February - Golden Retriever Club of Greater St. Louis

The Gateway Golden Gazette
A Monthly Publication for the
Golden Retriever Club of Greater St. Louis, Inc.
Volume 38, Number 1
February 2013
Table of Contents:
Minutes
2,3
Health Clinic
4
Feb Program
5
Member Brags
6
Field
7
Spring Specialty
8
Noteworthy
9,10
What’s in a Name?
11,12
Did You Know?
13-15
Resources
16
Calendar of Events
17
Our Next Meeting
February 20, 2013
General Meeting at 7:30 pm
AKC Museum of the Dog
1721 S. Mason Road
St. Louis, MO 63131
Directions: Queeny Park, home of the
Museum, is accessible from Hwy 40/64
at the Mason Road exit or from I-270 by
taking the Manchester exit to Mason Road.
Guests and well-behaved
leashed dogs are always welcome!
Don’t forget to check
out the Calendar of
Events
We have several
exciting things planned
Your dues for 2013 are due no later than 2/1/13
Associate is $10 Single $15
Family $20
Associate for people not able to attend meetings (non-voting)
Please remit to Margie ASAP if you have not already done so!
Thank you
Meeting Minutes
GRC-GSL Club Meeting Minutes
November 28, 2012 AKC Dog Museum
President Judy Knobbe called the meeting to order at 7:32 pm.
Members in Attendance:
Joyce Ottenad
Cindy Burrows
Judy Knobbe
Sasha Josipovic
Margie Williams
Erika Wally
Sherri Spavale
Mary Ann Etling
Betty Denney
Chuck Etling
Lesley Albin
Rita Langford
Mike Stemmler
Art Ottenad
Brenda Cavanagh
Suzanne Wakefield
Sharon Rosenkotter
Barbara Meadows
Mary Dalhberg
Dennis Dalhberg
Colin Pennington
Guests in Attendance
Rich Collegeman
A motion was made to accept with corrections the reading of the last
club meeting minutes by Lesley and seconded by Rita; the motion
passed.
Brags:
Report of Secretary: GRCA OS/OD proposed amendment for change
in title designation. Discussion.
Report of Treasurer: 23,259.50 as of today. $5000.00 loan for the
GRCA national has been paid back. Dues Notices handed out.
Report of the board: No Report
Reports of the standing committees:
Performance- (Obedience, Tracking, Agility) Sharon Rosenkoetter and
Cindy Burrows
No tracking trial this year. Cindy Burrows has agreed to co-chair the
spring trial. Sharon is looking at the possibility of moving the date out
of December to another date. Currently available a date in January,
late spring, fall. Sharon is looking for input from club members
regarding date. Discussion.
Breeder Referral- Suzanne Wakefield, Sue Lister
Suzanne needs puppies. Inquiries are up.
Public education- Doug and Sue Hippler
Have volunteered for the position. Gateway Golden Retriever Rescue
would like to have a combined meeting in January or February to
learn more regarding Standard and function.
Lesley brought up the possibility of running an ad in the paper
educating people looking for “Christmas Puppies” the ad could point
potential buyers to the GRCA website.
Lesley made a motion that we run an ad for the next 4 weeks in the
post. Rita seconded. Motion passed.
Conformation- We have Purina for our 2013 spring specialty. We
have lost our dates for 2014, 2015, 2016 due to Australian Shepard
Club hosting their Nationals. We do have several options. Possibly
moving to a different venue NEC, dirt floor paid grooming etc. We
could drop the obedience trial. We could move our date to earlier in
the year when Purina has lower demand. Staying at Purina with an
earlier date ie January we would save on cost. Margie and Lesley will
put together a proposal regarding having the 2014, 2015, 2016 at
Purina in January to present at the January meeting to vote on.
Field- Sasha Josipovic and Jeannie Greenlee:
Field group will be setting up a meeting of interested parties/volunteers
regarding separation of duties. They would also like to set up a
committee for Judges selection. Looking into dates for Fall hunt test.
Probably late October early November. Handlers jackets are available
if interested please contact Sasha or John Gassner via email. Lots of
positive feedback has been received regarding National trial.
Membership- Judy Knobbe and Makalah Boyer
Two second readingsAlbert Pauli second reading Albert presented a short bio. He now has a
pup out of Rita’s litter. All in favor yes.
Richard Collegeman- Presented himself and his girl Amber out of
Rita’s litter as well. All in favor yes.
ProgramsIdeas, Ideas, Ideas!!! Needed. As well as articles, recommendations
for the newsletter.
Rescue- Mike Stemmler
Shy on foster homes. Down to Stevie and Bear and Charlie. Charlie is
a lab with some fears.
Event Committees
Annual Awards- Rebecca Casperson-Perkins
Health Clinic- February 17th. Get your reservations to Sandy
Primovic.
Spring Specialty- Margie Williams
We have the judges for the spring specialty, but we are waiting for
obedience judges.
National SpecialtyWe had a wrap up meeting last week. Critiques, reports and photos
are due to Silvia by December 19th. We are still waiting for some bills
to come in. We have deeply discounted merchandise available see
Lesley.
Unfinished BusinessElection of officers and board. The nominations were uncontested
Sherry Spivale motioned that we accept the slate, Mike seconded. The
motion Passed. Officers: President Judy Knobbe
Vice President- Cindy Burrows
Secretary- Rebecca Casperson-Perkins
Treasurer- Margie Williams
Board Members
Laura Hawk-Stobie
Sasha Josipovic
Brenda Cavanagh
Mike Stemmler
Makalah Boyer
Suzanne Wakefield
New Business- No new business.
A motion was made at 8:47 pm to adjourn the meeting by, Colin
seconded Joyce . The motion passed.
Respectfully submitted,
Rebecca Casperson-Perkins
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Meeting Minutes
GRC-GSL Club Meeting Minutes
January 17, 2013 AKC Dog Museum
President Judy Knobbe called the meeting to order at 7:38 pm.
Members in Attendance:
Suzanne Wakefield
Jim Cavanagh
Mike Stemmler
Sasha Josipovic
Joyce Ottenad
Shirley Peskie
Margie Williams
Art Ottenad
Rita Langford
Doug Hippler
Judy Knobbe
Sue Lister
Sue Hippler
Lesley Albin
Sherry Spavale
Brenda Cavanagh
April Adams
Guests in attendance
Dave Kucher
G. Mi….. (I can’t read the signature)
A motion was made to accept the reading of the last club meeting
minutes by Brenda Cavanagh and seconded by Suzanne Wakefield ;
the motion passed.
Brags:
Report of Secretary: Presented AKC Advisory Committee Member
Club Ballot on proposed Rule Changes for 2012. Discussion. On
recommendation of several field members we voted no to both.
Report of Treasurer: YE 19413.05
Report of the board: Board meeting minutes. The board heard
concerns from a member regarding equipment and how field events
are run. The board also discussed the party celebrating the national.
Reports of the standing committees:
Performance- (Obedience, Tracking, Agility) Sharon Rosenkoetter and
Cindy Burrows
Agiltiy entries open up on January 28 th with first week preference to
Goldens during first week.
Breeder Referral/Public education- Suzanne Wakefield, Sue Lister,
Doug and Sue Hippler: Inquiries are up please still get your
information about upcoming litters to Suzanne. February is Foster
February and will be hosting an education program for some of the
Foster families regarding standard and function. Judy Knobbe will be
grooming a dog and an ear on a volunteer.
ConformationField- Sasha Josipovic and Jeannie Greenlee: Inventory list for field
equipment has been provided. Spring Trial will be held March 29-30.
Still looking for a couple of judges and will have that finalized by end
of week. No Spring hunt test but we will have a fall hunt test first
weekend of November Saturday and Sunday. Field Trial and
WC/WCX September 13-15. Busch Wildlife is getting new Manager.
Membership- Judy Knobbe and Makalah Boyer
Rescue- Mike Stemmler
Still have Charlie, Bear and Stevie. Couple of prospects for Stevie.
Event Committees
Annual Awards- Rebecca Casperson-Perkins
Health Clinic- February 17th. Get info to Sandy Primovic.
Spring Specialty- Margie Williams
We do not have an obedience judge for one of the days. No rally this
year. All other judges are set and ready. Several of the dates that we
have looked into for future specialties have considerable conflicts. The
best option would most likely be the January 19-20 the Des Moines all
breed weekend.
Grooming will be opening Friday either at noon or at 5:00 pm.
National SpecialtyComplete!!!! We are waiting for revenue to come in from a couple of
places.
Leslie motioned that we make a 2500.00 donation to both the 2013 and
2014 GRCA nationals. Suzanne seconded the motion. Passed
unanimously.
Unfinished BusinessParty!!! Sue Lister is going to look into having the party at Chandler
hill possibly the Weekend of March 16th or March 23rd.
New BusinessProcess for expenses and reimbursement.
A motion was made at 9:12 pm to adjourn the meeting by, Art
seconded Joyce. The motion passed.
Respectfully submitted,
Rebecca Casperson-Perkins
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Golden Retriever Club of Greater St. Louis
Health Clinic-All Breed
Eyes-Heart-Hips-Elbows-Patellar Luxation-DentitionThyroid-CBC-MicrochipsSunday-February 17, 2013
Veterinary Group of Chesterfield--17709 Edison Ave,
Chesterfield, MO
8:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Dr. Wayne Boillat- Dr. Cecil Moore-Dr. H. Cecilia Marshall-
DON’T DELAY!! APPOINTMENTS FILL QUICKLY FOR THIS
CLINIC!!!!
-PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Deadline is
February 10, 2013
-PAYMENTS ARE DUE IN ADVANCE (cash, check or
money order)
contact Sandy Primovic for an appointment
[email protected]
314 922-7649
(after 6:00 pm or anytime on weekends)
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February Meeting
SPECIAL PROGRAM
FOR OUR FEBRUARY 20 CLUB MEETING
(Weather Permitting)
TOPIC:
STRUCTURE AND PURPOSE OF THE GOLDEN RETRIEVER
WITH A GROOMING DEMONSTRATION BY JUDY KNOBBE
A brief DVD from the Golden Retriever Club of America will be shown, featuring:

Working Goldens—doing what they do best

Video clips of how a dog’s structur e affects movement and stamina

Images of the birthplace of Goldens—Guisachan, in the Scotti sh Highlands

Narrated by famed Golden Retriever breeder and expert Rachel Paige Elliott
President Judy Knobbe will show us how to groom feet and ears.
There will be handouts fr om the GRCA, including the breed standard.
We will be joined by Gateway Golden Retriever Rescue memb er s for thi s program.
Bring your dogs (on lead)! Bring your questions! Bring food and beverages
to share with our guests!
Join us for a fun and educational evening!
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Faera Confetti Hytree A Family Affair
Bonnie
BOB and Group1
5 point major at 7 months old
Spirit of Heartland KC Show
September 22, 2012
Ken & Judy Schlecht
Hillside That's A Winner (Buck) obtained a 3 pt major at Central Iowa KC, from Bred By Class. He was a
Group I the night before at the match, shown at the match by 9 year old Jade (granddaughter)....Both were
a thrill in their own
way!!!
On 1/27/13 St Charles KC.... Buck (Hillside That's A Winner) was WD from the Bred-By Class, He then
went BOW & BOB (over specials) to make it a 3 pt major...In the Group ring, he took a 3rd
Sharon Rosenkoetter
Brag from Paula Bonn: North County Obedience Training Club trial-Jan. 13, 2013--Gemma, 2nd place wildcard novice, Clicker, 3rd place
veteran obedience. Mom is proud of both her girls.
Tawnytyke Spring is in the Air
" Breeze"
Gateway Sporting Dog Assoc. show Friday
Nov. 30, 2012
9-12 mo. puppy bitch 1st. place
Edwardsville IL, Kennel Club
Sat. Dec 1, 2012
9-12 mo. puppy bitch 1st. place
Sun. Dec. 2, 2012
9-12 mo. puppy bitch 1st. place
Major Reserve Winners bitch
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Field Trial
• If you can assist with the Field Trial
March 29-31st, please contact
Jeannie Greenlee at
[email protected]
Your field committee is looking for your ideas on how we
can make our field events more fun for everyone. We have
talked about having a tailgate party but would need club
members support for such an endeavor. We would like to
find out what you want. Please email Sasha or Jeannie with
any ideas or suggestions on how we can make our field
events more enjoyable.
[email protected] or [email protected]
Thanks ahead of time for your suggestions!
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Golden Retriever Club of Greater St.
Louis
Back-to-Back Specialty Shows &
Obedience Trials
Saturday April 6, 2013
Sweeps: Cathy Story
Conformation: Kay Gosling
Jrs: Candice Tenting-Gibson
Obedience: Margery West
Sunday April 7, 2013
Sweeps: Deborah Hubbard
Conformation: Debbie Claussen
Jrs: Debbie Claussen
Obedience: Norman Aguirre
PLUS
3 DAYS OF AGILITY
Friday April 5, Saturday April 6, Sunday April 7
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The
University of Missouri Veterinary Medical Sports
Medicine and Rehabilitation Program presents
Injury Prevention & Training Exercises for Canine
Performance Sports
FREE Seminar-Exercise Demonstrations
followed by
Orthopaedic & Performance Assessment and
Treatment Appointments
The seminar-demo will be presented by:
Adrienne Siddens CCRP, Stephanie Gilliam CCRP,
& James L. Cook, DVM, PhD
Date is MARCH 24, 2013
The seminar will cover:
 Building a Conditioning Program
 Core Stabilization Exercises
 The Healthy Way to Stretch Your Athlete
 Competition Warm-up and Cool-down
 Front Limb Injury Prevention Exercises
 Rear Limb Injury Prevention Exercises
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 pm
For enrollment: Contact Adrienne Siddens [email protected] or call 573882-7821
Limited enrollment is free, but you must sign up to attend!
Location: Topshelf K9 Agility Training
878 Cherokee Ridge Ln.
Labadie, MO 63055
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Check out this article for more interesting
reading
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http://news.yahoo.com/golden-retrieverskey-lifetime-dog-cancer-study092508766.html
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HOW DID YOU CHOOSE YOUR KENNEL NAME?
We asked the question, and these are the replies we got from some of our
members (some responses have been slightly edited), listed in the order
received:
Margaret Frahm, Rock & Rill: The name came from the name my grandmother
gave out family farm where we still reside. It comes from a verse of “America,”
also known as ”My County ‘Tis of Thee”: I love thy rocks and rills / Thy woods
and templed hills….Grandmother felt the second verse could refer to the rocky
hills, bluffs, and springs on our farm. The retriever part was added when
Goldens became a part of our life. These beautiful dogs retrieve over rocks and
rills.
Ken and Judy Schlecht, Confetti: Ken and I showed Irish Setters a long time
ago. We named our kennel Ivy Glen. I always loved ivy, and it represented
respectability to me. We had to quit showing to move around for Ken’s job and
to raise our kids. We said someday we would do that again. Twenty five years
later we needed a kennel name, but Ivy Glen was already being used. We
decided that showing Goldens was to be fun; therefore our attitude could be like
Confetti—a celebration, fun, all about enjoying our dogs and meeting good
people.
Nona Bauer, Chances R: The origin of our kennel name was very simple, and
not really repeatable. I was looking for something different, and I heard of a bar
that was called Chances R. Not very canine at all!
Suzanne Wakefield, Calahill: When Dennis and I wanted to name our farm in
Dittmer, MO in the early ‘90s, we chose the Gaelic word Cala, which means
“safe harbor; a sanctuary; a place to anchor.” Thus Calahill. It was appropriate
because of my Scottish ancestors, and Dennis had spent 24 years in the Navy,
part of it based in ports in Scotland. So Calahill became a natural for our kennel
name, too. I’ve had only one litter with this prefix (though I grew up actively
participating in our Collie showing/breeding family, kennel name Bettyhill, which
is the name of a village in the Scottish Highlands). At present I’d rather do
breeder referral than breed—but when I retire, there will undoubtedly be Calahill
puppies in my future.
Jeannie Greenlee, SmokinGold: When I was trying to figure out a kennel
name, I wanted to pick something that described my dogs and had a tie to the
kennel name that I got them from, Blazinlakes. I remembered that when I was
running Reese at a hunt test once, I overheard someone talking about her, and
they described her as “that smokin’ fast Golden.” I thought how appropriate:
where there’s smoke there’s fire (blazin). I have been asked about the other
meaning that my kennel name could be used for, and my answer was, I thought
of that when I chose that kennel name, but after all, my first SmokinGold litter
was by a Hightimes dog. :)
Bill and Mary Page, Trèfle: Trèfle is the French word for clover. Our bitch is
CH Confetti Lucky-N-Love, call name “Clover.” When we were trying to think up
something unique to serve as our kennel name, our granddaughter suggested
Clover in French. She called my daughter, who studied and visited France on
several occasions, and she told us the translation. We liked it immediately. We
had our first litter in July. So much work, but what fun also. We now have three,
and I am standing firm on that limit! Clover, who leads a pamp
ered life, Michael (just beginning his show career), and Stella (a future
hopeful).
Carol Hardy and Kim Jaeger, Pheasant Hill: Carol lives on Pheasant Hill
Court. That is pretty self-explanatory, except she once said that since Shannon
came from Rush Hill (CH Rush Hill’s Angel on My Shoulder OD), she just picked
something simple. It tied into where she lived and where Shannon came from.
We thought it would be cool to be like Mary Lou Siemans and Nancy Kelly and
the fact that they were together for so long, and now Nancy has kept the
Golden Pine kennel name going (like we wish we could be like Golden Pine,
right?! ;-) I just thought it would be neat for me to be able to continue Pheasant
Hill for Carol instead of having my own kennel name. If it weren’t for Carol, I
would have never had Gala, and I just can’t imagine using another name.
Lesley Albin, Blazen: When Chris and I were a lot younger (pre-Andrea
days), we used to take driving vacations all over the western states,
usually Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, etc. Chris has relatives out there,
so it made sense, and we saw a lot of the country. One day my mom
asked me where we were blazin’ away to next (she knows how Chris
drives). Since we took our ‘78 Chevy Blazer on several of these trips
(Jackson, WY in September is really cold, by the way, especially if you are
sleeping in your vehicle), it became an easy translation to Blazen.
Judy Knobbe, Futura: My kennel name, Futura, does not have glorious
beginnings; it is not my maiden name or even a family name. In the early
days of my involvement with conformation dogs, I had gone with a group of
three others to the Gary, Indiana shows to show my first competitive
conformation Golden Retriever, Reva, and my black and tan Cocker
Spaniel, Moxie. (Both went on to be my first champions, by the way.) As a
group we were going to dinner and talking about each of their respective
kennel names and the histories behind them. They all started telling me
that I had better figure out a kennel name of my own because I had two
nice dogs and soon would have puppies and what would I do then?
Meanwhile, we were having difficulty finding the restaurant we were
looking for; in the days before GPS we did a lot of driving around looking
for places. I happened to glance out the window while at a stop sign and
looked at the street sign and it read “Futura”! So Futura is a street in Gary,
Indiana. Not at all glamorous! From humble beginnings we grew the name
to encompass not only the dogs—Golden Retrievers and Irish Wolfhounds,
and in the past, Cocker Spaniels—but to include our herd of Black Angus
cattle registered under the Futura prefix. From the name on a street sign,
we grew into Futura Ranch.
Dana and Diana Oaks, Oaks Goldens: The origin of our kennel name
was pretty simple and obvious. Not a feel-good, warm and fuzzy story. Our
first three Goldens were from backyard breeders, and then we got smart.
But the first three were all lovable and wonderful and made us fall
completely for Goldens and helped us to learn about good breeding. Danni
Fay was our first show dog, purchased from Joyce and Art Ottenad. She
was a tomboy and hated showing, and she was retired to be the most
sweet, lovable family member who we cherished! We couldn’t keep her out
of the mud, and she loved to roll in anything stinky. We have been lucky
enough to be owned by many wonderful quality bred dogs since: Hunter,
Tug Boat, and little Bree (BB), and of course our newest member, Colt the
Thunderbolt who is out of Robin Dalton’s bitch Sekrit and our very own
Tug! They have each brought something very special to us, and we will
always have footprints on our heart for those that have left us to travel to
the Rainbow Bridge. For the ones that remain, we cherish every single
second and appreciate that they allow us to be part of their lives! I cannot
ever imagine a day without a Golden Retriever in our lives. Art and Joyce
Ottenad, Tawnytyke: I bought my first Golden from Mary Schaub in
February 1983, a pet girl that was supposed to be my son’s dog. They had
lots of fun together, but as she grew, it was apparent that she was more
than a pet. In 1986, after obtaining her clearances, (those expected at that
time), she was bred to Pauline Zarnecki’s male, Breaker. That produced
nine pups and we kept a male called Grins. Mary suggested that I think of
a kennel name. I was clueless as to what to come up with. Mary was very
good at this sort of thing and one day ran this by me: Tawny is close to the
color of a Golden Retriever, and Tyke is a small person (meaning me)—
thus the kennel name Tawnytyke.
Janet Guethle, Hawkhaven: In 1981 a storm washed two chicken hawks
off the roof where Janet worked, and of course she had to rescue them.
Most of her friends at work were all married, and wanted to make sure she
found a good man. So they suggested she call Francis Guethle to help
rescue the hawks. He picked them up and raised them at his family farm.
When they were flying, he asked Janet to come out and see them
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. On that day, he asked if she wanted to go dancing. They never dated anyone
else from that first date. (It is rumored Francis asked her what she thought about
getting married on the first date, but he won’t admit it.) A year or two later, a friend
of Francis’s asked them if they wanted a Golden Retriever puppy. In what was
going to become a tradition, they took two! In 1984 they married, and decided to
get another Golden. Janet had shown horses as a child, and decided to
investigate the world of dog showing. Hawkhaven was the perfect choice for their
kennel name. They met Barbara Roy, and started doing fostering and rescue of
Goldens. Barbara introduced them to members of the Golden Retriever Club of
Greater St. Louis, and Janet joined the club around 1986. Their first bitch was
bred to CH Meadowpond’s Trojan’s Pride, and later to CH Daystar’s Tornado
Warning. It was a tough lesson to learn that buying or breeding a show quality
Golden wasn’t as easy as it first appeared! They owned dogs with famous
siblings, such as Mystic’s sister, Summit’s Hawkhaven Laciboo, and Ophelia’s
sister, Calypso Never Udderestimate. It was several years before they attained
their first championship with CH Goodtime’s The Rule to Follow, Cando, from
Marylee Goodnight. She was born Jan. 31, 1993, and she was amateur owner
handled by Janet for back-to-back majors, and a Group 2 win. She produced CH
Hawkhaven’s Discovery Shop (Christopher) and Hawkhaven’s Dragonheart
(Bowen, 9 points). Both won some group placements. Ken and Judy Schlecht
helped get Christopher finished. Her daughter, Hawkhaven Hearts Are Wild UD
OA AXJ NAP NJP, was owned by Kit Modrcin from the Kansas City Golden club.
The Guethles currently own Docmar Aye Gnu Ewe Wood CD, Pando.
Makalah Boyer, Tadajo: I found myself with three wonderful Goldens and the
possibility of using one of them as a stud dog. The thought of a kennel name was
overwhelming to me, because I insisted that it had to have meaning and not just
be another name. After much deliberation and many names that meant nothing, a
dear friend suggested I take the first two letters of each dog’s name and form a
kennel name: Tanner, Darby, Johnny. Voilà ... Tadajo was founded. In my mind, it
couldn’t have more meaning than that. As time has passed, so have Tanner and
Johnny, leaving me with a kennel name that means more to me than ever.
Sharon and Carl Rosenkoetter, Hillside: I was 16 years old when I started
working with LC (Pete) Litzsinger, who owned a retriever kennel. I worked for him
a little bit, and he gave me a Golden Retriever bitch (mostly Beckwith
background). Anyway, my family had just moved into a new house that was
located on a hillside. In fact, people often said our house would slide down the hill
if we had a lot of rain. But my dad built me kennels coming out of our barn; I had
to go down the hillside everyday to the kennel and come up the hillside to come
to the house. So when I was planning my first litter, my mom suggested Hillside.
Not very original, but it has stuck, and now another generation is also breeding
under the Hillside prefix. An interesting aside is that when we going through my
father’s papers after his death, my grandfather (who died when my dad was 7),
had a hatchery, in Augusta, MO—and his letterhead said “Hillside Hatchery.”
Darleen Harmon: Huntleigh: Huntleigh is my second kennel name; the first one
was Trifecta because of the horses, but then someone started using it. So I had
to change it to Huntleigh, which means “From the Meadow of the Hunter.”
Karen Arbuthnot, Karamor: Karamor Goldens had its beginnings in 1976 when I
purchased my first Golden Retriever puppy, “Ginger” (Rainboend Gingerbread Girl CD, OD)
from charter GRCGSL member Mary Schaub of Rainboend Goldens. I actually
came up with the Karamor kennel name long before breeding my first Golden
litter in 1980 and used it as a registered cattery name when I had Persian cats.
Karamor is my own derivative of Kar for Karen and amor (from Latin amor, love),
or “Karen’s love.”
Rita Langford, Owling: Many years ago, a Lab friend told me I needed
my own kennel name if I were to do any breedings. I really hadn’t planned
on a lot and didn’t see the need, but she was insistent. I didn’t know how to
go about choosing such a name and she said she would help. She came
to my house one day and while walking around noticed all the owl pictures,
statues, trinkets, etc. She asked why so many, and I said I like owls. So
she said that is what we will use for a kennel name, and it reflects on what
you enjoy. The word “owl” sounded pretty stupid, so we added the “ing.”
The rest is history.
Becky Denney, Dardenne: The obvious reason for me to use Dardenne
as a kennel name for my Golden Retrievers was that part of my name was
included in the place name itself. I don’t know anything about the family for
which Dardenne Creek was named, but there are a number of reasons that
the name has meaning for me. Not long after we organized the GRCGSL
in June 1975, I learned that the Busch Wildlife area was a wonderful place
to train retrievers. At that point I think we had to have a hunting license and
pay a daily fee if we wanted to train our dogs off lead—or plan a training
session and get a permit from MDC. And in summer we were limited to
only certain fields at Busch Wildlife and used Dardenne Creek for training
and hiking with our dogs. At that time my grandparents lived in O’Fallon,
MO, and I learned that my grandfather grew up attending fish fries and
swimming on Dardenne Creek with a friend whose family owned farm land
near Lake 33, south of Dardenne Creek. In fact, Grandpa’s friend’s family
had donated a plot of land for a schoolhouse there early in the 1900s. The
use of the land changed from farms and country villages when the federal
government took the land for producing and storing munitions during
WWII.
Early in our training we waded and did puppy training in Dardenne Creek
until we learned that not only was there radioactivity in at least one of the
springs on the wildlife area, but also traces of dynamite were found in
Dardenne Creek. In fact, later I named one of my pups Dardenne’s
Dynamite (call name Smokey).
By the time I was serious about breeding my trained bitches to titled field
dogs, I was enthralled with Busch Wildlife as the home of licensed field
trials as well as an excellent place to train much of the year. Dardenne
Creek itself ran through the Busch Wildlife area and near at least three
important retriever kennels located in St. Charles County, so I was proud to
use the name on my Golden Retrievers.
Hmmm . . . in writing only about the kennel name I used, Dardenne, I
skipped through a phenomenal amount of St. Charles County history, and
especially retriever history. For instance, Mississippi Valley Kennel Club
ran a field trial in October 1939, at Peruque, MO. And the National
Retriever Trial was at Bourbon, MO in December 1943. Golden Retrievers
and their owners were an important part of that history.
If you haven’t heard some of that history, then I owe you another story—
soon.
Thank you all for your responses, and your insights into your personal
histories with Goldens.
Your next assignment, should you choose to accept it:
Sue Lister, Innisfree: Greg and I bought Innisfree Kennels in late 1980 and were
married in January 1981. The kennel was named Innisfree by the owner, who had
built it with the help of his brothers in the late 1960s. It wasn’t named until after
one of the brothers returned from his trip to Ireland and Scotland. He found the
isle of Innisfree so peaceful and pastoral, like where the kennel was built in St.
Peters at the time, that the kennel was named Innisfree. We wanted to keep the
name when we purchased it, as it was an already established business in the
Tell us about your most embarrassing moment in the dog world. In the ring,
in the field, in class, at home—wherever dogs can do their best to humble
you. And yes, you have to use your own name! As soon as we have a
collection of these, they’ll appear in the Golden Gazette~~
community and known for the rural setting. Many people liked that so we didn’t
want to change it! When we sold the kennel in 2001, Innisfree was associated
with Greg’s retrieving training and our kennel business, so we kept it, and it
moved with us to Troy. As I relate to Scotland by my grandmother’s heritage, this
is a part of the Celtic traditions I am proud to have. Therefore, I use the name in
my dogs’ pedigrees bred here at Innisfree as the connection of our continents.
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How can you help the Morris Animal Foundation, Golden Retriever
Foundation, and the Golden Retriever Club of America meet their
enrollment goals for the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study?
http://www.grca.org/pdf/health/BreederLetter.pdf
Lesley Albin
2013 GRCA National
The holidays are over, and I hope your thoughts are turning to......the 2013 GRCA Golden Retriever National hosted
by the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metro Golden Retriever Club! While 275 days may seem like a long way off, our
website: www.2013national.com offers *many* opportunities for you to order NOW. The website is continually adding
new items, so please be sure to check it often!! Some of the items you may be interested in doing now are:
Go to the Trophies page for information and contact Lesley Pettengill to sponsor a trophy. Better hurry so you can
hopefully get the trophy you want to sponsor. You can also add "in honor of" or "in memory of" to make your donation
even more special.
Ticket and entry limits information have been added for the Welcome Dinner and Parade of Titleholders. Don't miss
out on these fun events!
If you have not seen the breathtakingly beautiful quilt "Return to Guisachan" donated by Ann Burke, please go to
"Raffles" - I'm sure you will want to contact Ann about tickets!
We have added two new General Raffle Prizes:
- Win your Hotel Room (up to six nights) at the fabulous Holiday Inn!
- A beautiful 14kt pin featuring a Golden Retriever jumping toward a Pheasant.
This was generously donated by Ana, Julien, and Shirley (The Ana Goulet-Virginia Gardiner Studio)
Value: $1295.00
And, of course, all the different merchandise!!!! Now is the time to order, so that you can begin wearing it. You don't
want to wait until the National to buy where selection and sizes may be limited.
Not only can you purchase merchandise, but you can order your dinner tickets, Gala tickets, and catalogs from the
online store.
http://www.grcasales.org and click on "2013 National Specialty Items" at the bottom of the navigation list on the leftside of the page.
If you have any questions about this information or *anything* else to do with the 2013 National, please do not
hesitate to contact me at: [email protected]
Patti
"Answer Gal"
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Patricia Harbison [email protected]
Hi, I am trying to locate a member of your club whom I
sat with & chatted at Gray Summit shows in May. We
talked at length about Lakeland Terriers, she had
expressed an interest in the breed and wanted to think
about it after she had finished dealing with Golden
Nationals. Any idea who this was? Thanks for any
thoughts you have.
Sincerely,
Patty Harbison
Here is some follow up info on the letters we prepared to help breeders get the
word to their puppy buyers about Morris Animal Foundation's Golden Retriever
Lifetime Study.
Except for a couple of non-working emails of Member Club Secretaries that I'm
still trying to track down, I have sent all the emails that publicize the Breeder
Letter and the Puppy Buyer Letter on the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study, and
posted a notice on two Golden Retriever discussion groups on
Facebook. Leslie B will be posting the letters on the GRCA Facebook page
when she returns home. We fixed the small error that Lesley A found on the
Puppy Buyer Letter and the links on the GRCA website have been updated.
You are now free to send the attached files to people (please send both a
Breeder Letter and a Puppy Buyer Letter to breeders, and just a Puppy Buyer
Letter to individuals with a Golden in the eligible age range - between 6
months and 2 years. You can also instead just send them the links to the
letters on the GRCA website:
BREEDER LETTER:
http://www.grca.org/pdf/health/BreederLetter.pdf
PUPPY BUYER LETTER:
http://www.grca.org/pdf/health/PuppyBuyerLetter.pdf
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GRC-GSL Calendar of Events
Date
Event
Venue
Contact
Feb 17, 2013
Health clinic
Vet Clinic of
Chesterfield
Sandy Primovic
Feb 20, 2013
GRC GSL Meeting
Dog Museum
Judy Knobbe
Mar 20, 2013
GRC GSL Meeting
Dog Museum
Judy Knobbe
Mar 29-31
Field Trial
April 6,7
Spring Specialty Dog
Show
Purina Farms Event
Center
Apr 5-7
Agility
Purina Farms
Jeannie Greenlee
Margie Williams
Newsletter Subscriptions are available for $10 per year. Make checks payable to GRCGSL and mail your request to the
newsletter editor. Complimentary newsletters will be provided for two months on request.
Membership: Membership dues for one year are $15 for an individual and $20 for a family and include a subscription to the
newsletter. Anyone wishing to apply for membership is invited to attend a club meeting as a guest and obtain an application
form from the Membership Chairman. The completed application shall carry the endorsement of two unrelated club members
as sponsors and shall be returned to the Membership Chairman along with a check for annual dues. The applicant’s sponsors
shall be responsible for introducing the applicant to the Club, encouraging participation in Club functions, and making the
applicant aware of the objectives of the Club. The prospective member’s application shall be read by the Membership Chairman
at the first Club meeting following its’ receipt and the sponsors shall speak on their behalf. The applicant’s name will be
published in the next Newsletter and his application will be voted on at the following Club meeting. Affirmative votes of ¾ of the
members present and voting at that meeting shall be required to elect the applicant.
Litter Listing and Breeder Referral Guidelines: Litter listings will be limited to basic information about the litter: whelping or
due date, sex distribution, sire, dam, grandparents, examination reports on the sire and dam, and breeder’s name, address and
phone number. Only GRCGSL members in good standing who are the owner or co-owner of the sire or the dam may list a litter
in the Gateway Golden Gazette or with GRCGSL’s Breeder Referral service. There is no charge for either service. The
Newsletter Editor and Breeder Referral Chair must be provided with copies of the following prior to listing the litter: 1) Sire and
dam’s OFA hip AND elbow registration or OFA preliminary hip and elbow evaluation: preliminary evaluations on dogs over 30
months of age by date of listing may not be used. 2) Sire and Dam’s CERF clearances or normal eye reports from an ACVO
board-certified veterinary ophthalmologist dated within 12 months of breeding. 3) Subvalvular Aortic Stenosis (SAS) clearance
or normal heart clearance from a board certified cardiologist. References to Von Willebrand’s Disease (VWD) and Thyroid
examinations may also be included, provided copies of these reports are furnished. Older dogs and rescue Goldens may be
listed provided they have been neutered or if neutering is a condition of the sale/placement. Single copies of the GRCA booklet,
“Acquiring A Golden Retriever” are available free of charge from the Breeder Referral chairmen.
Club Website: www.grcgsl.org
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