ECHO-EYE Clinics, page 3

MASKerade Match, page 4

Spring Specialt�, page 5

Brags, page 6-7

Minutes, pages 8-12

Board Meeting Feb. 9 ZOOM ECHO-EYE Clinic Feb 13-14, March 6 Ontario Board Meeting March 9 ZOOM MASKerade Match March 13 Anaheim Agility Trial March 19-21 Camarillo Board Meeting April 13 ZOOM Spring Specialty Apr. 22-23 Industry Hills

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MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT

Happy New Year and looking forward to a healthy year.

2021 has arrived and the Board has been busy with plans for this year.

We are happy to announce a health clinic which will offer ECHOs & EYES for your Goldens. See page 3

for details.

We are also planning a March Match where I hope we can gather together with social distancing and

enjoy our pups in the open air of a new site. It’s been a year since we have met in person and I miss

seeing everyone and their Goldens. Our match will be held at a new loca4on in Anaheim. See page 4

in this newsle6er.

We are also working with Lake Ma6hew Kennel Club to hold 2 special4es a9er their All Breed Shows

at Industry Hills in April. Keep your fingers crossed that special4es will go on as planned based on

Covid restric4ons. See page 5 for informa4on.

The board also has some other plans for the near future that we are very excited about. They will be

announced very soon.

Be well, stay healthy and see you all very soon.

Gerri Monohan

GRCGLA President

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MASKerade MATCH

AKC-sanctioned B-OB

and

Order of the Egg

Saturday

MARCH 13

Canyon RV Park

A fun-filled day for you &

your Golden Retriever Pups!

*10 a.m.- Noon: SIGN UP for Conformation & Obedience matches. $7 for first entry and $3 for additional entries. Cash or check only, no credit cards. *11 a.m. - Noon: ORDER OF THE EGG. Can your puppy retrieve the egg? Photo Op! *Noon - 1 p.m.: GENERAL MEETING (GRCGLA) & LUNCH (BYO) *1 p.m.: CONFORMATION MATCH (Goldens only), Judge Michelle Jordan. Classes 3-6, 6-9, 9-12, 12-15, 15-18, and Open *1 p.m.: OBEDIENCE MATCH, Judge Joanne Grieger. All levels.

WORKERS NEEDED for ring set up (8:30 a.m.), Entry Takers (9:30 a.m.),

and Ring Stewards for Conformation & Obedience (12:30 p.m.). To volunteer,

please Contact Kathie Knittle at kknit10301@aol.com or Gerri Monohan at

gmonohan@aol.com.

***Canyon RV Park is a private park located at 24001 Santa Ana Canyon

Road, Anaheim 92808, north side of the 91 Freeway. The club will pay your

park entry fee.

***Everyone will be temperature-checked and must wear a mask and sign

a COVID-19 waiver.

Golden Retriever Club of Greater Los Angeles Presents

The Spring Specialty

Thursday & Friday Afternoon, April 22 & 23

at The Vineyard, Industry Hills

Judges: Thursday: Suzanne Dillin

Friday: Nancy Talbott

Entry Fees: $32 and $15 No Obedience or Rally More Information TBA

Lake Mathews Kennel Club All-Breed Show will be held the same days in the morning

Thursday Judge: Christine Sayer Anderson Thursday Group Judge: David Bolos

Friday Judge: Janet Fink Friday Group Judge: Gordon Hayburn

The Conejo Kennel Club All-Breed Show will be held Saturday & Sunday, April 24-25

Saturday Judge: Mary Napper Saturday Group Judge: Gloria Kerr

Sunday Judge: Nancy Liebes Sunday Group Judge: Suzanne Dillin

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GOOSE Topmast Double Duck Duck Goose RN SH (Goose) received his Senior Hunter Title at the Lab Club Hunt Test on 11/15/20. He even earned two extra passes and was only 16 mos! Hes been training hard at Master with his mom Ritzy and his sister Chase! Goose earned a Novice Rally Title too! So proud of my talented boy! He is such a focused steady boy that loves his birds! - Kim Portney

DEUCE Deuce (CH Esquire's Two Aces Up My Sleeve) took a Best Opposite at Riverside KC in December for his first Grand Champion points, in his first show out as a special, and first show in more than a year. Thanks to Jessica Baldwin for showing him and judge Ed Fojtic for finding him. Since that day, every show Deuce has entered has been cancelled due to covid-19, but he'll be back out as soon as we can find shows for him. Let's all hope for the return of shows and the end of the pandemic! -- Dana & Theresa Douglas

JUNEAU Miss Redtail Juneau Denali received a 3rd place ribbon at trial last year. As you know everything opens and closes so quickly this past year. Juneau was only 6 months old when everything started to close so I am really proud of her. There are 5 elements with different levels but she did get a third place for interior search and advanced to from Novice to Advanced in 2 elements after 2 trials.—Holly Thiercof

EMILIE AM GCH CAN CH Paradigm Unwritten BPISS BISS was awarded AOM at the Palo Verde Golden Retriever Club! Emilie also was awarded Select Bitch that same weekend! Owned by Dave and Debbie Ramsey

JOLENE Paradigm Arms Wide Open. At the SO CAL Sporting dog shows Oct 17-18, Jolene won her 6-9 bitch class both days in a large entry of nice puppies! Pictured at 9 months. Morgan and Jolene are out of BIS BISS AM GCHS CAN GCH Castlerock Come Together SDHF x AM GCH CAN CH Paradigm Unwritten BPISS BISS Owned by Dave Simon and Debbie Ramsey.

MORGAN Paradigm My Book Begins was awarded a 4 pt. Major Reserve from the 6-9 bitch class by breeder Judge Bruce McLean in a lovely lineup of bitches in Tucson. Owned by Dave and Debbie Ramsey.

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TOBY Introducing New Champion — Copper Creek Red Solo Cup.Toby finishes his championship after getting his second major on November 9, 2020 at the Canada del Oro Kennel Club in Tucson AZ. Thank you to Judge Cindy Partridge for recognizing our boy. And a very special thank you goes out to Janice Hayes, handler extraordinaire, for always handling Toby to perfection and making him shine in the ring! Toby is owned and loved by Leah Thompson and Julie Barber. Watch for Toby in 2021! -Leah Thompson

SHAR CH Fire Burst It’s My Party AKA Shar has been busy. At the Palo Verde Golden Retriever Club show she took WB/BOW for a 4 point major. The next day at Canada Del Oro KC she took WB/BOW for a 3 point major. At both days of Oakland KC she WB then WB/ BOW to finish her Championship. So in 4 show this young girl took 11 points. This girl is on fire!! Shar is owned by Terrie Johnson and Kathi and David Garges. Thank you Team BlackNGold for showing this girl to perfection. -Dave Garges

LUCY So proud of this girl! Lucy (Ch Autumnwind's Lucy I'm Home) earned another 15 points towards her Grand Championship at the Fiesta Dog Show and the Desert Southwest Cluster in AZ in November 2020. She now has 5 majors and just one more point to go! Thank you to all the Judges, and a huge thank you to Janice Hayes and KayCee Klang for always making her shine! -Mindy Smith

LUCY New Champion - Lucy - Autumnwind's Lucy I'm Home (Gch. Brio Do The Locomotion x Shades of Golds a Walk Thru Time in the Autumnwind) won her 3rd major at the Mount Ogden KC in Utah on Sept.19, 2020 completing her championship! Thank you AKC Judge Deborah Verdon for awarding her! She then went on to Enumclaw, WA and won BOS twice at the Olympic KC for 4 and 5 pnt GCH majors! Thank you to her exceptional handler Janice Hayes for presenting her so beautifully and to both her and KayCee Klang for taking such good care of her! -Mindy Smith

ABOUT GRCGLA...

The GRCGLA is a member of the GRCA and is approved by AKC to hold licensed Shows, Obedience Trials, Rally, Hunt Tests, and Agility Trials. The GRCGLA holds a Specialty Show and Obedience Trial twice per year. Licensed Hunt Tests, Agility Trials & WX/WCX once per year. Meetings are held 6 times per year within the greater Los Angeles area. Notice of all meetings is published in the Golden Gazette. Member-ship is attained by attending at least two GRCGLA events (one meeting is required), having a member sponsor and being ap-proved by the Board and General Member-ship. 2020-2021 GRCGLA OFFICERS

AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President Gerri Monohan gmonohan@aol.com Vice President Julia Wolfe goldenastro@sbcglobal.net Treasurer Dave Garges dgarges494@aol.com Recording Secretary Theresa Douglas olivero88@gmail.com Corresponding Secretary Kathie Knittle kknit10301@aol.com Directors: Valerie Brennan aureusgoldens@yahoo.com Steven Chiongbian stevenchiongbian@gmail.com Dana Montague mdlsmontague@sbcglobal.net Paula Rowan paula@rimetal.com Dave Shelburne shortgame70@earthlink.net

DUES

A single membership is $32 per year, with a one time $5 new member fee. Paid member-ship dues include the Golden Gazette. Joint membership (2 members at the same ad-dress) is $42 and the one-time $5 new mem-ber fee. The fiscal year of the GRCGLA is from August 1 through July 31. GRCGLA MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

Membership Chair Kathie Knittle kknit10301@aol.com INFORMATION & EDUCATION

Information and education regarding Golden Retrievers, as well as contact information for members who have signed the GRCGLA Code of Ethics, is offered to the general public on the GRCGLA website at www.grcgla.org. THE GOLDEN GAZETTE

GRCA policies regarding articles or letters submitted to the newsletter are as follows: Articles printed will be such that they are of an informative or educational nature of gen-eral interest. Letters to the Editor will be published that do not criticize any member of the local or na-tional club, his or her dogs or kennel, or the judging of any dog, but are of general inter-est to the members. Letters must indicate the author. Please send your Obedience, Show, Track-ing, Agility, and Field results to the Editor when the Editor calls for brags. Any and all pertinent articles, educational material, book reviews, and creative writing are welcome. Opinions expressed in the Golden Gazette are those of the Editor or the writer and not necessarily those of the Officers and Board of Directors of the GRCGLA.

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NEWSLETTER EDITOR

Merry Shelburne merrykins@earthlink.net GRCGLA WEBSITE

http://www.grcgla.org GOLDEN RETRIEVER CLUB

OF AMERICA

President Kurt Macauley kurtmacauley@gmail.com Secretary Janet Peacock jepgr@aol.com Western Region Vice President Kathy Bourland kathy@GRCA@gmail.com Western Region Director Vickie Carson svjcgrca5@gmail.com Western Region Director Roger Fuller rfuller2316@gmail.com GRCA Membership Administrator Carol Sandusky carol@sandusky.cc