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December 11, 2012

  waiting for santa 

Waiting for Santa!

photo by Denise Albright 

AKC Tidbits and News 

 

Eukanuba is here!

Best of wishes to all the Miniature American Shepherds! 

We will be anxiously awaiting news from Orlando as the days unfold.

Orlando 

 

These 6 dogs will be competing In the Agility Championships, I am already cheering for them and it hasn't even started!

Sheila,(12 in class) Sydney, Hope, Icy, Dylin, and Riley (16in class)

The times for the Time to Beat class
Friday: 1:20pm in ring 3 are the 16in dogs with 145 dogs competing
1:20 pm in ring 2 are the 12 inch dog with 111 dogs competing

Saturday: Round 1 standard
Ring 2 the 16 inch dogs: 8:20am
Ring 1 the 12 inch dogs: 10:50am
Round 2: Jumpers
Ring 1 the 16 inch dogs: 3:15pm
Ring 3 the 12 inch dog: 2:05pm

Sunday: Round 3 Jumpers
Ring 2 the 16 inch dogs: 9:05am
Ring 3 the 12 inch dog: 8:50am

Round 4 Hybrid
Ring 3 the 16inch dogs: 11:45am
Ring 2 the 12 inch dog: 2:10pm

Eukanuba

Click here for updated information! 

2012 Deanna Mooney 

For the next few weeks we are going to have fun celebrating the Holiday Season! In place of "Sharing My Life" and "That's My Dog" I will post seasonal cards from the members! So be sure and send me those digital Christmas Cards, Hanukkah or what ever seasonal greeting you would like to share with others, and be sure your dog(s) are in the picture! I will post a few each week until Christmas. Send to [email protected]

Peckham  

EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR WINSHEETS

The MASCUSA Board of Directors approved an extension of the deadline for winsheets for the awards period beginning June 27, 2012 and ending December 31, 2012. The new deadline for winsheets for this program period is January 15, 2013. All winsheets for this program period must be postmarked by that date to be accepted and no exceptions will be granted.

Please remember that you must submit winsheets for all shows including AKC shows. There are separate winsheets for AKC shows and non-AKC shows which can be obtained from the MASCUSA website at http://mascusa.org/awards.php.

Good luck to all of you who are out there representing our breed so well!

Patricia S. Davis, Secretary

Miniature American Shepherd Club of the USA, Inc.

Kiara   

The new MASCUSA Championship program began on 6/27/2012 requiring AKC points to count towards a MASCUSA Championship. Congratulations to the first MASCUSA Champion under this new program.........

CH Coal Dust Love That Lady in Red (Kiara), bred by Jerisha Ganske, owned by Jerisha and Jeanie McAdams.

Not only is Kiara the first Champion under the new MASCUSA program, she was 2012 Nationals WB/BOS (her daddy Multi GR CH Taycin's Always A Gentleman was BOB!) at barely 1 year old and was the first Miniature American Shepherd to win a Best in Show 4-6 month old puppy class (Glen Rose, TX ,1/2012)! Kiara's other 2012 accomplishments are 2 AKC BIM which qualified her for the 2013 AKC Eukanuba Nationals show, IABCA BIS Rare Breed Pup and Reserve BIS Pup!
Jerisha Ganske

   

Peaceful Acres   
MAS EVENTS COMMITTEE
Looking for a minimum of 4 hardy souls willing to share the joy of working on the EVENTS COMMITTEE. NO PAY, LOTS OF SATISFACTION IN HELPING TO PLAN EVENTS FOR MASCUSA AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN AKC. Meetings will be held via conference call and will try to acomodate everyone's busy schedule. Information on the committee and an application can be downloaded at MASCUA.org. Please send the applications to [email protected]

Ellen Friedman-Smith
Events committee liason to the MASCUSA board

Antler 

  Fuller 

Here's a Christmas card to all of our furry friend lovers!!
Jack & Hazell Fuller
Chandrea

The Financial Review Committee

Members: If you were notified by the Registrar that your payment was not received with your paperwork to be processed, please send those payments in now along with the registration number for the payment. As the end of the year approaches we need to close out the books for the previous year and request that all members send in any payments that are due. Please include the registration numbers on the dog or litter you are paying for with the payment. Please contact the Registrar if you have any questions.

Respectfully

The Financial Review Committee

Colleen Storms

Susan Gesting

Kimberly Johnson

 

Gardner 2013  

 

Mary Riley 

Molly and Zoya are certainly ready for a visit from Santa.
Photo by Mary Riley

Judy Challinger

 

 WIN PHOTOS!

 Everyone's Win photos have been gorgeous so keep them coming and I will post them! Send those brags and a photo to me

Erickson  
Sterling did very well for his first showing. He took best of breed and best in miscellaneous Saturday and Sunday at the Winston-Salem NC dog show.
Owned by John & Dory Erickson Handled by Windy Doss
 
Top Dog  
  CH SANDY CREEK'S MAYHAM LIKE ME (Kojack ).
He has achieved # 4 ranking dog with the International Canine Kennel Club
Owned by Wanda Alsleben
 

Cutler 

The Miniature American Shepherd RAP Song!

 

EAST COAST, WEST COAST AND IN BETWEEN

THE MINI AMERICANS ARE MAKING A SCENE!

 

AKC SAID 'COME WITH US'

SO WE JUMPED AT THE CHANCE

AND SAID 'SURELY WE MUST'!

 

THE DOGS, WE THOUGHT, DESERVE THE BEST,

SO WE NEED TO GET UP AND LEAVE THE NEST!

 

IN THE SHADOWS WERE WE LIVED

WE CRAWLED OUT TO SEE

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD IT IS-THE AKC!

 

WE CAME OUT NOT KNOWING

HOW FAST WE'LD BE GOING,

SO WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT

WE WOULD SHOOT OFF THE CHART

THE MOMENT OUR DOGS

CAME OUT FROM THE DARK!

 

MOST ARE CHEERING

AND A FEW ARE SNEERING

BUT OUR DOGS COULD CARE LESS

'CUZ THEY KNOW THEY ARE THE BEST!

 

WE ARE PROUD OF THEIR HISTORY,

AND WHY IT'S NO MYSTERY,

BUT TODAY WE BEGIN

A NEW CHAPTER WITHIN!

 

WE LOVE OUR NEW NAME

AND NOW IT'S A NEW GAME!

WE ARE FROM AMERICA,

AND TO HAVE ANOTHER NAME,

WELL, THAT'S JUST LAME!

 

WE ARE THE MINIATURE AMERICAN SHEPHERDS

AND WE ARE HERE TO STAY!

WE ARE 'PROUD TO BE AMERICANS'

FROM THE GOOD 'OLE USA!

 

COME JOIN THE FUN

'CUZ WE'RE NOT DONE,

IN THE AKC, WE HAVE JUST BEGUN!

 

Written by Jeanie McAdams

 

 

Valhalla  

 Great Explanation of the Open Shows!!

http://wcmkc.homestead.com/OPEN-SHOW.html
 

        FIND INFO ON SHOWS HERE - Show Superindentents!

Jack Bradshaw - www.jbradshaw.com

Garvin Show Services - www.garvinshowservices.com/index2.ivnu

MB-F - www.infodog.com

Jack Onofrio - www.onofrio.com

Roy Jones Dog Shows - www.royjonesdogshows.com

 wood

 

Who better than a puppy typifies the loving and giving spirit

we all hope will fill our homes now and all year long.

We wanted to share our puppy with you.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL

Mandy, Brenda and Randy Wood

catching air                  
                                                         Comix By Coleen
   
Just for grins a new comic every week in the Tuesday Talk!
Coleen Swift is our comic graphic designer for this series and she will be treating us to a new comic every week for the Tuesday Talk Funnies!  You can also send a photo to us to be considered in one of Coleens designs! Send to  [email protected]

 Out for A Hike!

  Sunny

Here's a picture of my MAS, Sunny (Philipp's Apache Sunrise PT MX MXB MXJ MJS MXF T2B) doing one of our favorite things-hiking. Hiking with a pack is a great cross-training activity for agility. We routinely hike 5-6 miles on the Los Robles Trail in Thousand Oaks, CA several times a week. Talk about BIG fun for people and dogs!
Best wishes for a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Hope to see you on the trail,
Cathy Philipp and Sunny
 

I think that the Working Aussie Source is one of the best locations on the net to find herding trials and clinics!

The opening page is for ASCA Trials but be sure and click on the Other Calendars and the Regional Calendars and other Events of Interest!

AKC HERDING TRIALS!

 

The Miniature American Shepherd is eligible to compete immediately in AKC Herding Trials!  As soon as you receive your AKC/FSS number you can enter an AKC Herding Trial.

 

Find AKC Herding Trials here!

 

If you have earned an AKC Herding Title please let me know,
Now that we are eligible to compete in AKC Herding Trials, we want to acknowledge those dogs who are out there earning titles and legs towards titles.
Let's have some fun and gather several photos and videos of our dogs herding!!

 

Send to me and I will place them in a future Tuesday Talk and maybe we can start a photo gallery of minis herding!

 

Let's do it right away!!

 

 sheep gif 

 

                     ATTENTION PHOTOS NEEDED!

clip art dog

Looking for winter photos, photos with family, performance photos, training photos and any fun photo you want to share with us! Send the photos to Mindy [email protected]

Aussie line bar

THE PUPPY PEN

 

Litter Announcements

MASCUSA members get one free announcement in the Tuesday Talk for litters with health clearances on both parents (OFA hips, current CERF).

MASCUSA members may purchase additional announcements for litters with health clearances for $20 per package of four announcements.

MASCUSA members may purchase announcements for litters without health clearances for $40 per package of four announcements.

 

All litter announcements will appear in a section called the "Puppy Pen" at the end of the Tuesday Talk in a standardized format as follows:

one photo, maximum size of 300 pixels wide x 200 pixels high

a maximum of 50 words of description

one web link or email address

 

Send your litter announcements to Mindy

In This Issue
AKC Tidbits and News -Eukanuba is Here!
Six Agility Competitors!
Holiday Photos and Cards
Extension of deadline for winsheets
MASCUSA CH Brag
Event Committee Needs Volunteers
From the Financial Review Committee
Win Photos- Send Them
MAS RAP Song
Open Show Explanation
Comix By Coleen
AKC Herding Trials
NEED ACTION PHOTOS
AKC Show Links
Send Winter Photos

YOUR BOARD
 
THE PEOPLE WHO VOLUNTEER FOR YOU

Karen Keller,
President

Judy Challinger,
Vice President

Patricia Davis, Secretary

Traci Phillips, Treasurer

 Board Members

Sharon Sloper

Sue Fontaine

Ellen Friedman-Smith

 

Linda Perry, Past President

Denise Albright,  many of the photos for TT

 

Visit the MASCUSA CAFEPRESS Store to purchase items with the top three logo designs and

 

Click here

 

 Minis Gone American Item!

1st Place
2nd place
3rd Place
 
 
 
AKC SHOW LINK SECTION
 
 Search for AKC Conformation Shows, Herding Trials, Agility and other performance events. Click Here
 

Two popular Licensed Superintendents, who have information about upcoming shows and you can enter online thru their sites

ONOFRIO

and

INFODOG

CONFORMATION
VENUES 
 

IABCA
 
 
  
IMPORTANT
Remember to send in your winsheets within 30 days of the show for your points to count!!!
 
PHOTOS PLEASE 
 
PHOTOS
PHOTOS PHOTOS!!!
 
Send in those favorite  photos so we can post them on the Tuesday Talk!
 


Thank you for letting us share our wonderful dogs

Contact the Board

Visit the new MASCUSA website for forms and info about entering the newest AKC Breed, and also for all of our registration forms, including Breeders Listing, Litter Applications and more
 
Visit MARS (Mini Aussie Rescue) .
 

Contact the Registrar