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Spring Tick Count


Woodtick & Deertick

2009
Spring:  Apr 5-Jul 4
Fall:  Sep 29-Oct 2
Frontline: 4/5,10/2
2010
First Found:  TBD
Last Found:  TBD
2011
First Found:  TBD
Last Found:  TBD
2012
First Found:  TBD
Last Found:  TBD
Buelow 4      
Vivvi 6      
Penny 4      
Rob 1      
Unknown 0      
TOTAL 13 0 0  0


Spring Tick Count


Woodtick & Deertick

2005
First Found:  Apr 4
Last Found:  Jun 17
2006
First Found:  Apr 17
More 6/30, 7/12,7/19
2007
First Found:  Apr 14
More 6/17, 6/22, 7/8

Frontline: 4/17, 7/2
2008
First Found:  Apr 26
More 6/5, 6/18, 7/28
Buelow 12
3 from Waupaca, WI
5 8  1
Vivvi 17
1 from Waupaca, WI
4 4  3
Neela 7 1 n/a n/a
Penny 11
8 from Ottawa Area
2* 11 4
Rob 4 1 9 4
Unknown 0 7
(Frontline - they fall off dead)
0 0
TOTAL 51 20 32  12

* I had an embedded female deertick w/ soreness and a red ring around the bite that had been on me about 36 hours removed by a doctor on Oct 2, 2006.  I got it at Lapham Peak State Park.

Engorged Wood Tick:

 

Click here for Tick Removal Tips

 

Also:
Depending on where the tick is and if the area is horizontal or vertical, apply enough liquid soap to immerse the tick to a Q-tip, cotton ball, or directly onto the tick.  With a Q-tip or cotton ball, swab the tick gently until the tick self-releases (15 seconds - 5 minutes, depending on how embedded it is).  (From webmaster: A doctor at Urgent Care removed a deeply-embedded Deer Tick with a sore, red ring around it from my abdomen using this method.  I did take a course of antibiotics to prevent Lyme Disease afterwards.  I tried this method on an engorged wood tick on Vivvi for about 5 minutes - it did not release itself but when I pulled it off with a tweezers, it came right off along with the head - I could see the pinchers shown in the photo above - the small black extension out from the black spot.)

Tick Removal Products:
Ticked Off
Tick Nipper
Dr. Schick's Tick Tweezers 

 

Shows, Trials, Tests

Click here for the Neela x Sport Puppies Web Page.

Neela earned her AKC Open Jumpers with Weaves (OAJ)
title on 8/31/03.

I worked over 1200 hours uncompensated OT in 2008 - haven't had much time to trial.

Sunday
11/16/08
NFP Leg 2
Score 55
WI-IL Agility Group
Novice only, Judge Rae Tanner
Sunday
11/16/08
NAP Leg 1
Score 100 - 2nd place
WI-IL Agility Group
Novice only, Judge Rae Tanner
Saturday
11/15/08
NJP Leg 3
Novice Agility JWW Preferred (NJP) Title
Score 95
WI-IL Agility Group
Novice only, Judge Rae Tanner
Sunday
11/18/07
NJP Leg 2
Score 95 - 3rd place
WI-IL Agility Group
Novice only, Judge Christin Dewey
Saturday
11/17/07
NJP Leg 1
Score 95
NFP (Novice FAST) Leg 1
Score 63 - 2nd place
WI-IL Agility Group
Novice only, Judge Christin Dewey

I've been working so much all year (almost 900 hours OT in 2007, 11 lost vacation days) that I haven't done as much running or trialing with the dogs in 2007.  We lost precious Neela in December 2006 and Buelow got IMHA (formerly AIHA) less than a month later likely due to Copper Toxicosis and spent the first half of 2007 recovering.

Saturday
11/18/06
NAJ Leg 3
Novice Agility JWW (NAJ) Title
Score 100 - 3rd place
WI-IL Agility Group
Judge Anne Riba
Saturday
9/22/06
NAJ Leg 2
Score 100 - 2nd place
WI-IL Agility Group @ KICKS
Judge Christin Dewey
Friday
7/14/06
NA Leg 4
Score 95 - 3rd place
Extra leg because I didn' t want to move him up to Open.
WI-IL Agility Group @ KICKS
Judge Jean Munger

I've been working so much all year (almost 400 hours OT by July, over 500 total 2006) and keeping up with  running that I haven't done much trialing with the dogs in 2006.

Saturday
1/28/06
NA Leg 3
Novice Agility (NA) Title
Score 90 - 1st place
Oshkosh Kennel Club
Judge Annette Narel
Saturday
11/19/05
NA Leg 2
Score 100 - 4th place
WI-IL Agility Group
Novice only, Judge Les Sanders
Saturday
4/9/05
NAJ Leg 1
Score 100 - 2nd place
(Vivvi was 1st place!)
Oshkosh Kennel Club
Judge Sharlee Shaffs
Saturday
3/5/05
NA Leg 1
Score 90
Smack-Dab's at
WAG - Spring Grove, IL
Novice only, Judge Judy Kaiser
Sunday
5/2/04
Made the cut
The only owner-handled male to make the cut of 5 of 11 BOB males
CWVC Specialty Show
Judge James R. White
Saturday
4/25/04
JH Leg 4
Junior Hunter (JH) Title

4 for 4, his and my first 4 Hunting Tests ever!
Gordon Setter Club of America
Judges Ed & Sue Brock
Sunday
4/11/04
I ran in Open Derby! CWVC Field Trial
Saturday
4/10/04
JH Leg 3
Scores 9-9-9-9
GSP Club of Wisconsin
Judges Steve Kosmicki, Jim Couris
Sunday
3/21/04
JH Leg 2
I found 4 birds in cold, windy, wet conditions!
Scores 8-10-9-8
GWP Club of Wisconsin
Judges Cheryl Peterson, Greg Hedien
Saturday
3/20/04
Junior Hunter Leg 1
(My first Hunt Test ever - Vivvi's in season so no go)
GWP Club of Wisconsin
Judges Steve Kosmicki, Sandra Hoesl
Saturday
8/23/03
Best of Opposite Sex
(All-Breed show before the SMVC Specialty - over Top 10 Specials)
Heart of America KC
Judge Patricia Trotter
Sunday
8/10/03
Winners Dog/
Best of Winners
Championship (CH) Title
(3 points)
Vivvi - WB, Addie - RWB

All points were won from the Bred By Exhibitor Class except 2 from Puppy Class earned before I learned about the AKC BBE Medallion.

Racine KC
Judge Desmond Murphy
Saturday
8/9/03
RWD (5 entries)
Vivvi - RWB
Cudahy KC
Judge Donna Buxton
Tuesday
7/29/03
RWD (5 entries)
Vivvi - RWB
Janesville-Beloit KC
Judge Joyce C. Dowling
Monday
7/28/03
Winners Dog/
Best of Winners

(2 points)
Vivvi - WB
Burlington WI KC
Judge Dr. Donald Sturz Jr.

No Shows
6/16-7/25

USPS chewed up our entry forms.*

Saturday
6/14/03
Best Puppy in Sweepstakes
(18 entries)
MVVC Puppy Sweepstakes
Judge Charlie Edwards
Saturday
6/7/03
Winners Dog/
Best of Winners

(3 points)
Vivvi - RWB
Lake Minnetonka Kennel Club
Judge Frank N. Summerside
Friday
6/6/03
Winners Dog/
Best of Opposite Sex

(5 points)
Vivvi - RWB
Twin Cities Vizsla Club
Specialty Show
Judge Lois M. Baes
(see photo above)
Saturday
5/17/03
Winners Dog
(3 points)
Vivvi - WB/BOW
Oshkosh Kennel Club
Judge Jon R. Cole
Sunday
5/4/03
Best Puppy in Sweepstakes
(24 entries)
Vivvi - BOS Puppy
CWVC Puppy Sweepstakes
Judge Kathy Rust
Sunday
4/27/03
RWD
Best Vizsla Puppy
Puppy Group 4
Sheboygan Kennel Club
Judge Bob Humphrey
Sunday
4/6/03
RWD
(1st show - 7 dogs)
Kennel Club of Yorkville
Judge Sari Brewster Tietjen

I worked over 1200 hours uncompensated OT in 2008 - haven't had much time to trial.

Saturday
11/15/08
NF (Novice FAST) Leg 3
Novice FAST (NF) Title
Score 56
WI-IL Agility Group
Novice only, Judge Rae Tanner
Sunday
8/17/08
OA Leg 3
Open Agility Standard (OA) Title
Score 100, 2nd Place
German Shepherd Dog Club of Wisc
Judge Lisa Potts
Sunday
11/18/07
NF (Novice FAST) Leg 2
Score 69
WI-IL Agility Group
Novice only, Judge Christin Dewey
Saturday
11/17/07
NF (Novice FAST) Leg 1
Score 59
WI-IL Agility Group
Novice only, Judge Christin Dewey
Friday
12/08/06
No AXJ leg but...
Penny missed the walkthru, ran the course cold, the only mistake was the initial weave pole entry and we even were a couple seconds under time.
Hounds for the Holidays
Judge Annette Narel

I've been working so much all year (almost 400 hours OT by July, over 500 total 2006) and keeping up with  running that I haven't done much trialing with the dogs in 2006.

Sunday
1/29/06
OA Leg 2
Score 95
Oshkosh Kennel Club
Judge Annette Narel
Saturday
10/15/05
TD Pre-Qualify
Vivvi is pre-qualified to enter TD (Tracking Dog) tests.
Ed Presnall
Sunday
10/2/05
OA Leg 1
Score 95, 3rd place
Hit all contacts, did 12 weaves, just a little barking.  The Open course was the same as the Excellent minus one jump.
K-9 OTC of Meno Falls, WI
Standard Judge Sharlee Shaafs
Sunday
9/25/05
OAJ Leg 3
Open Agility JWW (OAJ) Title
Even though we didn't qualify in Standard, she hit ALL contacts BOTH days!  Did 12 weave poles on my BAD side twice!
WI-IL Agility Club of Spring Grove
JWW Judge Kele McGlohon
Saturday
5/21/05
OAJ Leg 2
Score 100, 1st place
Only dog of 10 to qualify
NA Leg 3
Novice Agility (NA) Title
Score 100 - 1st place
Vivvi earns a second new title before Buelow!
K-9 OTC of Meno Falls, WI
JWW Judge Kurt Matushek
Standard Judge Jim Sanders
Saturday
5/14/05
OAJ Leg 1
Score 95, 4th place
She also had an nice Novice Standard run - hit all her contacts, but ran by one too many obstacles as she was looking back at me barking.
Lyon's Township DTC
Odeum - Villa Park, IL
JWW Judge Deanna Corboy-Lulik
Sunday
4/24/05
No OAJ Leg but...
Vivvi had an awesome run - working away from me, running very fast, LISTENING to me almost the whole course.  She had 2 refusals so didn't qualify, but this was her best agility trial competition run so far.  I felt like I had Zoe with me.
Paw Power Blues-Merrillville, IN
Judge Pam Juliano
Saturday
4/23/05
NA Leg 2
Score 90 - 2nd place
Paw Power Blues-Merrillville, IN
Judge Pam Juliano
Saturday
4/10/05
NAJ Leg 3
Novice Agility Jumpers with Weaves (NAJ) Title
Score 90 - 1st place
Finally Vivvi earns a new title before Buelow!
Oshkosh Kennel Club
Judge Sharlee Shaafs
Saturday
4/9/05
NAJ Leg 2
Score 100 - 1st place
Oshkosh Kennel Club
Judge Sharlee Shaafs
Saturday
3/5/05
NAJ Leg 1
Score 95, 4th place
Smack-Dab's at
WAG - Spring Grove, IL
Novice only, Judge Judy Kaiser

Sunday
11/28/04

I came into season Sunday morning and therefore I couldn't run on Day 2 of the Winnegamie Dog Club Novice Agility Trial.  And even though I was lucky enough to get into the 4-day "Hounds for the Holiday" agility trial (fills by Random Draw), I had to be pulled because I was still in season.  Mommy keeps telling me it isn't easy being a woman!

Saturday
11/13/04
NA Leg 1
Score 95
Her first competitive agility run
WAG - Spring Grove, IL
Novice only, Judge Bonnie Drabek
Sunday
6/6/04
JH Leg 4
Junior Hunter (JH) Title

Scores 8-8-9-8, 4 for 6 tries
Vizsla Club of IL
Judges Greg Hedien, Dennis Nowak
Sunday
5/23/04
JH Leg 3
Handled by hubby Rob who filled in for me due to the SBC Union's strike - I'm covering a Union job 12 hours/day, 7 days/week until they sign the contract.
SE Wisconsin GSP Club
Judges Wayne Elz, Gary Robinson
Sunday
5/16/04
JH Leg 2
Scored all perfect 10's!
Central Wisc Vizsla Club
Judges Joe Pyka, Larry Neumann
Saturday
5/15/04
JH Leg 1 Central Wisc Vizsla Club
Judges John Kirkpatrick, Wayne Elz
Sunday
4/11/04
I ran in Open Derby!
in blizzard conditions, really
CWVC Field Trial
Thursday
02/19/04
WB/BOW
Championship (CH) Title
(3 points)

All points were won from the Bred By Exhibitor Class earning a beautiful medallion and an invitation to the 2005 AKC Eukanuba Classic!

Park Shore KC (Internat'l Cluster)
Judge Bernard Schwartz
(see photo above)
Saturday
01/24/04
RWB (10 entries) Park Shore KC (Grayslake)
Judge Mrs Edeltraud Laurin
Saturday
11/29/03
RWB (4 entries)
Was afraid of the judge.
Greater Kankakee KC
Judge Beth Speich
Saturday
11/15/03
RWB (5 entries)
Was afraid of the judge -
I didn't show her Sunday.
Greater Moraine KC
Judge JR Duding

Saturday
11/8/03

OUCH!!!  Vivvi was microchipped at Nationals, but it took the vet several "pokes" to get it in, so now she thinks that everyone who wants to touch her back/ shoulders, including judges, is going to poke and hurt her.  Back to show classes.  How disappointing.

Friday
11/7/03

VCA Nationals - Vivvi stacked beautifully, let the judge's go over her and made the first cut in her 15-18 Mos Sweeps class.  What a relief I can show her again!

Saturday
10/25/03
RWB (9 entries) Goldcoast KC
Judge Desmond Murphy

Saturday
8/23/03

OUCH!!!  Vivvi was bitten by black flies at Kansas City right before entering the Specialty Show ring and has been terrified at shows ever since.  So we took a break and are attending show classes.

Sunday
8/10/03
Winners Bitch
(3 points)
Buelow - WD/BOW
Racine KC
Judge Desmond Murphy
Sunday
8/9/03
RWB (7 entries)
Buelow - RWD
Cudahy KC
Judge Donna Buxton
Tuesday
7/29/03
RWB (7 entries)
Buelow - RWD
Janesville-Beloit KC
Judge Joyce C. Dowling
Monday
7/28/03
Winners Bitch
(1 point)
Buelow - WD/BOW
Burlington WI KC
Judge Dr. Donald Sturz Jr.
Sunday
7/27/03
RWB (16 entries) Waukesha KC
Judge Jean Fournier

No Shows
6/16-7/25

USPS chewed up our entry forms.*

Saturday
6/7/03
RWB
Buelow - WD/BOW
Lake Minnetonka Kennel Club
Judge Frank N. Summerside
Friday
6/6/03
RWB
Buelow - WD/BOS
Twin Cities Vizsla Club
Specialty Show
Judge Lois M. Baes
Sunday
5/18/03
Winners Bitch/BOS
(2 points)
Winnegamie Dog Club
Judge Arlene K. Davis
Saturday
5/17/03
Winners Bitch/
BOW/BOS

(3 points)
Buelow - WD
Oshkosh Kennel Club
Judge Jon R. Cole
Sunday
5/4/03
Best of Opposite Sex Puppy in Sweeps
(24 entries)
Buelow - Best Puppy
CWVC Puppy Sweepstakes
Judge Kathy Rust
Friday
5/2/03
Winners Bitch
(4 points)
Badger Kennel Club
Judge Patti A. Long Smith
   

"Addie"
Rusticu Relentless
Addie-Tude
Jill & Tom Demski

 

 

Addie's Wins:

Saturday
5/15/04
WB/BOS (2 points)
This would have been 3 points last weekend due to the increase in the AKC point schedule from 7 to 8 bitches effective May 11!
Oshkosh KC
Judge Jane Roppolo
(see photo above)
Sunday
11/29/03
WB/BOW (1 point) Greater Kankakee KC
Judge Beth Speich
Sunday
11/16/03
RWB (4 entries) Kettle Moraine KC
Judge Betty Duding
Sunday
8/10/03
RWB (7 entries) Racine KC
Judge Desmond Murphy
Sunday
7/6/03
Winners Bitch/
BOW
(2 points)
Greater DeKalb Kennel Club
Judge Mrs. Anna Wanner
Sunday
6/15/03
Reserve Winners Bitch
(8 entries)
Chain O'Lakes Kennel Club
Judge W. Terry Stacy
Sunday
4/20/03
Winners Bitch/BOS
(1 point)
Fond du Lac Kennel Club
Judge Joseph E. Gregory

*  Due to the U.S. Postal Service destroying Buelow and Vivvi's entry forms
(mailed 10 days in advance in Troy, OH, 100 miles from Auburn, IN) and Roy Jones receiving them a day late, their entries were rejected for both the DeKalb show and the Kishwaukee shows including the Vizsla Club of Illinois Specialty & Sweepstakes (held on their 10-month birthday) which I attend every year even without dogs.  Vivvi and Buelow had an unplanned no-shows break from June 15-July 26, 2003.

 

June 2004


Posing with my 2 new Junior Hunters
(the mosquitoes were ferocious when this photo was taken!)

 

 

December 2003


Watercolor "Master's Chair" of Buelow by Michael Steddum.
Click on the image above to see a larger version.
Available in 11x14 prints and 5x7 notecards.

 

October 2003

Buelow is sketched by dog portrait artist Michael Steddem,
a native Wisconsinite whose studio is in New York State.
www.michaelsteddum.com.
 

 

August 2003


Zoe's littermate & friend,
bred by my friend Joy,
owned by my friend Debbie,
loved & missed by all who knew him.

 

November 2002

In Everloving Memory of
"Zoe"
April 23, 1995-November 1, 2002

She was our
radiant sunshine,
effervescent joy,
closest soulmate,
true friend
and everlasting love.

Zoe, our hearts ache.
You will always be our #1.

 

September 2002

September 18 - WhelpWise Case Study
Our Case Study is featured on the WhelpWise Web Site after the Westie.

September 12 - Neela's Puppies Arrive!

September 6 - New Basset Hound puppy
  
Niece Helene and Nephew Oliver holding "Daisy" 

 
"Maddie" (GSP) sniffing "Daisy" 

August 1-September 2 - Weekend Visit
Zoe & Neela visit Rob's mom's Mini Schnauzer "Liesl"

 

July 2002

July 23 - My "Faux Paw" story wins the Laughing Dog Press Sweepstakes!

  July 16 - Neela is surgically inseminated - see Puppies

July 7 - Zoe earns her second AKC MX leg (10 MACH points).

 

June 2002

June 21-29 - Week Visit
Wrigley aka "Wiggly" (center) visits for a week.

June 7-8 - Weekend Visit
Zoe's half-sister True and littermate Alex (from left) visit Neela & Zoe.

June 2 - Zoe earns her first AKC MX leg (1 MACH point).

 

May 2002

BrownTrout 2002 Vizsla Calendar
A photo by Cheryl Ertelt of Zoe, Neela, Alex & True is featured.

 

April 2002

AKC Gazette
A photo of Neela & Zoe appears with the Vizsla breed column on page 62. 

 

December 2001

Hounds for the Holidays Agility Trial, Franklin, WI
Zoe (left with Sue Prim) completes AX title, earns first AXJ leg
Neela (right with Penny H) earns back-to-back OAJ legs

 

 
 

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