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The Gordon Setter Club of America, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to
promoting and preserving the “Beauty, Brains & Bird Sense”
in Gordon Setters. The club was organized in 1924 and currently has over 1,000 members. Most of our
membership is concentrated in the United States, but we also have members from 15
to 20 countries worldwide.
Membership is open to anyone who is interested in Gordon Setters, and members
receive a monthly newsletter, Gordon Setter News. Our members subscribe to
a Code of Ethics. The club serves as an umbrella organization for a number of
regional groups (both independent clubs and area committees) who organize and put on
events for Gordons, including specialty shows (conformation events), obedience trials,
hunting tests, field trials and other special programs. There are more than 22
affiliated clubs and area committees in the United States.
Fortunately, the relative rarity of Gordon Setters has not made an organized
Rescue program a pressing need until recent years. Gordon Setter lovers rescued the
occasional Gordon from a shelter on a private basis for many years, but, by the late
1980’s, it was clear that, like many other things, Gordons had become a
“disposable commodity.” Thus, GSCA established a
National Rescue program in
1991.
Our first National Specialty was held in 1983 in Springfield, Ohio and has become
a popular yearly event. It is held in different locations each year. This event generally
attracts 400-500 Gordons.
We held our first National Field Trial in 1993 in Ohio, with an AKC approved
Gordon Setter National Field Championship beginning in 1995. The event draws about
100 Gordons each year and is considered the premier field competition for our breed.
Our Health & Genetics Committee gathers and disseminates information about
Gordon Setter health issues, balancing a need for informing our membership and others
interested in Gordons about potential health problems, and encouraging management for
sound, healthy dogs.
We offer a breeder referral service for individuals interested in finding a Gordon
Setter puppy or adult dog. If you chose to e-mail our puppy referral service, be sure
to include your snail-mail information in your communication.
For membership information, contact the Membership Chair:
Denise Dunham-Schiele
Gordon Setter Club of America, Inc.
1259 Grace Court
Downers Grove, IL 60516
Phone: 630/971-0861
Fax: 630/971-2844
Email:
gscamembership@comcast.net
Copyright 2005 Gordon Setter Club of America, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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