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Someonequestionedwhytherewasarecurringmonthly
transactionchargeof$150.GloriaexplainedthatwhenJeff
Peppersetupthespecialtyaccount,thebankwaivedservice
feesifwemaintainedamonthlydepositedamountof$150.
Gloriasetitupasanautomatictransaction.
Therewasquestionaswhethertherewasaboardmotion
allocating$1,080forWildApricot.Gloriaexplainedthe
$1,080hastodowiththeclub’smembershipdatabase,and
thepaymenthasbeenarecurringpaymentinJanuaryeach
year.Therewasnorecentboardmotion.
Recommendations.Thecommitteeishappytoreportthat
thisyearwefoundnoissuesandhavenorecommendations
onhowtochangeorimprovehowthingsarebeingaccounted
for.Weweresatisfiedwithourindividualreviewofthebooks
forthequarterweweregiventoaudit.Allappearstobein
goodorder.Gloriaisdoingagreatjobofkeepingdetailed
recordsofalltransactionsandapplyingproperaccounting
diligence.Sherespondedtoallquestions,provided
clarificationandsupportingdocumentstohelpuseach
understandthedetailreports,andhowitemsarecategorized
andfoundinthechartofaccounts.
Theonlyconcernisthatitisincreasinglydifficulttofind
timeatthenationalstoconducttheseaudits.Atnational,
everyonehassomanydemandsontheirtimeandarespread
insomanydifferentdirections,itisdifficulttofindthe
hoursittakestositandconductanaudit.Anauditisn’t
somethingthatcanbeaccomplishedinhalfanhouroreven
anhour.Itisn’tsomethingthatcanbedoneinahurry.Asa
result,wehadtoconducttheauditaswedidthisyear,which
addedadelaygettingthereportcompletedandpresented.
Inclosing,IwouldliketothankGloriaforallherefforts
onbehalfoftheclub’streasury,andtheeffortsheputforth
inhaulingboxesofpaperworkandfolderstothenational,
forprovidinguswithcopiesofeverythingweneededvia
email,andforherpatienceinansweringallquestions
thrownather.
Iwouldalsoliketothankthecommittee:JoAnne
Hacker,KarenClugstonandSusannahCooperfortheir
willingness,timeandeffortinauditingtheirrespective
quarters.WepromisedKarenthatifsheisaskedtoaudit
againshewillbegivenaquarterthatdoesn’tincludethe
expensesassociatedwiththenational.
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Huntcontinuedfrompage11Soyou’veenteredahuntandyou’vebeen
workingontherecallandsomesearch-and-scentactivities.Nowyou’reouton
thefieldandyouneedtoknowwhattodo.Yourdogmightrunoffwithamad
caseofthezoomies,withabsolutelynointerestinwhattheotherdogsare
doing.He’llprobablycheckbackinwithyouatsomepoint.Makeafussover
himandsendhimbackouttorunsomemore.Seeifyoucangethimtocome
alongwithyoubyusingfoodandpraise.Ifthereareotherdogshuntingand
youhearadogvoiceonatrail,runtowheretheactionishappening!Yourdog
needstoseearabbit,andthat’smorelikelytohappenifhe’sinthevicinityof
thedogsthatareflushingoutthebunnies.Asyougooutmoreoftenwithyour
dogandhestartstogettheidea,he’lllearntotrustyouandtakedirection
aboutwheretogointothecoverandwherethereisahottrail.Youmightsee
otherhandlersuseasticktopointortouchthegroundwherethescenttrailis.
Youdon’thaveanosethatworksaswellashis,butyoucanseewherethe
rabbitgoesandhelphimout.Inaway,youareamemberofhishuntingpack.
Nowthatyourdoghasrunoffthezoomiesandstartedtopaysome
attentiontoyou,seeifyoucangethimtogointothecover.Thebestwayis
togoinyourselfandgethimtofollowyou.Onceyou’reinthemiddleofa
sectionofcover,standstillandlethimramblearound.Ifhisnoseisdown,
don’tdistracthim.Thereisafinelinebetweenpraisingyourdogandshifting
hisattentionfromthescentsaroundhim.Somedogsarejazzedupbytheir
handlers’voices;somearedistractedawayfromtheaction.Figureoutwhat
worksthebestwithyourdog.
Ifyourdogisstayinginyourgeneralareaonthefield,makesurethatyou
staywiththeotherhandlers.Thedogsaremorelikelytostaywitheachother
ifthehandlersaretogether.Ifthedogsaretogether,theyaremorelikelyto
startworkingasapackandlearntoharktoeachother.
It’sgoingtotaketimetoseeyourdogmakerealprogress.Sometimesyou’ll
takehimonthefieldandhe’llspendhistimehumpinganotherdogandhave
tobeleashedup.Sometimeshe’llgoheadfirstintoaratholeandyouwon’tbe
abletokeephimawayfromit.Hemightspendallhistimerunningthelanes
andneverstepintoabitofcover.Youmightseethathe’susinghisnoseonly
torealizethathe’sspendingallhistimesearchingforbunnyturdsorother
yuckystufftoeat.Don’tloseheart.Keeptrying.You’llknowthatyou’vemade
acommitmenttohuntingwhenyoucomehomefromworkonenightandsee
arabbitinyouryard,andyourfirstthoughtistogetthelonglineandtake
yourdogouttoseeifhecanfindthetrail.Goodluckandstickwithit!
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