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The Spinone Club of America 2004
National Specialty will be held at Twin Lakes Sporting Club, Mexico, MO.
We will have a full program of events for Spinone owners (and prospective
owners) to enjoy. From AKC conformation, obedience and hunting, to NAVHDA
hunt tests, there will be plenty to see and do. We will also offer clinics
and demonstrations in a wide variety of areas including hunt test handling,
conformation handling, canine massage and rally obedience. Canine Good
Citizen (CGC) and Therapy Dog testing will be done during the meeting as well.
In addition, we will have a veterinary ophthalmologist on site to do CERF
testing. Micro-chipping will be offered again, also. Don’t forget
about the Spinone Olympics, photo contest, and the always highly anticipated
auction of fabulous Spinone items!
Don’t miss a minute of it, get your
registration mailed and join us in Mexico!
ACCOMMODATIONS
The primary host hotel is Amerihost,
located in Mexico, MO. An additional block of 20 rooms has been set aside
at the Days Inn, Mexico, MO. Other area hotels are available should the
host motels become full. Accommodations are available at:
Amerihost
-- Mexico, (573) 582-0055
Rate is $59 per night, double room
(tell reservation clerk you are with SCOA when making reservation)
Days Inn -- Mexico,
(573) 581-1860
Rate $59.00 per night, double room $52.00 King
(tell reservation clerk you are with SCOA when making reservation)
Super 8 --
Kingdom City, (573) 642-2888
(I-70 & hwy 54)
Village Inn – Mexico, (573)
581-1440
Villa Inn – Mexico,
(573) 581-8350
There are other activities in the area
the same week so make your reservation early.
Columbia, MO is the next largest town
with accommodations and it is approximately 20 miles from Twin Lakes Sporting
Club.
- REMEMBER -
Do Not Leave Pets Unattended in Motel Rooms and
You MUST Pick-Up after your dogs!
Berry Tent Rental has a limited number
of motor homes/campers that he will rent. They would be set up on site at
Twin Lakes Sporting Club. Call him direct for more information, (660)
263-5429.
Crooked Creek RV Park – Exit 144 off
I-70, (573) 642-4993, ask for Rick. It is approximately 15 miles
from Twin Lakes Sporting Club. Full and partial hookups are available.
Call for more information and costs.
On site camping will be available at
Twin Lakes Sporting Club, for $10 per night, although there are NO hook-ups.
Reservations for on site need to be made directly through Wally Feutz, owner of
Twin Lakes, (573) 581-1877.
TRAVEL
If you are arriving by air, the largest
major airport is Lambert International in St. Louis, MO. Lambert is
located on I-70, which is the same interstate you would take to Twin Lakes
Sporting Club, west of St. Louis. Drive time from the airport to Mexico is
approximately 2 hours, depending on rush hour traffic.
There are commuter flights available
from Lambert to Columbia, MO ONLY if you are flying American Airlines.
If you make the commuter reservation at the time you book your flight with
American the cost is approximately $50-$60 plus cost for dog. You may call
American Airlines at 1-800-433-7300 for more information. Columbia, MO is
approximately 20 miles from Twin Lakes Sporting Club. Car rental is
available in Columbia through Hertz Rental.
WEATHER
The weather in MO the end of April is
usually mild and can be rainy, so pack the rain gear and be prepared. The
nights could be chilly. The ticks are out that time of year so be sure you
have tick protection for both you and your dogs.
SPINONE AUCTION
Even if you can’t come to the
meeting, please donate to this great cause! Auction proceeds help
defray the cost of the meeting. If you are attending the meeting and
bringing items with you, please contact Patti Lovelady to let her know
beforehand. (This will give her more opportunity to prepare.) She’ll
need to know your name, a description of the item, retail cost/value of the
item, and a proposed starting bid (which should be MUCH lower than retail to
encourage bidding). Please note* SEND auction items to Nancy Young
and please call Patti with the description of the item. We don’t want
Patti to be transporting the items half way across the country. If you’d like to
send auction items ahead of time, you can send them to:
Nancy Young
90 Weatherby
Wright City, MO 63390
If you need to talk with
Patti, or Nancy contact them at:
Patti:,(410) 823-4609
PLovelady@wges.com
Nancy : (636) 745-9160
(eve)
nyspinonewc@onemain.com
PLEASE NOTE!
Separate entry forms and fees are
REQUIRED for AKC conformation, AKC obedience, AKC hunt tests, and NAVHDA hunt
tests, and they all have different deadlines for receipt. Please
make sure that you send the appropriate paperwork and funds to the proper place
in time for them to be received before the closing dates so that you aren’t left
out of an event that you want to participate in.
If you would like to register for NAVHDA hunt tests,
contact Alyssa Pease, (703) 765-5715.
Please contact Patti or Nancy
(above) for entry forms or for more information
ALSO NOTE
AKC rules prohibit puppies less than 6
months of age from being on the grounds at any AKC event. This would
include the conformation show, obedience trial, and AKC hunt tests. There
will be areas at Twin Lakes Sporting Club that will be open to puppies during
these events. Please make sure that you are aware of the event boundaries
and keep puppies away from prohibited areas.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT…
CERF: You will need to have
your dog’s AKC registration number, AKC registered name, whelp date, and
Microchip/Tattoo # (if applicable)
CGC and Therapy Dog testing:
A dog MUST be one year of age to take the therapy dog test; less than one year
of age can do the Canine Good Citizen test. All dogs tested must be on
buckle collars – no choke collars or slip collars of any type, no head harnesses
permitted. Owners must present proof of current rabies vaccination to the
test administrator at the time of the test. A tag is not
proof – you must have your original
certificate from your veterinarian. If you do not have proof, your dog
cannot be tested. If your dog is AKC registered, you should have the dog’s
AKC registration number & registered name with you to assist the tester in
filling out the AKC paperwork.
Support the SCOA national specialty…
Donate to the trophy fund!
Contributors will be acknowledged in the show
catalog and the SCOA newsletter, and will have the
undying gratitude of the trophy chairperson.
Send donations (payable to SCOA) to:
Kandi Kwirant
2630
Seven Oaks Place
Muscatine,
IA
52761
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