Q2 2016 bulletin - Great Dane Club of America
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Q2 2016 bulletin - Great Dane Club of America
Quarterly Bulletin ● 2016 ● Issue 3 ● August 2016 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Dianne Powers What’s Inside Greetings Dane family, President’s Message ....................................1 This summer has been quite the year for weather issues. I hope this finds all of you holding strong through fires, floods and unbearable heat. Fall is coming….and along with it will be the 2016 National being held at the Renaissance Tulsa Hotel & Convention Center in Tulsa, OK. The South Central Division, under the leadership of Joyce Rowe and Nancy Ridgway are preparing for a great show. Part of that preparation is the inclusion in this Bulletin (page 8) of an article written by Georgia Hymmen in 2014 about Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease (CIRD). The information contained in that article is invaluable in making certain our dogs are protected in their travels. Please take the time to read it through. 2016 National Specialty Update ...................... 1 We are also including in this issue the New OFAACVIM Advanced Cardiac Database information (page 34). The purpose of the changes is to provide a new standard for cardiac exams. This new offering began in April and carries a transition period for the current cardiac database. This information is particularly important for clubs offering cardiac clinics at their specialties as there are new requirements for the Advanced Cardiac Database exams. At the July Board meeting in Denver the revisions prepared by Nancy Ridgway’s committee (Nancy, Lourdes Carvajal & Linda Cain) to the GDCA bylaws were reviewed and approved. The revised bylaws will be sent to the membership for your vote in the near future. We also reviewed changes to the Top 20 program offered at the National. A committee consisting of Linda Cain, Patrice Lawrence, Pat Ciampa, Jessie & John Gerszewski, Kathy & Doug Toomey, Bill Stebbins, Karen Martin & Denise Matulich worked diligently to put together a new look for the Top 20. This new program will be presented at this year’s National so come take a look at the new Top 20. Travel safely to Tulsa….see you all soon Danefully, Dianne GDCA August 2016 Membership ..............................................5 Membership Health and Welfare Committee .......6 Breed Mentor Committee .............................. 8 Treasurer’s Report ......................................8 Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease “CIRD”: Nothing To Sneeze At! .................................8 Awards Report – August 2016 ....................... 10 2017 National Specialty Judges ..................... 10 Helping Our Own ...................................... 10 Junior Showmanship .................................. 10 GDCA Charitable Trust ............................... 11 Breed Standings ....................................... 17 Group Standings ....................................... 18 Performance Standings............................... 19 Purina Parent Club Partnership ..................... 24 Motions: GDCA Board of Directors .................. 25 From Your Secretary ................................. 25 Quarterly CHIC Report ............................... 26 GDCA Board of Directors ............................. 32 OFA/ACVIM Advanced Caridac Program ........... 33 Bulletin Content and Feedback wanted ........... 34 2016 NATIONAL SPECIALTY UPDATE Danes to Reign in South Central Division Joyce Rowe The South Central Division of the Great Dane Club of America is ready to go! The National Specialty Show will be held October 23rd – October 29th in Tulsa, OK at the Renaissance Tulsa Hotel http://www.marriott.com/hot els/travel/tulbr-renaissancetulsa-hotel-and-convention-center Page | 1 Great Dane Club of America TROPHY DONATIONS NEEDED Any and all donations are greatly appreciated! Donations support the purchase of pewter and walnut based trophies for Futurity, Performance, and Conformation events at the National. Contributions are welcome in any amount. TOPAZ – Donations up to $99 receive 25 free raffle room tickets EMERALD – Donations between $100 -$199 - receive 50 free raffle room tickets DIAMOND – Donations $200 + - receive 75 free raffle room tickets Donate on line at www.gdca.org. All donor names will be entered in a drawing to win a beautiful collar valued at $120.00 (drawing 10-15-16) DEADLINE FOR DONOR’S NAME TO APPEAR IN THE CATALOG IS SEPTEMBER 27, 2016! FRIENDS OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION Another way to support this year’s National Show is with a generous donation of $250.00 as a Friend of the South Central Division. This includes a beautiful light purple event chair with your customized kennel name or your last name and the division logo embroidered on the back of the chair, free snacks every afternoon, free water during the show events and 100 free raffle tickets. Your name will be included in the Catalog. Purchase on line at www.gdca.org by September 27th for your name to be published in the catalog. For up to date schedule of events and all of the details about our action packed week, your best source for information can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2016GDCANatio nalTulsa/ We look forward to seeing you in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in October! GDCA 3nd Quarter 2016 Schedule of Events Sunday GDCA 1st Board Meeting Welcome Party Monday Futurity (Day 1) Rally (1st Trial) Obedience (1st Trial) Education: Homeopathy Seminar / Free Newcomer Handling Class Microchip Clinic Rescue Meeting Tailgate Party Tuesday Futurity (Day 2) Rally (2nd Trial) Obedience (2nd Trial) Education: Myra Savant Harris Seminar / Bloat Information Booth Affiliate Clubs Meeting Hard Rock Casino Night – off site Wednesday Agility – Offsite - Broken Arrow, OK - 2 Trials concurrent Health Testing: Echocardiograms National Specialty Coordinator's Meeting General Membership Meeting Top Twenty Dinner & Event Thursday Conformation Judging Health Testing: Echocardiograms GDCA 2nd Board Meeting Auction Dinner & Auction Friday Conformation Judging Stud Dog Brood Bitch Education Judges Education Affiliate Clubs Delegate Meeting Junior Showmanship Party Parades Saturday Junior Showmanship Conformation Judging - Intersex Best Puppy Best Bred-by Brace & Teams Judges Education Awards Banquet Page | 2 Great Dane Club of America South Central Division 2016 National Specialty Judges Breed: Susan Yotive Bitches: Dale Tarbox Dogs: Jack Watts Futurity: Tiffany Cross and Lorraine Rainwater Agility: Christi Bowers Rally: Christi Bowers Obedience: Nancy Simmons and Anna Lorenz Free Newcomer Handling Class Chairwoman Sharon Fulford-Fint announces a free handling class to take place on Monday, October 24, 2016. Instructor to be announced to be Announced Ground Transportaion 2016 SCD GDCA NATIONAL The Renaissance - Tulsa, OK 918-307-2600 Shuttle service provided to and from the airport. You must call to schedule in advance. Airport to hotel is approximately a 10 minute drive. Memorial Board "In Memory Of" To remember the ones who no longer are with us, the division will sponsor a board at the National where you can hang notes, share posts, pictures, obituaries, poems, photos and memorabilia of those not forgotten. The following deadlines are approaching fast: 3nd Quarter 2016 EDUCATION SEMINARS Homeopathy / Dr. Carol Joyce-Lloyd Dr. Carol Joyce-Lloyd is a 1984 Graduate of MSU and has 32 years in veterinary practice. Dr. Joyce-Lloyd has done ear crops for 30 years. Dr. Joyce-Lloyd studies the Homeopathic Professional course under Dr. Pitcairn in 1994-1995 and the advanced course in 1998-1999. She continues to do case and advance study to today. Dr. Joyce-Lloyd has bred and shown Mastiffs and Chesapeake Bay Retrievers in Conformation and Obedience. The course will cover these topics and more: 1. Nutrition - raw food or homemade diets 2. History – Hannemann, Kent 3. Dosing - Matching dose to disease and vital force 4. Acute Prescribing – treating trauma or acute illness. If enough sign up, we plan to offer two classes on Monday, October 24, 2016, a morning class and an afternoon class. Fee is $35.00 per class. Deadline: September 15, 2016. Reproduction / Myra Savant Harris Myra is one of the foremost authorities, speaker, and writer on Canine Reproduction, whelping, and neonatal puppies. Author of 3 books, Myra, combines her life-long interest in animals, with her professional experiences as Labor and Delivery Neonatal RN Nurse. She is a one woman support system for hundreds of breeders everywhere. Gain knowledge and insight, learn valuable techniques, attend this seminar. Ways & Means – August 30th Catalog Ads – August 31st Education Seminars –September 15th Please, sign up for this seminar. We need a minimum 25 attendees or the seminar will be cancelled. Room Raffle Winners! Cost: $60.00 Date: Tuesday, October 25, 2016 Deadline: September 15, 2016 The south central division and the Raffle Room Chairs Molly Johnson and Terri Williams congratulate the prize winners! Thank you to all who purchased chances to support our national. Ruth Greene - Presidential Suite Package Winner Jerry Lobato - Deluxe Room Winner South Central Division Clubs Great Dane Club of Oklahoma Great Dane Club of El Paso Great Dane Club of Greater Dallas Heart of Texas Great Dane Club Alamo Great Dane Club Great Dane Club of Greater Houston Great Dane Club of Louisiana GDCA Page | 3 Great Dane Club of America South Central Division Committees COMMITTEE CHAIR /CONTACT INFORMATION National Specialty Coordinator Division Chair Lynda Moriarty more427@sbcglobal.net Asst. Division Chair Division Treasurer Division Secretary Division Show Agility Announcer Auction Auction Co Chair Auction Co Chair Awards Night Joyce Rowe xrdanez@yahoo.com Nancy Ridgway nancyridgway@earthlink.net Bonnie O'Brien bonnieobrien35@gmail.com Sharon Fulford chimotxc@gmail.com Karen Schuller keekeeschu@gmail.com Ronnie Wilson ronald.wilson@transplace.com Ronnie Wilson ronald.wilson@transplace.com Nancy Ridgway nancyridgway@earthlink.net Theresia Jacobs theresia_jacobs@yahoo.com Stephanie Taylor staylor111@austin.rr.com Norvel Benoit ivespotteddanes@aol.com 3nd Quarter 2016 Grounds Maintenance Hospitality Room: Hotel Contract Liaison International Guests Judges Education Judges Hospitality Junior Showman Party Coordinator Meal Deal Purchases Meal Plan Coordinator Meeting Room Coordinator Newsletter Danely Enquirer Obedience & Rally Breeder Mentor Program Catalog Ads & Sales Jane Gray Chief Ring Steward Nancy Simmons nansimmons@yahoo.com Photographer Corporate & Bronze Sponsors Laurie Maulucci mjmdanes@comcast.net &Joyce Rowe mailto:xrdanez@yahoo.com Sharon Fulford chimotxc@gmail.com & Joyce Rowe xrdanez@yahoo.com Kathy Geilow Publicity & Website Presidential Suite Pkg. Raffle Decorations Education Emergency Transportation Friends of South Central Division Futurity Golf Carts owlwatch@comcast.net Paula Stebbins Kim Cameron johnnyearl@verizon.net Theresia Jacobs theresia_jacobs@yahoo.com Crystal Hannah channah428@yahoo.com Lynne Lawson lzlservices@sbcglobal.net GDCA Parades paula@paulastebbins.com Premium List Raffle Room Reserved Seating Ring Setup RV Parking & Julia Hufstetter-Kerr droghedadanes@gmail.com & Dru Mincemoyer Linda Cain fromtheheartkennel@sbcglobal.net Nancy Ridgway nancyridgway@earthlink.net Sonya Weber sonyaweber@me.com Bill Stebbins cherdane2@comcast.net & Jason Hoke jasonhoke@aol.com Norvel & Warren Benoit ivespotteddanes@aol.com Linda Cain fromtheheartkennel@sbcglobal.net Margo Gaither sudzmom@yahoo.com Sonya Moore sonyalmoore@hotmail.com Tracy Pursor turbodanes@aol.com & Sondra Easterly (asst.) Margaret Ontl maontl@sbcglobal.net Barb Bristol bbdane@gmail.com & Ash-Leah Turk (asst.) ashleah.turk@gmail.com Tracy Pursor turbodanes@aol.com & Sondra Easterly (asst.) Amy Johnson Karen Schuller keekeeschu@gmail.com Marc Morin txmarky40@gmail.com Cindy Harwin, harwindane@comcast.net Jamie Harshfield icondanes@gmail.com & Denise Matulich dkmatulich@sbcglobal.net Terry Williams terri@shakirakennels.com MollyJohnson mjstargate@gmail.c om Cindy Mack danebramgd@gmail.com Foy Trent, LLC & mail@foytrentdogshows.com David Irek & Page | 4 Great Dane Club of America Reservations Room Reservations Room blocks Judges International Corporate Vendors Security Show Superintendent Technical Advisor Top 20 Trophy Donations Vendors Videography Ways & Means Welcome Booth & Bags Welcome Party Mike Nelson (asst.) 2016rvparking@crgreatdane.com Connections Housing 800-262-9974 https://aws.passkey.com/event/1 4318424/owner/14227/home Nancy Ridgway nancyridgway@earthlink.net Mike Nelson kathrynnelson1@aol.com Foy Trent, LLC mail@foytrentdogshows.com & Kathy Baraga (Futurity) Eric Weber eweber@sightmaxx.com Steve Arnold summitviewfarm@aol.com Debbie Sandenaw debbie_sandenaw_drs@sandenawla wfirm.com Beverly Ballard danedcoeur@msn.com Irvin B. Krukenkamp Teresa Beck t.beck6@icloud.com & Margo Gaither Jennifer Bell mystang50@yahoo.com & Tudor Wessels (asst.) Kathy Nelson kathrynnelson1@aol.com Lynda Moriarty Letters concerning the approval or disapproval of applicants should be directed in writing to: Lynda Moriarty N5179 Innsbruck Road West Salem, WI 54669 The following applicants have been approved by the Membership Committee for publication in the GDCA Bulletin. The Membership Chairman must receive comments concerning these applicants during the forty-five (45) day period following publication. Any comments received after October 15, 2016 will not be accepted. GDCA Applicants Linda Lee Boone 6483 Kent Farm Road Dublin VA 24084 540.553.1290 llboone@carilionclinic.org Sponsors: Jan Miner & Aileen Brida Interests: Fundraising, Health & Research, Membership, Pedigree Bank, Rescue, Yearbook MEMBERSHIP 3nd Quarter 2016 Dena Cassell 3828 SE Salmonberry Road Port Orchard WA 98366 360.990.5563 casselldanes@yahoo.com Sponsors: Georgia Hymmen & Susan Wyne Interests: Health & Research, Rescue Mark Davenport 20136 River Rock Way Reynoldsburg OH 43068 614.477.5173 mdavenport@davenport-cpa.com Sponsors: Linda Ridder and Susan Yotive Interests: Budget & Finance, Pedigree Bank Nicole Dunn 519495 Highway 95 Bonners Ferry ID 83805 208.295.7167 Nicole@dunnrightranch.com Sponsors: Jamie Harshfield & Georgia Hymmen Interests: Rescue & Public Education Arlene Erbacher 27 W Illinois Ave Absecon NJ 08201 609.287.2825 kristyandbear@icloud.com Sponsors: Anthony Gerigitan and Debbie Oliver Interests: Breeders’ Ed, Pedigree Bank Diane Husar 72 Rick Road Milford NJ 08848 908.347.1600 Husar39@gmail.com Sponsors: Pat Haltmeier & Karen Lozenski Interests: Championship Awards, Fundraising, Futurity, Health & Research, Rescue Lisa Lewis 50 Troop Road Pittston ME 04345 207.242.4543 Hipkts57@roadrunner.com Sponsors: Sue Shaw & Rachel Pallotta-Wilson Interests: Companion Events, Rescue Page | 5 Great Dane Club of America 3nd Quarter 2016 Maricella Osterman 80 Trail Ridge Drive Louisville CO 80027 770.998.7977 Maricella.osterman@gmail.com Sponsors: Dale Tarbox & Tami Bradford Interests: Breeders’ Ed, Health & Research, Pedigree Bank Maria Gkinala Port Bawnboy Cavan Ireland H14K598 353.876764974 mariagkinala@yahoo.ie Sponsors: Jill Evans & Lisa Williams Interests: Breeders Ed, GDCA Website, Health & Research, Historic, Judges Ed, Newsletter, Pedigree Bank, Yearbook Stacy Smith 154 Coopers Kill Road Delran NJ 08075 609.560.4050 Smith1112@comcast.net Sponsors: Charles Marcantonio & Brittany Cipriotti Interests: Health & Research, Junior Showmanship, Rescue Theresia Jacobs 5628 Ventana Trail Dallas TX 75252 972.733.3265 Teresia_jacobs@yahoo.com Sponsors: Nancy Ridgway & Celeste Lynn Lawson Interests: Companion Events, Fundraising, Corporate Sponsorship & Awards Jaclyn Watts 759 Broad Road Geary NB Canada E2V 3W8 506.208.0611 jwvball@hotmail.com Sponsors: Sterling Moffat and Isabelle Messier Interests: Awards, Breeders’ Ed, Championship Awards, Companion Events, Health & Research, Rescue Mildred McKenzie 40440 Tantalus Road, Box 99 Garibaldi Highlands, BC Canada V0N 1T0 604.898.5121 milmckenzie@gmail.com Sponsors: J. Anthony Sheridan & Adam Protos Interests: Breeders Ed, Futurity Treasure Hauer Wylie 4858 Heath Way Nampa ID 83687 208.340.2400 hauerdane@hotmail.com Sponsors: Jamie Harshfield & Kathy Toomey Interests: Breeders Ed & Judges Ed New Members The Board of Directors approved the following for membership. Welcome to the GDCA! Randi Altman 120 Foxwood Lane Aiken SC 29803 631.521.4607 randibaltman@yahoo.com Sponsors: Carol Grossman & Chantel Johnson Interests: Historic, Judges Ed, Judges Selection, Junior Show, Membership, Rescue & Standard Suzanne Eberling PO Box 7 Elk Creek VA 24326 276.655.4699 Suzy-max@earthlink.net Sponsors: Jody Lewis & Darlene Bergan Interests: Championship Awards, Futurity, Health & Research GDCA Bonnie O’Brien 5701 Roundy Trail Arlington TX 76017 817.561.2490 Bonnieobrien35@gmail.com Sponsors: Nancy Ridgeway & Steve Arnold Interests: Budget & Finance Rebecca Poynter 2011 Eagling Road Riley Twp MI 48041 810.392.1111 Michiganwalk9@yahoo.com Sponsors: Carole Brakhage & Shirley Struble Interests: Fundraising, Futurity, Health & Research, Rescue Affiliate Club Inland Northwest Great Dane Club MEMBERSHIP HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE Melanie Wisdom Scot Billings, December 6th, 2015 (Rokadane, Michigan). Scot Billings with his wife, Peg Billings, bred brindle and fawn Great Danes under the name Rokadane Kennels. They began in the 1970’s, venturing into the rings at dog shows in 1983. Their first show dane was Ch. Tigroshka who finished her American championship in 1984 and her Canadian championship soon after that. Their proudest Page | 6 Great Dane Club of America accomplishment was the career of Ch. Rokadane’s Quincy (Butch) who was finished out of the Bred By Exhibitor class by Peg. Scot also contributed to the entire fancy by his annual ventures behind the camera, supplying many years of candid photographs from the GDCA Nationals. In a time before live feed of videos, Scot’s photos were the only National that many of us were able to experience, published in the Great Dane Reporter. Scot and Peg were members of the Great Dane Club of America and the Illini Great Dane Club. Larry W. Gaither, 1957 – 2015 (LaMar Great Danes, Texas). Together Larry and Margo Gaither developed LaMar Great Danes, fawns and brindles in Texas. Their top contenders were BISS Ch. Country Walk Ends It With a Z (Sudz), Top Twenty Dane in 2000 & 2001) and BISS Ch. LaMar’s Sun of Dreamaker AOE (Shadow), Top Twenty Dane in 2007 & 2008). Larry was a member of the Great Dane Club of America, The Great Dane Club of Houston, the Alamo Great Dane Club and the Working Dog Association. Michele Manier, 1950 – 2016 (Sycamore, Illinois) Michele Manier was known as both a professional handler in the Midwest and a passionate Great Dane enthusiast. She was often pictured in the Great Dane magazines of the 80’s and 90’s, making a beautiful presentation with her charges. Michele was a member of the Illini Great Dane Club. J. David Moore 1952 - 2016 ( Southern Star Great Danes, Texas) For the last two decades, David Moore and his wife, Sonya Harper Moore, bred fawn Great Danes under the kennel name Southern Star, in Jasper, Texas. Their current special, Ch. Southern Star Norse God Odin at Valhalla, a fawn male, is being shown throughout the eastern United States by Doug Toomey. David’s wife, Sonya Harper Moore, is a member of the Great Dane Club of America. Trudy Muller 1935 – 2016, (Dagon Great Danes, Illinois) Trudy Muller and her husband Mike Muller bred fawn and brindle Great Danes under the kennel name Dagon Great Danes, beginning in the early 1970’s. During the 1980’s they also bred harlequin Great Danes in cooperation with Michael Chiles and Bud and Jodi Keim, (Michaeldane and Jaybee). The first Top Twenty competition was held in 1987 and the winner was Ch. Dagon’s Truly Fair. Their top producer, Ch. Dagon’s In a Flash, is in pedigrees behind many fawns and brindles showing today. Trudy and Mike Muller were members of the Great GDCA 3nd Quarter 2016 Dane Club of America, and the Lakeshore Great Dane Club. Linda Tyler Springthorpe, 1943 – 2016 (Thordane, North Carolina) Linda Tyler Springthorp, with her husband, Ed Springthorpe, bred fawn and brindle Great Danes under the kennel name Thordane, beginning in the late 1960’s. Their most recent champion was the fawn bitch, Ember, aka Ch. Topenny’s Fire and Ice Von Shrado and Thordane, owned with Jane Farmer and Jim and Sandy Hann. Linda Tyler Springthorpe was a presence in the rings as an all-breed professional handler in the southeastern states, and at Nationals across the country for decades. She retired in 2000. Many of us were trained and educated, introduced to the world and the sport of the purebred dog, by Linda. The example she set in the ring, and the guidance she offered, taught many novice owners and owner handlers as well as experienced owners. Linda was a member of the Great Dane Club of America. Sue Cates (August 12, 2016, Kai-Dane, Hawaii and Las Vegas, Nevada) Sue Cates was one of the founding members of the Great Dane Club of Hawaii, breeding fawns and brindles under the kennel name Kai-Dane, established in 1965. The latter part of her life was spent in Las Vegas, Nevada. Not only did Sue serve as a supporter of Great Danes and the sport of pure bred dogs, she also mentored many novice breeders, exhibitors and owners. As a licensed Veterinary Technician, her common sense and practical advice helped many. Sue wrote the current Surgical Guidelines for Great Danes, available through the Great Dane Club of America. Kai-Dane Great Danes are found in many pedigrees throughout the United States, and Sue Cates consistently produced puppies, in Hawaii, using complimentary bloodlines from the continental United States. How interesting and challenging that adventure had to have been, in a time before today’s technology, in both Canine Reproduction and instant internet information. Sue Cates was a member of the Great Dane Club of America Please contact Melanie at melaniewisdom1@gmail.com if you have any information about the passing or serious health issues of any GDCA Member. Information regarding breeders who have made significant contributions to our breed is also welcome. X Page | 7 Great Dane Club of America 3nd Quarter 2016 BREED MENTOR COMMITTEE Bill Stebbins Please check the GDCA http://www.gdca.org/mentorslist.html complete list of Breed Mentors. website for a If you are interested in becoming a GDCA Breed Mentor, please contact Bill Stebbins cherdane2@comcast.net for the requirements and forms. TREASURER’S REPORT Kathy Munyan Balances, July 31, 2016 Cash in Bank Cash in Savings Total Balance $122,635.36 $119,686.95 $242,322.31 May 1 – July 31 2016 Income $ 7,702.73 Nov 1 2015 – July 31 2016 $123,827.29 Expenses ($ 10,582.13) ($ 63.595.39) Donations Net Income 0 ($2,879,40) $25,000 $35,231.90 CANINE INFECTIOUS RESPIRATORY DISEASE “CIRD”: NOTHING TO SNEEZE AT! Georgia Hymmen Editor’s note: Thank you to Georgia for allowing us to reprint this informative article from 2014 as everyone prepares to travel to the National. The health and well being of our Danes is everyone’s priority. After every National, with every breed—it happens. Dogs come down with some sort of respiratory disease frequently described with the catch all term “kennel cough”. It’s inevitable. You have a large number of dogs from various parts of the country together in one confined location for a relatively long period of time. Dogs are exposed to strains of CIRD’s they normally have never been around so have not had a chance to build immunity. Veterans GDCA and young puppies with weakened or immature immune systems are present. Dogs are present who may be carriers and present no signs of illness, or even worse, brought to the show ill. Whatever the reason, dog owners need to be familiar with CIRD and understand that not every coughing dog simply has “kennel cough”. As with many people, I too had a blasé attitude about “kennel cough”. Simply a canine cold, I thought. And, as with human colds, it simply needs to run its course with little or no veterinary intervention and the dog would be fine. Certainly, some individuals might get pneumonia, but those dogs were far and few in between and were generally compromised in some manner. Going to dog shows was like sending the kids to school—they were certain to come down with “something” at some point but that “something” rarely was serious. My first inkling there might be more to “kennel cough” than I thought was after the GDCA National in Arizona. A number of dogs came home and got very sick and some sadly died. There was a lot of conjecture on what it was; I don’t recall hearing if a PCR test was done to identify the disease in question. In August 2014 CIRD hit home; unbeknown to the owner at the time, an ill dog was brought to a show. Dogs crated in close proximity to the ill dog became sick themselves. First signs were the classic “kennel cough” hacking, but the illness very quickly progressed to the dog presenting a very high fever and pneumonia. Thankfully, because the owner of the affected dog shared information to other exhibitors once she realized her dog was ill, all the dogs that became ill at the show were immediately treated (no “wait and see” attitude) and recovered fully. Sadly, there were two deaths occurring in dogs prior to the show. A PCR test was done on one of the affected dogs, but due to lab error the sample was not prepared correctly and was of no use. What seemed odd to some of us was the very short incubation period—some dogs became ill two-tothree days after contact—and how extremely fast the dogs got VERY ill. There was discussion as to whether it could be canine influenza. Now, after the GDCA National in Huron, Ohio, a significant number of dogs have become ill with a CIRD. As with other cases, the first sign was the classic cough. Owners, breeders and exhibitors were outraged when they heard sick dogs had attended the National. It should go without saying that an ill dog should never attend a show. In fact, the AKC has a rule that addresses the issue of bringing sick or Page | 8 Great Dane Club of America exposed dogs to a show. However, intentionally or not, it happens—and it will continue to happen. To properly understand CIRD, dog owners need to familiarize themselves with the various diseases. Many of these diseases are “new”, having only been identified in the last decade or so. The old description “kennel cough” should be replaced by the term CIRD. Kennel cough itself is a disease (bordetella) but it seems now any dog that is coughing is classified as that. JP Yousha kindly several links on CIRD and it would be strongly suggested owners, breeders and handlers read them. It will give you valuable insight on the various diseases and their incubation period. I myself did not realize that a dog can start off with kennel cough and then end up with some other CIRD after the kennel cough had weakened the dog’s respiratory system. And I did not know that one of the diseases was contagious before the dog showed any symptoms. Nor did I realize non-CIRD’s like canine herpes can cause a cough. The links help provide understanding on CIRD and offer vaccine and prevention protocol. I think one of the biggest challenges is making sure the owner who has never had a dog with CIRD recognizes what is going on when the first signs present themselves. All too frequently, the deep hacking cough is not recognized for what it is. Many owners unfamiliar with CIRD think the dog is gagging, choking, or had something caught in their throat. While experienced dog owners recognize the cough and immediately take action, new people may wait several days before taking appropriate action (veterinary card and confinement). Certainly, not ever cough is a CIRD but it should go without saying ANY dog exhibiting ANY cough should be examined be a veterinarian. Whether it be a CIRD, a problem with tonsils or any other reason, the dog will most likely need treatment. Whether it’s plain “kennel cough” or some other CIRD, prompt action should be taken to assure the health of the dog and that of others. The affected dog should be examined by a veterinarian and monitored carefully and if there is any rise in temperature or a decline in health, the vet should immediately be contacted. The dog in question should be confined through the incubation period to prevent exposing other dogs. Households with multiple dogs may find all in the household get ill— even if an exposed dog does not get ill, it should be confined until the incubation period is over. If a dog who attended a show becomes ill, information should be immediately shared with the other exhibitors so they can be prepared if their dogs fall GDCA 3nd Quarter 2016 ill. If multiple dogs become ill, a PCR test should be done to determine what they are dealing with. Again, the links provided give information on the PCR test. Also, should a dog die of the disease, there is protocol for your veterinarian to follow regarding preservation of samples. Many owners think if their dog has had “kennel cough” (bordetella) vaccine, they are immune to CIRD. That is incorrect. As with the human flu, there are various strains, and the vaccine hopefully will protect against the most common ones. A bordetella vaccine does NOT protect against canine influenza or other CIRD’s. However, in one of the articles, it was shown that vaccinated dogs, if affected with true kennel cough, have milder cases. In closing—life is a risk. Those of us who show ARE going to have our dogs exposed to diseases. But, so are those who take their dogs to dog parks, day care and boarding facilities. The bottom line is, make sure your dogs are properly vaccinated, in good health with a healthy immune system, use good kennel management and operate on your own comfort level. If you are concerned about your dog getting sick at a show, simply do not enter. And, if your dog becomes ill, of course do not bring your dog, but also do NOT bring any exposed kennel mates to the show. To all of those who had dogs become sick at the National, I wish them a speedy recovery. Thank you to JP Yousha for sending the following links about CIRD and vaccinations. Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease Information https://www.zoetisus.com/products/pages/bronchic ine/pdf/cird_technical_bulletin.pdf http://www.vetinfo.com/canine-infectiousrespiratory-disease.html http://www.akcchf.org/assets/files/CohnCIRD_Editorial-Review.pdf http://www.cdc.gov/flu/canine/?mobile=nocontent Canine Flu Information https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/dog-care/canineinfluenza-viruscanine-flu http://www.doginfluenza.com/ PCR Testing Information https://www.idexx.com/smallanimal/referencelaboratories/testmenu/innovative-tests/realpcr.html Page | 9 Great Dane Club of America 3nd Quarter 2016 Vaccination Protocol http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/vmth/small_anima l/internal_medicine/newsletters/vaccination_protoc ols.cfm Kennel Cough (Bordetella) HTTP://M.PETMD.COM/DOG/GENERALHEALTH/EVR_DG_KENNEL_COUGH_AN_INDEPTH_L OOK AWARDS REPORT – AUGUST 2016 Margaret Ontl 2016 Awards Statistics as of May - August 2016 Venerable Great Danes 2 Versatility 1 Hall of Fame 1 Register of Merit 1 JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP Jamie Harshfield The GDCA Charitable Trust has approved the following juniors scholarships. Congratulations! Olga Maderych – Carmody Scholarship recipient Keiska Orgill Rebekah Michal Woodworth John Mark Woodworth Morgan Mattioli Victoria Cornish Tristen Lawrence Kylie Soafer Ashley Cave Garrett Bemiller 2017 NATIONAL SPECIALTY JUDGES The Western Division will be your host in 2017. Conformation Breed: Carol Grossman -NV Bitches: Phil Gray - IN Dogs: Warren Benoit - LA Futurity: Jeff Lawrence – IN, Patrice Lawrence – IN Performance Obedience :TBD Rally: TBD Agility: TBD HELPING OUR OWN Bill Stebbins For those GDCA members who have aspirations to become a judge I would like to remind you of our Helping Our Own program. This program has proven to be very successful for aspiring judges to obtain Sweepstakes assignments at our affiliate clubs. Most of these clubs are now using this list for the selection of their Sweeps judges. If you are interested in putting your name on the Helping Our Own list, please contact Bill Stebbins at cherdane2@comcast.net. Visit the GDCA web site at the following URL for a current list of participants. http://www.gdca.org/helping-our-own.pdf GDCA Page | 10 Great Dane Club of America 2nd Quarter 2016 GDCA CHARITABLE TRUST Rita Suddarth Greetings . . . From The GDCA Charitable Trust Our 2016 Bronze Fundraiser “Showbound ~ The Littermate” The GDCA Charitable Trust is very excited to offer “The Littermate” to last year’s Bronze Show Puppy sculpted by Jerry Lobato. Jerry has once again made it possible for the trust to purchase “The Littermate” at a discounted price and we are most grateful to the following “Dane Lovers” that have so generously contributed to the purchase of the Jerry Lobato bronze sculpture for this year’s fundraiser. Christine Anderson Linda & Michael Boa Doety & Ron Marks Linda & Bob Tonnancour Kathy & Doug Toomey Eleanor Bartman Warren & Norvel Benoit Mary Lou Carmody Joy Degruccio Glenn & Sandra Garza . Great Dane Club of California Lucretia & Steve Marcus Glenn & Lorraine Matherly Denise & Bruce Matulich Dick & Cathy Schaefer Clarence & Jennifer Schram Jackie White-Vorst David Osorio John & Cynthia Neet And, as in past years, the Delegates of all of our Affiliate Clubs are selling the raffle tickets for the chance to win “The Littermate” so please check with your Club Delegate to get your tickets or you can email Cathy Schaefer to get tickets as well. Please see the flier below for more details. Sincerely, Linda Ridder, Chairman GDCA Charitable Trust lindaridder@me.com Cathy Schaefer, Fundraising Chair dickschaefer@gmail.com GDCA August 2016 Page | 11 Great Dane Club of America GDCA 3nd Quarter 2016 Page | 12 Great Dane Club of America 3nd Quarter 2016 Continuous Fundraising Help Us Every Time You Shop @ Amazon.com Amazon has a wonderful program called “Amazon Smile” which contributes 0.5% back to charitable organizations that have registered with their program. The Charitable Trust is registered and you can help us and our Danes every time you shop at Amazon. When you are ready to shop, please go to this link: http://smile.amazon.com/ch/36-4436942 This link is assigned to the GDCA CT and once you go to this link, sign into your Amazon account as usual to begin shopping, or if it is your first time shopping with Amazon, follow the prompts to create an account. Just that easy, just that quick! Please share this with all of your “non-dog” friends as well. As we get contributions back from Amazon, we will keep everyone posted on how well the program is doing. Thank you in advance for shopping online, til you drop! GDCA Page | 13 Great Dane Club of America 3nd Quarter 2016 Free Range Rescue Chicken is a GDCA Charitable Trust Fundraiser with all monies dedicated to Great Dane Rescue. The Trust Treasurer is Lisa Foltz and her name appears on the Paypal account. Our Paypal account is GDCACT@yahoo.com. Our goal is $7500. The Fundraiser began on July 5th, 2016 and will end on October 5, 2016. We have SIX numbered chickens in circulation and just recently added 6 numbered Evil Twin FRRCs. You can tell them by their birth mark. Here’s How to play: When you receive a chicken, take an interesting/fun/provocative photo. Post your photo on the Free Range Rescue Chicken Facebook Page. Make a donation of any size to the Paypal account. If you don't choose to donate, you cannot be chosen as a top 12 photo and will not be added to the Album. Send your chicken and his instruction card to the next victim (player), within THREE days of receipt. The top 12 best photos will be selected by a committee (Admins for this site) and the TOP winner from among those will be announced at the GDCA Tailgate 2016 and receive a prize or two and bragging rights. If you fold in his wings, he fits in a business sized envelope and will go for one first class stamp. If you do not wish to play, please send the chicken along to another victim. Any questions, please contact any Admin or PM, Kathy Toomey or Denise Chaboya Matulich. Please share! Please add folks GDCA Page | 14 Great Dane Club of America 3nd Quarter 2016 PLEASE NOTE: Pix will not be approved for posting until you have made a donation to our Paypal account or notified us that you are not playing for Top Spot. If you are not playing for Top Spot, your post will only be shown for 48 hours on our page. Remember we have a BIG GOAL to meet. Every dollar counts! Here are a few samples of some “Photo Ops”! Get creative, please make your donations, post your photos and compete for those prizes and bragging rights!!! GDCA Page | 15 Great Dane Club of America GDCA 3nd Quarter 2016 Page | 16 Great Dane Club of America 3nd Quarter 2016 BREED STANDINGS Rita Suddarth GDCA Page | 17 Great Dane Club of America 3nd Quarter 2016 GROUP STANDINGS Rita Suddarth GDCA Page | 18 Great Dane Club of America 3nd Quarter 2016 PERFORMANCE STANDINGS Obedience Compiled by Gayle Smith The top Great Danes in each class as determined by average scores. Scores are taken from the "AKC Awards" and include trials from July 2015 through June 2016 .You must have more than one score to be ranked. Average Novice 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Raintree Erinwood Optimus Prime CDX Excalibur's Raised To Be King CD CH Stargazn's Man In Black CD GCH Wysiwyg's Messenger From Above CD CH Jodlinn Ashton's Scarlett of Tara CD Caeruleus Caelum Over River Rock CD My Dad Is A Giraffe CD CH Sasha Ola Bohdana CD CH Rosendane's What A Trip Lakaya's My Hearts Hope CD 196.25 190.67 188.89 188.00 186.50 185.17 184.25 181.25 179.75 179.67 High Score Placements HIT-1st-2nd-3rd-4th 196.50 193.00 195.50 191.00 191.50 186.50 189.50 183.00 182.00 188.50 0-2-0-0-0 0-0-1-1-1 0-0-2-2-2 0-1-1-0-1 1-1-1-1-0 0-0-2-1-0 0-0-1-1-0 0-2-0-0-0 0-1-1-0-0 0-1-0-0-2 2 3 9 3 4 3 2 2 2 3 #Qs Open 1 2 3 4 Lazy Days Hooked On A Feeling UDX3 OM4 Raintree Erinwood Optimus Prime CDX Lazy Days Lime In The Coconut UD Karma CDX 195.98 194.00 191.29 178.83 198.50 194.50 195.50 183.50 2-7-4-5-4 0-2-1-0-0 1-1-1-2-2 0-1-2-0-0 31 3 14 3 1 2 3 Lazy Days Hooked On A Feeling UDX3 OM4 Lazy Days Lime In The Coconut UD Askr Of Bosworth CDX 192.52 185.60 185.25 197.00 190.00 192.50 1-3-3-3-4 0-0-1-0-2 0-2-0-0-0 24 5 2 Utility GDCA Page | 19 Great Dane Club of America 3nd Quarter 2016 Agility Compiled by Traci Rinaldo May 2015- June 2016 Master / Excellent Rank Dog Name Owner Name # of Scrs Avg # Avg MACH QQ Score Defeatd YPS Pts 's MACH3 Sr Chroma Druidess Pictsie BN RA MXC MJC 1 NAP NJP XF NFP G DeBaere/G McKay 20 100.00 210 4.10 242 6 2 Ali CD BN RAE MX MXJ MJB XF CGC RATS T Rinoldo 26 100.00 375 4.07 224 4 3 Romance's Confetti Camouflage OA NAJ AXP AJP M Shipman/J Shipman 3 100.00 19 3.30 4 4 Sr Chroma Druidess Riddle Me This RN AX OAJ OF S Robinson 5 100.00 22 3.19 3 5 Lazy Days Crystal Blue Persuasion CD BN RA OA OAJ P Taylor/L Taylor/G Smith 2 100.00 7 3.15 n/a Sunspot's Special Edition OA AXJ OF S MERCER 1 100.00 9 3.78 3 Wysiwyg's Die Hexe Von Wysiwyg BN RA NA OAJ OF n/a CGCU T La Brie 1 100.00 6 3.51 n/a Padme CD PCD BN RA OAP OJP XFP CGCA K Szaradowski 1 97.00 1 3.08 Open Rank Dog Name Owner Name Chroma Let's Get This Show On The Road BN RA OJP 1 OFP CGCA # of Avg # AVG Scores Score Defeated YPS O Maderych/I Maderych/J Yousha 2 100.00 8 4.48 2 Sr Chroma Druidess Riddle Me This RN AX OAJ OF Wysiwyg's Die Hexe Von Wysiwyg BN RA NA OAJ OF n/a CGCU S Robinson 2 100.00 7 3.87 T La Brie 1 100.00 5 3.55 n/a Gg Chroma Druid's Hocus Pocus NA S Robinson 1 100.00 3 2.53 n/a Gg Chroma Pictsie Nic Druidess RN NA NAJ NF CGC G DeBaere/G McKay 1 100.00 1 2.49 n/a Chloe RE NAP NJP NFP THD CGC D Sheatler 1 88.00 3 1.98 S Robinson Novice 1 85.00 6 2.92 n/a Sr Chroma Druidess Star Of The Marquee OA NAJ OF Rank Dog Name Owner Name # of Avg # AVG Scores Score Defeated YPS 1 Gg Chroma Pictsie Nic Druidess RN NA NAJ NF CGC G DeBaere/G McKay 6 100.00 10 3.26 2 Gg Chroma Druid's Hocus Pocus NA S Robinson 4 96.25 6 2.99 M Campbell/E Campbell 1 93.00 3 2.30 n/a Ellenni's Here's Looking At You Kid GDCA Page | 20 Great Dane Club of America 3nd Quarter 2016 Agility continued FAST Level Dog Name Owner Name Ex/M Lazy Days Hooked On A Feeling UDX3 OM4 RN MX MXB G Smith/M Smith st MXJ MJB MXF Ex/M st Padme CD PCD BN RA OAP OJP XFP CGCA # of Avg # Scores Pts Defeated 1 64.0 0 64.0 0 K Szaradowski 1 Open Sr Chroma Druidess Star Of The Marquee OA NAJ NF S Robinson 1 Open Sr Chroma Druidess Star Of The Marquee OA NAJ OF S Robinson 1 Open Gg Chroma Pictsie Nic Druidess RN NA NAJ NF CGC G DeBaere/G McKay O Maderych/I Maderych/J Yousha 1 Nov Gg Chroma Pictsie Nic Druidess RN NA NAJ NF CGC G DeBaere/G McKay 4 Nov Lazy Days Crystal Blue Persuasion CD BN RA OA OAJ P Taylor/L Taylor/G Smith 1 61 61.0 0 60.0 0 55.5 0 61.0 0 54.0 0 1 50.0 0 Chroma Let's Get This Show On The Road BN RA OJP Open OFP CGCA Nov Simply Something Special NJP J Pippert 2 5 1 7 7 1 5 5 5 1 GDCA Page | 21 Great Dane Club of America 3nd Quarter 2016 Rally Compiled by Mona Brown April 2015- March 2016 EXCELLENT Rank Dog Name HiScore 1st-‐2nd-‐3rd-‐4th/Qs 1 Chloe RE NAP NJP NFP THD CGC 96.5 (97) 0-‐1-‐1-‐0/2 2 Lazy Days Lime In The Coconut UD BN RAE NA NAJ 96 (97) 1-‐0-‐0-‐0/2 3 Karma CD RA MX MXB MXJ 95.5 (98) 0-‐1-‐0-‐1/2 4 GCH CH Jodlinn Ashton's Scarlett Of Tara CD PCD BN RE 95.25 (99) 2-‐1-‐0-‐3/8 5 My Dad Is A Giraffe CD BN RE CGC 94.5 (97) 0-‐1-‐1-‐2/8 6 Dnd Chroma Saravilla Seasons Of My Heart RA 90.5 (94) 2-‐0-‐0-‐0/2 7 Ali CD BN RE AX MXJ XF 90 (96) 0-‐1-‐1-‐1/8 8 Mirabilevisu She Walks In Thunder V Tolsina RA 89.33333333 (98) 2-‐1-‐0-‐0/3 9 Shirwin N' Hearts The Color Purple RA CGC 88.5 (91) 1-‐0-‐1-‐0/2 10 Hoppingham's Sardidescendant UD GN GO VER RE 87 (97) 0-‐1-‐0-‐0/2 11 G-‐Dieters Fairway Safari CD RA 87 (91) 0-‐0-‐0-‐2/2 12 TTS Redemption's Prophetic Beginnnings CD BN RE 87 (89) 0-‐0-‐0-‐1/2 13 Knopf's Fire In The Hole RE CGC 83.5 (92) 2-‐0-‐0-‐0/2 14 CH Allegro Apoggiatura BN RA THD CGC 81.5 (87) 0-‐1-‐0-‐1/2 15 Redemptions' For The Glory V Rainmaster RA CGC 81.33333333 (88) 0-‐0-‐0-‐3/3 16 GCH CH Northernaire's Smokin' Hot Lightening BN RA 79.66666667 (89) 0-‐2-‐0-‐0/3 17 Henry Melvin Klein RA 77 (83) 0-‐1-‐0-‐1/2 ADVANCED Rank Dog Name GDCA AveScore AveScore HiScore 1st-‐2nd-‐3rd-‐4th/Qs 1 Dellisdane's White Magic BN RN CGC 99.66666667 (100) 2-‐0-‐1-‐0/3 2 Lazy Days Lime In The Coconut UD BN RAE NA NAJ 98.5 (99) 1-‐0-‐0-‐0/2 3 Krw Abw Rise Of The Lycans CD BN RN CGC 98 (100) 0-‐1-‐0-‐0/3 4 My Dad Is A Giraffe CD BN RE CGC 97.5 (100) 0-‐2-‐2-‐1/8 5 Chloe RE NAP NJP NFP THD CGC 97.5 (99) 0-‐0-‐0-‐2/2 6 Shirwin N' Hearts The Color Purple RA CGC 97.33333333 (99) 1-‐2-‐0-‐0/3 7 GCH CH Jodlinn Ashton's Scarlett Of Tara CD PCD BN RE 97.25 (100) 2-‐1-‐0-‐2/8 8 Padme CD PCD BN RA OAP OJP XFP CGCA 94 (100) 1-‐0-‐1-‐0/4 9 Bd's My Mama Says Im Special Jubilee RN CGC 94 (100) 2-‐0-‐1-‐0/3 10 Cosmic Maitau Eye Caught You Lookin RN 93.5 (94) 0-‐0-‐0-‐0/2 11 Ali CD BN RE AX MXJ XF 93.375 (99) 1-‐1-‐0-‐0/8 12 Chroma Let's Get This Show On The Road BN RN OJP OFP CGCA 91.66666667 (93) 0-‐1-‐1-‐0/3 13 Davisdane's Pretty Remarkable RN CGC 90.66666667 (97) 2-‐1-‐0-‐0/3 14 Hoppingham's Sardidescendant UD GN GO VER RE 90 (95) 0-‐0-‐0-‐1/2 15 Draper's Max RN 89.5 (96) 0-‐1-‐0-‐1/2 16 Gill's Jazzy Blue RN 88.5 (97) 1-‐1-‐0-‐0/2 17 Tolsina's Winter Solstice V Glory RN 87.66666667 (98) 1-‐1-‐1-‐0/3 18 Mirabilevisu She Walks In Thunder V Tolsina RA 87.25 (93) 3-‐1-‐0-‐0/4 19 Xl-‐Faithful Prime Time Wonder BN RA 86.8 (92) 0-‐0-‐3-‐1/5 Page | 22 Great Dane Club of America Rally Advanced, Continued 20 Lakaya's My Hearts Hope BN RA CGCA CGCU 85.75 (88) 0-‐1-‐0-‐1/4 21 TTS Redemption's Prophetic Beginnnings CD BN RE 83 (88) 0-‐0-‐1-‐0/2 22 CH Lamona's Xilr8me RN 81.5 (84) 0-‐0-‐2-‐0/2 23 Redemptions' For The Glory V Rainmaster RA CGC 81.5 (82) 0-‐1-‐0-‐0/2 24 Wysiwyg's Ebony Son Of A Witch RN 81 (91) 0-‐1-‐2-‐0/3 25 Wysiwyg's Die Hexe Von Wysiwyg BN RA NA OAJ OF CGCU 80 (87) 0-‐2-‐0-‐0/3 26 GCH CH Wysiwyg's Rapt In Steel RN CGCU 80 (83) 0-‐0-‐1-‐0/2 27 Patientdanes Desert Spirit V Tered-‐Dbm-‐Everheart RN CGC 80 (81) 0-‐0-‐1-‐0/2 NOVICE Rank Dog Name GDCA 3nd Quarter 2016 AveScore HiScore 1 Lazy Days Wild Thing Of Sterlings 99.5 2 Krw Abw Rise Of The Lycans CD BN RN CGC 3 Whitwind's Something Wicked This Way Comes BN RN CGCA 1st-‐2nd-‐3rd-‐4th/Qs (100) 2-‐0-‐0-‐0/2 98.5 (99) 1-‐1-‐0-‐0/2 98.33333333 (100) 1-‐1-‐1-‐0/3 4 CH Lamona's Xilr8me RN 98 (98) 1-‐2-‐0-‐0/3 5 GCH CH Wysiwyg Harmon's Messenger From Above BN CGC 97.5 (99) 2-‐2-‐0-‐0/4 6 Shirwin N' Hearts The Color Purple RA CGC 97.33333333 (100) 3-‐0-‐0-‐0/3 7 Alpine's Rhythm Of The Wind V Intrepid RN 95.33333333 (99) 0-‐1-‐0-‐1/3 8 CH Jake Nr Danes Kiss Me First Kacee CD RN CGC 94.75 (99) 1-‐1-‐1-‐0/4 9 CH Rainmaster Danu Rogue Explosion CD 94.66666667 (98) 2-‐0-‐0-‐1/3 10 GCH CH Wysiwyg's Rapt In Steel RN CGCU 94.66666667 (97) 0-‐0-‐0-‐1/3 11 Chroma Paint The Towne CGCA 94.66666667 (97) 1-‐0-‐0-‐2/3 12 Blk's Wakanda Alchemist At Nanpar 94.5 (97) 1-‐0-‐2-‐0/4 13 Dark Heaven's Saphira RN 93.66666667 (96) 0-‐0-‐0-‐1/3 14 Sterling Noel Hodge CGC 93 (95) 0-‐0-‐0-‐2/2 15 Wysiwyg's Thumbelena Of Windy Ridge 91.33333333 (97) 0-‐0-‐0-‐0/3 16 Von Scheer's Colorado Contessa RN CGC 91.25 (93) 1-‐1-‐1-‐0/4 17 Bd's My Mama Says Im Special Jubilee RN CGC 90.5 (97) 1-‐2-‐1-‐0/4 18 Gg Chroma Pictsie Nic Druidess 90.33333333 (92) 0-‐0-‐0-‐0/3 19 Danewoods Black Fire At High Point CGC 89 (93) 1-‐0-‐2-‐0/3 20 CH Treue's Dark Side Of The Moon CGC 89 (92) 1-‐0-‐0-‐0/2 21 Dantrydanes Wysiwygs Breakwall 88 (91) 0-‐2-‐0-‐1/3 22 Jmar's Oklahoma Belle 87.5 (94) 0-‐0-‐1-‐0/4 23 Romance's Here's Lookin' At You Kid CGC 87.5 (91) 0-‐2-‐0-‐0/2 24 Wysiwyg's Ebony Son Of A Witch RN 87.25 (95) 0-‐0-‐0-‐2/4 25 Blue Mountain Sky RN 87 (94) 0-‐1-‐2-‐0/5 26 Esmerelda Zielinski RN CGC 86.75 (98) 0-‐0-‐3-‐0/4 27 Dino Lewandowski-‐Zais RN 86.33333333 (91) 1-‐0-‐0-‐2/3 28 High Stakes Jokers Wild 85.66666667 (97) 0-‐1-‐0-‐0/3 29 GCH CH Tlc's Mauck One At Dioladanes 85.66666667 (94) 0-‐0-‐1-‐0/3 30 Tolsina's Winter Solstice V Glory RN 85.25 (95) 0-‐1-‐0-‐3/4 31 Dnd Fairy Tale Maleficent CGC 83.25 (93) 0-‐1-‐2-‐0/4 Page | 23 Great Dane Club of America Rally Novice continued 3nd Quarter 2016 32 Jodlinn Scarlett's Mister Butler 83 (94) 0-‐0-‐0-‐0/4 33 Bex Star Of Wonder RN CGC 82.66666667 (87) 0-‐0-‐1-‐2/3 34 Morningstarcharisma 82 (85) 0-‐0-‐0-‐1/2 35 Wysiwyg's Everyone's Driven By Something! CGC 81.5 (87) 0-‐0-‐0-‐0/2 36 CH Holledanes Thunderstruck THDN CGC 81 (85) 0-‐0-‐0-‐0/2 37 Great View's Irish Sunrise Marvel RN CGC 79 (90) 0-‐0-‐0-‐1/3 38 Calico Rock's Bak2 Th Futur Dejadiva Pmax CGCA 74 (77) 0-‐0-‐2-‐0/2 PURINA PARENT CLUB PARTNERSHIP Carol Grossman GDCA Page | 24 Great Dane Club of America 2nd Quarter 2016 MOTIONS: GDCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM YOUR SECRETARY Gary Ramerosa Susan Davis Shaw, Secretary The GDCA Board of Directors met on July 30, 2016 to consider the following motions. All motions are considered unanimous unless otherwise noted. The balloting is complete for judges for the 2018 National in Topeka, Kansas. 1. To excuse the absence of Dale Tarbox, Jamie Harshfield and Linda Cain. Moved: Nancy Ridgway Second: Neil O’Sullivan 515 ballots were received which included 32 affiliate ballots. Three ballots were unsigned and could not be counted. Results are: 2. To approve the minutes as presented. Moved: Phil Gray Second: Bill Stebbins Conformation Breed – John Walsh Bitches – Nancy D. Simmons Dogs – Mari Hayhurst 3. To purchase a monthly bundle from the AKC, if available, for statistics for all awards. Moved: Teresa LaBrie Second: Sue Davis Shaw 4. To approve week 14 from the AKC Corresponding Date Calendar for April meeting dates. Moved: Neil O’Sullivan Second: Cindy Harwin 5. To provide medallions for Eukanuba. Moved: Jason Hoke Second: Teresa LaBrie 6. To approve the Treasurer’s Report as presented. Moved: Cindy Harwin Second: Jason Hoke 7. To approve the changes to the by-laws for members’ approval. Moved: Jason Hoke Second: Neil O’Sullivan 8. To approve the membership for the following applicants, Rebecca Poynter, Theresia Jacobs, Suzanne Eberling, Mildred McKenzie, Bonnie O’Brien, Randi Altman, Maria Gkinala, and the Inland Northwest Great Dane Club as new members. Moved: Nancy Ridgway Second: Bill Stebbins 9. To publish the following applicants in the next Bulletin, Stacy Smith, Dena Cassell, Treasure Hauer Wylie, Jaclyn Watts, Maricella Osterman, Linda Lee Boone, Nicole Dunn, Lisa Lewis, Diane Husar, Arlene Erbacher, and Mark Davenport in the 3rd quarter bulletin. Moved: Denise Matulich Second: Teresa LaBrie 10. To approve the motions for publication in the Bulletin pending final review. Moved: Joyce Rowe Second: Bill Stebbins 11. To adjourn. Moved: Cindy Harwin Futurity John Gerszewski Susan Davis Shaw Speaking of the National, I have compiled a list of locations, dates, and judges so that you may mark your calendars. 2016 - South Central Division – October 23-29, Renaissance Hotel, Tulsa, OK Conformation: Breed - Susan Yotive Bitches - Dale Tarbox Dogs - Jack Watts Futurity: Lorraine Rainwater Tiffany Cross 2017 - Western Division – October 14-20, Crowne Plaza Phoenix Chandler Golf Resort, Chandler, AZ Conformation: Breed – Carol Grossman Bitches – Phil Gray Dogs – Warren Benoit Futurity: Jeff Lawrence Patrice Lawrence 2018 - Midwest Division –Oct. 19-27, Capital Plaza Hotel, Topeka, KS Conformation: Breed – John R. Walsh Bitches – Nancy D. Simmons Dogs – Mari Hayhurst Futurity: John Gerszewski Susan Davis Shaw GDCA August 2016 Page | 25 Great Dane Club of America 2019 - Northeast Division – site and dates to be determined 2020 - Central Division 2021 - Southeast Division 2022 - South Central Division Election of Officers You recently received by mail the report of the Nominating Committee for 2016-2017 GDCA Officers and Board of Directors. I have received no opposition to the slate and the following will be automatically voted in on Wednesday, October 26th at the general membership meeting at the national. Positions that are not listed weren’t up for election this year. 1st Vice President - Jason Hoke (Wisconsin) 2nd Vice President - Jamie Harshfield (Washington) Corresponding Secretary - Susan Davis Shaw (Massachusetts) Treasurer - Kathy Munyan (Arizona) AKC Delegate - Jean Highlands (Ohio) Board Director (3 year) - Linda Cain (Missouri) Board Director (3 year) - Joyce Rowe (Texas) Board Director (3 year) -Teresa LaBrie (New York) The Affiliate Representative ballot is a separate election by affiliate clubs and that ballot will be sent to your club’s delegate shortly. By Law Revision The Constitution and By-Law Committee, chaired by Nancy Ridgway, has submitted updates to the GDCA by-laws. These changes were voted affirmatively at the July 30th Board meeting and now need to be submitted to the membership for your approval. You should receive your ballot in the mail this fall. Inland Northwest Great Dane Club Congratulations and welcome to our new Affiliate Club, the Inland Northwest Great Dane Club, which is based in Eastern Washington, Northern Idaho and Western Montana. Affiliate Club Officer and Membership Rosters The follow clubs have not submitted current rosters. PLEASE send them to me at Davisdane@comcast.net. Great Great Great Great Great Great GDCA Dane Dane Dane Dane Dane Dane Club Club Club Club Club Club of of of of of of California Cleveland Des Moines El Paso Greater Cincinnati Greater Dallas 3nd Quarter 2016 Great Dane Club of Greater Houston Great Dane Club of Greater Kansas City Great Dane Club of Greater St. Louis Great Dane Club of Hawaii Great Dane Club of Las Vegas Great Dane Club of Lehigh Valley Great Dane Club of Louisiana Great Dane Club of Michigan Great Dane Club of Mid Florida Great Dane Club of Northern CA Great Dane Club of Northern New Jersey Great Dane Club of Oxford Great Dane Club of Raritan Valley Great Dane Club of San Diego Heart of Ohio Great Dane Club Heart of Texas Great Dane Club Hoosier Great Dane Club Lake Shore Great Dane Club You should submit your current membership list when your club pays its dues and again after your annual election. Charitable Trust Scholarships The Charitable Trust is pleased to award a total of $16,000 in scholarships to the following Juniors: Ashley Cave Kylie Soafer Tristen Lawrence Victoria Cornish Morgan Mattioli John Mark Woodworth Rebekah Michal Woodworth Olga Maderych Keiska Orgill Garrett Bemiller Congratulations to Olga Maderych for also being awarded the Don Carmody Scholarship. See you in Tulsa! QUARTERLY CHIC REPORT Susan Davis Shaw Find out more about OFA’s CHIC program here: http://www.caninehealthinfo.org/brdreqs.html?bre ed=GD CANINE HEALTH INFORMATION CENTER (CHIC) Parent Club reporting: Great Dane Club of America CHIC Numbers Issued or Updated: Q2 2016 Page | 26 Great Dane Club of America GDCA Members Dog: CROWBAY'S WIND IN THE USA Owner: CYNTHIA & JOHN NEET AKC#: WS33353001 CHIC#: 82361 New or Update?: UPDATE Date: 5/25/16 GDCA Member?: Yes Dog: DAVISDANE'S RUBBER DUCKY YOU'RE THE ONE Owner: SUSAN D. SHAW AKC#: WS33563801 CHIC#: 91152 New or Update?: UPDATE Date: 6/23/16 GDCA Member?: Yes Dog: DULCE WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT Owner: TRACY POWELL DVM SARA JOHNSON AKC#: WS42307404 CHIC#: 101227 New or Update?: UPDATE Date: 4/21/16 GDCA Member?: Yes Dog: DAVISDANE'S EL JEFE Owner: MARIA ARGENTO PERKINS SUSAN DAVIS SHAW AKC#: WS33563803 CHIC#: 102508 New or Update?: UPDATE Date: 5/4/16 GDCA Member?: Yes Dog: HIGHESTEEM WHAT NEET LUCK Owner: CYNTHIA & JOHN NEET AKC#: WS45197301 CHIC#: 107194 New or Update?: UPDATE Date: 5/25/16 GDCA Member?: Yes Dog: PAXTON N TRAEGER'S THE MAGIC OF DISNEY Owner: T & K TRAEGER DR A PAXTON AKC#: WS46522601 CHIC#: 111825 New or Update?: UPDATE Date: 5/25/16 GDCA Member?: Yes Dog: EBJ'S CHAIN REACTION Owner: MONIQUE MIGUEL COURTNEY L JOHNSON AKC#: WS42815404 CHIC#: 111979 New or Update?: UPDATE Date: 4/7/16 GDCA Member?: Yes GDCA 3nd Quarter 2016 Dog: NEET'S ALL ABOUT THE ART OF KISSING Owner: CYNTHIA & JOHN NEET AKC#: WS46201404 CHIC#: 112497 New or Update?: NEW Date: 4/7/16 GDCA Member?: Yes Dog: RAINMASTER N SHATTEN DON'T TREAD ON ME Owner: MIKE DAHS JAN MINER AKC#: WS45164203 CHIC#: 112499 New or Update?: NEW Date: 4/7/16 GDCA Member?: Yes Dog: SWEET'S WORKIN FOR THE WEEKEND Owner: PAULA SWEET JOHN LILLISTON AKC#: WS45012701 CHIC#: 112500 New or Update?: NEW Date: 4/7/16 GDCA Member?: Yes Dog: NEET'S ALL ABOUT I KISSED A GIRL Owner: CYNTHIA NEET JOHN NEET AKC#: WS46201405 CHIC#: 112501 New or Update?: NEW Date: 4/7/16 GDCA Member?: Yes Dog: FENDANE EB N POPPY'S OOH LA LA Owner: KATHLEEN FENNELL CARRIE HARRIS AKC#: WS46521001 CHIC#: 112502 New or Update?: NEW Date: 4/7/16 GDCA Member?: Yes Dog: DANEMARK'S CARAMEL SKY Owner: KAREN MARTIN BEV SWAFFORD AKC#: WS46503905 CHIC#: 112644 New or Update?: NEW Date: 4/14/16 GDCA Member?: Yes Dog: PINNACLE PAT-A-CAKE Owner: MARGO BAUMAN AKC#: WS42122609 CHIC#: 112816 New or Update?: NEW Date: 5/25/16 GDCA Member?: Yes Dog: DAVISDANE'S REMINGTON COOPER Owner: LINDSAY COOPER SUSAN SHAW AKC#: WS43188406 CHIC#: 112817 New or Update?: NEW Date: 4/21/16 GDCA Member?: Yes Page | 27 Great Dane Club of America Dog: JPL'S THE VELVET DOG Owner: TETSUJI & AKEMI MITA AKC#: WS43048106 CHIC#: 112818 New or Update?: NEW Date: 4/21/16 GDCA Member?: Yes Dog: DROGHEDAS RUBY RICOCHET NIQA Owner: JULIA & CHRIS KERR AKC#: WS47434801 CHIC#: 112819 New or Update?: NEW Date: 4/21/16 GDCA Member?: Yes Dog: HAUER N COLRA BREW HA HA V ICON Owner: JAMIE HARSHFIELD AKC#: WS45291406 CHIC#: 113208 New or Update?: NEW Date: 5/4/16 GDCA Member?: yes Dog: MY-JON'S HIGH SOCIETY Owner: LOGAN REES DEBBI JONES AKC#: WS44248602 CHIC#: 113209 New or Update?: NEW Date: 5/4/16 GDCA Member?: yes Dog: WYSIWYG EIO NIENTE RIME CON ARANCIA! Owner: SHARON CUSHMAN TERESA LABRIE AKC#: WS34008806 CHIC#: 113450 New or Update?: NEW Date: 5/25/16 GDCA Member?: yes Dog: NEET'S ALL ABOUT ONE HOT MINUTE Owner: CYNTHIA & JOHN NEET AKC#: WS42619004 CHIC#: 113451 New or Update?: NEW Date: 5/25/16 GDCA Member?: yes Dog: ROJON'S TIGER LILY Owner: BARBARA LEWELLEN TOM & JESSICA LEWELLEN AKC#: WS41820606 CHIC#: 113454 New or Update?: NEW Date: 5/25/16 GDCA Member?: yes GDCA 3nd Quarter 2016 Dog: CREEK DANES LEGACY OF WILD BLUE YONDER V EIO JETTA Owner: DAVID BEEK KENNY CREGG AKC#: WS45750501 CHIC#: 113456 New or Update?: NEW Date: 5/25/16 GDCA Member?: yes Dog: NEET'S ALL ABOUT RIGHT ON TIME Owner: JOHN NEET CYNTHIA NEET AKC#: WS42619002 CHIC#: 113457 New or Update?: NEW Date: 5/25/16 GDCA Member?: yes Dog: PINNACLE ONE MOMENT IN TIME Owner: MARGO BAUMAN AKC#: WS46494905 CHIC#: 113458 New or Update?: NEW Date: 5/25/16 GDCA Member?: yes Dog: COSMIC MAITAU HEPLERS LOOK NO FURTHER Owner: WANDA & CHRIS HEPLER AKC#: WS45037407 CHIC#: 113459 New or Update?: NEW Date: 5/25/16 GDCA Member?: yes Dog: OHANA HALTMEIER THANK HEAVEN Owner: JUDI L. SICA PAT HALTMEIER AKC#: WS48300201 CHIC#: 113464 New or Update?: NEW Date: 5/25/16 GDCA Member?: yes Dog: NEET'S ALL ABOUT REAL QUIET Owner: CYNTHIA & JOHN NEET AKC#: WS46480604 CHIC#: 113774 New or Update?: NEW Date: 6/2/16 GDCA Member?: yes Dog: LONGO MILLER N LORE'S HERE COMES THE SON Owner: JACKIE VAN DELFT TOOTIE LONGO AKC#: WS47985802 CHIC#: 113775 New or Update?: NEW Date: 6/2/16 GDCA Member?: yes Page | 28 Great Dane Club of America 3nd Quarter 2016 Dog: GUSTO N SHADY CRK'S BLOND BOMBSHELL Owner: JACQUELINE LAWRENCE TODD BENTING STEVEN BOGGY AKC#: WS45127503 CHIC#: 113874 New or Update?: NEW Date: 6/2/16 GDCA Member?: yes Dog: RUNWAY'S ORIENT EXPRESS V DEACON Owner: MARTHA SHELTON GOINS PENNE & NICHOLAS CALAO MIKE GOINS AKC#: WS45900002 CHIC#: 114273 New or Update?: NEW Date: 6/23/16 GDCA Member?: yes Dog: WYSIWYG'S EVERYONE'S DRIVEN BY SOMETHING! Owner: TRICIA & MIKE MARSHALL AKC#: WS47322608 CHIC#: 113875 New or Update?: NEW Date: 6/2/16 GDCA Member?: yes Dog: PAXTON'S QUINTESSENTIAL KIND OF GUY Owner: INDRA MATTHEWS ALLISON PAXTON AKC#: WS46356503 CHIC#: 114274 New or Update?: NEW Date: 6/23/16 GDCA Member?: yes Dog: PAQUESTONE'S GAME ON V PAQUIN Owner: RAYMOND GOLDSTONE AKC#: WS48520304 CHIC#: 113951 New or Update?: NEW Date: 6/9/16 GDCA Member?: yes Dog: VALBYDNDAYNAKINMYDESIGNFOREVER Owner: GEORGIA HYMMEN JACK HENDERSON AKC#: WS44746601 CHIC#: 114406 New or Update?: NEW Date: 6/30/16 GDCA Member?: yes Dog: SAUL MOHICAN'S TYENDENAGA THEA Owner: GUY LEMAY SERGE GUILLET & RON LIRETTE MARYLENE BRUNELLE AKC#: AS551342 CHIC#: 113953 New or Update?: NEW Date: 6/9/16 GDCA Member?: yes Dog: RE-QUARTERMILES SIT DOWN SHUT UP & HOLD ON SHARCON Owner: TIFFANY GOUSE CAROL COLANCECCO DAWN MARTIN AKC#: WS45818105 CHIC#: 114407 New or Update?: NEW Date: 6/30/16 GDCA Member?: yes Dog: ENZO'S LAST SHOT OF D KIMBER Owner: NICHOLE BARTLETT AKC#: WS47146902 CHIC#: 114105 New or Update?: NEW Date: 6/16/16 GDCA Member?: yes Dog: NEET'S ALL ABOUT GENUINE RISK Owner: CYNTHIA NEET SARAH HUGHES AKC#: WS46480601 CHIC#: 112498 New or Update?: NEW Date: 4/7/16 GDCA Member?: yes Dog: GLACIER'S DON'T JUDGE A BOOK BY IT'S COVER HYWIND Owner: LOREN J. BENGSTON BRIAN K. SEIBER AKC#: WS45680102 CHIC#: 114106 New or Update?: NEW Date: 6/16/16 GDCA Member?: yes NON-GDCA MEMBERS Dog: HELOROY BENT ON WATCH HER NOW Owner: DEBBIE BENT AKC#: WS46706501 CHIC#: 114109 New or Update?: NEW Date: 6/16/16 GDCA Member?: yes GDCA Dog: WIFASA BWD'S ALL THAT TAZ Owner: DEBRA MERRITT MOLLY ADAMS AKC#: WS37328101 CHIC#: 88426 New or Update?: UPDATE Date: 4/14/16 GDCA Member?: No Dog: SHUFAA'S SUMMER BREEZE V STEELROSE Owner: KATHY PATTERSON AKC#: WS39146502 CHIC#: 105876 New or Update?: UPDATE Date: 6/9/16 GDCA Member?: No Page | 29 Great Dane Club of America Dog: RAINMASTER N SHATTEN'S SMOKE N IMAGE Owner: PATRICIA KIMBROUGH AKC#: WS36296402 CHIC#: 112496 New or Update?: NEW Date: 4/7/16 GDCA Member?: No Dog: DANES IN THE GROVE TASHA VAN LEW Owner: LISA WHITLOCK AKC#: WS45496306 CHIC#: 112820 New or Update?: NEW Date: 4/21/16 GDCA Member?: no Dog: GREAT VIEW'S SANFTE RIESE Owner: BOB BURGESS JOAN OLSON AKC#: WS47334503 CHIC#: 112821 New or Update?: NEW Date: 4/21/16 GDCA Member?: no Dog: N I GIANTS CLOUDY SKIES CHLOE Owner: JESSICA COOMER AKC#: WS46220001 CHIC#: 113026 New or Update?: NEW Date: 4/28/16 GDCA Member?: no Dog: RENAISSANCE CASTING SHADOWS OF PERFECTION KITANA Owner: PATRICIA N. BLAIR AKC#: WS47340102 CHIC#: 113027 New or Update?: NEW Date: 4/28/16 GDCA Member?: no Dog: STORDANSK DAVINCINITEATHEOPERA Owner: DANICA PEDICONE LINDA DEVINCENT EASLEY AKC#: WS47043101 CHIC#: 113028 New or Update?: NEW Date: 5/4/16 GDCA Member?: no Dog: MONTY DARKSIDE OT THE MOUNTAIN Owner: RENEE KIRBY AKC#: WS41783602 CHIC#: 113029 New or Update?: NEW Date: 4/28/16 GDCA Member?: no GDCA 3nd Quarter 2016 Dog: LIBERTESSE'S NS SHERLOCK Owner: JANET EDMUNDS AKC#: AW538806 CHIC#: 113210 New or Update?: NEW Date: 5/4/16 GDCA Member?: no Dog: CASTLE CREEK'S SMOKIN' HOT V SHERON Owner: SHERRY L ACENA AKC#: WS44155403 CHIC#: 113452 New or Update?: NEW Date: 5/25/16 GDCA Member?: no Dog: BLUEPRINT'S UNBOWED, UNBENT, UNBROKEN Owner: JENNIFER MACK AKC#: WS45394407 CHIC#: 113455 New or Update?: NEW Date: 5/25/16 GDCA Member?: no Dog: BREKEN LEGEND ZUKO GROOMS Owner: DAYSHA BROADWAY AKC#: WS39470711 CHIC#: 113453 New or Update?: NEW Date: 5/25/16 GDCA Member?: no Dog: BREKEN'S ONE NIGHT STAND Owner: DAYSHA BROADWAY AKC#: WS47847601 CHIC#: 113460 New or Update?: NEW Date: 5/25/16 GDCA Member?: no Dog: LAGARADA DANEHILLS STAR STRUCK TITAN Owner: KARA FLOREK AKC#: WS46420105 CHIC#: 113461 New or Update?: NEW Date: 5/25/16 GDCA Member?: no Dog: DUNDANE'S THE GLAMOROUS LIFE Owner: ROBERT GILMORE AKC#: WS41209404 CHIC#: 113462 New or Update?: NEW Date: 5/25/16 GDCA Member?: no Dog: KMA KAYDEAN'S MPRESSIVE G MAN Owner: DAYLE ANN FISHER AKC#: WS43491802 CHIC#: 113463 New or Update?: NEW Date: 5/25/16 GDCA Member?: no Page | 30 Great Dane Club of America 3nd Quarter 2016 Dog: LIEBHUNDE'S ON HALLOWED GROUND Owner: DAYSHA BROADWAY AKC#: WS41495401 CHIC#: 113465 New or Update?: NEW Date: 5/25/16 GDCA Member?: no Dog: BRITLINBLUES GET OFFOFMY CLOUD Owner: LINDA V. WENHAM AKC#: AN520938 CHIC#: 113949 New or Update?: NEW Date: 6/9/16 GDCA Member?: no Dog: LANE'S DAZZLING CREEK PEBBLES Owner: CINDY KNOTT AKC#: WS37707001 CHIC#: 113466 New or Update?: NEW Date: 5/25/16 GDCA Member?: no Dog: COLRAS DARK KNIGHT Owner: THOMAS THIGPEN ALLISON THIGPEN AKC#: WS42265201 CHIC#: 113950 New or Update?: NEW Date: 6/23/16 GDCA Member?: no Dog: LIEBHUNDE'S MISS BABE ROUTH Owner: CORNELIA TODD WALKER, RN DENNIS WALKER, PHD AKC#: WS44946701 CHIC#: 113467 New or Update?: NEW Date: 5/25/16 GDCA Member?: no Dog: FENDANE N EB'S WINTER IS COMING Owner: JESSICA POWERS AKC#: WS46521705 CHIC#: 113952 New or Update?: NEW Date: 6/9/16 GDCA Member?: no Dog: CREEKS SUMMERSET'S CAUGHT YOUR EYE Owner: RICHARD CYR-MCMILLON AALIYAH CYRMCMILLON TRACY CYR-MCMILLON AKC#: WS37917502 CHIC#: 113773 New or Update?: NEW Date: 6/2/16 GDCA Member?: no Dog: TERRA NOVA V LOBATO'S COWBOY CASANOVA Owner: JANET PETRELLA-ASHBY SANDY WATSON AKC#: WS45434403 CHIC#: 113776 New or Update?: NEW Date: 6/2/16 GDCA Member?: no Dog: SHOW STOPPER'S WHAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF Owner: ROSANNA NODINE TINA SPARKS AKC#: WS46990206 CHIC#: 113876 New or Update?: NEW Date: 6/2/16 GDCA Member?: no Dog: PREMIER'S FAIR AND FULL OF GRACE Owner: JILL STOUT AKC#: WS44043402 CHIC#: 113948 New or Update?: NEW Date: 6/9/16 GDCA Member?: no GDCA Dog: MY-JON'S RULING OVER HEROS Owner: ALAN DODD AKC#: WS46791302 CHIC#: 113954 New or Update?: NEW Date: 6/9/16 GDCA Member?: no Dog: HONEY'S FLASH INTO THE FUTURE V ELLENNI Owner: MARION CLARK LENNI CIPRIOTTI AKC#: WS43635403 CHIC#: 114103 New or Update?: NEW Date: 6/16/16 GDCA Member?: no Dog: BROKEN ROAD ANITA VACATION TO BLACKSTONE Owner: LENNI CIPRIOTTI MARION CLARK AKC#: WS45735102 CHIC#: 114104 New or Update?: NEW Date: 6/16/16 GDCA Member?: no Dog: ELLENNI'S A KISS ON THE CHIC Owner: LENNI CIPRIOTTI ANGELE CIPRIOTTI AKC#: WS45685302 CHIC#: 114107 New or Update?: NEW Date: 6/16/16 GDCA Member?: no Page | 31 Great Dane Club of America Dog: TERRA NOVA V LOBATO'S GUNPOWDER & LEAD Owner: JANET PETRELLA-ASHBY AKC#: WS45434402 CHIC#: 114108 New or Update?: NEW Date: 6/16/16 GDCA Member?: no Dog: AIDEN'S ZEVA'S BLUE SKY Owner: ROBIN PATRICK AKC#: WS46268407 CHIC#: 114110 New or Update?: NEW Date: 6/16/16 GDCA Member?: no Dog: MOONRIVER'S GRACE UNDER FIRE V GRISSOM Owner: GRAYDON VANDERWALL SHERRI GRISSOM AKC#: WS41304103 CHIC#: 114405 New or Update?: NEW Date: 6/30/16 GDCA Member?: no Dog: FINESS'S MISTER GABRIEL SHORELINE-WEST Owner: DENISE BARGO AKC#: WS46104001 CHIC#: 114408 New or Update?: NEW Date: 6/30/16 GDCA Member?: no GDCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS President: Dianne Powers PO Box 216 West Tisbury, MA 02575 diannepowers@comcast.net 1st VP: Jason Hoke 314 S. Midvale Blvd. Madison, WI 53705 jasonhoke@aol.com 2nd VP: Jamie Harshfield 4374 Kiger St. West Richland, WA 99353 icondanes@gmail.com Corresponding Secretary: Susan Davis Shaw 52 East St. Hanover, MA 02339 davisdane@comcast.net Treasurer: Kathy Munyan 13201 S. 34th Way Phoenix, AZ 85044 kathy@munyan.com GDCA 3nd Quarter 2016 Affiliate Club Rep: Lucinda Harwin 15423 Francis Oaks Way Los Gatos, CA 95032 harwindane@comcast.net AKC Delegate: Dale Suzanne Tarbox PO Box 164 Canterbury, CT 06331-0164 sandaledanes@charter.net Director: Joyce Rowe 5901 Ocean Drive Corpus Christi, TX 75412 xrdanez@yahoo.com Director: Linda Cain 8501 E. 195th St Belton, MO 64012 fromtheheartkennel@sbcglobal.net Director: Teresa LaBrie 277 State Hwy 320 Norwich, NY 13815-3545 wysiwyggreatdanes@gmail.com Director: Nancy Ridgway 1446 N. Buckner Blvd Dallas, TX 75218 nancyridgway@earthlink.net Director: Neil O’Sullivan 22760 Laredo Trail Adel, IA 50003 drneil@minburncomm.net Director: Denise Matulich 4260 Spring Meadow Rd. Cameron Park, CA 95682 dkmatulich@sbcglobal.net Director: William Stebbins 1002 N.W. Tuscany Dr Port St. Lucie, FL 34986-2187 cherdane2@comcast.net Director: Lynda Moriarty N5179 Innsbruck Rd West Salem, WI 54669 mor427@sbcglobal.net Director: Phil Gray 4301 N. Robin Lane Muncie, IN 47303 owlwatch@comcast.net Recording Secretary (non-voting) Gary Romerosa 31305 Sherman Rd Menifee, CA 92584 gromeo78@aol.com Page | 32 Great Dane Club of America OFA/ACVIM ADVANCED CARIDAC PROGRAM The OFA and the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicince have partnered to create and advanced cardiac database. Details follow, retrieved from 3nd Quarter 2016 exam protocols. However, effective April 1, 2016, we will be offering the Advanced Cardiac Database (ACA), which will become the new standard for cardiac exams and will eventually replace the existing Congenital Cardiac Database. Please note, exams for the new Advanced Cardiac Database are limited to boarded veterinary cardiologists with Diplomate status in either the ACVIM (American http://www.ofa.org/pdf/ACA_Announcement.pdf Highlights of the Advanced Cardiac Program • Two-‐tiered clearance: congenital and adult onset cardiac disease • Improved statistical data regarding prevalence and progression of canine cardiac disease Exams limited to ACVIM/ECVIM Cardiology Diplomates Results meet all CHIC cardiac criteria No changes to OFA submission procedures • • • Over the past year, the OFA has been working with a steering committee established by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) to make improvements to the OFA’s existing Congenital Cardiac Database. The primary purposes of the enhancements are to 1) develop an appropriate screening protocol for adult onset cardiac diseases, and 2) begin collecting better data on cardiac disease prevalence and progression in the purebred dog. The OFA’s existing cardiac database only provides clearances for congenital cardiac disease, with a minimum exam age of 12 months, and where exams can be performed by general practitioners, specialists or boarded veterinary cardiologists (ACVIM/Cardiology Diplomates). Since many canine cardiac diseases develop after 12 months age, the current congenital cardiac database does NOT clear dogs for these adult onset diseases. Since the OFA Cardiac application forms are used primarily by breeders and owners to clear their dogs for congenital cardiac disease, very few applications with abnormal exam results are ever submitted. As a result, the congenital cardiac database statistics are almost completely skewed towards normal dogs, and in no way represent an accurate incidence of cardiac disease in dogs. There will be a transition period (length to be determined) where the current OFA Congenital Cardiac Database will continue to be available with no changes to the forms, submission procedures or GDCA College of Veterinary Internal Medicine/Cardiology subspecialty) or the ECVIM (European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine/Cardiology subspecialty). General practitioners and other specialists may not perform Advanced Cardiac Database exams. Modeled after the OFA’s eye screening program, the new ACA exam form is a triplicate form, and is therefore not available as a .pdf download from the OFA website. All the participating cardiologists have been sent forms, and ACA forms will be available at the time of the exam. Regardless of whether or not the owner submits their copy of the form to the OFA for official certification, the examining cardiologist will submit one copy of the form to the OFA. The results contained on the cardiologist-submitted copy will remain confidential. No official OFA clearances will be issued from this copy. The cardiologistsubmitted copy will only be used to record results at an aggregate level to begin collecting better cardiac disease prevalence and progression data by breed in the purebred dog, one of the major purposes of the enhancements. Should an echocardiogram be warranted as a result of the basic auscultation, the echo section of the new form is also far more detailed so that better statistics regarding flow rates, velocities, etc., can be collected. From an owner perspective, there is NO CHANGE once receiving the completed signed form following the exam. For official OFA certification, owners should submit their copy of the completed signed form to the OFA along with the required fee, and an OFA Page | 33 Great Dane Club of America number for all passing dogs will be issued. Under the existing Congenital Cardiac Database, certification numbers begin with “CA” to indicate a cardiac clearance. Exams submitted using the new Advanced Cardiac Database forms will result in certification numbers beginning with “ACA” for Advanced Cardiac. If the breed is participating in the CHIC program and the breed’s CHIC criteria include a cardiac exam requirement, the new ACA clearances WILL QUALIFY. Only normal results submitted by the owner for official OFA certification will automatically be placed in the open database, released to the public domain and viewable on the OFA website. For dogs with abnormal exam results, owners can “opt-in” for full disclosure by initialing the abnormal release block on the exam form. For abnormal results, ONLY those authorized for release by the owner will appear on the OFA website. As with most other OFA databases, the registration fee is waived for owners willing to place abnormal results in the public domain or open database. 3nd Quarter 2016 BULLETIN CONTENT AND FEEDBACK WANTED Maria Perkins, Editor Are you a writer? Would you like to contribute to the quarterly bulletin? Have you read an article of interest to the club? Love the bulletin? Would you like to see something new, or skip something completely? Please send comments, articles, links to information of interest to maria.a.perkins@gmail.com Since the second major enhancement of the Advanced Cardiac Database addresses adult onset diseases, the new ACA has a two-tiered clearance for normal dogs. In other words, the resulting OFA certificate will indicate, “This dog has been found to be free of congenital cardiac disease,” “This dog has been found to be free of adult onset cardiac disease,” or “This dog has been found to be free of congenital and adult onset cardiac disease.” The clearance type will also be indicated on the OFA website. The minimum age for either clearance type is 12 months. While the congenital clearance remains valid for the life of the dog, owners should be aware that the adult onset clearance will only remain valid for one year from the time of the exam. If owners wish for the adult onset clearance to remain current, repeat exams will be necessary. This is the only way to address cardiac diseases which can develop throughout the life of the dog. The one year validity period and subsequent expiration for adult onset clearances is viewed as a critical component by the ACVIM/Cardiology group in order to even consider diagnosing dogs as normal when many cardiac diseases of concern to breeders can develop at any time in the dog’s life. The ACVIM/Cardiology group has also determined that because of the specific cardiomyopathy concerns in the Boxer and Doberman Pinscher breeds, an adult onset clearance for these two breeds will ALSO REQUIRE a Holter test to be performed within 90 days of the regular cardiac exam. The examining cardiologists will also have Holter exam forms available. Interpretation of the Holter test is limited to boarded veterinary cardiologists with Diplomate status in either the ACVIM or the ECVIM. GDCA Page | 34