See Timberline Basset Hound Club’s website - http://www.basset-tbhc.org with links to Waggin’ Tales. The next regular meeting is Sunday, July 25, 2010, 1 p.m. at Carol Makowski’s, 9007 Tahoe Lane, Boulder, CO. 303-665-9007

From I36, take the Broomfield Exit, Hwy 287, and go north about 8 miles to Hwy 7 West. Left on Hwy 7 (Arapahoe Rd.), go about 2 miles, pass the stop light on 95th St. (Hwy 42) and go another ½ mile to Park Lake on the right hand side (north side of the road). Right onto Park Lake Dr., right on Tahoe Lane, 5th house on the left. Joy Benedict brought the raffle gift for this month. David and Patty Kingsmill are busy working up a nice display for Timberline to use for educational and community events. Thanks to everyone who sent pictures. Can’t wait to see the finished product which I believe will make its debut at Bark in the Park. David is working at trying to find a more up to date version of the annotated standard – the drawing of a Basset Hound with notations in the margins pointing to various features. Claudia Orlandi is also looking for a newer version. If any of you have seen one, please contact David. Thanks!

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How to contact Basset Rescue: The email contact for Basset Rescue is cobhr@coloradobassetrescue.com or you can phone Kurt & Karin Stangl, 303-432-9347 TBHC Breeders who occasionally have/or will have puppies: Laura Bryant – 720-838-6774 Brian and Marilee Epperson - 719-683-7340 Sue and Fred Horne – 505-984-2646 www.highdesertbassethounds.com Carol Makowski – 303-665-9007 Mike and Joy Torgerson - 970-224-2249 Kim Trumbull - 308-534-7722 www.trumbullsbassets.com Bob and Charlene Vogel - 307-473-1614 Sheila and Terry Gilles (Please let me know if you'd like to be added to the list.) The August meeting will be at Betty’s new home – date to be determined; the September meeting at Underhills on September 19. Please let Carol know if you’re willing to host a meeting this year – carolmakow@aol.com or 303-665-9007. Thank you! A webmaster is needed!! Please contact Carol at carolmakow@aol.com.

Check out the write up Bill Forrest sent us on the field trial he and resident Basset Hounds attended back east. John Rhoads has a lead for rabbit grounds at Buckley AFB and is working with management there. We are in contact with Buckley and hope to have more news on this latest development soon. Wouldn’t it be great to have something as close in as Buckley to work with. Stay tuned!

COLORADO BASKET FOR BHCA RAFFLE

Don’t forget to keep collecting Colorado items for the BHCA raffle basket. Chris is coordinating and already has several items. Please contact Chris. I believe the deadline is September 1 so a couple more months left.

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TRACKING!!

Jane has sent information to the BHCA tracking chairman so news of our new license can be put in Tally Ho. There is a lot of work and organizing to do and planning will begin in earnest as soon as the hot weather passes. Meanwhile, keep on tracking. . . . . .

Memorial for a legend: Shep’s New Home

BROOMFIELD - A small grave that used to sit along the Boulder Turnpike at the Broomfield exit is now gone. It was the grave of Shep, the turnpike dog.

Shep was a German Shepherd that wandered up to a toll booth at the Broomfield exit in 1950 and never left. No one knows where he came from but the toll collectors adopted him, named him, and let him sleep in the booth.

The grave was moved because of planned construction on the highway. Since the story of Shep is a great part of Colorado history, it is fitting his grave was moved to a history museum.

The Broomfield Depot Museum , 2201 West 10th Avenue, is now the home of Shep's grave. It sits right next to the building, and inside are pictures and newspaper clippings telling Shep's story. It is a story that has touched many people.

Peggy Atkinson of the Broomfield Depot Museum knew Shep well. She says the dog recognized certain cars and knew which people were going to give him treats, or in some cases, even a hamburger. Peggy remembers the time she took Shep home for Christmas dinner.

"He'd stay a few hours," she said. "Then he'd start pacing the floor and he was ready to go back".

Regulars who drove the turnpike looked forward to seeing Shep, as did tourists who only came through once or twice a year. They would get their picture taken with him. Shep was a legend.

Andy Uryevick of Longmont is a transplanted New Yorker who saw a story about Shep on TV. Something about it stuck with him.

"In a troubled world, this is good stuff," he said. "It's always been a wonderful story about unconditional love, giving and receiving unconditional love for all those years at the toll booth."

That's why Andy decided to pay for the restoration of Shep's grave marker, including a new picture of the dog, since the old one fell off years ago. Andy has been searching for a copy of the original picture, but hasn't found it. He did find a very good picture though, and a company in Canada is reproducing it on porcelain to be attached to the head stone.

Uryevick hopes more and more people will learn Shep's story and pass it on. These days, Shep's grave is decorated with flowers, flags and tennis balls, all left by visitors.

The inscription on the grave stone sums up Shep's story and why people loved him; "part Shepherd, but mostly affection."

Taken from the 9 news website.

AGILITY TRIAL SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Our Timberline Basset Hound Club all breed agility trial is right around the corner The date is Sunday, September 26. A premium list is attached. Here are some pictures from past trials . We’ve put a lot of effort into getting organized and making our trial a success over the years. This is our primary fundraiser which allows us to do accomplish a lot for the good of the Basset Hound and offer a show each year that we can all be proud of. Your help is needed and wanted to make this happen. Please come to help, even if it’s just for a short time. No experience necessary. We need jump setters, leash runners, timers, scribes, set up, take down and more. Chris is handling the hospitality. Betty is chairing, Carol is secretary-ing and David has taken on the personnel job. Entries open August 1. Contact David at dkingsmill84@gmail.com and let him know when you can be at Arapahoe Park to help on September 26. Thank you!!!

SUBMIT JUDGE NOMINATIONS FOR 2012

It’s once again time to be thinking about selecting specialty judges.  Please send your preferences to the corresponding secretary, Chris Edelson at lassair@comcast.net no later than August 10 so they can be included in the August newsletter.  Send name, location, judging experience, a brief resume and why you feel it’s a good idea to invite that person to judge our dogs.  We need a judge for regular classes, a sweepstakes judge and an obedience judge.  Thanks!  

2011 SPECIALTY  

Mary Ann Clark and Chris Wallen are our judges for 2011, however we still have not selected an obedience judge.  The obedience judge that Terry All is having do their shows, and who offered to do ours, is a little high priced, and we’re looking for some alternates.  If any of you have a suggestion, preferably for a local judge, please let Carol (carolmakow@aol.com) or Jane (janejonas@mywdo.com) know as soon as possible.  Because our obedience and rally entry is usually not huge, we work hard to keep the costs down.   Betty will have the financial breakdown from our 2010 show at the next meeting.  Here are the committees for 2011:  Show Chairman:   Carol Makowski Obedience Chairman:  Jane Jonas Hospitality:    Chris Edelson Trophies:    Laura Bryant Raffle:      Cindy Underhill Ads:      Gail Day  We’ll be going with Terry All at Adams County Fairgrounds once again.  The plan is to have a catered lunch on site instead of traveling to a restaurant.  Terry All has already given us permission to use their exhibit hall to set up tables and bring in food.  We can use all the help we can get, so please let us know if you’re interested.     BRAGS FROM JUNE  Chris (for Laura) KC got her first point in Laramie.     Ike finished Sunday at Colorado Springs     And Bruce got reserve on Saturday.  Carol:  Tally (Bristlecone’s Talk O’The Town) was 

Winners Dog for a major at Laramie on Sunday.  Crystal (Bristlecone’s Oh Very Young) was  BOW for a major at Laramie on Sunday, Best of Opposite Sex at Flatirons KC on Saturday.  Moonie (Bristlecone’s Moonshadow) was Best of Breed at Flatirons on Saturday and Best of Winners on Sunday.   

  

Pilgrim Basset Hound Club Field Trial May 28-29, 2010

Little Rhody Beagle Club, Warwick, Rhode Island By Bill Forrest

I just returned from being an exhibitor at the PBHC sponsored, AKC authorized field trial in Rhode Island. Field trials are new to me, and my Basset Hounds, but we all had a great time. Little Rhody has over 90 acres of fenced-in fields, with plenty of natural cover for cottontail rabbits. There is a clubhouse with a well-equipped kitchen, and a large dining/meeting hall. Shower and other toilet facilities are in the lower level of the clubhouse, and the camping accommodations are excellent. I attended with two of my Bassets and one of my grandsons, and we all had a very positive experience.

My interest in fieldwork with bassets started when I read the first sentence of the Official Basset Hound Breed Standard – “The Basset Hound possesses in marked degree those characteristics which equip it admirably to follow a trail over and through difficult terrain.” There is hardly a day when I don’t take my Basset Hounds out for long runs in the woods – even the two twelve year olds. I observe the intensity with which they use their noses in search of scent trails, and they love to run and explore. Clearly they have natural tracking ability and stamina consistent with the “Standard”. Since so few of the Basset Hounds that become AKC confirmation champions actually hunt, the question that I felt needed to be answered is does “form really follow function”, can these beautiful Basset Hounds really hunt?

My investigation of venues where Basset Hounds are used in field work included attending hunts sponsored by the National Beagle Club of America in Aldie, VA. There they hunt with multiple pairs of hounds, with a master and several whippers-in. However their Basset Hounds were not to the AKC standard – in-fact they maintain their own studbook and seem to consider an “AKC Basset” as over-bred and incapable of competing in the field. Their Basset Hounds have been bred with English Harrier’s, and no longer resemble the Basset Hounds that are becoming AKC conformance champions. These hounds are beautiful, as are all dogs, but they are not what we consider the breed

standard. I also made contact with people active in the American Hunting Basset Association. Their web homepage states that the Basset Hound has lost their “age old skills” and have “degenerate(d) into a bunch of overweight couch potatoes”. The AHBA Basset Hounds that I have observed are fine looking hounds, but few of them would succeed in conformation competition. So what’s happening here? We have confirmation competition to see which Basset Hounds best meet a hunting standard, but many of those who actually hunt are laughing at us!

Those who know me know how much I love my Basset Hounds, and I take criticism of their ability to vigorously track game as a challenge. This is why I am attending Basset Hound field trials, and this is why I absolutely encourage my fellow PBHC members to consider getting their Basset Hounds involved in both show and field competition.

Two of Nancy Richmond’s Basset Hounds relaxing after their runs – Lovey and Sassy

My two Basset Hounds – Angie and Jewel – doing what all Basset Hounds love to do – using their noses

The field trial at Little Rhody was one of two back-to-back events over the Memorial Day weekend. The PBHC

event on Friday and Saturday was followed by the Capital District Basset Hound Club’s field trial on Sunday and Monday. I only stayed for the PBHC event, but most of the attending PBHC members stayed for the entire event. Linda Fowler, Mike Arruda, Mary Getman, Denise Rushworth and Nancy Richmond were club members there doing their part to show how well Basset Hounds, which conform to the AKC breed standard, work in the field. The effort by Linda Fowler and Mike Arruda to make the field trial a success deserves the praise and thanks of all PBHC members. They undertook to manage the event – including preparing and serving excellent meals. On Friday evening we were treated to a New England style clam boil, and on Saturday we enjoyed another New England tradition – baked beans and ham. Both great ways to recover from hard days of beating the brush for rabbits. One of the participating exhibitors was Jo Ann Hilliker. Jo Ann came all the way from Bowling Green, Kentucky to attend the event. In her words, “When someone complains to me about the hours they had to drive to get to a field trial, I can tell then I drove for three days.” As chairperson for the Hunt Test Committee for the 2010 BHCA Nationals, Jo Ann was also attending as a representative of BHCA. The BHCA sponsored Hunt Test is a different venue from the field trial, and a hunting test that will give your Basset Hound a great introduction to hunting/tracking. Another exhibitor was John Meahl – a long time field trial enthusiast, judge and expert. He and I had a brief, but interesting, conversation about the confirmation standard. He has worked with Basset Hounds that would not be candidates for confirmation competition, but became major field trial champions. More recently he has been getting back to running Basset Hounds in better conformance to the AKC standard. The Basset Hounds he had at the field trial are certainly beautiful hounds that would be at home in either field or show ring. I was delighted that someone with John’s experience and field success was expressing his faith in the AKC standard. I will leave it to Linda and Mike to report the field trial results. Suffice to say it was a huge success. I attended

for the open bitch class – where there were twenty entries. Being able to take the Basset Hounds into the enclosure at the end of the day’s competition was, in my opinion, the event highlight. I encourage all PBHC members not already involved in field-work with their Basset Hounds, to consider getting involved. You have hounds that conform well to a hunt standard, and after what I observed this weekend, I can assure you that they can hunt. There is nothing I can describe that is as much fun as hearing your Basset Hound open on a rabbit trail (and you quickly learn to recognize your Basset’s unique voice). You definitely share your hounds enthusiasm, and you could not be prouder of your Basset Hound at that moment. Try it, you’ll love it, and so will your Basset Hound.

More information on Basset Hound tracking/hunting events can be found on the following web sites: AKC Basset Hound Field Trials - http://www.akc.org/events/field_trials/basset_hounds/ American Hunting Basset Association - http://www.bassetnet.com/ BHCA Hunt Test - http://www.basset-bhca.org/Bassets_in_Competition/hunttest.html BHCA 2010 Nationals - http://www.bhcanationals2010.com/ National Beagle Club of America - http://clubs.akc.org/NBC/

A view of one of the rabbit hunting enclosures at Little Rhody Beagle Club. In the foreground are the judges for the Open Bitch Class – James Banks and Tony Citizzari