GSLDTC Nov 2015 Newsletter - Great Salt Lake Dog Training Club

November 2015
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NEWSLETTER OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE DOG TRAINING CLUB
What’s Happening…………...
New Board and Director Members!!
The nominating committee has been selected and consist of Donna Smith, Irene Lokcik
and Linda McLelland. Elections took place at the Oct General meeting held on Oct 26,
2015. Your 2016 elected Board and Director Members are listed on page 3
DON’T FORGET—Awards
Banquet is scheduled for Jan 16,
2016!!
The Awards Banquet will be held at the Bicentennial Indoor Pavilion located at
530 East 8680 South, Sandy, UT. Prime Rib, $10.00 per person plus a side dish to
share. Email reservations to Michelle Larsen @ [email protected] by Jan 9,
2016.
Be sure to fill out the Awards Application also for titles/certificates your dog/s have
earned in 2015 and get the forms back to Catherine Beattie by Dec 31, 2015
Medallions and ribbons will be presented at the Awards Banquet. Catherine’s
contact info is on the form and the form is on page 5 of this
newsletter.
Renewal Time AGAIN!!!!
I sent out the Renewal forms via email, PLEASE fill them out
ASAP and get them sent back with your dues. Deadline is
Dec 31, 2015—more on page 3
Inside this issue:
What’s Happening
1
New STAR Puppy Graduates
2
Training classes /
Renewals/Elections
3
Awards Banquet and Application/Maverik
4-5
Proposed Board Minutes
6-7
Proposed General Meeting 7-8
Minutes
One Year ago this month, the GSLDTC’s Newsletter got a
make over/redesign. What’s your thoughts? How can it be
better, for you, the members??
Member’s Page
9
Page 2
Say hello to the NEWEST STAR Puppy Graduates! HUGE Congratulations to one and all!
STAR Puppy Graduates
Photo by Christine Wright of Upside Wright Photography
IMPORTANT…….GSLDTC Training Classes
Page 3
All of our current classes are full and we do not hold classes in the month of December, so our
next class sign ups will be in the new year. Please keep your eye on our website for the date of
that class sign up. It MAY NOT be in January due to the remodel of the Armory.
Also important: A motion was made at the Sept Board Meeting to increase the class prices. The motion
passed with no opposed. So as of Jan 1, 2016 our training classes will be $85.00 for an 8 week course,
$75.00 for the 2nd dog in household or continuing classes.
It’s Renewal Time !!!!
I sent out the Renewal forms via email, you MUST fill out all info on the form and send back with your
dues (if owed) by Dec 31, 2015 By getting the form and dues back to us ASAP, it allows us to get the new
directories completed sooner and out to the membership. So PLEASE, even though the deadline is Dec 31,
2015, DO NOT wait until then to get it done. Do it NOW while it is fr esh on your mind. It r eally just
takes a few minutes to do. Thank you!!!!
New Board & Director Members
Elections took place at the Oct General meeting held on
Oct 26, 2015. At 7 pm.
Here are your new Board & Director Members:
Names in bold were voted in, others are holdovers as their term is not up yet.
President: Irene Lokcik
Vice President: Kathleen Jones
Treasurer: Donna Smith
Ex. Secretary: Dorathy Hart
Home Secretary: Judy Campbell
Training: Wendy McCleery & Jeanne Rankin
Hospitality: Michelle Larsen & Stephanie Evans
Show: Jeff McCleery & Mark Kuhn
Trophy: Catherine Beattie & Assistant Christine wright
Rally Committee: Penny Morrison & Darlana Quinn
Obedience Committee: Donna Smith
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Mark your Calendars!!!!
The Awards Banquet will be Jan 16, 2016 held at the Bicentennial Indoor Pavilion located
at 530 East 8680 South, Sandy, UT. Prime Rib, $10.00 per person plus a side dish to share.
Email reservations to Michelle Larsen @ [email protected] by Jan 9, 2016.
And don’t forget to fill out the Awards Application for all titles/certificates your dog/s have
earned in 2015. Please get those forms completed and either mailed or emailed to
Catherine Beattie. Deadline for the awards forms are Dec 31, 2015
Catherine’s address and email is on the form.
For those of you that do not know, George & Dorathy Hart’s beloved havanese, Maverik is lost.
There is FaceBook page set up “Help Get Maverik Home” where all updates are placed.
Dear friends, tomorrow (Tuesday, 11/10/15) marks one month since Maverik was lost. We are devastated,
and people are still working very hard to Help Get Maverik Home. We need help in many other areas
(checking lost and found ads, looking at local shelters found animal sites on the web, emailing flyers to shelters, veterinarians and groomers, etc.). Can you give us a little of your time? We're not giving up...we are
doing everything we know how to do to Help Get Maverik Home and back in his owner's arms! Please contact me at [email protected] and let me know if you can join us in the search. Thanks! Dawn & the Volunteers
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Awards Application Form
Please use this form to apply for awards for any AKC or AMBOR titles you earned in 2015, and to apply for recognition of any non-AKC titles you earned (i.e., ASCA, UKC). Use one form per dog for any and all titles /certificates that your dog
earned. If the title earned is not on the abbreviation list, please write out the title name and the abbreviation. Also whether it is an
AKC, UKC, NAVHDA, etc title.
Please be sure to get this form to Catherine Beattie, 1749 Lyndi Lane, Saratoga Springs, UT 84045, by Dec 31, 2015.
You can contact Catherine at 801-450-0804 or [email protected]. Please Print!
Your name: _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Dog's registered name: ____________________________________________________________________________________
Dog's call name: _________________________________________________________________________________________
Breed of Dog: ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Title(s) Earned: __________________________________________________________________________________________
Title Abbreviations
The AKC offers many titles in several events. Dogs who achieve them are entitled to have them listed on pedigrees, certificates, and in event catalogues. These titles become an official part of a dog's record with the AKC. Listed below are some of the
various AKC titles with their abbreviations:
As a Prefix (before the name)
CGC Canine Good Citizen
OFP Open FAST Perferred
AFC Amateur Field Trial Champion
CGCA AKC Community Canine
PAX Perferred Agility Excellent
Ch.
GN Graduate Novice
PCD Pre-Companion Dog
CT Champion Tracker (TD, TDX & VST)
Champion (conformation)
GO Graduate Open
PCDX Pre-Companion Dog Excellent
DC Dual Champion
FC Field Champion
HI Herding Intermediate
PUTD Pre-Utility Dog
HT Herding Tested
GCH Grand Champion
HX Herding Excellent
HC
JC Junior Courser
MACH Master Agility Champion
RN Rally Novice
RA Rally Advanced
RE Rally Excellent
RAE Rally Advanced-Excellent
JE Junior Earthdog
NAC National Agility Champion
NAFC National Amateur Field Champion
SC Senior Courser
JH Junior Hunter
SE Senior Earthdog
NFC National Field Champion
OTCH Obedience Trial Champ
JHA Junior Hunter Advanced
SH Senior Hunter
LCX Lure Courser Excellent
SHA Senior HUnter Advanced
MC Master Courser
T2B Time to Beat
ME Master Earthdog
TD
MH Master Hunter
TDU Tracking Dog Urban
TDX Tracking Dog Excellent
Herding Champion
PACH Preferred Agility Champion
TC Trip. Ch (Ch, FC, OTCH)
As a suffix (after the name)
AJP Excellent Agility Jumpers w/weaves
AX Agility Excellent
AXJ Excellent Agility Jumpers
AXP Agility Excellent A Preferred
BN Beginner Novice
CA Coursing Ability
CAA Coursing Ability Advanced
CAX Coursing Ability Excellent
CD Companion Dog
CDX Companion Dog Excellent
MHA Master Hunter Advanced
MJP Master Excellent Jumpers w weaves
MX Master Agility Excellent
NA Novice Agility
NAJ Novice Agility Jumpers
NAP Novice Agility Preferred
NF Novice FAST
OA Open Agility
OAJ Open Agility Jumper
OF Open FAST
Tracking Dog
THD Therapy Dog Title
UD Utility Dog
UDX Utility Dog Excellent
VST Variable Surface Tracker
Versatile Companion Dog
Versatile Comp. Dog 1-4 (VCD1-4)
XF Excellent FAST
XFP Excellent FAST Preferred
FDCh Flyball Champion
RATN Novice Barn Hunt
RATO Open Barn Hunt
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Proposed Board Meeting Minutes of Oct 2015
Great Salt Lake Dog Training Club
Oct 19, 2015 Board Meeting
Attendance:
Board Members: Wendy & Jeff McCleery, Michelle Larsen, Donna Smith, Christine Wright, Judy Campbell,
Tom McLelland, Catherine Beattie, George & Dorathy Hart, Penny Morrison
Excused: Bob Elder, Darlana Quinn, Jeanne Rankin, Stephanie Evans
Guests: Linda McLelland
Meeting brought to order @ 7:35 pm
President’s Report:
Thanked everyone for joining us. Nominating committee will present their slate of nominees at the General
Meeting.
Executive Secretary’s Report:
Working on 2016 judges
Home Secretary Report:
Renewals will be going out by Oct 30th. Will update website regarding class sign ups.
Treasurer’s Report
Everything is paid to date
Vice President’s Report:
Sent cards, no guest speaker for the General Meeting.
If anyone has ANY suggestions, topics or persons they would like to see speak/present at any of our General Meetings, Please contact Kathleen at [email protected]
.
Show Report:
Nothing at this time.
Training Report:
Due to the space restrictions at the Armory, we will not have a Boo Tique this year.
Hospitality:
Awards Banquet Jan 16, 2016 – Judy to bring cookies for the General Meeting.
Trophy Report:
Awards applications are starting to come in.
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Committees:
Advertising – Website updated. Festival of Trees - Theme "Puppy to Perfect". Tree decorating will take place
at Wendy McCleery's house the Sat after Thanksgiving. Please contact her if you are interested in helping.
Agility – No sign up for agility until next Spring.
Obedience – Nothing at this time
Rally –Ditto on above.
Tracking – Getting judges set for the 2016 Tracking tests. TDX will be Ada & Sally, TD will be Wendy & ?
Old Business: None
New Business: Would like to discuss at General Meeting dedicating the 2016 Sept trials in memory of Tom
Ramage.
Next Board Meeting: Nov 16, 2015 at Wendy McCleery’s - 7:00 pm
Next General Meeting: Oct 26, 2015 @ Columbus Center - 7:30 pm
Motion made to adjourn Christine 1st – Penny 2nd
Meeting ended at 8:32 pm
Proposed General Meeting Minutes of Oct 2015
Great Salt Lake Dog Training Club
General Meeting
Oct 26, 2015
Member Attendance:, Michelle Larsen, Tom & Linda McLelland, Donna & Jack Smith, Rich & Irene Lokcik, Sean &
Kathleen Jones, Judy Campbell, Stephaine Evans, Wendy & Jeff McCleery, Mark Kuhn, Penny Morrison, Catherine
Beattie, Christine Wright, Lisa Quibell, Allison Russell, Mike Stamm, Dottie Briggs
Board Members Excused: Bob Elder, George & Dorathy Hart, Darlana Quinn, Jeanne Rankin
Guests:
Meeting to order 7:02 pm
General Meeting minutes for Sept 2015 accepted as submitted. Allison 1st, Michelle 2nd, All in favor.
Nominating Committee took the floor for elections. Nominating committee included Donna Smith, Irene Lokcik and
Linda McLelland. Donna presented their slate for the 2016 open positions. Names in bold were voted in, others are
holdovers as their term is not up yet. Opened up nominations from the floor. None presented, so the presented slate
was voted on. All in favor we accept the presented slate and no one opposed, so slate passes. Below is our 2016 list
of Board Members and Directors. Past President Tom McLelland will hold a director seat as long as the new president is in office. Congratulations to All!!
President: Irene Lokcik
Vice President: Kathleen Jones
Treasurer: Donna Smith
Ex. Secretary: Dorathy Hart
Home Secretary: Judy Campbell
Training: Wendy McCleery & Jeanne Rankin
Hospitality: Michelle Larsen & Stephanie Evans
Show: Jeff McCleery & Mark Kuhn
Trophy: Catherine Beattie & Assistant Christine wright
Rally Committee: Penny Morrison & Darlana Quinn
Obedience Committee: Donna Smith
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President’s Report:
Now we must form a new committee. The Audit Committee. Any volunteers? Rich Lokcik (CPA), Irene
Lokcik, and Linda McLelland all stepped up to the plate! Thank you! Since Rich is a CPA, we elect him to be Chairman of the Committee.
Executive Secretary’s Report:
Absent, but at Board meeting was working on 2016 judges.
Home Secretary's Report:
Renewals will be going out by Oct 30th. Dec 31st is the deadline to get renewals in.
A note to all New & current members: You can find a copy of the clubs Constitution and By Laws, along with all
meeting minutes on the clubs website @ http://gsldtc.com/ under “Members Page”.
Treasurer’s Report
Everything is paid to date,
Vice President’s Report:
Nothing at this time
If ANYONE has any suggestions on a topic or a person they would like see speak at any of our General
Meetings, please let Kathleen know @ [email protected]
Show Report:
Nothing at this time
Training Report:
Bring coats to training on Wed nights. There MAY be a time when the power is out and we hold classes outside. Just be prepared.
Hospitality:
Awards Banquet will be Jan 16, 2016 $10.00 per person plus a side dish to share. Please RSVP by Jan 9th.
Irene will bring cookies for the Nov General Meeting.
Trophy Report:
Be sure to fill out the Awards application for any title or certificate you dog/s earned in 2015 for the Awards
Banquet. 1 form per dog, deadline to get forms to Catherine Beattie is Dec 31.
Committees:
Advertising – Website up to date. Festival of Trees Theme is "From Puppy to Perfect". Decorating will take
place the Saturday after Thanksgiving, Nov 28th at Wendy McCleery's house.
Agility – No additional agility sign ups until Spring 2016
Obedience – Nothing at this time
Rally – Ditto on above
Tracking – Next up will be TDX April 23, 2016 – Judges Ada McClory & Sally Diess, Harrier/Sussex TD May
1, 2016 and our TD test May 14, 2016 – Judges Wendy McCleery & Francis Keays, VST date will be determined
when the 2016 Football schedule is released.
Old Business: None
New Business: A motion was made that the club dedicate our Sept 2016 Trials in
the memory of Tom Ramage who recently passed away. Wendy 1 st, Penny 2nd, all in favor, no opposed. Motion passed.
Next Board Meeting: Nov 16, 2015 at Wendy McCleery’s – 7:00pm
Next General Meeting: Nov 23, 2015 – Columbus Center - 7pm
Michelle motioned and Sean 2nd for meeting to adjourn. All in favor.
Meeting adjourned at 7:42 pm.
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Member’s Page
All Classes are FULL for the remainder of the year. No classes are held in Dec, please watch this page and /or
the club’s website for the next Class sign up to be held in 2016. Due to the remodeling of the Armory it MAY not
be in Jan. Club website : www.gsldtc.com
From Wendy McCleery: September and October Brags for Walka "T"
Group 3 Evergreen CO
Group 2 Bonneville Basin KA
Group 3 Jefferson County KC St. Louis, MO
Group 2 Richland KC Kennewick, WA
Group 3 Richland KC Kennewick, WA
Group 3 Chaparral KC Alamogordo, NM
Group 2 Chaparral KC Alamogordo, NM
Group 4 Lizard Butte KC Boise, ID
Group 3 Lizard Butte KC Boise, ID
Group 3 Idaho Capital City KC Boise, ID
Group 4 Wenatchee KC Cashmere, WA
Group 3 Wenatchee KC Cashmerer, WA
and
Group 1 Vancouver KC Ridgefield, WA Thank you judge Al Krause
Go team Walka "T" and Luke Baggenstos!!!
From Judy Campbell: Boise, ID was pretty good to Lila and her Daddy Budha. Lila gained 11 points
towards her Grand Championship, leaving her just 4 points shy of it. We also tried our paws at Beginning
Novice Obedience. Both Lila and Budha earned 2 legs towards their title.
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Treasurer
Board of Directors:
Show
Training
Hospitality
Trophy
Committee Chairs:
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Trophy
Obedience
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Rally
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