SHEPHERD TALES May 2010

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1 SHEPHERD TALES May 2010 Our Aim... "Shepherds WELL BRED... WELL TRAINED." Best Newsletter Fourth Place 1997 Fourth Runner-Up Honorable Mention Do Not Forget To Visit the Club's Website at: for regular updates and special announcements. web master: Diane Brown webmaster@gsdcw.com

2 THE GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG CLUB OF WISCONSIN, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT Tim Brown S103 W36499 Cth LO Eagle, WI (262) VICE PRESIDENT Dennis Smeiska 4816 S Fairview Dr. New Berlin, WI SECRETARY TREASURER HISTORIAN Nancy Bertsch W Pleasant View Drive New Berlin, WI (262) Pam Stoesser (262) Jolene Zimdars (262) Rose Barke Karen Kane Cathy Los Carol Lumley Paula Zuehr (414) (262) (262) (414) (414) APPOINTED BOARD POSITIONS Buildings & Grounds Director Of Membership Chairperson Ron Labinski (262) Lois Kutschera (262) Linda Cekosh 240 S Park Blvd Brookfield, WI (262) Tales Editor Fall Show Secretary Show (s) Coordinator Sharon Golden Ivy Lane Waterford, WI (262) goldshep@wi.rr.com WEB MASTER: Donna Rickert (262) Committees Paulette Gallatin 2853 S. 50th Street Milwaukee, WI (414) gallahaus@wi.rr.com MEDIA COMMITTEE: Ron Labinski Paulette Gallatin Joe Caputa Sharon Golden Committee cont... Diane Brown Pam Stoesser MEETINGS: Third tuesday of each month, except December, at 7:30 p.m. At the clubhouse: W224 S6950 Guthrie Road, Big Bend WI CLUB HOUSE PHONE:

3 SHEPHERD TALES The official publication of the GSDCW, Inc. May 2010 Table of contents page no. Membership Reports...2 Calendars P.E.T.S. SCHEDULE...5 P.E.T.S. Report...6 P.E.T.S. Events...7 Thank You...8 Litter Anouncement...9 What is a Breed Survey (Explained)...10 Historian Report Buildings & Grounds Poetry...14 HAWS Demo Club Picnic...16 btm Report On Spring Clean Up...17 Business Cards...18 Judges Ballot (send them in asap) The shepherd tales are published monthly for the members of the German Shepherd Dog Club Of Wisconsin, Inc. Subscription Rates for Non-members is $15.00 per year. Annual Dues: $78.00 for single membership; $96.00 for family membership, $10.00 initiation fee per person. This fee is payable in advance.... Dues: $50.00 for the first six months. There after $ per year. Dues are collected every six (6) months. A family plan is available at $ ADVERTISING: 1st puppy ad is free (half page) Christmas Ads are the same price as below Half page ad is $7.50 Full page ad is $15.00 Breeders Directory $30.00 per year (due every March) Business Card Page (runs for 1 year): $30.00

4 MEMBERSHIP REPORT APRIL 2010 TOTAL MEMBERSHIP PERSONS TRAINING..91 Regular Members Obedience Associate Members...61 Conformation Performance.14 ASSOCIATE MEMBERS TO BE ACCEPTED LORI GORZALSKI W OHIO ST WEST ALLIS, WI SWEET LIESEL S SILLY SCOUT F-07/23/2009 DN BERNADINE THOMISON BRISTOL RD BRISTOL, WI JAKE THOMISON M-10/15/2009 AKC TO FOLLOW ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ELIGIBLE FOR REGULAR MEMBERSHIP; Helga/Ronald Engelke April/John Fields Heather/Scott Frank Shelly Luchini Jerry/Susan Schmitt Don/Lisa Williams Respectfully Submitted, Linda L Cekosh Membership Director

5 May 2010 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 HAWS Walk See flyer 2 All Levels 3 Board Meeting 7:30 pm 4 All Levels Rally 8 Agility & Set Up for Spring Match 9am 9 Mothers Day BO-B Match No Puppy Class No All Levels Rally 15 Agility 16 All Levels Monthly Meeting 7:30 pm No 22 Agility 23 All Levels Puppy Class All Levels Rally 29 Agility 30 All Levels 31 Memorial Day See Flyer For Parade & Party

6 June 2010 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Rally Agility Board Meeting 7:30 pm Rally Agility 13 Puppy class Monthly Meeting 7:30 pm Rally 19 Agility Fathers Day Demo No Agility Puppy Class

7 P.E.T.S Schedule of Events We are beginning to schedule events for our year 2010 P.E.T.S. program. Below is our current list of events scheduled or pending for Please watch the TALES and the Clubhouse cabinet for sign-up sheets and further details on each event. If you need additional information on P.E.T.S. or have suggestions on other events, contact any one of the following club members. Joe Ziino Carol Lumley Paulette Gallatin Diane Stefonich May 31st Memorial Day Parade See Flyer for more detail Monday 10:00 AM, Menomonee Falls June 20th Mt Carmel Nursing Home Obedience, agility, therapy. Sunday 2:00pm -3:00pm July 3rd evening July 4th Aug 9th Monday Sept 19 Sunday Menomonee Falls Independence Parade New Berlin 4th of July Demo State Fair Park World of Dogs Oktoberfest, Bavarian Inn

8 By Joe Ziino On Sunday April 11 th, we visited the Meadowmere Assisted Living Center in Mequon. It was a pleasant afternoon as we performed for about 30 residents and staff bringing a little joy to the community along with promoting the excellence of our German Shepherds. For those of you who have never attended one of our programs, we typically start our demonstrations with an overview of how we train our friends, at the same time providing the audience with an entertaining program. Our program consists of general healing as a group, followed by jumping exercises from open dogs and utility work from our UD dogs. Additionally depending upon the size of the area we are working in, we perform some modified agility exercises and anything else we can think of to present our four legged friends in the best light to the community. On this Sunday, we started off doing some therapy work, socializing the dogs and then went into our obedience-training program. We focused on the training for beginners and then introduced our more experienced friends. We mixed our experienced dogs with the young ones during long sits and downs, which many times are interesting especially with me running around them trying to make our dogs break. Surprisingly, the young dogs don t do badly on this exercise, which shows they have a lot of stability and confidence or maybe they think it s humorous to watch me run around.. I would like to thank everyone participating for coming out this day. Participating Members: Angela Tojek Simba & Henry Linda Cekosh, Shayna Dennis Kratz, Bear Diane Stefonich, Kai Phyllis Griffin, Streicher Joe & Marla Ziino, Molly, Peter Patti Thor COME JOIN US AT OTHER UPCOMING PETS EVENTS

9 P.E.T.S. Memorial Day Parade Menomonee Falls Monday May 31th: 9:00 a.m. We ll meet at Diane Stefonich s home at 9:00, and walk to the parade start point. As always, we party afterwards at Diane s house. Bring a dish to pass. Address: N88 W15030 Cleveland Ave Menomonee Falls Nursing Home Demo Sunday June 20th, 2:00 PM Mt Carmel Nursing Home 5700 W. Layton Ave. Milwaukee Obedience, Agility, Therapy This is our annual Father s Day event put on for the residentas and guests at Mt Carmel. We typically are entertaining between people. The demo will be in outdoors inb the courtyard, (if raining it will be moved indoors). Contact Diane Stefonich, Carol Lumley or Joe Ziino if you have questions:

10 I would like to thank Cindy Demler for all training and effort she put into showing Zeke and earning all of his single AKC points.it was a fun time! I would also like to thank the team of Diane and Tim Brown. Diane and Tim believed that Zeke could become a finished champion and as Diane promised he now is. Without these three dedicated people this would not have come true...thank you again. from: Linda Cekosh

11 LITTER ANOUNCEMENT Sire: VA3 Danny Von Wilhendorf, SCHH3, KKL1 - Black & Red Dam: Knollwood s Freedom Flirt OFA Excellent - Black & Tan Danny 7 Boys, 4 Girls Flirt VA5 Nero vom Nobachtal SCHH3 4X VA1 Teejay Von Wilhendorf, SCHH3 V Isys von Wilhendorf SCHH1 2X VA1 Yasko vom Farbenspiel SCHH3 VA1 Reggae Von Wilhendorf, SCHH2 V3 Whitney aus Agrigento SCHH2 CH GV Stoneway s Uecker OFA ROM CH SEL WeLove DuChien s Rollins OFA DNA ROM WeLove DuChien s Heather Am & Can GV FV MV Am & Can CH WeLove Du Chien s R-MAN OFA ROM Knollwood s Beanie Baby OFA Am & Can CH Marsaycon s Vanity Fair OFA Puppies whelped April 1. Available for placement Memorial Day weekend. Contact KNOLLWOOD KENNELS Gary & Joyce Knoke

12 BREED SURVEY What is a Breed Survey and what in the world does KKL mean when it follows a dog's name? And what is the difference between KKL1 and KKL2? And are the words lbz or lebens important as part of the KKL designation? Is any of this information valuable to me as a prospective puppy buyer? Well, it is very important and valuable to you. We will discuss what is involved in getting the KKL or Breed Survey, but the bottom line is that you have a much better chance of getting a sound puppy in structure, workability and temperament from a Breed Surveyed sire and dam. The Breed Survey (Körung in German) is indicated by KKL1 or KKL2 after a dog's name and titles. It is a demanding examination of a dog's suitability for breeding. As part of the Breed Survey, the dog's structural qualities are thoroughly examined including weight and height. The temperament of the dog is also closely examined through a test for gun sensitivity and a test of the dog's protection capabilities. You might wonder if any German Shepherd could participate in these tests. The answer is that before a dog can even be considered for the Breed Survey, it must meet several requirements. The dog must demonstrate sound nerve and temperament by passing the BH obedience and temperament test. The dog must be titled in Schutzhund which involves many months and years of training in tracking, obedience and protection. The dog's hips must be OFA certified or receive the equivalent rating from Germany indicated by the "a" stamp designation. The dog must have passed the AD test demonstrating physical soundness by running over 12 miles while the handler bicycles. The dog must also be tattooed and have a show rating of at least G (good) at a German style conformation show. There are other details that the Breed Survey Master will note on the papers such as pigmentation, coat type, eye and toenail color, expression, firmness of back and pasterns, proper dentition, correctness of ears and correctness of the movement coming and going. The Breed Survey report may also include recommendations for breeding or add precautions that certain bloodlines should be avoided. The report may also indicate the dog's special qualities or shortcomings. The Breed Survey Master can place the dog in KKL1, which means "highly recommended for breeding," or KKL2, which means still "suitable for breeding." In some instances, a dog does not qualify for either category in which case the dog is "not recommended for breeding." Many criteria determine whether the dog is placed in KKL1 or KKL2. For example, it the dog exceeds the height in the standards by one centimeter, it will be placed in KKL2. If the dog is more than one centimeter oversized or undersized, it will be ineligible to receive the Breed Survey at all. Missing specific teeth will also either place the dog in the KKL2 category or make it totally ineligible. The dog's performance in the protection work is also a factor. If he rates "sufficient" (vorhanden), the dog can only be placed into KKL2. Generally speaking, the show rating must be SG (very good) or V (excellent) for the dog to receive a KKL1. The earliest time for a dog to be Breed Surveyed for the first time is during the year that it will be two years old if all other requirements are met. If the dog receives the initial Breed Survey in 1999, the survey is valid for the years 2000 and However, in order for the dog to be surveyed for life (lebens, lbz), the dog must be again presented to the Breed Survey Master no later than the end of The dog must again undergo a complete examination along with temperament and protection tests. If the dog passes all the tests, it is awarded the KKL for life in either KKL1 or KKL2. Occasionally the Breed Survey Master elevates a dog from the KKL2 to the KKL1 level or lowers the rating. The results from the Breed Survey are read aloud to the owner and the public. The Breed Survey results are included in a certificate, which is given to the owner. So you can see that the designation of "KKL1-lbz" really means a great deal to you if you are looking for a puppy. You will hopefully have your dog for many years, and you want to ensure that you start with the best in structure, workability and temperament.

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16 WHEN YOU HEAR THE SOUNDS FROM BUILDING AND GROUNDS THEY RE GETTING IT READY FOR ALL OF THE HOUNDS [G.S. THAT IS!] ALL THE NOISE COMES FROM JOE AND JACK THEY WORK VERY HARD FOR JUST A SIX PACK USING NAIL AND HAMMER THE CLUB NOW HAS GLAMOR IT LOOKS SO GOOD IT LL MAKE YOU STAMMER WHEN YOU LOOK FOR EQUIPMENT THERE S NO NEED TO FORAGE WE NOW HAVE ROOM FOR ALL THE STORAGE AFTER A CLASS THERE CAN BE NO SLACK ALL THE STUFF GOES ALL THE WAY BACK IT S A LONG WAY BACK BUT I LL TAKE NO SASS IF IT S NOT PUT BACK IT LL BE YOUR ASS THE GROUNDS AROUND ARE FULL OF SHIT DON T LOOK TO RON COUSE HE S GONNA QUIT BUT IF YOU PICKUP IT WILL HELP QUITE A BIT AND THEN RON MAY NEVER QUIT IF YOU WONDER HOW HE GOT THE RYHMN IT S BECAUSE HE HAD TOO MUCH TIME DRIVING TO CHICAGO

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18 High Interest Day Friday May 21st 1755 N Calhoun North of Bluemound Rd There will be 5 Sessions starting at 8:30 am Please Give Availability for specific sessions All day, Just Morning or Just Afternoon Lunch will be served Please Sign up on the sheet in the club house or contact Diane (262) or Lois (262) MARK YOUR CALENDARS OUR CLUB PICNIC WILL BE AUGUST 1st 2010 AFTER TRAINING MORE INFO TO FOLLOW

19 WINDY---VERY WINDY SUMMARIZES SATURDAY APRIL 17. ALL WE HAD TO DO WAS TO GET THE LEAVES UP INTO THE AIR AND THEY WOULD BE IN KENOSHA! WISHFULL THINKING! GETTING THE LEAVES OUT OF THE GUTTERS, FENCES AND AWAY FROM THE BUILDINGS WAS WORK BUT GETTING THEM INTO TARPS, TRASH BAR- RELS AND TRAILERS WAS A REAL CHALLENGE. WE PERSEVERED AND WE WON THE BATTLE. THE LEAVES EVENTUALLY WERE HAULED TO OUR WOODS ON THE BACK 40. THE OUTDOOR WORK ALSO INCLUDED GETTING THE PARKING LOT AND FENCING BACK IN SHAPE. JIM ALTWIES AND TIM BROWN REALLY DID THE HEAVY DUTY JOB OF REDISTRIBUT- ING THE GRAVEL AROUND THE LOT. CAROL LUMLEY DID HER ANNUAL PROJECT THE FLOWER GARDENS. SINCE WE RE OUTDOORS NOW FOR TRAINING PLEASE NOTE OUR BEAUTIFULLY SHAPED TREES. THIS PAST FALL ALL THE TREES ON OUR GROUNDS HAVE BEEN PROFESSIONALLY TRIMMED BY CLAUDE BLOSKEY OUR OWN IN-HOUSE ARBORIST. FINALLY CARS AND PEOPLE WON T HAVE TO DUCK BRANCHES AGAIN. THANKS CLAUDE FOR A GREAT JOB. INSIDE [ AND OUT OF THE WIND] THE CLUBHOUSE DID NOT GET OVER-LOOKED. MAJOR DUSTING, WINDOWS AND FLOOR WORK WAS DONE. ONCE AGAIN DANIELLE BIRDEAU DID THE TEDIOUS JOB OF COMPLETELY REDOING THE PICTURE BOARDS AFTER CONSTRUCTION AND STORAGE. THANKS DANIELLE FOR A REALLY NEAT JOB. A SPECIAL MENTION HAS TO GO TO TWO YOUNG ENERGETIC GUYS,TYLER AND RYAN RADTKE. THEY DID THE WORK OF AT LEAST FOUR OTHER PEOPLE. [YOUTH IS WONDERFUL!] AS IN ANY GOOD ARMY THE TROOPS HAD TO BE FED---AND WERE THEY EVER!! ONCE AGAIN SHARON GOLDEN DID HER FOOD MAGIC GROURMET BRATS AND ITALIAN BOMBERS WITH THE TRIMMINGS. JOLENE JIMDARS TOPPED OFF THE MEAL WITH SEVERAL GREAT DESSERTS. WORKING AND EATING TOGETHER SURE CREATES A BOND. NOW DON T YOU WISH YOU WOULD HAVE VOLUNTEERED? LASTLY A BIG THANKS TO THE ENTIRE CLEAN UP CREW: MARY PLUTA, DENNIS KRATZ, LINDA CEKOSH, TYLER RADTKE, RYAN RADTKE, JACK JIMDARS, JOLINE JIMDARS, PAULA ZUEHR, TERRY SHROEDER, ANGELA TOJEK, JIM ALTWIES, MARG MEURER, TIM BROWN, PAULETTE GALLATIN, SHARON GOLDEN, DANIELLS BIRDEAU, LOIS KUTSCHERA, CAROL LUMLEY & CAMILLE AND RON LABINSKI RON B & G

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21 German Shepherd Dog Club Of Wisconsin Judges Ballot Per standing club rules, all judges must be nominated and voted on by the general membership. This ballot was originally printed in the February Tales, and those judges selected were contacted. However, due to conflicts, only one was available in each category. We therefore eliminated those names and ask that you revote for one of the judges listed below or write in one of your choice. Note: Only members in good standing may vote. Your signature must be at the bottom of the ballot for it to be counted. If there are 2 members in your household, please use the second ballot printed in the Tales. Please vote for one of the following judges in each category. Fall Show 2011 Conformation Jorge Noya Vicki Roye Bart Bartley Walter Falk Dick Jones Helen Gleason (write in) Obedience Ronnie Bizer Dan Herald Catherine Peters Cynthia Pischke (write in) Please mail your completed ballot to the Club Secretary, Nancy Bertsch, W Pleasant View Dr., New Berlin, WI 53151, or return to the Club at the May general meeting on Tuesday, May 18, Ballots will be counted on that night. Thank you! Signature printed name

22 German Shepherd Dog Club Of Wisconsin Judges Ballot Per standing club rules, all judges must be nominated and voted on by the general membership. This ballot was originally printed in the February Tales, and those judges selected were contacted. However, due to conflicts, only one was available in each category. We therefore eliminated those names and ask that you revote for one of the judges listed below or write in one of your choice. Note: Only members in good standing may vote. Your signature must be at the bottom of the ballot for it to be counted. If there are 2 members in your household, please use the second ballot printed in the Tales. Please vote for one of the following judges in each category. Fall Show 2011 Conformation Jorge Noya Vicki Roye Bart Bartley Walter Falk Dick Jones Helen Gleason (write in) Obedience Ronnie Bizer Dan Herald Catherine Peters Cynthia Pischke (write in) Please mail your completed ballot to the Club Secretary, Nancy Bertsch, W Pleasant View Dr., New Berlin, WI 53151, or return to the Club at the May general meeting on Tuesday, May 18, Ballots will be counted on that night. Thank you! Signature printed name

23 BREEDERS DIRECTORY SKYLINE SHEPHERDS James & Lynn Herrick N6499 Cty Road UU Fond Du Lac, WI (920) CH S, P, D CHRIS-MAR SHEPHERDS Mary Ann Pluta 4137 S. 10th Street Milwaukee, WI (414) CH, S, P, D, CD MAISON du CHIEN SHEPHERDS William R. and Jane Kerner S106 W36228 Matthew Lane Eagle, WI jkerner@wi.rr.com (262) CH S, D, P BRAUNHAUS KENNELS Tim & Diane Brown S103 W36499 Hwy LO Eagle, WI = BRAUNHAUSK@AOL.COM (262) CH, S, P, D OTHELLO SHEPHERDS Cecilia E. Weber 2505 S. 95th Street West Allis, WI (414) = Othellogsd@AOL.COM website: CH S, P, D OSTFRIESEN GERMAN SHEPHERDS Kristine Dewey 6150 Rikli Drive, Route # 3 Dodgeville, WI (608) Sch H, B, P, D TOWNLINE SHEPHERDS Mark & Betsy Weiss S58 W22260 Glengarry Rd Waukesha, WI = TwnlineShepherd@aol.com (262) CH, S, P, D KNOLLWOOD KENNELS * Gary & Joyce Knoke 400 Knollwood Road West Bend, WI (262) knollwood_kennels@charter.net CH, S, P, D, UD, CDX, CD STONEKROFT SHEPHERDS Jim, Cheryl & Angela Spicer N7575 Cth Y Sheboygan, WI (920) CH, S, P, D, CD FERLIN SHEPHERDS George & Linda Ferguson Durand Ave Kansasville, WI (262) ferlinshepherds@wi.rr.com CH, S, P, D, CD ROYAL T SHEPHERDS Gina & Randy Oesterle 8103 Galaxy Dr Neenah, WI (920) gina@royaltshepherds.com royaltshepherds.com CH, S, P, D, CD, CDX, NA, HIC, TC SCHER-LO'S SHEPHERDS Adeline Scherz & Nathalie Lowe S64 W22150 National Avenue Waukesha, WI = SCHERLOS@AOL.COM (262) CH S, P, D, CD GUARDIAN FARM SHEPHERDS Jayne & Mike Faupl N7876 Cty A Johnson Creek, WI (920) = grdian01@aol.com visit us on the web at CH S, CH, P, D, CD, HIC Diane S. Please advise Diane Of any puppies / dogs That you have for sale. Diane handles all inquiries That the club receives by Phone and On available puppies. (262) *Signers of the GSDCA breeders code; CH = champion; S = stud; P = puppies; D = dogs; UD = utility dog; CDX = companion dog excellent; CD = companion dog; FM = Flyball Master; FDCH = Flyball Dog Champion ; FDX = Flyball Dog Excellent; FD = Flyball Dog

24 SHEPHERD TALES PRESORTED GSDCW STANDARD SHARON GOLDEN US POSTAGE PAID IVY LANE FRANKLIN WI WATERFORD WI PERMIT # 20 DATED MATERIAL TRAINING SCHEDULE - Outdoors Begins April 1st BEGINNER LECTURE - SEE SEPARATE SCHEDULE FOR BEGINNING CLASSES PRE-SCHOOL PUPPY AT NOON - 2ND AND 4TH SUNDAY TEAM OBEDIENCE - INFORMATION TO FOLLOW NOTE: When Radio or TV weather reports indicate hazardous driving conditions, ALL CLASSES WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY CANCELLED. SUNDAY CLASSES TIME TUESDAY CLASSES TIME INTERMEDIATE 10:00 AM INTERMEDIATE thru NOVICE 10:00 AM PRE-NOVICE & NOVICE 10:00 AM ADVANCED 11:00 AM ADVANCED 11:00 AM BEGINNERS (Even) 11:00 AM CONFORMATION 7:00 PM CONFORMATION 10:45 AM BEGINNERS (Odd) 7:00 PM PUPPY CLASS (2nd & 4th) 12:00 PM ADVANCED 7:00 PM FLYBALL (1st & 3rd) 12:00 PM INTERMEDIATE 7:45 PM PRE-NOVICE & NOVICE 7:45 PM FRIDAY CLASSES PM SATURDAY CLASSES AM RALLY-BEGINNER 6:30 pm RALLY ADVANCED 6:30 pm AGILITY Advanced 10:00 am AGILITY Beginner 11:00 am