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President’s

Message

by Dave Cook
With the 2019 National Specialty behind us, we set so please put those dates in your
our eyes on Niagara Falls but first we must thank calendar as well. The Board also
Chawnecy Vaughn, Pat Kennedy and the entire decided that the 2022 National
2019 show committee for the great time we had in will be held somewhere west of
Orlando. It takes a great amount of personnel time the Mississippi River and the National Planning
and effort to put on a National Specialty and we Committee will be working to find a site for it.
owe the Show Committee a big pat on the back for The membership recently approved the revised
all they did! By-Law revisions except for eliminating the life
Be sure to mark your calendars now for the 2020 membership category. The By-Law Committee is
National Specialty, which will take place from working on sending the approved By-Laws and
April 26th through April 30th in Niagara Falls, other required information to the AKC for their
NY. There will be 3 regional specialties along with approval. Once approved by the AKC, the revised
the National Specialty. The judges for the 2020 By-Laws take effect immediately.
National Specialty will be announced soon, as the On final thought, I encourage everyone to exhibit
ballots for selecting the judges are in the mail as I good sportsmanship and be professional in your
write this column. business dealings. Unfortunately, the CCCI Board
Following our National Specialty will be three has seen an uptick in complaints about members
days of Canadian shows including the Canadian on a variety of topics. Please keep in mind that we
National Specialty just a short distance away in are all in this for the betterment of our beloved
Thorold, Ontario. This is a rare opportunity to breed and club.
attend the National Specialty and to try and obtain As always, it is an honor to serve as your President
a Canadian Championship on your Chow as well. and please feel free to contact me should you have
At the annual CCCI Board meeting, the bid from any suggestions or concerns by email at huchu@
the Southern Chow Chow Club was accepted aol.com or on my cell at (630) 878-2019. I look
and the 2021 National Specialty will be held in forward to seeing everyone again next year in
Harrisburg, PA on April 19th through the 22nd Niagara Falls.

A Note from the Editor

I often see posted online or get emails asking me “Where’s my Chow Life? Creating each issue is a large undertak-
ing with many pieces that come together into the final magazine. Some issues the pieces come together quicker than
others. It takes up to 2 months to complete an issue with the Awards issue taking extra time. Photos of the dogs
who have received awards are sent in by their owners who are given 3 weeks to submit them following the
National because they can’t be contacted until after the Awards Banquet which this year was
held on April 25th. Once the magazine is done and sent to the printer, it takes about 2
weeks for printing and then they mail it out via the US Postal Service. A few are sent out
by First class mail which takes about 2–4 days for delivery to advertisers and those who
chose to upgrade their shipping. The majority of subscribers receive their issue by Stan-
dard A shipping or what used to be known as “bulk” mail. Standard A shipping is truly
“snail mail” as it can take 1-4 weeks to be delivered. However, while you are waiting
for your printed copy to arrive in your mailbox, you can enjoy the digital version.

Finally, I want to thank all the advertisers, subscribers and contributors for your
continued support.

Carol Ann Klein, Editor

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