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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2013 8pm: Club Meeting at the AKC Museum of the Dog. |
| At the May club meeting, a slate of judges was voted on for the 2014 spring shows. It was also discussed about enforcing / changing the rules about 4 hours of service and number of meetings attended. This service time and meeting attendance is in with regards to using the puppy referral from the club phone line, using the website for puppies, stud service, etc. |
| At the April club meeting, the board voted to CHANGE THE MONTHLY CLUB MEETING TO THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH. The next club meeting is Wednesday, May 8 at 8 pm. This will be about a 3 month trial basis. |
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We now have a veterinary neurologist in the St. Louis area. His name is Fred Wininger and he is over at Veterinary Specialty Services in Manchester, MO. He just started working at VSS in March. He came from Univ. of MO/Columbia. |
The April obedience class is full. Another one is scheduled for June. |
| During the meeting on March 15, it was discussed about reinstating the club raffle to offset the cost of the club awards and the K9 awards. If you have items that you would like to donate, please contact Marcia Hadley about these items. The raffle is scheduled to resume at the March 29 Awards gathering. |
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2-17-2013 Submitted by by Steve Dobbins:
See the below link about this new rat poisons' main ingredient, bromethalin.
This is VERY dangerous to dogs, cats and kids.
http://veterinarynews.dvm360.com/dvm/Veterinary+news/New-rodenticide-without-antidote-alarms-pet-toxico/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/804032?contextCategoryId=378
If my math and weight conversions serve me correctly:
My 90 pound German shepherd would be about 41 kg (2.2 lb/kg ).
So his median lethal dose would be 97 to 149 mg ! (at 2.38 to 3.65 mg/kg)
For those of you who might have difficulty grasping how small an amount this is:
When you mail a letter, your first class postage limits you to one ounce before additional postage is required.
(roughly equal to a large envelope plus 5 sheets of paper, the fifth or sixth sheet puts you over, depending on the paper)
One ounce is about 28.4 grams.
One milligram (mg) equals 1/1000 of a gram.
So his median lethal dose would be about 0.10 to 0.15 grams !!!
Or 0.0034 to 0.0052 ounces !!!
The following information is second hand. Apparently a Samoyed was poisoned in Denver while at the 4 day show cluster in Denver.
The Samoyed has already died from the poisoning. (This information is being put out and that show cluster is not even over)
The source of the poisoning may have been rat poisoning being placed under the beds at some hotels. |
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Ilona Horn, passed away peacefully on Sunday evening, December 30, 2012.
The memorial service is on:
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Visitation 1 to 2 pm
Service is at 2pm
Kutis Funeral Home
2906 Gravois Road
St Louis, MO
Ilona's dog, Caika, is being cared for by Ilona's long-time friend, Joan Lange. Jean Pohlman, Ilona's close friend, spent many hours with her during this difficult period. Dot Borreson often stayed with Ilona. There are many of us who mourn the loss of our wonderful Friend. Ilona was like 'a breath of fresh air'. She is and will continue to be remembered and greatly missed.
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Training / Obedience classes are now held at the Afton White Center at 9801 MacKenzie Road, StL. |
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We have just received word that there is a young woman (probably 18 to 24 years old) posing as a puppy buyer or an inspector attempting to enter breeding facilities in the Northern part of Missouri and Southern sections of Iowa. This person is driving a white pickup with a silver stripe. At one place she visited she called herself Cara Goodman but the name on the driver's license she used at another facility was Cara Fitts. If you have anyone just show up at your facility with whom you have not had prior contact please follow the instructions below:
Do not let them in your facility for any reason. If they are posing as a puppy buyer ask to see their driver's license and write down the name found on the license. Ask how they got the information that you have puppies for sale. If they do not have a prior appointment with you to see puppies, ask them to leave immediately.
If you have a camera or a cell phone that takes pictures take her (or his) picture and a picture of the vehicle they are driving, if at all possible. After the person leaves call Karen or Anne at: 573-480-2389 or 573-364-6583.
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is now offering a $5,000 reward/bounty for tips resulting in the arrest and conviction of dog breeders. They have a 1-800 number on their website for anyone to call in a tip. To read more about this go to the MoFed facebook page at: https://www.fa cebook.com/MoFed.org or if you do not have a facebook account go to: http://www.examiner.com/article/hsus-puts-a-bounty-on-breeders . We do not know if this woman's actions are in any way connected with this announcement from HSUS but the timing is interesting.
If she or he is posing as an inspector, you need to know that ACFA inspectors do not inspect facilities on Saturday or Sunday. Ask to see identification and if he or she does not have a badge with the same emblem on it that is on the uniform being worn by this person then he or she is not a member of the inspection team for the state department of Ag. |
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CLICK HERE FOR CITY OF ST LOUIS PROPOSED BILL FOR MANDATORY SPAY / NEUTER AND FOR HOBBY BREEDERS
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- Found a very cool obed./rally database link from a lady on our Midwest Belgians list.
- Obedience results go back to 2000. Rally to 2005.
http://dogshowscores.herokuapp.com/
You can also pull up your dog in particular & see what all he/she has done.
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Reminder - DO NOT BUY ANY FORM OF CHICKEN TREATS FOR YOUR DOG. In fact don't buy any treats/rawhides etc. made in China. You must read the package carefully as lots of them will have a US address on them ie distributed by a US company and in the very small print it will say product of China.
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