March ATCA "Happenings"

Information on the ATCA Floater can be found on the front page of the website and in the current edition of The American Airedale. For more information, contact Mareth Kipp at fkipp@centurytel.net

A new DVD on puppy training is available on the website at http://www.shopping.airedale.org and the new DVD is called: "A Practical Guide to Raising a Puppy." It features special items such as: grooming, conformation training, leash training, ear gluing and beginning tips to stripping.

Plans for the LSATC specialty are now available: The specialty and sweepstakes will be held in Ft. Worth, TX on Friday, March 21, 2008. There will be three days of shows with a supported entry on Saturday, March 22nd. The specialty judge is Dr. Harry Smith and sweeps judge is Ms. Anne Curtis. Supported entry judge is Dr. David O. Harris and the judge for Sunday is Mr. Lanny Hirstein. For more information on the specialty please visit the website http://www.lsatc.com or contact Anna Brinker at annab5910@sbcglobal.net.

Plans for the CATC specialty are now available: The specialty will be held in Sacramento, CA beginning on April 9, 2008. There will be 4 shows and 5 obedience/rally events. One of the obedience/rally events will be held by CATC. The judges for the Breed shows include: Jon Cole, Patricia Alsina, Rhonda Davis and Peter Green. The sweeps judge will be Doug Moore. For more information on the specialty shows contact Kayla Kurcuz at Kayla@techfocusmedia.com and for the Obedience/Rally shows contact Nancy Bougher at nancyb@mindsync.com.

Montgomery County 2007 Weekend DVD's are here. These DVD's include all the events at the weekend including: Agility, Obedience/Rally, Hatboro Sweeps and Regular classes and MCKC classes and Best of Breed. Order the complete set or selected DVD's at http://www.shopping.airedale.org.

Don't forget to make your Montgomery hotel reservations. The host hotel is the Hyatt Summerfield Suites at East Norriton, PA. Call 1-610-313-9990 and say you want to make a reservation under ATCA. ATCA has also booked rooms at The Candlewood Suites Horsham (1-215-328-9119). Other hotels within the area include: Days Inn-Horsham PA (1-215-674-2500, Extended Stay America-Plymouth Meeting (1-856-246-8222), Doubletree Guest Suites Plymouth Meeting (1-610-834-8300) and the Inn at Chester Springs (1-888-253-6119). For more information contact Pamela Macomber at pmac470@verizon.net.

Events for Montgomery 2008 are shaping up. A complete schedule for the weekend will be published in The American Airedale (June/July/August issue) and will be available on the website.

Deadline for articles for the next edition of The American Airedale are April 18.

Agility at Montgomery 2008 will be held from September 30 - October 3rd. The ATCA sponsored agility trial will be held on Wednesday, October 1 and will be FAST class. Judges are: Bonnie Drabek and Jack Cadalso. If you need more information, please contact Kim Zaborniak at kimzab9@insight.rr.com.

ATCA Obedience/Rally will be holding their annual event on Saturday October 4, 2008 at the same wonderful indoorsite as last year, the Dog Training Center of Chester County. Jeffery Showman will be the judge for these events. For more information contact Linda Coates at whodunitky@bellsouth.net.

Conformation at Montgomery 2008 will provide several days of fun filled activities for Airedale enthusiasts. Starting with shows at Hatboro on October 1, 2008 and an ATCA supported entry on Friday, October 3. There will be shows at Devon in the AM on October 4 followed by activities at the ATCA Obedience/Rally site. Sunday, October 5, 2008 will be a wonderful day of Airedale showing. Starting with sweepstakes at the MCKC site and ending with Best of Breed. Our sweepstakes judge will be Gary Vohs and our class judge will be Peggy Beisel McIlwaine. It is a great day to see our breed's best of the best. For more information on these shows contact Martha Graham at gtc@mchsi.com.

The 2008 ATCA National Hunt Tests have been moved to coincide with the Montgomery County Weekend. This will let us have a "Week of the Airedale" EVERY year!!! Hunt tests/Fur tests will be held October 6th and 7th. Stay tuned to the ATCA site for more information as it develops or contact Karen Copley at airetail@aol.com.

There will be a scheduled ATCA Board meeting on Thursday, July 24 at the ATCA floater in Wisconsin. Time to be announced.

Check out the St. Paddy's Day tile and card on ATCA website shopping at http://www.shopping.airedale.org. Airedales look great surrounded by the Irish greenery.

The ATCA Fine Arts Raffle for Montgomery information will be posted on the website shortly. There will be many fine arts items for raffle this year. You need not be present to win and can purchase your tickets by PayPal. More information on these items and pictures will be available soon.

A copy of the ATCA 2007 Tax Return and letter from the CPA's has been added to the website under member documents.

There are lots of great things going on with ATCA right now. If you see something that you think you might be interested in and need more information, contact our President, Virginia Latham Smith at lathamsmith@sbcglobal.net or me, Shirley VanOver at svairedale@aol.com.

Have a great March. May the luck of the Irish be smilin' on ya.

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