Apple Blossom Gazette

Tuesday, May 8th

B e sure to stop by the rescue gallery located in the Allstar

Event Complex and peruse the many sto-ries of this years 46 entrants. Many of these dogs are in attendance and can be easily recognized by the bright yellow bandanas worn by the dogs and the clay pins worn proudly by their owners.

Would you like to learn more about this years rescue gallery entrants? You can purchase a booklet containing stories about dog at the 2012 Ways & Means table; but don’t wait, supplies are lim-ited!

Today’s Events

6:00AM Morning Hospitality

7:00AM Registration

7:30AM Draft Test #2 & #3 ~ Grounds

of the Eisenhower Judging will begin immediately following

equipment check & course walk through

8:00AM Sweepstakes

9:00AM Berner University

5:30PM International Guest

Reception

6:30PM Judges Education for

BMDCA Breeders

7:00PM Breeder Symposium:

Parvene Farhoody

Herding Results Two AHBA Herding Tri-

als occurred yesterday -

be sure to check out

Wednesday’s issue of the

Apple Blossom Gazette for

full results!

A special note to Draft Test spectators

Spectators are always more than

welcome at the tests! While unentered dogs may be present, they must be leashed or crated and under control at all times. Please show courtesy to the working dogs by keeping unentered dogs back from the ring and not fouling or block-ing the freight haul area. Today you have a great opportunity to observe not one, but two draft tests ~ go out and cheer on the working teams!

Day Crating ~ Performance Event Rings Good news for everyone participating in Obedience, Rally and Agility! There will be a large tent for day crating adjacent to the outdoor rings. For those who have brought their own EZ-Up’s, you’re welcome to erect these ringside. Reminder ~ the show is not responsible for lost or stolen items. Any items left set up outside during the week (kennels, tents, etc.) is done so at your own risk.

Draft Test #1 Results! Congratulations to the following hard

working teams on your passing

performances during the Monday

Draft Test!

Open

M101 Miles — CH Adesa Spin The Bottle

NDD

Owner: Heather VanKalker-Sherwood

Handler: Heather VanKalker-Sherwood

M104 Cash — CH Tallpine's Guilty-Of-

Arson CD RA NDD

Owner: Carolyn & Ray Crockett

Handler: Ray Crockett

MA01 Dash — Dashing To The Rescue CD

BN RE ANDD DD

Owner: Alice & Steven Clark

Handler: Alice Clark

Novice M109 Zac — Wyndrift's Colors Of The Wind

RE

Owner: Tracey & Chan Keith

Handler: Tracey or Chan Keith

M110 Camber — Wagontale's Radiant Cam-

ber CD BN RE NDD HCTs CGC

Owner: Alice & Steven Clark & Stacy Tem-

ples

Handler: Alice Clark

M111 Paddy — Rosa-N-Skylyn's Pandora

NDD CGC

Owner: Michelle Keck & Christine McLean

Handler: Michelle Keck

M112 Joseph — Starlight's Reach For The

Stars

Owner: Angela & Kirk Hanson

Handler: Angela Hanson

M114 Bode — CH Redbarn's Granite State

Pride RN CGC

Owner: Diane Caldwell

Handler: Diane Caldwell

M117 Maddie — CH Brookhills Dreams N

Wishes

Owner: Debbie Thornton

Handler: Debbie Thornton

M119 Willie — CH Blumoon's Steamboat

Willie RN

Owner: Carl Eschweiler & Christine Mann

Handler: Mary Alice Eschweiler

M121 Broker — Pinnacle's Incredible In-

vestment VCD1 BN RE TDX NA OAP NFP

Owner: RuthAnn Van Noort & Eden Jonas

Handler: RuthAnn Van Noort

M124 Hannah — CH Texas Stars Zippity

Do Da NDD

Owner: Jerrie Mitchell

Handler: Jerrie Mitchell

Tracking Results!

Monday morning began with a full tracking trial comprised of three Tracking Dog Excellent tracks

and six Tracking Dog tracks. The test had a huge success rate of two new TDX’s and six new TD’s! Congratulations to the following

teams on your new titles!

Thank you to our two Judges, Mr. May Desmarais and Ms. Stephanie Crawford.

Tracking Dog Excellent

Brighteye Starz In Her Iz CD TD RE AX AXJ VCD1 Owner:

Jean Munger & Deborah Hotze

Johanna V Lupine CD RA TD Owner: Philip Keating

Tracking Dog

Betruf Zurrimutzi v Southwind Owner: Cheryl & Bill Brickach

Kaibab Harper’s East of the Sun, West of the Moon Owner:

Mary-Ann & Kim Bowman

Tennescott White Mountains Kedron CD Owner: Debra Shar-

low

Hayfields Grand Brooknoll CDX RAE MXP AJP NFP DD

NBDD; Owner:; Jan Burgan & Janet Grandstaff

Tollhaus Suisse Holiday Owner: KenHelms & Lynn Balsinger;

Ahquabi’s Fanfare For A Common Dog CD RN Owner: Kathy

Berge

Raffle! Raffles are a big part of the fun of any National and

all the wonderful, donated prizes help to fund all

the extras that make the Specialty special.

There is always a great selection of items to tempt

you…

Note cards, clothing, prints, Berner Christmas or-

naments, Swiss themed gear for dogs and humans,

even “themed” baskets donated by regional clubs!

Raffle will be located directly outside of the

Conformation ring

The Raffle will be open during show hours

(while judging is occurring)

Ticket prices are: 1 for $1.00, 6 for $5.00, 13

for $10.00 or 30 tickets for $20.00

Raffle winners will be selected Friday at

10:00am! All Raffle items need to be picked up by

the end of judging on Friday

CH OTCH Ledgewood's Largo Al Figaro UDX3

OM4 VER ANDD MDD ABNDD MBDD

An Obedience Star,

Fig is retired with

214 OTCH points

and three

legs. Not title legs

this time, but the

real thing. Osteo-

sarcoma took one

leg, but he contin-

ues to sparkle and

seek new adventures.

Pins, pins, everywhere pins… Have you noticed that everywhere you look, someone is wearing a Berner related pin? Some are worn on

hats, shirts, nametag lanyards, even rolling backpacks. No matter how or where one is worn, do you know the one thing they each have in common? That’s an easy

question to answer - they all have special meaning to the person wearing them. Below are a few of the more prevalent pins ~ if you see one that’s interesting, ask

the owner about it!

Rescue Gallery - worn by

someone who has proudly en-

tered a dog in the rescue gallery.

(RG began in 2006)

Angel Pin - worn by

someone who has had a

Berner cross the Rainbow

Bridge. (Created & made

by Karen Connors since

1999)

Grief Pin - Signifies

someone who is ac-

tively grieving a recent

loss. Created by Mary

-Ann Bowman after

the recent loss of two

of her beloved girls.

Have a great

week catching

up with old friends and

making new

ones!

CHANGE IN CONTACT INFORMATION!!!

Emergency Response Coordinator: Due to unforeseen circumstances,

Kim Bowman could not attend this years specialty. We have two awesome ladies that are

stepping in to fill the position. If you are in need of immediate assistance,

please contact either Mary-Ann Bowman (406-369-5293) or Barb

LeTourneau (970-409-9826).

Emergency Info 24 Hour Emergency Vet ~

York Animal Emergency 1640 South Queen Street, York, PA 717-767-5355

Directions: Leaving the host hotel, turn right on Emmits-

burg Road (go 4.5mi) Turn Left on Baltimore St (go 0.5mi) at

the traffic circle, take the 1st exit on to US 30 East (go 9.8

mi) at the traffic circle, continue straight to stay on US 30

East (go 4.1mi) at the next traffic circle again continue

straight to stay on US 30 East (go 7.6mi) Turn Left on North

Biesecker Rd/State Route 3061 (go 1.0mi) Take the 3rd

Right onto PA-234 E/E Berlin Road (go 4.6mi) Turn Left on-

to PA-462 E/W Market Street (go 3.0mi) Turn Right onto PA

-74 S/S Queen Street (go 1.7) - Clinic will be on the right.

Show Vet (On Call)

Confederate Woods Veterinary Hospital

10 Confederate Drive, Gettysburg, PA

717-334-2121 Directions: Leaving the host hotel, turn right on to Em-

mitsburg Road (go 4.5mi) Turn Left on Baltimore St (go

0.4mi) Turn Left onto PA-116 W/W/ Middle St (go 0.8mi)

Turn Left onto Woodcrest Drive (go 0.1mi) Take first Right

to stay on Woodcrest Drive, Take first Left onto Confederate

Drive. Clinic will be on the left.

Gettysburg Hospital ~ Human Hospital

147 Gettys Street, Gettysburg, PA Directions: Leaving the host hotel, turn Right on to Em-

mitsburg Road (go 4.3mi) Slight Left onto S Washington

Street (go 0.1mi) Take the second Left onto Gettys Street.

Hospital will be on the right.

IF CASE OF A MEDICAl EMERGENCY -

DIAL 911

WAIVER OF RIGHTS—ANIMALS IN DISTRESS

The BMDCA reserves the right to remove any animal in distress from a parked vehicle or crate and all

persons attending these dog events hereby waive any claim for damages against the club for such removal.

The Club regards the health, safety, and life of any dog on the show grounds to be paramount to other

property or privacy rights. We will attempt to reach the responsible party, but cannot guarantee contact

will be made before action is taken.

Leave No Poop Behind!

Please remember to only potty your dogs in

designated areas.

Do not allow your dogs to urinate on

the buildings or landscaping.

There are three draft tests taking

place on the grounds of the Eisenhow-

er and there will be performance

events outdoors at the Allstar Events Complex on

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; please be courteous

to the dogs and handlers competing in these venues by

not pottying dogs near the outdoor rings.

Please carry an extra poop bag with you whenever pos-

sible - you never know when you or someone else might

need it.

Let’s all do our part to keep our show site clean and

our dogs healthy!

Photo Contest! The photo contest submissions will be on display in the main entrance of the Allstar Events Complex ~ don’t

forget to vote for “People’s Choice” which will be an-nounced during the Annual Meeting and Awards

Banquet on Friday evening.

Reminder to entrants that you must pick up your

photos on Saturday between 8 and 10am. Any photos not picked up will become property of the BMDCA.