PAW PRINT September 2015

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1 PAW PRINT September 2015 Dog Training Club of Dallas County Members Newsletter P. O. Box , Duncanville, TX SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS! LizBeth Lachnitt... 9/1 Peggy Phelps... 9/4 Cathy Yahraus... 9/4 Bill Heishman... 9/7 Phillip Ellis... 9/7 Judy Brown... 9/13 Nancy Malone... 9/13 Terri Schurr... 9/13 Maron Baucom... 9/15 Barbara Parramore... 9/15 Karen Henry... 9/20 John Warren... 9/20 Robin Quintana... 9/21 JoAnne McCraw... 9/23 Lauri Borras... 9/25 Jan Bayovich... 9/26 Kelly Browning Henager... 9/26 Amanda Laffoon... 9/28 Cody Post... 9/30 Cathy Garrett... 9/30 A Very Happy Birthday To All! Members are asked to bring a wrapped gift to the club meeting for the month of their Birthday. The gifts go to the winners of the Sunshine Drawings. Sunshine funds raised are used to purchase cards, flowers, or other expressions of care and concern for club members who need support and comfort. Please support Sunshine by bringing your gifts. If you missed the month of your birthday or there was no meeting that month, you may bring your gift in a following month! WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! Kathy Maley Varner IN THIS ISSUE Page 2016 Officer & Director Nominees 2 Brags & Wags 10 DTCDC Jacket Order 11 Former Member Announcement 8 Minutes - Board 6-7 Minutes - General 3-5 Paw Print Family 9 President s Message 2 September Birthdays 1 Therapy Dogs 8 Upcoming Events - September 2015 and Beyond 12 SEPTEMBER GENERAL MEETING The September general meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 1, 2015, in the club building at 604 Crestside, Duncanville, TX.

2 Paw Print September 2015 Page 2 PRESIDENT S MESSAGE It is hard to believe that September is here and before we know it the Fall season will be in full swing. It is also the time of year for me to celebrate another birthday. As a kid, it always seemed that my birthday took forever to come but as an adult they come too quickly. The last 335 or so days since my last birthday have brought me many tears and smiles. Tears for joyous moments and tears for trying moments where shed. I have stamped in my memory things that forever will remind me that not all journeys lead you to where you planned to go. But I have always managed to plant myself where I ended up. I may not always be beautiful roses as some times I am the prickly cactus. So my wish for the next birthday is to have laughed more than I have cried and at least have more flowers than thorns. Robin Quintana 2016 OFFICER & DIRECTOR NOMINEES At the August General Meeting the following people were elected to the Nominating Committee to nominate officers and directors for 2016: Lynda Holman Chairperson; Sandi Myers, Robin Quintana, Bob Rodriguez and Danika Taylor. The Nominating Committee has nominated the following members for the 2016 Officers and Board of Directors: President Donna Heishman Vice President Danika Taylor Training Director Pam Chrystal Secretary Terri Schurr Treasurer Lana Shuman Members at Large David Elliott, Robin Quintana, Bob Rodriguez and David Yahraus Nominations will be taken from the floor at the October Meeting. Nominees must have consented in writing to serve in the position for which they are being nominated. Elections will be held at the November General Meeting. See the Bylaws Article VI for more information.

3 Paw Print September 2015 Page 3 Dog Training Club of Dallas County General Membership Meeting MINUTES AUGUST 4, 2015 DTCDC MEETING CALLED BY TYPE OF MEETING FACILITATOR NOTE TAKER ATTENDEES Robin Quintana, President General Membership Robin Quintana Terri Schurr, Secretary See Attendance List Agenda topics 7:07 PM MEETING CALLED TO ORDER Robin Quintana called the meeting to order and proceeded with the agenda. Thank you to Lana & Craig Shuman and Barbara & David Elliott for bringing snacks tonight. CORRECTION TO MINUTES/APPROVAL Motion to accept the corrected June minutes by: Danika Taylor. Second by: David Yahraus. The motion passed unanimously. SUNSHINE COMMITTEE TREASURER S REPORT Financial Statement for June 2015: Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2015: LANA SHUMAN Operating Account Balance $15,380 Savings Account Balance $39,787 Profit and Loss Statement: June Total Proceeds $177 Total Expenditures $103 Net Surplus/Deficit $74 Financial Statement for July 2015: Balance Sheet as of July 31, 2015: Operating Account Balance $16,067 Savings Account Balance $39,787 Profit and Loss Statement: July Year to date Total Proceeds $2081 $16,997 Total Expenditures $1394 $12,185 Net Surplus/Deficit $687 $4,812 Year to Date Net Surplus (July 2014) $7,127 TRAINING COMMITTEE SALLY BROWNING Two assistants are needed for the Sunday Beginner class that will be held at 3:15pm.

4 Paw Print September 2015 Page 4 LIBRARY COMMITTEE SALLY BROWNING Our DTCDC library has a wealth of information right at your fingertips. Books can be checked out for 4 weeks and DVDs can be checked out for 2 weeks. ADVERTISING/PUBLIC RELATIONS LAURIE RODRIGUEZ/DONNA HEISHMAN DTCDC will be advertising in the annual Wine and Whiskers program as well as providing a class for their silent auction benefitting Friends of the Tri City Animal Shelter. The gala will be held on September 17 th. DTCDC is also finalizing their ad and sponsorships for the 2016 Bluebonnet Stampede. WALL COMMITTEE DONNA HEISHMAN Forms are available for you to complete your wall picture and title plaques. BUILDING & MAINTENANCE COMMITTEE BOB RODRIGUE Z S Our electric bill was very high for July compared to previous years and this was due to the fact that the thermostat was not set back to run its scheduled program. We need members to remember that if you manually adjust the thermostat that you need to make sure and set it back to run its program. Pictures with instructions are posted by the thermostat. Coombs AC came and performed maintenance and our system is running perfectly. MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE Terri Schurr introduced Kathy Maley Varner for individual memberships. TERRI SCHURR S Motion to accept these applicants for membership by: Sandi Myers. Second by: Lynda Holman. The motion passed unanimously. PURCHASING LYNDA HOLMAN Forms are available for ordering jackets. We need at least 20 jackets ordered. New jump boards were installed. Please remember to put the jumps away properly to ensure they are not damaged. SHOW AND GO PAM CHRYSTAL & CHRIS TEEL August 29th is the next Show and Go. Please contact Chris if you are interested in volunteering. The next ones are scheduled for September 19 th, October 17 th, November 21 st, and December 19 th. COMMUINTY EVENTS COMMITTEE GREG QUINTANA WEBSITE GLEN O GO RMAN THERAPY COMMITTEE MARK MALONE

5 Paw Print September 2015 Page 5 LEGISLATIVE LIAISON JAN HITCHBORN Please welcome Jan Hitchborn who has agreed to serve as the Legislative Liaison for DTCDC. Her responsibilities will include representing the club's interest with the City of Duncanville and/or surrounding cities as well as keeping the club apprised of legislation in areas that may affect the club and its members. FIRST NIGHT/PHONE COMITTEE CAROL FORD Both Monday and Wednesday Beginner classes are full as well as the Monday Puppy class. A Sunday Beginner class will be held at 3:15. BUILDING RENTAL SHERYL ARCHER NOMINTATING COMMITTEE Members submitted a list of 5 nominees for election of the Nominating Committee for the 2016 Board. The votes were counted by Mark Malone-Corporate Director and Linda Smith-Vice President 1. Chair-Lynda Holman 2. Bob Rodriguez 3. Danika Taylor 4. Sandi Myers 5. Robin Quintana OLD BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS Sunshine Club Drawing Winners: 1. Barbara Elliott 2. Mike Smith 3. Jan Bruner Paw Print Family for September 2015: April Dyson Refreshments for September 2015: Sharon Fabrega & Rita Moreno, Laura Turner Motion to adjourn to Brags at 8:02 PM was made by Greg Quintana and seconded by Danika Taylor. Motion passed unanimously. Brags were announced by members. Refer to written Brag List for details. Respectfully Submitted for approval, Terri Schurr, Secretary

6 Paw Print September 2015 Page 6 Dog Training Club of Dallas County Board Meeting MINUTES AUGUST 11, 2015 DTCDC MEETING CALLED BY TYPE OF MEETING FACILITATOR NOTE TAKER Robin Quintana, President Board Meeting Robin Quintana Terri Schurr, Secretary Laurie Rodriguez, Linda Smith, Danika Taylor, Ellen Jackson, Lynda Holman, Lana Shuman, Bob Rodriguez & Glen O Gorman ATTENDEES Agenda topics 7:04 PM MEETING CALLED TO ORDER Robin Quintana called the meeting to order and preceeded to the agenda items. CORRECTION TO MINUTES/APPROVAL S Danika Taylor made a motion to accept the corrected minutes May minutes. Second made by Laurie Rodriguez. Motion passed unanimously. TREASURER S REPORT LANA SHUMAN S BUILDING MAINTENANCE Bob has contacted several contractors who are not willing to provide a quote for the driveway as it is a very small project. Bob did receive one quote to place a draining pipe and fill in with concrete as well concrete to the street and up past the gates. Bob also contacted the City of Duncanville to discuss permits and repaving of the asphalt to meet the concrete driveway. This will improve the drainage of water run-off and prevent the washing out of our driveway. A motion was made by Bob to approve expenses up to $5,000 for the drive way project. A second was made by Danika Taylor. The motion passed unanimously. The motion will now go to the membership for approval at the September General Membership meeting. BOB RODRIGUEZ S TRAINING COMMITTEE ROBIN ROMIG S BUILDING RENTAL

7 Paw Print September 2015 Page 7 MEMBERSHIP COMMITEE TERRI SCHURR S COMMUNITY EVENTS S S PURCHASING LYNDA HOLMAN J&J customer service was much improved over the last time an order was placed. DTCDC was offered an Approved Partners discount which allows us an 8% discount with free shipping. S WEBSITE COMMITTEE GLEN O GORMAN Glen provided a status update on the website. Currently, the website is hosted by Host Gator. The programming is owned by DTCDC. Jennifer Johnson who is no longer a member was involved with writing the current code. The Board has identified the following needs: on-line class registration, on-line payment options, and a membership database. Glen will research options and present information back to the Board regarding a plan for moving forward to add these features. A motion was made by Linda Smith and second was made by Laurie Rodriguez to purchase the dallasdogtraining.com website name. The motion passed unanimously. NEW BUSINESS S OLD BUSINESS ROBIN QUINTA NA S A motion to adjourn the meeting was made Danika Taylor and a second was made by Linda Smith. The motion passed unanimously. Meeting was adjourned at 8:08 PM. Respectfully submitted for approval, Terri Schurr, Secretary.

8 Paw Print September 2015 Page 8 Therapy Dogs International Tail Waggin Tutors North Oak Cliff & Hampton-Illinois Library-Dallas Duncanville Library July 25, 2015 By Greg & Robin Quintana We had a fun filled day with three libraries scheduled for the fourth Saturday. Lynda and Charlie Holman, Susan and Jonah Stout, Terri and Chester Schurr, Sandi and Cyan Myers joined McKenzie and Jax for a fun time of reading. ANNOUNCEMENT Former Member: Rachel Maurine Pearson Many members remember Rachel Maurine Pearson who began training in DTCDC as a small girl. She has married, moved to California to be with her husband and has added a new "puppy" to her household with her four dogs. This "puppy" however has only two legs. Ellie Maurine Downs born 08/03/2015. All are doing well.

9 Paw Print September 2015 Page 9 September s Paw Print Family April Dyson I am a proud mom to Dolli Mae and Heidi, both Boston Terriers. Dolli Mae is almost 3 years old and Heidi is almost 2 years old. As you can tell by their pictures Dolli Mae has the usual coloring of a Boston while Heidi has a lot more white. Heidi is what they call a Splash Boston Terrier, which is the look of a Boston Terrier but more white on the body then black. Dolli Mae has the attitude and activity of an older dog while Heidi is most definitely still a puppy. Dolli Mae is an old soul I would say. I joined DTCDC 2 years ago and started with beginner classes for Dolli Mae. She is a great dog to train and I have really enjoyed all the quality time training has allowed me to spend with her. Dolli Mae is in her third beginner class and we plan on taking intermediate next session. Heidi has had one beginner class and she is more of a challenge to train then Dolli Mae, but she has been improving a lot the last couple of months. I originally joined DTCDC to help me train my dogs because I needed to learn how to become more of a leader of my pack, which at the time included an older dog and the new puppy Dolli Mae. It has really helped me a lot with learning how to reward the dogs the correct way and also how to deal with unwanted behavior. I live Cedar Hill with my best friend Daniel. He helps me take care of the dogs and also helps me with rescue work. We have had 13 fosters over the last year and half in our home from puppies to older dogs and from healthy to very sick dogs. The rescue work we do has been so great for us and we actually were fostering Heidi and then decided to keep her because she and Dolli Mae got along so well. The things I have learned at DTCDC have also helped me teach manners and basic obedience to our foster dogs and get them even more ready for their forever homes. Thanks for DTCDC for all the great work you guys do and I am so happy to be a part of it.

10 Paw Print September 2015 Page 10 BRAGS & WAGS Jan Bruner brags: My first time back in ring after hip replacement: Beau, Mocha and I competed in our first ASCA trials August in Azle, put on by the Tarrant County Australian Shepherd Club. On Saturday, Beau placed 3 rd with a 192 in Novice B Obedience, Mocha placed 2 nd in Beginner Novice B Obedience with a 193. Rally Novice B had 4 dogs with perfect 200 scores, Beau was fastest and placed 1 st, Mocha placed 3 rd!!! On Sunday Beau again had a 192 in Novice B and placed 1 st ; Mocha had a 195 in Beginner Novice B and also 1 st place. Rally Novice B again had 4 dogs with perfect 200 scores Beau was 1 st and Mocha placed 3 rd. Beau also earned High in Trial for breed other than Aussie!! Hip did fine over the weekend, but I was worn out by Sunday afternoon (as were the dogs)! I was pretty stiff Monday morning, but got the hip and back loosened up as the day went on! Pam Chrystal brags: Clover had a very successful weekend at the Oklahoma City Obedience Training Club Trials: Saturday, August 8th (Morning show) - Won Beginner Novice with a Completed Rally Advance title with a 99 and Second place Saturday, August 8th (Afternoon show) - Won Beginner Novice with a Earned First Rally Excellent leg with a 96 and Third place Sunday, August 9th - Second place in Beginner Novice with Earned Second Rally Excellent leg with a 94 and Fourth place I am so humbled by this dog who is one leg away from her Rally Excellent title who just earned her Rally Novice title just two weeks ago. She continues to enjoy what she is doing and strives always to please. Donna Heishmann brags: Sparky - Houston show - Select on Wednesday and Saturday Longview show - Best of Breed both days Robin and Greg Quintana brag: We attended the Tarrant County Australian Shepherd Club Rally trial on August 15th. Maya and McKenzie came home with a leg for their Rally Masters titles. Jax and Parker came home with Rally Excellent Masters double Qs towards their Rally Excellent Masters titles and a couple of nice scores towards their Rally Trial Championship. To top everything off McKenzie earned a perfect score for a first place, High Trial Rally and High in Trial Other Breed.

11 Paw Print September 2015 Page 11 IT S HOT OUTSIDE! TIME TO ORDER A DTCDC JACKET! (from Lynda Holman, Purchasing Chair) Order jackets now are you kidding! Nope! It takes time to get a 20-jacket order put together. We ll be into late September or early October before the orders go to the jacket manufacturer, and into late October or early November for jackets to arrive and Kim to begin the embroidery work. If you are interested in ordering a DTCDC jacket, please see the information shown below. DEADLINE FOR ORDERS WILL BE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, Jackets Information: Use the link below to see pictures, descriptions and size charts of each of the nine jackets offered: Jackets will be ordered in the forest green color. The approximate cost shown below for each style includes the jacket with the DTCDC logo embroidered in white on the left chest. Your portion of tax, shipping and any personalization will be added to that cost Coach - $ Adventure - $ Climax - $ Woodsman - $ Conqueror - $ Volunteer - $ Survivor - $ Mountaineer - $ Summit - $48.00 PLEASE NOTE: The jacket company requires a minimum order of 20. If we do not have 20 ordered by the deadline, the deadline will be extended to try to reach the minimum. Personalization Options: Our club member Kim Horton has an embroidery business and will be doing our jacket order. She will be able to personalize your jacket with your name, and/or an embroidery of your breed (if it is among those she has available), and she also has various obedience and other performance event symbols. If you want to order a jacket, fill out the form below and return it to me via by the September 19 deadline or give it to me at the September 1 Club meeting. When your jacket is ready, I will contact you to make delivery and payment arrangements. Payment will be due when your jacket is delivered to you. Lynda Holman, Purchasing Committee Chair Home Phone: lyholman@flash.net Name: Phone: Jacket No. & Name: Size: Quantity: Do you want your jacket personalized? YES NO: (If you check YES, Kim will contact you to get your personalization request)

12 Paw Print September 2015 Page 12 UPCOMING EVENTS - SEPTEMBER 2015 AND BEYOND 2015 SESSION #5 Session #5 Begins on September 30th. **************************************************************** REMINDER FROM THE REGISTRAR CAROL FORD Members wishing to take Beginner or Puppy classes must submit the Class Registration form prior to Orientation. No spots in class are reserved without a completed form. Classes are limited to 15 students (including members). You may send the form to the address on the form, leave it in the Registrar box in the Club kitchen, or scan it and it to: cford@horsepowerlogistics.com. DTCDC SHOW & GO EVENT Saturday, September 19, 2015 Come out to the Obedience Show & Go that will be held at the building on Saturday, September 19, Sign ups for all classes cut off at 3 pm. Novice and Open start at 1 pm. Utility follows (usually about 3 pm).. Fees are $6 for the 1st run, $4 second run/same dog. For more information or to volunteer contact: Chris Teel dogmomx@tx.rr.com or ************************************************************** September 2015 Pocket Calendar **************************************************************** Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat pm General Meeting OTHER EVENTS AROUND THE AREA Nov 8 DFWMGRC will hold a Show N Go at Houn House $8 first run/$6 second run same dog Dozier Rd, Carrollton Board Meeting Show n Go **************************************************************** Notes: Each Friday the club is closed in the AM for cleaning. ## For more complete information on shows go to: and click on Events or go to and click on Show Information. There is too much information to list it all.