FC AFC Pete and Marty Peterson

Congratulations to Mary and Marty Peterson on their dog Pete’s Double Header Win at the Oregon Retriever Club Trial in Portland, OR, the weekend of May 11. Marty handled FC AFC RIVERRUN’S TRUE NORTH to an Open Win and Amateur win at the same trial giving him a Double Header win! Pete also has two other wins this spring, an Open win at Northwest Retriever Club and an Am win at Southeast Washington. He has a total of 23.5 All-Age points this year making him runner up for the FindRetriever’s Dog of the Year award.

Pete is out of FC AFC YELLOWSTONE’S TNT EXPLOSION and Tom and Joni Simpson’s RIVERRUN’S DREAM O’DUNKELLIN.  Pete also earned 34 points as a derby dog and has a total of 100.5 All-Age Points!

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AFC JAZZTIME BLUEGOOSE'S SKATCH

Congratulations to Larry and Anna Calvert, Jazztime Labs, out of Charlo, MT, on their new AFC! AFC JAZZTIME BLUEGOOSE’S SKATCH earned his Amateur Field Trial Champion title by placing 2nd in the Amateur at the Mission Valley Retriever Club Trial the weekend of May 11th in Ronan, MT. Skatch also has an Open Win San Diego Spring 2011, Am 2nd Phoenix Spring 2011, Am Win S. Arizona Spring 2011, Qual 2nd Mission Valley, Qual 2nd Southern Arizona, Qual Win Phoenix Spring 2010, and a Derby Win Wood River Fall 2009 with 12 derby points.

Skatch is out of a breeding by the Calvert’s ‘Chance’ FC AFC CFC CAFC GMPR JAZZTIME LAST CHANCE V PEKISKO MHR  and Ernie Rose’s BLUEGOOSE MYSTIC CREEK SIREN.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - May 8, 2012 – Solid Gold Health Products for Pets, Inc., El Cajon, California, announced a voluntary recall of one batch of WolfCub Large Breed Puppy Food and one batch of Solid Gold WolfKing Large Breed Adult Dog, both with a Best Before date of December 30, 2012, and an “X” in the 11th digit of the date code.

Solid Gold is voluntarily recalling the products below, distributed in the United States and Canada. This voluntary recall is being done out of an abundance of caution as these products were produced at the facility that has been linked to recent recalls of Diamond brand pet foods due to potential Salmonella contamination.

Pets with Salmonella infections may have decreased appetite, fever and abdominal pain. If left untreated, pets may be lethargic and have diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever and vomiting. Infected but otherwise healthy pets can be carriers and infect other animals or humans. If your pet has consumed the recalled product and has these symptoms, please contact your veterinarian.

Individuals handling dry pet food can become infected with Salmonella, especially if they have not thoroughly washed their hands after having contact with surfaces exposed to this product. People who believe they may have been exposed to Salmonella should monitor themselves for some or all of the following symptoms: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramping and fever. According to the Centers for Disease Control, people who are more likely to be affected by Salmonella include infants, children younger than 5 years old, organ transplant patients, people with HIV/AIDS and people receiving treatment for cancer.

The products involved in this voluntary recall are:

Solid Gold WolfCub Large Breed Puppy Food, 4 lb, 15 lb, and 33 lb, with a best before date of December 30, 2012 and batch code starting with SGB1201A31X.

Solid Gold WolfKing Large Breed Adult Dog Food, 4 lb, 15 lb, and 28.5 lb, with a best before date of December 30, 2012 and batch code starting with SGL1201A32X 

4 lb identifying UPC 093766750050 

15 lb identifying UPC 093766750067 

28.5 lb identifying UPC 093766750081 

Best by dates (lot codes) can be found on the back of the bag in the bottom right-hand corner of 33 lb, 28.5 lb and 15 lb bags and the bottom of the 4 lb bags.

Other Solid Gold recipes, sizes or brands of food are not impacted by this voluntary recall.

Pet owners who are unsure if the product they purchased is included in the recall, would like replacement product or have additional questions, may call us at (800) 364-4863 (Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM through 5:00 PM Pacific time).

Buddy is out of FC AFC JAYBARS WESTSHORE BEAU also owned by Jerry and STORMS PRIZE WHISTLING WINGS MH owned by Janet Pelfresne of Storm’s Ahead Kennels.

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Gypsy is out of Sharon and Hal Gierman’s FC AFC CALUMETS SUPER SONIC and FC AFC CHANCES R MEIN SCHATZIE owned by Nona Bauer.

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Chance is out of Frank and Christine Kashevarof’s NAFC FC CARBON COPY OF HORN CREEK and William Barten’s B J Hunter MH. 

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Itzy is out of John and Martha Russell’s FC AFC ESPRIT’S POWER PLAY and Scott Shreve’s Tamarack’s Rebel Yell-Dixie MH. 

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FC AFC Seaside's Pelican Pete

Congratulations to Bob Zylla on his new AFC! FC AFC Seaside’s Pelican Pete earned his Amateur Field Trial Champion title by winning the Amateur at the Atlanta Retriever Club Field trial on the weekend of April 27th.

Pete is out of FC SEASIDE’S CUTTY SARK owned by Andrea Clark and Frank and Rita Jones’ SEASIDE MONSTER’S, INC MH. He earned 39 points as a derby dog and now has 42 Open points and 15.5 Amateur points.

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FC AFC WING MAGIC'S LOUISIANA ROUX MH

Congratulations to Frank Price and Tim West on their new FC! FC AFC WING MAGIC’S LOUISIANA ROUX MH earned his Field Champion Title at the Sooner Retriever Club the weekend of Apri 27 by winning the Open. Roux also has an Amateur Win this spring and is now qualified for the 2012 National Amateur Retriever Championship.

Roux is out of FC AFC Cuda’s Blue Ryder and Waydago Answered Prayer owned by Terri Veach and Lorri Oliver. He is also sire of the 2009 High Point Derby dog UPON THE WINGS OF AN ANSWERED PRAYER (Ammo).

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