Editors Note

I am always looking for articles, brags, upcoming matches or any information you would like to see in the newsletter. If anyone has anything they would like to see in the newsletter please send your information to:

Charlie Vaughn

34 Hiawatha Trail

Spencerport NY 14559

cvaughn1@rochester.rr.com

Officers & Board of Directors

Sarah Blakeslee President

Rosiland Bayne ___________ 1^ST Vice President

Kathy Blakselee __________ 2nd Vice President

Robert Mondry Recording Secretary

Kathy Vaughn ___________________ Treasurer

Ruth Piatoff _________Corresponding Secretary

Ruth Piatoff _______________ GDCA Delegate

Jim Richards _________________Director 2004

Kenneth Bayne _______________ Director 2005

Charles Vaughn Director 2006

Scott Linderman_________________ Ex-Officio

Next Meeting

Alexander show on SATURDAY, May 15, 2004 after judging.

Alexander Fireman’s Park, 10708 Rt. 98,

Alexander, NY 14011

DIRECTIONS TO THE SHOW

From Thruway (I-90)- Exit 48, Route 98 South 8 Miles to Show Site.

From East and West- Route 20, to Route 98 South 1 Mile to Show Site.

Membership

Membership Fees

Single Memberships: $25.00 plus $10.00 for trophies.

Family Memberships: $40.00 plus $10.00 per person for trophies.

There is a one time library fee for new members of $10.00

Reinstatement Fee $10.00

Web Site

The web site has been taken over by Kyle Preston. If anyone wants a picture of their dogs on the website you can email it to Kyle @ hamlinfireboy@hotmail.com or bring it to the next meeting and he can scan it in and then get it back to you.

http://www.geocities.com/gdcwny/

Litter Box & Brags

Lisa Williams Reports: Evan is in the top 10 junior handlers for the breed as posted in the latest Dane World Dec/Jan issue, he's #9!

Dave Vitagliano: Bella 5 pt major on Sat. has finished Merlin winners dog and 5 pt major

Congratulations to Jenny Blakeslee on her pregnancy

Raffle

Dayle & Mark Lewis brought two items and Kathy Blakeslee donated one item for raffle. The Lewis’s brought a pillow and a pin. Kathy’s was an etched candy jar. Together, they brought in $15 for the club.

We also had a 50/50 raffle that took in $8 for the club.

Our lucky winners included Kayleigh Milliman and Robin Milliman and Sarah Blakeslee.

Thank you very much for our donations and congratulations to our winners!

Reported by: Peter Blakeslee

Christmas Party

What can we do to have you attend our Christmas Party?

Some people would like to have more members attend and it was brought up at the last membership meeting.

Bob Mondry

Pets

Q: Based on advice from our veterinarian, we’ve been giving our overweight dog pieces of fresh fruit instead of dog biscuits to help him lose weight. So far it’s helping. Are there any fruits that we should avoid?

A: Congratulations on your success. Your dog will have a longer and healthier life because you cared enough to help him lose weight.

To answer your question, most fresh fruit is safe in small amounts. However, be careful about giving your dog a lot of grapes or raisins.

It’s hard to imagine that any fruits could be dangerous for dogs, but over the last four years several cases of acute renal failure (sudden kidney failure) have been linked to grape or raisin ingestion.

We still don’t know exactly what causes the kidney damage. We do know that a toxic dose for some dogs was as few as a dozen grapes. In most cases affected dogs ate larger amounts (two pounds of grapes in one case).

A single grape or raisin on occasion probably won’t hurt anything, but the safest bet is to avoid them altogether. If your dog accidentally eats a large amount of grapes or even a smaller amount of raisins (it is assumed that the toxin involved is more concentrated in raisins), get to your veterinarian right away.

Aggressive treatment with intravenous fluids and close monitoring is the best chance of survival.

Keep up the good work with the weight loss, but stay away from grapes (fresh or dried). Contact your veterinarian for other suggestions on safe low calorie treats for your dog

Tiffany L Whitcomb, DVM

Prepared as a public service by the Niagara Frontier Veterinary Society. Send questions to Pets PO Box 1252 Buffalo NY 14205 or to the web site at nfvs.online.org. Sorry personal replies cannot be provided.

Submitted by: Kathy Blakselee

Birthday Cake for Pups

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup soft butter
1/2 cup corn oil
1 jar baby food, meat, beef, strained
4 eggs
2 strips beef jerky -- (2 to 3)

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour an 8x5x3 inch loaf pan. Cream butter until smooth. Add corn oil, baby food, and eggs. Mix until smooth.

Mix dry ingredients into beef mixture until batter is smooth.
Crumble beef jerky and fold into batter. Pour batter into loaf pan.
Bake 1 hour and 10 minutes. cool on wire rack 15 minutes. Ice with
plain yogurt or cottage cheese.

Store uneaten cake in refrigerator.

Treat Recipe For Dogs: Frozen Peanut Butter Yogurt Treats

1-32oz. container of vanilla yogurt
1 cup of peanut butter

1. Put the paenut butter in a microwave safe dish and microwave until melted.
2. Mix the yogurt and the melted peanut butter in a bowl.
3. Pour mixture into cupcake papers and freeze.

Treat Recipe For Dogs: Snickerpoodles

1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup honey
2 eggs
3 ¾ cups white flour
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ cup cornmeal
2 teaspoons cinnamon

Mix vegetable oil, shortening , honey with eggs. Beat well. Add flour, soda and cream of tartar. Knead dough until mixed well. Shape dough by rounded teaspoons into balls. Mix the cornmeal and cinnamon together in a bowl and roll balls in mixture. Place 2 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet . Press the balls down with a fork. Bake for 8-10 minutes at 400F. Cool on a rack. Store in airtight container.

Treat Recipe For Dogs: Pugs Pops

1 Quart fruit juice
1 banana, mashed
1/2 cup yogurt

Mix ingredients together thoroughly, then freeze. This can be eaten by people too.

Treat Recipe For Dogs: Newf Breakfast Bars

12 c. oatmeal
4 c. whole wheat flour
>8 eggs
3/4 c. oil
2/3 c. honey
1/2 c. molasses
2 c. milk
1 large can solid pack pumpkin (optional)
3 to 4 mashed bananas (optional)
Preheat oven to 325. Grease 2 cookie sheets

Dump everything into a VERY large bowl. Mix this whole mess together (I use my hands, AFTER I take my rings off, another story), pat onto greased cookie sheets & bake at 325 for 1 hour. After 1 hour turn oven off, crack oven door & allow cookies to cool in oven. Break into whatever size you want (mine like LARGE).

These freeze really well. My guys love these, they sit in front of the oven waiting.