June ATCA "Happenings"

Information on the ATCA Floater can be found on the front page of the website and in the current edition of The American Airedale. Don't forget that the deadline for catalog advertising and hospitality event reservation is July 1, 2008. Check out the website for the forms or The American Airedale. For more information, contact Mareth Kipp at fkipp@centurytel.net

If you are planning on attending the ATCA hunt tests at the Great Lakes Floater on July 24th, there is a survey to help you determine where your dog fits into these tests. Please review this survey under the Floater information button the front page of the website or contact Karen Copley at airetail@aol.com if you have any questions.

Deadline for the next issue of The American Airedale is July 18, 2008.

There will be an ATCA Supported All Breed Upland Test held at the Maugh Vail's LauberHaid Acres in Constantine, Michigan on August 23, 2008 by Hal Standish and if you have further questions, contact Karen Copley, Chair of the H/F Committee at airetail@aol.com.

The AKC has issued an invitation for all members of ATCA or anyone in the general population to participate in the nomination of the AKC 2008 Awards for Canine Excellent (ACE) in the categories of Law Enforcement, Search and Rescue, Therapy, Service, and Exemplary Companion Dogs. The information for submission of candidates can be downloaded HERE. The ATCA encourages all members to send in their nominations for these outstanding awards to AKC.

You can purchase your Montgomery County 2007 Weekend DVD's now. These DVD's include all the events at the weekend including: Agility, Obedience/Rally, Hatboro Sweeps and Regular classes and MCKC classes and Best of Breed. Order the complete set or selected DVD's at http://www.shopping.airedale.org>www.shopping.airedale.org.

We have received information on "Take The Lead." The ATCA Board will consider a donation for this at the July Meeting. You can download the information HERE, if you wish to donate privately.

You can download all the Montgomery 2008 information from the website. Go to the front page and click on Montgomery 2008. All of this information will be available in the current edition of The American Airedale. If you have any questions, contact the people listed for the various events. Make sure and attend all the events for a fun filled weekend of Airedale activities. Copy the schedule and mark your calendars.

Agility at Montgomery 2008 will be held from September 30-October 3rd. The ATCA sponsored agility trial will be held on Wednesday, October 1st and will be FAST class. Judges are: Bonnie Drabek and Jack Cadalso. If you need more information, please contact Kim Zaborniak at kimzab9@insight.rr.com. Volunteers are needed, please contact Kim and offer your help for this event. An ATCA raffle with lots of great items will be available including a special jewelry item by Myrna Whatmough.

ATCA Obedience/Rally will be holding their annual event on Saturday, October 4th at the same wonderful INDOOR site as last year, the Dog Training Center of Chester County. Jeffery Showman will be the judge for these events. For more information contact Linda Coates at whodunitky@bellsouth.net. Volunteers are needed, please contact Linda and volunteer to help.

Conformation at Montgomery 2008 will provide several days of fun filled activities for Airedale enthusiasts. Starting with shows at Hatboro on Friday, October 2nd and an ATCA supported entry on Friday, October 3rd. There will be shows at Devon in the AM on October 4th followed by activities at the ATCA Obedience/Rally site. Sunday, October 5th will be a wonderful day of Airedale showing. Starting with sweepstakes at the MCKC site and ending with Best of Breed. Our sweepstakes judge will be Gary Vohs and our class judge will be Peggy Beisel McIlwaine. It is a great day to see our breed's best of the best. For more information on these shows contact Martha Graham at gtc@mchsi.com.

The 2008 ATCA National Hunt Tests have been moved to coincide with the Montgomery County Weekend. This will let us have a "Week of the Airedale" EVERY year!!! Hunt tests/Fur tests will be held October 6th and 7th. Stay tuned to the ATCA site for more information as it develops or contact Karen Copley at airetail@aol.com.

The new Hunting and Field category has now been established on the website. Check it out under Versatile Airedale. The Working Dog Sport is under construction but should be up shortly. Check out all the new sites that show the versatility of our breed.

The ATCA Montgomery Fine Arts Raffle information is posted on the website under the 2008 Montgomery information button. The items have been designed and created just for Montgomery 2008. Get your raffle tickets early or purchase them through PayPal at jnoelsagacious@yahoo.com and the cost is: $10/ea or 3 for $26.00. If you use PayPal be sure to note "Fine Arts Raffle Tickets" in the subject line.

Father's Day is this month. Check out the Father's Day jewelry box, tile and cards on the website shopping at http://www.shopping.airedale.org. We have also added some new summer items such as mousepads, coasters and post it pads. Our new puppy blanket is only one of our fairly new items, we have lots more with cute puppy pics on them for daddy. If you have any questions, contact Shirley at svairedale@aol.com.

The Airedale Terrier Club of Illinois will hold their Specialty show on June 14 in Grayslake, IL. The conformation judge is Mrs. Charlotte Patterson, Sweeps judge: Diane Schlicht, Obedience judge: Joe Heidlinger and Rally judge: Kay Weber. For more details contact Nancy Foster at nfoster1080@sbcglobal.net.

The Southern California Airedale Association will be holding its 81st Specialty Show on June 22 at California Sate University in Long Beach, CA. Conformation judge is Mr. Clay Cody; Sweepstakes judge is Mrs. Barbara Rupert. For more information check out their website at www.socalairedale.com.

The Oregon Airedale Terrier Society will be holding its Fifth Specialty Show on Friday, July 18 at the Portland Expo Center in Portland, OR. The conformation and obedience/rally judges are TBA. Sweepstakes judge is Carole Bullwinkle Foucrault. For more information on this event, contact Nancy Arnold, Show Chair, at narnoldwa@aol.com.

The Steel Valley Cluster of shows begins on July 31st in Canfield, OH. Check out the "Calendar of Events" on the website for all the activities during this long weekend or contact G. Gordon at ellgor@aol.com or Bob Butterfield at airefield@verizon.net.

The Twin Cities Airedale Terrier Club will be holding their regional specialty in Stillwater, MN on August 22. Breed judge is: Dr. Robert Berndt, Sweeps judge is: Dr. Fran Smith and Obedience/Rally judge is: Richard Wood. For more information on this specialty, contact Les Lueck at redcoat@usfamily.net

Check out the Members Only section for all current club minutes including the most current teleconferencing board minutes, correspondences, etc. Club members can stay informed with all ATCA activity by checking out this site.

We are adding a new item to our "What's Happening" each month. Our ATCA Health Committee will be providing some articles, information, or items of interest in the health of our Airedales. The article for this month is "Summer Health Tips". If you would like to see something special covered in these articles, contact the ATCA Health Committee Chairs, Karen Copley at airetail@aol.com or Samantha Curran at scurran1@hughes.net.

Let us know what you think of these added items and all the information that is on the "What's Happening." We value your input and suggestions. Contact me at svairedale@aol.com

There are lots of great things going on with ATCA right now. If you see something that you think you might be interested in and need more information, contact our President, Virginia Latham Smith at lathamsmith@sbcglobal.net or me at svairedale@aol.com.

Summer is here, have "fun" in the "Sun" with your "dales" but watch that heat.

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