Pawprints Annual Awards Dinner TABLE OF CONTENTS: RESCUE TEAM. Status Update: Rescue

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1 APRIL - MAY 2017 Pawprints The newsletter of the Newfoundland club of Southern California, Inc Annual Awards Dinner TABLE OF CONTENTS: Message from the President // 2 General Information // 3 Members // 4 Birthdays // 5 Annual Awards Dinner // 7 Walk on the Beach // 15 Brags // 17 Special Olympics Fundraiser // 19 Special Olympics // 20 Status Update: Rescue Rescue Report // 21 MOUNTAIN COLE RESCUE TEAM 1

2 A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT NCSC Members, Spring is here and we are just finishing up spring draft training with the season culminating in our draft test at Irvine Regional Park on April 2nd. A number of our club members were lucky enough to travel up to Gleneden Beach on the Oregon Coast for the Newfoundland Club of America (NCA) National Specialty. Our club was well represented and Laurie Shapiro had a booth of rescue wear to benefit SCNRC. I m sure we ll be provided with updates from those that attended in our next issue of Pawprints. One of our biggest club events, Special Olympics, is approaching quickly, so please contact the chairs of this event, Laurie Shapiro and Cathy Smitha, if you d like to help. The success of this event depends on many volunteers and friendly Newfoundlands. We received our permit from Castaic Lake and will begin water training there in May. Details are also being worked out with Cabrillo for some Saturday training dates. As soon as the details are ironed out, a club will go out to everyone. Enjoy this beautiful spring weather with your Newfoundlands. Please come and join us at a club event soon. Newfondly, -Karrie Cook Judges Cherrie Brown and Gaby Cohen with DD requalifiers Kathy Mitchell and Crew, DDX requalifiers Randy Robinson and Jeter, and new DD qualifier Karrie Cook and Epic. 2

3 General Club Information Pawprints is a publication of the Newfoundland Club of Southern California, Inc (NCSC). The opinions expressed herein are solely those of the author and/or sponsoring body, and are not sanctioned or endorsed by the NCSC or the Newfoundland Club of America (NCA). Events sponsored by the NCSC are for information and educational purposes only. Articles of a medical nature reflect the opinion of the author and do not constitute an endorsement by the Newfoundland Club of Southern California, Inc. or the Newfoundland Club of America. CONSULT YOUR VETERINARIAN BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO DIAGNOSE OR MEDICATE YOUR DOG. Deadline for next issue submissions is May 10, Please send all Pawprints submissions to: Helen Do, Editor newfandthecity@gmail.com Send address, and telephone updates to: Heidi Forrest, Membership Chair newffan@verizon.net EXECUTIVE BOARD: Karrie Cook, President Celia Gebhart, Vice President Ellen Selsted, Corresponding Secretary Shannon Gasowski, Recording Secretary Kathy Wortham, Treasurer Board of Directors: Hedi Forrest Marian Howie Gigi Griffith Debby Rothwell Erin Zimmer APPOINTED POSITIONS: Hedi Forrest, Membership Chairperson Newfoundland Rescue: Denise Hatakeyama Karrie Cook Laurie Shapiro Celia Gebhart, Club Activities Denise Hatakeyama, Breed Information Draft/Water Work: Kathy Mitchell Debby Rothwell JoAnn Stark Heidi Forrest, Tracking Work Helen Do, Editor, Pawprints Ed McKinnon, Webmaster

4 Applicants for Membership DAVID BROWN Lindsay Lane Huntington Beach, CA (714) Newfoundland: JD (DOB ) My late wife Barbara & I have owned Newfs for 30+ years & it has been about an even split between puppies & rescues. We finished one dog (Ch ShadowWoods Worth the Wait, CGC, TDI-Nathan) but really considered ourselves pet people. My current Newf, Kodiak Acres Bohemian Oceano Karableu-Lyric, (now JD) is a 21 month blk/ wht. I'm very thankful to the Humphrey's & Griffith's for trusting me with this beautiful girl...she's an absolute joy to live with. We are interested in trying our hand at water work & helping the club in any way I can. Member Update Corner: Terry Shea! They most always get along great but he usually won t mess with her if she wants things her way! 4

5 April and May babies! Baloo Do // age 7 Freya Douglass // age 12 Baron Duke // age 5 Contessa Tessa Duke // age 11 Duke Duke // age 9 Emma Forney // age 14 Kayce Frueh // age 3 Sammy Gillam- McGuirk // age 6 Brett Jatczak // age 5 Louis Maltby // age 7 Archie Murphy // age 11 Bear O Malley // age 7 Sweet Miss Marie Scott // age 3 Norman Selsted // age 3 Patsy Cline Synder // age 6 Norman Selsted 5

6 Happy Birthday Baloo! Baloo turned 7 on April 1st and had a party with some of his Newfie friends! 6

7 NCSC Annual Dinner by Debby Rothwell We had a grand time at our Annual Dinner and Awards presentation on March 11, 2017 at Marlarkey s Irish Bar and Grill in Long Beach. Marlarkey s has a great, private banquet room with a bay side view. Those who came early enough got to enjoy a glass of wine and a beautiful sunset. Guests were provided with a handmade party favor, a flour sack dish towel with a heat transfer picture of their Newf(s). We also played a game of Newy Bingo. Each guest sent in a tidbit about themselves, and that tidbit was printed on a sheet of stickers. Each party goer had to roam the room and collect stickers from each other. When the cards were full, it was time to call out the factoids in a random order until we heard, BINGO!. Several people got to take home a prize. After dinner and games it was time to give out awards (see attached copy of the program). Our MC team consisted of Karrie Cook and Celia Gebhart, always lovely in their presentation of the awards and recognitions. Aside from our conformation, working, rescue and memoriam awards, sometimes club members choose to bestow fun awards for each other. Marian Howie and Emily Floyd must have made several trips to Michaels craft store this year. They presented Charlie Zimmer (age 2ish) a fun award for being the perfect beach companion, always having extra snacks for dogs and never complaining. His mom, Erin Zimmer also got a fun award for saving the drifting club boat, by swimming after it and jumping in. Not an easy task. Heidi Forrest also put in some detailed effort in presenting Celia and Dennis Gebhart a fun award for going to the wrong location for a dog show. While they went one way, to the wrong location, their dog and handler went to the correct site for the dog show, oopsie! Celia presented Karrie Cook with an award, a product that cleans up urine. It seems some dog marked Karrie s brand new soft crate. Marking males can be a hazard of our sport, leading us to hear the familiar wail, Hey, don t pee on that! A picture is worth a thousand words, so please enjoy the accompanying pictures of some of our titlists and dinner companions. Hope to see you next year, in March 2018, location to be determined. 7

8 Summary of Program AKC TITLISTS CHAMPIONSHIP (CH) CH Bear N Mind s In Stage Black at Fairseas WRD DD1 (Crew) Owned by Kathy Mitchell CH Piternyuf Boeing WD CGCA (Logan) Owned by Heidi Forrest GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP (GCH) GCH Honeylane Hannah at Kintra (Hannah) Owned by Sandra Lee Martin, Alexandra Flanigan and Kelli Le Pore GCHS Oceano Darbydale s Xecutive Decision (Xander) Owned by Kathy Wortham, Mary Price and Carol Bergmann GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP BRONZE (GCHB) GCHS Oceano Darbydale s Xecutive Decision (Xander) Owned by Kathy Wortham, Mary Price and Carol Bergmann GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP SILVER (GCHS) GCHS Oceano Darbydale s Xecutive Decision (Xander) Owned by Kathy Wortham, Mary Price and Carol Bergmann CANINE GOOD CITIZEN (CGC) Kivisilman Yliatlantin CGC (Karma) Owned by Deborah Rothwell and Peter Schran COMMUNITY CANINE (CGCA) CH Piternyuf Boeing WD CGCA (Logan) Owned by Heidi Forrest THERAPY DOG (THD) Karableus Main Sail Mearacle CGC WRD WD2 DD2 THD (Meara) Owned by Deborah Rothwell and Peter Schran GRADUATE NOVICE (GN) VN CH Oceano E Karableu s Sterling Ltd Edition WD1 WRD3 DD2 TDD1 DDX CD GN CGCA (Sterling) Owned by Erin Zimmer and Gigi Griffith NCA TITLISTS WATER DOG (WD) Aukai I Got To Ramble (Kelly)O wned by Ginger Gomez and Cherrie Brown CH Bear N Mind s In Stage Black at Fairseas WRD DD1 (Crew Owned by Kathy Mitchell Topmast s Buckyk WD (Bucyk) Owned by Mark Banda WATER RESCUE DOG (WRD) CH Bear N Mind s In Stage Black at Fairseas WRD DD1 (Crew) Owned by Kathy Mitchell DRAFT DOG (DD) CH Bear N Mind s In Stage Black at Fairseas WRD DD1 (Crew) Owned by Kathy Mitchell CH Fireside Captain Colors Quintessential Man CGC DD (Quint) Owned by Dennis Gebhart, Celia Gebhart, and Kady Eckstrom Harmonyhouse Stroll Around the Abbey CGC WD DD (Abbey) Owned by Emily Floyd DRAFT DOG EXCELLENT (DDX) VN WA CH Coastalseas Light on the Horizon WD1 WRD16 WRDX9 DD3 TDD2 DDX CDX RN BN CGCA (Light) Owned by Erin Zimmer VN CH Oceano E Karableu s Sterling Ltd Edition WD1 WRD3 DD2 TDD1 DDX CD GN CGCA (Sterling)Owned by Erin Zimmer and Gigi Griffith TOP BREED DOG 8

9 GCHS Oceano Darbydale s Xecutive Decision (Xander Owned by Kathy Wortham, Mary Price and Carol Bergmann ALL BREED TOP DOG GCHS Oceano Darbydale s Xecutive Decision (Xander) Owned by Kathy Wortham, Mary Price and Carol Bergmann RECOGNITION OF REQUALIFIERS SPECIAL AWARDS CH Bear N Mind s In Stage Black at Fairseas WRD DD1 (Crew) Earned a Working Title on the First Attempt (Water Dog) Earned a Working Title on the First Attempt (Draft Dog) Earned Four Titles in One Year (CH, DD, WD and WRD) Owned by Kathy Mitchell VN CH Oceano E Karableu s Sterling Ltd Edition WD1 WRD3 DD2 TDD1 DDX CD GN CGCA (Sterling) Earned Two Titles in One Year (GN and DDX) Owned by Erin Zimmer and Gigi Griffith GCHS Oceano Darbydale s Xecutive Decision (Xander) Earned Three Titles in One Year (GCH, GCHB and GCHS)Owned by Kathy Wortham, Mary Price and Carol Bergmann CH Piternyuf Boeing WD CGCA (Logan) Earned Two Titles in One Year (CH and CGCA) Owned by Heidi Forrest LIVING LEGENDS Betty Shapiro Born November 1, 2006, Owned and Loved by Laurie Shapiro Seabrook Dressed for Success (Tucker), Born November 24, 2004, Owned and Loved by Carol Mead IN MEMORIAM Emma, 14 years, 3 months, Missed by Pamela and Dave Forney Light May 8, 2006 August 28, 2016 Missed by Erin, Chuck and Charlie Zimmer Luke, August 15, 2003 May 5, 2016, Missed by Heidi and Don Forrest Tucker,November 24, 2004 December 7, 2016, Missed by Carol Mead RESCUED NEWFS AND THEIR HEROES Bella Adopted by the Sones Family Bridgette Adopted by the Stoner Family Dandi Adopted by Michelle Galvan Kuma Adopted by Grant Nakano Luna Adopted by the Wood Family Odin Adopted by Melissa Oechsel Shamu Adopted by Pamela Piller SPECIAL AWARDS FOR SPECIAL DOGS MOST HEROIC NEWFOUNDLAND OF THE YEAR Abbey to the Rescue as told by Pamela Forney 9

10 DISH (Dogs in Service to Humanity) AWARD Barney Shapiro Handled by Laurie Shapiro Betty Shapiro Handled by Laurie Shapiro Liza Cook handled by Karrie Cook ALPHABETICAL COMPILATION OF NEW TITLISTS Aukai I Got To Ramble CGC WD (Kelly) NCA Water Dog Owned by Ginger Gomez and Cherrie Brown CH Bear N Mind s In Stage Black at Fairseas WRD DD1 (Crew) AKC Championship NCA Water Dog NCA Water Rescue Dog NCA Draft Dog Owned by Kathy Mitchell VN WA CH Coastalseas Light on the Horizon WD1 WRD16 WRDX9 DD3 TDD2 DDX CDX RN BN CGCA (Light) NCA Draft Dog Excellent Owned by Erin Zimmer CH Fireside Capt n Colors Quintessential Man CGC DD (Quint) NCA Draft Dog Owned by Dennis and Celia Gebhart and Kady Eckstrom Harmonyhouse Stroll Around the Abbey CGC WD DD (Abbey) NCA Draft Dog Owned by Emily Floyd GCH Honeylane Hannah at Kintra (Hannah) AKC Grand Championship Owned by Sandra Lee Martin, Alexandra Flanigan, and Kelli LePore Karableus Main Sail Mearacle CGC WRD WD2 DD2 THD (Meara) AKC Therapy Dog Owned by Deborah Rothwell and Peter Schran VN CH Oceano E Karableu s Sterling Ltd Edition WD1 WRD3 DD2 TDD1 DDX CD GN CGCA (Sterling) AKC Graduate Novice NCA Draft Dog Excellent Owned by Erin Zimmer and Gigi Griffith 10

11 Kivisilman Yliatlantin CGC (Karma) AKC Canine Good Citizen Owned by Deborah Rothwell and Peter Schran GCHS Oceano Darbydale s Xecutive Decision (Xander) AKC Grand Championship AKC Grand Championship Bronze AKC Grand Championship Silver Owned by Kathy Wortham, Mary Price and Carol Bergmann CH Piternyuf Boeing CGCA WD (Logan) AKC Community Canine NCA Water Dog Owned by Heidi Forrest Topmast s Buckyk WD (Bucyk) NCA Water Dog Owned by Mark Banda Sunset view from the banquet room 11

12 Pictures Top Left to Right: 1. John, Shannon, Melanie, Kathy and friend. 2. Cheers! Tony Rezzuti, Lynn Rezzuti and Heidi Forrest. 3. Sam and Anna Couch with Melanie Bigelow in the background playing bingo. 4. Left to right, Fred Frueh (his fun fact is that his nickname is Grumpy ), Tim Howie, Marian Howie, Rich Shapiro, Laurie Shapiro, Carol Mead, Jean Frueh. 5. Delicious cake! 6. Dennis and Celia Gebhart. 12

13 Pictures Top Left to Right: 1. Emily Floyd, Chuck Zimmer, Erin Zimmer. 2. Celia Gebhart, Kathy Mitchell, and Karrie Cook. Kathy and her dog Crew earned 4 titles in Heidi Forrest and Logan earned a CGCA in Kathy Wortham s, Xander, earned his Silver Championship and won Best Top All Breed dog and Best Breed dog. A very accomplished guy! 5. Erin Zimmer earned a DDX on two dogs, Light and Sterling. 6. Celia relives her oppsie moment when she drove to the wrong site going to the dog show 13

14 Pictures Top Left to Right: 1. Emily Floyd beams over Abbey s new draft title. 2. Erin accepts Charlie s fun award. 3. Celia presents Karrie with a fun award. 4. Carol Mead and Laurie Shapiro pick up their Living Legends recognitions for Tucker and Betty. 5. Our newsletter Editor, Helen Do! 6. Erin accepts her fun award for saving our drifting club boat. 14

15 2017 WALK ON THE BEACH After weeks of leaden skies and rainstorms, the sun broke through just in time for our annual Walk on the Beach held on January 29th at Huntington Beach Dog Beach. The skies were glorious and the temperatures comfortable although the surf was big but that didn t stop our club members and friends from hitting the sand. This year, we had an amazing turn out with 23 Newfoundlands, a Lab and a Collie storming the beach. It was an impressive sight! Newfs young and old and people near and far came out for the day to play and visit. Instagram stars, Ralphie and Boss Fisher came down to the beach as did travelers from Hayden, Idaho, with Tugboat who happened to see our post on Facebook. The McKinnon s came all the way down from Acton with their three, Katie, Barney and newly-adopted foster Louie, while Mary Yui & Jeff Longmate drove out from Pasadena with their Gilly. Our oldest Newf with paws in the sand was Pamela Forney s girl, Gypsy, at 11 years old. The youngest was Erin Zimmer s little gal, Meredith, at only 4.5 months and was a big hit with people and dogs alike. All the dogs left with swag yummy liver treats - provided by our friends at Just Food For Dogs. ( Afterwards, those that wanted met up at the very dogfriendly Park Bench Café to have some lunch and enjoy each other s company awhile longer. It was a good dogs-day out. 15

16 PAWPRINTS APRIL - MAY 2017 Picture from previous page, left to right: Debby Rothwell and Karma, Leslie and James Kell with Leia, Ellen Selsted with Norman, Lynn Rezzuti with Imp, Helen Do with Baloo, Erin and Charlie Zimmer with Meredith, Laure Shapiro with Barney, David Brown with JD. Debby with Karma heading towards the water. Laurie, David and Pamela Forney greet each other. Baloo poses for pictures with Ralphie and Boss. 16

17 Brags! Aukai & Laird Gomez Aukai " keep the stoke" grand champion CGC won Veterons sweep stakes and also veterans at the silver bay specialty dog show in Del Mar February 24th. Pictured on the right. Kelly with handler/agent Kristin Coronado Laird after the dog show relaxing 17

18 Logan 25 months old boy Logan (CH Piternyuf Boeing, CGCA,WD) took Select Dog for a 3pt. major at the Supported Entry at Silverbay Kennel Club show defeating some really nice Specials. The next day, Breeder judge Debby Thornton gave him the Select Ribbon as well. Both days, Logan was handled by his mommy Heidi. I think this boy may have a bright show career ahead of him? A great show dog that also loves to work, that is what our breed is all about. Owned and loved by Heidi and Don Forrest 18

19 Join us for a fun filled, casual picnic at beautiful Irvine Regional Park. This family fun event helps us fund our Newfy Ambassador and Photo Booth, marking our 26 year commitment to Special Olympics' athletes. Activities include those ever popular Newfy Olympic games such as Decaf-alon; Marathon Napping; Musical Newfs; Five Yard Sprint, Kiss on Command, Rocketing Recall and many more. Prizes and bragging rights will abound. So come, bring your Newfy, family, picnic lunch, blanket and join us for a great day filled with fun, comradery and a very special raffle. The cost of this event is $10 per dog with all proceeds going to purchase photo supplies and shade covers for Special Olympics Booth. Come and meet new friends and catch up with old ones as well. Mark your calendar today for a great day of Newfy fun! Be there or be square! Important Facts: Date: May 20, 2017 Time: 10:00 am Place: Irvine Regional Park, 1 Irvine Park Road, Orange, CA Look for parking lot 15 at the far east end of the park (Keep right). Information: Cathy Smitha: cathysmitha@verizon.net or Laurie Shapiro: LaurieShapiro@sbcglobal.net Our Spot 19

20 Special Olympic Athletes Need YOU and Your Newfy Too! Saturday and Sunday June 10th and 11th Join your friends at the Feel Good Event of the Year. As Ambassadors of the breed Newfys greet Olympians and visitors alike and take their turn in our wildly popular Photo Booth. A very big thank you to our Chair Emeritus, Barbara Hopkins for getting us involved in the early days of Special Olympics. We have the most remarkable memories and you will want to come and make new ones with us this year. All well behaved Newfys are welcome to attend. If your Newf isn t ready for Special Olympics it doesn t mean we don t need you! Many jobs await those who attend Newf-less. Line wranglers, photographers, photo printer watchers and photo lacers among others, are positions waiting to be filled. Shifts available Saturday are 10 am to 1:30 pm and 1:30 pm to 5 pm; Sunday are 9 to 12 and 12 to 3. We can always use a couple of extra hands to help set-up and take-down our booth. Beat the crowd and get your shift preference into Laurie Shapiro today. Shifts fill fast and are first come, first served! Bring your family and friends, remember parking is free and as a matter of fact, everything is free! From the carnival games and prizes to the Athletic competition, you will enjoy your day both before, during and after booth participation. Questions and shift sign ups please Laurie Shapiro at: LaurieShapiro@sbcglobal.net or, Cathy Smitha at: cathysmitha@verizon.net Thank you for helping make a difference in the lives of Special Olympics athletes. Barbara Hopkins, Cathy Smitha and Laurie Shapiro 20

21 PAWPRINTS April - May 2017 RESCUE REPORT The Calm Before the Storm? You may think Rescue has had a bit of a breather since there are few dogs in our report. Au contraire! While it s true we haven t taken in many new dogs, we are still busy. Every day there are people who need counseling on how to make it work so they can keep their dogs, how to come to the realization that it is best for the dog if it is given up, shelters to contact about possible Newfy sightings, Facebook, Craigslist, and it goes on and on. Rescue work party in preparation for the National Specialty fundraiser. 40

22 PAWPRINTS April - May 2017 Taking care of these big dogs is expensive as you surely know. For the first time ever, the Newfoundland Club of Southern California is joining forces with the Newfoundland Club of Northern California and we will have a co-op booth selling both clubs logo apparel at the NCA National Specialty in Oregon!!! Months have gone into the planning, ordering, pricing and preparing for the sale of hundreds of new items. If you are headed to the Specialty be sure to spend some time in our booth, June Gibson and I will get you all decked out in the latest in Newfy fashion! Your own personal shoppers at no additional charge. It s easier to spend your hard earned money for a good cause! Rescued Newfs adopted by our club members were highlighted at the Awards Dinner in March. Lucky Newfs and their families are Bella: adopted by the Sones family, Bridgette: adopted by the Stoner family, Dandi: adopted by the Galvan family, Kuma: adopted by Grant Nakano, Luna: adopted by the Wood family, Odin: adopted by Melissa Oechsel and Shamu: adopted by Pamela Piller. Big thanks to hard working event chair Debby Rothwell for a beautiful party, and also to our returning MC s Celia Gebhart and Karrie Cook. Heidi Forrest and Peter Schran sorting and pricing items. Thank you, Kathy, for your thoughtfulness. I wish there was less cause for Kathy Mitchell to make memorial donations to Newf Rescue. In recent months she has sent generous donations in memory of Irish Setter Brinkley Raschella, and Indy Parker her late Brody s brother. Thank you, Kathy, for your thoughtfulness. 41

23 PAWPRINTS April - May 2017 MOUNTAIN - New to Rescue Mountain was relinquished to Rescue when his owner realized that due to his travel schedule he was unable to provide rehab from the knee surgery his dog needs. I expected that if a 2 year old dog had a bad knee for 8 months it must not be very bad and he must be getting around OK. Melanie Bigelow accompanied me to the intake and we were both shocked when Mountain got out of the car and hobbled through the parking lot, nearly 3-legged lame! Mountain Man came home to meet the Shapnoofs and less than 24 hours later was getting evaluated by a boarded surgeon. There was no doubt that surgery was in his future and this was quickly confirmed by the orthopedist. His surgery will have an 8 week recovery period, so you will be reading about Mountain again. COLE Update After several years of Cole in rescue s care with foster dad Woody Smith, we have found an excellent solution for supplying him with food right to the doorstep! Chewy.com offers Cole s food at a price below retail (and some wholesale) plus delivers it for free. Then there s the added benefit of regularly scheduled delivery so Woody will not have to run into town when Cole s cupboard is bare. Chewy.com has been very generous to our club with raffle donations, etc. over the years. Check them out if you would like your dogs food to magically appear at your front door! 42