POTOMAC HOUND CLUB NEWSLETTER (PDF )
JULY 2007
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS!
Please welcome our new members, who were voted into the Club by the PHC Board at the March 28th meeting. Brigitte Greenberg: Whippets
10409 Edgewood Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20901
Ph #(301) 681-5470 - Email BrigitteGreen@msn.com
Sponsored by Annie Andrews and BarbaraHenderson
Charles and Donna Rush: Whippets
2612 Clarks Court, Crofton MD 21114 Ph # (410)451-4474 – Email DRUSH4@comcast.net
Sponsored by Annie Andrews and BarbaraHenderson
8TH ANNUAL PHC SHOW:
A NOTE FROM THE SHOW CHAIRPERSON
Our 8th Annual Show was another success and, despitethe heat and humidity (again!), a good time was had by both exhibitors and dogs. Access to the newly air conditioned buildings was a great help for all this year. A million thanks to everyone who worked on the show both before and the day of the show–including those behind thescenes. My gratitude to all! To Sue Whaley, who did a
spectacular job with hospitality and arranging the Blessing of the Hounds by the Reverend Eileen House and the Casting of the Hounds. To Harry, Lisa, and Vince Miller who made sure that the grounds were presentable and buildings were set-up. To Rita Holloway who ensured our judges arrived from the airport and managed the show’s stewards. To Charles Olvis and Elizabeth Muthard for making sure that the Breed Seminars went off without a
hitch and to Patti Staub, Anne Legge, Norma Sellers, and Polly Smith for each of their breed presentations. To Judy Tantillo for soliciting and arranging the advertising in the catalogs. To Dr. Bob Smith for his wonderful job making
announcements and for selling tickets to the barbecue. To Judy Rothstein and Rosemary Martino for manning the Club Booth and distributing trophies and selling catalogs.
To Damara Bolte for obtaining the trophies. To Ken Fox for being the Vet on call. To Betty White for her terrific job with the Conformation Match. To Charlene Stone for tackling on the first-ever CGC testing and hounds only Obediencen and Rally Match. The culmination of our show with the
barbecue and band was due in no small measure to the efforts of Vince and John Miller. To Annie Andrews for coming Wednesday to help set-up and bringing the projector for the seminars. And most importantly my thanks to Jane Lodge who helped all along with show’s arrangements but also helped set-up the day of the show.
Ingrid Gleysteen, PHC 2007 Show Chair
301-854-3763 or Email at ingridgleysteen@earthlink.net
NEW MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS
Applications are filed with Annie Andrews who then
publishes the information in the PHC Newsletter. Member input regarding the applicant is submitted in writing to the Board within 30 days. The Board then votes on the applicant at the next Board meeting where a two-thirds majority is required for election. Unsuccessful applicants may re-apply after 6 months. (PHC By-laws Article II, Section 3 Election to Membership).
Jack and Jeanne Deeming: Whippets
551 Bohemia Church Rd, Warwick MD 21912
Ph # (410)275-9216 – Email RoyaleEng@aol.com
Sponsored by Dr. Barbara Henderson & Harriet Lee.
REGULAR MEETINGS PROPOSED (AGAIN)
At our Nov 06 general membership meeting, members agreed to meet the third Wednesday of each quarter. Since our annual meeting is in January, meetings would then be held in April, July, and October. There has been a longstanding
agreement to alternate the meeting locations
between Virginia and Maryland. Ingrid and Dirk Gleysteen have graciously offered their home as the regular Maryland meeting place. We are soliciting the membership to suggest or volunteer a Virginia location that is within 10 miles of Fredericksburg, which is our club’s territory.
Please contact Annie Andrews at (703) 815-2236 or
Annie.Andrews@osd.mil with your suggestions.
PHC PERFORMANCE EVENTS:
A NOTE FROM THE CHAIRPERSON
Great news! On July 24th, I received a letter from AKC stating that the club has completed the AKC’s Plan OA match program requirements and that we are now eligible to submit an application for a licensed obedience and rally trial.
Although listed in the premium and catalog that I was a committee of one, no one person could have pulled off the special performance events at this year’s PHC Show. I had the support and encouragement from many of the club
members who shared my vision of a "Complete Hound Day" for our Show this year. I am very pleased that we made a profit from the performance events offered (CGC® Testing and the Obedience and Rally Match). The profit we saw was not only monetary but also, encouragement. All that participated in the Rally Match are now pursuing Rally titles,
due to the learning experience gained at our Show. Of the 14 Rally entries, 13 had never stepped foot into a Rally ring before our Match. They went in cold and came out with the confidence that (with a little polish) they could compete before year’s end to earn a Rally titles. Thank you to everyone who helped pull off these events. PHC members Ingrid Gleysteen, Annie Andrews, Harry Miller, Bob Smith,
Jane Lodge, Dr Andrew Kostic, Brigitte Greenberg, and Diane Myers. Non-members Kim Waterworth, Hillary Frank, and Pat Spinazzola also supported our events. A special thank you to our CGC Evaluator, Derry Krause; our Obedience Match Judge, Dr. Andrew Kostic; and our Rally Match Judge, Laurie Williams.Charlene Stone, Obedience & Rally Match Chair 717-328-4941or Email quarters@embarqmail.com
PHC SHOW MATCHES
Conformation Match: Betty White chaired our
Conformation Match this year. The match was held in an air conditioned in-building after the PHC Show concluded. Juanita Irvin judged the sight hounds and Best Adult while Patti Staub judged the scent hounds and Best Puppy. There were 15 entries with 14 shown and one absentee. Trophies for Best Adult and Best Puppy were glass bowls donated by Rita Holloway. Cooling collars were given to
2nd - 4th place for adults and toys were given to 2nd - 4th place for puppies. Names not available at the time the Newsletter was finalized. Obedience & Rally Match: Charlene Stone also took on
the challenging task of arranging a Plan A Obedience and Rally Match for our club at this year’s show. The Match was held in air conditioned building. Dr. Andrew Kostic judged the Obedience Match and Ms. Laurie Williams judged the Rally Match. There were only 2 entries (both whippets) in the Obedience Match (1 in Novice A and 1 in Novice B) and 14 entries in the Rally Match (13 whippets in Novice A and 1 whippet in Advanced A). While participation was much less than anticipated, we still met
the AKC requirements to conduct the A Match (e.g., a
premium and catalog were created, entries submitted to Charlene by a specific entry date prior to the show). It was a new venue for our show but one we hope to continue at future shows. We believe participation will increase as word spreads that we are the only local club that holds “hounds only” Obedience and Rally trials. We believethese trials will encourage more hound owners to pursue
performance events, which will ultimately increase thepopularity of our future shows.

Obedience Match Results
High-in-Obedience went to Annie Andrews’ rescued
whippet, Lucy (Novice A) and 2nd place went to Hillary
Frank’s whippet, Whippoorwill All the Action (Novice B)
Rally Match Results
Advanced A:
1st Pat Spinazola’s whippet, Millrace River of Stars
Novice A:
1st Diane Myers’ whippet, Shaldra Mikater Jitterbug, JC
2nd – Annie Andrews’ whippet, Lucy (rescue)
3rd – Annie Andrews’ whippet, AgStone Whippoorwill Isabel
4th – Kim Waterworth’s whippet, Riley Roy’s Reveille
CANINE GOOD CITIZEN® AWARDS
Charlene Stone took on the challenge of arranging and handling all of the CGC® testing for our club at this year’s show. Ms. Derry Krause was our evaluator, who was well prepared to evaluate our hounds. She explained the CGC® steps to the exhibitors and conducted evaluations in a calm and professional manner. As a result, 14 more hounds (Otterhounds and Whippets) now have their Canine Good
Citizen® awards. The owners were very excited to take part in the testing and were very proud of what their dogs achieved. This was a very rewarding experience for our Hound Show. We had many requests at the show and since the show to offer CGC® testing at our future shows.

 

 

 

8TH PHC SHOW CONFORMATION ENTRIES
We had 224 total dogs present that competed out of 342
entries for 4 Majors in Dogs and 5 Majors in Bitches.
3 Afghan Hounds
27 Basenjis
10 Basset Hounds
4 Beagles 13 In.
3 Beagles 15 In.
8 Bloodhounds
18 Borzoi
6 Longhaired Dachshunds
10 Smooth Dachshunds
7 Wirehaired Dachshunds
12 American Foxhounds
4 English Foxhounds
6 Greyhounds
3 Ibizan Hounds
6 Irish Wolfhounds
2 Norwegian Elkhounds
4 Otterhounds
3 Petit Bassets Griffons Vendeens
3 Pharaoh Hounds
15 Rhodesian Ridgebacks
15 Salukis
11 Scottish Deerhounds
44 Whippets
GROUP PLACEMENTS:
Gp 1 CH SOMERRI DUNHARROW'S DEVIL RAY-Elkhound
Owner: Judith R Silker
Breeders: Edward Hall/Roland Masse/Laura Lewis
Gp 2 CH K-RUN'S PARK ME IN FIRST - Beagle 15”+
Owner: C Dowell/E Dziuk/J Woodring/K Weichert.
Breeder: K Weichert/L Bertagnolli
Gp 3 CH TIARA ABU'S A FAR OFF PLACE JC - Pharaoh
Owner: Jan & Tia Ault/K Grega - Breeder: K Grega
Gp 4 CH ALTNAMARA'S CAVIAR WISHES- Deerhound
Owners/Breeders: Linda & Ned Madden
BRED-BY EXHIBITOR PLACEMENTS:
Gp 1 CH ALTNAMARA'S CAVIAR WISHES - Deerhound
Owners/Breeders: Linda & Ned Madden
Gp 2 POPLAR HILL'S BOLD VENTURE - Otterhound
Owners: C Belden/M Zwicklbauer/K Munger
Breeder: K Munger
Gp 3 CH SEASPELL'S POINT CABRIA - Whippet
Owners: P Clement/J Britton/K Roberson
Breeders: Judith Britton & Karen Roberson
Gp 4 REVEILLE TRICYCLE TWO - Basenji
Owner/Breeder: Damara Bolte'
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CLUB WINNERS!
Basenjis
B CH SERENGETI LET'S ROLL REVEILLE
Owner/Breeder: Margaret Greenlee -
Damara Bolte', Agent
WD/BBE/BBEG4 (5 pts) - REVEILLE TRICYCLE TWO
Owner/Breeder: Damara Bolte'
Basset Hounds
WD/OS (1 pt) HOUND HOLLOW'S HENRY
Owner: Janie White - Breeder: Joan Portner
Sue Whaley, Agent
Beagles Over 15”
B/G2 CH K-RUN'S PARK ME IN FIRST
Owners: C Dowell/E Dziuk/J Woodring/K Weichert
Breeders: Kathleen Weichert & Leah Bertagnolli
Aaron Wilkerson, Agent
Longhaired Dachshunds
BOSSW DOLLIDACHS AURORA BOREALIS
Owners: Andrew & Dianne Kostic
Breeders: The Kostics/D Stoterau/B Stoter
1/RWB DOLLIDACHS AURORA BOREALIS
Owners: Andrew & Dianne Kostic
Breeders: The Kostics/D Stoterau/B Stoter
Smooth Dachshunds
BSW BENCELIA'S DIVINE MISS
Owners: Marcia F Astley & M Kathleen Klimkiewicz
Breeders: M Kathleen Klimkiewicz/Marcia F Astley
WB (1 pt) BENCELIA'S DIVINE MISS MAGGIE
Owners: Marcia F Astley & M Kathleen Klimkiewicz
Breeders: M Kathleen Klimkiewicz/Marcia F Astley
RWB RELLIHS KRISTALLWEISEN RED MS
Owner: Kathleen Klimkiewicz Breeder: Joan Hiller
Damara Bolte, Agent
RWD DOLLIDACHS GETZLER'S JOHN
Owners: Sarah & Lawrence Getzler
Breeders: Carol J Johnson & Dianne Kostic
American Foxhound
BSW KIARRY'S FOOLISH PLEASURE
Owners: Harry Miller & Lisa Miller
Breeders: L & D Millman & F Millman & D Shearer
BOSSW KIARRY'S FOOLISH DREAMS
Owners: Harry Miller & Lisa Miller
Breeders: L & D Millman & F Millman & D Shearer
WD/OS (5 pts) KIARRY'S FOOLISH PLEASURE
Owners: Harry Miller & Lisa Miller
Breeders: L & D Millman & F Millman & D Shearer
RWD KIARRY'S FOOLISH PRIDE
Owners: Harry Miller & Lisa Miller
Breeders: L & D Millman & F Millman & D Shearer
WB/BW (5 pts) KIARRY'S FOOLISH DREAMS
Owners: Harry Miller & Lisa Miller
Breeders: L & D Millman & F Millman & D Shearer
RWB KIARRY'S JEEZE LOUISE
Owner: Carolyn Aslund
Breeder: Claudette DuPont & Harry & Lisa Miller
B CH KELLY MT AMERICAN BEAUTY
Owner: Judy G Rea & Samantha Knight
Breeder: Lisa Miller & Judy Rea
Kelly Ann Rea, Agent
English Foxhounds
WD OAKLEY CARTRIDGE
Owner: Sue N Whaley - Breeder: Oakley Hunt
OS CH SUNUPS TEA FOR TWO
Owners: Dr Connie Dettmer & Sue N Whaley
Breeders: S Whaley & F Zaydman & A Gonzalez
Greyhounds
RWD TRIREME RYAL KIPFERL
Owner: Kandice Kostic
Breeders: Kandice & Andrew Kostic & S Cassem
Ridgebacks
WB/OS (2 pts) ROLLINGS MEGAN OF AFRAIKKA
Owner: D Jay Hyman - Breeder: Christina Wistrom.
Deerhounds
BOSW HIGHLAND FUSILIER D'LUX
Owners/Breeders: G C & Janet L Porter
BSW HEATHERDALE D'LUX
Owners/Breeders: G C & Janet L Porter
RWD HIGHLAND FUSILIER D'LUX
Owners/Breeders: G C & Janet L Porter
RWB HAIGS DIMPLE PINCH D'LUX
Owners/Breeders: CG & Janet Porter
B/BBE/BBEG1/G4 CH ALTNAMARA'S CAVIAR WISHES
Owners/Breeders: Linda & Ned Madden
Whippets
WD (4 pts) WHIPPOORWILL ITASKA
Owners: Dr Barbara L Henderson & Juanita Irvin
Breeders: Dr BL Henderson & W Heron

THANK YOU NOTES RECEIVED
Dear Ingrid - I have been remiss about thanking you and
Club for your wonderful hospitality to me during the Hound
Show. I love to come down there - you are such a great
group and in spite of the sometime brutal weather! the
Show is always fun. I plan to join so I can help next year! I
love my pewter key ring - I have my house keys on it now
and it will remind me of a wonderful day with wonderful "dog
people" Please give the Club my regards.
Sincerely Jane Fowler
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Dear Mrs. Gleysteen,
I am sorry this thank you note is getting to you so late as we
have been away and I am just getting around to sending
this. I just want to thank you fro my wonderful assignment
and the honor of judging the Best Bred by Exhibitor Group
Competition. It is always a privilege to be part of the
Potomac Hound Club Judging Panel. My wife and I thank
you for your wonderful hospitality and the fantastic lunch.
Also my best to all the Officers and Committee members for
making this event so outstanding. Looking forward to being
with you again.
My best, Bill Barton
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Dear Ingrid and Club, Thank you for a wonderful time
judging at your recent Potomac Hound Club Show. The
hospitality of your members was beyond compare! Best
regards, Karen Arends.
NEXT YEAR’S PHC SHOW PLANNING HAS STARTED
2008 PHC Show Chairperson: Ingrid Gleysteen
Judging Panel Selection Chairperson: Anne O’Reilly
Trophy Chairperson: Judy Rothstein
Catalog Advertising Chairperson: Judy Tantillo
Judging Panel Notice: Anne O’Reilly is soliciting
members for suggestions of sweeps provisional judges.
Please provide recommendations to Anne at 717-903-5506
or email at adorbasset@msn.com by August 15th as her
goal is to have the panel in-place by 4 September.
The Club will need to comply with the new AKC
requirements this year in order to hold our 2009 show;
therefore, we need to decide on the Category A and B
requirements (see column to the right).
We plan on continuing our educational seminars at next
year’s show but offer it on different breeds. Please contact
Ingrid with any suggestions.
We also plan to offer CGC® testing again at next year’s
show. The natural follow-on is to also offer Therapy Dog
testing in conjunction with CGC. We had hoped to include
it in this year’s show and had an evaluator ready to go but
ran out of time to include it in the Premium.
We also hope to offer an Obedience and Rally Trial at next
year’s show now that we have completed the necessary
AKC requirements. We will get the word out to the training
clubs in the area.
Volunteers Needed – If you are a member and have not
volunteered to help with the show, please do so. Your
participation is paramount to the success of our show and
club!
Please provide any other show recommendations to Ingrid
Gleysteen, PHC 2008 Show Chair at 301-854-3763 or
email at ingridgleysteen@earthlink.net as soon as possible
PHC WEBSITE PROPOSED
Most clubs now have a website to post news, pictures,
membership applications, event calendar. We are
soliciting the membership for a volunteer to create and
maintain our website or make suggestions to help the club
with this undertaking. Send suggestions to
Annie.Andrews@osd.mil
PHC ROSTER UPDATES
Please provide changes in your information to Annie
Andrews at (703) 815-2236 or Annie.Andrews@osd.mil
PHC NEWSLETTER
If you would like to assist with this newsletter or provide
comments to or articles for the club members via this
Newsletter, I would appreciate any assistance and/or input.
Send them to me at Annie.Andrews@osd.mil
AKC NEWS – MARCH 2007
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS TO HOLD FUTURE
SHOWS
Our Club (as all others holding dog shows) must meet
certain new AKC requirements to be eligible to hold future
shows. If we do not meet these requirements in 2008, our
2009 show will not be approved by AKC. This is an effort
by AKC to ensure Clubs continue to promote the sport of
dogs. These eligibility requirements are detailed in the
attached AKC memo. The following is a summary of these
requirements and the items proposed for consideration by
the club are highlighted. Please provide suggestions or
other ideas for meeting these requirements via email by
either responding to all in the email that forwarded this
newsletter or sending an email to Annie.Andrews@osd.mil
who will forward email to the Board and Club Members.
AKC Requirements fall into two categories:
Category A: We must host at least two of the following
since our club holds its show outside the club’s territory
(within 10 miles of Fredericksburg, VA).
1. Hold an “Independent AKC Sanctioned Match” that
will not be held in conjunction with our show with an
emphasis on attracting and assisting new exhibitors.
2. Hold an “AKC Educational Match”
3. Provide AKC CGC® Test
4. Provide an “Active Public Education Program”
5. Provide “Other Educational or Outreach Programs”
Recommendation to Meet Category A Requirement:
Hold Independent AKC Sanctioned Match (#1 above)
and offer AKC CGC® Test at the Match (#3 above).
Category B: We must conduct and document at least four
of the following since our club holds its show outside the
club’s territory. These can be conducted outside the club’s
territory and must be identified in the premium.
1. Offer “Conformation and/or Obedience/Rally, or
Agility Training Classes” to the public.
2. Provide a “Breeder Referral Service”
3. Provide “Two Educational Programs for Club
Members and the Public or Formal Judges Education” in
two separate events.
4. Conduct “Dog Show Tours” for dog show spectators
5. Offer “Registered Handler Seminars or Workshops”
6. Offer “New Exhibitor Briefing” at an event
7. Provide “Opportunities for Provisional Judges”
8. Provide “AKC Show Committee Seminars”
9. Meet “Disaster Planning” by having an AKC approved
Disaster Preparedness Plan
10. Host a “Meet the Breeds” event
11. Hold “Health Clinics”
PHC Recommendation to Meet Category B
Requirement: Offer “Educational Breed Seminar” again
at our 2008 Show (#3 above), Offer “Meet the Breeds” at
our 2008 PHC Show (#10 above) , Use “Provisional
Judges” at our 2008 Show (#7 above), and provide a
copy of the Charles County Fairgrounds Disaster
Preparedness Plan to AKC (#9 above).