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CONESTOGA VIZSLA CLUB NEWSLETTER First/Second Quarter 2016 2015 FIELD DAY Al Lucas gives a demonstration at his farm in Midland, Virginia. See more pictures on page 13. CONESTOGA VIZSLA CLUB, INC. OFFICERS & BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT RECORDING SECRETARY India Cox Callie Turner VICE PRESIDENT DIRECTORS Rich Black Yovonne Baggett-Jones TREASURER Jane Baker Laurie Cahill Terry Lucas Trysh Swift CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Linda Pruitt WHOA! If you have not renewed your CVC membership, this is probably your last newsletter. Please renew your membership and participate in CVC- sponsored events — it’s good for you and your Vizsla(s). Use the membership form on page 21. Be a part. Send your renewal to: Leslie Martin 6805 Innesfree way Gainesville, VA 20155 There is strength in numbers! 2 CVC NEWSLETTER PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE India Cox CVC membership! As you may have surmised, the CVC Newsletter has been in transition over the last year. After eight or more years as editor, I thought it needed a new set of eyes and talents to breathe new life into it. Callie Turner took it over for two issues, and now, I would like to introduce you to Terry Ann (Hayes) Fernando, the new CVC editor! She has given her time and talent to redesigning the format, and is working with Callie and me for content. We invite you to provide ideas and advertising to support your newsletter. Following are two President’s Messages to catch us up on what has been happening. Terry Ann (Hayes) Fernando & Zara with breeder Jane Baker 1Q2016 President’s Message I trust your holidays were all you gatherings throughout the Mid- wanted them to be! At the 2015 Atlantic “just because.” Annual membership meeting December 12, I thanked all Here’s to a stellar “Sweet 16” for the volunteers who made last our breed and each other – 2016! year’s CVC events happen – the CVC has a big year on its two Specialties/Sweeps, one calendar and trust you’ll be a Supported entry, fall Field Trial part – participant, spectator, fan- (VDGIF canceled our spring field from-afar. But before I talk about trial because of wet grounds), what’s upcoming, I want to thank June Fun Day, September out-going Vice President Rachel field training day, December Hunting Tests and multiple friend Continued on page 4 FIRST/SECOND QUARTER 2016 3 Romano Kelly and director Phil days, our annual Fun Day, our Rosenbaum for their service on September Specialty, October the CVC Board the last six and field trial, November Supported three years, respectively. Rachel, entry and December hunting thank you for taking a leadership tests/annual meeting /Raffle for role with the Vizsla Club of Rescue/Christmas party. Think America (VCA). there’s an opportunity for you to volunteer, observe/ask questions/ Welcome Rich Black as our new learn? Oh yea…! vice president and Yovonne Baggett-Jones as a new director CVC also wants to arrange more for the upcoming three years. events like Fun Day, events built I look forward to working with around Vizslas and their people you. I also want to welcome getting together just for the fun Leslie Martin as the club’s new of it. If you have interest in this, membership chair. She stepped please reach out to me or any up to this role when former Board member, and let’s make CVC membership chair (but it happen! This club is run by continuing CVC Board member) volunteers, so come be a part. Laurie Cahill took on national None of this is achieved without responsibilities with VCA Rescue volunteers. It’s what we do for the committee. Welcome Audrey breed. Wood, who is taking Laurie’s place on CVC’s New Beginnings Rescue 2Q2016 President’s Message committee. SO FAR, we have had three successful club events – Specialty Also thank you Leslie for again in York PA; Spring Hunting Tests hosting the CVC Annual Christmas followed by our Spring Field Trial dinner. You are the hostess with both in Dillwyn VA. Upcoming is the mostess! the annual CVC Fun Day in June, Specialty October 2 in Millwood The CVC calendar for 2016 – so VA, Fall Field Trial and Fall Hunting far! – includes the spring field Tests/Annual Meeting/Raffle for trial March 11-13, Phelps WMA, Rescue/Christmas Party! Sumerduck VA; Specialty at York PA March 20 and Spring hunting New Beginnings – But where we tests March 26-27, Slate River need help IMMEDIATELY is with Farm, Dillwyn VA, in tandem foster homes for dogs that seek to with Wilderness Pointer Club come into New Beginnings, CVC’s (two hunting tests on the same Rescue program. NB Coordinator weekend at the same location). Joye Blanscett and volunteer Audrey Wood are ardently looking We are also planning two training for homes, especially Vizsla- 4 CVC NEWSLETTER experienced homes, to accept Annual Meeting/Elections – these dogs. Stays generally range At CVC’s Annual Meeting in from maybe a week to a month. If December, the club will be we don’t build this resource, Joye electing a new president, recommends shutting down NB. corresponding secretary and two That’s not where CVC needs to be directors-at-large. The Nominating or wants to be. Committee is now forming. Please consider if you’d be Please see New Beginnings’ article willing to serve CVC in an elected on page 18. This is important. Let’s position. While there is some step up! At least give it a try…. work involved, it’s also lots of fun! CVC sends special thanks to We are 51 years of service. Take Stephanie Estes who has served the reins for a couple of years to rescue for almost a decade! Thank continue the momentum! you, Stephanie, for your love and Remember, you can stay in touch via: concern for the dogs that have facebook.com/Fans of Conestoga come through your home and Vizsla Club heart, and happily gone on to their forever homes. www.CVCweb.org Be a part! CVC is also planning a dock diving day! Stay tuned. ODKC 2015 SPECIALITY SUMMARY Britt Jung The CVC held its second specialty specialty at this show, on these show of the year as part of the grounds, and we had the good Old Dominion Kennel Club fortune of another favorable fall (ODKC) show on September 27th. day. The ODKC show is held at the historic Long Branch Plantation Mrs. Karen Iacobellis judged a in Millwood, Virginia. This was sweepstakes entry of 12. Best in the second year the CVC held its Continued on page 6 FIRST/SECOND QUARTER 2016 5 Puppy Sweepstakes was awarded results.htm?evno=2015003203 to Billie Bean of Lea Brittania from &bno=19000&sdt=&edt=. the 15-18 month bitch class; she is bred by Bernadette Allison Following judging, the club and Britt Jung, owned by Carey sponsored a luncheon. The Benadon and Britt Jung, and luncheon was very well attended handled by Britt. Best in Veteran and Rachel Romano Kelly again Sweepstakes, from the 9-11 year ran a fabulous raffle for the club. old bitch class, was awarded to ODKC also sponsored a “Meet the GCh Red River’s Get Sirius JH. She Breeds” event, where Callie Turner is bred, owned, and handled by and Leslie Martin took dogs and Holly Hatfield. represented our breed splendidly. Ms. Helene Nietsch judged the Thank you to everyone who regular class entry of 52. Ms. donated items for the raffle and Nietsch awarded Winners Dog many thanks to Rachel Romano for a 5-point major to Red River’s Kelly for organizing the raffle and Keep’n Thyme JH from the Open making it fun. A big thanks to Dog class. He is owned and Barbara Hannum for organizing bred by Holly Hatfield. Winners the hospitality; it was a wonderful Bitch and Best of Winners went treat for all exhibitors and to Billie Bean of Lea Brittania spectators. Special thanks also from the Bred-by-Exhibitor class to Terry Lucas for bringing the for a 5-point major. Ms. Nietsch trailer and helping with hospitality. judged her non-regular classes Thanks to our trophy donors; they (4 Veterans and 1 Hunting Dog) are mentioned by name below. following Winners Bitch. Her Thank you also to Iva Fisher, best of breed entry included 16 Yovonne Baggot, Rich and Melina champions, plus the Hunting Dog Black, Leslie Martin, Callie Turner, and Veteran Dog and Bitch class Mark Eidleman, Dot Romano, and winners. Ms. Nietsch awarded Best Lori Salb for helping hand out of Breed to GCh Aislinn’s RR Elite trophies, for bringing coffee and Edition CGC, owned and bred by food, and for helping with set-up Betty Rozanek and Lindsay Fetters and clean-up. And thank you to and shown by Lindsay. Best of anyone I’ve left out. It’s a lot of Opposite Sex was awarded to work to pull off an event like this GCh Sassafras Play’n for Keeps, and it couldn’t happen without owned and bred by Melina and many hands to help. Thank you Richard Black and owned and again to all who pitched in. shown by Emma Black. For the As always, if you would like to complete show results, please go provide feedback on the event, to http://infodog.com/results/ please email me at [email protected]. 6 CVC NEWSLETTER BISS GCH Aislinn’s RR Elite Edition GCh Sassafras X Marks The Spot, CGC CA, Best of Breed. Bred and Best of Opposite Sex, Veterans owned by Lindsay Fetters and Betty Sweepstakes. Bred and owned by Rozanek.