December 2017 Believe in the Magic of the Holidays! Official publication of the SCWTCA, Inc, volume 45, number 4, Dec. 2017 pg 1 Official publication of the SCWTCA, Inc, volume 45, number 4, Dec. 2017 pg 2 OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF THE SOFT COATED WHEATEN TERRIER CLUB OF AMERICA, INC Cecily Skinner, President Kathi Elliot, Corresponding Secretary Dana Barton, Director Coto De Casa, CA 92679 Brooksville, FL 34601 Dayton, OH 45459 949-888-1619 352-799-1514 937-435-5005 Lee Martin, Vice President Mary Ann Curtis, Treasurer Sue Goldberg, Director Austin, TX 78746 Fife, WA 98424 Warren, NJ 07059 512-329-6434 253-777-9170 908-963-6808 Julie Burdick, Recording Secretary Kayce Healy, Director Dick Taylor, Director Spokane, WA 99208 Castle Pines, CO 80108 Modesto, CA 95356 509-328-1528 503-348-8495 209-404-4552 Benchmarks Editors Editor: Helen Fraguela, 8681 Waterview Terrace, Parkland, FL 33076 email:
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[email protected] Benchmarks is available for viewing in color on our SCWTCA website, http://www.SCWTCa.org. Table of Contents From the President/From the Editors 4-5 Happy Birthday Seniors 6 New Titles Earned 7-8 Ensure a brighter future for the SCWT by understanding and preserving 10 the past! Emily Holden Survey Says...About Judges and Type, Deb Van De Ven 11 Why The Stand-Out Best Dog Can Be A Loser, E. Katie Gammill 13-15 The Devil’s