Retriever Review Volume 6, June 2005 June Get Together At the March meeting we talked about having a fun get together to grade a litter of puppies as an educational experience for the RCLRC. Heather and Jeff Jennings have a litter to be graded. The grading will be at the home of: Judy and Scott Chambers 10184 Ehlen Rd, NE Aurora, OR 97002 503-678-6933 When: Saturday June 4th at 5:00 PM light snacks will be provided. From the Editor... We do not have another formal general meeting until September. However, there will be an informal get together at Scott & Judy Chambers home for a litter grading in June. (See sidebar.) A big thank you to our B-Match judges Dan Neal, Stephanie Harris and Joan Armstrong. They donated their time and energies, so that the rest of us could have a great practice day with our dogs. A special thank you to Joan Armstrong for bringing all of her rally gear, so that we could see a demonstration of the newest AKC titled sport. A few of us took advantage of having a rally novice course set up to practice with our dogs. For those of you who don t know, Joan holds classes in Vancouver that teach obedience and rally to owners of dogs interested in those sports. For the second year in a row Royal Canin has donated $2500 to our club to sponsor our HRT and Specialty. Please stop by their booths at our events to check out their products. Celeste Volunteers Needed! Volunteeers are needed for both the Specialty and HRT. Contact the chairs listed on page 2 to see where you can help whether you are interested in the Specialty or the HRT! Rally Statistics! Since it received AKC approval in January 2005, the sport of rally has set records. 8,912 dogs entered rally trials and already 658 trials have been approved for 2005 in January and February alone. By comparison, the first year of AKC agility saw only 23 trials and 2,000 entries. Rally is intended to be a bridge between Canine Good Citizen level of training and regular obedience. Dog World July 2005
Club Officers President: Ellen Sparks Vice President: Bernie Meanie Secretary: Judy Meyer Treasurer: Greg Huntzinger Board Members Susan Huntzinger Heather Jennings Jeff Jennings Coleen Powell Committee Chairs Marilyn Parker - WC/WCX Betty Barkley - 2005 B-Match Heather Jennings - 2005 Specialty Nikki Berthold-Illias - 2005 Hunt Test Litter Referrals Susan & Greg Huntzinger (503) 655-9405 Membership Lisa Cruanas (360) 573-3008 Newsletter Editor Celeste Smith PO Box 220 Battle Ground, WA 98604 (360) 263-2742 walablover@tds.net Brags Sabrina passed her TDX test at the PSLRA Tracking Test on May 15th. She is now Blythmoor s Undeniable, CDX TDX OA OAJ WC. Bred, owned and trained by Margie Dykstra. Toastin s Sports Fan CD SH MX MXJ earned his last two MX legs in Elk Grove, CA on April 30th and May 1. Bred, owned, trained and handled by Mary Beth Lamb. Cambria s Sovereign Light at Palouse Hills Dog Fanciers on April 22, 2005 at the age of 8 months (this was Guy s first show) won Winners Dog under Judge Cynthia Sommers. He finished the weekend with two Reserves under judges Dr. Asa Mays and Mrs. M. Rosalie Anderson. Sire: Priorise Tracker, Dam: Tapeatom Sovereign Reign. Owned by Lorraine Murray Litter Announcement Ch Ghostone Downtown Louis OFA hips/elbows/eyes cleared Ch Breton Gate Carte Blanc 3 yellow girls and 4 yellow boys born April 28. Special thanks to Louis for a pint of blood besides his sperm. A big thank you to Heather and her daugher for helping care for the puppies overnight. Contact: Betty Barkley 503-645-4187 Proposed Member Gene Snook 1401 NE 151st Ave. Vancouver, WA 98684 360-604-2094 How to Find Out About Fun Matches in Our Area http://groups/yahoo.com/group/nwdogactivities/ Newsletter Guidelines This newsletter is published 10-12 times per year 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 $15.00 per half page and $25.00 per whole page. All submissions for publication are to be mailed or emailed to the editor by the 20th of each month. Subscription rate for non-members is $15.00 per year and does not include voting privileges. All subscription requests can be mailed to the editor along with a check made payable to RCLRC. The editor and all club members shall refrain from editorial comments pertaining to other members without prior written approval from the Board of Directors. All brags are to be current within 90 days of the event and must be submitted by the 20th of the month. 2
Minutes of May 14, 2005 Meeting Meeting called to order at 1:00 pm. Those in attendance were Ellen Sparks, Lisa Cruanas, Richard & Marilyn Parker, Dan Neal, Bernie Meany, Celeste & Terry Smith, Bob & Kathy Fagundes, Coleen Powell, Judy Meyer, Betty Barkley, Greg & Susan Huntzinger, Judy Chambers, Grethe Hansen, Connie Burroughs. President s Report: None. Treasurer s Report: No change as posted in the April minutes. Secretary s Report: None. Committees: 05 B-March- completed that day. 05 Specialty- None. 05 HRT- None. 06 Specialty- None. Old Business: None. New Business: None. Proposed Member: List to be furnished by Lisa Cruanas. Meeting adjourned at 1:30pm. Respectfully submitted: Judy Meyer Raffle Donations Needed Please contact Marilyn Parker if you have any items you would like to donate to the raffles that will take place at our Specialty and our HRT both of which occur in July. Anything doggie related would be appreciated especially if a Labrador motif is involved! Please call Marilyn at 503-621-3649. Thank you! 2005 Specialty Trophy List We need sponsors for the following trophies for the Specialty. Please call Susan Huntzinger if you wish to sponsor a trophy. A sign-up list was available at the general meeting following the B-Match. Check with Susan for available classes. WD - $30 RWB - $30 Best in Sweepstakes - $30 Best Opposite Sweeps _ $30 Best Opposite Veteran Sweeps - $30 First Stud Dog - $30 Best Junior Handler - $30 High in Trial (2 days) - $50 ea The following are all $10 for 1st place in regular classes. 6-9 Pup Dog 9-12 Pup Dog 12-18 Pup dog Novice Dog Bred by Exhibitor Dog Amer Bred Dog Open Black Dog Open Chocolate Dog Open Yellow Dog Veteran Dog 6-9 Pup Bitch 9-12 Pup Bitch 12-18 Pup Bitch Novice Bitch Bred by Exhibitor Bitch American Bred Bitch Open Black Bitch Open Yellow Bitch Open Chocolate Bitch Veteran Bitch Obedience are all $20 and each class has a Day 1 and a Day 2. High Scoring Dog Reg class High Scoring Champion of Record High Scoring Dog Finishing Title High Combined Score-Open B & Utility High Scoring Dog from Non-regular First Place all Obedience Classes Novice B - $10 Open A - $10 Open B - $10 Utility A - $10 Utility B - $10 Veterans Versatility Graduate Novice Pre-Novice First Place Junior Handler Classes Novice Junior - $10 Open Junior - $10 Novice Senior - $10 Open Senior - $10 3
May 27-28 May 29-30 OR HRT Sauvie Island OR OR HRT Sauvie Island Or (Back to back) June 4 Kathy Sdao M.A. Seminar on Classical Conditioning to treat Dog-Dog Aggression at Dog Days NW. Contact Joan Armstrong at www.dogdaysnw.com for more info. June 18 Skin Problems Seminar by Dennis O Brien Go to www.dogdaysnw.com for more info. Upcoming Events July 14/15 July 30/31 Aug 13-14 Sept 3-4 Oct 9-16 RCLRC Specialty RCLRC HRT Sauvie Island OR RHRC HRT PSLRA HRT Carnation WA Master National Retriever Club Tennessee Colony Texas Online AKC event information can be found at www.akc.org. Premiums for Specialty and HRT Premiums for both the Specialty and the HRT will soon be mailed to club members. If you do not receive one and would like one, please contact Lisa Rasmussen at (360) 574-1434 or at my7labs@msn.com for a copy. The two premiums will be available on our web site in the near future. (www.rosecitylrc.com) June 25 HR Training Workshop, Dallas, OR - Contact Renee Ivy at Renee@gunriver.com for more info. To simplify typing the results since most placements were the same, what follows are the sweeps placements and if the conformation is different, an S or C will appear after the placement. 3-6 Dogs 1st Devonshire Sundance Kid Natalie Shellans 2nd Westdale Trask Bernie Meany 3rd Licithas Ramses Grethe Hansen 3-6 Bitches 1st.(S) 2nd (C) Ghoststone s Hollywood Blonde Judy and Scott Chambers 2nd (S) 1st (C) Shawnigan s Blackthorn s Bali Barb Gilchrist 3rd Breton Gateway Open Water Betty Barkley 4th Wyntercreek Delightful Delia Alisha Barnhart B Match Results 6-9 Dogs 1stSkyes Riverlane s Token Republican Susan and Greg Huntzinger 2nd Riverlane Ghoststone s Hot Rod Lincoln Scott and Judy Chambers 3rd Blackthorn Theodore William Tony and Karen Dragos 4th Jascar Simba Pride Faith Kayla Johns 9-12 Bitches (no males entered) 1st Breton Gate Royal Troon Betty Barkley 12-18 Dogs 1st WestRiver s Chains Required Susan and Greg Huntzinger 2nd Snoberry Blackthorn Bravissimo Barb Gilchrist 3rd (in Conformation!st in BBE) Westdale Come Hail or Hi Water Ellen Sparks 4th (S) 3rd (C) Eclipse Basic Element Janet Rhodes and Coleen Powell 12-18 Bitches 1st.(S) 3rd (C) Sterling s Moonstruck Marilyn Parker 2nd (S) 1st (C) Westriver Graba Jacket Ellen Sparks and Susan Huntziner 3rd (S) 2nd (C) Ghoststone s Reminton Java Mama Judy and Scott Chambers 4th Riverlane s Sparrow of Laurglen Lisa Cruanas Conformation (see BBE dogs 1st above) BBE Bitches 1st Westdale Wind in the Willows Ellen Sparks 2nd Breton Gate Toscana Betty Barkley Best in Sweeps Sterling s Moonstruck Marilyn Parker Best Op. WestRiver s Chains Required Susan and Greg Huntzinger (Continued on page 5) 4
WC/WCX Test Results It rained and rained and rained all day with no let up. We had a great time still. Sorry for no reports on the dogs as everything got wet and the ink ran. Club members that did pass dogs are: Marilyn Parker WC Sterling s Island Journey Sterling s Island Revival Heather & Jeff Jennings WC Ch. HySpire Darktown Bandit, CD Whispering Hills Suspicious Activity, CD Lisa & John Rasmussen WC Chablais Nehalem Spirit Sterling s Anna Get Your Gun Joanne Huntley WC Sterling s Gorgeous Hussy Jim & Carol Moreno WCX Grey Goose Easy Does It Grey Goose Vanilla Toffee We apologize if we missed anyone or listed the wrong dog. This was not a fun test for anyone including the dogs. That much water for so long gets old real quick. A real big thank you to Jim Morris and John Tate for staying out so long and judging. Also to all the gunners and throwers who did not even get a lunch. Your love for the sport and the dogs was very much appreciated by all. See ya next year, Marilyn Parker & Lisa Rasmussen B-Match Results Continued Conformation Best Adult Westdale Come Hail or Hi Water Ellen Sparks Best Puppy Shawnigan s Blackthorn s Bali Barb Gilchrist Best Junior Handler Kayla Johns Obedience High in Trial Sterling s Buster Brown (Novice B) Marilyn Parker Obedience Novice B 1st. Sterling s Buster Brown JH- 192 1/2 Marilyn Parker 2nd Breton Gate Danolly s Kellan 183 Coleen Powell Pre-novice 1st Tealwood Wanna Take a Chance 181 Judy Meyer Novice A 1st. Miss Lacey Meyer JH 181 Judy Meyer WC/WCX May 15, 2005 Expenses Birds $739.50 Porta-A-Potty $100.00 Food $ 65.20 Postage $140.00 Judges Gifts $100.00 Total $1,144.70 Revenue Entries* $1,300.00 Credit** $127.50 Profit $232.80 *Entries received from club members to reserve a spot and were to pay the day of the WC/ WCX, but did not show: $100.00 **Estacada Bird to give HRT a credit for 15 pheasants that we did not use. The committe has agreed to the following for the next year: 1. To be held on Sauvie Island 2. No entries will be accepted unless money is received with entry. 3. We will hold it where we do not have to supply a Porta-A- Potty. 4. We will hire help for pop and throw. (We had 2 members help with this event and the rest came from people that came to run their dogs.) 5. Do we really want to have a Bar-B-Que? (to be discussed later) Lisa Rasmussen 5
Thank You! A big thank you to all who helped with the match. Bob and Kathy beat me there to help set up and ring steward! Lisa and her brother did a great job having the BBQ there and cooking! Connie, Celeste, Richard, Marilyn and others helped with obedience. It was a real team effort getting the rings up and down. Marilyn and Richard (on No sleep) are terrific in hauling the trailer and organizing it. Of course we wouldn t have our sweepstake money figured out without Greg s quick calculations. Also thanks to Susan for helping with entries and answering my questions all week. A huge thanks to Ellen for mentioning the BBQ at the meeting...gee I never thought about how it just happens!!! Everyone there pitched in to help make it run smoothly. The rally demo was most interesting. Thanks Coleen for making the fliers. Now get to work on Rally everyone!!! Thanks, Betty Royal Canin is our sponsor for this year s Specialty and HRT. Please visit them at their booth at both events. Celeste Smith RCLRC Newsletter Editor PO Box 220 Battle Ground, WA 98604