GSSARDA IL News

Crazy Lot of Fun

January 15, 2012 by sherri · Leave a Comment 

Crazy Conditions It is 19 degrees Fahrenheit, a cold wind is blowing out of the north at 7-10 mph, and you are excited to be out in it. You aren’t just out in it, you will be sitting still for 30 minutes or more, waiting to reward a dog for finding you. If that sounds [...]

GSSARDA Does Presentation to Highland 7th Graders

January 15, 2012 by sherri · Leave a Comment 

On Tuesday, January 10, 2012 Mrs. Oshinski, 7th grade science teacher invited Sherri and Belle from German Shepherd Search and Rescue Dog Association to come in and talk about canine search and rescue. The class had just finished a section on forensics. Sherri presented the who, what, where, why and how of canine search and [...]

Thank You Carson Pirie Scott

January 14, 2012 by sherri · Leave a Comment 

Community Days Fund-Raiser Carson Pirie Scott and all the Bonton stores host “Community Days”. They invite not-for-profit organizations to give away coupon books for a $5 donation. The not-for-profit keeps all of the money. The donor gets a coupon worth $10 off anything in the store and several coupons for 20% off many other items. [...]

Shane and Rosie and Bill and Koda Go Operational

January 13, 2012 by sherri · Leave a Comment 

Wilderness Testing On November 19th the testing started. Originally the evaluations were to be in September but getting outside evaluators turned into a serious problem and delayed testing for two months. The original test was to be to Search and Rescue Dogs US (SARDUS) standards, however, when it became clear evaluators were not going to [...]

Gatlin and Liz Earn “Ultimate K9″

November 7, 2011 by sherri · Leave a Comment 

Gatlin and Liz participated in a friendly yearly competition at MC’s Ultimate K9 in Addison, IL on October 16th, 2011. Fourteen dogs and handlers participated in two classes; intermediate for on leash dogs and advanced for off-leash dogs Gatlin competed in the advanced group. The requirements: The obedience was a modified Begleitenhund routine combine with a [...]

Warrior Dash Results

September 21, 2011 by sherri · Leave a Comment 

What do you get when you put a search and rescue team together with 3.08 miles of mud pits, cargo nets, flames and a bunch of other obstacles? Lots of fun, funds and team building. It all started when Liz asked about the 3 mile in 30 minute run handlers must do to qualify. She [...]

Join us for our September Events

September 13, 2011 by Liz · Leave a Comment 

September is a busy month! GSSARDA members have been waiting on September for some time now as we have multiple events and fundraisers taking place.  It is finally here, and the quickest way to convey all this information is in a single post. Join us on Facebook GSSARDA has finally become a member of the [...]

Go Green & Fundraise! – Ink Cartridge Recycling

July 23, 2011 by Liz · Leave a Comment 

GSSARDA-IL is participating in a fundraising program which collects empty printer cartridges and used cell phones to raise much needed funding.  Help us raise money and help save the environment by donating your used inkjet and laser printer cartridges! We are collecting: – Empty inkjet cartridges – Empty laser cartridges – Used cell phones Participating [...]

Dash for Cash – GSSARDA to Run the Warrior Dash

June 25, 2011 by Liz · 3 Comments 

Team Members Go the Extra Mile – Warrior Dash Fund-Raiser You’ve heard of walkathons, Walk For The Cure and other walking and running activities to support charity. The members of German Shepherd Search and Rescue Dog Association have decided to put in some extra effort and participate in the Upper Midwest Warrior Dash on September [...]

Thank You Illini and Shoreline German Shepherd Dog Clubs

March 8, 2011 by sherri · Leave a Comment 

This post is about two german shepherd AKC, American Kennel Club, organizations allowing German Shepherd Search and Rescue Dog Association (GSSARDA) to set up an informational booth and collect donations.

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