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OTTER TALES April, 2015

MEETING NOTICE Wow, does that sound nice!!

MONDAY APRIL 13 2015

** New Location **** The WLRC April meeting A message from our specialty will be held at the chairperson, Sue Sommer, regarding Machine Shed our June Show: 7475 E State Street I hope everyone is embracing the last of the Rockford, IL cold rain, cold wind and cold mud that must Phone: 815-229-3276 have a good purpose. Sorry I missed the last meeting, but I will be at the April meeting Board Meeting: 6:30 p.m. with clipboard in hand. General Meeting: 7:30 p.m. This is the time that folks are planning their shows, so if anyone needs any "save the CLOSED MEETING date" cards or flyers, please let me know. As usual, I hope the raffle shoppers are out MEMBERS ONLY there doing their magical raffle thing.

Machine Shed Website for more info: My cell is 262-496-4433 and email is [email protected] http://www.machineshed.com/rockford/

Otter Tales April, 2015 Page 1 Cedar Springs Picabo's Khaki Pants placed second in Sweeps and third in the Regular Class in the 6-9 mos. puppy bitch class at the BLRC on Saturday, Feb. 28th. Khaki also placed second in Sweeps on Sunday, March 1st. We couldn't stay for the Regular class, had to go to a hockey game. Khaki is bred/owned/shown/and adored by A Recipe for Your Dog Mary J. Herburger.

Ch Kaltrav's Soul Sister went BOS at the RICE PUDDING BOWL Badger Specialty on Sat Feb 28, under (For Stomach and Digestion) judge Michael Lanctot. Karma owns and loves her good friend, 1 cup short-grain rice (pudding rice) Kathy Turbett :-) 3 1/5 cups unsalted chicken stock Cedar Springs Picabo's Khaki Pants 3 1/2 oz farmer's cheese or low-fat was second in her 9-12 month sweeps and quark regular class at the WLRC supported entry Saturday, March 28, at the Clinton, Iowa 1 apple Kennel Club, and first in her 9-12 month class on Sunday. Khaki is Cook the pudding rice in the chicken owned/bred/shown and adored by Mary J. Herburger. stock until soft. Then remove from And the heat and allow to cool. Saddlehill Carmel Apple At Cedar Springs was first in Open Yellow on Stir the farmer's cheese or quark Saturday, and second on Sunday. Carmel was bred by Susan Eberhardt and Margrit into the rice. Grate the unpeeled Skov, and owned/shown and adored by apple finely and stir into the rice Mary J. Herburger. mixture.

March 14th at the Badger Kennel Club Serve in several small portions Obedience and Rally Trial Summer finished throughout the day, at room her Rally Excellent Title making her official temperature. name GCH Honorbright Summer Blonde Ale JH, RE, AXJ, AX, NF, RATO. Jazz and River each earned RAE legs at the same trial. March 21st at the Eastern Iowa Barn Hunt (first ever Barn Hunt in Iowa) Marti and River each earned Open legs -- Marti got a 4th place and River got a 3rd place. Deb Hamele

Sommit’s Buyer’s Remorse CDX JH Something to NA RE took first place in Novice JWW at the WAG agility trial on Sat Mar 20th to earn his NAJ title. Repo is more like a bull in a Howl About! china shop, so this is a major accomplishment! Bred/owned/handled by Linda Waco and Sue Sommer. Otter Tales April, 2015 Page 2 LITTER BOX

THE LISTED BREEDERS ARE MEMBERS IN Editors Note: GOOD STANDING OF WLRC, BUT IN NO CIRCUMSTANCES DOES WLRC GUARANTEE Please address all articles, announcements, suggestions, etc. to: THE SERVICES OF SAID MEMBERS. BUYERS SHOULD REVIEW ANY Linda Waco CONTRACTS AND/OR GUARANTEES WITH 6611 Bull Valley Rd THE BREEDER. McHenry IL 60050 or email [email protected]

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YELLOWS DUE MAY 5 http://www.royjonesdogshows.com/ SIRE: POLISH JR CH FIGERO DAFOZ Obedience Regulation Changes to take HERBU ZADORA, JH effect Dec 2015: OFA HIPS, OFA ELBOWS, OPTIGEN NORMAL, EIC NORMAL, http://www.akc.org/events/obedience/news- OFA HEART, CERF, FULL DENTITION updates/? mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRoivarOZKXonjH DAM: SPECIAL OCCASION FOLLOW pfsX67%2BwoXq YOUR DREAM %2Bg38431UFwdcjKPmjr1YUJScp0aPyQAgo OFA HIPS, OFA ELBOWS, OPTIGEN bGp5I5FENQ7jYTaxmt6QLWQ%3D%3D NORMAL, EIC NORMAL, CERF, FULL DENTITION Remember, Deb Hamele is updating the DIANE WEHRHEIM website and would love some new pics to SPECIAL OCCASION LABRADORS include. If you have any pics from special #262-594-3219 events (specialty, WC, Hunt Test, Parties) specialoccasionlabs.com email them to her, please! She also [email protected] encourages everyone to look at the website and let her know if your listing needs an update. Need some good dog-related reading? Our WLRC Library is such a wonderful asset. [email protected] Members may contact Sue Seehawer by phone at 815-633-4366 or email [email protected] and she would be happy to bring the books or The following is a Facebook post by Susan other media to the following meeting. Patterson, reprinted with permission. Many good thoughts to think about.

See the Canine Health Foundation’s Website for interesting articles about ticks: Written by Susan Patterson March 2015 http://k9hf.convio.net/site/MessageViewer? dlv_id=43241&em_id=8641.0 Otter Tales April, 2015 Page 3 I have just returned from Europe where and open to the science of breeding I had a wonderful week of dogs and makes you more able to defend the special friends. It made me realize how choices that you make in your breeding important my dogs, and more program. It makes you better able to importantly, how important my friends communicate with your veterinarian are. While I have competed and won at and be your dog’s advocate. And maybe Westminster, it was my first time at most importantly it makes you able to Crufts, and I was so glad to meet some better advocate for breeding against of you there. The dog fancy has helped those whose mantra it to eliminate all me meet some of the best people!! breeders. We need to take back the But, being at Crufts and seeing the lovely conversation, and not let their dogs of all breeds, along with the propaganda be all that people hear! protesters who do not want ANY DOG #3 - Be kind to each other in this group. bred for any reason makes me both sad Breeders need to stand together, we and angry. should not be dividing ourselves. We PLEASE do not keep your heads in the need to understand that everyone is at a sand about how serious of a threat these different level. Not everyone has a people are to the dog fancy. Whether science or math background, cut the this your passionate hobby, or your other members some slack, help them business, we are under serious attack by learn. Support each other, do not divide people who not only do not understand and point fingers. Help to lift each other what we do, THEY DO NOT CARE. They up to become responsible breeders, have a violent agenda that has nothing regardless of whether we breed 1 litter or to do with the dogs at our feet. When 100 litters we should be helping each your motto is 'better dead than bred' you other be the best we can be through do not hesitate to do harm to any knowledge. If we can have each other’s animal. Sadly some of the beautiful dogs backs and help each other in this group, I saw are now paying that price. surely we can do that in public too. After this week I have three things to ask of the members of this group. #1 - Advocate, teach and share. Offer to go to your child's or your grandchild's school to talk about dog ownership. Teach about being a responsible pet owner and breeder, the two go hand-in- hand. We need to be proactive, and if we do not do it the ability to do what we do will be stripped from us. Those who want there to be no pets, no breeders and no shows in any venue will succeed if we do not stand up in a positive but proactive way, I am absolutely positive about that! #2 - Learn. Use every resource you have at your fingertips, whether it is online via Coursera, a local biology course, shadowing your veterinarian, veterinarian books/manuals, seminars, even FB groups. Becoming educated,

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