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New England Chow Chow Club, Inc.

Kip Kopatch, President and Lewis Klein, Correspondent

After having to postpone our annual Chow Day Niagara Falls-Grand Island” hotel. We asked the
several times last year (COVID restrictions), we Radisson to reject the delivery and have the box
were again able to hold it on the lovely grounds returned to the manufacturer, but unfortunately the
of Ruth Gordon’s Delmyra Kennels on Saturday, hotel accepted it. After a long time on the phone and
October 16, with sunny, but windy, weather with a mug hunt by the Radisson, one of the two boxes
us. Linda Gardiner had to fly her mom to FL, and, of mugs was found in their storage room and FedEx
thus, missed her first Chow Day since the Eighties, then shipped it directly to Kip Kopatch. The saga
but husband, Bill, arrived early to set up the ring continues. Fedex accidentally put the second box
and club tent. He also brought his grill on which of mugs on the wrong trunk and shipped them to
Dave Green cooked hot dogs and hamburgers. “who knows were”. After a month on the phone they
Peggy Carney took entries, and sold raffle tickets finally arrived at Kip’s house via the manufacturer
and ”chow bucks” for refreshments (for which and Kip then mailed them to all of the first in class
she had shopped). Christina Johnson brought a winners and the people that purchased the extras.
skeleton and bales of hay with which Kip Kopatch NECCC Regional top Placements were:
could photograph Chows and their owners. Michele
and Muffy Proxee offered lure coursing. Christina BOB - GCHG Dreamland’s Game Changer –
offered AKC CGC and Trick Dog testing; Kim Owners: Michael Brantley & Cliff Chandler
Petrunia had purchased cool pawprint rosettes for BOS - GCHG FlamingStar Some Like It Hot CD BN
any dog qualifying. [Kathy Conrad’s English Toy RI CA RA – Owner: Cathy Clapp
Spaniel passed Trick Dog testing.] Kip painted
the pumpkins donated by the Gardiners into SEL (D) - GCHB Liontamer Pazzazz Rothrock’s
“Chumpkins” for raffling; a “blank pumpkin” was Tradition By Buddakan – Owners: David & Patrina
also offered as winner’s choice. A grey and white Rothrock
kitty will be the motif on that one…. Kip narrated SEL (B) - GCH Mi-Pao’s Rose Bud – Owner:
on the mike while Kim judged the fun classes (best- Charles Sheehan
groomed, best tail set, friendliest, etc.). Ringside
applause-o-meter determined the costume class AOM - GCH Pendleton The Prime Minister –
which included Chows dressed as a pirate, Captain Owners: David B & Patricia M Foose
America, devil, dinosaur and bat. Photos of our
successful day can be viewed on our website: http:// AOM - GCHB Cross B'S Got Em Saying Wow@SFR
www.newenglandchowchowclub.org. – Owner: Shannon Rives
WD/BOBOH - Wismar’s The Last Jedi – Owner:
On Wednesday, October 6 in conjunction with
the CCCI National Specialty in Niagara Falls, NY, Susan Wise
NECCC held the morning regional specialty in good WB/BW - Cameo’s Sparks Will Fly – Owners:
weather. The judge was long time Chowist Steve Michael & Vickie Ireland
Sudduth from Boulder CO, who did an excellent
job. The trophies for the big wins were painted, RWD - Notorious Star Ed Sheeran – Owner: Sharon
wooden bowls. The bowls were hand made by Rob S Short
Straight and the Chow artwork was hand painted RWB - Paramount Cin Nee Linnchow – Owner:
by Kip Kopatch, both NECCC members. First in Jeffrey Sedillos
every class was offered a ceramic mug with original
Chow artwork, designed by Kip Kopatch. However, By the time this Chow Life is published, the 2021
the two boxes of mugs underwent an excursion that Thanksgiving Sweepstakes and Specialty at the Big E
rivaled Indiana Jones’ quest for the lost ark of the in West Springfield, MA will be over and results will
covenant. They were originally promised by be published in the Spring 2022 Chow Life Regional
the manufacturer on the Tuesday before the News.
regional but only one of the two boxes finally Happy Holidays to everyone.
arrived a week later at the original “Radisson
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