August 01, 2008 - Ahhhh, the "Dog Days of Summer". Please keep in mind during these oh so hot days, that our Boxers overheat easily. Top Ten has been updated to correctly reflect the UKC's current posted standings. We have a new "Featured Article" this month. For August, we've added a Great Lakes Boxer Club "Logo Wear" Nylon Coach's Jacket to our "On Sale Now" items. Thank you to Dan Giovinazzi for replenishing our Window Decals! These seem to be a hot item, and they seem to just fly out of stock.
August 07, 2008 - The Great Lakes Boxer Club members are currently voting on a club based Merit/Excellence Award Program. The closing date to vote is August 22, 2008. The outcome will be posted to this site.
August 18, 2008 - Top Ten has been updated to currently reflect the current UKC standings.
August 25, 2008 - The vote for the Boxers Of Merit/Excellence Program has closed with 11 votes (91.67%) for approving the program, and 1 vote (8.33%) not in favor of the program. The following Boxers of Merit/Excellence Program will be in effect as of August 23, 2008 as follows: Requirements for the U-SOM would be: Produce 5 Conformation Titled offspring (3 must be Grands). Proof of conformation titled offspring would be a copy of the UKC Conformation Title Certificate and the UKC registration (stating sire and dam - front and back showing pedigree) for each offspring.
Requirements for U-DOM would be: Produce 3 Conformation Titled offspring (2 must be Grands). Proof of conformation titled offspring would be a copy of the UKC Conformation Title certificate and the UKC registration (stating sire and dam - front and back showing pedigree) for each offspring.
Requirements for a U-SOE (Sire of Excellence) would be: Produce 5 UKC Conformation Titled offspring (3 must be Grands) and at least 1 UKC Performance titled offspring. Proof of conformation titled offspring would be a copy of the UKC Conformation Title certificate and the UKC registration (stating sire and dam - front and back showing pedigree) for each offspring. Proof of UKC Performance titled offspring would be a copy of the UKC Performance Title Certificate and the UKC registration (stating sire and dam - front and back showing pedigree) for each offspring.
Requirements for a U-DOE (Dam of Excellence) would be: Produce 3 Conformation Titled offspring (2 must be Grands) and at least 1 UKC Performance Titled offspring. Proof of conformation titled offspring would be a copy of the UKC Conformation Title certificate and the UKC registration (stating sire and dam - front and back showing pedigree) for each offspring. Proof of UKC Performance titled offspring would be a copy of the UKC Performance Title Certificate and the UKC registration (stating sire and dam - front and back showing pedigree) for each offspring.
AOE (Award Of Excellence) for Performance Titled Dogs Only. Any UKC Registered dog with a performance title will be eligible. Proof of eligibility would be a copy of the UKC Title certificate.
Will Chrzanowski will Chair the committee. This program may be altered at a later date (via GLBC member vote) as we get more Boxers involved. Proof of requirements will be copies of the UKC Permanent Registration Certificate (front and back showing the dog's pedigree) and copies of the UKC Conformation and/or Performance Title Certificate(s). These documents must be mailed (via US Mail) to Will Chrzanowski. This program is only recognized by the GLBC - GLBC club members will not be able to use these titles when filling out UKC paperwork (entries, litter registrations, etc.).