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Page 4A • FREEMAN & ENTERPRISE LAKE COUNTRY JUNE 2013 Town of Delafield pooch seeks mate in Pennsylvania Event offers owners of rare breed chance to grow it TOWN OF DELAFIELD – A Town of Delafield couple and their Stabyhoun will head to Pennsylvania in July for the First Ameri-Can Stabyhoun Specialty . Harriet, a 2 1/2-year-old Stabyhoun owned by Juli and James Garton, will be among 100 dogs attending the first-ever Specialty from July 12-14. The Speciality will allow Stabyhoun owners the opportunity to have their dogs evaluated by Dutch judges to ensure they meet breed standards. The event will also allow the Gartons to learn more about the breed and potentially find Harriet a mate. "She really needs a boy ," Juli Garton said with a chuckle. "There aren't that many that are purebred in America." There are approximately 400 Stabyhouns in America. While the Gartons know of three Stabyhouns in the Wisconsin area, they're all Harriet's immediate family . The Stabyhoun, which originates from the Friesland province in the northeastern part of the Netherlands, currently is not eligible for registration with the American Kennel Club, but it is being recorded in the AKC Foundation Stock Service, which allows purebred breeds to continue developing, according to the AKC website. The Ameri-Can Stabyhoun Association, in which the Gartons are members because they want to breed Harriet, is trying to grow the breed in America so Stabyhouns can one day become AKC registered, Juli Garton said. When the Gartons lost their previous dog – a Boston Terrier-poodle mix – about Fire From Page 1A Wind speeds should be 9 miles per hour or less. Make sure the grass is wet and green. Have a water source nearby and responsible supervision. Make sure it is completely Television tip-overs on the rise Growing numbers of kids hurt by falling TVs By Shannon Venegas Special to The Freeman Submitted photo Harriet, a Stabyhoun, will be one of 100 dogs attending the First Ameri-Can Stabyhoun Specialty in Pennsylvania. The Specialty will offer owners the opportunity to have their Stabyhouns evaluated by Dutch judges knowledgeable about the breed to ensure they meet standards and continue breeding purebreds to grow the population in America. four years ago, they opened their home to looking after other people's dogs while they went on vacation. That's how they met Harriet's mother, Ghanna of Nashotah. As they watched Ghanna on and off for about two years, they learned more about the breed and decided they wanted one. Garton said she liked that the breed reaches about 35 pounds. "They love the cold so they're perfect for Wisconsin," she said. Ghanna gave birth to a litter on Christmas Day in 2010. "We have the only girl from the litter," Garton said. "She's a love, love, love dog," she added. "She's an extremely athletic dog." Garton said the breed can be used for hunting, and Harriet does watch for birds as they attempt to dive towards the lawn for bugs. But, Harriet is more of a companion dog, she said. "They're self-cleaning," said Garton, adding that their coat is very shiny but not oily When they get dirty . , about a half-hour later the coat is clean again without washing. "She's a pretty unbelievable dog," she said. Garton said there are a lot of guidelines and requirements they must follow in order get Harriet closer to breeding. They've had her Xrayed to show her hips and elbows are very good, and they've sent in various measurements and photos of Harriet too. However, Harriet's ears might be a bit shorter than breed standard because her mother's ears were shorter, Garton said. But they'll have to wait and see what the Dutch judges say . "I expect they're going to tell me a bunch of great things about our Harriet," she said. And if they find a male Stabyhoun at the Specialty that they want to breed with Harriet but the dogs live too far away from each other, Garton said, they'll likely have Harriet artificially inseminated. In addition to having judges evaluate the dogs, the Specialty will offer a variety of activities, including agility and obedience workshops and training. – Freeman Staff extinguished before leaving. Bowen said grades four through eight also learn how Fire education to use fire extinguishers and are encouraged to go home Each fall, the Lake Country Fire and Rescue visits all and teach their parents. "We feel at their age, if the school classes in the disthere's no one else around, if trict, kindergarten through we can teach them how to eighth grade, Bowen said. use it, and also their teachEvery age group learns ers how to use it," Bowen something different about said. fire safety . WAUKESHA – When it comes to potentially deadly items in homes, it is likely that few would think to add their TV to that list. But from 2000 to 2010, a child died from a television tip-over every three weeks on average, according to a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Report cited in "A Report to the Nation on Home Safety: The Dangers of TV Tip-overs" from Safe Kids Worldwide. The Safe Kids report also stated that a child is sent to the emergency department due to a TV tip-over every 45 minutes, less than the length of a "Sesame Street" episode. Lisa Klindt-Simpson, Safe Kids Wisconsin coordinator for the southeast region, including Waukesha County, stressed that it is not only the presence of new largescreen televisions causing these incidents. As many families purchase new flatscreen televisions, they move their older, heavy cathode ray tube televisions into the bedrooms and place them on top of dressers or other furniture. According to the Safe Kids report, because of its weight, a 36-inch CRT television falling three feet creates the same momentum as a 1-year-old child falling 10 stories. "That's what's causing a lot of these injuries, is they're falling over on top of the children," Klindt-Simpson said. According to the Safe Kids report, children aged 5 and under are at the greatest risk for injury, accounting for 72 percent of the injuries and 88 percent of hospitalizations among children. Even worse, there was a 31 percent increase in the number of injuries in children aged 19 and under from 2002 to 2011. Mount it. Strap it. One of the ways to prevent a television tip-over is to mount new flat-screen televisions to the wall. According to the Safe Kids report, only 28 percent of parents secure their flat-screen televisions to the wall, and only 2 percent of parents with a CRT television secure it to the wall. If parents have the television on a stand, they can use straps or mounts to stabilize the television on the stand, as well as straps to anchor it to the wall. KlindtSimpson stressed that if parents do strap the TV to the wall, to ensure they are securing it to the stud in the wall. Keep it low Many of the older CRT televisions do not have mechanisms for straps, so the best solution is to place them on floors. If that does not work, Klindt-Simpson said it is best to place the television on a low, sta- Submitted photo In 2011, more than 12,800 children aged 19 and under were seen in emergency departments for injuries caused by a television tip-over, according to a report by Safe Kids Worldwide. About 72 percent of children injured were 5 years old or younger. Mounting televisions and strapping the television and furniture to the wall studs are a couple of easy steps to prevent mishaps. Help prevent tip-overs Mount all new televisions to the wall or stand. Strap televisions on stands to a stud in the wall. Place CRT televisions on the floor or a low, stable piece of furniture, and anchor the furniture to a stud in the wall. Place stops in all furniture drawers. Keep objects such as remotes low enough for the child to reach or out of sight. Supervision is the key. ble piece of furniture and anchor that piece of furniture to a stud in the wall. Also, place stops on all the drawers so children cannot climb up the drawers to reach the television. Parents should not place remotes and other things a child would want to grab in high places. Keep them low enough for the child to reach or out of sight if they are forbidden objects. Prevent an accident The best way to prevent a tip-over accident is to make sure the children do not have a chance to start climbing. "Our very first recommendation is supervision is the key to prevention," Klindt-Simpson said. Cabinetry for Every Room, Every Budget! SAVE BIG! CLEARANCE SALE Selected displays on sale! 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