the only stress they mighthave is from me waving thepooper scooper at them andyelling to stop eating poop!)

Well, finally after YEARS oftrying to figure out and tryingto stop this nasty habit, I havestumbled upon a website ofa product that makes theclaim and backs it up withresults!

On another dog list peoplewere talking about the bene-fits of Diatomaceous Earth fordogs. So what the heck isthat? you ask. Let me tellyou….

Diatomaceous Earth or DEisn’t dirt, or even earth. It isground up microscopic shellsof tiny critters called diatoms(related to algae) that livedlong ago in the oceans andlakes and died in groups somassive that they can, todaybe mined, milled and proc-essed for a variety of uses.

If you were to poll dogbreeders on what is theirdog’s most disgusting habit,hands down it would be“poop eating” . We can allagree there is nothing moredisgusting than seeing yourdog eat poop! Their own orothers, most don’t differenti-ate. I’m not talking about amother dog cleaning upafter her puppies, but ourhealthy adult dogs snackingon waste products. Theyseem to take the utmostpleasure in it and teach it tothe young dogs!

Over the years we’ve allheard the reasons the“experts” give for why ourdogs find poop a delicacy..

*They are lacking somethingin their diet.*They are bored*It’s instinct*Medical problems*They are anxious or stressed*(my personal favorite) Dogs

Officers 2010President: Beth Santure

Vice Pres.: Joanne Forster

Secretary: Donna Giles

Treasurer: Sue Schauer

that have been punished bytheir owner for defecatinginappropriately start to thinkdefecation is wrong so they tryto eliminate the evidence(WHAT???)And the list goes on….Bottom line, DOGS EAT POOP!Not all dogs, but many. Andthey LIKE it! So...how do youstop it?

Here’s what I have tried:Keep it picked up (not alwayspossible for me to be therewhen it hits the ground)*Put an additive in the foodthat says it will stop stool eat-ing (does not work!)*Cover stool with bad taste,i.e. tabasco sauce, cayennepepper, habanero sauce,etc..( they ate with gusto like itwas beef gravy!)*Diversion-find something thatis more fun for the dog thaneating poop (you meanthere’s something MORE funthan POOP???)*Eliminate stress (I’m thinking

Cover Story pg 1

Next Meeting Info pg 2

Calendar of Events& Brags

pg 3

The Whelping Box pg 3

Performance ShowCalendar

pg 5

HSUS Defined pg 6

June MeetingPictures

pg 7

Inside this issue:

TOPLINES

Miniature Schnauzer Club of Michigan

July/August2010

TOPLINESMiniature Schnauzer Club of Michigan

Editor-Joanne Forster, 2186 S. Elkton Rd, Elkton, MI 48731 Ph. (989)-375-4106 Email: jofor@airadv.net

"Once we discover how toappreciate the timeless values in

our dailyexperiences, we can enjoy the

best things in life."

Harry Hepner

A Simple Solution to a Nasty Habit

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MINIATURE SCHNAUZER CLUB OF MICHIGANBUSINESS MEETING

August 21, 2010

At the home of Beth & John Santure200 Begole Rd, Milan, MI 48160

Dan Edwards, the personal trainer is going to do a seminar from 9:30am to 11 am. The cost for the seminar is $40 per person. His seminar

will cover exercises for strength and flexibility. Good for everydayactivities and not just for dog stuff. Seminar participants will also

receive a booklet, that includes everything he covered. Participatingin the actual exercises at the seminar is optional.

POTLUCK LUNCHAt 1:00 pm

Members are asked to bring a dish to pass for the lunch; salad, vegetable or des-sert. Please RSVP Beth at (734) 439-8331 or email at bjsanture@peoplepc.com to

let her know if you are planning to attend and what dish you are bringing.

GUESTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!!Remember to bring lawn chairs, exercise pens, & dog treats.

MSCM GENERAL MEETING FOLLOWING LUNCHIf you are planning to donate items for the September Specialty Auction, bring

them with you to the meeting

DIRECTIONS:From the North US-23S to Exit 31 (Willis Rd.), Right (west) onto Willis Rd. to Platt Road

(4 way stop). Left (south) on Platt Rd. for 2 miles to Begole Rd. Right onto BegoleRd, over RR tracks, only house on the right.

From the South US 23N to Exit 27 (Carpenter Rd). Right onto Carpenter. Left onto E.Willow Rd. Right onto Platt Rd. Over Stony Creek Rd. Left onto Begole (only goes to

the left) House on the right after the RR tracks

Ch. Donnella's Enchanting Sabrina and Ch.Char N Co. Speed Limit5 puppies born July 7th - 4 boys 2 BS, 2SP; one girl SP.

Owner Donna Giles

2010 Calendar of Important Events

Page 3TOPLINESMiniature Schnauzer Club of Michigan

The Whelping Box

MSCM TROPHY DONATION FORM

Amount-_________________________

Check Number___________________

Donor’sName______________________________________________

Address_____________________________________________

Mail to:Lynn Baitinger5400 Orion Rd.

Rochester, MI 48306-2549

Don’t Forget to Send in yourTrophy Donation!!

AUGUST 21– Santure House inMilan(Details on page 3)

October 1MSCM Fall Specialty Show-Monroe,MI-Monroe County FairgroundsOCTOBER 8-10Montgomery County Weekend-PennsylvaniaOCTOBER 23MSCM Dinner/ MeetingDECEMBER 11MSCM Christmas Banquet &Awards-Coral Gables Restaurant,East Lansing

Brags

U-CH, U-CD, URO1, UAG1 Loneacre'sDixieland Express CD, RN, OA, OAJ,NF "Dixie" At Ann Arbor KC show July10th, finished her AKC CD title, with a2nd place in the first trial and a 3rdplace in the second trial. Dixie alsoearned her UKC CD on July 24th. Dixie isowned by Sue Quinn

On May 15,2010 R-Jos Trendsetter Boot-sie and I earned our Title Open PrefStandard with a 1st placement atMdland Kennel Club

On July 30, 2010 R-Jos U-R-My SunshineShasta and I earned Our New Title inOpen Pref Standard with a 1st place-ment and another New Title in OpenPref JWW. with another 1st placementat our MSCM first Agility TRail inDexter

Bootsie and Shasta are owned byJoanne McCallum

"When one door closesanother opens. But often

we look so long soregretfully upon the

closed door that we fail tosee the one that has

openedfor us."

Alexander Graham Bell

TOPLINES is a bi–monthly publication

January-FebruaryMarch-AprilMay-June

July-AugustSeptember-October

November-December

Editor - Joanne Forster

The objective of the Miniature Schnauzer Club ofMichigan is to advance the principals andscientific practices in the breeding of purebredMiniature Schnauzers: foster co-operationbetween breeder, owner, and veterinarian;encourage the exchange of information andexperience among the club members andbetween show-giving clubs; to conductsanctioned and licensed specialty shows andmatches; and to encourage the adherence tothe high standards of conduct and to the rulesand regulations of the American Kennel Club.

MINIATURE SCHNAUZER

CLUB OF MICHIGAN

We’re on the Web!www.miniatureschnauze

rclubofmichigan.org

WE ARE ON THE WEB!www.miniatureschnauzer

clubofmichigan.org

It’s that time again for our Fall Specialty Show. That time again to volunteeryour services to help make this another successful show! As always, our lunch isa big hit. That wouldn’t be possible without our members collectively providingall of the good food! So put on your aprons!!Just as big of a hit as the food, is our Auction! Members, bring your items forthe auction with you or send them with someone who is coming.Don’t forget, volunteers are ALWAYS needed for setting up, cleaning up, andtearing down afterward, along with scores of other tasks. Just ask were youcan be of help!!Come support your club! See you there!!

MSCM Specialty

Show2010

MSCM Fall Specialty ShowOctober 1, 2010

Pool Grade DE (for use in poolfilters) is toxic for animal andhuman consumption . FoodGrade DE is safe for animals andhumans to ingest. It’s a naturaland safe way to kill internalparasites without chemicals. Themicroscopic shell particles of DEare sharp enough to cut theparasites without harm to hu-mans and animals. When DEcomes in contact with externalparasites ( fleas, ticks, etc) andinsects (aphids, ants, etc), thesharp edges cut the waxy exo-skeleton while the powderyearth absorbs the body fluidscausing death from dehydra-tion.

The uses and benefits of DE foranimals and humans, are plenti-ful, too many for me to list here.Visit websites that sell DE formore detailed information, usesand benefits.

http://wolfcreekranch1.tripod.com/defaq.html

http://www.earthworkshealth.com/How-Diatomaceous-Earth-Works.php

Or simply Google“Diatomaceous Earth” for hoursworth of websites to read :-)

So, back to the poop eating….

After starting my dogs on the DE(and myself) I continued to visitthe Wolf Creek Ranch website,(one of the most informative

sites I found) finding out moreand more information with everyvisit. In the section that discussesCoccidia/Giardia I came acrossthis statement “ If your animal iseating stools, it will continue toreinfect itself. Stool eating is of-ten eliminated by feeding foodgrade diatomaceous earthdaily. Feed Food grade DE inyour animals daily food at dou-ble the recommended dailydose once a day for 30 days,then back off to the daily rec-ommended dose. “

As I read this I realized thatlately I had been picking upwhole stools instead of halfeaten ones! Just to make sure Iwasn’t dreaming this, I hid andpeeked out the window towatch when the dogs were putinto the potty yard ( you knowthis isn’t easy to do with Schnau-zers because they KNOW youare still there even if they can’tsee you!!) One by one theywould walk by a fresh stool, sniffand walk away!! EUREKA!! Afteryears of trying every productand suggestion, I finally foundwhat really works. I don’t knowhow or why, but it does.

Sad fact that anything aboutdog poop can make a grownwoman happy, but I’m now en-joying the kisses from mySchnauzers without the odor ofyard snacks!

Toplines Editor

TOPLINES Miniature Schnauzer Club of Michigan

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Obedience & Rally

Sept 3,4,5 Obed & RallyMarquette KCMarquette, MICloses 8-18

Sept 4,5 ObedJaxon KCMarshall, MICloses 8-18

Sept 10 ObedEnglish Cocker ClubHowell, MICloses 8-25

Sept 11,12 Obed & RallyPontiac KCDavisburg, MICloses 8-25

Sept 18,19 Obed & RallySt Clair KCGoodells, MICloses 9-1

Sept 18 Obed, Sept 19 RallyGrand Rapids Agility ClubKentwood, MICloses 9-1

Sept 23, 26 Obed & RallyEnglish Springer ClubDavisburg, MICloses 8-8

Oct 1 MSCM Obed SpecialtyMonroe, MICloses 9-15

Oct 1 Obed & RallyMonroe KCMonroe, MICloses 9-15

Oct 8 Rally, Oct 9,10 ObedAnn Arbor DTCWhitmore Lake, MICloses 9-22Oct 23 Obed, 24 Obed &RallyGldn Rtvr ClubAnn Arbor, MICloses 10-6

Oct 29,30 Rally, 30,31Obed

Sportsmens DTCWarren, MICloses 10-13

Agility

Sept 9,10,11Ann Arbor DTC(OUTDOORS)Whitmore Lake, MICloses 8-26

Sept 17,18,19Grand Rapids AgilityClubKentwood, MICloses 9-1

Sept 25,26Weimaraner ClubDexter, MICloses 9-7

Sept 25,26St Joe Valley Agility ClubBuchanan, MICloses 9-8

Oct 1,2,3Grand Traverse KCTraverse City, MICloses 9-8

Oct 9,10Midland MI KCMidland, MICloses 9-25

Oct 15,16,17Oakland Cty KCFenton, MICloses 10-1

Performance Show Calendar

TOPLINES Miniature Schnauzer Club of Michigan

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HSUS stands for the “Humane”Society of the United States. It isa corporation in the UnitedStates that does not own orcontrol any animal shelters andit does not represent humanesocieties in the United States,other than itself.

While HSUS began an animalwelfare organization back in1954, its current focus is towardlegislation that severely im-pedes or eliminates domesticanimals and animal ownership.HSUS disguises its political cam-paigns as attacks against“puppy mills,” animal cruelty,and “hoarding.” HSUS claimsthat it only targets “puppy mill”breeders and not “ethical”breeders, but the definition of“ethical” provided by HSUSmakes breeding of animalsimpossible.

HSUS defines “animal cruelty” inthe broadest sense that essen-tially defines nearly *all* humancontact and control over ani-mals as cruel. HSUS has defined“hoarding” as a mental disor-der where a person owns morethan the “typical number” ofanimals and does not care forthem in the way HSUS thinksthey should. HSUS has furtherdescribed the “typical num-ber” of animals owned by thetypical animal owner as beingabout 2 and it provides defini-tions for “proper care” that un-reasonable in the broadestsense.

Additionally, HSUS recommends

and encourages unhealthytreatment of animals by pro-moting its vegan dog food(which is untested as beinghealthy) and by advocatingspaying and neutering, whichare medical procedures thatcarry long term health risks andprevent breeding of quality,healthy animals. Ironically, HSUSopposes animal research, butby placing its vegan dog foodin the stream of commercewithout testing the long-termsafety of its product for dogs(which are naturally meat eat-ers) on a small test population,HSUS is testing its vegan dogfood on the unsuspecting massconsumer population. So, HSUSis conducting animal researchon a large scale.

HSUS has also been involved incampaigns to take animalsaway from innocent people, itadvocated the killing of adopt-able puppies because theyonce belonged to MichaelVick, who later took a job withHSUS, and it regularly cam-paigns for donations to helpvictims of natural disasters,while offering no aid to thosevictims.

When HSUS “rescues” animals,it will only collect a few of thestranded animals for photoopportunities to show the cor-poration as a “rescue” organi-zation. HSUS typically sells thecute animals and disposed ofthe less marketable animals inarea animal that are usuallyburdened by the disaster them-selves. HSUS makes no attemptto reunite animals that it col-

HSUS Defined lects with the owners of theanimals and it usually discussesthe conditions of the animals as“deplorable”.

Recently, the HSUS heavilycampaigned for donationsafter the Haiti earthquake. Thecorporation solicited funds andsent a “team” of people toHaiti to “analyze and assess”the situation. Haiti is a finan-cially poor country with peoplewho cannot readily afford theluxury of “pets.” Most of thedogs in cats in Haiti function asscavenger animals, which arethe predecessors of modernpets. Scavengers perform afunction of consuming humanand animal waste and of killingand consuming vermin. Re-moving these free-roaminganimals from Haiti after a disas-ter would only add to the disas-ter.

HSUS should have studied thesefacts before wasting resourcesto “analyze and assess” thesituation overseas. HSUS re-turned about a month afterlanding in Haiti and broughtback four dogs. Two of thedogs “rescued” from Haiti origi-nated in the United States andaccompanied employees of acompany owned by HSUS whowere evacuating Haiti, butfailed to follow the proper pro-tocol for bringing their dogsback.

View this article and more athttp://noanimalsleft.org/

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