Chatter-Barks Volume 36 / Issue 6 www.ocodb.org June 2018 NEXT MEETING MONDAY June 11, 2018 “General Club Business” Dear members: Chatterbarks took a short vacation while Joan recovered from some health issues but now we’re back. Summertime has arrived and with it, preparations for our July trial have begun. Please sign up to help for a few hours – we have plenty of spots that need to be filled and nothing requires any special skills. Even beginners can help plus you learn so much while watching the competitors. It’s also the season for invasions from sick raccoons. I live in a well populated area of South Daytona and yesterday a raccoon slowly walked up to my gate, unfazed by either me or my barking dog on the other side. He then fell over and had a seizure. When animal control arrived to get him, he said this was the second sick raccoon he had picked up that day – and it was only 9:30 in the morning. Make sure your animals are safe and don’t leave them outside unattended. They depend on us to protect them. And speaking of protection, I have received several notices from AKC about Phishing which involves thieves sending out official looking announcements asking for personal information and/or donations. The notice looks real – the most recent one was distributed to members of the Bull Mastiff club. It can never be said too often – question and look critically at everything you receive via the internet. Criminals are on their toes and we need to be as well. Take care. Pat Mozden Meeting Location OCOD Training Center 1276 8th Street Corner of 8th & Derbyshire 7:00 pm General Meeting with Members & Guests President: Pat Mozden 386-788-3800 [email protected]Vice Pres: Linda Hudak Secretary: Chris Franczek Treasurer: Kathy Nicastro Board of Directors: Renee’ Johnson Dana Connolly Nina Daly OBEDIENCE: 761-1095 Joan C. 677-4528 Renee’ J. AGILITY: 527-5255 Janet B. 767-6798 Anna J. APPLICATIONS: Can be found on our web site www.ocodb.org Disclaimer: the views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of the Obedience Club of Daytona, Inc. or the editors.
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Chatter-BarksVolume 36 / Issue 6 www.ocodb.org June 2018
NEXT MEETING MONDAYJune 11, 2018
“General Club Business”
Dear members:
Chatterbarks took a short vacation while Joan recovered from some health issues but now we’re back.
Summertime has arrived and with it, preparations for our July trial have begun. Please sign up to help for a few hours – we have plenty of spots that need to be filled and nothing requires any special skills. Even beginners can help plus you learn so much while watching the competitors.
It’s also the season for invasions from sick raccoons. I live in a well populated area of South Daytona and yesterday a raccoon slowly walked up to my gate, unfazed by either me or my barking dog on the other side. He then fell over and had a seizure. When animal control arrived to get him, he said this was the second sick raccoon he had picked up that day – and it was only 9:30 in the morning. Make sure your animals are safe and don’t leave them outside unattended. They depend on us to protect them.
And speaking of protection, I have received several notices from AKC about Phishing which involves thieves sending out official looking announcements asking for personal information and/or donations. The notice looks real – the most recent one was distributed to members of the Bull Mastiff club. It can never be said too often – question and look critically at everything you receive via the internet. Criminals are on their toes and we need to be as well.
Take care.
Pat Mozden
Meeting Location OCOD Training Center 1276 8th Street Corner of 8th & Derbyshire 7:00 pm General Meeting with Members & Guests
President: Pat Mozden 386-788-3800 [email protected] Vice Pres: Linda Hudak Secretary: Chris Franczek Treasurer: Kathy Nicastro Board of Directors: Renee’ Johnson Dana Connolly Nina Daly
OBEDIENCE: 761-1095 Joan C. 677-4528 Renee’ J.
AGILITY: 527-5255 Janet B. 767-6798 Anna J.
APPLICATIONS: Can be found on our web site www.ocodb.org
Disclaimer: the views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of the Obedience Club of Daytona, Inc. or the editors.
Wins & Brags Nancy Rogers and "Koda" have earned their Alliance of Therapy Dog certificate and are registered members as of 5/3/18. Thank you to OCOD Tester for ATD, Linda Eastlake, for her assistance.
Debra Cail and “Tiki” Debra Cail and Mystique “Tiki” earned the 4 AKC Trick Dog titles: Novice, Intermediate, Advanced and Performer 5/15/18 at OCOD. “Tiki” earned the CGC Title on 12/17/2017.
Dale Parks and Ch. Sleepytime’s Quintessential ML, miniature, longhair Dachshund earned a Scent Work Novice Container title at his first tests, at OCOD on 5/19-20/18. Cindy Collins and Alpha's Magic Carpet Ride. “Davis” earned an Advanced Exterior (SEA) and overall Advanced Title (SWA), and then went on to earn his Excellent Container (SCE) and Excellent Interior (SIE) on 5/19-20/18 at OCOD.
Alan Wilcox showed and "Sprite" in 4 separate Upland tests at the Central Florida HRC Upland trial. Sprite passed all 4 tests in one day to earn her HRC Upland Title (UH) so she is now HRCH UH Stoneridge Blue Water Sprite SH WCX WC RE TT CGC. Sprite quartered the field, trailed the birds that moved, sat on every flush and remained sitting with the gunshots, and retrieved the Chucker that were shot with the enthusiasm and control that is required of an upland hunting dog. 2/24/18
Sandy Wilcox and Dixie Doodle Dandy ME RE CAX DCAT is proud to announce that almost completed her title in the March Marion Alachua Dog Training Assoc. TrialL but did complete her DCAT at the Greater Orange Park Dog Club with over 549 points. Doodle WAS # 1 Parson Russell Terrier in the country all this year at 24.56 mph, up until 5/3/18 when she dropped to #2 in the rankings.
HR Stoneridge Dixie Flyway SH WC RE CGC was the Finished Test dog for Alan Wilcox at the North East Florida HRC Hunt test 4/14-15/18 and Carolina Boykin Spaniel HRC Hunt test 5/19-20/18 at H. Cooper Black Jr. Field Trial Area in Cheraw, SC. Dixie also was the pickup dog for both weekends.
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Therapy Dog Visits
Please carry current parasite test and rabies shot records at all times.
Ormond / Holly Hill Area First Tuesday: Riviera 10:30
Second Tuesday: Health Center of Daytona Beach 10:30
Grand Villa, Deland 10:30
Fourth Tuesday: Claire Bridge 10:00
Port Orange / Daytona Area
First Monday of every month at 10:00Port Orange Nursing & Rehab Center
Second Monday: Brookdale on Dunlawton 10:30
Third Monday: Carlton Shores 10:00 on Nova Rd.
Fourth Monday: Brookdale on Dunlawton 10:30
Every other Tuesday: Halifax Hospital 1:30 pmrear entrance, Halifax needs current parasite test & rabies shot records.
OCOD’s Testers for Alliance of Therapy if you are interested in joining the group
The new, most advanced (and final) level of AKC Trick Dog – theElite Performer.For the Elite Performer, a story/script is required. This routine may be used to entertain and bring joy to others in therapy settingsAnd at community events or dog shows.AKC will begin processing applications for Elite Performer on June 1, 2018Application forms are at www.akc.org/trick-dog
The Debbie Quigley that was scheduled
for Junehas been cancelled.
Note from the Editor
Thank you for all the cards, well wishes, phone calls and emails that I received while I was so sick, they really meant a lot to
me to know I had so many friends thinking about me.. I’m not fully recovered yet but will be doing the newsletter, and
class registration again.
Many Thanks to those that took over for me while I was so sick,
Renee’ Johnson for making sure there were instructors and
assistants for the classes, Cheryl Johnson for taking over the registration. Thank you Karl Shalansky & Maria Orlando for taking the wonderful photos for the Dancing Dog Show. Also, thanks to Walt & Jan Chase for putting together the program for the show, and to Edd Gordon
and Dana Connolly for teaching the Intermediate class that I
wasn’t able to.
Joan Costello
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Obedience Club of Daytona General Meeting Minutes May 14, 2018
Meeting was called to order by Pat Mozden at 7:00PM.
Sign in sheet was passed around and is attached to hard copy of minutes. 35 members were present and three guests.
Wins and brags were announced and will be posted in Chatterbarks if you send them to Joan. LindaS congratulated all on a fantastic Dancing Dog Show!
Minutes of the last meeting were published in the newsletter and so were not read at the meeting. No additions or corrections were made.
Report of the secretary: New single memberships were Gloria Conrad, Joyce Holmquist would like to help with anything appropriate for her, Melanie Magamoll, Yvonne Presley and Mary Riley would like to work on FCAT. Linda Coyner and Paige Remington would like to help with classes, programs and trials and joined as a family membership.
Report of the Treasurer:
April Expenses: $12,675.62 (Scappichio Seminar was ~$7K and Rent ~$2K)
April Income: $21,563.00 (SW Trials ~$13K and advanced classes ~$2.6K)
Rent was not shown on last month’s P&L statement because it autopays and Kathy has to manually add it to the report.
Report of the Board of Directors:
FAST CAT: We will be hosting a Marion Alachua FAST CAT trial at our January agility trial. Our club will receive $2 per entry from MADTA. They will handle all the logistics including entries.
Online Payments: We will look into doing online payments for future trials.
Class Credits: Instructors will have one week from the end of the last class to turn in the number of hours everyone worked and the assistant’s names to Ralph.
Old Jumps and Push Carts: While making our storage areas neater, we discovered an old J&J PractiJump set that has not been used in years. Bob made the opening bid of $25 and there were no other interested parties. Two push carts that are not being used were offered for free. LindaC took one or two.
Personal Equipment: All personal equipment stored at the building MUST be marked with your name or it will be disposed of if we cannot determine to whom it belongs.
Cleaning Day: The last cleaning day for the first of of 2018 will be on June 2nd starting at noon. To speed things up and/or if you are allergic to some chemicals, you can bring your own pail, rags and cleaner.
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Job Distribution: Pat reported that Joan’s illness has shown us that we need to spread out our workload a little more so that any one person is not doing too many critical jobs. This will help us to keep the ball rolling in the event any of us has one of life’s crises that seems to hit us all when we least expect it.
Old Business:
Donations: We received thank you notes from Southeast Volusia County Humane Society and Sophie’s Circle for our $750 each donations.
Debbie Quigley Seminar: has been cancelled due to cancellations and lack of interest.
Crates Left in Building: Reneé reminded us that all crates need to be moved to the back of the building or taken home during trials if the owner is not entered in a trial. Exhibitors have commented that there is not enough crating space. All crates in the building should have owners name on them please. You can store your personal equipment inside them and lock them.
CGC Test: was cancelled due to too few testers and illness. Reneé reminded us that she is not in charge of the testing, only the scheduling of events at the building.
New Business:
Vacuum Cleaner: Claire has fallen in love with a commercial vacuum that has a 30” path, is self propelled, has a 70’ cord and much faster and sturdier than the home vacuums we have been struggling with. JoanC made the motion we purchase it for $2,100 from Burns Supply and Reneé seconded. Discussion included that we check on cost of filters and bags so we are not surprised when we need to purchase them.
Trick Dog Elite: Reneé reported that there is a new Trick Dog title called Elite .
Scent Work Trial: LindaB reported we have a lot of good stewards, but still need a few more in order to spread the workload a little better. It is a good way to learn about scent work and some jobs are sit down jobs. We have three judges this time and each judge needs 3 stewards.
Program: A Dock Diving program was presented by member Gordon Roberts assisted by Cheri and Carrie.
Respectfully Submitted,
Chris Franczek
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MONDAY 6/4/18 9:30am OPEN Ralph Orlando
10:45am UTILITY Joyce Swegle
*** Not on Club Mee%ng Night 6/12/18 (second Monday of each month)
If you’re suffering from a lack of praise and appreciation, you’ll want to seriously consider signing up to steward at
this summer’s OCOD Obedience Trials, Saturday and Sunday, July 14th 15th.
Every year we hear the same kind of praise from those who judge our trials and those who enter:
“Excellent stewards all weekend.” “Really GREAT stewards.”
“We’re spoiled. These are the best stewards we’ve ever had.”
A number of club members turn up each year to work as stewards. They know—as you will, if you’ve never done it before—that
being a steward gets you a ring-side seat, up close and personal, for all the action. Plus lunch and goodies !
If you’re thinking of preparing your dog for obedience performance, there’s no better way to learn the ways of the ring than to steward.
And no experience is needed. We train!
This year, we’ll have three obedience rings each day. Three judges. Novice, Open, Utility, and a few non-standard classes.
We’ll need table stewards to help the judges keep the paperwork in order, and ring stewards to do things like put out scent articles and gloves, take leashes,
deliver dumbbells, set jump heights, and act as posts for the figure-8 exercises. And the main task: to keep the
rings running smoothly and our judges happy.
So if you’d like to give stewarding a try, or come back for another enjoyable experience, please contact
Trial Chair Ralph Orlando at [email protected] or 386-788-4268. Your help will be Greatly Appreciated!
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“FROSTY PAWS”
UDX, OM2, (79 OTCH points), RE, MX, MXJ,
Freestyle Champion
Frosty, owned and loved by Linda and Ray Stites, was nearly 17 years old when
he crossed the rainbow bridge on May 13th. Frosty excelled in Obedience,
Agility and Musical Freestyle. He was a founding member of the Canine Fancy
Dancers and was an outstanding Freestyle Dog. Frosty will be truly missed
by all who loved him.
Sincere Sympathy to Vicki & Eric Teel on the loss of their beloved Sheltie
“Abby”. She was 14 years old (1-19-04 - 5-26-18).
Get Well Wishes for Kitty Forguson’s husband.
Sincere Sympathy to Robin Scott on the loss of
her husband Dennis.
We also lost Carol Paris this month, condolence
to her family.
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Lois Hoffmann and Van Dykes Sound Of Music “Shadow” earned the AKC Tricks Dog Title “Performer at OCOD on 5/22/18.
Laurel Hendricks and “Zoe” earned a 3rd Place Win in Advance Buried, two 4th Place Wins in Advance Exterior. She also earned (SBA), Scentwork Exterior Title( SEA) and her Scentwork Advance Title (SWA). “Zoe” earned a 1st and 2nd Place Wins in Novice Buried and a 3rd Place Win in Excellent Exterior at OCOD Scent Work Trial on 5/19-20/18..
Marilyn Strout and Maniac Manchester Mitch earned a 2nd & 4th Place Wins at the Jacksonville trials. iHe earned a Scent Interior Advanced (SIA) & Buried Novice (SBN) Titles and earned 2 legs (winning 1 class) towards his SCN (Container) title. Over at Lake Eustis, he earned his SEA (Exterior) title taking 2nd Place Win.. only 2 dogs out of 17 qualified in the class!
Marilyn Strout and Maniac Manchester Mayhem (14 months old) has had a busy month of May. She's earned the CGC, CGCA & CGCU Titles. She earned her SIN (Interior)( winning 1 class) and SHDN (Handler Discrimination) Titles at OCOD Scent Work Trial on 5/19-20.18.
Kelly Zen and “Jett” met the requirements for the AKC Rally National Championship being held on June 29, 2018 in Ohio “Jett” is one of only 10 Shih Tzu that were eligible to compete this year.
Congratulations Everyone !
Cleaning Days are June 2nd and July 8th. is a Full Building Cleaning.
Remember in order to receive the discount on classes you must come and help with the cleaning of our building
once in the first 6 months and the last 6 months. Unless you have medical issues and have contacted Pat
Mozden to let her know. The more that come to help, the easier is it
on everyone and the quicker the job gets done.
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Photos from the Dancing Dog Show taken by Karl Shalansky & Maria Orlando
Ralph Orlando & Smokey, Elizabeth Brandon-Brown & Zoe,Lynda Moore & Buddy, Dana Connolly & Ziva,
Melody Bogdanoff & Schout
Melody Bogdanoff & Scott
Bonnie Palatini & Lily , Cheryl Johnson & Olive
Elizabeth Brandon -Brown & Zoe
Linda Campagna & Squirt
Kelly Zen & Jett
Greg Soulsby & Lincoln
Lynda Moore & Buddy
Crissy Boye & Baby
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Linda Stites & Star
Jan Chase & Casey
Ruby Watford & Sage
Lynda Bogart & Mandolin, Jan Chase & Casey
Elizabeth Brandon-Brown & Zoe, Melody Bogdanoff & Scout, Lynda Moore & Buddy, Linda Campagna & Squirt Dana Connolly & Zia
Nancy Wadleton & Gracie
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Ray Stites & Duesey, Ruby Watford & Sage, Linda Stites & StarRuth Andrick with April & Tanner
