THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER FOR THE AKC JUNIOR ORGANIZATION, VOL. 5, NO. 1 SPRING 2001

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The deadline for receiving Scholarship Applicationswas February 16, 2001. Once again we were over-whelmed by the quality of the applications. The nextissue of the Junior News will highlight the recipients.

Reminders about the Regulations for JuniorShowmanship: Amateur Status, an individual listed as anagent is not eligible to compete in Juniors, nor any per-son who distributes rate cards or otherwise advertisesthemselves as handling dogs for pay in the show ring, oraccepts payment for handling dogs. "Participation inJunior Showmanship is intended to encourage Juniors tolearn how to care for and present different breeds. Partof the educational process could include apprenticeshipor assisting professional handlers. Juniors may taketheir employers’ dogs into the ring while still retainingamateur status."

Conflicts: A Junior may have a conflict with theirdog in another class. The judge may allow a Junior toenter the ring up until the time they have examined andgaited every dog in the class.

Should a Junior request to be excused to go show inanother ring, they are permanently excused and may notreturn.

Assisting at upcoming AKC Judges Institutes: Wehave been very fortunate to have had Juniors assist inshowing dogs and participate in the presentation theJudging of Juniors at past Institutes. This year the AKCJudges Institute will be held on Denver, Colorado, August13-17th. The Advanced Institute on Sight Hounds will beSeptember 17-19th in Atlanta, Georgia and the AdvancedInstitute on the Working Breeds will be in Andover,Massachusetts November 12—15th, if you are interest-ed in assisting at any of these please contact Amy Reid at(919) 816-3814 or juniors@akc.org.

Judge, Maxine V. Beam, awarded Best Junior Handler for 2001 toElizabeth Jordan 16, of San Jose, California. Presenting the trophy is

the 2000 Best Junior Handler Nicholas Urbanek.

Judge Miss Maxine V. Beam, and her four placements (L to R) Thirdplace, Audra Lambie, Escondido, California; Best Junior Handler,

Elizabeth Jordan, San Jose, California; Second place, Justin Yllanes,Newtown, Connecticut; Fourth place, Jennifer Cannon, Riverton, Utah.

EDITOR’S NOTE

I need only one more leg toget my CDX title. Besidescompeting in trials I visit hos-pitals, nursing homes, andbattered woman shelters withTucker. He has also workedwith kids in occupationaltherapy. Tucker is a verysweet dog and loves peopleand other dogs. My otherinterests include writingpoems, singing and dancing.

As much asshowing in juniorshowmanship andagility has been amain influence on my life, my arthas been the expres-sion of my personalviews, insights,i m a g i n a t i o n ,thoughts and feel-ings. The juniorshowmanship ringhelped me form anincredible bondwith my dogs andopened my eyes tothe inner workingsof their personali-

ties. I expressvarious aspects oftheir personali-ties and their feel-ings through myartwork, so thatother people cansee my dogs, andPembroke WelshCorgis in general,the way I seethem. Drawing orpainting mybreed and otherbreeds has help-ed me hone myobservation skillswhen I am study-ing a breed and

its standard so I know what to look for as ajunior judge. When I am completing an art-work, I am in effect, constructing a dog. Arthelps me improve my skills of seeing propor-tion and capturing moments in time in mymind to set down to paper later.

Dog showing itself is art. You sculpt yourdog when you groom. The act of showing islike dance; each movement and moment

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ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONSBY SUSAN JACOB(Editors note: Susan is a recipient of an AKC Junior Scholarship and has been asked to judge oneof the preliminary junior classes at the AKC~Eukanuba American Dog Classic.)

I feel very privileged that I have been asked to write about my artwork for theAKC Jr. News. I am from Connecticut and competed in juniors for sevenyears, one year in Obedience and two years in Agility with Pembroke Welsh

Corgis. Art has been a major part of my life ever since I could pick up a penciland my interest in dog showing started when I was four years old, although myfamily was not showing at the time.

STARTING EARLYBY COURTNEY CARUFEL

Courtney and Tucker working in Agility

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Rose, Courtney and Tucker

“Corgi Alphabet” by Susan Jacob

My name is Courtney Carufel and I am 10 years old. I have been working with my dogs since I was six years old. Tucker, my Golden Retriever, has a NA, NAJ, OA OAJ, CD, TDI, and aGCG titles.

“Chinese Crested on Screen” by Susan Jacob

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flows together and is calculated to create apleasing picture to the judge and the audi-ence. I relate handlers to artists that makepaintings. There has to be a visual balancebetween the handler and dog.

Competing in junior showmanship hadtaken me all over the Northeastern UnitedStates. I have traveled as far north asMassachusetts, as far south as Virginia, andas far west as Kentucky and Ohio. I can’tseem to work fast enough to create artworkthat portrays the sights I have seen on mytravels. One of my recent dog-related art-work is a collage that depicts my experi-ences on the road to the WestminsterKennel Club Dog show. This cubist stylecollage includes images of my primaryjunior showmanship dog, Augie, from pup-pyhood, to images of us growing together,our participation in a made for televisionNational Geographic on the WestminsterKennel Club, to images of us actually com-peting at “The Garden”. I believe that theroad to such a prestigious competition asWestminster is just as important as, andpossibly more important in some respectsthan the competition itself. This belief is thefocus of the work.

Augie and I had a very special relation-ship in the show ring. At home, however,

Augie is my father’s dog.Every day when my dadleaves for work or isn’thome, Augie puts hishead on the ledge to thescreen door and poutslike I have depicted in“Shut In”. Many showdogs are first and fore-most pets and familymembers, and Augie is atrue example of this. Ienjoy showing hismoods in my artwork asthey reflect the indepen-dent, stubborn, andenergetic dog that he isat home while showinghis cultured and worldlyside at the dog shows.

I have found myartwork to be a greatrelease and opportunityto show people thethings I see and mymind’s eye. I feel veryhonored to share my art-work with all of you. While showing is asport, I most consider it an art. Yes, youmust go through the labor of loading andunloading equipment and keep yourself

physically fit for a smooth performance.You must also groom your dog, mentally,for the ring, and choreograph what you willdo in the ring.

ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONS CONT’D

“Rear View” by Susan Jacob

“Shut In” by Susan Jacob

TRAINING CAN BE FUNBY LAUREN FERRARAHi, my name is Lauren Ferrara and I am four-teen years old and live in Monmouth County,New Jersey. I own and train a three-year oldDachshund named Tyler in Agility. I started outin Obedience with our nine-year old GermanShepherd named Buster. I have joined a dogclub called the Bayshore Companion Dog Club.This is where I took lessons with a friend of myfather. My Dad also helped me out since hetrained dogs before I was born.

I had agreed to do an Obedience demon-stration with Buster and there I met some crazypeople in who trained and did Agility. I watchedfor a while and fell in love with the sport. Tylerand I began taking Agility classes with theBayshore Club. I found to my surprise Tyler wasquite willing able to learn and after a few sets of

classes I entered my first Agility Trial. The restwas history.

I came home from the first trial with a blueribbon and my first novice standard leg. Thenext trial was Bayshore’s. I came home with fourblue ribbons and my novice title, and two novicejumper’s legs. It felt great to do so well at myown clubs trial. The local newspaper, TheAsbury Press, even did a story on me and putTyler on the cover. Boy was I shocked.

You can see me competing in the agilityring with my friends Golden Retriever, Rusty. Ialso now train with a newly formed club, theJersey Agility Group which was started by a fewof my friends. I look forward to continuingcompeting with Tyler this season and also train-ing my new Border Collie…. Thanks to Dad.

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Congratulations to all juniors who competed at Westminster on February 12& 13 2001. Each of the Juniors listed qualified by placing first in 8 Openclasses with competition during the year. This year there were representa-

tives from 31 states.

JUNIORS PARTICIPATING IN WESTMINSTER

Monday Preliminary Class Judge Elliott Weiss

Monday Preliminary Class Judge Charlotte P. Patterson

Tuesday Preliminary Class Judge Elliott Weiss

Tuesday Preliminary Class Judge Charlotte P. Patterson

AlabamaSamantha NorrisArizonaEmily Owens-Jones

CaliforniaWyatt DelfinoMegan HofCassidy JacksonLaurie MashikoJordanElizabeth JordanJanette KremzarAudra LambieMichael McGuireCatrina MinnickPatricia Novak-StevensonTyson PateTimothy PlutchakChristopher Radcliffe

ColoradoKaren BeardsleeSarah Byington

ConnecticutMegan NelsonStephanie PaulJustin Yllanes

FloridaDanielle ButlerBilly EllisKaitlin HuffHeather LollisHaley Whitcomb

GeorgiaAshley Albro

IllinoisChristine EngelsmanJuan MirandaRenee RizzoKelly SchurMeagan Ulfers

KansasErin BrandonKaylee Brandon

LouisanaEmily BissoChad Malinak

MassachusettsJennifer HollowWhitney PerryLindsay Waterman

MarylandJamie CampbellCassandra Williams

MichiganNicole AshbyChelsea BrandenburgKala BrownKara ColtMelanie CotterJessica DePernaJoyce LariozaLindsay Meyers

MinnesotaKyle Conner

MissouriKatie ShepardJamie Wyrick

NebraskaErik Miller

New JerseyAshley CuzzolinoJason KowalchukPeter KubaczCassidy PowersAshley Tripodi

New YorkLauren GaloryKathryn MinesStacey PfeifferKimberli SchultzSamantha Waldorf

North CarolinaJulie AtkinsonJohn Cox IIAllison JohnstonShelby Roberts

OhioJessica Becka Katherine BevanMichelle JarusLindsey KuhnJason McIlwaineDavid Zavasky

OklahomaBrandi Grider

OregonJeremiah KirkKatherine NieburCandace Walker

PennsylvaniaCarissa DeMiltaAlexis DitlowKendra Jeffrey

South CarolinaJune BeckwithValerie Beckwith

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TexasLaura ChamnessLois DeMersLaura LangeBelinda NicholsGenevieve RidderhoffJoe Turner

UtahJennifer CannonVirginiaKellye CunninghamBrandon LenkKelly Wisch

VermontCaulder Ripley

WashingtonDarcie BeecroftJessica BiesiedzinskiMichael BrunnerJennifer DawsonJennifer HolmbergNicholas JacobsonPenny KingRachel PaganCameron SimpsonErin Wheelon

West VirginiaLeslie Shaffer

WisconsinAnna Marie KodetKayla KozakJennifer NeeCassandra RichterKaleena RyfShannon Wilson

Juniors and the dog show world in general have had an impact on my life. Icouldn’t think of my life without my “show”friends, a dog by me, grooming tables,crates, the travel and mileage, and theadrenaline rush that takes over my body as Istep through the baby gates. The triumphs,along with the losses have all helped meslowly become a better handler. The friendsI have met at shows have become truefriendships, even though there may be milesbetween our homes.

When I started in Juniors, I was onlyvaguely aware that yes, there WERE competitions other than JuniorShowmanship! Showing in Juniors hasopened up a wholenew world of adventure as mylove for agility still reigns, and I have now entered the world ofobedience with my current dog Maverick.

Another turning point in my “dog” lifewas when I got Maverick. It was on May 30,1998 when my family and I drove from St.Charles; MO to Chicago, IL to pick up myFlat-Coated Retriever, a five hour trip thatwas well worth it. I got Ruffwood FoolhardyMaverick or “Maverick” as he is knownhere. He was an 8-week-old black ball offluff with energy to spare.

Maverick opened up doors that I havenever thought possible until I got out on myown. We have done so much together in thetwo years I have had him.

I had my first conformation dog, something I hadn’t planned to do until after

I was done with college. Although similar insome ways to Juniors, to me conformationwas a whole different ballgame, because Iwas in the ring with people who had beendoing this showing stuff longer than I hadand also with men and women who makehandling their life.

In Juniors, we started in the NoviceSenior class. It took some searching, but inFebruary 2000, I found enough competitionto earn my last win needed to move into theOpen Senior class. Earning that last win wasa day I will remember forever. I was very,very nervous. Maverick showed his heartout for me and to my relief, I was able to staycalm at a tense moment. The other moment

I will remember inJuniors, is going to theFlat - Coated RetrieverSociety of America

(FCRSA) National Specialty this year inKentucky. Showing in Juniors with thosewho have the same breed as you is a lot dif-ferent than showing in an all-breed show. Iwas very happy to earn third place win in theOpen Senior class.

Obedience is an event in whichMaverick and I have begun to excel. InAugust he finished his CD title with a thirdplace finish. In the Spring I plan to showhim in Open and continue to Utility. To thinkthat when I started I wasn’t sure that I wasready to get even a CD, and here we areready to compete at the Open level!

The rush and excitement that comeswhen going to an Agility event has becomesecond nature to me. Maverick and I are

currently in the Novice level in both stan-dard and JWW classes.

Maverick attended his first trial this pastNovember and although we did not qualify,we ran fast and had FUN! I enjoy watchingothers run so I can find out what I can do tohelp our performance become better.Watching what others do, whether it be agili-ty, or elsewhere can help tremendously instriving to do better.

My success in dogs would neverhave come without the help of manypeople in my life:

My parents, for taking me to showsand always being there for me and supporting me in everything I do.

Kate Green, my best friend inJuniors, and my companion during thedown times at shows.

Patti Rea, my obedience and handling instructor, friend, and mentor,and chauffeur to and from the shows.

Lastly, Debbie and Steve Porter, the breeders of Maverick, withoutwhom none of my success would havehappened.

These accomplishments and memoriesare the kind that lasts a lifetime, but not allof my memories from shows deal with win-ning. The liver fights were a sight to see, andif you had extra liver handy, just as fun toparticipate in! As was, the spray bottle fight,which was much appreciated on those hotdays. Other memories include the travel. Ihave shown in Kansas and all over Missouri,Illinois, and Kentucky. I hope to broadenthis range next year.

Without Juniors in my life, I would havenever have met all the people I have andmost importantly my partner, best friend,my dog, Mav.

As the saying goes “Time flies whenyou’re having fun.” For Maverick and methis quote couldn’t fit better.

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TIME FLIESBY COURTNEY SWEENEY

These accomplishments and memories arethe kind that lasts a lifetime . . .

At 16 1/2 years of age I still love to think I have all the time in the worldto live my life. When I see reality though, life isn’t as long as my con-scious tends to believe. With only a year and a half left in Junior

Showmanship classes, I hate to think when my 18th birthday hits in 2002, Iwill no longer be filling Open Senior on the entry forms for shows. I findmyself wanting to yell, “But it isn’t enough time! I want to continue in Juniorsafter my 18th birthday!”

Kite and I like to compete in junior show-manship, conformation, obedience, and some-thing very different called drafting. Drafting ispart of the working heritage of this and otherlarge sturdy breeds, who helped around thefarms by pulling carts or wagons. The BerneseMountain Dog, The Greater Swiss MountainDog and the Newfoundland are some breedsthat were used for draft work. Traditionally, theBernese Mt. Dog was used on the farm to haulmilk in large cans from farms into the villages.

Kite and I compete in draft tests. This pastspring, we passed a draft test and earned aNovice Draft Title (NDD) from the BerneseMountain dog Club of America. The draft testincludes an obstacle-type course where thedog must maneuver around objects, a groupstay, and a freight haul. The dog must followcommands and successfully move aroundobstacles, all while pulling a cart, wagon, sledor other draft rig.

Draft titles are not currently recognized bythe AKC, but are recognized by specific breedclubs like the Bernese Mountain Dog Club ofAmerica, the Newfoundland Club of America,and most recently the Greater Swiss MountainDog Club. Each club has individual sets of rulesand guidelines for their draft tests.

The Bernese Mountain Dog club has twotypes of draft test classes, novice and open. Thenovice tests are done mostly on lead and thedog must be able to pull the cart with 20pounds of weight in it. After successfully pass-ing the novice test, there is the open draft testwhere everything is done off lead, the groupstay is out of sight, and the dog must pull a loadthat is equal to its weight. Two dogs that havepassed the novice or open test can competetogether in a brace novice or open draft test.

Here is a little bit of information about thedraft tests.

The draft test takes place both in a ring (atleast 100’ X 100’) and outside of a ring.

The draft test rings are often decoratedwith lots of colorful obstacles and decoration.

In the ring there are two parts to the drafttest, maneuvering and a long stay exercise.

Out of the ring the dogs must pull the cart1/2 mile on a cross country course, up anddown hills and through trees and along differ-ent terrain’s.

Tests are pass/fail; there are no scores. To earn a Draft Dog title, you need to pass

all parts of the test.There are two separate judges that judge

you at the same time, and you can get yourscore sheet at the end. Also, the results of eachexercise are posted outside the ring for peopleto see.

Here are the things that you get rated on inthe Bernese Mt. Dog Club of America Drafttests. The test simulates the type of activitiesand exercises that the dog and handler mightencounter if they were performing actual draftwork.

Basic Control- The dog must heel byyour side with a loose lead while doing halts,turns and changes of pace. The dog must alsodo a recall.

Hitch and Harnessing- The harnessmust be put on the dog correctly and thenhitched to the cart or wagon. The dog cannotshow resistance.

Maneuvering- You go through a courseof obstacles and the dog must make turns, cir-cles, and halts. The dogs must know com-mands for forward, halt, right and left turns.The dog even has to back up which is very hardfor some dogs. There is also a part where youhave to squeeze through a narrow passagebetween two gates. There is only 6 inches ofspace on both sides of the cart, and of you hitthe narrows - you fail.

Visual Distraction- This is a moving arti-cle like a ball or flags that blow in the wind.The dog can look but must not chase or shyfrom the object or go off course.

Auditory Distraction- This can be anynoise like a bell, a barking dog, a loud radio.The dog can look but must not bark or moveoff course towards the noise.

Group Stay- This is a three-minute staywith the dog either lying down, sitting or stand-ing while hitched to the cart. The dog must notchange positions or move.

Freight Haul- The freight haul is 1/2-mile course that winds through woods and upand down hills. The novice dogs must be ableto pull their carts with 20 pounds of weight inthem, and the higher level test requires that thedogs pull an amount equal to the dog’s weight.Several dogs go together on the freight haul.You have to be ready for the unexpected, like asquirrel jumping out in front of you or otherpeople and dogs. Dogs must never hit anythingor lose the contents of the cart or they will bedisqualified, even if it is outside the test ring.

Draft tests are a lot of fun. The thing I real-ly like is that you can talk to and encourage

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Hi, my name is Nadean Scott and I am 12 years old. I would like to tell youabout my Bernese Mountain Dog, “Kite”. We have been together since shewas born at our house three years ago.

DRAFTINGBY NADEAN SCOTT

JUNIORS AT THE CLASSICAKC is pleased to announce that a special com-petition will exist for juniors at the Classic,which will be held Wednesday December 12,2001 in Orlando, Florida. Criteria for eligibilityfor a Junior to enter:

Five wins in an Open Class with competi-tion, between the dates of January 1, 2001 andthe closing date for entries for the Classic. Onemay still compete in this event if the qualifyingwins are earned prior to reaching ones 18thbirthday, rather than the date of the actual event.

Additionally, a grade point average of a 3.0or equivalent for the past two complete semes-

ters of work, as described by the attendingschool submitted with an official school tran-script.

Eligibility for entry and ownership specifi-cations is as described in the ConformationJunior Showmanship Regulations.

Total number of entries will be limited to100; those entries received in the mail with the100th entry will be included. Preliminary class-es will be held judges will select a specifiednumber of juniors to compete in the finals. Noplacements will be made in the preliminaryclasses.

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The American Kennel ClubMuseum of the Dog would liketo know your interest in

becoming a Junior Memberof the Museum. TheMuseum of the Dog in St.Louis will offer a discountmembership to juniors currentlyholding a junior handler member-ship with the AKC.

A Museum membership is accompa-nied by a variety of premiums including asubscription to Sirius, the Museum’snewsletter published three times a year;free admission to the Museum; and a dis-count on purchases in the Gift Shop.Articles on the subject of dogs in art writ-ten by juniors will appear in Sirius withacknowledgement of authorship and willappear on the Junior Page of the AKC-website.

The Museum of the Dog’s holdingsboasts one of the world’s largest collec-

tions of British, American, andEuropean paintings, drawings

and sculptures of dogsthroughout the ages. The newlyrenovated Hall of Fame dis-

plays a large mural of fifteen All-Star Dogs painted by California

artist Stephen Hubbell. Touch–screencomputers provide information aboutcelebrity dogs such as Lassie, Rin Tin Tin,and Toto of the Wizard of Oz.

Please let us know of your interestin joining the museum of the Dog

by contacting:The AKC Museum of the Dog,

1721 S. Mason Rd., St. Louis, MO 63131

314-821-3647e-mail: dogarts@aol.com

DOG MUSEUM JUNIOR MEMBERSHIPSyour dog almost the whole time in the ring andon the freight haul. Also, everyone outside thering is encouraged to clap and to cheer on theteam. Usually when a team makes it through thenarrows or backs-up everyone cheers andclaps. The dogs love it.

My dog Kite and I love drafting. Kite is sofast, and she prances and wags her tail the wholetime. Dogs and people should enjoy draft worktogether. I’m going to show Kite and her mother ina brace draft test this spring. So, I better startworking them now!

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