Meet Shallot - American Beauceron Club

Meet Shallot

Shallot
Name: Shallot

Age: 1 year

Gender: female

Location: Northern CA

Cats: Unknown

Dogs: Lived with dogs previously and gets along GREAT with
foster home’s current Beaucerons

Kids: Yes, according to previous owner.

Livestock: unknown

Housebroken: No accidents at foster home so far, but foster
family is diligent about reading her signals.

Crate trained: No

Training: Very little

MEDICAL NOTE: Shallot’s previous owner thought she was deaf or
partially deaf. She does seem to respond to noise stimulus,
but we are going to have her hearing tested. Dogs who are
untrained often seem to have selective hearing    We will keep
everyone posted on her test results.

Reason for surrender: Previous owner realized that Beaucerons
are just to much dog for them. Too high energy. Shallot was
surrendered to another rescue program who reached out to us
here at Beauce rescue to see if we could help. We were more
than happy to take Shallot under our wing!

What does Shallot’s foster have to say? Shallot is going to
make a great pet for someone! I was with her at her vet visit
when she was vaccinated and she was a good girl. I have bathed
her and she didn’t give me any problems. She is spunky and fun
but needs training.

Who will be Shallot’s ideal new family? Shallot will be a
great family dog with someone who is comfortable with high
energy, intelligent dogs. She is eager to please and is very
food motivated, but has little training. While in foster care
her mom will work with her, but she will need a family to
continue her training!

If you are interested in Shallot please contact us!Adoption
applications are available on Beauce.org

PLEASE NOTE: Shallot is NOT ready to go to her new home yet!
She still needs to be spayed and we are going to have her
hearing tested.

April 9, 2021 BOD Mtg Minutes
Attached please find the minutes from the April 9th, 2021 ABC
BOD meeting.

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June 25, 2021 BOD Mtg Minutes
Attached please find the June 25th meeting minutes.

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July 23, 2021 7pm ET BOD Mtg
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President’s                  Letter            –    July
2021
I hope everyone had an enjoyable and safe July 4th, and that
all of you were able to enjoy a special time with your
families, friends, and Beaucerons!

The BOD is moving forward after a wonderful Region 4 National,
with several topics and tasks to work on. Enjoy these summer
days, and please join us at this Friday’s club meeting.

The rest of the July President’s Letter will be read in the
July 23rd club BOD meeting and delivered in the meeting
minutes with the other BOD reports.

Save the Date for FDC/ATT
Please “Save the Date” for the 30 October FDC/ATT weekend in
Floyd’s Knobs, Indiana.

Will have a premium as soon as I get confirmation the
application is complete and received by AKC.

All proceeds to benefit the Beauceron DCM study.

Susan G

Herding / A Closer Look into
the ASCA Program – July 2021
By Christine Emery / July 2021

The purpose of the ASCA Stockdog Program is to preserve and
promote the instinct of the Australian Shepherd to be a
versatile stockdog. The program showcases, preserves,
encourages, retains, challenges, and rewards the working
Australian Shepherd through the use of certification programs
and challenging trialing disciplines on several classes of
stock. The first sanctioned trial was held in Santa Rosa,
California in 1974; in 1986, the program was expanded to allow
titling of other breeds.

The core of the ASCA trialing system is comprised of three
divisions: Started Trial Dog (STD), Open Trial Dog (OTD), and
Advanced Trial Dog (ATD). Each division is divided into three
classes: Ducks/Geese, Sheep/Goats and Cattle. Small letters c,
s, or d after the title indicate the stock on which the title
was earned. A Working Trial Champion title is awarded to those
dogs who have received ATD titles in all three classes of
stock. Also offered are a Post Advanced Trial Dog (PATD)
division which runs sheep or cattle on a bigger course, a
Ranch Trial Dog (RTD) division (sheep or cattle, ten-head
minimum) which includes ranch work such as sorting, penning,
etc. and a Farm Trial Dog (FTD, open and advanced division)
which includes farm work such as loading trailers, sorting,
penning, working chutes etc. The Started, Open, and Advanced
Trial Dog titles, as well as Post Advanced and Farm Trials,
require 2 qualifying scores.

The Trial Dog division is comprised of 8 different courses A,
B, C, D, E, F, G and H. Many venues offer one course the first
day and another course the 2nd day (for example A and C). For
competitors entered in all 3 stock on the same day, cattle

might run course C while sheep run course B and ducks run
course H. That makes it less likely to have dogs and stock
that have been conditioned to a specific course.

Unlike other venues, the ASCA score sheet has 2 scoring
columns: every obstacle/task has a “course” points column and
a “dog’s ability to control livestock” points column. The
purpose of the stockdog trial program is to identify dogs that
exhibit superior ability in controlling livestock. The score
sheet is intended to recognize and give credit for quality
herding ability whether the stock are dog broke or difficult
and uncooperative. Scores should reflect the quality of work
the dog has to demonstrate in controlling the stock to the
handler’s wishes. A few years back at a trial, a quite
exuberant dog qualified while a very calm dog didn’t. I asked
our judge about her scoring. Her answer changed my perception
of herding. She said that the exuberant dog was actually
focused on the stock, working and trying to control the sheep.
The calm dog was often “off contact”, focusing on his
handler’s commands instead of watching the stock. That just
made so much sense to me and it prompted me to go back to
basics and revisit the way I was handling my dog.

Why does ASCA call it a “Stockdog” Program? ASCA believes in
the versatility of a working dog. They may herd and protect a
flock of sheep, load a group of cattle into the trailer,
search for steers out on the range and gather ducks in the
farmyard. A good dog can substitute for a farmhand or two when
needed or compete in an arena trial for enjoyment. They can
handle stock whether on the family farm or on the range of a
large scale ranch. They are first and foremost a stockdog. The
Beauceron standard calls for a versatile as well as a bold dog
and the ASCA stockdog definition couldn’t apply more to our
breed in my opinion. As many dogs work sheep and ducks, it
takes a powerful and assertive dog to manage cattle in a large
field. There is nothing more fascinating to me than seeing a
dog work all 3 stock back-to-back on various courses at an

ASCA trial, adapting his pressure and style to the sensitivity
or toughness of the stock. The ASCA judges have also been
incredibly supportive of the “other breeds” at all the trials
that we have attended, many of them reaching out after our
runs with words of encouragement. ASCA is the venue I will get
my puppy ready to trial in first as the requirements of their
stockdog program are the foundation I want in a working dog.

On May 23, 2021, a beauceron was recorded by the ASCA to be
the first of his breed to earn a WTCH (Working Trial
Champion).

Hogan de la Noé d’Orient, HT, PT, HSAc, HIAc, HSAsM, AX, AXJ,
CGC, HRD I-c,g,s, HRD III-c,s, HTAD I-c,g,s, HTAD II-c, RLF I-
s, RLF II-c, AFTDs, STDc,s,d, OTDc,s,d, ATDc,s,d, WTCH.
Excellent+     morphologie      (Mme    Nadiège    Grassart-
Peyraube)/Excellent test de caractère (M. Eric Vavassori) 2015
journée, classe travail.

Welcome   New   Members                                     –
06/21/21 – 07/18/21
The below applications were published in the June Beauceron
Bulletin.

Kaitlyn Greene, sponsored by Josi Dahl and Shyanne Gates.
Linda Buffa, sponsored by Adrienne Scott.
Diane Yoha, sponsored by Sidney Wilcox.

New Member Applications                                  –
06/21/21 – 07/18/21
Janet Farber, sponsored by Debbie Baker
Brooke Nelissen, sponsored by Ashley De Noma

Treasurer’s                  Report            –   July
2021
The July Treasurer’s report will be provided in the Friday,
July 23rd club BOD meeting.