Otter Tales September, 2007 Page 1

OTTER TALES SEPTEMBER 2007

MEETING NOTICE QUOTE FOR DOG LOVERS SEPTEMBER 10, 2007 “Man is troubled The WLRC September meeting will be held at the by what might be Olive Garden Restaurant called the Dog Wish, 6367 E. State Street a strange and involved Rockford, IL compulsion to be as happy Phone: (815) 399-3176 and carefree as a dog.” Board Meeting: 6:30 p.m. General Meeting: 7:30 p.m. - James Thurber OPEN MEETING GUESTS WELCOME

DIRECTIONS: Exit I-90 at State Street. Go west on State Street. The Olive Garden is on the south In This Issue … Page side of State Street in a strip of stores. (Look for Office Max and Marshall). Dog Show Definitions 2

Something to Howl About 3

Litter Box 4

Upcoming Events 5

Cerf Eye/Optigen Clinic 6

WLRC Hunt Test 7

Otter Tales September, 2007 Page 1 Dog Show Definitions

1. Great Stud Dog … Mounts anything that can fog a mirror. 2. Excels in movement … If he gets A recipe for your dog… loose, run like hell. 3. Personality Plus … Wakes up if you put liver up his nose. CHEESY APPLE NIPS 4. Good bite … Missed the judge, got the steward. 3 ounces of low fat cream cheese 5. Large boned … Looks like a 2 ounces of blue cheese Clydesdale. 6. Good obedience prospect … Smart 4 medium apples enough to come in from the rain, but ugly.  Beat cream cheese and blue 7. Quiet and good natured … In his cheese together until smooth. kennel.  Core apples and fill with cheese 8. Excels in type and style … However, moves like a spider on “speed”. mixture. 9. Won in stiff competition … Beat  Chill for 2 to 3 hours. four  Cut into wedges to serve. puppies and a 9 year old novice dog. 10. Multiple group winner …At two puppy matches. Store in a sealed container in the frig. 11. Pointed … His head is shaped like a carrot. 12. Noted judge … He put up our dog.

Editors Note: Author Unknown Please address all articles, announcements, suggestions, etc. to: (LRC of Greater Denver Newsletter)

Wendy Schanck 15211 LaPorte Oak Forest, IL 60452 Something to Or email [email protected] MEMBER UPDATE Deadline is the 20th of each month. Howl About! Thank You Dawn Empereur 9971 Clay Court HR AMIABLE APPLAUSE INHERITED Roscoe, IL 61073 CGC, CDX, SH, MX, MXJ Otter Tales (815) 713-3340 September, 2007 Page 2 [email protected] Breeder/Owner: Charlene “Gina” completed her Master Agility title & Jerome Moser. on August 5 at the Lakeland Dog Training Club trial. CHARM’S DANCING IN THE WIND Owned & handled by Tim & Anne White RWB, Best Puppy and Group III in Puppy RUSH LAKE MIDNITE RIVER, RA Group at the Saturday, August 11, 2007 show in Albert Lea, MN. Earned a working certificate at the Breeder/Owner: Charlene WLRC WC test on July 1 and earned & Jerome Moser. another working certificate at the Badger Labrador Club HONORBRIGHT FAST JET SPUTNIK test on August 12. CD, RA Owner: Lynne Hlavek “Nik” won Best of Breed and BOW at the SPECIAL OCCASION NOBIZ Racine, WI show on August 12, 2007. LIKE SHOBIZ Owned and loved by Carl & Linda Brown.

WB at the Cudahy KC show on NEW CHAMPION August 10 from the 6-9 puppy bitch class. Breeder/Owners: Diane Wehrheim CH. DUNN’S MARSH SHOW & Carol Dwyer ME THE MONEY

CEDAR SPRINGS COTTON KNIT “Kash” was WD at the Marshfield KC show on August 19 and finished his WB & BOS at the Coulee KC show in Championship with going WD for a major LaCrosse, WI on August 4. at the St. Croix Valley KC show on August Breeder/Owner: Mary Herburger 26 (supported entry by LRC of the TC). Breeder/Co-owner: Deb Hamele CEDAR SPRINGS TWINKLING STAR

WB & BOS at Coulee KC show LITTER BOX on August 5. THE LISTED BREEDERS ARE MEMBERS IN Breeder/Owner: Mary Herburger GOOD STANDING OF WLRC, BUT IN NO HOFFMANN’S LITTLE BLACK DRESS CIRCUMSTANCES DOES WLRC GUARANTEE THE SERVICES OF SAID MEMBERS. BUYERS SHOULD REVIEW ANY “Frenchie” went WB & BOS at the CONTRACTS AND/OR GUARANTEES WITH Greater Racine KC show on August 12. THE BREEDER. Breeder/Owners: Ruth & Randahl Hoffmann

CHARM’S TIME FOR TROUBLE

WB & BOS at the Saturday, August 11, 2007 show in Albert Lea, MN. She was Reserve WB at the Sunday show. Otter Tales September, 2007 Page 3 Hips: OFA Good/Clear Eyes: Cerf/Optigen Normal

Kennel: Special Occasion Kennel: Hoffmann’s Labs Breeder: Diane Wehrheim Breeder: Ruth Hoffman Phone: (262) 594-3219 Phone: (262) 634-3720 Due: 8/22 (815) 356-1446 Color: Black & Yellow Due: August 22 Sire: Special Occasion First Color: Black & Yellow Impression Sire: Am/Can. Ch. East Hill Fergus Hips/Elbs: OFA Good/Clear Hips/Elbs: Good/OK’d MI Univ. Vet Eyes: Cerf/Optigen Normal Eyes: Cerf’d yearly/Clear Heart Clear/Full Dentition Heart: Cleared/Normal Cardioligist Dam: Special Occasion Circle Dam: Hoffmann Darkwoods Eightball of Life Hips: Good/Normal Hips/Elbs: OFA Good/Clear Eyes: Cerf’d yearly/Clear/Optigen Eyes: Cerf/Optigen Normal Normal/Clear by Parentage Heart Clear Kennel: Hoffmann’s Labs Breeder: Ruth Hoffman Kennel: Sonlight Phone: (262) 634-3720 Breeder: Garry & Sue Seehawer Due: September 18 Phone: (815) 633-4366 Color: Black & Yellow Due: 10/8 Sire: Dunga Queijeiro, Mex. FCI Color: Yellow Hips/Elbs: Good/Normal Sire: Ch. Sonlight’s Snow Storm Eyes: ACVO yearly/Optigen Normal Hips/Elbs: OFA Excellent/Normal Dam: Hoffmann’s Stormy Hit Eyes: Cleared annually Hips/Elbs: Excellent/Normal Dam: Sonlight’s Vanilla Creme Eyes: Cerf’d yearly/Clear/Optigen Hips/Elbs: OFA Good/Normal Normal/Clear by Parentage Eyes: Cleared annually UPCOMING EVENTS

All Breed Shows & Obedience Trial

Kennel: RandallRidge Date Show Supt. Closing Breeder: Michele Randall Phone: (847) 658-5875/ 10/6 Stone City KC Roy Jones 9/19 (815) 658-7711 10/19 Mattoon KC Onofrio 10/3 Whelped: July 27 10/20 Sandemac KC Onofrio 10/3 Color: Yellow 10/21 IL Capitol KC Onofrio 10/3 4 Males/3 Females & 22 Sire: PleasantRun RandallRidge Marvin Hips: OFA pending  AGILITY  Dam: Sonlight on Michele’s Magnolia Hips: OFA Good/Normal WI-IL Agility Club of Spring Grove September 21-23, 2007 Kennel: Charm Labradors 1310 Ridgefield Rd., Crystal Lake, IL Breeder: Charlene & Jerome Moser www.wagagility.com Phone: (563) 255-2561 Closes: 9/5 Email: [email protected] Jim Payne, Event Secretary Due: September 24 9736 Cherrywood, Rosco, IL 51073 Color: Yellow [email protected] Sire: Ch. Glacieridge Charlie’s Red Ale Stone City Kennel Club Hips: OFA Good/Clear September 29 & 30, 2007 Eyes: Cerf/Optigen Normal Larayway & Cedar Rds, New Lenox, IL Dam: BIS Int., Nat., Can., Am. www.scks.us Ch. Charm’s Dancing Closes: 9/5 To The Music Robert Olsen, Event Secretary Otter Tales September, 2007 Page 4 22 W 462 Sycamore Dr., Glen Elly, IL 60137 Judges: Sunday [email protected] Conformation: Linda Oldham (Barbaree) Sweepstakes: Brent Hadley (Hadleigh) Obedience: Gail Brown

Huron River LRC September 28, 2007 HUNT TESTS Monroe, MI Closes: 9/12 - Website: www.huronriverlrc.com Show Secretary: Arden Shaw [email protected] Madison Retriever Club September 1-3, 2007 Judges: Oregon, WI Dogs & Intersex: Claire-White-Peterson (Stonecrest) Entries taken by Entry Express, Bitches: Eva Mjelde (Surprisings) www.entryexpress.net. Sweepstakes: Lisa DaRoss (Hyspire) Obedience: Carolyn House Backwater Retriever Club September 14-16, 2007 SPECIALTY RESULTS 2411 S. St. Rd., 9, Albion, IN Northern Ohio LRC – August 5, 2007 Closes: 9/5 Entries taken by Entry Express, BOB: CH. Hyspire Slim Shady JH www.entryexpress.net. L. DaRoss/J. Heim/V. Russell Test Secretary: Kate Barton [email protected] BOW: Tabatha’s Glossy BOS: CH. Foulby Jane Marple L. Walls/C. Heidl SPECIALTIES WD: Cactus Kids Eagle Stroke T. Wilson/M. Rathbun Shawnee Mission LRC RWD: Epochs CK Brown Suede Satchel September 22 & 23, 2007 C. Barrett Douglas County Fairgrounds, Lawrence, KS WB: Tabatha’s Glossy Closes: 9/5 - Website: www.smlrc.org C. Heidl Beverly Rumsower RWB: Morgan’s Make Mine a Double 1800 East 84th Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64132 S. Cockey [email protected] Best in Sweepstakes: Online entry service at www.dogeventsonline.com Clearcreek Bonaventure’s Cutter T. Shearer Judges: Saturday Best of Opposite in Sweepstakes: Conformation: Janis Grannemann (Janrod) Tabatha’s Iz at Grandriver Sweepstakes: Karen Helmers (Paradocs) C. Bowen Obedience: Don Schempp Roscoe, IL CERF Eye & Optigen Clinic Offered by Empress Labradors Cerf clinic by Dr. Betts from Iowa State University

September 15, 2007 – Saturday $ 20.00 per dog

By appointment only. Otter Tales September, 2007 Page 5 Please contact Dawn at [email protected] to set up appointment and address.

Optigen Clinic - http://www.optigen.com/opt11_form.taf 1.) Dog must be micro chipped before the clinic. 2.) Visit www.optigen.com clinic info to fill out all paperwork and to PAY for the test. 3.) Day of clinic need to bring all paperwork that you filled out and printed from optigen’s website.

Winnebago Labrador Retriever Club, Inc. AKC Licensed Hunting Test September 8, 2007

Bong Recreational Area Burlington, Wisconsin

Entries Close: August 30, 2007

For Additional Information Contact: Nita Mullins, Event Secretary 3362 City View Dr., Rockford, IL 61101-9524 (815) 962-3129 [email protected]

Entries taken by Entry Express at www.entryexpress.net or can be mailed directly to Entry Express at:

Entry Express, Inc. P.O. Box 743 420 East Main Street, Charleston, AR 72933 Make sure to list event #2007234804 – Winnebago LRC

Junior & Senior Hunt Tests Junior: $55 Judges: Mark Holcomb/Tim White Senior: $60 Judges: Richard Hawthorne/Michele Henry

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Otter Tales September, 2007 Page 6 Volunteers are needed to Marshall, throw birds, help judges at the line, popper gun, registration, etc. Please contact: Sheila Holcomb, Chairman (815) 962-3129 or by email at [email protected]

New this year will be a conformation certificate test being held at the hunt test site at 1:00 p.m. The cost is $15 and forms and information can be found on our website at www.winnebagolrc.com. You can pre-enter, or enter the day of the test.

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