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Volume 49 Issue 6 The Official Newsletter of the NCWFA December 2014Volume 49 Issue 6 The Official Newsletter of the NCWFA December 2014Volume 49 Issue 6 The Official Newsletter of the NCWFA December 2014
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NCWFA OFFICERS /BOD/Committee Heads 2014
President Brad Briscoe 510-339-7427
VP Debby Knutson 415-497-0061
2nd VP Mary Jean Odron 209-931-4682
Treasurer Kellee Livingston 650-368-3145
Secretary Guin Borstel 415-826-8853
DIRECTORS
Russell Kunkel [email protected]
Marrianne Lu [email protected]
Todd Wilhoyte [email protected]
Ed Odron [email protected]
Jen Haas [email protected]
COMMITTEES
Coursing Russell Kunkel 510-896-8631
Show Mary Jean Odron 209-931-4682
Membership Guin Borstel 415 -826 -8853
Racing Jean Balint 707-425-3314
Rescue Guin Borstel 415-826-8853
Kellee Livingston 650-368-3145
SPEED Guin Borstel [email protected]
Trophies Mary Jean Odron 209-931-4682
Website Guin Borstel 415-826-8853
Whippetbilia Marrianne Lu 510-813-0409
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Masthead & Contents ………………………….….………………..………………………..………..…………2Masthead & Contents ………………………….….………………..………………………..………..…………2Masthead & Contents ………………………….….………………..………………………..………..…………2
Rover Reporter……………………………………...……….……………………….………….……………..…..3Rover Reporter……………………………………...……….……………………….………….……………..…..3Rover Reporter……………………………………...……….……………………….………….……………..…..3
Club News & Notes Pages ………………………….………………………………..……………..……………4Club News & Notes Pages ………………………….………………………………..……………..……………4Club News & Notes Pages ………………………….………………………………..……………..……………4
December Meeting MinutesDecember Meeting MinutesDecember Meeting Minutes
Membership CornerMembership CornerMembership Corner
Vet ListingVet ListingVet Listing
Breeders ListingBreeders ListingBreeders Listing
Race Practice Jan. 18th......................................................................................................Race Practice Jan. 18th......................................................................................................Race Practice Jan. 18th.................................................................................................................6..6..6
On the Cover: The Mighty Bolt……..………………………….……………………………………………….7On the Cover: The Mighty Bolt……..………………………….……………………………………………….7On the Cover: The Mighty Bolt……..………………………….……………………………………………….7
Job Description: Rescue Team Coordinator……………………...………………………………………….8Job Description: Rescue Team Coordinator……………………...………………………………………….8Job Description: Rescue Team Coordinator……………………...………………………………………….8
Job Description: Lure Coursing Coordinator………………………...……………………………………..9Job Description: Lure Coursing Coordinator………………………...……………………………………..9Job Description: Lure Coursing Coordinator………………………...……………………………………..9
NCWFA Marketplace…..……………………...…………………………………..………………..……….....10NCWFA Marketplace…..……………………...…………………………………..………………..……….....10NCWFA Marketplace…..……………………...…………………………………..………………..……….....10
Membership Renewal ………………………………………………………………..…………………………..11Membership Renewal ………………………………………………………………..…………………………..11Membership Renewal ………………………………………………………………..…………………………..11
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2014 NCWFA New Title Holders
Ch. Crestfield The Lionheart - Charlotte & Martha Fielder
AKC Championship awarded September 2014
Kindred Marble Halvah, FCh, SC, VFCh—Mimi Dygert
ASFA Veteran Field Championship awarded September 2014
Ch. Kimera China Cat Sunflower - Erin Campbell
AKC Championship awarded July 2014
Ch. Priory's Auld Brass de Sud - Andrea Meyer
AKC Championship Awarded June 2014
UKC & IABCA CH Kettlecove N Hamrya Leaping Lily RA, NF, SC,CA,CGC,NW2, BN, CLT1-R,CLT1-H, CLT1-F, CLT1-S, CLT2-F, CLT2-
H - Sandy Holley
AKC Novice Fast Agility Title awarded May 2014
Ch. Foxglove Lumiere At Windsong - Alisa McCauley & Lorrie Thomas
AKC Championship Awarded May 2014
Ch. Endeavor's Tequila Sunrise at Taliesin - Justine Kay
AKC Championship Awarded April 2014
Ch. Oxford Princeton's Desperado - Angela Hagen
AKC Championship Awarded April 2014
Ch. Snowhill's Mind Over Matter - Kellee Livingston
AKC Championship Awarded April 2014
Ch. Tivio's Sweet Caroline - Ed & Mary Jean Odron
AKC Championship Awarded March 2014
FC. Arrow of Whippetshire, FCh, ARX - Frank Herald
AKC Field Championship Awarded March 2014
Ch. Taliesin Pink Martini at Endeavor - Libby deMille
AKC Championship Awarded February 2014
Ch. Lakota's Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Brown Boulders - Debby Knutson & Brad Briscoe
AKC Championship Awarded February 2014
Ch. Endeavor Inherit The Wind - Libby deMille
AKC Championship Awarded February 2014
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Club News and Notes Pages Club News and Notes Pages Club News and Notes Pages
General Membership Meeting, 12/7/2014
Oakland ,CA
Members Present: Jean Balint, Guin Borstel,
Brad Briscoe, Tina Graham, Jen Haas, Debby
Knutson, Rick Knutson, Robert Lattuga, Kellee
Livingston, Marrianne Lu, Ed Odron, Mary
Jean Odron, Rick Ragan, Kim Robinson, Le-
nore Vogt.
The meeting was called to order at 3:10 PM by
President Briscoe.
The minutes as published in last issue of
SPEED were accepted by the members pre-
sent.
Officer's Reports
President's Report: Brad stated that 2014 has
been another successful year for the NCWFA.
He reported that we appear to have made mon-
ey on the November lure trials. Yay! Brad
asked MJ for a Specialty/Pleasanton recap. MJ
reported that we received a check for $302
from Del Valle for our portion of the entry
fees. Kellee reported that the raffle actually
made over $1500, since several checks came in
on Sunday. Racing also made lots of money for
the September events. Brad announced that
2015 will be his last year as President and his
last year being in charge of bringing the equip-
ment trailer to events. Obviously the Club will
be looking for a member or several members
who are willing and able to bring the trailer to
future events. Ed stated that this gives new
people the opportunity to help the Club and
help with events. It also means we have a tran-
sition period of one year to make sure that
there is a member/members who are trained in
transporting the trailer to our two racing week-
ends (June & September), our two lure cours-
ing weekends (June & November), and the
Specialty (October).
Secretary's Report: No report.
Treasurer's Report: Kellee reported that the
Club has over $18 K in the main account. We
have around $3000 in the PayPal account. A
full report will appear in the January/February
SPEED.
Committee Reports
Coursing: In Russell's absence Brad reported
on the November weekend. The weekend was
successful, both in terms of entries (up) and in
terms of finances (we made money). Saturday
had bad weather, but we had 32 QC/JC entries
on top of over 60 competitive entries, which is
up from last year. Ed reported that he looked
at the corresponding date calendar and in 2015
San Joaquin KC will once again be the week-
end before Thanksgiving. If we will put on a
November event in 2015, we should move it to
the week before its corresponding date, so as to
prevent conflicts. The Saluki Club wishes to
support the entry at our next event. Discussion
ensued regarding the Saluki involvement, and
all in all, it was decided that their support is
positive, especially in terms of entries. The first
coursing event of 2015 is scheduled for the
third weekend in June. Brad and Russell will be
looking at some new fields in January. Russell
resigning from his position as Coursing chair-
person, due to increased work commitments.
The Club is seeking a person who is willing to
take on this position. A full job description will
appear in the next issue of SPEED.
Show: Mary Jean reported that our Breed
Judge for 2015 is Katrina Hamilton, with Curtis
Freeling doing our puppy and veteran sweep-
stakes. We do not know yet who will be judging
the breed at Skyline KC or at the DelValle KC
on Sunday.
Racing: Jean will book dates for 2015. Jean is
training a new race secretary. Jean mentioned
that there are changes coming to the CWA
program. There is a proposal up for a vote that
will require a show champion on both sides of
a three or four generation pedigree. If this pass-
es it will impact some of the dogs eligible to
race in the program. Discussion ensued about
holding a race practice in January, maybe the
weekend before GGKC (1/17-18). Jean will
check out the field to make sure it is available.
Rescue: Kellee reported on the hoarder in
Redding. We are working with animal control
and we will get his dogs at some point, as the
dogs will be taken away legally. AC has assured
us they will go to whippet rescue and not that
wacky all-breed rescue group up there. Guin
reminded all that the position of Rescue Coor-
dinator is still open. A job description will ap-
pear in the next issue of SPEED.
SPEED: Guin reported that the next issue will
be coming out in early January.
Website: Guin noted that there are buttons on
the homepage where members can pay their
dues, which are currently due.
Whippetbilia: Marrianne reported that she sold
$300 at the Specialty weekend.
Old Business: The 50th Anniversary celebra-
tion that was announced at the October meet-
ing is still in its very embryonic planning stages.
Guin, Kellee and Debby will work on it and
have a more concrete presentation at the Feb-
ruary meeting.
New Business: Brad handed out the Award
plaques. The next meeting is scheduled for
2/15 in San Jose in conjunction with the Santa
Clara Valley KC show. The meeting was ad-
journed at 4:16 PM.
MEMBERSHIP CORNER
Applications for Active Member-
ships have been received from:
Bruce & Susan Arnold, Mtn
View, CA
Susan Moore, Oakland CA
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NCWFA Member Puppies? Adults? Information?
Guin Borstel
Milescross Whippets
NO NO YES
Brad Briscoe & Denise Stokow-
ski
Lakota Whippets
510.339.7427
NO NO YES
Erin Campbell
Kimera Whippets
408.248.3844 / 408.496.6469
NO NO YES
Cheryl Boyer
Avita Whippets
650.361.1770
NO NO YES
Libby deMille
Taliesin Whippets
NO NO YES
Martha Fielder
Crestfield Hounds
707.252.1404
NO NO YES
Frank Herald
WhippetShire
530.367.3088
NO NO YES
Andrea Meyer
Santa Rosa, CA
YES NO YES
Mary Jean & Ed Odron
Hounds of Majeod
NO NO YES
Sharron Simmons
Nipomo, CA
NO NO YES
NCWFA Breeder Listing
Available pups/adults as of 1/7/15. For more current info, please check
http://ncwfa.com/breeders-listing
(If you have a puppy or adult to place, or if you want your information listed as a contact, you MUST contact Guin, the
webmistress, in order to have your listing activated at [email protected] or 415-826-8853. Your listing will appear on the
Website & in SPEED until you contact Guin to change it.)
The following veterinarians are recommended by
the members listed as reputable whippet/
sighthound practitioners. Please use common
sense when choosing a vet for your whippet. This
listing herein in no way constitutes any
endorsement by the NCWFA.
Dr. Craig Brown, DVM
Look Ahead Veterinary
Clinic
1451 Clark Road
Oroville, CA. 95965
530-534-0722
Endorser: Libby de Mille
Dr. S. Gary Brown,
DVM, DACVS
1618 Washington Blvd.
Fremont, CA 94539
510-657-6343
Endorsers: Libby de Mille
& Justine Kay
Dr. Lauren Knoble, DVM
& Dr. Eleanor Dunn
DVM
Grand Lake Veterinary
Clinic
3331 Grand Avenue.
Oakland, CA. 94610
510-350-8538
Endorsers: Brad Briscoe
& Susan Moore
Dr. Nancy Ramsey DVM
Winters, CA
530-795-5243
Specialty: House calls in
Sacramento, Davis, Fair-
field, Vacaville area
Endorser: Sarah Herrick
Drs. Conner & Thompson
Camino Real Pet Clinic
1317 Bayswater Avenue
Burlingame, CA 94010
650-344-5711
Endorser: Judy Benson
Dr. Richard Keinle,
DVM, DACVIM
Mission Valley Veteri-
nary Cardiology
1810 Wayland Lane
Gilroy, CA 95020 (also
practices @ BAVS, San
Leandro, CA /510-483-
7387)
408-842-6080
Specialty: Cardiology
Endorsers: Guin Borstel
& Brad Briscoe
Loomis Basin Veterinary
Clinic
3901 Sierra College Blvd.
Loomis, CA 95650
916-652-5816
Specialty: 24 Hour Spe-
cialty Clinic
Endorser: Libby deMille
Dr. William St.Lawrence
DVM
Village Square Veterinary
Hospital
884 Portola Rd.
Portola Valley, CA 94028
650-851-3244
Endorsers: Guin Borstel
& Kellee Livingston
Dr. Lori Siemens, DVM,
DACVIM
www.healinghearts.net
PO Box 1898
Diamond Springs, CA
95619
916-254-0399
Specialty: Cardiology
Endorser: Delia Zarges
Blue Ravine Animal
Hospital
421 Blue Ravine Rd.
Suite 300
Folsom, CA 95630
916-984-0990
Fax 916-984-6510
Endorser: Libby de Mille
Dr. Joshua Stern DVM,
DACVIM
UC Davis Teaching
Hospital Assistant Profes-
sor Medicine & Epidemi-
ology
CCAH Room 258, Davis,
CA 95616
530 752 2475; jst-
Specialty: Cardiology
Endorsers: Guin Borstel
& Kellee Livingston
Do you have a
veterinarian
that you just
love? Ask them
if they want to
be on our list.
It’s great mar-
keting for them
AND it helps
your fellow
whippet fanciers
find a trusted,
sighthound-
savvy practi-
tioner!
Recommended Veterinarians
Club News and Notes Pages Club News and Notes Pages Club News and Notes Pages
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NCWFA will be holding a Race Practice on Sunday, January 18th at
Solano Community College.
Practice will start at 9AM and we will run until 1PM, with lunch to follow.
Come out and have fun and get your whippets race trained!
* Club members runs are $2.00 per dog; non-members at $5.00 per dog., to cover field rental.
Photos by
Kim
Robinson
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On August 8th 2008, Miss Darcy gave birth to six puppies that were sired by Loughren's Southern Comfort. She had four brin-
dle boys and two parti bitches. The first brindle puppy was named Zuri and he
went to Marie and Barry Clark, the owner of the stud dog. The second one, Rafa,
went to Lisa Ochoa and Pat Reynolds. The third puppy, Ziggy, went to Connie
Austin and Ule James. I kept the two parti girls. So there was one small and very
shy puppy left. ( I think that is why he was left.) At the NCWFA Specialty two
very nice people approached me because they heard I had a puppy for sale. Their
names were Barbara and Babak Kusha. They came to my house with their sons to
see this little shy puppy. The minute he saw them he rushed over and greeted
them warmly. He was no longer shy. That day he went home to live with them
and they named him The Mighty Bolt.
Due to an health issue in the family when he was about six months old Bolt came
to stay with me. During his stay I took him to race practice where he showed a lot of potential to be a good racer. He later
went back to his owners and then again, due to more health issues, he came back to me for a couple more months, at which
time I completed his training. When he finally went back to his owners I asked if I could occasionally take him to race and they
graciously agreed.
The rest if the story is easy to tell, Bolt became a star. His first event was an oval meet. He tied for the meet win with Jitterbug,
who was the top oval racer in the country. He soon got his oval championship. Then I started running him at the CWA meets.
He ran in a total of 25 meets and won them all. He also won three CWA Nationals. He earned his Supreme race title in 2013.
He also won the NCWC's Top Racer award in 2012. This past September his owners and I decided to retire him from racing
while he was still on top.
Bolt was a star but so were his litter mates. Each one of them had at least two performance championships. Some even had
three and some four. They earned enough titles for Miss
Darcy to be recognized by the American Whippet Club
and awarded her ROM. This is not easy to attain from
one litter. I am very, very proud of them all and thank
each of their owners for the time and effort they put into
campaigning their once little brindle puppies.
I am sure Bolt will miss racing, I know I will miss taking
him to the races. Thank you, Barbara, Babak, Darius,
and Cyrus for letting me have five years of joy and fun
running this great Whippet. I would also like to thank
Kellee Livingston who is the co-breeder of this outstand-
ing litter.
Jean Balint
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As many of you are aware, I have been
NCWFA Rescue Team Coordinator for over
seven years. Over this time I have enjoyed
working with my fellow Club members to
help whippets-in-need find new homes and
matching up great people with great dogs.
However, I am currently our parent club's
Secretary, as well as the AWC "Whippet
News" editor (a monthly magazine that goes
out to all AWC members and subscribers all
over the world), which in addition to my
usual duties as NCWFA Secretary and News-
letter Editor is keeping me very, very busy. I
must divest myself of some of my duties in
order to keep what little remains of my sani-
ty! :) Now is a great time to give someone else
in the NCWFA the opportunity to give back
to the breed we all love in the capacity of
NCWFA Rescue Coordinator.
You may have heard me make reference to
the NCWFA Rescue Team and wondered
who these people are? The Team consists of
an ad-hoc and varying group of your fellow
Club members who all work together to
make the business of whippet rescue work.
Most members have not even been aware
that they have been part of a “Team”- they
just have stepped up when the need arose to
help out with different aspects of the rescue
process. I see no reason why this system
cannot continue under a new Coordinator.
Spreading around duties makes any task less
onerous and certainly makes everything easi-
er! Some members volunteer to foster whip-
pets-in-need, some members transport rescue
dogs from their old homes to foster care or
their new homes, some members are willing
to visit shelters to check out those dogs who
are listed as "whippets", some field telephone
calls and email inquiries about rescue, and
still others do home checks to make sure that
rescue whippets and their new homes are a
great fit. Over the last seven years I can hon-
estly say that most of our members have
done a bit of rescue work at one time or
another.
As you can see from the above list of what
the "Team" does, the Coordinator position is
truly that - a coordinator who makes sure that
all these different helpers function in an effi-
cient fashion in order to find future rescues
forever homes. The NCWFA Rescue Team
Coordinator is also the 'face' of Rescue,
meaning you will be in charge of answering e-
mail inquiries and the rare phone inquiry the
program receives.
Over the last seven years, we have averaged
four rescue whippets per year, which works
out to less than one every three months.
During that same time period, we received
over 100 rescue adoption applications. Due
to this imbalance, far more of my time as
Coordinator has been spent matching
adopters with non-rescue whippets; breeder
rehomes or older dogs who were returned to
their breeder, than dealing with bonafide
rescues. This is one of the wonderful things
about our breed - almost all of our breeders
are wonderful about taking back their pups at
any time. Yes, about every ten years or so, we
have a dramatic, over-the-top, BIG rescue
situation, but these are extremely rare!
The job of NCWFA Rescue Team Coordi-
nator consists of the following duties:
1. Answering e-mail inquiries and responding
to Rescue Adopter Applications which come
in to our Rescue e-mail address
[email protected]. About 90% of
contact with potential adopters and those
who wish to surrender their whippets comes
through e-mail now. So a proactive attitude
about answering e-mails is a necessary com-
ponent of the job. I have really good boiler-
plate replies saved for the most frequent e-
mail inquiries that we receive, so there is a
“library” of pre-written replies ready to go for
most situations.
2. Coordinating shelter visits to check out
possible whippets. There is a website,
www.petharbor.com, on which all animal
shelters in the state post their stray and sur-
rendered dogs, most of the time with photos,
so unlike the old days, we almost never have
to go out to a shelter to look at a "whippet"
who ends up being a starved Boxer or a Pit
Bull with rose ears. Thanks to Pet Harbor,
on which you can set up automatic alerts to
notify you via e-mail of any "whippets" who
come in, the incidence of shelter visits is so
much lower than years past. Over the past
seven years, there have been less than 15
shelter visits made.
3. Liaising with our local breed rescue groups
(greyhound and IG rescue), as well as with
WRAP in the rest of California, Oregon, and
Nevada. These groups are a valuable source
of information and help with the Team's
work. Greyhounds: Friends for Life, Norcal
IG Rescue, and our whippet rescue compatri-
ots in WRAP can help with shelter and home
checks, as well as pull dogs from shelters for
us. We are able to "turf out" rescue inquires
that come in from areas where WRAP oper-
ates, which means that whippets-in-need in
Central and Southern California, the south-
ernmost portions of the Central Valley, and
northern Nevada can be directed to their
closest WRAP rep and not have to be dealt
with through NCWFA Rescue. Of course,
almost all of our contact with these groups
comes through e-mail nowadays.
4. Coordinating foster homes from amongst
our members and non-member possible
foster homes. Coordinating the transport of
rescue whippets between foster and new
homes, and from the surrendering home,
also if needed.
5. Coordinating medical care for rescue
whippets and abiding by the financial limits
set for medical care by the Board. Medical
expenses over $250.00 must be approved by
the Board. We have some great local vets we
have worked with for vetting.
6. Coordinating potential adopter interviews
and home checks. We have Club members
all over Northern California who are willing
to do home checks, and can utilize our
friends in WRAP for vetting out-of-the-area
placements.
If you are interested in taking on the position
of Rescue Coordinator, please contact Guin
Borstel. This could certainly be a job that a
few interested members could take on as a
Team.
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Lure Coursing Coordinator is a very important position within the NCWFA. We all enjoy our lure coursing
events each year, and the Club Treasury is fattened by successful coursing weekends. Of course, we need a mem-
ber to spearhead putting on these events, or else there would be coursing chaos! Russell has successfully headed
this position for the last few years, but he will need to step away in 2015, due to increasing personal (outside of
whippets) commitments. So, the Club is seeking an enthusiastic, organized member to take over the position of
Lure Coursing Coordinator in 2015 and going forward. Your Board of Directors is aware that there is a signifi-
cant aura of mystery surrounding many of the aspects that make up the tasks of the Coursing Coordinator job.
Here is a listing of the tasks that make up this position, which will hopefully show the actual amount of work
that it takes to do this job, and encourage a member or members to contact President Brad Briscoe with their
intention to take on this position.
As Lure Coursing Coordinator, the following tasks need to completed and/or delegated for completion for each
event/event weekend we put on:
1. confirm and secure availability of an appropriate coursing field.
2. hire judges for event.
3. apply for AKC approval for events several months before the weekend.
4. complete premium list, including setting deadlines for entry (there is a template for this).
5. secure volunteers /key workers for event.
6. keep record of insurance available to owner of field.
7. process entries as received (there is an Excel spreadsheet set up for this).
8. confirm that equipment trailer will be brought to the event.
9. rent outdoor restrooms (if needed).
10. confirm that ribbons, prizes, and judges gifts are available at event.
11. organize entries for event (check in sheet, scoresheets, JC/QC forms – there is also a spreadsheet for these.)
12. deliver checks to NCWFA Treasurer after the event.
13. finalize and send completed scoresheets to AKC after the event.
14. Overall, be an ambassador for our club and for AKC lure coursing.
And most important, make sure the event is fun – after all, we are there for the dogs.
If you are interested in taking on this job, or discussing it in more detail, please contact
President Brad Briscoe.
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ness, rescue news, fun happenings, brags, links to in-
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bers, to sign up, contact site administrator Paula at
[email protected] with your e-mail address.
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It is time to renew your membership for 2015. Don’t forget to renew ! The absolute, drop dead deadline is March 1st, 2015.
◊ 2015 Associate Membership—$15.00 (no voting privileges).
◊ 2015 Dual Associate Membership—$30.00 (2 adults; no voting privileges)
◊ 2015 Active Membership—$20.00
◊ 2015 Dual Active Membership—$40.00 (2 adults)
Any changes/updates for the roster?
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Payment via check to “NCWFA” to 4745 25th St, SF, CA 94114 or via PayPal
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NCWFA NEWSLETTER
GUIN BORSTEL, EDITOR
4745 25th STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. 94114
Membership Renewal!
Rescue Coordinator Job Ad!
Coursing Coordinator Job Ad!
A Special Cover-Dog!
Updated Vet/breeder list, meet-
ing minutes, Rover Reporter &
lots o’ fun photos in full color!!!!
The next NCWFA Meeting will be held at
the SCVKC show in San Jose on Sunday,
February 15th (time TBA).