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News:

 

Mrs. Meryl Harrison left Zimbabwe at the beginning of July to return to live in the UK;  it is understood she has gone to the West Midlands area.  Her Shiba has gone to live with Mrs. Norah Griffin in Harare who previously had Irish Setters for many years. Apparently Kennel Club of Harare organized a farewell dinner and invitations were mailed to various people. Would have advertised this in previous newsletter but was not informed about this dinner and date. Corrections: In the May Newsletter I mentioned that Leigh Tarr started showing well before 1989 under her kennel name Greystokes. This should read Greystones and she started showing in the 60’s.

The combine Jean Schreiber, Jennifer Way and Sheila Wolstenholme have sold their house to a farmer and will move from their premises at the end of this month, staying with friends till other arrangements have been sorted out. 

Gladys Little is going to the UK to see her family and will be back by the 25^th of August again. We wish her a super trip with sunny days to enjoy it all. 

Virginia Wigham is leaving on 19 August for the UK initially.  Jonathan will be staying here for a while at least, which means that she doesn’t have to make any decisions about the dogs yet.  Australia is impossible because of age and not having enough points even with her sister there.  N Zealand is also getting very difficult to get into now.  She is going to Brisbane for Christmas and might go over to NZ from there to have a look at job prospects. This is sad as we will be losing a Panel Judge in Obedience, but wherever Virginia eventually will end up, we wish her success in finding a place to live. Please do stay in touch, even if it’s just reading the monthly newsletter. 

Postponed Shows

Working Trials Obedience and Dog jumping June shows have been postponed to September or October.

The GSD Champ. Obedience. Show has been postponed and will be reviewed in October.

Working Breeds Club of Mashonaland had so few entries; originally scheduled to take place on Sunday, 31 July 2005, will be reviewed in August.

All Midlands Shows postponed till October.

The same applies for Eastern Border Kennel Club and Eastern Highlands Kennel Club and ZKC & KCH Breed shows due to be held on 14 August. Perhaps even their combined Obedience shows in September.

The reason is no fuel at the moment and people cannot travel, which will be sorted out in September we all hope. 

Condolences:

Pete Toms suddenly passed away after just a few days in Hospital at the beginning of June. Great companion to all tracking enthusiasts, sorely missed by all and particularly Pam Brennan who went every week together with Pete to train at Induna airport. When ever I was in Bulawayo often went out with Pete to train there too. Such a pleasant person, with his two German Shepherd Dogs who have always been enthusiastic and very good workers. He will be sadly missed as an IPO competitor. 

"Ossie" Hosgood died on 14 June 2005.

I met him when he was married to Yvonne and so never met his wife Pat. He became very involved with Yvonne’s love of Corgi’s and was involved in forming the Corgi Club. Later they both became interested in Miniature Dachshunds and after Zimbabwe became Independent Ossie was also involved in the forming of our now known Zimbabwe Kennel Club. At the inaugural General Meeting he was voted Chairman and stood down in 1992. A few years later they both moved to Bulawayo, first into their own house and later moving into a cottage on Yvonne’s daughters property. Yvonne passed away in November 1997 and now 8 years later Ossie has passed away. 

Dates and Shows

Now let's do it again at the SPCA CHARITY FUN SHOW on SUNDAY, 31 July 

“In order to help the Harare SPCA, Pedigree will be sponsoring a SPRING FUN SHOW on Sunday, 28 August and a big CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA FUN SHOW on Sunday, 27 November, both as usual at the Mukuvisi Woodland & Nature Reserve in Hillside, Harare." 

The SPCA Show in 24 April had lots of fun events and classes, which lots of people attended with their pets. ZWD.19 000 000 was the profit to prove that it was a great success. This show was repeated on 29^th May: the following are some picks of that show.

 

The Scottish team	Surfing and snorkeling	The Bride
The Ballet Dancer with dancing shoes on	Two fairies	A hot dog and a dressed up dog

End of June had several successful breed shows. Results of two of them are:

MLKA Championship Show:

Judge - Mrs. F Mackenzie (Canada)

 

CH. BEAUGENCY PANACHE OF CAMENRO

BIS: Mr. P C Caminade-Lavault's Briard CH. BEAUGENCY PANACHE OF CAMENRO.  Bred by Mrs. J Snelling in France. RBIS: Mr. P. Greeff’s GSD ZILLETAL TALIA.  Bred by the Owner 3rd BIS: Mr. S H Stewart's Ridgeback CH.(SA/ZIM) REKAYLAHN JABULISA OF CLACHAN. Bred by Mrs. K Bean. 4th BIS: Mrs. M L de Sousa's French Bulldog ZAMYU ARTIC FIRE.  Bred by Mesda. Webb & Martin

ZILLETAL TALIA

HKC Championship Show:

Judge - Mrs. L Wilson (South Africa)

 

ZILLETAL TALIA

BIS: Mr. P. Greeff’s GSD ZILLETAL TALIA.  Bred by the Owner RBIS: Mrs. S L Tarr's Basset Hound CH. GREYSTONES ANDYFLOWER 3rd BIS:  Mrs. P L Brown's Yorkshire Terrier CH.(SA/ZIM) HASSENDEAN ROYAL ADDITION OF BROLEA.  Br by Mrs. S Prevost 4th BIS: Mrs. N Griffin's Japanese Shiba Inu SIBRA ETCHED-N-GOLD.  Br by Mrs. L Wilson

CH. GREYSTONES ANDYFLOWER

Pedigree Dog team:

The team was 4 x Min Sm. Dach, a Lab, a Briard, a Bullmastiff, and a Basset; our Canadian judge did the commentary and they had put up a catwalk where we showed and walked the dogs.  It was amazing how the dogs loved being pawed and mauled by everyone, before they strutted their stuff!  I can see this becoming a regular feature each year, as it bridges the gap between mutts and our world of pedigree dogs, i.e. people can see and handle what they call "real" dogs! 

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Once again greetings from "mud island".  Weather very unpredictable at the moment but we strive on forwards.  Have had a pleasant visit from Graham Rees, who was on holiday over here recently staying with Russel Bernstein - [Rotweiller fame in Bulawayo] who is somewhere down London way, and then stayed with us for 3 days.  Had a good long chat about the Zim doggie world over a few beers and a braai with real live boerewors and sadza [all imported from Scotland] Nice to see the results and pictures of the recent shows, Keep up the good work with the Newsletter.  Regards to one and all.  Barry Meg and Robyn.

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I received an E-mail with the information that her dog, her mother and herself are taking Fenugreek as a tea, and it seems that all three are now without their arthritic pains. Something to try out yourself? Have looked up what Fenugreec is and here are some interesting points about it.

Where to buy it? There is an Indian shop in Harare’s main street, but parking is much easier at Marimba Shopping centre where there is an Indian Spice shop as well, and they do have the Fenugreek as I was told by the E-mail.

Fenugreek [Trigonella foenum-graecum]

Fenugreek is a native to India and southern Europe. For centuries it has grown wild in India, the Mediterranean and North Africa. where it is mainly cultivated. A limited crop grows in France. It was used by the ancient Egyptians to combat fever and grown in classical times as cattle fodder. Commercially, it is used in the preparation of mango chutneys and as a base for imitation maple syrup. In India it is used medicinally, and as a yellow dyestuff. It is also an oriental cattle fodder and is planted as a soil renovator. In the West, fenugreek’s therapeutic use is now largely confined to the treatment of animals, though historically. it has been used in human medicine. The name derives from the Latin ‘Greek hay” illustrating its classical use as fodder.

Spice Description Fenugreek is the small stony seeds from the pod of a bean-like plant. The seeds are hard, yellowish brown and angular. They are available whole and dried, or as a dull yellow powder, ground from the roasted seeds.

Bouquet: Warm and penetrating, becoming more pronounced when the seeds are roasted. Ground, they give off a ‘spicy’ smell, pungent, like an inferior curry powder, which would probably contain too much fenugreek.

Flavour: Powerful, aromatic and bittersweet, like burnt sugar. There is a bitter aftertaste, similar to celery or lovage

Culinary Uses The major use of fenugreek is in curry powders, figuring in many mixtures, especially vindaloo and the hot curries of Sri Lanka. It is an ingredient of Panch phoron, the Indian five-spice mixture. In homemade powders, the amount used can be controlled, but in cheap bought powders it often overpowers. When fish is curried, particularly strong-tasting fish such as tuna and mackerel, fenugreek is frequently included in the spice mixture. Many chutneys and pickles incorporate it and it gives a tangy aroma to vegetables. The leaves, both fresh and dried, are used in meat curries, dhal and vegetable dishes and chutneys. Infusing teaspoon of seed with two cups of hot water for five minutes can make a tea.

Attributed Medicinal Properties Fenugreek is a digestive aid. As an emollient it is used in poultices for boils, cysts and other complaints. Reducing the sugar level of the blood, it is used in diabetes in conjunction with insulin. It also lowers blood pressure. In the East, beverages are made from the seed to ease stomach trouble. The chemical make-up is curiously similar to cod liver oil, for which a decoction of the seed is sometimes used as a substitute. Many other properties are ascribed to it in India and the East and not surprisingly include aphrodisiac