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Barks and Tails Newsletter of the Brevard Kennel Club, Inc.

Volume 21, Issue 12 Promoting The Sport Of Purebred Dogs December 2016

Meeting Notice

The next General Membership Meeting is

Wednesday, December 7, 2016, at Kay’s Bar-B-

Cue, 1552 King St. (SR 520), Cocoa, Florida, at

7:00 pm. Members wanting dinner please arrive at

6:00.

Directions: From I95, take Exit201 (SR 520 toward

Cocoa Beach. Travel to Clearlake Road and make a

U-turn. Kay’s is on the north side of 520.

Website: http://www.kaysbarbque.com.

2016-2017 Club Officers

President Edna Corney

Vice-President Leslie Glaze Kovacs

Secretary Maureen Finch

Treasurer Betty Page

Directors Catherine Crampton

Marsha Busch Dyal

Donna Lee

President’s Corner

Merry Christmas to all. Don't forget, this is our

Christmas Party meeting. Everyone usually brings

cookies or some type of desert so that everyone can

have something.

This is the last meeting before the show, so we will

find out from Catherine and Leslie any new

arrangements or plans.

In the past Nancy Baker has called our meeting

venue the day of so that there are no

surprises. Nancy has done this for a few years, and

now she would like someone else to have a

turn. Please let me know if you can take care of

that job for us. Thank you for doing it for so long,

Nancy. That is a little known but much appreciated

job.

I would like to call a short Board meeting prior to

our meeting to go over one item. Board members,

please be there by 6:30.

Please make sure Maureen has your correct phone,

address, and email as she is working on an updated

membership list.

I want to take this time not just to wish you a very

Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy New Year,

but to thank you for all you do for the club.

Have a wonderful show and make sure Gail and

George get all your brags.

Merry Christmas, and as tiny Tim would say, God

bless us everyone.

Edna

PS: Anyone that is working on or in your Breeds

Meet the Breeds booth, take a photo for our web

site.

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General Membership Meeting

The regularly scheduled membership meeting of the

Brevard Kennel Club, Inc., was called to order by

President Edna Corney at 7:00pm on Wednesday,

November 2, 2016.

Minutes Maureen Finch–please let the record show that there

was no membership meeting in the month of

October due to hurricane Matthew. The minutes

from the September meeting were not available;

Catherine Crampton will provide them for reading

at the December 7 meeting.

Treasurer Report Betty Page–accepted as provided.

Show Report

Catherine Crampton is in the process of putting

together the judging panel for the June shows. Pam

Hinton will be “retiring” as the trophy chairperson

for the December and June shows. Tonya Williams

will take over the chairperson position.

In response to member requests to eliminate

exhibitor names and addresses from the back of

show catalogs, Catherine needs to speak with Linda

Rowe as well as the Show Superintendent. She

hasn’t forgotten; she just has to plan the time to get

with both Linda and MBF.

Handling Classes Blake Hansen–the last handling class for the season

will be Monday, November 28, 2016. Classes will

resume again on Monday, January 9, 2017.

Match Maureen Finch–the match went well. Those in

attendance had a wonderful time. The judges were

happy with the turn out and quality of the dogs

entered. We had 39 entries plus 6 junior entries.

According to AKC, the average number of entries

for a match is 25.

The Fast CAT was a tremendous success. We ran

51 dogs in the morning and an additional 51 dogs in

the afternoon.

With all being said, there are some things as a club

that we need to work on. Maureen, Edna, Leslie

Kovacs, and Kristin Halkovic will get together to

create a “How To” book for the match as well as the

Fast CAT.

Legislation Edna Corney–the NAIA meeting is the weekend of

November 5-6 in Orlando.

Public Relations Edna Corney–the club is handing out flyers for the

National Dog Show in Orlando in December. The

flyers were provided by Royal Canin and AKC.

Old Business

Edna Corney–Brevard County Sheriff, Wayne Ivey,

will be presenting the Best in Show trophy on our

day during the National Dog Show. Edna and

Catherine met with Sheriff Ivey to discuss a

partnership between his office and our club to

provide disaster relief for animals during times of

crisis. The Sheriff was excited about the idea and

another meeting has been scheduled to further

discuss plans.

The Greater Ocala Dog Club donated $2,000 and

FAKC donated $10,000 to obtaining an AKC

Disaster Relief Trailer two years ago. The trailer

can only be assigned to a 501-C3 corporation or a

government entity. No Marion County entity was

willing to take this responsibility, so the Brevard

Kennel Club has stepped up to the plate and

arranged for the Brevard County Sheriff’s

Department to take charge of the trailer. Brevard

Kennel Club’s portion of the sponsorship to AKC

for the disaster relief trailer could be between

$4,000 and $8,000. A motion was made to

authorize the Board for Brevard Kennel Club to

spend up to $8,000 for the sponsorship of the trailer.

With the majority in favor, and one opposed, the

motion carried. Edna Corney will negotiate the

donation.

Valerie Davies checked into the equipment to run

the lure for CAT tests. The cost is between $3,000

and $4,000. Leslie Kovacs is waiting on a price

quote from a different vendor.

The Board has set a new policy which prohibits the

club from accepting money from non-members for

guest dinners at the annual club dinner at Café

Margaux. This is to avoid giving the impression

that BKC is selling discounted dinners at the

restaurant to people who are not cub members.

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Guests in Attendance

Lyn Dowling, Carolyn Pincheck, Linda Pincheck,

and Deb Fields. Deb Fields was given a

membership application for completion.

There being no further business the meeting

adjourned at 8:09pm.

My two Goldens are in the Top 20 Fastest in FAST

CAT. Also Carter got his CGCA title.

Johnann Goines

Bond, Int'l/Nat'l/HnrCH-G/WBCH-B/U-CH Providence's Seize the

Day earned several new titles at IABCA as well as going Best in

Show, Reserve Best in Show and also a Gold Cup in

Silver! Keeping paws crossed for some more points out in AKC at

the Orlando Cluster and Royal Canin!!

Tammy Young

No picture, but IntBA/NatBA Providence's

Elizabeth Blackwell is now an International

adult Champion. She also too several Best of

Breeds and a Group 3 in a very large working

group!

Tammy Young

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Sunset's Kickstart My Heart (SinJin) took Best of Winners Friday and Saturday at the Ocala shows for 3 points, leaving her 1

point shy of her AKC Championship. She also obtained one leg of her Junior Hunter title in Lake Wales on Nov. 13.

Valerie Davies

Providence's Renaissance CAA, CGCA has earned her

BCAT title in Ocala, FL, and at nearly 8 years old she

holds the #2 slot for Top 20 fastest Dobermans to date

with a too\p speed of 27 mph!

Tammy Young

Providence's Molly Pitcher is now an International Champion

Champion as well has earned her BCAT title!!

Tammy Young

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Woohoo! What an exciting passed week.

Miss Addie took a major in Alb. going BOB from the classes. Then she heads into the Seminole specialty and takes

Reserve Winners Bitch to a 5 pt major. Then goes on to finish her CH on Thursday with a 4pt major.

Miss Reign goes into the Seminole specialty and wins BOSS. Then pick you 2 selects and another BOS over the

weekend.

Our Boy Dreamer was only shown at the specialty, takes one of the Awards of Merit , with his daughter winning the

other.

And not to be out done, we brought Stealn' out and he won 2 selects and 2 BOB to finish his Grand Championship.

Tonya Williamson

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Dare Que

First- FAST CAT Brags – Dare aka Larapinta Dare To Dream CD RA CGCA earned points toward his FAST CAT title,

followed closely by his cousin Petaybe’s Eight In The Side Pocket RA CGCA aka Que who also earned points towards

his FAST CAT.

Que showing off his blue ribbons from the Beginner

Novice class.

Meanwhile back at the ranch, Petaybe’s Eight In

The Side Pocket RA CGCA aka Que took two

first place in the Beginner Novice B class at

Brevard County DTC Obedience trial with

scores of 185 and 188. Move over brainy

cousin ’cause Que is coming.

Photos by Mary Thrasher, Dare and Que’s very

proud owner.

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AKC National Championship Presented by Royal Canin Draws Record Entry Numbers

The AKC National Championship presented by

Royal Canin has drawn record entry numbers in its

16th

year. An entry of 4,710 dogs will compete for

the title of National Champion on December 17 and

18, 2016 in Orlando, Florida. Combined with the

other weekend events the AKC Agility Invitational,

the AKC Obedience Classic, AKC National Owner-

Handler Series Finals, NADD/AKC Diving Dogs

Championship, and the Junior events, the overall

show totals top 7,000 entries, making this the

largest dog show held in the United States since the

AKC 1983 Centennial event and the largest dog

show North America.

“The AKC National Championship presented by

Royal Canin is a one-of-a-kind experience for any

dog lover,” said Dennis Sprung, AKC President and

Show Chairman. “With more than 1,000,000 square

feet of event space, top canine athletes competing in

a wide variety of dog sports, tons of vendors selling

unique dog-themed items in time for the holidays,

more than 150 AKC Meet the Breeds® booths and

more, there is nothing that can compare to this

canine extravaganza.”

The AKC National Championship evening

competition will be streamed live beginning at 6:00

p.m. each night on www.akc.org,

www.royalcanin.com/akcdogshow and live on Fido

TV. The show will be televised on Hallmark

Channel on January 23, 2017 6-9 PM ET/PT.

AKC National Championship by the Numbers

All 190 AKC recognized breeds are entered to

compete.

4,71 entries in the AKC National Championship

The largest entries include:

o 141 Golden Retrievers

o 127 Dachshunds (all varieties)

o 117 Labrador Retrievers

o 94 Australian Shepherds

o 89 Chihuahuas (both varieties)

o 81 French Bulldogs

o 68 Rhodesian Ridgebacks

o 68 Poodles (all varieties)

o 59 Cavalier King Charles Spaniels

o 56 Rottweilers

711 dogs are entered in the AKC National

Owner-Handled Series (NOHS) Finals.

121 juniors, ages 9-17, who have met high

academic standards and qualification criteria

based on year-round competition, will compete

in Junior Showmanship.

More than 700 dogs will compete in the North

America Diving Dogs/AKC National

Championship.

Obedience Classic and Agility Invitational by the

Numbers

248 entries in the two-day AKC Obedience

Classic, including 62 breeds from 35 states,

Canada and Puerto Rico.

34 Junior Obedience entries and 38 Junior Rally

entries in the AKC Juniors Classic (Saturday,

Dec. 17th

for Obedience and Sunday, Dec. 18th

for Rally).

700 entries in the AKC Agility Invitational,

including 161 breeds from 44 states and four

countries.

77 entries in the AKC Junior Agility

Competition (Friday, Dec. 16th

).