AMERICAN SPANIEL CLUB, INC. BULLETIN | DECEMBER 2023 | 51 | GCH Clovercreek’s Mark Of A Dream CH Clovercreek’s Never Say Never CH Dreamweavers Sign On The Line CH PBJ’s N Janfred’s Parti Rock CH Luzana’s Look N’ Tri-If-Fic CH Janfred’s Bodacious Babe CH Dal-Mar’s Nothin’ But The Truth GCH PBJ’S PARTI IN PLATINUM CH Artistry’s Tao CH Artistry In Platinum Artistry’s Brownie Points CH PBJ’s Lil Sure Shot CH B-Mac’s Quick Draw McGraw B-Mac N PBJ Material Girl B-Mac’s Lotty Dotty Red – WD ASC, July 2016. Super personality, heavy-boned with effortless movement. Sire of ASC July 2019 Best in Futurity, BOS to Best in Futurity and WB/BOW. Also sire of ASC July 2018 BOV Futurity and RWB. Produces r/w, b/w and tri. All health testing current. To approved bitches by private treaty. At stud at Yerly’s. OWNER: Deb Shanks, Yerly’s Cockers; CO-OWNER: Beate Pruitt; [email protected] RED GCH Clovercreek's Mark Of A Dream CH Clovercreek's Never Say Never CH Dreamweavers Sign On The Line CH Pbj's N Janfred's Parti Rock CH Luzana's Look N' Tri-If-Fic CH Janfred's Bodacious Babe CH Dal-Mar's Nothin' But The Truth GCH PBJ’S PARTI ON THE ROCKS CH Artistry's Tao CH Artistry In Platinum Artistry's Brownie Points CH Pbj's Lil Sure Shot CH B-Mac's Quick Draw McGraw B-Mac N Pbj Material Girl B-Mac's Lotty Dotty Calvin is available to approved bitches. Sire of Group & Specialty Winner as well as BIS Winner, ASC Futurity BOV, ASC WD, ASC WB, and ASC RWB. Produces balance, soundness, movement and type. OFA good, Patellas Normal, CAER Clear/Normal, PRA Clear through parentage. Whelped 6/5/16. Stud fee on request. BREEDER/OWNERS: Bea and Megan Pruitt; At stud with Per Ingar Rismyhr; [email protected] CALVIN GCH Clovercreek's Mark Of A Dream CH Clovercreek's Never Say Never CH Dreamweavers Sign On The Line CH Pbj's N Janfred's Parti Rock CH Luzana's Look N' Tri-If-Fic CH Janfred's Bodacious Babe CH Dal-Mar's Nothin' But The Truth GCH PBJ'S ROCK ON CH Artistry's Tao CH Artistry In Platinum Artistry's Brownie Points CH Pbj's Lil Sure Shot CH B-Mac's Quick Draw McGraw B-Mac N Pbj Material Girl B-Mac's Lotty Dotty Marco – Sire of plush, typey champions with outstanding temperaments. Ship TYS (Knoxville International Airport). Eyes Clear. OFA Hips Good. Whelped 6/5/16. OWNER: Linda Pitts; Knoxville TN; [email protected] MARCO
| 52 | AMERICAN SPANIEL CLUB, INC. BULLETIN | DECEMBER 2023 CH Clovercreek's Never Say Never CH Pbj's N Janfred's Parti Rock CH Janfred's Bodacious Babe GCH Pbj's Parti On The Rocks CH Artistry In Platinum CH Pbj's Lil Sure Shot B-Mac N Pbj Material Girl GCHB PERJE’S PICK POCKET CH Terje's Thunderbolt CH Empire's Brooklyn Dodger Harlanhaven's Heavenly Bliss CH Terje & Exl's Star Player CH Terje's Eclipse CH Terje & Exl's Tempest CH EXL's Leather N Lace Drake is a beautiful dog with a merry temperament and gorgeous movement. 2023 Westminster Best of Variety Winner. BOS at ASC Nationals 2023. BISS winner in Canada. PRA Clear. Eyes Normal. OFA pending. Whelped 11/07/21. OWNER: Lina Penunuri Mathews; CO-OWNER: Per Ingar Rismyhr; 520-664-8755; [email protected] DRAKE Tango Of Passion Very Vigie Joli Coeur Game Duel Dream Of Best In Show GCHG Very Vigie Nobody Is Perfect CH Pbj's Cajun Noblesse Very Vigie Lilly Marlene CH CIB CH Very Vigie Histoire D'Amour GCHG NORMANDY SILHOUETTE IN A PERFECT WORLD CH Pbj's N Janfred's Parti Rock GCH SH CH Pbj's Rock On CH Pbj's Lil Sure Shot GCH Normandy Silhouette Rockstar CH Baliwick Tribute By Afterglow CH Kamps'-Normandy's Rock The Runway CH Normandy's Rockelle ROM Paddington – Multi BIS & BISS Winner. Best in Futurity, WD/BW, Best BBE in Show ASC 2022 National Specialty, BOV at both 2023 ASC Regionals. Extraordinary type and stunning movement which he is passing on to his get. First litters are major-pointed from the puppy classes. CAER Clear. OFA Hips pending. Whelped 10/21/21. Ship TYS (Knoxville International Airport). OWNERS: Stephanie Kaul, Beverly Warren, Martha Feltenstein, Ellen Charles, Regina Beinhauer, and Linda Pitts; Contact Linda Pitts for stud inquiries; [email protected] PADDINGTON Tango of Passion Very Vigie Joli Coeur Game Duel Dream Of Best In Show GCHG Very Vigie Nobody Is Perfect CH Pbj's Cajun Noblesse Very Vigie Lilly Marlene CIB CH Very Vigie Histoire D'Armour CH SILHOUETTE TRIAL BY FIRE CH Clovercreek's Never Say Never CH Pbj's N Janfred's Parti Rock CH Janfred's Bodacious Babe CH Pbj's Just Like Fire GCH Clovercreek's Mark Of A Dream GCH Pbj's Lil Dream Catcher CH Pbj's Lil Sure Shot Carl – Son of Pierre (GCHG Very Vigie Nobody is Perfect). Classic cocker type. First puppies will hit the ring in 2023. Ship TYS (Knoxville International Airport). Whelped 3/9/21. OWNER: Linda Pitts; Knoxville TN; [email protected] CARL
AMERICAN SPANIEL CLUB, INC. BULLETIN | DECEMBER 2023 | 53 | CH Somerset’s Wake Up Call CH Mario N Somerset’s Sportster Mario’s Makes Her Mark GCH CANCH Nesmar’s I’m A Real Good Man CANCH Mapleayr’s Lord Houston Nesmar CH Nesmar’s There’s Your Trouble Lizbeth Golden Altamira BISS GCHG CANCH V.C.’S CHASING THE DREAM CH Feinlyne Argo CH V.c.’s House Call CH Longshot’s Personality Plus GCHB V.c.’s Cute As A Button CH Gindou’s Like A Rock CH Kamps-Normandy’s Rockin Robin CH Kamps’-Normandy’s I’ve Got A Secret Chase has beautiful neck and shoulders, short backed, great rear. Chase has 4 Champions to date and a titled agility dog. He was BV at our National at 14 months as well as award of AOM at 2017 National. Westminster BV winner 2017 and Select Dog 2018. Great old pedigree. Whelped 5/18/15. OFA Good, CERF Clear, PRA Clear. Ship Philadelphia Airport. BREEDERS/OWNERS: Debbie Gunkle and Kim Vavolo; Contact Kim Vavolo, 856-220-3826; [email protected] CHASE CH Loma Point Magic Mirror GCHS Windsor 18k Rolls Royce CGC CH Calfrance's Princess Tiffany GCH Topaz Palm Beach Playboy CD BN RM CGCA TKE CH Gindou's Like A Rock CH Topaz Purple Iris RN CGCA CH Topaz Passion Flower MBISS GCHG TOPAZ N BEGAY'S HE'S MY DREAMBOAT RN CGCA TKA ATT FITB CH Pbj's N Janfred's Parti Rock CH Pbj's Parti In The Fast Lane CH Pbj's Lil Sure Shot GCH Begay N Sebastians Sealed By A Kiss TKN GCH Seemarnan It's Time To Party At Maroxys GCH Begays Half And Half CH Begays Abby Kadabby Robbie – 2022 ASC National Specialty BOB winner, #2 parti color all systems. 2021 WD & Best Puppy in Show ASC Regional Specialty. An exciting dog, Robbie is a wonderfully balanced, typey boy with scissors bite, nice big teeth, plus tons of body and bone. He has correct movement with great reach and drive—a joy to watch and fabulous temperament to live with. Robbie is CHIC Certified, CAER Clear/Normal 10/23, OFA Good Hips, Elbows & Patellas & Thyroid Normal. Whelped 8/31/20. To approved bitches by private treaty only. BREEDER/OWNER: Debi Lampert-Rudman, Topaz Cockers; 908-337-9189; [email protected]; Co-Breeder: Gay Ernst ROBBIE CH Jpk’n Terie’s Hall Of Fame CH Loma Point Magic Mirror CH Westway’s Tri’n To Make Magic GCHS Windsor 18k Rolls Royce CGC CH Calfrance’s Boy Georges CH Calfrance’s Princess Tiffany Calfrance’s Lady Shiela Lee GCH TOPAZ PALM BEACH PLAYBOY CD BN RM RAE FDC CGCA TKE FITS CH Tri-Pod’s Truth Or Consequences CH Gindou’s Like A Rock CH Detor’s See You At Somerset CH Topaz Purple Iris RN, CGCA Topaz Hot Rod Lincoln CH Topaz Passion Flower CH Detornnormandy’s Some Girls Do Bolt is handsome, smart (1st cocker ever to achieve TKE—AKC’s Highest Trick Dog Title), and balanced; producing his elegant style, movement, and beautiful head piece. Sire of ASC National BISS winner, conformation champions, and performance titled offspring. He finished breeder/owner-handled. OH Bronze GCH; Westminster 2020 Select Dog. A fun dog to live with, Bolt is CHIC certified; OFA Excellent Hips, CAER Clear/Normal 10/23, Normal OFA Thyroid, Normal Patella, Normal/Clear PRA/DNA tested. Whelped 5/6/15. To approved bitches by private treaty only. BREEDER/OWNER: Debi Lampert-Rudman, Topaz Cockers; 908-337-9189; [email protected] BOLT
| 54 | AMERICAN SPANIEL CLUB, INC. BULLETIN | DECEMBER 2023 CH Fiddle-Stick’s Dial Nine One One Tango Of Passion Fiddle-Stick’s Cosa Nostra Very Vigie Joli Coeur CH Pbj’s Cajun Noblesse Game Duel Dream Of Best In Show Barbie Girl Vigie Deigini GCHG VERY VIGIE NOBODY IS PERFECT CH B-Mac N Lil People Ragin Cajun CH Pbj’s Cajun Noblesse CH Terje’s Thumbelina ROM-HT Very Vigie Lilly Marlene CH ITCH Evangeline N Acadia’s Chip Off The CH CIBCH Very Vigie Histoire D’Amour Ole Rock American Graffitis De La Petite Mauldre Pierre – #1 Parti All Systems 2020, ASC Best of Variety 2020, Westminster Best of Variety 2020. Extraordinary type—stunning face; short, hard back; perfect topline standing or in motion; balanced from front to rear with true sporting movement. Producing exceptional champions in limited breedings. OFA Good. Eyes Clear. Whelped 6/14/17. Frozen semen available. OWNERS: Stephanie Kaul, Ellen Charles, Regina Beinhauer, Dawn Close, Jackie Cavallin, Simon Whincup, Fran Glendinning. Bred by Laurent Pichard. Stud inquiries to Linda Pitts; [email protected] PIERRE FROZEN AVAIL. CH Empire’s Brooklyn Dodger CH Kamps’ Dodge City CH Kamps’ Kounty Kaper CH Feinlyne Argo CH Feinlyne Rumbo CH Feinlyne Trishar CH Joywalk’s Daisy Mayhem BIS/BISS CH V.C.’S HOUSE CALL CH Wag’s Diamonds Are Forever CH Glenwild’s Rags To Riches CH Glenwild’s Society Girl CH Longshot’s Personality Plus CH Derano’s Glacier CH Tomara’s Be Naughtys First CH Bizzmar Beatrix Of Tomara Keefer – Excellent old lines, beautiful head piece, short backed. Looking for old lines? Here he is! OFA Fair, PRA Clear, CERF Clear, at last check. Keefer has sired 12 champions, including 2 from the last litter of 6 from frozen implant. He also has Obedience, Rally and Agility titled offspring. Whelped 9/14/99. Limited frozen semen available to select bitches. OWNERS: Debbie Gunkle and Kim Vavolo, VC Cockers; Contact Kim Vavolo, 856-220-3826; [email protected] KEEFER FROZEN AVAIL.
AMERICAN SPANIEL CLUB, INC. BULLETIN | DECEMBER 2023 | 55 | AMERICAN SPANIEL CLUB, INC. founded 1881 COCKER SPANIEL BREEDER REFERRAL APPLICATION ALL APPLICANTS MUST SIGN AND RETURN THIS FORM WITH AN ANNUAL ENTRY FEE TO COVER EXPENSES. ACCEPTANCE INTO THIS PROGRAM IS A PRIVILEGE OPEN ONLY TO ASC MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING WHO SUBSCRIBE TO THE A CODE OF ETHICS. MEMBERSHIP IN THE PROGRAM MUST BE RENEWED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS ON THE FORM SUPPLIED BY THE ASC BY JANUARY 1st EACH YEAR. I understand that the American Spaniel Club has published, and actively promotes guidelines for responsible breeders. These guidelines are stated in the ASC Cocker Spaniel Breeder Referral Policy and Guidelines. As a Cocker Spaniel breeder, I promise to follow these guidelines and the ASC Code of Ethics to the best of my ability. I understand that failure to do so may result in my expulsion from this program. I also understand that the program is foremost an education program, and that as a participant, I may be contacted by potential Cocker Spaniel owners for information about the breed, even if I do not have companion dogs available at that time. Signature NAME OF BREEDER:___________________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS: ___________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ KENNEL PREFIX: ______________________________________________________________________________ TELEPHONE INFO YOU WISH LISTED: Home: _____________________ CELL: _____________________ EMAIL ADDRESS: _____________________________________________________________________________ VARIETY/COLOR OF COCKER SPANIEL YOU BREED: _______________________________________________ DO YOU SOMETIMES HAVE OLDER DOGS FOR PLACEMENT? _______________________________________ □ I AM AN ASC MEMBER; I SUBSCRIBE TO THE CODE OF ETHICS AND MY DUES ARE PAID. □ I ENCLOSE $10.00 FOR THE BREEDER REFERRAL LISTING OR □ I ENCLOSE $40.00 FOR A BREEDER REFERRAL LISTING WHICH INCLUDES A LINK TO MY WEB SITE WEBSITE ADDRESS : _______________________________________________________________________ FORWARD THE APPLICATION together with a check made out to the American Spaniel Club, Inc. to: Tom Dowell ASC Breeder Referral Chairperson 3025 Three Bridge Road Powhatan, VA 23139 804-598-9298 [email protected] rev. 02.07.2018
| 56 | AMERICAN SPANIEL CLUB, INC. BULLETIN | DECEMBER 2023 Sarah became a certified therapy dog when she was a year and a half old, and she is now 13 years old with almost 12 years of pet therapy experience as well as many performance titles. Sandy Roland has experience with other therapy dogs as well. Sandy is very close to becoming a Life Member of ASC. She will share with us information about this special girl named “Sarah” and their pet therapy journey. MY BEGINNING EXPERIENCE WITH PET THERAPY My mom had dementia and spent the last six years of her life happily living in a nursing home. I visited her 4-5 times per week and discovered how much mom enjoyed it when I brought one of my dogs along with me on those visits. Mom wasn’t the only one who enjoyed their visits. It was impossible to walk from the front door of the facility to Mom’s room without being stopped multiple times by residents and staff who were excited to see my cockers and wanted to pet them. Since most of my cockers were performance dogs as well as breed champions, I found that this experience was a great way to give them socialization and training with lots of distractions. This is what inspired me to spend time doing pet therapy. Sarah came along well after I’d lost my mom, but by then I was enjoying pet therapy and was determined to continue. The first indication that Sarah was going to be really special at pet therapy came about in a strange way. My husband John spent 14 years in the Navy during the Vietnam War, and he suffered from terrible nightmares. Sarah was probably not much more than a year old when we discovered that she could sense that a nightmare was coming, and she would gently lick John’s face to wake him so he wouldn’t suffer. He would cry because he was so grateful, and Sarah would just simply snuggle up to him and calm him in her gentle way. I knew I had to get her certified so that she could help others the way she helped John. JUGGLING PERFORMANCE AND PET THERAPY I typically like to begin performance training with a basic obedience class. These basic skills are all you need J J J J JYY By JOYCE MCINTYRE, ASC THERAPY DOG COMMITTEE CHAIR, and SANDY ROLAND, SARAH’S OWNER AND ARTICLE CONTRIBUTOR THERAPY DOG STORY SARAH'S THIS ISSUE WE HONOR A SEASONED THERAPY DOG, SARAH, AKC CH UKC CH SPOSANS SERENDIPITY CD BN RM RAE OA AXJ MXP MJP2 THD RATO CGC TKN AND HER OWNERHANDLER, SANDY ROLAND.
AMERICAN SPANIEL CLUB, INC. BULLETIN | DECEMBER 2023 | 57 | to train your dog for therapy work. Once the dogs have those basic skills, I get them tested for a CGC title—this is the base needed for therapy dogs. After they have their CGC, I make arrangements to attend a Therapy Dog International (TDI) Test. By being part of this organization, my dogs are covered under their insurance in case there might be an accident at a facility or someone is hurt. But since I am still training my dogs for all of the many performance venues, doing therapy work gives me a great opportunity to train them under lots of distractions. Some of our patients loved it when I would ask Sarah to spin, sit and down, do recalls and do some of the fun tricks you can easily teach. Basic obedience and rally exercises look like fun tricks to people who aren’t familiar with dog shows. For Sarah and me, it was a win-win situation. SOME OF MY FAVORITE MEMORIES I knew Sarah had a special gift for therapy work, but she proved it to me over and over again. She had this amazing way of knowing just what she needed to do for her patients. As mentioned above, she loved to perform for some of them, others she would simple lay next to them and rest her chin on their hand. One day we walked down the hall of a facility to visit a regular patient. We’d taken this walk many times, always walking past a woman who was strapped into a chair but seemed unconscious. On this particular day, Sarah made an abrupt change of direction and walked straight to this woman, pulling me along behind her. Sarah stood on her rear legs, resting her front legs on the woman’s lap, and pushed her head under the woman’s hands. The woman slowly lifted her head to gasps from nearby nursing staff, looked around at Sarah, and her face lit up as she smiled and said «Doggie!” I found out it was the first word she had said in several years. The staff were all in tears. Sarah got a whole lot of loving attention that day. We do therapy work for a local hospice and spend anywhere from months to days visiting each patient prior to their death. Sarah has a special touch, and I swear she understands the situation. We were with one woman for several months, and while Sarah would cuddle with Jane Doe, I would read to her. When she slipped into a final coma, the family asked us to come each day. Sarah would lay next to Jane, who, even though she was unconscious, would slowly move her hand over Sarah. Her family, of course, were having a hard time, and one by one each would come lay their heads next to Sarah. She would nuzzle them and give her special love which seemed to bring them so much comfort. During this time a chaplain was there and she was moved to tears watching Sarah bring comfort to the whole family. Even though, at age 13, Sarah is no longer entered in performance events, she is beyond excited when the therapy leash comes off the hook, and she knows it’s time to visit. THE TYPES OF FACILITIES AND THERAPY VISITS There are quite a lot of organizations who love to have therapy dogs. We helped one organization who arranged for us to be paired up with a lovely woman who had no family. She was in a nursing home but had never had any visitors until Sarah and I started coming to see her. It didn’t take long before there were pictures of Sarah all over her room, and she would gleefully tell everyone that Sarah was her special friend. Pretty soon she had arranged to have treats waiting for Sarah each week. In an ironic twist of fate, Mary was a wonderful support to me emotionally while my husband was in hospice care. We have also gone on visits to facilities as part of my church mission, and with my kennel club to give performance demonstrations. Most recently Sarah and I have been working with a local hospice, and we visit facilities and sometimes private homes. One of our home visits was with a woman in her forties, but who had the joyful mind of a ten year old. She loved Sarah with all her heart. We had the pleasure of visiting with Penny for nine months. In the end Sarah shared my sorrow > TRAINING > PET THERAPY continued >
| 58 | AMERICAN SPANIEL CLUB, INC. BULLETIN | DECEMBER 2023 and helped me to deal with our loss. We have had a couple new patients since then, and our current patient has turned out to be the eighty year old mother of a man in hospice care. After all, we treat the whole family. Sarah would have it no other way. PLANS FOR FUTURE THERAPY DOGS Sarah was bred one time and gave me my wonderful Becca, an AKC and International champion who is following in Sarah’s footsteps earning many performance titles along the way. Becca had earned her CGC and taken an additional class on therapy work that included familiarization with walkers, wheelchairs, and other things dogs need to be comfortable with when visiting nursing homes. I was ready to start visiting to get Becca comfortable and then get her TDI testing when Covid hit the world, and we all went into lockdown. Her therapy career went on hold, but I hope to get her tested next spring. In July 2022 I was blessed with a new puppy, Hope. She has a very sweet nature, and when she grows up, I think she is going to be a great therapy dog. I’m looking forward to many more years of doing pet therapy visits. ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO GET INVOLVED IN THERAPY WORK Therapy dogs are those who have a sweet disposition, who love interacting with all kinds of people, and are willing to stay calm at times when things can be stressful. If your cocker is like that then I really encourage you to think about getting involved. Most cockers love to please and will enjoy the attention they get from their patients. There are not enough dogs available to meet current needs. The hospice group I volunteer for is so in need of therapy dogs that they will pay for your testing and pay your annual TDI dues. There are also organizations looking for dogs who love children to visit hospitals and schools. Many hospitals are looking for therapy dogs for a variety of reasons. Trust me, the mental rewards you will get from volunteering are beyond wonderful. Both of my husbands died from lung cancer, and they each chose to have hospice care at the end of their lives so they could go peacefully in our home with our dogs cuddled around them. It made such a huge difference in my life so Sarah and I chose to help in this way to give back to this wonderful organization. I know what the families are going through which can bring them help, too. You may prefer to work with other organizations. Either way, take a CGC class and get your dog certified, you will be so glad you took that chance. HOW THERAPY WORK MAKES A DIFFERENCE TO THE DOGS Cockers and Border Collies have one thing in common: they love to have a job. A cockers’ job can be as simple as being in charge of giving out kisses and cuddles, but it brings them pleasure. As an example: Becca tore her iliopsoas muscle this past August. Treatment is crate rest for as long as six months. While she’s been crated Becca has gotten very depressed because she can’t do her job. Normally she is training for Rally, Obedience, and running in F-CAT trials on a weekly basis, plus being my personal lap warmer. She was such a happy girl. It’s been heartbreaking to watch her become depressed, not having a way to explain to her. Sarah stepped up and made it a point to curl up next to Becca’s crate. I’m happy to report a recent ultrasound shows the muscle > PET THERAPY
AMERICAN SPANIEL CLUB, INC. BULLETIN | DECEMBER 2023 | 59 | > PET THERAPY knitting together, and Becca is allowed house freedom again. She’s not allowed to train or run for several more months, but she can do therapy work and it’s giving her a purpose. Once again my happy little girl is bringing me toys to share and warming my lap. Therapy work can be done by dogs who don’t have a chance for any other type of job, and they will love it. A LIFE-LONG INSPIRATION My pet therapy journey started accidentally, by taking my dogs along to visit my mom, but the gift was mine. Pet Therapy work has blessed me with so many rewards in my life. I’ve met and become friends with many people, and I’ve bonded in such a special way with my dogs. Age has robbed me of the ability to run around an agility course with my dogs, but therapy work has filled that hole in my life. I have the satisfaction of knowing Sarah and I have brought peace to so many people in their final days and given the gift of friendship to some very lonely people who gave back the gift to me as well. Therapy work enriches lives—both those of the receiver as well as the giver. It’s a wonderful experience for you and your dog. Give it a try—you could be gifted with some amazing rewards. CONCLUSION A big thank you to Sandy Roland for sharing her experiences with her dogs in breed, performance, and pet therapy. If anyone would like more information on how to get started in pet therapy, I would be glad to help. My email is [email protected]. Wishing Sandy Roland and her sweet girls, Sarah, Becca, and Hope all the best. Joyce McIntyre ASC Therapy Dog Committee, Chair ASC Member Oklahoma City Obedience Training Club, member Therapy Dog Evaluator Handler of DeeDee—therapy dog, and Sassy—therapy dog in training
| 60 | AMERICAN SPANIEL CLUB, INC. BULLETIN | DECEMBER 2023 Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia (IMHA) is a devastating disease that is caused by the formation of autoantibodies against red blood cells, resulting in a rapidly progressing anemia with a mortality rate of over 50% in the affected animals. In many cases the signs of the disease are common with other conditions and may easily be overlooked or not observed quickly enough by the owner, leading to a delayed diagnosis and a less favorable prognosis. Some of these signs include that the dog tires more easily, appears lethargic, presents pale or grayish gums, may be disoriented or faint due to lack of oxygen to the brain. The disease is complex and many questions still remain unanswered. Possibly the most important question is what triggers the body to stop recognizing and attack its own red blood cells. Although IMHA affects all spaniels, the literature indicates that cockers have a 7-fold increased risk of developing this disease. This breed disposition suggests that there could be a genetic component to developing IMHA. Unfortunately, up to date published genome-wide genetic studies have failed to show any genetic variants that could be associated with the disease. As a result, this has prevented the development of a test that could predict an individual’s dog risk of developing the disease and aid the breeder in their breeding program. It is worth mentioning that this disease occurs naturally in both dogs and humans sharing many characteristics and treatments. In humans it is referred to as Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA). In both cases, autoantibodies attack the red bloods cells leading to an anemia as well as a disseminated coagulation. In humans, the immune response molecules, IgG and IgM have been identified on the surface of the red blood cell triggering a complement activation and subsequent hemolysis. Although the incidence is 10-fold higher in dogs than in humans, the mechanisms of the disease is less understood, yet this makes the canine model optimal to further understand and improve treatments. The treatments are shared by both species and comprise the use of immunosuppressive drugs, anti-thrombotic drugs, with splenectomy and plasmapheresis suggested in dogs. Research has approached this disease from various points as it presents an Immune, a Genetic, and a Cellular component. In 2020 Dr. Steven Friedenberg, who is an immunologist and geneticist at the University of Minnesota, published a study identifying altered levels of the mRNA of various blood coagulation proteins. This work sparked a research project that is being carried out by Dr Tracy Stokol at Cornell University as the principal investigator. This project is presently supported by the ASC Foundation. The study is pursuing the correlation of the increased mRNA levels of the Plasminogen Activation Inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) with the presence of the protein itself, along with the severity/outcome of the disease since this supports the hypothesis that altered fibrinolysis contributes to thrombosis and disseminated intravascular coagulation in dogs. We hosted a webinar with Dr. Stokol which is available on our website at https://asc-f.org/seminars/. Continuing with the quest to further understand this life-threatening disease, Dr. Friedenberg in collaboration with Dr. LeVine and Dr. Viall are working to improve the immunophenotyping of the canine IMHA to understand the triggers of the disease and improve the treatment strategies. Another very important project they are carrying out is to identify the genetic risk factors of the disease by continuing the Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS) in the area of the genes responsible for the immune response. AMERICAN SPANIEL CLUB FOUNDATION Health, Education, Rescue IMMUNE MEDIATED HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA - A SILENT KILLER WHAT IS THE FOUNDATION DOING? By FULVIA BARTOLI, ASCF Health & Research Chair, ASC Life Member
AMERICAN SPANIEL CLUB, INC. BULLETIN | DECEMBER 2023 | 61 | What can we do? The most valuable contribution we can all do is to send blood samples to Dr. Friedenberg. If your dog is diagnosed with the disease, understandably treatment must be started immediately. A blood sample taken within 48 hours of treatment still yields a world of valuable information. Equally so if your dog was diagnosed with IMHA and has since recovered and is still alive please reach out to Dr. Friedenberg at [email protected]. Contact him as he loves to connect with owners and talk about the disease. Your dog can help save the lives of many dogs. The Foundation is proud to support the various research grants with multiple approaches studied in order to better diagnose and treat this disease. Not only are we helping our canine partners but our human ones as well. Anyone interested in additional information can contact the Foundation at [email protected]. > IMMUNE MEDIATED HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA Thank you for thinking about us, in the PAST, in the PRESENT, and in the FUTURE.
| 62 | AMERICAN SPANIEL CLUB, INC. BULLETIN | DECEMBER 2023 TOP PRODUCING DAMS CONT: GypsyRose-Legato Sharing Is Caring At Chaselyn, Tri – 3 CH Jam’s First Noel, Bf – 3 CH Laurent’s Forever In Blue Jeans, Bf – 3 CH Laurent Ashwood Best Kept Secret, B/T – 3 CH Mardi Gras Walking On Sunshine, Bf – 3 My Fair Lady Iz Mazhornogo Lads, R/W – 3 GCH Nothing Imposible Bohmia Ester, Tri – 3 GCH Pinecliff’s Wish Upon A star, Bf – 3 CH Sassycreek Blue Mystical Enchantment, Blu Rn – 3 CH Silverhall Spotlight, Blk – 3 CH Windrift Chitina Fire Down Below, Blk – 3 Winelight Wine With Me ll, B/T – 3 TOP BREEDERS: Linda Pitts, Silhouette – 18, 11 co-bred Laura Heidrich, Laurent – 10, 1 co-bred Susan Roeber, Bugler – 8, 6 co-bred DiAnn Erdman Prock, Twilight – 7 Regina M. Beinhauer, Normandy – 7, all co-bred Brandon H. Edge, Cuttingedge – 6, all co-bred Jessica Legath, Brickett – 6, 5 co-bred Julie Turner-Hayes, Julre – 6, 5 co-bred Per Ingar Rismyhr, Peri – 6, 1 co-bred Stephanie Kaul, Samamari – 6, 1 co-bred Charlene Erbe, Shanajen – 5, 4 co-bred Debra Podratz, Tri-Pod – 5, 4 co-bred Dee Torgerson-Rismyhr, Micadee – 5, 2 co-bred Heidi Cable, Galaxy – 5 Liz Johnson, Cinnabar – 5, all co-bred Mike Rossi, Lakota – 5, all co-bred Ricky Brodersen, Mystical – 5 Sandra McCord, Windrift – 5 Stacey Rossi, Lakota – 5, all co-bred Amber Frithiof, Sisu – 4 Beate Pruitt, Pbj – 4, all co-bred Carol A. Thompson, Be-Fit – 4, all co-bred Cheryl Brown, Che-Lee – 4 Diana Christian, Be-Fit – 4, all co-bred Jamie Masson, Jam – 4, all co-bred Jeannette Bruce, Winelight – 4 Lisa G. Gaertner, Pinecliff – 4 Mary Lou Stiff, Jam – 4, all co-bred TOP PRODUCING SIRES: CH Fran-K’s Retro Diamond, Bf – 10 GCHS Silver Pine Just In Time For Stich, Blk – 9 GCH Pbj’s Rock On CGC, R/W – 7 CH Per’s Power Point, Brn – 7 CH Laurent’s Best Man, Bf – 6 GCHS My-Ida-Ho Remarkable, Tri – 5 GCHB Rotojet’s Revelation, Blk – 5 CH Silhouette Trial By Fire, R/W – 5 GCH Toybox Double Trouble, B/T – 5 CH Tri-Pod’s Touch Of Cinnabar UD BN GO VER RE MX MXJ MJS MXJ T2B, B/W – 5 CH Mar-K’s Too Hot To Handle, Blk – 4 GCHB Pbj’s Black Superlative, B/T – 4 GCH Pbj’s Parti On The Rocks, R/W – 4 GCH Samamari N Ohana’s Finals MVP, Blk – 4 Bonisher Full Frontal, Blk – 3 Bonisher Zone Of Fire, Tri – 3 GCH Brickett’s Covert Operation, B/W – 3 GCHS Brickett’s Don’T Turn Your Back, Brn – 3 GCH Che-Lee’s Aviator, Bf – 3 GCH Chitina N Windrifts Phoenix Rising, Blk – 3 GCH Julre’s Rollin Out A Rolo, Tri – 3 GCH Lakota’s Transcendence CGCA TKN ATT, Blk – 3 GCHG Mardi Gras Black Tie Affair MAC HH RAE MOF T2B CGC TKN ATT, Blk – 3 GCHB Micadee’s Woodside With You CGC TKN, B/T – 3 CH Pbj’s Classic Rock, R/W – 3 CH Silhouette Night Light, Blk – 3 GCH Tri-Pod’s Don’T Tell Me I Can’T, B/W – 3 CH Tsuami’s Deluxe, Blk – 3 CH Tsuami’s Patriot, B/T – 3 GCHG Very Vigie Nobody Is Perfect, Tri – 3 TOP PRODUCING DAMS: GCH Truly Yours Breakn Rules Of Love, B/W – 7 GCH Twilights This Girl Is On Fire, Blk – 5 GCH L&B N Galaxys Gravity In Motion, Blu Rn & Tn – 4 GCH Silhouette Cuttingedge Never Go Back, Tri – 4 CH Silhouette Samamari Heirbnb, Blk – 4 GCH Be-Fit’s 24K Magic In The Air, Bf – 3 CH Bonisher Absoulte Power, Tri – 3 GCHS Bricketts Frankly, I Don’T Give A Daam ACT1 ACT1J, Red – 3 2 0 2 3 january–september Compiled by KATHY BROCK TOP PRODUCERS
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| 78 | AMERICAN SPANIEL CLUB, INC. BULLETIN | DECEMBER 2023 SEND ADS TO STEPHANIE KAUL [email protected] • PO Box 2939, Saratoga, CA 95070 • 408-242-7990 If sending by MAIL, send check (payable to AMERICAN SPANIEL CLUB), photos, and ad copy together IN ONE PACKAGE! Please allow 7 days for US 1st Class Mail & 4 days for US Priority Mail. If submitting ELECTRONICALLY (to [email protected]), send camera-ready file or labeled photos and ad copy together, and indicate whether you’ll be mailing a check or using PayPal. Set up your document at 8.75”x 11.25” to ensure a 1/8” bleed on all four sides, for a final trim size of 8.5 x 11. Keep text in safe zone, .375” from document edge. Photos and camera-ready ads should be 300 dpi minimum. Color should be designated as CMYK (not RGB). B/W should be designated as Grayscale. PDF files work great but we can also take tif and jpg files. For more information email [email protected]. ALL information must arrive BY THE DEADLINE or the ad will be held for the next issue. Dolores Matejovic, Lindenhurst, NY (Life Member) – December 2022 THE CLUB NOTES, WITH SADNESS, THE PASSING OF THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS: in MEMORIAM g Parti Colors & Browns for Pet and Show Parti Colors & Browns for Pet and Show Breeder of Merit and Breeder of Heart Sautee Nacoochee, GA
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