Events

Results From 2023 MFGRC Fun Match

Andy Hall Conformation, Events, Obedience, Rally

The Mid-Florida Golden Retriever Club held its annual Fun Match (AKC-sanctioned “B” Match) on Saturday, March 18, in Sorrento, Fla., with Obedience and Rally for all breeds and Conformation for Golden Retrievers. Results:

Rally
(judge – Barbara Page)

Master

1 – Topbrass Code of Honor UDX5 PUTD OM3 BN GO VER RM5 RAE5 SH MXP MJP2 MJPB XFP DS CGC TKP WCX, Golden Retriever (owner Karyn Angel, DeLand, Fla.), 85.

Excellent

1 – IntCH Goldrox Magik’s Carp-Et Ride BN RE, Golden Retriever (owner Ann Rowe, Sorrento, Fla.), 96.*

Advanced

No entries

Intermediate

1 – Magik’s Amelia Seabreeze, Golden Retriever (owners Cynthia and Roy Rothman, Heathrow, Fla.), 92.

2 – Magik Woodford Perfect Manhattan RI, CGC TKN, Golden Retriever (owners Jan and Brad Paddock, Eustis, Fla.). 71.

Novice

1 – Brody, All-American Dog (owner Carolyn Culhane, Mt. Dora, Fla.), 94.

2 – Gemini’s Remington Steal My Heart, Golden Retriever (owner Tina Brooke, Osteen, Fla.) 90.

3 – Mischief’s Old Time Rock and Roll, Golden Retriever, (owners Lamar and Deborah Tregler, Lakeland, Fla.), 89.

4 – Surefire Medal of Honor, Golden Retriever (owner Karyn Angel, DeLand, Fla.). 83.

High in Trial

Brody, All-American Dog (owner Carolyn Culhane, Mt. Dora, Fla.).

High Golden Retriever in Trial

(Jack Michael Rothman Memorial Trophy)

Magik’s Amelia Seabreeze, Golden Retriever (owners Cynthia and Roy Rothman, Heathrow, Fla.).

*not eligible for High Golden Retriever in Trial award

Obedience

(judge – Susan Howard)

Utility

1 – Topbrass Code of Honor UDX5 PUTD OM3 BN GO VER RM5 RAE5 SH MXP MJP2 MJPB XFP DS CGC TKP WCX, Golden Retriever (owner Karyn Angel, DeLand, Fla.), 180.5.

Open

No qualifiers

Novice

1 – IntCH Goldrox Magik’s Carp-Et Ride BN RE, Golden Retriever (owner Ann Rowe, Sorrento, Fla.), 182.

2 – Brody, All-American Dog (owner Carolyn Culhane, Mt. Dora, Fla.), 179.

3 – Intl. BA/CH Cachet’s Dare To Dream BN RE BCAT TKN CCA, Golden Retriever (owner Michele Throm, Casselberry, Fla.), 172.

4 – Mischief Pas de Deux, Golden Retriever (owner Camille Nasca, Orlando, Fla.), 171.5.

Beginner Novice

No qualifiers.

High in Trial

IntCH Goldrox Magik’s Carp-Et Ride BN RE, Golden Retriever (owner Ann Rowe, Sorrento, Fla.).

High Golden Retriever in Trial

(June Kiernan Memorial Obedience Trophy):

IntCH Goldrox Magik’s Carp-Et Ride BN RE, Golden Retriever (owner Ann Rowe, Sorrento, Fla.).

Conformation

(judge – Ellen Bartkus)

DOGS

3-6 Month Baby Puppy

1 – Goldcker When U Fish Upon A Star At KnightDrmz, Golden Retriever (owner Robin Scott, Eustis, Fla.).

6-9 Month Junior Puppy

1 – Goodtime’s Morrisey Misneach, Golden Retriever (owner Amy Troan, Altamonte Springs, Fla.).

2 – Graceful Moonstruck’s Unforgettable, Golden Retriever (owner Teri Lynn Vautrain, Citrus Springs, Fla.).

9-12 Month Senior Puppy

1 – Roc Starz’s Fire on the Mountain, Golden Retriever (owner Michele Panetta, Crystal River, Fla.).

2 – Magik’s Goblet of Fire, Golden Retriever (owner Betty Lambert, St. Cloud, Fla.).

12-18 Month Junior Dog

1 – 24K Retrievers Red White and Moo CGC TKN TKI RATN, Golden Retriever (owners Shannon Keim and Destiny Martel, Lake Mary, Fla.). .

2 – Magik’s Three’s Company in the Park, Golden Retriever (owner Anita Shafrin, Winter Park, Fla.).

Adult

1 – Magik Woodford Perfect Manhattan RI, CGC TKN, Golden Retriever (owners Jan and Brad Paddock, Eustis, Fla.).

2 – Magik’s Garth Brooks, Golden Retriever (owner Lily Lesmes, Heathrow, Fla.).

Veteran

No entries

BITCHES

3-6 Month Baby Puppy

No entries

6-9 Month Junior Puppy

1 – Magik’s Pot of Gold, Golden Retriever (owner Carolyn Culhane, Mt. Dora, Fla.).

9-12 Month Senior Puppy

1 – Mischief’s My Time to Shine, Golden Retriever (owner Camille Nasca, Orlando, Fla.).

2 – Magik’s Poly Juice Potion, Golden Retriever (owner Suzanne Dukes, Winter Park, Fla.).

3 – Magik’s Champagne Taste on a Butterbeer Budget, Golden Retriever (owner Donna Hogan, Orange City, Fla.).

12-18 Month Junior Bitches

1 – Southerngold Roc Starz November Rain, Golden Retriever (owner Michele Panetta, Crystal River, Fla.).

Adult Bitches

1 – Halia’s Center Stage CCA, Golden Retriever (owner Robin Burket, Winter Garden, Fla.).

2 — Magik’s Amelia Seabreeze, Golden Retriever (owners Cynthia and Roy Rothman, Heathrow, Fla.).

Veteran

1 – Intl. CH Magik’s Emerald Belle Of The Ball CD BN RM JH NAP OJP DJ CGC WC CCA VC, Golden Retriever (owner Michele Throm, Casselberry, Fla.).

2 – SHR Mischief’s The Divine Ms Emerald JH WC CCA DJ, Golden Retriever (owner Camille Nasca, Orlando, Fla.).

Best Puppy In Match

(Ruffles Perpetual Trophy donated by Dr. Robert and Nancy McCune)

Mischief’s My Time to Shine, Golden Retriever (owner Camille Nasca, Orlando, Fla.).

Best In Match

(HGL Magik Perpetual Trophy donated by Susan Fulenwilder and Ann Rowe)

Halia’s Center Stage CCA, Golden Retriever (owner Robin Burket, Winter Garden, Fla.).

Best Veteran in Match Intl. CH Magik’s Emerald Belle Of The Ball CD BN RM JH NAP OJP DJ CGC WC CCA VC, Golden Retriever (owner Michele Throm, Casselberry, Fla.).

NEW EVENT: MFGRC To Hold Fun Field Training Day on Dec. 11

Andy Hall Field, Fun Day, Hunt Test

Come out for a fun field day/ Mock test with the Mid-Florida Golden Retriever Club!

IF YOU HAVE A PUPPY~~~ please come! IF YOU HAVE A VETERAN…Please come. All experience levels welcome! 

This is a wonderful opportunity to let your puppy learn what s/he was bred to do! Plus it’s a great socializing/exercise time and you’ll get a full night’s sleep after.

Breeders– tell your puppy people! 

Open to all, not just members. 

Sign up at MFGRCfield@gmail.com 

State your level, all levels welcome: puppy, Junior, Senior, Master -to total beginners are welcome and we’d love to see you expose your dogs to what they were bred to do. Kristin Sipus (Richwood Goldens) and Brian Parker (Southern Retrievers) will provide training tips and help anyone who wants it. 

Starts at 9 AM on Sunday, Dec. 11, at  29810 County Rd 42 Deland, FL

First live flyer free if you have worked any event this year. 

If not, cost is by bird (as is cost for more than one live flyer- birds are discounted to $15 in an effort to recoup some of the cost to the HT). Take your dead ducks home w you to freeze and reuse if you like. 

Come train in a test situation!!! 

We will need everyone to pitch in and help, throwing birds/ operating equipment,  moving equipment, marshal etc. 

We will break for lunch. This is a great time to get to know other members and ask questions. Bring your lunch, water and a chair…. stay all day!

Fair warning you just might catch the field bug😉

Look forward to seeing everyone in the field

MFGRC Confirms 2022 Officers and Board

Andy Hall General Meeting

The leadership of the Mid-Florida Golden Retriever Club for 2022 was confirmed by vote during the club’s Annual Meeting held tonight at the home of outgoing club president Ann Rowe in Sorrento, Fla.

Confirmed were the following officers and board members, whose terms began immediately upon the vote:

Officers:

President – Robin Burket
Vice President – Christine McDaniel
Secretary – Andy Hall
Treasurer – Robin Bowen

Board:

Kathy Cudak
Pam Ginn
Ted Misilo
Camille Nasca
Jan Paddock
Ann Rowe
Michele Throm

In addition to the above, club member Pat Carlile will continue to assist the 2022 officers and board in the non-voting position of assistant secretary.

Entry Premium Now Available for 2021 GRCA National Specialty – Entries Open Aug. 18

MFGRC 2021 National, Agility, CCA, Clinics, Conformation, Health Clinic, Hunt Test, Obedience, Rally, Seminar, Specialty, TD, TDU, Tracking, WC/WCX

The entry premium for the 2021 Golden Retriever Club of America National Specialty, hosted by the Mid-Florida Golden Retriever Club at the World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Fla., is now available.

The premium can be downloaded here.

Entries open Aug. 18 and close September 29.

The Specialty will be held October 22-30, with indoor events at the World Equestrian Center. Field events will be held nearby.

Award Winners from MFGRC Summer Specialty

Andy Hall Conformation, Events, Specialty

The Mid-Florida Golden Retriever Club held its “Summer Specialty” event on Friday, June 18, as part of the Sunshine State Cluster at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa.

Judges were Douglas Johnson (regular classes) and Joanne Cava (sweepstakes).

Award Winners included:

BEST OF BREED

GCHS CH Chestnut Then Came You, owned by J Chachas, C Chachas & M.B. Konesky & J Griffith of East Amherst, N.Y.

BEST OF WINNERS

24k Retrievers Count Your Blessings DS DJ, owned by Kim Pedersen and Destiny Martel, Haines City, Fla.

BEST OPPOSITE

Brightwood’s As Luck Would Have It, owned by Deborah Waid and Caroline M. Waid, Glen Ellyn, Ill.

SELECT DOG

BISS GCH Crescent GoldRox Worth His Wait In Gold MBIS, owned by Paula Black, Sorrento, Fla.

SELECT BITCH

GCH CH Boca Gold’s Little Peace of Heaven, owned by Michele Whitney and Haley Whitcomb, Largo, Fla.

BEST PUPPY

Goldrox Take Em To The Train Station, owned by Paula Black and Courtney Roxby, Sorrento, Fla.

BEST OWNER-HANDLED:

Brightwood’s As Luck Would Have It, owned by Deborah Waid and Caroline M. Waid, Glen Ellyn, Ill.

AWARDS OF MERIT

Questan’s Path To Enlightenment RN DS CGC, owned by Julie Wangelin, Kirsten Grande, Julie Caruthers, Palm Harbor, Fla.

Magic City’s Still On The Road, owned by Freda Philbeck & Judy & Jack Brinson, Highlands, N.C.

Goldrox Take Em To The Train Station, owned by Paula Black and Courtney Roxby, Sorrento, Fla.

WINNERS DOG

Goldrox Take Em To The Train Station, owned by Paula Black and Courtney Roxby, Sorrento, Fla.

RESERVE

Arum’s Double Your Pleasure Double Your Fun, owned by Tonya Noel and Morgan Brooks, Lakeland, Fla.  

WINNERS BITCH

24k Retrievers Count Your Blessings DS DJ, owned by Kim Pedersen and Destiny Martel, Haines City, Fla.

RESERVE

Monark’s English Salt Water Taffy, owned by Virginia McQueeney and Morgan Brooks, St. Cloud, Fla.

BEST IN SWEEPSTAKES

Goldrox Hold Your Horses, owned by Courtney Roxby, Eustis, Fla.

BEST OPPOSITE IN SWEEPSTAKES

Arum’s Double Your Pleasure Double Your Fun, owned by Tonya Noel and Morgan Brooks, Lakeland, Fla.  

BEST IN VETERAN SWEEPSTAKES

CH Richwood Moments Away MH CD BN, owned by Kristin and Eugene Sipus, Morriston, Fla.

BEST OPPOSITE IN VETERAN SWEEPSTAKES

Karagold Faeden Cap.n Jacks Black Pearl, owned by Jennifer Ducharme & Sandy Pepper & Karen Brady, Bradenton, Fla. Full results will be available on Jack Onofrio Dog Shows website.

Mid-Florida Golden Retriever Club News & Notes

Andy Hall Events, Fun Day, MFGRC Awards, Obedience, Rally, Specialty

Dock Diving Fun Day

All MFGRC members were emailed information on the club’s upcoming Dock Diving Fun Day a couple of weeks ago – a reminder to please send in your registration and payment if you plan to attend. The event will be Saturday, May 11, at Central Florida Dog Sports in DeLand, beginning at 10 a.m. A general meeting for club members will be held at approximately noon. If you did not receive the information, please email club secretary Andy Hall at andyhall58@hotmail.com.

New MFGRC Specialty

The next big competition event for the MFGRC will be the club’s new, second Specialty that will be held on Friday, June 14, at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa. The entry premium can be downloaded here. Club members who are not competing will be welcomed as spectators. The new Specialty is part of the Sunshine State Cluster and is a Concurrent Specialty with the Greater Venice Florida Dog Club, Inc. The event will include Sweepstakes, Veteran Sweepstakes and Junior Showmanship in addition to regular Conformation for Golden Retrievers. Judges for the event will be Jay Richardson of Elgin, Ill., (breed classes, best owner-handled and junior showmanship, and Alejandro Lima of Miami Beach, Fla., (all sweepstakes classes). For many years, the MFGRC has held a Specialty in December as part of AKC National Championship week at the Orange County Convention Center and the club will continue to do so – this year’s event will be Friday, December 13.

Obedience/Rally Trial Aug. 10-11 in Daytona Beach

The entry premium is now available for the MFGRC’s annual Obedience and Rally Trial, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 10-11, at the Obedience Club of Daytona building in Daytona Beach, Fla. Judges for the trial will be Ted McCall, Carol Mett and Nancy Watson. For those interested in competing, the entry premium can be downloaded here. Anyone interested in volunteering to work as a steward at the event is asked to contact event chair Andy Hall at andyhall58@hotmail.com.

New Title Rosettes for 2019 – Eligibility Rules Have Changed

A reminder that in order to be eligible to receive one of the club’s new title rosettes at the end of 2019, a club member must have worked at one of the club’s events during the year (or the equivalent behind-the-scenes work), a new stipulation this year. In order to be eligible for the club’s annual year-end awards (Show Dog of the Year, Rally Dog of the Year, etc.), a club member must have worked at two events (or the equivalent behind-the-scenes work) and must have attended one of the club’s general meetings during the year. Upcoming opportunities for club members to volunteer include:

Aug. 10-11 – Obedience/Rally Trial, Daytona Beach, FL

Oct. 18-19-20 – Agility Trial, Wiersdale, FL (and set-up day Oct. 17)

Nov. 2-3 – WC/WCX, Montverde, FL (and set-up day Nov. 1)

Nov. 22-24 – Hunt Test, Montverde, FL (and set-up day Nov. 21)

(the MFGRC board is discussing adding more events this summer)