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Fall 2014 staNdard aNd judges’ Issue

8 Code of Ethics 9 Breed Standard12 Board of Directors/Committee Chairs13 President’s Message/Editorial16 Club Business17 Club Business18 Health Forum – Karen Potter, DVM34 Rally Standings – Lori Sargent38 Breed Standings – Lori Sargent39 PetPartnersTherapyDogs–AnnDuffin40 Agility Standings – Lori Sargent41 2014 Agility Invitational – Ashlee Trotter42 Field Standings – Lynn Sandor44 Obedience – Kay Braddock48 New Titles – Lori Sargent53 Obedience/ Standings – Lori Sargent56 Ad Rates and Publishing Information


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the journal of the german Wirehaired Pointer Club of america

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Coming Next IssueWinter 2015 Wire-News

Coverage of the 2014 GWPCA National Specialty

20 Past GWPCA National Specialty Winners Photo Essay – Angie Johnson A glance at the Winners of past National Specialties from 1962 to present.

22 A Look Back at the First Dog Shows – Josh Dean Excerpts from Dean’s book Show Dog: The Charmed Life and Trying Times of a Near-Perfect Purebred.

24 Front and Center – Laura Reeves, Judges’ Education Committee Member Understanding the front assembly of the GWP.

26 History is a Part of Us. – Jerry T. Geogeagan Is the GWP of today the dog developed in Germany 100 years ago? First published in Popular Dogs in 1971.

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I n d e x t o a d v e r t i s e r sthe journal of the german Wirehaired Pointer Club of america

Cover Laura Reeves – Scotia Kennels Inside Judy Cheshire – Heywire/Sureshot 3 Mike and Angie Johnson – Reece Kennels 6 Betty Stroh – Hilltop Farms 7 Beverly Blanchard 10 Mike and Angie Johnson – Reece Kennels11 Mike and Angie Johnson – Reece Kennels14 Tom Jarnich15 Linda Blanchard28 Billy and Deb Darby – Whitetail GWPs 29 Tom and Jodi Quesnell – Idawire GWPs30 Courtney & William Bastain – Claddagh Kennel31 Courtney & William Bastain – Claddagh Kennel33 Betsy Bernock

35 Laura Reeves – Scotia Kennels36 Terry and Lisa Uhrich – WyoWires37 Karen Potter 43 Lee Friees & Jennifer Jacobs46 Kari Loken – Daybreak GWPs & Cairns47 Ashlee Trotter50 Purina51 Karla Hawkins – Dual Shot Kennels52 NGWPR – Microchips54 Business Cards55 Business Cards57 Ann Karrick 58 Cindy Heiller, DVM – The HavenInside Lisa and Octavian Popescu – Willamette GWPsCover Mandy Hotchkiss – Blue Paddle Bristo

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german Wirehaired Pointer Club of america

Code of EthicsThe members of the GWPCA are devoted to the continued preservation, protection and improvement of the German Wirehaired Pointer. This Code provides guidelines for ethical practices and care, and seeks to promote good sportsmanship.

RECORDSGWPCA members will maintain complete and accurate records for each dog and litter.

BREEDINGGWPCA members will evaluate any dog or bitch used for breeding, using the criteria set forth by the breed standard. Only those dogs free of recognized genetic defects shall be used in a breeding program. Breeders will be selective with respect to the physical and mental soundness, health, temperament, and natural hunting ability of the dog or bitch.

CARE AND TRANSFER OF DOGSNo puppies or adult dogs shall be bred, sold or consigned to pet shops or other commercial enterprises

Proper care shall be provided for bitch and puppies. Puppies shall be kept until seven weeks of age. All prospective buyers should be carefully screened to assure that puppies have a safe, loving and stimulating home. An honest evaluation of the quality of the puppy will be made. Purchasers are encouraged to spay or neuter all dogs that will not be used for breeding.

New owners will receive the following documentation:1. Written sales contract or co-ownership agreement2. Copy of the AKC registration3. Feeding instructions4. Medical records5. Three-generation pedigree6. Training recommendations7. Copy of this Code of EthicsGWPCA members are prepared to assist puppy buyers when questions or problems arise for the life of the dog. New owners are encouraged to become involved in GWPCA activities, regional GWP clubs, dog training, and/or dog performance events.

SPORTSMANSHIPGWPCAmembersshallalwaysconductthemselvesinamannerwhichwillreflectcreditupon themselves, their dogs, and the sport of dogs, regardless of location or circumstance.

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the german Wirehaired Pointer Breed standardGENERAL APPEARANCE The German Wirehaired Pointer is a well muscled, medium sized dog of distinctive appearance. Balanced in size and sturdily built, the breed’s most distinguishing characteristics are its weather resistant, wire-like coat and its facial furnishings. Typically Pointer in character and style, the German Wirehaired Pointer is an intelligent, energetic and determined hunter.

SIZE, PROPORTION, SUBSTANCE The height of males should be from 24 to 26 inches at the withers. Bitches are smaller but not under 22 inches. To insure the working quality of the breed is maintained, dogs that are either over or under the specified height must be severely penalized. The body is a little longer than it is high, as ten is to nine. The German Wirehaired Pointer is a versatile hunter built for agility and endurance in the field. Correct size and balance are essential to high performance.

HEAD The head is moderately long. Eyes are brown, medium in size, oval in contour, bright and clear and overhung with medium length eyebrows. Yellow eyes are not desirable. The ears are rounded but not too broad and hang close to the head. The skull broad and the occipital bone not too prominent. The stop is medium. The muzzle is fairly long with nasal bone straight, broad and parallel to the top of the skull. The nose is dark brown with nostrils wide open. A spotted or flesh colored nose is to be penalized. The lips are a trifle pendulous but close to the jaw and bearded. The jaws are strong with a full complement of evenly set and properly intermeshing teeth. The incisors meet in a true scissors bite.

NECK, TOPLINE, BODY The neck is of medium length, slightly arched and devoid of dewlap. The entire back line showing a perceptible slope down from withers to croup. The skin throughout is notably tight to the body. The chest is deep and capacious with ribs well sprung. The tuck-up apparent. The back is short, straight and strong. Loins are taut and slender. Hips are broad with the croup nicely rounded. The tail is set high, carried at or above the horizontal when the dog is alert. The tail is docked to approximately two-fifths of its original length.

FOREQUARTERS The shoulders are well laid back. The forelegs are straight with elbows close. Leg bones are flat rather than round, and strong, but not so heavy or coarse as to militate against the dog’s natural agility. Dewclaws are generally removed. Round in outline the feet are webbed, high arched with toes close, pads thick and hard, and nails strong and quite heavy.

HINDQUARTERS The angles of the hindquarters balances that of the forequarters. A straight line drawn vertically from the buttock (ischium) to the ground should land just in front of the rear foot. The thighs are strong and muscular. The hind legs are parallel when viewed from the rear. The hocks (metatarsus) are short, straight and parallel turning neither in nor out. Dewclaws are generally removed. Feet as in forequarters.

COAT The functional wiry coat is the breed’s most distinctive feature. A dog must have a correct coat to be of correct type. The coat is weather resistant and, to some extent, water-repellent. The undercoat is dense enough in winter to insulate against the cold but is so thin in summer as to be almost invisible. The distinctive outer coat is straight, harsh, wiry and flat lying, and is from one to two inches in length. The outer coat is long enough to protect against the punishment of rough cover, but not so long as to hide the outline of the dog. On the lower legs the coat is shorter and between the toes it is of softer texture. On the skull the coat is naturally short and close fitting. Over the shoulders and around the tail it is very dense and heavy. The tail is nicely coated, particularly on the underside, but devoid of feather. Eyebrows are of strong, straight hair. Beard and whiskers are medium length. The hairs in the liver patches of a liver and white dog may be shorter than the white hairs. A short smooth coat, a soft woolly coat, or an excessively long coatis to be severely penalized. While maintaining a harsh, wiry texture, the puppy coat may be shorter than that of an adult coat. Coats may be neatly groomed to present a dog natural in appearance. Extreme and excessive grooming to present a dog artificial in appearance should be severely penalized.

COLOR The coat is liver and white, usually either liver and white spotted, liver roan, liver and white spotted with ticking and roaning or solid liver. The head is liver, sometimes with a white blaze. The ears are liver. Any black in the coat is to be severely penalized.

GAIT The dog should be evaluated at a moderate gait. Seen from the side, the movement is free and smooth with good reach in the forequarters and good driving power in the hindquarters. The dog carries a firm back and exhibits a long, ground-covering stride. When moving in a straight line the legs swing forward in a free and easy manner and show no tendency to cross or interfere. There should be no signs of elbowing out. The rear legs follow on a line with the forelegs. As speed increases, the legs will convergetoward a center line of travel.

TEMPERAMENT Of sound, reliable temperament, the German Wirehaired Pointer is at times aloof but not unfriendly toward strangers; a loyal and affectionate companion who is eager to please and enthusiastic to learn.

Approved October 10, 2006; Effective January 1, 2007

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It’s “Nationals” time. This year we will meet in Illinois for the opportunity to compete, to see and touch GWPs from all over the country, share information and ideas and enjoy friendships new and old. Memories are guaranteed

Work together and watch with open minds. Your 6-9 month puppy bitch may just meet her future “beau.” The days we have together will go quickly and we will go our separate ways.

The chukar hills await.

Ray

P r e s i d e n t s M e s s a g e - r a y C a l k i n s

A monsoon storm lingers over the mountains periodically lighting up the night sky. Its muggy and hot – summer in the desert. The television hereinmyofficeflashesimagesoftheviolenceinIraq,thecommentatorstates that Russian troops are building up on the border of Ukraine, there are riots in Missouri and to the south, my husband is working a late shift in a zone well-known for cartel activity. It feels as if chaos and violence render our world unstable and not much remains as it once was.

But by the time you have this issue of the Wire-News in hand the GWPCA National Specialty will be only days away. In the craziness

of the today’s world some might consider a week-long dog event “frivolous.” But to those of us with Wires, it is one of the constants in our lives. We mark time from National to National, knowing that each year as autumn colors the high-county we will be together for competition and the celebration not only of our dogs but of our lives.

And though its “all about the dogs” it really is not. Its all about the people. The dogs are the glue that holds us together and the days of Nationals bring us together.

But this year, Larry and I will again be absent from Nationals. Last year a health crisis kept us home and this year we will miss the days of competition and activities due to an exciting, long-planned family event—the wedding of our middle son, Jamie. As you begin the journey to Illinois we will be boardinganinternationalflightforLondon.

We will miss seeing our long-time friends and meeting those of you who are new to the breed. So from both of us, to all of you—best wishes for a successful 2014 National Specialty.

Diane

From The Ed i to r - D iane Turne r


GWPCA C lub Bu s ine s s & Nat iona l News



Dilated Cardiomyopathy or DCM has been talked about more and more in the recent years in regards to our breed. For those that have been through this with one of your own, you know how difficult DCM can be to manage. For those who haven’t, I hope this serves as a detailed overview of the condition. While the genetic component behind the condition in GWPs has not yet been determined, I hope through education we can decrease the prevalence of DCM.

Overview of DCM

DCM is an acquired cardiac condition primarily in medium to large breed dogs where the chambers of the heart become enlarged. The left atrium and ventricle are the two chambers most affected although all chambers become dilated to some degree. This causes weakened contractions that decrease perfusion to all parts of the body. Eventually the inability for the heart to properly move blood will lead to congestive heart failure (CHF) and the lungs and abdomen may fill with fluid.

Most dogs will have a very long subclinical phase of disease where they do not show their illness in any way. Clinical DCM is characterized by signs that are typical of most cardiac diseases. These signs include: lethargy, shortness of breath, coughing or excessive panting, exercise intolerance, loss of appetite, reluctance to lie down or the inability to get comfortable, abdominal distension and collapse. Dogs with clinical DCM may exhibit any degree and any combination of these signs.

Normal Cardiac Function

Before knowing what is abnormal you must know what is normal. For the purpose of understanding DCM, first we must cover the function of the heart and normal cardiac blood flow. In very simple terms, blood flow is body to heart to lungs to heart to body and so on. In a little more detail, we will start with blood in the right atrium. Blood flows into the right atrium through the cranial and caudal vena cava from the body after delivering oxygen. When the right

atrium contracts blood flows through the tricuspid valve and into the right ventricle. The contraction of the right ventricle will push blood out to the lungs via the pulmonary artery where it gathers oxygen.

Oxygen rich blood then returns to the heart via the pulmonary veins and enters the left atrium. Contraction of the left atrium pushes blood into the left ventricle through the mitral valve. Contraction of the left ventricle then sends blood to every part of the body through the aorta to deliver the oxygen that it is carrying so the muscles and organs can function properly. After delivering the oxygen, blood will return to the heart via the vena cavas to the right atrium to go through the entire process over and over again.

Drawing thanks to the Bichon Frise Club of America Health Resources

Cardiac Function with DCM

As stated above, DCM is characterized by a dilation (enlargement) of the chambers of the heart. The dilation of the heart chambers makes the heart walls thinner and weaker. The most affected chamber is the left ventricle,

Dilated CardiomyopathyBy Karen Potter, DVM

Health Forum Columnist

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which is particularly important as it is responsible for moving oxygenated blood throughout the body.

During the subclinical phase of DCM, the heart uses compensatory mechanisms such as volume overloading and hypertrophy (enlargement) of the cardiac muscles to compensate. This allows a dog that is in the early stages of disease to not show any clinical signs and function as normal. Eventually the degree of dilation and the thinning of the left ventricular wall will become severe enough that the body can no longer compensate.

Dogs will begin to show clinical signs when the compensatory mechanisms can no longer overcome the severity of the thinning of the cardiac muscle. Because the heart can no longer properly pump blood out of the left side of the heart, blood will back up in the left side of the heart and pulmonary veins. As the blood backs up, left-sided congestive heart failure and pulmonary edema (fluid in the lungs) develops. This pulmonary edema is what makes a dog show the clinical signs of shortness of breath or panting and coughing. This will also lead to lethargy and exercise intolerance.

Although it is much less common, dilation and failure of the right side of the heart can also occur. DCM affecting the right ventricle will cause blood to back up as it is coming back from the body. This will result in right-sided congestive heart failure and ascites (fluid in the abdomen) and pleural effusion (fluid in the chest cavity). Dogs with right-sided congestive heart failure may have abdominal distension from the ascites.

Along with the clinical signs that have been previously discussed, both a heart murmur and arrhythmia are typically ausculted during a physical exam with your veterinarian. The heart murmur may be very soft and is caused by the leaflets of the mitral valve becoming stretched apart allowing a backflow of blood when they close. The arrhythmia is very irregular. This arrhythmia is sometimes best identified with an ECG in early cases of the disease. Typically chest radiographs will be taken which will show an enlarged heart and possibly a degree of pulmonary edema or pleural effusion depending on the severity.

Early Disease Scanning

Identifying DCM in the subclinical stage can be very challenging. Arrhythmias may be noted with auscultation screening. Echocardiograms may be able identify the disease in most patients with subclinical disease. In certain breeds, such as boxers and Doberman pinchers a 24 hour ECG reading with a device called a Holter monitor is considered the most effective screening test. At this time screening is the best method that we have to decrease DCM in our breed. They have been able to identify and create a genetic test for DCM in a couple breeds but this has not been done in the GWP at this time.

I intended to write this article as an overview of DCM. If you have a dog affected by DCM you will have to work very closely with your veterinarian in order to manage the condition. The details of treatment are very patient specific and I hope very few of us ever have to experience one of our GWPs being diagnosed with DCM.

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Chapter Seven Fantastically Rich People Do the Darnedest Things: A Brief History of Dog Shows

So enthusiastic is the average fancier today over the beauty and the wonder of his own dog that he sees him for the most part as the exponent of a breed unique among all other breeds; to him, other breeds may not even exist.

—Josephine Z. Rine, mid-twentieth-century dog writer

DogshowsfirstappearedonthesceneinEnglandduring the Victorian era, and you can still see that period’spatricianinfluenceinthefloppyhatsandnatty attire that the sport’s old guard love to trot out forbigeventslikeWestminster.Thefirstdogshowever held seems to have occurred on June 28, 1859, when a group of hunters gathered in the town of Newcastle upon Tyne and picked over sixty dogs from just two classes: pointers and setters. It wasn’t that they were being choosy; these were just the only dogs anyone involved owned at the time. Winners were given guns in lieu of trophies.

A second show was held in November of that year in the town of Birmingham, anditsorganizersexpandedthefieldbyafullone-third, tossing spaniels into the mix. A year later the Birminghamshowwelcomedhoundsforthefirsttime,and we were off and running. The National Dog Show Birmingham, as it was called, survives to this day, with far more company for those hounds and spaniels. It is considered to be the world’s oldest dog show and is held every year in May at the Staffordshire County showgroundwithafieldthattypicallyfeaturesmorethan ten thousand dogs. More than three times the size of Westminster.

In those early days, there weren’t really standards for the breeds; the dogs’ owners probably couldn’t

have told you exactly what breed their animals were, because no one asked such questions. He was, for instance, probably just a red-colored foxhunting hound, and since the progenitors of shows were hunters, the real measure of that dog was how well he performed at his particular job.

Things began to formalize in 1874, upon publication ofthefirstKennelClubstudbook,whichincludedacode of rules that dictated how a dog show should be conducted, as well as a calendar of events that listed a full year’s worth of shows—all two of them.

Here in the United States, we were too busy spearing each other with bayonets to make time for something asfrivolousasselectingthefinestdogs,soitwasn’tuntil the end of the Civil War that things got moving. And we owe it all to Mr. P. H. Bryson, a furniture dealer from Memphis, Tennessee, 1 credited in a history of the Memphis Kennel Club as “the First Advocate of Dog Shows in America” (their caps, not mine). Like most able-bodied men of his day, Bryson served in the war, and he survived his service, but just barely. He was so badly wounded that when army doctors discharged him from a military hospital, it was to “go home to die so that he might have a decent burial.” Once home, Bryson went to see his family doctor, the honorable D. D. Saunders, and when the doctorgotalookattheskeletalpresenceinhisoffice,a 110-pound weakling who “could not walk a hundred yards without pausing to rest,” he told Bryson his only hope of carrying on was to try to rebuild his strength, and he prescribed exercise—in particular hunting, with the help and companionship of a bird dog.

Bryson went out and got himself a gun and a dog, a “bobbed-tail Pointer,” and commenced killing birds. The exercise, and the dog, saved his life. His vigor returned, and he put on a hundred pounds. Bryson and his brother would move on to setters, importing top specimens from England, and founded the Bryson Setter Kennels. But hunting and breeding weren’t enough for old P. H. Bryson. He wanted to show his dogs. Bryson began a campaign to get the sport off the ground, lobbying via a series of articles in the magazine Turf, Field & Farm, which despite its name was not a periodical about sod. Apparently people were reading, because before the Bryson brothers

A Look Back at the First Dog ShowsBy Josh Dean

From his book Show Dog: The Charmed Life and Trying Times of a Near-Perfect Purebred

S P E C I A L F E A T U R E


could even put together their own show, the Illinois State Sportsmen Association beat them to it, staging America’sfirst-everdogshow,inChicago,onJune4, 1874. It featured just twenty-one dogs, all of them setters and pointers.

Lacking any template or rules, organizers were making things up as they went along. Instead of a winner, the three judges merely pronounced critiques of the dogs presented. All the dogs were complimented by the judging panel, but the best review seemed to go to Exhibit 5, J. H. Whitman’s Frank and Joe—a pair of three-year-old “black and steel mixed Setters, bred by Hilliard, from imported Gordon Setters.” The judges’ report proclaimed that “the committee, among so many well appearing dogs,findithardtomakeanaward,butinclinetothe opinion that this pair of animals are entitled to the highest marks of credit as the best pair of Setters exhibited.” It wasn’t pithy, but it was kindly received.

America’s second dog show was to be held a few weeks later, in Oswego, New York, but this one didn’t go off quite so well. “As there was no competition, there being but two dogs and one bitch entered, the committee deemed it advisable to return the entrance money to the exhibitors, Mr. A. L. Sherwood and N. W. Nutting,” said a report. (Though it should be noted that “the committee desires to express the highest commendation of Mr. Sherwood’s orange and white pair of Setters,” which I guess were the two dogs that entered.)

A third, better-attended show took place in October in Mineola, on Long Island, and that one at least aspired to be organized. It was carried out according to English Kennel Club rules, and dogs were judged according to four categories: Irish setters, Gordon setters, “Setters of Any Breed,”2 and pointers.

The Bryson brothers, then, would stand fourth in the historical record. On October 8, 1874, the two, along with old Dr. Saunders, staged a Field Trial and Bench Show in Memphis that would, for what isbelievedtobethefirsttimeinAmerica,presenta Best in Show award—pitting the Best Pointer against the Best Setter. And who should qualify tocompeteinthefinaltwobutMr.P.H.Bryson,with his setter, Maud, and May, the pointer of Dr. Saunders, the physician who told him to get a dog inthefirstplace.AftermuchdeliberationthejudgemadethedifficultdecisionandlettherecordstatethatthefirstBestinShowinAmericanhistorywasawarded to P. H. Bryson, the man who’d started

thewholedog-showconversationinthefirstplace,by a hair over the doctor who’d saved his life by prescribing a dog.

America’s oldest surviving show happens to be its most famous: the Westminster Kennel Club show, so named because it was born at the bar of the Westminster Hotel in 1877. Originally called the “First Annual New York Bench Show3 of Dogs,” it was open only to sporting dogs but is now a juggernaut broadcast live over two nights on national TV (the only show to get such treatment) and is the second-oldest continuously held sporting event in America, after the Kentucky Derby, which predates it by a single year. Among the top attractions of that debut show were two staghounds from a pack owned by (the then-dead) General George Custer, two deerhounds bred by Queen VictoriaofEngland(reportedtobeworthfiftythousand dollars each), and a two-legged dog said to be “a veritable biped, and withal possessing almost human intelligence.” It was the place to be for New Yorkers on the scene. A New York Times story reported that “the gentlemen who served as ticket sellers could not make change fast enough to suit the impatience of the throng that was continually clamoring for admittance.”

Just a year later, benched dog shows had become such a hit that Field & Stream wrote the following: “We doubt if even the ‘Bench Show of Intellect,’ suggested by The World, and in which it is proposed to exhibit all classes of poets and literary people in general, would call forth more interested, aristocratic, or cultured throngs than the dog show audiences.” And then, a year later, concern for dog shows’ spread prompted this in the same magazine: “We think there are too many Bench Shows. This opinion is not alone our own, but is pretty generally expressed by the public. We believe that during the year there should be held only two great shows in the country, and no more.” The proliferation of shows, the editors felt, could only diminish the luster of existing events.

Field & Stream’s plea fell on deaf ears, and the dog-show juggernaut rolled on. The American Kennel Club was formed in 1884, in Philadelphia, when the heads of twelve distinct clubs gathered with the goal of creating a “club of clubs” to rule them all. A month later they met again in New York City to write a constitution and bylaws and formally adopted a reliable “studbook” that set breed standards. It took a while for the AKC to inculcate the nation’s dog fanciers with formalized Continued on page 27



The front assembly of a dog tells a great deal about breed type, correct profile and the form that follows the function. In GWP, the function is versatile hunting dog--a dog who can and does work in a variety of terrains hunting all day long.

The Wirehair function, then, is one of multi-purpose: strength and endurance, with the ability to run, trot, jump, swim, retrieve and track all rolled into one amazing dog.

A dog’s front assembly, ie the shoulders, neck and the chest including brisket and ribcage, are vital to his ability to function effectively without breaking down over the long haul. While most of us know dogs whose drive and desire and heart keep them working long past what their structure should allow, we are also supposed to be aiming for an ideal. The dog with drive and desire and heart who is properly constructed is the goal.

For the purposes of this article, we’ll focus on just these two sections of the standard.

Neck, Topline, Body

The neck is of medium length, slightly arched and devoid of dewlap. The entire back line showing a perceptible slope down from withers to croup. The skin throughout is notably tight to the body. The chest is deep and capacious with ribs well sprung

Forequarters

The shoulders are well laid back. The forelegs are straight with elbows close. Leg bones are flat rather than round, and strong, but not so heavy or coarse as to militate against the dog’s natural agility. Dewclaws are generally removed. Round in outline the feet are webbed, high arched with toes close, pads thick and hard, and nails strong and quite heavy.

Our standard is a bit vague here. “The shoulders are well laid back” tells the novice breeder or owner very little. I find that when we start talking dog anatomy too many of us fall back on a vocabulary that is not easily understood by everyone.

What that line simply means is the angulation of the front assembly, which includes the shoulder bone and the upper arm, should form as close to a 90 degree angle as we can achieve.

Draw a line from the top point of the shoulder (at the withers) to the forward point of the shoulder (which should be on a line that is behind the dog’s ear). This is the scapula or shoulder blade. Draw a second line from the forward point of of the shoulder to the back of the elbow. This is the humerus or upper arm. Those imaginary lines basically should form a fat V, tipped on it’s side, with the pointy part facing forward. The length of the shoulder blade and the upper arm should be as close to equal as possible and the

Front and CenterBy Laura Reeves, GWPCA JEC Member


This dog’s front assembly is set so far forward its almost under the dog’s ear.

This dog though not perfect is closer to the ideal.


whole structure should be as far under the dog as possible to support it in all of its leaping, pounding and swimming jobs.

As you can see in the two pictures on the previous page, the first dog has a much more “open” angle, a shorter upper arm and the entire assembly is placed so far forward on the body that it is nearly under the ear.

The second dog, while not ideal, is closer. There is a notable triangle formed by the lines you draw. The top of the shoulder blade and the back of the upper arm (the elbow) are close to being equidistant from the point of the shoulder, and the entire assembly places even the front toes behind the dog’s ear.

Both dogs exhibit prosternum (the notable point at the front of the rib cage structure). The second dog, by virtue of better shoulder angulation, shows more of it. Notice, also, that the first dog’s rib cage does not reach the point of the elbow, whereas the second one does.

“The chest is deep and capacious with ribs well sprung.”

Our dogs need ample room for heart and lung function, without being so deep or barrel shaped that their bodies inhibit their natural agility.

Another area of the front assembly to consider, along with “lay back,” the term which refers to the angle of the shoulder blade, is “lay on” which refers to how smoothly the shoulders fit around the ribcage. I am always amazed when conformation judges, who should know better, go down the line, feel all the shoulders in a class of dogs and then put up the dog with it’s shoulder blades fitted around it’s neck (instead of over the rib cage) because they’re so smooth and clean. Of course they are! The shoulder blades can fit much more tightly and smoothly together when they have such a narrow circumference to cover. I call this putting your hands in the right places and coming away with the wrong information.

The final test of the front assembly in the show ring, should come on the move. Does the dog move smoothly, with the front toes reaching well past the nose and driving well-back to the center line of the body.

This dog’s toes reach well past nose as he is moving.

Of course the ultimate test of the dog’s front structure is in the field. A dog that is still working hard into his double digit years is the dog we are trying to breed. A dog with the drive, desire and heart to keep going and the body that is able to keep up with the demand.

A dog with proper front assembly will be able to work well into his or her senior years.



Accent on Sporting Dogs is a good topic for our column this month. Let us ask ourselves an important question, “Is the German Wirehaired Pointer of today still the Sporting Dog that was developed in German 100 years ago?” It is not hard for one to conceive the thought that we are on the brink of disaster which has split many sporting breeds and has made an ever increasing gap betweentheshowdogandfielddogoftoday.

German Wirehaired Pointers were originally bred to the point where they were and still are considered an all-purpose dog, not specialist, but shall we use the Ol’ cliché, “Jack of all trades, and master of none.” They were bred to be physically strong and mentally stable so they could endure all hardships encounteredinthewaterandfieldandyetbeacompanion dog.

Many breeders using selective breeding programs are producing dual potential dogs (Dual refers to adogwhichisabletofinishasachampiononthebench,aswellasinthefield.)TheirstrainsofGWP’sare making a place for themselves in all aspects of thegame:atfieldtrials,benchshows,obediencecircles, and in the hearts and homes of others.

The AKC registered dogs’ lineage can be traced back to their origin. By this, we are assured of their ancestry, developed originally as true sporting dogs and their destiny obtained through that background. I did not say, “Just because they are AKC registered and have a multitude of champions in their lineage, these dogs are all going to be dual champions, but ones chances of obtaining their goal whatsoever may be more readily obtained!

SportingDogsarefirstandforemostbornassuch,and we humans develop these inborn potentials. Lacking qualities as previously discussed, our chances have obviously decreased. Our GWP’s fate was in someone else’s hands yesterday, and now it is up to us! Divided we shall splittheranks,fieldpeoplegoingonedirectionandbench people going the other. What will the future bring, and what is in store for the

GWP of tomorrow? Its destiny is up to us as small breeders and large breeders to develop, cultivate, and culture for future generations our “Sporting Dogs of Tomorrow.” United, we shall obtain our multi-purpose GWP.

History Is a Part of Us“If you don’t know history, then you don’t know anything.

You are leaf that doesn’t know it is part of a tree.” Michael Crichton.

GWP History is important to all of us, we need to know the accomplishments and battles of the GWP owners and breeders prior to our generation, in order to understand where we should go in the future. Every Wire~News issue we are going to attempt reprint an article from the past.

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Originally printed in “Popular Dogs” 1971Written by Jerry T. Rank Geogheagan

Ch. Trollebros Paw (Finished July 1967)




rules and standards for conformation, but by 1909 theorganizationhadcreatedthefifteen-pointrequirement for achieving a dog’s championship (and even then an exhibitor needed those points to come from at least three judges). By 1920 the AKC was officiallysanctioningshows,andin1924thetwoexisting groups—Sporting and Non-Sporting—were splitintofive:Sporting(whichincludedhounds),Terrier, Toy, Non-Sporting, and Working (which included herding). That same year 154 conformation shows were held across America, up from 11 in 1884, the year the AKC was founded.

Because of the close association with hunting, dog shows began as a high-society affair in America, too. All the wealthiest families had kennels on their estates, and the handlers who ran them worked tirelessly to improve the quality of their stock. The conformationrecordbooksarefilledwithtitansofAmerican business—the names Belmont, Morgan,4 Whitney, Gould, and Rockefeller were all commonly glimpsed in the show programs5—and shows were regularly featured in magazines and newspapers alongside news of other popular sports. “Everybody,” wrote a New York Times reporter of an early show’s attendees, “was fashionably dressed and wore an air of good breeding.” (I’m fairly certain no pun was intended.)

To give you an idea of just how prized a top dog was to society folk back then, consider that in 1908, a Ford Model T cost $825, while, according to Mark Derr, in his fascinating and fact-dense A Dog’s History of America, “the most desirable purebred dogs routinely started at $1,000 and ran to $5,000.”

The country’s top dogs were featured in Popular Dogsmagazine,aweeklyfilledwithprofilesandnewstories as well as promotional ads for champions, showlistings,classifieds,andsmallboxedadvertisements for products like Vermicide Capsules

and the delouser Pulvex, which, according to its slogan,“Actuallykillsfleasinsteadofstupefyingthem!”

No show got more play, of course, than Westminster, which even then was world-famous. And the January 11, 1929, issue of Popular Dogs offered the following importantnews:“Forthefirsttime,perhaps,inthehistory of dog shows, canine reciprocity will be the order of the day, meaning that special precautions are to be taken lest the dogs endanger the people and the people annoy the dogs. There will be no biting of spectators at the Garden show this year, nor will therebeanystickingoffingersindogs’eyesbyatoo interested public.” New wire cages, it reported, “will make accidents impossible, unless, of course, the spectator goes out of his way to make trouble for himself.”

1. And to the late Baptist minister and dog-show judge Dr. Braxton B. Sawyer for uncovering the very rare source materials that revealed this story

2. Excepting Irish and Gordon, one presumes.

3. A “bench” or “benched” show being a then-common type of show in which dogs were on display, in cages on benches, for the entirety of the show.

4. J. P. Morgan loved dogs—and once offered thirty-two thousand pounds for a top-winning Pekingese owned by the Englishwoman Clarice Ashton Cross, who politely turned him down.

5. In England the Prince of Wales, who became Edward VII, and his wife, Alexandra, were patrons of the Kennel Club—and showed borzois, gifts of the Czar Nicholas II of Russia.

Thanks to Josh for allowing Wire-News to reprint this chapter. Show Dog is available for purchase at Amazon, at BN.com and at most bookstores.

Itwasthewriter’spleasuretoflytoPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania, and be the guest of Matthew and Mrs. Charley Ellison. I surely do not want to forget the other half of the family, Bristol and Donegal, their twofineGWP’s.

We took in the Delaware Valley German Wirehaired PointerClubfieldtrial,ofwhichMattisPresident.Iwas very impressed with the club’s smooth handling of this event. Congratulations Delaware Valley on yourfirstandverysuccessfulAKClicensedtrial.

The results are as follows: (only GWP placements shown). Seventy three entries of which 43 were GWP’s, 19 GSP, ten Vizslas and one Irish Setter. Open All-age: First CH. Wotan Zur Wolfschlucht: Second, CH. Haar Baron’s Wodan; Third, CH Haar Baron’s Big Ben; Fourth, CH Haar Baron’s Baron. Open Derby: First, Graf Browser. Open Gun Dog: Second, DC Haar Baron’s Shean. Amateur Gun Dog: Third, CH. Field-Way’s Nikolai; Fourth, CH. Farnstrom’s Jokk-Mokk, CD.

Continued from page 23



As GWP breeders we take great pride in our dogs and their abilities, the health of our dogs, the puppies they produce and our kennels’ reputation. Have you ever considered taking that pride to the next step and protecting your kennel name with the America Kennel Club?

Recently it was brought to the attention of several top breeders that their kennel names were being used in the AKC registered names of puppies that had been bred by a commercial breeder.

In order to avoid situations like this, you can register your kennel name with the AKC and it can only be used in the name of a puppy if the puppy’s registration papers are signed by the owner of the registered kennel name.

Below are some commonly asked questions and the answers regarding the kennel-name registry and the process to insure a kennel name is protected.

Q – Are there any requirements to register your kennel name?

A – Yes, There are three requirements to register your kennel name.

1. You must complete the event participation worksheet (found on the AKC website) with a list of dogs you own that have participated in AKC events.

2. Be a breeder in good standing with the AKC

3. Bred at least 5 litters in the past 5 years OR owned stud dog(s) that have produced at least 40 registered litters in the past 10 years.

Q–Ifyoucannotfulfillitem3aboveisthereanything you can do to register your kennel name?

A – Yes, If you have bred at least one registered litteryoucancompleteanapplicationforafiveyear provisional protection. After 5 years the AKC will review the kennel name to ensure that it is still being used (i.e. additional litters during the 5 year period). If you meet item 3 with your original application then activity is not reviewed with renewal.

Q – Are there any requirements on what can be used for a register kennel name?

A – Yes, a kennel name can contain up to two words and be a maximum of 15 characters. It cannot have been used by incidentally by other breeders or be common words, such as names of cities, corporations, trade names, names of famous people or universally recognized persons, living or dead and etc.

Q – How long is the kennel name protected?

A – Once a kennel is registered it must be renewed every 5 years. A notice will be sent to the kennel owners two (2) months before renewal is due.

Q – Is there a cost to register your kennel name?

A – The current fee is $100.00

Registered Kennel Names Can Protect Breeders

By Angie Johnson

If using a registered kennel name in your new pup’s official name you must have the kennel owner’s signature.



Continued on page 34Q – Is the kennel name protected by breed or for any breed?

A – The kennel name is protected by breed and you must meet the requirements for each breed. Also the $100 fee applies for each breed.

Q – How do you release your kennel name to be used on a puppy?

A – On the puppy registration form there is a place for the kennel owner to sign to give permission to use their name. Only one kennel name owner is required to sign and because a signature is required, on-line registration of a puppy is not permitted if the puppy is being transferred to someone other than the kennel owner name.

Q – If the Registered Kennel Name Owner did not breed the litter can the owner of the name still give permission for their kennel name to be used?

A – Yes the kennel name owner can give permission for their kennel name to be used on any puppy as long as they signed giving permission on the puppy’s registration papers.

Q – How is the kennel name protected?

A – The AKC will exercise reasonable care in protecting the name for owners of a registered kennel name. The registered kennel name will be protected no matter what position the name appears in the registered name of the dog.

2014 Rally Standings2014 Rally Standings

These rankings are based on competition during the period January 1 – June 30, 2014 as reported on Dog Scores website (www.dogshowscores.com) – compiled by Lori Sargent. The highest 3 scores are summed to determine total points. NOVICE

1. Talisman Sandpiper Sunrise RN – E. Carlos 283 2. Brillows Justa JJJ Drifter RN CGC – J&W Johnston 282

CH Reece Afterhours Periwinkle CGC RN – B. Blanchard 282 3. CH Harvest Meadow’s Classic Dancer – L. Blanchard 259 4. GCH CH Reece Afterhours The Buck Stops Here RN JH – K. Courtelis/M&A

Johnson/ C. Whitmore

257

5. Dancehall Master My Soul RN – N. Larson/J. Davidson 254 6. Dark Star’s Case Caddis – R& P Menotti 191 7. Afterhours Flew the Coop RN CGC – D. Parkinson/K. Bechtel 180 8. Afterhour’s Corned Beef N Kraut on Rye RN CGC – K. Bechtel/D. Parkinson 166 9. Windswept Hunter’s Moon – D&S Krohne 88

10. Windswept’s On a Sugar High SH CGCA – T&J Chase 77 ADVANCED

1. Kansas City Kate RA CGC – N. Ondrus 231 2. Foxhill’s Lizajane RN FDCH – S. Shafer 196 3. Reece Tale of Beren and Luthien RN NA NAJ BN – R. Kelley 190 4. Foxhill’s Highleah RN – S. Shafer 188 5. Reece Afterhours RKM Tempest Win One for the Gipper BN RN – A. Johnson/

C. Whitmore/K. Marks/B. DeLaby 97

6. CH Surefire’s Secret Little Spot CD BN RN JH – J&A Payton 91 7. Afterhours Memphis Red Hot Lover BN RE AX MXJ XF – S. McKeever/J. Quattrochi 88 8. Afterhours Major’s Sunny Sky CD RAE AX MXJ XF – S. McKeever/J. Quattrochi 84

EXCELLENT 1. Jerelin’s Nacote of Mill Pond CD BN RE JH CGC – S. Kerzner 248 2. Afterhours Memphis Red Hot Lover BN RE AX MXJ XF – S. McKeever/J. Quattrochi 83 3. Afterhours Major’s Sunny Sky CD RAE AX MXJ XF – S. McKeever/J. Quattrochi 73


2014 BIS/Group Competition These rankings are based on competition during the period January 1 – June 30, 2014 as reported on the AKC website (www.akc.org). The number following each entry represents the number of BIS, Group 1, Group 2, Group 3, Group 4 (left to right) placements for the calendar year – compiled by Lori Sargent.

1. GCH CH Harvest Meadows Truth Be Told (B) – L. Minnick/A. Resnick 811 – 0/0/2/3/1 2. GCH CH Neudorf’s Cool Hand Luke Afterhours (D) – F. Newwirth/C.

Whitmore 615 – 0/0/0/2/4

3. CH Windmill Wireworks Chance of Rain (D) – B. Watkins/A. Kostishak 253 – 0/1/1/0/0 4. CH Harvest Meadow’s Money to Burn (D) – J&M Bish/L. Minnick 179 – 0/0/1/2/1 5. CH Caramel Heywire Lookout Honey Glazed at Hilltop (B) – B. Stroh/A.

Meinke 70 – 0/0/0/2/0

6. GCH CH Geronimo’s Goddess V Dazzle (B) – J. Steffes 67 – 0/0/0/1/0

2014 Breed Point Competition These rankings are based on competition during the period January 1 – June 30, 2014 as reported on the AKC website (www.akc.org).

1. GCH CH Scotian Too Much Information @Avanti (D) – L. Reeves/L. Puppo 215 2. GCH CH Neudorf’s Cool Hand Luke Afterhours (D) – F. Newwirth/C. Whitmore 138 3. GCH CH Harvest Meadows Truth Be Told (B) – L. Minnick/A. Resnick 67 4. CH Harvest Meadow’s Money to Burn (D) – J&M Bish/L. Minnick 53 5. CH Caramel Heywire Lookout Honey Glazed at Hilltop (B) – B. Stroh/A. Meinke 43 6. CH Claddaghnripsnorter Baby Come Back MH (B) – T. Weber/C. Vogel-Bastian 38 7. GCH CH Hilltops Rumor Has It at Inverness (B) – B. Stroh/L. Myles 37 8. GCH CH Geronimo’s Goddess V Dazzle (B) – J. Steffes 31 9. CH Reece Tempest Geaux for Glory (B) – D Donohue/A Johnson/B Rodriquez/B DeLaby 23

10. GCH CH Weidenhugel Luca V Sep JH (D) – F&P Ely 21

2014 BIS/Group Competition

2014 BIS/Group Competition These rankings are based on competition during the period January 1 – June 30, 2014 as reported on the AKC website (www.akc.org). The number following each entry represents the number of BIS, Group 1, Group 2, Group 3, Group 4 (left to right) placements for the calendar year – compiled by Lori Sargent.

1. GCH CH Harvest Meadows Truth Be Told (B) – L. Minnick/A. Resnick 811 – 0/0/2/3/1 2. GCH CH Neudorf’s Cool Hand Luke Afterhours (D) – F. Newwirth/C.

Whitmore 615 – 0/0/0/2/4

3. CH Windmill Wireworks Chance of Rain (D) – B. Watkins/A. Kostishak 253 – 0/1/1/0/0 4. CH Harvest Meadow’s Money to Burn (D) – J&M Bish/L. Minnick 179 – 0/0/1/2/1 5. CH Caramel Heywire Lookout Honey Glazed at Hilltop (B) – B. Stroh/A.

Meinke 70 – 0/0/0/2/0

6. GCH CH Geronimo’s Goddess V Dazzle (B) – J. Steffes 67 – 0/0/0/1/0

2014 Breed Point Competition These rankings are based on competition during the period January 1 – June 30, 2014 as reported on the AKC website (www.akc.org).

1. GCH CH Scotian Too Much Information @Avanti (D) – L. Reeves/L. Puppo 215 2. GCH CH Neudorf’s Cool Hand Luke Afterhours (D) – F. Newwirth/C. Whitmore 138 3. GCH CH Harvest Meadows Truth Be Told (B) – L. Minnick/A. Resnick 67 4. CH Harvest Meadow’s Money to Burn (D) – J&M Bish/L. Minnick 53 5. CH Caramel Heywire Lookout Honey Glazed at Hilltop (B) – B. Stroh/A. Meinke 43 6. CH Claddaghnripsnorter Baby Come Back MH (B) – T. Weber/C. Vogel-Bastian 38 7. GCH CH Hilltops Rumor Has It at Inverness (B) – B. Stroh/L. Myles 37 8. GCH CH Geronimo’s Goddess V Dazzle (B) – J. Steffes 31 9. CH Reece Tempest Geaux for Glory (B) – D Donohue/A Johnson/B Rodriquez/B DeLaby 23

10. GCH CH Weidenhugel Luca V Sep JH (D) – F&P Ely 21

2014 Breed Point Competition


Because I (Ann) have found Therapy Dogs and their work to be so gratifying and rewarding, I decided that I would have two of them.

SoIstartedworkingwithCHVonDuffin’sJohn Wayne CGC (Duke) to see if we could get ready for the next test. In our obedience classes, Duke was quite social. In fact, he would enter the classroom, and parade by each other classmate, stopping to say hello! So I wasn’t worrying about his social skills. Then we worked on the obedience. That was another story.

I really envy those of you that have accomplished so much in the obedience ring. To me a Wirehair “heel” is walking about two feet in front of me! We have gotten better but it takes so much work –maybe it is because they are so excited to get to work

We have learned to sit rather quickly but the down and stay are a little more challenging. I am probably not telling anyone who has done obedience with GWPs anything they don’t already know.

Finally we progressed to the point where Duke achieved his CGC and then we took the Pet Partner evaluation. The test involves “ out for a walk, walking through a crowd, accepting a friendly stranger, accepting a pet, reaction to distractions, sit on cue, pass between strangers, reaction to a neutral dog, down on cue, stay in place, come when called, tolerating a restraining hug, angry yelling, being bumped from behind, leaving an object when told, crowded and petted by several people and being offered a treat.”

Prior to the testing a dog must be clean and groomed. We signed up, tested and passed with only a smidgeon of trouble with the down/stay. Then came the a vet exam which Duke also passed.

I submitted the application and waited for our ID badge to appear in the mail. And when it did, it was then necessary to do a “walk-through” at the hospital. Now Duke is going to gotoworkaswellasFirefly.Itissomuchfunto be able to share these two wonderful critters with the public and see the joy that they bring to so many. A hospital is not always a fun place to be so if we can bring a smile to someone’s face, it makes our day!

Fly and Duke’s WorkBy Ann Duffin

P E T P A R T N E R S


2014 Agility Standings These rankings are based on competition during the period January 1 – June 30, 2014 as reported on Dog Scores website (www.dogshowscores.com) – compiled by Lori Sargent. Each dog’s score is added to the number of seconds under time for that run and tallied for the year. The highest 3 scores are summed to determine total points. Ties will be broken using highest average score. NOVICE 1. Reece Tale of Beren and Luthien RN NA NAJ BN – R. Kelley 345 2. Reece Afterhours Jax’s Woodland Star RN NA NAJ NF – L&M Patterson 326 3. Aimn Hi Dream Weaver NA NAJ – T&C Guschl 296 NOVICE FAST 1. Reece Tale of Beren and Luthien RN NA NAJ BN – R. Kelley 148 2. Reece Afterhours Jax’s Woodland Star RN NA NAJ NF – L&M Patterson 124 3. Deutsch Dually’s Delta Athenia OA AXJ – P. Weigle 117

OPEN

1. Jerelin’s Blame it on the Moon BN RN JH OA NAJ – L. Krepak 315 2. Reece Afterhours Jax’s Woodland Star RN NA NAJ NF – L&M Patterson 222 3. Reece Tale of Beren and Luthien RN NA NAJ BN – R. Kelley 221 4. Deutsch Dually’s Delta Athenia OA AXJ – P. Weigle 109

OPEN FAST

1. MACH Jed’s SF Blue Belle UDX3 OM3 RE SH MXS MJG OF T2B2 – M&K Braddock 67 2. CH Heywire’s Justa Casual Look CD BN JH AX AXJ NF – L. Friess/J. Jacobs 55

EXCELLENT

1. CH Heywire’s Justa Casual Look CD BN JH AX AXJ NF – L. Friess/J. Jacobs 345 2. Deutsch Dually’s Delta Athenia OA AXJ – P. Weigle 307

EXCELLENT FAST

1. GCH CH Aimn Hi For Jet Set’s Dancing With the Stars MX MXJ OF XFP CA – L. Reeves/A. Merfeld 68 MASTER PREFERRED

1. Afterhours Frosted Mocha MX MXS MXJ MJS MXF MFB – D. Philibert/M. Rosenblatt 366 2. CH Scotian Movin On Up RN MX MXB MXJ MJB MXP8 MXPG MJPB PAX2 XF MFP TQXP T2BP3 –

S. Jackson 339

MASTER

1. CH MACH3 Scotian Whiskey River MXC MJC – C. Eberghardt/L. Reeves 368 2. Rosie Rocket AX MXJ NF – M. Richard 360 3. MACH Jed’s SF Blue Belle UDX3 OM3 RE SH MXS MJG OF T2B2 – M&K Braddock 359 4. Afterhours Memphis Red Hot Lover BN RE AX MXJ XF – S. McKeever/J. Quattroch 356 5. CH MACH Cynister’s Jumpin Jack Splash RN MXG MJS CGC – D&A Anderson 347 6. Jed’s Easy Street JH AX MXJ T2B – E&B Tucker 315 7. GCH CH Aimn Hi For Jet Set’s Dancing With the Stars MX MXJ OF XFP CA – L. Reeves/A. Merfeld 303 8. CH Heywire’s Justa Casual Look CD BN JH AX AXJ NF – L. Friess/J. Jacobs 229 9. Deutsch Dually’s Delta Athenia OA AXJ – P. Weigle 100

FAST MASTER

1. Afterhours Memphis Red Hot Lover BN RE AX MXJ XF – S. McKeever/J. Quattroch 76 FAST MASTER PREFERRED

1. CH Scotian Movin On Up On Up RN MX MXB MXJ MJB MXP8 MXPG MJPB PAX2 XF MFP TQXP T2BP3

221

2014 Agility Standings


A G I L I T Y

Congratulations to the Top 5 AKC Agility Invited to the

2014 AKC Agility Invitational!By Ashlee Trotter

Wire News Agility Columnist

The Top 5 dogs listed below earned an invitation to the 2014 AKC Agility Invitational in Orlando,

FL this December. The top dogs were determined by the Top MACH Dog formula (Double Q’s x 10 + MACH points) that dogs have earned during the event qualifying period of July 1, 2013 to

June 30, 2014. If any of the Top 5 dogs decline the invitation, AKC will invite the next dog on the list.

Rank Name Class Formula Value

1 CH MACH3 Scotian Whiskey River MXC MJC REG 1,6192 MACH2 Jed’s Sf Blue Belle UDX3 OM3 RE SH MXS MJG OF T2B2 REG 8103 CH MACH Cynister’s Jumpin Jack Splash RN MXG MJS CGC REG 5494 Rosie Rocket AX AXJ NF REG 1735 Afterhour’s Frosted Mocha MX MXS MXJ MJS MXF MFB REG 1506 Afterhours Memphis Red Hot Lover BN RE AX MXJ XF REG 1487 MACH2 Vom Grafenauer’s Free Spirit VCD1 RA JH MXG MJC XF RATN REG 1288 Jed’s Easy Street JH AX MXJ T2B REG 549 GCH CH Aimn Hi For Jet Set’s Dancing With The Stars MX MXJ OF XFP CA REG 5410 CH Heywire’s Justa Casual Look CD BN JH AX AXJ NF REG 2711 Afterhour’s Joie De Vivre NA AXJ NF REG 6

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Top Ten Field Dogs January – July 2014

Top Ten Field Dogs Jan–July 2014 Field Top Ten Rankings are based on dogs defeated.

Submitted by Lynn Sandor email [email protected] Please contact Lynn with any comments and/or corrections

Dogs Number of # Dog Name Owner Defeated Placements

OPEN SENIOR DOGS (GUN DOGS) 1 NFC NAFC NGDC FC AFC Tumalo Timberjack J & S Williams, OR 93 5 2 Backwoods Leroy Robert E Barrett Dixon/G Dixon, WI 47 2 3 The Shocker G Dixon/E Barrett-Dixon, WI 41 2 4 DC AFC Tumalo Teddy S & J Williams, OR 36 2 5 CH Rlb Schnellbergs Crimminal Intent S DeGraw, MI 30 2 6 Cascade Ruah R & L Calkins, OR 25 2 7 DC AFC Weidenhugel Kate V Gus C Heiller/K Boyd/L Sandor/M Eden 22 2 8 Ironwires Aquire The Fire Rocks Cynister B Den/L Magoon, CA 20 1 9 Jay-Mars Walk The Line M Braddock, N Litwin 15 2

10 Kimmax Katch Me If U Kan At Claddagh C & W Bastian 13 2 10 DC AFC Proulx's Wireswest Big Jake J & C Proulx, OR 13 1

In Open Senior Gun Dogs, a total of 14 GWPs placed 26 times, defeating 375 dogs. AMATEUR SENIOR DOGS (GUN DOGS)

1 DC AFC Weidenhugel Kate V Gus C Heiller/K Boyd/L Sandor/M Eden 43 3 2 NFC NAFC NGDC FC AFC Tumalo Timberjack J & S Williams, OR 36 3 3 CH Rld Schnellbergs Criminal Intent S De Graw, MI 30 3 3 DC AFC Proulx's Wireswest Big Jake C & J Proulx, OR 29 3 5 DC Jonnee Blue R Lewis/R Berry, CA 23 2 6 Cascade Ruah R & L Calkins, OR 21 2 7 NFC FC Brillows Wild West Show R Hukoos, IA 20 2 7 MACH Jed's Sf Blue Belle M & K Braddock, MI 20 2 9 DC AFC Dual Shot's Behind Bars K & W Yamashita/K Hawkins, OR 17 1

10 Backwoods Flim Flam T & K Erickson 15 1

In Amateur Senior Gun Dogs, a total of 16 GWPs placed 29 times, defeating 309 dogs. JUNIOR DOGS (PUPPY/DERBY COMBINED)

1 Doublees Grants Pass Jack Knife R & D Lewis, CA 75 7 2 Schnellbergs Twisted Sister S De Graw, MI 59 9 3 Wireswest Nitty Gritty M Eden, OR 52 5 4 Jed's Sf Diamond In The Rough K Braddock, MI 35 8 5 Doublees Play That Fundky Music R & D Lewis, CA 34 4 6 Bigoaks Cotton Candy V Grimslid, WI 26 4 7 GCH CH Wirewick Dalliance R Wickes, FL 21 3 7 Brillows Justa JjjDrifter J & W Johnston, TN 21 3 7 Cascade Show Girl M Solt, UT 21 3

10 Brillows Tempest Justa Lil Cranked B Delaby/R Haukoos 20 3

In Junior Dogs, a total of 34 GWPs placed 100 times, defeating 621 dogs.

Field Top Ten Rankings are based on dogs defeated.Submitted by Lynn Sandor email [email protected]

Please contact Lynn with any comments and/or corrections


AttentionBy Kay Braddock

WireNews Obedience Columnist

I think one of the most important and least appreciated aspects of training obedience is developing and maintaining attention. I start training it as soon as my pup comes home

and I continue to reinforce it through out my dog’s obedience career. I do think that training atten-tion with GWP’s is somewhat more challenging than with some breeds. They are always alert to their environment. It can be accomplished, how-ever,withoutcompromisingfieldindependenceanddrive.

Start out by training stationary attention. You can train it with a clicker or a marker word like “yes”. I like treats that I can put in my mouth like string cheese. If you can manage it, you can put several small pieces in your mouth. Step in front of your dog and wait for the dog to look at you, use your marker word or clicker and treat. Be quick about

your reward. Just a glance should be rewarded at first.Youcanalsoholdthetreatbehindyourback,wait for the dog to look up at you, use your marker and treat bringing your hand from behind and treating. Initially, keep distractions at a minimum. Treat frequently. Do frequent, short sessions and then break off to play a game of tug. Slowly build duration Expect longer periods of attention before giving the treat. You can praise your dog’s atten-tion--”Good girl, good watching” and then use your marker and treat. If you are unsure about how to use a verbal marker you can check out Michael El-lis’ Philosophy of Dog Training video on You Tube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xe0-oqqoXvw Some trainers will tuck a ball under their chin and reward attention with the ball. It is equally impor-tant to practice attention in heel position. Step into heel position and reward the dog for glancing up at you. Continue to reward expecting greater duration as your dog learns that watching you is rewarding. Make sessions short. Don’t bore your dog. Remem-ber to play. You can play games with attention. With your dog in heel position, toss a treat a few feet in front of the dog. Don’t release the dog to the treat, until it looks up at you. Again, build duration before the release. You will also need to introduce distractions. Have someone throw toys while you ask for attention. For my dogs, maintaining atten-tionoutsideismoredifficult.Formyyoungdog,Itook the intermediate step of asking for attention on the enclosed deck before I asked for it in the yard. Take your attention games on the road. Go to different locations and ask for attention. Gradu-ally go to busier and busier locations. When I in-troduce distractions, I also introduce corrections for looking away. While I want my dog to know that good things happen when she pays attention, I also want her to understand that attention is manda-tory. At this point I introduce a collar pop when the dog looks away. Be sure to praise and reward the dog when it looks back at you. Connie Cleveland has an excellent short video titled, “Attention is Required” on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_KyqqUnaR0

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Once you have stationary attention, you can start to take steps while maintaining your dog’s atten-tion. Connie Cleveland reserves the collar pop for a lack of attention and does not use it as a correction for anything else.

Attention is the foundation of every obedience exercise. It is required for every ring performance. When you step into heel position that should cue your dog to give you attention. Be very, very con-sistent about requiring attention in heel position. You have a responsibility as a trainer to return that attention to your dog. Don’t carry on a conversa-tion with someone or get distracted while you are in heel position. You need to have the same expecta-tion for yourself as you do for your dog. If you can not return your dog’s attention, tell your dog to stay (either a sit or a down, but be consistent that the dog maintains the position requested) and step out of heel position.

When you are ready to enter an obedience or rally trial,youwillfindyourdogcopeswiththedistrac-tions if you have consistently asked for attention

in his training and proofed attention in a variety of situations. Prior to entering the ring, make sure that you are maintaining a connection with your dog. Judges, in an effort to be friendly, will greet you when you enter the ring. Don’t let this inter-rupt your connection with your dog. In Rally, you can talk to your dog on the course. Use that op-portunity to praise and maintain attention. Keep a cheerful tone. The judge will ask you if you are ready. Before you say yes, make sure that you have your dogs attention. You can practice speedy set-ups in training. Move from spot to spot, getting the dog into a sit, with attention quickly. Watching teams new to obedience and performing in the ring, Ifindthatattentionisoftenastruggle.Attentionis the foundation of a successful obedience career. Training attention develops a bond and connection between you and your dog that will give your dog theconfidencetodowellinthering.Youmaynotget the same attention in the ring that you get in your training sessions, but the more consistent you are in training, the more attention you will get in the ring.

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N E W T I T L E S

CHAMPIONCH Am’s The Thunder Rolls (B) SR79255901 (5/23/14) by GCH CH Mt. View’s Ripsnortersilvercharm x GCH CH Cynister Idawire Rose Red; Breeder: Anthony Wagoner & Jodi Quesnell; Owner: Miranda Wagoner & Anthony Wagoner

CH Daybreak’s Jewel Thief At Enjoy’S (B) SR73791205 (5/1/14) by GCH CH Ripsnorter’s Mt View Lookout JH x CH Marshmeadow’s Country Jewel; Breeder: Dawn Phillips; Owner: Diane C Winterbottom & Dawn Phillips & Jared M Winterbottom

CH Heywire ‘N Cdrbrk Time ‘N Time Again JH (D) SR15585301 (5/23/14) by CH Heywire N Caramel Time Piece MH x CH Heywire ‘N Wismar Justa Fairy Tale JH; Breeder: Bruce K Ross & Bernee Brawn; Owner: Thomas Jarnich

CH Keyways Locked Down At Wireswest (D) SR76422202 (5/26/14) by DC AFC Dual Shot’s Behind Bars x DC AFC Wireswest Mardi Gras MHA; Breeder: Meg Eden; Owner: Wayne Yamashita & Kim Yamashita

CH Willamette’s She’s Got The Look (B) SR79167702 (5/4/14) by CH Rlb’s Mac The Knight MH x CH Drakkar’s Rlb’s Secora CD RE JH CGC; Breeder: Lisa Popescu & Octavian Popescu; Owner: Lisa Popescu & Octavian Popescu

CH Yerkes Grande Sinarita V Geronimo’S (B) SR79103504 (5/10/14) by CH Geronimo’s Flying Calypso x Yerkes Little Scruffmeister; Breeder: James L Yerkes; Owner: Joann Steffes

CH Cascade Reagan JH (B) SR62518201 (6/21/14) by NFC NAFC DC AFC Cascade Ike MH x Cascade Million; Breeder: Raymond L Calkins & Lynn M Calkins; Owner: Raymond L Calkins & Lynn M Calkins

CH Chantilly Lace (B) SR73830203 (6/19/14) by GCH CH Reece Afterhours The Buck Stops Here RN JH x CH Inverness Jagged Lace JH; Breeder: Jehnet Carlson; Owner: Jehnet Carlson

CHFortylix Afterhours Adpg Paint It Black (D) SR72186503 (6/14/14) by GCH CH Southpaw Time Is On My Side JH x CH Afterhours Southpaw Bad I Am JH; Breeder: Megan Smith & Danielle Gerbert & Christine Whitmore; Owner: Kacie L Davis & Megan Smith

DC Jay-Mar’s How Do You Like Me Now JH (D) SR53880209 (6/5/14) by DC St Croix’s Diamond Jim x CH Jay-Mar’s Liver And Onions SH; Breeder: Nickol Litwin & Christopher Hieber & Patricia Hieber; Owner: Nickol Litwin & Christopher Hieber & Patricia Hieber

GRAND CHAMPIONGCH CH Blueline’s Aspen Glow JH (B) SR63724101 (5/10/14) by CH Blueline Drivin’ Me To Drink x CH Blueline Buggin’ You JH; Breeder: Heidi J Baumbarger; Owner: Heidi J Baumbarger & Kacie L Davis

GCH CH Caramel Heywire Lookout Honey Glazed At Hilltop (B) SR73690901 (5/4/14) by GCH CH Ripsnorter’s Mt View Lookout JH x CH Caramel ‘N Heywire’s Mocha Sorbet At Sk; Breeder: Audrey Meinke & James Witt & Helen Witt & Judy Cheshire; Owner: Betty Stroh & Audrey H Meinke

GCH CH Claddaghnripsnorter Baby Come Back MH (B) SR62716302 (5/3/14) by GCH CH Timo II V. Bockenhagen At Kimmax MH x Ripsnorter Makin’ Drama Darnelle; Breeder: Lisa George & Courtney J Vogel-Bastian; Owner: Thomas Weber & Courtney J Vogel-Bastian

FIELD CHAMPIONDC Weidenhugel Kate V Gus (B) SR68080501 (5/31/14) by DC Wildwings Shameless x CH Weidenhugel Becca V Blitz JH; Breeder: Cynthia Heiller D.V.M. & Kathleen Boyd; Owner: Cynthia Heiller D.V.M. & Lynn Sandor & Meg Eden & Kathleen Boyd

AMATEUR FIELD CHAMPIONFC AFC Wiredwest Sureshot Oakley MH (B) SR33591108 (5/17/14) byMcNally’s Calahoo MH x Solts’ Maggilla Gorilla; Breeder: Matthew Solt & Chandra Solt; Owner: Nichole Solt

NATIONAL GUN DOG CHAMPIONNAFC NGDC FC AFC Tumalo Timberjack (D) SR46095612 (5/6/14) by NFC NAFC DC AFC Rudolph’s Blitzen VonDuffinxSlickShootenMaggieJH;Breeder: Brady Shannon; Owner: John Williams & Sandra Williams

COMPANION DOGRohan Vom Treborwolf CD BN (D) SR66288608 (5/11/14) by Fritz Von Treborwolf x Alpha Von Treborwolf; Breeder: Robert West; Owner: Morgan Rounds

CH Tumalo’s Gus CD RA (D) SR62958403 (5/24/14) by Von Steuben’s One Ups Ya x NAFC DC AFC Cascade Tumalo Tess; Breeder: John Williams & Sandy Williams; Owner: Mary Ransom Brown

BEGINNER NOVICEReece Tale Of Beren And Luthien BN RN NA NAJ (D) SR72733305 (5/25/14) by CH Afterhours Reece Flying Solo JH x CH J an J After Hours Dana JH; Breeder: Michael R Johnson & Christine Whitmore & Angela E Johnson; Owner: Rosey Kelley

RALLY NOVICEDancehall Master My Soul RN (D) SR61390301 (5/26/14) by Dr Zhivago Vom Treborwolf x Scotian Railroad Lady; Breeder: Jeff Davidson; Owner: Nicole M Larson & Jeff Davidson

Afterhour’s Corned Beef’ N Kraut On Rye RN CGC (D) SR78588102 (6/29/14) by CH Afterhours Reece Flying Solo JH x Afterhour’s Best Of Both Worlds’ Breeder: Alexis Chism & Christi Chism & Allison Chism; Owner: Kevin Bechtel & Douglas Parkinson

Afterhours Flew The Coop RN CGC (D) SR60160507 (6/29/14) by CH Afterhours Let The Wookie Win x CH Afterhours Memphis Mafia;Breeder:ChristineWhitmore&Christi Chism; Owner: Douglas Parkinson & Kevin Bechtel

Brillows Justa Jjj Drifter RN (D) SR74160706 (6/22/14) by NFC NGDC FC Brillows Big Wild Western x Hellbenders Justa Monster Mash; Breeder: Bernee Brawn; Owner: June Johnston & William P Johnston

Rally Novice (Cont)GCH CH Reece Afterhours The Buck Stops Here RN JH (D) SR50045102 (6/7/14) by GCH CH Ripsnorter’s Mt View Lookout JH x CH J an J After Hours Dana JH; Breeder: Michael R Johnson & Christine Whitmore & Angela E Johnson; Owner: Kiki Courtelis & Christine Whitmore & Angela E Johnson & Michael R Johnson

Talisman Sandpiper Sunrise RN (D) SR73891601 (6/22/14) by Hotwyr Stand And Deliver x Miki O Kahalu’U Lentz; Breeder: Eric Lentz; Owner: Ellen Carlos

RALLY ADVANCEDKansas City Kate RA CGC (B) PAL254054; Owner: Nancy E. Ondrus

AKC New Titles May 2014Compiled by lori sargent


N E W T I T L E S

JUNIOR HUNTERDakota Rose Charlie JH (B) SR78401301 (5/25/14) by South Paw Viking x Dakota Rose Magic Minnie; Breeder: Ken Miskavige; Owner: John Antonetti

GCH CH Reece Afterhours In The Eye Of The Storm BN RN JH (D) SR59437103 (5/11/14) by GCH CH Reece Afterhours The Buck Stops Here JH x CH Afterhours Once In A Lifetime JH; Breeder: Michael R Johnson & Christi Chism & Angie Johnson; Owner: Linda C Eidemiller & John H Eidemiller

Thunderhills Jersey Devil JH (B) SR78216703 (5/24/14) by CH Thunderhills Zeke Von Strauss x Devils Mountain Jessie; Breeder: Gary Mobley; Owner: Elizabeth Reifschneider

Nuthatch’s Ima Jaeger Meister JH CGC (D) SR80014801 (6/8/14) by GCH CH Timo II V. Bockenhagen At Kimmax MH x Darnelle’s Makin’ U A Believer; Breeder: Heather Brennan; Owner: Becky Ludwig & Devan Kuether

Upland Dog’s Darcy May JH (B) SR73080506 (6/15/14) by Indy V. Den Drei Teufeln x Upland Dog’s Stella; Breeder: Douglas A Burnett; Owner: Douglas A Burnett

Upland Dogs Backwoods Sure Shot Gunner JH (D) SR77375103 (6/15/14) by NFC DC Backwoods Sure Shot Marley x Slick Blitz Paige; Breeder: Kevin Shannon & Brady Shannon; Owner: Alice M Burnett & Douglas A Burnett

MASTER HUNTERTwister Floyd Vom Hessenjaeger MH (D) SR64718001 (6/1/14) by Herr Neptun Vom Hessenjaeger x Hexe Vom Hessenjaeger; Breeder: Margie Hollnagel; Owner: Cade Richgels

OPEN AGILITYJerelin’s Blame It On The Moon BN RN JH OA NAJ (B) SR60634201 (5/4/14) by CH Jerelin’s Fly Me To The Moon MH x CH Jerelin’s Justa Pat Hand MH; Breeder: Linda H Krepak & Bernee Brawn; Owner: Linda H Krepak

MASTER GOLD AGILITY PREFERREDCH Scotian Movin On Up RN MX MXB MXJ MJB MXP7 MXPG MJPB PAX2 XF MFP TQXP T2BP3 (B) SR11401304 (5/4/14) by CH Weidenhugel Merlin V Nico CD MH x CH Scotian Northern Light JH NA NAJ; Breeder: Stephanie Rainwater & Jack Rainwater & Laura Reeves; Owner: Shannon L Jackson

EXCELLENT AGILITY JUMPERDeutsch Dually’s Delta Athenia OA AXJ (B) SR60788604 (5/3/14) by Deutsch Dually’s Alwheel Drive x Windswepts Charlotte Express; Breeder: Mark Krueger; Owner: Peggy Weigle

AGILITY FAST OPENMACH Jed’s SF Blue Belle UDX3 OM3 RE SH MXS MJG OF T2B2 (B) SR48693303 (5/9/14) by CH Jed’s Wild TurkeyxJed’sLexusLxVonDuffin;Breeder: Edward Tucker & Barbara Tucker; Owner: Mike Braddock & Kay Braddock

MASTER AGILITY CHAMPION 2MACH2 Jed’s Sf Blue Belle UDX3 OM3 RE SH MXS MJG OF T2B2 (B) SR48693303 (6/14/14) by CH Jed’s Wild Turkey x Jed’s Lexus Lx VonDuffin;Breeder:EdwardTucker&Barbara Tucker; Owner: Mike Braddock & Kay Braddock

MASTER AGILITY EXCELLENT PREFERRED 8CH Scotian Movin On Up RN MX MXB MXJ MJB MXP8 MXPG MJPB PAX2 XF MFP TQXP T2BP3 (B) SR11401304 (6/8/14) by CH Weidenhugel Merlin V Nico CD MH x CH Scotian Northern Light JH NA NAJ; Breeder: Stephanie Rainwater & Jack Rainwater & Laura Reeves; Owner: Shannon L Jackson

MASTER CENTURY AGILITYCH MACH3 Scotian Whiskey River MXC MJC (B) SR35640805 (6/7/14) by CH Wildacres Boxcar Willie SH x CH Scotian Jetset’s Dreamcatcher; Breeder: Laura Reeves & Carolyn V Isom & Jane Bonaccorso; Owner: Chris Eberhardt & Laura Reeves

NOVICE BARN HUNTMACH2 Vom Grafenauer’s Free Spirit VCD1 RA JH MXG MJC XF RATN (D) SR02055005 (4/27/14) by Vom Grafenauer Cascade Huba x Vom Grafenauer Can Of Corn; Breeder: Thomas Grafenauer; Owner: Ashlee Trotter

MASTER BARN HUNTCT Pryor Creeks Gracie Mae VCD1 UDX VER RAE MH JHR RATM (B) SR10164105 (3/30/14) by Chump Changes Nothin To Lose x Iffy Von Camp; Breeder: Clarke Campbell; Owner: Carol A Cagle & Tommy B Cagle

BARN HUNT CHAMPIONCT Pryor Creeks Gracie Mae VCD1 UDX VER RAE MH JHR RATCH (B) SR10164105 (5/18/14) by Chump Changes Nothin To Lose x Iffy Von Camp; Breeder: Clarke Campbell; Owner: Carol A Cagle & Tommy B Cagle

COURSING ABILITYBlueridge Foxie Elegance TD CA (B) SR67849601 (5/4/14) by FC Wilson’s Famous Amos SH x CH Blueridge Foxie Belle TD SH; Breeder: Henry Gentry & Julie Gentry; Owner: Henry Gentry & Julie Gentry

CANINE GOOD CITIZENBrillows Justa Jjj Drifter RN CGC (D) SR74160706 (6/26/14) by NFC NGDC FC Brillows Big Wild Western x Hellbenders Justa Monster Mash; Breeder: Bernee Brawn; Owner: June Johnston & William P Johnston

THERAPY DOGCH Von Duffin’s Firefly THD (B) SR07123904 (6/6/14) by NFC NAFC DC AFCRudolph’sBlitzenVonDuffinxCHVonDuffin’sLadyBugCDXMH;Breeder:AnnPDuffin&MegEden;Owner:AnnPDuffin&TerryJDuffin


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Owners and handlers stand by our dry foods because these bioavailable formulasstart with real meat, poultry or fi sh as the #1 ingredient**, deliver optimal

nutrient absorption and an optimal protein-to-fat ratio to help dogs maintaintheir ideal body condition. Simply put, it’s outstanding nutrition to complement

your show dog’s genetics and training.

Find more winning reasons to choose Purina Pro Plan at purinaproclub.com/proplan

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NGWPR MICROCHIP PROGRAM “Your Puppy’s Ticket Home”

Microchips provide constant identification for your pet.

Animal Control Facilities, Shelters, and Vet Offices scan each lost animal. A microchip provides a name, phone number & address so that the owner/breeder

can immediately be contacted.

NGWPR MICROCHIPS CAN BE PURCHASED FOR $18 PER CHIP!

NGWPR CHIPS INCLUDE LIFETIME REGISTERATION WITH NO ANNUAL FEE!

THE $18 FEE INCLUDES SHIPPING!

NGWPR KEEPS A LOG OF EACH LITTER MICROCHIPPED –

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NGWPR recommends that you microchip your litters. Microchipping each puppy in your litter provides peace of mind. You know that none of your pups will ever end

up in a shelter and euthanized because you didn't know the pup was there.

Each chip comes in a sterile package with its own syringe & needle. It’s simple, easy & does not require a vet to insert the chip.

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as the primary or secondary contact without any liability.

(The AKC Legal Department designed the CAR program to provide liability protection to breeders who microchip their puppies)

More and more competitive & health testing programs are requiring

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For more info on this program, please contact Diane Turner at [email protected] or 520-490-2601.

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2014 Obedience Standings2014 Obedience Standings

These rankings are based on competition during the period January 1 – June 30, 2014 as reported on the Dog Show Scores website (www.dogshowscores.com) – compiled by Lori Sargent. The highest 3 scores are summed to determine total points. BEGINNING NOVICE

NOVICE

1. Rohan vom Treborwolf BN CD – M. Rounds 550.5 2. Afterhours Flew the Coop CGC – D. Parkinson/K. Bechtel 359.5 3. CH Heywire N Justa’s Look Who’s Talkin’ CD – S. Finkel 188.0 4. CH Tumalo’s Gus RA CD – M. Brown 186.5

OPEN 1. MACH Jed’s SF Blue Belle UDX3 OM3 RE SH MXS MJG OF T2B2 – M&K

Braddock 585.0

2. CH Tumalo’s Gus RA CD – M. Brown 378.5 3. Lorbas Joker vom Hessenjaeger CD GN RAE – M. Brzoska 177.5 UTILITY 1. MACH Jed’s SF Blue Belle UDX3 OM3 RE SH MXS MJG OF T2B2 – M&K

Braddock 586.0

2. CH Scotian Tougher Than Leather CDX JH – C. Casanova/R. Nelson 387.0

1. Reece Tale of Beren and Luthien RN NA NAJ BN – R. Kelley 542.0 2. CH Harvest Meadow’s Singin Gerdie Bird BN RN JH – L. Minnick 379.0 3. Mtn-Aire Nothing But Blue Skyz RN – C. Milachek 366.5 4. CH Reece Wired to Win at Harvest Meadow’s Afterhours RN – L. Minnick/A.

Johnson 195.5

5. Afterhours Gefhartes Anticipation RN – C&R Fangman/N. Suggs 193.0 6. Talisman Sandpiper Sunrise RN – E. Carlos 186.5

CH Windswept’s Justa Firestarter BN RN SH – M&L Sargent 186.5


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