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September 2, 2010 - GRIEVING FOR A PET?  If you have suffered the loss of a pet, a resource available to you is the UT Vet School's Social Work Dept.  They dedicate a lot of time to the issue of pet loss. You can call and request a free pet loss packet. Also know that the people there will offer you an empathetic ear to talk about your loss.  The group also has free pet loss counseling, pet loss support groups, and a pet loss memorial day coming Sept. 12.  All of these are free and open to any member of the community.  Their phone: 865-755-8839    More Info

September 1, 2010 - WINTER AGILITY TRIAL: The Premium list for the Birmingham Obedience Training Club’s (BOTC) winter agility trial (Dec. 31, 2010 – Jan. 2, 2011) is now available on their website at www.birminghamobedience.org.  Both a MS Word version and a PDF version are available for download.    The trial opens Wednesday, October 13. 

August 31, 2010 - Rally Show and Go - All Breed - AKC Sanctioned B-OB Match: Tullahoma Kennel Club is hosting this match held under the rules of the American Kennel Club on Saturday, September 11, 2010.  The event will be held at Waggoner Memorial Park, North Side of Tullahoma, Pre-Registration Must Be Received by Thur. Sept. 9.  For Additional Information Contact: Margina Wood 931-728-9171 mswood58@hotmail.com or Lusynda Wright 931-273-4795 lamelang@cafes.net  To download Premium, click here.

obedienceAugust 31, 2010 - October 6 B-Match: We are able to expand our Obedience to Include Utility A & B and Note we are also including Rally Novice, Advanced and Excellent. This year we are offering AKC Canine Partners Program and there is an enroll AKC link at the top of our match web page so people will have the information on how to enroll their mix breed dog. B-Match This link also captures the complete information on our Oct 6 AKC Sanctioned Match for Conformation/Obedience and Rally. Please share to your canine club affiliates along with your canine friends. Thank you!  Bernadine Luketich, Match Chair

 

August 24, 2010 -  TN PET LAW NEWS: All club members are encouraged to read this blog and the supporting links concerning mandatory spay/neuter.  We need to support our fellow dog fanciers as they oppose restrictive and unreasonable legislation.  Please remember this type of legislation is very invasive and we too will be facing such laws.   Be an informed and educated dog owner.  I urge you to read about this impending legislation and understand the implications.  Thank you, Keith Bailey

 

spyderAugust 9, 2010 - GCH Bayleigh Shaireab's Super Hero, Spyder (age 3 as of 7/21), #1 Welsh Terrier, #3 Terrier, wins back-to-back Best in Show August 7-8, 2010, as well as a Best in Show on July 30, 2010. Spyder has now won Best in Show 13 times. Breeders: Keith Bailey & Sharon Abmeyer; Co-Owners: Marilyn Jacobs, Keith Bailey & Sharon Abmeyer; Handler: Jorge & Susie Olivera

August 9, 2010 - Walter's Words for August are posted on-line with comments about Dog Days of Summer, B-Matches, Agility Match, Media, and “Most Pet Friendly City in America”.  See President's Message

August 9, 2010 - We need your Rally input.  The 2010 Rally Advisory Committee and AKC staff have devoted hundreds of hours toward reviewing the suggestions that were submitted by the fancy, and our task is not yet over. Please review the recommendations below and let us know what you think.  We ask that you submit your comments and responses via email at rallyadv@akc.org.  Your comments will assist us in the final document that will be presented to the Delegates and then to the AKC Board of Directors. Comments and suggestions will be accepted until August 30, 2010. Thank you in advance for your assistance. View the 2010 Rally Advisory Committee Recommendations

spinoneAugust 8, 2010 - Breed Spotlight is on Spinone Italiano  (Sporting Group) 

August 8, 2010 - Don't forget that you can use the TVKC Member Manager to send club emails and get contact info.  Always use this as your source of most up-to-date club data.

August 8, 2010 - Minutes from July General Meeting and July Board Meeting are now posted pending approval.

July 19, 2010 - August and October 6th ORKC and TVKC will be hosting Sanctioned B-Matches for Conformation, Obedience, and Rally. The August match will be held at the Oak Ridge Kennel Club.  The October matches will be held at Chilhowee Park, Knoxville.  All proceeds will go to the Great Smoky Mountain Cluster.  August Details  October Details

July 19, 2010 - Crab Orchard KC’s All-Breed Conformation Shows on August 7th and 8th of this year. Show closes this Wednesday, July 21. Third year at the Marion Illinois location, located in Southern Illinois with adjacent access to Interstate 57 and easy access to Interstates 64 and 24. The new facility is AIR-CONDITION...ED and has plenty of FREE inside grooming available. we will have a dedicated ballroom for a toy ring with grooming and will again be allowing dogs to stay overnight at the show site. Our club is also offering a B Match, Microchip Clinic, and CERF Clinic on Saturday. Premium list at http://www.onofrio.com/plist/crab1pl.pdf. Questions? Contact Bryan Helvey 618-977-1384 or bryanjudd@hotmail.com.

July 8, 2010 - Greater St. Louis Shetland Sheepdog Club is inviting our club members to join them October 30-31, 2010 for a 2 day Training and Hands-on Learning with Dr. Carmen Battaglia, author of several books, videos, and DVD's on breeding better dog's.  His newly released book is  his new book called Breeding Dogs to Win. Questions? Call: Tammy Riggs at 623-824-5226  More details.

July 8, 2010 - Cluster Committee Minutes for June meeting

July 7, 2010 - President's Message for July

July 7, 2010 - Minutes from June General Membership Meeting and Board Meeting A and Board Meeting B have been posted.

July 7, 2010 - Steward Training (Conformation, Agility, Obedience and Rally) will be offered Monday, July 12 at Oak Ridge Kennel Club.  Potluck at 6:30 p.m.  Classes start at 7:00 p.m   Roberto Jimenez will be teaching the Ring Stewards class and David Miller from ORKC will be teaching Obedience and Rally Stewarding.

July 2, 2010 - From Bernadine Luketich, Audit and Budget Committee Chair: Dear Members, We are putting together a budget for our Club.  Please let us know if you have any special concerns we should be putting in the budget. This could be reported to anyone on the Budget Committee: Nan Anderson, Eddie Delaney, Bernadine Luketich  Thanks and we look forward to hearing from you.  We hope to have all information together for the August meeting at the latest.

July 2, 2010 - The American Kennel Club and the American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation will be presenting a Breeder’s Symposium on September 11th, at the University of Georgia in Athens. Included will be presentations by some of the foremost experts in their fields, speaking on subjects of great interest for all breeders.  Details

June 27, 2010 - New page for mail.  Thanks you's posted from Barbara Price and David Miller.

June 26, 2010 - Great news! We will also have a supported entry for the Kerry Blue Terriers at the Great Smoky Mountain Cluster!  

June 16, 2010 - TVKC Member Manager Welcome Screen now has instructions for how to (A) Update contact info, (B) Get Member Info, (C) Print Club Directory

June 16, 2010 - New Cluster website is started.  Stay tuned!

June 16, 2010 - Our club is a member of the AKC Canine Health Foundation as a result of our recent donation of $200.00.  This contribution goes toward improving the life of dogs and their owners by contributing to canine health research. Additionally, the club will receive a "Canine Health Foundation Member" banner suitable for hanging at dog shows and other events.  We can also designate 10 club members to receive the Canine Health Foundation's quarterly newsletter.  If you are interested in receiving this newsletter, contact DruAnne Martin.

eddieJune 16, 2101- Congratulations to Eddie Dulaney and Ch Topgun Ragin' Ring Of BlueAire " Ringo" Group 2 - Greater Kingsport Kennel Club - Judge Jon Cole, Owned by Texas Eddie Dulaney & Barbara Price, Groomed by Barbara Price Shown by Texas Eddie Dulaney.

June 15, 2010 - TVKC Media Center has been started to document media plans, contacts, press kit, etc.

June 15, 2010 - The first Board of Directors’ Meeting for 2010-2011 was June 10.  Board Meeting Minutes

June 11, 2010 - Added Rescue Link to home page.

cluster1June 11, 2010 - Cluster Committee met at the Sommerfelt house in May.  Pictures showing them hard at work making this exciting event a reality.  details

June 8, 2010 - Wally's Words: The president's message for June includes comments about June's Potluck Awards Meeting, thanks to outgoing board members, May's meeting, the Cluster.  details

pantJune 8, 2010 - Your Dog and The Heat - Great information about how to keep your dog safe during the summer weather.  Details 

June 3, 2010 - Contacted AKC with new officer and board data.  Details

June 2, 2010 - Premium is now available for our September Agility TrialDetails

May 29, 2010 - Puppy Conformation Class will be offered by Donna Burchi starting June 7th 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. lasting for 8 weeks at the Oak Ridge Kennel Club. Cost is $50 for members and $80 for non-members. Call Barbara Byrum (865-482-3037) to register. If anyone has any puppies to get ready for our Cluster this will be a great class for them to start.

May 29, 2010 - Advertise in the Cluster Catalog!! Special Rate for TVKC Members to brag about your dog's latest title(s)! Members get a special rate of $10 for half-page to brag about their dog's  accomplishments. This includes a picture! The ad deadline is September 2. Contact Catherine Bell.

May 25, 2010 - Steward Training (Conformation, Agility, Obedience and Rally) will be offered Monday, July 12 at Oak Ridge Kennel Club.  Potluck at 6:30 p.m.  Classes start at 7:00 p.m.

May 24, 2010 - New events posted.  AKC Lure Coursing June 24-28 in Powell, TN.  AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day in Oak Ridge, TN.  Check it out!

May 23, 2010 - TVKC 2010 Member Directory is now available to download.

May 22, 2010 - Minutes from the May Meeting and Minutes from the Board Meeting

donnaMay 18, 2010 - Dr. Donna Raditic, DVM, CVA spoke to our general membership about integrative medicine and nutrition.  Details

May 18, 2010 - Election results: New Officers were elected.

May 17, 2010 - Nominations page is updated with links to resumes.

May 16, 2010 - General Membership Meeting Minutes from April.

May 11, 2010 - It is also time for the annual AKC sportsmanship Award.  Please make your nominations in writing to Eddie Dulaney prior to the May meeting so that we may vote on this year’s recipient.  

May 2, 2010 - Please send resumes to B. White to post on web if you are a nominee with competition. Resumes

May 2, 2010 - May President's Message

April 28, 2010 - Devereux Whippets was added to our breeder referral list. For a complete list of all recommended breeders in our area, visit our Breeder Referrals

April 18, 2010 - Danger Alert!  Cocoa Mulch contains a lethal ingredient called 'Theobromine'.   Details

April 7, 2010 - Legislative Alert: SB 3850 - HB 3834, In case anyone has missed following along, this bill has morphed in a very interesting direction. There is an amendment that raises the cost of rabies certificates.  Details

March 22, 2010 - Show Trophies - Once again it’s time to start making plans on trophy donations.  Details

March 21, 2010 - Congratulations to all the owners, handlers, and dogs who participated in the TVKC Agility Trial this past weekend in Harriman, TN.  Fun, excitement, challenge, and camaraderie abounded!   Photos

March 13, 2010 - Gary Clausing reports that judge Richard Bauer passed away from heart attack while judging in Indiana yesterday.

March 11, 2010 - Karen Clausing submits her Report of the Delegate to the American Kennel Club Annual Meeting in Newark, NJ  March. 

March 11, 2010 - Added Paula Smiddy to Breeder Referral for Norwich Terriers

March 8, 2010 - Ch Bayleigh Shaireab's Super Hero, Spyder, has won BISS with handler Jorge Oliveria.  Spyder was bred by Keith Baley and Sharon Abmeyer.  He is now owned by Keith Bailey, Sharon Abmeyer and Marilyn Jacobs.   Photos

March 8, 2010 - AKC has updated Obedience Regulations.  Here is the link to the new green insert to be added to your existing copy of the Obedience Regulations (amended January 1, 2010).

March 4, 2010 - Legislative Update by Jon Cole

February 27, 2010 - Photos from the ORKC / TVKC party  Photos

February 27, 2010 - TVKC Nominating Committee completed its work and announced nominations for officers for 2010-2011.  The nominees are ...

February 26, 2010 - Added Carol Sommerfelt to Breeder Referral for Vizslas

February 25, 2010 - Added Bernadine Luketich to Breeder Referral for Shetland Sheepdogs (Shelties)

February 22. 2010 - Lure Coursing Field Trial, Fri, Sat & Sun Feb, 26th, 27th & 28th 2010 POWELL ANIMAL CLINIC  

February 19, 2010 - Updated Breeder Referral for Keith Bailey for Norwich Terriers

February 18, 2010 - On-line Membership Manager implemented to improve membership contact information.  Allows members to update their own info and provides an email tool for club communications.

February 15, 2010 - The Oak Ridge Kennel Club has invited our members and guests to a Mixer / Party, Saturday, 5:30 PM, February 27th, 2010, at the Oak Ridge Kennel Club Training Facility, 1790 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN.

February 6, 2010 - Legislative Update by Jon Cole

January 27, 2010 - PLEASE HELP!  Photographer, Kitten Rodwell was attacked this week at the Ventura show by a Swiss Mountain Dog.  She has undergone extensive facial reconstructive plastic surgery and is in desperate need of emotional and financial support.  We request our dog show family to join hands and help with even the smallest donation. Her address is:
                      Kit Rodwell
                      P. O. Box 300400
                      Escondido, CA 92030

January 27, 2010 - Smoky Mountains Bulldog Club Meet the first Tuesday of the month at 7 pm at Fire Hall 10 on Parkside Drive.    More Info

January 27, 2010 - Memorandum From: Robin L. Stansell  Subject: Grand Championship This memo is to address anticipated exhibitor questions and to clarify the Grand Champion judging procedure.

January 26, 2010 -  Legislative Update by Jon Cole

April 2009 - Society, Inc. (TT) & Canine Good Citiizen (CGC) -- All breed, Saturday, April 25thth  details

March 2009 - LINDA MECKLENBURG: Foundation Handling Seminar, Murfreesboro Dog Training Club, March 2 and 3, 2009  Details

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