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The Happy Howler
NOVEMBER, 2014
www.ccdtc.org
Inclement
Weather
CLERMONT COUNTY
DOG TRAINING CLUB
AGILITY CONFORMATION OBEDIENCE RALLY THERAPY
513-625-4337
6058 Kells Lane Milford, OH 45150
Upcoming CCDTC
Calendar of Events
CCDTC Membership
Meetings 7:00
November 18, 2014
January 20, 2015
Dr. Leick, DVM Chiropractor
November 21, 2014
December 12, 2014
CPE Agility Trials
November 28-30, 2014
December 12-13, 2014
December 27-28, 2014
January 23-25, 2015
Feb 28-March 1, 2015
March 28-29, 2015
April 18-19, 2015
CCKC AKC Agility Trial
December 6-7, 2014
April 10-12, 2015
Pet Partner Therapy Testing
December 20, 2014
UKC Rally & Obedience
January 31-Feb. 1, 2015
Barn Hunt Clinic & Trial
February 14-15, 2015
May 2-3, 2015
UKC Conformation
March 21-22, 2015
If the weather gets bad - too cold, too
much snow and ice, etc, classes will be
cancelled. Instructors should notify
their students by email or phone, so
everyone needs to be looking for their
notification. We will also put info
about cancelled classes on the home
page of the CCDTC website:
www.ccdtc.org.
There also may notifications on the
club’s Yahoo group or Facebook, but
the notifications from instructors and
the website will be the primary
methods of cancellation notifications.
FYI: Here is what Ohio Counties use for
their Snow Emergency Classifications:
Level 1:
Roadways are hazardous. Motorists
are urged to drive very cautiously.
Level 2:
Roadways are hazardous with blowing
and drifting snow. Roads can be very
icy. Only those who feel it necessary to
drive should be out on the roadways.
People should contact their employer
to see if they should report to work.
Obviously, if you are driving, use
extreme caution.
Level 3:
All roadways are closed to nonemergency personnel. No one should
be driving during this condition unless
it is absolutely necessary, or a
personal emergency exists. All
employees should contact their
employers to see if they should report
to work. Anyone traveling on the roads
may subject themselves to arrest.
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Membership
Dues Reminder!
Membership renewals and dues are
payable on October 1st of each year.
Dues not paid by the start of the
November membership meeting will
be considered Lapsed Members and
dropped from membership. If you
have not renewed your membership
yet, please do so before the November
18th membership meeting.
Extension of due day may be possible
in cases of financial hardship by
writing to the board with your
request. These are considered on an
individual basis by the board.
~Jackie Barth
VP Membership
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Inclement Weather
Membership Renewal
New Members
Brags
Garage Sale
Meet the New Board
Rainbow Bridge
Heat
Meeting Minutes
NEW
CCDTC MEMBERS
CLERMONT COUNTY
DOG TRAINING CLUB
AGILITY CONFORMATION OBEDIENCE RALLY THERAPY
6058 Kells Lane, Milford, OH 45150
513-625-4337
www.ccdtc.org
Clermont County Dog Training Club is a
non-profit organization established in 1974,
offering classes in conformation, obedience,
agility, rally-o and therapy dog. The Happy
Howler newsletter is published every other
month for the benefit of our members.
Directions: Our facility is located at 6058
Kells Lane in Miami Township just off Rt. 50.
Take the Rt. 50/Hillsboro exit off I-275 and
turn towards Rt. 50/Hillsboro (not towards
Milford Parkway), and turn right (east) on Rt.
50. Travel approximately 2.5 miles thru three
traffic lights. After the third traffic light (Round
Bottom Road with UDF on corner) turn left
on the second street, Kells Lane, just past
Sugar Camp. We are the first building on the
right.
Officers
President: Rod Steele
Vice President: Jackie Barth
Corresponding Secretary:
Tami Williams
Recording Secretary:
Ruth Ann Stewart
Treasurer: Edith Markoff
Trustees
Kathy Meyer
Joni Griffith
Diane Method
Cathy Neff
Training Directors:
Carol Stephenson and Gloria White
Class Registrar: Page Belland
Deadlines for Newsletter
Submissions
January, 2015 Issue:
Sunday, December 28, 2014
Editor
Joni Griffith
Proofreader
Pete Taylor
Send newsletter submissions,
articles, brags and photos to:
[email protected]
The following were voted into the Club
at the last Membership Meeting. Don’t
forget to add their information to your
Member Directory:
Amanda Dunn and
Christopher Dunn
2603 Myrtle Lane
Burlington, KY 41005
585 224-6789
[email protected]
Pit Bull mix
To all our New &
Upcoming Members!
Hannah Burke
5838 Pleasant Hill Rd.
Milford, OH 45150
513 967-5491
[email protected]
All American
Harry Larson
7 Cedarwood Dr.
Amelia, OH 45102
937-750-0818
[email protected]
Border Collies
NEW MEMBER
APPLICATIONS
The following people are applying for
Membership into the Clermont County
Dog Training Club and are eligible to
be voted on at the November 18, 2014
Meeting:
Rebekah Leitsinger
Union, KY
Lab Mix
Any comments concerning these New
Applicants must be made in writing and
sent to:
Jackie Barth
1243 Spotted Fawn Run
Milford, OH 45150
[email protected]
©2014 CCDTC
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Scanner?
Does anyone have a scanner with the
capabilities to scan slides we can
borrow? We recently found some
CCDTC slides from the 1990’s and
would love to let others see them also!
If you do, please email:
[email protected]
Happy Howler
Deadline
The Deadline for Brags, notices,
Rainbow Bridge info (feel free to
include photo), articles, photos,
ads and/or anything else for the
January, 2015 issue of The Happy
Howler is:
Sunday, December 28
Please send information to:
[email protected]
Brags
From Brenda Gilday:
Bella earned her MJPB (Master's
Jumpers Preferred Bronze) title at the
Queen City AKC agility trial last month.
Leela earned her OAJ (Open Agility
Jumpers) and OF (Open Fast) titles at
the Gem City AKC agility trial last
month. Leela also got first place and 10
points in T2B (Time 2 Beat) at the GEM
City AKC trial.
Leela earned her C-ATCH at the
Unleashed CPE trial at CCDTC in July.
From Michele and Ted Bertot:
Michele & Ted Bertot's Standard wire
haired dachshund, Jeric's Mister
Lincoln W CGC, earned his AKC
Championship on September 20 at the
Durham Kennel Club all-breed show in
Raleigh, NC. Lincoln was shown by his
breeder/agent Lynn Cope of La
Grange, NC. On October 5 at the
Metropolitan Washington Dachshund
Club Specialty show in Clearbrooik VA,
Lincoln earned 5 Grand Champion
points, and defeated one other
champion, when he took Best of
Opposite Sex in Best of Variety.
Lincoln was handled by Michele at the
Virginia Show. The following weekend,
Michele and Ted's Kurze Hosen Short E
Pants RN CGC BN JE took his first leg
in Senior Earth Dog at the Earth Dog
Trials at the Columbus All Breed Dog
Training Club.
Ted with Shorty after
qualifying in Columbus.
fabulous month of October! She
finished the 2014 AKC NOHS as #2
Whippet and #35 All Breed with
multiple BOHIS wins, earned her
Bronze level GCh, multiple Selects,
three Best of Breeds and two Group
Firsts, one in Urbana, Ohio and the
second two weeks later in Delaware,
Ohio.
From Cathy Neff:
River qualified in the last 3 games for
her C-ATCH 2 in the October CCDTC
CPE Trial. The judge was Jeff Boyer
and it was a great trial! I'm a proud dog
Mom!
C-ATCH2 River
From Joni Griffith:
Jada received her C-ATCH4 under
Judge Jeff Boyer on a 51-point
Snooker in the October CCDTC CPE
Trial. Reuben had a perfect weekend
trial and got his 2nd High in Trial in row.
C-ATE, C-ATCH4
Spirit’s Ready for Prime Time
ExST, ExJU, ExCL, ExSN, ExFH, ExWC,
ChST, ChJU, ChCL, ChSN, ChFH, ChWC,
ChJP, AX, AXJ, NF
From Cydney Petit:
"Mimi", GCh UCh Ableaim Question Me
NA NAJ CGC CR OTR, has had a
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Treats During
Agility class
Please DO NOT put food of any type in
or on the agility equipment. This
includes the dog walk, teeter, a-frame,
table and tunnels. Some of the
equipment and all of the tunnels are
used for trials. Food that remains in or
on any equipment could ruin a dog's
run. Also a dog might find and eat some
rancid treat/food and get sick.
Thanks!
CCDTC
Garage Sale
The first Annual CCDTC Garage
Sale/Flea Market/Yard Sale (it was
called so many things) was a great
success! We got rid of lots of club stuff
that had been collecting dust for
awhile, including the old tunnels. There
were many people attending with
booths set up and some made quite a
bit of money! CCDTC made almost
$700 from tunnels, gating, misc items,
and stall rentals. Stuff not sold was
either carted back home, or left for St.
Vincent dePaul to pick up as a
donation.
It looks like there will be another event
like this in the Spring, so start putting
stuff aside over the winter to make
some bucks next Spring! People
coming in off the streets were asking
when we're doing this again!
Meet The New Board
CCDTC Members will elect Officers for 2014-15 at the November Membership Meeting.
Candidates for the Office of President, Treasurer, Recording Secretary, Trustee and Training
Directors are running unopposed this year. Most have submitted the following biographical
sketches so you can get to know them a bit better.
All bios are published here as received from the Candidates. CCDTC and the Staff of The Happy Howler take no
responsibility for the accuracy of this information.
President
Rod Steele
My name is
Rod Steele
and I am
again running
for President
of the Clermont County Dog Training
Club. I believe most of you know me by
now. You know me as someone who
strives to promote our club any and
every chance I get. You know me as
someone who believes in the club and
wants only the best for our members
and I would certainly appreciate
consideration for your vote.
I did have any recent photos but
actually found a few from some years
ago. Just keep in mind I was younger
then but I'm still the same person,
though obviously older and hopefully
wiser
Editors Note: The above photo is the
elusive and much sought after "Rod Steele
Action Figure".
Action Dog Figure sold separately.
Recording Secretary
Tami Williams
I have been a
member of
C C D T C
since 2001.
In 1993 I
purchased
my first show
keeshond
and have bred several champions of
record. I enjoy participating in agility
and conformation with my Paragon
Kees.
Humane Society in Tupelo, MS. I did
pet therapy at local nursing homes,
using shelter animals, and my
Keeshond was the first therapy dog to
visit the hospital in Tupelo. I did PSA's
promoting spay/neuter and did
appearances on the Noon Show,
showcasing shelter animals.
Retired from teaching, I now enjoy
being with my husband, Kees, and cat.
Trustee
Diane Method
A member of
CCDTC since
2010. Serves as
the CCDTC
Webmaster and
Co-Administrator
of the CCDTC
Facebook page.
Has served as
Trustee on the Board for the last two
years. Co-taught a class on CPE
games. Participates with her dog Gus
in agility and therapy and has a new
puppy, Ollie, in training.
Retired educator of 30 years, 14 years
as elementary teacher, 16 years as
elementary principal. Post retirement 9 years work as a school district
technology trainer.
Married to Jim Method for 42 years.
Has one daughter, Emma, 28, and one
grandchild on the way.
Trustee
Joni Griffith
A member of
CCDTC since
2005. I have
two Keeshonds
(Jada and
Tyssen) and
a tri-colored
Shetland
Sheepdog
(Reuben). All three compete in agility.
Tyssen has his Championship in
conformation and Jada is a certified
Therapy Dog.
I've been active at the Club since
joining in many ways including:
- Agility Head
- Served on the board as Trustee the
last two years.
- Editor of the Happy Howler since
2006
- Co-taught the CPE Games Class last
year and have been running the "Fun
Runs" class for the last 5 years.
- Equipment Committee and other
various committees
- Worker coordinator at agility trials
- Co-Administrator of the CCDTC
Facebook page.
Self employed doing Graphic Design,
Architectural Illustration and Web
Design.
Training Director
Carol Stephenson
Carol has been
raising and
training dogs
since she was
about 9 years
old when she
won her first 4-H
Before returning to Ohio 15 years ago, I
serve on the Board of Directors of the
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dog obedience class with her little
Pomeranian. Since then she has been
fortunate to work with many breeds
ranging across all of the dog groups
from Chihuahuas to Danes. She has
titled dogs in conformation, obedience,
rally, agility, and draft dog. For many
y e a r s , s h e w a s a n A K C J r.
Showmanship Judge. She has been
an advisor for 4-H kids for over 40 years
– currently with Clermont County. For a
time, she trained and managed a
therapy pet group and plans to return to
that once she retires and has a little
more time She has also dabbled in
training for tracking, sheep herding,
nose work, barn hunt, retrieving, and
dock diving – all for fun. For CCDTC,
she loves to teach Puppy Kindergarten
and Family Pet Classes. Working
Breeds are her favorite, and she and
her husband (Mark) currently share
their home with 2 Bernese Mountain
Dogs. Carol is both an Ohio Registered
Veterinary Technician and a Social
Psychologist. She currently works as a
Scientist for the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention/NIOSH.
Training Director
Gloria White
Gloria White has
been a Member
of CCDTC for
many years and
has served as
Training Director.
“I’ve always had a
passion for dogs
and for learning,
a n d e n j o y
working with
people and their
pets. Our first two golden retrievers
earned Obedience Titles, and were
both registered Therapy Dogs.
"Jimmy," shown in the picture, was also
Delta Pet Partner and both of us
enjoyed our work at a local school in
the Read With a Dog Program. At the
present time, we have a young golden
boy, "Charlie," and "Alfie," our Corgi."
Gloria teaches the Puppy Start and
Family Pet Classes on Monday
mornings and has been doing so for the
last four years. She is a Certified
Professional Pet Dog Trainer and an
Evaluator for the AKC Puppy S.T.A.R.
and Canine Good Citizen Program. "If I
am elected to be Co-Training Director,
with Carol Stephenson, I will look
forward to expanding our Training
Program, and offering a
comprehensive program for those who
are interested in training their pets. In
addition, it is our goal to offer will help
them to meet their goals with their
dogs.”
Eris
“Goddess of Chaos”
AKC/UKC/INT'L CH, UJJ, UAGI, URO3,
UCDX, SHR
Fireside's Oneforthebooks
CDX, GN, RAE2, JH, WC, CL1-F, CL1-R,
CL1-S, JJ, UAD JrII, CGC
(9/18/2003 9/20/2014)
There was never a dull moment with the Goddess!
We had so many “FIRSTs” together. So many said Eris
made them smile with her antics. I'm fortunate to
still have her with me through her pups and
grandpups and they all have shown her whimsical
style. Eris was truly “one for the books.” What a
ride!!!!
I believe Eris is CCDTC's most titled dog in multiple
areas having been a champion and having earned
titles in hunt, obedience, rally, agility and dock
diving in both AKC and UKC.
Linda Christman
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HEAT!
The new heaters are working (the
same units as the AC), so the
previous old noisy heaters are NOT
be used anymore.
The new heaters are on a “schedule”
like the AC has been setup. The heat
will come on in the morning, and will
automatically go down around 9pm
for overnight. Nobody really needs to
adjust it, other than possibly on trial
weekends or sub-freezing recordshattering blasts of arctic temps.
Since these are new and we're
100% sure if the temps set for
schedule are warm enough,
scheduled temp settings will
adjusted if needed.
not
the
the
be
Please note that temps won't be set
to be" hot and toasty", (not to mention
expensive!) - so dress appropriately
for normal winter temps in the
building. Please do not come in from
your hot car or with non-winter
clothing and crank up the heat making it tolerable for you, but
miserable for everyone else in the
building that is there that has
sweatshirts or layers on.
See Something
Broken or
Not Working
Around the Club?
If you see anything not working
correctly - any equipment ANYWHERE
- agility, kitchen - even an extension
cord - PLEASE let someone know!
There is a list of numbers above the
phone in the office has names, phone
numbers and emails of someone who
might be able to help the situation.
Also, put a NOTE on something that is
not working correctly so that someone
else doesn't come along before it's
fixed and use it - and get themselves or
their dog injured.
CCDTC Membership
Meeting Minutes
September 16, 2014
The meeting was called to order at 7:03
p.m. by President Rod Steele. There
were 18 members and 4 guests
present.
A motion to accept the minutes from the
July Membership Meeting as printed in
the “Howler” was madeAmy Ball,
seconded by Uta Fey and accepted.
President’s Report – Rod Steele
Now is the time to run for a board
position if you are interested in getting
involved with the club. The Board only
has the best interest of the club.
Anyone who has been a member for at
least one year can serve on the Board.
Membership – Jackie Barth
Member applicants to be voted on were
Hanna Burke, Harry Larson and
Christopher & Amanda Dunn. All
candidates were voted into
membership.
Renewal notices for dues have been
sent out and are due October 1, 2014
along with your work requirement. You
can send your work requirement sheet
in the directory or use the work binder
in the office to show your hours worked.
Anyone who has a hardship issue,
please contact a Board member and
request an extension. Jackie will send
information about where to send your
picture file for publication in the
directory at a later time.
Training Director – Gloria White &
Carol Stephenson
Rod reported Gloria White has
volunteered to be Training Director for
another term. The attendance at the
Family Pet Manners class has been ‘off
the charts’ and Gloria recently brought
in Lisa White DVM for a seminar.
Gloria has plans to write an instructors
manual so there is consistency among
CCDTC Classes. Gloria has started
having Therapy Dog Information
classes and is always looking for class
instructors or teaching assistants.
Jackie Barth said Gloria emailed her
that she would like to thank all of those
who have volunteered to teach classes
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and to those who volunteered to help at
the Lisa White seminar.
Treasurer’s Report – Edith Markoff
Edith reported to Rod Steel that our
current checking account balance is
$17,334.06 and our savings account
balance is $3,481.41 and Pay Pal
account is $1,600.04.Total class
revenue is $29,199.10 and trial income
is $29,676.92 this year to date. Last
year (2013) to date class revenue was
$22,358 and trial revenue was
$23,708.37. Our trials are not filling up
as they have done in the past due to an
increase in the number of clubs in the
area hosting the same type of events.
Building Rent revenue is $5,661.50.
Nominating Committee
Judie Taphorn announced the slate of
candidates for the November 18
election. President: Rod Steele,
Training Directors: Gloria White and
Carol Stephenson, Corresponding
Secretary: Tami Williams, Treasurer:
Edith Markoff, Trustee at Large (2):
Joni Griffith and Diane Method. There
were no nominations from the floor.
Equipment Committee
Rod Steele reported the club gave the
authority to purchase a new dog walk
and A frame at the last membership
meeting when the funds are available.
The board is looking into purchasing
them over a period of time and when
Max 200 is either in Cleveland in
December, or in Lexington in March, to
save on transportation costs.
Events Committee
Recent events at the club were Barn
Hunt on August 22 - 24, Lisa White
DVM seminar Sept 6, Suzanne
Clothier Seminar Sept 12 - 15. Rhoda
Ezell said the Suzanne Clothier had a
lot of people from all over attend. At
this time Rhoda feels the club will profit
about $1,000 from hosting the seminar.
The Friday seminar was on Puppy
Protocol, Saturday’s topic was the
Athletic Dog with wonderful slo-motion
videos of what to look for and Sunday’s
topic was Flight or Fright
Temperament. There were private
evaluations on Monday. Suzanne will
be back sometime in 2016, topics to be
determined at that time.
Upcoming Events at the Club are:
Unleashed Agility Trial Sept 26 - 28,
2014
Barn Hunt Fun Test October 4-5,
2014 ( Master& all Levels)
Therapy Dog Information Session
Oct 11
Dr. Leick Oct. 17 – Contact Kathy
Meyer if you need an appointment
CCDTC CPE Trial Oct 25-26
CCDTC Yard Sale Nov 1
Dr. Leick Nov 21
Pet Partner Therapy Dog Testing
Nov 22
CCDTC CPE Agility Trial Nov 28-30
CCKC AKC Agility Trial Dec 6-7
Dr. Leick Dec 12
Unleashed Agility Trial Dec 13-14
Pet Partner Therapy Dog Testing
Dec 29
CCDTC CPE Agility Trial Dec 27-28
CCDTC Yard Sale
Rhoda Ezell is organizing the event.
A 10’ x 10’ booth space indoors for
member is $15 and for non members
$30. A 10’ x 10’ booth space
outdoors is FREE for members and
$15 for non members. Crafters are
also welcome. Rhoda requested
help with publicity and advertising.
The Equipment Committee will
decide which unused equipment
from the club will be available for
sale. Rhoda is also contacting
various charities to come and pickup
any left over items after the sale.
Store
Fred and Becky Eichler are looking
for someone else to take over the
store as they been in charge of the
store for the last five years. If you
are looking for volunteer hours you
can work in the store during events
at the club. They are willing to help a
new store manager.
Building
Rod Steele reported the new
thermostats were recently installed
in the building. They will
automatically reset at 9pm and 8am
to preset temperatures. If you need
to adjust the temperature, Joni
Griffith will be placing instructions
next to each of the thermostats.
According to Rod, Mr. Kellerman
said the new units are hooked up to
the gas line. When CCDTC’s HVAC
man was there recently he said they
were not hooked up to the gas lines.
Cathy Neff said the service man told
her the outside units filter were
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clogged. The serviceman said the units
should have been installed on a
concrete pad. We need to have all the
grass and weeds around them cleared
because the new units pull in a lot of air.
Rod said the grass will be killed around
the units and some kind of stone will be
put around them. Also the unit that
services the store, rest rooms and
kitchen area, has frozen up. The
service man cleaned that unit and
replaced the filer. A schedule has been
set up to inspect units monthly. The
three gas furnaces in the building also
need service.
Last winter someone stole the copper
coils out of the air conditioning units.
Tami Williams has offered to give the
club chain link fencing and gates to put
around the units to deter theft.
Dale Blewett asked about the
statement from Mr. Kellerman about
him not replacing the air conditioning
units if stolen again. Dale said the club
paid for the original installation of the
units and if stolen again probably would
not be the club’s responsibility to
replace them. Cathy Neff asked what
does the lease say about who is
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responsible for the air conditioning
units.
New Business
The Equipment Committee made a
presentation for the purchase of a new
storage unit. They have looked at two
different units – each one is 20’ x 20’
with a garage door and a side door.
The cost is $3,800 plus sales tax
installed. They have already checked
with Mr. Kellerman and he is okay with
the storage unit on the property. The
storage unit would hold trial equipment
(new Dog Walk and A Frame). A flat
area will need to be found to place the
unit. This might require moving the
dumpster. Rhoda Ezell made a motion
the club purchase the storage unit,
seconded by Amy Ball. All in favor.
Motion carried.
Brag Session netted $7 for the club
Motion to adjourn made by Amy Ball,
seconded by Fred Eichler. Meeting
was adjourned at 8:13 pm
Judie Taphorn
Substituting for Ruth Ann Stewart
Club Recording Secretary
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CLERMONT COUNTY
DOG TRAINING CLUB
AGILITY CONFORMATION OBEDIENCE RALLY THERAPY
6058 Kells Lane, Cincinnati, OH 45150
NOVEMBER, 2014
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