Boston Phonics Newsletter The official newsletter of the Boston Terrier Club of Portland, Oregon
		January 2002
BOSTON TERRIER CLUB OF PORTLAND, Inc. OFFICERS ANN SPURLING-SUNDAY PRESIDENT 5476 New Hope Road Grants Pass, OR 97527 541-479-8345 Email: sunglobostons@netscape.net CHARLES STEVENSON VICE PRESIDENT 4328 88th  Avenue SW Olympia, WA 98512 360-352-5468 MARGARET ROSER SECRETARY 11551 SE 129th Avenue Happy Valley, OR 97236 503-698-8480 503-703-7158 (cell) Email: ApogeeBostons@Hotmail.com PAT MCCANN TREASURER 4065 NW Highland Drive Corvallis, OR 97330 541-479-2159 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Kelly Estes Linda Stent Kimberley Bass NEWSLETTER EDITOR Kimberley Bass 10202 NE 94th Avenue Vancouver, WA 98662 360-254-1942 Email: WidgetsBTs@aol.com		Upcoming Conformation Shows   Tacoma & Sammamish Kennel Club - Brown Dog Show Services - Western Washington Fairgrounds – Puyallup,Washington Closing date: Closed Show dates: 01/11/02 - Boston Terrier judge is Mrs. Doris Cozart 01/12/02 - Boston Terrier judge is Walter Pinsker 01/13/02 – Boston Terrier judge is Mrs. Rose Ellen Fetter   Rose City Classic – Onofrio Dog Show Services Portland Expo Center – Portland, Oregon Closing date: 01/02/02 Show dates: 01/18/02 - Boston Terrier judge is S. Cook 01/19/02 - Boston Terrier judge is K.M. McDermott 01/20/02 - Boston Terrier judge is F.C. Bassett 01/21/02 – Boston Terrier judge is J.E. Gregory   Seattle Kennel Club - Brown Dog Show Services Stadium Exhibition Center - 1000 1st Avenue - Seattle, WA Closing date: 01/16/02 Show dates: 02/02/02 - Boston Terrier judge is Dr. Gerard C. Penta 02/03/02 - Boston Terrier judge is Mrs. Peggy Dillard Carr   Linn County Kennel Club – Onofrio Dog Show Services Linn County Fair & Expo Center - Albany, Oregon Closing date: 01/23/02 Show dates: 02/09/02 - Boston Terrier judge is S J Hubbell 02/10/02 - Boston Terrier judge is R S Pritchard   The next BTCP meeting is scheduled for January 20, 2002 after Boston Terrier judging is completed at the Rose City Classic dog show held at the Portland Expo Center. Exact time of the meeting will be announced at the show as the judging catalog is not out yet.     The Litter Box   Congratulations to:  Sunglo Bostons-Anna & Thomas Sunday and their new litter of puppies. Ch. Jondans & BeJays Eureka and Ch. Bramley’s I’m a Midnite Rider Produced 2 girls and 3 boys

Minutes for the BTCP Meetings are not available for website viewing.  For copies of the minutes and/or details, please contact the President at SungloBostons@netscape.net or the Secretary at ApogeeBostons@hotmail.com   Could you love me like my dog? Could you savor whatever I put in front of you, even though it's straight from the can?     Portland Bench Show… The show at the Portland Expo Center on December 9, 2001 was a huge success, in spite of the lack of entries. The Boston Terrier Club of Portland Oregon received the 1st Place Prize for decorating. The decorating committee did an outstanding job! The theme this year was "Fairy Tales". Kim Bass used several of our very own member’s dogs in designing the graphics, and added Boston heads to various nursery rhymes, and Linda Stent brought them in for enlargement. Linda and Carrie East then hand painted them, and Linda, Carrie, and Georgina Potter arrived early at the site to set it up. Thanks to Linda Stent, Carrie East, Georgina Potter, and Kim Bass for allowing us the opportunity to win this prize.

                                                                                         

Reminder… Annual club dues was due by January 1, 2002. Cost for a single (1 vote) membership is $13 and a family (2 vote) membership is $15. Cost includes a subscription to the monthly BTCP Newsletter, The Boston Phonics.  If you haven't paid your current dues yet, please send your payment to the Secretary: Margaret Roser 11551 SE 129th Avenue Happy Valley, Oregon 97236                           Do you have a newsworthy item you would like to see in the Boston Phonics? To submit articles or information in the BTCP Newsletter, please contact WidgetsBTs@aol.com, mail information to:  Boston Phonics c/o Kimberley Bass 10202 NE 94th Avenue Vancouver, Washington 98662 or call (360)254-1942

Iams Pet Questions "How many calories in a mouse?" and "What should I feed a borderline Collie?" were just a few of the wacky questions that the Iams Pet Professionals fielded from pet owners last year. The last year of the century was another bumper year for weird and wonderful calls to The Iams Company's pet care hotline. Here are the team's favorite calls in 1999 to 800-863-IAMS (4267): "I have trouble seeing what I'm scooping in my yard. Can your food turn my dog's poop pink?" -- dog owner, Ronkonkoma, NY "My two-year-old daughter loves the taste of Iams -- is it okay for her to eat it?" -- mother, Staten Island, NY "What's the best way to get superglue off my dog's paws?" -- dog owner, Arlington, Texas. "Can a dog get claustrophobia?" -- dog owner, Cambridge, Mass. "My dog growls in his sleep -- do you think he could have a vitamin B deficiency?" -- dog owner, Puyallup, Wash. "I think if my dog received mail, it would build his character. Can I register him on your mailing list?" -- dog owner, Richmond, VA. "What's up with my cat? She looks at me strangely when I sing and dance for her." -- cat owner, New York, NY "I have two new kittens and I don't want to leave them home alone. Can I carry them around in my gym bag?" -- new kitten owner, Brooklyn, NY "I'm thinking of setting up a kennel, and I was wondering ... how much poop can 50 dogs make in one year?" -- dog owner, Davis, Calif. "When my dog pees, he leaves brown patches all over the lawn. Is he peeing fire?" -- dog owner, Covington, KY. "I can smell my cat's urine and tell what cat food brand she's eating. Can you use this talent at Iams?" -- cat owner, Sacramento, Calif. "When these type of calls come in, it's hard to keep a straight face," says Sally Northcutt, manager of Customer Service, The Iams Company. "But we know that most of the time we have a customer on the phone who is genuinely concerned for his or her pet. Our sole purpose is to help pet owners with their questions, so however strange those questions may seem, we try our best to answer them.