SHEPHERD TALES February 2011 Our Aim... "Shepherds WELL BRED... WELL TRAINED." Best Newsletter 1963-1975 - 1983 Fourth Place 1997 Fourth Runner-Up 1981-1982 Honorable Mention 1973-1974 - 1978-1987 - 1994-1995 Do Not Forget To Visit the Club's Website at: www.gsdcw.com for regular updates and special announcements. web master: Diane Brown webmaster@gsdcw.com 1
THE GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG CLUB OF WISCONSIN, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2011 PRESIDENT... Dennis Smeiska...... 262-679-5149 VICE PRESIDENT... Tim Brown...... 262-594-8983 SECRETARY... Nancy Bertsch...... 262-782-5238 TREASURER... Pam Stoesser...... 262-662-0442 HISTORIAN... Jolene Zimdars...... 262-392-2897...... Rose Barke...... 414-353-5957...... Joe Caputa... E-mail only top_dog09@live.com...... Karen Kane...... 262-835-2412...... Jim Martz... E-mail only jmartz2@wi.rr.com...... Paula Zuehr...... 414-529-0422 APPOINTED BOARD POSITIONS Building & Grounds... Ron Labinski...... 262-547-2334 Director of Training... Lois Kuschera...... 262-835-4245 Membership Chairperson... Linda Cekosh...... 262-754-9892 Tales Editor... Sharon Golden...... 262-662-5338... E-mail goldshep@wi.rr.com Fall Show Secretary... Donna Rickert...... 262-594-2026 Show(s) Coordinator... Paulette Gallatin...... 414-321-2218... E-mail gallahaus@wi.rr.com MEETINGS: Third tuesday of each month, except December, at 7:30 p.m. At the clubhouse: W224 S6950 Guthrie Road, Big Bend WI 53103 CLUB HOUSE PHONE: 262-662-5145 TRAINING CLASSES NOTE In case of Bad Weather! Classes are cancelled if the Temperature is -10 at 7:00 am on Sunday Morning or 0 at 5:00 pm on weeknights in Waukesha County Or if there is a weather WARNING anytime of the year. Make sure in cold weather to use the Buddy System - - - BEFORE you leave someone alone at the club make sure that their car will start. If you are not sure if a class has been cancelled please call your Instructor. ADVANCED CLASS INSTRUCTORS Dennis Smeiska (Sunday) (262) 679-5149 Joe Caputa (Wednesday) top_dog09@live.com INTERMEDIATE Paulette Gallatin (Sunday) (414) 321-2218 Mike Los (Tuesday) (262) 534-6923 NOVICE - PRE NOVICE Cathy Los (Sunday) (262) 534-6923 Mike Los (Tuesday) (262) 534-6923 BEGINNER Diane Stefonich (Sunday) (262) 251-8325 Lois Kutschera (Tuesday) (262) 835-4245 CONFORMATION Cindy Demler (Sunday) (262) 797-9318 Tim & Diane Brown (Thursday) (262) 594-8983 AGILITY 2nd & 4th Saturday Melanie Kusch (262) 432-1748 RALLY Friday Linda Cekosh (262) 754-9892 Pam Stoesser (262) 662-0442 2
SHEPHERD TALES The official publication of the GSDCW, Inc. February 2011 Table of contents Calendar...... 4 Membership Reports... 5 P.E.T.S. Year in review... 6 P.E.T.S. Guidelines... 7 St. Patty s Fest...... 8 Puppy Ad...... 9 Christams Party...... 10 top Judges...... 10 Btm Historian Report...... 11-13 Business Cards...... 14 Breeders Dir...... 15 Back Page...... 16 New for the New Year You can view the shepherd tales On line or it can be delivered to You e-mail Please up-date your e-mail addresses! Contact Membership - Linda Cekosh Or Tales Editor - Sharon Golden Contact information on inside cover. Please check out Our Website The Shepherd Tales are published monthly for the members of the German Shepherd Dog Club Of Wisconsin, Inc. Subscription Rates for Non-members is $15.00 per year. Annual Dues: $78.00 for single membership; $96.00 for family membership, $10.00 initiation fee per person. This fee is payable in advance.... Training Dues: $50.00 for the first six months. There after $100.00 per year. Dues are... collected every six (6) months. A family plan is available at $75.00... ADVERTISING: 1st puppy ad is free (half page) Christmas Ads are the same price as below Half page ad is $7.50 Full page ad is $15.00 OUR CLUB WEB-SITE IS http://www.gsdcw.com Our web Master is: Diane Brown At: webmaster@gsdcw.com 3
February 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Training 2 3 Conformation 7:00 pm 4 Rally 6:30 pm 5 6 Training 7 Board Meeting 7:00 pm 8 Training 9 Advanced 6:30 pm 10 Conformation 7:00 pm 11 Rally 6:30 pm 12 Agility 10:00 am 13 Training Puppy Class 14 15 Monthly Meeting 7:30 pm 16 17 Conformation 7:00 pm 18 Rally 6:30 pm 19 20 Training 21 22 Training 23 Advanced 6:30 pm 24 Conformation 7:00 pm 25 No Rally Tonight 26 Agility 10:00 am 27 Training Puppy Class 28 Classes are cancelled if the Temperature is -10 at 7:00 am on Sunday Morning or 0 at 5:00 pm on weeknights in Waukesha County Or if there is a weather WARNING anytime of the year. 4
December 2010 Total Membership... 215 Regular Members... 171 Associate Members... 41 Persons Training... 45 Obedience...... 38 Conformation...... 2 Performance...... 5 ASSOCIATE MEMBERS TO BE ACCEPTED Cathrin Cammett P.O. Box 124 Oconomowoc, WI 53066 Lio Von Bellator M-07/01/2010 DN28231604 ASSOCIATE MEMBERS DROPPED Adviel Jusino REGULAR MEMBER TO BE ACCEPTED Lynna &Murray Hersh Joline Palatino RESIGNED REGULAR MEMBERS Mary Jo Caputa Kathy Krause Karen Letizia ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ELIGIBLE FOR REGULAR MEMBERSHIP Lynn Borucki ADDRESS CHANGE Sandra Hodgson W3589 County Road J East Troy, WI 53120 REMINDER TO ALL REGULAR MEMBERS: TRAINING DUES ARE PAYABLE BY JANUARY 15, 2011 $50.00 Respectfully Submitted, Linda Cekosh Membership Director January 2011 Total Membership... 192 Regular Members... 148 Associate Members... 44 Persons Training... 41 Obedience...... 34 Conformation...... 02 Performance...... 05 ASSOCIATE MEMBERS TO BE ACCEPTED Ray Bratchett and Tara Whiting 3273 N 49 St Milwaukee, WI 53216 Maria F-07/14/2010 Dan and Michele Pipal 9036 W Eden Place Milwaukee, WI 53228-1582 Kaliber F-04/01/2010 ASSOCIATE MEMBERS DROPPED None REGULAR MEMBER TO BE ACCEPTED Lynn Borucki RESIGNED REGULAR MEMBERS None ASSOCIATE MEMBERS ELIGIBLE FOR REGULAR MEMBERSHIP Sabine Droste and Steve O Niell Ed and Terri Mead Terry Schroeder DECEASED REGULAR MEMBER Beth Tanzer REGULAR MEMBER TO BE ACCEPTED None REGULAR MEMBERS DROPPED Mary Acuna Julie Brenny Diane and Paul Bachtell Heather Barthell Holly Bauer Anne and Skip Coghlan Mary and Robert Collison Helga and Ron Engelke Marilsa Hansen Bill Hartmann Michelle Hartmann Marilyn Heinlein Katie McInerney Scott Neumann Gail Radecki Elizabeth Radlein Lisa and Todd Rhine Kim Richardson Carol Schukow Tracy Schukow Frank Tanzer Jim York Amanda Zilske 5
By Joe Ziino As another year passes into the history books, it's always good to take a moment to reflect back and take stock of where we've been in order to plan for where we're going. We had another full year of community service in 2010 and from the participation level at our events; I believe it was also a lot of fun for everyone. I would like to thank all members of the G.S.D.C.W. for the support and participation this past year. Additionally I would like to encourage those members who did not participate to give us a try. Often I am asked, "How can I join P.E.T.S." My standard answer is YOU ARE already a member of P.E.T.S., come and join us at any of our events. Our requirements are simple. We are very informal, we like to have fun at our events and we like to party! Come as often or as little as you wish; everyone is welcome. We try to schedule at least one event per month consisting of some form of community service or promotion of the G.S.D.C.W. Since we do interact with the public, dogs must be of sound temperament. P.E.T.S. EVENTS in Review: 2010 Feb 16 th Stoney Creek Adult Community May 31 st Memorial Day Parade Mar. 14th Spaghetti Fest June 20 th Mt. Carmel Nursing Home Mar. 16 th San Camillo July 3rd Menomonee Falls, 4 th Parade Mar. 28 th St Camillus Assisted Living July 4 th New Berlin Festival Demo April 11 th Meadowmire Assisted Living Aug. 9th State Fair, World of Dogs April 23 rd Washington Elementary School Sept 18 th Bavarian Inn Oktoberfest May 1 st H.A.W.S. Walk-a-thon Nov. 20 th Christmas Parade May 21 st St John Vianney School We are scheduling 2011 events now, so your input on future activities would be welcome. Since I m not always available at the club, if you have ideas or events you think would be good for the club and community, mention it to the your PETS committee people below and we ll let you know if it can be scheduled. Additionally, I would like to thank those key individuals who do a lot of the legwork in helping organize, schedule and run these events. (Hopefully I didn t miss anyone) Diane Stefonich, Carol Lumley, Camille Labinski, Nancy Bertsch, Cathy Los, Lois Kutschera Watch the Tales and Club House cabinet for coming events. 6
G.S.D.C.W. P.E.T.S. What is P.E.T.S.? Who can participate in P.E.T.S. events? Outlined below is a little history on the origin of P.E.T.S. at the GSDCW, along with general informational guidelines. P.E.T.S.: The club created P.E.T.S. (Promotion, Education, Therapy, Special events), in 1989 to help promote the German Shepherd Dog, the G.S.D.C.W., and to provide positive exposure in the community to help combat breed specific and anti-dog legislation laws. We accomplish this task in a number of different ways such as: Promotion: Parades are a great source for promoting the breed and the club. In the parades we march; we demonstrate obedience exercises and allow parade watchers to pet our dogs. Parades provide good positive exposure for the breed and the club. As a side benefit, we almost always have a small party afterwards for good socializing with club members. Education: Our goal is to educate the young. We accomplish this by visiting area schools and youth groups where we demonstrate how to train and care for a dog. Therapy: We visit area nursing homes and retirement centers putting on short obedience demonstrations, but more importantly our dogs and the residents get to interact. You can see the joy in the resident s eyes as they pet our dogs and tell us about pets they have had during their life. We try to provide a bright spot in the lives of the sick, the aged and the lonely. Special Events: We put on demonstrations at fairs and other events promoting positive information about the breed and the club. For instance, every year we have participated in the Waukesha Humane Animal Society annual Walk-a-Tron. Over the years we have donated $60,410 to this non-profit organization. Basically, we try to have fun, socialize our dogs and at the same time promote dogs in general and the G.S.D.C.W. Every member of the G.S.D.C.W. is welcome and encouraged to participate. Come as often or as little as you like. We announce upcoming events in the Tales along with posting notices in the clubhouse. Some general guidelines that need to be followed at any club activity. Dress: At any P.E.T.S event, you are representing the G.S.D.C.W. therefore shirts or jackets with club emblems are recommended. If you do not have any club apparel, we recommend clean conservative apparel. Ties and formal dresses are not necessary. Companion Apparel: A clean, well-groomed fur coat is required. Collars: We recommend a nylon or choke collar for dogs since a pinch or prong collar is not favorably viewed or understood by the general public. Leashes: Unless performing a particular obedience exercise, dogs must be kept on leash at all times. Temperament: Since P.E.T.S. is promoting the German Shepherd Dog and trying to combat breed specific and anti-dog legislation, only dogs of good sound temperament and stable behavior will be allowed to participate at a P.E.T.S. event. Remember, at all events you and your dog will be mingling with the general public. Both your behavior and your dog s is your responsibility. 7
Am I invited too! I like spaghetti Please take me. P.E.T.S. 22nd Annual St. Patty s SPAGHETTI FEST $4.00 Per Plate * Italian Sausage Extra March 13th, 2011 Time: 12:30 pm After Training (byos) Bring Your Own Spirits You ll be GREEN with envy if you miss it!!!!!! Please Sign Up in the Club House or Contact: Joe Ziino at 920-907-1154 8
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CHRISTMAS PARTY REPORT WHAT A GREAT PARTY DUE TO THE HELP FROM ALL OF YOU!! HERE IS A QUICK SYNOPSIS TO THANK ALL OF YOU. DENNIS AND RON FOR SETTING UP THE TREE FOR THE 16 TH YEAR SHARON FOR THE BRICK BACKGROUND FOR THE TREE AND SHE AND HER ELVES ADDING CANDY CANES TO THE TREE JOLENE THE GREAT PHOTOGRAPHER SANTA..TIM AND HIS ASSISTANT DIANE SHARON AND LINDA AND THE MUCH APPRICATED KITCH- EN HELP RANDY DONATING THE CANDY STOCKINGS FOR THE KIDS ALL WHO SET UP AND TOOK DOWN THE TABLES AND CHAIRS SO MANY HELPED IT WAS AWESOME TO SEE THE JOB DONE SO FAST AND SWEEPING AND VACUUMING ALSO WONDERFUL VARIETY OF FOOD BROUGHT BY ALL WEATHER FOR THE RE-SCHEDULED DAY!!! A BIG THANKS TO ALL OF YOU AGAIN, CAMILLE & SANDY Important for future shows!! Judges Nomination At the January general membership meeting, nominations for judges for the 2012 fall specialty and obedience trial were taken from the floor. If members who did not attend the meeting have a judge to nominate they can do so in the following ways: Contact either Nancy Bertsch at ncashb@wi.rr.com or 262-782-5238 OR Vicki McCutchan at justamere1@aol.com Nominate from the floor at the February general membership meeting Nominations will close as of February 28 th, and nominees will be contacted (in order of nomination) for availability. 10
Conformation Linda & George Ferguson January Show Results Ferlin's Valentino Slick 9/11/2010 GSDCW Fall Specialty WD, BOW, Best Puppy 6 to 9 Puppy 1st Place 43 Club Pts. 2 AKC Points 9/12/2010 GSDCW Fall Speciality 6 to 9 Puppy 1st Place 11 Club Pts. BOP Ferlin's Yours Truly Tru 9/11/2010 GSDCW Fall Specialty 6 to 9 Puppy 1st Place 16 Club Pts. Best Opposite Puppy 9/12/2010 GSDCW Fall Specialty 6 to 9 Puppy 1st Place 39.5 Club Pts. WB, BOS, BP 2 AKC Points Winsome's Abearham Lincoln Lincoln 9/11/2010 GSDCW Fall Specialty Open 1st Place 31.5 Club Pts. RWD 9/12/2010 GSDCW Fall Specialty Open 1st Place 12 Club Pts. 9/19/2010 Manitowoc County KC Open 1st Place 10 Club Pts. WD Diane Stefonich Gary & Joyce Knoke Knollwood's Incredible Kai of Chez-D, HIC 11/28/2010 Lake Shore KC Am Bred 1st Place 12 Club Pts. 1/16/2011 Oshkosh KC Am Bred 1st Place 13 Club Pts. 1 AKC Points Obedience Rosetta L. Barke Kai Bella vom Kellnerhuf CGC, BH, AD, CD, TD-2 Bella 1/8/2011 WWCDTC Open A 186 Pts. 1st Leg 100 Club 2nd Place Nancy Bertsch Burl Oaks Don t Rain On My Parade, GN, RA, CGC Macy 1/8/2011 WWCDTC Graduate 186.5 Pts. 3rd Leg 90 Club 3rd Place GN Title 1/8/2011 WWCDTC Rally 86 Pts. 3rd Leg 35 Club 4th Place RA Title
1/9/2011 WWCDTC Graduate 184.5 Pts. Reserve Leg 85 Club 3rd Place 1/9/2011 WWCDTC Rally 91 Pts. Reserve Leg 62.5 Club 4th Place Christine Getter By Mystic River Vom Danbie, RE, GN, CDX, GO River 11/27/201 WWCDTC Graduate 184.5 Pts. 1st Leg 105 Club 2nd Place 11/28/201 WWCDTC Graduate 190 Pts. 2nd Leg 120 Club 1st Place 1/8/2011 WWCDTC Graduate 195.5 Pts. 3rd Leg 130 Club 1st Place GO Title Catharine Los Burl Oaks Li'l Dark Angels Legacy, CD, RA Kokett 11/26/201 WWCDTC Rally 100 Pts. 2nd Leg 90 Club 2nd Place 1/8/2011 WWCDTC Rally 89 Pts. 37.5 Club 3rd Place RA Title 1/9/2011 WWCDTC Rally 98 Pts. Reserve Leg 90 Club 1st Place Agility Karen Grikstas Sunset View's Electra, OFA, UD, TDX, VER, AXP, VCD3, AJP, CGC, HIC, Ellie TDI, TC 10/10/2010 LDTC Agility Trial Excellent Std B 2nd Place 100 Pts Reserv 125 Club 12/9/2010 Hounds For The Excellent B Std 1st Place 100 Pts Reserv 130 Club 12/17/2010 Agility Trial ISROA Excellent B 1st Place Pts 130 Club Sunset View's K's Dream, OFA, TD, CDX, RA, NAP, NJP, VCD1, CGC, TC, TDI Leah 12/19/2010 Agility Trial ISRA Open Jumpers 2nd Place Pts 1st 115 Club Special Awards Bernadine Thomison Jake 9/10/2010 GSDCW Temperment Jake
Congratulations! Nancy Bertsch and Macy on their Grad Novice and Rally Excellent Titles! Hey Nancy Need a photo of Macy! Cathy Los and Kokette on their Rally Excellent Title! Christine Getter and River on their Grad Open Title!
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BREEDERS DIRECTORY SKYLINE SHEPHERDS James & Lynn Herrick N6499 Cty Road UU Fond Du Lac, WI 54935-9317 (920) 922-8337 herricklaw@gmail.com CH S, P, D CHRIS-MAR SHEPHERDS Mary Ann Pluta 4137 S. 10th Street Milwaukee, WI 53221-1707 (414) 481-5856 CH, S, P, D, CD MAISON du CHIEN SHEPHERDS William R. and Jane Kerner S106 W36228 Matthew Lane Eagle, WI 53119-9530 e-mail: jkerner@wi.rr.com (262) 594-2708 CH S, D, P BRAUNHAUS KENNELS Tim & Diane Brown S103 W36499 Hwy LO Eagle, WI 53199 e-mail = BRAUNHAUSK@AOL.COM (262) 594-8983 CH, S, P, D OSTFRIESEN GERMAN SHEPHERDS Kristine Dewey 6150 Rikli Drive, Route # 3 Dodgeville, WI 53533 (608) 924-2517 Sch H, B, P, D TOWNLINE SHEPHERDS Mark & Betsy Weiss S58 W22260 Glengarry Rd Waukesha, WI 53189 E-mail= TwnlineShepherd@aol.com (262) 513-0737 CH, S, P, D KNOLLWOOD KENNELS * Gary & Joyce Knoke 400 Knollwood Road West Bend, WI 53095-9524 (262) 675-0530 knollwood_kennels@charter.net CH, S, P, D, UD, CDX, CD STONEKROFT SHEPHERDS Jim, Cheryl & Angela Spicer N7575 Cth Y Sheboygan, WI 53083 (920) 565-2255 CH, S, P, D, CD FERLIN SHEPHERDS George & Linda Ferguson 26432 Durand Ave Kansasville, WI 53139 (262) 534-6604 ferlinshepherds@wi.rr.com CH, S, P, D, CD ROYAL T SHEPHERDS Gina & Randy Oesterle 8103 Galaxy Dr Neenah, WI 54956 (920) 486-1271 gina@royaltshepherds.com royaltshepherds.com CH, S, P, D, CD, CDX, NA, HIC, TC SCHER-LO'S SHEPHERDS Adeline Scherz & Nathalie Lowe S64 W22150 National Avenue Waukesha, WI 53189-9560 e-mail = SCHERLOS@AOL.COM (262) 679-0234 CH S, P, D, CD GUARDIAN FARM SHEPHERDS Jayne & Mike Faupl N7876 Cty A Johnson Creek, WI 53038 (920) 699-5958 e-mail = grdian01@aol.com visit us on the web at www.guardianfarm.net/dogs.htm CH S, CH, P, D, CD, HIC Diane S. Please advise Diane Of any puppies / dogs That you have for sale. Diane handles all inquiries That the club receives by Phone and e-mail On available puppies. (262) 251-8325 *Signers of the GSDCA breeders code; CH = champion; S = stud; P = puppies; D = dogs; UD = utility dog; CDX = companion dog excellent; CD = companion dog; FM = Flyball Master; FDCH = Flyball Dog Champion ; FDX = Flyball Dog Excellent; FD = Flyball Dog 12
SHEPHERD TALES PRESORTED GSDCW STANDARD SHARON GOLDEN US POSTAGE PAID 28506 IVY LANE FRANKLIN WI WATERFORD WI 53185 PERMIT # 20 DATED MATERIAL WINTER Training Schedule 2011 SUNDAY CLASSES TIME TUESDAY CLASSES TIME ADVANCED 8:30 AM Morning class will run till it snows 10:00 am PRE-NOVICE / NOVICE 9:30 AM INTERMEDIATE 10:15 AM BEGGINERS (Odd) 7:00 PM BEGINNERS (Even) 11:00 AM PRE-NOVICE / NOVICE 7:45 PM CONFORMATION 11:45 PM INTERMEDIATE 7:45 PM PUPPY CLASS (2nd & 4th) 12:30 PM WEDNESDAY CLASS PM THURSDAY CLASS PM ADVANCED 6:30 PM CONFORMATION 7:00 PM FRIDAY CLASS PM SATURDAY CLASS AM RALLY 6:30 PM AGILITY Must sign up 10:00 AM BEGINNER LECTURE - SEE SEPARATE SCHEDULE FOR BEGINNING CLASSES PRE-SCHOOL PUPPY AT NOON - 2ND AND 4TH SUNDAY TEAM OBEDIENCE - INFORMATION TO FOLLOW NOTE: Classes are cancelled if the Temperature is -10 at 7:00 am on Sunday Morning or 0 at 5:00 pm on weeknights in Waukesha County Or if there is a WEATHER WARNING anytime of the year. When Radio or TV weather reports indicate hazardous driving conditions, ALL CLASSES WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY CANCELLED. 13