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DPCA
Centennial Celebration Update
March 8,
2008
Dear DPCA Members,
We are very excited by this unveiling. The
Centennial Event is described under the Tab
marked, appropriately enough, "Centennial
Event." I think it speaks for itself what we
intend to do. We are going to make this event
something much larger than a celebration of the
breed.
Over the past several weeks, we have been
working with the AKC's chief lobbyist in
Washington, D.C., Dr. James Holt, on several
initiatives. Dr. Holt is at this moment working
on getting Congressional sponsorship for a Joint
Resolution of Congress proclaiming 2008 to be
the Centennial Year of the Doberman in the
United States. As a Centennial Circle member,
you are entitled to advance notice of news items
throughout the year
leading up to the Centennial Event. I have
therefore attached a copy of the Joint
Resolution that we have drafted and which Dr.
Holt is circulating on Capitol Hill.
The AKC is very much with us about the
significance of the event. We believe that we
can, if we do this right, obtain the political
support of the Department of Homeland Security
(DHS) for the breeding by American breeders of
American Dogs for America's Security. If we do
this, then we will have gained a tremendous ally
in the struggle to overcome animal-rights'
inspired breeding bans and other adverse
legislation where it may arise.
This is no pipe-dream. A bill has been
introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives,
H.R. 659, which is entitled the "Canine
Protection Team Improvement Act of 2007." If
passed, he bill will require the Secretary of
Homeland Security to make it a priority to
increase the number of domestically-bred canines
used by the Department to assist in its counter-
terrorism mission. We are working now to get a
hearing for the bill, which is before the House
Homeland Security Committee. We are also working
on getting co-sponsors in the House, and trying
to find a sponsor for a companion Senate
version. Dr. Holt is working hard at this. He
has met with several Congressional staffers of
key players.
The Centennial Event will be used as a showcase
to attract the attention of DHS representatives,
who we hope to have present there to witness the
signing of a "Contract Among American Working
Dog Clubs," in which we symbolically commit
ourselves to supply American Dogs for America's
Security. The following day is the AKC Working
Dog Trial. The opportunity must not be lost to
demonstrate that American breeders can supply
these dogs.
I hope you will like the website. Much hard work
has gone into this by the
Centennial Committee. It is an important step to
launch our initiative.
Please view at
http://dpca.org/faithful/index.html
Finally, I
ask a favor of you. Share this effort with your
friends.
Call them. Ask them to support us financially.
We need money. We are flying into Topeka the
last living World War II War Dog Handlers. We
are putting them up at the National hotel. We
are going to embark on a broad media effort,
including getting a satellite truck there to
uplink feed to networks and network affiliates
during the week. We are going to engage in a
satellite media tour. We are going to produce a
public service announcement that is television
quality.
All of this costs money. We have the enthusiasm.
We have the vision.
We have the determination. We have the
expertise. We need money. All donations to the
DPCA are fully deductible as a charitable
contribution under IRC Section 501(c)(3). Today
we have added to the "Always Faithful" web page
the ability for you to donate using Paypal.
To donate by check, please contact our Finance
Sub Committee Chair: Marsha Sheppard
legacydobermans@msn.com
801-553-6444 for information on membership
levels.
Please send your check payable to DPCA to:
Marsha Sheppard
1584 Red Tree Court
Draper, UT 84020
Cordially,
Jeff Helsdon
Chair
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