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The Stabyhoun is easy to train and looks forward to a good workout. They like to have a task. Because of their great intelligence , speed, flexibility and eagerness to please, they are ideally suited as agility dogs; one owner prefers her Stabyhoun over her Champion Agility Sheltie! They do flyball, they love to retrieve tennis balls, and they show off at obedience class.

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Fryske and Lee on Rally course

Beau and Suzanne training Agility

Tazke doing an Agility trial

Tessa and Patty training Agility

History of Breed

The First Stabys

The Next Generation

Club Membership

ASA

Ameri-Can Stabyhoun Association

2009 and Growing

Text Box: The First North-American Clubmatch What a magnificent milestone for the Stabyhoun in North America! The ASA is very proud to have such dedicated members who have brought further credence to our Club with regards to protecting the breed. The overwhelming response by so many members to participate in North-America’s First Stabyhoun Clubmatch have made this event a giant success. After a year and a half of preparing for the ambitious plan to bring a certified judge over from Holland , it finally materialized on October 6, when Diana Striegel-Oskam and her husband, Raymond, were welcomed on American soil. Their whirlwind trip began in New York with several days of sightseeing, shopping and adjusting to a different time zone. On October 11, the day of the first Clubmatch, things did not go as planned. Raymond was rushed off to the hospital for an old surgery that acted up at this very inconvenient moment. Diana, however, was determined to continue with the program and travelled to Essex Junction, VT to light off the first event. Diana, trooper that she is, evaluated 26 dogs, taking ample time to explain to each member what to look for in a proper Staby. Diana was very pleased with the quality of the dogs and she gave high marks to many of the participants. We were off to a strong start. Diana continued her trip to Chicago. Sadly, she had to leave her husband behind once again, as he was not just ready to travel. Diana evaluated four dogs. The judge was impressed with the Midwest Stabyhouns and gave high marks to all dogs. The following day Diana was reunited with her husband and together they continued their trip to Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon for a few days of leisure. From there, the journey continued to Roseville, California for the West Coast Clubmatch on October 17th. Eleven dogs participated and some had travelled as far as 2 1/2 days from Alberta, Canada to be judged! The West Coast event was jam-packed with working, agility and rally demos; dogs could safely run loose and even swim in a pond. Imagine evaluating a wet dog! Members shared stories of how they first discovered the breed and how it changed their lives. After a short sightseeing tour of San Francisco, Diana and Raymond travelled across the country for the final Clubmatch in Charlotte, NC on October 20th. Nine dogs participated here and even several aspiring Stabyhoun owners had made their way to see what a Staby looks like. Attendees were treated to an agility demo and home-baked dog biscuits. What a wonderful way to wrap up this whirlwind Stabyhoun Tour as Diana and Raymond headed back to Amsterdam! The future of the North-American Stabyhoun is very encouraging. The Clubmatches have shown us that we have a good base for the breeding program within North-America. The ASA breeding program, which is endorsed and monitored by the NSVW, is committed to breeding strictly according to the Dutch Breed Standard. By gathering all the data on our dogs, the NVSW can assist us even better in preserving this lovely breed. Many thanks to all! A very special thanks to all our members for making these Clubmatches possible by participating and traveling such great distances. Kudos to all owners of spayed and neutered dogs for selflessly participating in these events. You helped us better understand the results of past pairings, which will be a great benefit for the future. Much credit goes to Judge Diana Striegel for her tireless positive spirit and enthusiasm and for her patience in teaching us how to evaluate our dogs. Diana wished for more time with the members, but with the leisurely evaluation that she did for each dog allowing members to ask questions and taking the time to explain what she was feeling and seeing in each dog, every member did get some wonderful quality time with her. In addition to doing the judging, Diana taught us how to do the official “inventory” of the dogs. This is a process done by the NVSW inspectors, whereby measurements are taken for historical purposes on the dogs such as total height, total length, length from elbow to floor, nose and skull dimensions as well as giving in depth descriptions and health interview for each dog. The latter part of this exam will be done by mail with our members in January of 2010 by our own newly trained inspectors. These records will go into our permanent archives along with those of Holland, so that we can track the general changes that may occur over time in the breed. (i.e. dogs getting larger, shortening leg height, earset too high, etc.) Gathering all of this information made for some very busy days! And it was worth every moment!

The ASA Clubmatch results :

► 9 Excellent

► 22 Very Good

► 16 Good

► 2 Moderate (spayed females)

► 1 ‘Promising’ Pup