LEWIS – CLARK KENNEL CLUB NEWSLETTER

February 2009

Publisher: Herman Shuping cell # 208-798-9578

Website: www.lewis-clarkkc.com

The next regular meeting of the LCKC will be Tuesday, March 10 at 7:00 PM

We will meet at Rowdy’s Steakhouse, 1905 19^th Ave., Lewiston, ID 83501

Meet us for dinner around 6:00 and enjoy some bragging/whining time.

NO MEETING IN FEBRUARY! WATCH WESTMINSTER DOG SHOW!

The next show committee meeting will be February 1, 1:00 at Denny’s in Pullman.

 Minutes of January 13, 2008

     The meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M. by president Charlene Shuping.  Charlene stressed the number of contributors required to put on a dog show and thanked all who participated.

     The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved with the following correction: The new members last name is Bryant.

     President’s report: Charlene received an e-mail regarding legislation to ban pit bulls in several states.  She will keep us informed.  She also told us the dates of the Eukanuba dog show and Westminster dog show.  Eukanuba is January 31on Discovery and Westminster is on February 10 and 11.  Motion was made and passed to cancel February’s meeting so members could watch the show.  The scheduled speaker will be moved to the March meeting.

     Treasures report:  We have $6208.96 in our account.  We made a $311.00 profit from the Santa Paws fundraiser.

     Correspondence Secretary:  The Dogwood festival has our application.

Membership committee:  Santa Paws was a great advertisement for membership.

Publicity:  A motion was made and passed to join the Lewiston Chamber of Commerce.  The dues are $98:00 a month and the publicity will be very beneficial to the show.

     Show Committee:  The next meeting will be February 1, 2009 at Denny's in Pullman.  The judging panel has been approved. After discussion it was decided to meet with Parlous Hills and offer to share judging selection to every other year.  We also need to start getting judges now for the next three years.  Herman needs the names of workers who want to park at the show.  Palouse Hills will sell water at the show. Herman will meet at the fairgrounds soon to confirm some changes for the show.

Sherry met with the Red Lion Catering department and set up the banquet also the Holiday Inn has reserved the judges’ rooms.

     There will be an agility trial March 21 and 22 at the Fair grounds.  The Best in Show classes will start January 31 and continue through each Saturday in Feburary.The classes will be at the YMCA and are $5.00 for the day.

     There were no brags

Respectfully submitted

Sherry Oviatt, Secretary

We will be having a speaker from Lewis-Clark Animal Shelter at the March meeting. www.lcshelter.com

BRAGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:

BEWARE! Four Paws, Inc., produces. The toy I'm referencing is the pimple ball with bell (Item #20227-001, UPC Code #0 4566320227 9). The toy was purchased at Petland Discount. While chewing on the toy, a vacuum is created and it effectively sucks the tongue into the hole in the ball. This has caused a number of dogs to have to have their tongues amputated. Information along with references has been sent to Four Paws, Inc., and it is their position that there just aren't enough instances to do anything about this. Their insurance company' s case manager inferred that a dogs value wasn't much and that it’s pain and suffering don't count as it is just a piece of property.

Poison mulch....killing dogs!!!

 Even if you don't have a pet, please pass this to those that do. Yesterday one of our dog agility friends experienced a tragedy and wanted me to pass a special message along to all of my dog loving friends and family. Please tell every dog owner you know. Over the weekend the doting owner of two young lab mixes purchased Cocoa Mulch from Target to use in their garden. They loved the way it smelled, and it was advertised to keep cats away from their garden. Their dog Calypso decided that the mulch smelled good enough to eat
and devoured a large helping. She vomited a few times which was  typical when she eats something new but wasn't acting lethargic in any way. The next day, Mom woke up and took Calypso out for her morning walk. Half way through the walk, she had a seizure and died
instantly. Although the mulch had NO warnings printed on the label, upon further investigation on the company's website, this product is HIGHLY toxic to dogs and cats. Cocoa Mulch is manufactured by Hershey's, and they claim that It is true that studies have shown that 50% of the dogs that eat Cocoa Mulch can suffer physical harm to a variety of degrees depending on each individual dog). 'However, 98% of all dogs won't eat it.'
                       This Snopes site gives the following information:
http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoamulch.asp " target="_blank" <http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoamulch.asp>
Cocoa Mulch, which is sold by Home Depot, Foreman's Garden Supply and other garden supply stores, contains a lethal ingredient  called 'Theobromine'. It is lethal to dogs and cats. It smells like  chocolate and it really attracts dogs. They will ingest this stuff and die. Several deaths already occurred in the last 2-3 weeks. Just  a word of caution, check what you are using in your gardens and be aware of what your gardeners are using in your gardens.                   Theobromine is in all chocolate, especially dark or baker's chocolate that is toxic to dogs. Cocoa bean shells contain potentially toxic quantities of theobromine, axanthine compound similar in effects to  caffeine and theophylline. A dog that ingested a lethal quantity of  garden mulch made from cacao bean shells developed severe convulsions and died 17 hours later. Analysis of the stomach contents and the ingested cacao bean shells revealed the presence of lethal amounts of  theobromine. (Sent by a friend on the internet)