The Poodle Papers - Poodle Club of America

The Poodle Papers
Official Quarterly Newsletter of The Poodle Club of America
Spring 2013
Best of Breed Winner 2013
CH ALEPH AMERICAN IDOL.
By Ch Filagree Flashback - Ch Aleph Talk Of The Town
Owner: Elizabeth Brown & Paula K Morgan, Plantersville, TX 77363.
Breeder: Jacquelyn Cohen & Elizabeth Brown.
(Charlotte Sandell, Agent).
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Photo courtesy of John Ashbey
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Coming Specialties
September 25, 2013 PCA Regional
Breed
Rally
September 25, 2013
PCA Agility- outdoors
September 26, 2013
Columbia Poodle Club
P.C.A. AFFILIATE CLUB SHOWS
Toy: Jordan Chamberlain
Min: Chuck Arnold
Std: Madeline Patterson
*Note this list comes from Susan Burge
Intv: Edd Biven
Obedience
2013 PCA AFFILIATE CLUB SHOWS
Rally
Agility - outdoors
June 20, 2013
Orlando Poodle Club
September 27, 2013
Puget Sound Poodle Club
Breed: Daryll Vice
Toy: Charles Arnold
Sweeps: Chelsie Pickett
Min: Madeline Patterson
June 22, 2013
Twin Cities Poodle Club
Std: Edd Bivin
Breed: Fred Bassett
Intv: Jordan Chamberlain
Obed: TBA
Obedience
June 23, 2013
Poodle Club of Hawaii
Rally
Breed: Debbie Campbell-Freeman
September 27, 2013
PCA Agility - outdoors
Obed: TBA
October 5, 2013 Great Lakes Poodle Club
June 28, 2013
Greater Milwaukee Poodle Club
Breed: Luis Sosa
Breed: Desmond Murphy
Obed/Rally: Elmer Willems
July 4, 2013
Poodle Club of Southern California (Back-toOctober 6, 2013 Great Lakes Poodle Club
Back Specialties)
Breed: Sharon Rediner
AM Breed: Cecilia Ringstrom
Obed/Rally: Randy Capael
PM Breed: F. M. (Butch) MacDonald
October 18, 2013
Poodle Club of Central California
July 4, 2013
Lone Star Poodle Club
(concurrent with Skyline Dog Fanciers
Breed: Janice Pardue
of San Mateo County)
Obed: Lynn Eggers
Breed: Lou Guerrero
July 18, 2013
Bluebonnet Poodle Club
Obed: Lora Cox
Breed: Toddie Clark
October 19, 2013
Poodle Club of Central California
Obed: Rick Garvin & Donald Levinson
(concurrent with Del Valle Dog Club)
Rally: Bonnie Lee
Breed: Tina Yuhl
July 26, 2013
Greater Milwaukee Poodle club
Breed: Lora Cox
Breed: Terri Lyddon
July 31, 2013
Greater Pittsburgh Poodle Club
November 9, 2013 Poodle Club of Alabama (as part of Decatur
Breed: Robert D. Ennis
Alabama Kennel Club)
August 2, 2013
Creole Poodle Club of New Orleans
(concurrent with Louisiana Kennel
Breed: TBA
Club)
December 14, 2013 Poodle Club of Lehigh Valley (concurrent with
Breed: Michael Dachel
Lehigh Valley Kennel Club
August 10, 2013
Poodle Club of Mohawk Valley (as part
Breed: TBA
of the Southern Adirondack Kennel
December 15, 2013 Poodle Club of Lehigh Valley (concurrent with
Club)
Delaware Water Gap Kennel
Breed: M. Purkheiser
Club)
August 16, 2013 Columbine State Poodle Club
Breed: TBA
Breed: Thomas Carneal
Puppy/Veterans Sweeps: Ronald Horn
Obed: Susan Oviatt-Harris
August 22, 2013 Western Reserve Poodle Club
Breed: Dana P. Cline
September 20, 2013 Quinnipiac Poodle Club (Back-to-Back
Specialties)
AM Breed: Luis Aizcorbe
PM Breed: Ray Stevens
REGIONAL INFO
Please note: the Host Affiliates are Columbia * Note: If your show is not listed, please contact Susan Burge,
Poodle Club and the Puget Sound Poodle Club
September 21 & 22, 2013 PCA Hunt Test
September 21& 22, 2013 Working Certificate/Excellent
September 24, 2013
Tracking
Tracking Excellent
the 2nd VP. at pcaaffiliateclub@yahoo.com I list only the
shows that she sends me the information on. If the listing is
not complete, please contact Susan.
Leslie
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President’s Message:
2012-2014
Officers & Committees
Dear Friends,
President:Dennis McCoy
1st Vice Pres.:William Cunningham
2nd Vice Pres.Susan Burge
Corres. Sec.: Mary Olund
cabpudel@pacbell.net
Record. Sec.: Joyce Carelli
Treasurer: Jack MacGillivray
Variety Representatives
Toy:Joan Scott
Mini: Nancy Hafner
Standard.: Joan McFadden
Publicity: Janet Lange Moses
AKC Delegate: Mary Ellen Fishler
Another great Poodle Club of America is behind us. It’s always great to see so
many old friends and to make new friends every year at our show. Poodle lovers
everywhere are grateful to all of the volunteers who gave so much time to making
our National Specialty the best – and there is a multitude of you. But I must give
special thanks to our hostess with the mostest, Barbara Furbush, Ms. Salisbury
herself, (who probably won a Miss Salisbury contest way back when even if I’m
unaware of it).
Show Committee
Chairperson:Barbara Furbush
Assistant Chairpersons: Johnny Shoemaker
Companion Events
Obedience & Rally- Chairperson-Ann
Mandlebaum
Agility Chairperson-Debbie West
Working Certificate Program - pending
Public Education Coordinator
Committee
Judges Education
Nancy Hafner
Affiliate Club Council:
Susan Burge
PCA Foundation:
Exec. Director Tom Carneal
PCA Foundation:
Coordinator- Joan McFadden
PCA Poodle Rescue Foundation
Cindy Crawley
poodleclubofamerica@yahoo.com
Poodles in America:
Editor: Beverly Jean Nelson
Breeder Referral: Co Chairs-Mary Olund
& Leslie Newing
Poodleclubofamerica.org
PCA Home Page
Joyce Carelli
pcaupdateinfo@yahoo.com
www.poodleclubofamerica.org
PCA Information
Peggy McDill
infopoodleclubofamerica@yahoo.com
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PCA Email list
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Peggy McDill
Mary Olund
Barbara worked many hours behind the scenes, before, during and after, not only
with PCA, but also with the town of Salisbury and the civic center, and many times
turning to Salisbury Kennel Club members to help too, to bring everything together to create a glorious event. It takes a special kind of person to make an ideal show
chairman, to be able to work with all the different kinds of people and personalities and yet remain open minded to all. It takes someone with great organizational
skills and a lot of wisdom to get the job done right. Thank you, Barbara, on behalf
of myself, the Board and everyone who attended PCA, for a job well done. Thanks
also to Barbara’s assistant, Johnny Shoemaker.
The town of Salisbury could not more be welcoming to Poodle fanciers during
PCA week. They started off by giving us a barbecue gala on Tuesday night, with
great food and a band, which everyone who attended really enjoyed. I’d like to
personally thank the town of Salisbury for this welcome. Representatives from
the town came to the show throughout the week to be sure everything was going
well and to find out if there was anything they could do for us. They make us feel
appreciated.
I also want to thank the staff at the Wicomico Civic Center. They go way out of
their way for us. Stacy, Marvin, the security people and the rest of the center’s staff
always want to help make things better for us while we’re there.
Once again this year we had winners from around the world, making us a great international show. But in the end it was our own American-bred Poodle that took the
whole thing. Congratulations to Simon’s breeder/owner Betty Brown, co-breeder
Jacquelyn Cohen, co-owner Paula Morgan and his Swedish handler, Lotta Sandell.
Our AKC Good Sportsman award this year went to Leslie Newing. Leslie is our
newsletter – without her there may not be one! – and it was a well-deserved award
for the many years she has devoted to Poodle Club of America and to the fancy.
cont. on page 4
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For others who would like to be more involved in the Poodle club, we have a new Volunteer Coordinator. Johnny
Shoemaker is now the person to contact if you want to volunteer to help in any capacity. This includes PCA members and non-members. If interested contact Johnny at dssup@cs.com or 702-834-6557.
Now we get to look forward to the regional, this year in Salem, Oregon, on September 25 through 27. Salem is
less than an hour south of Portland, and we look forward to seeing you all there!
I hope you all have a glorious summer, safe for people and dogs, with many wonderful wins to those who are
showing.
Your president,
Dennis M. McCoy
Poodles in Paradise!
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From The Poodle Papers Editor
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Leslie Newing
PCA Newsletter Editor
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What’s Where
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National Specialty 8
Affiliate Club News 16
Regional Specialty News 26
AKC Delegates Corner 30
2013 AKC National Agility Championships by Debby DuBay 31
Variety Representatives 34
Poodle Club of America Rescue Foundation 38
Working Poodle 44
Poodle Club of America Health Foundation 55
In Memorium 58
PCA Membership News 60
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National Specialty
Save these dates!!!
PCA National Dates for the future
2013-April 22-26
2014- April 21-25
2015- April 20-24
Obedience/Rally at the PCA
National Specialty
Tuesday was a fine day in Salisbury, MD! A total
of 157 Poodle entries competed in Obedience and
Rally, showing off their training and intelligence
- and sometimes their Poodliness! Thanks to our
judges who were able to keep classes moving briskly
while welcoming each exhibitor and to our volunteer
stewards who provided the support to make the rings
run smoothly for all.
Again this year Chief Obedience/Rally Steward Linda
Howard gathered the crew of stewards and made sure
we had good coverage for each ring and that each
steward knew his or her assignment and was supplied
with a distinctive t-shirt , name tag and lunch ticket.
Seeing to everyone’s comfort (and hydration!) as well
as running an airport taxi service was only a part of Jan
Hopper’s roll as Hospitality Chair. My heartfelt thanks
to you both.
By my count 23 of the 82 Obedience entries were breed
Champions this year, including the white Toy Poodle,
High in Trial CH OTCH Saratoga’s Sophia UDX5
OM8 AX AXJ OF bred by her owner Abigail Cooper.
They won the Open B class with a score of 199 ½.
High Combined went to the Standard, Tudorose Coal
Dust UD GO RE GN and his owner William L. Cox
with a score of 385. In Rally, with 18 breed Champion
entries out of a total of 75, High Combined was won
by Miniature Poodle Hillbrae Songbird Sandstorm CD
RE and her owner, Laura G. Weingardt with a score of
199. This completed the trifecta - all three varieties
were represented among the top awards in Obedience
and Rally Trial competition – very neat!
A last word. No one who isn’t involved in helping to
put PCA together can begin to realize the huge job the
Show Chair undertakes! Beginning even before the
close of this year’s show, planning for next year begins.
There are literally thousands of things to think about
from major decisions to the most minute of details. My
personal salute and thanks to Barbara Furbush for her
good humor and generosity throughout – you’re the
best, Barb.
Ann Mandelbaum, Obedience/Rally Chair
Thank You!
Thank you to Grant and Peggy Myers. Since Kay Tripp
did not feel like coming to PCA 2013, I was there trying
to fill her shoes. Grant and Peggy were there when I
needed them throughout the week. I cannot thank them
enough.
With Kay only a phone call or text away, I want to thank
her for her faith in me to handle her job. I have told her
that I will help her next year, with her sitting beside me.
Dennis, Barb, Toni, Staci, with the Civic Center and
many others were so helpful and supportive and patient
with me. Thank you, Thank you.
Luann Wilkinson
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CHAMPIONS AND our island specialty for the PCA banquets, which is the
delicious chocolate macadamia nut clusters.
PARADE OF
PERFORMANCE TITLED DOGS
Last year, when Dennis McCoy first approached me
to take the Floral and Ring Design Committee Chair
I was so thrilled to see how the entries for both position, I told him I really needed to think about it
parades had increased this year. The Performance Pa- before accepting the position. This is a lot of work,
rade had more entries than ever before and the Parade and I needed to be sure I could manage it and do a
of Champions entry was close to the the anniversary spectacular job for PCA. I thought about it and came up
show. I just hope all participants know how much we with a design idea to help me manage it. I ran it through
all appreciate the work that goes into bringing an extra Dennis and it was a go with one exception. I wanted
dog each year so we can have one more look at all these the theme to be “Poodles in Paradise”. This would give
great dogs.
me the opportunity to bring back my original idea of
For me a lot of the organizational work begins my initial PCA trips; that is, to share the unique and
several weeks before PCA, however, at the show I have beautiful tropical flowers of our islands but on grandeur
the unselfish help of my two great friends, Vicki Bal- scale. It was a lot of work planning, coordinating and
lantyne and Dr. Elly Holowaychuk, both have been especially, putting it together at the Civic Center.
there helping me from the first Parade I have been responsible for and my gratitude to them is endless.
Without the help of the volunteers, this would not be
Again this year the Performance Parade is se- possible. I would like to extend my deepest appreciation
cretly run by Joyce Miller. who, not so secretly, man- to the hard working volunteers who pitched in to help
ages everything from signing in to announcing. I will create the ambience for “Poodles in Paradise”:
never be able to thank her enough for all she does after
what I know is a long day working in Obedience.
Richard Bohannon
It has never ceased to amaze me how, on Wed. Bill, Dorothea and Karen Grace
afternoon during the auction everything comes to life Michael Lamb
and automatically the ring is cleared and made ready Mary Lebet
for the parade. Stewarts amass at the ring and everyone Sandy Marshall
is ready to go. (Thank you Brad and Bill) My appreci- Claude Martin
ation to Andy Kress for announcing, Christine Nethery Bradford Noyes
for her help inside the ring and Kay Pieser, each year Jim Owens
taking the last dog into the ring and expertly leading Johnny Shoemaker
everyone out to our song FAME. Can’t wait until next
year.
Last of all, to our Show Chairman Barbara Furbush and
Jo Ann Geramita
Parade of Champions and Performance Parade Chairman
husband Jack who really did a lot of legwork for me to
make things happen.
For those that attended and stayed to the very end, you
Floral and Ring Design Committee had the opportunity to take home these flowers that
would last for weeks. Some of the tropical arrangements
Chairperson: Bradley Odagiri
were given to special people and offices to show PCA
Attending my first PCA National Specialty show at appreciation for hosting and welcoming our club into
Ludwigs Corner, PA many years ago, made a huge impact their community.
on me that I have not missed a single national specialty
show since then. For several years, I would bring boxes Again, thank you to everyone for making “Poodles in
of tropical flowers to create huge floral arrangements. Paradise” a reality and a huge success.
This was my way to express my appreciation to PCA
for putting on this awesome showcase of Poodles. “Mahalo Nui Loa –Thank You Very Much”,
Every year, I would also bring and share another part of Bradley Odagiri
Floral and Ring Design Committee Chairperson
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Poodle Club of America
2013 Motor Home Parking
Committee Report
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We would like to thank the Wicomico Youth and Civic
Center Staff for working with us to make this process
more efficient. We also wish to thank Nancy Murray
and Gail Wolaniuk who assisted us in getting the motor
homes moving and parked. A big thanks to all of the
The pre-staging and parking of the motor homes went motor homes owners for working with us to make this
smoothly and quickly this year. Everyone was parked process work!
in three hours versus six hours last year! Due to the
Wicomico Youth and Civic Center’s event schedule, Sincerely,
no motor home parking is allowed on their lots until Donald L. Adams, Jr. and Judy C. Cooksey
Sunday afternoon just prior to the start of our show. Chair, PCA 2013 Motor Home Parking Committee
Don and I discussed the parking process with several of
the motor home folks last year in an effort to organize
and park the motor homes in a more efficient manner
and then strived to put procedures in place that would
be fair to all. The Wicomico Youth and Civic Center
Staff must park the motor homes on their lot to ensure PCA Agility 2013 is over and was so much fun again.
they are complying with the rules and regulations of the I have already started working on next year. Our High
state and local governments. Arrangements were made In Trial from the Masters division was toy poodle
with the civic center to pre-stage the motor homes in MACH2 Susan’s Ult-Radar-ing MXF TQX, Radar to
the lot adjacent to Civic Avenue. In order to get the his friends was bred trained and run by Susan Gross.
motor homes parked more quickly, they agreed to let us This little guy is 10 and he is still a speed demon.
complete all of the required parking paper work, a time
was established to park the motor homes on the civic Debby DaCosta came down from Canada with some
center lot, and they agreed to let us direct the parking on talented poodles and captured the High in Trial in the
Sunday afternoon. Pre-staging and parking information Open Division with Lemuria’s Kallista Wanna B U CD
was posted in the outgoing PCA Premium List and motor RN NA NAJ. She also captured the High in Trial in
home pre-staging parking signs were placed along the the Novice Division with Palman Mystic Phantom du
roads around the civic center that directed the motor Opera. Debby is a trainer and handler of great talent.
homes into the pre-staging parking lot. Motor homes The beauty of our poodles is their amazing ability
were lined up for parking according to their arrival to play our games with such great skill and panache.
time; each motor home was given a parking number; This makes agility at PCA so much fun to be a part of.
all required paper work was completed; and everyone We have a saying, train don’t complain. This year for
was notified of the time we would be parking on the PCA I let too many things get in the way of working
civic center lot. The fire marshal complained last year with my girlie and helping keep us in the condition
that the motor homes were blocking the fire lanes while that it takes to play this game at the level I expect of us.
they were waiting to be parked so in order to comply I have to keep telling myself that this is a game I play
with the fire marshal rules, we moved ten motor homes with my dog. I have to make sure my ability to be too
at time and kept the lines moving. The only issue that competitive doesn’t rear its not necessarily nice head.
occurred was it still took longer than anticipated for the I pushed too hard for speed and Dusty knocked a bar
civic center parking staff to actually park each motor in two out of three runs. It is so important in all we do
home. This was due to cut back on staff - only one to put in the time to get the results we desire, and have
parking attendant was on duty to park and direct each fun while trying.
motor home to their parking site on the grounds. We
have discussed this issue with the civic center and they Debbie West
have promised they will have two parking attendants on
duty for 2014.
News from Agility:
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MAKING US “LOOK GOOD!!”
Catalog Advertising Committee Mary Lebet Cathy Catelain Sandy Marshall
Many thanks are due, once again, to the members of the Poodle community who’s beautiful and creative ads
in the 2013 Catalog delighted our eyes, informed our minds and made us laugh out loud. We had four winning
categories in this year’s Contest: Grand Champion, , First, Second and Third Places.
Champion winner is Judy Leister and her new Mini, Brinkley, with “Ridin’ a Wave”,
designed by Cathi Winkles on Page?? . First prize winner is Charlotte Mitchell and Barclay with “Agility –
Paradise Found” on Page 356. Second Place goes to Affiliate Club Heart of America P.C. “Poodles & Palm
Trees”on Page 114. Third Place goes to Claudette Boudreaux and her clever “Paradise Cross Word Puzzle” on
Page 275. A round of applause goes to those readers who persisted in solving the puzzle despite the printing
error which distorted the puzzle boxes – and for those of us of a certain age who remembered that when
Zimbabwe was called Rhodesia the capital city was – wait for it - SALISBURY!!! Ads were judged on originality,
creative use of the “Poodles in Paradise” motif and artistic merit.
A big thank you to our resident PCA Cartoonist, Roger Brucker for doing it again – coming up with those “out of
the crate” Poodle cartoons - they make us laugh – and even the Catalog Ads group at Moss Bow looks forward
to what Roger will come up with this year. Roger’s featured Poodle reminds me of one of my own, and I call
her by my gal’s name – but here’s a thought – perhaps next year we can figure out how to run a contest for the
most appropriate name for our own PCA “Peanuts”
On a more serious note, the support from the Poodle community for Catalog Advertising is gratifying for the
Committee, and a tribute to your appreciation of the many elements required to produce what many believe is
the best Breed Specialty Show around - and pay the bills!! The Ad Committee page in the catalog concludes
every year with a word of appreciation for all of YOU – the Breeders, Exhibitors, Hunters, WC/WCX, Agility,
Obedience, Rally, Tracking, (and maybe Herding?) who make PCA the Greatest Show On Earth. It is you, and
your support, that makes it happen!!!!
Set-Up!
I would like to Thank my set up committee (Kaz, Gail,
Karen, Lori, Betty,Paul, & Katie) for being there early
and helping with the taping off of the grooming areas. I
know it is hard on the knees and back and I do appreciate all your help. It does seem to go faster every year as
we all know what we are doing and work well together.
Thank You All
Terri Meyers
Does your Affiliate Club take
pride in mentoring new people to
the Breed?
mentor someone new to the Breed
today!
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would be impossible. I loved working with each of
Thank You!
you. Each committee has different situations and needs
that sometimes require attention or problem solving.
I would like to thank Aileen Tobias for her excellent
help in working with the vendors at the Poodle Club of By working together, hopefully each of my committees
felt that we had a great year and together we were able
America national.
to solve anything that needed attention.
She is always on top of the details, whether it is
making signs for the booth, keeping track of the
assigned vendor bingo numbers for each vendor or,
most important of all, helping to make the vendors
feel that we recognize them as an important part of the
show.
Aileen your work is greatly appreciated, and I look
forward to doing it again next year.
Jean Lazarus
Vendor Chairman
Note from the Show Chairperson:
The 2013 Poodle Club of America National Specialty
is now in the history books. Memorial Trophies have
been engraved with the new winners’ names and put
away waiting for 2014. Each year brings new ideas,
new winners and new breeders who are looking forward to what the next year will bring. It is what keeps
all of us working for the common goal whether it is
breeding that perfect Poodle, looking for the perfect
Poodle and/or looking forward to seeing our friends.
Each year we meet and pick up where we left off the
year before. We come with high expectations and hopes
that involve all of the above.
Being the Show Chairman for the Salisbury Kennel
Club Dog Show for 28 years and our Cluster Coordinator for 4 years, still does not totally prepare one for
being Chairman of a National Specialty, but it helps.
It was an honor to be asked by the PCA Board to be
your Show Chairman. It is quite an undertaking to
work with committee chairmen that live in cities so far
away. I want to thank Johnny Shoemaker for being my
Assistant Show Chairman. He was always available
when I needed him. I would call him in a panic about
something and he would calmly reassure me that all
would be fine. When he arrived in Salisbury, he quickly went to work helping where needed!
I cannot begin to name everyone that helped for fear of
leaving someone off my list. I can only hope that each
committee chair was able to send in a personal tidbit for
the Newsletter.
My week started on Thursday April 18th with the setup of the tracking events. There was not one spare minute until the very end on Friday April 26th, I worked
with so many wonderful caring people and together
hopefully we have continued to make PCA the Poodle
Event known all over the world.
The two people I would like to mention are Dennis McCoy and Brad Odagari. Dennis helped so much with
small details and it certainly made my job easier. Brad
Odagari, Chairman of Floral Decorations did such a
fantastic job. He selected and arranged for the shipping
of the tropical flowers from Hawaii to Salisbury. With
the help of PCA members and friends, the arena was
transformed, as if it had been moved to Hawaii; it was
truly Poodles in Paradise.
Somehow, someway, as if by magic PCA is a “Show
Stopper”. I know first hand it is not magic, but the hard
work that truly goes into making our specialty shine.
It is the dedicated hard workers that come together for
our wonderful breed: “Poodles”! When someone was
needed to help on any committee or booth, there was
always a volunteer there that day to offer a hand. This
year, we had a lot of new members and new faces that
helped where needed and for that we thank you. Remember, by you volunteering, it helped lighten the load
for the others. We shake our heads and say “how can
we ever top this”? PCA members and friends, YOU
ARE THE BEST!
Again, thank you for entrusting me with this job.
Fondly,
Barb Furbush, 2013 Show Chairman
Without the committees in place, that have done their
jobs tirelessly for many years, a show chairman’s job
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P.C.A. Publications
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1. FROM THE WHELPING BOX TO THE SHOW RING
A panel of three breeders discuss their methods in preparing a
Poodle puppy for the show ring. Panelists Mrs. Arlene Scardo,
Miss Betsey Leedy, and Mrs. Kadelia Hamilton. Panel is moderated by Mrs Debby Cozart.
$20.00
4. 1990 DOG JUDGES ASSOC. PRESENTATION ON THE
POODLE: An exciting presentation on the Poodle from the
judges perspective. Presented by Mr. Frank Sabella and Mr. &
Mrs James Clark.
$20.00
5. 1990 DR. ELAINE ROBINSON on PINPOINTING OVULATION: This video tape will be exceptionally valuable tool in
any serious breeding program.
$20.00
6. POODLE TEMPERMENT PANEL: A discussion on
improving Poodle temperament. Panelists include John Fowler,
Mrs. Joan Scott, Mrs. Pat Deshler, Mrs. Glena Carlson. Narrated
by Del Dahl
$20.00
8. THE POODLE POSITIVE: A Judge’s Workshop with Mr.
& Mrs. James Clark. You do not have to be a judge or aspire to
be one to gain a lot from this tape.
$20.00
10. PROGRESSIVE RETINAL ATROPHY:
Dr. Gustavo Aquirre discussed PRA in Poodles
$20.00
27. 2001 “ BREEDING STRATEGIES”
Dr. John Armstrong and Dr. George Padgett discuss “Type” casting, establishing a line, role of DNA mapping in making breeding
decisions.
$20.00
28. 2002 PCAF SEMINAR -- WHICH PUPPY TO KEEP
Mrs. Pat Hastings leads us in an interactive seminar in solving the
puzzle of “Which Puppy to Keep”
$20.00
30. 2003 PCAF SEM. “RAISING THE SHOW PUPPY”
Mrs James Edward Clark leads a panel of prominent Poodle
Breeders who express their views on “The Successful Raising of
a Show Puppy”
$20.00
31. 2004 “ GENETICS FOR POODLE BREEDERS”
Dr.Jerold Bell discusses how breeders should use the advances in
dog genome research in making breeding decisions.
$20.00
32. 2005 “Anne Clark on POODLE PEDIGREES”
Mrs. Edward Clark discusses various aspects of poodles and their
pedigrees.
$22.00
33. 2006 “POODLE DISEASE UPDATES”
Dr. Thomas Graves discusses the research, testing, treatment &
management of key genetic diseases.
22.00
12. BREEDING A GREAT POODLE (TWO TAPES)
Dr. George Padgett speaks on Poodle traits; comparing inbreeding to out crossing and line breeding; risk factors in picking up
faults; calculating good and bad genes; helping each other with
our breed.
$35.00
34. 2010 PCA FOUNDATION SEMINAR – (Combo DVD
Set)
1.Vaccines & vaccination-Dr.R. Schultz 2. Canine Genetics
Update-DR. M Neff 3. Estate Planning For Your Dogs—
Ms Charlotte Mitchell
$25.00
13. POODLE TYPE: Dr. Jacklyn Hungerland and Mrs. James
Clark discuss what makes a Poodle.
$15.00
(Please circle the DVD desired) 1 4 6 8 10 12 13 14 16
17 21 22 23 24 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
TOTAL AMOUNT DUE WITH ORDER: $ ____________
14. ASPECTS OF REPRODUCTION: Dr. Edward Feldman
discusses reproduction and the Poodle
$15.00
NAME ________________________________________
16. HEREDITARY DISEASES IN POODLES : Dr. Fran
Smith speaks on hereditary diseases in all Varieties. A breeders
guide to genetic diseases.
$15.00
ADDRESS _______________________________________
17. ORTHOPEDIC PROBLEMS IN POODLES: Dr. E.A.
Corley, discusses orthopedic problems in hips,stifles and elbows
as they relate to all varieties of Poodles.
$15.00
METHOD OF PAYMENT: CHECK___VISA___M/C____
21. CANINE MALE REPRODUCTION: Dr.
Autumn Davidson discusses reproduction semen collection and managing the high risk delivery.
$15.00
Signature_____________________________________
22.SUCCESSFULLY BREEDING THE INFERTILE BITCH
Dr. E. Robinson discusses breeding the infertile bitch.$15.00
24. 1998 SEMINAR -- GENETIC DISEASE ANALYSIS
Jerold Bell discusses genetic disease analysis.
$15.00
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AKC Outstanding Sportsmanship Award
AND THE WINNER IS:
The first time I met Leslie Newing she was about 20 years old. At that time, she was in college doing her thing
and her mom was doing her thing - “Poodles”. Leslie and her mother met me at Jordan Chamberlain’s to evaluate
a litter of puppies sired by a dog my daughter and I bred, and owned, Ch. Bevanton Mischief Maker. Leslie, was
an avid horsewoman, judge and trainer who traveled with her friends and horses to shows from Maine to Florida
during weekends and summer breaks. We all know that when we make friends through our dogs, even when you
do not live close-by the person, most likely you will become engaged in their life and activities in many aspects.
Leslie taught high school history loved and showed her Doberman Pinschers as well as her horses. It wasn’t long
before she began enjoying the poodles and working with them alongside her mom.
About 13 years ago, this June, when I was on the PCA Board of Directors as Publicity Chairman, PCA needed
someone who could help bring the Newsletter to the next level. While at that Board Meeting in Upper Marlboro,
Leslie’s name came to my mind as she was very active on the computer and I felt she had a lot to offer PCA. You
might say “untapped youth and knowledge”. We called her and she agreed to become the PCA Newsletter Editor.
The next year, Annie was looking for someone to take over the PCA website from Hal Kinne as Webmaster, and
again, Leslie’s name came to mind. She agreed to redesign the PCA website with the help of Lisa Croft Elliott and
then later Mia DiBenedetto. Leslie, Lisa and Mia successfully managed our P.C.A. website for 6 years.
Ten years ago, AKC asked Parent Clubs to design a pamphlet that AKC could send out to new puppy owners when
they registered a puppy giving important information for that particular breed. This pamphlet is very informative
giving grooming tips, health care and other things that are pertinent to that breed. Annie Clark, Leslie and I worked
tirelessly on this pamphlet for quite some time, as the main goal was to make certain it would be educational for
the “pet owning Poodle people” more than anything. After that was finalized, again we tapped Leslie to help with a
brochure on “How to manage your Stud Dog and Brood Bitch” as well as a variety of other pamphlets for Meet the
breeds and other things for PCA All of these jobs were a challenge, but we really didn’t think of them as “jobs”!
We were all working together for the common goal of making the public aware that Poodles are indeed the best!
When I was unable to write the article for Dog News for our National, I knew I could count on Leslie to step
up to the plate and help me. She has been the person to call for PCA Breeder Referral for the region east of the
Mississippi for 3 years. Leslie fought hard to bring awareness to health challenges for our poodles. She has worked
hard with Dr. Mark Neff on his dwarfism project and has also brought awareness to Canine Active Hepatitis in the
standard poodle. She generously donates her professional photographs for all Poodle Club of America projects
some of which are: Meet the Breeds; our website; magazine articles in Dog News; The Canine Chronicle and Dogs
in Review.
That first meeting in 1980 at Jordan’s started a friendship that has endured everything one sees pretty much in a
lifetime; birth, death, vacations, happiness as well as sadness. Through the years, I know first hand, Leslie Newing
is truly deserving of the AKC OUTSTANDING SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Barbara Furbush
2013 Poodle Club of America National Show Chairperson
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Affiliate Club News
The PCA National Specialty was spectacular. Great
weather, unbelievable flowers (thank you Brad Odagiri
– PCA member and President of the Poodle Club of
Hawaii -- and his team), gorgous animals; what could
be better! I had a great time finally meeting so many of
the individuals I have interacted with on the phone and
by computer over this year. It is so nice to put a face
to a name.
The Affiliate Club Council meeting was again a success
this year. We held the meeting in the Hospitality
Room, with snacks(!), and we knew in advance to have
extra chairs; plus we stayed within the time frame I
had promised. The meeting was very interactive, with
presentations from Mary Ellen Fischler (PCA Delegate
to AKC), and Johnny Shoemaker (Chair of the 2013
PCA Regional) and Jeff Nokes (President of Columbia
Poodle Club, with LuAnn Wilkinson graciously
volunteeingly to take minutes.. Put those September
2013 dates on your calendars!
As you doubtlessly are aware, the PCA Regional can
only take place with your continuing support, both of
time and money. Local affilliate clubs can consider
having ongoing fundraising activities so when the
inevitable requests for help come, clubs have money
available for ads, trophies etc. One nice thing about
this year’s event is that there will only be one catalog.
Additionally, I can guarantee that anyone who feels
moved by the spirit to voluneer at the show would be
welcomed with open arms by the Columbia Poodle
Club, Puget Sounds Poodle Club and PCA . Putting on
a Regional is a massive task and we all need to support
those brave poodle clubs taking on the challenge. In
addition to Conformation there will be a full venue for
Obedience, Rally and Agility plus Hunting, Working
and Tracking.
In response to questions regarding procedures from
our affiliate clubs, the PCA Board, as allowed by AKC
rules, will support any club which sponsers an allbreed agility trial that
chooses to only allow pure
breed dogs to compete in their all-breed agility trial.
Additionally, AKC allows a poodle to be shown in
Junior Showmanship in any clip – including shaved
down. Now for a purest like me, the full show coat
is part of the conformation experience, but AKC rules
trump all discussion on this issue. One consideration
that has been suggested for the future, is that Juniors
showing in Open Classes might be required to follow
conformation standards, but that is presently not true.
Despite this whole discussion, all the juniors who
showed at PCA this year had dogs that were very nicely
groomed and in appropriate conformation clips. Finally,
Mary Olund, the Corresponding Secretary for PCA,will
publish any specialty result on PCA Facebook. You can
send the results to her at cabpudel@pacbell.net.
As promised, I gave an brief presentation of the results
of the Affiliate Club Status Survey that we mailed to
all clubs in late February,March and again in April.
Did I mention I can be persistent ? 91% (43 out of 47
clubs) responded. In some cases an individual officer
filled the survey out,but several clubs used this as an
opportunity to include information from members
gathered at regular meetings.
84% of clubs are incorporated. One recomendation for
all clubs is to consider being incorporated as a 501(c)(3)
non-profit organization - which allows all contributions
to the club to be tax deductable. Incorporation
requirements differ from state to state, so check with
your state; and 501(c (3) registration is controlled by
the IRS. It may be beneficial to speak with a local
attorney or CPA (or so says my son, the lawyer!)
Membership numbers:
8-20 = 10 clubs (23%),
21-35 = 17 clubs (40%),
36 + = 18 clubs (42%)
Over the past 10 years has your membership:
Increased 8 (18%),
Decreased 17 (40%),
Remained constant 8 (42%)
86% of clubs reported have a web site – Mary Ellen
Fischler noted that AKC has a program to help clubs
develop a web site for those interested
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cont. from page 16
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· Consider a clip that allows the dog to actually be
“seen”
30% of clubs reported being on Facebook
· Upholding our code of ethics
30% of clubs have a member offiically responsible
to keep the club informed on legislative issues, while
another 30% have an member who informally does this
task
· Rotate the national specialty throughout the country
56% of clubs contribute to the PCA Health Foundation
– which does not include individual contributions
and questions that have no easy answers. One of the
best questions was:
6% of clubs have a Formal Mentoring Program, while · Offer support in educational programs
51% have some form of informal mentoring
· Give local clubs new ideas for heirt activities
· Have a legislative watchgroup thatkeeps tabs on
what is happening throughout the country (I would
suggest clubs join the group, pcaaffiliateclub@
63% of the clubs have an active Rescue Committee and yahoo.com which gets contains legislative info,
all clubs reported doing rescue referral and working membership is open to all!)
with local rescue groups
We also recieved a several well thought out comments
30% of clubs contribute to the PCA Rescue Foundation
– and many clubs reported that they have their own
rescue programs
“In our club conformation showing is dying out. There
is so much political garbage that there are no ownerhandlers. PCA and AKC seem unwilling to recognize
I asked clubs what the greatest challenges they this and hair is out of control. Our members are older
and new members are discouraged because the cost of
faced were. The responses varied, including:
a professional handler is prohibitive.”
· Recruitment of new members, and the aging of
And another club asked:
existing clubs with a smaller membership.
· Keeping members active, helping new members “The parent club has established criteria. Why can
learn the goals of the club and training them in how to AKC countermand the Parent Club’s guideline for their
particular breed? Stand up to AKC in their “softening”
run a show
of rules. A disqualification is a disqualification. A 4 to
· Getting younger people to join and stay because of 6 month multi colored poodle with NOT change colors
group dynamics
to solid at the 6 month birthday. PCA developed the
· Educating the public about buying pets from breed standard and AKC should honor that decision.”
dedicated breeders, while at the same time monitoring I wish I had an answer for these great questions today,
those members which seem to produce an usually large but all I can do is assure local clubs thath the full PCA
number of “accidental” breedings
Board is taking up these and all questions, and intends
Maintaining fiscal viability while putting on 2 to ensure that individual breeds and their national
independent conformation specialties each year with clubs have and keep the responsiblity for maintaining
breed standards, with an eye both towards the past
obedience
· Legislation that affects our ability to own, show and and tradition, and moving forward along a path that
encouranges and shows our breeds to the greatest
breed dogs
possible audience.
In response to the question of “How can PCA assist
I will be emailing the final survey results to all the
your club,” responses included:
affiliate clubs soon, and will be responding to some
· Be more visable locally.
questions in my next article. Anyone who wants an
· PCA should hold its members accountable for individual copy of the survey results also just needs to
particiapating in their local clubs; as some PCA members ask.
use their local clubs for breeder referral purposes only
cont. on page 18
·
· Consider upholding the rules about dyeing, no
“wiggies” and a reduction of massive hair
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REMEMBER THE UPCOMING REGIONAL IN
THE NORTHWEST AND DON’T FORGET TO
SUPPORT YOUR FELLOW AFFILIATE CLUBS
Please feel free to contact me with any suggestions,
concerns or comments about the upcoming meeting
or any other issues. Phone: 440-526-2382, or email:
msstb@aol.com.
Susan Burge
2nd Vice President
Affiliate Club Council Chair
Does your club have an outstanding member you want to recognize?
Someone that has given over and
over to your club? If so send us
their story.We are happy to review
it for the next issue of the Poodle
Papers.
Poodle Club of Central California
Chance for 5 majors in 3 days!!!
For many years, our specialties have been held in Pleasanton, California, in conjunction with the Del Valle
Dog Club & Skyine Dog Fanciers prestigious shows. That ‘Harvest Moon Classic’ weekend is eliminating
the days devoted to specialties only, so P.C.C.C. is making changes to our specialty schedules by offering
‘concurrent’ specialties on two of the all-breed show days
Friday, October 18, 2013: P.C.C.C. Judges: Lou Guerrero, Conformation
&
Lora Cox, OB
Skyline Dog Fanciers: Poodle Judge: Robert E. Hall; Toy Group Judge: Robert E. Hall; Non-Sporting Group
Judge: Mrs. Monica Canestrini; BIS: Suzanne Dillin
Saturday, October 19, 2013: P.C.C.C. Judges: Tina Yuhl, Conformation;
&
Lora Cox, OB
Del Valle Dog Club: Poodle Judge: Mrs. Jacqueline Stacy; Toy Group Judge: Mrs. Suzanne Dillin; NonSporting Group Judge: Mrs. Jacqueline Stacy; BIS: Joan P. Anselm
Sunday, October 20, 2013:
Del Valle Dog Club
Poodle Judge: Shawn James Nichols, Maple Ridge, B.C. (pending AKC approval)
Toy Group Judge: Dr. Gail Forsythe; Non-Sporting Group Judge: Robert E. Hall
BIS Judge: Mrs. Jacqueline Stacy
Show Supt: MB-F (www.infodog.com). Entries close Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Show Chairman: Sally Vilas vilenzo@earthlink.net
Chance for 5 majors in 3 days!!!
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Nor-Cal Toy Dog Fanciers
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Sanctioned ‘B’ Match - Toys only!
Friday Evening, June 7, 2013
Solano County Fairgrounds Vallejo, California
All AKC Rules & Regulations pertaining to Matches will apply
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From 80 East or West or 37 - Take Marine World Parkway. Go Left on Fairgrounds Drive. Go left into Fairgrounds.
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JUDGING WILL BEGIN HALF HOUR (1/2) AFTER LAKE COUNTY KC BEST IN SHOW
Match will be held outside
CONFORMATION JUDGE
Ms. Kathryn Cowsert: Will judge all toy breeds plus, PUPPY & ADULT GROUP.
CONFORMATION CLASSES; Puppy Classes: 4-6 Mos., 6-9 Mos., 9-12 Mos., (Divided by sex) Adult Classes: Bred by Exhibitor,
Open (divided by sex). Dogs with major points must be shown in Open. Poodles must be in regulation clip. Professional handlers may
only show dogs that they own.
PRE-ENTERS MUST BE RECEIVED BY Wednesday, June 5, 2013
FEES; $ 8.00 Pre-Entry $ 4.00 Additional Class Entry
$ 10.00 Day of Match Entry $ 2.00 Junior Showmanship
QUESTIONS?? Bonnie Prato, Match Secretary 510-653-8883 hanashihtzu@yahoo.com
***CHECK OUT THESE SPECIALTY MATCHES BEING HELD BEFORE NCTDF MATCH***
Golden Gate Shih Tzu Fanciers: contact Bonnie Prato 510-653-8883 hanashihtzu@yahoo.com
Chihuahua Club of Northern California
: *****POT-LUCK SNACKS******
Join us for a pot-luck snacks that will take place during the judging. Please bring your favorite snack that will feed 8-10 people.
entry form on page 20
Quinnipiac Poodle Club
We invite everyone to our September 20th Specialty in Hamden, Ct.
All Judging Indoors
Please Join us for a Back to Back ONE day Specialty among the brilliant Autumn colors.
September 20th - QPC Specialty,
A.M.Judge : Luis Aizcorbe
P.M. Judge : Ray Stevens
Obedience & Rally AM Judge- Nancy Withers PM Judge -Phyllis Broderick
Come celebrate the Magic of the Autumn colors
in New England with us!
FMI- Contact Debbie West at middie76@sbcglobal.net
* Note Poodles followed by a supported entry at OxRdige Kennel Club the next day! Judge: Sharon Lyons
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(Please Print)
Enter number here
Do not print the above in catalog.
PLACE OF
BIRTH (list country)
DATE OF
BIRTH
JR. SHOWMANSHIP CLASS
JR. HANDLER
NUMBER
RALLY CLASS (Jump Height)
Weight, color, etc.
3
CLASS
DIVISION
SEX
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
E-MAIL Address (An acknowledgement or receipt of entry may be sent to this e-mail address):
No
■
ADDRESS___________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yes
TELEPHONE #_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Are you a new exhibitor?
By signing the entry form I (we) certify that the Junior Showman does not now, and will not at any time, act as an
agent/handler for pay while continuing to compete in Junior Showmanship.
of owner or his/her agent
■ SIGNATURE
duly authorized to make this entry ________________________________________________________________________________
AEN999 (8/10) v6.5P_Edit
If Junior Handler is not the owner of the dog identified on the face of this form, what is the relationship of the Junior Handler to the Owner?
CITY_______________________________________________________ STATE____________________ ZIP__________________
JR.’S DATE OF BIRTH
The above number MUST be included. Should you not have your Junior Handler number, this may be obtained from the
American Kennel Club. Phone: (919) 233-9767.
AKC JUNIOR HANDLER NUMBER
JUNIOR SHOWMANSHIP
If this entry is for Junior Showmanship, please give the following information:
5. Mixed Breed dogs entering classes for Agility, Obedience, and Rally trials should mark Breed as “All-American
Dog/Mixed Breed.” Sire and Dam information shall remain blank for mixed breed entrants.
4. A dog must be entered in the name of the person who actually owned it at the time entries for an event closed. If a
registered dog has been acquired by a new owner it must be entered in the name of its new owner in any event for which
entries closed after the date of acquirement, regardless of whether the new owner has received the registration certificate
indicating that the dog is recorded in his/her name. State on entry form whether transfer application has been mailed to
the AKC. (For complete rules, refer to Chapter 11, Section 3.)
3. (Event Class) Consult the classification in this premium list. If the event class in which you are entering your dog is
divided, then, in addition to designating the class, specify the particular division of the class in which you are entering
your dog, i.e, age division, color division, weight division.
2. The following categories of dogs may be entered and shown in Best of Breed competition: Dogs that are Champions
of Record and dogs which, according to their owners’ records, have completed the requirements for a championship, but
whose championships are unconfirmed. The showing of unconfirmed Champions in Best of Breed competition is limited
to a period of 90 days from the date of the show where the dog completed the requirements for a championship.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. (Variety) if you are entering a dog of breed in which there are varieties for show purposes, please designate the particular
variety you are entering, i.e., Cocker Spaniel (solid color black, ASCOB, parti-color), Beagles (not exceeding 13
in., over 13 in. but not exceeding 15 in.), Dachshunds (longhaired, smooth, wirehaired), Collies (rough, smooth), Bull
Terriers (colored, white), Manchester Terriers (standard, toy), Chihuahuas (smooth coat, long coat), English Toy Spaniels
(King Charles and Ruby, Blenheim and Prince Charles), Poodles (toy, miniature, standard).
AGREEMENT
I (we) agree that the club holding this event has the right to refuse this entry for cause which the club shall deem sufficient.
In consideration of the acceptance of this entry and of the holding of this event and of the opportunity to have the
dog judged and to win prizes, ribbons, or trophies, I (we) agree to hold the AKC, the event-giving club, their members,
directors, governors, officers, agents, superintendents or event secretary and the owner and/or lessor of the premises
and any provider of services that are necessary to hold this event and any employees or volunteers of the aforementioned
parties, and any AKC approved judge, judging at this event, harmless from any claim for loss or injury which may
be alleged to have been caused directly or indirectly to any person or thing by the act of this dog while in or about the
event premises or grounds or near any entrance thereto, and I (we) personally assume all responsibility and liability for
any such claim; and I (we) further agree to hold the aforementioned parties harmless from any claim for loss, injury or
damage to this dog.
Additionally, I (we) hereby assume the sole responsibility for and agree to indemnify, defend and save the aforementioned
parties harmless from any and all loss and expense (including legal fees) by reason of the liability imposed by law upon
any of the aforementioned parties for damage because of bodily injuries, including death at any time resulting therefrom,
sustained by any person or persons, including myself (ourselves), or on account of damage to property, arising out of or
in consequence of my (our) participation in this event, however such, injuries, death or property damage may be caused,
and whether or not the same may have been caused or may be alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the
aforementioned parties or any of their employees, agents, or any other persons. I (WE) AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF
ACTION, CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE ENTRY, EXHIBITION OR ATTENDANCE AT THE EVENT BETWEEN THE AKC AND THE EVENT-GIVING CLUB (UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED
IN ITS PREMIUM LIST) AND MYSELF (OURSELVES) OR AS TO THE CONSTRUCTION, INTERPRETATION AND
EFFECT OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE SETTLED BY ARBITRATION PURSUANT TO THE APPLICABLE
RULES OF THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION. HOWEVER, PRIOR TO ARBITRATION ALL APPLICABLE AKC BYLAWS, RULES, REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES MUST FIRST BE FOLLOWED AS SET FORTH
IN THE AKC CHARTER AND BYLAWS, RULES, REGULATIONS, PUBLISHED POLICIES AND GUIDELINES.
AKC Rules, Regulations, Policies and Guidelines are available on the American Kennel Club Web site, www.akc.org
I CERTIFY that I am the actual owner of the dog, or that I am the duly authorized agent of the actual owner whose name I have entered
above. In consideration of the acceptance of this entry, I (we) agree to abide by the rules and regulations of the American Kennel
Club in effect at the time of this event, and by any additional rules and regulations appearing in the premium list for this event, and
further agree to be bound by the “Agreement” printed on the reverse side of this entry form. I (we) certify and represent that the dog
entered is not a hazard to persons or other dogs. This entry is submitted for acceptance on the foregoing representation and
Agreement. I (we) agree to conduct myself (ourselves) in accordance with all such Rules and Regulations (including all provisions
applying to discipline) and to abide by any decisions made in accord with them.
NAME OF OWNER’S AGENT
(IF ANY) AT THE SHOW _________________________________________________________________________
CITY__________________________________________________STATE_____________________ ZIP________________
OWNER’S ADDRESS___________________________________________________________________________________
ACTUAL OWNER(S)___________________________________________________________________________________
DAM
SIRE
BREEDER
VARIETY
OBEDIENCE CLASS (Jump Height)
FOREIGN REG NO. & COUNTRY
AKC® NO.
PAL/ILP NO.
FULL
NAME
OF DOG
NAME OF (See Back)
JUNIOR HANDLER (If any)
ADDITIONAL CLASSES
DOG
SHOW
CLASS
2,3
BREED
IMPORTANT-Read Carefully Instructions on Reverse Side Before Filling Out. Numbers in the boxes indicate sections of the
instructions relevant to the information needed in that box (PLEASE PRINT)
I ENCLOSE $ ________for entry fees
OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM
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Greater Milwaukee Poodle Club Happenings
A Newbie to the world of poodles,
the breeding and pedigree of a Volunteer
I came to the poodle world in much the same way that most folks do. And, when I say ‘I’, I mean my husband
and me. We have always been ‘dog people’. Through the process of breeder referral, I met Cathy Catelain. When
I called her, she interviewed me rigorously about my situation. Through her, we adopted two wonderful black
minis, Chase and Mach.
It was apparent that adopting these very energetic, smart and motivated dogs was going to require some education
for me. Through the experience of a breeder relationship, we have always been able to ask questions and learn
how to interpret our poodle’s behavior. I learned about the intelligence of poodles, through her. She showed me
‘what they were doing’ and helped me understand how to care for their ‘psyches’. I have discovered that not only
am I a good mother to our human son, I am a good dog/puppy mom. I sing to them, I tell them jokes and I let them
kiss me on the lips…… I have seen the great diversity of their personalities, gifts and talents.
After a year of being Cathy’s ‘friend,’ she invited me to attend a Greater Milwaukee Poodle Club meeting. In
response, she and GMPC got the ‘gift’ of my writing, design and graphic talents/skills. She read my resume and
knows that although I will never breed, show or groom dogs; I am a very skilled and gifted person who has served
as a Volunteer all of my adult life. The new leadership of GMPC has tapped into my talents and I am now being
asked to help and participate in my areas of strength.
This past year Cathy worked with Mary Lebet and Sandy Marshall on the advertising for the PCA Catalog. I sold
ad space, in one incarnation of my life, and, writing is an old Catholic School skill….. So, I was more than happy
to help Mary/Sandy/Cathy redesign some pages and get the Commercial Ads done ON TIME! I also edited some
of the In Memoriam pages for this year’s catalog. Now I am working with Johnny Shoemaker, the fine folks
from Columbia and Puget Sound Poodle Clubs and Cathy on the catalog for the Regional Specialty! And, I am
the Show Chair for the upcoming June Specialty for GMPC. I could NEVER be a Show Chair without my GMPC
‘Spirit Guides’!!!! I still don’t understand it all…..but in time. I am a happy Poodle Person!
So, what do I bring to the breed? Only time and PCA’s willingness to allow us ‘newbies’ to participate will tell.
My advice to PCA when it comes to volunteers is this: always read a resume; ask everyone who is interested in
poodles, what talents and skills they have. Ask them if they would be willing to contribute through their strengths
for the good of the breed. ‘Good Breeding’ is not just reserved to puppies and show dogs!
Amanda DeYoung Spriegel
Greater Milwaukee Poodle Club
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Greater Milwaukee Poodle Club Hosted the
First PCA Upland Working Certificate Test
May 10, 2013
GMPC board member Jaci Bowman and Jacquelyn Taylor of TX have been working 8 months on developing
the Upland Hunting program to certify the hunting instinct that is still so hard wired into our breed. Historical
documentation of market hunters using the dogs to find flightless ducks, pre-firearm hunters using the dogs as
flushers and finders for falcons, and finders of arrows that were shot at game, plus the famous truffle dogs that
were used to find the special fungi, all exhibit the hunting ability of the current day upland dog.
This hunting ability is not well demonstrated in the current retriever program; however is very well demonstrated
in the AKC spaniel hunting program, which is what the PCA Upland Program is patterned after. A very large
percentage of the hunting poodles that are currently hunted over are upland hunting dogs, hunting pheasant,
partridge, grouse, and woodcock.
However, we are not as of this date allowed to compete with the spaniels in their tests so we needed one of
our own! So the PCA upland program began, and the first test was held at Wern Valley Sportsman’s Club in
Waukesha WI
. Sixteen dogs were run, 15 standards and a miniature, in the 3 different
levels. Success was had by 12 of the dogs entered - 11 standards and the miniature!
It was a fun time, well supported by club members that really didn’t know what they were going to see, let alone
DO. That is what is so great about this club; they are game for ANYTHING!!!
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Susanne Nash was our ‘field Marshal’ who had to make sure the dogs were ready to run and the walking gallery
was safe from the live gunfire in the field. Very different from the retriever WC’s that only have blank shots in
the field!
Bev Duerst was our “shagger” who carries a large wicker back pack (a trapper’s basket) that the dispatched birds
are put into (one or two got banked off the back of unsuspecting Bev’s head!).
Ann Helm was our winger launcher, a contraption that tosses birds for the walk up
retrieve. She also turned out to be our trail layer as well having to drag a dead bird to set the trail for each of the
UWCX dogs…not an easy task!
Jean Lazarus was our popper gun person, shooting off blanks for the walkup, in total view of the dogs and
handlers.
Roberta (Pepsi) Gilson was our trial chair and food chair.
All in all it was a FUN successful test, and the comments heard from all attendees, was ‘when is the next one; this
was fantastic, cannot believe how close to real hunting it is!’ It was so much fun watching the dogs do what they
truly love and working with their handlers.
Jaci Bowman, Test Secretary and Coordinator
When is a Specialty, not just a Specialty?
At the Affiliate Club Meeting, at the recent PCA National, Sue Burge talked about things that clubs were doing to
help ‘draw folks in’ to the world of poodles. GMPC is doing just that with our June Specialty. Our Specialty will
take place on Friday night, June 28, 2013. It will happen in conjunction with the Kettle Moraine Kennel Club All
Breed Shows on Saturday and Sunday that weekend. It will occur indoors in an air conditioned exhibition center
in West Bend WI. And this year, we are lucky enough that we will be offering the Sterling Silver PCA Medallion
at this Specialty. This will be our second year with this Independent Specialty. We started last year in our new
venue and we had a lot of fun!
Everyone talks about the need to draw in new folks. Everyone talks about how to do that. The component that is
needed is that the ‘hook’ must be fun and not involve anyone being vanquished by additional workload. It should
occur in the midst of that competition, but it must operate alongside the competition. It should appeal to the Good
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Sportsmanship of alongside the ring.
Along with the fore mentioned things, we love poodles
with all the cache that they have. How about a
“High Tea” to occur ringside on the afternoon of the
Specialty!!!! How about having it for: 1. Our GMPC
membership who rarely gathers to just have fun and
have a cup of coffee together. 2. To make sure that
those who have spent their time and money to compete
in our Specialty, have a bite to eat before the Show
when they become competitors. 3. To show others that
poodle folks are hospitable, generous and not just ‘too
sexy for their fur’!!!!!!! Does it matter what we have
to eat and drink that day? Not nearly as much as the
motivation to gather and laugh.
Cathy Catelain was the one who mentioned High Tea to
me. We had a good laugh and then realized that it was
a great idea. I bought a packet of 5” x 8” blank index
cards and made invitations. They are below this article
for you to see. We sent them, along with a cover letter
asking folks to consider attending our Specialty and
joining us for High Tea. On the back of the invitation is
a listing of our events for the year. The invitation is also
in our Premium List. Cost of producing the invitation:
about $3. I did them at home on my laser printer.
Following is a photo of the front and back of the
invitation. I hope this will give you the impetus to have
some fun. Folks are always drawn to those who are
happy and enjoying each other’s company. I want us
all to be that group.
Amanda DeYoung Spriegel
Greater Milwaukee Poodle Club
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GMPC June 22, 2013
Specialty and All Breed
Obedience/Rally Trials
This Specialty Show is being held in conjunction with
the Kettle Moraine Kennel Club All Breed Show. The
KMKC All Breed Show will be held on Saturday, June
29 and Sunday, June 30 at the same location. The
Judges for poodles at the Kettle Moraine All Breed
Show on Saturday and Sunday will be Mr. Clay Coady
and Mrs. Anne Bolus.
The Greater Milwaukee Poodle Club will be holding
its annual Specialty and All Breed Obedience and Rally
trials June 22, 2013 at the Western Waukesha Dog Please visit the Roy Jones Dog Shows website, www.
Training Club in Ixonia, WI.
royjonesdogshows.com, for more information about
our show and the KMKC All Breed Show. The closing
New this year is the Helen Johnson Memorial trophy date for these shows is June 12, 2013.
for Highest Scoring Poodle in the specialty trial.
Helen Johnson was an important member in GMPC; GMPC July 26, 2013 Conformation Specialty Show
she headed our obedience program, and actually started
agility way before agility was the “in” thing to do back The Greater Milwaukee Poodle Club Specialty Show
in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. She won many will be held on Friday, July 26, 2013 at the Waukesha
trophies over her time, and when she passed on, they County Exposition Center, followed by two Waukesha
were donated back to GMPC. In her honor, for all Kennel Club All Breed shows held on Saturday and
she has done for the performance poodles in the club, Sunday (July 27 and 28) at the same location, and two
one of her large vintage trophies will be dedicated to All Breed shows held by the Burlington Wisconsin
her and offered for High Scoring Poodle in trial. To Kennel Club at Elkhorn, Wisconsin on Monday and
retain permanent possession, it must be won 3 times by Tuesday (July 29 and 30).
the same handler, not necessarily with the same dog.
The dog and owner’s name will be added annually The Judge for the GMPC Specialty Show is Ms. Terri
to the trophy, and a plaque that Helen had won from Lyddon. Special attractions – Best Puppy Competition
GMPC over the years will be presented to the current and Best Bred by Exhibitor Competition
winner. Each of these plaques has the vintage GMPC
logo on them with Obedience, Field, and Conformation Show Chair - Lora DeSombre – shambre@excel.net
depicted on it. A very special award indeed! Good luck
to all the Obedience poodles to be entered!
Premium - www.royjonesdogshows.com
The Judges are: Mrs. Dianne Allen and Ms. Cynthia M
Pischke for Obedience; Dr Sandy Gould will judge all
Rally classes.
Jaci Bowman, GMPC Rally/Obedience Chair
GMPC June 28, 2013 Conformation Specialty Show
The Greater Milwaukee Poodle Club will hold its
second annual June Conformation Specialty Show in the
evening, on Friday, June 28, 2013 at the Washington
County Fair Park in West Bend, Wisconsin. Washington
County Fair Park is located at 3000 Pleasant Valley
Road, West Bend, Wisconsin 53095. Our Judge on
Friday will be Mr. Desmond Murphy.
GMPC WC/WCX Tests – August 23, 2013
On Friday August 23, 2013, the Greater Milwaukee
Poodle Club will again be hosting a Working Certificate
and Working Certificate Excellent test to be held at Wern
Valley Sportsman’s Club in Waukesha WI. A pot luck
lunch, and if time and weather permits, a short Upland
Workshop will be held following the WC/WCX tests.
For more information, go to our club website: http://
www.greatermilwaukeepoodleclub.org/.
Closer to
the test time the premium and more information will
be posted there. The Judges this year will be: Doug
Kennedy and Dean Muehlbauer
Jaci Bowman, WC/WCX Chair
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Poodles in the Northwest
Poodle Club of America 2013 Regional
Co Host
Columbia Poodle Club
Co Host
Puget Sound Poodle Club
of Oregon and South West Washington
of Washington
Show Chair: Johnny Shoemaker, Poodle Club of America Regional
The following areas of information are available here.
Please do not hesitate to contact us for questions or comments.
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Grid of Events by Day and Location
Greeting and Welcome to the PCA 2013 Regional
Housing for the PCA 2013 Regional
Judges and Locations for the PCA 2013 Regional Events
Contact Folks for the PCA 2013 Regional and Email information
PCA 2013 Regional Banquet and Luncheon Information
Conformation, Obedience/Rally and Junior Showmanship Premium
List Information
• Advertising/PCA 2013 Regional Catalog
• Trophy Donations for the PCA 2013 Regional
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“POODLES IN THE
NORTHWEST”- POODLE
CLUB OF AMERICA
REGIONAL-2013
Now that the PCA National is over, Poodle fanciers
are looking forward to another gathering of friends
and others to celebrate the wonderful Poodle.
Columbia Poodle Club and the Puget Sound Poodle
Club will host the 2013 Poodle Club of America
Regional in beautiful and historic Salem, Oregon. The
dates are from September 21-27th.
The Poodle events are as follows:
Hunting Tests-WC/WCX begin on September 21-22nd
in Scio, Oregon
Event Chairman: Jac Harbour Tudorose72@comcast.
net 503-397-5578
Tracking and Tracking Excellent will be on September
24th in Independence, OR
Event Chairman: Holly Thau Htraindogs@gmail.com
503-982-8808
Conformation Classes, Rally, Obedience and Agility:
Oregon State Fairgrounds, Jackman Long Building,
Salem, Oregon. Judges for the three days will be:
Charles Arnold, Edd Bivin,Jordan Chamberlain and
Madeline Patterson. Junior Showmanship classes for
the three days will be judged by Dennis McCoy, Edd
Bivin and Jordan Chamberlain. Obedience and Rally
judges for all days will be Susie Osburn and Allan
Immerman.
Superintendent: Conformation, Rally and Obedience:
Onofrio Dog Shows
Agility Trial Event Secretary: Lori Sage, lksage@aol.
com
Regional Showman: Johnny Shoemaker at dssup@
cs.com 702-834-6557
Assistant Showman: Jeff Nokes 503-658-3733
As you can see you have a free day on Monday,
September 23rd to explore beautiful Salem, Oregon,
the State Capital of Oregon. From unique coffee shops
to historic building including the Capital Building to
local wineries, antique shopping to beautiful nature
trails and also more shopping at the big mall you will
stay busy.
Putting on this regional has been lots of work and
fundraising by the Host Clubs and more work is to
done. We still need volunteers for all the events being
held on the performance and conformation events.
Please contact Johnny Shoemaker at
dssup@cs.com. Other contacts are:
Columbia Poodle Club: Debbie Phillips,
deblonpudel@msn.com.
Puget Sound Poodle Club: Nancy House, nhouse@
cooperjacobs.com or Christine Dallas, Ddallasec@aol.
com.
Purina is pleased to be the official sponsor. Purina
®Chosen by Champions. ®
The Host Hotel is the Red Lion Inn in Salem Oregon,
only a few minutes to the show site.
RED LION HOTEL IN SALEM, OREGON (HOST
HOTEL)
3301 MARKET STREET NE
SALEM OREGON 97301
503-370-7888
REDLION.SOM/SALEM
CODE TO BOOK ON LINE POOD0922
Reservations can also be made for reservations by
calling 1-800-733-5466. Please acknowledge Poodle
Club of America Regional and request group rates.
Cutoff date for these rates is September 1, 2013.
The hotel is a 100% smoke free environment.
Guestrooms:
King $99 plus taxes
DDQ $109 plus taxes
2-Wirlpool $139 plus taxes
Feature either one King or Queen Size bed or two
Queen Size beds with a sitting area and working desk.
All guestrooms are equipped with cable service, minirefrigerator, microwave, coffee pot and service, hair
dryer, iron and full sized ironing board.
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Show Chairman: Johnny Shoemaker, dssup@cs.com
702-834-6557.
Columbia PC Show Chairman: Debbie Phillips
deblonpudel@msn.com
Puget Sound PC Show Chairman: Nancy House,
nhouse@cooperjacobs.com Christine Dallas,
Ddallasec@aol.com
Some of the Regional Committee Members are:
Vendors: Nancy Schmidt adarapoodles@gmail.com
Debra Ferguson-Jones debrafergusonjones@gmail.
com
Catalog Advertisement: Amanda DeYoungs
Spriegel dogfolks@aol.com and Cathy Catelain
catlin012001@yahoo.com
Trophies: Barbara Curry silveradomp@tds.net
We will have Raffle but we need items for the Raffle.
If you would like to donate to the Raffle please contact
Jeff Nokes at 503-658-3733!! We can use anything
Poodlely…or anything you can live without…
Each day we will have a lunch buffet with beverage
that you purchase tickets for at a price of only $16.50.
The PCA Regional Banquet will be held the evening
of Wednesday, September 25th at the Host Hotel -Red
Lion Inn in Salem, Oregon.
Tickets for the banquet are $45.00….two course meal
with dessert and coffee.
For tickets for both the luncheon and banquet contact
Barbara Curry at
silveradomp@tds.net.
As you can see you will have lots of FUN and
EXCITEMENT and ADVENTURE
when you start your adventure….at the POODLE
CLUB OF AMERICAN REGIONAL!
SEE YOU THERE………………………MEMORIES
ARE MADE OF THIS!
Johnny Shoemaker
Show Chairman
Poodle Club of American Regional
dssup@cs.com
Summer Safety 101: Barbecue Season with Man’s Best Friend
(Friday, May 17, 2013)
Warm weather and barbecues seem to go hand-in-hand.
With summer right around the corner, you and your
family may be getting ready to fire up the grill. There
is one member of the family, however, that you need to
watch out for—the dog. Your pooch can be invited to
the barbecue, but there are important things you need to
remember in order to keep her safe. The American Kennel Club® offers the following tips on safely including
your canine family member in your summer barbecue
fun.
Secure the yard. If your dog is going to be outside with
your guests, make sure to secure the area with a fence
so your pup does not get out. You may want to have a
family member or friend stand by the gate when guests
are coming and going to ensure your dog does not accidentally run away.
Barbecue food is for humans. Remind your guests not
to give your dog any people food. Barbecued food, especially, can be greasy and upset her stomach. Keep an
eye on the food tables to make sure your dog does not
grab anything. More importantly, certain foods such as
onion, avocado, grapes, and raisins can be toxic.
Safety first. Keep your dog away from the grill while
you are using it. The open flame is very dangerous.
Your dog should be kept away even after you have finished with the grill, as it still stays hot for a while.
Sunscreen. Dogs can get sunburned too! If your barbecue is during the day, don’t forget to put sun block on
your pup’s nose to prevent a burn.
© American Kennel Club
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A.K.C. Delegates Corner
Due to illness there will be no Delegates Corner this issue. The most pertinent information from the last meeting was the AKC Board election and I posted the results on the yahoo list. The Patent Club Committee Meeting
responded positively to PCA’s request for their support in our endeavor to have the rules changed regarding the
4-6 month puppy class so we will not have to worry about parti colors in the ring at our Nationals. They agreed.
This is not just our issue, but a problem for many other breeds with color restriction. Also, the Delegate from the
Basengie Club of America brought forth an proposal on e balloting which the AKC is investigating. Presently, no
club can e ballot for elections or By Law changes but this is the 21st century and now there are bonded firms that
handle this. Depending on the laws for the state a club is incorporated within
and if it is allowed, clubs can opt to e ballot other balloting projects.
Mary Ellen Fishler
Delegate, Poodle Club of America
AKC Helps People Be Responsible Owners
(Friday, May 17, 2013)
Puppies are adorable, but those cute and cuddly puppies are totally dependent on their owners to help them become happy, healthy, well-adjusted adult dogs. Because adding a dog to your home is a major commitment, the
American Kennel Club (AKC®) offers the following tips to help people become responsible dog owners.
Be sure to socialize your dog by exposing him to new people, places, and experiences.
Always provide the proper amount of exercise and mental stimulation that is appropriate for your pet’s age, breed
and energy level.
Take care of your dog inside AND out with regular grooming, quality food, and trips to the veterinarian. Keep all
vaccinations current.
Identify your dog with a collar tag and tattoo or microchip ID. If you use a microchip, make sure to enroll your
dog in a pet recovery service like AKC Companion Animal Recovery (www.akccar.org) and keep your contact
information updated.
Provide basic training to your dog by teaching a reliable “sit,” “stay” and “come.” Make sure your dog is regarded
as a good citizen by your neighbors and the community.
Adhere to local leash laws and pick-up and properly dispose of your pet’s waste when out on walks.
© American Kennel Club
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The 2013 AKC National Agility Championships
15 March -17 March in Tulsa, OK
By: Debby DuBay
Poodles ruled! 65 Poodles & their handlers qualified & showed at the 2013 AKC Agility Championships.
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All heights were represented at the
2013 AKC National Agility Championships!
Rebecca Petrozzi & Tessa, Michelle Cash & Me-Me!, Michelle Wnek & Dominic, Betty Carter & Bongo, Teresa
Janssen & Taz, Rhonda Gibbs & Touché, and Vickie
Maggie Schoolar & Jagger, Cindy Glover & Summer & Ravin,
Nancy Lewis & Snafu, Debby
Pascal & Tucker, Joann Neal
& Saki & Chick, Cassandra
Schmidt & Bliss, Janet Metzger
& Shaker, Suzi Cope & AB/
Raya, Vivian Vidoli & Peeka
Boo, Pam Rogge & Fleurette,
Rosemary Nero & Penny, Nancy
Lewis & Fritz, Donna Hedrick
& Bentley, Kathy McNamara &
Flip, Susan Gross & Radar, Marty Calden & Kit, Anne Platt &
Noodle, Linda Gower & Chase,
Vivian Vidoli & Rippin, Linda
Harper & Fever, and Christine
Conatser & Casper represented
the 12” height.
Tillman & Haylee represented the 8”
height
Gail Kendrick & Dani, Shirley Russell & Miss Harlie,
Anne Platt & Getti, Debbie West & Dusty, Gail A. Kendrick & Emmett, Deb Schulman & Spencer, Diane Propst
& Tango, Kitty Bradley & Sting, Beth White & Nina,
Jan Downey & Kendra, Rebecca Petrozzi & Tater, Kim
Johnson & Hobie, and Geri Hernandez & Switch represented the 16” height.
Brenda Weitzel & Megan, Dora E. Brown & Ryah,
Markene Jurkovich & Trip, and Bonny Baker & Babe
represented the 20” height.
Christopher Denny & Sammy, Kim Kane & Caesar,
Debby DuBay & Lincoln, Judy Harris & Desi, Dandra
Edson & Luke, Erica Gurley & PACO, Margaret Jane
Beckmann & Kiri, Judy Harris & Moni, Gene Downing
& Hemi, Donna Batdorff & Ginger, Marlene Jurkovich
& Tia, Russell Thorpe & Ganesha, Victoria Goffman &
Cochise, and Nancy Borga & Kasha represented the 24”
height.
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During three days of trials - the dog & handler ran three runs: a Standard run, a Jumpers with Weaves run and a
Hybrid run. The scores from all three runs were totaled. Using a formula - the top percentage of the dogs in each
height - were calculated & qualified for the Finals.
The following poodle teams made it to the FINALS:
Betty Carter & Boo: placed 2nd in the 4” (preferred) height class.
Cindy Glover & Summer: placed 7th in the 12” height class.
Marty Calden & Kit: placed 18th in the 12” height class.
Jan Downey & Kenda: placed 9th in the 16” height class.
Bonny Baker & Babe: placed 17th in the 20” height class.
Russell Thorpe & Ganesha: placed 3rd in the 24” height class.
Congratulations to these finalists!
Congratulations to the record number of poodles that qualified for the 2013 AKC Agility National Championships!
The 2014 AKC Agility National Championships dates are 27-30 March 2014 in Harrisburg, PA. To qualify for
the Championships a dog must achieve: 20 Q’s, 4 DQ’s, and 500 MACH points during the qualifying period of
1 Dec 2012 - 30 Nov 2013. A dog running in a preferred height must achieve: 20 Q’s, 4DQ’s, and 500 PACH
points during the qualifying period of 1 Dec 2012 - 30 Nov 2013.
Note: The above information was collected from the official AKC website.
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Variety Representatives
Standard Variety Report
Can’t believe it’s been only a month since PCA. Hope
everyone had a great time….always a highlight to everyone’s year it seems. If you are a poodle lover there’s
no better place to be in April. Nothing much new with
the Standard variety since then. We had lots of breeders
and poodle owners stop by our Health Table on Tuesday and Wednesday…it’s always good to say hello and
we so appreciate how many of the standard breeders
come up just to ask “what’s new” and find out how our
research projects are going. Now we can all look forward to the Regional in Oregon . The reports we are
receiving from the show committee for the Regional
are exciting…looks like they have lots planned for us
out there It’s nice to have two opportunities to see our
wonderful poodles in the ring both conformation and
performance twice in one year . And our ever enthusiastic Working Poodle group are fired up about Oregon
it seems. So hope to see you all there. Hope everyone
has a great summer……stay cool!
Joan McFadden
Toy Variety Report
From the Toy perspective, Happily Toy Poodles have
improved greatly since my first black female in 1963
and they have improved without the addition of more
disease related issues. I feel the majority of breeders
have kept healthier stock to breed thus reducing problems in this variety.
We do need to put more effort into mentoring newcomers in our breed as the lack of young people coming
along is becoming more obvious every year.
Wishing everyone a great summer of dog shows!
Joan P. Scott, Toy Representative
Miniature Poodle Report
The Poodle Club of America’s National is now in our
HISTORY BOOKS.
Once again a good entry of lovely Miniature Poodles
in a ray of Colors to be exhibited from all over the
world.This for Scott Wolfe first time to judge his first
National assignment. What a great entry of Miniature
Poodles and he seemed to enjoy everyone of them.
Contact the Variety Reps:
Toys- Joan Scott
wissfire@verizon.net
Miniature - Nancy Hafner
nancyshafner@aol.com
Standard-Joan McFadden
Uniquejoan@verizon.net
This year a big push on the dwarfism swaps at PCA
from the Health Foundation to take advantage for
them to be tested. Hope everyone was able to take
advantage this year.
This was my Thirty Seventh PCA in attendance and
missing so many that were there to welcome all “US”
newcomers in those earlier years of the 70’s. Now in
2013 its our turn to welcome and encourage the new exhibitors to our “Greatest Show of Poodles on EARTH,
The Poodle Club of America’s National 2013”
Hope to see a big turn out for the Regional in Salem
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Washington. They have so many fun things planned
for us to enjoy their part of The POODLE World in
the Northwest.. Lots of Miniature Breeders out there
so get on the band wagon and start planning to go to
the Regional from Saturday Sept 21 thru Friday Sept
27.. 2013.
You each need to start thinking about your advertisement for The Poodles In America, Inc. next issue. You
will be hearing about deadlines for Ad’s... This is
how you can always be up-to-date on Pedigree’s and
Your Great Dogs to be in our HISTORY BOOK of
POODLES!
Travel Safe and IF I can be of any assistance to you
PLEASE let me know.
Enjoy the summer and HOPE to see you at The Regional...
Nancy Hafner, Miniature Representative. https://www.
Judges Education
The Judges Education this year started earlier for the
time needed to meet all AKC’s requirements with the
written Tests and hands on evaluation sheets for all
three varieties.
Wish to Thank all those who help in this task with bring
dogs to present for our student judges to go over and
place in each of the classes and those who brought
dogs to be moved outside and placed. This is a newly
approved requirement to be able to apply for each
breed. With Poodles having three varieties and each
student must do all three varieties in order to apply
for our Breed.
Our attendance was less this year, however great enthusiasm was shown with those who were able to attend this year. We have year after year those who
live within the couple of hours driving over to again
to enjoy our National. Many only plan to judge BEST
IN SHOW and want to see the best of the best in competition at the National’s level. We appreciate their
interest in our Breed. While several were already approved for Poodles but had not be able to attend the
National. They stayed all three days to see the very
ending. Many enjoyed watching the Best Puppy, Best
Bred By, Stud Dog, Brood Bitch and of course this was
good this year with Best of Breed being held after all
the non regular classes had been judged.
Thanks to all those who came in and mentored at ring
side again this year. IT takes everyone to make this
process work and for more than just one opinion about
our breed to help them understand the importance of
the Breed Standard in which they will be one day be
judging.
We will have Judges Education at The Regional in
Sept and in Orlando Fl in December at Eukunuba
AKC Show.. Hope to see you soon.
Thanks again,
Nancy Hafner
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Pro Club members join hands with the
Purina Parent Club Partnership (PPCP)
by declaring the PCA for the Purina
PPCP donation!
THE PURINA PPCP DONATION IS GIVEN WHEN PRO CLUB ACCOUNTS ARE ACTIVE!
THE DONATION IS 10% OF THE DOLLAR VALUE OF YOUR WEIGHT CIRCLES SENT IN TO YOUR PRO CLUB ACCOUNT.
This donation comes from the Purina coffers and goes to the PCA and the Canine Health Foundation
for bringing solutions to the health issues of your breed and related programs.
A PARTNERSHIP THAT WILL BRING RESULTS WHEN WE
WORK TOGETHER!
This is what has been done from Jan. 11, 2012 thru Jan. 10, 2013
PPCP earned
717,912 lbs.
redeemed
Total Pro Club
members
redeeming: 1,108
$6,566.47
Total overall PPCP
members: 2,742
Need some 'how to help' for sending in your wt. circles?
Visit http://www.silverhairedlady.com/circlehelp.html
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Poodle Club of America Rescue Foundation
Officers :
President: Cindy Crawley
1st VP: Sally Poindexter
Mary Olund , Melanie Mensing
Chris Scruggs, Sheree Melacon Stone, Randi Plotner, Jane Carroll
Jeanne Phipers, Clay Williams
PCA Rescue Foundation
Please consider a tax deductible donation to PCA Rescue Foundation. One hundred percent of
your donation goes to support the efforts of volunteers all over the United States to rescue
Poodles from abanonment and find them permanent, safe loving homes. Return this form to the
address below.
Name :
Address:
Amount:
Please send this form and your check to:
PCA Rescue Foundation, Inc.
Sally Poindexter
4409 West Ithica
Broken Arrow, OK 74012
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Woods. The high bidder for this item became a
character in the book. At the close of the Auction,
Misty interviewed the winning bidder so as to be
by: Cindy Crawley
able to add some specific individual characteristics
PCA Rescue once again held our annual ‘friend’ of this person to give a personalized touch to the
and ‘fund’ raiser at the National Specialty in novel. The name of the winning bidder will be
Salisbury, MD. In addition to our wonderful revealed at PCA 2014.
New this year for our fundraising effort was the
shoe recycling project. We were very pleased to see
that some PCA attendees embraced this project,
which involved nothing more than donating worn
but wearable shoes. We left the show on Friday
with our shoe boxes filled to capacity. This project,
which we will continue throughout the year, will
generate much needed revenue for Rescue. So
save your shoes for us for next year!
The Parade of Rescued Poodles was held on
Tuesday, April 23 during the Obedience/Rally
white elephant tables of fabulous donated Poodle
memorabilia, our Silent Auction featured several
items of great value donated by generous friends
and supporters. Among these donations were
two pairs of 10” Black Diamond scissors (curved
lunch break. We were pleased to welcome several
returning rescued and adopted Poodles as well as
some newcomers. In total, 14 Poodles of all three
varieties, received their ribbons and trotted around
the ring to the tune “Walkin’ on Sunshine.” For
anyone who has not seen this Parade, it is truly
and straight), a lovely basket of Poodle necessaries a sight to behold; proud and happy owners – for
from Lainee, and a brand new, in the box, 4GB iPad. the most part, pet people – showing their beloved
Misty Reddington, author of the evolving Molly Poodles. Often, tears of joy are shed by the ringside
Tinker Poodle murder mystery series, donated a group. Notable participants in the Parade this year
‘character’ in her upcoming novel, Murder at the
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Huge thanks to PCARF Board members Melanie
included a Roman Catholic nun who adopted a Mensing and Randi Plotner for their help in the
white female toy Poodle who came into Rescue as booth throughout the week. And as always, thanks
a stray, dirty and matted and frightened. She was to “multi-tasking” PCARF Board member Sheree
named Tinkerbelle due to her diminutive size and Stone, and Nancy and Mary and the rest of the tee
indomitable spirit. Sister Anne takes “Belle” with shirt booth sitters for helping out throughout the
week as needed.
her to school every day where the little Poodle
is a favorite among the high school girls where
Betty Lou and friend with Spice and Jonah
Sister Anne teaches. Daryl Masone, the President
of Poodle Rescue of Connecticut, brought her Finally, sincere thanks go to our donors, supporters
rescued Standard, Madeline. Daryl was very and patrons for their generosity. Too many times,
people took away the treasure they picked up in
the booth and did not take change back for their
purchase. We are humbled and so very grateful.
Quite simply, with more, we can do more. Poodles
everywhere thank you.
proud to include ‘newly certified therapy dog’ to
Madeline’s Parade bio.
Thanks to the Obedience and Rally stewards who
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Little Rescues
Sue with Penny, Gee and friend
Photo credits as followsRescue booth Photos by Cindy Crawley
Parade by John DaCrema
All other photos by Steve Surfman
The Story of Crackers
They called him “Firecracker Baby” and for two
months, he stayed at the clinic. Every day brought painNo one knows how long he lay there suffering before a ful treatments at regular intervals. He didn’t want to be
Good Samaritan found him and brought him to a veteri- touched, he didn’t want to hurt any more - snapping and
nary clinic in Oklahoma City. The smell of burned hair snarling at his caregivers. The Good Samaritan, whom
and flesh was unmistakable. He had blisters on more we’ll call “Ann,” did not abandon Firecracker Baby.
than half his little body. It was July 2009. The tiny She frequently visited him at the clinic and paid for his
toy poodle had been a victim of unimaginable cruelty care and medication.
when someone tied a package of more than 50 small
firecrackers around him and set them fire. Unable to They continued his treatments, regardless of his comescape as the explosions burst all around him, he ran plaints, using gloves to gently remove him from the
– terrified of the noise that followed him and the pain crate and administer salve and antibiotics. It took time
the fire inflicted. Finally dropping from exhaustion and and patience but slowly, his wounds began to heal. The
physical pain was decreasing, little by little. However,
agony, he was all but dead.
the distress of his injuries had left its mark on his young
With evidence of the cruelty still clinging to his fur, life.
the veterinarian held out little hope for a complete recovery. The damage was extensive; 3rd degree burns
and at least two broken ribs. The vet knew that if the
little dog survived, it would take much longer for him
to overcome the trauma he had endured than to overcome the wounds. He was young, estimated to be about
a year old and previously neutered. Attempts to find
his owner failed. No one stepped forward to claim the
small dog.
Ann and the veterinarian started an extensive search to
find a place for the dog. They were looking for a rescue
organization that specialized in poodles. They knew it
would take very special treatment and compassionate
rehabilitation before he could become a suitable companion.
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to being handled. He was very fearful of the doctor
and it took several trips and repeated attempts before
he could be taken into an examination room without
stress. Grooming him was nothing short of a nightmare. With his splotchy coat, Jane had to scissor off the
longer portions and try to clipper around his face. After
a number of sessions over the course of two or three
days, she could finally finish one complete grooming
session. It was a challenge, but in time, her careful
gentle persistence began to pay off. Crackers became
more trusting toward both Jane and Joe. Now, he was
out of his crate more than he was in. He had found a
new safe place in Joe’s lap.
The Rescue
Sally Poindexter was a longtime member of the Poodle
Club of America. She was active in the local Tulsa Poodle Club, a breeder of standard poodles, and involved
in the club’s rescue efforts. She, along with Caren Reiman, also a member of the local Poodle Club of Tulsa
and a professional groomer, had discussed forming an
independent Poodle Rescue organization. They had not
yet found a reason to start. When Sally received the
call from Ann and heard the story of Firecracker Baby
and his current condition, her heart melted. If ever
there was a need to rescue a member of her beloved
breed, this was it. She called her good friend Caren and
together they began planning the logistics of retrieving The Rehab
Caren and Sally were in constant contact with Jane,
the tiny victim who was over 90 miles away.
checking on Crackers’ progress and assisting with a
Sally and Caren had developed many friendships with- supply of dog food and doggy medical attention from
in the poodle community, several of whom were suit- what they hoped would be their newly formed rescue
able and possibly willing to foster a special needs dog. organization. All three ladies were single minded in
However, one couple’s name stood out above the oth- the idea that they wanted to find Crackers the perfect
ers in their minds – Jane and Joe Ruyle. The Ruyles forever home. It was true that he was healthy again, but
had fostered displaced poodles before and had adopted he was not ready to be adopted. Although his behavior
three of the small breed into their family already. How- within the Ruyles’ house was somewhat normal, he was
ever, nothing could have prepared them for Firecracker still terrified of the outside world.
Baby.
Jane began taking him to the dog school. She didn’t
In their home, the crate was his “safe place.” He did not sign him up for classes at first. His time was spent in
want to come out. He just wanted to be left alone. But his crate, so he could see the other dogs taking classes.
Jane was patient and duly warned. She wore gloves People and their pets, would stop by his crate and visit.
when reaching into the crate to take him to the potty He slowly adjusted to this part of the socializing plan.
pads or administer antibiotics. His disposition was sur- After three to four weeks of watching, Crackers was
ly, his ribs were still tender, and his coat was uneven, ready to start classes.
growing in some places and not in others. As suitable
companion animals go, this poodle was off the scale on At first, he was apprehensive, but soon he began to enthe wrong end of the spectrum. Although the door to joy learning and interacting with other dogs. With evhis crate stayed wide open, he remained inside, huddled ery class he became more relaxed and playful with the
people and dogs around him. He would easily walk on
in a corner, as far away from everyone as possible.
a leash and could perform all of the basic commands he
It took several days before “Crackers” would venture learned in school. He repeated both the Beginners class
out of his crate on his own. Jane credits her crew of and the Advance Beginners class three times. There is
three “nurse” dogs for helping him overcome that first no shame in repeating classes in the dog world, for each
hurdle. He still snapped at them sometimes, and he class brought new experiences. Jane, Caren and Sally
still preferred his crate, but Crackers was slowly, very could see that Crackers was finally ready to go to his
forever home.
slowly, starting to join the family.
Jane continued to work with him for weeks. She began
socializing him at her local veterinary clinic where they
would trim his nails and try to get him more accustomed
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The Result
More than a year had passed since the incident that brought them all together. When fireworks were once again
lighting up the sky, Crackers would still tremble at the noise but felt safe and secure in Joe’s lap. Although, the
fear of loud noises would probably never go away, it was now manageable.
By this time, Caren and Sally had formed a new independent poodle rescue organization, based in Tulsa, and aptly
named Oklahoma Orphaned Poodle Services, or O.O.P.S. Rescue. Crackers had been their catalyst. Through contacts and word of mouth, they recruited volunteers, raised money, took in orphaned poodles and applied for their
501c3 tax exemption for charitable organizations.
What about Crackers? Well, he finally found his forever home. It wasn’t the first family that applied for the job,
but it was the last. Christie Green showed an interest in Crackers and came to the Ruyles’ home to meet the little
guy. At least three people had shown an interest before, but none of the applications had been approved. It turns
out, the ladies at OOPS were very picky. Christie visited twice and both times, Crackers was very taken with her.
He chose her as effectively as she chose him. On the final visit, Crackers made a point to approach Jane, Joe and
each of his three little dog friends for a final goodbye before he jumped into Christies arms and made his choice
known.
Today, Crackers is a certified therapy dog and seizure alert companion for Christie.
Story by O.O.P.S. member, Linda Hess
PCA Rescue is a network of dedicated Poodle Rescue organizations across the United States including Rescue
Chairs of the Affiliated Poodle Clubs of Poodle Club of America and many independent Poodle Rescue Organizations like O.O.P.S. Every year, thousands of Poodles of all three varieties are rescued, rehabilitated and
rehomed.
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Working Poodle
AKC Hunt Tests at the
Poodle Club of America National
Specialty,
April 20 and 21, 2013
Mia DiBenedetto
event represented Florida to Rhode Island, St. Paul to
Maryland.
The weather ‘gods’ shined down upon us again, and
helped to make the two-day event a success. An
enthusiastic gallery cheered on the poodles and gave
the handlers an ‘extra’ boost in confidence.
Spectators were treated to some excellent work by
The Poodle Club of America National Specialty held the dogs and handlers. And members of the Board of
its annual AKC Retriever Hunt Tests and WC/WCX Directors and officers of PCA were on hand to help and
performance event on Saturday, April 20 and Sunday, watch this special event as well.
April 21, 2013. All of the AKC Hunt Tests and WC/
WCX events were held at Anatidae Farm in Rhodesdale,
The Master Hunt Test
Maryland.
AKC Junior, Senior and Master Hunt Tests
Judging the Junior, Senior and Master Stakes this year
were Scott Wilson of Upper Black Eddy, PA and Roger
Everett of Elkton, MD.
On Saturday the Hunt Test competitors were
judged in three divisions: Junior, Senior and
Master levels.
Seventeen poodles were entered into the AKC
Hunt Tests this year, equaling last year’s entry and
equaling the largest Hunt Test total in PCA history.
A remarkable 5 dogs competed in the Master level
test, which is quite an achievement for this breed.
The breakdown included: 6 Junior dogs (one Scratch
in this division). 6 Senior dogs and 5 Master entries.
At the end of the day, 10 poodles earned qualifying
legs—a record number at PCA! Four poodles qualified
in the Junior test and two poodles earned qualifying
legs in Senior and four dogs in the Master test!
It’s great to see so many competitors each year at
the Hunt Test. I think this shows the field sports are
of interest to some poodle owners, and it’s terrific to
see more handlers moving into the Hunt Test game
from basic field work. A great deal of hard work and
dedication goes into the training in the event but for
those who put forth the effort, the poodle as a breed
has shown it can compete with the best in the field!
Entries into the
Five poodles took the challenge and entered the
Master Hunt test which consisted of a land, land/water
and water series. The first series was a land triple and
a double blind. The first bird was a flyer thrown right to
left and angled back about 65 yards. The middle bird
was left to right with a hard angle back and the go bird
was a right to left.
The blinds did cause some trouble for handlers and
dogs. The right blind presented a special challenge
because the dogs were sucked to the woods with
the smell of the bird crates and the lure of the woods
causing some problems for the dogs. The second blind
was up the middle between the middle mark and the
flyer station. The flyer station certainly created suction
for the dogs at this one.
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The second series, a land-water test were triple marks
in the back pond. First bird was a left to right bird
landing on a peninsula, so dogs had to go in-and-out of
the water on the retrieve. The middle bird was thrown
out onto another peninsula and behind the first bird,
right to left presenting another in-and-out for the dogs.
The third bird was a right to left onto the first peninsula.
There was also an honor on this series.
The third, water series was a walk-up double with
water blind. The flyer on the left was thrown at the end
of pond followed by an in-throw left to right. Dogs had
a severe angle into the pond on the flyer, and if they
squared their entry into the water, it really took the dog
off-line to the bird.
mark, the first one thrown onto a peninsula left to right
and the second mark a right to left throw. The mark had
a fairly significant angle entry into the water causing
some problems for the dogs. The water blind was a
traditional channel blind.
Only two poodles qualified in Senior, but tests
presented at this time of year often do not allow for
owners to have their dogs in the water and trained
by our early April date. The move from Junior level
to Senior represents the most difficult transition for
dogs. Congratulations to Tudorose Preacher HEB
12:1 owned and handled by Dale MacKenzie of Cairo
GA and Valentine’s Sly As A Fox CD JH RN owned
and handled by Margaret Fox of Raleigh, NC. on an
excellent performance.
Tudorose Abby Girl SH owned and handled by
Denise Herman of Standfordville, NY , Dreamers
Kickinaz Jake, owned and handled by Ann Marie
Duncan of Bay City MI,
Bibelot’s Tolka Hands
Up MH MNR THD owned by Jack Combs and Mia
DiBenedetto and handled by Jack Combs; and CH
Lemerle Silk Tie SH CD owned and handled by Lin
Gelbman of St. Paul MN earned qualifying scores
and received Master Hunter qualifications. The PCA
test was especially sweet for “Ten” who earned her
sixth consecutive master leg during the current hunt
test season, qualifying her for the 2013 AKC Master
National event to be held in Kansas in September.
Junior Hunt Test
Senior Hunt Test
A record 6 poodles were entered into the Senior Hunt
Test. The first series was a double land mark with a blind
similar to the right blind run by the Master dogs. These
marks actually were more difficult than they appeared
because they are thrown into an open field, with no
background for the dogs to reference the fall of the bird.
The water series for Seniors consisted of a double
Five dogs competed in the Junior stake. Junior dogs
ran a land series consisting of two single marks thrown
from right to left and then left to right in an open field.
In their second series, the first water mark was thrown
right to left and the second water mark was left to right.
Four poodles earned qualifying legs in Junior. CH
Carlyn’s Charismatic JH owned and handled by
Joyce Carelli of Henderson NC, CH Carlyn Song
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of the South UD NA NAJ, owned and handled by
Suzanne Fairbairn of Belmont NC, Alzia’s Sterling
Blue owned and handled by Bill Carrigan of Macon,
It takes a great deal of setup for the tests and
kudos need to be sent out to Joe Quinn and
Gary Boyce for supplying all of the ducks and
with working so hard to setup and breakdown all
of the tests. Joe and Gary are there every year to
support us—and we want to say a Big Thank You!
Special thanks also go out to Kim Tyndall. This poodle
owner didn’t even run a dog at the event, but made the
most delicious chili in the world! Thank you Kim, your
hospitality help was greatly appreciated by all.
GA and Tudorose Ruger’s Lady owned and handled
Denise Herman of Standfordville, NY all earned
qualifying ribbons and duck bands!
Our Sincere Thanks!
And still more thanks, especially to all of the unnamed
‘worker bees,’ who manned the stations and worked
tirelessly in making this double-event a tremendous
success. It takes a great deal of coordination and hard
work to host a Hunt Test and WC/WCX and as the event
grows each year, it takes more and more volunteers to
keep this great weekend going.
Kudos to everyone involved on another successful
performance event and a wish that we see everyone
next year!
Thank you again to our wonderful judges, Scott Wilson
and Roger Everett. Your expertise and encouragement
was invaluable to us!
We also need to thank landowners Frank and Terri
Durham of Anatidae Farm. What a treat it is to be
able to run on such a wonderful piece of property.
Frank is always so gracious in helping everyone
and he’s always there with an encouraging word
for poodle folks wishing to train their dogs.
And thank you to all of the Board Members and Club
Officers of the Poodle Club Of America Inc., who
were present to help and support the participants.
Now that’s dedication to the promotion of poodles.
Thank you also to the AKC Hunt Test Chairperson
Linda Miller of Newark, DE and to Test Secretary
Joyce Carelli and Assistant Test Secretary Susanne
Nash.
And a thank you to Hunt Test Chief Marshal Margaret
Fox for keeping us all in line and moving! And added
thanks to PCA Test Committee members; Barbara
Furbush, Gina Weiser, Terri Myers, Dennis McCoy
and Joyce Carelli.
Photos by Jon Carelli @2013
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UPLAND POODLES TAKE TO
THE FIELD
house and sent our judges, gunners, set up and bird
wranglers to the big field. I had thought the judges
would use the side with moderate cover of cane and
mixed grasses and to my surprise they were using the
more challenging cattail marsh side! OK,so here we
go, testing the ‘original water spaniel’ in the marsh
setting that they historically hunted.
The test was set for the walk up first. The elements
of the tests (Upland Working Certificate Excellent
walk up with honor, quartering and flushing, hunt
um up find, and trailing; Upland Working Certificate
walk up, quartering and flushing and hunt um up
find) were split and both the UWCX and UWC run
together on each element, so both the walkups were
done first, then both sets of dogs were taken to the
field for flushing, then both sets to the find, then the
UWCX to the trail.
PCA’s Inaugural Upland Hunting Certification Test,
hosted by the Greater Milwaukee Poodle Club, was
held at Wern Valley Sportsman’s Club, Waukesha WI
on May 10th 2013.
The day started out raw, wet and cool, 42 degrees with a
wind chill of about 35 and light rain. The test began about
8:30am. We were in what is called ‘Pit field’ adjacent
to a gravel pit on the farm which overlooks a lower
level field of
mixed grass,
cane and to
the left, a
cattail marsh
area
with
more mixed
grasses, and
an island of
shrubs, trees,
marshy muck
hole in the
center of the
field.
I was finishing
checking
in the folks
at the club
The judges had the option to do this and selected it as
that is how a good portion of the AKC spaniel tests are
run as well some of the Hunting Retriever Club (UKC)
upland tests.
The walk ups went well - one dog was dropped for
breaking and selected not to continue on, although the
option was given. We went on to the flushing field.
A test dog was run by one of the judges; it was a CH
MH UD national specialty winning Field Spaniel. Taxi
demonstrated her style in the flushing field. You would
never have known she was a 10 year old girl either!
Then the Poodles were called to the field. The judges
briefing stated ‘once you tell us you are ready, the field
is yours. You and your dog run the test, the guns are
working for you and you are directing them where to
go with your movement; they will not go faster than
you and you may go as slowly or quickly as you wish or
need to’, which is a big change for most of us running
the test. You could almost hear the entire group breathe
a sigh of relief. It was about us and our dogs - what a
wonderful feeling that was!
The birds were planted on the edge of the cattails, and
into the mixed grass, one to the left, one to the right
and one down the center. The bird to the left was the
closest about 45 yds out and about 30 yds to the side
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historically, and this trait is alive and well!
of the center line,
the second bird to the right was about 60 yards out Many dogs had to have birds added to the field in order
and about 50 yds to the right of the center line, and the to get the two flushes that were required by the test. One
center bird about 90 yds out down the center.
quick little dog cleaned the field TWICE before she had
her 2 flushes!
The UWC dogs ran next and they all a did wonderful
job of producing birds, and a couple showed good
control with quick call-offs on missed shot birds.
Then came the hunt-um-up find, all dogs of both levels
aced that portion, and the area the bird was placed had
several cover changes and a cattail muck hole to avoid.
At that point the UWC dogs were finished and the
trailing portion for the UWCX dogs was next. That
proved to be challenging, with a maximum length trail
with 2 turns. The dogs had to really work to separate
the trail layer’s scent, the cross tracks of the dogs…and
hold the trail through strong wind and cover change Flushing fields are divided by a center line and the bird
not an easy task!
placement can vary according to the center line. The dog
is ideally supposed to quarter and cross the centerline
After that we went on to the Upland Instinct Certificate
passing across the path of the handler and the guns. The
entrants; 4 dogs, 3 standards and a miniature. The
handler ideally walks in the center between the 2 guns
gunfire test bird was hand tossed 15 feet with a gunner
and the guns stay about 20-25 yds on either side of the
in the field 30 yds out; a single bird flush with one gun
handler. In a spaniel test, the dog is expected to quarter
in the field; then the hunt um up find with the handler
the entire sweep of the field across the paths back and
following the dog into the find area.
forth in front of the handler and guns, sweeping past
each gunner’s side 10 to 20 yds. It is the handler’s
3 dogs got through the instinct test, and all showed
responsibility to keep the dog in gun range. If the dog
great promise for future field work!
is sweeping too wide, you whistle in, and if you want
the dog to change direction you whistle and give an arm
The judges had NOTHIING but good things to say about
sweep to direct the dog. It is all done in as quiet a
the dogs, the quality of dog work, talent and desire that
manner as possible, to avoid spooking the birds in the
is still in the breed for this work. They said in fact a few
field. Upland birds (chucker partridge in this test) are
of these dogs would easily give the spaniels a run for
very sensitive to noise.
their money in the field now, and with a little polish,
would easily be at Master level spaniel work.
We ran the UWCX dogs first, and they did very well. All
of the UWCX dogs were personal hunting dogs, most
However, the handlers need to learn to trust their dogs
were used to only hunting with one hunter and kept a
more, and will need to work with multiple guns in the
close quarter to their handler. The handlers, instead of
field to be really successful in a spaniel test. As with
the ‘game’, were used to hunting their dog and following
anything else, there is a learning curve for this “game”,
their dog instead of directing the dog across the field.
but when you have the quality of dogs they saw here it
All dogs produced birds. However, a large percentage
would be a very short one!
of the birds were trapped on the ground. Trapping is
considered to be the ‘hardest’ or ‘strongest’ flush and
When the dust cleared we started 6 UWCX dogs, 6
the desire is highly valued in the flushing dog. The
UWC dogs and 4 UIC dogs. We wound up with 3 dogs
dog gets the bird so quickly it doesn’t have a chance to
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fly, and apparently our Poodles are excellent ‘trappers’
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In Disguise Andrea Nepras ( 3rd UIC)
passing the UWCX, 6 dogs passing the UWC, and 3
Thanks to all who helped: Roberta (Pepsi) Gilson,
passing the UIC.
Chairperson and food chair; and the committee - Bev
Duerst (shagger), Susanne Nash (field marshal), Jean
The qualifiers are:
Lazarus (popper gun), Ann Helm (winger launcher,
UWCX in order of run
Josie
Tudorose Great and trail layer), Andrea Nepras (dead bird planter), and
Anna Stewart JH WCX, our guns and planters, Pete Radnek, Mike Warsala,
Antony Newman
First and ‘crazy’ Mike; and especially our judges Becky
HPCX (Hunting Poodle Jo Hiershy and Bruce Warnimont, who helped us
immensely throughout these tests with their direction
Excellent)
Rider Swags Runs Smooth and feedback.
As Silk UD SH RN WCX,
Libbe Erickson Second
HPCX, First HPX with
UD, SH
Driver Paragon’s In the
Express Lane NA OAJ
WC, Jo Swanto
First
Hunting Poodle (HPC)
Special thanks to Steve Williams and Wern Valley
Sportsman’s Club for the use of their wonderful facility
for our tests.
For more information on Upland Poodles, please
check out the web site www.uplandpoodles.com. We
encourage anyone with interest in training for Upland
work to join the Hunting Poodle group on Yahoo.
Libbe Newcomers always welcome!!
UWC in order of run
Remmy Deaux Rey’s Remington Steel Silk
Erickson
Tye CH Lemerle Silk Tie SH CD WCX Lin Gelbmann Jaci Bowman
GMPC Board member
(first bench Champion with HPC title; 2nd HP title)
Upland test Secretary and Coordinator
Rider Swags Runs Smooth As Silk UD SH RN WCX
Libbe Erickson
Josie Tudorose Great Anna Stewart JH WCX Antony
Newman
Woodie CH Autumn Hill
Oakwind Express JH BN
MXJ AX WC Jaci Bowman
( 2nd bench Champion with
HPC title, 3rd HP title)
Driver
Paragon’s In the
Express Lane NA OAJ WC
Jo Swanto
UIC in Order of run
Cash Paragon’s The Man in
Black Mary Scott & Carol
(first UIC certificate)
Monty CH Refinne The Full
Monte RN BN CGC Kay
Gunnerson (first Miniature
with UIC, first bench CH
with UIC, 2nd UIC)
Clark Paragon’s Superman
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PCA WC/WCX Tests at the
Poodle Club of America National Specialty,
April 21, 2013
by Carol Stone
The Poodle Club of America National Specialty
Working Certificate and Working Certificate
Excellent Tests were held on Sunday, April 21, 2013 at
Anatidae Farm in Rhodesdale, Maryland. Our judges
this year were Scott Wilson of Upper Black Eddy, PA
and Roger Everett of Elkton, MD.
We had an impressive entry of 31, with 18 WC and 13
WCX entries. There were three scratches leaving 28
entries running in the event and 14 qualifiers; 8 in the
WC and 6 in the WCX. There were two miniatures
entered with one of them qualifying in the WC.
While Mother Nature didn’t jinx us with the downpour
of last year, she did challenge us with a chilly day with
blustery winds which created a challenge for the dogs
on land and water.
WCX
The WCX ran land first. There was a double consisting
of two marks of 66 – 75 yards. The dogs are required
to wait until both birds land before being released. The
first bird to land is called the “Memory” bird and the
second the “Go” bird. The preferred method is for the
dog to pick up the “Go” bird first and then retrieve the
“Memory” bird. The wind was blowing hard from the
direction of the “Memory” bird causing some dogs to
be sucked off course by the scent of the “Memory” bird
as they headed for the “Go” bird, but most persevered
and found their birds with 9 of the 13 dogs passing land.
Of the four that did not pass land, three were a bit too
eager to get the birds and broke.
The passes for the WCX were:
CH Lemerle Silk Tie, CD SH WC WCX; Tye; Owner:
Lin Gelbmann; St Paul, MN.
Tudorose Ruger’s Lady; Ruger; Owner: Denise Ford
Herman; Standfordville, NY.
Valentine’s Sly As A Fox, CD RA JH WCX; Sly;
Owner: Margaret Fox; Raleigh, NC.
TUDOROSE PREACHER HEB 12:1, OFA34G
WCX; Buckshot; Owner: Dale
MacKenzie, Cairo,
GA.
Dreamers Kickinaz Jake, SH WCX WC; Jake;
Owner: Ann Marie Duncan; Bay City, MI.
Unicorn’s Rare and Radiant Maiden “Nevermore”,
VCD2 GN RE JH AXJ CGC VCX WC WCX;
Raven; Owner: Kevin J. & Carol L. Stone; Seymour,
TN, 37865; Handler: Beth White.
There was one new WCX Title earned by Ruger.
WC
The WC land consisted of two single marks of 40 – 50
yards. These dogs had a bit easier time on land, with
12 of the 15 dogs running passing on land, even with
the wind since they were released to their birds one at
a time and got to go immediately after the bird landed
and they were released by the judge. Some were still
pulled off of the first bird by the wind as it blew across
the blind where there were MANY ducks waiting their
turn in the slingshot.
The WC water consisted of two single marks directly
in the water of 25 – 35 yards. The winds proved
challenging for some of the dogs they were initially
reluctant to enter the water by moving their birds much
farther away than they had initially landed. The more
experienced dogs were able to meet the challenge with
The winds presented a similar challenge for the WCX 8 of them passing.
water. The weather was chilly, the water cold, and with
the cold winter and spring, many of the dogs had not The passes for the WC were:
been in water until PCA. This caused some reluctance Tudorose Ruger’s Lady; Ruger; Owner: Denise Ford
to immediately enter the water for several of the dogs. Herman; Standfordville, NY.
Even those that went in immediately and returned with Tudorose Abby Girl, SH WC WCX; Abby; Owner:
the “Go” bird had a challenge with the “Memory” Denise Ford Herman; Standfordville, NY.
bird. By the time the dogs swam to the “Go” bird and CH Lemerle Silk Tie, CD SH WC WCX; Tye; Owner:
returned with it and swam out to where the “Memory” Lin Gelbmann; St Paul, MN.
bird had landed, it had drifted from its initial landing
place in Maryland, to somewhere in Montana. Six dogs
were up to the challenge and returned with the bird.
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One day we may convince them to get a poodle…..
TUDOROSE PREACHER HEB 12:1, OFA34G WCX; Buckshot; Owner: Dale
MacKenzie, Cairo, Kim Tyndall once again proved to be an outstanding
hospitality hostess. This year assisted by Dale
GA.
Dreamers Kickinaz Jake, SH WCX WC; Jake; MacKenzie they supplied up with a welcome hot meal
with Dale’s outstanding sausage biscuits and Kim’s
Owner: Ann Marie Duncan; Bay City, MI.
Alzia’s Sterling Blue; Radar; Owner: Judith H. to-die-for chili among many other great foods. Tom
Harding also sent us some Subway sandwiches and
Carrigan, Macon, GA.
CH CARLYN’S CHARISMATIC, JH WC; Crystal; cookies.
Owner: J. Carelli; Hendersonville, NC.
CH OTCH MACH Barclay Lyca Masterpiece, The toughest job on the planet has to be that of Chief
UDX2 OM4 RA MXB MJB OF;Ren; M; Owner: Marshal which this year was handled in a superb
manner by Beth White. Thanks to Beth and all of the
Lisa G. Harrison; Atoka, TN.
Paragon’s In The Express Lane, NA NAJ WC; countless volunteers that manned the blinds and helped
to marshal. It was quite a challenge with having to
Driver; Owner: Jo Swanto; New Berlin, WI.
swap out workers since so many folks had dogs entered
There were three new WC Titles earned; Ruger, in both the WC and WCX.
Buckshot and Ren (mini).
A big thanks to Beth White, who helped me organize
These events would not have been possible without the the raffle baskets and to Kim Tyndall and Cynthia
hard work and efforts of many. First and foremost we Anderson for helping man the raffle table and sell
want to thank our gracious hosts, Frank & Teri Durham tickets and to all of you who were so generous in both
for welcoming us once again to their beautiful Anatidae donating items for the raffle and in buying raffle tickets.
Farm. Frank goes above and beyond to help in any way Through your generosity we were able to present the
possible from helping us all out on training day and PCA Foundation with a little over $600. You should be
getting in the water with the young dogs, dizzying and proud that so few can make such a big difference.
planting birds for our Upland Demo and this year even
served up the most tasty venison tenderloin imaginable. Most of all, thanks to all of our wonderful poodles, both
past and present, for giving us a reason to be at an event
Thanks to all of the PCA Officers and Board Members such as this, catching up with old friends, making new
who came out to help and support the participants. We ones and enjoying life.
appreciate your continued support of poodles in the
And a special thank you to John Carelli, who tirelessly
field.
photographs each and every dog, no matter that the
Thanks you to Joyce Carelli, our Test Committee Chair weather, giving us beautiful photographs to carry our
and her test committee consisting of Carol Stone, memories with us forever.
Assistant Committee Chair & Event Secretary, and
members Dennis McCoy, Janet Lange Moses, Jack
MacGillivray, Linda Miller, and Mary Olund.
PCA Herding Certificate
The hard work getting judges and arranging for birds,
use of the site and countless other details, once again
fell to Linda Miller, who did an outstanding job, as
always.
All of the setup and breakdown for the tests as well
as supplying all of the ducks and providing manpower
during the tests was done by Joe Quinn and Garry
Boyce who have been there every year to support us.
Applications
Have a herding title on your Poodle?
Kindly contact Joyce Miller at
poodolls@comcast.net to apply for a
certificate.
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2013 PCA Tracking Report
5 Tracking Dog and 4th Tracking Dog Excellent Tests
Friday, April 19, 2013
By Joyce A. Miller, 2013 PCA Tracking Test Secretary
th
The 2013 PCA Tracking Event was held on Friday, April 19 at historic Pemberton Park, in existence since 1741.
For the second year in a row, the entry was full, with 4 TD tracks and 4 TDX tracks. Handlers came from 5
states, including California and Tennessee. Although there were no passes, these 8 dogs had proven themselves
in other events, with an accumulated total of more than 25 titles, including an AKC breed championship.
Ed Harper and Fever from El Cajon, CA, on their TD track in front of
Pemberton Hall
Photo by Beth White
The efforts of many made this event possible:
PCA and the Board of Governors for their continued support of performance events in general and
tracking in particular
Test Chairman Dennis McCoy who graciously stepped up to chair this event
Event Committee Members Joyce Carelli, Linda Miller, Aileen Tobias, and Gina Weiser
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Show Chair Barbara Furbush for her help and enthusiasm
Judges Terri Everwine and Jeff Whitsitt
Pemberton Park
Judy and Ron Thomas for generously offering the use of their property for three TDX tracks
All the entrants
Sponsors Oster and Purina
Judy and Tom Harding, Carol and Kevin Stone of Schwartzpudel Farm, and Joyce Miller for their
support of the event along with donations
Track Supervisor Tom Harding
TD tracklayer Maria Perez-Mera and Tom Harding
TDX tracklayers Pat Killilea and Phil Kirby
Chief Cross-tracklayer Thomas Mattingly
TDX cross-tracklayers Pat Killilea and Joyce Miller
Driver Terri Meserole
Flag pounders Judy Quillin and Joanne Ronning
Beth White, Carol Stone’s traveling companion, who kindly took many pictures of the tests and shared
them with the participants
Annette Shepard and Rebelstar Kennel for the lovely plates used as draw articles
Carol Stone for the leather gloves on which she placed the PCA logo
past Judge Carol Pernicka for her help finding this year’s judges
Oriole Dog Training Club in Baltimore for the loan of tracking flags
Joyce Miller on behalf of the Poodle Obedience Training Club of Greater New York for the judges’ gifts
and judges’ dinner
Singus Enterprise, for donating delicious food and beverages
Loretta Mattingly for her delicious vegetable soup
Judy and Tom Hardy for donating the workers’ gifts
Judy Harding for the start articles
PCA was again fortunate to have such a hard-working and diligent Track Supervisor as Tom Harding, who
is once again the MVP of this year’s tracking event. Tom made it a family affair with the cheerful help of his
wife Judy, mother-in-law Loretta Mattingly, and brother-in-law Thomas Mattingly. Tom was not only the track
supervisor who searched (and searched!) the Salisbury area for this new site but was also the TD tracklayer. All
the food and beverages were donated by his company, Singus Enterprises, with enough left over to be served at
the Hunt event. Annette Shephard, the breeder of his dogs, made and donated the unique draw items. Tom and
Judy donated the workers’ gifts, which were embroidered tracking aprons. Loretta headed up hospitality and
served her delicious vegetable soup. She also made the cloth start flags, which Tom and Judy silkscreened with
the PCA logo. Judy donated the pink Poodle fleece start articles. Thomas was the Chief Cross-tracklayer.
Many thanks to all, but especially the Harding and Mattingly families for personally making sure this was such
a great event!
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Track Supervisor Tom Harding, showing the plate used as draw items given to all the handlers. This plate
commemorates Sharon Fesmire and Ella, the team who earned the first title earned at the debut PCA Tracking
TD test in 2009.
Health Implications in Early Spay and Neuter in Dogs
02/25/2013
Recent results from research funded by the AKC Canine Health Foundation have the potential to significantly
impact recommendations for spaying and neutering dogs in the United States. Most dogs in the United States are
spayed or neutered, and for years the procedures have been completed prior to maturity. The study, published in
the prominent, open access journal PLOS One, suggests that veterinarians should be more cautious about the age
at which they spay and neuter in order to protect the overall health of dogs.
A team of researchers led by Dr. Benjamin L. Hart at the University of California, Davis has completed the most
detailed study performed to date that evaluates incidence of cancer diagnoses and joint problems in one breed -Golden Retrievers -- by neuter status: early (before 12 months old), late (12 months or older), and intact. Consistent with previous studies on the topic, the results showed increased likelihood of hemangiosarcoma, lymphoma,
mast cell tumors, and canine cruciate ligament (CCL) rupture in neutered dogs.
The most profound observations were in hip dysplasia in male dogs when comparing early and late-neutering. The
risk of development of hip dysplasia doubles, and disease occurs at a younger age in the early-neuter group compared to both the intact and late-neuter group. No occurrence of CCL disease was observed in intact male or intact
female dogs, or in late-neutered females. In early-neutered dogs, the incidence of CCL was 5.1 percent in males
and 7.7 percent in females, suggesting that neutering prior to sexual maturity significantly increases a dog’s risk
of developing CCL disease. With respect to cancer, cases of lymphoma were 3-fold greater in the early-neutered
males. Interestingly, incidence of mast cell tumors (male and female dogs) and hemangiosarcoma (female dogs
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Poodle Club of America Health Foundation
Officers
President:Thomas W. Carneal
Vice President: Patricia S. Forsyth
Secretary : Doris H. Grant
Treasurer :John R Shoemaker
Miniature Representative: Janet D. Collins
Standard Representative:Missy Galloway
Toy Representative : Ray Stevens
Member at Large: Jordan Chamberlain
From OptiGen
During the 1st quarter of 2013 (January 1-March 31,
2013) OptiGen tested 33 Dwarf Poodles, 95 Miniature
Poodles, 7 Moyen Poodles and 87 Toy Poodles.
Note: we have added Standard Poodles to those that
we test and we will be supplying you with statistics
from that variety starting next quarter.
The breakdown is as follows:
Total Dwarf Poodles tested this period - 33
Normal - 20
Carrier - 13
Affected - 0
Total Miniature Poodles tested this period - 95
Normal - 72
Carrier - 22
Affected - 1
Total Moyen Poodles tested this period - 7
Normal - 5
Carrier - 2
Affected - 0
Total Toy Poodles tested this period - 87
Normal - 65
Carrier - 16
Affected - 6
Countries testing this quarter include....Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Servia-Montenegro, Sweden, UK and US.
If you have any questions please feel free to email me.
Sincerely,
Becky Iddings
Administrative Manager
OptiGen, LLC
Cornell Business & Technology Park
767 Warren Road, Suite 300
Ithaca, NY 14850
phone: 607-257-0301
fax: 607-257-0353
email: genetest@optigen.com
web: www.optigen.com
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PCA Foundation at PCA 2013
Samples Needed for Cancer Research
There’s still time left to be a member of the Breeders
The PCA Foundation Board of Directors would like to
Care Program! The Breeders Care makes it possible
thank all the volunteers who made our PCA seminar
for the Foundation to continue its work for the health
and health clinics run smoothly. We couldn’t have done
of our poodles.
it without you! Many thanks also to all who support the
Foundation during PCA week and throughout the year
The cost is the price of a puppy---whatever you charge
with your donations--Peabody Haircut donors; Breeders
for one of your puppies. It’s a small price to pay for the
Care Program members; Joe and Regina Genarella,
tremendous strides that have been made for our probwho are donating proceeds from pins and their book on
lems specific to poodles. eg. patella luxation, SA.
the corded Poodle; everyone who bid on the beautiful
Poodle tapestry donated by Tom Carneal for the fundThe donations made it possible this year for the Founraising auction at PCA; and the many many others who
dation to distribute 400 FREE minature poodle dwarfmake our work possible.
ism testing kits. It’s valuable and exciting work. We
hope you agree by sending us a donation the value of
These are exciting times in Poodle health research. At
a puppy.
Tuesday’s PCAF seminar, for example, leading cancer
researcher Dr. Matthew Breen told his audience about
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how purebred dogs are helping researchers understand
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wrong in cancer cells and how they might design
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cells without damaging normal tissue. As Dr. Breen
pointed out, our role in this work is as important as that
of the scientists. To move forward in their research,
they need DNA samples from dogs with cancer, so we
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and our Poodles and our veterinarians can help. If you
Dwarfism and New DNA Test?
have a dog diagnosed with cancer and would like more
information on providing samples for research, contact
During PCA week, the PCA Foundation sponsored
Dr. Breen’s research team at info@BreenLab.org.
availability of free DNA test kits for the mutation
causing Miniature Poodle Dwarfism. In a tremendous
response from Poodle people, we gave out all we had-hundreds of kits! Of course, you can also obtain kits
from projectDOG, www.projectdog.org.
If you have questions about Miniature Poodle Dwarfism
(osteochondrodysplasia) or the DNA test, please e-mail
the Foundation (go to www.poodleclubofamerica.org/
pcaf.htm and click “Contact PCAF” in the menu at left).
We will get answers from Dr. Mark Neff, leader of the
research team who discovered the mutation causing
Mini Dwarfism and developed the DNA test that now
allows breeders to avoid producing puppies with this
stunting and crippling disorder. Watch for an article in
the next issue of Poodle Papers.
“ Forget what hurt you
but never forget what
it taught you.”
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In Memoriam
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Dorothy Hall
Loki Miniature Poodles
Dorothy remained active on several fronts after she quit
actively breeding dogs. In Florida, she actively supported
the Society for Cat Rescue and was an honorary member of
the Clearwater Ostomy Group.
Miniature Breeder Dorothy Hall Passes
Dorothy Hall, breeder of Loki Miniature Poodles, died April
23 at her home in St Petersburg, FL. She was 86 and is
survived by her five children, 11 grandchildren, 10 greatgrandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren.
She and
her husband, Arthur, who preceded her in death, retired to
Florida after raising their family and establishing an effective
Miniature breeding program in Griffith, IN
Her last Miniature was Telain Loki Talk of the Town who
remained her companion through Dorothy’s later years.
Dorothy’s death came after a long period of suffering from
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Submitted by Del Dahl
Dorothy’s initial interest in Poodles started with Toys and
she bred one Toy champion. But that ultimately proved to be
just the foundation for her interest in developing a Miniature
breeding and exhibiting program. She acquired Ch. Vanart’s
Star Spangled Girl from Diane Artigues and Cathy Catelain
in the early 70s, and with the later acquisition of Ch. Delnor’s
Chairman of the Board, she had a lasting foundation for her
breeding program.
Bill Cunningham
Dacun
Anybody who knew Bill Cunningham well also knew
that despite his easy-going, happy-go-luck manner, he
was about as passionate and caring about all aspects of
In all, Dorothy bred the one Toy champion and 15 Miniature the sport of dogs—and particularly the aspects related to
champions. One of her favorites was the black bitch, Ch.
Poodles—as anyone could be. His more than 50 years
Loki Heavens To Betsy, a well-known Midwest winner who
of involvement with Poodles and purebred dogs saw an
won Best of Variety Miniature at the 1978 PCA Regional
evolution that while typical in some ways was excepshow in Chicago.
tional in others.
Dorothy was almost always a part of the “Poodle mix” at the
Midwest shows while she was active. If she had an entry,
she’d most often be with Diane Artigues and Cathy Catalain.
Sometimes she worked with them, but she always found
time for a chat. Other times she would travel with Bob and
Jean Walberg with whom she was neighbors.
His first Poodle—registered as Our Miss Priss—was as
important to him in later years as his most recent winner or Top Producer. In 1971 he became a professional
handler with Tim and Elaine Ross (Manorhill Kennels)
as his first client. And he was particularly proud that
he and his first clients remained friends for the rest of
Dorothy was long an admirer of both the Surrey and Dassin
his life. One of his first employees as a handler was
families of Miniature Poodles, and ultimately she and Annie
John Thompson who also remained a life-long friend
Clark became friends and both incorporated the other’s lines
into their own family. That didn’t happen with the Dassin with whom Bill spoke almost daily during his last three
family, but Dorothy’s great admiration of Joe Vergnetti years.
did influence how she defined the classic Miniature, and
influenced choices she made within her own breeding effort.
As part of his preparation to become a handler, Bill
apprenticed with Buddy Dickey at Dassin Farms, and
Her Loki line continues today on many fronts—though in partial payment for his work there he acquired Ch.
generations back—and is still an important factor in lines Dassin Black Beri Brandy who launched his career as
such as those of Cathy Catalain’s Telain Kennels, and some a breeder.
parts of the greater Surrey line.
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Her first litter produced Ch.Dacun’s Blu Mascara of ArJon and Ch. Dacun’s Blu Mecca who were a source of
great pride to him and co-breeder Philip Daily who was
his lifelong partner of 47 years. They were sired by Ch.
Dassin Blue Chip, a son of Jocelyn Marjorie, and their
dam, Brandy was a result of a breeding of half-brother
and half-sister—with the dam in common Ch. Annveron Bacardi Peach. Obviously his work at Dassin also
provided him an excellent foundation of breeding strategies.
His success as a breeder continued throughout the rest
of his life. But in 1995 he retired as a handler at the
Regional PCA show in Baton Rouge, LA. He and Philip has moved to Oviedo, FL, and continued breeding
Poodles as he worked on developing his judging career.
One of his favorites was Ch. Dacun’s Star-ing Role O’
Jamellle (Corrine) who for many years was the No. 1
Top-Producing Standard Poodle Dam.
Bill became a most popular judge within the United
States and was equally popular in other countries. He
had judged in Australia and Brazil various times and
was well received in Canada. He judged on the Westminster Kennel Club panel, and was particularly pleased
to judge the Standard Poodle entry at the 20?? Poodle
Club of America. He was especially pleased that his
sisters could be with him to share that experience.
For many years, Bill was the Poodle Club of America’s
go-to guy for judges education. With few resources at
his disposal, and no expense money for lodging and
travel, he crisscrossed the country helping judges and
potential judges better understand our breed as they
pursued their judging careers. His efforts laid the
ground-work for the current judges education program
of which he was part.
He was a positive mentor to so many in so many
ways…loyal to his friends, his dogs, and to Philip and
his sons, William III and Troy, and their families which
include the boy’s wives and his five grandchildren and
great-grandchildren. His friends are legion and they
will miss him. I am proud to have been one of them.—
by Del Dahl
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only) were highest in the late-neuter group.
“Dr. Hart’s landmark study is the first to provide evidence for when to spay or neuter dogs. For years the
veterinary community has been aware that early-spay
and neuter may impact orthopedic health in dogs.
Through a very detailed analysis and inclusion of body
condition score as a risk factor, Dr. Hart was able to
show that timing of spay and neuter does indeed have
health implications,” said Dr. Shila Nordone, Chief Scientific Officer for the AKC Canine Health Foundation.
“CCL disease is painful, debilitating, and costs dog
owners $1 billion annually to treat. The AKC Canine
Health Foundation is committed to funding research,
like Dr. Hart’s study, that can lead to evidence-based
health recommendations. Armed with prudent guidelines for when to spay and neuter dogs we will have a
significant impact on the quality of life for dogs,” continued Dr. Nordone.
Importantly, the task at hand is now to determine if
the observations in this study are indeed true across all
breeds and mixed breeds of dogs. Dr. Hart is interested
in continuing his work by studying Labrador Retrievers, German Shepherd Dogs, and Dachshunds. Additionally, gaps in knowledge continue to exist concerning the complex relationship between sex hormones
and cancer.
In recent years, he decided to explore the opportunity to
serve on the PCA Board of Directors. He was elected
by the membership and has enjoyed his involvement in
that role. He has continued his Standard breeding pro- Last summer the AKC Canine Health Foundation regram which is well represented by the top-winning dog leased a podcast interview with Dr. Hart on his earlyand emerging sire, GCh., Int./Su./Dk./Fin. Ch. Dacun spay and neuter research as part of a series dedicated to
Kaylen’s He’s A Heartbreaker. Only a few weeks ago the health of the canine athlete. To listen to the podcast
his recent venture into Brussels Griffons produced ta
puppy that went Winner Bitch at the National Specialty
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P.C.A. Membership News
Dear PCA members,
Below are the names and information about our two new Poodle Club of America members who were voted in
on Tuesday, April 23, 2013. A gentle reminder to add them to your directory.
Let’s all welcome them to PCA.
Mary Olund/Corresponding Secretary
Judy C. Cooksey & Donald L. Adams, Jr.
3266 Hunting Ridge Road, Winchester, VA 22603
Tel: 540.888.9056
Kennel name: Seamist
email: adamscooksey@gmail.com
variety: standards
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visit www.akcchf.org/canineathlete
The publication “Neutering Dogs: Effects on Joint Disorders and Cancers in Golden Retrievers” is available
online through the open access journal PLOS One. The
work was funded by the AKC Canine Health Foundation with sponsorship from the Golden Retriever Foundation, Schooley’s Mountain Kennel Club, the Siberian
Husky Club of America, and the Vizsla Club of America Welfare Foundation.
Press:
http://www.akcchf.org/news-events/news/health-implications-in-early.html
“ Never reget something that
once made you smile!”
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Assistance Available for Pets Affected by Oklahoma Tornado
(Tuesday, May 21, 2013)
Our thoughts go out to everyone affected by the recent
tornado in Oklahoma.
The AKC CAR Canine Support and Relief Fund can
provide resources, support and other assistance to notfor-profit animal shelters and similar not-for-profit organizations providing care for pets displaced as a result
of natural or civil disasters like these tornadoes.
If you are an organization in need of assistance or know
of a group that could use help, please let us know at
sxs2@akc.org or 212-696-8228.
If you’d like to donate to the AKC CAR Canine Support
and Relief Fund to help companion animals affected by
the tornado, go here.
We hope you, your family, friends and pets are safe.
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