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Berner BlattBerner Blatt
the newsletter of the
Bernese Mountain Dog Clubof Nashoba Valley
the club for new england berners & their families
October 2017
Calendar of Events ............................22018 National News ..........................3Supported Entry Results ...................5
Rescue Corner ....................................8Holiday Party .....................................9Birthdays & Brags ............................10
Beautiful mums, brilliant colorful trees, pumpkins and haystacks signal Fall is here! The Annual Fall Fun Day was held on Saturday, September 30th, (pages 6-7) damp and very cool temperatures didn’t stop anyone from having a great time!
Fall Fun Day
pages 6-7
board of directorsboard of directorsthethe BMDCNVDirectors:
PresidentMarge [email protected]
Vice PresidentSusan [email protected]
SecretaryCarol [email protected]
TreasurerBruce [email protected]
Patricia Buickerood • [email protected]
Steve Diers • [email protected]
Karlo Laforteza • [email protected]
Carolyn Massey • [email protected]
Anya Wittenborg • [email protected]
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Calendar of EventsBMDCNV
FMI: www.bmdcnv.org/events.html
~ 2017 ~
October 28-29: Draft Tests; Essex, MA
November 9-12: Retreat Weekend; Ocean Park, ME
December 17: Holiday Gathering; Boxborough, MA
~ 2018 ~Feb 18:
Winter Walk; Ashford, CT
March 3:Supported Entry: Working Dog; Springfield, MA
March 4: Regional Specialty: Working Dog; Springfield, MA
April 29:Annual Meeting; Sturbridge, MA
April 29 - May 5:National Specialty; Sturbridge, MA
Calling All Veterans!
No matter if your veteran is a couch potato, rescue, farm hand, urban canine, therapy or show dog, or BFF... don’t waste any time in submitting them for our special Annual Veterans Issue!
LAST CHANCE! SPACE IS LIMITED!Submission Deadline is November 20th.
Showcase your special veteran in our 5th Annual Veterans Issue!
If your Bernese Mountain Dog will be 7 years or older on December 31st, you’re invited to
include them in the December Veterans Issue of our Berner Blatt.
Submit your Veteran information and picture at http://bmdcnv.org/veterans.html
Submission Deadline is November 20th.
A wonderful way to honor your special veteran!
• • SAVE THE DATE • •
BMDCNV Regional Specialty & Supported Entry
March 3rd-4th, 2018CT Working Dog Club Dog Show
West Springfield, MAPremium List available at infodog.com
FMI: Abby Patrizio - email: [email protected]
2018 BMDCA National News
The progress toward the 2018 National continued at Fall Fun Day. Thanks to those in attendance, we sold
$548 of 2018 Ways and Means merchandise. The new embroidered fleece vests were a crowd favorite. Don’t forget to order yours at the BMDCA online store before they run out! http://www.bmdca-store.com/2018-WM_c_61.html
Soon the National Specialty planning book will be ready to go describing everything you need to know to prepare to enjoy the event. Many volunteers are working diligently to coordinate every aspect that goes into a National Specialty. But, there are still many more volunteers needed.
Stewards are needed for both conformation and all performance events. Don’t worry if you don’t have experience. There’ll be experienced people to show you the ropes. No matter which event interests you, stewarding is a great way to learn more about what goes on in the show ring.
If you think you’ll have an odd bit of time to help out here and there – or more – the raffle or ways & means could be a great fit for you. Both of these areas need people to fill in for short shifts during the week.
Whatever you’re able to contribute will be greatly valued. A national breed show is a unique event, and our BMDCA National stands out as a special time for everyone who plays a role. Our BMDCNV Club always hosts a wonderful event full of fun and lasting memories. Be a part of team Nashoba and volunteer. To volunteer, you can either contact a committee chair directly (the list of chairs is at http://bmdca.org/specialty/2018/committee.php), or send an email to [email protected] and mention how you’d like to get involved. We’ll connect you with the right person.
Together, Nashobans have always made the National a memorable event. Let’s make 2018 another Nashoba National to remember.
National Specialty Updateby Jim Todhunter, Show Chair - [email protected]
HOLIDAY PARTY VOLUNTEERS: We are looking for several volunteers to join the Holiday Party Committee. Looking for Santa helpers who can plan holiday party activities, raffles, and registration. For more information contact: Marguerite Massey, Holiday Party Chair at [email protected]
DRAFT TEST STEWARDS: Please let me know if you are willing to steward at our fall tests October 28 and 29. No experience is necessary and it’s a great way to learn about drafting. If you can’t commit to the whole weekend, that is fine. I will fill you in when you are available. Barb Gibson; Chief Steward at [email protected] or by phone (207) 882-9180
SEEKING BERNER TROPHY SPONSORS FOR 2018: The Berner Regional Specialty will be here before we know it! If you would like to sponsor a trophy, please contact Pam Eldredge, Trophy Chair at [email protected]. Please send your name and kennel name if you would like that included in the catalog with the trophy you wish to sponsor. All monies should be sent to Pam Eldredge, PO box. 130, Waterbury Center, VT, 05677. Please make the check out to BMDCNV.
• • • CLUB NOTICE • • •
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Break out those cameras or pull out those photos! The Photo Contest categories for the 2018 National have been announced:
Categories
Puppy, Puppy, Puppy – Who can resist a cute, fluffy Berner pup?!? Do you have new puppy or a favorite picture of your puppy? Start taking photos or consider entering your favorite photo of your puppy.
Golden Oldies - Share your “Senior Moments”! Celebrating of our Veterans, 7years old and up please.
Seasonal Berners- New England is known for it’s spectacular 4 seasons. Show us your Berners enjoying their favorite season in the great outdoors.
Most Artistic - These shots can be simply beautiful on their own or digitally enhanced.
Berners “Doing Their Jobs”– Show us your dog doing agility, drafting, herding, tracking, therapy, rally or obedience.
Feel Good Photos - Any photo of a Berner that makes you smile, laugh or brightens your day.“Golden Moments”- The special bond between a Berner and their humans is “Golden”… show us that connection in a photo.
Fun with 50 – On a more whimsical note. Present a photo of your dog with 50 of the same item…flowers, bones, stuffed animals, etc.
2018 BMDCA National News
Welcome Bags for Nationals 2018
The National Specialty is right around the corner and the Welcome Bags are an important part. The attendees are always excited about receiving them and what is inside
them. We are reaching out to members/members friends who may own a business that has a product/service that they would like to promote. We are asking for promotional type items that would be a gift for the attendees. Some of the items we are thinking about: pens, spiral notebooks, rain ponchos, poop bags and poop bag holders, water bottles, coupons etc… We anticipate 700+ attendees that may seem like a lot for one business to provide. My thought is if we can get 14 business to provide 50 items a piece or 28 business to provide 25 items a piece we can cover those numbers and spread out the promotions. So I am asking if you own a business or know someone who does, that would like the opportunity to promote their business at the National in 2018 please email Stephanie Freeman at [email protected].
Welcome!Welcome! New Members
Michael SilvermanNew York, NY
Alison & Brian O’CallaghanRidgefield, CT
Jacky PettitPortsmouth, NH
Jay Bhambhani & Valerie BethkaBoston, MA
Shannon & Jordan ThayerMedfield, MA
Instagram Photo of the Month
Congratulations again! @zyma.the.mountain.dog
chairpeoplechairpeoplethethe BMDCNVThese dedicated chairpeople provide essential services to you, our membership. Please feel free to contact them with your questions, concerns, suggestions, requests for help or offers of help. Our mission is to provide the best for Berners and their families.
Berner Blatt EditorCarolyn [email protected]
Breeder Referral ProgramMegan [email protected]
Health Liaison Chair: Karen [email protected]
MembershipKarlo [email protected] E-List Help DeskJeff [email protected] Members List ModeratorSharon [email protected]
Puppy ReferralLaurel [email protected]
Regional Club Rep (RCC)Karen [email protected]
RescueLinda DeCelles1-877-4BMDCNV (toll free)[email protected]
Public EducationMartha Phelpsand Diane [email protected]
Social Media Chair: Amanda [email protected]
Training ResourcesPaul [email protected]
Trophy ChairPam [email protected]
Volunteer CoordinatorMartha [email protected] & MeansBill & Stephanie [email protected] Web MasterMimi [email protected]
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BEST OF BREED: GCHB Tennescott White Mtns The Balsams CDX RAOwner: Barbara Beck-Wilczek & William WilczekBreeder: Barbara Beck-Wilczek & William Wilczek & B McMath SELECT BITCH/ BEST OF BREED OWNER-HANDLED: CH Oleka’s Main AttractionOwner: Eileen Blass & John WalstonBreeder: Angela Evans & Joseph Evans
BEST OF WINNERS/ WINNERS DOG/BEST OF OPPOSITE SEX:
Riverwood’s Night WindOwner/Breeder: Laurel Wood
WINNERS BITCH: Marben’s Lady GodivaOwner/Breeder: Tiggie Gerli
RESERVE WINNERS DOG: Brightwater Hiigher TravelsOwner: Karyn Croce & Susan MorrillBreeder: Georgeann Reeve & Dawn Cox
RESERVE WINNERS BITCH: Four Seasons Ultra Ray of SunshineOwner/Breeder: Sue Mahan & Kate Landry
Supported Entry Results, Cape Cod Kennel Club September 16, 2017
Judge: Mr. William Sahloff
Best of Breed: GCHB Tennescott White Mtns The Balsams CDX RA
Best of Winners/ Winners Dog/Best of Opposite Sex:
Riverwood’s Night Wind - New Champion!
Fall Day!FU NSeptember 30th Westford, MA
On Saturday, September 30, 2017, a large crowd enjoyed one of the popular Bernese Mountain Dog Club of Nashoba Valley Fun Days. There is such a celebration in the Spring and, then, yesterday’s, in Autumn. Included with me and my nearly six years old Berner, Muesli, excited and full of the spirit of adventure and my nearly sixteen years old Appenzeller, Piber, who also enjoyed herself, albeit at a slower pace. Indeed, Piber demonstrated the usual Appenzeller penchant for rule setting when SHE determined in what positions she would tolerate being placed during her session with the professional pet photographer. A delicious breakfast which included coffee, hot apple cider, hot chocolate, muffins and sweet rolls kept the chilly air at bay. Paws & Shop Merchandise included sale items and shirts, vests, sweatshirts, hats, and more with the insignia for the 2018 National Specialty on them. I bought stationery, clothing, a necklace, Swiss canton bumper stickers and a calendar. The calendars were sold to raise money for the Bernese Mountain Dog rescue organization, Berner Inc. From the Raffle table, l took home three plaques and one framed picture of Swiss farm scenes. Two of them contain Appenzellers! A Canine Good Citizen test attracted Bernese
and other breeds of dogs. The Freestyle dance demonstration by Michelle Larson and trick dog demonstration by the Bates were appreciated by many spectators. Older pups and dogs played merrily in the corral securely fenced for this activity while their people eagerly watched and took pictures. The weather cooperated as the day became cool and cloudy and, of course, the Westford, Massachusetts 4-H Fairgrounds are very dog friendly. The puppy parade was masterfully handled with a short biography being read about each of the adorable youngsters. Joanne Brown of Big Bernese Photography was kept VERY busy by Berner and other dog owners as she took pictures of dogs placed against a lovely Autumn backdrop. A lunch of pizza, salad, and desserts satisfied many a hearty appetite. Fun Days are my favorite Club activities as they are educational events which are as welcome to the novice dog owner as to the decades long Bernese Mountain Dog fancier. You can be certain that as the day’s activities ended, happy families and their tired dogs traveled home to all of New England and New York long to remember the fun!
— Lisa Allen; SE Mass.
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Fall Day!FU N
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Fun Day is one of the best events we do because it brings together people who exhibit in conformation, do tracking, herding, carting, rally, dancing, draft and (to my mind the most important), people who want
to help their dogs live better lives. The Board cannot give enough thanks to the volunteers who put a huge effort into making this day a success for all who attend. At this event I think that we had a record number of new families who have Berners or want Berners. I hope that we made them
feel welcome and eager to participate in more activities.— Pat Buickerood; Pepperell, MA
board of directorsboard of directorsthethe BERNER INCPresident & Director - Alise BurbridgeTreasurer & Director – Tom McKinneyClerk & Director – Anya Wittenborg
Director – Dawn FlahertyDirector – Linda DeCellesDirector – Beth Atkinson
Rescue NotebookRescue Notebook
WE ARE THE RESCUE ARM OF THE NASHOBA CLUBEDUCATION & RESCUE
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Online sales of Berner puppies have landed them in the hands of casual buyers unprepared to raise them properly. These puppies grow into out-of-control young adults due to no training or socialization. Rather than going to classes or working with trainers to correct the problems they’ve created, the owners of these dogs give them up.
Online outlets allow bad breeders to deceive uninformed buyers about the puppies they’re purchasing sight-unseen. Obviously, these breeders have not factored temperament into their breeding “practices.” Some buyers unwittingly get a puppy that is inherently shy, unsocial or over-reactive. With immediate help from puppy classes and in-home sessions with a trainer, these puppies can adapt and become functioning adult Berners. Sadly, many of them do not get this early intervention and their behavior deteriorates.
Berners with behavior issues are listed and sold on craigslist (intact dogs are bought and bred indiscriminately); given away via Facebook and other social media to unsuitable homes; finally abandoned at shelters.
Some owners of Berners with behavior problems find rescues like Berner Inc. online and on our social media and ask us to rehome their dogs.
Some Berners have been passed around among several owners via social media; nothing was done to resolve behavior problems and they became entrenched. There are Berners we cannot save. Owners will hang on to Berners with behavior issues too long for them to be changed. Common are dogs with serious bite histories.
There are many Berners who are euthanized for behaviors that could have been changed: like the lack of basic manners and social skills; shyness and fear-based reactivity; dog-to-dog issues. These are the Berners we see more and more in rescue due to on-line puppy sales and social media give-aways and exchanges of young adult Berners. Berner Inc. believes that Berners with behavior problems deserve a chance to be evaluated for rehabilitation and placed in a loving, permanent home. These are among the Berners we are dedicated to save, if we can.
URGENT: SPECIAL FOSTERS NEEDEDBerner, Inc. needs fosters with experience handling and treating behavior problems. More and more Berners are coming into rescue with behavior issues. Some examples: a body-slamming, hard-mouthing, clothing-grabbing one-year-old; a food-guarding two-year old; a dog-reactive three-year-old; a morbidly shy, unsocialized four-year-old.
You don’t need to be professional trainers to foster special Berners--although we would welcome them! But you need to have the skills and experience to manage dogs with serious behavior problems, and to solve their problems to get them ready for adoption. You don’t need to have Berners yourselves to foster special needs Berners for us. But we require that our special fosters have experience working with the behavior issues of large-breed dogs. Berner Inc. will arrange sessions with trainers and behaviorists if needed. We will also pay the fees for training classes (including special ones like “growly dog” classes).
If we don’t have enough fosters to help us rescue and rehabilitate special needs Berners, we will have to turn some of them away.
If you can help Berner Inc. foster our special rescues, or if you can notify people who could help, please contact: Linda DeCelles, Rescue Chair, [email protected]. We’ll follow our usual foster application process: on-line application form, interview and home visit.
Thank you from every Berner who has been given an unfair start in life and deserves a chance to become a happy, lifelong Berner companion!
BAD BERNER BEHAVIOR: Fallout From Online Sales & Social Mediaby Linda DeCelles, BERNER, Inc. Rescue Chair
BMDCNV Members & Guests
and their DogsYou’re invited to a
forBerners
Fun & Games, Cookie Exchange, Swiss Holiday Traditions, Craft Fair
Sunday, December 17 11am - 3 pm
***NEW LOCATION***Boxboro Regency Hotel &
Conference Center 242 Adams Place, Boxborough, MA 01719
Buffet Lunch $ 25 • Children Free
RESERVATIONS ( Cut off date ~ Dec 1)Tickets may be purchased on line @ bmdcnv.org or by check
Name ___________________________________________________________________________
Email ___________________________________________________________________________
Number of Guests @ $25: __________ Number of Children (free): _______
Number of Dogs: ___________
For Hotel Reservations call Hotel
978-263-8701
Payment Enclosed Make checks payable to B M D C N V
Send to Marguerite Massey 9 Stafford Lane | Billerica | MA 01821
FYI…contact Chair, [email protected]
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Congrats!
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Birthdays, Congratulations and Brags...Birthdays, Congratulations and Brags...
Happy 7th Birthday Hunter! Zermatt’s Hunter Valley V Crimson
Harvest 10.23.2010— Lisa Hayes; East Falmouth, MA
Birthday Girl!! Ripley (GCH CAN CH Tennescott White Mtns Ripley Falls AM/
CAN CD, RE, OAP, NJP, NFP, MDD, CAN DD, ABNDD, CGC, TDI) will be celebrating her 10th birthday on September 30th. We are looking forward to
her again strutting her stuff at the BMDCW Specialty in October. — Barbie Beck-Wilczek and Bill Wilczek; Littleton, NH
Happy 8th Birthday!!“Where has the time gone” wishes for my Myrtle the Turtle and her litter
mates, Forrest, Sailor, Breyer, Sierra, Wilson, Charlie & Mati 10/29/09, love Sue , Kate & the Four Season’s gang.
— Sue Mahan; Ashby, MA
Happy Howl-o-ween! May the Force be with you! Darth Vader &
Princess Leia a.k.a. Rogue & Luna. — Carolyn Massey; Billerica, MA
Am GCH CH CT Can CH Backcountry Pandemonium VCD2 UD RE AXP XFP ANDD
ABNDD MDD MBDD Can CD “Gwen” On Sunday, August 13th at the Mid Coast Kennel
Club of Maine’s Variable Surface Tracking Test (VST) in Waterville, ME, Phil and Gwen worked their tails off to earn the elusive VST title, thus making Gwen a Champion Tracker. She is an
amazing, versatile, hard-working girl and we thank our lucky stars everyday that we are her people.
— Beth & Phil Atkinson; Bolton, MA
FMI and premium list: http://bmdcnv.org/events.html#draft
Sat. & Sun., October 28 & 29, 2017 Cogswell’s Grant,
60 Spring Street, Essex, MAEvent Chair: Elizabeth Malcolmson
Secretaries: Beth Atkinson & Jon Cons
Judges:Saturday - Ruth Nielsen & Barry M. SolomonSunday - Nancy Van Horne & Barry M. Solomon
Back-to-Back Draft Tests
Entry deadline:Wednesday • Oct. 18, 2017 • 11:30 pm
6th Annual BMDCNV Fall Retreat Weekend At Oceanwood
http://www.bmdcnv.org/retreat.html
Reservation Form and check payable to BMDCNV: Send mail to PO Box 121, Barnard, VT 05031
is available at Yahoo Group: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/BMDCNVmembers/files
REGISTER ON-LINE:
RESERVATION FORM:
REGISTER BY MAIL:
November 9-12, 2017 Oceanwood Camp and Conference
Center • Ocean Park, Mainehttp://oceanwood.org/
Rates: $250 pp
$80 pp deposit will hold your reservation.
Includes all meals, lodging and events! Payment must
be received before you can be listed for preferred housing.
Join us for BMDCNV Retreat Weekend! Please join us for Trivia, Beach Walks, Camp Games, Crafts, and many more activities.
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In RemembranceMaglod Falvi Lilu
9/28/2003 - 8/21/2017
BMDCNV mourns the loss of one of our beloved veterans. Lilu was featured as the 3rd oldest
veteran in the 2016 Veterans issue. Lilu loved maine blueberries and was lucky to walk side-by-side with Melanie Lainey for almost 14 wonderful years. Thank you Miss Lilu for leaving pawprints
forever on our hearts.
— Melanie Lainey; Sherman, ME