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Spring 2012 The

AKC CH / UKC NBOB NGRCH URO1 GRCH NRDC WHSPRS A W D CHALLENGER

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GR CH Kort-Mars RB Lucky OSU Pistol Pete

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�� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � ��I was talking to my husband, Willie, about needing a miniature male puppy. I knew that Dick and Eileen Kortemeier had a miniature male out of Lucky which I was interested in. After talking to them Willie and I drove up to Oklahoma, from Texas, to see him. It was love at first sight, I brought him home and he stole my heart right away. In May 2010 Pistol Pete and I started classes with Rudy Ayala. Thanks to Rudy, I believe he is the show dog he is today. Pistol Pete's first show was at the 2010 National American Eskimo Dog Show in Norman, Oklahoma. The many nights of training paid off as he beat his own sire, Lucky. Pistol Pete went on to become a Champion at 7 months and a Grand Champion at 11 months. He has won 2 Best in Multi-Breed Shows and 2 Reserve Best in Multi-Breed Shows before he was 2 years old. His AKC Championship was earned before he was 1 year old. I can't thank Dick and Eileen enough for such a great show dog, he is lots of fun to show. Also thank you to Eileen for going to shows with me, supporting Pistol Pete and helping me keep him Number One on the UKC 2011 Top Ten. I wish Sue Houck could see her boy, Lucky, and know how well his son, Pistol Pete, has shown. I think she is looking down on us all with a proud smile. Thank you GR CH Kort-Mars RB Lucky OSU Pistol Pete for being such a great boy and my heart dog.

~ Irene Haefner ����� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � ��NAEDA is looking for anyone interested in joining the committee working on ideas and changes to our Junior Sponsorship policies. If you care about our Junior handlers/owners/entries please contact Jim at kivak@centurylink.net These young people are important to our sport and need our support.

NAEDA NEWSLETTER

Spring, 2012 #1 2011 American Eskimo Dog NAEDA Officers

President Jim Binick

1150 S. Rio Verde Lane Camp Verde , AZ 86322

(928) 567-1434 kivak@centurylink.net

Vice-President Virginia Voit

57515 Old Portland Road Warren, OR 97053

(503) 366-0445 Voit12345@msn.com

Secretary

Heidi Halverson 204 W 77th Street

Chanhassen, MN 55317 (952) 949-0197

h.halverson@mchsi.com

Treasurer Sally Bedow

1978 School Road Port Lavaca, TX 77979

361-552-9083 besota@earthlink.net

Corresponding Secretary

Debbie Mitchell 11994 Pruett Road Krum, TX 76249 (940) 482-3699

eskie18@earthlink.net

Parliamentarian Lenise Redding

6574 S. Honeylocust Pl Boise, Idaho 83716

208-336-6723 leniseredding@yahoo.com

Publicity Director Barbara Davidoff 6107 139th Pl SE

Bellevue, WA 98006 (206) 799-4164

barb@mswiz.com

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FROM YOUR BOARD President I wish I could report better news in this newsletter. Revised Breed Standard Change Many of you may already know that NAEDA received a response from Mr. Tony Vacha, UKC, regarding our breed standard change request. Although the primary reason for NAEDA’s request was accomplished (smaller-sized American Eskimo Dogs will be allowed to show in UKC) the revised breed standard created by UKC most likely would have been defeated by an overwhelming vote if presented to our membership. If you and your friends believe that UKC should fix the breed standard, take action. What can you do about it??? A lot!

• Talk to every Eskie owner, whether or not they show.

• Talk to every Eskie fan, whether or not they own a dog right now. They may be future Eskie owners.

• Talk to every Eskie breeder and ask that they contact all of their puppy owners. (If we have 20 breeders participate and they have an average of 40 registered puppy owners, you are talking about 800 owners just from this group!)

• Call those members who still have an old NAEDA membership roster. If you or they know people who are no longer members but still would be interested in helping, split up the list and call them.

• Talk to owners of other breeds which show in UKC.

• If you know of other breed clubs which are contemplating a breed standard change, share what happened to our breed change request.

• Write, phone, email and/or post your thoughts to UKC. Tell them the reasons why we voted on the changes we sent to UKC. Tell them that they need to start a dialogue with NAEDA to get this fixed.

• Direct your comments to Mr. Tony Vacha of UKC as well as any other UKC staff members you feel may listen.

Judge’s Apprenticeship Program Sadly, Mr. Vacha’s letter also served as UKC’s abrupt notice to cancel the judges’ apprenticeship program for the American Eskimo Dog. The letter, which was dated March 13th, notified our club that the apprenticeship program would be terminated effective March 15th. With no apprenticeship program, judges will only need to pass a written exam and participate in continuing education at their regular general seminars. The NAEDA Executive Committee immediately responded with a letter on March 15th requesting a postponement of the change to allow us to discuss the merits of the program. We did receive some good news March 23rd (letter from Mr. Vacha) informing us that UKC had postponed the cancellation of the apprenticeship program until October 1, 2012 to further review the policy. The TFTs lost their apprenticeship program in December and I do not know if they are also being reconsidered at this time. If you know TFT or APBT owners, talk to them about what has happened. A united voice from the three breeds clubs which require apprenticeship (which I believe would have a combined membership of 400 or more) will help. If you believe that the apprenticeship program should be continued, take action. Write, phone, or email Mr. Vacha and other UKC representatives. You may want to write about this issue separately so the message does not get lost in the breed standard discussion. We need to be heard now, so speak loud and often. Thanks for your help.

Jim Binick kivak@centurylink.net

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Secretary PRESIDENTS- Please asking again if you have not sent me a CURRENT list of all of your officers or your club’s active By-Laws please send them to me. We requested this after the Fall 2011 meeting and I have received very few lists. CALLING MEMBERS WILLING TO PARTICIPATE IN UPDATING THE AE TEST FOR UKC. We requested that questions that members wished to be on the test to be submitted to Barb Davidoff by the end of February and received NO participation. I am looking for a Miniature and a Standard representative to assist in reviewing and sending to UKC our recommended questions. Please email me directly h.halverson@mchsi.com if you are willing to ACTIVLY participate. We told UKC we would have these to them by the end of March, which we will not make. I want to get this to them by the end of April. If we do not have any willing participants then I will have no choice but to do this myself. I don’t want to do this but we have to get back to UKC with something or the club will have NO INPUT at all.

Heidi Halverson h.halverson@mchsi.com

Corresponding Secretary This past weekend was the big AKC show in Fort Worth, Texas. The dog count was over 2500. That is pretty usual for that show. So, on Thursday, because they have specialties on Friday, I took 3 hours off of work, met Tina and Stacie at the show site and the three of us set up our crates plus two belonging to Susan, plus three tables. A gentleman from the Fort Worth Kennel Club assured me we could have the corner. Although crowded, we had enough room and we had power. When Friday came, Tina went to the Doberman Specialty. When she arrived at our grooming area, our crates and tables were shoved together. Dogs had been moved in front of us, some of our crates were on top of peoples’ crates we didn’t even know. Tina was able to make a bad situation better. When she first got there, she couldn’t even get her dogs into her own crates. A visit to the show chairman did no good. She told Tina we

would just have to make the best of a bad situation. I arrived early Saturday morning. It was a good thing I had not brought my table and the four of us shared grooming tables, as well as grooming times as all four of us could not fit into the set up at once. If we wanted to sit in our chairs, we had to sit in the aisles. I could not help but long for the UKC shows where there are not as many people or dogs, there is always more room, and the people are so much nicer and more hospitable. In the long run, we all had a good time and some of us had a successful weekend. We did make the best of a bad situation, and we enjoyed ourselves, but that was mostly because we are all friends and we all get along. Although I do enjoy the AKC shows, nothing can compare to the family atmosphere, hospitality and helpfulness found at UKC shows. It is no wonder that our shows are growing and theirs are getting smaller. Encourage people to come to our shows so they can see for themselves how much more comfortable and relaxed UKC shows can be.

Debbie Mitchell Eskie18@earthlink.net

Publicity Director Some good news – I FINALLY received the photos from the October 2011 National! Because this is our first issue since the revised delivery method for “The Scoop” I am doing a “special issue” with the pictures that will be available online.

• There will be a “regular” issue in black & white, containing NAEDA news and reports only and mailed to all members for the Spring and Fall issues.

• There will be a “regular” issue for and Summer and Winter issues complete with ads and articles of interest, with color

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available for purchase and mailed to all members.

• There will be a “special” issue, in color, with ads and pictures, etc. and posted for downloading on the website for all four issues IF there are ads warranting a color issue for Spring and Summer.

• Both “regular” issues and online issues will be available on the website for downloading.

I am thrilled that I can finally post the win pictures from the National for those deserving dogs and owners who deserve the recognition and accolades.

Barb Davidoff barb@mswiz.com

Treasurer I plead “brain dead” for this issue! My job that pays me money has been so hectic I’ve hardly had much extra time to focus on writing my article for this issue of “The Scoop”! But I promised to try to get a few words down on paper during my noon hour here today so here goes! First, from a treasury standpoint, this is the time of the year of our greatest income: dues! And it’s our time of least outgo. From the financial report you can see that things are in pretty good shape. Between this time and the next time we’ll have some outgo for newsletter expense and insurance. Please consider:

1) Placing a Breeder ad on our website 2) Donating to the trophy fund for the 2012

National show 3) Placing an ad in our next newsletter

4) Nominating your next litter for the Futurity

5) Providing a Membership Application form to your puppy buyers

6) Looking through your breeder records for any of your dogs who may be eligible for our AOM/AOMX awards

Next I asked myself ‘what is your greatest concern right now with your own dogs’ and I have to tell you I’m fighting fleas this year like never before! I’m not sure if it’s because we had such a sustained drought last year or if the rain we’ve been experiencing has been a problem but MY GOODNESS what a battle we are in! We’ve had the yards sprayed, the kennel sprayed, the house sprayed. We use Frontline by the truckload. Interestingly we have the most success with the kennel dogs. The two house dogs seem bothered the most which tells me we are not winning in the front yard fight. If anyone has a magic formula for me SEND IT! The other dog concern always is preparing for our upcoming hot season and our hurricane season. We’ve had the air conditioning in the kennel serviced and have it ready to turn on as soon as the temperatures are sustained at above 85 degrees. For now the dogs seem to be enjoying laying out in the sun or under the trees. Those high dollar electric bills once the a/c gets turned on are not pretty! Hoping to hold off until late April. Hope everyone has a pleasant Spring. As always, if you have questions, please just let me know.

Sally Bedow besota@earthlink.net

NEED YOUR INPUT UKC has asked NAEDA assistance in updating the test questionnaire used in licensing AE conformation judges. Members are invited to send possible questions or ideas to Barbara Davidoff at barb@mswiz.com. Ideas related to the proposed breed standard changes would be especially helpful. The original request from UKC was for NAEDA to prepare a response by the end of January, however, due to the importance of having accurate questions, we have requested and have been granted an extension. Please respond by email by F 15th so the Executive Committee can compile, review and forward our ideas to UKC in March.

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IMPORTANT NOTICES & CHECKLIST

• 2012 American Eskimo Dog National – Northern Lights AED Club, Minnetsota – see ad on website under EVENTS http://www.naeda.org/upcoming.html

• Members needed for Junior Sponsorship Committee.

• Standard and Mini representatives needed to help form questions for Judge AED

tests – see Secretary Article.

• CURRENT LISTING of all club officers and bylaws – send to Heidi h.halverson@mchsi.com

• Trophy List donation to Sally.

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Novice Puppy Male Islands Shelter from the Storm (Greg Mann)

Award of Merit GRCH Smokey Mtn’s Legacy of Shooter

(Candice or Michael Chamberlain)

National Grand Champion/ National Best of Breed UROI GRCH NRDC Whsprs AWD Challenger (Diane Cowles)

Best Junior Handle Tristan Cowles

Best Novice Puppy- Sterling Sierra Sheer Elegance (Christinn Cunningham and Donald Cunningham)

Best of Winners- Eskyblue Fuji LTD Dom Perigon (Sandra Ray & Barbara Davidoff)

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Champion of Champions CH Ms Wiz’s Rain of Terror

(Barbara Davidoff or Sandra Ray)

Pee Wee Jr. Handler Evan Joy Hartman Sub Junior Jr. Handler Elliott Anne Hartman

Mom Christine Hartman

Award of Merit GRCH Emerald Ctys Belle of the Ball (Kris Oliversen)

Award of MeritGRCH Smokey Mtn Trader Pup (Elichia Tamburine)

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Reserve Champion CH Nordic Whispers In Arctic Mist (Kristine Sunday)

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HUH? CH Wish I Were AN Eskie (Valerie Piltz)

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Eskie  Health  By  Dr.  Aspen  Davidoff,  BA,  BVM&S,  MRCVS    AspentheVet@gmail.com  

Vaccine Titres* As a follow up to my last article about why we vaccinate, I am going to talk about vaccine options; basically to vaccinate or not to vaccinate. Many people are worried about the side effects of vaccines. These are almost always caused by the adjuvant, the ‘stabilizers’ if you will, of the vaccine. Vaccines almost never cause the actual disease (with the possible exception of kennel cough) but the adjuvant can cause some nasty problems depending on kind; skin reaction, nausea and lethargy being the most common. It is the reaction to these side effects that has caused the rethinking of many vaccine protocol timelines. There is another, very valid, option to your yearly vaccine routine: vaccine titres. A titre is the count of antibodies for a given disease in your dog (or cat’s) blood. To explain a titre it is easiest to start with how a vaccine works. A vaccine is design to prime the immune system so that should the animal be exposed to the real pathogen their immune system is ready with a rapid response. In this figure, we can see that the vaccination triggers the creation of antibodies (the little red loop) and then exposure to the actual pathogen then creates a massive amount of antibodies, thus preventing the infection. The body requires there to be a minimum number of antibodies from the primary response to active the secondary (and more important) response. The antibody count is called a titre. What the blood test is looking for is sufficient numbers of antibodies in the blood to trigger that crucial secondary response. The point of vaccines is to keep these antibodies above this minimum titre. Therefore, getting a vaccine titre done is a very good option instead of yearly vaccines because if it is sufficiently high, there is no reason to revaccinate. Really, the only reason this isn’t done more often is mostly due to cost and one could argue that a vaccine is less stress than a blood draw, but it is definitely a good and viable option if you are concerned about vaccine reactions. * It’s not her fault she can’t spell – she went to school in the UK – for us ‘Americans” it’s Titer.

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FYI Want to know more about the NAEDA?

http://www.naeda.org Need to know show dates?

http://www.ukcdogs.com/WebSite.nsf/WebPages/DogFindingAShow Who’s in the Top Ten for 2008?

http://www.ukcdogs.com/WebSite.nsf/WebPages/DEHome Want to discuss topics of interest to the NAEDA?

http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/NAEDAMembers/join National American Eskimo Dog Association

http://www.naeda.org Webmaster: Barbara Davidoff

The Board of Directors consists of the officers of the Association, the President (or his/her

designee) of each Member Association Association. The Past Presidents of the Association are advisory directors only, with no rights to vote.

UKC – it is a family affair! Three generations of Kortemeiers.

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National American Eskimo Dog Association Trophy Sponsorship List

2011 National Show Best Of Breed – Nordic Whispers American Eskimos, Diane Cowles Grand Champion - Nordic Whispers American Eskimos, Diane Cowles Champion – Ms. Wiz Eskies, Barbara Davidoff Best of Winners – $30.00 Best Male – $25.00 Best Female – $25.00 Best Miniature Male – $20.00 Best Standard Male – $20.00 Best Miniature Female – $20.00 Best Standard Female – $20.00 Best Miniature Male Puppy – $15.00 Best Miniature Male Junior – $15.00 Best Miniature Male Senior – $15.00 Best Miniature Male Adult – $15.00 Best Miniature Male Breeder Handler – $15.00 Best Standard Male Puppy – $15.00 Best Standard Male Junior – Ms. Wiz Eskies, Barbara Davidoff Best Standard Male Senior – Ms. Wiz Eskies, Barbara Davidoff Best Standard Male Adult – $15.00 Best Standard Male Breeder Handler – A~Joy’s American Eskimos, Sherry Meyers Best Miniature Female Puppy – $15.00 Best Miniature Female Junior – $15.00 Best Miniature Female Senior – $15.00 Best Miniature Female Adult – $15.00 Best Miniature Female Breeder Handler – $15.00 Best Standard Female Puppy – $15.00 Best Standard Female Junior – $15.00 Best Standard Female Senior - $15.00 Best Standard Female Adult – $15.00 Best Standard Female Breeder Handler – A~Joy’s American Eskimos, Sherry Meyers Best Miniature Female Puppy – $15.00 Best Junior Showmanship – $15.00 Best Junior Showmanship Pee Wee – $15.00 Best Junior Showmanship Sub-Novice – $15.00 Best Junior Showmanship Junior Novice – $15.00 Best Junior Showmanship Junior Open - $15.00 Best Junior Showmanship Senior Novice – $15.00 Best Junior Showmanship Senior Open – $15.00 Best Stud Dog – $20.00 Best Brood Bitch – $20.00 Best Brace - $20.00 Best Novice Puppy – $20.00 Best Female Novice Puppy – $15.00 Best Male Novice Puppy – $15.00 Legends of The Ring Medallions - $ 10.00 eac

Trophies must be paid for at the time of sponsorship.

Mail checks to:

N.A.E.D.A. Trophy Sponsorship c/o Sally Bedow, Treasurer

1978 School Rd. Port Lavaca, TX 77979

Or pay through PayPal on the

NAEDA website at www.naeda.org

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Come howl at the moon with us, in Minnesota!!

2012 NAEDA National near St. Paul, Minnesota Location Total Recall School for Dogs

17285 Forest Blvd N (Hwy 61) Hugo, MN 55038 (651) 464-1799 40min/30mi N of MSP Int’l Airport

Shows one all-breed dog show Saturday two all-breed dog shows Sunday

Nat’l Show at the end of the all-breed show on Saturday Nat’l Meeting after the show and before the banquet Judges to be announced Auction Bring items to donate Items also donated by vendors Banquet catered to the facility on Saturday night

breakfast & lunch will also be available

Possible junior handling workshop, grooming workshop Activities yarn spinning of Eskie fur, shopping, round-table discussion of the business end of breeding

Hotels Best Western White Bear Country Inn www.whitebearcountryinn.com - 4940 State Hwy 61, White Bear Lake, 55110. (651) 429-5393. $10/day for pets. Max 2 dogs. 8 miles south of show site AmericInn Lodge & Suites of White Bear Lake �www.americinn.com - 4675 White Bear Parkway, White Bear Lake, 55110. (651) 429-7131. $10/day for pets. 10.6 mile SW of show site. NE corner of 35E & Hwy 96 RV sites Room for at least ten

One with 30 amp electrical Make reservation with Northern Lights on Facebook Host homes Many Northern Lights members live in

the Twin Cities and may have accommodations available Visit NLAEDA’s Facebook page

For the latest information www.naeda.org check the Newsletter/UKC Upcoming Events NLAEDA’s Facebook page (Northern Lights � ��

You’re Invited

to the

2012 NAEDA National Dog Show

hosted by

Northern Lights American Eskimo Dog Association

Minnesota October 19th thru 21st

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