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Greetings from COLD (2 degrees) Wonder Lake. Brrrrr, this week I see the first bitch group placement, yay for the girls! Even though I’ve only specialed male shibas, I showed Alaskan Malamute and Akita bitches as specials so I know your pain!
St. Charles MO KC 1/24/2009 Judge: Steve Hayden |
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Group II
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Erie KC 1/25/2009 Judge: Ms. Sandra Goose Allen |
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Group IV
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This is a new site for these shows. So new that if someone from one of my kennel clubs hadn’t mentioned it, I would have gone to the old fairgrounds. Somehow just putting new location in big bold print in the premium didn’t work for me. Maybe some sparkles or flashing lights might work.
This is a really nice site. If you’d ever been to the “old” Lake County Fairgrounds, the dog show was taking place in at least 3-4 different buildings. Must have been murder on some of the handlers or anyone with multiple breeds. One of my kennel clubs, Little Fort KC of Waukegan, uses the same site in June and I’m so happy that I won’t have to be practically comatose by the end of the day from heat exhaustion!
The building is quite large, enough to hold 9 good sized rings with the accompanying grooming/crating area. My one suggestion for set-up would be to move the rings over more to the middle of the building so that there is more space to watch from, or at least put some spaces between every 2 or 3 rings so you don’t have to walk around 8 rings to get to the other side. It just makes sense to me (and to my poor aching feet!). Wear really good and comfortable shoes to this site, most show floors are hard, but some are harder than others. Could also use a few more public x-pens (although there seemed to be plenty of space for private x-pens). There were many nice vendors available, which is new to the winter show.
Bathrooms are very nice and high tech. You don’t have to touch anything! I made the mistake of sticking my comb in the sink and it very nicely wet it down for me. I do like that the water was immediately warm and almost hot. No worries about the comb being wet because they had some really cool hand dryers that actually worked. Reminded me of the blowers we use on the dogs. However, the stalls were REALLY tight. Seriously small! The only stall anyone could possibly change clothes in (not that I do) would be the handicapped stall. I think the stall designer obviously picked the size for the parking spots outside too because one could barely fit between cars, but I digress… might have been nice to have the washrooms more centrally located in the building because if you were working on the wrong side, it was a LONG walk to the bathrooms.
Food: There was food available, this is where this venue does not beat the old one. At the “old” county fairgrounds they had a huge menu including (and this is VERY important to my hubby) FRENCH FRIES! The new menu is typical dog show fare, hot dogs, hamburgers, some popcorn, chips, canned soda and some wrapped muffins. I think the best deal was probably the chili, but I don’t like chili 
Unfortunately there are not any close restaurants that you can get to without leaving your parking spot, although if you took a trip up Route 83 a little ways you could go to one of my favorite restaurants “That Pasta Place” (they catered our wedding) but they don’t open till 4 anyway.
Parking: Was plentiful. Unfortunately they don’t allow dogs into the front entrance (why, I don’t know, although maybe all that yellow snow where they did let dogs in had something to do with it). We had to go unload the dogs at one entrance and then we could go park and use the front entrance (closest one to the parking lot) to walk in. This morning I just parked and walked Ryder in through the “dog” entrance and my fingers were just about frozen by the time I got in. You can be sure that I went and got the car to load back up. By that time we were all the way up a heat wave of 10 degrees! There were many people parked improperly and I heard them announcing tows were going to be done quite frequently. I say, spend less time announcing and more time towing and maybe they won’t do it next time. These weren’t mistakes, they were just folks that didn’t care parking in clearly marked “no parking” areas. And don’t get me started on the “little orange cones”. People … you don’t OWN a spot for the whole weekend! I can sorta understand with the larger vehicles that take up 2 spots because obviously they need to be together… but otherwise, it’s just not right.
check back in June) Now on to the judges/results.
Ryder
Yesterday we showed to Mr. Michael J. Dachel from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin (isn’t that where Jack in “Titanic” was from? Sorry, I couldn’t resist LOL). I haven’t actually shown to Mr. Dachel since March of 2002 when he dumped Mickey to a class dog (well, not actually dumped since Mickey was in the Veteran Class). It was the first time in over a year he had not taken the breed and while I was hardly showing every weekend, he had won enough in 2001 to qualify for Eukanuba. I don’t hold a grudge, honestly! But I figured since he seems to be judging everywhere these days that I needed to give him a shot.
Ryder got the breed, no big surprise since he was the only shiba that actually showed up! I did find Mr. Dachel to be a pleasant judge, not heavy handed, very light touches to the dogs and that’s all you really need. His speed was good, not too fast, and not holding anyone up either. He had a nice sense of humor which was evident when the ring steward started calling the next breed in even though I was getting ready to enter the ring!
Chuck Winslow did the group and put up the Tibetan Terrier shown by Lynn Meyer … I don’t know which one, they’ve all pretty much looked alike for the last 13 years, only the names change
Lynn Perkins showing her new import Ootora Go Etchuu Wakasugisou during the National Specialty weekend in September 2008.
On Sunday we showed to Mr. Chuck Winslow of Monrovia, MD. There were five shibas present, Tammy Szabo had her BBE dog Jack and BBE bitch Gretchen, Gerilynn (but we call her Lynn) Perkins had her import dog in Open, and Jude Staniszewski (hope I spelled that right) had her new black and tan puppy bitch out (she goes back to Mickey, one of a handful of b/t’s I’ve ever seen that go back to him!). Lynn’s male was WD, then Jude’s bitch was WB. Lynn’s male then also went BOB, BW (over the special, Ryder) and Jude’s bitch was BOS. Mr. Winslow also had nice light hands on the dog, would have no hesitation to show an inexperienced dog to him. Pleasant to the handlers, with a big smile and “how are you doing today”. He stayed on time as far as I could tell, and I think I saw him take the extra time to talk to a junior about showing her dog during a break, but I can’t swear to it. I would show to him again, not sure if I would take Ryder back to him or not, but I will probably give him a shot with Jack later on. He wore some really cool ties
In any case I was able to get home to my sick husband, Jonathan, and write this review early today! I AM glad to get off the concrete (have I yet mentioned how HARD the floors are in this building). When I got up this morning, I could barely walk and apparently aggravated a plantar tendon injury I incurred in 1996 at the Stone City show taking in a malamute for Nancy Russell! I knew I should have sat down more while waiting for groups yesterday. I was fine by ring time this morning, just needed to walk on it for a bit, but I suspect it’s going to be stiff for a few mornings. And some people don’t think showing dogs is a sport!
Next week: it’s off to Packerland KC in Green Bay, Wisconsin ….. helloooooo cheeseheads!
Greetings from Snowy Wonder Lake. At least we’re not in sub-zero temperatures for now which caused many a shiba in the Midwest to attempt to run out without using their feet. In Mickey’s attempt to “levitate” he simply fell over into a snowbank from which I rapidly retrieve himd and brought him inside! Emma is in season and I’m listening at this moment to Jimmy moaning loudly his displeasure at their separation.
No shows this weekend for us, which is good because I have an icky head cold <snifft>. I’ve put the time to good use, though, working frantically on the Spirit of the Heartland show to get the videos up on Youtube. Almost finished, will post a link to the Playlist when I’m done.
On to the good news, in looking at the events this weekend, there were no shiba group placements listed for Friday or Saturday and I thought shibas had been shut out of the group this week. But not to worry, Ban and Rogue held their own in groups on Sunday.
Annapolis KC 1/18/2009 Judge: Michael Dachel |
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Ventura Dog Fanciers Assn 1/18/2009 Judge: Ms. Terri Lyddon |
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Title: 2009 Breeders Symposium
Location: Cleveland Airport Sheraton Hotel
Link out: Click here
Description: Dr. Hutchison and staff are hosting the 2009 Breeders Symposium on Saturday January 31, 2009. The seminar will be held at the Cleveland Airport Sheraton Hotel. Registration is $75 (breakfast & lunch included) and is due by January 25, 2009. If you have any questions and/or for more information please contact Animal Clinic Northview and ask for Mary in Repro 440-327-8282.
Start Time: 7:30
Date: 2009-01-31
End Time: 17:00
Well I’ve finally finished the Sunday show for the 2008 National Specialty weekend. Here are the playlists (this will take you to a page where you can view the videos individually or watch them all in a row)
Be sure to watch in High Quality or High Def if you have enough bandwidth. It really makes a huge difference!
Will post again as I have other shows ready.
I was entered this weekend in Oshkosh, but blew it off because of bad weather and small entries. I need to stop entering Oshkosh in January! Our friends Tammy & Taki are made of sterner stuff than me though (and about an hour North of us!) and picked up two group placements! Congrats!
And congrats go also to Sue Macre and Taimatsu for three (count’em THREE) placements in a weekend. Go Shibas!
KC of Buffalo (1) 1/9/2009 Judge: Mr. Joseph E. Gregory
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Group IV & IV
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Sammamish KC 1/10/2009 Judge: Kathleen Grosso |
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Group IV
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Winnegamie DC 1/10/2009 Judge: Jean Fournier
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Title: 5th Annual Madison (WI) Shiba Picnic
Location: Token Creek County Park Shelter #5
Date: 2009-08-22
Folks are starting to ask us for the date that we will host the 5th annual MAD Shiba Picnic – we reserved the shelter for Aug 22 2009 – that is a Saturday and as in the past 4 years it will again be a Token Creek County Park Shelter #5.
We will post more as time comes.
It was a blast and we’d love you to join us.
We do have a Facebook event sent up for this picnic so if you are on Facebook please stop by and see us at : 5th Annual Madison Shiba Picnic
-Melissa Sargent, Brandon Wisch and Jennifer Marquardt
Co-Madison Picnic Organizers
Madison WI
To learn more about the picnic consider joining one of these groups listed below:
We have a yahoo group dedicated to the Shiba Inu and their families – - the site is dedicated to education about and the preservation, care, training and enjoyment of the Shiba Inu breed. We hope that you will consider joining us at:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/shibaforum/
There is also another yahoo group for those of you in the Madison area where we plan shiba play dates – if you are in the Madison area and would like to take part in our shiba play dates – join this site at:
Last night we went to the McHenry County Animal Control Advisory meeting. It was packed full of people who wanted to comment on the proceedings. It probably would have been even more crowded except for the snowy weather. We plan to attend next month as well to see what decision the committee comes to.
Ultimately the dog fancy and animal control are all on the same side (or should be), but personally I do not believe this ordinance is necessary nor can it be properly enforced. Copy and link to the article and comments below.
By KEVIN P. CRAVER – kcraver@nwherald.com
CRYSTAL LAKE – Don’t mess with McHenry County’s pet lovers.
Almost 150 of them crammed into a small meeting room Wednesday evening to tell the McHenry County Animal Control Advisory Committee that the idea of limiting the number of animals that residents can own was a bad one. A member of the McHenry County Board had brought up the idea last year based on constituents’ concerns.
It took almost two hours to get through the people who packed the county’s Animal Control and
Adoption Center to speak, and not one supported the idea. The committee planned to mull over whether such a need exists in the county, but it has no authority to implement the ordinance, Committee Chairman Ed Varga told the audience.
But that did not ease the concerns of the sea of opponents, who disliked the concept on grounds ranging from animal rights to intrusive government. Some, like Harvard resident Gregg Rang, said that county residents were taxed and governed enough without extra regulations in place.
“This panel, the health department and the County Board do not have to do this to show us that they’re doing something,” Rang said. “Just the fact that you’re even thinking about this scares the hell out of me.”
The committee decided to table the discussion until its next meeting because of the amount of input they received. Varga handled the lengthy public comment portion with wit and humor, and the audience was civil in their remarks.
The concept of limiting the number of animals that residents can own is not uncommon in McHenry County – cities such as Algonquin, Huntley, Lakewood and Johnsburg have such laws. And except for Cook County, which leaves such matters to municipal governments, every bordering Illinois county has limits that vary widely in strictness.
Some residents murmured during the meeting that the county was considering limits for the sole purpose of keeping up with other governments.
Residents such as Bob Kunz of Lake in the Hills told the committee that people already were abandoning their pets because of the recession and any limiting law would cause more people to do so as well. He said people right now should be encouraged by government to take in strays.
“There are people going through tough times economically,” Kunz said. “There are people downsizing without the county board having to tell them to downsize.”
Other speakers said they worried that limiting animal ownership would actually run contrary to the health department’s mission because people would stop vaccinating their pets and paying for veterinary care out of fear of being discovered as having too many animals.
It used to be that all the pro handlers took their vacations in the couple of weeks after the Cleveland/Chicago shows and the Florida circuit, not sure what they’re doing now! Shows right up to and right after New Year’s Day, eek!
Sand to Sea Non-Sporting Assn of Southern California
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Rubber City KC 1/3/2009 Judge: Mrs. Ruth Zimmerman |
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Greater Daytona DFA 1/3/2009 Judge: James E. Frederiksen |
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