2017 July August

Getting Down to Business
From the President
Hello! I hope you are enjoying a wonderful summer! I am
writing this in May, but by the time you read it, we will be deep
into July. I hope you and your Aussies are staying cool! By now
spring might seem like a faraway memory, but I want to focus your
attention back to the 2017 Spring Meeting. At the Spring Board
Meeting, the Directors approved the Strategic Plan for the year.
Please look over the 2017 Strategic Plan and see ASCA’s goal for
the next 12 months. Here are some of the goals that were set in
the 2016 Strategic Plan and were accomplished over the last 12
months:
• Complete first phases of ASCA’s new website and database.
• Improve ASCA’s Code of Conduct to support good behavior
at ASCA events.
• Create the Conflict Resolution Protocol to replace the old
Complaint Form; the focus of this new protocol is to resolve
problems as they happen.
• Create an annual recognition program for ASCA’s volunteers
– The first volunteers will be recognized at the 2017 Nationals
Banquet.
• Standardize Finals – The rosettes for Finals were standardized
and the Business Office will now handle the ordering of Finals
rosettes, which will be a big burden off of the hosting clubs
in the future.
• Celebrate Aussie performance by designating the May/June
Aussie Times back cover for the Rally Finals Winner and the
July/August for Tracking. Master Tracker awarded in year
would be recognized on the back cover or a selection from
the tracking committee if one is not available.
• Select a set of rotating sites for Nationals – The Board has
designated sites for the next eight years, achieving the goal
of securing good sites for future National Specialties. The
rotation will be 2017 Bryan, Texas; 2018 Greeley, Colorado;
2019 Bakersfield, California; 2020 Georgia International Horse
Park; 2021 Bryan, Texas; 2022 Greeley, Colorado; 2023 TBA
West Coast site; 2024 Georgia International Horse Park.
• Create the European Advisory Committee to advise the Board
on matter concerning our European members.
• Develop an Introduction to Stock Event proposal.
• Create a Dock Jumping program.
• Survey the membership to gauge interest in Nose Work and
Barn Hunt – Interest was high for these two events, and they
are on the 2017 Strategic Plan as possible future goals.
• Highlight Aussies in our AT and Aussie News that perform
outside of our standard programs.
• Investigate HOFX for dogs and bitches – It was decided that
this was not a good idea as it might promote overbreeding.
The process for setting the goals in the Strategic Plan begins
in September. If you have goals that you think should be added to
the 2018 Strategic Plan, please send your ideas to ASCA Executive
Secretary Kalla Jaco. The Board values your input!
Working for the success of ASCA and the breed we love!!
~ Laura Gibson
Office Report
Current number of full members: 5418
Current number of service members: 4408
Number of litters registered from
3/15/2017 till 5/15/2017: 460
Number of dogs registered from
3/15/2017 till 5/15/2017: 886
Nationals Results Additions/Corrections
Our sincere apologies for these mix-ups and omissions.
On Page 146 of the March-April 2017 issue of the Aussie Times, the Class
4-6 Month Black Tri Bitch class was inadvertently omitted. Following
are the class placements:
4-6 Month Black Bitch
1. 791 – Catalinas Tri’N Again at Tye-Dyed
Owners: Linda Grant, Bruce Bertholf, Joyce Siddall
2. 1115 – Moonlight’s Winter Flurry
Owners: Tammy Csicsila
3. 3502 – Bright Eyes Fancy Moovs 4 Ewe
Owners: Melissa Lamoureaux
4. 4814 – Witsends Dancing Queen at Drakyi
Owners: Valerie Albright, Richard Eichhorn
*****
Following are corrected Obedience and Rally placements from the
Business Office:
Obedience
Novice B – Judge Cornell
1 195.5 1073 Diamond Hill Watch Her Rise CD RNX RAX REX
Owners: Jamie Hansen, Donna Burdick, Hana Spitz
2 195 1184 Ragtime Make It Swift
Gina Litke handling
Owners: Gina Litke
3 193 241 WTCH W Lazy J Chicaree RNX RS-0 JS-E GS-0 RTDcs
DNA-VP
Owners: Irene Manley
(Continued on p. 38 . . . )
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