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Pharaoh's Scribe June 2020 Pharaoh’s Scribe The Newsletter of the Pharaoh Hound Club of America In this issue: Page 2 President’s Message Page 6 New Members Page 9 AKC News Page 15 CODE of ETHICS Page 23 & 28 AKC Titles Page 24 Points Schedule Page 31 Memorable Page 33 Financial Report Page 35 Candids Her courage was her crown, and she wore it like a Queen. The PHARAOHS SCRIBE is the official newsletter of the Pharaoh Hound Club of America, Inc. and is published four (4) times a year on a quarterly basis. The opinions within are those of the writers and do not necessarily represent the views of the PHCA. This publication is available to members in good standing of the Pharaoh Hound Club of America only. Pharaoh Scribe June 2020 President’s Message Hello All: I hope you and yours are doing well. As many of you know, there were some lengthy discussions regarding the 2020 PHCA National and Eastern Regional Specialties. The conversation was at times heated and not always nice, productive or constructive. It did, however, provide us - and by that I mean the collective "us" - both the Board of Directors and the membership - with some lessons that we can take away from the entire unfortunate situation. First of all, we shouldn't ALWAYS assume we know the motives behind the other side in a disagreement. If uncertain, we should ask those questions that are nagging at us or that we find suspect, instead of attributing the worst possible motive and running with it. Secondly, we should ALL remain open to communications - once one side assumes a position or draws the proverbial "line in the sand" any effective opportunity for further communication or compromise has been lost. Thirdly, try to maintain a reasonable perspective. At the end of the day, most of our goals are similar if not the same - sharing the love of our breed - both with each other and with everyone else. This should be ENJOYABLE, folks. Fourth, we must ALL be open to suggestions, modifications, changes, and willing to see the "big picture" in getting to where we want to go. Sometimes getting caught up in the minutiae causes us to lose sight of this... Fifth, we must be willing to adapt and change in order to meet the needs of the largest number of club members we can - within reason - and while bearing in mind we are a small breed and have limited resources to meet EVERYONE'S expectations. It is my hope that we can bear these thoughts and goals in mind moving forward as a club. I have reprinted a portion of the statement from the Board of Directors to the Membership, which was published on the Pharaoh Hound Club of America's official Facebook page on April 14, 2020. I am confident that moving forward, we can continue to grow and thrive as a club in a more collaborative way. Best, Robert 2 Pharaoh Scribe June 2020 April 14, 2020 To the Membership of the Pharaoh Hound Club of America from the PHCA Board of Directors Moving Forward Based on our current situation, it appears to the Board that any effort in attempting to coordinate a National Specialty for 2020 would be futile. Even assuming events begin to open in the next ninety (90) days, it would not be feasible to plan an entire National, secure the necessary judges, locate an acceptable time and expect any reasonable entry. To that end, and like so many other clubs, at this point it is obvious that a 2020 PHCA National Specialty will not happen. The PHCA Board has been in contact with the AKC and have been notified that we will not be penalized as a Member Club if specialties do not happen in 2020. Having said that, the Board is committed to start now working on future National and Specialty events. To that end we have created a committee to monitor, assist, and support any member wanting to make a proposal. We will be seeking input from the membership for thoughts and suggestions as to what you would like to see at our shows going forward. We have identified that misconceptions exist about the PHCA Board not having specialty guideline and/or budgetary guidance for proposed specialty teams. This is not an accurate conception, and the Board spent considerable time and effort two years ago establishing guidelines that set forth what is expected of anyone making a proposal. We also established budgetary guidelines to assist in understanding the expectations for a proposal. These tools are available for any member interested in exploring the possibility of making a proposal. The Board will continue to do all we can to assist in creating successful events. With communication and cooperation, we can jointly learn from past lessons. As a Board, we are committed to increasing our communication with the membership so that we do not face similar misconceptions and/or miscommunications in the future. We look forward to seeing everyone in the future and wish you all health and happiness in the days ahead. Pharaoh Hound Club of America Board of Directors Robert 3 Pharaoh Scribe June 2020 Cover Story Alluring Carmen is our cover girl for this issue of the SCRIBE. A regal veteran, owned and loved by Autumn Ray. Carmen shares her life with two young girls, a one year old & a three-year-old along with a lurcher house mate. Autumn wrote, the girls were playing princess dress up and Carmen joined in. “Well She just ace’s it, she’s the queen of our house and she pulls it off too well and she knows she does. I am sure if she could she would wear one permanently.” Her courage was her crown, and she wore it like a Queen – Atticus 4 Pharaoh Scribe June 2020 PHCA Officers and Board of Directors President Robert Newman Esq. 207 N Broadway, Suite K, Santa Ana, CA 92701; 714-404-9694, [email protected] Vice President Andrea Schokker 701 Creekside Circle, Duluth, MN 55811; 218-461-8701, [email protected] Treasurer Mary Severino 9 Kinross Court, Newark, DE 19711; 302-455-1704, [email protected] Recording Secretary Theresa Harper 3731 September Ct., Castro Valley, CA 94546; 510-427-3931, [email protected] Corresponding Secretary Dr. Stephen Sipperly 1408 River Road, Selkirk, NY 12150; 518-767-9816, [email protected] Board of Directors Linda Witt 424 Fraga Court, Martinez, CA 94533 925-370-7309; [email protected] Meredith Wille 3111 Oxfield Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 412-448-7499; [email protected] Rebecca Stephens PO Box 815, South Orleans, MA 02662 214-733-3483; [email protected] Luciane Terra 38 Founders Way, Downingtown, PA 19335 484-889-7942; [email protected] AKC Board of Directors, AKC Delegate PHCA, Dominic P. Carota 1408 River Road, Selkirk, NY 12150 518-461-9504; [email protected] Ad Rates Advertising rates are only $25.00 for a full-page ad. Contact editor at [email protected] Please send in PDF, Word or Power Point format if you like to set up your own layout. If you need some help, just send the information and we can format something for you. 5 Pharaoh Scribe June 2020 New Member Applications Michelle James of Southlake, TX. Endorsed by Alex Wood and Mark Doyle Christine Bailey of Shillington, PA. Endorsed by Julie Gwin and Tom Andrews Will Nelson of Arlington, WA. Endorsed by Alex Wood and Mark Doyle Pat Knigge of Arlington, WA. Endorsed by Alex Wood and Mark Doyle J.N. Long of Dallas, TX. Endorsed by Alex Wood and Mark Doyle Alissa Long of Dallas, TX. Endorsed by Alex Wood and Mark Doyle 6 Pharaoh Scribe June 2020 Editor’s Notes STOP! Do we even know how to stop? To slow down and push the pause button? With dog shows and performance events cancelled or postponed, my supply chain for this newsletter was becoming a supply shortage. Events and results that would feed the SCRIBE were shut down. One by one like dominoes, they fell. The PHCA Independent Western Specialties, the Eastern Specialty& Supported shows. I was worried that the SCRIBE would end up like a one page church bulletin. So thank you everyone who helped to fill the pages with your contributions. Looking for the cover photo for this issue in normal times would have been easy. But again, these are not normal times. I scrolled the Pharaoh Hound group pages on Facebook, like a Ford model recruiter. Searching for that something special, that “it” factor. Saw lots of dogs on couches, sleeping dogs, running dogs, ball chasing dogs, standing, sitting, lots of dogs all enjoying their humans being home. There certainly was no shortage of dog photos posted. No break in the supply chain of new puppy pics. Almost gave up when there she was, my cover girl, she had that something extra to make your heart smile. Sorry Best in Show, National or Best of Breed past cover winners. This is my absolute favorite cover, fabulous Carmen. Darleen 7 Pharaoh Scribe June 2020 Pharaoh Hound Education Update Given how many AKC events have had to be cancelled recently, the AKC started coordinating breed webinars of parent club judge’s education seminars. The breed webinars are free of charge and about an hour long. I was asked to give the pharaoh hound webinar on April 22. I found out afterwards that over 300 people were online for it. I’m glad I did not know that ahead of time as I was nervous enough never having done anything like this online.
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