The Beagle Bugler
November 2007
Club to Consider Amendment to By-Laws
At their October 7 meeting, the CWBC Board proposed an amendment to the club’s by-laws that would include Klickitat County in Washington state and Wasco County in Oregon as part of the club’s geographical territory. The club will vote on this amendment at the November 11th meeting. This meeting will be at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem, Oregon. For more information about the time of the meeting and the location of the fairgrounds, see p. 7.
According to Article VII of the CWBC By-Laws, amendments to the constitution and by-laws may be proposed by the Board of Directors or by a written petition signed by 20% of the membership in good standing. The amendment must receive 2/3 vote of the members present and voting at any regular or special meeting called for the purpose of voting on the amendment. The proposed amendment must be included in the notice of the meeting and this notice must be provided to each member at least 10 days in advance of the meeting.
The purpose of the amendment is to allow for members who live in Klickitat and Wasco counties to be General Members who can vote and hold office, rather than Supporting Members who cannot. The Board has seen evidence that members who live in these counties are able to attend meetings on a regular basis. The purpose of a supporting membership is to allow people to belong to the club even though they live too far to attend meetings regularly.
CERF Clinic & Supported Entry Nov. 10 & 11
On Saturday, November 10 at the Willamette Valley Kennel Club show in Salem, OR, CWBC will sponsor a CERF Clinic from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Ellen Parr is coordinating the clinic, so if you’d like to have your dog’s eyes checked, or you’d like to help with the clinic, contact her at ellen@Wynfieldhounds.com.
On Sunday, November 11, CWBC is supporting the Beagle entry at the WVKC show. Prizes will be glassware with a beagle motif hand painted by Carolyn Miller. Also, first in each class will receive a magnet with a patriotic Beagle motif. The November CWBC meeting will be held approximately half an hour after the Beagles show at this event.
From the October 2007 Club Meeting
The club voted to change the November Meeting date from Saturday, November 10 to Sunday the 11th because of CERF Clinic on the 10th. Time to be as soon as we can get together after the Beagles show.
Rally-O!
By Ellen Parr
Wait, doesn’t she mean Tally-ho??
Nope, Rally-O is what I meant to say! For those of you that aren’t aware of it, there is a relatively new sport in AKC, Rally Obedience. Rally has become increasingly popular and attracting many people from all aspects of the dog world.
Rally is designed as a bridge between the Canine Good Citizen Test and competitive obedience and agility. Like agility, the judge will design a course using anywhere from 10-20 stations, depending on the difficulty level. You won’t get to know the course until the day of show. You will, however, be given a map of the course and a short period of time when you and the other exhibitors can walk through the course to familiarize yourself with it. Each station consists of an exercise you must complete with your dog. At each station, there will be a standardized sign that tells you which exercise you need to complete. Then, when it’s your turn to go, you will move to the start line and you and your dog will go through the course, performing each station.
You are graded at each station and your run is timed. The idea is to see the handler and dog work as a team and go smoothly and briskly through the course. The dog does not have to be in perfect heel position. Each team starts out with a perfect score of 100 and must keep at least 70 of those points to earn a Qualifying Score. Once you earn three qualifying scores, or legs, you will be awarded the Rally Novice (RN) title. Then you can move on to the higher levels.
For the Novice level, there are 30 or so different stations that the judge can choose from to design his or her course. So you must practice them all as you never know what may be used on a given day. You are allowed and encouraged to communicate with your dog while you are in the ring. You may talk to, praise and encourage your dog. You may also clap your hands, pat your legs and use signals. Multiple commands to perform an exercise are allowed. However, you may not take food or toys in the ring and you may not touch your dog. Loud, harsh commands or corrections will be penalized.
The Novice level is performed entirely on leash, while the Advanced and Excellent levels are done off-leash. Advanced and Excellent courses also have more stations and may include jumps and stays, and by the time you get to the Excellent level, you are only allowed to use verbal encouragement.
If you think you might be interested in Rally Obedience, check out the AKC webpage at www.akc.org. All the information, rules, and regulations can be found on the website. Then you can start contacting obedience schools in your area to find out where you can train and start participating in this fun sport.
Give it a try – you and your Beagle might just love it!
Jean Applegate Retiring
Sadly for the Beagle world, Jean Applegate is retiring from breeding Beagles due to health issues. Jean has bred and shown Beagles under the Applegate Kennel name for more than 20 years. She is a founding member of the Columbia-Willamette Beagle Club and has served the club as vice-president or a board member since the club was founded 15 years ago. She also was the club’s premiere hostess during most of these years, chairing the hospitality committee at many specialties, including the National specialty in 2003, and hosting most of CWBC’s annual Christmas parties and summer Beagle Bashes and barbecues. Jean expects to sell her house and kennel in 2008.
While most of her Beagles have found new homes, at this writing Jean was still looking for homes for a few more. To find out what Beagles may be available, check her website at http://www.applegatebeagles.net/.
On September 18, 2007, my beloved "Bonkers", Ch. Sierra Skylines Goin' Bonkers, crossed over to the Rainbow Bridge to be with "Charlie", "Princess," and all the Beagles. He will be missed and always remembered. In his show career, Bonkers won 145 Best of Varieties, 3 Best of Opposite Sex, 8 Group 3s, 2 Group 4s, and 1 Group 2 that he won at the age of 18months
- Jean Applegate
Pippi Longstockings!
On October 3rd, 2007 we let our wonderful Pippi go. Pippi was a rescue whom we adopted at the approximate age of 2 and she spent the next 12 ⅛ years ruling the household. She was a sweet, quirky little dog, and she bossed the Harriers around with no problems. We will always miss her.
- Ellen Parr & Doug Flatbush
TRACKING SEMINAR SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 17 & 18
The Columbia Basin Dog Training Club is hosting a “Component Training” Tracking Seminar with Ed Presnall on November 17 and 18. The November 17 seminar will be for TD & TDX Component Training in Benton City, WA. The November 18 seminar will be for VST Component Training in Richland, WA. Space is limited to 16 working teams and unlimited audit spaces. Cost for working teams is $150 for both days. Saturday only is $90. There are no Sunday only spaces. Audit spots are $80 for both days or $50 per day. People can also arrange to have a one-hour private session with Ed Presnall on Friday, November 16 for $50.
For more information, contact Kathy Woodbury in Umatilla, OR at (541) 571-5609 or by e-mail at jandkwoodbury@earthlink.net.
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