President=92s=20 Message - by Charlie=20 Edwards

Hello everybody! It has been a quiet summer = in many=20 ways but now it is time to get excited and ready for the fall. = Hunting=20 season is upon us along with the cooler weather so if nothing else, you = can get=20 your dogs out and let them romp around or even better if you are = disciplined, do=20 some training!!

I would like to mention that we did have a very = successful=20 fun field day in June at Glens Valley and thank you very much to Ron = Ferris,=20 Andy Giegold and Chris Snyder for organizing the event. It was a = little=20 different this year as the emphasis was on water retrieving with actual=20 ducks. The weather was quite a change from last year=92s blazing = heat and=20 was overcast and cool with a little rain thrown in. A few = dogs, like=20 my puppy, weren=92t too sure about the water (or the ducks) but others = hit the=20 water like seasoned pros. Later in the day, after it warmed up and = cleared=20 off, there were several rounds of skeet shooting for those so = inclined. =20 All in all, it was a great experience with increased attendance, good = food and=20 most importantly good fellowship.

We have had some of our hardworking members need to = step back=20 and attend to other obligations so we have some other members willing to = come=20 forward and help out. Our diligent webmaster, Lisa Stovall, will = also now=20 be the newsletter editor so let=92s help her out by submitting = interesting news,=20 articles and brags. Chris Snyder will be the hunt test chairperson = and=20 Kari Sowinski will be the hunt test secretary. I want to thank = Jason=20 Barile and Char Rutar for all of their past efforts and hope that = sometime in=20 the future they can jump back in and lend us their talents again.

The board of the GSPCI met recently and there were = several=20 actions taken that will be noted later in the newsletter. We = don=92t meet=20 often but when we do, we are very productive.

Since we have entered the fall season, it is time = once again=20 to plan on attending the club=92s hunt tests which will be held October = 29 &=20 30 at Glen=92s Valley. Our hunt tests are fun events and I hope to = see you=20 out there. Even if you are not running a dog, just come out and=20 visit!!

Charlie Edwards

Fall Hunt Test=20 Set for October 29 & 30

The Premium lists for the Fall Hunting tests are attached to this=20 newsletter. The Hunt test Chairman is Chris Snyder and the = committee is=20 composed of Dan Allen, Larry Harris, Ron Ferris, Char Rutar and = Kari=20 Sowinski. Kari Sowinski is also the hunt test secretary. = Everything=20 seems to be coming together. We have judges committed and good = horses=20 lined up and Becky has already gotten AKC approval for the dates. = Please=20 contact Chris Snyder to volunteer your services or come about an hour or = so=20 early to the hunt tests and see what last minute job you can = fulfill. =20 There is no better time than the present to jump in and get = involved...and I am=20 sure that Chris would appreciate the extra help.

Club Picnic / Fun Field Day - = By Tim = Conley

The rainy weather forecast didn=92t = dampen the fun=20 at our club=92s annual picnic / fun field day held at Glens Valley = Conservation=20 Club on June 12^th. The day=92s events started with our = own Andy=20 Giegold offering his expertise with a good hands=96on whoa training = seminar. =20 While Andy was busy making this look way too easy, Master Chef Chris = Snyder=20 (under heavy consultation from Ron Ferris & John Kennedy) = started=20 grilling burgers & brats. Like clock-work, the burgers were = ready, the=20 seminar was over, & the rain began. Inside the clubhouse, the = food was=20 great & it was uncanny how everyone could keep coming up with one = more=20 lie to tell about their dog until the rain had eased up enough to = head to=20 the pond for the water test mock-up! Andy set up his duck launcher = &=20 we all watched as Ron Ferris demonstrated the duck retrieves with Arko, = one of=20 his German imports. Everyone who wanted to, was able to give it a=20 try. After the duck retrieving and all wet dogs had returned to = their=20 crates, many of the wet handlers shot a couple rounds of skeet to finish = out the=20 day=92s events! The club picnic alone is worth the price of the = membership=20 dues! Mark your calendars when this event gets scheduled for = next=20 year=85. You won=92t want to miss it!

Pictures from the Club Picnic are now up on the = website=20 under the Photo=20 Gallery / Fun Field Dog Gallery link.

Happenings And = Brags

White River Pixie Stardust owned by Phil and Char = Rutar is=20 tearing up the puppy classes in the show ring. She has won Best in = Sweepstakes at the GSPC of Minnisota and Wisconsin, Best of Opposite is = Sweeps=20 at the GSPC of Western New York. On the Western New York = weekend she=20 also earned her first major and a Puppy Sporting Group I, with her = second major=20 coming on the Wisconsin specialty weekend; all before turning 10 months=20 old. Dusty was also Winners Bitch and Best of Winners on Friday of = the=20 Lexington Cluster and Reserve on Sunday.

White River is also proud of "Opie" (Whtrvr = Pointstr Op v=20 Maruh), bred by Char Rutar, Amy and Charlie Edwards, who went Best of = Opposite=20 to "Dusty" in the Wisconsin sweepstakes and on to take the four point = specialty=20 major in the regular class competition.

Well, Christin = Featherston=92s=20 Little dog Artemis Hoosier CornFed Farmboy has done very well going Best = of=20 Breed over Specials @ a couple of shows. However her goofy Mom didn't = get his=20 registration in time for him to be entered in Bred By class so he lost = those=20 points. On a good note his brother Artemis Hoosier Heritage received = some of the=20 points as he had gone reserve.

Pointsetter Whiteriver Reason, bred by Charlie = & Amy=20 Edwards and Char Rutar and owned by Charlie & Amy, earned his first = points=20 at the Lexington Cluster on Thursday going Winners Dog. Blade was = Reserve=20 on Friday and Sunday and then was Winners Dog, Best of Winners on Monday = in=20 Hodgenville.

Ron and Sharon = Fitzpatrick have=20 been having a great summer with Sure Point K.C. Danc'n. K.C is out = of=20 their first litter and is keeping them on her toes in the show=20 ring since turning six months old on 6/2/05. He is co-owned = and=20 handled by Sharon and has already gotten 6 points, including = Best of=20 Winners at the Fox River Valley KC and Stone City KC June 4^th = &=20 5^th, Best of Opposite & Best of Winners at the Michiana = KC and=20 Berien KC shows on June 25^th & 26^th, and = Winners Dog=20 for 2 points at the Champaign IL KC show on July = 2^nd. =20

K.C.'s sister, Sure = Point Smok'n=20 Sensation owned by Ron and Sharon Fitzpatrick took Reserve Winners Bitch at = the=20 Valparaiso KC show on Friday, June 24th.

Lisa Stovall=92s puppy, Tabor=92s Wannapnt Classic = Touch,=20 otherwise known as Josie was Reserve Winners Bitch two days in a row at = the=20 Lexington Cluster Labor Day Weekend. This was Josie=92s first time = in the=20 show ring.

Lisa & Michael Stovall & Char Rutar=92s CH = White River=20 WP Allmale Revue was Best of Breed at the Evansville Kennel Club show in = July=20 and was Best of Opposite Sex on Thursday of the Lexington Cluster as = well.

Casie Conley is proud to announce that her 19 month = old=20 boy Ch Argosy Von = Montgomerycreek JH,=20 NA-1 (112) Earned his Show Champion Title Sunday July = 3^rd=20 2005!

Argosy has been shown exclusively by his owner = & Breeder=20 12 year old Casie. Out of the classes Argosy was able to = take Best=20 of Winners 2 times, Best of Opposite 4 times, & Best of Breed 3 = Times! =20 Casie & Argosy are featured on the cover of the current issue of the = German=20 Shorthaired Pointer Club of America=92s =93Junior Journal=94, & are = listed as=20 1^st in the country in points for GSP JR Handlers! Here = @ the=20 Conley Household, & Montgomerycreek Kennels =85.WE ARE VERY = PROUD!

Casie is only 3 JR Showmanship wins away from = qualifying for=20 the prestigious Westminster Dog Show (Dec 4th cut off date)... & has = already=20 qualified for the AKC / Eukanuba National Championship, Casie is = currently the=20 only Junior from Indiana (any breed) that has met the criteria for = this=20 show!

River = Bottom's=20 Ornery Otter JH, otherwise known as Otter, received a = prize 2 in=20 NAVHDA Natural Ability test earlier this year & also earned his JH = Title by=20 receiving the 2 remaining legs September 10^th &=20 11^th.

At the Muncie shows DJ (Marquis=92 Design In Mind) = bred and=20 owned by Erin & Ron Schwartz, went Best In Match on Friday, Winners = Dog (3=20 pt major) and Puppy Sporting Group One on Saturday, and Winners Dog (3pt = major)=20 on Sunday. His littermate, Rea (Marquis=92 Beri-Fine Design) took = Winners=20 Bitch and Best Of Winners for a 3pt major on Sunday. In Lexington, = KY on=20 Friday, DJ took Winners Dog for two more points.

Kari Sowinski's Willow Run's Violet Moon was = awarded her=20 second major at the Muncie KC show in August the hard way, going Best of = Winners=20 over Erin Schwartz' s Marquis' Design In Mind. = Congratulations to=20 Erin on this fine pup's back to back majors in Muncie, along with his=20 littermate's Best of Winners for a major at the Anderson KC show.

Judy and Sam Patterson=92s =93Rai=94 (Whiteriver = Pointsetter=20 Raindrop) bred by Charlie & Amy Edwards and Char Rutar and co owned = by Char,=20 took her first point going Winners Bitch at the Columbus K.C. show in = Perry,=20 GA.

GSPC of IN Whelping=20 Box

Charlie & = Amy Edwards=92=20 welcomed 7 darling puppies (four females and three males) into the world = on=20 August 10^th, 2005. The puppies are out of their Ch. = Pointsetter=20 Ready To Run (otherwise known as Dixie) and sired by Ch. Wynson's = Morning=20 Thunder. Dixie is a strong Huntabird-bred bitch and = Thunder is a=20 Bret son (2X NSSCh. Prairiestar's Maverick out of a BIS Ch.Placer = Country Rocket=20 Red Glare daughter).

GSP Rescue in = Indiana: =20 What should we be doing about GSP = Rescue?

Hi, my name is Christy = Featherston. Many of the current club members may not know who I = am. =20 My husband, Doug, and I are some of the old time members who have = not been=20 very active in the GSPCI as of late. Doug was for some years=20 the Hunt Test Chair and I held the position as Show Chair for = many=20 years as well as sitting on the board for a short time. We = are both=20 very active in other non-for-profit clubs. I have been = rescuing Indiana GSP's for several years. I am very active in = a local=20 all-breed club as well as contributing to other breed clubs in = Indiana. I=20 don't know why I have been getting so many calls as of late for GSP=20 rescues. Maybe it is because I am out there at judges=92 seminars = and=20 activities with people from other breeds so when a GSP rescue situation = comes up=20 they call me. Many of these people assume I represent the Indiana = club and=20 though I belong to the club I have pretty well been doing what I feel=20 is the right thing to do with each rescue as an individual. I = think=20 it is only fair for the club membership to direct how it wants = rescue to be=20 handled. In a recent rescue I have found that there may be other = club=20 members out there doing as I have been and rescuing on their own. I = believe=20 the load on all who are working for Indiana rescue could be lightened if = we as a=20 club worked together. I also believe that with the prospect of the GSPCI = being=20 more visible on the National level it would be good to look as though we = are a=20 responsible club where Rescue is concerned.

The following are = my own=20 guidelines that I have been using as adopted from other breed club = rescues as=20 well as some of my own personal ethics:

I will only take a GSP = rescue that=20 is in Indiana or can be traced back to (within two generations) to an = Indiana=20 breeder.

If the call comes from = the current=20 owner of a GSP I try through training to keep the GSP with the = owner. Many=20 times this has worked as the owner doesn't know how to make a dog=20 an enjoyable part of their family. If the training route = doesn't work=20 I then demand papers with the dog, if available, and that the owner = obtains=20 up-to-date vaccinations on the dog BEFORE I take it. I call = the=20 breeder and give them an opportunity to do what I feel is the = ethical thing=20 by taking the dog back. (I feel that if the breeder takes the = dog=20 back NOBODY but me and the breeder needs to know that that dog came = back to=20 them through my rescue effort, as we all can make mistakes in placing = our pups=20 in homes and conditions do change.)

I learned the hard way = that not=20 repeating unsubstantiated information about the rescue is most = important. =20 I repeated, without verifying facts, information about a=20 breeder regarding a bitch I had that was supposed to have come from = that=20 breeder. After learning the truth I had a great deal of people = to get=20 back with to clear up the bad information. Sorry to say I am still = spending=20 valuable time that could be used elsewhere making up for my = mistake. I am=20 very appreciative that the breeder in question was gracious enough = to spend=20 time with me clearing up the mistake.

The first thing I = do when I=20 get a dog in is a health check. If a GSP has heartworms I have = been=20 putting it down. Yes, I know they can be treated however the = treatment can=20 also do damage and is fairly expensive. I don't have a money tree = and=20 neither does the club. I believe that there are too many = healthy dogs=20 looking for homes. Please remember I have been doing this own = my own=20 so if you as a member feel this practice is not what you want done, = now is=20 the time to step up and get involved.

Provided the GSP = passes the health=20 check=85.good heart, no exterior signs of hip problems etc., I give = all shots=20 and start on heartworm preventative.

Now begins the = time-consuming part=20 of rescue. I take the GSP home and slowly begin = evaluation of=20 the dog. I give the dog about a week to acclimate to my home = as I=20 have found that dogs have about a week of what I call the good dog=20 syndrome. That is even the highest energy rowdy dog is really a = perfect=20 angel that first week. Or the most laid back dog can be the=20 worst terror you could imagine for the first week. After the = first=20 week I begin basic "good pet obedience." I start to introduce the = new dog=20 to doggy activities with my dogs to see how it interacts with = dogs. =20 After I establish its ability to get along with other dogs, I = introduce=20 kids. Some dogs take a little time with the kid thing if they have not = been=20 exposed to little people. I also take the dog to the field as many = good=20 homes want a hunting dog.

I personally will not = take=20 RESPONSIBILITY for placing a rescue unless I know with reasonable = certainty=20 that it is healthy, good with kids and other dogs and is = trainable. If I=20 have a question about any one of these aspects I put the dog = down. If=20 this upsets you then now is a great time to get=20 involved. Provided the GSP passes all tests I then get = the dog=20 spayed or neutered and begin trying to place it in the right = home.

Recently through an = attempt for a=20 bitch found by some Brittany people I had the good fortune (through Char = Rutar)=20 to get to talk to a GSPCI club member I didn't know. He has had a = dog he=20 and his wife rescued and made a long time family member of their = own. They=20 recently lost (cancer at age ten) their beloved GSP and are willing to = take on a=20 new rescue family member. SO RESCUE CAN BE UPLIFTING AND A = GREAT=20 OPPORTUNITY FOR FELLOWSHIP WITH OTHER GSPCI CLUB MEMBERS.

With the "after = hunting season=20 dump" of GSP rescues on the horizon I would love to look into the = possibility of=20 an organized effort for Indiana GSP rescue. I don't believe we = need to=20 '"Save the World", just help the few Indiana GSPs. I = believe=20 we could organize the state by region. We would need volunteers to "run = dogs"=20 pick up and deliver to foster homes, vets and = possible new homes.=20 We would need vets in each region to donate or be willing at a reduced = rate to=20 do exams and Spay/Neuter. We would need temporary foster homes, as = well as=20 skilled "dog" people to evaluate dogs. We would = need good=20 "people" persons to meet with and evaluate prospective=20 owners. With little effort from each member we could handle = the=20 Indiana rescue GSPs with ease. The key would be communication and that = is one=20 area where everyone can help. In the past the GSPCI has in times = of=20 need utilized club members for rescue. We have had a problem = however=20 of leaving those people out there on their own and many times (as I = have=20 recently), they have become overwhelmed and for various reasons had to = give up=20 rescue. Not everyone is suited for being a foster = home. =20 Besides the obvious reasons, some people get too attached to a dog = and end=20 up keeping it rather than finding another good home for it. I also = believe=20 that if a member volunteers to be a foster home then they should be = assured that=20 fostering a dog is not a long term commitment. I believe a set time for = each=20 volunteer that they are conformable with should be established and=20 respected. If you are not suited to be a foster home please keep in = mind=20 there are many other areas you can help. Any time donated is much=20 appreciated!

OK if you = have taken your=20 time to read through all of this appeal with = my thoughts on=20 rescue, I would really like to hear from you. Send your input = to the=20 newsletter for all to read or feel free to contact me by E-mail @ = Artemisgsp@aol.com or by = phone @ (317)=20 538-9482. Please don't leave this to the same old hard working club = members as=20 they are all overworked. Get involved! IT could be FUN and=20 REWARDING!

Christy

Editor=92s closing=20 note:

Hi, my name is = Lisa=20 Stovall, and I just wanted to introduce myself as the new newsletter=20 editor. My husband, Michael and daughter, Emma along with 4 German = Shorthairs (Patches, Maddie, Chip and Josie) and one parson Russell = terrier=20 (Dez) live in Owensboro KY. Michael and=20 I are both very active in our local all-breed club (Owensboro=92s River = City=20 Kennel Club). I have been managing the GSPCI website for some time = now and=20 recently agreed to help out with the newsletter. The newsletter = will only=20 be as good as the stuff contributed to it=85so by all means send me your = happenings & brags, informative articles, trivia tidbits, pictures, = or=20 anything else that you would like to see included in the = newsletter. Email=20 is the best way to get the information to me that you wish to contribute = to the=20 newsletter. My email address is mflkstovall@omuonline.net = or you can=20 give me a call 270-691-6283=85if I am not home leave a message and I = will call you=20 back.

Thanks,

Lisa

=93Enjoying a late summer = day=94

=93Finding birds=20 =96 that=92s what I was born to do=94 - picture by=20 Bonnie Nance

MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL=20 APPLICATION

Please make check payable = to:

German Shorthaired Pointer Club of = Indiana,=20 Inc.

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Mail completed form and dues to the = Club=20 Secretary-Becky Feigh, 18 Thornhurst Dr. Carmel, IN=20 46032