September 2012

PACIFIC RIM BLOODHOUND CLUB

“PAWPRINTS”

Volume 16 Issue 1 September 2012

President’s Message

Dear PRBC Members and Friends:

After a bit of a sabbatical, your club officers and di-

rectors are very pleased to bring to you a brand new

PRBC newsletter to keep you up to date on our club

activities.

As you know, the club’s major initiative in 2011 was

to host the American Bloodhound Club National

Specialty, and we congratulate co-chairs Stacey Pol-

er and Marie Taylor in successfully accomplishing

this huge task. This year, we have re-focused the

club on a variety of smaller, but no less important,

initiatives. Read on to find out more!

As always, we would love to have your comments,

ideas, and suggestions for improvement. We look

forward to hearing from you.

Lynn Harty

Acting President, Pacific Rim Bloodhound Club

Your PRBC Officers and Directors

Effective January 1, 2012 President: Lynn Harty.....................509-922-9085 Vice President: Stacey Poler............208-882-1909 Treasurer: Kay Schmitt.....................415-479-7154 Secretary: Sheri Whetstine……….....360-457-9671

Board Members

Sonnya Crawford, Washington…....360-249-4840 Janis Hardy, Washington.................425‐888‐4835 Marie Taylor, Washington………......509-397-4508

New PRBC Members

PRBC is happy to welcome the following new members

to the club, whose membership now totals 25!

Tim and Sherry Robertson hail from Salinas, Cali-

fornia, and Sherry is president of Bloodhounds

West, Northern Chapter. The owners of four blood-

hounds, they are active in trailing, showing, search

and rescue, and breed rescue. Sherry served as auc-

tion and raffle chair for the 2011 ABC National

Specialty hosted by PRBC and was auction/raffle

chair for PRBC’s 2012 regional specialty.

New members Jan Stallings and Patsy Hall live in

Phoenix, Arizona, and are our most far-flung mem-

bers geographically. Jan has been in bloodhounds

for eleven years and has been active in showing,

obedience, and trailing. She joined us at this year’s

regional and did a super job as stand-in photogra-

pher for our specialty winners when the breed

judge’s schedule went awry. Jan and Patsy have

four bloodhounds.

New members Randy and Anne Greenlee are from

Stockton, California, and are members of the North-

ern Chapter of Bloodhounds West. They have two

bloodhounds, are active in showing and trailing, and

have been in the breed for five years. Randy joined

us for PRBC’s 2012 regional; the Greenlees’ puppy

Morgan was Grand Sweepstakes Winner on Satur-

day and Winner’s Dog on Sunday. Not to be out-

done by the bloodhound focus, Anne Greenlee is a

long-time breeder of Maine coon cats.

PRBC is especially pleased to welcome

new members Alberto Mercado and Alma

Salmoran of Renton, Washington. Alberto

and Alma have just adopted ‘Luther’ from

PRBC Rescue. As new adoptive owners, they will

receive a complimentary, one-year membership to

PRBC.

Notes from Previous PRBC Board Meetings

Keep up to date with what’s going on with PRBC! Notes from

previous PRBC board meetings (2011 and 2012) are now

available for review on the PRBC website —

www.pacificrimbloodhoundclub.org

under the ‘Membership’ tab (see ‘Minutes’).

Luther

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September 2012

This year’s regional specialty, held in conjunction with the

Olympic Kennel Club shows on August 18th and 19th in

Enumclaw, brought together friends and hounds from Washing-

ton, Oregon, and California for a great weekend of fun and

showing. Breed judges Mr. Gary Doerge (Saturday) and Dr.

Carol White-Moser (Sunday) and sweeps judge Ms. Joan Sav-

age had a very nice entry of 14 bloodhounds ranging from 11

months old to nearly 14 years young!

Celine

In puppy sweepstakes, Randy Greenlee’s M&M’s Price of

Freedom (‘Morgan’) and Sheri and Tim Whetstine’s The Ritz’

Perfect Storm of Nunya (‘Ruckus’) brought home the trophies

for Grand Winner (Morgan) and Best Junior (Rukus) in sweep-

stakes.

Randy Greenlee and Morgan

Sheri Whetstine and Ruckus

Sweeps’ veterans were ably represented, with Frank and Tina

Kocar’s CH. Huggables American and Proud (‘Farmer’) and

Dave Lockridge’s CH. Yahoo’s New Year Celebration

(‘Celine’) winning Best Dog and Bitch in veteran sweeps. In

the regular classes, Celine’s daughter Yahoo’s Irish Florin

(‘Florin’) joined the winner’s circle, winning Best Veteran

Bitch on Saturday.

Farmer in his Element

Dave Lockridge and Cindy Wolfrom with Celine and Pearl

More judging in the regular classes brought nice wins and

championship points earned for Jim Nelson’s new champion

The Magpie’s Mister Wonderful (‘Flash’, who finished on Sat-

urday with a three-point major and a BOS), Randy Greenlee’s

Morgan, Winner’s Dog for two points on Sunday, and Jason

and Lisa McCall’s Badgershill Emily Bronte (‘Emily’), shown

by Sherry Robertson, who took Best of Winners both days for a

three-point major on Saturday and a two-point win on Sunday.

Sherry Robertson and Emily

Best of Breed competition is always exciting, and it was really

great to see a ring full of gorgeous bloodhounds vying for the

top honors. At the Sunday regional, GCH. CH. Quiet Creek’s

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September 2012

Pet Expo will be Friday through Sunday, November

2, 3 and 4, 2012, at the Puyallup Fairgrounds. Hours

are Friday afternoon, Saturday 10-7, and Sunday 10-

6. Janis Hardy is heading up this event and requests

volunteers (humans and their bloodhounds) to staff

the booth in shifts during all show hours. We were

unable to participate last year because we were una-

ble to cover the booth one day.

Meet the Breed events such as the Pet Expo, which is

held outside of a dog show venue, provide a great

opportunity for public education. We believe that

PRBC should participate in at least one Meet the

Breed event annually. Other upcoming Meet the

Breed venues include the Tualatin Valley Kennel

Club and the Portland Kennel Club in January 2013.

If you are available to support this public-education

event, please contact Janis Hardy at 425-888-4835 or

burntoast1@hotmail.com

Kiss and Tell (‘Kiss’), owned by Susan LaCroix and Heather

Whitcomb, got the nod for BOB, with Huggables Hollywood

Nights (‘Hollywood’), owned by Tina Kocar and Tammy Wirth

and shown by Katie Cole, winning BOS. GCH. CH. Hound-

walkers Elphaba Moon Rising (‘Elphie Moon’), owned by

Michele Rockwell and Judy Walker, was awarded Select Bitch,

and Farmer (Kocar), Celine (Lockridge), and CH. Yahoo’s

Pearl Necklace (‘Pearl,’ owned by Dave Lockridge and shown

by Cindy Wolfrom) won Awards of Merit.

Tina Kocar, Katie Cole, and Hollywood

Congratulations to all the winners and their humans! We hope

to see all of you next year at PRBC’s 2013 regional specialty.

PRBC Past President Becky Irving brought out her beautiful

Clara for her showing debut at the regional.

Clara was a little ambivalent about the whole showing concept,

and Becky was awarded ‘Most Abused Handler” at the show!

Pet Expo And

Meet the Breed

May 28th, 2012, Memorial Day will

forever be a day I will never forget. Part

of my heart and soul was taken that day

as my hero “Brodie” (Ch. Nunya Or Ida

Rathr B Trakin, MT) lost his battle with

cancer and passed away quietly in my

arms.

Brodie spent most of his 7 ½ years at the

end of my 30’ lead following the trails

of those who were lost or endangered.

His love of the trail was only thing that

kept him going during his struggle with

the terrible disease. Named “Hero” of the year in 2011 by the

Oregon Veterinary Medical Association, Brodie had over 90

missions in his career that included several walk up finds. He

loved his public and they loved him. He could be heard baying

at any given PR event calling in those who had not yet had the

chance to meet him. On the trail there wasn’t a passerby who

didn’t stop to watch him methodically work out the intersection,

and the intensity in his work increased as more spectators and

police car lights appeared.

Brodie, you knew how special you were and how many were in

awe of you. You were an incredible, gentle soul that had not a

mean bone in your body. You will forever be missed, my big

boy. You taught me all I ever needed to know about patience

and compassion. You were my “one,” and I can only hope that

all those who follow can have your love for the trail.

Forever your partner — Becky

In Memorium

Becky’s Column

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September 2012

Rescue Update August 2012

Rescue currently has five bloodhounds in its care.

Janis Hardy is willing to take one of the younger

males, Fitz, after Labor Day for evaluation purposes

and to foster for a while.

In other news, Rescue Director Dr. Sonnya Crawford

would like to apply for a separate 501-C-3 for res-

cue. With this status, rescue would be eligible to re-

ceive grants, sell items on e-bay and other websites

for fundraising purposes, receive tax-deductible do-

nations, and be eligible for matching funds.

Would you like to be involved with the rescue oper-

ation, either as an adopter or as a foster parent?

Contact either Sonnya or Suzi Paine

(drsonnya@gmail.com or themaja@comcast.net).

More information about hounds currently in PRBC

rescue can be found on PetFinder.com.

Board Nominations For 2013-15

Because of a recent mid-term change of officers/

directors, there has been some discussion regarding

how to go forward and get the election cycle

(electing officers one year, then directors the next

year) back on track.

Because all the current acting and elected board of-

ficers are willing to stay in office for one more year,

this year’s nominating committee will be nominating

the three directors for two-year terms.

The nominating committee consists of Stacey Poler,

chair, Tim Whetstine, Heather Richards, and Jill

Dingle as the alternate. The slate of nominees will be

presented to the members by October 15th for vot-

ing. Any PRBC member is welcome to nominate

another PRBC member for office if that person is

willing to run. Contact Stacey Poler

(nunyabh@gmail.com) for more information.

Upcoming PRBC and Bloodhound Events

Upcoming PRBC and bloodhound events in 2012

and the first half of 2013 are:

PRBC’s Next General Membership Meeting:

Because four of PRBC’s officers/directors don’t

live in western Washington, getting together can

pose a challenge. Enter technology! Between

now and the end of this year, PRBC will hold a

general meeting via teleconference, and all mem-

bers are welcome to call in. Watch your email

for details as they become available.

Pet Expo / Meet the Breed: Friday afternoon

through Sunday, November 2, 3 and 4, 2012, at

the Puyallup Fairgrounds. Volunteer humans and

bloodhounds are needed!

The Judy Robb Memorial Trailing Trial: Pres-

ident’s Day weekend, February 16, 17, and 18,

2013, in the Salinas/Gonzales, CA area, pending

ABC approval. Contact Sherry Robertson

(andorrabloodhounds@att.net) for details.

The Clyde Reed Memorial Trailing Trial: Me-

morial Day weekend, May 25, 26, and 27, 2013

in Valleyford, Washington (just outside Spo-

kane), pending ABC approval. Contact Lynn

Harty (sharty@wildblue.net) for details.

Mark Your Calendars!

Fitz