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THE DEW CLRI#4 FEBRUARY 1981 Zhe Dew Claw ,,,,, • ,,,,,,,,,,, 1 ,,,, CONTENTS Our 54th Year, Issue No. 1 Official Journal of the Treasurer's Report 4 FEBRUARY 1981 Briard Club of America Secretary's Page 5 7 Published: February, April, June, August, October, December News & Views 14 Deadline: First of month preceding month of publication Central Progressive Retinal Atrophy in the Briard BCA Eye Registry 19 AIM: To keep our membership more closely related and better BCA Membership List 21 Informed; and to present information for the advancement The Shepherd Briard: A Heart Wrapped in Fur 29 of the Club and the Breed. Articles and comments do 31 not necessarily represent the Club's views. You Can't Carve a Good Briard Out of Hair Recent Changes in the French Standard 32 EDITOR: Diane McLeroth, P.O. Box 15587, Ft. Wayne, IN 46885 French Standard on Dewclaw Construction 33 NEWS EDITOR: Sue McCormick, 25743 Culver, St. Clair Shores, MI 48041 Gloria Merder and (Some People's) Dogs 34 36 OFFICERS New Briard Titleholders PRESIDENT SECRETARY Ear Support after Cropping 42 Philip Zingsheim Diane McLeroth How to Raise and Train your Humans 46 P.O. Box 15587 5350 Co. Rd. 151 Stud Dog Column/Looking for Puppies 47 Mound, MN 55364 Ft. Wayne, IN 46885 612/472-4052 219/627-5858 TREASURER VICE PRESIDENT Robert Boelter Patricia A. Long 4383 Windsor Road 5890 Shea Road Windsor, WI 5359-8 Marine City, MI 48039 608/846-4630 313/765-5906 DIRECTORS 1980-1981 Charles Cook, R.R.1 Box 171A, Medford, NJ 08055 (609/267-9272) Ken Collins, 75 Inwood Road, Darien, CT 06820 (203/655-8886) Dallas Meggitt, 1348 N. Lucero, Camarillo, CA 93010 (805/482-0207) 1981 - 1982 Ed Konrath, 8075 Mi Casita, Tucson, AZ 85715 (602/298-1570) Manny Littin, 10625 Monclova Rd., Monclova, OH 43542 (419/877-5750) Jim Stewart,2021 N. Serrano, Los Angeles, CA 90027 (213/466-4665) A.K.C. DELEGATE June Shew, P.O. Box 288, Sunset Road, East Hartland, CT 06027 203/653-6330 ******** **** ADVERTISING RATES: For Members Only - to advertise pups or stud dogs CENTERFOLD: (two pages) $45.00 plus $3 per photo FULL PAGE: $15 plus $3 per photo HALF PAGE: $7.50 plus $3 per photo Stud Dog List: $10 for 6 Issues; $2 per issue Looking for Puppies: No charge SUBSCRIPTION RATE: $9.00 per year (6 issues). Back issues, when available from the Secretary are $1.50 per copy. Photos of New Champions and Obedience Degrees, show wins of Winners Tc: or better from Major shows, printed in The Dew Claw as space permits. 2 BCA FEBRUARY 1981 3 SECRETARY'S PAGE TREASURER'S REPORT Nov. 1, 1980 through Dec. 31, 1980 APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP Patricia A. Long, Treasurer Karen Downey, R.R. 3, Milbrook, Ontario, Canada - owner of Beardsanbrow's Octoma Earl Gates, 707 E. 13th St., North Vancouver, BC, V7L 2M6, Canada INCOME EXPENSES Owner of PalChick's Nouvelle Naissance, Can. Ch. Cedric Force de Beauxjolis and Roah Hak'Tanah de Strathcona $2,255.00 Dew Claw, Oct. $598.35 Dues Lynn Primm 8. Bill Sterbens, 1714 N. Mohawk, Chicago, IL 60614 Dew Claw Ads 20.00 H ii Dec. 10.00 Owners of Rue Brie d'Aubry Interest 32.77 Oct. postage 261.58 Pontiac Banquet it Dec. postage 339.58 Note: Mail is still being sent to our old address - undoubtedly 61 Dinners 162.50 11 ti Supplies 10.00 one of the after affects of living at the same address for 18 years. However, the Postal Service will not forward the mail 2.85 Calendars-postage 50.00 interest much longer, and even now some of this mail does not reach me. 11 10.00 Eye Research Donations 84.75 -U.P.S. Please send all mail to P.O. Box 15587, Ft. Wayne, IN 46885. Secretary's supplies 42.64 Thanks. $2,557.87 - 11 postage 15.00 Treasurer's postage 30.00 "S" NAMES FOR 1981: Those who observe the French system of naming purebred animals alphabetically to identify the year of birth, $1,367.15 should choose names beginning with the letter "S" for Briards born in 1981. Opening $2,946.16 Income 2,557.87 NEW EAR CROP PATTERN AVAILABLE: 5,504.03 B.C.A. will provide anyone interested with an excellent new ear Expenses 1,367.15 crop pattern, which has been endorsed by the French Club. Although a special clamp is useful with this pattern, the description will Balance $4,136.88 clearly define the unusual shape of the cropped Briard ear for your veterinarian and explains the reasons for this shape. Please write to the Secretary for a copy. NOTE: "CHOCOLATE" OR There has been some misunderstanding as to the vote at our "LIVER" DISQUALIFICATION Meeting in August, regarding dues. The vote at the meeting Several people have asked about a mistake in the translation of was not to raise dues, but to mail out a ballot to the entire the French color term, "Marron Acajou", a color disqualified by the membership to request a raise in dues. The vote by written French. This was recently translated incorrectly as red-mahogany ballot of the entire membership is required by the BCA By-laws, and is sometimes translated literally as chestnut-mahogany. Neither is correct. before dues can be raised. In addition, even if the increase was approved by written ballot, the increase could not have "Marron acajou" has been clearly defined for us by Dr. Luquet, gone into effect until January 1982. This is because any raise noted French judge and authoritative author on French breeds, as "CHOCOLATE" or "LIVER". Dogs of these colors also have brown in dues must be approved by October to go into effect. The By-laws also require at least 30 days for a written ballot, and (chocolate or liver) noses, and are therefore disqualified by our A.K.C. Briard Standard as well. therefore, there was not enough time for dues to be increased It is often difficult for those, unfamiliar with dog terminology this year. to understand such terms, even in their own language. Since we must interpret these terms from a foreign language, it is extremely A ballot will be mailed to all members in the near future, concerning a dues increase. In addition, it may also be important for us to obtain authoritative and correct definitions to guard against the misunderstandings such errors can create. necessary to consider an assessment during 1981, to cover our increasing expenses. At the time our current dues were set, the dollar was worth at least double what it is at this time. EXPOSITION OF PARIS: BCA has done well to hold the dues down until now. We have had an invitation from France to attend the Exposition of 1981 CALENDARS: There are still some B.C.A. Calendars available if Paris in June and to bring some representatives of the American bred you have not ordered yours yet. For your copy, send $4.00 (payable Briard. It is necessary for a dog to win at this show (four winners to the Briard Club) to Ada Marley, 3940 W. 96th St., Indianapolis, are selected each time) in order to complete a French championship. IN 46268. The judge will be Monsieur Lin Montenot. Those who would like to attend should contact the Secretary for further information. FEBRUARY 1981 4 BCA 5 NEW CHAMPIONS CHUCKL1N PADDINGTON'S COOLEY, CD owned and trained by Barry and Lana Ginnis, finished his NEWS & VIEWS CH. BEAU CHEVALS MISSISSIPPI Companion Dog degree. His scores owned by Jack & Peggy Ravandal, were 197 for 4th Place, 195 and finished her championship Sept. bottle of glycerin and white 189-1/2. HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! Give 28th, 1980 at the Richland vinegar (1/4 cup for blacks - your Briard an extra hug and Kennel Club show. Her sire is 1/2 cup for tawnies). Pour the GROUP PLACEMENT kiss this month!!! Here's Ch. Uller des Moutons d'Eayre last three ingredients into the Fran Taylor's CH. PHYDEAUX POLLY hoping everyone will aave lots and her dam is Ch. Beau Chevals jug and then fill with water. POULET, placed fourth in a very of luck in their show and obed- Grenadine. ience endeavors this year and The glycerin makes the black strong Working Group at the let's not forget our beloN>ed coats shine and acts like a CH.P. SUAVECITO DE TIERRA DE ORO Michiana Kennel Club show on companions too! conditioner, without making the owned and handled by Joe & Ann Nov. 30th. The judge was Mr. coat oily. The Joy leaves the Diaz, finished his championship Robert Brathwaite. We are going to try a new twist coat with a clean smell. When on October 5, 1980 under Mrs. in the News & Views column, you have squezzed the excess Whittrig. His sire is Ch. Ugolin JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP called "Helpful Hints". It is water from the coat, bring the des Joyeux Lut ins de la Seauve designed to give you a little At the Nov. 16th, Kalamazoo K.C. dog into a warm room and wrap and his dam is Ch. Miel Melosa help on things such as shampoo show, Amy Zaretzke and "Weasel", him in towels. Every half hour de Strathcona. recipes, how to cut those black Ch. Prix Weaselle d'Occasion, or so, get him up to shake and CH. JOHN'S PASHTU DE STRATHCONA took First Place in the Open nails, etc. Each column will change the towels. When he is Anyone, OWNED BY John Kelly and handled Senior class.