Giant Tales. President s Message. Inside this issue: G S C A M O N T H L Y N E W S L E T T E R. June Volume 13, Issue 6

Transcription

1 G S C A M O N T H L Y N E W S L E T T E R June 2013 Volume 13, Issue 6 Giant Tales President s Message Inside this issue: Financials 2& 3 Member Profile 3 Message from AKC 4-5 New Titles & Western Regional Update More Schnauzapalooza! 7 Upcoming Events: August 24 & 25: Supported Entry, Santa arbara, CA August 30-September 2, Southern Regional Specialty and Supported Entry, Monroe, LA. September 20-22, Canadian GS National Specialty in Montreal, Canada October 25: Western Regional Specialty, ixon, CA 6 Summer Shows Can Make for ig Majors! Living in upstate New York, means that dog shows are a lot easier to attend in the summer and a lot warmer! That being said, this can be a great time for big majors with a few phone calls. Rich and Jeanine Poyfair have done a great job of this and I know that sometimes we ll go to a show we weren t planning to attend just because we know there will be other dogs there. Points are nice, not to mention the socializing and good time with other GSCA members. If you re entering a show and you know others around may go, too, give them a call or an and let them know you are going. It may be all they need to enter and you could end up with a major. The summer also brings travel plans and vacations. Think ahead when traveling with your Giants. Their needs are different in the summer and if you re heading to the northeast for the first time, bring flea and tick prevention if you will be anywhere near woods and grass. New York and New England is ground zero for ticks this time of year and they carry some awful diseases. If you do find one on your dog, be sure to get to a vet and ask about a round of antibiotics as a precaution. lack bugs and black dogs don t mix. Outdoor Agility trials can be a ball (if the weather is nice) and Obedience and Rally are great on grass. Maybe this year is the year you try something new. Lure Coursing, tracking, herding or some of the other field events might be just what you and your dog are looking for and someone in the GSCA is participating in every one of the events and more. Want to try something new but don t know where to start? Send an to the GSCA oard (something like, I want to do herding near Milwaukee" and we ll send you some GSCA members who participate in that sport near you. ut, it s up to you to make it happen. Even if you don t know anything about the event, be bold and go and explore. You might be very surprised at how much fun you and your dog have. on t forget, September will be the Canadian Giant Schnauzer National Specialty in Montreal. Visit om for more details. oug Hill President, Giant Schnauzer Club of America Team Stonehouse, L to R: CH igfoot s Western Treasure CGC (Nugget), CH Stonehouse Claim Jumper CGC (Abbey), CH igfoot s Arizona Cowboy CGC (Ty Murray), Stonehouse Strike It Rich CGC (ella). Photo by Kim emchak

2 Page 2 GSCA Financial Statements To catch the reader's attention, place an interesting sentence or quote from the story here.

3 Member Spotlight Joanne Thompson Page 3 Occupation? Hobby Rancher Giants (call and registered names)? Shadow; UAGI Longmont's Shadow of King Mufasa, CGC (waiting at the Rainbow ridge) Inky; UAGI Las Vegas Gamble on Inky, CGC (waiting at the Rainbow ridge) Rio; lack iamond Rio, CGC, HITs, HCTs, HTs, PTs, RN, Top 10 Herding 2004, 2006 (waiting at the Rainbow ridge) Trinity; (UKC Ch. pointed, 2 majors) PCRF Here Comes Trouble Red; IS/UKC Grand Ch. & AKC Ch. litz's Ready for Christmas (waiting at the Rainbow ridge) Pooh-; CAC, AKC & UKC Grand Ch. lack iamond's Amethyst, SG1, HITs, PTg, Top 10 Herding 2011 ob; (AKC Ch. 3 points), CAC & UKC Ch. lack iamond's Ruby Red, SG1 Pearl; UKC Ch. lack iamond's Lucky Pearl, HITs, HCTs, JHs, HTs, PTs, HSAs (1 leg), CGC, Top 10 Herding 2005, 2008 Penelope; (UKC Ch. pointed, 1 major) lack iamond's ad To one Tiki; UKC Ch. lack iamond's Wild Thing, HITds, HCTs, PTs, HSAMs, HSAd, HSAc (2 legs), HSs (1 leg), HSCs, CGC, Top 10 Herding 2010, 2011; Herding Giant of the Year 2011, 2012 Fuzz-utt; lack iamond's Fruit Loops, HITs Lupetto; lack iamond's Cheerios Roxy; lack iamond's Frosted Flakes Other pets? 1 cat, 1 turtle, chickens, sheep, llamas, cows, (2 teenage boys and 1 husband - just kidding...kind of!) How long have you been a GSCA member? Since 2004 GSCA alance Sheet How did you get into GS? y accident. In 1996, I saw a big, black, hairy dog, labeled a Lab/Terrier mix, featured on a local news channel, so while my husband was on a business trip, I went to the shelter to pick up the dog. On my way home with him, I stopped by my Vet's office. The Vet Tech went into the back room and brought out her Giant Schnauzer. At that point, I knew that what I really had was a Giant Schnauzer. After extensive research on the background of the breed, I was too fascinated to stop at just one. I took in 2 rescues shortly after, one of those being the first Giant Schnauzer to receive an AKC herding title. At that point, I was hooked. A couple of years later, I acquired a Giant with a European working background as well as a Giant from a conformation background; my goal being to produce a Giant Schnauzer with the intelligence, conformation, biddability and work ethic to be a valued member of the family and an effective, working stock dog. What do you do with your GS? Since I live on a ranch, my Giants are my ranch hands. For fun, we participate in AKC and AHA herding, obedience, rally and agility. We hope to try our paw at arn Hunt and Tracking later this year. What other hobbies do you have, besides dogs? Hobbies without my dogs? Is there such a thing?! What is your favorite toy to give the dogs? Their favorite toy is an empty plastic milk jug. est non-dog event you have recently attended: Mike and I were invited to attend the opening and dedication of the George W. ush Presidential Library and Museum in TX. President Obama, wife Michelle; President Clinton, wife Hillary; President George W. ush, wife Laura; President George H. W. ush, wife arbara; President Carter, wife Roselyn, Condoleezza Rice as well as many other dignitaries were present. Truly a once in a lifetime event! If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. Will Rogers

4 Page 4 Inside Story Headline

5 Page 5

6 New Titles Titles earned by GSCA Members in April 2013 Page 6 og Title og Name Owners Name Champion CH Skansen's John Adams Sylvia Hammarstrom Champion CH Spicerack's Wildfire Robin Henderson & Regina Smith & Michael Smith Companion og Ingebar's October Hat Trick C RE T Western Regional Update by Peggy Shackelford Ellen T Ritt Companion og Excellent Sonnenschein Stardust Lily CX RA Louise arbieri & eborah ietzel eginner Novice Rally Advanced Grande Joyful Chiraq Of Cherokee N Ingebar's South Side akerman VC3 RA MX MXJ NAP NJP NF Peg T Watson & Cynthia Wallace Ellen T Ritt Rally Advanced Sonnenschein Stardust Lily CX RA Louise arbieri & eborah ietzel Tracking og Herding Started Course C Sheep Open Agility Master ronze Agility Open Agility Jumper TC Galilee Ingebars Inspiration VC2 U RAE HSAs HSCs HXCs MXS MJS MXP MJP XF OFP CGC lack iamonds Wild Thing HSCs HSAsM Idaho Silver Z Tartaku C RN OA NAJ OF CA Momentumm From Russia With Love RN MX MX MXJ NF Idaho Silver Z Tartaku C RN OA OAJ OF CA Master Excellent Jumper Magna's We uild Excitement RE MX MXJ MXF Agility FAST Open Idaho Silver Z Tartaku C RN OA NAJ OF CA ridgette Tuerler & ernie Tuerler & Maryann isceglia Joanne T Thompson Leslie Lehmann & ebra Coffin Tim Verrelli & Christine Lietzau & Kellie Verrelli Leslie Lehmann & ebra Coffin Lauri Jenkins Leslie Lehmann & ebra Coffin Golden State Giant Schnauzer Club is actively planning our Western Region Specialty for Oct 25 th in ixon California. This is in conjunction with the Sacramento Valley All reed og Show. This show is always a lot of fun. eing close to Halloween there is a costume contest for the dogs (people too) on Saturday after IS. GSGSC is planning a great day of fun and events. Please plan on joining us. The Santa arbara Kennel Club is holding a reeders Showcase August 24 th and Sylvia Hammarstrom will be the Working og Honored reeder for Sylvia will also be judging the Working og Group for the showcase. GSCA will be sponsoring Supported Entries both days of the All-reed Show on Saturday and Sunday. There are 4 A shows that weekend. Premium and more information is available at Happiness is a warm puppy. Charles M. Schulz

7 G S C A M O N T H L Y N E W S L E T T E R Editor: Robyn Elliott Cedar end r allas, TX ilovegiants@hotmail.com Please send suggestions and photos to editor at: ilovegiants@hotmail.com Celebrating 51 years of the GSCA Giant Schnauzer Club of America, Inc. Is a member club of the AKC. More Schnauzapalooza Winners! Photo and story by ridgette Tuerler 2013 National High Combined award TC Galilee Ingebars Inspiration VC2 U RAE HSAs HSCs HXCs MXS MJS MXP MJP XF OFP CGC (Sasha) and ridgette Tuerler Oops, 2013 National High Combine Award, the other high scoring obedience winner was accidentally left off the National winner list in the last newsletter. Unlike breed, that has one overall winner, obedience has two overall winners: Highest Scoring og in the Regular Classes, referred to as High in Trial (HIT) and Highest Combined Score in Open and Utility, referred to as High Combined (HC). The GSCA does not often award a HC as the requirements to earn this award are so difficult. For example, going back 10 years there has been only one other time when HC was awarded at a National Specialty. It was Linch Pin s Luscious Lola UX RE (Lola) owned and handled by Jennifer Tennison in 2010.