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Specialty Features 3. ABC President’s Column by Ken Windom 21. Canada South by Larry Bates 4. ABC Hall of Fame for Distinguished Members 22. Hunting & Trialing with Brittanys In South Africa by Odette Curtis 5. ABC Dog Hall of Fame 25. ABC National Amateur Gun Dog Championship 6. ABC Board of Directors Meeting 31. Hit Me With Your Best Shot by Jessica Hlebak 10. Motion To Revise Descriptions of Midwest & Central Regions 33. Purebred Dogs: The Next Endangered Species? by Margo Milde 11. Articles from the Collection Dr. David Kenney 41. Trainin’ Dogs by Rick Smith 18. Field Trial Judging an Interview with Dr. A. H. Nitchman Departments 2. Officers/Magazine Rates/Advertising Rates 50. Calendar Of Events 46. Secretaries/Club Websites/Directors 51. 2010 ABC National Winner’s Page 48. Listings/ Website Listings 52. Futurity Nominations/Membership Application Frequent Features 44. Action At AKC 12. Agility, Rally & Obedience Articles by Carla Simon Field Trials & Hunt Test 45. Buckeye (Hunt Test) 38. Niagara Frontier 35. Anthracite, Tar Heel 39. Georgia, Texas Coastal 36. Music City, The Dixeland Championship 40. Bluebonnet, Montana 37. Michigan, Georgia Specialty Shows Cover Photo: ABC 2011 National Amateur Gun Dog Champion 1x AM Field CH NAGDC FC/AFC FOSTER’s BUDDY II Sponsored by: POSTMASTER: Please send Change of address notices to ISSN 0199-7297 P.O. Box 1945 Pelham, AL 35124-5945 1 SUBSCRIPTIONS: $30.00 per year (mailed via second class postage); First Class Postage available in the United States and Canada, $50.00 per year; Single copies, $3.00 per copy. Webster County Printing, Publisher MAILING LISTS: We sometimes make lists of our members available to mailer s of goods and services that may interest you. If you do not wish to receive their mailings , P.O. Box 616 • Marshfield, MO 65706 please write to us at ABC Membership, P.O. Box 1945, Pelham, AL 35124-5945. 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Carla Simon • Mary Jo Trimble • Peggy Weir • Dave Kenney Jessica Hlebak • Rick Smith & Sharon Potter • Dave Marshall • Margo Milde MAGAZINE DEADLINES* Issue Closing Date Issue Closing Date Sponsored by: PURINA Chosen by Champions, January December 1 July June 1 tri-tronics Making it easier for dogs to learn. February January 1 August July 1 March February 1 September August 1 OFFICERS April March 1 October September 1 President: Ken Windom, 58628 Valley View Dr., Cambridge, IA 50046 May April 1 November October 1 June May 1 December November 1 Phone (515) 321-8670 Fax (515) 220-4926 Email: [email protected] Cancellations and/or changes are not accepted after the above closing dates. 1st V.P.: Tom White, 2259 Can Ada Rd., Melba, ID 83541 * If you have time sensitive material, please contact the Publisher about insertion. (909) 880-2818 • Email: [email protected] MAGAZINE POLICY 2nd V.P.: Judy Robin, 6800 Park Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48103-9511 (734) 426-2508 • Email: [email protected] ALL BUSINESS ON A casH BASIS. There will be no credit and no billing. 3rd V.P.: Chris Ward-Weber, 18881 County Road #24, Blair, NE 68008 Date of Issue: First of the month. (402) 427-7577 • Email: [email protected] *Listings: Kennels, At Stud, Trainers & Handlers are $60 per year for a standard ad (6 lines); $10 each additional line. Web Sites are $10.00 per line per year, maximum 4th V.P.: Jeff Currier, 5501Walnut Ln., Zionsville, PA 18092 3 lines (no advertising unless it’s part of your site address). Regional Clubs, Parent (610) 360-9215 • Email: [email protected] Clubs and Rescue, no charge. Additions, changes and renewals can be made, when Executive Secretary: Mary Jo Trimble, 10370 Fleming Rd., Carterville, IL 62918 received by the closing date of current issue in production. Fax (618) 985-5103 • Phone/Fax (618) 985-2336 • Email: [email protected] *Show Case: Display your winner for $50. Ad size (including copy and photo) not to Treasurer: Janet Chase, 4310 Pin Oak Lane, Red Bud, IL 62278-4448 exceed 1/3 page. Dogs completing a Dual Championship will be featured free (send (618) 282-5641 • Email: [email protected] confirmation of titles) if a file photo is used. $10 charge if a new photo is used. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Stake Out: Rate $10.00, maximum 40 words, 25¢ per additional word. Statistician: Mary Karbiner, 884 FM 1288 S, Bellevue, TX 76228-2411 *Display Advertising Color Black & White (940) 928-2315 • Email: [email protected] Full page $260 $120 ABC Webmaster: Steve Ralph, 25256 Kettle River Blvd., Forest Lake, MN 55025 1/2 page $180 $70 (651) 303-0129 • Email: [email protected] 1/4 page $120 $50 1/8 page $80 $30 AKC Delegate: Judy Tighe, PO Box 121, Hoffman, NC 28347 Inside Cover pages, front & back, when available. $260 – (910) 281-0474 • Email: [email protected] Back Cover, when available. $260 – ABC/Pro Plan Coordinator: Ray Trimble, 10370 Fleming Rd., Carterville, IL 62918 ONE FREE PICTURE PER AD, each additional. $10 $10 Phone/Fax (618) 985-2336 • FAX (618) 985-5103 Color Reports: Rate $150 per colored page. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Payment must accompany all advertising orders. Futurity Chairman: Lisa Pollock, 305 Medford Mt. Holly Rd., Medford, NJ 08055 (908) 963-7994 • Email: [email protected] MasterCard and Visa accepted. Futurity Secretaries: 1st Litter Nomination send to: Judy Robin, 6800 Park Rd., 10% Discount for 6 months paid in advance on all display ads Ann Arbor, MI 48103-9511 • (734) 426-2508 • Email: [email protected] 25% Discount for 12 months paid in advance on all display ads Final Futurity Forfeits, Running - Judy Graves, 1076 County Rd. #415, Friedheim, MO 63747 • Phone (573) 788-2208 • Cell (314) 517-7317 Pictures: New pictures $10 each. Photos should be sharp black & white or color, high Email: [email protected] resolution digital preferred (no smaller than 4" x 6"). Photos will be returned if return post age is enclosed; all other photo graphs will remain on file.