THE WHIPPET NEWS THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE AMERICAN WHIPPET CLUB AUGUST 2010 AWC OFFICERS President.... ............................................ Russell McFadden 505-753-6782 Vice President.... .................................... Connie Brunkow 217-431-8972 APPLICATIONS FOR AWC MEMBERSHIP Treasurer... ............................................ .David Samuelson 651-454-4174 � D. Lynn Baker, 4210 Thorncliff Rd., Balto, Secretary .......................................................... Cindy Scott 719-594-9974 ................................. 3655 Cragwood Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80907 MD 21236 Board of Directors: 410-375-2602 Endorsers: Hillary Frank, Charlene Class of 2011……….Lisa Costello, Donna Lynch, Cindy Scott Stone Class of 2012: ….Connie Brunkow, Russ McFadden, Kay Nierengarten � Susan Crosby, 17 Truck House Rd., Severna Park Class of 2013:…….Henry Heil, Christine Hopperstad, David Samuelson MD 21146 410-353-7462 [email protected] AKC DELEGATE.… ............................ …..Donna Lynch 508-636-0705 Endorsers Hillary Frank, Charlene Stone ASFA DELEGATE:…………………………... CJ Foxx 303-424-5144 � M. Sara Lenahan, 100 Coleman St., Laurens, AWC COMMITTEE CHAIRS: SC 25360 [email protected] Endorsers: Archives ......................................................... Bo Bengtson 805-646-3151 Susanne Hughes, Chris Durance Watkins Health. ................ Drs. Connie Austin, Connie Brunkow, Lisa Costello � Lori Mauger, 22 Grant St., Dover NJ 07801-4908 Futurity .......................................................... Kathy Slater 618-585-4677 Judge’s Education ........................................... Mary Dukes 704-843-7195 973-361-8353 [email protected] Endorsers: Membership .......................................... Kay Nierengarten 218-729-8003 Chris Durance-Watkins, Crystal McNulty Parade of Honors ............................ Alice VandenBussche 315-945-2672 � Linda Ohl, 3078 Denver Dr., Poland, OH 44514 Performance Events ............................... Dr. Lisa Costello 815-695-1930 330-757-3545 Endorsers: Judy Lowther, Yvonne ROM Program ............................................ Donna Lynch 508-636-0705 Show ................................................................ Cindy Scott 719-594-9974 Sovereign Top Twenty ............................................ Linda Waggoner 541-347-2171 � Leah Perry, 16908 Copperhead Dr., Round Rock, TX Versatility .................................................. John Heffernan 413-369-4399 78664 512-820-7896 [email protected] INDEPENDENT WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS: Endorsers: Dwight Caffee, Lisa Costello Whippet Health Foundation ............... Mary Beth Arthur 414-355-4776 Whippet Rescue, WRAP ............. Dr. Barbara Henderson 301-490-6598 � Carol Zienert, 412 Forest Trail, Montgomery, AL 36117-7500 334-273-7880 [email protected] Applications for AWC membership may be obtained either on request from Membership Chair Kay Nierengarten, 5654 Chalstrom Dr., Saginaw, MN Endorsers: Harriett Lee, Dr. Barbara Henderson 55779, or emailed to [email protected] COMMENTS regarding applicants may be sent to — AWC website: www.americanwhippetclub.net Membership Chair Kay Nierengarten, 5654 Chalstrom Dr., Breeder Referrals: Mary Downing [email protected] Saginaw, MN 55779 — or emailed to: THE WHIPPET NEWS [email protected] Newsletter Editor ................... Christine Hopperstad, 130 34th Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98112 phone & fax 206-322-5872, [email protected] Assoc. Editor ……………….Kirsten Hopperstad, [email protected] Annual Editor ............................ 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Wilenius Subscription and advertising payments may be made by PayPal at — http://www.americanwhippetclub.net/awcpages/awcnewsletter.html DEADLINE — The first day of the month for that month’s issue. Dear Readers, THE WHIPPET NEWS ANNUAL Current issue: 2009. Back issues This issue has some very interesting and thought provok- available for 1986-2008 (except 1987 & 1990 through 1992). Cost: $25.00 each ($30.00 foreign), which includes shipping; all funds in U.S. dollars, ing reading this month including a lovely memorial for a payable by check or money order and mailed to Annual Editor Wendy fascinating woman who passed away recently, a long Clark (address above). Purchase can also be made through PayPal at: awaited breeder interview with lots of inside perspectives http://www.americanwhippetclub.net/awcpages/awcannualbackissues.html The American Whippet Club and The Whippet News assume no responsibility for from a super successful breeder handler, and a reprinted statements or claims made in the letters to the editor or advertisements that appear article about the perils of over population for those of us in in its publications. dogs. President’s Message National Show Chair Cindy Scott . 719-594-9974 [email protected] Eastern Harriett Lee 434-295-4525 The AWC Board has been confronted with what is in my [email protected] Midwest Pat Richey 330-735-2486 opinion an egregious situation. An AWC member has posted in- [email protected] formation on his/her web site that he/she has purposely cross N. Central David Samuelson bred his/her male Whippet to another breed of dog in order to 651-454- 4174 [email protected] “produce top performance” Whippet crosses also known as S. Central Kathy Rasmussen lurchers. I am aware that people cross different breeds of sight- 913-681-8929 [email protected] hounds to produce lurchers for many different functions. How- Southern David Howton 770-345-2120 ever, when we apply to become members of the AWC we sign [email protected] an application form that states we will uphold the By-Laws and Western Pam Magette, 562-598-8717 Code of Ethics which govern and formulate the ideals of the [email protected] club. Some of those ideals are that each of us will adhere to the AWC SHOW CALENDAR conduct and sportsmanship of an ethical Whippet breeder and AWC 2011 National Specialty, 4/2/12— competitor as described in the Code of Ethics. To be a member 4/9/11 Lexington, Kentucky, Breed Judge of the AWC which is the Parent Club for the breed and be in- Harriett Nash Lee (Winsmith) volved with this type of breeding practice is not in the best inter- http://www.awc2011.com ests of the Whippet as a breed or the AWC, a club whose mem- North Central Regional August 27, with bers should be dedicated to the purity of the breed for which St. Croix Valley Combined Specialties and they are responsible. St. Croix Valley Cluster, Lake Elmo, MN. The Board has asked this person to resign his/her mem- Breed Lori Nelson (Wildfire), Sweeps Jenny bership. Boyd (Ableaim). AWC Support Saturday, August 28, Sweeps Debbie Davenport, Breed Kathy Davenport (Kamada). Sunday Be safe, take care and have fun with your Whippets. Breed judge Jamie Souza (Bartlett). AWC Support 9/5/10 Amana, IA Sweeps Russell Mrs. Pat Hastings, Breed Dr. Dr. John Shel- ton; weekend judges Barbara O’Neill, Jef- frey Pepper, Allan Pepper. FROM THE SHOW CHAIR Southern Specialty Saturday, 10/23/10, Sweeps Karen Roberson, Breed Madison JUDGES BALLOT Weeks; Friday, Breed Luc Boileau. Sunday, By the time you read this you should have received your preliminary Breed Patricia Murphy ballot to select the judge for 2012. Please take the time to circle, highlight or underline the names of judges you feel should be consid- OTHER WHIPPET EVENTS ered to judge a National Specialty. I mentioned in last month’s MAWA Specialty Thursday, 10/21/10, Sweeps Whippet News that the final ballot would be going out thru the Mem- Rachel Amado, Breed Dr. Robert Indeglia Greater Chicago Whippet Club Specialty bers Only Website. That was a big OOPS on my part! Until we have Saturday, November 27, Crete, IL. Breed Denise new By-Laws that incorporate the electronic age, we cannot do that Tatro, Puppy & Veteran Sweeps Gail Wegner. so the final ballot will be going out in the US mail. GCWC Support Sunday, Breed Harold "Red" LEXINGTON NATIONAL Tatro (no sweeps). Superintendent Roy Jones. Show Chairs Shelley Kruger & Lisa Look for info in this issue from Jan Swayze-Curry about next year’s Costello. National. We have already raised the number of rooms for our hotel TWICE! I think this will be a big one! NORTH CENTRAL REGIONAL SPECIALTY First of all I want to thank Nancy Billups for the last several years as the show chair for the specialty that has been held in Oklahoma City. We will continue, at least for one more year, having the South Cen- tral in conjunction with the Oklahoma City cluster at the beginning of June and I’m very happy to announce that Kathy Rasmussen will be taking over the lead position. Kathy proved herself and then some after the fantastic national in Kansas City.