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July 16, 2013  

Remington 
Looks Refreshing!!
Remington, bred by Karey Marrs owned by Claudia Plafsky

AKC Tidbits & News!

  

 It is very important to remember to include a copy of your AKC Miniature American Shepherd papers when submitting paperwork to us for processing! 

 

 INSPECT UPON ARRIVAL

Inspect 

Please check your AKC and your NAMASCUSA registrations papers when they arrive, if there are any errors contact Mindy ASAP.  It is much easier to correct papers now then a year or two down the road, and typos are unavoidable so read your papers carefully. 

Thank you! 

The Awards for the Goodwill Ambassador runner up recipients!

Designed and created by Denise Albright

Goodwill Blocks front 

Goodwill Blocks back 

Just a little update:

 

End of July 2013 the Agility European Open will be held in Belgium - this year�s most prestigious agility event worldwide (the FCI WC will be held in South Africa in Oktober but only a few nations will participate there). So this year the best agility teams will compete against each other in Belgium, more than 750 teams from all over the world (incl. US team).

Official participants (me and) my MAS Bagheera is the only Miniature American Shepherd there!!!

If you are interested in any news on this event you can look at the official website: http://european-open-2013.jimdo.com/

 

Best wishes,

Detlef

Gardner 2013  

Lee Fairchild who is one of our members and a man who is a Skyhoundz Disk Dog World Champion also serves his community in an awesome program!

  

Please take a moment and read the inspiring article and consider presenting the documentary to your local community!

 

A new documentary, "The Dogs of Lexington," chronicles a unique program involving inmates and dogs.

Nicole Hill - July 13th, 2013

Half scruff, half scrap, Sarge drapes his small frame over the right leg of Bill Miller as the man, with concerted tenderness, rubs circles in Sarge's black-and-white coat.

Inmates at the Lexington prison work with dogs in the Friends for Folks project.

What you notice first in this scene is the bond between man and dog, both content to sit side by side as long as they're allowed.
 

 Then your eyes drift to Miller's standard-issue gray uniform, and you remember that this tableau is taking place not in a recliner in the living room, but rather the confines of a prison cell.

http://www.okgazette.com/oklahoma/article-18739-prionsers-and-pooches.html

 

 Lee

Lee with one of the dogs in training

   Ogle         
Introducing a NEW Weekly Article!
 
FOR YOUR INFORMATION

Author Judy Nordmeyer

 

SPAY/NEUTER CONTRACTS

& DOGS SOLD WITHOUT REGISTRATION PAPERS 

 

QUESTION: What does the American Kennel Club think about a Breeder
holding onto registration papers until receiving proof of
spay/neuter from the Buyer of a pet puppy?

ANSWER: It is acceptable under the AKC rules. There should be a
written agreement between the Buyer and Seller stating that AKC
registration papers will not be furnished to the buyer until the
seller has been furnished with evidence of the neutered or spayed.
If a dog is sold under such conditions, it is important that the
agreement be signed by the buyer before the dog leaves the seller's
premises.
 


QUESTION: What if I decide to give a dog away or sell the dog without
the AKC registration papers? What should I do?

ANSWER: If a dog is given away or sold with the understanding
that the AKC papers will never be furnished, then the Seller/Donor
must obtain a signed statement from the recipient that they are
agreeing to this condition. Such a statement must be kept in the
Seller/Donor's records for 5 years. AKC suggests that the Seller/Donor
withhold the dogs identifying information (Sire & Dam's names &
registration numbers and the litter registration numbers)from the
recipient of the dog. Give the recipient the dog's date of birth,
vaccinations administered, vaccinations needed, and any other
information needed to properly care for the dog.

     

disclaimer:
"The opinions and information offered in the FYI section are those of the contributing authors"

 Antler       

**********EMAIL CORRECTION***********    

MASCUSA will be hosting a Meet The Breed booth at the Eukanuba shows
in Orlando, FL in December.
  
We had a WONDERFUL booth at last years show and we want to outdo ourselves this year. In order to accomplish this we need YOU!! The club is looking for volunteers with creative ideas to make this happen AND volunteers to host the booth, meet the public and tell them how our breed is so SPECIAL.
Please send an email to: [email protected] **********
  
Ellen Friedman-Smith
MASCUSA director

 

 
 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

    

Rainy   

"Alta Vista All Cinched Up" at RainDancer Pups BOB BIM & Certificate Of Merit at Five Valley Kennel Club

 Rainy Browning

Rainy Jett 

RainDancer's Creekside Serenade BOS Five Valley Kennel Club two days.

 Rainy Browning

ASCA Hall of fame Kennel Bold Legend is proud to announce that our Stud Dog's GCh America's Most Wanted "Ace" sired this years Mascusa Nationals Best of Breed Adult GCh Mercy me Dressed for Success and is the Grandsire to the Best of Breed Puppy Abingtons Da Vinci.

Ace is also the Grandsire to Winners Dog: Abingtons Naughty Prince Harry and Premier Male Ch Abingtons Skys D Limit "Aiden".

Aiden and Harry are the Grandsons of Ch Bold Legends Skys D Limit on the Sire side.

GCH Bold Legends America's Most Wanted and Ch Bold Legend Skys D Limit were Bred by Jeanette Wright Harden.

ABINGTON MINIS HAD A GREAT TIME AT THE 2013 MASCUSA NATIONALS!

 

IT WAS GREAT FUN VISITING WITH FRIENDS AND CHEERING EACH OTHER ON AS MANY WON BEST OF BREEDS AND MISC IN ALL THE AKC SHOWS AS WELL AS OUR NATIONALS.
THE MINIATURE AMERICAN SHEPHERD WAS REPRESENTED BY AMAZING DOGS AND WE ARE PROUD TO BELONG TO SUCH A GREAT GROUP OF EXHIBITERS AND BREEDERS.

ABINGTONS DA VINCI "LEO" MADE HIS SHOW DEBUT AND WON BEST OF BREED PUPPY!

CH ABINGTONS SKYS D LIMIT "AIDEN" WON A PREMIER MALE, SHOWN EXPERTLY BY SHEILA HOSKINS OF WOODRIDGE AUSSIES

ABINGTONS NAUGHTY PRINCE HARRY TOOK WINNERS DOG AND BEST OPPOSITE PUPPY SWEEPS
ABINGTONS NEWEST MEMBER OF THE FAMILY BOLD LEGENDS BOLD IMPRESSIONS RINGMASTER "BUDDY" WAS ENJOYING HIS NEW CAREER AS A SHOW DOG AND WAS RELAXED WITH ALL THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE AROUND HIM.

 Cutler pup

BEST OF BREED PUPPY ABINGTONS DA VINCI "LEO"
BREEDER PATTI CUTLER

   

Cutler 

CH ABINGTONS SKYS D LIMIT "AIDEN"

# 2 MINIATURE AMERICAN SHEPHERD 2012
PREMIER MALE MASCUSA NATIONALS
HANDLED BY SHEILA HOSKINS WOODRIDGE AUSSIES
 

Cutler Winners  

WINNERS DOG JUDGE WILLIAM BILL SHELTON
ABINGTONS NAUGHTY PRINCE HARRY
BREEDER PATTI CUTLER
OWNERS PATTI CUTLER AND CHRISTINE GARCIA BUCKET LIST MINIS
 
Cutler  
BEST OPPOSITE PUPPY SWEEPS
ABINGTONS NAUGHTY PRINCE HARRY
BREEDER PATTI CUTLER
SIRE: CH ABINGTONS BOLD LEGEND DE JA VU
DAM: SKYVIEW ABINGTONS DUTCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE
OWNERS PATTI CUTLER AND CHRISTINE GARCIA BUCKET LIST MINIS

 Timeless Zero Gravity, CM, CGC

aka' Sliver

Got her share of being on the stage at Oklahoma City with Debra Shambaugh

 

Shambaugh 

 AKC show:

Best of Breed & Best of Misc

  Sliver 

AKC Show:

Best of Breed

 Movement

Nationals:

1st Movement

 Premier 

Nationals:

1st and only Premier female

Brace 

Timeless Zero Gravity, CM, CGC and Timeless Trilogy, CM

aka' Sliver aka' Trilogy

Take Brace at the Nationals

This dynamic dual has won Brace everytime they entered.

Prmier Male 

GR CH Love That American Red White and Blue CM ('Merlie')

shown winning MASCUSA Nationals #1 Premier Male Award with judge Bill Shelton. 'Merlie' is owned by Jeanie McAdams, bred by Jeanie and Karen Keller, and is by GR CH Love That Taycin Texan CM, out of Multi CH Timeless Love That Classic Look.

Cutler            

The below photo of sweet Conner posted last week in his Remembrance, got me to thinking how incredibly beautiful the faces are of our dogs! I could stare at this photo for hours. Conner was gorgeous!

I would like to start a new weekly photo submission of the many beautiful faces of the MAS! Please send me your most stunning head shots of your dogs and I will post one or two each week, Send to [email protected].

 

 

Mult. BIS/MASCA GR/NAMASCUSA GR/UKC/NAKC Amer. & Canadian/Int./Nat'l

CH Hthrlz GB A'spots Highlander, "Conner"
12/9/2002-6/28/2013
Conner 

A few Youtubes with some good information and a new Podcast!

 

SLIPPED HOCKS

 Youtube video showing a vet testing a dog for slipped hocks!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiHfluk5A0k

  

Luxating Patellas in a Dog

This one is very detailed with a skeletor explanation!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl8ddhprarY

 

 

ASHGI News: Podcast on Canine Cognition and the Genius of Dogs

Canine Health Foundation HealthE-Barks

 

In this podcast we bring you an interview with Dr. Brian Hare. Dr. Hare is
an associate professor in Evolutionary Anthropology and Director of the
Center for Cognitive Neuroscience at Duke University. In 2009, he started
the Duke Canine Cognition Center which is dedicated to the study of dog
psychology and the effect of domestication on cognition, and he has recently
co-authored the book, The Genius of Dogs. Dr. Hare is the keynote speaker at
CHF's 2013 National Parent Club Canine Health Conference.


http://support.caninehealthfoundation.org/site/R?i=kKfbgcztEx8TqY34JNVUCA
podcast listen button

 

Valhalla         
  
not the boss                 
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]
 
THANK YOU COLEEN FOR THE WEEKLY GRINS!
 
 

The Miniature American Shepherd has been accepted

into CDHPR (UKC!!)

 

The Miniature American Shepherd has been accepted into the Canine Developmental Health and Performance Registry (CDHPR) with UKC. This is the first step in seeking full recognition with UKC! In order to receive full recognition, our breed will need to show growth and have litters registered with CDHPR. There is not a time frame on when we will receive full recognition, but I am hoping that we can show them what a strong breed we are as we move forward!

At this time, we are to begin registering our dogs with them. I will be submitting the initial electronic database as well as a written one to CDHPR. This is your chance to get your dogs registered at an affordable price!! Cost is $5.00 per dog being registered with the initial database. After that time, you will submit all applications to CDHPR directly and the fee will be $35 per dog.

 

This is what you will need to include and send to Deanna Mooney:

 

1. A Single Registration Application http://www.cdhpr.com/CDHPRWeb.nsf/pdf/SingleAp.pdf

(Please note on the application, that 3 photographs of your dog are required)

2. Copy of your dog's AKC Miniature American Shepherd Registration papers

3. A 3 generation pedigree with registration numbers (the one used to register your dog with AKC, or a copy of your AKC pedigree)

4. Include all owner's and co-owner's information up to 4. This includes addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses if possible.

5. If your dog is DNA'd with AKC, you can submit that information as well. There is a $10 additional fee and form to fill out.

http://www.cdhpr.com/CDHPRWeb.nsf/pdf/FO3CDHPR.pdf

 

Please make checks out to CDHPR. I am aiming to submit the database by the end of September. I am requesting all applications be submitted to me no later than September 15th.

Mail your complete packet with check made out to CDHPR to:

Deanna Mooney

2202 N. 201st Ave.

Buckeye, AZ 85396

 

Once the initial database is completely registered any offspring resulting from the mating of 2 CDHPR registered MAS's may be litter registered. During the time we are in CDHPR, please be aware, they do require both the sire and dam to be DNA profiled. The DNA process takes 4-6 weeks, so you may want to take that into consideration before preparing to register a litter.

CDHPR does allow for the registration of deceased dogs as well, so the pedigrees can be more complete for future generations.

Any questions, please do not hesitate to email me at [email protected]

 

Thank you,

Deanna Mooney

 

       
 Gardner bus card       

ship 

Dont miss the 10th year K9 College cruise!! Lots of fun, great seminars and a super nice time.  Visit the website for details and pricing.

www.k9collegecruise.com

For those looking for AKC shows to enter, please check the AKC superintendent for your region and ideally, get on their mailing list for show premiums to be sent to your address.

This is a list of all the AKC superintendents:
http://www.akc.org/events/conformation/superintendents.cfm

Nilsson    
RB Wee Decorate My Life
competing in HT at the June AKC HerdingTrial  
owned by Mindy 
Luke 
 

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 

 

Welcome New Members for July! 

 

The following applicants have applied for membership in MASCUSA. Any current member may protest the acceptance of an applicant by emailing [email protected], and providing the reason for the protest and the full name of the member that is protesting acceptance of the applicant.  
  1. Julie M. Linebaugh

  2. Constance Schwertner

  3. Shaela Bloomgren

  4. Tonya Nance

  5. Jesus (Jesse) Ortega

  6. Tammy Martindale

  7. Brandy Steele Oates

  8. Naomi Hall

  9. Shanon Want

  10. Tina Winston

  11. Annette Stockton

  12. Holly Burzawa

  13. Nancy Stein

  14. Sally Saxton

  15. Cecile Bouttier

  16. Courtney Schmidt

  17. Bradley Schmidt

  18. Antoinette Porter

  19. Scotty Rose

  20. Kim Taylor

  21. Sandra Wozar

  22. Yvonne Lynch

  23. Rebecca Bocchino

  24. Tina McGuire

                     ATTENTION PHOTOS NEEDED!

clip art dog

Looking for 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]

The following new kennel names have been requested. Any current member may protest the acceptance of a kennel name by emailing [email protected], and providing the reason for the protest and the full name of the member that is protesting acceptance of the kennel name.

 

None at this time........

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In This Issue
AKC Tidbits & News
Runner Up Awards
Agility European Open
Dogs in Prison
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
Need volunteers for MTB at Eukanuba
Win & Brags Photos
Bold Legend Kennel
Beautiful Faces of the MAS
Videos and Podcast on Important Subjects
Comix By Coleen
The MAS has been accepted into CDHPR (UKC)
K9 College Cruise
AKC Herding Trials
Welcome New Members for July
Advertising in the Tuesday Talk
AKC Show Links

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