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January 2008
Board Meeting
Written by
Dr. Tom T. Mesdag
Edited and
Approved by Gail Hardcastle
Highlights of
the January 2008 Board Meeting
New Board members were introduced. Guests were
introduced. The minutes of the Oct. 2007 Board
meeting were reviewed and approved. The
minutes of the October 2007 Annual Meeting and
Victory Dinner were approved.
The Class of 2008: Joan Fox, Carolyn Martello,
Dalene McIntire, Carmen Battaglia, Dean Wylie,
Dave Fritsche, Nancy Harper.
The Recording Secretary was not in attendance
and no report given.
Ratification of several previous committee
action items was accomplished. The new Board of
Directors class of 2008 was seated. Kathaleen
Strong was appointed to a one year term to fill
the board position vacated by the new President
elect Gail Hardcastle.
President's Report:
Several motions were presented to the board for
approval. The Parent Club office will now be the
location for Title Pins and Certificates. The
RALEEF committee was terminated. A new
Illustrated Standard Committee was formed. One
committee will now direct the nomination and
award distribution of the several prestigious
awards.
A chairperson was identified for each committee
of the GSDCA. A standing board member will be
identified as liaison for any committee where
the chairperson is not a standing board member.
A few committee assignments were voted on by the
board. These included Illustrated Standard/Kathaleen
Strong, Education /Helen Gleason, WDA
Liaison/Tom Mesdag, WDS/SV/WUSV/David Landau,
AKC Delegate/Carmen Battaglia. Purina Pro Plan
Alliance Agreement was revisited by the Board.
A new renewal is in force. This fund,
generated through the alliance, is targeted to
support the future, health and integrity of the
GSDCA. The membership is encouraged to continue
their support of this program.
Executive Summary:
The Board nominated a new Executive Committee:
Gail Hardcastle, Carolyn Martello, Nancy Harper,
Tish Walker, and Dania Karloff.
Treasurer's Report:
The resignation of Treasurer Bill Pfeiffer was
ratified and Nadine Grady was appointed to
complete his term as Treasurer of the GSDCA.
Transition of all accounts is currently being
integrated into a new accounting system. This
will allow for more expeditious retrieval of
committee financials.
AKC Delegate Report:
AKC National Obedience and Agility Invitational
will be held on Dec. 13 and 14 2008 in Long
Beach CA. AKC is developing standard contract
language that clubs could use for their judges.
A change in a dog's name with permission of the
breeder will be considered at the March 2008
meeting. AKC has approved a new class for all
shows called the Amateur Owner/Handler class.
AKC has established the Outstanding
Sportsmanship Award that each club can give each
year. The new GSDCA awards committee will bring
back recommendations for criteria in April. The
proceedings of the 2007 Parent Club conference
are available for download at
www.akc.org/clubs/pcc2007
Budget and Finance:
A new budget for 2008 was submitted and approved
by the Board of Directors. $4000 was donated to
the American German Shepherd Dog Charitable
Foundation from the Purina Funds.
National Specialty:
2009 Judge's nomination documents will be mailed
to all Board of Director members in February.
Board approved 2008 Show Committee: Lea
Ruggieri, Patty Korsch, Bob Braue, Ken Bryan,
Judy Bryan, Olivia "Sam" Colvin, Dania Karloff,
Shirley Melvin, Alan Melvin, Tom Mesdag, Dalene
McIntire. Show sites in Lexington, KY,
Louisiana, and Kansas will be investigated.
Obedience Report:
Attention all Obedience exhibitors! The AKC
Obedience Advisory Committee has submitted their
proposed changes to the AKC Obedience
Regulations. Please take the time to read them
over. You have until March 15th to send AKC any
comments you may have (for or against) regarding
these changes. This is your chance to have some
input regarding the regulations you will be
bound to follow in the future. The URL for these
changes is:
http://www.akc.org/pdfs/events/obedience/OACrecommendations2007.pdf.
Dalene McIntire made a motion to start an award
for the top scoring Obedience Dog each year. The
statistics would be taken from Front and
Finish. It has been proposed that the award
would be presented at the National.
Futurities
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Rau will soon be mailing Futurity entry
forms. Entries close March 7, 2008.
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Deadline for catalog ads is February 8,
2008, Kelly Knight is advertising chair.
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Amateur judges were approved: NE-Vicki
Burley, MW-Patty Szymczak, MA-Gene Warrick,
SW-Gail Stiefferman.
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2009 litter nominations are to be sent to
Laura Gilbert, not Rau Dog Shows.
Futurity/Maturity Judges for 2009 are
presently being selected by the host clubs.
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It was recommended that a survey of the
membership be conducted concerning both
membership and futurity issues.
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Club Members who might be interested in the
position of National Futurity Chair should
forward their resume to GSDCA President,
Gail Hardcastle.
Education report:
Helen Gleason as committee chairperson is
assisted by Diana Mehra, Dave Rinke, Tish
Walker, Dick Jones, Lana Wallace, Ann Barbash,
Ed Barrett, Kay Reamensnyder, Michel Ebertin,
Dean Wylie, and Ileana Nogueras.
The GSDCA National Specialty Education Program
will be held Wednesday evening 11/12/08.
Patricia Trotter, noted judge and breeder, will
speak on Form and Function. An AKC Program, "How
to put on a Dog Show" will also be presented.
The $35 attendee fee for the AKC program will be
paid by GSDCA. This is available to one member
from each of the first 35 clubs that apply for
attendance. More information to follow. If you
are interested please contact Helen Gleason.
A second judge's Education Seminar is planned in
conjunction with the Advanced Herding Seminar in
Chicago 02/21/08.
We will also be holding a Judge's Education
Seminar at the National Specialty show in
Beaumont Texas on Tuesday 11/04/08. Diane Mehra
will be coordinating this event. Attendance at
these Judge's Education seminars fulfill the
GSDCA Education Seminar requirement to judge
futurities.
Any Regional Club interested in assisting the
Parent Club with the organization of other
GSDCA-WDA trials for 2008 should contact the WDS
Committee Chair David Landau 115 Deerfield Rd.,
Bogart, GA 30622 or e-mail
dlandau@hal.physast.uga.edu.
The GSDCA-WDA is soliciting contributions for
travel support for the GSDCA Team at the World
Championship in Cincinnati. Checks should be
sent to GSDCA-WDA Treasurer, Claudia Behnke,
14230 Chase Rd., Reed, KY 42451 and marked for
the World Team Fund.
The Nominating Committee
Chairperson is Joan Fox. Her committee is made
up of the following:
Northeast: Bob Kish, Dan Smith
alt Heartland: Rita Sandell,
Vicki Roye alt
Mid-America: Kathy Potter, Didier Ardoin
alt Western: Dorothy Linn,
Ellie Carson alt
If you would like to run for a Board Position,
be sure to contact someone on the nominating
committee.
Internet:
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