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Club Bulletin June 2012 Club Bulletin June 2012 Edition No. 103 www.italiangreyhoundclub.co.uk Bulletin - June 2012 Welcome from the Club President & Chair Greetings and welcome to Bulletin No.103. I have a very hard act to follow as the new Club President so firstly I feel the Club has to thank Shirley Vincent for the last six years as an active and very hard working President. I have checked back as far as I can go and she was on the Committee in 1983 and then Treasurer for many years and I suspect she is younger than me! Briefly, I acquired my first IG in 1978, joined the Club after a visit to Crufts in 1983 and finally entered the rat race of showing in 1985. Since then my life has been transformed. I can find my way to countless leisure centres, racecourses and village halls and have intimate knowledge of their catering facilities. Those were the days of offering to do the washing up and then helping with the catering until the Club became too big to prepare food for - health and safety! Professional caterers were greeted with open arms. Somehow I ended up on the Committee and was Cup Steward for many years. In between I am best known for my Marmalade and preserves which I make to raise funds for various causes on your behalf, and more recently for writing the Breed Blog on the Club site along with co-blogger Helen Rishworth: www.italiangreyhoundclub.co.uk. I have bred nine litters in this time including two Champions and several ticket winners. I owe everything to the late Rae Lewis, her wisdom and dry sense of humour and the intelligence to buy Harry from her after a terrifying interview, I think it was the ‘dear doctor’ that swung the deal. From Philtre Felippe came my beautiful Ava and friendship with her breeders, Jackie and Elorin Harper . The Turc followed, Samuel and Dolly, and all the rest is history. I trained as a nurse, did a little midwifery, have a now retired Doctor as a husband - he is not doggy but I'm working on it. Three children, four grandchildren, seven IGs and one Whippet at the last count. I like reading, gardening and cooking and watching anything with horses (I had a donkey as a second birthday present!). As Club President I have yet to discover my duties, Shirley has been quiet on this front! I imagine opening and closing events, remaining utterly impartial whilst teetering on my tightrope with crocodiles underneath! Feel free to contact me, email below, and I hope to meet you in person soon at one of the forthcoming Club events. Linnet Loh President E: [email protected] Dear members, I would like to extend a warm welcome to Linnet Loh our new President. It was through Linnet that I obtained our first wonderful Italian Greyhound Rilloby Singing the Blues (aka Gladys). Linnet put me in touch with Pat Spencer who had had Gladys returned unwanted at a year of age. So I can say that thanks to Linnet, the Artmeis and Rilloby partnership was formed. Gladys was with us for another 15 years. As I write this, I hope that you and your dogs are lapping up the sunshine. The show season is well under way with three new Champions already. At the Club’s November Open Show we are starting judging a little later in order to hold a coffee morning for all members. We will be having short seminars on the care of Italian Greyhounds including oral care, nutrition, health issues etc. Bill Dyball has kindly offered to do a show handing class too. It’s the perfect opportunity for pet owners who would like to experience a show to do so in a relaxed and informal way so I do hope lots of Members come along. I wish you and your Italian Greyhounds a lovely summer and hopefully plenty of sunshine ! Jo Amsel Chairperson E: [email protected] Page 3 Italian Greyhound Club Contents Welcome from the Club President & Chair ............................................................................................................. 3 Note from the Editors .............................................................................................................................................. 4 The Club Spring Open Show, March 2012 .............................................................................................................. 6 Italian Greyhound Rescue Report for 2011 ............................................................................................................. 8 Italian Greyhound Breeders Prosecuted for Illegal Dog Breeding Practices ........................................................ 9 Contacting the IG Rescue Charity ........................................................................................................................... 9 Tips for taking fabulous photos of your IG ........................................................................................................... 10 Jane Derbyshire-Heal’s Peamutt Butter Cookies (for IGs!).................................................................................. 12 Agony Iggy .............................................................................................................................................................. 14 Agony Iggy’s Best of British … doggie style! ................................................................................................... 15 Rainbow Bridge ....................................................................................................................................................... 16 One’s Lonely, Two’s Company, Three’s A … .......................................................................................................... 16 Round up from the Show Ring ............................................................................................................................... 17 Top Stud & Top Brood 2011 ................................................................................................................................... 18 Diary from a Dog Show .......................................................................................................................................... 20 Daniel Goes To Oz .................................................................................................................................................. 22 Have Your Say - Sighthound Versus Toy .............................................................................................................. 25 Have Your Say - A Greyhound In Miniature? ....................................................................................................... 26 Italian Greyhound Club Key Contacts ................................................................................................................... 27 The Club Championship Show .............................................................................................................................. 27 Fancy Trying Something A Little Bit Different? ................................................................................................... 28 Note from the Editors It certainly doesn’t seem six months since we were compiling the last edition of the Bulletin! A huge thank you for the lovely feedback on the December 2011 edition of the Bulletin. It was great to hear that so many members enjoyed it! A patriotic theme threads through this edition of the Bulletin, celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee earlier this month and of course the Olympics coming up in July. Agony Iggy has some tips on including your IGs in the celebrations on p.16. The British theme is also accompanied with features on some jet-setting IGs from Australia and the US – see Diary from a Dog Show on p.20 and Daniel goes to Oz on p.22. Once again, IG owners have not let the Bulletin down, sending in a diverse range of contributions which we are sure members will enjoy! Thank you to the following people for taking the time to write articles and send in photographs: Bitte Ahrens- Primavera, Jo Amsel, Janet Bedford, Oli Davies, Jane Derbyshire-Heal, Jan Doherty, Rob & Sue Dunning, Wendy Dyball, Michaela Heerdt, Russell Hodges, Jimmi Johnston-White, Helen Lister, Linnet Loh, Anna Marshall, Philip and Sarah Plummer, Kay Rutter, Barbara Skilton and Fiona Thomson. We would also like to thank the commercial advertisers who have adverts in this Bulletin: Simon Burton, P’etiquette, Shadedmoon’s Secret Stash, Fiona Thomson, and Togs for Dogs. From beautiful portraits, greetings cards, stunning collars, to dog beds and coats, what more could IG lovers desire! We hope you’ll find the time to visit their websites and check out their lovely things for IGs and humans. And don’t miss P’etiquette’s special 10% discount offer for IG Club members only! As always, please do drop us a line with your feedback, ideas for future editions, articles and photos: [email protected]. So sit back with a cup of coffee and your IG snuggled up against you and enjoy the June 2012 Bulletin! Helen Rishworth & Christine Chau Page 4 Bulletin - June 2012 Italian Greyhound Greeting Cards & Prints A unique set of greeting cards featuring four beautiful watercolour paintings of Italian Greyhounds by artist Fiona Thomson Just £5.50 per set + 75p p&p Please email Fiona to order: [email protected] Signed limited edition prints are also available - The perfect gift for an IG lover! For more information please visit: www.fionathomson.com Page 5 Italian Greyhound Club The Club Spring Open Show, March 2012 Best in Show: Shadedmoon’s First Ray of Sun, Niki Pledge Reserve Best in Show & Best Opposite Sex In Show: Rilloby In A Gentle Way, Pat Spencer Best Puppy In Show:
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