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Our club voted unanimously to support this fund through our

Philanthropy Fund.

For More Info on their programs   ---   https://www.equiwent.org

 

UPCOMING SPRINGFEST BOOTH

SPRINGFEST VOLUNTEERS WANTED.

Saturday, April 30, 2022

Ready to have fun with fellow members and our dogs.

DOGS / HANDLERS NEEDED:

"Therapists"

Breed Ambassadors

Demonstrations

MEMBERS:

Promote the Dog Show

Hand out Judging Schedules

Talk up MCKC

Talk about the Philanthropies we support.

Need 2-3 Members per shift

There is space in the cool tent to crate resting dogs.

SHIFTS

8 AM - 9:45 AM ---- Set Up

9:30 - 11:15 AM

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

1:15 - 2:45 PM

2:30 - 4:00 PM

4:00 - 5:00 PM ------ Break Down

Contact Ellen Pfann

MCKC Members Rocked Springfest 2019
  

 

FROM PRESIDENT JANE:

 

Hi all, 

I hope everyone is healthy and getting ready for SPRING!!!!. 

Our shows will be here before you know it. We need lots of volunteers and volunteering is a great way to get to know your fellow club members. Our march meeting will be by ZOOM due to conflicts with the Raleigh shows. Very hard on people driving back and forth to go to Raleigh and drive home, unload dogs and feed up, then head off to a kennel club meeting.

 Ellen will be sending out the required log in info before the zoom meeting. 

If there are jobs you feel confident in doing please speak up and attend the April meeting 'in Person'. The April meeting will be a dinner meeting at the Table On The Green. I encourage all who attend to order something to eat or take out.

The order of business for the ZOOM meeting will be as follows

CALL TO ORDER: 

Welcome and new people sign in and introduce yourselves

VP report If any

Recording Secretary report if any

Corresponding Sec report if any

Treasurer report

Membership

OLD BUSINESS:

Dog Show chairman Report and All her committee reports

Spring Fest Report and sign up for volunteers

Agility report up coming event

Police Puppy info

Junior Showmanship committee Need AKC info if available

Any other OLD BIZ

NEW BIZ

LIST UP COMING EVENTS IN THE AREA

BRAGS

ADJOURN

 THANK EVERYONE FOR ATTENDING AND OFFERING IDEAS

 Jane Hammett Bright

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

 CALENDAR:

Wednesday January 12, 2022 - 

Annual meeting to vote in new Slate - 

ZOOM MEETING 6PM

 

RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP

Due December 31.

HERE'S YOUR FORM

US Congress: Harmful, Arbitrary Breeder Mandates Bill Advancing – Contact Your Representatives

 

By AKC Government Relations

Nov 08, 2021 | 3 Minutes

A set of arbitrary and harmful federal breeder bills (H.R. 2840 /S. 1385) that would mandate new requirements for certain hobby and professional dog breeders are gaining support in Congress.  We urge all responsible dog owners, breeders and enthusiasts to contact their lawmakers about the harmful consequences of the bills.

While certain aspects of this feel-good measure, called the “Puppy Protection Act”, codify general good practices, other parts establish arbitrary, one-size-fits all mandates that are not in the best interests of all dogs and undermine individual flexibility that allows for best practices and optimal outcomes.

In recent months, animal rights or “protection” groups have been pressuring members of Congress to sign onto the bills. More than 175 lawmakers have signed onto the bills as co-sponsors, increasing the likelihood that the measures could advance rapidly in year-end legislative negotiations. 

We urge all responsible dog owners, breeders and enthusiasts to take a moment to contact your members of Congress to ask them not to support this “feel-good” measure and the one-size fits all mandates that can harm responsible breeders and specialized breeding practices.  A better approach is to provide resources to help USDA enforce existing pet breeder requirements.   

How This Impacts You:

These measures would apply to anyone who is subject to USDA breeder/dealer licensing. Breeders are subject to USDA licensing if they maintain more than 4 “breeding females” (a term that is undefined but is generally considered to mean an intact female) and sell or transfer even one of the offspring “sight unseen”. “Breeding females” include any combination of cats, dogs, or other small pet mammals such as hamsters, guinea pigs, etc. (Learn more).

Scroll down to learn more about these bills and how to contact your members of Congress.

Arbitrary requirements include but are not limited to:

• Mandated indoor space sufficient to allow the tallest dog in an enclosure to stand on his or her hind legs without touching the roof of the enclosure.
• Mandated unfettered access from dogs’ primary enclosures to an outdoor exercise area large enough that it “allows dogs to extend to full stride”. This creates a potentially dangerous environment for dogs.
• Mandated annual dental exams.
• Completely solid flooring, despite scientific recognition that multiple types of high-quality flooring, including engineered slatted flooring, is beneficial in certain types of kennels and with certain breeds.
• Mandated pre-breeding screenings. No specific details are provided for what the screening would involve or who would make such decisions.
• Prohibition on the keeping of dogs in enclosures above 85 degrees or below 45 degrees F, regardless of breed or acclimation needs for dogs that hunt, sled, detect explosives, or do other work and thrive in cooler temperatures, or must be acclimated to cooler or warmer temperatures for their safety.

Further, it prohibits the breeding of a female dog:

• Unless pre-screened by a veterinarian
• If it would produce more than two litters in an 18-month period.
• Based arbitrarily on the age and size of the dog.

While some portions of the measures include reasonable generalized guidelines for canine care, arbitrary requirements that ignore best practices for individual outcomes are not appropriate for federal mandates. Arbitrary, one-size-fits-all requirements do not take into account the broad range of breeds and types of dogs or best health and breeding practices. They also do not allow for creative approaches that allow expert breeders and owners to provide optimal care for their individual dogs and advance the art and science of responsible dog breeding.

To learn more, see and share Breeder Expertise, Thoughtful Analysis Demonstrate Dangerous Flaws in ‘Feel Good’ Dog Law.

What you Can Do:

Most members of Congress want to do the right thing for dogs, but they are not experts in this area. It’s likely they do not understand the nuances or unintended consequences of arbitrary legislation that may “sound good” to a non-expert. They also hear a lot from animal rights/ animal protection groups, and they also rely on hearing from constituents. Unless we help educate our lawmakers, we will be subject to bad laws.

Your member of Congress needs to hear from you. Please contact your member of Congress and your U.S. Senators today. Visit AKC’s Legislative Action Center and type your address in the “Find Your Elected Officials” box to find out who represents you and get their contact information.

Tell them:

1. H.R. 2840/S. 1385 mandate arbitrary one-size-fits-all requirements for temperatures, kennel engineering standards, and breeding bans that are not appropriate for all types or breeds of dogs and could harm some dogs.
2. Explain you are a constituent. Respectfully share your experience and concerns as a dog owner/breeder/expert and based on the talking points above. Breeders: Relying on your experience, explain in practical terms how the new mandates would adversely impact your breeding program.
3. Ask them to not support advancing the bills out of committee.
4. If you can, let the AKC GR team (doglaw@akc.org) know you contacted your lawmakers and if you received any response.

For questions or more information, contact doglaw@akc.org, visit www.akcgr.org or contact 919-816-3720.

Thank you for your action to protect the future of our breeds and the integrity of responsible, expert breeders.

Beth's Obituary & Reminder For Her Memorial

OBITUARY FOR BETH DOWD

Donations can be made in her memory to: 
The Walthour-Moss Foundation

Sandhills Children’s Center

Companion Animal Clinic Foundation

There will be a Celebration of Life

at 12:30 p.m. on November 13, 2021 

at Weymouth Center, 

555 E. Connecticut Avenue, 

Southern Pines, NC 28387.

REMINDER - November 13 Celebration of Beth's Life

 

REMINDER:

Celebration of Beth Dowd's Life:

Weymouth Center

November 13 2021 at 12:30 pm 

We will be raising a glass to Beth.

Dress in furs and hats.

MEMBER BETH DOWD PASSES AWAY - Memorial Information

 

  

It is with a very heavy heart that our club remembers Beth Dowd of Pinehurst, who passed away on Wednesday, October 20, 2021. Beth was an integral Member of Moore County Kennel Club. She served as a Board Member and long-time Treasurer over many years, where her logic and warmth were legendary. She was often the first to welcome a new member. And she was always there to listen or help, whether or not an issue had to do with dogs.

Beth had a bookkeeping and tax company, specializing in elder care. They depended on her as caretaker, friend and family. She had a way with them. 

In the dog world she was known as owner of Best In Show dogs that included Stump the Sussex Spaniel, the 2009 Westminster Winner (the oldest winner in Westminster history at 10). Stump was one of more than almost 200 very successful dogs of various breeds that Beth owned.  This included many Best In Show and Best In Specialty Show Pembroke Welsh Corgi's - including "Sammy Sosa."

In the Equestrian World, Beth was a foxhunter with the Moore County Hounds.  She was a founding member of the Weymouth Bassets a private pack of hounds that hunted over the countryside of Moore and Hoke Counties for 20 years.

 A natural mentor, she was very active in the US Pony Clubs, earning the title of National Activities Legend from the USPC.

Beth is survived by her daughter (and club member) Carol Dowd Kamalbake and Rahmean Kamalbake. 

Please feel free to send wishes to Carol and Rahmean - or share memories with the rest of us in the comment section.

There will be a Celebration of Beth's Life:

Weymouth Center

November 13 2021 at 12:30 pm 

We will be raising a glass to Beth.

Dress in furs and hats.