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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GRC-GSL Club Meeting Minutes

September 21, 2011

AKC Dog Museum

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

Sept 4: GRCA Agility

Sept 5: Sweepstakes, Obedience

Sept 6: Conformation, Obedience

Sept 7: Conformation, Rally, CCA

Sept 8: Best of Breed, Junior Showmanship

Sept 9: Tracking TD/TDX, JH and MH Tests Sept 10: MH, SH, WC/WCX

Sept 11-13: Field Trial

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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:

President- Judy Knobbe Vice President- Cindy Burrows

Secretary- Rebecca Casperson-Perkins Treasurer- Margie Williams

Board Members: Leslie Albin Kim Jaeger

Sasha Josipovic Sue Lister

Joyce Ottenad Bill Page

Laura Strobe (nominated from the floor)

From Jeannie Greenlee

The Hunt Test will be held on November 5th & 6th at Busch

Conservation Area. We still need marshalls for all tests. I am also

hoping to have someone at each test that can help transport

equipment from the land set up to the water set up and someone

that can help with hospitality and be available to make deliveries of

small items to tests as needed. Please consider coming out and

watching even if you are not able to help.

Contact me at jeanniegreenlee@gmail.com.

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Trophy Donations for the 2012

National are now being accepted.

Please contact Judy Schlecht with

the trophies you would like to

sponsor.

• 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!

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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) Si re 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

GRC-GSL Calendar of Events

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Oct 19 GRC GSL Meeting AKC Museum of the Dog

Joyce Ottenad

Nov 5 & 6 Hunt Test Jeannie Greenlee

Nov 16 GRC GSL Meeting AKC Museum of the Dog

Joyce Ottenad