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North Florida Chow Puyallup, WA The superintendent is Baray Dog shows.
Chow Club Hope to see you there!
Pat Kennedy, Correspondent

With the Orlando Three Cluster Redwood Coast Chow
Shows (Space Coast Kennel Club Chow Club
of Palm Bay, Inc., Brevard Kennel Club, Inc., Central Sue Brough, Secretary
Florida Kennel Club, Inc.), and the North Florida Chow
Chow Club, Inc. Supported Entry, Specialty, Auction
and Dinner the Chow Chow had an opportunity to With a successful Fall Specialty
really shine. Shine it did all the way to Group 1 at weekend behind us, Christmas and
Eukanuba by GCH Eastern-Magic Fly Me Safe (Pilot) New Years celebrated, and our January club meeting
owners Matthew Fan, Kiki Pratna, Layla Loveless with behind us we are making plans for our 2016 club
Michael Brantley as Handler. Congratulations to Pilot, activities.
his owners, breeders, handler, the Chow Chow Breed. Our meeting was well attended with an enjoyable
Thank you to Judge Peggy Hauck for the Group Win. social time at a nice restaurant. This is the meeting at
President Barbara Becker and the members of the which members are treated to ordering from the menu
North Florida Chow Chow Club, Inc. would like to with the club picking up the ticket as a way of saying
thank everyone who supported and participated in thank you for commitment and hard work members
their events for the week. Your support made it possible have given the club throughout the past year.
to have another successful year for these events and we We are in the process of selecting judges for
look forward to seeing everyone for 2016. October 22, 2016 shows. We will once again have two
Our club would like to thank Sweepstakes Judge Ms. specialties on Saturday, with Sweepstakes, great Raffle,
Camille Gagnon and Specialty Judge Mr. Gabriel Valdez and our Hospitality food presentation tables, which
for the opportunity to show under their expertise. by the way, are becoming a special attraction for our
chow friends to enjoy throughout the show day. All our
committee members work together to make each year
better than the last.
Pacific Northwest We are planning new Rally hands on practice and
Chow Chow Club experience for our Fun Day In The Park. AKC has
new offerings for companion events which Louise will
Layla Loveless, Correspondent explain and have walk throughs laid out. We will let
other breed people know about this opportunity to
Our club held our annual election drop by and learn how they can achieve titles on their
held and President is Rod Jaeger, companion dogs.
VP is Layla Loveless, Treasurer is Mary Counihan, and At the Park, we will also have our annual cook out
secretary is Sandy Lassman. and pot luck, as well as our Fall Club meeting to go
We will be doing meet the breeds again at Seattle over details again before the Specialties.
Kennel Club this year and For information about all activities, including
Our designated specialties with be held in June building majors for local shows, we now have a face
2016 in conjunction with the western WA cluster in book page and newly created RWCCC web site.
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