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G S C A M O N T H L Y E N E W S L E T T E R

January 2016

Volume 16, Issue 1

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June 2016–

Southern Regional Specialty,

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16, 2016– National Specialty, Enid,

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Announcements 2

New Titles 3

From AKC 3 & 4

Delegates Report 5

Inside this issue: Adoption & Rescue Cindy Bromagem

AKC Delegate Kim Demchak

AKC Gazette Columnist Bridgette Tuerler

AKC Legislative Liaison

Archives Peggy Shackelford

Awards/Trophies Linda Hurst

Breeders’ Education Christine Lietzau

Congratulatory Marnie Lowe

Giant Steps Editor Robyn Elliott & Pam Foster

Giant Store, Ways & Means Karen Child

Health/Heredity Kim Demchak

Information Center & Public Education Marianne Mazzenga

Judges’ Education Steve Fox

Judges Selection Kim Demchak and Kappy Zahn

Membership Chairman Brenda Cejka

Newsletter Editor Robyn Elliott

Performance Events Bonnie Postovit

Social Media Rich Poyfair and Robyn Elliott

Stats – Agility Points Tabulation Beth Unser

Stats – Breed Points Tabulation Luke Norton

Stats – Obedience Points Tabulation Bonnie Postovit

Stats – Rally/Tracking/Herding Pts Tabulations Marjana Callery

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Issue Deadline Publication

Breeders March 20, 2016 April 2016

Performance July 20, 2016 August 2016

National Specialty November 20, 2016 December 2016

New Titles!


Dog Title Dog Name Sex Owners Name

Champion CH Fanta C's Going The Distance D Nancy E Nier

Companion Dog Riesenrad's Moving Violation CD BN RN OAP NJP CGC B I Hamburger & Tarja Ahlgren & H Hamburger

Companion Dog Excellent

CH Magna's Special Rhea-Quest Of Mmt CDX GN D Pat Malan & Mary Dick & Marne Martin

Rally Advanced Aspen Grove Crazy Cricket BN RA B Ann Moser

Tracking Dog Momentumm Unchain My Heart TD CGC D Bonnie Postovit & C Lietzau & Howard Postovit

Herding Excellent Course A Ducks

Classic Pearl Handled Revolver V Easentaigh CDX RA TDX HSAds HSBd HIAd HIBd HXAd CA B Janett Willis & Mary E Falls & Susan B Hart

Herding Excellent Course B Ducks

Classic Pearl Handled Revolver V Easentaigh CDX RA TDX HSAds HSBd HIAd HIBd HXAd HXBd CA B Janett Willis & Mary E Falls & Susan B Hart

Novice Agility Preferred RiesenradS Jambalaya RN TD NAP NFP" B Teresa Higgins & Tarja Ahlgren

Agility Excellent Riesenrad's Ima Coming In Hot AX OAJ NF B Amy Reynolds

Master Agility Excellent Hemi Vom Engelskotten CD PCD BN RE MX MXJ OAP AJP XF OFP T2B B Rebecca Letson

Master Agility Excellent Preferred 2

Riesenrad's Midnight Angel CD BN RN MXP2 MJP2 CGC B Wendy Sheffler & Tarja Ahlgren

Novice Agility Jumper Preferred

RiesenradS Jambalaya RN TD NAP NJP NFP" B Teresa Higgins & Tarja Ahlgren

Open Agility Jumper Pre-ferred

GCH CH Kenro's Stealing Time CDX BN OAP OJP CA D Mrs. Karen Mancini & Robin Greenslade

Excellent Agility Jumper Petra Rose Newland AX AXJ B Victoria Newland & Lloyd Newland

Excellent Agility Jumper Riesenrad's Ima Coming In Hot AX AXJ NF B Amy Reynolds

Master Excellent Jumper Preferred 2

Riesenrad's Midnight Angel CD BN RN MXP MJP2 CGC B Wendy Sheffler & Tarja Ahlgren

Canine Good Citizen Lagniappe's Down On The Bayou CGC D Carol Pierce & Holly Reed

Canine Good Citizen Momentumm Unchain My Heart CGC D B Postovit & Christine Lietzau & HPostovit

Canine Good Citizen Riesenrad's Guns N' Roses CGC D Howard & Bonnie Postovit & Tarja Ahlgren

Novice Barn Hunt GCH CH Spicerack She's All That RN CAA RATN B Melisa Davis

FOR IMMEDIATE

RELEASE Contact: Brandi

Hunter Date: January 04,

2016 Phone: 212-696-8220

Email: [email protected] The

American Kennel Club

Appoints Alexandra

Aleskovsky as EVP, Chief

Growth Officer Proven

Innovative Business Builder

and Successful Leader Joins

AKC’s New York Office

New York, NY - Today, The

American Kennel Club

(AKC®) announces it has

appointed Alexandra

Aleskovsky as Executive Vice

President and Chief Growth

Officer. In this new role,

Aleskovsky will lead the

strategic development of

current and new initiatives as

the AKC looks to further

expand its relevance and

offerings for all dog lovers –

including dog owners,

breeders, sport participants,

providers who support and

care for dogs, and the 5000-

plus clubs that comprise the

AKC. She will report to

Dennis Sprung, President &

CEO of the AKC. “We’re

thrilled to attract such

high-caliber talent to the

AKC,” said Sprung.

“Alexandra is an excellent

choice to help ensure we are

well-positioned to ultimately

drive strong growth, now and

for the future. We couldn’t be

more excited to welcome

Alexandra to the AKC team.”

As EVP & CGO of AKC,

Aleskovsky will oversee the

development of growth

strategies based on insights,

research, innovation, and

marketing. In addition, her

role will include formalizing

the company’s

strategic-planning processes,

forging new working

relationships and synergies

across the organization, and

establishing greater

transparency and

accountability for those

people carrying out AKC’s

mission. With over 20 years

of experience growing

consumer products and digital

consumer brands, and leading

the growth of new digital

companies, Aleskovsky has

established herself as an

industry thought-leader and

innovator. Most recently, she

has been running a

consultancy advising

companies across industries

on digital strategy and

transformation, positioning,

customer acquisition and

retention, monetization

opportunities, and execution

of the vision for growth.

Aleskovsky has significant

experience in driving new

growth areas for iconic

brands. As the president of

eScholastic, a division of

Scholastic, she created the

vision, strategy, and execution

that doubled revenue in three

years. As the general manager

of WeightWatchers.com, she

established the roadmap and

priorities for success,

including launching new

products for new customer

segments, creating a new

online end-to-end customer

experience, and new

marketing programs. Her

efforts profitably doubled the

global online business for

WeightWatchers.com. During

her career, she found herself

at the convergence of media

and culture in launching and

growing brands. Among

others, her experience at

ClubMom.com and iVillage

overseeing strategy,

marketing, content,

ecommerce, and subscriptions

yielded strong revenue and

reputational growth.

“Alexandra’s background in

successfully leading and

transforming companies

equips her to embrace the

challenges we face and turn

them into opportunities for

growth,” said Ron Menaker,

AKC Chairman of the Board.

“She is a true thought-leader,

whose work has propelled

companies forward by

combining astute thinking and

insights with rigorous

performance metrics. The

creation of the chief growth

officer role ensures that

growth remains at the

forefront of our overall

strategy.” Aleskovsky’s

appointment comes at a time

when the AKC is seeing

growth in a number of areas.

Dog and litter registrations

have increased over the

previous year for the first time

in almost 20 years; financial

results continue on a positive

trend; and public outreach

through AKC.org and

Facebook has grown to 8

million unique visitors a

month. “It’s an extremely

exciting time to be joining the

American Kennel Club,” said

AKC Appoints Chief Growth Officer


Aleskovsky. “It’s an

organization with both a great

history and a great future. I

believe the opportunities for

AKC’s growth are limitless. As

a dog lover with an AKC Canine

Partner All-American dog as

part of our family, I look

forward to contributing my

skills, ideas, and energy to

further AKC’s mission as The

Dog’s Champion."

New York, NY – AKC is

pleased to announce the

launch of AKC Marketplace with enhanced

form and functionality to

better serve responsible

breeders with the opportunity to promote

themselves directly to

potential dog owners. Through interactive profile

pages, unlimited listings and

a user-friendly

experience, AKC Marketplace helps breeders

get in front of more dog

owners, showcase all they

do for their dogs and find good homes for

their puppies. Improvements to AKC

Marketplace include: ● New homepage with bet-

ter functionality. ● Advanced searching and

filtering capability. ● Easy access to Parent

Club and breed standard

information for each breed. ● Enhanced breeder profile

pages to include litter, health

and vaccination information. ● Addition of unlimited pho-

to and video galleries for

breeders to showcase their

puppies. ● Easy access to “How To

Pick A Puppy” Handbook. “The enhanced AKC

Marketplace will allow

breeders to engage with

potential dog owners, share their knowledge of

their breed and ultimately

help people find the right

breed for their lifestyle,” said Dennis

Sprung, President and CEO,

AKC. “Our team has worked

diligently to make the necessary

improvements to make this

the best place possible for

breeders to showcase their litters. In

2016, staff will fulfill my

vision of expanding the plat-

form to include groomers, veterinarians, dog

sitters and other dog-related

service providers.” Breeders that sign up

for AKC Market-

place receive: ● A dedicated profile

page with the ability to host

video, images and more.

Breeders who are involved in AKC

recognition programs, such

as Breeder of Merit and Bred

with H.E.A.R.T., will automatically

have that distinction on their

profile. ● A trusted AKC.org van-

ity URL to share when deal-

ing with potential buyers ● Unlimited litter list-

ings to showcase availa-

ble puppies.

● Profile page analytics,

technical assistance and

customer service support Breeders can have un-

limited use of AKC Mar-

ketplace for $99/year or

have the option to sign up for the $10/month plan

(which has a $20 one-time

sign-up fee)

at www.marketplace.akc.org

AKC Announces AKC MARKETPLACE


Changes to the Grand Champion Titles were approved by the December Delegate Meeting. SECTION 7. Any champion which shall have won twenty-five points shall become a Grand Champion of Record, if nine or more of said points shall have been won at three shows with a rating of three or more Grand Championship points each and under three different judges, and some one or more of the balance of said points shall have been won under some other judge or judges than the three judges referred to above and at least one Champion was defeated at three shows. A dog becomes a Grand Champion when it is so officially recorded by The American Kennel Club and shall be entitled to a Grand Championship certificate. Any Grand Champion which shall have won 100 Grand Championship points

shall become a Grand Champion Bronze (GCHB). Any Grand Champion which shall have won 200 Grand Championship points shall become a Grand Champion Silver (GCHS). Any Grand Champion which shall have won 400 Grand Championship points shall become a Grand Champion Gold (GCHG). Any Grand Champion which shall have won 800 Grand Championship points shall become a Grand Champion Platinum (GCHP). After earning Grand Champion Platinum title, for each additional 800 Grand Championship points earned the Grand Champion Platinum title initials will be followed by a numeric designation indicating the quantity of times the dog has met the requirements of the Grand Champion Platinum title as defined above, e.g., 1,600 Grand Championship points = GCHP2. The AKC will identify dogs qualifying for these titles by the

appropriate designations preceding their AKC name in all official AKC records. In each case, the higher title will supersede the preceding title in all official AKC records such that the highest title will be listed. The change will be retroactive to the beginning of the Grand Champion program and the dog’s titled name will be modified to reflect the highest GCH title they have earned. These dogs have already been awarded an achievement certificate and a medallion for each level previously earned, therefore, a title certificate will not be issued as part of the implementation. Dogs that earn a Grand Championship title after the implementation will receive a standard title certificate. Medallions will continue to be issued for winning the Grand Champion title as well as the advanced Grand Champion titles.

AKC Delegates Approve Grand Champion Title Changes


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