Winter 2014 Bulletin - Chesapeake Cardigan Welsh Corgi Club.

Holiday Celebration
December 8, 2013
Patuxent River 4-H Center Upper Marlboro, MD
WINTER 2014
ChesapeakeCardigans.org
It was food, drinks, fun, and good company for
those members attending the annual Christmas
Party held at the Patuxent River 4-H Center on
December 8. After much socializing, flanked by
a roaring fire and a beautiful Christmas tree, we
were treated to a delicious catered meal of
Roast Beef ,Chicken Cordon Blue, Parsley
Potatoes and Mixed Vegetables. Then it was on
to the challenge of Dingbats provided by Shirley
Hobbs. (A Dingbat is a puzzle of a common
word or phrase.) Many of us felt pretty foolish
The Cardi Clipper
The Chesapeake Cardigan Welsh Corgi Club
when we saw the answers.
In attendance were Front: Jan Lehman and
Mary Munro. 2nd Row: Shawn Michael, Linda
Smith, Claire Ward, and Shirley Hobbs.
Back Row: Tom Lehman, Anne Taylor, Janet
Wilson, Tanya Andreef, Rachel Doggett,
Peter Wolf, and Angie Tirdil.
Try your hand at the Dingbats below.
Answers on page 4
(Shirley “helping” Angie Tirdil with a
difficult Dingbat.)
After most of us failed at Dingbats, some great
door prizes were given. A short meeting was
held and then everyone gathered for a group
photo. It was considered a successful event by
all. Many thanks to both Shirley Hobbs and Jan
Lehman who coordinated the event.
Inside this issue:
“Fun Match “ Info/Remembrances
2
Members’ Corner
3
Meeting Minutes/Upcoming Events
4
Happy Birthday Wishes
5
Article:The Separation of the Breeds (Part 2)
6/7
NEW MEMBER APPLICATION
Karen & James Lively
7313 Anon Lane
Glen Burnie, MD.21060
Ph: 410-205-5273
email: [email protected]
Sponsors: Shirley Hobbs
Jan Lehman.
Peggy Hooven’s pack at Christmas- Darmie (14), Bear (3),
Russell (houseguest), Tinkerbelle (5), and Dancer (11).
REMEMBRANCES
Donna Plummer sends some sad news.
“In August, we lost our 15 year old, Casey, Highland's Just In Case. She was a grand old lady until the end. A week later, we lost my heart dog,
Hannah, CH Cornerstone's Blue Skies, on the day before the year of the loss of her sister, Saphira, Cornerstone's Hidden Treasure. It's been a
rough year for our family but hope to see more of you in this coming year.”
HANNAH
CASEY
"Cindy Attwood and Kathy Woodrell lost their beloved Alis in early October 2013. Alis was the runt of a litter of Cardis, bred by Rachel Doggett
and Peter Wolf. In spite (or because) of her place in the litter, she grew into her role as "in charge" dog at the dog park and on walks in her
neighborhood.
Alis (short for "Aurora Borealis") was intelligent, kind, spirited, thoughtful, and incredibly loyal to her family and to her friends as well. If you
were lucky enough to be one of her special human friends you would be welcomed by Alis running around the dining room table, dashing past
you and through the living room, dashing past going the other way and repeating her circuit--all with one of her toys dangling from her mouth.
Alis would have been 14 this January. She is sorely missed by her family, her adored dog-walker, Patty, and dozens of devoted friends."
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Members’ Corner
Jo Powers sends this update on some
amazing accomplishments in her pack !
Jam qualified for the Rally National
Championship at the Excellent level by
earning 3 scores over 90 points each and
obtaining her RE title during the qualifying
period (1 Dec 2012-30 Nov 2013). Last
year, Jam qualified for Rally Nationals at the
Novice level, but we weren't able to attend.
This year, Jam actually qualified at both the Advanced and
Excellent levels. She did so earning placements on every single
leg, and winning all but one of her classes. She is an incredible
Rally dog, and I have high hopes for her in Harrisburg!
My amazing Bug and I achieved a
really big milestone and qualified for
the Agility National Championships
(also a part of the CEE in Harrisburg).
In order to be eligible, the dog and
handler team have to accrue 4
double Qs, 16 additional Qs (from
RIF and BUG
the Master Standard and Jumpers
with Weaves classes) and 500 MACH points during the year long
qualifying period (from 1 Dec 2012-30 Nov 2013, just like in Rally). Since Bug and I usually don't do more than one trial a month, I
thought that was probably not something that we were likely to
achieve, and it wasn't until late July that I figured out that it was
mathematically possible! But we still needed 1 double Q, 6 additional Qs and (here's the kicker) 319 points - in four months' time.
We got our fourth double Q on October 6th, and the 20th overall Q
on October 25th. But by the end of October, we still needed 102
points. It took us until almost the very last moment, but on our
last run of the penultimate day of the qualifying period, we got the
final 9 points we needed (and then some) at Dream Park in New
Jersey! (And then we promptly went out and double Q'd the next
day with a placement in Jumpers, just to cap things off.) Bug then
finished her MXF (Master Excellent FAST) title at Salisbury MD
Kennel Club's New Year's trial. It's been quite a journey to this
point, and I'm thrilled and excited that my girls have earned the
right to run with the "big dogs" at Nationals. I couldn't be more
proud of them, so look out Harrisburg, here
we come!” Jo’s Kid is doing pretty well, too she earned her MX and MXJ titles at the end
of October in Bloomsburg, PA and also finished her XF (Excellent FAST) title.
Congratulations and Good Luck Jo!!!
Rebecca Winkler tells us that her Jack earned a new AKC title in
Dec 2013. It is Herding Started A Ducks -HSAd.
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Elinor Hughes would love to let the members know that
Heritage Hill Logo won Best of Breed at the Philadelphia
Dog Show. She then went to the Eukanuba shows in
Orlando FL just before Christmas and Logo took Best of
Opposite at the
herding specialty and
received an Award of
Merit at the Euanuba
They participated in
the Meet the Breeds
booth two days and
Dewey (Heritage Hill
DEWEY
Lemon Drop Kid) and
Logo proved to be wonderful ambassadors of the breed
receiving lots of pets and belly rubs. She could not be
more proud of the boys and sends thanks to Debbie
Moore for such wonderful Corgis.
MILO
Genie Bishop sends this
plea.
Looking for a permanent
new home: Milo is a 5
year old black and white
Cardigan, neutered, house
trained, friendly with
people especially kids. Needs a fenced yard. Turned in
by owner because of undiagnosed allergies. We have
made progress with the holistic Vet but still think he is
allergic to something in the food that we have not yet
been able to diagnose. For more info go to the Rescue
website to see pic and bio: Cardigan Welsh Corgi
National Rescue Trust, or contact Genie Bishop who is
fostering him at 908-284-2712; [email protected], or
contact Kathy Hall to fill out rescue adoption form at:
[email protected]
Genie Bishop submitted this interesting tidbit
about her dog Bess who turned 13 on January 3.
“CH Cardach's Elisabethan Blue is the fourth
generation of Elisabeths in the family (that's a
combination of 2 and 4 legged). My grandmother
Elisabeth and my sister Elisabeth were both born
on Jan 3rd. My aunt Elisabeth somehow did not
enter the world on that date, but when
my beautiful pup was born on Jan 3rd I called my
sister and asked her permission to name the
dog Elisabeth.“
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CHESAPEAKE CARDIGAN WELSH CORGI CLUB Meeting Minutes 8 December 2013
2:15 PM Upper Marlboro, MD
Present- Shirley Hobbs, Tom and Jan Lehman, Mary Munro, Rachel
Doggett and Peter Wolf, Anne Taylor, Angie Tirdil, Janet Wilson, Claire
Ward, Tanya Andreef, Shawn Michael, and guest, Linda Smith
Event: The meeting followed our annual Christmas Party. Thanks to
Shirley Hobbs and Jan Lehman for coordinating the event.
The website was discussed. The problem is that we have no way to
take the old one down. Angie Tirdil volunteered to have her son see if
he could help with that. As soon as we get the old one down we can
then transition to the new site that has been developed by
Taryn Tipton.
Officer Reports:
Claire said that there will be a new member application coming from
Liz Blanks.
Recording Secretary: None given and approval of previous minutes
was waived .
Mary Munro volunteered that Jo Powers dogs have qualified for the
National Agility Championship.
Treasurer: As of Dec. 2 there is $3077.38 in checking and $5816.56
in CDs. Three of these will be coming due soon. The board will decide
if anything action is necessary. The dues notices have not been sent
out yet but they will be forwarded via email and/or mail to all
members in the next week or so. Jan informed the group that the
annual renewal of our insurance policy is coming due.
Brags were shared by several people which was a great way to conclude a wonderful Holiday luncheon.
Within reason
6.
Potatoes
5.
Fork in the road
4.
A criminal
3.
Right between the eyes
2.
Three men in a boat
1.
14. Seasons Greetings
13. White Christmas
12. Just between you and me
11. Bad spell of weather
10. Foul language
9.
8.
Inside job
Small world after all
New Business: Our puppy match will be held on February 23. Jan
urged members to enter their dogs in the Obedience portion.
Mother in law
Shirley Hobbs will chair the 2014 Specialty. The group discussed
possible venues. One of which is Langley Kennel Club. They emailed
Shawn asking if we would hold our specialty at their cluster of
shows. A final decision will be made by the board at the January board
meeting. Trophy ideas were also discussed which included air
fresheners made by a vendor Shawn spoke with at a dog show. Other
ideas are welcomed.
Dingbat answers from Page 1
7.
2013 Specialty: We collected $847.00 in trophy money. Our expenses for the show were $993.63 so our cost to have the show was
$146.66. Not sure this is an accurate statement. Were these figures
the overall Specialty figures or just for the trophies?
The meeting adjourned at 2:42 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Angela Tirdil
Club Member
Mark Your Calendars for These Upcoming Events
Canine Training Association CLASSES NOW FORMING:
NEW! Beginning Nosework Orientation
Beltsville Location begins again in January 2014!
Fridays, 8:15 to 9:00 pm
Call Wortley Ganoe to sign up at 301-946-5645. Six slots
are still available in this new, fun class! $160 for the sixweek program.
Agility and Rally Matches at the Beltsville facility
January 5, 2014
February 2, 2014
March 2, 2014
Obedience Matches at the Beltsville facility
January 26, 2014
February 9, 2014
March 9, 2014
AKC Canine Good Citizenship Test at Beltsville
February 23, 2014
NACSW Odor Recognition
Test
March 30, 2014
Oriole Dog Training Club
Woodlawn,MD
[email protected]
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RALLY TRIAL AT DOGSTAR!!!
February 22/23 MASTER PUP will be holding
a World Cynosport Rally Limited/APDT rules
and regulations. Open to all dogs of any breed
and any ability, including mixed breeds and
disabled dogs! www.rallydogs.com
March 1st-2nd. Anne Bowes Seminar, Orioles DTC. Baltimore,
MD. (pwccp.org)
Feb.15-16th.
Maryland Kennel Club all breed Show,
Howard County Fairgrounds, West Friendship, MD.
Feb.23rd.
CCWCC Fun Match, Breed & Obedience,
Davidsonville, MD.
Feb.23rd.
Catoctin Kennel Club all breed Match,
Point of Rocks, Md. www.catoctinkennelclub.org
March 12-16th. York Kennel Club, All breed show, York, PA.
April 6– Northeastern Md. Kennel Club AKC B/OB Match
Belair,Md
April 19-27th CWCCA National Specialty, St.Louis, MO.
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Happy Birthday
Lilly, CH.Grangefield
Aberdovey Lymric.
She was 11yrs.old on
Dec.3rd. and
belongs to Shirley
Hobbs.
Cardigan birthdays in December,
January, and February.
Quiet “QT”
turned 5 on
Dec. 12. Here
she is with
Rebecca
Winkler
CH MACH Heritage Hill Playboy Buni
RN PT MXB MJS XF
Kelsey will be 11 years old Feb 1st
His owner is David Crosby and he was
bred by Debbie Moore.
“Brody” Grangefield Come Fly
With Me
CGC FDCH HCT
-S. His birthday
is 2-20-2011
Brody belongs to
Bev Knoll.
Xuxa, daughter of Courage, bred by
Pam and Shirley, celebrated her 12th
birthday on January 12th. She is
loved by Paul
Lily (CH Tregaron Tiger Lily) and Curry
(Tregaron Corwen Emrys) are litter mates
and were born January 28, 2007.
· Tiger (GCH Tregaron Rhys Emrys) is Lily’s
son and was born February 4, 2011. They
belong to Peter Wolf and Rachel Doggett.
Jo Powers has multiple
birthdays at her house.
They are:
Jimmy: 2/5/03
Bug: 2/16/06
Buchaneer's Black
Diamond, HT, CGC
(known as
"Tinkerbelle") turned 5
on December 13,
2013. She lives with
Peggy Hooven.
P a ge 5
JIMMY
Lira: 2/8/02
LIRA
Jan and Tom Lehman's
Banjo ( Grangefield Bluegrass Balladeer RA, CGC)
celebrated his third
birthday on January 5 with
his first real snow romp. It
looks like he enjoyed it.
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Following is the conclusion of an article submitted by Shirley Hobbs that explains the origination of the separate Corgi breeds,
the Pembroke Welsh Corgi and the Cardigan Welsh Corgi.
Part 1 was published in the Fall 2013 Newsletter
THE SEPARATION OF THE BREEDS (Part 2)
Although started with such great enthusiasm, the actual progress of the breed during the
years 1927 to 1930 was lamentably slow and Corgis remained in every way at much the
same level. Corgis were very erratic in type; people often laughed at them and called them
"mongrels" and there was a depressing lack of enthusiasm and interest on the part of show secretaries when classes for the breed
were suggested. However, in 1931 and 1932 an era of prosperity for the breed began (that is chiefly the Pembrokeshire type) and
this was really the start of its remarkable rise to popularity which was further boosted when in 1933 King George VI (then still
Duke of York) acquired a Pembroke puppy for the Princess Elizabeth. Registrations suddenly began to increase, a number of new
exhibitors started swelling the entries to shows and several dog shows hitherto disinterested, successfully included classes for the
Welsh Corgis in their schedules. These classes were, for some reason or another, filled and supported almost type. There always
seemed to be some idea that if the judge selected was a Cardiganshire type fancier, he would favour his type and penalize the
Pembrokes, and vice versa, and unfortunately this often was the case. It could also happen that one CC went to one breed and
one to the other. Entries suffered accordingly, and although all-round judges were frequently chosen rather than specialist judges,
in the hope that the prospect of awards unbiased in favour of either type would encourage entries in these cases, the Cardigans
were often the losers because the all-round judges did not understand the two types, and when looking for the straight front required in a Pembroke Corgi, would penalize a Cardigan with a bowed front, unaware that this point was really quite correct. This
state of affairs was very unsatisfactory for both varieties, and taking it all round, it was the Cardigans which suffered most. According to Pembroke breeders Thelma Gray (Rozavel) and John Holmes (Formakin) between 50 and 60 percent of the Pembrokeshire type were born with a natural bobtail and until 1931 it was customary to dock any long or half-tailed puppies. In July of that
year, however, the Kennel Club passed a rule prohibiting this, and it was this rule that led to a lot of the confusion between the
two types that existed among the public in general. Exactly why this rule was passed has never been clearly understood, but the
general impression has been that the proposal was made by some of the Cardigan type breeders, who presumably hoped that the
Pembroke Corgis would be almost exclusively born with long tails and that the rule would settle the differences between the two
types by merging the two breeds into one. But instead of solving the existing difficulties, the move led to even greater rivalry and
dissatisfaction and it would have been far better for the two breeds if the rule had never been passed at all. The Pembrokes
continued to be born with a natural bob, but sufficient of their number still arrived with full-length tails to get everyone beautifully
muddled as to what was a Pembroke and what was a Cardigan. The persistence, however, with which the natural "bobs" cropped
up made the fact that it was a true characteristic of the breed more and more obvious. However, the docking ban remained in
force in spite of tremendous efforts on the part of the Welsh Corgi Club and its members to get it repealed. (The Welsh Corgi
League was first founded in 1938).
Penelope of Sundance,
undocked Pembroke in
Canadian ownership
(about 1932).
1934 stands out as a milestone in Corgi history. In September
that year, the Kennel Club listened to the arguments put forward, and the Pembrokeshire Corgi was added to the list of
breeds in which docking is permitted. At the same time the
Kennel Club granted separate registrations for the two types. All Welsh Corgis born on
or after October 16, 1934 could only be registered as pure bred under either heading if
both parents were recognized as belonging to their respective type. This ruling allowed a
cross between a
Cardigan and a Pembroke to be registered either as a Cardigan or a Pembroke, provided that the animal had
been born before October 16, 1934, but it also allowed a pure bred Pembroke to be registered as a Cardigan, or vice versa, if born
before that date.Each of the Clubs, the Welsh Corgi Club (Pembrokes) and the Welsh Corgi Association (Cardigans), delegated a
specialist to the Kennel Club to examine the registrations made to that date and to decide which dogs were Cardigan and which
Pembroke Corgis. The sorting out was a difficult task for the two types had been interbred to some extent so that there were
many Pembrokes containing Cardigan blood and vice versa. For instance, the noted Cardigan dog Ch. My Rockin' Mawr was sired
by the Pembroke Bowhit Pepper out of Fancy. Fancy was a daughter of the Pembroke Ch. Bonnie Gyp out of Nellie and had four
Cruft wins to her credit. And, as Pembrokes were not allowed to be docked between July 1931 and September 1934, it actually
happened on more than one occasion that a long-tailed pure bred Pembroke puppy turned out more Cardigan than Pembroke in
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type, quite apart from his long tail and the owner of such a dog could thus register him as a Cardigan. However, in the majority of
cases there was no problem, stock had been kept separate and distinct, and when it was impossible to classify the dogs as either
Cardigans or Pembrokes, the Kennel Club wrote to the owners asking them to state the classification they considered correct for
their dogs. This business of separating the two breeds, which in reality had been poles apart in everything but name for years,
was indeed a wise move on the part of the Kennel Club and was an immense help to those working to popularize the breeds.
Registrations showed an immediate increase, all the past rivalry concerning judging was forgotten, and breeders of both types
settled down with the barriers between them removed, and with nothing to prevent either breed achieving the popularity so
richly deserved.
In 1934, there were nine shows with CCs for Corgis, and the first seven were still for both types mixed, but for the Kennel Club
Show on 10 and 11 October of that year, separate classes for Welsh Corgis (Pembroke) and Welsh Corgis (Cardigan) were
scheduled and for the first time certificates were offered for each type. A few weeks later, Birmingham catered for the two
breeds in a similar manner and thus ended 1934. It was indeed a momentous year for those who had been working so long to
get the two types of Corgis recognized as the two entirely different breeds they are. When the division of the two breeds was
completed, it was found that the Pembrokes were registered in larger numbers (240 were classified as Pembrokes while 59
Corgis were classified as Cardigans) and so, when the CCs were granted for 1935, the Cardigans were allowed fewer CCs than the
Pembrokes. Both types competed for Championship honours at Crufts, Cheltenham, Cardiff, the Kennel Club, and Birmingham
shows, and in addition Pembrokes had CCs at the Ladies Kennel Association, Taunton, and Abergavenny Championship shows.
Registrations until the beginning of World War II were as follows:
Pembroke
Cardigan
1934
240
59
1935
360
110
1936
562
81
1937
919
96
1938
975
78
1939695
58
Bibliography:
Clifford L.B. Hubbard: The Cardiganshire Corgi & The Pembrokeshire Corgi
Thelma Gray: The Welsh Corgi, Pembrokeshire & Cardiganshire Types ANo
Source: http://www.welshcorgi-news.ch
Fancy, a typical blue merle
Cardigan bitch, in the 1930's.
Do you have a story or picture
to share with
CCWCC MEETING INFORMATION
Our next meeting will be held at our Fun Match on
February 23 at the Davidsonville facility.
THE CARDI CLIPPER?
You can submit your stories and
photos to our editor…
Angie Tirdil
[email protected]
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301-262-2054
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Directions to the meeting at the CTA Training Building
in Davidsonville, Maryland
From I-495: Take RT 214 East and follow across RT 301 to Patuxent
River Rd. Turn RIGHT onto Patuxent River Rd. and go about 8/10ths of a
mile. Turn LEFT onto Queen Anne Bridge Rd. and go for about 7/10ths of a
mile to the Community Center on the right. Turn RIGHT and go through
the chain link gates, up the hill, to the last building on the right.
CAUTION: There is a Queen Anne Bridge Rd. in Prince Georges County!
Be sure to cross the Patuxent River before you turn off of RT 214.
For more information please contact Shirley Hobbs at
301-249-2808 or via email at: [email protected]
The Chesapeake Cardigan Welsh Corgi Club
12305 Manship Lane
Bowie, Maryland 20715
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