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V I S I T U S O N L I N E AT W W W. R A M A P O K E N N E L C L U B . C O M

In this issue:

Dumping Ground ....................1, 3

President’s Message ..................2

June Minutes ..........................3

RKC Awards Dinner ............... 4-5

Water Dogs! ............................6

Brags .....................................7

Training Class Schedule .............8

View From the Other Side ..........9

Dates to Remember ................10

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RKC members enjoying themselves at the Awards Dinner in June at Amore of Wayne. At right the commemorative glass celebrating Ramapo’s 60th Anniversary. For more see pages 4-5.

By Sheila Goffe, AKCAmericans love dogs. As a nation, we own approximately 80 million and acquire another 8 million each year.Anyone who has stared into the beseeching eyes of a pup who wants nothing more than to pass time on a welcoming lap or have her ears gently scratched knows that these are far more than cherished pets. They are family members.They should be a source of joy – not

of danger. But what many people don’t realize is a new danger associated with pets that are misleadingly labelled as “rescues.”Unscrupulous distributors take

advantage of Americans’ well-known love for dogs and their empathy for an underdog. As a result, the United States has become a dumping ground for foreign “puppy mill” and “rescue” dogs. We import an estimated 1 million dogs annually from Turkey, several countries in the Middle East and as far away

as China and Korea, according to the National Animal Interest Alliance.Historically, rescue groups were run by

committed breeders or kennel clubs that carefully vetted a small number of dogs and matched them with appropriate homes. But with the popularity of the “adopt don’t shop movement,” the sale of large numbers of random-source dogs deceptively labelled as “rescue pets” has become a big business.In 2016 some 44 percent of dog owners

adopted their pet from a shelter, rescue, humane society or public adoption event.While rescues can still be a good

choice for pet owners willing to do their homework, the bottom line is that there’s a risk with selecting a pet designated as a rescue animal.It’s hard to know if a rescue dog was

legitimately in need of re-homing, bred for the retail rescue market or a random-source foreign animal imported en masse. And without records on origin

and health, chances increase it could have serious temperament issues and be carrying serious diseases.A big part of the problem is the

validity of health records for imported dogs. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, health certificates required for entry into the U.S. are often invalid or forged. What’s more, dogs from other countries are not subject to the same health and welfare laws as professionally bred U.S. dogs and may arrive carrying serious and infectious canine diseases.It’s not surprising that in conjunction

with a surge in dog imports, the United States has experienced an increase in instances of dogs with rabies – including the canine variant that had previously been thought eradicated here – canine flu, screwworm, brucellosis and a variety of other infectious diseases directly related to irresponsibly imported pets.The dynamic of importing potentially

THE US HAS BECOME A DUMPING GROUND FOR FOREIGN ‘PUPPY MILL’ AND ‘RESCUE’ DOGS. HERE’S WHAT NEEDS TO CHANGE

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President’s MessageJA

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Ramapo Kennel Club OfficersPresident Sharon [email protected]

Vice PresidentGerrie Oliver

TreasurerRuth Henningsen

Recording SecretaryAmy Starost

Corresponding SecretaryTilly Grassa [email protected]

Board of Directors2019Elaine BaroneLorraine FennemoreJoan Kuehm2020Sue LeonardRita MarcheseCindy McMillen

AKC DelegateJeffrey David Ball

Does anyone else here in northern NJ think we’ve been transported to the rain forests of South America? What wild weather! I hope that everyone has found a few days of sunshine and moderate temperatures during which to enjoy summer the way we should.

I look forward to seeing everyone at our September 12th meeting. I’m still working on a program. We will send an announcement out when we have something secured.Between now and the meeting I ask

everyone to take some time to think about your contributions to our club. You’ve already heard this from me and several of our previous presidents — Ramapo Kennel Club is what we make it. You get out what you put in. What have you put in? We are blessed to have a hard-working core of doers. They can be counted on to get the job(s) done. And there are many jobs, some of which are exceptionally time-consuming and often stressful. It is time for a changing of the guard. There are a few jobs that absolutely must be taken over this fall. I will not list them here, I will go through

them at the meeting. Some chairmen will be stepping down. If we are unable to fill their spots their committees may disappear. If that happens the club will be diminished. We cannot allow that to happen. Ramapo has been a high profile, active club for decades. We must pull together to keep it that way. Here is a list of our committees. Please look it over and see what is a good fit for you. And then please volunteer your time and energy to keep our club alive and vibrant. It truly IS up to you.

Show Handling ClassesObedience & Rally ClassesThe GrowlMembership RosterAwardsMembership HospitalityPropertySunshineElectronic MediaLegislative CoordinatorSpecial DinnersBreeder ReferralEducation/Meeting Programs & SeminarsNJ Federation of Dog Clubs DelegatesNJFDC AlternateParliamentarianCanine Health Liaison Enjoy the next 4 weeks. See you in September.

Sharon


Call to OrderThe Membership meeting of Ramapo Kennel Club was held on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at Amore of Wayne, 611 Ratzer Road, Wayne, NJ. The meeting was called to order at 9:12pm and was presided over by President Sharon Fremer.

Approval of Minutes A motion to approve the minutes of the May 9, 2018 meeting was made by Janis Hayes and was seconded by Vivian Bregman.

Officers’ ReportsN/A

Committee Reports Membership: The third reading was made of Lucinda Meeker of Wantage, NJ, who owns Papillons and is being sponsored by Cindy McMillen and George Falkner.Sunshine: Lorraine Fennemore presented Janis Hayes

with a post-surgery/get well wishes gift of wine.

Motions Lucinda Meeker was voted into Ramapo Kennel Club as a new member.

AnnouncementsPresident Sharon Fremer welcomed everyone to the Ramapo Kennel Club’s Awards Dinner. A thank you was made to Lorraine for the dinner arrangements and to Elaine for the awards and recognitions.Joyce Wilson was present at the dinner and was acknowledged as Ramapo’s longest standing member of 58 years. Flowers were given to Joyce.

AdjournmentTilly Grassa moved that the meeting be adjourned, seconded by Anne Hulsizer, at 9:18pm.

Recording Secretary – Amy StarostRamapo Kennel Club

Minutes

sick animals and exposing others is compounded by risky measures at the state level that force consumers to choose dogs identified as rescues or from random sources.For example, so-called “puppy mill”

legislation passed in 2017 in California eliminates the sale of dogs sourced from regulated professional breeders in pet shops throughout the state. Instead, pet stores are forced to sell only those animals obtained through shelters or so-called rescues.Limiting the sale of pets from regulated

professionals in favor of so-called rescues creates a perverse incentive to import greater numbers of street dogs and dogs of unknown origin for U.S. pet suppliers.The importation of dogs now has the

attention of U.S. lawmakers. House and Senate committees recently approved measures requiring the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide an estimate of the number of dogs annually imported into the country, along with an estimate

of how many of them lack proper health paperwork. The proposals were added to the farm bill, which is currently moving through Congress.The congressional proposals are a good

start to understand the breadth of the dog importation danger, but more needs to be done to protect public health:• The federal government should

strengthen efforts to ensure that all dogs imported into the United States are fully immunized, and free of infection, parasites and contagious diseases.• Imported dogs should be individually

certified as such by a qualified veterinarian.• No pet should be imported without an

individual examination, valid veterinary certificate, and documentation regarding the source of the dog and the party responsible for it upon arrival into the United States.• Perhaps most importantly, regulators

at the state and federal levels should boost direct oversight of rescues and shelters.

Don’t be fooled. Retail rescues comprise a large industry using marketing that emphasizes the feel-good aspect of choosing a dog from an unknown situation. This is in sharp contrast to more traditional approaches of acquiring a dog from a reputable breed rescue or a breeder that emphasizes known background, breed characteristics and purposeful breeding programs with valid paperwork attesting to the animal’s health.“Dogs are not our whole life, but they

make our lives whole,” said wildlife photographer Roger Caras.That sincere sentiment goes for a

purposefully bred and raised Labrador retriever, German shepherd or pug as much as it does a rescue animal. Americans should have the choice.Sheila Goffe is Vice President,

Government Relations for the American Kennel Club. Follow the AKC on Twitter @akcdoglovers.

DUMPING GROUNDS (Continued from page 1)


THE 2018 RKC ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER

T he Annual Awards Dinner was held on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at Amore of Wayne. Congratulations to all the members on their accomplishments in

2017. Thank you Elaine Barone for doing an outstanding job with the presentations, as always. The food was delicious and a fun time was had by all.

Elaine Barone - Siberian Husky- RAE RL1 sU-CDX Siberlink’s Hunter At Two Rivers CDX UD-C RAE RL1 THD CGCA Co-owned by Ruth HenningsenHunter earned 5 Rally High Combined scores out of the 10 legs required for RAE

Elaine Barone - Siberian Husky- RL2Co-owner and handled by Ruth Henningsen Mickey Mick At Two Rivers BN RAE CD-C RL2 URO1 THD CGCAMickey received the following National Awards from the Siberian Husky Club of America: High Score Rally Excellent AwardHigh Score Rally Advanced/Excellent AwardTop Scoring Rally Award for 2016

Elaine Barone

Fred & Linda Hachtel - VizslasFred and Linda are the breeders, owners/co-owners of the following dogs:CH Linmar N Brazenrock Simply Irresistible JH,CGC- JH

CH Linmar N Brazenrock Love At First Sight CGC- CHGCH Linmar N Brazenrock Brock N’ Roll CGC - GCHCH Linmar N Brazzenrock Pass The Torch - CHLinmar N Brazenrok Quiet Riot TKN,CGC - *STAR,CGCSolitaire’s Runnin’ Down a Dream STAR - *STAR *Graduate of Ramapo Kennel Club Puppy Class

Ruth Henningsen - Siberian Husky - RL1Co-Owned by Elaine BaroneU-CDX Olympus Sea Cruise At Sno-Arch UD RE RL1 THD CGC - UCH Sno-Sky Could It Be Magic at Sno-Arch - U-CHCo-Owned by Elaine Barone

Anne Hulsizer - Labrador Retriever- CDX-C URO1 URO2Casbar Glenwild Weekend CD RE RAE CDX-C URO2 THD CGCA

Dr. Denis Johnson, Norwich Terrier -CHCH Frabjous E.T.-Elizabeth Taylor By Littlefield

Dr. Denis Johnson, Norwich Terrier -THDCH Littlefield Tesoro Prezioso THD

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Dr. Denis Johnson

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RAMAPO KENNEL CLUB GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD – Gerrie OliverAKC OUTSTANDING SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD – Gerrie Oliver

Gerrie Oliver

Elizabeth Smith

Karen Stickel and the following LeonbergersBreeder and/or owner.Maasonhaus Cowboy Take Me Away RN CGCA (Meadow) - RN CGC CGCA

Masonhaus Angels Among Us BN RE NDD CGCA (Halo) - BN RE NDD CGC CGCA

CH Masonhaus Born To Fly BN CGCA (Thelma) - CH CGC CGCA

GCHB Zir Ozzy’s Rogue Shadow (Tindra) - BGCH

SPECIAL AWARDS:

AENNCHEN ANTONELLI/GILMA BLAUVELT-MOSS BREEDERS AWARDKaren Stickel with 12 titles on Leonbergers bred by her.

RALLY AWARD OF EXCELLENCEElaine Barone with Hunter who is co-owned by Ruth Henningsen

Gerrie has a long list of accomplishments in the dog fancy: • Ramapo KC member 2009- present, Board member, vice president. • Assistant show chair 2017, helped with many shows and match shows, as well as Meet the Breeds in NYC. • Collie Health Foundation member, current board member, past president. • Gerrie has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the CHF through her efforts in running the Gathering at Sunnybank — a tremendous event that she has flawlessly run for 18 years. • Collie Club of NNJ member for 25 plus years, present secretary, past show chair, and show secretary. • Gerrie has whelped three litters herself and assisted in many other breedings. • She has titles in performance and conformation.

Beyond her love of Collies and dogs Gerrie is a devoted member of St Paul’s Lutheran Church where she gives of herself in leadership rolls and volunteer opportunities.

Karen Stickel

Elizabeth Smith, and the following Belgian Tervuren:AM GCHB/CAN GCH OTCH (Can) Aspen Glow de Cotah (Valor) - CAA, THDDCDX UD BN GN GO VER HIC AX OAJ NF OAC OJC NGC TNO WVN UCA CAA RE RAE RO3U RMX TC TT SCT CGC/CGN PAT THDD VCC FFX-OG-4FFX-AG2 NV ORT-Birch

GCHB Can CH UKC CH Burning Love du Aftershock (Nukag) - RE THDD HIC BN CD CAA CGC RE RO2 SCT TT THDD CAA U-CH RO2

CH Canadian Sunset du Aftershock - (Amruq) - RE THDA CAA RO1 HIC CD BN RE CAA THDA TT TC SCT CGCA CG-U

ALCH Wolf Song de First Mountain HIC CGC (Tikaani) - ALCH CA CAA RN

U-CH Wolf Dancer de First Mountain HIC CGC (Yaakone - UCH CA CAA

Titles won in AKC, CKC, UKC, ASCA, UBSC and/or NADAC


Courtney Luikert’s Toller, Milan, Susqudilla Lennoxlove off to Milan, doing what she loves most while vacationing in the Outer Banks.

Spa Day, submitted by Gerrie OliverJeffrey Ball’s Audrey.

September issue’s photo theme: Obedient Dogs!

Water Dogs!

Lorraine Fennemore’s Kiwi, as a soaped-up water dog (thank you Karen Sickle). After his beauty bath, Kiwi (Karenz - Surfside Quiche Lorraine) got 3 more points at the Hunterdon Hills Kennel Club Show on August 4, 2018.

Amy Starost’s Valkyrie & Gustav.


Gerrie Oliver’s new champion: a blue merle collie— CH Silhouette Silver Lace, co-owned by Gerrie Oliver & Elena Geldkop. She is the dam of Gerrie’s Colliecove Silhouette’s A Nickel’s Worth and lives in North Carolina.

George Falkner’s Saint Bernard, Alpine Mtn Intriguing Trixie earned her CGC on June 6, 2018. She graduated 2nd in her training class at our own Ramapo KC training class, and passed her Therapy Dog certification at the same time. She has since begun visits at the Sussex Wantage Library where children are reading books to her.

On July 14th George added a new member to his family:

An 8 week old Saint Bernard puppy came to our house and decided to stay. His name is Opdkyes Leonidas, Leo for short.

Sue and Dick Symons’, Yetti at 11 weeks. Dick is already working on sit, down, come, stand, walking on leash, tunnel, teeter & jumps at 4”, conformation stand, and tracking. She is very cute, loving and intelligent. She eats well, is 95% housebroken and loves to please.

Sue Leonard stopped for a show in Marshall MI Aug. 3 on the way to the Entlebucher Mt Dog specialty in MN. Oz and Sue got OH herding group 2 and Ed and Ernie got their first Barn Hunt ribbon. We like Michigan!

GCH Shadowalk Houston had a great show weekend in mid-July, winning 3 Bests of Breed at the Brookhaven Kennel Club and Twin Brooks dogs shows. He was not nearly as impressed as his very proud owner-handler, as is evident in the above Twin Brooks win shot . Hard to say if he didn’t like that bright green sports jacket or he was simply expressing his low tolerance for posing.

Photos, Brags etc.


TUESDAY CLASSESPUPPY KINDERGARTEN6:30 - 7:15

Session 1 Sept. 4, 18, 25 Oct. 2, 16, 23, 30

Session 2 Nov. 6, 27 Dec. 4, 18 Jan. 15, 22, 29

CGC/Therapy Dog Feb. 12

Session 3 Feb. 5, 19, 26 Mar. 5, 19, 26 Apr. 2

Session 4Apr. 16, 23, 30May 14, 21, 28June 4

CGC/Therapy Dog testing June 11

RKC TRAINING CLASS SCHEDULE - 2018-2019 SHOW HANDLING CLASSESTUESDAY EVENINGS 7:30 - 8:15 Drop-in classes: $12.00 per dog,OR 6 classes for $60.00Sept. 4, 18 Oct. 2, 16Nov. 6, 20Dec. 4, 18Jan. 15 & 29Feb. 5, 19Mar. 5, 19Apr. 2, 16May 14, 28

FOR MORE INFORMATION:Linda Hachtel973-697-4337orSharon [email protected]

WEDNESDAY CLASSESRALLY AND OBEDIENCE6:30 - 7:15 RALLY NOVICE/ADVANCED

7:30 - 8:15 BEGINNER 1with Canine Good Citizen instruction

8:30 – 9:15 BEGINNER 2with Therapy Dog instruction

SESSION 1Sept. 5, 19, 26Oct. 3, 17, 24, 31

SESSION 2Nov. 7, 28Dec. 5, 19Jan. 16, 23, 30

CGC/Therapy Dog Testing Feb. 12There is a fee to testing

SESSION 3Feb. 6, 20, 27Mar. 6, 20, 27Apr. 3

SESSION 4Apr. 17, 24May 1, 15, 22, 29June 5

CGC/Therapy Dog testing June 11There is a fee for testing

No Classes 2nd Tues/Wed of each monthNo Classes July and August

No Classes 2nd Tues/Wed of each monthNo Classes July and August

FOR CLASS INFORMATION AND TIMES CONTACT any of the following:Ruth Hennigsen 973-697-9456 or [email protected] Barone 973-492-1876 or [email protected] Amy Starost 201-576-0491 or [email protected] Hulsizer 973 838 7161 [email protected] The Class registration form is available on the website:ramapokennelclub.com/RKCClasses

A few more photos from the Awards Dinner.


GROWLPublished by the Ramapo Kennel Club7 Morgan CourtWayne, NJ 07470

Designer/Editor/Photographer: Tilly [email protected]

Got Stuff?Send your stories, news, brags, suggestions, comments and photos to Tilly Grassa, [email protected]. Remember the Growl comes out about a week before each monthly meeting. Submissions are due two weeks before the meeting. The Growl is by and for the members so I need your help to make it interesting.

VIEW FROM THE OTHER END OF THE LEASH

HARVEST CLUSTER DOG SHOWS AND OBEDIENCE, RALLY TRIALS

4 ALL BREED SHOWS 4 OBEDIENCE & RALLY TRIALS

Ramapo KC & Saw Mill River KCOctober 12, 13, and 14, 2018

Friday - Saturday - Sunday

Friday, October 13 - Saw Mill River KC (2 shows)Saturday and Sunday, October 14 and 15 - Ramapo KC

SUSSEX COUNTY FARM & HORSE SHOWGROUNDS37 Plains Road, Augusta, New Jersey 07826

I’m only 4 months old and new at this correspondent stuff, so give me a break with grammar and spelling...your usual reporter, “Friday,” is snoozing on the stone hearth in this heat, so I thought I’d give this writing thing a try...The topic is supposed to be about water dogs...”Friday” is

a real water dog and will swim at any opportunity, but she refuses do go out in the rain...the swimming stuff is OK...I can do it, admittedly with a splashy awkward paddle, but I really prefer to wade along the shoreline...it’s lots of fun to hop and

jump on little unsuspecting fish...I don’t mind the rain and love to attack the garden hose monster...I was very surprised when “Friday” went for a bath and I suddenly found myself in the tub, covered in soap suds...how did THAT happen?...On another topic, I’m looking forward to starting classes next

month...I’ve been told I have a lot to learn...I already know SIT, DOWN, PAW, GIVE, COME, SPIN, OTHER WAY, TAKE IT...my leash walking could use some polish...my human and I don’t agree about me holding the leash in my mouth...what the heck, she has one end...why shouldn’t I hold the other end?...Now that “Friday” is retired from rally and obedience

competition, I have some big paw prints to fill...she still does pet therapy, but is slowing down...we’ve already discussed that she can retire from visits as soon as I am qualified...she is so well known at the hospitals that I will have to make my own mark...she’s a tough act to follow...UH OH, “Friday” is beginning to wake up...I don’t want her

to think I’m trying to usurp her reporter career too...bet she’ll want to go swimming and I’ll tag along for some water fun...hope you’re enjoying the summer!...

Rockycreek Glen Wild Breeze “Breezy” (in training)

Dates to remember:

All membership meetings are held at

American Legion Post 45011 Oak Ave.

Pequannock, NJ 07440 at 8:00 PM (unless otherwise noted)

Tue. and Wed., Sept. 4-5 RKC Classes begin for the season.

(See page 8 for the complete schedule.)

Wed., September 12 Member Meeting 8pm. Board meeting 7:15pm. Program TBA

Wed., October 10 Member Meeting 8pm. Board meeting 7:15pm. Program TBA

Fri., Sat. and Sun., October 12 thru 14 The Harvest Cluster Point Shows

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