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Tales of Lincolnwood
News from Lincolnwood Training Club, Inc., for German Shepherd Dogs
Several Lincolnwood Training Club members --- including Pat Speyer, and her GSD, Frankie (pictured above) --- had their
dogs tested for herding instinct. Did they pass? Of course. (Story on page 3.) (Photo from Magic Legacy) (Insert photo: A
herding demonstration conducted by Shannon Wolfe at Lincolnwood in 2004.) (Photo by Judy Braginsky)
Summer, 2015
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tales of lincolnwood
...is a quarterly newsletter published
for members and friends of Lincolnwood Training Club, Inc. for German
Shepherd Dogs, Glenview, IL
(847) 299-7273. Tales is the official
publication of Lincolnwood Training
Club. It is sent to all Club members
and on an exchange basis with
regional German Shepherd clubs.
Opinions expressed in the articles
are those of the writers and are not
necessarily that of the Club’s.
PRESIDENT
Dean Leonard
VICE PRESIDENT
Sandy Tristano
RECORDING SECRETARY
Jessica Nellis
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY
Kathy Pairitz
TREASURER
Norbert Opon
HISTORIAN
Wendy Israel
FIELD SUPERINTENDENT
Bill Schlichtman
TRUSTEES:
Lincolnwood Training Club’s
Summer 2015 Training Class Schedule
All Classes began on our Field Sunday, July 19, 2015
TIME
CLASS
Tuesday -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------7:00 p.m.
AKC Puppy S.T.A.R. Program
(8-week class 7/21 - 9/8)
Ramona Zamora
Wednesday -------------------------------------------------------------------------------6:30 p.m.
Advanced Puppy
Cathy Stein/
Nancy Lane
6:30 p.m.
Beginning Training
for Adult Dogs
Tim Schaefer
7:00 p.m.
Obedience - Novice
Steve Stembridge
7:00 p.m.
Obedience - Open/Utility
Dick Lane
7:00 p.m.
Canine Good Citizen
(8-week class 7-22 - 9/09)
Cathy Stein
Tim Schaefer
Questions? Please call Director of Training Cathy Stein at 847/217-0527.
Pat Speyer
Camille Stauber
Norbert Opon Dick Lane
Cathy Stein
Bobby Stevens
Editor:
Judy Braginsky
5323 Davis St.
Skokie, IL 60077
(847) 966-6398
[email protected]
Lesson No.1: Mastering The Sit
2.
INSTRUCTOR
Sunday ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9:00 a.m.
Distractions
Dave Perry
9:00 a.m.
AKC Puppy S.T.A.R. Program
(8-week class 7/19 - 9/06)
Anne Feurestein
9:00 a.m.
Open/Utility
Dick Lane
9:30 a.m.
Rally --- all levels
Greg Hayward
10:00 a.m.
Novice
Cathy Stein
10:15 a.m.
Advanced Puppy/Beginner
Anne Feurestein
10:15 a.m.
Sub-novice
Karan Volltrauer
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Club News...
Temperament Testing
Scheduled for Sept. 19
Lincolnwood Training Club will
hold a German Shepherd Dog Club
of America-sponsored Temperament
Test on Saturday, Sept. 19, on our
training grounds. Tester will be Jim
York.
The event in part tests a dog’s
ability to distinguish between nonthreatening situations and those
calling for watchful and protective
reactions. Dogs are kept on a loose
leash throughout the test.
While any breed of dog can be
entered, German shepherds that
pass can have the initials, TC, for
Temperament Certified, put after
their names.
Temperament testing has assumed an important role for today’s dog
fancier because of breed-specific
legislation and negative publicity
associated with many breeds of
dogs, according to the American
Temperament Test Society.
Such a test can provide breeders
a means for evaluating temperament
and give pet owners insight into
their dog’s behavioral strengths and
weaknesses.
For more information, contact
Test Secretary Wendy Israel at
847-431-1834.
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A Sheepy Story
Pat Speyer’s GSD, Frankie;
Kathy Pairitz’s GSD, Angel; and
Karen Johnson’s GSD, Jon, all
passed a herding instinct test held in
May at Magic’s Legacy, a working
farm for stock dog training and
handling in Genoa City, WI.
Tester was former Lincolnwood
Club member Shannon Wolfe, owner
of the farm where people can take
lessons to work their dogs on dogbroke sheep, goats, and ducks.
Shannon holds several herding
instinct tests (HITs), a non AKCsanctioned event, during the year,
when dogs who’ve never seen sheep
before are brought to the farm to be
tested.
HITs are great fun for spectators.
Crowds often cheer when the dog, who
has no idea what’s going to happen, has
his “light bulb” moment and suddenly
gets it.
Club members have had their dogs
tested by Shannon through the years.
In fact, back in 2004, Shannon loaded
up her truck with sheep and ducks to
put on a herding demo right on Lincolnwood’s field!
(Photo insert on cover page.)
A HIT is always a cool event,
Why not try herding with your GSD
the next time Shannon has a test?
Another HIT is scheduled for Nov. 14,
2015. A registration premium is available
at [email protected].
Herding is just one more fun thing to
do with this wonderful breed! -- Judy
Kathy Pairitz’s Angel
Colleen Breslin and her GSD,
Gertrude, approach the umbrella
station at an earlier Temperament
Test.
Club News continued on page 4
Karen Johnson’s Jon
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Birthday Barks…
Club News...
Welcome New Puppy
Lincolnwood welcomes Ramona
and Guillermo Zamora’s new dog,
Hardy Von Granville (“Hardy”), born
1/14/2015, to the Club.
Leg Reports
Nancy Lane and Sam, Canine Good
Citizen Test, Passed, CGC Title,
Lincolnwood Training Club, May 28,
2015, Judge Cathy Stein.
Theresa Lim and Nikita, Barn Hunt
Novice, Leg #1, Passed, Second Place,
Happy Feet K-9 Agility Barn Hunt
Trial, April 26, 2015, Judge Becky
Heiner.
Theresa Lim and Nikita, Barn
Hunt Novice, Leg #2, Passed, First
Place, Happy Feet K-9 Agility Barn
Hunt Trial, May 29, 2015, Judge John
Henely.
Theresa Lim and Nikita, Barn
Hunt Novice, Leg #3, Passed, First
Place, Barn Hunt Novice RATN
Title, Happy Feet K-9 Agility Barn
Hunt Trial, May 31, 2015, Judge John
Henely.
Wendy Israel and Cassidy, Barn
Hunt Novice, Leg #1, Passed, Second
Place, Happy Feet K-9 Agility Barn
Hunt Trial No. 3, May 30, 2015, Judge
Candy Henely.
Wendy Israel and Cassidy,
Barn Hunt Novice, Leg #2,
Passed, First Place, High
Novice, Happy Feet K-9 Agility
Barn Hunt Trial No. 4, May 30,
2015, Judge Candy Heneley.
Wendy Israel and Cassidy,
Barn Hunt Novice, Leg #3,
Passed, Second Place, Barn
Hunt Novice (RATN) Title,
Happy Feet K-9 Agility Barn
Hunt Trial No. 5, May 30, 2015,
Judge John Heneley.
Wendy Israel and Cassidy,
Barn Hunt Open, Leg #1,
Passed, Third Place, Happy Feet
K-9 Agility Barn Hunt Trial No.
6, May 31, 2015, Judge John
Henely.
Wendy Israel and Cassidy,
Barn Hunt Open, Leg #2,
Passed, Third Place, JanesvilleBeloit Kennel Club Barn Hunt
Trial No. 2, June 6, 2015, Judge
Gail Donaldson.
Wendy Israel and Cassidy,
Barn Hunt Open, Leg #3,
Passed, Third Place, Barn Hunt
Open (RATO) Title, JanesvilleBeloit Kennel Club Barn Hunt
No. 4, June 7, 2015, Judge Deb
Chvilicek.
Club News continued on page 5
Learning to be a Canine Good Citizen
Oscar 5/01/07
Mac
5/01/03
Maya 5/05/14
Axel
5/07/11
Maddie 5/08/08
Hank 5/14/12
Dante 5/15/06
Max
5/15/09
Sara
5/16/07
Lucky 5/16/13
Lazarus 5/19/10
Kara 5/19/04
Troy
5/31/01
Rosie 5/31/04
David Fairman
Robert Albrecht
Regina Isperov
Leslie Manzara
Michael and Laurie Kinney
James Giacometti
Carol Bandu
David and Mary Ann Ortlepp
Diane Payton
Jack Davis
Kenneth Porrello
Michael and Laurie Kinney
Bob Lehmann
Mary Merlin
Kylie 6/04/12
Honcho 6/07/07
Heidi 6/08/13
Gypsy 6/11/14
Zolte 6/16/11
Payton 6/19/14
Lexie 6/19/14
Spike 6/20/00
Jack
6/28/08
Amos 6/29/07
Klaus 6/29/14
Kathy Poreda
Mary Breaux
Robin Thybony
Mary Merlin
Shirley Stegner
Robert Bahmann
Dawn Jensen
Peter/Debbie O’Malley
Sandy Tristano
Judy Braginsky
Alexander Quezada
Sadie
7/4/10
Gini
7/11/08
Jenks
7/11/14
Saoirse 7/12/13
Omy
7/12/14
Morgen 7/13/08
Beau
7/18/08
Bear Riley 7/26/14
Payton 7/29/07
Mike Arndt
Rosemary Minzghor
Christine Filler
James and Kathleen Callanan
Nick and Ara Kuennen
Cathy Stein
Steve Stembridge
Sean and Olivia Riley
Ed Lamasky
(Please contact the Club’s Historian Wendy Israel
to update your information.)
Midway in training to take the AKC’s Canine Good Citizen test were (from left) CGC Evaluator and Lincolnwood’s Director of
Training Cathy Stein, Alex Quezada and Klaus, Rosemary Lacey and Ruby, Laurie Gorby and X-O, Guillermo Zamora and Lexi,
CGC Instructor Tim Schaefer (kneeling) and Bailey, Ray Merlin and Gypsy, and new CGC Evaluator Ramona Zamora and
Hardy. Not pictured are handlers Mike Tristano and Trooper and Jessica Nellis and Loki. (Photo by Judy Braginsky)
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Club News...
Pat Speyer and Frankie, Magic
Legacy’s Herding Instinct Test, Passed,
Herding Instinct Certification, (HIC),
June 6, 2015, Judge Shannon Wolfe.
Kathy Pairitz and Angel, Magic
Legacy’s Herding Instinct Test, Passed,
Herding Instinct Certification (HIC),
June 6, 2015, Judge Shannon Wolfe.
Karen Johnson and Jon, Magic
Legacy’s Herding Instinct Test, Passed,
Herding Instinct Certification (HIC),
June 6, 2015, Judge Shannon Wolfe.
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Dogwood
Lincolnwood Training Club sends
its condolences on the passing of
one of its beloved Club dogs:
Saydee, TC
11/1/2006 — 6/12/2015
Rick and Mary Ellen Coelen
Club Events Ahead
Your Club is famous for its combination Obedience and Rally Trials in the
fall, These events are only as good as the
Club members who volunteer to help.
Lincolnwood’s 75th annual
Obedience Trial and 11th annual Rally
Trial, will be held Sunday, Sept. 13, on
the Club grounds. Volunteers are needed
for ring and gate stewards, kitchen, and
more. To volunteer, call Trial Secretary
Sandy Tristano at 847-730-3694.
The Club’s annual Tracking Test will
be held Sunday, Oct. 25, at Burnidge
Forest Preserve in Elgin, IL. Test
Secretary Bobby Stevens, 773-339-9239,
will be looking for help, from hospitality
to tracklaying.
Mind Their Business
A back potty area for our dogs
has been cleaned out and readied for
use, thanks to the
planning efforts of
Superintendent of the
Field Bill Schlichtman
and Trustee Bobby
Stevens.
Fun Match Planned
Lincolnwood will hold an outdoor fun
match (also called correctional clinic) on
Saturday, Aug. 8, for handlers and their
dogs to practice and train for competitive
obedience in a show-like setting.
It’s just you and your dog and a volunteer judge calling the different exercises
and heeling patterns in the ring, just like
at a real show.
Judging for Obedience and Rally will
begin at 9 a.m.
Animal Welfare Bill Amended
An amendment to Illinois’ Animal
Welfare Act to better help reunite lost
animals with their owners has passed both
the Illinois Senate and House.
This amendment requires shelters and
rescues to follow the same procedures
an animal control facility must follow in
order to return lost pets to their owners.
This includes multiple scanning for a
microchip or other ID before the animal
is transferred, placed, or euthanized, and
contacting the registered owners listed on
the microchip.
On Track! (Lincolnwood Training Club’s
annual Tracking Test will be held
Sunday, Oct. 25 at Burnidge Forest
Preserve in Elgin. Why not drop by
and watch one of many activities that
our German Shepherds do best. Here
are a few words from Club member
Greg Hayward about a tracking dog
(pictured above) drawn by Lifetime
Lincolnwood member and professional
artist Georgia Cawley:)
Georgia --They say art is in the eye of the
beholder. If that is the case, the art
itself came from the Eye of the Artist.
Here is what your Tracking Dog art,
titled “On Track,” says to me:
Take a self-test. What do you see in
this picture? Write it down before you
read on.
Key Points: Nose down. Back
arched up. Saber tail with tip up. Ears
are pointing forward on the track, the
target of the work.
Dog is pulling. Head and neck
are extended. Harness is set back on
the dog’s body. Line is in the air. The
handler is managing the tension on the
line and tracking speed of the team.
Each step drives forward motion
for the team on the track.
Dog’s mouth is open, pulling in scent
from the track. The nose will go up and
down, pulling in variations of scent.
The Dog will lick its lips or air scent to
pull in more scent into sinuses.
Dog uses all of this information to stay
“On Track.”
This picture is a clear example of our
“Goal” for our Dogs.
It takes work and patience to accomplish the “Goal.” The reward is the everlasting relationship you will have with your
Dog all of your life!
Keep on Tracking!
Sincerely,
Greg Hayward
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Barn Hunting, Ho!
Wendy Israel and Theresa Lim
have become the first members of
Lincolnwood Training Club to title in
a rat-hunting game called Barn Hunt,
a new and fast-growing dog sport.
Wendy’s GSD, Cassidy, earned
both Barn Hunt Novice (RATN)
and Barn Hunt Open (RATO)
titles, while Theresa Lim and her
GSD, Nikita, also earned their Barn
Hunt Novice (RATN), at events in
Wisconsin.
Yes, the sport involves real, live
rats, but never fear. The domestically
raised rats are safely tucked away in
ventilated PVC tubes with capped ends
and large enough for the animals to
be able to turn around on some comfy
litter during the searches. The rats
often spend their time grooming or
even sleeping in the tubes, according
to the Barn Hunt Association (BHA).
“The safety of the dogs, handlers, and
rats is of paramount importance.”
The purpose of Barn Hunt is to
demonstrate a dog’s vermin-hunting
ability in finding and marking rats
hidden in tubes in a “barn-like”
setting, using straw and hay bales
to introduce climbing and tunneling
obstacles in the dog’s path.
Barn Hunt, the BHA adds, is
based on the skills historically used by
itinerant “rat catchers” traveling the
countryside, ridding farms of vermin,
thus helping conserve and preserve
food grains and cutting down on
disease.
Barn Hunt is a sporting event,
with different levels of difficulty,
titles, even championships that can be
attained. It is a timed event with three
different height divisions.
And while it can be used as an
instinct test, there is also a handler
component in that the handler must
have a partnership with his dog and
be able to recognize when the dog
indicates that it has found a rat.
Just like in tracking or nose-work,
a dog may indicate its find in many
different ways: a wagging tail; by
barking, digging, or sniffing; or in the
case of some sporting breeds, trying
to pick up the tube containing the rat.
To earn the RATN title, for
example, three qualifying legs are
required. Three PVC tubes are hidden
on the course (one tube empty, one
with litter and no rats, and one with
both litter and a rat). Timing starts
when the dog exits the start box, and
the team has two minutes to find the
tube with the rat.
Tubes are buried between hay bales
or under hay. The dog must execute
the tunnel and climb on at least one
hay bale with all four feet to qualify
besides indicating the rat and the
handler calling the indication correctly.
Timing stops when those three
things have been accomplished.
Advanced titles are Open, Senior,
and Master and involve a little more
time, more PVC tubes and rats, more
tunnels, and correct indications when
the dog has found all the rats.
At the Master level, there are 10
hidden PVC tubes, anywhere from
one to five tubes with rats, 4.5 minutes
to find all the rats, and to have five
qualifying legs under at least two
judges.
While not actual AKC or UKC
events, these registries will award a
title certificate based on BHA results
to dogs also registered with their
respective organizations.
This is why you will now see Barn
Hunt titles listed under “AKC Titles of
Record” in The German Shepherd Dog
Review. (Sources: German Shepherd
Dog Review, April, 2015; barnhunt.
com) --- Judy
Wendy Israel and Cassidy
Theresa Lim and Nikita
6.
Cassidy’s prize ribbons
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Lincolnwood Vests Third Police Dog
A young police dog named Orkan
now has a life-saving protective vest to
wear on duty, thanks to the generosity of
Lincolnwood Training Club members.
It will be the third such piece of police
body armor specially tailored to K-9s that
the Club has purchased since 2005.
Law enforcement dogs, often sent
ahead of their human counterparts to check
out dangerous situations and apprehend
criminals, have one of the toughest jobs
in the canine world. Unfortunately, many
crime prevention agencies and police
departments lack the funds necessary to
outfit their dogs with the protective vests.
Through the help of Lincolnwood
Training Club donations to organizations
like Vest-A-Dog and, most recently, Vested
Interest in K-9s, three police dogs have K-9
vests that are bullet- and stab-proof to help
minimize blunt trauma injuries.
These types of injuries have caused
some 60% of police dog deaths.
In 2005, Lincolnwood vested Lexus,
a 9-year-old K-9 nearing the age of retirement, handled by Phoenix, IL Police Officer Charles Smith. Their police department
couldn’t afford the K-9 Kevlar vest. Indeed,
Officer Smith had had to pay for his own
protective jacket.
Sometimes, he said, he’d feel the weight
of it around his chest and
wonder if there was a way he
could wrap it around Lexus,
instead, as they headed out on
a call.
In 2009, Lincolnwood
vested Honza, a 2-year-old
K-9, like Orkan at the beginning of
his career, handled by Cook County Deputy
Sheriff Eric Siciliano.
Honza had just completed his basic, 10week training for patrol and drug detection
duty at the Cook County Jail.
The county jail is the largest single-site
county jail in the U.S., housing almost
10,000 inmates at any given time and
more violent than the average county jail,
according to Officer Siciliano.
On-job duty for Honza and his handler
included narcotics searches, showing
presence in high-movement areas at the jail,
and helping other agencies without their
own K-9s.
This year, Lincolnwood vested K-9
Orkan of the Glendale Heights, IL Police
Department.
2015 -- New Glendale Heights, IL Police Department K-9,
Orkan. Orkan’s new vest will have Lincolnwood’s name on it.
Orkan is a 20-month-old German
Shepherd certified in tracking, patrol
work, and narcotics detection, and
handled by Police Officer Michael Huff.
Orkan was purchased in August,
2014; and he and Officer Huff started
their training at the Vohne Liche Kennel
in Denver, IN, in September, completing
a six-week training program that October.
Orkan lives with Officer Huff and on
2005 -- Phoenix, IL Police Officer
Charles Smith, K-9 Lexus, and Norbert
Opon
his off days enjoys spending time with the
family, playing ball, chewing on his rubber
tire, and going on daily runs.
Orkan enjoys his training days with the
South Central K9 Training Group, working
on tracking, narcotics detection, building/
area searches, and apprehension bite work.
He also likes working with other area
K-9 teams and dislikes being separated
from his partner for long. --- Judy
2009 -- Cook County Deputy Sheriff Eric
Siciliano, K-9 Honza, and Paul
Volltrauer
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A Working Dog’s Oath
I will lay down my life for you
And expect nothing but love in return.
I will protect my officer with my life,
And would gladly take a bullet in his place.
I am sent in to find lost children
And fugitives on the run.
I find drugs and weapons and even bombs.
I am the first sent in
And sometimes the last to leave.
I am the nose and ears of my officer.
I will protect and serve him.
I would die for him and for you.
I only ask for compassion and a kind word.
--- Author unknown
K-9 Honza of the Cook County
Sheriff’s Department, vested by
Lincolnwood Training Club in 2009
P.O. Box 48067
Niles, IL 60714
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