President's Message

It's been a long time since the last email newsletter, so there is a lot of material in this issue. Life has changed dramatically for us, losing our two Deerhounds to a shocking accident, living without hounds for awhile, and then getting two puppies. Through the changes we received help and comfort from our friends in the Deerhound world, and met new friends as well. Many thanks to you all. We are having a wonderful time with our youngsters, Lucy and Logan, watching them learn about the world.

We were able to go to the National Specialty, taking our four month old Lucy to the Futurity. She broke her toe and couldn't show, but it was neat to see her Gabriel siblings take the honors in the baby puppy classes. We didn't make it to Lompoc, as that was the weekend I went to pick up Logan from Barbara Heidenreich. It was my first time flying with a dog, and he did much better than I did. The co-chairs for the Regional in 2006 will be our own Allyn Babitch along with Harriet King from San Diego. This duo will also be co-chairs for a bid for the 2008 National Specialty, so be prepared to pitch in.

Our annual Fun Day conformation match, costume contest, and games will be on Saturday, October 22 in conjunction with the Del Valle shows, as planned. However, AKC rules state that unsanctioned matches can't be happening on the same grounds at the same time as sanctioned events, so we will have a late afternoon event, starting the classes at 5 p.m. We will have our potluck and club meeting and take entries earlier, so we should have plenty of time to finish the event. The good news is that we will have a regular ring, close to the facilities.

There's lots of news here; new pups, new owners, new titles, people moving, and more, so enjoy.

Kris Smith
President
Northern California Deerhound Club
jeffcairn@mac.com

SDCA National Specialty in Oregon

Kudos to Lyn Robb and her crew for producing a wonderful National Specialty in Hillsboro, Oregon, on June 9 through 12. It was well done, and a treat to have it within driving distance of home. Following are some highlights about California dogs:

It was nearly a sweep of the top coursing spots for California runners, with Harriet King's Nate (Juraluv Nathaniel SC) taking BOB for the ASFA coursing on Saturday, then Cari Bowe's Poppy (DC Windshift Wildflower SC) taking the AKC BOB the next day. This was Poppy's second Specialty win in coursing. Renee Davis's Kent (Aionagh Caoinlan SC) won Flight A of the AKC Open Stakes, finishing his Field Champion title with three five point majors. Nate was second in the same flight, with Paul and Lee's Nick (Sindar Speedwell O'Windshift SC FCh) placing fourth there and also in Saturdays ASFA FC Stakes. In Flight B of the AKC Open Stakes, Billie Zinser's Windshift Blue Boy Andrew JC placed third, and he also received the NBQ in the previous day's ASFA Open Stakes.

Taking the "cute" honors on the schedule were the 3 to 6 month puppy classes in the Futurity, each of which had nine squirmy entries, representing three litters. Top honors went to Carol Gabriel and Bonnie Graham's kids out of Heidi (Ch Darrowby Heidi of Gabriel) by Ch Thistleglen Leeds, with the boys taking first, second, and fourth, and one of the girls winning the bitch class. Heidi went on to place second in the Futurity Brood Bitch class. Jeanne and Judd Case's Caerwicce's Londo at Baldana placed third in the Sweepstakes 6 to 9 dog class, and second in the Regular class. Renee's Kent took second in Open Dogs, with the Bergman's Nick in fourth place. Renee's Australian girl Jetsy (Claidhembor Ceitidh) took fourth in a large 6 to 9 puppy bitch class. It was a good show for California breeders, with Barbara Hurrie Mullis being the co-breeder of the Best of Breed winner, Peter Balzer's Ch Jihad Syrah of Dunkeld, and also her mother, Jihad Scotia of Dunkeld, who was Reserve Winner Bitch. Sally Poole is the breeder of Windshift Balmoral, owned by Sheila Mathieson and Judith Bowman, who went Winner Dog in the Regular Classes, and Best in Sweepstakes.

At the Awards dinner, Amy Poland accepted the first Versatility Certificate to include Open Field Coursing for her Ch Jihad's Siofra JC,CC,CM, CGC, co-owned with Barbara Mullis and bred by the Mullises. Siofra herself could not attend, as she was in a family way, a week away from delivering.

SDCA Western Regional in Lompoc

Following are reports from people who attended the Western Regional Specialty in Lompoc on July 29, held in conjunction with the Western Sighthound Combined Specialty, and the Lompoc Valley shows the next two days:

Allyn Babitch, of Sindar Deerhounds, was the judge of the Sweepstakes classes. "I had one male and 9 bitches presented to me. Happily, my one male, Vale Vue Will O'The Wisp, was an outstanding fellow; and wound up going Best in Sweepstakes in the end. He displayed excellent conformation, with great curves, flow, balance, and proportion. He was quite sound, and moved nicely from the side, though I would, if I were to change him, add a little more reach in the side gait. He had a lovely coat, a dark eye, and a great presence. All in all a very worthy dog, and one I was pleased to see, as we're always on the lookout for good males in our breed!

My Best Opposite was a lovely bitch, Troon Jaraluv Silver Dawn. She also had curves in all the right places, and moved beautifully. She is, I discovered later, from the frozen semen breeding of the great "Fleers" (All Breed and Specialty Best in Show Winner Ch. Jaraluv the Future Factor), who has been gone for some time now. Modern technology allowed his genetics to be used after his passing, and the result is outstanding.

Either of these dogs I would have been thrilled to bring home, though I was assured by their owners that they are not available! Can't blame them. The overall quality was very nice, and I think that most of the puppies presented to me have the potential to do well in the show ring in future.

It was a lot of fun to preside over these youngsters, and I thank the Club for having me, and the puppy owners for showing to me."

Paul and Lee Bergman attended with their two boys. "Thanks to Rachel Mathews and her team for putting together this years Western Regional Specialty. The dinner set up by MaryAnn and Richard Rose as fabulous and the wine a very nice touch. Although Cari Bowe's entry for Poppy got lost in the mail, and there was no coursing, she and Billie Zinger showed up to cheer us on. We arrived on Thursday to set up camp, not knowing what the weekend would bring. After all it was Paul's first time showing since the boys were puppies and I was showing our dancing fool, Toquil, for the first time. The weather was perfect, the air full of anticipation. The bunnies donated by See It Chase It were a big hit with the doggys and the biodegradable poop bags a hit with their moms and dads.

By Sunday Paul was showing Nick like a pro, taking second to Jana and the Brinlee's Nickelodeon. Torquil on the other hand true to his dancing fool self, made up his own rules for the show and by Sunday had decided that it wasn't fair to make the judge come to him all that way across the ring. Instead Torquil met the judge half way giving him hugs and kisses and snuggles galore. His reward was a smile and lots of ear rubs. The Brinlees may have gone home with most of the trophies but as near as I could tell everyone went home a winner with new friends, good memories, and oh yes, lots and lots of puppy kisses."

From San Diego, Harriet King reports: "Marylane Brett and Norma Sellers came from the East Coast and the Brinlees came down from Washington. The weather was wonderful, as usual, and the shows well run. Jaraluv swept every major award except, I believe, for one Winners Bitch and one BOS. Michael went BoB all three days to increase his allbreed points standing even further. Put on your calendar Palm Springs, which is the first weekend after New Year's. It was voted the most beautiful show in America last year and deservedly so. Once you go, you will be hooked. If we get enough people this year, we can petition for a supported entry next year. So come join the fun."

The Winners Bitch and Best Opposite that Harriet mentions were two NCDC hounds. Darcy (Nancy Lovelady and Dianne Bullard's Lyonhil's Darcy of McHan JC) went WB on Sunday and finished her conformation championship. Carol Gabriel and Bonnie Graham's Ch Darrowby's Heidi of Gabriels was BOS at the Specialty on Friday. Congratulations to them both, and to the Bergman's Nick for his RWD on Sunday.

Golden State Deerhound Club

Allyn Babitch reports, "The members of the Golden State Deerhound Club (which includes many menbers of the Northern California Deerhound Club) are enthusiastic about continuing to try to hold a Western Regional Specialty show in conjunction with the Western Sighthound Combined Specialties in Lompoc. Until this year, our very energetic and dedicated member Joan Giles chaired and ran the show- without her and her husband Joe the show probably wouldn't have continued as long as it did, and it certainly wouldn't have been as wonderful as it's always been. Joan and Joe left quite a legacy. They have moved to Oregon now, and will no longer be running the show, so it's up to the rest of us to pick up where they left off.

"This year, Catherine Doyle chaired the show, and did a fine job. Next year, Harriet King and I have agreed to co-chair the show, and we would like to start soliciting help and support for it. We need to have minimum entries of 35 for it to be allowed to continue; we need people to help in various jobs. We'll let you know as time goes by what needs doing, and hopefully there will be lots of volunteers!

And now for the big one- the GSDC will be submitting a proposal to host the 2008 National Specialty in conjunction with the Lompoc WSCS shows. Harriet and I have agreed to co-chair, and several other people have agreed to be part of the various committees, National Specialties take a lot to put on, and so we will be strongarming all of you to pitch in and do your part, and also to bring your dogs to show there!

As time goes on we'll outline what needs doing, so you all can help out. Thanks in advance for this too!"

"Thanks in advance for your help and support."

Allyn Babitch and Harriet King (contact Allyn at allyn_b@sindar.com with any questions, suggestions, or to offer help - thanks!)

Raven's Osteosarcoma

It was just another night. I walked and fed the dogs, ate my dinner, watched some TV, checked my email, and got ready for bed. Just another night, except that when my deerhound Raven came to bed, she was carrying her left rear leg.

It was somewhat mysterious, because she'd been fine on the evening walk and now she was completely lame. And worse, she was clearly in terrible pain, as she couldn't lie still at all, tossing and turning on the bed even after I gave her pain medication. Her leg was slightly swollen below her hock, but not hot, and even though she wouldn't bear weight on it, she exhibited no pain when I felt it.

That was the moment everything changed, but I didn't realize it at first. Neither did Raven's vet, who thought it might be a cruciate ligament tear and suggested I see an orthopedist. But when I did, he wasn't under any illusions. I saw his face when he looked at her x-ray, before I looked at the image myself. They call it the starburst pattern, that outward explosion of the bone.

"We'd need a biopsy to be sure," he said. "But this is osteosarcoma."

After posting about Raven's diagnosis to Deerhound-L, I got an email from another breeder who told me about a dog of hers who had his leg amputated after an osteosarcoma diagnosis, at the age of six. Raven's age. He lived to be 12, she said - and died of a heart problem. That was the very first moment since that x-ray went up on the wall that it occurred to me that Raven might not die of this.

Do you know the number one way that osteosarcoma kills dogs? It's not the tumor itself. It's not metastases to the lungs. It's not the spread of the cancer to other bones. It's because their owners put them to sleep when they can't control the pain of the slowly disintegrating bone. We do not amputate the dog's leg to treat the tumor. We amputate it to eliminate the pain.

After hearing about Raven's diagnosis, a friend of mine with deerhounds, who is herself a human radiation oncologist, got veterinary oncologist Greg Ogilvie to phone me. "I heard you wanted some advice without any beating around the bush," he said. Then he told me: Amputation, chemo, supplements, diet. Do it all. Do it soon. Dogs, he assured me, are born with three legs and a spare. She'll be fine as a three-legged dog.

A dozen other deerhound owners told me the same, writing me earnest emails about their three-legged dogs, about how they ran and played and went to the park on three legs. About the early adjustment period, sometimes rough. To prepare me for the worst but assure me that there is a promised land of three-legged doggedness, where the deerhounds are just as unlikely to retrieve a thrown ball as when they had four legs, but will still run after it if you are dumb enough to throw it.

On June 10, Raven's leg was amputated. It was rough going, as she suffered a post-surgical aspiration pneumonia that nearly killed her. She was in the care of my friend, internal medicine specialist Helen Hamilton, in Fremont, and Helen brought her through after five days in the hospital and the surgical removal of my entire life savings. After that bad start, things got better. Before Raven's stitches were even out, she was running and using the stairs. She seemed so incredibly happy to have that useless, painful leg gone, to be off the pain medications that upset her stomach and fogged her brain.

"Think about how a female dog pees!" one email correspondent had beseeched me after I posted to the deerhound email list. "Don't mutilate your dog just to keep her a little longer!"

Raven just moves her one of her front legs back a little to form a stable tripod when she urinates. Problem solved.

Moving her bowels took a bit more practice, and she sometimes had to take a step or two in the middle of it as she lost her balance, and once or twice she sat somewhat unexpectedly. She always positioned herself next to the fence, although she never actually leaned on it. After a few days, she got the hang of pooping, too, and that was the last of the real hurdles.

Will Raven be one of the 15 percent of dogs with osteosarcoma who has amputation and chemo and never has a recurrence of their cancer? Or maybe one of the 30 percent who makes it to two years? I don't know. But I know that, for now, Raven is happy, and as long as that's true, so am I.

Tidbits

At the Shows

At the Santa Clara Valley Kennel Club's show in San Jose on February 20, Chris Wright's Ch Windshift Wood Rose JC FCh (Glory) won the Breed, with Allyn Babitch's Sea Poppy going Best of Winners over the Winner Dog, the Bergman's Sindar Speedwell O Windshift JC FCh. It was nice to see Virginia Gould there with Windshift Byron, from Sally Poole's year old litter. Allyn Babitch hosted a get-together at her house after the show at which there was a a groaning table of teatime sweets to keep us going. Barbara Ballinger was there with her two year old Monty (Fernhill's Manticore) from the Fernhill's Reiba X Ch Lehigh Yuill litter. He is a handsome boy and we look forward to seeing more of him. The Weisses were there with their elderly lady Emily, who was not acting elderly at all. Jeanne and Judd Case, Chris Wright, Paul and Lee Bergman, and Kris and Bayard Smith rounded out the group.

The Skyline Dog Fanciers shows in San Mateo on March 19 and 20 saw six Deerhounds compete. The Poland's and Mullis's Ch Jihad Siofra JC CC took the Breed on Saturday, with the Bergman's Nick (Sindar Speedwell O Windshift JC FCh) going Opposite Sex and Best of Winners. Allyn Babitch's Sindar Sea Poppy was the Winner Bitch. RWD was Windshift Byron (Gould), followed by Windshift Woodruff (Poole). RWB was Lyonhil's Darcy of McHan JC (Bullard/Lovelady). On Sunday Siofra stayed home and it was Poppy taking the Breed and making the cut in the Group, with the other placings the same.

The Bergmans travelled to the San Juan Capistrano show on May 14 and 15, taking not only their Nick, but also Allyn Babtich's Sea Poppy. On Saturday Poppy went Winner Bitch for a her second major, and Nick went Winner Dog on Sunday.

In the Field

At the ASFA trials in Oakley on February 12 and 13, Eamon the Demon Bowe won both days over Field Champions Nick Bergman and Glory Wright, and Open competitors Andrew Zinser and Warren Bowe. Eamon and Nick tied on the first BOB run on Saturday, so they had to run again, with Eamon squeaking by Nick on the second go. It's been awhile since there were both Open and Field Champion Deerhound classes at an ASFA trials in Northern California, so things are looking up for local lure coursing.

Cari Bowe and Billie Zinser were at the AKC Lure Coursing in Stockton both Saturday and Sunday April 30 and May 1. Billie's Andrew and Cari's Poppy ran, with Poppy winning both days. Andrew and Billie's other Deerhound, Emily, were staying with Cari while Billie recovered from surgery on her leg. Cari brought Emily to the meet, and Billie was thrilled to be able to spend some time with her. Billie reports, "Poppy is such a beautiful runner, her lithe body rounded the course so gracefully. Her gangly son, Andrew, who runs all elbows and hocks, had a wonderful time, and is happy just to be chasing something."

Happy Birthday

Ellen Pilling's Glayva (Am/Can Ch Fernhill's Glayva) celebrated her tenth birthday, hitting the double digit mark on March 31. Peggy Kopf reports: "She is still very active and chasing the jacks with her pal, Summer, in the wilds of Nevada. Way to go, Glayva!"

Rosie, Ch. Rose of Caber Feidh, owned by Christie Keith and Kathleen McKenzie, turned 12 in July.

In the Nursery

Carol Gabriel got an early Valentine's Day present. Her lovely Heidi (Ch Darrowby's Heidi of Gabriel, co-owned with Bonnie Graham) delivered a litter on February 12, sired by Ch Thistleglen Leeds, a result of AI with cooled fresh semen. Carol reported: "Heidi has a baseball team ( 9 boys) and 3 cheer leaders ( 3 girls). The puppies are thriving. Heidi actually whelped 16!! She is such a wonderful mother - very attentive and careful. We started her out with 6 pups at a time but now she takes care of all 12. She is doing everything right. My Vet says 'Heidi is a real trooper.'" Incredibly, Heidi delivered all 16 pups in 18 hours, with no assistance necessary.

Chris Wright is the proud "papa" of a strong little boy out of his bitch, Glory (Ch Windshift Wood Rose) by Ch Thistleglen Leeds. Little "Humphrey" is the miracle survivor of a litter shadowed with difficulties. He had a rough start, but is now tearing it up like a little boy should.

A week after receiving her Versatility Certificate, and the day of the Summer Solstice and full moon, the Poland's Ch Jihad's Siofra JC CC CM delivered 2 healthy girls, a result of conception with frozen semen from Ch Ardkinglas Taurus. This cross produced one male puppy last year, Greybeard's Sylvanus, so now Amy and Steve have a complete "litter."

New Kids on the Block

Jeanne and Judd Case are the proud owners of two youngsters from Rachel Mathews' two November litters. A girl named Lyta from Caerwicce's Uncloudy Day (Natasha) by Jaraluv's Nemesis, and a boy named Londo from Ch Evista of Vale View, also by Jaraluv's Nemesis.

Barbara Ballinger, who lost her lovely Fiona to a freak accident a year and a half ago, has had Monty (Fernhill Maniticore) for a year now and is ready to bring him out. He was co-bred by Susan Trow and Barb Heidenreich. He was born in Canada, grew out in Texas, and returned to Canada before coming to live in California.

Bayard and Kris Smith are thrilled to be the new owners of two new puppies. In May they brought home a girl from Carol Gabriel's litter from Heidi by Leeds. She is an energetic focused little dynamo, and they hope she will enjoy lure coursing as well as showing. Her name is Gabriels Lucinda of Jeffcairn, aka Lucy. In July Kris went to Toronto to pick a puppy from Barb Heidenreich's Roslyn to Atticus litter. She came home with a lovely boy who will be named Fernhill's Logan of Jeffcairn.

Marilyn Terry reports about her new little girl: "I drove up to the Deerhound Specialty in Oregon in June and brought back with me Gaelic, a beautiful brand-new, bright and lively Tannochbrae puppy sired by Lyn Robb's almost 10-year-old Fin (Ch. Boardwalk's Dr. Findlay JC) and out of Cali, (Ch. Tannochbrae's Calapooya JC), the litter sister to my Rune who died so suddenly last October. So Gaelic is a very special puppy for me. Lara, who was so traumatized by Rune's death and who lost all joy of life at losing her life-long companion, has been transformed by the new puppy. She is totally 'in love' and she is now a different, revitalized being and back to her former self after months of lying around looking like an old bearskin rug. She is a wonderful 'aunt' to the puppy and plays with Gaelic so carefully and puts up with all the puppy antics, although she can be a little grumpy if she wants to be left alone."

Miscellaneous Fun Stuff

Paul and Lee Bergman report: "There were four Deerhounds at the Sacramento Valley Scottish Games & Gathering April 23 & 24. The Deerhound appeared to be one of the highlights of the Scottish Animals exhibit as we always had a crowd. Cari Bowe and Lee & Paul Bergman spent a good part of their time explaining the difference between Deerhounds and Wolfhounds. The "lads" Andrew, Eamon, Nick and Torquil were exceptionally tolerant of the uneducated masses, forgoing their usual daylong naps to been fawned over by their many admirers. Many people had never seen a Deerhound in person and were mesmerized by the elegance and gentleness of the breed." Cari adds. "The games were great. The Bergman/Bowe display had four Deerhounds and a Smooth Collie. We were unphased by rain, thanks to Lee and Paul shoehorning a couple of canopies into their loaded van!"

From Harriet King: "The Bergmans, Renee Davis and I attended a really informative seminar, Journey through the Performance Sighthound, given by the famous Dr. James Radcliffe and Dr. Beth Coney. It was held in Pasadena on July 23-24, and was their first one on the Pacific Coast. It was a two day hands-on seminar covering training, nutrition, injuries and their repair and rehabilitation, among other topics. The hands-on part showed you 1) how to examine your dog every day and 2) how to do a good doggy massage. We got to practice on six whippets and the all-time open field champion saluki. We could ask all the questions we wanted. Among the on-screen dogs were Rory and Buzz, Marylane Brett's boy who went on to become a dual champion after Dr. Radcliffe put his paw back together."

Sad Goodbyes and Hard Times

Kris and Bayard Smith lost their puppy Jeffcairn Leannan (Annie) and her aunt Sindar Randa in an accident in early March. While on a walk, the dogs ran off after something, got out of sight, and never came back. A search was mounted, but they were never seen. Eventually, both bodies floated to the surface of a nearby reservoir. The reservoir was lined with slick plastic which prevented the dogs from climbing out once they got in the water.

Raven, Sindar Raven of Caber Feidh, owned by Christie Keith, was diagnosed with osteosarcoma on May 31 and had her left rear leg amputated on June 10. She's doing great (see story above) as a three legged dog and is undergoing chemotherapy to prevent the spread of the cancer.

Duncan, owned by Diane Fairchild, littermate of 12 year old Rosie, passed away on July 16.

Minutes from the Annual Meeting of the Northern California Deerhound Club

April 23, 2005
Solano County Fairgrounds

The meeting was called to order by President Kris Smith at 1:40 pm. The presence of a quorum was verified.

The minutes of the last meeting were approved as they stood in the last newsletter.

President Smith announced that the current slate of officers has agreed to serve for another year. These are: Kris Smith, president; Amy Poland, vice-president; Cari Bowe, secretary Billie Zinser, treasurer; Christie Keith, member-at-large; Sally Poole, past president. This slate was approved from the floor without further nominations.

In the treasurer's report, Billie noted that the club almost broke even in 2004, and she anticipated higher costs in 2005. No trophies had been yet donated for this year, and donated trophies would be important to allow for breaking even again this year. Kris asked for money-making comments and suggestions. Cari noted the Irish Wolfhound Club does ice cream socials and walks in Monterey. Billie mentioned meetings at Fort Funston monthly by a Yahoo group. Kris expressed concerns about Deerhounds running off-leash, and it was agreed that on-leash activities would be an advisable precaution for gatherings, with all off-leash events to be approached with caution and forethought, with consideration of individual dogs involved. Chris suggested adding a practice lure run to Fun Day. A move to work on a short puppy out-and-back run was approved from the floor.

Fun Day, now scheduled for October 22 in Pleasanton, was discussed as new business. However last year's location has not yet been approved by this year's organizers of the Del Valle show. It was noted that previously the Cases had been able to line up St. Mary's College as a Fun Day site, and that possibly someone could pursue this option again. Kris observed that Cari had offered to help organize games, and complimented her skills as a dog trainer. Trophy donations for the match were requested. Cecilia Arnold has agreed to be the Club's judge and to donate trophies. Sally Poole has agreed to donate trophies for the supported entry, scheduled for October 23. Donations of further appropriate treasures "home gathering dust on the shelves" were solicited by Kris for trophies.

Discussion was held on an issue raised privately with Kris by Allyn Babitch, who was not able to attend the meeting. She had suggested it would be appropriate for the NCDC to host a National Specialty, noting that it had last done so 10 years ago. Kris had also discussed this privately with Sally Poole and Christie Keith and spoke for them in the meeting. All standing officers agreed that they were not comfortable hosting a national specialty. Kris felt that she did not have the experience, and of the three club members who did, Allyn was too busy with the life of her family to chair the show; Sally Poole said she had looked into venues previously for a show of this magnitude and found nothing appropriate for housing and show facilities. She concluded that the Bay Area and Northern California are too expensive to host this show. Kris said Sally also believes there is not adequate depth of experience among enough people here to attempt a show of this magnitude. Cari noted that the Monterey Irish Wolfhound Club hosted a National and that it took a lot of work and expense. Kris noted that this year's Specialty in Portland required the input of 20 people plus the show chair; that with conformation, racing, coursing, Futurity, 3-generation classes, the organization required is just huge. She stated there are not enough people locally interested in showing; from the show today, out of 4 entered, 1 showed. She suggested that if enough people were interested in showing, a show committee could be put together to submit a proposal for hosting a national. If there were not enough people for a committee, obviously there would not be enough to support a specialty. A three-year lead time is required. With no volunteers for such a committee today, the topic was tabled until next year.

Upcoming events include the National Specialty in Portland, Oregon, June 9 -12. The Western Regional Specialty will be in Lompoc, CA, June 29. Judges will be William Bergum for regular classes, and (our own!) Allyn Babitch for Sweeps.

Chris's Glory has puppies due June 6 or 7. Carol's 12 puppies were 10 weeks old at the time of this meeting. AKC coursing was held May 1 in Lodi.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:20 pm.

Submitted by Barbara Ballinger, acting Secretary.

2005 Calendar of Northern California Sighthound Events

AUGUST

20-21 Shows - Santa Cruz KC, Santa Cruz
27-28 Shows - Sierra-Tuolumne KC, Sonora

SEPTEMBER

3-4 Shows - Gold Country KC, Grass Valley
5 Lure Coursing - ASFA Trial, Livermore
10-11 Shows - Redwood Empire KC, Petaluma
17-18 Shows - Sir Francis Drake KC, San Rafael

OCTOBER

1 Lure Coursing AKC Test/Trial, Paicenes
2 Lure Coursing ASFA Trial, Paicenes
8-9 Shows - Donner Trail KC, Roseville
15-16 Shows - Two Cities KC, Yuba City
22 DEERHOUND FUN DAY!, Pleasanton
23 Show - Del Valle Dog Club, Pleasanton
29-30 Shows - Sacramento Valley Dog Fanciers, Dixon

NOVEMBER

25-27 Coursing - ASFA Trials, Hollister (?)
25-26 Shows - Golden Valley KC, Turlock
27/28 Shows - San Joaquin KC, Stockton

DECEMBER

1-2 Shows - Salinas Valley KC, San Mateo
3-4 Shows - San Mateo KC, San Mateo

Show Results

Feb 21
Santa Clara KC, San Jose, CA
Judge: Dr Robert J Berndt
BOB: Ch Windshift Wood Rose JC FCh (Wright)
BOS/WD: Sindar Speedwell O Windshift JC FCh (Bergman)
WB/BW: Sindar Sea Poppy (Babitch)
RWD: Windshift Byron (Gould)

Feb 22
Santa Clara KC, San Jose, CA
Judge: Mr Edward M Gilbert
BOB: Ch Windshift Wood Rose JC FCh (Wright)
BOS/WD: Sindar Speedwell O Windshift JC FCh (Bergman)
WB/BW: Sindar Sea Poppy (Babitch)
RWD: Windshift Byron (Gould)

March 19
Skyline Dog Fanciers, San Mateo, CA
Judge: Bonnie Linnell Clarke
BOB: Ch Jihad's Siofra JC (Poland/Mullis)
WD/BW/OS: Sindar Speedwell O Windshift JC FCh (Bergman)
WB: Sindar Sea Poppu (Babitch)
RWD: Windshift Byron (Gould)
RWB: Lyonhil Darcy of McHan JC (Bullard/Lovelady)

March 20
Skyline Dog Fanciers, San Mateo, CA
Judge: Ms Carol A Reisman
BOB/WB/BW: Sindar Sea Poppy (Babitch)
WD: Sindar Speedwell O Windshift JC FCh (Bergman)
RWD: Windshift Byron (Gould)
RWB: Lyonhil Darcy of McHan JC (Bullard/Lovelady)

SDCA National Specialty results are available at www.deerhound.org

SDCA Western Regional Specialty results are available at www.jbradshaw.com

Coursing Results

Feb 12 ASFA Oakley
BOB: Eamon - Windshift Eamon JC (Bowe)
Open Stake:
1. Eamon - Windshift Eamon JC (Bowe)
2. Andrew - Windshift Andrew Blue Boy JC (Zinser)
3. Warren - Forteviot Flying Scotsman JC (Bowe)
Field Champion Stake:
1. Nick - Sindar Speedwell O Windshift JC FCh (Bergman)
2. Glory - Ch Windshift Wood Rose JC FCh (Wright)

Feb 13, ASFA Oakley
BOB: Eamon - Windshift Eamon JC (Bowe)
Open Stake:
1. Eamon - Windshift Eamon JC (Bowe)
2. Andrew
3. Warren - Forteviot Flying Scotsman JC (Bowe)
Field Champion Stake:
1. Nick - Sindar Speedwell O Windshift JC FCh (Bergman)
2. Glory - Ch Windshift Wood Rose JC FCh (Wright) April 30, AKC Stockton
BOB: Poppy - Ch Windshift Wildflower JC (Bowe)
2. Andrew - Windshift Andrew Blue Boy JC (Zinser)

May 1, AKC, Stockton
BOB: Poppy - Ch Windshift Wildflower JC (Bowe)
2. Andrew - Windshift Andrew Blue Boy JC (Zinser)

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President's Message

Happy New Year to you all. We are on the brink of a busy new season of activities. Right around the corner is the Santa Clara Valley KC Show at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds in San Jose. Allyn Babitch has invited NCDC members and friends to her house for a get-together after the show on Sunday Feb 20 (the show is on Sunday and Monday, it being Presidents' Day weekend). We will send out an email update on details once we know when Deerhounds show.

The NCDC Annual Meeting will be on April 23 at the Chief Solano KC show in Vallejo. Details will be sent out when we know show times. Hopefully we can combine it with a potluck picnic again this year.

Many thanks to Jeanne Case for maintaining the website while I am trying to figure out how to do the updates. I am paying for being a Macophile in a Windows world! There are Fun Day photos up, as well as news updates. See it all at www.norcaldeerhounds.org.

Plans for the National Specialty in the Portland area in June are well underway. See the latest information at the SDCA website. We decided at the Fall meeting not to do anything as a group, but to encourage everybody to offer to help as individuals. It would be really fun to have a big NCDC contingent there.

Our 2004 Fun Day was exactly that - lots of fun. Well attended, a nice day, a nice location (although the green rooms could have been closer). It was great to have the Giles come from Oregon, and a real treat to have Ellen Pilling come from Nevada to be our judge. Everyone pitched in to help set up and tear down, the food was great, and thanks to all who were there.

Welcome to new members Burton Rockwell, Nancy Lovelady, Bonnie Eaton, and Chris Graham. Nancy Lovelady and Diane Bullard are the owners of Darcy (Lyonhil Darcy of McHan JC), who many of you know from the shows and coursing. Bonnie and Chris have wolfhounds in the Salinas area. They are the owner/breeders of Ch Darrowby’s Duncan of Oelmuhle, and breeders of his lovely sister Ch Darrowby’s Heidi of Gabriel.

January 15 marked the first birthday of our little orphan Annie, and the death of her mother Rhia, and the dark days that followed. To celebrate the occasion in a positive way, we took Annie and Randa on a birthday outing with Amy and Steve Poland and Siofra, her gangly son Sylvan, and their wolfhounds. We hiked the levees near Davis, and the dogs ran and played and Auntie Siofra tought her niece Annie how to chase jackrabbits. It was gorgeous and fun and what having deerhounds is all about, and a wonderful way to start the year.

Hoping to see you in the ring and on the field,

Kris Smith
President
Northern California Deerhound Club
kas@datatamers.com

Fun Day Report

There was a good turnout for the ANNUAL NCDC FUN DAY in Pleasanton on October 16. We had a shady spot in a remote area of the Alameda County Fairgrounds with lots of room. Ellen Pilling was the judge for the Match in the morning, then was joined by Peggy Kopf to judge the costumes and games. Joan and Joe Giles came down from Oregon with their year old puppies and the the pups' mom Starr, and two of the kids (Amy and Brodie) walked away with Best and Best Opposite in Match. Amy and Steve Poland's three month old Sylvan stole the show with his puppy antics, tasting everything he met. Allyn and Jaylynn Babitch came with their Sea Poppy who was Open Bitch and Junior Handler with Jaylynn. Cari Bowe showed off her considerable dog training talent, winning the brace with Eamon and Andrew, then adding Warren for a spectacular leash round. She treated us to an obedience demonstration with Eamon, then won the Best Trick contest with a hilarious dance routine with Warren. She and Eamon won the Dress Up Race, but the special award for creative dressing went to Chris Wright, who put Glory's tail through one leg hole in her shorts and both her hind legs through the other, creating a kangaroo-ish gait on the home stretch.

There were a record seven entries in the costume contest, including Randa and Annie Smith as Miss Muffit and the Spider, Glory Wright decked out in a sheet as a Ghost, Nick Bergman looking very cool as a Coursing Dude and Torquil Bergman looking very Scottish as Laird McNeil. The Zinsers Emily and Andrew looked deliciious as a Strawberry and Tomato, and Eamon was a Pirate, complete with eye patch.

Jeanne Case came by for a deerhound fix and received compliments and thanks for the great job she did in creating the website. Christie Keith was there with Rebel, and it was nice to see him looking so good after his surgery.

Deerhounders appreciate good food, and there was plenty of it, including hot chili made the night before by Joan Giles and Kris Smith, heated in the Giles' motor home. The motor home was a godsend in another way, as the one thing missing from our site was a porta-potty. Lee Bergman brought a spectacular plate of gourmet doggie cookies for the fourlegged lunch bunch. It takes a combined effort to put on the Fun Day. Thanks to Kris Smith for the organization and supplies, Ellen Pilling for judging, to Peggy Kopf for assistant judging and secretarial duties, to Chris Wright and Amy Poland for ring stewarding, to Allyn Babitch for donating trophies and to Kris for donating ribbons and game prizes. Because of donated trophies and prizes, the day finished in the black.

Tidbits

At the Shows

Chris Wright’s Glory (Ch Windshift Wood Rose JC FCh) took the breed both days at the big DEL VALLE SHOWS on October 17 and 18. On Sunday, Winner Dog Glencrag’s Brodie (Giles) and Winner Bitch Sindar Sea Poppy (Babitch) earned their first points and first major. On Monday, with a smaller entry, young Windshift Bond earned his first point. It was nice to see such a good entry on Sunday. Christie Keith's Ch. Sindar Rebel of Caber Feidh was BOS, Sally Poole's Windshift Bond was RWD, and Cecilia Arnold's Margaret was RWB. Joe and Joan Giles also showed Starr and Amy, and Cecelia also had Mhairi. Nancy Lovelady was there with Darcy, Kris and Bayard Smith with Annie, and Virginia Gould with Windshift Byron. Amy Poland came by to watch and was volunteered to handle the trophies, which were supplied by NCDC.

Thanksgiving weekend saw Chris Wright's Glory take the breed again both days at the San Mateo Shows. Allyn Babitch's Sea Poppy went Winner Bitch both days for three wins in three times showing. She took Best of Winners on Saturday, while Sally Poole's Windshift Woodruff, Glory's brother, was Best of Winners on Sunday.

Sally Poole’s 2004 litter is making news on the East Coast, with both Baloo and Rue going to Sheila Matheson and Judith Bowman and a show career. Baloo is already a champion, finishing from the puppy classes with four group placements and multiple best puppy awards.

On the Field

Big congratulations to Amy and Steve Poland and Barbara Mullis’s Ch Jihad’s Siofra JC, who has achieved performance heights in the Open Field Coursing world never before reached by a Deerhound. Siofra had a successful NOFCA hunt season in which she earned points in an open hunt with whippets, greyhounds, and salukis, a rare occurance for a deerhound. Then she went to the Grand Course the first weekend of February where she got her second Assisted Kill, finishing both her CC (Coursing Champion) and CM (Courser of Merit) titles. She went on to the finals and finished in a tie for tenth place, the first Deerhound in history to finish in the Top Ten. She won the award for High Scoring Bench Champion, and will be the first Deerhound to earn the SCDA’s Versatility Certificate with Open Field Coursing, and the only Deerhound to be both a Bench Champion and a Coursing Champion. Amy deserves a lot of credit for her careful management and conditioning of Siofra. Siofra was bred by Barbara and Charles Mullis, is by Ch Jihad Shaquille of Dunkeld by Jihad’s Zephyr of Dunkeld.

Nancy Lovelady and Diane Bullard's Darcy galloped her way to a 5 point major at the AKC lure coursing in Oakland on November 14. There were two full courses of deerhounds, all of whom ran beautifully, and it was a sight to see. Chris Wright's Glory was second, followed by her sister, Cari Bowe's Poppy, Billie Zinser's Andrew, Cari's Eamon , and Paul and Lee Bergman's Nick. Two youngsters were there for practice. The Smith's 10 month old Annie went all the way around with enthusiasm, and the Poland's 4 month old Sylvan entertained the crowd with a bouncing gallop out and back. It looks like there will be Deerhounds lure coursing in this area for some time. The Smith's Randa and the Zinser's Emily were there to cheer from the sidelines, so there were an amazing ten Deerhounds on the grounds.

ASFA lure coursing in Oakley on December 5 hosted by the Basenji club saw five Deerhounds competing. The Bergmans were there with Nick, Cari Bowe came with Poppy and Eamon, Billy Zinser had Andrew, and Ellen Pilling came over the mountains from Nevada with Summer. There were two run-offs, one for second and one for fourth. Final standings were Eamon, Andrew, Nick, Puppy, and Summer.

Sad Goodbyes

Christie Keith and Kathleen McKenzie of Caber Feidh said goodbye to their 11 and a half year old Doughal (Ch. Doughal of Caber Feidh, JC) just before Christmas. After a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation about seven months earlier, he had done very well for quite some time, but finally went into congestive heart failure. He was a wonderful and loving companion, and has a full tribute on the Caber Feidh website.

Minutes from the NCDC Fall 2004 Meeting

Saturday, October 16, 2004
Alameda County Fairgrounds

Note: Secretary Cari Bowe wrote excellent minutes and sent them electronically to Kris Smith, who lost them in during a computer change, so these minutes have been compiled from Cari and Kris’s handwritten notes. Please contact Kris with additions and corrections.

The meeting was called to order by Prisident Kris Smith at 12:45 p.m.

1. Present: Allyn and Jaylynn Babitch, Cari Bowe, Paul and Lee Bergman, Joe and Joan Giles, Christie Keith, Peggy Kopf, Ellen Pilling, Amy and Steve Poland, Kris and Bayard Smith, Chris Wright, Billie Zinser.

2. The minutes of the Annual Meeting on April 17, 2004 were approved as written (motion by Amy Poland, seconded by Chris Wright).

3. Treaaurer’s Report: Billie presented the year to date report, will get the end of year statement out at the end of October since there are no more expenses after the Fun Day. Memberships taken today for 2004 will be on 2004 stattement, those taken for 2005 will appear after Jan 1. Starting balance was $1501.49, current balance is $1285.49, without Fun Day proceeds. The email newsletter helps cut costs, as does the bank not chanrging a service charge, but the club is still not financially solid.

A discussion followed about to to cut costs and generate revenue. The big cost is insurance, which is the lowest we can get and necessary, so we need to increase revenue. Allyn suggested checking out Sun Valley Dog Fanciers for inclusion on individual match insurance or group matches. Other suggestions were made on how to generate more memberships by finding ways to make more people want to join and participate in the Fun Day and other new activities, and how to make it more welcoming to people who don’t compete with their deerhounds and feel like outsiders. Discussion about offering a doursing practice day, perhaps borrowing equipment from the Wolfhound club, or having a joint match. Allyn offered to host a social get together after the Santa Clara show in February. Kris, Billie, Lee, Paul, and Ellen will work on promoting more activities. An email questionnare will go out to ask members what activities they would like to see in the club.

Christie suggested encouraging Eastern breeders to have their N. California puppy buyers contact NCDC. She will write a letter to the Claymore.

The treasurer’s report was unanimously approved (motion by Allyn, second by Ellen).

4. Old Business:

Website: The new website got great reviews from those who have had a chance to see it. Kris suggested we give a 2005 membership to Jeanne and Judd Case in appreciation. Kris will send notification of that.

Del Valle supported entry: This year (and last) the deerhound entry was not supported because it has to be supported by the SDCA, not NCDC; NCDC just supplied trophies. Kris will start proceeding to get an official supported entry for next year.

Western Regional Specialty: Will be held in Lompoc next year hosted by GSDC.

5. New Business:

The NCDC Annual meeting will be held at the Vallejo show, April 23.

The 2005 National Specialty will be in Portland on June 9-12. We should try to help, people going should contact Lyn Robb via email to volunteer. NCDC will put an ad in the show catalog and will donate $25 toward the Winner Bitch trophy. The Bergmans will match that with another $25 in the name of their new company, seeitchaseit.com.

6. Update of recent activities, shows:

7. Announcements: Kris thanked Christie for her technical support of the website and email newsletters.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:50 p.m.

Respectfully submitted by Kris Smith, NCDC President

Treasurer's Report

Fellow Deerhounders,

2005 will be a very good year for our club. Because our Fun Day was so close to the end of the year, many members paid their 2005 dues in advance and as a result, we are starting the 2005 calendar on an upswing. A list of the members who have paid is below; the deposit was sent to the bank on 1/1/05.

The rest of us are reminded to renew for the year, to take advantage of all the benefits of supporting our local club. Our membership dues allow us to met our insurance obligations for our bi-annual meetings, buy advertisings for specialties, and contribute to trophies. Membership entitles us to:

I look forward to seeing you all soon, and wish you and your pets a healthy New Year.

Billie Zinser
Treasurer, NCDC

From Kris: Many thanks to these members who have renewed for 2005: Arnold, Babitch, Bergman, Bowe, Case, Giles, Keith, Pilling, Poland, Smith, and Zinser. And welcome to new members Eaton, Graham, Lovelady, and Rockwell.

Billie’s report shows that we ended the year with $24 less than what we had at the beginning, which is still a loss, but a much smaller one than in previous years. Thanks for your support! If you still need to renew for 2005, see the renewal form at the end of this newsletter.

2005 Calendar of Northern California Sighthound Events

FEBRUARY

12/13 Coursing - ASFA Trials Oakley
20/21 Show - Santa Clara Valley KC San Jose

MARCH

3/4 Show - Sequoia KC Hanford
4/5 Show - Kings KC of CA Hanford
12/13 Coursing - AKC Tests Sloughhouse
12/13 Show - Sun Maid KC Fresno
19/20 Show - Skyline Dog Fanciers San Mateo
26 Coursing - AKC Tests Oakley

APRIL

9/10 Show - Yosemite KC Merced
16/17 Show - Sacramento KC Sacramento
23/24 Show - Chief Solano KC Vallejo/NCDC ANNUAL MEETING
30 Coursing - AKC Tests and Trial Lodi
30 Show - Gavilan KC Hollister

MAY

1 Show - Gavilan KC Hollister
7/8 Show - Mensona KC Santa Rosa
14/15 Show - Camelia Capital KC Woodland
21/22 Show - Coyote Hills KC Vallejo

JUNE

9-12 NATIONAL DEERHOUND SPECIALTY HILLSBORO, OR
11/12 Show - Contra Costa Co KC Antioch
16/17 Show - Shasto KC Gridley
18/19 Show - Butte Co KC Gridley
18/19 Coursing - ASFA Trials Hollister
25/26 Wine Country KC Napa

JULY

2/3 Show - Lost Coast KC Ferndale
16/17 Show - Del Monte KC Seaside
16/17 Coursing - ASFA Trials Oakley

AUGUST

13/14 Coursing - ASFA Trials Hollister

OCTOBER

22 NCDC FUN DAY PLEASANTON
23 Show - Del Valle Dog Club Pleasanton/SDCA Supported Entry
24 Show - Del Valle Dog Club Pleasanton

NOVEMBER

25/26/27 Coursing - ASFA Trails Hollister

DECEMBER

5 Coursing - ASFA Trials Oakley

Show Results

November 28
San Mateo KC, San Mateo, CA
Judge: Mr Merlin J VanDeKinder
BOB: Ch Windshift Wood Rose JC FCh (Wright)
BOS/WD: Windshift Woodruff (Poole)
WB/BW: Sindar Sea Poppy (Babitch)
RWB: Lyonhil Darcy of McHan JC(Bullard/Lovelady)

November 29
San Mateo KC, San Mateo, CA
Judge: Mr Merlin J VanDeKinder
BOB: Ch Windshift Wood Rose JC FCh (Wright)
BOS/WD: Windshift Woodruff (Poole)
WB/BW: Sindar Sea Poppy (Babitch)
RWB: Lyonhil Darcy of McHan JC(Bullard/Lovelady)

October 18
Del Valle KC
Judge:
BOB: Ch Windshift Wood Rose JC (Wright)
WD/BW/OS: Windshift Bond (Poole)
WB: Sindar Sea Poppy (Babitch)
RWD: Windshift Byron (Gould)

October 17
Del Valle KC
Judge: Ms Joan P Anselm
BOB: Ch Windshift Wood Rose JC (Wright)
BOS: Ch Sindar Rebel of Caber Feidh (Keith/Babitch)
WD/BW: Glencrag's Brodie (Giles)
WB: Sindar Sea Poppy (Babitch)
RWD: Windshift Bond (Poole)
RWB: Gwent's Margaret of Scotland (Arnold/Allen)

NCDC FUN DAY PRACTICE MATCH AND GAMES:

October 16 Judge: Ellen Pilling

Best in Match: Glencrag's Amy (Giles)
Best Opposite in Match: Glencrag's Brodie (Giles)
Best Adult: Glencrag's Amy (Giles)
Best Opposite Adult: Glencrag's Brodie (Giles)
Best Puppy: Jeffcairn Leannan (Smith)
Best Opposite Puppy: Graybeard's Sylvanus (Poland)

Regular Classes:

Puppy Dogs 2-4 Months: Grayabeard's Sylvanus (Poland)
Puppy Bitches 9-12 Months: Jeffcairn Leannan (Smith)
Bred By Exhibitor Dogs: Glencrag's Brodie (Giles)
Open Dogs: Windshift Blue Boy Andrew (Zinser)
12-18 Month Bitches: Glencrag's Boomer (Giles)
Bred by Exhibitor Bitches: Glencrag's Amy (Giles)
Open Bitches: Sindar Sea Poppy (Babitch)

Additional Classes:

Brace: 1. Eamon Bowe and Andrew Zinser, 2. Randa and Annie Smith, 3. Siofra and Sylvan Poland
Leash: Warren Bowe, Eamon Bowe, Andrew Zinser
Junior Showmanship: Jaylynn Babitch and Sindar Sea Poppy
Best of Other Breed: 1)Kayleen Wright Wolfhound, 2) Lila Kopf Skye

Obedience Demonstration: Cari Bowe and Windshift Eamon JC

Games:

Costume:
Cutest: Annie and Randa Smith "Little Miss Muffit and Spider"
Scariest: Glory Wright "Ghost"
Prettiest: Emily Zinser "Strawberry"
Most Hip: Nick Bergman "Coursing Dude"
Most Dangerous: Eamon Bowe "Pirate"
Yummiest: Andrew Zinser "Tomato"
Most Scottish: Torquil Bergman "Laird McNiel"
Dress-Up Race: 1. Eamon Bowe 2. Glory Wright 3. Andrew Zinser
Special award to Chris Wright for "Creative Dressing"
Best Trick: 1. Warren "Dance Routine" 2. Kayleen "Yogurt Eating" 3. Glory "Cracker Toss"

Coursing Results

Dec 5 ASFA Oakley
1. Eamon - Windshift Eamon JC (Bowe)
2. Andrew - Windshift Andrew Blue Boy JC
3. Nick - Sindar Speedwell O'Windshift JC
4. Poppy - Ch Windshift Wildflower JC (Bowe)
5. Summer - Sindar Summersweet Windshift JC

November 14, AKC Trial, Oakland
1. Lyonhil Darcy of McHan JC (Lovelady/Bullard)
2. Glory - Ch Windshift Wood Rose JC FCh (Wright)
3. Poppy - Ch Windshift Wildflower JC (Bowe)
4. Andrew - Windshift Andrew Blue Boy JC (Zinser)
5. Eamon - Windshift Eamon JC (Bowe)

Renewals/New Members

It’s membership renewal time. Please send the following form and your dues to Billie Zinser, or bring them to the Annual Meeting on April 17.

NCDC MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION AND RENEWAL
Northern California Deerhound Club 2005

Name______________________________________________
Address___________________________________________
City, State, Zip __________________________________________________
Phone_____________________________________________
email_____________________________________________
Renewing ____ Applying for new membership _______
If new, name of sponsoring member:________________

"I agree to abide by the Constitution and By-Laws of the Northern California Deerhound Club and the rules of the American Kennel Club."

Signature:________________________________________
Date __________________________

Please send this form and your membership dues to:

NCDC Treasurer Billie Zinser
6699 Exeter Drive
Oakland, CA 94611-1642

Individual Membership: $15.00
Couples Membership: $20.00
Questions? Kris Smith, 650-851-3155, jeffcairn@yahoo.com

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Deerhound Fun Day October 16!
Northern California Deerhound Club

Save the date for our annual Fun Match, Games, Costume Contest, and Potluck Picnic, to be held at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton on October 16 in conjunction with the Del Valle Specialties. This is a fund raiser and a time to get together with Deerhound friends, for people to practice showing and for non-show people to bring their dogs out to have some fun. Our judge is Ellen Pilling, an honorary Californian now residing in Nevada, long time Deerhound owner and personality. See the entry for full details. We have not been given an exact location yet, but directions will be sent out before the event.

The following day, Sunday October 17, NCDC is supporting the Deerhound entry, so those of you who are showing, please plan to enter your dogs.

An entry form and complete schedule are below.

President's Message

As the Fun Day approaches, I hope you are all thinking about how to dress up your deerhound for the Costume Contest. After wearing out my 30 year old sewing machine last year making a wedding dress, I just got a fancy new computerized one, and I hope I can figure it out in time to make costumes. I do hope many of you can come, because it’s such fun to see people and their dogs from year to year, especially people who aren’t showing. There will be some new gray deer folks, as there have been a few litters this year.

We are so excited to be just a few steps away from a new website. Jeanne Case has created it, and Christie Keith is putting it up. Many of you will recognize pictures which you have sent me over the last few years which I have been saving for this debut. Start putting together some more pictures, as we will be able to change them regularly. We will add a section in the gallery for competition pictures, so prepare those win and action photos, too. I will send out an e-mail announcement when it is ready to view.

There hasn’t been much action at the shows this summer, but the field has been busy. There were even four deerhounds at the tough Iron Hound competition over Labor Day. Way to go!

Hoping to see you in October.

Kris Smith
President
Northern California Deerhound Club
kas@datatamers.com

2004 Calendar of Northern California Sighthound Events

SEPTEMBER

11/12 Sir Francis Drake Kennel Club Shows San Rafael
25/26 AKC Coursing - Trial and Test Wheatland

OCTOBER

2 AKC Coursing - Trial and Test Paicenes
3 ASFA Coursing - BARRC Paicines
9/10 Show - Golden Valley KC Yuba City
16 NCDC Fun Day Match Pleasanton
17/18 Shows - Del Valle Dog Club Pleasanton
23/24 Show - Sacramento Valley Dog Fanciers Dixon

NOVEMBER

19/20 Show - Golden Valley KC Turlock
21/22 Show - San Joaquin KC Stockton
27 Show - Salinas Valley KC San Mateo
28/29 Show - San Mateo KC San Mateo
26/27/28 ASFA Coursing - MBCA/PHFNC Hollister

Minutes from the NCDC Spring 2004 Meeting

Saturday, April 17,2004
Solano County Fairgrounds

Present: Denny and Sally Allen, Cecelia Arnold, Allyn Babitch, Paul and Lee Bergman, Cari Bowe, Diane Bullard, Carol Gabriel, Nancy Lovelady, Christie McDonald, Amy Poland, Sally Poole, Kris and Bayard Smith, Chris Wright, Billie Zinser.

The meeting was called to order at 12:20 pm.

1. The minutes of the Fall Meeting of Oct. 19 were approved as published (moved by Sally, 2nd Allyn).

2. Treasurer's report was distributed with agenda; membership is down, but showed profit for several reasons: fun day, bank account charges reduced, e-mail newsletter. Balance as of 4/15/04 : $1210.40.

Allyn made a motion to accept the treasurer's report, 2nd by Denny Allen.

3. Election of 2004 club Officers: no new nominations. Cecelia moved to accept proposed slate, Lee Bergman seconded the motion, members passed the motion. Officers are:

President: Kris Smith
Vice-President: Amy Poland
Secretary: Cari Bowe
Treasurer: Billie Zinser
Member At Large: Christie Keith
Past President: Sally Poole.

4. Old Business

Website: Kris Smith said that Jeanne Case has volunteered to put the website together. Members are encouraged to save photos to post on the site. It was recommended that the photos be informal, unidentified pictures to avoid using the site as a political or advertising forum.. Discussion followed: perhaps having categories for the photos would be a good idea; the consensus seemed to favor a format that would appeal to non-show members as well as show oriented members.

5. New Business

- 2004 Western Regional Specialty in July will be the last one held in Lompoc. Starting in 2005 it will be held in the Portland area.

- Fun Days practice at Del Valle on Oct. 16, will also be a supported entry Oct. 17.

- Lifetime/Extended membership proposal:

Allyn suggested we offer extended membership option rather than only annual dues, to help those of us whose memberships expire before we know it. Sally pointed out that the club is dependent on a steady income... what impact might that have? Lee suggested dues reminders. Billie Zinser said it would be hard to keep track of membership status, perhaps a bookkeeping nightmare. The matter was dropped.

- Coursing: AKC in Lodi on 4/24

- Off leash outing favorites: Point Isabelle (Berkley area) Fort Funston- I. Wolfhound group (Deerhounds welcome) 2nd Saturday of the month at 10 am.

- Scottish Games : fun for socialized Deerhounds and owners who like crowds and bagpipes... Woodland 4/24 and 4/25, Dixon in September

The meeting was adjourned at 12:47 pm

Respectfully submitted by Cari Bowe, NCDC Secretary

Tidbits

At the Shows

A number of NorCal deerhounds participated in the SDCA Western Specialty on July 23. Congratulations to the winners: Ch Darrowby's Duncan of Oelmuhle (Eaton/Graham) was BOB, Windshift Wildflower JC (Bowe/Poole) was Winner Bitch, and Lyonhil's Darcy of McHan (Lovelady/Bullard) was Reserve WB. The Smith's Jeffcairn Leannan won her puppy class, and Ellen Pilling's Ch Fernhill's Glayva JC was Veteran Bitch. At the weekend Lompoc shows, Ch Juraluv Kempthorne was BOB both days, while Darcy took the points as WB on Sunday, and Sindar Speedwell was RWD on Sunday.

Congratulations to new conformation Champions Poppy (Windshift Wildflower JC) who finished at the Western Specialty in Lompoc, and to Terri Campbell's Tor (Forteviot Silver Meteor). Tor finished on the Labor Day weekend at the Redwood Empire show. Terri reports on the DH-L, "It was good meeting Jerry and Judy Siegler from the Central Valley. They have two puppies from Joe and Joan Giles. Their puppy Clementine was first in the puppy hound group (on Saturday).”

On the Field

There’s been a lot of action on the field, with both Glory (Ch Windshift Wood Rose JC - Wright/Poole) and Nick (Sindar Speedwell of Windshift JC - Bergman) achieving their Field Championships. Glory finished in Livermore on July 10 and 11, where Cari Bowe’s Windshift Eamon and Warren (Forteviot Flying Dutchman JC) and Billie Zinser’s Andrew (Windshif Blue Boy Andrew) all made their debut. Eamon and Andrew are the sons of Poppy, this year’s AKC BOB at the National Specialty. Glory was the winner one day, and Eamon the next. Nick finished in Wheatland on August 14/15, where he swapped wins with Eamon.

It was an incredible eight deerhounds at the June 12 ASFA meet in Hollister. Three were there to compete, three to certify, one to practice, and one to cheer from the sidelines. Chris Wright's Glory won, followed by Paul and Lee Bergman's Nick and Torquil (Bergman’s Juraluv McNeil). Cari Bowe’s Warren and Eamon, and Billie Zinser’s Andrew certified. Kris and Bayard Smith's Annie (Jeffcairn Leannan), not quite 5 months old, practiced a short out and back with great enthusiasm. Auntie Randa watched with appreciation. The next day, Glory and Nick returned to swap places, with Nick going BOB over Glory.

Billie Zinser reports on the Iron Hound Competition: “Cari Bowe, with Poppy, Warren, Eamon, and I, with Andrew, attended the Iron Hound races over the Labor Day weekend in Livermore... Saturday was straight racing, Sunday was oval and Monday was Lure Coursing. All dogs that competed all 3 events were honored as Iron Hounds, but Carie's Warren and Andrew tied for lst place as The Iron Hound Scottish Deerhound, and because Warren had consistently placed 2nd all 3 days, and scored higher in the Monday event, the rules awarded the ribbon to him. (Andrew was 1st,1st and 4th). He doesn't care, and came home tired and happy. (It was hot in Livermore.) The Whippet people said several times during announcements how glad they were to have Deerhound people and Deerhounds... (there were) lots and lots of whippets. Standing close to the lure, I was surprised at how a pack of 4 small dogs can sound and feel like race horses thundering by. My chest reverberated with the sound of feet. Incredible dogs.”

Movin' On/In the Nursery

Welcome to Amy and Steve Poland's new deerhound baby boy. He is the result of a transcervical insemination with frozen semen from Ch Ardkinglas Taurus on their Ch Jihad Siofra JC. He was born by C section on July 27. They will call him Silvan. Amy reports that he is very brave with the adults and is exploring the yard.

After a long and happy stay with Eva LaMar and Andrew Fridlund, Christie Keith's Ch Sindar Rebel of Caber Feidh has come home to live with her: "His sister Raven was overjoyed to see him and he's doing great, although he did have to have emergency surgery two days after he arrived due to cystine stones. Some folks have all the luck."

Ch Windshift Wellbeloved JC has completely recovered from his near death experience with an inflamed liver, and has gone East to live with Harriet Fowler, already making an impact in the show rings there.

Sad Goodbyes

Condolences to Christie Keith, who finally said good bye to her Skye of Caber Feidh, just after his 11th birthday. Skye suffered from cystinuria, and had many successful years following surgery, but finally succumbed to recurrent bacterial infections of the bladder and prostate. His story will help guide others whose deerhounds suffer from cystinuria.

Sally Poole lost her beloved best friend Marc Poodle to stomach cancer. She made an adventurous trek to Texas with a limping vehicle and picked up a beautiful white poodle puppy who she calls Sunshine, and an older IG pup called Taylor.

Fun Stuff

Deerhounds went to Scottish Game gatherings this spring. Paul Bergman reports: “We had Nick and Torquil at the Woodland highland games... along with Cari Bowe and Billie Zinser's Deerhounds. We couldn't make Sunday but Cari and Billie were there to make sure that Deerhounds were well represented.” The Bergmans also attended the Campbell Games the next weekend.

Golden State Deerhound Club

The Golden State Deerhound Club was formed years ago to host the SDCA Western Specialty, which has always been in Lompoc with the Western Sighthound Combined Specialties. Joe and Jean Giles have chaired the show for many years. They have moved to Oregon and this year's Specialty was the last that they will chair. Since nobody volunteered to lead the club and chair a show in Lompoc, the venue was going to change to another location in the West. But a group has stepped up to keep the Specialty in Lompoc. They were elected to office at the annual meeting after the Specialty on July 23. The new GSDC officers are:
President, Rachel Mathews;
Vice-President and Show Chairman, Catherine Doyle;
Secretary, Maxine Schlundt;
and Treasurer, Carol McAllister.

Deerhound Health Update

In the July/August issue of the Claymore, the Scottish Deerhound Club of America’s magazine, there is an update on a few deerhound health issues in the minutes of the annual meeting. Following is a very brief summary.

Cystinuria: The University of Pennsylvania study is ongoing, and has collected urine samples, pedigrees, and some DNA. Although inheritance appears to be sex linked (carried on the X chromosome so it is passed on from the mother), that is probably not the only genetic factor which determines first, whether a dog has cystine in the urine, and second, which of those dogs form stones. There are so many possible unknown contributing factors that, at this point, no positive conclusions can be drawn.

Osteosarcoma: A study at North Carolina State University has been collecting information and samples from affected dogs and family groups since 1998. The goal is to identify a genetic marker statistically associated with the incidence of osteo in this group. So far, analysis strongly suggests that risk is related to a single genetic locus inherited in a recessive fashion. A wider range of samples and pedigrees will be collected, and they are very hopeful that a marker can be identified within a few years.

Cardiomyopathy: The SDCA subsidized a cardio clinic at the 2004 National Specialty to test dogs in order to establish normal echocardiographic parameters for Deerhounds. This information will allow identification of asymptomatic cardiomyopathy. (Ed. note: The organizers of the 2005 Specialty in Portland are hoping to offer the same clinic in the West.)

For the complete reports, see the SDCA website link to the Claymore.

Show Results

September 6
Redwood Empire KC, Petaluma, CA
Judge: Glendenning
BOB/BW/WD: Forteviot Silver Meteor (Campbell)
BOS/BW/WB: Forteviot Princess Elizabeth (Campbell)
RWB: Glencrag's Clementine (Ziegler)

September 5
Redwood Empire KC, Petaluma, CA
Judge: Guerrero
BOB/BW/WD: Forteviot Silver Meteor, to finish (Campbell)
BOS/BW/WB: Forteviot Princess Elizabeth (Campbell)
RWB: Glencrag's Clementine (Ziegler)

July 25
Lompoc Valley KC, Lompoc, CA
Judge:
BOB: Ch. Jaraluv Kempthorne (Brinlee/Wornum)
BOS/BW/WB: Lyonhil Darcy of McHan JC (Lovelady/Bullard)
WD: Jaraluv Nathaniel. (King)
RWD: Sindar Speedwell 0' Windshift JC (Bergman)
RWB: Gayleward's Agnes B (Rose/Garcia)

July 24
Lompoc Valley KC Supported Entry, Lompoc, CA
Judge: Ms Sade Hohteri
BOB: Ch Jaraluv Kempthorne (Wornum)
BOS: Ch Jihad's Starr of Glencrag (Giles)
WB/BW Caerwicce's Iris Rainbow (Mathews/Garcia)
WD: Tannochbrae's Eisadore (Rose)
RWB: Tannochbrae's Firiel
RWD: Jaraluv Nemesis (Mathews)

July 23
SDCA Western Regional Specialty, Lompoc, CA
Judge: Mr Joe Tacker
BOB: Ch Darrowby's Duncan of Oelmuhle (Chris Eaton/Bonnie Graham)
BOS: Ch Jihad's Starr of Glencrag (Giles)
WD/BW: Tannochbrae's Eisadore (Rose)
WB: Windshift Wildflower (Bowe)
RWD: Tannochbrae Finwe Ullerson (Strain)
RWB: Lyonhil's Darcy of Mchan (Lovelady/Bullard)

July 7
Del Monte KC, Seaside
Judge: Mrs Carol Esterkin
G4: Ch Windshift Wellbeloved JC (Poole)

Coursing Results

Sep 5,6,7, Iron Hound, Livermore
Iron Deerhound: Warren - Forteviot Flying Scotsman JC (Bowe)
honorable mention:
Andrew -Windshift Blue Boy Andrew (Zinser)
Eamon - Windshift Eamon (Bowe)
Poppy - Ch Windshift Wildflower (Bowe)

August 15, ASFA, Wheatland
1. Nick - Sindar Speedwell O'Windshift JC (Bergman)

August 14, ASFA, Wheatland
1. Eamon - Windshift Eamon (Bowe)
2. Nick - Sindar Speedwell O'Windshift JC (Bergman)
3. Andrew - Windshift Andrew (Zinser)
4. Warren - Forteviot Flying Scotsman (Bowe)

August 7, ASFA, Hollister
1. Nick

July 11 ASFA, Livermore
1. Eamon - Windshift Eamon (Bowe)
2. Warren - Forteviot Flying Scotsman (Bowe)
3. Glory - Ch Windshift Wood Rose JC (Wright/Poole)
4. Nick - Sindar Speedwell O'WindshiftJC (Bergman)
5. Andrew - Windshift Andrew (Zinser)
6. Torquil - Juraluv MacNeil (Bergman)

July 10, ASFA, Livermore
1. Glory - Ch Windshift Wood Rose JC (Wright/Poole)
2. Nick - Sindar Speedwell JC O'Windshift (Bergman)

June 12 ASFA, Hollister
1. Glory - Ch Windshift Wood Rose JC (Wright/Poole)
2. Nick - Sindar Speedwell JC (Bergman)
3. Torquil -Juraluv McNeil (Bergman)

June 13 ASFA, Hollister
1. Nick - Sindar Speedwell JC (Bergman)
2. Glory - Ch Windshift Wood Rose (Wright/Poole)

FUN DAY SCHEDULE
Saturday, October 16
Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton, CA
Judge: Ellen Pilling

10:00 AM - ENTRIES ACCEPTED

10:30 AM - CONFORMATION MATCH

Regular Classes:
Dogs and Bitches (separated)

Additional Classes

11:30 AM - OBEDIENCE/AGILITY DEMONSTRATION

No Entry Fee, non-competitive. Demonstrate any obedience training you have achieved.

NOON - POT LUCK LUNCH, GENERAL MEETING

Please bring a dish to share for our pot luck meal - main course, salad, beverage, or dessert.

1:30 PM - FUN AND GAMES

Pre-entries may be emailed to Kris Smith at kas@datatamers.com (just fill in this form, hit reply, change the "return" email address to kas@datatamers.com, and pay the pre-entry price at the match) or mail to her at Route 2 Box 431, La Honda, CA 94020. Call for information at 650-851-3155. Pre-entries must be received by Wednesday, October 16.

Pre-entry fee: $5.00 for first class, $3.00 for each additional class.

Day of Show: $8.00 for first class, $6.00 for each additional class.

ONE DOG PER ENTRY Registered name: ____________________
Call name: __________________________
Date of Birth: ______________________
Sex: ________________________________
Owner: ______________________________
Address: ____________________________

Conformation Class: _________________
Additional Classes(brace, leash, or team - pay 1 class fee with one of the dogs):
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________

Contest Classes:
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________

Total fees enclosed, made payable to NCDC: _____________________________________

Directions to the Fairgrounds - NOTE: These are the directions from LAST YEAR - We are not sure yet where exactly on the fairgrounds we'll be located, but will email an update as soon as we do know.

From Hwy 680 Northbound or Southbound, take the Bernal Avenue exit. Veer right on Bernal and then left onto Valley Avenue at the first traffic light. Then go right at Gate 12 onto the grounds. South Orchard is next to the big parking lots at the southwest corner of the grounds.

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President's Message

It has been a grim winter for us. Our dear beloved Rhia (Sindar Rhiannon SC) went into labor on January 15, but the first puppy was stuck sideways so she went in for a C-section/spay. Five puppies were delivered, she woke up enough to sniff them, and let them suckle, and five hours later she was dead of DIC. Over the next three days, four of the puppies died, so we took the survivor to Auburn, where Sally Poole’s new mom Daisy adopted her and took care of her. When she was two weeks old, we brought her home, as Daisy’s pups, being 12 days older, were getting too active for her. Then the unthinkable happened, and Daisy died. Sally let us borrow two of her pups as company for our orphan. We have named her Jeffcairn Leannan, aka Annie. We are bringing the Jeffcairn kennel name back, which belonged to Bayard’s mother, Mickie Smith, in the 1960’s and 1970’s. Little Annie is thriving, and reminds us of her mother when she chases and attacks a sock on a string. It is bittersweet, as each reminder of Rhia is glorious and devastating.

Thanks to Judge Peggy Kopf and the other helpers, we had a great Fun Day in October. It is meant to be a fundraiser, but the income has been falling behind the expenses as the venue and insurance increase. Please join or rejoin today so we can continue.

Once again, the NCDC website has been just a little too much work for our volunteer to take on. In this day and age of cyber communication, this is something we really need. We have free hosting; is there a member who would be willing to put together a website that I can manage? Thanks for any help.

Our Annual Meeting will be on April 17 right after Deerhound judging at the Chief Solano KC show in Vallejo at the Solano County Fairgrounds. Please come with your ideas of how NCDC can meet your needs.

Kris Smith
President
Northern California Deerhound Club
kas@datatamers.com

2004 Calendar of Northern California Sighthound Events

March

20/21 Shows - Oakland KC Vallejo
AKC Coursing - IWHC (Tests and Trial) Bakersfield
27/28 Shows - Kern County KC Bakersfield
27 AKC Coursing - BAARC (Tests) Oakeley

April

10/11 Shows - Sacramento KC Sacramento
17/18 Shows - Chief Solano KC Vallejo
NCDC SPRING MEETING UCD Picnic Day and Breed Rescue Showcase 24/25 Shows - Gavilan KC Hollister
AKC Coursing - NCWC/BARRC (tests and Trials) Stockton/Lodi
Sacramento Valley Scottish Games and Gathering Yolo Co Fairgrounds

May

1/2 Shows -Mensona KC Santa Rosa
8/9 Shows - Camelia Capital KC Woodland
15/16 Shows - Coyote Hills KC Vallejo
22/23 Shows - Hangtown KC Placerville

June

5/6 Shows - Contra Costa County KC Dixon
10/11 Shows - Shasta KC Gridley
12/13 Shows - Chico Dog Fanciers Gridley
ASFA Coursing - MBCA Hollister
19/20 Shows - Wine Country KC Santa Rosa

July 10/11 ASFA Coursing - NCIWC/IWAWC Livermore
23 SDCA Western Specialty Lompoc
24/25 Shows - Lompoc Valley KC Lompoc
July 31 Show - Richmond Dog Fanciers Dixon

MINUTES FROM THE NCDC FALL MEETING
Saturday October 19, 2003
Alameda County Fairgrounds

Present: Denny and Sally Allen, Cari Bowe, Amy Poland, Sally Poole, Kris Smith, Chris Wright, Jean Weiss, Shela Greenlaw, Christie Keith, Harriet King, Peggy Kopf.

The meeting was called to order at 12:45.

1. The minutes of the Annual Meeting of April 19, 2003 were approved as published.

2. Kris distributed the Treasurer’s report, which showed a loss of $250 for the year to date. The insurance carrier was changed to Sportsman Insurance, saving the increase that would have been due if we had stayed with State Farm. The fee for the Fun Day venue has gone up. Considerable savings will be realized with an email newsletter. The Treasurer’s Report was approved.

3. Old business

- E-mail newsletter: Sally pointed out that there isn’t much reason to join NCDC if the newsletters are email and online. Christie said that the members will get the newsletter directly, and others will get a notice that it is available.

- Website: Christie can provide free hosting through doghobbyist.com. It will be ready soon, it will be a conventional website, will show up on searches, fun day photos will be on it.

4. New business

- Update: Lompoc weekend - Siofra and Mickie finished, Daisy OS, Poppy WB at Specialty; Daisy BOB the other days, Welby OS. Coursing: Glory got her first ASFA BIF.

- Golden State Deerhound Club: Formed sixteen years ago to put on Western Specialty. Joe and Joan Giles have organized most of them. There will be one more Western Specialty at Lompoc and then it will probably move to another venue. The name will change to something like Western States Deerhound Club, new club will keep treasury from GSDC. Officers for 2004 are: President, Joan Giles; Vice-President, Kris Smith; Secretary, Joan Garth; and Treasurer, Amy Poland.

- Location of next meeting: Discussion about a place that more people might come for a relaxing day with dogs rather than a show where mostly show people come. Christie offered her place in Cazadero, but we thought it was too hard to get to. She invited people to come informally for a gathering. The next meeting will be in April at the Vallejo show.

- Peggy and Sally said friends gathered on Labor Day at Sally’s house to have a memorial for past deerhounds that have died. Their ashes were scattered on a hill, and a bagpiper led the procession.

- Harriet and Renee will host the Deerhound Booth at the Eukanuba Classic in Long Beach. Ideas are welcome.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:15

Respectfully submitted by Kris Smith, NCDC Secretary

Tidbits

At the Shows

It was a sibling act at Northern California shows through January. The Windshift kids Woodruff (Poole), Wildflower (Bowe/Poole), and Wood Rose (Wright/Poole) traded points, while Champions sister Wintersweets and brother Wellbeloved took the breed and went on to Group placements. On the way to the Eukanuba Classic in San Diego, Jaraluv Keep the Faith stopped by the San Mateo shows, taking the breed over her brother Kempthorne, and on to a Group 1 the first day, a Group 3 the second day, then let Kempthorne take the breed the third day.

In January Chris Wright took Glory (Wood Rose) to the Indio shows, finishing with a splash on the second day. The Darrowby/Gabriel siblings, Heidi and Duncan, were the only participants at the Golden Gate KC show, a tough one as it is a long benched weekend. In February at the Santa Clara show, Amy Poland’s Siofra made the cut in the Group ring.

New Conformation Champions

Congratulations to Champion Windshift Wood Rose, aka Glory, owned by Chris Wright and Sally Poole, bred by Sally Poole. Her sire is Ch Pyefleet Nonesuch, and her dam is DC Windshift Bracken, JC. She finished at the Indio shows in Southern California. Chris was on his way home from a Christmas visit to his parents in Arizona, and was picking up his new Wolfhound girl at the show. He decided he might as well enter Glory, and the rest is history.

On the Field

AKC lure coursing at a new field in Oakland in November brought out Windshift Wildflower Poole), Lyonhil Darcy of McHan (Lovelady/Bullard), Sindar Speedwell O Windshift (Bergman), and Windshift Wood Rose (Wright/Poole), who finished in that order.

In ASFA Lure Coursing, Ellen Pilling traveled to Hollister in November where Sindar Summersweets O Windshift certified for ASFA lure coursing. In Oakley on February 7 and 8, hosted by the Northern California Wolfhound Club, Sindar Speedwell O Windshift, aka Nick, took the honors over Chris Wright’s Glory both days.

Glory was the only deerhound to run in a NOFCA open field event this season, making it to the last hunt in January. Amy Poland hoped to get Siofra (Ch Jihad Siofra JC) out there, but she wrenched a knee chasing jacks on her own, and had to sit out the official events.

Sad Goodbyes/In the Nursery

Sadly, these two headings are one this time, as we have experienced great losses of young deerhounds in Northern California. Sally Poole’s Daisy (Ch Windshift Wintersweets JC) delivered 7 pups, 5 boys and 2 girls, on January 4, sired by Ch Lehigh Yuill. Just after they were weaned, Daisy went in for a spay, and died following surgery. She was a superb show dog and a sweetheart, and will be missed by the many people who came to know her during her days on the road. This was an especially hard blow for Sally, as she had been in the midst of the stress of enduring a sudden and nearly fatal illness in Welby (Ch Windshift Wellbeloved JC), Daisy’s brother. After gall bladder removal and many days in ICU, Welby is at home and slowly improving, although his prognosis is not yet rosy.

Bayard and Kris Smith’s beloved Rhia (Sindar Rhiannon SC) died from DIC after a C-section/spay on January 16. Five puppies by Ch Jihad Stag of the Forest Edge JC were delivered, but over the next two days, four of the puppies died. The survivor, Annie, is doing well with her playmate from Daisy’s litter.

In the fall, Cari Bowe lost her Geordie, who was the BOB AKC lure courser at the National Specialty in Lompoc in 2002. Barbara Ballinger’s sweet girl Fiona died after a freak accident, when the youngster ran into a fence while playing.

New Kids on the Block

Margory Cohen has been keeping busy with two Fernhill pups from Canada, Sirius and Stella, from Reinagle and Holly. Their brother Szollar Duna has come to live with Suzan and Adam Szollar in Menlo Park.

Fun Stuff

UC Davis’ Picnic Day is April 17. Breed rescue groups bring examples of their breeds for display for the Breed Rescue Showcase. If you are interested, please call Kris 650-851-3155.

The Sacramento Valley Scottish Games and Gathering will be at the Yolo County Fairgrounds on April 24 and 25. They encourage Scottish animals and livestock, and have a parade. Call Kris if you are interested.

NCDC Fun Day

The NCDC annual Fun Day Match and Games was October 19, the day before the Del Valle show in Pleasanton. Peggy Kopf was our judge, and Harriet King and Renee Davis joined us from San Diego. Cari Bowe’s Poppy was Best in Match, while Renee’s puppy Kent was Best Opposite in Match. The winner of the newest class, Best of Other Breed, went to Sally Poole’s Skye, Guthrie. The Costume award went to three Blind Mice; Rhia and Randa Smith and Siofra Poland, chased by the Farmer’s Wife with a plastic cleaver. Siofra and Amy won the dress up race, closely followed by Poppy and Cari. Kent was quite entertaining as Renee tried to dress him while he was chewing on her arm, face, clothes, his clothes, his leash, etc. Rhia Smith won the Best Trick, bowing for a cookie, shaking hands, then “dying” when “shot” by a finger.

Two Moms Lost Post-Spay

Two of Northern California’s Deerhound bitches were lost this winter to complications following spaying, which has raised the question of why this seems to happen more often with Deerhounds (sighthounds?) than other breeds, and making people think twice before spaying bitches who have whelped.

Sally Poole’s Daisy (Ch Windshift Wintersweets JC) delivered 7 pups on January 4. Just after they were weaned, Daisy went in for a spay, and died half a day after her surgery.

Bayard and Kris Smith’s Rhia (Sindar Rhiannon SC) went into labor on January 15, but the first puppy was stuck sideways so she went in for a C-section/spay. Five puppies were delivered, she woke up enough to sniff them, and let them suckle, and five hours later she was dead of DIC (disseminated intravascular coagulation). There was no reason for the DIC incident, just the surgery. Only one of Rhia’s pups survived.

Website Wizard Needed!

Over the past few years NCDC has attempted to maintain a website with varying results. We started out with a grand one, but your technically humble president couldn't maintain it, so it got obsolete and is now defunct. Another volunteer started to design one, but it proved to be too much for her expertise. We just need a design for a VERY simple site that can hold basic deerhound and club information, plus pictures that can be changed regularly. This must be a piece of cake for some of you cyber friendly people out there, so please help us! Thanks.

Renewals/New Members

It’s membership renewal time. Please send the following form and your dues to Billie Zinser, or bring them to the Annual Meeting on April 17.

NCDC MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION AND RENEWAL
Northern California Deerhound Club 2004

Name______________________________________________
Address___________________________________________
City, State, Zip __________________________________________________
Phone_____________________________________________
email_____________________________________________
Renewing ____ Applying for new membership _______
If new, name of sponsoring member:________________

"I agree to abide by the Constitution and By-Laws of the Northern California Deerhound Club and the rules of the American Kennel Club."

Signature:________________________________________
Date __________________________

Please bring this form and your dues to the April meeting or send it to:

NCDC Treasurer Billie Zinser
6699 Exeter Drive
Oakland, CA 94611-1642

Individual Membership: $15.00
Couples Membership: $20.00
Questions? Kris Smith, 650-851-3155, kas@datatamers.com

Show Results
(most recent events listed first)

January 31 Golden Gate KC
Mrs. Joan P Anselm 0/0/1/1/
BOB: Ch Darrowby Heidi of Gabriels (Gabriel/Graham)
OS: Ch Darrowby’s Duncan of Oelmuhle (Eaton/Graham/Gabriel)

January 11, 2004 Skyline Dog Fanciers
Ms. Dany Canino 0/0/1/1
BOB/G2: Ch Windshift Wellbeloved JC (Poole)
OS: Lyonhil’s Darcy of McHan (Bullard/Lovelady)

November 30 San Mateo KC
Mr. Joe Tucker 0/0/1/1
BOB: Ch Jaraluv Kempthorne (Wornum/Brinlee)
OS: Ch Jaraluv Keep the Faith (Brinlee)

November 29 San Mateo KC
Mrs. Isabel Stoffers 0/0/1/1
BOB/G3: Ch Jaraluv Keep the Faith (Brinlee)
OS: Ch Jaraluv Kempthorne (Wornum/Brinlee)

November 28 Salinas Valley KC
Ms Dorothy M Macdonald 0/0/1/1
BOB/G1: Ch Jaraluv Keep the Faith (Brinlee)
OS: Ch Jaraluv Kempthorne (Wornum/Brinlee)

October 26 Sacramento Valley Dog Fanciers
Miss Virginia L Lyne 1/4/0/1
BOB/G1: Ch Windshift Wintersweets JC (Poole)
OS/WD: Windshift Woodruff (Poole)
WB/BW: Windshift Wood Rose JC (Wright/Poole)
RWB: Windshift Wildflower (Poole)

October 25 Sacramento Valley Dog Fanciers
Ms Carol O’Bryant 1/2/1/1
BOB: Ch Windshift Wintersweets JC (Poole)
OS: Ch Jaraluv Kempthorne (Warnum/Brinlee)
WD/BW: Windshift Woodruff (Poole)
WB: Windshift Wildflower (Poole)
RWB: Windshift Wood Rose (Wright/Poole)

October 20 Del Valle Dog Club
Ms Joy S Brewster 1/2/1/1
BOB/G2: Ch Windshift Wintersweets (Poole)
OS: Willows Gift From Best Camp (King)
WB/BW: Ch Windshift Wintersweets JC (Poole)
WD: Aionagh Casinlan (Davis)
RWB: Windshift Wood Rose (Wright/Poole)

October 19 Del Valle Dog Club
Ms Patricia Miller 1/5/1/1
BOB: Ch Windshift Wintersweets JC (Poole)
OS: Willows Gift From Best Camp (King)
WB/BW: Windshift Wildflower (Poole)
WD: Aionagh Casinlan (Davis)
RWB: Sindar Rhiannon SC (Smith)

October 12 Two Cities KC
Mr. D Roy Halloway 0/2/1/1
BOB/G2: Ch Windshift Wintersweets JC (Poole)
OS: Ch Jaraluv Kempthorne (Wornum/Brinlee)
BW/WB: Gwent's Margaret of Scotland (Arnold/Allen)
RWB: Gwent's Mhairi (Arnold/Allen)

October 11 Two Cities KC
Mrs. Isabel J Stoffers 0/2/1/1
BOB: Ch Jaraluv Kempthorne (Wornum/Brinlee)
OS: Ch Windshift Wintersweets JC (Poole)
BW/WB: Gwent's Margaret of Scotland (Arnold/Allen)
RWB: Gwent's Mhairi (Arnold/Allen)

Lure Coursing

AKC
November 2003
Oakland:
1. Windshift Wildflower (Poole)
2. Lyonhil Darcy of McHan (Lovelady/Bullard)
3. Sindar Speedwell O Windshift (Bergman)
4. Windshift Wood Rose (Wright/Poole)

ASFA
February 7/8 2004, Northern California Wolfhound Club, Oakley
1. Sindar Speedwell O Windshift (Bergman)
2. Ch Windshift Wood Rose JC (Wright/Poole)

November 2003:
Hollister: Sindar Summersweets O Windshift certified.

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President's Message

Here is our second attempt at an e-mail newsletter, and I hope you can all read it. Let me know what you think. The next one will go to NCDC members only. Enclosed is a renewal form. If your last name is not on the list of members and you would like to join or rejoin, please do so soon by sending returning the enclosed renewal form.

We hope many of you can come to the annual Match and Fun Day on October 18 in Pleasanton, on the day before the Del Valle show. Peggy Kopf will be our judge. There will be an informal match with a new class (added spontaneously last year) of Best of Other Breed. Then the famous costume class and fun games. Not to mention a delicious potluck. The information was emailed; if you missed it, it is at the end of this message. The deerhound entry for the show on Sunday is not a supported entry this year. The information was submitted, but evidently the superindendent missed it. We will resume the supported entry next year.

The news from Oregon is that Joan and Joe Giles have moved into their new home and are now caring for eight new puppies out of Starr by Blayne. What a way to begin in a new place.

We were able to visit Terri Campbell in Washington, and had a lovely time seeing her new home and chatting.

Kris Smith
President
Northern California Deerhound Club
kas@datatamers.com

Deerhound Fun Day!
Northern California Deerhound Club

Don't miss NCDC's annual Fun Day, at which we hold our general meeting, a pot luck lunch, a conformation match, and lots of fun and games! The Fun Day will be held on Saturday, October 18, at the Alameda County Fairgrounds, Orchard South, Ring 1, at 10:30 AM.

Our judge will be longtime member Peggy Kopf of Ladybanks Deerhounds.

SCHEDULE

10:00 AM - ENTRIES ACCEPTED

10:30 AM - CONFORMATION MATCH

Regular Classes:
Dogs and Bitches (separated)

Additional Classes

11:30 AM - OBEDIENCE/AGILITY DEMONSTRATION

No Entry Fee, non-competitive. Demonstrate any obedience training you have achieved.

NOON - POT LUCK LUNCH, GENERAL MEETING

Please bring a dish to share for our pot luck meal - main course, salad, beverage, or dessert.

1:30 PM - FUN AND GAMES

Pre-entries may be emailed to Kris Smith at kas@datatamers.com (just fill in this form, hit reply, change the "return" email address to kas@datatamers.com, and pay the pre-entry price at the match) or mail to her at Route 2 Box 431, La Honda, CA 94020. Call for information at 650-851-3155. Pre-entries must be received by Wednesday, October 16.

Pre-entry fee: $5.00 for first class, $3.00 for each additional class.

Day of Show: $8.00 for first class, $6.00 for each additional class.

ONE DOG PER ENTRY Registered name: ____________________
Call name: __________________________
Date of Birth: ______________________
Sex: ________________________________
Owner: ______________________________
Address: ____________________________

Conformation Class: _________________
Additional Classes(brace, leash, or team - pay 1 class fee with one of the dogs):
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________

Contest Classes:
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________

Total fees enclosed, made payable to NCDC: _____________________________________

Directions to the Fairgrounds:

From Hwy 680 Northbound or Southbound, take the Bernal Avenue exit. Veer right on Bernal and then left onto Valley Avenue at the first traffic light. Then go right at Gate 12 onto the grounds. South Orchard is next to the big parking lots at the southwest corner of the grounds.

2003 Calendar of Northern California Sighthound Events

OCTOBER

4 Loch Lomond highland Games Ben Lomond
4/5 Shows - Donner Trail Kennel Club Roseville
18 NCDC Fun Day Match Pleasanton
19/20 Shows - Del Valle Dog Club Pleasanton
25/26 Shows - Sacramento Valley Dog Fanciers Dixon
26 NOTRA Racing - NCWC Elk Grove

NOVEMBER

1/2 Shows - Sierra-Tuolumne KC Sonora
9 NOTRA Racing - WGRA Anderson
21 NOTRA Racing - WGRA Anderson
21/22 Shows - Golden Valley KC Turlock
28 Show - Salinas Valley KC San Mateo
29/30 Show - San Mateo KC San Mateo
28/29/30 ASFA Coursing - MBCA/PHFNC Hollister

Tidbits

At the Shows

Sally Poole¹s Daisy (Ch Windshift Wintersweets) is taking the West by storm; on a recent trip through Northern California and Oregon, she captured a Group 1, 2, and 3.

New Conformation Champions

Congratulations to Darrowby¹s Duncan of Oelmuhle, who finished his conformation championship this spring in Woodland, and his owners, Chris Eaton, Bonnie Graham, and Carol Gabriel.

A big round of applause to Jihad¹s Siofra, Amy and Steve¹s girl bred by Barbara Mullis, who finished at the Lompoc Valley Kennel Club show on Saturday, July 26.

On the Field

Ellen Pilling reports that Sindar Summersweets O Windshift earned a leg of her JC at Lompoc with a terrific run. It was the first time she had seen a plastic lure, and when she finally caught it, she shredded it. She gets to practice regularly on jackrabbits at home in Nevada.

Also earning his first JC leg at Lompoc was Summer¹s brother, Sindar Speedwell O Windshift (Nick). Paul and Lee Bergman¹s Nick was seen flying through the Labor Day ASFA Trials with three great runs.

Movin' On/In the Nursery

Joe and Joan Giles made the announcement at the Lompoc specialty that they have bought a lovely home in Grants Pass, Oregon, on the banks of the Applegate river. They moved in the third weekend of September, and one week later their girl Ch Jihad Starr at Glencrag produced eight healthy puppies (four of each gender) by Ch Glencrag Blayne SC. Amy Poland went up to help with the whelping, and Ellen Pilling will visit soon to help.

A visit to Terri Campbell and her Forteviot gang found them happy and healthy, refurbishing a lovely farm style house on forested acreage in Belfair, Washington. The deerhounds have twisting racetracks through the trees, and Terri has a lovely view over Hood Canal to the Olympic Mountains. We enjoyed a walk through the nearby wetlands preserve and talked about California deerhounds.

Sad Goodbyes

Peggy Kopf said goodbye to her last deerhound, Ch Ladybank's Hildy SC, in August. Hildy succumbed to old age at 10 years old. Hildy was the last of many years of Ladybank deerhounds, now in many pedigrees all over the country. Peggy will always be a part of the deerhound world, and continues the Ladybank kennel name with her Skye terriers.

Christie Keith lost her young dog, Bran, to sudden acute kidney failure. Despite ten days of hospitalization and everything UC Davis could do, he didn't make it. While some necropsy results are still pending, so far, a month later, the cause of his kidney failure is still unknown.

Fun Stuff

October 4 is the date of the 2003 Loch Lomond Highland Games, held in Ben Lomond in the Santa Cruz mountains. They have a Celtic Critters corner (in the shade under oak trees) which we hope will have some deerhounds. This event is a like a Rennaissance Fair and Games combined, with wonderful music and wares.

Bloat Study

The "big three" genetically influenced health risks of deerhounds and other large sighthounds are dilated cardiomyopathy, osteosarcoma, and bloat/tortion (gastric dilatation-volvulus). In April 2003, the AKC Gazette published an article by Jerold S. Bell, DVM, about the risk factors for canine bloat and torsion. The facts reported were from an ongoing study done by Dr Larry Glickman of Purdue University. Following is a short summary of some of the results:

Dogs with the greatest risk of developing bloat are large and giant breeds with chests that are deep and narrow. This conformation allows more movement of the stomach, which increases the chances of torsion. Lean dogs have more room in the abdomen, and therefore are at higher risk than overweight dogs.

Older dogs have a higher risk; in large breeds the risk goes up 20% each year after age 5; in giant breeds it goes up 20% each year after age 3.

First degree relatives of dogs that have had bloat are at higher risk.

Dogs that eat quickly have a higher risk, presumably because they swallow more air as they eat.

Dogs that are fed from raised bowls are 110 percent more likely to develop bloat. It has been thought in the past that this method of feeding would help prevent bloat, but now it is recognized that it creates more risk.

Temperment is important. Fearful, nervous, or aggressive dogs had a much higher incidence of bloat than dogs which were considered to be happy. Stressed dogs, such as those who have been kenneled or shipped, are at a higher risk. Males are slightly more prone to develop bloat than females.

Some feeding practices were associated with higher risks, including feeding only dry foods and feeding a single large daily meal. Much higher risk is associated with kibble which has fat as one of the first four ingredients, and kibble which contains citric acid. Dry foods containing a rendered meat and bone meal decreased risk, as did mixing table food or canned food into dry food. Countries which use less dry food have a lower incidence of bloat. The higher risk associated with feeding one large meal and higher incidence of bloat in older dogs are related, as the weight of large meals and aging both cause stretching of the ligaments which hold the stomach in place.

Several theories about the causes of bloat were eliminated by this study. Heavy exercise before or after feeding is not related, nor is water intake. Neither vaccinations nor specific brands of food were implicated.

"From the research performed to date, we can list several factors that, added together, can characterize the typical dog that develops bloat: a deep and narrow chest; leanness; a relative that has had a bloat episode; eating quickly; a dry-food diet; a single, large daily meal; stress; and a fearful, nervious, or aggressive temperment."

Of dogs who do bloat, 30 percent will die or have to be euthanized due to shock, irregular heartbeat and/or rupture/death of the stomach wall. Immediate treatment is relief of pressure, either by stomach tube or hypodermic needle, followed by surgery if the stomach has torsed. At this time, or later in a dog which does not require surgery, is a gastropexy, which is surgical "tacking" of the stomach in place. Seventy six percent of dogs who did not have a gastropexy bloated again, and half of those bloated within three months. Only 6 percent of those who had the gastropexy bloated again. Researchers are developing a new laparoscopic gastropexy technique, which will require only a small incision on the side of the abdomen.

Bloat is not inherited directly, but a predisposition to develop bloat does run in families. Paying attention to keeping a breadth of pedigree and avoiding the breeding of dogs which display predisposing factors, especially deep narrow chests, should help decrease the prevelance of bloat/torsion.

Future of the Golden State Deerhound Club

Sixteen years ago, a group of Deerhound fanciers in California formed a club so they could hold a Western Regional Specialty. This was the Golden State Deerhound Club, and every year since then, Joe and Joan Giles have chaired the Western Specialty in Lompoc. The Giles have retired and bought a riverside home in Grants Pass, Oregon, and will retire from their show chair positions as well. After this year¹s Specialty, GSDC held its annual meeting to determine its future. The Giles are willing to chair one more Lompoc specialty, as the contract with the judge is already signed. It was decided that, unless someone from California wants to take over the Lompoc venue, 2004 will be the last specialty in Lompoc, and subsequent specialties will move to other western locations. The club will change its name to something more regional, such as Western States Deerhound Club, and the treasury will remain with that club as seed money for the next venues. The 2003 Specialty fell well below the minimum number of dogs showing that the SDCA requires for a Specialty, so some effort will be required to be allowed to hold the last Lompoc event next year.

The slate of officers elected for the next year are: Joan Giles, President; Kris Smith, Vice President; Joan Garth, Secretary; Amy Poland, Treasurer.

AKC/ASFA Coursing Wars

Coursing aficianados are up in arms about a new enforcement of an AKC rule which could change the face of lure coursing. Probably intended for other reasons not having anything to do with lure coursing, a rule was inacted by AKC which says that no AKC club will be allowed to sponsor events ruled by other organizations. Coursing clubs typically belong to both AKC and ASFA so they can host lure courses of both organizations. Since AKC lure coursing is not offered as much and is not as well attended as ASFA events, the AKC may shoot itself in the foot by imposing these restrictions. Clubs will just drop their AKC affiliations and go with ASFA, which was the original lure coursing organization. It became popular, so AKC decided to offer it¹s own version and titles. Many other disciplines are similarly effected and upset by this rule and the issue is currently being addressed, so let¹s hope we come out with nothing damaged in the lure coursing world.

Renewals/New Members

Thanks to the members who have renewed for 2003. If your name is not on the following list, please send the form to Billie Zinser. These members have renewed: Allen, Bergman, Bowe, Byram, Campbell, Cohen, Fairchild, Dallas, Gabriel, McKim, Morales, Pilling, Poole, Poland, Smith, Sudekum, Terry, Wright, Zinser.

NCDC MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION AND RENEWAL
Northern California Deerhound Club 2003

Name______________________________________________
Address___________________________________________
City, State, Zip __________________________________________________
Phone_____________________________________________
email_____________________________________________
Renewing ____ Applying for new membership _______
If new, name of sponsoring member:________________

"I agree to abide by the Constitution and By-Laws of the Northern California Deerhound Club and the rules of the American Kennel Club."

Signature:________________________________________
Date __________________________

Please bring this form and your dues to the Fall meeting or send it to:

NCDC Treasurer Billie Zinser
6699 Exeter Drive
Oakland, CA 94611-1642

Individual Membership: $15.00
Couples Membership: $20.00
Questions? Kris Smith, 650-851-3155, kas@datatamers.com

Show Results

September 7
Eugene KC, Eugene, OR
Mr Joe C Walton
G3: Ch Windshift Wintersweets JC (Poole)

September 6
Mckenzie Cascade Dog Fanciers, Eugene, OR
Mrs Dorothy M MacDonald
G1: Ch Windshift Wintersweets JC (Poole)

September 5
McKenzie Cascade Dog Fanciers, Eugene, OR
Mr William Shelton
G2: Ch Windshift Wintersweets JC (Poole)

August 30
Gold Country KC
Mrs Robert S Forsythe
0/2/1/0

BOB: Ch Jaraluv Kempthorne
BOS/BW: Gwent¹s Margaret of Scotland (Arnold/Allen)
R: Gwent¹s Mhaira (Arnold/Allen)

August 3
Richmond Dog Fanciers, Dixon
Mrs Elaine I Rigden
1/1/1/1
BOB: Ch Juraluv Kempthorne (Wornum/Brinlee)
BOS: Ch Windshift Wintersweets JC (Poole)
BW: Gwent¹s Margaret of Scotland (Arnold/Allen)

August 2
Richmond Dog Fanciers, Dixon
Prof Douglas C Taylor
0/0/1/1
BOB: Ch Juraluv Kempthorne (Wornum/Brinlee)
BOS: Ch Windshift Wintersweets SC (Poole)

July 27
Lompoc Valley Kennel Club, Lompoc
Mr Gary L Doerg
4/7/3/2
BOB: Ch Windshift Wintersweets JC (Poole)
BOS: Ch windshift Wellbeloved JC (Poole)
WD/BW Willow¹s Gift from Best Camp (King)
WB: Windshift Wood Rose (Wright/Poole)
RWD: Glencrag¹s Gavin (Giles)
RWB: Ayr¹s Meryl at Madegra (Schlundt)

July 26
Lompoc Valley Kennel Club, Lompoc
Mrs Sharon Kinney
4/7/3/2/1V
BOB: Ch Windshift Wintersweets JC (Poole)
BOS: Ch Glencrag¹s Blayne SC (Giles)
WD/BW: Glencrag¹s Gavin (Giles)
WB: Jihad¹s Siofra (Poland/Mullis)
RWB: Caerwicce¹s Idlls of Xanadu (Tanner)

July 25
SDCA WESTERN SPECIALTY, Lompoc
Sweepstakes: Mrs Linda Madden
2-1
BISS: Glencrag¹s Gavin (Giles)
BOSS: Sindar Summersweets Windshift (Poole)

Specialty: Mr Lou Guerrero
5/7/4/5(1V/2V)
BOB: Ch Glencrag¹s Blayne SC (Giles)
BOS: Ch Windshift Wintersweets JC (Poole)
WD/BW: Glencrag¹s Gavin (Giles)
WB: Windshift Wildflower JC (Bowes/Poole)
RWD: Willow¹s Gift from Best Camp (King)
RWB: Ayr¹s Meryl at Madegra (Schlundt)

July 19
Coyote Hills Kennel Club, Hayward
Mr John C Lyons
2/2/0/1
BOB: Ch Windshift Wintersweets JC (Poole)
BOS/WD : Windshift Wood Rush (Poole)
WB/BW: Windshift Wood Rose (Wright/Poole)
RWD: Sindar Speedwell O¹Windshift (Bergman)
RWB: Lyonhil¹s Darcy of McHan (Bullard/Lovelady)

July 18
Coyote Hills Kennel Club, Hayward
Dr Gareth Morgan-Jones
2/2/0/1
BOB: Ch Windshift Wintersweets JC (Poole)
BOS/WD : Windshift Wood Rush (Poole)
WB/BW: Windshift Wood Rose (Wright/Poole)
RWD: Sindar Speedwell O¹Windshift (Bergman)
RWB: Lyonhil¹s Darcy of McHan (Bullard/Lovelady)

June 22
Wine Country KC, Petaluma
Dr Asa Mays
BOB/WB: Windshift Wood Rose JC (Wright/Poole)
RWB: Jihad's Siofra JC (Poland/Mullis)

June 21
Wine Country KC, Petaluma
Mr Michael J Dougherty
BOB/WB: Jihad's Siofra JC(Poland/Mullis)
RWB: Windshift Wood Rose JC (Wright/Poole)

June 15
Chico Dog Fanciers, Gridley
Col Joe B Purkhiser
Group 2: Ch Windshift Wellbeloved JC (Poole)

June 14, Chico Dog Fanciers, Gridley
Mr Richard L. Byrd
Group 2: Ch Windshift Wellbeloved JC (Poole)

June 12
Shasta KC, Gridley
Ms Margretta Patterson-Kauffman
Group 2: Ch Windshift Wellbeloved JC (Poole)

June 8
Contra Costa County DC, Antioch
Ms Betty Jo Patrick
BOB: Ch Windshift Wellbeloved JC (Poole)
BW/WB/OS: Dr Dierdre Green O Torridon (Greenlaw)
BP/WD: Jaraluv Maxwell (Gibbs)

June 7
Contra costa County KC, Antioch
Mr Dennis J Gallant
BOB/G2: Ch Windshift Wellbeloved JC (Poole)
BW/WD/BP/PG1: Jaraluv Maxwell (Gibbs)
WB/OS: Dr Dierdre Green O Torridon (Greenlaw)
RWD: Dr Livingstone Ehene (Greenlaw/Kiaer)
RWB: Lyonhil's Darcy of McHan (Bullard/Lovelady)

June 1
Pasadena KC
Mr Fancy
Group 1: Ch Glencrag's Blayne SC (Giles)

May 25
Hangtown KC of Placerville
Mr Stephen J Hubbell
Group 1: Ch Windshift Wintersweets JC (Poole)

May 24
Hangtown KC of Placerville
Ms Marjorie Martorella
Group 2: Ch Windshift Wintersweets JC (Poole)

May 11
Camelia KC, Woodland
Ms Patricia Ann Ellis
BOB Ch Darrowby's Duncan of Oelmuhle (Eaton/Graham/Gabriel)
BW/WB/OS: Jihad's Siofra JC (Poland/Mullis)
WD: Forteviot's Silver Meteor (Campbell)

May 10, Camelia KC, Woodland
Ms Donelle Richards
BOB/BW/WD: Darrowby's Duncan of Oelmuhle (Eaton/Graham/Gabriel)
RWD: Forteviot's Silver Meteor (Campbell)
WB: Forteviot's Princess Elizabeth (Campbell)
RWB: Jihad's Siofra JC (Poland/Mullis)

Lure Coursing Results

July 26
Lompoc Specialty
First JC run:
Sindar Summersweets Windshift (Poole)
Sindar Speedwell O Windshift (Bergman)

July 12
ASFA Livermore
1. Windshift Wood Rose JC (Wright/Poole)
2. Sindar Rhiannon SC (Smith)
Certified: Sindar Speedwell O Windshift (Bergman)

May AKC
JC: Windshift Wood Rose (Wright/Poole)

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