[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: showgsd-l Digest V3 #512
- From: VonRillca@xxxxxxx
- To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 16:09:37 EST
Hi Kathy,
I live up by McGee's XRoad (Highway 50). I am going to sent you a copy of
our GSDC of GR Newsletter, The Sentinel.
Jane Wall, who is a member of our club can give you more information about
obedience in the area.
Give me a call sometime. My number is 919-934-6232
THE GERMAN SHEPHERD SENTINEL
MARCH 2006 - NEWSLETTER OF THE
GSDC OF GREATER RALEIGHPat Embrey, Newsletter Editor
1390 Sanders Road, Benson, NC 27504
PH: 919-934-6232, E-Mail: _VonRillca@xxxxxxxx (mailto:VonRillca@xxxxxxx)
Website: _www.gsdcofgrraleigh.org_ (http://www.gsdcofgrraleigh.org/)
MARCH Sentinel Information
1. Board Policy on Dogs at Club Sponsored Events
2. March (February 28) Meeting Information
3. February 1, 2006 Minutes
4. Be careful with all dog treats, not just Greenies
5. Flea Problems
6. GSDCA Board-O-Gram
7. Wisdom about Dogs and Life
BOARD POLICY ON DOGS AT CLUB SPONSORED EVENTS
The GSDC of Greater Raleigh welcomes your German Shepherd at our events,
including meetings. However, the following rules must be followed:
Anyone with an aggressive dog (one that growls, snaps, or is in any way
aggressive towards other dogs or people) must be muzzled.
Dogs will be free of loose hair and external parasites (fleas or ticks).
Please brush your dog prior to bringing it to the meeting as we must clean up
the room after we are finished.
For the safety of all members, guests and their dogs, it is strongly
recommended that all dogs be kept up to date on their vaccinations. ALL
dogs
that are old enough, MUST have a current rabies shot.
MARCH (FEBRUARY 28, 2006) MEETING INFORMATION
The next meeting of the German Shepherd Dog Club of Greater Raleigh will be
held on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2006 in place of the meeting being held the
First Wednesday in March, at the Exchange Park at 7:00 PM. This is a ONE-TIME
meeting CHANGE, to accommodate our speakerâ??s schedule, Mr. Robert Slay, who
is a noted German Shepherd Judge, and will be speaking to our club about the
German Shepherd standard , and what he looks for when judging German
Shepherds in the conformation ring. This program is being given in preparation
for
our clubâ??s specialty shows taking place on Friday, March 24th and Saturday,
March 25th 2006 at the Jim Graham Building at the NC State Fairgrounds.
This
program will include a lengthy question and answer time so you can ask Bob
specific questions you have about showing, judging, etc. Our next meeting
will
be held the 1st Wednesday in April.
Mary Bjelica, our program chairman, will also be bringing the pictures that
were taken at the last meeting, a couple per person, of our dogs.
Deeda Duncan will be furnishing refreshments at the meeting
"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs
should relax and get used to the idea." - Unknown
MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 1, 2006
Program: Mary Bjelica planned a fun meeting to photograph our dogs and make
a frame for the photos. Her husband Pete kindly agreed to do the photos of
dogs and/or owners and we were able to assemble the frames from pre-cut
pieces. The photos will be ready for pick-up at the next meeting.
Business Meeting: DUES are due now- send to Sarah Bridges at 12737 Wake
Union Church Rd., Wake Forest, NC 27587 -- $20.00 for individual and $25.00
per couple. Also please note that the next meeting will be Tuesday, February
28 instead of Wednesday, March 1 so that we could schedule Robert Slay as the
speaker. He is a conformation judge and will have lots of good information
to share as we get ready for our spring shows.
Sarah talked about insurance for the show - we will need a binder from the
insurance company to prove coverage. Bill Pfeiffer talked at length about
the dog food companies and what they will provide for our show as well as what
they were providing to the National show. Also Nationals will start on a
Wednesday instead of Tuesday next year.
Three new memberships were read tonight.
Treasurerâ??s Report: Sarah reported $3,474.84 plus checks given to her
tonight for dues. Remember- please get your dues in as soon as possible.
Also,
we need trophy pledges to be sent to Sarah for our Spring Show trophies.
"Ever consider what dogs must think of us? I mean, here we come back from a
grocery store with the most amazing haul - chicken, pork, half a cow. They
must think we're the
greatest hunters on earth!" -Anne Tyler
BE CAREFUL WITH ALL DOG TREATS, NOT JUST GREENIES
Friday, December 23, 2005By Anya Sostek, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
In less than 10 years, Joe and Judy Roetheli went from owners of a dog with
bad breath to creators of the top-selling dog treat in America.
But dog lovers giveth and, on the Internet at least, sometimes they taketh
away.
In the past few months, chatter about Greenies dog treats -- and their
potentially deadly consequences -- has spread furiously throughout the Web.
But,
according to many dog experts, the toothbrush-shaped treats pose no more of a
danger than any other edibles that don't dissolve in water, including rawhide
and pig's ears.
Greenies are compressed chew treats that promise to help clean a dog's teeth
and freshen its breath. The treats were developed by the Roethelis to help
combat the bad breath of their Samoyed, Ivan.
The treats were the first ones certified by the Veterinary Oral Health
Council, and last year overtook Milk Bone to become the top-selling U.S. dog
treat, according to a study by Euromonitor International.
But these days, many users of message boards on Web sites like _Dogster.com_
(http://dogster.com/) describe the treats as "dangerous" and "unhealthy."
Anecdotal information from veterinarians and dog owners is clear: there are
dogs who have died after ingesting Greenies.
Whether Greenies are any more or less dangerous than anything else dogs
ingest is less clear. With the hundreds of millions of the treats in
circulation,
are some dogs just bound to have freak accidents while eating them? Or are
the treats inherently prone to cause digestion problems?
Michael Schaer, a professor of veterinary medicine at the University of
Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, said he operated on a Lhasa Apso with
a
Greenie stuck in its esophagus just last week. After thousands of dollars in
medical bills, the dog died of aspiration pneumonia.
Even though he's seen similar problems with Greenies "several" times, Dr.
Schaer said he regularly feeds the treats to his own golden retriever.
The danger with Greenies, said Dr. Schaer, is that dogs will not chew the
treats sufficiently, leaving open the possibility that they might get stuck in
a dog's esophagus.
"If they don't chew them very, very thoroughly, that's when they get into
trouble," he said. "It forms a bolus of foreign body material that just sits
there like a boulder."
But Dr. Schaer stressed that Greenies are no more dangerous than rawhide or
pig's ears. "I don't want to implicate Greenies as being public enemy number
one," he said. "It's a brilliant product."
That's not the view of Jennifer Reiff and Michael Eastwood, a married couple
in Manhattan. Their dog, a miniature dachshund named Burt, died this July
after complications from the surgical removal of a Greenie blocking his
intestine.
"There shouldn't be any problems once it was chewed sufficiently and
swallowed, yet it blocked his intestine and he died 48 hours later," said Mr.
Eastwood. "He was throwing up blood, vomiting blood and breathing blood
bubbles --
it was the most horrible thing."
Mr. Eastwood is suing S&M NuTec, the company that manufactures Greenies, for
$5 million in punitive damages. He said he decided to sue after the company
offered him a settlement of about $8,500 ($6,500 for veterinary bills and
$2,000 for the cost of a new dog), on the condition that he would not discuss
his dog's death.
"There was no admission of any fault on their end," he said. "We weren't
interested in getting our money back. We were interested in getting the
product
recalled."
Each bag of Greenies includes a warning: "As with any edible product,
monitor your dog to ensure the treat is adequately chewed. Gulping any item
can be
harmful or even fatal to a dog."
In response to inquiries about deaths from Greenies, the company released a
statement reiterating that its treats should not be fed to "dogs less than 6
months old, dogs less than five pounds, and dogs who gulp food and treats."
The statement also said that "Though injurious incidents with our product
are rare, more often than not, the pet is not fed according to our feeding
directions."
In his lawsuit, Mr. Eastwood asserts that approximately 60 to 80 dogs have
died from Greenies. An investigation by Seattle TV station KIRO-TV found nine
people in that area who said that their dogs had died after eating Greenies,
or other dog treats modeled after Greenies.
But none of the four veterinarians in the Pittsburgh area interviewed for
this story said that they had ever seen a dog that developed problems after
eating a Greenie.
Sherwood Johnson, a veterinarian with Pittsburgh Veterinary Specialists in
Shaler, often has dogs referred to him with esophageal or intestinal
blockages.
He said that rawhide and chicken bones are the most frequent culprits for
internal blockages. He's also removed a bottlecap, a bolt with the washer
still
attached, socks, underwear, gloves and even an entire bathroom rug from the
insides of various dogs over his 11 years doing endoscopies.
But never a Greenie -- which he regularly feeds his own dog.
Regardless of whether it's a Greenie or any other dog treat, Dr. Schaer said
that pet owners should monitor their dogs carefully while they eat,
particularly if their dog starts to gag, salivate or act restless afterwards.
"This is something that occurs with enough frequency that everyone should be
careful," he said. "Anytime any dog starts to look even a little bit
abnormal after eating one of those things, seek emergency veterinary
assistance. Do
not wait."
THERE CAN BE A SERIOUS DANGER IN ANY AND ALL DOG TREATS AND TOYS THAT THE
DOG (ANY BREED) CHEWS U P AND SWALLOWS. I DO NOT LET ANY OF MY DOGS CHEW UP
TREATS UNLESS THEY ARE UNDER CLOSE SUPERVISION. PAT
"If your dog is fat, you aren't getting enough exercise."
- Unknown
FLEA PROBLEMS
THIS IS ANECDOTAL INFORMATION. Use your own judgement.
I DO GIVE BREWERâ??S YEAST AND GARLIC TABLETS TO
MY DOGS HOWEVER (Pat)
My neighbors all have a terrible time with fleas in the summer.. My dogs
are on Brewer's Yeast and Garlic tablets and nary a flea! I have had to
Frontline them one time in the last 4 years. I quit using all the common yard
sprays
for fleas.........they have become immune to them. The Number ONE ingredient
in ALL organic flea sprays in ascorbic acid..Vitamin C. Got to looking and
Fruit Fresh, that you put on fruit to keep it from turning dark....is straight
ascorbic acid. Put that in the garden sprayer........and we treat the yard
several times in the summer......no fleas!!!!!!!!!!!!..and this is flea
country for sure......... I believe it is the combo that works........brewer;s
yeast and garlic and the Fruit fresh
"If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have
known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons." -James Thurber
GSDCA Board O Gram
January 2006 Board Meeting
Edited and approved by Lew Bunch
Highlights of the January Board Meeting
The first regular meeting of the German Shepherd Dog Club of America for
2006 was held on January 27 - 29, 2006 at the MCM Elegante' in Beaumont, Tx..
It was preceeded by a very successful Budget and Finance Committee meeting on
Thursday and Friday. The Budget and Finance is Chaired by Gary Szymczak and
the members of the Committee are Carmen Battaglia, Nancy Harper, Nancy
Nellis, Dania Karloff, and Bill Pfeiffer.
The GSDCA President, Lew Bunch welcomed the following newly elected board
members: Carmen Battaglia, Tish Walker, Joan Fox, Kris Fasano, Carolyn
Martello, Rita Sandell, Nancy Harper, Lee Brown, and Paul Root. In addition
to the
newly elected Board Members, the following Officers and Board Members in
attendance were: Lew Bunch, President; Gary Szymczak, Vice President; Bill
Pfeiffer, Treasurer; Margery Golant, Recording Secretary; Sharon Allbright,
Corresponding Secretary; Helen Gleason, David Landau, Dania Karloff, Nanci
Nellis,
and Tom Mesdag. All Officers and Directors were present.
Board Meeting At A Glance:
Purina will sponsor ALL Regional Futurities by donating ALL of the Trophies.
The National has been shortened by one day.
There will be no cost to enter the Parade of Greats.
The Conditional Class at the National has been eliminated.
The Futurity Judging requirements have been changed.
Executive Committee: The Board elected the following Board members to serve
on the Executive Committee, President Lew Bunch is Chairman, members are
Gary Szymczak, Kris Fasano, Bill Pfeiffer, and Carmen Battaglia.
Committee Chairpersons: All Committees and Committee Chairpersons were
approved. The Chairman are: Agility Liaisons - Julie Degen & Jane Jeter; AKC
Delegate - Carmen Battaglia; American GSD Charitable Foundation Liaison
-Debbie
Hokkanen; Award of Excellence (AOE) - Jane Kerner; Blanche Beisswenger
Memorial Hero Dog Award - Helen Miller Fisher; Connie Beckhardt Award -
Carolyn
Martello; Don Cliff Memorial Good Sportsmanship Award - Kris Fasano; Dual
Awards
- Daphne Szczuka; GSDCA Award of Health - Julie Richards; Lamar Kuhns Award
- Rita Sandell; Lloyd Brackett Award - Lee Brown; Newsletters - Ann Mesdag;
Performance Award of Merit (PAM) - Lori Nickeson; Roll of Honor - Lew Bunch;
Board 0 Gram/Bylaws - Thomas Mesdag & Nicky Bunch; Breed Rescue - Linda Kury;
Breeders Code - Jamie Walker; Budget and Finance - Gary Szymczak; Canadian
Liaison - Peter Crawford; Ethics - Danny Dwier; Futurity - Nancy Harper;
Health and Genetics Committee - Barbara Lee Williams; Herding Field Chai
r - Rosemary Joralemon; Herding Field Chair - Sandy Moore; Herding Liaison -
Helen Gleason; History of the GSDCA - Jane Jeter & Mishka Bennett; Insurance
- Dan Smith; Internet Chairperson - Bill Pfeiffer; Judgesâ?? Education - Helen
Gleason; Juniors - Nancy Godek; Legal Affairs - Kris Fasano; Membership -
Dania Karloff; Membership Data Base Management - Gail Hardcastle; National
Specialty Show Chairman - Nancy Nellis; Obedience - Dalene McIntire; Parent
Club
Office - Linda Newman & Laura Gilbert; Policy and Procedures Manual - Joan
Fox; Procurement and Contracts - Bill Pfeiffer; Products - Gary Szymczak;;
Public Education Coordinator (PEC) - Colette Skinner; Public Relations - Beth
Reynolds; RALEEF (Responsible Animal Legislation Education Enforcement
Foundation) - Paul Root; Rally - Kim McNamara; Red Book - Liz Leschorn;
Regional
Clubs - Lew Bunch; Acting Review Editor - Susan Casey; Review Editorial - Lee
Smith; Review Management - Susan Casey; Review Marketing - Val Manning &
Marilyn
Smith; ROM Dams - Cappy Pottle & Gloria Birch; ROM Sires - Doris Estabrook ;
Search and Rescue - Barbara Balyeat; Select Excellent - Patty Szymczak;
National Show Sites Selection Committee/Board Meeting Travel & Orientation -
Joan
Fox; Strategic Planning - Carmen Battaglia; Temperament Committee
Chairperson - Bob Penny; Temperament Committee Assistant - Jim York; Thirteen
Club -
Carolyn Putnam; Title Pins and Certificates - Pamela Stoesser; Tracking
Liaison
- Billie Kovacs; Training Achievement Awards - Judith Ecklund; Veterinary
Liaison - Joellen Gregory, DVM; Veterinary Liaison Reports and Assistant -
Catherine Morton; Video - John Ayotte; WDA Liaison/SV-WUSV Committee Secretary
-
Martylou Plinski; WDA Liaison, SV, WUSV, COAPA - David Landau; Working Dog
Sport -David Landau
Treasurerâ??s Report: Financial condition of the GSDCA Treasury remains
solid. Liquid assets rose $26,000 in 2005. Final closing for 2005 will be
completed for the April 2006 Board meeting. The Nationals were positive by
$6,500.
Preliminary closing results were presented. Currently our net financial
improvement for 2005 was $21,693. This will be affected by closing year end
journal entries and will most likely be lower.
AKC Delegate Report: The following change in the Rules was passed at the
AKC Delegates Meeting this month. The Event Committee is the same as the show
or bench show committee. The AKC used that language to cover all events rather
than having a bench show committee, obedience trial committee, tracking test
committee, Hunting test committee, etc." The wording, which is to go at the
end of Chapter 11, Section 8A, is:
"Any dog that in the opinion of the event committee, attacks any person or
dog, resulting in an injury, and is believed to be a hazard to persons or
other dogs, shall be filed with the Executive Secretary of The American
Kennel
Club. The disqualified dog may not again compete at any AKC event nor be on
the grounds of an AKC event unless and until, following application for
reinstatement by the owner to The American Kennel Club, the owner receives
official
notification in writing from AKC that the dog's eligibility has been
reinstated."
Budget and Finance Committee: The Budgets for all Committees were reviewed
and a preliminary budget was developed. At the January Board Meeting, after
committee chairpersons are approved, Gary will share with each chairperson
their proposed budget. At the April 2006 meeting, The Budget and Finance
Committee will review any changes submitted by chairpersons. A final budget
recommendation will be presented to the Board in April.
Futurities: There will be a link on the Parent Club website dedicated to
information related to the Futurity/Maturity system. Forms, closing dates,
fees, judges, site information, and Specialty shows in conjunction with
futurities are an example.
Changes in requirements to be eligible to judge Futurity:
A. Candidates that have previously judged a Futurity/Maturity in the US or
Canada will not be required to have attended the GSDCA judging seminar.
B. Candidates may now judge 25 total dogs in an AKC sanctioned all breed
matches. (Rather than 25 Herding Breeds.) Bios of judges that have
assignments
will also be listed on this Futurity page.
Grace Fitzgerald has approval as the new West Regional Chair - Host club
GSDC of the Quad Cities in 2007. Heidi Kuell is approved as the NE Regional
Chair - Host club GSDC of Southern New Hampshire.
Effective immediately, due to the efforts of our President and Correy
Krickeberg of Purina, Purina has committed funds which will cover trophy
expenses
for all Futurity Regions in 2006. Purina has truly become our National
Futurity Sponsor. In addition to Sponsorship for our Futurities Purina is
working
with us to offer exciting educational programs and events in conjunction with
our Futurities and to relieve some of the financial burdens that Regional
clubs face in hosting Futurities. Your Futurity Chair and the Judgesâ??
Education
Chair will work together to establish programs to be presented at futurities
judging seminars
The Futurity Committee Members are Nancy Harper is the Chair, Futurity
Committee Members are Dean Wylie, Carolyn Martello, Kris Fasano, Sherry Nolan,
Donna Calabrese, Kelly Knight, D.D. Ardion, Joan Fox, Christine Grainger and
Miska Bennett. Tish Walker will serve as an Advisor to the Chair and Kelly
Knight will serve as Futurity Advertising Chair.
Futurity Reminder: All Regional Clubs, submit your bid to host a 2008
Futurity.
GSDCA-WDA Liaison
The 2006 GSDCA-WDA National Schutzhund Championship/World Championship
Qualification Trial will be held in south Florida from April 21-23.
The GSDCA-WDA is soliciting contributions for travel support for the GSDCA
Team at the World Championship in Denmark. Checks should be sent to GSDCA-WDA
Treasurer, Martylou Plinski, 245 Deerhill Dr., Bogart, GA 30622, and marked
for the World Team Fund.
Herding Committee: C course Herding will be held in Portland, Oregon,
September 30-October 1, 2006, at Brigand's Hideout-sponsored by GSDCA in
conjunction with the National.
History of the GSDCA: This Committee is revitalizing a project discussed
in 2005. History questionnaires will be resent to those who had not already
responded last year. Committee members are needed. If you would like to
participate on this committee or have ideas for the committee, please contact
Jane Jeter at j-five@xxxxxxxxxx
Internet Report: Redesign of the Web site has begun. It is interesting to
note that the current site has been in operation for almost 8 years. A new
look is due. Average monthly activity has reached over 1,250,000 page hits.
Google places our site #2 when you search for German Shepherd Dog (the #1
site is a paid entity).
Internet Help Wanted Need a couple of dedicated and committed assistant
web masters to handle specific web site functions.
Also need a C++ Programmer for Special Futurity Project. Please contact
Bill Pfeiffer at treasurer@xxxxxxxxxx
Judges Education Committee: Members who are licensed to judge German
Shepherd Dogs and who are interested in working with the Judges Education
Committee
in the presentation of our Breed Standard to prospective judges which will
be held at regional futurities, show clusters, regional clubs requesting a
program, and judges education groups are asked to contact Helen Gleason at
helengleasonus@xxxxxxxxxx Your suggestions are requested to help make this
committee a success.
Junior Program Report: Ashley Elizabeth Miller of Cumby, TX is the Robert
Hamilton winner for 2005. As a third time winner, she received a $200.00
savings certificate. Samantha Graham of Freeport, PA is the Performance
Award
winner for 2005. Ashley Elizabeth Miller won the $100.00 Savings Certificate
for the Highest GPA in the Junior Scholastics Program. Nichole Daniel of
Mesa, AZ won the Best Junior at the 2005 National in Concord, NC. Wins are
based
on fiscal year -- July 1 to June 30, points must be submitted by mail with
supporting documentation postmarked August 1, to Nancy Godek, Juniior Program
Chairperson located at 3616 E. Rockwood Dr., Phoenix, AZ 85050.
Membership Committee: This year we will publish a new Membership Handbook
and will, once again, partially finance this project by selling ads. As we
did last year, the Membership Committee will follow up (by e-mail and by
phone)
on members who did not renew their membership. The goal is to encourage
renewal and gain information of what we can do to keep members' commitment.
We
have outlined a Departed Members' program to honor recently deceased members
and those who have significantly and positively impacted the breed or the
GSDCA.
National Specialty: Dates for the National Specialty Show are October 15
thru 21, 2006 at the National Equestrian Center at Lake St. Louis, MO.
The 2006 Herding Trials will be at Tracy Parciak's RottiEwe Farm in Wright
City, MO., October 13, 14, 15. This site is 10 minutes from the show site.
Herding Instinct will be at the show site. Herding Instinct Testing and a
Herding Seminar will be Monday, October 16, 2006.
Two confirmed hotels for Lake St. Louis are the Holiday Inn Select at St.
Peters/St. Charles, MO. The hotel is 15 miles from the show site. They
provide airport shuttle. Room rate is $69. Nanci Nellis is negotiating with
7
other hotel/motels for special rates for us. Next is The Holiday Inn
Wentzville which is 2 miles from show site. Standard room rate is $67.95.
Both
hotels have a restaurant and lounge. St. Louis Airport (Lambert Field) is 30
minutes from the show site. The Advance Brochure will be mailed in May with
all
reservation, hotel and transportation information. Special arrangements
will be made at the show site for good, clean locations to accommodate our
vendors.
Newsletter Committee: We are currently receiving newsletters for this
year's contest. The purpose of the contest is to encourage clubs towards
better
communication and education efforts. We are in a period of changing and
improving technology and are trying to address many concerns voiced to us
throughout the year. Some clubs have gone to digital versions which save the
club
the cost of printing so we will accept those digital files as a pdf mailed
directly to the Newsletter Committee.
Nominating Committee: The Board nominated and elected the 2006 Nominating
Committee as follows: Gary Szymczak, Chairman; Members are Northeast â??
Michael Cheeks, No Alternate nominated; Heartland â?? Lanalee Law, Alternate
â?? Bart
Bartley; Mid-America â?? Bill Burggraff, Alternate â?? Molly Snider; Western
â??
Dorothy Linn, Alternate â?? Barb Williams.
Products Committee: We are pleased to report that the entire inventory at
the National in Concord was a "Sell Out". The new items presented will be
available on our website in the very near future. A very special thank you
goes out to Ann Mesdag and Sally Bazzell for making the Products table at the
National a huge success. And to all of you who supported "Your Club" thank
you. Just to let you know��Ann is already thinking of new products for
the
2006 National.
RALEEF - Responsible Animal Legislation Education Effort Foundation: RALEEF
is a new committee established with the full support of the Officers and
Board of the GSDCA, Paul Root is the Chairman. We are education oriented and
will be offering said education throughout the years events. Look for a
RALEEF
sign at an event near you. There are groups of people out there who don't
want you to own your dogs let alone exhibit them in our sport. They are
Animal Rights Activists. Their groups all have names that are shortened with
acronyms. Remember there is a huge difference between Animal Rights and
Animal
Welfare. You are an Animal Welfaristâ?¦and that's a good thing. The AR's
goals
are reflected in the Animal Rights Agenda.
Red Book Committee: 2004 Red Books are completely sold out. A limited
number of 2003 Red Books are still available for sale. The 2005 tabulations
have
been completed and letters sent to the top 20 sires and dams. We have 100%
member owners in both the 2005 Futurity/Maturity top 20 and the AKC points
top 20 sires and dams. Congratulations to everyone.
Regional Clubs: The GSDCA Regional Club Challenge Program will run from
August 1, 2005 through July 31, 2006. Deadline for all clubs to submit their
forms and supporting documentation for points earned will be August 15, 2006.
Any questions, email Kelly Knight at Hadderway@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Complete GSDCA Regional Club Challenge Guidelines and forms are available at
www.gsdca.org, click on Regional Clubs from the Home Page.
Regional Club Committee Members are Lew Bunch, Chairman, Bob Braue, Julie
Degen, Beryl Eshom, Kris Fasano, Nancy Harper, Betty Johnson, Dania Karloff,
Kelly Knight, Dee Lauffer, Tom Mesdag, Liana New, Laurie Pruett, Amy Safdir,
Mary Tripp and Dean Wylie.
Report of COAPA Liaison:
The 2006 COAPA Sieger Show will be in Quito, Ecuador from October 27-29,
2006.
SV/WUSV Liaison:
Important dates for 2006:
SV FCI-Qualification Trial in Lohsa, May 27-28
SV Sieger Show in Oberhausen, September 1-3 followed by the WUSV General
Assembly on September 4.
SV Bundesleistungshuten in Haren/Tinnen, September 15-17.
SV Bundessiegerprufung in Bochum-Wattenscheid, September 22-24.
WUSV World Championship in Randers, Denmark, October 5-8 followed by the
WUSV meeting on Working Dog Character on October 9.
SV Bundesfahrtenhundprufung, in Uffenheim, November 4,5.
Video Committee: Please support the Video program of the GSDCA through your
purchase of the VHS tape or DVD. Details for ordering are on the GSDCA
website at: http://gsdca.org/Merchant2/merchant.mv. Relive the excitement if
you were there, experience it if you were not, and study the top German
Shepherds of the year at your leisure. The Video Committee is open to
suggestions
for improvements to the National Video (a product can always be improved). I
also invite anyone who would like to assist the Video Committee to get in
touch with me as soon as possible, John Ayotte, email: john@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Remember our Slogan: Letâ??s Encourage, Not Discourage
Respectively submitted,
Lew Bunch
President GSDCA
Return Address for Mailing:
Lew Bunch, President, GSDCA ( president@xxxxxxxxx )
13100 Woodland Avenue
Kansas City, MO 64146
WISDOM ABOUT DOGS AND LIFE
"The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of
his tongue." -Anonymous
"Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are
wonderful." -Ann Landers
"A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than
he loves himself." -Josh Billings
"We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and
love we can spare and in return, dogs give us their all.
It's the best deal man has ever made." -M. Facklam
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