Our Next Meeting November 16, 2010 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 The Gateway Golden Gazette A Monthly Publication for the Golden Retriever Club of Greater St. Louis, Inc. Volume 36, Number 25 October 2011 Table of Contents: Meeting Minutes 2 Member Brags 3 GRCA National 4-6 Nominations 7 Veterans 8 Field News 9 Halloween 10 Calendar of Events 11
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President Joyce Ottenad called the meeting to order at 7:35 pm.
Members in Attendance:
Joyce & Art Ottenad
Sue Lister
Judy Knobbe
Suzanne Wakefield
Shirley Peske
RuthAnn Favvreau
Mary Ann Etling
Chuck Etling
Carol Hardy
Rita Langford
Becky Denney
Brenda Cavanagh
Mike Stemmler
Rebecca Casperson-Perkins
A motion was made to dispense with the reading of the last club meeting
minutes by Rita Lanford and seconded by Cindy Burrows; the motion
passed.
Brags:
Sue Lister’s, Glava earned her Jr. Hunter title.
Cindy Burrow’s Zonker’s Texas Hold’em is now a MACH.
The Etling’s Katie earned her Open Jumper title.
Judy Knobbe has her first Outstanding Dam.
Report of Secretary: No report.
Report of Treasurer: No report
Report of the board: The report of the board was read as posted in the
September news letter.
Reports of the standing committees:
Performance- (Obedience, Tracking, Agility) Sharon Rosenkoetter and
Cindy Burrows
No Report.
Breeder Referral/Public education- Suzanne Wakefield, Sue Lister:
Any expected litters? Notify Suzanne. Inquiries are down. Public
education will be attending the Highland Games October 1 at Forest Park
from 9-4. All are welcome.
Conformation-
No Report
Field- Sasha Josipovic and Jeannie Greenlee:
Sunday October 16, WC/WCX will be held. Volunteers needed contact
Jeannie. Entries will be limited.
Sue Lister voted for GRC-GSL by proxy in favor of the proposed changes
for Judge selections for the Master National. Suzanne made a motion that the club renew our membership with the master national. Cindy Burrows
seconded the motion passed.
Field needs to explore options for equipment storage. Bush will allow us
to use two 4x10 stalls. If we can remove a divider board it would be 8x10.
Mike Stemmler recommended we explore the possibility of a “POD” type
steel container if Bush would allow us to place it on the lot of the stables.
Membership- Judy Knobbe and Makalah Boyer
No report
Programs- Joyce Ottened
No report
Rescue- Mike Stemmler
6 puppies 16 weeks old in and 11 total.
Event Committees
Annual Awards- Rebecca Casperson-Perkins
No report
Health Clinic- Sandy Primovic
No Report.
Spring Specialty- Margie Williams
No report
Unfinished Business-
No Unfinished Business.
New Business-
Cindy Burrows motioned that there be an inquiry on the $2,000.00 that had been previously been earmarked for the Field committee. How much was
spent and if there was any left for the field groups use. Rita Seconded and
the motion passed.
Laura Stobie will be chairing the Nominating committee. Rita will also serve on the nominating committee. One more is needed on this
committee.
A motion was made at 8:46 pm to adjourn the meeting by Shirley Peske,
RuthAnn Faverau seconded. The motion passed.
Respectfully submitted,
Rebecca Casperson-Perkins
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Our dog, Katie, received her rally
excellent title this weekend. She
is now Satin's Golden Katarina,
RN, RA, RE, NJP, NOP.
Chuck and Mary Ann Etling
Masters Futura West In Time, Wendy, achieved her
Outstanding Dam title.
Her qualifying get:
Ch Masters Futura Save The Last Dance
Ch Futura Masters Duck Duck Goose, RN
Masters Mad About You CD BN RE TDX JH ThD
Wendy is owned by Judy Knobbe and Jennifer
Masterson
Zoe (Sun Dance's Zoe Macgee CDX
RA AX AXJ NAP OJP NF NFP WC)
earned her CCA at the 2012 GRCA
National Specialty at almost 11 yrs
old. This also qualifies her for the
GRCA Versatility Certificate.
Leslie Albin
SmokinGold's Ready Aim Fire - "Ruger" proudly
owned by Pat Kasten earned his JH (Junior Hunter)
on October 2, 2011 at the Skunk River Hunting
Retriever Club. Just 2 days past his 1st
birthday. Passed all 4 test without a fail.
Pat Kasten
Gold-N-Glows Touched By An Angel UD, AX, MXJ, JH, ThD, WCX
11/9/98-10/3/11
owned by Allison White and Forrest Haumschilt
Thanks to Marj Haumschilt for letting me bring Charity into my
household. Charity certainly changed my life and guided me down
many paths while allowing me to experience things I never would
have dreamed possible. She taught me about courage,
perseverance, friendship and the will to forge ahead in the face of
adversity.
She is greatly missed.
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GRC GSL Friends Attend
the 2011 GRCA National in
Conyers, GA
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Follow the call o’ the pipes . .
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Follow the call o’ the pipes . . .
. . . to St. Louis in 2012! Ceud Mìle Fàilte! (A Hundred Thousand Welcomes!) Come Celebrate the Golden Retriever’s Highland Heritage
with the Golden Retriever Club of Greater St. Louis
The 74th GRCA National Specialty September 4-13, 2012 Wear your tartans, don your kilts, and join the ceilidh (party)! At the NEW Purina Farms Indoor Event Center, Gray Summit, Missouri and August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area, Defiance, Missouri Sept 3: GRCGSL Agility
During our November meeting, we will be celebrating
all our veterans. Please bring your “good ole” boys
and girls to the meeting.
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Please plan to attend the November meeting and vote for the 2012 officers and board members. The nominating committee, Laura Stobie, Luke Stobie, and Rita Langford announced the nominations for the 2011 elections as follows:
• Halloween can indeed be a frightening experience for dogs, especially for puppies who have never experienced this event, and for shy dogs who are easily frightened. Think about it: Strange people in weird shapes keep ringing the doorbell, and they smell so sweet! And are you thinking that Fido would look really great dressed up in a cute costume? You may want to consider some things.
• Dogs are often suspicious of new things (this was a survival trait for their ancestors: wolves and wild dogs). Year-round, dogs can become frightened of firefighters (with their hard hats and big coats), football players (huge shoulders), anyone in a uniform (perhaps generalized from the postal worker who "invades" your property every day?) Imagine how they will react to huge capes, princess hats, boxy-costumes, bells, flashing lights, oversized shoes, and all sorts of extra appendages!
• If your dog does become frightened of trick-or-treaters, or even yard decorations, the best thing you can do is be calm and cool. After all, you are not afraid of that child dressed like Darth Maul or that stuffed sheet blowing in the breeze! Do not force your dog to confront what frightens her. Just say something like, "Oh, that's nothing, silly dog! Don't worry about it". If you can walk by, do so. If you can't (if it's someone approaching you), see if you can approach in a circle (in other words, not in a straight line, but circle around from the side). Be sure to keep your leash loose. Usually, if you are calm and even "jolly", and allow the dog to investigate on her own, she will discover that it is harmless and will relax.
• On Halloween, the Scary Things will be coming straight to your front door and demanding things from you! Probably the least stressful thing you can do, all around, is keep your dog in another room where she won't have to see all of these scary people. Ideally, someone the dog knows and trusts will stay with her. You don't have to focus on her, just be there for her.
The doorbell AGAIN! • Does your dog already go ballistic whenever the doorbell rings? Just think about what it will be like when trick-or-
treaters ring it every few minutes. Under normal circumstances, this would be the ideal time to do some training, teaching your dog to sit calmly and quietly while you open the door. But Halloween is NOT normal circumstances - your dog might be frightened by the goblins at the door, or excited by the smells of candy. Again, your best move is to keep the dog away from the door. Let her shelter in her crate, or occupy her with a nice chew toy. Make sure your dog can't escape out the front door when you open it!
Candy, candy EVERYWHERE! • Candy is NOT good for dogs, but it's going to be a highly noticeable aspect of the evening (remember how good dog
noses are!). Again, good management is probably the wisest thing to use. Keep the candy out of reach of the dog. Candy is pretty bad for them, and chocolate can be fatal (bring extra chocolate to your dog trainer instead!). If your dog eats chocolate, immediately call the Animal Poison Control hotline at 1-900-680-0000.
You want me to wear WHAT?? • Thinking of dressing your dog up? There are a number of dog costumes available commercially, and a little creativity
can go a long way.
• Some dogs don't seem to care what you put on them; others act like they are caught in a deadly trap and try to escape the strange sensation of a costume; most reactions are in between (If you have this very frightened kind of dog, perhaps a costume is too much. Consider a bandana instead!).
• Also, keep safety in mind - you should still be able to keep your dog on a leash, and if you're going out at night some reflective strips (such as the kind you can get at sporting good stores for bikes) or flashing lights will help people and drivers see your pet. Make sure that your dog can still see and move comfortably, and that she can't chew off and swallow any pieces of her costume!