BCOA Bulletin January-February-March 2007 - the Basenji Club of ...

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 yearold
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
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 1 st and a 2 nd 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
our rescue
p r o g r a m .
Shawn took
both dogs to
Basenji Fanciers of Greater
Phoenix
foster and
after a few
days reported
by Arnieta Kurtz
to us that So far, 2007 has seen the BF of GP
Jazz was involved in several new projects. In
very friendly February we held a blood blood draw for the
and not at Canine Phenome Project, where blood was collected from 77
all like the basenjis. On Easter Sunday, we held two AKC Junior Courser
shelter staff tests. The fi rst test had an entry of nineteen with ten passing. The
described her. Squirt was just a typical basenji boy who is friendly second test had an entry of twelve with seven passing. Then, on
and active. We had a slow period with few inquiries for a while. May 5th we had our fi rst ever all-breed lure coursing trial, plus
We began to imagine how great it would be for a home to come another JC test. There were fi ve breeds competing, with a major
along that would be looking for two rescues – wishful thinking for the winner of each.
we knew. Or maybe not! Shawn was contacted by a couple in The beginning of June brought two more events. The fi rst was
Racine who had lost their 18-year old basenji, and wondered if a microchipping clinic. AKC, which had promoted Home Again®
Jazz or Squirt – or both – would be a good fi t for their home. They chips for many years, now has their own chip, which is smaller
visited the dogs at Shawn’s, we visited their house, and a few days than the others. We have been told that Home Again® will begin
later Squirt and Jazz were placed together in their new home with charging a yearly fee for registration. AKC CAR offers a lifetime
experienced basenji people – what a dream come true!
registration. As part of their introduction of the new chip we were
Now for some brags! Ch AB Rafi ki The Icon of Cool, aka able to offer the implanting of the chip and the lifetime registration
Blade, is out on the show circuit with Erin Roberts. We are rooting for a fee of only $15. Twenty-nine dogs were implanted that day.
for our local boy, bred by Wanda Pooley and Michelle Gahgan and The club arranged to send in the registrations to AKC CAR.
co owned by Wanda and Kim Witt. In just a few short months We were able to offer such a reasonable fee because, once
of showing Blade has already become a multiple group winner again, Linda Siekert and Katy Scott drove up from Tucson to help
– you go, Blade! And there is another member-bred group winner us out. They held dogs and implanted the chips while we collected
in the BCOSW, too. Joe and Cathy Tomey’s Derby, Ch. Sonbar’s the paperwork. For that many dogs, with many being youngsters,
Phoolish Pleasure at Cumback, bred by Sally Wuornos, Kari there was very little fussing. It all proceeded very effi ciently.
The next day we held our annual Awards Party. Participants
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