Greater Monroe Kennel Club

2008

Officers

President – John Schoeneman

Vice President – Martha Milligan

Secretary – Donna Otero

Treasurer – Gene Hains

Board

Emily Foster

Carla Gillett

Bobbe Jackson

Meetings:

General: Second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm

Board: Immediately following the general meeting

Official GMKC website:

GMKC Member Discussion List:

Committees

Awards – Martha Milligan

Judges Selection – John Schoeneman, Bobbe Jackson, Gene Hains

Legislative Liaison – Beverly Eichel

Membership – Emily Foster

Newsletter- Ann Blackmore Key

November Show:

Conformation – Bobbe Jackson

Obedience & Rally – Beth Warren\

Agility– Julie Gilmore

Pet Safe – Dee Holliday & Martha Milligan

Public Relations – Julie Gilmore

Sunshine – Dee Holliday

Training – Emily Foster

Ways and Means – John Schoeneman

Webmaster – Jennifer Tormey

2008 Show Dates – Conformation, Obedience, Rally and Agility

November 14 & 15, 2008

CabarrusArena & EventCenter

Concord, NC

GREATER MONROE KENNEL CLUB

2008 Membership List

Current as of November 2008

Name: Blutreich, Kim & Maggie

Address: P O Box 580

Wingate, NC 28174

Phone: 704-282-4947

Email:

Breed: Beagle, Dalmatian Referral

Club Member Since: 1998

Name: Boeving, Scott & Dottie

Address: 2211 Camden Road

Wingate, NC 29174

Phone: (H) 704-624-5040,(C) S. 704-219-6800

Email:

Breed: Airedale Terrier, Border Terrier

Club Member Since: 1998

Name: Broome, Janet

Address: 515 Walters Mill Road

Monroe, NC 28112

Phone: 704-989-0088

Email:

Breed: Australian Cattle Dog

Club Member Since: 2004

Name: Carran, Elizabeth

Address: 5713 Potter Road, S.

Waxhaw, NC 28173

Phone: 704-243-1024

Email:

Breed: Standard & Miniature Poodle

Club Member Since: 1998

Name: Childs, Beverly

Address: 222 South Blvd.

Anderson, SC 29621

Phone: (H)864-222-8283, (O)864-260-4737, (C) 704-607-1660

Email:

Breed: PBGV

Club Member Since: 2007

Name: Costner, Nancy & Jeremy

Address: 3017 Doster Road

Monroe, NC 28112

Phone: 980-328-8448

Email:

Breed: Border Collie, Corgi

Club Member Since: 1998

Name: Easter, Jennifer

Address: 1002 N. Rocky River Road

Monroe, NC 28110

Phone: 704-516-9003

Email:

Breed: Dachshund

Club Member Since: 2008

Name: Eichel, Ron & Beverly

Address: 115 Macedonia Church Road

Monroe, NC 28112

Phone: 704-289-2062

Email:

Breed: Australian Shepherd, Newfoundland

Club Member Since: 1998

Name: Fleitas, Daniel & Jo

Address: 533 Highland Forest Drive

Charlotte, NC 28270

Phone: (H)704-847-0776

Email:

Breed: Siberian Husky

Club Member Since: 2007

Name: Foster, Emily

Address: 4410 Murphy Lane

Monroe, NC 28112

Phone: 704-843-5796

Email:

Breed: Boykin Spaniel

Club Member Since: 1998

Name: Stephens, Gail

Address: 9020 Jack Connell Road

Indian Trail, NC 28079

Phone: 704-753-3419

Email:

Breed: American Cocker Spaniel

Club Member Since: 2007

Name: Gillette, Carla & Victoria

Address: 6652 Summer Darby Lane

Charlotte, NC 28270

Phone: (H)704-364-1141, (C)704-572-2658

Email:

Breed: PBGV, Golden & Flat-Coated Retriever

Club Member Since: 1999

Name: Gilmore, Mimi & Steve

Address: 6116 Polk Mountain Drive

Marshville,NC 28103

Phone: (H)704-385-8677, (C) 704-301-8677

Email:

Breed: Shetland Sheepdog, Pomeranian

Club Member Since: 2003

Name: Gilmore, Julie

Address: 5115 HamptonMeadows Road

Monroe, NC 28110

Phone: 704-609-8131, 704-635-7037

Email:

Breed: Papillion

Club Member Since: 2003

Name: Hains, Gene & Linda

Address: 5130 Panhandle Circle

Matthews, NC 28104

Phone: 704-821-5008 (C) 704-839-9083

Email:

Breed: Scottish Terrier, Afghan Hound, Mini Bull Terrier

Club Member Since: 2005

Name: Hardy, Susan

Address: 1008 E. Sandy Ridge Road

Monroe, NC 28112

Phone: 704-764-9730

Email:

Breed: Rescue

Club Member Since: 1998

Name: Havner, Sybil

Address: 201 Wilcrest Drive

Matthews, NC 28105

Phone: 704-847-2401

Email:

Breed: Cocker Spaniel

Club Member Since: 1998

Name: Herbert, Doris

Address: 9838 Albemarle Road

Charlotte, NC 28227

Phone: 704-545-5131

Email:

Breed: German Shepherd,Kerry Blue Terrier, Pembroke Welsh Corgi

Club Member Since: 2008

Name: Holliday, Dee

Address: 6303 Fox Hunt Road

Indian Trail, NC 28079

Phone: (H)704-882-8944, (C)704-605-3377

Email:

Breed: Cocker Spaniel

Club Member Since: 1998

Name: Hudson, Jimmy & Janet

Address: 6424 Providence Road South

Waxhaw, NC 28173

Phone: 704-843-1565

Email:

Breed: Chow Chow, Borzoi, Australian Shepherd

Club Member Since: 1998

Name: Jackson, Bobbe

Address: 5913 Rocky River Road, N.

Indian Trail, NC 28079

Phone: (H)704-882-2178,(C)704-517-2670

Email:

Breed: PBGV

Club Member Since: 1998

Name: Jackson, Randy & Karen

Address: 2218 Ridge Road

Monroe, NC 28110

Phone: 704-225-2794

Email:

Breed: Collie, Sheltie, Blood Hound

Club Member Since: 2008

Name: Kearney, Maria

Address: 2110 Lexington Ave

Monroe, NC 28112

Phone: (H)704-218-3367, (C) 704-681-2570

Email:

Breed: Pugs

Club Member Since: 2007

Name: Key, Paul & Ann Blakemore

Address: P O Box 994

Misenheimer, NC 28109

Phone: 704-463-5745

Email:

Breed: Labrador Retriever

Club Member Since: 2005

Name: Kranidis, Mary Anne

Address: 8823 Idlewild Road

Charlotte, NC 28227

Phone: (h)704-536-8564, (C) 704-996-6081

Email:

Breed: Minature Poodle

Club Member Since: 2007

Name: LeJeune, Brian & Nikki

Address: 1628 Venture Oaks Lane

Monre, NC 28110

Phone: 704-289-1382

Email:

Breed: Australian Terrier, Wire-Haired Miniture Dachshund

Club Member Since: 2004

Name: McBride, Paige

Address: P O Box 77108

Charlotte, NC 28271

Phone: 704-764-8455

Email:

Breed: Golden Retriever, Pembroke Welsh Corgi

Club Member Since: 2000

Name: McManus, Bebe

Address: 3026 McManus Circle

Monroe, NC 28112

Phone: 704-764-7487

Email:

Breed: Doberman Pinscher

Club Member Since: 1998

Name: Milligan, Martha

Address: 4000 Wesley Chapel Road

Matthews, NC 28104

Phone: (H)704-289-8702, (C) 704-221-0416

Email:

Breed: Jack Russell Terrier, Doberman Pinscher, PBGV, Labrador Retriever

Club Member Since: 1998

Name: Montgomery, David & Elizabeth

Address: 1417 Bloomsberry Lane

Waxhaw, NC 28173

Phone: 704-843-5063

Email:

Breed: Boston Terrier

Club Member Since: 1998

Name: O'Shaughnessy, Jack

Address: 114 Pine Lake Drive

Monroe, NC 28110

Phone: 704-218-3740

Email:

Breed: Labrador Retriever

Club Member Since: 2007

Name: Otero, Gaspar & Donna

Address: 13742 Castleford Drive

Mint Hill, NC 28227

Phone: 704-578-0351

Email:

Breed: Boxer

Club Member Since: 2005

Name: Outen, Denise

Address: 401 Lawyers Road E

Monroe, NC 28110

Phone: 704-506-0842

Email:

Breed: German Shepherd, Golden Retriever

Club Member Since: 1998

Name: Parker, Mac & Ray

Address: 8809 Hwy 218 E.

Marshville,, NC 28103

Phone: 704-385-9905

Email:

Breed: Cocker Spaniel

Club Member Since: 1998

Name: Ginocchio, Pat

Address: 3005 Brief Road East

Monroe, NC 28110

Phone: (H)704-289-3173,(O)704-753-3915,

(C) 704-618-3814

Email:

Breed: Spinone, Belgian Shepherd Sinjun

Club Member Since: 2008

Name: Peckham, Lisa

Address: 100 Hugh Crocker Drive

Matthews, NC 28104

Phone: 704-292-7710

Email:

Breed: Border Collie, Jack Russell Terrier

Club Member Since: 2005

Name: Perry, Leigh Ann Yandle & Rick

Address: 3019 Justin Braswell Road

Monroe, NC 28210

Phone: 704-753-2271

Email:

Breed: Australian Cattle Dog, Australian Shepherd

Club Member Since: 1998

Name: Rodden, Kim

Address: 801 Willoughby Road

Monroe, NC 28110

Phone: 704-226-8635

Email:

Breed: Rottweiler

Club Member Since: 1998

Name: Rowell, Lynn & Joe

Address: 5913 Rocky River Road, N.

Indian Trail, NC 28079

Phone: 704-882-2178

Email:

Breed: Miniature Wirehaired Dachshund, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, PBGV

Club Member Since: 1998

Name: Schoeneman, John & Lori

Address: 5361 Bedfordshire Avenue

Harrisburg, NC 28075

Phone: 704-455-8113

Email:

Breed: Doberman Pinscher, Pembroke Welsh Corgi, German Pinscher

Club Member Since: 2004

Name: VanCamp, Shirley & Donny

Address: 12217 Lawyers Road

Mint Hill, NC 28227

Phone: © 704-564-5234

Email:

Breed: Bloodhound, PBGV, Golden Retriever, Italian Greyhound

Club Member Since: 1998

Name: Warren, Beth

Address: 1517 New Town Road

Monroe, NC 28110

Phone: 704-283-0681

Email:

Breed: Standard Poodle, St. Bernard

Club Member Since: 2003

Name: West, Jennifer

Address: 4313 Old Monroe Marshville Road

Wingate, NC 28174

Phone: (H) 704-233-0128, (C) 704-451-6233

Email:

Breed: Boxer

Club Member Since: 2008

Greater Monroe Kennel Club

CODE OF ETHICS

Adopted December 1998

This Code shall establish a standard of conduct to be followed by all members of the Greater Monroe Kennel club in the normal course of breeding, selling, exhibiting, and judging dogs. We recognize the difficulty of covering all situations and for this reason, any failure to comply with the spirit and intent of this Code shall be handled in the same manner as a specific violation.

As a member of the Greater Monroe Kennel Club, I agree not to sell any dog to any individual, commercial wholesaler, or retailer for the purpose of resale, nor shall I allow any of my dogs to be given as prizes in contests or exploited to the detriment of the dog.

All dogs sold as pets shall be sold on spay-or-neuter contracts and AKC limited registration. It is preferred that registration papers not be passed to the buyer until proof of spay-or-neutering is presented to the seller.

All breeding stock should be tested for known genetic defects within your breed or breeds.

All dogs offered at stud shall be in good health and free from communicable disease. Dogs known to be sterile, cryptorchids, or monorchids shall not be offered at stud. Bitches to be bred shall also be in good health and free from communicable disease. Stud owner shall inform customer of any disqualifying defects.

Puppies shall not be released to new owners before eight weeks of age.

Breeders shall guarantee the genetic health of their puppies and fully disclose any known health problems.

Breeders shall assume lifetime responsibility for all puppies that they produce. If any of their dogs become part of a rescue program, they should either assume financial responsibility for rescue expenses or resume custody of the dog.

Breeders shall provide a written contract/agreement for each sale or service, which includes any special conditions related to that sale or service.

All advertising shall be honest and not in any way misrepresentative or fraudulent.

No member shall impugn the integrity of another member or in any other way “bad-mouth” another member except in the course of bringing a violation of this Code to the Board of Directors.

Whether at home, traveling, at shows or motels all members shall conduct themselves at all times in such a manner as to reflect credit on the dog show game and the GMKC.

All members shall be given a copy of the Code when joining and by the act of joining shall signify their acceptance of this Code in its entirety. Any member then violating this Code in either content or intent shall be punished according to the severity and intent of the violation up to and including expulsion from the Club.

Any GMKC member found by a court of law to be in violation of any federal, state, city, or county anti-cruelty statue, or suspended by the American Kennel Club, is subject to expulsion from GMKC membership.

Violations of this Code shall be dealt with by the entire Board of the GMKC, which consists of the elected officers and members of the Board of Directors.

Any member suspended or expelled from the Club under the provisions of this Code of Ethics agrees to abide by the decision of the Board of the GMKC and further agrees not to seek any form of redress in a court of law from the GMKC or any of its members, collectively or individually.

Greater Monroe Kennel Club

Constitution

Article 1

Name and Objectives

Section 1.The name of the club shall be Greater Monroe Kennel Club.

Section 2.The objective of the club shall be to:

a)Further the advancement of all breeds of purebred dogs;

b)Do all in its power to protect and advance the interest of

  • Dog shows
  • Obedience trials
  • And to encourage sportsmanlike competition at such events;

c)Conduct

  • Sanctioned matches
  • Dog shows
  • Obedience trials, or any other AKC sanctioned companion dog or performance event, under the rules and regulations of the American Kennel Club; and to promote responsible dog ownership.

Section 3.The club shall not be conducted for profit and no part of any profits or remainder or residue from dues or donations to the club shall inure to the benefit of any member or individual.

Section 4.The members of the club shall adopt and may from time to time revise such bylaws as may be required to carry out these objectives.

Bylaws

Article I

Membership

Section 1. Eligibility. There shall be three types of membership; they shall be individual memberships, household memberships and junior memberships. Individual membership shall be open to all persons 18 years of age and older, while junior membership shall be open to all persons under the age of 18. Household membership is offered to two or more individuals who are 18 years or older, each entitled to one vote, with a maximum of two votes per household membership. All members must be in good standing with The AmericaKennel Club and subscribe to the purposes of this Club. Juniors enjoy all club privileges except the right to vote and hold an office.

While the membership is to be unrestricted as to residence, the club’s primary purpose is to the representative of the breeders and exhibitors in its immediate area.

Section 2.Dues. Membership dues shall be not more than $50.00 per year for an individual membership, $50 per year for a household membership, and $50.00 for a junior membership, payable on or before the first day of January of each year. No member may vote whose dues are not paid for the current year. During the month of November, the Treasurer shall send to each member a statement of dues for the ensuing year or a Notice of Dues may be published in the Club Newsletter.

Section 3.Election to Membership. Each applicant for membership shall apply on a form as approved by the Board of Directors and which shall provide that the applicant agrees to abide by the constitution and bylaws and code of ethics of the Greater Monroe Kennel Club and the rules of The American Kennel Club. The application shall state the name, address, and occupation of the applicant and it shall carry the endorsement of two members in good standing. Accompanying the application, the prospective member shall submit dues payment for the current year. The application may be filed after the applicant has attended three meetings as a guest.

All applications are to be filed after the applicant has attended three meetings as a guest.

All applications are to be filed with the Secretary and each application is to be read at the first meeting following its receipt. At the next club meeting the application will be voted upon and affirmative votes of two-thirds of the members present and voting by secret ballot at the meeting shall be required to elect the applicant.

Applicants for membership who have been rejected by the club may not reapply within six months after such rejection.

Section 4.Termination of Membership. Membership may be terminated:

a)By resignation. Any member in good standing may resign from the club upon written notice to the Secretary, but no member may resign when in debt to the club. Obligations other than dues are considered a debt to the club and must be paid in full prior to resignation.

b)By lapsing. A membership will be considered as lapsed and automatically terminated if such member’s dues remain unpaid 90 days after the first day of the fiscal year; however, the board may grant an additional 30 days of race to such delinquent members in meritorious cases. In no case may a person be entitled to vote at any club meeting whose dues are unpaid as of the date of that meeting.

c)By expulsion. A membership may be terminated by expulsion as provided in Article VI of these bylaws.

Article II

Meeting and Voting

Section 1.Club meetings. Meetings of the club shall be held each month within the Greater Monroe area at such hour and place as may be designated by the Board of Directors. Written notice of each such meeting shall be mailed by the Secretary or the Newsletter Editor at least 10 days prior to the date of the meeting. The quorum for such meetings shall be 20 percent of the members in good standing.

Section 2.Special Club Meetings. Special club meetings may be called by the President, or by a majority vote of the members of the board who are present and voting at any regular or special meeting of the board; and shall be called by the Secretary upon receipt of a petition signed by five members of the club who are in good standing. Such special meetings shall be held in the Greater Monroe area at such place, date and hour as may be designated by the person or persons authorized herein to call such meetings. Written notice of such a meeting shall be mailed by the Secretary or included in the newsletter at least five days and not more than 15 days prior to the date of the meeting, and said notice shall state the purpose of the meeting, and no other club business may be transacted thereat. The quorum for such a meeting shall be 20 percent of the members in good standing.

Section 3.Board Meetings. Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held each month within the Greater Monroe area at such hour and place as may be designated by the board. Written notice of each such meeting shall be mailed by the Secretary or included in the newsletter at least five days prior to the date f the meeting. The quorum for such a meeting shall be a majority of the board.

Section 4.Special Board Meetings. Special meetings of the board may be called by the President; and shall be called by the Secretary upon receipt of a writer request signed by at least three members of the board. Such special meetings shall be held within the Greater Monroe area at such place, date, and hour as may be designated by the person authorized herein to call such meeting. Written notice of such meeting shall be mailed by the secretary or included in the newsletter at least five days and not more than 10 days prior to the date of the meeting. Any such notice shall state the purpose of the meeting and no other business shall be transacted thereat. The quorum for such a meeting shall be a majority of the board.

Section 5.Voting. Each member in good standing whose dues are paid for the current year shall be entitled to one vote at any meeting of the club at which he is present. Proxy voting will not be permitted at any club meeting or election.

Article III

Directors and Officers

Section 1.Board of Directors. The board shall be comprised of the officers and three other members of the GMKC, all of whom shall be members in good standing, the four officers shall be elected for one-year terms at the club’s annual meeting as provided in Article IV. The three other members shall serve a three-year term with one member beginning a new term each year. No officer or Board member may serve more than two successive terms in the same office with the exclusion of the Treasurer who shall serve until his/her successor is elected. General management of the club’s affairs shall be entrusted to the Board of Directors.