FEBRUARY 2015

OFFFICERS
Pres. Rusty Kingery
FEBRUARY
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V.P. Bo Gloster
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Sec Laura Young
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Treas Jan Leikam
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Board
Geri Orta
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Jackie Blumenstetter
Sandee Isaacson
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Nancy Warfield
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AKITA : GCH SONDAISA FYRE WHEN READY CD
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Sammamish Kennel
Club, Inc. is adamantly
opposed to legislated
castration and/or spay
of companion animals
without the consent of
the owner.
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POODLE TOY ; GH NORTH WELL VIVIAN JP ROSE QUEEN1
Orlando Florida AKC Delegates’ Meeting, Dec 11-12, 2014
This was not a real substantial meeting, but I wanted to update the Sammamish Kennel Club on the details.
1. There are three vacancies for the Class of 2019 on the AKC Board. The three candidates nominated by
the Committee are:
a Carmen Battaglia
b Thomas Davies
c Steve Gladstone
Nominated by petition are:
d Robert Amen (running for 2nd term)
e Gregory Paveza
I, of course, will entertain any input. I would like to vote for Tom Davies, a close friend, but more importantly a bright and distinguished gentleman who headed up the Group Realignment Committee, on which I
served. This Committee is pretty dormant right now, but I really learned to appreciate the quickness and
insight of his mind.
2 The Chairman’s Report praised the entry at the Eukanuba show (4000 dogs), and noted the promotion
and promulgation of Best Breeding Practices program. You should all note that there will be an expanded
broadcast of the Eukanuba show this year, featuring much more than just conformation, for all you Agility,
Junior, Obedience types out there! It will be a 2 hour broadcast, and I believe shown twice, on Saturday
January 31 (the day before the Super Bowl: Hopefully: Go Hawks!), 2015. It is on the Lifetime network,
Comcast Channel 051. Check the listings!
3 Dennis Sprung spoke of downsizing the space of the Raleigh office, which will result in some savings.
The staff will probably not change in size but rather will now include more home-based workers.
4 Peter Farnsworth CFO (replaced several days later!) provided the financials , showing decrease in Operating Revenues (by $1.6 mil) and decrease in Operating Profit (by $1 mil)
5 An amendment was read and presented to change Dog Show Entries: full registration to be required by
Day of Show, as opposed to Day of Closing. This will be voted upon in March. Seems straight forward
enough.
6 I have a rather lengthy report form the Parent Club Committee, the meetings of which I usually attend.
I will bring to our next Club meeting. Some content may be of interest.
7 A broadcast, from the Today Show in September 2014, featuring Agility was shown. Nice to see an alternative to the bad press that AKC had been given by this show in the recent past.
8 The Judging Approval process continues to be a work in progress. Stay tuned! The Board meets in
February to discuss it. The focus seems to be on accountability and oversight regarding judges.
9 The AKC Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented at a luncheon to:
Edd Bivin, Conformation
Robert J. Squires, Companion Events
Jeannie L. Wagner, Performance
10 Discussion of territory issues/exclusivity did not come up (Sorry, Rusty) Perhaps in March.
11. I attended the CanineHealthFoundation soiree and fund raiser . Guess what ? Won the raffle! And the
shipped to me a Canine Gym Stretching Bed and a Canine Gym Balance Bone (A large device for dogs
to practice balance. Or are they for me, and not Ricky??!!
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Warm regards to all of you. Hit me up for more info or clarification. Bo
REMINDER
MARCH IS THE MONTH
OF THE AWARD’S DINNER
DID YOU PUT A NEW TITLE ON
YOUR DOG?
IF SO I NEED A PICTURE
NAME AND NEW TITLE[S]
ANY SPECIAL BRAGS
DID YOUR DOG GET SOME SPECIAL AWARD AT
A SPECIALTY SHOW, SELECT, OR AWARD OF
MERIT?
Send to: Rusty Kingery
27109 SE 166th Pl
Issaquah, Washington. 98027
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Group 1, Weimaraner: GCH MK the Eagle Has Landed
Group 2, Dachshund: GCH Sleepy Hollow Carolina Special
Group 3 & BIS Akita: Gch Sondaisa Fyre When Ready CD
Group 4, Lakeland Terr: Ch Snowtaires Next Generation
Group 5, & RBIS Toy Poodle:ch North Well Vivian JP Rose Queen
Group 6 Shiba Inus: Ch San Jo JayZ
Group 7 Australian Cattle Dog” GCH Namaka” Waltzing Matilda
OBEDIENCE
HIT Janice Grinn with TNT/s Bullseye UD
HIC Terry Irvin with Otch Up N’ Adams Just a Dream
RALLY
Susan Hubbard with Cavalier King Castes—Ringhill Royal Kucket [no
picture]
BEST JUNIOR HANDLER
Abbie Marsh with Ch Winfrees Tearing Up The Town [no picture ]
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THIS WAS IN MY BREED CLUB MAGAZINE. I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU AS SOME
OF YOU NEVER KNEW DAVID WHEN HE WAS IN HIS PRIME. HE WAS INDEED A MAN OF
MANY INTERESTS, AND GOOD AT ALL OF THEM WE HAD 59 YEARS TOGETHER
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MEETING 2ND WEDNESDAY
FEBRUARY 11 . 7:00 PM BOARD
7:30 PM GENERAL MEETING
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Meeting Place
We will be meeting at firehouse 26 which is in Rose Hill area of Kirkland
North Bound Take exit 18 [85th Ave] to Redmond Eastbound. Turn
right onto 85th Str. Continue to 124th Ave NE, turn left, Continue to just
before 100th. Which is the next signal light. Turn right into parking area
in front.
South Bound Take exit 18 [85th Str] East . Continue along 85th to
124th and follow the directions above.
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