The Mid-Florida Golden Retriever Club held its annual Fun Match on Saturday, March 16, with obedience and rally for all breeds and conformation for Golden Retrievers. Results:
Results from 2019 MFGRC Fun Match
Author: Andy Hall
MFGRC Announces 2018 Year-End Award Recipients
The Mid-Florida Golden Retriever Club announced its 2018 year-end awards recipients and winners at the club’s annual Christmas party on Dec. 15 at the home of club president Ann Rowe in Sorrento, Fla.
Officers, Board Members Confirmed for 2019
Officers and board members for the Mid-Florida Golden Retriever Club for 2019 were confirmed during the club’s annual meeting on December 15. They are as follows:
Officers:
President – Ann Rowe
Vice President – Michele Throm
Secretary – Andy Hall
Treasurer – Dee Thibodeaux
Board:
Marilyn Booher
Robin Lemieux Burket
Pam Ginn
Pat Kopco
Ted Misilo
Ann Moye
In addition to the above, club member Pat Carlile will continue to assist the 2019 officers and board in the non-voting position of assistant secretary.
MFGRC News and Notes – August 15, 2018
CLUB MEETING SEPT. 2 — The next general meeting of the Mid-Florida Golden Retriever Club will be on Sunday, Sept. 2, at the DOCOF competition in the Events Center at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Fla. DOCOF (Dog Obedience Clubs of Florida) is an annual team obedience competition involving 30 teams from around the state. The meeting will begin when DOCOF breaks for lunch, which will be at approximately noon. Meeting location will be the lobby of the Events Center and members should bring their own chairs for the meeting. Osceola Heritage Park is located at 1875 Silver Spur Lane, Kissimmee, FL 34744. DOCOF competition begins at 8 a.m. and MFGRC members are invited to come early and watch some of the very unique event. IMPORTANT NOTE: Club members should NOT bring their dogs to the meeting.
A Note of Thanks
The Mid-Florida Golden Retriever Club held its annual Obedience and Rally Trial Aug. 11-12 at the Obedience Club of Daytona and as trial chairman, I’d like to extend my heartfelt thanks to the club members and others who contributed to the success of the event.
First of all, we couldn’t do it without the help and dedication of Ralph and Maria Orlando, who in addition to being members of the MFGRC are also very active and strong members of the OCOD. Ralph set up the building and kept things running smoothly with it all weekend, while Maria’s skills as a photographer were on display as she was everywhere and posted about 150 images from the trial on Facebook. Both also pitched in whenever needed and took care of many details and little things that are so important during a trial.
MFGRC Agility Fun Day and General Meeting Oct. 13
The Mid-Florida Golden Retriever Club will hold an Agility Fun Day and general meeting on Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Best Paw Forward training center in Osteen, Fla.
The event will give members and their Goldens the opportunity to try the sport of Agility in a fun, no-pressure atmosphere. P.J. Lacette, one of the founders of the MFGRC and a lifetime member, will host the event and provide training.
Agility training will be from 9-11 a.m. followed by lunch and a club meeting. (Members should bring their own lunch).
So that organizers can properly prepare for the day, it is asked that members planning to attend please RSVP to MFGRC club secretary Andy Hall at andyhall58@hotmail.com with how many people and how many dogs.
Osteen is located in southwest Volusia County between Sanford and Port Orange. It’s an easy drive for members in the Orlando area as well as those in the Space Coast and Mt. Dora/Sorrento areas.
P.J. strongly recommends that club members print out the directions to her facility and follow the directions very closely rather than relying on their GPS devices. Here is a link to the directions: