NORCAL GOLDEN RETRIEVER CLUB
www.norcalgrc.org
Golden Notes
SUMMER 2016
Elected Officers:
President
Laura Finco
Secretary/
Treasurer
Tammy Ballew
281 Dry Creek
Rd
Hollister, CA
95023-5168
VP Performance
Christine Hsu
VP Breed
Robin Baker
VP Field
Debbie Tandoc
Director
Jennifer Masterson
Director
Ken Blanchard
Standing
Officials
Financial Secretary
Patty Simmons
Membership
Secretary
Letty Regan
How 18 Months Changed My Life
VOLUME 47, ISSUE I
By Laura Finco;
NORCAL GRC President
Back in February 2015, we said good-bye to our 12 year old Golden Girl, Starr aka Argus’ Celestial Awakenings, CD, OA, OAJ. At that time we knew it was going to be the start of
a hard period of time since four of our dogs were all over 10 years of age. But knowing it was
going to be a hard time and going through it are two very different things.
Starr was diagnosed with mandibular cancer and true to golden form she was strong to
the very last day when we had to make the decision to let her go. We had not experienced mandibular cancer although we were familiar with other forms of cancer that affect our breed. We
learned a lot about a dog’s ability to deal with illness and holistic treatments such as Yunnan
Bayiao (a Chinese herb used in bleeding disorders). This information proved beneficial when
CH Shyan’s Argus’ Tribute, CD, AX, AXJ, NF aka Jester was diagnosed with hemangiosarcoma and subsequently passed away August 2015. He was 12 years old. Ironically, just six
months earlier we had Jester in for some x-rays and nothing showed up on film. Hemangiosarcoma is vicious and stealth.
Another unusual and rare illness that we experienced
during these past 18 months, hitting my heart dog Sunshine
aka Argus’ Rise of the Phoenix, CD, MX, MXJ, MPJ, OF was
T-cell subcutaneous lymphosarcoma (an autoimmune
disease). This condition presented itself as skin sores in the
summer of 2015 and progressed rapidly. Our understanding is
most dogs do not survive very long, but Sunshine fought hard.
She left us April 2016, just shy of being 12 years old and nine
months after the disease first hit. But the most difficult goodbye was yet to come.
Inside this issue:
From the President
1
Editor’s Bark
2
Guide Dog Puppy Raisers
2
Petra Ford Seminar Report 3
National Specialty Update 4
Our girl (and littermate to Starr), Spice aka Argus’
Celestial Seasonings had just celebrated her 13th birthday. We
Volunteers Needed!
5
had a huge celebration with all of the neighborhood children.
Spice loved these kids and the feeling was mutual. They made
Club Announcements
6
up a little song just for her and sang it with gusto! We had
noticed that Spice was breathing a bit harder but chocked it up
Lake/Drake Cluster
7
to her being an older dog. Then just a week before we were to
Members Brag
8
leave on vacation, Spice was rushed into the veterinary clinic
in respiratory distress. She was suffering from aspiration
Club Information
9
pneumonia. We later discovered that AP is a symptom of
myathensia gravis, another autoimmune disorder that strikes
the neurological system. This condition is very treatable although it is difficult to diagnosis.
Too often veterinarians diagnosis megaesophagus and stop there. Myathensia gravis is actually
very treatable if properly diagnosed and controlled. We were very fortunate in that the veterinarian in charge of Spice’s case was dedicated to treating her and getting her healthy in spite of
her age. Spice spent nearly three weeks in the hospital, racking up over $15K in medical bills
but on the day we brought her home, her spirits were high and we had our girl. Unfortunately,
our joy was short lived as another bout of aspiration pneumonia hit her two weeks after she
came home. Spice lost her battle on July 6, 2016.
Con’t on next page
GOLDEN NOTES
Argus’ Rise of the Phoenix,
CD, MX, MXJ, MXP, OF
“Dogs are not
our whole lives
but they make
our lives whole”
— Roger Caras
Page 2
Editor’s Bark—con’t
from page 1
of but improve the quality
of our dogs.
The last twenty years we
Having senior dogs is a
blessing but as the last 18
months have taught me, it
can also be a curse. The
heartbreak every six
months has left us exhausted (and to be honest, financially stressed). Ask me
though if I would do it differently and my answer
would be “no.”
have seen a better understanding of canine health.
The GRCA has dedicated
efforts to establishing
grants and research so that
as breeders and dog sport
enthusiasts, we can improve the longevity and
health of our beautiful
breed. The Morris Foundation’s Golden Retriever
Lifetime Study (3000
Strong) is a comprehensive
research project that will is
giving many of us much
hope for the future; answers
we hope will come in order
to not only extend the life
All of us who have had the
good fortune of being loved
by a dog, especially a senior Golden Retriever know
the joy each tail wag and
that indescribable feeling;
the unspoken bond. The
words have not yet been
invented.
As I write this, I am
watching six newborn
puppies. Their eyes
have just opened and
they roll around over
each other as the enter that
“milk coma” after feeding.
It is my hope that the next
10+ years for these puppies
will bring joy and love to
their respective families;
that they will have full and
long lives. I hope that
through studies and research we will have a better
understanding of illnesses
that strike. Not only cancer
but autoimmune and neurological conditions that with
early detection can be treated.
I know I am not the only
one who has recently experienced loss. My heart goes
out to all. We’ve all been
there and understand. Hug
your Goldens today. And
the next time you come
home to a pillow shredded
or garden dug up, just
smile. There will be a day
when you long for those
flying feathers!
Puppy Love!
Becoming a Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB) Puppy Raiser takes a bit of time. Prospective raisers complete an application and are required to attend weekly classes to become familiar with GDB protocols and
policies. Next comes a home visit, during which there is a home inspection for possible hazards and insure the home meets GDB requirements, e.g., fenced yard and no toxic plants. Once that is done, a Puppy Placement Questionnaire is completed and sent to GDB. The final step, depending upon puppy availability, is the assignment of a puppy.
Puppy raisers will have the pups from approximately 8 weeks of age until the dog is recalled to GDB for
formal training, usually between 14 and 18 months of age. Older pups and their raisers attend semi
monthly meetings.
For more information on becoming a puppy raiser:
http://www.guidedogs.com/site/PageServer?pagename=programs_dog_puppy
GOLDEN NOTES
Page 3
The Petra Ford Canine
Conditioning Seminar
San Jose for Sunday at no cost
to the club. Dee Dee & Billy
and Patti ran the Saturday
seminar and Dimity Mueller,
Terry Southard, and Rich &
Eileen ran the Sunday Seminar.
All hospitality was donated by
club members. Thank you to
Dee Dee Anderson, Patti
Kostakis, Trish Miller, Carole
Steding, Dimity Mueller,
Mary Ann Graziano, Shelly
Johnson, Janet Peacock, Susan
Dickerson & Eileen Oshiro for
providing food for both breakfast and lunch. We also made
exercise boxes to sell which
were made by club members
Janet Peacock, Terry
Southard, Michelle Pressel,
Dan & Dimity Mueller, Jeff
Finn (not a member) Patti
Kostakis and Billy & Dee Dee
Anderson. All material was
donated in the making of the
boxes – we could have sold
more!
It looks like this was misplaced and never view by Norcal members. Our apology to
the club members that worked
so hard to put this great event
on last November. This Seminar was a huge success bringing in a $6684.93 profit for
the 2016 National. What a
testament to the members that
helped put it on. There were
79 attending and all that attended seemed to have a great
time. Everyone learned so
much form Petra about keeping their dogs fit for life, as
well as for all areas of competition, thank you Petra!
The two one day seminars
were conducted in two locations, which allowed more
people to attend. Much thanks
goes to Patti Kostakis for taking on the secretary position
and fielding all the phone
calls, it was a full time job!
Thanks goes to Dee Dee &
National Workshop
Billy Anderson for donation
Fundraiser
their building on the Saturday Held at the Dream Big Trainand to Rich & Eileen Oshiro ing Center brought in
for securing the building in
$1000.00! This turned out to
be one of the easiest ways to
earn money with little help.
The workshop was limited,
with Dee Dee & Billy Anderson donating the use of their
building again. But it did
take club members to come
and volunteer their time.
Much thanks to Patti
Kostakis, Terry Southard,
Dimity Mueller, Susan Dick-
erson, Janet Bennett (not a
member), Jayne Hurkman, &
Dee Dee & Billy Anderson.
NORCAL Specialty
Obedience & Rally
Last October NORCAL had
the largest entry for Obedience & Rally in years! It was
an 8 hour judging assignment.
Thanks to Betty Brask our
judge for making the day run
smoothly. We offered Rally
team for the first year and it
was a big hit with four teams
entered! Much fun was had by
all participating and watching.
This was my 7th year as Obedience chair and as we know
you cannot do the job by yourself. Thanks to those that
helped set up and clean the
ring on Wednesday afternoon:
Dimity Mueller, Patti
Kostakis, Michelle & Bill Evans, & Sue Stauffer. Ring
Stewards were: Pam Tyson,
Sandy Svendsen, Carole
Steding, and Billy Anderson.
Clean up at 5:00 was: Pam
McDonald, Lisa Newton, Patti
Kostakis & Pam Tyson. If I
missed any one my apologies.
To Jennifer Masterson, much
thanks for taking on the Show
Chair job. Together we managed to bring this show together with many other NORCAL members. It was fun
working with you!
Dee Dee Anderson
National – Obedience and Rally Oct 4th & 5th.
We are working every day on the final touches for the two days of Obedience and Rally. Help is needed for the following:
*Warm up ring time on Oct 3rd 4:00 – Need 4 timers for each ring.
*Ring Stewards for both Obedience and Rally.
*Food for Tuesday to feed all exhibitors. There will be a free lunch this day for all that help and exhibit. It will be a taco bar. We are still looking for salads like fruit or pasta and desserts. Need to feed up
to 200 people, but your dish does not have to feed that many.
TEAM AND BRACE/PAIRS CLASSES being offered.
Get your teams together! There are many opportunities for you to compete
with a team. There is the traditional Obedience Team competition, Costumes encouraged!
If your dog is not ready for the Obedience team consider getting a Rally
team together. There will be two team classes. Rally Novice Team – for
dogs that do not have a RE or UD. Rally Advanced Team for any level dog.
If you are not familiar with Rally teams it is a lot of fun. There are four
team members with one alternate if needed. You walk the course just like
the regular classes. Then you go in one at a time. Your time starts as soon
as your first team member starts, then the time ends when your 4 th team
member crosses the finish line. The four team members’ scores are added
together with the time. For Rally teams you do not need four handlers, but you do need four different
dogs. Remember your times run together so if you handle all four dogs you might have a slower time.
Obedience Brace and Rally Pairs – one Handler with two dogs, Obedience is the Novice routine,
Rally will be the Rally Novice Class. Again if you have two dogs (any level) that can do Rally try Rally Pairs. It is gr eat fun to watch and to par ticipate.
Photo booth will be set up in the building for you to take pictur es, with Cowboy hats, hay, saddle
and more.
Raffle – Special raffle in the Obedience/Rally Building on Tuesday only. Related items still needed.
The Quilt – Don’t forget about you chance to win the Golden Retriever “A Dog for All Reasons”
Quilt. I have people from all over the country buying tickets but very few club members have sent in
any ticket forms. The money goes to the National and the Zeke Cancer Fund. Please support this. Turn
in your tickets now! The Quilt is looking
pretty good at my houseJ Drawing during
Best of Breed, Quilt can be shipped. http://
www.2016national.com/quilt-raffle/
Sponsor a Trophy only a few mor e Obedience/Rally Trophies left for Sponsorship,
please help out!
Dee Dee Anderson
[email protected]
or Patti Kostakis
[email protected]
Volunteers Needed for 2016 National
I am recruiting volunteers to help out at the National. Please let me know
the days that you will be in Placerville and the days that you could help
out. Areas of needs are: Raffle, Hospitality, Merchandise sales and Conformation ring help. There will be plenty of time to do what you need to
do and also help the club to have a very special and successful GRCA
National Specialty. There will be Golden lovers from all over coming to
Placerville this October. I hope you are all looking forward to meeting
folks as much as I am . Lets give them a big California Welcome and
make sure everyone has a good time.
If you are a committee chair and need help please let me know!
Please email or phone me the days that you will be there and the days that
you have time to spare. Please include a cell number. I promise you will not be overworked and will be rewarded!
Thank you to all for helping NorCal make this National one of
the best!
Dimity Mueller
408 315-4417
[email protected]
CCA at the National
Putting on a National Specialty takes our entire Golden village, and the CCA (Certificate of
Conformation Assessment) event is no exception! This year we will have a double CCA
(details and entry form forthcoming in the premium list coming out soon). We will have six
evaluators and 42 dogs, with two "flights" held simultaneously on Thursday, October 6 from
8-4. As chair of the event I am seeking volunteers to help with stewarding, stacking and moving dogs, and assisting the two secretaries on the day of the event. We will train and lunch
will be provided. Even if you can only work half day, or have a a dog entered , your help
would be very much appreciated. And if you've never attended a CCA, this is a highly educational event, and everyone who has helped in the past has enjoyed it and learned from it. To
volunteer, please contact Suzanne Bria at [email protected] or 510-919-6284. Many
thanks!
Designated Specialty at Harvest Moon Classic
NORCAL GRC will be holding a designated specialty in conjunction with Skyline Dog Fanciers during the Friday show
in October. Jennifer Masterson will be the chair and contact
person. Since we are hosting the GRCA National in early October, we are not holding our annual independent specialty on
Thursday of the Harvest Moon Classic. For the designated
specialty, sweepstakes will be judged by Kym Anton (WA).
There will be a small raffle. GRCA National merchandise
may also be available. Come on out and join us!
NORCAL GRC PHEASANT
FLYER DAY
Saturday, September 17,
2016
8 am - 3pm
CRTA Training Grounds,
GRIZZLY RANCH
4179 Van Sickle Rd. Suisun
City 94585
Open to all Goldens Entered in the Field Events
At the National Specialty
NATIONAL TREASURE
NORCAL GRC’s very own Sue Carpenter is a true gem. In between
baking (Sue donated the bulk of cookies for the Woofstock Bake Sale),
showing her puppy, she also has been working on a ONE OF A KIND
quilt as a fundraiser for the GRCA National 2016. We just got word that
the custom photo top has been completed. Included are fifteen
covers of the GRCA, depicting all venues of our wonderful
breed. It is approximately 58” x 87” and is bordered all around
with what is called “flying geese.” It has now been sent to Boston to a professional quilter, who will finalize the project. This
is a personal endeavor for Sue, who on another project using
her own pattern and subsequent creation for CureJM raised
$5000. Given the larger audience at the National, we hope that
the custom quilt will bring in much more! We look forward to
debuting the quilt and thank Susan for all of her efforts and talents.
Let Them Eat Cake...or Pie!
Kudos and a huge thank you to Laurie Jordan-Fenner and crew for an amazing fundraising effort at Woofstock in June. The bake sale raised over $1000 in
one short day. Special thanks to everyone who contributed homemade baked
items as well as volunteered to be at the booth (especially Laura Franchi, who
was there all day). On a side note, Elizabeth Jordan Nelson’s incredible pies
sold for HUNDREDS of dollars in a special auction. Hidden talents abound!
Breed
Members’ Brags
FIELD
Calliope Tigana’s Beamish Twist and Stout JH
WC CGC-A
Beamish finished his JH at the NORCAL GRC Hunt Test on
March 20, 2016!! B earned a couple of passes last fall at the
Marin and Sagehens tests, and another one at the Monterey
Bay HRC test in Los Banos in February. It was fun to finish at
our Club’s annual test; we had wonderful judges and a good
group of dogs and handlers. Beamish loves the game, and it’s
my pleasure to walk him to the line. Congrats, Suzanne Dillard
and Beamish!!!
OBEDIENCE
CH Masters See’n A Dream in Ewe finished up her Championship on a high note with a Best of Breed
win from the classes at the Sacramento Valley
Dog Fanciers Association show on October
25th, 2015 followed by another Best of Breed
win at the San Gabriel Valley KC show the
following weekend. She went on to Group
where she took a group 1 win for a 5 point
major! She finished out the weekend and earned her Championship the following day by going Opposite Sex! What a
way to finish up a Championship!
Congratulations, Tammy Ballew and Sadie!
From Trish Miller: "Hailey" completed her Grand Championship and is now GCH Rocklane's Cruz'n The Catwalk
BN RE TDX. Also, she won First Place in the Sporting
Group on April 2nd, 2016 at the Kern County KC in Bakersfield, CA. Special thanks to Judge James Noe and handler Emily Pate! Congratulations!
Congratulations to Sue Carpenter and her puppy, Blackngold Hear Me Roar aka Katie who went Best in Sweeps at
the supported Woofstock show. Katie is co-owned by
Laurie Jordan.
DD's Dancing In The Moonlight CD PCD TDX RA JH WC - Dee Dee & Billy Anderson
Glimmer earned her JH in April and her CD & PCD titles in May. We took a summer trip to
WA and ID where Glimmer came home with 10 High In Trials. On July 23rd at County Wide
DTC she earned two more HIT awards.
RNC OTCH DD's Slice Of Pie UDX2 OM5 RAE TDX JH AXP AJP NFP VCD3 CCA OBHF
VCX WC - Dee De & Billy Anderson
Sliver went on a summer trip to WA and ID and came home with 4 Rally High Combined
Awards
Sue Stauffer and "Shasta"
Shasta's has had an outstanding spring! On March 24th at the San Mateo Kennel Club obedience trial, she earned her
10th UDX leg for her title. Thank you Barbara Henry. We'd never have made it through all of those obedience trials
without your continued patience and encouragement. And on April 3rd at the Marin Retriever Club hunt test, Shasta
earned her 5th Master leg for her MH title. Without Katie and Tom Quarles excellent, detailed training, especially on
the line, we'd not have earned the qualifying Master legs. And, of course, without Cheryl Baca's breeding, I wouldn't
have Shasta. She's a great dog, very fun to train and always full of surprises. Thank you to everyone including all of
my training partners for your help.
Congratulations to April Ronca Finco and Laura Finco for finishing Beginner Novice titles on
Argus’ Waltzing Matilda and Argus’ Royal Court Starr aka Paullie and Argus’ Heavenly Look to the Starr aka
Cassie. Everyone is proud of these youngsters.
From Dimity Mueller: DD’s LOOK BEFORE U LEAP, VCD 3
BN RE “BUNGEE” came home from a trip to Filer, Idaho and
Blackfoot, Idaho with two Utility B first places and 2 Utility B
second places for a total of 15 OTCH points!
Agility
Suzanne Bria and Haiku, MX, MXJ
In a little over a year since starting as a novice
DD’s LEAPS ’N BOUNDS, UD TD BN,RN AX handler, my Haiku earned her MX and MXJ on
AXJ
the same day with a QQ! She is
“Roo” has had a busy year so far: CD in February now Faraway’s Seventeen Silwith one High in Trial,
lybles BN RA TD MX MXJ CA
CDX completed June with one High in TriCGC CCA (AKC ptd.). We are
al and UD completed July 24th in Reno after
having a blast!
qualifying in 3 shows in a row!
Golden Notes Contacts and Information
NORCAL GOLDEN RETRIEVER CLUB
Golden Notes Editor
Laura Finco
[email protected]
(925) 828-8731
7090 Utica Court
NORCAL GRC Information
General Information
Meetings: General meetings are held four times a year in the Bay Area with date,
time, and location to be published online and in Golden Notes.
Membership
Potential members are required to attend THREE NORCAL events and sponsored
by a member in good standing. IF THIS APPLICATION IS ACCEPTED AFTER
SEPTEMBER 15, NO DUES SHALL BE PAYABLE THE FOLLOWING
YEAR. Membership applications can be obtained online or from Letty Regan,
NORCAL GRC Membership Secretary, P.O Box 246, Calistoga, CA 94515
Volunteers Needed
Each event that NORCAL GRC puts on requires the assistance of members in a
variety of roles. All NORCAL GRC members are encouraged to volunteer for at
least one event throughout the year. If you cannot volunteer in person, it is
suggested that members consider making a donation to the trophy fund.
Annual Awards Banquet/Meeting
Each year NORCAL GRC holds our Awards Banquet to honor the achievements
of our dogs. Awards applications are generally available online mid-November.
All awards applications must be submitted by the published deadline in order to
be included in the awards ceremony. Further information is available online and
in the November/December issue of Golden Notes.
Picnic Trials
Picnic Trials (field training sessions for both owners and dogs) are held monthly
from February—October in various locations. All Goldens and their owners are
welcome. We also welcome the “rarer” retrievers— standard poodles, curly
coated retrievers, flat coated retrievers, IWS, and Tollers. All levers of experience
from pups and adults that have never seen a bird to advanced hunting dogs are
encouraged to attend. Bring a lunch, drinks, and utensils as well as water and
other equipment for your dog. If you have them, bring your whistles, bumpers,
duck calls starter pistols, decoys, etc. Cost is $10 for your first dog and $5 for each
additional dog (first time handlers get their first dog free!) The cost covers ground
rental and shells. Generally dead birds are used but if flyers are available they will
be provided at cost. Sign up at 8:30 am with work starting at 9 am— NON
MEMBERS ARE WELCOME AT ALL OF OUR EVENTS!
Show Superintendents
If you are interested in receiving premium lists for shows in this area, send your
name and address to:
MB-F, Inc PO Box 22107, Greensboro, NC 27410
Jack Bradshaw PO Box 227303, Los Angeles, CA 90022
Jack Onofrio PO Box 25764, Oklahoma City, OK 73125
Norman Brown, PO Box 4566, Spokane, WA 99220
Newport, PO Box 7131, Pasadena, CA 91109
Show events are listed on the AKC website (www.akc.org) and in the AKC
publication the AKC Gazette. Contact the AKC PO Box 37903 Raleigh, NC
27690 for additional information.
Golden Retriever Club of America
NORCAL Golden Retriever Club is part of the Golden Retriever Club of
America. All members of NORCAL GRC are encouraged to hold dual
membership with the GRCA. Information regarding officers and the Western
Regional Officers can be found at www.grca.org
NORCAL Delegate to GRCA: Laura Finco, 7090 Utica Court, Dublin, CA
94568
.
Show/Obedience/Juniors:
Sue Carpenter
4234 Rosenbaum Ave
San Jose, CA 95136
Field:
Debbie Tandoc
1175 Culligan Blvd
San Jose, CA 95120
Agility:
Edwina Ryska
6010 Roblar Rd
Petaluma, CA 94952
Please send your results to the appropriate editor by the 10th of every
month to ensure that your information will be included in the next issue.
Subscription to Golden Notes
Upon request, nonmembers will receive one complimentary copy of Golden
Notes after which they will be asked to pay a yearly subscription/donation fee
of $20 to be mailed to the editor.
Puppy Referrals
Contact Ken and Trudy Blanchard, 501 Teal Way, Vacaville 95688 (707) 4550281 or [email protected]
There is a $25 donation fee to NCGRRescue for members listing litters. Clearance information must be submitted with referral request. NORCAL GRC
puppy referral services is a VOLUNTARY activity. Typically 10-20 phone calls
are received weekly for puppy information. The service does not guarantee that
breeders will be provided with enough referrals, nor does NORCAL GRC and
its members assume any responsibility for follow up after a referral has been
made. This is a contact service only. Breeders are requested to contact this
service when all puppies in a litter are placed.
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not have hip dysplasia is required for adverting in Golden Notes and the
GRCA News. Dogs must be over two years of age for certification. Contact
your local veterinarian for x-ray information or a referral to a specialist.
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Pedigree Information must also be submitted with Litter Listing Requests.
UPCOMING NORCAL GRC EVENTS— IMPORTANT DATES
Date
Event
Location
Contact
September 15-18
Lake/Drake Cluster
NORCAL GRC Supported
Entry
Solano County Fairgrounds
Sylvia Donahey
[email protected]
September 17
Pheasant Flyer Day
CRTA Denverton
Debbie Tandoc
[email protected]
October 1-2
NORCAL GRC All Breed
Agility Trial
Placerville, CA
Lorie Abbott
www.abbadogs.com
October 3-7
GRCA National
Placerville
Eileen Oshiro
[email protected]
October 21-23
Harvest Moon Classic
NORCAL GRC Supported
Entry
Alameda County Fairgrounds
Jennifer Masterson
[email protected]
Golden Notes
c/o Laura Finco, Editor
7090 Utica Court
Dublin, CA 94568