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BEST OF BREED: Ch Llandian's Champagne On Ice
BEST OF OPPOSITE: Ch Pembury House Be Still My Heart
WINNERS BITCH/BEST OF WINNERS/BEST PUPPY: Aubrey's Moon River
WINNERS DOG: Crysmont Black Douglas Of Marymead TDIA
SELECT DOG: Ch Creekside Hard Workin Man
SELECT BITCH: GCh Greenwoods Moonlight Melody
BEST VETERAN/AOM: BISS CH Heronsway March Madness CD NA NAJ OAP AJP
BEST IN SWEEPS: Greenwoods Divine Miss M
HIGH IN TRIAL:OTCH Honeyfox Where There's A Will UDX OM2 RA HSAd
BEST ALTERED: Mapleleaf's Goodnight Irene |
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The Corgi Cryer
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The Corgi Cryer is the award-winning quarterly magazine of the Mayflower Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club. It can help you learn about all aspects of life with Corgis. We cover not only Mayflower events and activities, but also broader topics in conformation, breeding, agility, herding, obedience, tracking, rescue, training, and health. The Corgi Cryer also includes fiction, humor, and many wonderful photos and illustrations. Each issue is 50+ pages.
NEWS FLASH: The Cryer has received 6 nominations in the Dog Writers Association of America 2011 contest: Regional Club Publication (The Corgi Cryer), Regional Club Feature or Op/Ed (“Physiotherapy for Dogs” by Cindy Read and “Teach a Child, Save a Dog, and Protect Our Rights” by Tibby Chase), Regional Club Series or Column (“Quitting While You’re Ahead” by Nancy Boyd and “Herd, Seen, Go Find, Over and Finish” by Deb DeVona and Deb Eldredge DVM) and Black and White Photography (“Almost” – Murielle Cote’s cover photo of Oliver). Congratulations to all the nominees.
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We offer a reprint of the complete 8-part Breeders' Forum series, which appeared in the Cryer in 2004-2005. This series was a two-time winner of the Dog Writers? Association of America award for Best Subject-Related Series in a Regional Club Publication. For more information, select "Special Editions" from the links on the left.
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Table of Contents
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Vol. 34, No. 4, Winter 2011
CONTENTS
From the President
From the Editor
Giving Back to Save Our Sport: Donna Gilbert
Mayflower Fall Herding Trial: Carol Donnelly
Mayflower Fall Agility Trial: Pamela Murabito
Canine Reproduction Technology: Mary DeToma
Just Click It! Fiona Petersen
Fearless Forays North of the Border: Nancy Boyd
Dear Santy Paws: Florence Scarinci
Columns
MAYFLOWER CORGI RESCUE: Anne Stirlen
MAYFLY BYTES: Mary DeToma
HERD, SEEN, FIND, OVER, AND FINISH: Deb DeVona & Deb M.
Eldredge, D.V.M.
MAYFLY SHOW RESULTS: Barbara M. Fisher |
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Excerpts
| Excerpts From The Current Issue |
From “Giving Back to Save Our Sport” by Donna Gilbert
As Pembroke owners, we are looked up to within the fancy.... As members of Mayflower, we are considered by our peers to be role models for good sportsmanship, dedication to club service, and supportive friendship. This respect has been gained over years of hard work and service to the breed that we love, and we must continue to earn it. Those of us who are members of our parent club, the PWCCA, have an additional responsibility to lead and to mentor. Each time we are in the public eye, whether in the show or performance ring or simply out and about with our dogs, we have the opportunity to uphold our club’s and our breed’s reputation. We have a chance to show our friends, neighbors, community members, elected officials, and those seeking information about dog ownership that we are the face of purebred dogs.
From “Mayflower Fall Herding Trial” by Carol Donnelly
Sandwiched between several rainy, dreary days, on September 30 Mayflower’s first herding test and trial in two decades dawned crystal clear. What a glorious autumn day it turned out to be, and Colleen Cody’s Two Shadows Farm offered a stunning New England farm setting. Despite being a one-day, week day (Friday) trial, it filled, and we were able to boast a major in points toward herding championship. We offered classes in HT (Herding Tested) and PT (Pre-Trial Tested) with sheep, and A course at all levels on both sheep and ducks. Corgis were represented at every level in almost every class. How exciting to see that herding is alive and growing in our area and that our club support is enthusiastically embraced by the herding community!
From “Canine Reproduction Technology—Welcome to the Future: by Mary DeToma
Frozen semen has truly moved us all into the realm of possible. My father would be smiling from ear to ear to know that I used 20-year-old bullmastiff semen and got 12 healthy “pup-sicles.” We have the technology to keep our lines alive and well. Collecting that young Corgi with the amazing pedigree while he is still young will not only keep your lines going, but also offer future generations the genetics you have worked so hard to produce.
From “Just Click It” by Fiona Petersen
The clicker completely eliminates the need for any sort of physical or verbal correction. The dog quickly learns that if he offers a behavior that doesn’t get a click, it wasn’t the right behavior. In other words, the absence of a click also provides clear information to the dog, but without any negative connotations. Clicker savvy dogs immediately try again by offering another behavior; they’re willing and happy to keep working. Once the behavior is proofed, the clicker and treats are no longer used. Unlike a mis-timed physical correction, a mis-timed click has no negative consequences. Clicker training turns the training process into one of effective communication and teamwork (I like to think of it as a two-way conversation), rather than putting you in an adversarial face-off with your dog.
From “Herd, Seen, Go Find, Over, and Finish” by Deb DeVona
No matter what happens, make sure your Corgi is having fun! This is true for both training and trialing. Your Corgi should want to train and trial with you, so don’t practice when you’re overtired or likely to lose your temper. And don’t get upset at a trial, even at yourself, because your Corgi will assume you’re upset with her. Every time you step into the ring with your Corgi, take a deep breath, remind yourself to smile and have fun, and remember how much you love this companion of yours. This can even relieve some of those last minute jitters. |
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Subscription Information
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The Corgi Cryer is published four times a year. The next issue, Spring 2012, will be published in March.
Please note our subscription rates. Domestic subscriptions for nonmembers are only $30 a year ($55 for two years) and may be ordered using our subscription form (see link below). Subscriptions will start with the next published issue. If you wish your subscription to start with the most recent issue in print, please add $4 for shipping. When you subscribe, you will also receive information about the many informative back issues available. |
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Deadlines
| Spring 2012 (scheduled for distribution in March) |
January 27 (editorial)
February 13 (advertising) |
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Advertising
All ads must concern dogs and are subject to approval. The front cover is editorial, not advertising. We prefer ad copy be sent electronically as a Word file in .doc (not .docx) format or as a print-ready PDF. If you mail a hard copy, please print or type and specify the fonts. If you don't lay out the format, we will. Pictures should be black and white for best reproduction, but good quality color is acceptable as well; print or type your name and address on a label and affix it to the back of each photo. Contact us for requirements for digital images. Payment must accompany your ad. Make checks payable to The Corgi Cryer and send pictures, copy, and payment to Deborah Harper, 44 Honey Hollow Road, Pound Ridge, NY 10576. For further information, contact the Advertising Editor, Deborah Harper.
ADVERTISING RATES
Our new rates are effective January 1, 2008. We offer some attractive money-saving packages and do not charge an additional fee for using more than one photo or graphic in an ad. As always, we will lay out your ad for free. To receive the Mayflower Member Rate, members must pay at the time the ad is submitted.
Single Submissions
Back Cover: $70; members $60
Inside Cover: $68; members $59
Full Page: $55; members $45
Half Page: $45; members $35
Package Rate for 4 ads:
Mayflower members receive a 20% discount off the full price for 4 full page ads paid up front; the discount price is $144. Ads that are part of the package must be used within 4 issues. If a member wishes to upgrade to a back cover or inside cover ad, the member must pay the difference. No refunds for unused ads.
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