Hey everyone! Many of you have already filled out the survey about your dogs….using a name randomizer, this is how the dog of the month is selected, and this is also how your dog’s birthday gets posted on the birthday board!
If you’ve already completed that survey, no need to worry about this one! The survey is now a Google Form instead of a Survey Monkey form – that’s the only difference.
If you’ve never completed the survey about your dog(s), please fill this one out! We currently have 206 dogs in our responses, and I KNOW we have more dogs than that at the club 🙂
Thanks so much!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc8BP5koxCy3gA6e3o5-xTratKWSZ6-UvNJ8VrGPdwvRGQJZg/viewform?usp=header
Author: Gem City WebAdmin
Gem City Merch
Hello, dog club friends!
The new catalog for Gem City merch is up and running! Please check it out – just in time for session 4! Things to know….
1) If there is something you’d like to see added to the catalog, please let me know! We found a wonderful new company that has lots of cool things.
2) IMPORTANT—->you get to choose the logo type for your item, and the price you see on the item does NOT include the logo. You need to click on the logo tab and add that part to your order. Jackets, coats, zip up hoodies for sure will have the embroidered logo, but tshirts, joggers, etc. would probably be better with just the printed logo. At any rate, be sure to add your logo type to your order!
3) Like before, I’ll be happy to pick things up and bring them to the club as orders are completed – just let me know!
Enjoy browsing the catalog! CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW THE LINK!
Barb Siler
Nemes – 02/15/2024
AKC or UKC (etc) Registered Name : Zoldmali Eclipse Hungarian Aristocrat
Call Name of Pet: Nemes
05/05/2015 – 02/15/2024
Please list titles earned:
AKC: GCH CH CD TD VCD1 BN RA MH MX MXS MXJ MJB MXP2 MJP2 MJPB MXF ACT1 CGC TKA
NAVHDA: VC UT1
German Utility: VGP
People that knew me, knew my whole world was around Nemes. We didn’t need words to communicate, he was my shadow. By far Nemes’ number one attribute was his gentle demeanor, we called him our Gentle Giant. He loved everyone and always wanted to get right up close and personal. He was one goofy, happy, loving boy. Yes, there is a ton that we accomplished but those are just ribbons and letters before and after his name. I do think all those things strengthened our relationship. Nemes loved to work so training was a treat and when we showed up for a competition, he was game on! It seemed everything we tried he excelled! My first competition dog in Show and Field and there wasn’t anything he couldn’t do. My first AKC Grand Champion and Master Hunter, my first NAVHDA UT/pz1 dog that earned us a spot to the Invitational where he earned his VERSATILE CHAMPION, all my first try and only handled by me. We earned our German Utility Test, again our first try. There is no doubt he loved the field, but we did so many other things…. Tracking, Obedience, Rally, Tricks and more, earning 17 titles that were first for the breed. We loved agility, Nemes quickly proved his talent with speed and endurance. With his speed and long stride, it was a challenge to run clean, but it was always an amazing run. We got to enjoy our invite to the Agility National Invitational every year and our last year was one of our best, just a couple bars keeping us away from running clean. Oh, how we chased those QQ’s to hopefully earn the prestigious Master Agility Champion title (MACH). We earned a QQ the last time in the ring together that felt like a MACH. We started our agility career in Preferred and had earned 10 Preferred QQ’s. Little did I know that this would be our last dance together, but after looking at our records, Nemes’ combined QQ’s would have us at 20 QQ’s and over 4000 points so that was Nemes’ way of telling me that “in our books we earned that MACH”. Just one week after that amazing Agility Day, our lives changed forever.
Member Name: Denise Doll-Kiefer
Karen Rheinberger – 11/22/69-9/1/2024
Karen L. Rheinberger, age 55, of Troy, OH passed away on September 1, 2024 at Kettering Health in Huber Heights.
She was born November 22, 1968 in Chicago, IL to the late Robert J. and Jean (Turner) Rheinberger.Karen is survived by her husband: Bob Fulcher; two stepchildren: Erin (David) Hartpence and Rachel (Kelby) Byrd; four grandchildren: Alayna, Aidan, Adam and Ellie Rose and many cousins.Karen was a member of St. Timothy Lutheran Church, Gem City Dog Club where she showed, trained and judged dogs for 25 years. She was a government accounts contractor for many years and was currently with CDO Technologies in Dayton.
Service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, September 14, 2024, at St. Timothy Lutheran Church in Huber Heights with Pastor Joel Sutton officiating.
Family will receive friends from 10:00-11:00 AM on Saturday at the church.In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the family in care of Baird Funeral Home. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.bairdfuneralhome.com.
Services
Visitation: Saturday,September 14, 202410:00 AM to 11:00 AM
St. Timothy Lutheran Church
5040 Rye Drive
Huber Heights, OH 45424
Remembrances and photos to be added to this post and viewed on GCDOC.com can be sent to webadmin@gcdoc.com
Pet Planning info
Hello all,
We would like to invite you to join us in a presentation at the next members meeting. Please feel free to bring a snack or finger foods to share with the group.
Have you considered what will happen to your dogs and other pets when you die? What if you are hospitalized or enter a nursing home or rehab facility? What if you become ill or forgetful and can’t care for your pets? These are serious concerns since our pets depend on us for all of their needs and care.
Pet Planning is the process of planning and preparing in advance to provide for and protect your animals in the event of your future death, illness, or inability to care for them without assistance. Pet Planning usually involves adding pet-specific terms to routine estate planning documents like wills, powers of attorney, and family trusts. It sometimes includes more specialized documents, such as a Pet Power of Attorney or a Pet Trust. Pet Plans can range from very simple to extremely complex. There are Pet Planning options available to fit every family, circumstances, pet, and budget.
To learn more about Pet Planning, please join GCDOC and Laura J. Martin, Esq., on Sunday, June 30, 2024, at 5:30. We will cover the range of planning options available, critical terms to include for the protection of your pet, and more. Questions are welcome and encouraged.
Hope to see you all there.
Kristina
05/10/2024 – Winx
Registered Name: Twincreek’s Sweet Tiddlywinks Rose
Call Name: Winx
05/11/2015 – 05/10/2024
Titles earned:
AKC: CDX BN RN NA NAJ BCAT CCA CGC TKE
UKC: ALCH UCDX URO2
About Winx:
Winx was always a happy, bouncy girl. Even the last 2 times showing her, she was so happy to be working. Such a little show-off! She acted just like a puppy in the obedience trial just a month ago. She ran her little heart out in the FastCAT we put her in just a little before that running 24 mph! Winx was happy doing anything and everything (except dock diving, she hated that) as long as we did it together. Her favorites were FastCAT and tricks. Bang! was her favorite trick, so much drama! Her huge personality won over the hearts of everyone. Even if they didn’t like dogs, they ended up loving her. She was and will always be our little sunshine girl!
Owner: Angela Profitt
10/14/2023 – Roxanne
AKC or UKC (etc) Registered Name: El Tango De Roxanne
Call Name of Pet: Roxanne
01/01/2012 – 10/14/2023
Please list titles earned: AKC – CD RN CGCA UKC – UCD URO1 CGCA
Roxanne was the first dog I showed in obedience and rally. She loved walks in the woods more than anything else.
Member Name: Angela Profitt
06/09/23 – Nadi
AKC or UKC (etc) Registered Name: Nadina Von Moosbach-Zuzelek
Call Name of Pet: Nadi
06/22/2007 – 06/09/2023
Please list titles earned: Barnhunt Instinct (BI) Barnhunt Novice (BN)
Nadi loved recovering deer with Bob. With me, she liked sniffing out those rats in Barnhunt.
Member Name: Karen Rheinberger
08/18/2023 – Emmy
AKC or UKC (etc) Registered Name: Ms EmmyLou Who
Call Name of Pet: Emmy
12/15/2009 – 08/18/2023
Please list titles earned: Fun Police
Emmy was the princess. She was the first dog when I came back to Gem City. She enjoyed long trips in the car and getting under as many blankets as possible.
Member: Angela Profitt
Ashley Huehn Pot Luck Remembrance Night – July 8th, 3-6pm!
July 8th, 3pm-6pm @ the GCDOC Land location
542 Valleycrest Dr
Dayton, OH 45404
The Huehn family, Jessa Kenworthy and Brittany Clark are putting together a gathering in remembrance of Ashley Huehn at the Land belonging to Gem City Dog Obedience Club. This is a low-key open house style event (that is invite only) for all Gem City members to remember our dearly departed friend, as the Huehn family will provide a life reflection event at a later time.
It is pot luck, as well as bring your own chair.
Should you feel appropriate, please write letters to Ashley, which will be burned at a later time.
So bring your chairs, yourselves, your dogs if you like, and join us for a time of fellowship while remembering and honoring a person who shaped so many of us.