Fall is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.

Important Links: Website - www.cspca.com

www.cspcharitabletrust.org Facebook- Chinese Shar-Pei Club of America Chinese Shar-Pei National Specialty 2021 Chinese Shar-Pei Rescue Trust Supporters of Chinese Shar Pei Charitable Trust CSPCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS & OFFICERS The CSPCA Express bi-monthly newsletter provides President- Georgette Schaefer Directors at Large members with timely information and announcements. Vice President- Mike Hardy Loretta Anders The newsletter also allows applicants to move to full Secretary- Wanda Woodlee Melody Anderson membership and gain privileges in a shorter time period. Treasurer- Marie Bradley Denise Beagle Eastern Director- Don Gillett Alice Fix The CSPCA Express welcomes your feedback. If you Central Director- Ann Cookson Larry Harvey have any comments or announcements, please contact: Western Director- Lynn Olds Paula Perry Alice Fix (alleydoll3@aol.com

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Call For Nominations for CSPCA Valued Member Award The purpose of this award is to increase the recognition of the many important contributions made by CSPCA members to our Club and breed. The CSPCA is a large and diverse organization with no paid employees. Therefore, the efforts of our volunteers are directly responsible for the success of our club and its programs. I believe it is an honor to be able to reward a CSPCA member for distinguished service.

Now it is your opportunity to follow suit and nominate another CSPCA member as YOUR Most Valued Member choice. This award is NOT just something to be passed around amongst friends, in fact is actually our hope that you do NOT do this. Instead, it is for that unsung hero who works for the CSPCA with their heart and soul, who has contributed their time, energy and efforts to the Club, our CSPCA, because of their love for the Breed and the Club which fosters it. It is for a person who is one of those folks who so often works very hard behind the scenes, not asking for or expecting recognition but working because they care, because it is just what they DO. It is for a person who is not just a member of the CSPCA, but who makes a truly valuable contribution to the CSPCA - thus a Most Valued Member award. We want to let these unsung heroes KNOW that we see what they give to the CSPCA and our breed and that we honestly appreciate it. If you know of someone who deserves this award and has not received it yet, please consider nominating them. Any member in good standing can nominate another member in good standing for the Valued Member Award, except sitting board members are ineligible. We need a brief write up of why you think the person should get the award, along with their name and your name. Include the things they have done for the club that make them a Valued Member in your write up. The board will take all the nominations and select one winner each quarter. The deadline for nominations is September 15. All nominations should be sent to Marilyn Braunstein at sushimom@aol.com . If the person that you nominated wins, you will be notified and will need to get a high - resolution photo for printing in The Barker. All winners will be announced in The Barker and with a plaque at the CSPCA Awards Program the following year. All nominations will be submitted twice to the board. After the second submission to the Board it will be invalid, however the member submitting the nomination is welcome to resubmit their nomination to the Most Valued Member Chairman. If you miss this deadline, the next deadline will be December 15, 2021. Alphabetical Order of People that have won the award and therefore are ineligible to be nominated again. Loretta Anders Roy Anderson Lee Arnold Jocelyn Barker Amanda Bauer Marilyn Braunstein Karen Burgess Bob Calltharp Marge Calltharp Melissa Castillo

Tina Chase Ann Cookson Darin Cox Gayle Gold Creasman Judy Dorough Terry Faulkner Alice Fix Grace Fritz Beverly Foster Holly Fuller

Gari Gardner Don Gillett Larry Harvey Debbie Johnson Jeanne Hill-Jurik Alan Klessig Barbara LaVere Annabelle Linn Deanna Liskey Tami Luddeke

Jeff Mauk Lisa Myers Rebecca Pentecost Paula Perry Jo Ann Redditt Harry Roach Pat Zimmel Roach Kay Rosenberger Georgette Schaefer Dorothy Schuerman

Debby Smith Rosie Steinke Cate Stewart Trish Sullivan Debbie Theodore Dr. Linda Tintle Dr. Jeff Vidt Marilyn Vinson Melissa Walquist Louise Watson

MEMBER’S ONLY AREA OF WEBSITE

All club members are entitled to access the Members Only Area of the CSPCA website. Since we have moved to a new website you must ask for permission to be added to that area again. Bob Calltharp is in charge of giving members access. If you cannot get into that area, please contact Bob at Bob@cspca.com. He will be glad to help you with getting access.

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2021 CSPCA National Specialty

Sept. 12-17, 2021

Sheraton Lisle Naperville Hotel 3000 Warrenville Road; Lisle, IL 60532 Phone: 630-505-1000 www.sheratonlisle.com

Schedule: 9/12 Sunday Move-in day.

6:00 pm - Fun Match registration 7:00 pm - Fun Match 9/13 Monday

8:15 am - Lincoln Land CSP Club will host the Regional Specialty - Chuck Suda # 82156 Sign up day for Health testing at Health Testing booth 7:00 pm - Welcome Party/Ice Cream Social 9/14 Tuesday 9:00 am - Futurity/Maturity - 2020 -Judge Doris Cozart # 5328 Immediately following 2021 Futurity/Maturity- Judge Richard Miller # 5872 6:30 pm - Top 25 Invitational Dinner & Judging & Health Testing offered during the day.

9/15 Wednesday 9:00 am - Puppy Sweepstakes - Darin Cox 11:00 am -Veteran’s Sweepstakes - Darin Cox 12:45 pm -Rally - Fred Buroff # 5277 2:00 pm - Obedience - Fred Buroff # 5277

4:00 pm - General Membership Meeting; 7:00 pm - Awards Dinner & Program Health testing offered during the day.

9/16 Thursday 9:00 am – Dogs- Carolyn Herbel # 4112

Judges Education Seminar 10:30 am - Bitches - Carolyn Herbel # 4112 1:00 pm - Stud Dogs and Brood Bitches - Carolyn Herbel # 4112

5:00 pm - Juniors Seminar & Juniors Party immediately following at RV Parking area 9/17 Friday

9:00 am - Juniors and Best of Breed, Veterans and other Non-Regular classes - Edd Bivin # 2556 Judges Education Seminar- Ringside

Nationals Show Chairman: Don Gillett - dgill1122@aol.com Assistant Chairman: Mike Hardy mdjhardy@gmail.com Obedience Show Chairman- Jocelyn Barker mjbarker53@hotmail.com

Show Secretary: Sue Scott; Champion Dog Events: Chdogevents@aol.com www.championdogevents.com

Hotel Liaison for CSPCA: Tammy Bohlke- cetech@ptd.net Shuttle Services from airports to Lisle, IL Western Suburban Limo; 630-668-9600 https://www.westsublimo.com/ A-1 Airport Limo; 630-833-3788; https://a1limousine.com/ Naperville Luxury Limo; 312-809-8817; https://www.napervilleluxurylimousine.com/

All event times are subject to change. Announcements will be made during the show and we will have signs posted outside the entrance to the show ring with the day’s events and times.

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PLEASE TRAVEL SAFE

For all those going to out National Specialty Show, no matter how you are traveling, please travel safe. We want you to arrive without any problems. We are looking forward to seeing all of you there.

NATIONALS ROOM RAFFLE DRAWING RESULTS

Grand Prize Winner- Kelly Starbuck

6 days and 5 nights in a King Suite Room

2nd Pace Winner- Denise Beagle 2 tickets each for the Top 25 Banquet/Show and Awards Banquet

3rd Place Winner- Bonnie Stoney

2 tickets to the Awards Banquet

Congratulations to the winners and thank you to everyone that purchased tickets.

STATE OF ILLINOIS ISSUES MASK WEARING MANDATE

The Governor of Illinois has issued a face mask mandate for all indoor activities. This applies to our National Specialty, so come prepared. There will be face masks available at the Show Secretary’s table for those needing one.

CHINESE SHAR-PEI NATIONAL SPECIALTY 2021 – FACEBOOK PAGE

Daily results, photo and videos from Nationals will be posted to National Specialty Facebook page directly from Nationals. This is a private group, so if you would like to see the photos etc. and are on Facebook, please ask to join the page. We don’t want you to miss out on any of the happenings.

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SUNSHINE COMMITTEE Do you know of a club member that is seriously ill, has had surgery, lost a family member? If you know of someone in our club that needs a Get Well or Sympathy card, please let our Sunshine Committee Chairman know: Lisa Porter – feliceporter@bellsouth.net

RESULTS OF THE BYLAW REVISION VOTE

8/15/2021

Teller’s Report

Chinese Shar-Pei Club of America, Inc. Bylaw Revision 2021

There are 171 votes cast with no illegal votes.

In Favor 159 Against 12

Carl Holder, Teller

Member NAP

The newly revised bylaws must still be approved by AKC at their next board meeting. Once we have AKC’s approval the new revisions will be in effect. We will keep you posted on the process.

AKC has cancelled all of the Meet the Breed Booths for the remainder of the year due to COVID. When they announce the new dates for 2022, we will let everyone know. Breed booths are an excellent way to educate the public about our breed. It allows them to have a first-hand experience to interact with our dogs, and to correct any misconceptions they may have about Shar-Pei.

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS

We would like to thank all of our volunteers! Your help is what makes this club sponsor all the programs that we do. We appreciate the time you give to make the club better.

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2021 BARKER PHOTO CONTEST “Best Friends” Deadline is September 30, 2021

RULES AND OTHER INFORMATION: 1. No professional photographers and no show photo entries. 2. Photo must be between 4” x 6” and 8” x 10”. No exceptions.

Under or oversized photos will not be Judged or returned. 3. Entry fee must accompany photos. 4. Checks or money orders must be payable to: CSPCA. 5. No identifying information on the photo. 6. Print name, address & phone number of photographer on back of photo. 7. No photo will be returned. 8. Winning photos will be chosen by a panel of at least three judges and will be based on depiction of theme, along with the quality and clarity of photo. 9. Winners will be announced and displayed in THE BARKER 10. The CSPCA, Inc. retains the rights to publish any photograph, in printed or electronic form, submitted as

An entry in this contest. Photos may be used for editorial purposes. Photographers will be credited when photographs are used for other purposes.

ENTRY FEE: $5.00 per photo [checks payable to CSPCA only] ENTRY DEADLINE: Entries must be received by September 30, 2021 PRIZES: FIRST PRIZE: Full B/W page advertisement ($75 value) or free one-year CSPCA Membership. RUNNER UP’S: (2 offered) Half B-W page ad, or $40 discount on full page advertisement or free half year

CSPCA Membership SEND ENTRIES TO: THE BARKER PHOTO CONTEST, c/o Alice Fix, 1668 S. Kingston St. Aurora, CO 80012, alleydoll3@comcast.net

JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP

If you have a child who is at least 9 years old and under 18 years old, you may want to get them interested in Junior Showmanship. Does your child have an innate passion for dogs? Do you to want to empower him/her with life-long skills about being responsible and a good sport – whether winning or losing? Put him/her on the path of Junior Showmanship (also called “Junior Handling”), a sport for young people where they show off their dog handling skills. In fact, your child might love it so much it might even be a possible career path!

Take them to a show and let them watch the Junior classes. Take them to Conformation classes so they can learn the process and practice before they actually show at an AKC or Specialty show. If you would like more information please contact Doug Hobbs, our Junior Advisor: hobbsgv@gmail.com As a last reminder, Junior Memberships in the CSPCA are free, but must be applied for. Application for a Junior Membership is available on the Membership Form.

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CALL FOR BARKER ADS

Now is the time to reserve your page for the Rescue, Companion & Performance Edition of the Barker Magazine. Deadline to reserve your ad is November 8, 2021. Don't miss out on the opportunity to advertise your performance, companion and rescue dogs. They like to be in the spotlight too. This is your last chance to put in an ad before the end of the year. By placing an ad, you are supporting our magazine and also taking the opportunity to get your dog forever recorded in the history of our club.

BARKER PRICES: Front Cover $360 Inside Back Cover $225 Full Page Color $200 Inside Front Cover $225 Outside Back Cover $315 Full Page B/W $ 60

Design fees apply to all advertising if not submitted as camera ready copy. You will need to contact the ad designer yourself about the date and price for ad design.

Bel Dickens - mail@fallhollowdesign.com Paula Perry - paulapei@yahoo.com Cheryl West - cherylwest@sprintmail.com

Please contact Don Gillett: 518-767-2092, Dgill1122@aol.com to reserve your space in the next issue, or with any questions.

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BARKER PAGE SPONSORSHIPS Another way to help support The Barker magazine is through page sponsorship. You can sponsor one page for $25 or sponsor a page for a full year (4 issues) for the discounted price of $75. Please contact Don Gillett if you would like to sponsor a page in The Barker. For those that are already sponsoring pages we truly appreciate your support! ,

BARK BACK This column is your chance to let us know what you think. It can basically be about anything Shar-Pei related. We want to hear from you - send all comments to: paulapei@yahoo.com

UPDATING YOUR INFORMATION WITH THE CSPCA

If you move, your name changes, you have a new email address or phone number, don’t forget to let the CSPCA Membership Chairman know. This will ensure that you get your Barkers and notices including renewal notices in a timely fashion. Contact for Membership Chairman: Bob@cspca.com

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LISTING OF NEW APPLICANTS FOR CSPCA MEMBERSHIP

NAME SPONSOR CITY/STATE Kathy Hanawalt Vero Beach, FL

Ron Rothermel & Lisa Myers Covington, LA Cora Oster (Jr) Kathryn, ND Jean Oster Kathryn, ND Lillian Oster (Jr) Kathryn, ND Christine Tringale Lafayette, CA

Members in good standing may oppose accepting any applicant by advising the Membership Secretary within 30 days. Letters of opposition should have supporting, verifiable documentation and must be signed. Mail to: Bob Calltharp; Membership Chairman; 44 Mt Parnassus Rd.; East Haddam, CT 06423-1446; bob@cspca.com

TOP 25 CHINESE SHAR-PEI

CALL FOR QUESTIONS FOR OUR VETS

If you have a question that you would like one of our vets to answer in the Q & A with our Vets column in The Barker, please send your questions to Alice Fix @ alleydoll3@comcast.net. Deadline to submit your questions is October 2, 2021.

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FACEBOOK PAGES

Don’t forget to check in with the Club’s Facebook pages. They help you to keep up with what is going on in the club. The Facebook pages include Chinese Shar-Pei Club of America, Chinese Shar-Pei National Specialty 2021, Chinese Shar-Pei Rescue Trust and Supporters of Chinese Shar Pei Charitable Trust. National’s results will be posted to the Nationals Facebook page daily along with photos from the show- September 12-17th.

LONGEVITY PROGRAM REMINDER

We want to remind you about the Longevity Program. It is to recognize our Shar-Pei who have lived at least 10 years. As soon as a Shar-Pei turns 10, it becomes eligible. The list of dogs registered can be seen on the CSPCA website: www.cspca.com. You can participate by clicking on Health and Wellness, then Longevity Program, and a popup menu gives you access to the application and information about the program. If you click on dog's name, breeder or owner, you will get a list of the dogs that are already in the program. I cordially invite members to fill out the application and mail the information to me, so that your dog's name can be added to this distinguished list. You will also receive a Longevity Certificate suitable for framing.

If your dog is already on the list, but is now deceased, please advise me of the date of death, so that I can make the necessary changes to the certificate number reflecting the number of months he/she lived. The "L" at the end of the Certificate # indicates the dog is living. The "D" at the end of the Certificate # indicates that the dog is deceased. I look forward to hearing from you and having the opportunity to share the long life of your dog. Lynn Olds lavaknls@hughes.net

PHOTOGRAPHERS NEEDED

The Barker would love to have your candid photos from Nationals for our National Specialty issue. We are interested in all kinds of photos that represent the people and activities at our National Specialty. We need high resolution photos for printing in the magazine. If you have photos you can let us use, please send them to Paula Perry at PaulaPei@yahoo.com. Thanks in advance for your consideration.

LOOKING FOR ANY SHAR-PEI 17 YEARS OR OLDER As you may know we have feature articles in The Barker magazine for any Shar-Pei that is 17 or older. If you have a dog that old or know someone that does, please contact Alice Fix at alleydoll3@comcast.net. We would love to share their story with our readers.

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The CSPCA and its members sincerely appreciate the work provided by these fine affiliated rescue groups. Contact a wonderful volunteer at the email listed below for additional information. Make a web visit! While you are there consider making a donation to help these beautiful Shar-Pei!

MONKEY is a big boy at 68 pounds. He is bit standoffish at first, but will warm up to you fairly quickly. He enjoys butt scratches, is a laid back guy and is a big love bug. He is UTD on his shots. He would be a good fit for a low-energy, laid back family, available to snuggle up next to you while watching TV! He is indifferent to other dogs. You can find out more about Monkey at MID-ATLANTIC CHINESE SHAR-PEI RESCUE - peirescue@macspro.org. This rescue group is struggling financially right now and could use donations. You can donate on their website at http://www.macspro.org

GLORIA is a 1 to 2 year old chocolate female that found herself at the shelter. She would love a Shar-Pei experienced home and should either be the only dog or with a very neutral or submissive smaller dog.. She is good with all humans, is housetrained and happy. She warms up slower to men than women, but is very friendly. She is young and will play with her mouth (put mouth on your arm) so can use some correction and she may not be suited for kids under 10. She is about 35 pounds and will be spayed prior to adoption. She is in Quail Valley, CA. Contact PEI PEOPLE SHAR-PEI RESCUE for more information: adopt@peipeople.com www.PeiPeople.com

CHIEF is a love bug and like to be close to his people. He is housebroken and crate trained. He has very limited vision so his person will need to be mindful of this and be his eyes when needed. Generally, though, he gets along pretty well by himself. He would do better with another laid back friend. He would love a yard of his very own as he loves being outside in the sun. If you're looking for a nice boy, this is it. Find out more about Chief at SHAR-PEI RESCUE OF VA, INC. info@sharpeirescueofva.org. If Chief is not the dog for you, we have others on our website: https://www.sharpeirescueofva.org/

EMMA is a purebred horse coat 5-year-old Chinese Shar Pei. She found herself very neglected the past couple of years. She has a lot of baggage and here is a list of requirements for her adoption. If you do not fall into all of these categories please do NOT reach out. *House with wood fenced yard ONLY, no chain link, no apartments etc *NO OTHER ANIMALS NONE ZERO *Local Adoption Only (Kirkland, WA area). If you can say yes to the 3 requirements please read on and I look forward to working with you and finding Emma's forever home!!!! She is great in the car and did well at the vet. She is very food motivated so she persuades easily with a treat! MEOW CANINE Please email Kelly at K9WRINKLES@aol.com

JAZZIE BLU is looking for a home. She is 8 years old, loves people and toys. She is pretty healthy for her age, just some light skin issues. Due to some severe issues between Jazzie and the other Pei in the home it was decided to rehome one of them. The other Pei has a lot of health issues so the owner felt it was better not to pass that on to someone else. Jazzie is located in IL near St. Louis. Any further questions can be referred to the owner, lakuhn@charter.net Posted through Shar-Pei Savers.