Editor: Detta Andreana Associate Editor: Sandy Clark -www.sleepyhollowgspclub.com In This Issue ABOUT OUR CLUB SYNOPSIS ON PURPOSE AND GOALS The Sleepy Hollow German Shorthaired Pointer Club is a not for profit Breed Specific Dog Club. We were founded in 1988 by a small unit of very dedicated GSP people. Throughout the years, we have grown to expand our horizons as we continue to promote the health and welfare of the Versatile GSP. The Sleepy Hollow GSPC, is an American Kennel Club Sanctioned Specialty Breed Club. SHGSPC is also a member club of the German Shorthaired Pointer Club of America. We promote the responsible breeding of the purebred GSP. We urge members and breeders to accept the standard of the breed approved by the American Kennel Club, as the only standard of excellence. The SHGSP Club conducts Sanctioned Specialty Breed Shows, Obedience Trials, and Field Events held under the Rules and Regulations of the American Kennel Club. Our Club is about Good Sportsmanship - Our members, their enjoyment of the sport and willingness of their dogs. Education - Learning through the exchange of knowledge within the membership. Club News: President's Message...2 Upcoming Events... 2 New Officers & Directors...2 Brags... 4 Services... 6 Features: Specialty Show Results... 3 SHGSPC Certificate of Merit. 5 Harvest Awards Dinner...5 Help Wanted... 5 Litter Announcement... 6 Directions to Gander Mountain Meeting location, in Middletown NY, 10940: From the East Take Rt. 17 West to exit 120. Make a right at light onto Rt. 211 East. Go to light and turn right onto N.Galleria Dr. Turn right into parking lot. From the West Take Rt. 17 East to Exit 120, East (towards Montgomery) merge onto Rt. 211 East, continue as above. From Newburgh and CT Take I-84 West (toward Middletown) to Rt. 17 West then follow as above directions. From PA and Northern NJ Take I-84 East to NY Exit 4-West. Onto Rt.17 West then follow as above directions. The meeting room is located to the rear of the store in the Lodge. Once in the store proceed to the rear left of the building. Turn Left down the Hallway... Right into Lodge Meeting Room. Gander Mountain phone: 845-692-5600 MEETINGS 2015 Our meetings are held on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at Gander Mountain in Middletown unless otherwise indicated. Aug 15 Meeting/Pot Luck Lunch/Fun Field Day Oct 21 Regular meeting night Nov 7 Harvest Awards Dinner/Meeting Dec 16 TBA EAST MOUNTAIN GUN DOG TRAINING MICHAEL HOLOMAKOFF East Mountain Gun Dog Training Training Year Round - Individual Classes By The Hour - Group Classes 2 Day "Weekend" Seminars "Dates To Be Announced" Foundation Advanced Trained Retrieve Proper Use Of Electric Collars Private Seminars For Individuals Or Clubs All Training By Appointment Only Call Michael @ 203-984-5983 Or Email @ Emtgdog@Optonline.Net Join us on Saturday, August 15th for a special Pot Luck Meeting & Educational Field Program! Page 1
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE DENISE AVERY These are some busy times for SHGSPC! We so far have had 2 consecutive monthly meetings with another coming in June. And not your average, run of the mill meetings either thanks to our Education Committee! At the April meeting we had a very informative talk on structure given by our own Jane Rae. Jane, a very talented teacher, is often stepping up to the plate and sharing her wealth of knowledge with the membership. At the May meeting, Vice President Sandy Clark, who is the driving force of the Education Committee, taught us about obedience and even brought along her sweet Ellie to demonstrate, putting many of us in awe. We also enjoyed celebrating members Barbara VanBlarcum and Ray Scarth, and their lovely girl Diamond s huge Best of Breed win at the National Specialty Show in Denver, CO. Looking toward the very near future, we have a June meeting for finalizing the officers for the upcoming year and of course, our concurrent Specialty Show on June 20th at the New Paltz Fairgrounds. Diane Prohaska and the Show Committee have been working diligently to ensure yet another successful show. It is always a lovely day with great dogs, great camaraderie and great hospitality, if you haven t attended in the past, please try to come out and at least join us for lunch. Plans are also in full swing for the September 12th Hunting Test to be held at East Mountain Shooting Preserve in Dover Plains, NY. This has also been a most enjoyable event, usually with beautiful late summer weather and good times by dogs and people alike in a beautiful setting. Jane Rae is the chair for this event. There is much going on within the general business of the club, as well, as new committees have been formed. We now have a By-Laws Committee looking over the current club rules, especially in the area of membership as it relates to meeting quorums. The other new committee formed is the Awards Committee and they will be looking at ways to reward members and their accomplishments throughout the year. Treasurer Charley Mallory is working on reviving our club apparel sales. Our Show, Hunt Test and Education Committees are always busy planning the next event. And, I would be remiss if I did not mention the work Detta and Sandy do with this very newsletter and the website, keep in mind they are always looking for content suggestions. The points I am trying to make here is that we are looking to make membership within the SHGSPC a rewarding experience, and also that there are plenty of ways to be involved even if you cannot attend meetings. The true fact of the matter is that Dog Clubs and events are having a very difficult time surviving. Thankfully, we are not at that point, but we certainly do not want to head in that direction. No matter how much time you have to offer, even a little would be helpful. Keep in mind that in these days of social networking, there are so many ways to get on board even if you cannot attend meetings. (YES there are ways you can participate from the comfort of your own home!) Please, please, PLEASE reach out to myself or anyone of the Officers or Committee members and see how you can be involved or feel free to make suggestions for some activities or direction you would like to see the club go in. SHGSP CLUB AWARD CERTIFICATES RE: UPCOMING AKC TITLES Club Members that have attained the following AKC Titles during 2015: Breed/Show, Field, Hunt Tests, Obedience, Rally, Tracking or Agility Titles. Those members are eligible for Title Award Certificates in these areas of achievement. Deadline: October 1, 2015 Send your information with details to: Sue Prohaska, 840 Mill Road, Napanoch NY 12458 (845) 647-4886 hdwyacre@aol.com UPCOMING EVENTS SAVE THE DATES! Saturday, August 15, 2015 Fun Field Day/ Pot Luck Lunch/ Meeting East Mtn. Preserve, Dover Plains NY - Sandy Clark (845) 496-9409 stylebrite@hvc.rr.com Saturday, September 12, 2015 (2) AKC Hunt Tests In one day! East Mtn. Preserve Dover Plains NY Hunt Test Secretary: Barbara Van Blarcum bvb@hvc.rr.com Saturday November 7th Harvest Awards Dinner Event Club Members &Friends ~ Delancey s Restaurant, Goshen NY 10924 Chairperson: Charley Mallory (845) 783-2058 chasm39@optonline.net SHGSPC NEW OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS The following members were voted in and took office as of the June meeting for the 2015/2016 term. Officers Directors President - Denise Avery June Burns Susan Prohaska Vice President - Sandra Clark Jane Rae Treasurer- Charles Mallory John Tierney Recording Secretary Anne Marie Tierney Barbara Van Blarcum Corresponding Secretary - Dolores Mallory Page 2
SHGSPC SPECIALTY SHOW RESULTS - SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2015 DENISE AVERY The June 2015 Sleepy Hollow GSPC Specialty Show is in the books and despite some soggy weather, it followed suit as yet another first class affair. Diane Prohaska chose beautiful stained glass trophies that were much appreciated by the winners. Members and non-members alike contributed to both the abundant luncheon coordinated by Barbara Van Blarcum and the raffle that was very well managed by Ray Scarth. The Tierneys and Mallorys were instrumental in set up and clean up as was Jane Rae who thankfully houses and transports club supplies such as tables, the tent and paper goods. On behalf of our club, I thank each one of you for your dedication. Kudos as well to those who cooked or contributed to the luncheon and raffle. We managed to get through the morning supported entry, the luncheon, the raffle and even the clean up before the rain came. Unfortunately, the Sweepstakes judging endured the worst of the it with a bit of a downpour at times. Regular class judging, however, was dry for the most part. Both judges (Alessandra Folz for Sweeps and Ruth Ann Freer-Godfrey for regular classes) had a challenging job in choosing their winners, but they did so carefully and in my personal opinion, did a great job. They seemed to truly enjoy the task at hand. Many Thanks to June Burns our Steward and her assistant Anne Marie Tierney for a job well done! To see full results, please visit: http://www.infodog.com Sweepstakes and Veteran Sweepstakes - Ms. Kay Ames Best in Sweepstakes HHH Top Gun Breeder/Owner Cheryl Thrall & Robert Kapitan Best of Opposite Sex Ch Buck Hollow s Dancing Queen, JH Breeder/Owners Sunnie & Lynn Fair & Julia Carroll Best in Veteran Sweepstakes Ch Windheim s Bolt of Lightening Best of Opposite Sex GCH Panamint s Freckled Stars for Lucia JH CGC Owner Barbara VanBlarcum Owners Leslie Javarone, Diane Stendahl & Dennis Miller Regular Classes Judge Ruth Ann Freer-Godfrey Best of Breed GCH Rose Mountain s Stelor Royal Diamond JH Breeders/Owners Barbara VanBlarcum & Raymond Scarth Best of Winners DeLombardie LaDolce Vita Best of Opposite Sex GCH Homesteader s Reaching for the Stars Breeder/Owner Lise Cere Owners Linda Caputo & Nancy Campbell Select Dog GCH CRK On the Double Select Bitch Ch Buck Hollow s Dancing Queen, JH Breeder/Owners Margaret & William Farone Breeder/Owners Sunnie & Lynn Fair & Julia Carroll Awards of Merit GCH Hideaway & Windheim s Vintage Moonshine JH RN DM RATN Owners Diane & Sue Prohaska GCH Claddagh s Wild Knights at Wood Hafen RN JH Owner Catherine Iacopelli Winner's Dog VJK-MYST New York Bound to Panamint, Owner Diane Stendahl Page 3
BRAGS New Champion "Crosby", CH. VJK-MYST New York Bound to Panamint At the June 2015 SHGSPC Specialty, Crosby went Winners Dog for a 5pt major under respected GSP Breeder Judge Ruthann Freer-Godfrey. Breeders - Valerie Nunes Atkinson & Yvonne Hassler Deterding, Owner - Diane J Stendahl Brew, GCH/UKC BIS CH Windheim N Hideaway s Home Brewed JH RA BN CGC GSPCA VC Brew has been a busy boy this spring! We traveled to Denver, CO for the GSPCA Nationals where he qualified for 2 legs in both Rally Advanced and Beginner Novice Obedience with three 1st s and one 2nd placement. He also won the Hunting Dog class at the GSPC of CO Specialty the day before the Nationals. Back home, we attended the Delaware Valley GWPC Hunt Test on the weekend of 5/30, where he earned back to back Senior Hunter legs. The following weekend he completed both his Rally Advanced and Beginner Novice titles at the Syracuse Obedience Training Club Trial with a 4th and a 3rd placement, and finally on 6/13 he earned a 3rd Senior Hunter leg at the Nutmeg GSPC Hunt Test. We are excitedly anticipating his first litter of puppies on July 30th! Brew has been breeder/owner trained and handled to all titles. Breeder/Owner - Denise Avery, co-breeder Diane Prohaska, co-owner Jim Avery Diamond, Bronze GCH Rose Mountain's Stelor Royal Diamond JH Pictured at right, Diamond, Best of Breed winner at the GSPCA National Specialty Show under Judge, Mr. Daniel B. Mack. We are all so proud of Barbara and Diamond! Diamond also won Best of Breed at the SHGSPC Specialty Show on June 20th under Judge, Ruth Ann Freer-Godfrey. This was her second year to win BOB at our Specialty Show and a Group 1 at the Friday show. The new numbers came out and Diamond is # 5 GSP breed points, # 2 Bitch. The girl is on a roll. - Barbara Breeders/Owners Barbara Van Blarcum & Ray Scarth Blitz, Ch. Windheim s Bolt of Lightning JH CGC Blitz was Best Veteran in Sweeps at the SHGSPC Specialty Show. Breeders Denise and Jim Avery, Owner Barbara Van Blarcum Page 4
SHGSPC CLUB MEMBERS ANNOUNCEMENT HELP WANTED! - DENISE AVERY All Club Members that have earned AKC Titles during 2015 are eligible to apply for: The Sleepy Hollow GSP Club Certificate Award of Merit Presented at Please consider getting involved in one of the following areas, meeting attendance is not required to participate on committees and there is so much that is done behind the scenes. Pay is the satisfaction knowing you are an active member of the Sleepy Hollow GSP Club! SHGSPC Harvest Awards Dinner Event Raffle Coordinator at the Hunt Test involves collecting items to be raffled at the hunt test and selling tickets the day of the event. Saturday November 7, 2015. Contact Sue Prohaska as soon as possible with your title(s) information prior to: OCTOBER 1, 2015 - DEADLINE! ByLaws Committee review current by-laws and suggest changes, for more info contact current members Denise Avery, Sandy Clark or Sue Prohaska Here is how it s done Snail Mail: Via US Mail > Make a photo copy of your title and mail that copy to Sue. Awards Committee develop a system for awards to be given, find appropriate item to be awarded. Contact current members Denise Avery, Deb Brooks or Sue Prohaska Email: Scan a copy of your title and email it to Sue. Email: Send typed information (All details as listed on your AKC Title). Show Committee join several others that coordinate our 2 fabulous Specialty Shows, our shows are considered to be some of the few prestigious GSP Specialties on the east coast. There is a ton of work that goes on behind the scenes all year long! Please contact Show Committee Chair, Diane Prohaska If you need more information or have questions contact: Mail: Sue Prohaska, 830 Mill Road, Napanoch NY 12458 Email: hdwyacre@aol.com Phone: 845) 647-4886 Thank you again for helping us to make this upcoming event a success! Sandy Clark SHGSPC Vice President Education Chairperson Hunt Test we will need bird planters, marshals and help in the clubhouse with the kitchen and raffle. Please contact Jane Rae, Chair or Denise Avery Education Committee Sandy Clark works diligently to coordinate meeting presentations that fulfill our education requirements for the AKC and make meetings very interesting, please contact her if you would like to assist her with this or have a presentation idea. UPCOMING HARVEST DINNER SANDY CLARK DELANCEYS RESTAURANT 40 Park Place, Goshen NY 10924 http://delanceysny.com Pasta ~ Seafood ~ Steak On June 17, 2015 at our SHGSPC Annual Meeting, Charley Mallory wearing his hat as Dinner Chairperson presented multiple Restaurant options for the Harvest Awards Dinner Event. The selected vote was for Delancey s in the lovely historic village of Goshen NY! Located in a Historical Building previously a Tavern and Inn, the building has recently been totally renovated. The Main Dining Room s back wall is windows. Those that stop by for lunch might be lucky enough to see the Trotters working out on the track! My family and I enjoyed Delancey s for Father s Day Dinner. We all had a wonderful time! The food and service was great! There is a large Dining Room, two available Bars and The Banquet Room. This room is private, secluded and spacious it can hold 80 people. They offer large round tables that can sit up to nine. In my opinion, this is the nicest Restaurant the club has ever offered the membership. Check out the Delancey s link above for photos! The Club has committed to a minimum of THIRTY attendees additionally a $200 deposit to bring us all together on a Saturday night! Please!! Spread the word and bring a friend (s). This should be a great time for us all to see each other and enjoy a fun event! Sandy Clark, SHGSPC Vice-President Please save the date! SHGSPC HARVEST AWARDS DINNER SATURDAY NOVEMBER 7, 2015 DELANCEY S BANQUET MENU - $40.00 per person - Family Style: Brucetta / Penne Ala Vodka / House Garden Mixed Salad ENTRÉE SELECTION: Chicken Francese, Black Angus Prime Rib, Grilled Atlantic Salmon, Dessert Small Cannoli & Cheesecake, Includes: Coffee, Tea & Soda, Bread & Butter Page 5
SERVICES Club Members Place your ad here and on the club's web site by sending your business card in digital format to Detta Andreana. LITTER ANNOUNCEMENT Page 6