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APRIL 2017www.pvssc.orgNEXT MEETING: SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2017PVSSC SUPPORTED SHOW AND MEETINGOLD DOMINION KENNEL CLUB, MARYLAND STATE FAIR GROUNDSTIMONIUM, MARYLANDPLACE:Meet at PVSSC roped-off club area (look for signs) or at ringside duringjudging; exact meeting spot to be determined (see below!)TIME:After Standard Schnauzer Judging (we have requested a morning judging)LOGISTICS: Time and ring number will be emailed to everyone beforehand and put onweb site; if you do not have Internet access call Gail Mackiernan (301-9891828) or Nicole Miller (703-815-0659)There will be some light snacks at the meeting. Bring folding chairs! Therewill also be some door prizes!DIRECTIONS: From the Baltimore Beltway (I-695) take Exit 24, I-83 NORTH (towards York,PA.) At Padonia Road, Exit 17, turn right (east). At York Road (Rt. 45) turnright. Proceed to Fairgrounds on the right – Look for DOG SHOW signs todirect you to parking. We will be judged in the northernmost building (the“Cow Palace”).Saturday, May 6th !ANNUAL MEETING & AWARDS DINNERat ALFIO’SCome honor our 2016 Awards winners (see Pages 10 and 11!)Details, menu & reservation info pages 12 & 13Deadline for Receiving Reservations – MAY 11
President:Nicole Millerschnauzer2@cox.netVice President:Gail Mackiernankatahdinss@comcast.netSecretary:Rosemary Miller13604 Bethel RdManassas VA :Elaine Milleremiller3@gmu.eduBoard of Directors:Judy Boxergenstar2@msn.netGail PfeifferG091467@aol.comMarianna Herpelmherpelrn@yahoo.comKaren PeakShow.dogs@comcast.netRescue: and Lost Dog (VA).Lovey LyonsH: 757-657-6564C: 757-675-1669Loveylyons@msn.comLost Dog MD:Ed Sakala (MD)301-460-9502edgracesakal@aol.comPuppy/Breeder Referral:Judy Boxer703-680-0512genstar2@msn.comMembership:Karen Ioffredokioffredo@cox.netWebSite Manager:Betsy Davisonbetsy.davison@gmail.comPresident’s MessageDear PVSSC Members:Spring has sprung! There are birds and bees and puppies comingout of the woodwork. I hope everyone is looking forward to eventsmoving out of doors and into the sunshine. As we heard at the lastPVSSC meeting, there are lots of activities out there for you and yourdog! So get going I would like to thank Rose Miller for her entertaining presentation atour March general meeting on all the Canine Good Citizen programfamily of titles and the preview of the new AKC “Trick Dog” titleprogram. We will be offering several of the Canine Good Citizentests plus Trick Dog at our summer picnic on June 18th so startpracticing now. Also, big thanks to Gail Mackiernan and BarryCooper for hosting (and providing IT services).The next meeting will be Saturday April 22nd at the MarylandFairground in Timonium, MD. As usual, the time and specificlocation will be finalized after the judging schedule is published.Come watch the schnauzers show (is usually a good sized entry).We will be closing the nomination for Board positions at this meetingso this is your last chance to toss your name in the hat.May 6th brings our Annual Meeting, elections and Awards Dinner toAlfio!s in Chevy Chase, MD. Please get your reservations inpromptly; I look forward to seeing you there! Unfortunately, this maybe our last event at Alfio!s (See Page 9) and we are looking for anew venue. Hopefully members can help us locate one.June will be our annual picnic and Page 11 of this Wiretap will helpyou get ready – yes, time to add some letters like CGC or TDI toyour dog!s name. You know your dog can do THAT!Nicole MillerPVSSC PresidentWiretap Editor:Gail Mackiernankatahdinss@comcast.net2
! Minutes of General MeetingSilver Spring, MDMarch 25, 2017CALL FOR NOMINATIONS!The Nominating Committee, has submitted thefollowing slate for PVSSC Officers and Board:President Nicole Miller called the meeting toorder at 8 PM. A quorum was present. Thepresident thanked everyone for coming out andnoted the next meeting will be at the Timoniumshow on April 22 after judging, the meeting timeand place to be announced when we know ringtime.PresidentVice PresidentTreasurerSecretaryBOD (2 yr term:)The President reminded the members thatPVSSC Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner willbe held at Alfio!s on May 6. Unfortunately Alfio!sis under new management and their prices keepincreasing. This year the Club is picking up thetax and tip to keep meal prices reasonable. Sowe are looking for new restaurants to use for ourdinners – if you know any other places that havea private room of sufficient size, please letNicole know.Additional nominations can be made fromthe floor at the April 22 Meeting. Nomineesnot present at this meeting must provide awritten statement that they will serve if elected.June is the spring picnic! It will be June 18 atVeteran!s Park in Woodbridge and we will havemultiple tests for your dogs (CGC, CommunityCanine, STAR Puppy and others) – see the linkfor the information on all the tests 017/01/My-Dog-Can-DoThat.pdf). Linda Dobbie, SSCA 1st Vice-President,presented information from the National club:AKC Delegate Harvey Mohrenweiser hasindicated that judges have approached him andwant SS judged on a ramp as an option. Thereare currently 5 breeds that must be judged on aramp (bulldogs, bassets, chows, clumbers, etc.)They are ramp-approved breeds. There arealso 20 “ramp optional” breeds where the judgehas the option to judge on ramp or ground,mostly sporting breeds and terriers. There willbe a letter from Harvey in the next SSCAnewsletter to present the case. This is notpresented for a vote, but your opinion matters.Email Harvey with your preference or thoughts(his email will be at the bottom of the newsletterarticle). All exhibitors should have a voice.A motion to adjourn the meeting was made byGail Mackiernan, seconded by Linda Dobbie, at8:15 PM.Respectfully Submitted,Rose Miller,PVSSC SecretaryNicole MillerGail MackiernanMarianna HerpelGail PfeifferLovey LyonsElaine MillerElection of new officers will be at the May 6thAnnual Meeting, to be held in conjunctionwith the Annual Awards Dinner.NEW MEMBER APPLICATIONSRosemary and Robert Moss15 Piney Hill LaneFredericksburg VA 22406240-210-4958rcmoss80@yahoo.comRosemary and Robert own Lucus 11, calledLucus, whelped 7/19/16, pepper & salt, and bredby Hidden Creek Standard Schnauzers.Rosemary is a certified registered nurseanesthetist, and Robert is at home with their twochildren - Lauren and Logan. They areinterested in conformation,obedience/performance and knowledge of thebreed, and will help with hospitality and clubevents. They are proposed by Lovey Lyons.CONTENTSApril Meeting InformationPresident!s MessageMarch Meeting MinutesCall for NominationsNew Member ApplicationBrags and NewsNew AKC Rally TitlesWhere!s Julius?New Title & Stork Stops123334567PVSSC AnnouncementsMarch Meeting2016 PVSSC Annual AwardsAwards Dinner Information8910-1112-133
Thanks from Ed Sakala[Note: Long-time Member Ed Sakala suffered aheart attack and pneumonia in mid-March. He isrecovering well and looks forward to seeing ussoon. Let!s keep that Sunshine flowing to him!]Ed Writes:“I want to thank everybody for the flowersand get-well cards. They are really good toread. Today I had three different medicalpeople to check my vital signs and they allshowed that I was in good shape. Gracehas been feeding me with Low calorie foodall day. My neighbor has been bringing allkinds of food. My wonderful daughter hastaken over as the family food shopper aswell a taxi driver. My next appointment isWednesday with my primary care doctorand Friday is my next appointment with theheart Doctor. So far I have been feelingpretty good thanks to the support I havebeen getting. See you all soon.”BRAGS AND NEWS! From Nicole Miller“What a start! Her very first weekend outGambit (Am. Made!s Wayward Queen atSteinwald) went Winner!s Bitch and Best ofOpposite Sex (over specials!) both days at theShenandoah Valley Kennel Club shows March11th and 12th in Harrisonburg, VA for 2 pointseach day. She then capped the next weekendoff by going Winner!s Bitch (a 3pt major withtough competition) and Best of Winners onSunday March 19th at the Delaware CountyKennel Club show in York, PA.” From Roselie Malone“We have a new Champion! CH SondergeistVina Del Mar Von Roth, bred by Joy Roth &Valerie Yantz, and owned by Roselie Malone,completed her Championship February 19, atthe Maryland KC show under judge TerryStacy.” From Pam Cooney“Very proud to report my Bardwood's BlackRaspberry v Bardhills (Razzy) got a 5 pointmajor under judge Steve Keating at Fort WorthKennel Club going WB,BOS, and BOW over 2special bitches March 26! She is being shown byBrenda Coombs.” From Pat White and Michelle Bell:“A great representation of our SS breed at theRichmond Dog Obedience Club lure courseevent April 1.” See photo on left.Michelle writes:“Halcyons Gunpowder and Lead earned his CAtitle (Ch Halcyons Bullet with Butterfly Wings xCh Halcyons Addicted to Love). Bullet and Dylanboth earned legs 6-9. [Need 10 for next highesttitle, CAX]. Hero earned 1 leg and then decidedto run the field chasing butterflies so we will trywhen he is older!”Pictured from left to right is Pat White withCarly & Cagney, Sabine Baker with Dylan,Chrissie Baker with Kipper, and Michelle Bellwith Hero and Bullet.4
2017 PVSSC SupportedEntriesFrom Georgia Sabean, supported entry chair.The PVSSC will be supporting the followingshows in 2017: April 22 (Sat). Old Dominion KC, Timonium, MDjudge David Bolus; July 1, (Sat.) Southern MD KC, Richmond, VA.judge Dana Cline. Sept. 30, (Sat.) Warrenton KC, Milwood, VAjudge, Col. Joe Purkhiser.(this is the day before our Specialty)These shows will offer trophies in conformationand obedience. Let!s have some nice entries!The AKC Companion EventsDepartment has announced newenhancements to the AKC Rally program. The AKC Rally program has not hadany changes to the class structure since itslaunch in 2005.AKC writes: “Over the years we have heard frommany rally handlers who have won the RallyNovice title, saying they are not ready to moveup to the Advanced level class, which requiresthe dog to work off-leash. AKC has created anew class and title for dogs that have won theRally Novice title, but have not yet earned aqualifying score in the Advanced class. TheRALLY INTERMEDIATE class and associatedtitle (RI), will provide a stepping-stone class tohelp prepare teams for the off-leashperformance required in the Advanced class.The Intermediate course is a mirror image of theAdvanced course without a jump. All exercisesare on-lead. It is the Novice exhibitor!s choice totake advantage of this additional opportunity andthe RI title is not required to enter the Advancedclass. We have also listened to the Rally Fancywho have long asked for a champion level title.We are excited to announce the new RALLYMASTER class and associated title (RM), aswell as the RALLY CHAMPION title (RACH),both of which will provide additional challengesfor dedicated rally exhibitors.The criteria to earn the RACH title (sounds like“ROCK”) requires the team to earn 20 triplequalifying scores; qualifying in the Advanced B,Excellent B and Master classes at the same trial,at 20 separate events, plus earn 300 RACHpoints from the Excellent B and Master classes.Points are determined by a dog!s score. At least200 RACH points must be earned from the RallyMaster class.Please review the full details of these programenhancements at this the AKC Rally News and Updates page) andshare this information with your club membersresponsible for managing your rally events.Clubs may start to apply for events with thesenew classes on August 1, 2017 for events heldon or after November 1, 2017.”5
Where’s Julius?From Andy KingeryI was asked this a few times after Julius was absent from all shows in Februaryincluding Westminster.Answer: At the same time the Standard Schnauzers were entering the show ring inNew York, Julius was being wheeled into surgery at the VOSM (Veterinary SportsMedicine Group) orthopedic hospital in Annapolis Junction, MD. Suspicion: cancer.Result: He had a toe removed and was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma. The surgeon got it allwith good margins; his prognosis is excellent. He was fortunate.What a shock! My much loved and very healthy dog was only 5 years and 10 months old. Who wouldhave thought cancer anywhere? It was a learning experience and tough journey to get this taken care of.There are two main types of toe cancer in dogs: squamous cell carcinoma (the most common) andmalignant, or digit, melanoma. Of the two, the first if caught in time is survivable. The second, from mystudy and observation, is not survivable. It doesn!t seem that the two cancers are connected in any way,nor are they inherited. They do not run in families. It is more a breed problem than a family connection.It seems that the dogs with darker skin are more prone to both cancers. I am also hearing from vets thatboth cancer types are increasing. I asked a specialist if this was predominately found in show dogs (theywalk over everything). He said no. They see this in dogs that never leave their yards.The signs vary. Usually the nail shows some trauma, such as shredding or breaking easily, or lumps withoozing appear at the base of the nail. Generally the toe swells. Though infection is often a possibility, thepaw has a poor blood supply and even toes with infections are sometimes removed because they won!theal. This is found across all breeds.In Julius! case, his nail looked fine; he just suddenly started limping. I assumed this was due to a softtissue injury in his leg or shoulder and restricted his activities and gave him Rimadyl for a few days.There was no improvement. I immediately took him to his regular vet and then to the orthopedicspecialist that I have known for years. No one mentioned cancer. We assumed he had injured or cut hispaw in the yard and had an infection. However, there was no improvement with two strong antibiotics.We had to do a biopsy, and decided that depending on what the surgeon found, he would remove the toeif he thought that was the best thing to do. The vet took a look, studied a slide, and removed the toe. Ithad taken four weeks total to reach this point. I was very worried we might be too late.They could tell from the surgery and examination of the toe that it had not spread into the blood supply orelsewhere. Earlier we had done a chest X-ray just to be on the safe side. Squamous cell carcinomagoes into the lymph glands; melanoma goes to the lungs.They immediately knew it wasn!t an infection, but weren!t sure what type of cancer it was. As I waited forthe final path report (which took more than a week), I was terrified he might have melanoma. It was sucha huge relief that he did not, I almost cried.This is something that we all need to be aware of. In our breed club over the last few years, I know ofthree dogs who died of digit melanoma and four who have survived squamous cell carcinoma. I haveJulius!s little daughter and have asked if she is now more at risk because of her Daddy. I was told NO.She is at risk because she is a Standard Schnauzer.Julius! toe was a center weight-bearing toe on a front paw. His gait may never be quite so good again,but he can now run and play without pain and should hopefully live a long, healthy life. As I said, he hasbeen most fortunate! And so have I.Now I can finally have my knee surgery and we will be out training in obedience this summer. That, I amlooking forward to doing!6
NEW CHAMPIONCH SONDERGEIST VINA DEL MAR VONROTH, (Argenta's Maxmillian Merritt x GCHQuasar Abbra Cadabra) bred by Joy Roth &Valerie Yantz, and owned by Roselie Malone,completed her Championship February 19, atthe Maryland KC show under judge Terry Stacy.STORK STOPS.ROSEMARY MILLER, CELTIC CROSS SS hasa litter born March 13, 2017 14 Puppies! 7 boysand 7 girls! Sire: GCHB Steinwald!s Celtic CrossFionn Mac Cumhall “Finn” X CH Celtic CrossClass Action “Ritzy”Inquiries welcome! Pet Show Performance!CelticCrossSS@comcast.netOr 703-401-6887SSCA MEMBERS –PLEASE READ From Linda Dobbie, SSCA 1st Vice-President:“In the upcoming SSCA Newsletter, SSCA AKCDelegate Harvey Mohrenweiser will have anarticle discussing the standard schnauzerbecoming a ramp-optional breed forconformation judging. The article will explaineverything.Please be sure to read the article and sendHarvey your thoughts/opinions via email. Pleasenote: This is NOT a vote. Harvey's emailaddress will be at the bottom of the article.”[Editor!s Note: This was discussed at the Marchmeeting & the minutes have additionalinformation- but Harvey!s letter will explain all ]Goodbye to ALFIO’S?The PVSSC has been holding its AnnualMeeting and Awards Dinner for years atALFIO!S in Chevy Chase, Maryland. It isconveniently located, has a nice private room(albeit with rather warlike decorations) and, untilrecently, their tasty meals were affordable.14 Count ‘Em!Unfortunately Alfio!s is under new management,and they have raised the banquet menu pricesconsiderably, as you will note from the menu onpage 12. Even these prices reflect a lot ofnegotiation on the part of Hospitality ChairMelissa Jennings, as well as the club picking upgratuity and tax this year.So we are – reluctantly – looking for a new sitefor PVSSC events. Requirements are: Private room Convenient location, ideally close tomajor roads Appealing menu at affordable pricesWe also would like the restaurant owners to beinterested in hosting us! That is, cooperative!We hope members can help us, for example, ifyou belong to another organization that has agood event locale. If you know of a possible site,please contact MELISSA JENNINGS at 701497-2985 or jay jennings@verizon.net7
PVSSC ANNOUNCEMENTS!Some Upcoming Events of Interest to MembersSUNDAY APRIL 30 : KNICKERBOCKER SS CLUB Annual Match & BBQNORTH BRANCH PARK AT THE PAVILION, 355 MILLTOWN RD, BRIDGEWATER, NJAll PVSSCers are Invited!!Breed classes, CGC & advanced CGC testing, Obedience & RallyEntries from 9 am. Judging starts at 10 am.Lots of food and fun as always.RSVP's are most welcome Elecsch@aol.comDetails on our Web site ( note new address): www.knickerbockerssc.orgSATURDAY, MAY 7: Canine Health Fair, Purcellville, VA.Loudoun Veterinary Service, 1043 E. Main St., Purcellville, VA 20132Heart (Tyrrell) auscultationEyes (Bromberg) OFAHips (Stang) x-ray OFAElbows x-ray OFA 45.00 45.00 175.00 125.00Hips & elbows x-rays OFA 250.00Thyroid OFA 175.00Patellas OFA 20.00Dentition OFA 20.00Microchip 40.00Contact: Jenifer Witkowski at crystalkennels@ymail.com.Pre-registration is required. All breeds. Cash only (pay at time of service).2017 PVSSC CALENDARAPRIL 22 (SAT):OLD DOMINION KC SUPPORTED ENTRY & MEETING,MD STATE FAIR GROUNDS, TIMONIUM, MDMAY 6 (SAT):ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER, ALFIO!SJUNE 18 (SUN)PVSSC PICNIC - CGC & MUCH MORE!JULY 1 (SAT)VETERAN!S PARK, WOODBRIDGE, VASOUTHERN MD KC SUPPORTED ENTRYRICHMOND RACEWAY, RICHMOND, VAAUGUST 27 (SUN.)PVSSC B/OB MATCH,CTA BUILDING, BELTSVILLE, MDOCTOBER 1 (SUN.)PVSSC ANNUAL SPECIALTY.OLD DOMINION K.C., MILLWOOD, VA8
MARCH PVSSC MEETINGThe March PVSSC meeting had a theme – “My Dog Can Do THAT!” – and was a very entertainingexploration of some of the AKC tests and activities, including the very new Trick Dog title (See FebruaryWiretap for more details on this). Rose Miller showed slides and video of dogs (admittedly, they were notschnauzers.) completing these tests and also, how to train for some of the simpler tricks. Rose has put allof her presentation onto the PVSSC web site (see below) so any that missed the meeting can get readyfor the June Picnic.MY DOG CAN DO THAT!The PVSSC Picnic has a special theme this year –MY DOG CAN DO THAT!We are offering Therapy Dog International, AKCS.T.A.R. puppy, AKC Canine Good Citizen, AKCCommunity Canine, and ALL NEW AKC TRICKDOG!Your dog can do this! Look at the requirements onthe PVSSC website (see link below) and startw
OLD DOMINION KENNEL CLUB, MARYLAND STATE FAIR GROUNDS TIMONIUM, MARYLAND PLACE: Meet at PVSSC roped-off club area (look for signs) or at ringside during judging; exact meeting spot to be determined (see below!) TIME: After Standar
