Spinone Club of America Information

<body stylesrc="style2.htm" bgcolor="#FFF09e"> <h1>Spinone Club of America</h1> <p>Select from the items below and then use your Browsers back button to return here</p> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"><strong><font face="Arial" size="2">The Spinone Club of America<br> <a href="SCOA_Officers.htm">Officers and Board</a></font></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"><strong><font face="Arial" size="2"><a href="scoacnst.htm">Constitution</a></font></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"><a href="scoabylw.htm"><font face="Arial" size="2"><strong>By-Laws</strong></font></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"><a href="Ethics.htm"><strong><font face="Arial" size="2">Code of Ethics</font></strong></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p align="left"><strong><font face="Arial" size="2">Spinone National Rescue Service<br> <a href="Rescue.htm">Rescue</a></font></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p align="left"><a href="Rescue.htm#Donations"><font face="Arial" size="1"><strong>We Need your Help</strong></font></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"><strong><font face="Arial" size="2"> <br> Communicate with The Spinone Club of America<br> <a href="subscrib.htm">Mailing List</a></font></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"><a href="JoinSCOA.htm"><strong><font face="Arial" size="2">How to Join</font></strong></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"><a href="FeedBack.htm"><font face="Arial" size="2"><strong>Contacts</strong></font></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"><a href="FeedBack.htm"><font face="Arial" size="2"><strong>FeedBack</strong></font></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><strong><a href="guestbook.htm">Guest Book</a></strong></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"><strong><font face="Arial" size="2"> <br> Health in the Spinone<br> <a href="hlthConcerns.htm">Health</a></font></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Arial" size="1"><strong><a href="Health/CA/CA_ControlPlan.htm">Cerebellar Ataxia Control Plan</a></strong></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p align="left"><a href="HealthSurvey.htm"><strong><font face="Arial" size="1">Health Survey</font></strong></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p align="left"><font face="Arial" size="1"><a href="HealthResults97.htm"><strong>Survey Results -<br> May 1997</strong></a></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p align="left"><font face="Arial" size="1"><a href="HealthResults97b.htm"><strong>Survey Results -<br> November 1997</strong></a></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p align="left"><font face="Arial" size="1"><a href="HipSalad.htm"><strong>Spinone Hip Salad</strong></a></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p align="left"><a href="HipDysplasia.htm"><strong><font face="Arial" size="1">Hip Dysplasia</font></strong></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p align="left"><a href="pennhip.htm"><strong><font face="Arial" size="1">PennHIP</font></strong></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p align="left"><a href="eyes.htm"><strong><font face="Arial" size="1">Eyes</font></strong></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p align="left"><a href="genetics.htm"><font face="Arial" size="1"><strong>Genetics of Coat Color</strong></font></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><strong><br> President's Update</strong></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Arial" size="1"><a href="PresidentUpdate.htm"><strong>+ AKC NEWS</strong></a></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"><a href="ProposedStandard.htm"><font face="Arial" size="1"><strong>Proposed Standard</strong></font></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Arial" size="1"><a href="StudBookApplication.htm"><strong>Stud Book Application</strong></a></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"><a href="Apply_AKC_ILP.htm"><font face="Arial" size="1"><strong>ILP# - How to Apply to AKC</strong></font></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Arial" size="1"><strong><a href="SCOA2000/2000NationalMeeting.htm">SPINONE 2000 - Chelsae, MI - Apr 26-30</a></strong></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Arial" size="1"><strong>'99 Annual Meeting</strong></font><a target="_blank" href="http://www.spinone.net/scoa99/fr99National.htm"><font face="Arial" size="1"><strong><br> 99 SCOA National Meeting, Clarksburg, NJ - April 29-May2</strong></font></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Arial" size="2"><strong><br> '98 Annual Meeting</strong></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"><a href="98announcement.htm"><font face="Arial" size="1"><strong>Announcement and Information</strong></font></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Arial" size="1"><a href="98Schedule.htm"><strong>'98 Schedule of Events</strong></a></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Arial" size="1"><a href="98RegFees.htm"><strong>Registration and Fee Information</strong></a></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Arial" size="1"><strong><a href="98Entry_ConformObed.htm">Entry Form - Conformation and Obedience</a></strong></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Arial" size="1"><strong><a href="98Entry_Hunting.htm">Entry Form -  Hunting Tests</a></strong></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Arial" size="1"><strong><a href="98ConformationClasses.htm">Conformation Classes</a></strong></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left"><font face="Arial" size="1"><strong><a href="98DirectionsSCOAMeeting.htm">Directions to Meeting Site</a></strong></font></td> </tr> </table>  <table border="0" width="697"> <tr> <td valign="top" width="115"> <p align="center"><img src="Bullets/zHandShake.gif" border="0" width="100" height="76"></td> <td width="572"> <h1><font color="#804000" face="Arial">Club Information</font></h1> <p align="center"><strong><font color="#804000" face="Arial">Make your selections from the Menu Items on the Left</font></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2"> <hr size="1" color="#808000"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2"> <blockquote> <p><font color="#804000"><strong>The Spinone Club of America is a not-for-profit Organization.  The Club is the largest registry recognized Spinone Breed Club in the United States.  The Club is recognized as the Parent Club for the Spinone Italiano breed by the <a href="http://www.akc.org/breeds/recbreeds/spinoni.cfm" target="_self">American Kennel Club (AKC)</a>.  </strong></font></p> </blockquote> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2"> <hr size="1" color="#808000"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" colspan="2"> <p align="left"> <img src="Bullets/BrRoan_smallcolor.GIF" alt="Get your Club Information here!" align="left" width="91" height="76"><font color="#804000"><strong>OBJECTIVES:</strong></font><br> The Spinone Club Of America (SCOA) was founded in 1987. The primary <strong>objectives</strong> of the Club are to promote the owning, breeding, exhibiting and training of purebred Spinoni most nearly conforming to the accepted standard of the breed adopted by the Spinone Club of America. <p><font color="#804000"><strong>MISSION:</strong></font><br> The Club's <strong>mission</strong> is to foster, improve, encourage and promote the Spinone as a hunting dog in North America by appropriate activities such as conducting field tests and trials; to acquaint sportsmen and the general public with the history and undiminished value of the trained Spinone as a companion and hunting dog for the fair pursuit of game. In addition, the Club shall promote honorable conduct both in the show ring and on the field.</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2"> <hr size="1" color="#808000"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2"> <font color="#804000" size="4"><strong>Club Membership Renewal Form</strong></font><p> <b><a href="http://www.spinone.com/joinscoa.htm" target="_self">Click Here for the Application/Renewal Form</a> </b></p> <ul> <li><strong><font color="#804000">Print it</font></strong></li> <li><strong><font color="#804000">Complete it</font></strong></li> <li><strong><font color="#804000">Sign it</font></strong></li> <li><strong><font color="#804000">Mail it!</font></strong></li> </ul> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <blockquote> <blockquote> <h3><font size="3">Mail to:</font></h3> <h3><font size="3">Spinone Club of America<br> PO Box 307<br> Warsaw, VA 22572</font></h3> </blockquote> </blockquote> </font> <p>Applicants and Members agree to abide by the current Code of Ethics by applying and/or renewing their membership in the Spinone Club of America.</p> <p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2"> <hr size="1" color="#808000"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="center" width="115"> <b><font size="4" color="#008080" face="Arial">2007</font><font face="Arial" color="#008080"><br> April 21-29</font></b></td> <td valign="top" width="572"> <p align="center"><font face="Arial"><b><font color="#800000"><br>  </font></b></font><p align="center"><b><i> <font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#586043" size="6">Spinone Club of America, Inc. </font></i></b><font face="Arial" color="#586043" size="2"> <strong><em>(SCOA)<br> AKC PARENT CLUB FOR THE SPINONE ITALIANO</em></strong></font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#808000"><font face="Arial" size="5"> Celebrating our Club’s 20th Anniversary</font><font size="5"> </font> </font></p> <p align="center"><b><i> <font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#996600" size="6">2007 National Specialty<br> </font><font face="Comic Sans MS" color="#996600" size="5">April 21 through April 29, 2007<br> Hustle, VA</font></i></b></p> <p align="center"><b><i> <font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4" color="#996600"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.spinone.com/SCOA2007/Introduction.htm"> CLICK FOR MORE INFORMATION<br> REGISTRATION AND PREMIUM LISTS</a></font></i></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" align="center" width="115"> <b><font color="#800000" face="Arial">Plan <br> Ahead!!! </font></b></td> <td valign="top" width="572"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><font face="Arial">   <br> Anyone wanting to submit a proposal for the <font color="#800000"><b>2010</b></font> <br> meeting must have it turned in by the annual meeting in 2008.  <br> Get your planning hats on! <br>  </font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2"> <hr size="1" color="#808000"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" colspan="2"> <h3 align="center"><font color="#804000"><br> Did you know ...</font></h3> <h3 align="center"><font size="3" color="#FF0000">The Spinone Italiano entered the AKC Sporting Group<br> on Sept. 27, 2000</font></h3> <h3 align="center"><b><font face="Arial" color="#800080" size="3">On Friday, February 11, 2000, the AKC officially recognized<br> the </font><font size="3" face="Arial" color="#0000FF">Spinone Club of America</font><font size="3" face="Arial" color="#800080"> as the </font> <font face="Arial" color="#0000FF" size="3">Parent Club</font><font size="3" face="Arial" color="#800080"><br> of the Spinone Italiano breed's entry into the Sporting Group.</font></b></h3> <p align="center"><font face="Arial"><b><a href="NewStandard.htm" target="_self">Conformation Standard</a><br> <a href="SCOA_ConstitutionByLaws.htm" target="_self">Constitution and By-Laws</a></b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2"> <hr size="1" color="#808000"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="middle" width="115"> <p align="center"><img src="images/Newsbullet.gif" width="12" height="12"></td> <td width="572"><font color="#804000"><strong>You are Welcome to <a href="JoinSCOA.htm" target="_self">Join our Mailing List</a></strong></font> - Hear from our members and join in on the conversations.  Our List Server is usually quite active.</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2"> <hr size="1" color="#808000"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2"> <hr size="1" color="#808000"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="115"> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.spinone.com/newsletters" target="_parent"><img src="images/zzNewsletterArchive.gif" alt="Click here to go the the Home Page of the SCOA Newsletters Site ! ! " width="50" height="53" border="0"></a></td> <td width="572"><font color="#804000"><strong>The Spinone Newsletter - </strong></font>Go to <a href="http://www.spinone.com/newsletters" target="_parent"><strong>The Spinone Club of America Newsletters Web Site</strong></a>. Here's where we are always busy archiving the Club's Newsletters which started in 1989.  Watch for new volumes to go on line!</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" colspan="2"> <hr size="1" color="#808000"> </td> </tr> </table> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellspacing="1" id="table1"> <tr> <td> <p align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2"> <b><a href="http://www.spinoneus.com/forum/" target="_self">Spinone</a><br> <a href="http://www.spinoneus.com/forum/" target="_self">Discussion Forum</a><br> </b></font><a href="http://www.spinoneus.com" target="_self"> <img border="0" src="Bullets2/SpinDiscForum129x178.gif" alt="Go to the Discussion Web Site and review and add topics of interest to all Spinone Enthusiasts - discussions on Spinone health issues, canine training in obedience, field and hunting and more" width="92" height="110"></a></td> <td> <p align="center"><font face="Arial" size="1"><strong> <a href="index.htm" target="_parent">Home</a>    <a href="frNews.htm" target="_parent">News</a>   <a href="frClub.htm" target="_parent">Club Info</a>    <a href="frBreed.htm" target="_parent">Breed Info</a>   <a href="frHealth.htm" target="_parent">Health Info</a>   <a href="LitterRegistry.htm" target="_self">Litter Registry</a><br><a href="Rescue.htm" target="_self">Rescue</a>   <a href="frSports.htm" target="_parent">Sports</a>   <a href="frInfoDesk.htm" target="_parent">InfoDesk</a>   <a href="frGallery.htm" target="_parent">Picture Gallery</a>    <a href="frMember.htm" target="_parent">Member Pages</a>   <a href="toc.htm" target="_parent">TOC</a><br></strong> </font><a href="index.htm" target="_parent"> <img src="Bullets2/SCOAHome.GIF" alt="Go to the Spinone Club of America's Home Page" border="0" width="125" height="102"></a><font face="Arial" size="1"><strong> </strong></font><a href="http://www.spinone.net" target="_parent"> <img src="Bullets2/SCOARing.GIF" alt="Go view the SCOA Member's World Wide Web Ring Pages" border="0" width="125" height="102"></a><br> <strong><font face="Arial"><small><small>And More... <a href="http://www.spinone.net/eMall" target="_parent">Shopping</a> and <a target="_parent" href="http://www.spinoneus.com/default.htm">SCOA Discussion WebSite</a> and <a href="http://www.spinone.com/newsletters" target="_parent">Newsletters WebSite</a> !</small></small><br></font> <font face="Arial" size="1" color="#000000"><em><small>Copyright © 1997-2007, Spinone Club of America.  All rights reserved.</small></em></font></strong><font color="#000000" size="1"></p> </font></td> </tr> </table> </div> <p align="center">This page was last modified on 02/25/07</p>  </body>