PRESIDENT`S MESSAGE - Versatility In Poodles

VOLUME 19 NO. 5
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER
2011
Inside this Issue:
President’s Message
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Annual Meeting Minutes
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Treasurer’s Report
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Annual Health and Education
Report
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Health News
Dedicated to the Health, Education and Performance of
Poodles Everywhere
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Eleni Stevens
Unbelievable how fast this year is speeding past. Another annual meeting
behind us. Thank you to everyone who attended and participated.
Sneak previews of the upcoming calendar have been posted on our Facebook page. Wow! Another real winner and I understand the first printing
is going out in the very near future. I can hardly wait.
The one item of business that we didn’t address at the meeting this year
was discussion of how to expand and improve upon our educational outreach to the poodle buying public. Hopefully we will be able to get this
together for a monthly mentoring topic for either November or January
2012. Education is really at the core of what we do and it seemed like it
deserved more time than we had, especially as the meeting was winding
down and people were anxious to get on with their Sunday evening. Why
is New Business always at the end of meetings anyway? J
Notice that I left out December – I’m really counting on another December of doggy Christmas gifts, holiday dos and don’ts and things to be
wary of, etc. I think all the great holiday info is becoming a ―tradition‖
here.
Renewal info is going out with the calendar orders and, of course, will be
available on the website and in the newsletter. No change in dues again
this year.
Please feel free to contact me (e-mail eleni@moonstruckpoodles.com or
phone 619-405-6040) any time.
Versatility in Poodles, Inc.
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2010 Annual Meeting Minutes
October 15, 2010 @ 8:00 pm (EST) at
Chatzy: www.chatzy.com/VIP-Annual-Meeting
Materials/Reports for this Meeting can be found at http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/VIPmembers files/2010
Annual Meeting
Reported by Victoria Hoffman, Recording Secretary
On October 16, 2011 at approximately 8:10 pm (EST), Pres. Eleni Stevens called the meeting to order. The
following members were present in addition to Pres. Stevens: Mary Ruhe, Mary Ainsworth, Mary Hutchings, Sue Dearholt, Ros Beaman, Hilary Ellis, Esther Underkofler, Sally Eller, Barbara O’Donaughy, Mary Ann Eustis, Melissa
Blazak, Lynne Benson-Colbert, Jean Schafer, and Victoria Hoffman. Pres. Stevens asked if everyone had had the opportunity to review the minutes from last year’s meeting, posted in the files section of the Yahoo group. There was no discussion. Victoria Hoffman moved to approve the 2010 minutes as filed, and Hilary Ellis seconded the Motion. A unanimous vote was held, and the minutes were approved.
Pres. Stevens next stated that the Treasurer’s report for the year was also posted in the files and asked if there were any
questions. Sue Dearholt, the Treasurer, asked if anyone could state which sales were generating direct deposits from
Mission Fish. Nobody knew. Then Mary Ainsworth stated that she was being notified when outside donors offer VIP a
percentage of their sales. Sue stated that lately she had received $7.20 but had no notice of what it represented. Mary indicated that she thought she was forwarding the notices to Sue but, if not, would do so. Melissa Blazak then asked why
our costs for printing and mailing the Newsletter remained so high. Sue pointed out that the costs for 2011 have decreased greatly, but that the Treasurer’s report is dated from October, 2010 through September, 2011, so there were some
higher expenses in there from last year. Sue also stated that sales from Zazzle have never reported any income. There
being no further questions or discussion, Victoria Hoffman moved to approve the Treasurer’s financial report as posted,
pending final audit. Sally seconded the Motion, and it was unanimously approved.
Pres. Stevens then brought up the Membership Committee report, filed by Louann Curry. Sue Dearholt noted that we do
have new members, and our membership is back to 111. Lynne Benson-Colbert pointed out that the winner of the Novice A class in obedience at the Specialty this coming week would receive a subscription to our newsletter, from which
we hope we gain a new member. Further discussion was had regarding how to get the word out to others regarding our
club and its mission. Ros Beaman stated that we have over 1300 ―fans‖ on our Facebook page. Melissa Blazak stated
that they were including membership forms in the package to everyone who purchases a calendar. Ros further offered to
prepare a flyer that could be used to put out at shows and trials to entice purchases of our calendar as well as new members. At this point, Pres. Stevens reminded us to approve the Membership Report. Victoria Hoffman moved to approve
the Membership Report as filed, and Mary Ainsworth seconded it. The Membership Report was unanimously approved.
The Health and Education report was posted in the files section by Hilary Ellis. Hilary added that she thought we had
done a great job supporting research, given our relatively small membership. Victoria Hoffman moved to approve the
Health & Education report as filed, and Mary Ann Eustis seconded the Motion. The report was
unanimously approved.
Esther Underkofler filed her Performance Report in the files section also and reported no additions. Victoria
Hoffman moved to approve the Performance Report as filed, and Hilary Ellis seconded the Motion. The report was
unanimously approved.
Fundraising efforts were discussed next. It was suggested that we remove our products from Zazzle as it does not appear
that we are receiving any funds. Sue Dearholt suggested that the committee investigate it further. Victoria Hoffman
stated that she thought that we should stay with Zazzle unless something else comes along that is better. Melissa Blazak
stated that she thought we should re-think the Zazzle website and perhaps close the shop as it is very labor intensive to
create things without people buying them. It was pointed out that although we originally had a
link to Zazzle on our website, it was no longer there and needs to be re-inserted.
The 2012 VIP calendar was discussed next. Various methods of advertising it were suggested. Mary Ruhe stated that she
would contact everyone on the current fundraising committee to be sure they want to continue on the committee. Then
Ros Beaman made the big announcement: in addition to having sold 80 calendars by pre-orders, they had decided to
have a ―theme‖ for each month so as many poodles as possible could be included. Additionally, a few weeks ago, wellknown artist Lucy Tyler donated some of her artwork to the calendar. In addition, she is going to create special VIP artwork for us to use for future fundraising efforts (like shirts, hats, bags, etc.). Everyone was thrilled and thanked Melissa
and Ros profusely for their wonderful work. The calendar is scheduled to be printed in a week or so, and the first batch
mailed out by the end of the month. Ros Beaman then stated that she would create an ad we could either e-mail to others
or print out and take to trials & shows to advertise the calendar. The flyer would include a sneak preview of some sample
pages from the calendar as enticement to buyers. It was then discussed that a part of the purchase price for the calendars,
above the cost to prepare and print it, is considered a tax-deductible donation to VIP. Discussion ensued about the best
way to provide donors with a tax-deductible receipt. The tax deductibility would not apply to Canadians. Mary Ann Eustis suggested that the best and least expensive way to provide a receipt would be to post it on the website and Facebook,
and anyone who wanted one could download it for their personal files. Everyone agreed that this was the best idea. Sue
Dearholt noted that we sold 313 calendars in 2010.
Pres. Stevens then suggested that expanding education be our November mentoring topic, and every one agreed. Pres.
Stevens will get in touch with Jac Harbour to present this.
Victoria Hoffman then moved to adjourn the meeting, and Mary Ann Eustis seconded the Motion. The Motion was carried unanimously, and the meeting was adjourned.
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TREASURER’S REPORT
Submitted by: Sue Dearholt
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Annual Health and Education Report
Eva Marie Mitchell
The Health and Education Committee has continued to work on updating our website and educational material, although at a slower pace than last year. Eva Mitchell and Teri Vinje have
done a great job maintaining and updating our website.
I am delighted to report that we have begun to work with the Morris Animal Foundation to fund
research. This gives VIP an additional source of high quality research grants to fund. The first
grant that we have supported through MAF deals with treatment of bloat, a research topic that
VIP members have been very interested in supporting.
We also continued to support AKC-CHF grants as detailed below. Donor Advised Funds at the
AKC-CHF are invested and given the current economic climate we have seen some small
losses in the funding recent years. Since there is no clear benefit to keeping the DAF open we
have now spent that fund down to $370.43 as of the latest statement on 6/30/11.
In 2010 we also funded the first Versatility in Poodles - Grace Blair, MD Award with a contribution of $2500 to AKC-CHF Grant# 0415 Development of Anti-IgE Peptide for Treatment of Canine Allergy.
Eva Mitchell attended the AKC-CHF Parent Club Conference in August of this year. The presentations were videotaped and will be posted on the CHF website as the work is published.
As always the members of the Health and Education Committee have been a delight to work
with. They provide a tremendous wealth of knowledge about poodle breeding, health and performance. Special thanks to Cathy Rainer for suggesting that we look into funding grants at the
Morris Animal Foundations.
Health and Education Committee Members, 2010-2011:
Roslyn Beaman
Hilary Ellis
Linda Gower
Linda Miller
Eva Marie Mitchell
Carol Pernicka
Cathy Ranier
Teri Vinje
Charlene Brown retired from the committee this year. We would like to thank Charlene for her
many years of service to VIP.
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VIP provided $13,500.00 in research support during the past
year.
AKC-Canine Health Foundation Grants:
01312 Association mapping study of Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease in the West Highland
White Terrier, Yorkshire Terrier, and Miniature Pinscher
Dr. Keith E. Murphy, PhD and Allison Starr, PhD; Clemson University
Project Dates: 01/01/2010 - 12/31/2011
$1000.00 cash donation
(note: Researchers are also seeking samples from poodles)
01415 Development of Anti-IgE Peptide for Treatment of Canine Allergy
Dr. Bruce Hammerberg; North Carolina State University
Grant Amount - $84,861.00 Project Dates: 1/1/2011 - 12/31/2012
$2500.00 from Donor Advised Fund
0142 Targeting iNOS in Canine Oral Melanoma
Dr. Julie A Ellerhorst; University of Texas
Grant Amount - $59,301.00 Project Dates: 1/1/2011 - 12/31/2011
Donor Advised Fund: $2,243.18 Commitment Date:11/22/2010
Cash: $256.82 Commitment Date:11/22/2010 Payment Date: 11/22/2010
01480 Leptospirosis: A Forgotten Disease in Dogs
Dr. Janet Foley; University of California, Davis
Grant Amount - $73,620.00 Project Dates: 1/1/2011 - 12/31/2012
Cash: $2,500.00 Commitment Date:11/22/2010 Payment Date: 11/22/2010
Morris Animal Foundation Grant:
D09CA-502 Multiple Organ Dysfunction in Gastric Dilatation-volvulus (BLOAT); The
Role of
Cardiac Dysfunction and Coagulopathy
Dr. Elizabeth Rozanski, Tufts University
Total Study Cost: $80,416 Project Dates:
Cash: $5,000.00 Commitment Date:2011 Payment Date: 2011
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There are several resources which are made available to us.
Research participation (Sample Collection and Clinical Trials) http://www.akcchf.org/research/
participation-needed
Searchable Genetic Tests: http://akcchf.or/canine-health/genetic-tests
Grant Sponsorship: http://www.akcchf.org/sponsor
Research Success Stories: http://www.akcchf.org/research/success-stories
Glossary of Terms: http://akcchf.org/canine-health/glossary
Educational Podcasts and Videos (including NPCCHC Presentations) http://www.akcchf.org/news-events/
multimedia
Canine Health Information Center: http://www.caninehealthinfo.org
Canine Comparative Oncology and Genomics Consortium (CCOGC): http://www.ccogc.net
Canine Hereditary Cancer Consortium: http://www.vai.org/helpingdogs
Canine Genetic Diseases Network: http://www.caninegeneticdiseases.net
Colorado State University-Animal Cancer Center: http://www.csuanimalcancercenter.org
Regards,
Eva Marie Mitchell, AKC Breeder of Merit
See the DreemPoodles at http://www.dreempoodles.com
Research your pedigrees at http://evadb.com
Northern Indiana, USA
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Health News
Eva Marie Mitchell
I want to thank VIP for sending me to the CHF conference this year. The work that is being done in research is astounding
and the opportunity to hear from the researchers first hand was more than exciting to me. Finding a fellow VIP member there
was very pleasurable and enhanced the experience.
We were given 61 pages of information on the presentations. There are too many topics to cover in the limited space of the
newsletter. I’ll be writing a mini-series for the email list.
The Canine Hereditary Cancer Consortium is a group of researchers from various institutions that are sharing information to
exponentially multiply results of research. By using Zooeyia, researching the disease in dogs and applying It to humans, the
researchers are seeking to improve the health of all species through the integration of human and veterinary medicine. Many
of the researchers were quick to point out that the canine genome is very similar to the human genome.
The Van Andel Research Institute is launching a new center of excellence in canine genetics and genomics. The
first and most important program is the Canine Hereditary Cancer Consortium (CHCC), which is headed by Drs.
Jeff Trent (TGen), Nick Duesbery (Van Andel Research Institute), and Paul Meltzer (National Cancer Institute/
NIH). The program is an unprecedented alliance of scientists, veterinarians and physicians from TGen/ Van Andel
Research Institute; National Cancer Institute; Auburn University; Spectrum Health System; Woodland Hospital for Animals;
Hill’s Pet Nutrition; Michigan State University; Banfield The Pet Hospital; University of Pennsylvania; Fox Wood Kennel;
Yale University; Saluki Health Research Institute; Colorado State University; Arizona State University; and Wake Forest
University.
Dr Douglas Thamm VMD from Colorado State University brought information regarding ongoing canine oncology clinical
trials. Many naturally occurring cancers in pet animals do closely resemble human cancer and provide meaningful systems
for cancer research which benefits both humans and canines. Therapies can be studied in dogs to provide important information about whether that specific treatment is appropriate for testing in humans.
There are multiple websites that list ongoing clinical trials for pets with cancer. The most comprehensive is the site managed
by the Veterinary Cancer Society: http://www.vetcancersociety.org/clinical-research.html There are treatment trials, prevention trials, diagnostic trials, screening trials, and quality of Life trials. All of these go through various phases. A researcher
tests very low doses of a new drug. If there are no side effects, the dose is gradually increased in additional patients. In phase
II, the study is given to a larger group to see if it is effective and give further evidence to evaluate. In Phase III, the group is
increased and side effects are monitored and comparative studies are done with commonly used treatments to see if the treatment is effective and safe. In Phase IV trials, there are post marketing studies to delineate additional information.
Many people dealing with canine cancer do not have the opportunity to participate in the ongoing studies due to the lack of
early diagnostic limitations. But, there is one place that we can assist in that instance with the Van Andel Research Institute - Canine Hereditary Cancer Consortium (CHCC)
Drs. Duesbery and Froman at Van Andel are intensely focused on recruiting canine cancer patients for the study
through a variety of clinical outreach programs. Samples from canine patients will not only allow the researchers to
identify genes responsible for breed-specific susceptibilities (such as hemangiosarcoma in Clumber spaniels and
osteosarcoma in Greyhounds), but also to translate these discoveries into new and more precise diagnostics and
therapeutics for both canine and human cancer patients. The ultimate goal is to take personalized medicine for
dogs to unscaled heights!
The CHCC has been developed to investigate five initial cancers in dogs, which also affect people. The first five
cancers we'll be researching are:
- Hemangiosarcoma
- Osteosarcoma
- Lymphoma
- Malignant histiocytosis
- Melanoma (oral and digital)
More information:
http://www.vai.org/Research/Labs/CancerAndDevelopmentalCellBiology/chcc.aspx
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Grape and Raisin Toxicity in Dogs
I’m sure that many of you have heard that ingestion of grapes and raisins can cause acute renal failure in
dogs. A recent article in The Dog Press by Dr. Liz Hassinger DVM provides an update on what is
known about this recently identified toxin source (http://www.thedogpress.com/SideEffects/GrapesRaisins_Hassinger-1108.asp). Grape/raisin toxicity in dogs was first reported by the ASPCA poison control center in 1999. The identity of the toxin in grapes and raisins is unknown except that it is water soluble and is not due to pesticide, heavy-metal or fungal contamination. Grape seeds do not seem to be the
source of the toxin as toxicity has been associated with seedless grapes.
Based on existing reports, the minimum doses leading to acute renal disease are 0.7 oz/ kg (0.32 oz/lb)
for grapes and 0.11 oz/kg (0.05 oz/lb) for raisins. So my 44 lb Standard would need to eat nearly a
pound of grapes, but only 2 oz of raisins to see toxicity. This is somewhat comforting since my first
standard, who died of kidney failure in 1992, used to enjoy an occasional grape, peeled for the diva no
less. However, Dr. Hassinger emphasizes that the minimum dose required for toxicity is not really
known. It might be lower than the amounts stated here. She also notes that not all dogs that ingest these
quantities of grapes or raisins seem to be affected.
If you suspect your dog has ingested raisins or grapes, contact your veterinarian. Dr. Hassinger writes
that a dog that has consumed grapes or raisins should be treated for acute ingestion of a toxin, followed
by fluid therapy for 36-72 hours. She states that the prognosis is good if no kidney damage is seen after
3 days. If renal failure develops prognosis is guarded at best.
Hilary Ellis
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ANNUAL REPORT: PERFORMANCE CHAIR---2011
The performance committee is a fantastic group of hard working people who ironed out a revision of the
VC/VCX rules that went into effect April 1, 2010. One of the goals with this revision was to include the
many new venues that our dogs are competing in and to make the rules more inclusive of new venues
without having to have a complete revision. The revision generated a lot of discussion that involved the
entire list. The period from the 2010 meeting until our 2011meeting (Oct 16,2011) has been very
productive.
We had 9 VC awards:
Roslyn Beaman & Elizabeth Pateman with Bowie
Sharon Pflaumer and Tazie
Danielle Rouleau and Dagmar
Kate Marie and Izzy
Renee Koch and Piper
Eleni Stevens & Karen Sisco and Ozzie
Elizabeth Ainsley Campbell & Michael Immerso and Jonah-Jasiel
Nancy Griffin and Gregory
Tara Lamper and Tripp
We had 13 VCX awards and there is another one pending at the moment:
Roslyn Beaman and Owen
Lynda & Ross Richardson and Tibby
Holly Thau & Hank Werner and Laney
Tricia Boychuk and Coco
Sharon Pflaumer and Jester
Louann Currey and Cody
Louann Currey and Mia
Irene Lynn and Billie
Renee Koch and Chase
Helen & Mel King and MeMe
Karen Green & Heather Collins and Malcolm
Tammy Shrivalle & Wade Shrivalle and Tripp
Carol Srnka and Spree
Congratulations to all of our award winners. Thank you to all of our
club members for your support.
Respectively submitted Esther Underkofler, Performance Chair
Since our last newsletter we have awarded 4 new certificates. We've had 3 VCX awards. Congratulations to Heather and Malcolm; Luke and Tammy; Tripp and Tara and Spree and Carol.
We have 1 new VC:
Congratulations to Tripp and Tara.
Esther Underkofler, Performance Chair
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VERSATILITY CERTIFICATE
Congratulations!
Tripp is my first Standard and official training partner. He is a perfect guide along my journey further
into dog sports and other interests. True to his breeding, Tripp proves his versatility in a range of activities. He also patiently acts as my artistic canvas as I do creative grooming. Whether natural blue & white or bright purple
and teal, in any length or style of hair (and he's had many!), Tripp
is an outgoing boy, happy to show the world what Poodles can
really do!
p.s. we have new titles! See sig. below for Tripp's updated list. :-)
TnT ~ Tara 'n' Tripp
URO2, U-CH Tintlet Destin Parfait, RN, W-FD, CGC, TT, VC
Tara Lamper, NCG
Shampoodles Grooming Studio
www.K9Style.net
Photos by:
SueCollura. (suecollura.com)
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VERSATILITY CERTIFICATE
Excellent
Congratulations!
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VERSATILITY CERTIFICATE
Excellent
Congratulations!
When I went looking for a miniature
poodle in the summer of 2007 I had a
list of what I was looking for. I
wanted a dog that loved agility as
much as I did, that was put together
correctly structurally to do the
job. She also had to have the temperament and of course "health" was
right up there too! Did I mention that
I also wanted a dog that I could "live
with"? In other words, I wanted it all
in one package! Well I knew that
was a very tall order! Spree has far
surpassed my wildest dreams! She is
without a doubt my once in a lifetime
dog! I thank her breeder, Jane Small,
for putting together the pedigree to
produce such a beautiful puppy and
for her excellent socialization of the
litter and then entrusting me with this
wonderful companion! Also many
thanks to Leslie Newing for her guidance in helping me find this very special dog!
Spree let me know from the very beginning that she was "the one", she walked into the house and "owned
it"....much to the chagrin of all the resident Tibetan Spaniels! I never expected to do conformation with a
poodle, but Spree was not to be denied - she has that elusive "it" that is so difficult to come by. Spree finished her AKC championship with 3 majors and
a Group 4, as a puppy. I handled her to her UKC
Championship in 5 shows with all Group 1's and
a Best in Show. We then went onto AKC Rally,
Agility and CPE Agility.
Spree just turned 4 and is now AKC Ch/UKC
BIS Ch. Eclipse Christmas Spirit CGC, RA, NF,
AX, AXJ, CHIC, CL3, VCX.
Our journey is really just beginning....we now
have 8 MXJ legs, 2 MX legs, 1 double Q and
will continue playing in agility as long as we are
both able! I am so proud of her - bet you couldn't tell!! LOL
Carol Srnka
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Poo-l Party Poodles.
Perhaps the subject should be: "The zen of dog training,
how I gave up teaching my dog to swim and trained her
to swim." For the last 5 years every time the subject of
the traditional function of Poodles came up I said that
although Cookie is a retrieving fool she didn't get the
water memo. She would get her paws wet to drink and
could be coaxed to follow me into chest deep water but
could not be convinced to swim. Luring didn't help and a
"swim" lesson in a pool was a big mistake. Her keen interest in retrieving seemed like the way to convince her
to swim except for one problem. She was not willing to
put her mouth in the water to retrieve anything. If she
couldn't paw it back to shore she would give up. I finally decided that she just wasn't going to be a swimmer and that would be fine with me.
Enter the unlikely hero of this story, a Bedlington terrier puppy named Bentley. Bentley is adept at the
usual terrier activities of vermin control and barking at vermin, but she also likes to retrieve. Unlike her
poodle sister Bentley is happy to retrieve sticks from the water. I would throw a stick into the shallows of a
pond or creek and while Cookie was trying to paw it back to shore Bentley would dash in to retrieve the
stick. Apparently Cookie was watching because after a few months of this Cookie finally put her mouth in
the water to delicately grab a stick and bring it back. At this point she entered the water very cautiously and
still refused to go in past her elbows, but she was retrieving from water. I was delighted! We were having
fun playing in the water and I hoped that sooner or later Cookie's desire to retrieve would get her swimming. I tossed sticks in the shallows and occasionally out to where she almost had to swim. There were the
inevitable sticks that got away or were overthrown and Cookie would give up. Sometimes I found another
stick to throw and sometimes the game was over since she wouldn't swim for the stick. When she started
crying and whining for the sticks that got away I though we might be getting close to swimming. Today
was the day. We hiked to a lake with a
few friends and their dogs. After a few
easy retrieves the stick "accidentally"
was thrown a little too far. Cookie cautiously walked out, grabbed for the
stick and took one step too far. She
turned around flailing with her front
legs, but she was swimming! She
brought the stick back to a chorus of
"good girls" from me and her friends.
The stick was thrown again just slightly
past the last spot and this time she
swam a few strokes, grabbed the stick
and turned to swim back. And this time
(Laura’a Party Paws Poodles and Portuguese Water dog friends)
she was using her hind legs!
We did a few more retrieves and then
it was time to go home. What a brave girl!
Hilary Ellis
Livermore, CA
Cabernet's Cookie Monster, TD CGC (Cookie) Standard Poodle
Moonshadow Looking for Fun, (Bentley), Bedlington Terrier, chief lap dog, director of vermin control and
beginning tracker
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I like to play with the dogs and they like to play with me. This is what Cody looks like working. He
loves heeling and working with me. And having as many dogs as I do makes it easy to retire dogs that
don’t like working.
The others are Cody launching thru the tire and Ree exiting a tunnel—yup-she’s at a gallop. She doesn’t do anything slowly. Ree is Cody’s mother.
Louann and the poodle pack in NYC
Scruffy, Holly, Ree, Comet, Mia, Dommie, Cody, Evie. Georgie, Abi and Dolley
and in loving memory of
Nicky-5/6/97-2/14/10, Tiki-1/30/00-4/14/07, Georgie puppy 5/31/10-6/30/10 and Maji 12/20/971/21/11
Gone much too soon.
http://www.blumajicstdpoodles.com
At 19 months old Nina earned her TD in Stevensville, on a
cold, rainy, crazy windy day. We are so proud of her!
She's now CH Canzone Bella Nina of Gardenpath TD.
Nina loves to track!
Renee S. Koch
Gardenpath Poodles
519-748-0146 rycole@hotmail.com
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We went to an AHBA herding trial today. Summer lasted a long time (it was 87 on October 1) but we can
definitely say it's over now. Up towards the Colorado/Wyoming border, it was 33 degrees, a rain/snow
mix and windy. I feared the worst, but Tori said "hey, I'm a water dog!" She was higher than a kite and
had way too much fun! Not enough fun to fail us though. Out of a possible 90 points, she earned 74 (takes
63 to Q) and finished her Herding Ranch Dog title--the very first poodle to ever do so! We lost half our
points due to my mistakes, mostly in over-handling. At the bottom, the score sheet says: "Very nice--Trust
Your Dog!" Where have we heard that before?! This is our fourth title this year in 3 different venues. God, I love this versatile breed--so good for those of us with short attention spans!!!
Carol Pernicka & Tudorose Notorious Riant CDX RE TDX HTADs1 HRDs1
We have been to 4 more AKC trials since the last newsletter.
Spree has added 3 more MXJ legs....bringing the total to date five! This past weekend (end of August) at
the Susquenango trials Spree finished her AX!! Yea!! I am very proud of my little girl!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc8B29JHaAk
I have a few brags from the weekend.... (August) I got home from a 9 day "dogless" vacation to Maryland....repacked the car and headed to the weekend trial in Brewerton, NY... Spree was really glued to
me!! Read that very handler focused!! and it was VERY hot and humid...yuk!! But we pulled off 3 out of
4 Q's......not pretty.....as I just could not run fast enough in that heat to make to "where I should be"......but
Spree saved me.....
This gave her MXJ legs 3 & 4 and AX leg 2...all
with placements! Just missed the 4th Q in ExA Std
on Saturday with a silly knocked bar....and actually
probably the nicest run of the weekend!
(but no video of that one!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SawPh_PKDqA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q26jcRbnI7A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QA_ToOa5DQ
Carol Srnka
home of Belgae Tibetan Spaniels & ONE poodle:
Ch Belgae's Diamond in the Ruff CGC, OA, OAJ
Ch Belgae's Dah Ling CGC, RA, OAJ, AX
Belgae's Deja Vu NAJ
Belgae's Justa Lil Bling Cl1-S, CL1-F, CL2-H
AKC Ch/ BIS-UKC Ch Eclipse Christmas Spirit CGC, RA, AX, AXJ, NF, CL1, CL2, Cl3, VC
Belgae I'll Bewitching U (couch potato extraordinaire)
Belgae Midnight Sun (the entertainer!)
carsrnk@aol.com
www.belgaekennel.com
www.belgaetibbies.com
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Well, we did it!! Owen earned his CKC Working Certificate this afternoon, in the rain at the inaugural
WC tests for our club, Mill Creek Retriever Club in Puslinch, Ontario. He did a nice job on his land, gave
me a heart attack on his first water retrieve and then did just fine for the second. I think he was just making sure I appreciated the effort he was giving. Each dog I get manages to amaze me - he's gone 2 for 2
this year.
We had four poodles in the WC test - three of whom passed - I cannot spill all the beans or I will get shot
so will leave the official news till after others have put in their brags. Suffice it to say they all worked
great and was so nice to see. We also had three barbet, one of whom passed and some tollers, flat-coats
and of course, labs. Nice assortment!
Ros Durham
"Great
Expectations by Pearl" aka Grady, or Bratdog, or
Mr. Mischief, managed to qualify for his
first Beginner Novice leg at Washington Poodle Club on
October 14. He took Third place with a 193 - and that's
certainly not bad for a brown mini who was not quite 8
months old at the time.
And Chase, my parti-standard, took first in UB, which
brought his OTCH point count to 71
Irma Shanahan, Baldwin, Md.
Great Expectations by Pearl CGC
UCH UCDX JCPioneer
Shadow Chaser UDX3 OM3 RAE NJP NAP
My Billie, aka Howlynns SweetWm on the Hudson, received his HR title August 28, 2011. Music City
HRC, Nashville, TN – Handled and trained by Peter Wiggett
AND
My young guy, Poopla StormN Blue Norman
of Howlynn received his Started Retriever title
on September 17, 2011 at Southern Flight.
Trained and handled by Peter Wiggett. Now
onto the next level.
My Silver boy, Howlynns Dusty Miller on September
18th, 2011 at the Tupelo, MS Obedience Trial, came in
3rd in Utility B, and 1st in Open B, thereby getting
another UDX leg.
Irene Lynn
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Welcome New Members
New Members in 2011
Kathy Truher
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Nancy and Mike Borga
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