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Education Committee January 2010 Print E-mail
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Diane Mehra Assist Chairperson
 Pam Stoesser- Technical advisor
 Tish Walker- judges update
 Linda Bankhead-judges seminar-Handler Input
 Kay Reamensnyder- Seminars and writer
 Tedi Ginsburg-Seminars and writer
 Ann and Steve Barbash-judges seminar and letters to new judges
 Illeana Nogaras-writer and assistant judge’s seminar coordinator
 Ed Barritt-Seminars 

JUDGES SEMINAR Scheduling is dependent upon availability of dogs for the “hands on” portion of the seminar.  The seminar will either be Tuesday or Thursday as it was last year.
1. The seminar is a prerequisite for those desiring to judge a futurity.
2. All GSDCA members are welcome to attend and audit but they must present their membership card at the door for admittance.
3. Only those who register with Diane Mehra will receive credit for attendance. An annual attendance list is provided to the Futurity Chairperson so that eligibility of the judges selected can be verified.

Educational Seminars-All Breed clubs
Nancy Harper and Ed Barritt are scheduled to do seminars this Spring for two all breed clusters. We will be sending them educational brochures and DVDs for distribution to the participants.

EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS

2010 National Specialty- Wednesday October 13, 2010.
Agility Invitational-top 20 Agility Dogs in the United States-AKC rankings
Main ring-immediately following Futurity/Maturity finals.-Action item.

DVDs The 1000 DVDs that were produced in 2006 are running low and permission to order another 500 is requested.  These are distributed to all new judges who have applied for permission to judge the German Shepherd Dog, to all participants at the judge’s seminar, to any member who requests one, to all seminar presenters for cluster shows.  This DVD was produced by the Education committee in 2006 and Dave Rinke is the main speaker on the Standard but it highlights all performance activities also.-Action item.

ARTICLES (semi-monthly) are submitted to the AKC Gazette for publication in the Herding section.


Respectfully Submitted,

Helen Gleason

Last Updated on Wednesday, 20 January 2010 12:19
 
Education Committee 2009 Annual Print E-mail

EDUCATION COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT OCTOBER 2009 -Chairperson Helen Gleason

Diane Mehra- Assistant Chairman Judges Seminar coordinator
Dave Rinke judges seminar speaker
Tish Walker-judges update
Vicky Roye- judges seminar and writer
Kay Reamensnyder-seminars and writer
Illeana Nogaras-writer and assistant Judges Seminar
Pam Stoesser- Technical director-Judges Seminar
Linda Bankhead-Judges Seminar-Handler input
Tedi Ginsburg-writer
Ann & Steve Barbash-judges seminar-letters to new judges
Ed Barritt-seminar speaker

Judges Education Seminar- The seminar will be held on Thursday from 12 noon-5PM

1.    This seminar will qualify as a prerequisite for Futurity judging
2.    All GSDCA members are welcome to attend and audit but must present their membership card for admittance at the door.
3.    Only those who pre-registered with Diane will receive credit of attendance.

Education Seminar for the National Specialty-Wednesday evening-Dr Hutchison renowned reproduction specialist will speak at the Holiday Inn at 8PM

AKC Gazette- Thanks to Tedi, Kay, Vicky Roye and Illeana for the excellent articles which have been or will be published. Articles are published every other month.

Pam Stoesser-Pam devotes countless hours for the constant updating of the DVD that we use for the Judges Education Seminars. 

GSDCA website  Education-
1.    Complete list of all GSDCA members who are judges is updated annually.  Many are available to help local clubs with presentations. 
2.    Educational brochure on the GSD Standard is available to be reprinted. Or copies can be obtained from the GSD office upon request for seminars or as handouts for member clubs along with the DVD on the Standard for use in educating club members.
3.    Educational programs are listed on the GSDCA website under Education for use by regional clubs .Immediate response is always given to all requests for assistance.

Respectfully Submitted
Helen Gleason  Education Chairperson
Last Updated on Monday, 05 October 2009 11:07
 
Education Committee 2009 April Print E-mail

Education Committee-www.gsdca.org - Chairperson Helen Gleason

  
The JUDGES EDUCATION SEMINAR will be held in conjunction with the GSDCA National Specialty Show in Springfield Ohio on October 15, 2009  beginning at 1:00 PM

The seminar cost of $45 includes lunch, a catalog, and reserved seats for the National Specialty Show

Presenters:

Mr. Dave Rinke

4 decades in the breed breeding, owning, handling and judging.  Judged 3 Canadian Nationals and 5 US Nationals.  Instrumental in educating potential breeders/judges about the GSD Standard.

Mr. Jim York

Temperament Committee Chairperson           

Ms Helen Gleason

Judged the US Nationals 4 times/ Canadian National 1 time.  Breeder/Judge/ Active participant in all Performance activities.  Instrumental in the education of all members in the importance of mental and physical development and correct structure needed to perform the functions for which the German Shepherd Dog was bred.

Diane Mehra is co-chairman of the event.  Diane can be reached at 651-439-0215  (fax 651-439-8636) or email Diane at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Who should attend?

Anyone considering judging the German Shepherd Dog  (futurity requirement)

Although the seminar is limited to 40 participants for certification, there will be open seating for up to 50 other GSDCA members who do not want the certification but would like to learn more about the German Shepherd Dog. Bring your membership cards for admission please.

 

There will also be an EDUCATION PROGRAM with free admission to all GSDCA members as verified by presenting their membership cards (members will have priority).

Wednesday, October 14 2009-Holiday Inn     Springfield, Ohio at 7:30 PM

Presenter:

Dr. Robert Hutchison-renowned reproduction veterinarian

Dr. Hutchison is a graduate of Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine.  Director of the Center of Canine and Feline Reproduction and Infertility, a Certified 17 Veterinarian practice located in N. Ridgeville, Ohio.

Please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   if you have particular topics that you would like  to have discussed.

 

EDUCATIONAL ARTICLES

Thank you to Tedi Ginsburg, Helen Franklin, and Ileana Nogueras for submitting excellent articles which will be published in the AKC gazette during the following months.

 

GSDCA JUDGES AND SPEAKERS LIST

Tish Walker-another thank you to this great lady for all of her work for the club this year.  Busy as she has been, she took the time to update the excel spreadsheet which is available on the http://www.gsdca.org/   website under Education.  Should any club be looking for a judge, speaker or mentor this is the place to look.  All judges listed are current members of the GSDCA.

Respectfully submitted,
Helen Gleason

Last Updated on Tuesday, 28 July 2009 16:10