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Chinook News of the Day
Check out the article by CCA members, KJ Krammes and Shelly Londer
on the history of the Chinook Breed in the October/November issue
of the Working Dog/Herding Dog Digest!!
on the history of the Chinook Breed in the October/November issue
of the Working Dog/Herding Dog Digest!!
Good Dog Legal Resource Center was created specifically for dog breeders and is completely free and available exclusively to members of our Good Dog breeder community. It includes:
1. Sample dog contracts for limited and full registration puppy sales, co-ownerships, stud dogs, guardian homes, non-refundable deposits, and more
2. Legal webinars on health guarantees, the legality of non-refundable deposits, lemon laws and other important topics
3. Answers to frequently asked legal questions from breeders
4. A recommended dog lawyers list in various states
1. Sample dog contracts for limited and full registration puppy sales, co-ownerships, stud dogs, guardian homes, non-refundable deposits, and more
2. Legal webinars on health guarantees, the legality of non-refundable deposits, lemon laws and other important topics
3. Answers to frequently asked legal questions from breeders
4. A recommended dog lawyers list in various states
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Oct 6: The ladies of CCA showing in style at Morris & Essex KC! M&E is one of the oldest shows in the U.S. and everyone dresses for the occasion in hats, pearls, dresses and suits! Congrats to Shelly Londer and Forever Greene Iglaak Perry RI FDC CAA BCAT CGC TKE taking BOB and Patti Richards' Forever Greene an Affair to Remember CGC TKN ACT2 RA with Best of Opposites, Club Mentor, Doreen Palmer for BOB with her Chesapeake Bay Retrieve, GCH Eastern Waters’ Wind on the Weskeag TKI, RN, BN, CD NA WD and all of them for lookin' good doing it!
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New from Embark! You asked, we listened! Announcing Refer a Breeder. Give fellow breeders $50 off their first Embark for Breeders Dog DNA Kit and earn $20 towards your next Embark purchase for each referral. https://embarkvet.com/breeders/referral/
CCA (and the heat) Wows Judges at Seminar!
A Big Thank You to outgoing Judges' Education Chair, Carie Taylor for organizing a successful judges ed seminar at the Kenosha Kennel Club's Annual Show in Grayslake IL!! Special thanks to Marion and Anton Koenigsmann and Tammy Anderson for bringing dogs to the Judge's Education seminar on June 12!! Our thanks also to Lauri Burnett for coming and taking pictures! The judges were thrilled to see 6 Chinooks! Marion also had her beautiful girl, Tikaani, entered in the show Saturday. thanks are doubled b/c it was an outdoor show and oppressively hot and humid for the entire week! Seeing other Chinook people and their pups is the best part of going to shows!!
A Big Thank You to outgoing Judges' Education Chair, Carie Taylor for organizing a successful judges ed seminar at the Kenosha Kennel Club's Annual Show in Grayslake IL!! Special thanks to Marion and Anton Koenigsmann and Tammy Anderson for bringing dogs to the Judge's Education seminar on June 12!! Our thanks also to Lauri Burnett for coming and taking pictures! The judges were thrilled to see 6 Chinooks! Marion also had her beautiful girl, Tikaani, entered in the show Saturday. thanks are doubled b/c it was an outdoor show and oppressively hot and humid for the entire week! Seeing other Chinook people and their pups is the best part of going to shows!!
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Check out the United States Army Aviation Museum at Ft Rucker, AL! Besides wonderful exhibits on the role of aviation in the Army, there is a display on Charger, the Chinook who went to Vietnam! Look for it, where else? By the display on Chinook helicopters! CCA is proud to support our service members and for the part Charger played as mascot to the 228th Assault Support Helicopter Battalion.
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CCA Partners with Embark! CCA is now a Research Partner with Embark which combines personalized DNA testing with targeted research initiatives. Some benefits associated with Club Research Partnerships include:
1) to guide research objectives & prioritize breed disorders
2) create a breed population database to evaluate breed diversity and enable discovery of causes for known, emerging or previously unassociated genetic disorders.
3) Reduced and subsidized DNA testing pricing for participating community members
4) Educational FB live presentations by Embark specialists upon request
5) Embark Sponsorship of breed club events with both on-site and off-site support options: In person or online educational seminars, Sponsorship of special events or classes, Complementary DNA tests donated for fundraisers and top prize winners, On-Site health clinic/DNA collections to support research efforts
1) to guide research objectives & prioritize breed disorders
2) create a breed population database to evaluate breed diversity and enable discovery of causes for known, emerging or previously unassociated genetic disorders.
3) Reduced and subsidized DNA testing pricing for participating community members
4) Educational FB live presentations by Embark specialists upon request
5) Embark Sponsorship of breed club events with both on-site and off-site support options: In person or online educational seminars, Sponsorship of special events or classes, Complementary DNA tests donated for fundraisers and top prize winners, On-Site health clinic/DNA collections to support research efforts
Past News
Forever Greene An Affair to Remember and Intervale Ferncroft with owner/handler Darcy Davenport at the 2019 Specialty
Participants at the CT River Working Group Show
Kima and Coho in Harness
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Coho and Penny let loose!
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The AKC Gazette Features the Chinook!
The November 2018 issue of the AKC Gazette has a feature article on the history of the Chinook. This informative piece was written by CCA Publicity Chair KJ Krammes and was previously published as a special edition to the CCA club newsletter: The Chinook Advocate. The article shares several rare historical photos with special highlights of the Chinook’s rich history.
AKC comments that the Chinook article is the centerpiece of the November issue and is the best-read story among the issue’s 99 pages: “It is safe to say your breed is the star of the November Gazette.”
AKC comments that the Chinook article is the centerpiece of the November issue and is the best-read story among the issue’s 99 pages: “It is safe to say your breed is the star of the November Gazette.”
Performance News!
Achiever Dog Certificate: The American Kennel Club launched its new Achiever Dog certificate program on December 1, 2017. The AKC Achiever Dog certificate program is designed to recognize those exhibitors and dogs who participate in multiple sports. A dog will receive an AKC Achiever Dog certificate when they have been awarded a placement or earned a qualifying score in three different sports. For more info: AKC Achiever Dog or email achieverdog@akc.org.
Changes to AKC Rally Program
Effective Nov 1, 2017, AKC has created a new class and title for dogs that have won the Rally Novice title, but have not yet earned a qualifying score in the Advanced class. The Rally Intermediate class and associated title (RI), will provide a stepping-stone class to help prepare teams for the off-leash performance required in the Advanced class. The Intermediate course is a mirror image of the Advanced course without a jump. The RI title is not required to enter the Advanced class.
In addition to the new RI title, there will be a new Master class and associated title (RM), as well as the Rally Champion title (RACH). Follow the link for details: Rally Program Enhancements 03-10-17
Effective Nov 1, 2017, AKC has created a new class and title for dogs that have won the Rally Novice title, but have not yet earned a qualifying score in the Advanced class. The Rally Intermediate class and associated title (RI), will provide a stepping-stone class to help prepare teams for the off-leash performance required in the Advanced class. The Intermediate course is a mirror image of the Advanced course without a jump. The RI title is not required to enter the Advanced class.
In addition to the new RI title, there will be a new Master class and associated title (RM), as well as the Rally Champion title (RACH). Follow the link for details: Rally Program Enhancements 03-10-17
Revisions to Obedience Stay Exercises
As a result of Group Task Force meetings held in June, 2017, a proposal of regulation recommendations were approved by the AKC Board of Directors in November 2017 and became effective May 1, 2018. The following is a summary of the stay exercises and is being provided to the Fancy for clarification of the exercises, judging procedures and scoring. Obedience Stay Exercises
As a result of Group Task Force meetings held in June, 2017, a proposal of regulation recommendations were approved by the AKC Board of Directors in November 2017 and became effective May 1, 2018. The following is a summary of the stay exercises and is being provided to the Fancy for clarification of the exercises, judging procedures and scoring. Obedience Stay Exercises
AKC Introduces Scent Work Titles
Dogs may now earn titles in the new sport of AKC Scent Work, which mimics the task of working detection dogs -- such as narcotics dogs or explosives dogs -- to find a specific scent and communicate to the handler that the scent has been found. AKC Scent Work trials launched Oct. 1, 2017. Read more about this exciting new sport here.
Puppy Of Achievement Certificate (POA)
This conformation certificate was made available as of Sept 1, 2017. The certificate is not a title but an introductory conformation certificate meant to encourage new exhibitors in conformation.
To earn this certificate, a puppy must accumulate 10 POA points from the 4-6 Month Beginner Puppy Competition (BPUP), the regular Puppy classes, or a combination of the two. The schedule of POA points will be:
Points Puppies Competing
11-2
23-5
35 or more
At 4-6 Month Beginner Puppy Competitions (BPUP), the above point scale will be for AKC-Recognized breeds. FSS (including Miscellaneous Class) breeds will continue to compete for Certificate of Merit points.
This conformation certificate was made available as of Sept 1, 2017. The certificate is not a title but an introductory conformation certificate meant to encourage new exhibitors in conformation.
To earn this certificate, a puppy must accumulate 10 POA points from the 4-6 Month Beginner Puppy Competition (BPUP), the regular Puppy classes, or a combination of the two. The schedule of POA points will be:
Points Puppies Competing
11-2
23-5
35 or more
At 4-6 Month Beginner Puppy Competitions (BPUP), the above point scale will be for AKC-Recognized breeds. FSS (including Miscellaneous Class) breeds will continue to compete for Certificate of Merit points.
Health
May is Pet Cancer Awareness Month!
The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF), a nonprofit organization whose mission is to prevent, treat and cure diseases in all dogs, marks Pet Cancer Awareness Month by providing information and free online resources on research outcomes and educational resources on canine cancer to dog lovers during the month of May. Visit the link for more information.
The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF), a nonprofit organization whose mission is to prevent, treat and cure diseases in all dogs, marks Pet Cancer Awareness Month by providing information and free online resources on research outcomes and educational resources on canine cancer to dog lovers during the month of May. Visit the link for more information.