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Message from the President Carol Levesque The Green Sheet Irish Setter Club of New England November 2014 Fall Issue Vol 2 Issue 4 Hello, The seasons are changing again. Summer and fall always seem to go way too fast and winter lasts too long. The snow has already started flying in some places. Another weekend of our Harvest Specialties has come and gone. We had very nice entries and good weather two of the three days. Many people worked very hard to make sure everything worked smoothly. In our club, I especially want to thank Barb & Sue for their hard work and usual attention to detail in their roles of Show Chair and Show Secretary. Tegan Murray and the Murray family were busy in many roles, Kyle Shaffer did an excellent job in rounding up some great raffle items resulting in a total income of $938.00 from the raffle and auction, Claire Marx made sure the obedience trial ran well, Kathy Roscoe purchased some lovely trophies and, of course, ISCCC and EISA members also all worked hard to make the weekend fantastic. Thanks to all of you who helped out, donated gifts, and came to show or watch the show. Our next meeting is our Christmas Meeting and is on December 14 at the Longfellow Wayside Inn in Sudbury, MA. The meeting notice is going out shortly. I hope you can all come and celebrate with us. We have just decided we need to change the date of our January meeting from the 18 th to the 25 th . Details of that meeting will be along in a few weeks but save the date. Our next big event will be our hunt tests in the spring. Luanne Witt is our Hunt Chair and she is looking for workers to help. Please give her a call if you can lend a hand. No experience necessary, at all and if you’ve never gone to a hunt test please come out and see what our lovely red dogs do when they’re turned loose in a field with some birds. Tegan and her helpers are also at work organizing our spring specialty and she can use volunteers too. Please give her a call and let her know if you can help. Hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving and see you at our Christmas Party! Carol Inside this issue: My Favorite Things 2 Legislative News 3 Meet The Members 4 R.E.A.D. 8 Photo Gallery 10 Health Beat 12 Brags 20

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Message from the President Carol Levesque

The Green Sheet Irish Setter Club of New England

November 2014 Fall Issue

Vol 2 Issue 4

Hello,

The seasons are changing again. Summer and fall always seem to go way too fast and winter lasts too long. The snow has already started flying in some places.

Another weekend of our Harvest Specialties has come and gone. We had very nice entries and good weather two of the three days. Many people worked very hard to make sure everything worked smoothly. In our club, I especially want to thank Barb & Sue for their hard work and usual attention to detail in their roles of Show Chair and Show Secretary. Tegan Murray and the Murray family were busy in many roles, Kyle Shaffer did an excellent job in rounding up some great raffle items resulting in a total income of $938.00 from the raffle and auction, Claire Marx made sure the obedience trial ran well, Kathy Roscoe purchased some lovely trophies and, of course, ISCCC and EISA members also all worked hard to make the weekend fantastic. Thanks to all of you who helped out, donated gifts, and came to show or watch the show.

Our next meeting is our Christmas Meeting and is on December 14 at the Longfellow Wayside Inn in Sudbury, MA. The meeting notice is going out shortly. I hope you can all come and celebrate with us.

We have just decided we need to change the date of our January meeting from the 18th to the 25th. Details of that meeting will be along in a few weeks but save the date.

Our next big event will be our hunt tests in the spring. Luanne Witt is our Hunt Chair and she is looking for workers to help. Please give her a call if you can lend a hand. No experience necessary, at all and if you’ve never gone to a hunt test please come out and see what our lovely red dogs do when they’re turned loose in a field with some birds.

Tegan and her helpers are also at work organizing our spring specialty and she can use volunteers too. Please give her a call and let her know if you can help.

Hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving and see you at our Christmas Party!

Carol

Inside this issue:

My Favorite Things 2

Legislative News 3

Meet The Members 4

R.E.A.D. 8

Photo Gallery 10

Health Beat 12

Brags 20

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In memory of Red Girl — McKippen's First Little Red of North Hollow 11-4-10 - 9-3-14

Always Julie and Mike's special Red Girl and always our first McKippen pup!

In our hearts forever.

Don, Jean, Tegan, Tara, and Jannah Murray and Julie and Mike

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Hi ISCNE Members,

As part of my job as Green Sheet Editor, I am always asking members what type of information or articles you would like to see in future issues of the newsletter.

Recently, a few members told me they would like to see what other members of the club use for feeding their Irish, treats used, grooming tools and tips, etc and why they use these products. What a great idea!

I had decided to begin working on this request, when last week, one of the threads on Setters-L started the same topic. Great minds think alike!

So, for future newsletters, I would like to introduce a column called My Favorite Things. I will take a topic and ask you, my fellow ISCNE members, what your favorite product or tip is. For the next issue, let’s all discuss what we feed our dogs.

I will be at the holiday party in December and I will be going around asking everyone what you feed your dogs and why you feed that particular brand of food. I will also be sending out emails to survey the members for their opinions on each future topic.

I would like to publish your name with your reponses, but if you wish to remain anonymous, that is fine—I will only publish names with your permission.

Thank you in advance for supporting this new column. I believe it will be informative for everyone and we can look forward to learning about new products and ideas that we can find helpful to use for our own dogs.

In Memorium

My Favorite Things by Diane d’Entremont

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Legislative News By Kyle Shaffer

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Massachusetts Federation of Dog Clubs and Responsible Dog Owners

Fall is a relatively quiet time for Mass Fed driven by the State House, and election activity. But

September IS celebrated by AKC as Responsible Dog Owners Month everywhere.

The Pet Expo in Wilmington was the highlight of the fall for Mass Fed. Working the booth with other

Mass Fed Delegates and Officers was an honor. Along with an amazing number of people walking

through with so many well behaved dogs, there was a key event for Mass Fed. Board Member

Holly Sheltry accepted an award from Governor Duval Patrick for their outstanding work on the

behalf of responsible dog owners. The formal presentation by Senator Tarr, from the North Shore,

commemorated Mass Feds tireless work throughout the year along with recognizing Responsible

Dog Owners Month.

Activity starts to heat up at the State House in December. Stay tuned for a report in February when

Mass Fed will be high gear!

Kyle Shaffer

ISCNE Mass Fed Delegate

Belated Birthday Wishes go out to our senior member Virginia Sprong who turned an

amazing 99 years young on October 18th. Happy Birthday Gina!

Best Wishes,

Kyle & ISCNE

Welcome to our new ISCNE member, Sam Avallone. Sam lives in Auburn, MA, and has been interested in Irish Setters for 50 years. He is retired from a career in Law Enforcement in Ohio, and currently has 2 Irish from Shelly DeChambeau. He is a member of ISCA, and is interested in show, obedience, and rally. I know that the membership will join me in giving Sam a warm welcome. Geri Payne, Membership Chair

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Meet ISCNE Members Susan and Aimee Wilson By Gina Hayes

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This morning I had the wonderful opportunity to briefly interview a new ISCNE member. Susan Wilson and

her daughter, Aimee Wilson were officially accepted into the club in March of this year. At the same time

Susan joined ISCNE, she also became a member of Irish Setter Club of America.

Since joining our club, Susan has already moved on to a very important volunteer task of Treasurer! As a

CPA, she is well suited for this job and we cannot thank her enough for stepping in to this role!

Susan and her family moved here to North Easton from Orange County California about 3 1/2 years ago.

Both Susan and her husband were originally from Rochester New York, but moved to California for work

reasons. And after almost 31 years there, now to Massachusetts for the same reason.

Susan and her family have had many wonderful breeds of dogs over the years ranging from Saint Bernards

to Poodles and more. They initially had their first Irish, a field bred girl when they first got married. And then

on to other breeds and dogs. To this day they still have two poodles: 11 year old Standard Poodle, Sophie

and a 16 year old Toy Poodle, Sam, who they rescued many years ago. Now Sophie and Sam have enriched

their lives by sharing the family home with two male Irish Setters, Duke and Brady!

After moving here, Susan was in need of a groomer for the Poodles. She, of course, found Shelly

deChambreau. And that started the Irish Setter connection! Susan fell in love with Shelly's female,

Bianca. When Bianca was bred, Susan kept a show prospect male, Duke, from the litter., who is now just

shy of 2 years old. Duke finished his Championship in New Jersey this past September.

And then along came another show prospect male, Brady, also from Shelly, who is about 18 months old.

Both dogs are co-owned, loved and shown by Shelley DeChambreau as well! The Conformation ring is a

new venue for Susan and Aimee. Susan says that she has met some of the most wonderful,fascinating

people from around the world through showing.

I had asked Susan at one point, what the biggest differences were between her Poodles and her

Irish Setters. This brought a few chuckles as she related the differences:

1). Irish Setters are more high spirited

2). Irish Setters are more energetic!

3). Irish Setters are more high spirited

4). Irish Setters are more Rascals!

5). Irish Setters are more high spirited!

But both are very smart!

When the family brought Brady home, Sophie looked at Susan as if to say " Oh no, not another one! "

However, the Reds are keeping Sophie young through their high spirited play!

Susan told me the story of how her family had to return to California for a week. Having to kennel the dogs

was very difficult for them. However, Kathy R and Joanne walked the boys and took them over to

Shelly's for some spot cleaning! We both agreed that no matter if a member is involved in showing, field,

therapy, rally, obedience or just having the most wonderful companion dogs - Irish Setter owners are

amazing in how they care for each other!

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Meet ISCNE Members Susan and Aimee Wilson By Gina Hayes

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Aimee and friend

Brady, Susan and Duke

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A Story of Moxie By Gina Hayes

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This is a story a dear friend wrote about his chocolate Labrador! While not a Setter, it is about Therapy Dog

work. More important, it shows that sometimes the reason we might get a new dog - has nothing to do with

what the dog finally becomes!

How many times have we gotten a dog to be our next conformation Champion, followed by stud dog or brood

bitch - only to have them fail out of that program for whatever reason. I know I have.

Enjoy this heart warming story. He writes from the heart as only a " Maine-iac"can do!

The story of Moxie starts long before she was born. I’ve had dogs my whole life, mutts, just mixed breed loyal

pets.

About 10 years ago I started building my dream house and after it was complete I knew it could only be a

home if a dog lived in it with me. The search was on… I had fallen in love with the looks and carefree

playfulness of the Boxer breed, while discovering them I also discovered how dogs were helping people of all

walks and ages with Therapy, this was intriguing to me…

After meeting a local breeder and instantly falling in Love with the most beautiful fawn Boxer puppy, who I

took home and named Ms. Melinda Sue ―Mindy‖. This is where the real story begins… training… I found a

local trainer and we began. Not knowing anything about what I was getting into, boy did this dog give me fits!

She knew all along what she was destined for, as for me, I took a lot of training.

While working with my ―Sweetness‖ Mindy and jumping into the dog world I was introduced to working dogs

―Service‖ and, the puppy raisers that start them on their journey.

After some coaxing and much disappointment to Mindy, I put her and Therapy work on the back burner, I

joined a group and received my first puppy to raise towards Service work.

This is serious stuff… the potential to change a life and give a challenged person some independence. With

the help of the group we were off and running, me with a little black lab puppy in tow.

After 15 months or so of work my first dog was ready to be turned in for advanced training, ―bitter sweet‖. At

the same time of turning in my first service dog I was given a second to raise, a beautiful chocolate lab

named Moxie. While beginning with her I was still working my ―Sweetness‖ Mindy in the Therapy world as

she was 5 years old by now she had this Therapy gig down pact… she would actually pick out people that

needed to be visited and receive Boxer kisses…

Back to Moxie, at about 13 weeks old I could tell she was soft (behaviorally) and would need extra time to

mature but, she was a love and loved being out with me… This is where the story takes a twist. Moxie was

around 10 months old when my heart was torn in two with the news that my Precious Mindy was diagnosed

with Lymphoma and within a few weeks she was consumed, lost 20lbs. and the day before Thanksgiving she

crossed over the Rainbow Bridge – one of the worst days of my life!!!

Shortly after it was time for Moxie to experience some transition time away from me… a decision I introduced

and was accepted. My experience with Moxie had been vast because of her service dog status she had been

doing Therapy with myself and Mindy, she had taken me to cities that I was uncomfortable with and even to

Arlington National Cemetery with Wreaths Across America where a disabled Veteran after meeting her said ―

You will save someone’s life someday‖.

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A Story of Moxie By Gina Hayes

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After a couple weeks in the kennel at the service dog training facility being evaluated, she was determined to

be to soft and not suited for service work… this was very disappointing, as I felt we had more to do, I was not

done with her… Now What? Protocol says Moxie would be put up for adoption and I would just move on…

Long story short, I had just lost my best friend who was absolutely the reason I was here in the first place and

Moxie and I had built a relationship… It took some persuading but, Moxie was coming home with me! In just

a couple months I took Moxie for a Therapy Dog evaluation. We passed as a Therapy Dog Team and have

hit the ground running in my old stomping grounds visiting with young children in the Down’s and Autism

spectrum as well as severe mentally and physically disabled adults. We also recently finished a program that

allows us to visit a rehabilitation center where we interact with Traumatic Brain injury patients, Stroke victims

and recent amputees…

We’re still working on the change from the invisible service dog world to the social Therapy world, but she

has been called a sweet and inspirational girl who will touch many lives…

I guess the moral of Moxie’s story is, I don’t believe in coincidences and, just because a door closes that you

were hoping for and wanted to open, it doesn’t mean there isn’t a bigger and more perfect plan…

Moxie and I have a lot more to do and will continue to discover our journey together…

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Want to R.E.A.D.? By Ann Francouer

“To catch the reader's attention, place an interesting sentence or quote from the

story here.”

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Reading- Education-Assistance-Dog (R.E.A.D,) is a program to improve literacy skills of children with a unique approach by reading with a Dog. The program uses registered therapy animals who have been trained and tested for health, safety skills and temperament. These special animals volunteer with their owners as " Pet Partners" teams to offer children the opportunity to improve their reading skills in a setting that has been proven not only to be effective but fun. In this program, it has been found that children are more willing to interact with animals than with another person, as it is less intimidating and fun. Children see themselves as tutors and helpers for the dog. Qualities of a GOOD R.E.A.D. Therapy Animal The dog should be calm, quiet and attentive Should be able to deal with close encounters of rambunctious children Should have solid Obedience skills Be tolerant of a chaotic environment and sudden loud noises. Should be tolerant of tugging and being handled. Be outgoing and friendly Another requirement of the R.E.A.D. program is that the participating volunteers must be a recognized therapy team, screened, tested , and be qualified in temperament skills to do animal assisted therapy. Some of the organizations that test animals are the Delta Society, Love on a Leash, Therapy Dog International, and Therapy Dog Incorporated. When I participqted in the R.E.A.D. program, I had so many wonderful experiences. Children who were afraid of dogs after a few weeks were sitting next to the dog and reading to him. The reading skills of the children improved greatly, they loved to come to the library to read to my dog Reilly, as it was not judgmental and it was fun. They made enormous strides in reading, self esteem, confidence and social skills. Many of the kids would write letters to Reilly, as he had a mailbox They were fun to read and we always answered every one. As the program advanced, several of the children were writing their own books to read to Reilly. We had a special corner in the library with our dog blanket. The children could bring their own book to read or choose one from the library. There was a sign up paper and there was always a waiting list, as only 5 children could sign up for the hour program. This was a very rewarding experience and hopefully I can do it again.

" When children read to dogs. the experience is just magical- there is no other way to describe it"

Dana Tumpowsky director of Public Relations

Salt Lake City library

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Want to R.E.A.D.? (continued)

“To catch the reader's attention, place an interesting sentence or quote from the

story here.”

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R.E.A.D

What Make an Irish Setter Special

They have a special closeness to their human families.

They love everyone

They make you laugh by doing incredibly goofy things, like stealing shoes and socks

They are very intelligent but silly.

Never mistake stubborn for stupid.

They are easy to train and eager to please, don’t ask them to repeat anything more than three times, as

now they think you have a problem

They are keen, smart, energetic, affectionate and loyal

They can be stubborn like a two year old, sneaky as a teenager and as mature as a college graduate

They are beautiful, elegant, and strong, a heart melter, and a head turner wherever they go

To watch one run is beauty in motion

They are very social, just watch the interaction around children

Their personalities evolve as they age in a nice way. Even senior setters are eager to please, just a little

more laid back and usually retain some of their ―Puppiness‖ their whole life.

They can be couch potatoes and in the next minute be ready to go hunting

They talk to you with their ―RHOOO, RHOOO, RHOOOOOOO!!!!

My Irish Setter will greet me at the door with his tail wagging, sit by my side even though he takes up most

of the space, lick my cheeks when I cry, sleep by my bed at night and is always at my side.

They LOVE, LOVE, LOVE You!

From the R.E.A.D. program—Adpated by Ann Francouer

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“I did this in 1 hour– You should see what I can

do in 30 minutes‖ Patrick Francouer

The Photo Gallery

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―In Disguise‖ Patrick Francouer

―Queen Molly of d’Entremont

and her Ladies in Waiting‖

Princess Hannah, Queen

Molly and Princess Sarah

(Hannah’s half sister)

(left to right)

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Photo Gallery

“To catch the reader's attention, place an interesting sentence or quote from the

story here.”

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Alan Gans and Redwing ―Hanging out at Ladies Dog Club Show‖

Grady Francoeur ―Mom, now Patrick ate my new bed!

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Health Beat— Living With A Senior Dog by Diane d’Entremont

“To catch the reader's attention, place an interesting sentence or quote from the

story here.”

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On Line Sources: Caring for your Senior Dog by Janet Tobiassen Crosby DVM Text Copyright, Senior Dementia in Dogs by Janet Tobiassen Crosby, DVM, 9 Health Problems Seen in Senior Dogs by Jenna Stregowski RVT

I have the privilege of living with a senior dog. Molly is 13 1/2 years young but has developed some health

issues as she has aged. In this issue, I want to address issues that affect our older dogs and how we can

help our Irish enjoy their golden years.

All dogs age differently based on genetics and health conditions. Here are some general things to watch for as a pet ages. Slowing down - Dogs may slow down as they age. Look for changes in your dog such as slowness

getting up and down - does she hesitate or appear to be stiff? Is she tentative going up and down stairs? Arthritis is common in dogs as they age and many medications are available to ease discomfort. You can also make your dog more comfortable by buying her an orthopedic bed for sleeping. Ramps may be needed to help your dog up on her favorite chair and you may need to remove small rugs from the floor to prevent your dog from slipping and falling.

Weight gain is very common in senior dogs. Obesity can cause or complicate health problems like

arthritis, heart disease, and diabetes. To prevent obesity, decrease the food amount or calorie intake as your dog slows down. Keep up with exercise, and if endurance is an issue, take multiple short walks rather than long walks.

Weight loss is also a concern in older dogs and should be brought to the attention of your vet to rule out

any medical conditions. In the case of my girl Molly, she is still very active, burning lots of calories, so I need to up the amount of protein and calories she eats each day to keep her at a healthy weight.

Growths and tumors - Older dogs tend to get various lumps and bumps. Many are benign warts and

fatty tumors and do not need to be surgically removed unless they are bothering the dog. Check with your vet to rule out the possibility of cancerous tumors.

Incontinence - Changes to the organs, muscles and nerves in the body can make it harder for your dog

to ―hold it‖ the way he used to. Have your vet rule out any medical conditions. If no other health issues exist, you will need to adjust your schedule to let the dog out more often for potty breaks.

Graying around the face and muzzle often starts in middle age. For an Irish Setter, middle age begins

around ages 5 to 6 years old. Reduced hearing - Hearing loss is common in the aging process. Does your dog bark more? Many dogs

who are losing their hearing will bark for no apparent reason.This can be a defense mechanism to ward off potential threats - the dog thinks, if I start barking, I will scare you away before you can hurt me. Dogs do learn and adapt well using hand signals to come, stay, sit, and so on. It is a good idea to "cross train" your dog early in life to recognize basic hand signals. Bring your dog to the vet to rule out an infection, growth or foreign object in the ear.

Vision issues - As they age, a dog's eyes often show a bluish transparent "haze" in the pupil area. This

is a normal effect of aging, and the medical term for this is lenticular sclerosis. Vision does not appear to be affected. This is NOT the same as cataracts. Cataracts are white and opaque. Vision can be affected by cataracts, and your vet needs to be consulted.

Senior Dementia - There are several signs that may inticate that your older dog has dementia, These

include: pacing and wandering around the house, loss of housetraining (be sure to rule out a medical condition), barking for no reason, loss of apetite, and sleep irregularities. Dogs can seem confused and disoriented. Consult your vet if your dog exhibits any of these signs.

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Health Beat— Living With A Senior Dog by Diane d’Entremont

“To catch the reader's attention, place an interesting sentence or quote from the

story here.”

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Bring your senior dog to the vet every six months for wellness visits rather than once a year. Advances in veterinary medicine are helping our dogs live longer. It is our job to help make their lives more comfortable and happy. There is nothing more rewarding than spending time with a delightful, sweet old dog.

There is a wonderful book called Good Old Dog—Expert Advice for Keeping Your Aging Dog Happy, Healthy and Comfortable from the Faculty of the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University which was edited by Nicholas Dodman, BVMS with Lawrence Lindner. I recommend adding it to your library.

Sources: Caring for your Senior Dog by Janet Tobiassen Crosby DVM Text Copyright, Senior Dementia in Dogs by Janet Tobiassen Crosby, DVM, 9 Health Problems Seen in Senior Dogs by Jenna Stregowski RVT, Senior Dog Care by Jenna Stregowski RVT

Calling All Members - Help Needed

We need locations in which to hold meetings and educational events, both with and without dogs. Many organizations have facilities they will lend to their members or rent for a reasonable fee. Do you, or someone in your family, belong to an organization such as a dog club, hunting club, rod and gun club, VFW, Knights of Columbus etc. which has a meeting facility? If so, please contact Luanne Witt at [email protected] or call 508-838-3494

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Health Beat— Continued

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story here.”

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Nancy Connor is sharing the following information that may be of interest to club members.

ISCA Foundation presents Its Latest Educational DVD

Thyroid Disorders--The Latest

W. Jean Dodds DVM

ISCA National Health Symposium 2012 Cost: $30 includes shipping

To Order Contact: Sarah Shuman [email protected] 918 443 9184

This 2 hour DVD will help you understand: o What is hypothyroidism o What is autoimmune thyroiditis o What blood tests should be run to screen for thyroid dysfunction o How low thyroid function can affect a dog o Clinical Signs of Thyroid Dysfunction o Top 10 Clarifications about Canine Hypothyroidism o How and when should thyroid medicine be given o When and how should a dog be retested to make sure they are on correct dose of thyroid medicine o To breed or not to breed a dog with thyroid issues Also featured: o Question and answer period from the 2012 Irish Setter Foundation Health Symposium Plus a two special bonus topics: Treating Fading Puppy Syndrome or Orphan Puppies with Plasma Nutriscan: Food Sensitivity Saliva Test

ISCA National Health Symposium 2014

Ronald D. Schultz, PhD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Pathobiological Sciences

School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison

This 2 hour DVD of Dr. Schultz's seminar will help you understand:

o Everything You Need to Know About Canine Core and Non Core Vaccines and Vaccination Programs!

o Everything You Should Know About Canine Infectious Respiratory disease Complex (Kennel Cough) and Canine

Influenza.

o What Non Core Vaccines Does My Dog Really Need and How Often?

o What a Nomograph is and How it Can Help Determine When to Give Vaccines to your Litter of Puppies

o How to Use and Interpret Antibody Tests to Vaccinate Your Puppies and to Revaccinate your Adult Dogs.

Also featured:

o Question and answer period from the 2014 Irish Setter Foundation Health Symposium

Cost: $20 includes shipping SPECIAL! While supplies last!

$30 a copy of the Schultz Seminar 2014 AND W. Jean Dodds Seminar 2012

For those who attended either the 2012 or 2014 health seminars, a special price:

$15 for Dr. Schultz DVD $25 for both Schultz and Dodds DVD (while supplies last!)

To Order Contact: Sarah Shuman [email protected] 918 443 9184

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Out and About

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story here.”

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On October 12th, ISCNE members Kathy Roscoe and Diane d’Entremont attended the Dorchester Irish Heritage Festival which was held at Florian Hall. The weather was cool, perfect for the dogs, and an increase in attendance resulted in many people visiting with the dogs during the day.

Attending with Kathy was her girl Aislinn, and Diane brought her girls Hannah and Kelly. Many of the visitors to our tent were amazed at how sweet and calm the dogs were. The girls certainly disproved that myth of the crazy, high strung Irish!

Many visitors said their families had Irish when they were growing up, or their neighbors had an Irish. They had not seen an Irish for years, and were so glad that we shared our girls with them. The girls can’t wait to go back next year!

Left to Right—Hannah, Kelly and Aislinn

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In The Kitchen

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Holiday Cranberry Mold — Carol Furman ISCNE Best in Kitchen Cookbook

Two 3 ounce packages strawberry jello

3 and 1/2 cups cranberry juice cocktail

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1/2 pt heavy cream whipped

Stir gelatin into 1 cup boiling cranberry juice.

Add remaining juice. Chill until mixture mounds, then beat in mayonnaise. Fold in whipped cream.

Pour into 5 cup mold. Chill until firm.

Carrots Winemaster - Nancy Connor ISCNE Best in Kitchen Cookbook

2 pounds carrots, peeled and sliced 1/4 inch thick

3 wholes stalks celery (including leaves) diced

1/2 large onion chopped

3/4 cup dry wine wine

1/3 cup sugar

1/2 stick butter

1/2 tsp dill weed

Combine all ingredients. Bring to a simmer. Cover and cook until just tender (Don’t overcook)

Lemon No Bake Pie - Rose Morin ISCNE Best in Kitchen Cookbook

1 package lady fingers

3 oz crean cheese

Cool Whip

Lemon Pie Filling

Lay the lady fingers in pie plate (Aluminum) up around the sides and over the bottom. In mixer, beat room

temperature cream cheese and 1 cup cool whip. Spread over bottom of pie tin over lady fingers. Spread

lemon pie filling over the cream cheese mixture. (use 1 can lemon pie filling) Top with cool whip and chill.

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Happy Halloween

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Sage and Enrique waiting for Trick or Treaters

Owned by Sam Avallone

Finn owned by Rita Auprey

Liam owned by Rita Auprey Molly d’Entremont

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Cowboy Grady Francoeur

Race Horse Hannah d’Entremont

Happy Halloween

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Devil Patrick Francoeur

Leprechaun Kelly d’Entremont

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Want to Have Fun with Your Dog?—Try Rally Obedience

“To catch the reader's attention, place an interesting sentence or quote from the

story here.”

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Looking for something fun to do with your Irish? Can your dog perform basic commands such as heel, sit, down and stay? If the answer is yes, then welome to the world of Rally Obedience. Rally Obedience is a performance event that is a series of numbered stations that display a sign with a task to perform called an exercise. You and your dog work as a team, going from sign to sign, performing the exercise displayed. Photos from AKC website Rally Page A Rally course consists of 10 to 20 signs depending on the skill level. Scoring is more lenient than in traditional obedience. You can talk to your dog while working the course and in fact, you are encouraged to do so. You are judged on how you complete the exercises and it is important for you and your dog to work as a team. In order to receive a qualifying score, you must earn a minimum of 70 points. A perfect score is 100 points. Each course has a Start and Finish sign. You and your dog are timed as you move through the course, with the clock stopping when you pass the Finish sign. The time is only used in the event of a tie in scoring. Signs include right and left turns, sit your dog, down your dog, walk around your dog, and serpentine weaves. There are three levels of Rally—Novice, Advanced and Excellent. The Rally Novice course is performed entirely on leash. Rally Advanced and Rally Excellent levels are performed off leash — they include some Novice level exercises and begin to add exercises from the Advanced and Excellent levels that are more difficult. A Walk Thru is held prior to the start of each Rally class. Competitors are allowed to walk the course without their dogs prior to judging. This enables you to familiarize yourself with the design of the course so that you and your dog can move smoothly from sign to sign. In order to earn a Rally title, you must earn a qualifying score or leg in 3 different Rally trials under at least 2 different judges. The titles available are Rally Novice (RN), Rally Advanced (RA) and Rally Excellent (RE). For more information on Rally, go to www.akc.org/dog_shows_trials/rally. You can access the Rally

Regulations and also download the various Rally exercises which include the picture on the sign and a

written expanation on how to perform the exercise.

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Brags

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The 7th Annual Irish Harvest Speciaties were held Oct 3rd—Oct 5th at the Tolland County Agricultural

Center in Tolland, CT.

Congratulations to the following winners of the ISCNE Specialty held Friday, October 3, 2014.

Sweepstakes: Judge Ms. Sarah Muska

Best In Sweepstakes—. Beaubriar’s The Wait is Over Michelle DeChambeau

Best of Opposite in Sweepstakes— Pin Oak Lee-Gin of Devotion Nancy and Jim Godbey

Best Veteran in Sweepstakes— CH Beaubriar’s River’s Reflection CD, RN, MH Paulette Peckol and

Michelle DeChambeau

Regular Classes: Judge Dr. John Savory

Best of Breed— CH Militza’s My Cherie Amour T & R Neal, K Wall, J Fisher DVM

Best of Opposite— GCH Evergreen Good Intentions Mary Merlo

Best of Winners— Erinshire’s Forever Stars N’Stripes Leon and Brenda Pierhal

Select Dog— GCH Redtale True Gentleman Geri Payne

Select Bitch— AM CAN CH Glendine Lady’s Mantle Carol and Steven Levesque

Award of Merit— Wind N Tide Starboard Tack Sandra L Jones and Carol McGarry

Best Puppy - Evergreen Work of Heart Mary Merlo

Winners Dog — Erinshire’s Forever Stars N’Stripes Leon and Brenda Pierhal

Winners Bitch - Beaubriar’s Fabulous Lori Nicoll and Michelle DeChambeau

Obedience and Rally Judge Dr. Ellen Adomelis

Beginner Novice B 1st place — CH Fyrethorn Just Expresso Yourself Richard and Debra Krasley

Rally Novice B 1st place — Selwyn’s Unleash The Future CD, BN, RN, CGC Diane d’Entremont

Rally Excellent B 1st place - CH Kellyn’s How Sweet It Is RA, BN Jean Asaro

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Harvest Raffle by either making a

donation or purchasing tickets. An amazing new record high profit of $938 went on

the books!

Appreciatively,

Kyle, Harvest Raffle Chair, 2014

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I Love My Little Calendar Girl

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Diane d’Entremont proudly announces that Selwyn’s Unleash The Future, CD, BN, RN, CGC is now a

calendar girl. Hannah has been selected for the 2015 edition of the 365 Dogs A Day Calendar. She is

featured on the June 1st page of the calendar.

Below is the photo that was selected in the contest. The description on the page was written by the

publishers of the calendar.

HOORAY FOR HANNAH! Rally (also know as Rally-O) is a dog sport based on

obedience training. Unlike standard obedience events, in which a dog responds,

alone, to orders from a judge, Rally competitors advance through a course of stations

alongside their handlers, who are allowed to encourage their dogs to perform. Irish

Setter HANNAH and her trainer, Diane d’Entremont of Stoughton, MA , earned a

perfect score of 100 points in a recent Rally trial. Here, after a flawless performance,

Hannah displays a first place ribbon.

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Check our web

site iscne.org

The Editor’s Desk Welcome to this issue of the Green Sheet. I encourage you to share your brags, new arrivals, and memorials for future issues. Do you have suggestions for topics you would like to read about, or maybe you would like to write an article for our newsletter? I’m always looking for candid photos to share so send in those cute Irish! Please contact me at [email protected]

Diane d’Entremont

Save the Date—ISCNE’s Holiday Party Dec 14, 2014

Details coming soon

Coming Events 2014 - 2015

ISCNE Holiday Party December 14, 2014. at the Longfellow

Wayside Inn in Sudbury. Join us for our holiday luncheon and annual

Yankee Swap

SAVE THE DATE—January 25, 2015 Educational Meeting. Details

will be available soon—check our web site.

March 22, 2015 Annual St. Patrick’s Day Meeting

May 29, 2015 ISCNE Spring Specialty

"If you think dogs can't count, try putting three dog biscuits in your pocket and then give him only two of them." —Phil Pastoret (author)

Quotation of the Month

Irish Setter Club of New England — Founded in 1928

Officers Board of Governors

President : Carol Levesque Joanne Greeley

1st Vice President : Tegan Murray Claire Marx

2nd Vice President : Luanne Witt Geri Payne

Secretary : Linda Callaghan Kathy Roscoe

Treasurer : Susan Wilson Deborah Wilson Now celebrating 86 years!