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Club Meeting
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Saturday 12:00 pm., April 21, 2012, Solano County Fairgrounds
Hi all,
Northern California WorkNorthern California Working Group Association, Inc.
Officers 2011-2012 Board of Directors
President: Barbara House Meredith Bostian: 2012 - 2014
Vice-President: Diane Collings John Davies: 2010-2012
Recording Secretary: Mike Dugan Kathleen Davies: 2010 - 2014
Treasurer: Joan Mulligan Penny Schomacher: 2011 - 2013
Corresponding Secretary: Vince Mulligan Patti Wilkerson: 2011-2013
Cathy Dugan: 2011 - 2013
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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WORKING GROUP ASSOCIATION, INC.
www.NCWGA-INC.com
Officers 2011-2012 Board of Directors
President: Barbara House Meredith Bostian, 2012-201
Vice-President: Diane Collings John Davies: 2010-2012
Recording Secretary: Mike Dugan Kathleen Davis, 2012-2014
Treasurer: Joan Mulligan Penny Schumacher, 2012
Corresponding Sec: Vince Mulligan Patti Wilkinson: 2011-2013
Cathy Dugan: 2011-2013
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Minutes of Meeting
Saturday, June 9, 2012,
General Membership Meeting 12:00 noon
Woofstock, Vallejo Fair Grounds
20/20 Health Clinic, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, co-sponsored by the NCWGA and the Portuguese Water Dog Club of Northern California
A brief meeting was held during the Optigen Clinic and a Supported Entry of Portuguese Water Dogs. Members signed in also volunteered for the clinic: Julie Conger, Matthew Davis, Bill Waters, Cathy Dugan, Mike Dugan, Alexia Fino, Gabriel Rodriguez, Barbara House, Wendy Morawski, Vince Mulligan, Joan Mulligan, Melissa Sheehan, Skee Tsagris, Shirley Tsagris, Bill Ward, Patti Wilkinson. Minutes were taken by Alexia Fino.
- Call to Order : Vince Mulligan, Corresponding Secretary
- Self-Introduction of Members and Guests Present:
- Legislative Alerts: None
- Approval of Minutes of May 12, 2012. Minutes were approved as modified to correct the spelling of Dianne Collings last name.
- Treasurer’s Report: Joan Mulligan. Report was approved.
- Committee Reports:
Website: Vince Mulligan asked members to check the web site to view changes in colors and give
him and Charla Goudeau comments about the changes.
OLD BUSINESS:
- Report of Match , May 19, 2012, No report.
- All-Breed temperament Testing with the Rottweiler club will be on Sat-Sun, August 4-5, 2012, Dixon County Fairgrounds, Penny Schumacher is coordinating the event. Present volunteer list includes Patti Wilkinson, Gabriel Rodgriguez, Alexia Fino, Charla Goudeau, Wendy Morawski, Cathy Dugan and Mike Dugan.
NEW BUSINESS: None.
Update: A copy and photos of the Optigen Clinic of June 9, 2012 is attached.
NEXT MEETING, To be announced.
All Breed OPTIGEN 20/20 CLINIC
By Cathy Dugan, Clinic Coordinator
This year’s annual canine health clinic performed over 70 health tests, including 13 JDCM, 17 GM-1 and 19 AKC DNA tests. Co-sponsored by the Northern California Working Group Association and the Portuguese Water Dog Club of Northern California, the event provides an opportunity of owners of all breeds to test their dogs at a substantial discount.
We had excellent volunteer support from both clubs who provided great effort throughout the day.
Test included:
JDCM—checks for juvenile cardiomyopathy carriers.
GM-1—checks for Storage Disease carriers.
Optigen PRA—checks eye disease progressive retinal atrophy carriers.
IC-13—Checks for improper coat carriers.
AKC DNA—the AKC is the repository for DNA on your dog for future breeding.
As a breed, Portuguese Water Dogs are known for their sound health, energy and longevity In fact, health testing has gone a long way to saving this wonderful breed from possible extinction just a few decades ago.
We want to thank all those who volunteered to make this a success.
Health testing is critical to maintaining and improving the health of our perfectly wonderful dogs!
Archive Past Meetings
March 4, 2012.PDF
April 21, 2012.PDF
June 9, 2012.PDF
June 11, 2011.PDF
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WORKING GROUP ASSOCIATION, INC.
Meeting and Event Schedule for 2011
In an effort to encourage attendance and participation at meetings and events this Meeting Scheduled has been prepared and approved by the membership. Please keep this schedule in mind as you finalize your calendar for 2011. In most cases, the meeting will be coordinated with a dog show in the area where many members will already be entered. The time for the meetings will be coordinated with show times to avoid time conflicts.
DATE TIME AND PLACE
January 29, 2011 Board 2:00 pm, Membership 2:30 pm
Cow Palace, So. SF, Golden Gate KC
February 20, 2011 Sunday Santa Clara County Fairgrounds,
Gateway Hall, San Jose, 11:30 am
March 26, 2011 Saturday Solano Co Fairgrounds, Vallejo
11:30 am Beer Garden
April 23, 2011 Saturday Solano Co Fairgrounds, Vallejo (TBD)
Great Dane Health Clinic
May 21 or 22, 2011 Coyote Hills KC (TBD)
Sol, 2011 Woodstock (TBD)
Solana Co Fairgrounds, Vallejo
July NO AREA SHOWS - Match? Dixon
August NO AREA SHOWS – Match? Dixon
September 10 or 11, 2011 Petaluma (TBD)
October Sacramento Valley TBD)
November Napa (TBD)
December 31(Sat) San Mateo – Annual Meeting (TBD)