BARKER BLOG
Membership Meeting
November 9, 2022
Present:
Betty Chapman, Beth Verner, Jane Hammett Bright, Patricia Jugeat, Carol Dowd, Kamalbake, Brenda Lewis, Karolynne McAteer, Lynette McMoran, Bill Pace, Patty Pace, Ellen Mantel Pfann, Kathy Scheideman, Lisa Schrank, Robert Stolting, Ruth Stolting, Ursula Walsh, Marjorie Riddle Watson
Guests Attending:
Melissa DeWitt, Kathy Pellerino, Katherine Rice, Ken Rice, Nanette Zeller, Shelley Hohm, Dr. Darin Collins (Guest Speaker – AKC Canine Health Foundation), Kevin Dodge.
TREASURER’S REPORT
Club is healthy. Details can be seen HERE
Our Treasurer is searching for someone to help her with projects. If interested, please contact Betty Chapman
CORRESPONDING / WEB / BARKER
Working on addition of feature videos on dogs, whether it is training, grooming, or an explanation of a Dog Sport. Anyone with an idea, please contact Ellen Pfann.
AGILITY
Next Trial: January 20-22, 2023 at Rising Star Canine Ranch in Oak Ridge, NC. New facility with 2 rings, able to accommodate more exhibitors.
MCKC’s very capable unicorn Agility Chair, Sandy Fisher, was in the hospital last month. The club sent her flowers. And Sandy is feeling much better now, and is looking forward to the new January trial.
FUN COMITTEE
Scent Work Seminar being organized for either January or February. Stay tuned. If you wish to join the committee, which plans events throughout the year, please contact Carol Dowd Kamalbake.
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY PARTY
Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at Table on the Green. Watch for your invitation that will come by email.
DOG SHOW
Westminster Kennel Club has rescheduled their 2023 date to May 6-9, and will be preceded by an All-Breed Dog Show sponsored by the Trenton Clubs (dates conflict directly with our own). The educated projection is that the exhibitors who normally come to our shows, will attend the Trenton Shows and then nearby Westminster. More importantly, our Show Committee plans to attend Westminster, leaving the club without important leadership during the show.
There are options, most of which have seen or unseen financial, current and future AKC scheduling, and worker support consequences.
Key show committee members, Karolynne McAteer, Patty Pace, Bill Pace and Treasurer Betty Chapman will be reviewing the Club’s liabilities, contracts, steward availability and Judging Conflicts. The board plans to meet on Monday evening to assess. And the Membership will be informed once the board has a conclusion.
BRAGS
Our Members are busy with their dogs!! Check out the BRAGS PAGE
If you would like your Brag to be listed on our Brags page, please email the specifics with a photo to ELLEN. Your brag should contain the following:
- Dog’s Call Name
- Dog’s AKC Name
- Brag
- Location of Brag
- Date of Brag
November Board Meeting
November 9, 2022
Present: Jane Hammett, Patty Pace, Bill Pace, Ursula Walsh, Karolynne McAteer, Betty Chapman, Marjorie Riddle Watson, Carol Kamalbake Dowd, Ellen Pfann
Called to order at 5:00 PM.
DOG SHOW
Regular Agenda items were put aside in lieu of an upcoming issue that will affect the club’s annual May All-Breed Dog Shows. Westminster Kennel Club has rescheduled their 2023 date to May 6-9, and will be preceded by an All-Breed Dog Show sponsored by the Trenton Clubs (dates conflict directly with our own). The educated projection is that the exhibitors who normally come to our shows, will attend the Trenton Shows and then nearby Westminster. More importantly, our Show Committee plans to attend Westminster, leaving the club without important leadership during the show.
There are options, most of which have seen or unseen financial, current and future AKC scheduling, and worker support consequences.
Key show committee members, Karolynne McAteer, Patty Pace, Bill Pace and Treasurer Betty Chapman will be reviewing the Club’s liabilities, contracts, steward availability and Judging Conflicts. The board plans to meet on Monday evening to assess. And the Membership will be informed once the board has a conclusion.
K-9 COP
The Board voted to approve a $2,500 donation to assist funding of a new dog for the Moore County Sherriff’s Department to be purchased from K-2. The dog is a German Shepherd Dog named Senna. The handler, Officer Kevin Dean, will be applying for the $7,500 grant from AKC to underwrite the purchase via AKC’s Adopt a K-9 Cop program.
MEMBERSHIP
Alicia Alviani was put forward by the board to be read at the meeting after the addition of two sponsors. The board also waived her first reading to proceed to the second reading with the general membership (she has had sponsors, but they weren’t listed on the paperwork).
John and Mary Jo Stockman were put forward by the board to be read at the meeting after the addition of two sponsors. The board also waived their first reading to proceed to the second reading with the general membership (they also had sponsors that had just not signed the paperwork).
Katherine and Ken Rice were approved by the Board for their first reading to the General Membership
Meeting Adjourned 6:05 PM.
Agility Comparison Report
THE BARKER – NOVEMBER 2022
SCARY THINGS
At MCKC’s October Agility Trials
Agility Competitors enjoyed a crate decoration contest. Many thanks to the Agility Committee. It looks like a great time was had by all.
UPCOMING NOVEMBER MEETING – RSVP
CHECK OUT THE BRAGS
Moore County Kennel Club Members are up working their dogs. Check out the recent success stories.
OCTOBER MEETING
Our October Meeting was a Fun Committee Social, which started with a walk around the Arboretum with our dogs and finished up with dinner at the Pinehurst Brewery.
Thank you Betty Chapman for your valiant attempts to herd all the “cats” at the Brewery staff, attempting to get them to save us some tables. It was a great event, as there were a lot of Members that we haven’t seen in quite some time. There were also a bunch of new people. So we all got to raise a glass with old friends and make new friends.
November Program
Dr. Darin Collins
CEO, AKC’s Canine Health Foundation
Dr. Darin Collins is the CEO of the AKC Canine Health Foundation, Inc. Based in Raleigh, North Carolina, the Canine Health Foundation is dedicated to advancing the health of all dogs and their owners by funding scientific research and supporting the dissemination of health information to prevent, treat and cure canine disease. CHF, founded in 1995 by the American Kennel Club, is the largest non-profit organization worldwide to fund health research exclusively for dogs. The organization’s mission is accomplished with donations from dog lovers throughout the world, the funded research helps advance veterinary medicine, resulting in better care and treatment options, and more accurate diagnoses for both common and complex health issues. Since 1995, the AKC Canine Health Foundation has funded just under $70 million for canine health research projects and education to benefit all dogs and their owners.
Dr. Collins is a graduate of the University of Illinois, College of Veterinary Medicine. He has practiced veterinary medicine and surgery since 1987 in a diversity of clinical settings, including private companion animal medicine in Chicago, as well as, zoo and wildlife medicine in Seattle at the Woodland Park Zoo. Within the American Zoo and Aquarium Association, he is well-known for his research and publications on bears, tree kangaroos and zoonotic disease. He served for the Center for Disease Control and the United States Agency of International Development while stationed in Jakarta, Indonesia for 2 years to conduct field surveillance for H5N1 avian influenza which is an emergent zoonotic infectious disease of global concern. He has held facultry and appointments with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the University of Washington and Washington State University. He is the primary author of numerous publications in veterinary research journals and clinical textbooks. He has owned, bred and exhibited salukis for 35 years in conformation and open field coursing venues. He never declines Sweepstakes assignments and is adamant about evaluating breeds with a critical eye for form and function. He relocated from Seattle to Raleigh in 2021 for his position with CHF and currently lives in Raleigh. He is a longstanding member of the American Saluki Association and the Saluki Club of America and his membership with the Raleigh Kennel Club is currently being considered.
The title for his presentation is
Canine Health Foundation:
The How and Why to Get Involved