e dalmatians april 2011

April 2011E Dalmatians

A Monthly Internet PublicationVolume 4 No. 3

IIanBISS GCH Ch Spotlight’s Ruffian

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Westminster 2011 Best of Breed Winner (thank you Mr.Dennis McCoy)

Keep an "I" out for Ian,

BISS GCH Ch. Spotlight's Ruffian

On the Cover

on the move in 2011.

Bred by: Connie Wagner

Owned by: Jim & Barbara Lyons

Handled by Michael & Michelle ScottPh

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#1 Dalmatian (Breed Standings)Top 20 Winner – Dalmatian Club of America 2010


BISS Gch Ch Riversides The Sisters

Number 1 Bitchin the Breed

www.sangrealdalmatians.com



D MBIS/MBISS GCH Ch Blackthorn’s Flower Power

Daisy had quite a year in 2010 finishing No. 1 Dalmatian in Breed Points.

Career Highlights include: 1 US Best In Show

2 Can Best in Shows 10 Specialty Best of Breeds

BIS at the Non Sporting Club of the Garden State

Thank you to all the judges who appreciated her qualities.

Daisy will be bred this year and we are looking forward to this event.

Owned & loved by Bertha Little, Joan Eversole and Jeff Langevin

aisyD

www.kristadroop.com

www.lostartdals.com


*AKC 2010 All Breed and Breed Final

CHIC #59755

Broo


CHIC# 71261 CHIC #59755

Brook has been in the Top Spots for her agility titles & is an avid tracker. She finished her championship with multiple BOB's from the classes.

She is line bred from champions with biddable temperaments and active minds. Her litter sister, Ch. London's Foggy Mist CDX RE CC,

was number 1 in Top Spots for her novice and open obedience titles.

Gabe was carefully selected as sire because his illustrious pedigree complements Brook’s pedigree. His accomplishments include:

#1 Male Dalmatian 2010#2 Dalmatian 2010

First Grand Champion DalmatianDCA National Best Jr. in Futurity 2008

Sharron and Leonard PodleskiLondon Farms616-895-6749

[email protected]

The litter is futurity nominated with livers and blacks expected.

Did you hear WHOOO’s expecting on April 14?

Ch. London's Stamford Brook OA OAJ has been bred to

BISS GCH CH / Int’l CH Bret D Gabriel’s Lost Art CGC, TDInt

“Brook”

“Gabe”

Gabe +

Brook


We will be waiting with anticipation to hear how these Andy kids do…

BISS GCH CH. NspirD Hollywood Legend and I wish everyone who attends DCA this year…the Best of Luck!!

Looks like we may be sitting this one out.

“Andy”

NspirD Masterful Fraja (L)Bonnie C Gottier

CH MONARCH N CANAL SIDES PROPHECYPauline & Helene Masaschi

“Garth”

“Marcus”


Can CH. Merry Go Round Coach MasterRod & Patti Strand

NspirD Knight of Canterbury “Chaucer”Meredith Dow & Carrie Jordan

NspirD Spotsafire No Worries Mate! Carrie Rosekotter & Carrie Jordan

“Andy”

“Flash”

“Justin”

“Chaucer”

pictured at 4 months

Troika Nspird Magical Thinking Michele Markoff

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NspirD Dream Weaver Irish Lace Suzi Wahl & Carrie Jordan

NspirD Australian Legend at SO Donna York

“Andy” “Laci”“Darwin”

And Leah’s kids (no photos available at this time)Hallmark Hansom Ingenue “Lana” (Black)Hallmark Turbo Charged Lexus “Lex” (Black)Hallmark-Winter Creek”s Matinee Idol “Leo” (Liver)


R“Roxy”MBISS GCH Ch Planett’s Third Rock From The Sun

Roxy is pictured winning her second BISS.She finished her GRAND championship in 3 weekends out with 6 majors!

Roxy will be bred on her next season.Puppies expected in summer 2011.

( Ch. Erin N Mt. View’s Full of Fun x Ch. Planett’s Tupelo Honey )

Breeders/Owners/HandlersBarbara Kaplan-Barrett

& Edward Barrett, [email protected]

732-297-0324CHIC #67994


CH. Planett’s Halfway to the Stars

Cisco”( Mt. View N Planett’s Carnac The Magnificent X Ch. Planett’s Tupelo Honey)

AN EXCEPTIONAL BLEND OF TYPE, STRUCTURE, TEMPERAMENT AND MOVEMENT

CISCO FINISHED HIS CHAMPIONSHIP IN EXACTLY ONE YEAR

OF VERY LIMITED SHOWING WITH 2 BOB’S OVER SPECIALS,

BBE GROUP 1 and 3 MAJORS (5, 4 AND 3 POINTS).

ALWAYS BREEDER OWNER HANDLED,

BAER BILATERAL, CERF NORMAL, HIPS TO BE DONE IN JULY

Breeders/Owners/Handlers Barbara Kaplan-Barrett & Edward Barrett, Ph.D.

[email protected]

C


BIS BISS Am Ch/Cdn Grand Ch

Onsengeltje Enough Said

“DANNY”

Danny

Breeder/Owner/Handler ~ Carola Adams ~ Onsengeltje Dalmatians ~ www.dutchkennels.ca

Cdn Ch Onsengeltje Earth Angel

“ANNIE”


Loved & Owned & Adored by Laurie Isaacsonwww.hot2spotdalmatians.com

BISS GCH CH Sweetspot Hot2spot Best of Both Worlds “ Miley”

This is the Life.... This is the Dream... Hold on Tight!

We are excited that Miley will be making her first appearance in the TOP TWENTY this year.Good luck to all attending DCA from “Team Hot2spot”.


Pictured at 12 weeks old

[email protected] • 650-533-9753

BISS GCH CH

Driftwood Picotee Freestyle CD RE OA MXJ OF TT CHIC # 35459

Driftwood Farm Kathryn Blink Kristi Bowers

Winning DCA at 4 years old.

Winning Best of Breed 11 Years old.

JetGRAND CHAMPION FROM THE VETERAN 10 AND OVER CLASS Ten Shows with Three 5 Point Majors Over Top Twenty Specials

The Judges said

“The way he moves, I cannot believe he is 11!!”

“I would take this dog home.”

“Take him around again, he is incredible.”

“You must be so proud.”

And Producing too! Watch for his babies in 6 -9 at DCA.

Class, Style & Longevity


Judge John J. Madieros

LeapingDals.com

Judge Connie S. Clapp

Grand Championship Title with 5 Point Major - Dec 18, 2010

Winning Best in Specialty Show on to a Group 3 - Feb 13, 2011

Finished Champion with 5 Point Major, 2nd Specialty Major - Aug 8, 2008

Judge RonnieEllen Fischler

Leaping Dals Joy-Boy Jackson RE NP13626002Sire: CH Storytym Never Done Page . Dam: Bret D Belladona . Owner/Handler: Denise Dawson


CH. TOPSPOT KAREFREE HIGH VOLTAGE, ROMX

~ Humme

r ~

We are proud to announce that Hummer has been placed on the ROMX roster (which means that he has sired 20 champions). In addition, #21 just finished her championship also.

Hummer’s record for bilateral hearing puppies is spectacular. He has sired 18 litters, with 121 puppies. No bilateral deaf puppies and only 5 unilateral hearing puppies.

CHIC # 40497

Owners: Darlene Hinkle (Topspot), Nancy Reiter (Karefree) and Alice Milwid (Cardel)

The newest rising star lives at Karefree. “Ms Holly” will make her debut in July.


In limited shows in 2010 Abby earned.....Best of Opposite Sex – Dalmatian Club of Greater Indianapolis under Jon ColeSelect – Greater Pittsburgh Dalmatian Club under Victoria JordanBest of Opposite Sex – Grand River under Eva Berg

She has all majors and only needs a few points to finish her Grand Championship.

At 6 months Cooper earned....BOB under Sari Brewster TietjenRWD at Dal. Club of Greater Indianapolis under Jon ColeBest in Sweepstakes - Greater Pittsburgh Dal Club

At 1 year, he earned... WD at Western Reserve Dalmatian Club under Tim Robbins

Cooper is bilateral hearing and CERF normal (still too young for his hips). Breeders: Cindy Riggans & Judy Murray

Owner: Cathy Palovcsik 2606 Old Waterford Road

Waterford, PA [email protected]

814-796-3650

Breeders: Judy Murray & Rosie BranamanOwners: Cathy Palovcsik Judy Murray (Bay Colony)

574-210-5824

Ch. Bay Colony N Zdar Sojourner is closing in on her Grand Championship. Finished his championship on 11/18/10 under judge Roger Hartinger.

Ch. Choco Chip Bay Colony Sojourner Whatever It Is (L)

“Abby” “Cooper”


CH PHD’s Ravin Reviews

“Abby”

New Champion!

Owned by: Karen Whyte Smiling Dalmatianswww.smilingdalmatians.com

Co-Owned by:Michael Bryan

Abby finished her Championship easily with 3 majors along with the help of her co- owner Michael Bryan.

She was awarded numerous Best Senior in Sweeps wins at Specialties.

Thank you to the following judges who have awarded her,

Anne K. Catterson (pictured)Mrs. Jacqueline Stacy

Mrs. Sandra Goose AllenMr. John Shelton

Mr. Ken Berg Mr. Gary Anderson

Mr. Fredrick Stephens

Special thanks to Breeder, Patrick Jones and Jan Nelson

for their support.


Viginia SimpsonBrookside DalmatiansAKC Breeder of Merit

Brookside Dalmatians introduces our newest Champion.... ”Winni”

From Start ......

Ch Brooksides Minit to Winit(CH Tuckaway Indian Run ROMXX x CH Starseeker Brooksides D-Havlnd TT)

~ Just a minute to win it ~ 8 month old Winni took just 8 weeks

from start to finish to complete her AKC championship.

......to Finish.

Handled by Michelle and Michael Scott


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Inquiring Minds Want to Know about the Pekoe and Rhys litter.

Pre National Edition Friday, April 1, 2011 Vol.1 No.1

This beautiful litter was born on July 3, 2010. There are currently 2 boys and 3 girls showing. The boys are both owner handled and the girls are being presented by their breeder Mary-Lynn Jensen, PhD. Shiner is showing in Texas while the rest of the littermates are on the Florida Circuit

Dixie and Zen are both AKC pointed and earned their UKC CH at only 7 months old! Zoey, the 3rd sister not pictured, is also UKC pointed. Zen is a multiple UKC Group 1 winner and an AKC Star Puppy.

These pups are owned by: Zen: Janet Crumpton Shiner: Christine Chriswell Brooklyn: Chuck Clemens & Jackie Beal Dixie: Rodney & Debbie Dixon Mary-Lynn Jensen co-owns all four puppies.

(BIS BISS NZ GR CH Audax Allegiance to Steadfast X AKC/UKC CH Woodwynd Tea Thyme at the Hardrock RD)

Look for us in Futurity, Sweeps,Bred-By & Puppy Classesat this year’s National.

Woodwynd New York State of Mind

UKC CH Woodwynd Mind Body & Spirit CGC

UKC CH Woodwynd Dixie on My Mind

Woodwynd Eternal Sunshine of the Spotted Mind

The Girls....“Dixie”

“Zen” “Shiner”

“Brooklyn”

The Boys....

Photos by Trish Dreby


Breeder: Beth Anne Johnson

Owners: Beth Anne Johnson & Jason Rudolph

www.prestigedalmatians.com [email protected]

Prestige DalmatiansIntroduces...O’Neil” Prestige’s Both Sides of the Story

( MBISS GCH Mt. Bryton’s Covert Operative X Erin N’ Gibson’s Summer Treasure CGC )

Best In Sweeps Dalmatian Club of Greater New York Specialty first weekend out at 6 months old under breeder judge Mary Tebo Powell.

Pointed from the Bred By Class.

See ya in Kentucky!

”


Prestige Dalmatians

Pointed from the Puppy class going BOS over 2 Specials!Best In Specialty Match at 3 months under breeder judge Peggy Rogan,

Non-Sporting Puppy Group 1.

Introduces... Byrne” Prestige N’ Surfer’s Beach Bum

”

( MBISS GCH Mt. Bryton’s Covert Operative X Erin N’ Gibson’s Summer Treasure CGC )

Breeder: Beth Anne JohnsonOwners: Beth Anne Johnson & Barrie Essner

[email protected]

See ya in Kentucky, D

ude.....


Dolly

Riversides Dalmatians introduces...

This was Dolly’s first time in the ring at 7 months of age. We couldn’t be more proud!

WB/BOW ~ 3 point majorMonticello NY KC

March 12, 2011judge: Dr. Anthony Dinardo

Breeder/ OwnerRichard Baker

Riverside’s Wedding Call

Photos by Ed Stuhr

Let’s dissect the key question first – AKC Registration.

The AKC runs a registry, a studbook, which documents parentage and pedigrees. An entry in that registry documents a specific breed, sire and dam. And that is really it! Oh yes, of course other information such as breeder, owner, date of birth, coat color, and a host of other data are collected, but the key elements are BREED, SIRE and DAM.

If one knows (or can prove) the Breed, Sire and Dam, the dog is registered or register-able. Period. End of story.

What about the LUAs then? Do we know the Breed, Sire and Dam of the dogs to be registered? UNEQUIVOCALLY and emphatically YES!

From the first cross done with a Pointer, through generations of backcrosses using Dalmatians, to current day matings done with LUA Dalmatians, every single LUA dog has a proven pedigree –

100% correct documentation of Sire and Dam.

How can I say that? Was the record keeping really accurate over 35 years? YES! In fact, using sophisticated molecular genetics and DNA testing techniques, Dr. Danika Bannasch demonstrated 100% accuracy to the pedigrees (name of dog, sire and dam) for every single one of the LUAs that she tested. So the bottom line is that the LUA Dalmatian pedigrees are proven beyond a shadow of a doubt – even to a level that exceeds modern day registered Dalmatians – to be error free.

What about Breed? After 12 generations of backcrossing to Dalmatians, and after extensive DNA testing, the LUA Dalmatians are proven to within a high degree of scientific confidence to be 99.998% Dalmatian. The percentage is even higher with current day 14th generation LUA Dalmatians. Anyone who has had their

hands on these dogs can say beyond any shadow of any doubt, “they look like a duck, they walk like a duck, & they quack like a duck – so they must be a duck” – er, Dalmatian that is.

So, we know the Sire, we know the Dam and we know the Breed for each one of the LUA Dalmatians. Should they be registered? YES, YES, YES!

Now a whole host of other questions surround the LUA Dalmatians. Naysayers use them to support their position, but all they really do is raise unfounded smoke and mirror doubts. For example, “No one knows whether the LUA Dalmatians will have less <clinically evident> stone disease”. Huh? Current day AKC registered Dalmatians produce uric acid stones at a rate 9 times higher than the general canine population, and the vast majority of those stones are urate / uric acid related. If you take away the urates,

you cannot make urate / uric acid stones. No bricks – no brick house. No urates – no urate stones. Period.

Or, “Stone disease is really no longer a problem in Dalmatians. It affects 1% or less of the population.” Huh? Registry after registry documents a high predilection for Dalmatians to form urate stones. The DCA’s own health survey (DCAF – Bartges) showed a rate 10 times higher than the general canine population, and approaching 20% or higher amongst male Dalmatians. The Canine Health Foundation supported study done by Dr. Dorn showed a 9 times higher rate in Dalmatians. Don’t believe these results? Call your local vet and ask about urate stones in Dalmatians. I’ll bet they give you a litany of patients and experiences.

Indeed, for almost two decades a primary role of the DCA Health committee was to promote information about the occurrence,

treatment and prevention of stone disease in the Dalmatian. Common sense here; if this weren’t a significant problem in the breed, why on earth would so much time, energy and financial resource be devoted to it?

And, “their spots are horrible”. Huh? Have you had your hands on the current day LUAs? Or, with all due respect, have you looked at our current day AKC registered Dalmatians? On the whole, in my opinion, the breed has a real problem with spotting patterns. They have gotten way too big – larger than the size of a half dollar – way too intermingled looking like giant splotches of color, not “spots”, and way too indistinct like “torn patches” of color.

The spot size and character of the current LUAs are much more correct in size and color. They may actually help the breed in this regard! But then, I have had my hands on the

by Irvin B. Krukenkamp, MD, MS, FACS, FAHA

his question has bedeviled

the purebred Dalmatian

community for decades.

After nearly a year of debate

on it at the AKC Board level,

the question was kicked back

to the DCA parent club to

conduct a vote of its members

on the issue.

That vote is scheduled for this

June 2011, or thereabouts.

What side will you take?

How will you vote?

Based on what information?

How will I vote?

YES – Register them.

Why?

Read on.

TTo Register, or Not to Register: That is the QuestionLUA Dalmatian Facts and Fiction


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dogs, photographed and filmed them, and studied them intently. Most of the outspoken naysayers cannot credibly make the same claim.

Or, “if we allow the LUAs into the breeding programs, we will bring in those ‘Pointer’ diseases”. What Pointer diseases? As far as I can tell from research of Pointers, Health Registries and reports, the Pointers – unlike the Dalmatians – do not have any distinct health problem otherwise rare in the general canine population. Besides, and with all due respect, it is genetically and scientifically impossible to point to a single ancestor as the source of a health problem when all members of the genus – canine – share that problem. Said another way, if a LUA develops thyroid disease for example, and that is a known problem in all other breeds, how on earth can one point to the Pointer (pun intended) as the source and not the hundreds of Dalmatians in the pedigree? Answer – you can’t!

Finally, and this is the one that is really outrageous – “Well Dr. Schaible had horrible dogs. We don’t want to bring that into the general Dal population”. Double Huh Huh?? My goodness, have any one of you every sat ringside at a dog show? I have. In fact, I have personally attended several hundred – that’s right, hundred

– National Specialties spanning dozens of breeds over the last several years. Know what? Every single one of the breeds has exhibitors/owners/handlers who rip the dogs to shreds ringside, pledge to never breed to that “awful line” and bemoan those horrible dogs bred by so-and-so. Get over it! It is meaningless chatter.

So what is the bottom line here? The LUAs are Dalmatians, simple as that. The AKC should register them as Dalmatians because they have met, and indeed far exceeded, any documentation requirement for Breed, Sire and Dam of any registry any where in the world! Their pedigrees are 100% accurate, and their Breed – Dalmatian – has been proven scientifically through DNA testing that far exceeds any other purebred dog!

Will the LUAs prove to be “the cure” for urate stone disease? With a high degree of confidence, YES! Why? It is simple. You just can’t make urate stones without the urates. You don’t believe me? Well look at over 150 other breeds with normal urinary uric acid levels for proof. How is it that 150 other breeds do not have a problem with uric acid stones and obstructions? Simple answer – they don’t have the urates!

Do I have to breed these dogs? NO, of course not. You can make your breeding choices just like any other breeder. Don’t like “those awful dogs”? Don’t like their spots? Don’t like their breeder? Fine, no problem. Don’t get involved. Don’t breed to them.

BUT, and this is my final comment, don’t DENY the opportunity of others to breed them, show them, and to develop their breeding programs using them. Please, let common sense prevail. Register the dogs and move on. It is time to put this issue to rest.

To Register, or Not to Register: That is the Question, con’t

To learn more about the Low Uric Acid Dalmatians

Visit the site:

www.luadalmatians.com


DeeDee

Aberdeen’s Deal or No Deal Ch Proctor’s Dappled Doppler

XAberdeen’s Seeing the Forrest

Breeder/ OwnerDenise Powell

DeeDee is a Low Uric Acid Dalmatian (Uu). Not only is she lovely to look at and a delight to live with,

she is passing on her good qualities to her kids.

We are hopeful that in 2011, the AKC will register Low Uric Acid Dalmatians

so that DeeDee and Dals like her can compete in AKC events, giving other Dalmatian breeders and exhibitors

the chance to see them in person.


Bred & Owned by: Carol Chase- Fiacre Dalmatians

Fiona is a Low Uric Acid Dalmatian.She is a BOB and Utility Group Winner in the UK

& also a UKC Multiple Best in Multiple Breed Show Winner, UKC Premier 2009 Group Winner and a Premier 2010 Total Dog Winner

in the US.

“Fiona”

Fiona is currently in the UK with Julie Evans.

UKC Grand Champion Fiacre’s First and Foremost[ Aberdeen’s All That Jazz (LUA) X Ch Fiacre’s Cover Girl ]

UKC Ch Fiacre’s Seeing is Believing

“SELIA”

Selia is a Low Uric Acid Dalmatian.She is the first UU Dalmatian to finish her UKC Championship

& finished in one weekend of shows at just 6 months of age. She is currently working for obedience and rally titles.

Owned by: Carol Chase- Fiacre Dalmatians

Denise Powell- Aberdeen Dalmatians

[ UKC Ch Fiacre’s Felix Felicis (LUA) X Stocklore Hallelujah (LUA) ]


Rim Rock Stocklore Mystic Maks

Pictured at 9 months.

[ Mystic Mickie (LUA) X Stocklore Mystic Sadie (LUA) ]

Maks is a Low Uric Acid Dalmatian.He is one of 8 UU Dals to date.Pictured here at 9 months of age.


“Maks”

Owner: Barbara Allison

[email protected]:

Lesia Wood & Robert Schaible


Pm ShowSweepstakes Judge – Dr. Edite Walter, MDBest Junior in Sweeps /Best- Cranbrooke Back’N Bluejeans (Taylor)Best Senior in Sweeps - Starseeker N Robbsdale’s Friend of Distinction (Winick)

Conformation Judge – Mrs. Janis MercerBOB – GCH CH Royalty’s Taylormade Call Me Sir (Mayfield/Lindhorst)BOW /WB- Paisley’s I Love Lucy By Elan (Pella)BOS – GCH CH Paisley Choco Chip Brownie Delite (McCance/MacMillan)Select Dog - GCH CH Sunnyoaks Ready To Rumba (Wrath)Select Bitch - GCH CH Folklore Celtic C&C All About Me (Boyd/Skibinski)AOM – GCH CH HiSpot’s Cause for Applause (Richardson/Henderson)AOM - CH Hollyhead Ravin Bellatrix (Passman)Best Veteran - CH Centurion Coopers Brown Juju (Linstedt)WD –Choco Chip And Bay Colony’s Off The Beaten Path (Haley)RWD – HiSpot & Dreamwork’s Try To Keep Up (Strait/Henderson/Skibinski)WB – Paisley’s I Love Lucy By Elan (Pella)RWB – JLS Full of Sass (Soukup)

Dalmatian Club of Greater St. Louis Specialties , Gray Summit, MO, March 4, 2011

Photos & Results submitted by Toni Linstedt, Kathy Ryan, Kara Sinclair and Lily Strait

AM ShowSweepstakes Judge – Laura CarpenterBest Junior in Sweeps/ Best - Cranbrooke Back’N Bluejeans (Taylor)Best Senior in Sweeps - Starseeker N Robbsdale’s Friend of Distinction (Winick)

Conformation Judge – C. Glen WalterBOB – GCH CH Paisley Nspird By Broadway (MacMillan/Iwaoka)BOW/WB - HiSpot’s Had Me At Hello (Henderson/Skibinski)BOS –GCH CH Royalty’s Splash of Taylor (Polaski)Select Dog - GCH CH HiSpot’s Cause for Applause (Richardson/Henderson)Select Bitch - GCH CH Folklore Celtic C&C All About Me (Boyd/Skibinski)AOM – GCH CH Cranbrooke Back To The Future (Taylor)AOM - GCH CH Insignia Indygeaux Dotts (Ryan)Best Veteran - CH Centurion Coopers Brown Juju (Linstedt)WD – Starseeker N Robbsdale’s Friend of Distinction (Winick)RWD – Choco Chip Boone for Cranbrooke (Taylor)WB –HiSpot’s Had Me At Hello (Henderson/Skibinski)RWB – Hollytree Lakeshore Starmark Lucky Star (Markham/Turner/Rogers)

Candid photos from the Dalmatian Club of Greater St. Louis Specialties

HiSpot’s Had Me At HelloPaisley’s I Love Lucy By Elan Ch Royalty’s Taylormade Call Me Sir

Ch Folklore & Celtic C&C All About Me

Ch HiSpot’s Cause For Applause

CH Centurion Cooper’s Brown Juju

GCH CH Paisley Nspird By Broadway

Ch Insignia Indygeaux Dots

Starseeker & Robbsdale’s Friend of Distinction & Chequers JLS Bon Vivant

HiSpot & Dreamwork’s Try to Keep Up & Sunnyoaks N Thanewood Power Forward Choco Chip & Bay Colony’s Off The Beaten Path

Choco Chip Boone for Cranbrooke & Centurion Anticipation Bentley


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Friday Sweeps: Judge Laura LightholderBest Jr./ Best in Sweeps: MOSAIC OSCAR’S WILDE RIDE N HALLWIRTH (Tom & Lynn Hallwirth )

Best Sr. PROCTOR’S GOLD RUSH ABSOLUTELY STRIKING IT RICH (Dennis & Michelle Collingwood)

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Stud Dog: CH NSPIR D HOLLYWOOD LEGEND (Carrie Jordan)

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The Duke Basketball program under Mike Krzyzewski (Coach K) is one of the best in the country. Coach K has built a legacy of success; taking good players and creating great teams that have gone on to win multiple conference, tournament and national titles. The banners recognizing these accomplishments hang proudly from the rafters at Cameron Stadium. Along with the success of the program on the court, Duke has attained the highest graduation rate of the #1 seeds in the j2010 NCAA tournament. 92% of Duke’s players complete their college educations, a rarity in a sport where increasingly “one and done” is the order of the day.

And as a result, everyone hates Duke. The reasons are as wide and varied as you might expect. They are a private school, so of course they have more financial resources to throw at the program. They get all the breaks from the ref’s - everyone “knows” the fouls fall their way. When they won the NCAA tournament it was because they had an easier bracket. Never once do their detractors acknowledge that perhaps it was the combination of talent, coaching, and the day in and day out dedication and hard work required to excel.

Sound familiar?

I remember when we first got started in dogs. There was a dog that was being shown in our area. The dogwas just starting his show career, was exhibited by a top handler and was well on his way to setting multiple records in the breed. The dog was a very good dog, of excellent breed type, with a strong presence - a real showman in the ring. But if you listened to the

commentary outside the ring, you would have thought that the dog was nothing more than average – and that was on a good day. Certainly with all of those faults and that undesirable temperament the only reason the dog could be winning is because of the handler, the ads, the politics - you name it. It could never be because it was a good dog.

It makes me wonder where the saying “Everyone loves an winner” came from. Because clearly we don’t like winners who consistently win.

What we DO like is the underdog.

One of my most memorable moments in dogs occurred after we had been in the breed for just a few years. I had my first show dog, a bitch, and she was slow to come along. I was the person in the local group most deserving of the “Reserve Queen” tee shirt. The person everyone loved to see show up at the dog show, because odds were quite good that I wasn’t going to win. And then the day came - a certain judge known for his tendency to fall in love - fell in love with my bitch - and she won a 5 point major at a specialty. Everyone cheered for us. I was the underdog, the long shot no one expected to win and the tears running down my cheeks as I accepted my winners ribbon and trophy were the undeniable evidence of that fact.

I know what you might be thinking. Yes, it is easier to like the underdog. They have not developed an ego about winning - after all they have no experience with it. They are a bumbling mass of humility and pure joy, and quite frankly if we are honest

with ourselves they remind us of ourselves when we started out in the sport.

Success can be heady stuff and when it goes bad, it can be ugly.

We all know the person who assumes that for whatever reason - length of time in the breed, past wins, local stature - you name it, they should be the rightful heir to the awards on that day – and that day happens to be every day. And, when for whatever reason, the judge finds a dog they like better and the ribbons go another way the venom spews forth. The judge must be an idiot. Who would want to win under this judge! The other competitor had “an in”. After all, how could that pig have beaten my dog? In the extreme, this person might feel it necessary to explain all of this to the person who in fact did win - either directly or indirectly. Isn’t social networking a wonderful thing!

You might also recognize this person - the one that goes to the dog show - but can only remember when it comes time to post results - the win that their dog achieved. They were too excited, didn’t have a catalog - you name it. The excuses go on. No matter that these are the same dogs they compete against weekend in and weekend out. They can recite line and verse every fault of these dogs, and every bad dog contained in the pedigrees of these dogs, but for some reason they can never seem to remember when these dogs win.

It is hard to like these people.

When you are at the top of your game, you become the benchmark for others. After the NCAA Championship win in 2010, Duke

headed into the 2011 season with a Number 1 ranking. Someone may as well have painted a target on their backs. Every team that faced Duke on the court this season brought their A game. A win against Duke meant bragging rights and in order for Duke to defend its position they had to be on top of their game every time they stepped onto the court. That is the price of being at the top.

It is no different in dogs. Anyone who has ever campaigned a top dog knows that it is an all-encompassing endeavor. If there is a dog show somewhere, you need to be there. These dogs often travel longer distances, are shown more frequently and are expected to take it all in stride. We expect these dogs to be perfect. And every time they step into the ring we scrutinize their every move. At the same time, every other exhibitor’s private goal is to knock off the big dog. How many times have you heard someone brag about their big win over “Top Specials”? It comes with the territory.

One of the things that Mike Krzyzewski does as part of the conditioning of his team is to pack the toughest competition he can find into the season. Duke typically plays a full schedule, with a healthy dose of out of conference games often cutting short the amount of downtime between games. The more aggressive schedule and tougher competition provide an excellent benchmark for the team. They get a much better idea of the true strength of their offense and defense, enabling them to focus on the areas of the game that need improvement. Competition makes their game stronger.

The same can certainly be said about

the sport of dogs. Relative quality has the ability to elevate or place a drag on the overall quality of a breed. When overall quality is high and competition is tough, breeders are successful only if they breed better quality dogs that are well conditioned and trained for the show ring. This bodes well for the breed. With better quality dogs to select from, the gene pool is strengthened, and the resulting offspring should continue to be an improvement on their sire and dam. When overall quality is not as strong and competition is less intense it is obviously easier to win. If a breeder is not diligent, standards slide, and dogs that would otherwise not be candidates for a breeding program end up in the gene pool and the gradual downward trend continues. How many times have you heard a breeder say “This dog is no worse than what is out in the ring showing now.”

Competition is good for the sport of dogs. It makes us better handlers and better breeders, and hopefully better competitors. In our early years in dogs one of my favorite parts of the national specialty was the hospitality room, which contained a photographic display of all of the past winners. I would look at those pictures and at those special dogs and hope that some day my dogs would be a part of that display. It gave me something to aspire to while I got my hind end kicked to kingdom come each weekend at the dog show. Over time we have had the good fortune of making our way onto that display. And we have a much better understanding of what it takes to be at the top of your game.

By Michele Wrath

We live in North Carolina in an area otherwise known as the Ground Zero of College Basketball. With 4 Division 1 teams within 50 miles of each other, and home to what is considered to be the greatest rivalry in the NCAA - Duke and UNC, the Triangle is College Basketball. When you move to a new area, you pick a place to live, schools for your kids, and a doctor, a dentist and possibly a church. When you move to Carolina, you also pick a basketball team. ....We picked Duke.

Being number 1



Dalmatian Christmas Ornaments For SaleI have been collecting Dalmatian-themed Christmas ornaments for MANY years and over the past years have chosen not to have a Christmas tree, so these lovely ornaments have remained in the attic.

I have decided to share them with any who would like to purchase them. I MIGHT be able to arrange transportation to the DCA National for any orders. The ornaments are in several groupings with the price attached to each. I am willing to negotiate price on most of them (but not all) if you want to purchase a large quantity.

Just let me know if you need a more detailed description of any of the ornaments.Some are porcelain, some are material; some are metal; some are wooden, some are composite material and some are plastic.

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June & Irv Krukenkamp & all of us at E Dalmatians.


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When the entries arrive you

find that your dog is on at

8am Sat and 1pm Sunday.

Like 90% of Dog Show

exhibitors you are at least

100 miles from the show. So

you’ll either pay for an extra

night’s hotel room or you’ll

be leaving at 3:30am.

The long drive is uneventful

and you make it to the show

site on time. You search

for a space, dragging your

stuff, up and down aisles

until you find a tiny space

about as far as you can get

from your ring and still be in

the same building.

You set up your stuff, start

the grooming of your dog

and when the time arrives

you head to the ring. As

the moment approaches for

you to enter the ring your

stomach starts to flutter.

Even a novice person will

tell you nervousness travels

down the leash. You try to

calm your nerves, practice

your breathing and focus

on the job ahead. You size

up the competition and tell

yourself you have the best

dog because let’s face it;

every owner believes they

have the best dog and every

other entry is inferior.

The entire judging of your

breed could take from 10 to

40 minutes and except for 1

exhibitor you are then done

for the day.

It’s 8:10 and your dog didn’t

win. Now you’re totally

aggravated, you traveled all

this way and you think the

judge was an idiot because

he didn’t like your dog. If

you should win the breed

it’s now 8:10, groups start

at 2pm and you are the last

group. One way or the other

it’s going to be a long day at

the dog show.

Now for the professional

handler, traveling is part

of their job. They have the

network to ensure they have

the best locations. They have

the assistants to help with

dogs. They deal with all the

hassle. For the professional

handle there is no emotional

investment in the dog they

are showing. After all win or

lose they get paid.

I have seen some owner

handlers do an amazing

job showing their dogs, but

there are many owners who

no matter how much they

practice can’t show their

dogs well.

Now some people

might complain that the

professional handler has a

political advantage, which

occasionally might be true,

but the reality is they win

because they consistently

do a great job presenting a

dog.

You might think that hiring

a professional handler is

expensive but think back to

the 2 nights in the hotel,

meals, gas and the hours

spent waiting to go into the

ring, and after all for most of

us time is money.

Showing a dog well is a

talent and when you see a

dog well presented it takes

your breath away.

I have finished dogs both

ways. No matter which way

you choose to take part in

the dog show experience

one thing doesn’t change;

the flutter in your stomach as

the moment approaches for

your dog to enter the ring is

always there.

Owner VsProfessional HandlerBy Karen McNamara

ou work all week looking forward to the dog show on the weekend. Your mind is full of the logistics in getting to the show site. Your house stinks of cooked liver. There are a half a dozen damp towels needing to be washed. But your dog looks great and visions of purple ribbons are dancing in your head.


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