Vet Cancer Registry
Topics from the July Board Meeting
From the Presidents Desk
Have you Heard?
Top 10 Ways You Know Martha Stewart is Stalking Your Dog
Shameless Plea for Help!
Trophy Pledges Needed!
Help! We Need Stewards!!
Dog or Dawg?
Have you Heard?
Brags!!
Upcoming Performance Events
Upcoming Seminars and Conferences
Run Throughs at Merrimac
About the PCOTC
By Steve Steinberg, VMD, DACVIM, Coordinator
Please be aware of a new and very useful Internet service. The Vet Cancer Registry (www.vetcancerregistry.com) was started to collect
meaningful statistical information about cancers in our canine and feline companions. It is now the largest registry of its kind with over 7500 cases
and contributions from veterinarians and veterinary institutions all over the world. It is self-explanatory, user friendly and completely free.
Although designed for veterinarians, I think you will find lots of useful information on it. You can find out how other animals have been treated
for specific cancers, how old they were at the time of diagnosis, and how old they were when they died.
I'm also requesting that you encourage your members to encourage their veterinarians to contribute cases. If your breed is underrepresented it
is because your veterinarians aren't contributing. It takes a few minutes to enter a case (this must be done by a veterinarian or a veterinary
technician) it is free to them and privacy is strongly enforced.
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· The third basic class will begin and the CGC test hel on September 17, 2003. Dave will teach this class. Anita will teach the advance
class focusing on advanced games for novice prep beginning September 24th.
· The fall trial is well on the way. Volunteers are needed for various positions. If you can help, please see a board member.
· Nominations for officers and board members will be taking place very soon. Start thinking about who you would like to see on the board
next year.
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They say that no news is good news. Well, I don't know that I necessarily subscribe to that theory. Seems to me some news is good and more
even better, so pardon my ramblings. I don't know if any of you realized that the July edition of
The PUP got a bit thin. I can understand the brags
being down a bit as dogs come in and out of competition, but don't be afraid to send in other information about you and your companion(s) or items
you come across that might be of interest to the membership at large. Caryl does a fine job with our monthly newsletter, but she loves it when she
gets email, so if you come across something please don't hesitate to drop her a note at pupeditor@pcotocdogs.org. This is our way to share information.
Our training sessions move on. We are over halfway through the third session and we finally have had AC and a night without thunderstorms.
Yippee! This session will be completed on the last Wednesday night in August.
For those looking ahead, the fourth session begins on
September 17th with the basic orientation and the CGC, and the first full night of classes on the
24th. I'll be teaching the basic class in the fourth
session and Anita Ramsey will be working the advanced class with a course on Teaching Skills through Games. So mark your calendars, and plan on
being there.
We're in the process of changing the dates for our future annual trial. Traditionally we held it during the month of October. Unfortunately,
the period from September through early December mark the height of the fall trail period and our trial date is frequently in competition with
other clubs holding seminars, training, or trials for attendance. Because of this, the club officers and board have elected to move our annual trial to
the month of January starting in 2005. The month of January is extremely void of shows and we feel this would be a good time to pick up
additional attendance and still hold a quality trial. We are currently reviewing dates to be considered. For 2004, we are currently planning on holding
an agility or obedience seminar during the time frame that we currently held our trial. More information should be coming out on this shortly. If
you have any questions or comments, please feel free to send them on or express them to a board member.
Hope your summer finishes off with a bang!
David Hamel |
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How many dogs are needed to change a light bulb?
Golden Retriever: The sun is shining, the day is young, we've got our whole lives ahead of us, and you're inside worrying about a stupid burned out bulb?
Border Collie: Just one. And then I'll replace any wiring that's not up to code.
Dachshund: You know I can't reach that stupid lamp!
Rottweiler: Make me.
Lab: Oh, me, me!!!! Pleeeeeeze let me change the light bulb! Can I? Can I? Huh? ? Huh? Can I?
Malamute: Let the Border Collie do it. You can feed me while he's busy.
Jack Russell Terrier: I'll just pop it in while I'm bouncing off the walls and furniture.
Poodle: I'll just blow in the Border Collie's ear and he'll do it. By the time he finishes rewiring the house, my nails will be dry.
Cocker Spaniel: Why change it? I can still pee on the carpet in the dark.
Doberman Pinscher: While it's dark, I'm going to sleep on the couch.
Boxer: Who cares? I can still play with my squeaky toys in the dark......
Mastiff: Mastiffs are NOT afraid of the dark.
Chihuahua: Yo quiero Taco Bulb.
Pointer: I see it, there it is, there it is, right there....
Greyhound: It isn't moving. Who cares?
Australian Shepherd: First, I'll put all the light bulbs in a little circle...
Old English Sheep Dog: Light bulb? I'm sorry, but I don't see a light bulb?
German Shepherd: Alright, everyone stop where you are! Who busted the light? I SAID, "STOP WHERE YOU ARE!!!"
Hound Dog: ZZZZZZzzzzzzzzz
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10. There's potpourri hanging from his/her collar.
9. The dog's nails have been cut with pinking shears.
8. The dog toys are all stored in McCoy crocks.
7. The pooper scooper has been decorated with raffia.
6. That telltale lemon slice in the new silver water bowl.
5. You find liver and whole wheat dog treats stamped out with copper cookie cutters and decorated with royal icing using a #2 rosette tip.
4. Dog hair has been collected and put into wire baskets for nesting material for the birds.
3. A seasonally appropriate grapevine wreath adorns the front of your dog's crate.
2. Your dog goes outside naked and comes in wearing a thyme colored virgin wool hand knitted sweater with matching boots.
And The Number One Way You Know That Martha Stewart Is Stalking Your Dog Is...
1. The dog droppings in your backyard have been sculpted into swans.
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Our club's 2003 obedience trial will be held October 25th & 26th at the Merrimac training building in Newport News.
Please contact these individuals if you are willing to
give freely of your time and talent.
Trial Chairperson = Maggie Hayes
Trial Secretary = Dave Hamel
Hospitality = Cathy Broyles
Advertising = Marie Stuart
Chief Steward = Jackie Kirkman
Booster Page = Aleta Channell
Trophy Chair = Anita Ramsay
Grounds Chair = Leslie Wemhoff
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The annual PCOTC Obedience Trials are just around the corner in October. The club needs everyone's participation
in offering trophies for the competitors. Please be generous and offer a prize or cash or donate to the general fund. For
example, one might offer a basket of dog treats for the Saturday trial for the Highest Scoring Dog in Novice A. Or, a dog specific item
(like a mug with a Golden on it) for the Highest Scoring Golden Retriever in the trial. Be creative! Donate for both days if you can.
If you would like to donate cash, just put the amount and mark it for the General Fund. Do not send the trophies or cash
immediately, Anita will contact you about when and where she needs to collect them. Right now the important thing is your commitment.
Please note that if you donate for a class that has already been donated for, we would like to use your trophy in the General Fund
for another appropriate class. If this happens, and you would prefer that Anita contact you first to discuss, please mark here _______.
Name:_______________________________________________________
Address:_____________________________________________________
City:__________________________________State:________Zip:______
Phone:________________________E-Mail:_________________________
Item:__________________________________________Saturday/Sunday
Class:________________________________________________________
Item:__________________________________________Saturday/Sunday
Class:________________________________________________________
Item:__________________________________________Saturday/Sunday
Class:________________________________________________________
Item:__________________________________________Saturday/Sunday
Class:________________________________________________________
Please give or send this form to: Anita Ramsey, 113 Lynn Drive, Portsmouth, VA
23707
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From The Flashman
As you PCOTC people know, we have our annual Obedience Trial coming up on October 25 and 26. My mom asked me to write this
steward recruitment letter for the PUP since she's been kinda busy with the g-kids this summer.
OK this job isn't brain surgery. No experience necessary, OJT! It's only for 2 days, there's plenty of food and drink, and, not only that, you get
to rub elbows with Judges and look important while you answer questions for nervous exhibitors. Hey, and you're a member of this dog club
right? What a learning opportunity this is! You'll learn how an obedience ring is conducted and see first hand how to (and in some cases NOT handle)
a dog on 3 different class levels. What's more you could be lucky enough to be stewarding a ring where I'm competing. Hey, how's about putting
a cooking on my go-out! (kidding!) Anyway, give mom a call or an e-mail. You won't want to miss out on this opportunity.
Later
The Flashman with help frim Jackie Kirkman (423-4203; Kirkk9s@aol.com)
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To all you dog lovers out there and those who understand the difference between Yankees and Southerners... A Translation Of Yankee Dogs
To Southern Dawgs
| Yankee |
Southern |
| Beagle |
Rabbit Dawg |
| Black Lab |
Duck fetchin' Dawg |
| Bouvier, Komondor |
"What The Heck Kinda Dawg Is That?" |
| Chinese Crested |
Nekkid Dawg |
| Doberman Pinscher |
Dobimin Pinches |
| German Shepherd Dog |
Poh-leece Dawg |
| Great Dane, Mastiff |
Danged BIG Dawg |
| Greyhound |
Greased Lightnin' Dawg |
| Malinois |
Another kind of Poh-leece Dawg |
| Pekinese |
Mop Dawg |
| Poodle |
Circus Dawg |
| Siberian Husky |
Sled-Pullin' Dawg |
| St. Bernard |
"Thank Gawd, Here Comes The Whiskey Dawg" |
| Yellow Lab |
Ol' Yeller Dawg |
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A man decides he wants a hunting dog, so he goes to a shop in town and says, "Give me the best hunting dog you've got."
The owner takes him into the back room. "This one here's the best one we've got."
"I want to see him in action," said the man.
The owner takes the man out in the field beside the shop. He let the dog loose into the field. "However many barks is how many rabbits is in that field."
The dog barked three times, and a few minutes later, brought back three rabbits. "I'll take it," said the man.
The next day, he went hunting with the dog. He let him loose in the field. The dog barked four times, and brought back four rabbits.
Two days later, they went hunting again, this time in the woods. The man let the dog loose and waited. The dog barked six times, and brought back six rabbits. The next
weekend, they again went hunting in the woods. The man let the dog loose. To his suprise, the dog came back with a stick. The man cursed him and threw the stick back in the woods.
The dog went back in and came out with another stick.
The man was stumped, and went back to the shop where he bought the dog. He told the owner what happened.
"You idiot," said the owner, "He was trying to tell you that there was more rabbits in those woods than you can shake a stick at!!!"
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Please send any submissions for The PUP to Caryl Thompson at 757-631-0712, or
e-mail pupeditor@pcotcdogs.org
Jackie Kirkman's GSP, U-Ach, U-CDX Kbrooke Southpines Flash CDX JH AX MXJ (aka The Flashman) double Q'd at the AKC Agility Trials
held on Afton MT in June. He also earned his
7th MX leg.
From Lovey Lyons: Truwick's R Destiny to Hidden Creek took 2 points on Sat. July 26, 2003 at Greenville, SC and a major on Sunday July
27, atGreenville, SC. toward her championship
Marie Stuart reports that on July 7 U-UD Touchstone's Ace In The Hole, UDX NA "Cody" celebrated his 13th birthday with dinner
consisting of chicken backs and a trip to DQ for a Blizzard. He's slowed down quite a bit but doesn't want to be left behind. Here's to more years of
sharing my pillow with my Top Spot.
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August
August 23rd: Leesburg, VA Coursing Hounds Association of Mid-Potomic- AKC lure coursing trial - Closes August 20th. Contact
Judy Brader at (540) 752-5017 or jebrader@om.gov for details.
September
September 2nd & 3rd: Sanford, NC Bon-Clyde Learning Center- NADAC agility trials - Contact Bonnie Buchanan at
bon_clyde@wave-net.net
September 6th & 7th: Gladys, VA Dog Obedience Training Club of Lynchburg - Herding Trials - Contact Moss Bow at 336-379-9352
September 6th & 7th: Gloucester, VA Belroi Agility Club & Tidewater Dog Performance Center - UKC agility trials - Contact Buck Boyd
at bboyd@rivnet.net or 804-776-7001
September 6th & 7th: Youngsville, NC Agility Addicts and Rover Fanatics NADAC agility trials - Premium available at
http://members.aol.com/bfuhr14/aarf/. For more information, e-mail
nadine@godoggo.org.
September 20th & 21th: Gloucester, VA Richmond Dog Obedience Club AKC agility trail. The premium is online at http://www.rdoc.org.
September 21st: Bedford, VA James River Kennel Club- AKC lure coursing trial - Closes September 21st. Contact Carrie Smith at
(434) 846-6164 or caninehaven@msm.com for details.
October
October 4th & 5th: Charles City, VA Dogwood Retriever Club- AKC hunting test - Closes September 19th. Contact Patty Wimoth at
(804) 328-3561 for details.
October 4th & 5th: Gloucester, VA Tidelands Poodle Club of Virginia- AKC agility trials - Closes September 18th. $20/$10 Contact
Jean Watkins-Conroy at (757) 847-7419 or agilitycorgis@aol.com
October 11th & 12th: Gloucester, VA Gloucester Kennel Club of Virginia- AKC agility trials - Closes September 24th. $20/$10
Contact Nelson Fletcher at (804) 693-2167.
October 18th & 19th: Newport News, VA Merrimac Dog Training Club- AKC obedience trials
- Closes September 24th. Contact Susan Coffman at (757) 868-6384 for details.
October 18th & 19th: New Hill, NC Autumn Winds Agility Center- UKC agility trials -
Closes October 8th. No day of trial entries. Contact sydney@tribeagles.org or
visit www.autumnwindsagility.com
October 25th & 26th: Newport News, VA Portsmouth Chesapeake Obedience Training Club's
AKC Obedience Trials! $20/$11. Closes October 8th.
October 31st - Nov. 2nd: Virginia Beach, VA - Gloucester Kennel Club / Tidewater Kennel Club-
AKC obedience trials - Closes October 15th. Contact Moss Bow at 336-379-9352
October 31st - Nov. 2nd: Henrico County,
VA Tidewater Retriever Club- AKC field trials - Closes October 28th. Contact Gretchen
Francis at (804) 777-8195 or gfrancis29@comcast.net
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November 3-9; Chattanooga, TN
Peaceable Paws Level 1 Intern Academy; Hands-on training with local rescue dogs, lecture and discussion on the scientific principles of
behavior and learning, and discussion sessions on business practices and ethics. There is a required reading list, and Interns must take daily written tests,
and a final practical and written exam. Program Objectives: To lay a solid theoretical and practical foundation in the scientific principles of
behavior and learning and their application to the real world of dog training; to explore the dog training profession from the perspective of business
practices and ethics; to provide an opportunity for dog trainers to share, compare, analyze and hone their positive training and behavior tools and
methods. Graduates of the program should be well equipped to return home and apply their knowledge effectively in an existing training business, or
for budding trainers, during their apprenticeships and other ongoing learning experiences. (This program is not intended to provide the
complete range of education and experience necessary to create a professional dog trainer from a complete novice.) This course will help you to prepare
for your Certified Pet Dog Trainer exam. Currently applying for CPDT CEU credits. Cost: $950. Contact: Pat Miller,
423-326-0444; www.peaceablepaws.com.
November 10-16 - South Kortright, NY
Animal Haven University and Raising Canine will be holding their
Clicker Trainer's Short Course in the beautiful Catskill Mountains. This is
an intensive, 7-day course which gives trainers with basic learning theory and minimal clicker training experience a good grounding in the
principles of clicker training. Room and board are included in the cost of the course and it is limited to two students. For more information contact
Susan Smith at P.O. Box 187, South Kortright, NY 13842 or e-mail your physical address to sue@raising-canine.com. Approved for 30 CCPDT CEUs
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Run-Throughs at Merrimac
Merrimac Dog Training Club in Hampton is hosting a series of obedience run-throughs. Registration will be held 8-10 am with judging starting
at 8:30 am. $5 per run. Saturday, August 23rd.
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About PCOTC
The Portsmouth Chesapeake Obedience Training Club, Inc is a nonprofit organization composed of people
who enjoy working and spending time with their dogs. We are interested in helping you train your dog to be a well
mannered family member and a source of pride.
President: DavidHamel 757-478-6913 president@pcotcdogs.org
Vice President: Marie Stuart 757-465-5099 vpresident@pcotcdogs.org
Treasurer: Cathy Broyles 757-488-8752 treasurer@pcotcdogs.org
Corresponding Secretary: Cristy Broyles
csecretary@pcotcdogs.org
Recording Secretary: Kendall Owens 252-771-3034 rsecretary@pcotcdogs.org
Board Members: Lovey Lyons 757-657-6564 board1@pcotcdogs.org
Denise Call 757-558-1120 board2@pcotcdogs.org
Mary Ann Maegher board3@pcotcdogs.org
Leslie Wemoff 757-465-0456 board4@pcotcdogs.org
The PUP deadlines:
We make every effort to distribute The PUP the first Wednesday of each month. In order to help us make
this deadline, please submit information by the 25th of the previous month.
Please send any submissions for The PUP to
Caryl Thompson 757-631-0712 pupeditor@pcotcdogs.org