THE OFFICIAL VOL XLVII NUMBER 2 April/May/June 2012 ULLETIN B OF THE BASENJI CLUB OF AMERICA, INC. FCFC ABAB TTaanzanza LifeLife InIn TheThe FastFast LaneLane SCSC Basenji Club of America, Inc. BULLETIN - 1 74912_BCOA.indd 1 6/20/12 10:54 AM Ankhu Basenjis Ankhu First to Fire “Starsky” Sire - “Zuri” GCh DC Jerlin's Our Zuri Pupin MC, LCX, TT, SGRC2, ORC, LCM, VFCh, VB Dam - “Gracie” Four-Time Group Winning Ch. Ankhu Promises in the Dark Pictured Front Ankhu Silly Heart “Maizy” Pictured Rear Ankhu Basenjis Carrie & Mike Jones www.ankhubasenjis.com Ankhu Some Kind of BasenjiWonderful Club of America, Inc. BULLETIN “Linus” - 2 74912_BCOA.indd 2 6/20/12 10:54 AM April, May, June 2012 In This Issue ULLETIN Table of Contents The Official Publication Club Specific Opinion Bof the Basenji Club of America, Inc. 3 Contents 13 Proposed Clarification On The (USPS 707-210) 8 AKC Delegate Club Board’s Vote On Imports ISSN 1077-808x 27 AKC on USDA and APHIS J Johannes Is Published Quarterly 6 BCOA Financials 25 Let’s Think Logically About Color March, June, September & December 7 Canis Basenji Club M Kenworthy By the Basenji Club of America, Inc. 7 Change of Address 2012 National Specialty Janet Ketz, Secretary 30 Club Board and Affiliate Contacts 11 Basenji Measurement Survey 34025 West River Road, 18 Committee List June 15 28 2012 Specialty Agility Trial Wilmington, IL 60481 4 From The Editor 24 Update - Coursing Periodical Postage Paid at Kerrville, TX and at Additional Mailing Offices. 29 AKC Points Schedule 31 Update – All Events and Daily POSTMASTER: 29 ASFA Top 20 Club Schedule Send address changes to: 30 Advertising Rates Club 5 Update - Auction Basenji Club of America, Inc. 30 Disclaimers 9 Update - Embroidery Offered Janet Ketz, Secretary Committees 4 Update – Trophy Sponsors 34025 West River Road 9 Health and Research 13 Update- Picnic and Dr. Sponenberg Wilmington, IL 60481 9 Judges Education 26 Request for Writers and Copyright © 2011 11 Junior Showmanship Tally Photographers at Specialty by the Basenji Club of America, Inc. 7 Letter to the Editor 2013 National Specialty All Rights Reserved. 10 Lure Coursing 24 2013 National Specialty Information Material may be reprinted without written 9 Native Stock Advertisements permission in publications 14 Native Stock Project CDs Cover Pat Fragassi: Tanza of BCOA Affiliate Clubs only. 19-22 OFA Reports 2 Carrie Jones: Ankhu Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors. Articles & opinions do not necessarily express 5 President’s Message 3 Cover Story or represent the policies and opinions of the Basenji Club 10 Public Education 12 Basenji Club of Southeastern of America, Inc. Advertising does not constitute endorse- 10 Social Media Wisconsin ment by the Basenji Club of America, Inc., and under no 12 Specialty Dates 15 Sharon Schmidgall: Stonwyke circumstance does publication of advertising guarantee services or products of its advertisers. The Editor, under 7 Updating your Website 16-17 Brad Phifer: Sirobe the jurisdiction of the Club Officers and Board of Direc- 9 Videography Back Cali Shattuck tors, reserves the right to reasonably edit or refuse to print Affiliate Clubs all material submitted, including advertisements. 26 Basenji Club of Northern California MANAGING EDITOR 23 Basenji Club of Southeastern Connie L Camp Wisconsin News COPY EDITORS 23 Basenji Club of Southeastern P Bright, C Kuna, Wisconsin Match Results P Fragassi, L Lundell 24 Basenji Club of Southeastern COPY COORDINATOR Wisconsin LGRA Results Susan Chuvala 22 Basenji Fanciers of Greater Phoenix ADVERTISING 22 Dallas-Fort Worth Basenji Club Pending 14 Hi-Country Basenji Club 8 Route 66 Club news ON THE COVER – FRANIE FC AB TANZA LIFE IN THE FAST LANE,SC (Ch Reveille Push The Limit To MV x Ch AB-SS Follow The Money, bred by Wanda Pooley) – And she has taken to that name, she sure is FAST! Franie loves to chase the bunny. In only 6 trials she finished her AKC Field Championship with Major Wins over Specials. It took her two trials to get the hang of “follow” but never looked back. Franie is Major pointed in the Show Ring and will be looking to become a Dual Champion soon. Franie is owned and loved by Tanza Basenjis, Pat Fragassi & Ted Judd (photo credit: Jim Bagby) Basenji Club of America, Inc. BULLETIN - 3 74912_BCOA.indd 3 6/20/12 10:54 AM FROM THE EDITOR From the Editor’s Desk…Countdown…. Food for thought regarding Email Lists and Social Media. These av- enues for communication are your bestest friend and your worstest enemy. The specialty is in the countdown days. Entries will have closed by the Be ever mindful of what you write, careful where you post it and ever aware time you read this magazine. Deadlines will be reached for reserving things… of how it comes across to any reader. It is far better to write an enigmatic few banquet, catalog, wearables, etc so please consider helping make our club words (just enough to make people wonder) than an epistle that lets your successful in our premiere event of the year. This is a great place to help bloomers feel the breeze. Good and bad – regardless of the subject matter – support the club as we make history. Each national specialty makes it’s mark social media postings are ‘shared’ as easily as a click. If you wouldn’t scream in the history book and even if you’re not able to attend, your contribution it from your front porch for the neighborhood (or at ringside at the National) to and benefit could result in helping the club and your collecting limited edition hear, it might not need to be posted to an email list or on social media. memorabilia. If you miss out on pre-ordering you still have opportunities to Something to think about. It would be a good thing to consider an in- acquire unique collectables at the auction. house registry of diseases. It seems that the Whippet(?) folk had someone Interesting items I’ve learned in the last quarter working with the Bulletin. stand up in an open general meeting at a specialty (apologies if I remembered While deadlines are dead-lines (need to have things in by certain dates) it the wrong breed) and said “I am ____ and my dog ____ has ___________.” seems that it will be helpful to understand why deadlines exist. Items to be (hereditary problem noteworthy in that breed) My thought: This took guts to published can be worked fairly quickly but some items require time in or- stand up in a that large gathering of one’s peers and tell it openly. The won- der to have them ready to be used. Ads aren’t created instantly and any derful thing about this is the owner openly said “this dog has this problem”, printed information needs to be formatted in a manner that can be used in removing all doubt about it with the information being told straight from the the magazine. Things submitted in anything other than Microsoft Office Word horse’s mouth. (or similar) are easily formatted. Other software, not so friendly and these Basenjis have diseases that we consider major issues today and many of involve extra time. Pretty formats (dropped capitals, multiple fonts, etc) add these were hot issues in the past. Thankfully WE can prove with DNA that time because they need to be undone and redone to get the effects you want. the diseases are confirmed present today but not nearly so easy in the past. This all then points back to pre-defined deadlines. There have (in my 30+ years) been a lot of anecdotal information (some 100% Receiving information at any appreciably late date (after the deadline) com- true, some 100% speculation – the rest falls somewhere between) shared by plicates time on my end. While I know the National will be winding down just word of mouth or postal mail. It might be a good thing for all of us to get the before the NEXT deadline – I’d love to see all your ads and articles as soon correct information direct from the source by communicating with our long- as possible after the national and I’ll work with you on ad space up to August timers. First-hand information needs to be available as imports grow and are 20 (Official next deadline is July 25). I know photographers might take time included in the gene pool too. to get their work to you and I understand that. Please do your best. I will do Let’s start today! No, I’m not expecting this to happen today or tomorrow. my best. Please do your best to meet the deadline vs being long past it. I will We need to think about it and maybe some of our long-timers will get together ask the BulletinBoard editor to include deadlines for upcoming issues in her and figure out a way to do it. The long-times are becoming fewer and this next publications. information is being lost. First hand information about dogs from before 1980 Advertising layouts (front, inside front, center) were done for this issue by might one day vanish. Do we really need it that old information? YES. We Carmella Hoerr. She promised to do it for two issues to help out but has need to know what is behind our current stock to round out our history. Think employment and other responsibilities that keep her busy there. We are still about it? looking for someone that would like to take this as a challenge to help the club.