Monkey Business
Front Cover MB Summer 07 - photographic competition winner - Julie McEvoy
The Affenpinscher Club Newsletter is very aptly named "Monkey Business" - it describes what affenpinschers are usually up to and of course, the german to english translation of 'affenpinscher' is 'Monkey Dog'.
It is produced three times a year and is jam packed with articles, stories, tips, information and news. MB's excellence has been recognised by being awarded joint first prize in the prestigious Dogs World/Midland Counties 2006 Newsletter Competition. So, if you would like to receive a copy you will need to join the club - it is open to everyone, simply download the 'membership' page that gives detailed instructions of what to do next - it's well worth it!
The Summer 2007 Issue of Monkey Business contains an interesting and entertaining assortment of articles, original stories and poems, as well as regular features such as Show Results, the Secretary's Report, Committee Minutes and schemes run by the club.
This issue also contains the 2007 Photographic Competition Results along with the majority of the winners appearing in a pictorial four-page spread. The competition judge, Mr. Stuart Cordon awarded 'Best In Competition' to Julie McEvoy for the wonderfully touching photo of a very tiny puppy being cradled in the palm of a hand, which deservedly graces the front cover.
The Club Photographic Competition is very popular with members and despite affenpinschers being notoriously hard to photograph, this year's entry was a record 88, with the 'caption' category the most popular by far attracting an entry of 33.
The series entitled 'Meet the Affen-iciados' , where a number of set questions are put to affenpinscher experts, continues with breed specialist Toni Teasdale (one of a group of four ladies responsible for the re-introduction of affenpinschers into Britain in 1975) where she shares her experiences and tells us of affenpinschers she has admired, and why.
Our veterinary correspondent, John Whitaker, covers the topic of Diabetes Mellitis a condition that results when the pancreas fails to produce insulin. This continues the 'endocrine' theme as in previous issues John has discussed Cushing's Disease and Addison's Disease; both conditions affect the adrenal gland.
Sweep , our regular columnist, entertains us with his unique slant on life as a dog. Sweep keeps us abreast of the goings on in the O'donoghue household, from feeding the birds in the garden to hiding the remote control!
Christian George aged eight writes about his affenpinscher puppy, Billy, in "Doggie Mixtures, the younger persons point of view". Christian tells us funny little anecdotes about how life is with his "monkey by name and monkey by nature" friend. Christian finishes by saying how much he loves Billy - that much is obvious even before you read the last line!
NB Our new printing company, Cowdalls, requires a full three weeks to print and post Monkey Business, especially at xmas time when they are particularly busy.
They are an excellent company to deal with and the improvement in quality, I think you'll agree, is worth the wait!
Summer Issue 2008
Closing date for copy - 28th June 2008 (Windsor show)
Expected posting date - second week in August.
Christmas Issue 2008
Closing date for copy - 18th October 2008
Expected posting date - first week in December
Spring Issue 2009
Closing date for copy - 6th March 2009
Expected posting date - last week in April
Editor: Denise Hayes (dee@attila.org.uk)