October/November 2011 Volume 4 Issue 11

www.cpgreaterswiss.com

What’s Inside

Jan Collins 1

National Specialty Results 2

C & P Specialty Results 3

2011-2013 Board of Directors 4

Educational Seminar 4

Herding & Weight Pull Results 5

Fun-Filled Weekend 6

2012 Calendars 6

C & P Specialty Wrap-up 7

Upcoming Events 7

Unsung Heroes 8

Trophy Sponsor Thank you 9

2012 Sponsors Needed! 11

Ring Inside the Ring 12

Learning from Draft Trials 15

Draft Trial Courses 17

Weight Pull Flyer 19

Pack Hike Flyer 20

Draft Test Flyer 21

Brags 22

Over the Rainbow… 22

Order Form 24

Membership Form 25

Jan Collins 2011 Pick of the Litter!!

an Collins is a doer and a giver

without ever realizing just how fabu-

lous and appreciated she is.

Do you need agility help? Come up

and train with her.

Do you need her agility expertise at a

different location? Jan packs her van,

brings her equipment and sets it up

for us.

Need a photographer? Jan is always

willing and excellent.

Need some super cute Photoshop

gimmicks? Jan acts like it is candy do-

ing that for you.

Need a 20 acre farm? Jan volunteers

her facilities without a moment’s hesi-

tation. We have actually had to ex-

plain to her that the farm is her place

and not ours and we need to ask per-

mission and just not assume that C&P

"owns" her place.

All of this and she never thinks she is doing enough. Jan is the perfect ex-

ample of what Pick of the Litter should be!

2010 Pick of the Litter = Jenna Starr-Farling

C & P Swissy Licks Providing fun activities, information, and support to Swissy enthusiasts

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C & P at the National Specialty!!

For complete results of GSMD events, click HERE

For complete Obedience results, click HERE

For complete Rally results, click HERE

For complete Conformation results, click HERE

George Kechner goes Best of Breed and takes home the trophy, ribbon, & kit-

and-caboodle, too! He also pulled the

most weight in the 130 pound class

both days.

Best of Winners and Best Opposite Sex

goes to Pistol Routh!!

Chuckie Bothner is Best Veteran and

earns Award of Merit—and Veteran

Obedience leg—and RAE leg

Tangy Bailey is Brood Bitch

Sophia earns Open Draft Title

Soullie Brainard earns Novice A Obedi-

ence leg

Titan Holly earns Novice B Obedience

leg

Rhea Holly earns Pre Novice Obedience

leg

Chuckie and John Henry Bothner earn Brace Obedience leg & Rally Advanced

Pairs leg

Kelly Nevin earns Brace Obedience leg

with her dogs

C & P Team Obedience earns first place

Kenzie and Sprite Westenmeyer earn

Rally Novice A legs

Vago Holly earns Rally Novice B leg

Both C & P Rally Team Novice teams

qualified

Izzy Starr-Farling pulls the most weight

in his weight class both days!!

Hike qualifier Helios, handled by Kelly

Nevin both days

George

Tangee

Sophia

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Friday, October 1—Supported Entry Best of Breed GCH Twinpeaks Blarney, Erin McWilliams, Jaime Scott Best Opposite CH Suddanly Constant Comment, Kris Featheringham

Select Dog GCH Nox’s Geroge Bailey’s Irish Crème, Nancy Kechner, Julie Comer, Colleen Robson Select Bitch GCH Sawmill’s Nymph of Riverwalk, Denise Glass, Judy Brown-Fletcher Winners Dog/ Almrausch Harmony in Green V Aegis, Kristin Krumpe Best of Winners Winners Bitch Twinpeaks Nantucket Gem, Susan Sciulli, Erin McWilliams, Jaime Scott Reserve Dog Twinpeaks Dunes of the Cape, Elise Pritchard, Erin McWilliams, Jaime Scott Reserve Bitch Wildest Dream M Genuine Draft, John and Tina Bailey

Saturday, October 2—Supported Entry

Best of Breed GCH Nox’s Geroge Bailey’s Irish Crème, Nancy Kechner, Julie Comer, Colleen Robson Best Opposite CH Suddanly Constant Comment, Kris Featheringham Select Dog GCH Nox’s Luck of the Irish CD RA, Dawn & Bob Fralick

Select Bitch GCH Wildest Dream Intangible, John and Tina Bailey

Winners Dog/ Shamrock Preacher Nic Coleman, Rob & Julianne Wilson Best of Winners Winners Bitch Wildest Dream M Genuine Draft, John and Tina Bailey Reserve Dog Shadetree’s Zuko, Kristen Saah Reserve Bitch Twinpeaks Nantucket Gem, Susan Sciulli, Erin McWilliams, Jaime Scott High Scoring CH Suddanly Irish Draught AJP OAP, Megan Fletcher & Dustin Westenmeyer Rally

Sunday, October 3—Specialty

Best of Breed/ GCH Land’s End of Penzance of Kismet, Carol and Joe Neuman Group 4 Best Opposite GCH Painted Mtn Oliver Twist of Fate, Katie and Randy Markley Select Dog CH Trout Creek’s on Fire at Shadetree, Catherine Cooper

Select Bitch GCH Wildest Dream Intangible, John and Tina Bailey

Winners Dog Kismet’s Suddanly Dream Weaver, Carol & Joe Neuman

Winners Bitch/ Wildest Dream M Genuine Draft, Tina & John Bailey Best of Winners Reserve Dog Jotunheim Yogi, Ann Telnaes & David Lloyd & Lori Price

Reserve Bitch Land’s End That Girl at Shadetree, Catherine O. Cooper Best Veteran CH Sudnly Macarae Rollin Albert OFP AXP MJP, Jan Collins & Daniel Campeau

Brood Bitch CH Shadetree’s Quixote’s Dulcinea RN OJP OAP NFP, Jim & Mary Jo Rasmussen High Scoring CH Blossom Hill Cedar Brook CD RE, Huck Bothner & Jean Measell Rally

Sweepstakes Sunday, October 3 Puppy Dogs 6-9 Months Jotunheim Yogi, Ann Telnaes, David Lloyd, Lori Price

9-12 Months Dufenjof Fielder’s Choice, Ellyn Signet 12-15 Months Twinpeaks Dunes of the Cape, Elise Pritchard, Erin McWilliams, Jaime Scott

Puppy Bitches

6-9 Months Swiss Run’s Cold Beer and a Fishing Pole, Deanna & Ben Never 9-12 Months Alastair’s Smokey Mountain Rain, David & Cheryl Gerzabek 12-15 Months Twinpeaks Nantucket Gem, Susan Sciulli, Erin McWilliams, Jaime Scott 15-18 Months Swiss Run’s Miss Scarlett, Deanna Never, Carolyn Tulumello, Mike Tulumello

Best Puppy Alastair’s Smokey Mountain Rain, David & Cheryl Gerzabek Best Opposite Jotunheim Yogi, David Lloyd, Lori Price

Best Veteran CH Sudanly Macarae Rollin Albert OFP AXP MJP, Jan Collins, Dan Campeau

Hunt Country Cluster Show Results

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2011-2013 Board of Directors

any thanks to Cathy Coo-

per for her excellent seminar

on Breeding Tips. In spite of

spitting rain showers and a

biting breeze, many of us

learned a lot from someone

who has been breeding for

over 30 years. Several partici-

pants asked for a list of the

reference materials Cathy

cited and made available to

the group. The right-hand col-

umn is a bibliography contain-

ing those materials. Please

send the newsletter editor ad-

ditional helpful resources and

they will be included in subse-

quent newsletters.

t Saturday's general meeting (October 2nd), the slate presented by the C&P GSMDC Nominating Committee

was approved. The new officers and board of directors for 2011-2013 are:

Huck Bother, President

Nancy Kechner, Vice President

Jenna Starr-Farling, Recording Secretary

Mary Jo Rasmussen, Treasurer

Michelle Charters, Director

Kris Featheringham, Director

Megan Westenmayer, Director

Phyllis Walker, Director

For those of you whose terms are over - Mike Starn, Jim Rasmussen, Cathy Cooper, and Jean Measell - thank you

for all your work over the past years. I know I'm echoing the sentiments of everyone in the club in wanting to say

thanks for your service on the C&P GSMDC Board. You've been crucial in helping make the club what it is today.

For those of you new to the board—welcome!

Educational Seminar

Thank You to Departing Board Members...and Welcome to the

New Members by Phyllis Walker

Bibliography

The ABC's of Dog Breeding; Orlandi, Claudia; 2007 www.abcsofdogbreeding.com

Born to Win—Breed to Succeed; Craig Trotter, Patricia; 2003

Canine Reproduction; Holst, Phyllis MS, DVM; 1999

Clinical Canine and Feline Reproduction—Evidence-based Answers, Margaret Root

Kustritz DVM, PhD, DACT; 2010

Maximizing Conception in the Bitch; Hutchison, Robert; DVD

www.northviewvet.com

Puppy Intensive Care—a Breeder’s Guide to Care of Newborn Puppies; Savant-Harris

RN; 2006

Puppy Puzzle; Hastings, Pat; DVD and book, 2006

Successful Breeding and Health Management, the Dog Breeder’s Guide; Margaret Root

Kustritz DVM, PhD, DACT; 2006

Successful Whelping and Neonatal Survival; Hutchison, Robert; DVD

www.northviewvet.com

Tricks of the Trade; Hastings, Pat; 2005

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any thanks to

Susan Rhoades of

Keepstone Farm who

was our hostess for

the second C & P

sponsored herding

test. Master Shepherd,

Wink Mason, and

Susan were our es-

teemed judges. We

learned a lot from

them!

We had an incredible passing rate of 95%—38 of 40 teams qualified!

And 20 titles were earned!! Quite a success, I’d say. The two dogs who

did not qualify were very close to passing.

Next year, we will run two rings simultaneously for sure! It was our un-

derstanding we would have two rings this year but it was not set up that

way upon our arrival. Susan suggested we have folks try for the Junior

Herding Dog (JHD) title next year. Unlike the HCT, which is a certifi-

cate, the JHD is a suffix title. You need to earn two passing legs under

two different judges.

We also are looking at ways to make the running order more convenient

and predictable. Many of you had valuable suggestions for us—thank

you!

Once again, we are attempting to move the herding venue to the show

site next year and working with organizers to make it happen. Stay

tuned! In the meantime, please join me in congratulating the dogs who

earned their first of two legs toward the HCT (Herding Capability Test).

First HCT Leg Earners:

Riley Charters Martin Rasmussen Bosco Rollins Delia Rose Zuko Saah Rasta Talmello Sprite Westenmeyer

HCT Title Earners:

Millie Bailey Tangee Bailey Berri Burgan (the Berner) Annie Collins Sirius Kechner-Comer Izzy Star-Farling Bailey Fearer Emmett Fournell-Ferral Otis Fralick Fadri Koontz Reagan Lachance The Beaver Markley Ruby Martin Aare Never Dicey Rasmussen Siren Rasmussen Kodi Shorb Ollie Brainard-Ward Soullie Brainard-Ward Kenzie Westenmeyer

Herding Results!

Megan Fletcher

Weight Pull Results!

zzy set a new record, pulling 4200 lbs. This breaks the previous re-

cord he set several weeks ago. Gabby earned a 20x leg, Sirius a 20x leg,

Shay a 20x leg (this is Colleen's bitch Shilellagh I think is how it's

spelled), and George a 15x leg. Soullie was just not ready, so I gave

them their money back and she didn't compete. Izzy won most weight

pulled and highest % of body weight. Siri won 1st in class and George

2nd, Izzy won first in class, and Shay won 1st and Gabby 2nd in class.

Kris Featheringham

Achievements:

Izzy new weight pull record Gabby earns WWDS leg Sirius earns WWDS leg Shay earns WWDS leg George earns WWDX leg

Megan and Sprite show us how it’s done!

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Fun-filled Weekend!

Tina Bailey

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hat a fun filled C&P weekend!

This is my 3rd year coming to Vir-

ginia from Michigan, and as always,

well worth the drive. It’s so wel-

coming and filled with laughter.

This year my goal was to get Tangee

and Millie their Herding Capability

Certificates (HCT)—and they did!

The herding is just priceless to par-

ticipate in, the shepherds are won-

derful with our dogs and our hu-

man mistakes. It’s fun to put our

Swissies to work and watch them

love their job. Hats off to Megan

Fletcher, who does such a great job

putting this event together!

Congratulations to Jan Collins!

"Pick of the Litter" A very well de-

served award. You’re my pick of

the litter, Jan. You’re always so

pleasant to be around and always

have a smile on your face. You wel-

come all, and I would love to play

agility with you sometime!

Hunters Head Tavern was amazing

as always! Kind of funny the things

you look forward to every year.

Darlene and Tracy the calendars are

fabulous! You two do an amazing

job putting these together. You're

an added bonus to the show. Some-

times its hard to see Darlene as her

face is always in the camera! Hee-

Hee!

I loved hearing Cathy speak about

breeding tips, you never can have

enough information. You're a won-

derful mentor, Cathy, and I hear the

love for our breed in your voice.

The prizes were spectacular! Go Jan

once again! Mary Jo I know you

made the balls on a tug rope which

all of my dogs love. I still have them

today, the poor sheep toys from the

herding are gone already. They were

cute while they lasted. Laura Bul-

lock I LOVED your caramel corn!

All I can say is Yummmm! It came

in real handy for the ride home.

Please if I have forgotten anyone,

I'm sorry.

I did bring home a new Champion,

CH Wildest Dream M. Genuine

Draft (Millie) and Tangee Select

Bitch for two days was icing on the

cake. Fun, Fun weekend! It’s a

must do show for those who have-

n't made it there yet. I'm looking

forward to next year!

Congrats to all the winners!

Lookey at the 2012 Calendars!!

hank you to Tracy and Darlene for the

dozens of hours it took to create the 2012

calendars. Because of their efforts the club

raised over $600!! The funds allow us to

purchase insurance, file our annual Incorpo-

ration papers, and provide no-cost lunch at

our activities. If you decide at the holiday's

you would like another calendar to give as a

gift, you can now go online and purchase

them at will by going to this LINK. Those two have volunteered to create a 2013 calendar—YIPPEE!! Now is the

time to start taking photos for next year! They carefully match photos to spe-

cific months—so take those fall-leaf photos in the coming weeks and send

them to Tracy and Darlene. Remember, no humans in the photographs!

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Specialty Weekend Wrap-up

Mary Jo Rasmussen, Specialty Chair

can’t thank everyone enough for making this year’s Specialty a lot of fun.

From volunteering for a specific job (please see next page), to sponsoring a

trophy, to purchasing raffle tickets, to entering dogs in herding and confor-

mation, to joining us for hearty, delicious meals at the Head Hunter’s Tav-

ern—we had a successful weekend!!

One huge omission needs to occur next year, however. No weather fore-

casting—AH! Friday was our only good weather day. The wind, rain and

record low temperatures made showing dogs pretty miserable. But we hud-

dled up and carried on!

Sweeps

Many thanks to our Sweeps judge, Phreddie Sienkewicz. This was her first

judging assignment and she went about her work like a pro. She was very

impressed with the line up and has promised to write an article about her

experience for an upcoming issue of Swissy Licks.

Two Stand-out Accomplishments

Our specialty produced two very special accomplishments. First, Chuckie

Bothner now joins just a handful of Swissies who have earned a Rally Ad-

vanced Excellent (RAE) title. A dog must earn two qualifying legs in one

day, ten times to earn the title. Truly outstanding!

Next is Penzie. She was our Best of Breed winner for the Eastern Regional

Specialty and also took a Group 4 placement! Our girls don’t have this op-

portunity often enough so I know owners Joe and Carol Neuman, breeder

Phreddie Sienkewicz and handler Lisa McDowell are still beside themselves!

Changes Next Year

We are looking at some changes next year. Most noticeable is the dramatic

decrease in the cost of sponsoring trophies. Please see page 11 for your op-

portunity to sponsor a trophy!! We would also like to add a just-for-fun

puppy match, but our ever-expanding schedule makes it difficult to squeeze

in. Equally problematic is the unpredictable weather—gaiting young pup-

pies in extreme heat or driving rain seems counter-productive.

And we will try, again, to move the herding event to the plantation. Susan,

our shepherdess, is willing to bring her sheep and set up rings at the show

site. The grounds keeper is also excited about the possibility. Stay tuned!!

Upcoming Events

January 7 & 8—Weight Pull

Knoxville, MD

Contact Jenna Starr-Farling

February 4—Pack Hike

(pending approval)

Manassas, VA

Contact Nancy Kechner

April 14 & 15—Draft Trial

(pending approval)

Cross Junction, VA

Contact Megan Westenmeyer

September 10-14, 2012

National Specialty

Loveland, CO

Contact Alison Burns

September 28-30, 2012

Specialty & Supported Entries,

Weight Pull, Herding, Picnic,

Educational Seminar

Millwood, VA

Contact Mary Jo Rasmussen

C & P Board Members

Huck Bothner - President Nancy Kechner- Vice President Mary Jo Rasmussen - Treasurer Jenna Starr-Farling- Secretary Michelle Charters - Director Kris Featheringham - Director Phyllis Walker - Director Megan Westenmeyer– Director

Additional Positions

Jan Collins —Photographer

Kris Featheringham— Webmaster

Mary Jo Rasmussen – Newsletter Editor

Michelle Charters — Ways and Means

Phyllis Walker — Membership Chair

Darlene Ward—Photographer & Calen-

dar

Tracy Brainard—Calendar

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2011 Hunt Country

Cluster Helpers!!

2012 Hunt Country

Cluster Helpers!!

Activity Volunteer

Raffle Jean Measell

2012 Calendars Tracy Brainard/Darlene Ward

Photographer Darlene Ward

Herding Megan Fletcher

Trophy sponsorships Michelle Charters

Trophy ordering Jan Collins

Friday trophy dis-tributor

Saturday trophy dis-tributor

Sunday trophy dis-tributor

Ring prizes

Mary Jo Rasmussen & ???

Educational seminar

Trophy table decora-tions

Ways and Means Jenna Starr-Farling

AKC/host kennel club paperwork

Mary Jo Rasmussen

Weight Pull Huck Bothner

Picnic coordination

As you can see, there are some holes in next

year’s volunteer list. Please contact Mary Jo if

you want to volunteer for a job, assist with a

job or if you’d like to do something not on

the list—great! We’ll make it happen!

Activity Volunteer

Raffle Jean Measell

2011 Calendars Tracy Brainard/Darlene Ward

Photographer Darlene Ward

Herding Megan Fletcher

Trophy sponsorships Doreen Holly, Leigh Poole

Trophy ordering Jan Collins

Trophy distributor Laura Bullock

Ring prizes

Laura Bullock, Mary Jo Rasmussen

Educational seminar Cathy Cooper

Trophy table deco-rations

Michelle Charters

Ways and Means Jenna Starr-Farling

AKC/host kennel club paperwork

Mary Jo Rasmussen

Picnic coordination Nancy Kechner, Kris Featheringham

Weight Pull Kris Featheringham, Jenna Starr-Farling, Huck Bothner

Unsung Heroes

Thank you so much for everyone’s help in

making this year’s event possible! You will

notice that weather forecaster is not on the

list—just doesn’t work out!

8 C & P Swissy Licks Oct/Nov 2011

Class $$ 9/30 Sponsor 10/1 Sponsor

Best of Breed 60 Randy and Katie Markley Brian and Heidi McPhillips

Best of Winners 30 Dahlgren GSMD- Jenna, Tim, and Maddie

Farling Sarah Trenholm

Best of Opposite 45 C & P GSMDC

Dahlgren GSMD- Jenna, Tim, and Maddie

Farling

Select Dog 40 C & P GSMDC GSMDCA

Select Bitch 40 C & P GSMDC Cheryl and Warren Fearer

Winners Dog 30 Katrine & Skip Shorb Barbara and Milo Warner

Reserve Winners Dog 25 Cathy Cooper-- Shadetree Greater Swiss

Joe and Carol Neuman - Kismet Swis-sies

Winners Bitch 30 Jim and Mary Jo Rasmussen—Double Q Swissies

C & P GSMDC

Reserve Winners Bitch 25 Doreen Holly—Serendipity Swissies Cathy Cooper—Shadetree Greater Swiss

High Scoring OB 30 Not available Megan Fletcher and Dustin Westen-meyer

High Scoring Rally-O 30 Not available Huck Bothner and Jean Measell

Trophy Sponsorship List Millwood, VA

September 30 - October 2, 2011

Thank you to our generous sponsors!!!

Class $$ 10/2 Sponsor

Best of Breed 60 Tracy Brainard, Darlene Ward—IMO Ella

Best of Winners 30 Tina and John Bailey

Best of Opposite 45 Jim and Mary Jo Rasmussen—Double Q Swissies

Select Dog 45 Brian and Heidi McPhillips

Select Bitch 45 Barbara and Milo Warner

Award of Merit 40 Jessica and Hanna Fournell-Ferrall

Award of Merit 40 Megan Fletcher and Dustin Westenmeyer

Winners Dog 30 Al and Jan Starr

Reserve Winners Dog 25 C & P GSMDC

Winners Bitch 30 Tracy Brainard, Darlene Ward—IMO Ella

Reserve Winners Bitch 25 Doreen Holly—Serendipity Swissies

6-9 Puppy Dog 25 Kris Featheringham—Tousseman GSMD

9-12 Puppy Dog 25 Dave and Michele O’Brien

12-18 Puppy Dog 25 Joe and Carol Neuman - Kismet Swissies

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Bred by Dog 25 C & P GSMDCA

Am Bred Dog 25 Phyllis Walker and Kate Walker-Bawa

Open Dog 25 C & P GSMDCA

Amateur Handled Dog 25 Leigh Poole and Ryan Fleek

6-9 Puppy Bitch 25 Jim Hauptly

9-12 Puppy Bitch 25 Laura Bullock—Fireside GSMD

12-18 Puppy Bitch 25 C & P GSMDC

Bred by Bitch 25 Carol Gehret—Cabro Swissies

Am Bred Bitch 25 Phyllis Walker and Kate Walker-Bawa

Open Bitch 25 Barbara and Milo Warner

Amateur Handled Bitch 25 Michelle Charters

Veteran Dog 25 Jan Collins

Veteran Bitch 25 Ann and John Gallagher

Stud Dog 25 GSMDCA

Brood Bitch 25 Jim and Mary Jo Rasmussen—Double Q Swissies

High Scoring OB 30 Jim and Mary Jo Rasmussen—Double Q Swissies

High Scoring Rally-O 30 Huck Bothner and Jean Measell

Open Inter Juniors 30 Jim and Mary Jo Rasmussen—Double Q Swissies

Novice Juniors 25 Jessica and Hanna Fournell-Ferrall

6-9 Puppy Dog 25 Kelly Nevin

9-12 Puppy Dog 25 Laura Bullock—Fireside GSMD

12-15 Puppy Dog 25 Leigh Poole and Ryan Fleek

15-18 Puppy Dog 25 C & P GSMDC

6-9 Puppy Bitch 25 Kelly Nevin

9-12 Puppy Bitch 25 C & P GSMDC

12-15 Puppy Bitch 25 Jan Collins

15-18 Puppy Bitch 25 Jan Collins

Best Puppy 35 Jan Collins

Best Opposite 35 C & P GSMDC

Veterans Sweepstakes

Dogs 7 & under 9 25 Debbie and Herb Davis IMO Kizzy

Dogs 9 & under 11 25 Yvonne Albrect-Peregoy

Dogs 11 & over 25 C & P GSMDC

Bitches 7 & under 9 25 Yvonne Albrect-Peregoy

Bitches 9 & under 11 25 Yvonne Albrect-Peregoy

Bitches 11 & over 25 Debbie and Herb Davis IMO Lacey

Best Veteran 35 GSMDCA

BOS Veteran 35 Ann and John Gallagher

Puppy Sweepstakes

Class $$ 9/28 Sponsor 9/29 Sponsor

Best of Breed 20

Best of Winners 15

Best of Opposite 20

Select Dog 15

Select Bitch 15

Winners Dog 12

Reserve Winners Dog 10

Winners Bitch 12

Reserve Winners Bitch 10

High Scoring OB 20 Not Offered

High Scoring Rally-O 20 Not Offered

Class $$ Specialty 9/30 Sponsor Sweeps 9/30

Best of Breed 20 Puppy:

Best of Winners 15 7$ 6-9 Puppy Dog

Best of Opposite 20 7$ 9-12 Puppy Dog

Select Dog 15 7$ 12-15 Puppy Dog

Select Bitch 15 7$ 15-18 Puppy Dog

Award of Merit 12 7$ 6-9 Puppy Bitch

Award of Merit 12 7$ 9-12 Puppy Bitch

Winners Dog 12 7$ 12-15 Puppy Bitch

Reserve Winners Dog 10 7$ 15-18 Puppy Bitch

Winners Bitch 12 10$ Best Puppy

Reserve Winners Bitch 10 10$ Best Opposite

6-9 Puppy Dog 7

9-12 Puppy Dog 7 Veteran:

12-18 Puppy Dog 7 7$ Best Veteran Dog

Bred by Dog 7 7$ Best Veteran Bitch

Am Bred Dog 7 10$ Best Veteran

Open Dog 7 10$ Best Opposite

Amateur Handled Dog 7

6-9 Puppy Bitch 7

9-12 Puppy Bitch 7

12-18 Puppy Bitch 7

Bred by Bitch 7

Am Bred Bitch 7

Open Bitch 7

Am Handled Bitch 7

Veteran Dog 10

Veteran Bitch 10

Stud Dog 10

Brood Bitch 10

High Scoring OB 20

High Scoring Rally-O 20

Open Inter Juniors 20

Novice Juniors 20

Hunt Country Cluster—Millwood, VA Trophy Sponsorship List

September 28 & 30, 2012

Next year’s sponsors needed!!

Please send notification of your sponsorship to Michelle Charters and remuneration to Paypal at cptreas@gmail.com or send a check to treasurer, Mary Jo Rasmussen at: 3152 Holmes Run Road, Falls Church, VA 22042

s many of you are now aware, on

September 18th, I proposed to my

then girlfriend, now fiancé, Jaime

Scott at the Berks County Kennel

Club show in Macungie, Pa. I had

known for some time I was going to

do it as the subject was commonplace

in our conversations, but the question

was, ―How was I going to do it?‖ For

those of you who know me well, I’m

not one for subtlety but being one of

the biggest days in a person’s life, it

had to be memorable.

I finally decided that it was going to

be done in the ring. Jaime and I had

met some time back and had shown

against each other over the last few

years, so it seemed the perfect setting.

As many times as we went ―down and

back‖ as competitors, it was the per-

fect metaphoric setting to set off

―down the next road of our combined

lives.‖

I made a few phone calls with some

people that I knew had to be there.

Family, close friends, etc and finally

settled on the date. Everyone was

sworn to secrecy, but more on that

later. Everything was rolling along as

expected and that was that. Plan-

ning was done. Wrong.

How could I forget? What about

the Judge? It’s his or her ring

after all and there is a schedule

to keep. Would I go through all

of this just to have the Judge

hastily clear us out of the ring

and dampen what should other-

wise be a spectacular day? I have

to look. Who is the Judge?

Luckily, it was Ms. Jean Fournier. I

sent her an email with my plan and

eagerly awaited her reply. What if she

said no? Would I have to change eve-

rything around and go with the cliché

romantic dinner by the scenic Schuyl-

kill River? I waited for Jean’s reply,

and waited. Had she received my

email? If she had, did she discard it as

simply being a stunt she wanted no

part of? Thankfully, for any of you

that have ever had the displeasure of

being near that filthy body of water

known as the Schuylkill River, she

didn’t. Approximately a week and a

half later, Jean sent me a very nice re-

ply that she thought it was a great idea

and had never heard of it being done

before and offered any assistance I

needed. And we were on for that day.

All of the planning was done. Those

that needed to know, knew and were

going to be there. Barring the ele-

ments frowning on us, we were set for

our day.

I had a month to go. Wow, this was

entirely too easy. All I had to do was

touch base with Jean on Saturday so

she knew for sure who I was and then

just keep up the ruse that nothing was

going on. Everything was flowing

smoothly and ticking like clockwork,

right? Wrong.

The ring! How the hell could I forget

the ring? This should be easy enough

right? Just go the local jewelry stores

and get the ring, right? Jaime usually

does a ―girl’s night‖ with her Mom, so

after work, off I went. I had done all

of the appropriate research into the

―C’s‖ of diamonds, color, clarity and

cut, so I thought I knew what I

wanted and off I went. At my first

stop, I spouted out all my newly ac-

quired diamond knowledge to the

salesperson and was pretty proud of

myself until she asked, ―OK, sounds

like you know what you’re looking for

in a stone, but what about the set-

ting?‖ Uh….I didn’t really think about

that. An engagement ring needs a set-

ting? Who would have thought about

that detail?

I proceeded to tell her that Jaime was

a professional dog handler and be-

cause of that I needed something a bit

more sturdy than the typical solitaire

(I did know that term, only because of

a Kay’s Jewelry commercial I saw the

day before.) She looked at me and

said, ―Aw, that’s great. My friend

Jenny has someone like that that

comes in everyday too that let’s out

her doggie.‖ I smiled and said, ―No,

you don’t understand, she is not a pet

sitter, she’s a professional dog han-

dler, for like, um, show dogs, you

know?‖ I guess she didn’t because all

I got was a big, toothy smile and a

head nod. I continued, ―Like on TV?

A Ring Inside the Ring

Brian Ullom

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Westminster? The Thanksgiving Day

dog show on after the Macy’s

Thanksgiving Parade?‖ I guess not as

the head kept nodding up and down

like the Charlie Manuel bobble head

doll someone had given me after the

Phillies won the 2008 World Series.

Let me try this another way. ―You

know, she has to wash all the dogs,

get them ready to show before taking

them in the ring?‖ Finally, the eyes lit

up. Success. ―Oh, she’s a groomer!‖

However. she told me she knew ex-

actly what I needed. Now we are get-

ting somewhere. A moment later she

came back with, you guessed it, a

solitaire. I smiled, thanked her and

walked out.

That’s pretty much how the rest of

the evening at every other place with

the exception of me making the mis-

take of mentioning crates to one

salesperson and how a solitaire

would likely get caught on one. She

felt the need to read me the riot act

about animal cruelty and how I

should be ashamed. Ugh.

No worries. I have plenty of time on

this. Wrong.

That’s when the big roadblock ar-

rived. I got sick. They weren’t sure

what it was, but I was confined to

being home and on bed rest. No

driving. That’s ok. My trusty friend

the internet will come through. I can

do more research and get my parents

to drive me back to the store the

next weekend when she goes away to

the shows in Massachusetts. Ha ha,

not so fast. Jaime, being the great

girlfriend that she is, decided to stay

home to make sure I was going to be

alright. Being even a better girlfriend,

she decided not to leave my side for

the next three weeks.

How am I going to get

out of this one.

Luckily, she finally

agreed to go on an over-

night ―girl’s night‖ with

Mom a full one weekend

before the event. Kudos

to my parents for coming

down and picking up my

son and me and off we

went. How things

changed. We went to a little local

place in Reading, Pa. I explained the

situation to the jeweler, whom my

Mom had used before and he looked

at me and said, ―I know exactly what

you need.‖ It turns out that he and

his wife were Portuguese Water Dog

people and getting ready to go to

their national. Things were looking

up. He walked over to the case,

grabbed three rings, that were all per-

fect. I picked the one I thought she

would like and we were done. Every-

thing was in place. My parents would

bring the ring on Sunday so I didn’t

have to hide it and all systems were a

go. I had a whole week to spare and

everything was in place. Wrong.

The show date was Sunday and the

plan was to do it after breed. Sunday?

What was I thinking? Everyone

heads right to the car for the ride

home after a long weekend. How

would I keep everyone there? A pan-

icked call to Katie and Randy

Markley and we had that covered.

They would be crowd control.

Check!

Then came the weather. There were

two shows in Gilbert, Pa on Thurs-

day and Friday. Both days were sup-

posed to be partly cloudy with sea-

son 70’s temperatures. We got there

before dawn and as the sun rose, I

saw nothing but a mass of dark gray

that portended the upcoming down-

pour we were going to have. Thurs-

day and Friday were spent running

through muck and trying to stay dry.

How would Macungie be on Sunday.

Well, can’t worry about that now.

Friday came and the weather cleared

up thankfully. On our way back from

Gilbert, we decided to stop at the

show site so that we and Jaime’s

friend Cassi Williams, who was stay-

ing with us, could set up. As we were

getting ready, Jaime informed me

how Berner’s were right after Swis-

sies on Sunday and she hoped she

had time to go back and get the

Berner and back to the ring. Aaagh!

Off to Jessy and Roxanne Sutton I

went for assistance. Ok guys, here is

the plan. I’m proposing on Sunday.

You’re in the first position, so which-

ever one of you are there, do NOT

let Jaime out of the ring. Check. One

more fire put out.

Then came the text from her Mom

saying how excited she was about

tomorrow. Of course Jaime had just

had my phone in my hand seconds

before. My hair is getting even grayer

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and thinner, but everything is going

to work out. Not too many people

know. This is all going to work out.

We’ll go home tonight, have a nice

dinner, get some rest and tomorrow

is the big day.

Not so fast. One more hitch. While

Jaime was getting changed that eve-

ning, Cassi looks at me and says,

―Well?‖ with a big smile on her face.

I played dumb, which isn’t too hard

as I’ve had a lot of practice, and said,

―Well what?‖ How are you going to

do it tomorrow?‖ Trying to improve

on my dumbness, I said, ―Do what?

Show dogs?‖ She looked at me coyly

and said, ―You know. The proposal!‖

How did she know? It appears some-

one thought she would be in on it

and let it slip. Sorry Cassi, but now I

have to lie. I came up with a quick

story about how I was going to do it

tomorrow, but with being sick I had-

n’t had the time to plan anything.

Luckily, my poker face worked and

she fell for it. Come on big day.

Finally Sunday arrived. The butter-

flies were stirring, but it was here. I

waited patiently for ring time as I

tried to avoid eye contact with any-

one in the know. There was a quick

instance when someone mentioned

to Jaime, ―Did you see Erin?‖ and I

just about panicked as Erin

(McWilliams) is the breeder she

shows for and never comes to

shows. I quickly covered by saying

that this was the surprise she thought

I was planning and yes, indeed, she

was here. That was why she caught

me speaking to her the other night

about ring times.

Here we go. Ring time. Come on

Jean, let’s get through the classes and

to breed. This ring is burning a hole

in my pocket. Finally, winner’s bitch

has been named. Let’s get in the

breed ring. I see the smiles from

friends and family, who know what’s

coming next. Stop it. I’m nervous

enough. She’s going up the line. She

picked breed, best of winners, oppo-

site, the selects, it’s over. Jaime didn’t

win. She’s way ahead of me and

heading for the ring exit. Oh no, not

now. Not after all this planning.

All of a sudden I hear a painful,

―Ouch, oww, Jaime, Jaime, HELP

ME!‖ Roxanne Sutton is half dou-

bled over. She’s holding her foot off

the ground in obvious pain. Jaime is

going over to her and helping her.

Roxanne’s arm over her shoulder,

Jaime’s arm around her waist. Every-

one is looking. Oh no. I’m sorry

Roxanne, but now? Why now? I

stand there dumbfounded. How can

I propose when she is in obvious

pain?

Then the wink and head nudge

comes from Roxanne. It was the

body language equivalent of, ―C’mon

dude. You asked me to keep her

from leaving. The rest is up to you.‖

That’s when it happened. With our

families and friends there, I got down

on one knee right in front of Jaime

and the ―injured‖ Roxanne. Jaime

looked at me like I was crazy until

Roxanne let go of her and miracu-

lously recovered. I know I said some-

thing. Hopefully it was the words I

had carefully planned out especially

for that day. In all likelihood it

sounded more like the drive through

at McDonalds.

All I remember after that is what

seemed like a half hour on my knee

with silence all around until I finally

heard the single word I had been

waiting for. ―Yes.‖ The place erupted

and from what I understand, a few

rings actually stopped judging to see

what was going on. I think I saw a

hint of a tear in Jaime’s eye at that

moment. We exited the ring to our

family and friends and in the midst

of it, I guess I forgot that I had to go

back in as I went select bitch. Thank

you to the ring steward for her per-

sistent calling of me, or I would have

just walked back to our setup.

We followed with a get together back

at the Markley’s motor home where

more of our friends and family con-

gregated and then it was off to

Berner’s. The show must go on. Spe-

cial thanks to everyone there for

making the day perfect.

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lash was the first dog that I did a

draft trial with. When I started him

on the cart he was somewhat afraid

of it. Because of that I spent lots of

time with him and the cart. I taught

him how to turn very tight turns as

he needed to understand the cart in

all ways to be 100% comfortable.

He can do a turn on the haunches and just turn the cart around him.

Made the weaves and turns on course feel very confident for us both.

Flash is low key guy and I don't have as much obedience on him as I

do Annie. Because of his lack of obedience I wasn't as confident in

the basic control part of the test. Not because I was worried he would

run off but because I wasn't sure how well he would show a fast pace.

That is exactly what he failed the second day when we were doing the

open control. Flash had a cyst removed from his back so he wasn't

able to compete this time.

Annie, for a young dog, I have spent some time doing obedience with

her so I was quite confident in the control test with her. She on the

other hand has hardly had a cart on. I feel in some ways I took advan-

tage of her complete trust in me. I could feel she wasn't totally com-

fortable with certain parts of the carting. What training she has had

with the cart has all been with lots of food rewards. I hadn't taken

away the treats in my training because she wasn't trained enough. Yet

I asked her to do the whole test with no treats. She did it for her nov-

ice title but not in Annie fashion. So what I take from both experi-

ences is that to walk in the ring and feel confident that you can suc-

ceed you need to have spent plenty of time training with and with out

a cart. I admire Huck for all the training he has put into Chuckie and

as he said to me he could walk in the ring 10 times in one day with

Chuckie and pass all ten times. That is a dog that has had plenty of

training to give Huck that confidence. When I compare it to agility I

don't ever show one of my dogs until every piece of equipment is

proofed and really trained at the highest level. So, for the spring trials,

Annie needs lots more time in the cart and Flash needs more obedi-

ence. There are no short cuts in carting just as there are no short cuts

in agility.

Learning From My First Two Draft Trials

Jan Collins

Saturday Results

November 12

Of the 9 teams entered, 5 passed the draft test for a pass-rate of 56%.

Karen Pyle & Tremor earned their 3rd Open draft leg (2 more for the Master Draft Dog title!!)

Ann Gallagher & Chloe earned their Novice Draft Dog title!!!

Jan Collins & Annie earned their Novice Draft Dog title!!!

Kelly Scudder & Aro (German Shepherd Dog) earned their Novice Draft Dog title!!

Laurie Carmody & Halo (a vet-eran!) earned their Novice Draft Dog title!!

Sunday Results

November 13

Of the 10 teams entered, 3 passed the draft test for a pass-rate of 30%.

Kelly Scudder & Aro (German Shepherd Dog) earned their Open Draft Dog title!!

Laurie Carmody & Halo (a vet-eran!) earned their Open Draft Dog title!!

Laurie Carmody & Comet earned their Novice Draft Dog title!!

For Draft Trial photos, click HERE

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All-breed Weight Pulling Competition

NEW Location

When: Saturday & Sunday, January 7th & 8th, 2012 10:00-10:45 AM Weigh-in 10:45 AM Handlers’ Meeting 11:00 AM Pull Starts

Where: Jenna’s House, 3611 S. Mountain Rd., Knoxville, Maryland 21758

Cost Per Dog: $20 for one day, $30 for both days

Prizes: Trophy for Most Weight Pulled and Most Weight Pulled Per Pound of Body Weight. Ribbons for 1st-4th place in each weight class

This will be a wheels on carpet pull The weight pull will follow GSMDCA Rules and Regulations The track is indoors, so it is rain (snow) or shine

This is a possibility for dogs to earn two weight pulling legs in one week-end at a convenient location. Tell your friends!!!!! RSVP to dahlgrenswissys@hotmail.com just to give us an idea of how many dogs to expect. Email if you have any questions. Hotel Information for Hotels that allow dogs: Holiday Inn Holiday Inn Express* 5400 Holiday Drive 5579 Spectruim Drive Frederick MD Frederick MD 301-694-7500 301-695-2881 Approx. 20 minutes from pull location Approx. 20 minutes from pull location *Pet Fee

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Civil War All Breed Pack Hike! February 4 (pending approval)

Manassas National Battlefield & Bull Run

Gorgeous and historic site!

Easy 10 mile terrain—grass, gravel and wooden walkways on rolling hills

Informational markers, canons, historic buildings, homesteads, cemeteries, creeks and a stone bridge dot the landscape

When: 8:00 AM check-in & weigh-in Where: Henry Hill Visitor Center .5 miles from I-66 Exit 47 B Cost: $20, includes $3 park fee Contact: Nancy Kechner

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Chesapeake & Potomac Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Club

Sponsors

All Breed Draft Test

April 14 & 15, 2012 (approval pending) Save the date!!

756 New Hope Rd., Cross Junction, VA 22625 540-664-3946

Entry fees $40 per team per entry—ring prizes $35 per team per entry

Qualifier ribbons and brass plate

To sign up contact: Megan Westenmeyer mfletchrides@hotmail.com

Judges: Huck Bothner & Mary Jo Rasmussen

Apprentice Judges: Megan Westenmeyer & Jim Rasmussen

Ch Barton Manor's Einstein & Dogwoods Touch of Class (Callie)

pup, Dogwoods Jasmin (Gretchen) died today, 26 November. She

would have been twelve years old next month, 29 December. Every-

one loved Gretchen and she loved everyone. The love of a dog is

the best deal man has ever made. Gretchen was written up in the C

& P Swissy Licks, September 2011.

Yvonne Albrecht-Peregoy

Izzy broke his own weight pulling record, pulling 4200 lbs at our

Regional Specialty pull on Thursday!! VIDEO

Ripley Trenholm earns his Grand Championship!

Millie Bailey earns her Championship!

Porter Lage earns his NAP (Novice Agility Preferred) title—no

napping there!! Congrats, Andi!!

Fury Nevin earns his NJP (Novice Jumpers Preferred) and Nov-

ice FAST Preferred agil-

ity titles—way to go,

Kelly!!

Brenda Cooper earns

her Championship!!

Gabby Featheringham

goes Best Opposite Fri-

day and Saturday at the

C&P specialty!!

Bruno goes Best of

Breed in Virginia

Beach!!

Gabby finishes her

Grand Championship in

Howard County!!

Annie Collins took first

place with a score of 99

in her Rally debut!!

Wonderful!!

Burley Rasmussen

turned ten years old No-

vember 13, 2011!

Jim Rasmussen turns 60

years old Dec. 4th!!

Guinness and Bailey enjoying St. Michaels

Mille Bailey’s 5-point major & Championship

Gabby goes Best Opposite in Millwood!!

C & P Member Brags!!

Bruno Teute-Haulman and Jessica

Burley

Over the Rainbow...

Gretchen 12/23/99

to 11/26/11

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Soullie was the only dog to qualify in Obedience Novice A and

took first place winning the perpetual Trophy, (a big Swissy bell).

She participated in Team Obedience with Sprite, Sophia and

Chuckie and took 1st place - of course we were the only team to

compete. Soullie did do a down on recall and we had never even

practiced that – awesome. She was on Team Rally with Kenzie,

Chuckie and Sophia and they took 1st place out of 3 teams. Soul-

lie also took 1st place in Futurity in the 15 months and older

class. Then Soullie made the cut in the big breed ring. Out of 21

bitches she made it down to 8. The biggest feat that week was

that Soullie pulled 925lbs to get her first leg in weight pull. She

earned a second place spot for the under 89lb Swissy’s, only losing to the first place spot on a slightly

slower time. I cannot tell you how proud I am of this Shadetree girl. Thanks to Grandma’s Cathy Cooper

and Mary Beth Usery.

At the National Specialty, Kenzie Westenmeyer pulled 1,465 lbs on her first ever pull (more than a lot of

the big boys) and she is a small girl of only 92 lbs, earning her first leg towards her 15x title and getting 3rd

place in her weight category. She also won her rally novice A class against 6 other dogs.

Chuckie’s National Specialty: 2nd Place Senior Obedience, 1st Place Brace Obedience, 1st Place Team Obe-

dience, 1st Place Advance Rally Pairs, 1st Place Team Rally, 1st Place Rally Excellent, 1st Place Rally Ad-

vance (RAE leg 11), Best Veteran in possibly the largest veteran class ever (17 dogs & bitches) at a

GSMDCA National Specialty, Award Of Merit

George made the Internet!! Take a look! http://www.nbc29.com/story/16167073/charlottesville-dog-takes-

top-honors

Nancy Kechner

Just wanted to give a heads up on the 2 new members of my family - am fos-

tering them at this point, but they have already kleptoed my heart. Honey is

the female, and Sweetheart is the fluffy (we don't use the "f" word in this

house) one. Have only had them a few days but they've liked the Skadberg spa

amenities: massages, herbal baths, acupressure and energy healings. Not to

mention a clean diet.

The dogs came into rescue and other than knowing they were puppymill dogs

that didn't have any papers, I don't know anything more about them. What I

can tell you is they have huge hearts that have stolen mine already. Had gotten

2 other Swissies from rescue in the past that I ended up adopting and neither

of those boys came to me with such open hearts. I could not have asked for a

more wonderful Thanksgiving gift than them.

Jan Skadberg

More Brags...

Soullie’s National Specialty Ribbon’s

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Chesapeake & Potomac (C & P GSMDC) GREATER SWISS MOUNTAIN DOG CLUB

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