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Swissy Club of New England

Swissy Club of New England Established 2005
Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Club of America recognized regional club serving the greater New England area.

01/05/2025

spots still available

Sun Feb 16 2025

CAER/OFA EYE Clinic

Location: Tails Pet Salon
1265 South Main St
Athol, MA 01331 Times: 10am-12pm
All Breed Clinic

CAER Eye Exams: Dr. Ruth Marrion $55 per dog/$50 per dog paid prior to 2/1/25- Arrive 20min early for dilation.

Contact: Danielle Rouleau
978-894-7896 (text)
[email protected]

09/15/2024

SCONE Draft Test
9/14 and 9/15, 2024
At Pam and Ron’s.
Definitely largest weight difference between smallest and biggest entered. Check out the photos!

Saturday
Novice Passes
Bob (Aegis) - NDD title
Sandy (Swiss Run) - NDD title
Little (A Dachshund) - NDD title
Open Passes
Rosie (A Saint Bernard)

Sunday
Novice Passes
Joy (Aegis) - NDD title
Bob (Aegis)
Open Passes
Myna (Prism) - MDD title
Sandy (Swiss Run) - DD title
Rosie (A Saint Bernard)

06/30/2024

National Specialty Details!

👓 A lot of details so please read carefully!

We are now accepting Master Registrations! Online submissions are preferred, but if you wish to print and mail or email there is an option for that as well. Anyone attending the National regardless of entering a dog needs to complete the Master Registration. https://www.gsmdcans.com/master-registration.html

🍂Available for purchase:
▪️Reserved grooming/crating
▪️Limited quantity of reserved bring your own-pop (minimum 4 dogs required) being sold on first come, first served basis
▪️Awards banquet tickets
▪️Show catalogs
▪️Top 20 catalogs (None will be available on-site and available for pre-order only).
https://www.gsmdcans.com/marketplace.html

🍁 Dog Entry form per dog is required for any dogs competing in events not being serviced by the superintendent (Pack Hikes, Draft, Weight Pulls, CGC, Trick Dog, Puppy Match, Farm Dog, ATT).
https://www.gsmdcans.com/dog-entry-form-non-superintendent-events.html

All GSMDCA events not being handled by the superintendent (Baray) need to be paid for in our Marketplace.

Entry for conformation, rally, and obedience will be done with Baray. Premium will be published in mid-August.

🐄 ☮️ ❤️ 🐾 A few other reminders:
▪️Start planning now for our set-up decorating contest: https://www.gsmdcans.com/setup-decorating-contest.html
▪️Get your groovy threads ready for the Welcome Party & Independent Specialty PEACE, LOVE, & SWISSY ☮️ ❤️ 🐾
▪️We are accepting catalogs ad until August 28th. All covers are sold, but there are still plenty of opportunities to highlight your kennel, a special dog, send good luck wishes, your business, etc. https://www.gsmdcans.com/catalog-advertising.html
▪️We are still in need of volunteers so check out the sign up sheet to see if you can help! https://m.signupgenius.com/ #!/showSignUp/10C0B4FA8AF2EAAFEC25-47366016-2024

06/17/2024

SCONE AKC herding trial 6/16/24
Judge: Carol Donnelly

PT leg and new title
Heidi (Matterhorn)
Wilbur (Aegis)

PT leg
Joy (Aegis)

06/15/2024

SCONE AKC Herding Trial/Test on Ducks
6/15/24

Trial
Intermediate
1st, RHIT, Fendi (Aegis)
2nd, Bob (Aegis)

Started
1st, HIT, Arty (Prism) - New Title

Pre-Trial Test Q & PT Title & VGS
Biggie (Matterhorn)

Pre-Trial Test Qs and PT Titles
Echo (Swallowfiled)
Tater (Matterhorn)

Pre-Trial Test Qs
Heidi (Matterhorn)
Kiko (Dark Moon)
Rain the Sheltie
Wilbur (Aegis)

06/01/2024

SCONE Draft Test
Westmoreland, NH
6/1/24

Novice Pass and Title
Filia (Seneca/Granite)

Open Pass for MDD leg
Myna (Prism)
Neo (Cherished)
Ruthie (Matterhorn)
Zadie (Jotunheim)

05/27/2024

Memorial Weekend SCONE pack hike results:

Tag NWPD leg
Lennox NWPD leg
Ruthie 2 WPD legs
Pi 2 WPD legs
Razzle WPD leg
Biggie New title NWPD!

05/12/2024

SCONE swissy only obedience 5/12/24
Judge: Tibby Chase

Trial 1
Novice B Qs
Fendi (Aegis)
Tater (Matterhorn)
Zadie (Jotunheim) - High in Trial

Novice A Q
Otto (Matterhorn)

Beginner Novice B Qs
Henry (Matterhorn)
Lennox (Mtn High)
Tag (Mtn High) -New Title

Beginner Novice A Q
Kiko (Dark Moon)

Trial 2
Novice B Q
Stax (Matterhorn) - High in Trial

Beginner Novice B Qs
Henry (Matterhorn)
Lennox (Mtn High)

Beginner Novice A Q
Kiko (Dark Moon)

05/11/2024

SCONE AKC Herding Trial/Test on Ducks
5/11/24

Trail was Rough, Ducks not cooperative, no Qs

Pre-Trial Test Qs and PT Titles
Bond (Swiss Run)
Cam (Marchfield, Pem Corgi)
Henry (Matterhorn)
Inka (Bekovile)
Sandy (Swiss Run)
Stax (Matterhorn)
Tag (Mountain High)

Pre-Trial Test Qs and PT Title & VGS
Walter (Swiss Run)

All Switched over and ready for swissy only Obedience tomorrow.

05/10/2024

SCONE AKC Herding Trial/Test on Ducks
5/10/24

Intermediate A course
1st, Q, RHIT - Bob (Aegis)
2nd, Q - Myna (Prism)

Started A course
1st, Q, HIT - Arty (Prism)

Pre-Trial Test Qs
Biggie (Matterhorn)
Bond (Swiss Run)
Cam (Marchfield, Pem Corgi)
Cole (Bekovile)
Henry (Matterhorn)
Sandy (Swiss Run)
Stax (Matterhorn)
Tag (Mountain High)
Tater (Matterhorn)
Walter (Swiss Run)

The results poster, Kelly, took not a single photo, but hopefully some of the other folks did. I ran 7 of the 18 dogs.

04/08/2024

More Draft Passes today!

New Draft Dog for Ruthie and Clinton.
New Draft Dog for Beri and Laurie.
New Draft Dog for Zadie and Pam.
New Novice Draft Dog for Biggie and Laurie.
New Novice Draft Dog for Razzle and Laurie.

Come join us the first weekend in June in Westmoreland, NH for the next weekend of draft fun.

Thanks to Jessie Bell and Deanna Never for coming down to apprentice judge two days in a row. We all are very excited to have some more GSMDCA approved draft judges in New England.

04/07/2024

5 passes today in Drafting. 40s and windy, but way better than yesterday's practice in the wet and melting snow.

Flipper and Laurie - New MDD
Dozer and Reed - New DD
Zadie and Pam - New NDD
Otto and Jess - New NDD
Beri and Laurie - New NDD & VGS

03/30/2024

Huge congratulations to Clinton Becker and Miss Ruthie for completing all the requirements for her Versatility title VGS! What a great team!😍🖤🤎🤍

02/13/2024

All-Breed herding on Ducks! Premiums for May and June trials are available on the SCONE and AKC webpages. Come on up, if you'd like to practice. It won't let me post with a link to the webpage, so google away or message Kelly for additional info.

12/31/2023

Day two New Year's Eve pack hike.
Titles finished and results:
Razzle NWPD & VGS
Billie NWPD
Chiba 1st leg WPD
Freddie 1st and 2nd NWPD legs
Lennox 1st and 2nd NWPD legs
Flipper 1st WPD leg
Ella 1st NWPD leg

12/31/2023

Day 1. Not the best weather wise, we had a nice turnout 😀

12/30/2023

Welcome new hikers! All set for this weekends New Year’s weekend pack dog hike ! See y’all tomorrow !

11/13/2023

Pack Hike results L-R. Ruthie New Novice Working Pack Dog title(NWPD), Razzle NWPD 1st and 2nd legs, Beri NWPD 1st and 2nd legs.

Address

PO Box 883
Amherst, MA
01004

Website

http://swissyclubofne.org/

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