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April – June 2019

G.S.Paws Newsletter The Official Publication of the

German Shorthaired Pointer Club of Canada

G.S.Paws Newsletter April – June 2019

German Shorthaired Pointer Club of Canada ~ GSPCC Page 2

On The Cover

BIS RBIS BISS BPIS Can GCH/Am CH Leaside’s Cherry Creek Daisy Sire: GCH/Am CH Whisperidge’s The Great Gatsby FDJ

Dam: GCH/Am CH Legacyk Tangled up in Blue

Daisy, for me, is a dog of many firsts. In her three short years, she’s given everything and asked for nothing in return... except snuggs, and of course countless cookies. She is by my sweet boy, Gatz and out of Ayla (formally known as GCH/Am CH Whisperidge’s The Great Gatsby FDJ, and GCH/Am CH Legacyk Tangled up in Blue) co-bred by my bestest friend and mentor, Nancibeth Koutstaal.

Our first day in the ring she was awarded Group 1 from the bred by class under Mr. David Swartwood... that weekend she had taken 3 group wins, and a best puppy in show under Pointer breeder-judge Ms. Denys Janssen. With her Canadian Championship well earned we continued on toward her Grand Championship, which was awarded in three weekends, including a select bitch win at the Erie Shores GSPCC Specialty 2017.

Daisy was shown selectively in 2018, and was lucky enough to be assisted and handled by her best-bud handler Wally Ace, who piloted her to BOS at the GSPCC National in Cornwall, 2018. That same year Daisy won her first Specialty BIS at Caledon Kennel Club’s GSPCC Regional. A first for me and an unforgettable moment.

2019 we decided to make a go of it, and try for another first... a Grand Champion Excellent title. While we knew going in it would be a hard road, I believed in my heart she was worthy and we could do anything we set out for. This past weekend at Hamilton Kennel Club has brought us almost to the end of this journey. Winning 7 group wins so far this year, Daisy kicked into high-gear and was given the BIS nod by FCI all-breed judge, Mr. Kresten Scheel, over Canada’s top dogs. I still pinch myself to make sure it really happened. A complete dream come true as a breeder owner handler.

Daisy is my dream dog. I am so blessed to be supported by the fancy and my heart swells to have so many well-wishers and mentors. This year is my most proud as a new(ish) breeder. I am profoundly thankful and lucky to have such a wonderful, goofy, beautiful girl, and even luckier to have such a wonderful support system that have helped us achieve the next step in all of our endeavours. Daisy is proof that hard work, love, and a little bit of sass are the ingredients to a dream come true!



2017 – 2019 Board of Directors

Executive President - Maria Foster

Vice President - François Bernier

Secretary - Heather Brennan

Treasurer - Barbara Taws

Directors Atlantic: Karen Walsh – Quebec: Lise Cere

Ontario: Rita Whale – Prairies: Diane Nowlan, Dale Schindel

Prairies: Janna Jackson

Other:

Newsletter contributors: - Adrienne Turcotte & Karen Walsh, Maria Foster

Webmaster - Maxine Moinier



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G.S.Paws Newsletter April - June 2019


Ontario Field Dog Tests – May 18 & 19

Another successful weekend of field dog tests in our books. We had an FDA brace, and lots of FD

and FDJ entries. Although this spring was very wet, owners were able to get their dogs out and

train for the tests.

A special thank you to our judges, bird planters and gunners. We could not hold these tests

without your continuous support.

Following is a list of the qualifying dogs, with several finishing their titles:

Field Dog Advanced Qualifiers

CH Fogelhund’s Vier J P Cooper (Cooper) GSP – Owner/Handler: Jeff Pletch

RW’s Loki’s Northern Renegade (Loki) Brittany – Owner/Handler: Don Conron

Field Dog Qualifiers

Hellraiser’s Big Country (Jazz) GSP – Owner/Handler: John Apostolis

Mt. View’s No Doubting this Tomas (Tomas) Brittany – Owner/Handler: Barbara Brownridge

Jaxun The Ripper (Rip) GSP – Owner/Handler: Renato Poloni

CH RJ’s Sir William The Intrepid Bear, FDJ, CDX, RE (Will) Brittany – Owner/Handler: Ann Harris

Sadie – Brittany – Owner/Handler: Jim Welsh

Waypoints Eager Pleaser (Huntleigh) Weimaraner – Owner/Handler: Tony Scott

Perryglen’s Cell Block Tango (Tango) Pointer – Owner/Handler: Craig McDonald

Waypoints Lincoln Continental (Lincoln) Weimaraner – Owner/Handler: Diane Smith

Stone Cold Woody the Cowboy (Woody) GSP – Owner/Handler: Anthony Santon

Baronburg’s Princess (Essa) GSP – Owner/Handler: Pat Paccitti

Field Dog Junior Qualifiers

Hope’s Hiddencreek Vision (Anna) Brittany – Owner/Handler: Barbara Brownridge

Northlink’s Sweet As A Peach (Georgia) Weimaraner – Owner/Handler: Nicole Kteily

Autumnbreeze Nothin But Nimkee (Nimkie) Brittany- Owner/Handler: Mark Laramie

Northlink’s Hurry Hard NSD (Brier) Weimaraner – Owner/Handler: Darcie Godwin

De Lombardie Out For A Joyride (Ryder) GSP – Owner/Handler: Judy Finch

Big East River Alisha Zora (Zora) GSP – Owner/Handler: Dino Albini



Tammy Parris, Jeff Pletch and

Cooper qualifying in FDA

Jack Dafoe with Jim Welsh and

Sadie, Top Qualifying Score in FD



Debbie McDonald and Tammy

Parris modelling the buffs - it was

a cold day on Saturday ‼

If anyone would like to purchase

one of these lovely buffs they are

$20 , please contact Maria Foster

[email protected]

Barbara Brownridge with judge Craig

McDonald and her girl Anna who

finished her FDJ title with 3 straight

qualifiers. Barbara’s Tomas also

finished his FD title. WTG Barbara ‼



Regional Specialty with Erie Shores

June 8 weekend

Another great weekend for GSPs at Erie Shores. With a Friday Specialty held by the OAPB club, a

Saturday Specialty by the GSPCC, our Booster show on Sunday and a Limited Group 1 Show on

Monday, who can really stay away !!

We had a nice entry of 28 in the regular classes under judge Peter King from Australia, plus a

juvenile and veteran sweeps entry under pointer breeder Julie Corlett.

Following are the results of the Regional:

BOB - CH Claddagh’s Etched in Silver – Owner: Catherine Iacopelli

BOS - CH Tsara Bella Strega – Owner: Tracy Sarama

WB/BW/BBE - Shadowland K Stardust On Fire – B.A & M Hefelfinger & M Szarca

RWB/BP - Legacyk Pretty Woman On Rodeo Drive – Owners: L Nichola & N Koutstaal

Select Dog - CH De Lombardie Out For A Joyride – Owner: Judy Finch

Select Bitch - GCHEX Whisperfield Shades Of Autumn CGN FDJ – Owners: Ray & Pat Iredale

AOM - GCH Leaside’s Wild Blue Angel CGN – Owners: J Boychuk & L Clarke

WD - Legacyk’s Country Legend – Owner: K McCrone

RWD - Windheim & Esdays Written in The Stars – Owner: T Card

Veteran Male - CH Melissamy’s Lord Of The Rings – Owner: W Fraleigh

Veteran Female - GCH Whisperfield Wicked Queen – Owner: T Sarama

BBP - Whisperfield Absolut N Perrier – Owners: Ray & Pat Iredale

Pointing Dog - CH Aspenglow Hooked On A Feeling FDJ – Owners: M & M Foster

Pointing Bitch - GCH De Lombardie Belle Des Bois FDJ – Owners: J Finch & L Cere

Sweepstakes

Best in Sweeps - Legacyk Pretty Woman On Rodeo Drive – Owners: L Nicholas & N Koutstaal

BOS in Sweeps - Whisperfield Absolut N Perrier – Owners: Ray & Pat Iredale

Veteran Sweepstakes

Best in Vet Sweeps - GCH Whisperfield Wicked Queen – Owner: T Sarama

BOS in Vet Sweeps - CH Nuthatch’s Snowy River Rider – Owners: H & J Brennan





We poached some of Heather Brennan’s Facebook pictures of the Erie Shores

Regional, thanks Heather for letting us have them for the newsletter ‼



Calendars

The Alberta National Specialty show committee has printed some lovely calendars

as a fundraiser for this year’s National Specialty. These calendars are available

now and will look great on your wall and as a gift to a GSP lover and owner.

Pictures of some of the pages are shown below.

An 18 month calendar (2020 - 2021) for only $20. ea plus postage fee – you can

email transfer to Janna Jackson at [email protected] or make a

payment with PayPal on the club website



We are holding boosters on Saturday and Sunday of the Aurora show weekend of

November 23 & 24

Our judge for Saturday is Andrew Brown (Queensland, Australia) and our judge for

Sunday is Desmond Murphy (New York, USA).

Aurora KC is honouring veterans on Sunday so be sure to bring all those precious oldies

out and show them off ‼

Show Secretary: MJN Show Services – we will update with information on Premium List

when it is available – please check the club’s Facebook page for more details.

Our Regional Specialty with Caledon Kennel Association is on December 14th this year at

their new location of Orangeville Fairgrounds

Our specialty judge is Barbara Dempsey Alderman (PA, USA)

Our Sweepstakes judge: Barbara Brownridge

Show Secretary: MJN Show Services – we will update with information on Premium List

when it is available – please check the club’s Facebook page for more details



The Tail End Members’ Wags & Brags!

From Cristina & Rich Ralph

Just a year ago Greta and I made our debut in

performance dog sports by trialing in Rally

Novice at the North York Obedience Club Trials. I

cannot believe what this young girl has

accomplished in one year! Today, again at the

North York Obedience Club, she achieved her

CDX title! An early birthday present as she is not

yet 2! So very proud of our special girl!

Thank you to the GSPCC for awarding Aspenglow’s Greta (Lucy/Mickey) the first Versatility Dog

Advanced (VDA) certificate! We are excited to see what else this youngster can do in the future!

The German Shorthaired Pointer Club of Canada

www.gspcanada.com

GSPCC Board Meeting June 20, 2019

In attendance: F Bernier, J Jackson, D Schindel, D Nowlan, M Foster

Absent: K Walsh, H Brennan, R Whale, L Cere, B Taws

It was noted that we did not have a quorum with the members present.

Minutes of the last board meeting were reviewed.

Posting by Donna LaChance on the Alberta Association of Purebred Dog Breeders & Owners FB page

The attached letter was posted by Donna LaChance and we discussed editing and sharing with our membership in Alberta and also with other breed clubs that have docked breeds so that they can, as suggested, “bombard” their vets and members of Alberta legislature in an effort to stress the discrimination we are facing with the ruling that effective July 1st vets in Alberta will no longer be allowed to dock and crop. Also discussed sending copies to the Ombudsman.

Update on the Alberta NSS

Janna advised that entries closed last night and that the total number of dogs entered are 42, more details as to the breakdown to be provided later.

The fundraising efforts have gone very well, with buffs having sold out (M Foster has a few left from the package received from Angel).

The calendar fundraiser has also been very successful, with 18 pages sold, many of them in the US, the pictures are fun, there is even one of dock diving. It will be a calendar starting with the month of January 2020, Janna to work on the graphics and provide a sample so we can start advertising for sale.

Ribbons for the national are on order.

Francois mentioned if it was possible to continue to do a special raffle at this national, with the proceeds to go to a charity of choice. We discussed the print that was donated by Ducks Unlimited that was raffled at the last water test, and subsequently carried to the Long Sault 2018 national to be re-raffled (the original donor donated it back to us). Maria to approach Dennis Penuta to see if he can get us another donation of a print from Ducks Unlimited and a contact in Alberta so that we can hopefully get it in Alberta to do the same this year. Janna mentioned that there were also other clubs having specialties and we could have more contributions to the raffle from them. Dale mentioned that the GSPFCA are running field and water tests in conjunction with the national.

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Submission by MEWhyte

The suggestion of charging $100 for membership with $20 to be put towards membership and the balance to be put towards national events was reviewed, and the board appreciates the concern voiced by Mary Ellen but it would be hard to explain to our pet members to send in an amount of $100 in membership fees.

It was also noted that although we post requests for donations for the various specialties the club hosts, we receive few donations which is discouraging to the members who work at putting on these events.

Proposed 2020 NSS at Long Sault

Discussion took place about the next NSS and the proposal to go back to Long Sault as the Ontario venue of choice. The panel is available and Tom Alexander and Ann Yuhasz are two of the choices in the all-breed panel.

Francois asked if Tom had judged a previous National and Diane mentioned he did the 2003 national in Saskatoon. He also judged the regional the day after the national in Winnipeg.

Francois to get more information on the judges in the panel and bring to the board for a final vote.

GSPCC donation to the AKC/GSPCA Hemangiosarcoma fund

As agreed during an email board exchange, a USD bank draft for $1,000 has been sent to the AKC GSP Hemangiosarcoma Fund with a copy of the letter going to Lynn Pettinato at GSPCA.

New 2020 Board elections

Arrangements to put a committee together for our 2020 board elections to be set up during the month of September.

Next Board Meeting

Tentatively end of October.

Meeting adjourned



New Members We do not have any new members at this time

Field Event Dates 2019

Vizsla Canada – September 13 - 15, 2019 – Pointing Tests & Water Tests Upper Stewiacke, NS – Contact: http://www.vizslacanada.ca/

Event Secretary: Susan E Dugas [email protected] (506) 872-6577

Calgary Pointing Dog Club - September 14 - 15, 2019 - Pointing Field Trials Youngstown, AB - Contact www.calgarypointingdogclub.ca

Event Secretary: Kim L Williamson [email protected] (403) 946-6234

Vizsla Society of Ontario - September 14 - 15, 2019 - Pointing Tests Cayuga, ON - Contact www.vsovizsla.org

Event Secretary: Sylvia T. Dorosh [email protected] (905) 854-2621

Ontario All Pointing Breed Field Dog Club - September 21 - 22, 2019 - Pointing Tests Norwood, ON

Event Secretary: Doris Morrison - [email protected] (705) 786-3725

Brittany Spaniel Club of Ontario - September 28 - 29, 2019 - Pointing Tests Cayuga, ON - Contact: www.brittanyspanielclub.on.ca

Event Secretary: Vicki Whitmell - [email protected] (416) 325-3939

Vizsla Canada - September 28 - 29, 2019 - Pointing Tests & Pointing Water Tests Kamloops, BC - Contact: www.vizslacanada.ca

Event Secretary: Jaye M. Coneybeare - [email protected] (250) 546-2991

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