THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE EVERGREEN GOLDEN RETRIEVER CLUB

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1 THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE EVERGREEN GOLDEN RETRIEVER CLUB December 2014 Volume 46, Issue 12 Thanks, Claudia! Your beautiful card and warm sentiments are irresistible, so I stole them for the cover. ~db

2 Page 2 Rescue Report December 2014 Rich Randall President, Evergreen Golden Retriever Rescue We have come to a close for the Rescue efforts for Evergreen Golden Retriever Rescue (EGRR) in A low number of dogs have been rescued, roughly in the 30 s this year, same as the ongoing pattern of generally lower numbers of the last several years. But a substantial segment of these intakes were senior dogs and medically-needy dogs. Therefore, there was a very high financial outlay in 2014, much higher than in previous years, for EGRR Rescue due to costs for veterinary care. There was also significant pressure and strain on EGRR s foster home situation with many of these senior and needy dogs holding longer-term places in our more experienced foster homes. Thanks to everyone who has volunteered in the Rescue activities for EGRR during 2014 and to those who supported EGRR in 2014 through donations and kind words. All of the lucky dogs give a very big woof of appreciation!! The year has seen important events. An educational booth was held in March at the Seattle Kennel Club show, which was led as is the case each year by the efforts of the breed club sister organization, the Evergreen Golden Retriever Club (EGRC). The annual clinic organized through EGRC and sponsored by the Animal Eye Clinic of Seattle in April for screening for pigmentary uveitis, a known disorder in Goldens, was well attended by dogs of Rescue adopters. We also held our annual Rescue members meeting in May highlighted by a presentation on pigmentary uveitis. Mark your calendars for next year s members meeting which will be on Sunday, May 3, Our annual summer picnic was extremely well attended, even though it was a very, very hot day. Thanks indeed for coming out!!!! We plan to continue the picnic in 2015, probably for a date in July. Thanks must also be given to those who donated at these events and, above all and most certainly, to those that donated their time and energy to organize and help run these events. A reminder that the 2015 Membership renewal period is now upon us. It is wonderful to think of all those that have kept their memberships going year after year, and we kindly ask everyone to do so again for calendar year 2015!!! Please also consider offering services as a short-term foster home for those quick turn around younger and healthy dogs!!!! Have a great upcoming Holiday period and certainly all the very Best Wishes for the coming New Year! The primary focus of Evergreen Golden Retriever Rescue (EGRR) is on rescuing Golden Retrievers in need. Driven by our belief in responsible pet ownership, we are dedicated to ensuring for dogs such as these a future of

3 Page 3 Save the Date! Please plan to attend the first meeting of 2015! Thursday January 29, :30 pm Woodinville Fire Station Woodinville-Snohomish Road NE, Woodinville, WA The program will be a discussing of the Specialty (2016 and beyond). The "steering committee" is about to publish a Monkey Survey for people to give input and we'll probably have some preliminary ideas. EGRC Donations Making a Difference! Letter to EGRC: Thanks so much for your generous donation; we don't have a mailing address for you so please excuse this informal way of expressing our appreciation. Our 250+ old dogs are grateful for the help. Judith Piper Executive Director - Old Dog Haven

4 Page 4 General Meeting Minutes Evergreen Golden Retriever Club December General Membership Meeting December 6, 2014 (Holiday Party) Kirkland Women s Center, Kirkland WA CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by President Nancy Light at 6:46 pm. A quorum was present. REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT: (Nancy) : Welcome to members and guests to our Holiday Party. Thank you, Connie Carroll and committee for tonight. Will try to stick mainly to important announcements, and we ll have election of a new member. ANNOUNCEMENTS: a. Suzanne Bolwell has resigned from the Board. Per the Bylaws, the Board has appointed Ane Brusendorff to fill the vacancy b. The minutes of the Board and membership meetings will now be printed in the Golden West. It will exclude financial information. There will be a new section in the members only section of the website ( log in ) for financial information like current balances, budgets, and financial reports. Nancy for log in/password. c. Due to the delay in proceeding on the 2015 Specialty and selecting judges, the Board appointed a Judges Selection Committee consisting of Frank Pampiks, Kathy Fisk, Sherry Chevalier, Claudia Shaw, and Hach Hachtel. Using the list last list we had from 2011,and adding names submitted by members, and including NKC judges who can judge Goldens, they will select the 2015 judges. d. Hach is in need of a grounds chair and help in doing the budget. The plan is to keep it simple. e. A Specialty steering committee of Deb Pampiks, Nancy Light and Sheila Colyer will be meeting to plan for 2016 and beyond. f. Jerry will be chairing the 2015 Hunt Test. Planning has begun. Nancy is in charge of workers. Any member who is entered in the hunt test will be expected to work in some capacity. We really need to support this event if we are to continue. We need a chair for g. We need a tracking chair too. May not do for h. Ane has produced newly formatted roster. It is on the website in members only section.(login) i. Agility Trials June 13, 14 & 15, 2015, Argus. Joyce Palmer is chair. j. Membership Renewal forms and new member applications are here and also on web site k. Programs /meetings We need new program chairperson. January 22 meeting will likely focus on Specialties for 2016 and beyond. February is awards banquet. March or April: Barry Rickman, veterinary pathologist and at home euthanasia. l. Awards Banquet- Likely February 15 at Azteca. m. Awards Lynn Anderson & Kathy Fisk members need to return trophies to Frank tonight or to Lynn s home n. WC/WCX- BJ is checking to see if Flat-coats will be doing the WC/WCX in 2015 o. SKC March 2015 We have application. Chair not confirmed. Susan Babich is doing Meet the Breed. p. CCA Susan Babich chair. Claudia is working on having Gayle Watkins come for puppy raising seminar in conjunction with CCA. Claudia and Caroline will co-chair. Date likely in Fall. q. Eye Clinic ( BJ) Likely in April. We would like the breeders to encourage the people that have dogs from them to take advantage of this clinic. It is not just for rescue The Board appointed Angel, BJ and Alice as budget committee for 2015 budget ELECTION OF NEW MEMBERS: Robin Reynolds was elected to membership BRAGS: Brags were made. The meeting was adjourned at 7:02 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Nancy Light Acting Recording Secretary

5 Page 5 We're pleased to announce our latest showring highlights... "TEN" Harmonys SweetGold Perfection BISS WB & BISS Golden Retriever Club BC Specialty RWB & BOSS Norcal Golden Retriever Club Specialty BOSS GRCA National Specialty "ROCCO" CH SweetGold Festival BISS WD, New CH Del Valle Dog Club Continued on next page

6 Page 6 "ACE" Am/Can CH SweetGold Double Down BISS SD Golden Retriever Club BC Specialty JAM Norcal Golden Retriever Club Specialty BOB Finalist GRCA National Specialty BOB Finalist Eukanuba AKC National ~Rich & Kym Anton

7 Page 7 Sweetgold Cleared For Takeoff O-NJC, S-TN-N, IAC, CL1, NW1, CCA Jett" qualified in 3 of 4 runs at the ZAP NADAC agility trial on November 29. He completed his Outstanding Novice Jumpers title (6 qualifying scores) and his Superior Novice Tunnelers title (10 qualifying scores). ~Gwen Sieben Don t forget to renew your membership in EGRC! The Membership form is available online at

8 Page 8 Nancy Light, President Box 575, Duvall, WA kylahgold@aol.com BJ Modrell, Vice President th Avenue NE Woodinville, WA bjs.goldens@frontier.com Bev Gettling, Recording Secretary NE 46th Pl, Carnation, WA gettling@msn.com Angel Audette, Treasurer nd Avenue SE, Auburn, WA angel@angelaudette.com Liz Rudy, Corresponding Secretary rd Street SE, Snohomish, WA lizrudy@yahoo.com Suzanne Bolwell bsa5@q.com Jerry Leitch jerryleitch@yahoo.com Deb Pampiks debandfrank@comcast.net Claudia Shaw claudias14@frontier.com Chair Persons Programs Caroline McCormick Newsletter Ed Deborah Blair Puppy Referral Stacia White Public Education Golden Rescue Nancy Kiesler Historian Dee Romano Health Clinic BJ Modrell Hospitality Nominating Com Photographer Gayle George-Sackett Property Marcia MacDonald Membership BJ Modrell Bev Gettling Sunshine Deb Bullard GRCA Column Deborah Blair GRCA Delegate Bev Brown Web Master Bobbi Miller Budget Comm. Angel Audette Judges Selection Hach Hachtel The Objectives of the Evergreen Golden Retriever Club a) To preserve the structure, soundness, temperament, natural abilities and personality of the Golden Retriever as described in the breed standard and to do all possible to bring their natural abilities and qualities to perfection. b) To urge members and breeders to accept the standard of the breed as approved by the AKC as the only standard of excellence by which the Golden Retriever shall be judged. c) To protect and advance the interest of the breed by encouraging sportsmanlike conduct at dog shows, field events, obedience trials and all functions and events where EGRC is being represented. d) To conduct sanctioned matches and specialty shows, field events, obedience trials and tracking under the rules of AKC and e) To educate members and the public in all aspects of owning a Golden Retriever. General Information General Meetings are held on the 4 th Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Check the calendar on the web site at The Board of Directors meets on the 1 st Tuesday of each month and members wishing to attend must call the President to state their business. Application for Membership: Prospective members must attend two meetings or functions before application of intent to join is accepted. Application forms may be obtained from Board members, the Membership Chair, or from the web site. Change of Address. If you have moved, changed your phone number or your address, please or call Trish Hughes, goldens@sytrel.com, with this change. This is the only way we will be able to keep our membership rosters up to date. Special Events 2015 Agility Joyce Palmer Hunt Test Jerry Leitch Specialty Hach Hachtel Awards Lynn Anderson Kathy Fisk Tracking Nancy Light Golden Retriever Club of America Contacts Janet Peacock, Secretary jepgr@aol.com (Jolene Cary, Ad. Asst) P.O. Box Oklahoma City, OK