Savannah Kennel Club March 2015 SKC MARCH NEWSLETTER NEXT MEETING will be on Monday, March 23rd at Barnes Restaurant. Dinner is at 6:00pm and the meeting begins at 7:00pm. Barnes Restaurant 5320 Waters Avenue Savannah, GA 31405 912-354-8745 ! A Note From the President The following is a Letter to the Editor written by Joyce Whittal, President, as a rebuttal to an article titled, A Dog's Worst Friend, written by a member of PETA that was published in the Savannah Morning News. The original article is not published here to avoid giving it more circulation.! ! Letters to the Editor In response to the allegations recently scripted in the article by Lindsay Pollard-Post who writes for PETA, she is enjoying one of the most treasured freedoms, our freedom of speech. Do I personally agree with the agenda of both PETA and HSUS, certainly not! Was her story factual and true? Anyone can google the TRUTH about these multimillion dollar machines run by millions of dollars collected from JQ Public who has been exploited and doesn't realize where their money is actually going. Don't be fooled, HSUS and PETA are essentially synonymous today. Raking in well over $335,000,000, these two groups donate a very small percentage for any animal care, less than 2%. PETA is headquartered in Virginia and you can see their kill ratio of animals taken in and euthanized is over 85%. An interesting site, https:// www.consumerfreedom.com/…/184-7-things-you-didnt-kn… details some facts about Michael Vick's Savannah Kennel Club 1 Savannah Kennel Club March 2015 relationship with HSUS and the money raised by HSUS after Katrina. Anyone can do their own research on these two groups. Just remember, before you consider any monetary donations, keep your money local and remember the Humane Society of Greater Savannah and other local, hard working groups. Research where you send your donations. There is a considerable difference between animal welfare and animal rights groups. PETA's purpose is to end your rights to own or rather be owned by a loving, companion dog.! As President of the Savannah Kennel Club, I am proud to say we have members who have purebred dogs who participate in sport of dog showing. Most of the dogs I know personally, come from reputable breeders who do the necessary, expensive health testing to be sure not to pass along hereditary issues or concerns of that particular breed. Also, many own rescue dogs from shelters, both purebred and mixed bred dogs, who have been given a loving home and more than a second chance to not only survive but thrive. But it doesn't stop there, we also encourage our members/owners to train their dogs for competing in obedience, rally, agility, dock diving, Barn Hunt, herding and the list goes on. We support and host in September, Responsible Dog Ownership day which is a free event for the Public. Our annual dog show is held at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center and this year our dates for the Coastal Low Country Dog Show Cluster are November 27, 28, 29 & 30 and we encourage the public to attend. A number of owners also have Therapy dogs who visit local hospitals, libraries and nursing homes. Our organization can hardly be included in the dismal experience as painted by the author of, “A Dog's Worst Friend”.! Respectfully submitted,! Joyce L.Whittal,! President, Savannah Kennel Club! ! February Meeting Minutes Recap The Savannah Kennel Club earned the AKC Achievement award for RDO day for the second time! When you see Tracy Wilson, thank her for all of the hard work she put into making RDO day a success. If you would like to help her with RDO day, please let her know!! Alex Werbeckias has taken over the two club websites - club website and show website. Please check them out! He has made some really great changes to the sites!! Betty Lewis, a rehabilitation specialist at Berwick Animal Hospital, spoke about the importance of strengthening and stretching canine athletes before working out and cooling down after exercise.! On April 4, 2015 there will be a yard sale on Wilmington Island at Mercer Plaza. Please consider donating items, coming out to shop, and/or work the sale. It takes time to clean up items, price items, organize, and get everything to the location by 7am the morning of the sale. For more information, email Sheila Phillips [email protected]! Savannah Kennel Club 2 Savannah Kennel Club Training Classes The Dogs Spot (912-667-0044) offers basic obedience, CGC, and competition classes in Pooler with Kim Farley and private lessons for all levels plus behavioral troubleshooting in Ellabell with Kim Tome. Claudia Black-Kalinsky is teaching puppy, basic obedience, CGC prep, and real world manners classes at Catnip and Biscuits in Savannah (912-549-5838 or [email protected]) Carol's Pampered Pets in Savannah (912-355-2249) has March 2015 Gigi and Georgia will be working together on various social functions and advertising possibilities. Becky Smith will be helping with a Waving Girl picture for handouts and offered to take pictures of the dogs for the SKC calendar free of charge.! Theresa presented the survey results. The top 3 events/activities listed as most interesting were:! 1) Training! 2) Show! 3) Casual/Social! Future Local Events March 21 - Walk at the Landings, benefitting the Humane Society of Greater Savannah! March 21 - Low-cost vaccine clinic at Pooler TailsSpin from 12-4pm, provided by Dr. Beth Martin! April 4 - SKC Garage Sale on Wilmington Island at Mercer Place at 7am.! April 8 - 12 Kennel Club Show at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter in Perry, GA. For more information visit http://www.douglasvillekc.org or contact [email protected] May 3 - Doggie Carnival at Forsyth Park ! May 9 - Pet Adoption in the parking lot across from TailsSpin! August 24 - SKC meeting to finalize RDO Day! September 27 - RDO Day at Daffin Park Savannah Kennel Club 3 Savannah Kennel Club March 2015 Brags If you would like to brag on your baby for the newsletter (you'll pay $1 for each brag at the March/ April meeting), please email Emily ([email protected]) with your name, your dog's show name, and exactly what you want written in the For Sale SKC has an aluminum agility teeter for sale. Contact Joyce Whittal for pricing ([email protected]). Pick up only, no delivery. If you have any dog-related items for sale or are looking for specific dog-related items, please let Emily ([email protected]) know to include in the next newsletter. Savannah Kennel Club 4
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