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OTTER Tales

August, 2013

MEETING NOTICE

Monday,

August 12, 2013

The WLRC August meeting

will be held at the

Olive Garden Restaurant

6367 E. State Street

Rockford, IL

Phone: (815) 399-3176

Board Meeting: 6:30 p.m.

General Meeting: 7:30 p.m.

OPEN MEETING

GUESTS WELCOME

DIRECTIONS:

Exit I-90 at State Street. Go west on State Street. The Olive Garden is on the south side of State Street in a strip of stores.

(Look for Office Max and Marshalls)

Need some good dog-related reading?

Our WLRC Library is such a wonderful asset. Members may contact Sue Seehawer by phone at 815-633-4366 or email and she would be happy to bring the books or other media to the following meeting.

Our Hunt Test Is This Weekend!

If you are available to help in any way, contact Earl Thomas

A Recipe for Your Dog

LABBIE NOSHERS

Makes 30 chewish delights.

1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce

1 egg

1/2 cup natural peanut butter

1 teaspoon vanilla

1-1/4 cups water

4 cups whole-wheat flour

1/2 cup cornmeal

1.2 cup quick-cook oats

1/4 cup chopped peanuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large mixing bowl, combine applesauce, egg, peanut butter, vanilla and water.

In a second bowl, combine flour, cornmeal, oats and peanuts.

Add dry ingredients to wet and mix well.

Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead until thoroughly mixed together.

Roll out dough to 1/4-inch thick and cut out shapes.

Place on a greased baking sheet and bake for 45 minutes.

Cool on a rack before serving. Store in a sealed container.

Something to

Howl About!

SHR Dunn's Marsh Chocolate Martini JH, RN earned her Advanced Working Certificateon 7/6/13 at the WLRC test thanks to Earl Thomas.

Owners Deb Hamele and Pat Kroll

Sunday, July 28th, at the Waukesha Kennel club show Chestnut Hills Home Fire Ambers ,aka "Ashes" was BOB.
Monday, at the Burlington Kennel Club show, Chestnut Hill I'll Have Another aka "Lila" went RWB.
Sunday, at the Burlington Kennel Club show,
"Ashes" again went BOB.
Both girls are bred, owned and loved by Donna Thate.

Riverroad Dasher JHpassed the AWC Test at the WLRC Working Certificate Test Day.It was a beautiful day on beautiful grounds. We had great judges. I am having asuper time with this boy.

Dasher was bred by Karin Thomas. He is owned and loved by Peg Schuenemann

Cedar Springs Velvet Isle Of Capri had a great first weekend out showing. She wasWinners Bitch/Best Of Winners/Best of Opposite Sex at the Greater DeKalb Kennel Club show on July 7, 2013. Cappie is bred, owned, handled and loved by Mary J. Herburger.

Charm's No More Credit (Visa)was WB, BW, BOB, and then a Group I at the Sedalia, Mo. show on Friday July 5th. She was also Winners Bitch on Saturday and Sunday. Breeder/Owner: Charlene Moser & F. Jerome Moser

Charm Time Keeper At Cabin Creek JH (Hugo) was winners dog on Friday July 5th at Sedalia, Mo. Breeder: Charlene Moser & F. Jerome Moser Owner: Cathy Greene

Honorbright Serenade at Sea WC

So proud of my boy, a Sparky x Calypso son,who had just turned seven months andwas the youngest to earn his WC at our WLRC test on 7-6-13.

He was handled by andis owned and loved by Pat Kroll. He wasbred by Pat Kroll, Cindy Tripp, and Earl Thomas

Saddlebrooke Sweetwater My Michelle "Shelley" won WB, BOW and BOB over two specials at the Kettle Moraine KC show on June 29 under respected judge Marjorie Martorella. Breeder: Connie Jacko & Kendall Herr. Proudly owned by Wendy Schanck & Connie Jacko

Sommit’s Motocross aka Townleytook WD on July 7th in DeKalb and July 14thin Belvedere.

Sommit’s JunuhCD BN RE WC took 1st and 2nd in Novice B obedience on July 7th in DeKalb and earned her CD title and also earned her WC the same weekend at the WLRC test.

Sommit’s Some Like It Hot BN RE WC earned her WC at the WLRC test.

Sommit Chestnut Hills Veta BN RN took 1st in Nov B at the Waukesha show on July 26th.

All 4 are owned and handled by Sue Sommer and Linda Waco,

LItter box

THE LISTED BREEDERS ARE MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING OF WLRC, BUT IN NO CIRCUMSTANCES DOES WLRC GUARANTEE THE SERVICES OF SAID MEMBERS. BUYERS SHOULD REVIEW ANY CONTRACTS AND/OR GUARANTEES WITH THE BREEDER.

Kennel:Sonlight

Breeder: Garry & Sue Seehawer

Phone: (815) 633-4366

Due: August 12

Color: Yellow and Black

Sire:MayflowerSandCastle At Sonlight, WC

Hips/Elbows: OFA Excellent/Normal

Eyes: Optigen Normal

EIC: Clear

Heart: OFA Heart Clear

Dam: Sonlight’s Diamonds and Furs

Hips/Elbows: OFA Good/Normal

Eyes: Optigen by parentage

EIC: Clear

Heart: OFA Heart Clear

14 mo old Yellow Male available

Ch. Devonshire's Limited Edition and Plumtree Blondes Do Have More Fun

obedience trained, would be great in a performance home

Lisa Lehmann

FOR YOUR INFORMATION...COULD SAVE YOUR DOG'S LIFE

Five Things to Do if Your Dog Suddenly Seems Paralyzed (and One More Reason to Hate Ticks) - Whole Dog Journal Article

Univ of WI – Madison is doing an ACL Clinical Study

Found on the Milwaukee Craigslist:

We need Labradors! Purebred Labrador retrievers are needed for a clinical trial at the University of Wisconsin School ofVeterinary Medicine. The dog's pedigreeinformation must be available to qualify for the study.
A link to the study at UW:

There is a lot of useful information in the June AKC Judges newsletter. You don’t have to be a judge to read this. All you have to do is go to the following link on the AKC website: Notice that one of the things that is in the newsletter is that there is shortly going to be a new reprinting of the Obedience Regulations book. The judges newsletter has the link to the regs in it

Dog Tricks

A man walked by a table in a hotel and noticed three men and a dog playing cards. The dog was playing with extraordinary performance.

“This is a very smart dog,” the man commented.

“Not so smart,” said one of the players. “Every time he gets a good hand he wags his tail”

There are too many shows coming up, to list, see Roy Jones for many of them

Onofrio is superintendant for many shows, also

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