Xolo World Review - Xoloitzcuintle Club USA

Xolo World Review
Quarter 3, 2009
Letter from the Editor
First I want to thank everyone for the great contributions to this newsletter.
You all have so many talents and I’m especially grateful for all the writings
we got this time! It is the XCUSA members that make this newsletter so
wonderful!
Halloween Story
...pages 11 & 12
Interview
..............pages 2 & 3
Secondly I must sadly report that I am resigning as newsletter editor. My
life has become very busy with school, work, family, dogs, training, and my
duties with XRUSA. I no longer feel I can put the time and effort needed
into this great publication and give the required time to my other commitments. It is a very hard decision for me but I have faith that you all will be
able to find a willing volunteer to take on these duties.
.............page 5
Thank you again to all that have so willingly contributed and especially to
my co-editors Susan (who does such a lovely job publishing the newsletter)
and Kacie (who does the printing and mailings) and Kim (who helps do the
final edits before we go to press). You ladies ROCK!
National Review 2009
...pages 6-9
Sherry
Member News
Parade of Companions
...pages 10 & 11
Red Rover
......................page 4
Top Xolos
.......................page 9
XCUSA & XRUSA Board
page 1
Xolos in Australia
...pages 13 & 14
Xolo Poetry
....................page 9
Interview of Patty Hoover for Xolo magazine (Russia)
- What is your attitude to crossing
between sizes (miniature & intermediate and intermediate & standard)?
Because I follow the rules and regulations set forth by the Federacion
Canofila Mexicana, A.C., I consider
this a serious mistake. In my experience I have observed that breeding
Xolos that are too different in size
can cause a lack of uniformity in future litters. If we are to standardize
the breed we must maintain a consistent protocol of breeding within
each size. Within the breed at this
time we often get some smaller or
larger than their litter mates. The
correct way to breed either larger
or smaller is to carefully select the
pup in your litter that demonstrates
the characteristics that you hope to
work toward, either larger or smaller. By doing this over and over with
each litter you eventually develop
what you want. It takes patience
and time to do this but this method
gives the best results and the most
consistent proportions. It is easy
to breed larger but it requires many
years to reduce the size correctly.
- What are advantages and drawbacks of such crossing in your
opinion?
Some breeders may consider this
a method of influencing the size
of their Xolos in only one or two
generations. The disadvantage of
doing this is that if the Xolos being
bred are too different in size you
will lose the quality, the consistency
of proportions, somewhat. If we are
to standardize the sizes and create
some predictability then it is important to breed consistently within
a certain size range. I feel that a
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difference in size of more than 2
inches is a mistake.
- How often do you make pairs of
different sizes studs?
I do not ever purposely breed large
to small. I breed within 2 inches
and within the size category. If
a sire and dam have more than 2
inches of difference in size then I do
not want them mated.
-Sometimes we can watch dogs with
great difference in height shown at
one ring. E.g. the standard dog’s
ring can consist of dogs from 46 to
62 cm. What is your vision on it?
It is true that we do sometimes have
a variety of sizes within the ring.
A truly good judge will take into
consideration the most basic judgements, such as movement, proportions, and conformity to the written
standard and give these things more
weight than the size of the Xolo.
What height in each size is preferable to your mind and why?
I prefer that a Xolo be correct and
move well far more than I feel it
should be any particular size within
its range.
- Do you agree, that Xoloitzcuintle
must have a strongly emphasized
sexual dimorphism?
I believe that Xolos should display
sexual dimorphism but not drastically.
-What do you think about females
in the “top” size limit of height and
the males in the “bottom”? Is that
good in your opinion?
Size should not be a factor in this
judgement.
-Have you observed (once?) any
problems with the “top” and “bot-
tom” height dogs in each size?
I have noticed no problems with
the Xolos that are especially large or
small as long as they are within the
limits for their sizes. A Xolo that is
not the correct measurement
for its size should not be in the
ring. I have noticed problems with
owners and handlers who insist on
‘bending’ the rules and showing
Xolos in the wrong size category. I
believe that every Xolo should be
measured officially for size prior to
an international show.
Are those dogs good for breeding?
The only Xolos that should be used
for breeding are the Xolos that are
the correct measurement for their
size and excellent quality. A Xolo
should be bred only within its size
category, only to another Xolo that
is that same category.
- Today all three sizes have the difference in phenotype. What is the
matter of it?
This varies from country to country
and one breeder to another. It is
only within the last 10 years that
any Xolo breeders have produced
consistent quality in all three sizes.
One of the reasons that there is not
consistency in phenotype is because
we need more time and more work
with the breed. We need breeders
who will follow the basic rules and
breed correctly.
-Is the uniformity in sizes possible?
If yes, how it can be achieved?
Uniformity of size and phenotype
can be achieved only with a great
deal of work on the part of breeders.
There is not ‘quick fix’ to standardize the breed.
Interview, con’t.
-Sometimes it comes that in the
breed that has several sizes there
are born over or under height dogs.
Can we avoid it in Xoloitzcuintle
breed? And actually is it necessary?
Xolos that are not correct in size,
either too small or too large, should
not be used for breeding. They
should be spayed/neutered and
placed in pet homes. If we are to
standardize the breed, then we must
learn to follow certain rules of careful breeding, not careless breeding.
- What must be done with miniature and intermediate Xolos who
are taller than the regular dimensions?
A Xolo that is taller than the size
that they are registered for should
be officially measured and moved
into the correct size category.
-Do you include it into a higher
size? How many centimeters higher
dog needs to be moved to the
higher size?
You must place each Xolo within
the correct size category according
to its actual measurement.
-Does it make sense to use such
dogs for the breeding?
It makes sense to use each Xolo
for breeding within its actual size
category according to its measurements and all breeding stock should
be excellent quality.
- In what size do you prefer to show
the dog if it is taller than the regular
dimensions by 1-3 cm?
I would never prefer to show any
Xolo in a conformation ring that
does not measure correctly for the
size under which it is entered. This
is dishonest and unfortunately it
happens too often.
XCUSA Drawing
-If you have any comments on this
theme that remained uncovered in
the questionnaire, we would highly
appreciate to receive!
Thank you for the opportunity to
give my views. I have great respect
for the work that the Xolo people in
Russia are doing.
Patty Hoover
This quarter’s prize drawing was
won by Susan Stevens from Georgia
USA. The prize consists of an “egg
baby” toy in the shape of a platypus. Even comes with two extra
“eggs” to stuff inside it. About the
best dog toy I’ve ever come across!!
The second part of the prize is a set
of jewelry made from boulder opal
from the Koroit opal field in Australia. Prizes with an Aussie connection to commemorate the arrival of
the first xolos in Australia!!
Susan won’t be eligible for the last
drawing of the year, as only one win
is permitted annually per member,
but she won this one and I hope
she enjoys her prize. I do NOT
pick the winning name out of the
plastic bag with the names of every
paid member in it. Dianna, who
cleans my house (the woman is a
SAINT!!), chose this quarter’s winner.
Kim Lovewell
Quick Tips
Take Your Medicine
Giving pills that your dogs won’t
take? Tired of trying to get them to
stick in cheese or meat or expensive
pill pockets? Try marshmallows!
Miniature ones can fit up to 2 small
pills (if stretched), or use 1/2 or a
whole large one for those big “horse
pills” some vets seem to prescribe!
Even better, ask your vet if the same
meds come in a liquid form!
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Red Rover
On a nice day, last spring, Linda
called me, “There is a dog on
Petfinders, and he looks just like
Rosie. He is close to you, just in
Sacramento.” So of course I had to
go see him.
But I was in the Hospital with a
nasty round of asthma. When I got
out I sort of half heartily looked
him up, and he was still there. I
called the pound, and yep, he
was still up for adoption. So off I
went, check book in one hand, and
asthma medications in the other, on
a 300 mile, and 7000 feet down hill
trip to see about this dog.
I arrived in Sacramento a bit out of
breath, but determined to see
this dog that looks like my sweet
Rosie. Well with my luck, he was
off to UCD Vet clinic to get part of
his anatomy removed.
I was told to come back next week,
he would probably still be there. I
did not take too kindly to that set
of instructions. Said I wanted a
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definite time, and place, and signed
appointment. Two days was the
soonest he could go out after he was
“fixed”. That made it Sunday. Fine
by me.
Sunday I showed up early, just as
the pound was opening. Told the
nice folks I was there to get the
naked dog. I was then told they “do
not adopt out dogs on Sunday”.”
But I have this paper signed by the
supervisor to pick up this dog on
Sunday, and I WILL (I am a bit
pushy sometimes).
Then I was informed, “Oh he has
kennel cough, and we can’t let
him go because he is on medication.”
Then I got really pushy, “GIVE ME
THE DOG, I WILL TREAT HIS
KENNEL COUGH WITH MY
VET.”
About that time, I think they got a
bit tired of me and I finally got to
meet Red Rover,a skinny, red street
dog, with a nasty cough, and a personality of a dog 10 times his size.
He walked upright on his hind
feet with a big toothy grin on his
face…with an E- collar (elizabethan
collar) on as big as a fish tank.
So home we went. Red Rover went
in to isolation at my house. He
had to live with the billy goat. His
cough got better and he was able
to meet the other dogs. He was so
happy to be with dogs and not with
a smelly goat! Red Rover the Sacramento street dog, is now fat and
happy and still has his big toothy
grin on his face. He prances and
dances and is one of the happiest
dogs I have ever had. He still has a
bit of the street in him, however, he
loves the garbage can and will not
take any pushing around by other
dogs but he has a lot of respect for
cat. He must have met some street
cats in his street days.
Charlene Campbell
Member News
BRAGS
On September 20th Machu earned
his Rally Advanced Excellent (RAE)
title by qualifying in both Advanced
B and Excellent B classes at ten different trials. It’s been a great adventure and learning experience for the
both of us. Machu really enjoyed
his private weekend outings and
having me all to himself, all that attention and treats made him a very
happy boy, eager to please and ready
for mischief.
Teresa Vila
Besito’s Namina, a very beutiful
little girl from Patty is a NAKC
Junior Champion and turned 1
year old September 01. She also
achieved her NAKC championship with a group win and RBIS on
September 06!
Joe Patalano
OVER THE BRIDGE
Chu Chi
My wild bunch lost the oldest
member(18) and long time alpha of
the pack on August 7th. My friend
and I were looking for a dog to
replace her doxie, when this little
bundle of energy at Paws started
dancing on his hind legs. He talked
to me and as I got closer to him
he started jumping straight up and
down till he ended up in my arms.
He started kissing me and snuggling
as close as he could get. I held him
til we were ready to go look somewhere else for my friend. When we
were finished looking for my friend,
she said “ You need to go get that
little guy at Paws.” I told her no I’m
not looking for a dog. She wouldn’t
take no for an answer! So I said ok
we’ll go back and if he’s still there
I’ll ask about him. He was chained
to the porch and as soon as I parked
the car, he went crazy! I wasn’t even
out of the car but he seemed to
know it was me! When I reached
the porch he immediately jumped
into my arms. Turned out Paws was
planning on putting him down because of behavior problems, He had
been adopted 3 times and brought
back 3 times. He was a lhasa/poodle
mix and a ornery little alpha male
until the last year or so of his life.
I had him 14yrs and he was my
buddy, who knew when I was sad
or sick and needed comforting. He
loved me beyond measure as I did
him, even if there were times I felt
like ringing his neck! I would give
anything to have him back. I feel
very blessed to has been picked by
Chu Chi to love. He will forever be
missed. Rica Bakotich
Barney
Barney, the small intermediate Xolo
was one special dog! He decided as
a pup that I belonged to him. He
was sold but ran away and returned
home over 350 miles. So how could
I refuse? He was my constant companion until he crossed to the rainbow bridge at 16 years old. Barney
was such a sweet dog, loved everyone and felt humans were invented
just to pet him. That made him a
natural for pet therapy. Many people interacted with him, and since
he was so unusual, remembered
him. More than one employee at
the hospital called him their favorite
dog. Of course he wasn’t perfect!
He could get on the kitchen counter with one giant leap. He could
open kitchen cupboards to get to
the dog food. “Obedience” when
he was in the mood. This picture is
of June holding Barney at his 15th
birthday party - he shared his cake
with about 40 of his pet therapy
dog friends.
June Disotell
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2009 National & PNW Regional Specialty
Another successfully National
Specialty has come and gone. This
year the setting was ideal, held at
Argus Ranch ‘Facility for Dogs’ in
Auburn, WA set in the Green River
Valley at the base of Mt Rainier
on what was once a horse ranch
now converted into a canine event
facility. It is the one of the country’s
premier Obedience, Rally and Agility venues. The weather was perfect.
Some overcast on Saturday but
highs were in the mid 60s. Sunday
we had sunny skies the rest of the
day once the fog lifted mid morning.
XCUSA members and guests stayed
on site in the Ranch’s convert barn
to bunkhouse where we shared
meals, laughed and shared Xolos
stories and experiences. The schedule was such that we had time to
visit and relax…well most of us 
Guest started arriving on Friday,
afternoon, everyone chipping in to
help do what needed to be done.
Mark Bartnick, our Show Chair/Sec
setup the show building while Teresa Vila decorated and arranged the
trophy tables. Christine saw that everyone got checked into their rooms
and were comfortable. By the time
the Welcome Party started everyone
had settled in for the weekend.
The officially kick off was the
Welcome Party on Friday evening.
Thanks to Patty Hoover & Maureen
Pinto for preparing 2 huge crock
pots of Prime Washington State
Beef right off Patty’s ranch..YUM!!
Eager to see what awaited them in
their Hospitality Bags everyone sat
around with bags in lap, digging
through to see all the contents. It
was a little like Christmas with bags
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brimming thanks to the memberships generosity. Bath mitts, candy,
key chains, notepads, calendars,
photo frames, training aids, dogs
toys & treats, skin care products
and the list goes on. Thank you all
who donated you certainly help the
weekend get off to a fun start.
Saturday morning the smell of
coffee made its way through Brutus Hall from the kitchen where
Christine & Kacie could be found
making a ranch style breakfast of
scrambled eggs, sausage, muffins,
toast and fresh fruit. Guests wandered in and out. Many taking their
coffee and breakfast out on the deck
in the morning sunshine to watch
the fall Salmon run taking place just
below in the Green River.
8:00am – Obedience & Rally
started off the competition for the
weekend. Don Webb and Shirley
Lundy were able to drag themselves
out at this early hour to competition in the Rally events. First Rally
Trial neither qualified for a leg but
by Trial 2 Don and Quetzal were
hitting their stride, they qualified
for the first leg of their XCUSA
RN title with a score of 89. Shirley
& Spooky who had never participated in a Rally event before were
catching on fast. We all have to be
inspired by Shirley who stepped
out and gave it a try, she’s hooked.
By Trial 3 both exhibitors were in
the groove and qualified; Don &
Quetzal scored of 86 and Shirley
& Spooking an 84, both exhibitors qualifying for legs toward their
XCUSA RN. Congratulations Don
& Shirley!!
Sherry Rand and friend Lori
manned the Specialty T-shirt table
as well as selling catalogs all weekend, for that I am forever grateful.
Lunch was provided by the XCUSA
and prepared by Christine Bartnick,
the XCUSA event coordinator. The
fare consisted of Broccoli Cheddar Soup, Garden Salad and Baked
Potato Bar with all the fixings.
1:00pm – Time for the conformation event, our XCUSA National
Specialty. This is a special event as
we have a chance to see the dogs
from other areas of the country and
for breeders to show the fruits of
their labor and look at the upcoming youngsters that will be carrying
on the genes for the future. It gives
breeders a chance to look for sires
for our bitches and possible directions to go in their breeding programs.
Everyone stepped in helping each
other get dogs in and out of the ring
as many exhibitors had multiple entries. I have been around dog shows
a very long time and can’t remember a time when everyone chipped
in and helped fellow exhibitors so
generously. If haven’t said it recently
I will now….. XCUSA has GREAT
people in its membership!!
Our National Specialty judge, Mr.
Gary Dunlop, went about sorting
him classes starting with miniatures. Winners Dog & Best Puppy
Variety went Besitos Cocoyuche a
handsome young hairless male with
a bright future bred and owned by
Patty Hoover. Winner Bitch/Best
of Winners/Best of Variety/Best By
Exhibitor Miniature Variety honors
went to Christos Cozcapilla (hairless) bred & owned Christine &
Specialty, con’t.
Mark Bartnick. Reserve Winners
Bitch went to 6 to 9 mos puppy,
Besitos Palomit (hairless), breeder/
owner: Patty Hoover
Intermediate judging followed with
Besitos Temascal (hairless) being
awarded Winners Dog & Best
of Winners, breeder/owner Patty
Hoover and Besitos Quichica (hairless) going Winner Bitch/Best Opposite Sex Variety. Reserve Winners
Bitch was Besitos Chavela Vargas
(hairless). Ch Quetzal (Hoover)
(hairless) being awarded Best of Variety, owners Don Webb & Barbara
Griffin.
Standard variety Winners Dog went
on to win Best in Specialty from
the 12 to 18 mos, Besitos Tzi Tzi
(hairless) bred & owned by Patty
Hoover and handled by Maureen
Pinto. Reserve Winners Dog was
Besitos Tibao (coated) coming for
the American Bred class. Kacie
Johnson’s Casita Feliz Coatl was
awarded Best Bred By Exhibitor
Standard Variety.
Inter-variety Competition
Best in Specialty (BOB) – Besitos
Tzi Tzi (Standard Hairless Male)
Best Opposite Sex in Specialty
– Christos Cozcapilla (Miniature
Hairless Female)
Best Puppy in Specialty – Besitos
Cocoyuche (Miniature Hairless
Male)
Best Bred By Exhibitor in Specialty
– Christos Cozcapilla (Miniature
Hairless Female)
The Annual Banquet outgrew Brutus Hall’s dining area and we moved
into the show building where a feast
was catered locally giving Christine
a much deserved break from the
kitchen. Dining tables were placed
around 2 long table filled with the
generously donated auction items
from members far and wide. The
annual auction is always much
anticipated and this year was no different. We had some very extraordinary items in the auction ranging
from the hand felted artistry of
Teresa Vila, CO to a huichol Jaguar
Head brought back by Patty Hoover
from a trip to Mexico. Xolo clothes
and people clothes, dog beds,
handcrafted journals by a Mexican
artist, Dancing and Colima pottery
dogs. Our auctioneer, Susan Pfeiffer, coaxed over $1600 out of those
attending. We allowed members unable to attend the auction this year
to place proxy bids and they won
some of the items they bid on. It
was good to be able to include them
and it’s bound to catch on for future events. It was a wrap by 10pm.
Guests wandered off to the relaxing
atmosphere of the Brutus Hall living room or kitchen sitting around
talking Xolos, catching up with old
friends or making new ones.
Sunday - Up early to another ranch
breakfast. Christine brought along
her espresso machine and could be
found making lattes for those in
need of an espresso fix. Who needs
SB ;-)
Rally trial went well and Don &
Quetzal achieved the first XCUSA
High Combined Award. This award
was a tallied score of all of the Obedience and Rally scores combined.
Congrats for making the XCUSA
history books.
Parade of Companion & Rescue
– What can I say about this event??
Not much, as this is an event that
is born of the heart, we are all pet
owners first and foremost. Some of
us breed and show our dogs others
of us do not. This event is a combination of the best of both worlds
and should have the largest entry
at our events every year, just my
humble opinion. We are getting
there because we had an entry of
17 this year. Unfortunately, Gary
Armitage, our annual Parade MC
came down with a bug and couldn’t
make it at the last minute. Member,
Lisa Windflower, stepped in to fill
some very big shoes (pun intended)
and did a fabulous job. I think this
will be a co-MC’d event in years to
come. Thank you very much Lisa.
Looking forward to 2010.
PNW Regional Specialty conformation judging started promptly
at 1pm with Mr. Dennis Morgan
officiating.
Miniature Besitos Cocoyuche
(hairless) was awarded Winners
Dog/Best of Winners/Best of Variety/Best Puppy Variety. Christos
Cozcapilla (hairless) going Winners
Bitch & Best Bred By Exhibitor
Variety for the miniatures. Reserve
Winners Bitch went to the littermate, Besitos Tecalli (coated),
breeder: Christine Feldman-Bartnick – owner: Patty Hoover and
handled to this win by Teresa Vila.
Intermediate Winner Dogs was
once again Besitos Temascal (hairless). Winners Bitch & Best Opposite Sex Variety went to the lovely
female, Besitos Violeta (hairless),
breeder/owner: Patty Hoover
handled by Maureen Pinto.
CH Quetzal (Hoover) awarded Best
of Variety.
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Specialty, con’t.
Standard Winners Dog & Best of
Variety coming from a very competitive winners class of Xolo males
was Besitos Tibao (coated) who
was Reserve Winners Dog at the
National the day before. For this
specialty Reserve Winners Dog was
awarded to Nuhual (Arena) hairless,
breeder Maria Arena owner: Patty
Hoover handled to this win by Teresa Vila. Best Opposite Sex Variety
& Best Puppy Variety was Besitos
Mintsitani (hairless) bred & owned
by Patty Hoover.
Inter-variety Competition
Best in Specialty (BOB) – Besitos
Tibao (Standard Coated Male)
Best Opposite Sex in Specialty – Besitos Violeta (Intermediate Hairless
Female)
Best Puppy in Specialty – Besitos
Mintsitani (Standard Hairless Female)
Best Bred By Exhibitor in Specialty
– Christos Cozcapilla (Miniature
Hairless Female)
As this event and year comes to a
close I reflect at how far we have
come and the common goals that
bring us together. We are fortunately to have such a wonderful membership of which I am honored to
be a part of and to work for. Thank
You all who donated time, money,
items, trophies, photos and support.
This event is for all of you and our
Xolos.
Special Thank you to all our exhibitors without you this event wouldn’t
be possible. Very Special Thank
You to Teresa Vila who helped me
at every turn. She was there from
beginning to end, anticipated
what needed to be done and did
it…You’re a Gem!! Not to mention she’s a darn good handler in
the ring too!
I, cordially, invite all to attend the
2010 National (location TBA).
Christine Feldman-Bartnick
XCUSA Event Coordinator
Joe Patalano
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XCUSA 2009 Top Xolo Points - Stadnings 01/01/09 - 10/11/09
Wins sheets must be submitted in accordance with XCUSA Top Xolo Awards in order to count towards these ranting. For information and downloadable win sheets go or contact Point Chair at [email protected]
Top Xolo - All Breed Points____________________________________________________
1. Ch Quetzal(Hoover) - Intermediate Hairless Male...........225 - Owner: D Webb/B Griffin
2. Besitos Tzi Tzi - Standard Hairless Male ……..……..…100 - Owner: P Hoover
2. Besitos Tibao – Standard Coated Male ….……………...100 - Owner: P Hoover
3. Ch Christos Cozcapilla – Miniature Hairless Female……..75 - Owner: C Feldman-Bartnick/M Bartnick
4. Besitos Namina – Miniature Hairless Female …………….50 – Owner: J Patalano
4. Besitos Violeta – Intermediate Hairless Female ……….....50 – Owner: P Hoover
5. Casita Feliz Coatl – Standard Hairless Male …………..…25 - Owner: K Johnson
Top Xolo - Breed Points______________________________________________________
1. Ch Quetzal(Hoover) - Intermediate Hairless Male.............42 - Owners: D Webb/B Griffin
2. Besitos Tzi Tzi - Standard Hairless Male ……..……..…..23 - Owner: P Hoover
2. Besitos Tibao - Standard Coated Male ….…………….....21 - Owner: P Hoover
3. CH Christos Cozcapilla – Miniature Hairless Female……...21 - Owner: C Feldman-Bartnick/M Bartnick
4. Besitos Violeta - Intermediate Hairless Female …….........10 - Owner: P Hoover
5. Besitos Mesquite – Standard Hairless Male ……….…….…9 - Owners: P Hoover/D Charneski
6. Besitos Tecalli – Miniature Coated Female ………………...8 - Owner: P Hoover
6. Besitos Cocoyuche – Miniature Hairless Male ……………..8 - Owner: P Hoover
6. CH Oconee Bella – Miniature Hairless Female …….……....8 - Owner: C Feldman-Bartnick/M Bartnick
7. Casita Feliz Coatl – Standard Hairless Male …………….…4 - Owner: K Johnson
8. CH Angel (Hoover) – Miniature Coated Female ……...….…3 - Owner: P Hoover
9. Besitos Namina – Miniature Hairless Female …………….…2 - Owner: J Patalano
Miniature - All Breed Pts________________________________________________________________
1. Ch Christos Cozcapilla – Miniature Hairless Female……..75 - Owner: C Feldman-Bartnick/M Bartnick
2. Besitos Namina – Miniature Hairless Female …………….50 - Owner: J Patalano
Intermediate - All Breed Pts______________________________________________________________
1. Ch Quetzal(Hoover) - Intermediate Hairless Male...........225 - Owner: D Webb/B Griffin
2. Besitos Violeta – Intermediate Hairless Female ……….....50 - Owner: P Hoover
Standard - All Breed Pts________________________________________________________________
1. Besitos Tzi Tzi - Standard Hairless Male ……..……..…100 - Owner: P Hoover
1. Besitos Tibao – Standard Coated Male ….……………...100 - Owner: P Hoover
2. Casita Feliz Coatl – Standard Hairless Male …………..…25 - Owner: K Johnson
Miniature - Breed Pts____________________________________________________________________
1. Ch Christos Cozcapilla – Miniature Hairless Female……...21 - Owner: C Feldman-Bartnick/M Bartnick
2. Besitos Tecalli – Miniature Coated Female ………………...8 - Owner: P Hoover
2. Besitos Cocoyuche – Miniature Hairless Male ………….....8 - Owner: P Hoover
2. CH Oconee Bella – Miniature Hairless Female …….……....8 - Owner: C Feldman-Bartnick/M Bartnick
3. CH Angel (Hoover) – Miniature Coated Female ……....……3 - Owner: P Hoover
4. Besitos Namina – Miniature Hairless Female ………………2 - Owner: J Patalano
Intermediate - Breed Pts__________________________________________________________________
1. Ch Quetzal(Hoover) - Intermediate Hairless Male.............42 - Owners: D Webb/B Griffin
2. Besitos Violeta - Intermediate Hairless Female …….........10 - Owner: P Hoover
Standard - Breed Pts_____________________________________________________________________
1. Besitos Tzi Tzi - Standard Hairless Male ……..……..…...23 - Owner: P Hoover
2. Besitos Tibao - Standard Coated Male ….…………….....21 - Owner: P Hoover
3. Besitos Mesquite – Standard Hairless Male ……….……… 9 - Owners: P Hoover/D Charneski
4. Casita Feliz Coatl – Standard Hairless Male …………….…4 - Owner: K Johnson
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Parade of Companions
Every year at their annual National and Regional specialty shows
XCUSA honors companion xolos
with a Parade of Companions, our
champions of the heart. It is a joyous event that touches us all. This
year the companions honored, with
a ribbon and a toy, were:
Cuachi shown by Laureen
McDonald
For those of you who may not
know, last year Cuachi was bitten
by a rattlesnake and had to spend
5 days in ICU. “We feel so blessed
to still have Cuachi with us – it
must be that the primitive breeds
are tougher than most. She is still
a hunter with high prey drive and
we are very happy that there are no
poisonous snakes on the Oregon
coast.”
Roca shown by Shirley Lundy
Roca is a Hoover dog that went to
live with Shirley at one year old.
“Patty was kind enough to let me
have Roca, she’s my constant companion.” Shirley showed Roca in
Rally for the first time at the show
and did very well.
Spooky shown by Shirley Lundy
“Two hairless pups arrived Christmas eve, when I woke up the next
morning I found Spooky, a little
coated Christmas present from his
mom.
Lily shown by Michelle Scher
Lily was a shelter dog found on
the outskirts of Phoenix when the
temps were in the 20s. Animal
control was finally able to catch
her because she was too weak to
run anymore. She weighed only 7
pounds, was skeletal, her skin was
tattered; she has frostbite on her
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ears and lost an ear tip. The shelter
didn’t know if she would be healthy
enough to survive surgery in her
emaciated condition. “I saw Lily
come in and knew she was the little
ragamuffin I wanted to share my
retirement with. She was a very
determined little wonder and now
I have a life full of hugs and kisses
from this precious and incredibly
healthy little Xolo.
Malinche shown by Brenda Armstrong accompanied by Patty
Hoover
Malinche was born more than 14
years ago in Mexico at the home of
Countess Lascelles de Premio Real.
The Premio kennel was among the
first to breed and show Xolos following the expeditions to restore
the breed in the 1950s. Malinche
came fro, Lascie to Patty Hoover as
pups. “Patty was kind enough to
share Malinche with me when she
was 5 years old. Now, nine years
later, La Reina (the queen) rules
the Armstrong household and two
other Xolos, Mektan and Zancudo
with a firm paw.”
Rafiki shown by Rica Bakotich
Rafiki was a puppy mill dog from
Texas who went to Las Vegas and
then to Seattle where Rica adopted
him from Susan Pfeiffer. As with
all puppy mill dogs he came with a
lot of baggage, growling and showing his teeth to everyone who came
near him. He still has leash aggression to larger dogs. “He is sweet
and loving most of the time but can
be a stubborn Xolo. He has happily
become the boss over the girls since
the old alpha crossed the rainbow
bridge this summer.”
Paqui shown by Sherry Rand
Paqui was a tiny baby that fit in
a crate the size of a shoebox. The
man who owned the dam and pups
could not afford to feed them so
they might have starved if a local woman had not convinced the
owner to surrender them to rescue.
Paqui went to Montana after Sherry
saw photos of him that Kim shared,
a big goofy looking puppy with
flopped over ears. “It is scary that
he would have died had he not been
rescued, Paqui is Xolo bossy but he
adores attention. He runs herd on
the cresteds, adores going for 3 mile
walks in the evenings and playing in
the irrigation ditch on those walks
when it is hot.”
Elliott (the magnificent) shown by
Sherry Rand
Elliott’s mother and pups were being kept outside in MO when the
relative of the owner, afraid the 4
week old hairless pup would freeze
talked them into letting him take
the dog that he bottle fed. In the
summer months Elliott got too
rowdy with his new owner’s children when he was cornered and
trapped. He was booted outside
but consistently scaled the fence so
he was chained inside a wire pen
where he remained most of the
summer. Fortunately with the winter months approaching the owner
surrendered him to Crest Care rescue, fostered by Lee McCartney and
adopted by Sherry. Elliott has quite
the reputation for dumpster diving.
Quixote shown by Barbara Griffin
Gwin-Dell’s Don Quixote CGC
was once known as the Walla Walla
Xolo where he was rescued from
a shelter a few hours before he
Companions, con’t.
was scheduled to be euthanized.
Abused, terrified, sick and vicious,
Quixote has risen to become the
top agility Xolo in the world. With
59 agility titles, in 6 agility venues,
Quixote is the only Xolo to hold
AKC Excellent titles and NADAC
Elite titles and is the first Xolo to be
invited to AKC’s Agility Invitational
this December where he will compete with the top agility dogs in the
country.
Kahlo shown by June Disotell
Camino’s Frida Kahlo was a show
dog and had several litters of
pups when she belonged to Renee
Wheeler. Kahlo had two other
homes before being traded to Shirley Lundy. When Shirley sold her
home she had to place several dogs
and asked June if she wanted her.
“She has finally found her forever home and is now a registered
therapy dog.”
Donder shown by June Disotell
Donder’s original name was Thunder because she was an aggressive
tiny puppy; she certainly changed as
an adult. As with Kahlo, June took
Donder when Shirley was placing
some of her dogs and renamed the
timid little girl Donder. She has her
forever home now.
Chupa shown by June Disotell
Patty Hoover asked June if she
would like one of her coated pups
and sent a link to pictures. June
was too busy to look at them but
that night she awoke from a deep
sleep to a ringing sound (not the
phone) and the word Chupa in her
head. Wide-awake and not being
able to fall back asleep June looked
at the photos of the pups. The
black-coated girl was Besito’s Cupa.
Realizing that it was meant to be,
June contacted Patty the next day
and about a week later June’s dream
dog Chupa (close enough to Cupa)
arrived at her dream home.
Hoover, shown by Lisa Moore
Hoover is a hairless red head obviously from the Besito kennels. Lisa
and Hoover Dog compete in agility.
Sahara shown by Lisa Moore
Sahara is a young sand colored
coated pup from the Hoover kennels. Lisa plans to work with her in
agility once the brain fairy visits.
Lisa Windflower
The Real and the Imagined
It is rumored that the Tarabino
Inn is haunted. I have to say that
reputation keeps some people at a
safe distance and Halloween trickor-treaters are few and far between.
The ones we do get, my husband
likes to scare half to death by coming out of the shadows from around
the house like a menacing zombie
as I’m getting the door. Then the
shrieking commences; no crying to
date.
We have had our share of experiences but personally I always tell
people ghosts could be standing all
around me, pulling my hair, and
I wouldn’t know. Maybe I don’t
want to know. Seriously, I hardly
have time for this realm; I can’t
be occupied by their dimension
and residual energy. Tarabino Inn
is over 100 years old so one could
expect to encounter those that have
passed before us if you believe or are
sensitive to that sort of thing. My
experiences are few but Kevin has
seen a woman twice in the middle
of the night standing on the second
floor landing, but when he awoke
the next morning he questioned
whether it was real or imagined. He
has been tapped on the shoulder on
more than one occasion. Over the
years our B&B guests have told us
many stories at the breakfast table.
Remarkably, these stories are quite
similar to each other which makes
one think, hmm, maybe there is
something to all this. I have been
asked more than once if I was moving furniture in the middle of the
night, was I in the kitchen clanging
around or if I was standing outside
their bedroom door, had I tapped
on their door, etc... Children and
adults alike have asked where the
children’s voices were coming from,
did we have a gathering downstairs
after they went to bed? People have
felt the pressure of someone sitting
on the edge of their bed. Others have said it’s a busy house but
friendly. Then there are the orbs
captured in numerous photographs.
I have smelled Christmas, strong
cinnamon and pine for a split
second. I’ve heard a stair walker,
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Imagined, con’t.
which led me upstairs to investigate
because I was sure all my guests had
checked out and the front door was
locked. That’s when I smelled the
cherry tobacco which got stronger
and stronger as I walked closer to
the library. I had just purchased
a book on Cuban cigars which
was sitting on the desk. I told my
husband that Hector, that’s what we
call the pipe smoking ghost, wanted
to check out the book. I have felt
the sensation of a cat or small dog
walking on my bed. One night
when Kevin was out of town I was
in bed and I felt pressure on the
edge of the mattress, I figured it was
my xolo, Machu, wanting to go out
since, besides sitting bedside and
staring at me, he uses this technique
if it’s urgent. I sat up and no one
was there. I told the ghost, “Cut it
out I’m tired” and rolled over to get
back to sleep. The ghosts used to
drain the batteries in the remotes on
the third floor. I told them to “Cut
it out, you’re making me look bad.
Do something with your death and
help me clean.”
Kevin says they are more scared of
me than I am of them, which is
comical considering how terrified of
the dark I was when I was younger.
Maybe the pranks my mom and
sister would pull on me toughened
me up. One night while I was doing the last of my evening chores
walking our second Dalmatian,
who was very, very old at the time,
they pulled one of these pranks. I
would walk the old guy in front of
the house just below the street light.
This was rural Connecticut which
was pitch black at night. A figure
draped in a sheet came running up
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the road, howling. I won’t repeat my
reaction but I was in high school at
the time and already had bad potty
mouth, so I stood there paralyzed,
swearing like a drunken sailor. I
heard my mom giggling in the
bushes which snapped me out of it,
then my sister started cracking up
from under the sheet. I’m surprised
I didn’t pee in my pants.
This brings me to the conclusion of
this little story. Sombra, my other
xolo, has been known to stare at
corners in the ceiling of our basement apartment at Tarabino Inn
and give a low rumbling growl that
at times erupts into a bark. I ask
her if the ghosts are messing with
her. Our latest experience happened
recently one evening while we were
watching T.V. We heard the distinct
sound of a dog shaking and ears
flapping. Kevin asked, ”Where’s
Sombra?” Machu was cuddled up
next to him, and Sombra was by
my side. They both looked in the
direction of the sound. “Did you
hear that?” asked Kevin. My usual
response: “Yes, whatever, it could
have been anything.” Kevin was
not so convinced. He thinks we live
with a ghost dog. Maybe it’s a Xoloitzcuintle spirit guide dog helping
someone along their path.
A few days later I was on the third
floor doing chores when I heard
someone walking up the stairs. My
first inclination was to find a reasonable explanation. I went through
my head checking if there were
guests still in the house, was the
front door locked, etc... The sound
of footsteps was getting closer and
closer. I came out of the East Gable
room and looked over at the top
of the staircase where the sound of
footsteps had reached and there was
no one there. At this point my heart
was pounding hard and felt like it
was in my throat. I was weak in the
knees, feeling dizzy and nauseous. I
had to get to the bottom of this and
walked towards the staircase slowly
and cautiously. I got to the top of
the stairs, looked down and there
was the culprit. Sombra! We both
froze at the exact same moment,
both startled and terrified. A wave
of relief came over me, the horrified look on my face and my potty
mouth reaction sent her scurrying
back down the stairs to our apartment. The little rascal had noticed
the door to our apartment had not
latched and came looking for me.
She knew she was venturing upstairs
uninvited and really didn’t know
who she would find so she was
slinking slowly and cautiously up
the stairs which created the sound
of slow footsteps instead of the
usual pitter patter of puppy paws.
So much for brazen bravery on my
part. What would I do if I really did
live with ghosts? Or do I?
Teresa Vilá, Tarabino Inn,
Trinidad, Colorado, living with the
real and the imagined.
Happy Halloween!
Xolos in Australia
Australia received its first ever Xoloitzcuintle in July 2009, after what
seemed an eternity to myself (and
even more for Patty Hoover I am
sure lol) Besitos Taha Daha and Besitos Naca arrived after many years
of careful research and planning. I
still remember the first day at the
quarantine station when I first saw
them:
Naca: Big, Bold, Beautiful and loveable with an air of majestic significance and cheeky monkey status.
Taha Daha: Shy, demure, pretty and
just not too sure what was going
on and where she was and why this
strange talking woman wanted to
hug her so much. I was soon to
find out that I over hugged her as
we could not catch her in the quarantine yard when she was released
for a run! Naca was just so loving and friendly a credit to all that
reared him, I cried with joy when
I first saw them both, I likened it
to giving birth, I was so excited. I
couldn’t believe it, it was almost
unreal, and the whole process was
completed via email and photos,
not one phone call!
Patty Hoover was instrumental in
her efforts to fulfil my dream and
despite my bombardment of email
requests for their almost daily development and the strict pedigree requests from the Australian National
Kennel Governing bodies, she remained cool and calm through the
whole process (I however did not!!)
Colin and I (Jacqi) are located in
the South West of Western Australia
near Bunbury, approximately two
hours drive or 180 km south of
the Capital City, Perth. Bunbury
has a population in excess of 50
000 people and is West Australia’s
second largest city; I am excited to
include Bunbury in the Xoloitzcuintle history in Australia.
My kennel prefix is “Wazzat “
named after my last breed, the Chinese Crested Dog. People would
constantly stop me in the street and
ask “Whats that!”. The Chinese
Crested dog is not a common breed
in Australia, but it is more well
known that the Xolo which has already enacted the response of Xolo
what? And “Is it a Hyena?”
The Xolos have been a huge hit at
the Dog Club and small children
are fascinated by them and we have
been talked about at lectures at
schools, and the XCUSA and the
famous Rotten Rubber Dogs are
now known in Australia at Boyanup
Primary School! The monkeys ( as
Patty fondly calls them) are such
great ambassadors for the breed here
and always evoke much admiring
glances and a short history lecture
on the breed from myself and my
lovely husband (who I am sure is
overly excited to have a proper dog
as in bigger than a crested, at last).
WE have been very fortunate to
have been named an ambassador
for Eagle Pack Dog Kibble and they
have become our sponsors with a
very lovely sponsorship contract for
both dogs.
As the Xolos were imported into
Australia relatively recently the
breed in Australia therefore is still
in its early development, awaiting
ANKC breed recognition. In order
to show the Xoloitzcuintle in Australia the breed must be recognised
by the Australian National Kennel
Council (ANKC) and meet specific
requirements. First and foremost
point is that the breed is recognised
by an ANKC approved Overseas
Controlling Body, I had to provide
the ANKC with an Export Certified
Pedigree showing three generations
of ancestors, all fully registered with
prefix (Kennel name) and suffix,
this I believe is not always required
in other countries. In Australia a
breed standard extension is collated
and used to train ANKC judges to
the points and confirmation of the
breed. The BSE has been submitted
to the New Breeds Committee, it is
expected it will be distributed to all
member bodies Australia wide for
perusal and discussion before the
ANKC make a final ruling, which
I have been advised will be October. It is then a wait for the judges
to be trained and all systems go to
be fully shown next year, assuming
we are good enough, we could win
a group or Best In show, I am sure
you all understand it’s a Xoloitzcuintle, so therefore it should win!!
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Xolos in Australia, con’t.
We all know the Xoloitzcuintle is
the best in the world!
The Xoloitzcuintle arriving in
Australia is a part of history. The
rest will be history. Thank you again
to the wonderful Patty and beautiful Barbara for all their patience
and great efforts with the girl from
down under with the impossible
dream that came true.
My next goal is to title both dogs
and then compete with agility; I
also want to get a Miniature Xolo
so I can show people the beautiful characters in a smaller size!! I
bet they are just as charming and
cheeky as the large “monkeys” (A
Patty H term, I now fully understand!). My next dream is to one
day meet all the Xolo USA people
I see on the lists and one compete
in some overseas Xolo events where
quarantine is not so long as 6
months.
But for now I just have to work on
my husband, but that wont be hard,
he is in love with both the Xolo’s,
possibly more than me, well OK as
much as me !
Jacqi Dinis
WAZZAT XOLOITZCUINTLE
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Your 2009 XCUSA Board of Directors
website: www.xoloworld.com
Barbara Griffin
President
Patty Hoover
Vice President
Connie O’Hara
Corresponding Secretary
Rosemary Kennedy
Recording Secretary
Mark “Tony” Bartnick
Treasurer
Lisa Moore
Board
Jo Acton
Board
Kacie Johnson
Board
Kim Lovewell
Board
Jewel Waldrip
Board
Your 2009 XRUSA Board of Directors
website: www.xolorescueusa.org
Lisa Windflower
President
Gary Armitage
Treasurer
Lee McCartney
Vice President
Kim Lovewell
Secretary
June Disotell
Board
Kacie Johnson
Board
Rosemary Kennedy
Board
Connie O’Hara
Board
Jewel Waldrip
Board