Staffordshire Bull Terrier
Club of February
2008 Newsletter
Seattle Kennel Club’s Meet the Breed at
Quest Field Events Center
Time slots for the Seattle
Meet the Breed booth are still available on Sunday, March 9. If you are interested in participating in
this wonderful opportunity to talk about your dog and the breed, please contact
Coleen Case at (425) 413-1781 or coleenblaze@msn.com.
Staffy Spring
Fling
The fun will begin at
News from
Ace and Perry got to visit seniors on Wednesday (2/6)
at an early Alzheimer's unit and Josie did a Canine Ambassador program in front
of 178 kids on Thursday. (2/7) Dr. Lorain was there with us with her
whippet, Pickles. Most of the kids got to pet the dogs as they left the
gym. We were on stage with mats down so the dogs could do some jumping
too. Josie demonstrated a nice drop on recall. We had a GSD (German
Shepard Dog), Standard Poodle, Whippet, Basset Hound, Sussex Spaniel and Ms.
Josie, so the kids learn a little about many different types of dogs, along
with safety and responsibility.
Still to come this month are programs for the local
Boys & Girls Club. The total number of kids is 280; we're splitting
them into two programs with the younger set the first week, and the 9 yr. old
through teens the following week.
-
Lucille Perry
We hope to have News from Oregon
every month
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2007
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Newsletter Transitioning to the Modern Era of Email
Beginning with the March newsletter,
the format will change from the traditional mail to an email distribution.
Please contact Cassie Malloy at (360) 862-1622 or maddenduff@earthlink.net and Connie
Torres at (425) 486-9694, or rc.torres@netzero.net:
(1)
if
you have changed your email address, or
(2) you wish to continue to receive the
newsletter through the regular mail.
If you do not receive the March newsletter by March 15, please contact me.
New Members
Payton
Haggett, nominated by Donna McKinney for membership, was accepted as a new
member at the last SBTCPS Board Meeting.
Welcome, Payton!
Get Involved
Forwarded
from Vandra Huber (McVan
Scottish Terriers):
Hi Everyone:
We need to get organized so we don't become the second
Patti Strand from the NAIA (National Animal Interest Alliance) is hosting an
important meeting that we all need to attend. The Seattle Kennel Club, along
with NAIA, is hosting an "Organizing to Win" seminar on
Hilton Garden Inn,
help organize the people and clubs in
are currently being heard in the House and Senate. We all know that if we
do not organize NOW and show the AR's that we are united, it will only be
a
matter of time before BSL and MSN is on our doorsteps like it is in other
states. The registration fee for this
seminar is $40 in advance, $50 at the
door with a portion of the proceeds to be donated to the NAIA. This will be
a fast-paced couple of hours exploring the issues and solutions facing
the
relationship of humans and their animals in today's political world. I plan
on attending and if anyone else is so inclined, go out to the Seattle
Kennel
Club website at http://www.seattlekennelclub.org/,
<http://www.seattlekennelclub.org/,>
scroll down the home page and click on the 'Organizing to Win' link and it will
take you to the registration form.
<http://www.eaglerockgsd.com>Vandra
Huber McVan Scotties
Reply to McVanScotties@verizon.net
Coming Events
·
2/29,
3/1 and 3/2 The Lower Mainland Dog
Fanciers Show,
closed on 2/13
·
3/8
and 3/9 The Seattle
Kennel Club Dog Show,
Meet
the Breed Booth
·
3/15
and 3/16 Chintimini Kennel Club, Inc. Show,
·
3/22
and 3/23 Peninsula Dog
Fanciers, Inc. Show, Bremerton, WA, closing
date is 3/5
·
4/5
and 4/6
closing date is 3/19
·
4/12
and 4/13 Ephrata-Moses
Lake Kennel Club show, Moses Lake, WA ,
closing date 3/26
·
4/12
and 4/13 Sacramento Kennel
Club,
Staffy Stories
Well over twenty years ago, we miraculously found a Staffordshire Bull Terrier at a shelter.
As we researched Staffy literature, (we had no
idea what we had) we repeatedly found the descriptive phrase, “nanny dog”. Through the years, we have learned that
coined phrase accurately describes attributes of many Staffordshire Bull
Terriers. Grace, our precious ‘dog-pound’
discovery, was attuned to feelings. She
would either sit quietly, commiserating, or clown it up when one of her people
were blue - and her responses were always spot on.
One of our current Staffordshire Bull Terriers, Reina, is a health barometer. When a sick grandchild arrives to spend the
day in a sofa tent, Reina’s nurse/nanny dog instincts become
apparent. She shepherds them to the
waiting bed and, within minutes, Reina will either
gently settle in at the sick child’s side or vigorously encourage the hooky
player to throw her tennis ball.
Kristy Strunks, owner of the very handsome
Kane, has watched him play with her nephew and other children and try to teach
them to tag him during running games.
Kristy has also noted marked differences in how he meets new people. Normally greeting adults with exuberant joy,
he is sometimes far more reserved, standing very still, except the ever wagging
tail. Kristy has learned this reserved behavior is usually an indication the
individual has special needs.
Their intuitiveness, intelligence and their ability to radiate
considerable body heat makes the Staffordshire Bull Terrier
the consummate “nanny dog”.
Ch Classy Staffys Kiss This (Kane)
