DACHSHUND FANCIERS OF CENTRAL VIRGINIA
“THE LONG AND SHORT and WIRE OF IT”
NEWSLETTER VOL. 15 NO. 2
June, 2005
President's Message:
What an eventful year we
have had so far!
Our hearts go out to Lesley Andrews, who suffered a terrible tragedy on
April 15, not only losing her home in a house fire, but her husband
Wayne and some dogs as well. She thanks you for all your thoughts
and prayers, and is planning to rebuild. We will keep you all
informed as how we as a club can be of assistance to her as things
progress.
Our show is fast approaching on June 25 and I ask you all to please
volunteer to help Alan with the luncheon as needed, and remind you that
there is still time to make a donation to the trophy fund. If you
have not done so send you check in now! We will be selling bumper
stickers at the luncheon for $5 each as a fundraiser. Please keep
this in mind for birthday/holiday gifts for all your doxie
friends. Please call Alan Bower 434-243-7863 to determine if food
items are still needed for the luncheon.
Next year at the 06 Show VKC has given us permission to hold a
“microchip clinic” as a fundraiser. More about that later.
Although Edie Feisner is recovering from major surgery, she has
nevertheless invited us to have the Summer Picnic and Fun Match at her
home in Palmyra. Would someone like to volunteer to be the
judge?? This will be on a Sunday afternoon.
Thank you all in advance for your teamwork and support to make this our
best show ever! See you on June 25th.
Barbara Friedman
Our club will host a “Dachshund Specialty Show held in conjunction
with” the Virginia Kennel Club All Breed and Obedience Show on Saturday
June 25. We will “support entries” on Sunday June 26. You
don’t have to know what all that gibberish means, you can learn that
“ringside” the day of the show. Come out to support your club
members who will be showing that day and volunteering to keep things
inside and outside of the ring running smoothly!! If you have
questions about where to be when email me {
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Include VKC show
in the subject line or I might think you’re SPAM! We generally
get started by 8 or 8:30 and wrap up by mid day so we can hold a
luncheon for all the exhibitors and volunteers and club members.
Join in the FUN! Maybe I can talk you into being the liaison to
VKC for next year’s Specialty held in conjunction with……Mary Ann Massie
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO
THE 2005 DFCV TROPHY FUND:
Phyllis Grilli
Mary Ann and Charlie Massie
Sarah and Lawrence Getzler
Barbara Bagley
Bill and Betsy Schrage
Kathy Nixon-Turner
Catherine Johnson
Tanya Rodich
Dr. Randy and Capt. Pete Eltringham
Marilyn Palmore
Carolynn Montgomery
Alan Bower
Connie and Gary Fisher
Monika and Paul Martin
Jennifer Abersold
Lorraine Genieczko
June Cohran
Ann and Stanley Reed
Donations as of 06/01/05
Obedience Workshop Review:
I recently participated in a four day workshop with John Rogerson,
noted dog behaviorist from England. The workshop was hosted by
Richmond Dog Obedience Club and was organized by Carol Maupin and yours
truly. It was a whole lot of work. We started a eighteen
months before his arrival – he books out that far in advance! The
agenda was one day of puppy development, one day of general behavior,
and two days of competition obedience. It was an amazing
experience. A whole lot of work, but an amazing experience.
John was a delight to entertain throughout the week. And his
confidence (based on his experience with literally thousands of dogs)
was inspiring as he read over “problem” emails during lunch one
day. His response “oh I can fix that” “I can fix that in five
minutes” “no problem there” It was almost funny. I’ll
tell you about one of the “problem dogs” that I actually know. He
is a nervous dog who scoots on his bottom when he gets stressed – not
great behavior for competition obedience. His handler is a great
gal, super trainer, but a worrier too. She talked to John about
the problem one night at dinner and he said “no problem, we’ll fix it
tomorrow in five minutes” – and left it at that. Well dern if he
didn’t do it! Carol Maupin and I participated in the “fix” and
the handler and I were none to sure what exactly took place but we put
it all into motion the following weekend at their first trial – and you
guessed it, they qualified both days receiving their first two legs
toward their companion dog title! Everyone that was at the
Rogerson workshop stood ringside watching their performance and roared
when they finished. In hindsight, the “fix” was really quite
simple but it felt like magic to two Novice A people!
Richmond Dog Obedience Club has booked John Rogerson to return in the
fall of 2006 and there is already a waiting list for limited
spots. Next year he will conduct a two day tracking workshop,
four days on the foundation of canine behavior, and two days of
competition obedience. If you’re interested in learning more
about this year’s workshop, the “fix”, or the 2006 workshop let me know.
Happy Heeling
Mary Ann Massie
To Make You SMILE…
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