GOLD. Diggings. President s Message { Christmas Party. Bison Cranberry Crunch

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1 GOLD Diggings H O L I D A Y E D I T I O N MILE HI GOLDEN RETRIEVER CLUB NEWSLETTER Christmas Party Angela & Bruce McLeans Saturday, December 7 th 11:30 am till the Party is Over 6325 West Summit Drive Littleton, CO RSVP: (303) timberbashgoldens@comcast.net ooo Please bring a pot luck dish and a gift to share ($20 limit) A G Side Dishes H P Desserts Q Z Appetizer The club will provide main course entrees & drinks Senior dogs 10 and over are invited to the party let us know if you plan to bring your Senior so they can get a special gift { President s Message { LAST PRESIDENT S COLUMN EVER... Members of MHGRC rejoice! This year the Nominating Committee was tasked with finding a new club President. Sally Sjobeck s name was suggested by several members and amazingly she agreed to take on this job for the coming year. Since no other nominations were made from the floor at the September meeting, Sally is our new president! She will bring fresh ideas along with organizational skills and a different perspective. The remainder of the Mile Hi Board will stay the same. Many thanks to these dedicated workers! They have been a fun group and I appreciate them. The date is set for the Connie Cleveland seminar Dogs are Problem Solvers sponsored by MHGRC. Although I initially scheduled Connie for our mid-march date in 2014 when we normally hold our breakfast meeting, free food and then the Goldens. Continued on page 2... Bison Cranberry Crunch Holiday treats for the dogs from The Duck Soup Cookbook By Suzi Berber 1# grass fed Bison Liver 1/2 C finely minced fresh cranberries 1 clove garlic, minced 1 tsp sea kelp Combine all ingredients in a food processor. Pour onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Spread with spatula. Bake at 300 for 3 hours. Cool completely. store in an airtight container.

2 Message from Anne Shannon Connie Cleveland Seminar The date is set for the Connie Cleveland seminar Dogs are Problem Solvers sponsored by MHGRC. Although I initially scheduled Connie for our mid-march date in 2014 when we normally hold our breakfast meeting, free food and then the Goldens Only fun match, I was able to revise that date to the last weekend in March. I don t know what I was thinking with the first date but the second will work out better in terms of the membership keeping their regular event and Connie coming in two weeks later March 30 & 31. The format for Connie s seminar begins with a discussion of how dogs learn and then proceeds to work with the teams present to solve individual problems. Connie is unique in that she doesn t bring one of her own dogs; instead she works with the dogs that are in attendance. I have been to Connie s seminars several times and she is one of the best. If you want to check her out look up her film clips on YouTube. Interestingly, not only does Connie train first-class obedience dogs, she has trained and competed in field trials with both labs and goldens. At the most recent GRCA National in Texas, Connie placed 4 th in the Open Stake with one dog and got the RJAM in Amateur with her AFC-OTCH Topbrass Caleb. You don t often (if ever) see a dog with both an Obedience Championship and a Field Championship. It s REALLY hard Connie is a talented trainer and a very unique, interesting woman. We will post a flyer shortly! Thank you, Thank you I want to thank the membership for making my term in office special. MHGRC is such a terrific club. It has been an honor to serve as President. I always regard Mile Hi as one of the leaders in the Denver dog community and you never fail me! Every event we undertake is done beautifully and with a sense of fun and camaraderie. Thanks for a great three years!

3 November 15 MHGRC Program Gander Mountain, 9923 Grant St, Thornton, CO Udi s Sandwiches provided, doors open 6:30 To precede the General Membership meeting at 7 pm NEW CONCEPTS & THERAPIES FOR DEALING WITH ORTHOPEDIC PROBLEMS IN DOGS, PATRICE M. MICH DVM MS Patrice M. Mich DVM, MS began her veterinary career as a primary care practitioner in Arvada Colorado after graduating from Colorado State University. During her 14 years in general practice providing medical, surgical, and dental care to dogs and cats, she pursued advance training in veterinary medical acupuncture, minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery, and pet loss and grief. In 2002 she became one of a handful of Colorado veterinarians to complete the rigorous process of becoming a Diplomate of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners ( Her deep commitment to improving the quality of life of her patients brought her back to Colorado State University in 2005 where she completed a 3 year residency in anesthesia and a 2 year post doctoral fellowship in integrative pain medicine. She became board certified by the American College of Veterinary Anesthesiologists ( in Dr. Mich is the driving force behind OrthoPets Center of Animal Pain Management Clinic and co-owner of OrthoPets, V-OP, the first of its kind of practice dedicated to both advanced pain medicine and mobility solutions for animals. She brings a unique blend of extensive experience as a general practitioner, advanced academic training in anesthesiology and pain medicine, and a strong commitment to innovation in the field of algology (pain science). Veterinary pain management is a new and rapidly developing specialty: current therapies include advanced pharmaceutical approaches, regenerative techniques (e.g. adult stem cell therapy) as well as physical modalities such as acupuncture and low-level laser therapy. Dr. Mich is actively involved in developing new therapeutic techniques. Patsy will give a talk a variety of subjects related to innovative canine orthopedic solutions including; braces versus surgery for certain types of injuries, new therapies, and advanced pain management. Please RSVP Anne Shannon exqueen@aol.com for UDI s count

4 MHGRC Meeting The meeting was called to order by President Anne Shannon at 7:45 p.m. following a social hour at the home of Bruce and Angela McLean. The minutes of the July 2013 meeting were approved as they appeared in the Newsletter. Treasurer s Report Angela McLean reported that the current bank balance is $31,317. There are still some expenses to be paid from the Hunt Test, but the event did make money. The two day Independent Specialty lost about $6K, which is only a little more of a loss than the single day event last year. Vice-President s Report Bruce Evashevski reported that we have two applications for membership. John & Pam Biard were present at the meeting and their application was approved. They are currently showing their young dog in conformation and may start agility training. We also have an application from Sonja Dorr of Gillette WY, who attended both the Specialty and the CCA. She was approved. OLD BUSINESS Kathy Frizell gave a wrap-up of the recent Hunt Test. Everything went well except for one complaint about a bitch in season being on the grounds. Jerry Mann, AKC Field Rep., attended the test. One problem was that the Senior Test entries were so high that one of the judges almost missed a flight. A discussion ensued about the high participation by folks practicing for the upcoming Master Nationals due to the fact that MHGRC is a Master National Club. Without that status, the Test could accommodate more Junior and Senior entries. A task force could be created to examine this situation for next year. A Chair for the event is also needed. Nancy Ego suggested that the club hold a Field Fun Days event. The Johnson s or Dorband s properties might be possible locations. Chatfield can also be used but permits are required. Stillroven costs $500. per day and could be combined with practice for obedience and tracking. It is closed from November-April for hunting. There was discussion about the two day Independent Specialty. The conformation entries were up significantly, but agility and obedience entries were way down. At this year s event, we did not use local judges and we did not hold the Silent Auction, so that contribute to the overall loss on the event. In 2014, the goal will be to find conformation judges who can also judge at the Greeley shows. Anne has submitted the names of Alison Desmaris and Eric Strickland to the Greeley committee. If GKC accepts the judges, they will pick up their travel expenses. MHGRC will put them up at the Greeley Guest House. The Agility trial part of the Specialty could be changed to a Sporting Group only entry, which is allowed by the AKC and would help cover the expenses. We need a general Chair for next year s event. Lauren Relay is willing to Co-Chair. Kathy Janda will chair the Agility trial. We need a Chair for the Obedience portion. Randy Watson will do Grounds again. Carol Hantt & Beth Olsen will handle Hospitality. Ruthie Nordahl will take care of ribbons. Lauren and Angela will arrange for the Trophies. One meeting and we have almost all the important jobs covered!

5 MHGRC Meeting page 2 COMMITTEE REPORTS Obedience Monica Keracik was not at the meeting. Agility Laura Gillice was not present, but Angela McLean reported that the July trial made about $6K. The judges have been hired for 2014, but the Dougco contracts still need to be completed. Field Keith Winch was not at the meeting. Conformation No report. NEW BUSINESS MHGRC may wish to host a Western Regional in the next couple of years. The schedule will need to be determined before we can take action on this. Some new equipment is needed for future Hunt Tests. GRNews ad for the Field issue. Sally Sjobeck will put that together. The November 15 club meeting will feature a presentation by Dr Patricia Meagh from Orthopets about braces and prosthetics for animals. The club will provide a light snack for attendees. Anne Shannon will work on finding the location. The club Xmas Party will be Saturday Dec 7 at the home of Bruce and Angela McLean. The Dec match dates at Jeffco have been organized. Mile High Sporting Dogs will manage the conformation side of the event. Monica Keracik will organize the Obedience/Rally part with help from Nancy Ego. A beginning field training seminar has been suggested for Sunday. Kathy Frizell and Sally Sjobeck will work or organizing that with help from Maureen Murphy. Deb Anderson will haul the trailer. The Connie Cleveland Seminar is scheduled for March 2014 on the same weekend as our usual matches at Jeffco. Anne would like to host the seminar at Training for Grace rather than use Jeffco Fairgrounds. Laura Gillice has agreed to set up an agility fun match for one of the days reserved at Jeffco. We will discuss possibilities for the second day at a future time. Anne Shannon and Warren Frizell reported that the Nominating Committee is submitting the following slate of officers for President- Sally Sjobeck Vice President- Bruce Evashevski Secretary-Mardee Kayser Treasurer- Angela McLean Agility- Laura Gillice Conformation- Randy Watson Field- Keith Winch Obedience- Monica Keracik The official election will occur at the November meeting. Nominations will be taken from the floor at the meeting prior to the voting. The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 p.m.

6 Conformation The results from the GRCA National Specialty are beginning to trickle in, and while the next newsletter may have more complete results (due to the newsletter deadline) we do know that Race, owned by Lauren Relay and Diane Mueller won Best Veteran and a Judges Award of Merit. Also, Kelly, owned by Theresa Yearger & Kathy Bourland made the final cut in American Bred Bitches at the National. This is no small task given this was one of the largest American Bred entries for Golden s this year! Stay tuned to the next newsletter for more complete National Specialty results! Since the first of September Michele Janowaik has kept Hawkeye very busy, with ten placements over the past seven weeks! During this period of time he has won a Best of Breed, three Best of Winner s, two more Winner s Dog and four Reserve Winner s Dog. I am sure that he is looking forward to the Holiday break! While the show season is winding down, don t forget that the Mile High Sporting Dog Fancier s is having a B Match on December 14 th at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds Event Center. This is a great way to stay tuned up over the holidays! Randy Watson GRCA National Specialty October 24-26, 2013 VBIS CH Goldstorm Lead'N the Relay JH WC BVISS Race Best Veteran and Judges Award of Merit Lauren Relay & Diane Mueller Starz Dinnerz Ready Scampi 4 th Place Month Sweeps Bitches Cindy Steward & Kathy Bourland Starz Amazin Grace Kelly Final Cut & 5 th Place American Bred Theresa Yeager & Kathy Bourland Rapid City Kennel Club October 18, 2013 Jema's Last Of The Mohicans RA AX AXJ OF AXP AJP OFP CGC CCA "Hawkeye" Winner s Dog Michele Janowiak & Jennifer Grossnickle Platte Valley KC of Fremont NE October 6, 2013 Best of Breed, Best of Winners, Winners Dog Grand Valley Kennel Club September 29, 2013 September 27, 2013 Reserve Winners Dog September 26, 2013 Reserve Winners Dog Arapahoe Kennel Club September 22, 2013 Winners Dog & Best of Winners Evergreen Colorado Kennel Club September 8, 2013 Winners Dog Evergreen Colorado Kennel Club September 7, 2013 Winners Dog Mile High Sporting Dog Fanciers September 6, 2013 Reserve Winners Dog Cheyenne Kennel Club September 1, 2013 Winners Dog & Best of Winners Congratulations to Michele Janowiak & Jennifer Grossnickle! Hawkeye is on a roll!

7 Obedience & Rally Jeanne von Barby s Elysian s I Yam What I Yam CD RN (Tater) earned both her CD and RN titles at only 10 months old! Tater finished Rally with scores of 99, 100 and 99. Tater earned her two titles at the Briard Club of America s 3-day trial September 27-29, Karen Lamb s Perennial's J Wellngtn Wimpy BN RA CGC TDI, inc. (Annie) earned her RA title with 1 st, 3 rd and 4 th placements at the Briard Club of America s trials September 27-29, 2013 Francie Pusateri s Crystal Glen Mystical Morgana Joi CD RE WC (Morgan) earned her CD with a score of 188 and 3 rd place at the Greater Lincoln Obedience Club trials in Lincoln, NE on October 5, Also, Francie s Zaniri Off to the Races CGC (Dasher) passed his CGC in Fort Collins at the Canine Learning Center on September 5, After he tested, he was the neutral dog for all the others taking. 1. Nancy Ego and Jean Deresienska s Errigal Aria Catch the Wind of Chasehill CD RE JH WCX (Windy) earned her 2 nd RAE leg with a placement at the Arapahoe Kennel Club show. Nancy s Stanroph Summit of Chasehill (Torrey) earned his 2 nd RN leg with a placement at the Arapahoe Kennel Club show. Torrey finished his RN title at the 2013 GRCA National Specialty. Nancy and Anne Bissette s Int Ch Ellyest Knight s Fee UD SH RE VER WCX VC CCA Can Wc (Harry) won 2 nd place in Veteran Novice in a class of 12 veterans. 1. Mardee Kayser s Fly'n Hi's Tropical Child CGC BN RA (Keiki) finished her Beginner Novice title with a 1 st and 3 rd place at the Briard Club of America s trials the last weekend in September. Keiki also earned her first two Rally Advanced legs with 1 st place both days. Keiki earned her final leg for her RA at the 2013 GRCA National Specialty, so now the hard work for Rally Excellent starts! 1. Kay Walker s Farm Fresh BR s She s a Little Racie UD RE (Racie) took High Combined at the Cheyenne Kennel Club show on August 30, Racie went High in Trial from the Open B class at the Evergreen Kennel Club show on September 17, High in Trial from the Open B class at the Arapahoe Kennel Club show on September 24, High in Trial from the Utility B class at the Briard Club of America s trials on September 27. earned 2 UDX legs (#5 and #6) at the Pikes Peak OC on October 19 and 20. Racie went HIT from the Utility B class with a score of and took High Combined twice from Utility B and Open B. UDX leg #7 at the Collie Club show on October 25, Racie went High in Trial & High Combined. UDX leg #8 at the Buckhorn Valley Kennel Club show on Saturday October 26, 2013 and took High Combined. UDX leg #9 at the Buckhorn Valley Kennel Club show on Sunday October 27, Racie went High in Trial and took High Combined. Racie now has her Obedience Master 1 title. Whew!

8 Agility Laura Gillice KAI: Crystal Glen Sea Glass BCA - 29-Sep-2013 STD-NB-REG - 20 Inch - Score: 100(Q) - Time: seconds - 1st place TAKC 11-Oct-2013STD-NB-REG -20 Inch Score: 95(Q) - Time: seconds - 2nd place 12-Oct-2013 Score: 100(Q) - Time: seconds - 1st place NEW TITLE - NA LPDTC 27-Oct-2013 JWW-NB-REG 20 Inch- Score: 100(Q) - Time: seconds - 2nd place KEIKI GRCA National Novice Std First place Novice JWW First place Novice Fast First place EVENTS NOV 15 Meeting Orthopet Speaker DEC 7 Xmas Party Mcleans DEC 14 &15 Fun Match Jeffco Arena MAR 2014 Connie Cleveland Seminar CARBIDE BR's Never A Dull Moment MXB MJB WC is a new MJB today, earned at the Rocky Mountain Visla Club trial in Castle Rock. He and Herb had a great jumpers run! HUGS Jema's Main Squeeze earned her 2nd leg for her OAP at the FRAAD trial on 9/14/13 with a 2nd place. Hugs also earned her first AJP leg with a 2nd place on the same day. Hugs is handled by Larry Janowiak. CRICKET Starz One Lucky Bug AX AXJ BCA Sept MX #3 MXJ #5,6,7 TAKC Oct MX # 4 MXJ #8 GRCA National MX #5 MXJ #9 Earned her CCA title at the National SOPHIE Starz Unforgettable Fire NA OAJ Newfie Trial Nov Std Leg #3 Open JWW Leg #1 BCA Sept Open JWW Leg #2 Open JWW Leg#3 Open STD leg #1 TAKC Oct 11 Open STD Leg #2 ARIA BCA: JWW-NB-REG 2nd STD-NB-REG -- 1st place JWW-NB-REG - 1st place STD-NB-REG - 2nd place NEW TITLE - NA TAKC: JWW-NB-REG 1st place NEW TITLE - NAJ LPTC: JWW-OP-REG 2nd place JWW-OP-REG 1st place

9 MACH U-CDX U-ACH U-RO3 Emilys Mme Layla Could Be Blue CDX RE MXB MJS OF CGC Like a fool, I feel in love with you. You turned my whole world up-side down. The lyrics to Eric Clapton s Layla could not describe my journey with my own Layla an more accurately. Layla came into my life on my fifteenth birthday and changed my life forever. We have had quite the amazing ride, most especially in the agility ring. Layla is best known for her bouncy, happy-go-lucky attitude, and unmistakable barking, but it wasn t always this way. Layla began her agility career as a serious and sensitive girl. As Layla moved from novice to masters, her confidence and love of the game grew immensely. A little more than a year ago, I decided to more seriously pursue Layla s MACH because Layla, along with my (then) new puppy Jade, came to live with me when I moved off campus. At the time, Layla and I were still learning to connect with each other. Layla was only earning two or three points per jumpers run. Incredibly, Layla has shaved as much as 10 seconds off of her runs! Every run with Layla is such a gift. I have learned and continue to learn so much from my special girl. Seeing Layla have so much fun expressing herself and talking back to me with her classic Bark! Bark! makes my heart sing. A month ago on September 15 th, Layla and I achieved what I once thought was only a dream: Layla finished her MACH with 2 QQ s in a row at FRAAD s agility trial. Layla s perfect weekend was such a treat. Interestingly, Layla s first perfect weekend in masters was exactly a year before her MACH! I want to thank the Colorado agility community for all of their support. Fantastic friends and excellent training advice has kept us improving and going strong. Layla also qualified for the AKC Agility National Championship at MHGRC s specialty in August. We have having fun playing our favorite game for the remainder of the year before we get down to business again in the new year. I cannot thank Layla enough for being such an understanding and talented teammate. Love this girl more than words can describe! Emily Russell

10 MACH2 Flyway's Capt'n BJ Hunnicutt CD RE MXS MJS XF NAP NJP 7/18/2005-9/27/2013 Very recently, we had to say goodbye to our boy, BJ Hunnicutt, a treasured member of TEAM M*A*S*H. BJ was our first MACH dog and was handled by Larry Janowiak. Larry also handled him to his MACH2. He was an over-the-top energizer boy who did everything with style. I had the privilege of handling him to his CD and RE. He always found a way to do something goofy in the ring and still qualify. His half-brother was Radar. Both boys were totally unforgettable! Larry and BJ qualified for Nationals in 2012 and They went to Reno in 2012 and qualified in 3/4 runs. He was playful, he was gentle, he was a good friend and companion. We will always miss you, BJ. Have fun playing with Radar. Michele Janowiak

11 Field Report Keith Winch! Yup Just a little Proud HRCH Big Horn Chasin' Holway's Gold MH MNH WCX CGC Our annual hunt test was September 7th & 8th which was held at Stillroven Farms in Mead. This was a really fun event especially since I wasn t judging or chairing! LOL. My hats offs to Kathy and Warren Frizell for co-chairing this event and did a great job. Warren pulled double duty as Equipment Manager and towed the trailer keeping us with equipment the entire event. Bruce Evasheski led the operations with sound guidance and sheer horsepower as our Head Marshall. Maureen Murphy kept everything in check as this year s Hunt Test Secretary. I salute you all! New JH titles on Saturday: Jack (HappyDaugh39;'s Ante Up) and Kathy Janda Chase (BR's Shaffer Storm Seeshaw) and Lolita Shaffer Rookie (Zaniri's Game On At Sky Hi TD) and Sandy Whicker Breck (Rio's Spicy Summer Brew) and Sally Sjobeck Shasta (Quartermoon It Hasta Be Shasta) and Frank Seuberling Opus One (Cima's It's All About Superman CD) and Richard Chen and two 3rd JH legs: Morgan (Crystal Glen Mystical Morgana Joi) and Francie Pusateri Carbide (BR's Never A Dull Moment MXB MXJ) and Herb Herbert

12 Field Report Continued Seniors: Fannie (CH Elysian's 21 Bun Salute CD RE JH WCX) and Chris Johnson/Steve Johnson Charlee (Goldenbee Shotgun Charlee SH) and Kip Bleeth Major (Mountain Sky Sirius JH) and Jeff Jordan/Peggy Sundstrom Seamus (Seeshaw's Must See Seashore JH WCX) and Michael Phelan This is Seamus and Michael s second senior leg pass. He qualified for his first Senior Hunter leg at the Colorado Foothills Retriever Club Fall Hunt Test at Rocky Mountain Roosters in Calhan, Colorado on 8/25/13. For Master Jiffy (CH Becksgold Rev R Elysian, UD MH TD RE WCX) and Jeanne Von Barby Way to show those labs!! News from AKC: The AKC Board VOTED to add a new Section 7 to CHAPTER 2 of Regulations and Guidelines for AKC Hunting Tests for Retrievers to create a new title in the Retriever Hunting Test program called a Master Hunter Lifetime Achievement title. The title will be designated by the letters MH followed by a number indicating the number of times the dog passed the MH test. MH12 will be the minimum level MH Lifetime Achievement title. A dog that has passed the Master Hunter tests twelve or more times is eligible to be awarded a Master Hunter Lifetime Achievement Title. Flight. A Dog #53 (6/14/08) Marathon s Being Just Jack MH Handled by Buck Shope There were four (4) Golden s who achieved their MNH Title with our beloved Chase (Big Horn Chasin' Holway s Gold) being the youngest of these four. Flt. A - #109 (5/22/08) Chase; Flt. C - #122 (8/13/05); and Flt. D - #5 (5/2/07)/#48 (12/3/04) News from GRCA National: Passed WC: Elysian's I Yam What I Yam "Tater" Jeanne v. Barby Rio's Spicy Summer Brew JH "Breck" Sally Sjobeck Puppy Stake JAMS Heads Up Bend The Rails Trax - Warren Frizell Seeshaw N Br's Cruisin' With The Wind In My Face - Dusty Sally Sjobeck Qual JAMS Sorol s Cannonball Express *** WCX CCA Casey owner Kathy Frizell Amateur Stake 3rd place Topbrass Thunder Magic Carpet Ride Rider owner Kenneth Hogan News from Master National: The MNRC Board has approved to sponsor one (1) Advanced Judges Seminar in each region per year. This sponsorship covers AKC cost only. The member club wishing to hold the Advance Judges Seminar must apply for this grant. Full details of this program will soon be up on the MNRC website with applications being accepted starting December 1 st The MNRC Hunt Test held in Fall River KS was a great success. Across the country 837 dogs qualified to enter. Of those, 669 entered the 8 day 5 series competition. 302 dogs passed. And of the 669 dogs entered 45 were Golden Retrieves. 19 qualified with the youngest golden to pass was in