Golden Notes. Message from the President

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1 NORCAL GOLDEN RETRIEVER CLUB Golden Notes Elected Officers: President Ken Blanchard Secretary/Treasurer Tammy Ballew 281 Dry Creek Rd Hollister, CA VP Performance Dee Dee Anderson VP Breed Jennifer Masterson VP Field Debbie Tandoc Director Patti Kostakis Director Vacant Immediate Past President Laura Finco Standing Officials Financial Secretary April Ronca Finco Membership Secretary Laurie Rollins SUMMER 2018 Message from the President VOLUME 49 ISSUE III I would like to thank everyone for voting me in as president. We have a large and very active club that is involved in numerous activities. It is the involvement of NORCAL members that makes this club the success that it is. I want to comment on a couple of the hard workers in NOR- CAL. This is by no means an extensive list, it is just my opportunity to comment on a couple of key club workers. One person in particular that has worked diligently over the years to make our club successful is Laura Finco. She is a very organized person (must be the teacher in her) and she has a very easy going personality that makes her a pleasure to work with. NOR- CAL is a much better club because of all the many hours that Laura has given. We had her wife, April, volunteer to be the club treasurer so now we have the whole family helping! I want to recognize the hard work that Jennifer Masterson has been doing. We were having problems with the show at Pleasanton and she worked out a change of venue that I feel was outstanding. We now have our specialty in Vallejo on a Friday in April. The weather is great that time of year and the grounds excellent. Putting on a show is always a challenge and changing to a new show site makes it even more challenging but Jennifer had it looking as if we had been there for years. After the show we has a very short club meeting and then a presentation by Dr. Stern on low taurine dilated cardiomyopathy. A health issue that I was unaware of before the meeting. Dr. Stern had a very casual way of discussing the issue and did an excellent job of describing the problem along with the issues we need to be aware of, since Goldens seem to be more susceptible to this health problem. We were very fortunate to have him make the presentation and the discussion of his ongoing study. As an added bonus he was also able during the day to give heart exams. Inside this issue: President s Message 1 Editor s Bark 2 Sunshine Committee 2 Performance Highlights 3 Members Brags 4 In Memoriam 4 Large Scale K9 Study 5-7 Club Information 8 Again, thank you to everyone who do so much to make this club such a success. All of the efforts are appreciated. Ken Blanchard NORCAL Golden Retriever President

2 GOLDEN NOTES Editor s Bark What s In A Name? Page 2 Argus Rise of the Phoenix, CD, MX, MXJ, MXP, OF Dogs are not our whole lives but they make our lives whole Roger Caras Recently, the NORCAL GRC Board was made aware of a website where golden retrievers are being sold under the name Norcal Golden Retrievers Puppies ( They work under the description of being an adoption agency for Golden Retrievers. This stems from the successful Adopt, Don t Shop campaign trending in social media through animal rights advocates. The reality is the owners of this website breed and sale golden retrievers throughout the Northern United States and Turkey! The cost for their puppies are approximately $2000 and they take PayPal. As is so often the case, they also claim to have available the rare English Cream that are so popular among golden retriever seekers as well as dark golden retrievers. Many of the photos on the website are stock photos. Too often we find photos of our own dogs on these types of websites as it is easy to grab and insert almost any image that is published online. The website hosts references and provides a list of health resources along with the guarantees they offer for each puppy they adopt out to families. From the looks of the website, one would believe they are legitimate breeders and meet the standard of care. Given the fact that there are several litters listed monthly, one could also make the assumption that this is a fairly profitable adoption program. While I do not wish to mettle in anyone s business, when it comes to protecting the integrity of responsible breeding programs of our golden retrievers, I get a little opinionated. There is such a high demand for Golden Retriever puppies and so few litters being advertised by responsible breeders, too often families find themselves navigating to these types of websites. The demand also determines the cost for which these substandard breeders can charge and families will pay these prices (and go much higher). Unfortunately, people see the dollar signs and believe there is a huge profit to be had in breeding and are unwilling to put forth the effort to do it right. I have even seen people posting signs in their trucks Golden Retriever Puppies For Sale! As a club, NORCAL GRC and the GRCA has a code of ethics we encourage all those who breed follow. But we also must educate prospective puppy buyers. It would help if NORCAL GRC members who have websites of their own, link to the GRCA site, Beginning the Search for a Golden ( There is very little we can do as a club to stop the Norcal Golden Retriever Puppies website, we can make sure that puppy buyers know that these people ARE NOT NORCAL Golden Retriever Club. Sunshine Committee Report Lisa Newton Since we began the Sunshine Committee (or revived it, I m not sure which), the following notes of support on behalf of our club have been sent: Condolence cards were sent to the Lewis family (on the passing of member Tom Lewis), to Valerie Anderson (on the passing of her husband), and a bouquet of white flowers was sent to the memorial service for member June Smith. Get well wishes were sent to members Dee Dee Anderson, Ann Brown, Denise Iwata, and Suzanne Fortner (all recovering from surgery). Speedy recovery! Condolence cards were also sent to Kristina Keller, Debbie Tandoc, and Nancy Corbin, in remembrance of their very senior goldens Ember, Musette, and Rig. These beloved goldens lived to be 15+ and were devoted and deeply loved members of their families. If you know of a club member who might be in need of a little support or cheering up, please let me know so I may send a card (or flowers) to let them know we are there for them. My is lnewton94024@yahoo.com, and just put Sunshine Needed in the subject line.

3 AKC Scent Work What Is It? AKC Scent work is similar to Nose work, but there are many differences. There are currently 4 Divisions of difficulty (Novice, Advanced, Excellent, Master). Within the Divisions are elements (Interior, Exterior, Container, Buried) and a Handler Discrimination Division. You can earn titles in just one element or all the elements and Handler Discrimination Division. It takes 3 legs in each element to earn the Novice title. If you earn all 4 Novice titles you earn the Scent Work Novice title (SWN). If you earn 10 legs in each you earn a Scent Work Novice Elite (SWNE). The Handler Discrimination Division is not included for these titles. What does the dog have to do? The dog must locate the odor which is birch for the Novice Division. For the Interior search the odor is hidden in a room (area Sq. ft). The dog must locate it within the time limit and the handler must call alert when the dog locates the odor. For Exterior the odor is hidden outside (area sq. ft) same rules as Interior. For Buried the odor is buried under dirt (dirt in a container) in one of 6 containers. For Containers the odor is hidden in one of 10 carboard boxes. As you move up in Divisions your dog will have to find more hides in larger areas and increased containers. As you move up more odors are also introduced (Anise, Clove, Cypress) and your dog will have to locate more than one odor. For the Handler Discrimination Division the Dog has to find a cotton glove or sock that has your scent on it, hidden in one of 10 cardboard boxes. There is also a glove/ sock scented by the judge that the dog has to ignore. As you move up in this Division the dog has to find a cotton ball or swab scented by you, hidden in a room. Placements are earned by how fast the dog finds the hide and ribbons are given 1 st -4th in each division. NORCAL held its first Scent Work trial last December. The trial was limited to 200 runs and it filled with many on a wait list. This year NORCAL has held 3 trials reaching the limit for each trial and making a profit of $ ! NORCAL plans on 5 more trials this year so come check it out! We can use the help and if you help you get to watch the dogs run. You learn a lot from watching! The following member s dogs earned AKC scent work titles: Kelly DD s Singin in the Rain VCD2 UD PCDX BN GN RM RAE TDX OA AXJ OF SCN SBN SIN TKA - Susan Dickerson Kelly jumped into AKC s Scent Work trials in December of In 3 months, she earned her Scent Work Container Novice (SCN), Scent Work Buried Novice (SBN) and Scent Work Interior (SIN). Lennon DD's Can't Buy Me Love VCD3 PCDX RE TDX JH NFP SCN SIN SEN SHDN TKA CGC VCX WC CCA - Patti Kostakis Lennon earned 4 AKC Scent Titles at the February 10th NorCal Golden Retriever Trial. She titled in Containers, Interior, Exterior, and the Handler Discrimination elements adding SCN, SIN, SEN, and SHDN to her name. "Bunny" DD's Ranch Rabbit VCD2 CDX, RE, AX, AXJ, NF, TD, SCN, SEN, SIN - Billy & Dee Dee Anderson Bunny earned three Novice level Scent Work titles: Scent Work Container Novice (SCN), Scent Work Interior Novice (SIN), and Scent Work Exterior Novice (SEN) Sliver RNC OTCH DD s Slice of Pie VCD3 UDX2 Om5 RAE JH NFP SCN SBN SIN SEN SWN TKP WC CCA OBHF VCX - Dee Dee & Billy Anderson Sliver completed all 4 Novice element titles (Containers, Interior, Exterior, Buried) earning the Scent Work Novice title. Glimmer DD s Dancing In The Moonlight VCD3 PCDX RE TDU JH MSP2 MJPB MFP SCN SBN SIN SEN SWN SHDN TKA WC CCA VCX Dee Dee & Billy Anderson (Kevin Anderson handled Glimmer) Glimmer became the first NORCAL Member dog to earn all 5 Novice titles (Containers, Interior, Exterior, Buried) earning her the Scent work Novice title, and The Handler Discrimination Novice title. VP Performance Report Dee Dee Anderson June 9 th Scent Trial (Lodi) The judge had a conflict with this trial and had to pull out. With many phone calls I was able to find two judges to take her place (Patti Garcia & Cheryl Boyer). Due to the fact that more clubs are offering trials there will be more conflicts. AKC is working to let clubs know when there is a conflict before approving the trial. July 28 th Scent Trial (Lodi) This will be the first trial for NOR- CAL to offer all Novice and Advanced levels. Judges Lisa Kretner & Bev Peabody. No Obedience/Rally workshop planned at this time. November 3 rd Obedience/Rally specialty (Lodi). Judges Lora Cox and Stephanie Gomez. We lowered the price of the Team Rally with hopes people (members) will get together and come out to Lodi for a fun day. November 10 th and 11 th Scent Trial (Lodi) Working on details. December 8 th Scent Trial (Lodi) Working on details. Thanks to the Anderson s, Patti Kostakis, Susan Dickerson, & Dimity Mueller for their help in putting on the Scent Work Trials. Many non-members have stepped up to help on test day to help make the NORCAL Trials run so well.

4 Members Brags Obedience CH Argus Waltzing Matilda CD BN RE Matilda earned her Rally Excellent title and is already only two legs away from her RAE title. This is the first obedience dog April Ronca Finco has worked with and is very excited about where this team will go next. Argus Look to the Heavenly Starr CD aka Cassie earned her Companion Dog title and is now working towards advanced Rally titles as she prepares for the new AKC Obedience exercises for Open. Tracking DD's It Ain't Over Till It's Over - Dee Dee & Billy Anderson Skippy earned his TD on February 18th at the age of 8 month old. From Ardith Osborn: Field It was a special day for me at the Marin Test in Corning because not only did Ryman (Fern Hill Sunrise at the Ryman, MH WCX) earn another Master pass, but his two daughters, Jean Mott's Angel (Sunbeam's The Devil Made Me Do It, MH WCX) and Cathy Colley's Hazy (Magicgold's Red Sky at Morning SH RE WCX RATN CGCU) also earned Master passes. Ryman and I are both really proud of those two kids and it was quite something for me to celebrate those accomplishments all in one day at the same test. Agility DD's Ranch Rabbit VCD2 CDX, RE, AX, AXJ, NF, TD, SCN, SEN, SIN - Billy & Dee Dee Anderson Bunny earned her AX title on April 1st! DD s Dancing In The Moonlight VCD3 PCDX RE TDU JH MSP2 MJPB MFP SCN SBN SIN SEN SWN SHDN TKA - Dee Dee & Billy Anderson Glimmer handled by Kevin Anderson earned her 20th Double Q on April 13th, in March she earned her MXP2 and MJPB. Now we are just counting points for that PACH title. MACH2 Margold Lindbergh Field Flygirl MXS MJG XF T2B ADHF CCA Jessica Hecock I am very proud to share that Lindy finished her MACH2 at the American Bloodhound Club show in Santa Rosa under judge Scott Stock on March 10, She needed two more QQs going into the weekend and earned three QQs over three days! In Memoriam NORCAL GRC extends our condolences to Suzanne and Ted Bria for the loss of Finnegan. Int'l CH Hyegold Midsumr Knights Dream CDX RAE TDX JH WC CCA VCX OS ASCA-TD (AKC ptd.) (11/5/2002-6/7/2018) Suzanne shared Finnegan with us all through her stories and Facebook posts. We celebrated each half birthday with her and share her sorrow and grief. Finn will be remembered by many of us.

5 LARGE-SCALE CANCER STUDY OF GOLDEN RETRIEVERS HOLDS HOPE FOR ALL DOGS By Jane Brackman PhD, January 2016, Updated November 2017 In Dog Diseases Treated by Homeopathy (first published in 1863, before chemotherapy, radiation, biopsies and blood panels), author James Moore advised concerned dog owners on treating cancer: An operation cannot remove the cancer, but it can remove the tumor, which causes much suffering; the knife is, therefore, merely palliative in its effect. Still, the disease, even then, is likely to return at a period more or less remote. Today, the diagnosis isn t as bleak. Indeed, 50 percent of all canine cancers are curable if caught early enough. Moreover, the disease is mostly an affliction of old age (tragically, some cancers strike dogs as young as two). It may seem like more dogs get cancer than ever before, but it s presumably because they enjoy a longer life span, thanks to vaccinations against infectious diseases like parvovirus and distemper, and new treatments for congenital, degenerative and metabolic disorders. Cancer is the broad term for a complex cluster of more than a hundred diseases. Although there are many causes, each type of cancer starts with alterations in genes that tell cells how to function, which triggers accelerated and uncontrolled cell growth. The defective signal may hide in abnormal genes inherited from parents or germinate when normal genes are exposed to harmful environmental influences. Some breeds are predisposed to certain types of cancer, and in those cases, a strong inherited genetic component is suspected. It is thought that a small number of genes account for cancer risk, but, although they are directly related to the development of individual cancers, rarely is a single gene the sole cause. By the time people and dogs pass 70 and 10 years of age, respectively, about 50 percent will have been diagnosed with some type of cancer. The malady accounts for approximately 23 percent of all deaths in people. In dogs, cancer mortality varies across breeds, from under 10 percent to higher than 60 percent. Goldens as Case Studies The high incidence of cancer in Golden Retrievers appears to be a relatively recent phenomenon. Although the breed was neither over- nor under-represented in a 1988 health study conducted by the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine (Prymak et al. 1988), a health report published 10 years later by the Golden Retriever Club of America (GRCA) identified cancer as the cause of death in 61.4 percent of their dogs (Glickman et al. 1999). When the 1998 GRCA study confirmed that a high number of Goldens were dying of cancer, club members realized they had both a problem and an opportunity. The club s nonprofit 501(c)(3) fundraising offshoot, the Golden Retriever Foundation (GRF), got off the ground about the same time the survey results were being analyzed. It started by funding a few cancer studies, including some managed by Morris Animal Foundation (MAF), a nonprofit that invests in science to advance animal health worldwide. Eventually, GRF contributed $1 million and asked MAF to match it if both could agree on a project. In the meantime, at a MAF canine cancer summit in Chicago, three goals were promulgated: build a tumor archive, fund more canine cancer studies and devise prevention strategies. In response to this collaborative effort, a team of scientists, epidemiologists, veterinary oncologists and surgeons, nutritionists, toxicologists, geneticists, breeders, and donors spent three-anda- half years designing the ideal study. Not an easy task.

6 Animal epidemiology studies (which deal with the incidence, distribution and possible control of diseases) are few in number, largely because they face so many obstacles. Among them are limited funding, participating private practices using non-standardized methods to record data, pedigrees that are difficult to confirm, and grieving owners who aren t eager to authorize post-mortem tests. Some cancers are silent killers, so a sudden death may not be attributed to cancer. And, due to attrition, studies are difficult to adequately enroll and don t last long enough to develop statistically significant patterns. However, after almost four years of stops and starts, the Morris Animal Foundation Golden Retriever Lifetime Study, the first breed-specific, life-todeath research project of its kind, was launched on August 30, The Study Between 2012 and 2015, MAF enrolled 3,000 dogs ranging in age from six months to two years. Researchers anticipate that within this population, some dogs will get cancer while others will remain cancer-free. Interested Golden Retriever owners completed questionnaires, then met with veterinarians who did physical exams and collected noninvasive biological samples, a process that the owners committed to having repeated annually during the lifetime of each enrolled dog. Based on observations summarized in questionnaires, researchers hope to identify potentially modifiable risk factors that may account for the high incidence of cancer and other diseases in Golden Retrievers and, eventually, in all dogs. Funded and managed by MAF, the study will investigate the effects of genetics, nutrition and exposure to environmental factors. Although other breeds are at higher risk for cancer, Golden Retrievers were chosen because their population exceeds that of most other breeds by a large margin: the larger the sample size, the more accurate the data. Additionally, because these versatile dogs perform multiple jobs from assistance and search-and-rescue work to field, performance and companion tasks they are subject to a broad range of environmental exposures. Rodney Page, veterinary oncologist and director of Colorado State University s Flint Animal Cancer Center and the project s principal investigator, describes some of the factors underlying the study. Within the estimates that we currently have, we know that 50 percent of canine cancers are curable with surgery and other treatments. Our study is addressing the ones you can t cut out: the 15 percent of mast cell tumors that aren t operable; lymphoma, a whole-body cancer; osteosarcoma and hemangiosarcoma, because they spread rapidly before they re discovered. These four types of cancer cause approximately 80 percent of cancer deaths in Golden Retriever dogs. These fatal cancers begin to increase in incidence around five to six years and peak about age nine or ten. However, they may also develop in dogs age two and younger. Among the study s other expected outcomes are insights into how dogbreeding practices and lifestyle choices might be modified to reduce the prevalence of myriad diseases, and the creation of a repository of biological samples that may be made available to researchers working to develop genetic tests. Possible Solutions One immediate benefit is that veterinarians, dog owners and dogs won t have to wait until the study is complete to see results that may help influence and improve veterinary medicine. The questionnaire responses are analyzed quarterly, so information is continually streaming into the study, and trends, once validated, will be published as they emerge.

7 Possible Solutions One immediate benefit is that veterinarians, dog owners and dogs won t have to wait until the study is complete to see results that may help influence and improve veterinary medicine. The questionnaire responses are analyzed quarterly, so information is continually streaming into the study, and trends, once validated, will be published as they emerge. Genetic testing to eliminate dogs from the breeding pool may not be the panacea it first appears. Dogs share more the 300 inherited diseases with humans, from narcolepsy and hemophilia to diabetes and lupus. It s unlikely that all of these can be bred away from while still maintaining healthy genetic diversity. Reducing diversity increases risk for other diseases to surface in the future, especially in a breed like the Golden Retriever, one that has already experienced diversity loss caused by widespread use of popular sires. In an article published in Golden Retriever News (Nov/Dec 2014), Rhonda Hovan cautioned Golden Retriever breeders: Keep in mind that when we remove a dog from breeding due to a failed health test or for any other reason, we are removing all of that dog s genes from the gene pool, not just the genes associated with disease or unwanted traits She also observed that rigorously removing dogs affected with minor conditions has far more potential to damage future generations than occasionally and carefully breeding them. Breeding away from targeted conditions, she says, is part of an inescapable loop that presents subsequent generations with an elevated risk of having some other problem arise. When conditions are targeted without good cause, there s an all-too-real possibility that the something else will be worse than whatever it is we tried to breed away from to begin with. Eliminating dogs based on genetic tests is not a sustainable way to control disease. A better approach, Hovan explained, is to test and replace as opposed to test and eliminate. For diseases with a recessive mode of inheritance, breeders can avoid risk by breeding carrier and affected dogs to normal dogs. That way, the genetic variety represented by the line can be maintained for as many generations as it takes to arrive at genetically normal offspring. As Hovan went on to say, To make good decisions as caretakers of our breed, we need to know what we re working with. You can t change what you don t measure. To this end, GRCA is working with a research team from University of California, Davis, to survey the breed s genetic diversity across types and geographic location, collecting samples from the U.S. and Canada. Referencing this survey, Hovan added, We want to approach this in a scientific manner. This study will help to clarify what we need to do and provide a road map so we can move forward. Could one solution be as straightforward as avoiding environmental triggers that trip biological switches and activate uncontrolled cell growth? Maybe. Researchers expect to collect enough biological samples to accurately define the incidence of each cancer being studied. When the study ends, researchers will also have a detailed life story of every enrolled dog. The hope is that in the long run, data will show relationships between cancers and exposures. The population-based study is creating a baseline for future research in all sorts of health-related issues. According to Page, The samples and data we are collecting now will be used by scientists in the future to answer their own questions about health and wellness issues in dogs. Studies will be encouraged that access these assets for analyses of everything from toxic exposures to microbial populations in the gut as they might influence health outcomes.

8 Norcal GRC Mid-2018 Financial Report Balance o January 1, 2018 $91,502 o June 28, 2018 $98,895 Dues Income $ Operating Expenses ($ ) (incl. Storage, Dues, Fees, Supplies, Awards- Banquet) Events - Income/Loss o Scentwork Trials January $ February $ March $ June $ Total Scentwork $ o Flyer Day March ($ ) o Hunt Test April $ o Independent Specialty April ($504.00) o Agility May $ o Total Event Income $12, o Total Event Loss $ April Ronca Finco, NORCAL GRC Financial Officer, Submitted 6/29/18 1

9 Golden Notes Contacts and Information NORCAL GOLDEN RETRIEVER CLUB Golden Notes Editor Laura Finco (925) Utica Court NORCAL GRC Information General Information Meetings: General meetings are held four times a year in the Bay Area with date, time, and location to be published online and in Golden Notes. Membership Potential members are required to attend THREE NORCAL events and sponsored by a member in good standing. IF THIS APPLICATION IS ACCEPTED AFTER SEPTEMBER 15, NO DUES SHALL BE PAYABLE THE FOLLOWING YEAR. Membership applications can be obtained online or from Laurie Rollins NORCAL GRC Membership Secretary, 909 Los Robles St, Davis, CA Volunteers Needed Each event that NORCAL GRC puts on requires the assistance of members in a variety of roles. All NORCAL GRC members are encouraged to volunteer for at least one event throughout the year. If you cannot volunteer in person, it is suggested that members consider making a donation to the trophy fund. Annual Awards Banquet/Meeting Each year NORCAL GRC holds our Awards Banquet to honor the achievements of our dogs. Awards applications are generally available online mid-november. All awards applications must be submitted by the published deadline in order to be included in the awards ceremony. Further information is available online and in the November/December issue of Golden Notes. Picnic Trials Picnic Trials (field training sessions for both owners and dogs) are held monthly from February October in various locations. All Goldens and their owners are welcome. We also welcome the rarer retrievers standard poodles, curly coated retrievers, flat coated retrievers, IWS, and Tollers. All levers of experience from pups and adults that have never seen a bird to advanced hunting dogs are encouraged to attend. Bring a lunch, drinks, and utensils as well as water and other equipment for your dog. If you have them, bring your whistles, bumpers, duck calls starter pistols, decoys, etc. Cost is $10 for your first dog and $5 for each additional dog (first time handlers get their first dog free!) The cost covers ground rental and shells. Generally dead birds are used but if flyers are available they will be provided at cost. Sign up at 8:30 am with work starting at 9 am NON MEMBERS ARE WELCOME AT ALL OF OUR EVENTS! Show Superintendents If you are interested in receiving premium lists for shows in this area, send your name and address to: MB-F, Inc PO Box 22107, Greensboro, NC Jack Bradshaw PO Box , Los Angeles, CA Jack Onofrio PO Box 25764, Oklahoma City, OK Norman Brown, PO Box 4566, Spokane, WA Newport, PO Box 7131, Pasadena, CA Show events are listed on the AKC website ( and in the AKC publication the AKC Gazette. Contact the AKC PO Box Raleigh, NC for additional information. Golden Retriever Club of America NORCAL Golden Retriever Club is part of the Golden Retriever Club of America. All members of NORCAL GRC are encouraged to hold dual membership with the GRCA. Information regarding officers and the Western Regional Officers can be found at NORCAL Delegate to GRCA: Laura Finco, 7090 Utica Court, Dublin, CA Show/Obedience/Juniors: Sue Carpenter westburygr@earthlink.net 4234 Rosenbaum Ave San Jose, CA Subscription to Golden Notes Upon request, nonmembers will receive one complimentary copy of Golden Notes after which they will be asked to pay a yearly subscription/donation fee of $20 to be mailed to the editor. Puppy Referrals Contact Ken and Trudy Blanchard, 501 Teal Way, Vacaville (707) or gngrgold@pacbell.net There is a $25 donation fee to NCGRRescue for members listing litters. Clearance information must be submitted with referral request. NORCAL GRC puppy referral services is a VOLUNTARY activity. Typically phone calls are received weekly for puppy information. The service does not guarantee that breeders will be provided with enough referrals, nor does NORCAL GRC and its members assume any responsibility for follow up after a referral has been made. This is a contact service only. Breeders are requested to contact this service when all puppies in a litter are placed. Advertisement Rate Litter Listings: $15.00 per issue for members and $25.00 per issue for nonmembers; all information including clearances and pedigrees must be submitted with request.. The form below must be completed and sent in order for Litter Listings to appear. Equipment/For Sale: $10.00 per issue Commercial/Services: $25 per issue for a 1/4 page ad as space allows AGREEMENT Field: Debbie Tandoc goldendpin@aol.com 1175 Culligan Blvd San Jose, CA Agility: Edwina Ryska eryska@wildblue.net 6010 Roblar Rd Petaluma, CA Please send your results to the appropriate editor by the 10th of every month to ensure that your information will be included in the next issue. In consideration for NORCAL Golden Retriever Club listing the breeding of: (sire) to (dam) in the Litter Listings section of the NORCAL Golden Retriever Club newsletter, Golden Notes, the undersigned agrees to indemnify and defend NORCAL Golden Retriever Club for and against any and all liabilities, claims, demands, causes of action, damages, and costs asserted against and/or imposed upon NORCAL Golden Retriever Club which are in any manner connected with the foregoing breeding. Signed Date Printed Name OFA Hip Registry Certification by the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals that a Golden does not have hip dysplasia is required for adverting in Golden Notes and the GRCA News. Dogs must be over two years of age for certification. Contact your local veterinarian for x-ray information or a referral to a specialist. CERF Eye Registry Certification by a Board Certified Veterinarian Ophthalmologist that a Golden s eyes are free from hereditary problems is required for adverting in Golden Notes and the GRCA News. Dogs must be over two years of age for certification. Contact your local veterinarian for a referral to a specialist.. Pedigree Information must also be submitted with Litter Listing Requests.

10 UPCOMING NORCAL GRC EVENTS IMPORTANT DATES Date Event Location Contact July 28, 2018 NORCAL GRC Scent Work Trial Dream Big Training Center (Lodi) Dee Dee Anderson August 29-Sept 2, 2018 NORCAL GRC All Breed Agility Trial Santa Rosa Fairgrounds Lorie Abbott Oct 6-7, 2018 Cassia Turcotte Field Training Seminar CRTA Training Grounds, Suisun City Samantha Dillard Oct 19, 2018 NORCAL GRC Designated Specialty; Harvest Moon Cluster Alameda County Fairgrounds Jennifer Masterson TBA CCA TBD Pleasanton Suzanne Bria Golden Notes c/o Laura Finco, Editor 7090 Utica Court Dublin, CA 94568