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CORGIS GONE WILD 2008 Corgis Gone Wild, the best event of your dog's entire summer, will take place June 14, 2008. Save the date! |
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President:
Noel Hawke
Vice President:
Lonnie Gradwohl
Treasurer:
Steve Hawke
Recording Secretary:
Cisco Nichols
YACC Newsgroup Mgr.:
Carol Wood
Events Coordinator:
Rhonda Yost
ANIMALODGE PET RESORT YELLOWSTONE VALLEY KENNEL CLUB
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MIKEY HAS FOUND A HOME!
Happy ending--no, a happy new beginning--for Mikey! This little guy has a new home. We'll share details here when we can. Meanwhile, be happy for this four-year-old male Pembroke Welsh Corgi. And if you're hoping to give a forever home to a Corgi yourself, see the story below on YACC Corgi Rescue, and contact us!
The biggest event of the Club year is coming fast! Corgis Gone Wild 2008 is the fourth annual summer picnic of Yellowstone All Corgi Club! This year's party is on Flag Day, so deck yourselves out in red, white and blue to compete for a special prize. Enjoy a delicious lunch, lounge on the grass or wade in the little creek. Play Musical Paws, My Dog Will Eat That, and Bobbing for Hotdogs. See a Rally demonstration by renowned trainer, Helene Tiefenthaler of Kritterkare.
Guess the number of biscuits in the jar. Participate in the Silent Auction and Raffle to benefit Corgi rescue by bidding or putting your tickets down on the exact item you want, like baskets of dog products, organic dog food, a Corgi cookie jar, a traveling water and food carrier, a basket full of scented red candles, and many more.
Don't miss the chance to have a microchip for your Corgi, too! They're only $15.50, courtesy of LaurelEast Veterinary Clinic. And have your dog sit for a beautiful, professional portrait from Ken James of www.blackdoggie.com.
Sat., June 14
12:00 noon to 4:00 PM
At Happy Tails Park next to AnimaLodge, Laurel, MT
Off Interstate 90 at exit 437.
Bring your lawn chairs, usable dog items to donate to B.A.R.K.(the new no-kill shelter in Billings, MT), sunscreen, and some cash.
Admission per Household: $5 for members, $10 for non-members (Join or renew at the door and save!)
Just a gentle reminder that what we eat is not necessarily good for dogs, cats or other pets.
Cisco Nichols, YACC Recording Secretary, passes on this reminder to all dog owners: raisins contain a natural substance that accumulates in a dog's body, and poisons them. A handful of grapes or raisins can be enough to kill a small or older dog, or one who by genetic bad luck is especially susceptible to such poisoning.
For a good list you can check before you give a human food as a treat, see the Web site of the American Humane Society, http://www.hsus.org/pets/, and type "poison" into the Search window.
Our 3 1/2 year old Corgi, Gizmo, had always had halitosis. We thought he was just one of those dogs who have stinky breath. Morning breath was the worst! Then, when we talked with fellow members at the Meet & Greet on Sept. 29 we learned of another Corgi whose breath was bad, and his vet examined his mouth and pulled an abscessed tooth. We took Gizzy to our vet and, lo and behold, he had two abscessed teeth, and the vet extracted them. That very afternoon, he was lively and his breath was sweet.
Moral of the story: if your pet's breath stinks, have his teeth looked at.
Noel Hawke, President, YACC
"If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you; that is the principal difference between a dog and a man." -Mark Twain
If you know of a Corgi who needs a new home, or are looking for one to join your household, contact Lonnie Gradwohl, YACC Vice President, at 406-628-6983.
“Why does my Labradoodle look like a Saluki?” Nancy Smith opened our eyes at her talk on Feb. 17, 2007 explaining why pairing dogs of two different breeds won’t produce successive litters of dogs that all look the same. Careful breeding isn’t just a matter of looks, she says: dogs’ temperament will be more predictable, and their bodies will be physically better suited to their tasks in life. This predictability and suitability makes for a better situation in a companion dog as well as in a show ring. Nancy explained how resistance to disease can be improved by breeding, and a line cross may sometimes produce a healthier dog than an outcross. She laid out what to look for if you are choosing a Corgi pup and want to know it’s less likely to have hip or eye problems in the future.
