Welcome to the Wenatchee Kennel Club

Our Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet will be at the Red Lion Hotel in Wenatchee, Saturday, January 28th. The festivities begin at 6PM, with a cash bar for refreshments, followed by dinner at 6:30. Here’s the dinner menu:

• Char Grilled King Salmon Filet Basted with Basil-Garlic Butter
• Mustard Crusted Pork Loin on Apple and Hazelnut Dressing
• Sliced Prime Roast on Pinot Noir Forest Mushroom Sauce
• Mashed Yukon Garlic Gold Potatoes
• Medley of Northwest Vegetable Sauté
• Spinach Salad with Sun Dried Cranberries, Grilled Pear and Tomato Vinaigrette
• Cabbage Slaw w/ Cusabi Dressing
• Fresh Seasonal Fruit with Raspberry Yogurt Sauce
• Artisan Breads and Butter, Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar
• Warm White Chocolate Bread Pudding with Brandy Sauce and Whipped Cream

Please RSVP to Chuck St. John by January 25 at wincareco@genext.net or call the club phone or Chuck at home at 663-4074. The dinner is free for club members and $25 per person for guests/non-members. Don’t forget your dues need to be paid on or before that evening to be eligible to vote in the election that evening.

If you have forgotten to give Alicia your title or certification information, she needs it NOW. Contact her at steinig02@msn.com or call at 509-860-4671.

If you have pictures to include in the slide show, get them to Willard, preferably on a disc which should be left at the club office.

The following items will be sold at the Annual Dinner by silent auction. They are all upstairs at the WKC building if you want to view them. The silent auction will have a picture of the item and a bid sheet. If you have any questions contact Willard Fields.

See the PawPrint for the list of items.

 

The following nominations have been made for officers and directors for the Wenatchee Kennel Club:

• President: Chuck St. John - 1yr Term
• Vice-president: Vicky Anderson and Karen Hall - 1 year term
• Secretary: No nominations yet - 1 year term
• Treasurer: Willard Fields - 2 year term
• Director: Alicia Sehorn and Vicki Hobbs - 3 year term

Competitive Titles and Certification – Contact Alicia Sehorn with the following information for an Apple Plaque and title bars: Steinig02@msn.com or call 509-860-4671

• Your Name
• Dog’s Registered Name
• Dog’s Call Name
• Title earned…spelled out
• Official abbreviated title

Contact Alicia with any questions. E-mail: steinig02@msn.com or call at 509-860-4671. All information needs to be to Alicia by January 10th.

Member Recognition – Contact Willard, Chuck or Vicki Hobbs with a club member you would like to recognize and why.

I’m looking forward to meeting new people and making new friends at our Annual Dinner on January 28th. It will be fun to learn a little about the non-agility programs we offer – I’ve been trying to learn as I go through everyone’s brags, but sometimes the acronyms defeat me. Be sure when you send me your brags at jbflatten@charter.net, you write them to your audience, which includes people like me who may not know much about events in which we don’t participate. Many of you may get a kick out of one of my first emails to Chuck asking what BOB meant! Hey, I still have trouble calling female dogs “bitches...”

Brad and I are deep in to our winter ski season, something we unfortunately can’t do with our dogs. But in looking at YouTube again for a video, I found that some dogs do get to do incredible things with skiers. Check this video out on the 2010 Winter Purina Incredible Dog Challenge:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSQwkuqldi4
&feature=related. I especially like the segment where the dog is racing a slalom skier down the hill through weave poles!

Your The PawPrint Editor: Jan Flatten

The WKC library was inventoried on December 3 by Willard Fields, Karen Hall, Jeff Koski, and Eileen Pearl. It was found that many items have been checked out for years and others are missing entirely. Please check your home to see if you have any WKC books, DVDs, VHS tapes, audio cassettes, etc. Each item should have a card pocket glued to the inside that is either stamped or has a label that says “Wenatchee Kennel Club”. These items are expensive and some cannot be replaced. If you have any WKC items, please return them as soon as possible to the club’s library. There is a white plastic bin just for returns on one of the shelves. Also, if you want to donate a book or DVD, it can be left in the club office with a note to that effect so it can be catalogued.

The club is looking for a new Obedience/Rally Chairperson for the fall Dog Show. Contact Chuck St. John if you are interested.

We love new members! If you have a friend or family member who is interested in joining or learning more about our Club, please call Carol at (509) 665-9987 for further information.

12/11/11: Marti Darling and "Jane" placed 1st with a score of 100 in Standard Novice Preferred - jump height 16" (Judge Jo Ann Mather) at Argus Ranch - Western Washington Hound Association Agility Trial

Margie Clark has renewed her Therapy Dog International Evaluator status. Anyone interested in having a dog certified or re-evaluated as a therapy dog should call Margie at 884-6888 or email at k9begood@yahoo.com for test dates. Your dog will also be certified as Canine Good Citizen (CGC) at the same time. AKC has recently titled therapy dogs after certification by an Evaluator, and 50 facility visits. Margie’s Sheltie, Gina, and BC Angie were therapy dogs for many years. You may recall that Maggy Susman was the first WKC member to qualify for this title. Please feel free to contact Margie for more information.

Email your brags to jbflatten@charter.net by the 10th of the month for inclusion here.

Jeff can add video to the web site. Send him an email at jkoski@nwi.net if you would like to add a video. Or if it's on YouTube, sent me the YouTube link and I'll put the video up on the site.

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Agility practice in Moses Lake 2/11/12 at 10:00

I will have my agility field open for practice and/or play, 2/11/12 at 10:00AM. We will be joining in with the Ephrata/Moses Lake members. Hope some of you can come. If any one has anything specific they want to do, they can email me (cindydobermom@gmail.com) and I can try to set something up. My address is 5703 Mae Valley Rd. NE. If anyone needs directions let me know and I can post them again. Small donation ($5.00) is appreciated to help with the maintenance of the field and agility equipment.