February - Golden Retriever Club of Greater St. Louis
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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 2 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 2 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) 2 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! 3 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 3 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! 8 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 8 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 9 Check out this article for more interesting reading . http://news.yahoo.com/golden-retrieverskey-lifetime-dog-cancer-study092508766.html 10 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 11 . 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. 12 13 14 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" 15 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 9 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 17