Arizona Pointing Dog Club News

Alright, we finally had an event without weather interrupting!

Annual Banquet
Well, I was very pleased with the banquet and participation from our members. I believe everyone had fun, enjoyed the food and everyone had a chance to buy or win something. The final tally of the fund raising should be available to view soon… I cannot wait to see the results. I want to personally thank you all for your help at the event and leading up to the event. A very special thanks to Tom Wheeling, Debra Krueger, Jim and Debbie Schroeder, Snow Aubel, Cedric Gerdes, Lance Gerdes, Gina Gerdes, Joe Felish, Todd Fielitz, Mike George and Joe Husband.

New Board
After another wonderful year of club happenings, this banquet brought us another fresh slate of board members. I want to personally thank last year’s board members for their selfless sacrifice and willingness to further promote the club.

I want to welcome this year’s new board members: Tommy Chapa, Pete Torres, Tom Wheeling, Brent Jacobs and Jim Cassara. I look forward to working with you all and I am hopeful for another exciting year for AZPDC!

April Trial & Quail Invitational
I wish I could have been there to enjoy the first event of 2010. I heard there were plenty of outstanding performances by our club members and their dogs. I also heard there was some confusion in regards to the interpretation of the rules… I am certain we have made that little easier to interpret now.

In closing, I want to say I miss you all and hope to see you soon.

Ed Rucker
AZPDC Club President

Once again I am back as an officer of the Club. I wanted to thank all the members that voted for me and those who did not. I just hope that I can measure up to your expectations. We had a very successful banquet this past April and I think folks had a lot of fun. We all need to thank the members that made this a wonderful night, as I know first hand how much work it takes to put this program on.

We also had our first field trial of the year that included the Quail invitational. The QI went off without a hitch and some of the new members did really well. As for the trial on Sunday, we got it done but we did have some issues with our newly adopted rules. I believe that we had a variation in the interpretation of the rules that led to many conversations that led to disagreements on scoring. Your board and officers will be working on this issue over the next few weeks to find a solution, or at least a better understanding. Many of you long standing members know that when we have this big of a family we are going to have differences of opinions from time to time. With all of the good people in our club, I have no doubt that we will move on and continue to be the best Bird Dog Club in Arizona.

In closing, I am glad to be back as your Vice President and looking forward to a great trial season.

Thanks for all you do for AZPDC.

Jim Schroeder
AZPDC Club Vice-President