Texoma and OKC Bulldog Club Speciality Show Pictures

Here is the shots I was able to take at the Texoma and OKC Bulldog Club Speciality. I am sure I missed a few while I was on Bucket Bitch duty.


Thursday
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tony_sodaro/sets/72157622282847637/

Friday
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tony_sodaro/sets/72157622407934458/

Saturday
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tony_sodaro/sets/72157622287869609/

Sunday
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tony_sodaro/sets/72157622299701637/


Thanks,
SodaroBulldogs
http://sodarobulldogs.com

Tony Sodaro's Photo's
http://tonysodaro.com

BULLDOG CLUB OF LOUISIANA Pictures (Thur, Fri, Sat)

Here is what I have posted from the show in New Orleans.

Bulldog Club of Louisiana Thursday
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tony_sodaro/sets/72157621803248163/

Bulldog Club of Louisiana Friday
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tony_sodaro/sets/72157621928059320/

Bulldog Club of Louisiana Saturday
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tony_sodaro/sets/72157621803814835/


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Today's Wins! Yeah!

Sodaro's Righteous Lily of Loki went Winners Dog and Best of Winners at the Cajun Classic Cluster, Lafayette, LA on March 31st, 2009.  We would like to thank Judge, Mrs Catherine S DiGiacomo for recognizing our exceptional boy. http://www.sodarobulldogs.com/sires.html

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Today's Wins! Yeah!

Sodaro's Hurricane Full of Venom "Vinnie" went Winners Dog, Best of Winners and Best of Breed at the Cajun Classic Cluster, Lafayette, LA on March 29^th, 2009.  We would like to thank Judge, Mrs Houston (Toddie) Clark for recognizing this exception boy.  We want to wish him luck in Group today! http://www.hurricanesouthbulldogs.net/males.html

Sodaro's Mini Cruiser of Jades "C.J." went Winners Bitch and Best of Opposties at the Cajun Classic Cluster, Lafayette, LA on March 29^th, 2009.  We would like to thank Judge, Mrs Houston (Toddie) Clark for recognizing this exception girl. http://www.jadesk9s.com/girls.html

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2009 Breeder Bills Introduced: State-by-State..23 So Far

This is from the pet-law list.  At present there are 23 states (so far) that have seen breeder restriction type bills introduced this year.  This doesn't include the MSN statewide bills being considered in CA, FL...etc

 

I thought this list would be handy to have to refer to and to show others (in one email) the avalache dog owners and breeders are under this year from the H$U$...as they have promised bills of this type in 34 states this year.    (the links work, tho you may have to copy and paste into your browser)   ...Robin...**permission to forward as necessary!**

 

AR -- License if 12 or more dogs + cats. Authorities may inspect for
violations without warrant.
SB 864
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2009/R/Bills/SB864.pdf

CA =- Limit of 50 dogs+CATS that are intact, euthanasia must be by vet.
AB 241
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0201-0250/ab_241_bill_20090210_introduced.html
http://tinyurl.com/aldzvn
Assigned to Local Government committee.

CO - 25 limit
SB 1127
Defeated in first Committee hearing.

FL - 50 limit
S 2002
http://tinyurl.com/czjp5d
Filed 2/23/09

IL - License required if 3 or more females for sale of offspring, limit
of 20 unaltered dogs.
HB 0198
http://tinyurl.com/apmphl    
Hearing Business/occupational licenses comm. on Feb 19th

IN - Pet dealer if you sell over 5 puppies/year. Registration as
commercial breeder reqd. if you breed 10 or more litters/12 month
period. Limit of 30 intact animals, standards for confinement,
breeding, selling, etc.
HB 1468
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2009/HCRF/CR146801.001.html

http://tinyurl.com/b654hy
Passed out of committee on 2/11;
passed by House on 2/19.
3/5 Appears to be on hold in Senate, pending possible revisions.

LA- Limit of 50
Passed 2008

MD - Limit of 50 dogs for breeding purposes, if over 10 then enclosure
size reqts, at least 2 exercise periods of 2 hrs daily.
HB 495/SB 318
http://mlis.state.md.us/2009rs/bills/hb/hb0495f.pdf
Hearing on HB 495 scheduled Feb 12th, SB 318 Feb 18th
SB 318 reported dead on 3/6

ME -- Limit of 10 dogs or cats for breeding. Intact animal fee
$150/each for dogs & cats; if any dogs or cats are sold, then
$500/year/intact dog/cat.
LD 1053
HP 0728
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/LawMakerWeb/externalsiteframe.asp?ID=280031924&LD=1053&Type=1&SessionID=8 
http://tinyurl.com/bqau8l                

MN - 50 total dog limit, SF 5. SF 7/HF 273 - Commercial breeder is 6
bedabble females/50 dog total limit. females in estrus must not be
housed with unneutered males, except for breeding purposes; Criminal
background checks, licensing, It is a misdemeanor for an unlicensed
breeder to advertise animals for sale.,more rules after law passes
SF201-Senator / vet who tried to write more reasonable law...probably
won't go anywhere. SF 500 HF 573 Minnesota Puppy and Kitten Mill
Cruelty Prevention Act, Commercial breeder limit of 40 animals one has
an 'interest' in....includes co ownerships. Gaining co authors.

MT - State Department of Livestock to make regulations for sellers of
dogs, including inspection, various facility and other standards.
HB 548
Killed 2/20/2009 in House Ag Committee

NC - Commercial dog breeder if 15 or more females in 12 mos. for
purpose of selling offspring. Board of Ag to establish standards for
care, housing, exercise, record keeping. Females not to be bred if
younger than 18 mos or over 8 years, must have vet exam.
SB 460
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2009&BillID=SB+460&submitButton=Go  
http://tinyurl.com/acsk6m    [status]
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S460v0.pdf  
[bill]
Filed 3/5

NE - Limit of 75 for commercial breeders, engineering standards
for kennels. Adds ventilation, fire suppression, other reqts.
LB 677
http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Intro/LB677.pdf   

http://tinyurl.com/df2ccm
2/20/09 Indefinitely postponed -- usually means 'dead.'
LB 241 Has limit of 250.

NH - Must have 60 day license if selling over 1 dog/cat/year, limit
2/year, state already has licensing for commercial breeders.
HB0337
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2009/HB0337.html     

http://tinyurl.com/dcvru3
Bill killed in Agriculture Committee on 2/11/09

NV- You must have good moral Character. $500 license for the breeder. No more
than 2 litters for each dog or cat in its life time. Mandatory microchipping.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/75th2009/Bills/SB/SB241.pdf

http://tinyurl.com/c8yyqa


NY - Limit of 75 dogs if breeder wants to sell or transfer any.
S 518
http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S00518&sh=t   

http://tinyurl.com/c8ptoo

A05507-change the definition of a "pet dealer" to mean
any person who engages in the sale of more than five animals (rather
than nine) per year directly to the consumer.... .The definition
of "pet dealer" is also amended such that a breeder is considered a
pet dealer if he or she sells directly to the consumer more than ten
animals per year (rather than twenty five) that are raised on the
breeders residence."
http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A05507    

http://tinyurl.com/cqzllo


OK - Limit of 25 transferred/ given away/sold without license, out of
state dealer also requires lic.
HB 1332
http://www.okvma.org/associations/2557/files/2PQA2009HB1332.pdf    

http://tinyurl.com/ak7lqw
Out of committee on 2/10 for full house vote

OR - If over 10 must follow stds. for commercial breeder, limit
25. If raise over 3 litters or sell over 20 dogs you are a 'pet
dealer'; many reqts.
HB 2470
http://landru.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measures/hb2400.dir/hb2470.intro.html     

http://tinyurl.com/cc2oog


TN - License required over 20 female dogs, limit of 75, euthanasia must be done
by vet.
SB 258
http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/SB0258.pdf     

http://tinyurl.com/d6mgxy


TX - Comm. breeder license required over 10 intact female dogs.
Inspections, standards. If required to collect sales tax, 'dealer'
status with puppy lemon requirements. MSN for dogs over 6 months. $300 license
fee per EACH intact dog.
HB 3180
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/html/HB03180I.htm     

http://tinyurl.com/d482qt
SB 1910
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/html/SB01910I.htm             

http://tinyurl.com/bw8ee3


VA - License required if 30/year owned for breeding, limit of 50 for
breeding. Sets rules, requires inspections. Local option for higher limit.
HB 538
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+CHAP0852          

http://tinyurl.com/d7rao9
Passed, effective from 1/1/9

WA - Limit of 25 intact dogs, enclosure rules, 1 hour daily exercise
period, ventilation, fire suppression, temperature, and other reqts.
SB5651
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/5651.pdf           

http://tinyurl.com/badjq5
HB1936
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1936.pdf        

http://tinyurl.com/cwuph6
3/12/9 SB 5651 has passed Senate, now in house.

WI - Subject: Commercial breeder if over 100 dogs per yr. Last time a similar
bill was started, the number went down to 25 during the bill making process.
SB-110 was introduced by Senator Darling on March 11, 2009
Bill History: http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2009/data/SB110hst.html

http://tinyurl.com/cdcazp
Relating to: regulation of certain dog breeders, granting rule-making
authority, making an appropria...
SB-110 was referred to committee on Agriculture and Higher Education in the
Senate on March 11, 2009


WV - Commercial breeder if over 20 dogs over 1 year, limit of 40, MANY
requirements.
HB 2843
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb2843%20intr.htm&yr=2009&Sesstype=RS&i=2843      
http://tinyurl.com/b9faey       

Robin Cannon
Marauder Rottweilers & Pro Handling
The Endangered Owner Blog
http://endangeredowner.blogspot.com
AKC Legislative Liaison
"MY Dog=MY Choice, Just Say NO To Mandatory Spay/Neuter Laws"

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Bulldog Club of Texas Specialty Show

BCT Specialty Show

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2009
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2009

BULLDOG CLUB OF TEXAS Specialty Show Specialty Shows (Indoors, unbenched) BULLDOG CLUB OF TEXAS Licensed by the American Kennel Club  HOURS • Sat & Sun 7:00 am to 7:00 pm

FOREST COVE CIVIC CLUB
1025 Marina Drive
Kingwood, TX 77339

Forest Cove Community Center

Photo by Tony Sodaro 2007
Saturday | Sunday

Photographer Luke Allen took candids of the dogs in the ring for the specialty show. Luke Allen Photography Please click on the link to view the photos. 2008 Specialty Show Winning Pictures Please click on the link to view the photos. 2008 B-Match Pictures Please click on the link to view the photos.

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You are invited to view Sodaro_Bulldogs_2009's photo album: BCA IV Day 2 BCA IV Day 2 Jan 9, 2009 by Sodaro_Bulldogs_2009 Bulldog Club of America Division IV Austin Bulldog Club & San Antonio Bulldog Club 2009 Combined Specialty Show Thursday, January 08th, 2009 - BCA Division IV Specialty Friday, January 09th, 2009 - SABC Sweepstakes & Specialty Saturday, January 10th, 2009 - ABC Sweepstakes & Specialty Sunday, January 11th, 2009 - ABC Specialty View Album Play slideshow Message from Sodaro_Bulldogs_2009: Some shots of the day... If you are having problems viewing this email, copy and paste the following into your browser: http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=sodarobulldogs2009&target=ALBUM&id=5289670844159927425&authkey=QyjWPougPM4&feat=email To share your photos or receive notification when your friends share photos, get your own free Picasa Web Albums account.

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Invitation to view Sodaro Bulldogs 2009's Picasa Web Album - BCA IV Day 1

You are invited to view Sodaro_Bulldogs_2009's photo album: BCA IV Day 1 BCA IV Day 1 Jan 8, 2009 by Sodaro_Bulldogs_2009 Bulldog Club of America Division IV Austin Bulldog Club & San Antonio Bulldog Club 2009 Combined Specialty Show Thursday, January 08th, 2009 - BCA Division IV Specialty Friday, January 09th, 2009 - SABC Sweepstakes & Specialty Saturday, January 10th, 2009 - ABC Sweepstakes & Specialty Sunday, January 11th, 2009 - ABC Specialty View Album Play slideshow Message from Sodaro_Bulldogs_2009: Todays pictures here in Austin Day 1 of 4 Bulldog Club of America Division IV Austin Bulldog Club & San Antonio Bulldog Club 2009 Combined Specialty Show Thursday, January 08th, 2009 - BCA Division IV Specialty Friday, January 09th, 2009 - SABC Sweepstakes & Specialty Saturday, January 10th, 2009 - ABC Sweepstakes & Specialty Sunday, January 11th, 2009 - ABC Specialty If you are having problems viewing this email, copy and paste the following into your browser: http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=sodarobulldogs2009&target=ALBUM&id=5289144019318523121&authkey=sMTmjIg1Caw&feat=email To share your photos or receive notification when your friends share photos, get your own free Picasa Web Albums account.

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