York County Kennel Club of Maine, Inc.

The Scentinel
York County Kennel Club of Maine, Inc.
July/August 2014
York CountyKennel Club of
Maine
Meeting Minutes
June 2, 2014
Attendees: Sandy Bergeron,
Karen Gatchell, Ron Geer, Carroll
Goodwin, Pollie Goodwin, Steve
Hersey, Eileen Kelly, John Kelly, Tracey Levasseur,
Karen Norteman, Gloria Pasquini, Mary Smith
The meeting was called to order at 7:08 PM by Acting
President Steve Hersey.
Minutes of the Last Meeting: Karen G. moved to
accept, Gloria seconded. Accepted without changes.
Report of the President
Acting President Steve Hersey says it’s been a fun 2
years. He is still hoping that someone else will step up
to the plate. Otherwise, the Board will have to handle
the issue of choosing the next President at the next
meeting. The club will not be able to function as a
club without a President.
Corresponding Secretary's Report
Gloria received a form from AKC for the officers’ slate;
it needs to be updated and returned (which can be
done online). Does Danielle still want to be referral
chair? Eileen Kelly will be the new Legislative Liaison.
Because we have no President, we can’t send that
form in until we have one.
York County Kennel Club Officers:
Sandra Bergeron, Acting President
207-282-0684
[email protected]
Karen Norteman, Recording Secretary
207-324-9046
[email protected]
Carroll Goodwin, Treasurer
207-324-5400
[email protected]
Gloria Pasquini, Corresponding Secretary
207-459-5132
[email protected]
Board of Directors:
Mary Bateman
207-646-8589
[email protected]
Stephen Hersey
603-926-6915
[email protected]
Tracey Levasseur
207-247-3384
[email protected]
Mary Smith
207-748-0967
[email protected]
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Susan Parsons’ mother sent a note of thanks to
the club for our donation to Skye Terrier Rescue
in in Susan’s memory.
Treasurer’s Report
Carroll reports that he has the club checkbook
and all the materials. The checkbook register is
out of date; it will take a while to reconcile. He
does have current bank statements and
balances through April. He will make a full
report at our August meeting.
He went over the membership list to make sure
that it was current.
Award plaques will be $28.50 each.
Karen Batchell suggested announcing in the
Scentinel — maybe October — to prepare
everyone to finish titles by end of this year in
order to get the award in 2015. Maybe our
awards dinner could be on a Monday night as a
regular meeting, or in June or July because we
don’t meet during the summer.
Steve handed the gavel over to Sandy, who as
VP is now acting president.
Unfinished Business
none
Ron asked about numbers from the Cluster.
Carroll explained that Teri will have the books
done within 90 days of the show's closing.
Cluster Committee
There was lots of good press about the shows,
even with the rain delay.
Raffle: Two of the winners of the Longhorn Pet
Supply gift cards were from far away. One
donated hers back to the club; the other said to
sell it for the best value.
Lost & Found: 3 crates, 2 dollies, 1 VariKennel. Owners were found for most of the lost
items. Misc. brushes, squirt bottles, etc. are still
unclaimed.
Sunshine Committee
Steve reported for Sarah. Sarah sent only the
one card since our last meeting, the one to
Susan’s mother. She would like to know if
anyone else needs sunshine.
Awards Committee
Gloria sent our logo to Phil from Tut’s. He is
making a die from the logo. After that is made,
we can order metal name pins. Price is $8/no
logo. Because we are shrinking the logo, he
wants to see how it comes out before saying for
sure if it will fit. Steve brought in other examples
of pins.
New Business
Tracey requests the loan of our tables for a yard
sale. This was okayed by all present.
There was much discussion about publicity for
the show.
Are we going to do a match this year? Carroll
and Pollie will chair it if we want to host one.
Dan and Mary Smith will man the kitchen. Pollie
says that VDC will donate some glassware that
we can fill with dog cookies and use as
trophies. Tracey Levasseur will do publicity.
Time and place to follow, probably at Finish
Forward Dogs in the early fall.
Meet the Breeds: This year it's on Sunday,
September 7 at Tractor Supply in Scarborough,
between 10 AM - 2 PM. VDC is hosting this
year.
Tractor Supply is having a strut-your-mutt/pet
expo type event. Can we get people from the
clubs to participate? Date is TBD this summer.
Maybe YCKC could put up a booth or
something.
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Cluster Equipment Cleanup Day: is 6/8 at 10 AM.
Where: Teri Welch's house, 33 Lafayette Street,
Yarmouth.
Workers Appreciation Dinner: When and where
should we hold it? Gloria will ask the Oak Street
Bistro. Please don’t schedule it for September 1314. September 5? It’s the Friday night before Meet
the Breeds.
Board meeting: Should we hold the next one
before our next club meeting in August? It should
not be on the same day as the regular meeting.
Baby Rowan is now CH Burlesque Doing It
Her Way HIC. She earned that last stinkin’
point at the Penobscot Valley shows in
June, where she got her first point the year
before. She placed third in her class at the
Bearded Collie Club of Canada’s National
Specialty.
No date set for the next Cluster meeting.
Some discussion about the lunch break at the
Cluster shows and how they affect obedience
scheduling.
Pollie moved to adjourn. Karen G. Seconded. The
meeting was adjourned at 8:15 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Karen Norteman
Recording Secretary
Do you know a club member
who could use a little
“sunshine”? If you know of
someone who could use some
well wishes, thank yous,
congratulations or any other sentiment for
any reason, please don’t hesitate to contact the
“sunshine” committee via Sarah Todd. You
can reach her by email at: [email protected]
Cheerio!
-Karen
Last weekend Ron and I and Rio, our
Bouvier and Solo our Toy Fox Terrier went
to Harrisburg, PA. The Shows were Friday,
Saturday and Sunday. The numbers were
in it was majors for Rio each day, I was
really excited - but sure - all I wanted was a
little piece of it. Well, the first day Rio was
Winners and. Best of Winners and Best
Opposite . I was flyin. The next day a
REPEAT WOOHOO, I'm never coming
down. Both majors—4 point
majors. Sunday she took it again 4 more
points. OMG! She only had three going in
and coming home with 15 points to finish
her. You always see these things in the
dogs magazines but NEVER
ME. YEEHA! Mary Smith was instrumental
in getting us to go, and she has news too.
Thanks,
Sandy Bergeron
or phone (or text) at 207-451-3682
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Hans (Warwick’s MADDS Handsome Handful Of Licorice) and
Zee (Warwick’s MADDS Zee On Fire) had the following wins
this summer
Best of Winners at the North Shore Kennel Club, both shows.
Best of Winners at the Middlesex K C show
Best of Winners at the Penobscot K C Show
Best of Winners at the Hockamock K C show
Best of Winners at Wampanoag K C show
Best of Winners(1 pt.) at the Wampanoag K C,
Best of Winners (1 pt.) at the Naugatuck K C
Owner Handler Grp 4 at the Kenilworth K C show
Best of Winners (1 pt.) at the Farmington Valley K C show
Grp 4 at the Woodstock K C Show
Owner Handler Grp 4 at the Penn Ridge B C Show
Best of Winners, for a 4 pt. Major at the Harrisburg K C Show
Winners Dog (2 pts.) at the Penn Ridge K C Show
Oonah and I have been busy
again! In June, Oonah earned
her CDSP CD title in only three
trials. And a couple weeks ago at
All Dog’s Gym’s World Cynosport
Rally Tournament, Oonah
qualified in 11 out of 12 runs and
even earned a perfect score in a
level 3 run. She finished her level
three title at the tournament with
an award of excellence.
And here is Zee’s brag
Veteran -Grp 1 at the Middlesex Kennel Club
-Mary & Dan Smith
-Sarah Todd
It's been a busy Spring and Summer for my Gordon Setters. At the Friday
YCKC show this May, my Boomer finished his Championship. He is now
Ch Brynbar Tamarack Sonic Boom JH. Not to be outdone, his litter sister
Penny finished her Master Hunter title. The Gordon Setter Club of America
has an award called Beauty Brains and Birdsense for dogs who earn titles
in conformation, obedience and the field. Since Penny achieved the
required titles, which included the higher level hunting titles, she will grace
the cover of the GSCA News in September. She is Ch Tamarack Brynbar
Worth Every Penny CD MH, and is just 3 years old. Another youngster making waves is Sizzle
who became a Champion in July at just 15 months old. She is Ch Tamarack Brynbar Sass and
Sizzle. And proving that you CAN teach an old dog new tricks, my 9 year old Emma (Penny and
Boomer's mother) earned her CD in July to complete the requirements for her BBB award. She is
Ch Tamarack Brynbar Calendar Girl CD JH. All the above dogs were bred by and are owned by
myself and Mike Brnger and Ellen Shanahan.
~~ Donnah Brnger, Brynbar Setters.
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The York County Kennel Club would like
to thank our members who volunteered their
time to work at the Southern Maine Coastal
Classic, May 15-18, 2014. We invite you to a
Workers Appreciation Dinner at the Oak Street
Bistro, 3 Oak Street, Alfred, Maine, on Friday,
September 5, 2014, at 6 p.m.
Volunteers have a choice of one of three
entrees: pan-seared chicken; parmesanencrusted haddock; roast strip sirloin. Dinner
also includes house salad, bread/butter, and
dessert. Alcoholic beverages are not included
and are the responsibility of the volunteers.
Volunteers may bring a guest, but they are
responsible for paying for their guest’s meal.
The cost of a guest’s meal is $24.99 plus tax
and tip.
Gloria has sent out an email to the
workers whose names she has been given. If
you have not received an e-mail from her, and
you set up, broke down, cleaned equipment,
and/or worked at the shows, please contact
her at [email protected]. She will
then send you an e-mail with details. Although
we try to be very careful to get everyone’s
name who worked, omissions do happen. We
don’t want anyone who volunteered to be
missed.
Thank you to everyone who made our
cluster a huge success. Looking forward to
seeing you on September 5th!
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2014 Obedience Advisory Committee - Recommendations
The 2014 Obedience Advisory Committee met in June to discuss the future of the
sport and to review the more than 1,000 suggestions submitted by the Fancy. The
committee members have more than 260 combined years in the sport of obedience!
They put a great deal of thought into what the Fancy was asking to change, in order
to produce meaningful recommendations that will move the sport of obedience into
the future, while keeping in mind the importance of the past. The committee is continuing to discuss additional sport related changes and once complete, additional
recommendations will be forthcoming for comment.
The following recommendations of the Obedience Advisory Committee are being
published so the Fancy may provide feedback before the recommendations are finalized. Please feel free to share this link with your fellow dog friends and club
members. Only one submittal per person should be provided.
You should refer to the entire list of recommendations on the PDF document at the
link below to see the complete information before providing feedback. To provide
feedback, select a recommendation from the link below and choose from the condensed information in the drop-down list. Please rate the item using the selection
criteria; there is a comment box for brief comments regarding that particular recommendation. If you wish to comment on additional recommendation(s), use the
RATE ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATION link to add additional sections. Be
sure to click SUBMIT at the bottom when you are ready to send your comments to
AKC.
Comments will be taken until the deadline date of:
Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at 12 Noon Eastern Standard Time
Go to:
http://www.akc.org/events/obedience/obedience_advisory_committee.cfm
and follow the links from there to comment!
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ELLIS DOG TRAINING PRESENTS ONE DAY TRACKING
CLINIC WITH TRACKING JUDGE MARY THOMPSON
DATE: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2014...RAINDATE: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2014
LOCATION: 410 CIDER HILL ROAD, YORK, MAINE
COST: $75.00 WORKING SPOT WITH ONE DOG; $50.00 AUDIT
TIME: 8:30AM—4:30PM
APPLICATION: FILL OUT AND MAIL WITH FEE TO ELLIS DOG TRAINING, 10 MAIN STREET,
GONIC, NH 03839 OR CALL DIANE AT 603-834-0113
NAME:
DOG’S NAME:
ADDRESS:
DOG’S BREED/AGE:
TEL/E-MAIL:
WAIVER: I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS SOME ASSUMED RISK THAT MAY BE INCURRED
IN DOG TRAINING, EVEN WHEN THE UTMOST CARE IS TAKEN, AND THEREFORE I WILL
HOLD ELLIS DOG TRAINING, PAWS TO TRAIN, FELLOW CLASSMATES, AND ALL
ASSOCIATIONS OF THE TRAINING FIELD AT 410 CIDER HILL ROAD IN YORK, MAINE
HARMLESS OF ANY INJURY THAT MAY OCCUR DURING TRAINING ON THE TRAINING
GROUNDS AND IMMEDIATE SURROUNDING AREAS. I EXPRESSLY ASSUME THE IMPLIED
RISK AND THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY DOG OR THE DOG I AM TRAINING WHILE
ATTENDING THE TRACKING CLINIC
PLEASE SIGN
DATE:
GUARDIAN TO SIGN.)
(MUST BE 18 YRS OR OLDER OR
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Therapy Dog 101
Training & Testing Weekend Workshop
If you have a well-mannered, happy dog and you’re interested in volunteering, then this workshop is for you! The workshop will provide an intensive, hands-on approach to all facets of therapy dog work.
Date: October 4 – 5, 2014
Location: Paw-zn-Around Doggie Daycare
8 New County Road
Saco, Maine 04072
$220 for Workshop & Test
Presented by:
Gina Hayes
Just Dogs Training
Therapy Dogs International Evaluator
2014 Red Cross Hero
For more information:
Richard Barnaby
207-459-7779
[email protected]
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T
his newsletter is published by the York
County Kennel Club of Maine. Opinions
expressed in articles and editorials are not
necessarily those of the York County Kennel
Club of Maine.
Advertisements, litter
announcements and show brags do not
constitute endorsement. The editor reserves
the right to accept or reject any material
submitted for publication.
Deadline:
Submissions to the Scentinel should be received
by the editor by the 15th of the month at noon.
Send Submissions to:
Sarah Todd
[email protected]
or
17 Rice Avenue
Kittery, ME 03904-1625
Upcoming Meeting:
The next meeting will be Monday, August 25th at 7pm in the Community Room of the York
County Credit Union, Biddeford branch. For those with GPS, the address is 75 Boulder Way,
Biddeford, Maine. For those coming via the turnpike, take exit 32, the Biddeford exit. Pass
through the toll plaza and continue to the set of lights. Go straight at the lights, across route 111
onto the Biddeford Spur, and take the first right onto Mountain Road. As you
proceed up the hill, turn right into the Mailhot Plaza. The Credit Union is the
first building on the left. Come in the side door.
The Scentinel
Sarah Todd, Editor
17 Rice Avenue
Kittery, ME 03904-1625
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