving for good photographs, and fast turn arounds, especially when we have judge changes.
Sandy Arnold, Melissa Heymann and Emi Pedraza – Planned and hosted our Juniors events, made their Welcome Bags, planned and hosted their Grooming Seminar and taught our Juniors how to make Dachshund Safety/First Aid Kits, something we all need to make and keep on hand.
John Brading – Served as our Welcome Desk Chairman. He and his cast of volunteers were busy all week, from sun up to sun down, answering attendee questions and providing support and assistance as needed. John and Janet Schwalbe were also responsible for Judges Support, Coordination and Hospitality. Thanks to both of you, your wonderful volunteers and your tireless efforts! You always had a smile on your face which helped keep us all going, especially as the week wore on.
Denny Van Hook – Served as our Agility Trials Chairman. She planned and coordinated both Agility Trials and supporting activities at Nationals this year. Denny is also the President of the DCA Health & Welfare Trust Fund. As such, she planned and coordinated the DCA H&WTF lecture given by Dr. Nicholas Jeffrey following the DCA Annual Meeting. She, Randy Eltringham and Connie Harriman planned, set up and manned the H&WTF Booth all week. They raised over $4K to support Dr. Jeffrey’s continued IVDD award winning Research Initiative.
Sharon McDonald – Served as our Obedience Trials Chairman. She planned and coordinated 3 DCA Obedience Trials and supporting activities during DCA Week. Brenda Reimer was a great assistant to Sharon during these events. Brenda was also the writer of the Obedience Trials article published in this Nationals Issue. Sharon and Brenda are such great cheerleaders for everyone competing in companion events! It’s not easy training stubborn dachshunds to be obedient.
Karen Henry – Planned and coordinated all 3 Rally trials during DCA
Week. As DCA Rally Chairman, she also wrote the Rally article for this DCA Nationals Issue which captured the results and fun we had during these competitive companion events. It truly was a great “National Rally Round-Up!” We’re already looking forward to next year!
Connie Fisher -- Tracked the scores of 6 teams and 17 dachshunds who competed in three or more performance and companion events in this year’s Triathlon competition. As Triathlon Chairman, Connie posted the results for each dog in each event entered, as well as the name of the winner of this year’s DCA Triathlon Award: Shawn Nies and her dog “Indy” – now a three time Triathlon winner. Connie wrote the article capturing the details of DCA’s Triathlon competition for this year’s Nationals Issue. Just think about how hard Connie and Triathlon competitors work training their dogs in so many different sports … all year long … with such excellent results. Talk about doxie pride! Yes, indeed!
SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS
There are several groups and individuals that deserve special recognition every year. They include those who are nominated and who win our DCA Outstanding Sportsmanship Award; our treasured Veteran Dogs and Bitches; and DCA Clubs that make special contributions in support of our host and national events.
Hats Off to our 2024 Outstanding Sportsmanship Award Winner – Pam Reed https://www.dachshundclubofamerica.org/dca-sportsmanship-award/
After reviewing a growing number of nominations this year, DCA awarded its second DCA Outstanding Sportsmanship Award to Pam Reed. Pam’s sportsmanship was recognized during DCA’s 2024 Annual Awards Banquet where attendees thanked her for decades of hard work supporting her regional dachshund club (the Dachshund Club of St Louis), DCA national events and community activities which benefit dachshunds regionally and locally. Pam is a recognized breeder of standard smooths and wirehairs. She has a passion for both conformation and performance events, especially Earthdog Tests and Field Trials. Pam is a real “team player.” She always has her hand up when fellow club members and leaders ask for volunteer help. This year (in between running and showing her own dogs), Pam rolled up her sleeves to help staff the wide range of requirements for hosting our successful 2024 DCSTL and DCA National Earthdog Tests. She also worked tirelessly with friends from across the country and her fellow club members to plan and create the beautiful decorations, prizes and trophies that were offered at the 2024 DCSTL Host Show #1 show rings. Thank you, Pam, for all you have done and continue to do to make our fun-filled dachshund events so successful. You are an inspiration to all of us.
A Salute to our Veteran Dogs and Bitches
The DCA Parade of Veterans is a very special event for our dachshund community. It never leaves a dry eye in the place as resumés for each participating dog and bitch are read and their handlers parade them around the ring. It is inspiring to hear about the titles they have earned; their unique accomplishments; and the contributions they have made to our breed and communities across the nation.
In this year’s parade, we had 1 wirehair dog and 4 longhair dogs. Take a look at their amazing achievements. No wonder their owners, handlers and breeders love them so much. They will forever be our “heart dogs!” continued on next page...
DC DOXIEVILLE THAT’S WHY BENTLEY AT GRD MW, RN, FDC, ME, CAX, BCAT, MHE, RATS, CGC
GCHG DC SERENITY’S LOUISIANA GETAWAY SL, BN, RE, FDC, AX, AXJ, ME, CGCA, CGCU, TKA
Owners: Wendy June Synder and Gillian McKim
GCHS CH JARBSY’S LET THE CRAZY OUT
Owner: Sandy Arnold
Dachshund Clubs ~ Thanks for Going the Extra Mile!
There were several dachshund clubs that stepped up this year and made extra special contributions to this year’s Nationals Week events. Club members were so kind and generous. They donated afternoon
DCA AGILITY
by Denny Van Hook
Well, another one done .. . or really two.
For the second year, we had two agility trials in one day at DCA Nationals, one official “Nationals” and one additional trial. There were 129 total entries which was down about 20 runs from last year but our participants were enthusiastic and many new qualifying runs and a few new titles were obtained by our wonderful dogs.
Ronda Bermke generously judged again this year and gave us challenging, but dachshund-friendly courses that we all enjoyed. Winners of top honors this year were:
Highest Scoring Jumpers with Weaves -- Seymour, handled by Lauren Ebel
Highest Scoring Jumpers with Weaves Preferred -- Nova, handled by Sara Zislin
Highest Scoring Standard -- Seymour, handled by Lauren Ebel
snacks and beverages that made daily competitive events even more fun, and so refreshing!
Cumberland Valley Dachshund Club – Donated popcorn and lemonade during the DCA Nationals Sweepstakes
Central Ohio Dachshund Club – Donated lemonade and salty snacks on Friday afternoon during the conclusion of the DCA Nationals Show Smooth BOV competition
Central Carolina Dachshund Club – And extra special thanks goes to David and Linda Fleenor who made travel treats honoring their home club
HELP MAKE 2025 ANOTHER GREAT YEAR!
DCA’s 2025 Show Chairman is Wally Jones. Please contact Wally (pedigreejones@gmail.com) if you’d like to: (1) volunteer to work on any of the committees recognized in this National Showcase article; (2) make a donation or contribution to any of the host or national events; (3) make recommendations for improvements to DCA Week activities; or (4) suggest new ideas for how we can make 2025 another unique, fun-filled year. Your ideas and involvement keep our dachshund community vibrant, strong and fun.
As you know, it takes a village. Be part of it!
they were presented with a special Rosette. One of our old dogs who could no longer walk well was even pulled around the ring in a wagon. There wasn’t a dry eye in the house.
The old “Honor Dogs” were:
Louie with Wendy Snyder
Reba with Denny Van Hook
Megan with Karen Henry
Gee! with Sharon McDonald
Walter with Rachael Fritz
Zod with Connie Fisher.
If we do this next year, be sure to bring your hanky!
Thank you to all those who made this year a success: the competitors, the volunteers, the secretary, the stewards, and most importantly, all the special and talented dogs.
Highest Scoring Standard Preferred -- Kendall, handled by Karen Scheiner
This year we added a new special recognition “Honor Run” for retired agility dogs. We honored these old competitors by having them parade individually in the agility ring with the jump bars down while a history of their many accomplishments were read, and if entered before the trial,
Photos by Hounds in Motion
NATIONAL RALLY ROUNDUP
by Karen Henry
And a wonderful time was had by all! Or at least I believe it was. One of the things that I love about going to our National events and participating with my dogs is that we all come together to support each other. There is a very real feeling of comaraderie amongst the competitors. We cheer each other on and we are truly happy when a team has an especially nice run. Well done, Dachshund community!
We had entries of 28 and 31 for the two Host trials, and an entry of 38 for our National trial. Several of our exhibitors were participating for their first time at a national event, and they did so with great success. Two of our Novice A competitors qualified all three days, earning their Rally Novice titles on the final day. Competition in the upper classes was fierce, with placements being traded around throughout the three days. It was inspirational to watch these teams do such a nice job of executing some complex maneuvers, and they did it with flair!
Our stewards did a great job of keeping things moving so that we were finished in a timely manner without feeling that we were being rushed (especially those of us who were running more than one dog, or competing in multiple classes). Courses were switched out quickly and efficiently, and dogs were ready to go into the ring when it was their turn with minimum fuss.
One other thing that I want to make sure to say - Sharon McDonald and I REALLY appreciate the help that we had when it was time to sort and repack rosettes for next year. Of special note are Tanya Brossard, Shawn Nies, Alice Carter, and Mary Ellen Byrne. Special thanks to Tanya for letting us use her packing tape until I made a Walmart run on Friday morning, to Shawn for once again offering to store the numerous boxes of rosettes until next year, and to Brian Rhea for helping Shawn and me to get the boxes loaded into her van. It takes a village!
Dachshund Club of America, Inc. National Rally Trial Thursday, May 23, 2024
1st FC Duchwood’s Waiting For A Girl Like You MS JE CGC (OwnerAlice Carter)
2nd Be Good Gertie (Owner - Tanya Brossard)
Rally Intermediate
1st FC Duchwood’s Tipsy Tart MS BN RN NA NAJ OAP OF XFP MXE6 SXE5 EE4 CGC (Owner - Alice Carter)
2nd Jeric’s Doing What Comes Naturally S RN (Owner - Michele Bertot) 3rd Sullivan Texas Ranger BN RN CGC TKA (Owner - Tanya Brossard) 4th umping Jay RN TKI (Owner - Kathleen Cloeman)
Rally Advanced B
1st CH Lost Creek Heart Is A Feather RE SE BCAT ACT1 ACT1J RATO CGC TKN (Owner - Cassie Myers/ Edgar Myers)
2nd JB’s Prince Oakley Longfellow Of Ledwood BN RE CGC (Owner - Lauren E. Cawley)
3rd Itzy Elizabeth CD BN RM2 RAE BCAT CGCA CGCU TKI (Owner - Sarah Moses)
4th DC Obsession’s Big Blue Star Finale SL CD BN RE NA NAJ NF CGC (Owner - Deneice L. Van Hook / Jackie Nicholas)
Q FC Cedarhurst Justa Chance MLP CD PCD BN RA TD NJP CGC (Owner - Kathleen A. Johnson / Jean Jasinsky)
Q FC Stardust I Made You Look RN CGC TKN (Owner - Anne Schmidt)
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OFP BCAT SCE SIN SEN CGC TKN ATT (OwnerKaren Scheiner)
Q GCH DH Serenity’s Joy To The World CD BN RI TD FDC NFP CGCA CGCU TKI (Owner - Wendy June Snyder / Krista Gerde)
Rally Excellent B
1st CH Lost Creek Heart Is A Feather RE SE BCAT ACT1 ACT1J RATO CGC TKN
(Owner - Cassie Myers/ Edgar Myers)
2nd GCH DC Nicanna’s Paper Moon SL CD BN RA ME CAA FCAT RATS CGCA CGCU TKI FITB
(Owner - Catherine Walker / Eric Walker / Cheri White)
3rd Itzy Elizabeth CD BN RM2 RAE BCAT CGCA CGCU TKI (Owner -
Sarah Moses)
4th JB’s Prince Oakley Longfellow Of Ledwood BN RE CGC (OwnerLauren E. Cawley)
Q GCH CH Harlequin Pitch Perfect ML CD BN RE MXP MJP OFP
BCAT SCE SIN SEN CGC TKN ATT (Owner - Karen Scheiner)
Q GCH CH Galewinns Kaycees Yankee Encore ML CD BN RE THDN CGCA TKI (Owner - Dawn C. Madge)
Q DC Obsession’s Big Blue Star Finale SL CD BN RE NA NAJ NF CGC
(Owner - Deneice L. Van Hook / Jackie Nicholas)
Q DC Indiana Jones Aus Der Wutzelgrube VCD2 BN RA TDX MXE
DCAT SCN DJ CGC TKA FITG (Owner - Shawn M. Nies)
Rally Master
1st Countryroads Limited Edition At Mainstreet ML RM3 RAE3 SE
BCAT RATN CGC (Owner - Lauren Ebel)
2nd CH Lost Creek Heart Is A Feather RE SE BCAT ACT1 ACT1J RATO
CGC TKN (Owner - Cassie Myers / Edgar Myers)
3rd Itzy Elizabeth CD BN RM2 RAE BCAT CGCA CGCU TKI (OwnerSarah Moses)
4th GCH CH Harlequin Pitch Perfect ML CD BN RE MXP MJP OFP
BCAT SCE SIN SEN CGC TKN ATT (Owner - Karen Scheiner)
Q GCH DC Stardust A Sky Full Of Stars RE OJP CGC TKN (OwnerAnne Schmidt)
Q JB’s Prince Oakley Longfellow Of Ledwood BN RE CGC (Owner - Lauren E. Cawley)
High Combined Triple Qualifying Score
CH Lost Creek Heart Is A Feather RE SE BCAT ACT1
ACT1J RATO CGC TKN (OwnerCassie Myers / Edgar Myers)
High Combined Score
CH Lost Creek Heart Is A Feather RE SE BCAT ACT1
ACT1J RATO CGC TKN (OwnerCassie Myers / Edgar Myers)
OBEDIENCE AND RALLY AT THE NATIONALS
by Brenda Reimer
This year there were three obedience and rally trials at the Nationals. Kudos to Sharon McDonald and Karen Henry for their work as trial chairs for these events.Without our volunteers, we would not be able to have multiple trials at our National.(As an aside, having been to National events for, shall we say, breeds known for obedience and rally, those organizations treat the companion sports as an inconvenience. We need to appreciate the dedication to our events by our trial chairs and committees.)
Notes from our 2024 judges:
James Communale who judged the National events: I want to think the Dachshund Club of America for inviting me to judge Rally and Obedience at your recent National. Everyone who attends these events has different goals and hopefully most of the teams achieved theirs, or at least had a lot of fun trying. Enjoying the experience and the camaraderie at a National is what it's all about. It was an extra bonus for me that I got to judge such adorable dogs. Everyone got extra points for cuteness!
Fred Buroff, who judged obedience and rally for the two host shows: “What I would share was how nice all the people who put on the trial were. Everyone was in a great mood and frame of mind. The exhibitors were always ready and near the ring at their turn. As you know Specialties bring out the good sportsmanship in everyone. They all root for each other, don't mind moving dogs for conflicts, or waiting for dogs who were also in other venues. There was one dog in particular who was in Open B and Utility B who did a really good job. She qualified in 3 of the 4 classes over the 2 days I judged. Her scores were over a 197. I really like how nice her dog performed. It's always fun to judge a National.”
I have listed the National Specialty results first, followed by the two host shows. Congratulations to everyone who showed! Our trials demonstrate how well our dogs can learn and perform in these events.
Full titles are listed the first time a dog is listed.
DCA National Obedience May 24 (Joe Comunale)
Highest Scoring Dog (HIT) from Open B: Kleinhunde Northern Rhapsody UDX OM1 BN GN GO RA CGC (M. Bohach)
Highest Combined Score in OB and UA/UB (HC): Kleinhunde Northern Rhapsody UDX OM1 BN GN GO RA CGC (M. Bohach)
Utility B
1st Kleinhunde Northern Rhapsody (M. Bohach)
Open B
1st Kleinhunde Northern Rhapsody (M. Bohach)
Novice B
1st FC Duchwood's Tipsy Tart MS CD BN RI NA NAJ OAP OJP OF XFP MXE7 SXE5 EE4 CGC (A Carter)
DCA Host Show May 21 (Fred Buroff)
Obedience HIT from Open B: Kleinhunde Northern Rhapsody (M. Bohach)
HC: Kleinhunde Northern Rhapsody (M. Bohach)
Utility B
1st Kleinhunde Northern Rhapsody (M. Bohach)
Open B
1st Kleinhunde Northern Rhapsody (M. Bohach)
Graduate Novice
1st GCH DC Nicanna's Paper Moon Sl CD BN RA ME CAA
FCAT RATS CGCA CGCU TKI
FITB (C. Walker/E. Walker/C. White)
Novice B
1st FC Duchwood's Tipsy Tart (A. Carter) 2nd GCH CH Harlequin Pitch Perfect ML CD BN RE MXP2 MJP2 OFP
BCAT SWN SCE CGC TKN ATT (K. Scheiner) 3rd Galewinns Yankee Raise Souvenir Ml BN RN (D. Madge)
Beginner Novice B 1st Flatrocks Call The Wind Mariah OA OAJ NF BCAT ACT1 SCA SIN (P. McCash)
DCA Obedience Host Show #2 May 22 (Fred Buroff)
HIT: Kleinhunde Northern Rhapsody (M. Bohach)
Open B: 1st Kleinhunde Northern Rhapsody (M. Bohach)
Graduate Novice: 1st GCH DC Nicanna's Paper Moon SL (C. Walker/E. Walker/C. White)
2nd Blueprint Sensational Ride MS (A. Baird/A. Barron/A. Barron)
2nd Stardust I Ain’t Worried ‘Bout It
Anne Schmidt, Carol Schubert
3rd Jarbsy’s Drive Me Wild v HiRoad Terri C. Post
4th Stardust Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds SL Brian & Leah Rhea
NBQ Wilderness Run’s Lil’ Pied Piper
Plays This N That Noreen Carlson Tingerthal
Field Champion Dog Starters: 26
Judges: Stacey Sullivan, Mike Nothstein
1st FC Kivaar a Keleti Tuz, JE, CGC
Sherry L. Ruggieri
2nd FC Loki vom Nordlicht TD
Linda Snyder, Lori Isaacson
3rd FC Wilderness Run’s Roger That ML
Rebecca A. & Jeffrey N. Elliot
4th DC Indiana Jones aus der Wutzelgrube CDX BN RA
TDX OA OAJ MXE DCAT
SCN DJ CGC TRA FITG
Shawn M. Nies
NBQ FC Seve Vom Nordlicht CGC TD
Debbie Senkbeil, Laurie Rutherford
Field Champion Bitch Starters: 43
1st FC Delilah Von Moosbach-Zuzelek Willette Brown
2nd FC Longtime’s Halo vom Nordlicht JE, BCAT, FITB
Cheri Faust/Larry Gohlke
3rd FC Keeva a Keleti Tuz, JE, CGC
Sherry L. Ruggieri
4th FC Tusoksori-Ugraszto’ Husniya, CGC, ROMX
Sherry L. Ruggieri
NBQ FC Ancho Chili von Gregston
Pam Bethke
Judges for Best Open/Field Champion/Absolute: Val Higginbotham/Stacey Sullivan
Best Open
Wilderness Run’s Come Hades or High Water ML
Best Field Champion/Absolute FC Delilah Vom Moosbach-Zuzelek
2024 DCSTL & DCA EARTHDOG TESTS Getting’ Down & Dirty
By Randy Eltringham
DCA’s 2024 Earthdog Tests, hosted by the Dachshund Club of St Louis, were held at the Purina Event Center in Gray Summit, MO, on Saturday and Sunday, May 19 & 20 – the weekend immediately prior to DCA Week.
Unlike last year when we held these events in March and nearly froze to death, this year we were drenched in sweat. Even so, the dogs hunted amazingly well and many earned qualifying scores and new titles. A few dogs worked so hard that they had to be cooled down when they exited the dens. But their handlers were prepared … they carried cold water and shammies for themselves and their hard working hounds.
Back in the parking area, there were a few coveted shady spots in and around rows of cars, vans and pop up tents that were quickly snatched up by attendees so their dogs could enjoy playing with each other on cool grass.
As each dog passed the storage shed where “spare rats” were safely kept for runs later in the day, dogs returning from the field were invariably caught up in the wafting odor of the stored rats. Fresh rat scent made it hard for them to concentrate on regaining their strength when their bodies and brains were still screaming “Get the Rats!”
As usual, Kevin Fritz and Cassie Myers (CoPresident of DCSTL) and their large crew of hard-working volunteers, provided delicious lunches that were prepared by the famous midwest Hawthorne’s Restaurant; circles of chairs near covered areas where snacks and cold drinks were offered; and time to enjoy chatting with Earthdog friends in between runs.
This year, volunteers were thanked with an extra special gift – a hand-sized leather rat change purse in three different colors: bright red, light brown and jet black – colors that matched our satchels, backpacks and pocketbooks. Absolutely adorable. Special gifts for exhibitors and participating dogs included green, blue and brown satin “Q” bags filled with puppy biscuits, and special coat-
specific training treat bags that are worn around the waist. Those who qualified for Endurance Earth Dog (EE) and Master Earth Dog (ME) were given their choice of prizes – a bit of extra fun! All qualifiers at all levels, plus those who earned new titles, were awarded beautiful ribbons in celebration of their hard fought, dirt diggin’ wins.
Congratulations to this year’s qualifiers and EE winners! Looking forward to seeing you again next year!
Saturday, May 19, 2024 DCSTL Earthdog Tests
Introduction to the Quarry (IQ)
Judge: Cindy Scott
Novice Earthdog (NE) Qualifiers
Judge: Alice Carter
Baron Sandra J Russell
Mocha Barbara Schlutz
Tank Cindy Scott and Virginia Scott
Aspen Shawn Nies
Paris Jamie Sexton
Junior Earthdog (JE) Qualifiers
Judge: Jody Dean
Quill Elizabeth Houchow
Ramble Cindy Scott and Virginia Scott
Aspen Shawn Nies
Paris Jamie Sexton
Senior Earthdog (SE) Qualifiers
Judge: Lucy Shinkle
Lloyd Kathy Johnson
Samson Kristin Culbertson
Henry Pam Reed
Master Earthdog (ME) Qualifiers
Judge: Denise Faulkner
Al Cindy Scott and Virginia Scott
Bear Joyce Fobes
Gil Catherine Walker, Eric Walker, Cheri White
Indy Shawn Nies
Endurance Earthdog (EE) Qualifiers
None at the DCSTL Earthdog Tests
Sunday, May 20, 2024
DCA National Earthdog Tests
Introduction to the Quarry (IQ)
Judge: Denny Van Hook
Novice Earthdog (NE) Qualifiers
Judge: Connie Fisher
Morgan Kathleen Johnson
Aspen Shawn Nies
Baron Sandra J. Russell
Junior Earthdog (JE) Qualifiers
Judge: Linda Schweitzer
Paris Jamie Sexton
Baron Sandra J. Russell
Senior Earthdog (SE) Qualifiers
Judge: Elizabeth Ellis
Chance Alice S. Carter
Tipsy Alice S. Carter
Al Cynthia and Virginia Scott
Bear Joyce Forbes (shown by Dominic Scott, junior handler)
Gill Catherine Walker, Eric Walker, Cheri White
Homie Jamie Sexton
Jager Brenda Zook
Master Earthdog (ME) Qualifiers
Judge: Cindi Todd
Tipsy Alice S. Carter
Al Cynthia and Virginia Scott
Bear Joyce Forbes (shown by Dominic Scott, junior handler)
Gill Catherine Walker, Eric Walker, Cheri White
Ham Jamie Sexton
Indy Shawn M. Nies
Endurance Earthdog (EE) Qualifiers
Tipsy Alice S. Carter
Al Cynthia and Virginia Scott
Bear Joyce Forbes (shown by Dominic Scott, junior handler)
Gill Catherine Walker, Eric Walker, Cheri White
2024 DCA TRIATHLON COMPETITION
So Very Proud of these Handlers and their Versatile “Do It All” Dachshund Teams
By Connie Fisher
This year for the DCA Triathlon competition, we were up by 6 teams and had 17 Dachshunds participating in three or more DCA performance events. For the first time we had the added addition of Scentwork to the available events. Also, Obedience and Rally were separate events which enabled teams to acquire points in BOTH of those categories. The other DCA performance events included the DCA field trial, earthdog test, and agility trial. DCA did not host an eligible tracking event this year, but one team did participate in tracking according to the guidelines established for when DCA does not offer tracking at our National … and they earned a TD.
Of the 17 DCA Triathlon teams, all of them scored points and every team received a DCA medallion and certificate recognizing their skill and efforts.
Once again, DC Indiana Jones Aus Der Wutzelgrube, CDX BN RE TDX OA OAJ MXE DCAT SCN SEN SIN DJ CGC TKA FITG was our 2024 Triathlon Dog of the Year, an award earned by the dog scoring the most points in this year’s Triathlon competition. Indy is owned, trained and handled by Shawn M. Nies and was bred by Anika Ringwelski. Of special mention, this dog is now a 3-time Triathlon winner., having won in 2019 and 2023.
In second place was Alice Carter’s “Tipsy”, who was only 2 points behind “Indy”. Our third place dog, was “Kendall” owned by Karen Scheiner. And we had a tie for fourth place with Cassie Myers and her dog “Otto” and Whitney Walker’s dog “Gill.” Congratulations to ALL these talented “Do It All” dogs! You and your owners are an inspiration!
As Triathlon Chairperson, I am hoping to see many more participants in 2025. Keep working and training your dogs in the coming months and come and participate in the DCA Triathlon. You and your dog could win the coveted title of “Triathlon Dog of the Year!” It could be YOU so why not give it a try!
DCA JUNIOR’S SEMINAR
About 12 kids, ages 8 to 18 (& quite a few parents) signed up for this year’s DCA Junior Showmanship seminar on health, first aid and grooming basics. The seminar was scheduled an hour after the conclusion of Puppy Sweepstakes on Thursday, May 23.
Volunteer presenters included DCA Juniors Chair, Melissa Heymann, a professional groomer/instructor (& former school teacher), Erin Karst, Vet Tech & Pro Handler and Emi Pedraza, School Teacher/Breeder/Mom. Emi and Melissa are also both Junior Showmanship judges & Emi judged Junior Showmanship at the DCA host specialty show on Wednesday.
Each Junior received items for attending the seminar from a number of generous donors! First aid and health supplies included items such as vetrap, a thermometer, tweezers, saline wipes, and more, all contained in a small, zippered travel pouch. The items in the pouch were reviewed and it was discussed what care they can provide their dog while traveling and knowing when to seek the help of a veterinarian. We also included a list of other helpful items that Juniors & their parents might consider adding to their kits.
Grooming topics included how to mix diluted shampoo, how to bathe a dog, nail trimming, coat conditioning, etc. We had several generous donations from grooming product companies such as: Andis, the Barker Pet, Pet Supplies Plus, Tauro (thanks to Robin LaFrance for coordinating) and Whitman’s. The goodie bags included a Slicker brush, shampoo and conditioner samples, mixing bottles, dog treats/toys, etc. Rebecca Kovarik donated handmade rope dog tugs and Lisa & Emily Fisher made a chocolate sucker for each junior using a vintage chocolate dachshund mold! Patrice Baker made and donated a fabric zippered bag with inside pouches and embroidered the outside for Best Junior and Reserve! Purina also kicked in insulated zippered bags for each Junior including food samples, a cup, treats & a spray bottle. Please thank these members & vendors for their wonderful support!
The kids all gathered around in our grooming setup but it was a little difficult to hear and they didn’t have any place to sit. We will correct that for future seminars and be sure to have a place where they can more easily hear the speakers and ask questions‚ they deserve that!
Melissa has been creative on coming up with new ideas each year that attract juniors and we are always looking for suggestions on ideas & topics for juniors. In the past years, Melissa put together a scavenger hunt where the kids had to look through the written standard and talk to breeders to find answers. We’ve also covered handling skills and a review of the breed standard with a Hands-On that was also very popular. We welcome additional ideas & donations!!!
JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP COMPETITION
DCA saw a nice bump in entries again this year with 12 juniors entered at the DCA Host show (Wed) and 15 Juniors entered at the national specialty, judged on Sat! There were several kids entered in Junior Showmanship for the first time, but not necessarily new to showing dachshunds.
Many of the spectators watching ringside noted that the Juniors were extremely competitive in every class! Former Junior Emi Pedraza (now breeder, mom & judge) put the kids through their paces, judging at the DCA host show on Wednesday. Her winners were: Best Junior: Danielle Zoeller, Longhair Reserve Best Junior: Emerson Jaquish, Longhair
Retired Pro Handler & now Judge Debbie Melgreen judged the junior showmanship classes on Saturday morning at the DCA National specialty. Mrs. Melgreen’s winners were: Best Junior: Emerson Jaquish, Longhair Reserve Best Junior: Hunter Stephens, Smooth We were very happy that there was a good number of spectators that showed up both days to cheer on the juniors, even early in the morning! Thanks for supporting all these kids! For DCA 2025 we are looking to put together a performance demo & maybe a ‘try-it’ for the Juniors. If you have ideas, suggestions or would like to donate monies or items for the DCA 2025 Juniors Seminar, prizes or swag bags, please contact Melissa Heymann (mzheymann@gmail.com) or Sandy (sandydcaboard@gmail.com).
Submitted by Sandy Arnold, DCA Board Liaison to the Juniors Committee
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Juniors Receive Amazing Swag Bags!
Every junior received a swag bag with many practical items for showing. We had thousands of dollars worth of products donated. Thank you to all the generous companies and people!
A few of the Candid images from DCA Nationals 2024 So many great memories to cherish.
Live Music at the Field Trials
Thank you so much to Andra O’Connell for her many years of documenting the DCA Awards Dinner with her superb photography!
TOP PRODUCERS 2023
The TOP PRODUCERS for 2023 are listed below. Any male who sired FIVE or more get and any female who whelped THREE or more get is included. This list is compiled from the AKC AWARDS LIST. Those dogs that completed their championship from January 1, 2023 through December 31. 2023 is listed.
The first number after each name indicates the date the championship was completed. The second number indicates the month that championship was published.
The dog completed the championship requirements on January 18, 2023 and was published in the third month –(March)
This information will assist you when applying for the REGISTER OF MERIT. (The publishing date is no longer necessary when applying for REGISTER OF MERIT.)
Jeane Maverick, Carlos J. Puig & Kaileigh Gonzalez
SMOOTH MALE
GCH BREN-DACH’S QUIET RIOT V BESSDACHS
Brenda J. Nichols
DC HIDDEN CEDARS BUTTON IT UP MS
Gloria LaTour
SMOOTH FEMALE
CH BESSDACH LEMONADE LUCY TKN
Pat Cox & Marina Renee Lara D.V.M.
HIDDEN CEDARS LOVE ON THE LINE MSB
Gloria LaTour
CH RHILLS PRIME REMEMBRANCE MS
Amanda Barron, Ammon Barron & Terri M. Frenia
WIREHAIR MALE
GCHG DONATELLO VOM JAGERBURG
Donna Starr-Gimeno & Sharon Ehr
WIREHAIR FEMALE
GCH DC GRD’S V MOONLIGHT’S BRIGHT N BUBBLY MERCIER MW
Denise R. Gehring & Dana Gehring
GCH HATHOR FARM;S THE DISCIPLE SW
Karen Mann & Dr. Jean Dieden
DC LORICA’S LITTLE SPARK RA JE CGC TKN
Jessica Campbell & Lorne Campbell
GCH WILLOWOOD-SANDALE ONE HOT NUMBER SW
Dale Tarbox & Donna Maloney
Merit Award Plaques: the following did not receive plaques as they are not DCA members. First name listed must be a DCA member. Kimberly Kwiatkowski • Pat Cox & Marina Renee Lara D.V.M, • Shawnine & Anthony Cirincione • Amanda Barron, Ammon Barron & Terri M. Frenia • D. Kulesa, P. Gale & S. Ceplius • Donna Starr-Gimeno & Sharon Ehr • Jeane Maverick, Carlos Puig & Kayleigh Gonzalez
New RVC research debunks belief that designer crossbreed dogs are healthier than purebreds
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) in the UK
The RVC has undertaken the world’s largest study into the health of designer crossbreed dogs and revealed that the overall health of three common designer crossbreeds (Cockapoo, Labradoodle and Cavapoo) is largely similar to their parent purebred breeds. These findings debunk common public beliefs about the superior health of these designer crossbreed dogs and provide vital information to assist potential dog owners when deciding which type of dog to acquire.
Designer crossbreed dogs are created by the intentional crossbreeding of longer established ‘purebred’ breeds to create new ‘designer’ breeds, such as the Cockapoo (a cross between a Cocker Spaniel and Poodle). The UK has seen a significant increase in demand for these designer crossbreeds over the past decade, particularly since the pandemic, with many designer crossbreeds now surpassing the popularity of their parent breeds. For example, there were more Cockapoo dogs (653,597) owned in the UK in 2023 than either Cocker Spaniel (562,951) or Poodle (105,369) dogs.
Much of this meteoric public demand has been driven by a widespread belief that designer crossbreeds are a healthier option, due to somehow breeding out of harmful health effects caused by inbreeding that is common in purebred dogs. However, this new RVC study has revealed that specifically for Cockapoo, Labradoodle and Cavapoo, the risk for the 57 most common disorders did not differ between these three most common designer crossbreeds and their purebred parent breeds in 86.6 per cent of the disorder comparisons. Of the 13.4% disorders comparisons that did differ, these were almost equally split between designer-crossbreeds having higher risk for 7.0% and lower risk for 6.4%.
The study - led by Gina Bryson, master's graduate; Dr. Rowena Packer, Senior Lecturer in Companion Animal Behaviour and Welfare Science; and Dr Dan O’Neill, Associate Professor in Companion Animal Epidemiology, all at the RVC - surveyed 9,402 UK owners of the three most common designer crossbreeds (Cockapoo, Labradoodle and Cavapoo) and their parent breeds (Cocker Spaniel, Labrador Retriever, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and Miniature, Toy and Standard Poodles). The owner-reported health information was then collated and the risk of each breed having the 57 different most common disorders found in dogs was compared. Key findings include that:
• There was no difference in disorder risk between these three most common designer crossbreeds and their purebred parent breeds in 86.6 per cent of the disorder comparisons.
• Designer crossbreeds had a higher risk of 7
per cent and a lower risk of 6.4 per cent of disorders.
• The risk of dietary indiscretion, vomiting and diarrhoea was higher in all three designer crossbreeds compared to their shared parent breed, the Poodle.
• All three designer crossbreeds had a higher chance of ear infections than their non-Poodle parent breeds. Additionally, Cockapoos had higher likelihood of itchy skin than their parent breeds, a disorder often caused by allergies.
• Both Labradoodle and Cockapoo had a lower risk of patellar luxation (slipping kneecaps) compared to Poodles yet the Cavapoo did not differ in odds compared to either parent breed.
• Of the 13.4 per cent of disorders comparisons that did differ, these were almost equally split between the breeds.
These findings show that the risk did not differ at all for the majority of disorders between the designer crossbreds and their parent breeds. The findings also largely debunk beliefs held by some people that designer crossbreeds are somehow damaged or defective by not having the ‘pure’ blood of purebred dogs and must therefore be less healthy than the parent purebred breeds.
Based on these results, when considering purchasing a dog, the researchers encourage owners to instead consider other factors such as the specific expected health issues, suitability of the breed’s size, behavioural and husbandry needs for their lifestyle, and likely temperament to decide upon their chosen breed. Additionally, owners should focus on acquiring puppies or dogs from a high-welfare source regardless of whether they are pure or crossbred, including only buying puppies from breeders who will allow visits in person prior to purchase, and sell puppies from the place that they were bred with their mother present.
Dr. Rowena Packer, Senior Lecturer in Companion Animal Behaviour and Welfare Science at the RVC and senior author of the paper, said:
“The popularity of designer crossbreeds, particularly Poodle crosses, has boomed over the
past decade in the UK. With cute teddy bear-like features, their aesthetic appeal to many households is clear. However, our previous research discovered that many are purchased based on assumed characteristics that are not well-evidenced, such as perceptions they are hypoallergenic, good with children, and have good health.
“This study has demonstrated that although the health of designer Poodle-crosses is no worse than their parent breeds’, it is also no better. This means that owners should still be strongly focused on purchasing from breeders who prioritise health and temperament over looks in their breeding decisions, and not to assume their puppy will automatically be healthy due to being a crossbreed.
“Prospective owners should be extremely mindful that the popularity of Poodle-crosses means they are at high-risk of coming from poor welfare sources such as puppy farms and illegal imports to meet this demand, which could negatively influence their future health and welfare.”
Gina Bryson, RVC Masters graduate and lead author of the paper, said:
“This paper delves into the health of common designer crossbreeds in the UK, with the clear intent of dispelling unfounded biases towards both purebred breeds and crossbreeds. Our foremost priority should be to prioritise overall dog welfare, and to ensure that responsible ownership and good breeding practices are upheld, with owner and breeder decisions driven by sound scientific evidence.”
Dr. Dan O’Neill, Associate Professor in Companion Animal Epidemiology at the RVC and co-author of the paper, said:
“Ongoing public concerns about serious health issues affecting pedigree dogs are pushing the public increasingly towards acquiring designer crossbreed dog breeds but this new work suggests that owners wanting to avoid acquiring innately sick dogs should instead focus on avoiding extreme body shapes (e.g. flattened faces, bulging eyes, skin folds) regardless of whether the dog is purebred or a designer crossbred breed.”!
Notes from Editors
Reference:
Bryson GT, O’Neill DG, Brand CL, Belshaw Z, Packer RMA (2024) The doodle dilemma: How the physical health of ‘Designer-crossbreed’ Cockapoo, Labradoodle and Cavapoo dogs’ compares to their purebred progenitor breeds. PLoS ONE 19(8): e0306350. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0306350
The full paper is available from PLOS ONE and can be accessed at: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.03063 50
• The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) is the UK's largest and longest established independent veterinary school and is a Member Institution of the University of London.
• It is one of the few veterinary schools in the world that hold accreditations from the RCVS in the UK (with reciprocal recognition from the AVBC for Australasia, the VCI for Ireland and the SAVC for South Africa), the EAEVE in the EU, and the AVMA in the USA and Canada.
• The RVC is ranked as the top veterinary school in the world in the QS World University Rankings by subject, 2024.
• The RVC offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in veterinary medicine, veterinary nursing and biological sciences.
• The RVC is a research-led institution, with 88% of its research rated as internationally excellent or world class in the Research Excellence Framework 2021.
• The RVC provides animal owners and the veterinary profession with access to expert veterinary care and advice through its teaching hospitals and first opinion practices in London and Hertfordshire.
DACHSHUND CLUB OF AMERICA TOP PRODUCERS MERIT PROGRAM
Compiled by Ann Wlodkowski, this is the current list of Top Producers.
REGISTER OF MERIT (R.O.M.)
Dogs: Sire at least ten (10) champion get.
Bitches: Produce at least four (4) champions.
REGISTER OF MERIT EXCELLENT (R.O.M.X.)
Dogs: Sire at least ten (10) champion get. At least two (2) of these champions have achieved one of the qualitative requirements.
Bitches: Produce at least four (4) champions.
At least one (1) of these champions have achieved one of the qualitative requirements.
REGISTER OF MERIT OUTSTANDING
Register of Merit Outstanding (R.O.M.O.)
LONGHAIRED DOGS
CH B’S JAVELIN DE BAYARD Std.
Joe & Hannelore Heller
CH BARKERVILLE ZEUS Std.
Ted & Karen Brunner
CH BARTLES VON LINKS Std.
Janet Wayock
CH BERMARG’S BOONDOX ADVENTURE L Std.
Martha Grantham
CH BERMARG’S SHONEY OF BOONDOX L
Barbara Powers Std.
CH BOONDOX PANAMA JACK Std.
Dan Harrison
CH BOONDOX STING V KANAWHA L Std.
Dan Harrison & Walter & Mary Jones
CH BRIARDACH’S UNCLE SAM Monika & Paul Martin Std.
GCH BRIARMIST BUSHRANGER Std.
Margaret Peat & Lyndall & Jim Black
(R.O.M.O.)
Dogs: Sire at least twenty (20) champion get. At least four (4) of these champions have achieved one of the qualitative requirements.
Bitches: Produce at least eight (8) champions.
At least two (2) of these champions have achieved one of the qualitative requirements.
QUANTITATIVE REQUIREMENTS
Champions are considered to be A.K.C. confirmed conformation, field and obedience titles.
An individual dog may only count as one champion, even if a multiple title holder.
QUALITATIVE REQUIREMENTS
Group 1 at A.K.C. All-Breed Show.
BOV, BOB or BOS to Breed at a Specialty Show.
WD, WB, BOV, BOS at DCA Host Specialty Show.
WD, WB, BOV, BOS, Select Dog or Select Bitch, Award of Merit at a DCA National Specialty Show.
Absolute winner of a field trial.
High in Trial at an AKC All-Breed Obedience Trial.
Dual CH/CA/INT D AND D SIERRASPIRIT V SHONEY CD, JE, CGC, VC Std.
Diane & Don McCormack
CH GEROLF DAS ZWERGLEIN L Std.
Joe & Hannelore Heller
CH GLENARRIF’S MAYBE YOU SHOULD KNOW Std.
June Mann
CH GLENAVAN ACCLAIM ML Min.
Mary Nie
CH GRANDGABLES THORNY THICKET ML Min.
Susan & Johnny Jones
CH HAN-JO’S FLAMING FLARE L Std.
Joe & Hannelore Heller
CH HAN-JO’S ULYSSIS L Std.
Dr. Ingeborg Kremer
CH HAN-JO’S XTRA COPY L Std.
Kenneth Andrews
CH HARMO’S THE MURF OF ROSE FARM ML Min.
Mrs. Alan Robson
CH HUNDELEBEN TWO THUMBS UP SL Std.
Carlos J. Puig & Jeffrey Boehne
CH INSIGHT RUMORHASIT AT PRAMADA Std.
Margaret E. Peat & Paul D. Jarmin
CH INSIGHT’S VENI VIDI VICCI Std.
Cynthia & Jake Geiser
Dual CH LOSTDOG’S
BLACK BART Std.
Jennifer Holloway & Ruth Martucci & Dan Barnes
CH MOONDACHS ARAPAHOE Std.
Joyce & Dennis Warren
CH MIKLYN’S WINDJAMMER Min.
Lynn Jabaut
CH PACKER’S
BLACK GOLD ML Min.
Darlene Carawan
CH ROBDACHS FAMILIAR STRANGER Std.
Sanford & Patricia Roberts
CH ROBERT DE BAYARD Std.
Mary Howell
Dual CH SOLO’S PREMIERE SL Std.
Paula Carter & Kim Vidrine
CH SOLONG SQUIRE V’ BRISTLEKNOLL Std.
Sidney Stafford
CH SOUVENIR OF WAGSMORE ML Min.
Jeff & Karyn Dionne, Robert & Jean Burnett
CH WAGMORE’S CAPTIVATING ML Min.
Jeff & Karyn Dionne
CH WAGSMORE’S LOW AND BEEHOLD ML Min.
Jeff & Karyn Dionne
CH WALMAR’S CASANOVA Std. Polly Savage
CH WALMAR’S KODIAK V BOONDOX Std.
Bob & Ann Wlodkowski
GCHP DC WALMAR-SOLO’S OMG SL Std.
Kim Vidrine, Paula Carter, Dr. Theresa Nesbitt & Audrey White
CH WINDSONG CAUTION TO THE WIND Std. Lorene Hogan
DC ZANANZA ELIMAR DOUBRAVA
Susan Jill Chidlow, Susan Fuller & Teddy Moritz Min.
ARIMICH’S KACHINA V MOONDACHS Std.
Eileen Lebut & Lucy Granowicz
CH BOONDOX EMMA V WALMAR Std. Dan Harrison & Bob Hartkemeier
CH BOONDOX UMBRA
AU LIEBE L Std.
Cheryl Snedaker-Sims
CH DACHSHIRE LAST LAUGH Std.
Cynthia & Mary-Michaela Geiser
Dual CH DAYDACHS BONNIE
BE GOOD SE CGC Std.
Miki Perry & Karen Purcell
FC EM’S LANCER LOVE ML Min.
Teddy Moritz
CH FLACHSHUNDS
EXQUISITE ML Min.
Susan & Johnny Jones
CH HAN-JO’S LOLLIPOP L Std.
Bev Dodds
HAN-JO’S YUM YUM L Std.
Joe & Hannelore Heller
CH HAN-JO’S ZSA ZSA Std.
Ron & Nancy Lockhart
CH. HUNDELEBEN
DANCING QUEEN SL Std.
Carlos Puig
CH INSIGHT’S TANTRUMS ‘N TIARAS Std.
Cynthia & Jake Geiser
GCH JARBSY’S MAMA MIA Std.
Sandy Arnold
CH KAYCEES GALEWINNS ALL REVVED UP MLD Min.
John & Terrilynn Carlson
GCHB KORADOX PRAMADA’S DAFFODIL SL Std.
Margaret Peat & Tom Sikora
CH LEX-AN SOLAR FLAIR ML Min.
Karyn & Jeff Dionne
CH MANNEQUIN’S
CANDI BAR L Std.
Carol Spritzer & Walter & Mary Jones
CH PRAMADA’S SHE’S SO CALIFORNIA AT KORADOX L Std.
CH PEGDEN’S MUSTANG SALLY MW Min. Elizabeth F. Fuselier
PONDWICK’S
PADSTOW PRIDE Std. Gilbert Daniels
CH PRAIRIEDACHS
MISKA MW Min. Betty Potts
CH PRELUDE N EJ’S HANNAH’S ANGEL Min.
Christine Heitzman
GCH RAYDACHS BRANDY
SHE’S A FINE GIRL SW Std.
Kristi Martin
CH RE:JOYCE BLYTHE SPIRIT SW Std.
Joyce B. Wilson & Emily Wilson
GCHS RIVENDELLS
HOTWIRE SW Std.
Jeri Gilpatrick
CH ROSE FARM’S MOON BOW W Std.
Dee Hutchinson
CH ROSE FARM’S MOON ROCKETTE Std.
Dee Hutchinson
CH ROSE FARM’S RUFFIAN W Std.
Dee Hutchinson
CH ROSETHORN LUCKY
CHARM MW Min.
Sheila D. Parish
CH ROSETHORN NORTHERN LIGHTS MW Min.
Sheila D. Parish
GCH SANDECKEL KORDACHS’ BRANDYWINE RIVER MW Min. A. Janelle McCord & Sandra Combs
CH SIOUX’S HEIDI
VOM CHIKA Std.
John & Sandy Cave
CH SIOUX’S WISH UPON A STAR SW Std.
Sue McClelland
CH SOLO’S DISTINCTLY DINAHMITE Std.
Patti Nelson
CH STARBARRACK FANTASIA SW Std.
Joyce B. Wilson
CH STARBARRACK MAIN COURSE SW Std.
Joyce Wilson
CH TECKELWOOD
MADONNA Std.
Kathleen H. Sahlin
CH VAL-JEAN’S BARBIE
DOLL MW Min.
Susan A. & William F. Buck, Jr.
CH VERDON’S ALANA MW Std.
Vera Falco
WALDMEERS MS VICTORY V MEADOW DOX Std.
Marguerite Susnis
WESTPHAL’S BERRY W Std.
Frank & Mary Castoral
CH WESTPHALS LUSH LIFE
O’BRODNY Std.
Fred & Carol Vogel
CH WILHELMINA’S MYSTICAL MAN MW Min. K. Joanne Tarby
CH WILHELMINA’S
RONI MARONI MW Min. Judith Baillis
CH. WILLOW SPRINGS FIONA FA
TD JE FDC BCAT SBN THD CGCA CGCU TKN ATT Std. Cyndi Branch, Alex Branch & Anne Rosenberg
Dual CH WINNY VON BOSER CD, ME Min. Ursula Koch
Photo by Holly Deeds
Add your dogs to the new Dachshund Pedigree Database!
In addition to a standard 5 generation pedigree, each dog in the database has its own page where breeders and owners may upload up to five photos per dog, share health information, update titles earned, print pedigrees in 4 different formats, and do trial matings complete with inbreeding coefficients.
We also offer a Breeder/Owner Directory, where Breeders and Owners have their own page, with a list of their dogs in the database. Designations such as DCA Membership or AKC Breeder of Merit may also be displayed, along with links to individual websites and a custom contact form for users of the database to connect with each other.
Sign up for the database is easy and we’ve created a job aid with step by step instructions for new users.
To access the database and job aid, go to the DCA website, look for ‘Education’ in the main menu, select ‘Breeders Resource Library’, and scroll to the section ‘Breeder Tools’.
Questions? Send us an email: dcawebemail@gmail.com
Earthdog
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Dachshund Fanciers Association of Berks County – AM & PM Tests
Location: Cumberland Valley Earth Dog Grounds – Newville, PA
AM & PM Tests, Judges: TBA
• IQ • Novice • Junior • Senior • Master
DCA National Earth Dog Test
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Location: Cumberland Valley Earth Dog Grounds –Newville, PA
• IQ: Trudy Kawami
• Novice: Jordin Misfeldt-Wallis
• Junior: Carrie Hamilton-Lukow
• Senior: Michael Pitisci • Master: Chris Schulke
Field Trial
Thursday, May 1, 2025
Metropolitan Washington Dachshund Club Host Field Trial
Location: Tri-County Beagle Club – Carrolton, PA
• OAAD • OAAB • FCD • FCB: Judges TBA
National Field Trial
May 2-3, 2025
National FT Judges: Kathleen Johnson, Jordin Wallis, Michael Pitisci, Jamie Sexton
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday May 4-6, 2025
Western Pennsylvania Dachshund Club Host Field Trials
Location: Tri-County Beagle Club –Carrolton, PA
Trial #1 & Trial #2: Judges TBA
• OAAD • OAAB • FCD • FCB
Conformation & Companion Events
May 11-17, 2025
Host Hotel - Holiday Inn Six Flags Eureka, MO
$132.95 plus nightly room rate.
$100 deposit required and applied to first night of reservaton.
Two room limit per reservation
$35 non-refundable dog show fee
Reservation by phone only: 800-782-8108 or 636-938-6661
(ask for Toni and mention DCA to secure room rate.)
Sunday, May 11
Purina RV Camping check-in - 3:00 pm
Monday, May 12
National & DCA Host Agility Trials –Purina Event Center
Reserved Grooming Move In Purina Event Center - 2:00 pm
Welcome Reception - Host Hotel
Tuesday, May 13
DCA Host Show #1 - Purina Event Center
DCA Host Obedience & Rally Trials
Purina Event Center
Longhair Judge: Mary Olich Nie
Smooth Judge: John Brading
Wirehair Judge: Michael Canalizo
Rally & Obedience Judges: TBA
Wednesday, May 14
DCA Host Show #2 - Purina Event Center
DCA Host Obedience & Rally Trials Purina Event Center
