News from last 12 months

Our 2011 autumn trial was held on October 15-16. Except for Sunday morning, before tracking began when it rained, the weather was typical autumn Chicago weather, in the low 60's and windy. SV Judge Herr Jakob Meyer, who comes from the German city of Hannover was with us to officiate. For the first time in several years, no one in the club was trialing for a Schutzhund I, II or III but several were entered for BHs and an AD. And we now have members with 5 new titles. Gusto Sab vom Neohaus, handled by Malgo Kopec, Alta-Tollhaus Keeper (Bakke) handled by Stan Kitzinger, Alta-Tollhaus Kali handled by Carolyn Kurt and Shemp VIII handled by Larry Hoseman all passed their BHs in flying colors while Moonquests Treue handled by Nancy Pritz passed their AD test. Guest Thomas Schoder and Bannock vom Mittelwest obtained a SchH3.

Our field was expertly prepared by Stan Kitzinger, Larry Hoseman, Andrius Arbatauskas and Leslie Manzara and Herr Meyer commented he was quite pleased to see such a fine field so professionally setup. He noted it was comparable to those of the best clubs he judges at in Germany.Thanks to Irene Clute who helped serve our trial lunch and refreshments and provided a tent for the judge. After our protection work was complete, Herr Meyer praised our certified regional helper Skyler Silvertrust for his fair and uniform work which he called in every way comparable to the best in Germany.

Our club hosted the 2011 Midwest Conformation Championship Show and Breed Survey, which took place on June 11-12 with SV Judge and Körmeister Bernd Weber, who comes from the German town of Bad Schwartau not far from the City of Lübeck. Several club dogs participated and had fine results. Among them was Paul Slomba's Danuta Lexi vom Kavihaus who took first place in the Long Coat Adult Female Class. Carolyn Kurt's Alta-Tollhaus Kali and Stan Kitzinger's Alta-Tollhaus Keeper (Bakke) both made SG4 finishes in strong female and male Youth Classes, while Malgo Kopec's Gusto Sab von Neohaus gave it his all in the Open Class Males taking SG5. All four dogs were handled by Ray Silvertrust. In the 3-6 Month Puppy Class Females Irene Clute's Alta-Tollhaus Sade went VP5 and Amy Schroedl's Alta-Tollhaus Samson went VP8. Joey Schroedl handled both dogs. Meanwhile Ray's Heska von der Neuen Welt, who was shown by Skyler Silvertrust, went V-3 in an exceptionally strong Working Class Females. Additionally, Heska was surveyed KKL1 for Life.

Herr Weber complimented the Club on a very smooth and well run show. As always, this was the result of many club members working very hard to make it happen. Among them were Irene Clute who served as Chief Ring Stewart, Registrar and director of our raffle. Ed Irwin, Larry Hoseman, Stan Kitzinger and Gerry Tegmeyer did a great job setting up the ring and getting our trophies ready to go, while Carolyn Kurt and Malgo Kopec helped with refreshments, the raffle and check-in and Joey Schroedl did a great job with the raffle. Thanks are also due Skyler Silvertrust and Amy Schroedl who both pitched in and all helped to make this event the success that it was. Skyler served as helper for the breed survey and was praised for his work by Herr Weber.

On September 18-19, SV Judge and Körmeister Rainer Mast joined us again to officiate at our autumn conformation show and breed survey. On Show Day--Saturday-- just as we were ready to start, the sky clouded over and it began to heavily rain. But, fortunately, after about an hour, it let up and we were able to begin. The weather was unseasonably cool and mostly cloudy but at least it did not rain on us. The show went smoothly and Herr Mast complimented our club on its fine organization Much of the credit for this must go to Irene Clute for all of her administrative help on both days and Ed Irwin who set up our ring. Gerry and Cindy Tegmeyer, Brian and Christine Panek, Linda Matthews and Dave, Amy Schroedl and Roger Torres all helped out taking care of the little things which make the difference between a show that runs smoothly and one that doesn't. Quarta vom Haus Miller who was handled by her owner Roger Torres won the Open Females Class, while Heska von der Neuen Welt, handled by Skyler Silvertrust finished second in the Working Class Females Class. The breed survey took place on Sunday which thankfully was sunny and much warmer. Congratulations to club members Lisa London and her dog Frederik vom Landschaft a both of whom obtained their KKL1's. Fred also got his AD the day before. A big thank you to our GSDCA-WDA Certified Helpers Ed Irwin, whom Judge Mast praised for his fair, safe and consistent helper work during the breed survey.

Our 2010 summer trial was held on June 26-27. The weather was quite warm and humid both days with temperatures in the 90's and occasional thunderstorms. SV Judge Herr Klaus Ambrosius, who comes from the town of Augustdorf near Bielefeld, Germany was with us once again to officiate. When the dust settled, it was a very successful trial for our club members with 8 new titles! Griffin von Klaren Himmel, handled by Gerry Tegmeyer passed their BH test. In addition, we have four new SchH1 teams: Shilo von Melanchthon handled by Irene Clute, Dieta von der Urbecke handled by Linda Matthews, Frederik von Landschaft handled by Lisa London, and Quantana vom Brandenholz handled by Brian Panek. Eskimov von Schoerling, who was handled by Nancy Pritz, rceived an OB1. Meanwhile, Hoss vom Mittelwest, who was handled by Ed Irwin and Heska von der Neuen Welt, who was handled by Ray Silvertrust successfully passed their SchH3 examinations. Guests Lies Rosema, Ronald Stokes, Rebecca Perry, Debby Melle, Monica Bendt, Kayla Pac, and Tessa Martinez and their dogs received BH titles, while Monica Bendt, Debby Melle, Ronald Stokes, Kayla Pac and Anton Tomov and their dogs passed their AD test.

Our field was expertly prepared by Gerry Tegmeyer, Brian Mitchell and Nancy Pritz and Herr Ambrosius commented that it was always a pleasure to see such a professional setup comparable to that of the best clubs he judges at in Germany.Thanks to Nancy Pritz and Carolyn Kurt who helped serve our trial lunch and refreshments. As usual, we were fortunate to have a tent provided by Irene Clute. After our protection work was complete, Herr Ambrosius praised our certified regional helper Skyler Silvertrust for his excellent work which he called "on a par with the best of them in Germany" and also praised Ed Irwin for his debut as a trial helper.

On October 17-18, 2009, SV Judge Hans-Peter Fetten joined us again to officiate at our autumn conformation show and breed survey. On Show Day--Saturday-- the weather was unseasonably cool and mostly cloudy but at least it did not rain on us. The show went smoothly and Herr Fetten complimented our club for the finely organized event. Much of the credit for this must go to Irene Clute for all of her administrative help on both days and Ed Irwin who set up our rings both days. Thanks also to Gerry Tegmeyer and to Linda Matthews, Dave, Mark and George who did all of the little things that make the difference between a show that runs smoothly and one that doesn't. The breed survey took place on Sunday which thankfully was sunny and much warmer. Congratulations to club members Ed Irwin and his dog Hoss vom Mittelwest and also to Ray Silvertrust and his dog Heska von der Neuen Welt both of whom obtained their KKL1's. Judge Fetten was impressed by the preparation of the dogs and sportsman-like behavior of the handlers. He also praised GSDCA-WDA Regional Helpers Skyler Silvertrust and Dean Salamone for their fair, safe and consistent helper work.

Congratulations to Quarta vom Haus Miller and Roger Torres, who obtained their BH title under SV Judge Bernhard Prem at the Mill Creek Schutzhund Club. Job well done.

Our autumn trial was held on September 19-20. The weather was warm and sunny throughout. SV Judge Peter Pruehs, who hails from the town of Wakendorf near Hamburg, Germany joined to us to officiate. The following club members and their dogs successfully obtained new titles: Hoss vom Mittelwest, handled by Ed Irwin and Heska von der Neuen Welt, handled by Ray Silvertrust passed their SchH2 examinations. Dieta von der Urbecke, handled by Linda Matthews obtained their TR1 and AD. Guests Jason Opiola, Lauren Fischer, Bob Pac and Brad Westman and their dogs all obtained schutzhund titles, Patricia Beachamp and her dog obtained an obedience title. Monica Bendt and her dog passed their BH and AD while Amanda Claps and Anton Tomov and their dogs received BHs. Debby Melle and Grzegorz Kuc and their dogs passed their AD test.

Our field was expertly prepared by Ed Irwin and Irene Clute. Herr Pruehs once again told us that our field setup compared favorably to the clubs he usually judges in Germany. Thanks to Irene Clute and Carolyn Kurt who helped serve our lunch and refreshments. As usual, we were fortunate to have two tents provided by Irene Clute and the Irwins. Thanks also to Julie Saso and Amanda Claps, our expert track-layers. Skyler Silvertrust and Dean Salamone our helpers received high praise from Herr Pruehs for their safe and fair helper work. Herr Pruehs gave Skyler the highest rating possible, excellent.

On May 30, 2009, Santo von der Neuen Welt took first place in the Working Dog Male Class while Santo's daughter, Heska von der Neuen Welt, took first place in the Working Dog Female Class at the USCA North Central Regional Conformation Show under Conformation Judge Johannes Grewe and hosted by the OG Bierstadt Schutzhund Club in Campbellsport,Wisconsin. This was the 5th year that Santo won a regional conformation championship and the 3rd time he won in the Working Class. Santo and Heska were both handled by Skyler Silvertrust.

On May 22, 2009, Hoss vom Mittelwest handled by Ed Irwin obtained their Schutzhund I title under SV Judge Rudiger Mai. Job well done.

Our autumn trial was held on November 29-30. The weather turned cold and blustery and with it brought windy snow showers. SV Judge Herr Lajos Földvari, who hails from the town of Kerpen near Cologne, Germany joined to us to officiate. The following club members and their dogs successfully passed their AD test: Shilo von Melanchthon, handled by Tim Clute and Hoss vom Mittelwest, handled by Ed Irwin. Maggie von Bowne Haus, handled by Jim Castleton obtained their TR3 while Heska von der Neuen Welt, successfully passed her SchH1 examination. Heska was handled by Ray Silvertrust. Guests Brian Panek, Lisa London, Melissa McCord, Nicole Meadowcroft and Beata Wazny and their dogs received BH titles, while Brian Panek and Kathleen Sanderson and their dogs passed their AD test.

Our field was expertly prepared by Ed Irwin and Irene Clute. Herr Földvari noted with pleasure that our field setup compared favorably to the clubs he usually judges in Germany.Thanks to Erin Irwin for preparing our trial lunch and refreshments and to Carolyn Kurt who helped serve them. As usual, we were fortunate to have two tents provided by Irene Clute and the Irwins. Thanks also to Jim Castleton and Brian Mitchell, our expert track-layers who worked under difficult conditions and to Skyler Silvertrust who competently handled his duties as Field Steward for the judge as well as serving as translator.

Additionally, Herr Földvari praised Skyler for his fair and safe protection work, giving him the highest rating possible, excellent.

4 Times Midwest Sieger

Santo von der Neuen Welt

Midwest Young Dog Siegerin

Goscha v.d. Ianhoeve

2008 Midwest Young Dog Sieger

Hoss vom Mittelwest

Our club hosted the 2008 Midwest Conformation Championship Show, which took place on September 27-28 with SV Judge and Breed Survey Master Rainer Mast. Many club dogs had outstanding placings. Among them were Santo von der Neuen Welt who once again became the Midwest Conformation Sieger, taking first place in the Working Dog Class. He was shown by Skyler Silvertrust. Santo's daughter Heska von der Neuen Welt, won her class and is the Midwest Open Class Siegerin. Carolyn Kurt's Goscha v.d. Ianhoeve won her class becoming the Midwest Young Dog Siegerin while Ed Irwin's Hoss vom Mittelwest was the Young Dog Sieger. In other results, Amy Schroedl's Eve vom Neohaus finished a very strong VP3 in a large 9-12 Female Class, while Amy's Vito vom Zisawinkel won the 3-6 month Male Class. Heska, Goscha, Hoss, Eve and Vito were all handled by Ray Silvertrust. Additionally, Heska passed her AD while her father Santo was surveyed KKL1 for Life.

Herr Mast complimented the Club on a very smooth and well run show. Tbis was the result of many club members, in particular, Irene Clute who served as Chief Ring Stewart and Registrar as well as Erin and Ed Irwin who worked incredibly hard not only providing outstanding food and refreshments but also helping to set up the field. Thanks are also due Skyler Silvertrust who served as Assistant Ring Stewart and was the Protection Helper at the breed survey. Club members Carolyn Kurt, Brian Mitchell, Joyce Silvertrust, Amy Schroedl, along with her son Joey and mother Annette all pitched in and all helped to make this event the success that it was.

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