GCH Kingsmere Rhinestone Hot Tashi

84 Pages·2017·25.7 MB·English

WINTER 2017
2016 MBTCA NATIONAL
SPECIALTY WINNER
GCH
Kingsmere
Rhinestone
Hot Tashi

Table of Contents
The Club Performance
2017 MBTCA Board ...............................................................4 Mini Bulls fly high in Silverwood events ................................62
Standing Committees ...............................................................4 Getting a Whiff of Barn Hunt ...............................................65
President’s Message ..................................................................5
Rescue
Editor’s Note ............................................................................7
Membership applicants for February 2017 ...............................7
This Rescue Is Just Peachy ......................................................68
MBTCA Treasurer’s Report .....................................................8
Cover Story Q & A: Linda Lethin and Tashi ..........................9 Advertisers
In Memoriam: Marilyn Drewes ...............................................9
Kingsmere/Linda Lethin .............................................Cover, 40
A Little Bull Advertising Information .....................................82
Ironhead/Beth Parry .....................................................2, 60–61
Conformation Shows
Rocksteady/Linda Schaefer ......................................................6
Zenyatta/Suzann Hoesman ........................................10–11, 83
Critiques .................................................................................47
Imaginabulls/Terry Moffitt...............................................12–13
2017 MBTCA Specialty & Supported Shows .......................80
Bonsai/Giselle Simonds .........................................................15
2016 MBTCA National & VHTS Amy Hogge MD & Livie .................................................16–17
Rhinestone/Heather Rhine ...................................Cover, 24–25
Around the Ring ....................................................................14 Lawanda Mann ......................................................................26
Parent Specialty I ...................................................................18 Calypso/Wayne & Denra Dunnick ........................................39
Van Hildrikhusen Trophy Show .............................................20 Rocksteady/Linda Schaefer ....................................................40
National Specialty ..................................................................22 Hellion/Kathy Brosnan ..........................................................45
Critiques .................................................................................48 Hellion/Kathy Brosnan, Becky Martin ...................................46
For 2017, it’s California or Bust! ............................................52 Kim Krohn and Zelda ......................................................66–67
Costume Contest ..............................................................58–59 Brownstone/Crissy Brown-Stone .....................................70–71
The Belle of the Ball: Gracie ...................................................72 Omega/Meghan Barnes & Stuart Cairns ...................74–75, 84
MBTCA Naughty Dogs ........................................................73 Triumph/Sandy Lindstedt ................................................76–77
Beautiful Faces .......................................................................81 Karen Toland & Huxley .........................................................78
2016: The Year in Review
2016 Show Results .................................................................27
Critiques .................................................................................47 Disclaimer
2015–16 MBTCA Performance Awards ................................53
Neither The Miniature Bull Terrier Club of
2016 AKC Championship Titles Awarded ............................54
America nor the editors of A Little Bull shall
2016 All-Breed Point Standings ............................................54
be held responsible for errors in advertisements
2016 AKC Championship Titles Awarded ............................55
or any submissions in A Little Bull. Statements
2016 Breed Point Standings ...................................................56
in A Little Bull represent writers’ opinions and
2016 Owner-Handled Series Top 20 .....................................56
not necessarily the opinion of the MBTCA or
Grand Champion Lifetime Standings ....................................57 its editors. All information within A Little Bull
is the property of the MBTCA and may not
be reproduced in any way without the written
consent of the MBTCA.
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The Miniature Bull Terrier Club of America
2017 MBTCA Board
President Treasurer Board Members
Linda Lethin | [phone] Beverly Krautler | [phone] Meghan Barnes | [phone]
18-800 Corkill Rd. 217 Thomas Welborn Rd. 2668 Mounts Road
Desert Hot Springs, CA 92241 Anderson, SC 29625 Alexandria, OH 43001
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Term ends: 2017 Term ends: 2017 Term ends: 2018
Vice President Recording Secretary
Terry Martin | [phone]
Vanessa Giamo | [phone] Kimarie Wolf | [phone] 18-800 Corkill Rd.
9 Yellow Frame Rd. 5225 SW Cherry Ave. Desert Hot Springs, CA 92241
Neaton, NJ 07860 Beaverton, OR 97005 [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] Term ends: 2018
Term ends: 2018 Term ends: 2018
AKC Delegate
2nd Vice President Corresponding Secretary
Giselle Simonds | [phone]
Linda Duncan | [phone] Kathy Brosnan | [phone] 1040 Chapman Lane
7 Horseshoe Ridge Ct 251 Stage Road Petaluma, CA 94952
Chesterfield, MO 63005 Nottingham, NH 03290 [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected] Term ends: 2017
Term ends: 2017 Term ends: 2018
Standing Committees
Education New Members Stud Dog/Brood Bitch Award
Giselle Simonds | [phone] Kathleen Coffman | [phone] Karen Toland | [phone]
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Performance
Genetics and Health Webmaster
Andrea Johnson| [phone]
Kristy Utt, DVM | [phone] Corinne Colbert
[email protected]
[email protected] [email protected]
MBTCA Historian Rescue
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Kathy Brosnan | [phone] Carol Mercer & Brian Culbertson
Corinne Colbert, chair
[email protected] [email protected]
Kathleen Coffman, Sally Kilkenny,
Linda Schaefer, Kimarie Wolf
[email protected]
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President’s Message
Congratulations to the MBTCA for having a superb National So much progress
Specialty/Van Hildrikhusen weekend in Ohio. The venue was continues to be made by
great and very accommodating, and the weather was perfect. the MBTCA. I’d like to
Thank you, Alison Ibbitson and the Bull Terrier Club of welcome Vanessa Giamo
America, for including us in your premier weekend of the year. to the Board. She is our
Our judges Norma Smith, Deb Guerrero, Diane Foote, Susan new First Vice President.
Murphy and Brent Ruppel handled our large entry with effi- It is exciting to have
ciency and expertise. Vanessa join us with her
years of experience in
Our Show Chair, Giselle Simonds, and Show Secretary
the breed and wealth of
Eileen Ebey worked countless hours to bring our 50th anni-
information about dog
versary show to us. Ring stewards Sallie Cummings, Kathy
clubs in general. I want
Toomey, Candy Aron, Kristy Utt, and Gail Harlamoff lent us
to thank Crissy Brown-
their time. Dorothy Hughes Appleby was the catalog sales-
Stone and Luke Bag-
person extraordinaire! Ribbons and trophies were handled by
genstos for their service
Crissy Brown-Stone and Sally Ross Kilkenny. So many won-
to our club. Crissy has
derful people (whom I could never list here without missing
long been our stalwart leader and has done an incredible job!
someone), volunteered their time and really helped to make the
weekend a rousing success! Thank you one and all. This is your The Board and their committees continue to make progress on
club and it’s you who are keeping it great! updating our Bylaws and developing a Rules and Procedures
manual for day-to-day club operations. You can learn more
Thank you to all of the exhibitors who came with their Min-
about our progress in the committee reports provided as part of
iature Bull Terriers for the wild and crazy costume contest,
the club minutes.
heartwarming rescue parade, the conformation ring and the
performance events. What a huge entry you created! The MBTCA is now officially a 501(c)7 organization, thanks to
Beverly Krauter, Giselle Simonds, Terry Martin and especially
Eileen Ebey and Giselle Simonds got together and created the
Marilyn Jacobs. Thank you Marilyn, for your hours of work and
fabulous MBTCA 50th Anniversary Celebration. Thank you!!
guidance through this process. We could never have done it
Mini Bull and Bull Terrier fanciers who purchased our club without you!
merchandise — such as our hoodies, chairs, posters and lapel
In the past year, the MBTCA treasury has increased signifi-
pins — are helping support the club. The incredible work by
cantly in size, much of it due to club members and committees
artists Denra Dunnick and Mary Jung was so well received.
improving our fiscal efficiency and fundraising. As a result, the
Thank you to Sandy Lindstedt, Luis and Erick Flores, and
MBTCA was able to give $10,000 to the AKC Health Project
Giselle Simonds for coordinating our sale items.
to support research and improve the health of our animals.
Kudos to so many of you who donated auction items and gift
Thank you to all the amazing members of the MBTCA. Your
bag goodies. Brandy Escamilla searched out and found the great
participation and work are why this club is growing and contin-
bags. The workers that helped Corinne Colbert fill the wel-
ues to develop. Save the date for the 2017 National in Califor-
come bags and pass them out are so appreciated. Thanks, too, to
nia. The year ahead promises to be an exciting one!
Corinne for setting up and staffing the welcome table.
The Silent Auction headed by Carol Mercer and Brian Culbert- CHECK YOUR E-MAIL!
son was amazing! The folks who gathered the beautiful items,
transported them and staffed the auction room are owed a huge
In mid-February, all members who accept electronic communi-
debt of gratitude.
cations were sent an e-mail containing their passwords to access
Gloria Anderson took fabulous video and photographs of our Wild Apricot, MBTCA’s online membership portal. You will use
Mini Bulls and their people that we are going to be able to Wild Apricot to pay your membership dues, update your contact
treasure for years! information, look up other members, and — soon — log into
member-only content on the club website.
A big shout out to the Miniature Bull Terrier Club of Southern
California for a very successful Meet and Greet, that went on The e-mail is from [email protected] with the subject
for several nights! Brandy and Richard Escamilla did a Her- line “Login information for MBTCA.” If you missed the e-mail,
culean job, running errands, going shopping and just about check your spam folder. Didn’t get an e-mail at all? Contact
everything else! Heather, Luis and Erick were great bartenders! Corinne Colbert, Wild Apricot admin, at [email protected].
It was exciting to see so many National club members interest-
Also, keep an eye out for e-mail from SimplyVoting — we’ll be
ed in learning about Regional clubs and how important they are
using it to select judges for the 2017 National Specialty and VHTS.
to the success and visibility of our breed.
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Editor’s Note
This issue was supposed to be in your One of the reasons this issue is so late is that it covers the
hands two months ago. But as the Yid- 2016 MBTCA National Specialty and Van Hildrikhusen
dish proverb goes, “Man plans and God Trophy Show — and we had hundreds of terrific photographs
laughs.” Anyway, here we are at last. to choose from! Many of you gave us permission to use your
personal photos; thank you to Angel Rios, Jena Wagner,
Being so late paid off in a couple of
Beverly Krautler, Beth Parry, Kim Krohn, Andrea Johnson,
ways. Starting with this issue, the
Giselle Simonds, and applicant Marina Nedoshytko for your
winter ALB will be a yearbook of
generosity. Mega-ultra-super thanks to Gloria Anderson of
the just-ended show year. If we had
GoDog Photo, whose beautiful professional photos appear in
followed the expected production
many of the layouts. Gloria (whom many of you may know as
schedule, we would not have been
“Feeferlump” on Facebook) provided high-resolution image files
able to include point standings — those are not available until
for our use at no charge.
mid-January. Since production didn’t start until mid-January,
you’ll find AKC point standings in multiple categories starting Going to National in October was a rare bright point in a terrible
on page 53. year. I enjoyed meeting so many of you in person at the welcome
table and around the ring! So many memories: getting a crash
Tardiness also allowed us to implement a new design. When
course in conformation from Dorothy Appleby and Fiona Theiss;
the team couldn’t agree on any of the cover designs submitted
being charmed by the chivalrous Flores brothers, Luis and Erick;
by members last fall, I asked a colleague of mine — an award-
discovering that Heather Rhine gives the world’s best hugs.
winning graphic designer — for advice. She offered to submit
And of course, spending time with longtime friends like Kim
some designs at no charge! The team quickly selected a favorite,
Landman, Carol Mercer, and Brian Culbertson.
which you see on this cover. That same nameplate style will
appear on every cover from now on456. Huge thanks to Aesop wrote, “Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.” Thanks
Christina Ullman of Ullman Design. (Check out her other for your understanding for the lateness of this issue. And thanks
work at www.ullmandesign.com/. to my friends for getting me through misfortune.
Membership applicants for February 2017
Amanda & Gordon Clingan Vicki Miller Leslea Staunton
2610 Fairfield Ave 1036 Green Valley Dr 906 George Carter Rd
Shreveport, LA 71104 Ashland City, TN 37015 Becket, MA 01223
318-393-7508 615-352-8060 413-243-8998
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Sponsor: Melissa Dreyer Sponsor: Janice Jackson Sponsor: Kathy Brosnan
Paula Dayton Jennifer & Jeff Nelson Carol Stringfellow
13210 Shiloh Dr 4898 Wren Ct 355 S. Oxford Dr
Windsor, VA 23487 Frederick, CO 80504 Englewood, FL 34223
757-242-3013 720-297-3748 941-475-2443
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Sponsor: Vanessa Giamo Sponsor: Vanessa Giamo Sponsor: Peggy Kokaisel
Louie & Pat Lehnen Oleg & Marina Nedoshytko Page Pitts Tacchi
1848 Windy Hill Dr 702 Andrea Ct 15312 Cape Drive South
Lafayette, IN 47905 Cheshire, CT 06410 Jacksonville, FL 32226
765-471-1922 203-710-9971 904-403-5800
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Sponsor: Beverly Krautler Sponsor: Suzzanne Rafols Sponsor: Peggy Kokaisel
Rebecca & Theodore Martin Steven & Jane Peterson Vanessa Vance
2604 Mindi Dr 1739 El Trinidad Drive East 1619 NC 32 N
Manchester, MD 21102 Clearwater, FL 33759 Corapeake, NC 27926
410-374-9379 727-725-1056 252-465-8018
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Sponsor: Kathy Brosnan Sponsor: Peggy Kokaisel Sponsor: Vanessa Giamo
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MBTCA Treasurer’s Report
Closing Balances
09/27/16 Check 1689 B. Escamilla/bags and embroidery $480.00
08/31/16 ..................................................................$50,097.70 09/28/16 Check 1644 G. Simonds/embroidery, postage $135.00
09/30/16 ..................................................................$60,477.97 10/04/16 Check 1688 A. Johnson/Rental Car $105.24
10/31/16 ..................................................................$61,417.78 10/04/16 Check 1690 Debra Rawson/ Printing/Posters $1,478.98
11/30/16 ..................................................................$65,928.53 10/05/16 Check 1682 Barbary Coast BTC $400.00
12/31/16 ..................................................................$57,254.27 10/11/16 Check 1635 D. Weeks/Crate Pads/Trophies $90.00
01/31/17 ..................................................................$56,242.36 10/19/16 Check 1645 C. Sharp/ Postage $68.33
Deposits 10/24/16 Check 1649 K. Wolf/Shipping $18.73
10/25/16 Check 1664 Wells Fargo/ $855.00
08/15/16 T-Shirt sales .............................................................$315.00
Dropbox Pro/Wild Apricot
08/31/16 Stripe transfer Shirt sales ......................................$1,142.05
10/26/16 Check 1655 Teddy Lei/Photographer $500.00
09/01/16 Performance ($2000), Purina, ALB Ads ...............$2,507.13
10/27/16 Check 1656 Susan Murphy/6-9 Mos Puppy Judge $75.00
09/15/06 Trophy Donations ($80)/ Membership, Hoodies .....$335.00
10/27/16 Check 1652 Susan Murphy/Judge $500.00
09/19/16 Paypal sales, tickets, chairs, catalogs, ads ...............$7,137.10
10/27/16 Check 1677 Terrier Association of Oregon $400.00
09/21/16 Poster sales, Ads, entry fee .......................................$170.00
10/28/16 Check 1662 E. Ebey/shipping,postage $256.71
09/23/16 Ads, tickets ...............................................................$325.00
10/28/16 Check 1646 Design Complex $104.07
09/30/16 Stripe transfer club merchandise sales ...................$6,456.49
10/31/16 Check 1653 Norma Smith/Judge $500.00
10/06/16 Trophy Donation ($50)/ dinner ticket, poster ad .....$135.00
11/01/16 Check 1651 Diane Foote/Judge $500.00
10/11/16 National Entry fees ...............................................$1,360.00
11/01/16 Check 1654 Deb Guerrero/VHTS Judge $500.00
10/25/16 Entry fees ...................................................................$71.00
11/10/16 Check 1660 AKC 4-6 Mos. Puppy $18.00
10/25/16 Club Merch. Sales, Auction ..................................$4,769.00
11/14/16 Check 1657 AKC $20.00
11/29/16 Rescue donation ($1,500)/Auction, Ads ...............$2,925.00
11/14/06 Check 1658 AKC Parent 1 $231.00
11/29/16 Auction .................................................................$3,810.00
11/14/16 Check 1661 AKC $231.00
12/23/16 Club merchandise sales ............................................$210.00
11/14/16 Check 1659 AKC/National $259.00
Total deposits .............................................................$31,667.77
11/14/16 Check 1648 Kimarie Wolf/Shipping $113.08
Expenses
11/18/16 Check 1663 Wells Fargo/Sawmill/Adin of CA $1,994.22
08/04/16 Check 1640 K. Wolf/refund $50.00 12/09/16 Check 1693 Kimarie Wolf/printing minutes $123.91
08/05/16 Check 1667 A. Johnson/ Performance $649.13 12/09/16 CC to Sawmill Creek $4,183.51
08/17/16 Check 1673 Supplies/BLU MBTCA.org $450.03 12/12/16 Check 1691 Ohio U Printing Services/ $2,542.93
Fall ALB, National & VHTS catalogs
08/18/16 Check 1675 Postage. $50.20
12/13/16 Check 1692 J. Dolphin/Performance Awards $304.13
08/22/16 Check 1674 UDT/Winter ALB mailing $459.79
12/20/16 Check 1695 Wells Fargo $53.28
08/31/16 Check 1669 Secretary of State $5.00
12/28/16 Check 1694 BTCA/National share of expenses $1,676.50
08/31/16 Check 1670 Secretary of State $15.00
01/05/17 Check 1697 Ohio Univ/Postage Fall ALB $667.78
08/31/16 Check 1668 Secretary of State $30.00
01/09/17 Check 1666 D. Guerrero/Postage $18.70
09/07/16 Check 1672 United States Treasury $850.00
01/13/17 Check 1698 AKC/Yearly dues $25.00
09/08/16 Check 1676 G. Simonds $650.00
01/23/17 Check 1699 Wells Fargo/Stamps/supplies $300.43
09/09/16 Check 1671 Franchise Tax Board $25.00
Total Expenses $25,775.21
09/09/16 Check 1678 Sportsman Insurance $625.00
Club Balances
09/19/16 Check 1683 Wells Fargo/AKC show fee $15.00
General Fund ...........................................................$27,901.85
09/19/16 Check 1681 K. Brosnan/Montgomery show $400.00
Rescue/Welfare .........................................................$13,949.59
09/20/16 Check 1680 K. Coffman $403.16
09/22/16 Check 1679 Debra Hall/ Adorabull Trophies $275.00 Health ........................................................................$4,652.23
09/22/16 Check 1684 UDT/Spring ALB mail $911.01 Trophy ...........................................................................$778.73
09/23/16 Check 1643 Office Supplies $19.25 Performance ...............................................................$8,959.96
09/23/16 Check 1685 AKC Performance/Agility $45.00 Club Total .........................................................$56,242.36
09/26/16 Check 1686 Mary Jung/Logo $75.00
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Cover Story Q & A: Linda Lethin and Tashi
National Specialty Winner Tashi, GCH Kingsmere Rhinestone Rottweilers, a Dalmatian, a Poodle, Pit Bull, and a Dachshund.
Hot Tashi (GCH Bullcreeks Babyface Jackson of Kingsmere As far as conditioning goes, she has fenced acreage to play and
x Kingsmere Rambunctious Tinkerbell) was bred by Linda hunt on with Lulu and Heather. She is really living the good
Lethin and is co-owned by Linda and Heather Rhine. life in Northern California and part time in the desert! She is a
very fast learner and when it it comes to training, Heather has
How did you choose the breeding pair?
done Rally, some obedience, Barn Hunt, as well as the natural
I had a white bitch that was somewhat linebred so I could put
hunting sports.
her to an unrelated dog. She had a nice make and shape, good
tail set, tidy small ears, and great eyes. She had a good front Does Tashi remind you of other minis in your line?
and rear, middle of the road angulation. She needed a dog that Yes, her mother, Kingsmere Rambunctious Tinkerbell. She still
could produce good heads and better bone. I used the white dog is “Little Tinkerbell” in so many ways. It is amazing how they
that was bred by Stephanie Preugschat, that we had imported. react to a situation in the same way. If they want a toy under the
The resulting litter had three bitches and one male. All of them sofa, they are the same in their intensity and hunt the same way.
were pretty nice. Both like Barn Hunt and Nose Work, as do most Minis, but
they seem to react in the exact same way.
Did Tashi stand out as the pick, or did the litter develop dif-
ferently than you expected? Have you learned anything from breeding Tashi that you will
The girls were different due to outcrossing. There was a bitch use in future breedings?
with a very wrong mouth and a tremendous profile. She is small Well, I try to figure out what my bitch needs and to find a dog
with good bone. There was another one with a fancy head and that has those characteristics and has already proven that he can
nice body. She will be bred. Tashi was called “Little Tinkerbell” pass it along. I like to do line breedings with an occasional out-
as she resembled her mother, in personality, the most. As a baby cross so that I know almost everything about the dogs in their
she was pretty. Nice, but she did not have a fancy head, but pedigree. Show records mean nothing to me—it’s what the dog
good eyes and a well made, sound body. is bred like, what I think he looks like, his temperament and
what he can produce that are the most important things.
When did you begin to think that Tashi was a special show dog?
After Heather chose her (she had her pick) she just got more Tashi is a wonderful little dog and I’m so proud to have bred
fill and profile by the week. Her body stayed the same as she her. Now we are thinking how to breed her and her grandchil-
was as a pup. She was a puppy that “fell into place” when she dren! It’s never too early to plan for the future!
was set up. She didn’t become too extreme in any one particular
place. Tashi just matured into what she is today. People have In Memoriam: Marilyn Drewes
said to me and Heather, “She has that thing that demands you
look at her...” and “There is something special about Tashi when
Marilyn Drewes, the first U.S. registrar of Miniature Bull Ter-
she enters the ring. She catches your eye, and makes people sit
riers and a lifetime member of MBTCA, died January 28 from
up and take notice.”
complications of Alzheimer’s disease. She was 87.
Are there particular things about Tashi that make her easy or
In addition to MBTCA,
difficult to show in the ring?
Marilyn was a longtime
Tashi likes the attention she gets in the show ring and enjoys
member of the Bull
being center stage. She is a happy little dog and glad to be
Terrier Club of America,
where ever she is, as long as she isn’t bored or ignored! She is so
serving as its secretary
much fun to show. She has a sweet disposition and doesn’t act
for many years. Her book
up in a crowded ring. On the table she is OK, but much prefers
All About the Bull Terrier
a ramp—if there is one around she will jump up on it, and stay
and Miniature Bull Terrier
there until removed!
remains a must-read for
Did you learn anything showing Tashi that you didn’t know? new owners and breeders
These dogs teach me something new every time I show them. alike. She was active in
One thing I know about her is that you can’t get too serious, bully rescue and matched
that becomes boring. So for her I have to take in multiple toys, many families with dogs
in addition to her favorite treats. And I had better play with her in need.
or she will pout! LOL!
The family requests that gifts be made in Marilyn’s memory
Is there any special conditioning that keeps Tashi in shape for to two organizations: MBTCA’s Knuckles Fund for MBTs
the show ring? with extraordinary needs or the Cummings Veterinary Fund at
Heather feeds her a nutrient-rich, balanced raw food diet. Her Tufts University. You may give to the Knuckles Fund when you
favorite exercise is chasing squirrels and rodents and playing tug renew your dues or anytime at www.mbtca.wildapricot.org.
with Heather’s other Mini, Lulu. Her walking buddies include
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