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Volume 2, Issue 1
February 2011
Inside this issue:
Corgi Clippings
President’s Message
With 2010 over, we are all making plans for
2011. Thank you, Victoria, for hosting the
Christmas party! We had a nice turnout and
ate lots of great food!
of the trophies. And thank you, Mary, for the
redesigned web site! It is still under construction but take a few minutes and check it
out! www.gacorgiclub.org
We will have speakers at our February and
March meetings, so please plan to
come. The club voted about a year ago to
continue to look for a site to hold our specialty in Atlanta. Karen Foster and Zippy
Cooper from the local English Springer
Spaniel club will be our February speakers. They will talk about how their club
holds its independent specialty, how they
started, how it's funded, pitfalls, and so on.
Bring your questions. Watch the web site
for the March speaker. February is also
the awards meeting. See the newsletter
for details and get your information into
Joan as soon as possible.
The nominating committee is working on a
slate of officers and board members for the
next club year. Mary Samuel, Mimi Palmer, and
Janey Wilcox are the committee members.
Contact them if you are interested in serving
as an officer or board member. The slate will
be presented at the February meeting. Nominations will be taken from the floor at the
March meeting. If a person being nominated is
not at the March meeting and is nominated
from the floor, a written statement accepting
the nomination needs to be presented at
the meeting. Nominations will then be closed.
Mary Samuel and her committee are hard
at work for our specialty on April 17 in
Perry, GA. Information will be posted to
the club web site as it becomes available.
It isn't too late to donate towards the cost
A big Thank You to Karen James for the
club's newsletter! Please be sure to send her
articles and information that you think might
interest other club members.
See you at the meeting, if not before.
Corgially,
Lynda
Members‘ Brags
2
Gen. Membership
Mins, 12.5.10
3
Specialty Trophy
Donations
4
Who Gets Dog In A
Divorce
4
Corgi Rescue League
6
Annual Meeting—
Corgi Rescue
6
Favorite Fotos
7
It‘s Just A Dog
7
Dog Writers Assoc.
of America
Competition
8
Just When You Think 8
You‘ve Survived
Puppyhood….
New Way To Spay
11
AKC 3 New Breeds
12
Dear Day Sitter …
13
Myra Savant Sem.
14
Poem .The Breeder
15
AKC 2010 Entries
Increase
16
Animal Lovers‘
Resolution …
Give Local
17
PWCCGA Awards Dinner
PWCCA 2010 Awards 18
Form
The PWCCGA Annual Awards Dinner/Meeting will be Wednesday, February 23 at the Cross
FYI
Creek Cafe - 1221 Cross Creek Pkwy, Atlanta. Dinner is optional at 6:30 p.m., with the meeting
beginning at 7:00 p.m. The program will be "Ins and Outs of Hosting your own Independent Specialty" with Karen
Foster, Showchair for the Chattahoochee English Springer Spaniel Club of Greater Atlanta. February 10th is the
deadline to get your award forms into Joan Deegan. The form can be found on page 18 of this newsletter .
BC
Members’ Brags
MBIS/BISS GCH. Tallyrand Halo Chaser is one of the top 5 Pembrokes invited to
Westminster 2011, which will be held on 2/14-15. Herding will be judged on 2/14.
Chase and I will be attending, and I‘m very excited about the upcoming show.
Chase was awarded BOS at the 2008 Westminster show, so this is his second time
around. Back-to-back Best in Shows Oct 30th-31st, judging was Mr. Joe Tacker
and Mr. James Fredricksen.. At the Starksville shows Jan 14-16, under Danelle
Brown and James Fredricksen, Chase won BOB. Col. Purkhiser gave him a Group 3
and Fredricksen a Group One . I showed him. Sherri stayed in TX for the 4 shows.
~Betty Cook ~
Not sure where to start with my brags but in November, I guess. I did some local dog shows in Priceville and Decatur and
took Dewy, BIS BOSS Ch Honeyfox So Dash N Debonair RA, to finish his Grand Championship. He finished the last point
he needed the first day, and by the end of the weekend was at 40 points going BOB three times and took two Group 4s.
The following week we went to the Palmetto Corgi Specialty. Ferebe Simon showed Dewy and our new little tri
girl, Triad Simply Siani at Tresaith. I did Agility with Glenys moving her to preferred, and she got 6 first places and 1
second place. We left before I could show her on the Sunday in standard. Dewy,meanwhile, got an Award of Merit at
the Specialty under Terry Hansen. She had given him Best of Breed at the Ohio Valley Corgi Specialty last March, and
I knew was his biggest fan. Dewy then went BOS under Neena Van Camp at the supported entry. So it was a great weekend altogether. This last weekend I took a few young dogs and Dewy to the Savannah dog shows in Georgia. I thought
the entry would be small as the Eukanuba dog show was the same weekend, but there were some top handlers there from
the East Coast who had hoped to come south to some warmer weather, but, alas, it wasn't warm.
Anyway Dewy took Best of Breed all four days over 3 other Specials, and my 11-month-old Dewy daughter Llyl,
Tresaith's Crimson Bounder made her debut and ended up going Winners each day. Dewy made the cut in group the
first day under Jackie Stacy, and on the second day under Stephanie Hedgepath won a Group 4. The third day, under
Mrs Beverly Capstick, Dewy did show really well for me, and I almost fell to the floor when she pointed to me for Group 1.
The sheltie had taken Group 1 the first two days, and the crowd roared as she went around with Jane Hammit. I had
wondered how so many people knew her, but then found out she is presently on the TV show Survivor and had a bunch of
fans. I finished off the weekend showing under Mrs. Haupt. Dewy had the biggest grin and gaited so nicely for me, and
we took a Group 2 behind a top Aussie. What a weekend!
So that's how we finished up 2010.
~ Janet and Bill Richardson ~
At the Nashville Dog Training Club's agility trial in Franklin, TN on January 28, Melody earned her 20th Double Q to finish her Master Agility Championship! Her new "improved" name is Ch MACH Lustigleben Melody N Tifflyn TD. She was
was bred by Gail Sheets and is co-owned with Gail. Melody will compete in the AKC National Agility Championships in Lexington, VA the first weekend in April.
~ Lynda McKee ~
In Charleston. Bentley was Select Dog both days (with REALLY nice comments from Sunday's judge), Frasier was
WD/BOW Sunday, Rainy was Veteran Herding Group 1st, and Ziva was Puppy Herding Group 1st at the match.
~ Amy Caple ~
In Pensacola, Jan 7-8, Connor earned his Beginner Novice Obedience title … and two legs in his Advanced Rally. That‘s my
brag …. My ‘bitch‘ is that I stupidly didn‘t enter him in rally for the third day and I now have to show in ‗B‘ classes from
now on!! :-O
~ Karen James ~
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General Membership Meeting, December 5, 2010, ~ Continued...
5.
Nominating Committee: No report. Nominations for officers and directors are due in February.
6.
Judge‘s Committee: Linda Muglach (not present) Judges names were submitted by the membership to
the Judge‘s Committee a few weeks ago. Voting took place at this meeting and the membership voted to invite
the following: Gail Steinmetz – Match Judge 2011; Specialty Regular Class Competition for 2013, Carrie Chase;
Specialty Sweepstakes 2013, Sue King.
III.
New Business:
President, Lynda McKee reported that the Dogwood Rottweiler Club of Atlanta has asked if PWCCGA would be
interested in holding a herding trial. If so, we would need to hold a herding match. It was determined that we need more
input from the membership so a decision was tabled until the February General Membership Meeting.
Show Chair for 2011 National is looking for a club to organize and run the Raffle for the National Specialty in
Lancaster, Pennsylvania in September 2011. Three items would be needed. Workers would be needed to sell the raffle
tickets at the specialty and possibly sell preordered tickets.
Meeting was adjourned at 5:10 p.m.
Sandy Butler
Acting Secretary
Trophy Donations for PWCCGA 2011 Specialty
There are still some winner classes and individual classes available. If you are interested in sponsoring a trophy, please
contact Linda Muglach at [email protected].
Who Gets The Dog In A Divorce
Divorce is never easy. And it's worse when your beloved pet is caught in the middle yet this seems to be happening more and more. Animal law emerged only about
10 years ago, and today half of the 190 accredited law schools in the United
States, including Harvard and Yale, offer courses in animal law, including pet custody. The Huffington Post reports that there has been a 23 percent jump in pet
custody cases. Understanding how the family court views the family pet -- and
that it rarely intervenes in pet custody -- can help you make choices that will improve your chances of hanging onto your hound or kitty cat.
Pets as Property
Though you may view your pet as priceless, in most courtrooms across the country, the family pet is like any
other piece of property. Lawyers and judges typically do not see pets as family members whose feelings and
needs must be considered in determining where they will spend the future. Often the decision of who gets
the cat is no different from that of who gets the coffee table. And though you might be willing to walk away
from a mint-condition midcentury piece, it's a little harder to say goodbye to your beloved Siamese.
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Who Gets The Dog In A Divorce ~ Continued...
Court Changes Underway
The way that the courts see pets is changing, albeit slowly. Today, 16 state bar associations have chapters
that deal solely with animal law. Rhode Island and 13 American cities have changed the classification of the
human-animal relationship from that of "owner" to that of "guardian." And though that's a small step, it
doesn't mean that the entire legal system has caught up.
The Animal Legal Defense Fund frequently files amicus (friend of the court) briefs facing the pet custody
predicament, asking the court to recognize the integral role of the pet in the family. Take for example the
infamous divorce of Britney Spears and Kevin Federline. PETA attempted to intervene by urging Federline to
seek a custody order for the couple's pet after he was awarded custody of their children. That Spears had
been voted the worst Hollywood dog owner by two dog magazines most likely sparked their concern.
Working It Out
As with most things in a divorce, it behooves a couple to work it out between themselves. Failure to do so can
be costly. One San Francisco couple racked up more than $150,000 in legal fees by the time a judge awarded
the wife primary custody of their mixed-breed dog. The Huffington Post notes that a multi-million divorce
fell apart on the court steps over a Staffordshire terrier.
Having a court institute a pet custody arrangement is still the exception, however. Courts aren't yet ready to
give canines the full custody consideration due children. And whether a couple is famous or not, it's most often the pet owners themselves who decide custody, not the courts. For example, when Kim Kardashian and
longtime beau Reggie Bush split up, their relationship with Rocky, their boxer, didn't suffer. Rocky lives in
Los Angeles with Kardashian, but Bush has shared custody and visitation and flies to Los Angeles to see him
every chance he gets.
Advice for Divorcing Couples
Couples who act rationally can create any kind of agreement they want. But whether this is the end of a marriage with full legal considerations or a split between any couple that shares a pet, here are some tips for
navigating the breakup:
• Always consider the welfare of your pet first.
• Make sure any new living arrangements permit you to have your pet.
• Don't use possession of the pet as punishment for your ex.
• If you have children, remember that the pet is a great source of comfort so make decisions accordingly.
• Make financial arrangements that cover vet care and other pet costs.
• Next time, as crazy as it might sound, consider a prenuptial agreement to protect your pet.
by Patti Lawson (Subscribe to Patti Lawson's posts), Jan 14th 2011
Patti Lawson is the award-winning author of "The Dog Diet: a Memoir: What My Dog Taught me About
Shedding Pounds, Licking Stress, and Getting a New Leash on Life." She and her canine companion, Sadie,
are finishing a second book about legal "doglemmas," including custody. Read her blog on Red Room.
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Corgi Rescue League
Corgi Rescue Jackie came to us on October 4 after a puppy mill in Jackson County
had been shut down by the Georgia Department of Agriculture. A group from Ohio
collected the dogs from the site under the supervision of the Department and transported them to rendezvous points in several states. We have gotten Missouri puppy
mill dogs from them in the past, and they contacted us again for Jackie.
There were about twenty filthy small breed dogs in the van that I met and they
said that Jackie was the only dog that greeted the rescuers. She was the only corgi
in the group and had been bred to produce designer Corgi-yorkie mixes. In addition
to Jackie, I got four other dogs that I passed along to Mostly Mutts on my way to
the vet. Jackie was diagnosed with sarcoptic mange and was quarantined in a private
room with her own private area of the yard. Thankfully she was heartworm negative.
Jackie wasn‘t leash trained, crate trained, or housetrained, but she was exceptionally eager to please. She
was a champion belly rub girl. She would trot about 10
feet ahead of me, match my pace by glancing over her
shoulder, and then roll on her back right in front of me.
She would maintain eye contact just to make sure I understood how irresistible she was. It didn‘t matter if the
grass was dry or wet or frozen, Jackie lived for those
belly rubs. So I pulled the latex glove over the long
sleeve of my shirt, and practiced belly rubs. The first
would be soon after we got outside, the second would be
after she did her business, the third would be at the turn
around point of our walk, and the last would be just before going inside. If I was silly enough to think I didn‘t have time
and stepped over her, she would hop right up, trot in front of me, and present that belly again.
She responded well to the mange treatment over the next six weeks and then graduated to a room with other dogs.
Thankfully her walking buddy was able to explain that ―outside‖ meant more than two steps outside of the crate. We had
her teeth cleaned while she was under anesthesia for her spay, and she needed to have nine teeth extracted. The vet
guessed that she was about 7 years old.
A couple of weeks before Christmas, her Petfinder entry caught the eye of a corgi lover. Jean was actually a member
of the corgi club in the early 1980‘s and remembered Hilda Towery. Since then she had lost her corgi and begun fostering for Golden Retriever Rescue. She met Jackie after walking in the New Year‘s Parade with her foster Apollo. Jackie
was still a bit timid and very scared of sudden movements, but this rescue person knew all of the right things – and gave a
very good belly rub. Jean adopted Jackie a few days later and got us off to a great start for the new year.
~ Jodie Allgood ~
Pembroke Welsh Corgi Rescue League ~ Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Pembroke Welsh Corgi Rescue League, Inc. was held on January 22, 2011, in Marietta.
Heather Towery Creeden resigned as Treasurer and will continue as a member of rescue. The election of officers resulted in the following: Susan Conner – Chairperson, Mary Samuel – Secretary, Susan Buckenham – Treasurer. Jody Allgood
will continue as adoption coordinator. Fifty-three of our rescues found new homes in 2010, and their adoption fees and
other donations covered the over $9000.00 in veterinary expenses.
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Favorite Fotos
Glenys herding the swans back to the lake when they
went down the creek on the golf course.
~ Janet Richardson ~
It’s Just A Dog ...
From time to time people tell me, ―Lighten up, it‘s just a dog,‖ or, ―That‘s a lot of money for just a dog.‖ They don‘t understand the distance traveled, the time spent or the costs involved for ―just a dog.‖
Some of my proudest moments have come about with ―just a dog.‖
Many hours have passed and my only company was ―just a dog,‖ but I did not once feel slighted.
Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by ―just a dog,‖ and, in those days of darkness, the gentle touch
of ―just a dog‖ gave me comfort and reason to overcome the day.
If you, too, think it‘s ―just a dog,‖ then you will probably understand phases like ―just a friend,‖ ―just a sunrise,‖ or ―just a
promise.‖
―Just a dog‖ brings into my life the very essence of friendship, trust, and pure unbridled joy.
―Just a dog‖ brings out the compassion and patience that makes me a better person.
Because of ―just a dog‖ I will rise early, take long walks and look longingly to the future.
So for me, and folks like me, it‘s not ―just a dog‖ but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future, the fond
memories of the past and the pure joy of the moment.
―Just a dog‖ brings out what‘s good in me and diverts my thoughts away from myself and the worries of the day.
I hope that someday they can understand that it‘s not ―just a dog‖ but the thing that gives me humanity and keeps me
from being ―just a human.‖
So the next time you hear the phrase ―just a dog.‖ just smile….because they ―just don‘t understand.‖
~ Anonymous ~
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Dog Writers Assoc. of America Competition
Last night I received the nominations for the Cryer in the Dog Writers Association of America competition. Because
of some changes in the organization and contest procedures, I wasn't sure how we would do, but once again we have
triumphed — five nominations!
Regional Club Publication: Magazine Format
The Corgi Cryer
Regional Club Publication: Feature
Why You Need to Know Dog Law 101, by Florence Scarinici
Just When You Think You've Survived Puppyhood, by Lynda McKee
Regional Club Publication: Series or Column
Sorting Truths from Tales About Tales, by Nancy Boyd and Deb Eldredge
Herd, Seen, Find, Over, & Finish, by Deb DeVona and Deb Eldredge
The winners will be announced and the awards will be presented on February 13, and I expect that Nancy, Florence, and I
will be there to cheer on the Cryer. I also submitted three entries for Special Awards, but this year they aren't announcing the nominations (and, of course, the winners) before the award banquet.
Congratulations, and thanks to all of you for helping us continue to be what Nancy just quipped is the "U Conn women's
basketball team of club magazines"!
Cindy Read
[Editor‘s note … below is the article Linda Mckee wrote for the Mayflower Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club's quarterly
newsletter, The Corgi Cryer.]
Just When You Think You Have Survived Puppyhood…..
Adolescence Arrives!
By Lynda McKee
If ONLY you had known that adolescence would arrive after puppyhood, perhaps the months from about seven to twenty
months or so would not have been such eye-openers! When I think back to my first “show dog,” McKinley, he had become
house-trained and could be left loose in the house safely. So when Christmas vacation was over, he was given the run of the
house during the day. He was eight months old………and adolescence had arrived!
It wasn’t TOO bad….he only chewed up one of each of three pairs of shoes. Of course, one pair had been purchased to replace
a chewed up pair. My mother asked me why I didn’t simply keep the closet doors shut. Well, I had three cats and I never really
knew where they were, so after one got closed in a closet for over a day, I left the doors ajar. McKinley would get one shoe and
take it downstairs, lay on it, and chew a bone. And, some times a shoe got chewed as well. He went through a frantic chewing
stage in the months leading up to his first birthday. I have found my subsequent Pembrokes have done the same thing. (And
now I have only one cat, and I keep the closet doors shut.)
McKinley also started his first obedience class in January of that first year. He was eight months old. I have since learned that
while there is no magic age to start formal obedience training, he taught me that those late months before the first birthday are
NOT the ones! For distractions on the stays, the instructors called, “Puppy! Puppy! Puppy!” He was truly delighted that so
many people knew HIS name and of course bounded up each time. When he finally learned that wasn’t allowed, he perfected
what became known as his “shark grin.” Upside down on his back on the down stay, he would slightly part his lips and show
his teeth. He would then attempt to catch the eye of either another handler or an instructor. It was the beginnings of what would
later become his immortal and infamous “Aha! Gotcha!” grin. If I had only known where that would lead…..
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Adolescent Minds and Bodies
I have found that many of my adolescent Pembroke boys do not eat well during this time frame. Clipper once went through
three days when he ate a total of one cup of food at a time when he was eating two cups of food a day. McKinley would regularly leave part of each meal; only Danny has never missed one morsel of food, even with in-heat bitches in the house. I went
through dog food samples from shows before finally learning that when the dog is hungry, he will eat. He may not be eating on
your schedule though. Some of my friends force-feed their dogs during this time to get and/or keep weight on their dogs so
they can be shown in conformation. A friend suggested feeding quality dog biscuits in place of food that receives a “thumbs
down” on the day, especially when traveling. However, I simply continue to feed a quality diet on a regular schedule and do not
add enticements to it. Doing so may set up a life-time of picky eating. I’ve learned that adolescence is Mother Nature’s way of
telling you that the dogs should best be left at home and that you just wait until they mature before trying to seriously show
them in conformation
You must keep in mind that the Pembroke body is maturing during these months. Toplines can go off one week and be back
where they should be the next, only to go off again. One week the head is too big for the body. The next week, the body is too
big for the head. Bodies will appear to be a mile long and an inch wide. Adolescents have had their massive puppy shed, but
there is another one awaiting you and of course it will be in conjunction with whatever major show you have entered, probably
a specialty! I have had a couple of bitches who had the Big Butt Puppy Britches which can really fool the eye on their rear end
movement. I’ve learned it best not to even try to evaluate a conformation dog during adolescence; just to keep with those
hunches you had when they were babes and wait for Father Time to take them to two years or so in age (and crossing your fingers won’t hurt either.)
The Pembroke mind is also developing. That sweet little 12-week-old angel puppy may be one devil of a dog by nine or ten
months of age. Consistency in all rules around the house is imperative. “Off” means “OFF” and it means NOW, not later.
Walking down a dog that has been called to come into the house seems to be a way of life during this time. Of course attend a
quality obedience class but keep training sessions short, upbeat, and to the point. What they know one day may be gone the
next. They may progress for several weeks and then look stupefied about a command they seemingly mastered. If you don’t
enforce Stay around the house, that Stay that you are working on so hard in class will be a long time coming. Some will test
your limits and your patience. Keep in mind, though, that they never will buy a prom dress or ask for the keys to the car!
You may be getting your companion neutered during this time. Because your corgi doesn’t have to worry about health insurance (you pay 100%) or time off work, they will generally recover from the surgery much faster than you might think. Keeping
them quiet for the ten days or so will be your biggest challenge. That crate training they received as a young puppy will now
come in handy, especially if they have earned full-time house status. When they get a bit too big for their britches because they
get to sleep on your bed with an adult dog or two, a night or two back in the crate seems to bring back some senses to their addled adolescent brain.
The Big Event
The girls don’t seem to have quite the issues during adolescence that the boys do. But that’s fine because they have The First
Heat Cycle. You spend the time from six months on wondering when The Big Event will happen. Inevitably, it is NEVER at a
time convenient for you, which I think explains why so many of the girls are in heat the specialties, but the National seems to be
their favorite time. Meggie came in heat just before the National. Her rear end movement was somewhat akin to a drunken
sailor’s staggering, and if I had better sense, she would have been absent. But, it was the National.
After The First Heat Cycle, you also deal with the Second Heat, the one that will allow you to foolishly believe that you will be
able to predict forever onward when the Next Heat Cycle will occur. The girls now go into what one of my obedience instructors called the three stages of a bitch’s life: getting ready to come into heat, being in heat, and then going out of heat. Her analysis was that you had about fourth months of actual training and showing time, which is why she only kept males. Personality
changes can be rampant. Your wildly independent free-wheeling girl may turn into a clingy vine of a lap dog, or vice versa. The
girls develop the “don’t you even THINK about sniffing me there!” look as well as all the mannerisms of suffering from Slut
Puppy Syndrome (SPS). A bad case of SPS will have neutered males attempting to assist in “curing” the condition and cats
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may be solicited as well. If you should be so unfortunate as to also have adolescent male Pembrokes, there may be a whole lot
of howling going on, and it isn’t always just the dogs! And, as a side-note, just because a bitch went six months between the
first two Big Events, doesn’t mean that the third one will occur six months later. I co-own a bitch that should have already been
in and out of that third heat, and she has yet to show any signs of coming into heat. (I just realized that there is a specialty that
she might enter….that should bring her into heat as well as make her blow coat!)
And, don’t forget the girls’ work ethic while they are in heat. My girls do not track any where near as well and I can forget
herding since they have. The erratic rear end movement when they are in heat seems to correct itself as they mature and become
accustomed to the feel of the “Peach Pit Stuck on the Butt.” Of course you can’t show in obedience, rally or agility when they
are in heat. And, they WILL come in heat after entries close for events that do not refund entries for bitches in heat. Should you
be so foolish as to not enter those shows, they will simply wait and come in heat later. They make sure that you will never
know what their intentions are, and they start this in adolescence. (It may be that the best day in a bitch’s life, from the owner’s
viewpoint, is the day she gets spayed!)
Activities and Adolescence
Tracking often works better than obedience does with adolescents, and I have found tracking to be the best training for Pembrokes in their “teenager” months. Most Pembrokes are chow hounds and so tracking for food generally keeps their attention
and focus. For those not interested in food, toys or tennis balls generally work. Many of my Pembrokes have earned their TD
titles prior to their first birthdays.
Agility and adolescence, on the other hand, may not work. A very exuberant Clipper often attempted to try herding imaginary
sheep around the agility course. We went through several trials where “woofies” and “zoomies” were the order of the day. He
was so doggone CUTE but cute doesn’t earn legs. And, of course, I always covered his ears whenever the Mazda Zoom! Zoom!
Zoom! commercials came on! The “woofies and zoomies” seem to disappear once adolescence is completed.
Repetitive jumping on hard surfaces should probably be avoided while those growth plates close up. Remember to train at low
heights so that the corgi can focus on learning the exercise and not on the height. You can raise the jump height later on, once
he understands the agility moves or the obedience exercise. You might have to remind the instructor to set the jumps low for
your youngster who is just beginning to learn the exercise.
Attention training and informal introductions to various obedience exercises will go a ways to laying a foundation for formal
work with a more mature mind. Control is needed to make headway in the herding arenas, so teaching a reliable stop may become a challenge with those hormones raging and the adolescent’s natural inclination to test you to see if you really mean what
you said.
The Best Tools for Survival
So what are the best tools to have for surviving adolescence? Patience, more patience, consistency, a wonderful sense of humor,
and more patience. Those adolescent months will pass. The body and mind will mature. Those goals and titles will be attained.
Many years later, as you sit petting your senior Hooligan boy, you will wonder just where the time has gone. You will look
back on those adolescent months with great fondness in your heart and a tear in your eye.
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A New Way To Spay
Taking a fresh look at the things we take for
granted can be wonderfully enlightening. Sometimes, the
little light bulb overhead begins to sizzle and sparkle, illuminating a new and better way of doing things. Consider
this example: When some savvy veterinarians took a fresh
look at performing spays, a surgery we‘ve been doing the
exact same way for decades, they came up with a revised
technique that accomplishes all of the objectives of the
spay surgery with fewer complications. How cool is that?
Spay is the term used for neutering a female dog.
As I was taught in veterinary school, the medical jargon
for spaying is ovariohysterectomy (OVH.) ―Ovario‖ refers
to ovaries, ―hyster‖ refers to uterus, and ―ectomy‖ means
removal of. In other words, spaying the traditional way
involves surgical removal of the uterus and both ovaries.
The objectives of the spay surgery are to render the dog
infertile, eliminate the mess and behavioral issues associated with a female dog in heat, and prevent diseases that
may afflict the uterus and ovaries later in life.
Thanks to some innovative veterinarians,
we now know that ovariectomy (OVE) — removal of just
the ovaries, leaving the uterus in
place —accomplishes
these objectives just as effectively as does the OVH.
And, here‘s the icing on the cake: removal of the ovaries
alone results in fewer complications when
compared
to removal of the ovaries
and uterus combined.
Female canine anatomy ~ Here‘s a simple short course in
canine female reproductive anatomy and physiology that will
help explain why leaving the uterus behind makes sense.
The shape of the uterus resembles the capital letter ―Y.‖
The body of the uterus is the stem and the two uterine
horns represent the top bars of the ―Y.‖ An ovary is connected to the free end of each uterine horn by a delicate
structure called a fallopian tube (transports the egg from
the ovary into the uterus.)
While the uterus has only one purpose (housing developing fetuses,) the ovaries are multitaskers. They are
the source of eggs of course and, in conjunction with hormones released by the pituitary gland, ovarian hormones
dictate when the female comes into heat and becomes receptive to the male, when she goes out of heat, when she
ovulates, and when her uterus is amenable to relaxing and
stretching to house developing fetuses.
After the ovaries (and the hormones they produce)
have been removed from the body, the uterus remains inert.
The dog no longer shows symptoms of heat, nor can she conceive. Additionally, any chance of developing ovarian cystic
disease or cancer is eliminated.
Better outcome~ What happens when we leave the uter-
us behind? Isn‘t it subject to becoming diseased later in
life? Actually, the incidence of uterine disease in dogs
whose ovaries have been removed is exceptionally low.
Pyometra (pus within the uterus,) is the most common uterine disorder in unsprayed dogs, and typically necessitates emergency surgery to
remove the uterus.
Without the influence of progesterone, a hormone produced by the ovaries, pyometra does not naturally occur.
The incidence of uterine cancer is extremely low in dogs (0.4 % of all canine
tumors) — hardly a worry, and studies
hae shown that the frequency of adult
onset uninary incontinence (urine leakage)
is the same whether or not the uterus is
removed during the spay procedure.
If you are not already convinced
that the ―new spay is the better way,‖
consider the following complications that
can be mitigated or avoided all together
No wonder female dogs are sore during recovery from conventional when the uterus remains unscathed:
spay surgery — removal of the ovaries and the uterus requires the
veterinarian to physically manipulate and cut away quite a bit of tissue.
Removal of the ovaries alone is faster and less traumatic, and the
patients recover more quickly.
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Continued on following page ….
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A New Way To Spay, ~ Continued ….
* Compared to an OVH, and OVE
requires less time in the operating
room. This translates into decreased
likelihood of anesthetic complications.
* Removal of the uterus requires
that the surgeon perform more difficult ligations (tying off of large blood
vessels and surrounding tissues with
suture material before making cuts to
release the organs from the body.) A
uterine body ligation that isn‘t tied
quite tightly enough can result in excessive bleeding into the abdominal
cavity and may necessitate blood
transfusions and/or a second surgery
to stop the bleeding.
* The ureters (thin delicate tubes
that transport urine from each kidnet
to the bladder) run adjacent to the
body of the uterus. If a surgeon is
not being extremely careful, it is possible to ligate and obstruct a ureter in
the course of removing the uterus.
This devastating complication requires
a second corrective surgery; however,
damage to the affected ureter and
adjoining kidney may be irreversible.
* Removal of the uterus occasionally results in the development of a
―stump granuloma‖ — a localized inflammatory process that develops
within the small portion of uterus that
is left behind. When this occurs a
second ―clean up surgery‖ is typically
required.
* We know that the degree of
post operative patient discomfort
correlates with the degree of surgical
trauma. No question, of the two surgical options the OVH creates more
trauma.
European veterinarians have
been performing OVFs rather than
OVHs for years. In fact, the bulk of
the research supporting the benefits
of leaving the uterus behind has been
conducted in Europe.
Slowly, veterinarians in the
United States are catching on, and
some veterinary schools are now preferentially teaching OVE rather than
OVH techniques to their students.
What should you do if you are
planning to have your dog spayed?
Talk with your veterinarian about this
article. Perhaps OVE surgery is already his or her first choice. If not,
perhaps your vet will be willing to take
a fresh look at performing this oldfashioned surgery.
~ Nancy Kay, DVM
The Whole Dog Journal,
December 2010 ~
AKC Welcomes Three New Breeds
The American Kennel Club is pleased to announce that three new breeds became eligible for AKC registration on January 1, 2011, bringing
the totally number of registered breeds to 170.
The Entlebucher Mountain Dog was bred to move cows from pasture to pasture in the Swiss Alps. Medium-sized
and strongly muscled, the Entle is a hard worker and can excel at canine sports.
The Norwegian Lundehund is the only AKC-registered breed whose original purpose
was puffin hunting. Today the breed makes a loyal and playful family companion.
One of the world's oldest and rarest breeds, the Xoloitzcuintli are still considered "healers" in remote Mexican and
Central American villages today. The breed's name is pronounced show-low-etz-queent-lee.
The AKC also welcomes the following breeds into the
Miscellaneous Class: Bergamasco, Boerboel, Dogo Argentino, Portuguese Podengo Pequeno, Peruvian Inca Orchid, Pumi, Sloughi and
Wirehaired Vizsla.
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Dear Dog Sitter
Dear Dog Sitter:
Thank you so much for agreeing to take care of the
dogs while I‘m away. Even though some people claim Corgis
are a ―high-maintenance‖ breed, I think you‘ll find my three
to be delightful housemates with very few idiosyncrasies.
Below are just a few ―house rules‖ you might want to review
prior to your arrival.
an extra
dose or two.
In general,
it‘s a bad
idea to leave
Rugby alone
in the house
in an unmedicated state
(the supplies
to mend rips
and tears in upholstery, linens, and leather are all upstairs.)
Rule 1: Never mix up the food ~ Riley has a serious food
allergy which requires him to adhere to a very strict diet.
It‘s critical the ONLY food he be allowed to eat is his
―available-by-prescription-only, single-novel-protein-source‖
kibble that‘s in a bag clearly labeled with his name. In the
Rule 4. Beware of the mailman (or other delivery personnel.)
event Riley should eat something other than his special diet,
Around noon each day, you‘ll experience what may initially feel
you‘ll need to rush him to the nearest veterinary hospital and
like a moderate earthquake. The house will shake, the windows
have his stomach pumped (my ―Dog Lover‘s VISA card and
will rattle, and all three Corgis will begin hysterically leaping
car keys are next to the phone.)
into the air, barking and flinging strings of viscous
Mopping up the
It‘s equally
drool is completely drool throughout the living room. This is perfectly
important to remember Zoey should NEVER be
optional but highly normal behavior ~ it simply signals the daily delivery
allowed to eat Riley‘s food as it aggravates her
encouraged as it of the mail. Expect the entire episode to last at
acid-reflux disease (see more about this under
can create a rather least five minutes but certainly not longer than an
―Rule 2‖ below.) Rugby is allowed to eat whatextreme slipping hour. Mopping up the drool is completely optional but
ever he wants, regardless of edibility or digesthighly encouraged as it can create a rather extreme
ibility (see more about this under ―Rule 3: Behazard.
slipping hazard (directions to the local urgent-care
ware of Rugby psychoses.)
clinic are posted near the phone.)
Rule 2: Don‘t forget to medicate ~ The Corgis suffer
Rule 5. No flying insects or ―mouth noises‖ allowed within
from a few maladies that will require you to administer a
the house ~ Rugby has an extreme fear of flying insects— if
variety of medications to them throughout the day. Please
you find him cowering and shaking uncontrollably in the corner
make sure Riley gets an antacid tablet each evening, exactly
of a room, you‘ll need to locate the: (a) fly, (b) moth, or (c) bee
30 minutes before you feed him his dinner. At that same
that is buzzing around the house. Rugby will be unable to relax
time, you can give Zoey her acid-reflux preventative. Foruntil you‘ve (a) found the offending insect, (b) dispatched of
getting to give them their medications will likely result in
said insect, and © shown him the lifeless body of the bug.
both of them suffering from a series of violent projectileLikewise, you should be aware of Riley‘s extreme sensivomiting episodes between the hours of two o‘clock and four
tivity to any type of ―mouth noise.‖ Sneezing, coughing, and any
o‘clock in the morning (the carpet cleaning machine and
sort of chortling or snorting are all considered ―mouth noises‖ in
stocks of stain removing solutions are all located in the baseRiley‘s mind. Puckering is to be avoided AT ALL COST. Past
ment closet.)
consequences of careless petsitter puckering performed in
If, despite giving Riley his antacid tablet, he still
close proximity to Riley have included both a lip piercing and a
develops an upset stomach, you can give him a dose of antiruptured eardrum.
nausea medication. The pills are stored in the bathroom and
I guess that‘s about it—I‘m sure you won‘t have any
it‘s worth noting one of the possible side effects listed on
problems as long as you follow these common-sense rules. Have
the bottle is ―may cause unusual changes in thinking and/or
a great time with the dogs, and thanks again!
behavior.‖ I only mention this because the last time I gave
~ Kristine ~
him one of the pills he spent the rest of the evening ―having
relations‖ with several of his stuffed dog toys, a behavior I
By Kristine Gunter
would most definitely classify as atypical.
Illustrated by Jess Golden
Rule 3. Beware of Rugby‘s psychoses ~ Rugby gets antidepressant AND anti-anxiety medications; he‘ll need one of
each, twice a day. If he‘s having a particularly bad day (and
it‘s quite obvious when that‘s happening) feel free to give him
Volume 2, Issue 1
Modern Dog Writing Contest
[Editor’s Note: Article submitted by Susan Buckenham]
Page 13
MACON KENNEL CLUB
PRESENTS A DAY WITH
MYRA SAVANT-HARRIS, RN
Neonatal Intensive Care, Breeder of Cavalier King Charles Spaniels and author of
“Canine Repro and Whelping” and
“Puppy Intensive Care,” and her newest book,
“Advanced Canine Repro and Puppy Care!
In her books and her workshops, Myra translates her years of neonatal intensive care experience into dog/
puppy terms and teaches you to function and think like an RN so you can assess and care for your bitch
and puppies.
Date: March 12, 2011 Time: 9:00 am TO 5:00 pm
Location: Ga Farmers Market 2055 Eisenhower Parkway, Macon GA 31210
(This will be inside a nice warm building)
There are many Hotels in the area if needed. One is listed below.
Red Roof Inn 4951 Eisenhower Pkwy, Macon Ga
478-788-5500 ($53.00 a night)
What you will learn?
Live A-I Demonstration!!!!!
_ Live Sperm on a Microscope
_ How to care for your bitch and ensure her health every step of the way
_ Progesterone Testing
_ How to deliver healthy puppies
_ What you MUST have on hand to make a puppy intensive care nursery
_ And plenty of other knowledge that is priceless!!
Who Should Attend? Every dog breeder, whether you are planning your first litter or the
20th. If you have ever lost, or fear that you might someday lose a puppy or a bitch in whelp or if you have
ever had a breeding that did not take, this seminar is a must!!
Myra will have her books and whelping kits available for purchase at the seminar.
Early Bird Special $65.00 per person December 28th - Jan 31st
After January 31st $75.00 per person.
Reservations will be taken on a first come, first serve basis.
For questions or additional information on the seminar
contact:
Tammy Brown 478-453-0781 or [email protected]
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Poem … The Breeder
The Breeder
I love my little puppy; she makes my house a home.
She is my sweetest little friend; I never feel alone.
She makes me smile; She makes me laugh;
She fills my heart with love.
Did some person breed her, or did she just fall from above?
I've never been a breeder, never seen life through their eyes;
I hold my little puppy and just sit and criticize.
I've never known their anguish; I've never felt their pain,
the caring of their charges, through the snow or wind or rain.
I've never waited the whole night through for babies to be born,
the stress and trepidation when they're still not there by morn.
The weight of responsibility for this body in my hands,
this darling little baby, who weighs but 60 grams.
Should you do that instead of this . . . or maybe that was wrong?
Alone you fight and hope and pray, he'll grow up proud and strong.
You pray he'll live to bring great joy to someone else's home
You know it's all just up to you; you'll fight this fight alone.
Formula, bottles, heating pads, you've got to get this right,
two-hour feedings for this tiny guy, throughout the day and night.
Within your heart you dread that you will surely lose this fight,
to save this little baby, but God willing . . . you just MIGHT.
Day one; he's in there fighting; you say a silent prayer.
Day two& three, he's doing well, with lots of love and care.
Day four& five . . . he's still alive; your hopes soar to the heavens.
Day six he slips away again, dies in your hands, day seven.
You take this little angel, and you bury him alone.
With aching heart and burning tears, and an exhausted groan,
You ask yourself, "Why do this? . . . Why suffer through this pain?"
Yet watch the joy your puppies bring, and everything's explained.
So, when you think of breeders and you label them with "Greed,
Think of all the things that they endure to fill another's need.
For when you buy your puppy, with your precious dollars part,
You only pay with money. . .while they pay with all their heart.
... Author Unknown....
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January 17, 2011
THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB’S OVERALL ENTRIES INCREASE IN 2010
-- Records More Than 3 Million Entries -New York, NY — The American Kennel Club® (AKC®) leapt over the 3 million entry mark in 2010, recording a total of more
than 3,014,000 dog entries across all conformation, companion and performance events. The growth over the number of
entries received in 2009 was sparked by the ever-growing interest in the sport of Agility, where entries increased by
9%. The new ―Grand Champion‖ title assisted shows by providing an increase of over 40,000 additional entries in Best of
Breed. This equates to more than $1.2 million in additional entry fees to Conformation clubs.
―We were very proud to see the uptick in entries,‖ said Dennis B. Sprung, AKC‘s President and CEO. ―The increase is a
promising step forward for our clubs in the face of a persistently challenging economy. We will continue to research ways
to enhance the fun and value of competing in each of our sports.‖
In addition, Sprung said, ―We salute the finest Agility competitors in the nation who continue to set records; the entire
AKC community appreciates their skills.‖
The 2010 entry total includes entries from all-breed and specialty conformation shows, obedience, field trials, hunt tests,
coonhound events, herding tests and trials, lure coursing, agility, earthdog, tracking and rally.
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Animal lover’s new year’s resolution: Give local
By DAVID MARTOSKO - Special to The Telegraph
Still need a New Year‘s resolution? Fifty-six percent of Americans didn‘t make one this year, but here‘s something we can all get behind: Saving adoptable pets in Georgia by making donations locally.
Why is this resolution worth making? Because there‘s a large, national animal charity taking food out of the mouths of
homeless pets in Georgia and shifting it to lobbying campaigns.
You‘re probably familiar with the slick TV infomercials from the Humane Society of the United States. These
ubiquitous ads beg for money with tear-jerking images of cats and dogs. Just give $19 a month, they suggest, and you can
personally help these poor puppies and kittens.
Ready for a reality check? The cute pets in those ads are a ruse. They typically end up dead.
The shelters they‘re living in are dirt poor, and have to euthanize more pets than they adopt out. Why? Shelters are under-funded because HSUS sucks millions of dollars out of their communities every year, sharing hardly any of it with the
dogs and cats that ordinary donors think they‘re helping.
Most Americans -- 71 percent, according to Opinion Research Corporation -- believe HSUS is an umbrella group
for pet shelters. (No wonder: ―Humane Society‖ is right there in its name.) And 59 percent of us believe HSUS gives
―most of its money‖ to the pet shelters in our cities and towns.
Most of us are dead wrong. HSUS isn‘t affiliated with any pet shelters, it doesn‘t run any and it barely funds any.
If you pledge $19 a month, only about $2 of your $228 annual contribution will trickle down to a real humane society.
Odds are that the shelter or pet rescue in your community will be completely left out. HSUS‘s tax returns show it gave
just $17,983 to hands-on pet shelters in Georgia between 1998 and 2009. That‘s only $1,498.58 annually. (Last year,
HSUS gave just $2,758 to hands-on pet shelters in Georgia.)
During that same 12-year period, HSUS spent $767 million on expenses including lobbyists, lawyers, payroll and (of
course) more fundraising. America‘s pet shelters typically get about 1 percent of that. HSUS‘s executive pension plan gets
far more. (More than $11 million in the past seven years.)
You can see HSUS‘s money at work -- your money, perhaps -- in statehouses, courtrooms and voting booths. That‘s where
it promotes a radical conception of animal rights, including many of the same ideas that made the wing-nuts at PETA famous.
Like PETA, HSUS is driven by the belief that animals deserve the right to not be eaten as food. Thirty years ago,
HSUS adopted an official resolution to pursue ―the clear articulation and establishment of the rights of all animals …
within the full range of American life and culture.‖
Animal rights, not animal welfare. The two are quite different. Animal welfare means we always treat animals well. Animal
rights means we don‘t eat them. Ever.
HSUS‘s top leaders are vegans. All the ―reforms‖ they push on the farm do little more than raise the price of non
-vegetarian food -- so fewer of us, they hope, will eat it. (Tofurky is the only food HSUS endorses.)
HSUS is also very much a political animal. Between 2006 and 2008, it spent more than $5.4 million on political front
groups, and millions more directly lobbying lawmakers. In California, HSUS spent 10 times as much attacking egg farmers
and pork producers as it did funding pet shelters.
It‘s hard to keep track of where your money ends up if you send it to a large national animal charity. It makes
more sense to give locally. The shelters in your community need every nickel they can get.
They could use HSUS‘s money, too: The group has ignored repeated suggestions that it dedicate just half of its money to
funding pet shelters that house the homeless animals in its ads. (HSUS can‘t explain why it doesn‘t do this, so it typically
attacks anyone who suggests it.)
But shelters don‘t need to settle for HSUS‘s table scraps. You can fund them directly. When you support your
local pet shelter instead of HSUS, you can see your money at work. You can visit to check up on your investment, too.
Your money won‘t boomerang back on you as vegetarian propaganda. And the animals -- not some Washington, D.C. suit -will thank you.
David Martosko is the director of research at the Center for Consumer Freedom, a nonprofit coalition supported by
restaurants, food companies and consumers to promote personal responsibility and protect consumer choices.
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PWCCGA 2010 Annual Awards
The Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club of Greater Atlanta shall present awards to members of the club who meet the following criteria:
1) Obtain a title in one of the following categories during Calendar Year 2009:
Conformation: Eligible Titles/Wins: (AKC) Champion, Best in Show, Best in Specialty Show
Obedience: Titles: (AKC) Companion Dog, Companion Dog Excellent, Utility Dog, Utility Dog Excellent, Obedience Trial Champion.
Rally: Titles: (AKC) Rally Novice, Rally Advanced, Rally Excellent, Rally Advanced Excellent
Tracking: Titles: Tracking Dog, Tracking Dog Excellent, Variable Surface Tracking, Tracking Champion.
Herding: Titles: (AKC) Herding Tested, Pre-Trial Tested, Herding Started, Herding Intermediate, Herding Excellent, Herding Champion
Agility: Titles (AKC) Novice Agility Dog, Open Agility Dog, Agility Dog Excellent, Masters Agility
Canine Good Citizen Title: The AKC Good Citizen Test
Therapy Dog: Titles: (Delta Pet Partners) AAT, AAAA; (Therapy Dog) TD, TDI
Service Dog: Titles: Hearing Dog for the Deaf, Assistance Dog and any other service title may be considered.
2) The dog to be considered for an award must have been residing with the member of the PWCCGA at the time of the title (co-owners
do not count unless they are also members of the PWCCGA)
3) Any Club member who has attended two or more general membership meetings is eligible to receive annual awards. Members who do
not meet the attendance requirement may purchase awards at cost.
4) Application for the award shall be submitted no later than Monday, February 1, 2009. Please return the application to Joan Deegan at
[email protected] or 631 Braidwood Dr NW, Acworth GA 30101-3527
By submission of this application, the Owner attests to meeting all awards requirements:
Name of Owner: ________________________________________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
Telephone: ____________________________________________________________________________________
Email: ________________________________________________________________________________________
Registered Name of Dog: _________________________________________________________________________
Title/Achievement: ______________________________________________________________________________
Date of Title/Achievement:________________________________________________________________________
Any Comments You Would Like to Add: _______________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
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Pembroke Welsh
Corgi Club of
Greater Atlanta
President—Lynda McKee
Vice Pres—Larinda Wilken
Secretary—Janey Wilcox
Treasurer—Sheila O‘Brien
Director—Sandy Butler
Director—Amy Caple
Director—Marge Wilmarth
Breeder Referral—Amy Caple
Our Objectives

to further the advancement of the
Pembroke Welsh Corgi and
to do all possible to bring their natur
al qualities to perfection;

to urge members and breeders to acce
pt the standard of the
breed as approved by The American
Kennel Club as the only standard of excellence by which the Pemb
roke Welsh Corgi shall be
judged;
to do all in its power to protect and
advance the interest of the
Pembroke Welsh Corgi by encouragin
g sportsmanlike competition at
dog shows and performance events;
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club.org/
http://www.gacorgi

to conduct sanctioned and licensed
matches, specialty shows and
performance events under the rules
of the American Kennel Club.
Send your news & information to Editor
Karen James at [email protected]
Deadline for the April Corgi Clippings is March 25th.
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