Paw PrintsGreater Kansas City Dog Training Club

9911 East 63rd St., Raytown, MO 64133 Voicemail: 816-228-7214 Website: https://gkcdtc.org

Next meetingThursday, Sept. 5, 7 p.m. at the club building. Everyone is welcome!

Obedience Show Prep DatesSunday, Sept. 8Saturday, Oct. 5Sunday, Nov. 10Saturday, Dec. 7

Rally Show Prep DatesSaturday, Sept. 7Sunday, Oct. 6Saturday, Nov. 9Sunday, Dec. 8

Club Officers Dory Hall, presidentpresident@gkcdtc.orgKaren Whitely, vice presidentvicepresident@gkcdtc.orgLinda Bradley, secretarysecretary@gkcdtc.orgLeslie Griffith, treasurertreasurer@gkcdtc.org

Board of DirectorsCarol Wells, Chairmanchairman@gkcdtc.orgSharon Blossdirector1@gkcdtc.orgScott Hodgedirector3@gkcdtc.orgRuss Krohndirector2@gkcdtc.orgDiane Markley

Your help is needed to make the GKCDTC participation at Dogtober Fest 2019 a highlight of the event. Dogtober Fest is Sunday, Oct. 20, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Kemper Outdoor Education Center, 8201 S. Jasper Bell Road, in Fleming Park in Blue Springs.

“GKCDTC will have a 50’x50’ space to showcase obedience, rally and trick demonstrations,” said Dory Hall, club president. “We need a chairperson, along with a few volunteers to staff the booth.”

Please contact Dory at president@gkcdtc.org if you’d like to have fun helping showcase the club and some of our activities.

Admission is free with a donation of dry or canned dog food for a dog food drive to benefit area animal shelters: Lee’s Summit Animal Shelter, Jackson County Regional Animal Shelter (Great Plains SPCA) and, new this year, Midwest Animal ResQ. Dogtober Fest also benefits the Kemper Outdoor Education Center.

Download a flyer at https://www.makeyourdayhere.com/DocumentCenter/View/1019/Dogtoberfest-Save-The-Date-Flyer-2019 or tinyurl: https://tinyurl.com/yy7kmc43

Planning for Dogtober Fest 2019

September 2019

Next board meetingThe board meets at 6:45 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month except July and January at the club building.

USDA RELEASES KEY REPORT ON CANINE IMPORTS by the National Animal Interest Alliance submitted by Russ Krohn

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released a key report finding that over 1 million dogs are imported into the U.S. each year. And, of those 1 million, less than 1 percent are subject to thorough health screenings that ensure they are healthy and free of disease before entering the country.

The 2018 Farm Bill provision, which was strongly supported by the Na-tional Animal Interest Allliance, directed USDA to coordinate with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to estimate the number of dogs entering into the U.S. each year. All three agencies share some jurisdiction over canine imports; however, the data released today (Aug. 26, 2019) demonstrates little to no oversight exists for 99 percent of these imports. (continued on next page)

A note from your Training Directors Dear Members,

By the time you read this, session 5 is coming to an end. All classes went very well, thanks to our great instructors and assistant instructors: Melinda Murphy, Marla Jones, Kim and Russ Krohn, Lisa Kramer, Ginny Mohr, Rosi von Fintel, Theresa Tuttle, Jayne Frye, Rhonda Brown, Joyce Maas, Diana and Ray Park, Deb Borgo, Scott Hodge, Mary Vick, Sharon Bloss, Bill Medley, Julie and Samantha Schwarz, Dory Hall.

Session 6 begins Sept. 16 and already many of you have stepped up to the plate and signed up to teach.

Positions still open are:

• Instructor for the Advanced Beginner Class, Wednesday 3:15 PM 9/18/2019

• Instructor & Assistant Instructor for the Puppy Class, Wednesday 6:30 PM

• Assistant Instructor for the Beginner Novice Class, Wednesday 4:30 PM

• Assistant Instructor for the Conformation Class, Wednesday 7:45 PM

Thank you, Your Training Committee

Debbie McHenry Cathy Ewing Rosi von Fintel

With the increase of unscreened dog imports, the U.S. has seen diseases from rabies to canine influenza, to leptospirosis brought into the country. The publica-tion of this report represents a critical first step in the process to update the curent statutory and regulatory framework for dog imports to ensure animal and public health is protected.

NAIA applauds Secretary Sonny Perdue, Under Secre-tary Greg Ibach, Administrator Kevin Shea, and others at the Department of Agriculture for releasing this critical data to the House and Senate Agriculture Com-mittees. And we are grateful to Representatives David Rouzer of North Carolina, Jim Costa of California, Kurt Schrader of Oregon, Ted Yoho of Florida, Ralph Abraham of Louisiana and Senators David Perdue of Georgia and Bob Casey of Pennsylvania for their ef-forts on this important issue.

We look forward to working with Congress and the Department of Agriculture to advance federal policies that enhance our import laws and regulations in order to adequately protect our country from foreign disease introduction.

The USDA report on dog importation this press release was based on is available in the NAIA White Papers online at: http://www.naiaonline.org/naia-library/white-papers/

USDA report on canine imports, continued from previous page

Deadline for the next issue of Paw Prints is Thursday, Sept. 19, for the October issue.

Send brags at any time during the preced-ing month. There is no need to wait for the deadline. Brags are placed in the order they are received.

Please send both the brag and photo (jpg, jpeg or tiff) at the same time to: pawprints@gkcdtc.org

Or mail to: Cheryl May, interim editor, 704 Englewood Dr., Kearney, MO 64060

BRAGSShare your good news with GKCDTC friends

Tweed

Jane Worstell: After a rocky start in Open, Tweed earned his CDX quali-fying in four consecutive trials. And with respectable scores of 196.5, 196, 196.5, and 195 good for three first place and one second place. Good boy Tweed!

Tweed

Cindy Hartman: Georgie Girl, aka Poppie Vom Haus Pixner, BN, CD, PCD, RN, RA, TC, CGC, finished her PCDX at the German Shepherd Dog Club of Greater Kansas City specialty July 14. On her way to the title, the previous day she was second to High in Trial.

Jule recently earned both her Canine Good Citizen (CGC) and her Advanced Canine Good Citizen (CGCA) titles.

Jule Georgie

BRAGS

Karen Nenow: Sometimes Flurry will do something so unexpected and totally awesome. At the USDAA Central Regional that was recently held in Gardner, Kan., she did one of those unexpected things. In the 16” Performance Masters Challenge Biathlon, Flurry made the podium in 3rd place. She will be 11 years old in just a couple of months, and will be retiring from all agility by the end of this year. This was her last USDAA event, and she finished it up with a bang. Good girl, Flurry!

Jayne Frye: Rocket wants to give Cheryl May a BIG THANK YOUfor taking the time and having the patience to test me for my CGCA. I am very proud of my AKC Community Canine title. Cheryl, you “Rock it.”

Rocket

Flurry

Greater Kansas City Dog Training Club General Meeting Minutes

August 1, 2019

The regular monthly meeting of the GKCDTC was held on Thursday, August 1, 2019. The meeting was called to order at 7:02 PM, by President Dory Hall.

The main order of business for this meeting was to discuss the building. Due to the character and nature of the meeting, the standard Order of Business was deviated from in order to address the building issue first.

The question came down to two choices: buy the Hansen Building or continue to rent. To continue to rent could be from a new owner of the Hansen Building or to rent another location. Club members looked at the options and financial considerations. There were many questions in the discussion. Phil Severson asked if the chair would entertain a motion to purchase the building which was answered in the affirmative. Phil then made a motion to vote on purchasing the building and the motion was seconded. . The result of the vote was 32 in favor of buying and 20 not in favor of buying.

TREASURER’S REPORT: Leslie gave the treasurer’s report for the month of June.

BOD REPORT – Carol Wells went over items discussed at the last Board meeting:· The Board approved purchase of two additional laptop computers for trial secretary use.

· The Committee Descriptions have been updated. The Club is looking for a PR person.

· The Club will again participate in Dogtoberfest, October 20 at Lake Jacomo

· A committee to review the Standing Rules was formed

· The next meeting is August 8

TRIAL REPORTS· Tracking

o There will be a Beginner Tracking Training starting the last weekend of August at Smithville Lakeo Chris Lero announced that there is a combined TDU/VST on October 6

· Obedience Trial – Lisa Kramer is the Trial Chair. The Obedience Trial is November 1617. It will have all classes but no Wildcard or Versatility. The judge is Randy Capsel. Committees and trophy donations are needed.

· Rally Trial – Sharon Bloss is the Trial Chair. The Rally Trial is September 21-22. There are two trials on Saturday and one on Sunday. There will be a Rent-A-Ring on Friday. Diana Aulgur will be the Chief Ring Steward. The premium and entry form are available on the website, https://gkcdtc.org/trials/rally/.

· Agility –Kim Krohn will be Trial Chair for both trials. Both are held at ASDS in Blue Springs.o January 24, 25, 26. Mary Vick will be the Trial Secretaryo April 17, 18, 19. A Trial Secretary is needed.

· Scent Work Trial –Sharon filled in for Trial Chair Deb Borgo. The trial dates are September 27, 28, 29 at ASDS. Detective class will be offered. The trial opened today. Sharon has worker signup sheets.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

· Scent Work Committee – this is a new committee and volunteers are welcome. Terri Rothwell is the Chair. Other members include Cindy Hartman, Scott Hodge, Theresa Tuttle, Sharon Parker, Deb Borgo, and Jayne Frye.

· Training classes – Debbie McHenry spoke for the Committee which also includes Rosi von Fintel and Cathy Ewing.

o Three classes in the new session that just started have been canceled due to low enrollment, one Puppy class, Beginner Novice, and Tricks.

o There is demand for Scent Work classes, however, there are only three instructors qualified to teach. The same requirement applies that the instructor must have titled a dog at the level of

o the class being taught or a higher level. o If anyone is interested in teaching a Conformation Class, let the Training Committee know.o The teachers are all doing a wonderful job.

· Printed materials – Russ is caught up.

· Show Prep – Obedience is Saturday August 17 and Rally is Sunday August 18. Please get your entries in by Thursday, August 15.

· Supplies, Building & Training – Dory Hall. Building supplies are in good shape. Training supplies – More prong collars are needed; 12” slip collars are in. There was a donation of leashes and collars for small dogs that can be purchased with a donation to the Club.

· Social – Cindy Hartman. We need two more people to bring treats for October. September, November, and December are taken care of.

· CGC – Six student passed at the last test. There are two classes this sessions. The next tests are September 3 at 3:15 and September 19 at 6:30.

· Cheer and sympathy – Joyce Maas sent cards on behalf of the club to:Toni N and Linda B – death in the familyNancy K – broken ankleMelody W – surgery

· Voice Mail – There were 28 calls in June and 34 in July.

· Ring Stewards – There are clip boards to sign up to help for the Rally and Scent Work trials.

· Public Education – Paperwork for Dogtoberfest on October 20 will be submitted. We need someone to chair this event.

· Newsletter – Cheryl May is the interim editor. She asked everyone submitting brags to keep them short. Articles and brags may be sent in at any time to pawprints@gkcdtc.org for publication in the next Paw Prints.

· Picnic – Thank you to Donna and Dale for a hosting a great picnic with yummy food and fun games.

MEMBERSHIP – Diana Aulgur. There were 52 members and 3 guests at the meeting.· There was one first readings for Hillard B. There was one second reading for Jackie A and she was

welcomed to the Club.

ANNOUNCEMENT – Sedalia is holding a Bark in the Park event on August 24 from 10 to 2.

NEW BUSINESS · Sharon has small fans that can be yours for the bargain price of $5.00.

Dock Dog Diving Pool Party at The Dog Pool – This could be a possible club outing. It is $30 for 90 minutes. Pick a date and participate as a club. The location is 10700 Pflumm Rd, in Lenexa KS. See https://thedogpool.com/

· Terri had information about a possible seminar on Conformation. Eric Salas hosts seminars and is look-ing for clubs that might want to host a seminar for 25-30 people. He charges $200 a person and the host club gets $75 of that. See ericsalas.net.

· The Capital Classic dog trial is in Topeka on August 22-25 and it closes August 7. Rick Garvin always needs people to steward. Renee will send an email with more information.

BRAGS AND PUPPIES – After puppies were introduced, the meeting closed with brags.

NEXT MEETING DATE is September 5.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:05 PM.

/S/ Linda Bradley, Secretary

From the American Kennel Club

U.S. Department of Transportation developing new rules on flights with emotional support animalshttps://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/u-s-department-transportation-clarifies-use-emotional-support-animals-flights/ Or Tiny URL: https://preview.tinyurl.com/yywzt9am

Yesterday, the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) issued guidance to help travelers understand their rights while new regulations are being developed.

The DOT is currently developing new rules to govern what types of animals will be allowed to accompany passengers on flights and what documentation will be required to determine a passenger's legitimate need. The guidance document issued yesterday provides that airlines cannot limit the number of service animals on a flight, however, passengers with an animal that an airline deems too large, too heavy, or younger than four months of age are allowed to deny boarding.

Service animals are those that have been trained to perform certain functions. Current law requires that reasonable accommodations be provided for those using service dogs. In contrast, no training is required for emotional support animals.

The American Kennel Club (AKC) strongly supports public accommodations that allow individuals with disabilities to use service dogs. The AKC also strongly condemns characterizing dogs as service animals when they are not, or attempting to benefit from a dog's service dog status when the individual using the dog is not a person with a disability.

See below to read AKC's July 2018 comments to the Department of Transportation regarding proposed rulemaking for service dogs. Airlines now have 30 days to revise their operations to meet current requirements. The guidance provides:In agreement with AKC's breed-neutral policies, as expressed in our comment to DOT, airlines are not allowed to ban certain breeds of service animals. Any airline can prevent any specific animal from flying if it is determined to pose a health or safety threat. • To enable an airline to determine whether an animal poses a health or safety threat, airlines can require

reasonable documentation related to an animal's training, behavior, and vaccinations received. • As required under current rules, airlines are not required to transport emotional support animals unless the

passenger provides medical documentation of their need. • Passengers who plan to travel with emotional support animals must give airlines advance notice. • Airlines are permitted to require passengers with animals on flights eight hours or longer in length to provide

documentation or proof that an animal will not need to relieve itself or can relieve itself in a way that will not create a sanitation issue.

• Airlines cannot limit the number of service animals on a flight. Similarly, passengers can bring up to three service animals on a flight.

• Airlines are not required to accept exotic animals on a flight.

This latest clarification comes after the number of animals traveling with passengers in cabin has significantly increased since 2016, in large part due to the number of emotional support animals that accompany passen-gers. Media reports have detailed an increasing number of bite incidents involving emotional support animals. For example, in July a flight attendant had to receive stitches after she was bitten by an emotional support dog.

Misuse of Service Dogs Hurts the Disabled and Responsible Dog OwnersUpdated from the AKC website

Would you lie to get a handicapped parking placard? Would you fake an injury that required the use of a wheelchair to obtain special services? Would you feign a life-threatening illness to qualify for a Make-A-Wish trip?

Most people would never do these things because they harm those who are truly disabled and need special assistance. However, it appears that many people do not feel the same way when it comes to service dogs. Sales of fake service dog vests, patches, and backpacks have skyrocketed in recent years, allowing owners who outfit their pet with this gear to enter restaurants, ride with a dog in an airplane cabin, or claim other special accommodations intended for people with disabilities. This behavior is just as dishonest and damaging as the examples above.

As we head into the heavy holiday travel period and as fanciers prepare to travel to the world’s premier dog show, the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship, it is of the utmost importance that we demonstrate our commitment to respecting service dog laws by holding ourselves to the highest standards.

This year Florida took additional action to protect legitimate service dogs and their owners by adopting House Bill 71, which provides that knowingly and willfully misrepresenting oneself as being qualified to use a service animal or being a trainer of a service animal is a second degree misdemeanor. Upon conviction the offender would be required to perform 30 hours of community service that serves individuals with disabilities.

The American Kennel Club has always been a strong supporter of service dogs and strongly condemns the misrepresentation of pets as service dogs. AKC club members initiated the use of dogs in wartime that led to the development of dogs to assist the disabled. AKC supports the Americans with Disabilities Act and other laws that assure special accommodations for individuals with service animals. Dog enthusiasts take pride in the accomplishments of these amazing animals and applaud their contributions to society that help disabled individuals live more independently. This makes the abuse of these laws all the more distressing.

AKC club members initiated the use of dogs in wartime that led to the development of dogs to assist the disabled. AKC supports the Americans with Disabilities Act and other laws that assure special accommodations for individuals with service animals. Dog enthusiasts take pride in the accomplishments of these amazing animals and applaud their contributions to society that help disabled individuals live more independently. This makes the abuse of these laws all the more distressing.

Bringing untrained dogs into situations for which they are ill-equipped puts everyone at risk. Recently, the California legislature held a select Committee hearing on the problems created by fake service dogs. Testimony at this hearing provided several examples of how these dogs create dangers both for those with legitimate service dogs and for the public at large. Canine Companions for Independence, a leader in the service dog arena, has started a petition to restrict the sale of these vests and identification because of the problems they are creating.

Service dogs are trained to behave submissively when they encounter another dog. They are socialized to know to lie out of the way under a table in a restaurant or stay at their owner’s side. They are trained to not react to noises and disturbances that upset other dogs. Untrained animals fraudulently presented as service dogs in public places have been known to start fights, get up on restaurant furniture, relieve themselves in stores, and damage property.

Perhaps the most disturbing effect of this trend is that it is those with legitimate service dogs are being denied access to public places where they have the right to go because of the poor behavior of pets and their owners who fraudulently attempt to pass them off as service dogs. It’s easy to understand how a business owner who has had bad experiences with ill-disciplined fake “service dogs” can become wary of all dogs and resist allowing legitimate service dogs into their place of business. continued on next page

continued Misuse of Service Dogs Hurts the Disabled and Responsible Dog Owners

Due to the broadness of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, it is difficult to address this problem legally and few of us would want to see additional impediments for those with service dogs. Therefore it’s up to dog owners to behave with integrity and honesty. AKC looks to those who compete in AKC events and belong to our clubs to be leaders on all issues related to responsible dog ownership and this is no exception. Please think about the benefit that service animals bring to those with disabilities and the potential problems that misrepresentation of a dog as a service animal can create. Let’s be the first to honor specially trained service dogs by respecting the laws that enable them to do their jobs.

Notices • Paw Prints is the official newsletter of the Greater Kansas City Dog Training Club. It is published monthly except January and July. Items in Paw Prints do not necessarily reflect the views of the Club, Officers, Board of Directors, Editor, or others within the GKCDTC. • The officers, board of directors and editor reserve the right to refuse advertising or submissions which they deem not to be in the best interests of the club. The editor reserves the right to edit and/or verify all submis-sions. Nothing sent anonymously will be accepted. Email pawprints@gkcdtc.org for ad rates. Ad rates have not changed. • Brags, announcements and memorials are not considered advertising unless the author requests specific size or treatment of the material.

Be the next Paw Prints editor!If you enjoy communicating, you can update GKCDTC members on club news and activities and share their good news through their brags. You’ll earn eight worker points while having fun communicating with other members. Volunteer to be the new editor! .

If you would like my help with the transition, I’ll make time to assist you in every way I can. I’m a place holder as interim editor until someone volunteers for the permanent post. Send email to pawprints@gkcdtc.org if you have an interest.

This is your newsletter so club news and updates; club events and activities; and achievements by you and your dog(s) continue to be the primary mission.

Brags will not be edited so submit your items as you want them to appear.

Please send your news and brags to pawprints@gkcdtc.org. Sending to that address ensures that all information goes to the correct person, now and when a new editor takes over.

Submit photos in jpg, jpeg, or tiff format. Please do not send pdf files. Your contributions of news items, photos and brags are vital to ensure that Paw Prints continues to reflect member interests. You don’t need to wait for the monthly reminder. Please send both the photo and the brag at the same time to:pawprints@gkcdtc.org

— Cheryl May, interim editor

This information was distributed at the August meeting and is included for those members unable to attend