Our enthusiasm about our dogs and our commitment to them is admired by many in the dog world. This is a great club with an active and involved membership. More information on these groups will be posted on Meanwhile, club committees continue to work in various areas developing structures making the MBTCA stronger, better organized, and more efficient. We hope you will volunteer for one or more of the groups forming to help make the venue run smoothly. This year we are working with the Bull Terrier Club of America, Barbary Coast Bull Terrier Club, and the Miniature Bull Terrier Club of Southern California to organize the best show possible. Learn what is happening in the breed, attend a educational presentation, meet other breeders from around the world, connect in person with your FB friends and meet Minis you have only seen in pictures! the upcoming Facebook page. Watch for a Facebook page soon with ongoing information about hotels, and National Weekend events! Our National Specialty Weekend competition is a must for any serious Mini breeder or fancier. For the first time, the Trophy Show will be judged by a panel of three judges as Lotte Frank intended when she created this competition. While we still have a strong commitment to health testing, test results are no longer required to enter. Nothing is better than showing your Mini or having a ringside seat along with visitors from all over the world to watch the best Miniature Bull Terriers compete! We have made some changes this year to our Van Hildrikhusen Trophy show.
Plan to join us October for an exciting, funfilled weekend in Modesto, California. Our National Specialty competition will be here in five short months. Desert Hot Springs, CA Term ends: 2018 AKC Delegate Giselle Simonds (707) Chapman Lane Petaluma, CA Term ends: 2017 Standing Committees Education Giselle Simonds (707) New Members Kathleen Coffman (540) Stud Dog/Brood Bitch Award Karen Toland (708) Genetics and Health Kristy Utt, DVM (661) MBTCA Historian Kathy Brosnan (603) Performance Andrea Johnson (818) Rescue Carol Mercer & Brian Culbertson Webmaster Corinne Colbert A Little Bull Corinne Colbert, chair Kathleen Coffman, Sally Kilkenny, Linda Schaefer, Kimarie Wolf 4 Spring 2017 A Little Bullĥ President s Message Hello, Fellow Mini Bull Friends!! So many good things are happening in our club! Finally, our board has begun adopting Standing Rules and Procedure documents, retooled Bylaws, a simplified voting process, and a smoother, quicker way to get this publication in your mailbox. Beaverton, OR Term ends: 2018 Corresponding Secretary Kathy Brosnan (603) Stage Road Nottingham, NH Term ends: 2018 Terry Martin (562) Corkill Rd.
Neaton, NJ Term ends: nd Vice President Linda Duncan (636) Horseshoe Ridge Ct Chesterfield, MO Term ends: 2017 Recording Secretary Kimarie Wolf (503) SW Cherry Ave. Anderson, SC Term ends: 2017 Board Members Meghan Barnes (740) Mounts Road Alexandria, OH Term ends: 2018 Vice President Vanessa Giamo (646) Yellow Frame Rd. Desert Hot Springs, CA Term ends: 2017 Treasurer Beverly Krautler (864) Thomas Welborn Rd.
A Little Bull SpringĤ The Miniature Bull Terrier Club of America 2017 MBTCA Board President Linda Lethin (562) Corkill Rd. All information within A Little Bull is the property of the MBTCA and may not be reproduced in any way without the written consent of the MBTCA. Statements in A Little Bull represent writers opinions and not necessarily the opinion of the MBTCA or its editors. 3 Table of Contents Club News Officers and Committees.4 President s Message.5 Editor s Note.6 Membership News.6 MBTCA Treasurer s Report.7 Get to know Melissa Dreyer.8 Legislative Update: PETA Kills Animals.9 Features Mentor Me!.13 Remembering Marilyn Drewes.14 Mini Bull Hero.17 International MBT show a bucket-list event.22 Focus on Juniors A rising star s Westminster story.18 Three more Juniors to watch.20 Dog care is a family affair.21 Advertisers Melissa Dreyer/Sunrise.Cover, 8 Dorothy Appleby/Sunkissed.11 Meghan Barnes & Stuart Cairns/Omega.12 Kathleen Coffman/Patronus.16 Beth Parry/Ironhead Heather Rhine/Rhinestone.29 Crissy Brown-Stone/Brownstone & CD Dixon Amy Hogge, MD, Andrea Johnson, and Crissy Brown-Stone/Brownstone.39 Sandy Lindstedt/Triumph.41 Vicki Miller Paula Presler-Tash and Kimarie Wolf/Tuxedo.45 MBTCO.47 A Little Bull Advertising Information.46 Critiques Van Hildrikhusen Trophy Show.26 Desert Empire/Palm Springs.27 Terrier Association of Oregon.33 Superstition Combined Specialties.34 Wentzville.38 Disclaimer Neither The Miniature Bull Terrier Club of America nor the editors of A Little Bull shall be held responsible for errors in advertisements or any submissions in A Little Bull.