The Glen of Imaal Club of America

OctoberNational 2 to OctoberSpecialty 7, 2012 S how Wee k

HOTEL The Official GITCA headquarters GITCA Annual Dinner Holiday Inn, Fort Washington Members and Guests are invited to attend 432 Pennsylvania Avenue 2. the GITCA Annual Banquet to be held Fort Washington, PA 19034 Saturday, October 6, 2012 215.643.3000 from 6:30 (cocktails) to 10:30 PM The banquet will be held at the Special rate of $112/night plus Holiday Inn, 432 Pennsylvania Avenue, a one-time non-refundable dog fee of $45.00. Fort Washington, PA 19034, 215.643.3000. Price Per Person is $40.00, which includes tax Rate includes breakfast buffet for two (2) people per room. and gratuity. Reservation Deadline: September 15, 2012 Following dinner GITCA will conduct Awards Contact the Hotel directly for reservations. Reservations Presentations.* are being held under Club. A Silent Auction will offer unique Glen items. GITCA Annual Meeting Your favorite Glen items will also be available all evening at the Emporium. The Annual Meeting will be held at the 1. Holiday Inn, Fort Washington on Donations of items for the Auction will be accepted Friday, October 5, 2012 from to 7:00-9:00 PM by Laura Trainor, 607.754.6371, [email protected] Snacks will be available. Deadline & full payment for meal reservations is September 15, 2012 Please fill out the form on page 4 and send with a check made payable to “GITCA” to: Any club member or any board member Jude Lang 401 Kent Road who has an item that they would like so Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 to discuss at the annual meeting, .pleasenet @centurytel [email protected] send your itemcoleraine to Maura High, Club President at - Maura High it can be put on the agenda. Thank you * GITCA would like to recognize those Glens that have earned their Canine Good Citizen (CGC) award in 2011 (1/1/2011- 12/31/2011). Please e-mail Monique Anthony [email protected] with the dog's name, owner's name, and the approximate date the CGC was earned so the dog can be acknowledged at the October 2012 National Specialty banquet. At least one owner must be a GITCA member.

page 1 3.Schedule of Events 2012 Gitca National Specialty Sunday October 7, 2012 Agility Montgomery County Kennel Club Four ‘All Terrier’ Agility trials will be held on Tuesday, Judge: Mr. Desmond J Murphy Oct. 2 to Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, contact Denise Thomas, Entry Fee: $35.00 Event Secretary for more information, 814.734.5867, Check Montgomery KC Premium List http://www.countrysideagility.com or [email protected] for any changes and additional fees Classes: Puppy 6-9 months, Puppy 9-12 months, 12-18 Obedience months, Novice, American Bred, Bred by Exhibitor, Open, information may be found at , Veteran, Stud Dog, Brood Bitch, Brace www.akc.org. Hatboro will host a Rally Trial on and Best of Breed. Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012and an Obedience Trial on All entries in Regular Classes must be intact dogs. Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. 2012 GITCA PUPPY SWEEPSTAKES Earthdog Judge: Andrew Kramer Entry Fee: $10.00 The Club of America is sponsoring an Sweepstakes classes are as follows, classes divided by sex: Earthdog Trial on Monday, Oct. 8, 2012 in Crosswicks, Classes: Puppies 6 months and under 9 months, Puppies 9 NJ (pending AKC approval). The test secretary is Karen months and under 12 months, Juniors 12 months and under Miller: [email protected]. Contact her for entry 15 months, and Juniors 15 months and under 18 months. information. The Glen of Imaal Terrier Club of America Sweepstakes is open to all Glen of Imaal 6 ADDITIONAL AKC CONFORMATION SHOWS months of age and under 18 months. All entries in Puppy Thursday October 4, 2012 Hatboro Dog Club Sweepstakes must be entered in a Regular Class at this Judge: Mr. Vesa Lehtonen Entry Fee: $33.50 show. Champions of Record are not eligible to compete. Entries shall be made on the same form as for the Regular Friday October 5, 2012 Hatboro Dog Club classes. Indicate “Sweepstakes” and the age division in the Judge: Mrs. Rosalind Kramer Entry Fee: $33.50 space. This information is offered for the convenience of GITCA exhibitors. Saturday October 6, 2012 Devon Dog Show The money received from the entries in Sweepstakes Judge: Ms. Peggy L Lloyd Entry Fee: $34.00 will be distributed as follows: First Prize 40%; Second Prize 30%; Third Prize 20%; Fourth Prize 10% Sunday October 7, 2012 Montgomery County Judge: Mr. Desmond J Murphy Kennel Club 2012 GITCA VETERAN SWEEPSTAKES Entry Fee: $35.00 Judge: Andrew Kramer Entry Fee: $10.00 Veteran Sweepstakes classes are divided by sex: Deadline for Conformation Show Entries: (not to be confused with Regular Veteran Class) September 19, 2012 At Noon The Glen of Imaal Terrier Club of America Veteran Sweepstakes is open to all Glen of Imaal Terriers 7 years Entering Conformation Shows: of age and older, intact or neutered. Entries in Veteran This information is offered for the convenience Sweepstakes DO NOT need to be entered in a Regular of GITCA exhibitors. In the case of any errors or Class at this show. Champions of Record are eligible omissions, the Premium list for the club hosting the to compete. Entries shall be made on the same form show is the final authority. as for the Regular classes. Indicate “Sweepstakes” and VETERAN division in the space. This information is Hatboro: Jim Rau Dog shows, PO Box 6898, Reading, offered for the convenience of GITCA exhibitors. PA 19610 The money received from the entries in Sweepstakes Phone: 610.376.1880 Fax: 610.376.4939 will be distributed as follows: First Prize 40%; Second www.raudogshows.com (extra fees apply) Prize 30%; Third Prize 20%; Fourth Prize 10%

Devon & MCKC: MB-F Dog Shows, PO Box 22107, 2012 GITCA PARADE of TITLE HOLDERS Greensboro, NC 27420 Glen of Imaal Terrier Title Holders are invited to “Strut Phone: 336.379.9352 Fax: 800.746.3297 Your Stuff” in the Parade of Title Holders. Any and all http://www.infodog.com (extra fees apply) titles invited to enter, intact or neutered. Indicate “Parade” in the additional class section on You can also FAX both sides of the form to the the entry form Entry Fee: $6.00 superintendent (extra fees apply)

page 2 CATALOG ADVERTISING New - 2013 GITCA Calendar 4. Laura Trainor [email protected] will be the 5. GITCA Calendar for 2013 to showcase Glens advertising contact. For a full page ad with who have received a CHIC number. Profits from photo cost is $70.00. Half page with photo is $40.00. this calendar will go to the GITCA Health fund. GITCA Each additional photo is an additional $10.00. Send wants to encourage Glen owners and breeders to have Laura a rough layout of what you want and good quality their dogs health tested. photos with your name on the back. If you want to design A CHIC number is given to a dog that has had the your own ad contact Laura about which formats are appropriate health tests required by their National Breed acceptable. If you opt to do your own design, a computer Club. For a Glen to receive a CHIC number, it must have disk must accompany the hard copy. No commercial ads had hips examined by OFA or PennHip, the Optigen test allowed. Late fees will be added for any ad submitted later for the PRA gene, and CERF eye exams. See www.ofa.org than, August 15th, 2012. for more info. Ads and payment must reach Laura by August 15, We need high quality images of CHIC Glens for the 2012. Please allow extra time if proofing is necessary. calendar. To cover the cost of the calendars, we ask $40 Make checks payable to GITCA and send to: for each CHIC Glen photo used in the calendar. That fee Laura Trainor will give you the prestige of having your dog’s photo in 144 West Hill Road the calendar and one free calendar. Vestal, NY 13850 Send your images to: Lauren Cresap at mlcresap@ earthlink.net or send actual photos by mail to Lauren at DEADLINE August 15, 2012 Lauren Cresap, 32 Courthouse Place, Jersey City, NJ Full Page (4 ½ x 7 3/8) $70.00 07306 Include the name of the dog, CHIC number, Half Page (4 ½ x 3 11/16 $40.00 breeder, owner. Photos $10.00 each Lauren will evaluate the images for quality when enlarged. Low resolution images will be returned/ refunded. Images by professional photographers or photographers other than the dog owner must be IMPORTANT! accompanied by a release to use the photo in the calendar. Print plainly or type all ad copy to avoid typographic errors. Give special emphasis to the Deadline for photos for the calendar: dog's and owner's names. September 1, 2012 All photographs and artwork will be returned to the Calendars will be available at the Emporium during Advertising or Show Chairman the day of the show the Specialty and by mail. We must receive enough by the Superintendent. photos and pre-orders of calendars in order to cover the cost of production or the calendar will be cancelled . Photographs are scanned for reproduction. For Please pre-order your calendars soon. best results please send originals not screened photos. Send no negatives. To pre-order a calendar send $10 to Laura Trainor, 144 West Hill Rd., Vestal, NY 13850. Reproductions of pictures and artwork from show catalogues, telephone books, screen photos, faxed logos, etc. result in POOR QUALITY and are TROPHY not guaranteed. Copy and Logos on dark colored The Trophy Fund Needs Your Donations backgrounds cannot be guaranteed. 6. If you have ever won a Trophy at a National Specialty Be sure all PHOTOGRAPHS, ARTWORK etc., are Show you know what a thrill it is to take home a labeled. memento of that exciting day. Those lovely silver or Do not bend, fold, tape or staple pictures, use pewter Challenge Trophies that you see on the trophy paperclips. table have to be returned for the next Specialty. Memento Trophies go home with the winner! This year we have There will be a charge for each photo. sponsors for all the Memento Trophies already. Thank Unless otherwise indicated all photos may be you! However, the general Trophy Fund still needs your cropped to put emphasis on the dog. donations to cover the costs of the Supported Entry Trophies. General donations: please help the GITCA trophy fund to support trophies for the Specialty and other shows. Make checks payable to GITCA and send to GITCA Treasurer: Mary Ann Hirschauer, 2679 Greenbush West Road, Mount Orab, OH 45154, 937.867.1248, [email protected]

page 3 7. GITCA Dinner reservation & payment form Deadline & full payment for meal reservations is September 15, 2012

Price Per Person is $40.00, which includes tax and gratuity.

Tear Here And Return With Fee

Send fees made payable to “GITCA” to: Jude Lang 401 Kent Road Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004

Price Per Person is $40.00 paid in advance

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CONTACTS: If you have any questions or need assistance the following GITCA members will be happy to help. Laura Gilbert Trainor, Show Chair, 607.754.6371 [email protected] Rick & Wanda Roland, Trophy 717.335.2298 [email protected] Jude Lang, Banquet 610.667.6741 [email protected]

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