Volume 2, Issue 1 01 January, 2010 THE DOUBLE HANDLER The German Shepherd Dog Club of Southern New Hampshire EDITORS MUSINGS Everyone staying warm? Smack in the middle of the Winter I bring you this issue in the hopes that you all will start thinking Spring and all the fun things you can do with your GSD. Best Wishes go out to Karen Von Sneirden who is recovering from a Hip replacement. As you can see from our upcoming events, we have a lot on our plate. Along with the items listed we are working on a Tracking Seminar, a Herding Instinct Test (in conjunction with Central MA) and a herding Clinic. HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! IT WILL BE FUN! UPCOMING EVENTS AWARDS BANQUET Feb 6th Pinkerton Tavern, Derry Call Holly FMI (603) 537-1120 MATCH Feb13th Conf/Rally/OB Sendashi Pet Resort Manchester OLYMPICS Apr 17th Holiday Inn Boxboro MA Apr18th (Specialty show) GSDC Central MA Boxboro MA SPECIALTY SHOWS June 12th & 20th (NOT AKC APPVD YET) Wendy Mendelsohns Stevie Ray (RIP) and Vegas SHANNON TOLLEY Michelle and Thunder
Page 2 WE DID IT! Mabby getting a belly rub from Gov Lynch Officer Jay Durgin w/k9 Emma, Diane Benoit, Gov Lynch, Linda Colby and Shannon Tolly w/mabby Through the efforts of our membership Chair, The German Shepherd Dog Club of Southern New Hampshire proudly sponsored the K-9 Veterans Commendation. Governor Lynch signed the commendation on Friday, September 18th at the NH State House. It recognizes the training of all K-9s in all branches of military, customs, search and rescue, police and disability work. BRAGZ Meg - from Sept to Nov 09 Am Sel 10 Can Sel 4 Multiple Group wins and now TWO BIS! Red - Nov 09 Major Reserve, keeping his sire Jim on the active ROM list for another year, despite his passing at 14 years Cornerstone's Redford v Darby-Dan OFA DNA (ptd) BECKY has been busy! (Maybe that is why we have not seen her) Congrats Becky!
Q: What happens to dogs who run behind cars?a: They end up exhausted. BRAGZ Cont. Anita and Barkley received their RN (with scores of 97, 100, 94, 2 first place wins and a tie for 4th but they did get a 1st for being the GSD specialty). Barkley also received his Therapy Dog Title! Way to go! What a pair! LITTER ANNOUNCEMENTS Litter #1 (see Becky has been REAL Busy!) Darby-Dan's Just Jenny v GretchAnya OFA Exc x Cornerstone's Redford v Darby- Dan OFA DNA 3 F and 3 M whelped Nov. 2 Litter #2 CH GretchAnya's Matinicus v Jntr OFA x VP Horatio vom Drache Feld ('a' stamp pending; xrays look great) 4 F and 5 M whelped Dec. 18 Dark black and orange OH YA! I forgot to mention. For those coming to the Match at Sendashi.. We would appreciate Food Donations! And remember the Rally and obedience portion is open to ALL BREEDS! So tell your friends! This is a fun event. Folks from all over bring out there puppies and dogs and shake off the cold. Page 3 You can say any fool thing to a dog, and the dog will give you this look that says, `My God, you're RIGHT! I NEVER would've thought of that!'" - Dave Barry Hopefully you plan to attend our Annual Banquet whether or not you you are receiving an award. It is a beautiful place with GREAT food and companionship. Contact Holly. There is still time! Bay State GSDC is having there CABIN FEVER MATCH on Sunday Jan 10th in Taunton MA FMI call (781) 655-2698 ) 1. 1.(B) Kindle / 2.(E) Darla /3.(C) Better Be /4.(A) Barkley /5.(F) Jack / 6.(D) Molly / 7 (G) Else (owners: Diane Benoit/Emily St. Hilaire/Holly Whitney/ Anita Munoz/Holly Whitney/Karen Von Sneirden For Diane...
Page 4 MEMBER PROFILE MARK CARBONEAU IS CURRENTY ON THE GSDCSNH BOARD My involvement in the world of German Shepherd Dogs began when I was about 12. My shepherd-cross had been injured and there was a local breeder within walking distance to my house. She had two litters of puppies at the time and took my cross to the vet with me. I worked off the vet bill @1.25 per hour cleaning and caring for the puppies. As time went on., I started working with the best puppies walking on a leash and before you knew it we were going to match shows. AI showed in breed and junior handling. That was 1969-1970 I began showing for other breeders and was very fortunate to see in person some of the famous GSD of their day including Ch Cobert s Reno of Lakeside, BIS Ch Lakeside s Gilligan Island, Ch Hawkeye ROM, GV Ch Valtara s Image, GV Covy-Tucker Hills Rosemary and her mother 7X Select Angelique, and the list goes on and on. Specialty shows were huge in those days. It would not be unusual for an entry to be 90+ dogs including some German Imports. I then went to college at The University of Massachusetts with a major in Animal Sciences. I taught a college accredited course there for 4 years called Pure-Bred Dogs. We covered a variety of topics and had numerous guest speakers and live demonstrations from obedience to conformation and protection. Breed handling classes have been something I have enjoyed doing from the early 1980 s on. I have been fortunate over the years to be able to associate with training centers where we could conduct classes. (cont) The greater love is a mother's; then comes a dog's; then a sweetheart's." Polish Proverb Think he is having fun?
Page 5 Member Profile CONT. From these years of classes I have been fortunate to work with numerous champions and group winners who came to class as novice beginners. My affiliation with the GSDCSNH has been longstanding and I was the President for several years in the 1990 s and remain and active board member. I am still very active with current handling classes at Gail Fisher s All Dogs Gym in Manchester, and have some serious plans to return to showing very soon. I also have future aspirations including further breeding, showing in conformation, and judging. The German Shepherd Dog has been a passion of my life since childhood and I am very fortunate today for the experiences I ve had and for my friends involved with the breed. Mark at a club meeting working with Anita s Barkley 09
Page 6 Lets Play a Little Game... Can you Match the puppy pics to the Dogs NOW?????? Lets See.. Answers on the bottom of page 3 B A C D E F G
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