BARKER BLOG

SLATE OF NOMINEES

Thank you to all that served the Board of Directors over the past year. Following is the official Slate of Nominees for 2024:
PRESIDENT

Jane Hammett Bright

VICE PRESIDENT

Carol Dowd

TREASURER

Melissa Dewitt

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY

Ellen Mantel Pfann

RECORDING SECRETARY

Jefferie Cade

MEMBERSHIP

Marjorie Riddle Watson

DIRECTORS

Naomi Johnson

Brenda Lewis

Kathy Pellerino

Ursula Walsh

Additional nominations may be made at the November meeting by any member in attendance provided that the person so nominated does not decline when his or her name is proposed. If the proposed candidate is not in attendance at this meeting, the proposer shall present the Board with a written statement from the proposed candidate signifying his or her willingness to be a candidate. No person shall be a candidate for more than one office and the additional nominations which are provided for herein may be made only from among those members who have not accepted a nomination of the nominating committee.

Nominations cannot be made at the Annual Meeting or in any manner other than as provided in this Section.

2024 DOG SHOWS

The Board voted to move forward in joining Myrtle Beach Kennel Club to form a 4-Day Cluster All-Breed Dog Show.

DATES:

Thursday & Friday, April 25-26, 2024.

(Myrtle Beach Kennel Club will run the show on Saturday & Sunday, April 27-28, 2024)

Set Up Day is Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

LOCATION:

Southeastern Agricultural Center, Lumberton, NC

Check it out by clicking here.

WHY:

Indoor Location – Climate Controlled. We don’t have to be concerned with weather or the conditions of the footing.

Costs – it costs the club approximately $18-20,000 to rent and prepare the Polo Grounds in Pinehurst for the two-day show. The cost to rent the SEAC is $1,100 per day. There will be other minimal costs that we will be able to pass along to exhibitors.

Facility – SEAC is fairly turn-key. It has staff to take care of so much of the “heavy lifting” that we traditionally perform in Pinehurst. The facility also plenty of RV spaces, as well as stalls suitable to rent to exhibitors as grooming locations.

Popularity – 4 Day Shows are much more popular and better attended.

Volunteerism – The Club will still require volunteers, but not for ALL of the week prior. We’re estimating currently we will need less than 10 per day.

OPPORTUNITIES TO DO MORE:

The club will be exploring the possibility of additionally activities on site during the dog shows, including CGC Testing, and Dock Diving. STAY TUNED.

Anyone with questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Jane Hammett Bright, Carol Dowd or Ellen Pfann. We will be updating you as we get closer.

FUN EVENTS

Halloween CAT

at Shadow Hill Farms, October 27-29, 2023.
Sponsored by Greater Charlotte Shetland Sheepdog Club

FIT Walks with Moore County Kennel Club Members

CGC Testing by Appointment Only

Halloween Costume Contest

CLICK HERE FOR PREMIUM LIST

For More Information, Contact Jane

Obedience Fun Day

Our Club has been invited as guests to Susan Novotny’s Training Facility in Aberdeen.

Thanksgiving Weekend – Saturday, November 25, 2023

Come with or without your dogs.

Potluck – left over Thanksgiving Food.

Must RSVP – For More Information Contact Ellen

MCKC’s First FAST CAT

February 9-11, 2024
Set up on February 8th

More Information to be available by November Meeting
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MCKC DOG SHOW

Those attending the September General Meeting learned that the Club is researching the possibility of moving our dog shows to Lumberton’s Southeastern Agricultural Center, and to join into a Cluster with Myrtle Beach Kennel Club.

Initial projections show that the move, though no longer in Moore County, would reduce our expenses by $18,000. The location is much less expensive to rent, and our club would not need to build all of the infrastructure such as the Tents, Golf Carts, Bathrooms et. al.

The show would become a 4 day show, with MCKC taking 2 days.

The Ag Center is Indoors and climate controlled. And that is increasingly attractive to exhibitors.

Moving our shows would be a huge departure for this club. We all have loved providing our county a dog show since 1987. But expenses aside, the quality of the turf and suitability to our dogs came to a fever pitch at our 2023 shows.

NO FINAL DECISION HAS BEEN MADE. But it will be a hot topic of discussion at the October 2 Board Zoom Meeting.

Updates to Dog Import Requirement

USDA APHIS Proposed Rule Seeks to Formalize African Swine Fever-Related Dog Import Requirements

By AKC Government Relations

Published: Sep 28, 2023 | 2 Minutes

The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) is proposing new rules to establish requirements regarding the importation of live dogs for resale, whether through retail or wholesale channels or fee-based adoption, from regions where African Swine Fever (ASF) exists or is reasonably believed to exist.  The proposed rules would formalize requirements that have been in place since August 2021.  USDA APHIS is also proposing a technical change with regard to microchips.

ABOUT ASF
While not a threat to human health, African Swine Fever is a highly contagious and deadly viral disease affecting both domestic and feral swine of all ages, leading to extremely high rates of morbidity and mortality. ASF can be transmitted via dogs’ fur and bedding.

Currently, ASF exists or is believed to exist in the following regions and countries:  The continent of Africa; Armenia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Belarus; Belgium; Bhutan; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Brazil; Bulgaria; Burma; Cambodia; China; Croatia; Cuba; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark; Dominican Republic; Estonia; any restricted zone in the European Union (EU) or Northern Ireland established by the EU, or any EU Member State or Northern Ireland because of detection of ASF; Finland; France; Georgia; Germany; Greece ; Haiti; Hong Kong; Hungary; India; Indonesia; Ireland; Italy; Latvia; Lithuania; Luxembourg; North Korea; South Korea; Kosovo; Laos; Malaysia; Malta; Mauritius; Moldova; Mongolia; Nepal; Netherlands; North Macedonia; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Russia; Sao Tome and Principe; Serbia; Singapore; Spain; Sweden; Taiwan; Thailand; Timor-Leste; Ukraine; United Kingdom; and Vietnam.

WHAT’S REQUIRED
A U.S. importer must obtain an APHIS Animal Care Import permit for dog(s) intended for resale and satisfy all import requirements.  Dogs imported for resale must also meet all of the following APHIS Veterinary Services (VS) import requirements:

  • Dog(s) and their shipping crate/container must be free of dirt, wood shavings, hay, straw, or any other organic/natural bedding material.
  • All bedding that accompanies the dog(s) during transit must be properly disposed of at the post-entry point(s) of concentration in a way that prevents introduction or spread of ASF.
  • Dog(s) must have a microchip that meets APHIS-approved standards, and the microchip number must be verified immediately before the animal is bathed.  This is a proposed technical change that will provide APHIS with flexibility to make changes to the list of acceptable identification that will not require a separate rulemaking process.
  • Dog(s) must be bathed at the U.S. post-entry point(s) of concentration within two calendar days of arrival, to be documented on the VS Dog Import Record.

Both parts of the APHIS VS Dog Import Record must be completed and submitted for each shipment of imported dog(s) intended for resale.  Additionally, the VS Dog Import Record verifying the completion of all APHIS VS import requirements for every dog in the shipment must be submitted to APHIS within two business days following the dogs’ entry into the U.S.

WHAT YOU CAN DO
USDA APHIS will accept comments from the public through Monday, November 27, 2023.  Go to https://www.regulations.gov/document/APHIS-2022-0014-0001 to submit comments online.  In the alternative, send comments via postal mail or commercial deliver to:

Docket No. APHIS-2022-0014
Regulatory Analysis and Development
PPD, APHIS
Stations 3A-03.8
4700 River Road
Unit 118
Riverdale, Maryland 20737-1238

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT
Dr. Mary Kate Anderson
Staff Veterinary Medical Officer
Live Animal Imports, Veterinary Services, APHIS
(301) 851-3300
LAIE@usda.gov

American Kennel Club Government Relations Department
(919)816-3720
Doglaw@akc.org