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President’s Message: Baskets of Pride & Auction Preview
Giant Tales
G S C A M O N T H L Y E N E W S L E T T E R
September 2014
Volume 14, Issue 9
Upcoming
Events:
● October 29- No-
vember 2, 2014:
GSCA
National,
Purina Farms
Auction Items 1-4
Financials 5
Board Minutes 6
Reminders 7
New Titles 8
Looking Back 9
CHF News &
Announcements
10
Epilepsy Initiative 11
National Specialty 12
Trophy Donations 13
Inside this issue:
As we make preparations for the National Specialty at Purina Farms in Octo-ber, we have a growing number of exciting events planned, along with the dog show, of course. This year, we are asking members to create a “Basket of Pride” from your state or region that can be auctioned off by the GSCA. Your basket could include things that are representative of where you call home, as well as, items that other members will like to bid on at silent auction. Luke and I are putting together two “Pride of New York” bas-kets which will contain, so far: New York cheese, New York maple syrup, Vodka dis-tilled in Schoharie County, hard cider and apples from Roger’s Orchard. We’re having fun shopping for the items, especially since they all MUST be sampled for purity. Many of the board members have committed to making baskets and so far, we have a basket from Florida and one from Maine coming from Robin Greenslade. Kim Dem-chak is putting together an Arizona basket and Peggy Shackleford is already shopping for her “California Wine Basket,” there may be a line in front of that one. I’m sure Mar-yann Bisceglia will have a Pennsylvania or Eastern region basket, too. Brenda Cejka is working on Texas basket and God only knows what the mid-west folks will come up with. We can’t have too many, so encourage other members to donate a “Basket of Pride” from your region and/or state. Washington and Colorado, please follow federal guide-lines.
The trick, of course, is to find items that represent your region and can be carried half-way across the country and still be desir-able. I think you get the idea. If you need help with suggestions, call me. I guarantee once you start talking about it, the ideas will start to flow. We’re having so much fun putting the baskets together, we can’t wait to bid on somebody else’s to bring home. Wow, is the auction coming along nicely, too. Big thanks to Yvonne Schilla for her donations of some VERY nice vintage Giant Schnauzer items and to Rob-in Greenslade for collecting items from the estate of Carolyn Coulter. Theresa Siebert donated a beauti-ful Giant Schnau-zer head pendant on a chain. Here is a preview of this year’s auction items, so far. 1) Beautiful an-tique demitasse silver spoon with Schnauzer handle.
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2) Bronze Giant Schnauzer pin tray 3) Drawing of Giant Schnauzer with bicycle 4) Shadow box with assorted Riesenschnauzer medals 5) Rosenthal ceramic figurine of Giant Schnauzer. The figurine has a little history. After WWII the Rosenthal factory (they specialized in fine tableware) made figurines of several breeds. American GIs wanted souvenirs & these met that need. Sometime during the 1960s the GSCA made a cast of it to be used as BOB prizes at the National Specialties. They were cast at the Mack Truck Co, whose CEO, Zenon Hansen, was a
GSCA member. When the last was given out, no more were made. 6) Musical Giant Schnauzer and Pony circus train 7) Signed Giant Schnauzer pen and ink head study 8) Mounted and framed Giant Schnauzer Head Study print 9) Giant Schnauzer wood planter and stencils to recreate 10) Reed & Barton Silver bowl 11) Giant Schnauzer wooden leash rack and stencils to recreate 12) Giant Schnauzer wooden toy and stencils to recreate 13) Giant Schnauzer head study on wooden oval plaque 14) Framed Two Giant
Schnauzers pen and ink 15) Framed Canine Eye Chart 16) Sterling Silver Giant Schnauzer Pendant There’s more to come. If you still plan to donate items for the auction but you didn’t tell Luke yet, zip him off an e-mail so he has a better idea of what’s coming. His e-mail is: lnorton4@nycap.rr.com. See you in St. Louis! Doug Hill President, Giant Schnauzer Club of America
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GSCA Telephonic Board Meeting Minutes August 13, 2014 Board Members Present:
Doug Hill, Robin Greenslade, Howard Postovit, Maryanne Bisceglia, Kim Demchak , Christina Tommila, Peggy Shackelford absent - Cornelia King Call to Order: 8:37 pm Next Meeting - Wednesday , September 10, 2014 Approve Minutes from July 11, 2014 meeting Robin made the motion to approve the 7-11-2014 minutes Kim - 2nd MOTION PASSED Report from the Secretary:
Robin Greenslade New Member Application
Michael & Rachael Sundeen 8873 Prickly Pear Circle Parker CO 80134 (719)322-4675 sund632@bears.unco.edu
sponsors: Cynthia Wallace & Victoria Kallete Member Address Change
Debbie Coffin 199 Jericho Rd Salem NH 08079 email: jengaincontrol@gmail.com
Motions Passed: 7-23-2014 Maryann made a motion to send a $1000.00 donation to the Hemopet Rabies Chal-lenge Fund Howard - 2nd MOTION PASSED 8-5-2014 Howard made a motion to pay the in-voice to Sports Accesso-ries America $487.50 for 250 congratulatory pins ordered by Marnie. Peggy - 2nd MOTION PASSED 8-13-2014 Kim made a motion to approve Laurie Clark, Cindy Wallace and Vikki Kallete to head the committee and host the National Specialty , September 2015 in Greely CO Robin - 2nd MOTION PASSED Discussion items Constitution and By Laws committee submit-tal - BOD members are reviewing the submittal independently Parent Club rescue com-mittee grants - BOD is moving forward to setup grant process for dis-persing funds to rescue organizations for the gi-ant schnauzer.
Breeder Website Listing- PDF is being reviewed and hope to be online and in test mode early November 2014 for launch in January 2015 REPORT FROM THE TREASURER Robin made a motion to approve July Treasurer's Report Maryann - 2nd Motion Passed UNFINISHED BUSINESS Howard presented a Specialty update NEW BUSINESS Discussion of judges selection and how they relate to our Standing Rules ADJOURNMENT - Robin made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 10:19pm Maryann - 2nd Motion Passed Meeting adjourned at 10:19pm
Board Minutes:
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Giant Steps Publication Dates for 2014
The Eastern Regional
Board Member and
the Secretary position
had no nomination
VERY IMPORTANT:
The membership
should vote on the
three (3) proposed
standing rule changes
concerning our
judges selection for
National and
Regional
Specialties.
So VOTE and please
return the ballots
timely manner.
Mail to:
Robin Greenslade
Secretary GSCA
3660 Burkholm Road
Mims, FL 32754
Election ballots
need to be returned
and in Robin
Greenslade’s
possession by
10/10/14 .
There is no vote on
Board members as
those who are
running are running
unopposed.
Please Vote!
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Issue Deadline Publication Date
National Specialty November 30th December
GIANT SCHNAUZER CLUB OF AMERICA OFFICIAL BALLOT
FOR CHANGES TO OUR STANDING RULES
IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE GSCA CONSTITUTION AND IN ORDER FOR
YOUR BALLOT TO REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND CONSIDERED VALID
YOU MUST:
PLACE YOUR COMPLETED BALLOT IN THE BLANK ENVELOPE PROVIDED
AND SEAL IT. DUAL MEMBERSHIPS HAVE BEEN SENT TWO (2) BALLOTS;
INCLUDE BOTH IN THE BLANK ENVELOPE. PLACE THE BLANK SEALED
ENVELOPE INTO THE PROVIDED PRE-ADRESSED ENVELOPE TO Robin
Greenslade, GSCA SECRETARY. YOUR BALLOT(S) MUST BE
RECEIVED (POSTMARK DOES NOT APPLY) BY Robin
Greenslade NO LATER THAN 10/10/2014.
RESULTS OF THIS BALLOT WILL BE ANNOUNCED NO LATER THAN 11/09/2014.
New Titles!
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Dog Title Dog Name Sex Owners Name
Champion CH Fanta C's Life Of Riley D Nancy D Brown & Nancy E. Nier & Bernie Brown
Champion CH Fanta C's Walkin' After Midnight B Nancy E. Nier
Champion CH Histyle's Tasmanian Devil D Hector Morales & Federico Mo-rales
Champion CH Seven Seas Aurora Electra's Echo V. Adonis B Capt. A Sevastopoulos & K Se-vastopoulos
Champion CH Stablemaster's Cool Johnny Cool D Irina Klimanskaya
Grand Champion GCH CH Cadbury's Wanna Go Fast? D Cheryl Schaffer & Melisa Davis & Robert Schaffer
Companion Dog Rr Pearl Black Meike CD BN B Richard Russell & Janet Russell
Companion Dog Excel-lent Riesenrad's Kaari Another Turn CDX GN RA CGC B
Ingrid Hamburger & T Ahlgren & H Hamburger
Beginner Novice GCH CH Skansen's Errol Flynn BN D Louise Lister & Lu O Castro
Beginner Novice Skansen's Talk Of Tailwind BN B Rick Leach & STACY LEACH
Rally Advanced Hemi Vom Engelskotten BN RA AX AXJ OAP AJP OF OFP B Rebecca Letson
Rally Advanced Riesenrad's Kaari Another Turn CDX GN RA CGC B Ingrid Hamburger & T Ahlgren & H Hamburger
Master Excellent Jump-er Preferred 7
CT MACH2 PACH Histyle's Nosy Rosie VCD2 RN MXB2 MJB2 MXP6 MXPS MJP7 MJPS PAX2 OF B
Judy Shonborn & Michael Shonborn
Canine Good Citizen Classic Rosebud V Easentaigh CGC B Mary E Falls
Canine Good Citizen Skansen's Luna Lovegood CGC B Lucy Edling & Eric Edling
Therapy Dog Novice CH Bigfoot's Western Treasure THDN CGC B Kimberly Demchak & Susan K Butz
Therapy Dog Novice CH Stonehouse Claim Jumper RN THDN CGC B Kimberly Demchak & Jack Ku-kuchka
The Breeder side:
The list was long of the
items needed to be
checked off in order to get
ready for the big weekend:
The National Specialty.
Selecting the most
promising, our very best to
show and to show off was
a big part of the planning.
Timing the different stages
of stripping to have the
coat in perfect length at
just the right
time. Exercising routinely
and regularly assessing the
conformation were all part
of the process. It was a
time to look over the new
completion, meet new
GSCA club members,
renew old acquaintances,
and attend club meetings,
seminars, enjoy a banquet
or two! The time had
come, the highlight of our
year, our only vacation,
and we looked forward to
going again and again,
each year. It was
Important to be there, to be
able to see all of the
Giants. Pedigrees were
memorized, top dogs
closely examined; after all,
we were serious about this
as breeders and exhibitors.
If we had won points and
ribbons, it helped get us
back home, for we all were
exhausted.
The Judges side:
Time to fast forward, the
Giant Schnauzer was and
is not an easy breed to
understand and perhaps
there might be a better way
of explaining and
promoting the breed we
are so passionate
about. Judging, joining the
ranks of other breeder
judges seemed to be a
wise and obvious
choice. We needed to
become more familiar with
our breed standard, we
needed to be able to better
understand structure and
movement not only as it
pertained to the Giant, but
other similarly built working
breeds. Standing in the
ring as a judge, knowing
what to look for, making
comparisons and decisions
also takes concentra-
tion: A lot of focus for so
many dogs as entered in a
specialty or a National
Specialty. Preparations as
a judge are quite different
from the exhibitor at this
important event. There is a
list of materials to review
and now all we have to do
is sort out the entries and
find the best Giant
Schnauzer. It is a great
honor to be selected to
judge a National Specialty,
especially of one’s own
breed. It is perhaps, the
best we can do for our
breed.
Looking Back: The National Specialty (From Both Sides of the Fence) by Joan Anselm
Giant Tales Volume 14, Issue 9
Editor’s note:
This summer, I had
the opportunity to
visit with long time
breeder– judge,
Joan Anselm. I
asked Joan to write
an article for the
Looking Back
section from her
unique perspective,
both a breeder/
owner/handler and
as a judge of out
National Specialty.
Only a few have
held both honors.
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CH Ingebars Black Diamond "Slate"
winning the National Specialty under Joan
Anselm (pictured left), 2005.
Photo courtesy of Maryann Bisceglia.
Susan M. Lilly, Certified
Fund Raising Professional
(CFRE), has been appoint-
ed CEO of the AKC Canine
Health Foundation (CHF).
Founded in 1995, CHF is
the leading organization
devoted solely to canine
health research, having
funded more than $40 mil-
lion in worthy scientific re-
search and education to
help dogs and their owners
lead longer, healthier lives.
Ms. Lilly will oversee CHF
operations at its headquar-
ters in Raleigh, NC, super-
vising day-to-day activities,
grant administration, finan-
cial management, and de-
velopment. She succeeds
Terry T. Warren, PhD, JD,
who retired in June after
six years in the position. A
native of Michigan, Ms.
Lilly boasts a strong fund-
raising background. After
holding development posi-
tions at Central Michigan
University, she served as
Director of Development at
Michigan State University
and, most recently, was
Executive Director of the
North Carolina State Uni-
versity Veterinary Health
Foundation. In announcing
Ms. Lilly’s appointment, Dr.
A. Duane Butherus, AKC
Canine Health Foundation
Board Chairman said, "She
has proven herself to be an
extremely productive fund-
raiser, able to connect the
scientific community with
pet-loving donors and to
create an outstanding envi-
ronment of philanthropy.
CHF welcomes her exper-
tise and enthusiastic ap-
proach as we strive to con-
tinue to enhance our out-
standing programs." As
Ms. Lilly noted, “CHF has
already instituted a valua-
ble, international program
of support for canine
health. I look forward to
building on this history and
growing initiatives to further
our exceptional mission.
When we help our pets, we
also enrich our own lives.”
The judging ballot for the 2015 National Specialty as well as judging
nominations for the 2016 and 2017 National Specialties were mailed this
week by Vicki Kallett. Be sure to return the form no later than October
20, 2014 in the envelope that is pre-addressed and stamped to Vicki.
There are instruction in the mailing if you have any questions. Voting for
the judge for our national is very important. Resumes for the judges are
included.
Judging Ballot and Nominations
AKC CHF Announces New CEO: Susan Lilly
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The Premium list for the GSCA National can be found at:
http://www.caper-dogs.com/GSCA14Premium.pdf
Please Note: Entries CLOSE on Wednesday, October 8,
2014. Caper DOES accept credit cards.
The seizure-related syn-
dromes collectively known as
epilepsy represent one of the
most common neurological
disorders in dogs, and as such
are a significant concern to
the AKC Canine Health
Foundation and our donors. In
response to donor concern,
CHF is launching a major,
two phase research effort to
better classify disease, under-
stand the underlying mecha-
nisms that predispose dogs to
epilepsy, and finally, to intro-
duce new drugs into the ca-
nine epilepsy treatment pipe-
line. To ensure success, the
Epilepsy Research Initiative
requires the formation of col-
laborative pre-clinical/clinical
research groups who will
work together to define the
molecular basis of epilepsy
and develop disease modifica-
tion or prevention strategies.
It is expected that formation
of collaborative pre-clinical/
clinical research teams will
accelerate the discovery phase
and thus the translation of
research from laboratory
bench to patient. Successful
applications were required to
demonstrate both a strong
understanding of the clinical
syndromes themselves and a
rigorous preclinical research
base.
Two Epilepsy Grants Ap-
proved:
2131: Neurostimulation: A
Groundbreaking New Treat-
ment for Canine Epilepsy
Principal Investigator: Dr.
Sam Nicholas Long, PhD
Institution: The University of
Melbourne Total Grant
Amount:
Phase I $116,000
Epilepsy is a debilitating con-
dition that affects a large
number of dogs, resulting in
premature death and distress
for their owners. For many
dogs the underlying cause is
unknown. In people, advances
in some types of imaging
have identified subtle abnor-
malities, including abnormal
development and shrinkage of
particular regions in the brain
of some people with epilepsy
that can be surgically re-
moved to improve the control
of seizures. This project will
apply the same advanced
techniques to the brains of
dogs with epilepsy to deter-
mine whether those same ab-
normalities exist in dogs. In
those dogs in which no abnor-
malities can be found, this
project will investigate a new
form of treatment, known as
neurostimulation which has
been shown to reduce the
frequency of seizures dramati-
cally in human clinical trials.
This involves surgically im-
planting a new, highly sophis-
ticated device called the Brain
Radio that can provide con-
trolled electrical stimulation
to parts of the brain while
simultaneously recording the
brain’s activity. This device is
one of the very first that could
potentially provide successful
therapy only when needed to
treat imminent seizures and if
it proves successful in dogs it
will enter clinical trials in
people with epilepsy.
2133: Canine Epilepsy: Ge-
netic Variants, Biomarkers,
and New Therapies Principal
Investigator: Dr. Ned E. Pat-
terson, DVM PhD Institution:
University of Minnesota
Total Grant Amount: Phase I
$104,781.00
Epilepsy is a significant sei-
zure disorder affecting all dog
breeds. It is the most common
chronic nervous system disor-
der in dogs, with a prevalence
of 0.5% - 5.7%, resulting in
approximately 2 million af-
fected dogs in the USA. We
have assembled a trans-
disciplinary team to attempt
to improve the fate of dogs
that have epilepsy with a spe-
cial emphasis on dogs with
drug-resistant epilepsy. Dog
with drug-resistant epilepsy
have frequent seizures even
when on 2 or more anti-
epileptic drugs. The team
includes Veterinarians, Ca-
nine Geneticists, Pharmacolo-
gists, Human Neurologists,
Basic Scientists and Biomedi-
cal Engineers from the Uni-
versity of Minnesota College
of Veterinary Medicine, Col-
lege of Pharmacy, Institute for
Engineering in Medicine, and
Departments of Neurology
and Surgery, and Mayo Clinic
in Rochester, MN. Under the
guidance of Dr. Ned Patter-
son, the collaborative group
proposes to evaluate tradition-
al DNA genetic markers,
blood biomarkers called mi-
croRNAs (miRNAs), and
potential new drugs for the
emergency treatment of sei-
zures in dogs.
Epilepsy Initiative Update
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Page 11
Epilepsy is a health prob-
lem that not only affects
the Giant Schnauzer, but
is prevalent in many oth-
er breeds. Although Epi-
lepsy can be multifocal,
there appears to be some
genetic connection. The
Giant Schnauzer Club
has made a major dona-
tion from the Purina
Weight Circle program
and previous Donor Des-
ignated money made to
the Canine Health Foun-
dation to support the
Epilepsy Initiative.
These are the studies the
Canine Health Founda-
tion has decided to sup-
port in the first phase of
the studies.
We are reaching the end of the
backstretch with 2014 Regional and
National Specialty event planning.
AKC has approved all of the events
and the committee
has worked up the following schedule
for Specialty week:
Tuesday, 10/28
7:30 am Regional
Agility Trial (sponsored by
the Bouvier des Flandres Club;
the premium should be on the
GSCA web-site) 6:00 pm Obedi-
ence/Rally Fun
Match
Wednesday, 10/29
7:30 am National Agility Trial
(sponsored by the Bouvier des
Flandres Club 9:00 am Regional
Obedience and Rally Trials (in
conjunction with the Bouvier des
Flandres club)
6:00 pm GSCA
Board meeting, location TBD
Thursday, 10/30
9:00 am National Obedience and
Rally Trials 11:00 Judges Semi-
nar (by Steve
Fox); lunch at 1:00; followed
by hands-on workshop at
2:00. 2:00 pm Canine
Good Citizen and CGC Advanced
Testing 5:00 pm GSCA
General Mem-bership Meeting
(upstairs at Puri-na)
Friday, 10/31 9:00 am Regional
Obedience and Rally Trials
10:00 am GSCA Eastern Regional
Sweepstakes/Specialty Show
6:30 pm Awards Banquet at Host
Hotel
Saturday, 11/1 10 am GSCA Na-
tional Sweep-
stakes/Specialty/Parade
5:00 pm Post-
national hor d’oeuvres and
cash bar at Puri-na
Sunday, 11/2
10 am GSCA Mid-west Regional
Specialty
REGISTRATION FORMS AVAILA-
BLE You may have re-
ceived a notice that, thanks to the
great help from Melisa Davis, reser-
vation forms are now available on
the web-site for grooming spaces,
RV parking, ban-
quet tickets, post-national hor d’oeu-
vres/cash bar event, and show
catalogs. The forms are for
check/MO and cred-it card payments.
Pull the one you want off the web
and get it to Sheila Lietz.
BARKTOBERFEST: Howl at the Moon National Specialty
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2014 National Agility Premium List
The Agility Premium list
for the National Specialty
weekend can be found on
the Lab Tested Secretary
Services; but it is listed as
the American Bouvier de
Flanders Club (ABdFC).
The entries for this trial
opened on July 14, 2014.
The direct link is: http://
www.labtestedsecretary.co
m/BouvierOct14.htm
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GSCA TROPHY RESERVATION FORM
Please use this form to request your donation and dedication. List exactly how you want your sponsorship to
be listed in the show catalog. Deadline is September 26, 2014.
The minimum donation for a trophy for the National is $60 for regular classes and $50 for sweepstakes. For
regular classes at both Regionals $40 and sweepstakes Regional 1 only, $25. Donations to the General fund or
Hospitality can be any amount. Please refer to the pages attached or the spreadsheets on the GSCA National
specialty page for exact amounts. Use the back of the sheet for the exact spelling and wording for your dedica-
tion. Please PRINT!
GSCA Trophy Selection SPONSOR AMOUNT
1st Choice:
____________________________________________________________________________
2nd Choice:
____________________________________________________________________________
3rd Choice:
____________________________________________________________________________
General Fund:
_________________________________________________________________________
Hospitality:
___________________________________________________________________________
TOTAL:____________
Contact Kim Demchak to verify availability of your sponsorship availability prior to sending your
check. Donation(s) must be received by Kim 10 days after you have requested a specific trophy.
Please call or email if you have questions. Please return this form with your payment to:
Kim Demchak
14975 E Pickaway Trail
Mayer, AZ 86333
Email: goldhunt@wildblue.net
Phone: 928-632-5991 (from 6pm-8pm Arizona time)
Editor: Robyn Elliott
ilovegiants@hotmail.com
Giant Schnauzer Club of
America, Inc. is a member club
of the AKC.
Please send suggestions and
photos to editor. Deadline
for submission is BEFORE the
10th of each month.
Celebrating 52 years
of the GSCA
GSCA E NEWSLETTER
WRSF Schnauzerfest
October 10-12, 2014
www.schnauzerfest.com
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