WELCOME TO
THE GENESEE VALLEY KENNEL CLUB !
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WELCOME TO THE GENESEE VALLEY KENNEL CLUB !
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2009 Member of the Year ROBIN BALCERAK Lifetime Achievement Award. Member since 1964: LOIS D'AMBROSIO
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For over 76 years the GVKC has made its home in the Rochester, New York area. The GVKC is a member club of the American Kennel Club, and is comprised of people like yourself, who are interested in all breeds of purebred dogs. The purpose of the GVKC is to further the advancement of all breeds of purebred dogs; to protect and advance the interests of all breeds of dogs and encourage sportsmanlike competition at dog shows and performance events; to conduct sanctioned matches, dog shows, and performance events under the rules of the American Kennel Club; and to provide educational programs and information to the general public. Meetings of the Genesee Valley Kennel Club are held the second Monday of each month (no meeting in August). Guests are always welcome! Usually, a program is scheduled for each meeting on a topic of interest from a variety of dog-related subjects. Programs may include speakers, films or demonstrations. The programs cover just about everything of interest to dog enthusiasts. At our meetings, we are also informed of and discuss proposals and changes sponsored by the American Kennel Club. A refreshment time is usually held, and provides a great way to meet other "dog people" experienced in showing and breeding. GVKC members are always willing to share their interest and expertise in dogs, and welcome fellow enthusiasts. more info The GVKC is an active organization. The GVKC holds two AKC All-Breed Dog Shows and Obedience Trials in July of each year, and an annual sanctioned Match Show. The GVKC also holds health clinics, publishes a Breeders Guide, and provides an informational phone line. We have a variety of committees all working towards dog-related activities. For specific information about meeting dates, times, programs, location, and activities of the club, or for help with dog related questions or problems, call the GVKC Phone Line at (585) 249-9204 or contact a club officer or board member. Education article: WE NEED HELP! GVKC & the German Shepherd Club of Rochester are losing the use of the Lincoln Fire Hall for our classes, effective July 1, 2010. As not-for-profit organizations, we are long on need and short on monetary supply to pay rent on a facility. We are looking for help from any business, organization, or person who knows of or has an appropriate facility we can use. We need a non-carpet flooring surface (we use mats for the majority of classes) big enough to set up a 30 foot x 30 foot ring with space surrounding it and room for people to gather while waiting for class to start. We also need a small outside area where dogs can go potty. We currently have a pick up and take home with you policy for doggie potty and police the potty area to make sure it is kept clean. We sweep and vacuum after each use to keep the dog hair picked up. We also need a small (10 foot x 10 foot) area where we can store the mats, grooming table, and misc. equipment. We have limited funds for payment of rent. If you can help, please contact us at geneseevalleykc@aol.com. NEW BREEDER GUIDE 2011 The Genesee Valley Kennel Club is preparing a new, 2011-2013 Breeder’s Guide to coincide with its July 2011 shows. Our guides will be mailed throughout New York State and they will be available at our July shows and our annual matches and educational booths. We are finding more and more of the general public using the Internet to do research on the purchase of purebred dogs. We are getting about 8-10 emails a month from people in our general area who have looked for a particular breed on the AKC web site and have contacted our club for a breeder referral. In addition to the printed guide, we offer a breeder referral page on the GVKC web site. This referral page is only available to breeders who are included in our printed Breeder’s Guide. The advantage of an online referral page is the ability to do frequent updates of the information on a breeder. As well as the listing on our breeder referral page, for those who have a web site, we will link to your web site. Although the printed guide will not be done until late spring, early summer, 2011, once your application has been accepted, the web page listing will be created. The format for the printed Breeder’s Guide will stay the same, with a feature for “variety”. Some breeds have specific color or size differences and we feel it would be a benefit if we had the variety listed for the breeder. For example, many people contact us about a specific size Poodle, so we list this breed separately by size. Under this new format, Poodles would be listed as such: Poodle: Standard or Poodle: Toy, etc. If you breed more than one variety, (e.g. Miniature & Toy Poodle), your listing will reflect the combination of varieties you breed, both in the printed guide and on the web page listing. The cost for a listing in the printed Breeder’s Guide remains at $50.00 per breed listing. There will be a $20.00 charge for including your information in our web site Breeder Referral page. If you are new to our Breeder Guide, we require the following forms to be filled out and returned to the address on the New Listing Form with a check for payment: COE New Breeder Questionnaire New Listing Form If you already are in our current Breeder Guide, we require the following forms to be filled out and returned to the address on the Existing Breeder Listing Form with a check for payment: COE Existing Breeder Listing Form In addition to breeder listings, we have advertisements both in the printed guide and the web page. Advertisements in the printed guide will be in black and white. Advertisements on the web page can be in color. Advertisements for the printed guide are automatically listed on the web page at no charge. If you are an advertiser and would like to have an ad in the new guide, please fill out the below form and submit to the address on the form with a check for payment: Legislative Alert The AKC has now provided an electronic format to track dog legislation by state. Use the following link to get a list of what is happening in our state and other states: http://www.trendtrack.com/texis/cq/viewrpt?event=49bfaef9bd The nice part of this service by the AKC is that you can click on any of the proposed laws listed and be linked directly to the wording of the law as it is posted on the NY state web site. Rather than depend on the email alerts that we all get that give a summary of the bills, you can now look at the exact wording to make your own decision as to whether you do or do not like the wording and/or action involved. You can then write to your local Assembly or Senate representative to voice your opinion. THANK YOU! Thank you to our exhibitors, specialty clubs, vendors, friends, Hamlin Fire Department, and our hard working members for very sucessful shows on July 10 & 11, 2010. If you missed us, we will again have our annual shows the second weekend of July in 2011.
NO CLASS WEEK of JULY 5, 2010 Come meet our members. Our monthly membership meetings are open to the public. Membership in the club is open to anyone interested in promoting the sport of purebred dogs (members are not only breeders). See our Calendar page for more information on time and place.
Last Update: July 2010 Web Services provided by www.danesonline.com
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