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Greetings from the U.S.!

For those who do not get the Claymore, the newsletter of the Scottish Deerhound Club of America, the 2010 National Speciality web site is up and running.

The Speciality is back on the east coast, May 11th to 16th 2010 and is in fact returning to the Basin Harbor Club in Vermont. This is the club's fourth time back at the wonderful, 700 acre, luxury resort in northern New England. Besides its great beauty and creature comforts, this site is perfectly suited to our show, as it has the facilities to host everything - from the show to lure coursing to racing - right on site.

This show is the biggest Deerhound entry in North America, with about 200 hounds. The premium list will be mailed this winter, and entries will close April 21st 2010. In addition, we are planning several edicational programmes, such as a health, handling and deerhound standard seminars (there is sure to be a lively discussion at that last one!).

The hotel is located on Lake Champlain in Vergennes, just south of Burlington, Vermont, which is a short flight (or scenic drive) from either Boston, New York or Montreal.

We would like to extend a special invitation to our European friends, as New England is relatively close (well, relatively speaking).

The Judges are, Elizabeth Chase, Monson, Massachusetts, Björn Fritz, Fritzen Deerhounds, Germany and Mrs. Patti Widick Neale, Alachua, Florida.

All the information about the show is on the web site, and we update it frequently, so please check back regularly. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact either of us show chairs (also called the co-dictators):

Elin Phinizy black.north @ gmail .com (remove spaces to email)
Miranda Levin inthering @ conknet .com (remove spaces to email)

The Scottish Deerhound Club of America is running a few extra events with their breed show this year.
Firstly, a Deerhound Art Show featuring a category for video entries– its open to anyone – non SDCA members are welcome to participate – as long as its Deerhound related it can go in. Upload is via YouTube, so should be easy enough to enter.
For full details please see here..
www.deerhound.org/ 2010National/ artshow.html

They are also having a Stud Dog presentation/display again this is open to all and for full details please see here..
www.deerhound.org/ 2010Nat...articipate.html

There are quite a few deerhound video entries now into the SDCA Video Art Show. You can see them all on their youtube channel here...
www.youtube.com/user/ sdca2010artshow

Its open to all and I have entered some of my videos. The winner is the one who gets the most votes, although there is no prize its a great way of raising the profile of deerhounds. So why not show your support for this open 'fun' competition and enter one of your own videos - failing that vote for me!

If you want to enter a video you need to email the contact on the sdca page to get the details, please see here for further details...
www.deerhound.org/ 2010National/ artshow.html

Rob

Did you enter the Rumbling Bridge coursing one? Off to check (and vote) if you did!

Hi Sid No I didn't, because I don't think mine is a patch on BeanieAndBiggles or Rogues. You have to upload the file, its not just a link.

Rob