NATIONAL SPECIALTIES
AUSTRALIAN TERRIER
two National supported entries, one on Friday with judge Vicki Abbott and another on Sunday with judge Charles L. Olvis. 3. What is the theme of this year’s show? Our theme this year is a tribute to beautiful Western North Carolina, “A Blueridge Walkabout”. Our logo was done by one of our members, Angie Bly. 4. What is your best source of fundraising for the National?Does your catalogue bring in good income? Trophy donations? Although catalog ad income and merchandise income is helpful, most of the Show income comes from trophy donations, general fund donations and our live and silent auctions. 5. Are you offering special events? As mentioned above we are having Futurity and Sweep- stakes at the shows but we are also having Jerold S. Bell, DVM on our education day, Thursday May 24, 2018 at our host hotel Comfort Suites, giving a seminar on Genetics in our breed. Dr. Bell is an adjunct professor of genetics at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. Dr. Bell serves on the hereditary diseases committee of the World Small Animal Veterinary Medical Association, the Board of Directors of the OFA and the AKC Canine Health & Welfare Advisory Panel. ATCA is also offering a Judges seminar held by the ATCA Judges Education Committee for all new judges who would like to attend following the Dr. Bell Seminar. We are having a banquet Saturday evening at Burntshirt Vineyard. We are also going to have plenty of fun during the weekend with live and silent auctions and lots of “Good Ol Southern Hospitality”. 6. Is your national dedicated to any individual? (Please include photo if you have one.) Our specialty is dedicated to Rose Parker. Rose Parker was a
1. When and where was your first National? Indoor or outdoors? Entry? Judges?
In February 1962 at Associated Terrier Clubs,NYC (probably in that cold drafty Armory in the middle of nowhere). The judge was Mrs. Augustus Riggs with an entry of 50. Best of Breed was Ch Seven Oaks True Story (import), Nell Fox.
2. When and where is this year’s National? Indoor or outdoors? Judges?
This year’s Specialty is in Asheville, North Carolina on Saturday, May 26, 2018 at the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center. The Ag Center is an indoor show and we are a designated specialty with Hendersonville Kennel Club. Our judge is Connie Clark for our breed judging and Sara Yancey is our Sweepstakes and Veteran Sweepstakes judge. ATCA is having a Futurity Show on Friday evening with breeder judge Jane Tenor. We have
consummate dog person and a fierce competitor—for over 50 years and at least 45 years of breeding Austra- lian Terriers. Rose’s selected kennel name, Yaralla, is an aboriginal word meaning “Gathering of Loved Ones.” Rose’s first Australian Terrier was imported in 1962. She imported five Australian Terriers but generally
preferred to stay within her own line. Australian Terri- ers bred by, sired by or out of the Yaralla line have won almost every award available to purebred dogs (includ- ing, Yaralla’s Rock The Ring’s Group 2 win at the West- minster Kennel Club in 1996). Dogs from Rose’s Yaralla line have been exported to and enriched the breeding pool in many countries, including England, Australia, Sweden, Norway and Finland. Rose’s dogs were her life and Rose says her dogs gave her comfort, pleasure and many, many friends.
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