SSCNC Bulletin www.norcalshelties.org October 2015 OFFICERS President: Vice President: Treasurer: Corresponding Secretary: Yvonne Samuelson Halina Christie Kathy Rosdail Trudy Kerr adohrss@sbcglobal.net Recording Secretary: Rebecca Logsdon Sergeant-at-Arms: Scott Zamvil BOARD Director: Director: Director: Director: COMMITTEES Membership: Breeder Referral: Anita Rasmussen Johanna Primeaux Sharon Sampson Diane LaClare Specialty Shows: October 2015 Chair: Anita Rasmussen Shelties4you@aol.com Co-Chair: Amber Friesen Kathy Coon sheltie-breeders@pacbell.net Anita Rasmussen - Show Chair Halina Christie - Show Secretary TBA - Obedience & Rally Chairs February 2016 Committee TBA Agility Trial: Chair: Patsi Nelson Match: Chair: Johanna Primeaux Obedience/Rally: Chair: Vacant Herding: Chair: Vacant Ways & Means: Chair: Vacant Trophies: Debbie Marks, Amber & Brandi Friesen Ribbons: Mark Hersman Hospitality: Vacant Special Awards: Johanna Primeaux & Lynn Azzopardi Education: Johanna Primeaux Public Education: Peggy Prater Library: Halina Christie largoshelt@netzero.net Publicity: Vacant Sheltie Rescue: Gale Ann Morris Rescue Hotline: (888) 296-9350 www.norcalsheltierescue.org Bulletin Editor: Rebecca Logsdon sscnc.bulletin@gmail.com Website Admin: Sharon Sampson & Alicia Keegan To update your address/phone/email information, go to: norcalshelties@aol.com The Shetland Sheepdog Club of Northern California Specialty at the Harvest Moon Classic October 17, 2015 NOTE: See Inside for Title Plaque & Challenge Trophy Applications (Plus Available Trophies) Next Club Meetings: October 17 th SSCNC October Specialty (Alameda Co. Fairgrounds, Pleasanton) November 21 or 22 Turkey Circuit December 5 th SSCNC Holiday Party, (Cattlemen s Restaurant, Livermore) January 2016 TBA February 2016 SSCNC February Specialty (Santa Clara Co. Fairgrounds, San Jose)
Shetland Sheepdog Club of Northern California Minutes of the General Meeting September 12, 2015 Location: Solano County Fairgrounds (Vallejo) at the Sir Francis Drake Kennel Club Show. The meeting was called to order by President Yvonne Samuelson at 4:05 pm. The following members were present: Ann Balliet Linda Holland Roxayn King Bonny Silva Michelle Hughes Patricia Rozenoff The following board members were present: Yvonne Samuelson Rebecca Logsdon We did not have any guests: Last Month s Minutes: No report. President s Report: Yvonne passed around the list of open committee positions. She has added a few more jobs to the list since the last meeting. Most of the jobs are simple and don t require a lot of work. Some of the committees include: Education (to give Johanna ideas), Ways and Means (raffles), Show Chair Assistant, Flyers (we need someone to type up flyers for the Holiday Party, the Match, educational seminars, etc.). The more people help, the less there is to do for everyone. [See the attached list of available positions] Correspondence: No report Treasurer: Donna Shade had to pull out of the Audit Committee due to medical issues. Bonny Silva will replace Donna on the Committee (the other Committee members are Linda Holland and Kathy Coon). Membership: No report. Breeders Referral: No report. Trophies: The trophy lists for the October 2015 and February 2016 Specialties were circulated at the meeting. There aren t many trophies for February because it is a designated specialty. Special Awards: Yvonne said that she is trying to get Johanna to contact Larry Obermiller regarding the trophies. Ann Baillet said that she has paid for and received the new Best of Breed Challenge trophy. We need the applications for award plaques to be turned in by the Specialty so that Johanna can get the applications to Larry by November 1 st. We are not going to allow late applications anymore if you miss the deadline, you will need to wait until next year. Ann asked if we have a list of Challenge Trophies, so we know what is available. Rebecca said that she will try to get a list of Conformation and Performance Challenge trophies so that they can be included with the minutes.
Ways and Means: Yvonne said that we need someone to organize the raffle at the Holiday Party. Unfinished Business: Constitution, Bylaws & Code of Ethics: Yvonne said that we need to get the Constitution, the Bylaws and the Code of Ethics on the website. We probably should go back to the original documents before we made changes (which the AKC rejected). Roxayn King said that she has been waiting for Kathy Rosdail to send her the SSCNC Constitution and Bylaws so that she can transcribe them. She will email a reminder to Kathy. Linda Holland and Rebecca Logsdon said that the other Clubs they belong to use Standing Rules whenever an update or change needs to be done to the Bylaws. This eliminates the need to amend the Bylaws themselves and the Standing Rules don t need to be sent to the AKC. Linda said that the Bylaws just needs to be a standard document covering the basics (probably just use the Bylaws recommended by the AKC). The rules governing the specific operation of the Club would be put in the Standing Rules. A sentence in the Bylaws would refer to the Standing Rules. Holiday Party: o o o o The Holiday Party takes places Saturday, December 5 th at Cattlemen s Restaurant in Livermore. Cattlemen s is more centrally placed than our more recent party locations, so we hope to get a wider range of members from different parts of Northern California attending. Anne asked about having a party in the evening. Yvonne said that evening parties are much more expensive. If members want to have a future Holiday Party in the evening, they must be prepared to pay a lot more to attend. The Club won t be able to subsidize. Yvonne said that we need to schedule our Holiday Parties much more quickly in the future. She knows Clubs which start to book parties for the next year as soon as the current party is over. We always start too late, so we miss out on a lot of locations (one reason why we really need someone to take charge of the Holiday Party). We need at least 2 or 3 choices for a Holiday Party location as soon as possible so the members can vote on it in February. New Business: Email Addresses of Guests: Rebecca suggested that we get the email addresses of all the guests who attend our meetings so we can send notices of the next meetings to them. It is often very difficult for potential new applicants to get their 3 meetings in because they don t know where and when the meetings are. Maybe Anita can send the emails to the potential members? Good of the Order: None. Next Meetings: October 17 th after the SSCNC Specialty at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton. November 21 or 22 at one of the Turkey Circuit Shows. December 5 th at the Holiday Party at Cattlemen s in Livermore Adjourned: 4:35 pm Submitted by: Rebecca Logsdon, SSCNC Secretary Shetland Sheepdog Club of Northern California
Diane LaClare (Valley View) Valley View Mon Petit Bijou Karosel Valley View Make A Play Woody At the Bonanza KC show in Carson City, Nevada on September 26 27, Valley View Mon Petit Bijou was WB/Best Opposite both days and Woody was WD, BOW. They both picked up two points that weekend. The Judges were Joyce Vanek & Bill Edwards. Owner handled! Rebecca Logsdon Icon High Spirits Dashiell (Ch. Homewood in the Paint x Icon Starstruck) Dash placed in three different performance events during the month of September. In Obedience, he finished his CD title at the Lake County Kennel Club show on September 12 th (despite doing the Down next to his favorite thing a tricolor Aussie!). In Agility, he got a leg in Open Standard at the Irish Setter Agility Trial on September 20 th. And in Rally, he got his first leg in Rally Excellent at the Fremont DTC Trial on September 26 th.
SHETLAND SHEEPDOG CLUB OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, INC. ATTENTION NEW TITLE HOLDERS FOR 2015 If your dog has earned a new AKC title this year (2015) in Conformation, Obedience, Rally, Agility, Herding, Tracking or any other AKC recognized event, please fill out the form below and return TWO (2) copies to the appropriate Special Awards Chairpersons listed below: Conformation - Johanna Primeaux - primoprimo@aol.com, P. O. Box 1059, Morgan Hill, CA 95038-1059 Performance Lynn Azzopardi L49azz@earthlink.net, 609 W. 36 th Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94403 This form must be filled out and received by October 21, 2015 to have your award ordered. The form will be printed in the bulletin and/or be available on the club website. The following titles will receive the large plaque: Conformation Champion (CH) Conformation Grand Champion (GCH) Conformation Grand Champion (Bronze) Conformation Grand Champion (Silver) Conformation Grand Champion (Gold) Conformation Grand Champion (Platinum) Obedience Trial Champion (OTCH) Utility Dog Excellent (UDX) Rally Advanced Excellent (RAE) Agility Champion (MACH) Preferred Agility Champion (PACH) Master Agility Excellent (MX) Master Agility Excellent JWW Master Agility Excellent Preferred (MXP) Master Agility Excellent Preferred JWW Preferred Agility Excellent (PAX) Herding Champion (HC) Tracking Champion (CT) All other titles will receive a 5 x 7 plaque. PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO A POSSIBLE CHANGE IN AWARDS, THE ABOVE MAY CHANGE. IN THE MEANTIME, COMPLETE THE APPLICATION FORM AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS. Dog s Name and titles EXACTLY as you wish it to appear on plaque. Please print or type. Titles earned in 2015: Owner s Name Include Owner s Name on plaque? Yes No Phone Number Email: Member s Signature Date Verified by Special Awards Chairperson Any questions, contact Johanna Primeaux (408)705-6530 or Lynn Azzopardi (650) 345-8169
SHETLAND SHEEPDOG CLUB OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, INC. AWARDS 2015 PLEASE READ THIS FORM IS FOR CHALLENGE TROPHIES only!!! Complete this form and return one copy to Special Awards Chairperson, Johanna Primeaux. PLEASE RETURN BY DECEMBER 1, 2015. You must be a member in good standing to receive awards. Please apply on this form rather than by email. NAME OF TROPHY APPLYING FOR: OWNER S NAME: DOG S NAME: Details: Fox Example number of points, clean runs, high scores, etc. Any questions, contact Johanna Primeaux (408) 705-6530 primoprimo@aol.com
Conformation Challenge Trophies: 2015 SPECIAL AWARDS Only Members in Good Standing (having attended 3 meetings in last 12 months) may apply for and receive special awards. Please submit your applications in writing or by e-mail (receipt confirmation received by e-mail back) for the Conformation Challenge Awards to Johanna Primeaux. P O Box 1059, Morgan Hill, CA 95038 or primoprimo@aol.com. Nominations must be received by December 1 st. If there is more than one winner for any of the awards, not designated as Multiple Winners, the award will be shared. MONTAGE BI AWARD donated by Chris Machado Awarded to the bi-color gathering the most American points for the year. CAITLIN BEST OF BREED donated by Kathy & Don Coon Awarded to the dog or bitch receiving the most Best of Breeds in the current year. CH. ARENRAY S REMINISCE donated by Karen Coombs Awarded to the sable stud whose get accumulated the most points in the current year. ICON AWARD donated by Sharon Sampson Awarded to the AOC stud whose get accumulated the most American points in the current year in memory of CH. LaurelGlen Icon Rising Star ROM. CH. KALEA CHAS N RAINBOWS donated by Kathy Rosdail Awarded to the sable bitch whose get accumulated the most points during the current year. (points earned toward Championship, not Grand Champion. CH. SEA HAVEN SOPHISTICATED LADY (formerly Dear s Dream Of Me) donated by Yvonne Samuelson Awarded to the AOAC bitch whose get accumulated the most points during the current year STELLAR SHELTIES CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR donated by Carol Anaya Awarded to the dog or bitch receiving the most Reserves for the current year. CAITLIN donated by Kathy & Don Coon Awarded to the sable dog gathering the most American points for the year. GCH. LORRA LEE S HEARTS ON FIRE -- donated by Anita Rasmussen Awarded to the Sable Bitch gathering the most American points for the year towards her Championship. Conformation Awards Multiple Winners: FIRST POINT AWARD donated by Trudy Kerr Awarded to the member handling a dog/bitch to Championship points for the first time. HILLSTONE SPECIAL AWARD donated by Pat & Dennis Mahoney Awarded to the dog/bitch winning an Open Class for the dog and owner s first time. CH. LORRA LEE S DIAMONDS N LACE Bred by Exhibitor Award donated by Anita Rasmussen Awarded to anyone finishing a SABLE Dog or Bitch to their Championship from the Bred By Exhibitor Class in the current year. ALL POINTS must come from the Bred By Exhibitor class and must be Breeder/Owner/Handled as per AKC Rules. Only one plaque per dog/bitch finished. Proof of finishing from the Bred By Exhibitor Class is the letter you receive from AKC. (Please send a copy of your application to Anita by Nov 1)
2015 PERFORMANCE SPECIAL AWARDS Obedience, Rally, Agility, Herding & Tracking Performance Challenge Trophies: Only Members in Good Standing (having attended 3 meetings in last 12 months) may apply for and receive special awards. Please submit your application in writing or by e-mail (receipt confirmation received back by e-mail) to Johanna Primeaux, P O Box 1059, Morgan Hill, CA 95038 or primoprimo@aol.com. Nominations must be received by December 1 st. If there is more than one winner for any of the awards, not designated as Multiple Winners, the award will be shared. SHANGRI-LA BLACK MAGIC, UD MEMORIAL donated by Barbara Miess Awarded to the veteran, 7 years or older, winning the single highest obedience score in any regular class. CH. SEA CRAG S GOLDEN BONNIE, UDT donated by Amy Brastad Awarded to the Champion with the highest combined total completing a degree. SY CHALLENGE TROPHY donated by Gene and Nia Surber Awarded to the dog/bitch with the highest average score for the year (3 trials, regular classes and owner handled). AMSTAD CHALLENGE TROPHY donated by Amy Brastad Awarded to the rescue Sheltie earning the most qualifying Rally scores during the current year. SEA BREEZE donated by Bobbie Caltabiano Awarded to the dog/bitch with the highest combined score toward a UD degree, owner handled. HIGHEST SCORING OBEDIENCE AWARD donated by Linda Bianco Awarded to the highest scoring dog of the year, owner handled. CDX CHALLENGE AWARD In memory of Kalea Field of Poppies CDX, RAE, CGC donated by Nancy Rynewicz Awarded to the dog/bitch with highest combined score toward CDX. PENELANE MEMORIAL AWARD donated by Trudy Kerr Awarded to the highest scoring Champion (bred-by and handled by owner) - score must be earned from an AKC titling class in obedience.. TopnOTCH CLEAN RUN TROPHY donated by Gail Shattuck Awarded to the Sheltie and handler team that achieves the most CLEAN RUNS (scores of 100 only) in Standard and JWW only during the one year qualification period. (Neither Fast nor T2B count). This can be at any level novice, open, excellent or masters and Preferred legs count. KENSIL S FLY BY NIGHT MASTERS CHALLENGE AWARD donated by Gail Shattuck - Awarded to the sheltie and handler team who earn the most masters legs during the current year. Runs can ONLY be from the Masters class in JWW and Standard and only the first 10 which count toward the MX, MXJ, MXP, and MJP titles. Once the title is earned, no additional legs will count, nor do legs earned the previous year. (Continued Next Page)
Performance Challenge Awards Multiple Winners: SAGEBRUSH VERSATILITY AWARD donated by Alicia Keegan and Gail Shattuck Awarded to a Sheltie who has achieved AKC titles in at least three of the following five areas. 1. Conformation: CH, GCH 2. Obedience & Rally (a dog with both obedience and rally titles has qualified in only ONE area): BN, CD, CDX, GN, GO, OM, OGM, OTCH, RN, RA, RE, RAE, UD, UDX, VER 3. Tracking: TD, TDX, VST, CT 4. Agility: NA, NAJ, NAP, NJP, OA, OAJ, OAP, OJP, AX, AXJ, AXP, AJP, MX, MXJ, MXP, MJP, NF, NFP, OF, OFP, XF, XFP, MXF, MXFP, T2B, T2BP, PAX, MACH, PACH 5. Herding: HC, HT, PT, HS, HI, HX (any course, any stock) CGC and Instinct Tested MAY NOT be used to qualify for this award. A Sheltie can receive this award only ONE time in its life. At least one of the titles must be earned in the year for which the award is given. Multiple dogs can earn this award HAVERE SHELI CHAMPION + VERSATILITY EXCELLENT (VCX) AWARD donated by Scott Zamvil & Patsi Nelson. This award is given in recognition of a dog that achieves a Conformation Championship and excels in at least two performance activities, obtaining a minimum of 10 points (6 points for the conformation championship) according to the ASSA guidelines.
UPCOMING SSCNC EVENTS October 17, 2015 October Specialty Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton December 5, 2015 Holiday Party Cattlemen s, Livermore February 21, 2016 February Specialty Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose March 25 27, 2016 Spring Agility Trial Leone Equestrian Center, Sacramento July 2 3, 2016 Summer Agility Trial Cabernet Indoor Sports, Livermore
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