OR KC History: David J Johnson The Early Days

I ran in to John Harvey which reminded me to relate what my Dad
remembers of the ORKC in the forties.

With John and Mary Harvey, Sally and Ed(?) Tirpak and Rob Carter they
put on bench shows initially. He remembers these vividly because
he and the other men would go to the Knoxville Kennel Club to borrow
the tables. These were steel tables, heavy as heck.

They went to the ring shows in part because of the trouble in moving
those things.

His other story was when they began offering dog training. At $3 they
were not having any customers. Before they gave up on the idea my Dad
suggested they raise the fee to $10. It suddenly became a thriving
business for the ORKC.

My Dad now lives in the Vanderbilt Apartments near your new space.

Roger Johnson
865-576-3059 day
niqon@me.com

ALERT: HB 0238 Your response needed ASAP

Please note the following received today from TFDC concerning HB 0238.

MEMBERS:

IT LOOKS LIKE THIS BILL IS GOING TO BE VOTED ON IN THE HOUSE ON 6-1-09.

THE MANDATORY SPAY/NEUTERING AND SUBTLE BREED SPECIFIC LANGUAGE IS A DIRECT CHALLENGE TO OUR RIGHTS AND DANGEROUS TO US ALL DOG OWNERS.

PLEASE CALL YOU HOUSE REP. EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND REQUEST THAT HE VOTE NO ON THIS MEASURE.

JON COLE

Bill Moore, Ph.D. - akitaz@mac.com

Heart of Dixie Akita Rescue - http://www.hodakitas.org

"If your dog doesn't like someone you probably shouldn't either." --Unknown

From TFDC

Here's a copy of an amendment to one of the many dog-related bills in the Legislature this year. Please look at it, and if you have any thoughts about it, send them directly to Jon Cole. Be sure to identify yourself as an ORKC member.

Also, the commercial breeders bill continues to work its way around the various committees. Please contact your legislators to express your opinion on this bill. Phone calls probably work the best, as they seem to be ignoring emails and letters, particularly if they don't support their current position.

HB 238 – SB 555

TENNESSEE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

FISCAL REVIEW COMMITTEE

FISCAL MEMORANDUM

HB 238 – SB 555

May 11, 2009

SUMMARY OF AMENDMENT (006310): Deletes all language after the

enacting clause. Defines "vicious dog" as any dog that has attached a person,

without provocation, causing serious bodily injury. Broadens the definition of

"violent felony" to mean any felony involving the use or attempted use of force,

violence, or a deadly weapon; a violation of controlled substance offenses,

promotion of methamphetamine manufacture, or initiation of a process

intended to result in the manufacture of methamphetamine; or a violation of

cruelty to animals, cock and animal fighting, intentional killing of an animal,

aggravated cruelty to animals, or a criminal offense against an animal. Creates

a new Class A misdemeanor for a person convicted of a violent felony that

occurs on or after July 1, 2009, knowingly to own, possess, have custody of, or

reside in a residence with a vicious dog until 10 years after the person has

been released from custody or active supervision. Creates a new Class A

misdemeanor for a person convicted of a violent felony that occurs on or after

July 1, 2009, to own, possess, or have custody of a dog that is not microchipped

for permanent identification or is not spayed or neutered and is older

than 12 weeks of age.

FISCAL IMPACT OF ORIGINAL BILL:

Increase State Expenditures - $5,581,000/Incarceration*

FISCAL IMPACT OF BILL WITH PROPOSED AMENDMENT:

Increase State Revenue – Not Significant

Increase State Expenditures – Not Significant

Increase Local Revenue – Not Significant

Increase Local Expenditures – Not Significant

Assumption applied to amendment:

• A small increase in cases in the court system, which will result in

additional state and local government expenditures for processing the

cases and additional state and local government revenue from fees,

HB 238 – SB 555

taxes and costs collected. These expenditures and revenue are

estimated to be not significant.

*Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 9-4-210, requires that: For any law enacted after July 1, 1986,

which results in a net increase in periods of imprisonment in state facilities, there shall be appropriated

from recurring revenues the estimated operating cost of such law. The amount appropriated from recurring

revenues shall be based upon the highest cost of the next 10 years.

CERTIFICATION:

This is to duly certify that the information contained herein is true and

correct to the best of my knowledge.

James W. White, Executive Director

/lsc

Bill Moore, Ph.D. - akitaz@mac.com

Heart of Dixie Akita Rescue

http://www.hodakitas.org

"Outside a dog, a book is probably a man's best friend. Inside a dog, it's too dark to read." -- Groucho Marx

Training Facility

Last Friday, Teresa and I stopped at the training facility to pick up
the equipment for the show. I found the heat on in both buildings and
all of the windows open in the east building. The office light was
also left on in the east building. Today, I received a call from Joe
McDonald who had taken the signs back to the facility this morning.
Joe informed me that the front gate was standing wide open when he
got there. He thought that someone had been working and left to get
something, so he left the gate open. When I found out, I was lucky
enough to find Bill Moore at home and he went down and closed the
front gate.

As we all know, there is a day care just outside our gate and we MUST
be responsible and make sure we keep our property secured. We have
thousands of dollars in equipment that could never be replaced and we
would be held responsible if someone were injured on our property and
it was not secured. Also, it has been raining cats and dogs lately
and the windows have to be kept closed. We have posted check lists in
both buildings and we all need to make certain that our property is
left in a safe and secure condition. We also need to make sure every
light, fan, heater and water is turned off before leaving.

I also found the top tray of the tool box sitting on the table in the
kitchen area. These tools were purchased for the members to use as
needed. Please place the tools back in the tool box after you finish
using them so we can keep track of them and they will be there when
we need them. We all need to be responsible for keeping our facility
safe and secure.

Robert Pless

Interesting tick Info

I really like the Ticked Off tick spoon because the way it works is
consistant
with the way ticks attach.
http://www.tickedoff.com/
Ticks attach by biting into the skin and then secreting an organic
glue called
cementum to hold themselves in place. Their jaws are actually pretty
weak--they
can get through skin but they don't have the strength or energy to
hold on for
several days! When they are done feeding, they regurgitate a bit of
their
stomach contents in order to dissolve the cementum holding them in
place. So
when the tick is detaching from the host voluntarily is when they
usually
infect their host with whatever they are carrying. The other way
ticks infect
their hosts is if another being squeezes the tick's body, which
mechanically
forces the stomach contents into the host.
So, all those methods that rely on getting the tick to detach
voluntarily? Bad,
bad, bad, bad, bad! Don't do it! If you smother them, irritate them
or burn
them (the three most common suggestions), the very first thing the
tick will do
is disgorge some stomach contents to dissolve the cementum, which is
exactly
what you want to avoid.
The reason I like the tick spoon is that it does not put pressure on
the tick's
body. The V-shaped notch in the bowl of the spoon slides against the
host's
skin and tends to peel off the cementum, which allows the mouth parts
to come
out cleanly. And when the tick is detached, there it is in the bowl
of the
spoon ready for disposal.
So, what if the mouth parts get left behind? No big deal. Keep in
mind that
there is often a little localised irritation from the bite, which is the
anticoagulant that the tick uses to keep the host's blood from
clotting. If the
mouth parts get left behind, they are tiny and the body easily takes
care of
them the same way any tiny splinter is taken care of: a little
inflammation and
the various components of the skin work to reject the foreign body.
If you're worried, put a little antibiotic ointment on the spot two
or three
times a day for a couple days, until the spot looks normal.
M. Shirley Chong
http://www.shirleychong.com
Grinnell Iowa USA
mailto:eithne@netins.net

Commercial breeder bills

Dear Tennessee Federation of Dog Club members,

I am writing to you as one of the list owners of Tennessee Pet-Law.
We've been following the status of the Tennessee commercial breeder
bills, HB386 and SB 258, very closely. Those of us who are active on
Tennessee Pet-Law oppose these bills for the following reasons:

*Legislation promoted by the Humane Society of the United States has
invariably sought to lower the numbers of animals kept by breeders,
regardless of the number that is passed in any initial legislation.
This bill may begin with 20 intact bitches but in the future that
number will be lowered until it affects every hobby breeder. HSUS
has tried to pass legislation in other states this year that would
allow breeders to keep only 3 or 5 intact bitches.

*This bill had no stakeholder input from actual commercial breeders.

*The sponsors of the bill have stated repeatedly that the standards
of care required, and the kennel requirements, for this bill will be
USDA requirements. These will be impossible for hobby breeders to
meet. Dogs will not be allowed to whelp in the house and puppies
cannot be raised in the house under these requirements. These are
engineering standards that were defeated on the federal level in U.S.
Court of Appeals (DDAL vs. USDA) and in PAWS. HSUS is now trying to
have them implemented at the state level.

*The fiscal note for these commercial breeder bills is based on
inaccurate assumptions about the numbers of so-called "commercial"
breeders in the state. The data was collected by perusing newspaper
and Internet ads. We have this information from Senator Jackson's
office and from the HSUS state director. This is inaccurate
information and there is no indication of how many of these breeders
are a) one-time breeders who would not require a sales tax ID; or b)
breeders who already have a sales tax ID and are already paying taxes.

As you can see, there are many problems with these bills which have
not been relayed to the legislators.

We are currently asking which clubs within the TFDC are still
members. We are sending the information to the AKC and to our
legislators. We would also like to know your club's position on the
commercial breeder bills. As we understand it, several clubs have
reversed their support for TFDC's position on these bills.

These are important matters, as you know. We appreciate your help in
coming up with the most accurate information so we can share it with
the AKC and with our legislators.

You are, of course, welcome to join the Tennessee Pet-Law list if you would like more information on the bills or our efforts to defeat 

them. <http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/TN-Pet-Law/>

Sincerely,
Carlotta Cooper
Tennessee Pet-Law

June Woofer Deadline Approaching!

The deadline for the June issue is Friday May 15. Please send your brags, announcements and columns!

~

Missy Neal, Editor

ORKC Woofer

<woofer@kngc.com>

http://orkc.blogspot.com/

~

Take the Lead

Dear Oak Ridge Kennel Club,

                It has come to my attention that there is a very special organization that was formed  in 1993 by  Breeders, Judges, and Competitors called Take The  Lead.   When this Organization hears of a life threatening situation of a fellow Breeder/ Competitor, it is willing to help out.  Perhaps the ORKC already knew of Take the Lead, I did not until recently on the Dalmatian members list , a well known member’s husband fell seriously ill after just recently losing his job.  It looked like this breeder was about to lose her home and dogs until Take the Lead stepped in.   Please look at the website at www.takethelead.org .   This is an organization that every  ORKC member should know about.      Janice Sauter

Mother Bed Comes to Life and More

Many thanks to Jack Ramsay and his usage of his Kubota tractor on Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25.  Jack used the backhoe attachment to dig out the bed along the east building, spread the fill dirt in low areas on the property and backfill the bed with good soil from our storage pile.  This was a big job and Jack's help was a huge back-saver in laying the foundation for our landscape.  Hats off the you, Jack!!!

Also, many thanks to my sweet hubby, Wes, who shoveled the fill dirt out of the bed and assisted me all day Saturday, the 25th. 

This bed needs to settle and dry out before planting in perennials (flowering plants that come back every year). It is likely to need more soil after settling.  I will check it weekly and let you know when planting can begin. Please choose plants that are 3-4' tall at the most, heat and drought tolerant, and require full sun.  Over time, some plants will prosper and some will not.  They may get rearranged, divided, used elsewhere on the property, or given away, so please bring your donated plants with this in mind.  Examples are: butterfly weed, catmint, coneflower, coreopsis, daisies, daylilies, garden phlox, lavender, red-hot poker, any salvia, santolina, sedum, and yarrow, to name a few.  I am looking forward to seeing what folks have to share and the colorful greeting it will provide for members and visitors alike.

 

Additionally, the entry bed outside of the gate was finished using Knockout roses "Radazz", blue star junipers, yellow exotic daylilies from Laura Riester, whirling butterflies gaura, homestead purple verbena, Helen von Stein lambs ear, and moonbeam coreopsis.  Rhapsody in Pink crape myrtles are in the back of the bed and the nanho blue butterfly bushes were removed for rehabilitation/composting.  Oh, well!

 

Also, the third willow oak was located and planted with considerable amendment done to facilitate much needed drainage.  Memorial markers will be made soon.  These giants will provide cool shade in the coming years. 

 

Keepin' it green - Lesley

Article on PETA

This came across the ACA lists, and gives the latest on PETA's record on placing animals.

Bill Moore, Ph.D. - akitaz@mac.com

Heart of Dixie Akita Rescue - http://www.hodakitas.org

"When you feel lousy, puppy therapy is indicated." --Sara Paretsky

Peta Killing Program
April 14, 2009

Exclusive: PETA's Pet Killing Program Set a New Record in 2008 Public 
Records: PETA Found Adoptive Homes for Less than 1 out of 300 Animals

Animal lovers worldwide now have access to more than a decade's worth of  proof that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) kills thousands of defenseless pets at its Norfolk, Virginia headquarters. Since 1998, PETA has opted to "put down" 21,339 adoptable dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens instead of finding homes for them.

PETA's "Animal Record" report for 2008, filed with the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, shows that the animal rights group killed 95 percent of the dogs and cats in its care last year. During all of 2008, PETA found adoptive homes for just seven pets.

Just seven animals -- out of the 2,216 it took in. PETA just broke its own record.

Why would an animal rights group secretly kill animals at its headquarters? PETA's continued silence on the matter makes it hard to say for sure. But from a cost-saving standpoint, PETA's hypocrisy isn't difficult to understand: Killing adoptable cats and dogs – and storing the bodies in a walk-in freezer until they can be cremated – requires far less money and effort than caring for the pets until they are adopted.

PETA has a $32 million annual budget. But instead of investing in the lives of the thousands of flesh and blood creatures in its care, the group spends millions on media campaigns telling Americans that eating meat, drinking milk, fishing, hunting, wearing leather shoes, and benefiting from medical research performed on lab rats are all "unethical."

The bottom line: PETA's leaders care more about cutting into their advertising budget than finding homes for the nearly six pets they kill on average, every single day.

The Virginia Beach SPCA, just down the road from PETA's Norfolk headquarters, manages to adopt out the vast majority of the animals in its care. And it does it on a shoestring budget.

Years of public outrage has not been enough to convince PETA to eliminate its pet eradication program.

Now the death toll of animals in PETA's care has reached 21,339, including more than 2,000 pets last year. That's not an animal charity. It's a slaughterhouse.

From www.petakillsanimals.com

A Flag for Oak Ridge Kennel Club

John and Barbara Byrum have donated a flag pole to ORKC and we will
try and get it installed in the near future. If anyone has a flag
they would like to donate, it would be greatly appreciated. We will
have to locate the flag pole fairly close to one of the buildings so
we can run electricity for lighting. It would also be nice if we
could incorporate a small flower bed around the flag pole. Any
suggestions?

Robert Pless,

Grounds & Building Committee
Oak Ridge Kennel Club