Retriever Review. President s Message. Upcoming Events. Announcements. Founded 1975 Issue 11 ~ November 2014

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1 Retriever Review Founded 1975 Issue 11 ~ November 2014 Upcoming Events The November General Meeting will be held at Legacy Meridian Park Hospital - CHEC Building, Tualatin, OR on November 21st at 7:30PM Announcements Brags? News? Interesting articles? Events? Great pictures for the website? Send them to Julie Marquis at juliermarquis@gmail.com. Please contact Cindy Freeman at QRLabs@yahoo.com if you are interested in chairing the 2015 Hunt Test A chair is still needed for the Sportsman Show February 4-8 at the Expo Center in Portland. Any volunteers? Contact Cindy Freeman at QRLabs@yahoo.com. President s Message November is upon us and Happy Thanksgiving! It is amazing to me how quickly this year has gone by. I want to welcome our new Newsletter Editor, Julie Marquis, and thank her for taking on this position. Let s help her out in any way we can with informational articles, brags, etc. The newsletter does not fill its pages by itself. Our next general meeting will be held on November 21st at the Legacy Meridian Hospital in Tualatin. This should be a very short meeting with a video to follow on Whelping & Neonatal Survival, by well-known reproduction specialist Dr. Hutchison. I expect this to be a very informational video so please plan on attending. Dr. Hutchison s bio is included in this newsletter. I want to thank Sandi Whitman for stepping forward and volunteering to attend the annual meeting on Sauvie Island in order to obtain the dates for the Working Certificate and the Hunt Test for I so appreciate this! We do still need a Chair for the Hunt Test. Jeff Kennedy has volunteered to chair the Working Certificate Test again in Thank you Jeff! Let s all work together to make the 2015 year very successful for our club! Your President, Cindy Freeman Newsletter Guidelines: This newsletter is published monthly by the Rose City Labrador Retriever Club a non-profit organization and issued to all members in good standing. Contributions for publication and advertisements are welcome. Advertising rates are $25.00 per half page and $50.00 per whole page. All submissions for publication are to be mailed or ed to the editor by the 25th of the month. 1

2 Club Officers President: Cindy Freeman Vice President: Lisa Cruanas Secretary: Lizzie Moir Treasurer: Greg Huntzinger Board Members Jessica Smith Barb Gilchrist Lisa Cruanas Lizzie Moir Committee Chairs Jeff Kennedy: 2015 WC Susan Huntzinger: 2015 B Match Ellen Sparks and Lizzie Moir: 2015 Specialty TBD: 2015 Hunt Test Litter Referrals Susan & Greg Huntzinger (503) Membership Betty Barkley (503) Newsletter Editor Julie Marquis juliermarquis@gmail.com (503) Web Site Greg Huntzinger: Webmaster (503) Brags! From Cathy Hakola: It had been a very rough week for me and I was thinking of not going to the dog show last weekend. Cindy Freeman encouraged me to press on and I did and it paid off. Thank you Cindy for being there for me this weekend and forcing me to stay for groups! Lincoln Creek Valley Excessive Celebration Spike Sporting Group 3 From Cindy Freeman: At the Del Valle Kennel Club in California, Alibi s Repeat Quail Run was WD for a 4 point major under Margaret Wilson (Shadowglen Labradors). These were Peter s first points and I am proud of how he is growing up. Peter is owned by Cindy Freeman and bred by Kim Jacobson, Meg Newton and Jeramiah Mendoza. The show picture is not that great but this was taken when we were in the ring that weekend. Club Chat List Rose City Labrador Retriever Club now has a chat list. The Rose City Labrador Reviever Club chat list is a closed list for members only. If you would like to subscribe, please send Cindy Freeman, Moderator, a request at RCLRCmembersubscribe@yahoogroups.com. This list is only for communication with regards to club business such as upcoming events, meetings, etc. There will be no advertising of any kind which also includes no mentioning of upcoming litters, etc. For questions, please contact Cindy at QRLabs@yahoo.com. 2

3 Don t Miss It! What Successful Whelping & Neonatal Survival By Dr. Robert Hutchison This DVD helps in successful whelping, problems that might arise post whelping, and to help new puppies thrive and grow. There will be a brief meeting and then a viewing of this DVD after the Club meeting. When November 21st at 7:30PM Where Legacy Meridian Park Hospital - CHEC Building, Tualatin, OR Dr. Robert V. Hutchinson Education 1972 The Ohio State University, DVM Memberships American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Ohio Veterinary Medical Association (OVMA) American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) Society for Theriogenology (past Director) United States Trotting Association (USTA) Special Interests Canine and Feline Reproduction, Infertility, Neonatal, and Pediatric Care Dr. Robert V. Hutchison is a founding member of Animal Clinic Northview, Inc. and a lifelong resident of North Ridgeville, Ohio. Dr. Hutchison is also the Director of the Center for Canine and Feline Reproduction and Infertility, Inc., a canine and feline frozen semen center established in Dr. Hutchison is also reproductive consultant for the Veterinary Information Network (VIN), a group of experts that consult other veterinarians from around the world with clinical concerns and problems. He is internationally recognized for his lectures on canine reproduction and neonatology. He has also published numerous articles, authored textbook chapters, and produced informational DVDs on dog breeding, whelping and neonatology. He is an adjunct professor for clinical sciences at the colleges of Veterinary Medicine at The Ohio State University and Purdue University. Students from numerous universities, both nationally and internationally, have interned at Animal Clinic Northview in order to study canine reproduction under Dr. Hutchison s guidance. Dr. Hutchison and his wife, Anita, have three grown children, Randy, Brad, and Emily. Dr. Randy Hutchison is on the staff at Animal Clinic Northview. Both Dr. Hutchison and Dr. Randy are involved with owning, developing, and racing standardized horses. Anxiety is always high on race days! Dr. Hutchison enjoys music, bird watching, and spending time with his incredibly spoiled papillion, Chloe. He also co-owns numerous AKC champion shiba inus with longtime friend and employee, Mary Rotkowski. 3

4 Meeting Minutes, October 2014 Meeting Called to order by Cindy at 7:39PM at the Meridian Park Hospital in Tualatin, OR. Roll Call: Judy Chambers, JoAnne Huntley, Nikki Illias, Cindy Freeman, Lizzie Moir, and guests Jenny and Mark Bloom Judy makes a motion to accept the minutes in the newsletter, JoAnne seconded. Old Business/Committees Specialty: Need to get the notebook for the specialty. Both judges contacted and sweeps judges will be contacted as well. Obedience judges Chris Cornell accepted and the other has a conflict. Nikki will get more names for obedience judges. Hunt Test: A chair is still needed. If interested in volunteering please contact Cindy. Meeting on Sauvie Island to select dates is on 11/4/2014. We need a local volunteer to attend the meeting to get dates. Changing the date was discussed but not finalized. We have to look into not just other hunt tests scheduled but also island availability. Nikki suggested we limit Masters to 60 and also mentioned now new AKC policy allows junior only and mentioned the possibility of doing a double header. Discussion ensued on full-on hunt test vs junior double header. Guns: Paperwork is still needed to switch ownership into the clubs name. WC: Cindy will contact Jeff Kennedy to see if he will chair again. B - Match: Scheduled for May 9th at Judy Chambers home. Judy needs to see if we can switch weekends to before or after the 9th. Membership: None were read. Voted: Christina Richmond: PO Box 463, Rochester, WA Interested in Show, Hunt & WC, Obedience, Field, Rally & Therapy Sponsored by Cindy Freeman & Lizzie Moir Stephanie K Nichols: PO Box 179, LaCenter, WA Interested in Show, Hunt & WC Sponsored by Cindy Freeman & Lizzie Moir Judy made motion and JoAnne seconded. Both are now new members. Trailer: Deferred to next month Nominating Committee: Officers stay the same Board members: 2nd year: Barb Gilchrist and Jessica Smith 1st year: Tamaria Hartman and Julie Marquis January Shows: Sweeps - Barbara Nowak can t judge, Judy provided Allison Rogers as a name. Portland Kennel Club requests we submit names that can judge more than just labs for consideration as it would be mutually beneficial. Next Month s Meeting: At hospital Again and will have educational video on neonatal care. 4

5 New Business Sportsman Show: Scheduled in February and a chair is still needed. Any volunteers? Expense and Budget Policies: We need to create policies. Club Facebook Page: Pros and cons were discussed as well as the ability to keep it controlled and private. Discussion tabled until the next meeting. Tracking Test at Judy s 11/ 7 & 8/2014:Anyone who would like to see a tracking test is welcome to come watch. Would the club members be interested in tracking? B - Match: Joanne Huntley suggested that we add nosework. It could be fun to include as a demo and practice runs. Joanne would be in charge of it. Judy motions to adjurn at 8:26PM. JoAnne 2nd ed. Litter Listings Any member wishing to list a litter on either the website or in the newsletter must provide paper copies of the following minimum documentation: 1. OFA hip certification for the sire and dam 2. OFA elbow certification for the sire and dam 3. Current (12 months) eye clearance (CERF) for the sire and dam 4. A check for $ Contact information for the listing. This may contain one or more of: a persons name, address, telephone number, and kennel name. 6. The choice of web listing, newsletter listing or both. The member may include additional documentation for certifications such as cardiac or EIC. All certifications claimed must be documented. Litter listings will run two months. The member may request one additional month via . At the end of the run-period the listing will be removed without notice. Send all information to: Greg Huntzinger, SW Riverlane Road, West Linn, OR

6 2015 Annual Awards Annual awards will take place at our meeting in January, If your dog has earned an AKC title in the field, obedience, or conformation ring during the period of November 2013 through November 2014 and you are an RCLRC member of good standing, you are eligible for a title award. If you have bred the dog, you will receive a breeder award. The owner of the dog shall receive an individual award. Your dog must have finished an American or Canadian Championship, obedience title, hunting title, or working certificate to qualify for the title award. Dockdog, flyball, and UKC titles are also included. Dogs that have finished their championship and earned a title in two different performance disciplines (A through F, below) are eligible for an all around Labrador award. Dogs are also eligible for a versatility award or certificate of achievement award. For the versatility award a dog must earn a working title in two different areas from the following: A) Obedience OTCH, UDX, UD, CDX, or CD, as well as any of the optional titles, B) Hunting FC, AFC, MH, SH, or JH, C) Tracking VST, TDX, or TD, D) Agility please identify the title, E) Rally RN, RA, RE, or RAE, F) Dock Dogs NJ, JJ, SJ, MJ, or EJ. In addition, the dog must have earned one certificate from the following: G) CGC, TDI, Delta Society, WC, WCX, or TT. For a certificate of achievement award, a dog must finish any one working title (A through F from above) and one certificate from the G) listings, above. DOG S FULL NAME: OWNER(S) NAME: ADDRESS PHONE BREEDER Award(s) or Certificate(s) applied for: Date title or certificate was received: Please send all nominations to: Lizzie Moir 672 Forest Napavine Rd. W Chehalis, WA Phone: (360) lizzie.moir@gmail.com ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY DECEMBER 15, YOU MUST SEND A COPY OF PROOF OF YOUR ACHIEVEMENT! 4 6