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May 2018 Volume 24 Issue 3
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: Aaah---spring! The sounds of…birds, lawnmowers, and our dogs urging us to get outside and play! ASCNE members have plenty of opportunities during the coming months to play with their Aussies! During the month of May, the club sponsored 4 events and in June club will sponsor our multi-event Colors of Summer show, an agility workshop, and two days of stock trials. Come out and support your club’s activities. The by-laws changes approved by the Board, will be posted on the website next week. Check the homepage for the location of the document. Please review them and send comments to me before June 25. The Board will review members’ comments and vote on any changes necessary. The Bylaws will then be sent to ASCA for approval, and pending ASCA approval, will be submitted to the ASCNE membership for a vote. The club is still looking for assistance in a few areas – please see the “Want Ad” in this newsletter for details and if you have interest in any of these positions, please let me know. I’m looking forward to seeing many of you at our upcoming events and hope you celebrate all successes – great and small.
Anne
INSIDE: President’s Message – page 1 Help Wanted – page 11
From the Editor – page 2 Show Result – page 12
Next Meeting – page 2 Who’s Who – page 13
News, Brags, Announcements – page 3 Events – page 15
ASCA Committee Announcement – page 9 Library Nook – page 15
News from the Board – page 11
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FROM THE EDITOR:
NEXT MEETING:
Happy Summer, all!
ASCNE has lots of wonderful
events planned for the summer!
We are fortunate to have such a
wide variety of opportunities to
play with our amazing dogs!
With all of those opportunities to
compete come lots of needs for
volunteers. Consider
volunteering at an event! Also,
both ASCNE and ASCA have need
of volunteers. See the
announcements within for
opportunities to help both
organizations!
Please send news, brags, updates,
announcements about upcoming
events; and event results to me at
[email protected]. I’m
especially grateful for
photographs to be included with
the above (please tell me who is
in the photo).
As a reminder, show results
should also be sent to me so that
I can include them in the
newsletter!
Thank you to everyone who took
the time to submit something for
this issue! I truly appreciate it!
Enjoy your summer with your
dogs!
Ariane
July 8 at Bill and Paulie Haggis, 172 Hartford Rd.,
Brooklyn, CT 06234. There will be an agility course
available for practice. If you would like to try your dog on
sheep, come and see how your dog does. Other sheep
activities depending on the weather. If it is really hot,
activities may center around kiddy wading pools,
sprinklers, etc. Activities are weather dependent.
Activities begin at 10, pot-lunch at 11:30, with meeting to
follow.
September 9 in Walpole, MA (specific address, directions,
etc. will be posted on the web). Lorraine Messier will
introduce our dogs to dock diving in a new indoor facility
in Walpole, MA.
November 4 -- TBD
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NEWS, BRAGS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:
From Judi Schachte: It was a double ATCH kind of day for
Lira and Summit Schachte under
judge Gary Shipley at the BVASC
agility trial in Willow Grove
PA. Summit continues to amazes us
earning his ATCH 10 at 10 years old
and going strong. Lira close behind
earning her ATCH 8. I am blessed to
have these two as teammates.
From Lee Prager: Ike and Lee earned their ATCH
6 April 14th at the Brandywine
Valley ASC trial in Willow Grove PA
under judge Gary Shipley. They
were the only Elite team to get the
gamble!
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From Anne Hubbard:
Gilli is now ATCH Laconia Buff
Cap Carmel Black Gilliflower
STDs OTDd OFTDm AAD
HSAds (photo left)
From Jo-Ellen Vought: Price "Propwash Priceless" was
entered in his first AKC breed
show, the South County Kennel
Club show on 4/29/18. He took
Best of Winners and Best of
Breed! So proud of him!
Thanks to judge Dr. Thomas
Davies. (photo below)
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From Matt Mason: The ASCNE sponsored May Farm Trials at NH Sheep and Wool Festival went well on 5/12 and 5/13 in Deerfield, NH. The Judge, Marti Parrish from WA, was very pleased with the handlers and she loved the trial set up and wished she could have competed on it. A few ASCNE members competed each day and a large number of non-members including 3 from Quebec, Canada competed each day to provide some good competition and opportunities to learn. Participants had a good volume of practical tasks to complete on each course, and it helped to show the general public how useful a working dog can be on a daily basis. There was an increased volume of spectators there to watch runs this year which was great to see. Although the qualifying runs were not in abundance, the camraderie and support to one another was apparent and great to see, especially on Sunday when "the sheep won" Hopefully more ASCNE members and working dog owners will participate in 2019.
A sincere THANK YOU goes out to all of the competitors as well as the volunteers (ASCNE members as well as many non-members) who volunteered their time to make this event a success and a good representation of ASCNE and livestock working dogs.
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From Anne Hubbard:
Gilli (Laconia BuffCap Carmel
Black Gilliflower) earned her
first Advanced (mixed stock)
leg at ASCNE’s recent farm
trial. She placed 4th with a
score of 104.5, working goats
and ducks. She also earned
2nd place with a score of 116
the next day in Open (sheep),
but did not qualify as we ran
out of time. She did an
outstanding job, however, and
I am thrilled with her control
and calm. Gilli had a good
time too!
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From Michael Kurdzo: Linda Prager and Miranda
earned their ATCH3!
From Michael Kurdzo: The twisted sisters, Haley and
Marlee at the Showcase
Agility trial.
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From Jon Hoadley: Photos from the May
Showcase Agility trial.
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ASCA COMMITTEE ANNOUNCEMENT:
ASCA is looking for New Committee Members. Interested????
Recently, Kall Jaco, the Executive Secretary for ASCA posted the following in the
SCA Committees
From: Kalla Jaco
Date: Wed, 16 May 2018 17:21:25 EDT
Members,
Are you interested in joining one of ASCA's many active committees? You can view the full listing of
committees and current members here: http://www.asca.org/home/about-asca/committees
The below committees currently have no representation for the listed regions:
Agility - regions 3 and 7
Dock Jumping - regions 1, 2, and 7
Hall of Fame - regions 4, 6, and 7
History - regions 1, 2, 3, 6, and 7
Junior - regions 3 and 4
Legislative - regions 1, 2, and 5
Most Versatile Aussie - regions 3 and 6
Obedience - region 6
Stockdog (contestant) - regions 2 (deadline was May 9) and 5 (deadline May 18)
Tracking - regions 2 and 3
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Accepted resumes are not limited to these regions. You can still send your
resume if you are not from one of these regions.
REGION 1: WA, OR, ID, MT, AK
REGION 2: CA, NV, AZ, UT
REGION 3: CO, WY, NE, KS, ND, SD, MB, SK, AB, BC, YT, NT
REGION 4: MI, IA, IL, OH, WI, MN, IN, MO, KY
REGION 5: AR, LA, MS, AL, TN, NC, SC, GA, FL, TX, NM, OK
REGION 6: ME, NH, VT, NY, RI, MA, CT, PA, NJ, WV, VA, MD, DE, DC, ON, QC, NS, NB, PE, NF
REGION 7: Europe
Any member interested in serving on an ASCA committee should submit their resume to me
(the Executive Secretary [email protected]) to be considered for appointment. Resumes
will be retained on file for a year. The Board may fill Committee vacancies that arise during the
year with the Member resumes currently on file.
Resumes should provide sufficient detail regarding how the applicant's knowledge & skills
would be valuable to the Committee they are applying to serve.
Thanks,
Kalla E. Jaco
Executive Secretary
Australian Shepherd Club of America
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NEWS FROM THE BOARD:
BY-LAWS Changes Explained
The Board has reviewed the By-laws and has approved a number of changes for the
membership to vote on. These changes fall into several areas as described below. When the
by-laws are posted on the website, each change will be highlighted and explained.
• Spelling/grammatical/typos – these changes correct misspellings, grammar mistakes, and typos. The changes do not change the meaning of the by-law.
• Consistency in using officers’ titles and referring to the Board and its members.
• Changes to bring the current by-law’s language closer to the language of ASCA’s wording for Affiliate Club’s by-laws.
• Other changes that do not fit in any of the above categories that came about as a result of Board discussions.
• Changes to add wording for “electronic” means for meetings, votes (as appropriate), etc.
• Change to eliminate the current reference to Junior’s membership dues as being one-half of regular membership dues. If regular members’ dues were raised in the future, juniors’ dues would also have to increase as described in the by-laws. By eliminating this reference to Juniors’ dues in the by-laws, the Board could reduce or even eliminate Junior’s dues without having to go through a by-laws change process. The Board’s intent is not to increase Juniors’ membership dues, but rather, to provide flexibility to set dues independently of regular membership dues.
HELP WANTED:
ASCNE is looking for people who might have the following skills and/or interest. If you are interested in one of these, please let Anne Hubbard know.
1. Marketing/Publicity – do you have skills in these areas? If so, ASCNE is looking for someone(s) to help think about how to publicize ASCNE events and to attract more participants to our shows. 2. Librarian – the club is looking for someone to take over the library. Lisa Andrade has worked hard to “purge” the library of outdated and unused materials. She now needs to pass this collection over to a new librarian.
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3. Tax Preparer – Dottie Duclos has been preparing and filing the club’s taxes for many years and would now like to pass this on to someone else. If you have tax prep experience – especially with non-profits, please let us know. If you have tax prep experience and would like to expand your skills to non-profits, let us know as well.
SHOW RESULTS REPORTING:
Reminder to all Show/Trial Chairs: Please remember to send show/trial results to Ariane Bailey ([email protected] ) so they can be included in the newsletter. Thank you. Anne
LIBRARY NOOK:
From Lisa Andrade:
This month's pick from the ASCNE
library is Paula McDermid's
Unforgettable Aussies. I will be at
Colors of Summer if you have any
returns for the ASCNE
Library. Also, if there is anything
you would like to borrow please
email me at [email protected].
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WHO’S WHO:
ASCNE Board of Directors
President
Anne Hubbard 401-647-5751
Vice President Secretary Treasurer
Alicia Campbell 860-309-4405
Matt Mason 603-648-2973
Jen Chase 603-679-3384
Affiliate Representative Board Member Board Member
Pauli Haggis 860-774-8662
Gull Gullicksen 508-947-5606
Leigh Holmes 774-573-1601
Coordinators
Membership Coordinator Newsletter Coordinator Webmaster
Dottie Duclos 774-644-0693
Ariane M. Bailey
Robin Goodman 603-672-4092
Library Coordinator
Lisa Andrade
Show Coordinators
Agility Trial & Show Coordinator
Stockdog Trial & Show Coordinator
Conformation, Obedience & Rally
Trial and Show Coordinator
Jean Janotta 603-895-5436
Carol Landry 603-783-4180
Susan Winters (508) 285-2847
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ROM Coordinators
Agility Coordinator Conformation Coordinator
Chris Carlson [email protected]
Karen Souza [email protected]
Obedience Coordinator Stock Dog Coordinator
Dan Thomsen 978-828-0593
Anne Hubbard 401-647-5751
Rally Coordinator
Dan Thomsen
(978)828-0593 [email protected]
Reimbursement - Expenses Incurred on Behalf of ASCNE Requests for reimbursement of expenses incurred on behalf of the club (whether for a trial,
show, clinic, seminar, or whatever) must be submitted within 30 days of the event. Exceptions will be handled on an individual basis but the Treasurer must be notified before the 30-day
limit is reached, effective March 2006. (From the ASCNE Policy and Procedures Manual, available on the ASCNE’s web site)
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