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Elizabeth
aka "BRUCIE" MITCHELL |
The Great Dane community has recently lost one of the
"Pillars of our Breed" - Elizabeth aka "Brucie"
Mitchell. born in 1926 passed away on May 10th. Brucie
had been involved with Great Danes since the Mitchells
- husband Gene, son David, and daughter Claudia
acquired their first family Dane, a fawn female called
Lulu Belle, in the early 60's. Discovering what great
family dogs Danes were, they acquired their second
Dane, a fawn male to show who became
Am.Can.Ch.Jecamo's Caesar of AAA.
We met Brucie and Gene in the 60's though our friend
Irene Bourassa, a Canadian harlequin owner/breeder and
Judge, who had seen him when she judged in California.
Through long distance planning we arranged to breed
our 4th Champion to their Caesar. We were invited to
meet at a mutual friends' home for the breeding, Jim
and Helen Blood of Crockerly Great Danes, who lived in
Sacramento since it was about halfway between both of
our homes.
No puppies were produced from that breeding, but a
lifelong friendship was born. When the Mitchell family
later came north to visit us in Washington and to show
Caesar in Canada, they returned home not just with
Canadian points but with one of our puppies we hoped
to eventually have bred to Caesar, thus establishing
many years of co-bred Champions between us and the
Mitchells with various Danes.
The Mitchells' Von Raseac Great Danes produced many
Champions over the years with limited breeding, and
they co-bred with several other people as well and did
establish a recognizable line of quality Danes. During
this time the Mitchells became members of the GDC of
California, the GDC of San Diego, and the GDCA. Brucie
served on the Board of the GDCA and also as an officer
in the 80's. During this time she was also a columnist
for the first Great Dane magazine, the Dane Dispatch,
and she also became a Judge, officiating at Specialty
shows and more than once at the GDCA National
Specialty. When email was established she went online
to responded to questions from many new Dane owners as
a mentor.
After a stroke a few years ago Brucie and Gene moved
to a senior community where having a Dane was not
possible, but she kept up her interest in the breed,
and still attended dog shows with friends, attended
the last National, and "talked dogs" with old friends
and kept up with friends on line.
We will all miss her and wish her family well. We are
encouraging those of you who knew Brucie to join us in
contributing any amount you can to the GDCA Charitable
Trust in her memory as the money all goes to Great
Dane health and welfare funds, whichever one you
choose. You can check it out on the GDCA Website under
CHARITABLE TRUST.
Clare Lincoln |
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2011 GDCA National Judge Finalists
(Names are listed alphabetically)
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Futurity Judges:
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Specialty Judges: |
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Assell, Winkie
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Cain, Linda
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Carmody, Mary Lou
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Cross, Tiffany
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Lass, Fran
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Matherly, Lorraine
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Miller, Dave
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Reinhold, Shirley
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Ribo, Jose
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Varian-Toomey, Kathy
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Bonne, Mrs. Alice G.
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De La Garza, Mrs. Cathy
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DeRoulet, Mrs. Lisa R.
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Hennessey, Sharon
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Hunter, Mrs. Connie A.
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Lewis, Dr. Elizabeth (Betty) F.
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Ridder, Ms. Linda L.
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Riggsbee, Ms. Nikki
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Shappard, Margaret
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Treiber, Mrs. Jane E.
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2008 GDCA YEARBOOK ++++++++ |
We
are now taking submissions for the GDCA 2008
Yearbook. Submit your free member ad or the ad for
your Affiliate Club.
Also, you can pre-purchase the Yearbook online.
All the submission and purchase information is available
HERE!
The
deadline is June 30, 2009 to be included! NO
EXCEPTIONS
Rita
K. Suddarth
13318 Elk Run Road
Bealeton, VA 22712
yearbook@gdca.org |
Dear Donor:
The Great Dane Club of America Charitable Trust is
providing to you a copy of the 2008 Annual Report
for the Trust. It is through your donations and
efforts that the Trust is able to support, and
fund a spectrum of projects that will greatly
benefit individual Great Danes and the breed as a
whole.
We want to thank you for your past contributions
and hope that you will consider the Trust in your
future charitable considerations.
The 2008 Annual Report for the Trust is available
HERE.
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TRUSTEES |
ADMINISTRATOR |
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Don Carmody
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Jane Chopson
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Lisa Foltz
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Paul H. Hardiman
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Jay Miller
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Linda Ridder
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Linda Tonnancour
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AKC
Canine Health Foundation News Alert - all the
information is available
HERE. |
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JUDGES MENTORING PROGRAM |
The Great Dane Club of California is holding a
Judges Mentoring Program on Thursday, June 4th,
2009. The program will be held at The GDCC
Specialty Show located at the Santa Fe Dam
Recreatonal Area in Irwindale, California. Judging
begins at 10:00 am. There is no fee.
For additional information contact: Bruce Powell,
661-424-9529 or
wildride2@netscape.net |
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2008 Awards List |
The
2008 awards list is now available
HERE.
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GDCA BREEDER LIST CHANGE |
"Due to difficulty in keeping the GDCA Breeder
List current with non-GDCA members, the Board
voted to list on the web site only GDCA members in
good standing with the currently required minimum
of one health clearance. We will place links to
each individual Affiliate Club for their referral
to their individual members. Affiliate Club
Secretaries should forward their club website
address to the Internet Chair to be added to the
breeder listing." |
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June 16/09 -
Breeders Education 2009 |
The
Breeders Education 2009 section is now available. Please submit your questions
regarding breeding to:
Breeders Ed Chair,
Kathy Varian Toomey,
gdcabreedersed@gmail.com
Questions will be submitted to a roundtable of
breeders and the responses published on the GDCA
website.
Kathy Varian, Chairman
Question #6 and responses are available
HERE.
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Understanding Harlequins and their Merle
Spots |
The
complete article, submitted by Dr. Neil P.
O'Sullivan is available
HERE. |
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United States Live Animal Shipping Policy
Changes
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The
updated information is available
HERE. |
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Parent Club Approved Mentors |
The
BOD of the Great Dane Club of America, along with
the Division Chairman, have approved the following
list of Approved Mentors for the education of
judges:
(the
list is available
HERE)
You can also contact Judging Operations at AKC,
who has the contact information.
Jane Treiber
Judges' Education Chairman
Great Dane Club of America |
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BREEDERS SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE FOR 2009 |
Presented by the American Kennel Club and
the AKC Canine Health Foundation.
More information available
HERE. |
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Health news from the 2008 National Specialty
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The Report from the Cardiac Clinic and the
Blood Transfusion Presentation (Mary Anne
Zanetos) is available
HERE. |
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TO: Winners from the 2008 GDCA National
Specialty
FROM: Nancy Lerch, Internet Chairperson
To keep our
GDCA National History Photo Album up
to date we need your cooperation. Kindly submit
your winning photos to me for addition to the
website.
If you can scan the photo that would be a great
help, if you can not scan, mail me the original
photo I'll scan and return to you promptly. Be
sure to include the dogs name and the award won.
If you prefer, and to save you the time and
trouble of sending a hard copy or emailing the
photo to me, you can get the photo directly from
the photographer, Jennifer Suddarth. Simply email
Jennifer
jenash1@mailstation.com and let her know.
Jennifer will be happy to oblige and send the
photo directly to me.
Photos requested:
Futurity -
Best In Futurity - Best Puppy Dog - Best Puppy
Bitch - Best Puppy in Futurity - Best Junior Dog -
Best Junior Bitch - Best Junior in Futurity.
Conformation - BOB - BW - BOS - WD - RWD - WB -
RWB - Awards of Merit - Best Puppy - Best Bred By
Exhibitor- Stud Dog – Brood
Bitch - Team
Top 20 winner photo plus photos of all entries.
Top Obedience winners.
Top Junior Showmanship winner.
Thank you for your cooperation with this.
Nancy Lerch
107 Patricia Road
Georgetown, TX 78628
internetchair@gdca.org
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*** Breeder
Interviews***
Breeder interviews for the month of
Sept./08 are now available to view
HERE |
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ATTENTION GDCA AFFILIATE CLUBS! ***
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Eligibility Requirements to Hold Future Dog Shows
The new AKC requirements were included in the most
recent Bulletin. If you have not reviewed them
please go to the Bulletin and read them through.
It has been brought to my attention that there is
a piece missing from that information and that is
the Statement of Compliance. The AKC will require
that a Statement of Compliance be submitted with
each application for any show held after January
1, 2009. The Statement of Compliance can be found
at
HERE and is to be completed and signed by a
Club officer.
If you have additional questions please feel free
to contact me either by email or phone.
Dianne Powers
508-693-1402
diannepowers@comcast.net |
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TO HONOR OUR GREAT DANES ***
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We
have all lost a valued and loving Great Dane
friend. An "In Memory" section has been added to
our
Veteran's Photo Gallery to honor those
Great Danes who have passed away.
Please feel free to submit a photo, include the
Great Dane’s name and owner/s name, a short
commentary, and if you wish, your email address,
so friends may contact you. You must be a member
of the GDCA or one of the Affiliate Clubs to
participate. |
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The Charitable Trust Gift Gallery Is
NOW OPEN
Please
visit the new offerings. |
Membership comments should be forwarded to:
Lynda Moriarty
GDCA Membership Chairperson
PO Box 410, Wayne, IL 60184
630.587.5633
Mor427@sbcglobal.net
NOTE:
No unsigned correspondence regarding an application will be considered.
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Welcome
to the official web site for the Great Dane Club of
America Inc. Within this website you will find
information regarding the Club, its structure,
philosophy, and also a comprehensive collection of
material concerning the Great Dane. |
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All areas of the website can now be located easily
via the menu at the top of each page. As this
website will be updated frequently, all new
additions will be posted at the top of this page
then archived for easy access
here
for
easy reference. Also,
please note that there is a "Search"
utility located on the left menu to aid in
locating specific information.
Great Dane breeders can be found easily by
following the main menu heading - Great Dane >
Breeding > Great Dane breeders. Along with a
complete breeders list, breeders are also
separated by state/country.
Everyone associated with the Great Dane Club of
America welcomes you to our website with the
intention that your visit is both informative and
rewarding. Thank you for taking the time to
visit!
The
Great Dane Club of America, Inc.
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