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The End, Is Often, Just the Beginning! As with all things, the end of this year is also the begin- ning of next year. We’ll all be ripping off that last page of the calendar and saying, “where did the year go?” The months fly by and the GSCA Board can look back at a long list of ac- complishments, and an equally long list of unfinished business. As one list ends, another be- gins. Older dogs pass away and are missed more than most of us care to say, but that new puppy has to go out and so we take him for a walk, laugh at his goofy puppies, cry a little for our lost friend, and we all carry on. One chapter closes, another begins. So it is, also, with our friends, family and judges. We have lost some of all of these in the last year. But you know, we’ll make new friends, sched- ule that visit to our family for dinner and notice some new faces on the judges at the dog shows. None of this means we won’t miss the ones who have gone. It just gives us a healthy look-back at good times and bad with the family and friends. As for the judges who have gone, they have set the bar very high for the next generation and we need to welcome the new- comers with open arms into our show rings. Take a minute to say “Hell-o” when you see someone new in the grooming area, in the x-pens or in the show ring. I have written in this space at other times about listening to our dogs and learning from them. Dogs move on faster than we do, and easier. They had to, if they were going to survive in the wild. They had to make their peace and move on. We would be served well to pay attention to this lesson and learn from it. I know it will take some practice and some time, but on the worst days, there’s nothing like a new friend who needs to go for a walk, chase a ball and thinks you’re the best thing that ever came into his/ her life! And, you know what, you can prove them right. Listen to your dog, say your “good-byes” and then say “hell- o.” On a personal note, 2014 will be the last year of my term as president. This is a very good time to start thinking of who you would like to elect in 2015. Maybe it’s you…….. maybe it’s someone you know. Look around, we have many leaders in our midst. A new president will set a new agenda, bring new energy and fresh ideas to the board and the mem- bership. When a door shuts, a window opens. I’m sure I speak for the entire Board of Directors and Officers of the Giant Schnauzer Club of America when I wish you and yours a Happy and Healthy New Year in 2014. Doug Hill President, Giant Schnauzer Club of America President’s Message Giant Tales GSCA MONTHLY E NEWSLETTER December 2013 Volume 13, Issue 12 Upcoming Events: ● December 14 &15, 2013: Eukanuba Nation- al Championship, Orlan- do, FL ● February 10 &11, 2014: Westminster Dog Show, New York, NY ● February 22:, 2014: Midwestern Regional Specialty, Chicago, IL ● November 2014: GSCA National Purina Farms Financials 2 New Member Applica- tions, & CHF Calendar 3 New Titles 4 Midwest Specialty & Member Profile 5 Eastern Regional Re- sults 6 Inside this issue:
Transcript of G S CA M ON T H LY Volume 13, Issue 12 Giant...
The End, Is Often, Just
the Beginning!
As with all things, the end
of this year is also the begin-
ning of next year. We’ll all be
ripping off that last page of the
calendar and saying, “where
did the year go?” The months
fly by and the GSCA Board can
look back at a long list of ac-
complishments, and an equally
long list of unfinished business.
As one list ends, another be-
gins.
Older dogs pass away and
are missed more than most of
us care to say, but that new
puppy has to go out and so we
take him for a walk, laugh at
his goofy puppies, cry a little
for our lost friend, and we all
carry on. One chapter closes,
another begins.
So it is, also, with our
friends, family and judges. We
have lost some of all of these in
the last year. But you know,
we’ll make new friends, sched-
ule that visit to our family for
dinner and notice some new
faces on the judges at the dog
shows. None of this means we
won’t miss the ones who have
gone. It just gives us a healthy
look-back at good times and
bad with the family and friends.
As for the judges who have
gone, they have set the bar very
high for the next generation and
we need to welcome the new-
comers with open arms into our
show rings. Take a minute to
say “Hell-o” when you see
someone new in the grooming
area, in the x-pens or in the
show ring.
I have written in this space
at other times about listening to
our dogs and learning from
them. Dogs move on faster than
we do, and easier. They had to,
if they were going to survive in
the wild. They had to make
their peace and move on. We
would be served well to pay
attention to this lesson and
learn from it. I know it will take
some practice and some time,
but on the worst days, there’s
nothing like a new friend who
needs to go for a walk, chase a
ball and thinks you’re the best
thing that ever came into his/
her life! And, you know what,
you can prove them right.
Listen to your dog, say your
“good-byes” and then say “hell-
o.”
On a personal note, 2014
will be the last year of my term
as president. This is a very
good time to start thinking of
who you would like to elect in
2015. Maybe it’s you……..
maybe it’s someone you know.
Look around, we have many
leaders in our midst. A new
president will set a new agenda,
bring new energy and fresh
ideas to the board and the mem-
bership. When a door shuts, a
window opens.
I’m sure I speak for the
entire Board of Directors and
Officers of the Giant Schnauzer
Club of America when I wish
you and yours a Happy and
Healthy New Year in 2014.
Doug Hill
President, Giant Schnauzer
Club of America
President’s Message
Giant Tales
G S C A M O N T H L Y E N E W S L E T T E R
December 2013
Volume 13, Issue 12
Upcoming Events:
● December 14 &15,
2013: Eukanuba Nation-al Championship, Orlan-
do, FL
● February 10 &11,
2014: Westminster Dog
Show, New York, NY
● February 22:, 2014: Midwestern Regional Specialty, Chicago, IL
● November 2014:
GSCA National Purina
Farms
Financials 2
New Member Applica-tions, & CHF Calendar
3
New Titles 4
Midwest Specialty & Member Profile
5
Eastern Regional Re-sults
6
Inside this issue:
GSCA Financials
Giant Tales Volume 13, Issue 12
“If you live with
dogs, you'll never
run out of things
to talk about.”
― Sharon
Delarose
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uting time, energies or
talents that help to fulfill
the organizations' mis-
sion. Volunteers gen-
erate enthusiasm and
interest and help to
create a positive im-
age of the organiza-
tion in the community.
Robin M Clifton
6503 Fisherville Rd
Simpsonville, KY 40067-6731
502.851.8116
Sponsor: Carolyn Schuller &
JoAnn Edmunds
Robert & Patricia Massaccesi
301 Elm Street
Prospect Hights IL 60070
847.577.2246
Sponsor: Michael & Jennifer
Rutkas
Nancy Meetze
1541 Cherokee Blvd
Elgin SC 29045
803.528.7213
Sponstor: Michael & Jennifer
Rutkas
PLEASE consider vol-
unteering to support
the GSCA. No experience
necessary, there are people who
will help you get started!
Volunteers serve in
many capacities within
organizations by contrib-
How can YOU help the GSCA?
GSCA New Member Applications
Giant Tales Volume 13, Issue 12
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Marie Bottone
1219 3rd St
Schenectady NY 12303
Sponsor: Luke Norton & Sylvia
Hammarstrom
2014 CHF Calendar features 2 Giant Schnauzers!
If you have not ever seen
the Champions for Canine
Health calendar, it is a
treat! This year, the cover
photo by Gay Glazbrook,
features BIS BISS GCH
Sonnenschein River Chase
"Reba" - Owned by Randy
and Pam Foster. And, for
the first time in CHF calen-
dar history, there is a perfor-
mance/ companion event pic-
ture and it is, a Giant Schnau-
zer: CH Sonnenschein Kinetic
RA NF CGC "Kurio" - Owned
by Robyn Elliott, Judi Boston,
and Linda George. Kurio’s
agility photo was taken at
Schnauzapalooza and she was
all of 10 years old!
The calendar is a fund raiser
for the Canine Health Foun-
dation, which promotes the
health and well-being of all
dogs! For more information
or to order, go to:
http://www.akcchf.org/how-
you-can-help/living-art-
calendar/
New Titles– Hard Work Pays Off!
Giant Tales Volume 13, Issue 12
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Dog Name Sex Owners Name
CH Fanta C's Gracefully Refined B Nancy E Nier
CH Histyle's Greta Garbo B M Rutkas & J Rutkas
CH Magna's Kaetye Patrizio Dante D P Malan & T Shindelar & S Shindelar
CH Skansen's God Jul II B Kappy Zahn
CH Skansen's Jitterbug III D Sylvia Hammarstrom
GCH CH Fanta C Kicks It Up A Notch B Nancy E Nier
GCH CH Skansen's It Had To Be You B W Kellogg & S Kellogg
Bear Creek Oscar Von Kaspar CD BN D J Trabant & K Wallace
Classic Pearl Handled Revolver V Easentaigh CDX TD HSAds B J Willis & M Falls & S Hart
Classic Ollivander V Easentaigh BN RE CAA D Rebeccah Czarniak
CH Ramahills Yur Mama Dont Dance VCD1 RA PT OA NAP NJP NF NFP CAX B L Hurst & D Dayton & R HURST
RiesenradS Jambalaya TD" B T Higgins & T Ahlgren
MACH2 Histyle's Nosy Rosie VCD2 RN VST MXB2 MJB2 MXP3 MXPB MJP4 MJPB PAX OF B J Shonborn & M Shonborn
CT MACH2 Histyle's Nosy Rosie VCD2 RN MXB2 MJB2 MXP3 MXPB MJP4 MJPB PAX OF B J Shonborn & M Shonborn
Classic Pearl Handled Revolver V Easentaigh CD TD HSAds B J Willis & M Falls & S Hart
Classic Pearl Handled Revolver V Easentaigh CD TD HSAds B J Willis & M Falls & S Hart
Black Diamonds Wild Thing HSAd HSBs HSCs HSAsM B Joanne T Thompson
Ingebar's October Hat Trick VCD1 RE B Ellen T Ritt
GCH CH Kenro's Stealing Time NAP CA D K Mancini & R Greenslade
CT MACH2 PACH Histyle's Nosy Rosie VCD2 RN MXB2 MJB2 MXP4 MXPB MJP4 MJPB PAX OF B J Shonborn & M Shonborn
Ingebar's October Hat Trick VCD1 RE B Ellen T Ritt
Benjamin Hezekiah Newland AX MXJ D V Newland & L Newland
Black Diamonds Phinneas Fogg Frankenberry Purple AX MXJ MJB NF D Jeffrey Veiss
CH Histyle's Tantalize MX MXJ MXP3 MXPB MJP3 MJPB PAX NF B Lynn Mcmaster & Michael Rut-kas
Raves-Lucky Little Lucy MXP MJP7 MJPG XFP T2BP B Amy Reynolds & Ross Reynolds
CH Elliott Unique Saphire Scout VCD1 RE OAP NJP NF NFP D Robyn Elliott
CT MACH2 PACH Histyle's Nosy Rosie VCD2 RN MXB2 MJB2 MXP3 MXPB MJP4 MJPB PAX OF B J Shonborn & M Shonborn
CH Histyle's Tantalize MX MXJ MXP3 MXPB MJP3 MJPB PAX NF B Lynn Mcmaster & Michael Rut-kas
A Bach Elberfelds Aeris Heinrich AX AXJ MXF CGC D Ms. R Schoenbacher & Ms. B Unser
GCH CH Skansen's Hbo CGCA D Sean & Diana Heathcote
“A dog doesn't care
if your rich or poor,
smart or dumb. Give
him your heart.. and
he'll give you his.”
― Milo Gathema
Craig was allergic my choice
had to be low-shedding. I
wanted a Standard Poodle
while Craig wanted an Aire-
dale. We went to the IKC
benched dog show in down-
town Chicago where we fell
in love with Giant Schnau-
zers, specifically CH Key-
stone’s Shaq Second Chance.
After contacting the breeder,
and waiting until May of
2000, we got Keystone’s
Gypsy in the Palace “Gypsy”.
This one little puppy changed
my life. Gypsy opened up a
world of dog people, most
very good people who I will
be my friends for a long time.
We went to dog shows, obedi-
ence trials, agility trials,
tracking tests, and herding
tests all over the Midwest,
meeting people and challeng-
ing our training. Gypsy meant
more to me than I can de-
scribe and she went over the
Rainbow Bridge in 2012.
My new puppy is supposed to
be perfect since I made a lot
of rookie training mistakes
previously, but Irie has other
ideas. We are currently train-
ing in conformation, obedi-
ence, tracking, & agility. She
earned her first AKC title, a
TD, in October. Irie loves her
soft Frisbee toy and liver
brownies.
My grandchildren saw a
presentation on service dogs
and one of the tricks
they did was having
the dog pray. So we
taught Irie to rest her
front paws on my
forearm, and bend
her head between
her front legs. This
is my favorite trick
mainly because the
grandkids helped
and they were so
excited.
The Midwest Regional Specialty with Sweep-stakes at the International Ken-nel Club of Chicago.
Specialty Judge: Dottie Collier Sweepstakes judge: Jason Hoke
There will be a Sup-ported Entry with no sweepstakes, on Sun-day, February 23, 2014, with the breed judge being Dr. Alvin Krause.
Superintendent: On-ofrio Dog Shows; closing date is Wednesday, Feb-ruary 5, 2014
Location: McCormick Place - Lakeside, 2301 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL
If you have any ques-tions, please con-tact Christina Tom-mila.
My name is Teresa Higgins
and I live in a northern suburb
of Chicago, where I own an
aquarium maintenance com-
pany called Sea Shell Aquari-
um Service. I also work part-
time at a nearby doggie day-
care. For the sliver of time
that I am not working or train-
ing my dog, I like to read,
play computer games, and
cook.
Currently I share my house
with Riesenrad’s Jambalaya
“Irie” an 18 month old Giant
Schnauzer, a fresh water fish
tank, a salt water fish tank,
and Craig, my significant -
other..
In 1999 I began a search for a
dog, not just any dog I wanted
a show dog. One that I could
do obedience, agility, and
conformation.-beauty and
brains. It needed to be medi-
um to large size and since
Member Profile: Teresa Higgins
Midwestern Regional Specialty February 22, 2014
Giant Tales Volume 13, Issue 12
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In 2006 Laura Feldt insisted that I
join GSCA to help with the track-
ing test. The club has provided a
whole new level of competition
and camaraderie. I feel the club
supports someone like me who
has only had a couple of Giants,
and who will never be a big time
breeder, because we all love the
breed.
Irie (left) and Gypsy (right)
Best of Breed:
GCH Ramahill Abso-
lutes I am Legend of
RW, owned by JoAnn
and Luke Edmonds
Best of Winners/ Best
of Opposite Sex/ Win-
ners Bitch:
Lindsayleigh’s Camero,
owned by Derrick
Wood.
Eastern Regional Specialty Results
Giant Tales Volume 13, Issue 12
A special
“THANK YOU” to
everyone who
worked to make
the Eastern
Regional
Specialty a
success! It is
proof that hard
work pays off!
Page 6
Select Dog::
GCH Skansen’s Got Guin-
ness? Owned by Richard &
Janine Poyfair
Select Bitch:
CH Coolhand’s Zodiac,
owned by Sharon Manning
Winners Dog::
Bluechip Pacino, owned by
Olga Gagne
GCH Ramahil Absolutes I am Legend of RW, handled by Cliff Steele;
photo courtesy of JoAnn Edmonds.
Editor: Robyn Elliott
Giant Schnauzer Club of
America, Inc. is a member club
of the AKC.
Please send suggestions and
photos to editor. Deadline
for submission is the 15th of
each month.
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of the GSCA
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