An Editorial by Alice Fix(Reprinted with Permission from the author as written

in the Rocky Mountain Wrinkle, newsletter of theCentennial Chinese Shar-pei Club, Inc.)

You will not often see negativearticles in our newsletters, butevery now and again we are forcedto make a stand, and to speak outabout what we know is for thebetter good for all involved. This isone such instance. We can nolonger stand back and watch to seewhat will happen. I think that it ispast time to publicly expose thereal agenda of the Humane Societyof the United States (HSUS) andtheir cohorts in crime, People forthe Ethical Treatment of Animals(PETA), and the animal rightsagenda. For many years we have allenjoyed the companionship of ourdogs and other animals. We havebeen busy playing with them, tak-ing care of them, finding fun thingsthat we could do with them, andgenerally just having a great timewith all the animals that live inour houses. While we have beenenjoying the love and fun that ouranimals provide to us, there havebeen groups out there organizingon a grand scale trying to get ourrights to own those animals takenaway. Yes, that is exactly what Imeant. Make no mistake about it.These people have organized on alarge scale to infiltrate many majorcity councils and governments inthe country to spread their propa-ganda. Their agenda is easily de-fined and simple. Their main objec-

tive is to take away your right toown animals. They do not wantyou to have the companionship ofany animal, whether that is a dog,cat, horse, mouse, frog, fish or anyother animal that you can thinkof. They are pooling their re-sources to get this accomplished,and have millions of dollars intheir war chest for this effort. This is a statement made byIngrid Newkirk, the President ofPETA: “I don’t use the word 'pet.'I think it’s speciesist language.I prefer 'companion animal.' Forone thing, we would no longerallow breeding. People could notcreate different breeds. Therewould be no pet shops. If peoplehad companion animals in theirhomes, those animals would haveto be refugees from the animalshelters and the streets. Youwould have a protective relation-ship with them just as you wouldwith an orphaned child. But as thesurplus of cats and dogs(artificially engineered by centu-ries of forced breeding) declined,eventually companion animalswould be phased out, andwe would return to a more symbi-otic relationship – enjoyment at adistance.” — The Harper's ForumBook, Jack Hitt, ed., 1989, p.223.It is interesting that Ms. Newkirkused the word “speciesist”. All-words.com defines that word asfollows: 1. The discrimination against,and exploitation of, animals byhumans in the belief that humans

Officers 2007President: Beth Santure

Vice Pres.: Joanne Forster

Secretary: Bethany Hoover

Treasurer: Sue Schauer

are superior to all other speciesof animals and can thereforejustify putting them to their ownuse. One of the animal rightsmantras is that all animals arecreated to be equal to all hu-mans, and should have the samerights as humans. Just in case it stillisn’t clear to you what their agenda is,here are a few more quotes from IngridNewkirk: “One day, we would likean end to pet shops and thebreeding of animals. [Dogs]would pursue their natural livesin the wild ... they would havefull lives, not wasting at home forsomeone to come home in theevening and pet them and thensit there and watch TV.”

— The Chicago Daily Herald,3/1/90

“In the end, I think it wouldbe lovely if we stopped this wholenotion of pets altogether.” —Newsday, 2/21/88

Who is Ingrid Newkirk, andwhy should we care what she hasto say about anything? In the1970s, Newkirk worked for Mont-gomery County (Maryland), andthen for the District of Columbia,as an animal protection officerand deputy sheriff, before becom-ing DC’s first female Poundmas-ter in 1978. She co-foundedPETA in 1980 with establishedanimal-rights activist AlexPacheco. (1) PETA stands forPeople for the Ethical Treatmentof Animals, but in my opinion,there is nothing ethical in whatthey do. Ms. Newkirk has very

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2007 Calendar pg 5

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Performance Corner pg 6

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Inside this issue:Do You Know the Real PETA and

Humane Society of the United States?

TOPLINES

Miniature Schnauzer Club of Michigan

March/April2007

TOPLINES Miniature Schnauzer Club of MichiganEditor-Joanne Forster, 2186 S. Elkton Rd, Elkton, MI 48731 Ph. (989)-375-4106

Email: jofor@airadv.net

"There are many things inlife that will catch your eye,

but only a few will catch yourheart. Pursue these."

- Michael Nolan

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close ties with several groups identified bythe FBI as known terrorists groups, such asAnimal Liberation Front (ALF). The animalrights groups are very well organized, andwhen you check closely, you will see many ofthe same names sitting on the boards of theseradical groups. They are intertwined andclosely linked through their finances, and thework that they do.

PETA operates on an annual budget of $29,000,000. Most of this is from donationsmade by ordinary citizens that don’t knowthe real work of PETA. Many people thinkthat they are out to save the lives of animalsafter seeing all of their ads on TV and in thenewspapers. That is why millions are do-nated to them each year.

In Virginia, the home state of PETA, in2004, PETA adopted out 361 animals, andeuthanized 2,278, according to their records.(2) Those figures aren’t good. That meansthat they euthanized 86.3% of their animalsand only adopted out 13.7%. These figurescome directly from PETA’s Annual Reportand from their 2004 Tax Return. It doesn’tseem like they used that $29 million for thebetterment of the majority of the animalsthat they came in contact with. So where isthe money going? It is being spent for public-ity to raise more money for one thing. It isalso being used for legislative purposes. Theyhave placed key people in city governmentsall over the country to try to influence legisla-tion to take your pet ownership rights away.And they are having a lot of success with it.

You need to understand the basic differ-ence between the “animal welfare” groupsand “animal rights” groups. Although thenames might sound like they have the sameobjectives, there is a big difference. Animalwelfare groups are working to see that allanimals are treated humanely. Animal rightsgroups are working to see that all ownershipof animals comes to an end.

As I said, PETA has close ties withmany other organizations. One of those or-ganizations is the Humane Society of theUnited States (HSUS). People donate mil-lions to the HSUS each year, thinking thattheir money is going to save the lives of mil-lions of animals. Nothing could be furtherfrom the truth. The HSUS does not own asingle animal shelter anywhere in the coun-try. Although many shelters have the wordsHumane Society in their names, they are notassociated in any way with the HSUS. TheHSUS does not sponsor any spay or neuterclinic anywhere in the country. They do do-nate a very small percent of the annualbudget to a few local humane societies,around $2 million annually, which just hap-pens to be less than the amount that theyspend in travel each year. Their major moneyis sent on fund raising and legislative activ-ity. In 2005 they spent $28 million for publicmailings, $6 million in vegan education, $10million in legislative campaigns and litiga-tion. Their income for that year was close to$125 million.

The HSUS was founded in 1954 as ananimal welfare organization. But in the early1980’s, just about the same time as PETAwas founded, they began to change to an

animal rights organization. In the 1990’s thepersonnel began to change to better fit withtheir new purpose, and today many of thepersonnel at HSUS have ties to PETA, in-cluding the current President, WaynePacelle.

This is an interesting quote from WaynePacelle: “We have no ethical obligation topreserve the different breeds of livestockproduced through selective breeding ...Onegeneration and out. We have no problemswith the extinction of domestic animals. Theyare creations of human selective breeding.”-Animal People News (May 1, 1993) (3) Whenyou combine other statements that he hasmade, with the above statement, in my opin-ion the meaning of this statement is that ifwe could spay and neuter all animals, wecould eliminate pet ownership within onegeneration. “One generation and out” wouldmean to me that they are gone and are elimi-nated in only one generation.

Quietly sitting back and maybe notbeing aware, we are now allowing the HSUSto make presentations at our local schools,with the definite purpose to educate our chil-dren about how bad pet ownership is, to in-doctrinate children to the thought that ani-mals should be free and not kept as pets.They are doing this in the same way thatthey have infiltrated city councils and localgovernments all across the country, quietlyand matter-of-factly.

“Shortly after taking office, Pacelle an-nounced a merger with the Fund For Animalswhich have assets of over $20 million, andthe Doris Day Animal League. The com-bined group estimated its 2005 budget at“over $95 million” and also announced theformation of a new “political organization,”which will “allow for a more substantial in-vestment of resources in political and lobby-ing activities.”(4)

So that is where we find ourselves today.With the HSUS and PETA combined annualbudgets of over $124 million for political andlobbying efforts to take away our rights toown animals. And that figure does not in-clude the many splinter organizations thathave been formed from these two major or-ganizations. We are in an uphill battle now,and it will be the fight of our lives to keep ourrights to own pets.

They are going at it from many differentangles. One way is to get Breed Specific Leg-islation (BSL) passed. The banning of Pit-Bulls all over the country is a good example.That has caught on like wildfires. The animalrights groups have said if they can just getone breed banned, then it will be easy to addothers to it at a later date, until eventuallyall breeds are banned. Another way that theyare going about it is to have a mandatoryspay and neuter law in place. Just thinkabout it, if all domestic animals are spayedand neutered, when they die, there will be nomore domestic animals. Those same wordshave been said by Wayne Pacelle, the Presi-dent of the HSUS. They have a very wellthought out and planned agenda, and theyare counting on the ignorance of the Ameri-can people to get their agenda accomplished.Well guess what: Ignorance can be overcome

by education. The American people may beignorant about the facts, but they are notstupid. They can be educated. We were igno-rant before 9-11, and look what effect thathad. It caused all Americans to become edu-cated and unite and fight to prevent thatfrom happening again. The difference here isthat we are being attacked from within ourown country. We are under strong attack bythe animal rights groups, and I hope that wedon’t just stand by and allow it to happen.

The animal rights groups are publiclystating that we need to get laws passed sothat they can close down all the puppy millsand commercial breeding facilities that havetheir animals living in inhumane conditions.Just about everyone would agree with theidea that animals should be treated hu-manely. But that is just the vehicle that theyare using to try to do away with all animalownership, period. And that is not a state-ment that they are being all that publicabout.

You can become active in this fight bytelling your friends and neighbors what isgoing on. You can be an instrument of educa-tion. You can also fight this kind of legisla-tion when it is presented in your area. Go tothe City Council meetings and make yourvoice heard. Write letters to the state andfederal government officials to offer yourservices to be on any animal related commit-tee. In short get the word out to any and allof your friends that own pets. Let them knowwhat is going on. If enough people stop fund-ing the animal rights organizations, we canput them out of business. There is not muchthat they can do without operating funds.

The next time you think about making adonation to any of these organizations, youhad better think long and hard aboutwhether you really want your money beingspent to take away your rights.

PETAHUMANE SOCIETY OF THE

UNITED STATESFARM SANCTUARY

FUND FOR ANIMALSDORIS DAY ANIMAL LEAGUE

EARTH SAVEGREEN PEACE

PHYSICIANS FOR RESPONSI-BLE MEDICINE

ANIMAL LIBERATION FRONT(ALF)

FRIENDS OF ANIMALSIN DEFENSE OF ANIMALS

Right now the HSUS has started their“First Strike Campaign”. I find that an inter-esting choice of names. At visualthesau-rus.com they define first strike as follows:

First strike: An attack that isintended to seize or inflict damage on ordestroy an objective.

Most people think that attack is on inhumanetreatment of animals. They still don’t know itis an attack to take your animals away from

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you. Last year over 10 million people donated money tothe HSUS because of their massive spending on adver-tising. Most of those 10 million people had no idea whattheir money was actually going to support.

Better places to donate your money that will fightfor your rights to own animals are listed below. Thesegroups are working hard to protect your right to ownanimals, and to expose the true agenda to much of theanimal legislation going on all over the country.

NATIONAL ANIMAL INTERESTALLIANCE

http://www.naiaonline.org/SPORTSMEN'S AND ANIMAL OWNERS'

VOTING ALLIANCEhttp://saova.org/

AMERICAN DOG OWNERSASSOCIATION

http://www.adoa.org/index.cfm

U S SPORTSMAN ALLIANCEhttp://www.ussportsmen.org/

You can either make your donations work for youor against you. That decision is yours to make.

Footnotes for Reference:1)

http://www.activistcash.com/biography.cfm/bid/456

2)www,nokillnow.comPetaDVACreporting.pdf

3) http://www.animalscam.com/quotes.cfm4)

http://www.activistcash.com/organization_overview.cfm/oid/136

This article will first appear in the March, 2007issue (Volume V Issue 2) of the Rocky Mountain Wrin-kle, the newsletter of the Centennial Chinese Shar-PeiClub, Inc. Any reference to this article must give fullcredit to Rocky Mountain Wrinkle, and the CentennialChinese Shar-Pei Club, Inc.

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Miniature Schnauzer Club of MichiganDinner/Meeting

April 28, 2007

GUEST SPEAKERDr Will Schultz

Bavarian Inn Restaurant713 S. Main Street

Frankenmuth, MI 48734Phone (800)228-2742

US-23/75 to Exit 136 (Birch Run)Turn East & proceed to M-83, turn left, proceed to downtown,

on the right after the covered bridge

Cash Bar Social Hour at 5:30 pmDinner served at 6:00 pmGeneral Meeting to follow

MENU:Family style chicken dinner with all of the accompanying

side dishes. Coffee and tea included. Cash Bar.

Cost is $21.50 per person (tax & gratuity included)Children under 12 get a discounted price.

Reservation REQUIRED by Monday, April 23 Contact Diane Gardner (810)789-6605 or email: gardnerdiane@hotmail.com

THE LOSS OF A HEART DOG

I stood by your bed last night, I came tohave a peep.

I could see that you were crying, Youfound it hard to sleep.

I whined to you softly as you brushedaway a tear,

"It's me, I haven't left you, I'm well, I'mfine, I'm here."

I was close to you at breakfast, Iwatched you pour the tea,

You were thinking of the many times,your hands reached down to me.

I was with you at the shops today, Yourarms were getting sore.

I longed to take your parcels, I wish Icould do more.

I was with you at my grave today, Youtend it with such care.

I want to reassure you, that I'm notlying there.

I walked with you towards the house,as you fumbled for your key.

I gently put my paw on you, I smiledand said "it's me."

You looked so very tired, and sank intoa chair.

I tried so hard to let you know, that Iwas standing there.

It's possible for me, to be so near youeveryday.

To say to you with certainty, "I neverwent away."

You sat there very quietly, thensmiled, I think you knew ... in the

stillness of that evening, I was veryclose to you.

The day is over... I smile and watch

you yawning and say "goodnight, God bless, I'll see

you in the morning."

And when the time is right for you tocross the brief divide,

I'll rush across to greet you and we'llstand, side by side.

I have so many things to show you,there is so much for you to see.

Be patient, live your journey out ...then come home to be with me.

— Author unknown

July 4, 1992-April 6, 2007Zauberland’s Rumor Has It “Reba”

Owned and Loved by Rod, Joanne, & Brian Forster

Born March 21, 2007, 5 Black & Silver pups (4 males2 females)Dam: Ch. Char N Co Need For Speed “Racie”Sire: Ch. Loneacre’s Chances Are “Chance”Proud owner: Beth Santure

The Whelping Box

2006 Calendar of Important Events

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APRIL 28MSCM Dinner Meeting- Bavarian Inn,Frankenmuth (see page 2 for details) JUNE ?Annual MSCM Outdoor PotluckMeeting & (unconfirmed) Eye Clinic atDebbie Herrell’s, Grass Lake

AUGUST 18Outdoor MSCM Fun Day & PotluckMeeting– Milan, MI Home of Beth &John SantureSEPTEMBER 28MSCM Fall Specialty Show-Monroe,MI-Monroe County FairgroundsOCTOBER 5-7Montgomery County Weekend-Pennsylvania

FundraisingA reminder to save your empty printer cartridges and getthem to Joanne. Get them from friends, family, and work!No Toner Cartridges, please! Bring them to the next meet-ing or get them to someone who is going to be there!

OCTOBER 20MSCM Dinner Meeting-Place To BeAnnounced in the Battle Creek AreaDECEMBER 8MSCM Christmas Banquet & AwardsCoral Gables Restaurant, East Lansing

it again with no fear, give lots of praise. Worktoward having the most confident dog you canhave. One thing to remember is that a dog thatis stressed might not play, but sometimes willstill eat. Don’t rely on food for everything. Taketoys along on these trips and play tug, fetch orwhatever the puppy loves to do. Make theseoutings fun for both of you.As a dog trainer, I cannot overemphasize theimportance of dog school. A puppy obedienceclass can bring problems to light that mighthave gone unnoticed until too late. Dog aggres-sion, stubbornness, shyness or even beingoverly attached to you are a few examples.None of these are desired traits and should becorrected or redirected. The earlier these prob-lems are confronted, the easier they are toresolve. A confident dog will go with anotherperson without being stressed. They know thatthey have been left in capable hands and thatmom or dad will come back. Dogs that are re-quired to learn new behaviors their entire livesalso tackle new experiences with gusto, notstress. Dogs that are only required to stand ona table might be confused two years down theline when the owners want to try obedience oragility. They have never had to learn new be-haviors (conformation training was long ago)and they might think that they are being pun-ished. Constant training of new behaviors, eventricks, and high expectations on the ownerspart will keep your pets mind sharp. Remem-ber; a good conformation class is also worth itsweight in gold. Your puppy gets to run aroundthe room, get cookies, and play with newfriends. The ability for a dog to focus whiledistractions are going on around you is a must,but doesn’t happen overnight. A good instructorwill challenge you and your dog to be the bestthat you can be. Any type of dog school shouldbe fun and rewarding. If the attitude and will-ingness to please are nurtured, then the puppywill be unstoppable in any venue.Dogs that are exposed early to all aspects of lifedo better. They enjoy the outings, makefriends, and are not as bored. Our goal is tohave dogs that are not afraid of people; ratherthey can’t wait to be petted or get a treat. Dogsin the show ring that say “LOOK AT ME! Youcame here to see me, here I am” truly enjoy thedog show experience. All breeds of dogs benefitfrom proper socialization and training. Thisincludes people, places, things, other dogs andother species. It is our job not to coddle, but totrain our dogs and give them the tools to enjoylife. The bonding, respect, and trust that youwill get with your dog when you do these thingswill be incredible. The ability to take your petanywhere so that he becomes an ambassador ofhis breed is a great feeling. We can all do it. Allit takes a little time and love.

Patty Terrio, a good friend, obedience trainer,instructor, and owner/trainer of Ace – Multi-ple-BIS Am Can CH Avatar Luck of theDraw, CD, RN, wrote the following article.Ace is the 2006 #1 Rottweiller, Group 3 win-ner at Eukanuba, BOB at Westminster, #9Working Dog, plus two obedience titles. Acewas bred by Johann Emedi, Debbie Uren andRoxanne Robertson. He is handled by JohannEmedi and loved by Patty’s two children,Michael and David.

GREAT STARTSBy Patty Terrio

Reprinted with Permission of the Author andThe Working Dog Digest

Breeders and owners of new puppies have aresponsibility to start them out with the bestpossible chance to succeed in life, in or out ofthe ring. The people who decide to bring pup-pies into this world have a minimum of 8 -12weeks, usually more, of work ahead of them.A great puppy is first bred by informed con-scientious breeders, but the job doesn’t stopthere. The new owners have a lot of work todo to continue on the same path of greatness.The best puppy in the world put into thewrong hands will not live up to its potential.How many times have you seen a puppy athis first show at six months old that is veryafraid and not having fun? Then you find outthat this is the fist time he has been out ofthe kennel or house. What a shame! At thatpoint the owners/handlers have a ton of workto do that should have been done already.Show dogs need to “show” and it is very hardfor a dog to be flashy when he is afraid andunsure of himself at the same time. A puppyis like clay in your fingers. You have the abil-ity to shape, mold, train, and influence yournew puppy into the dog that you want tohave around all the time, even after his showcareer is over. These are easy but very impor-tant guidelines to follow so that all puppiesmake great confident working dogs.Puppies need to be socialized from the begin-ning. The radio and TV should be played atdifferent volumes, pots and pans should bedropped occasionally. A quiet house is not thebest house for puppies; the outside world isnot quiet. If possible, even different species ofanimals like cats should be in the picture.Different people should come over to playwith them. These individuals don’t have to be“dog” people, but nice, trusting friends whojust love puppies. They should also be differ-ent sexes, different sizes, different ages, andif possible different nationalities. The ownerof a shy puppy will have significantly morework to do than that of an outgoing puppy. A

breeder that is in tune with his liter will beable to tell you the intricacies of each puppy’spersonality. Puppies are like children; in theright environment most will flourish. Some justneed more help and guidance. I think that pup-pies are about 60% breeding and 40% environ-mental. Considering these numbers, not alldogs can be completely rehabilitated or trained.Sometimes bad breeding and genetics cannotbe overcome. The right person can usually takean aggressive or even shy dog and make it intoa very confident dog who knows the rules.Once your puppy is eight weeks old and hashad a least two sets of vaccinations, you shouldbegin to take him out of the house for socializa-tion trips. During your hectic schedule, find thetime to take your dog in a crate for short rideswhile you run errands. Take your new puppy toschools or parks especially if there are no smallchildren around your house. It is best to startout with “pet-friendly” stores for his travelexperiences like hair salons, feed stores, hard-ware stores – and don’t forget that leash! Anylittle shop that you frequent is usually fine,especially if you carry him. Keep a pocket fullof puppy kibble to hand out to people to feedyour new puppy, and he will love it. After youleave the stores, put the puppy down and walkhim in front of the stores on the sidewalk.There are usually people that will want to petyour puppy. Most people will coo over a puppyeven if you have a large breed of dog that peo-ple are leery of as an adult. Use them andteach them how to approach a new puppy. Thiscan also be an opportunity to educate people onyour breed of dog, or just dog education in gen-eral. The bigger your puppy will grow, the moreimportant it is to start this as soon as possible.It is really difficult to carry a four month oldGreat Dane anywhere. Once he is too big tocarry, some of the stores will be off limits. Asthey grow bigger, find other places to take yourpuppy. Pet supply stores make good field tripsand the staff will usually give your dog a treat.Make everyday a new and exciting experience.These outings are the time to educate and showthe puppy how to react to the exciting world welive in . The puppy should see traffic, big trucksand hear noises that are probably not heard atyour house. Give lots of praise when he is braveor could care less at new and unexpected ex-periences. It is your responsibility to make surenothing really frightening happens to him. Ifsomething out of the ordinary happens, don’tmake it a big deal. Curiosity, cautiousness, andbeing interested in new things are acceptableemotions and reactions, but fear is not. If thereis an incident where he is scared, tell him toknock it off – do not coddle him or tell him itwill be alright. Wait for him to compose him-self, and try to show him that life goes on. Thebest thing to do after the incident is to set upthe distraction again as soon as possible so thepuppy can relive the experience again, maybejust a little farther away. When he experiences

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RABIESThere have been no reported cases of rabiddogs or cats in Harris, Montgomery or Ft.Bend Counties [Texas], there have beenrabid skunks and bats so the potentialexists. It is a killed vaccine and must begiven every year. Lyme disease is atick born disease which can cause lame-ness, kidney failure and heart diseasein dogs. Ticks can also transmit the diseaseto humans. The original Ft. Dodge killedbacteria has proven to be the most effectivevaccine. Lyme disease prevention shouldemphasize early removal of ticks. Amitrazcollars are more effective than Top Spot, asamitraz paralyzes the tick's mouth-parts preventing transmission of disease .VACCINATIONS NOT RECOMMENDEDMultiple components in vaccines competewith each other for the immune system andresult in lesser immunity for each individ-ual disease as well as increasing the risk ofa reaction.Canine Corona Virus is only a disease ofpuppies. It is rare, self limiting (dogs getwell in 3 days without treatment).Cornell &Texas A&M have only diagnosedone case each in the last 7 years. Coronavirus does not cause disease in adult dogs.Leptospirosis vaccine is a common cause ofadverse reactions in dogs . Most of the clini-cal cases of lepto reported in dogs in the USare caused by serovaars (or types) grippoty-phosa and bratsilvia. The vaccines containdifferent serovaars eanicola and ictohemor-rhagica. Cross protection is not providedand protection is short lived. Lepto vaccineis immuno-supressive to puppies less than16 weeks

VACCINATION NEWSFLASH!

All 27 veterinary schools in North Americaare in the process of changing their protocolsfor vaccinating dogs and cats. Some of thisinformation will present an ethical & eco-nomic challenge to vets, and there willbe skeptics. Some organizations have comeup with a political compromise suggestingvaccinations every 3 years to appease thosewho fear loss of income vs. those concernedabout potential side effects. Politics, tradi-tions, or the doctor's economic well beingshould not be a factor in medical decision.NEW PRINCIPLES OF IMMUNOLOGY"Dogs and cats immune systems mature fullyat 6 months. If a modified live virus vaccineis given after 6 months of age, it produces animmunity which is good for the life of the pet(i.e.: canine distemper, parvo, feline distem-per). If another MLV vaccine is given ayear later, the antibodies from the first vac-cine neutralize the antigens of the secondvaccine and there is little or no effect. Thetiter is not "boosted" nor are more memorycells induced." Not only are annual boostersfor parvo and distemper unnecessary, theysubject the pet to potential risks of allergicreactions and immune-mediated hemolyticanemia. "There is no scientific documenta-tion to back up label claims for annual ad-ministration of MLV vaccines." Puppiesreceive antibodies through their mothersmilk. This natural protection can last 8-14weeks. Puppies & kittens should NOT bevaccinated at LESS than 8 weeks. Maternalimmunity will neutralize the vaccine andlittle protection (0-38%) will be produced.Vaccination at 6 weeks will, however, de-

lay the timing of the first highly effectivevaccine. Vaccinations given 2 weeks apartsuppress rather than stimulate the im-mune system. A series of vaccinations isgiven starting at 8 weeks and given 3-4weeks apart up to 16 weeks of age. Anothervaccination given sometime after 6 months ofage (usually at 1 year 4 mo) will providelifetime immunity.CURRENT RECOMMENDATIONS FORDOGSDistemper & Parvo-"According to Dr. Schultz, AVMA, 8-15-95,when a vaccinations series given at 2, 3 & 4months and again at 1 year with a MLV,puppies and kitten program memory cellsthat survive for life, providing lifelong im-munity." Dr. Carmichael at Cornell andDr. Schultz have studies showing immunityagainst challenge at 2-10 years for caninedistemper & 4 years for parvovirus. Studiesfor longer duration are pending. "There areno new strains of parvovirus as one mfg.would like to suggest. Parvovirus vaccinationprovides cross immunity for all types."Hepatitis (Adenovirus) is one of the agentsknown to be a cause of kennel cough. Onlyvaccines with CAV-2 should be used as CAV-1 vaccines carry the risk of "hepatitis blue-eye" reactions & kidney damage.Bordetella /Parainfluenza: Commonly called"Kennel cough". Recommended only for thosedogs boarded, groomed, taken to dog shows,or for any reason housed where exposed to alot of dogs. The intranasal vaccine providesmore complete and more rapid onset of im-munity with less chance of reaction. Immu-nity requires 72 hours and does not protectfrom every cause of kennel cough. Immunityis of short duration (4 to 6 months).

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On March 2, 2007 at the GatewayMiniature Schnauzer Club Specialtyshow, Joanne Forster’s Jofor’s HereFor The Party went Winners Bitch(handled by Charlotte Stukey) for a4 point major, completing herChampionship! She has since beenbred to Ch. Char N Co RunningMan and we are eagerly awaitinglittle ones!

How Old Is Your Dog?Veterinarian Joseph Watkins says thetraditional way of figuring a dog’s age—one year of a dog’s life equals seven yearsof a human life— is not realistic. Here’s achart to figure out how old your dog is:DOG’S AGE… … … … ..HUMAN AGE6 months… … … … … … … … … .10 years8 months… … … … … … … … … .13 years10 months… … … … … … … … ...14 years12 months… … … … … … … … ...15 years18 months… … … … … … … … ...20 years2 years… … … … … … … … … … 24 years4 years… … … … … … … … … … 32 years6 years… … … … … … … … … … 40 years8 years… … … … … … … … … … 48 years10 years… … … … … … … … … . 56 years12 years… … … … … … … … … .64 years14 years… … … … … … … … … .72 years16 years… … … … … … … … … .80 years18 years… … … … … … … … … .88 years20 years… … … … … … … … … .96 years21 years… … … … … … … … … 100 years

On Friday March 23, 2007, JoanneMcCallum’s R-Jo’s UR My Sunshineearned her Rally Novice B title atthe Companion Dog Training ClubRally Trial in Flint, MI.On Sunday, March 25, 2007, JoanneMcCallum’s R-Jo’s TrendsetterBootsie earned her AKC Open Obe-dience title and a 4th place!Way to go girls!

TipsRemoves Carpet Stain & Odors—

In a spray bottle, mix 10 oz. Of HydrogenPeroxide and 1 tsp. Of clear Ammonia. Thissolution will keep and will get out justabout any stains, even old ones. It will alsotake care of odors. It doesn’t foam, all youneed to do is blot or rub the area clean.Cleans upholstery as well. (Always do atest spot first)

Loneacre’s Firecracker, RN. AX,MXJ, a/k/a Connor, earned his firstleg in Novice B Obedience, onMarch 24, 2007, at CompanionDTC’s Obedience Trial. He alsoearned his first leg in Advance Rallyat the same club the day before.Connor was bred by Beth Santureand is out of Ch. Loneacre’sCharmed I’m Sure x Ch. Int’l Ch.Dimension’s Hot Pursuit, RN UDAm. Ch. Loneacre’s Small TownGirl, RN, CDX, a/k/a Morgan earnedher first Advanced Rally leg thesame day as Connor! Morgan wasbred by Beth Santure and is out ofCh. Loneacre’s Just My Style x Ch.Summerwynd Seventh Wonder IIBoth dogs are owned and loved byRon & Lynn Baitinger

U-C.D. Mythago’s Lasto Beth Nin“Kaleb” Am/Can. C.D., R.N.earned the first leg on his RallyOpen title at the Companion Train-ing Club of Flint’s Rally trial 3-23-07 with a score of 99 (perfect is100). This was good for a four waytie for second place. Kaleb is ownedand loved by Lisa Martin

"Our achievements are shaped by the terrainof our lives and the strength of the founda-

tions we set. In building the life we've imag-ined, we must be true to our beliefs, dare tobe ethical, and strive to be honorable. Forintegrity is the highest ground to which we

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Bandit, RDX (Rescue Dog Excel-lent) is now a therapy dog at theGrand Rapids Home For Veter-ans. Bandit is a former Rescuedog, now owned and loved by Beth-any & Mike Hoover

Terrier Club of Michigan Show,March 2, 2007:

Loneacre's Sugar Rush (Candy)WB,BOW,BOB and Bred By Group3Detroit Kennel Club Show, March 3,

2007Loneacre’s Sugar Rush (Candy)BOB from the classesLoneacre’s Check Yes or No (Quiz)Puppy Group 4Detroit Kennel Club Show, March 4,

2007Loneacre’s Check Yes or No, (Quiz)WB, BOW, BOB (Note: Lindsay beatMom today!)Both girls owned and loved by Bethand Lindsay Santure