Papillon Club February 20th B-Match
The Papillon Club of Iowa held it's second B match on February 20th. Our judge was Gregory Larson of Ista Shih Tzus. The total entry for our match was a whopping 15! There were 2 puppy dogs and 6 puppy bitch, 5 of which were in the 9-12 class! It is interesting to note that all five of the 9-12 girls were red or sable! BIM puppy was Loteki Touch A Rose. She was handled by 8 year old Trinity Lovell, bred and owned by Lou Ann King We had a nice entry of adults also, with 1 Open dog, 2 BBE bitches and 4 Open bitches. BIM Adult was Monarch's Malori Major John shown by John Shonts and owned by John and Elizabeth Shonts. We had entries from as far away as Wisconsin and even - Montana! After the match was over everyone went to eat at the Okoboji Grill. We had the party room, which was very nice as we all were seated around a large table in a large room by ourselves. John & Beth remembered to bring the brag jar, which was enriched by several people! We also had a brief business meeting and have had added several new members. WELCOME! We hope AKC will give us the green light for our first A match, which we hope to have late spring. We are hoping to have our next meeting in April. Watch for an announcement of the date, time and place. Thank you to all that participated! Lou Ann King, President
Dukati's Gift
by Rob Meerdink
I have been doing pet therapy for about 9 years. I started with a Shih Tzu named Gretta who was excellent at her "job". She died a year ago and it has been difficult finding the "right" dog to take over her job. I have a new certified dog that is a Havanese named Joey. However, he does not relish the loud, excited children in the reading program.
The reading program at our local elementary school has been a positive program, but I had not found the "right" dog for the job. I got Dukati in November of 2008 as a puppy. This past summer I began taking him to area nursing homes to visit and he seemed to enjoy the interaction with people. So when the school year started this fall, I contemplated what I would do with the reading program. I decided to try Dukati in this role. I had some reservations because he is young and very small. But the past few months have proved to be great.
Yesterday was our day to do the reading program and Dukati was bathed and ready to go. He gets very excited about going to see the kids. We checked in at the office and the principal steps out to see Dukati and he goes to greet the principal and so the day begins.
The kids begin taking turns reading to Dukati and things are going well. There is a new boy who has not seen Dukati before and he questions why the dog is at school. His teacher explains that he is here to listen to students read.
The first thing we do is try and take a picture of Dukati and the child for the child's sticker poster (it is a sheet with a picture of the child with Dukati, and then each time he/she reads to Dukati they put a sticker on the poster that says "I read to Dukati") Well, the child is quite loud and boisterous and Dukati is unsure of how to deal with this child so he walks away from the child and the child grabs at him and scares him.....a little.
In a short time all is calm and we take the picture. The child takes his turn "reading" to Dukati and is infatuated with the dog.
We continue with the other children and when we are finished, Dukati went to each child and "said" his goodbyes. The new boy continues to be excited about Dukati and repeatedly says I read to "Kati". We then check out and go home.
Later in the day, I am told that this new boy was excited the entire day at school and told everyone how he read to "Kati" the dog. The teachers say that reading to Dukati made his day and he had a great day. He is anxious to read to "Kati" again.
Stories like this happen on many of our visits. My purpose in sharing this story was to remind all of us that we need to keep sight of what is important.....the dogs and the people we can touch with them.
Flea, Tick, Mosquito, Fly, & Bee Repellant
Ingredients are full strength oils: Tea Tree Oil, Eucalyptus Oil, Sweet Orange Oil, Pine Needle Oil, Rosemary Oil, Sage Oil, Cedarwood Oil, Peppermint Oil, Citronella Oil.
Directions: Mix 2-3 drops each with 16 oz. Water in a spray bottle. Shake before each application and spray lightly over entire body.
Directions for spraying lawns to prevent bees: 16 drops each/1 gallon. In hot days, may need to spray every 6 hours.
Directions for dog shampoo: Mix 4-6 drops each with 32 oz of any natural shampoo and you now have a natural flea shampoo.
Repels fleas, ticks, mosquitoes, flies, and bees. Spray lightly on dogs and blankets and also makes your van smell great. Use before going into the obedience ring for sits & downs to repel bees, or for tracking or fieldwork to repel ticks. Some people have used it on golf courses and camping to repel mosquitoes. This stuff smells great.
A health food store in your area sells these.
February 20th B-Match
Dukati's Gift
by Rob Meerdink
I have been doing pet therapy for about 9 years. I started with a Shih Tzu named Gretta who was excellent at her "job". She died a year ago and it has been difficult finding the "right" dog to take over her job. I have a new certified dog that is a Havanese named Joey. However, he does not relish the loud, excited children in the reading program.
The reading program at our local elementary school has been a positive program, but I had not found the "right" dog for the job. I got Dukati in November of 2008 as a puppy. This past summer I began taking him to area nursing homes to visit and he seemed to enjoy the interaction with people. So when the school year started this fall, I contemplated what I would do with the reading program. I decided to try Dukati in this role. I had some reservations because he is young and very small. But the past few months have proved to be great.
Yesterday was our day to do the reading program and Dukati was bathed and ready to go. He gets very excited about going to see the kids. We checked in at the office and the principal steps out to see Dukati and he goes to greet the principal and so the day begins.
The kids begin taking turns reading to Dukati and things are going well. There is a new boy who has not seen Dukati before and he questions why the dog is at school. His teacher explains that he is here to listen to students read.
The first thing we do is try and take a picture of Dukati and the child for the child's sticker poster (it is a sheet with a picture of the child with Dukati, and then each time he/she reads to Dukati they put a sticker on the poster that says "I read to Dukati") Well, the child is quite loud and boisterous and Dukati is unsure of how to deal with this child so he walks away from the child and the child grabs at him and scares him.....a little.
In a short time all is calm and we take the picture. The child takes his turn "reading" to Dukati and is infatuated with the dog.
We continue with the other children and when we are finished, Dukati went to each child and "said" his goodbyes. The new boy continues to be excited about Dukati and repeatedly says I read to "Kati". We then check out and go home.
Later in the day, I am told that this new boy was excited the entire day at school and told everyone how he read to "Kati" the dog. The teachers say that reading to Dukati made his day and he had a great day. He is anxious to read to "Kati" again.
Stories like this happen on many of our visits. My purpose in sharing this story was to remind all of us that we need to keep sight of what is important.....the dogs and the people we can touch with them.
Flea, Tick, Mosquito, Fly, & Bee Repellant
Ingredients are full strength oils: Tea Tree Oil, Eucalyptus Oil, Sweet Orange Oil, Pine Needle Oil, Rosemary Oil, Sage Oil, Cedarwood Oil, Peppermint Oil, Citronella Oil.
Directions: Mix 2-3 drops each with 16 oz. Water in a spray bottle. Shake before each application and spray lightly over entire body.
Directions for spraying lawns to prevent bees: 16 drops each/1 gallon. In hot days, may need to spray every 6 hours.
Directions for dog shampoo: Mix 4-6 drops each with 32 oz of any natural shampoo and you now have a natural flea shampoo.
Repels fleas, ticks, mosquitoes, flies, and bees. Spray lightly on dogs and blankets and also makes your van smell great. Use before going into the obedience ring for sits & downs to repel bees, or for tracking or fieldwork to repel ticks. Some people have used it on golf courses and camping to repel mosquitoes. This stuff smells great.
A health food store in your area sells these.