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June21, 2008-
FUN, SUN & JACK RUSSELLS
The VJRTC had a very
successful training day Saturday, June 21. The
weather was absolutely beautiful, with the rain
holding off until all events had ended.
The
day started with many participants practicing their
terriers in racing. Many new club members were
given the opportunity to “race” their terriers for
the very first time. The following new members were
in attendance -
Barbara Hecht, Lois Kauffman and Bill White, Megan
VanDen Elzen, Chet & Janie Atkins & children, Leslie
and Fred Parrish.
Experienced members were on hand to provide advice
and tips on racing if needed. It was so fulfilling
to watch new member’s terriers “turn on” to what
they love to do – chase a lure or do go-to-ground.
It was equally fulfilling to see the interaction
between the owner and the terrier while having fun.
After racing, everyone moved to the go-to-ground
area, where similar instruction and assistance was
provided to those interested in go-to-ground.
After the go-to-ground exercise, everyone moved to
the Hickey’s guest house, where tables had been set
up outside under some magnificent old trees for a
potluck. The food brought by everyone was absolutely
delicious. Everyone seemed to really enjoy
themselves just sitting around “talking terriers”
and getting to know everyone – especially the new
members and guests. We were very happy with the
turnout – given the current gas situation.
Another event, the Puppy Evaluation Party, was
conducted after the potluck. This is where puppies
are evaluated by experienced breeders. These
breeders discuss with the group in attendance
conformation points about each of the puppies. For
those of you who have never attended one of these
Puppy Parties, it is a very educational experience.
Many thanks to those Board and club members who
pitched in to help to conduct the above events.
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The following seminars are now available on DVD.
See your VJRTC May-June newsletter for more
information, or contact John Hickey at
jmhcameraman@yahoo.com, or Darlene Irvine
at
oakrunjrt@earthlink.net.
You may choose two of the seminars to be on one
DVD.
2005 Elizabeth Gleason Seminar
on Grooming and Conformation
2008 Elizabeth Gleason Seminar
on Grooming for Show (the next step to the 2005
seminar)
2008 Elizabeth
Gleason Seminar on Conformation Training/Exhibiting
Half the proceeds from these
DVDs will be donated to Russell Rescue.
EXCITING
ANNOUNCEMENT
BAER TESTING NOW AVAILABLE
How exciting is this? We’ve been wishing for Brainstem
Auditory Evoked Response (BAER) testing
availability, other than at Nationals, and now here
it is. Dr. Charles Hickey, DVM, in Arvonia, VA, has
purchased all the necessary equipment and is making
the test available to all of us at extremely
affordable rates.
For those of you who are not familiar with BAER testing, here
is a description directly from the JRTCA website:
“This test
records brain responses to click sounds delivered to
an ear. It does not require a behavioral response
from the animal, hence no chance of
misinterpretation of a dog's response. The test can
be done quickly (with the appropriate equipment),
and will give a definitive record of each ear's
response to sound. The BAER is currently being used
to eliminate or reduce the incidence of genetic
expression of deafness from several breeds of dogs
(i.e., Dalmatians, English Setters). Since deafness
is a genetic defect, and since it appears
essentially at 2-3 weeks of age, testing the pup
anytime after 5 weeks of age with the BAER has
become an excellent way to identify the auditory
status of individual dogs. This deafness trait has
not been observed to develop gradually in dogs, and
does seem to be an all-or-none situation for each
ear.”
Dr. Hickey’s fees for BAER testing are as follows:
$25 per adult
dog to VJRTC/JRTCA members. There will be an
additional fee if the dog needs sedation. The
sedation fee will be based on age of dog and
sedation needed.
$30 per adult
dog to JRTCA members. There will be an
additional fee if the dog needs sedated. The
sedation fee will be based on age of dog and
sedation needed.
$50 per adult
dog for non-JRTCA members. There will be an
additional fee if the dog needs sedated. The
sedation fee will be based on age of dog and
sedation needed.
$40 per puppy in a
litter for non-JRTCA members.
$30 per puppy in a
litter for JRTCA members.
$25 per puppy in a
litter for VJRTC/JRTCA members.
Call Dr. Hickey for an appointment at 434-581-1979,
804-360-0100, or 804-745-3276; or email him at
cwhdvm@yahoo.com.
Be a responsible breeder and/or pet owner -- take advantage
of these phenomenal rates and get your puppies and
your adults BAER tested.
