BCOA Bulletin January-February-March 2007 · - beginning on pg. 29 Our Afﬁ liate Clubs have been busy. Read what’s been happening - beginning on pg. 41. Is your Club sending news?

The Basenji Club of America, Inc. BULLETIN - 1

(USPS 707-210)ISSN 1077-808X

Is Published QuarterlyMarch, June, September & DecemberBy the Basenji Club of America, Inc.

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Basenji Club of America, Inc.Wanda Pooley

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Copyright © 2006by the Basenji Club of America Inc.

All Rights Reserved. Material may be reprinted without written

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Opinions expressed herein are those of the individual authors. Articles & opinions do not necessarily express or represent the policies & opinions of the Basenji Club of America, Inc. Advertising does not constitute endorsement by the Basenji Club of America Inc. and under no circumstance does publication of advertising guarantee services or products of its advertisers. The Editor, under the jurisdiction of the Club Offi cers & Board of Directors, reserves the right to reasonably edit or refuse to print all material submitted, includ-ing advertising.

EditorWanda PooleyCopy Editors

Soraya Jenkins Karlene Schoonover

Lisa MarshallCopy Coordinator

Susan ChuvalaAdvertising Managing Editor

Melody Falcone

The Offi cial

BULLETINof the Basenji Club of America, Inc.

ON THE COVER

AKC Delegate Report ................................. 14Club & Publication Information ................. 59Health Clinics, upcoming .......................... 28Junior Views .............................................. 36LGRA/NOTRA Rankings ............................ 53New Titles ................................................. 57Obedience Tally ........................................ 53OFA Reports .............................................. 54Perpetual Specialty Calendar ..................... 37

Departments

Display Layouts & Commercial Advertising: Reveille Basenjis .................................. 13Serengeti Basenjis ........................... 18-19Sinbaje ................................................BC Sinbaje ................................................ 60Simmons, Mary .................................. IFCSirobe Basenjis ...................................IBCSonbar Basenjis ..................................... 7TotalBasenji ........................................ 33UnderCover Basenjis ............................. 3

AdventureLand Basenjis ...................... 15Ankhu Basenjis ...................................... 9Cumback ............................................. FCDjakomba Basenjis .............................. 27Gana Basenjis ..................................... 21GCBC Specialty .............................. 46-47Jerlin Basenjis ...................................... 25Kenset Basenjis ............................... 30-31Ketz, Janet ........................................... 23Mountain View ................................... 12

President’s Message .........................2Treasurer’s Reports .......................5-6Editor’s Message ..............................4

BCOA Business

Basenjis as Medical Assistance Dogs .......... 8Letter to the Editor ...................................... 8FAQ on Fanconi Testing ........................... 10Insect Repellent ........................................ 14AKC Conditional Registry ......................... 16Native Stock Report .................................. 20AKC Parent Club Conference ................... 22Daydreaming of an Obedience Basenji .... 26Health Committee Report ......................... 28Point of View, Dr. Jo Thompson ............... 29AKC Press Releases................................... 38Kennels from the Past ............................... 39Affi liate Club Columns ............................. 41Club Specialty Results .............................. 50

Regular Columns & Features

Ch. Sonbar’s Phoolish Pleasure at Cumback“Derby”

Owners: Joe & Cathy TomeyCumback Dobermans & Basenjis812-683-4012joencathy@insightbb

(Ch Nyanga Signet Sweet William, JC x Ch Sonbar’s Brite WildIrishRose)

October 13-19, 2007Pleasanton, CA

Make your plans now!

Questions about the

Test? Check out the facts by reading the FAQ covering

the Indirect Marker test for Fanconi

Pg. 10

AKC Parent Club

Conference ReportPg. 22

Basenji ConservationLearn about

basenji ancestry in this issue’s POINT OF

VIEW - beginning on pg. 29

Our Affi liate Clubs have been busy.

Read what’s been happening - beginning on pg. 41.

Is your Club sending news?

We are pround to announce Derby tested Probable Clear for Fanconi.

Handler:Dawn Honaker

Breeders: Sally & Kari WuornosBrenda Cassell


PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

What an exciting time this is for Basenji breeders! The announcement of the availability of a linked marker DNA test for Fanconi Syndrome marks a big turning point in the battle against this devastating disease. Our thanks go out to Dr. Gary Johnson and his team at the University

of Missouri, the Basenji Health Endowment, the American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation, and each and every individual who contributed funds and submitted blood samples in support of this research. Find out more about this exciting news and how you can order the test for your dogs elsewhere in this Bulletin. For those of you who have internet access, this is not new information. However, some of our members do not have internet access, and for them, this may be the first they have heard of our test. Please feel free to call me for information on how to get your dogs tested. You can find my phone number in the roster and leave me a message. Several have asked for an explanation of how to work with these test results to prevent producing pups with Fanconi. Below are tables to help you figure out how this all works. ‘F’ (caps) represents the normal unaffected gene, and ‘f’ (lower case) represents the mutant, affected gene for Fanconi. The letters at the top of the table represent the genes for one parent; along the side of the tables (column to the left) are the genes for the other parent. Each parent has two genes at the Fanconi site, either ‘F,’ or, ‘f’ , or any combination of the two. Each parent contributes one gene to a pup. The squares that have two letters in them are the offspring, getting one gene from each parent.If the resulting pup has FF, it is clear of Fanconi. If that animal has Ff, then it is a carrier, having one of the defective genes that produce Fanconi. Those dogs will not develop the disease, but can pass on the gene. The combination of ‘ff’ represents an affected animal.

The mating of a carrier to a clear animal:

This mating produces two clear pups and two carrier pups. Each pup in this litter has a 50% chance of being clear and a 50% chance of being a carrier.

Mating a carrier to a carrier:This breeding produces one clear, two carriers and one affected. Each pup in this litter has a 25% chance of being clear, 25% chance of being affected and 50% chance of being a carrier.

Carrier to AffectedThis breeding produces two carriers and two affected, that is, each pup has a 50% chance of being carrier and a 50% chance of being affected.

Clear to AffectedThis produces a litter of all carriers.

Now for Clear to Clear:

This produces all clears.

Affected to Affected:

This breeding produces all affected.

I must remind everyone that statistics work in such a way that over the long run these results will take place. It’s generally accepted that it takes 30 trials or more for the statistics to sort out exactly. Not every litter (in the first 3 tables) will produce the exact number of clear, carrier or affected. So, it may be possible for one litter of carrier to carrier to produce an entire litter that is affected, while another entire litter of carrier to carrier would all be clear, but over the long run the above examples will apply. In other words, over the long run, a carrier to carrier breeding will produce 25% clear, 25% affected and 50% carriers. Now, we all agree that our goal should be to produce no puppies that are affected. In order to achieve that goal the following should be done:Clears can be breed to any others - clear, carrier or affected Carriers and affected need to be bred to only clear animals. In other news, a committee has been formed to look into the possibility of the AKC opening the stud book to the newest African imports. If the AKC is receptive to this idea, the club and every member of the club who has a viewpoint or wants to add information will then discuss the issues involved and have the opportunity to vote on the matter. For the stud book to be opened a 2/3 majority of voting BCOA members must approve the idea. The Avongara dogs which were admitted to the Stud Book in 1990 were brought here in the interests of health and genetic diversity. They did not have Fanconi Syndrome, IPSID or PRA and never produced these problems. Their contributions to the health of our breed have been well documented. In recent years, several other trips to Africa have brought back more native dogs. The Basenji fanciers who made these difficult trips did so at their own considerable expense, with no expectation of personal gain. We thank them all for their efforts on our behalf. Our breed’s small gene pool continues to present a challenge to breeders. Geneticists tell us that a minimum of 50 original founders that are well represented in the gene pool are necessary for the breed’s long term survival. Opening the stud book to approved recent imports would be a step in that direction. The marker test for Fanconi Syndrome and the African imports are not really two separate stories, but rather, two parts of the same story, the story of dedicated, generous people making important contributions to the welfare of our breed. Bravo to all involved.

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by Sally Wuornos


~ SUPPORT FANCONI TESTING ~ In the past three weeks, I have paid to have the new Fanconi test performed on sixteen UnderCover dogs and bitches. I am thrilled to report that none of the dogs tested were affected. While this certainly does not mean that there are no Fanconi affected UnderCover dogs, it does mean that I will never produce another. Because of this, I look forward to this breeding season as I have not done before in the 21 years I’ve been owned by basenjis. UnderCover results are:

CLEARRBIMBS UKC Ch/BIF Am Ch Undercover Meisterhaus Valentino RN SC FCh GRC NA NAJ AOM CGC TDI VBX {Red & White M} HM988182/04 USA 26 Nov 2001 DC Bojak's Undercover Kojak SC FCh TT SDHR x Am Ch Undercover 'Mbuti' Madame Gucc BBHR (Tested by Kelli Harmon)Undercover Yippie Kiyay {Brindle & White M} HP029905/01 USA 12 Nov 2002 DC Bojak's Undercover Kojak SC FCh TT SDHR x Undercover Escapade's WhoopeeAm Ch Undercover Jr Swamp Legend {Black Tan & White M} HP194854/04 USA 30 Nov 2005 DC Sinful's Swamp Legend SC x Am Ch Undercover Bella The BallAm Ch Undercover Legend of Jezabel {Black Tan & White F} HP194854/01 USA 30 Nov 2005 DC Sinful's Swamp Legend SC x Am Ch Undercover Bella The BallUndercover Dark Jedi Legend {Black & White M} HP194854/02 USA 30 Nov 2005 DC Sinful's Swamp Legend SC x Am Ch Undercover Bella The BallUndercover-Meisterhaus Kirbee {Red & White M} HP244353/04 USA 28 Nov 2006 Am Ch Tamsala Hot Onya Heels x Am Ch Undercover-Meisterhaus Cleah

INDETERMINATEAm Ch Undercover -Escapade Freida JC {Red & White F} HP080351/01 USA 24 Nov 2003 Am Ch Escapade's High Five SDHR x Am Ch Undercover Shady Lady SadieKiroja Undercover Legend JC {Brindle & White F} HP196470/02 USA 31 Dec 2005 RBIMBS UKC Ch/BIF Am Ch Undercover Meisterhaus Valentino RN SC FCh GRC NA NAJ AOM CGC TDI VBX x UKC/Am Ch Meisterhaus Kiroja Kiss N Tell RN JC GRC JOR NA NAJ CGC TDI VB CARRIERDC Bojak's Undercover Kojak SC FCh TT SDHR {Red & White M} HM420476/01 USA 20 Jul 1992 Am Ch Kissi's Hershey of Centaurus x Am Ch Bojak Abbai MalaikaAm Ch Undercover Veni Vidi Vici {Red & White M} HM988182/02 USA 26 Nov 2001 DC Bojak's Undercover Kojak SC FCh TT SDHR x Am Ch Undercover 'Mbuti' Madame Gucci BBHRAm Ch Undercover-Meisterhaus Cleah {Red & White F} HN010543/01 USA 25 Nov 2002 DC Bojak's Undercover Kojak SC FCh TT SDHR x Am Ch Undercover Meistrhaus BreezeAm Ch Meisterhaus Undercover Kyndl {Brindle & White F} HN010603/02 USA 25 Nov 2002 Am Ch Meisterhaus Jokuba F Lee Brindle x Am Ch Meisterhaus Eternal Flame BBHRAm Ch Undercover Beloved Robert E Lee {Red and White M} HP030521/03 USA 24 Nov 2002 Am Ch Undercover Lighthorse Harry x Am Ch Undercover Daydream Believer BBHRUndercover Yukon Jack {Brindle & White M} HP029905/02 USA 12 Nov 2002 DC Bojak's Undercover Kojak SC FCh TT SDHR x Undercover Escapade's WhoopeeUndercover Legend of Jacen {Black Tan & White M} HP194854/03 USA 30 Nov 2005 DC Sinful's Swamp Legend SC x Am Ch Undercover Bella The BallUndercover-Meisterhaus Karlee { Red & White F} HP244353/01 USA 28 Nov 2006 Am Ch Tamsala Hot Onya Heels x Am Ch Undercover-Meisterhaus Cleah The fi nal UnderCover bitch that will be tested by me this breeding season is: Am Ch Undercover Bella The Ball {Black & White F} HP029915/01 USA 21 Nov 2002 Am Ch Escapade's High Five SDHR x Am Ch Undercover Jokuba Isabella In the fi rst weeks of 2008, every effort will be made to test all UnderCover dogs and bitches not owned by or living with me. I am determined never to produce more than a carrier again!

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Am Ch Undercover Legend of Jezabel {Black Tan & White F} HP194854/01 USA 30 Nov 2005

UNDERCOVER DARK JEDI LEGEND Vader, is one of our versatile CLEAR boys. He needs one single to fi nish his AKC Championship and has points toward both his

ASFA and AKC lure coursing titles. Vader will be bred to Ch. Meisterhaus UnderCover Kyndyl this fall. They should

have beautiful puppiesGale Whitehurst

UnderCover BasenjisGale Whitehurst


CORRECTION FOR DIANE COLEMAN AWARD – DOG LISTING

2003 should read

“DC Jasiri-Sukari The Illustrated Man, SC”

FROM THE EDITOR“I Can’t Help You If You Can’t Read…” This has become my new credo. It’s true – “I can’t help you if you can’t read.” This has nothing to do with literacy, and much to do with the matter of simply not bothering to read the written word. If ever there has been a time in the

history of the BCOA of easy and readily available communication, it is now. Today’s technology allows news to travel almost faster than the speed of light. Yet, a few members continue to use words such as “secrecy, conspiracy, closed doors, concealment” with regard to BCOA Board actions. One point I want to drive home regarding any business brought before the BCOA Board is this: The fi rst ballot of every year addresses the administrative rules that lay the groundwork for all Board business. Moreover, these procedures are published at the beginning of every year. In case any of you missed Ballot 2007-01 as it was printed in the Bulletin Board Newsletter: 6. Matters under review or discussion by the Board and ballots

in circulation may be discussed among any or all Board members, but such discussion shall not appear in public forum of any sort, electronic or other. Occasionally non-Board members with pertinent information and/or experience may be included in discussion of a specifi c ballot.

For those of you who think this particular procedure shouldn’t exist, let me just ask, “How willing would you be to bring a sensitive matter to the Board if you knew it would be bandied about in public?” The Board is the administrative body elected by the general membership to carry out the terms of the by-laws, and the business affairs of the Club. It would be impossible to hold an open forum on every topic up for review. Chaos would ensue. BCOA’s by-laws, and the not for profi t corporation laws of the State of Texas, provide that a corporation’s Board of Directors controls all day-to-day business of the organization, with voting members having only those voting rights expressly delineated in the by-laws. This is how BCOA has operated, as a corporation, since its inception. Recently, I received an email from an anonymous source who declared in the fi rst sentence: “I've been a member for several years and yes, I'm writing anonymously mainly because I'm not going to be nice.” The writer proceeded to launch into a diatribe regarding his/her opinion “that there are tons of politics within BCOA. Things aren't always open for the general membership to see.” I should have just hit the Delete key because when someone has to hide behind bushes and take pot shots, it’s pretty obvious nothing constructive is going to develop. Nonetheless, what ensued was a short volley of emails in which I tried to explain various by-laws driven processes, and in which my new pen-pal refused to consider anything from a different light. The list of complaints varied from -

• board members with personal agendas• a conspiracy theory (a conspiracy to what end was never mentioned)• an urgent need to “get new blood” onto the board.

That little shopping list brings me back to my opening statement, “I can’t help you if you can’t read.” The reality is that BCOA’s communication process is far from lacking. The problem seems to be an aversion on the part of a small handful of members to reading and/or absorbing accurate information. Let’s face it. All of us are inundated with junk mail in our electronic inboxes, direct mail in our postal boxes, and telephone solicitations. It’s no wonder we have learned to tune out anything that doesn’t address the “Here and Now” in our lives.

Has anyone ever examined all the means used by the BCOA to impart information to its membership? Let’s review:

• The Bulletin Board Newsletter is distributed eight times a year. Published in these pages is every ballot voted by the Board; late breaking news on critical issues; and general Club business.

• The Bulletin magazine is published quarterly. Within the pages of each issue you will fi nd articles covering every facet of the breed, committee reports, health reports – you name it, it’s usually there.

• The BCOA website is available 24/7. Because a website is more dynamic, when the need arises to “spread the word” fast, this is the spot to visit.

• The BCOA AnnounceList is used to send news quickly when material is time-sensitive. The downside to this method is when you change your email address and don’t notify the Secretary, you don’t get the message.

• Want to talk to a real person? The Offi cers and Board members’ contact information is printed in every Newsletter, Bulletin, and membership roster. I am stunned when I hear someone complain, “But I don’t know who the board members are.”

• To further share information on health, the Basenji Health Endowment website was created to post all breaking news on health issues that concern our breed. Moreover, it contains important information about the differences between the BCOA and the BHE. This is a critical distinction because these are two entirely separate corporations, operating under different goals and with different regulations.

Now, like all AKC parent clubs, BCOA is no exception when it comes to dealing with small splinter groups who just plain don’t want to take the time to obtain accurate information. Besides, that’s no fun. For some folks, it’s more fun to talk among themselves, speculate, and spread misinformation. I have heard some of these people cry, “Nobody told us,” but had they just bothered to read the materials readily available to them, they’d have discovered there are no secrets, conspiracies, or politics involved. To these individuals I say, “I can’t help you if you can’t read.” Or -- and here’s a risky idea if reading is too much work – ASK one of your elected Board members or Offi cers!

by Wanda Pooley


BCOA BUSINESS Laura Hesse, Treasurer

Basenji Club of America, Inc.Profit & Loss Detail2nd Quarter 2007

Actual Jan - Jun 07

Annual Budget

% of Annual Budget

Ordinary Income/ExpenseIncomeContributions Contributions to Rescue $ 10.00 Contributions to Outreach $ - $ 40.00 0.00% Contributions - Other $ 52.00 $ 14.00 371.43%Total Contributions $ 62.00 $ 54.00 114.82%Dog Show Supported Entries $ - $ 26.00 0.00%African Stock Project $ 52.00 $ 152.00 34.21%Book Sales $ 197.00 $ 155.00 127.10%Membership (Income) Affiliated Club Dues $ 200.00 $ 200.00 100.00% Membership Dues $ 4,479.00 $ 4,479.00 100.00% Membership Application Fee/Dues $ 404.00 $ 942.00 42.89%Total Membership (Income) $ 5,083.00 $ 5,621.00 90.43%Breeders' Webpage $ 840.00 $ 760.00 110.53%National Specialty Income National Specialty Profit-2006 $ (12.42) $ - 100.00% National Specialty Profit-2005 $ - $ - 0.00% National Specialty Income - Other $ - $ 5,000.00 0.00%Total National Specialty Income $ (12.42) $ 5,000.00 -0.25%Miscellaneous Income $ 7.00 $ - 100.00%Publications (Income) BCOA Bulletin Subscriptions $ 135.00 BCOA Bulletin Extra Copies $ 20.50 $ 20.00 102.50% BCOA Bulletin Ads $ 3,820.00 $ 7,200.00 53.06% Roster Advertising $ 605.00 $ 535.00 113.08%Total Publications (Income) $ 4,580.50 $ 7,755.00 59.07%Rescue Fund $ - $ 10.00 0.00%Total Income $ 10,809.08 $ 19,533.00 55.34%ExpenseASFA Delegate $ 75.00 $ 75.00 100.00%African Stock Project Expenses $ - $ 204.23 0.00%Bank Service Charges $ 6.00 $ 19.52 30.74%Book Expense $ 79.78 $ 13.72 581.49%Breeders' Web Page Expense $ 10.97 $ 8.85 123.96%Contributions/Donations $ 2,404.97 Corporation Filing Fees $ 5.00 $ 15.41 32.45%Dues and Subscriptions AKC Awards Subscription $ 89.00 $ 89.00 100.00% AKC Annual Dues $ - $ 25.00 0.00% ASFA Annual Dues $ 50.00 $ 50.00 100.00% CERF Annual Dues $ - $ 75.00 0.00%Total Dues and Subscriptions $ 139.00 $ 239.00 58.16%Elections $ 685.60 $ 576.33 118.96%Events/Breed Booth Coordinator $ 29.99 $ 83.37 35.97%Health & Research $ - $ - 0.00%Insurance Events Insurance $ 600.00 $ 600.00 100.00% Surety Bond $ - $ 300.00 0.00%Total Insurance $ 600.00 $ 900.00 66.67%Judges/Public Education $ 245.00 $ 1,250.00 19.60%Medallions $ - $ - 0.00%Membership (Expense) $ 8.59 $ 111.00 7.74%National Specialty Expense National Specialty Expns - 2009 $ 0.75 Total National Specialty Expense $ 0.75 Officers' Expenses Treasurer $ 36.96 $ 225.26 16.41%Total Officers' Expenses $ 36.96 $ 225.26 16.41%Outreach Program $ 498.84 $ 2,500.00 19.95%PayPal Fees $ 208.57 $ 279.58 74.60%

Postage and Delivery $ (4.64) $ 31.46 -14.75%Professional Fees Accounting $ - $ 385.00 0.00% Consulting $ - $ 425.00 0.00%Total Professional Fees $ - $ 810.00 0.00%Publications (Expense) BCOA Bulletin $ 9,064.86 $ 10,500.00 86.33% BCOA Bulletin Board $ 1,136.01 $ 1,600.00 71.00% Roster Expense $ 2,195.20 $ 2,500.00 87.81%Total Publications (Expense) $ 12,396.07 $ 14,600.00 84.91%Rescue (Expense) $ - $ 264.00 0.00%Sunshine $ - $ 108.47 0.00%Website Maintenance $ 69.98 $ 209.94 33.33%Total Expense $ 17,496.43 $ 22,525.14 77.68%Net Ordinary Income $ (6,687.35) $ (2,992.14) 223.50%Other Income/ExpenseOther IncomeInterest Income $ 395.27 $ 642.76 61.50%Total Other Income $ 395.27 $ 642.76 61.50%Net Other Income $ 395.27 $ 642.76 61.50%Net Income $ (6,292.08) $ (2,349.38) 267.82%

Basenji Club of America, Inc.Balance Sheet June 30, 2007

ASSETSCurrent AssetsChecking/SavingsAnchorBank-Checking $ 14,239.43 AnchorBank-Market Yield Account African Stock Project $ 1,585.57 Archive Maintenance $ 100.00 Contingency Fund $ 155.45 "Meet the Breed" Booth $ 221.85 National Specialty Reserve $ 523.55 Rescue Fund $ 15,296.74 AnchorBank-Market Yield Account - Other $ 1,036.99 Total AnchorBank-Market Yield Account $ 18,920.15 AnchorBank-SavingsRescue Fund $ 134.73 AnchorBank-Savings - Other $ 76.91 Total AnchorBank-Savings $ 211.64 Total Checking/Savings $ 33,371.22 Other Current AssetsPayPal Account $ 384.35 Total Other Current Assets $ 384.35 Total Current Assets $ 33,755.57 Other AssetsNational Specialty Advance National Specialty Advance-2010 $ 400.00 National Specialty Advance-2008 $ 2,270.00 National Specialty Advance-2007 $ 6,000.00 Total National Specialty Advance $ 8,670.00 Total Other Assets $ 8,670.00 TOTAL ASSETS $ 42,425.57 LIABILITIES & EQUITYLiabilitiesCurrent LiabilitiesOther Current LiabilitiesTrophy/Award Programs Sonbar BOB/BBE Award $ 150.00 Total Current Liabilities $ 150.00 Total Liabilities $ 150.00 EquityOpening Bal Equity $ 22,259.76 Retained Earnings $ 26,307.89 Net Income $ (6,292.08)Total Equity $ 42,275.57 TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY $ 42,425.57


Jun 30, 07 ASSETSCurrent AssetsChecking/Savings AnchorBank-Money Market $ 43,868.10 AnchorBank - CDARS $ 95,184.46 AnchorBank - Checking $ 5,327.50 Total Checking/Savings $ 144,380.06 Total Current Assets $ 144,380.06 TOTAL ASSETS $ 144,380.06 LIABILITIES & EQUITYEquityOpening Bal Equity $ 150,615.81 Unrestrict (retained earnings) $ (636.31)Net Income $ (5,599.44)Total Equity $ 144,380.06 TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY $ 144,380.06

Basenji Health Endowment, Inc.Profi t & Loss - Jan - June 30, 2007

Jan - Jun 07

BCOA Contribution $ 2,404.97

BCOA/BHE Board Mbr Contribution $ 250.00

Indiv/business contribution $ 4,135.07

Total Contributed Support $ 6,790.04

Interest-savings/short-term inv $ 2,773.95

Total Earned revenues $ 2,773.95

Total Income $ 9,563.99

ExpenseGrant & contract expenseGrants to other organizations $ 15,000.00

Total Grant & contract expense $ 15,000.00

Misc expensesBank Charges $ 5.00

Total Misc expenses $ 5.00

Non-personnel expensesPostage, shipping, delivery $ 4.64

Website Maintenance $ 153.79

Total Non-personnel expenses $ 158.43

Total Expense $ 15,163.43

Net Ordinary Income $ (5,599.44)

Net Income $ (5,599.44)

Basenji Health Endowment Contributors2nd Quarter 2007

Garel, LynnGlobaldog Graphics (Lynn Jackson) - 3 T-shirts sold from www.theglobaldog.com

Jenkins, SorayaLange, Judith K. - "To my dear friends, Bryan & Laurie Gregory, in sympathy for the loss of their precious puppies.”

Miller, Cheryl - "In memory of Jann DeLee"Pence, Linda S. - "In recognition of Vicki Perrine for her lovely puppy referral."

Aiello, Alan & Gail - RipVan Wrinkle Club/Susan Kamen Marsicano's Quilt raffl e in memory of Jan DeLeeBird, Patricia A.- RipVan Wrinkle Club/Susan Kamen Marsicano Quilt raffl e in memory of Jan DeLee

Bird, Patricia A. - RipVan Wrinkle Club/Susan Kamen Marsicano's Quilt raffl e in memory of Jan DeLeeCrawford, J. - RipVan Wrinkle Club/Susan Kamen Marsicano's Quilt raffl e in memory of Jan DeLee

Kingman, Denice L. & Joe D. - RipVan Wrinkle Club/Susan Kamen Marsicano's Quilt raffl e in memory of Jan DeLeeMarsicano, Susan Kamen - RipVan Wrinkle Club/Susan Kamen Marsicano's Quilt raffl e in memory of Jan DeLee

Mullin, Simone - RipVan Wrinkle Club/Susan Kamen Marsicano Quilt raffl e in memory of Jan DeLeePhillips, Brenda S. - RipVan Wrinkle Club/Susan Kamen Marsicano's Quilt raffl e in memory of Jan DeLee

Rip Van Wrinkle Basenji Club - Susan Kamen Marsicano's Quilt raffl e & poster sales in memory of Jan DeLeeSahulka, Karen L. & Roy H. Schecter - RipVan Wrinkle Club/Susan Kamen Marsicano's Quilt raffl e in memory of Jan DeLee

South Coast Basenji Fanciers - "Another tidbit for basenji health."Troyna, Donna - "Total basenji & other sight hounds"

Wilmot, Georgiann

The Basenji Health Endowment, Inc.Balance Sheet - as of June 30, 2007


(Ch Nyanga Signet Sweet William JC x Ch Sonbar's Brite Wildirishrose)

Ali is pictured going WB/WB at the Greater Chicagoland Basenji specialty. She is the 5th specialty winner for her dam, Irish.

Her littermate Derby is on the cover. Ali is the 3rd from this litter of six to finish. The others are out showing and should finish this year. Sister Zora has both majors, Brother Nix has 1 major, and Brother Pen has seven points and is looking for his majors.

New Ch Sonbar's Photogenic Pick

Sally WuornosKari [email protected] North Branch, MN

SONBAR BASENJIS


By Carrie Jones

December of 2006 was a difficult month for us, and we eagerly greeted 2007 after my husband, Mike, was hospitalized for nine days with multiple health issues. One problem

that demanded immediate attention was that his diet-controlled diabetes progressed due to noncompliance, and my husband was introduced to the world of self-administering insulin. Thanks to the course of events in December which included the assistance of a down-to-earth Dietician and a savvy Endocrinologist, whose bedside approach was brutally honest and sometimes abrasive, Mike has made positive and (hopefully) lifelong changes in his life. As he puts it, he was scared straight. After his discharge from the hospital, Mike became the model patient, eating properly and incorporating more exercise into his life resulting in 50 pounds quickly melting off of him, and the sugar-free frosting on the cake was when he was allowed to discontinue his insulin injections! Now, he is able to control his blood sugar levels by continuing to eat a sensible diet, staying active, and taking oral anti-diabetic medications. While the risk of developing low blood sugar is not as likely with oral medications as opposed to insulin, the potential for a drop in blood sugar does still exist so Mike has to make a conscious effort to eat regularly. Unfortunately, he works as a salesman and meals are often difficult to eat at scheduled times so he has endured a few episodes of low blood sugar. This past June, I was out of town for an overnight dog show, the Greater Chicagoland Basenji Club’s specialty. I was disappointed that I wasn’t able to bring my seven year-old girl, Whitney, because this would have been the first specialty that I could have shown her as a Veteran. She stayed home with Mike because I had just bred her and felt it best for her and her unborn pups to avoid unnecessary exposure to possible diseases that might be lurking at the show. Later, I learned that leaving Whitney at home was wise for my husband’s well-being, too. When I arrived at my destination the night before the specialty, I called Mike to check-in with him and his voice sounded odd. I questioned him multiple times regarding why his voice was dragging and sounded slightly slurred. He dismissed my observations by telling me he just awoke from a nap after doing a lot of yard work. He also said that he probably sounded different because we had a poor cell phone connection. I should have known to trust my gut instinct because I didn’t have a good feeling when we ended the phone call. I have been married to Mike for 19 years and have worked as a nurse for 13 years and can usually detect when something is not quite right with my husband. For some crazy reason, I decided to trust his excuses for sounding different on the phone. After all, I know my voice and mentation are not normal until I have been awake for a while and I was trying not to be an overbearing nurse-wife. Mike called me the next morning to report that his blood sugar had dropped below normal the evening before, which explains why he didn’t sound quite right on the telephone. Luckily, in my absence,

Whitney noticed a problem with Mike and she relentlessly alerted him to take action. She would not leave Mike’s side and would whine and lick him and followed him everywhere. After several whines, licks, and tail wiggles from Whitney, Mike finally realized something was not right, prompting him to check his blood sugar. Whitney stayed by Mike’s side through his entire hypoglycemic episode, and she didn’t leave him unattended until after he ate something and his blood sugar gradually returned to normal. Mike was lucky that Whitney sensed a problem because his blood sugar dropped so gradually that before he could realize there was a problem, he was starting to feel confused, uncoordinated, and sweaty. Mike’s description of what it feels like to use his blood glucose monitor when in a hypoglycemic state is like trying to put a square peg into a round hole, and these symptoms only worsen if ignored. The next morning, Mike and I discussed the phone call from the night before and he could not remember much of our conversation. Whitney has always had a very special place in my heart, and she has once again proven that she possesses not only beauty, but also brains and she is worth more than her weight in black gold.

Basenjis as Medical Assistance Dogs?

EDITOR’S FOOTNOTE: The first quarter 2007 Bulletin carried an interview with Mary Porter and her basenji service dog, Xena. Carrie’s bitch, Whitney, like Xena, has demonstrated this same skill in detecting the changes in blood sugar levels in humans, proving yet another valuable facet of this breed.

Dear Editor, BCOA Board and members, It is my understanding that the Board has submitted a request to the AKC to re-open the basenji stud book for registration. If that is the case, I am hopeful that it is the Board's intention to submit this matter to the membership for discussion and approval. For myself, I would want to be assured that a criteria for registration first be drafted and approved by the membership as a safeguard to the breed before any new registrations were authorized. I realize that a great deal of expense and effort to import basenjis from Africa has already been expended by some breeders, so I wonder then if the intention is to open registration to any and all basenjis, and what kind of time frame is being set forth for future registrations. This is really a matter to be studied and decided by the general membership. Our breed is not in danger of extinction. The gene pool has already been invigorated by the last registration of imports. Fanconi syndrome is here with us to stay until it can be eradicated by genetic mapping. With every new basenji entered into the gene pool, we introduce more genetic unknowns than we already have, and compound the breeder's ability to combat any adverse genes. Given the proliferation of Fanconi, PRA, et al I would think we already have enough to deal with. The rationale for opening the stud book eludes me, and causes me to fear that by doing so we will be opening a genetic Pandora's Box to the detriment of our breed. As it stands, breeding the carriers of these traits is still a practice that needs to be seriously addressed and discouraged. My concern is that we proceed with caution and have carefully structured criteria in place before introducing any more new stock into the gene pool. Very sincerely, Margaret Sommer


BISS Ch. Platinum’s Fear is Not a Factor, JC“Joe”

Always breeder/owner/handled, “Joe’s” career highlights thus far are:

• 2005 BCOA National: Best of Opposite Sex in Sweepstakes• 2005 BCOA National: Reserve Winners Dog• 2007 June - BOB at GCBC Specialty• Multiple Group Wins and Multiple Group Placements• Number 1 Breeder/Owner/Handled Male Special • Number 6 in Basenji Breed Points and Number 4 Basenji in All- Breed Points as of 6/30/07 (CC)

Joe’s breeder/owner/handler is MaryK Quinnett, Platinum Basenjis.

Carrie & Mike Jones • http://ankhubasenjis.com • [email protected]

BISS Ch. Jerlin-Ankhu Patton Leather, JC“Whitney”

Always owner/handled, “Whitney’s” career highlights are:

• 2000 BCOA National: Best Puppy in Sweepstakes• 2001 GCBC Specialty: Best Puppy in Sweepstakes• 2001 GCBC Specialty: Best of Opposite Sex• 2001 BCOA National: Best of Opposite Sex• Multiple Hound Group placements• 2003 GCBC Specialty: Best of Breed, and fi rst black/white bitch to achieve a BISS honor

**Whitney’s result for the linked marker Fanconi Syndrome test is PROBABLY CLEAR/NORMAL

Ankhu eagerly awaits the arrival of summer puppies from our breeding of two stellar black and white Basenjis. Separately, Whitney and Joe have excelled in the show ring and we hope together they dazzle us even more!

Ankhu Basenjis


On July 14, 2007, the Basenji Health Endowment proudly reported that Dr. Gary

Johnson of the University of Missouri released the linked marker DNA test for Fanconi Syndrome in Basenjis. As the first predictive test available for Fanconi Syndrome, we are sure you all have many, many concerns and we've compiled this list of Frequently Asked Questions to help.

About the Test What is a linkage test?Answer: Linkage is the tendency for genes and other genetic markers to be inherited together because they are in close proximity to each other on the same chromosome. A linkage or linked marker test selects a segment (or segments) of DNA at a location on the chromosome and tracks their inheritance. Because DNA segments that lie near each other on a chromosome tend to be inherited together, these markers can be used to track the inheritance pattern of a gene that has not yet been identified but whose approximate location is known.

How reliable are the results?Answer: This is a new test. We can report that all of the double-blind samples used for validation fell into one of the four categories (normal, carrier, affected, indeterminate) and that approximately 75% of the samples that tested affected were already known to be affected and none of the samples that tested normal were known to be affected, or had parents that were known to be affected. About 10% of the samples tested returned an indeterminate result.A significantly larger data set is required to generate meaningful accuracy rates.

Is it the same as a marker test?Answer: Yes, a linkage test uses marker(s) to identify conditions caused by an as yet unidentified defective gene. This is not the same as a direct test, which identifies the exact gene responsible for a condition.

Why was the linkage test created?Answer: To reduce the risk of producing Fanconi afflicted puppies now while research continues on locating the actual gene.

Was my dog used to develop the test?Answer: At this time, we do not have a final list of animals actually used for test development.

My dog was used to develop the test- do I still have to pay $60?Answer: No. The 48 dogs that were actually used to develop the linked marker test will receive results at no charge. However, these results will not be available until after the breeding season backlog has been cleared and the research team has the manpower available to cross reference their double-blind samples; and if needed, re-run tests if a sample's results are unavailable.

Why is the test so expensive?Answer: The $60.00 per dog fee is essentially a time & materials charge; covering the cost of reagents used in the test, sequencer time to run the test, OFA recording fee of results, and administrative time to process requests and log results. For comparison, the commercially available Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency (HA) Test for Basenjis costs from $75.00 to $140.00 depending on the testing facility.

Will the direct test be this expensive?Answer: We cannot predict the cost of the direct test, but our hope is that it will cost no more than the linkage test.

When to Test To request the Fanconi Test, your dog must first be registered in the Canine Phenome Project (CPP) and complete the breed questionnaires. Print the DNA Sample Submission Form and the Linked Marker Test Form for each dog you are testing and follow the instructions for sample submission. Dogs that are known to have- or are suspected of having- Fanconi are encouraged to submit samples for the benefit of further research. Please indicate on the dog's health survey that they are afflicted prior to submitting samples or test requests. There is no charge for testing or recording of results for these dogs.

I want to order a test, to whom do I send the form?Answer: If submitting a test request when you already have a sample in the CPP, send your Linked Marker Test Form and payment to:

Liz Hansen321 Connaway HallUniversity of MissouriColumbia, MO 65211

If you are shipping a blood sample at the same time, send your sample, DNA Sample Submission Form, Linked Marker Test Form and payment to:

Dr. Gary JohnsonBasenji DNA Research320 Connaway HallUniversity of MissouriColumbia, MO 65211

If you have already sent paperwork to Dr. Johnson instead of Liz, don't be concerned- they'll figure it out. Don’t forget, all payments should be in US funds payable to the University of Missouri.

I live overseas; can my dogs be tested?Answer: Any dog registered with the CPP that has submitted a blood sample can be tested. Instructions for shipping samples from outside the United States to the University of Missouri can be found at [http://www.canine-epilepsy.net/forms.html]. We strongly suggest you contact Liz Hansen in Dr. Johnson's office prior to starting the process.

BASENJI HEALTH ENDOWMENT - FAQ about the new Fanconi Test


I already bred this year, should I test the sire & dam? The puppies?Answer: While the results won't change the breeding you've already done; they will give you information about the parents. Puppies can be tested as soon as they can safely give at least 3mL of blood.

I have a companion dog, should I test? When?Answer: We ask that people hold off testing dogs that aren't being considered for breeding in the 2007-2008 season. You may request a test, but it may be delayed until the backlog is cleared. Watch the BHE website for status reports on the backlog.

I have frozen semen from a deceased dog who has blood stored in the CPP, when can I test?Answer: If you are planning to use the semen this season, by all means request a test now. Otherwise, it is probably best to wait until you are breeding because the direct test may be available.

I have frozen semen from a deceased dog, without blood stored in the CPP; can I test?Answer: We suggest you wait until you are planning to breed as the direct test may be available. The University of Missouri can extract DNA from semen; however they require 2 straws and they may not get usable DNA. Download handling instructions for the University of Missouri at [http://www.canineepilepsy. net/forms.html]. We strongly suggest you contact Liz Hansen in Dr. Johnson's office prior to starting the process.

Working with the Results Should carriers only be bred to normals?Answer: Fanconi can result if a carrier is bred to a carrier and if a carrier is bred to an affected; it is advisable that carriers only be bred to dogs that test normal. If your dog's result is indeterminate its safest to treat it as a carrier when breeding. You can read about Punnett Squares, used to determine the probability of an offspring having a particular gene, at Wikipedia.org

Should I spay/neuter my dog based on the results?Answer: No.

My dog came back affected, should I just euthanize it now?Answer: No.

I've tested my puppies and some came back affected. What do I do? What do I tell buyers?Answer: Explain to buyers that the breeding was done prior to the availability of a Fanconi test. The buyers should be educated in providing a healthy environment for their dog; which includes avoiding unnecessary stress, a quality diet and plenty of drinking water. Buyers should be introduced to the Fanconi Protocol developed by Dr. Steve Gonto, taught the early signs of Fanconi, how to monitor urine for sugar, and be referred to a Veterinarian with Fanconi experience.

My dog came back indeterminate, what does that mean? Should I re-test?Answer: Our linkage test uses 3 markers (for a total of 6 alleles) to predict Fanconi status and requires that all 3 be in agreement. An

indeterminate result means the 3 markers are not in agreement (see Figure 1) and therefore cannot predict Fanconi status. This would not change with a re-test. It is our suggestion that people treat indeterminate results as carriers when making breeding decisions and continue routine strip testing of urine.

I Still Have Questions Please email us at [email protected] and we will make every attempt to get answers.

References:Wikipedia is the largest public Encyclopedia on the web; the address is http://www.wikipedia.org

Liz Hansen, or another appropriate person at University of Missouri can be reached via email at

[email protected]

The Canine Phenome Project website is http://www.CaninePhenome.org

The Fanconi Protocol developed by Dr. Steve Gonto is available for download from the Basenji Health Endowment website.

The Basenji Health Endowment website is http://www.BasenjiHealth.org

Figure 1 – Sample Test Resultswhere “1” represents a normal gene and “2” represents an affected gene.

Marker A Marker B Marker C Conclusion

1 1 1 1 1 1 NORMAL

1 2 1 2 1 2 CARRIER

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AKC DELEGATE REPORT Jon Curby

June 2007 AKC Delegates

MeetingLAS VEGAS, NEVADACommittee meetings and forums ran from 7:30 am until 5:30 pm on

the day prior to the offi cial meeting. The day began with a two hour legislative forum where, as no surprise, the California House bill AB1634 was focus. There was much discussion of retaliatory measures that should be taken by AKC in the beginning, but most were soon calmed and convinced that the process of making this legislation the law was not nearly complete and the AKC should not do anything that would lessen its ability to infl uence the process. Many in the fancy, including some BCOA members, have questioned keeping the AKC –Eukanuba show in Long Beach, but by the conclusion of the forum there was no discussion of making such drastic moves. Most agreed that the AKC should stay at the forefront of the dissent until the fi nal disposition of the bill and then discuss any policy changes that might be warranted. I also attended the Health Committee and Parent Club Committee meetings. The Health Committee discussed the tremendous acceptance of the CHIC program and the impact on health testing. There were also reports on the various Veterinary Outreach programs that have been undertaken and the importance of developing relationships between the AKC, CHF and the veterinary community. The AKC and CHF have been making presentations at Veterinary schools and professional meetings as well as offering scholarships to veterinary students. There is also consideration being given to providing fellowships for residencies in areas of particular interest to dog breeders. A new updated breed chart is being sent to veterinarians as well. The Parent Club Committee had Robin Stansell of the AKC staff answer more questions concerning the new minimum requirements that must be met each year for a club to have a show. There are some changes in the timing of show applications in order for a club to complete the requirements in time to have the required six months between application and the show date. The fees charged for each separate event (conformation, obedience, agility) that would take place at the same show are being reconsidered as well. Other than those minor changes, AKC is holding fi rm on the other requirements such as ex pen numbers and size. The did say that ex pens do not have to be of a commercial type, they must just be reasonable for the site, breed and number of entries. A couple of other interesting notes -- A delegate who is a former IRS employee and consults with dog clubs said IRS will be sending forms to many non-profi ts at the end of the year where there is concern regarding their status. Another delegate said that her parent club was now including a clause in the contracts they negotiate for specialty sites that stipulates that if dog legislation is passed that restricts exhibitors ability to attend the show the contract becomes void. The offi cial meeting was concerned with two issues -- the

legislative agendas and the eligibility of a delegate that had been deemed to have confl icts of interest. On the legislative front, a resolution was passed without dissent disapproving the California house bill AB 1634. All discussion of the bill and its consequences, of which there were very little, was withheld from the offi cial meeting and taken to executive session to avoid any chance of comments damaging to the defeat of the bill being in the transcript of the meeting. The AKC board had disqualifi ed a delegate from Michigan on the grounds that her connection with the UKC as a consultant qualifi ed as a confl ict of interest. (Professional handlers and employees of competing registries, etc. are included in the ineligible category) The delegate body could have overturned the ruling with a two thirds vote, but after considerable discussion, affi rmed the board’s decision that the person was ineligible to be a delegate.

qualifi ed as a confl ict of interest. (Professional handlers and employees of competing registries,

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The AKC’s DNA programs have resulted in an unprecedented level of accuracy to the AKC registry by evaluating the parentage of many AKC dogs and litters. However, for that very small percentage of registered dogs that are found, often years after birth, to have an unknown ancestor, the AKC has canceled the registration. To maintain genetic diversity, improve customer relations, and still maintain the accuracy of the registry, the Board of Directors approved the concept to allow the issuing of Conditional registration certifi cates and pedigrees, rather than canceling the registrations of a dog, all of its littermates and all of their progeny in these cases. This concept was discussed at the September 2005 Delegate Meeting where AKC’s Consultant on DNA Science and Technology Dr. Elaine Ostrander recommended its implementation.

The Problem of the Pyramid Effect The AKC staff has identifi ed and informed the Board of a growing problem related to the efforts to maintain the integrity of the AKC registration database and studbook. The situation is especially challenging because all of the solutions proposed so far have signifi cant drawbacks or side effects.

The Problem: Current AKC policy is that whenever DNA testing indicates incorrect parentage of a purebred litter, all efforts are made to cooperate with the breeders to establish the correct parentage, which is successful about 50% of the time. If the information needed to make the corrections is not available, the litter registration will be cancelled. This applies to litters whelped after January 1, 2000. This policy, along with other DNA identifi cation programs, has led to a substantial improvement in the integrity of the studbook. However, much of the compliance audit testing, and all of the Frequently Used Sires testing, is done on dogs who have already produced litters, and whose progeny may have multiplied. Thus, when that dog is excluded from the registry, ALL of the progeny are also excluded. While this works to ensure the integrity of our database, it also works to make a large number of people very unhappy with AKC, and drives them away from us permanently. Imagine that you get a letter from AKC informing you that the grandsire of the stud dog you used last year has been found to have incorrect parentage, and all of his progeny now have their registration permanently cancelled - including the young puppy you kept out of the litter and have already shown successfully! Although the total number of dogs excluded is still relatively small, it is growing at an exponential rate. Furthermore, those dogs will continue to reproduce, creating more and more dogs that are ineligible for AKC registration, and more and more people turned away from AKC. While we believe we have a very high standard of integrity, we also know that there have always been some errors in our records, caused by accident, inattention, carelessness, and occasionally by outright fraud. The data indicates that there is no single group of breeders that cause all the problems - the litter exclusion rate is

approximately the same for breeders who register one or two litters a year as it is for those who register 8 or 9 litters a year. (10+ are

slightly higher). So dogs, breeders, and puppy owners all across our spectrum of customers are affected.Another potential twist is the Pennsylvania style "Lemon Laws" that could require a breeder to refund up to 50% of the purchase price if a registration is cancelled. There are and will be many people, including innocent third parties, who will be most upset with AKC, threatening to destroy all of our advances in

credibility, image, and reputation.

Potential Solutions: AKC staff has determined eight different possible solutions to this dilemma, though all have some drawbacks. They range from maintaining the status quo, which would continue the ever-increasing number of cancelled registrations, unhappy customers and decreased revenue, to ending the DNA programs all together, which would be a disaster for our message to the public and would seriously weaken the integrity of the studbook. • One proposal for making better use of DNA suggests collecting samples from all breeding stock, archiving them (such as with FTA paper), and processing the samples only when a question arises. This would also facilitate a random audit and processing to prove whatever level of studbook accuracy we desire. While a valuable theory, it does not solve the pyramid problem, as an incorrect registration could go undiscovered until a question had arisen, potentially many generations later. • Another proposal suggests the development of a "qualifi ed" pedigree, using an identifying marker on the pedigree or registration number that would indicate that the parentage, at a certain point in the pedigree, is uncertain or unverifi able. Potentially, after several subsequent generations of DNA proved registrations, or discovery of other confi rmatory information, the marker could be removed from further generations. While this would pose a different public relations challenge, admitting that there are some things that we do not know actually strengthens the credibility of the information, which we do know. • A potentially effective solution would be to have a truly random audit of a certain number of sets of parents and offspring, with the DNA collected and processed at AKC expense. This is similar to the method the IRS uses with great success in keeping the "error rate" for income tax returns very low. This could eliminate the need for the Frequently Used Sires program, which would substantially reduce the costs to high volume breeders, and show that all breeders are treated equally. Those factors might bring some responsible high volume breeders back to AKC. The down side is that there would be substantial costs for data collection and DNA processing (one estimate was more than $1 million dollars per yearly audit), and a certain percentage of registration errors would still go through undetected. • Many people have urged AKC to move towards requiring DNA collection and analysis of all breeding stock at the time of litter registration. This has the advantage of proving absolute integrity of the registry, and eliminates the pyramid effect, as any

parentage of many AKC dogs and litters. However, for that

rather than canceling the registrations of a dog, all of its

slightly higher). So dogs, breeders, and puppy owners all across our spectrum of customers are affected.

credibility, image, and reputation.

CONDITIONAL REGISTRY


error or misrepresentation (e.g. the DNA sample sent in for the sire was not really his) would be discovered at the first generation. The perennial argument against this requirement is the fear of the cost of DNA processing would lead to such a high price for registration that breeders would turn to other "registries", none of whom require DNA testing, thus robbing AKC of needed revenues and weakening our voice as the reliable canine experts.

The Chosen Solution: The AKC Board has spent nearly a year facing the daunting challenge of analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of each of these proposals, searching for new and creative ideas, working with experts like Dr. Elaine Ostrander, and trying to develop a scheme which will do the most good and the least harm to our organization and to pure-bred dogs. The cost of DNA processing continues to be a major obstacle for implementation of some of the solutions, but the cost of not facing and fixing the problem is potentially even greater.

• The optimum solution for the present time seems to be the qualified pedigree concept. When an error in parentage of a pure-bred dog is discovered that cannot be corrected, the registration status of all of the dogs in that litter and all of their progeny would be changed to "qualified", and their AKC number changed to show an X as the second character. They would be ineligible to compete

How It Will Work:What is a Conditional Registration and Pedigree? When unknown parentage is indicated via DNA testing, the status of the registration will be downgraded to “conditional” until a three generation pedigree is established. “Unknown” will be noted on the registration or pedigree for the ancestor in question. This will only occur in cases where the dogs are believed to be purebred, but a registered parent is found to be incorrect. The documents will have a different colored border and will be clearly labeled as Conditional. Also, a new registration number will be issued so that people familiar with AKC registration numbers can tell at a glance that the registration is different. For example, a dog initially registered as TN123456/01 would be registered with Conditional registration as QT123456/01. Thus, these dogs will be clearly noted as Conditional by their registration number. In addition, the word “Conditional” will be boldly stated on the registration certificate which will have a yellow border (compared to purple for standard registrations or orange for limited).

Will the registrations ever revert to Full? Current policy for introducing breeds into the AKC registry requires a three-generation pedigree on each dog. This policy will also apply to dogs when an “unknown” dog is found in its pedigree based on a failed DNA test. After three generations of DNA-profiled parents, the registrations will revert to Full for the

litter in the fourth g e n e r a t i o n . Returning to full registration after three generations of verified parentage is also in line with the acceptance of imported dogs with three

generation pedigrees from the country of origin. Can these dogs be bred? If both sire and dam have AKC DNA profiles, the litter may be registered. Litters already registered when the registration is converted will be changed to Conditional status.

What about event participation? A dog with Conditional registration may participate in any event in which ILP dogs may participate. They may not participate in Conformation events or Field Trials, and titles previously earned in these events will be removed from the dog’s record. In the fourth generation of DNA-profiled parentage, the

registration will revert to Full and the dog may participate in any AKC event.

in any events and any titles earned would be removed, except those allowed for ILP dogs. The qualified pedigree would list as "unknown" the ancestors whose parentage is unverifiable. After three generations of DNA parentage verification, the qualified progeny would be returned to full registration status, which is consistent with the pedigree requirements for registering an imported dog.

Future Steps: It will take several months of planning and preparation to implement the qualified pedigree concept. It will be important to explain the importance of this new approach of full disclosure, rather than total cancellation, to all of our breeders and constituents. The Board has given staff the go ahead to develop an implementation plan, to properly word the policies that will be enacted, and to design appropriate educational materials, with an expected start date of January 1, 2008. Clearly this does not solve all of our problems. We will need to continue to have innovative thoughts on how to best utilize the evolving DNA technologies to further improve the studbook integrity, our breeding practices, and the health of our dogs. As always, your comments and ideas are welcome.

Permission to reprint this article granted by the American Kennel Club


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THE BASENJI CLUB OF AMERICA NATIVE STOCK COMMITTEE has just begun communicating with the American Kennel Club about re-opening the Stud Book to new basenji foundation stock. The letter sent to AKC also appears in this issue of The Bulletin. The AKC has very specifi c procedures in place for opening the Stud Book. The request must come from the Parent Club (BCOA), and two thirds of the membership must vote in favor of opening the Stud Book before the application is made.If we receive a positive response to our fi rst letter, a membership vote will be taken as the next step in the procedure. Should two thirds of the voting membership vote in favor of opening the Stud Book, the submission to the BCOA Board of native dogs to be considered for registration will proceed. Each dog to be considered for admission to the Stud Book must be sponsored by two BCOA members who:

(1) are not the owners/importers(2) who feel the dog has merit and is worthy of registration.

Additionally, the dog must also be sponsored by a BCOA Board member who is not the owner/importer. The BCOA Board will then consider each dog, examining photos, videos, and health information. Board members who own/imported a submitted dog will abstain from voting on that dog. The names of the approved dogs will then be sent to AKC for registration. The original AKC Studbook for basenjis opened in 1944 and included just two native dogs and some dozen or so English-bred dogs. This limited gene pool was further diminished when several of these dogs turned out to be unusable for various reasons. It has been approximately twenty years since two groups of American basenji breeders visited the Congo in search of native stock. Thirteen of the dogs they found were admitted to the Stud Book in 1990, along with Esenjo, an earlier import. Basenji breeders face the ongoing challenge of addressing serious health issues in a breed with a small gene pool. Geneticists recommend at least fi fty original founders, including previous imports, which are well represented in the gene pool. We are still a long way short of that number of world-wide founders. Additional foundation stock would give the unique genotype of the basenji its best shot at long term viability. The importation of new African stock is meant to widen the gene pool. These dogs will be health tested and their progeny will be followed with interest. None of the 1987 and 1988 African imports were diagnosed with Fanconi syndrome, IPSID or PRA. None of these dogs have produced these defects in their offspring, even when bred to American lines known to produce these problems. The descendants, with pedigrees of strictly these foundation animals, have likewise failed to produce Fanconi syndrome or PRA. Visit the Basenji Club of America website at www.basenji.org or the Basenji Health Endowment site, www.basenjihealth.org for information about health issues in our breed. Further information

Pamela Geoffroy 197 Mt. Hope Street

No. Attleboro, Ma 027601-508-695-6573

AKC Board of DirectorsThe American Kennel Club51 Madison AvenueNew York, New York 10010

I am writing this letter on behalf of the Basenji Club of America to ask that the AKC Stud Book be reopened for native bred Basenjis for a period of two to three years to allow trips to the Southern Sudan and other remote parts of Africa to search for native stock.

The original Stud Book opened in 1944 and included just two native dogs and some dozen or so English dogs. This very small gene pool was further diminished when several dogs turned out to be unusable for various reasons. This limited gene pool has made it diffi cult for conscientious breeders to avoid the various health disorders, which have become prevalent since the breed’s introduction to the western world.

As a response to this problem, American breeders visited Africa in 1987 and 1988 and returned with 14 native basenjis. In 1990 the AKC opened the Stud Book to these imports. These dogs have had a positive impact on the breed in this country, and, it should be noted, none has been diagnosed with any of the Basenji specifi c health disorders we are seeking to eradicate; Fanconi Syndrome, PRA or IPSID. None of these imports has produced these problems in their offspring, even when bred to American lines known to produce these problems. Further, the direct descendants of these imports have also failed to produce Fanconi Syndrome, PRA or IPSID.

All native stock brought back from Africa will be examined by a BCOA Board member and two long time breeders to determine that they display Basenji breed type and that their inclusion in the gene pool would promote quality as set forth in the AKC Standard for the breed.

When the BCOA put this issue to vote when the Stud Book was last opened 75% of the membership voted in favor of the proposal.

Our Club and our breed are in a unique position. We have access to Basenjis living in their native land, as they have for centuries, still working with hunters using only spears and nets and their extraordinary dogs. That these dogs continue to thrive, living in a part of the world suffering the devastating effects of poverty and war speaks to their vigor and health as well as their great character. These dogs represent a living history of our ancient breed. We cannot afford to lose them.

Thank you for considering our request.

Pamela A. Geoffroy ChairBCOA Native Stock Committee

about the African Stock Project is available online at the Club website. We will have regular updates in The Bulletin to keep you up to speed.

Please feel free to contact any of us on the committee with your questions.

the Stud Book to new basenji foundation stock. The letter sent to AKC also appears in this

The AKC has very specifi c procedures in place for opening the Stud Book. The request must come from the Parent Club (BCOA), and two thirds of the

about the African Stock Project is available online at the Club

with your questions.

Native Stock Committee Report

Pamela A. GeoffroyChair, BCOA Native Stock Committee

Committee Members:Lisa VossAndrew SawlerLinda SiekertMichael WorkDr. Jo Thompson


FC Gana Gaillardia RN CGC FCh - ‘Dart’

On 4/28/07, Dart & Nancy got their "moment in the sun" after deftly navigating through a muddy, straw-strewn rally ring. Judge Marilou McCloskey, later remarked "--that's a nice working Basenji".

Many thanks to our teachers and supporters; Teresa Patton, Jane Johnson , Jeff and Scotti Slonaker and the Salisbury Kennel Club.

GANA BasenjisNancy Roisum

1035 Caravan WaySalisbury, MD 21804tel/cell 410-845-8347

Great Red, Black, Tan and White Hunters

NEW TITLE


IN AN EFFORT TO EDUCATE, SHARE, AND ASSIST member parent clubs, the AKC offers a Parent Club Conference every two to three years. These conferences are sponsored by AKC CAR and Eukanuba. Each breed club is invited to send two representatives to this valuable weekend conference. This year the event was held in Peachtree, GA at the Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center, beginning on July 20th. Starting late Friday afternoon and lasting until mid-day on Sunday, sessions are offered on a vast array of topics. In addition, resource rooms for print and electronic media present sample materials from all the clubs, ranging from breed magazines and newsletters, illustrated standards, CDs fi lled with electronic fi les, Clubs’ bylaws, and specialty procedures. Computer labs are ongoing through the weekend for those who can squeeze in an hour or two for hands-on training. If this isn’t intense enough, attendees can also develop their own ‘break-out’ sessions after hours in some of the smaller meeting rooms to expand information on any topic. The Parent Club Committee provided a large announcement board for people to post notices of meetings along with a sign-up sheet. The Basenji Club of America was represented by Karla Schreiber, Vice-President, and Wanda Pooley, Board of Directors, Editor, & Chair of the National Specialty Oversight Committee.

Since attendees can choose from a list of session topics, in addition to the general sessions, the BCOA representatives decided to split up to cover as many different subjects as possible. After dinner, the evening began with a choice of three topics. Both Karla and Wanda opted for the Club Offi cers Forum, an open discussion for offi cers to address club issues and how others in the group deal with these issues. From the largest clubs of over 2000 members to the smallest ones at fewer than 100, we learned we all encounter the same challenges and opportunities. While clubs may address concerns taking different paths, all are trying to achieve the same results. The most common items discussed -- communications, recruiting new members, persuading members to run for a seat on the board, fi nding good specialty sites, encouraging volunteers to host a national specialty, and, of course, dealing with those political factions that can divide a club. Saturday morning came early. Before the start of each day’s sessions, beginning at 8:00 am, Karla and Wanda took advantage of the breakfast buffet and the opportunity to chat with other attendees about their clubs and breeds. In fact, every meal offered a chance to talk to different people, people who were happy to share how their clubs operate and how they handle the day-to-day affairs of their organization.

2007 AKC Parent Club Conference

Peachtree City, GAJuly 20-22, 2007

By Wanda Pooley

Over the weekend, I covered an in-depth session about national specialties. The panelists discussed how to provide a successful National from selecting a site to raising funds to addressing the benefi ts of a stand-alone event to combining it with an all-breed cluster. Everyone involved agreed on two things, though: (1) the importance of a budget and why it is essential, and (2) the necessity for written procedures. The fund-raising topic brought forth an array of clever ideas. Several clubs shared their success stories, and we talked about a couple of ideas that fell fl at. The “How to Grow and Sustain Parent Club Membership” session brought forth some interesting statistics. Did you know that among the breed clubs, 63 percent have experienced an increase in the average age of their members? Today, like the general population, the average age span is 35-50 years old. Of the breed clubs, 85% have a membership dues range of $20-$45. We are also no different when it comes to volunteer workers. The majority of the breed clubs have a small percentage of active, working members. From the discussion came some fascinating tidbits: The Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club of America accepts new members only once a year; one club requires an essay from new applicants; others won’t approve a new member until a home visit

has been done; yet another requires applicants to put at least one prefi x title on their dogs before being eligible for membership. The BCOA comes off as pretty tame compared to some clubs’ member qualifi cations. In the general session, “Becoming an Effective Club Spokesperson,” we learned about the Canine Ambassador program. This is someone who acts on behalf of a club as the public relations spokesperson. This person develops a press kit that can be presented in the various media to answer questions or to bring their breed to the foreground of the public eye. After dinner, Karla and I attended a break-out session to discuss the realigning of the breed groups. With great enthusiasm, all the attendees in the room were favorable to this idea. Since the last realignment in the 1980’s, twenty-six more breeds have been added to the list of AKC recognized breeds. These additions have expanded every group. Statistics were presented to demonstrate the future growth of each current group. For example, today the Hound group is comprised of 26 breeds. In ten years this will likely grow to 39 breeds. Moreover, a desire exists among the hound folks to split the Hounds in to two groups: Scent and Sight. While this talk remains at a grass roots level, the consensus is to ask AKC to form a committee to analyze the best means for developing a new list of groups. Almost unanimously, people wanted to see the Non-Sporting group eliminated and replaced with groups that more meaningfully describe the function or structure of those breeds. Sunday morning brought more open discussion among the

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Ch Rafi ki-Hackers Red White & Blue x BISS CH AB-SS Follow The Money, *BBHR

Anyone can get credit, but judges like “CASH”!Thank you to Adventureland and Rafi kis Basenjis for trusting me with this sweet boy.

OWNERS:Janet & Lou KetzWilmington, [email protected]

BREEDERS:Wanda Pooley ~ AdventureLand Basenjis

Michelle Gahgan - Rafi ki Basenjis

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by Karla Schreiber

While Wanda attended the Saturday session on National Specialties, I attended the Breed Standards session chaired by Mari-Beth O’Neill, AKC Assistant Vice President of Customer Service. This session reviewed AKC’s requirements for maintaining and modifying breed standards, and explored the ever-present question of how parent clubs determine the need for standard changes without compromising their breeds’ basic function and form. We had a lively discussion regarding these topics, including “tales from the front line” by several parent club officers whose clubs recently went through the Standards revision process. The session was followed by a question and answer period, during which I took the liberty of once again asking Ms. O’Neill, on behalf of BCOA, whether, in her opinion, BCOA should consider a standard revision to expressly include brindle pointed tri-colors. Ms. O’Neill responded exactly as she did when asked this question by then-BCOA President Midge Greenlee several years ago: No such change is necessary given the facts that a) our Standard has no disqualifications for color or pattern, and b) both tri-color and brindle are standard colors already. Ms. O’Neill, likewise again, expressed the opinion that if the fancy believes brindle pointed tri-colors are not viewed favorably by judges, the answer to that problem is better judge’s education, and not a standard revision. My second Saturday session was the Health Seminar. The primary presenter (and a very entertaining and knowledgeable one!) was Thomas Graves, DVM, Ph.D., of the University of Illinois -- who spoke to us regarding the topic “Canine Hypothyroidism: Fact or Fiction.” Dr. Graves’ presentation examined the medical evidence behind many commonly held beliefs about hypothyroidism in purebred dogs, and concluded that hypothyroidism is being over-diagnosed. Dr. Graves urged breeders not to rush to thyroid

supplementation when no confirmed, primary clinical signs of the disease are present (i.e. a diagnosis based strictly on thyroid “test numbers” alone), and cautioned that what we do not know about the practice of providing thyroid supplementation to otherwise healthy animals may come back to haunt us when more research has been conducted in this area. Other presenters at the Health Seminar included Erika Werne of the Canine Health Foundation – filling us in on CHF’s grant making process, and Eddie Dzuik of OFA, updating us about CHIC (Canine Health Information Center) and its DNA repository. Last. but not least, on Sunday afternoon I attended the session on Financial and Tax Aspects and Issues for Parent Clubs, hosted by attorney and former IRS agent Edmund Sledzik. I was pleased to find myself in the company of several other parent club attorneys, and as always, there were far more issues to discuss than could possibly be covered in the 1.5 hour time frame. However, we managed, with Ed’s able assistance, to review financial record keeping procedures for parent clubs, how to deal with IRS audit situations, choices of entity issues, lobbying by parent clubs and charitable subsidiaries, and the special challenges facing those organizations that operate federally tax exempt public charities like the Basenji Health Endowment. I wish this session could have lasted another hour or two! Like Wanda, I traveled home feeling like I suffered from profound information overload. On the plus side, there is so much that BCOA is doing right – we are way ahead of the curve in many areas of club governance. That being said, there are some areas in which we can definitely improve. After having a chance to review some of the beautiful and informative illustrated breed standards put together by other parent clubs, this is one area where I hope we can challenge ourselves - to create an illustrated standard truly worthy of our beautiful, natural dogs. Likewise, seeing what other clubs provide in terms of the judge’s education process and accompanying materials made me think long and hard about of how BCOA can step up to the plate in this area as well.

attendees, and then more general and specialized sessions. AKC CAR offered an excellent overview of their new microchip and explained the strategy being used in disaster response efforts. They encouraged clubs to offer microchip clinics, and those that do will receive the incentive of low-cost chips. How does a club operate democratically? “The Governance of Parent Clubs” offered valuable information on this topic. First, and foremost, each club’s bylaws are the first line of defense when conflicts pop up. Mike Liosis, AKC Director of Club Relations, stressed the importance of clubs adhering to their bylaws when managing their affairs. As with our own club just recently, when bylaws are being revised, the AKC Club Relations department is the first stop before submitting a ballot to the membership. The last session I attended was exciting because the BCOA recently purchased the template for this program. Dr. Claudia Orlandi presented the current status of the University of Canine Education (UCE). She offered methods for parent clubs on how to develop and/or enhance their breed education programs. Dr. Orlandi explained the complete series of the Basset Hound University program and how other clubs can use that model as a template for their own University program. Envision the Basenji University. It’s coming to basenji fanciers everywhere.

The AKC Parent Club Conference is a “shot-in-the-arm” as it seems to arrive at a point when it’s needed most. This is a very well prepared conference. It goes without saying that the sessions offer beneficial information and organized materials for everyone. The Parent Club Committee should be applauded for their hard work in putting together this event. More importantly, much information-gathering occurred outside the sessions. The break-out meetings, the clusters of people joined in sharing ideas, conversations across the dinner table, and even chats while waiting for the elevator yielded a fountain of knowledge. When I became involved in the world of dogs, I thought the AKC and its board members were an austere, unreachable group. Not so, I discovered! These are people no different than you or I, and they all have the same concerns and love for the canine world. They give as much time and dedication as we do, and they come from the same types of backgrounds. The chief operating officer of AKC is just as friendly and approachable as those I meet everyday at shows and functions. The AKC Board members who attended this conference never held themselves apart from the attendees. We are all working together for a common interest, and it has never been more apparent than at the 2007 AKC Parent Club

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(Ch. Jazzeta-Jerlin Double Stuff x Ch. Jerlin’s Airborne)

“Bond” is shown finishing his championship under Judge Mrs. Edna Martin by going Best of Breed over a special for his fourth major win. Also featured in the picture is Jerlin Basenjis number one fan and my favorite granddaughter, Ms. Cagney Ehlers. Bond has been a fun dog to show with his wonderful personality and excellent movement. He will be available to

approved bitches. Testing for Fanconi and hip dysplasia will be done.

Linda Ehlers660 747-8552

E-mail: [email protected]

JERLIN BASENJISPRESENT A NEW CHAMPION

CH. JERLIN’S DOUBLE O SEVEN


“Before the reality comes the dream.” - quote from Argus poster

Daisy, my Basenji, and I attended enough conformation shows to finish her championship. For a number of reasons which I won’t bore you with, she is not yet (but soon, I promise, soon ) going to try her skill at the field trials. What to do? She hates staying home while the younger dogs get to go on trips.

Daydream The First: I think my Daisy would look really good in the obedience ring, and how nice to have an excuse to bring her along to shows. As you have already guessed, Daisy is my special pet and bed dog.

“Obedience is best:” -Sir Henry Newbolt

REALITY: At a show a couple years ago, a fellow Basenji owner just happened to mention he was entered in obedience later that day. Intrigued, a group of us stuck around to watch. The concepts of Basenji and obedience are not often linked, although we do have some in the breed with advanced titles. Lightning struck as we watched a very independent Basenji wander around the ring. “Betcha I could do this!” Stupidly, I voiced this thought. My companions stopped laughing after a couple minutes. The idea was filed away for future reference.

Daydream the Second: My super little dogs will really shine in an obedience class.

“Observe the opportunity.” - Apocrypha: Ecclesiasticus

REALITY: A new ad appeared about six months later in our small weekly Mountain County, GA newspaper. It read, in part: “Dog trainer with more than 25 years experience in obedience, police, and narcotic dog training work will be forming a class for beginners......” I was second on the list. The trainer owned up to having worked with sighthounds before and added she should likely charge me double! She said she was only quoting a common joke among trainers..............” Not wishing to mess up Daisy on my first venture into this area, I enrolled male Basenji that really belonged to my son, who was away at college. Cory did seem to look forward to our classes, after he got over his initial disdain at being asked to do servile things like “Sit”. As a matter of fact – small brag here – Cory was a quick student. At the head of the class in grasping what was wanted. Also, for the first 10 minutes, at the head of the class in performance. It’s downhill from there, as any Basenji person will happily tell you. This dog is from a breed that has spent more than 7,000 years as independent, quick-witted hunters. Cory saw no particular reason to “Stay” with those big hairy beasts -Goldens, Labs, Dobes, and a Rottweiler- when there were things to do and smells to be investigated. Nevertheless, we more or less graduated. Our instructor, Kathy, gently suggested that maybe I wouldn’t be too happy with Cory’s

performance in the obedience ring. As I recall, the words “Really frustrating for you”, “Maybe too independent”, “Well, if you really pour a lot of effort into it,” and other tactful phrases for “Forget it!” were used. Was I discouraged? Never. Cory was now even nicer to live with. He was a lot quicker to obey requests, and we had a 70 percent chance he’d sit on command. Besides, Daisy was my ace in the hole. Daydream The Third: Daisy, CD. Me, modestly accepting the humble apologies of all who had laughed and offered to be catchers outside the ring. Besides, Daisy’s breeder has an outstanding line of multi-titled dogs going, and a number have made wonderful obedience dogs.

“I once found myself saying that a masochist is a person who is training his or her second basenji.” - Vicki Hearne REALITY: Kathy, the trainer, didn’t have an appropriate group available for Daisy, but did have a Dobe pup of her own she wanted to begin, and a second, already titled Dobe she wanted to polish for further competition. She suggested private lessons, with one of her Dobes as a second classmate. We had two private lessons. On Kathy’s turf. Daisy was a dream. She modeled her behavior after the titled Dobe, learned almost instantaneously, and Kathy, who naturally had taken my enthusiastic ravings about Daisy’s background and potential with a large grain of salt, actually said she was beginning to get excited about the possibility of my girl making it into competition. I reminded her of all the other Basenjis out there that are doing just great, and said they really did earn titles. I even gave her a tattered copy of a Dog World Magazine feature I’d pored over in which a Basenji named Wassail tells all in the area of training humans. Daisy hasn’t been worked much lately. It seems our garage has two black and white kittens in residence. Daisy has spent the last four months incredulous that we haven’t cleared the varmints out of there. The kittens, in turn, delight in teasing Daisy outside her run. Daisy’s first move as she comes into the house is to tear to the door leading to the garage, and look at us inquiringly. “Don’t you know our garage is infested?” She seems to ask. “Here, let me help you get them.” Yesterday, since we had a lesson scheduled soon, I called Kathy and pleaded for advice. Daisy would do her Sits, she would Heel, but there was no hope for any progress in Stay – not with two kittens 40 yards away in the woods sniggering at her. Seven thousand years of genes said, “Forget the food rewards, turn off the ears, and concentrate on kittens.” Kathy offered several sensible suggestions involving crating the kittens safely and gradually desensitizing Daisy, etc., and did drop a hint that maybe I’d like to reconsider an obedience career for her if she was so intent on hunting. Picture the problem if the next ring had a class of longhaired Chihuahuas, for example. (This actually happened to a fellow Basenji lover once. That’s another story. But no, there was no bloodshed.) Last night, Daisy’s obedience career came to a temporary halt. One of the black and white kittens almost came to a permanent halt. It was dark, my “obedience-trained” graduate, Cory, and my star

Daydreaming of an Obedience-Trained BasenjiBy Sally Ann Smith



CH. DJAKOMBA'S TRICK OR TREAT(Ch. Penda Taji's TriUmphant One x Djakomba's Trifle)

QUINCY finished easily in limited showing with 3 majors and a Best of

Breed over top Specials.

Even more important than

that, QUINCY is a wonderful dog to live with. His even

disposition, amusing antics, and affectionate nature have made him a beloved member

of our family.

OWNERS

Judy & Ed KesslerPaolie, PA

BREEDER/HANDLER

Doris Daniels

DJAKOMBABrick, NJ

Quincy’s test results came back a Probable Clear for Fanconi Syndrome


student, Daisy, were the first out of the runs. I didn’t know there was an intruder in the shadows inside the enclosed safety area near our door until the kitten lived up to her name – Screaming Mimi. Did I shout “Sit?” Did I shout “Stay”? Ha! I said another four-letter “S” word and grabbed both dogs while said kitten made a frantic escape over the fence. As the dogs settled in for the night, my spouse wandered into the room and innocently asked, “What was all the shouting about, and by the way, which of the dogs is doing all that sneezing?” “The one with the mouth full of cat hair,” I snarled.

Daydream the Fourth: Tomorrow I will take Daisy out and work with her. We will have a wonderful time, and she will ignore all distractions.

“Success generally depends upon knowing how long it takes to succeed.” - Montesquieu

REALITY: It’s obvious I need to give the kittens a break and not let them get near a Basenji, even if they are safely crated. Already I’ve spent a few minutes with Cassie, our chocolate Lab, who is totally spoiled, set in her ways, and well into advanced middle-age. She is also more motivated by food than kittens, and learned to perform the Sit, Heel, and Stay almost as fast as the Basenjis.

Daydream the Fifth: Cassie, CD First printed in Dog World, September 1990

BCOA Health CommitteeFrom Lisa Auerbach, Chair As everyone probably knows by now, the interim version of the Fanconi syndrome DNA test, a linkage marker test, has been released and is available through the Canine Phenome Project. www.caninephenome.org. A set of frequently asked questions is included elsewhere in this issue. The FAQ will be maintained and updated on the Basenji Health Endowment web site www.basenjihealth.org. Work will continue on the direct test, but the linkage marker test is an extremely valuable tool in the interim. I plan on using it, and I hope you will too. A CPP blood draw clinic will be held at the 2007 Nationals in California on Tuesday the 16th. Judy Schettler and Chris O'Rear have offered to help. If you're willing to help, please let me know. For more information or to volunteer, contact me at [email protected]. Dr. Gary Johnson is also planning to speak at this year’s National. The tentative schedule for the talk is prior to the annual meeting. Jon Curby is helping organize Dr. Johnson's trip and may be contacted for more information at [email protected] Please take advantage of this breakthrough and use the test to insure that all 2007 breedings have at least one tested clear parent. Finally, I'd like to add my voice to the many of us thanking everyone who has helped with research, providing samples, fundraising, and otherwise making this long-anticipated test a reality. Thank you all, so much.

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Basenji Conservationby Dr. Jo Thompson

As reported in the Basenji Club of America (BCOA) Bulletin Board Newsletter dated 15 May 2007, a committee was authorized by the 2006 ballot to petition the American Kennel Club (AKC) to open the basenji registry of the AKC studbook. This initial move to explore the possibility of adding new imported dogs from Africa into the basenji registry provides an opportunity to contemplate the concept of conservation as it applies to the preservation of basenjis. First of all, we need to define the “population” we are considering. All domesticated dogs are in the same species. The dog (Canis familiaris1) has evolved to become one of the most variable animal species associated with humans; with many various types forming separate breeds. The basenji has a lineage of distinguished ancestry and forms its own global ‘metapopulation’ with all individuals descending from the original native ancestral group in central Africa. The basenji is the second oldest distinct breed to diverge from the proto-dog/wolf common ancestor2, making it one of the most ancient domesticated breeds in the world. In other words, as a group it has been isolated from other breed development longer than almost all other dogs, which ensured the distinct differentiation of the specific canid type we call basenji. This isolation was crucial in avoiding the exchange of genetic material from the general canine population. Archaeological evidence suggests that dogs were incorporated into the social structure of humans and domesticated away from the proto-dog/wolf ancestor about 14,000 years ago3. That may provide some idea of the length of time that the breed, we have known for about a century, has actually been reproducing within its own typology, thus fixing the desired physical traits that distinguish it as unique. The word primitive is sometimes used to describe the basenji because it is one of the breeds of dog that is believed to still remain close in morphology (appearance) and behavior (hunting style) to that earliest ancestral canine. The basenji is a natural breed found within the milieu of equatorial Africa, principally the Congo Basin forest block corresponding to the watershed of the

Congo River. This geographic region is still the root source of the basenji ancestral stock and serves as the reservoir for the full complement of breed genotypic variation or genetic allele diversity. But, it is not the only home of basenjis. Basenjis are officially recognized through breed registries throughout many parts of the world outside their traditional home. When viewed globally, the basenji metapopulation has a fragmented populace; those inside their native home in central Africa, here called the source population and those outside, here called the modern population. The source population is genetically diverse resulting in a low chance that any two negative genes will combine and individuals have a very high chance of being healthy. Conversely, the modern population is not genetically diverse and the chance of two negative recessive genes combining rises in direct relationship to the degree of homogeneity. The evidence that the source population appears to be "clean" is indicative that it is still diverse enough that negative genes are not yet combining. So, how do the concerns of population conservation apply to preservation of the basenji? Population geneticists insist that populations under artificial selection, subjected to high levels of inbreeding, tight line breeding, non-random mating, genetic drift, popular sire syndrome, inbreeding depression, directional selection within a closed registry, or small gene pool dynamics simply cannot maintain genetic viability and breed vigor in the long term without the introduction of new genetic material. Historic records tell us that the first basenjis to be brought out of Africa were a pair whose origin was the rainforests of Congo in central Africa (modern day Democratic Republic of Congo; formerly known as Zaire, the Belgian Congo or Congo). They arrived in London in 1895. These first native imports were brought from the Congo by a British explorer during a time when Britain was first penetrating up the Congo River system and making first contact between Westerners and indigenous people. The breed was introduced to Europeans when the pair were exhibited at the Cruft’s Dog show that same year; although shortly after both died of distemper4. During the heyday of large English kennels, the entrance of these unique barkless (but vocal) hunting

dogs onto the international scene did not go unnoticed. Over the following years many more attempts were made to export foundation stock from the Congo Basin (the Congo and southern Sudan) for the dog show fanciers. Most private efforts were unsuccessful5 until three basenjis from southwestern Congo [Bokoto of Blean, Bongo of Blean, and Bereke of Blean] established the foundation of the breed when they were successfully imported to the United Kingdom in 1936 and bred. Over the course of the following five years an additional four native imports contributed to the registered foundation stock of basenjis and its descendants recognized by the Basenji Club of Great Britain (BCGB) and registered under The Kennel Club of the United Kingdom [Bashele of Blean, Bungwa of Blean, Amatangazig of the Congo, and Simolo of the Congo]6. The breed was then developed in Great Britain with these seven (7) as the foundation stock outside of their native homeland; this is known as the founder event7. The Basenji Club of Great Britain was formed in 1939. Early breeders worked to “achieve the desired improvements of daintiness, soundness and short backs” (Basenjis: The Barkless Dogs. by Veronica Tudor-Williams, 1946, page 70) wanted by the fancy. The breed standard was written for the first time in February 1939 as an unofficial archetype defining the breed based on a phenotypic description and distinguishing all breed members separate from other breeds by this typology identification. Then, with some modifications to include more details, on June 24, 1942 the official Basenji breed Standard was approved. The breed Standard has been revised a number of times since its original form but always with the goal to promote breed improvement, advancing from the ancestral form. Over the years of breed development the basenji “has been improved anatomically by careful breeding in order to fit [the] present- day Standard” (The Complete Basenji. By Elspet Ford, 1993, page 33). The word modern is used here to describe the basenji that has been selectively bred and modified to achieve the breed Standard theoretical ideals. Conformation dog shows award dogs that most closely express the breed Standard. The goal of the conformation show is

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conformity and, where winning guides the breeding programs, the gene selection criterion are narrowed. Basenjis first arrived in the United States in 1937; one native import from the Congo [Bakuma of Blean aka Phemister’s Bois] and two descendants of British breeding. The only one to contribute to the modern line was Phemister’s Bois. In February 1938 two British bred basenjis [Bakuma of Blean and Basashi of Blean] were exhibited at The Westminster Kennel Club. Soon thereafter, in 1941 Phemister’s Congo was found on a ship trapped with cargo that had been loaded at the port of Monrovia, Liberia. Mr. Alexander Phemister, based on his knowledge of the breed, proclaimed the castaway to be a basenji. The breed was again presented to the USA dog fancy community at the 1941 Morris and Essex Kennel Club dog show. The ‘Morris and Essex’ was considered to be the most prestigious of shows in its era; the name Morris & Essex is linked to Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge. Shortly thereafter, the Basenji Club of America was formed in 1942; the original board of directors included Mr. Alexander Phemister, President; Miss. Ethelwyn Harrison and Dr. Eloise Gerry, Vice Presidents; Mr. George L. Gilkey, Treasurer; and Mr. George E. Richards, Secretary. They agreed to accept the breed Standard approved by the BCGB. After exchanged communications8 with board members, the American Kennel Club officially accepted the breed in 1943. Once the breed was accepted, a basenji registry in the AKC studbook9 was opened. A total of 39 basenjis were enrolled during that initial registration in June of 1944 (14 dogs and 25 bitches) as the first American basenjis. Table 1 identifies those original AKC registered basenjis. Note that except for Phemister’s Bois and Phemister’s Congo, they are all the descendants of dogs from The Kennel Club of the UK. Thus, the AKC foundation stock for the breed was started from 9 dogs who contributed descendants: the original 7 native import foundation dogs registered in The Kennel Club of the UK and the two Phemister10 native imports. Other foundation stock registered in the AKC included Kindu and Kasenyi. Kindu and Kasenyi were imported in 1941 from the Republic of Congo, at the western limit of the traditionally accepted range of the pure basenji. Their appearance was notably different from the standard type. They produced a litter in 1945 that were

registered and subsequently Kindu and Kasenyi were also registered in 1946. Thus, these 2 were added to the native import foundation stock for a total of 11 founders (the original progenitors from the source population) to produce the major basenji breeding lines. Also, diverse genes were added to the modern pool from dogs that were not imported into the USA. A number of dogs contributed limited genetic diversity through the export of their descendants from continental Africa. Tex of Alexandria (southern Sudan), Miliku and Kogi (Liberia), and Binza of Laughing Brook (southern Sudan) were bred from Africa and their descendants were then exported and added to the modern gene pool outside the USA. Others were imported from Africa to the U.K. and their descendants contributed significantly to the modern population gene pool {Wau of the Congo and Fula of the Congo). Kiki of Cryon was imported to the USA from Liberia but was not registered. Her genes contributed to American registry stock through breeding with U.K. lines. Therefore, the basenji modern population was derived from 18 original progenitors, with varying degrees of gene representation. As a result of this very small pool of founders, some more heavily represented than others, the modern population of the basenji suffered indiscriminate loss of genetic diversity. In response to the high degree of inbreeding and the lethal expression of some health related recessive traits, in 1990 the basenji registry was opened to allow additional new founders (those whose genes contributed to future generations, leaving aside those which did not reproduce) imported from the source population in the Congo (Zaire). An additional eight dogs [Avongara Diagba, Avongara Gangura, Avongara K’Posi, Avongara M’Bliki, Avongara N’Gola, Avongara N’Gondi11, Avongara Zamee, and Esenjo] contributed to the gene pool rescue effort at that time. It was a good first start, but it was not enough. This brought the founder number for the AKC registered modern population up to 26 contributors (see Table 2); however, some of them have made a limited contribution or been maintained in tightly controlled breeding programs and not incorporated into the modern population pool. It is important to realize that these founders have not contributed equally to the gene pool. It has been suggested that the stud dogs Bongo of Blean, Wau of the Congo, and Kindu represent well over 95% of the

Y chromosomes (the Y chromosome is passed exclusively from stud male to male progeny) in the modern population gene pool. Compounding this, several of the lines have died out in recent years, further limiting the genetic diversity of the modern basenji. Since 1936 when the basenji was successfully established outside of Africa, all the modern population descended from these few original imports and all are related at some point in their lineage once the pedigree is taken back far enough. One of the most basic factors affecting the genetic makeup of a small population is the number of unrelated original progenitors (the founders). In the science of population genetics, the concept of “effective population size” (the minimum number of animals to constitute the foundation stock) is concerned with the number of breeding individuals in an “ideal population.” It is assumed that these ideal breeding founders (the original progenitors) show the same amount of dispersion of allele frequencies under the effects of small population and are equally unrelated to any other basenji in the population except their descendants according to their pedigree representation. This is important to note because many of the modern population lines result from founders that originated from defined geographic areas in the Congo and individuals from each grouping are certainly more closely related to each other than to other basenjis in the population. The effective population size is always smaller than the absolute population size or the census, often by several orders of magnitude. The gene pool is the complete set of unique alleles found by including all the genetic material of every living member of the breed at its origin or source. Levels of genetic variation are intimately connected to the fitness of a population. The source population contains the most extensive genetic diversity found in the native reservoir and exhibits vigorous/ robust biological fitness. Meanwhile, the modern population is a subset of the genes available to the breed and exhibits reduced biological fitness. The large assemblage of alleles available in the source population contributes to a full compliment of genetic diversity and heterogeneity with multiple alleles at many gene loci. The reduced assemblage of alleles found in the modern population, a selected subset of the source, result in narrow genetic diversity and homogeneity. M.E. Soulé (“Where do we go from




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here?” Pp. 175-183 in: Viable Population for Conservation, 1987) calculated a minimum requirement of 50 individuals with a generation interval12 of greater than 10 years for the healthy persistence of a population for up to 100 years, allowing for continual attrition of genetic variation over time. However, FW Allendorf and N Ryman (“The role of genetics in population viability analysis.” Pps 50-85 in: Population Viability Analysis, S.R. Beissinger and D.R. McCullough, eds. 2002) determined that populations with shorter generation intervals require larger effective population sizes. So, when adjusting for the basenji generation interval of approximately 3 years, the effective population size required for the modern basenji population then jumps to more than 300 individuals in order to have a population large enough to maintain ‘normal’ amounts of additive genes to retain 95 % heterozygosity for 100 years. But, remember that this recommendation is for an “ideal population” where all variables are controlled. This does not take into account deviations from the ideal conditions which occur in real populations, as illustrated with the scenario above. To use a relevant real life example, according to the US Fish and Wildlife Services guidelines, the Idaho wolf population needs to stay above 100 founder individuals for the isolated population to remain viable and self sustaining. With basenjis, it is clear that new stock is required to augment the modern gene pool. Another factor which makes a great difference is the sex ratio of reproductively successful founders. The effective breeding population can never be greater than four times the number of males, no matter how numerous the females may be, since gametes13 must come from both sexes. Thus anything that limits the number of males in use drastically restricts the effective breeding population. Overuse of popular sires is a tremendous deleterious factor in genetic impoverishment. Following the thinking of Soulé from 1987, the question must be where do we go from here when we consider the small number of founders used to constitute the modern stock? In the modern population of today we have 26 founders, those whose genes contributed to future generations, with varying degrees of representation. We require a minimum of at least 50-300, probably more like 100. The answer must be to outcross to dogs entirely outside the modern gene pool, to unrelated dogs from the source population. The basenji breed

is fortunate in that it is a natural breed. At the moment they still have a limited source population of autochthonous (indigenous or native) dogs to draw from where the full compliment of breed specific genetic variation exists. Due to dramatic moves to develop the remote forests of the Congo Basin, this small window of opportunity is quickly closing. Rather than out crossing to a different breed for genetic diversity, individuals from the source population

may be introduced into the derived modern population. As a breed club, our strategy must aim at preserving genetic variability by increasing the effective population size through recruitment of additional founders. When it comes to the health and future of the basenji, conservation requires that typological thinking will have to be tempered with population thinking; the ultimate goal is to expand the modern population gene pool.

Table 1. Original cohort of AKC registered basenjis. (source: American Kennel Club Stud Book Registrations, Group No. 2 – Hounds, Basenjis, June 1944, pgs.

68-69)

Name: Sex: Sire: Dam:Alan of Glen-Ho Dog Kwillo of the Congo June of WindrushAlverna of Glen-Ho Bitch Kwillo of the Congo June of WindrushAndy of Glen-Ho Dog Kwillo of the Congo June of WindrushAnnabelle of Glen-Ho Bitch Kwillo of the Congo June of WindrushAntonio of Glen-Ho Dog Kwillo of the Congo June of WindrushArmina of Glen-Ho Bitch Kwillo of the Congo June of WindrushBongheli Dog Jinga Rosemary of WindrushGayety of Sirrah Crest Bitch Phemister’s Ho of Sirrah Crest Phemister’s Ha of Sirrah CrestHo Hum of Sirrah Crest Dog Phemister’s Ho of Sirrah Crest Phemister’s Ha of Sirrah CrestJokund of Sirrah Crest Dog Phemister’s Ho of Sirrah Crest Phemister’s Ha of Sirrah CrestJoy of Sirrah Crest Bitch Phemister’s Ho of Sirrah Crest Phemister’s Ha of Sirrah CrestJinga* Dog Kwillo of the congo Juliana of WindrushJuliana of Windrush Bitch Koodoo of the Congo Kiteve of the CongoJune of Windrush Bitch Koodoo of the Congo Kiteve of the CongoKano of Rhosenji Bitch Pistol Pete Tanya of WindrushKeffi of Rhosenji Bitch Pistol Pete Tanya of WindrushKita of Rhosenji Bitch Pistol Pete Tanya of WindrushKong of Rhosenji Dog Pistol Pete Tanya of WindrushKoro of Rhosenji Bitch Pistol Pete Tanya of WindrushKoodoo of the Congo Dog Kobbi of the Congo Senji of the CongoMakwa of Windrush Bitch Koodoo of the Congo Kikuyu of the CongoMerry Ha Ha of Sirrah Crest Bitch Phemister’s Ho of Sirrah Crest Phemister’s Ha of Sirrah CrestMofwe Bitch Jinga Rosemary of WindrushMokima of Windrush Bitch Koodoo of the Congo Kiteve of the CongoPenelope of Windrush Bitch Koodoo of the Congo Kikuyu of the CongoPhemister’s Berecke* Dog Kwillo of the Congo Juliana of WindrushPhemister’s Ho of Sirrah Crest* Dog Kwillo of the Congo Juliana of WindrushPhemister’s Kabero* Dog Kwillo of the Congo Juliana of WindrushPhemister’s La Petite* Bitch Kwillo of the Congo Juliana of WindrushPhemisters Masabu * Bitch Kwillo of the Congo Juliana of WindrushPhemister’s Bois** ++ Dog unknown unknownPhemister’s Congo** Bitch unknown unknownPhemister’s Ha of Sirrah Crest Bitch Phemister’s Bois Phemister’s NaidaPhemister’s Naida* Bitch Koodoo of the Congo Phemister’s CongoPistol Pete Dog Koodoo of the Congo Kiteve of the CongoRosemary of Windrush Bitch Koodoo of the Congo Kikuyu of the CongoRwanda Bitch Jinga Rosemary of WindrushZingili Bitch Jinga Rosemary of WindrushTanya of Windrush Bitch Koodoo of the Congo Kikuyu of the Congo

* Bred in Canada, whelped in USA. ** Foundation Stock ++ aka Bakuma of Blean ; originally imported to the United Kingdom in 1937 and registered under TKC as Bakuma

of Blean while in quarantine but then exported to the USA and sometime later reregistered under AKC as Phemister’s Bois.



Table 2. Modern population founder stock.

Registered Name Country of Origin SexBokoto of Blean Congo/Zaire FemaleBongo of Blean Congo/Zaire MaleBereke of Blean Congo/Zaire FemaleBashele of Blean Congo/Zaire MaleBungwa of Blean Congo/Zaire FemaleAmatangazig of the Congo Southern Sudan FemaleSimolo of the Congo Southern Sudan MaleBakuma of Blean aka Phemister’s Bois Congo/Zaire MalePhemister’s Congo Liberia FemaleKindu Republic of Congo MaleKasenyi Republic of Congo FemaleTex of Alexandria Southern Sudan MaleMiliku Liberia FemaleKogi Liberia MaleBinza of Laughing Brook Southern Sudan MaleWau of the Congo Southern Sudan MaleFula of the Congo Southern Sudan FemaleKiki of Cryon Liberia FemaleAvongara Diagba Northeast Congo/Zaire MaleAvongara Gangura Northeast Congo/Zaire MaleAvongara K’Posi Northeast Congo/Zaire FemaleAvongara M’Bliki Northeast Congo/Zaire FemaleAvongara N’Gola Northeast Congo/Zaire FemaleAvongara N’Gondi ** Northeast Congo/Zaire FemaleAvongara Zamee Northeast Congo/Zaire FemaleEsenjo Northeast Congo/Zaire Female

** Avongara N’Gondi whelped a litter of 6 puppies. Three of those puppies [Avongara Elly, Avongara Nabodio, and Avongara Renzi] were registered in the AKC basenji breed registry.

(Footnotes)

1 The BCOA website says that the club is, “dedicated to the preservation and improvement of Canis basenji.” In fact, there is no such species; Canis basenji is simply an imaginative term coined to emphasize the uniqueness of the Basenji breed for literary purposes and for fun. 2 Phylogenetic analysis suggests that ancient dog breeds first bifurcated into a clade of Asian breeds (with the Chinese Shar-Pei to diverge into the first distinct breed) and a clade of all others; the second bifurcation was the split between Basenjis, as a distinct breed, and all others.3 Canine genome research suggests that the dog branch (the origin of Canis familiaris) of the canine tree diverged from the wolf branch somewhere between 135,000-60,000 years ago followed by numerous episodes of admixture (repeated genetic exchange) between wolves and dogs. However, the dating of domestication and those behavioral traits (influenced by genetic change) that promoted the permanent association and companionship of dogs with humans will here be based on archaeological evidence which demonstrates the ritual burying of dogs as indicative of the social relationship between dogs and humans [“Burying key evidence: the social bond between dogs and people” in the Journal of Archaeological Science (2006)]. 4 The viral cause of distemper was first described

in France in 1905. After distemper swept through several hunt kennels in the United Kingdom in 1923, `The Field Distemper Fund` was set up by The Field magazine, the largest field sports publication in the U.K. The money raised was used to initiate a vaccine development project. After years of work, a vaccine was developed that produced attenuated virulency for foxes -- i.e. the strain was so weak that it would not kill the fox, but it would provide the fox with immunity. After additional experimentation, a modified live-virus strain was developed which was believed to cause only "a slight malaise" in dogs. In 1939 widely administered trials began to immunize healthy dogs against distemper as an extra precaution. Due to quality control problems, the vaccine was not always effective. Many dogs died because of the non-perfected vaccine. World War II stopped all research into distemper, but after the War ended, improved culturing methods enabled even more attenuated strains of the distemper virus to be created, and by the early 1950s distemper vaccine was available on the market. 5 The Berlin Zoo exhibited and bred ‘Native Dogs of the Congo’ in the early 1900s.and the Paris Zoological Garden exhibited Basenjis under the colloquial nomenclature “Congo Terriers” in the 1890s.6 Basanga of Blean was also imported at this time but she was deemed to be untypical and the

two puppies from her only litter were placed in pet homes, “not to be bred from” … she did not contribute to the foundation of the breed. 7 When a finite number of individuals “found” (start) a new population group, the genome of the new group will necessarily reflect the genes brought to it by the founder animals; gene frequencies within that population will reflect the gene frequencies within the limited founder group rather than that of the source population. In this way, when a founder event occurs, a gene quite rare in the source population may have a much higher frequency in the new population; conversely, genes common in the source population may be infrequent or even absent from the new population. 8 Those critical exchanges between BCOA and AKC are not in the AKC archives – they were private communications.9 According to the AKC, there is only one studbook; each breed represents a different “chapter” (term used by AKC) in the studbook. Each professional registry (such as the KC, UKC, CKC, and others) holds its own studbook for its recognized breeds.10 In 1964 George Gilkey (one of the original BCOA board members) wrote, Phemister’s “Congo was bred but once and had three pups, two of which were later bred to other stock. I have a record of the first 1,500 dogs registerd by the American Kennel club and my studies indicate that the oldest living dog carrying this bitch’s blood has today less than one percent of the same. As she is no longer a factor in our bloodlines I will drop her from consideration.” (“Our First Basenjis” in The Basenji Vol. 1, No. 1, May 1964. Pgs. 4-5.) 11 Avongara N’Gondi whelped a litter of 6 puppies. Three of those puppies [Avongara Elly, Avongara Nabodio, and Avongara Renzi] were registered in the AKC Basenji breed registry.12 In limited, genetically isolated populations such as our modern population, a certain amount of unique genetic diversity is diluted with each reproductive event through the action of genetic drift, inbreeding and artificial selection. Thus, the number of generations away from the founder becomes an issue of concern. Genetic material can be rapidly narrowed, each generation carrying a reduced level of heterozygosity as it is permanently linked by the horizontal pedigree. The average time between one generation and the next is a convenient yardstick to help us realize the relative rate of genetic attrition. 13 Gametes are the specialized cells involved in sexual reproduction; when mature each has a single set of unpaired chromosomes, or half the genetic information that its parent cell possessed. Male gametes are sperm and female gametes are eggs.


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direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives."

- William A. Foster Even though I'm not expected to have a perfect performance in every ring I enter, that is what I strive for. I want a flawless performance from my dog, with breathtaking free stacks, powerful, controlled, and correct gaiting, along with a rock-solid hand-stack, and a perfect table examination. None of that can be achieved without a lot of work and dedication, especially with a basenji, but I am determined to do it. Before my mom started 'specialing' Journey he had been with a handler, and was received back in a far from show-ring condition. Normal conditioning was bad; coat was horrible, attitude and presence… gone. He had no desire to show; he wanted to just stand in the corner -- ‘grumbling' to himself and at other dogs and wasn't happy. When we got him back he had been in our kennel for a few months, getting his coat back and conditioning up, before my mom started showing him again. As he progressed, his attitude and basenji-like presence started coming back. His first show with us was the beginning of July 2006. My mom showed him in the breed ring and he was a completely different dog. He didn't love to show, but he was there and he knew it was his job to show. I wasn't allowed to show him in Juniors, because we didn't want to wear him out, but it was fine by me; I had no real desire to show him anyway; if I was given the opportunity, sure I would show him, but it didn't bother me if I didn't. He wasn't entered in

any other shows for a while because we wanted to continue to upgrade his conditioning and try to get a much better coat on him. In mid-August a show in Topeka, Kansas came up, and my mom was entering Journey in the breed again. When we got to the show, I was dead-set on showing this dog in Juniors. I had never taken him into the ring before, but that did not discourage me. The first day Juniors and breed were on top of each other. The rings were across from each other, but they, of course, were in the middle of the showsite. I figured I wouldn't show in Juniors, and just skip

it to help with the breed ring. Besides, I had my own 6-9 month old puppy to show for the first time. While we were waiting for basenjis to go in, I decided that I could make Juniors. We didn't know if I would have to rush out early to make the breed ring, but it was worth a shot. As I stepped into the ring, the main thing I remember is "Wow. This dog is totally different than what I'm used to." I was used to showing my 'non-basenji-like', really easy, super trained dog in Juniors. I realized that Journey wasn't going to be easy. He was really powerful and wanted to show. Neither of us knew what to think of each other. He trusted me, but we both were a little uncomfortable with each other. I wasn't used to him; he wasn't used to me, but the good thing was his

presence had continued to progress! Journey was so much better then the first time my mom showed him. I knew I would have to work hard to pull off a placement. Journey wouldn't stand still the whole time like my other dog, because he hadn't been through enough training. Neither of us really knew what a good gaiting speed was. I didn't feel the actual performance was that great. I'm not sure how many kids were in the class, but it was fairly large. I made the cut, and remember looking up and seeing bitches were already in

the basenji ring. I almost asked the judge if I could leave, but he had been watching me, and I was hoping for a placement… so I

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didn't. I ended up winning the class. Apparently, the performance that I thought wasn't so great ended up being really good. While the judge was getting armband numbers, I was looking at the breed ring. The steward was calling in the Winners Bitch class. I started talking to my judge, telling him that I would have to go straight to the breed ring, and I might miss Best Junior. He said that was all right, told me to never miss breed for Juniors, especially with such a nice dog as the one I had, handed me my ribbon, and let me run off. As I got to the basenji ring, I noticed my brother had my puppy, and my mom had our class bitch. So that meant that I got to show Journey, again in the breed ring! I was really excited. I don't remember how well we did -- if we won or not -- but I was really excited because I realized that this dog was so different to handle than what I was used to. After breed judging was over, I remember looking back to the Juniors ring to see if I could make Best, and the judge had just pointed to the Best Junior. So I missed Juniors, but won the class with a dog that I had never shown before! Success continued throughout the weekend. We obtained our fi rst two Best Juniors together. It was the starting point of a long and successful journey in the dog show world. Since that weekend I've become hooked on this dog, Journey. We've been entered in various shows and have won multiple Best Juniors, collected enough points to be number one Basenji Junior, Top 20 Hound Junior, Top 20 Texas and Oklahoma Junior, as well as obtaining enough wins to compete in both Eukanuba and Westminster. I have now reached the point where I get my fl awless performance that I've wanted every time. Journey now has the best personality, loves other dogs, breeds and people. He plays with other dogs, runs and plays with the puppies and is overall, a very happy dog. Most importantly, he now has a unique bond with me and absolutely loves to show. Journey is a completely different dog in the ring now then he ever was before. His personality seems to spark as soon as we step into the ring. He seems to know that it’s competition time. We're there for fun, yes, but we didn't pay to lose. We are there to win. We seem to communicate with each other without really realizing it. This dog very quickly seems to fi gure out exactly what kind performance I'm wanting from him. And every time I ask for it, he gives it to me. My dog now stands strong at the end of his lead, neck arched, head slightly titled and downward, all four feet placed correctly, with obvious presence sincere, attitude, and a simple, yet plain sighted expression. Journey is not only a great Juniors dog, but he represents his breed well and has multiple group placements. Judges are pointing at us more and more often, in breed, groups and Juniors. What more can I ask for?

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A basenji booster will be held on Sunday, Oct.28th, 2007 at Canada's Largest dog show, "Lower Mainland Dog Fanciers (LMDF), Travel The World" in Abbotsford, BC at the renowned Tradex Exhibition Center.

The Booster Judge is Mr. Sergio Pizzorno of Uruguay. Mr. Pizzorno is a former all breed handler, who has traveled all over the world. BCOC Medallions will go to the winners of Best of Breed, Best of Opposite Sex, Winners Dog, Winners Bitch and Best Puppy in Breed. Additional prizes will be awarded for: BOB, BOS, BW, WD, WB, BP, Best Brace and First in each class. Ray & Judy Bohnert, of Equinox Perm ® Dobermans, basenji admirer, web and graphic designer, has graciously donated beautiful Lead Crystal pieces -- pinwheel design, for BOB, BOS, BW, WD, WB and BP A supported entry for basenjis will be held on Oct. 25th

under judge Ricardo Simoes of Brazil. Prizes will be offered for: BOB, BOS, BW, WD, WB, BP, Best Veteran in Breed, Best Brace, AOM (if applicable) and First in each class. An additional prize is offered for the Basenji that places in Group, Best Basenji Veteran in Specialty, Basenji going BPISS and for the Basenji Brace winning the Best Brace in specialty. If you would like to donate a prize, sponsor a class or need more information, please contact Simone Mullin at 604 501 0489 or [email protected]

Show secretary is Western Dog Shows Ltd. Contact information:

Web Site: www.westerndogshows.com Email: [email protected] Phone: 1 250 573 3944. Fax: 1 250 573 3574 (24 hours)

Hope to see you there,Simone MullinBasenji Club of Canadas, BC Director

Oct. 25th: Group 2 Hound Specialty - Ricardo Simoes-Brazil (supported entry)Oct. 26th: Marja Talvitie-Breed-Finland and Ekarat Sangkunakup-Group - ThailandOct. 27th: Elina Haapaniemi-Breed-Finland and Greg Eva - Group-South AfricaOct. 28th: Sergio Pizzorno-Breed & Group – Uruguay (booster)


AKC Introduces Online Record Keeping -- Free, Web-based Service Helps Breeders

Manage Dog and Litter Records --

New York, NY – The American Kennel Club® is pleased to announce that Online Record Keeping, a new service for breeders of AKC® registered litters and dogs, is now available. Any breeder with a My AKC account now has access to this free service, which provides a centralized area to manage and maintain dog and litter records online. “We are pleased to offer breeders of AKC dogs this new complimentary online feature to help them manage their dog and litter information,” said David Roberts, Assistant Vice President of Registration and Customer Service. “Breeders can access their personalized breeding, ownership, and registration records from any computer with internet access at any time. This service is only the beginning of a variety of online features planned for the future.” With the new Online Record Keeping service, breeders can record mating and birth information for litters and view offi cial AKC litter registration information including dog registration status for all puppies in a litter. There is also a handy address book function that gives breeders an easy place to store contact information for co-owners and puppy buyers. And the AKC’s secure, password protected breeder record service keeps your information secure and private. In addition to being able to record and view information, breeders can also quickly print AKC Dog Ownership, Breeding, and Litter records. If the breeder completes the necessary fi elds in the record-keeping system, all of the information required for AKC record-keeping rules and regulations will be pre-populated on these forms. This new service also allows a breeder to record sale and ownership information for the puppies and to manage puppy records by adding notes about breeding and whelping. For those breeders that have already taken advantage of online dog registration to record sale and new ownership information for their puppies, this information has been moved to the Online Record Keeping section of My AKC for easier access. If you have an authenticated My AKC account (or want to start one - just go to the home page on the upper right hand box and start the quick process), maintaining your dog and litter records online is just a click away.

Follow these easy steps to get started:

1. Login to your My AKC account. 2. Sign up for Online Record Keeping services from the main page. 3. Go to the My Dogs and Litters section. 4. Click Breeder Records to view, create and maintain breeder

records, view AKC litter and puppy registration information, and manage puppy records.

For more information go to: http://www.akc.org/services/breeder_records.cfm

AKC Companion Animal Recovery Introduces Revolutionary Microchip

New chip to provide more affordable alternative for veterinarians and animal shelters Raleigh, NC – In its continuing effort to improve the pet recovery process in America, the American Kennel Club’s Companion Animal Recovery (AKC CAR) announced that it is introducing a revolutionary new microchip identifi cation system to the market. The new AKC Companion Animal Recovery ID System™ microchip is technologically superior and more affordable than microchips currently on the market. AKC CAR and Electronic ID Devices, Ltd. (EID) have entered a distribution agreement, where AKC CAR has become the exclusive distributor of TROVAN microchips in the United States companion animal market. TROVAN transponders have been in production and used in a variety of applications since 1991, using the most modern operational and manufacturing technologies available. The new AKC Companion Animal Recovery ID System™ microchips are part of the American standard, complying with the installed reader base used for identifying lost microchipped animals in most animals shelters throughout the United States. This new system will provide veterinarians, animal shelters, breeders and pet owners an alternative to the more expensive microchips currently being offered in the market,” said Dr. Carmen Battaglia, President and CEO of AKC CAR. “Our commitment is to increase the number of pets microchipped and enrolled in our recovery service in order to increase the number of lost pets that we recover.” Through a newly-designed delivery system, the AKC CAR microchip is implanted between the shoulder blades just below the skin of the pet. The two-piece, patented delivery system places the microchip in the pet while the lancet is simply retracted, leaving the chip in the precise location intended. Other applicators push the microchip out of a needle into the skin creating a risk of breakage and imprecise placement. Additionally, the AKC CAR microchip is smaller than other microchips and less likely to migrate. There are many reasons to support the AKC Companion Animal Recovery ID System™. AKC CAR:

Is the nation’s largest not-for-profi t recovery serviceProvides a live operator, 24 hours a day, 365 days a yearHas enrolled over 3.5 million animals and recovered over 320,000Has a long-term commitment to the pets in the databaseFunds veterinary student scholarships, search and rescue teams, and disaster reliefContinues to offer free updates to the pet’s record

Upon enrollment, every pet owner receives a FREE metal collar tag containing the pet’s microchip number and the AKC CAR recovery hotline (1-800-252-7894). The tag is a critical part of the recovery process, particularly if the pet is found by an ordinary citizen without a microchip scanner. “AKC CAR has worked diligently to identify and distribute a superior microchipping system,” continued Dr. Battaglia. “We are confi dent that this new microchip will lead to even more pet recoveries.” For more information on the AKC Companion Animal Recovery ID System™, visit www.akccar.org/microchip or call 1-800-252-7894.

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Taysenji KennelsElspet Ford I have often been asked how I started with basenjis. In the hope that some may find my story of some interest I will now delve into history. In 1950, when I got married, my husband & I decided that we would buy a smooth fox terrier and show it. Little did we guess the pleasure and enjoyment that action would entail. To this day I don’t know why we wanted to go to dog shows. I had always gone to look at the New Year’s Day show in my hometown of Aberdeen, but only as a horse & dog-mad teenage spectator. In those days they really did hold the show on January 1st, which must have been a bit rough on Scottish exhibitors after a hectic Hogmanay. Now they have learned their lesson, and hold it on the 1st Saturday in January. The choice of dog was much easier to understand. I had a dearly beloved fox terrier, called Bobby, for most of my childhood so what other breed could it possibly be? We had varying successes with Jenny, nothing very much, but enough to get Henry and me well and truly bitten by the show bug. In 1953 we went out to Northern Rhodesia accompanied by two small sons and of course Jenny. The story of our life in Africa with Jenny and all the other fox terriers doesn’t really come into the story of the Taysenji Kennels, so I will skip over that part. One day whilst walking the Main Street of Kitwe I met an American lady with two little dogs, one red & white, the other black & white. Though I had never seen a basenji in the flesh, I knew immediately what these two prick eared curly-tailed dogs were. We got talking and Mrs. Sadler told me that she was a missionary’s wife and how the tribe they had been connected with in Liberia used basenjis for hunting and as meat. On hindsight I don’t remember knowing much about the breed at that time, but I must have read something about them somewhere, at least enough to create a fair degree of interest in them. I was fascinated by Mrs. Sadler’s stories and the dogs. Then just after that meeting there was an advertisement in the local paper “basenji dog looking for good home.” I couldn’t get to the address quickly enough and brought Zambi home with me. Zambi of Andersley was I think bred in Africa by the sister of our Mrs. Anderson of Andersley fame, but unfortunately I no longer have his pedigree. It seems to have got mislaid sometime during our travels. Anyway, he was a very handsome tricolor dog, and I now realize that he was a very good specimen indeed. His previous owner’s reason for getting rid of him was that he would lie in the middle of a busy crossroads and let the cars find their way around him. That may well have been the truth, but it was only half the story because it didn’t take us long to find out that he had every evil habit that a basenji ever thought of and a few more that belonged to himself. He would tear the curtains, doors, walls, and house to shreds if anyone was stupid enough to shut him in. As for kennels, they were demolished in a night in between the screams and howls of rage and loneliness. He would have your hand as a tasty extra snack should you put it near his food whilst he was eating or if he

had something you wanted to take away from him. It was sudden death to try to dislodge him from your favorite chair, and he would fight to the end anything that was male with four legs, which, as we ran a boarding kennel and always had strange dogs about the place, was a bit awkward to say the least. This dislike of his own sex was the end of poor Zambi as he tried to finish off one of our Alsatian boarders one day. Strange to say, he was badly missed as he was a dog of great character, hardly any of it good, but like all basenjis, a great charmer in spite of his failings. I can remember him benched at dog shows howling the place down & other exhibitors shouting over the noise that they had always thought that basenjis were noiseless. Before he met his unfortunate end, we had mated him to Mrs. Sadler’s black bitch, Miliku, from whom we got a litter of four pups. At this stage Mrs. Sadler and I went into partnership and the “Taysenji” prefix was born. “Tay” being Loma for black and the “senji” part is self explanatory. The best of the black dogs that Zambi sired was booked to go to South Africa to Mr. Bert Blewett of the Bessemer Basenjis. In exchange I was to get a red bitch of his breeding. As often seems to happen, the black dog, Taysenji Dopa, had an accident just before he was due to leave for the Union. He ran into a thorn bush and badly injured one of his eyes. As he was the very best of the litter in spite of his injury we decided to go ahead and send him down to Mr. Blewett. He was badly needed as a stud dog. The basenji population of South Africa was very small and a great deal of inbreeding had, of necessity, taken place. Mr. Blewett did very well with Dopa (means Hunter) and only needed one C.C. for his championship when the judges decided that he had lost the sight of the injured eye and withheld the award. A lot of the South African dogs being shown today are descended from Dopa, a Coptokin bitch who was litter sister to my Coptokin Copper Beautique, and a couple of Fula dogs that were imported by an American couple who were employed on the first American satellite tracking project. In return for Dopa I got back a little red bitch, Timsha of Bessemer, who mated to Mrs. Sadler’s red male, Kogi, gave me my first ever Champion, South African Champion Taysenji Titema. Kogi means Stomach in Loma, and if ever a dog was well named that one was. He loved his stomach and the things that went into it. He was a really fat basenji. Roslyn tells a lovely story of how when they got him first in the Liberian village where the Sadlers were missionaries, Kogi was a really fat little puppy and one day he went missing. Roslyn feared that he might end up in someone’s cooking pot as the Loma people were one of the tribes that ate basenjis for meat. So she called the local witch doctor, threatened him with a lot more magic than he was capable of if anything should happen to the pups and sent him to warn the villagers. In due course the pup was returned home and ever after that there was a very bewildered puppy in the village. He couldn’t understand why nobody wanted to talk to him when he went visiting their fires. The Africans were taking no chances. Around this time Roslyn and I decided it was time we got more basenjis, so arranged to get two dog puppies from Miss Mary Miller in Monrovia. The two dogs that arrived were Tahzu, the

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black one, and a red brother, Kopagi. Tahzu went on to become the first black basenji dog champion in the Southern Hemisphere. He obtained his championship on August 4th, 1963. Miss Miller, who is attached to the Lutheran Mission in Liberia, has been interested in the little native dog for many years and had been breeding them for some time. Though the dogs were not registered with any kennel club she did keep pedigrees. She kept basenjis because she loved them. About a year after Tahzu’s arrival we had his father, Fisibu, flown down to us. Tahzu had impressed us so much with all his good qualities, temperament, coat, length of leg and his wonderful independent nature that we had thoughts of breeding Fisibu to one of our bitches. But, as things turned out, that was not to be. Fisibu was a small, stocky little red dog with a beautiful coat and nature. He accepted the change in his environment without a qualm and his yodel was a joy to hear. But while he was with me in Kitwe he had a most amazing escape. In those far off days, all of ten years ago, we had no electric light on the farm, only Tilley lamps. One night after we had all gone to bed and the lamps were out, Fisibu dashed out from his sleeping place under my bed and there was the sound of a terrible dog fight. Grabbing a torch we found Fisibu and the Doberman from the next farm in the middle of a ding dong fight, with Fisibu getting by far the worst of it. The basenji tore himself out of a throat hold and fled inside with blood pouring from him. I dashed after him. In pitch darkness I tied the first piece of material I could find round his throat, picked up his limp body and then we drove like mad over bush roads for ten miles to find the one and only veterinarian surgeon, woke him up, and held a very shaky lamp whilst he examined the dog. He found that the jugular vein had been completely severed, but that somehow when I had put the bandage round his neck, I had bent over the end of the vein that was nearest the heart, thus stopping the blood from pumping out. It was more than a million-to-one chance. After that, as soon as Fisibu was fit to travel we sent him home. We felt we might be taking a chance keeping him any longer. As it happened he did die about a year later—in a dog fight! During 1963 I had a lot of correspondence with Mrs. Stanich of the Coptokin Basenjis in America and she sent out two of Ch. Andersley Atlantic’s daughters. One, Coptokin Copper Beautique, to stay with me, the other to go to Bert Blewett of South Africa. Beauty became my pride and joy. I was always distressed that we left Africa before I could make her up. She actually won enough C.C.s but two of them were while she was still under nine months old and therefore could not be counted. She died about three years ago but most of my present basenjis are descended from her and Tahzu. I can remember many pleasant times with the basenji pack, sometimes we had nine or ten running in and out of the house. When we went riding the Africans had to ask us to keep the dogs at home because they used to round up the goat herds. There was the day the dogs encircled a small crocodile and our bullmastiff had to jump over the circle to see what was going on. You never heard such a fuss and commotion. Fortunately it was a very small crocodile and nobody was hurt. To see the dogs jumping in the long elephant grass is something to be remembered for a very long time. They appear to hover in mid-air, looking both ways before they disappear again. No wonder the Africans call them the “jumping up and down dogs.” In 1965 we thought it better that we bring the children back to England to complete their education. The family had now grown

to four boys and we did not consider that Zambia was the right place for us any longer. I mated Beauty to Taysenji Tigee, a black son of Tahzu and Titema, and sent Tahzu, Beauty, and Titema back to England and their stint in quarantine. Beauty’s pups were allowed to leave the kennels at ten weeks old. That was the litter that produced Samogi and Miss Campbell’s Tuyey. The two blacks in the litter went to Gwen Stanich in the States.The rest of the story involves a ship in the Highlands, the boys growing up, my husband’s death, the dogs and dog shows, and lots of fun, as always, with basenjis.

Written in Lockerbie, Scotland in November, 1973

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Summertime and the Livin’ is Easy…In Illinois at the BCOSW Fun Day

I hate to sound like such a cheerleader for the BCOSW, but we just had our annual club fun day on Saturday, July 14, and it was the most fun ever. This year Wanda and Fred Pooley invited us to their Adventureland Farm outside Rockford, Illinois as a change from our usual site at South Beloit City Park in South Beloit, Illinois. It was a perfect Midwest summer afternoon to sit in the shade of the trees in the yard. We had a good turnout of club members and some special guests too. If you recall our basenji rescue Abby and her mixed litter of five rescued, whelped and placed by BCOSW, you’ll remember that cute red and white boy, now named Cooper. He is enjoying life with his owners, Brad and Anna Bates of Madison, Wisconsin. Cooper and Anna came to play and what a handsome boy he has grown up to be -- very basenji-looking in the head and markings, but taller, longer and heavier. Cooper made friends with the other basenjis, but seemed to really enjoy a basenji wrestling match with Terry and Lisa Lemberger’s boy, Zeke. Karla Schreiber and Andy Hayek set up a lure course in the field, while some of us agility enthusiasts set up an agility course in the yard. The ever intrepid Pat Wand volunteered to bring her teeter, and I hear that she broke her mini van windshield transporting it for us – I think that is two-for-two windshield

breaks for Pat and her teeter. Oops! We had the teeter, a tire jump, weaves, several stand-alone jumps and a tunnel. I commented that 20 years ago when I got my first basenji, I would not have imagined doing agility off-leash in an unfenced yard surrounded by other people and their basenjis and a table full of food! All the basenjis who participated in the agility practice did well – the only escapee was Aubrey, owned by Susan Cook, who high-tailed it from the agility course out to the field where coursing was going on. By the way, see Aubrey’s brag at the end of the column! I really enjoyed the fun day coursing practice. Karla and Andy tailored each practice to the dog whether it was out there

for fun like my retired courser, Casey, or a brand new puppy just seeing the lure for the first time. It is very relaxed with time for new people to ask questions and learn the ins and outs of coursing. One of our most avid coursers was a mixed breed, perhaps mixed basenji and perhaps not, who would have run herself into the ground if we had let her. She was keen! Our 12th annual specialty is coming up on Friday, July 27 at the Western Waukesha County Dog Training Club in Ixonia, Wisconsin. We have everything

in readiness for Judges A. Tad Brooks (sweepstakes) and Kent D e l a n e y , regular and n o n - r e g u l a r conformation, Best Bred By Exhibitor and Junior Showmanship. Saturday, July 28 BCOSW supports the entry at the W a u k e s h a Kennel Club,

and this year offers an independent puppy and v e t e r a n sweepstakes judged by Mrs. Cecelia W o z n i a k , Land of Woz Basenjis. We had a short breather after placing

Abby and her five mixed pups earlier this year, but by Mother’s Day we had two additional rescue basenjis in foster care with rescue committee chair, Shawn Smith. Jazz was surrendered to the Wisconsin

By Lisa Marshall

Anna & Cooper

BCOSW PLAYDAY 2007

CLUB COLUMNS


Humane Society facility in Milwaukee and released to BCOSW rescue on Mother ’s Day to S h a w n Smith and me. Jazz is a year-old tri girl who was r e p o r t e d to be aloof and

unable to bond with her family. Squirt is a 4 - m o n t h old red and white boy who came from Iowa to

our rescue p r o g r a m . Shawn took both dogs to foster and after a few days reported to us that Jazz was very friendly and not at all like the shelter staff

described her. Squirt was just a typical basenji boy who is friendly and active. We had a slow period with few inquiries for a while. We began to imagine how great it would be for a home to come along that would be looking for two rescues – wishful thinking we knew. Or maybe not! Shawn was contacted by a couple in Racine who had lost their 18-year old basenji, and wondered if Jazz or Squirt – or both – would be a good fi t for their home. They visited the dogs at Shawn’s, we visited their house, and a few days later Squirt and Jazz were placed together in their new home with experienced basenji people – what a dream come true! Now for some brags! Ch AB Rafi ki The Icon of Cool, aka Blade, is out on the show circuit with Erin Roberts. We are rooting for our local boy, bred by Wanda Pooley and Michelle Gahgan and co owned by Wanda and Kim Witt. In just a few short months of showing Blade has already become a multiple group winner – you go, Blade! And there is another member-bred group winner in the BCOSW, too. Joe and Cathy Tomey’s Derby, Ch. Sonbar’s Phoolish Pleasure at Cumback, bred by Sally Wuornos, Kari

Wuornos and Brenda Cassell, won the hound group last weekend. Derby was handled by Dawn Pearson. We are proud of Blade, Derby and the other basenjis out in the group and best in show rings around the country this year! Good luck to all! I mentioned Susan Cook and Aubrey above. Well, Susan called me yesterday to report that Aubrey double Q’ed at an agility trial yesterday in novice jumpers and novice standard with scores of 94 each and a 1st and a 2nd placement. This makes Aubrey’s second Q in jumpers and fi rst Q in standard. Aubrey is really an all-around hound. Bred by Michelle Gahgan, and in the capable hands of Susan, Aubrey has earned titles in conformation, ASFA lure coursing, LGRA straight line racing, Novice Rally and now she is working on agility. This girl never sits still it seems! On a sad note, we mourn the passing of Leo, Sonbar’s Magic Leonardo, CD JC MX MXP MXJ AJP, bred, owned, and exhibited by Pat Wand and loved by Pat, her family and many friends and admirers. Pat & Leo

Basenji Fanciers of Greater Phoenixby Arnieta Kurtz

So far, 2007 has seen the BF of GP involved in several new projects. In February we held a blood draw for the Canine Phenome Project, where blood was collected from 77 basenjis. On Easter Sunday, we held two AKC Junior Courser tests. The fi rst test had an entry of nineteen with ten passing. The second test had an entry of twelve with seven passing. Then, on May 5th we had our fi rst ever all-breed lure coursing trial, plus another JC test. There were fi ve breeds competing, with a major for the winner of each. The beginning of June brought two more events. The fi rst was a microchipping clinic. AKC, which had promoted Home Again®chips for many years, now has their own chip, which is smaller than the others. We have been told that Home Again® will begin charging a yearly fee for registration. AKC CAR offers a lifetime registration. As part of their introduction of the new chip we were able to offer the implanting of the chip and the lifetime registration for a fee of only $15. Twenty-nine dogs were implanted that day. The club arranged to send in the registrations to AKC CAR. We were able to offer such a reasonable fee because, once again, Linda Siekert and Katy Scott drove up from Tucson to help us out. They held dogs and implanted the chips while we collected the paperwork. For that many dogs, with many being youngsters, there was very little fussing. It all proceeded very effi ciently. The next day we held our annual Awards Party. Participants

Basenji Fanciers of Greater

So far, 2007 has seen the BF of GP involved in several new projects. In February we held a blood draw for the


INDIAN NATIONS BASENJI CLUBBy Sandy Beaudoin

You know the old saying, be careful what you wish for? Well, be careful what you wish for! Oklahoma has been in a two-year drought. This

fall and winter it became quite serious with farm ponds going dry, wheat dying in the fi eld (or not coming up at all), city water supplies rationed, etc. Well, sometime in May it fi nally started raining, really raining, and it only stopped mid-July. The farm ponds are running over, what wheat that did live has drowned, the rivers fl ooded, the lakes fl ooded, several cities fl ooded and our lure coursing fi eld fl ooded. The rain let up enough that we managed to get in one day, but, believe me, when I tell you there was a lot of dog bathing going on that night. (INBC offers coursing as part of a four-day show cluster in Shawnee, OK, and we have a lot of dual purpose dogs running.) That night it started raining – again! It never stopped but still, in the rain, the next morning we gave it a try. All we succeeded in doing was burning out our best motor trying to stay ahead of Junior Coursers. The entire fi eld was under at least three inches of water at any given place and much deeper in most spots. We packed it in and refunded entries. So much for our major

enjoyed a great lunch and congenial company. Junior Handler, Jocelyn Brody, and FC Nowata’s I Did It Again received awards.Plans for the fall include our Specialty and Sweepstakes. It will be held on Friday, September 14, in Chino Valley, AZ. That is the day before two days of the Prescott all-breed shows. Premiums can be obtained from Show Secretary, Flo Havens. Our trophies for this year are all elephant themed. To go along with the trophies we have commissioned Mike McCartney to do an elephant & basenji caricature for us. Various i tems—shir ts , totes, mouse pads, etc. will be available from BF of GP. After the specialty, our next project will be another AKC lure coursing trial on September 30, followed by one more on November 11. That should take us into puppy season and the holidays!

fundraiser of the year. Toward the end of June at the Oklahoma City Cluster, we found a little ray of fi gurative sunshine (certainly not the real deal as OKC was suffering through 19 consecutive days of, you guessed it, measurable rainfall. The old record was 15).

INBC won “Best Meet the Breed Booth!” There are a number of people to thank for that: Linda Stilwell and her sister, Shirley Watkins, for providing appropriate material, artifacts and support structure. Sherry Brisco, Sandy Beaudoin and Peggi Welker also added to the decorations. Tom and Elda Rae Cross “booth sat.” Dogs were

provided by Linda, Peggi and, most specially, non-members Eva & Larry Birch who “loaned” us Presley so

that we might have a brindle representative, and Denise Dang who hung out with her neat black and white pup, Cody, to complete our 4-color line-up. Oklahoma City also brought us the news that inactive, but longtime member Thelma Cobb, who passed away recently, had “willed” the club several boxes of Basenji gee-gaws and collectibles to do with as we needed. Well, what we needed was money due to the rain-out at Shawnee. EBay to the rescue! Thanks to Thelma’s thoughtful generosity, Linda Stilwell’s time and eBay expertise, and the participation of basenji enthusiasts from several countries, the auctions were a rousing success. We are already in possession of new state-of-the-art coursing equipment which we will fi eld test in Chickasha this November. Our sincere thanks to all those who participated in this venture. Those clubs needing fundraisers should really explore the possibilities of eBay. It is the modern rummage sale, but no need to get together or haul things to and fro. If your group has anyone familiar with the procedure, you should give it a try. Set up a club account with both eBay and PayPal and go for it. Remember, it doesn’t even have to be dog stuff, anything of value (and some worthless things also) will sell on eBay.


DALLAS-FT.WORTH BASENJI CLUB

By Fran Medley

The DFWBC recently held its annual elections. The following are the offi cers for the 2007-2008 fi scal year: (July 1 - June 30)

President: Rob TalleyVice President: Anita WhiteSecretary: Martha LeeTreasurer: Linda CokerBoard Members: Carol Talley Fran Medley (Outgoing President) Karlene Schoonover

BCOA liaison: Fran Medley

We also have another milestone to report - we became incorporated as a club by the state of Texas offi cially on February 16, 2007. So, we are now the Dallas-Ft Worth Basenji Club, Inc.

As well as being the offi cial liaison, I will again be the Specialty Show Chair and wondered when the letter approving us will be available. Believe it or not - I have already received the paperwork from the Fort Worth Kennel Club inviting us to participate again and also the paperwork from AKC. FWKC would like theirs fi lled out and sent in July and AKC soon after that. Please let me know.

RIP VAN WRINKLE BASENJI CLUB.

By Susan Kamen-Marsiscano

Our club sent almost $1800 to the Basenji Health Endowment this month. The quilt raffl e earned $1410, and the rest was from poster sales. Club member, Hanneke Bjiker, (www.africanmysterys.com), in the Netherlands, who bought $100 worth of tickets, won the quilt.

Hanneke writes,"Hi Susan,

My scream of joy just made Martin and the dogs jump out of bed (they already were in, while I was checking my mail before shutting down the computer) !!!!!! I''m soooooooo excited !!!!!! Well, just tell the world: DONATING MONEY IS MONEY WELL SPENT !!!!!! Thanks to the Rip Van Wrinkle Club, and of course to Jo Lunetta, who made the quilt !!!! Let's hope that the money donated by everyone will 'speed-up' the marker-search for all our Babies to be and stay healthy!!!!"

Brenda Phillips won one of the pillows, and Simone Mullin won the other. Brenda said, "As a hobby quilter myself I so appreciate the quality of work in the pillow that I won in the raffl e. My thanks to the RVW club for sponsoring the fund-raiser." Simone was so excited, having, she says, "Never won anything, before." Also, there were fi ve bracelets,and a necklace, handmade by Jacquie Cookingham. The necklace was won by Tamara Allen.Bracelets:

1. Marianne Klinkowski 2. Debbie Mayer 3. Bob Matthai and Mary Lou Casey 4. Karen Christensen 5. Deb Tipton

There now is a limited edition poster of the quilt. It will make a nice Xmas present. It'll soon appear on www.apubasenjis.com. Club member, Tamara Allen, when told we had the Linked Marker Test for Fanconi, said, "I am sure our little club with a big heart helped hugely!"

HI-COUNTRY BASENJI CLUB

By Pat Bird

Obedience Day in the Park

We braved the heat and joined obedience instructor, Elaine Holt, for an obedience class at Adams County Fairgrounds on June 16. There were nine or ten of us. We had dogs from 6-months of age to 11 yrs old. Elaine gave us instruction on how to work with our dogs on the Sit, Down, Stay, in place (staying on an object like a blanket, dog bed, etc. for an extended time) and Come commands. Elaine said that her German Shepherds can stay in place for up to 45 minutes. Someone mentioned that 45 minutes might be a long time to expect our basenjis to ‘stay in place’. The session gave us some techniques to use in teaching these commands. Thankfully, there was a large shaded area for the class. After the class, we had a potluck lunch. There were some


new basenji owners present, so we had to have the basenjis give a yodeling concert for the new people. It was a fun relaxing day. GREATER CHICAGOLAND

BASENJI CLUB

By Arnieta Kurtz

The G.C.B.C. held its thirty-third Annual Specialty and Sweepstakes. We would like to thank all our exhibitors, supporters, workers, and judges. You can see the placements and judge’s comments in the following pages. Our Sweepstakes judge was Paul Gigous. He and his late wife, Una, owned and bred basenjis for many years. Our conformation and junior showmanship judge was Karen Dumke from Wisconsin. Once again, we were at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake, IL. It was very hot and muggy. This is a big day for terrier specialties on the same grounds, so there are usually AKC reps around. Their only comments about our show had to do with the heat. It was very hot, but there is very little we can do about that. We are in a typical metal fairgrounds building. We are always glad to be in a building instead of outside in the sun, but it does get quite hot in there. Next year we hope to be in air-conditioned comfort. Due to the uncertainty about the sale of this fairgrounds, from year to year, we have been exploring other options. At this point, it looks as though we will give up our traditional June date to move to the middle of July. The Basenji Club of Southeastern Wisconsin will give up their end of July date and join us on the same weekend. AKC has given verbal approval that this is okay. Neither specialty club will be out of its area. However, until both clubs have closed out this year’s shows and sent applications for next summer, nothing is set in stone. We will be waiting for AKC and BCOA approval for this new weekend of specialties. We plan to both be on the same weekend, at the same place. The location is a training facility in a rural setting. There is parking, but no hook-ups. As mentioned before it is air-conditioned, and it is fully matted. Both clubs will work together, but we will have two independent specialties, one by each club. Good chances for majors both days! For those inclined to visit the vacation playgrounds not too far away, you can stay over until the next weekend and attend the all-breed shows in Wisconsin. This will be something new for both clubs, but it should be a win-win situation -- a winning new place for both clubs and exhibitors. Just a little something different to get used to.

The G.C.B.C. held its thirty-third


PUPPY SWEEPSTAKESJudge: Mr. Paul Gigous

PUPPY DOGS - 6 MONTHS & UNDER 9 MONTHS

1 KLASSIC'S DR MCDREAMY, Owners: Sue Kite & Jeff Gillespie.2 TAJI'S ROMAN HOLIDAY AT TOKAJI, Owners: Katie Campbell, Trish Hallam & Dee Hardy.3 ROSEWOOD'S PUTT'N ON THE RITZ, Owner: Bethany Redo-Rahm, Agent: Brad Phifer.4 FLUTESONG'S SOLDIER BOY, Owner: Nancy Craigie.PUPPY DOGS – BRED-BY EXHIBITOR 6 MOS. & UNDER 18 MOS.1 MEISTERHAUS BACKSTREET BOY, Owners: A. Tad Brooks & Joseph Hurt.PUPPY BITCHES - 6 MONTHS & UNDER 9 MONTHS1 RAFIKIS AMERICAN IDOL, Owner: Michelle Gahgan.2 KLASSIC'S DREAM GIRL, Owners: Sue Kite & Jeff Gillespie.3 BARUH'S BATTERIES NOT NEEDED, Owner: John Siverson & Diana McCarty.4 WAYCONS SISCO SUGAR-N-SPICE, Owner: Connie Fry.PUPPY BITCHES – BRED-BY EXHIBITOR 6 MOS. & UNDER 18 MOS.1 TAJI'S KLASSIC LIL BLACK DRESS, Owner: Katie Campbell.2 LOKI'S KLASSIC SOPHIA, Owners: Sue Kite, Jeff Gillespie & Alex

Guth.3 AB DELTA DAWN, Owner: Wanda Pooley

BEST PUPPY IN SWEEPSTAKES: RAFIKIS AMERICAN IDOL, Owner: Michelle GahganBEST OPPOSITE SEX TO BEST PUPPY IN SWEEPSTAKES: KLASSIC'S DR MCDREAMY, Owners: Sue Kite & Jeff Gillespie.

VETERAN SWEEPSTAKESJudge: Mr. Paul Gigous

VETERAN DOGS - 7 YEARS AND UNDER 9 YEARS1 CH Kargil's The Bark Stops Here, Owner: Gil Felsenfeld.2 CH Sonbar's Deliteful Deviation, Owners: Sally Wuornos & Pat

Bright.VETERAN BITCHES - 7 YEARS

AND UNDER 9 YEARS1 CH SIGNET HOOTENANNY.

Owner: Beth Straub.VETERAN BITCHES - 9 YEARS

AND UNDER 11 YEARS1 CH SONBAR’S BRITE

WILDIRISHROSE. Owner: Sally Wuornos & Kari Wuornos-Winger.

VETERAN BITCHES - 11 YEARS AND UNDER 13 YEARS

1 CH RAFIKIS NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON, JC. Owner: Amy Marshall.

2 CH KIBUSHI NEVERMINDS NEW WORLD, JC, Owner: Karla Schreiber.

BEST VETERAN IN SWEEPSTAKES: CH RAFIKIS NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON, JCBEST OPPOSITE SEX TO BEST VETERAN IN SWEEPSTAKES: CH Kargil's The Bark Stops Here

JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP COMPETITIONJudge: Ms. Karen Dumke

NOVICE JUNIOR CLASS1 JACOB EDGERTON, CH Staples Edgie's Ella Enchanted, Breeders: D. & P.E. Staples, By: CH Edgie's Stacking The Deck, SC - Edgie's Staples Sydny Star, Owners: Jim, Dani, Jacob,

Elizabeth & Serena Edgerton.

OPEN SENIOR CLASS1 Mark Calandra,

HACKER'S HOT 'N' SPICY DE RWANDA, Breeders: A. Harrison & J. Icenogle, By: Hacker's Rolling Stone - CH Hacker's Princess of Rwanda, Owners: Mark Calandra & Nicole Rodriguez

BEST JUNIOR HANDLER: Mark Calandra

CONFORMATION: Judge:Ms. Karen Dumke

PUPPY DOGS - 6 MONTHS & UNDER 9 MONTHS1 MEISTERHAUS BACKSTREET BOY, Breeders: A.T. Brooks and J. & K. Jones, By: CH Meisterhaus Tail of Intrigue - CH Jasiri-Sukari Etch-A-Sketch, Owners: A. Tad Brooks & Joseph Hurt.2 KLASSIC'S DR MCDREAMY, Breeders: S. Kite, J. Gillespie & K. Campbell, By: Ituri Klassic Basic Black - CH Taji's Go For Baroque, JC, Owners: Sue Kite & Jeff Gillespie.3 ROSEWOOD'S PUTT'N ON THE RITZ, Breeder: Owner, By: CH Platinum's Fear Is Not

A Factor, JC - CH Jerlin's Lunar Eclipse, Owner: Bethany Redo-Rahm, Agent: Brad Phifer.

4 TAJI'S ROMAN HOLIDAY AT TOKAJI, Breeders: K. Campbell, By: CH Taji's Shot O'Tabasco, SC - CH Taji's Klassic Beauty, JC, Owners: Katie Campbell, Trish Hallam & Dee Hardy.

BRED BY EXHIBITOR DOGS1 RWD HACKER'S ROLLING STONE,Breeders: Owners, By: CH Hacker's This Bud's

For You - CH Hacker-Rwanda's Evening Light, Owners: Dan & Ann Harrison.2 EDGIE'S BLUE GROTTO, Breeders: Owners, By: CH Edgie's Cat In The Hat - CH

Edgie's Red Ginger, Owners: Jim, Dani, Jacob, Elizabeth & Serena Edgerton.3 SONBAR'S POWERFUL PACESETTER, Breeders: S. Wuornos & K. Wuornos-

Winger & B. Cassell, By: CH Nyanga Signet Sweet William, JC - CH Sonbar's Brite Wildirishrose, Owners: Sally Wuornos & Kari Wuornos .

4 RAFIKIS RECON SOUL MISSION, Breeder: Owner, By: CH C-Quest Soul Driver - CH Rafi kis Dawns Early Light, Owner: Michelle Gahgan.

OPEN BLACK, TAN AND WHITE DOGS1 AB-RAFIKI COOL MILLION, Breeders: W. Pooley & M. Gahgan, By: CH Rafi ki-

Hackers Red White & Blue - CH AB-SS Follow The Money, Owners: Janet & Lou Ketz.2 HACKER'S HOT 'N' SPICY DE RWANDA, Breeders: A. Harrison & J. Icenogle, By:

Hacker's Rolling Stone - CH Hacker's Princess of Rwanda, Owners: Mark Calandra & Nicole Rodriguez

3 ZANDE FERUZI. Breeder: M. & S. Wallis. By: Zande Weledi - Zande Dalji. Owner: Sylvia Lofrano.

OPEN RED AND WHITE DOGS1 WD AB-SS WORTH EVERY CENT, JC, Breeders: W. Pooley & R. Miller, By: CH

Escapade's High Five - CH AB Princess Chinyamarindi, JC, Owners: Sandra Tucker.2 AB-RAFIKI COOL UNDER FIRE, Breeders: W. Pooley & M. Gahgan, By: CH Rafi ki-

Hackers Red White & Blue - CH AB-SS Follow The Money, Owner: Wanda Pooley.3 BARUH-HOO TAKES THE CAKE, Breeder: L. Pence, By: CH Schaumburg's That's

Amoire - DC Baruh-Hoo Is A Rose Tattoo, SC, Owners: John Siverson & Diana McCarty.

4 DAKARS WILY WIZARD, Breeder: Owner, By: CH Dakars Pinball Wizard - Dakars Flip Two Coins, Owner: Karen Kuchta.

WINNERS DOG: AB-SS WORTH EVERY CENT, JC RESERVE DOG: HACKER'S ROLLING STONE

GREATER CHICAGOLAND BASENJI CLUBSATURDAY - JUNE 16, 2007

PUPPY DOGS - 6 MONTHS & UNDER 9 MONTHS

BEST PUPPY

BEST VETERAN

BEST OP SEX PUPPY

BEST OP SEX VETERAN


PUPPY BITCHES - 6 MONTHS & UNDER 9 MONTHS1 RWB ROSEWOOD'S MYSTIC ILLUSION, Breeder: Owner, By: CH Platinum's Fear Is Not A Factor, JC - CH Jerlin's

Lunar Eclipse, Owner: Bethany Redo-Rahm, Agent: Brad Phifer2 KLASSIC'S DREAM GIRL, Breeders: S. Kite, J. Gillespie & K. Campbell, By: Ituri Klasic Basic Black - CH Taji's Go For

Baroque, Owners: Sue Kite & Jeff Gillespie.3 RAFIKIS AMERICAN IDOL, Breeder: Owner, By: CH AB Rafikis Icon of Cool - CH Rafikis Dawns Early Light, Owner:

Michelle Gahgan.4 AB DELTA DAWN, HP24741001, 12/14/2006, Breeder: Owner, By: CH AB-Rafikis The Icon Of Cool - CH AB Angela’s

Ashes, JC, Owner: Wanda Pooley.BRED BY EXHIBITOR BITCHES1 RB/BOW SONBAR'S PHOTOGENIC PICK, Breeders: S. Wuornos & K. Wuornos-Winger & B. Cassell, By: CH Nyanga

Signet Sweet William, JC - CH Sonbar's Brite Wildirishrose, Owners: Sally Wuornos & Kari Wuornos.2 RAFIKIS HEART AND SOUL, Breeder: Owner, By: CH C-Quest Soul Driver - CH Rafikis Dawns Early Light, Owner:

Michelle Gahgan.3 MEISTERHAUS YOU HAD ME AT HELLO, Breeders: A.T. Brooks, J. Hurt & K. Winger, By: CH Meisterhaus Tail of

Intrigue - CH Sonbar's Graceful Goddess, Owners: A. Tad Brooks & Joseph Hurt.4 EDGIE'S SERAPHINA, Breeders: Owners, By: CH Edgie's Stacking The Deck, SC - CH Edgie's Red Ginger, By: Jim,

Dani, Jacob, Elizabeth & Serena Edgerton. OPEN BLACK AND WHITE BITCHES1 TAJI'S KLASSIC LIL BLACK DRESS,

Breeders: S. Kite, J. Gillespie & K. Campbell, By: Ituri Klasic Basic Black - CH Taji's Go For Baroque, Owner: Katie Campbell.

2 AB I HEAR A SYMPHONY, Breeder: W. Pooley, By: AB-SS Money to Burn - CH AB Angela's Ashes, JC, Owners: Sandra Tucker & Wanda Pooley.

3 DAKARS WHATSINANAME, Breeder: Owner, By: CH Dakars Pinball Wizard - Dakars Flip Two Coins, Owner: Karen Kuchta.

OPEN BLACK, TAN AND WHITE BITCHES1 HACKER'S STAR OF RWANDA, Breeders: A.

Harrison & J. Icenogle, By: Hacker's Rolling Stone - CH Hacker's Princess of Rwanda, Owners: Dan & Ann Harrison.

2 AB RAFIKIS CALM COOL AND COLLECTED, Breeders: W. Pooley & M. Gahgan, By: CH Rafiki-Hackers Red White and Blue - CH AB SS Follow the Money, Owner: Michelle Gahgan

3 TAMSALA PANDEMONIUM, Breeder: J. Robert, By: Tamsala Skulduggery - Tamsala Forget Me Not, Owners: A. Tad Brooks & Joseph Hurt & Dilys Blair-Bain.

OPEN RED AND WHITE BITCHES1 Sonbar's Perfect Plan at Lacada, Breeders:

S. Wuornos & K. Wuornos-Winger & B. Cassell, By: CH Nyanga Signet Sweet William, JC - CH Sonbar's Brite Wildirishrose, Owners: Dallas Hunt, Sally Wuornos & Darrell Pearson.

2 New World Wild Age, HP083093/01, 1/23/2004, Breeder: Owner, By: CH AB Maverick Of Keltwyn, JC - New World Heart Like a Wheel, Owner: Karla Schreiber.

3 HEARTFIRE TRUE GOSSIP OF A-C, Breeders: S. Lofrano & R. & J. Goodfellow, By: CH Alpha-Centauri's Speakeasy – CH Alpha-Centauri's Towncrier, Owner: Sylvia Lofrano.

WINNERS BITCH: SONBAR'S PHOTOGENIC PICKRESERVE BITCH: ROSEWOOD'S MYSTIC

ILLUSION

VETERAN DOGS1 CH Sonbar's Deliteful Deviation, Breeder:

Owners, By: CH Nyanga Signet Sweet William, JC - CH Sonbar's Brite Velvetslippers, Owners: Sally Wuornos & Pat Bright.

2 CH Kargil's The Bark Stops Here, Breeders: G. & K. Felsenfeld and M. Dependahl, By: CH Zindika's Johnny Come Greatly, JC - CH Kargil's Roses Are Red, Owner: Gil Felsenfeld.

VETERAN BITCHES1 CH SONBAR’S BRITE WILDIRISHROSE,

Breeder: S. Wuornos & I. Allen, By: CH Reveille Hoo Wants Roses - CH Sonbar’s Brite Exoticredhead, Owner: Sally Wuornos & Kari Winger.

2 CH RAFIKIS NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON, JC, Breeder: M. Gahgan, By: CH Jerlin's General Patton - CH Rafikis Unexpected Treasure, Owner: Amy Marshall.

3 CH SIGNET HOOTENANNY. Breeders: B. Cassell & J. & J. Davis. By: CH Signet Incudos of Bedlam - CH Signet Serendipity. Owner:

Beth Straub.

BEST OF BREED COMPETITIONBOB CH Platinum's Fear Is Not A Factor, JC,Breeder: M. K.

Quinnett, By: CH Berimo Taji Start Me Up - CH Klassic's Sweet Patootie, Owners: Mary K & Larry Quinnett.

BOS CH Baruh Testament To Hoo, Breeder: L. Pence, By: CH Schaumburg's That's Amoire - DC Baruh-Hoo Is A Rose Tattoo, SC, Owners: Linda Pence & Brad Phifer.

AOM CH AB-Rafiki The Icon of Cool, Breeders: W. Pooley & M.

Gahgan, By: CH Rafiki-Hacker Red White & Blue - CH AB-SS Follow The Money, Owners: Kim Witt & Wanda Pooley.

AOM CH Rafikis Dawns Early Light, Breeder: Owner, CH Hacker-Rwanda Night Light - CH Rafikis If Tomorrow Comes, Owner: Michelle Gahgan.

AOM CH Klassic's Yuara Hoot, Breeders: Owners, By: CH Kazor Bay-senji Yuara Natural - CH Klassic's Rooty Toot Toot, Owners: Sue Kite & Jeff Gillespie.

BEST PUPPY IN CLASSES: MEISTERHAUS BACKSTREET BOY

STUD DOG1 CH Platinum's Fear Is Not A Factor, JC, Owners: Mary K &

Larry Quinnett.BROOD BITCH1 CH Jerlin's Lunar Eclipse, Owner: Bethany Redo.

BEST OF BREED

WINNERS BITCH/BOW

WINNERS DOG

BEST OP SEX.


From the Sweepstakes Judge at the Greater Chicagoland Basenji Club Specialty

Paul Gigous

I enjoyed the privilege of judging the basenji puppies. It

brought back memories of litters and puppies of my own, years ago. All though I do not have a basenji right now in my life, they will always be in my heart. I thought the puppies overall were of good temperament and structure. The wrinkle patterns were very good. This pleased me as rumors had it that the breed was losing this trait. I was glad to see the wrinkles still there. There were a few basenjis lacking in shoulder layback and rear angulation. That could have been a little better on some. I thought the bitches' quality was more balanced than the boys. Again, I was well pleased with the quality of these puppies. I had fun judging the Veterans. Us old dogs have to stick together! They were all out there showing well. I fell in love with my vet bitch. She sure did not act like she was 11 1/2 years old. She moved like she was still a young girl. Congratulations to all the winners and to the club for a successful specialty.

Judge’s critique – Karen Dumke.

during the Greater Chicagoland Basenji

Club Specialty

First of all, I'd like to thank the membership for inviting me to judge your Specialty. I was very honored to be your judge. The entry was overall very high quality with movement being a strong point. Obviously, the heat and humidity took its toll, since I'm sure there were dogs that were affected by the weather. However, in spite of this, the majority of the dogs moved very well. A few of the young dogs were soft in the rear when moving away, and a bit loose in front, but this was something I felt would improve with time and exercise. Expression, ear placement, and wrinkle were excellent in most of the exhibits. Temperament was also excellent. I had the handlers show the bites, not because I was worried about being bitten, but rather because of hygenic reasons. Everyone did a great job in showing the bites, something I frequently don't see, ie: people not sure what to do. Even though there was a variety of different "styles", the quality was wonderful. The puppy bitch class was a terrifi c class, with every one of them capable of fi nishing. I also loved my Bred-By Exhibitor dog and bitch classess. Breeders---keep up the good work!My Winners Dog was so correct in structure and had outstanding carriage and movement. I also loved my Reserve Winners Dog, who also had great style and movement. He wilted a bit at the end with the heat---but it was a very close call.My Winners Bitch was a moving fool. She screamed "BASENJI"! She was so correct in every way, and was hard to beat on that day. My Reserve Winners Bitch was a super black puppy, who gaited like a pro. There were other girls in the lineup who also could easily have won that day, but I had to split hairs. The Veterans were awesome. They all appeared so fi t, it was a joy to see. My only regret was having to award "placements". Too bad you don't just offer one fi rst place, then a ribbon for attending to the rest. I loved them all!!! I'm sure they were behind many of the younger dogs being shown that day. Finally, my Specials. All I can say is "WOW"!! All my winners and Awards of Merit excelled in type and movement. Just to clarify that my Awards of Merit were not in any particular order. They were all equal. In fact, I wish I would have been able to award more of them. I also would have liked to pull more for the fi nal cut, but due to the size of the ring, and the heat, I needed to keep the numbers down. Again, thank you all so much for your wonderful entry, your smiling faces, and your hospitality. A special thank you to Sue Joyner, and my ring Stewards Bill and Carol. The only complaint I had was the heat, which I'm sure affected some of the dogs’ attitude and movement. Good luck to you all!

Canis BasenjiA whimsical book about life with a basenji, written

and illustrated by Robert Vavra. Originally published by the BCOA in 1958, current copies include a

bonus Introduction by the author written in 1991.

This was Mr. Vavra’s fi rst book and also the only one he illustrated with pen and ink.

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heat, which I'm sure affected some of the dogs’ attitude and movement.


Basenji Club of Northern California NewsBy Pat Fragassi

June 2, 2007 was our Annual Puppy Match. This year’s judge was Yvette Alley, who also judged our lure trial. This

was one busy lady for two days, and a big thank you, Yvette,for a job well done. Also, on Saturday we had an oval track set up for practice! (and a test for the nationals). Sunday, June 3, 2007 was our All Breed AKC Test and Trial.

Best Puppy in Match: Arubmec’s Morning Report, J. Tamagni, K. Collins, P. CemburaBest Opposite Puppy: Emerant FoPaw TriWizard At Tanze, A. Patterson-Hine, P. Fragassi

4-6 Puppy Dogs1st Emerant FoPaw TriWizard At Tanza2nd Kinetic-Tanza Soul Delight, K. Argo & L. Voss3rd Shika's Tiger Moon, S&E Maddus, R. Smith & J. Boese4th Kinetic-Tanza Black Eyed Soul, M. Yanakakis, M. Packer & L. Voss

6-9 Puppy Dogs1st Sinbaje's The Dharma Bom, A&D Bedingfeld & L. Siekert

4-6 Puppy Bitches1st Arubmec's Morning Report2nd Shika's Maxine At Mariah, MJ Karas & J. Boese3rd Kinetic-Tanza Soul Music, L. Voss, S. Stump & P. Fragassi

Best Adult In Match: FC Dharian’s Levi SC, D. VossBest Opposite Adult : Kinetic Sourcery SC, L. Voss, S. Stump

12-18 Month Dogs1st FC Dharian's Levi2nd Squawcreek’s Jahari Ti-Rafi ki JC C. O'Rear

Open Bitches1st Kinetic Sourcery

We offered some special event classes since we had so many lure coursers in attendance. Best Junior Veteran: Ch Zuri’s Mugabe JC, D. Troyna, M. Leighton

Best Senior Veteran: DC Zuri’s Matuko SC, D. Troyna, M. Hutchinson, M. Leighton Best Field Champion: DC Kinetic’s Enchanted Knight, D. Voss, L. VossJunior Vetern 7-101st Ch Zuri's Mugabe,JC2nd DC Sherwood's In The Nick Of Time, L. Voss3rd Ch Zuri's Nassor Nantambu, D. Troyna & M. Leighton

Senior Veteran 10 and over1st DC Zuri's Matuko

Field Champions1st DC Kinetic's Enchanted Knight2nd DC Zuri's Shada LeChienne Nikita,SC,LCM2, D. Troyna, M. Hutchinson, M. Leighton3rd DC Sherwood's Shadow Of The Moon, L. Voss & S. Stump4th FC Svengali's Dark Beauty, D. Sehm

Results from our Saturday Basenji Only Lure Test & Trial. Open A Stake (6)1st Voyuz Something Like Elvis SC – 5pt Major (T. Shadbolt) (Forfeit Breed runoff)2nd Zuri’s Rubii Sky – 3pts (P. Hoffer & D. Troynz)3rd Jamila’s Raptor at Sheudari SC – 2pts (J. Stahl)4th DC Zuri’s Ultimately Kia,SC (L. Baxter & M. Leighton)5th – Hugo’s Victorious Hurster (M&A Lindsay)

Open B Stake (6)BOB & 1st Ch Arubmec’s Printed Report – 5pt Major (D&C Miclean)2nd Arubmec’s Tri-Bekka – 3pts (M.Madsen & P.Scanlon)3rd FC Kazor’s Tamu Kumani – 2pts (L.Baxter & C.Webb) (Forfeit Tie)4th Ch Meisterhaus Very Erin Barkovich (P.Hoffer & T. Brooks)5th Kinetic Sourcery (L.Voss & S. Stump)

Specials Stake (7)1st FC Dharian’s Levi – 5pt (D.Voss) 2nd FC Svengali’s Dark Beauty – 3pts (D.Sehm)3rd DC Kinetic’s Enchanted Knight – 2pts (D.Voss & L.Voss)4th FC Zuri’s Pennii (M.Madsen)5th FC Jumanji My Winifred (D.Sehm)

Veterans (2)1st DC Sherwood’s Shadow of the Moon (L.Voss & S. Stump)2nd FC Bushbabies Louise Brooks,SC (E.Ockerman)

Sunday All Breed Test & Trial (Basenji Results)Open Stake A (7)1st Voyuz Something Like Elvis SC – 5pt Major (T.Shadbolt) (forfeit Breed runoff)2nd Arubmec’s Tri-Bekka – 3pts (M.Masden & P.Scanlon)3rd Zuri’s Rubii Sky – 2pts – (P.Hoffer & D.Troyna)4th FC Svengalia’s Dark Beauty (D.Sehm)5th DC Sherwood’s Shadow of the Moon,SC (L.Voss & S.Stump)

Open Stake B (6) (2 DQ)1st Ch Arubmec’s Printed Report – 5pt Major (D&C Miclean)2nd Kinetic Sourcery,SC – 3pts (L.Voss & S.Stump)3rd DC Zuri’s Le Cheinne Nikita – 2pts (D.Troyna & M.Leighton)

SpecialsBOB & 1st FC Zuri’s Pennii (M.Masden)2nd DC Jumanii My Winifred (D.Selm)

Veterans

1st DC Sherwood’s In The Nick Of Time,SC (L.Voss) (forfeit Breed Runoff)

July 21, 2007 was our Annual Meeting and Awards dinner. This year held at Castle Rock Restaurant in Livermore, Ca.As usual, Donna Troyna put on a great fun event… with games and prizes for everyone!!!!

Election for our 2007/2008 Offi cers & Directors:President: Pat FragassiVice President: Donna TroynaSecretary: Pat HofferTreasurer: Troy ShadboltDirectors: Lisa Voss, Chris O’Rear, Parry Tallmadge

We are all looking forward to the Nationals in October and our October Specialty! It will be a fun time for all.


BASENJI CLUB OF CINCINNATI –FRIDAY, MAY 25, 2007 JUDGE: Mrs. Diana McCarty Puppy, 6 to 9 Months Dogs. 1 ROSEWOOD'S PUTT'N ON THE RITZ. By Ch Platinum's Fear Is Not A Factor JC - Ch

Jerlin's Lunar Eclipse. Owner: Bethany Redo., Breeder: Bethany Redo. (Brad Phifer, Agent).

2 VICTORY'S MEISTERHAUS HIT THE LIGHTS. By Ch Meisterhaus Politically Correct - Ch Meisterhaus No Doubt. Owner: Tim V Huff.,. Breeder: Tim V Huff & A Tad Brooks & Joseph A Hurt & Kathy L Caton.

3 ROSEWOOD'S THE SOURCE.By Ch Taji's Klassic Architecture JC - Ch Klassic's Z Three At RoseWood. Owner: Bethany Redo-Rahm.Breeder: Bethany A Redo.

12 to 18 Months Dogs. 1/W/BW JASIRI-SUKARI CONGARO POLITICIAN. By Ch Meisterhaus Politically Correct - Ch

Jasiri-Sukari Party Lines. Owner: Veronica Predale & Catherine Ongaro., Breeder: Julie Jones & Kathleen Jones & Catherine Ongaro.

2 BRIDEN'S SLINGIN' A STONE. By AB-SS Money To Burn - Ch Briden's Fit To Be Tried. Owner: Sharron Schmidgall & Denise Vertrees., Breeder: Brian Vetrees & Denise Vertrees.

Bred by Exhibitor Dogs. 1 BARUH-KUDABIN JUST A GIGOLO. By Avongara Imba Tena - Ch Baruh-Kudabin Devil In

A Red Dress. Owner: Linda S Pence & John Donald., Breeder: Owners. 2 TAMMEN'S TRI N TOP THIS. By AB SS Money To Burn - Ch Tammen's Whaz Up

Pussycat. Owner: Dave & Sherry Genson & Laura Gilchrist., Breeder: Laura Gilchrist. Open, Black, Tan, and White Dogs. 1 BLUE NOTES TAKE FIVE SC. By Ch Penda Tajis Tattletale - Jumoke Quita African Bibi.

Owner: Holly Hamilton & Joell Coltrane., Breeder: Holly Hamilton & Joell Coltrane2 REVEILLE TRICYCLE TWO. By Ch C-Quest's Just Push Play - Ch Reveille Accord.

Owner: Damara Bolte., Breeder: Damara Bolte. Open, Brindle and White Dogs. 1 REVEILLE RAPSCALLION. By Ch Mysticals High Flyer Of Karnak - Reveille Headlines.

Owner: L F & V L Steedle., Breeder: A & L King. Open, Red and White Dogs. 1/R MEISTERHAUS VALIANT JOE LEE.By Meisterhaus Tail Of Intrigue - Ch Meisterhaus

Material Girl.Owner: Roland Terrell & A Tad Brooks., Breeder: A Tad Brooks & Joseph A Hurt. (Steve Berry, Agent).

2 KENSET MOTOR CITY SHAKEDOWN. By PJ's Kenset Back To The Future - Kalever Kenset Karma.Owner: Karen M Butler., Breeder: Mary Lou Kenworthy.

3 REVEILLE PUSH BUTTON. By Ch C-Quest's Just Push Play - Ch Reveille Accord. Owner: Damara Bolte., Breeder: Damara Bolte.

4 KLASSIC'S GIT R DONE.By Ch Kazor Bay-Senji Yuara Natural - Ch Klassic's Rooty Toot Toot. Owner: Pamela Peterson., Breeder: Sue Kite & Jeffrey Gillespie.

Puppy, 6 to 9 Months Bitches. 1/W LOKI'S KLASSIC SOPHIA. By Ch Sundiata's Pi R Squared - Ch Klassic's Lady In Red.

Owner: Sue Kite & Alex Guth & Jeff Gillespie., Breeder: Sue Kite & Alex Guth & Chris Max.

2 ROSEWOOD'S MYSTIC ILLUSION. By Ch Platinum's Fear Is Not A Factor JC - Ch Jerlin's Lunar Eclipse. Owner: Bethany Redo., Breeder: Bethany Redo.

12 to 18 Months Bitches. 1 BARUH TESTAMENT TO HOO. By Ch Schaumburg's That's Amoire - DC Baruh-Hoo Is A

Rose Tattoo SC. Owner: Linda Pence & Brad Phifer., Breeder: Linda S Pence. 2 REVEILLE TRITON. By Ch C-Quest's Just Push Play - Ch Reveille Accord. Owner:

Damara Bolte., Breeder: Damara Bolte. Bred by Exhibitor Bitches. 1/R KUDABIN LADY BARUH'S D BLUES. By Ch Baruh's African Hunter - Ch Schaumburgs

Kudabin Joy O'Baruh. Owner: Robert Ellis & John Donald., Breeder: Linda Pence & John Donald.

2 EPIC'S SIMPLY IRRISTIBLE JC. By Ch Reveille Tried And True - Ch Epic's Simply Irristible JC. Owner: Becky Blansett., Breeder: Becky Blansett & Tracy Leonard DVM.

3 QUERCUS SELECT INCANDESCENT. By Ch Select Quercus Rubra - Ch Select The Inchantress. Owner: Andrea & Tim Walters & Tracy Leonard DVM., Breeder: Tracy Leonard DVM & Andrea Walters.

4 ROSEWOOD'S KEEPER OF THE TORCH. By Ch Platinum's Fear Is Not A Factor JC - Ch Jerlin's Lunar Eclipse. Owner: Bethany Redo., Breeder: Bethany Redo.

Open, Black and White Bitches. 1 MAKALIKA-JERLIN ONYX. By Ch Jerlin-SS General Powell - Ch Makalika Drop-Dead

Redhead. Owner: Jan Bruner., Breeder: Margaret B Grundman. Open, Black, Tan, and White Bitches. 1 STALLIAN-TANZA TRI THE OBVIOUS. By Ch Klassic's Rudy Toot Flutesong - Ch

Stallians Blacken. Owner: Pat Fragassi & Jeff Gillespie & Sue Kite., Breeder: Jeffrey Gillespie.

2 BRIDEN'S PINSTRIPED POSSUM. sBy Ch Briden's Guilty Pleasures - Ch Klassic's A Star In Stripes. Owner: Denise Vertrees & Carole Kirk., Breeder: Sue Kite & Mike Kite.

Open, Red and White Bitches. 1 KAZOR'S NOT JUST A PRETTY FACE. By Bushbabies Squawcreek Bet Me - Ch Kazor's

Only Me. Owner: Sharron M Schmidgall & Carol A Webb., Breeder: Carol A Webb.2 TAJI-RENNEK-PLATINUM QUERCUS JC.By Ch Bulldobas Maximus Of Nyanga - Taji's

Changa Platinum Queue. Owner: A & T Walters & K T Campbell., Breeder: K T Campbell&

T Kenner & M K Quinnett. 3 JUMOKE QUITA AFRICAN BIBI MC. By Ch Amuns Mr T Dark Starr Of Bordeaux - Ch

Baru's Gabrielle Of Jumoke. Owner: Joell Coltrane & Holly Hamilton., Breeder: J K Lange & JoDee Funchess.

Veteran, 7 Years & Over Dogs. 1 FC BARUH'S IN CASE OF FIRE SC.By Ch Baruh's Hamitup Porky - Talisman Honne Bea

Of Baruh. Owner: Pam Sweeney., Breeder: Linda Pence & Lola Jordan. Veteran, 7 Years & Over Bitches. 1 CH RAFIKI'S MEMORIES OF MIDNIGHT JC. By Ch Rafikis Three Ring Circus - Ch

Rafikis Sense And Sensibility. Owner: Laura Gilchrist., Breeder: Michelle Gahgan. BASENJIS. Best of Breed Competition.

BOB CH KLASSIC'S YUARA HOOT. By Ch Kazor Bay-Senji Yuara Natural - Ch Klassic's Rooty Toot Toot. Bitch. Owner: Sue Kite & Jeff Gillespie., Breeder: Sue Kite & Jeff Gillespie.

BOS CH SONBAR'S PHOOLISH PLEASURE AT CUMBACK. By Ch Nyanga Signet Sweet William JC - Ch Sonbar's Brite Wildirishrose. Dog. Owner: Joseph R Tomey & Cathy Tomey., Breeder: Sally Wuornos & Kari Wuornos & Brenda J Cassell.

Brood Bitch. 1 CH JERLIN'S LUNAR ECLIPSE. By Ch Jazzeta-Jerlin Double Stuff JC - Ch Jerlin's

Airborne. Owner: Bethany Redo., Breeder: Linda Elhers.

BASENJI CLUB OF CINCINNATISATURDAY, MAY 26, 2007SWEEPSTAKES - PUPPYJUDGE: Mrs. Judith Lange

Puppy, 6 to 9 Months Dogs. 1 VICTORY'S MEISTERHAUS HIT THE LIGHTS. Owner: Tim V Huff.,2 ROSEWOOD'S PUTT'N ON THE RITZ. Owner: Bethany Redo.3 ROSEWOOD'S THE SOURCE.Owner: Bethany Redo-Rahm. Puppy, 9 to 12 Months Dogs. 1 TAMMEN'S TAKE ME ON.Owner: Laura Gilchrist., 2 KANIBARU KHYBERS PRIDE. Owner: Dan & Donna Deflorio & Pamela Geoffroy., Junior, 12 to 18 Months Dogs. 1/BSW JASIRI-SUKARI CONGARO POLITICIAN. Owner: Veronica Predale & Catherine

Ongaro.2 REVEILLE PUSH BUTTON. Owner: Damara Bolte 3 REVEILLE PUSHMI-PULLYU TOMJO. Owner: Ric Wright & Cherlyn JohnsonPuppy, 6 to 9 Months Bitches. 1/BOSSW LOKI'S KLASSIC SOPHIA. Owner: Sue Kite & Alex Guth & Jeff Gillespie 2 ROSEWOOD'S KEEPER OF THE TORCH. Owner: Bethany Redo.3 ROSEWOOD'S MYSTIC ILLUSION. Owner: Bethany Redo.4 KIDYS TROUBLE FOR GARRETT. Owner: Garrett SmithJunior, 12 to 18 Months Bitches. 1 REVEILLE TRITON. Owner: Damara Bolte 2 MAKALIKA-JERLIN ONYX. Owner: Jan Bruner. 3 MOONLYTE MAYHEM. Owner: Wendy Lake.

CONFORMATION: JUDGE: Mrs. Helen Lee James

Puppy, 6 to 9 Months Dogs. 1 VICTORY'S MEISTERHAUS HIT THE LIGHTS. By Ch Meisterhaus Politically Correct - Ch

Meisterhaus No Doubt. Owner: Tim V Huff., Breeder: Tim V Huff & A Tad Brooks & Joseph A Hurt & Kathy L Caton

2 ROSEWOOD'S PUTT'N ON THE RITZ. By Ch Platinum's Fear Is Not A Factor JC - Ch Jerlin's Lunar Eclipse. Owner: Bethany Redo., Breeder: Bethany Redo. (Brad Phifer, Agent).

3 ROSEWOOD'S THE SOURCE. By Ch Taji's Klassic Architecture JC - Ch Klassic's Z Three At RoseWood. Owner: Bethany Redo-Rahm., Breeder: Bethany A Redo.

Puppy, 9 to 12 Months Dogs. 1 KANIBARU KHYBERS PRIDE. By Wildela Star Lord - Kanibaru Visual Appeal. Owner:

Dan & Donna Deflorio & Pamela Geoffroy., Breeder: Miss Davina Hopkins. (Sheila Lund, Agent).

12 to 18 Months Dogs. 1 REVEILLE PUSHMI-PULLYU TOMJO. By Ch C-Quests Just Push Play - Ch Reveille

Accord. Owner: Ric Wright & Cherlyn Johnson., Breeder: Damara Bolte. 2 BRIDEN'S SLINGIN' A STONE. By AB-SS Money To Burn - Ch Briden's Fit To Be Tried.

Owner: Sharron Schmidgall & Denise Vertrees., Breeder: Brian Vetrees & Denise Vertrees.

Bred by Exhibitor Dogs. 1 TAMMEN'S TAKE ME ON. By AB-SS Money To Burn - Ch Tammen's Whaz Up Pussycat.

Owner: Laura Gilchrist., Breeder: Laura Gilchrist. 2 BARUH-KUDABIN JUST A GIGOLO. By Avongara Imba Tena - Ch Baruh-Kudabin Devil In

A Red Dress. Owner: Linda S Pence & John Donald., Breeder: Owners. 3 ITZYU TAARAKIAN ROUNDABOUT. By DC Berimo's Roustabout SC - Ch Serengeti

Taarakian Wisteria. Owner: Jan Bruner., Breeder: Jan Bruner & Lisa Corell Auerbach. Open, Black, Tan, and White Dogs. 1/R REVEILLE TRICYCLE TWO.By Ch C-Quest's Just Push Play - Ch Reveille Accord.


Owner: Damara Bolte., Breeder: Damara Bolte. 2 BLUE NOTES TAKE FIVE SC. By Ch Penda Tajis Tattletale - Jumoke Quita African Bibi.

Owner: Holly Hamilton & Joell Coltrane., Breeder: Holly Hamilton & Joell Coltrane. Open, Brindle and White Dogs. 1 REVEILLE RAPSCALLION. By Ch Mysticals High Flyer Of Karnak - Reveille Headlines.

Owner: L F & V L Steedle., Breeder: A & L King. Open, Red and White Dogs. 1/W/BW KLASSIC'S GIT R DONE. By Ch Kazor Bay-Senji Yuara Natural - Ch Klassic's

Rooty Toot Toot. Owner: Pamela Peterson., Breeder: Sue Kite & Jeffrey Gillespie. 2 MEISTERHAUS VALIANT JOE LEE. By Meisterhaus Tail Of Intrigue - Ch Meisterhaus

Material Girl. Owner: Roland Terrell & A Tad Brooks., Breeder: A Tad Brooks & Joseph A Hurt.(Steve Berry, Agent).

3 KENSET MOTOR CITY SHAKEDOWN. By PJ's Kenset Back To The Future - Kalever Kenset Karma. Owner: Karen M Butler., Breeder: Mary Lou Kenworthy.

4 REVEILLE PUSH BUTTON. By Ch C-Quest's Just Push Play - Ch Reveille Accord. Owner: Damara Bolte., Breeder: Damara Bolte.

Puppy, 6 to 9 Months Bitches. 1 ROSEWOOD'S MYSTIC ILLUSION. By Ch Platinum's Fear Is Not A Factor JC - Ch

Jerlin's Lunar Eclipse. Owner: Bethany Redo., Breeder: Bethany Redo. 2 LOKI'S KLASSIC SOPHIA. By Ch Sundiata's Pi R Squared - Ch Klassic's Lady In Red.

Owner: Sue Kite & Alex Guth & Jeff Gillespie., Breeder: Sue Kite & Alex Guth & Chris Max.

3 KIDYS TROUBLE FOR GARRETT. By Possum Creek's Lone Ranger - Briden's Grand Taboo At WC. Owner: Garrett Smith., Breeder: Leann Neiman & Denise A Vertrees.

12 to 18 Months Bitches. 1 BARUH TESTAMENT TO HOO. By Ch Schaumburg's That's Amoire - DC Baruh-Hoo Is A

Rose Tattoo SC. Owner: Linda Pence & Brad Phifer., Breeder: Linda S Pence. 2 REVEILLE TRITON. By Ch C-Quest's Just Push Play - Ch Reveille Accord. Owner:

Damara Bolte, Breeder: Damara Bolte. Bred by Exhibitor Bitches. 1/W KUDABIN LADY BARUH'S D BLUES. By Ch Baruh's African Hunter - Ch Schaumburgs

Kudabin Joy O'Baruh. Owner: Robert Ellis & John Donald., Breeder: Linda Pence & John Donald.

2 MEISTERHAUS WATCHEMSTOPNSTARE. By Ch Meisterhaus Tail Of Intrigue - Bedlam What's New Pussycat. Owner: A Tad Brooks & Joseph A Hurt. Breeder: A Tad Brooks & Joseph A Hurt & P Ramgage-Stewart MD.

3 EPIC'S SIMPLY IRRISTIBLE JC. By Ch Reveille Tried And True - Ch Epic's Continuing Saga. Owner: Becky Blansett & Tracy Leonard DVM., Breeder: Becky Blansett & Tracy Leonard DVM.

4 ROSEWOOD'S KEEPER OF THE TORCH. By Ch Platinum's Fear Is Not A Factor JC - Ch Jerlin's Lunar Eclipse. Owner: Bethany Redo., Breeder: Bethany Redo.

Open, Black and White Bitches. 1 MAKALIKA-JERLIN ONYX By Ch Jerlin-SS General Powell - Ch Makalika Drop-Dead

Redhead. Owner: Jan Bruner. Breeder: Margaret B Grundman. Open, Black, Tan, and White Bitches. 1/R STALLIAN-TANZA TRI THE OBVIOUS. By Ch Klassic's Rudy Toot Flutesong - Ch

Stallians Blacken. Owner: Pat Fragassi & Jeff Gillespie & Sue Kite Breeder: Jeffrey Gillespie.

2 BRIDEN'S PINSTRIPED POSSUM. By Ch Briden's Guilty Pleasures - Ch Klassic's A Star In Stripes. Owner: Denise Vertrees & Carole Kirk., Breeder: Sue Kite & Mike Kite.

Open, Brindle and White Bitches. 1 MOONLYTE MAYHEM. By Klassic's Moonlyte N Motion - Ch Moonlyte's Ima Teenage

Witch. Owner: Wendy Lake., Breeder: Donna & Barbara Trouten.2 REVEILLE LINE-UP FOR TOMJO.By Ch Bulldobas Maximusofnyanga - Ch Reveille

Lexus. Owner: James E Berry & Ric Wright., Breeder: Ms Damara Bolte'. Open, Red and White Bitches. 1 KAZOR'S NOT JUST A PRETTY FACE. By Bushbabies Squawcreek Bet Me - Ch Kazor's

Only Me. Owner: Sharron M Schmidgall & Carol A Webb., Breeder: Carol A Webb. 2 NEW WORLD WILD AGE. 4 By Ch AB Maverick Of Keltwyn JC - New World Heart Like A

Wheel. Owner: Karla A Schreiber. Breeder: Karla A Schreiber. 3 JUMOKE QUITA AFRICAN BIBI MC. By Ch Amuns Mr T Dark Starr Of Bordeaux - Ch

Baru's Gabrielle Of Jumoke. Owner: Joell Coltrane & Holly Hamilton, Breeder: J K Lange & JoDee Funchess.

Veteran, 7 Years & Over Dogs. 1 FC CHUJOS ARAMIS NICK MC RN. By Chujos Ceasir Royale - Chujos Tribute To

Xalmes. Owner: Holly Hamilton & Matt Monroe., Breeder: Molly Jo Larsen. Veteran, 7 Years & Over Bitches. 1 CH RENEGADE'S OBSTINATE FOLLY. By Ch Moores Tri My Style - Ch Renegade's

Ncorrigible Folly. Owner: Cherri & Len Johnsen., Breeder: Cherri & Len Johnsen. 2 CH RAFIKI'S MEMORIES OF MIDNIGHT JC. By Ch Rafikis Three Ring Circus - Ch

Rafikis Sense And Sensibility. Owner: Laura Gilchrist., Breeder: Michelle Gahgan. BEST OF BREED COMPETITION. BOB CH SERENGETI LET'S ROLL REVEILLE. By Ch Serengeti Hartland C Basie - Ch

Serengeti Caper. Dog. Owner: Margaret Greenlee., Breeder: Margaret Greenlee. (Ms Damara Bolte, Agent).

BOS CH KLASSIC'S YUARA HOOT. By Ch Kazor Bay-Senji Yuara Natural - Ch Klassic's Rooty Toot Toot. Bitch. Owner: Sue Kite & Jeff Gillespie., Breeder: Sue Kite & Jeff Gillespie.

Brood Bitch. 1 CH JERLIN'S LUNAR ECLIPSE. By Ch Jazzeta-Jerlin Double Stuff JC - Ch Jerlin's

Airborne. Owner: Bethany Redo., Breeder: Linda Elhers.

WILLAMETTE VALLEY BASENJI CLUBJULY 13, 2007BEST PUPPY IN SWEEPSTAKES Taji's Klassic Lil Black DressBEST OPPOSITE SEX IN SWEEPSTAKES Khani's Goody Two Shoes

PUPPY SWEEPSTAKES – Judge: Mr. A. Tad BrooksPuppy Dogs 6 mos & under 9 mos1 Khani's Goody Two Shoes Owner: Kathy Britton, Emily Britton, Connie Paulsen2 Karosel's No Deposit No Return Owner: Donna Lubbe & Terry Jones3 Sun Diata's Hanzi Mbili Owner: C & J Maxka4 Baruh Kudabin Platinum MVP, Owner: Mary K Quinnett & Larry QuinnettDogs 6-18 mos Bred-by Exhibitor1 Baraka Jumoke Storm Tracker Owner: Wm Bowlus, Paul Root, Bryan & Laurie Gregory2 Khani's Real Wild Child Owner: Kathy Britton, Emily Britton, Connie PaulsenPuppy Bitches 6 mos & under 9 mos1 Khani's Hear to Stay, Owner: Avery McLeod, Stephanie McLeod, & Kathy Britton2 Platinum Rosewood Super Girl, Owner: Mary K Quinnett & Larry Quinnett3 Suddanly Avant's Coin Toss Owner: Vince Viet Nguyen, Dennis J McGlothin & Susan M

Campeau4 Proudlaan Panda-Monium Owner: Laura PondBitches 6-18 mos Bred-by Exhibitor1 Taji's Klassic Lil Black Dress, Owner: Katie Campbell2 Khani's Starlight Starbright, Owner: Connie Paulsen, Jerry Paulsen, Kathy Britton3 Proudlaan Panda-Mime, Owner: Laura Pond

VETERAN SWEEPSTAKES - Judge: Mr. A. Tad BrooksBEST JUNIOR VETERAN IN SWEEPSTAKES DC Jasiri-Sukari Juri Maguire MC LCX IIBEST SENIOR VETERAN IN SWEEPSTAKES Ch Ali'is Petite Syrah JC OAP OJP RA

JUNIOR VETERANSVeteran Dogs, Junior 7 yrs & under 9 yrs1 DC Jasiri-Sukari The Illustrated Man SC LCX, Owner: Julie & Kathy Jones & Pat &

Richard Lopez2 Ch Karosel This Gun for Hire, Owner: Donna Lubbe & Douglas Bright3 Ch Moonlytes Call of the Wild9, Owner: Araya Gauthier Veteran Dogs, Junior 9 yrs & under 11 yrs1 DC Jasiri-Sukari Juri Maguire MC LCX II, Owner: Julie & Kathy Jones2 Ch Penda Taji's Triumphant One JC SDHR Owner: Katie Campbell, S Moberly, JD & BN

Williams3 DC Khani's Benny N The Jets SC Owner: Kathy Britton, Emily Britton, Connie PaulsenVeteran Bitches, Junior 7 yrs & under 9 yrs1 DC Platinum's Charge It to Taji SC Owner: Mary K Quinnett & Larry Quinnett 2 Ch Atarasi Taji Berimo DotCom SC Owner: Jordan Reed 3 Ch Tazamisha Unexpect'd Treasure JC Owner: Julie LeichtVeteran Bitches 9 yrs & under 11 yrs1 Karosel's Justa Twist of Fate Owner: Douglas G Bright & Connie L Bright2 Avongara Tribal Singer Owner: Donna J LubbeSENIOR VETERANSVeteran Dogs, Senior 13 yrs & up271 Ch Arubmec's Overdrive To My-Tym Owner: Darlene Y LowitVeteran Bitches, Senior 11 yrs & under 13 yrs1 Ch Ali'is Petite Syrah JC OAP OJP RA Owner: Brenda Phillips, P Franon, D Bellaire

CONFORMATION – Judge: Mr. Jon Curby

PUPPY DOG 6 MOS & UNDER 9 MOS1 Sun Diata's Hanzi Mbili Breeder: C & J Maxka, Ch Sun Diata's Pi R Squared x Sun

Diata's Chaminade, Owner: C & J Maxka2 Karosel's No Deposit No Return Breeder: Joni Boese, Donna Lubbe, E Boese & R Boese,

Ch Shika's Piper Club x Sadiki's Tribute to Karosel, Owner: Donna Lubbe & Terry Jones3 Baraka Jumoke Storm Chaser Breeder: Wm Bowlus, Paul Root, Bryan & Laurie Gregory,

Ch Jumoke Arazi Re x DC Jumoke-Quita Dream of Qena MC, Owner: Paul Root & William Bowlus

4 Khani's Goody Two Shoes Breeder: K&E Britton, B&T Mills, Teazer's Ode to Nyanga JC x Ch Khani's U Should B Dancing JC, Owner: Kathy Britton, Emily Britton, Connie Paulsen

BRED-BY EXHIBITOR DOG1 WD Atarasi About Face, Breeder: Jordan Reed, DC Berimo's Roustabout SC x Ch Atarasi Taji

Berimo DotCom SC, Owner: Jordan Reed2 Baraka Jumoke Storm Tracker Breeder: Wm Bowlus, Paul Root, Bryan & Laurie Gregory,

Ch Jumoke's Arazi Re x DC Jumoke-Quita Dream of Qena MC, Owner: Wm Bowlus, Paul Root, Bryan & Laurie Gregory

3 Khani's Katoomba Breeder: Connie Paulsen, Jerry Paulsen, Kathy Britton, Makuba Te Kimbuka x DC Jasiri Sukari Khani Francis, Owner: Connie Paulsen, Jerry Paulsen, Kathy Britton

4 FoPaw's Quiet Riot Breeder: Kevin & Therese Leimback, Ch Terrarust's My-Tym to Appeal JC x Atarasi FoPaws Believe In Me, Owner: Kevin & Therese Leimback

OPEN BRINDLE/WHITE DOG


1 Jumoke's American Dream Breeder: Rob Hill, Ch Jumoke-Quita DreamCatcher JC x Jewel Hill of the Nile, Owner: Bryan & Laurie Gregory

2 Itzyu Hunting Time at Karosel Breeder: Lisa Corell Auerbach, Itzyu Nick of Time x Itzyu Teel It Like It Is, Owner: Donna Lubbe & Lisa Corell Auerbach

OPEN BLACK/WHITE DOG1 Fataki's Zeus Rule of Fire Breeder: Dana M MacDonald, Fly'n Hi's Choreographed Chaos

x Fataki's Brandy Fire Water JC, Owner: Dana MacDonald2 Dharian's Lone Star Breeder: S Anne Humphreys & Bill Humphreys Jr, Dharian's Star Trek

x Dharian's Obsidian JC, Owner: Charlotte Wenger & S Anne HumphreysOPEN BLACK/TAN/WHITE DOG1 Karosel's Colt FortyFive JC Breeder: Donna J Lubbe, Karosel's Yikes Its Stripes at My-

Tym x Karosel's Politically Incorrect, Owner: Douglas Bright, Connie Bright & Donna Lubbe

DOGS: OPEN RED/WHITE DOG1 RWD Kazor's Tailor Made for Taji Breeder: Carol Webb, Ch Taji's Klassic Architecture JC

x Ch Kazor's Ima Lilytoo, Owner: Mark & Leslie Erikson, Katie CampbellDOGS: DUAL CHAMPIONS1 DC Tazamisha DP Maximum Illusion SC CGC, Breeder: Martina Cortez and Valerie

Cortez, Ch DevilsPeak Whirligig Archangel JC x Ch Tazamisha Maximum Risk, Owner: Julie Leicht

VETERAN DOGS 7 YRS & UNDER 10 YRS1 Ch Moonlytes Call of the Wild, Breeder: Donna Trouten, Ch Klassic's Eye of the Tiger x

Ch Premier Moonlyte Klassical Gal, Owner: Araya Gauthier2 Ch Karosel This Gun for Hire, Breeder: Donna Lubbe, Ch Karosel's Voyuz TI BB-Gunn JC

x Ch Karosel's Déjà Vu, Owner: Donna Lubbe & Douglas BrightVETERAN DOGS 10 YRS & UP1 Ch Arubmec's Overdrive To My-Tym Breeder: Randall E Nelson & Patricia E Cembura,

Kibushi Spellbinder-Niger x Ch Arubmec's Precious Thisbe, Owner: Darlene Y Lowit2 Ch Penda Taji's Triumphant One JC, Breeder: Katie Campbell, S Moberly, JD & BN

Williams, DC Berimo's Roustabout SC SDHR x Ch Taji's Cinnamon Swirl , Owner: Katie Campbell, S Moberly, JD & BN Williams

PUPPY BITCH 6 MOS & UNDER 9 MOS1 FoPaws Emerant Mirandaz A Charmer Breeder: Lisa & Bryce Hart & Kevin & Therese

Leimback, Ch FoPaws NBajoran After Hours x DC Zuri's Gracii SC, Owner: Robert & Janna Stamper & K&T Leimback

2 Proudlaan Panda-Monium, Breeder: Laura Pond, Proudlaan Rockas Red Glare x Ch Taji's Berimo Final Judgment JC, Owner: Laura Pond

3 Sun Diata's Taffanel, Breeder: C & J Maxka, Ch Sun Diata's Pi R Squared x Sun Diata's Chaminade, Owner: C & J Maxka

4 Platinum Rosewood Super Girl Breeder: Beth Redo, Ch Platinum's Fear is Not A Factor JC x Ch Jerlin's Lunar Eclipse, Owner: Mary K Quinnett & Larry Quinnett

BRED-BY EXHIBITOR BITCH1-RWB/BBE Khani's Starlight Starbright Breeder: Connie Paulson, Jerry Paulson, Kathy Britton,

Ch Khani's Kata Tjuta x Ch Khani's Written in the Stars, Owner: Connie Paulsen, Jerry Paulsen, Kathy Britton

2 5Jumoke Sorhus Naliya Breeder: M Sorhus, S Sorhus, L Gregory & B Gregory, Ch Tamsala Hot Onya Heels x Ch Jumoke Quita Dream of India, Owner: Lisa Saban, Bryan Gregory & Laurie Gregory

3 Samburu Sexy Sadie Breeder: Dilys E. Blair-Bain, Ch Reveille Hoo Wants Roses x Ch Tambuzi Kelele, Owner: Dilys E. Blair-Bain

4 Emerant N FoPaws Sheza Seeker Breeder: Lisa R Hart, Bryce Hart, Kevin & Theresa Leimback, Ch FoPaws N Bajoran After Hours JC x DC Zuri's Gracii SC, Owner: Lisa and Bryce Hart

BITCHES: AMERICAN BRED1 Taji's Absolut Intoxication Breeder: C Kleinke, K Campbell, J Wheeler, Ch Taji's Klassic

Architecture JC x Taji's Olive Martini, Owner: Cynthia Jacobucci & Katie CampbellBITCHES: OPEN BRINDLE/WHITE1 Dragnquest My-Tym Grid Lock Breeder: Jacqueline C Jones & Darlene Y Lowit, Ch

Arubmec's Overdrive to My-Tym x Ch Dragnquest My-Tym Xpres'Lines, Owner: Jacqueline C Jones & Darlene Y Lowit

2 Karosel Itzyu Just Meant To Be Breeder: Donna Lubbe & Lisa Corell Auerbach, Itzyu Hunting Time at Karosel x Itzyu-Karosel Hot Promises, Owner: Donna Lubbe & Lisa Corell Auerbach

BASENJI, BITCHES: OPEN BLACK/WHITE1-WB/BOW/AOM Taji's Klassic Lil Black Dress Breeder: Katie Campbell, Sue Kite &

Jeffrey Gillespie, Ituri Klassic Basic Black x Ch Taji's Go For Baroque JC, Owner: Katie Campbell

2 Bushbabies Fataki Black Velvet Breeder: Teresa B Gavaletz, Ch Marabasi Karosel Pied Piper x Ch Keyline Darkwing at Bushbabies, Owner: Dana MacDonald & Teresa Gavaletz

BITCHES: OPEN BLACK/TAN/WHITE1 Karosel's Justa Twist of Fate Breeder: Donna Lubbe & Sandra S Anderson, Ch Karosel's

My-Tym Traveler x Karosel's Legendary Lies, Owner: Douglas G Bright & Connie L BrightBITCHES: OPEN RED/WHITE1 Tazamisha Shasta Tiki Twist JC Breeder: V Cortez, M Cortez, N Cortez, C Austin, Ch

Devils Peak TW Call of Duty JC x Karosel Courting Trouble at My-Tym, Owner: Jennifer & Shelby Miller, V Cortez

2 PlatinumandNelson at Taji Breeder: Katie Campbell, Mary K Quinnett, June Young, Ch Bordeaux African Jumoke SC x Tajis Charga Platinum Queue, Owner: Larry Nelson, Debbie Nelson & Mary K Quinnett

3 Jumoke's Gypsy Trance Breeder: Bryan Gregory, Laurie Gregory, & George Woodard, Ch

Jumoke Khani Baru Paso Doble x Ch Baru's Gabrielle of Jumoke, Owner: Bryan & Laurie Gregory

4 Sadaki's Tribute to Karosel Breeder: Rita Pontes, Elija of Esinjo x Ch Kivu Kalimba, Owner: Donna J Lubbe

BITCHES: DUAL CHAMPIONS1 BDC DC Jumoke-Quita Dream of Qena MC Breeder: Bryan & Laurie Gregory, DC Jasiri-

Sukari the Ilustrated Man SC x DC Akuaba's Quita Sizzler MC, Owner: Paul Root & William Bowlus

2 DC Khani's Sweet Painted Lady Breeder: Connie Paulsen, Jerry Paulsen, Kathy Britton,Ch Candu's Rocket Man SC x DC Jasiri Sukari Khani Francis, Owner: Connie Paulsen, Jerry Paulsen, Kathy Britton

3 DC My-Tym Khadijah LuvMe or LevMe SC Breeder: Joyce Hughes and Darlene Lowit, Ch My-Tym Waits For No One x Ch Karosel's Tisa My-Tym To Sing JC, Owner: Sandy Kernan, Darlene Lowit & Tracy Petsche

VETERAN BITCHES 7 YRS & UNDER 10 YR1 Ch Tazamisha Unexpect'd Treasure JC Breeder: Martina Cortez and Valerie Cortez, Ch

Karosel's My-Tym Code Blue x Ch Umbuji Tazamisha, Owner: Julie Leicht2 DC Platinum's Charge It to Taji SC Breeder: Mary K & Larry Quinnett, Ch Taji's Trinidad

Tradewind x Ch Kibushi High Society O'Signet, Owner: Mary K Quinnett & Larry QuinnettVETERAN BITCHES 10 YRS & UP1 Ch Ali'is Petite Syrah JC OAP OJP RA Breeder: Philip & Christina Iranon, Ch Gala All

American JC x Ali'is Rainbow Jasmine SC, Owner: Brenda Phillips, P Franon, D BellaireBASENJIS BEST OF BREED COMPETITIONBOB Ch Jasiri-Sukari Congo-Leezza Rice JC Bitch, Breeder: Julie & Kathy Jones, Ch

Meisterhaus Politically Correct x Ch Sukari-Jasiri Soda Pup, Owner: R&P Lopez, K Toohey, J&K Jones

BOS Ch Platinum's Fear is Not A Factor JC Dog, Breeder: Mary K Quinnett, Ch Berimo Taji Start Me Up x Ch Klassics Sweet Patoote, Owner: Mary K Quinnett & Larry Quinnett

AOM Ch Tailwind DP Rockets Red Glare JC Dog, Breeder: Julie Leicht, Martina Cortez and Cynthia Austin, Ch Arubmec's Printed Report JC x Ch Tazamisha Unexpect'd Treasure JC, Owner: Julie Leicht

AOM Ch Khani's Mysterious Ways JC Dog, Breeder: Kathy & Emily Britton, Connie Paulson, DC Khani's Burn Down the Mission JC x Khani's Excalibur Island Girl JC, Owner: Ellen M Bramble, Kathy Britton, Connie Paulsen

AOM Ch Sun Diata's Pi R Squared Dog, Breeder: C & J Maxka, Ch Sun Diata Sir Ochre Dutton x Sun Diata Kokopelli's Flute, Owner: C & J Maxka

NON-REGULAR CLASSESBRACE1 Khani's Tribal Warrior Dog, Owner: Kathy Britton, Emily Britton, Connie Paulsen Khani's Tribal Spirit Dog, Owner: Kathy Britton, Emily Britton, Connie Paulsen

2 Tazamisha Shasta Tiki Twist JC Bitch, Owner: Jennifer & Shelby Miller, V Cortez Ch Khani's Actung Baby SC Bitch, Owner: Jennifer & Shelby Miller, K Britton

3 Dragnquest My-Tym Grid Lock Bitch, Owner: Jacqueline C Jones & Darlene Y Lowit, Ch Dragnquest My-Tym Xpress'Lines Bitch, Owner: Jacqueline C Jones & Darlene Y

Lowit

4 Karosel's Colt FortyFive JC Dog, Owner: Douglas Bright, Connie Bright & Donna Lubbe Karosel's Justa Twist of Fate Bitch, Owner: Douglas G Bright & Connie L BrightSTUD DOG1 Ch Sun Diata's Pi R Squared Owner: C & J MaxkaBROOD BITCH1 Ch Dragnquest My-Tym Xpress'Lines Owner: Jacqueline C Jones & Darlene Y Lowit

JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP COMPETITIONJudge: Ms. Dianne Kroll

NOVICE JUNIOR1 Emily Britton Khani's Tribal Warrior, Dog, Breeder: K&E Britton & C Paulsen, DC Khani's

Burn Down the Mission SC x Avongara Tribal Singer, Owner: Kathy Britton, Emily Britton, Connie Paulsen

OPEN INTERMEDIATE1-BJ Shelby Miller Devils Peak TW Call of Duty JC, Dog, Breeder: Julie Leicht, M Cortez, C

Austin, : Ch Arubmec's Printed Report JC x Ch Tazamisha Unexpect'd Treasure JC, Owner: Jennifer & Shelby Miller

OPEN SENIOR1 Tracy Petsche DC My-Tym Khadijah Luvme or Levme SC, Breeder: Hughes and Darlene

Lowit, Ch My-Tym Waits For No One X Ch Karosel's Tisa My-Tym To Sing JC, Owner: Sandy Kernan, Darlene Lowit & Tracy Petsche

2 Kevin Stamper Ch FoPaw's Designated Driver JC Breeder: Kevin & Therese Leimback & David Davidson, Ch Bedlam's Fly Me to the Moon x Ch Palm Deserts Leading Lady, Owner: Kevin & Therese Leimback & Kevin Stamper


LGRA Standings as of 7/25/07

Rank Call Name Reg Name Owner YTD LGRA

1 Roxie Kiroja hart N Soul GRC Harmon 15.752 Ian Apu the Answer SGRC2 Christensen 13.173 Hijinx Kazor’s Autumn Hinjinx SGRC Sauceda 9.53 Kunjo Apu Jay Dreamin Breeze SGRC Culver 9.54 Opus Jazetta’s Fox in Sox GRC Dawson 85 Cody Cody IV SGRCII Cook/Hayek 7.56 Chilli Deepwood’s Hot Chilli Mamba Elliot/Cameron 77 Nestle Nestle Sauceda 6.258 Cleo Meisterhaus Kiroja Kiss N Tell GRC Harmon 59 Cairo Baraka Crown Prince of Cairo Bowlus/Root 410 Laser Apu Sir Laserlot GRC Christensen 311 Jada Kiroja Loving Every Minute Cook/Hayek 211 Luxor Jumoke Quita African Luxor Bowlus/Root 211 Zuri Jerlin’s Our Zuri Pupin Colbert 212 Tabasco Redjhinn Tabasco O’Bushbabies SGRC Sauceda 1.7513 Cole Kinetic’s Enchanted Knight Voss 1.513 Lulu Bushbabies Louise Brooks GRC Ockerman 1.514 Obike Apu Get the Helloutta Dodge GRC Culver 1.1715 Ryan Jasiri-Sukari Tri N Stop Me Rubin/Jones 115 Rio-V Kinetic Sourcery Voss/Stump 115 Tarzan Dharian Signet Sweet Deal Katayama/Cassell 1

NOTRA Standings as of 7/27/07

Rank Call Reg Name Owner YTDNORC

1 Hijinx Kazor’s Autumn Hijinx SOR, ORC Sauceda 8.52 Cairo Baraka Crown Prince of Cairo SOR, ORC Bowlus-Root 73 Bruiser Tompkins Cruzin for a Bruzin SOR Tompkins 6.253 Cody Cody IV SORC Cook/Hayek 6.254 Obike Apu Get the Helloutta Dodge JOR Culver 65 Chilli Deepwood’s Hot Chilli Mambo Cameron 45 Ian Apu the Answer SOR Christensen 46 Gracie Gracie Lou Freebush JOR, ORC Schubert 37 Crash Crash Bandicoot O’Bushbabies SOR, SORC Sauceda 2.257 Quinn Kibishi Jadaka’s Song of Meowl Brown-Thompson 2.258 Rusty Vinaka’s XIV Karat Goldn Boy SOR, ORC Cook/Hayek 1.759 Luxor Jumoke Quita African Luxor SOR Bowlus/Root 1.510 Levi Dharian’s Levi Voss 110 Zuri Jerlin’s Our Zuri Pupin Colbert 111 Guy Noir Apu Guy Noir Marsicano 0.511 Occhi Apu Occhi Belli JOR Marsicano 0.511 Meeka Dragnquest Khadijah Meeka SOR, ORC Kanopasek/Kernen 0.512 Keira Tompkins Karibbean Treasure JOR Tompkins 0.2512 Sydney Celebrity’s Notin My Movie JOR Schubert 0.25

OBEDIENCE TALLY

Dog/Owner Ave Score Points

NOVICE

FC Eldorado's Yodeling Moon God RE SC NA NAJKaty Scott 173 3

Jaiye's ChanteyaC Bunn & D Bunn 175 2

OPEN

Aljor's Back to Sonbar UDMary & G Langois, Sally Wournos 189.5 50

DC Sinbaje's Picture Perfect CD RE SC OA NAJLinda Siekert 189 6

C and J's Stripe Teaser At Kazor CD AX AXJCindy Griswold 183.5 5

UTILITY

Aljor's Back to Sonbar UDMary & G Langois, Sally Wournos 189.5 46

CH Akuaba's Singer at Lisanne VCD3 TDX AX AXJDolores Brigham 183 9

BASENJI BRIEFS By Susan Chuvala

Avocado, if consumed in signifi cant quantities, will cause gastrointestinal upset and can cause respiratory distress in dogs. The pit of the avocado

contains persin, a toxic fatty acid which leaches into the fruit. Persin is also present in the leaves and other parts of the avocado plant. While a small sample of guacamole might not cause any harm to your basenji, it's probably best to avoid avocado products altogether so as not to encourage him to acquire a taste for this potentially poisonous fruit.

Should the need arise to induce vomiting in your basenji, a reliable method is the use of 3% hydrogen peroxide. The correct dose for dogs is 1 ml per pound of body weight, not to exceed

three tablespoons (45 ml). One teaspoon will usually do the trick for an average-sized basenji, and vomiting should occur after about ten minutes. If no results are forthcoming, repeat with another teaspoon. Shaking the bottle fi rst to activate the fi zz will help to stimulate regurgitation. Be sure to keep a fresh bottle on hand (it's also great for removing bloodstains!)

Corneal abrasions can be caused by many things, such as sand or dirt in the eye, a collar or slip lead pulled carelessly over the head, or trauma from another animal. Signs of a scratched cornea

include squinting, watery eye, and rubbing or pawing at the face. These injuries are very painful and left untreated can quickly turn into a corneal ulcer, which will have serious consequences for the eye. If you suspect that your basenji may have a corneal abrasion, seek veterinary treatment as soon as possible.


OFA REPORTSCARDIACBJ-CA23/28F/P-PI KHADIJAH'S MY-TYM ALONE, JCELBOWSBJ-EL177M28-PI EMERANT'S THE NAVIGATORBJ-EL176M28-PI FOPAWS ATARASI MAKESUWONDER[<24 months] FOPAW'S ROYAL FLUSHBJ-EL175F28-PI KAZOR'S GOOD KARMA AT FOPAWSBJ-EL174F28-PI KHADIJAH'S MY-TYM ALONE, JCHIP DYSPLASIABJ-1865G39F-PI ACE THE BATHOUNDBJ-1891F42M-PI ASIL WALKABOUT BY ELDORADO, CHBJ-1879E39M-PI ASTARTE'S STEPPIN OUT WITH PIPSBJ-1862G26F-PI BEAUBRI N TERRARUST'S BANONBOTOXBJ-1860G28M-PI BRUSHY RUN'S NIRVANA JAMESBJ-1892F64F-PI CALYPSO GRIFFON'S GOLD FIZZBJ-1893F29M-PI CALYPSO JON BON JOVI, CHBJ-1878G51M-PI C-QUEST'S MASTER OF DISGUISECHBJ-1866G33F-PI DAFINA RAFIKIS BRIGHTMANBJ-1876G28M-PI DARK SKIES ABLAZE AT MATA HAURIBJ-1886G28F-PI DHARIAN'S EVENING STARBJ-1868G28F-PI ELDORADO'S BARCODEBJ-1864G29F-PI ELDORADO'S BEJEWELEDBJ-1901G24M-PI EMERANT'S BARNSTORMERBJ-1899G30F-PI EMERANT'S MISS RABBLEROUSERBJ-1900G28M-PI EMERANT'S THE NAVIGATORBJ-1887E28M-PI FOPAWS ATARASI MAKESUWONDER[<24 months] FOPAW'S ROYAL FLUSHBJ-1880G112M-NOPI JERLIN'S SAINT OR SINNERBJ-1882E28F-PI KAZOR'S GOOD KARMA AT FOPAWSBJ-1871E28F-PI KHADIJAH'S MY-TYM ALONE, JCBJ-1874E28M-PI KIBUSHI JADAKA'S SONG OF MEOWL[<24 months] KLASSIC'S JUSTA NATURAL, CHBJ-1870G39F-PI KOKOPELLI'S ELECTRACHBJ-1869E31F-PI MAJESTIC ROMANCES JULIETBJ-1877G31M-PI MAJESTIC'S PERFECT GENTLEMANBJ-1875G31M-PI MATA HAURI HAPPY CAMPERCHBJ-1859G38M-PI PJ'S KENSET BACK TO THE FUTUREBJ-1861F28M-PI PLATINUM'S FEARISNOTAFACTORCHBJ-1885G26F-PI SELECT FITINA MTOTO H-CRESTBJ-1884G26M-PI SELECT MISTER INCREDIBLEBJ-1873G28F-PI SIGNET 'TIS-A WILD HONEYSUCKLE, CHBJ-1897G102M-PI SKYHI'S PAINT THE TOWN REDBJ-1890G29M-PI SONBAR'S NOTEWORTHY NEWSMANBJ-1872G30M-PI STERNHIMMELS GENERIS SUIBJ-1867G28M-PI SUGARSHAQ THUNDER AT SUNRISEBJ-1898G30F-PI TAILWIND DP LET FREEDOM RINGBJ-1863G38F-PI TAJI-PLATINUM ONE DAY SALEBJ-1881G29M-PI TAJI'S KLASSIC ARCHITECTURE, JC, CHBJ-1883G28M-PI TAJI'S SILENT COMRADECHBJ-1888G28F-PI TAJI'S TEA FOR TWOBJ-1889G40M-PI TAJI'S TRAVELERS CHEQUECHBJ-1894G53F-NOPI TIS-A DRAGONLADY OF HONAH-LEEBJ-1896E65F-PI VINAKA'S DIAMONDS R FOREVERBJ-1895G31M-NOPI VINAKA'S THREE-D WORLD ATLASPATELLABJ-PA85/70M/P-PI AVONGARA KASABUBJ-PA82/13F/P-PI BEAUBRI N TERRARUST BELLAGIO,CAN CHBJ-PA81/13M/P-PI BEAUBRI N TERRAUST'S LUXOR,CAN CHBJ-PA80/13F/P-PI BEAUBRI NTERRARUST PRETTYVEGAS,CAN CHBJ-PA79/28M/P-PI BRUSHY RUN'S NIRVANA JAMESBJ-PA88/28F/P-PI ELDORADO'S BARCODEBJ-PA86/29F/P-PI ELDORADO'S BEJEWELEDBJ-PA84/87M/P-PI ELDORADO'S MERCEDES BENZ, CH

BJ-PA89/28M/P-PI EMERANT'S THE NAVIGATORBJ-PA87/30M/P-PI STERNHIMMELS GENERIS SUIBJ-PA83/98F/P-PI TERRARUST'S MURDER SHE WROTECAN/AM CHHEMOLYTIC ANEMIA (PK)BJ-PK108/24F-PI AZIZIS TIME OUTBJ-PK110/14M-PI JASIRI-SUKARI CONGARO SOCK HOPCHBJ-PK109/27F-PI JASIRI-SUKARI CONGO-LEEZZA RICEJC, CHTHYROIDBJ-TH109/16F-PI CALYPSO LORELEI OF APEXBJ-TH117/15M-PI DHARIAN'S LEVIBJ-TH112/71M-PI JOKUBA MEISTERHAUS E PLURIBUS UNUM, CH, DCBJ-TH111/111F-PI JOKUBA UNDERCOVER AB INITIO, CHBJ-TH113/51F-PI JOKUBA-ASIA'S LET FREEDOM RING, CH, DCBJ-TH110/16F-PI KENSET APEX SALLIE ANNBJ-TH82/30M-PI KINETIC'S ENCHANTED KNIGHTSC, CHBJ-TH16/111F-PI MORSHOR'S MS EXECUTIVE, CHBJ-TH114/16M-PI REDMARSH - JOKUBA BEYOND EXPECTATIONSEQUIVOCAL REDMARSH NO WOMAN NO CRY, DC, SC, CHBJ-TH38/50F-PI REDMARSH THREE LITTLE BIRDS, CHBJ-TH118/94F-PI REVEILLE TRAFFIC PATTERN, SC, JC, CHBJ-TH115/111F-PI SAORSA LEANNAN SHEABJ-TH116/28M-PI SAORSA ZEPAR OF JAMADARI

FANCONI (as of Aug. 6, 2007)BJ-FAC171/90F-NOPI-CAR AFRICAN MYSTERY'S ALMAZI HAIBAPROBABLY AFFECTED AFRICAN MYSTERY'S BAHATI-SAVANNAHBJ-FAC21/162M-PI-CAR AKUABA THE SPORTSMANBJ-FAC159/12M-NOPI APEX SHUT UP N KISS MEBJ-FAC160/12M-NOPI APEX THUNDER TALKBJ-FAC161/8M-NOPI APEX TYVOLABJ-FAC88/79F-PI-CAR APU SAND THRU THE HOURGLASSBJ-FAC170/43M-NOPI-CAR ASIAS READY SET GOBJ-FAC32/91F-PI AVONGARA MBEMBE ITZYUBJ-FAC43/102M-PI AVONGARA SORCERER'S APPRENTICEINDETERMINT BEAUBRI N TERRARUST BELLAGIOBJ-FAC139/31F-PI BEAUBRI N TERRARUST'S BANONBOTOXBJ-FAC93/180M-NOPI-CAR BOJAK UNDER COVER KOJAKBJ-FAC64/63M-NOPI BUBALAK DROPS OF JUPITERBJ-FAC65/31F-NOPI BUBALAK FURAHA IBEXBJ-FAC66/45F-NOPI-CAR BUBALAK FURAHA TATUBJ-FAC67/33F-PI-CAR BUBALAK IT'S HI TIME KALIBJ-FAC145/34M-NOPI BUBALAK STANDARD TIMEBJ-FAC157/67F-PI-CAR BUBALAK TREASUREBJ-FAC146/54M-PI-CAR BUBALAK TRI N AGAINBJ-FAC137/21F-PI CALYPSO LORELEI OF APEXBJ-FAC135/37F-PI DEVILSPEAK AFTER MIDNIGHTPROBABLY AFFECTED DEVILSPEAK SKYS THE LIMITPROBABLY AFFECTED DHARIANS MIRAGEBJ-FAC158/21M-NOPI DHARIAN'S SWEET DETERMINATIONBJ-FAC99/80F-PI-IND DHARIAN'S WOZ UPBJ-FAC136/33M-NOPI DJAKOMBA'S TRICK OR TREATBJ-FAC70/79F-NOPI-CAR DRAGNQUEST KHADIJAH MEEKABJ-FAC31/91F-PI EL DORADO'S KIT KATBJ-FAC147/44M-NOPI EL DORADOS YODELING MOON GODBJ-FAC130/44M-PI ELDORADO N TERRARUST WHIRLWINDBJ-FAC121/44F-PI ELDORADO N TERRURUST DEVINE DESIGNBJ-FAC142/32F-PI-CAR ELDORADO'S BARCODEBJ-FAC129/32F-PI ELDORADO'S BEJEWELEDBJ-FAC105/103F-PI ELDORADO'S HOCUS POCUSBJ-FAC104/91M-PI-CAR ELDORADO'S MERCEDES BENZBJ-FAC112/79F-PI-CAR ELDORADO'S OOH LA LABJ-FAC115/56M-PI-IND ELDORADO'S UNGAROBJ-FAC45/44F-PI ELDORADO'S Y'S AFRICAN SINBAJEBJ-FAC120/58F-PI FATAKI'S GABRIELLA


BJ-FAC40/68F-PI FLY'N HI'S SHOOT'N FOR THE MOONBJ-FAC59/18M-PI FOPAW'S ROYAL FLUSHBJ-FAC42/67F-PI-CAR FURAHA NYEUSI OF WILMERBJ-FAC49/45M-PI-CAR FURAHA'S JOY-US NAFASIBJ-FAC148/92M-NOPI HACKER-RWANDA''S SPOTLIGHTBJ-FAC149/79F-NOPI HACKER''S SPRING LILYPROBABLY AFFECTED HACKER'S U DRIVE M'CRAZYBJ-FAC35/80M-PI-CAR ILLUSION'S TEX SONBJ-FAC55/43F-PI ITZYU A LITTLE NIGHT MUSICBJ-FAC33/79F-PI ITZYU JUST ONE LOOKBJ-FAC57/32M-PI ITZYU THE RED BARONBJ-FAC29/103F-PI-CAR IVGOTIA SECRET IDENTITYBJ-FAC125/42F-PI-CAR JANE SAYS DESOLEILBJ-FAC58/31F-PI-CAR JASIRI-SUKARI CONGO-LEEZZA RICEBJ-FAC102/68M-PI JASIRI-SUKARI HR PUP N'STUFFBJ-FAC109/55M-PI-IND JASIRI-SUKARI JOHN TRI-VOLTABJ-FAC1/115M-PI-CAR JASIRI-SUKARI JURI MAGUIREBJ-FAC5/68F-PI-CAR JASIRI-SUKARI PARTY LINESBJ-FAC44/43F-PI-CAR JASIRI-SUKARI SURPRISE PARTYPROBABLY AFFECTED JASIRI-SUKARI THE ILLUSTRATED MANBJ-FAC2/90F-PI JERLIN-ANKHU PATTON LEATHERBJ-FAC62/32M-PI JERLIN'S SONGSTERBJ-FAC38/76M-PI-CAR JOKUBA MEISTERHAUS E PLURIBUS UNUMBJ-FAC10/55M-PI-CAR JOKUBA-AISA'S THE REIGN OF FREEDOMBJ-FAC89/55F-PI-CAR JOKUBA-ASIA'S LET FREEDOM RINGBJ-FAC155/19M-NOPI-CAR JOKUBA-KAZOR'S EVERYDAY I AMBJ-FAC114/79M-PI JUBLIE'S BLACK BANDITBJ-FAC26/114M-PI KAZOR'S ALMASI AFRICANI FLY'N HIBJ-FAC138/21F-PI KENSET APEX SALLIE ANNBJ-FAC14/31F-PI KHADIJAH'S MY-TYM ALONEBJ-FAC74/68M-NOPI-CAR KHANI'S BURN DOWN THE MISSIONBJ-FAC11/79M-PI-CAR KHANI'S CAPTAIN FANTASTICBJ-FAC46/43F-PI-CAR KHANI'S DP POETRY IN MOTIONPROBABLY AFFECTED KHANI'S JUMOKE BARU MACARENABJ-FAC75/19M-NOPI-IND KHANI'S KATA TJUTABJ-FAC76/19M-NOPI-CAR KHANI'S KATOOMBAPROBABLY AFFECTED KHANI'S MYSTERIOUS WAYSBJ-FAC51/68F-PI KHANI'S ROCK 'N' ROLL MADONNABJ-FAC101/79F-PI-IND KHANI'S SWEET PAINTED LADYBJ-FAC144/43F-NOPI-CAR KHANI'S WRITTEN IN THE STARSBJ-FAC143/43F-NOPI-CAR KHANI'S YOU CAN MAKE HISTORYBJ-FAC22/139M-PI-IND KIBUSHI BOTTOM LINEBJ-FAC23/139M-PI-CAR KIBUSHI HOT TICKETBJ-FAC140/32M-PI KIBUSHI JADAKA'S SONG OF MEOWLBJ-FAC96/91F-PI KIBUSHI NYANGA CHA CHABJ-FAC24/138M-PI-CAR KIBUSHI SUPERNATURALBJ-FAC53/31F-PI-CAR KINETIC SOURCERYBJ-FAC54/31M-PI-CAR KINETIC'S ENCHANTED KNIGHTBJ-FAC48/55F-PI-CAR MEISTERHAUS MATERIAL GIRLPROBABLY AFFECTED MEISTERHAUS POETIC JUSTICEBJ-FAC47/55M-PI-CAR MEISTERHAUS POLITICALLY CORRECTBJ-FAC156/31F-NOPI-CAR MEISTERHAUS VERY ERIN BARKOVICHBJ-FAC36/67F-PI MY-TYM KHADIJAH LUVME OR LEVMEBJ-FAC167/31M-NOPI NOWATA'S I DID IT AGAINBJ-FAC119/55F-PI-CAR NOWATA'S LOVE KIDBJ-FAC168/91M-NOPI-CAR NOWATA'S RED BUTTLERBJ-FAC12/31M-PI-CAR PLATINUM'S FEARISNOTAFACTORBJ-FAC9/66F-PI PLATINUM'S SHOPPING SPREEBJ-FAC150/55M-NOPI-CAR REDMARSH NO WOMAN NO CRYBJ-FAC41/55F-PI REDMARSH THREE LITTLE BIRDSBJ-FAC133/43F-PI RUGOSA ROSE GARDENBJ-FAC15/43F-PI-CAR RUGOSA ROSE PARADEBJ-FAC126/36M-PI RUGOSA ROSE TO THE OCCASIONBJ-FAC94/116F-PI SASHALIA STARLET OF DHARIANBJ-FAC95/103M-PI-CAR SELECT QUERCUS RUBRABJ-FAC98/68F-PI SELECT RUGOSA ROSE BOUQET

BJ-FAC28/115M-PI SHERWOOD'S IN THE NICK OF TIMEBJ-FAC34/78F-PI SHERWOOD'S SHADOW OF THE MOONBJ-FAC7/79F-PI SIGNET FRENCH SILKBJ-FAC78/8F-NOPI-IND SINBAJE'S HOWL AT CITY LIGHTSBJ-FAC151/80M-NOPI-CAR SINBAJE'S PERFECT CONTENDERBJ-FAC6/79M-PI SINBAJE'S PICTURE PERFECTBJ-FAC152/8F-NOPI-CAR SINBAJE'S THAT'S WAVY GRAVYBJ-FAC81/8M-NOPI-IND SINBAJE'S THE DHARMA BUMBJ-FAC100/80F-PI-CAR SKYHI'S DEVIL MADE ME DO ITBJ-FAC111/67F-PI SKYHI'S DON'T YOU DAREBJ-FAC127/43M-PI-CAR SKYHI'S NATURL BORN THRILLERBJ-FAC103/80M-PI-CAR SKYHI'S POWER OUTAGE

BJ-FAC153/19M-NOPI SONBAR’S PHOOLISH PLEASURE AT CUMBACK

BJ-FAC8/68F-PI SONBAR'S GRACEFUL GODDESSBJ-FAC50/55F-PI SONBAR'S INCANDESCENT ICICLEBJ-FAC17/31M-PI-CAR SONBAR'S NOTEWORTHY NEWSMANBJ-FAC27/115M-PI-CAR STARFYRE'S CISCO KIDBJ-FAC110/67F-PI-CAR STARFYRE'S ROCK'N ROBYNBJ-FAC131/33M-PI-CAR STERNHIMMELS GENERIS SUIBJ-FAC141/32M-PI-CAR SUGARSHAQ THUNDER AT SUNRISEBJ-FAC83/19M-NOPI SUGRSHAQ-ANKHU NO HOLDS BARREDPROBABLY AFFECTED SUKARI-JASIRI MARY PUPPINSBJ-FAC3/91F-PI-CAR SUKARI-JASIRI SODA PUPBJ-FAC108/68M-PI SUN DIATA FAST FORWARDBJ-FAC87/139M-PI SUNDIATA SIR OCHRE DUTTONBJ-FAC124/37F-NOPI SUNDIATA TWISTED RIVER AOUIBJ-FAC90/41F-NOPI SUNDIATA'S CHAMINADEBJ-FAC123/32M-PI SUNDIATA'S DIFFERENT EQUATIONBJ-FAC122/32M-PI SUNDIATA'S PI R SQUAREDBJ-FAC128/30M-PI SUNDIATA'S UPLINK TO APEXBJ-FAC113/67F-PI-IND TAJI-RENNEK-PLATINUM QUERCUSBJ-FAC118/55F-PI TAJI'S CLOSING BELL AT QUERCUSBJ-FAC13/31M-PI TAJI'S KLASSIC ARCHITECTUREBJ-FAC134/43F-PI-IND TAJI'S MARGARITA WITH SALTBJ-FAC37/85F-PI TAMBUZI KELELEBJ-FAC25/126M-PI TANZA'S TEGOBJ-FAC97/91M-PI TERRARUST N AKUABA JAMBOREEBJ-FAC116/55F-PI TERRARUST N BEAUBRI 7TH HEAVENBJ-FAC117/55M-PI TERRARUST N BEAUBRI MAKERSMARKBJ-FAC106/79F-PI TERRARUST N BEAUBRI SPECIAL FXBJ-FAC30/103M-PI TERRARUST'S MY-TYM TO APPEALBJ-FAC169/114M-NOPI-CAR TERRARUST''S REMOTE CONTROLBJ-FAC163/14F-NOPI THOR'S ITZYU KIDEGEBJ-FAC164/32M-NOPI THOR'S JUKEBOX HEROBJ-FAC166/72M-NOPI THOR'S QUOTE THE RAVENBJ-FAC162/72M-NOPI THOR'S ROOKBJ-FAC107/68M-PI UNDERCOVER MEISTERHAUS VALENTINOBJ-FAC61/67F-PI VINAKA'S DIAMONDS R FOREVERBJ-FAC60/33M-NOPI VINAKA'S THREE-D WORLD ATLASBJ-FAC18/30M-NOPI-IND VOYUZ SOMETHING LIKE ELVISBJ-FAC39/80M-PI-CAR WAKAN EQUULEUSBJ-FAC63/31F-PI-IND WAKAN EURYNOMEBJ-FAC4/92M-PI WAKAN GOODGRIEF CHARLIEBROWNBJ-FAC154/19M-NOPI WAKAN IFWISHESWERE BULLFROGSBJ-FAC85/19F-NOPI WAKAN IFWISHESWERE BUTTERFLIESBJ-FAC16/56F-NOPI WAKAN JELLY BEANBJ-FAC52/44M-PI WAKAN MIC COOKIEBJ-FAC56/44F-PI WAKAN SUGAR COOKIEBJ-FAC86/115M-NOPI-CAR WAKAN SUNSHINE SUPER NOVABJ-FAC165/44F-NOPI ZURI'S RUBII SKY


AKC TITLESCHAMPIONS

CHAMPION CH AB-Rafi ki Rebirth Of Cool D/RTitle Earned: 05/05/07CH Rafi ki-Hackers Red White & Blue x CH AB-SS Follow The MoneyOwner: Wanda K PooleyBreeder: Wanda K Pooley & Michelle Gahgan

CH Ahmahr Nahr's Son Of The Warrior D/RTitle Earned: 06/10/07CH Ahmahr-Nhnp's Torquoise Warrior JC x CH Ahmahr Nahr's Lady In Red JCOwner/Breeder: Jennie D Behles & Robert J Walley

CH Ahmahr-Nahr's Tears Of The Giraffe B/RTitle Earned: 06/24/07CH Ahmahr-Nhnp's Torquoise Warrior JC x CH Ahmahr Nahr's Lady In Red JCOwner/Breeder: Jennie D Behles & Robert J Walley

CH Baruh Testament To Hoo B/RTitle Earned: 05/27/07CH Schaumburgs Thats Amoire x DC Baruh-Hoo Is A Rose Tattoo SCOwner: Linda Pence & Brad PhiferBreeder: Linda S Pence

CH C-Quest Keep The Rhythm B/BRTitle Earned: 05/13/07CH Eldorado's Ungaro x CH C-Quest's Perfect TimingOwner: Cindy RussellBreeder: Cindy Ayala & Victor Ayala

CH D-Ann's Adina B/RTitle Earned: 05/27/07CH Sonbar Brite Genuineoriginal x CH Dakars Adria Enchanted D-AnnOwner/Breeder: Dorothy Ann Collette

CH Djakomba's Trick Or Treat D/TTitle Earned: 06/15/07CH Penda Taji's Tri-Umphant One JC x Djakomba's Trifl eOwner: Judith Kessler & Doris DanielsBreeder: Jennifer Pruitt & Doris Daniels

CH Eldorado's Echo Of Africa D/BRTitle Earned: 05/20/07CH C-Quests Soul Driver x CH Eldorado's Ooh La LaOwners/Breeders: Sheila M Lund & Pamela A Geoffrey

CH Eldorado's Echo Of An Icon D/BRTitle Earned: 04/21/07CH C-Quests Soul Driver x CH Eldorado's Ooh La LaOwners/Breeders: Sheila M Lund & Pamela A Geoffrey

CH Epic Tri My Best JC B/TTitle Earned: 04/22/07CH Reveille Tried And True x CH Epic's Continuing SagaOwner: Rebecca Blansett & Elizabeth WileyBreeder: Tracy Leonard D.V.M. & Rebecca C Blansett

CH Jasiri-Sukari Congaro Politician D/RTitle Earned: 05/25/07CH Meisterhaus Politically Correct x CH Jasiri-Sukari Party LinesOwner: Veronica Anne Predale & Catherine OngaroBreeder: Julie Jones & Catherine Ongaro & Kathleen Jones

CH Jerlin's Songster D/BTitle Earned: 04/22/07CH C-Quests Point Blank x CH Jerlin's Lyric In BlackOwner: Toni L AckermanBreeder: Linda K Ehlers

CH Jerlin's Double Impact D/RTitle Earned: 05/13/07CH Jazzeta-Jerlin Double Stuff JC x CH Jerlin's AirborneOwner: Grace Zimmerman & Joe D ZimmermanBreeder: Linda Ehlers

CH Jerlin's Double O Seven D/TTitle Earned: 06/16/07CH Jazzeta-Jerlin Double Stuff JC x CH Jerlin's AirborneOwner/Breeder: Linda Ehlers

CH Jokuba-Kazor's The Way I Am D/RTitle Earned: 05/11/07CH Jokuba-Aisa's The Reign Of Freedom SC x CH Kazor Bay-Senji Yuara DollOwner: Teresa B Gavaletz & Kelly ShaneBreeder: Russella S Bowen & Carol A Webb

CH Jumoke's Jazzy Lady B/RTitle Earned: 04/14/07CH Jumoke Khani Baru Paso Doble x CH Baru's Gabrielle Of JumokeOwner: JoNell TurnerBreeder: Bryan Gregory & George Woodard & Laurie Gregory

CH Karnaks Mystical Moon Unit D/TTitle Earned: 05/20/07CH Mysticals Higher Power Of Karnack x CH Karnaks Splendid IsolationOwner: Karen HutchisonBreeder: Michele Iverson & Karen J Hutchison

CH Kasendo-Tutu Wildfi re Blaze'N D/RTitle Earned: 04/15/07DC Ra-Shes Hollywood Of Tutu SC x CH Jerlin's Kubwa Kera Of KasendoOwner/Breeder: Kathryn Boyd & Elda Cross

CH Kazor's Niambi B/RTitle Earned: 04/29/07CH Taji's Klassic Architecture JC x CH Kazor's Ima LilytooOwner/Breeder: Carol A Webb

CH Kazor's Tribute To Zindika B/RTitle Earned: 04/15/07CH Zindika's Johnny Come Greatly JC x CH Kazor's Only MeOwner: Carol A Wyatt & Erik Oberg & Cecily O RappeBreeder: Carol A Webb & Cecily Rappe

CH Kudabin Lady Baruhs D Blues B/RTitle Earned: 05/26/07CH Baruh's African Hunter JC x CH Schaumburg Kudabin Joy O'BaruhOwner: Robert J Ellis & John DonaldBreeder: Linda S Pence & John Donald

CH Laurel Sashalia Tajiamiri D/RTitle Earned: 05/19/07CH Laurel Lord Winston x CH Sashalia Sunlight JCOwner: Mary E Simmons & Laura Mae HesseBreeder: Laura Mae Hesse

CH Lots Of Laughter Alapocas B/RTitle Earned: 04/13/07CH Mysticals High Flyer Of Karnak x Reveille HeadlinesOwner: Margaret Dugan & Edward Dugan & Julia DuganBreeder: Lorraine N King & Alan C King

CH Mardi Gras' Ramblin' Rose B/RTitle Earned: 04/07/07CH Mardi Gras' Klassic Jazz x CH Mardi Gras' Cat BallouOwner/Breeder: Michael L Graves & Christine L Graves

CH Mardi Gras' William Wallace D/RTitle Earned: 04/07/07CH Mardi Gras' Klassic Jazz x CH Mardi Gras' Cat BallouOwner: Michael L Graves & Christine L GravesBreeder: Michael L Graves & Christine L Graves

CH Meisterhaus Nutnbut Obsession B/RTitle Earned: 06/29/07CH Meisterhaus Egoiste' x CH Undercover's Run For CoverOwner: A Tad Brooks & Janice O HarrisonBreeder: Janice O Harrison & A Tad Brooks

CH Queen Of Sheba B/BRTitle Earned: 04/15/07Stonewalls Confederate Soldier x Scarletts Tara Fiddle-De-DeeOwner: Robin I Griswold & James OttBreeder: William C Aycock & Jeffrey W Saunders

CH Rafi kis Darkest Before Dawn B/TTitle Earned: 05/25/07CH Rafi kis Three Ring Circus x CH Rafi kis Dawns Early LightOwner/Breeder: Michelle Gahgan

CH Ra-She Juanagin D/RTitle Earned: 04/13/07CH Jerlin-SS Special Forces x CH Ra-She Sundancer JCOwner/Breeder: Sherry Brisco

CH Reveille Push The Limit To Mv D/RTitle Earned: 05/06/07CH C-Quest's Just Push Play x CH Reveille AccordOwner: Kelly Wisch & Claire WischBreeder: Damara Bolte

CH Reveille Rewind To Mata Hauri B/RTitle Earned: 04/06/07CH C-Quest's Just Push Play x CH Reveille AccordOwner: Debbie HauriBreeder: Damara Bolte

CH Serengeti Hot Tip B/RTitle Earned: 06/17/07CH Jerlin-SS Special Forces x CH Serengeti Copper PennyOwner/Breeder: Margaret Greenlee

CH Sienna's Judgement Day D/RTitle Earned: 06/10/07CH Sienna's Desert Oasis x CH Klassic Sienna's Nyte SkyeOwner:/Breeder Loanne C Miller & Mike Miller & Michelle Miller

CH Signet Starlight Starbright B/TTitle Earned: 05/26/07CH Bedlam Bananas Foster x CH Signet Denim And PearlsOwner: Brenda J CassellBreeder: Lisa L Myers & Brenda J Cassell

CH Signet 'Tis-A Crown Jewel D/RTitle Earned: 05/25/07CH Tis-A Arubmec's Thrills N' Chills JC x CH Tis-A My-Tym Lady TangoOwner: Ciara E Cassell & Joyce A Hughes & Brenda J CassellBreeder: Thomas L Inwards & Joyce A Hughes & Fred Hughes & Robin G Inwards

CH Signet Wakili Wild Thyme D/RTitle Earned: 06/16/07CH Nyanga Signet Sweet William JC x CH Signet Explicit Runaround SueOwner: Tonda L Curry & Brenda J CassellBreeder: Bill Reeves & Brenda J Cassell

CH Solivia's Tradebark D/TTitle Earned: 06/24/07CH Calaz Abba Jabba Lost Ten x CH Solivia's Burn Baby BurnOwner & Breeder: Hayley Thompson & Susan Thompson

CH Sonbar's Photogenic Pick B/RTitle Earned: 06/16/07CH Nyanga Signet Sweet William JC x CH Sonbar's Brite WildirishroseOwner: Sally Wuornos & Kari WuornosBreeder: Sally Wuornos & Brenda J Cassell & Kari Wuornos

CH Sugrshaq-Ankhu No Holds Barred D/RTitle Earned: 04/01/07CH Jerlin's Braveheart x CH AB Princess Chinyamarindi JCOwner: Caryn J Jones & Michael P JonesBreeder: Ruth Trunita Miller

CH Tailwind Dp Let Freedom Ring B/RTitle Earned: 04/22/07CH Arubmec's Printed Report JC x CH Tazamisha Unexpectd Treasure JCOwner: Brenda Leicht & Martina M Cortez & Julie LeichtBreeder: Julie Leicht & Cynthia J Austin & Martina M Cortez

CH Taji-Platinum One Day Sale JC B BRTitle Earned: 04/28/07CH Bordeaux African Jumoke SC x Taji's Changa Platinum QueueOwner: Anesa Michalek & Katie Campbell & Alexander McKenzie Johnson & Mary K QuinnettBreeder: Katie Campbell & M Quinnett & June Young


CH Taji's Bacall Of The Wild B/RTitle Earned: 06/24/07CH Jerlin-SS Special Forces x CH Taji's Go For Baroque JCOwner: Brian Deacon & Katie Campbell & Christopher SnyderBreeder: Katie Campbell

CH Taji's Silent Comrade D/RTitle Earned: 04/21/07CH Jerlin-SS Special Forces x CH Taji's Go For Baroque JCOwner: Heather Lynch & Katie Campbell & Craig LynchBreeder: Katie Campbell

CH Taji's Tea For Two B/RTitle Earned: 06/30/07CH Jerlin-SS Special Forces x CH Taji's Go For Baroque JCOwner: Jung Kim & Katie Campbell & Mark FarnsworthBreeder: Katie Campbell

CH Tazamisha's Restless One D/RTitle Earned: 05/12/07CH Devils Peak Whirligig Archangel JC x CH Tazamisha Khani's Stolen HeartOwner: Cheryl Smith & Valerie Cortez & Nicholas CortezBreeder: David A Cortez & Valerie Cortez & Nicholas P Cortez

COMPANION DOG FC Eldorado's Yodeling Moon God CD RE SC NA NAJ D/BRTitle Earned: 05/06/07CH Akuaba's Winds Of Change x Avongara DinariOwner: Katherine ScottBreeder: Pamela Geoffroy & Sheila Lund & Susan Coe

JUNIOR COURSER AB Easy Going Harrison JC D/RTitle Earned: 04/01/07AB-SS Worth Every Cent JC x CH AB Prim 'N ProperOwner: Anne Harlan & Steven HarlanBreeder: Wanda K Pooley

AB-Rafiki Cool Million JC D/TTitle Earned: 05/20/07CH Rafiki-Hackers Red White & Blue x CH AB-SS Follow The MoneyOwner: Janet Ketz & Lou KetzBreeder: Wanda K Pooley & Michelle Gahgan

Amazing Nowata Sweet Daisy JC B/RTitle Earned: 04/08/07CH Starfrye-Amazing Sun SC x CH Nowata's Love KidOwner/Breeder: S Preedasuth

Arubmec's Jackie O JC B/RTitle Earned: 06/03/07CH Arubmec's Encore SC x DC Arubmec's Saturn Sattelite SCOwner: Dave Miclean & Carolyn MicleanBreeder: P E Cembura & Eric Poulson

Bubalak It's Hi Time Kali JC B/RTitle Earned: 04/08/07Bubalak Tri N Again JC x Bubalak Outrek LegacyOwner: Donna Smith & Mary DewhittBreeder: Mary Dewhitt

Cash JC D/RTitle Earned: 04/08/07Unknown x UnknownOwner: Anita Furtner

Devils Peak Replicant W JC D/RTitle Earned: 06/09/07CH Devils Peak Whirligig Archangel JC x CH Tazamisha Pratical MagicOwner/Breeder: Martina M Cortez & Cynthia J Austin

Dharian's Evening Star JC B/BTitle Earned: 05/26/07Dharian's Star Trek x Dharian's Obsidian JCOwner/Breeder: S Anne Humphreys & Bill Humphreys

Dirty-Harry-Callahan JC D/RTitle Earned: 05/12/07Unknown x UnknownOwner: Joanne Callahan & Edward P. Callahan

CH Here Comes Your Man Desoleil JC D/RTitle Earned: 04/08/07DC Berimo's Roustabout SC x CH Soleils Anjolie Sunstag JCOwner: Holly BentonBreeder: Holly Benton & Sherry Stevens

CH Illusionforess Hakuna Matata JC B/BTitle Earned: 05/12/07DC Berimo's Roustabout SC x CH Ivgotta Secret IdentityOwner: Sharla BruceBreeder: Bob Reed & Terry Reed

CH Jane Says Desoleil JC B/RTitle Earned: 04/08/07DC Berimo's Roustabout SC x CH Soleils Anjolie Sunstag JCOwner: Holly BentonBreeder: Holly Benton & Sherry Stevens

Jazzeta's I Was The One JC D/BRTitle Earned: 04/07/07CH Jazzeta's Rolls Royce x CH Jazzeta's Chantilly LaceOwner: Eva Birch & Dawn SchultisBreeder: Bryan A Schultis & Dawn M Schultis

Jerlin's I Am Sarai JC B/RTitle Earned: 04/08/07CH Jerlin's You Talkin To Me x CH Jerlin's AirborneOwner: Dyan BaughanBreeder: Linda Ehlers

CH Jerlin's Our Zuri Pupin JC D/RTitle Earned: 05/27/07CH C-Quests Point Blank x CH Jerlin's Lyric In BlackOwner: Mrs. Terry A. ColbertBreeder: Linda K Ehlers

Joy-Us Fire On The Mountain JC D/RTitle Earned: 05/20/07DC Berimo's Roustabout SC x CH Serengeti Joy-Us Pennyroyal JCOwner/Breeder: Susan Joyner

Joy-Us Stella D'Oro JC B/BTitle Earned: 05/20/07DC Berimo's Roustabout SC x CH Serengeti Joy-Us Pennyroyal JCOwner/Breeder: Susan Joyner

Kibushi Jadaka's Song Of Meowl JC D/RTitle Earned: 05/27/07Avongara Imba Tena x CH Signet French Silk JCOwner: Debbie Brown-Thompson & Mr. Jon CurbyBreeder: Janice C Kahl & Mr. Jon Curby

Kiroja Loving Every Minute JC B/BRTitle Earned: 06/24/07CH Undercover Meisterhaus Valentino RN SC NA NAJ x CH Meisterhaus Kiroja Kiss N Tell RN JC NA NAJOwner: Jan Cook & Kelli Harmon & Andy HayekBreeder: Kelli Harmon

Kiroja Undercover Legend JC B/BRTitle Earned: 05/05/07CH Undercover Meisterhaus Valentino RN SC NA NAJ x CH Meisterhaus Kiroja Kiss N Tell RN JC NA NAJOwner: Gale N Whitehurst & SUSAN L SCHROEDERBreeder: Kelli Harmon

Sundiata's Chaminade JC B/RTitle Earned: 05/05/07CH Sundiata Sir Ochre Dutton x Moyla JOwner: Chris Maxka & Jim MaxkaBreeder: Bear J Ingram & Chris Maxka

Sundiata's Neema Dearheart JC B/BRTitle Earned: 04/08/07CH Sundiata Fast Forward x Sundiata Kokopelli's FluteOwner: Reuel Hesterman & Mariko YamamotoBreeder: Chris Maxka & Jim Maxka

CH Zindika's Curtain Call JC B/RTitle Earned: 04/08/07Arubmec's Encore SC x CH Zindika's Definitely DanielleOwner: Margaret B DavisBreeder: Cecily D Rappe

SENIOR COURSER Arubmec's Tri-Bekka SC B/TTitle Earned: 06/03/07CH Arubmec's Encore SC x CH Arubmec's Final Mission JCOwner: Marilyn Madsen & Patricia ScanlonBreeder: Patricia E Cembura

FC Dharian's Levi SC D/BTitle Earned: 05/13/07Dharian's Star Trek x Dharian's Obsidian JCOwner: Deborah VossBreeder: S Anne Humphreys & Bill Humphreys Jr.

Khadijah's My-Tym Alone SC B/RTitle Earned: 06/10/07CH Devils Peak Whirligig Archangel JC x DC My-Tym Khadijah Luvme Or Levme SCOwner/Breeder: Darlene Y Lowit & Sandy J Kernen

CH Serengeti Joy-Us Pennyroyal SC B/RTitle Earned: 06/24/07CH Serengeti Chances Are x CH Serengeti Copper PennyOwner: Susan JoynerBreeder: Margaret Greenlee

Sunbird Sudnly Follow The Lady SC B/BTitle Earned: 06/30/07CH Suddanly Bets Ona Lady's Man SC x Sunbird Suddanly Sweet Sue SCOwner: Susan M Campeau & Carolyn Noll GericsBreeder: Sue Campeau & Carolyn Gerics

CH Tazamisha DP The Duce Is Wild SC D/RTitle Earned: 06/10/07CH Devils Peak Whirligig Archangel JC x CH My-Tym Jato First EditionOwner: Valerie Cortez & David A CortezBreeder: Martina M Cortez & Cynthia J Austin & Valerie Cortez

Thor's Jukebox Hero SC D/BRTitle Earned: 06/30/07Itzyu Nick Of Time x CH Thor's KaleidoscopeOwner/Breeder: Judy Brader

FC Tompkins Karibbean Treasure SC B/RTitle Earned: 05/06/07Hacker's Johnson's Sambo x Johnson's Matelda MaeOwner: Heather Tompkins & Mickey TompkinsBreeder: Mark R Johnson & Ruth Johnson

Voyuz Something Like Elvis SC D/TTitle Earned: 06/02/07CH Jerlin's Braveheart x CH Voyuz The Wretches Gone AwryOwner/Breeder: Troy J Shadbolt

Zanzabar's Vivacious Violet SC NA NAJ B/RTitle Earned: 04/07/07Albin's Big Red Dust Devil x Albin's Mystical HysteryOwner: Kiely GrundahlBreeder: Ellen J Albin

MASTER COURSER DC Zuri's Matuko MC B/RTitle Earned: 04/21/07CH Arubmec's Jon-Luke x CH Zuri's SautiOwner: Marcia Hutchinson & Marilyn Leighton & Donna TroynaBreeder: Kenneth Leighton & Marilyn Leighton & Michael A Pine


ASFA FIELD TITLES

DC Zuri's Shada La Chienne Nikita MC B/TTitle Earned: 04/01/07CH Penda Taji's Tri-Umphant One JC x DC Zuri's Matuko MCOwner: Donna M Troyna & Marcia Hutchinson & Marilyn LeightonBreeder: Marilyn Leighton & Marcia Hutchinson & Donna Troyna

DC Zuri's Ultimately Kia MC B/RTitle Earned: 05/13/07Zuri's Abubakar Madu x CH Zuri's OkoloOwner: Lori J Baxter & Marilyn A LeightonBreeder: Kenneth Leighton & Marilyn Leighton

LURE COURSER EXCELLENT DC Dark Skies Morgans Grace SC LCX B/RTitle Earned: 05/12/07Mata Hauri Blockbuster x Mata Hauri Ambara C-BreezeOwner: Kenneth Morgan & Kate MorganBreeder: Debbie Hauri & Gloria J Steiger

DC Select Rugosa Alien Invader SC LCX D/RTitle Earned: 05/06/07DC Zuri's Kazandu SC x Select's Rugosa Rubra SCOwner: Tracy Leonard Dvm & Veronica PerrineBreeder: Parry Tallmadge & Veronica Perrine & Tracy Leonard D.V.M.

FIELD CHAMPION FC Apu Bella Di Cerignola SC B/TTitle Earned: 05/12/07CH Osennji Tibouchina Of Apu x Apu Y U NV MeOwner: Karen P Christensen & Susan MarsicanoBreeder: Susan Marsicano

FC Dharian's Levi SC D/BTitle Earned: 05/13/07Dharian's Star Trek x Dharian's Obsidian JCOwner: Deborah VossBreeder: S Anne Humphreys & Bill Humphreys Jr.

DC Kinetic's Enchanted Knight SC D/BTitle Earned: 05/12/07DC Tamsala Rocket Socks MC LCX x DC Sherwood's Shadow Of The Moon SCOwner: Deborah Voss & Lisa VossBreeder: Lisa R Voss & Samuel H Stump & Robyn Dubbert

FC Stilwell's Ok Redbud Of Zande SC D/RTitle Earned: 04/14/07CH Zande Charaza SC x FC Stilwell's Callthewind Mariah SCOwner/Breeder: Linda Stilwell & Richard Stilwell

FC Tompkins Karibbean Treasure SC B/RTitle Earned: 05/06/07Hacker's Johnson's Sambo x Johnson's Matelda MaeOwner: Heather Tompkins & Mickey TompkinsBreeder: Mark R Johnson & Ruth Johnson

FC Zuri's Shani Kamili SC B/RTitle Earned: 03/18/07CH Bordeaux African Jumoke SC x DC Zuri's Ultimately Kia SCOwner/Breeder: Lori J Baxter & Marilyn A Leighton

NOVICE AGILITY PREFERRED DC Lacada's Con Man K's Kaper CD RAE2 SC OA OAJ NAP NJP D/RTitle Earned: 05/11/07CH Ronel's General Purpose Jerlin x Hadassa Windsong Of The NileOwner: Belinda KaufmanBreeder: Dallas J Hunt

NOVICE AGILITY JUMPER Apu Jay Dreamin' Breeze RN SC NAJ D/RTitle Earned: 04/19/07DC Apu Must Be The Money SC x Tibah AntelopahOwner: Natalie R CulverBreeder: Eric Brennan & Chantal Brennan

MASTER EXCELLENT JUMPER Calypso Windsor Joslin JC AX MXJ D/RTitle Earned: 04/01/07Reveille Calypso Trapper x Calypso Lady In RedOwner: Deborah Joslin & Perry JoslinBreeder: Susan Patterson & Kevin Brothers

RALLY NOVICE FC Gana Gaillardia RN SC B/RTitle Earned: 04/28/07CH Kibushi Prime Target x FC Gana's Blushin' Coquette MCOwner:/Breeder Nancy A Roisum

Hatikvah The Wild Dulcimer RN B/RTitle Earned: 05/13/07Asil Da Qi Diamonds In The Ruff RA x CH Illusion Tikvah TikvahOwner/Breeder: Laura Stadtmore

CH Rafikis Twilights Last Gleaming RN SC B/RTitle Earned: 06/08/07CH Hacker-Rwanda's Night Light x CH Rafiki's If Tomorrow ComesOwner: Susan Cook & Michelle GahganBreeder: Michelle Gahgan

RALLY ADVANCED Asil Da Qi Diamonds In The Ruff RA D/BRTitle Earned: 05/13/07CH Kazor's Tom Foolery x Regal-Fox CheetahOwner: Dr. Laura StadtmoreBreeder: Beverly Riley

Shona's African Sky RA B/TTitle Earned: 05/13/07Unknown x UnknownOwner: Laura Stadmore

NOTRATITLES

JOR Tompkins Breezin Bayou JC, JOR B/T Titled earned: 05/19/07Owner Heather Tompkins

FC Tompkins Karibbean Treasure SC, GRC, JOR B/RTitled earned: 05/19/07Owner Heather Tompkins

FC Apu Get the Helloutta Dodge SC, JOR, CGC, GRC D/RTitled earned: 04/21/07Owner Natalie Culver

Apu Occhi Belli JOR D/RTitled earned: 05/20/07Owner Susan Marsicano

Celebrity’s Not in My Movie JC, JOR B/TTitled earned: 05/19/07Owner Heather Schubert

SOR FC Tompkins Cruzin for a Bruzin SC, FCh, GRC, SOR D/TTitled earned: 05/19/07Owner Heather Tompkins

SORC Kazor’s Autmn Hijinx SOR, SORC D/ Titled earned: 05/28/07Owner Barb Sauceda

GRC FC Apu Get the Helloutta Dodge SC, JOR, CGC, GRC D/RTitled earned: 05/27/07Owner Natalie Culver

Kiroja Hart N Soul CGC, TDI, GRC B/BRTitled earned: 06/17/07Owner Kelli Harmon

SUPERIOR GRC II FC Apu the Answer SC, FCh, SGRC2, SOR D/RTitled earned: 06/10/07Owner Karen Christensen

LGRA TITLES 2007

FIELD CHAMPION DC Jumoke's Saylah of Baraka, SC,JOR B/BRTitle earned: 04/14/07Owner: Paul Root & William Bowlus

FC Kazor's Tamu Kumani, SC B/RTitle earned: 05/05/07Owner: Lori Baxter & Carol Webb

LURE COURSER OF MERIT FC Mijokr's Once Not Enough, FCh B/BRTitle earned 05/13/07Owner: John Siverson & Diana McCarty

LURE COURSER OF MERIT 2 FC Thor's Just a Little Wannabe, LCM,MC B/RTitle earned 03/31/07 Owner: Judy Brader

FC Thor's Painter Passing Thru, LCM,MC B/BRTitle earned 05/05/07 Owner: Judy Brader

CORRECTIONS-2ND QTR: In the LGRA Listing, owner’s name was listed incorrectly.

Jazetta’s Fox in Sox GRC B/BTitle Earned 04/28/07Owners: Mari & Jeff- Dawson

In the Rally Excellent listings:Should read: Ch. Apu Little Red Lentil RE AX AXJ


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Back Cover Story ....

"DREW"DCh Sinbaje's Picture Perfect, CD, RE, SC, FCh, OA, OAJ, NAP, NJP, NAC

Since losing his right eye to glaucoma, secondary to Valley Fever in 2005, Drew has accomplished the following titles/awards: Agility: Open Standard (OA) and JWW (OAJ), Novice Preferred Standard (NAP) and JWW (NJP) - all with placements. Lure coursing: ASFA Field Champion (FCh). Rally: Rally Excellent (RE) - highest score 99 out of 100. Obedience: Companion Dog Excellent (COX) - has two legs; which includes winning a highly competitive Open class of 24 all breed entries. Once his COX is obtained, Drew will continue to enjoy himself in preferred agility as well as the occasional lure trial.

Not to be outdone, his recently (August 2006) returned brother Clay (Sinbaje's Perfect Contender, JC) has been busy as well. He has his Junior Courser title, he is ASFA pointed, has two legs in AKC Novice agility and one leg towards his Companion Dog (CD) title with a third placement, in his first, and only, attempt. He has been a great, albeit unexpected, addition to our pack.

Last, but certainly not least, pending AKC confirmation Sinbaje has another homebred champion. Shown intermittently throughout his six and one half years, Shaman (*Ch. Sinbaje's Perfect Spirit, JC) finished his bench Championship in his new home state of Florida. Thanks to Frank Jewett for those last two points.

Like fine wine, Sage's (U-CD UCICB-CH Wakan African Sage Sinbaje UD, AX, OAJ, OA~ NJC, CGC) boys only get better with age. To read the latest on the greatest performance excelling hounds of silence© visit us at: www.sinbaje.com.

** Drew tested as a Probable Clear on the Fanconi test. **

Shaman @ 15 months -

*New AKC Champion*AKC pending

Clay at 6 years old

Linda Seikert • SINBAJE • Tucson, AZ • [email protected]

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BCOA Bulletin January-February-March 2007 · - beginning on pg. 29 Our Afﬁ liate Clubs have been busy. Read what’s been happening - beginning on pg. 41. Is your Club sending news?