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February 12, 2013

valentine 

"Singer" (Linderlands Singing The Blues) & "Quest" (Linderlands Bequested Legacy)
wishing everyone a Happy Valentine's Day!
Jack & Hazell Fuller, Alstead, NH 

 

AKC Tidbits and News 

 

Watch the Westminster Kennel Club Show Live!

http://characterchatter.usanetwork.com/wkc/show.php

 

   lure 

Here is a pic of Crowe lure coursing.

Photo Credit eesmith.com

        from Sally Saxton              

 

Gardner 2013  

 

 

 New  Fees & New Forms Effective Feb 1, 2013

You must pay all applications using the new fees and be sure to download the new forms!

http://www.mascusa.org/fees.php

http://www.mascusa.org/mascusaForms.php

 

The Tuesday Talk is now only available to current MASCUSA members. Keep your membership updated!

I like many of you are very excited about the future of our great breed and can't wait to see us get full recognition in AKC as part of the herding group.

In attending many shows and discussing with others that have made the journey from FSS to AKC one thing is very important to help get the club moving forward, volunteers in the club. I know everyone lead busy lives but even giving a couple of hours a month to a committee can help the board move the process along. We as members can't depend on our board to shoulder all the work and responsibility for getting everything in order for this move to full recognition in AKC.

 

If you look at the club website you will see there are a variety of committees to serve on http://www.mascusa.org/committees.php

 

Also look at the local affiliates in your region and see if there is something you can do to help with them. http://www.mascusa.org/affiliates.php

I encourage the other members to offer up some assistance and use your knowledge of our breed to help the club move our breed forward!

 

Kim Johnson

Financial Review Committee

 

Antler 

BE SURE AND USE THE NEW MASCUSA ADDRESS

 

ADDRESS CHANGE

  

Effective immediately, the club's official business address for all mail (including registration paperwork, memberships, and winsheets) will be:

Miniature American Shepherd Club of the USA, Inc.
Attn: Patricia Davis, Secretary
PO Box 967
Shawnee, OK 74802-0967

This change of address has been done in order to provide a better system of checks and balances. Paperwork will be held for a sufficient time to allow checks to clear the bank prior to being forwarded for processing. Payment made by PayPal must be against an invoice generated by MASCUSA for specific processes. Foreign money orders and cashier checks must be drawn on a U.S. bank. All mail that has been sent to PO Box 141097, Broken Arrow, OK and PO Box 65, Shawnee, OK, will be automatically forwarded to the new post office box.

If you have any questions regarding this change, you can email the Board of Directors at
  American idol 
ABINGTON BOYS AIDEN AND JIMMY WATCHING AMERICAN IDOL
ANNOUNCING TWO NEW MASCUSA CHAMPIONS!

Great Companions Fancy Pants

AND

Dynasty's Instant Replay!

 

 SASSY 

Sassy earned her CM and MASCUAS Championship before the age of 9 mo. I have attached two pictures. One is from the weekend that she finished her CM and MASCUSA Chapmionship. All points were AKC, so she completed her MASCUSA Championship at the same time.  
  
  
Dynasty's Instant Replay 
 Ref

Dynasty's Instant Replay, CM, CGC, TDI

Best in Misc Beaufort Kennel Club Nov 2012

Handled by Lori Brewster 

  
Spa day    
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]

Cutler 

 WIN PHOTOS & BRAGS!

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

 Remi    

Dynasty's Instant Replay, CM, CGC started off 2013 with a BIS Misc win at the Cherokee Rose Cluster in Atlanta, GA this show had a very large turn-out of Misc breeds, Ref took the BIS Misc on Thursday with the Coton de Tulear on Friday and the Lagotto Romagnolo's winning on Saturday and Sunday. If you have not come up against the Lagotto yet, be warned these are very cute dogs with very big numbers, we had 11 at one show!

Ref's son Dynasty's Triple Crown, Remi will be joining him in the show ring in the upcoming month so we hope to see big things from him soon!

from Kim Johnson

Valhalla 
New Herding Book Available - HERDING PRIMER by Jean Barrett
"It is not a training manual, but it does explain flight zones, and square flanks, slicing with multiple photographs to show the reader just what you are seeing and what should be seen. HERDING PRIMER would be the book to get before starting with a training manual.

This book goes over balance, cover, come-bye, away-to-me, what is wearing, driving and rating. It breaks down what is need on a flank, while fetching and while driving. There are chapters on reading livestock, reading the body language of dogs, how to use your cane as a communication tool, and how to recognize pushing, pressure and give. These are just a sampling of what the book covers."

HERDING PRIMER is now available for $30. US Priority postage is $6 and
postage includes up to two books. Foreign orders need to pay exact shipping.

Send for more information - Jean Barrett [email protected]
or go to her website - http://edenherding.webs.com/  click on the link for Herding Primer.
 

Treadmill  

 Raindancer's Poncho Via

He is 4 years old. He walks on the treadmill everyday as part of his morning routine! 

Important Note for Advertising and Brags!

Untill we are fully recognized we will allow titles achieved in venues other than AKC to be announced and used in the Tuesday Talk. We want to encourage people to identify the source of the title - e.g. IABCA CH or NAMASCUSA CH or MASCUSA CH, etc.

  

 Ogle

 

 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

Important Note:
According to the Records Manager for Entries, Betty Nightingale at ext 3585: "There are no Champions in the FSS or Misc class. The dogs can earn a CM.
People should not be listing CH as in Champion in front of the dog's entries for AKC shows"
 
Alta ad 

Here is a great list that shows all herding titles from all venues!

 

Here is the link:

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]

ADVERTISING IN TUESDAY TALK BULLETIN - MASCUSA MEMBERS ONLY

Kennel Ads (business cards) - per month$15.00
Litter Advertising with Health Clearances - ONE AD FREE
Litter Advertising with Health Clearances - package of four$20.00
Litter Advertising without Health Clearances - package of four
$40.00

 

 Download the Advertising form by clicking here!
In This Issue
AKC Tidbits and News! Westminster Live
New Fees & Forms are now in effect
Join a committee and get involved
MASCUSA Address
Two New MASCUSA Champions!
Comix By Coleen
Win & Brags Photos
New Herding Book
Note about Advertising and Brags
Open Show Explanation
Important note when entering
All Herding Titles
AKC Herding Trials
Advertising in the Tuesday Talk
AKC Show Links
Send Your 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