DCA Spring 2022 Newsletter by twc910

SPRING 2022, Volume XLVI, Number 1

The Dachshund Club of America Newsletter Lynne Dahlén, Editor N961 Mayflower Road Appleton, WI 54913 Official DCA Website: dachshundclubofamerica.org

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SHOWCASING THE VERSATILITY OF OUR BREED!

THE TRIATHLON AWARD

The Dachshund Club of America understands that the events held in conjunction with our National Specialty are more than just conformation. In an effort to promote the entire dachshund and showcase the versatility of our breed, DCA awards Triathlon awards to the dachshunds which distinguish themselves in performance and/or companion events at the National Specialty. Any dachshund qualifying in three or more of the five different performance and/or companion event categories (agility, field trial, earth dog, tracking, and obedience/rally) plus the Triathlon Conformation Evaluation are recognized by the DCA with a Certificate of Achievement. The highest combined scoring dog receives the title - DCA Triathlon Dog of the Year! Congratulations to our previous year’s winners. This is a remarkable achievement! Please contact Connie Fisher (beldachs@gmail.com) with questions or if you have a dog that will be participating.

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UPDATED DCA WEBSITE NEW SPECIAL EVENTS AT DCA 2022 THINK BIG! BIG SUR’S SURVIVAL STORY A COMET & A CANDLE: REMEMBERING IRIS LOVE THE DACHSHUND DIARY: REMEMBERING BREEDERS OF THE PAST

FIELD TRIALS

Hosted by the Hoosier Dachshund Club

Tuesday – Wednesday, April 5-6 • Minnesota Dachshund Club FT Grand Lake Beagle Club, Portland, IN Judges OD: Heidi Meyers, John Merriman OB: Michael Pitisci, Heidi Meyers FCD: Sandy Russell, Michael Pitisci FCB: John Merriman, Sandy Russell Thursday – Friday, April 7-8 • Hoosier Dachshund Club FT Grand Lake Beagle Club, Portland, IN

Thursday, May 8 • DCA National Tracking Test Sullivan County Fairgrounds, Sullivan, MO

Saturday, May 14 • Hotel Check-in: Holiday Inn, Six Flags • Afternoon RV Check-in: Purina Event Center

• DCA Regional Rally, Purina Event Center • DCA Education Expo, Ice Cream Social, Host Hotel

Saturday – Sunday, April 9-10 • DCA National Field Trial Grand Lake Beagle Club, Portland, IN Judges OD: Cheri Faust, Carolyn Casoria Lewis OB: Kathy Lockyer, Carolyn Casoria Lewis FCD: Kathy Lockyer, Kathy Johnson FCB: Kathy Johnson, Cheri Faust

Sunday, May 15 • DCA National Agility Trial, Purina Event Center Agility: Lisa Potts • Move In-Purina Event Center • Welcome Reception-Host Hotel

Breed Judges Longs: Jan Swayze-Curry Smooths: David Peat Wires: John Wade Juniors: David Peat Rally: Catherine Thompson

Monday, May 16 • CODC Host Show 1, Purina Event Center • DCA Regional Obedience, Purina Event Center

Wednesday, May 18 • Breakfast with the Board, Host Hotel • DCA Annual Meeting, Host Hotel • DCA National Sweepstakes, Purina Event Center • DCA National Obedience, Purina Event Center • DCA Stud Dog Showcase, Purina Event Center • DCA Judge Education, Purina Event Center • DCA Board Meeting, Host Hotel

Judges Ulysses James, Carla Ogert

EARTH DOG TESTS Hosted by the Dachshund Club of St. Louis Friday, May 13 • DCSTL ED Test Intro: Pam Giles Novice: Lucy Shinkle Junior ED: Ken Hagmueller Senior ED: Randy Eltringham Master ED: Jody Dean

CONFORMATION & COMPANION EVENTS Hosted by the Central Ohio Dachshund Club

Judges OD: Lori Isaacson, Shawn Nies OB: Rebecca Mclusky, Heidi Meyers FCD: Heidi Meyers, Rebecca Mclusky FCB: Shawn Nies, Lori Isaacson

TRACKING TEST Hosted by the Hoosier Dachshund Club

Saturday, May 14 • DCA National ED Test Intro: Celli Jones Novice: Connie Fisher Junior ED: Ashley Dumas Senior ED: Carolyn Casoria-Lewis Master ED: Krista Williams

DCA 2022 Schedule of Events

Premium lists for all events are available on the DCA website and on the DCA 2022 Facebook page.

Breed Judges Longs: Pat Taylor Smooths: Lynne Allen Wires: Frances Colonna Juniors: Lynne Allen Obedience: Catherine Thompson Tuesday, May 17 • CODC Host Show 2, Purina Event Center

Sweepstakes Judges Longs: Debbie James

Smooths: Maggie Peat Wires: Shirley Del Castillo Obedience: Pat Kasten Thursday, May 19 • DCA Regular Classes & One Variety (largest specials entry), DCA Junior Showmanship, DCA Parade of Veterans Purina Event Center • DCA National Rally, Purina Event Center • DCA Judge Education Hands On, Purina Event Center • DCA Breeders Seminar, Host Hotel Breed Judges Longs: Wally Jones Smooths: Laura Abbott-Licht Wires: Fred Vogel Juniors: Wally Jones Rally: Charlotte Mielziner Friday, May 20 • DCA Remaining Varieties & Best of Breed, Purina Event Center • DCA Annual Dinner, Host Hotel

Host Hotel - Holiday Inn Six Flags: Eureka, MO (15 minutes from Event Center) • $119.95 plus tax nightly room rate plus tax • Two room limit per reservation • $35 non pet fee refundable pet fee

• Reservations by phone only: 800-782-8108 or 636-938-6661 (mention DCA to secure room rate)

Please read the reservation form carefully and complete in full before sending. Reservations are available beginning at 3pm on Saturday, May 14, Email - rvparking@purina.nestle.com Snail mail - Purina Farms, Att: RV Engagement Specialist, 2022 and must end by noon on Saturday, May 21, 2022. Reservations must be made directly with Purina Farms by completing 300 Checkerboard Loop, Gray Summit, MO 63039. the reservation form on the Facebook Page DCA 2022 and sending Please call (866) 979-2488 with any overnight camping questions. to them directly by email or snail mail. For campers wishing to arrive prior to May 14, 2022 to participate

Attention RV Campers - information on the 2022 reservation process is now available!

in the National and Host Club Earth Dog Tests, Purina will make every effort to accommodate you in the Full Service Event Center lot (based on the number of RV’s from the show that is occupying the Event Center), or in the Electric Only lot. If you are assigned to the Electric Only lot and will be staying for the shows and trials at the Event Center, you will be able to move up to the Full Service Event Center lot on the RV arrival date or as occupancy permits.

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officers board of directors

President

2nd Vice President

Recording Secretary

Carl Holder 1130 Redoak Drive Lumberton, TX 77657 (409) 755-6569 candachs@aol.com

Fran Colonna 700 Maple Lane Lansing, KS 66043-6221 (913) 727-2246 Kanawha123@aol.com

Sandy Arnold 3709 E. South Court Bloomington, IN 47401-4489 (812) 322-1842 sandydcaboard@gmail.com

1st Vice President

Treasurer

Corresponding Secretary

Deneice Van Hook, DVM 3 Deerwood Trail Fairview Heights, IL 62208 (618) 213-6016 k9coach@aol.com

Ken Levison 8155 E. Galinda Drive Tucson, AZ 85750-2420 (520) 722-9427 dazdox@yahoo.com

Cheryl Shultz 3817 Seven Oaks Drive Corona, CA 92881 (951) 279-8252 cherevee@sbcglobal.net

Class of 2022

Class of 2023

Class of 2024

Dr. Dan Burke 8714 Via De La Gente Scottsdale, AZ 85258 (623) 707-7495 djbvca1@aol.com

Dr. Randy N. Eltringham 6095 Deborah Drive Warrenton VA 20187-2847 (540) 347-0126 randy.n.eltringham.civ@mail.mil

Georjan Bridger P.O. Box 21352 Salem, OR 97307-1352 (503) 364-9695 artsrpassion@gmail.com

Constance B. Fisher 3820 Crums Church Road Berryville, VA 22611-1962 (540) 955-4233 Beldachs@gmail.com

Cindy Niles 3062 S. Section Line Road Delaware, OH 43015-9531 (740) 362-6110 Robinwoodwires@yahoo.com

Walter Jones 23 Golf View Drive Englewood, FL 34223

Kathleen Lockyer 428 Salmon Road Brighton, TN 38011-7053 (360) 798-5642 tklockyer@gmail.com

Janet Schwalbe 71 Valley Way Pendergrass GA 30567-3454 (706) 693-7142 reschwalbe@yahoo.com

Deborah Krieg 26550 Yearsley Road Raymond, OH 43067-9732 (973) 229-2390 daybreakwires@yahoo.com

Monica Martin 21020 St. Louis Road Marshall, VA 20115 (703) 407-7327 brando2@starpower.net

Vicki Spencer 2650 Holland Drive Owensboro KY 42303-2723 (270) 316-0051 lorindol@roadrunner.com

Lorraine Simmons 250 Roxbury Road Newville, PA 17241 (732) 598-4961 stardox2@yahoo.com

AKC Delegate Larry Sorenson 112 Two Does Lane Clayton, NC 27550-8492 (919) 550-7631 llsoren@earthlink.net

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wjones@wyattfirm.com

No DCA publication, or any part therein, may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever, either in magazines, media, or for advertising purposes, etc., without prior written permission from the Dachshund Club of America. Please contact Phyllis Rosinsky regarding the DCA Illustrated Standard. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

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CH Midas Fancy Decision, BOB 1969 CH Willo-Mars Night and Day, BOB 1962 Am/Can CH Aristo v Marienlust, BOV 1950 CH Dunkeldorf's Falcon Fantasy, BOB 1965 CH De Sangpur Wee Allene, BOB 1955 CH Crosswynd's Crackerjack, BOB 1966, 1967, 1968 7. CH Bencelias Intent, BOB 1961 2

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CH Dunkeldorf's Falcon Forester, BOB 1964 CH Wild Fire of Blue Key, BOB 1948 CH Leutnant v Marienlust, BOV 1940 CH Gunther V Marienlust, BOV 1942, 1945 CH Cinderella v Marienlust, BOV 1946 CH Heidi-Flottenberg BOB 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937 (Cover pictures from the DCA Archives)

DIY: Shipping Extended Canine Semen by Anne Schmidt

Canine Brucellosis

From Purina ProClub Many are unfamiliar with canine brucellosis, but its incidence is on the rise.

New Technologies Impact Canine Health Page

By Sharon Albright, DVM, CCRT To truly advance the health of all dogs, the AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF) looks for the latest technological discoveries that can be used in health research and veterinary medicine.

The Dachshund Diary: Bee Spencer by Claire Mancha & Kathy Lockyer Bee Spencer was an amazing woman. She was tough, and tender, salty and sweet and could bend like a willow to take all life threw at her. Her first dachshund came to her as a happy accident. She was working in a restaurant, and a small black and tan smoothie walked in and never left.

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These articles will be a continuing feature in the DCA Newsletter.

Obedience Is A Dachshund’s World by Brenda Reimer

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I thought I would take an “issue” break from discussing training the dog, to something that is just as important: Training the human. This is a topic that I am passionate about, as my background is in sport psychology (mental skills for performance). This is information that can be used not only in obedience, but in all canine sports, and other daily activities. Let me give a few examples. Think about a person in the obedience ring. The dog comes flying in for the drop on recall, and then doesn’t drop. What is the body language of the exhibitor? What is the facial expression?

4 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 New Members & Applicants. . . . . . . . . . .

HEALTH & WELFARE Articles on Extended Semen Breeding, Brucellosis, New Technologies Impacting Canine Health . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Dachshund Diary . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Back in the day, even before the Before Times, the Westminster dog show at Madison Square Garden had good shopping. It wasn’t just jewelry and chocolates, but much more. There were vendors of rare dog books, antiquarians offering complete settings of Victorian china decorated with hunting dogs, deer, and game birds, and art dealers with 19th century paintings. I never dreamed that by taking the subway to Westminster decades ago I would be “present” at badger and fox hunts in Central Europe in the company of a famous sculptor.

by Claire Mancha & Kathy Lockyer

Think Big: A story about MACH16 KADELL’S CUEVO GOLD W RE MXB6 MJG6 THDN CGC TKA by Beth Klucher Whitney . . . . . . . . . . . . .

14 Special Events at 2022 Nationals. . . 16 UPDATED DCA WEBSITE . . . . . . . . 16 DCA Board Minutes and 2021 Annual Minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A Comet and A Candle: Remembering Iris Love by Sarah Montague . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

New Membership Flyer: Available on DCA Website . . . . . . . .

Obedience Is A Dachshund’s World by Brenda Reimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

34 AKC Scholarship Program . . . . . . . . 35 Field Trial Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 ABOVE & BELOW GROUND Under the Ground with Dachshunds, Back in the Day . . . . . .

by Trudy Kawami

Upcoming DCA Officer Elections. . . .

Under the Ground with Dachshunds: Back in the Day by Trudy Kawami

by Anne Schmidt, Sharon M. Albright, DVM, CCRT, Josh Babcock and the Purina Pro Club

Letters To & From the Editor Corrections/Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . .

43 Upcoming Specialties. . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Specialty Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Judges Education Seminar. . . . . . . . . 53 Newsletter Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Invitation to Host the Nationals . . . . 56 Nationals 2022 Information . . . . . . . IBC Dachshund Club of America Spring 2022

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Western Pennsylvania DC Specialties . . . . . . 55 Editor, Advertising Coordinator, Graphic Design, Layout and Production: Lynne M. Dahlén Contact: lynnechuck83@twc.com or 920-903-1588 ARTICLE CONTRIBUTORS Sharon M. Albright, DVM, CCRT • Sandy Arnold • Josh Babcock • Trudy Kawami • Debby Krieg • Kathy Lockyer • Claire Mancha • Sarah Montague • Purina Pro Club • Brenda Riemer • Anne Schmidt PRINTER/MAILING Sutherland Companies, Montezuma, Iowa The Dachshund Club of America Inc., The Dachshund Club of America Board of Directors, and the Editor of the Dachshund Club of America Quarterly Newsletter (magazine) are not responsible for the content of any advertisement, solicited or unsolicited editorials, letters or articles that may appear in the newsletter. The content of any advertisement, editorial, letter or article that appears in the Dachshund Club of America Newsletter is the sole responsibility of its advertiser or author.

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Welcome to the “Health and Welfare”segment of the Newsletter. It is hoped that DCA members will submit ideas for this section of the magazine as well as articles about experiences pertaining to the healthcare of their dogs that will be of interest to other readers.

Please send ideas, suggestions and articles to the Dachshund Club of America Newsletter Editor.

DIY SHIPPING FRESH EXTENDED SEMEN by Anne Schmidt There are many companies where you can purchase an insulated box and extender if you want to ship semen yourself. Sometimes you just cannot get into a vet's office to have this professionally done due to distance, time, or other reasons, so it is good to have a back up plan. Noted below are a few of the more popular kits, and there are many more types available. Some kits will include the extender, but in most cases it has to be purchased separately. Extenders protect the sperm cells against damage as well as providing nutrients and cooling buffers. In some cases, they also contain mild antibiotics to protect the sperm from bacteria. Always read the directions that come with your extender immediately upon delivery!! Some need to be frozen or refrigerated until use. The average price for a kit and extender is $50. You can substitute with an insulated styrofoam box, your own tubes and ice brix if you know how to package it correctly, but the kits are inexpensive and come with everything you need.

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Preparation Order the kit(s) and extender well in advance so you are prepared and have a chance to look it over and read the directions. You can have the owner of the female order and pay for them and have them shipped to you, since the cost should go to them anyway. Once you have the kit, it is important to pop the freezer packs or bricks into the deep freeze. You want them frozen for at least 24 hours before use. If a deep freezer is not available, a standard freezer may be used, but freezer time should be increased to 48 hours. Freezer Bricks (Brix) are preferred over Gel Packs and other types because they stay frozen

longer. But, if you don’t have any bricks, just use several gel packs, but don’t over pack, you need a little air movement as a buffer inside the box. Another thing to check out in advance is which shipper to use and what is the latest you can drop off at the facility. Shipping FedEx first Overnight is the fastest in my area. Have the semen shipped directly to the vet so the semen can be checked before insemination. With shipped semen you may want to recommend the bitch owner do a TCI to help improve the odds for success. Double check that you have the address for the Veterinary Clinic that will do the insemination and complete the shipping label. You may want to insure the box for the value of

Company

Name of Kit

Extender

ICSB/International Canine Semen Bank https://www.ik9sb.com/Puppy_Pak.asp

Puppy Pak

ICSB Shipping media

Hamilton Biovet* https://www.hamiltonbiovet.com/

Rover Pack

Kenny (with or without antibiotics)

Exodux Dog Breeders https://www.exodusbreeders.com/

Canine Express

Kenny

Mini Tube America* https://www.minitube.com/

Minitube

CaniPlus Chill LT

*I personally used both of these and semen arrived alive and in good condition.

the kit, shipping charge and stud fee if you had to pay it upfront. When to Ship It should be fairly reasonable to understand the importance of progesterone testing if you are going to be breeding. Why go through all the maneuvers if the timing is not optimal. On the female owners end, it is important to find out if the test is “in house” or sent out, so you have an expectation of how fast you will receive the results. If your vet does “in house” testing, a 1st appointment in the morning for results is best if you hope for same day shipping. If your vet sends out the test, a later afternoon appointment should have results first thing in the morning to enable shipping that day.

If there is a time zone difference, make sure the bitch owner knows the latest time they can ask for a same day shipment. Collection If you have not collected a dog before, this is not the time to start, let your veterinarian handle it!! However, if you are experienced with the process, it is just like collecting for a regular AI, but do not collect the last seminal fluid fraction. If you can locate a teaser bitch, it definitely helps in this matter! If you have a potent and healthy stud, you can actually collect twice in the same day and ship all together. If this is done, remember to still extend and pack the first collection tube into the shipping box as directed, then just add the 2nd vial later. Label them accordingly, Collection 1, Collection 2. Prepare the Extender and Equipment The semen extender may be powdered or frozen, please carefully read the instructions and mix accordingly. For best results, the syringes and any equipment that will come in contact with the semen should be warmed before use. An easy way to warm everything is to put the equipment (syringes, shipping vial(s) and extender) in a zip lock bag and use a water bath to do this. Take care that anything that will be in contact with the semen does not get wet! Fill a

large bowl with hot water, use a thermometer (I used my candy thermometer) and adjust the water until it is about 95 - 100, keep the zip lock bag in the water bath for about 10 minutes. Cold extender and equipment will shock and kill the semen!! Extending the Semen Dilution should occur within 5 minutes after collection for best results. If left un-extended for greater than 15 minutes, sperm survivability may be greatly decreased. The amount of extender to use is usually 1 to 3 or 1 to 4. That means, for every 1 part of semen, you add 3 or 4 parts of extender. Per a discussion with a representative of one of the companies, if you do not have a microscope, judge the amount of extender based on the color of the semen. If it is skim milk colored, use 1:3, if it is more like heavy cream, then use 1:4. The dilution chart below shows how much extender to add to the semen to achieve a 1:3 dilution. Packaging the Semen 1. Cut the collection sleeve off a few inches from the bottom so you can easily reach the semen. Draw the raw ejaculate into a sterile non spermicidal syringe and write down the quantity of semen in ml’s. Transfer up to 2.5 ml semen to each shipping tube provided by your kit. 2. Using the chart above, slowly draw the correct amount of extender into a second sterile syringe. Try to ensure that the temperature of both the semen and extender are relatively the same. See the above notes about warming the equipment and extender in a water bath. 3. Very slowly, add the extender to the semen. Add a few drops at a time and gently rotate to mix (never shake). Take your time on this step, up to 5 minutes is OK!! 4. Label the shipping vial(s) with the dog's name, breed, collection date and other pertinent information. 5. If there is any semen left over, you can mix with the extender and keep in your refrigerator for a study sample. This is helpful to know if the semen shipped arrived Raw Semen (ml) 0.5 .75 1.0 1.25 1.5 1.75 2.0 2.25 2.5 2.75 3.0 3.25 3.5

Extender to Add (ml) 1.5 2.25 3.0 3.75 4.5 5.25 6.0 6.75 7.5 8.25 9.0 9.75 10.5

in poor condition, but your study sample is still good - then it was a shipping problem, not a semen problem. NOTE: If there is going to be a problem with how the sperm reacts to the extender, this normally will happen within the first two hours after mixing. If you want, hold the sample in your refrigerator for two hours and check a tiny drop under a microscope before shipping. The Cooling Rate is the Key Because sperm are highly susceptible to "cold shock," cooling the semen at the proper rate is necessary to prevent irreversible damage to the sperm. Most boxes are designed to provide a controlled environment that gradually cools the extended semen sample down to a minimum temperature of approximately 40°F. It then maintains the sample at the proper refrigerated temperature for up to 70 hours while also preventing freezing of the sample. Loading the Shipping Box 1. Make sure the tubes are labeled and securely closed, you can tape or put cellophane over them to protect the seal. You can also wrap them in fine bubble wrap and tape securely if your box has space. 2. Place frozen Freezer Packs into the box as directed. They are normally placed along the bottom or on the sides. 3. Make sure there is some type of barrier between the semen and freezer brick. This can be crumpled newspaper, a thin piece of styrofoam, small bubble wrap, etc. 4. Place the Styrofoam lid on top and include any paperwork. 5. Close the box lid and tape securely. It is critical that the sample does not freeze during shipment. Please make sure the outside of the box states: LIVE ANIMAL SEMEN/HANDLE WITH CARE/ DO NOT FREEZE or something similar. Quick N Easy steps 1. Buy the shipper and extender 2. Freeze the bricks 3. Write up the shipping label 4. Prepare the extender 5. Collect the dog 6. Draw up the semen and put into shipping tube 7. Add extender (3 or 4: 1 ratio) 8. Box everything up 9. Get it shipped The Canine Health Foundation has information available: Tips For Success With Fresh Chilled Semen Breedings Part I: The Stud Dog https://www.akcchf.org/educationalresources/podcasts/podcast-transcripts/fresh-chilledsemen-stud-dog.html Part 2: Brood Bitch https://www.akcchf.org/educationalresources/podcasts/podcast-transcripts/Fresh-ChilledSemen-Breedings-Part-II-Brood-Bitch-Dr-ScarletteGotwals.pdf Dachshund Club of America Spring 2022

BREEDERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT CANINE BRUCELLOSIS https://www.purinaproclub.com/resources/dog-articles/health/breedersshould-take-precautions-to-prevent-canine-brucellosis

anine brucellosis can wipe out a kennel. The highly contagious reproductive disease can cause infertility, abortions and stillbirths in dogs. Many states require kennels infected with brucellosis to quarantine, sterilize or euthanize affected dogs — all causing an enormous emotional and economic toll. “This disease brought total ruin to one breeder we worked with to the point she had to depopulate her entire kennel,” says Lin Kauffman, D.V.M., a faculty clinician at the Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center at Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine in Ames, Iowa. Many are unfamiliar with canine brucellosis, but its incidence is on the rise, according to Kauffman. Brucellosis is predominantly seen in rural areas of the Southeast. One survey showed approximately 6 percent of dogs in that region are infected. Mainly stray and feral dogs and those from so-called “puppy mills” have been affected, but spread of the disease to the rest of the dog industry, including show dogs and field trial dogs, has drawn attention, Kauffman says. Canine brucellosis is a caused by the bacterium Brucella canis or B. canis, one of six species of the genus Brucella. The bacterium was first identified in dogs in 1966, particularly in Beagles in research colonies. Since then, the disease has been found in Australian Shepherds, Boston Terriers, Chihuahuas, Cocker Spaniels, Dachshunds, German Shepherd Dogs, Golden Retrievers, Labrador Retrievers, Lhasa Apsos, Miniature Pinschers, Pomeranians, Poodles, Shih Tzus, Yorkshire Terriers, and mixed-breed dogs. Cases of brucellosis have been documented worldwide. “Any breed of dog and either gender can become infected; however, the disease is usually detected and monitored in the intact male and female canine,” says R. Bruce Hollett, D.V.M., M.S., DACT, associate professor in the Department of Large Animal Medicine at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine in Athens, Ga. Fortunately, death caused by the disease is rare. No vaccine exists, and treatment is often considered challenging. Dogs generally are treated with at least two antibiotics that are given over a 30-day period. The treatment regimen can be both extensive and expensive, and may require repeat treatments if a dog continues to test positive. How Brucellosis Spreads Canine brucellosis spreads rapidly especially in confined populations and can lead to as many as 75 percent fewer puppies weaned. The disease can spread through fresh-chilled and

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frozen semen, so dogs do not need to breed naturally to become infected. There are no brucellosis testing requirements for interstate or intrastate travel or for sale of dogs, so known and unknown positive dogs can spread the disease. The risk of infection through bodily secretions puts dogs at risk whenever they come into contact with other dogs. Though mainly a sexually transmitted disease, brucellosis can also be transmitted via nose, mouth and eye contact with infected vaginal discharge, aborted fetuses, feces, saliva, blood, secretions from the eyes and nose, semen, and urine. Bacteria also can enter through broken skin. Infected females can pass the disease to puppies during pregnancy or through her milk after they are born. Once the bacteria enter the body, they target reproductive tissue, penetrating and growing intracellularly. In females, the bacteria live in the vagina, uterus and placenta. In males, the organism is found in the prostate and testicles. B. canis infiltrates the bloodstream and can enter organs, including the spleen, liver, lymph nodes, eyes and vertebral column. Canine brucellosis has a wide range of signs that can mimic characteristics of other diseases. Signs in both males and females include: lethargy; fatigue; unwillingness to breed; joint pain; inflammation of the lymph nodes; eye infections; poor hair coat; exercise intolerance; weight loss; lameness; back pain; and behavioral changes. Extreme signs include infertility in both sexes. Males can suffer swollen or shrunken testicles, inflamed prostate and poor semen quality. In females, brucellosis causes failure to conceive, stillbirths, and early embryonic death or fetal resorption within 10 to 20 days. Approximately 75 percent of infected females abort after 45 to 59 days of gestation. If carried to term, pups infected in the womb or through their mother’s milk can die shortly after whelping. Some dogs show no signs of the disease, complicating diagnosis. “The dog could look perfectly healthy to his or her owner and be infected,” says Hollett, a reproduction specialist who is board-certified in theriogenology. Testing for Brucella Canis Blood and bacterial culture tests can detect infection with B. canis. Blood tests identify the presence of antibodies to the bacterium, which generally develop within eight to 12 weeks after infection. Culture tests determine the presence of the bacterium by inducing it to grow from a sample of vaginal discharge, bone marrow, milk, blood, urine, semen or tissue from the placenta, aborted fetus, lymph nodes, spleen or liver. There are problems with both types of tests.

Neither test allows early detection and both can lead to erroneous results. Variation in incubation period from two weeks to several months means early testing can result in a false negative even as the dog is contagious. Because of that, dogs must be tested multiple times over the course of months, costing time and money. Although culture tests are the current diagnostic standard, culturing B. canis can be difficult. “B. canis is very picky about what media it grows on and under what conditions, so only a positive culture really means anything,” Kauffman says. Kauffman and fellow researchers at Iowa State University are working to develop a DNA-based test to detect B. canis earlier and more reliably. The Canine Health Foundation is funding the research. The researchers have already developed a test sensitive enough to detect as little as one bacterium in one milliliter of blood, but they discovered that the organism does not remain in the blood long before sequestering in reproductive tissue. They now are trying to determine the optimal diagnostic sample, and are considering urine, semen and vaginal swabs. Using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay, the scientists extract bacterial DNA from the sample and use fluorescent markers to detect the presence of B. canis. Because a PCR assay detects the actual bacterium rather than the antibodies a dog develops in response to it, this test can detect the disease from the time of infection. Such early detection would allow positive dogs in a kennel to be identified in one round of testing and help limit the spread of the disease. “The diagnostic sampling for this test would really be no different than what it currently is, and potentially it may be easier for breeders to collect samples,” Kauffman says. “Instead of blood samples normally collected by veterinarians, the diagnostic samples for this assay would potentially be vaginal swabs for females and urine samples for males.” Kauffman hopes to have a DNA test available later this year. Breeders should seek veterinary advice regarding treatment, which includes one class of antibiotics such as tetracycline, chlortetracycline, minocycline or doxycycline. continued on page 12...

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These articles will be a continuing feature in the DCA Newsletter. Thank you to Claire Mancha and Kathy Lockyer for initiating the research involved in order to share such an important part of Dachshund history.

Bee Spencer was an amazing woman. She was tough, and tender, salty and sweet and could bend like a willow to take all life threw at her. Her first dachshund came to her as a happy accident. She was working in a restaurant, and a small black and tan smoothie walked in and never left. She started in the show ring with Bedlingtons. Her husband was a very successful salesman. His name was George Spencer. They had a lot of money coming in and it went out just as fast. She had a Cadillac at the time and she would drive to shows all over the West. One time she won group with her Bedlington in Arizona and her husband jumped on a plane in Portland, and arrived in time to watch her in the best in show ring. George was like that. She had her picture in the Oregonian with her Bedlington taken at the Rose City Classic when it was still a benched show. She had not known that the other competitors decorated their booths. She called her husband crying, and he arrived with lots of rolls of aluminum foil and fresh flowers. She stole the benching show! She knew the dirt on everyone and loved a good gossip session. She would tell me about judges who loved to tipple (too much), who had to be sequestered to keep them sober, but handlers would always find them and get them drunk to try to sway their judging. She told me about Nicky Finn, the star dachshund handler of her day, who always asked her to let him show her dogs. She would always reply, “Nicki, I couldn’t keep you in cigarettes, much less afford your fees!” She had a great story about the Vancouver Kennel Club, to which she belonged. The shows were outside, and no one had mowed the grass, so her husband sounded the alarm and all the club members showed up with lawn mowers to prepare the grounds. She sounded wistful when remembering those days. She had a mini wire she called “Shower Rat.” This dog hated everyone and had to be contained in the shower or it would bite all visitors. Bee kept it all its days. 10

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Even though she loved all animals, her heart belonged to the standard longs. She had some which became quite famous, and she spoke lovingly of them up until her death. She had their ribbons and win photos on her wall all those years later. She would grow rows of peas in her backyard because her last dog, an obscenely fat red longhair, loved to forage for them. She loved the show ring, but it was the animal itself she really cared about. Bee’s life of luxury came crashing to a halt when her hardsmoking husband became completely disabled and had to be put in a care home. There were no savings, so Bee went to work after 40 years. She took the bus to and from her home to downtown, where she worked in a family member’s jewelry store. She worked 5 days a week and visited her husband every day until he died. George gave her the life of a princess, but it was a grasshopper existence, and there was no money when he could no longer work. Bee took it in stride. When I met Bee she was already a widow. I made an appointment to visit her, and her daughter and she hosted me on a silver service she had won, with china cups and silver spoons she had also won. Her house was a museum of dog and dachshund items, many of them extremely valuable. She had hung on to it all. She had the bronze DCA plaques lining her fireplace, paintings of dogs which I told her belonged in the AKC Museum of the Dog, and many Viennese bronzes from her friend in Canada who had died and left them to Bee. She loved chatting about dogs and reliving her glory days. She liked to come to dog club meetings and have a drink and be a celebrity. Bee and George lived a magical existence, making enough memories to keep Bee afloat during the hard times. Her funeral was very well attended, which is always a good sign that you have been loved. by Claire Mancha

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BRUCELLOSIS continued from page 8... The most successful treatment originally combined tetracycline and dihydrostreptomycin antibiotics, says Hollett, noting that dihydrostreptomycin is no longer available for use in dogs. Veterinarians have found successful alternative treatment using a combination of antibiotics; however, the entire course of antibiotics should be completed to avoid falsenegative test results. More than one course of treatment may be required, and testing should take place one month after completing any treatment. Before being considered clear of the disease, dogs must test negative on two consecutive tests given four weeks apart. Not all treatment will work, and relapse is possible. Even after treatment or sterilization, dogs can shed bacteria for years. “There is no ‘cure’ for a dog whose diagnosis of canine brucellosis has been confirmed,” Hollett says. “Antibiotic regimens do lower the amount of bacteria passing through the dog’s lymphatic and circulatory systems but do not totally eliminate all organisms from the dog’s body.” Prevention Is Best Medicine Prevention is cheaper than quarantine. “The potential economic as well as emotional impact on breeders can be huge,” Kauffman says. “If the infection is bad enough, an owner may opt to euthanize an entire kennel and go out of business altogether or start over again with brand new, noninfected breeding stock.” To avoid such hardship, breeders are encouraged to test all dogs annually and before breeding. In females, testing is more accurate before or during heat due to the female’s sensitivity to the test at this time. Breeders also are advised to not breed infected dogs, and consider spaying or neutering them. Dogs bred intensively outside the facility

NEW TECHNOLOGIES IMPACT CANINE HEALTH By Sharon Albright, DVM, CCRT Manager of Communications & Veterinary Outreach, AKC Canine Health Foundation To truly advance the health of all dogs, the AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF) looks for the latest technological discoveries that can be used in health research and veterinary medicine. Studies that apply technology from human medicine or use new machinery and methodologies to learn more about canine disease receive high innovation scores in CHF’s proposal review process. And this approach has been worthwhile as several new technologies show promise in diagnosing and treating conditions such as infectious disease and cancer. Here’s a sample of how these state-of- the-art tools may help dogs live longer, healthier lives:

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should be tested two to four times a year. Before breeding with dogs of unknown brucellosis status, ask to see test results. New dogs brought into the kennel for breeding stock should always be quarantined and tested before adding to the rest of the kennel. “Breeders should test every animal in their respective kennel or licensed facility,” Hollett says. “Even animals that have been neutered or have an undefined history from a previous location may test positive. Brucellosis continues to be a problem common in dogs simply because people lack enough information about it to make an intelligent choice or simply avoid having their breeding stock checked on a routine basis.” The increased incidence of canine brucellosis can be attributed to many causes, including deficient knowledge, lack of uniformity in state regulations and reluctance to test for fear of repercussions — financial and otherwise. “This disease carries a lot of stigma. Some states will not even recognize that they have this disease in their state,” Kauffman says. “It is like a dirty secret that no one wants to talk about, and if you are a breeder who has the disease or has had it, then no one wants to associate with you or your dogs.” Dogs that show no signs of infection can be unknowingly bred or sold. An unscrupulous breeder may mask the bacteria with antibiotics or take a dog for testing in a state with lenient reporting regulations. “Until states duplicate the governance of canine diseases, the disease will cross state lines with each dog that is sent for breeding or to a show or field trial and has a positive infection that is unknown to the breeder or owner,” Hollett says. Kauffman agrees. “Until all the states unite and pass legislation requiring B. canis testing of dogs for travel across state lines and for sale

Next Generation Sequencing Next generation sequencing (NGS) identifies the nucleotide sequence of millions of small fragments of DNA at the same time. Bioinformatics analysis then pieces these small fragments together by comparing them to the reference genome or master sequence for that species. NGS can detect any and all kinds of variation in the nucleotide sequence for specific genes of interest or for all of a patient’s DNA. It has the advantage of an unbiased approach, capable of identifying DNA sequences from as yet unknown organisms. CHF-funded investigators have already used NGS to demonstrate that canine herpesvirus can spread across different geographic regions of the globe, with implications for the safe importation of dogs from outside the United States. NGS has been used to assess the efficacy of decontamination procedures for removing infectious organisms from the coat of working dogs. NGS is also being developed to detect vector-borne infections in dogs – those spread by insects such as ticks, fleas, and flies. Since co-

then the United States is going to have a problem with this disease,” she says. A Danger to Humans In addition to the danger to dogs, canine brucellosis is a zoonotic disease that can affect humans. It is important to note, however, that humans are rarely infected. As with dogs, no human vaccine is available, although the disease is easily managed with appropriate antibiotics. Children, pregnant women and people with a compromised immune system are considered vulnerable. Humans can become infected through direct contact with fluids from infected dogs, including vaginal discharge, semen, blood, milk, urine, feces, or an aborted fetus. Bacteria can enter through the mouth, nose, eyes or broken skin. Infection can also result from inhaling dust and dirt from affected areas. On average, signs of human infection appear three to four weeks after exposure, but can begin in one week or not for several months. Signs are similar to flu and include fever, headache, weakness, night sweats, chills, back pain, fatigue, enlarged lymph nodes, and weight loss. Proper diagnosis is not necessary as antibiotic treatment generally resolves signs of illness. When handling infected dogs or materials, wear protective clothing such as latex or rubber gloves, a facemask and eye goggles. Wash hands thoroughly after touching dogs and do not allow an infected dog to lick your face. Seeking Samples Researchers at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, are seeking male urine and semen samples from dogs suspected of being infected with the Brucella canis bacterium. The samples will be used in a study aimed at developing an early DNA detection test for brucellosis. For more information, e-mail researcher Lin Kauffman, D.V.M., at linkauf@ iastate.edu. infection, infection with more than one diseasecausing organism, is common in dogs, NGS may help identify new vector-borne pathogens and determine which pathogen is most responsible for active clinical disease. NGS has many uses other than infectious disease detection. CHF-funded investigators at PennVet used the technology to develop a test for 283 genetic mutations relevant to various canine cancers. Tests like this will allow clinicians to zero in on the genetic characteristics of each patient’s cancer and choose a treatment with the best chance for success. NGS is also being used to identify genetic alterations associated with Cushing’s disease (hyperadrenocorticism) and test new therapies for this common hormonal disease.

Histotripsy Histotripsy is a non-invasive, focused ultrasound technique that uses controlled ultrasound waves to mechanically break down tissue. It can be applied to very precise locations continued on page 48...

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aving grown up with dachshunds as family members and pets, I learned about the personality and traits that we all know and love about the breed. As adults my husband Ross and I were fortunate to add two wirehair siblings from a Sue McClelland Sioux’s Zoo Hermann liter. I was surprised as I gained more insight into the wirehair personality that quite honestly is different from the smooths I grew up with. With Bart and Braitsen we dabbled in Earth Dog and Agility but nothing serious. I felt like I understood the breed better. Of course I was naively mistaken. It was not until the current addition to our family did I fully learn much more about dachshunds and wires in particular. We had just lost our male Bart and not yet ready for a new family member. I had informed Sue of our loss and bless her heart, she turned her network on and before we knew it we were contacted by Laura Reynolds of Kadell’s Wires. She had a year old boy that was not quite cut out for the conformation ring. She felt he needed more attention in a private home. After several months of uncertainty we decided to bring this guy from California to our home in Colorado. We did the usual things new parents would do, basic training in manners and obedience at our local humane society, lots of walks and socialization, and a lot of personal attention. But we were still having bonding issues. In early 2008 a friend suggested agility as a way to bond. We enrolled in a class and we all were definitely interested in the sport. Big Sur seemed to like it and do well. Our instructor encouraged

us to enter trials to get more of the ring experience and the possibility of earning a title or two. It was so exciting to see that Big Sur loved the trial environment. He was not stressed and he was very confident in the ring. Soon we were really bonding, working as a team, and having fun. He loved the freedom of running and the technical aspect of the sport. His strong determination along with his athletic ability and sometimes pure silliness made the sport fun for all of us. A woman we met at a trial who is now a good friend told me that she felt he could become the #1 agility dachshund in the country. I was flattered and amused by her statement but we continued having fun, making new friends, travelling to new locations around the country, having adventures and earning titles. And earning titles we did. My friend Andrea was right. Fast forward in our agility career to 2018 we had earned 16 MACH (Master Agility Champion Titles) through the AKC, and he was the #1 dachshund in the country for many years. We competed at national events, and earned a spot on the cover of the agility magazine Clean Run. Along this journey I learned so many lessons and traits about Big Sur. He is incredibly smart and he loves to learn and keep learning. He wanted to have fun and enjoyed working with me. That was paramount. He really hated to make mistakes. In the agility ring, if he made a mistake which was typically my fault I learned not to correct him. An example would be if he took the wrong end of a tunnel, I could not have him repeat the tunnel by sending him in the

correct end. He would shut down almost to a standstill. Also since this was a team event, he basically reminded me it was my fault. If I disconnected in some manner, he would make his own decisions about the course and basically leave me in the dust. And at least once a year he would decide he needed to entertain the crowd and partake in a zoomie style run. He made people laugh and smile. Of course we had the typical dachshund challenges of keeping his nose off of the ground especially in dusty horse arenas. After many years of doing agility we

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typical dachshund challenges of keeping his nose off of the ground especially in dusty horse arenas. After many years of doing agility we were still competing at 12 years old and we were still having fun. We knew we were getting close to the end of an era but I don’t think either of us were really ready yet. And then on a Friday night in April 2018 our whole world changed. While watching television, Big Sur had a grand mal seizure. It was the most horrific event we had ever seen. By the time we were enroute to the vet hospital he was practically back to normal. The vet confirmed the seizure and suggested an overnight stay with some diagnostics to look for culprits. Lots of things can apparently cause seizures in dogs. Overnight he had a second seizure and this one caused edema in his lungs. He needed to be in an oxygen environment. Our world was caving in as we did not have any answers and Big Sur seemed to be getting worse. By Saturday afternoon Big Sur was stable but needing oxygen. We had to make a decision about moving him. We called The Colorado State University (CSU) Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Ft. Collins and they said they would admit his as an emergency patient. We had to transport him in a buster cage with oxygen as he was still in need of this. By the next day, the edema in his lungs had subsided and he was stable enough to undergo additional tests and an MRI. The MRI showed a mass in his brain. This was devastating news, the worst we could imagine. The neurologist said it was operable with of course many risks involved. The mass was between his eyes near his olfactory bulb on his left side. The tumor was the size of a grape which is large even for a smart working dachshund brain. Options included palliative care, surgery, radiation, or surgery with follow on radiation. We opted for the surgery with potential for radiation depending on the outcome. We brought Big Sur home for 5 days prior to the surgery. He

seemed so normal but he was on medications for the swelling in his brain. It was easy to think the entire weekend was a dream but we knew he was not well. We went in for our pre-op appointment and we had to understand all of the risks involved with brain surgery and post brain surgery. The list was endless. But we agreed and signed the necessary documents. The life expectancy was 2 years. The day of his surgery seemed to go on forever. It was a 7 hour surgery. They went in through his skull on the top of his noggin, removed the sinus barrier between the sinus and the brain cavity and debulked as much of the tumor they felt was safe. With the brain, they cannot get clean margins. He was stable and in ICU for the night. They reminded us of both the transient and permanent complications of brain surgery. There was a chance we would not recognize us, he could aspirate, and on and on. They called us the next morning to let us know that he was up and walking, eating and pooping and we could take him home. Of course Big Sur was doing all of this. He is one tough cookie. We could not believe our ears. We were cautiously optimistic but were not really ready to bring him home yet. CSU agreed to keep him for another night. We were very anxious for the histology on the tumor type. We learned the next day that his tumor was a benign meningioma which is a slow growing tumor. These tumors can grow in different parts of the brain. Humans also get these tumors. They eventually can get large enough to put pressure on the brain and cause an issue. Since they could not remove the entire tumor we opted for radiation treatment after he healed from the surgery. The radiation was a low dose of radiation over 20 consecutive treatments. The good news was that it is low dose, the bad news is that it is a continuous 20 days of treatment. The next several months were stressful for all of us. Big Sur tolerated being sedated daily for the radiation treatments but we knew the drugs had to be taking a toll on him. But he never surrendered to any of it. He was trooper and soldiered on and worked so hard at being normal. After the radiation treatments the next step was a repeat MRI in six months. We met with the physical therapy (PT) team at CSU to put together a plan for PT. We found out after the surgery that his back end was not working quite right. His right back foot turned severely inward as he walked. The teams at CSU concluded that because the tumor was so big

and it was in the front of his brain, it was basically pushing his brain backwards in his head. This caused some issues between his brain and communication with his back end. We had a PT routine for Big Sur to relearn how to walk without turning his foot inward. He adjusted quickly to his “new normal”. We did lots of walking and did our PT exercises daily. We missed our agility friends so we started to visit trials to socialize. Because of his amazing career, friends suggested a celebration run to cap off his career. I could not think of doing anything until we repeated the MRI post-surgery. At the six month mark we repeated the MRI. There was no regrowth of the tumor. It was hard to believe. I always carried a charm in my pocket that said “Believe in Miracles”. Perhaps that and a stubborn dachshund made this happen. We then set out to plan our celebration agility run. I entered a jumpers run at 4 inches. I planned not to do the weave poles or any obstacle that I felt put him in harm’s way. The judge David Nauer who is a dachshund lover from way back allowed music in the arena during the run. We selected Celebration by Kool and The Gang. David did warn me that if he felt Big Sur was in any distress or pain or suffering in any way he was whistle me off of the course. That was our deal. I was of course very nervous. The music started to play and I walked out onto the agility field. As I started to set Big Sur down on the field he leaped out of my arms and ran his big heart out. He never skipped a beat. He did not continued on next page... Dachshund Club of America Spring 2022

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DCA SPECIAL EVENTS Make plans to attend these special events during DCA week at Purina Farms Tuesday, May 17th - DCA Education Expo and Ice Cream Social: 7 to 9 pm at the Host Hotel Meet up with friends and visit a variety of booths including; Breeder Services, Membership Services, Health and Welfare, Grooming, Companion/Performance Events, Public Education, and Handling Tips. Enter door prize drawings and take pictures in the photo booth- all while enjoying ice cream served by the DCA Board. Wednesday, May 18th - DCA Stud Dog Showcase: Immediately after Puppy Sweepstakes in the Reserved Grooming Room at the Purina Event Center Get a hands-on opportunity to meet available stud dogs in your coat and size. Speak with owners to learn about their dogs and a possible fit for your breeding program Thursday, May 19th - DCA Breeders Workshop: Genetics Basics for Breeders: 7 to 9 pm at the Host Hotel Presentation and group discussion on genetics myths and facts, dominant and recessive traits, health concerns, and creating an action plan for your breeding program.

forget how to play the game. We ran the entire course minus the weave poles. There was not a dry eye in the arena. Everyone was clapping and cheering for the little big engine that could. My heart was full and the tears flowed. At this point our agility career came to a close. However, Big Sur was feeling better and was getting bored. Another friend Liz suggested we take her Obedience and Rally classes to keep Big Sur engaged and active. Both classes were new and challenging but we definitely gravitated toward Rally. We had a course to complete with the proper execution of the signs at each station. I have to admit that it was extremely challenging for me as I have never done anything like this before. We started to compete in Rally and eventually earned our Rally Excellent title. We also became certified as a pet therapy team and we regularly visited a rehabilitation center where the big guy would entertain the residents. We also earned titles in Trick Dog. March 2020 and COVID came along which stopped trials and visits to the rehabilitation center. We did what we could to stay active. By the time things started to open up again, Big Sur was almost 15. We also started facing new health challenges. He developed secondary glaucoma in his left eye. He had several bouts of pneumonia and sinusitis.

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The DCA Website Committee: Emi Pedraza, Cheryl Shultz, Ken Levison and I are pleased to introduce a new look for the DCA website! Over the past few months, we have been hard at work with a goal to make the website a more valuable resource for DCA members, help puppy buyers find their next Dachshund, and show that DCA is the Dachshund's champion. It's been no small undertaking and we're definitely not done, but here's where we are so far: • A streamlined main menu for easy navigation, including a “News” tab for information you need to know now • Fewer clicks to get you to frequently used pages • A new look and updated content for existing pages • New pages for Juniors, the DCA Newsletter, and more! • An improved “Members Only” page with password protected Member Login Take a tour by going to: http://www.dachshundclubofamerica.org/ and tell us what you think! Go to the “About DCA” tab and click on “Contact DCA” to send us a message. Special Thanks to Emi Pedraza for the hours of hard work. Thanks also go to Lynne Dahlén for her help with the DCA Banner and Home Page design, and to many other DCA Committee Chairs who partnered with us as we made this update. I also want to thank Charles DeLashmutt for his years of service as DCA Webmaster - you made the transition an easy one for me! Debby Krieg

We still do twice daily walks and enjoy our time together. Big Sur turned 16 in January 2022. This is an amazing milestone as we felt we would only have a year or two at best after his surgery to be together.

Our story is one of love and an enduring bond. Thank you Big Sur for your unbelievable talents, your athletic abilities, your strength, your resilience, your big heart and big bark. And of course your silly nature that makes me laugh and smile every day. You are my hero and my star and the light you cast will never dim.! 16

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Proud owner-handler-trainer: Diana Fincher pawsnclaws@doglover.com Proud Breeder: Artur Lewantowitsch Vom Brendelstein Kennels Germany

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DACHSHUND CLUB OF AMERICA, INC. ANNUAL MEETING MINUTES Thursday, May 6, 2021 The Central Hotel, Harrisburg, PA Meeting called to order at 9:00 am ET by President Carl Holder. A quorum was established.

President’s Report (Carl Holder) Carl made the following announcements: • Thanks to the Dallas-Fort Worth Dachshund Club for their two attempts to & host the DCA National in 2020. • AKC will Livestream DCA conformation on Friday & Saturday this week, thank you to Cathy Deily for helping to make those arrangements. • Sandy Arnold & Denny Van Hook want to remind everyone that uses Amazon.com that they can designate the “Dachshund Club of America Health & Welfare Trust” to receive a percentage of what they purchase (paid by Amazon). Jerry Cerasini commented that he suggests this to all new puppy owners. You will need to set up each device (phone, tablet, laptop, desktop, etc) that you use to order from Amazon. Go to: smile.amazon.com Judges for the 2023 DCA National Specialty are as follows: Longhairs & Juniors: Lorraine Simmons Smooths: Eric Henningsen Wires: Dianne Graham The following members were approved to serve as the Annual Meeting minutes approval committee: Nancy Colson (TX), Julie Nielsen (WA) and Cheryl Rueckert (MI).

Treasurer’s Report (Ken Levison) DCA was able to weather an unusual year in 2020 due to an international pandemic. Both revenues and expenses were below budget and overall there was a loss of $21,889.71 for the year. Assets at the end of the year were $361,124.38 which is $21,944.67 below our 2019 assets but about equal to the 2018 asset total. Purina contributed $7,000 for our National, of which $2,800 is provided by the Board for support of the Host Club. Purina contributed another $3,597 from our members use of the Purina Club to the AKC canine Health Foundation. This support from Purina is 13.7% of our gross revenues, while membership dues are 49.2%, and the trophy plan and newsletter together provide 27.6%

AKC Delegate’s Report (Larry Sorenson) Larry made several announcements: Dachshunds are back in the Top 10 breeds (AKC registrations), AKC new Scale policy effective January 2022, Meet the Breeds cities for 2021, Updated Obedience rules and meeting with Juniors.

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Dachshund Club who will host the conformation, obedience & agility events at Purina Farms in May 2022. St. Louis Dachshund Club will host the Earthdog events just before conformation, also at Purina Farms, and Hoosier Dachshund Club will host the Field Trial events in Portland, IN in April 2022. A schedule of events was distributed and will be posted on the DCA facebook page.

Public Education Committee (Co-chairs Fran Colonna & Larry Sorenson, Sandy Arnold & Debby Krieg) Debby spoke on behalf of the committee announcing the “Breeder’s Resource Library” now available on the DCA website. Many new & updated resources in various formats are now available for use and will be added to as developed. Anyone can access the site: http://www.dachshundclubofamerica.org/breeder s-resource-library/ Next meeting date: Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at the DCA National Specialty at Purina Farms in Gray Summit, MO. Meeting adjourned at 9:59 am ET. ________________________________________

DACHSHUND CLUB OF AMERICA, INC. BOARD MEETING MINUTES Saturday, September 25, 2021 Video Conference Meeting via Zoom Meeting called to order at 12:05 pm ET by President Carl Holder. Members Present: Carl Holder, Cheryl Shultz, Cindy Niles, Connie Fisher, Debby Krieg, Fran Colonna, Georjan Bridger, Janet Schwalbe, Kathy Lockyer, Ken Levison, Larry Sorenson, Lorraine Simmons, Paul Martin, Randy Eltringham, Sandy Arnold, Wally Jones, Dan Burke, Vicki Spencer Members Absent: Cindy Niles, Denny Van Hook

proposed Bylaws to include “in person” to the minimum number of meetings that are required to attend when serving on the Board. Without objection, the Board approved giving AKC a 2 year blanket approval for allowing local clubs to hold their shows, instead of the current 1 year period. Cheryl shared the proposal for the DCA Tracking Event at 2022 National submitted by Shawn Nies. Without objection, the proposal to hold Tracking was approved. Without objection, the Board approved Wally to find/hire a Trademark attorney to find out what our options are regarding using “AKC” within our logo.

Recording Secretary: Sandy Arnold Sandy is working on group email services on communication for the Membership and the Board. She will contact Charles Delashmutt to see if he has any experience with these groups & if they might work well for our purposes.

Treasurer’s Report: Ken Levison Financial Reports were emailed to the Board on 9/19/21. The final accounting from the canceled National in Mesquite, TX is not yet complete.

AKC Delegate’s Report: Larry Sorenson Larry emailed several items to the Board on 9/23/21 for review. Items included Bounce sponsorship, AKC Nominating Committee Report, USDA Healthy Dog Importation Act, AKC to will allow clubs to offer Bred-by Exhibitor Puppy and Adult classes in conformation. The Bred-by class option has been passed by the AKC Board and will be voted on at the Delegate’s meeting in December 2021. If passed, effective date is unknown at this time.

Standing Committees: Good Sportsmanship (Janet Schwalbe)

Carl reported that he is continuing communication with AKC regarding the allowed use of Zoom Meetings.

Janet reports that the new committee has met and updates/suggestions were mailed to the Board on 9/23/21. MOTION: The AKC Outstanding Sportsmanship Award criteria will be adopted as the criteria for the DCA Outstanding Sportsmanship Award. MOTION ADOPTED. MOTION: The Outstanding Sportsmanship Committee will have the award recipient’s name put on Award. MOTION ADOPTED.

Corresponding Secretary: Cheryl Shultz

Membership (Georjan Bridger)

Past Minutes: Minutes from the May 6, 2021 Board meeting were approved without objection.

Report of Officers: President: Carl Holder

The full correspondence report was emailed to the Board on 9/18/2021. Cheryl suggests that the Board develop a statement that can be used by the nominating committee and given to those running by petition, as to declare ‘how we intend to do business’ as a Board. This would clearly outline expectations for prospective Board members regarding travel, expenses, equipment, attending in-person meetings, etc. Ken will also update the

The Membership Committee met to discuss ideas for promoting new membership and will be working with Debby to have some things in place at the 2022 DCA National Specialty. The Board voted to accept the following applicants into membership: Lorraine Bisso (LA), Kathryn “Kitty” Durst (OH), Marian Fenlon (WI), Jeanne Lehrmann (TX), Robin Mathews (NJ), Dale Suzanne Tarbox (CT). continued on page 29...

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A Comet and A Candle

Remembering Iris Love

Liz Smith & Iris Love

The fancy lost two strong women in 2020: Iris Love and Sue Jeffries. They inhabited different spheres, but both contributed hugely to the fancy and its extended communities. They are remembered as inspiring mentors and teachers and as generous and beloved friends. In this first of two articles, we celebrate the incandescent Iris Love.

Ancient Gods and Modern Dogs

The dog show community knew Iris Love primarily as a breeder of champion dachshunds, and in more recent years, as a co-owner of Westminster Best In Show winners Palacegarden Malachy (2012) and Pequest Wasabi (2021). But Love also inhabited – infamously – wider spheres. Her New York Times obituary (4/23/20) called her “Indiana Jones in a miniskirt, a celebrity archaeologist hatched out of old New York aristocracy.” Iris had an open, elfin face and a cloud of blonde (later silvery) hair, and was as lithe as you’d expect a female Indiana Jones to be. She was a fearless professional, a stylish social radical, and generous patron of the arts. But most of all, she was a supportive friend and mentor. In archaeology, she is best known for her work at the 11-year dig at Knidos, an ancient

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Greek city that is now part of Turkey. And the friends and colleagues of Love’s to whom I spoke sound something like a Greek chorus when they speak of her. You will read their tributes, and memories, and stories, below. But the printed page cannot convey the love and sorrow in their voices. Sandra Middlebrooks, a co-owner with Love (and breeder/handler David Fitzpatrick) of Malachy and Wasabi (also co-owned by Peggy Steinman) first met her at a show in North Carolina. “We hit it off right away, because of course you did with Iris.” Middlebrooks was new to the sport, doing the circuit with a Border Terrier. “I had my dog out for two years and I came to a lot of shows, and anytime Iris was there, we sat on the sidelines together, went to dinner together, and just really got to know each other. The first year, I didn’t know anything about the dog world. I was brand new. She filled me in on so much.” Valerie Diker echoes Middlebrooks. A successful breeder of dachshunds under the kennel name Dikerdachs, she was introduced to the breed by Love. “I had always wanted a dog, but my husband wasn’t much interested.” However, they had recently met Love – “so bright, so full of energy and curiosity – my husband was very taken by her.” Love put Diker in touch with breeder Dee Hutchinson, and she soon had her first show dog to campaign. “We used to go to the [Dachshund] Nationals together, and there wasn’t a person she didn’t know.” As a result, if you were with Love – at a show, in a restaurant, in the middle of a busy street – you were part of a retinue. Long-time friend Leslie Davis remembers being asked to help her cross from the Pennsylvania Hotel to the Garden one year: “It took me almost two hours to take her across for a victory party because she would stop and have to say something to everyone.” And it really was everyone: “I think the best

thing about Iris, really,” says David Fitzpatrick, “was how, when she was talking to you she’d be so engaged with you, whether you were the attendant in a restroom or somebody in a restaurant or a well-known dog show person, she just was so focused, you know she had that laser focus on whoever she was speaking to at the time.” Sandra Middlebrooks concurs: “When she was talking to you, she was talking to you, there was no one else. There could be a thousand people in the room, but she was right on you.” Love’s vivacious conviviality was compounded by another passion: photography. If she was the female Indiana Jones of the archaeology set, she was the Andy Warhol of the dog world. It was a joke among her close friends – who remember many scenes in which Love’s long-time partner, the late columnist Liz Smith, could be heard pleading, “Come on, Iris. Let’s go.” “I think with Iris, every day was a party,” says Fitzpatrick.

A Party Animal

And oh, those parties. Every year, for many years, the most coveted invitation at Westminster (aside from having your dog entered), was Love’s party at Tavern on the Green–a glitzy, serpentine sprawling restaurant at the edge of Central Park West. “That was the highlight of so many people’s year, to go to that party,” says David Fitzpatrick. Sandra Middlebrooks (a modest woman) recalls, “You know, I was invited to this party. I didn’t know anything about it; it was mostly Iris’s dachshund people. I was so grateful.” In keeping with Love’s sense of history, and sense of fun, the parties had themes: the American Revolution; the ancient Etruscans; Greek Gods (with Love – of course – as Aphrodite); Mardi Gras. These parties were, in fact, my introduction to continued page 28...

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GCHG TurningPt Ain’t No Other Woman Like You x GCHP2 Hildisvin Wurdig Bacardi SS Just what we were hoping for ~ A Deep Mahogany Red Girl ~ with an elegant prominent front, lovely shoulders and layback, floats around the ring with her long beautiful neck, reach and drive. Shown expertly by the Tyler Mills Team of professional handlers. We couldn’t ask for more.

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Breeder/Owners: Dr. Randy Eltringham and CAPT Pete Eltringham Randy.eltringham@gmail.com • (540) 347-0126

Miracle Max was quick to begin his show career! In his first three shows (all Specialties) on one weekend, he won three 4 pt majors. We’re holding him back for a 4th Specialty win before he joins the ranks of beautiful stud dogs. He has a keen interest in using his nose to find live prey, treats and girls, so no doubt, he will be quick to earn scent related titles as well. Our goals for him are to “Have Fun Stormin’ the Castle” and show that “TurningPt Beauty Can Hunt!”

CH TurningPt CUL8TR Grand Slam Tater x GCHS Hildisvin Wurdig Catfish Blues SS Watch for Miracle Max and his littermates at DCA 2022 this spring ... including his identical twin brother Minks (TurningPt Inconceivable), his other brother Montoya (TurningPt Greatest Sword Fight Ever), his sister Blush (TurningPt If Royal Chambers Could Talk), and of course, his big beautiful sister Bryde (TurningPt The Princess Bride). They will be shown by Tyler Mills and his wonderful team of professionals. Thanks for all you have done to get them ready for the big shows this spring.

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Iris Love continued from page 22... Iris. In 2000, I started work on my first feature about Westminster for the public radio station WNYC, for which I then worked. I was told there were a number of key people I should seek out, and one of them was Iris. I was too naïve at the time to approach her as a breeder, so I left a message on her phone asking if I might attend that year’s party. Only a gracious lady and longtime companion of a gossip columnist could have responded as she did – with a ten minutephone message (remember those days?) describing pretty much every party she had ever given. And, of course, an invitation. But Love and her retinue were only nominally your hosts. At every event, once you were passed down the human receiving line, you were faced with a tableau of dachshunds costumed to reflect that year’s theme. Always charming (I still have my Mardi Gras glass beads, with dachshund pendants), I think I was most amazed the year the theme was dinosaurs and the dachy ambassadors for the evening had been inserted into custom-tailored Pterodactyl and TRex outfits. “It was pandemonium,” says Love’s close friend, Anne Radice, who was often the welcoming presence at the entrance, “but she knew every single person. Iris loved each and every person for real. They could be somebody who had one dog and drove day and night to come to Westminster, to show his or her dog and to be part of this party. She was the kind of gal who made sure everybody felt welcome – it’s a kind of graciousness that she had.”

Public and Private

And it was a graciousness that extended to her private life. It’s very easy to get a sense of Iris the socialite, Iris the novelty, Iris the celebrity, from mainstream media (the Times called her “media catnip” which seems peculiarly dense.) But Radice and Leslie Davis, who is based in New Orleans (and remembers her first meeting with Love as only a member of the fancy could “At Westminster I went Best of Opposite Sex to her number one bitch”) describe someone who was just as generous and compelling in private: Private Iris, say Radice and Davis, “was a person who would sense if you are in trouble, or something was bothering you but you didn’t want to complain. She could be getting ready for an evening out – a little ball of fluff and feathers – but if something was up, she always had time, not just to talk to you, but to say ‘Okay, how can I help you?’” She and Radice drove all night to her father’s funeral. “She didn’t have to do that, but she did it, and the same thing when my mother passed away, she was right there – something you don’t forget, ever.” And after Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005, Davis lived for a time in Love’s Vermont home. Both agree that one thing above all else shaped Iris’s life: “She loved her dogs, more

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than anything in the world,” says Radice. “I think that’s one reason we were so close – because I would have done anything to help those dogs.” Davis thinks they were, among other things, a protective layer against a difficult family life in a distant and aristocratic household. (Love’s father, Cornelius Ruxton Love Jr., was an investment banker and diplomat; her mother Audrey B. Love (nee Josephthal) was an heiress and arts patron with connections to the Guggenheims.) “When she stayed with us,” Davis recalls, “we learned about her childhood and family—an incredible life and some horrible stories. It could be a mini-series at this point.”

A Breed Apart Like many of us, Love was lead into her destiny inauspiciously. She’d favored large breeds, but fell in love with “this sort of mangy little nippy dog who used to bite her father when he was having a drink,” Radice recalls. Love came from the sort of family where you sat for portraits, and Davis remembers one of her in her late 20s, which hung in her long-time home in Lincoln, Vermont. Such pictures are often ceremonial set pieces, but “It’s so interesting,” says Davis, “that she’s not holding a book, she’s not holding a sculpture, but she has her hand on Heinrich. and I thought to myself, well Heinrich became famous. If only he only knew what he started.” “Heinrich” was an adopted Dachshund that the family grandly named Baron Heinrich Schultz von Kraut, and “what he started” was Love’s life-long passion for the breed. At her peak, she had as many as fifty, breeding and showing under the kennel name Dachsmith Love (a name made up by a young nephew.) And this of course turned Love’s private face outwards. She went on to breed and exhibit her long line of champion dachshunds. And in recent years she became part of the syndicate (with David Fitzpatrick and Sandra Middlebrooks and Peggy Steinman) that helped support the careers of Malachy and Wasabi. Middlebrooks, who organized things, says it was “my way of, you know, trying to give back, so we could do it as a team.” Middlebrooks was the good child, patiently waiting until after a win to greet and touch her champions. Not so with Love, says David Fitzpatrick: “With Iris it was fun and games, and when she’d come to the shows I’d have to try to keep her away from the dog [Malachy] because she was just interested in feeding him all the time. I would say, ‘Iris, you cannot feed this dog, he’s on a very special diet and I’ve got to keep him focused on me.’ And then I’d come back from the restroom or something and I’d catch her.” He admits to being annoyed at the time, but now says fondly, “I think she enjoyed riling you up just a little bit.” She was, after all, a wild child. Like many women of her class and resources, Love served on many boards and committees, helping among other things to establish the American Kennel

Club’s Canine Health Foundation, but Radice thinks the unorthodox, transgressive free spirit may have left the deepest mark: “She was an inspiration to young women. There are a lot of people who’ve been in touch [since her death] who became archaeologists, became historians, who were inspired by her lectures. They believed they could do it, because here was this woman who did it and who enjoyed the respect of colleagues male and female. There are a lot of people who owe their careers to Iris in one way or another, because of that inspiration.”

Best In Show

Sandra Middlebrooks cherishes an image of Love. She says, “I think when you look at her, at her smile, that light, you know she just exuded friendship and love.” Making painful and ironic an ending that had to take place in isolation. “That she was alone was the hardest thing,” says Middlebrooks, her voice jagged with tears. But she did get the best possible parting gift – a new litter of puppies. Her old friends, partners Jerry Cerasini and Roger Brown, arranged a breeding between their bitch Ch. Lindmont and I Saw Her Standing There at Brownwood and Love’s dog Apollo (Dachsmith Love’s Apollo II, NT.) There were six puppies, and Love got to see pictures and a video from her hospital bed. Leslie Davis and Anne Radice say that one of the other things they most prized about Love was “she was totally honest with us.” But as she lay dying, at New York Presbyterian, they all participated in a loving pretense: “And so we’re basically lying to her,” says Davis, “saying next week we’re gonna do this, we’re gonna to do that.” And then I said, “Iris, you know the two puppies that you’re going to show, we’ve got to have names for them. “And I know that you wanted one of them to be named Belenus,” [Gaelic for Apollo] Radice continues, “and she nodded her head, “Yes,” and I said, “you know there’s this beautiful girl – we’ve never had an Iris before – can we name her Iris?” “Yes.” When I speak to Davis and Radice on the phone, those two puppies, Ch. Dachsmith Love’s Belenus NT and Ch. Dachsmith Love’s Iris NT, now over a year old, are at their feet. Radice observes that, “Usually the kennel name of the dam is used, but Jerry and Roger honored Iris by registering the dogs with her kennel name. That was a real act of love.” And the puppies are a real act of love – a living legacy for a woman who always lived in multiple worlds and simultaneous layers of history. “I think she was a communicator on all levels, whether it be with people, animals, the past. She almost had mystical qualities,” says Fitzpatrick. “I don’t know that we’ve ever had such a unique character in the dog world or ever will again.”! by Sarah Montague, reprinted with permission from the Canine Chronicle, page 106, October 2021

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Special Committees: DCA 2022 (Debby Krieg, Denny Van Hook, Sandy Arnold) • Tracking Event will be in Sullivan, MO, the weekend before Earthdog at Purina Farms. • Minnesota Dachshund Club will hold a 2-day Field Trial on April 5 & 6, prior to the Host Club • Field Trial (Hoosier Dach Club) on April 7 & 8, and the DCA National FT on April 9 & 10, 2022. All three trials will be held at the same location in Portland, IN. MOTION: To allow combined advertising & Premium List of Minnesota Dachshund Club’s 2-day Field Trial prior to the National Host Club and National Field Trials. MOTION ADOPTED. • Debby Krieg reports that all Events now have AKC approval for the 2022 National. Discussion included scheduling issues and a new concept of an “Education Fair” that will be combined with the traditional Ice Cream Social.

By Laws Ken Levison sent a draft to the Board on 9/24/21 with proposed updates to submit to AKC. Ken Levison and Carl Holder will make updates and resubmit to the Board for discussion at the next meeting.

New Business: Larry Sorenson, who sits on the AKC Parent Club Committee, is completing the AKC survey on Breeder Education on behalf of DCA. Next meeting date: Monday, October 25, 2021 (Zoom) 7:00 pm Meeting adjourned at 3:52 pm ET. ________________________________________

DACHSHUND CLUB OF AMERICA, INC. BOARD MEETING MINUTES Monday, October 25, 2021 Video Conference Meeting via Zoom Meeting called to order at 7:00 pm ET by President Carl Holder. Members Present: Carl Holder, Cheryl Shultz, Cindy Niles, Connie Fisher, Dan Burke, Debby Krieg, Denny Van Hook, Georjan Bridger, Janet Schwalbe, Kathy Lockyer, Ken Levison, Lorraine Simmons, Paul Martin, Randy Eltringham, Vicki Spencer Members Absent: Fran Colonna, Larry Sorenson, Sandy Arnold and Wally Jones

President’s Report: Carl Holder 1 – Recording Secretary Sandy Arnold was absent; the Board selected Cheryl Shultz to take minutes of the meeting. 2 – DCA National Specialty Rosettes: Carl suggested that DCA offer nicer rosettes at our National Specialty.

MOTION: Debby Krieg will contact our ribbon vendor, R. B. Powers, for options, including pricing, on different rosettes to be offered at our National Specialty starting with Reserve Winners up through Best of Breed. MOTION ADOPTED.

Good Sportsmanship Award: Janet Schwalbe Janet inquired about budgeting for the brochure to be sent to members. Ken will work with Janet on budgeting.

Membership Chair: Georjan Bridger 3 – AKC Approval of Member Club Bylaw Changes: Carl reported on a conversation he had with Heather McManis, an AKC attorney, regarding club bylaw changes. Ms. McManis told Carl the AKC will not accept bylaw changes that allow member clubs to have Zoom meetings, and will only approve in-person or teleconference meetings for member clubs.

Corresponding Secretary: Cheryl Shultz 1 – DCA Logo: Cheryl referenced the email forwarded by Wally from any attorney that Wally contacted regarding AKC’s position on our club logo. MOTION: DCA to change the club logo to replace the wording “MEMBER AKC 1895” to “FOUNDED IN 1895”. MOTION ADOPTED. Cheryl has the electronic DCA logo that Steve Shultz revised to a vector format in 2017 and will be the keeper of the new logo approved by the Board at this meeting. Cheryl will notify Sheila Parish to make the logo change the next time Sheila orders DCA sunburst medallions. Cheryl will also notify Lynne Dahlén to make the change in the Newsletter and have a notice in the next issue advising local dachshund clubs to contact Cheryl for the new logo for use on premiums, etc. Debby Krieg will make changes to the DCA website and Facebook page. 2 - Good Dog Club Grant Program: Cheryl reviewed correspondence from this organization offering DCA the opportunity to apply for a grant. The Board decided to take no action on this correspondence. 3 – AKC 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award Nominations: The DCA Board had no nominations in any of the three categories of conformation, performance or companion events. 4 – Proposed AKC Rule Change to allow altered dual champion dogs to compete in conformation: Cheryl reported she made the Board’s request in writing to the AKC and received a response from Gina DiNardo’s office that the request should be made in writing by the club’s AKC delegate. Cheryl will refer this to Larry Sorenson. 5 – Parent Club Breed Flyer: Cheryl reported the AKC is sending the revised DCA breed flyer to everyone registering a dachshund but the old flyer is still posted on the AKC website. Cheryl has raised the issue with the AKC several times and been assured it will be taken care of but the old flyer is still online. Ken offered to escalate the issue to Gina DiNardo, AKC Executive Secretary, for resolution. 6 – Cheryl received an email from Lynne Dahlén asking if the Board wanted Lynne to send out annual cards for membership renewal, DCA trophy donations and nominations for national specialty judges. The Board agreed Lynne should send these out as she has in the past. Cheryl will let Lynne know.

Georjan reported there are no membership applications requiring Board action at this time.

Newsletter Proposals: Lynne Dahlén The Board decided to take no action on Lynne’s proposals for Newsletter changes at this time. MOTION: Randy Eltringham to have survey questions available for members at DCA 2022 asking for suggestions on the Newsletter. MOTION ADOPTED.

DCA 2022 Updates: Debby Krieg 1 – RV Parking at Purina Farms: Debby reported that Purina Farms has made the decision to directly manage all RV reservations at Purina Farms. Purina Farms is in the process of moving to an online reservation format. Once the reservation format is established, Debby will publicize how to make RV reservations for DCA 2022. 2 – Stud Dog Social: Debby reported on a show of interest resulting in a new feature to be tried on Wednesday afternoon at our 2022 National – a Stud Dog Social with a hands-on session and pedigrees available. All varieties of dachshund stud dogs will be represented. 3 – Educational Expo: Debby confirmed there will be an Educational Expo with 8 booths representing membership, breeder education, public education, grooming, training, the Health & Welfare Trust, companion & performance events, and confidential dog evaluations. Debby suggested a modest funding of $100.00 per booth for the purchasing of materials they may need. There was no objection to the funding; the money will come from the public education committee’s budget.

DCA Bylaws Proposed Changes: Ken Levison Ken reviewed the proposed DCA bylaw changes, including revisions, that he circulated to Board members in September. MOTION: To send the proposed, revised bylaw changes to AKC for approval. MOTION ADOPTED. Once the AKC approves our proposed bylaw revisions, we can send the proposal to the DCA membership at least 30 days prior to our Annual Meeting for discussion. NEW BUSINESS: Carl Holder 1 – Director Position Vacancy: Carl reported there is a 1 year vacancy for a Director position in 2022 vacated by Denny Van Hook (as she moves to 1st Vice President). Georjan Bridger nominated Monika Martin to fill the one year term. There were no further nominations and Monika was approved. Meeting adjourned at 8:43 pm ET. Dachshund Club of America Spring 2022

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Coconut Creek, Florida Marianne McCullough Kenmarhounds@gmail.com

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GCH Kenmar’s That’s My Spot Landd X CH Kenmar’s Circle Of Life Landd Breeder: Marianne McCullough, Larry and Deedy Sorenson Owner: Marianne McCullough

Coconut Creek, Florida Marianne McCullough Kenmarhounds@gmail.com

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The DCA Membership Committee has created a new flyer (available on the Membership page of the DCA website) to help explain the benefits of DCA membership. Be sure to share a copy when you speak with prospective members.

✸ DCA

Newsletter

✸ DCA

Website and Facebook Page

✸ Mentoring,

Networking and Social Activities

✸ Educational

Materials and Seminars

✸ Breeder

Referrals, Club Contacts and Resources

✸ Pedigree

Database

✸ National

and Local Dachshund Club Events

✸ Funding

for Dachshund Health and Welfare Research Join Us:

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GCHB DC Stardox Skyfall BJB & CH Rose Gate @ Antir Braav Wave Judy, we were honored when you came to us for a puppy with whom you could do conformation and field. We gave you the pick puppy who was beautiful and game. You wanted to do all of this yourself, but cancer took that away from you. We know you love her and are proud of her. Pilot finished her championship with 4 majors. Thank you judges who awarded her these major wins: Robert Schwalbe, Polly Smith, and Sharon Sakson. On the day she finished she was BOV over 2 specials. Pilot has her 1st place in the field and is on her way to her DC Title. Thank you, Field judges Alice Moyer and Paul Martin, for awarding her 1st place. Thank you, Keiko and John Simon, for helping Dave with Pilot in the field.

Breeders: Lorraine & Dave Simmons & Tim Callison Owners: Judy Stephenson, Lorraine & Dave Simmons

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Obedience is a Dachshunds World! by Brenda Riemer

Those “Oops” Moments and How to Handle Them (in Any Sport)

Zelda, DCA 2016

Luke, photo by Kevin Devine

thought I would take an “issue” break from discussing training the dog, to something that is just as important: Training the human. This is a topic that I am passionate about, as my background is in sport psychology (mental skills for performance). This is information that can be used not only in obedience, but in all canine sports, and other daily activities. Let me give a few examples.

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The photo with this issue’s article is from DCA 2016. Zelda was sniffing a bit, and when I called her to join me in what should be a team effort – heeling – she decided to have a little romp along the back of the ring before joining me. This photo makes me smile, as it was an oops moment for Zelda. All dogs have oops moments. It happens to “green” dogs in the ring and to experienced dogs. But what matters is our response to the oops moment(s). Our response to an oops moment can be the difference in not only saving a show weekend or training session, but it can also be the difference in how your dog perceives the performance venue. Think about a person in the obedience ring. The dog comes flying in for the drop on recall, and then doesn’t drop. What is the body language of the exhibitor? What is the facial expression? And don’t be fooled by a mask, as dogs can read our eyes as well as our mouths for smiles, frowns, etc. What strategies can we use to mentally bounce back?

Think about what happens before you show. 1. What are your goals for the event? Are your goals realistic for the dog you are showing? How often have you heard someone leave the ring and mention that they have no idea why dog Fido can’t be as good as dog Spot? Fido’s goals cannot be the goals that Spot had. They are different dogs. They might earn the same titles, but the goals must be specific for the dog you are training. 2. Are your goals under your control? In obedience, we have no control over what the judge sees. Our goals must be based on our training and on what we can improve. For example, I have control over how often I practice fronts and I can keep a record on if Zelda’s fronts are improving. I do not have control over winning. Zelda and I might have our best score ever, and another team could have a higher score. Here’s the important part: Train for the best performance that is reasonable for you and your dog. Know the goals. As you reach the goals, good things will happen.

Scholarship Program What can happen at a show? We enter the show having trained our dog(s). We are excited to be there to see what our dog can do. And then it happens. The dog gets the zoomies or the dog gives you the deer in headlights look in the obedience ring. At that moment, your body language tells the dog something is wrong. The shoulders sag. The head drops. There might be a stern command or two coming out of your mouth. The leash is given to you by a steward who stays an arm’s length from you, and the dog now sees that you are not particularly pleased with him. Does this sound familiar? This is exactly what we don’t want to do, because this reaction is going to stay with us. Let’s look at this with a bit more detail. When you walk into the ring, you need to walk in with confidence. If you have been reaching your training goals, then you should feel comfortable entering the ring. Practice this entrance, no matter the sport. Focus on your dog, and what you are going to do. Your confidence as you enter the ring is what you need to have with you through-out your performance, no matter the venue. Once you have a confident ring entry, then expand that confidence to your training sessions. Having confidence does means having fun! Every training session needs to be fun for you, and by extension the dog. Once this happens in training, you will see how the enjoyment of the sport transfers to the performance venue.

And now…the oops moment. Once a dog makes a mistake, the mistake is done. Let’s think about what people would do when the long stays were still a part of the open obedience exercises. The dog might go down on the sit stay. Then the dog would do the down stay. Then the owner would quickly take the dog outside and make it do a sit say. At this point, the owner is upset, and the dog has no understanding that what it did 10 minutes earlier was wrong. What the dog knows is that in the ring, the owner was upset and now the ring might not be a good place to enter.

What can we do to bounce back? Keep the ring experience positive for the dog. If the dog makes a mistake?

1. Look at the dog, smile, and tell the dog that now you are going to finish strong. Go to the next exercise with full confidence and a smile on your face. 2. When you leave the ring, think about 3 positives from the ring and 3 items to put on the training list. Notice I did not write “3 negatives.” I do this when I “Q” and when I “nq”. It is easier to list items when a run is pretty, but even with a disappointing run, you can always fine 3 good items. Those items might be from one exercise. That’s okay.

Dewli, photo by Ambient Exposure Photograph

3. In obedience there is a fix n go option. Use this carefully. If the dog does not understand a skill, then a fix n go will not help. Know your dog. For example, at one show Zelda went to a corner and would not come back to me because she was hunting critters (fairgrounds building). The judge asked me if I would like to do a fix n go. I said no because she would have gone back to the corner. What I did was continue with the other exercises so that we could leave as a team. Another time I used the fix n go when the exercise she missed was the last exercise. She did it, we had a party, and left the ring.

What is the constant for bouncing back? Focus on your dog and do what is best for your dog while you are in the ring. If you have another performance that day, focus on what the dog (and you) did well. Don’t try to train while at the show. Take a deep breath and remember that this is more than a hobby. This is about the bond you have with your dog.

Attention Juniors! The American Kennel Club is proud to offer a Junior Showmanship Scholarship Program. The criteria for awarding the scholarships includes: 1) The applicant’s financial need 2) The applicant’s academic achievement and potential; 3) The applicant’s involvement in the fancy 4) The applicant must be a junior member or have volunteered to work for a club and provide documentation of the same 5) The applicant must provide documentation on club stationery of volunteer activities completed within the past year at an AKC event 6) GPA of at least 3.0 or greater Please see the application for more information https://www.akc.org/wpcontent/uploads/2017/10/20 22-Scholarship-Applicationedit.pdf

One last thought. As you are driving home, if you need to let yourself feel a bit down at that point, you can, but with a stipulation. You can wallow for 15 minutes maximum if you can drive safely while wallowing. Chocolate can help with wallowing. Once 15 minutes are up, you can focused on your next training session, and most important, playing with your dog(s) when you get home.!

Dachshund Club of America Spring 2022

4th GCH Grd’s V Moonlight’s Man in Tails MW Celli Jones NBQ GCH Dynadaux Rumor Goin’ Round MSCP Cyndy Senff

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Bay Colony Dachshund Club 4/24/2021

4th FC Hoppledach’s Keokuk MS Pamala Hopkins NBQ FC Doxwoods Perfect Performance, MS CGC John Merriman

Total Number of Starters: 56

Field Champion Bitch Starters: 21 Judges: Alice S. Moyer & David Kerr 1st FC Shadach’s Golden Girl Dorothy Dianne W. Sennett 2nd FC Duchwood’s Tipsy Tart MS, Alice S. Carter 3rd GCH DC Townfarm A Splash of Water JE Michael J. Pitisci 4th FC Hoppledach’s What Hound Is This Pamala J. Hopkins NBQ FC Hoppledach’s American Made by Diddydox Pamala Hopkins

OAAD Starters: 8 Judges: Dennis Palko & Kathy Johnson 1st CH TownFarm a Splash From the Top Shelf 2nd Tuckers Infinite Possibilities Sandra Ellebracht 3rd Stardox Excitable Boy ML Alice Moyer & Phillip Kirby 4th Shadach’s My Three Sons Jazper Kim Drake NBQ CH Old Hanover’s Harlequin Court Jester Kate Black & Linda Beamer & Karen Scheiner OAAB Starters: 12 Judges: Heidi Meyers & Phillip Kirby 1st Lorica’s Dash of Cayenne Aloha MW Pam Mechler 2nd GCH TownFarm Ink Splash Jessica Labelle & Michael J. Pitisci 3rd CH Lorica’s Little Spark MW Jessica Campbell 4th Hoppledach’s Water Lilies Pamala Hopkins NBQ SWS Cherry Blossoms In Tokyo Stacy Barton Field Champions Dogs Starters: 15 Judges: Monica Galley & Carrie Hamilton 1st DC Lorica’s Mischief Managed by Tarlyn Jessica Campbell 2nd DC Duchwood’s WHen I Was Your Man Kathy Johnson 3rd FC Kivaar a Keleti Tuz, JE Sherry L. Ruggieri

Judges for Best Open/Absolute: Dennis Palko & Carrie Hamilton Best Open: CH TownFarm A Splash From The Top Shelf Absolute: DC Lorica’s Mischief Managed by Tarlyn ________________________________

Badger Dachshund Club 10/8/2021 Total Number of Starters: 95 OAAD Starters: 24 Judges: Dawn Watters, Ashley Dumas 1st Epiphany’s Fireblade v Invictus Laura Isaacson 2nd Stardust UMakeMi Dreams SL Nancy Yeoman & Mary Kendall 3rd Kari’s I’m Going Slightly Mad MS SWN SIA SCA SBA TKN Patricia Debarros-Kari

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OAAB Starters: 32 Judges: Kathy Johnson, Kate Snider 1st Epiphany’s Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires MW Ashley Dodd 2nd Stardust Amberlicht Liesel Von Lutz RE CA SIN SEN SBN RATN DJ DN CGC TKA Wendolyn Tetlow 3rd Hidden Cedars Peewee Socute Rory MSB Debbie Senkbeil & Laurie Rutherford 4th Duchwood’s Uptown Girl MS Sandra J. Russell NBQ Duchwoods Chula Vista MS Sandra J. Russell Field Champion Dogs Starters: 21 Judges: Wendy Nugent, Jim Garard 1st FC Longtime’s Milo Vom Nordlicht JE Rick & Jane Schwarz 2nd FC Keszito a Keleti Tuz CG Sherry L. Ruggieri 3rd FC Vimy Ridge von Lowenherz Scot Davidson 4th DC Indiana Jones aus der Wutzelgrube CDX BN RI TDX NA NAJ ME BCAT DJ CGC TKA Shawn Nies NBQ GCHB DC Duchwood’s When I Was Your Man MS JE Kathy Johnson, Sandra J. Russell Field Champion Bitch Starters: 18 Judges: Scot Davidson, Carolyn Lewis 1st FC Keeva a Keleti Tuz JE CGC Sherry L. Ruggeri 2nd FC Ancho Chilli Von Gregston Pam Bethke 3rd FC Longtime’s Copper vom Nordlicht Cheri Faust & Larry Gohlke 4th FC Knobydox Up Salem Creek Andrew Shrader NBQ FC von Schatten Knight of Mischief Shawn Nies Judges for Best Open/Absolute: (no info received) Best Open: Epiphany’s Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires MW Absolute: FC Longtime’s Milo Vom Nordlicht JE ________________________________

Badger Dachshund Club 10/9/2021

Total Number of Starters: 111 OAAD Stake Number of Starters: 29 Judges: Wendy Nugent, Wendy Snyder 1st GRD Rebel Against Authority Denise & Dana Gehring 2nd Obsession’s Big Blue Star Finale Jackie Nicholas Deneice Van Hook 3rd Laci’s Very Special Agent MW RI JE SIA SCN SBN CGC TKN Patricia Debarros-Kari, Robbie Lloyd 4th GCHB Wal-Mar-Solo’s TNT SL CA CGC TKN Cassie Nickasch & Kim Vidrine NBQ Hale’s Thei-Adore SL Sue Heasty, Madelyn Harwell OAAB Starters: 38 Judges: Carolyn Lewis, Christine Kim 1st Hidden Cedars Peewee Socute Rory MSB Debbie Senkbeil, Laurie Rutherford 2nd Epiphany’s Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires MW Ashley Dodd & Scot Davidson 3rd GCH Stardust Dreamtime Lily V Skaer SL Bernadette K. Wagner, Mrs. Anne M. Schmidt 4th Stardust Let it Shine SL Bernadette K. Wagner, Mrs. Anne M. Schmidt NBQ GCH V Schwalbe’s Life’s A Merry Go Round at Huberdachs MW Matthew Hoover, Robert & Janet Schwalbe Field Champion Dog Starters: 23 Judges: Rick Schwarz, Scot Davidson 1st FC Earnest Von Lowenherz Kenneth L. Minerley 2nd DC Credere’s Limited Edition V Leoralee JE RN CGC VC Patsy Leonberger 3rd GCH DC Hollyridge A Father’s Love V Hoppledach ML Edward W. Higgenbotham & Valerie J. Higginbotham, Pamala J. Hopkins 4th FC Per Somnium V Ruger NJP ME BCAT ACT1 ACT1J CGCA CGCU TKA Christine Kim NBQ FC Keszito a Keleti Tuz CGC Sherry L. Ruggieri Field Champion Bitch Starters: 21 Judges: Kathy Johnson, Janet Schwalbe 1st FC Vanna Rouge V Dorndorf L Andrew Shrader, Patricia Nance 2nd FC Keeva a Keleti Tuz JE CGC Sherry L. Ruggieri 3rd FC Leoralees Goodwitch @ Credere MW CGC JE RN Patsy Leonberger 4th FC Longtime’s Halo vom Nordlicht JE BCAT Cheri Faust, Larry Gohlke

NBQ DC Bry-Wyn Keep Watch V Epiphany MW Ashley Dodd ________________________________

Dachshund Club of America, Buckeye Dachshund Club 10/29/21 Total Number of Starters: 57 Stake Number of Starters: 6 Judges: Michael Pitisci, John Merriman 1st Backwood’s Simon’s Song of Silasnce Jessica Manley 2nd Jarbsy’s Brother I’m Never A Fairytale CGC Chris K. Moore 3rd Hunu Bring A Bigger Hammer Catherine M. Thompson 4th GCH Jeric’s Mister Lincoln W CD BN RE NAJ CGC Michele Bertot NBQ Jalyse’s Brett ML Jamie Sexton OAAB Starters: 11 Judges: Michael Pitisci, Jamie Sexton 1st Duchwood’s Waiting For A Girl Like You MS Alice S. Carter 2nd Jeric’s Dancing in the Rain W R1 NAP NJP Michele Bertot 3rd CH Hoppledach’s Water Lilies Pamala J Hopkins 4th Jarbsy’s I Can Only Imagine Hal & Linda Greig, Sandy Arnold NBQ GCHS Heritage P51 Mustang Sally FDC Laura Potash Field Champion Dog Starters: 20 Judges: Laura Potash, Jamie Sexton 1st FC Backwood’s Silasnce In The Cypress Trees Jessica Manley 2nd FC Goodwood’s To Good To Be Silasnced Jessica Manley 3rd FC Hoppledach’s Keokuk MS ME RN CGC VC Pamala Hopkins 4th FC Doxwood’s Perfect Performance MS RN JE CGC TKN John Merriman NBQ FC Kivaar a Keleti Tuz JE CGC Sherry L. Ruggieri Field Champion Bitch Starters: 20 Judges: Kathy Johnson, Vicki Spencer 1st DC Jalyse’s Hampshire Hound ML NA NAJ Jamie Sexton 2nd FC Jalyse’s Absolutely Fabulous ML Jamie Sexton 3rd FC PACH Harlequin Jalyse Pandora v Dominos ML

Jamie Sexton 4th FC Jalyse’s Teddy Bear v Wilderness Run ML Jamie Sexton NBQ FC Keeva a Keleti Tuz JE CGC Sherry L. Ruggieri Judges for Best Open/Absolute: Best Open: Laura Potash, Michael Pitisci Best Field Champion: Laura Potash & Michael Pitisci Absolute: Laura Potash & Michael Pitisci Best Open & Absolute: Backwood’s Simon’s Song of Silasnce Best Field Champion: FC Backwood’s Silasnce In The Cypress Trees ________________________________

Buckeye Dachshund Club 10/30/21 Total Number of Starters: 63 OAAD Starters: 9 Judges: Jamie Sexton, Vicki Spencer 1st Jarbsy’s Brother I’m Never A Fairytale CGC Chris K. Moore 2nd Backwood’s Simon’s Song Of Silasnce Jessica Manley 3rd OC’s Rum Runner @ Kordachs MS Robin LaFrance & Janelle McCord 4th Hunu Bring A Bigger Hammer Catherine M. Thompson NBQ GCH OCs Hunk, A Hunk Of Burning Love MSD CGC Robin LaFrance OAAB Starters: 13 Judges: Kathy Johnson, Robin LaFrance 1st Epiphany’s Built For The Wild MW Wendy Nugent 2nd CH Walmar Solo’s XOXO SL 3rd Duchwood’s Waiting For A Girl Like You MS Alice S. Carter 4th Jalyse’s Strike A Pose ML Jamie Sexton NBQ Hoppledach’s A Year Without Rain Pamala Hopkins Field Champion Dog Starters: 21 Judges: Wendy Nugent, Michael Pitisci 1st DC RACH Merrymaker I’m Guilty V Ruger CD BN RM3 RAE2 ME CAX FCAT SWA TKI Catherine M. Thompson 2nd FC Keszito a Keleti Tuz CGC Sherry L. Ruggieri

3rd FC Red’s Jack Daniels MS CA Rita Kepner 4th FC Kivaar a Keleti Tuz JE CGC Sherry L. Ruggieri NBQ DC OC’s Pristine Silver Snow Storm MSD SE CA CGC Robin LaFrance Field Champion Bitch Starters: 20 Judges: Robin LaFrance, Laura Potash 1st FC Duchwood’s Tipsy Tart MS NA NAJ OF EE2 Alice S. Carter 2nd GCH DC Duchwood’s Chance Romance MS EE8 NAP NJP NFP RN BN CA Alice S. Carter 3rd FC Tusoksori-Ugraszto Husniya CGC ROMX Sherry L. Ruggieri 4th FC Jalyse’s Teddy Bear v Wilderness Run ML Jamie Sexton NBQ GCH DC Hoppledach’s American Glory ML Pamala Hopkins Judges for Best Open/Absolute: Best Open & Best Field Champion: Sherry Ruggieri, Kathy Johnson Absolute: Sherry Ruggieri, Kathy Johnson Best Open & Absolute: Jarbsy’s Brother I’m Never A Fairytale CGC Best Field Champion DC RACH Merrymaker I’m Guilty V Ruger CD BN RM3 RAE2 ME CAX FCAT SWA TKI ________________________________

Buckeye Dachshund Club 10/31/21

2nd OC’s Little Bit Of Sweet Sugar MS Susan Ragsdale, Robin LaFrance 3rd Hoppledach’s A Year Without Rain Pamala Hopkins 4th CH Solo’s Shake Your Money Maker SL Jennifer A Fry NBQ CH Hoppledach’s Water Lilies Pamala Hopkins Field Champion Dog Starters: 18 Judges: Robin LaFrance, Jamie Sexton 1st DC Serenity’s Jingle Bell Rock Kathleen Newman 2nd FC Keszito a Keleti Tuz CGC Sherry L. Ruggieri 3rd RACH FC My Little Red Waggin’ V Ruger CDX RAE6 RM3 CAA DCAT SWE TKI Catherine M. Thompson 4th FC Pocketpack Smooth Operator MS JE RN Kathy Johnson NBQ FC Hoppledach’s Keokuk MS ME RN CGC VC Pamala Hopkins Field Champion Bitch Starters: 16 Judges: Michael Pitisci, Laura Potash 1st GCH DC Duchwood’s Chance Romance MS EE8 NAP NJP NFP RN BN CA Alice S. Carter 2nd FC Keeva a Keleti Tuz JE CGC Sherry L. Ruggieri 3rd FC Tusoksori-Ugraszto Husniya CGC ROMX Sherry L. Ruggieri 4th FC Jalyse’s Fire On The Train ML Jamie Sexton NBQ GCH DC Hoppledach’s American Glory ML Pamala Hopkins Judges for Best Open/Absolute/Field Champion: Robin LaFrance, John Merriman

Total Number of Starters: 57

Best Open: Hunu Bring A Bigger Hammer

OAAD Starters: 10 Judges: Wendy Nugent, John Merriman 1st Hunu Bring A Bigger Hammer Catherine M. Thompson 2nd Jalyse’s Brett ML Jamie Sexton 3rd GCH Heritage Twelfth Night Sandsoflwojima Laura Potash & Anne Carson 4th Duchwood’s Walking on Sunshine MS Kathleen Johnson NBQ GCH Ocs Independent Flame V Talisman ML Rebecca Armstrong, Robin LaFrance OAAB Starters: 13 Judges: Kathy Johnson, Vicki Spencer 1st Duchwood’s Waiting For A Girl Like You MS Alice S. Carter

Best Field Champion/Absolute GCH DC Duchwood’s Chance Romance MS EE8 NAP NJP NFP RN BN CA ________________________________

Hoosier Dachshund Club 11/13/2021 Total Number of Starters: 51 OAAD Starters: 11 Judges: Paul Thomas, Stan Knoll 1st Yuki Lee V.D. Josephina’s Hoeve Lisa Poole 2nd Jarbsy’s Brother I’m Never A Fairytale CGC Chris K. Moore

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Field Trial Results continued from page 37 3rd GCH Jeric’s Mister Lincoln W CD BN RE NAJ CGC Michele Bertot 4th GCH Stardust Man O’ War of the Bluegrass CGC THDN Brenda Adams & Rachel Clark NBQ GCH OC’s Independent Flame V Talisman ML Robin LaFrance, Rebecca Armstrong OAAB Starters: 18 Judges: Shawn Nies, Jamie Sexton 1st Bridgsens Brei Emma Lisa Poole 2nd Okhotnichiy Gladiator Dakota Lisa Poole 3rd Blackhawk Pied Piper HHH ML Kimberly Betzke 4th Blackhawk Whickett in the Thickett ML Paul Thomas NBQ Caristeda Marvel’s Dark Phoenix Terri C. Holman, Cheryl Holman DVM Field Champion Dogs Starters: 7 Judges: Wendy Snyder, Robin LaFrance 1st DC Indiana Jones Aus Der Wutzelgrube CDX BN RI TDX NA NAJ ME BCAT DJ CGC TKA Shawn M. Nies 2nd FC Kivaar a Keleti Tuz JE CGC Sherry L. Ruggieri 3rd FC Jalyse’s Home Run ML, Jamie Sexton 4th FC Diddydox Mr. Big Lights Up The Sky V Hoppledachs JE CA TD Heidi Meyers NBQ FC Keszito a Keleti Tuz CGC, Sherry L. Ruggieri Field Champion Bitch Starters: 15 Judges: Shawn Nies, Terese Thomas 1st FC Tusoksori-Ugraszto Husniya CGC ROMX Sherry L. Ruggieri 2nd FC Keeva a Keleti Tuz JE CGC, Sherry L. Ruggieri 3rd FC Jalyse’s Fire On The Train ML Jamie Sexton 4th FC Katja a Keleti Tuz Stan Knoll NBQ FC Hidden Cedars Peewee Socute Rory MSB Debbie Senkbeil, Laurie Rutherford ________________________________

Sierra Dachshund Breeders Club Of Los Angeles County 11/28/2021

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Celli Jones, Dana Gehring, Denise Gehring GCHB Benway’s RuPeeve Dances in Drag Pauline Hale CH Kadell’s With Luck In My Eyes W TKN Valerie Barnl CH Moonlight’s King Lion Heart Celli Jones Ch Kinderteckel’s Inglenook Kristin Cihos-Williams, Emi Pedraza

OAAB Starters: 11 Judges: Nancy Stanley Waud, Linda Castaneda 1st Hidden Cedars No More Promises Lisa Griggs 2nd CH Moonlight’s It’s A Girl My Lord Celli Jones 3rd Ch KFW Painite In The Sky With Diamonds RN FDC SE BCAT TKN ATT Michelle Kutzler 4th Ezri Mercy Meisner CA SHH CGC TKP TL-1 Chris & Denise Meisner NBQ Rivercliff’s Ready For Remi Lea MW Chris Schulke Field Champion Combined Starters: 12 Judges: Linda Castaneda, John Ruege 1st DC Kleine Diamont Im Mondlicht MW RN FDC,TKN ATT CGC Michelle, Connor Kutzler 2nd DC KFW Tanzanite In The Sky With Diamonds ML Dr. Michelle Anne Kutzler, Colleen Kutzler, Connor Kutzler 3rd DC Kinderteckel’s Excalibur Kristin Cihos Williams, Emi Pedraza 4th FC Eternal’s She’s On Fire MW SHH Stacey Sullivan, Stuart Millsap NBQ FC Teckelhof’s Yankee Doodle Dandy Nancy Stanley Waud Judges For Best Open/Absolute: Linda Castaneda, John Ruege Best Open & Absolute: Hidden Cedar’s No More Promises ________________________________

Golden Gate Dachshund Club 12/4/2021

2nd CH MoonLight’s King Lion Heart Celli Jones 3rd Glenavan Firecracker Nancy Stanley Waud 4th CH Kadell’s With Luck in my Eyes W TKN Valerie Barnd NBQ MoonLight’s When the Ball Drops MS Celli Jones OAAB Starters: 14 Judges: Diane Jones, Nancy Stanley Waud 1st Briarwire’s Trial by Fire MW Stacey Sullivan & Stuart Millsaps 2nd CH KFW Painite In The Sky With Diamonds RN FDC SE BCA TKN ATT Michelle Kutzler 3rd Wildwood’s Endearing Roary Primo MW Nancy Gimblett 4th Carrdox Chilly Morning at Darshans Sharon & Joe Carr & Jan Oswald NBQ CH MoonLight’s It’s A Girl My Lord Celli Jones Field Champion Combined Starters: 20 Judges: Janet Hicks, Diane Jones 1st FC Eternal’s She’s on Fire MW SHH Stacey Sullivan & Stuart Millsaps 2nd GCHB DC MoonLight’s Dusky Sprite Umbriel MW CGC Celli Jones, Raecine Chaney 3rd DC KFW Tanzanite In The Sky With Diamonds MI RI FDC SE CA BCAT CGC TKN ATT Michelle Kutzler & Colleen Kutzler & Connor Kutzler 4th FC Benway’s Got to be Some Buddy’s Girl MS SWN ORT Sue Rucker NBQ FC Lorindol You Are The One SS Jan Oswald & Jerrilyn Smith Judges for Best Open/Absolute: Janet Hicks & Diane Jones Best Open: GCH Benway’s RuPeeve Dances in Drag Absolute: FC Eternal’s She’s on Fire MW SHH ________________________________

Northern California Dachshund Club 12/5/2021

Helen Tcuszowski, Leslie Savoye 2nd Glenavan Fircracker Nancy Stanley Waud 3rd CH Moonlight’s King Lion Heart Celli Jones 4th CH GRD’s MoonLight’s When the Ball Drops Celli Jones, Denise & Dana Gehring NBQ CH Kotate Hills Captain Nemo V Edelweiss Patricia & Gerald Price, Barbara Cox OAAB Starters: 14 Judges: Hartmut Karl, Sue Rucker 1st Bria-wire’s Trial by Fire MW Stacey Sullivan, Stuart Millsap 2nd Aldox Black Coffee in Bed Juliet, Dale Rigtrup 3rd Ruby Slipper Once in a Lullaby Maggie Craig, Tim Durland 4th Ezri Mercy Miesner CA Chris, Denise Miesner NBQ Wildwood’s Endearing Roary Primo MW Nancy Gimblett Field Champion Combined Starters: 13 Judges: Sharon Carr, Juliet Rigtrup 1st GCH DC Kiw Benitoite in The Sky With Diamonds MS Dr. Michelle Kutzler, Colleen Kutzler, Connor Kutzler 2nd FC Eternal’s Ash Panache Stacey Sullivan, Stuart Millsaps 3rd GCH DC Kotate Hills Downtown Brown V Edelweiss Patricia & Gerald Price, Barbara Cox 4th FC Benway’s Got to Be Some Buddy’s Girl MS Sue Rucker NBQ FC Teckelhofs Yankee Doodle Dandy Nancy Stanley Waud Judges for Best Open/Absolute: Sharon Carr, Juliet Rigtrup Best Open: Dharmadachs NMC Commodore Vandergilt SW Absolute: GCH DC Kiw Benitoite in The Sky With Diamonds MW ________________________________

Dallas Fort Worth Dachshund Club 12/11/2021 Total Number of Starters: 95

Total Number of Starters: 43 Total Number of Starters: 29 OAAD Starters: 6 Judges: Sue Rucker, Sharon Carr 1st CH GRD’s V Moonlight’s When The Ball Drops MS

Total Number of Starters: 35 OAAD Starters: 9 Judges: Michelle Kutzler, Sue Rucker 1st GCHB Benway’s RuPeeve Dances in Drag Pauline Hale

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OAAD Starters: 8 Judges: Dale Rigtrup, Stacey Sullivan 1st Dharmadachs NMC Commodore Vandergilt SW

OAAD Starters: 16 Judges: Scot Davidson, Christine Kim 1st Boulder Vom Nordlicht L. Gohlke, C. Faust 2nd Carnasserie Bobeau Pimento Glenda Roberton

3rd CH Heritage Twelfth Night Boost Our Spirit At Havalyn L. & K. Barnett, L. Potash, A. Carson 4th Von Shaafmeister’s Lord of the Dance Z. Clay & W. McQuiston NBQ Short Shadows Dollidachs Veni Vidi Vici SW CA C. Lewis, D. Kostic OAAB Starters: 28 Judges: Sherry Ruggieri, Larry Barnett 1st Hidden Cedars Moonstruck Gloria LaTour 2nd Epiphany’s Kaleidoscope Eyes MW A. Dodd, S. J. Dodd 3rd Okhotnichiy Gladiator IDA Lisa Poole 4th Royall T’s Have A Little Mercy SL CGC A. & S. Dumas & L. Tyler NBQ CH McRobs Lemme At Em! SL BCAT N. Overesch & M. Boyle Field Champion Dog Starters: 24 Judges: Debbie Sinkbeil, Stan Knoll 1st FC Kivarr a Keleti Tuz JE CGC Sherry Ruggieri 2nd FC Kolja A Keleti Tuz Laura Isaacson 3rd DC Credere’s Gunnery Sergeant Windspirit MW JE RATS CGC Charles Snider 4th FC Longtimes’s Milo Vom Nordlicht JE R. & J. Schwarz NBQ GCH DC McRobs First Star is Born SL TD JE CA BATS TKN CGC N. Overesch & M. Boyle Field Champion Bitch Starters: 27 Judges: Kathy Johnson, Kathy Lockyer 1st FC von Schatten Knight of Mischief Shawn Nies 2nd FC Keeva a Keleti Tuz JE CGC Sherry Ruggieri 3rd FC Doxikota Tarragon W Pam Bethke 4th FC Katja A Keleti Tuz Stan Knoll NBQ FC Hidden Cedars Read Btween The Lines MSB JE D. Sinkbeil & L. Rutherford Judges for Best Open/Absolute: Kathy Johnson, Kathy Lockyer Best Open & Absolute: Boulder vom Nordlicht ________________________________

Dallas Fort Worth Dachshund Club 12/12/2021 Total Number of Starters: 93 OAAD Starters: 16

Judges: Dawn Renee Watters, Sherry Ruggieri 1st CH Heritage Twlfth Night Boost Our Spirit At Havalyn L. & K. Barnett, L. Potash, A. Carson 2nd Short Shadows Dollidachs Veni Vidi Vici SW CA C. Lewis, H. Vanderheiden 3rd Duchwoods Californa Dreamin MS Sandra Russell 4th CH Duchwoods Cendrick MS Sandra Russell NBQ Duchwoods Walking on Sunshine MS Kathleen Johnson OAAB Starters: 26 Judges: Kathy Johnson, Sandi Myers 1st Epiphany’s Kaleidoscope Eyes MW A. Doss, S. J. Dodd 2nd EZ Goins A Daisy A Day MS Patricia Debarros-Kari 3rd Hidden Cedars Kindle My Resolve MS Gloria LaTour 4th Okhotnichiy Gladiator IDA Lisa Poole NBQ Hidden Cedars Unique N Seven MS Gloria La Tour Field Champions Dogs Starters: 27 Judges: Kathy Lockyer, Larry Barnett 1st GCH DC Short Shadows All Of Me Riverwood SW BCAT CA Carolyn Lewis 2nd DC Hello Stranger V.D. Oude Ijsselstroon RN JE CGC Dawn Penl 3rd GCDB DC Duchwoods When I Was Your Man MS JE K. Johnson, S. Russell 4th GCH DC Hollyridge A Fathers Love V Hoppledach ML E. & V. Higginbotham & P. Hopkins NBQ FC Longtimes Milo Vom Nordlicht JE R. & J. Schwarz

Absolute: DC Epiphany’s Holy Cow MW ________________________________

Dachshund Club of Santa Ana Valley, Inc. 1/1/2022 Total Number of Starters: 20 OAAD Starters: 6 Judges: Haley Priest, Dawn Perine 1st CH Kinderteckel’s Inglenook, Kristin Cihos-Williams, Emi Pedraza 2nd GCHG Long & Low Flying Solo MW Pat & Curtis Montgomery, Justine Espinoza 3rd CH Kadell’s With Luck In My Eyes T.K.N. Valerie Barnd 4th Glenavan’s Firecracker SCN SEN Nancy Stanley Waud NBQ GCH Kinderteckel’s Put My Name In Bold K. Cihos-Williams, E. Pedraza OAAB Starters: 7 Judges: Marianne Lovejoy, Stacey Sullivan 1st Aldox Black Coffee In Bed Dale & Juliet Rigtrup, Alice Lentz 2nd MoonLight’s Spirit Of The Air MW Celli Jones 3rd Carrdox Diamonds Forever At Darshan Janene Oswald, Jerrilyn Smith 4th CH Schoolhouse Wild Is The Wind Emalia & Heman Pedraza NBQ CH Kinderteckel’s Double Dutch Kristin Cihos-Williams, Emi Pedraza

Field Champion Bitch Starters: 24 Judges: Bill Dyer, Shawn Nies 1st DC Epiphany’s Holy Cow MW Ashley Dodd 2nd FC Epiphany’s Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires MW A. Dodd, S. Davidson 3rd DC Hoppledachs Eufaula v Sho Me MI JE RN CGC VC P. Hopkins, P. Wells 4th FCH Twelfth Night Curtain Call Take A Bow At Havalyn L. & K. Barnett, A. Carson NBQ FC Hidden Cedars Falling 4 You MS D. Sinkbeil, L. Rutherford

Field Champion Combined Starters: 7 FC Judges: Dale Rigtrup, Emalia Pedraza 1st FCH Briarwire’s Trial BY Fire MW Stacey Sullivan & Stuart Millsaps 2nd FCH Lorindol You Are The One SS HH Janene Oswald & Jerrilyn Smith 3rd FCH Teckelhof’s Yankee Doodle Dandy ML FDC SWE Nancy Stanley Waud 4th FCH Mountainwood’s Miss Conduct JE Luanne & Dennis Duus NBQ FCH Eternal’s Ash Panache HH Stacey Sullivan, Stuart Millsaps

Judges for Best Open/Absolute: Sherry Ruggieri, Shawn Nies

Judges for Best Open/Absolute: Marianne Lovejoy, Dawn Perine

Best Open: CH Heritage Twlfth Night Boost Our Spirit At Havalyn

Best Open & Absolute: Aldox Black Coffee In Bed ________________________________

Sierra Dachshund Breeders Club Of Los Angeles County 1/2/2022 Total Number of Starters: 21 OAAD Starters: 7 Judges: Juliet Rigtrup, Marianne Lovejoy 1st CH Kadell’s With Luck In My Eyes TKN Valerie Barid 2nd Setsers King Of Rock & Roll SL Ava Hata, Sherry Snyder, Shari Setser 3rd Kenmar’s Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock Dawn Gordon-Perine, Joseph Perine 4th CH Kinderteckel’s Inglenook Kristin Cihos-Williams, Emi Pedraza NBQ GCHG Long and Low Flying Solo MW Pat, Curtis Montgomery OAAB Starters: 6 Judges: Steve Shultz, Kristin Cihos-Williams 1st Aldox Black Coffee In Bed Dale & Juliet Rigtrup, Alice Lentz 2nd Polychrome’s Copper River V Pramada Kordox Oscar Martinez 3rd Moonlights Spirit Of The Air MW Celli Jones 4th Rare Treats Here Comes My Girl Dawn Gordon-Perine, Joseph Perine, Haley Priest NBQ Carrdox Diamonds Forever At Darshan Janene Oswald, Jerrilyn Smith Field Champion Combined Starters: 8 Judges: Cheryl Shultz, Vicki LePenske 1st DC Kinderteckel’s Excalibur Kristin Cihos-Williams, Emi Pedraza 2nd FC Briarwire’ Trial By Fire MW Stacey Sullivan, Stuart Millsaps 3rd DC Rare Treats It’s Good To Be King Haley, Mike, Douglas Priest NBQ FC Eternal’s Ash Panache HH Stacey Sullivan, Stuart Millsaps Judges for Best Open/Absolute: Cheryl Shultz, Vicki LePenske Best Open: Eternal’s Ash Panache HH Absolute: DC Kinderteckel’s Excalibur ________________________________

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Under the Ground with Dachshunds:

Back in the Day by Trudy Kawami

ack in the day, even before the Before Times, the Westminster dog show at Madison Square Garden had good shopping. It wasn’t just jewelry and chocolates, but much more. There were vendors of rare dog books, antiquarians offering complete settings of Victorian china decorated with hunting dogs, deer, and game birds, and art dealers with 19th century paintings. Looking over shelves of books, one cover caught my eye with its clean modern design. (Fig. 1) The red of the bolting fox, the narrow red lines of the rifle’s sling, and the red on the back of the Dachsie’s head like the last rays of the winter sun pulled me into the picture. The book was Mit dem Dachshund unter der Erde (With the Dachshund Underground) by Hugo Siegwart. When I looked inside, I had to have that book. It was full of photos showing the

hunting of badger (Meles meles), red fox (Vulpes vulpes) and hare (Lepus europaeus) in Europe early in the century. I don’t remember how much I paid, but it was easily more than admission to the Garden. Published in Frankfurt, Germany, in1920, the original edition now sells for from 50 to 75 or more Euros depending on condition. (The 2014 reprint is 20 Euros.) The photos show how daunting a badger sett would be to dig. It’s not just some hump of dirt with three or four woodchuck tunnels. It’s a huge hill that has been developed over generations of badgers, each adding new tunnels, entrances or exits. And they are DEEP! (Fig. 2) I really wonder how those two men in the photo dug that hole. Are the other diggers hiding behind the photographer? Figure 3 shows a smaller dig but still quite a production. And both have women in attendance, a rather uncommon thing in late 19th-early 20th century hunting photos. The result of these badger hunts could be a lovely heavy badger “carpet” or throw picturesquely draped over a settle by a window. (Fig. 4) Badgers were not hunted to extermination, but were also raised so that there would be badgers to hunt in the future. Fig. 5 shows young badgers eating with young Dachshunds (and one Basset puppy?). Another photo in the book shows young badgers being bottle fed. Siegwart also showed us the hunter, his dogs and his quarry. Fig. 6 is a like a painting with the five foxes – in beautiful heavy coat – arranged horizontally with the rifle above the two Dachshund

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curled on the hunter’s bag, the shovel providing a diagonal ground line. The beauty of the composition made me curious about the author whose name did not figure in the older German books on the breed. I discovered that Hugo Siegwart (1865-1938) was Swiss, not German – he lived in Lucerne. And he was a respected artist, and a colleague of the modernists Ferdinand Hodler and

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Giovanni Giacometti. Siegwart was well regarded for his over lifesize sculptures of active human figures. If you look at fig. 4 again you can see three of his small sculptures or perhaps maquettes (studies) for larger works, one on a stand beside the badger throw, and two in the dining room beyond to the

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like the guy who does the digging, not the artist who made 40 ft high bronzes - and he also looks a bit like my grandfather. As far as I can determine, Siegwart only made one Dachshund sculpture, a bronze of his dog Lump. (Fig. 8) But his eye for a nice dog is demonstrated other photos in the book - a tight-coated wire named Pascha (Fig. 9) and a black and tan smooth with a lovely head named Niggel. (Fig. 10) I never dreamed that by taking the subway to Westminster decades ago I would be “present” at badger and fox hunts in Central Europe in the company of a famous sculptor. That subway token was money well spent!!

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left. The sleek modern style of these sculptures as well as some theater and festival posters he designed suggest that Siegwart was responsible the book cover as well. Siegwart seems to have had a sense of humor about the two aspects of his life – art and dogs. In the book, Fig. 7 bears a caption that identifies him as “the hunting mate of Tschämpi and Waldi,” - not the owner. (How many Dachsies are still called Waldi a century later and a continent away!) He looks

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Field Trial Results Sierra Dachshund continued from page 39 Total Number of Starters: 27 OAAD Starters: 8 Judges: Marianne Lovejoy, Jan Oswald 1st CH Kinderteckel’s Inglenook Kristin Cihos-Williams, Emi Pedraza 2nd Glenavan Firecracker Nancy Stanley Waud 3rd Tudor Glen V Brendackel Simple Man MS Christopher Eng, Terry Carr-Hall & Brenda Gardner 4th CH Kadell’s With Luck In My Eyes TKN Valerie Barnd NBQ Dharmadachs SP San Joaquin Daylight SW Pam & Robert Enwin, Leslie Savoye OAAB Starters: 7 Judges: Luanne Duus, Lisa Griggs 1st Dharmadachs SP Shasta Daylight SW Curtis & Leslie Savoye 2nd Wildwood’s Endearing Roary Primo MW TL1 UL1 RATN Nancy Gimblett 3rd Rare Treat’s Here Comes My Girl Dawn Gordon-Perine, Joseph Perine 4th CH Kinderteckel’s Double Dutch, Kristin Cihos-Williams, Emi Pedraza NBQ Ezri Mercy Miesner FDC CA SHH CGC TKP (TL-1) Chris, Denise Miesner Field Champion Combined Starters: 12 Judges: Juliet Rigtrup, Dawn Perine 1st FC Hidden Cedars No More Promises Lisa Griggs 2nd FC OC’s Flying Jeep MS RN FDC CGCA TKP (TL-1) Chris & Denise Miesner, Robin LaFrance 3rd DC Doxieville That’s Why Bentley At GRD MW RN ME FDC CAX BCAT RATS MHE CGC VC Dana, Denise Gehring 4th FC Eternal’s She’s On Fire MW SHH Stacey Sullivan & Stuart Millsaps NBQ FC Mountainwoods Miss Conduct JE Luanne, Dennis Duus Judges for Best Open/Absolute: Juliet Rigtrup, Dawn Perine Best Open & Absolute: Dharmadachs SP Shasta Daylight SW ________________________________

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Dallas Fort Worth Dachshund Club 2/5/2022 Total Number of Starters: 56

Total Number of Starters: 25 OAAD Starters: 6 Judges: Juliet Rigtrup, Luanne Duus 1st CH Kinderteckel’s Inglenook Kristin Cihos-Williams, Emi Pedraza 2nd Kenmar’s Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock Dawn Gordon-Perine, Joseph Perine 3rd DC Carrdox S-Hummer Sky at Darshan Janene Oswald, Jerrilyn Smith 4th CH Kadell’s With Luck in My Eyes TKN Valerie Barnd NBQ Kinderteckel’s Peabody Rye Spady, Jeanette Paz, Kristin Cihos-Williams OAAB Starters: 7 Judges: Denise Gehring, Sue Rucker 1st Ezri Mercy Meisner FDC NCA SHH CGC TKP (TL-1) Chris, Denise Meisner 2nd CH Kinderteckel’s Double Dutch Kristin Cihos-Williams, Emi Pedraza 3rd Wildwood’s Endearing Roary Primo MW TL1 UL1 RATN Nancy Gimblett 4th Rare Treats Here Comes My Girl Dawn Gordon-Perine, Joseph Perine NBQ Dharmadachs SP Shasta Daylights SW Curtis, Leslie Savoye Field Champion Combined Starters: 12 Judges: Marianne Lovejoy, Cathy Wheeler 1st FC Eternal’s She’s On Fire MW SHH Stacey Sullivan, Stuart Millsaps 2nd FC Aldox Black Coffee in Bed Dale & Juliet Rigtrup, Alice Lentz 3rd DC Kinderteckel’s Serendipity 3 Kristin Cihos-Williams, Emi Pedraza 4th FC Mountainwood’s Miss Conduct JE Luanne, Dennis Duus NBQ FC Benway’s Got To Be Sumbuddy’s Girl MS SWN ORT Sue Rucker Judges for Best Open/Absolute: Marianne Lovejoy, Cathy Wheeler Best Open: Ezri Mercy Meisner FDC NCA SHH CGC TKP (TL-1) Absolute: FC Eternal’s She’s On Fire MW SHH ________________________________

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OAAD Starters: 7 Judges: Laura Knoll, Debbie Sinkbeil 1st Hidden Cedars Texas Ranger Gloria LaTour 2nd Epiphany’s Bonfire Guru SW Ashley Dodd 3rd Von Schaafmeister’s Your Mama Don’t Dance Wendy Shaffmaster McQuiston 4th Doxikota Henry, Henry Andy Bethke NBQ Von Shaffmeister’s Lord Of The Dance Zandra Clay, Wendy McQuiston OAAB Starters: 12 Judges: Laura Knoll, Ken Minerley 1st Okhotnichiy Gladiator IDA Lisa Poole 2nd Doxikota Mikayla V Invictus, Laura Isaacson 3rd CH Hidden Cedar’s My Lil Bodyguard V Grig MS E. Hanson, N. Hanson, G. LaTour 4th DoxiKota Dill Weed & Seed Pam Bethke NBQ Kerrybrook Victoria’s Secret ML Wendy Shaffmaster McQuiston, Catherine Deily Field Champion Dog Starters: 18 Judges: Cliff Shrader, Stan Knoll 1st FC Kolja A Keleti Tuz Laura Isaacson 2nd FC Hoppledach’s Keokuk MS ME RN CGC Pamala Hopkins 3rd DC Hoppledach’s Ottowa v Sho Me RN CGC Pamala Hopkins, Pamela Wells 4th FC Zeus Von Moosbach-Zuzelek SW JE BCAT CGC TKN Cheri Faust NBQ FC Vimy Ridge Von Lowenherz Scot Davidson

Best Open: Hidden Cedars Texas Ranger Absolute: FC Kolja A Keleti Tuz ________________________________

Dachshund Club of Santa Ana Valley, Inc. 2/5/2022 Total Number of Starters: 28 OAAD Starters: 8 Judges: Jan Oswald, Lisa Griggs 1st CH Kinderteckel’s Inglenook Kristin Cihos-Williams, Emalia Pedraza 2nd Kenmar’s Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock Dawn Gordon-Perine, Joe Perine 3rd Glenavan Firecracker SCN, SEN, Nancy Stanley Waud 4th GCHG Long & Low Flying Solo MW Pat & Curtis Montgomery, Justine Espinoza NBQ CH GRD’s V Moonlight’s When The Ball Drops MW Denise Gehring & Dana Gehring, Celli Jones OAAB Starters: 7 Judges: Nancy Stanley Waud, John Ruege 1st Moonlight’s Spirit Of The Air MW Celli Jones 2nd GCH Polychrome’s Copper River V Pramada Kordox Oscar Martinez 3rd Wildwood’s Endearing Roary Primo MW TL-1 UL-1 RATN Nancy Gimblett 4th Kinderteckel’s Little Willow, Jamie Oh NBQ Rare Treat’s Here Comes My Girl Dawn Gordon-Perine, Joseph Perine, Haley Priest

Field Champion Bitch Starters: 19 Judges: Kate Snider, Laura Isaacson 1st FC Ancho Chili Von Gregston Pam Bethke 2nd DC Epiphany’s Holy Cow MW Ashley Dodd 3rd FC Longtime’s Halo vom Nordlicht JE BCAT, Cheri Faust & Larry Gohlke 4th FC Longtime’s Copper vom Nordlicht Cheri Faust & Larry Gohlke NBQ FC Katja A Keleti Tuz Stan Knoll

Field Champion Combined Starters: 13 Judges: Sharon Carr, Kristin CihosWilliams 1st Hidden Cedars No More Promises Lisa Griggs 2nd FC Eternal’s She’s On Fire MW SHH Stacey Sullivan, Stuart Millsaps 3rd FC Briarwire’s Trial By Fire MW Stacey Sullivan, Stuart Millsaps 4th FC Teckelhof’s Yankee Doodle Dandy FDC SWE SCEE SCM SEM SBM SHDM MHN RATN CGC TKN Nancy Stanley Waud NBQ GCH DC Rare Treat’s I Won’t Back Down JE Haley, Michael & Douglas Priest

Judges for Best Open/Absolute: Kate Snider, Ken Minerley

Judges for Best Open/Absolute: Sharon Carr, Nancy Stanley Waud

Best Open: Moonlight’s Spirit Of The Air MW Absolute: Hidden Cedars No More Promises ________________________________

Dallas Fort Worth Dachshund Club 2/6/2022 Total Number of Starters: 58 OAAD Starters: 10 Judges: Ken Minerley, Cheri Faust 1st Hidden Ceders Texas Ranger, Gloria Latour 2nd Epiphany’s Bonfie Guru Sw Ashley Dodd 3rd Doxikota Henry, Henry Randy Bethke 4th Von Shaafmeister’s Your Mama Don’t Dance Wendy Shaffmaster Mcquiston NBQ Dynadaux-Ruger I Want It All MSD Patricia Debarros-Kari OAAB Starters: 11 Judges: Cliff Shrader, Tina Knoll 1st CH Hoppledach’s Starry Night Pamala Hopkins 2nd Doxikoda Mikayla V Invictus Mikayla Laura Isaacson 3rd CH Hidden Ceders My Lil’ Bodyguard V Grig Ms E. Hanson, N. Hanson, G. Latour 4th Backwoods Toasted

Marshmellow Lisa Poole, Claire Mancha NBQ EZ Goins A Daisy A Day MS Patricia Debarros-Kari Field Champion Dog Starters: 19 Judges: Laurie Rotherford, Gail Laberge 1st FC Hoppledach’s Keokuk Ms Me Rn Cgc Pamala Hopkins 2nd FC Boulder Vom Nordlicht L. Gohlke, C. Faust 3rd FC Earnest Von Lowenherz Kenneth Minerley 4th FC Vimy Ridge Von Lowenherz Scot Davidson NBQ FC Kolja A Keleti Tuz Laura Isaacson Field Champion Bitch Starters: 18 Judges: Lori Isaacson, Scot Davidson 1st FC Knobydox Up Salem Creek Andrew Clifton Shrader 2nd FC Hidden Cedars Falling 4 You Ms Debbie Sinkbeil, Laurie Rutherford 3rd FC Okhotnichiy Gladiator Dakota Lisa Poole 4th FC Katja A Keleti Tuz Stan Knoll NBQ FC Longtime’s Copper Vom Nordlicht Cheri Faust, Larry Gohlke Judges For Best Open/Absolute: Laurie Rutherford, Gail Laberge Best Open: Hidden Cedars Texas Ranger

It’s that time of year to elect Officers and Directors for DCA. DCA members who have an interest in being considered as a candidate for the following positions: President, First Vice President, Second Vice President, Corresponding Secretary, Recording Secretary, Treasurer and 4 Board of Director positions should contact the nominating committee. We have included the information from the DCA Bylaws on these positions and their terms below. The President, First Vice President, Corresponding Secretary, Recording Secretary, and treasurer shall be elected for a one (1) year term.

Absolute: FC Knobydox Up Salem Creek ________________________________

Sierra Dachshund Breeders Club Of Los Angeles County 2/6/2022 Total Number of Starters: 28 OAAD Starters: 7 Judges: Leslie Savoye, Stacey Sullivan 1st GCHG Long & Low Flying Solo MW Pat, Curtis Montgomery 2nd CH GRD’s V Moonlight’s When The Ball Drops MS Denise & Dana Gehring, Celli Jones 3rd CH Kadell’s With Luck in My Eyes TKN Valerie Barnel 4th Tudorglen V Brendackel Simple Man MS Chris Eng NBQ Kinderteckel’s Peaberry Rye Spady, Jeannette Paz & Kristin Cihos-Williams OAAB Starters: 6 Judges: Luanne Duus, Emi Pedraza 1st GCH Polychrome’s Copper River V Pramada Koradox SL Oscar Martinez 2nd Dharmadachs SP Shast a Daylight SW Curtis & Leslie Savoye

There shall be (12) positions designated as Directors on the Board of Directors. As provided in Article V hereof, four (4) directors shall be elected each year for a three (3) year

3rd Wildwood’s Endearing Primo WH TL-1 UL-1 RATN Nancy Gimlett 4th Rare Treat’s Here Comes My Girl Dawn Gordon-Perine, Joseph Perine NBQ Carrdox Chilly Morning at Darshan Sharon & Joe Carr, Jan Oswald Field Champion Combined Starters: 15 Judges: Linda Castaneda, Dawn Gordon-Perine 1st FC Teckelhof’s Yankee Doodle Dandy Nancy Stanley Waud 2nd FC Eternal’s She’s on Fire MW SHH Stacey Sullivan, Stuart Millsaps 3rd FC Aldox Black Coffee in Bed Dale & Juliet Rigtrup, Alice Lentz 4th DC Kinderteckel’s Excalibur Kristin Cihos-Williams, Emi Pedraza NBQ GCH DC Rare Treats I Won’t Back Down JE Haley, Michael & Douglas Priest Judges for Best Open/Absolute: Linda Castaneda, Dawn Gordon-Perine Best Open: GCHG Long & Low Flying Solo MW Absolute: FC Teckelhof’s Yankee Doodle Dandy ________________________________

Janet Schwalbe, Chair jmschwalbe@yahoo.com Nominating Committee Members: Kay Atkinson eastwinddox@yahoo.com

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Anne Carson annecarson@mindspring.com

term and shall serve until their successors are elected. The remaining directors shall be those directors whose terms have not yet expired.

Ken Hagmueller kenhagmuller@live.com

If you are interested in serving, please reach out to anyone on the Nominating Committee listed.

Jan Oswald darshandachs@aol.com 706-693-7142

The announcement has also been posted to the ‘News’ tab on the website: http://www.dachshundclubofamerica.org/news/

Letters to and from the editor Hi Members and Subscribers, Looks like winter is finally exiting here in the “frozen tundra”! Covid, apparently, is on the downturn, hope it stays that way. It’s time for shows, field trials, and everything dog related to start up in full force again. The National Specialty

is coming up quickly, there are judging updates listed on the inside back cover. Please see page 16 for the new special events that DCA will have at Nationals this year. Premium lists are now available on the DCA Facebook (META) page ad well as the updated DCA website. Thank you Debby Krieg and Emi Pedraza for doing such an exceptional job making the revamped website very modern and user friendly! Thank you again to all the contributors, the

newest continuing feature contributors, and member advertisers. It’s so appreciated! The 2022 DCA membership roster is inserted in this Spring Newsletter. Your DCA password is on page 13 of the membership roster, you’ll need that for the “Member Log-in” on the new DCA Website. Previous digital versions of the newsletter are now easily accessible, too. Good luck to all at DCA 2022!!

Lynne

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Reprinted from the AKC Events website as of 2/22/22 Contact the Event Chairs of these events with any questions. Only those events approved by AKC before this publication is printed are listed.

Dallas-Ft Worth Dachshund Club March 25, 2022 Will Rogers Memorial Center 3400 Crestline Rd Fort Worth, TX Web Site: http://www.dfwdachshund.com

Dachshund Club of New Jersey March 25, 2022 New Jersey Convention and Exposition Cntr. 97 Sunfield Ave., Edison, NJ Entries for this event are limited to: 100

Dachshund Club of New Jersey March 26, 2022 New Jersey Convention and Exposition Cntr. 97 Sunfield Ave., Edison, NJ Entries for this event are limited to: 100

Golden Gate Dachshund Club, Inc. April 15, 2022 Lodi Grape Festival Grounds 413 Lockeford St F.K.A. National Wine Show Pavilion, Lodi, CA Web Site: http://www.goldengatedachshundclub.org

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Closing Date: Wednesday, March 9, 2022 Event Chair: Ms. Lexa Richmond 124 Oakhurst Drive, Bedford, TX 76022 hialeahdachshunds@gmail.com • 432-210-9666 For additional information contact: Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C., Superintendent P.O. Box 25764 Oklahoma City, OK 73125-0764 • (405) 427-8181 mail@onofrio.com

Judges: Breed: (L) (S) (W) Junior Show:

Judges: Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Closing Date: Wednesday, March 9, 2022 Event Chair: Carrie Hamilton 9621 Bachelor Rd., Kutztown, PA 19530-8570 hamiltco@ptd.net • 610-285-2469 For additional information contact: Jim Rau Dog Shows, Ltd., Superintendent P.O. Box 6898, Reading, PA 19610-0898 (610) 376-1880 info@raudogshows.com

Judges: Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Mr. Harold “Red” Tatro III Mr. Harold “Red” Tatro III Mr. Harold “Red” Tatro III Mr. Harold “Red” Tatro III

Please contact event secretary/superintendent or review premium list for Sweepstakes class and judge information. Hal T. Biermann Hal T. Biermann Hal T. Biermann

Junior Show: Hal T Biermann

Mr. Whitney J. Coombs Mr. Whitney J. Coombs Mr. Whitney J. Coombs

AKC National Owner-Handled Series Judges: Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Michael Canalizo Michael Canalizo Michael Canalizo

Closing Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2022 Event Chair: Miss Margaret Peat 280 Alta Vista Drive, South San Francisco, CA 94080 santaclaravalleykc@gmail.com • 415-309-0103 For additional information contact: Tom Sikora, Event Secretary P.O. Box 22107, C/O Mb-F Inc Greensboro, NC 27420 (336) 379-9352 • mbf@infodog.com

Judges: Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Jan Schirmer Jan Schirmer Jan Schirmer

Judges: Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Junior Show: Jan Schirmer

Mrs. Anne M. Schmidt Mrs. Anne M. Schmidt Mrs. Anne M. Schmidt

Junior Show: Mrs. Anne M. Schmidt

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All dates, times and addresses are as accurate as possible before the newsletter deadline date. Please consult the show secretaries or superintendents for any further information.

Cumberland Valley Dachshund Club April 30, 2022 Williamson Co. Ag. Park 4215 Long Lane, Franklin, TN Web Site: http://www.c-v-d-c.com Entries for this event are limited to: 100

Cumberland Valley Dachshund Club May 1, 2022

Closing Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2022 Event Chair: Miss Rebecca Mclusky 1223 Mount Vernon Lane, Mt. Juliet, TN 37122 rebecca.mclusky@comcast.net • 352-339-1910 For additional information contact: Onofrio Dog Shows, L.L.C., Superintendent P.O. Box 25764, Oklahoma City, OK 73125-0764 (405) 427-818 • mail@onofrio.com

Williamson Co. Ag. Park 4215 Long Lane, Franklin, TN Web Site: http://www.c-v-d-c.com Entries for this event are limited to: 100

Dachshund Club of Santa Ana Valley April 30, 2022

Closing Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2022 Event Chair: Steve Shultz 3817 Seven Oaks Dr., Corona, CA 92881-0737 cherevee@sbcglobal.net • 951-314-8091

Canyon RV Park 24001 Santa Ana Canyon Rd., Anaheim, CA Web Site: http://www.dcsav.org/

Dachshund Club of Santa Ana Valley May 1, 2022

For additional information contact: Eileen A. Parr, Event Secretary 18780 Munsee Rd., Apple Valley, CA 92307-1426 (760) 946-9048 • parrkees@mac.com Closing Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2022 Event Chair: Steve Shultz 3817 Seven Oaks Dr., Corona, CA 92881-0737 cherevee@sbcglobal.net • 951-314-8091

Canyon RV Park 24001 Santa Ana Canyon Rd., Anaheim, CA Web Site: http://www.dcsav.org/

For additional information contact: Eileen A. Parr, Event Secretary 18780 Munsee Rd., Apple Valley, CA 92307-1426 (760) 946-9048 • parrkees@mac.com

Central Ohio Dachshund Club, Inc. May 16, 2022

Closing Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2022 Event Chair: David Temple 134 S. Garfield Ave., Columbus, OH 43205 templedox@yahoo.com • 614-519-1046

Purina Farms 200 Checkerboard Drive Gray Summit, MO

Central Ohio Dachshund Club, Inc. May 17, 2022 Purina Farms 200 Checkerboard Drive Gray Summit, MO

Dachshund Club of America, Inc. May 19-20, 2022 Purina Farms 200 Checkerboard Drive Gray Summit, MO Web Site: http://www.dachshundclubofamerica.org

For additional information contact: Cynthia Wegner, Event Secretary 674 Dempsey Rd., Westerville, OH 43081 (708) 606-5557 • wegnertervs@gmail.com Closing Date: Wednesday, April 27, 2022 Event Chair: David Temple 134 S. Garfield Ave., Columbus, OH 43205 templedox@yahoo.com • 614-519-1046 For additional information contact: Cynthia Wegner, Event Secretary 674 Dempsey Rd., Westerville, OH 43081 (708) 606-5557 • wegnertervs@gmail.com Closing Date: Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Event Chair: Carl Holder 1130 Red Oak Drive, Lumberton, TX 77657 candachs@aol.com • 409-755-6569 For additional information contact: Cynthia Wegner, Event Secretary 674 Dempsey Rd., Westerville, OH 43081 (708) 606-5557 • wegnertervs@gmail.com

AKC National Owner-Handled Series Judges: Breed: (L) (S) (W) Junior Show:

Deedy Sorenson Deedy Sorenson Deedy Sorenson Deedy Sorenson (p)

AKC National Owner-Handled Series Judges: Breed: (L) (S) (W) Junior Show:

Mr. Peter C.J. Martin Mr. Peter C.J. Martin Mr. Peter C.J. Martin Mr. Peter C.J. Martin

AKC National Owner-Handled Series Judges: Breed: (L) Mrs. (Marci) Forrester (S) Mrs. (Marci) Forrester (W) Mrs. (Marci) Forrester Please contact event secretary/superintendent or review premium list for Sweepstakes class and judge information. AKC National Owner-Handled Series Judges: Breed: (L) Ms. Georjan Bridger (S) Ms. Georjan Bridger (W) Ms. Georjan Bridger Junior Show: Ms. Georjan Bridger Please contact event secretary/superintendent or review premium list for Sweepstakes class and judge information.Bridger Judges: Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Patricia Taylor Ms. Lynne Allen Mrs. Frances H. Colonna

Junior Show: Ms. Lynne Allen

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Mrs. Jan Swayze-Curry Mr. David J. Peat John P. Wade

Junior Show: Mr. David J. Peat

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All dates, times and addresses are as accurate as possible before the newsletter deadline date. Please consult the show secretaries or superintendents for any further information.

Midwest Dachshund Club May 28, 2022 Kalamazoo Co. Fairgrounds, 2900 Lake St Kalamazoo, MI Web Site: http://www.midwestdachshundclub.com Entries for this event are limited to: 100

Chicagoland Hound Association June 18, 2022 Lake County Fair-Grnds 1060 E. Peterson Road Grayslake, IL

Greater Portland Dachshund Club June 24, 2022 Clackamas County Fairgrounds 694 NE 4th Ave., Canby, OR Web Site: http://greaterportlanddachshundclub.com/home Entries for this event are limited to: 100

Dachshund Fanciers of Central Virginia June 25, 2022 Richmond Raceway Complex Labrurnum Ave. & Richmond-Henrico Tplke Richmond, VA Web Site: http://dachshundva.org

Metropolitan Washington Dachshund Club June 26, 2022 Richmond Raceway Complex Labrurnum Ave. & Richmond-Henrico Tplke Richmond, VA

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Closing Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2022 Event Chair: Steve Rice 2526 Genes Dr., Auburn Hills, MI 48326-1900 rice5427@gmail.com • 586-242-7410 For additional information contact: MB-F Inc., Superintendent P.O. Box 22107, Greensboro, NC 27420-2107 (336) 379-9352 mbf@infodog.com

AKC National Owner-Handled Series Judges: Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Marianne McCullough Marianne McCullough Marianne McCullough

Closing Date: Wednesday, June 0, 2022 Event Chair: James Donahue 27239 N Mack Dr., Wauconda, IL 60084 wynsyr1@gmail.com • 847-436-0275 For additional information contact: BaRay Event Services, Inc., Superintendent P.O. Box 508, Burlington, WA 98233-0508 (360) 755-7086 dogshows@barayevents.com

AKC National Owner-Handled Series Judges: Breed: (L,S,W) Thomas L. Kirstein Junior Show: Ms. Barbara C Scherer Hound Group: Thomas L Kirstein NOHS Hound Group: Ms. Barbara C Scherer

Closing Date: Wednesday, June 8, 2022 Event Chair: Georjan Bridger P.O. Box 21352, Salem, OR 97307 georjiesdogevents@gmail.com • 503-931-7099 For additional information contact: Georjie’s Dog Events Georjan Bridger, Event Secretary P.O. Box 21352, Salem, OR 97307 georjiesdogevents@gmail.com • 503-931-7099

Judges: Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Closing Date: Wednesday, June 8, 2022 Event Chair: Phyllis Meseroll 244 McBrydge Drive, Swoope, VA 24479-2335 jrzteckel@comcast.net • 609-712-0428 For additional information contact: MB-F Inc., Superintendent P.O. Box 22107, Greensboro, NC 27420-2107 (336) 379-9352 mbf@infodog.com

Judges: Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Ms. Sherrill C. Snyder Ms. Sherrill C. Snyder Ms. Sherrill C. Snyder

Judges: Breed: (L) (S) (W)

Dr. Eric Liebes Dr. Eric Liebes Dr. Eric Liebes

Entries for this event are limited to: 100 Closing Date: Wednesday, June 8, 2022 Event Chair: Melinda Moyer 15023 Patrick Meadows Way, Montpelier, VA 23192-2953 moyerdobes@aol.com • 804-387-1116 For additional information contact: MB-F Inc., Superintendent P.O. Box 22107, Greensboro, NC 27420-2107 (336) 379-9352 • mbf@infodog.com

AKC National Owner-Handled Series Judges: Breed: (L) Mrs. Frances H. Forrester (S) Mrs. Frances H. Forrester (W) Mrs. Frances H. Forrester

Sweepstakes, Conformation (Outdoors) Review premium list for class and judge information.

Mrs. Patti Widick Neale Mrs. Patti Widick Neale Mrs. Patti Widick Neale

Junior Show: Mrs. Patti Widick Neale Sweepstakes, Conformation (Outdoors) Review premium list for class and judge information.

Christopher Tilghman Neale Christopher Tilghman Neale Christopher Tilghman Neale

Junior Show: Christopher Tilghman Neale

Hound Group: Ms. Elizabeth Muthard NOHS Hound Group: Mrs. Cindy Meyer

Junior Show:

Mrs. Frances H. Forrester

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Metropolitan Washington Dachshund Club June 26, 2022 Richmond Raceway Complex Labrurnum Ave. & Richmond-Henrico Tplke Richmond, VA

Central Carolina Dachshund Club July 29, 2022 TD Convention Center 1 Expositon Avenue Greenville, SC Entries for this event are limited to: 100

Central Carolina Dachshund Club July 30, 2022 TD Convention Center 1 Expositon Avenue Greenville, SC Entries for this event are limited to: 100

Northern California Dachshund Club August 5, 2022 Dixon May Fairgrounds 655 S 1st Street Dixon, CA Entries for this event are limited to: 100

Western Pennsylvania Dachshund Club August 6, 2022 Canfield Fairgrounds Route 46 Canfield, OH Web Site: http://www.dachshund-wpdc.org/

Metropolitan Washington Dachshund Club October 16, 2022 Frederick County Fairgrounds 250 Fairgrounds Road,Clear Brook, VA Entries for this event are limited to: 100

AKC National Owner-Handled Series Judges: Breed: (L) Mrs. Cindy Meyer (S) Mrs. Cindy Meyer (L) Mrs. Cindy Meyer Hound Group: Mr. Charles L Olvis NOHS Hound Group: Mr. Brian Meyer Junior Show: Mr. Timothy Catterson

Closing Date: Wednesday, July 13, 2022 Event Chair: Robert Wlodkowski 2710 Valley Farm Rd. Waxhaw, NC 28173-9203 rslepyholo@aol.com • 704-843-5858 For additional information contact: MB-F Inc., Superintendent P.O. Box 22107, Greensboro, NC 27420-2107 (336) 379-9352 • mbf@infodog.com

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Mrs. Jan Swayze-Curry Mrs. Jan Swayze-Curry Mrs. Jan Swayze-Curry

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Mrs. Constance Fisher Mrs. Constance Fisher Mrs. Constance Fisher

Closing Date: Wednesday, July 20, 2022 Event Chair: Chris Schulke 50 River Cliff, Mad River, CA 95526 vanduzen36@sbcglobal.net 530-526-3337 For additional information contact: MB-F Inc., Superintendent P.O. Box 22107, Greensboro, NC 27420-2107 (336) 379-9352 • mbf@infodog.com

AKC National Owner-Handled Series Judges: Breed: (L) Mr. Richard L. Reynolds (S) Mr. Richard L. Reynolds (W) Mr. Richard L. Reynolds

AKC National Owner-Handled Series Judges: Breed: (L) Ms. Beverly Capstick (S) Ms. Beverly Capstick (W) Ms. Beverly Capstick

Closing Date: Wednesday, July 20, 2022 Event Chair: Ann Gordon 407 N Church Ct., Gibsonia, PA 15044-7508 nroseberry@comcast.net • 724-312-2965

Judges: Breed:

For additional information contact: MB-F Inc., Superintendent P.O. Box 22107, Greensboro, NC 27420-2107 (336) 379-9352 • mbf@infodog.com Closing Date: Wednesday, September 28, 2022 Event Chair: Ms. Michele Ferreira P.O. Box 12, Lovettsville, VA 20180 tuckersgreen@taylorstown.net • 540-822-4360 For additional information contact: Georjan Bridger, Event Secretary P.O. Box 21352, Salem, OR 97307 (503) 363-9695 • artsrpassion@gmail.com

Junior Show: Mrs. Constance Fisher

Sweepstakes, Conformation (Indoors) Please contact event secretary/superintendent or review premium list for Sweepstakes class and judge information.

Junior Show: Ms. Beverly Capstick

Hound Group: NOHS Hound Group: Junior Show: Obedience:

To Be Assigned Ms. Sharol Candace Way Mr. Randolph W. Frederiksen Kim Griffith (p) Kathleen A. Sweet

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Metropolitan Washington Dachshund Club October 16, 2022 Frederick County Fairgrounds 250 Fairgrounds Road,Clear Brook, VA Entries for this event are limited to: 100

Closing Date: Wednesday, September 28, 2022 Event Chair: Ms. Michele Ferreira P.O. Box 12, Lovettsville, VA 20180 tuckersgreen@taylorstown.net • 540-822-4360 For additional information contact: Georjan Bridger, Event Secretary P.O. Box 21352, Salem, OR 97307 (503) 363-9695 • artsrpassion@gmail.com

NEW TECHNOLOGIES IMPACT CANINE HEALTH

studied for other challenging cancers such as canine brain tumors.

continued from page 12... and will not damage neighboring tissues. Once the targeted cells break down, their contents are exposed to the immune system which may then be able to mount a response against the desired tissue. CHF-funded investigators at Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine demonstrated that histotripsy can safely and effectively destroy canine bone tumors without damaging the surrounding muscles and nerves. While still experimental, this technique may provide a much-needed non-invasive treatment option for bone cancer in dogs. The technique is also being

Optical Coherence Tomography

VIAGRA PROMISING AS TREATMENT FOR CANINE EATING DISORDER By Josh Babcock, College of Veterinary Medicine, UW Madison, WI PULLMAN, Wash. - Sildenafil, the generic version of the drug known as Viagra, could be the long-awaited remedy for a group of dogs with a rare disorder called megaesophagus. The condition involves an enlargement of the esophagus and a loss of the organ’s ability to move food to the stomach, which leaves food bottling up in the lower esophagus. If left untreated, many animals regurgitate their food and aspirate food into their lungs, causing aspiration pneumonia. “The literature tells us that many dogs with the disease die from aspiration pneumonia or are humanely euthanized due to poor quality of life within eight months of diagnosis” said Dr. Jillian Haines, a veterinarian at Washington State University who co-led the study. Liquid sildenafil was shown to relax the smooth muscle of the lower esophagus so it will open to let food pass to the stomach. Besides some rare gastrointestinal irritation, there are no side effects to dogs at the dose used in the study. While sildenafil is most known to treat erectile dysfunction, the drug is also used to treat elevated pulmonary blood pressure in dogs and humans. The research, conducted at WSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine, was published in the American Journal of Veterinary Research. “If you look at the literature, there are no drugs

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Experimental histotripsy transducer used in canine bone cancer studies. Photo credit: Dr. Tuohy, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) uses near-infrared light waves to generate real-time, high-resolution images at a microscopic level. Since various tissues reflect this light differently, it can be used to distinguish normal and cancerous tissue. In human medicine, OCT has been used to image various tumors, evaluate surgical margins and lymph nodes for cancerous cells in real time, and more. CHFwe can use to manage megaesophagus. Sildenafil is the first to target these mechanisms and reduce regurgitation, which is big because that’s what ultimately kills these dogs,” said Haines. “It opens the lower esophageal sphincter for 20 minutes to an hour, which works really well for dogs because we only want that to open when they are eating.”

Cake, a beagle mix, who suffers from the eating disorder known as megaesophagus, sits in specialized chair known as a Bailey chair, at the WSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Bailey chairs allow dogs with megaesophagus to better digest their food.

WSU veterinarians Drs. Susan Mehain and Sarah Guess co-led the study with Haines. The three researchers used videofluoroscopy to monitor liquid and later, blended wet food as it traveled down the esophagus. Ten dogs with megaesophagus enrolled in the study were administered either a placebo or sildenafil for two weeks at a time. The dogs then went one week without either drug. Then the placebo and sildenafil groups were switched. Their owners were tasked with logging regurgitation episodes but were not informed of which drug their dog had been taking. There wasn’t a significant difference between

AKC National Owner-Handled Series Judges: Breed: (L) Jerry Cerasini (S) Jerry Cerasini (W) Jerry Cerasini Junior Show: Jerry Cerasini (p)

funded investigators demonstrated that OCT is useful to differentiate canine tissue types such as muscle versus fat versus tumor. OCT is currently be evaluated as a tool to evaluate surgical margins and detect residual cancer cells present after removal of soft tissue sarcomas, skin tumors, and mammary tumors in dogs. The opportunity to provide real-time, accurate information about surgical margins could be a game-changer in canine oncology – facilitating more effective tumor removal in only one surgery. Using new technologies in canine health research can rapidly improve our understanding of infectious diseases, cancer, and more. Explore CHF-funded research using these tools at akcchf.org/researchportfolio. ! the placebo and sildenafil during a 30-minute videofluoroscopy, where veterinarians use a moving X-ray to examine how food is swallowed. However, the study found nine out of the 10 owners reported reduced regurgitation during the two weeks when liquid sildenafil was administered. “In many cases, the owners were able to figure out which drug was sildenafil because it was working,” Haines said. The dogs enrolled also gained an average of a little more than 2 pounds by the study’s end. “Moderately affected dogs that were regurgitating frequently but not excessively seemed to see the most dramatic results,” Haines said. “I actually prescribed sildenafil to several of those patients after the study, and they are still using it today.” Dogs that showed severe signs of the disease didn’t show as positive of results. In those cases, the researchers found it was harder to get the drug into the stomach for absorption. While the study is promising, Haines said much is still to be known about the drug. She hopes future studies will investigate sildenafil’s use in veterinary medicine. “A lot of veterinarians are reaching out and asking about this drug,” Haines said. “I think sildenafil will be life changing and life saving for a lot of dogs. This research helps support its use and hopefully will encourage more people to use it.” Haines said it’s important to note the owners efforts in these studies. “It’s always important to recognize the commitment of the owners in these studies because without them, advancements in veterinary medicine just aren’t possible,” she said.!

Sire: Am/Can BISS CH Laddland Simply the Best Dam: CH Laddland Love Letters Breeder/Owner: Georjan Bridger

At the end of February I lost my sweet and gentle boy Laddie, and when he passed over the rainbow bridge, he took with him a huge piece of my heart. My only comfort is knowing that Ladd is with my father and my other dachshunds that have gone before, and Dad will care for them until we are all together again. Dachshund Club of America Spring 2022

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Sierra Dachshund Breeders Club of L. A. County October 9, 2021 Sweepstakes Judge: Mrs. Marlene Perez Sweeps Entry Numbers for each coat: 4 Longhair, 1 Wirehair, 5 Smooth BOV Longhair: Topaz Von Links V Raab Sandy Arnold BOS Longhair: Camelot’s Nikko of Open Skyes ML Adrian & Michelle Quesada BOV Smooth: Kinderteckel’s Double Dutch Kristin Cihos-Williams, Emi Pedraza BOS Smooth: Kinderteckel’s Peaberry Spady, Paz, Kristin CihosWilliams BOV Wirehair: Schoolhouse Diamond Dog Ganem, Pedraza Best in Sweepstakes: Topaz Von Links V Raab Best of Opposite in Sweepstakes: Kinderteckel’s Peaberry

SMOOTH Cwmdarhian Like Hurricane Kristin Cihos-Williams WB, BOW Kindertecklel’s Double Dutch, Cihos-Williams, Pedraza BOV GCHS Walden & Windyoak’s Bouquet of Dreams MS Waldo, Johnston, Johnston BOS GCHB Tudorglen V Brendackel Schwazwalder Kischtorte MS Carr-Hall, Gardner SELD GCH Benbons Country Strong MS Bonnie Gold

WIREHAIR Kadell’s With Luck In My Eyes W TKN Valerie Barnd, Catlin Cahill WB, BOW Midernoch Precious Worthy SW MacPherson, Morse BOV GCHB Kadell’s Bean Boozled W Reynolds, Cahill BOS CH Kadell’s Etched ‘N Bronze W Reynolds, Cahill SELD CH Four Winds Maxwell’s Silver Hammer Snyder SELB CH Schoolhouse Wild Is The Wind Pedraza, Pedraza WD

BOB

GCHS Walden & Windyoak’s Bouquet of Dreams MS Waldo, Johnston, Johnston

BOStoBOB CH Setsers King of Rock and Roll, SL TKN Hata, Snyder, and Setser

Breed Judge: Mrs. Frances H. Colonna

Best Junior: Ava Hata ___________________________________

Total Entry Per Coat: 31 Longhair, 12 Wirehair, 26 Smooth

Sierra Dachshund Breeders Club of L.A. County October 10, 2021

LONGHAIR Windyoak’s I Fooled You ML Johnston and Johnston WB Grandgables Another Amazing ML Girl Debbie James BOV CH Setsers King of Rock and Roll SL TKN Hata, Snyder, and Setser WD, BOW Grandgables Another Amazing BOS ML Girl Debbie James SELD GCHS Pramada Koradox Impossible Dream ALII SL Childer, Peat, Sikora SELB DC Aldox Color Outside the Lines Rigtrup, Rigtrup, Lentz WD

Sweepstakes Judge: Mrs. Mechelle Stall Sweeps Entry Numbers for each coat: 4 Longhair, 4 Smooth, 1 Wirehair BOV Longhair: HHF CC Harlequin Mooney Madness Crouch, Schneier, Missildine BOS Longhair: Windyoak’s I Fooled You ML Johnston, Johnston BOV Smooth:

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Kinderteckel’s Peaberry Spady, Paz, Cihos-Williams BOS Smooth: Weiner Works’ Incredible Miss Fancy Pants MS Van Elgort, Van Elgort BOV Wirehair: Schoolhouse Diamond Dog Pedraza Best in Sweepstakes: HHF CC Harlequin Mooney Madness Best of Opposite in Sweepstakes: Kinderteckel’s Peaberry Spady, Paz, Cihos-Williams Breed Judge: Dr. Kenneth H. Levison Total Entry Per Coat: Longhair 30, Smooth 25, Wirehair 12 LONGHAIR Glenhaven Firecracker Nancy Stanley Waud WB/BOW Jaegerhof’s Talking In Your BOS Sleep At Danny Boy Coleman, Karst, McConnell BOV GCHS Pramada Koradox Impossible Dream ALII SL Childers, Peat, Sikora SELD CH Soco Bacchanal Brandy Alexander ML Doreen Beale SELB DC Aldox Color Outside The Lines Rigtrup, Rigtrup, Lentz

SMOOTH Cwmdarhian Lika Hurricane Kristin Cihos-Williams WB, BOW Windyoak’s & Walden’s Denim and Diamonds MS Johnston, Johnston, Waldo BOV GCHS Walden & Windyoak’s Bouquet of Dreams MS Johnston, Johnston, Waldo BOS GCHB Tudorglen V Brendackel Schwarzwalder Kischtorte MS Carr-Hall, Gardner SELD CH Chianti Klara Difino Beale, Bakke SELB CH Kinderteckel’s Double Dutch Cihos-Williams, Pedraza

WIREHAIR Kadell’s Guardian Pixie W Reynolds, Cahill, Cahill WB, BOW Midernoch Precious Worthy SW MacPherson, Morse

BOV

GCHB Kadell’s Bean Boozled W Reynolds, Cahill, Cahill BOS CH Four Winds Maxwell’s Silver Hammer, MW Snyder SELD CH Kadell’s Etched ‘N Bronze W Reynolds, Cahill, Cahill SELB CH Schoolhouse Wild Is the Wind Pedraza, Pedraza BOB GCHS Walden & Windyoak’s Bouquet of Dreams MS Johnston, Johnston, Waldo BOStoBOB GCHS Pramada Koradox Impossible Dream ALII Childers, Peat, Sikora Best Junior: Ava Hata __________________________________

Lincolnland Dachshund Club October 24, 2021 Sweepstakes Judge: Sandy Arnold Sweeps Entry Numbers for each coat: Smooth 2, Wire 2 BOV Smooth: Passport I Can Buy My Own Drinks SS TKN Catherine & Eric Walker BOS Smooth: Kinder’s Riverrun Crimson Rose MS Janalyn DuBois & Diane L. Severns BOV Wirehair: Kaviroz Bedazzled SW Kathy Zeckser BOS Wirehair: Nouvelle Psychedelic Kaleidoscope SW Kathy Zeckser & Cassandra Kotwica Best in Sweepstakes: Passport I Can Buy My Own Drinks SS TKN Catherine & Eric Walker BOS in Sweepstakes: Kinder’s Riverrun Crimson Rose MS Janalyn DuBois & Diane L. Severns Breed Judge: Mrs. Barbara C. Scherer

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Handler: Kim Haupt Judge: Mr. Ken Levison

We appreciate all the judges who have rewarded this young dog. Owner breeder: Robinwoodwires Cindy and John Niles Robinwoodwires@yahoo.com

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Specialty Results

Wirehair BOV Alegna’s What It Is Now MW

continued from page 50... Total Entry Per Coat: Longhair 16, Smooth 19, Wirehair 8 LONGHAIR WD FC OC’s Grinding The Expresso ML Mary C. Stevenson, Robin LaFrance WB/BOW Sarou’s Alyana S Divnyh Gor Sabine Rousan BOV GCHG CH Lockshire’s Someday I May SL Kathleen & Thomas Lockyer BOS Sovaldox Endachs Did We Just Become Rivals Zachary George & Victoria Lee SELD Kenmar’s The Big Easy at Wincroft Babara & Michele Johannes & Marianne McCullough SMOOTH WD/BOW Kinderteckel’s Caramel Mocha BOS Karmen Seitz, Kristin Cihos-Williams WB Riverrun’s Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds MS Michael & Diane Severns BOV CH Criscross Iron Lady MS Amanda Barron & Christian Natali & Alex Leer SELD GCH CH OC’s Hunk A Hunk Of Burning Love MSD CGC Robin LaFrance SELB CH Riverrun’s N’ Kinders Prairie Flower MS Michael & Diane Severns WIREHAIR WD/BOW Longfellow’s Maverick Of BOS Prairiedachs MW Betty C. Potts & Cindy Harris WB Doxitrain’s Cotton Eyed Joe MW Terri Trainer, Allison Livengood BOV GCH Kaviroz Taste The Rainbow SW Kathy Zeckser, Allycia Bodine

Best in Sweepstakes Alegna’s What It Is Now MW Best of Opposite in Sweepstakes Rexstar Solo’s Return To Sender SL Breed Judge: Mr. Neil McDevitt Total Entry Per Coat: 20 Longhair, 13 Smooth, 12 Wirehair LONGHAIR Nouvelle’s Function Of A Rubber Duck At Prestige WB/BOW Rexstar Solo’s Return To BOS Sender SL BOV GCHP CH Dikerdachs Lion SELD DC Treasure Trove Stealin Ice Kisses SELB Baldox It’s A Small World ML

SMOOTH Racebrook Tudorglen I Cannot tell A Lie MS WB/BOW Racebrook Show Me Your Stripes MS BOV CH Sandwood Stand By Me SS BOS GCHS Beachside Dox Meet Me In Margaritaville MS SELD GCH Sandwood Spy Master SELB GCH Turningpt Beep Beep Catch Her If You Can WD

WIREHAIR WD Hobarra’s Louisiana’s Le Roux WB,/BOW Hobarra’s The Devil Made Me Do It BOV GCHS Tarlyn Piece Of My Heart Millenia MW BOS GCHG Usonia’s Cherokee Maiden V Lowdown Bcat SELB GCHB CH Hobarra’s Bugatti Atlantic At Brodny _________________________________

BOB

GCHG CH Lockshire’s Someday I May SL BOStoBOB Solvaldox Endachs Did We Just Become Rivals __________________________________

Florida East Coast Dachshund Club December 17, 2021

Dachshund Fanciers Association of Berks County November 20, 2021

No Sweepstakes allowed at this show per AKC Puppy Extravaganza

Host for Dachshund Club of America Specialty

Breed Judge: Darcy A. Quinlan

Sweepstakes Judge: Mr. George Wright Sweeps Entry Numbers for each coat: 6 Longhair, 3 Smooth, 2 Wirehair

Total Entry Per Coat: 51 Longhair, 35 Smooth, 25 Wirehair LONGHAIR Landd Out Of The Blue In A Splash Kenmar WB/BOW Benbon Westdach Bad at Love ML BOV GCHP2 CH Brownwood RT’s Peace On Earth SL CGC BOS GCHS Leoralees JBS Heaven Is For Real L

WD Longhair BOV Rexstar Solo’s Return To Sender SL Smooth BOV Racebrook Tudorglen I Cannot Tell A Lie MS

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SELD GCH Littl Fut Jaquet Droz SELB GCHS McRobs Birthday Wish With A Pink Bow SMOOTH WD/BOW Criscross Play It Again MSB WB Brendadackel V Tudorglen Wee Surfin’ Jetty Betty MS BOV GCHS Beachside Dox Meet Me in Margaritaville MS BOS GCHB DC Criscross Make A Wish MS CGC TKN SELD GCHB Tudorglen V Brendackel Schwarzwalder Kischtorte MS SELB CH Sunrise-Xo @ l A.M. Ivy Queen MS WIREHAIR WD/BOW Usonia’s Run Rabbit Run V Lowdown WB Augenweide Thaaikish Indian Maharani BOV GCHP Leoralee’s Lets Boogie With Barstool MW BOS Harewood Swipe Right v Raydachs SW SELD GCHB Tarlyn’s Making An Impact MW SELB CH Ezgoins Diagrams Rags Magic Carpet Ride MW BOB

GCHP Leoralee’s Lets Boogie With Barstool MW

BOStoBOB Harewood Swipe Right v Raydachs SW Best Junior: Sydney Wills ___________________________________

Florida Gulf Coast Dachshund Club January 14, 2022 Sweepstakes Judge: Ms. Marcia P. Tucker Sweeps Entry Numbers for each coat: 4 Longhair, 2 Smooth, 2 Wirehair Longhair BOV Lockshire V Splendor Farm Emerald Coast SL Longhair BOS Baldox Tombstone Outlaw ML Smooth BOV Vindachs Splash of Silver Tornado Smooth BOS Grandgables Ms Smiling Down On Us Wirehair BOV Willowwood-Sandale Piece of Cake Best in Sweepstakes Lockshire V Splendor Farm Emerald Coast SL Breed Judge: Mrs. Sulie Greendale-Paveza Total Entry Per Coat: 25 Longhair, 13 Smooth, 11 Wirehair

LONGHAIR WD Baldox Tombstone Outlaw ML WB/BOW Virgo Fantasia Twenty Twenty BOV GCHS Splendor Farm Washington On Your Side SL BOS CH Kenmar’s Last Call With Scanpoint SELD CH Barefoot’s Squawk On The Street SELB GCHS McRobs Birthday Wish With A Pink Bow SMOOTH WD/BOW Bracon The Impasta BOS WB My Little Cassiopeia Von Links V Raab MS BOV CH Dachsmith Love’s Iris Nt SELB CH Turning Pt Simple Acts Of Kindness Return WIREHAIR WD Entourage Meet Jet Black MW WB/BOW EB DSW Dynamite SW BOV GCHP Leoralees Lets Boogie With Barstool MW BOS GCHB Watermark The Secrets In The Sauce V Legibach SW SELD Redruby Prince Of Mischief SELB GCHG Kadell’s Bean Boozled W BOB

GCHP Leoralees Lets Boogie With Barstool MW

BOStoBOB GCHB Watermark The Secrets In The Sauce V Legibach SW __________________________________

Florida Gulf Coast Dachshund Club January 14, 2022 Sweepstakes Judge: Mr. Eugene L. Biller Sweeps Entry Numbers for each coat: 6 Longhair, 2 Smooth, 1 Wirehair Longhair BOV Baldox Tombstone Outlaw ML Smooth BOV Grandgables Ms Smiling Down On Us Wirehair BOV Shorlyne’s Kiss My Grits Best in Sweepstakes Grandgables Ms Smiling Down On Us Breed Judge: Mr. Bryan Martin Total Entry Per Coat: 30 Longhair, 13 Smooth, 13 Wirehair LONGHAIR WD Laurjosh’s High Voltage ML WB/BOW Lockshire V Splendor Farm Emerald Coast SL BOV GCHG Pramada Koradox Impossible Dream Alii SL BOS GCHS McRobs Birthday Wish With A Pink Bow

SELD CH Barefoot’s Squawk On The Street SELB CH Fossey Von Links V Raab SL SMOOTH WD/BOW Bracon The Impasta BOS WB Grandgables Ms Smiling Down On Us BOV CH Dachsmith Love’s Iris Nt SELB Passport You Should See Me In A Crown SS WIREHAIR WD/BOW Entourage Meet Jet Black MW WB Shorlyne’s Kiss My Grits BOV CH Watermark Whisk It To Get The Biscuit V Legibach BOS GCHG Kadell’s Bean Boozled W SELD CH Maurice Iz Novo-Peredelkino SELB GCHB Watermark The Secrets In The Sauce V Legibach SW BOB

GCHG Pramada Koradox Impossible Dream Alii SL

BOS BOB CH Dachsmith Love’s Iris Nt Best Junior: Gideon Miller _________________________________

Greater Portland Dachshund Club-AM January 19, 2022 Breed Judge: Marilyn Hickok BOB

GCHG Pramada Koradox Impossible Dream Alii SL BOStoBOB Wagsmore’s Touch Gold ML Best Junior Handler: Samantha Elliott

LONGHAIR 13 dogs, 18 bitches BOV GCHG Pramada Koradox Impossible Dream Alii SL T. Childers, M. Peat, T. Sikora WB/BOW Wagsmore’s Touch Gold ML BOS K. Dionne, J. Dionne SELD GCH Lucky Penny’s Simply Red At Elysian J. Georgeanne, C. Hanneman, K. Fox SELB GCH MT Briardach’s Flying Cloud M. Taylor, A. Wilsey. G. Lorenzen Best Owner-Handled in Breed or Variety Wagsmore’s Touch Gold ML WD Wagsmore Glenavan Justify ML W. Hess, M. Olich Nie RWD Pramada Koradox Only One SL M. Peat, T. Sikora

RWB

Watermelon Sugar High SL J. Misfeldt-Wallis, K. Wallis

SMOOTH 10 dogs, 13 bitches BOV CH Spellbounds Tangled Up In Blue JE CGC TKN J. Segale, N. Cooper BOS GCHS Walden & Windyoak’s Bouquet Of Dreams MS D. Waldo, E. Johnston, M. Johnston SEL GCHS Tudorglen V Brendackel Schwarzwalder Kischtorte MS T. Carr-Hall, B. Gardner SELB GCH Sandwood Sweet Times SS S. Lewis Best Owner-Handled in Breed or Variety CH Spellbounds Tangled Up In Blue JE CGC TKN J. Segale, N. Cooper WD Spellbounds Paint The Town Red J. Segale, N. Cooper RWD Weiner Works’ All That Jazz Theo V Destiny, MS G. Braunberger WB/BOW Kinderteckel’s Fully Caffeinated K. Forester, K. Axelsen Forester, K. Cihos-Williams RWB Duchwood’s Ms Perfect Painted Ms. E. De Groot WIREHAIR 4 Bitches BOV GCHG Kadell’s Bean Boozled W L. Reynolds, C. Cahill, J. Cahill SELB GCH Kadell’s Don’T Tell Me I Can’t W L. Reynolds, J. Cahill, C. Cahill, S. Elliott Best Owner-Handled in Breed or Variety GCH Kadell’s Don’T Tell Me I Can’t W _________________________________

Greater Portland Dachshund Club-PM January 19, 2022 Breed Judge: Dana P. Cline BOB

GCHG Pramada Koradox Impossible Dream Alii SL BOStoBOB GCHG Kadell’s Bean Boozled W L. Reynolds, C. Cahill, J. Cahill Best Junior Handler: Samantha Elliott

BOV

BOS

LONGHAIR 12 dogs, 17 bitches GCHG Pramada Koradox Impossible Dream Alii SL T. Childers, M. Peat, T. Sikora CH Danny Boy’s Canasta At Elysian

C. Hanneman, D. Sams, M. Fox SELD CH Royalaire’s I’M Dreaming Of A White Christmas JE J. Misfeldt-Wallis, K. Wallis, J. Nielsen SELB GCH DC KFW Tanzanite In The Sky With Diamonds ML RI FDC SE CA BCAT CGC TKN ATT M. Kutzler, C. Kutzler WD/BOW Wagsmore Glenavan Justify ML W. Hess, M. Olich Nie Best Owner-Handled in Breed or Variety Wagsmore Glenavan Justify ML RWD Pramada Koradox Only One SL M. Peat, T. Sikora WB Wagsmore’s Touch Gold ML K. Dionne, .J Dionne RWB Valiant Koa@Royalaire K. White, J. Misfeldt-Wallis SMOOTH 9 dogs, 13 bitches BOV/WB Destinys Best Dream Ever MS BOW G. Braunberger BOS CH Spellbounds Tangled Up In Blue JE CGC TKN J. Segale, N. Cooper SELD GCHS Tudorglen V Brendackel Schwarzwalder Kischtorte MS T. Carr-Hall, B. Gardner SELB CH Hashtag La Chilindrina H. Perich Best Owner-Handled in Breed or Variety Destinys Best Dream Ever MS WD Weiner Works’ All That Jazz Theo V Destiny, MS G Braunberger RWD Spellbounds Paint The Town Red J. Segale, N. Cooper RWB Brenddackel V Tudorglen Wee Surfin’ Jetty Betty MS A. Cotteleer, B. Gardner, T. Carr-Hall WIREHAIR 5 Bitches BOV GCHG Kadell’s Bean Boozled W L. Reynolds, C. Cahill, J. Cahill SELB GCH Kadell’s Don’T Tell Me I Can’t W L. Reynolds, J. Cahill, C. Cahill, S. Elliott Best Owner-Handled in Breed or Variety GCH CH Kadell’s Don’T Tell Me I Can’t W WB Kadell’s Water Pixie W L. Reynolds, C .Cahill, J. Cahill _________________________________

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GCHS Kachina Kochana Coco Crisp V Lucene Dachshund GCHS Tarlyn Piece Of My Heart Millenia

LONGHAIR 3 dogs, 1 bitch BOV GCHB Tarabon Holy Mackerel Andy C. McKenney BOS/BOW Vogue Of Yang Guang Kennel WB D. Biasi SELD GCH Rhill’s Iconic Avignon ML J. Frenia, T. Frenia WD Littl Fut Eadelmarr D. Biasi SMOOTH 7 dogs, 5 bitches BOV GCHS Kachina Kochana Coco Crisp V Lucene M. Dekker, D. Poranski BOS GCH Altan’s Back In The USSR A. Gav SELD GCHP Kochana’s Deja Vu II CGC TKN D. Poranski SELB CH Woodshafen Tarabon Simply Irresistible C. McKenney WD Redgi Prado Endor M. Hall RWD Redgi Prado Ghost D. Biasi WB/BOW Lissa Harriet Iz Omskoi Kreposti D. Biasi RWB FC Duchwood’s Tipsy Tart Ms NA NAJ OF ME EE2 A. Carter WIREHAIR 1 dog, 5 bitches BOV GCHS Tarlyn Piece Of My Heart Millenia K. Miller, T. Krieger Hartman BOS GCHG CH Bedrocs Sweet Red Candy FDC R. Mathews SELB GCHB DC Doxwood’s Leading Lady MW RN CGC TKN J. Merriman WB Saytar’s Saffron Von Salix T. Kawami RWB Reynard’s Sly Vixen MW R. Reynolds _________________________________

The Dachshund Club of America will be holding a Judges Education Seminar and Workshop in conjunction with its National Specialty at the Purina Farms Events Center, 200 Checkerboard Drive, Gray’s Summit, MO. The Seminar will be held on Wednesday, May 18, at 2:00 PM and the Workshop will be on Thursday afternoon, May 19, after Best of Variety judging. Ringside mentoring will be available on Thursday and Friday for registered participants. The cost of the Seminar and Workshop is $20. To reserve a place, please send checks made out to DCA to Kenneth Levison, JEC, 8155 E Galinda Drive, Tucson, AZ 85750 (Dazdox@yahoo.com 520-334-9532). Reservations must be made no later than May 2. Dachshund Club of America Spring 2022

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THURSDAY 8/4/22 Fort Steuben Kennel Association Judge: Ms. Kimberley Anne Meredith FRIDAY 8/5/22 Columbiana County Kennel Club Judge: Mrs. Marian Tysseling

SATURDAY 8/6/22 Beaver County Kennel Club Western Pennsylvania Dachshund Club Specialty Specialty Judge: Mrs. Lesley Brown (UK) Sweepstakes: Monica Galley WPDC Luncheon Following Judging

SUNDAY 8/7/22 Mahoning-Shenango Kennel Club Western Pennsylvania Dachshund Club Specialty Specialty Judge: Ms. Lexa Richmond Sweepstakes: Terri Frenia

MB-F Inc. Superintendent Entries Close 12:00 Noon, Wednesday, July 20, 2022 Canfield Fairgrounds 7265 Columbiana-Canfield Rd., Canfield, OH 44406 Contact: Keith Etling Ketling@aol.com

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AN INVITATION TO HOST THE DCA 2023 AND 2024 NATIONAL SPECIALTIES AT PURINA FARMS This is an invitation from the Dachshund Club of America Board of Directors to all local dachshund clubs. We are looking for clubs to host our 2023 and 2024 National Specialties at the Purina Farms Event Center in Gray Summit, MO. This should prove to be a rewarding and financially profitable way for clubs to host a National Specialty when past challenges of putting on an event of this magnitude may have been out of their reach. Historically DCA has welcomed bids from local dachshund clubs to host the National Specialty in their own territory but we are in a changing environment. DCA recognizes that it is getting more difficult for clubs to find suitable sites with adequate convention space and nearby pet-friendly lodging. Additionally, many clubs do not own their own conformation, agility, obedience or rally equipment. The Dachshund Club of America, Inc. has contracted with Purina Farms as the site for our 2022, 2023 and 2024 National Specialties. The Central Ohio Dachshund Club will be the host club for DCA in 2022 at the Purina Farms Event Center. DCA is offering other local dachshunds clubs the opportunity to host the National in 2023 or 2024. DCA has contracted the Purina Farms Event Center March 18 25, 2023 (Saturday through the following Saturday), and May 18-24, 2024 (Saturday through the following Friday). NOTE: Purina Farms is located in the territory of the St. Louis Dachshund Club. DCA has reached an agreement with the St. Louis Dachshund Club to permit other clubs to hold specialties in their territory as the host club for DCA in 2023 and 2024. Any local club submitting a successful bid to host the National Specialty would be welcome to hold one or two specialties in their club’s name prior to the National Specialty at the Purina Farms Event Center. There are many benefits to holding events at the Purina Farms Event Center. It is a state-of-the-art, full-service facility for dog events. Conformation, agility, obedience and rally events are held indoors in a comfortable, climate-controlled setting. There is indoor grooming space and dog bathing stations as well as comfortable onsite exhibitor services, such as exhibitor changing rooms and a café. The Purina Farms Event Center offers conformation ring equipment, tables and chairs as well as agility, rally and obedience equipment. Purina Farms provides ample parking space for vehicles and fullservice RV spaces with 30 & 50 amp electric, water and sewer connections. As an added bonus, the host club has the privilege of selecting the DCA National Sweepstakes judges for that year. The only set-up for the local club would be any table or ring decorations they wish to display (in compliance with Purina Farms). The main responsibilities of a local dachshund club hosting the National specialty include: n Creating a theme and artwork (with DCA approval) for the National specialty n Filing all AKC applications for the National specialty, obedience, rally and agility trials within AKC filing deadlines, as well as their own club’s events at Purina Farms. n Negotiating a room block for exhibitors and judges at the host hotel n Arranging meeting space at the host hotel or at Purina Farms for the DCA educational events. n Selecting the DCA National Sweepstakes judges in all three varieties. n Developing premium list & catalog content for the National events as well as any local club events. n Planning morning & evening hospitalities at the host hotel. The only required hospitality event is opening night hospitality and DCA provides the host club a $2000.00 stipend to cover this expense. All other hospitalities are optional but strongly encouraged. Often other clubs will volunteer to host a morning or evening hospitality to help share the load. n Planning the DCA Awards Dinner at the conclusion of the National Specialty As expected, there are financial implications that clubs will want to consider. Historically, host clubs have benefited financially from hosting the National Specialty since entries are much larger than local events. Clubs would be responsible for the rent of Purina Farms Exhibition Hall on the days of any events held in their name. Clubs would also be responsible for all show secretary/superintendent fees associated with their specialties with the exception of a shared catalog with DCA, with shared catalog expense. Clubs would be responsible for hiring & providing hospitality for their own judges and providing all ribbons and awards for their events. Clubs would have the opportunity to hold their own raffle on the days of their events, retaining all proceeds from their raffle. DCA is responsible for hiring their own judges, the rent of the Purina Farms Event Center on the days of DCA events, all ribbons and awards for the National Specialty, and all superintendent fees associated with events in DCA’s name. DCA reserves the right to have Ways & Means with all proceeds going to DCA, and to hold a raffle on the days of DCA events with all DCA raffle proceeds going to DCA. We anticipate that interested clubs will have questions that may not have been answered here. We welcome all inquiries and will do our best to provide prompt answers to whatever questions you may have Direct inquiries to our Corresponding Secretary at cherevee@sbcglobal.net. 56

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FIELD TRIALS

Hosted by the Hoosier Dachshund Club

Thursday, May 8 • DCA National Tracking Test Sullivan County Fairgrounds, Sullivan, MO

Saturday, May 14 • Hotel Check-in: Holiday Inn, Six Flags • Afternoon RV Check-in: Purina Event Center

• DCA Regional Rally, Purina Event Center • DCA Education Expo, Ice Cream Social, Host Hotel

Sunday, May 15 • DCA National Agility Trial, Purina Event Center Agility: Lisa Potts • Move In-Purina Event Center • Welcome Reception-Host Hotel

Breed Judges Longs: Jan Swayze-Curry Smooths: David Peat Wires: John Wade Juniors: David Peat Rally: Catherine Thompson

Monday, May 16 • CODC Host Show 1, Purina Event Center • DCA Regional Obedience, Purina Event Center

Judges Ulysses James, Carla Ogert

CONFORMATION & COMPANION EVENTS Hosted by the Central Ohio Dachshund Club

Judges OD: Lori Isaacson, Shawn Nies OB: Rebecca Mclusky, Heidi Meyers FCD: Heidi Meyers, Rebecca Mclusky FCB: Shawn Nies, Lori Isaacson

TRACKING TEST Hosted by the Hoosier Dachshund Club

Saturday, May 14 • DCA National ED Test Intro: Celli Jones Novice: Connie Fisher Junior ED: Ashley Dumas Senior ED: Carolyn Casoria-Lewis Master ED: Krista Williams

DCA 2022 Schedule of Events

Premium lists for all events are available on the DCA website and on the DCA 2022 Facebook page.

Breed Judges Longs: Pat Taylor Smooths: Lynne Allen Wires: Frances Colonna Juniors: Lynne Allen Obedience: Catherine Thompson Tuesday, May 17 • CODC Host Show 2, Purina Event Center

Sweepstakes Judges Longs: Debbie James

Host Hotel - Holiday Inn Six Flags: Eureka, MO (15 minutes from Event Center) • $119.95 plus tax nightly room rate plus tax • Two room limit per reservation • $35 non pet fee refundable pet fee

• Reservations by phone only: 800-782-8108 or 636-938-6661 (mention DCA to secure room rate)

Attention RV Campers - information on the 2022 reservation process is now available!

SPRING 2022, Volume XLVI, Number 1

The Dachshund Club of America Newsletter Lynne Dahlén, Editor N961 Mayflower Road Appleton, WI 54913 Official DCA Website: dachshundclubofamerica.org

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SHOWCASING THE VERSATILITY OF OUR BREED!

THE TRIATHLON AWARD

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UPDATED DCA WEBSITE NEW SPECIAL EVENTS AT DCA 2022 THINK BIG! BIG SUR’S SURVIVAL STORY A COMET & A CANDLE: REMEMBERING IRIS LOVE THE DACHSHUND DIARY: REMEMBERING BREEDERS OF THE PAST