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Directors
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Love [email protected]
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grandriverkennels.com
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[email protected]
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Inside This Issue
Who’s Who2
Message from the editor 3
Message from the Chair
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Director’s Report5
Official Breed Standard 6
Financial Report 8
Natural Ear Wash Remedy
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Epilepsy
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Fireside Chat
12- 20
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Microbials or Probiotics
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they talked to their vets and
friends and so on and so on we
2011 has arrived in Ontario with could quickly acquire the nummore snow then we saw in all ber of samples needed to comof last year. The snowmobilers, plete this stage of the research.
skiers and avid outdoors people All submissions are completeare thrilled. As is expected so ly confidential.
My underare the labradors. It doesn’t standing is the submission
take a dog lover to understand forms seems to be a hurdle
the pure joy of watching the so skip the part you don’t like
expression on a 14 year old labs and submit the samples.
face as she makes snow angels Encourage your vet to do
in the yard.
The realization the blood draws free of
from us as her owners that this charge and offer to drop
could be her last winter to en- them off and mail them for
joy, certainly makes it bitter- the clinic if that is an issue.
sweet. Keeping the camera at As the breed with the most dogs
the ready is one way we are registered in Canada and the
trying to preserve the memo- U.S. it is mind boggling to think
ries we are building every day. that after this long there is still
only 22 sibling pairs of LabraAs editor of the LRCC it puts dors on file with the University.
you the reader at the mercy of It is time we as the keepers of
my photos. I encourage you to this breed start pushing to find
send me some of you dogs do- the answers necessary to preing what they love to do be it vent this disorder in our future.
in the snow or on the beach.
TariYates
This edition of the newsletter
includes a reprint of an article LRCC
Newsletter
Editor
written by Joan McInnis regarding the research into Epilepsy in
Labradors. Joan has spearheaded the drive to have breeders
break
time
at
send in blood for the project. During
obedience
school,
two
She has spent countless hours
were
talking.
keeping the lab community in dogs
the know when it comes to this One said to the other...”The
important project. I encourage thing I hate about obediall of our members to please ence school is you learn
send in blood for testing. Talk ALL this stuff you will nevto your veterinarians about this er use in the real world.”
research and encourage them
to take part in sending in samples. This is an important step
in understanding this disorder.
If each and every one of our
members would talk to their
vets and breeder friends and
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Message
From
The
Chair
Happy New Year LRCC, Inc
members! As the post festive
holiday season sets in, one can
certainly reflect on the year
that was 2010. Maybe you put
some new titles on your dogs,
perhaps went hunting for the
first time or watched your Lab
make its first delivery to hand,
maybe you attended a seminar
which opened your mind to new
possible solutions and methods
or you delivered a new puppy
who you thought secretly “yes,
you are one I have been waiting for and planning for all
these years”. Whatever it was,
I hope that you all can build on
your 2010 successes in 2011!
This new year also marks the
beginning of the new Labrador Retriever standard being
implemented. For your reference, please see it printed
here in its official CKC printing.
This coming year marks the
end of the current Executive
and Board working together.
We have strove to accomplish
projects, tackle issues and undertake new endeavours concerning the club and our stewardship of the breed here in
Canada. Within the next few
months, all members will be
receiving notice of the upcoming 2011 AGM and the opportunity to run for the Director
seats. Quebec would be next
in line to take charge of the
Executive. Some polling from
Quebec Regional Director JeanLouis Blais has showed lack of
possible availability of that regions membership for a nomi-
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nation committee to work with
or availability to run. Turning
to the Atlantic Region who is
next in line, Director Gerald
Dagley has also indicated that
there is not sufficient interest
in volunteering from his region
either. Therefore the next Executive will move to the BC Region with hopes that a nomination committee shall be struck
shortly. For those members
living in the BC Region, please
give serious thought to being
open to a nomination to sit on
the 2011-2014 Executive. Certainly existing experienced Directors in all provinces are welcome to run again, there is no
timeline set for occupying that
seat. Feel free to contact any
of the existing Directors or Executives about duties and what
the position entails. My own
personal reasons for standing
for nomination for Chair over
three years ago was the want to
be involved at a National level
concerning our breed. While it
has proved challenging in some
aspects, there was a solid learning curve with many positive
results with the diversity of sitting members on the 2008-2011
Board. I will say it was been
very satisfying and I am still
happy I stood for nomination.
Please LRCC, Inc members,
think about getting involved
as a Regional Director or Executive member with the
club. The Labrador breed
and the Canadian pure-bred
dog fancy needs your experience and your commitment.
The 2011 National is being hosted by the Labrador Retriever
Club of Ontario and will be held
in Orillia Ontario. The date of
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the actual National is July 30,
2011. The show is held in conjunction with the Barrie Kennel
Club all breed shows over the
August Civic Holiday weekend
in Ontario. Show Chair Paul Pobega and his committee have
been hard at work providing a
weekend full of good Labrador
breeder/judges, performance
events and warm, welcoming
hospitality. Please watch our
LRCC, Inc website for further
information or contact Paul
directly with your questions.
Useful
Internet
Bookmarks for LRCC members:
LRCC website: http://www.
labradorretrieverclub.ca/
2011 Discipline Committee Report
Submitted by: Heather Dobson
– Chairperson
I am very pleased to report
from July 2009 to-date, there
have been no discipline issues.
I wish all the very best in
health, whelping box, show
ring, obedience ring, field, all
other activities and at the LRCC
National in 2011l! Have fun!
Heather Dobson
Discipline Committee Chairperson
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Directors Reports
Report Saskatchewan and Manitoba
As this is the last edition of the
LRCC Newsletter for the current executive, I would like to
thank the current executive for
all their dedicated hard work,
as well as their support and direction over the past term.
They have given wonderful direction over the past few years
and will be passing the gauntlet over to the Quebec contingent at the next LRCC National.
Both the RCLE and the LRCM
have survived the year and held
well attended events, so I will
not reinvent the wheel by reporting the same news, I have
enjoyed being the director for
Manitoba and Saskatchewan
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Wishing everyone a happy and
prosperous New Year,
Sincerely submitted
Joyce Love
10 Reasons Why
Great to be a
•
•
It’s •
Dog
• If it itches, you can reach it.
And no matter where it itches, no one will be offended
if you scratch it in public. •
• No one notices if you have
hair growing in weird
places as you get older.
• Personal hygiene is a
blast: No one expects
you to take a bath every •
day, and you don’t even
have to comb your own hair.
• Having a wet nose is considered a sign of good health.
• No one thinks less of
you
for
passing
gas.
Some people might ac-
tually think you’re cute.
Who needs a big home entertainment
system?
A
bone or an old shoe can
entertain you for hours.
You can spend hours
just
smelling
stuff.
No one ever expects you
to pay for lunch or dinner.
You never have to worry about table manners,
and if you gain weight,
it’s someone else’s fault.
It doesn’t take much to make
you happy. You’re always
excited to see the same old
people. All they have to do
is leave the room for five
minutes and come back.
Every garbage can looks
like a cold buffet to you.
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OFFICIAL BREED STANDARD
Canadian Kennel Club
Retriever (Labrador)
Origin and Purpose
The Labrador Retriever originated and developed on the
island of Newfoundland as an
all purpose waterdog and functional retriever. The breed was
preserved in England after antidog legislation almost decimated the breed in its homeland.
The breed is noted for its love
of retrieving and water, for its
excellent nose, soft mouth, intelligence and biddable temperament. Extraordinary versatility allows Labradors to excel
as hunting, service, and therapy dogs; in search and rescues;
in drug and bomb detection; as
family companions, and in performance and field events.
General Appearance
Medium sized, strongly built,
compact, short-coupled, powerful, athletic; broad in skull;
broad and deep through chest
and ribs; broad and powerful
over loins and hindquarters. A
water resistant double coat,
otter tail, and sound temperament are essential breed characteristics.
Proportion and Size Proportions:
Distance from withers to elbow
approximately equal to distance from elbow to ground;
length from point of shoulder
to point of rump very slightly
longer than height at withers. A
well -balanced dog is the ideal.
Size: Ideal height at withers:
Dogs 22 1⁄2 - 24 1⁄2 inches (57
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- 62 cm); Bitches 21 1⁄2 - 23
1⁄2 inches (54 -60 cm). Weight
commensurate with height and
with the breed’s function as a
medium sized, powerful, active retriever. Approximate
weights: Dogs 60-80 lbs (27.2736.36 kilos); Bitches 55-75 lbs
(25-34.09 kilos).
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pressing intelligence and good
temper; almond or diamond
shape, not round; color dark
brown or hazel. Ears: Medium
sized; hanging close to head
and set rather far back. Mouth:
Jaws and teeth strong; scissor
bite.
Neck
Clean, strong, medium length,
good reach; set into wellplaced shoulders.
Forequarters: Shoulders long
and sloping. Forelegs well
boned and straight from elbow to ground when viewed
from either front or side. Legs
of medium length, not short.
Pasterns: Strong, short, sloping
slightly from the perpendicular.
Color:
Wholly black, yellow or choco- Feet: Compact, round, medium
late. Small white spot on chest sized; well arched toes; well
permissible. Yellows range developed pads.
from light cream to fox red
with variations in the shadings Body
on ears, under parts, hocks, Chest of good width and depth;
and down the back. Chocolates well-sprung ribs. Brisket exrange from light sedge to dark tends to the elbows. Straight,
level topline. Loins wide, shortchocolate.
coupled and strong.
Hindquarters
Pigmentation:
Black in blacks and yellows; Well developed, great power,
brown or liver in chocolates. not sloping to tail; well turned
Pigmentation fading to a lighter stifle. Hocks well let down;
shade in yellows not to be pe- cowhocks highly undesirable.
Tail Distinctive Feature: Very
nalized.
thick towards base, straight,
gradually tapering towards
Head Head and Skull:
A kindly, gentle expression is tip, medium length, free from
characteristic of the breed. feathering, but clothed thickSkull broad with defined stop; ly all round with thick, dense
clean-cut without fleshy cheeks. coat, giving ‘‘rounded’’ appearMuzzle of medium length, pow- ance described as ‘‘otter’’ tail.
erful, not snipey. Muzzle and Tail may be carried ‘happily’
skull on parallel planes and of but not at more than a 35-deapproximately equal lengths. gree angle with the back. Tail
Nose wide; nostrils well devel- an extension of the topline and
oped. Eyes: Medium size, ex- balances the dog.
Coat and Colour Coat Distinctive Feature:
Outer coat short, straight, although a slight wave down
the back is also correct; dense
without feathering, giving fairly hard feel to the touch; soft,
dense weather-resistant undercoat.
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Gait/Movement: Free, effortless, powerful, covering adequate ground with good reach
and drive; straight and true in
front and rear. Tending to converge at higher speeds.
Faults
Any departure from the foregoing ideal should be considered
a fault. The seriousness with
which the fault should be regarded must be in proportion to
its degree and its effect upon
the dog’s function as a working
retriever.
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How To Photograph A Puppy
• Remove film from box and
load camera.
• Remove film box from puppy’s mouth and throw in
trash.
• Remove
puppy
from
trash and brush coffee
grounds from muzzle.
• Choose a suitable background for photo.
• Mount camera on tripod and
focus.
• Find puppy and take dirty
sock from mouth.
• Place puppy in pre-focused
spot and return to camera.
• Forget about spot and crawl
after puppy on knees.
• Focus with one hand and
fend off puppy with other
hand.
• Get tissue and clean nose
print from lens
• Take flashcube from puppy’s mouth and throw in
trash. Put cat outside and
put peroxide on the scratch
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on puppy’s nose.
• Put magazines back on coffee table.
• Try to get puppy’s attention by squeaking toy over
your head... Replace your
glasses and check camera
for damage.
• Jump up in time to grab
puppy and say, “No, outside! No, outside!”
• Call spouse to clean up the
mess.
• Fix a drink.
Sit back in Lazy Boy with drink,
and resolve to teach puppy
“sit” and “stay” the first thing
in the morning.
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Natural Ear Wash Remedy
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By the end of the two-week periCombine in a plastic/glass od you should see a tremendous
container to be sealed and re- difference if the infection is not
frigerated:
gone. Repeat as necessary.
3/4 cup witch hazel extract
1 bottle Lactobacillus
Acidophilus (6 mil cells)
1/4 cup aloe vera gel or juice
1
bottle
Echinacea
(350mg)
1 tbsp. powdered boric acid
20 drops Echinacea liquid
Shake to mix well
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ALTHOUGH THIS ARTICLE WAS
PRINTED HERE BEFORE WE
THOUGHT IT WAS WORTH THE
REPRINT.
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EPILEPSY
RESEARCH
Clean ear gently with q-tips.
Insert a syringe into ear wash
and draw up approx. 1 1/2 cc
of the solution. Insert into one
of dog’s ears. Repeat with other ear. Massage ear canal gently
and then stand back for a headshake. Do this at least twice a
day.
In September, 2008 my friend
Maggie Black and I were driving home from the Huron River LRC specialty show when
Maggie said, “I’m going to be
show secretary next year, and
YOU are going to do something.”
That would be the 2009
Mid-Jersey
specialty.
Initially the dog may cry when
you insert the ear wash, but
persevere because in just a
week you will see tremendous
result.
As soon as the Q-tip shows little
or no black discharge, discontinue the daily cleaning and
just continue with the twicedaily ear wash and massage.
At the same time, give 1 capsule of Lactobacillus and 1
capsule of Echinacea morning
and evening with cheese slice
or other treat. Give this for 2
weeks and then two weeks of
the supplements.
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Well I had a major case of burnout after 2003 when I had run
a health clinic, a match show,
a Hutch seminar, and finished
up my 2nd year as treasurer. I
had been sitting on my hands
since then and only attended a
couple of meetings when compelling programs were given.
So, my reply was, “I am not!”
“Yes
you
are!”
“No,
I’m
not!”
“You
are
too!”
That’s what you think!”
“Yes you are. Just let me know
what you are going to do.”
Maggie was going to be out
of luck, and that is all there
was to it. A couple of weeks
later as I was straightening up
the garage, I stood looking at
the 5 flying saucer puppy pans
when suddenly it popped into
my head. That’s it! A garage
sale to benefit epilepsy research! I could ask club mem-
LRCC
bers and exhibitors to bring
their unwanted dog items and I
could sell them at the specialty.
Epilepsy has been a problem
for me. In the ‘90’s I produced
2 back-to-back litters with the
same stud, almost one year
apart.
When the first litter
turned 18 months, the pup I
kept had a seizure. A couple of
months later, I got a call from
a distraught owner, telling me
her dog started having seizures
too. If you have ever seen a dog
seizure, you know what a terrible experience it is. And the
worst is when a child has to see
his or her dog seizing. With two
dogs seizing and knowing there
was a second litter out there,
I was in a panic.
But there
was nothing I could do at this
point. I didn’t want to frighten
the owners of the other pups,
so I had to wait it out. Every
year on their birthdays, I called
all the owners to say “happy
birthday” and ask how the dogs
were. In time I was to learn
that 5 out of the 17 puppies had
seizures. Ten years later, seizures struck again. The original bitch was not in this pedigree. It seemed, in spite of all
my efforts, the epilepsy gene
had come back to haunt me.
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some of them at different vet
schools seemed to be cooperating. They were asking for
help from the dog community. That sounded good to me.
I picked up the phone and
called the number for Gary
Johnson, DVM, PhD, at University of Missouri, College of
Veterinary Medicine. My call
was answered by Liz Hansen.
Liz is the Project Coordinator.
Liz was very helpful and willing
to answer my questions. Could
they accept direct contributions? “Yes.” That was a good
start. I was absolutely amazed
by the rest of what Liz had to say.
As a minimum to initiate a mapping study, UM needs to have 25
sibling pairs in which one sibling has seizures and the other
does not. Family groups are
also important, so wherever an
epileptic dog has appeared, it
is useful to send samples from
the affected, plus as many of
the normal siblings, parents,
and grandparents as possible. The funding needed to conduct the initial mapping study
runs between $15,00-20,000.
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dogs. There have been over
30 different forms identified in
humans and laboratory mice.
Liz said, when they started the
epilepsy research project, they
assumed there would be many
samples from the popular Labrador Retriever. To their surprise,
that was not to be the case. The Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
breeders have gotten behind
epilepsy research. By March,
2009 they had blood from over
1200 dogs, 63 of which are affected. An initial mapping run
has already been completed
for GSMD’s, and the data is in
the process of being analyzed.
The researchers at University
of Missouri are cooperating
with other researchers in the
USA and also in Finland, France
and England. Most of the mapping has been done in Finland
and France so far, but in July
UM will have the new SNP chip
and will be capable of doing the
mapping studies on campus. Other breeds that have some
mapping data already being analyzed include Saint Bernards,
Currently UM has DNA from 38 Standard Schnauzers, and Chiseizing labs, but very few with nooks. Ten other breeds are
DNA from their normal siblings. ready to map, and will be evalI felt so helpless all those years, Samples from random normal uated in the coming months.
now maybe there was some- dogs are not needed, because If the lab community, with our
thing I could do. I went online UM has DNA from over 5000 Lab- huge number of dogs, gets beand started looking to see what radors through work with Guide hind this we could have well
I could learn. One thing that Dogs for the Blind and Guid- more than the initial 25 pairs
25 pairs is
I knew I wanted to do was to ing Eyes for the Blind. Sibling in no time at all.
give the proceeds of the garage pairs and family groups where next to nothing. As with everysale directly to the research- epilepsy has appeared are the thing else, the trick is to do it!
ers. I did not want one penny key to being able to map epi- After our conversation, I had
to be spent on administrative lepsy in this, or any breed. to wonder why they had so
costs. There were a number There are likely to be many few blood samples submitof teams doing research, and forms of inherited epilepsy in ted. That is when I read the
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literature they have online. I
didn’t have to read very far
before one thing jumped right
out at me. “Complete families are critical to locating specific genes and markers. Wherever possible, submit samples
from all siblings, both parents,
and all available grandparents.” Good grief! A typical
litter would have 8 puppies, 2
parents, and 4 grandparents.
14 dogs! I figure, if I hadn’t
talked to Liz first, I probably would have stopped right
there. Can you imagine rounding up all those dogs, collecting the blood, and shipping it to
Missouri? I can’t. I think only
very, very few people would be
able do that. While it might be
the ideal, it is not something
most people could or would do.
So let’s state it one more time.
They need 25 sibling pairs in
which one dog has seizures and
the other does not have seizures
to run the initial mapping study.
So
to
what
do
do
to
you
have
participate?
Round up a sibling pair. Owners
with non-seizing dogs are usually willing to participate, but
have little motivation. I had
one such owner who needed
a little extra help. They forgot all about it when they took
their dog to the vet. I ended
up going to their house, picking up the dog, and taking her
to my vet one day when my girl
was going in for a progesterone test. Everyone was happy and that gave me a sibling
pair. If you can get your hands
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on other related dogs, great.
Collect the blood.
The ideal
plan is to get 2 siblings, plus any
relatives, collected at once.
That way you can put all blood
samples in the same package
and save on shipping costs.
Blood can be kept a couple of
days in the refrigerator, so you
can bundle blood collected a
couple of days apart. So far I
have heard of only one vet who
charged for the blood draw
and the fee was very small. Be
sure to print out the sample
handling page (see below) and
take it with you to the vet.
Package the blood. Ask your
vet to have a freezer pack ready
when you come for the blood
draw. Vets get freezer packs
with vaccine shipments and
always have plenty to spare.
The blood is sent in several
tiny purple top tubes. Each
tube is labeled with the dog’s
call name and the owner’s last
name. You can wrap the tubes
in a couple layers of paper toweling so they do not come in
direct contact with the freezer
pack. Next, start wrapping the
pack and the blood with a single layer of newspaper. Keep
adding layers to make a nice
cocoon that will fit snugly in
the box. Newspaper is an excellent insulator. Your vet may
have boxes you can use. The
boxes do not have to be large.
Shipping the blood.
The
blood must be sent overnight.
If you don’t get carried away
with the box, the cost will be
around $30-40. You may not
want to trust the USPS to deliver it on time. I’ve had really great experience with
FedEx and their online track-
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ing system gives blow-by-blow
updates of a package’s journey. You can give Liz’s email
address as the recipient so she
will be informed when you drop
it off and when it arrives. One
other tip – if the weather is
warm, take the package to be
shipped late in the day as possible. That way it will be sure
to keep cool for the duration.
Paper work. Yes, I know. We
don’t really like this part very
much, but you can do it. There
is a simple form for each dog
that is put in the package with
the blood sample. There is an
online form that is filled out
ONLY for the dogs that have seizures. The form asks for some
things only the breeder can answer and other things only the
owners can answer. Because
of that, I print the form and
highlight the questions that
only the owner could answer.
I then ask the owner for that
information and fill out the online form out myself. I figure as
the breeder, I am the one who
has most at stake in doing this.
If you prefer, you can send the
printed form via snail mail.
One last suggestion. When the
blood samples from your sibling
pair arrives at UM, call Liz or
send her an email ( HansenL@
missouri.edu ) alerting her
to the fact that another sibling pair is in their possession.
So yes, there is some work
involved,
and
some
expense too. But what a small
price to pay when a test
will be developed with some
help from us, the breeders.
Do you have access to a sib-
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ling pair, and maybe relatives
too? Please help. With your
cooperation, the researchers
will help us so that we need
never produce seizing dogs
again. This is so worthwhile!
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16th, 2009. So, while you are
at it, how about holding a “garage sale” at your club’s next
specialty.
You can contact
me and I can give you some
hints about running a sale.
Here are links that will
give you the information
you need to participate.
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volved in the breed?
JD – My husband Richard and I
wanted a dog, and he was into
hunting so naturally a Labrador
became the dog of choice!
MD – Again, see above...my parents basically introduced me to
the breed.
If we all cooperate, we can
beat epilepsy. Your contribution of blood samples is what is
needed.
You will feel proud LG: Who was your first show/
http://www.canine-epilepsy. to have made a significant con- working dog and what activities
net/Docs/DNAsampl.pdf tribution to eliminating epi- did you do with him/her?
This one is supposed to be sent lepsy in Labrador Retrievers.
in with the blood sample. I
JD – Our first, Toby(see above),
had to send it in separately Joan
McInnis and we showed her, did obedifor one dog & that was OK. j m c i n n i s @ o n c o r e . c o m ence with her, and some field
732
842-6961 work
http://www.canine-epilepsy.
MD – My first dog living on my
net/Srvy_Ins.htm This form
own was MBOSS Ch.Loonbay’s
is to be filled out ONLY if the
Charlotte O’Hara, WC, JH,
dog has seizures. You can
CGC, TT. We did conformation,
A
FIRESIDE
CHAT
complete it online or print
field work, dabbled in obediit out and mail it to UM.
ence classes and she was my
WITH
foundation bitch, producing 3
http://www.canine-epilepsy. Jerilyn and Michelle Delaliaux litters for me.
net/Docs/DNAhowto.pdf This Loonbay and Rivercove Labraone talks about what they are
LG: What activities have you
dors
looking for. Don’t get hung up on done/did you do with your dogs,
the part about entire families. ~ A December 2010 interview eg. obedience, field, show, hosThink pairs!!! Additional family
pital visiting etc? Which did/do
with Leslie Grant ~
members are icing on the cake.
you enjoy most and why?
h t t p : / / w w w. c a n i n e - e p i lepsy.net/Docs/SampHand.
pdf This one talks about
the blood collection & has
the address for sending it.
http://tulgeywoodlabs.com/
pages/PackingSamples.pdf
This page gives step-by-step
instructions for packing up the
samples and shipping them.
The Mid-Jersey board gave
the Garage Sale a big thumbs
up, and it will be held at our
specialty on October 15th &
LG: How long have you been involved in Labradors?
JD -Conformation, obedience,
scent hurdling, field, hunting.
JD – Acquired our first Labra- I enjoyed doing the field work
dor in 1970 from Gerry Taylor. with them as it was always a
Her name was Ch. Ridgegreen’s joy watching them do what
Tawny Lady, CD, WC (out of they were bred and loved to do
Halsinger’s Bartonly Rubens, MD – I have competed in conwho was imported by Hugh Cro- formation, field and dabbled
in obedience classes and agilzier from Britain)
MD – Well, see my Mom’s an- ity classes. I enjoy doing field
swer above...since 1970, even work with them as I love to see
though I was just a baby, but their eyes light up and the light
have always had Labradors go on in their head once they
realize what it is all about!
around me since!
LG: How did you first get in-
LG: Tell us about your breeding
program please.
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produce healthy sound dogs and
bred my last litter in 2000. My
JD – Mainly we bred to keep a daughter has now taken over
puppy for ourselves and to pro- the helm, so to speak
vide healthy, sound puppies as
pets to good homes. We always MD – My goal is to continue to
strived to breed
healthy,
sound,
good
temperaments, and tried
to improve with
each litter.
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can do what is asked of them
whether it be show, field, obedience, therapy work, search
and rescue, etc...but mainly
I want a dog that Joe Q. Public can live with and enjoy for
MD – I only breed
when I want to
keep
something
for myself and
usually only breed
once every couple
of years. I strive to
produce healthy,
sound dogs with
good
temperaments that can
perform in a variety of venues
LG: What is your
long-range goal in
breeding
Labradors?
JD – I have always strived to
produce healthy, sound dogs many years as part of their
with good temperaments that family.
LG: Have you used linebreeding, inbreeding or outcrossing
in your breeding program? What
were you trying to accomplish
in doing that?
JD & MD – Yes. Outcrossing
when trying to bring in a trait
that my bitch may lack or to
bring in new blood with positive traits. Linebreeding when
I want to keep a trait that I already have and want to maintain.
LG: Tell us, what do you consid-
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litter after fireworks as they
were born on July 1. My last
litter I decided to maybe start
using the Alphabet, and since it
was my 5th litter, I decided to
start with E names....
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and Karen Demman in Manitoba
MD – Hmm, well I have two...
Charlotte who was bred by my
Mom. Her name was BOSS, Ch.
Loonbay’s Charlotte O’Hara,
WC, JH, CGC, TT. She was a
LG: Who is your favourite dog great companion, great showyou’ve owned or bred, and why? girl, great field dog (an awesome marker) and she produced
JD – There were a few, but three lovely litters for me with
one was Ch. Roanokes Light My multiple champions. My secFire aka Kayla who was an ex- ond is Ariba, MBISS, MBOSS,
tremely intelligent, responsive, Can. Am. Ch. Rivercove’s Ariba
sound, good natured girl and Ariba. She has been a great
she produced 3 lovely litters for dog. She is a real character, a
me. Kayla was bred by Wayne fantastic worker in the field, a
er the best litter you’ve
bred, and why?
JD – Hard to say. It’s
tough to answer. There
have been a few litters
that have produced dogs
we kept that have been
very pleasing to me
MD – Yes, that is tough
to answer. All my litters
thus far have produced
consistent
structure,
temperament, and work
ethic that I strive for and
all the dogs that I have
kept from those litters
have done well in many
venues.
LG: How do you name
your litters - did you
have a naming system?
JD – I don’t name my
litters...I just register
puppies when a name
strikes my fancy
MD – I hadn’t as a rule,
but did name my second
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preferred by allbreed judge and
by breeder-judges
or makes a better
working dog?
JD – Yes, I prefer
yellow, but have
had all three colours.
I think
there are some
judges that do put
up mainly one colour, but hopefully
most will work to
put up the best
dog irregardless of
colour. I don’t really think one colour makes a better working dog.
great showgirl, and produced
two litters for me with multiple
champions.
keep improving with each litter
MD – I would say my parents influenced me early on by setting
a standard in which to work by.
LG: Who is your favourite dog
outside if your own program,
LG: How would you rate type,
and why?
temperament, soundness and
JD & MD – Wow, that’s a tough retrieving ability in imporone to answer. We have both tance, and which would you put
admired many dogs that we first in the list?
have seen at the shows and
specialties. We don’t really JD – Temperament first, then
soundness, type and retrieving
have just one favorite.
ability
LG: Who or what has influenced
your breeding program the MD – Temperament, then structure/soundness, type and remost?
trieving ability
JD – I can’t say anyone or anything in particular influenced LG: Do you have a personal come but that I have always had lour preference? What is your
in mind to produce healthy bid- experience with the relative
dable dogs for myself or pet quality in each of the 3 colours?
homes and always wanted to Do you think a certain colour is
MD – Not really. I
do have a soft spot
for black girls, but
have owned all three colours.
I think there is now quality in
all three colours but that it can
differ from region to region depending on what breeders are
in that region and what colour
they are producing. In regards
to colour bias I think there are
definitely judges out there that
do put up their colour preference, but I think more and more
judges are trying to judge dogs
and not colour. I don’t really
think either that one colour has
an advantage in the field, but
for the most part you do see a
lot more blacks out competing
than the other two colours.
LG: Do you judge? Tell us something about your judging experience, please.
JD – No, I don’t judge
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dog
should
have
nice
straight legs
and
move
towards you
converging
towards the
middle without toeing in
or out, and
they should
not paddle.
The
rear
should drive
away
with
MD – I have judged at Sanc- legs parallel and should be
tioned Matches and have done strong and not weak or cowJuniors. I would love to judge hocked or swing out. From
in the future as I love watching the side the dog should have
and evaluating the dogs.
good reach and drive and cover
ground effortlessly. The topline
LG: What do you look for in should also be level with the tail
structure and movement in a coming straight off the back
Labrador - from the side, rear
and front? Please tell us about LG: What do you look for in the
proper structure in a Labrador. head, eyes, expression? How
important is the head, in your
JD & MD – from the front the opinion, in your assessment of
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the conformation of a Labrador?
JD & MD – The head is important, but not the most important. As if you don’t have the
structure and movement to do
with it, then it really doesn’t
matter. We like to see a nice
masculine head on the boys
with nice planes, moderate stop
and good width of backskull
and proper depth and length of
muzzle. Eyes should be a nice
almond shape with preferably
nice rich darker brown colour
that gives a soft kind expression. Expression should be keen
and with maybe even a glint of
mischievous
LG: What is your opinion of
fronts in our breed?
JD – I think fronts aren’t too
bad. Rears I have more issue
with
MD – I think for the most part
fronts are ok, but breeders do
need to be careful to continue breeding a front with good
angles, layback and good forechest as at times I have seen
shoulder angles get too straight,
which causes bad movement in
the front.
LG: What changes have you
seen in the breed since you
started in Labradors?
JD – Going from taller, to small,
to now going to bigger (weight
and bone being overdone)
MD – I think substance in the
dogs has definitely changed.
Some breeders are producing
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substance and some are keeping the dogs at a weight much
too heavy for the dogs which I
think has possibly caused an increase in joint issues over the
years
LG: Do today’s Labradors have
correct coat? Has coat quality changed in the time you’ve
been in the breed?
JD & MD – I think for the most
part coats are pretty good. We
should be careful though as
there are some with open coats
and coats that are too soft.
Some even are too dense.
LG: Do you think missing teeth
are a serious issue in the breed
today?
JD & MD – Yes. If we continue
to breed to dogs with several
missing teeth the breed will
have a big problem down the
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line.(there pretty much is now,
as there are so many with multiple missing teeth). I personally will not breed to a stud dog
that doesn’t have full dentition
and I also look at the line to see
if there are any major problems
with missing teeth
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biggest thing as breeders we
should be striving for more consistency in type and style and
structure. There are so many
styles out there right now it
makes it very hard for people
to discern what is correct.
Strengths I think are we are seeLG: How do you assess working ing better quality in the chocoability/drive in a dog and how lates, and I think slowly more
breeders are striving to keep
important is it to you?
the working ability in their dogs
MD & JD - You can evaluate a
puppy’s temperament when LG: Tell us about your present
younger and also get them in Labradors please.
the field early on to see if the
instinct kicks in. Working abil- JD – I currently have two dogs.
ity and drive is important as if Paige, BISS, BOSS Ch. Loonbay’s
competing at higher levels in Champagne Kisses(turning 13
the field they need the drive to yrs old in Feb 2011) and Chevy,
BISS, BOSS, Can/Am Ch. Loonbe successful
bay’s Like A Rock(turning 11yrs
LG: What are the most serious old in March 2011)
failings in the breed today and
MD – I currently have 9 dogs...
what strengths do you see?
Jaq, Rivercove’s That’s The
JD & MD – Failings - I think the Fact, JH, WC, TT(turning 12yrs
old
in
2011),
Ariba,
MBISS,
BOSS, Can/Am Ch.
Rivercove’s Ariba
Ariba, WCI, JH,
CGN, TT(8yrs in
Oct 2010), Ford,
Ch.
Rivercove’s
Envision This(3yrs
in Oct 2010), and
Sophie, Ch. Rivercove’s Ease ‘N
Grace(Am.Major
Ptd). My other 5
are my Siberians,
BIS Can/Am Ch.
Atticus
Heaven
Sent, CGC,TT(Tika
– 14yrs), Can/Am
Ch.
Stormwarning’s Rhythem ‘N
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3 babies that just turned 5
months old on Dec 29(Nico, Bizzie and Freya)
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LG: Have you ever
refused to provide
stud service and
why? Yes, just not
the right combinaLG: Getting back to litters - are tion and not breedyour breedings natural or as- ing for the right reasisted?
sons
JD – majority of my litters have
been via natural breeding.
MD – I have done natural, fresh
AI and fresh chilled breedings
LG: Did/Do you have males at
stud to outside bitches? What
did you require of visiting ladies?
JD & MD – We have and we require hip, elbow, eye, heart
clearances on the bitches and
brucellosis test if she is coming
in for a natural breeding
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LG: How many litters
do you think a bitch
should have (or until
what age); how do
you handle that?
JD & MD – We usually
don’t have any more
than 3 litters on our
bitches. We will not
usually breed a girl
over the age of 7.
But this is an individual choice
for people and depends totally on the condition and past
whelping experience of the
bitch.
LG: At what age do you prefer
to evaluate a litter and what do
you look for? Have you ever regretted your picks?
JD & MD – We usually evaluate between
the ages of 6-8 weeks.
We look for structure,
temperament, movement, type etc...No,
we haven’t regretted
any picks to date.
LG: Do you belong to
any breed, working retriever or obedience
clubs and have you
served in any positions
with them?
JD – Yes, belong to the
LRCC and RCLE
MD – Yes, belong to the
LRCC, RCLE and SHCC.
I am the past chairperson of the LRCC,
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MD – Oh yes.
As a teenager
I had German
Shepherds
and acquired
the first Siberian Husky in
1990
LG: What kennels present
or past do you
a d mire
a n d
why?
current President of the River City Labrador Enthusiasts
and current President of the
SHCC(Siberian Husky Club of
Canada)
LG: Have you (had) an interest in any other breeds? Tell us
about that..
JD – Yes. Greyhounds. I would
love to adopt one in the near
future once my two dogs have
passed on. Have also owned
Siberian Huskies
J
D
& MD - There are dogs
from various kennels
that we have admired,
but to pick just a few:
Hugh Crozier as he always had some good
dogs, Sandylands, and Chablais
has produced some very nice
girls
LG: What advice would you give
newcomers to the breed?
JD & MD – Read up on the breed,
attend
shows,
trials,
field
tests
in your
area,
join a
local
or national
breed
c l u b
a n d
s e e k
out a
men-
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tor. Speak with breeders in
your area as well and if you really enjoy it, keep at it. There
will be ups and downs but one
must stay strong if you want
longevity.
LG: Please tell us about you where did you grow up, where
have you lived, your family and
your interests outside dogs.
JD – I grew up in Winnipeg. We
as kids always had dogs, cats,
rabbits, rodents, birds ets.. we
had as a younger child a Dalmation and when an adult I had
Boxers before getting married.
I also enjoy fishing, hiking,
horseback riding etc...
MD – I also grew up in Winnipeg and have lived in Calgary
and Saskatoon as an adult. My
interests outside of dogs includes, swimming, fishing, hiking, sports (watching or playing). My family also owned
thoroughbreds at Assiniboia
Downs Racetrack for over 10yrs
when I was younger and even
brought horses back from Kentucky to race. I still love the
sport and watch and attend as
often as I can
LG: Do you have a favourite
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to share?
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ahead and check things out, but
Jerilyn and Michelle
decided to leave Toby in the Delaliaux, Loonbay and
truck for the time being and he
Rivercove Kennels,
JD – a while back I was in the wouldn’t be too long. Well, I
Dugald, MB
field with the dogs and my boy don’t think it was more than 15
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the softest of mouths and al- decided that she didn’t like the
ways liked to pick things up fact that he had left her behind
You know you are owned by a
and carry them, came over to and chewed his whole leather
dog when...
me and I knew he had some- steering wheel to bits....basithing in his mouth. So I went cally saying....talk to the paw
You have a mental list of peoto check on what the “item” buddy, talk to the paw.....
ple you would like to spay or
was and when he opened up
neuter.
and dropped it into my hand to LG: Any last thoughts on your
Running out of paper towels is
my surprise it was a really cute life with Labradors?
a household crisis.
fuzzy baby Kildeer. He was just
You stick fake reindeer antlers
a little wet but unscathed! I Life would not be the same
on the dog and photograph him
wiped him off a bit and put him without them....we would live
for your Christmas Cards.
back where he belonged in his with quietness, no hair on the
Not only do family and friends
field and carried on with my furniture, clothes, in our food,
think you go overboard with
walk...talk about a soft mouth! no accidents in the house, more
doggie holiday decorations,
What a dog!
money in our bank accounts
they have never seen the holy
(saving on the amount of food
family depicted by dogs.
MD – my story I remember my they eat and vet bills).....but
Your checks show a dog.
Dad telling me years ago. He all kidding aside.....I don’t
You pray they will someday
used to go hunting with his first think one is living life without
manufacture Teflon furniture.
dog Toby. One day he decided all that, because what would
You absentmindedly pat people
to go hunting for Pheasant or one do without great companon the head or scratch them
Grouse (I can’t remember ex- ions and confidants and somebehind their ears.
actly which) and stopped the one to hug everyday!
You not only allow dogs on the
truck on a pathway in a wooded
couch, guests have to sit on the
area. He decided he would go
floor because the dog has “territorial issues.”
You and your vet are on a first
name basis.
You tell your children to “heel!”
in a grocery store.
You know all the characteristics of a good “stool”.
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quarters, correct coat and tail
sound mover and showed well.
The following results were 2nd. Evenstar’s Sugar’s Ms Daisy
missed from the last LRCC Yellow similar in type to numNewsletter. I apologize for the ber 1st nice head and expreserror.
sion straight in front good bone
and feet good top line good
hind quarters good coat moved
and showed well.
Labrador Owners Club
3rd. Applemeadow’s Royal Gala
Regular Bitch Classes
Black with pleasing head and
Judge: Mary Cox
expression nice type good bone
neat feet good front good rear
Saturday June 5 2010
angulation correct coat sound
mover 4th Ironridge’s Miss ShudJunior Puppy Bitch
abin Yellow lovely head with
kind expression,good reach of
1st. Hunt Club Lubberline Ditty neck clean outline moved ok
Bag Lovely black baby lovely and showed well.
head with kind expression good
reach of neck good front and 12- 15 Month Bitch
rear angulations well sprung
ribs short coupled good coat 1st. Nyroca’s What a Witch
and tail and moved and showed Black nice head with pleasing
well.
expression good reach of neck
2nd. East Hill Little Miss Marker good bone and feet, straight
Black with kind head and ex- in front well sprung ribs strong
pression good front good spring hind quarters good coat and tail
of rib longer in body than 1st sound mover.
strong hind quarters good coat 2nd. Castilleja’s Smooth Kahmoved Ok and showed well
lua Chocolate pleasing head
3rd. Madabout’s Party Girl and expression nice eye colour
Chocolate with pleasing head good reach of neck good bone
and expression,good eye co- good spring of rib well muscled
lour good bone straight in front nice turn of stifle. Moved and
short coupled sound mover 4th. showed well.
Oaksill Castlegar Vixen Yellow 3rd. Beadog Wicked Violet Black
kind head good bone and feet nice head pleasing expression
nice outline good turn of stifle clean outline well muscled lonneeds time to mature moved ger in body good coat moved
and showed well.
soundly.
Senior Puppy Bitch
15- 18 Month Bitch
1st. Grandriver’s Sandra Dee
Yellow of good type good head
and expression good bone neat
feet good front well sprung
ribs short coupled strong hind
1st. Piccadilly’s Hidden Covey
Yellow full of quality. Lovely
head with kind expression good
reach of neck leading into well
laid shoulders good rear an-
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gulation well sprung ribs good
bone neat feet short coupled
correct coat and tail carriage
sound mover and shows well. I
was pleased to award her Winners Bitch and BOB and BOW on
Sunday.
2nd. Bralex’s Rainy Days and
Sunshine Yellow with pleasing
head and expression, good type
good reach of neck good bone
short coupled nice turn of stifle
good coat moved and showed
well. 3rd. Castlegar Forever N
Blue Jeans Yellow stronger in
head pleasing expression, good
front bone and feet longer in
body strong hind quarters correct coat moved OK.
4th. Asklar’s Lookin Like A
Keeper Black pleasing head and
expression, nice outline needs
more body condition well muscled correct coat moved and
showed well.
Canadian Bred Bitch
1st. Fall River Chikka Boom
Black with lovely head and
kind expression good type good
reach of neck good bone and
feet well sprung ribs short coupled nice front and rear angulation in good coat good mover
and shows well. I was pleased
to award her Reserve Winners
Bitch.
2nd. Jaunenoir’s Mardi Gras
Black of nice type good head
with kind expression good front
bone and feet deep body good
turn of stifle correct coat good
mover.
3rd. Cawarra’s Maybe Yes Maybe No Yellow pleasing head and
expression good front nice outline strong hind quarters good
coat moved OK. 4th. Devon-
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Chablais Labrador Retrievers
DOB
Can. Ch. Chablais Chocolatier (CC)
Jan
27,
2007,
Am.Ch Paradocs Tabatha
Stonehenge
Ptd
in
Multi BISS & BIS
Ama.Can.ch Tabatha's
Rollick at Carowby CD JH
Am.Ch Tabatha's Tassel
Multi BISS Am.Ch. Big
Skys Stone Kutter (B/C)
Big Skys Sable
Am.Ch Empress Bigskys
Blood and Guts
Tabatha's Token Talent
Ch.Superbe Moka des
Savanes
Am.Can.Ch. Chablais
Delorme Ziggy (CC)
Ch. Chablais Gypsie
USA,
OFA
Excellent
Am.Ch. Dickendall Arnold
Tabatha's Siren
Am.Ch Linray Unfarrgetable
Am.Ch Tabatha's Dazzel
Tabatha's Brown Tuxedo
Am.Ch. Tabatha's Sizzle
Tabatha's Genuine Risk
Tabatha's Token
Bradham Show Stopper
BISS Am.Can.Ch.
Boothgathes Chief Producer
Oulsmi Endless Love
CD WC
Am.Can. Ch. Byrnebank Clearly Great
Superbe Ombrelle des
Multi BISS Am.Can.Ch. Superbe Brise
Savanes
des Savanes
BIS Am.Can.Ch. Venetian Am.Ch. Hennings Mill Master Blend
Blender de Chablais CD TT Am.Ch. Glenlo's Cider
Am.Can.Ch. Byrnebank Clearly Great
Chablais Anna Brown
Ch. Chablais Shakespeare Simone
Jean-Louis Blais & Madeleine Charest, St-Gilles, Québec, 418-888-4888, www.chablais.ca
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Chablais Labrador Retrievers
Am.Ch. Dickendall
Davaron Gable
Am.Ch.Rozzay Hunt Club
Clayview Grady
Am. Ch. Dickendall Arnold
Dickendall A-Ha
Wolvercote Gaity Girl
Eng. Ch. Sandylands Gadabout
Kimvalley Geisha Girl At Wolvercote
Bryndafydd Lexi
Can.Ch. Chablais
Ouzo
Kupros Sea Hawk
Bryndafydd Kyrenia
Rozzay's Lila Lovelorn
Swentina's Golden
Aphrodite
Am.Ch. Dickendall Ruffy SH
Am.Ch. Muskelundge
Holiday At Rozzay
Am.Ch. Dickendall Arnold
Can.Ch. Tabatha's
Hunterleigh Gaudy
Am.Ch. Dickendall Davaron Gable
Multi BISS Am.Can.Ch.
Chablais Olivia
Am.Ch. Rainell's The Beat Goes On
Can. Phil. Gr.Ch. & HOF
BISS Can. Ch. Chablais Chablais Bogart
Kamikaze Swentina
Majolyons Georgina
Am.Ch. Muskelunge's Tiger Lily
Am.Ch. Tabatha's Giggle WC
Multi BISS Am.Can.Ch. Chablais Mia
Multi BISS. Am.Can. Ch. Wiscoy Don't Sell Me Short
Chablais Lily Fatale
BISS. Can.Ch. Cambremer The Barrister CD CGC
Can.Ch. Chablais Marina
Swentina Chablais Sirius (YY)
DOB : August 2 , 2007, OFA Excellent
Jean-Louis Blais & Madeleine Charest, St-Gilles, Québec, 418-888-4888, www.chablais.ca
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sleigh’s Story Teller Yellow Nice
head and expression large type
and longer in body, good turn of
stifle not in best coat showed
well.
Bred By Exhibitor Bitch
1st. Kelrobin Shoshone Prankster Black with lovely head and
expression good reach of neck
good front and rear angulation
good bone and feet deep ribs
good coat and tail free mover
showed well.
2nd. Castilleja’s Johnie’s Franki
Black pleasing head and expression good front bone and feet
short coupled nice turn of stifle
good coat moved and showed
well
3rd. Nyroca’s Wicked Witch Yellow stronger in head kind expression nice front good spring
of ribs good rear angulation
moved OK
4th. Pirate Hoist The Colours
Yellow Pleasing head and expression good reach of neck
nice outline good turn of stifle
not in best coat moved and
showed OK.
Open Bitch Black
1st. Linheath Makaila’s Black
Neish Nice type good head
with kind expression nice reach
of neck good front deep body
short coupled nice rear angulation good coat moved and
showed well.
2nd,
Bluesouth’s
Destiny
Abroad Nice type pleasing head
and expression. She was very
shy and did not make the best
of herself. Moved OK when she
settled.
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3rd. CH Pirate’s Small Change
Black nice head and expresOpen Bitch Yellow
1st. East Hill Winsome Tuck Me sion good front deep body short
In At Night Lovely kind head and coupled nice turn of stifle good
expression good front and rear coat sound mover showed well.
angulation good bone and feet 4th. CH OTCH Castlegar Marcorrect coat and tail moved and lo at Autumwynd TD WC JH
RE CGN Black pleasing head
showed well.
and expression straight front
good coat strong hind quarters
Open Bitch Chocolate
moved OK
1st. Castilleja’s Jamaica Me
Crazy Lovely type nice head
with kind expression good eye
colour good bone deep body
short coupled nice turn of stifle
changing coat moved soundly
and shows well.
2nd. Madabout’s Coffee Sweetener. Nice head and expression
good front bone and feet good
spring of ribs nice turn of stifle
moved and showed OK.
3rd. Beadog Ruby Tuesday
Pleasing head nice front good
bone and feet nice out line not
in best coat. Moved and showed
OK.
4th. Lubberline Castlegar Chocolate Bunny Kind head and expression good reach of neck
good bone short coupled nice
turn of stifle moved OK.
Veteran Bitch
1st. Tabatha’s Confetti Lovely
yellow lovely head good reach
of neck good bone good front
and rear angulation good spring
of rib short coupled correct
topcoat and tail good mover
showed well.
2nd. Castilleja’s Jiffy Pop Yellow Kind head and expression
good front longer in body than
1st strong hind quarters correct coat and tail moved and
showed well.
Microbials or Probiotics - A
Smashing Tip for Dog and
Cat Lovers
It just makes so much sense
to do your due diligence when
choosing your pets source of
nourishment, their food, for
the rest of their lives. A factor
has been proven over and over
again and it is not all pet foods
are equal. Some of the products are manufactured to make
money with little or no concern for the animals to which
the product will be fed. But an
extremely important fact gets
over looked most of the time. Is
your pet’s lower digestive tract
in the best condition to absorb
the goodness and vital nutrients from what ever food you
choose for your pet, no matter
which one it is?
There are so many factors that
affect your pet’s ability to digest and absorb the goodness in
the food during your pet’s life.
Their health, of course, their
stress level, have they been on
antibiotics, what other animals
are they in contact with, as all
our pets do like to sniff, their
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ing, maintain a healthy digestive tract which is capable of
absorbing as much vital nutrients as that animal is capable
of absorbing to ensure a happy
and vitally healthy life.
But your due diligence does not
end with choosing your pet`s
food. Numerous independent
studies have proven that many
of the so called animal microbials, canine, feline and others, do not contain what they
say the product contains on the
label and does not do what the
product says it will do in it`s
advertising.
hereditary factors and even the
health of their mother when
the puppies were born are all
factors that will affect the ability to absorb the goodness and
vital nutrients in the digestive
tract. This problem, as stated
in the list of items above, can
start as early as your pet’s date
of birth and continues throughout their lives and addressing
them will help your pet have a
happy, healthy life with more
energy.
My passions are travelling and
German Shepherd dogs. Breeding and showing German Shepherds has been a hobby of mine
for many years and as some of
the dog fancy know, this breed
has had it`s share of problems
over the years but then again,
which breed has not had some
difficulties.
As pet owners, breeders and
exhibitors and the people who
benefit from our pet`s loyalty, devotion and their ability
to please us when all else has
failed, it is our responsibility to
do whatever we can do to provide our pets with what they
cannot provide for themselves
and that is a healthy digestive
tract which is able to give them
the vital nourishment from the
food that is being fed to them
by their owners.
It seems like a fair enough bargain but our pets will continue
to give us their love and devotion whether we give back to
them or not. Our pets don`t ask
for bargains.
Without getting too scientific,
the solution to our pet`s dilemma is called microbials or
probiotics, a group of natural
products assembled to help
your pets, from birth to pass
So, in summary, there is a product that can assist your pet
greatly in it`s absorption of the
vital nutrients in the food that
you feed to your pets on a daily
basis and thus, help them to a
happier and healthier life. They
are called microbials or probiotics, these words refer to the
same products. But ``caveat
emptor`` or buyer beware!
The same problem that is present in the manufacture of pet
food exists in the manufacture
of microbials and probiotics.
All these products are not as
they are stated to be and have
been proven to be as such by
independent study. I will leave
you with one final word `FASTRACK`.
Since 1986, Fastrack products
have been FDA approved, have
minimum guarantee analysis
through continual monitoring
of bacteria quantity and quality in all Fastrack products. The success of Fastrack with
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Chablais Labrador Retrievers
Can. Ch. Chablais Caïd (BYC)
DOB
June
24,
2008,
BISS Am.Ch. Lubberline
Martingale
BISS Am.Can.Ch. Chablais
Brookhill Joss (Y/C)
BOB LRC of Potomac 2008 Multi BISS Am.Can.Ch.
Chablais Olivia
Ch. Chablais Séréna
(Two majors in USA)
Multi BIS. BISS Am.Can.
PR.Ch. Tabatha's Rollick
at Carowby JH WC CD
CGC
BISS Ch Chablais
Mioumiou
Ptd
in
USA,
OFA
Excellent
Am.Ch. Hunt Club Clayview
Funny Bear
BISS Am.Ch. Lenches Teddy Bear
Am.Ch.Hennings Mill
Lubberline Jib
Am.Ch. Scarto Frost
Windfall's Stand Up Comic
Am.Ch. Rocheby Rippling Corn
Am.Ch. Rainell's The Beat Goes BISS Ch. Ranbourne This Bud's For You
On
Am..Can.Ch. Mijan's Arrogant Amanda
Multi BISS Am.Can.Ch. Chablais BISS. Am.Can.Ch. Sandylands Marshal
Mia
Multi BISS Am.Can.Ch. Chablais Myrtille
Am.Ch Dickendall Arnold
Am.Ch. Dickendall Ruffy SH
Dickendall A-Ha
Tabatha Siren WC
Eng. Sh. Am.Can.Ch. Lindall Mastercraft
Am.Ch. Tabatha's Cocker O'Valleywood
BISS Am.Can.Ch. Boothgates
Chief Producer CD WC
Brandhams Show Stopper
Ch.Chablais Shakespeare
Simone
Ch. Superbe Zéphyr des Savanes
Oulsmi Endless Love
Chablais Caroube
Jean-Louis Blais & Madeleine Charest, St-Gilles, Québec, 418-888-4888, www.chablais.ca
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Chablais Labrador Retrievers
Am.Ch. Hunt Club Clayview
Funny Bear
BISS Am.Ch Lubberline
Martingale
Am.Ch. Hennings Mills
Lubberline Jib
BISS Am.Can.Ch Chablais
Brookhill Joss
Optigen Normal
Am.Ch Rainell The Beat
Goes On
Multi BISS Am.Can.Ch
Chablais Olivia
Multi BISS Am.Can.Ch
Chablais Mia
Ch Tabatha's Hunterleigh
Gaudy
BISS Am.Ch. Lenches Teddy Bear
Windfall's Stand Up Comic
Am Ch Scarto Frost
Am.Ch Rocheby Rippling Corn
Ch. Ranbourne This Bud's For You
Am.Can.Ch Mijans Arrogant Amanda
Am.Can.Ch Sandylands Marshal JH
Multi BISS Am.Can.Ch. Chablais Myrtille
Am. Ch Dickendall Davaron Gable
Am.Ch Tabatha's Giggle
Ch. Chablais Ouzo
Multi BISS Am.Can.Ch
Chablais Olivia
Chablais Babychou
Ch Tawastway's Paw Print
Am.Ch Rainell's The Beat Goes On
Multi BISS Am.Can.Ch Chablais Mia
Int. Fin.Est. Ch Tawastway,s Fooling
Around
Int. Fin Ch Strongline's Knock On Wood
Ch.Chablais Opale
Multi BiSS Am.Can.Ch
Chablais Olivia
Am.Ch Rainell's The Beat Goes On
Multi BISS Am.Can.Ch Chablais Mia
BISS.Am.Can.Ch. Chablais Chouchou (Y)
DOB : May 2, 20008, Finished in USA with 4 Majors
Jean-Louis Blais & Madeleine Charest, St-Gilles, Québec, 418-888-4888, www.chablais.ca
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Chablais Labrador Retrievers
DOB
BISS Am.Can.Ch.Chablais
Brookhill Joss (Y/C)
Optigen normal
Am.Can.Ch. Chablais
Delorme Ziggy (CC)
Optigen normal
:
Chablais Cornélius (BYC)
April
BISS Am.Ch Lubberline
Martingale
Multi BISS Am.Can.Ch.
Chablais Olivia
Ch. Superbe Moka des
Savanes
20,
2008,
OFA
Excellent
Am.Ch. Hunt Club Clayview Funny
Bear
BISS Am.Ch. Lenches Teddy Bear
Am.Ch. Hennings Mills Lubberline
Jib
Am.Ch. Scarto Frost
Am.Ch. Rainell The Beat Goes On
BISS Ch Ranbourne This Bud's For You
Windfall's Stand Up Comic
Am.Ch.Rocheby Rippling Corn
Am. Can.Ch Mijan's Arrogant Amanda
Multi BISS Am.Can.Ch Chablais Mia BISS Am.Can.Ch Sandylands Marshal JH
Multi BISS Am.Can.Ch Chablais Myrtille
Am.Can.Ch. Boothgathes Chief
Producer, CD WC
Bradham Show Stopper
Superbe Ombrelle des Savanes
Am.Can. Ch. Byrnybank Clearly Great JH
Oulsmi Endless Love
Multi BISS Am.Can.Ch Superbe Brise des Savanes
Ch. Chablais Gipsy
Am.Can.Ch. Venetian Blender de
Chablais CD TT
Am.Ch. Hennings Mill Master Blend
Chablais Anna Brown
Am.Can.Ch. Byrnybank Clearly Great JH
Am.Ch. Glenlo's Cider
Ch. Chablais Shakespeare Simone
Jean-Louis Blais & Madeleine Charest, St-Gilles, Québec, 418-888-4888, www.chablais.ca
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Chablais Labrador Retrievers
Am.Can.Ch. Chablais Harold (Y)
DOB
:
June
27,
2008,
Finished
Sire/Père
BISS. Am.Ch. Sure Shot
Hyspire Impressive
Sire/Père
BIS & BISS Am.Can.Ch.
Lobuff Hyspire Lasting
Impression
Dam/Mère
Am.Ch. Lobuff's
Sandpiper At Hollyridge
Sire/Père
BISS. Am.Ch. Lubberline
Martingale
Dam/Mère
Ch. Chablais Océane
Dam/Mère
Multi BISS Am.Can. Ch.
Chablais Olivia
in
USA
with
4
Sire/Père
Am.Ch. Windfall's Pipe
Major
Dam/Mère
Am.Ch. Janrod's Tammy
Whynot
Sire/Père
Am.Ch. Borador By
George
Dam/Mère
BISS Am.Ch. Lobuff's
Turtle Dove
Sire/Père
Am.Ch. Hunt Club
Clayview Funny Bear
Dam/Mère
Am.Ch. Hennings Mill
Lubberline Jib
Sire/Père
Am.Ch. Rainell's The Beat
Goes On
Dam/Mère
Multi BISS Am.Can.Ch.
Chablais Mia
majors,
OFA
GOOD
Sire/Père
Am.Ch. Hyspire Darktown Strutter
Dam/Mère
Am.Ch. Windfall's Black Piper
Sire/Père
Ch. Raintree Slippery When Wet JH
Dam/Mère
Am.Ch. Janneka Way's Sunny Side Up
Sire/Père
Am.Ch. Lenches Galivant
Dam/Mère
Am.Ch. Deer Runs Sweet Carmel Cream
Sire/Père
Am.Ch. Hirsipirtin Turtle At Lobuff
Dam/Mère
Am.Ch. Curlee Hill Lobuff Seeonee
Sire/Père
BISS Ch. Lenches Teddy Bear
Dam/Mère
Windfall Stand Up Comic
Sire/Père
Am.Ch. Scarto Frost
Dam/Mère
Am.Ch. Rocheby Rippling Corn
Sire/Père
BISS Ch. Ranbourne' This Bud's For You
Dam/Mère
Am.Can.Ch. Mijan's Arrogant Amanda
Sire/Père
BISS Am.Can. Ch. Sandylands Marshal JH
Dam/Mère
Multi BISS Am.Can.Ch. Chablais Myrtille
Jean-Louis Blais & Madeleine Charest, St-Gilles, Québec, 418-888-4888, www.chablais.ca
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dogs is measured by healthy,
longevity, decreased intestinal
upsets, show quality hair coats,
increased energy to perform as
working dogs, show dogs, hunting dogs or performance dogs. Pet dogs of any breed or mixed
breed will benefit from daily use
of Fastrack in the same ways. Fastrack has increasingly being
used by dog owners world wide
without expensive advertising
campaigns or big name companies. Fastrack has been recommended from dog owner to
dog owner without expensive
advertising campaigns or big
brand name companies. The
proof of our products are in our
winning champions, energetic
working and performance dogs,
and the health and longevity of
our senior dogs.
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BIO:
Bruce Pickett has been exhibiting and breeding German Shepherd dogs for over 20 years
and in that time has learned
a few things that will help to
give your pets a healthier and
happier life. If you want to get
more information to help your
pet, call 905-342-3750, go to
http://www.ontariomicrobials.
com or email brucepickett@
sympatico.ca .
A three-year-old boy went
with his dad to see a new litter of Labrador puppies. On
returning home, he breathlessly informed his mother,
“There were three boy Labrador puppies and four girl
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Labrador puppies.”
“How did you know that?”
his mother asked.
“Daddy picked them up and
looked underneath,” he replied. “I think it is printed
on their bottoms.
Letter received from Gareth
Crocker Jan, 2011
My name is Gareth Crocker
and I’m the author of an upcoming novel that I hope is
going to open people’s eyes
to what happened to the
thousands of War Dogs (Labradors and German Shepherds, mostly) at the end of
the Vietnam War. If you perhaps don’t know the story, at
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the end of the conflict the
U.S. government abandoned
hundreds of tracker, scout
and combat dogs as it was
costing too much to transport them home and repatriate them.
Below is some brief information, including a link to a
short video on YouTube that’s
been created. Hopefully, it
conveys some of the emotion
of what these poor dogs must
have endured.
The world needs to know
what happened.
Best wishes,
Gareth Crocker.
Heartwarming new novel pays
tribute to hundreds of abandoned war dogs
- Finding Jack goes on sale,
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FASTRACK PRODUCTS FOR DOGS
Probiotics and Microbials
Help your dogs and cats get the nourishment they require from whatever
food that you are feeding them to help them live a healthy, happy life.
- help your dogs get the vital nutrients from the food you are feeding
them that they desperately need
-give your dogs the ability to fight bad or pathogenic bacteria and
increase their immunity levels
-give your puppies a chance to fight the pathogenic bacteria which grows
three times as fast as the good bacteria does
If the above information makes sense or it’s just that you think that the
puppies being sold to their pet homes deserve a better chance at surviving and having a happy, healthy
life, then get in touch with me to
learn more about these products,
the best microbial and probiotic
products available today anywhere
Bruce Pickett
Cambornhills
German
Shepherd Dogs, Fastrack@
Distributor
for
Canada
905-342-3750 or
888-970-8811
www.ontariomicrobials.com
dogs serving in the war have
When the war ends, how do you been declared “surplus military
leave your best friend behind?
equipment” and will not be
transported home. For the hundreds of dog handlers throughAfter losing his young family in out Vietnam, whose dogs had
a tragic accident, Fletcher Car- saved countless lives, the news
son joins the flagging war effort is greeted with shock and disin Vietnam. Deeply depressed, belief. For Fletcher, he knows
he plans to die in the war. But that if he abandons Jack, then
during one of his early mis- he too will be lost. Ordered to
sions, Fletcher rescues a criti- leave Jack behind, he refuses —
cally wounded Labrador whom and so begins their journey.
he nurses back to health and Based on the actual existence
names Jack. As Fletcher and and abandonment of canine
Jack patrol and survive the jun- units in Vietnam, Gareth Crockgles of Vietnam, Fletcher slowly er’s Finding Jack is a novel of
regains the will to live. At the loyalty and love under desperend of the war, the U.S. Gov- ate circumstances that will
ernment announces that due to grab your heart and won’t let
the cost of withdrawal, all U.S.
go.
To view the Finding Jack
viral
video,
click
here:
http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=078S46VLJBo
For more information, visit the
author’s website on www.garethcrocker.com or email the
author directly on [email protected]
Interesting Dog Facts - Dogs
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types of dog
breeds
recognized by the
AKC (American
Kennel Club).
The
Dogs
and their owners - Some
Amazing Facts! Canine Statistics
There are approximately
68,000,000 dogs owned by
people in the United States
ranging from mutts, pedigree dogs, exotic dogs and
those considered to be cool
dogs!
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breaths every minute
A dog’s heart beats between
70 and 120 times a minute,
compared with a human
heart which beats 70 to 80
Pedigree times a minute
A dog’s temperature is beHowever, there tween 100.2 and 102.8 deare as many grees Fahrenheit
as 800 distinct breeds recognized by various groups Dogs do not sweat by salivating. They sweat through the
world wide
pads of their feet.
The Top 5 favorite types of
Female dog bites are twice as
dog breeds in the US are:
numerous as male dog bites
Labrador Retriever
Golden Retriever
The Chow Chow dog has a
German Shepherd
black tongue
Beagle, Dachshund
A dogs sight is better than
The Labrador Retriever is the that of a human in dim light
Number 1 type of dog breed
in the USA, Canada and UK ! Dogs have a visual range of
250 degrees compared to the
According to a survey done human range of 180 degrees
by the American Animal Hospital Association 70% of peo- A dog can hear sounds 250
It is estimated that one ple sign their pet’s name on yards away that most people
cannot hear beyond 25 yards
million dogs in the United greeting cards
States have been named the
primary beneficiary in their Based on a life span of 11 Dogs have twice as many
years the average cost of muscles for moving their
owner’s will
ears as people
owning a dog is $13,550
An American Animal Hospital
Association poll showed that
33 percent of dog owners admit that they talk to their
dogs on the phone or leave
messages on an answering
machine while away
Approximately 1 in 3 houseInteresting Dog Anatomy The average dog’s mouth
holds keep dogs as pets
Facts - Some Amazing Dog exerts 150 to 180 pounds of
pressure per square inch.
Anatomy Facts!
36% of homes have dogs
Some dogs can apply up to
85% of dogs visit an animal A young dog has only 28 milk 450 pounds
teeth
doctor in a year
There are a total of 157 Dogs take between 10 and 30
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~Last Call Back~
Ch. GORSEBROOK’S COLE PORTER
CDX WC JH RN
(by Multi-BISS Am/Can Ch Linrays Over The Top ex Ch Gorsebrook’s Amazing Grace CD)
October 17, 1997 – December 25, 2010
Multi- Best of Breed & Group Winner
Multi-Specialty Class winner & placer
Multi-Obedience HIT winner
Multi-Trophy winner - LOC Top Dog 2003
Invited to pickup at shoots
Bed Warmer Extraordinaire
Our Dear Coley Monster
~ ‘Til we meet again ~
Loved greatly & missed dearly by both his Moms,
Leslie/Gorsebrook & Sharon/Solaia
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The LRCO is hosting the LRCC National,
in conjunction with the Barrie Kennel & Obedience club.
Saturday July 30, 2011
Labrador Retriever Club of Canada National Specialty
Specialty Judge: Valerie Walters (Ranbourne)
Sweepstakes Judge: Roger Bannister (Greenhill)
Be sure not to miss the Banquet & Canine Reproduction Seminar
by Ontario’s own Cathy Gartley of OVC.
Events will take place at the Orillia Fairgrounds, Orillia Ontario.
These are some pet friendly hotels. Book early, and make sure to check their pet policies.
Comfort Inn
75 Progress Drive, Orillia, ON L3V 6H1 (705) 327-7744 �
Highwayman Inn
201 Woodside Drive, Orillia, ON L3V 6T4 +1 800-461-0269
Econolodge
265 Memorial Avenue, Orillia, ON L3V 5X8 (705) 326-3554
Quality Hotel Champlain Waterfront
2 Front Street N, Orillia, ON L3V 4R5 (705) 325-0770 �
Best Western Mariposa Inn
400 Memorial Ave. Orillia, ON L3V 6J3 (705) 325-9511
Knights Inn Orillia
450 West. St. S., Orillia ON L3V 5H3 (705) 325-7846
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Labrador Retriever Club of Ontario Specialty
Sunday July 31, 2011
Specialy Judge: Michael Silva (Shadowbrook)
Sweepstakes Judge: Kimberly Silva (Shadowbrook)
Events will take place at the Orillia Fairgrounds, Orillia Ontario.
These are some pet friendly hotels. Book early, and make sure to check their pet policies.
Comfort Inn
75 Progress Drive, Orillia, ON L3V 6H1 (705) 327-7744 �
Highwayman Inn
201 Woodside Drive, Orillia, ON L3V 6T4 +1 800-461-0269
Econolodge
265 Memorial Avenue, Orillia, ON L3V 5X8 (705) 326-3554
Quality Hotel Champlain Waterfront
2 Front Street N, Orillia, ON L3V 4R5 (705) 325-0770 �
Best Western Mariposa Inn
400 Memorial Ave. Orillia, ON L3V 6J3 (705) 325-9511
Knights Inn Orillia
450 West. St. S., Orillia ON L3V 5H3 (705) 325-7846