The Official Newsletter of the American Whippet Club NOVEMBER 2011 IN THIS ISSUE Membership Dues Notice 2012 National Specialty info The WRAP Report Joint Whippet Club Show Judge’s Critique AWC Southern Specialty Judge’s Critique THE AMERICAN WHIPPET CLUB Table of Contents OFFICERS Russell McFadden, President President’s Message . 3 505.753.6782, [email protected] Editor’s Notes . 3 Scot Northern, Vice President 319.621.2982, [email protected] AWC: The Official Poop . 4 David Samuelson, Treasurer 651.454.4174, [email protected] Membership Dues Notice . 6 Cindy Scott, Secretary 719.594.9974, [email protected] 2012 National Specialty information . 7 3655 Cragwood Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80907 The WRAP Report . 16 BOARD OF DirecTORS Connie Brunkow, 217.431.8972, [email protected] AWC Southern Specialty – Judge’s Critique . 22 Lisa Costello, 815.695.1930, [email protected] Joint Whippet Club Show – Judge’s Critique . 26 Henry Heil, 619.445.1777, [email protected] Christine Hopperstad, 206.322.5872, [email protected] Advertising in the Whippet News . 32 Kay Nierengarten, 218.729.8003, [email protected] 2011 Whippet News Annual Specifications . 34 Class of 2012: Connie Brunkow, Russ McFadden, Kay Nierengarten Obedience Report . 36 Class of 2013: Henry Heil, Christine Hopperstad, David Samuelson Class of 2014: Lisa Costello, Scot Northern, Cindy Scott A WC COMMITTEE CHAIRS Archives .....................................Bo Bengtson, 805.646.3151 Cover: One of Eugene Jacobs inimitable drawings, from the cover of The Whippet Futurity ...................................... 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The six individuals who have accepted the nomination of Board would like to sincerely thank Donna Lynch for the the Nominating Committee to run for the AWC Board time she spent serving the club in this capacity . of Directors Class of 2015 . The Nominating Committee The Board has approved going ahead with the redesign was chaired by Scot Northern and included members of the AWC website . The work will be done by Miles Iva Kimmelman and Rhonda Gold . Shelley Kruger Fenn who is a Senior Interactive Art Director at Mondo and Jennifer Beach-Buda served as alternates on this Robot . We decided to go with an independent (non-AWC committee . I would like to thank the committee for their member) designer to avoid any further possible copyright work and also thank the six members who have agreed disagreements . We are hoping that the website will be up to have their names put on the slate . This is not to be and running before Valentine’s Day . considered the official notification of this slate . Though this newsletter goes to all members, and the mailing The author of a letter published in The Whippet News will cost the club more than a couple of hundred dollars, last month implied that this was the first year the minutes the official notification of the slate will be mailed to all from the Annual Membership and Board meetings were members on or before January 15th (2012) in compliance published in The Whippet News . The truth is that the with the By-Laws Article IV, Section 4(a) . minutes or a synopsis of the board minutes if there were Executive Session discussions have been published Speaking of the By-Laws, they are back in the hands of the annually in The Whippet News following the meetings Club Relations Department at the AKC . The changes to the held at the National for at least the last decade . document unfortunately will not be as significant as we had hoped they would . Most of the attempts to bring the Please look for Treasurer David Samuelson’s dues By-Laws into the 21st century were nixed by the AKC the notification for calendar year 2012 published on page 6 first time they were submitted so our hopes of being able in this issue of The Whippet News . In order to be eligible to do official club business by email and secure website to vote in next year’s Board of Directors election you must notification was not allowed . Hopefully this second iteration pay your dues by January 1, 2012 . will meet with AKC approval and the document can be put Until next time, be safe, take care and have fun with out for vote to the AWC membership sometime soon . your Whippets . Russell Editor’s Notes Dear Readers, available to non-members who would like to have a copy for $10 . There will be more details in the January issue . This issue contains a 2012 dues reminder for AWC members . Dues may be paid by check and also by going Christine to http://www .americanwhippetclub ne. t/ and scrolling down to the bottom of the page and using PayPal . Every WELCOME NEW SUBSCRIBERS year there are a number of people who say they weren’t Laura Baratta, Aldergrove, B C. ;. Richard Steele, El Dorado Hills, CA aware that their dues were due by the end of the year, so this issue has several reminders just in case! WELCOME BACK Allyn Boucher, Wilsonville, AL; Marty Cramer, Fayettesville, PA; Be sure to note the slate of nominees for the 2011 Board Stephanie Gladney, McKinney, TX; Suzanne Gunderman, Eugene, election in the President’s letter above, an outstanding OR; Mary Lake, Sanford, FL; Scott Mazer, Los Angeles, CA; Sharon group in my opinion, so start thinking about who you would McCollum, Streator, IL; Wendy Montroy, Jacksonville, FL like to see in a Board position . You must have paid your dues by the end of the year in order to be eligible to LAST ISSUE, TIME TO RENEW vote in the Board election. Anna-Mari Andersson, Erin Campbell . Douglas Conrad, Cathryn Day, William Dvorak, Tuija Elomaa, Marita Furu, Johanna Gustafsson, The new and VERY informative Illustrated Standard is Wiebke Heron, Jaana Jylanto, Nilla Lindholm, Heidi Lonnakko, almost ready to make its appearance . It will be mailed free Pia Manilla, Bethany Moore, Kari Naukkarinen, Julia Pieper, Jaana of charge to all AWC members and a hard copy will be Porkka, Ivy Potts, Nina Viskari, Meri Wilenius N OVEMBER 2011 THE WHIPPET NEWS | 3 AW C: The Official Poop APCP LI ATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP For as far back as I can remember, the AKC published a Scott Mazer, 2286 El Contento Dr ,. Los Angeles, monthly publication titled AKC Awards, which listed new CA 90068, 323-828-7571, scott m. azer@gmail c. om, titlists and results from all AKC events . The problem was Endorsers: Bo Bengtson, Susanne Hughes, DVM to find the Whippet specialties among the hundreds of other conformation events each month: specialties were Kimberly White, 11775 Griffith Dr ,.