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In this edition of Ahoj! I wanted to try Seminar 2017 and show you all what has been going on since our last edition but to also The club held a breed seminar and touch on some more personal notes. assessment day at Corley Village Hall, This includes why we chose our Affix, near Coventry on October 15. Colin stories about our Cesky Terriers and Richardson gave the seminar with the talks with a successful ex-junior aid of a PowerPoint presentation and a handler! We may be a small breed but willing live model! This included the we are significant in many ways!! If breed’s history and its breed-specific you have any ideas/ suggestions for traits as well as an in-depth our next edition please email them to explanation of the breed standard. me. Colin had spent a great deal of time producing a booklet for candidates to I hope you enjoy our first 2018 edition! digest prior to the seminar which was well received. Editor – Maria Clark After a lunch of soup and sandwiches which received much praise from all who attended – thanks to Phyllis Taylor and Linda Burrage for their efforts – three examples of the breed Championship show Judges of were available for people to ‘go over’ 2018 informally.

Crufts – Mrs W Tobijanski Next up was the breed assessment and 12 candidates took up the National Terrier– Mr D Burrage challenge. For those unfamiliar with breed assessments it’s worth Birmingham National – Mr P explaining how they work. This one Wilkinson was run along Kennel Club guidelines with 5 examples of the breed being Scottish Kennel Club – Mrs J Miller ‘judged’ in a mock class with a critique being written, explaining the merits and demerits and the dogs placed first Cesky Terrier Club Show – Mrs Ann to fifth. The candidates each have time Kennedy to put their hands on the 5 dogs and write down their findings. After all dogs Welsh Kennel Club – Mr Tom Mather have been assessed on the table they are then moved once with all Darlington – Mr Bill Browne-Cole candidates viewing movement together and then individually. Once ______candidates have seen the dogs move they have time to write a critique for each of the dogs and then decide how Terrier Club will be working towards they would place them if it was a class. this with the organisation of Breed Appreciation Days, multiple choice Three assessors – on this occasion exams and mentoring sessions. Jane Withers, Sue McCourt and Paul Eardley – also ‘judge’ the 5 dogs and Adrian Marett agree on an acceptable order for placing them. As judging is subjective ______there is no definitively right order and so long as candidates can justify their The story behind Jersey placings in the critiques then the Challenge Cerificates assessors will ‘pass’ a candidate. All candidates receive a number and this The Jersey Dog Club was formed in is used to identify them to the March 1888. In 2004 the decision was assessors. The list on candidate taken to change the name to The names and their respective numbers is Kennel Club of Jersey(KCJ) & become held by the seminar organiser who is a Kennel Club in our own right. In 2005 not an assessor to ensure all is fair we held our first Championship and transparent. shows. The KCJ holds three Thanks to those who supplied dogs Championship shows per year where and handled them for Jersey CCs & RCCs are on the assessment – we offer, these are in March/April- had a mix of ages and the Winter Champ, June is the examples to make the Spring Champ & July/August task as realistic as is the Summer Champ. To possible. win a Jersey CC you have to win a Group whilst the RCC is Once critiques and on offer for Group 2. As on placings are submitted the three the mainland you have to win 3 CCs assessors sit down and go through under three different judges to become them to determine which candidates a Champion. It is not an easy title to have passed based on their placings and critiques. As I said, the gain, since 2005 only 38 Champions candidate’s placings may not have been made up. Jersey Ch necessarily concur with those of the Gayteckels Highflyer is the only Cesky assessors but as long as decisions are Terrier to date to gain Jersey justified this can result in a pass. Champion Status although Lastarean Grace And Favour for Gayteckels, The feedback forms on the quality of Pd’H&Idefix Day Break at Gayteckels the day that were completed were are both sitting on two tickets each at encouraging with mostly ‘excellent’ the moment. As the Kennel Club of ratings. Jersey has a reciprocal agreement with the UK Kennel Club our CCs Details of future seminars will be count when entering mainland shows, advertised once they are available. therefore if my dog has a Jersey CC it With the Kennel Club introducing the Judges Competency Framework in would have to enter a limit class. If 2019 there will be more emphasis on U.K. or overseas dogs want to educating judges and the Cesky compete in Jersey they have to register with the Kennel Club of data is to share it with Prof Lohi to add Jersey. to their existing data. Analysis of the data to attempt to identify any variants ______that contribute to Scottie Cramp in Give a dog a Genome update Cesky Terrier will therefore not be conducted by the GDG team at the As you already know, we selected a AHT. However, we do expect that Prof Cesky Terrier with Scottie Cramp to be Lohi will inform is of any relevant whole genome sequenced as part of findings, which we would then pass on Give a Dog a Genome (GDG). The to you. sequencing has now been completed by the external laboratory and the data You will continue to receive any has been made available for us to general GDG updates, but apart from download. that we will contact you only if there is something specific to the Cesky Terrier What happens next? to report. If you don’t hear from us, it The amount of data generated for means that Prof Lohi’s team are still in each sample is enormous, around 80- the analysis stage and have not found 90 Gb. To put that into perspective, anything of significance. data from only 10 dogs will fill up the I would once again like to thank you average modern personal computer, and the breed community for and the processing of the data will use participating in Give a Dog a Genome. the full capacity of the computer for months. As a result, it takes time I am still keeping the health database (about 1 week) and a great deal of updated, so if you have sadly lost a computing power to download and Cesky or had any health problems I process the data so that it is ready for would appreciate you sending me the analysis. Once we have completed this information including the dogs details stage the Cesky Terrier Scottie Cramp and cause of death with as much data will be ready for further analysis. information as possible.

The data will be added to the genome I am of course available to help any bank, and will begin contributing to Cesky people with any health issues, studies in other breeds immediately. In please feel free to email or ring me. addition, the data will be made available to other scientists for use in Wendy Tobijanski their own studies, and your breed has ______therefore made a vital contribution to genetic research affecting the welfare Life Stories of dogs worldwide. Hi, I'm Radley, a 1 year old Cesky As Prof Hannes Lohi from the Terrier. University of Helsinki is already I live with my human family (Mum, working on Cesky Terrier with Scottie Dad and sister Megan), Heidi (a Cramp, we feel that the best use of the schnauzer) and Oscar (a grumpy old cat). I’m the youngest in the family and and come back as soon as Mum calls my Dad lets me get away with murder. me so I’m allowed off the lead when Mum’s a bit stricter though, but I’m still there are no sheep around) and ended training her. up in a lovely pub. It was a great pub In October, I was invited to go to because there were lots of other dogs Discover Dogs with some of my there, nearly as many as there were relatives (Dad-Wally, sister-Coco and humans. Heidi and I sat very patiently, half-sister-Portia) and some other using our special puppy eye look and it gorgeous dogs to be on the Cesky paid off as we were given some treats stand. whilst they ate lunch. It works every time, see I told you I was training We had to go to a big them well! After a drink of water place called The ExCel in from the lovely lady in the pub and London. When I got out a little snooze in front of the fire I the car this big thing flew was ready for my walk back to over my head, it wasn't a Matlock, which was just as fun as bird - I like to chase them the way there. I was rather muddy - Mum said it was an once we arrived home so I was aeroplane because we made to have a bath and a brush - were near something it’s so unfair. called City Airport. All I know was it was very noisy and I didn't like it. I hope you’ve enjoyed reading a little bit about my life. Anyway, I spent all day being stroked and having my ears rubbed, it was Love Radley - aged 1 year, 3 lovely. My Mum chatted to all the other months. humans because they kept asking ______questions about me and the other dogs. I think my Mum loved talking about me and she was very proud A Cesky ‘Tail’ when people said how much they liked I had a phone call off a lady looking for me. I was a really good boy and didn’t a Cesky, after a long conversation I bark or get cross once but boy was I invited her and her daughter to meet exhausted by the end of the day and Rou, a young Cesky who I thought slept all the way home. Although when would fit into their lives well. Within I got home I still had energy to play minutes of meeting them Rou jumped with Heidi whilst Mum was trying to on Phoebes knee and just sat there, relax in front of the TV. I was told I was quite content and relaxed, there she a natural and am therefore going to stayed while we talked for a while. This Discover Dogs at Crufts this year too. is quiet unusual for any Cesky when We are lucky because we get meeting new people but Rou to spend a lot of time walking especially as she is a lively, in the Peak District, and I love bouncy girl. That was the walking. We have just come beginning of a beautiful back from another weekend friendship. Never have I seen a there and we went on a fab dog and girl more suited, it was a walk from Matlock to Darley mutual love at first sight I think! Dale along the Derwent River, So much so, I invited Phoebe to across fields (I’m a good boy write something for us. – Wendy Tobijanski being there and seeing her little face every day. I am becoming more patient

and more organised through training and caring for her. Grooming her helps me with my coordination and fine Hi my name is Phoebe and I am 14 motor skills. I would recommend the years old. I have Cerebral Palsy and breed a lot but I hope they will not get Autism and I am going to tell you about over popular. They are happy with my dog. I first met a Cesky at Crufts, however much exercise you can give she was called Palma and she was so them, but they can do anything and go lovely. It was love at first sight! From anywhere and love to use their brains then on we have wanted to give a to solve puzzles. They are an all-round Cesky a home. I first heard about my family pet. dog on the Cesky Terrier Club website about a Cesky who was two years old and been retired early. When we went Memorial for Pam Burnett to see her she really connected with me. It was meant to be and we were allowed to keep her!! I love the Cesky When Maria contacted me to write Terrier because of their size and something on Pam Burnett I didn’t feel temperament. My dog has a great qualified enough! I enlisted the help of outlook on life without being too Fiona Whitehead, Chairperson of the bouncy although, she Kennel Club of Jersey has been known to whose mother, Sue climb on the table and Whitehead, became a wherever else she can partner with Pam to climb!! She is a bit breed Cocker Spaniels wary of unknown under the “Burnhead” people and dogs, but affix. Although I was aware of Pam and Sue, she soon comes around. Cesky Terriers are great fun to our paths didn’t cross. I worked for one live with, with an overwhelming veterinary practice and they patronised cuteness about them. They can do a another! With Fiona’s help I hope you wide range of activities and will do enjoy this tribute to one of the ‘old anything you want them to with a help school’ dog ladies, who had a of a treat! I hope to do agility, the mountain of knowledge, which she Kennel Club Good Citizens award and was happy to share with everyone, an eye for a dog and who dumbfounded rally. They can be quite stubborn, especially when there is food around me at KCJ Championship Show by which can work with or against you! saying that a Cocker in the ring at the My dog constantly wants to play with time was a “Bitcon” dog. She was able our other dog. He is a Cocker Spaniel to state this quite categorically just by with long ears, which she loves biting. its looks and was proven correct! She also has an obsession with collecting plums and pears. Pam and her family moved to Jersey She has fitted into the from Africa in the early ‘60s. In family seamlessly and is Africa she had had a number of great friends with our other different breeds as companions dog and anybody else she ranging from a Bulldog to takes a fancy to. She has Cockers “Treetops” improved my life just by interspersed with a Rhodesian Ridgeback x Bull Terrier and a Boxer. shared a birthday with my beloved On arriving in Jersey she bred and “LastareanKral of Zidout” aka Taj! exhibited her Cockers under the “Kohima” affix and became involved in During her lifetime, she has had 31 the Jersey Dog Club, serving on the dogs and I dread to think whether Committee and then as Treasurer. She Rainbow Bridge will support them all was a founder of the Junior Section of as they cross over it together, never the Club along with her fellow Cocker again to be separated! enthusiast, Joan Iredale and in addition to the show world she was a The Cesky Terrier Club will be sending founder member of the Dog a donation to one of her 4 charities. Obedience Training Club in Jersey. The Funeral will be taking place on 14th February and Linda Burrage ,Jane Over her long-life span 97! Pam has Withers, Richard and Phyllis Taylor will been involved with dairy cattle - be attending. Jerseys (no less!) and Ayrshires during the war years and also drove a milk Christine Marett cart to deliver milk, cream, bread, eggs, jam and margarine to residents Pam’s cremation, was held on of Richmond. February 14th and it was needless to say very 'doggy orientated'! She had In Africa she worked in a vineyard, a chosen two pieces of music to be tobacco farm and a maize farm, and played The Carpenters singing ON set up her own landscape gardening TOP OF THE WORLD (her sense of business. She gave up working on her humour coming to the front!) and she 80th birthday as a veterinary came in on that. The second piece of receptionist when the practice decided music was chosen by myself and a to network. She had written her own very good friend, Cat Stevens singing I version of how to use a computer LOVE MY DOG AS MUCH AS I LOVE entitled ‘Noddy’s Guide’ and felt that YOU (this was during what they call net working was beyond her. 'Music for Reflection') and finally the Recessional Music was her second I first made contact with Pam through choice 633 SQUADRON played by the late Diana Abbott who also had Ron Goodwin and His Orchestra. Cesky Terriers. Pam had telephoned Di to say that she had acquired a Brenda Burnett. Cesky Terrier from Sheila Atter “Ridley” by the name of “Ridley Reasons behind Affixs Zazrak” aka Zazz. I was with Di at the Sametova time and as Di repeated the name of In searching for an appropriate Kennel Zazz I said “that’s the sire of my Name for our Cesky Terriers, we ‘Ridley Javor” aka Ces. Di immediately decided to adopt something that handed the phone to me to and so a reflected the Czech origin of the breed. friendship was born through our Having read much of what was written mutual affection for Cesky Terriers. about the breed, it appeared to be the I’ve known Pam and Brenda for about case that Cesky Terriers were seldom 18 years and it was nice to catch up permitted to leave Czechoslovakia with Pam at shows and I always until the fall of the Iron Curtain. In valued her opinion of my dogs. She Czechoslovakia this event was colloquially referred to as Sametova Revoluce or Velvet Revolution. from each Coupled with which one of the group) and we common comments from people were all stroking the dogs is that their coat is so judged by smooth, just like velvet. We, therefore, John Thirwell, decided to adopt Sametova as our who later Kennel name. shortlisted us David Burrage down to only 6! I was lucky enough to get shorted and later was told I was the youngest My affix is Komidion, first used on handler to be shortlisted!! We were the giant Schnauzers, then Miniature first Cesky handling team to get this Schnauzers and finally the Cesky far. After the shortlist was made, we Terriers for the last 25 years. I’d like to were given swap dogs which we had have a romantic interesting reason for to handle (the breed was choosing the name. When filling out Weimaraner). Once the swap dog the K.C. firm we cut down our choices judging was over we had to get our and needed one more, I was reading a own dogs again before placings were Richard Adams book and Komidion given. I was lucky enough to be placed was the hero. The Kennel Club 3rd in such a huge event and with such rejected the first names we had listed a rare breed! Since the finals, Balthy and Komidion was ours from 1979 and I continued our great team onwards. together winning many handling Sue Fewings classes, qualifying for the YKC handling at Crufts and even in the Starting young breed ring! – Tieryn Clark Throughout my junior handling career I was lucky enough to be able to handle a huge variety of breeds from Alaskan Best of Breed Biscuits Malamutes to Japanese Chins. My Ingredients: most successful handling breed was with our Cesky Terrier  230g flour (CassencarrieCzeck Me Out Sh.Cm).  85g rolled oats Although to a lot of people Balthy  1 tablespoon of dried parsley looked like an easy dog to handle, he  53g dried milk really wasn’t!! From a young age I  2 eggs have been lucky enough to qualify and  270g peanut butter consistently be placed in the Junior  130g cold water Handling Semi Finals. In 2006 I won 6- 11 year Terrier age group under Gina Method: Dorkins. I was only 11 years old and Preheat the oven to 300 F/160C was put through to the Lightly grease a couple of baking finals at Discover Dogs sheets, or line them with which was held in London parchment. in October 2004! Initially there was 14 handlers (2 Mix together the flour, oats, parsley, To make dog ‘cookies’, drop the dough dried milk, and salt. Add the eggs and in walnut-sized balls onto the prepared peanut butter, stirring to combine; the sheets. Flatten them to about ¼”. mixture will be crumbly. Bake the biscuits about 40 to 60 Add enough water to bring the dough minutes, baking the smaller biscuits for together; depending on the season, a shorter amount of time. When you may need to add a bit more finished, the biscuits will be a dark (winter), or a bit less (summer). golden brown and will be dry and crisp all the way through. To make the biscuits using a dog-bone cutter, roll the dough about ¼” thick, Remove the biscuits from the oven, and cut with a 3 1/2” cutter(or the size and cool right on the pans. of your choice). Gather and re-roll the Yield: 42 larger (3 1/2 “ dog bone) scraps and continue to cut biscuits biscuits, 60 smaller (round) biscuits. until you’ve used all the dough. Wendy Tobijanski

Competition time!!! Who doesn’t love a competition!? All you need to do is think of a caption of this photo and email it to me: [email protected]. The winner will be announced in the next edition of Ahoj! and will receive a surprise gift!

Committee: Chairman: Mrs J Withers Treasurer: Mr. R Taylor Secretary: Mrs. L Burrage Breed Health Co-ordinator: Mrs. W Tobijanski Committee Members:Mrs S Fewngs, Mr S Fewings, Mrs P Taylor, Mrs L England Webmaster: Mr. Russell Marett Ahoj editor: Miss. Maria Clark