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The Chihuahua Club of Hawaii -
History and Vision for the Future
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Chihuahua Club of Hawaii was started in 1998, by a small group of friends
who originally met on the Internet. We started as purely a social Club
on a casual basis. As we grew, new members helped to organize and structure
the Club. The Club was formally put together in 1999, with a full board
of officers, bylaws, and a constitution. We have also reached another
milestone in 2002, because the Club is now officially recognized by the
American Kennel Club. Today, our club of over 50 members, is very diverse,
with members involved with obedience, agility, showing and breeding, breed
education, foster care and rescue, and many other community activities.
We are still primarily a social club and we welcome both registered and
unregistered Chihuahuas, as well as Chi mixes. However, we encourage attendance
and participation at our meetings and activities. If you are not sure
whether you will be able to attend meetings or actively participate, you
are welcome to join the club as a newsletter member. All of our newsletter,
regular and household members can attend and participate in all Club functions.
Our meetings are held about every 2 months (February, April, June, August,
October, December), and we do fun activities with our Chihuahuas, like
our Annual Chihuahua Olympics, Halloween costume contest, Christmas party,
nursing home visits, Matches, and the Celebration of Dogs, etc. Our club
has also made substantial contributions to the Hawaiian Humane Society,
monetary as well as other types of contributions. Members are also encouraged
to support the Club by helping to coordinate club activities. Members
are also welcome to contribute articles and items for our bi-monthly newsletter.
From our past experiences we have formulated policies for Club members
for breeder referrals for puppies, product vendors, Club equipment, and
advertisements for breeders and adoptions in the newsletter and on the
website, etc. Any questions on the Club’s policies can be emailed
or you may write your question on your membership application. You may
also look on our Club website for more information. Click on the Club
newsletters, July 2002 publication. The club includes photos of our activities
on our website and in our newsletters. The photos will primarily feature
your dogs. Some photos may include you as the owner, however we will not
be identifying the owners by their full names. If you have any concerns
about this policy and/or do not want you or your dog featured like this,
you need to let us know.
We wish to thank all the members and people who created and are keeping
the Chihuahua Club of Hawaii together. Our club has grown and prospered
in these last few years, formed and fostered by people who love and cherish
this breed, and only wish to do what is right to better the Chihuahua
as a breed. We are bound together by this foundation, which is the love
of this wonderful little dog. It is our earnest hope that we never lose
sight of this important reason we are together. So as we move forward
into the millennium, let's enjoy the clan of Chihuahuas, remain united
in our love of this breed, and just have fun with our dogs!!! Mahalo.
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