2019-2020 Board Of DirectorsOfficers:Brian Kruse President14 401 Westgate RdCampbell River BC V9W 1R7brian@krusekennels.com

Vickie Boechler Vice President13 Brookwood PlaceSpruce Grove, AB T7X 1H4vickie.boechler@shaw.ca

Marija Kuncic TreasurerBox73, Site 1, RR6Calgary AB. T2M 4L5mapherna@outlook.com

Kate McMillan SecretaryBox 579,Delisle, SK S0L 0P0katewerk@sasktel.net

Directors:Elaine Allen BC DirectorLynda Berar Prairies DirectorTracy Hiuser Ontario DirectorCaroline Lachance Quebec DirectorBarbara Bell Director at LargeTracey Brown Director at LargeSandi Malcolm Director at Large

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Elizabeth Cunningham kindly volunteered toserve as Nominating Committee to assemblea slate of Officers and Directors to serve forthe 2021- 2022 term.

Liz reported in early May that all currentlyserving have agreed to stay on in theirpositions, with the exception of the Office ofPresident.

An email was sent to the membership on May13th asking for volunteers to this position, andKrystal Mason has stepped forward to let hername stand.

If there are no other volunteers to the positionof President (or any other) the new Executivewill assume responsibilities for the operationof the Club after the Annual General Meetingin October.

Thank you to all who are working to keep thisClub and our breed moving forward during thisdifficult year! Let's hope that 2021 sees areturn to normalcy for our sport and our breed.

Kate McMillan,Secretary MSCC

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Hello everyone!

I hope you are all staying well and enjoyingsome at home time. I don’t have much toreport unless you’d like me to bore you withmy latest school work assignments. I'msure everyone is being bombarded withinquiries (I can’t be the anomaly!) wantingto pick up a new puppy tomorrow.

Remember they're reaching out to breedersfor their new purchase, so treat each oneas an opportunity to educate and be kind. Ifyou are not breeding but know of peoplewho are, send them along. We do bestwhen we work together.

Stay safe, healthy and try not to go stircrazy!

All the best,

Brian

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Miniature Schnauzer Club of Canada - April Regular Meeting

MMiinnuutteessA Regular Meeting of the Miniature Schnauzer Club of Canada was called to order on April 25thon the MSCC Meetings Facebook page.

1) Identification of members and guests:

Brian Kruse (President), Vickie Boechler, Joanne Robidas, Marcia Mackay, Andrea Walli, Sharleen Gale,Vickie Markle, Tracey Brown, Heather Payne, Caroline Lachance, Kate McMillan, Barbara Bell,Marcelline Brigden, Krystal Mason, Hollie Benyosef, Michele Cadieux, Heather Dangelmaier, KayDeveyrac, Elaine Allen, Tracy Hiuser, Sandi Malcolm, Elizabeth Cunningham, Nancy Bartok, CarolGreene, Marija Kuncic, Lynda Berar, Dawn Adams, Karon Niggli, Heather Orr, Vicki Stephens, ColinGraham, Karen Prokopetz.

2) Reading of minutes of the Regular Meeting of October 27th, 2019

Motion #01 04 2020: Heather Dangelmaier moved the minutes be acceoted. Dawn Adams second.Carried.

3) Correspondance

February 3/2020 : Email from CKC Foundation Board sent to all clubs re: call for grant applications.

4) Financial Report – Marija Kuncic

Elaine Allen moved the financial statement be accepted,Barbara Bell seconded. Carried.

5) Reports of Directors & Committees

Breed Booklet – Andrea Walli

The Breed Booklet revisions are complete. Somediscussion ensured about how best to manage the printingonline via Staples, and general consensus was to offerboth a hard copy and pdf version. Barbara Bell indicatedshe was willing to continue with the task of distributionon behalf of the Club and noted that the mailing cost is$1.80 each.

Kate M. will update the website to give the booklet moreprominence once it becomes available for mailing.

Reminder: Any regular member who is absent from threeconsecutive meetings of the MSCC may be removed from the

MSCC website breeder listing. (Motion #04 10 2017)

2020 National – Caroline Lachance

The 2020 National Specialty has been cancelled due to the Covid 19 restrictions.

Motion #02 04 2020: Kate McMillan moved that “in light of the cancellation of the 20202 MSCCNational Specialty due to the COVID 19 pandemic, that the event be rescheduled for Quebec in 2021per the recommendations of Caroline Lachance as to date and venue." Andrea seconder. Carried.

Andrea Walli reported that she has possession of the club trophies and they can remain with her untilthe next National.

Bylaws Committee – Kate McMillan and Vicki Stephens

No update, remains tabled.

6) Unfinished Business: none

7) New Business

MSCC “Members Only” Facebook Group

Motion #03 04 2020: Kate McMillan move that “the group be deleted, as it isn't kept up veryfrequently and contains some commentary that would best be engaged in on private pages”. BarbaraBell seconded.

Discussion ensued with several members expressing interest in keeping the page going. As a result, themotion was withdrawn. Sandi Malcolm has been added as a moderator of the group.

Nominating Committee

The term of the current Board ends October 31st and a new slate will be elected at the AGM. VickieBoechler indicated that she is unable to continue in this position, and the President thanked her for herservice. Liz Cunningham volunteered to take on this task.

8) Adjournment – The meeting was adjourned April 26th, at 11pm.

Next Regular Meeting: to be announced.

On June 22, 2020 the Miniature Schnauzerworld lost one of its greatest Ambassadorsand proponents of the Breed, Mr DonEmslie of White Rock, BC. Don was oneof my dearest friends, my mentor, myteacher, supporter and co breeder. Doncame into my family’s life over 34 yearsago when we acquired our first MiniatureSchnauzer CH Annfield Endless Encounter.

Don Emslie (Annfield Perm Reg) was a long time MSCC member. We extend our sympathies to his partner Tim Doxtater and to their friends and family.

Don remained passionate about the Breed right up until his passing and healong with his partner Tim Doxtater are known world wide for theirextremely successful Annfield Miniature Schnauzer family of dogs.Through their breeding program and later on their CKC certified judgingthey acquired many friends and acquaintances throughout the world.

Even though Miniature Schnauzer’s were Don’s number one breed, healways appreciated and supported excellent examples of all breeds acrossthe purebred dog world. One of his favourite sayings was “I always knowwhen I see a special dog when I get goosebumps”.

In addition to being a renowned breeder, handler, groomer and CKCjudge, Don was also a spouse, father, grandfather, uncle, friend, homerenovator, interior designer, potter, seamstress, landscaper, pianist and aone of a kind gourmet cook who never once used a cook book. Don coulddo anything he set his mind too with panache, style and excellence.

I feel so blessed to have known Don and to have shared a small part of hislife’s journey. I will be forever grateful to be a small part of the Annfieldbreeding program but most of all I will always cherish Don’s lovingfriendship. Any success I’ve achieved from my own Shantay MiniatureSchnauzer breeding program is in no small way derived from Don andTim.

Shannon Taylor

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HHeeaalltthh NNeewwssResearch Update: Testing for Food Allergiesby Cailin R. Heinze, VMD, MS, DACVNMarch 06, 2020

While food allergies (also called adverse food reaction or ‘AFR’) are uncommon in pets,diagnosing them or ruling them out completely remains a frustrating endeavor forveterinarians and pet owners alike. As the “gold standard” – an elimination diet and re challenge – is difficult and time consuming, many pet owners and vets reach for simplermethods such as blood and saliva testing.

What many pet owners and some veterinarians may not realize is that commoncommercial blood and saliva tests have not been validated – i.e. the results, positive ornegative, have not been shown to correspond to actual clinical changes in pets. Putanother way, it has never been proven that a positive test equals an allergy or that anegative test means the ingredient is fine for the pet.

While I have had many pet owners and veterinarians report that they see resolution ofallergy signs after avoiding ingredients for which the pet has tested positive on blood orsaliva tests, I’ve had just as many that report improvement despite being fed positiveingredients (often without the pet owner realizing that the ingredient is included incurrent food or treats).

Previously, while there was little data to suggest that these tests were effective toidentify allergens, there was also not a lot of published data to show that they *didn’t*work. That has changed recently with the publication of two studies that evaluated someof the most common blood and saliva food allergy/sensitivity tests for dogs.

In the first study, which was done in Europe, investigators compared a popular salivatest and a popular blood test in three groups of dogs – those with known food allergiesto identified ingredients, healthy dogs with no allergic signs, and dogs with suspectedfood allergies that were undergoing diet elimination and re challenge testing.

Between 20 30% of the healthy dogs had a strong positive reaction to one or morefoods, depending on the type of the test. Another 53% of healthy dogs had weakpositive reactions on the saliva test. In fact, there were more positive saliva reactions inhealthy dogs than in allergic dogs! Overall, the number of dogs with positive reactionson the tests was not different between healthy and food allergic dogs. Only 1 of thepositive blood tests corresponded to a known allergy in one of the allergic dogs.

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In the second study, which was performed here at the Cummings School, 30 healthydogs were tested with the same saliva test as the European study as well as twopopular blood tests here in the US. Between 60 100% of dogs tested positive for one ormore foods on each test. Two dogs tested positive for all antigens on one of the bloodtests, while a different dog tested positive for all antigens on the saliva test. Keep inmind that these are healthy dogs with no evidence of allergies!

Take Home: Saliva and blood tests for food allergies in dogs do not reliably distinguishbetween healthy and allergic dogs and should not be used for diagnosis of food allergy!The use of these blood and saliva tests could result in the false identification of a lot ofcommon foods as allergens. Pet owners may then avoid these ingredients in favor ofmore expensive, more uncommon, and potentially nutritionally riskier exotic ingredients.

While diet elimination is difficult to do correctly, it remains the best option that we havefor diagnosis of food allergies in pets.

Dr. Cailin Heinze is a Board Certified Veterinary Nutritionist® and the Chief AcademicOfficer of the Mark Morris Institute, a non profit organization whose mission is topromote optimal companion animal health by providing educational opportunities forveterinary students and veterinarians in clinical nutrition.

References:

Udraite Vovk L, Watson A, Dodds WJ, et al. Testing for food specific antibodies in saliva and blood offood allergic and healthy dogs. Vet J 2019;245:1 6.

Lam ATH, Johnson LN, Heinze CR. Assessment of the clinical accuracy of serum and saliva assays foridentification of adverse food reaction in dogs without clinical signs of disease. JAVMA 2019;255:812 816.

BrucellosisDog Breeders Shouldn’t Skip Testing for This Dangerous Disease

Based on my many discussions with breeders over the years, there appears to be a greatdeal of misunderstanding about the bacterial disease brucellosis. Interestingly, there alsoseems to be misunderstanding at some veterinary offices as well.

Brucellosis is a contagious disease caused by the bacterium Brucella canis. It is one of theleading causes of infertility in breeding stock. It occurs worldwide, affects all kinds of dogs,purebred and not, and can also be transmitted from dogs to humans. Other animals thatcan be affected with brucellosis include livestock such as sheep, cattle, and goats, as wellas wildlife, including bison, elk, and wild pigs.

In dogs, a classic sign of brucellosis is abortion during the third trimester of pregnancy.Other signs include stillbirths, conception failures, and litter resorption. Some infected dogsmay show no symptoms, however.

In humans, clinical symptoms vary. They range from mild, nonspecific or flulike symptomsto infertility or serious cardiac or neurological problems.

In dogs, the bacteria tend to attack the reproductive organs (steroid dependent tissues) butcan also migrate to the eyes, spinal column, liver, spleen, and lymph nodes.

About Brucellosis

With dogs, the main mode of transmission of brucellosis is by direct contact with infectedbody fluids, such as semen, vaginal secretions, and urine. Aborted materials are also amajor source of infection. The bacterium invades the body via the mucous membranes ofthe genitals, nose, eyes, or mouth and is spread throughout the body (organs) via bloodand lymph nodes.

Brucellosis affects female and male dogs in specific ways:

Females: The most often seen clinical symptom in the female dog is infertility, with 75percent of cases resulting in late term abortion (45–55 days of gestation). Aborted puppieswill typically show signs of generalized infection, with the female presenting a brownish orgreen grey discharge and being highly contagious with the bacteria for several weeks.

Males: The male will present with severe inflammation and/or infection of the epididymis(that part of the testicle where sperm matures and is stored). In the early phase ofinfection, the testes will be enlarged and painful. As the infection progresses, the testesbecome firm and shrunken. Infected males will become sterile due to testicular damagecausing anti sperm antibody formation.

Infected males may also develop prostatitis (inflammation of the prostate gland), withclinical symptoms of difficulty urinating and defecating.

Both sexes: Non reproductive symptoms in both sexes can include lethargy, weight loss,and exercise intolerance. More specific clinical symptoms will depend on the organinfected but can include inflammation of the spine, eye, heart, and skin.

The Importance of Testing

There are accurate, definitive tests for brucellosis (PCR based, blood culture), but theymust be performed correctly. Screening tests are accurate if negative except very earlyin the course of the infection. (There is not a 100 percent accurate, definitive test for thisinfection in dogs, though there are many tests available.)

By AKC Staff Aug 21, 2015

http://www.akc.org/expert advice/health/common conditions/brucellosis dog breeders shouldnt skip testing for this dangerous disease/

Empty CollarsAmGChS.CanCh.Minuteman Goldikova

We said goodbye to "Golda" in Marchafter a battle with Cushings disease.

What can we say about her?

Best of Breed at AMSC MontgomeryCounty in 2012 and #1 bitch for thatyear, the dam of four AmericanChampions (all group winners) from atotal of 6 puppies, including twoAmerican and Canadian Best In Showwinners, the #1 Mini Schnauzer in theUS for 2017 and 2018, as well the #1producing sire in the US for thosesame years.

But most of all, Golda was Golda fierce, focused, and joyous in everything we asked of her.

We miss her more than words cansay.

Kate McMillan

RReeggiisstteerr ooff MMeerriittThis form has been provided to assist members to make application to the MSCCRegister of Merit. ROM's are awarded at the Annual General Meeting, but applicationsmay be submitted to the Secretary at any time. The names of current ROM dogs, alongwith the application requirements are available athttp://www.mscc.ca/registerofmerit.html

Application to the MSCC REGISTER OF MERIT is hereby made on behalf of

Name ________________________________________________________

CKC# ____________________________________________ Sex ________

Owner(s) _____________________________________________________

Is this dog a Canadian Champion of Record? ______Was this dog born in Canada? ______

Please detail poings earned in the space below. A minimum of 10 points are required:

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I, ____________________________________________, certify that the informationprovided is true and factual, and acknolwedge that admission of this dog to the Registerof Merit is subject to an

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