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G R E A T E R S T L O U I S T R A I N I N G C L U B N E W S L E T T E R • S T L O U I S M O • G S L T C . O R G

OBEDIENTLY YOURSDEVOTED TO THE TRAINING OF DOGS FOR BETTER HUMAN

COMPANIONSHIP

G S L T C N e w s l e t t e r

Welcome to the 9th issue of the revived “Obediently Yours”! Thank you to all who contributed to the last issue and to those who contributed to this issue. It is the beginning of a new year for us. Plenty of activities in the external events section. For the competitors amongst us there is a C Match and CGC. The Trial committee has been busy making arrangements. It takes a village! If you have the time please consider lending a hand! Hope you enjoy the newsletter!If you have any questions, comments or contributions please e-mail to:Carol [email protected] deadline: Sept 22, 2017Thank you for your time,Carol Meagher, editor/writer

Gilbert

AKC ALL-BREED “C” MATCHSATURDAY, NOV 4, 2017

Beginning at 10:15QUEENY PARKWEIDMAN RD

MUSEUM OF THE DOGFOR MORE INFORMATION

CONTACTLucy Bailey [email protected]

orFran Beezley [email protected]

“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged

by the way its animals are

treated.”― Mahatma Gandhi

Annual BanquetFun time had by all...The Annual Member’s Banquet was held at Delany’s in South County in June. It was a great time for people to be together but without their dogs. The conversation, you ask? It was stories about dogs. Members were honored for their accomplishments with their dogs, their volunteer service, and

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Annual Banquetby Carol Meagher 1

Bob Amen, Our AKC Delegate Sets up a Challenge 3 Board Members and Officers 5

Canine Games by Barb Hurley 6

Waverley a dog for all Seasons by Mary Duncan 7

GSLTC Office Rescues in Texas 9

What do all those letters mean?by Carol Meagher 10

Calendar of Events 11

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CLUB NEWSany other achievements that members accomplished. Members also cast ballots for new officers. ! Two achievement awards presented were the AKC Good Sportsmanship Award. This award was presented to our former president Shelley Pryor. This award represents a person who has advanced the humane treatment of dogs on various levels. Shelley has demonstrated this through all her work with Midwest Akita Rescue, volunteering with the education program at the Humane Society of Missouri, and volunteering with Greater St Louis Training Club as a Puppy Kindergarten and Foundation Manners trainer. Shelly Goebel was presented with the Golden Dumb Bell award. This award is presented to a member who has shown great advancement with

their dogs. The awardee is selected by the three previous winners. It is a great honor from her peers. Congratulations to both of you! ! Many members are involved with the American Kennel Club (AKC) competitive dog sports. Val Smith competes with her Vizslas. She and her Gibson (CH Tsavo’s Perfect Pitch of Jazzberry) were presented with a plaque for earning his GCH. She and her Moxie (Tsavo’s Got Moxie JH CGC) earned their TKN. And she and her Karma earned their CH, JH, and TKN. They were busy

last year! Chris Baumann is very involved with the AKC’s newer dog sport of Barn Hunt. She and her dog Bonnie Blu earned their RATCH. Only Welsh Terrier in history to earn this award. Joyce Hargrove and her Boxer Madison were were presented with an

CANINE GAMES

Volunteer Opportunities, Fun Activities for You and Your Dog or DO BOTH!

When: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2017

Time: 900AM-2 PM

Where: Purina Farms

Grey Summit, MO

Looking for CGC Evaluators and help in the Rally Ring or BOTH

For more information Contact:

CAROL MEAGHER: [email protected]

BARB HURLEY: [email protected]

GSLTC award winners at the Annual Banquet:,from left to right: Val Smith, Lucy Bailey, Chris Baumann, Joyce

Hargrove, Shelley Pryor, Shelly Goebel

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Grant Challenge AnnouncementAKC Reunite has been inundated with calls and emails about how to help pets during these terrible crises. As we focus on our relief efforts, AKC Reunite is pleased to announce a Challenge Grant from Barbara and Bob Amen (Delegate, Greater St. Louis Training Club), which will match donations to AKC Reunite’s Pet Disaster Relief Fund up to $10,000 to support efforts for the families and pets in Texas and Louisiana affected by Hurricane Harvey. “We have many friends in the area and our first two Australian Shepherds came from Texas breeders, so we feel a special connection to the region,” Bob said. “We cannot believe the destruction and havoc

that Hurricane Harvey has already caused and more is on the way,” he added.Through the generous support of Barbara and Bob Amen, any donations received between Tuesday evening, August 29, and Wednesday, September 20, 2017, will be matched dollar for dollar up to $10,000. To donate securely online, go to www.akcreunite.org/donate.-—------I know that a $1000.00 donation has already been sent by one of our delegates .Please share this with others and your clubs, so the matching grant is completed

Pat Laurans, German Wirehaired Pointer Club of America

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Bob Amen, GSLTC AKC delegate Sets up a Challenge

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award for achieving BN RATO and TKA. Lucy Bailey was presented with an award for accomplishing Instinct in Barn Hunt with her Welsh Terrier Dodger. Jeanine Navratil and her Dalmatian, Jenna achieved great honors in the world of dog competition. They were ranked #1 in Obedience for 2016. CH

(champion) Snowood Crystal Blue Ingenuity accomplished their CD, BN, RE, CGC. They were busy! (See “What do all those letters stand for?” on page 7 to understand how much work is involved.)

Jeanine has always loved Dalmatians. She and her husband have rescued many Dalmatians over the years. She has learned the breed and the breed’s temperament to the point of achieving high honors in the ring.! We were all honored with the attendance of members that have been long time members. Lucy Bailey was a member since she was a young girl. She has been a member for 50+ years. One of her many hats is running the Assistant Trainer’s Course (with Barb Kohner). Martin Schnitker has been a member since 1971. He serves as our Treasurer. Val Smith has been a member since 1972. She is very active in the Trial committee. Jeanine Navratil has been a member since 1975. She is very active on the competitive circuit. ! Many members were honored for their volunteer service over the year. The club is very active in the community. We have a face in public venues such as Canine Games at Purina, Petapalooza in St Charles, and Pet Expo. We also have many trainers training the public and their dogs

at the Shrewsbury Facility. Last but not least, we have the Obedience and Rally ObedienceTrial in May and the Rally Obedience Trial in February. Many people have helped man (and woman) these events to

make them successful.! The final

Jeanine Navratil and her photo collage of her Dalmatian, Jenna, competing

Jeanine Navratil, Lucy Bailey, Val Smith and Martin Schnikter

Jeanine Navratil with her award from 1976 when her Dal Domino “Domino Dittos Instant Reply”

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order of business at the banquet was the voting in new Members of the Board. The government of the club keeps everything in order and running smoothly. Under Shelley Pryor as President, the club advanced to become organized and developed programs of governance. Shelley stepped down as President and Rosie Gottlieb was elected as the new President. Diane Goebel stepped down as 1st Vice President, Director of Training. She served for 3 years. Lucy Bailey was nominated and elected as 1st Vice President, Director of Training. Carol Meagher was nominated and elected as 2nd Vice President, Director of Internal Relations. This is her third term. Fran Beezley was nominated and elected as Secretary. Fran has served as Secretary since 2007. Martin Schnitker was nominated and elected as Treasurer. He has served as Treasurer since 2001. Sandy Antalick has been nominated and elected to serve as a Board Member in the trials capacity. She replaces Anne Cath, who served for two years. Gail Czarnecki-Maulden continues to serve as the Board Member in the External Relations capacity. Barb Kohner replaces Shelly Goebel as Director of Safety. Beth Newcom continues as director of Administration and Registration. Ed Kohner will be the Director of Business. He is replacing Rosie Gottlieb. Shelley

Pryor has been nominated and elected to serve as the Director of Marketing. She replaces Lucy Bailey. We are all looking for another great year!

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BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS 2017-2018

Officers• President, Rosie Gottlieb• 1st VP, Lucy Bailey• 2nd VP, Carol Meagher• Secretary, Fran Beezley • Treasurer, Martin Schnitker

Board Members (2 year term) 2015-2017• Sandi Antalick (Trials)• Gail Czarnecki-Maulden

(External Relations)• Barb Kohner (Safety)

• Board Members (2 year term) 2016-2018

• Beth Newcom (Administration/Registration)

• Ed Kohner (Business)• Shelley Pryor (Marketing)

EXTERNAL EVENT VOLUNTEER

OPPORTUNITIES!

PET EXPOSATURDAY OCT 28TH

10AM-5PMSUNDAY OCT 29TH

11AM-4PMST. CHARLES

CONVENTION CENTER

CONTACT: GAIL CZARNICKI

[email protected]

FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN

HELP!

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The 21th Annual Canine Games are being held on Sunday, October 15th, 2017 at Purina Farms. For those of you who are not familiar this event it is hosted by Saint

Louis Samoyed Rescue. Every year GSLTC is invited to participate by providing a Rally course and the Canine Good Citizen Test (CGC) for those who come out to enjoy the day with their pets. GSLTC is compensated for this event and receives funds for every person who chooses to walk the Rally course or take the the Canine Good Citizen Test (CGC) with their pet. For this to happen we need your support in the form of volunteers. If you would like to make a day of it please let me know and I will forward your name to Carol so

she can coordinate a time for you to help with

CGC testing. The hours for the Rally ring will be 9:00 am – 3:00 pm. The hours for the CGC Test will be from 9:00 am - 3:00

pm, with the last testing time at 2:30 pm. As

always, we will bring the Rally and CGC equipment and set up the ring. We would ask for 3 persons per shift, two to walk the course and one person to take tickets. One person would need to be Rally savvy to be able to provide guidance to other volunteers and participants. For the CGC Test we are looking for one evaluator per shift, we would also need a person for the separation exercise and 2-3 people for the other stations. The rings will close at 2:45 pm. Whomever would be on the

Barb, Stephanie and Chris Hurley, Canine Games 2015

CANINE GAMESby Barb Hurley

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Waverley, A Dog for all Seasonsby Mary Duncan (written 2007)

Whether in darkness or early morning light, the muted bedside bark is more reliable than the alarm clock that will go off precisely ten minutes later. The

announcement that a fresh new

day is starting without us, is

made with emphatic

insistence and a note of regret that it could slipping by

without us. With tail held

pennant-like she trots out

the door to explore the day

with enthusiasm. She is happy with whatever the

weather may bring. Her joie

de vivre is infectious, she

never fails to make me smile,

whether she is wallowing in muddy puddles in the

spring. . . skipping through

sprinklers or rolling in

freshly cut grass in the hot

heavy heat of the summer. . . snuffling through the snow

with a growing nubby rhino horn

of snow. . .snorting clouds of cold dragon’s

breath. I have never known a dog so positively

excited, glued to the window during thunder and lightning, waiting for a passing glimpse of her tooth fairy, the creator of good sticks. When life brings her

lemons, Waverley is happy to make lemonade.

Waverley, November 2012-May 2017

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Check website for details

www.GSLTC.org

TRAINING CLASSESTRAINING CLASSES

Class Name General Description

Behavior and

training 101 and

Dogs with Issues

Introduction and benefits of

training with the clicker. Lecture

only.

Puppy

Kindergarten

Socialization for the puppy,

helping owners understand their

puppy

Puppy

Elementary

Beginning level of behavior

training skills for puppies 4 to 6

months

Foundation

Manners

Basic skills for the adult dog.

Practicing clicker skills.

CGC & CGC-A

Prep Class

Preparation for the Canine Good

Citizen Tests

Rally/

Competition

Obedience

Perfecting skills and ring

preparation

Tricks Class Building a relationship with your

dog through trick training

Games Class Building a relationship with your

dog through games

Moving with Your

Dog

Loose leash walking skills

Therapy Dog Learn about the skills necessary to

do therapy dog training

last shift we would like to ask for assistance to break the Rally course and CGC course down and bring the equipment Shrewsbury. Or, they may call Barb Hurley and she will be glad to pick the equipment up from their home. The amount of equipment is minimal and will probably be limited to one or two totes. Our hosts are to provide chairs but you may want to bring a portable chair for comfort, just in case. You are also welcome to bring your pet, they should be crate trained and will need to be crated when you are not able to supervise them. Please, bring water for them as well. The shift times are listed below. Please respond to us directly. Barb Hurley: [email protected] if you can help with the Rally Ring Carol Meagher: [email protected] to help with the CGC test. Please indicate which shift you would like to work:

9:00-11:00 am11:00-1:30 pm1:30 pm-close

(Rings will close at 2:45 pm) If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask. We are happy to have anyone participate but would need a minimum of three per shift. As always, the more the merrier.

Thank you all for your time!

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GSLTC Office Rescues in Texas

Students know Christine from their confirmation emails. Trainers know her from all her updates on

classes and her diligence with the ever prompt rosters. She and Lorraine make up the GSLTC office and they are based in San Antonio, Texas. San Antonio escaped the devastation wreaked by Hurricane Harvey. “It shifted 30 miles eastward,

literally in the last minute, and hit Houston instead. We had seriously strong wind gusts but no rain,” Christine said in an email. ! They did not stand by and watch, they

sprung into action. Their mobilization efforts through their rescue organizations was impressive and moving. Some of the trainers that work for Lorraine’s dog training business in San Antonio manage a rescue

organization called MMK9. Christine, also runs a rescue organization named P.A.W.S. The two rescue organizations “typically work hand in hand. So when we received the call that dogs and cats needed to be rescued, we swung into action,” Christine said in her email. Due to a levy breaking they lost a generator, a rescue truck and two of the trainers were stranded in Houston. The water took over everything pretty quickly. Luckily, everyone got out safely. Christine has “been wearing a rescue coordination cap trying to get animals to safety.” And they were successful having impacted the welfare of many animals.

The ever hard worker she is, Christine apologizes for delays in answering emails and messages. Thank you, Christine and Lorraine for all your rescue work.

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Second Chance Farm and our EOC in Katy, TX were contacted several times today about a post for this blind dog in Alvin, Tx. He was picked up from the flood waters, chest deep, and taken to safety in a kayak. He was reunited with his owner.

The National Guard and The Cajun Navy carried our 16 year old out on an airboat.

Ford Complex in Beaumont, TX

Rescued dog

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Many of our members enjoy competing in the vast world of dog sports. It requires a lot of devotion and hard work. Many of the accomplishments were made by building on past accomplishments. Here is a synopsis to help to clarify and admire the work of these human canine teams.

Prefix Titles:CH- Champion: in conformation in multiple shows with different judges.GCH-Conformation: under 4 different judges and defeated another AKC champion.

Suffix Titles:CD-Companion Dog: Certified by 2 different judges, received qualifying scores in novice classes at 3 licensed or member obedience trials.BN-Beginner Novice:Certified by 2 different judges, received qualifying scores in novice

classes at 3 licensed or member obedience trials.RE-AKC Rally Excellent: Certified by 2 different judges, received qualifying scores in Rally

excellent classes at 3 licensed or member obedience trials.CGC-Canine Good CitizenJH- Junior Hunter: Received qualifying scores at 4 licensed or member tests.Titles recognized by AKCBarn Hunt Association TitlesRATCh- Barn Hunt ChampionRATChX- Barn Hunt Champion MasterRATO- Open Barn HuntTrick Dog TitlesTKA-Advanced Trick Dog: Must have Intermediate title plus perform 5 tricks from the advanced list.

TKN-Novice Trick Dog: Dog performs 10 skills from the Novice list or 5 Novice Tricks + a CGC

Title

These are the titles earned by our club members. To see other venues and dog sports available visit the American Kennel Club website at http://akc.org

What do all those letters mean? Enter the world of Dog Sports

Chris Baumann with her Welsh Terrier, Bonnie Blu, RATChX. Look at the size of

that Ribbon!

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CALENDAR OF EVENTSMEETINGS &

PARTIES (@6 pm Shrewsbury, Banquet TBA)

Halloween Party/Meeting: Oct. 8, 2017

Holiday PartyDec. 10, 2017

Valentine’s Party/Meeting Feb. 11, 2018

Member’s Appreciation Party/Meeting

Apr. 22, 2018

Annual Banquet/MeetingJun. 24th 2018

TRIALS & MATCHESTRIALS & MATCHES

CGC Test and Rally Practice Ring at Purina 9am-3pm

Oct 15, 2017

“C” Match at the AKC Museum of the Dog, Queeny Park

Nov 4, 2017

February Trial (Purina Event Center) Feb. 24, 2018

Obedience and Rally Trial (North County Recreation Center)

May 19, 2018May 20, 2018

COMMUNITY OUTREACHCOMMUNITY OUTREACH

Petapalooza Aug 27, 2017

Canine Games Oct. 15, 2017

St Louis Pet Expo Nov 4 & 5, 2017

ARE YOU interested in learning more about YOUR DOG AND DOGS IN GENERAL? SIGN UP FOR THE ASSISTANT DOG TRAINER COURSE WITH GSLTC AND LEARN MORE ABOUT DOGS, BECOME AN ASSISTANT TRAINER!CONTACT:

Lucy Bailey [email protected] orBarb Kohner [email protected]

TO FIND OUT MORE about the ASSISTANT TRAINERS’ COURSE
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