We are pleased to advise of the following Ontario Booster Shows for 2008.

Sunday – May 25, 2008

Held at The Ottawa Kennel Club Shows

Richmond Agricultural Fair Grounds

*Don’t forget the SANCTION MATCH on Friday night after best in Show – hosted by the SBTCC.  Inquiries to Coleen Wilkinson cwilkinson@sympatico.ca.

Premium list will be available at www.dess.ca late February

Saturday – August 23, 2008 (same day as the Rideau Terrier Specialty)

SD&G (Stormont Dundas & Glengarry)

Premium list will be available late May through Colmar Show Services

For more information, please contact either Terri Kelly, Ontario Director at tebralmist@aol.com or Belle Severn at bsevern@staffhaven.ca

Sponsored by Tri-Natural Products Inc.

We are very excited to announce our National Specialty for 2008.

It will be held on SUNDAY AUGUST 24, 2008 in conjunction with the Stormount Dundas & Glengarry shows on the Long Sault Parkway.

Once again we will be offering all official and unofficial classes including Parade of Champions, Parade of Veterans and a Veteran Class as well as Award of Merit.  We will also offer a Puppy Sweepstakes and Junior Handling.

Our panel of distinguished judges is:

SPECIALTY JUDGE:

Mr. Richard Lake

PUPPY SWEEPSTAKES

Mr. John Price

JUNIOR HANDLING
Mrs. Coleen Wilkinson

Once again we encourage you to “spread the word ”about our Specialty.  The show grounds are very accessible for those traveling to and from the U.S.

Also, remember that on the Saturday there is the Rideau Terrier Specialty in which the Staffordshire Bull Terrier has been named for the second time as the BREED OF DISTINCTION.  This honour has never been offered to any breed more than once, this is truly an honour and one which we should support with our entries.

As well, we are holding a Booster Show with the all-breed show on the Saturday.

With all the above, you can appreciate that we are accepting donations toward prizes starting now for all of these shows.  Please contact Coleen Wilkinson at cwilkinson@sympatico.ca to pledge your support.

If you would like any further information, please contact Belle Severn at 613 489-3158 or bsevern@staffhaven.ca.

Quilter par excellence, Maureen Pyke, created unique dog themed quilts and a custom dog themed table cloth for a special raffle. 

The raffle was drawn on December 15, 2007, and the winners are:

1st PRIZE - Calendar Quilt
BELLE SEVERN, Kemptville, Ontario
 
2nd PRIZE - Lap Quilt
BETTY FONES, Trenton, Ontario
 
3rd PRIZE - Patchwork Tablecloth
 BARBARA MINSHALL, Mississauga, Ontario
 
4th PRIZE - Quilted Photo Pillow
 SQUIBS MERCIER, Ottawa, Ontario
 
5th PRIZE ** - Quilted Photo Pillow
CANDY BEAUCHAMP, Nepean, Ontario
ANITA TROTT, Mississauga, Ontario
 
** in the doggie shuffle 2 tickets were folded into each other and drawn together, the staffies present (Becky, Bella & Gertie) unamiously ruled both will receive a pillow!!
 
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL! 
 
And thank you to all of our ticket sellers & buyers, together we raised almost $1400 for the SBTCC Legal Defence Fund!  Click [here] to see a the quality of these gorgeous quilts (requires the free Adobe Acrobat 7.0 or higher)

At the close of nominations on September 30, 2007, our current Executive
remains intact.

This means there will not be the need for an election.

We now have a new MARITIME DIRECTOR: LORI CRAFT. Please send your
congratulations to her for her new role as Director. We also have a new
MEMBERSHIP CHAIR: CHRISTINE HERNDEN.

Many thanks go to Mary Taylor, previous Maritime Director, and Belle
Severn, former Membership Chair, for their work over many years!

Thank you to everyone who sent in nomination forms.