OTTER Tales
APRIL 2006
Otter Tales April, 2006 Page 1
MEETING NOTICE
APRIL 10, 2006
The WLRC April 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.
CLOSED MEETING
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 Marshall).
QUOTE FOR DOG LOVERS
“In order to really
enjoy a dog,
one doesn’t merely
tryto train him
to be semi human.
The point of it is
to open oneself
to the possibility of
becoming partly a dog.”
-- Edward Hoagland
A PAMPERED CHEF FUNDRAISER
FOR LABMED
You can support LABMED and get some great Pampered Chef items at the same time without having to give a party at your house! LABMED is having an "on-line" Pampered Chef Fundraiser from now through April 5th. (Items will be shipped at the close of the fund-raiser.)
The Pampered Chef offers a unique line of products for the kitchen and home. You will find hundreds of useful and decorative items for cooking, baking, serving and entertaining. Each item has been carefully selected and is only available through Pampered Chef parties. LABMED is delighted to offer you this opportunity to join us in this on-line party and help raise funds for rescued Labs at the same time! LABMED will receive 15% of your purchase price along with a portion of the Pampered Chef consultant's commission.
Begin your shopping experience at
Click on "Our Products" at the bottom left of the screen.
On the next screen under 1 in the Organization field type: LABMED (IMPORTANT: You must specify that LABMED is the organization you want to place your order with for us to receive credit.)
Next search through products and choose from among the irresistible selections - for yourself and for all your gift-giving needs!
When you proceed to checkout, please fill in your own name and home address - your purchases will be shipped directly to you (not to LABMED). Fill in the payment information as requested to complete your
order. Pampered Chef accepts Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express.
You may also request a catalog if you would like to collect orders from your friends, co-workers and family to help out LABMED. Send us an email at if you want a catalog or if you have any questions.
ALL ORDERS (WITH PAYMENT) MUST BE PLACED BY: April 5th, 2006
Thank you for supporting LABMED! Please tell your family, friends, neighbors and co-workers about our Pampered Chef party, too, and feel free to cross post the information about this fundraiser. Happy shopping!
Trophy Donations
Our upcoming specialty is fast approaching. All donations are greatly appreciated. Please make checks payable to WLRC and indicate how you would like your name to appear in the catalog. Deadline for inclusion in catalog will be the show closing date. All donations received after the closing date will be printed in the following Otter Tales.
Send to:
Diane Wehrheim
S72 W34790 Heritage Drive
Eagle, WI 53119
Closing Date: May 31, 2006
Payable to: WLRC
Thank you,
Diane Wehrheim
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.
Note: Litter Listings are $3.00 per ad.
Please include payment along with your listing and send to:
Wendy Wojtas
15211 LaPorte, Oak Forest, IL 60452
Please makes checks payable to: WLRC
Kennel:Enduring Classics
Breeder:Sue Kropetz
Phone:(262) 534-4773
Whelped:2/16/06
Color:Yellow
5 Males, 3 Females
Sire:Special Occasion Just
In Time
Hips/Elbs:OFA Good/Clear
Eyes:Optigen A
Dam:Enduring Classics
Magic Moment
Hips/Elbs:OFA Good/Clear
Eyes:Clear
Kennel:Enduring Classics
Breeder:Sue Kropetz
Phone:(262) 534-4773
Whelped:2/17/06
Color:Black & Yellow
3 Males, 2 Females
Sire:Special Occasion WW
Am Idol
Hips/Elbs:OFA Good/Clear
Eyes:Clear
Dam:Enduring Classics Special
Occasion
Hips:OFA Good
Eyes:Clear
Something to
Howl About!
kALTRAV’S kING OF rOCK
“Elvis”
BOB and BOW over specials
for a 4 point major from
the Bred By class at the
West Allis KC show
onMarch 4, 2006.
Breeder/Owner: Kathy Turbett
RABies Study
Dear Friends,
Many dog caregivers across the country are becoming more and more aware of the possibility that over vaccination can have harmful effects on dogs – and the rabies vaccine is no exception. The incidence of rabies exposure in companion animals and humans, though very low today, still remains a distinct possibility. Consequently, the Federal and state governments require every dog to be vaccinated triennially (still even annually or biannually in a few states) against rabies. However, the veterinary community is increasingly concerned that rabies vaccination given this frequently is not only unnecessary but also responsible for inducing adverse reactions that lead to both acute and chronic immunological and other disorders. Although a French medical study completed in 1992 showed that rabies vaccine is protective for at least five years, Federal and statelegislatures have not accepted this finding. Thus, the health and well-being of millions of dogs in the United States remain threatened by the potential for adverse vaccinal events.
Surprisingly, formal, credible research has yet to be performed by either the manufacturers of rabies vaccines or U.S. academic institutions. The Federal and state legislatures want to see the results of such research before any relevant, existing policy or statute regarding rabies vaccination can be modified. Because of the complexities of politics and bureaucratic mindsets, the best way to change the rabies protocol is to prove through achallenge study that dogs not revaccinated for five and seven years after their first two vaccinations remain as protected against rabies as they were at the age of one year.
Facilities and staff to commence this important research have beengraciously offered by the University of Wisconsin/Madison under the auspices of Ronald D. Schultz, PhD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine. W. Jean Dodds, DVM,is both the organizer and supervisor of this project. A world-renownedveterinarian in the fields of hematology, immunology, endocrinology, nutrition and holistic medicine, Dr.Dodds in 1986 established Hemopet, the first nonprofit national blood bank program that benefits dogs throughout North America.
Forty dogs will be involved in the study at the University of Wisconsin/Madison. Twenty will be used for a five year study and the same number for a
concurrently run seven year study. Because Drs. Dodds and Schultz believe through monitoring of
rabies serologic studies and other experiences that the two rabies vaccinations a dog receives by one year of age are fully effective for life, they want to initially prove that effectiveness over a five-year as well as seven-year span. The successful completion of this research conducted according to Federally mandated guidelines should allow USDA licensing and state legislative acceptance ofthe tested rabies vaccine for more than three years.
The University of Wisconsin will provide all of the necessary overhead for these studies free of charge and Dr. Schultz, the Principal Investigator, has volunteered his time involved in the formal conduct of the research. Dr.Dodds and her staff are donating their efforts as well in support of this project. A proforma of the direct expenses needed to complete both studies entails $177,000 for year one, $150,000 each for years two to five and $90,000 each for years six and seven.
Dr. Dodds, Supervisor of this project, has established THE RABIES CHALLENGE FUND CHARITABLE TRUST to solicit, receive and distribute funds to the University of Wisconsin Foundation in order to initiate, maintain and complete Dr.Schultz's research studies. Kris L.Christine, a leading petvaccine disclosure activist, is the co-founder and co-trustee of this Trust. All gifts made to this charitable trust are deductible for Federal tax purposes and will be distributed in full to the University of Wisconsin
Foundation.
Donations to The Rabies Challenge Fund Charitable Trust may be sent to TheRabies Challenge Fund Charitable Trust, c/o Hemopet, 11330 Markon Drive,Garden Grove, CA92841. Any questions for Dr.Dodds may be emailed and for Ms.Christine to
.
I hope that many of you will seriously consider making as generous adonation as possible to support this worthy project. The successfulcompletion of these two studies will greatly benefit all dogs, which is,
after all, the sole purpose of this undertaking.
Thank you,
Tunia and Bill Hyland
Friends of The Rabies Challenge Fund
Permission Granted to Forward / Cross Post
(Thank you – Diane Wehrheim)
UPCOMING EVENTS
All Breed Shows & Obedience Trial
(* obedience only)
Date Super Closes
4/20 Terre Haute KC Roy Jones4/15
4/21 Bloomington IN KC4/15
4/22 Terre Haute KC4/15
4/23 Bloomington IN KC4/15
4/29 Packerland KC Roy Jones4/12
& 30
5/5 Badger KC Roy Jones4/19
5/6 JanesvilleBeloit4/19
5/7 Badger KC4/19
Badger LRCSupported Entry
(without Sweepstakes)
5/13 * LyonsTownship Roy Jones4/26
5/19 Marion KC Roy Jones5/3
5/20 Kokomo KC5/3
5/21 Kokomo KC5/3
AGILITY
Northwest Obedience Club of Sub. Chgo.
May 5-7, 2006
1310 Ridgefield Rd., Crystal Lake, IL
Entries Close: 4/14
Web Site:
Kathryn McIntyre, Event Secretary
20 E. Russet Way, Palatine, IL 60067-3451
(847) 358-9363
Lyons Township Dog Training Club, Inc.
May 13-14, 2006
1033 Villa Ave., Villa Park, IL
Entries Close: 4/26
Web Site:
Ms. Beth Elliott, Event Secretary
9N909 Koshare Trl, Elgin, IL 60123
(847) 741-7229
Agility Ability Club of Illinois
May 20-21, 2006
232 Creek Rd., Plano, IL
Entries Close: 5/3
Ms. Beth Elliott, Event Secretary
9N909 Koshare Trl, Elgin, IL 60123
(847) 741-7229
Smack-Dab’s Agility Club of Warrenville
3 S. 580 Naperville Rd., Wheaton, IL
Entries Close: May 14
Beth Elliott, Event Secretary
1660 Gary Ave., Aurora, IL 60505
(630) 978-7643
Hunt Tests
Golden Retriever Club of Illinois
May 6-7, 2006
Des Plaines Wildlife Area, Joliet, IL
Web Site:
Entries Close: 4/21
Beth Gerdes Event Secretary
12852 E. 1100 North Rd., Chenoa, IL 61726
(815) 945-9327
Blackhawk Retriever Club
May 6-7, 2006
William Bassett Foundation, Holmen, WI
Entries Close: 4/27
Ms. Ann Heise, Event Secretary
610 19th Ave SW, Rochester, MN 55902
(507) 282-2329
FoxValley Retriever Club
May 13-14, 2006
Wisconsin Amateur Field Trial Grounds, Horicon, WI
Entries Close: 5/1
Michele Henry, Event Secretary
8614 W. Morgan Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53228
(414) 546-0176
Wisconsin Amateur Field Trial Club, Inc.
May 27-28, 2006
Wisconsin Amateur Field Trial Grounds
Horicon, WI
Mrs. Corrine Clavey, Event Secretary
11715 39th Ave., Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158
(262) 942-8230
SPECIALTIES
Miami Valley LRC
May 12 & 13, 2006
HughesConferenceCenter, Hamilton, OH
Closes: 4/19
Club Website:
Marty Couch, Show Secretary
4010 Idlewild Rd., Burling, KY 41005
(859) 586-6071
Judges: 5/12
Dogs & Intersex: Wendy McNaughton (Kazorp)
Bitches: Kirsi Luomanen (Tweedledum)
Sweepstakes: Annette Watkins (Crossfield)
Judges: 5/13
Dogs & Intersex: Kirsi Luomanen (Tweedledum)
Bitches: Wendy McNaughton (Kazorp)
Sweepstakes: Angela Ewald (Wit’s End)
DOG TITLES
AD (attention deficit)
ADX (attention deficit excellent)
ARB (ace refrigerator bandit)
BW (butt wagger)
BWX (butt wagger excellent)
CC (cat - courser)
CCX (cat - courser excellent)
CP (couch potato)
CPX (couch potato excellent)
CSX (counter surfer extraordinaire)
GFIY (go fetch it yourself)
HHP (House Hold Pet)
IDDI (I didn't do it)
ILF (I like food)
ILLF (I like lots of food)
IWFF (I work for food)
LD (lap dog)
LDX (lap dog excellent)
LDX (Lick dog extraordinaire)
OWTH (Oh, What The Heck)
QOC (Queen of Castle)
TBF (thick but friendly)
TGS (terribly good snorer)
TGAN (terribly good at nothing)
TSIM (that seat is mine)
TTIM (that toy is mine)
UNCD (under the covers dog)
UNCDX (under the covers dog excellent )
WM (who me?)
(Thank You – Anna Hausmann)
Specialty Results
Greater Atlanta LRC – 2/25
BOB:CH. Lubberline Martingale
P. Mortier
BOW:Sunset Lubberline Spinnaker
P. Mortier
BOS:CH. Tabatha’s Pristine
C. Heidl
WD:Sunset Lubberline Spinnaker
RWD:Ljutic Lane Hadleigh
Remember Me
R. Cook
WB:Valcar Southern Grace’s Antebellum
K. Cronic
RWB:Gateway’s White Dove
P. Streufert
Best in Sweepstakes:
Winsome East Hill Divot
C. Culpert & S. Norgren
Best of Opposite in Sweepstakes:
Big Sky’s Stone Kutter
S. Kirschner
Greater Atlanta LRC - 2/26
BOB:CH. Tabatha’s Pristine
C. Heidl
BOW:Valcar Southern Grace’s Antebellum
K. Cronic
BOS:CH. Lubberline Martingale
P. Mortier
WD:Ljutic Lane Hadleigh
Remember Me
R. Cook
RWD:Sunset Lubberline Spinnaker
P. Mortier
WB:Valcar Southern Grace’s Antebellum
RWB:Bonaventure’s Bo Derek at Sumo
P. Block/T. Shearer
Best in Sweepstakes:
Big Sky’s Stone Kutter
S. Kirschner
Best of Opposite in Sweepstakes:
Sheabournes Precious Angel
E. Carlton
Otter Tales April, 2006 Page 1