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AKC Tidbits and News
Maintain your dog, litter and puppy records with the AKC Online Record Keeping Service!
Do you need a centralized area to maintain dog and litter records online?
Would being able to quickly print pre-filled AKC Dog Ownership Record, Breeding Record, and Litter Records forms make your life easier?
Would you like to view official AKC litter and puppy registration data, including registration information on ALL of the puppies from your AKC registered litters?
Are you interested in a place to store addresses and telephone numbers of your co-owners and puppy buyers?
You can do all this and more using AKC Online Record Keeping Services. And the best news is it's FREE for all AKC breeders. Try it today!
Online Record Keeping Overview
http://www.akc.org/services/breeder_records.cfm
- View, create, and maintain breeder records.
- View AKC litter and puppy registration information.
- View and manage puppy records.
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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! |
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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
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This is one confident puppy!
Puppy (about 6 weeks old) standing on a shaking seat cushion
Paws on Heaven's Golden Brownie
Rolf-Peter |
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Announcing and Highlighting the very first
Mascusa Grand Champion under our new program!
GR CH Love That Taycin Texan CM ('Dallas')
bred, owned, shown & loved by Jeanie McAdams, Denton TX with husband Dr. Doug cheering from home!
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Photo by Leslie Peckham |
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Best In Miscellaneous |
'Dallas' finished his Mascusa Grand Championship on 12/7/12 and he finished his AKC CM on 12/8/12 at an AKC show in Dallas, Texas! He qualified for the 2012 & 2013 AKC Eukanuba Nationals and is a multiple AKC Best in Misc. winner.
He is by Multi GR CH Taycin's Always A Gentleman CM ('Tag') who is the #1 Mini for 2010 & 2011-2012, 2012 Mascusa Nationals BOB and Movement Champion, first mini male to win an AKC CM, among many additional honors,
and out of Multi CH Pocket's Love That Red HIC, multi CH producer & multi AKC BIM producer.
'Dallas' is the sire of CH Love That American Red White and Blue CM ('Merlie'), who is the first Mascusa Champion dog under the new program and who has qualified for the the 2012 & 2013 AKC Eukanuba Nationals. 'Merlie'is the youngest dog of our breed to win his AKC CM, is the 2012 ICKC #1 Jr. Puppy, is in the ICKC Jr. Pup Hall of Fame and Multi BIS IABCA, ICKC pup and multi BBX BIS pup! |
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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 ColeenLS@aceweb.com |
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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. |
New study on health impact from Neutering
University of California, Davis
February 13, 2013
GOLDEN RETRIEVER STUDY SUGGESTS NEUTERING AFFECTS DOG HEALTH
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Neutering, and the age at which a dog is neutered, may affect the animal's risk
for developing certain cancers and joint diseases, according to a new study of
golden retrievers by a team of researchers at the University of California,
Davis.
The study, which examined the health records of 759 golden retrievers, found a
surprising doubling of hip dysplasia among male dogs neutered before one year of
age. This and other results will be published today (Feb. 13) in the online
scientific journal PLOS ONE at http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0055937
"The study results indicate that dog owners and service-dog trainers should
carefully consider when to have their male or female dogs neutered," said lead
investigator Benjamin Hart, a distinguished professor emeritus in the UC Davis
School of Veterinary Medicine.
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Janet Axtell shared this photo & link with me
earlier this week, here is Mocha modeling it!
A red, white and blue with stars and stripes harness, limited edition on the Clean Run website. Looks great for our MAS!
http://www.cleanrun.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=2442&ParentCat=202 |
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" |
Friends of Bob Vest have commissioned and donated a hand carved ivory (scrimshaw) trophy buckle that will be raffled off at a Specialty in MO this spring. The purpose of the United States Australian Shepherd Foundation is to fund projects that further the welfare of the Australian Shepherd breed and this buckle is their 2013 fundraiser. For more details, a picture of the buckle which features an Aussie and instructions how to buy raffle tickets go to:
www.usasfoundation.org |
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! |
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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. |
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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!!
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Welcome New Members!
The following applicants have applied for membership in MASCUSA. Any current member may protest the acceptance of an applicant by emailing board@mascusa.org, and providing the reason for the protest and the full name of the member that is protesting acceptance of the applicant.
Nicole Dalton
Anita Sandberg
Susanna Lonngren
Kaitlin Exl
Jessica Steward
Judy Reynolds
Ralf Hilger
Iris Gussmann
Thomas Estermann
Christine Lord
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ATTENTION PHOTOS NEEDED!
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 registrar@mascusa.org |
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! |
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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!
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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
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INFODOG |
IABCA
IMPORTANT
Remember to send in your winsheets within 30 days of the show for your points to count!!! |
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PHOTOS PLEASE
PHOTOS
PHOTOS PHOTOS!!!
Send in those favorite photos so we can post them on the Tuesday Talk!
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